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WASHINGTON NEWS.
WAsulxGroS, April Is, lsi


Tho State Department received dispatches
TO day from our Minister in Mexico. He writes
enconrnvingly of the juarez government ana
snys that out of twenty.one States only three
profess allegiance to the Mirnmon government.
nnd he considers the government OF Juarez
firmly established. The liberal government .'
have surrounded the city Of Mexico. md the
prospect is that it must soon surrender. lie
Tvs he hns been kindly received. and the gov
ernment entirely approves Of his course.
S.uor Mata. the Mexican Minister. IS expec,
ted here in day or two, and will be received
| at once 49,.
Tn. treaty between our government and We
nrngua has been ratified by the Nicaragua
government, and now awaits the action OF our
Government. 1t contains precisely the pr"vl-
sions we required aud had agreed to, with one
alteration, and that not All important one
Whether our government will assent 10 t"'
trsnty. or send il back to have this nlternt io'
pxpunge'l. has not yet been determined III
English treaty contains the same provisions
the one sent 10 us.
Lord Napier left this evening for Annapolis
and will sail for England tomorrow.
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CONCERT.

We have been informed that Mr.. MICHAEL
MCCARTHY, now in our Village. intends giving
q concert in thu Marshall House on next Wed.
nesday evening, the 4th of May. ItisSpring-
the very season of beauty. flowers and music.
We have no doubt we will have good time.
and hope that there will be large turnout on
the occasion.
Mr.. Mccarthy comes very highly recon-.
mended, and certainly is very extraordinary
musician. Besides, he is blind. and from his
infancy has only known from hearsay, that the
fields are green aud that the sun shines. But
like most persons deprived of sight, he hat
turned all his faculties upon favorite study
which, in his case, was music. He is quit'
Young. We believe not over twenty. and he hal
already distinguished himself in his lius' s' De
fore him in their departments were Milton ane
oths blind old man Of Solos Rocky Isle."
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Curious FACTS AIoUr TIE SIZES 1T is a ain.
gular fact. Gays n writer in one Of our exchan.
ges. that even after death. nature respects the
inherent modesty of woman, for when drown.
ed she floats on her face. and a drowned man
on his back. The nohest part of q human be.
ing in the head but the mans head is liable
to badness woman is never bald. The man g
face is often made rcpulsive on account Of a
harsh growing beard, 50 covered with solid
hairs. as something scarcely to be distinguish sh
cd from the face Of beast in a woman. on
the other hand. the faco always remains pure
and decent. For this reason women were, by
the laws Of the Twelve Tables, to rub thei
cheeks. lest hair should grow and obscur.
their blushing m"desty. But the most eviden
proof Of the innate purity Of the female sex il
thata woman having once washed is clean. an
If she wash in a second water will not soil
but that . man is never clean-though h
should wash in ten successive waters. he viii
cloud and infect them.
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SKIrTs Fon TIE QrEES AND TIE EMrREss.-
IT. NAV surprise our readers to learn that the
celebrated skirt manufacturers W. s. and c.
II. Thomson. now making for Queen Vic.
tpria and the Empress Eugene an assortment
Of their indies, ,ructihle skirts. which, for light
ness, durability, aud cx1ui.tencss Of design.
may fuirly he termed marvcIs Of beauty. Will
not Amaryllis and Mnsl"ra. nnd. indeed. all
the charming and fashionable gentlewomen
who walk IN Broadway. envy the Queen of
England ond the Empress of the French their
arraynl in these elegant f-brics3 Perhaps so
but then Nessrs Thompson are now making
fac simiLes nf these durable court skirts for the
gratlfeation and use Of American ladies. -Ilow
delighted they will he to wear them The
speciality Of these elegant skrts-which. hy
the way. are formed of silk and steel-con'
.ists in the "eyel"t fastening very great
Improvement upon the old methods Of slide:
and elastic han,l1. both of which were insecure
and liable to get out Of order; but with the
new fastening the dsI'lncing of the hoops i
rendered impossible. while the "onts and in
Of crinolinc." comprising the getting into ant
out Of stages. the passing through narrow pev
doors and crowded thoroughfares, arc mad
easy and pleasant. and unaccompanied by
fear tile part Of the wearers that the
hoops require re.adjusting. Home Journal.
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LADIES' CALHOUN MONUMENT Assoc1A'
TJON

