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COLUMBUS: Satnrday morning, October 18, 1850. LARGEST CITV UKCUIiATION. W. l\ Mills has been elected to Congress over Gen. Gadsden, in the Charleston District, by a majority of G4l votes. Messrs. Keitt and Boyce, have also been elected to Congress in their respective Dis tricts, without opposition. The proprietors of the City of Brunswick give uotice that a peremptory salo of 300 eligi ble building lots, will tako place, by public auc tion, at tlio Oglethorpe Hotel, in said city, on Thursday, November 27. Sale positive to the highest bidder. Terms, ten per cent, cash, on day of sale ; balance in annual payments of ten per cent, secured, with interest, on the property. Warrantee deeds given; title per fect. South Carolina Elections. The election for Congress and the Logisla •turo took place in this (State on Monday last. We give below the result as far as have reach ed us: Ouanoemuuo.—- Dr. J. H. O’Cain and John 11. Felder, Esq., were elected Representatives. The vote stood Felder 050, O’Cain 025, Humph 382. Lexington. —John Fox, Esq., is elected (Senator by 31 votes over J. C Hope, Esq., and Dr. 0. 11. Muller and J. Swygert wero elected Representatives. Newberry. —Gen. A. C. Garlington is elec ted Senator by a majority of between 00 and 70 over J. I’. Kiunrd, Esq. L. J. Jones, T. 13. Rutherford and John Hair, Representatives. St. Mathews.—O. M. Dantzler (no opposi tion, ) Representative. St. Andrews’ Goose Creek. —W. l/.ard Bull, (uo opposition) Senator. VV. W. Mc- Leod, Representative. Christ Church.— Thomas M. Wagner, (no opposition,) Senator. D. Bailey, Representa tive. Highland. —Col. Wade Hampton, Col. Win. Wullaco, Col. W. S. Goodwyu, and Dr. A. J. Greene have been elected Representatives. Kershaw. —James Chesnut, Jr., Senator, and W. M. Shaimonwid A. H. Boykin, Repre sentatives. St. Stephen’s Parish.— Dr. l’eter P. Bou nuau, Sonntor, and I*. E. Voucher, Representa tive. Charleston. —W. D. Portor, Senator, and Richard Yeaden, James Simons, Capt. Joseph Johnson, Jr., Wilmot G. DeSaussure, Nelson Mitchell, Edward McCrtuly, Thomas Y. Sira uus, Jr., C. G. Memminger, J. Charles Bluui, J. Jonathan Lucas, 11. C. King, F. D. Richard son, J. J. Pope, Jr., J. Johnson Pettigrew, and J. J. McCarter, Representatives. Florida Elcdlon. Monroe County. —The Key West Corres pondent of the Charleston Courier gives the following summary for that precinct: For Governor. M. 8. l’erry, Democrat 212 D. 8. Walker, American 01 For Congress. G. 8. Hawkins, Democrat..,, 214 •1. XI. Faker, American 59 For Assembly. F. .1. Fontcne, Democrat 511 0. 15. Unit, American 50 W find the following additional returns in the Savannah News: Ouanue—The following is reported as the vote of Orange county : Forty, 54, Walker, 45, Hawkins, 50,.Baker 43. Stato Senator, Stew art, Am., 47 ; Mel!. Faker, Dem., 115. For Assemblymen, Delk, Am., 37, Stark, Dem. 30. linker for State Senate, in this District, com posed of Sumpter, Volusia, Orange, and Brc vard,will probably be elected. Hkiinanih)—The majority for the Democrats, ns near as can bo ascertained is 33. lItr.LSBOROUUii—A lettorl'rom Tampa, dated Bth, gives the following information of this and adjoining counties: The Democratic ticket—Ferry for Governor, Hawkins for Congressman, Eubanks for Sena tor of 20th Senatorial District, and Uettis for As-cmblynnui, received a majority in Hillsbo rough cu. ot 183. This statement may vary a tow votes from the official returns, as thoy are not canvassed. Manatee co. elected Snelly, Dem., Assem blyman, by a small majority, but gives a major ity of 12 to the American candidates for Gov ernor, Congressman and Senator. SuwTK.it.—VV e learn that tho American can didate is elected to the Assembly, but the Dem ocrats havo carried tho day for’ Governor and member of Congress by a majority 8 or 9. ♦ Trouble among lire Marine Imuranoe Companies, It was announced by telegraph, on Satur day, that several ot the Murine Insurance Companies of New York had suspended. The Fost, of Friday evening, thus refers to the matter: We are sorry to find that there is some trouble among tho Marine Insurance compa nies. The Astor, the Globe and the Interna tional have all asked for time to pay their losses, and have meanwhile suspended taking risks. Thoy are seeking subscriptions—the Uvo first named—of $300,000 each, and tho latter of $150,000, to enable them to re sumo active business, and they feel confident they will bo able to do so in a few days. The As tor and Ulobe are both mutual companies. 