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South follow the example Of forefathers and threw
% the yoke Of opprefsive one far moro
oppressive h The matter Of TAXATION than thai of -
old Mother country, not 70 speak Of its
ana persistent assaults upon slavery which the essen
tal basis Of system political and industrial VIII sho
determine no longer 70 remain Ia . confederacy which
has ceased 10 be Union OF equal States with equal rights
and privileges, and Ia which every compact and obga-
ton has been dsregarded which stood In the way Il
Northern supremacy and sef-aggrapdisement9 These
are questions which her people must speedily answer.
God grant that they them wisely, and before bo
TOO late for success and independence 10 Their
Ply very 'A''H'DHs yours WIN. poRcHER NILES.
To Messrs J. J. LrcAs, +. Horny FROST, ]. DRAYToW
FORD, WILLIAM HENRY LADsoN, wM L. TRENHOLM, Stow
aros.
WASHINGTON, Feb I, 1860.
ton to the annual dinner OF the Charleston Chamber OF
Nommerce, at Hibernian Hail. the 10th inst, which V
would AFFORD great pleasure 70 accept, but ciroum
stances deny me the PLEASURE
see mat commercial men in the South cndeavoripg
70 their Independence Of the North by direct impor
,s hs or we consumption Of people, whose honest
lhpoi mas boated IL arrogance our worst enemies ON
eafth unu they not only express determination 70 hold
our lovely South as provinces 10 be plnndered At their
VIII Dut threaten we dare assume our rights n WACO
war upon us win IRE and sword 70 the violation n
enr bfaJthstones and household gods
Under these circumstances, though consider the da-
ease at the North too TO be by mere COM
meroia regulations, Yet bid God speed 70 every step
tending 10 convince the North well our own peoue
OF our perfect capaoity, morally, socially
ana POLITICALLY, to live independently OF enemies and
the world,
Please accept for yourselves and those you Represent
my grateful consideration. Your obedient servant,
JOHN MCQUEEN
To Meesrs J, j. Lucas, +, H. Frost, j. d. Ford, w. Il.
lAdton, w. L. Trenholm, committee
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Police Intelliuenca.

PRonARLY FATAL SrABBISG AFFRAY.-On Monday night
two men, named John Dalton and John Brennan between
whom difficulty had for some time existed, met in
saloon In Thirty ninth street, between Eleventh and
Twelfth avenues, and was natural, both parties came
TO words, ana finally to blows During the ARRAY Brennan
drew kniie and stabbed his antagonist the abdomen
nfc4nG very dangerous and II ID thought fatal wound
Dalton was conveyed TO his residence aud Brennan
taken INTO custody by officer Steele of the Twentieth pre-
cinct brennan statse that he did In self defence
Dalton struck the rst blow Justice Quackenbush gave
BIN hearing yesterday, and committed him % await
further Developments
FELoMoUs AsAUIT.-John Cutter, coIoreA barber,
arrested on charge Of committing felonious assault
upon Mrs. Ann Barton also colored and keeper Of aboard
ing house At No. le3 Mercer street, by striking her upon
the bead on Monday evening last, with glass lamp
during an alteration which they bad in regard TO
matter. OnlteY, 1t Ii alleged, seized the lamp from
table and threw It at her, inictnR serious wound This
accused was committed for examination by Justice
Quackcnbush.
Heavy RomrRY BY rlcxrocKn.-Mrs. Hare, Of Ottawa
City, c. W., had her pocket picked Of wallet containing
$1,000 in Broadway yesterday she had come to the city
make some purchases in the millinery pe and left her
hotel yesterday morning for that purpose but on arriving
at Lord Taylors found that her money was missing
The detectives are IN hopes Of being able TO IT,
from the fact that the money consisted In great part Of
Is and flo notes on Canadian banks.
THKrr BY sERvASB-Offlcers nolbert and Bennett, Of
the Fifth precinct yesterday arrested two colored women
named Ann Williams and Mary Ann Murray, on charge
Of stealing various articles Of clothing and ewery In all
Of the value OF $780, the property Of Mrs Henry, Of No
s54 Broadway II Is alleged that Mary was q servant Ia
the house, and suddenly disappeared day with $3.50
worth OF The property She then sent Ann TO Mrs.
Henry as servant from an intelligence Office. Mrs
Henry engaged her. but after she turned up missing
$50 worth more Of the property disappearing with her
Afterwards both the accused gave the stolen articles 70
coored friend to pawn, bu nothing has been heard OF
him or the goods since. Justice Osborn locked the &C
cused up for trial
ARRAY AMONG woxE.--On Monday evening" three
women named Maria Storif, Hannah Maloney aud Maria
Hender go into quarrel in the yard OF No. 101 East
Thirteenth street. during which Hannah Maloney was cut
IN rgntiul manner upon the head with Ratchet In the
hands Of Maria Hender.
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Another Estimate Of tho Population OF
tho United States.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD,

