The Abbeville banner. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, March 17, 1847, Image 4

Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page. It is also available as plain text as well as XML.

. ?v. M ^ jp 4 From Blackwood's Magazine. The stormy Sea. Ere the twilight bat was flitting, In the sunset, at lior knitting, Sung a lonely maiden, sitting Underneath her threshold tree, And as daylight, died bofore us, And -the vesner star shono o'er us. Fitful roso roso her tender chorus? " Jamio's on the stormy 6ea !" Warmly shono that sunset glowing; Sweetly breathed the young flowers blowing; Earth, with beauty overflowing, Seem'd tho homo of lovo to be, Ab those angel tones descending, With the scene and season blending, Ever had the same low ending? " Jamie's on tho stormy soa!" Curfow bells remotely ringing, Mingled with that sweet voico singing ; And tho last red ray seemed clinging, Lingering to tower and trco! Nearer as I came, and nearer, Finer roso the notes, and clearer; Oh ! 'twas heavon itself to hear her? " Jamio's on tho stormy sea !" Blow, yc west winds I blandly hover O'er tho bark that bears my lovor Gently blow, and boar him over To his own dear homo and mc ; For, when night-winds bend tho willow, Slcop forsakes my lonely pillow, Thinking of tho foaming billow, " Jamio's on the storrrfy sea!" How could I but list, but linger, To the song, and near the singer, Sweetly wooing heaven to briug hor Jamio from the stormy sea; And whilo yet her lips did name mc, Forth I sprang?my heart o'ercame mo? Q/icve no more, sweet, I am Jamie, Home returned to lovo and theo! To my Wife. BY TIIE REV. G. W. BETEUNE. Afar from tlicc ! Tho mountain breaks, But morning brings no joy to mo ; Alas! my spirit only wakes To know that I am far from ;fc?o: In dreams I saw thy blessed face, And thou wcrt nestled on my breast; In dreams I felt thy fond embrace, And to my own thy heart was prcss'd. Afar from me ! 'Tis solitude, Though smiling crowds around mc bo, Tho kind, the beautiful, the good? For I can only think of thoo; Of thee, the kindest, loveliest, beat, My earliest, and my only one; Without thee, I am all unblest, And wholy blest with thee ulonc. Afar from thee 1 The words of praise Mv lintlftRQ nnra rrrnot "What sweetest seemed in better days, Without thee, seems uo longer sweet: Tho dearest joy fame can bestow, Is in thy moistenod oye to see, And in thy cheeks unusual glow, Thou deem'st mo not unworthy of thoe. Afar from thee! Tho night is come, But slumbers from my pillow flco ; 1 cannot rost so far from homo, And my heart's homo is, lovo, with thco ; I kneel before tho throne of prayer, And then I know that tlicu art nigh ; For God, who sccth every whore, Bonds on us both'his watchful oyo. Together in his loved cmbraco, TSTa rllotniinn noil nnr linorfa Forgotten quite the mediate space, I kneel thy kneeling form besido My tranquil frame then sinks to sleep, But soars the spirit far and free ; O welcome be night's slumbers deep, For then, dear love ! I am with theo. Directions For Sowing Seeds. The complaints which are sometimes made, of the failure of seeds, are as frequently owing to unseasonable and improper management in sowing, and to other circumstances attending their vegitation, as to the bad quality <if the seeds* The freshest seeds of some kinds often . iail to vegitate from different causes.?When Bown too early while the ground is cold and . wet, they are not unfrequently chilled, and rot before sprouting, and if sown too shallow in a dry time, they may be dried up and 1 killed by the hot sun after they have sprouted, or have not had1 sufficient moisture to , Bwell them. * The kinds which vegetate well- are frequently destroyed by insects be- , fnrA AfVOlf oftnn nAn? ? ? ? W4vj ' y*j ^oyyii (iiiV'i j lliOJ il|ipUlir UtUUVC ground. The first care in sowing-seeds should be in selecting the proper season and state of the earth and then to place them just so far beneath the surface of the soil to secure th,cm a proper supply of moisture. In general seeds require more or less depth, according to their size. The smallest seeds should be sown very shallow in fine earth, and pressed or rolled down, and if the beds . aire cohered with a mat or otherwise shaded, . ;'.