1 lie International is a stock company. The marine losses have been very great this year, and there is difficulty experienced in ob taining paymeut of notes duo tbe companies. Another utnritimc mutual company has also asked for time to pay its losses, but'lms made a satisfactory arrangement with the parties claiming tho sums assured by them. A New Pistol. The Albany Times states that a pistol has been invented in that city which will fire nine ty times per minute, carry a hall forty yards further than any pistol now iu use, and that It is s’-o much lighter and in every respect supe l'uir to Lolt s celebrated pistol. Alcohol in Wines. Ilio following is a statement of the quanti ty of alcohol contained in some of the most noted o’ European wines, as given bv the Journal do Berry: Bordeaux 18 per cent.; Bourgoyne, 14; Champagne, 11; Constance, 19; Frontignac Luuel, 11; Cote-Kotie. 12; Hermitage white, ; Hermitage red, 12; Madeira, 20; Mala gft, 17; Port, 34; Tokay, 10 per cent. Fuller Accounts l>y the Persia. Liverpool Cotton Market, Oct. 4.—The cotton market, at the opening of the present week, was active witli some excitement, but was checked by the advance in the Bank rates of discount, which liavo been placed at 5 per cent. The closing rates are quietly support ed, the sales of the week being 61,500 bales, of which 12,000wereon speculation, and 1400 for export. The sales on Friday, 3d, were 7000 bales. The following quotations are given: Orleans—Middling bl, Fair 7}. Mo bile—Middling 6s, Fair o}. Uplands—Mid dling Os, Fair Os. The stock at Liverpool is 000,000 bales, of which 429,000 are American —or, according to Richardson, (Spence & Cos., 499,000. Liverpool Breadstuff.s —The market is generally quiet and shows no change. In Wheat, however, a decline of G a 8d is report cd on inferior brands, and the quotations given are Red 9s. a 9s. 3d.; White 10s. a 10s. sd. Flour has stiffened to some extent, but has not made a quotable advance ; Western Canal 25 a 81; Baltimore undPhiladelphia 81 u 835.; Ohio 355. (id. a 3Gs. Corn is quiet and steady ; Mixed 82£; Yel low 83 ; White 38f. Provisions —The market hero is also closed quietly without special change. Carolina Rice is quiet at 29}. Baring Bros, quote Breadstuff's and Provisions generally steady ; Sugar, coffee, &c., firm. Naval Stores—Rosin is firm at 4s. 4d. ads. (id. Spirits steady at 355. London Money Market—Thu market is decidedly more stringent and the Bank rates of discount have been raised to 5 per cent.— The specie drain towards the East iscontinued, and the Bullion in the Bank of England shows a further decrease of £20,000. Consols are unsettled, hut are quoted for money 92} ; on account 92J. Havre Markets, Sept. 30.—The week’s business shows an active market, with sales of 11,000 bale3; Ties Ordinaire lOlfr. General Intelligence. The three leading subjects of interest in late reports are still unchanged, viz : the relations cf tho Western Allies to Naples, the Belgrade Boundary, and the Isle of Serpents. It is ru mored that Austaia requests a suspension of interference against Naples, and the Allies have assented. It is alse reported that England has ad dressed a peremptory note to Russia, in re lation to the occupation of the Isle of (Ser pents. The Austrianforces in Italy are to be strength ened. The Montenegrin difficulty is still open. The Ministerial crisis is yet pending in rela tion to Denmark. There is nothing later from the Belgrade Boundary Commission. Thieving Abolitionist. A Mobile correspondent of the Charleston Courier, in a letter of the Bth iust., says: Wc have discovered among us another Ab olitionist and, strange to say, he is among the booksellers, being employed by Messrs, Randall & Wiliams as a salesman. A few days since a gentleman come in to buy a gold pen ; the pro prietor being busy at the time, this gentleman, Mr. Mayo, was sent to wait on him ; after a while he sold,him a pen for $1.75, and the money accidentally found its way into Mayo’s pocket, and strange to say, he forget to make any entry ot it. After a while the gentleman brought back the pen to exchange it for one that would suit him better. Mr. Williams waited on him and gave him another pen, with 50 cents change. On referring to the cash sales book, Mr. W. could find no entry. He then called in Mayo, who was out, and asked him what was the reason he could not sell him a pen. Mayo said the gentleman did not have time to try them. Mr. W. then told him that someone had sold him a pen, and as nono of tlie other clerks could tell anything about it, he must hunt up tho man and ask