WARRINGTON, Feb. Ii, 1890.
The writer Of the article In your paper claiming thirty
five millions Of population has fallen into numerous ana
serious errors The increase Of American population Ia
subject have studied carefully aud closely and with
your permission will make few corrections OF the mig
takes contained in your editorial
The first regular census Of the United States was taken
in l7eo, when the population was ascertaued TO bo
3,92o, 1927.
The rate OF increase from 1890 70 1850 per cent
year. or average Of "a per cent every years Dur
ing some decades the increase has been high as 36
per cenas that between 1900 and sl0and again low
a. 32H-As between 1880 and 1870 The last ex-
bbied an increase Of S6x per ocnt Look ct the follow
ing tab
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thus DO hbored on untn his mind was confirmed IN Ne
st 81 As subject, and v day, shs capital sf eur ~
loved Aas'on the result ofhs genius receive s crown
Sg gery--tAe work equal IN stature 10 Rosa Bonheurf
famous picsre canvass, and rivaling its peculiar
echsoL
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superior Court-Special Term.
Before Hon, .Judre Hoffman,

FER 2l.-Sayyord L. kcObm5y rs. The Mayor, de-
This Was motion made by the Comptroller, under tho act
Of 1852 to set aside judgment for 1854 49, obtained BY
The plaintiff for services as keeper of corporation
Yard The Comptroller set up that the judgment was OBJ
tanned by default, and the plaintiff performed the
services for which he sought 70 be paid.
ne Judge rendered decision vscs,ng The decision,
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1850. 1880 $50 e,tmased SO @
greatly Many thousands of foreigners have returned 10
Europe and there have been severe vstasions Of
vty In trade doee not nation breed materially
faser than least early marriages ntuce6
by the "nush tmes between 1852 and 1857, would not
tell much the returns OF 1890 The increase ON
the population 1850 will be found 70 be covered by %
per cent, which would give return Of thirty and
hall millions II may possibly reach hirtytwo millions,
but the probabilities are against IL.
The Hr1AIDs estimates place the population Of CAlfor-
200, 600 The growth has not been rapid since 1856 In
that State.
only $4,000 illinois should be 800 900 higher Than your
figures. New Hampshire and Vermont are 1000 eAcn
below your estimate Maine L. g. 600 less Massaeha-
l4o 900 less Georgia Is 100 900 less Kentucky 10000
less Tennessee s 2ts 600 less Maryland b i75,oos
ess South Carolina $50 900 less Virginia d loo 600
ess New York and Pennsylvania about rightly e.
umatedothe other old States little TOO high WIS.,
contin Oregon, Kansas and Minnesota are TOO low by
Sooooo me increase Of population in the old slave
State you have vastly over estimated There has been an
particularly the latter within ten years Instead Of 50
per cent increase which your figures asu 70 them u
s1e e eSnCs Whether they have gained Per cent
degree ~ their depletion by emigration has been restored
70 extent BY recruits from Europe Dividing
the Union into four geographical divisions estimate Tho
population OF each a. follows
western sssss: ana The Territories: SosSSsS
2Pscinc States and Territories ......... ISoo,ooo
Grand ro..l.. $1,000, 100,
The stAie q Missouri place among be western sssss
70 which division properly belongs located wcst Il
Illinois and east Of Kansas and IN few years viii be
free State White emigration fast cyowdlng out he few
slaves The latter being sent South by droves and
their places supplied By free hborers The popua
laon OF Utah and Arizona embrace IN the Pacific divi
sion. the United States continue 70 ncrcaee = he raae
Of three cent year for the forty years q they
have done Tor the part seventy years, there viii b
round hundred millions In the year A. D. 1900. n
Yours, &C., L p. JONES
POPULATION OF GEORGIA.
The Official table from the census Of last year has been
published, and shows the following result
L"eAe 4Ad.l@o
Free persons Of color. Observation-Disclosures. 1887
Total population, 1850. ,024,O06
Representative population. ............. Ssl,scy
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struggled 70. years. until he produced the equestrian
tue OF Jackson which now stands forth in Lafayette
square, Washington Triumph Of to the memory Of
the "Hero Of New Orleans" and American genius.
Perhaps anticipating the thread OF SKETCH should
have said something about the foruiy Of circumstances
which obtained for him the work Of executing the statue
Of jackson, and his introduction into artistic Ne After
his migration to South Carolina his first efforts direct
ed making plaster busts in which he obtained such
celebrity In making admirable nkenesses that bis merits
were appreciated by finding plenty Of empo, ment
In his sphere He subsequently made bust Of John
Calhoun from piece Of Carolina marble At first the
"great nulner" incredulous in regard TO the ability
Of the artist to execute the work but encouraged him with
view to foster tho aspirations Of American art Time
rolled on, and when the work finished it was pro-
nounced one Of the finest pieces Of sculpture In the world
It the admiration and asonshment Of all The city OF
Charleston appreciation Of the work Of the artist
voted him splendid gold medal.
In the year 1s4s while the Jackson Statue Committee
looking for artist Mr. Mills CHANGED TO be passing
through Washington on his way Italy. He had never
before been In Washington but spending few days In
that city TO look ats public buildings and i works #
art he became acquainted with Of the committee and
with their object. He offered the work Of executing
the statue but first declined but subsequently executed
the work after four years unrng labor When he under
took that work he knew that the oncreds12 600
would not pay him but II appeared he aboring for
future fame Besides this his friends were offended some
reprsached him with presumption and folly, saying that
hs could execute such a work. bat hts efforts,
despite the prognoscaton Of his friends, In due time
proved 70 the world his capacity and genius by the
pletion Of the statue Of the "Hero Of New Orleans"
After the passage Of the resolution Of 1858 which spec
ncay authorized him 70 execute the work. he gave up
his projected tour to italy, and purchased farm near
Washington, and stocked 1t with all kinds Of horses
bunalo, elk, and deer, where he might more fully
develope his genius studying nature without consulting
any school Of art His principal object to be derived
from This STEP however, 70 study the nature Of the
horse, 30 TINT when he made the impress Of that animal
in his work Of art IL might be portrayed as near as
possible 70 nature. TO effect this, however, he was
obliged TO procure animals Of the symmerc FORMS
both broken and unbroken. To get the outline Of their
movements he employed tho dexterous equestrans
clothed In the Roman costume. month after month"; to
ride the spirited chargers, and taking his post distance
where he might by pencil and impression sketch the true
and natural deIneaon Of The appearance Of the rider
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,MEsTIC INDUSTRY.

CHARLESTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE..
The following famong others) were received by
the Stewards in reply TO Invitations
WAsHts0roy, Feb. 4, 1850.
Grr1xx-r regret that my public duties in Washing.
ton will prevent my accepting your invitation 70 dine with
tho Chamber Of Commerce on the 10th inst.
We are living Ia times pregnant with future results e.
fecpa the commerce Of Charleston and all our Southern
seapors We ought to seize the golden opportunity
Of extending direct trade with England the E1
ropean consumers Of products This will detach us
still more from the Northern States, by lessenns do
pendencc upon tAem, and will enable easily TO
inaugurste Southern Concderacy whenever the South
people shall at last be convinced that every consdera
ton Of interest," expcdency and Of honor demands that
they should govern themselves and have the rees inter-
change Of products and manufactures with all the coun
tYies Of the world.
We want, repeat, selfgovernment and free trade.
We should scorn 10 be ruled by hostile section who
openly ayow their determination 70 prevent our regain
ing the political equality have lost and who are per
yerpg the government in every 10 the purposes OF
their own sectional aegrandizement and every enght
ened political economist (ouiside OF the Northern
manufacturing States Of this Unco) would tell you
that, to q cotton growing people, free trade would
be the boon Of boons The question is VIII the
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on the ropes person. Napoleon attacked the prees. On
the Sist OF January LGntos suppressed by royal
decree founded previous report Of the Minister of
State This said to have been In virtue Of organic
law Of France but readers will recollect that the law
is not Of older date than February of 1852 when il was
framed and directed against the liberty Of the press by the
very person who has now used SO unscrupuousiy Tho
ter Of State very clumsy 10 its device and arrange.
ment The decree Of supposed TO be found
ed on the report Of the 2sh but the Minister himself
SR--The Unsurs was the organ Of . religious party
whoee pretensons were every day becoming in d.
SAINT efforts Of this party tendi to dominate the French
clergy 70 conound the religious opinions, 70 sgitate the
country
1t viii be plainly seen from the use Of the words Twas
the organ that Unsps doomed before the decree
was issued and that n Louis veuot WIS egarded
dennct editor perhaps before be had received bis copy
q the encyciical letter We would wish all fair dealing
persons 70 bear In nind that the Organic law Of sup
preston Is no older than the year 1852 when
oCted BY Napoleon who even then had commenced 70
perate order 70 interrupt free communication between
ne Pope and the French clergy. To sustain this position,
we reprint the arst article Of the law ITSELF which Says
NO bull brief, rescrpt, decree, msntae, provision
signature serving provision nor other documents from
The Court Of Rome even when only concerning private
ndyauas may be received printed or otherwise INSIDE
Inls emanased eight years ago from the Landed
by be nhdet hirelngs 1t really shows that the French
the naturally sacrlegcus and bloody attacks OF Garba
70 annoy The Ausrans, and forward the designs the
.h Man 81 ywS:poeon. In such connection II
dressed TO each and every eccesmsc the world for it's
superscripton reads:-
To our Venerable Brethren, The Pararchs Prmates Arch
bishops Bishops and other ordnAos united BY Grace
the Communion Of the Apostolic See. -
was, TO be sure, reply 70 Napoleon, but was In
mystic circle Of the unity Of faith rs well As 10 warn the
representative Of the newly revived house Of Bonapare Of
the dangers which its chief was evokng
The principle Of . sudden and violent suppression of
OF the leading Catholic journals or Europe being
established for only day, let us look the humila.ng
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THE DISASTER M TUPfADY FLGIN

