The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1857-08-21

''c l,urPoSc "I making treaties with the Ponce
ard Fawnrc Indians
~ letter Is now its way To Frederick T.
Station, Secretary of State for Kansas, tender
im% the appointment of Superintendent Of In-
''ian Aiinirs in place Of Guv. Cummings, but
not I" take effect until the meeting Of Congress.
The troops and civil officers for Utah are not
expected t" reach the Territory until about the
lst of November.
Satisfactory accounts have been received of
nii the wagon rond expeditions, excepting that
under the direction of Col. Noble, which has
disappointed the expectations Of the Govern.
mcnt.
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The METEOROLOGICAL SrEvEY.-A we'll informed
and observing correspondent of the Camden
Journal writes from Spartanbur.:
"Whilc spending day at Glenn Springs, l.
with others, visited the Camp Of Oscar ". Lie.
her, Esq. the State Gcnlosst and Mincralu.
gst. Ills plan of operations is tn map off n
district, and then examine with minut cncss
and care n section oft Mt II time. and when
done, he moves his camp to another spot, mud
from it, rs Il centre, he circles round until he
informs himself of the geological formations
and mineral resources of the immediate neigh
h"rh"o'l. In this way he has examined four
districts, chestcriicld, Lancaster, York nnl
Chester. These engaged him for the year SiG
Union and Spartamburg will employ him fully
for The present Year. Ills examinations are ,,,l-
like Euiiin's, Tuomcy's. or any others. hrrausc
they minute, aud far as I know will likely
prove satisfactory. The lcgiSn iurc wisely M.
pointed him for four years but that time will
be far t"" short for him t" survey, in his care
fu manner, even the upper and mineral dis
tricts Let lis hope that our Legislators aft ter
fair beginning III the right direction, will
continue to exercise n liberal spirit in appro-
printi"ns and support, until the resources of
our State arc fully investigated and known
''Scvcral new mineral localities have been
discovered Mr.. Is rcr"rt, for the Year 1886,
Is III print, hut Of course must whit the ncti,r,
of the next Legislature before it can get int"
general circulation. lie exhibited to W. Il copy
got up in fine style and good taste. The Geo
logical Maps of the first four districts, cnlorcI
to show different formations, and to point ont
the kind of mineral, earth, de-, on every man :
land, will certainly prove interesting and in
struciivc, and what IS "ftcntimcs most import
ant, very popular These reports. when com
r'r'r'l, should be i'll every mans library, for
every one will he highly pleased in knowin..
the character Of The land he owns, an,l seeing
his home, if not named certainly c"lorc,l or
marked Oft to show what rocks or minerals are
about him.
This report. noticed. contains great deal
OF information upon the sui ect of fcnciny-its
cost, and the cost of animals kept in or out by
fences. You know one of the wise savings left
us hy Mr. Calhoun is, "that the fences of this
country cost more than lis government" IT.
may he that Alr. L. throws great light upon the
question:"
Mon ~ kfSrrckr.-A Minister Drngycl om
of thr Pulpit ~hih Prcnching-A letter in the
Cincinnati Gazette. dated Cu.m,nins, Ruckcas-
tie county. NY, July ODD SAYS:
Last Sunday, rs Rev. John &. Free WAS
preaching nj this place. an armed mob fnrrcl
their way into The church, seized him and two
other ministers who were with him, Rev j.
Richardson and Rev. j. VI. Mclean, and after
abusing and insulting tllcm finally decided
that they should be taken out of the country.
Mr.. Fee was struck on the head and cnr,Sidrra-
bly, injured. On the way out-a distance of
about ten milcs-cvery opportunity WIS i'm
proved by the mob to insult and abuse their
victims and they h.rnlIcd through the neigh.
borh"od they passed that they had three horse
the'ves anI nis5cr thieves that they were
going to lynch.
The mob was composed Of the lowest class of
kentuckians, and MI Of them drunk vet such
is the state of public opinion that it would be
useless to prosecute. This has long been MI
place, but the Immediate cause Of
the outrage was an attempt to establish a
school there. Schuols are regarded ns most
dangerous aud inccndiary institutions in this
l'urt Of Kentucky.
AC"oL AvENcEr.-A certain Englisl, gentle
man. who was q regular freq,lentcr of the green.
room Of Drury Lane Theatre in the DAYS Of
Lord Byron s committee, and who always stood
quietly on the henr:hrus there with his back
to the fire, was in his usual place one night
when narrative was related hy another gen.
tlcman newly returned from the continent. of
that had taken place in Paris. a
Young Englishman- mere bov-had been
lcsp"iled in gnmbling-lIousc in the Palais
Royal, had charged certain gaming Count
with cheating him. had gone ont with the
IiuI fa,lI, Epa Eoo, n.
by the Count under the frightful circumstances
Of the Counts walking up to him, laying his
hand on his heart, saying '.You are n brave
you n motlier!" and OH his reply
ing in the Affirmative remarkably cooIly IL
ain sorry for her" anl blowing his victims
brains out The gentleman on the hcarthruy
paused i'll taking pinch of snuff to hear the
nfraid must kill that rascal" A few nights
elapsed, during which the grecn-room. hearth
rug was without him, and then lie rehppcareJ
precisely rs befure, and only incidentally mcn-
toned i'll the course Of tho evening. "Gcntlc-
men, killed that rascal!' lie had gone over
to Pnris on purpose and tracked the Count to
the same gambling house, had thrown a glass
OF wine in his face in the presence Of nll the
company assembled tler :, had told him that
he was come to avenge his young compatriot-
md had done it by putting, the Count out of
this world and coming back to the -hearthrue
rs if nothing had Unopened.
Household Words.
The California Democratic State. Convention
has nominated Hon. J. B. Weller rs ts candidate
FOR Governor, and the Republican State Con
rention Hon. Edward Stanley ms candidate for |
The samc office. The other Democratic nomi- |
1ces are: For Comptroller J. W. Vaudeville
for Treasurer, Thomas FindIey; for Judge Of
lie Supreme. Court Stephen J. Field; for Sur
seyor General, Ii. A. Hgey; for State Priu-
er, John O'Mcara.
MIR. Stanley. the Republican nominee for
Governor. was formerly a member of Congress
rom North Carolina. lie at once accepted tho
nomination md went to stumping, taking
strong ground in favor of Republican princi-
,les. For Suprems Judge, tile Republicans
,avc nominated Nathaniel Bennett, of>San
lie w9s 'aass of Che first judges
hat sat .osaAhe Callfornia supreme bensk. WHICH
n" he hsresgnea saaa s;lu 1881 Iks
rnor, d. w. Cheessmar; sComptroller, DR..
!. G. Gum 'Treasnrss, Leland Stanford; At
orney General. A. A. Sargent; State sPrint6feAF
). f.. Mendaek, of SnHsiJose TelegraDhJ ~