him who he bought the pen of. Mayo went, but could not find him, and was sent out a second time to find out whoro he stopped. Mayo soon re turned and said ho had met the gentleman on the street, but he would give him no satisfac tion, but gave him $3.25. The man who bought the pen, soon came along and denied having seen Mayo on the street, but said he was tho man that sold him the pen. Things went ou very well for a few days, when a case of pens valued at SSO was missing ; suspicion rested on Mayo, and a search warrant was is sued ; the pens could not be found, but a lot of stationery and a fine library that a student might envy was found, with many other things which had never been charged; they were taken in possession by the officers, and he nr rosted. lie gave a bond of SI,OOO for his ap pearance before the Mayor next morning.— Morning came, but Mayo had gone, and his bond was declared forfeited. On a further ex amination of his effects, a journal of his life was found which showod him to be a rank abo litionist—at onetime an honored inmate of the New York State Prison and the House of Re fuge. From his receipt book they found that during eight months he had sent to his wife $938. His salary was only S4O per month, and S3O of that had to go for his board and washing, &c.; so you see he was quite a finan cier in his way. Ho musthave dreamed dreams of tlielucky numbers in our Alabama Lottery. Officers went in pursuit and caught him ntPasc agoula. Xlany horses were worn out iu the chase, but after all lie was caught and brought to town, when he had to go to jail in default of a bond for SIOOO. Anecdote of the Date King; of Bavai-ia. Tho ex-l\iug Louis, of Bavaria, who recent ly attained his seventieth year, was a few days ago waited on at his chateau at Ludwigshaffio, in the Palitinnte, by a deputation from Strus bottrg, iu which lie was born, who paid their respects to him ou this occusiou. The King received them most kindly, promised to visit their city, and related to thorn a curious cir cumstance: At tbe time of his birth, in Au gust, 1784, his father who was then only Prince des Deux Fonts, commanded the Aleaue regi ment in the service of France, which was in tho garrison at Strasbourg. A few days after the birth of his child, he was astonished to see that all his grenadiers bail cut oil’ their boards aud moustaches. On enquiring why they had done so, ouo of Hie men stepped forward and said that they had determined to beg his ac ceptance of a velvet matrass for tlie newly born prince, ami that they laid stuffed it with their beards and moustaches. “ I have the matrass still,” said the king, “ and I will show it to you!” Tho matrass was produced aud the king added: “ 1 do not think that there is in the world a bed that can be called more strictly military than that!” To Make pure Paale. Rub a a quarter of a pouud of butter into half a quart of Hour very fine : make it up into a light paste, using us little cool Water as you can work up with ; then roll it out about a quarter of an inch thick, put a luyer of butter all over, sprinkle on a little flour, double it up and roil it out again ; double and roll it out thus four or tivo times, using anoth er half pound of butter; then it will be fit for auy pies or tarts that require puff paste. Texas Items. The late rains seem to have been general in ah parts of the State, and to have been very beneticial to the grazing lauds and garden crops. They have made the roads bad, but the prospeot for whiter runge for stock is good. Much complaint is made of the short corn crop, particularly in Western Texas, from whence, it is said, there is a disposition to mi grate to the eastern part of the State. The cotton picking is said to have advanced favorably, but the recent rain storms had pre judiced that which yet remained in the field. The Sea Island cotton had also suffered. The papers every where state that the yield will be light. (Sugar promises better. The Columbia De mocrat says that notwithstanding the drought that tho sugar crop of that county, this year, will reach fully 1,090 hogsheads. The San Antonio Ledger promises tho com pletion of the grading from Lavaca to Victoria by November. Forty miles of iron is already purchased, cross-ties cut, and eighteen miles graded. A gentleman direct from tho terminus of tho Houston railrond, at Cypress Creek, informs the Galveston News that there are now about one hundred hands employed, and that the first section of twenty-five miles is nearly com pleted. The cars for the Harrisburg road had ar rived at Galveston, in