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News.

Much interesting news will be found in
our New York correspondence. Besides
| the loss of the ship, Powhatten, several 9TH
ers have been wrecked involving loss of
life and an immense amount Of property.
We saw it stated in some paper that the
Insurance Offices in Boston in one week
lost 100000.
The Steamship, City of Glasgow, for
Philadelphia lett Liverpool some sixty days
ago, and nothing has been since heard of her.
There were on board some 400 passengers.
The Philadclphians are in an uneasy state
of excitement respecting her.
The trial of Ward for the murder of Profess
sor Butler, still progresses at Elizabe.htown,
KY
"Prof. Butler, the murdered man, in the
capacity of school teacher, had occasion TO
correct younger brother of the Wards,
who was one Of his pupils, for repeated and
fragrant violations Of the rules of the school
This, it appears, was thought too marked
an insult and injury to the Ward family,
who belonged to the "upper tendon" to be
tamely submitted TO. Accordingly, the ell
der brother, Mathew +. WaId, author Of
English Items" and own brother of the
noted Belle of the South" Sallie Ward,
afterwards Mrs. Law renee and now Mrs
Hunt,) purchased two pistols, ordered them
we'll loaded, and repairing with younger
brother to the school, deliberately shot
down his victim, Prof. Butler
The people of Kentucky have become
highly excited on the subject Of the trial.
Public feeling runs high on both sides.--
The nabobs and aristorracy sympathise and
side with the Wards, while the mass of the
people demand that justice shall be done.
Prof Butler was an amiable estimable, in
offensive man, and the Ward family are
very wealthy, worth, perhaps, million of
dollars; most of them reckless sporting
characters.
The Courier says of NJ. F. Ward:
His face is very pale, with slight hush
high up on each check. His department in
Court was that Of languid, mentally and
physically enfeebled person, throughout
whose entire system disease had ru.hiessly
ravaged. II was but occasionally during
to-day that he held any conference with his
attorneys. He seems content with their
skill in managing the case. The other pris-
oner Robt. j. Ward, Jr., had an air of non
chalenee, don't care, about him.
1t is expected that the trial will occupy
several days, perhaps weeks"
Such other news items as we could find l..
will be found ip other columns of the paper.
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The Crystal Palace arrangements are pro-
crossing famously, and we shall have. a
great day on the 4th. Barnum has been
buying up considerable of the stock, which
shows that he is in earnest and has no
doubt of the success of his management
These purchases raised the Palace stock
temporarily to 5S, il has since subsidized to
81, but this is decidedly better than 40 at
which it stood before Barnum put his shoul-
der to the wheel. Among the curiositics
lately arrived is n silver Dessert service val
ucd at $4,000, magniticenty illustrated with
scenes from The "Midsummers Night
Dream" designed for presentation to VIII
inn Dargan, the patron Of the Dublin exhi-
bitiOn.
Quite panic has prevailed in the city
occasioned by reports circulated by intercs-
ted parties, that several Connecticut banks
had failed. These rumors are utterly un-
founded. Our stock IN lrkct is dull
Flour does not get any cheaper. Com.
mon to good straight State stands at So, ,62
to 81 81: mixed to fancy Western at Ss ;
So 81; Canadian supertine at SO "a; South
ern mixed to good $S so to So 81. Coco
Canadian white wheat sells for 81 %; choic,
Virginia red ut 81 95.
Yours,
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To CORRESPONDENTS.

