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IHE GREEK CHUGCH.-Thc fun4amcn.
tai difference between the Greek and Ro.
man Catholic churches consists in the re.
lection OF the supremacy Of st. Pcrcr. on
the part OF the former, aud the denial of any
visible representative of Christ upon the
earth. In the view it takes of the HOLY
Ghost it is also ut varience, not only with
the Roman Catholics, but with the protes.
tant churches. This variation consists in
the idea that the Holy Spirit proceeds from
the Son alone and not from the Father and
Son. 1t recognises seven sacraments. au-
thorses the Offering of prayer to snints and
the virgin encourages the use of pictures,
but for6ds images. II holds in reverence
the relicts and the tombs of holy men, and
enJoins strict fasting and the giving OF aims
looking upon them as works of intrinsic
merit. 1t rejects auracular confession, and
holds that modified form of the Roman doc
trine of the Eucharist which is denominated
consubstantation. 1t administers baptism
by cmmersion, and many of the church scrvi-
'ces consist almost entirely of cerimonial OBJ
servances. The intrinsic doctrine of tie
two churches do not differ materially, and
the canse of their separation was doubtless
more owing the rival pretentions of the two
imperial cities. Rome and Constantinople
than to any serious disagreement in relation
to doctrines or ordinances.-Ne,o York Sun
day Ifmrs.
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Advertising Rates.

Would it not be we'll for meeting of the
Press Association to be called, say about 4th
of July, in Columbia, to settle this matter
Or how would it answer for the publisher
of the Laurensville Herald, to call in the
assistance of one or two neIghboring pub
fishers, and draft new prices for the rcgula-
ton of the country Press.
A project of this kind affects all the coun-
try papers, and not the Eastern or Western
section of the State. Country Press would
adopt the new prices of Mr.. Stokes, at all
events we would soon know who would, and
who would not
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New Panar

We have received the prospectus Of the
"We6ord Guardian" a weekly Newspaper
to Dc published at sPartanourg, s. C. by
Z. Z. Puekett and 10 be devoted to "Msn's
rights, his Intellectual expansion and his
Salvation"
Terms: Eve Dollars per amman. II paid
IN advance, Two Dollars and Fifty Gents, e
paid ~ sig s'cnths after receiving the 6rst
number We welcome Mr. Pickett into the
fraternity spd wish bim and bis paper every
succsse
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Aeauital Of Matlhaw 2. Wara

Great excitement has been produced at
Louisville by the verdict Of ncanittal. ran.
dered ty the jury at Eiizabctht .wn. where
The trial took place, 10 the ease of Matt =.
Ward, charged with the murder Of w n
a. Butler. On Saturday night, crowd Of
from' IL Is said. six to eigh, thousand oe,.
sens assembled at the Court Houss A Tor.
isyiIls and passed resolutions eopsem,.,..,,
OF the verdict The call for that mo.,;.s,
was eouehed IN the following terms:
TO THE WOLFE BLOOD HOUNDS
OF LOUISvfLLE,-
FELLow sBLooD HoUxDs:,
The most aiirocious murler eve, ns,,..
tinted 10 any community, was ths klll,..s "a
Mr.. w. II. q. Better, by Nc. II. Ward k.;.
sacred and solemn duty due TO the de.d.
ald 10 The noie blackcned and dlshonored
name o. kaa'ucky, from whence tsash has
iied ana justice has bees disrepnrded. "a ELI
meeting 81 the s-Wolf Blood Hsu,,ds az
Louisville" that we may give expsersia,, -
oar Feelings In reference 10 this ,,,o.f o,iya-
geous verdict Of Hardin county inrv' anil
ne y man who dared siigmatize Amesicsa eis-
BLOOD IFouNDss
because they dcsired lussIce ~ L. s,.,,. a.,
nuraersr. Of the iamenied Butler, wa pye.
Pose tiiis Saturday night, AZ the Court fIsn.,.
ne VINE and place fof meeting. Come enc
spsss r'b snd Iet ksafacks giya erklese.
seA' e'sse are aa'E ihas nSnsy elssei bay
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New advertisements. a

Attention is directed 10 the new advcr-
mcnts in this p per. See the one of Hood,
a. Co., Of Philadelphia; also, the advert
isemcnt Of DIR. Z. J.Detlay of Camden,
Soutl Carolina. The best evidence of the
purity of the drugs and medicines sold by
D.. DELAY is, that all medical practitioners
IN this section purchase their supplies from
him. His prices are low, and terms accom-
modating.
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Fire in Charleston.

