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COLUMBUS: Monday Morning, July 7* 1K56., I, AIt<JIC ST CITY CIRCULATION. Homicide. On Thursday afternoon, a young iiiuu named Thaddeus lleos, shot a woman known as Em m& Berry, at a house of ill-fame in this city. The weapon used was a double-barrelled shot gun; the load was received iu the stomach, and as we are informed, caused the bowels of the unfortunate creature almost instantly to empty themselves through the wound. Drs. Carrager and Ellison were called to the case, and did all for the poor woman that was possi ble to be done, though without any hope of saving her life; and she died about 12 o’clock the same night, llees immediately made his escape, and up to this time Jins not been arrested. We trust no effort will he spnml to bring him to account. Coroner Wright held an inquest on the body, Friday morning, and the Jury, while render ing a verdict in accordance with the above facts, also found Rees guilty, in their opinion, of murder. We wish not to prejudice the case, either by liU expression of opinion, or by detailing fur ther particulars; but we insist on the most persevering search for the party who lias es caped, in order that he may stand his trial, and be found innocent cr guilty before the bar of his country. We think the Mayor, who is the guardian of our city, should offered a re ward for his apprehension. Every citizen is interested in this matter, and wc doubt not that such an act on lhe part of the Mayor would meet the sanction of the entire communi ty. The fact that the party slain, was a woman of bad repute does not, in our opinion, make this duty less obligatory on the part of the authority'. She was a woman, and a human being: as such, as much entitled to her life as the men of “ bad repute,” who her, and made kept her, what she was. Since the above was put iu type, we have seen an advertisement over the Mayor’s sig nature, offering a reward of SIOO, for the apprehension of Rees. He is described as a slender built young man, about twenty-three years old ; little or no beard, and five feet, ten or eleven inches high. The New Bridge. We truly regret to loarn that after all the bright prospects which have thus far attended this enterprise, a disagreement about its loca tion renders its success quite problematic. We hope the parties interested will have another meeting, and try to harmonize. Let every inuu make a sincere effo-t to give as much as he can, and not trouble himself as to what, he shall take. In this way the Bridge may yet bo re alized, and all parties ultimately benefitted.— The charter has been obtained—the popular Vote has been cast in favor of the project.—ele ven thousand dollars have been subscribed.— Surely after all this, the friends of the Bridge cannot let it go down. The Columbus Guards, Oapt. Semmog, made an early start on Saturday morning for LaGrange, taking with them a vast amount of baggage, tents, camp-chest &e. &c. We learn that they will “ stop over ” at West Point, go ing into camp there, ami resumeing their trip this afternoon. When we saw them last, they were going up Oglethorpe street, in un dress uniform, and at a brisk pace, to the tune of “The Girl 1 left behind me.” Hope they'll have a good time. The State Democratic Convention. We are indebted to Col. John Quin, of this city, for the following list of persons nomi nated at Milledgovillc on the Fourth, for Presidential Electors, viz: For the State at Large. Wm. 11. Stiles, of Chatham. I. L. Harris, of Baldwin. For the Districts. Ist. Tlios. M. Foreman, of Chatham. 2d. Samuel Hal 1 * of Macon. 3rd. J. N. Ramsey, of Harris. 4th. L. J. Gartrell, of Fulton. •Ith. Dr. J. W. Lewis, of . oth. James P. Simmons, of . 7th. Thomas P. Saffold, of Morgan. Bth. Thomas VV. Thomas, of Elbert. We have no room or time for further parti culars at present, except that the Convention was very large and enthusiastic. ——— ♦ There is some discrepancy iu the account < we publish to-day, in ’regard to the passage of Mr. Douglas’ Kansas bill in the Senate. One account, from the Augusta papers, represents tho hill as passed on the third, by a vote of 38 to 12 : the other, from the Charleston Courier, as passed on tho first, by 22 to 17. An Affray. We learn that an affray occurred in Lump kin, Ga., on the evening of tho 4tli inst., be tween a Mr. Baird and , in which Baird received a stab, nioh is likely to prove fatal. On the Fourth. Fire company No. 1, made a trial of their engine which was highly satis factory. Though the engine was not fully manned, the company succeeded iu throwing two good streams over tho parapet