o. NJ Fort Mills We hardly know what
you mean. You have paid up TO April 18th
1854. We are not aware that we have ever
dunned you we could not be guilty of such
an impropriety to such punctual subscri.
Der, whose name we ever wish to have on
| our subscription book.
Henry. After reperusal of your article
we have come to the conclusion to withhold
it at present from the public. Some Of your
personal illusions might revert injuriously
upon u.s. The publisher of news paper is
held accountable for what appears in his pa
per, and we are ever opposed directly or by
inuendo, TO wound the feelings or even to
speak in any uGy disrespectfully of one
We are inclined 10 think you east an impu-
tation on the most respectable of those you
name.
Pm. Liberty Hill We attended to that
matter and are obliged to you for jogging
orr memorr in relation to it. We here take
occasion TO say, that it is the duty Of Post
master to notify a publisher at once when
his paper is not taken from the Post Office.
To our certain knowledge some have failed
to notify US for several months after the pa
per was refused, or after the subscriber had
left that locality. Il is doing US n serious
injnry, for our labor, trouble and paper are
ali lost to US. 49,
Gentlemen, VIC d0nt pick Up money IN
the streets,
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Great crcitsment an Windsor, ". IL
A Father poisoned by his son.--Escape of
the Murderer.-A correspondent informs us
that much excitement prevails in Windsor,
N. III. On quiet and secluded town, Gn conse-
quence of an unnatural aud inhuman out
rage perpetrated by son who fatally poi
soned his father, and attempted TO kill his
aunt. The particulars furnished us are as
follows;
On Monday morning, the 81 instant, Mr. a..
i'emuei Curtice. Of Windsor, N. H., and Mrs
Lyon, widow lady, and sister of Mr. Cur
tis, (then acting as house keeper for Mr.. Co.
soon after eating their breakfi were both
attacked with violent fits of xomiting. DIR.
wilkins of Antrim, was sent for and at ouce
pronounced them poisoned. Both continu-
cd to vomit and remained 10 great distress
for several hours. The poison, IL is suppos-
ed. was administered in the tea, of which
Mr. Curtis drank two cups, Mrs. Lions
drank but part Of cup, md feeling nausea
left the table and went into the bedroom
adjoining. where, in few minutes she was
seized with vomiting Before Mr. :urtice
had drank the whole Of the second cup, he
was Immediately seized. Mrs. l.. having
drank but small quantity was soon reiev-
ed. Mr.. Curtice fingered in great pain un-
Ill Monday night, the 18th inst, when he
died. DR. Hutch, Of HilIsborough, and DR..
Wilkins attended him during HE illness,
pronounced his symptoms the effect Of a
metallic poison, and after his deatI, post
norfsm examination gave convincing evil
dence that such was the fact.
Suspicious were entertained that the poi
son was put into the tea by son Of he
deceased, as he was then at home, and with
whom Mr. Curtiee had some difficulty.
Since then nothing whatever has been heard
Of the young man.--BOstoa Times.
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JUDGE BUrLER.-Thc Washington Union
Of Saturday, pays the following well merited
tribute to our esteemed Senator, Judge
Butler.
Judge Butler, of South Carolina, is one
of those Senators in Congress TO whom the
public heart instinctively turns, whenever
a great question divides the public mind.
There is mellow ripeness in his language,
n real value in his counsels, and genuine
heartincss in his thoughts, that win upon US
whether we will or no.. All about pim in
dicates disinterestedness and integrity. Rep
resenting an extreme Southern State "a
State more disposed to indrpendant action,
in pn!itics and government, than any other
of the confederacy--he is, nevertheless. ful!
of devotion to the country, and always ready
to show his since rity by his acts.
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Death Of Professor Wilson.

In the death Of Professor Wilson, Scotland
has to mourn the loss Of her most disting-
uished son. Famed as poet novelist, essay.
LIST, critic, political writer. lecturer. and bril-.
liant conyersationalist, the Editor of Black
woods Magazine was, In every sespsct,
remarkable man. His lise might forn fit
subject for romance, sc blended was II
ever with his characteristic genius. On
bis native mountains he had cften wandered
forth TO commune with Natare In her Wild.
est so'itudes or to seek companion.hip with
smuggiers eyPsiss and other outlaws Of 90,
e'ety. Colossal In stature and Ia strength,
ne seemed bora 10 surmount all obstacles
that crossed his path, and with his asses pas
sicns, strong alike "a bis hatred ss 10 hi. lore
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Congressional Documents

messages and Documents for lS54."-
We are indebted to the kindness of the Hen.
J. J. Evans for Il copy, to the same hon. gen
tlenan we tender our thanks for sundry
speeches &c, Also TO the Hon, A. p. But
ler are we indebted for several valuable doc
uments and to Hon w. w. Boyce for CO.
py of Mr. Clingman's speech.
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Mr.. Fillmore in Charleston.