Avery destructive fire took place in Char
lesion, on King g.street, near Burns Lane. on
Wednesday the 4th inst, and nine dwellings,
with their stores and out houses were con.
sumed. Alarge portion of the property was,
however, covered by insurance. We clip
the following from the Charleston Ntan-
dard:
Nathaniel Nathans was insured $4,000 on
house and 500 on kitchen. Mrs Reicks 500.
Mrs. Butler, 800. John McKeegan 1850.
{. w. Crouch, 1000. John Daily, 3,oOO.
Robert White, building $500, furniture, 1 :
600. L. G. Ii. Close, 500. Messrs. Jacob
1900. Prior. 1000. lIarbeson, 1900.
The circumstances Of the fire wou Id
strongly Indicate the fact that it was the
work of an incendinry. 1t occurred about
d o'clock, when if fire had been accidentally
left in the kitchen it must have died out, and
it rommenced on the outside ofthe wooden
Kitchen, where it was hardly possible that
accident could have placed it. The negroes
occupying the kitchen where it originated
report that it was blazing upon the outside
and broke into the second story windows
when they discovered it, and through this
blazing window one of them, at least, had
Occurring upon n spot so crowded and
confined, it was to have been expected that
great damage would have been done, and
that many casualties would have occurred.
The damage will amount, however, to not
more than $4,000, the buildings being gen.
orally small, aud not very valuable.
We must mention to the credit of Charles
Farrally, more generally known as Hand.
some Charley" an act Of intrapidity which
saved the life ola negro child. The kitchen
where it slept was in flames, the roof falling
in when he heard of lis perilous position.
His only access was through the second
story window, which he stove in, and guided
only by The screams Of the little sufferer. he
found it, and boie il off in safety. Its clothes
were already on fire, but he tore them away
and brought it off but slightly injured.
Chorley is daring fellow, and if at any
time his acts should not be altogether rs
commendablr as the one we mention, we
hope it will be remembered that influenced
only 10y the Promptlngs of his own heart, he
risked his own life TO save that of negro
baby.
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Attitude of the Various Power, .. ,

!" ~ 'ted that n treaty OF alliance. ofI..
S''e ana defensive, had positively b an ar.
changed between England and France. mn
'""t co Pies were circulating in Paris.
Tho Queen of England issued a proc,.
maii"n for day OF general hnn,ilil,io, uu,
pray er, that the arms OF Great Dritai, onI
frr nee be- blessed with success In ,,ar
Lord uowden addressed note To H..
spanish Government requiring that it shall
r'o'e us ports against Russian prvatcers if
RUSSIA issues letters ofmarale.
The Emperor Of Anstri, persists. in hi.
negotiations with Prussia, Oh having fall
iioe'ty OF acton against Russia if cream
stances render II necessary.
The King OF Prussia refused 10 ass.,t ~
Inc 'fc'iy ni'lcss Austria will not make anv
movement without FIRST consulting and OIL
tanning his consent.
The disposition Of Austria is eyidar,rv
leaning gradually more aud NOR. tow.r,i.
the Western Powers.
Prussia remains neutral, but il favorable
inclined towards the combined armies.
here are daily accounts or eiisafE.e,io,,
amongst the HungArians, and Austria looks
upon the condition of afairs with some A.
| larin.
In Poland there was also a growing un-
casiuess.
nc Sardinian Government have forbid
any Prlvnteers under the Russian fac from
ne'ng armed provisioncd or harborcd with
their prizes in the Sandman ports.
AZ 81 Petersburg the Go o;ernmental pa
pers was II pcf cent discount
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COMMUNICATION.

