The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1858-03-11

Where Some Of lieni-Thc Washnrton
correspondent of the New York Herald saws:
George Asiiinun was examined before the Tar.
III investigating commiitc Oh Tuesday morning.
ne niorhcd The c"'nmIttc co in the beginning that
he should testify under protest. When ask 1
whether h" had received any money To ni,l in the
passage Of the tariff bill, he Informed the commit
ZEE That lie did receive molIuy from Wolcott Tor
services rendered in passing that bill; hut he de-
med using any of it to influence members VOL
colt sworc that he had never used money to aid
III the passage Of the tariff. AShmun SAYS that
W"'c"tt paid him money for that purpose Here
Is Hat contradiction.
TIE N"ker Of tie Mt;rml Nachine-Thc
shells used in the attempt To give the Emperor
nnd Empress OF France, their quctus, it has hcen
iisceitaIned, were Manufactured by Il Mr.. .Jescph
Taylor, an ingenius mechanic Of Birmingham
England They were made to The order of !, man
VINO mad been introduced to him hy a respectable
birmingham manufactures. as "his friend Mr.
Alls"p." 1t is thought to have been in,,ocentIy
done by Taylor, as he spoke Of the matter after
Their delivery. IN October last, and enouiret at
the Enfield government manufactorv of small
arms, II any instrument had been invented in
which such projectiles were used
Dcdh Of freeman Uunt.-The death of Free.
man Hunt, Esq, editor Of Hunts Merchants
SlagaZine, Is announced this morning Thi,
event occurred after hriefilness from nfanma-
ton of the brain, ut his residence in President
street, near Clinton street, Brooklyn. Nfr. ii.
was the founder of the magazine which bears his
name, aud continued its editor and proprietor up
to the time of his death. He enjoyed Sconsidera.
BILE reputation as II writer upon monetary and
commercial subjects Some years ago he was q
candidate in Brooklyn for election to the Assem-
bly,, but was defeated. Mr. II. was twice mar
ried and we believe his second wife survives him.
-New York Commercial AdUertiser. .
The Necessity Of Recreation-Slen of the firm.
est nerves and the most established principles
have need Of occasional repose in order to re-
cruit their forces, and to recover the due tone of
both body and mind. The stoutest frame is i'm
paired, and the hardest virtues grow sickly and
InnguId, by unreInitting exertion-and what
Lord Bacon says of silence, that it is the rest of
the soul, and refreshes intention, is here more
gegegally applicable and it is in the silence and
calm of retreat that all our powers natural and
moral. are refreshed and invigorated, aud made
prompt for further service. =
Antidote to Strychmia.-The success of cam.
phor as an antidoie to strychnin, in the two cases
reported last year by DR.. Rochester, of Buffalo
prompted to its trial in recent case. reuorted
at length i'll the Virginia MedicafJournul. bv DR.
Ciairborne, Of Petersburg. The stIychnia WAS
taken with snciddl intent, in dose of two graina
and the patient was not seen until retanic and
ePiePuc spasms OF instense violence had super.
vened, which conun ued Tor hours, until dram
.of camphor bad Beep administered in doses of 10
70 8 grains asysFy half hour, when they.oeased
snd'fhe patient,recoversd,
Kasaa. -Nswj YoaH. March 4-Tbe Nsw.
York Herald says that q ssheme has been con.
eectsd asthe HOUSE of2Rspfsseptat es, by the
'No[E.sras sr3egSsrs TO dslayfhe admission ofKan.
It. $50 6s 10 Et1fnE Minnesota saIona 'S