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THE INDEPENDENT PRESS
is rcm.iflniD evsuy Saturday morning.
O. O. PUOKETT,
M. .PUOKETT, f Bditora.
Individuals, like nation\ fail tn nothing which
they boldly attempt, when sustained by virtuous
purpose, and determined resolution.?Henry Clay.
" Willing to praise, yet not a/raid to blame."
Terma?One Dollar a Year, in Advance.
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FRIDAY, APRIL 20, 1855.
Our Agents.William
Hill and John McBryde,
Esq*., are our agents. Anj ?rt&raleft with
thera will be attended to.
Exocutive Department!
All applications for Executive clemency
must be accompanied with a report of the
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uaou -uvui buo naming juu^u y uiuci n iou
they will not be considered.
April 0, 1855. 49 3t
Ben Lane.
We have just received a long and entertaining
letter from Ben Lane. "Yoo lato for
this issue. It is, in part, a discussion of
that very interesting subject, the Cuban 1
question. Our readers roay anticipate a
treat in its appearance next week.
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The Weather
Fob the past few days, has been unusually
warm. On Wednesday last the thermometer
indicated heat only about five degrees
below our hottestjdays last summer?it rose
to ninety-eight in the shade, and a few
streaks of sunshine hurried it up to one
hundred.
Hon. R. Barnwell Rhett.
This distinguished gentleman was in our (
village a few hours on Tuesday last. His
visit was one of business. Mr. Ruett is a (
man of fine personal appearance, and ap- ,
pears in the enjoyment of fine health. He
is still, we believe, in the District.
Arrest of a Mail Agent. ?
Thomas J. Eccles, a mail agent on the i
Charlotte and South Carolina Railroad, was
arrested on Tuesday of last week, charged
with robbing the mails. He publishes a
card in the "Yorkville Enquirer, protesting
his innocence, and asking n suspension of
public judgment until tbo charge shall be
legally investigated.
The Rabun Gap Railroad.
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m Muuiuer piace we nare an article irom
the Pickens Courier in reference to the
Blue Ridge Road. The Courier is near
t]ie scene of operations, and, we take it,
must be pretty well informed on the subject.
It is conducted, we know, by inquiring
men, and men, too, who will not wilfully
misrepresent facta. Hence, therefore,
our rc-print of its remarks. We most sin-1
cerely hope it* confidence in the integrity
and capacity of the President and Direction
is not misplaced ; for we long to see the
steam horse scale the Blue Ridge.
An Editor Married.
We find, in an exchange paper, the following
announcement. Mr. Laret now
occupies two honorable positions in life?
those of an Editor and of a married man.
We send him our greetings, and heartily
wish him success in both; for we believe
him well worthy:
Married at the residence of the bride's
father, in Williston, South Carolina, on the
11th instant, by the Rev. Simpson Jones,
Mr. P. H. Larky, of Orangeburg, to Miss
Loraink K, oaly daughter and child of W.
B. Beaily and Mary L. Beazly, deceased,
and grand-daughter of the late Downes
Calhoun, of Abbeville district. 9. C.
Sr. Thornwell'i Sermon.
Ws have, from some friend, a pamphlet
oopyof the sermon preached by Dr. Thornwell,
by appointment of, and to, the Legislature
at its last session. It is an interesting
and able discourse upon the doctrine of
calling to repentance by visiting with judg
menu, ana may be read with much profit
Sermons, however, to legislative bodies,
these days, we fear, is labor thrown away.
We doubt if much good has been done by
them since the days of Bkst Fbakkujt.
We bsve not had the opportunity to judge
so well of their effects upon the "collected
'' *?domn. of the Palmetto State, but if they
are not more apparent than in the National
Legislature, the cost of them would be bet*
ter expended in employing constables to assist
the presiding officers in enforcing the
rule*. It is well, however, to print and circulate
such discourses as the one before us.
The people may thereby become better, and
righteous constituents will ocrtainly produce
righteous legislators. .
Ally i H?imnis
WacouM sot, if we would, resist the in
olin*tioD to point the trading pnblio to the
new firm of PxumcAw, Wallbr & Co.
