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FRIGHrFyL RAILROAD AcCrDExT.-The train Of.
cars that left Detroit on Tuesday morning at 3
o'clock when within line miles OF Paris ran OF the
track on high grade. The worlrnen were relay
ing piece Of track, and sent aagman to stop tina
train but the engineer did not heed IT, and run the
engine into the sand and on the embankment Tho
whole train OF cars would have followed had NOT
the sand been deep, which buried the wheels. Tho
engine was broken 70 pieces, four passenger earn
were demolished, and the baggage cars broken to
tents turned out. One passenger standing on tho
platform YVES instantly killed. About seven others
were injured-some fatally. II was gross careless
ness, and the guilty one was among the injured.
The train did not reach the Falls until O'Clock on
Wednesday morning.
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DESTRUCTIVE HAIL SroRM.-The hail storm i'm
Kent county, Nd, on Saturday last, an account OF
which we gave yesterday, h said to have destroyed
nearly the entire wheat crop, (some 900 bushel,)
OF the Hon. James A. Pearce. The entire loss in
the county is estimated at 500 900; and not only
the wheat but corn vegetables, fruit &C., suffered
great damage. large quantity Of window glass
was broken in Chestertown. The storm also ex-
tended to Queen Anne's county, where much in
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CHkhLESIOS JUNO 20, loo4s
The Kmo,o Nothings in Charleston-IA Mode of
Enlistment-E6ect of The Organization.
Seeing in papers from all parts of the United
States the great sensation produced by the appear
ance in their midst Of body of men who assume
their proper names nndoubtedly-the name Of Know
Nothings, write you for the purpose of giving you
little sketch Of their mods operandi in this city.
This venerable order, although in its infancy here
being but three weeks in Observation-Disclosures al
ready seven hundred members. Their mode of
listing here is very systematic Know Nothing
having become acquainted with you proposes the
plan of both joining this new order. Daring the
Conversation he repeatedly insists that he himself is
not member, but he is acquainted with person
who is member, and who viii intercede in your
behalf. Accordingly, your name is proposed, aud
before you are aware OF it you become-what?
What you have been all your life Time Know
Nothing.
great revolution is expected here in our coming
elections, as foreigners have great deal of power
here, our police force being composed entirely OF
Irishmen: and reformation is expected in this
particular, which is to be brought about by this
organization.
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Catharne Martin aged over So was killed at Troy on
Friday by accidentally falling out OF garrett window
IT'S supposed during the night 1t Is thought that che
O somuambuet
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A Horrible Record

The Louisville Journal, in an article rferring to
the Ward case, gives the following list of murderers
who were acquitted
There have been scores of notorious cases of muir
der and acquitts in this city and this State There
was the case Of Kunz who killed Schaefer. Kunz,
hearing that Schaeffer had spoken lightly of mem
Der OF his family, went to his coffee house and
cured him. Schaefer picked up a small stick and
went round the counter as If to strike Kunz where
upon the latter thrust a deadly weapon into hia
breast and killed him. He was tried and discharged
who killed his uncle, Reuben Lyter. DELPHI armed
himself deliberately, and went to the upper market
house TO meet Lyter. He met him, sought quarrel
with him, and shot him dead on the spot. The
quarrel was about prostitute DELPHI was tried and
acquitted by jury. There was the case of Croxton
who killed Hawthorn. Hawthorn was in q coffee
house sitting in chair, drunk and asleep Croxt0n
struck him on the head in that condition With q
brickbat, and killed him. He was acquitted by q
There the case of Peters, who killed Baker. In
Natchez, long time before, Baker, in fight, had
wounded Peters, and made him cripple. Peters
being thus disabled, Baker supported him. The lat
ter, after about year, became very poor, and dis
continued his bounty. Thereupon Peters pursued
him 10 this city rode in the night in hack, to his
house; cent hackman to inform him that gentle.
man and friend wished to see him on business and,
when Baker came out and stood at the window Of
the hack, shot him dead instantly. Peters was ac-
Quilted by the jury, and lived here years after
wards--long enough, indeed, to murder, or try to
sisted. There was the case of the Pendegrasts,
who killed Buchanan, schoolmaster. The elder
Pendegrasts, with two of his sons, and negro,
went to Buchanans schoolhouse, with loaded
guns and killed him, without giving him o chance
for his life. The jury gave verdict Of aoquttaf.