Ex.President Fillmore, and Hon. J. p.
Kennedy, were in Charleston last week.
Considerable attention was paid to these dis
tinguishcd gentlemen. Some feast or ex-
cnrsion was on the programme of every
days entertainments. They left Charleston
on Friday for Augusta, from whence they
will proceed to Nashville. They will short
ly return TO South Carolina, and visit Co.
lumbia, and leaving that city, will take the
Wilmington road for the North.
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he waged an eternal war again st all mean
ness and hypocrisy. As tho friend Of Scott,
Coleridge and Wordsworth, he proved him-
self one worry of their choice; as the College
Professor, he ever used his wondrous powers
Of elequence to instil into the minds ofthe
students love Of the great and beautiful /,
rather than the meanly profitable; rs tho
writer, chivalrous and sincere, he raised n
standard of moral excellenc which all must
admire, even through they have not the cour.
age to follow. His chief poems are the City
of the Plague, and the Island Of Palms his
works of fiction the Lights and Shadows
of Scottish Life, tho Trials of Margaret
LiEdsy. and The Foresters; his highly dra.
niatie dialogues. revealing saGSssiS though.
and marvellous descriptive powers are known
as Noctes Ambrosiana, by Christophe r
North, namc he delighted to assume. In
politics philosophical Tory; while he ad-
vocated the cause Of class, he never for
one moment lost sight Of the wants OF tho
many; and his political writings, unlike tho
productions of the majority of his cotempo-
raries, which might truly be called '.groping
in the dark" revealed ever a clear and pres
cient insight into the future.
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NEW YORK CORRESPONDENCE.

The Irish Mopement-- Formation of a Ne'o
civil and Military Uaion-Coa!itton t0tth
Seieard and his Efii6uSter Spir-
it-DcStrUctire Fire-.SererGI ffremen
Kitlcd-Loss # Gie PoD9hqttan and Three
hundred and .forty Lircs-Ce"ten"'"t CeI-
e6Yalion If hs Aiumai4 Of Columbia COZ
lsge-i Inquiry i.to lie Action gf tte Irus-
tres Crystal FGtGcv .NoRetory
Paa:c--F!0uT Kark,t.
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FATAL AccrDEsT.--on last Friday, two
sons Of Mr. James Ellis. a respectable citizen
residing near Hartyille in this District, were
hunting In the vicinity Of their home, when
BY the accidental discharge Of tho gpn in
the hands Of one Of them, the other was NOR.
tally wounded and died Ia the course oftwo
hours. This lamentable occurrence is anoth.
ersolemn admonItion Of the dangsrof earry.
ing frs arms heedlessly Dariiston Flag,
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The Main Liquor Law Declared Uncon.
stituationalh by q United States Judge

The Marshal (Mich) EEpoundsr pub
fishes the following letter from Hon. Ross
Watkins, Judge of the United States Dis.
trict court, to Judge Platt, of the Supreme
Court. IL will be seen that Judge w. is clear
ly of the opinion that the Liquor Law IL
unconstitutional.
DETROIT, March 25, 1854.
have received and carefully read and
considered your very lucid opinion on the
validity of the net Of FEBRUARY IL, 1853, en-
titled 'An Act TO prohibit the manufacture Of
Intoxicating beverage. and the trnflice there.
in recently submitted to our Supreme
Court
! Oa the main question involved, of reference
tn the electors of the Stute, ,yourargunenttO
my mind is conclusive, and havc no hesi-
t,tion In saying that, from my examination
Of the act, concur with you in all of tho
other legal propositions which you have
enumerated.
When the Legislature, in express terms..
! submit a genearal act TO the people, before
it can become II law it seems 10 ne with,
! all respect to our judicial brethren entertain
ing different opinion) that the Legislative
power Is thereby delegated to the people,
and their representatives Invested Of the
same.
To countcnancc such legislation, now
| think for the first time introduced in our
Staie, would encourage similar representa-
tive inIilelty hereafter, and there is nj say
ing where the evil would stop. AS Judge
You have kept your g lriDcnts undeiiled
There are many other objections, but l as
sure you that know that the advocates of
temperance are not responsible for all the
features Of the bill. While the act was in
progress the snemics' of the mea ,urc sur
rrptitiously sought In destroy IL nv this
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DEATH OF JAMES RAYMosD.-James Ray.
mond, Of Raymond e. Cos Circus and Ne
nagere" notoriety died in New York last
month. lie originated the business about
thirty years ago and imported the first eIe.
phant ever shown in the United States
lie leaves property worth $500, 900.
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WEDNESDAY, MAN 3, 1854.
Thanks.

