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The Mobile H'gisi'r II the i4th, announces
the nrt'vnl oi Cen Walker, at the lIattio iiunsc
IN that City on Sunday last. a crowd lr,riwsJ
his hotel during tle. evening, and with cnihiy,;.
"S'i' Shouts demanded u speech. lie nude hin
appearance TN the hotel balcony and.bririlv nd
dressed the multitude ;ls follows
Chizons Of Mobile The interest Won m,r;.
lest III the cause of Nicaragua assures mo ibn,
That cause is not only living but destined to tri
nnph; 1t assures me that You appreciate Tho
struggles a"d trials through which your coun.
lryihcn have recently passed. in their efforts n,
extend American Institutions over thnt tr,m;,,I
ihhh IL assures me ihit vnur warm Southsr,,
hearts sy'nl'a'hisc wE them in that struggle
winch not only meets your approval but will
c"'ii'nend your cordial cooperation. With suci,
assurances We are content patiently to await
whatever fortunes fate may reserve for the I'm.
turr" Wv '
Cen " aikcr then returned to the room when
al who could entered and were presented to him
by the committees
At nine o'clock on Monday morning the com.
ni'tt.e again waited upon him, by appointment.
and informed him that Iarr 4 number of tho c;,i
zens were dcsirous Of seeing and welcoming in
person. the man whose gallant exploits have
challenged The admiration Of every loyal son of
the South, and provoked the tcnunciation of her
enemies. Gen. W alker u comp. .,nicd them to
tne par'or OF the hotel and received his visitofs
with The undcmonstraivc warmth and franknes,
which so prominently mark his character.
oil the same day he left for New Orleans ar
riv'ng in that city on the 18th. Il despatch to
the North papers states that he was actively
raising men and money, and would shortly lcn,e
for Nieara.uu.-C Caroiina Tines
Il Ho0 ID Brnte.-A letter from IIornellsyilre
tells the following story: ca man by the mime
oi Hogan, was it Seems, discovered treating his
child, little gl only two years old, in II most
inhunane manner Her cries having attracted
tho attention of passcrs-by, adnttnnce was
gained, when she was found cuged up in a small
shoe box, tied ui' by The feet 10 the top, almost
starved, having been kept there forty hours
almost naked and covered with bruises and cal
lost I'd her father there in The act of beating
her to s.ill her cries! The alarm soon spread. a
crowd rapidly gathered, when his house was de-.
'no!ished, and himself treated to II coat of tar
and feathers OIL the spot. Not !: man was found
to defend the culpit, but many wished It had
necn night, that fuller satisfaction could hnyo
ocen h''d from one so richly deserving condipn
punishment, and many mutterings were heard to
The effect that if he was found in town after
dark, he would experience the additional ple.s.
@ mre OF ride Oh that classic implement-a rail.
he box is left nnharmcd where j, was found. TO-
gclhcr with the string used to tic up the GIRLS
iee'' ana many go to see them aud To pronounce
inc punishment only too Icnicnt for such unhcnrd.
| OF barbaritv.-- Ecchdaqr
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Obitu0rl,.

DIED. III this District, June a3d, 1857, MARY
ELIZA BETH CL1NkSCALES, second daunbt-
ei OF &. B Clinkscaes, Esq, aged twenty years:
one month and seven DAYS.
lh;s Yong lady possessed naturally good
NINA, clear understanding, with aminbe and
benevolent; temper and pleasing manners She
was modest and retiring, In her friendship she
was sincere, ardent and conilng
In her i7th ycar sho made an open profession
OF Religion, by connecting herself with The Meth
oa.st fpiscopa! Church, of which she continued
n faithful member uutil her death Until within
the last year of her life, she enjoyed the most
perfect health. But how frail is human nntursr
Ill Its best state. All flesh is MS grass and all
the glory OF man the flower Of grass. The
grass wltiIereth and the fiower,thereof fallcth
AWAY She was attacked with. consumption-,
thai great destroyer Of hunuTlie. The skill of
the physician, the kindness,c painful solici,udc
and asslduo,Is attention Of friends, all failed 10
arrest its progress. For months before she died
she suffered more than tongue caii;tel], oil of
which she bore with meek pat.ence e, and remark.
able iertllude a short time before her death.
she requested to receive the ordinance of the
Lords supper. which yas. .soleinnly administered
20 her by her pastor. Her immediate family:
and many of her friends joine d.with her Dr This
deeply interesting OCCASION. - =,
:. She was filled with sense of the gracious-li-
vinc presence. assured her relatives and. friends
of her entire,reslgnaion toihe will of God. and
to death, and rcoiced in hope Of the rIorv Of
God. IT. was happy prelude TO tastfng. the,
"neew wine aat the richer banquet, .prcpafea
saints in. heaven. 1t was consseratet, no doubt.
BY the presence Of the Sayiour and. .his SngeIies
ministries, and why not alsosby thai Of ,glorified
and santed friends? From this time size coi,tiii.
ued calm mud gradually snnk,ssu,tu ,ip perfect.
Benes, her Kind loving and happy spirit tosk its
Hight from the terrestrial shattered tabeInasle u
the ieIcties and joys Of paradise. .xY.s ..
Cold lin the dust that persisted heart ma y5I;s
But that Which warmed once shall never Saiss:s >
-. Y~@ aSx ..r.sta2 "a =
!, A16erillr, Juiy 27th 1851. asss IS. IS :
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COMMUNICATED.
RIM TIE EHANIEQ

