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the Democratic Press.

We notice from the last number of
this Journal, published ut Wilmington,
n. c., that EDWARD CASTwElL, Esq,
has withdrawn from the editorial de-
partmcnt, and is succeeded by Mr..
JAS. ii. SMITH, formerly Of Marion
District. The elections in North Car
olina being decided thc Press will
hereafter be devoted to the interests of
the Temperance reform, for Which it
was originally established.
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Fruit.

Within the memory nf our friend and
general referee, the "oldest inhabitant,
there has never been such an abun-
dance of fruit brought to this market
rs there has been this season. Water
melons of the genuine "Bradfnrd seed
ling" weighing from twenty to thirty
pounds are sold for ten and twenty
cents, and peaches Of the finest varie.
ties arc rctafled from wagons and carts
at so cents per bushcl; grapes too arc
also plenty and very fine.
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Health of Clls,rIcstOrH.

The report Of the City Register of
Charleston, rs published in the Co"rier
Of the 10th inst, shows an unusual
and gratifying stateof the public health
in that city. The total number of
deaths for the past week amount to
the very sn all number Of fifteen,
whites, black and colorcd includcd.-
This, VIII n the season of the year is
taken into. consideration, is certainly
the pleasantest news we can give from
uur commercial city.
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The weather.

This is ever fruitful topic of com
ment and VIC do not like to depart
from the time honorcd custom of say
ing something about it. The rains have
ceased to dclugc us, and for tho past
week we have had pleasant, cool and
dry weather, which gives planters a
fine opportunity for stripping fodder
and ridding their cotton of grass; we
feel no fear Lut that the present crop
will be fair one.
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The sosst.ler,, Asrict,is,urisr.

We have received the August mum.
bcr Of this; very valuable monthly
Journal, edited by n. L. and WM.
SUMNER and published by r. NJ.
STOKES at l.aurcnsvilie, S. c. for 81 90
per annuin. The present number
fully sustairs the reputation of the
work, and contains the usual quantity
of interesting and useful uyricul,u
raj inflammation
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Temperance Conventions.

Quite Il large and respectable State
Temperance Convention assembled in
Charlottesville, Va. last week. Rcso.
lutions were adopted recommending
the passage by the Legislature Of a
prohibitory law against the manui;,c.
f.ctnrc and sale of intoxicating liquor
to be submitted to the people Of the
State for their adoption or.rcjection. &
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In ourSstrolls about town during
these. holidays, which are calculated to
foster anything but enterprise, we hive
been quite pleased at noticing the
number of new buildings going up,
which gives proof that Snmtervilc has
not yet cached her best days. At the
point where the Wilmington and Man
chester road enters the town, that
Company have just completed the
construction of two large and imposing
looking depots, and anumber Of small
houses are springing up like magic in
the neigllborhood. Mr.. T.J. CoonLAS
is cnlarging and adding to his Iron
Foundry and Blacksmith Shop, the
roar Of his forge and blows Of his ham
mcrs, accompanied by the shrill whistle
and snort of the iron horse, lend quite
busy picture to this section. Walk
ing up Main street we are next.attract-
ed by the improvements going on upon
CH1NAs Hotel, to which is being added
quite large aud becoming wing upon
the western end; when this is compl.t-
cd Mr.. CHINA will have one of the