We return thlnSs to those who have so
promptly responded to our call for money.
We wish others would follow the example.
Really and truly we are hard up for the
aesdtW ut this time.
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z rost Again.

On Monday last (May lst) We had a slight
frost which it is feared has injured wheat
and cotton TO some extent Our farmers
have all finished planting cotton. and but
few we are told have seed to replant should
it become necessary.
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a LEGisLArIvR PRAYRR.--The Chaplain
OF tho Indiana Legislature recently opened
morning session with general prayer.
which closed with the following eloquent
and sensible invocation:
And, O Lord have merry on our Lexlsls.
tors. Be with them aad bless them even II
they know Thee not Spare taeir liycs and
teach them to glodfy Thy name. Hasten
them to their homes where they may direct
their attention TO good works and renessl
usefulness among their families and neigh,
bora May The people resolve 10 keep shsm
there, and 10 future elect men of sourA
morals and temperate habIts. 30 that good
may hereafter result from Isa:slaiion. Save
the good people Of The State from the dss.
grace which must follow if thiz ssms crowd
shoald again como hsrs 10 make laws.
Hear ps, Lord. aad grznt cur prayer Amen
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T HE LANCASTER LEDGER

erous. Hendly, Herbert, Lowell, Mrs. Neal
Sc, are among the list of contributors
Terms $500 per year, five copies 80
Graham's Magazine and Ledger "a.
r. ii. SEE g. Co, Publishers.
Philadelphia
We neglected to notice the April number
II deserves n notice, for it contains several
pretty plates and original articles of merit.
Terms $l'oO per year.
BURpIcK & ScovrLL.
New York
PUTNAM's MoNTHLY.-The May number
we have received. There are several very
interesting articles in this number.
What more could We say in its praise,
than a repetition of n former declaration viz
That it is the best Magazine in America, and
not inferior to its great prototype, Black
wood. Terms $500 per year.
G. p. PUTNAM & Co.,
New York.
P.S. Will the publishers be so kind rs
TO send us the "Supplement TO Pu;nam's
Book buyers Manual?'
Star Spangled Banner.
This paper comes to us in n new dress.
The Banncris one ofthc best literary papers
published in America. We take pleasure in
recommending such papers rs this, Arthurs
Home Gazette, and Georgia Home Gazette
to the patronage of our friends The Star
Spanglcd Banner is published in Boston at
5000 per year by 7. u. PEABoppY ESQ.
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Mr.. Yeaden in Veginia.

In the editorial Correspondence of The
Southern Patriot we fod the following anu.
sing notice Of Mr.. Y eadon's visitto Verginia
in his more youthful days.
After dinner. Mr.. Yeadon had parcel of
young ladies from Virginia to take tea with
hin. His relation, Mrs. Bryant came TO do
the honors Of his house 10 the absence of
Mrs. Yeadon. In the days Of whiggery in
Virginia, when Mr.. Yeadon was called there
to defend the cause Of Henry Clay, in his
contest with Jane X. Polk, he was the guest
of Mr.. Winston, and the companions of Gen.
Combs, both Of whom were present this
evening, and again they all fought over the
campaign, and told a great many anecdotes
connected with it. Mr. Winston stated,
and it was not denied, that Mr.. Yeadon, n,whilst
addressing an immeanse crowd Of wings.
ladies and gentlemen, on the battle field Of
Yorktown, became so much excited, so filed
with enthusiasm, and bis eloquence so charm
ed his audience, that he very gracefully left
the stand. in the midst of one Of his bursts
Of feeling, kissed beautiful young lady
seated near him, and then continued his
speech without interruption This must have
been very agIeeabIe episode in the speech
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The Post Masters.