I jfe trho tirit Greenwood or New Marketer
aredfenfcnna thereof call and tee the
mitfance thufadout of which i$ cut over
ajpertjoo of our adTertisiDg epa?e. ThbU
the mtend partners&ip five junior of the
r inn low jatel j entered. 5fcy bereaKxesno
1fa.8?iLirto Au gMtht goods ta >pub
or alee we ai* no
. - judge. And they ere bt UW frienda; *o
oafy examine and choqee..
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To those who have, or may have, land
warrants to sell, wo commend the cftrd of
Dr. MAK6IIALL, at Whitehall. It would bo
well to give him a chanco to bid before
"knocking off."
Wc take pleasure in calling attention to
the notice of Mrs. Andkkson's contemplated
School. From those who know, and
have tried her as a teacher, and in whose
judgment we confide, she has the most ample
recommendation. We havo no doubt
she will merit encouragement.
Spring.} Spring f
YE8, juyon^, lovely, beautrful Spring, it in
indeed thino advent wo welcome! It is
tTie verdure of thine that chcers the eye?
the anibrozial breath of thine that greets
the grateful sense?the bland sunlight of
thiuo that moves the dormant powers, and
wakes the soul-stirring symphonies of the
woodland choir.
But, truant Spriug, why hast thou lingered
so long in thy coming ? Didst not
know millions of anxious eyes wore watching
for thy lengthening shadow o'er the
forest-bound fields ? Didst heed not the
sighs of a winter-ridden world ? Nay,
hcardst thou not the rourmurrings of impatient
man at thy delay ? Or hath an ingrate
world ?>o forgotten its subordinance
to thy Giver as to provoke a chastening in
ihy prolonged absence ? Ah, well mightst
thou hesitate to smile upon a world so full
of wretchedness, or spread thy beauties
where the censer of gratitude so faintly
burns; where even thy brief stay outlives
the song that bado the welcome !
But nay, gentle Spring, forsake us not!
The world is not all ingratitude and discontent.
In many a heart thy coming will
revive the story of man's first inheritance,
forfeited Eden, and the hope of restoration;
and whilst tho great mass sweeps on in
cheerless silence, songs of thankfulness, here
find thcro, will ascend to Ilim whose mercy
still vouchsafes in thee bo sweet a relic
of the primeval Paradise.
Truthful Tribute.
We find in the Anderson Gazette the following
extract from the correspondence of
a paper in Maine. It is a truthful tribute.
We have seen several eminent members
occupy tho chair of the Speaker, and it is
our candid opinion that Col. Orm is entitled
to tho palm. If merit alone gave position,
he would have been the Speaker of the
House before now.
The writer below is in error as to Col.
Orr's age. He is not quite (if we are not
mistaken) thirty-three, instead of forty. And
may he have twice thirty-three more to live 1
for a more worthy son South Carolina never
chcrisbed.
Mr. Orr is a gentleman about forty years
of age. Has had a good deal of legislative
experience, and has profited largely by
it. His figure is rotund and commanding
?address dignified and pleasing. Complexion
dark,?=eyes, black and piercing?
hair black, and depending down the neck?
nose slightly acquiline?face broad and full
?forehead high, and handsomely revealed
from the manner in which he adjusts his
hair. He is perfect master of the "rules of
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uiuer. oees quicK, and decides promptly.
His voice, the most indispensable requisite,
is the very best for the purposes of a presiding
officer. Sharp, loud, clear and distinct.
He is always heard and understood the first
time?never having occasion to repeat.
The House of Representatives will have occasion
to congratulate themselves, when
presided over by such a gentleman as Mr.
Orr.
European Intelligence.
The prospects of any favorable results
from the labors of the "Peace Conference,"
In session at Vienna, seem by no means to
brighten. The committee of enquiry instituted
by Parliament to look into the British
army, in the Crimea, report startling
developments. Thousands of the sick and
wounded have literally starved to death.?
Occasional skirmishing is carried on, but
no general fighting. In fact it seems that
the allies are trying to demolish Sebastopol
on the same principle that the ancient citv
of Jericho was taken?by blowing their
horns around it. On the 17th ultimo, it is
said, the Russians made an attack, but were
repulsed with considerable loss.
Loura Napoleon and tb? Empress were
expected in England, on a visit to Queen
Victoria., some time in the present month.