the ship San Jacinto, from Boston. Mr. N. G. Sprague, an old and esteemed citizen of Galveston, was drowned ou the 6th, from a boat which upset with him in the bay. A Mr. Davis, who was with him, was taken off nearly dead, after twenty-four hours exposure. Tho Dallas Herald states that tho command ing officer at Camp Cooper, while bathing in tho Clear Fork at Brazos, some three weeks ago, was shot by four Indians belonging to the Camanchos. Fouror five soldiers who wero at a short distance, immediately came to his relief, killed two of the Indians, and captured the other two. The Herald learns these facts from a gentleman recently from Fort Belknap. A letter to the Nueces Valley, from Laredo, dated the 18th ult., says that the big Indian tight on the Pecos is just reported. The U. 8. troops, under Col. Coring, with lloque for guide, are said to have killed eight Indians, and retaken a large number of stolen cattle. On the 20th ult., Capt. Pope with many of the men under his command, arrived in San Antonio, on his way, wo presume, to Washing ton, to give an account of his expedition. He has been very successful in its object, which was the boring of the artesian wells in the Lano Estacado. Tons of Bread. 11. Berdan, already distinguished as an iu ventor, and who made quite a stir in the last legislature with his “goose neck” railroad for Broadway, has just completed au enormous oven in Brooklyn, corner of Elm Place and Fulton avenue, of a capacity almost sufficient for the supply of the whole city. Five hun dred and forty barrels of flour can be baked every day, if the powers of the oven are put to their full test. The apparatus is purely scientific in its construction, with special ref erence to the preservation of the alcoholic gasses and other valuable properties which are wholly lost, during fermentation, in the ordin ary process of baking—none of these being al lowed to escape. While exposed to the heat, tho bread is constantly in motion, on a series of revolving platforms, and finally emerges on miniature rail cars, ready for delivery. Os course a uniform and perfectly reliable temperature is indispensable. This is secured by a very ingenious contrivance, consisting of a strip of brass something like thirty feet in length, within the oven, so as to be very sen sitive to thermometrical changes; and the least shrinkage or contraction is made to act directly upon the furnace fires, by its connec tions with the dampers, effected by a lever.— The cost of this machinery', with boilers, wells for pure water, &c., is said to have been in the neighborhood of $40,000. The plan is to fur nish bakers with their daily supplies at whole sale prices ; and it is contended that this can be done at much lower rates than they can supply themselves. So it is quite possible that a reduction in the price of bread may en sue throughout the city. The wholesale price for the very best quality is fixed at 11 cents per loaf of 3J pounds, and 5J cents for Im pound loaves—to bo retailed at Gj to ] 2Act This, it is claimed, givus the public about 40 per cent, more bread, and of a better qualify than they have heretofore received. The economy of labor effected by Mr. Berdau’s in vention is surprising, when the number of hands employed is contrasted with the ressult accomplished. —New York Journal of Com merce. The Llthatype Process. It was a great advance iu printing when a page of type was laid on soft plaster forming a mould, into which melted type metal was poured, reproducing, in solid, the original page ou a plate of moderate thickness. The American Stereotype Company, Boston, have introduced successfully an improvement ou this, which they Call the lithotype process. In stead of type metal for the plate, plastic at first, but beooming harder than type metal.— This material serves both for mould aud the plate iu relief. The surface of the letter und the edge have an extraordinary perfection.