Mn EnII"E. BY publishing. the following
extract, clipped from the Caroi;mu inns, ynu
will confer 4 favor on one of your District eub
scribcrs. And We lliuk I'll who have adhered ,o
the Old School Politics, and strict construction
doctrines OF South Caroline. will be glad to read
it. We have witnessed, with II mortified pride
the State rcccding rapidly from those princi-
pies of ancient faith, which alone have given her
distinction and identity. We may he said now
to be ut sea without chnrt, or helm, or compass.
10 whom may we look for guidance of the polit.
ical bark! 10 whom for council when danger is
nghi Who can be put fortl, us the Achilles to
fight our battles, intellectually, and win that
general confidence that will enable him to pour
oil upon the troubled watcrss Alas! who are,
this day, the Statesmen Of South Cardinal
When Mr.. CALHOUN wore out the physical man.
battling for States rights and strict constructions
(princiles that made his little State politically.
the proudest in the Union he little thought that
an effort would be made TO bury these doctrines
with him. But SO it is-thc grief which runa,
the nation ut the death of its greatest Statesman,
had hardly ceased its echo until new starers
tune the Tyre aud attempt to oblitcrnte his foot
=
tudinarian nntionalisn. Men of but 80 Years
upon their shoulders, egotize themselves into
modern Solomons and attempt to remodel, in a
day, what the veteran philosopher of co years
had fought u life long battle to establish
When will the State "awake herself to glory
again" and get her foot Of yorc, upon the
aspiring dcmagogue and spoil seeker? When re-
turn again to her faith cschewing all party all-
nnces, and have n fixedncss Of principal, an
identity, polar star of political integrity and
consistency that will lead her people 10 think and
act together? -iUegi""cc to party is crer trcu-
somaJic to principle. We should never be salts
fled short of the highest qualifications to serve Us
i'll the national councils. Our Representatives
now, arc none of them more than third. .rnt.
men.
And in this connection, by way of applying
the moral, let lis encourage the nomination OF
Ex-Governor HAMMOND, for the Senate 1t is
objected, that he is not available, the people
would elect him overwhelmingly, but the mon
eyed-ocracy OF Columbia will not suffer him Ia
be elected by the Legislature. This is u higl,
commentary upon representative repubiicanism.
Let the people nominate him with such nn un
mistakable expression Of their choice, ns to de-
nand OF the Legislature his election. Let the
State demand his services, and in tl.c face OF his
protcsta tions to public lie lny the Senatorial robc
gracefully upon him, and we undcrwrite he will
not have the ingrutitude to refuse it,
LONG CANE
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!ssE JEFFERs q COTHRANs
Factors and Commission ,Merchants
Charleston, s, E. 81 y