There was the case Of Shelby, who killed HORNE
in Lexington. The two dined at the same public
table, and, upon Horine's going into the street,
Shelby demanded of him why he had looked at him
in such a manner at the table. HORNE answered
that he was not aware Of having looked at him in
any unusual manner. Shelby said, "You did, and
i you ever do it again will blow your brains out.
| don't know who you are" HORNE responded-"I
know you, and suppose man may look at you If
your name is Shelby.n At that Shelby struck him
with his fist, and, without any display Of weapon
ny HORNE, lfor he was unarmed,) Shelby shot him
dead. Shelby was indicted, but the jury found no
verdict against him. There was the case Of Harry
Daniel, Of Mount Sterling, who killed Clinton
Thompson. Daniel and Thompson were lawyers,
and brothers-in-law. Thompson made some in,pu-
tation upon Daniel in open court Daniel drew q
pistol and shot him dead, in the presence Of Judge
and jury. Thompson had pistol in his pocket,
but did not draw it. Daniel was acquitted by q
jury.
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Protestant churches, besides large number of
minor scots, which are not included. The whole
number of charches in the United States in 1850
was 3s,061, Of which more than So 800 were Protes
tant places of worship. The excitement, therefore,
against the progress of the Roman Catholics, does
not seem to be founded on reasonable grounds, if
relative numbers is to be taken into consideration
We however place the facts in the case before our
readers, as part of the history of times leaving
all who read to judge what is likely to be the pro-
bable result Of the extraordinary issue got up by
the leaders of the native Americans under their
new organization of Know Nothings.
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tFrom the Albany Register, (Fiilmore whg,) July 81
WHO axe THEY, AND WHAT ARE THEY DRIVING AT
A good many ofthe political newspapers are Just
now discussing the merits and dement's of the
Know Eothings, and the probable influence which
they will exercise In the fall elections. Thou III
ncne of the editors seem to know" anything sbo 4
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KNOW N0TIIlNGS.
Almost every paper we take up has some specula-
lions about this secret society. 1t is announced that
wing and Know Nothing candidate was elected
Mayor OF Norfolk, Va, the other day. We begin to
fear the wings will come to some bad end They
appear TO have lost their latitude very much lately.
They may perhaps know nothing now, but they
nsed to know great deal more than was true. It
Is great climbing down on their part to know no,
thing. The transformation of their editors and
politicians, however, is not SO great az might be
imagined. They have always been in the habit Of
knowing or not knowing what they pleased. Theys
have not known until lately that the wing party
enough years ago. This Is case Of not knowing
what existed before their eyes.
Now they announce that the democratic party Is
divided in twain np0n the Nebraska bill. This is o
case Of positive knowledge Of whas doesn't exist At
We think this class Of bipeds will make good
Know Nothings, or know something's, to ordes.
THE Know NorHINGs IN CALIFORNIA
The Know Nothings have appeared in San Fran
cisco. The Times and Transcript contains the fol-
lowing advertisement
KNOW NOrBINas.
**-%S y-Nx--at-wg DoNr KNow-W. H.
Wednesday, p. Section. BY order
scribum-
SIERRA.
That paper says they are informed that gentle
man arrived In that city, on the Sierra Nevada, q
ties, in this country, OF Know Nothings.
fFrom the New Orleans Crescent June I'll
WHO ARE THE KNOW NorHINGs2
The Washington Sentinel and the National Era,
the latter rabid abolition Journal have commenced
sharp quarrel in regard to the identity Of the
Know. Nothing fraternity, the former asserting that
free soilers and abottionists constitute its main
strength and ore its chief directors, and the latter
casting back the insinuation and endeavoring to
make II appear that nobody loves the alien or the
raturalized citizen well the democratic aboI-
ZIONIST, and nobody abhors him 30 utterly as the
Southern wing. Both these dignifed and rematka-
bls high toned journals attach an unlimited amount
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princes, that is incapable Of self.governnent.