of the four story building of Satnmis & Rooney, on Broad Street. Company No. 2, were not so successful in their endeavors, owing to the wretrhed condi tion of their hose, which are wo informed have been fourteen years in use. We think it quite time for our City Council to furnish this company with new hose, it cannot be expec ted of them to render efficient service without proper equipment. The most spirited aud en ergetic company can do nothing with rotten hose We published a few days since from the Washington Organ, a statement to the effect that $50,000 had been wrongfully paid out by the Treasury Department, in settling with the Texas creditors. The Star denies this state ment, and says the amount was only $1,922, which the Government will recover. . Five steamboats were burned at St. Louis, on the 2d inet.; among them was the celebra ted Grand Turk. The Fourth in Columbus. Our National Anniversary was duly celebra ted on Friday. The roar of artillery at early dawn, aroused tho slumbering patriotism of 1 our citizens, aud the streets were soon alive with pedestrians. The boys, with their minia ture guns and fire-crackers, kept up abriskfire during the day, while at odd intervals, the j drum and fife contributed their quota to the general excitement. Tho Columbus Guards, Capt. Semines, aud ! ; City Light Guards, Capt. Colquitt, turned out j | about ten o’clock, and after marching through the principal streets, filed into Temperance 1 Hall, where a large assemblage of citizens, la- j dies, gentlemen, and “ Young Columbus,” lmd j congregated to hear the Oration and Declara tion of Independence. After a very appropri ate prayer by the Rev. Mr. Hawks of the Epis copal Church in this city, l’rivate King of the Light Guards, was presented to the audience, by Cnpt. Colquitt, and proceeded to read that immortal document from whence wc derive all our liberties and manifold blessings, under God ; prefacing it with some highly interest ing remarks descriptive of tho various inci dents accompanying tho signing of it, oighty years ago. When the reading was finished and tho applause had subsided, Capt. Semmcs came forward, and announced that owing to Providential causes, Private Peabody of the Guards, who had been selected as Ora tor of the day, was unable to be present. He had been suddenly called away to attend tho sick bed of a near relative. Capt. S. was hap py to state however, that Private R. E. Dixon of the Guards, had kindly consented to supply Private Peabody’s place, though ho would ask the indulgence of the audience as Private D. had had but two duys notice of the inability of Private P. to be present. Capt. Semmcs then introduced Private Dix on to the audience, who gave him a very cor dial greeting. Tho Oration was a very origi nal and spirited production, a large portion of it being a commentary on the times, and on recent events ; while here and there were pas sages of much beauty and genuine eloquence. It has been too much the fashion with Orators on the Fourth, to toady the American Eagle, and bring down rounds of applause, by depict ing the American Nation, as not only far ahead of all the world, but absolutely perfect. Wc were pleased to see a more independent course taken by the Orator on this occasion. While he did not fail to give us due credit where deserved, and to shew our superiority over other nations, he spared not the faults which exist even in America ; nor neglected to point out the dangers that beset us. The Oration was frequently interrupted by ap plause and was loudly approved at its close. These ceremonies over, the military inarch ed to Strupper’s, on Broad street, where an elegant dinner awaited them. A number ot honorary members, a deputation from the Rifles, and several invited guests were pres ent, on the occasion, and the festivities passed oil’ very pleasantly to all concerned. In the afternoon, Fire Companies No. 2, Capt. Love, and No. 4, Capt. Strapper, turned out in honor of the day, and went through their regular formula of exercises. Thus closed the public celebration of tho day. Wo are much gratified to notice that the day was very generally celebrated both in this State and in Alabama. Burglar Shot. Tho Columbia (S. C.) papers state that on Tuesday morning last, Miss C. Mordecai, a sister of Mr. 1. D. Mordecai, was awakened by a noise in her room. She quietly slippe 1 out of bed and lighted the gas. She then discov ered a man undor lior bed, and with great cool ness and presence of mind stepped to the next room and called her brother, who was the only other porson in tho house. Mr. Mordecai, with a revolver in liis