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The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-04-16

flm'6 FEAk,-+lhe unfayarabls rspou.
from fho knusas gold region have had an.
elect % check emigration thither. and ~.
who are not nov on tks road will ttnu tli.
season lhls is well, Tor enough have gour
% prospect the region thoroughly md 49,, e."
tain ne value as gold country during M.
present season, The reports .hat come baeF
are sllll oi ihe same contradictory cbaraete,
Men who ere declared o. be- every wsy No.,
thy OF credit declare that gold 10 found In !,
great abundance as in California, and ~,
men may take oui from three 10 twenty dol.
lars per day While others of equal credit ssy
thll me whole Thing ls d humbug, that lhers
10 but little gold in the region. and ts, !,
VIII never pay for collecting. II "a tbtrdI,
worm while 10 plbliah these daily account,
unll there shall le some more decisive e,i-
deuce " there b. gold there, there will be
TINE enough neat year 10 90 for IT, after the
Tact is plaeed-heyond question: Republican.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-04-16

'tNNANN ~ All''i'l N'ie'''"'
M We have good to believe. that IN nine eases
out 81 ten coughs colds az bronchial lrrtatons how
severe may ~ cured hy The nse u NsATs bAsam
OF wtd Cherry. 4 single trial VII prove ms "
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TReported for the Daily EXCHANGE 7

TOWsoNTowN, Dec. Q.
CIRCUIT CoURT FOR BALTIMORE CoUNrY.-Before
Hon. Judge Price.
Richard j. Cuttings, Esq, Attorney for the State
prosecuting.
State Us. Napoleon B. Hobbs, indicted, together
with Andrew b. Leonard and Henry Diner, for as.
saulting Col. WIN. w. Taylor with intent to kill
alleged to have been committed at the Green
Springs Hotel Baltimore county, on the 10Th OF
August last.
The evidence in this case, as also elected in the
case OF Diner, who tried at the last term this
Court and found not guilty, to the effect that
on the above night ball held at the Green
Springs HOTEL the parties indicted had a quarrel
with Taylor in regard to dancing with certain la
dies, whereupon some person, other than the pris-
ener, threw glass tnmbler and struck Col Tavlor
on the left temple, causing painful and danger
GUS wound, from the effects of which he was con
lined to his chamber for some three weeks Yer
dict, ''not guilty."
Messrs. W. c. N. and S. S. Carr for the defence.
VIM. Emmitt alias VIM. Hart, convicted on
Wednesday last, for the larceny of sundry articles
OF clothing, the property of Mrs. Koahler and
others, No. lG6 East street, was to-day sentenced
by the Court to the penitentiary for 30 months in
each OF the two cases upon which he was found
guilty Both cases were petty larceny, the articles
stolen not being valued al So
State Us. Elizabeth Wilson, indicted for the lar
ceny of one black skirt two ladies' dresses, one
straw bonnet one shawl, waist belt, a pair of
shoes, breastpin, ear drops bed quilt towel cane
&c, the property of George aud Elizabeth Daurohs
colored, of Hartford county, where the articles are
alleged to have been stolen on the 10th of Aupust
last and the case removed to this Court The evil
dence to the effect that the negro man followed
the prisoner to Baltimore city, where he had her
arrested, and she acknowledged to the theft and
gave the articles stolen to the officers Verdict.
guilty but the jury find the value of the goods to
be less than the value of So" Not sentenced. j.
L. Ensor, Esq, for the defence.
The hour of having arrived, the Court
adjourned until tomorrow morning, and the jury
was discharged until Monday next
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SPECIAL SESSION OF THE CITY coUNcI