MIR. EprroR - Please announce p II
fiammoni' Esq, as candidate for the Sen.
a'o 70 iill the vacancy occasioned BY the
death Of Col, T.. w. Hrcy, aud oblige Tax.
ahaw and Vicinity.
May 4, 1854.
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"The silken tie" has been most villainous-
iy outraged of late. Eighty three divorce
cases were before the Superior Court at
Concord, N. H., at its late sitting.--Thirty
thirty-three separations were decreed, soven
applications denied, and forty three cases
were reserved for further adyisement.
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Il is our unpleasant duty TO announce an.
otter disastrous firs 10 this eisy. ST. PAul's
Episcopal church, In North Charles street.
was totally consumed las. night. Il cost oxes
one hundred thousand dollars, Of which iifsy
thousand only was insured. II was the
work Of an lneendiaEy.
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MURDER.--On Sunday morning about 10
o'clock, . boys,cousins, named EvnnGer Jack
son, son of Niccy Jackson, and Evander w
Jackson, son Of Warren Jackson, (Evandrr
Jackson about II, and Evandcr w. Jackson
about IL years of age,) took a gun from the
store-housc of maj George, and went about n
quarter of mile where dog had treed n
rabbit, after they reached the place, the
the disagreed, and commenced throw
ing lightwood knots at each other. The de-
ceased (Evander w. Jarkson.) then had the
gun and threatened to sho"t the other, after
some words the deceased gave Evander
Jackson the gun, who stepped off some
PAGES and said, "Now, III shoot you," the
deceased then pulled open his shirt bosom
and told him to shoot, Evander jackson i'm
mediately discharged the gun, and the whole
contents were lodged in the breast Of the
unfortunate Evandef w. Jackson at the pro.
else spot exposed BY his shirt bosom. He
uttered an exclamation, staggered few pa-
ces and and expired. Evander Jac6son has
been arrested and lodged in Jail.
What a sad commentary does this melan.
choly event furnish upon the violation OF
the Sabbath Marion Star.
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NEW YORK CORRESPONDENCE.

Tremendous Rain Norm Destructive In.
undations-DamGge 10 he Railroads
Obstruction Of aie Mails-B Bridges SnepI
dioe''"" fhe Erie 1raek--Failure of 0t
MIX Supply Young america o,s ssos,
Aiio'oa"ee--Land slide at Brooklyn ana
Loss Of Lye-Breach at ne Croton Dan,
--Sinki"g efhe Caloric Ship Ereesson--
Destruction Of Lift" at Lhe Broodaoay Fire
-Funeral Gfhe Victims--Sentence in de
case Of Col Gaies--TriaI of Major WISE
by Court MdriiGL-Hayes Crystal
Palace Sdr in The Ascenddnt--P Program
me- for the ReinGpgration- Prize ode dc.
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The Russians have dismantled the iss
land fortresses, and burned them, and re-
moved all their shipping and retired to the
mainland.
Sulina, at the mouth Of tho Danube, was
still blocked.
A permanent camp Of 1000 men at Tou-
Ion had been decided upon.
The combined fleets We're seen off Odessa
on the lst April. The inhabitants were
greatly terrified and fed the city.
Napier's feet, numbering 81 sails, had
left the anchorage at Ridge Bay and put to
sen, ecana eastward. snnposed for the pur-'
pose Of making an attack upon the Russiani
squadron. ~, ,ss.,,
Twenty-Five ships Of Admiral Napier's
feet passed in front Of Bornholm on the
18th.
The Black Sea allied feet sailed from
Vnrna April the 9th, in the direction of Sc.
bastopol. Since then no accounts have been
received Of IFS movement, excepting rumor
that the feet was blockading or preparing
to attack Odessa. ~
Admiral Dischines has sailed with the
French squadron to join Naper.
Tho Grand Duke Constantine had as.
sumed the command of the Russian feet.
Mustapha Pncha has his main force of 5o,-
600 men Mt Kanasso, and likewise holds
Schenowaka and Kustcndje north of Ira.
jams Wall
The Russians maintained themselves in
the Drobrudscha. Omar Pacha would not
hazard nm attack until he had the allies in
his rear. About 10000 of the allied troops
had reached Gallipolis.
There had been great absence of au-.
thcntic information for some days mast in;
regard TO the war;
The entrance of the Austrions into Ternr
was supposed to b. true, but the repsst hus
not been confirmed.
The Austrian Consul. .Gcn,,r n, hT.,s,r-
dria notifies the Russian subjects that his
protcctorate over them cea ,cs IN tf,~ 10Th
Apr'i' when they must leave Egypt
hussia continued the r,ost extet,sfv. nro-
parations for war.
The aamc is obscrva' DO throrrhou. Tur.
Key The Turks app' ar to be IN much bet
ter spirits.
a state Of siege was to be raised in IIr,
gary Ser'ia, Galicia and Cracow on IN,
lst Of May.
From Asia d'ics to March 9th have been
received oop .rations had taken plae, At
'"%"roum' OWN g to the unf,vor,ble wcath-
er Guyon continued zenlously occupied in
organizing an .rmy, which was now we'll dis.
e,P''"ed' pr"v'sioncd and paid, Zanif Pacha,
c"mh'"ndcr-n-chief, had arrived. The Rus.
Si"hS were concentrated at Gumrie which
they wers f,Hif ing.
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WEDNESDAY, MAN 10, 1851.
c3y" The Lancaster LEDGER is printed
Apology.