hand, called to him but ho did not reply—accidentally the pistol went off, which started him, and on Mr. M. repeat ing the question and getting no reply, he shot at him in the act of rising. He then saw he was a. negro, who answered him that his name was Jim, and that he belonged to Mr. H. Ly ons. Tho ball passed through his lungs, and he died almost instantly. The Coroner’s J ury , brought in a verdict in accordance with the ; above facts, and. also pronounced the killing to be “justifiable homicide.” The Savannah News of Thursday, states that a difficulty occurred in Augusta the day before between Julian Cumming, a lawyer of tho lat ter city, and Mr. O’llaloran, clerk of the Au gusta Hotel, in which Cumming received a pis tol shot, which indicted a severe, if not mortal wound. Tho Augusta papers, so fur as we have seen, give no account of the matter. We however failed to receive the Constitutionalist of the 3rd which may have contained it. Nonuan Lewis, the American candidate for Clerk of the Superior Court of Stewart coun ty, was, at the election held in that county on the Itli inst., elected over Elisha F. Kirkscy, Democrat, by a majority of six votes. Mayor Withers, of Mobile, who was elected by the American Party, has tendered his resig nation, which has been accopted. His reasons were of a political character; he does not ap prove the course of the nominating convention in ripping up their old platform, and cannot conscientiously, lie says, remain in the party any longer. ... — — The Penitentiary of Ohio contains six hun dred and six convicts. Os that number two hundred aud forty-four cannot read or write, and four hundred of the six hundred have no trades ; in other words, the largest majority were reared to nothing—without education and occupation—the fruitful source of the mis ery and crime that pervades our country. It must be confessed however, uot to be so strange in a portion of country where attention and sym pathy are directed to the condition of the slaves of the South, as they have no time to educate or train np their childaen. Russian commerce is about, it is said, to as sure unprecedented proportions. Nine of the principal merchants of St. Petersburg, Odessa and Moscow, have just obtained permission from the Czar to establish branch houses in Paris, London, Vienna. Marseilles, Constanti nople, Naples, New York, Lisbon, and Rio de Janiero. From Washington- July I.—The Senate to-day adopted resolu tions calling on the President for information relative to the proclamation of martial law and the arrest of judge of the district court - of W ashington Territory by Gov. Stephens. Mr. Collnmer, from the Committee on Terri ries, submitted the minority report ou the Kansas question, which was read and ordered to be printed. Mr. Thompson, of Kentucky, spoke some what in favor of the bill reported by Judge Dougin*, yesterday. Tho following is the sub stance, of the bill. It provides for the appointment of five com missioners, to be elected from different sec tions of the Union, to represent fairly all po ; litical parties. They shall take a census ot i all the legal voters in the Territory, and make a fair apportionment of delegates to be eloct ted in each county to assemble and make a constitution and State government. When the appointment shall have been thus made, the commissioners are to remain in session ev ery day, excepting Sunday, at places most convenient to the inhabitants of tho Territory, to hear all complaints, examine witnossos, and correct all cnors in the said list of voters, which shall be previously printed and circula ted through tho Territory, andposted in at least three or more public placos in each voting pre cinct in each county. $o soon as all errors shall have been cor rected in said lists, the commissioners arc re quired to cause lists of the legal voters to be printed, ar.d copies furnished to each judge of election, to be put up at the places of voting, and circulated throughout every county in the territory before tho day of election. No per son shall be allowed to vote whose name does not appear as a legal voter. The election for delegates to take place on the day of the Pres idential election, and the convention to assem ble on the first Mondey in December, to decide, whether it is expedient for Kansas to come into the Union at that time, and, if so decided, proceed to form a constitution and State gov ernment, which shall bo republican in form, and admitted on an equal footing with the ori ginal States. The bill provides that no law shall be of force or enforced iu the Territory, infringing the liberty of speech, or