finest Hotels for Il country town in the
State: and will be able to accommodate
two hundred boardcrs; his hotel will
also be furnished with u Ladies' Orli-
nary, parlor and private entrance re-
mote from the moro public parts of
the building. We congratulate Mr..
Z. on the enterprise he has cvinccd in
constructing such building, and more
SO for Tie industry and attention,
which built up business and custom
that rendered an enlargement of his
house necessary. Almost in sight OF
this can be found the new Baptist
Church rapidly progressing to compile
ton, and already rearing its spirc high
in air and presenting with its massive
columns and elegant nortiro. whicl,
font on Broad street, qr,itc striking
appearance. This cdificc, when finish
ed will be furnished with committee
aud vestry rooms aud will be cap bic
OF holding 1000 persons. In its grn.
cral appearance does credit to the lib
erality and taste of the congregation.
Bye the bye we are Informed by one
"t the building committee that about
$500 is wanted to complete the work:
in Il community like this, always ready
to assist religious enterprise VIC hope
this will not be the case long. In
various other parts of town new honscs
greet our sight, some of new and
improved style of architecturc,-on
Washington street. we counted six in
course OF construction; on Sumter st.
three; on Broad two, and there are 9th.
or parts that We have NJ vet trod.
that may call for another article; suf-
flee it now to say, that. the de.nan is
equal 10 the supply.
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MponTANr Disclosures Fraud,
iM the Issue Of Lund Warrants. dc. -
We learn from Washington, and in.
cidcnily in this city llaa important
information has recently been laid be,
fore the President toucllinga q long cun,
tlnucd series OF frauds in connection
with the issue Of land warrants and
bonn:ics. The President has handed
the subject over to the Secretary OF
the Interior, who is here, it is also
said, partly i'll reference to the in
vestigation of these frauds.
The Time over which these tran.
sactIons have extended exceeds ciull.
teen months. The parties to fraud
are, rs we learn them, distinguish.
ed head of Il bureau at Washington,
a clerk Of his, (bo,h in Government
employ and Il broker of not very cx.
tcnSlvc reputation in this city. The
parties ut Washington are represented
as having made some $GS,O00 out OF
the transaction, and others here have
made as much more. We arc not
at liberty to give The names Of the
parties accused this morning, though
they have been mentioned TO us.-Ex.
press.
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ELEoTlos News. Winston, regulai,
Democratic candidate, has been clec.
ted Goyernorsin Alabama. Phillips,
Democrat, has been elected to Con.
lgress in the Mobile District. Dow.
deli, Democrat, and Harris, Demo.
crat, are also elected: Aberclambic,
mondescript, has beaten Clopton, Dem.
ocrat, i'll the'2d District. Kentucky,
as far rs heard from shows a Wing
gain. Lynn Boyd, Democrat, is re-
elected. In Mr.. Clay's old District,
Breckenridge has defeated Lctchcr, a
former Wing Governor.
In Missouri, Jackse n, anti-Benton
Democrat has been elected in the
third District, and Caru,hers, Wing,
in the 7th. "
In Tennessee, the Democrats car
ry everything before them, as far as
heard from. In the Nashville Dis.
trict, Johnson has made large gains. In
Brady, and Hamilton counties alone,
he has gained nearly seven hun
drcd votes. Smith, Democr..r, has
been returned to Congress by nearly
o thousand majority. The dispatch.
cs all indicate that the Gibraltar of
Whlggery has been carried by
storm, and that the Democratic
banner floats victorious in Tennessee.
We'll done, Democracy!-Mucon Tel
egraph. .s5-
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KssaSsi;. and Turkey.