We are just out of bed from spell of
fever and unable to make much use of the
Pen. 1t was our intention to conclude that
story on the outside this week but from the
same cause we have not been able to write
it out. We hope to finish it next week
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Our friend Of the LaurensviIle Herald is
famous for mistakes lately-he contradicts
the Kinmain verdict-also, the time of Ex-
ira Court-then the Hail Storm. May be,
Stokes, you may predict the Milleneum
right-suppose you try your hand.
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The WARD TKTAL.--The trial of Mat.
thew J. Ward, for the murder of Professor
Butler, at Elizabethtown, Kentucky, which
was commenced on the goth, has been brought
to close, and the prisoner acquitted
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New YORK, May 8, 1854.


Mr.. EDITOR.
IL is my painful duty this week 10 record
a chapter of accidents almost uEparallelcd
in the history of our city. The spring has
thus Ear, ID Unprecedented extent been
fertile in disasters, and will be remembered
with sorrow by many bereayed and afiliet.
ed household.
On Thursday afternoon set in the tremen.
dous rain storm whose inundations have oc.
casioned the damage described below. n,
wss introduced by . squall or whirIwlnd.
which swept of tin roofs, prosirated walls
in the process Of being Laid, and dealt deci-
ded havoc among sign boards, awnings, and
such small game. Incessant thunder and
lightning, continued for nearly ak hours,
also added their tsnors TO the scene. From
that time until aendey morning, we had one
eohsIhuous. anni lge.sd, pouring, rain. n
seemed as II tbe windows Of Heaven were
ones more epcksdb The fouadaaoas Of tho
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The T LANCASTER LEDGER,
Behind the times.

A paper in Mississippi dated April 20 in.
forms its readers of delegates being appoin-
ted to the Southern Commercial Convention
to assemble in Charleston in May.
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We have received the first number of the
Spartanbnrg Express new paper, establish.
ed by Mr.. E. ii. Britton, at Spartanburc,
3. G..
Brittos don't write very correctly yet the
paper is good as newspaper and worthy
Of patronage.
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+ o r E l G N N E w S.
Arrival of the
PROGRESS OF THE WAR.
DEFEAT OF THE RUSSIANS.

Immense Preparations for a Desper
ate Conflict.
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RUSSIAN MER
CHAN M EN-.
Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1854-09-27
The Progress of Discovery.

No man can tell where the improvements in
the arts will stop, or what discoveries are yet
to be evolved from the still wide and unbound
ed unknown. When we think of what was a
century ago, and what is now; when we review
the inventions which have made during that
period, and pass them before the mind, they
almost seem too numerous and great to our be-
lief In 1905 there were only four steam en-
gines in the United States; not a steamboat,
not a railroad, not locomotive Few ma
chimes of any kind we're made then, and scarce
ly any kind Of manufacturing operations con-
Quoted. In 1910, there was not an established
line of telegraph in our country; now We have
no less than twenty-three or four thousand miles
Of wires. The Daguerreotype is but few
years of age, and the vulcanization of India
rubber no older. In the manufacture and i'm
provement of various tools, vast progress has
been made in a very few years. The printing
press, from the slow hand machine, printing
few hundred copies in an hour, has been
yoked to the steam engine, and now throws off
of copies in the same time. 1t is
impossible for us to enumerate a tithe of ali
the inventions and discoveries which have been
made during the past century; they are almost
beyond computation. Our object is to present
the subject for reflection to the numerous inge-
nious men in our country. The field before
hem is still IA comprehensive one Some new
discovery may yet be made whereby the air
above may be as safely and econimically navi-
gated as the waters beneath. In agriculture,
in machinery and in chemistry, what stores of
new wonders may be developed. Every man
who makes new Improvement or discovery is
a public benefactor. His labors vibrate far
beyond the boundaries of his own existence,
even 10 distant geaerations.-[Scen. Amer.
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LOUDON:
::::::::::::SEPTEMBER
A New style of Bricks.