the liberty of the press, or the right of the people to bear arms, &c. Also, to punish illegal voting, or fraud, or violence at the election, and to use the mil itary force for that purpose. The main point is, “the present inhabitants shall decide all points in dispute in Kansas, at a fair election, without fraud or violence, or any other im proper influence.” All male white inhabitants over the age twenty-one years to be allowed to vote, if residing in the country and Territo ry three months previous to the day of elec tion, and no other test is to be required ; no oath to support the fugitive slave law or any other law, nor any other condition whatsoever. Messrs. Bigler and Hale opposed it. Mr. Adams moved to amend the bill by striking out that which gives suffrage to all persons who shall have filed a declaration of their intention to become citizens of the United States in compliance with the naturalization laws. Mr. Crittenden favored the amendment. Mr. Wilson moved to strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the declaration that laws of the Legislature of Kansas was null and void. A long debate ensued, which was continued until a late hour, when the bill as amended by Mr. Adams, was passed by a vote of 22 to 17. Iu the House of Representatives Mr. Bar clay moved a reconsideration of the vote of yesterday, laying the bill for the admission of Kansas upon the table. Mr. Houston moved to lay the motion upon the table. Business, however, was then sus pended to hear tho reading of the report of the Kansas Committee. Tho report shows that as soon as the bill to organize the Territory of Kansas was passed, a large number of the citizens of Missouri went into the Territory, and held squatter meetings, passed resolutions denouncing aboli tionism, and declaring that slavery existed therein. In the autumn of 1854, a secreijpolitical so ciety, called the Blue Lodge, was iormed—the plan of operations, oaths, &c., of which are given by the report. The Lodge controlled the subsequent movements and invasions ou the part of the Missourians. At the election on November 29th, 1854, for a delegate to Congress, there was no fraud except iu the sparsely settled and remote dis tricts, where the citizens of Missouri appeared and voted. Details in relation to these facts are given in report, which says it is reduced to mathematical precision that seventeen hundred illegal and non-resident votes were cast by citizens of Missouri, aud that the remainder were eleven hundred legal votes. Whitfiold received a plurality, and would have been elected without the aid of his Missouri friends. During the winter, very great excitement existed on account of the invasion, public meetings were held, and much bitter feeling was manifested. In February, 1855, a census was taken, and the number of legal voters was ascertained to be 2905. It was also discover ed that on 30th March, 1855, several days be fore the election, active preparations went on iu Missouri, where a complete organization was effected. Leaders were appointed ; tents, provisions, ammunitions and arms distributed, and the forces were divided into companies in Missou ri : and on the day of election at least 5000 citizens of Missouri, it is testified, took up their line of march for Kansas. Companies went into every council and representative i district of that Territory but one. The great mass of testimony consists in detailing the acts and sayings of these companies. The Investigating Committee had before them the poll books, census rolls, kc., show ing who were legal as well as who were illegal voters ; and from the accurate aud almost ab solute proofs, it appeared that of about 6300 votes, 5000 were those of non-residents. The majority of members of both Houses of the Legislative Assembly, the Committee say, would have been Free State men, had there been no invasion cf Missourians. The Gov ernor set aside the result of the elections in some of the districts ou nccount of informali ties. Anew election took place there in the 22d May, but this did not effect the result. Free State men were chosen in these districts, except Leavenworth, where there was illegal voting. The Committee took a large mass of testi mony regarding the proceedings of the Legis lative Assnmbly, which they say are character ized by recklessness and injustice—such as murders and robberies, which were frequent, saying that in no case, with the exception of Mcßae (a Free State man), was there any indictment, or prosecution for those offences. Iho report contains full and complete de tails ot every thing connected with the Territo ry of