From the latest European intelligence
we learn that the difficulty between
these two nations is about to be set
tied. The Sultan of Turkey has sign
ed the agreement dictated by France.
England and Austria, and was about
to send an ambassador t. St. Peters
burg. The protest of the Poltc against
the occupation Of the Principaiitics by
the ltussian troops is said to have been
temPeatcly written. The Foreign
Bomses regard peace as secured and
continue firm. This is no doubt per-
iectly correct, yet we still regard peace
rs far from hcing secured. The Car has
made such demands upon the Ottoman
empire, rs it is generally acknowledge.
ed cannot be conceded to by the Sui
tan; the Russian forces have crossed
the Pruth, and are now Occupying and
doubtless tortyfying themselves in two
principalities belonging to Turkey; the
Car has refused to withdraw his for
ccs, and his officers are so confident OF
spending the winter in their prcscn,
quarters rs to have sent home for ,hoir
wives and families: Verify peace is
yet far distant, and we cannot rid our
imaginat' on from the picture Of seeing
Europe involved in y terrible and dis
astrous conflict,
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Native Wines.

The demand for the native wines oi
the Unit Il $ a.cs is becoming vcrv
great; Cincinnati paper says:
''Ail the wine older than five wears.
Of Catawba, is out of market. and
the Sparkling, although rot requir
ing sncha large lapse of time to fit
it for use, is taken of as fast as
it cam he made for market. There are
about 1900 acres Of grapes in cultiva,
ton IN the vicinity Of that city. Every
year adds I" the quantity Of hearing
vines, and to the number of persons
engaging in the business"
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Lemon SYRUP lIhut it's composed
of-Ihe public arc not perhaps aware
that the article sold in the shops as
lemon syrup, and extensively used bv
the vcndcrs Of mineral water, is not
what 1t purports to be, but is II syrup
made from Sulpburic Acid.-At first
Citric Acid was substituted for the lem
ON juice; but that being too expensive,
Inrtaric Acid was employed, and last
of all, Sulphuric Acid being but six.
pence a pound, has taken the place OF
Iartaric. Diluted Sulphuric Acid can
With difficulty be distinguished from
Chric Acid, bnt differs from it in being
tonic in its effects, while the former
is E"itigerant Diaphorctic.- Pill.
Zee. Bulletin.
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MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT We are
informed that one day last week. Mr.
Alander S"lana, Of ST. Augustine, was
accidentally killed by IA Mr.. Allen, his
friend, while deer hunting on Hog Is
land, at the entrance of Lake George.
1t appears that The hunters were
driving branch" and took position
one on each side, Mr.. Solana had
secrcted himself behind bunch of
Palmcttocs, without the knowledge of
Allen, when the deer rushed out and
the latter fired. At the report of
the gun S. rose up from behind his
amhuscadc, and a., supposing him
another deer, fired again. Upon go.
ing to the spot, instead Of finding a
dead deer, the liiucss body of his
friend presented to his vicw-two
shots having penetrated the head, and
u third the neck
Allen took the body Of Mr.. Sulano
to Pilatka, n distance of near for
ty miles, in a small boat from whicl
place it was taken to ST. Augustine
and Inferred. Florida News.
->-~-N~>~~. ss--
EEKAcIrY.-- On the trial of pcrsol
in Boston for violating tic liquor law
a witness, who was put upon the stanf
to impeach another, swore that .sti,,
character of the witness for the Stat,
might be good enough for common
llatlalrs, 6Mt.oa G tori haze III. ,sss III sal5
/! jsreslcst lar he ege,s a IL
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E;i,iScapai 5'ei.,nic Co;lrsc

EipaNcSpni a'G;slnic C0ilryc.
The popular summer retreat and
Watering place, known rs Glenn Spring
in Spartanbnrs District, has recently
been sold t" two Episcopal CIcr.yrncn.
who intend establishing a Female Col
lege at that place. The Ceroiina Spar
tan says in re'ati"n to the College:
I'VE arc not apnriSed Of he parlicu.
lars, whether it will be placed under ,hc
charge Of this Diocese or not. OF
one thing, we a sure, that tthe Glenn
Spring, will shortly d,,if its ligh sun,
-mer robes, and assume the gra serllah.
,ilimcnts OF, Professors and Tutors
will divest herself; of the cphemcral
character of y Watering place, aud en-.
ter The field with our Methodist Fe-
male College and Baptist High School
Mt Limestone, as competitors for the
honors of science and literature. We
wish the enterprise, whether individual
or dcmomInational, rich and rcmunc-
rative success.
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-n~sA.@."-,

QUAKER ToAsr-'' This from me
and mine to thee and thine. wish
when lhou and thine come to see me
and mine, that me and mine will treat
thee and thine as kindly rs thou and
thine have treat me and mine" This is
new version of the old compliment,
which runs somewhat after this wise:
81 wish thee and thy folks loved me
and my folks, as well rs me and my
folks love thee and thy folks. For
sure there never was folks, since folks
WAS folks, that ever loved folks half
50 wcll as me and my folks love thee
and thy folks"
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YeIf6xe Fever.

This disease continues with unai,atc1
and unexampled fury in Now Orleans
and the accounts. of is ravages are
terrible in the extreme. On Wcdncs-
day the deaths amounted to 229, of
which l9J were from yellow fever.
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The RAILROADS STRIK1SG.-It is
stated that somc ofthe railroad COM
panics refuse to carry the United States
mails unless the Postmaster General
will pay them in some instances, hun.
dred per cent, more than they have
heretofore received, The Long Island
Railroad Company it is said, is one of
the strikers, and the Postmaster Con
eral has ordered the mails to be sent
by horse.
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THE Sl,ttlII'BR BiNNER.
.S@A4 9sgAhA@ efSs Go
j. RICHARDSON LOGAN, EDITOR.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 1e. 1858.
COTTON MARKET.
Charleston, August 13, 1853

The demand for cotton during the
past week has been good and sales
were effected at full prices, which range
from 8 toll f-4cts.
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E'Loggills; i.s llle N aYE..