It is not stated for what purpose the visit is
to be, but we suppose merely a "fashionable
call" It seems, therefore, that the contemplated
visit of the Emperor to the seat of
war is abandoned, or at least deferred for a
while. A conspiracy against him in France
had been detected, and some fifty or sixty
of the conspirators arrested. It appears,
however, .tpr. have been regarded quite a
trifling affair,?Napolion promises fifty
thousand additional troops for the Crimea,
if England! will find vessels to transport
them. - ;
Th* nobility of Russia bad laid at the
feet of the Czar Alkxakdxk an address, declaring
their loyalty - and devotion to him.
To which he yprf[ grtefeosly replied, aoscrridff
them that Rwwitn aoip should ueter
be dishonored io birttuM. He had hoped
for dey# of >y, W Mid, bntit fcw| pleaaed ,
God U> decide ?thenri?e. He belUved Diiloe
goodueefl woMld protect ffortt, '
There were rumors of a misunderstanding
between tho Minister of England at
Madrid and the Spanish Government, in regard
to the religious basis adopted in the
uow Constitution of the latter, and some '
alleged outrages at Seville. Details are not
furnished, and very probably there is more
of rumor than fact in . the report.?The cholera
is prevailing in nortionsof Rimin
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Cedar Spring Mute Asylum.
A correspondent of tins Laurensville
Herald lately visited this Institution, which
is located in Spartanburg District. We extract
from his account as follows:
I arrived about noon and after participating
in a sumptuous dinner, repaired to the
school. Tlio affability and urbanity of Mr.
N. P. Walker soon removed all perplexity,
and I entered into conversation with the
mutes upon the blackboard, and found them
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iruiy intelligent. in tact, U one is not "posted
up" pretty well they will prove a little
too fast for him. Mr. W. lias about thirty
Mutes under his charge, and is now about
to open a school for the education of the
blind. lie is certainly one of the right sort
of men; possessing all the trait* of character,
and accomplishments of head and heart,
which make the true Carolina gentleman.
May he live long to enjoy a well earned
reputation, and may the evening of his life
be as tranquil and happy as the morning
thereof has been useful.?When the hour of
dismission arrived, the scholars repaired to
the chapel room, and Mr. W. dismissed them
with prayer. Although my stay at the Asylum,
like the life of the ephemera, was of
short duration, yet I came away somewhat
edified?impressed with tho high merit of
Mr. W.'s school, and with the feeling of
sympathy, blended with good wishes, for
those under his charge.
Those who have not visited this school
ought to; and I venture to say, that those
who do will never regret tlio. time they
spend there.
Yoflrs truly, I). W. P.
Slavery In Kansas.
The Washington correspondent of the
Charleston Courier, in a late letter, makes
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i.iv; lununiiif; jMragrapn in reicrence to tlie
election in Kansas Territory :
Tlio late election in the Territory of Kansas
resulted in favor of the pro-slavery candidate
by a majority of a thousand votes.
It is attempted to account for this by the allegation
that persons from Missouri in large
numbeis went over to the territory for the
purpose of voting. But this aid was wholly
unnecessary, and was not, to any extent,
afforded. The fact is that a majority of the
settlers, though not slaveholders, being desirous
for the improvement of the territory,
would not take such a course as would exclude
slaveholders, and they were of course
desirous also of introducing all the labor
that could be obtained from any source.
The Blue Ridge Railroad.
We are pleased to hear that the prospectj^
of this, great enterprise are brightening,
and that the difficulties which have existed
between the fininrwnr nnfl
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ors are soon to be permanently adjusted.
This, at least, is tlio tenor of our advices,
and we are inclined to rely upon them.
The Comnany has resumed payment, we
learn, which fact will givo the contractors
no other alternative but to proceed with the
work- They, of course, must be held responsible
for any want of energy that is
manifested in the prosecution of the work,
as, also, the difficulties which may and have
occurred with the 6ub-contractors.?They
have been neither few nor unimportant, but
we hope they may bo freed from them for
the future.