#y will sprout sooner, and with more cerWaking in warm water, and rowlingthe the smut in wheat in a former volume, many of our readers do not seem to have read them, and therefore we repeal them.? Make a brine strong enough to bear up an arrrr Kr> fnrnfnl ihnt it i?J nnt JlbflVft blood heat, then let the grain soak in it from one to twelve minutes, as is most convenient. While in soak, stir up the grain occasionally, and every time this is done take off the scum, foul stuff, and light seeds that rise to the top of the brine. As the grain is taken out, spread it on the floor or in the sun, and scatter slacked lime, ashes or plaster over it, to dry it. Lime is the best for this purpose if to be had. It will dry in half an hour in the sun, and is then ready to be sown.? Copperas water and urine are frequently used instead of brine to soak the seed; but I we much prefer brine as it is cleanly, and never dangerous in application. Some say grain may be soaked twenty-four hours in the brine without injury ; but il it be a thin skinned variety, we should think it would endanger its germination to soak over four hours or so. It is a good plan to prepare rye, barley, buckwheat and oats, for sowing, in the same way as wheat, especially oats, as they are frequently as liable to smut.?American Agnciaturist. Cutting Timber.?In cutting timber for farm buildings and other purposes, it often becomes requisite to know the height of the trees, more particularly of the straight part of the trunks, or such as will do for single straight sticks of timber. Take a ten foot pole, (or one of any other known length,) and measure off the required distance from the tree, and make a mark on the ground. Then measure back the length of the pole towards the tree,, let a second person hold it perpendicularly, place the eye at the mark on the ground and ranging with the top of <1, ? * ? Tf ? U - f .1- ? iuc puiu luwaiua iiiu ucu. jli me tup ui liiu pole strikes above the straight part of the trunk, the stick of timber will be too short; if at or below the first crook, it will be long enough. A simpler but somewhat less accurate way, is to take a stick just long enough to reach from the ground up to the observer's eye, who then paces the required distance from the tree, throws himself on his back, looking towards the tree, while a second person holds the stick upright at his feet, and he makes his observations as just stated.?Albany Cultivator. Materials for Manure.?Wm. Todd, of Utica, Md., writes?" I have long been oi the opinion that every man who is the owner of an hundred acres of land, (especially if it requires improvement,) ought to keep a man with a yoke of oxen, collecting matters for manure into the barn-yard, for six months in the year. These matters should be leaves, soda (particularly when the grass is long,) from the fence rows, scrapings from the streets,or roads, collections from ditches and ponds. He should use sand where the land to be improved is heavy clay, and clay where the land is sandy. Nn mnnpw f?vnpnrlpr1 nn n fnrin will nnw cr? well as that laid out in making compost in the barn-yard, where the contents of the stables are collected and made up in one great pile." Broom Corn?the seed is excellent to fatten sheep.?Albert Hibbard, Esq., of North Hadley, tells us he makes use of all the seed of his broom corn to fatten sheep? that they are very fond of it and will fatten better on this than on Indian corn. Broom corn is raised in great quantities in the river towns, where the brooms are made up 1 .1 . 1 . II ( . * ana aisirioutea to ai? quarters 01 tnecountry. We have often raised the corn for the sake of the brush, but we have never made much account of the seed, though hens arc always fond of it. Hogs too will eat it, though we seldom think it has been converted into meal for hogs. Mr. Hibbard thinks the broom corn seed more valuable for sheep than oats or corn. Drilling Indian Corn.?Extract of a letter from Mr. Alex. D. Coulter, Herriotsville. Penn., for the Cultivator:?