ENCOURAGED by the past, we are perrna.
and Commission Business, and reneu oufpfedee s
to Planters Merchants and the Public gepsrajly.
that we will devote our. personal attention, sn: Z
ergy and skill, to tile selling of 80 - &. .
Cotton,' Flour, Corn, Wheat, ], 1.
or any other Produce sent 70 Sus for.sssle. Wa
will carefully bHy Goods, when ordered, and at.
tend to the Forwarding q Msrchandise shipper
to our care. Il 49, i IS ,& ~ n q sl.3s.
We therefore respectfully solicit oai,ti niics
aud Increased share Of that pa, a,roaags harAtofsis
so liberaily extrndcd TO us. aud hicltsWe
retirn our thahks = fa q
{ 8s-e = - n L,.JEfFERs q ohsfiossoSs %
WIS. GOTARAS; itSnYc, 'Csss,
iNO. CoTIiR.sSy SbScsille.
Luly'2S. 1857 =" ~13 S@''Gt ~"
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CAROLINA TIMES

We learn from the issue of the 18th inst, of
the Times that JSo. G. BoMAS, Esq, Editor and
f. ii. BRl1ToS. Publisher have both retired from
that paper. These gentlemen will be missed from
the 1si@S' for by their joint effects they rendered
1T one of the most readable papers in the State
MIR. 1. 5. PIGGoT succeeds these gentlemen as
Editor and Proprietor, with him we have no per-
sonai acquaintance, but extend 10 him the hand
Of fellowship, and wish every success to attend his
new vocations.
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

We would refer our readers to the new adver-
tIsemcnts in this weeks ISSUE Of Messrs JErrERs
q CoTnRANs, Factors und Commission Merchants.
Charleston; f. ii. BnrrroS,-latc Editor of the
Carolina 7imes-collecting Agent Columbia;
+. >. TAYLOR, Manufacturer of Carriages, Bug
g'es, de-, and dealer in Burial Gases; a. Hun
TER, Ex'r of the Estate of Tuos FINLEY, decd :.
the several Military Orders and Appointments.
Also, the advertisement of WM KNOX.
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business in Cdlifornia.-If the accounts sent
forward by the steamer Of June 5th were dis.
couraSng to parties abroad who have been shin.
ping or are about to ship goods TO this quarter OF
Inc world, those carried out by this mail are
vastly less consoug Probably at no period
within several years past has there been greater
degree OF dullness and depression in business
circles than has existed in this month of june
oales oil a class have been plsnifuls-that is,
auction sales. '%
The market for nearly all classes of staple
goods has been tested, and tested severely, and
aot IN single instance has it withstood tile or
eeai and full blown speculations in Flour, Cof.
lee, @ Provisions, Rice. Liquors, g., which were
graoaaliy rounding to the perfect orb Of success,
,ei' icenapsed and shrunken, under the deadly
o'ow OF the auctioneers hammer.
mere has been ITO trade at all to speak OF
WIN the country, and the firmness which char.
acter'zed many operators, under the hope that q
onsk ." demand for goods for the noun
ta'ns mus ere long set in, deserted them when
tho delusive character of the ideas. thus enter
.i'hea became manifest. 1t is not our purpose
70 go profoundly and phiosophicaly. .into tho
reasons &c why this demand has not been excited
IL Is enough that VIC record its absence and the
Results brought about. -
>, SiagmaiIon III trade almost complete, n nota.
ole decline in rates, and two prominent failures
ssmong the mercantile fraternity, nre the leading
os ses uases ana all thiain the face of large fleet
III VI vessels overdue. which may at any moment
Iay SIX or eight ship loads OF merchandise on
onl. COCKS, notwithstanding that our bonded
warehouses already cainot contain oil the foreign
,.on9sge forced into them, aud that ourspfivite
m:asssonsss and storerooms are filed bie.ion
WIZ 'oosn esac mere ckaadi ~, II
ess nsrsantits tnds IN Nav YSik and Bos-
sS.gs ssg Mso ia The, have filed mp and
viSs s,st q ss SLIPPER whlch sS
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PUBLIC LECTURE.

We are requested 10 state, that the Rev. DR.
GnIER, President of the Erskine College, will de.
liver Lecture before the Young Mems Christian
Association, Oh Friday Evening next, in the
Court House. Subjec:-" Miracles" DR.. GRlEn
is Gentleman of decided ability, and something
good may be expected from him. The public
are invited to attend
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LIST OF CONsIGNEEs.

he"c;'img an tie Depot at -dLbepille for Me
'ceeh ending Jnty 2atA, 1857.
uli., IL Mnrdtaw N d Son w Croner, Tnggert.
McSIshn , -, Isl 4 Co, rs lpier. Gen a NJ Smith.
Il IIadd"n, ii a Jones, Col J + Marshall. w
Cook, IL W Lawson, Enwrght Il Starr, C T.
Haskell B NJ Il $ \ Vncs,ock, Lyons, J J
Cunningham II Kerr, Henry Jones, il l. Par
ker, Il y ki!ox, ii L Miller.
d. X. SONDI.EY Ar't
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THE ABBEVILLE DISTRICT BIBLE SOCIETY.