FRIDAY, December 9th, 1859.
FIRST BRANCH-Present--GEo w R.IN Esn
and all the members.
Mr.. MACE presented the petition of Messrs Dob
BIN d Fulton, asking the payment of certain bills
for advertising, amounting to 81 ,00222. Referred
to the Committee Claims.
communication received from the Mayor
giving his assent to certain resolutions and bills
Mr. MACE offered resolution authorizing the
Chairman of the Committee on the Almshouse to
call said committee together for business DURING the
recess OF the Council, empowering the committee to
receive and examine proposals for the site for an
almshOuse. Adopted.
Mr. EVANS called up the supplementary ordi-
nance relative to the collection of taxes. Passed
Mr. EVANS called up the ordinance authorizing
the City Comptroller to appoint an additional book
keeper at a salary of $780,
Mr.. TALBOT moved to lay the bill on the table
until the regular session. ... ... .. .. ..'0
Mr. MACE moved to lay the bill over until Mon
day. Adopted.
communication was received from the Second
Branch, proposing that the Branch adjourn until
Monday afternoon at five o'clock. = -.
Mr. BAUGHER offered amendment that, when
the Branch adjourns on Monday evening il stands
adjourned SINE die. Adopted
Mr.. SPEDDEN called up the order of the dav ha
ing the resolution authorizing the CITY Passenger
Railway Company to change the grade of Liberty
street at Baltimore street Lost BY the following
vote
Yeas-Messrs. Irons, Evans, Talbot and Sped.
den-4. "tH ts.. fN
Nays-Messrs. Calls, Chapman, Mace, Pollock,
Baugher, Blackburn, A. NJ. Price R. Price, Simms,
Taylor, Balm, Linton and Norris-l3.l . = ~. :
communication was received from the Second
Branch refusing to concur in the proposition to ad
/ journ sine die on Monday next
Mr.. SPEDDEN called up the ordinance authorizing
change OF the grade Of North Charles street, be-
the grades of streets and alleys which may be affect
ed by the change OF grade on Charles street Laid
ON the table until Monday
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AWT,UENEVTC

FRoNT STREET CRcus.-The entertainment at
Front Street surpasses anything of a similar char
acter which has been offered our citizens for years
The riding of Mr.. Melville has never been equalled
His feats Of horsemanship are Of the most daring
and perilous class, and place him foremost in the
rank of performers. Those of our citizens who
have not seen Melville ride should visit the theatre
either to night or tomorrow night, as he leaves
after this week. There will be an afternoon per-
formance to-day.
THE RUSSIAN WAR.-W would remind our readers
that there will be an exhibition of this grand and
attractive panorama at o'clock this afternoon
which will be good opportunity for parents to 90
and ttke their little ones, with whom it is great
tavOrite, being at the same time both entertaining
and instructive 1t will alse be exhibited as usual
in the evening.
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CITY WTELLIGENCE,

COLLECTION OF TAxEs.-The following ordinance
relative to the collection of taxes, was passed BIZ
the First Branch of the City Council having pre-
viously passed the Second Branch:
Section That it shall be the duty of the CITY CoIlec
tor to make out and deliver he made out and
uelVeed TO each person assessed his her or their
agent of the property charged copy his her or their
Dlils OF taxes for the year. before the first day of
august In said and at the time OF delivery of said
Dls shall note and keep memorandum books prepar
ed for the purpose the place where said bills have been
left naming the street. number the house the amount
ana the date OF delivery And before the first day
OF November, in each year. he shall deliver written or
printed notice to all persons assessed and who have not
paid their taxes before the said first day of Novem
Der noting on the memorandum book containing the list
ofbis named in this section the time place Of eye
ry OF the notice The notice shall inform the parties
nohed that their bills for taxes unpaid and unless
SAID os are paid before the first day of February
next ensuing the said bills will be placed in the hands
the bafs who shall proceed at to collect the same
as provided by the ordinances of the city.
Section That the City Collector shall receive as
compensation for the duties that are or hereafter
be required of him by laws of the State or
OF the city, the yearly salary of thousand dollars and
shall have authority to appoint remove eight assistant
collectors at salary Of eight hundred dollars each pro
vlded they do and shall comply with the provisions of
TINS and all other ordinances of the city, cashier
annual salary Of twelve hundred dollars and one book
keeper at the annual salary of thousand dollars
whose acts the Collector shall be held responsible
Section g. That the said Collector shall collect from the
State of Maryland the commission the States
ton of the expenses incurred the collection of the State
taxes and pay the same into the city treasury
Section That all ordinances parts of ordinances
Inconsistent with the provisions OF this ordinance be
the same are hereby repealed.
DEFEAT--Y esterday evening in the First
Branch of the City Council, the resolution which
was reported by the Committee on Highways to
authorize the City Passenger Railway Compsnv
to so change the grade of Liberty street at BaIti-
more street as to enable them to bridge the same,
was called up by Major Spedden, and on a call of
the yeas and nays, it was defeated by vote of IL
nays to yeas.
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at five o'clock.
SECOND BEANcH.-Branch met pursuant to ad-
l3urnment.-P TAYLOR, ESQ Presi-
dent pro tenn, and all the members.
The resolution to place gas lamn ON tba corper
OF Washington and Bank streets, was taken up and
passed. ~ 1'
9 The Branch adjourned until Monday afternoon at
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FIRES-