*c Last season 1 tried an experiment in planting corn, by drilling it in rows three feet apart, two grains fifteen inches apart in the row.-? ?U-_ T : J n/?r\ 1 l -l e v^u mi co tiuics j tuisku ocK? ousueis ut ears. After the corn was about a foot in height, some of the old fashioned farmers prophecied a failure. They said it would end as many other visionary projects of 1 book farming,' and were very much astonished at the re-, suit." Fence posts are most enduring when the bark is peeled off, to prevent worms harboring in them ; in drying them one summer to prevent moisture; in coating the butt ends 3ft.; to prevent its return. The^sap of non-resinous trees ferment in heated and moist places, and the wood decays. The best timber is from trees girdled a yea>r or so before they are cut down. Posts should notbesplit as it divides the grain of the wood, lets in water, and rots it. The Injured Indians Wife.?Major Long tells a romantic story in connection with the falls of St Anthony :?An Indian of the Dacota nation had united himself in laia youth to a female called Amjttto S*pa, Hl JAlJ ?... WiTi'i ? - in - houshold, and fixed his choice on thedaugther of a man of influence in the tribe. When he had made known his determination to his wife, she endeavored to dissuade him by reminding him of their long cherished love, and the happiness they enjoyed together. Finding 110 arguments available, and, in fact, that he had already executed his purpose of a second marriage, she observed her opportunity, launched her light bark canoe, and placing her children in it, pushed of! mio the stream above the Jail, tier death-song was heard, clear and shrill, by her friends upon the banks of the river. She recited with a mournful voice, the pleasures she had enjoyed when the undivided object of her husband's affection. As she fell faster and faster down the current, her voice became lost in the sound of the cataract Her boat was borne to the edge of the cascade, was seen for a moment in the spray and mist that hovered over the water, and disappeared to be seen no more. The Indians say that often in the morning, a voice is heard singing a mournful requiem, the burden of which is'the inconstancy of j her husband. And some assert that the spirit of Amparo Sapa has been seen wandering about the place with her children in her bosom. I The Georgia Regiment.?A letter from Capt. Calhoun of the Georgia Light Infantry, published in the Columbus Enquirer, mentions that the encampment of the Georgia Regiment, had, on the 3d of February, been removed to within three miles of Tampico, to a most inconvenient and unhealthy position. Some idea of the rava-* ges of disease in this Regiment, may be formed from the facts stated in this letter, that the Regiment which originally consisted of 910 rank and file, had, at that date, been reduced to 626, a decrease of 284 ! In Capt. Calhoun's company, which originally numbered 99, there have been 2 promotions, 23 discharges, 10 deaths, and 2 C* 1 11 i.l.l 1_. ?* 1 irunsiers, leaving an ioiu oniy oz, 01 wnom 5 were left sick at Monterey. His effective force is therefore only 57. California Farmer.?A gentleman writing from California, to the editor of the St. Louis Reveille, says, his stock consists of about 4000 head of oxen, 1700 horses and mules, 3000 sheep, and as many hogs. They all pasture themselves without difficulty in the rich prairies and bottoms of the Sacramento,and only required to be attended. This is to be done by Indians, of whom he employs 400. His anual crop of wheat is about 12,000 bushels, with bareley, peas, beans, &c. in proportion. A favorite of a Sultan threw a stone at a poor Dervise, who had requested alms. The insulted Santon dared not complian, but carefully searched for and preserved the pebble, promising himself he should find an oppostunity, sooner or later, in his turn, to throw it at this imperious and pitiless wretchSome lime after, he was told that the favorite was disgraced, and