We regret to see the Abbeville Banner
manifesting the spirit of opposition and denunciation
which characterised its editorial
of last week. Of all the articles that have
appeared, in opposition to this Koad and its
able Direction, (and they are many,) none
have equalled it in bitterness, unfairness and
denunciation. The assertion that the "business
of the concern is standing stock still,"
and the engineers have "nothing to do but
to hunt, or to toss snow balls at pao.h nthor
on the ice-clad mountains," should have been
based upon something more than mere assertion.
There are between four and five
hundred hands employed on the Road in
Anderson and Pickens, and we have been
assured that the engineers perform their duties
faithfully. The Banner says that "President
Guurdin has made a shockingly bad
bargain" with the contractors. We doubt it
much. From the best information we can
obtain, we believe the contract a favorable
one for all parties, and, if carried out, will
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icauib in me completion of the road in a
reasonable length of time.
The idea put forth bv the same paper,
that the confidence of the State, with her
means, are being abused and wasted, is too
preposterous to need reply. The act of the
Legislature, granting aid to this magnificent
project, is too well guarded to admit of the
State's means being lost or even misapplied.
Besides, the character of the President and
Directors of the Road has never been questioned,
and we have implicit confidence in
their honesty, and, also, in their ability to
complete the work.
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vui wiiuuuuce id toe practicability of
the enterprise is still unshaken, and we trust
it may be prosecuted with energy to completion.
Its benfita will be many, widespread,
and general, and it desrves not only
tne support, out the hearty co-operation of
all.?Xeowee Courier.
French Broad Railroad.?The citizens
of Spartanburg held a moating'oh this
subject on the 4th instant. Resolutions do*
daring a deep interest in the success of the
enterpn&e-~reeoimnoTKlrog the opening of
the bool^ fot subscription?that a committee
of twenty be appointed to attend all
meetings of the'friende of Uie project?ck>j
were adopted; 'Ml
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[FOR T1IE INOKrKNDKNT I'RXflS ]
Lines suggested by the Doath of Mrs.
Lucinda Ross,
WHO DEPARTED TniS I.IFB A FEW MONTHS AtiO.
We stood l>?sidc her dying couch, and saw
The lamp of lifo expire?caught the last fond
Glimmer of ita earthly r?y?till death's cold
Darkness came upon the heart, with ita deep
Weight of woo? We heard her speak of him
In whom she put her trust in ^urly life, and,
nrt.:i_ i? i- * "* '
?? uiic ncr ujn were eloquent Willi words
Of heaven, wo thought how good it wcro to die ;
To thus be called to put our armor off,
When ripe for heaven, and with the bright
Redeemed sit down around God's throne!
But oh, how nad it is to part with one
Whom we do love!?to know that kindling eye,
Whose beaming was the spirit's joyous ray,
Is closed forever! and those soft lids that veiled
The brightness of the glowing thoughts are seal'd
In death's dark slumber! The echo of her voice
Whose tone was music in its household words,
And in its tenderness and love, sweeter
Than wind-swept lyre, shall never fall
Upon our ear again; hut to the bosom it will
Come, and almost startle with its familiar sound;
And in our dreams we'll hear it oft
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n<i noic ! vii u ii. in omiiv siraiii i)i sonj,
Or iii its tone of happiness, till it shall seem
Reality ; then wake to a sad
New consciousness that it has gone from earth,
And will be heard no more, no more on earth.
But oh, how sad I death, ever bus}' in this
Dark world of ours, has a strange power
Over the human form, turning the warm
And animated frame to marble, cold,
Motionless and white as sculptured statue ;
lie gathers back the roses from the cheek?
No trace of life upon the features leaves?
Fountain of the warm nfTcctions freezes up ?
Mocks the fond eye with a sweet smile,
Lofton the countenance, as if'twere sleep;
But oh! vain hope, when naught but
Tlio fair robe is left that the sweet spirit wore.
None but the bosoin w>rung
With this painful ccrtainty can conccivo
Ilisgiant strength to make the firm heart weak
Even as helpless infancy?to pals}*
For n season every other thought but that
Which yields itself to hopeless, piercing,
Lonely grief I Death in all forms has terror,
But never do we feel his sting as when
n,> lot? i.;. 1.?..1 <i- -
m%?j a mo iiuilU l/ll >llUOUl
Of youthful licnuty, snapping the buds
And blossoms of our fondest hopes, arid laving
Prostrate 6orae clay idol of our cherished homes.