LIE noo1SALLE D1SIhlCT BIBLE SOCIETY.
The Anniversary Of this ETY. will be held
in the Presbyterian Church. in this place, on the
last Wednesday in this month (29th day of July J
The usual sermon will be preached by the Rev.
L. "a. lloiT, and DR.. 6. w. PnEssLy is expected
to deliver the Address. A large attendance is
solicited
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Nos.ICFF-

'TNHERE will be sofd dat LowndesSlIte, atAoeses
Il ti4n, on FRIDAY Me l4thday Of AUGUsT
One likely young Negro Woman, Nars1
longing to the Estate of sIr6mas Finley .dse,d. 3
Terms-Twelye montis credit, With ,inisTsstSi
from and after the first day o. 5anuary fiJxt 81
the purchaser giving note with approved sec,ife..
ties sfsE. - - y ~ SsSSszs
A. HUNTER
July 2O'5 rs ,..stSa 81 Il ss:s IS
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Coll in Persia.-The London United Service
Gazette Of May %, remarks wv ehave road an
extract =. OF letter from distinguished eayslry
good fight with the Persiansssn the 9Th of April,
and, alter orr sword arms were tried and man v.
swords broken Colts revolvcrs told fearful
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STATE TEMPERANCE CONVENTION

This body assembled at Chesterville Oh the
2ist' and among other distinguished speakers,
who wore expected to be present, we find the
name of Gen. S. f. CAREY, who is perhaps one of
the most eloquent lecturers in this country
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1900
Auction

Our readers will bear in mind that the auction
OF the remaining stock Of Goods Of SLAoER g.
LEvISGsToN will be continued OH Saturday next
Those wanting good bargains will do well to at
tend.
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ABBEVILLE MALE ACADEMY.

Ihe first session of this Institution closed on
Thursday last, with public examination of the
pupils who acquitted themselves to the sutsfac.
ton OF all present. We were particularly vel!
pleased with the examination of the more ad.
vanced scholars in the classics; the promptness
and accuracy with which they answe red the va.
r'ous Questions put to them, gave every evidence
OF their being faithfully and correctly TAUGHT
The whole exercises reflected the highest credit
upon the teacher, Mr.. A. c. ELDER. We regard
the Trustees, fortunate in securing the services
OF gentleman so competent in every respect 10
instruct and govern l,s school, and we trust will
be able to continue him permanently in our
Academy
At the conclusion Of the examination The pu-
pills entertained the large audience of ladies and
gentie'nen'by exercises in defamation, which
was Well done, indeed. A stump speech, upon
the comic order, was delivered by A. DOUGLASS.
one OF the students, in a most capital style, and
produced continued burst of laughter and ap.
plause from the audience.
lhe exercises Of the day were closed bv an
exceedingly appropriate and well written address
upon the subject Of Education, by Mr.. STEVEN G.
DEBHUnI, of thispiace The great hoarseness
Of the speaker prevented his deliverinpu u as he
otherwise would have done; it was listened to
however, with profound attention, and elected
the applause Of all who heard 1t. e
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ABBEVfLLE BANNER.
Thursday Morning, July %, 1867.
w. q. DAVIS, Editor.
TO QnRREspnNnENrs

10 our friend, as. NJ We would say the ar.
t'cle he requests the publication Of has already
appeared in previous number of the Baaner, or
we should most cheerful comply.
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RELIGIOUS NOTICE.