If ore religion is to be prescribed where is the safe
ty OF the others 1t this reflection that induced
the patriots and sages who framed the constitution
to declare "that no religious test shall ever be
quired as qualification to any Office or public trust
under the United Statesn Leaving ont Of view the
fact of its being at war with Christianity and repub
licanism to prescribe any set Of men on account of
difference in religious opinions, the trainers Of the
constitution melted to adopt this guarantee by
q remembrance Of the results to which, in other
countries religious intolerance and persecution had
led. They reflected upon the religious strifes that
at divers times had rent Europe, and drenched its
fairest fields with blood. They remembered the
persecution Of conscience and opinion that at times
had desolated the mother country, and made men %
wild beasts, thirsting for the leblood Of their fell
low'creatures. So rejecting and remembering, Ma
olson and Washington and the early fathers OF the
dom in the constitution, determined that free Anne
rica should be nd OF the evils which an adverse sys
fem had produced In Europe. But the KNOW
NothiDgs" have improved upon the trainers of the
constitution, and though claiming to be ignorant,
exhibit at the same time the anomaly of an afecta
ton Of superior wisdom to Washington, Jefferson
and Madison.
1t has been the glory and pride of our country,
since It's independence was established, that It's ci
zens had the right to worship God in their own wav.
and hold such political doctrines as they might deem
would promote the true interests Of the country
1t has heretofore been the boast of our people
that we presented to the oppressed Of every cline
an asylum of safety and radiance from d,spot-
ism. Not many lustrums since, America was
composed of infant colonies, struggling TO break
the chains that fastened them to the car of a
tyrannicai mother. The effort cost them much
OF blood and treasure. In the gl0omiest hour
Of their night Of trial, a foreigner aud a
Catholic disobeyed the peremptory edict of his
rince flew to their rescue and poured out lavshly
lbs money and his blood to aid them in cutting
lose from their thraldom. The bones Of many a
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JlNNEY'S HOTEL.
Columbia, $. G..

Mr. JANNEf, in connection with Mr. -. w.
HARRIS and DR.. II. J. GOODWIN, having
purchased that fine and commodioms establish
ment heretofore known the CONGAREE
HOUSE, it will hereafter be designated Us
"JANNEi'S HOTEL"
In announcing this to the public, the propri-
etors feel that IL is not necessary to present in
detail the induccmcnt and advantages which
the Hotel presents. Its location its cOminoti-
BUSINESS, and the improvements contemplated
by the present managers, will, they feel snis-
fled, afford I" the travelling community aud
others, Hotel in Columbia which will in ev-
cry way rank among the best in the county,
Every comfort, convenience, and appcnduge
+" the first class hotels in The United States
will be found at JANNEY'S HOTEL, and no
effort on the part of tho proprietors will be
wanting TO render it worthy Of the capitol Of
the State.
MIR. JANNEY and MIR. HARRIS, 40 well
known by the viti!ors; at tho American Hotel
will always be found at their ,.osts, and if un-
remitting attention To the duties they have as
snned, he any guarantee Of satisfaction, they
nave no hesitation in promising it to their guests.
We have also secured tho scrvises of Mr.. X.
T.. l.. EWARr, rs book Keeper.
G:S MIR. Hitchcock = splendid line of Omni-
buses and Hacks. having the name of the IIo-
t. painted OH them, are attached to Janney's
ll"trl, and will be prompt and faithful in the
conveyance OF passengers to and from the vari-
Gus depots.
JAM 25, 1854 l3 r.
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The AS laiaIeu Family.

"The dcpopulating pestilence that
walked at noon day, or the carnage Of
cruel and devastating war can scarcely
exhibit their victims in more tcrrib 10
array than eXterminatins drunkenness.
| have seen promising family spring
up from the parent trunk, and stretch
abroad its populous limbs like q flow
cring tree covered with green and
henltilful foliage. have seen the III.
natural decay beginning upon the ye,
tender leaf, and gnawing like worm
IN All unopened bud, while they drop.
ped of, one by one, and the ruined
shaft stood alone, until the winds and
rains OF many sorrow laid that too
in the dust. On one ofthese holy days,
when the patriarch, rich in virtue and
tears, gathered about him the great
and little ones ofthe flock, his sons and
daughters, ! too sat at the board.