We are indebted to the Ladies Of the Cal
horu Monument Association for an invitation
10 the Floral Fair to be held in the Hall OF the
Carolina Institute, on the 10th M"y next
They have already raised the sum OF SSo'ooo'
and propose, if the proceeds Of the approach"
ing Fair will warrant it, to commence 'or'h-
with the projected work. They appear 10 'he
general aid Of our citizens. and we trust thh'
thew NAV not be disappointed. 10 the e't'-
zens Of Abbevillc, the birth. place OF the Illus
tr;ous Curoliniau. the appeal comes with recu-
lior force. and we have now an opportunity
presented Of showing our appreciation OIL Ills
nublic services, 10y contributing literally to
the proposed Monument
The following is the Circular OF the Asso
ciation:
The Ladies Of the Calhoun Monument Asso-
cia,ion. will open n Floral Fair Mt the lnstitnt'
! Hall. in Charleston, on the evening OF 'he io.'
Nav. Believing that the people OF the C''.
and State approve and will sustain their VI,
dertakinC they invite contributions "' lihna
work, Flowers, Refreshments &c, either user"
or ornamental They hope TO receive the co
| opcrat on of all in this patriotic work ci rear
ing a suitable memorial to Cardinals creates
son. Donations may be forwarded to either
'''' Mrs. GEORGE ROBERTSON.
President, No Smith st.
Mrs. n. a. SNOWDEN.
| Treasurer, No. Church 81.
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NoNEY rer.us IIUsBANps.-A correspondent
Of Worcester paper relates the following in
cdent
just as the train was about starting for
Greenfield on Friday morning. on tho Vermont
and the Massachusetts railroad. a sprightly lit
tie woman. with child. took seat in the car
where was sitting. The cars were beginning
to move. and the little woman looked anxious.
~ through the end window of the rear for
her missing husband. who was in the depot Mt
tending to the purchase Of tickets. DC. The
speed Of the cars increased, and the woman
looked more anxious The husband ap-
pears. and commences to run. lie gains on the
cars at irst, but they are too far ahead of him.
and soon are leaving him Behind. although he
did run we'll for season." 1t ia now the
wIfc's turn to try what she can do. In agon!
she implores the conductor that her husband
is left. but he can't help that. Il am starting
on journey. and can't get along without m,
husband" Then let him attend to his busi
next time" was the cold answer. But" say
the keen Yankee woman. 81 have no none
with me. The brakes wero applied; and tn
cars brought to stand still. and the Pnntin
husband enters the cars to the delight of a
the passengers. especially of his wife.
Aloral-money will stop train of cars muc
quicker than husbands.
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oUR EXCHANGES.

We observe that Messrs. Gnillard d Clarke OF
the marlborough Register, have resigned me
editorial charge of that we'll conducted journal
to Mr.. T. S. Layton, who makes Ills 90" 70
the public in very graceful salutatory Il"
the new Editor, and his late predecessors we
extend our best W ishes.
By the las: number of the Columbia Bulfe
tin. we see that 3Iessrs Britton d Britton, have
dissolved their partnership in TIE proprietor
ship of that pap.r. The publication ofths pa
nor will be transferred 10 Charl .tte. N. e.
vhsr. T. vii, remain under the editorial charg
| Of Mr.. E. II. Britton. We extend t" MIN on
best wishes Tor his success in his now spher
| Of labor.
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THE MILITARY c0MMIssI0N--CAPT. L. N
HATCH.