CulcAeo Sept 9.-The Clerk Of the Lady Egn makes
the following statement Left Chicago At il for Lake Su-
periOr Among the passengers we're the Ueon Guard Of
Milwaukee comprising part Of some $50 exeursionss
from that city.
At2 so in the morning. the schooner Augusta, OF Os-
Wego, eolded with the Lady Egl when about ten miles
from shore Soc struck the amdshiP near the
gangWay her arboard side The two vessels separa-
ted instantly The Augusta dred by in the darkness
At the moment Of the collision music aud dancing Was
going in the cabinan instant after the crash all was
STILL and In half hour the steamer sunk.
passed through the eabns-the ladies were pale but
SILENT and no cry shrek beard. There was no
sound but the rush Of and the heavy surge OF the
sea Whether not they were fully OF the
danger whether their appalling situation made them
speeches, cannot tell boat was lowered at once,
with the design of going round upon the arboard side TO
examine the leak There two belonging TO the
boat bus Just at that moment person possessed
himself OF Of them, and were poWeress TO man
age the boat.
We succeeded once in reaching the Wheel but quickly
ddied away, and thrown upon the beach az Win
tata Wenetka. Two boats were left on the steamer.
Oae Of them contained thirteen persons all OF whom were
saved The other Tore eight persons, but only four OF
them reached the Shore the four others being drowned
at the beach Before left the steamer, the engine had
ceased work, the fires having been eXtnguished The
Ere and direction o, the wind such that the boats
aud fragments Of the wreck driven up the Lake
and would reach the shore in the vicinity OF Winetka-
As stood upon the beach, hopelcsy looking bak upon
the route bad drifted could see in the gray mon
ing objects floating upon the water, and some things,
thought were human beings struggling with the waves
H. Q. CLAWS
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EDUCATION.
SOUTHERN FEmALR INSTITUTE.


TIITE Eleventh Session Of @ Institution viii commence on the
June 1850.
The Principal necessary 70 give the names Of
the Assistant Teachers Ia bis employ simply saying that he aid
ed BY eleven roughy qusld Instructors and that every
Will be made 10 maintain the high reputation and select
Of the School
TIE advantages department Of mese Vocal and
nstrumenA unsurpassed The accomplished teachers
the city particular attention Is paid 70 his
valuable accomplishment
ladies' reared educated In Paris and spenng
the pure French reside the family whose es
pecal duty speak French habtuay with all those
pure French spoken any female school
In the Union
The subjects Of Natural Philosophy and ohemlstry are fully T.
ustraed experiments the Apparatus nstate
being as complete any In the state.
Especial attention given ao 70 the study Of History English
{ active and profitable.
The Principal refers with pride the following Of PArhoxs
Hon IL 4. Wise, Norfolk, Va; Com. NJ y Maury Nat Oh;
Rev. VIM sparrow Theological seminary Alexandria Rev p
Rev II. KePler, Rev. D. Doggeu, DR. R. Wexford, A.
horson, r. Andenon, r. GrAAn James Lyons,
foord Hon John Robertson eSnopd jas So1,oS aoeb
land; WIN Clark, J. B oarringOuHGifAI X. crae
bre Va p St George Cooke PowhatA Dr. r. H. Stuart King
George; " Scott, yauquier; T. Randolph b. p Minor Al
bemaTle A Penn, W. Carroll New Orleans Baylor Essez
Mrs II Harrison, Lower Brandon COL T. Dabney Dry Csve
Mss Bryce Stewart GAINESVILLE Tenn Hon. g. H. Lee Oarks
Rerences made also the Faculties Of the Virginia Military
Institute and William and Mary College TO Professors Bedsoe
TKRNs
Board Washing and Lights s29s 90
Preparatory Department. 40 co
Latin Modern Languages in classes each 20 90
Music Vocal or on Piano. Harp Organ or GuAr,per ~
Drawing or Painting water $40 to 80 60
F E.: Of rent Instruments. per month SS
Payable onsha t October balance on the o Of February
For further particulars for catalogue address The Principal
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UNIVERSITY : Of > louisiana,