by order of the Sultan, led through the streets on a came], exposed to the insults of the populace. On hearing this, the Dervise ran to fetch his pebble; but alter a moment's reflection, cast it into a well, " I now perceive," said he, " that we ought never to seek revenge when our enemy is powerful, for then it is imprudent ; nor when he is involved in calamity, for then it is mean and cruel." A clergyman in Scotland desired his hearers never to call one another liars, but when any one sa'.d a thing that was not true, they ought to whistle. One Sunday he preached a sermon on the parables of the loaves and fishes; and bei ng at a loss how to explain it, he said the loaves were not a-like those now-a-days, they, were as big as u? i,;n a in CnnlInn/i 14 n Vto/1 if I IJI1IO 111 UV/U11UIIU, liu 11UU OUUIU^JJf {nronounced the words, when he heard a oud whistle. " What's that,' said he, who calls me a liar ?" " It is I,1 Willy McDonald, the baker." " Weel Willy what objections ha' ye to what I told ye 1" > ;.t: " None, Master John, only I wanted to know what sort of ovens they had to bake those loaves in ?" r ' ' M.?> Here, then, let us repose our trust?here let us look for our beacon of safety?and 1 whether, sunshine or gloom, the storm or ; i - . i t.i. _ r !. 1 tne calm, tne Deauiy ana weaim ui spring, ( or the nakedness and dessolation of wintery may be our portion?supported and guided by the Bible, all must be well witlf us in ETERNITY. Would you be happy? Put a six-pence 1 in the orphan's hand. Would you be beloved? Visit the fatherless. Wouid you be respected? Be upright in your dealings. Would you be honord? Be meek and humble. Would you die at peace with the world ? Love your neighbor as yourSelC Would you secure Heaven ? Live a Chris: tian life. - V * f \ ?rtniltv nr.nnt ormltv V1 said a Judce tO a native of the Emerald Isle. " Just as yet hannar plazes. It's not for the likes q' live to dictate to your h?tastar's Worship," was the reply. Notice to Tax Payers. I Will attend the undernamed times and places for the purpose of collecting Taxes ior 1846 viz? FEBRUARY. At McGaw's, Monday, 8th " Mosley's, Tuesday, 9th " Moragne's, Wednesday, 10th " Willington, Thursday, 11th " Calhoun's Mills, Friday, 12th " Warrenton, Morday, 15th " Norwood's, Tuesday, 16th ? L.owndsyille, Wednesday, 17th I n Trible's, Thursday, 18lh " Calaham's, Friday, 19th " D. West Corner, Saturday, 20th " Drake's, Monday, 22th " Scuffletown, Tuqsday, 23rd " J C Waters', Wednesday, 24th ? Cokesbury, Thursday, 25th MARCH. *4 Abbeville C. H., Monday, 1st " Smithville, Tursday, 2nd " Dead full, Wednesday, 3rd *' Stony Point, Thursday, 4th " Gillum's), Friday, 5th ?? Cambridge, Saturday, 6th . ' Greenwood, Tuesday, 9th ? Woodville, Wednesday, 10th " Wliite Hall, Thursday, 11th * Cot bran's Friday, 12th " Cedar Springs, Saturday, 13th (i Al O. H.-YHftlirh MnnHnu IKtK 44 " 44 Tuesday, 16th 44 44 44 Wednesday, 17th 44 44 14 Thursday, 18th 44 John Bradley's, Monday, 22rd 41 Win H McCavvs, Wednesday, 24th 4' Drake's ol<i Field, Friday, 26th 4' Greenwood, Saturday, 27th At Abbeville C. H., again on Monday, sale day the 5th April, which will be tne last day for making returns. All persons failing to make Returns on or before that day, will be Lawfully liable to pay double Tax. All TaxeB must be paid at least, by the first Monday in May, or Executions will be issued. All Taxable property must be returned in the name of the proper owner. Guardians, Executors, and Administrators, will take no^ tice to return all Taxable property under their control. And all persons who may have transferred taxable property between the first of October 1845, and the first of October 1846, are required to make the same known to me. Jan 3 49 tf W S. HARRIS, T. C. mi IT i ine louiig jacK, DON JUAN, will stand thiB Spring Season at the following p'aces, viz.' At Robt. C Richey's, commencing on Monday the 8th of March. At Joseph Lyon's on Wednesday the tenth, and at Francis Clinks scales' on Friday twelfth, and visit the stands every ninth day (Sundays excepted,) throughout the