pledged their health, and expatiated
with delight upon the cventful future,
while the good old man, warmed in the
genial glow of youthful enthusiasm,
wiped tear from his Dyes. He was
happy. | mot them again when the
rolling year brought the festive season
around. But all were not there. The
kind old man sighed rs his suiluscd eye
dwelt upon the then unoccupicd scat,
butioy yet came to his relief, and he
was happy. A parents love knew no
diminution-time, distance, poverty,
shame, gave but intensity and strength
to that passion, before which all others
dissolve and melt away. Tho board
was again spread, but the guest came
not. The man cried, where are my
children Z? an echo answered 'whcre?-
His heart broke for they were not
Could not heaven have spared his grey
hairs this aftliotion? The demon OF
drunkenness had bocn there. They
had fallen victims to his spoil. And
ono short month sufliccd to cast the
veil OF oblivion over the old mans sor
row and tho young ones shame
They are all dead.
81, too, sat at tho board, I pledged
their health" says our talented author
Was it in water, or Intoxicating liquor
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II in the latter, tho cause of the ruin
ofthis ruined family can be easily
traced. | knew an aged patriarch,
who pledged his SONS ut the ftsti g
board and he had six; all of them be.
came drunkards, AMI five now fill the
drunkard's grave, and the aged pntri-
arch also passed away in sorrow for
the fate of his sons. and most probably
without u thought that it was his
example and praticc which brought
ruin and desolation on his family.
Parents that use or offer lntoxi
citing liquors, have ITO righs to expect
that their children will escape the
drunkards doom. Parents who vote
for the continued traffic may expect
ruin in some branch OF their
family. Can man handle burning
cmals without Icing burned -
Those that vote for tho sale of ntoXi.
eating liquors, will vote for the ruin
oflAnnlcs, Thosc that wish to pre-.
vent the ruin Of their fanatics, and the
ruin of the fanatics of their friends,
will aid in elccting those who vii! pass
such a law as will prevent, hereafter,
that dcsolalion in families which the
past history Of all circles has been obi.
gcd to chronicle. - Hash'M Hving.
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TIE FInsr NEWSPAPER established
in North America was the Boston
News Letter, commenced April 24,
l704. 1t was half sheet Of paper,
10 inches by g.. two columns on a
page. Is. Green was the printer.
The second was the Boston Gazette,
December 81, l7l9.
The third was :he New England,
Cnurant, August II, 1921.
The fourth was the New England
Weekly Journal, March 90, 1927.
The fifth was the Weekly Rehearsal,
Sept. 81, 1881, changed to the Boston
Evening Post in 1875.
The sixth was the Boston Weekly
Post Boy, Oct. 1884.
The seventh was the Independent
Advertiser, Jan. |, l74S.
The eighth was the Boston Gazette,
Jan. 3, 1853.
The ninth was the Boston Gazette
and County Jonrnal, April 7, 1865.
The tenth-wa the Boston Weekly
Advertiser, August %, 1857.
The eleventh was the Boston Chroni,
Gle, Dec. 2l, 1867. These are all the
papers printed in Boston the date OF
the Chronicle.
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st. Johns School,

RI. Rev. r. F. DAVIS. D. D., E1-omoio
Visitor.
Rev. J. u. McCoLLoUGH, A. NJ, Rector.
and Instructor in Christian Science and Be lies
LcttTrs.
WIN. B. LEARY. A. NJ, Vice Rector, and
instructor IN Ancient Languages and History
ID. ID: ROSA, Instructor in Mathematics and
Natural Science.
Rev. L. a. WAGNER, Instructor in English
Department.
AAallE Exercises Of this Institution will be
resumed on the ed day in FEBKUA-
RY next.
Boys are admitted over the age of soven years
and prepared for the Junior class in College; or
they uny receive thuroug II axndemical course,
either classical or English.
There is but one session, divided into two
terms OF five months each,) beginning on the ID
of February and ending November So.
TERMS FER SESsIuN.-For Tuition and
Board, including washing, fuel, lights, &C.,
S223 payabi. scni.nnnwnHy in ndrance.
Entrance fee $2j. for which books and stn
tl"nery are furnished the student so long us he
may contlnus in the institution.