The announcement for the session Of 1860 6l viii funlsh
u those Who apply NJ Indicated Ugly
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WHAT The PRESS mas SAID IL RELATION TO
THE IlR

a
TIIHAT OLD SERPENT the DEVIL SATAN. aud Mr. STA
CYS ed IT TO identity him. and the bFusng ofhs head In the
Immediate future.
From the Richmond Whig Aug 10 1860.
@HsroRr Mr. Hsrg White, Of this city,
has Just published volume entitled "The Dragon, that Old
sepen the Devil satan whose head must be bruised The
Stacy Richmnnd intelligent gentleman who has devoted
ue the study Of the prophecies he object Of the pub
hcat0n 70 arouse ule attention OF the HeEer' "o 70
fact that the Apocalypse Is the History of the Church. written by
himself" aud thereby awaken Interest In TIE subject
which lead TO preparation for the eVen that are rapidly
approaching"
From the Religious Herald Aur. 16,h, 1860
Modern commentaries the prophecies Of the Apocalypse
eonSue extensive department. Of relsious teaiure bat
decide Stacy entitled 70 the credit OF originality
certain views which strike both Ingenious and novel
cal revolutions OF Europe on the proh-uc page anu rom
revolutions In the Woub Of time should not
overlook the preseni YORK as he ping complete The survey
sided subject even though may not clear upth Perpeh
ties which eubarrass enquiry and provoke dissent
Prom the Central Presbyterian. Aug. 18Th.
The apoeaype vision OF John has more commentaries
than any Other portion Of the Bible Not onT eergTmen but lay
large numbers and 10 successive Ags have eayed TO
IN the veil which hangs ,he pathe passing and The NJ
The work OF which part OF the te gwen ABOVE tne
last which have ssen and the author Of which
lAyman this city. Mr. has undertaken 70 give full
exposition the Apoeapie but simply ahstory Of the ORA
fortified his ons reference 10 contempoAne
gu, hatory has largely the London
Chronicle English peiJdloSs II Ia much richer In this
respect than works OF the kind and the general reader
whether he adopts authors theory not will Be instructed
and by he pu alton Of events and by The notices
some Of the IN the passing The work Is
minds are Engaged 10 looking passing oreshadoWng
those which 10 come
From the Phn,de'ph'A Presbyterian.
This little work designed illustrate the mpcabe war OF
nv OF Interpretation II Is intelligent an IN respect may be
IN S views and yet may safely sit down Sh the
boo hand 10 -' 70 the conventional views OF a
reasonable and Wsl Informed friend
For sale BY all Booksellers. Price Slc se6-lm
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sOA BBLS. Il FINED SUGARS
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G Analaisi and Powdered, for sale By
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MR. PRYOR IN NORFOLK.

NoRToLK Sept 9.--Ths Hon Roger A Pryor. Of Pc
tersburg made poserful speech last night at Ashland
Hall, which WAS dsnsely crowded. He spoke for more
than three hours. I brilliant effort for Breckin-
ridge aud Lane. Douglas sQuater sovereignty princi-
plies we're demolished The speech greeted with
great applause.
Col roner Of this city e to-day for Texas via Rich
mond and Memphis, to meet the KG. Cs.
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TIE pRINCP ms WAVES

TORoNro, Sept 9.-There is much excitement here
this Afternoon consequence Of report that the Duke
OF New Castle had written the Mayor TO say that the
Prince bad been enIapped into the Toronto reception,
BY msrePr sentAtons in regard TO the Orange march,
wheh he considered quite Objectionable. secret
session Of the City Council has been held and neither
she Dukes letter. the proceedings Of the Council
will be made public il is understood that the matter
has been arranged some way, and the demonstration
will nrOraad