The Editor of the Newberry Conerudt''t,
who is a member of the Military Commission
which held It's recent meeting in Charleston
writes as follows with reference to the comPo-
sition of the body and its late proceedings:
The military comn,iss ion appointed ny Tov.
Cid. under a resolution passed at the last SEES
sion of the Legislature, to consider and I'M
| nrove the militia system Of the State. met ~
the Military Hall. Charleston, s. c., on the eth
inst. This meeting WAS entirely preliminary
and of course nothing decisive was. or conio o"
done. The hoard will meet again on the OH
Of August next. in Greenvi''e, ,. " ~, "e"n e"n
| while each member Of the commission Will pom
der in his mind how the present system can DC
improved, and at the next meeting someth INF
definite will, it. is hoped, be done. The Com
mission numbers among its members h'gh' 'toheS
gentlemen and intelligent men. Gen. Hagooo! !
Of BarnweI. Col. Wallace. Of Columbia. MaJ
McC,rndy, Of Charleston. Capts. Simonton Lu
, ca. and Hatch, of Charleston. Capt. Thurston
, Of Greenvills, and Mr.. Nance. of Newberry
were the gentlemen who attended this hrs
meetipp The other gentlemen who we're q!
= pointed were prevented from attending. WIN
J, out any diaparngemeni Of other members.
!. cannot forbear to speak particularly OF Cap
L. NJ. Hatch. better man could mol nav
l. been selected for the work than he A MOI
I. devoted .pstriot than Capt Hatch does not ''V
s.l and South Carolina has no son more dear
:. wedded to her best interests. Although ne
not nov connected with the military organ'H
= tion of the State, he rendered his country
sential service as a soldier. both in peace &.
war, before his retirement. And now that
is only private citizen. he has our militia
z. system more nearly at heart than any ytn IN
within the range OF our acquaintance. who
,g soulsd, high minded and generous. and at
d. samo time intellectually active. with 1isee
- ing and discriminating judgment. he is just
ic. man to, aid in doing good (if anything GO
-, . can be done) TO the militia organization OF
'e' State. We shall look forward TO Capt
on Hatch's labors as likely TO prove equally
valuable as those of my other gentleman uI
m. the Commission. because with him it is q la
Of love. And when South Carolina has ho
Wy to confer upon a worthy son, she will find
his better deserving to wear tho laurel than q
The L. n. Hatch.
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RELIGIOUS NOTICE.

The Presbytery ui sI""th Carolina, At It's last
meeting, made the following appointments Tor
the supply of the Pulpits OF the Commissioners
to the eneral Assembly. viz:
Rocky River.-Rev T. a. Horr, OIL tho 4th
Sabbath in May.
pror,dence-Rev. D. HuMruREYs, on The l'
Sabbath in June.
HonepeH-Rev. w. II. DAVIS, on tho 4th Dab
bath in May.
Lodimonk-Rcv. J. F. GlBERT, on the 'st oao
'''" T. I. McBRYDE, Stated Clerk.
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AR LINE RAILRoAn.-We learn that the
sriends Of this railroad are prosecuting their
are nov removed from the minds Of the most
skeptical as to it's final completion. This we
are pleased to learn. and sh oull be glad to see
tho capitalists Of this section of country lend
ing helping hand to the enterprise. We have
no dpubt N to the stock yielding handsoIhe
disiStnd. This 'togetbef with tho ulterio'
benefits TO our mountain country, on ite com
pletion, should induce orr people not to delay
longer, but subscribe to tho enterprise INN"
distely y.>-bahlpnaes Signal.
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GxoRoIA MILITARY INs1IrUrE.-The Macon
proes

GIoRoIA MILITARY IssIITUTE.-The Macon
Stale Press says:
We learn from reliable authority that the
FIRST class in this institute numbering fourteen
students, were court martialed on the 9Th inst.
for disobedence of orders. and all of them ex.
PEELED. Eight Of them, however. were subse
quently rei1stated. but they refused 10 return,
Believing that they had no more right to do &c
than the rest, since all had been expelled fo'
the sarne offence. We learn from the sam.
source that the students are highly incensst
against one Of the members Of the Faculty.
From the light before Us W are disposed Il
side with the boys, and are Inclined to believ'
that the Faculty have been inefficient and in
judicious in their management.
The Marietta Patriot of the 18th sys:
Since our last issue. we learn that seven ca
dsts havo been expelled from the Georgia Mi
itsry Institute.
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DEATH OF LIEUT. D'OYLEY-The GreenvIile
pn,,;ot announces the death Of this promising
Young graduate Of the Citadel Academy. his
remains were expected at that place on the
10th. The Patriot says:
"a few years ago no graduated with honor
nj the State Military Institution in Charleston
S. G., and subsequently, removed to MuriTees-
boro, Tennessee where he resided t'il h't
dsaIh on the 18th instant. Mr.. DOyley wa:
connected with n military school at the latter
place, and, though he had not resided there
great while. his gentlemanly department ant
Ills kind and genial heart had won him man.
warm friends. who now ming''ng thei
sorrow with his heartstricken relatives.
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TUE NDEPENDENT PRESS S.
MIR, EvERErTs MOUNT VERNON PAPERS.