senson, which will end the tenth of June next, and be let to Mares at Three Dollars the single Visit, lour Dollars the Season, and six Dollars Insurance. Twenty-five cents to the Groom in all cases. Any person putting hy the leap, and the Mare not standing, may fall into the season or Insurance, and not be charged for the leap. Tne leap and season money, will be considered due at the expira. tion of the season; the Insurance, as soon as it is ascertained that the Mare is in foal. Any nerson trading a Mare before it in Anrprlnined whether she is in ica! or no. will be hfM responsible for the Insurance, All possible care will be taken to prevent accidents, but no liability will be iucurrud for any that may hap? pen. Don Juan's Sire, was the celebrated Don Juan, imported from Italy; the largest Jack that has ever been in this.section of country, and can show the best Colts. His Dam is a first rate Jinny, of the Don Sancho blood. References for the Colts of Young Don Juan : To James B Richey, Wm Riohey jr and Robert Ellis. JOHN DONALD, Sr. Feb. 11th, 1847. 51 6w The State of South Carolina. ABBEVILLE DISTRICT. H. H. Towns applicant, vs. J. W. Prattler and others.?Partition in Ordinary. It appearing to my satisfaction that Elijah Roberts, one of the Defendants in this case, resides beyond the limits of the State. It fs I therefore ordered that he do appearand object to the division or sale of the Real Estate of Betsy Roberts dec'd, on or before the 20th day of May 1847. or his consent to the same will be entered of record. D. LESLY, Ord'y. Feb. 24. 52 3m - - - - .J , till The State of South Carolina. ABBEVILLE DISTRICT. lit' the Court of Ordinary. Smallwood Witts, vs. Franklin Witts and others.?Phrlilion in Ordinary.. If nnnpnriticr in mv nntififriftinn that. T.tiV>in<tn Weatherford, Susan McClure, Wm Witts, Thotnas Witts, Williamson Witts, and William Jpncs and.^ary his wife, parties Defendants reside without th'_* .limits of the State. It is therefore ordered,, that they do appear and object to the divigioft or salp of the real Estate of Stephen WYtls dc*d? on or before the 20th df May 1847, or their consent to the same will be enterekf-of record. Feb 3 ? 13to D. LESLY, Ord'y. . Mastodon Cotton Seed. The subscriber would respectfully inform the citizens of Abbeville and the adjoining Districts, that he has ordered a Ibtof MASTODON COTTON SEED, from Holmes County Mississippi, which he warrants to be GENUINE^ which can be obtained from Dr. James F.Griffin of Hambuyg at. two dollars per bushel by the sack (which contains 'ten bushels,) oral White & Wier's Store, at Ab. beville C. H., at three dollars per bushel by retail. N. B. Persons making engagements heretofore will be supplied at the price above. ? Feb 15? 514t THOMAS B. BYBLD. I?r7~- "*n~"riSiiqi i. I . ' i .'..i t! n X " J I u -' ' y ?f To all Administrators, Executors and finardiam, jwee no,tee. >: Those who are in default, and hiye nit n^P your annqal returns, are required lo do ao without f?iV lhe commencement Of the y?*r^ - r vf v . - m The State of South Carblinja. ABBEVILLE DISTRICT. INEQUITY. Wiley Pullim and others, vs. Thomas BynL. and others?Bill for Injunction^ Specific i.l ----- ? - V,. delivery eye. " It appearing to my satisfaction that Frances Mitchell, Anna Cooper, John Pullim, 2achariah Pullim, Robert Pullim, Harriet Ware* and James Waro her husband, Caroline Stewart and Mark T Stewart her husband, Agnppa GolstOn, Zachariah Golston, Burrel Ball, Parks Ball, Lewis Ball, Elizabeth Wardlaw and her husband Joseph . Wardlaw, Richard,.. Pullim, William Pullim, Sarah Christopher and her husband William Christopher, and Elizabeth Dobbs, parties defendants in abdve stated case, reside beyond the limits of this State. Ordered that they do appear, plead,' answer or demur to the said bill, within three months from the publication hereof, or the. same will be taken pro confesso, against them. Jan 25. 48 3m H A. JONES, c b.a, p. v The State of South Carolina, ABBEVILLE DISTRICT. In the matt-r of John CalvtrVs Will. Notice. "? ) j Whereas, Silas Ray and wife, James Shillito I and wife, and John Davis, some of the next of j kin of the si id John Calyert dee'd, have this rtnv filor] t Kaiw ?