We had looked upon tic
Custom .iogg;ng in the Navy lg .is
q disgrace upon tho laws oftha United
Suites, and We're deli hted at4its abo!.
isl,mcnt a few years ago. Tie return Of.
the trigatc Congress from u Cruise of
three years OH this Brazil station,
during which time the 1ash was not
once used, demonstrates We think
fully the feasibility of the plan. Tile
following is M extract from \ card
published by the petty officers rn their
return home.
''Many ofns are old mcn of wars
men, the most of whose years as sail.
ors have been spent i'll the Navy, while
n majority Of the rest ofus have served
in other slips; but h"w.ycr well We
may have been satisfied bcf.re, we
must say we never known a ship like
the Congress for kind md considerate
treatment and for every attcn ion to
onr comf,rt and welfare Of which life
on board n man,nf:war admits. We
have been treated rs men who have
minds and hearts like other lnen: treat
cd in n manner to lead lis to res Get
ourselves. anl thus so to depurt our.
selves as to lead others to respect lis.
We hope aud believe that our conduct
as IL Ships Company has been such rs
to show that wo appreciate the kind
ness we have received, by the prompt.
ness and efficiency with which VIE have
performed our duty. and by the con-
stantly increasing go,'d discipline, or
der and sobricty, that prevailed on
board"
Freeman s..oula be governed as
freeman, and if punishment be ncccs-
sary for the naintanancc Of discipline
on board our ships of war it should
not be hy the infction orthc degrading
Cat. which lowers the sailor in his
self respect and cnbittcrs his feelings
towards the count y, that would
sanction such law. An American
sailor properly treated, may be
governed by the respect and vcneration
he entcrtains for his superior officers.
and if called upon to do battle it Will
hc as if fighting fnr lis slip, his coun-
try, lis land. his homr
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A LITTLE lNc1DENr-A bachelor
friend of ours was riding day or two
ago through Athol, in this State, when
he overlook a little girl and boy mp.
parently on their way to school. The
little girl appeared to be five or six
years old, and was rs beautiful as a
fairy. Her eyes was lit up with a
gieam of intense happiness, and her
checks glowed with the lucs of health.
Oar bachelor looked at her for a mo.
mcnt admiringly. Sc met his glance
smiled, and with an eager voice stlutcd
him with, "IIave yon got taby" lie
was struck aback by the question,
and something Ikea regret stole over
his mind as he looked upon the anima.
ted alfd beautiful little face before him.
NO" he answered. "NVclI," she re-
piled, drawing her tiny form proudly
up, eve have" and passed on, still
smiling, to tell the joyous news to the
next one she might meet. What a
world of happiness to her was connect.
ed in that one idea-the baby And
in her joy she felt as if all must have
the same delight as herself; and it was
a matter Of ailcctionate pride to her
that lifted her little heart above the
reach of ordinary envy, for in the baby
was her world, and what else had she
to crave? Such was the reflection of
our friend. and he rcmcmbe, ed it long
enough to tell it yesterday in State
street.-BoSfoH Posi-.
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DEATH WHILE on THE WAY TO TIE
ALrAn.-A young man by the name
OF Edmund S!attery, while OH his way
from Franklin to Milford, on Sunday
week to he married. met with sing
ular and fatal accident. lie stopped
at well to water his horse, when the
bucket fell into the well. lie descend.
ed to obtain it, when the wall cavcd in
and buried him. lie was native of
Ireland. His intended wife was ac-
companying him on the journey, when
this singular death thus intcrvencd to
destroy their bright anticipations.-
WOOnsocket Patriot.
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CnINA.-A letter from the Rev.
Andrew p. fIa. er, n Presbyterian mis-
sionary in China, writes to the editor Of
the Presbyterian, under date of
March lst, as follows:
The sympathy of many foreigners,
both merchants and missionaries. are
W tn the insurgents. They expect
much greater facilities of intercourse
with the people, it they are successful
in establishing new dynasty. For
myself, while trust in God to ov
errule all for his own glory, I would
expect more benefit to foreign inter
course. if the foreign powers would
grant the sought-for aid to the I'M
pcrialists. One event shows the En-
peror is going 10 exert all his pow
ers to dispcrse the rebels, death is the
condign punishment he las inflicted up
on six high officers, who have been un-
successful in quclling the rebellion. At
the head Of these stands the late Gov
ernor-Gcneral of the two kwapg pro-
v:nccs. who was honorcd so much
for keeping the gates Of Canton CITY
shut in 1910. He has been in com.
rnand Of tho forces in Wu,nan and
Wupich for more than year. His
property has been coniiscatch, and
he condemned to death. Shaishauuah,
late Prime Minister, and who was
sent to kwangsi three years ago. has
the same punishment. The Gov
crnorGeneral of the two Kiang, the
Govcrnor-Gcneral of Wukwang. the
Governors of Nsanhucn and Kiancsi
arc the four others; but their punish
mcnt is not yet determined.
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lMPoRrANT ARMY MovEMESrrs.-
We learn. from authentic source that
two Of the four companies of the
fourth regiment U. S. artillery now
stationed in this harbor, have been
ordered TO the Rio Grnn1e. Two com.
panes Of the third artillery, forming
part of the garrison at Newport,
Rhode Island, are also under orders to
the same point. The company Of the
fourth artillery stationed a. Oswcgo is
to he withdrawn, TO replace in part
the force taken from the posts at
this port.
These changes are consequent up.
on the advance OF Santa Anna upon
Carmarg", who, it is said, has con
ccntratcd an army Of six thousand men
IN that quarter; and of whose move
ments the government have been
fully advised.-Jonrnal Of Commerce.
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LOVE OF MARRIED LlFE.-rhe Of
'fection that links together man and
wife, is far holier and more enduring
passion than the enthusiasm of younr
love. 1t may want its gorgcousncss
1t may want its imaginative charac
ter, but it is far richer in holy and
trusting attributes. Talk not to lis of
the absence Of love in wcdIork. What!
because q man has ceased to "sigh like
furnace" are we to believe that
the fire is extinct! No! it burns with
steady and brilliant flame; shed
ding benign influence upon exs
tencc, million times more precious
and delightful than the dreams of phil
osorhy.
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ttacient cTtg (FloriS1a9
IMpoRrANr To INyEyYoYs sI,h