Amongst the more recent inventions patent
ed by the English manufacturers, perhaps the
most important and interesting is that by Mr..
Summcrfed of the Glass Works Birmingham
Heath, for what are termed chromalic glass fac
ed grooved bricks. 1t has already attracted the
attention oFseverui eminent architects and build
ers, and there is little doubtthis new description
of brick will come into extensive use. By Mr..
Summerfeld's process red or other clay can be
combined with glass and this will secure dura-
bility, entire resistance to moisture. and give an
ornamental appearance to the building. The
form Of the bricks is, also by means ola groove
at the side aa1 end, made so as to ald greatly
10 the strength ofthe erection, the joints, by this
meaus being brought nearly close together, for
ming a nca; cxteriQr, and the mortar acts as
wedge from the shape ofthe groove.
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ORIGIN OF THE EXPRESSION, "A NINE DAYS
WoNDER"-It is said to have been derived
from the memorable reign of Lady Jane Grey.
She was proclaimed Queen of England July
10th, 1858, four days after the decease of King
Edward VI, and seems TO have relinquished
that title and state on the 10Th following-a pc
riod of nine days. but she is believed, although
reluctantly to have assumed the royal dignity
immediately after King Edwards demise. This
presumption creates the supposition that her
reign really extended to thirteen days. The ear
liest public documents hitherto discovered are,
however, dated July 9th, and the latest on July
Is, 1853 The writer of the article on 'Iady
Jane Grey" in the Biograpina Britannica con-
cludes: "Thus we are come to an end of the di-
airy of that short reign, that, from its continu-
ance, is said to have given birth to the common
proverb of "a nine days wonder."- New York
Sunday Times.
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TEE PHILOSOPHY OF RAIN.-To understand
the philosophy ofthis beautiful and often sub
lime phenomenon, so often witnessed since the
creation Of the world and so essential to the
very existence of plants and animals, few
facts derived from observation and long train
Of experiments must be remembered.
/. Were the atmosphere every where at all
times Of uniform temperature, We should never
have rain, or hail or snow. The water absorb
ed bv it in evaporation from the a6S and tie
earth'S surface would descend il au iunorcep-
tible vapor, or cease to be absorbed By tie ak
when 1t was once fully saturated.
2, The absorbing power Of the atmosphere,
and consequently its capacity to retain humidl-
ty, is proportionatelY. CRATER in warm than IN
cold air.
3. The air near the surface Of the earth is
in the region of the clouds. The higher we
ascend from the earth the colder do we find
the atmosphere. Hence the perpetual snow on
very high mountains in the hottest climate.
Now, when, from continued evaporation, the
air is highly saturated with vapor, though it be
invisible and the SKY clOudles5. if its tempera-
ture is suddenly reduced, by cold currents de-
scending from above, rushing from higher
to low latitude, or by the motion OF a saturat-
ed air to a colder latitude its capacity to retain
moisture is diminished, clouds formed, and
the result is rain. 1t condenses as it cools, and
like a sponge filled with water and compressed,
pours out the water which It's diminished ca
pacily cannot hold. How singular, yet how
simple the philosophy of rainl What but
Omniscience could have devised such an admi.
rable arrangement for watering the earth!
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CURIOSITY OF SCIENCE.-Pro6 Pepper, re.
Gently delivered a lecture in the Polytechnic
Institute, London, before a large audience OF
mechanics, in which he remarked that the set
ting of the Thames on fire was no longera joke,
but reality. By dashing a small bottle Of
sulphuric ether with few particles of metal
potassium into fat cistern, bright fame was
produced, which Illuminated the whole place
He then laid down four plates of red hot iron
on four bricks, and one Of his attendants walk
ed over them barefoot, without any injury
BY wetting his fingers in ammonia, the Profes-
sor dipped them into o crucible of melted lead,
and let the metalrun Of in the shape of bullets
iato shallow cistern Of water.
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THE CRors ~ M,yEscTA.-Strangcrs now
on visit to our TerritorEeXprcss great surprise
at the luxuuance of the crops raised this sea
son in Minnesota, and declare that they far
exceed their most sanguine expectations, aud
are much larger than those in Ohio, Indiana,
Illinois or sIowa. Tie fact is, Minnesota is
gust getting known as an agricultural region,
and ere long her rich lands will be rapidly ta
Ken up by the enterprising farmers from the
older States, who are anxious to escape fSvers
and agues, and at the same time secure fertile
FARMS ST. Paurs Poinecr
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SUBSTITUTE FOR CORY.-A correspondent
of the alton Telegraph sends that paper the
following. tits certainly worth a trial: GAS
there is great scarcity of corn in the country,
and farmers are likely to be much inconveni-
enced by it, for food for their hogs, l am tempt
ed to offer the following for their benefit. Cut
timothy hay fne and boil it WELL to which add
one part of oat meal or bran, to two of cut hay.
This mixture will not only keep your hogs well,
but fatten them. The same is good for milch
COWS. In 1874, necessity obliged me to use
the above and it answered well"