*** i/*/\ O *t wut mwu iiicii iiuuuc in vsiuuiary requiring lilt? paper admitted to probate in common form in said Cour', to be proven in "due form of law." These are therefore, to cite Millv Patterson, and MasonCalvert, who are said to be ab??. sent and without the limits of this State, and may be entiled to distribution of said Estate, to be and appear before me in the Court of Ordinary to be held on or before the third Monday in April 1847, at Abbeville C. H., and', plead thereto, at which time 1 shall hear and pronounce for or against the validity of the, same. DAVID LESLY, Ord'y. Jan 12th? 1847. 47 3m The State of South Carolina. ABBEVILLE DISTRICT, In the Couit of Common Pleas. Benjamin F. Spikes, who has been arrested, and is now confined within the bounds of the jail oi Abbeville District, by virtue of a writ of capias ad sutislacicndum, at the suit of Wade S Cothran and James Sproul, having filed his petition, with a schedule, on oath, of his whole estate and effects, for the purpose of obtaining the benefit ot the Acts of the General Assembly commonly called "the Insolvent Debtors Act?Public Notice is hereby given that the petition of the said Benjamin F. Spikes will be heard and considered in the Court of Common Pleas to be holden for Abbeville District, at Abbeville Court House, on the third Monday of October next, or on such other day thereafter as the said Court may order; and all the creditors of the said Benjamin F. Spikes art) hereby summoned person* ally or by attorney to be and appear then and there, in the said Court, to shew cause, if any they can, why the benefit of the Acta aforesaid should not be granted to the said Benjamin F Spikes, upon his taking the o&th, and executing the assignment required by the Acta aforesaid. J F LIVINGSTON, Clork. Clerk's Office, Dec 26,1846 44 t3mO The State of South Carolina. ABBEVILLE DISTRICT. In t/ie Court of Common Pleas. William A. Cobb, vs. James Knox.? Foreign Attachment. The Plaintiff in the above case haying thi6 day filed his Declaration in my office, and the Defendant haying no wife or attorney known to ho within tho Sit flto llHAn mlmm n ' ?v tfovcaiM hiw N/vubvy u|/vii iviivau u uupj lUCIrui mhy be served: It is Ordered that the said Defendant do appear and plead thereto within a year and a day from this date, or judgment by default will be given against him. JNO. F. LIVINGSTON, Clerk. Clk's Office, March 14,1846. 3 ljr Notice to absent Legatees; The children of Margarett Brown dee'd, fce* gatees of Samuel- Miller dee'd, are notified, that their lcgacy in money, is ready1 for there, and deposited with the Ordin^ry of Abbeville District So. Ca. A- H.-MiLLER, E'or. Jan 27, 1847J 49 IqiSm ; : : ;? IVFntin o tn o Koonf lliatvih<T4n'Afa ' i.i wxviu vvr ui/ovut jyiouiuu^COi The Distributees of James Webb dfe'c'tl, take notice that the administrator^of JthiB Eg* tate, is ready to settle up the same, and >wi!f proceed to close the same by the 11th of April next, in the Ordinary!s ;Ol6cei IrojfvvwJucto time he will not be rofpqnsibjfrfar Ihe.ingpr^t, of the funds, so held for. them, in .readiness. ANDREW DCNW. Adm'jif' Jan. 11 1847. M\ 47 ?lW "i UL " { ?L ' hXM l Notfee; ' u*-, | All pefeojis indebted tb the estate of Mijl'J&bdr Chiles, dee'd, are requested to make payment ^ pnd those having demands* against.' the egtateto fender them in properly, attested tp W4JJiao> P Sullivan or Mrs Chile*,f? tholat* rai4enc*w qr to me. THOS ^PfltmWor ' Nov 25.1846 'V" . Notice. :'!,<',w WHITLOCK, SULLIVAN & WAliUBRfc having placed all their NOTES and AC* COUNTS in our hands lor collection,; with* special instructions, those <indebted by Pblq or Book Aocount, would do welL .t^c^]! ap4. '? make payment as soon as cofiven'rcnt. Jpay- M, ment is notto be ma^e'to either of the part J- M ners, but alone to us, f* . PER&IN* & MiGNSWWRTSf. 1 fe W/8$.100 ' w I House and Lot; foi?Sl2tev^^ i| The subscriber oScr?ib? s?leiiis Jgf tmB Ma HOUSE and LOT, situate oa I