Kansas, prior to the 19th of March last, and says it is clearly and distinctly proven that Samuel J. Jones, the Sheriff, was the cause of recent disturbances in which he so prominently figured. Mr. Oliver, of Missouri, (one of the investigating Committee,) made a speech in the district, but did not vote al though he vrent over with one of the compa nies from that State into Kansas. The conclusions of the Committee arc that j each of the elections in Kansas was carried i by invasions from Missouri—that the Legisla tive Assembly is an illegally constituted body, and therefore has no power to pass valid laws, j For these reasons its enactments are void, i The electi. nos J. W. IVhitficld was not held under any valid law. uor was the election of j Reeder he! ler in accordance with law. The I Committee suggests no remedy. The report treats of obstructions thrown in the way of the Committee, aud of the general j violence w ioh prevails in the Territory. It is j very voluminous, ami is signed by Messrs i Sherman and Howard. After the report had been read it was refer red to the Committee u Elections and ordered to be printed. Leave was also given for the presentation of a minority report within ten | days. _ Tho California Homicide. Great liberality is being manifested by the citizens of California iu behalf of the family of Mr. King. In Sacramento S3OOO had already been subscribed. Iu San Francisco not loss than $20,000 will be raised, while from many of the interior towns considerable sums arc promised. The Bulletin appeared, on Thurs day evening, with the first columu, where Mr. King’s articles were wont to appear, blank— a very appropriate mode of indicating the loss the paper and the public had sustained in the result of the late infamous outrage. During the illness of Mr. King the paper was conduct ed by Mr. James Nisbct, an able and fearless writer, and an honest man. Mr. Thomas S. King, brother of the lamented James King, of William, has now assumed the edifoi'ial charge of the Bulletin. ■ 1 •• Congressional. The House resumed the consideration of the bill for the admission of Kansas into the Un ion as a State. Mr. Stephens, of Georgia, of fered an amendment in the shape of a substi tute, which he advocated at great length, and with more than his customary power and ef fect. 110 was of the opinion that the object of the present movement was not so much to get Kansas into the Union as a free State as to kindle the tires of civil war in the country.— He spoke with great earnestness, force, and precision, and was listened to with the most profound attention. Mr. Campbell, of Ohio, replied. Mr. Evans, of Texas, was in favor of admitting Kansas at once into the Union, pro vided a fair election could be had. Mr. Mor rill, of Vermont, read a speech advocating tho admission of Kansas upon the Topeka consti tution. Mr. Dunn wished to amend the bill so as to substantially restore the Missouri Com promise. Mr. Grow, of Pennsylvania, called the previous question. Pending the motion of Mr. Stephens to commit the bill to the Com mittee of the Whole, with instruction to report his amcni.ment and the amendment of Mr. Dunn in lieu of the original bill, the House ad journed.— Union. State Fair Grounds—Extensive Improve ments. We were perfectly astonished, yesterday, on a visit to the Grounds of the State Fair Asso ciation to observe the extensiou and costly im provements in progress there. We believe our friends Dr. Wm. 11. Rives and Mr. Montagu have “taken the liberty” of becoming respon sible for a good many thousands, in order that Alabama may excel every other Southern State in the magnitude, fitness and perfect ap poiutment-j of her State Fair Grounds—in which they will very certainly succeed. Imprimis: The association has bought a slip ou iht nor oh si4i, now being • iclosod, which will widen tho grounds, the whole length, two hundred r. id ten feet; giving for the Society’s exhibitions a beautiful level plateau of twenty acres. Tie large building erected last year has had w ngs added, 120 feet on each side for the better accommodation of exhibitors. Two new offices have been erected at the principal entrance, which will greatly facili tate business. The grounds will shortly un dergo a smoothing process and be set with our beauti. ul Bermuda grass. In addition to this, a tn tiug course will be prepared, very nearly a half mile in length, affording a chance for the display of fine stock unequalled in the South. But the great feature is the vast Amphithea tre, nearly finished, which is 70 feet diameter of intern;.