=, Policeman Hilton, on Thursday night discovered
the cupboard in the dining-room of house No. 2S5
Central avenue, to be on fire. 1t was promptly ex-
tingushed. The fire occasioned by the care
less use of the lamp.
Last night, about quarter past o'clock, the
alarm OF fire was raised from box No. 80, caused
by the partial burning Of frame stable belonging
to Samuel Winternacht, corner of PENNSYLVANIA
avenue and Biddle street. The engines were speed
lily on the ground, and succeeded in extinguishing
the hre with but trifing damage. The stable was
probably set on fire
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MARYLAND NEWS

The Cambridge Democrat states that on Saturday
afternoon last Charles Dixon. residing near Church
Creek, in that county, was arrested and lodged in
Jail by Deputy Sheriff Fentress, on the charge of
circulating abolition documents and papers sedi-
uous and lncendiary in their character. He was on
Monday arraigned before Justice Rea, Who after
hearing the facts, discharged him on bail of $780,
to appear at the next term of our Circuit Court.
The Belair American of yesterday contains the
following:
Jail on Friday last, charged with having severely
beaten free negro boy who, they alleged in
formed their owners of their intention to run awav
One belonged to Mr.. John S. Hall, oneto MIR. Eva1a
Mitchell, and one to Mrs. John Cannon; the other
two are free.
In st. Mary's county, the citizens are orooniv-
ing an armed police force and rifle company.
IHE SEASON CLosED AT BADEN.-In his letter of
November to the Spirit of the Times, from Radan.
Baden Carl Benson (Bristed) says:
II mentioned that the number of yisitors +bi
season mad been several thousand less than nsnaI
mere were ,ooo arrivals only. In sc there were
aooEe 4eUoO' ana last year, in spite of the crisis
Eo Nng 46oHo. 10 IN o' the visitors just exceeded
oo,OoO, tne largest number ever known Among the
96;0Oo TINS year were nearly IA 900 Germans above
S,ovO french, 1000 English, about 1900 Russians,
anu not quite 1000 Americans, rather more than
z'ooO II the South Americans are included"
A FORTUNE FOR BARNUM.--A man has been found
who has never heard of John Brown! friend in
forms that he was in conversation with gentle
man at his place of business on the all-absorbing
topic of the day, when a man wearing store
clothes" standing by interrupted them with, "Did
you say there had been execution latelyY" eyes,
sir, yesterday" "Where did it occur p "ln
Charestown." "Who was itP' ga man named
John Brown-hung for an insurrectionary attempt
to free the negroes at the South" ''Indeed' said
the well-dressed gentleman sis it possible! have
not seen any account of ofit'-Portand Advertiser.
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PRICES AND SALES OF STOCKS IN NEwYoRK
-, BY TELEGRAPH.
REVIEW OF THE
BALTIMORE MARKETS

FUN IhE WEEh ENDING DECEMBER Q.
ALCOHOL.-We quote Alcohol this week at 54G56 cts
for SO and 565S cts per gallon for 9 per cent with the
usual discount to the trade.
ASHES.-There is nothing doing here in Ashes but
they are selling in New York at j5126 for Pot and SIS 25
per 100 lbs. for Pearl
BARK.-We quote Quercitron Bark this week at sl7yG
l9 for No 2, and S20d22 for No. fob There is de,
mand for it, and note sales this week of some 50 tons
Within the above range.
READ-Bread is in pretty good demand but it is un-
changed in price, and still quote cts for Navy
~ cts for Pilot and 5 cts per b for Water Crackers
less the usual discount.
BEESWAX.-We hear of no sales of BeeswaN this week
but we quote it steady at 33Gl35 cts. per lb.
BRIMSTONE.-There is no Crude Birthstone in market
and weare unable to give quotation for it.
COFFEE.-Cohee continues in brisk demand and the
market for it is very firm in tone. The sales this week
include 600 bags low grade Rio at l0& all cts 500
bags fair to good fair do. at l%@114 cts 600 bags
good do, 1900 of which out of the cargo Of the
Dorchester, at IL cts, and GOO bags prime at al
l2h cts, making total of $500 bags quote Rio to-
day at 11Gl1k cts. for medium to fair II l2 cts for
good fair to good 124 12h for prime; Laguayra at
l2(GlS cts. and Java Coffee at 15Gll6 cts per b The
stock is decreasing and it is now only about 81 bags
There have been no imports this week.
C0TTON-The demand for Cotton was quite active
during the three four days after report and
sales of about 100 bales good ordinary good middn
Upland and Gulf were made at prices ranging from 10 to
l24 cts, six months. At the close the market is dull
and weak but holders not disposed submit lower
rates. We quote follows
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English papers BY the last staamsr .na..