We are requested 10 say, that the Rev. a. II.
CORNISH. of Pcndlcton will preach in the Epis.
cop"l Churcl, on Sunday next-morning and
afternoon.
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Tie Ne~ Dome Of The CapitoL-Thc splendid
monument of American genius is to bc of cast
iron aud glass, l24 feet in diameter nit is its CO.
.lummar base, aud rising above the main building
t" heght.of over 200 feet : the apex consisling
Of magnificent lantern II feet in diameter
and 50 feet high, srtrmounted by IL bronze statue
OF the Genius of Liberty, I6A feet in height.
The foundation Of the dome is to be the circu
lar wall OF the rotunda, carried up q feet above
its interior cornicc, and surrounded above the
roof of the main building by un octagonal en-
tablature and balcony. From cast iron brackets
einbcdedin this circular wall are to rise a double
row OF hollow cast.iron columns TO the heirht of
~ feet. The colonnade is to hc crowned Iy an
entablature Of feet Above that u pclustrude,
with fancy alt'c, 81 feet high, and contracting
from los to Go feet in diameter. Tl,en the .np
Of the dome, ,serni-cipsoia, and 81 feet in height
with ornamental windows at its base This is
to be sugnounted by the ianters aud Statue Of
Liberty. The lome:is to be simply n continuo
fion OF tho rotouns., md it's whole interior will
be visible from the floor of the rotunda. Above
the cornice Of the rotdnda on the interior of The
foundation wall of the dome, will appear n coil.
tinuous belt Of sculpture 800 feet in length, rep
resenting the history. Of America. The dome is
to be assembled by spiral stairs between its outer
and l9ne5shell, or itsroof, and ceiling. There
will occur frequent longingsor or balconies. afford
ingboth external and ihl crnnl views. The pres
entsstat Of tile work on this structure is the
fitting of-the cast iron Brackets in the. founda-
ton sfor tho reception Of the cast-iron columns
Washington Union.
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COLUMBIA, Juty 81, 1857.
Cotton.-Althoug, the demand for cotton
would be iri>h aud good if offered, at ycry full
Prices' STILL there IS none coming in aud we can
only c"nlinie our nominal quotations of IlDl4
cents extremes
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ELEGANT EXTRACT

~
Every ehcroachment, great or small, is i'm
portant enough to awaken the attention of those
who are entrusted with the preservation of n con-
stitutlonal Government. We are not to wait till
great public miscllefs come, TIL the Government
is overthrown, or liberty itself put in extreme leo.
pardy. We should not be worthy sons of our
fathers were We SO TO regard great Questions
affecting the general freedom. Those fathers &c.
conpshed tile revolution on strict question of
principle The Parliament of Great Britain ns.
serted right TO tax the colonies in all cnses
whatsoever, and itswas precisely on this Question
iiiat they made the Revolution turn. The amount
Of taxation was trifling but tho claim itself was
inconsistent with liberty: and that was in their
eyes enolgh. 1t was ae '.Ist the recital OF an act
oi farllainent, rather than against any suffering
under Its enactment, that they took up arins-
they went TO war against a preamble. They
fought seven Years against q declaration. They
poured ont their treasure and their blood like
water in contest in opposition TO an assertion,
which those iesasagacious and not so we'll schooed
in the principles Of civil liberty would have re-
garded as barron phraseology or mere parade of
words. ~ -. -
They saw in the claim of the British ParIia.
ment seminal principal of mischief, the aer,a or
unjust power. they detected it, dragged II forth
from underneath it's plausible disguses struck at
IT. nor did 1t either elude thefstead eye or their
well directed blow till they had extripated and
deelfoyed II to the smallest fibre Dn this uuee
ton Of principle, while actual 5sutfernp was vet
afhrof they raised t.sir flag 4gainst a Power to
which, for purpose Of foreign conquest aud subiu.
4haeB Rome, tn the ;fieie ett Of her glory Is not
the surface Of tho whole alobe Will, her pos.ca.
SONS and military posts, VII q morning drnsa.
bsst lsllcwing tho sun and keeping com pnnt
with the hours, circles l6e earth daily with iote
c6ntiup oMs ssnd nubroAtH strain Of the martial
atss q England. -paaict W'ebstcr
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Commercial.

ApDrvILLE C. H., Juiy %, 1857.
I0ton-Nonc Offering, but the article would
conlmad from l2A to l34 cents.
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:, Weather and Crops IN North Ala6aua--Tl,s
Huntsville Advocate Of the 9th inst, saws:
:, For several nights during the mast tan day.
they were 50 cool that fres wsre even nscassa5 ~
70 comfort Such weather in July ID son,eihiny
Uncommon in this Latitude F1antsn complain
cool nights. The plant s very small and ths
Prospeeh for good crop are noe ia t6ts region.
hettesfhg. Tho weather i now Wstmer. Int
sriil 10 cool. 5 S : 3s Z '' ou.