-1 ring, and affording the greatest fa cilities foi exhibiting a vast numbor of animals at the same time. In the centre of the ring is a commodious Judge’s stand. This vast circular structure is most substantially built, standing on brick pillars, and is capable of sheltering from the weather 10,000 people! It has a large number of comfortable refreshment booths, at proper intervals. If no mishap befal, Montgomery will make a prouder display on the eleventh of next No vember than ever before. Wc shaß refer again to this subject before long. —Montgomery Mail ord. South Carolina Dividends. The following items from tho Charleston Courier, of the Ist instant, will interest our business readers:. We congratulate the South Carolina Insur ance Corny any on their semi-annual balance sheet. Our columns have already notified tho dividend of $1.50 per share for the closing half year, at the rate of 12 per cent, per an num, aud we find ;he snug little reserve of $53,000 put on the sunny side of “profit and loss,” as there is not a single claim against the company outstanding or unsettled. On and after to day, tho following semi-an nual dividends will bo paid : Bank of Charleston 4 per cent. People’s Bank 4 per cent. Union Bank $1.50 por share. Bank of 8 outh-Carolina $1.50 per share. Planters ar.d Mechanics’ Bank...sl por share. Mount Pleasant Ferry Company... 4 per cent. S. C.lnsur inee Company $1.50 per share. bciug at the rate of 12 per cent. per. an. Granitevillo Manufacturing Cos. $25 per share. Commercial Bank, Columbia $1 per share. Exchange Bank of Columbia...sl per share. Bank of Camden $2 per share. being at the rate of 8 per cent, per an. And on and after to-morrow the following; S. C. Rail Road $5 per share. Southwestern R. R. Bank 75 cents per share. Bank of Georgetown $1.75 per share. On the 25th inst., the State Bank will pay 50 cents per share. John IV. Crockett a son of the renowned “ David,” is one of the Presidential electors at large for the State of Louisiana. He is said to be an emancipationist and against the Kansas am, Nebraska Bill. In Broadway, says the N. Y. Times, a “seam less skirt,” for ladies, is advertised. Anything ! that will make their skirts seem less will be grateful to gentlemen, and to ladies, too, who ‘ have to pass through hoop frequented streets. The speech of Hon. Anson Burlingame, de livered in the House of Representatives at Washington, on the 21st inst., indefenceof Mas sachusetts Republican partyism, and against the South, is to be printed and spread over the j old Bay State as an electioneering document. I ITEMS. The New York Commercial Advertiser w i -H recently withdrew its suppo; t from Mr p® mere, hac “reconsidered,” u id now annoui its intention of supporting h in. ‘ The “Battle Houe Comp;, iv,” Mobile i,® < declared a dividend of six p ,>r cent on’ til. capital stock of $200,000, fir the last twei* months. “ A number of the workmei employed in ®! various iron foundries iu Rit hmond, have hX , compelled to stop opeeratiow, 0 n account 8 ® ; the excessive hot weather. f Eleven children were bom on the steamer® | Nicholas on a trip from Now Orleans n 2 | Louis with a company of German ! last week. h ‘ V j In order to elect Fremont he must can- • H : the free States cn masse, with, the exception® j 27 votes, the exact number belonging t 0 p.*® j sylvanla. If lie Jose Pennsylvania, therefol J he can ufford to lose nothing else. It is estimated that $350,000 in udditoi I what tho eompany already lias, would l the first 50 miles of the Montgomery undpJL sacola road in running order. It i s pro T to raise this amount by personal subscrin® of stock. *’ K j The American publishers of the Foreign ® views & Blackwood warn the public arrii,® man pretending to be a deaf mute, who is ,1 ‘ sing himself oft as their abe it, collecting n T cy, and receipting for the n nio in the nan,® Leonard Scott & C. The Canadian House of Assembly has pas® resolutions appropriating four millions ofac® of land to aid in the const action of a ft® mad from Quebec to Lake. Huron. The v® stood, yeas 56, nays 33. [ u 8 road is t<® | constructed ou the north sin oof the St. I.