English papers by the last steamer sneak of an
important ecclesiastical movement about to take
place in the established church-a secession Of
some SIXTY clergymen' who have already taken the
called the Free Church of England. Th. n,oTn "
ment VIII place the secessionsts ON precisslv Tho
same ground occupied by The Protestant EnisconaI "
Church in this country The seceders are said to
vomPpiat men oi learning much influence, and fer
vent plety ana they all leave the Establishment ON
cSusclentious co ground--opposition to union of
Chureh and State, and Puseyism in the Church be-
ing the principally assigned reason. - -
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A Baltimore Vessel Disabled

New York, Dec. 9.-The schooner James A.
Stewart from Baltimore, nine days out, was towed
IN here to-day, having been blown off the coast and
mad her sails split, etc. Three of her crew were
badly frOsthitten '
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Meal.
GRAlN-The supply of Grain at market this week has
very light for the season. the total receipts
10 only about LOG 600 bushels which 600 bushels
an was received last week In consequence of the light
supply nearly all varieties have through the week been
nr out no material change has taken place since our
iasI yI issue IN TN the rates for any description.
WHEAT.-The receipts of Wheat which last week were
about $4,000 amount this week to only about 35 600
bushels. The market although not active has tbroupb
the week been firm. Reds have sold generally at from
l TO lZS cts Tor fair to PRIME but or two lots
Zimmerman have brought 13o cts and whites have rned
at l30d33 cts for fair, 135143 for good To nrime
and l45 cts for choice lots and both and white
to-day firm at these figures.
CoRN-Corn is still coming forward pretty freely hpt
the receipts this week have been light as
those of last The receipts up about SIS 600 bushels
against bushels last week The receipts have
mainly of new Corn. New Corn has ranged generally
through the week at from 30 to 55 cts for inferior and
wet lots from 65 to IS cts for fair to prime parcels
both white and yellow and most of the lots of
ceived have changed hands at s0as3 cts for white
s29S5 cts. for yellow. Yesterday white sold 646
72cts and yellow 6f73 cts for fair to prime and
iot OF white "homny' Corn brought 70 ets and to-day
new white brought 65d72 cts, and yellow 67975
CTS Tor fair to prime lots = =
,Yk;-The receipts of Rye this week amount to only
g. oo bushels 1t sold early in the week at SIS css
Ia %, s1aea ana virginia but subsequently Maryland
sS ou a. % goo CTS and Virginia 90 cts. We have
de1 o ts Rye but quote it to-
0Afs.-Oats have through the week been in good de-
mand, and the receipts which have aay -aho,t . ono
bushels nave nearly al changed hands at a942 cts for
Maryland and e3eG45 cts for Pennsylvania and they
close to-day steady at these figures s'@' eps '"'s
PEAsE AND BEANs.-Black Eyed Pease are selling at
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HENRY C. SPALDING & CO.,
Box No. 3, 600 New York

Put up for Dealers in containing four, eight, and
twelve dozen-a beautiful Lithograph Show Card accom-
panying each package.
Rs single bottle of SPALDING'S PREPARED GLUE
Will save ten times its annually to every household 81
Sold by all prominent Stationers, Druggists, Hardware
and Furnituc Dealers, Groeers and Fancy Stores.
Country merchants should make note of SPALDING'S
PREPARED GLUE, when making up their list 1t will
stand any climate.
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WIFE's LETTERs-lNrEREsrGNG POSTAL DEc1-
N.-Pcstmaster-General Holt has recently decid-
ed an interesting and novel question. a husband
who had been separated from his wife demanded
that his village postmaster should deliver her let
ters to him, and threatened suit at law if his de-
mand was not complied with. The wife, on the
other hand, forbade the delivery of her letters to
the husband. In these circumstances the post
master appealed to Mr.. Holt for Instructions
That officer prOnounces the claim advanced by the
husband too preposterOus to be seriously refuted
indeed he says, it is abhorrent to law as it is to
the Christian civilization of the age-and he di
reefs the postmaster to deliver the letters TO the
wife "
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KansoS EIaot;o

LEAyENwoRTH, Dec. 9.-The entire Republican
state ticket has been elected by majorites of over
5000 Every county yet heard from, except Leav-
enworth, gives Republican majority. Mr. Hal
derman, Democrat, is ahead of his ticket so far.
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Murder Mt NnrfnIlr

N9RF9LK, Dee 9.-Virginius, son of Mr.. Leo
nard, editor of the Argus, aged eleven Years was.
found murdered to-night in a ro ON in the National
Hotel Death was produced by deep stab in the
neck. The affair has caused great excitement. No
arrests have been made
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Manufactured by
HENRY C. SPALDING L. CO.,

30 PLATT STREET, NEW YORK.
Address Post Office, Box No. 1900.
Annexed is Alphabetical List OF Articles which, if da
maged may be restored to their original strength and
fulness by
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Steamer Snoeued.