Advanced students desiring private rooms
vii! be allowed them (at the discretion Of the
HeGlor) for an extr. charge of Sl5, to pay for
fuel, lights, &C.,
For further information apply for q Prospect.
us to the Rector, at "Spartanburg c. H., S. c.,
Zee. III 1898 t3n
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The present critical state of European affairs
will render these publications unusually inter
cslng during the:ycar 1851 They will occupy n
middle ground between the hastily written
ncwS.itcms, crude spcculations, and flying ru.
mors of the daily Jnmrnal, and the polJcrous
Tome of the future historian, written after tn.
living interest and excitement Of the great po-
Utica events of the time shall have passed awny
1t TO these Periodicals that readers must look
for the only really Ineligible and reliable his
tory of current events, ana such, in addition
To their welles,ablishcd literary, scientific, and
theological character, We urge them upon the
consideration of the reading public
Arrangements are in progress for the receipt
Of eury sheets from the British Publishers, by
which we shall be able To place all our Rrprinis
i'll the han.ls of Subscribers, about rs soon M
they can he furnished with the foreign copies.
Although this will involve n very large outlay
on our part, we shall continue to furnish tho
Periodicals nj the same low rates az heretofore,
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$1O0 Reward.
RUNAWAY, on last Tuesday Il

NO RUNAWAY, on last Tuesday the
~ l1h instant, my Boy RICHARD. u
.-A-white mulatlo, about five feet three
or four inches high tolcrably stout built,
about TWEEN two years old with straigh,
light coloEed hair, las very sulky ap-
pcarance, and answers quick and short
when spoken to said boy has short thick
!oot, his hands short and thick, chubby
fingers. He had the scar of blister on
his forehead just above the cyc-b -brows, he
may try TO hide it by wearing his cap or
hat down over his forehead. lie will he
sure to pass himself for a white man for
he is very white and has been taking great
care of his skin for some time. When he
left he had cloth cap, black coat and a
dark colurcd pair of pants. He will be
sure to change his cap and clothes us soon
az he can; he also wears his hair in front
straight down to hide the scar of the blis-
ter. He is n shoemaker by trade, though
he may not go at the business, expecting
that he will be SO advertised.
The above reward OF One Hundred
Dollars will be paid for his delivery in any
jail in The State. He will be sure 10 give
himself another name.
JAMES LOWRY.
Bradleyvile, Sumter District, S. C.
May 2htn, 1852 3O-,f
e Camden Journal and Chcraw Gn-
zcttc publish five times.
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NEW STORE

Third Door South of the 1omn HalE
and nearly opposite 1Tnaai d Watsou.
FEddE subscriber would respectfully in
y form tho citizens Of Sumtrrville and
the public generally, ,ha, he has opened Mt
the above place n general assortment Of
Dry Goods, Boots aud Shoes. Hats and
Caps. Hardware, Crockcryware. &c. &c.
Also, A Choice lot Of FANNY Groceries Of
every description, with Frui, Of yar;ous
kinds, such az Oranges, Apples, I&,,nn,...
&c. &c, which he will sell very luw k,,-
Calh.
}. BARRETT.
Nov. q, 1858. o lv
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South Carolina Sumter Dist.
Samuel Tindal,
ads ICA SA

Fnrrar, Banks, & Co.

Farrar, Banks, & Co.
Samuel Tindal who is in the custody of tho
Sheriff Of Sumter District by virtue ofn writ of
Captas at safisfncicndmm, at the suit of Farrar.
Banks, 4 Company, having filed in my oflir y
together with schedule, on oath, of his es,a to
ana elects, his petition to the Court Of Com.
mon ilens, praying that he may be admitted
to the benefit Of the Acts of the General Az.
scmhly, made for the relief of Insolvent Debt
nrs il Ii hereby ordered, that the said Farrar,
Banks, d Company. and all other the creditors,
to whom the said Samuel Tindal is in any
wise indebted. he, and they arc hereby sum.
moned. and have notice to nppenr, before th,
said Court NJ Sumter Court House, on the
eleventh day of April next, to shew cause, if
any thoy can, why the prayer of tho petition
aforesaid, should not be granted.
w. J. SINGLETON, c. c. p. g.
Office Of Common Pleas of
Sumter District, Dec. %, 1853.