IMPORTANT ros INVESTORS. Tlie
Washington Notioanl I13te2iigeaesr, Il
OF Wednesday,. has tho following par.
agraph IN answer to correspondent
from this city.
Iayentors are o5iigea3oI5d1sH;;rf ;;rfr: lea 4
models at Me Pafsat 0tfee az
o"n cost; but to accommodates hem
the Collectors Of Custoaisare api1oilits
cd by the Commissioners 10 fcettiiysoi
and forward them hythe cheap
conveyancc at tie c,T3'ei'se lJScc, ,35
| The power of2thcS Commissioner IisS
pay this expense NIGH he Questioned; I
/ The action nt' The lillleetefs ilr tors
! warling packages s3isssi siiltilsi;efy fIere
| is lla hlw or anihpfit t5st3l iae lsuss
}tntlo2 50. Callecttirs and hsefiiypiss
arc 1; appointed BY ys;tlle 1sseastnS 81 tl,,s
\ tlnited States 10 5lftei Fe foes l;,s tsf;ess|
Ilsateht5 )ifldr an III no llyil
c,,sii0 q. tbs knox z, es q.
.Ifiien tiiatSs hes haze ilcs;i e.esile, lls,s
Ispfpls ltis;t ss'ss
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ON N8DUEL,LINGs

In an extract letter from from DR.,
Franklin, to5Dr. Perciyal, dated Pas
sy, near Paris, July 1884:
"lt is astonishing the murderous
practice of duelling, which you SO
Justly condemn, should continue SO
long in vogue. Formerly, when duels
were used to determine law suits, from
an opinion that Providence would, in
every instance, favor truth and right
with victory, they We're more cxcisa
BILE. At present they decide nothing.
a man says something, which another
tells him is lie. They fight, but
whichever is killed, the point in dis.
pute remains unsettled. TO this pur.
pose we have pleasant story here. a
gentleman in n coffee. house desired
another to sit further from him; why
so? Because, sir, you smell offensive.
ly. This is an afiront, and You must
fight me. will fight you if you insist
upon it, but do not see how that will
mend the matter-tor if you kill me,
| shall smell too, and if kill you, will
smell, if possible, worse than you do
ut present.
"l1ow can such miserable sinners as
we are entertain SO much pride, as to
conceive, that every offence against our
imagined honor, merits death These
petty princes, in their own opinions,
would call that sovereign tyrant,
who should put one of them to death
for little uncivil language, though
pointed at his sacred person. Yet ev-
cry one makes himsclfa judge in his
own cause; condemns the offender with
ont jury, and undertakes hilnsel to
be the cNccutiOnrr -
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Now go to meeting, dear said
Mrs. Darlington, as Isaac stood
smoothing his hair preparatory to gs-
ing out on Sunday. lie looked down
Ito his new shoes, and thought of
3ihe green fields made him sigh. n
fishing line hung out of his pocket,
which Mrs. Parling,on didn't see.
Where shall | go to?" asked Ike.
Since the old lady had given up her
Eseat.in the Old North Church; she had
no stated place of worship. Co.
replied she sublimely, rs she pulled
down his jacket behind, go any
where's whore the gospel is dispensed
with. Such liberalty is rare. Bigotry
IDS no place in her composition, and
truth, in her view, throws it's
into every apartment Of the
sp edifice, like an oystcrman's
Ag into his many booths. The
1t the very best. but the
. at present.