— The plates are much more durable than those of type metal, and much lighter and cheaper, and require but half the quantity of ink com monly used. The plates can easily be bent to conform to cylinder presses, and tho process is equally applicable to plans, maps, and outline cuts. But its greatest claims are accuracy of line and durability. Half a million of impres sions, says Mr. Rives—who uses the plates for tho Congressional Globe—may be made by one of these presses without wearing out the plates. Price of Hogs. Tlio Cincinnati Price Current of Wednesday says : During the last month there has been much done in the way of contracting for hogs; and especially has this been the case during tlio last two or three weeks. The highest price we heard of being paid was gt>.!2 per cwt. net. for November delivery. Holders now, and for some time past, have .been ask ing $0.26 a .Sto.M) for early delivery; but there is now less disposition manifested to make contracts; even at $0 a $6.12, than there was in August. The supply of Lard and of Darrel Dork is light, in the various markets, beyond a doubt, and cither of those article* brought to market early will command high prices; but cut meats are abundant, dull and low. which acts as a counterpoise to any disposition which might be manifested to speculate, with reference to the high prices and scarcity of Mess Dork and Lard. Virginia Penitentiary. On the Ist the directors of this institution took the annual inventory of the tools, fix ture* and articles ou hand. It appears that the manufactures lor the liscul year ending the 80th ult. amounted to 07, being more than was ever before manufactured in a year, except in 1854 immediately before the burning of the shops. T' ; T I* Y 'R > ! * H !< 1 ‘i'oDijcraphvd to tho Daily huu From Charleston. Charleston, Oct. 10. Sales to day thirty-three hundred bales.— Decliue highest point £ to }c. for week, and the market closes at 11} to 11 |c. for Good Mid dling. From New Orleans. New Orleans, Oct 17. Sales to-day five thousand bales at yester day’s decline. Middling 11} to 12c. Sales cf the week 20,000 bales. Stock on hand 145,- 000 bales. Decrease of receipts as compared with lust year 20,000 bales. Coffee 11.jc.—Sales ol’ the week 2500 sacks, imports 0400, stock ou hand 31,000 sacks. Sugar 9Jc. Flour $0.85; Corn, Pork and Lard dull and without change. Freights un changed. Elections. Columbia, Oct. 17. Both parties now claim Pennsylvania and Indiana. Ohio has gone for the Black Republicans, but the Democrats have gained three members of Congress. What tlie Election of Freiuot will bring About. Tho Seneca (Ohio) Advertiser speaking of a recent Black Republican gathering at that place, says : “At the Fremont mass meeting the Republi cans from Oberlin inarched arm in arm with the negroes, and nearly all the ‘kullered pus sons’ ou the ground wore silk badges with ‘Fre mont and Dayton’ printed thereon.” This is but one of many incidents (says the Detroit Free Press) of a similar character which have occurred during the present campaign.— And not only have negroes walked in Fremont processions, but negroes have addressed Fre mont meetings. What do white men think of this ? Do they w r ish negroes to be placed upon an equality—politically and socially—with themselves? If they do not, they will most as suredly act against the black republican party, the whole teachings and tendencies of that or ganization being towards amalgamation. The Free Press further remarks : “At a recent fusion in Bucyrus, Ohio, Gov. Chase addressed a portion of his remarks to a large number of negroes who were present, as suring them that the time was not far distant when they could not only march in procession, but vote also ! All over the North prominent ‘republicans’ are advocating negro suffrage; and the right of negroes to send their children to the public schools with the whites ; and the most prominent journal of “republicanism”— the New York Tribune—advocates the election of a negro, Fred Douglas, to Congress ! “There are in this country some millions of the African race. They should be treated with kindness by our people, and endeavors made to elevate their condition, mental and physical. But au amalgamation between them and the white is abhorrent to nature, and must be looked upon with loathing by every citizen in whose breast natural instincts are not super seded by the most revolting fanaticism.” TallaUassce Railroad. It gives us pleasure to announce that our railroad connection with St. Marks by steam power is now in full operation. On Saturday, the 4th instant, a trial trip was made by the new locomotive, “11. L. Rut gers,” and ten or twelve gentlemen went down to witness its performance. They speak of it iu the highest terms in every particular. The engine (of sixteen tons, from the manufactory of M. W. Baldwin & Cos., Phil.,) performed as smoothly and was managed as readily by the engineer, Mr. Williams, as if it had been in op eration for months. The solid, even structure of the road, and tlio regularity and ease of the grades and curves show that the engineer and track-layer well understood and faithfully per formed their respective duties, aud make ours compare favorably with any other railroad.