To class of men,who have extended to us
so many fayors, it is unpleasant, yea, repug-
nant to our feelings to say one word, which
would bear the semblance of unkindness,
or ingratitude. Yet, to them as to us, be-
long certain duties, and, if either be found
wanting in that attention or care which his
legitimate business demands, he should be
exposed to the reprimand Of just and po-
litic public.
In exposing the carelessness, may the gross
negligence of certain Post Masters, we shall
observe with religious scrupulousless the
maxim Of the immortal bard
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Nothing extenuate,
Nor set down aught in malice,

maxim Of the immortal bard,
Nothing extenuate,
Nor set down aught in malice,
Moral Philosophy inculcates thr ee duties
for mans observance; his duty to his neigh
Dor, his duty to himself, and his duty to his
God. We are influenced by the two first
axiums of this moral Injunction, to say n
few words in relation to the duties of Post
Masters, to which, we ask their earnest at
tention.
Our duty to our subscribers our neigh
bor] requires US TO furnish them with our
paper pnnctually every week. This we en-
dcavor to do, and have never failed, since we
have been here, to do SO excepting perhaps
on one occasion, when we were compelled
to send out half sheet. On duty to our
self obligotcs us to the faithful performance
| of this branch of our BUSINESS, for ifsubscri-
bers fail to receive their papers, it conducss
to our loss. Now, Post Masters owe duty
to the community; they should scrupulously
regard the obligation they have taken, and
suffer no imputation of deriiction of duty
to be attributed to them, they should faith
fully attend to the delivery of papers and
letters to their rightful owners.
One Of oUr subscribers had his Office
changed the other day, for he could rot get
his paper; the blame WAS laid to us, but we
soon satisfied him it was not our fault; an
other at that same office. called on us to ask
why we stopped his paper; we had not stop
ped it, and when we explained to him how
we counted the papers when we directed
them, and then compared with the book, he
was satisfied the fault was not ours and yet
at that same Office, IL friend we highly cs-
teen, wrote to us a while back, and in a
manner exhibiting much modification, that
he had hitherto paid us very regularly aud
punctually for the Ledger, and would like
to know why we discontinued it. We had
not. We will kiss n pile of bible as high
as the Court House. that we sent them eve.
ry week directed to his address.
| Rather than offend The Post Masters, some
Of whom are our personal friends, we have
suffered these complaints to fall on our in
nocent shoulders, but we are being borne
down by the weight, and hereafter will not
let such gross inattention and inexcusable
carelessness pass unno;iccd.
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Waxhaw TentIo orr.

The following are the names of the of
fcers elected to serve for the ensueng
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k..EU- The New York Evening Express
mentions that dag oftwo sinee,a large lizard
which had unfortunately been packed In bale
Of Gotten, we'll aattened. and with eostirg
of "the great staple stitching 10 II, was pos
ted up on. The bulletin board OF the Cotton
Brokers' Association, labelled as follows !:
bad efiscts of being pressed into cotton
againa. ones will"
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Mr. Eprros.--pgsasa aaueanee p. n
HAMMOND. Esq, "a Candidate fer shs
House ef Representatives in the lsgisiasure
and oblige. ,i
Many FsrsSDs Asp surroKrEns.
a.rsh %, .q tf
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ADVANTAGES OF PRoFgssroSAL Esu-
rloS.-"Doctor," said an old lady, the other
day, to her family physician, akin you tell
me how Il Is that some folks is barp,
dumb."
"Why, hem /! why certainly, madam > re-
piled the doctor at is owing to the fact
that they come into the world withnu, the
power Of speech"
"I'a, me-" remarked the old lady, snow
just see what il is TO have pbysic edaea-
ton; I've aIed my old man more nor hun
dred times, that ar same thing. and all that
could ever gi, out'n him was, kase they
is'n
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

~ TIE fiends Of Da. w. C.. car,
THEN anuounee him as eandIdats for he
Legislators At tbs easueIng election.
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HANGED wHIhE DRUSx.-Wc read ia the
Gazette dcs Tribuanaux:--A young MN
about twcnty-nine years Of age arrived at
Paris about month ago. 60 seek a place
but m he was provided with large sum Of
money, he resolved 10 indulge ia debsnch-
cry until il should be spent. On Thursday
evening he went to dine with some of his
acquaintanecs, and remained drinking until
four o'cleck in the morning. IIc then re-
turned to the Rue st, Honorr, bat he wa.
80 drunk that he could hardly walk up stairs.
Yesterday morning u person called to ses
him, and was directed to his room, which,
Was situated at the bottom OF an insoluted
couilor. To his astonishmcnt he fonnd him
hanging by the neck, by the cravat, to the
handle of the door. lie, it Appeared, In
trying to open the door, hid slipped, and
his cravat which he wors very loose, caught
BY the handle. The efforts which he had
made to release himself, in the state Of in
toxicaiion ere fruitless, aud he remained
hanging until he was completely stranglcd.