These arc ovr earthly feelings,
Bound as we are by sweetest earthly ties;
But when wo look above, up wliero
The spirit lives, in the calm light
Of heavenly love, of peace, and purest joy,
Conscious of bliss complete, in its near intercourse
With angels?free from the sin and stain of this
Low earth ; if but nils hope is ours, steadfast
And sure, wl^t can wc not renounce of our
Own selfish love, and bid our hearts "be still 1"
Even beneath the stroke that slays them! ^
Then to ye who mourn, let this sweet thought
Bring peace to j'our lone hearts, with
Sorrow stricken, and whilst thpv fp??l
Bereftof what this world cannot restore,
Oh I may it be a heavenward link in that
bright chain
That (liaws tho soul to God. C.
Mt. Carmel.
The Eldorado Affair.
The Washington Star, which is supposed
bv many persons to tnoro nearly represent
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me sunuuienia 01 wic 7vaiiiMii?ir?uon man
the Union, docs not join in the extravagant
attempts which the latter paper is making
to manufacture out of the El Dorado affair
a terrible outrage upon our national
honor. The Styr says:
With all due deference to our respected
neighbor, (the Union,) wo are beginning to
believe that ho is raising something of a
tempest in a tea-pot over the recent causes
of complaint, which, he insists, wo have against
Spain. We admit the old sores to
be very aggravated cases indeed, and trust
that our Government will compel Spain to
settle them promptly.- That should be done
beyond all question. But as for the so-called
El Dorado outrage, we as yet cannot
see it in the hideous light in which it appears
through our neighbor's spectacles.
Ever since the Lopez Expedition the quiet
folks of Cuba have gone to bed nightly in
expectation, to make a bull, of rising next
morning with their throats cut by Yankee
filibusters, and to give them peace it is clearly
necessary that the Spanish police of the
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isiana suau do very strict, in view 01 me
fact that all the earnest and honest efforts
of this Government to prevent attempts to
get up within its jurisdiction efforts to wrest
the island violently from Spain, do not put
them down completely. Spain bAs a right
to expect that the United States will have
enough authority at home to check filibustering.
All tlio world knows that, so far,
it has proved impossible to stop such efforts,
which, though they do not succeed as against
Spain, have succeeded of late as
against Mexico, (vide the Walker affair.)
Self preservation is the first law of nature,
and Spain appears to us merely to be acting
on that principle in strictly guarding
every approach to Cuba against the successful
departure of such expeditious as this
Government is evidently doing its best to defeat,
as is manifested in seizures not long
since made in New York and the prosecutions
essayed previously in New Orleans.
There may, however, be other facts involved
of which we have no information, which
have come to the knowledge of the Union,
causing it to fret so much over these so-called
new "Spanish outrages."
Einftrrnw Rmr iv fJrrtrww ait.?.A droo/l.
ful riot occurred in Cincinnati*! municipal
election. It lasted four or five days.
The Know Nothing*, anticipating a defeat,
atooe qf the wards, seized the oallot-box
and Btamped it to *tom?. - Some twenty
persons were killed .and about ono hundred
wounded. The Know Nothings were ronled,
Frt* IK QftasNViLut.?'The stables of
Dr. M. B. Earle, in Greenville, with a large
iSS.SSSF,$^
Anniversary Oration.
Last evening the Clariosophic Society of!
the South Carolina College celebrated tlieir i
anniversary by a public address in the City j
Ilall. Mr. A. H. McGowan, of Laurens,;
was the organ of the Society and the orator of i
the occasion, and right nobly did he acquit
himself and vindicate the partiality that appointed
him. His address was well delivered.
There was neither rant nor fustian in
the manner, style or matter. All was in
most excellent taste. Mr. McGowan. possesses
the rudiments of an accomplished or
ator, and by assiduous cultivation will attain
a high rank.
The subject of the address may bo succinctly
stated in the apothegm, "Labor
conquers all things" The indomitable will
energized by a virtuous ambition, anil aided
by assiduous toil, will acooiTiplish greater
things, achieve a higher success, and confer
a more cudnring fame than mere genius
how great soever without application and
labor. This was the general drift of Mr.
McGowan's speech. The position was well
sustained nnd its truth abundantly illustrated.