— There was no effort to attain great speed, but it was apparent to the party that the distance •—twenty-one miles—could easily have been accomplished in less than an hour. The locomotive is regularly performing the business of the road, making its trips daily, with eight or ten and one for pas sengers, appropriating one and three-quarters or two hours to the trip each way, including stoppages for wood, water, &c. Goods are now transferred from the hold of the velsel at once into freight cars aud deliver ed iu Tallahassee mostly day they are landed at St. Marks. These facilities apply also to the shipment down of cotton, tobacco, &c,, and, taken in conjunction with reduced rates of freight and light port charges, certain ly entitles the Tallahassee Railroad Company to be remunerated by a liberal patronage for the heavyjontlay (not short of $250,000) re quired to accomplish these improvements. But the great importance of this enterprise is most apparent when we consider that it is iu fact but a branch of our great railroad from East to West; and the sagacity and persever ance that secured this connection and have pushed the enterprise to its completion, in a style of workmanship that will serve as a pat tern worthy of future emulation, certainly deserves our lasting respect and gratitude.— Floridian $ Journal. Stick a Pin There. Gen. W. T. Haskell, says the Huntsville Advocate, who has been hired by the Know Nothings to canvas Tennessee for them, in a recent speech at Sparta, “ho boldly declared that if he had been a member of Congvcss in IS6O he would have voted against the Fugi tive Slave L‘iw.” Col. Savage, in reply, told Haskell that liis speech “was an apology for Fremont and his Abolition Cohorts.”—Chatta nooga Advertiser. A Man Killed. Wo regret very much to learn that on Mon day last, ut the Troy Precinct, in this county, a man by the name ol’ liczekiah Britt was killed by John ltaybon. Mr. liaybou is now in our Jail, to await an examination into the facts in the case.—Mad ison (Fla.) Messenger. A youthful Frenchman received from his love the following letter: “Isadore, you have abandoned me; that is the recompense for my virtue. My landlord will wait no longer; come to-night, or I shall sleep in the room with a charcoal furnace. Naniche.” Isadore was in no hurry. He went the next day to see her corpse! Tlio furnace was burning, and liis own Naniche was—frying sausages ! So great is the sympathy between the nerves of the teeth and of the ear, that remedies ap plied to tlie latter, will relieve the pain in the former. Laudanum, dropped upon a Dock of cotton, and introduced into the ear, will ofteu relieve the toothache. This is quite a popular remedy and it is upon the same principle that the actual cautery has been applied to the an tilielix of the car to relieve painful teeth. GENERAL ITEMS. Jones’ Springs, N. 0., have been sold Messrs. Boyd & Jones, for $30,000. A censorship of the press is about h e i n , r ev tablisbed in Spain. Indeed, in u 0 Euro* ‘’ country, except England, is the press unshod led. ‘ K ” A proposal was made a day or two siuce tho New York Board of Aldermen, in favor of taking measures to divide the city into two s parate municipal governments. At Cincinnati, 0., and vicinity, contracts f O . pork were quite limited up to the Ist inst r Holders are asking $0.25 to $6.50 for curb delivery, but offers are scarce at $6 to $0 p> J. H. Anderson, called the “Wizard of tl , North,” has taken a grand farewell of th* British public, at Surrey. He played Rr.ti* and William, in “Black Eyed Susan” was presented with a silver baton. He ’is'!!’ iug to the United States. Mr. Adams, of the Plum Island Hotel ; forms the Newburyport Herald that a liv shark, weighing some 800 pounds, was thrown upon tho beach near the hotel, on Monday whore it remains to this time. Quite a nuu ’ her of persons were on the island ou Tuesday to sec the monster. Extravagance in Dress—Driving o ffthe Beaux—Mothers coining to their Rescue A council of bishops Have just assent-’ bled at Peringueux,in the soutli of France and it appears that the venerable prelates have fulminated a decree against expen sive habits in dress, which, according to the Echo, has created quite an excitement among the belles of the place, who are anxiously inquiring whether they are to he condemned to renounce their “mantillas” and all the rotundity which the present fashion demands. “We can comfort them” adds this jour nal, “with the assurance that, as the de crees of the council cannot go into