® j fence. A Bet Offei 1. The Nashville Banner sys :—\y e are isl quested by a gentleman e: ‘responsibility I publish the following offers ’ H “ Fifty dollars that Fillmo . beats Buchan® in the county where Fillmore resides; fifty tl® he beats him in the State (Nt ,v York) where fl resides : fifty that he beats nim in the corn® where Buchanan resides; fifty that he ben him in the State wlxei’e Buck man resides ; sis that lie beats him in the cou ity where Andre J. Donelson, of “ Tulip Gro -e,” resides; sis that he beats him in the Stn j where Do'nelsi resides ; fifty that he beats im in the coun where Breckenridge resides: fifty that Fillmo is elected; and fifty that BucL nan is not electi —the whole to betaken toget ier and the mom to be deposited in the Plant; -s’ Bank.” The Hughes Printing Telegraph. This wonderful invention, ivfiich is destim to effect a complete involution in the telegrai business, is now being subjected to the seve est tests at Boston, upon a w ire upwards five hundred miles long, and is found to rea ize the most sanguine expectations of the ii ventor and the owners of the patent. The is found to be no practical i ilficulty whatev in working the instruments, in perfect uniso in a circuit of five hundred miles, and there no reason to doubt but th.it they will woi with complete success through a circuit of oi or two thousand miles. Nor is there found be the least difficulty in transmitting messag; from opposite ends of the wire at the san instant of time—two operators being thus cm bled to exchange about twenty to twenty-fii hundred letters per hour. The median sm of the Hughes machines extremely simple, and they cm be manufactu cd for about one hundred dollars each. 11 i’hclps, of Troy, the ingenious gentleman wh has charge of the invention, has, howeve since seeing the machines work in a long ci cuit, projected several important improv ments, by which, without cl trading anythii from the efficiency of the instruments, the can be considerably simplified and cheapenei Any child who can read, will be able, aft; one hour’s practice, to transmit messages wit perfect accuracy and at a fair rate of spec; We undeistand the American Telegraph Con pany, who own the Hughe patent, have and cided to have the style of the instruments in proved in accordance with die suggestions their machinist, which will cause a delay of few days in introducing the invention to tb public. — y. Y Courier $ Enquirer. Sad Scene at a W edding. At a l’eccnt marriage in ‘J home, Yorkshire a girl joined the procession o church, marcli ingiu front, her person indicating that sh must shortly become a mother. She muttere maledictions on the match, and when thekno was tied, she rejoined the ‘happy couple/ and read the liOOth Psalm, containing th words, “Let his days be fov, and let anothe take his office. Let his chi iren be fatherles and his wife a widow. Let his children b continually vagabonds, and beg. Let then seek their bread, also, out of their desolat p'aces. Let the extortioner catch all that h bath, and let the stranger si oil his labor. Le there be none to extend mercy unto him: neither let there be any to favor his fatherless children. Let his posterity lie cut oft: undir the generation following lot their name he blotted out.” And so she went on wth the psalmist, invoking curses ui her betrayer anil his offspring, and when she 1 ad done, she three times crossed his path, and then departed with her shame. The National Arms. The United States Government has twelve large depots for arms, besid two national arm ories, which manufacture 11 m. In these de pots there are 142,000 at.-; 1 of small arms, guns, pistols, carbines, exch ire ofthcnumbei issued to the of tin urious States ami the supply of the army, lnl 54-66, the armory at Springfield, Mnssachusetl vurnedout lO.Ut'G muskets and 2000 cavalry msketoons, whi'< that at Ifarper’B Ferry, iu V -ginia, manutact ured 9,000 muskets and 2,6 rifles. Colt has manufactured 0,000 of his revolvers for the army. At Watervliet Arsen-1, Troy, during the same years, there were 70,042 stand ot arms stored for use, in perl'-i t older. At the Alleghany Arsenal, 13,840 n visketi aud 11, pistols were put in oi dor. At the St. Loui- Aresnnl we -e stored 32,476 and of fire arm* of all kinds. These statistic* lo not include tin cannon, howitzers and mot r*< stored at the above named depots. Costly Biro. Rev. John E. Edwards, o Richmond, now in Geneva, .Switzerland, visl ed a jeweller that city, and says: “ He set out on his counter a box, mouute” with massive gold, on the top of which there was a large enamelled tulip, apparently jusi bursting into full blossom, lie touched a littlo spring, and suddenly the flower expand ed iuto full bloom, and right in the heart ol it, there sprang up a sweet little bird, of goM* on plumage, which began to flutter its tiny wiugs, and sing, as I have thought nothing but areal bird, of flesh and bones, could do so cheerful; so birdlike— opening its httle beak at every note, and really singing * h” song, such as is sometimes beard lingm? ° u in the dewy copse at early morn. Tbo price of this box was only one thousand dollars