MIR. EVERETTS MOUNT VERNON PAfEhs.
The Journal Of Commerce makes the follow
ing very Just reflections on Mr.. Everett and the
Mount Vernon Papers, and the unreasonable
ness Of the public expectation on the su"Ject:
proboblv no writer for the press has been
more generally more severely cr'''c'seo'
than Inns Mr. Edward Everett since hls connee |
,;nn with the New York Ledger 1t was IN
| eome sense his misfortune to enjoy rePutat'"h
| far literary cminrncc scarcely interior 10 any
| man of modern times. Ills occasional Pr"'uS
| lions hnd won for him II world'w wlae rePu'u
tion, and it seemed to be taken ior t!h"..u ~
| that every one Of his ffy-two contributions 10
the l edper must equal in style. matter ana IN
terest his magnificent orations ana MS 'hoS'
elaborate papers. ro mt
aco uaiEted with newspaper iaoors' anu e.e
.vin.tnnres under which they are performed
sL,ulJ have erroneous views on the s"o JeS''
! does no to us appear singular, hut thaI ''e
conductors. of newspapers shoniu tne"se
fall into the mistake of anticipating from any
: man, however gifted or nh'e, sure'ss,o" VI
y art ie,es not only without fnult or blen'sh, ou'
l. poss.ssinp the highest literary merit, Ii
e nuite surprising. Such, however, appears &c
,. lnve been the expectation Pervad'ns th'
- | publlc mind aud til" press. respecting the un-
T drrtaking of Mr.. Everett. in iurthcranee "' III
III nnl,le object TO which he is levotng so lnrg
j. q share Of his time, and OF his p"weri"i ah'
~ ~ cultivated mind.
Us To say that all Of the series Of "Mount fei
~ ~ pvn pn,,e,s" have been hrillinnt or unusnaii
w ailc would be more than til" occasion u'
x. mnntls more, we DO not doubt than their nj
eh thor himself would claim for them. But as
' se whole, they have been chaste and racy IN sly
"e and interesting in matter, while some oil the
have the merit Of convey ing valuable INFORM
tion scurceIv accessible to others, aud posses
" ing very dcri.led interest for the public
2 large. What more can tie said OF the wrl'in
, n o f any man connected with the press, pr"''
In, sinnaly or oherwisea What Editor or oce
' "e sionul contributor will lay claim to series
"s i twenty successive articles, every one ct WIN
eIIs is FREE from fnns, nnd possesses superior ME
, or in itself considered
" VI The cr, or con sists in the unreasonable exp
y y" :, tniion of,he public in want "f d'scr'm'
w ~ ton Lctwern an occasional production.
n we which the whole energies and powers OF n C
.', "o tivatcd mind have been for weeks. or rerh'
. ~" months, devoted and the more sp"nt"n"'
and hasty preparations for the week or Oh
press often without time for due 'nvesirai
or reflection, and possibly interrupted ny "l
duties which must make some demands III
Q. tn. time of every man, whether i" public
chcs private life.
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THE GENERAL NEWSPAPER DESPATCH.
WAs,uxGr"S. April 90. 1859.


In relation TO Nicnraguan affairs many spec
ulutons are inlulgel in. and some of the state
m.uts concerning them are doubtless nn'ht'n-
tionalIy erroneous. The true late oi The qncs'
ton Is nscertained to he tla, the treaty recent
" returned is. with one exception. entirely ne
ceptuble TO this government. which h"s here
ioiore nssented to its provisions. The cXcep-
,ion Is to the amendment, which III substance
provides that the United States shall engnHe
to use due vigilance and NIL lawful means t"
| prevent the organization Of hostile parties IN
| this country intended for the invasion OF Nc.
| uracua. This is not cohsd.red important, but
| if ultimately rejected by the President, whe
| has it. under consideration, no doubt Is enter
tanned the treaty will he modified by n 'cara
qua. in accordance with the wishes oith's gov
ernmcnt. By this treaty Nicaragua engage:
to use the necessary force to keep the Irnns
route open bnt If Mt any time she sh"n III fa'
to do so, the United States have right t
land troops to protect persons and property
The information from Nicaragua leaves n
( doubt that the British are acting in good init'
and are making arrangements for snrrender'n
the Bay Islands and the Musqnite Protectorh'
Such is the present aspect OF affairs, as ascel
t taiued from authentic sources.
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bill has heen introduced by Mr.. Patterson
into the New York Senate providing that no
person dying and lcavinga wife or parent
shall by a will devise or heqneath to any hene-
violent, charitable. scientific. religious. or mis-
sionary society. association. or corporst'on IN
trust or otherwise. more than one.third part OF
hi. or her estate, after the payment OF his or
her debts.
This is one of those legislative interferences
in testa,nentary devises in the right direction
The policv is more than questionable of accu'
mulatiug in the hands Of any association what
ever the earnings. not only of the testator. bn
| what he may have inherited. tothe prejud'c'
| Of kindred. who may be left in consequence
| necessitous Charlest3n Eoening Neaos.
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TIE 1NERRIATE ASYLUM.