opera tion until they have received the sanction of Rome, at least eighteen months must elapse before they will be obliged to make so painful a sacrifice.” In this connec tion it may bo useful to recall what has been passing in u city of Belgium, where extravagance has assumed such alarmino proportions that the ladies themselves were obliged to combine for the purpose of arresting its disastrous progress. It appears that extravagance had been for some years a source of constraint in families; and it was noticed no marriages were contracted, since the youim men. frightened at the hills that loomed up in the distance, preferred to live in celibacy. The mothers recognizing the inconveni ence of a state of affairs encouraged by themselves, have resolved to bring about a salutary reform, and with this view they have formed a committee which meets once a week. They have declared open war with extravagance and every member announces publicly the retrenchments made in her own household expenses.— They say that happy results have already been obtained, and that similar associa tions are to be formed in the neighboring towns. — Courrier des Etats Unis. An Ebbing and Flowing Spriug. It is not generally known, we presume, that there is such a rare curiosity in Tennessee, as an ebbing and flowing spring—such is the fact, however. It is situated at a point known as “Ebbing Spring,” on the East Tennessee and Georgia Railroad, about 22 miles below Knoxville. The Spring is subject to periodic rises and falls, at intervals of about eigli f minutes. The Knoxville Fresbyterian Witness says : “Suppose the stranger comes upon the spring when it is at its lowest point, he will find it discharging (without speaking with certain knowledge, as to the exact amount) about 20 gallons of water per minute ; if he will observe it, for four minutes longer, he will find it so swollen that it will yield about GO gallons perp ermite, when it will begin to decline, and continue to do so until it reaches its lowest ebb, in about 4 minutes time—then he may observe it commence its Hood again, and go on the same round until he is tired and puzzled to know why it is so different from all other springs. The water is beautifully clear, and is never in the least muddied by its ebbing and flow ing. We leave it for the philosopher to explain the cause of this singular phenomenon, and to toll us when, if ever, it will cease thus, to keep time with the rolling stars. “Do you think moire antique becoming on a widow ?” said a young widow to Mrs. Parting ton, as she exhibited a mourning dress elabo rately trimmed and a bonnet of the latest mode. The old lady scanned her attentively through her glasses before she answered. “More an tic,” said she at length, and her finger was raised up like a note of exclamation. “Ishould think less antic would be more becoming in a widow. Widows more antic must bo them spoko of by Paul aud Timothy who waxed wan ton and will marry. Well, well, let’em, though whero a woman had once married with a con gealing and warm heart—looking straight at the rigid profile of the corporal on the wall— and one that boats responsible to her own. the will never want to enter the maritime state again.” There was a tremulous tone in her voice, there was a glistening of the eye, lihe a dew drop on a morning glory; the finger fell to her side, and she turned to look out ot the window after Ike, who was sailing a shingie boat in a rain water tub with a garden toadfor a passenger. Subterranean Discoveries. A letter from Jerusalem of a recent date, to the Augsburg Gazette, says : “In digging out the foundation of a house which is being him 1 in this city for the Austrian Catholic clergy the workmen discovered, at a depth of about fifteeu feet from the surface, several subterra nean rooms, the walls of which are hewn stone, and tho floor of mosaic. The most important part of tho discovery is, however, a grotto cut out in the rock, and supported by five column- There are certain indications which lead to the belief that this grotto had served n - ‘ church for the early Christians ; but the gro - to, is it supposed, was formed before theadvej 1 - of Christianity. Several capitals of Cortot-* ion columns and fragments of antique warlM'- have been found. The Austrian. French an ■ Prussian consuls, nccompanicd by the urcta tect Endlicher, who is superintending building, have visited these subterranean g-n leries, and have had photographic druwiu tnadc. The Musselmau authorities thro |J obstacles in tho way of these ftrch-ffioiog”- “ researches.