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SENAIoR BUTLER.-We nre gratifled to meet
our faithful and esteemed Senator, Judge But
spirits. He is on brief visit to his home in
Edgefield.
Hon. ANGUS PArrERsoN.-We reprc. to learn
from the Barpwell Sentinel: that this gentle
man, 80 long the President of our State Senate.
and one 80 universally esteemed, expired at his
residence in, Barnwell on Friday evening last.
WELL DoNE.-Wc are truly gratified TO per-
ceive that in accordance with the desire expess-
ed through resolutions adopted at public meet
ing Of the Citizens of Charleston, held on the
10th ult., the City Council ut their meeting on
Tuesday last, resolved to subscribe $780, 900 to
the Charleston and Savannah Roll Road, in Or
der to secure the Charter of the said Road
? A panther measuring seucs and a half feet
from the tip of his tail to the nose, was recent
ly killed in a cane-brake, about three miles from
was tracked by fine hunting dog, and driven
to n tree from which he was dislodged, and af.
tor two or three "bouts with the dog and ne.
gro man, who wss unarmed, and in which his
assnildnts came off second best he was finally
brought down by Mr.. Pevit Fry, who lodged q
rifle-ball among his face and eyes. He is sup.
posed to have been a traveller.
PUNISHMENT COMMITTED learn that VIM.
Fowler, convicted of murder, and sentenced of
the late term of the Court of Appeals to be
hung on the 2sth of July, hos received at the
hands of His Exccllcncy, Gov. Manning, a com.
mutation Of his sentence. Instead Of being
hung, he is TO be imprisoned six months.
PRopUcr1oNs OF CUgA,-The annual produc-
tions of Cuba are said to comprise Sl3, 800, 900
worth of sugar; $4,000, 600 7of tobacco g..
$4,000 Of coffee; 100000 of corn and
$7,0OOO00 worth of other agricultural pro-
duce The grand total of its productions, in
cluding dairy and domestic animals, average
$6s.00aoQo. per annum. Tho population is
over one. million. -.
SMALL NorEs in Virginia are prohibited on
and after the first of June. The Richmond and
Petersburg Railroad Company, it is said, have
ti,em on tho--aotA ult, The butchers of win,
chester have also refused to take them any
longer, and tho prospect is that the law will be
generally observed.
A number of citizens of Columbia are getting
!mp memorial to.present to the Legislature at
its next session, praying an act for incorpora-
ting Mutual Life Insurance Company.
THE SrARTANBuRa MUTE AsYLuM-This i'm
Portant Institution, situated, about four miles
from Spartanburg, under the direction of N. T.
Walker, Esq, was the scene Of much attention
and interest on Friday last.
accordance to an appointment q regular
Paftments of study came of, before d very
large and influential portion of the citizens Of
tho District,
The students were examined principallv.b nv
Messrs. Hughston and Springs assisted by the
two Misses Wake and Miss Cunningham. Geo.
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Cunningham and the other to Mr.. IIughston.
At the close of the examination, s. BObo Esq,
delivered an Address on Education, which is
said to have been woll NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
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PRESBYTERIAN O. s. GENERAL ASSEMBLY
BuFsALo, May 28.-The Assembly, after a warm
Phia, making new Synod out of the Presbyte-
res of Baltimore, Carlisle and the Eastern Shore,
TO be called the Synod of Baltimore.
An overture was received from the Second
Presbytery of New York, in reference to the
clergymcn withdrawing from the church with
out ceremony. A resolution was adopted that
tire ruio be 70 GRADE the namc from the roll. :.
The report Of Board of Domestic Missions
was read by the Rev. DR.. Musgrave.
: The receipts of the year were $4,000. Eal
ance in the treasury $1,000.
The report proposes raising $780, 600 as an
extra fund during the year for Church extension
purposes. =,
:. The Assembly is now engaged on the subject
Of ministerial support.
DERALcATloN AT THE UNITED STATES M1Hr.4-It
is generally reported thatone Of the chief clarks
of the United States Mint, we'll known As 20ife
Of the most experienced in the institution, is q
defaultcr TO large amonut which Is varienslY
reported Mt from 5000 up to 800, 900 = The
circumstances have not fully transpred, but Il
is understood the; friends of the officer Will
make up the Losses The alleged .d4aulter has
heretofore borne high reputation; and is 8
strict member Of the church, He haI been ab'
sent from the Mint for two weeka-C Ca~oliniaa.S
CHARLESTON AND SAVANNAH RAnRoAE-The
Savannah Republican, Of Wednesday, says that
the subscription by our City Council Of $500.
600 to the Charleston and Savannah Railroad
has placed the completion of railroad con.
nexion between Savannah and Charleston be-
yond doubt or uncertainty. The corps Of sngi.
neers having sffveyed three different sroutea
have now left the field for Office work; and
the Chief Mr. McRae, is preparing his report
that win determine The selection 81 route.
The Qpslika railroad viii be fnished this
yea, and the direct road from Charleston to |
" Wilmington will be completed during the year. |
ihuA In short time the sea-board line, pas
nns through Charleston and Savannah, will beI |
completed 20 Mobile; within q period OF three
yeara There can ;hardlybe q Doubt that the |
road from Colupbus % Mobile win; Be opened
within that period -. Y. ~ < 3 IS =
The two cities a shs At,antie wilI shus rss.l
over the mails and passenpers which row spasst
sronld them from snecessfty. ;, Ourx saYs tf5al
lfepaosseSa., y the ;lins "a Mobile And itl