This institution may now he considered rs !
established, the Governor having signed Inc
bill designed to afford adequate Pecun'ary as
sistance, and we may now look forward nope
fully for the results which may be achieved III
this new, but illimitabe field of phllanthropic
end.avor. The failure Of the excise law, how
ever, will seriously curtail the means which
might therw ise have been available tor THIS
object. The opposition to the bill was ch'ehy
| based on the position that the State can never
eradicate moral disease by attempting to i'g's-
lats it from the world; but the argument was
successfully rchutted. In the annual report OF
the State Lunntlc Asylum. just printed we
find the following strong testimony IN c'rr"'
boration o. the views hitherto advanced by the
odvocotes of the Asylum for Inebriates:
| Oetbosc admitted, from year to year. ns not
insane the greater part have been victims o
;ntc,nn.rance As in f"rmer years the appli-
cations tor the treatment Of this class have
been numerous. though admission Is necessnri
IL denied in all but few exccl'tionahie cases
Many voluntarily propose to place theIhse've
under the restraint Of M Asylum. In some cn
ses the relatives and friends pr"pote TO assum
the responsibility Of their seclusion and u
n,hers the passion and delirium OF intoxicatio
= are mistaken for insanity, and they are CON
). mi,ted to the institution by public otfcers
The State Inrbriate Asylu now in Proces
of erection at Binghamton. will afford pr
# ner place for the care and reformation OF the'
o nersona, and promises to he the means OF gre,
:, usefulness in this direction. 1t Will not OF"
~ relieve this inatitu ution in point OF NUMBER
10 h,t will remove from its care n class not pr
% nerly associated with tho Insane, aud with te
20 executions not subjected with advantage
the snme treatment and discipline Druuke
ness, indeed often coexsts with impaired bo
'e ily health and degree Of mental fee6'enes'.a a
70 - hos even been claimed to be itself form
insanity but it is prominently a vice. a
the parent Of many vices and crimes, a
IN though its unfortunate subjects are entitled
J.; svmpnthy and the means Of reformation.
roe ought not, in itself, to be recognized as a .
,ur ease. Drunkenness i. not. in law. All exc
~ for crime, and does not release from respon
ero bility.-Journal of Commerce.
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JOB PRINTING.

w.bsvs just received fine assortment OF
New Job Type. from L. johnson q Co.'S fonn-
m execute, in the peatest manner. every de.
scription Of Plain aud Ornamental Job Print.
inc. tuch as Hand Bills. Cards, Blanks Of all
kinds, Bill Heads Circulars, Book Work. Visi'
ting Cards, &C. Our force in the Office war.
rants US in saying, that We can despatch 'oo
Work, with the shortest possible notice.
We hope to have ample encouragement ron y,
our patrons in this line of business. as We vii
suit them n nea:ness, despatch and, lastly, bu
not least, prices.
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One Of the singular events OF the age. is the
assumption of J.tfersonian doctrines by the VI
olent Republican partisans. They not only
profess to base their political action upon the
priucipl.s Of Jefferson but arrognte TO them
selv es the peculiar province Of celebrating in a
political way. his birthday. AT late gath:
eer;n, of the. kind in Boston, FIX Gov. Boutwell,
presided, and speeches were made by Davis, of
T. l.. and Attorney General Philips. OF Mass
Let, era were read from w. IL. Seward, Ahrn-
ham Lincoln, Preston King. and others. Ver'
ly this is age of wonders.
CHARLESTON CoLLEGE.-The next term OF th'
! scholastic year commences on MONDAY he*'
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SOUTHERN CONTENTION.

The Mayor of Columbia has appointed tho
following thirty gentlemen, delegates TO the
Vicksburg Convention:
Hon. James D. Tradewell. Hon. E. J. Arthur.
Me,srs. Maxcy Gregg, W. B. Stanley, A.
Tshermopt t. W. Radolif, A. r. Taylor,
+ Parker. VIM. Reynolds. G. r. Bryce.
VIM, wallace, John Meighan. O. p: Pei
ham, W. H. searborough: J. q Welker
] l. Gracey, A. .; Goodwin, hsnry Da.ls n
sp. n H Caldwss, Dig 3. DsSapssars, F
Gsilisr5 ). s. Green, Alex: Fafs, jag @
Gibbes, E. Hope, e. II. Britton, and G. A
Bedeh