CINCINNATI, Dec. S.-The steamer Rochester was
snagged yesterday short distance above Madison,
ana sunk almost instantly. She had sixty passen-
gers, all of whom were saved The boat and cargo
was valued at 5000 She was a total loss.
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Death ofaUnited states

Death of n United States District Attorney,
SroCKBRIDGE, Mass, Dec 9.-Theodore Sedpe-
Wick, United States District Attorney, for the
Southern District of New York, died here last
night.
Death OF Mrs. Fernando Wood
NEW YORK, Dec. 9.-Mrs. Fernando Wood died
hiS N''~N
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CoNDIrIoN OF THE ONO RvER.-The Wheeling
Intelligencer of Monday says
There were somewhere about sixteen feet of wac
ter in the channel of the river last evening, and the
water coming up rapidly. The landing, bar
ring the dull state of the weather, looked very ac
tive, and there was good deal of freight moving
about.
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PORTS FROM BALTIMORE
BREADSTUPPs.

Rye FLoUR.-kingston, ia, 349 bbls Porto Rico l52
bbls.; Halifax 166 bbls
WHEAT-Laguayra $500 bushels Halifax IL ,7el bush
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SPALDING'S
PreDNred GZaEe!
SPALDING's PREPARED GLUE!
SPALDING'S PREPARED GLUE!
SAVE THE PIECES!
ECONOMY! DlSPATCHl

sy'A STITCH IN TINE SAVES NINE" -Sa
As accidents 10V happen, ecen in areH regulated families,
It is very desirable have cheap and convenient way
for repairing Furniture, Toys, Crockery, &c.
SPALDING'S PREPARED GLUE
meets all such emergencies, hous hold afford
be without it, 1t is always ready and up to the sticking
point There is longer necessity for limping chairs,
spntered headess dolls and broken cradles. 1t
is just the article for SHE'LL and other ornamental work
popular with ladies Of refinement and taste
This admirable preparation is used cold being chemically
held solution and sessng all the valuable qualities
the cabinet makers Glue may be used in the place
of ordinary mucia e, being vastly more adhesive.
"USEFUL IN EVERY HOUSE"
B-A Brush accompanies each bottle. Price IS cents
WHOLESALE DEPOT. No. 30 PI.ATT STREET,
NEW YORK.
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Rising of the Ohio Riyor

~ LOUISVILLE, Dec. THE river is rising rapidly.
The depth in the channel is ten feet six inches and
seven feet on the Falls. The largest boats, for the
hrSE Sc time this season, assembled the Falls to-day.
The weather is very cold. Two inches of snow
tel yesterday. The mercury marks ten degrees
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ErOm MaEhinnnrfnn,
Wreck of the schooner Ndn-ren Lives T.

wreck OF the Schooner Ada-Ten Lives Lost
BoSTON, Dec. S.-The schooner Ada of Westnort
Nova Scotia, was wrecked on the 7th of October.
Whle "i on the passage from Labrador to Halifax
All al on board, to the number of ten were drowned
II me ioHowlng are the names of the lost Joseph
Higgins, of Halifax, super-cargo; Capt. II. s, Can
croft; r. tiarlarty, mate and three seamen and the
steward, all OF Westport George Brown, of Jersey;
Master Lanergan, of Labrador, and Master Morey,
of East Boston 80 ~ ,
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SPALDING'S PREPARED GLUE,
SOLD BY sTArIoNERs.
sPALDING'S PREPARED GLUE,
SOLD BY DRUGGISTS
sPALDING's PREPARED GLUE,
SOLD BY GRoCERs
sPALDlNG'S PREPARED GLUE,
SOLD BY HARDWARE STORES
sPALDING's PREPARED GLUE.
SOLD BY HOUSE FURNISHING STORES
sPALDING's PREPARED GLUE.
SOLD BY FANCY GOODS DEALERS st..
sPALDtNG's PREPARED GLUE, i
SOLD BY COUNTRY MERCHANTS GENERALLY.
Manufactured by HENRY c. sPALDINes a. IN. =
SPLArr STREET NEW Yong
Address Po Office Box No $780,
Put up in cases containing either Four Eight q, ,.o
Dozen eaehA beautiful LIrHoeRAPHIc sHowCAnp acco,,
panyhg eacn package' n2s-1awly
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A VALUABLE lEsTuUTIoN.-rhe receipts of the
Georgia penitentiary for the past year were ST.
26479, and the liabilities S14,OO0.7G. There were
2O9 convicts in the prison on the lst of October.
The commencement of the South Carolina Col
lege took place on the 5th The number of stu