Altogether it was a capital speech.
Carolinian.
Raining Brimstone !?A gctleman from
Chulahoma, Mississippi, informs the Memphis
Eagle that there was "a shower of brimstone"
in that vicinity, during the rain, about
two weeks since. Particles of brimstone,
(ho savs,) were scraped from the
ground the day after the rain by spoonsful;
and by tasting and burning were fully
decided to be brimstone, and nothing else !
Brimstone is said, also, to have fallen
throughout De Soto and Marshall counties,
Miss., during the same rain ; and reports of
a similar shower were in circulation here
about the same time. The Eagle hopes its
Mississippi friends are not alarmed. Such
showers frequently occur in the tropics and
adjacent countries when the trees are in
bloom. The pollen of the flowers is taken
up by the wind and distributed far and near,
and out of such material was our shower of
brimstone made!
TriE Wheat Crop.?We regret to notice
in our Virginia exchanges very discouraging
accounts of the wheat crop in different
localities. In Loudon count}', nccord
I ing 10 tne L<ecsbuig Washingtonian, tlio
j length and severity of the winter, the unusu.
ally dry spring, and the prevalence of high
winds, have materially injured the crop.?
The Piedmont Whig brings a similar account
from Fauquier, and the editor advises
the farmers to make up the deficiency in
some other way.?The Frederic-sburg Herald
has accounts from the Valley of the
Rappahannock, which indicate that the
growing crop of wheat is anything but promising.?Richmond
Whig.
Going to Skvastotol.?Major Richard
Delafield, of the United Suites Corps of
Engineers, Major Mordecai,of the Ordnance
Department, and Captain McClellan, of the
Cavalry, have sailed in the steamer from
Boston, en route for Sevastopol. They have
k?,.? ?i i i?
I uwii uiuvicu i>v mo auuioruics ai wastiington
to make a tour of observation on the
line of hostilities in the Crimea, and especially
to inspect the siege works where the
allies have now concentrated their forces.
They are accompanied by a Paymaster of
the United States army, and their expenses
will be borno from the National Treasury.
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Richmond Wheat Market.?Messrs.
Dcanfi and Brown sold on Saturday last
(says the Richmond Enquirer) to the city
millers a large lot of white wheat for two
dollars and a half per bushel. Theso gentlemen
have at last attained the price which
has been their aim during the present season.
' These prices show that Richmond is
as good a market for breadstuff's as our farmera
can find anywhere. The present prices
of ordinary white wheat, $2 40 a $2 45, and
prime white, S 2 50, have not been equalled,
wo think, for the past forty years.
Murder in Emanuel Countt.?-We
are pained to learn through a private source,
that three citizens of Emanuel county, Cuyler
Mosely, Matthew W. Williamson, and
Samuel Williamson, were killed in a fight
on Monday of the last week. The origin
and particulars of the difficulty have not
come to hand.
We only know that rifles were the weapons
used, aud that Samuel Williamson received
three shots through his body.
Savannah Georgian.
In Utah, a collision baft occurred in Salt
Lake city between the U. S. troops stationed
there under Col. Steptoe and the Mormons,
growing out of tne soldiers expressing
their opinion that Young and Kimball are
rakish old reprobates. Some of the sons of
those worthies being present, a grand fight
ensued, in which the boys fought with fists
and clubs, and the soldiers used their guns.
After much trouble, the military nnd' civil
officers succeeded in stopping the riot. A
portion of the militia were called out and
piacea in toe streets on guard.
Murder and Suicide.?The bodies of
T. F. Stif* and his son, a child. of six
years, were found in the woods, near St.
Mary's, Ga., on the 21st of last month with
throats cut Stjvw had been a man of very
intemperate habits, and for a woek previous
partially insane; and as a razor, known
to have been his, was lying bv, there is no
doubt he murdered hie own child and afterwards
himself.
Bootok, April,' ?The Massachusetts
Senate to-day adopted a resolution, with only
one diasenting voice, declaring that no
toreiger shall be eligible to offioe. f
ufr i & v."*;
Felix G. Livingston was murdered' in
Madison village Fla., on Monday week, .by
a man rmmod Peacock, of North Carolina.
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There ? ?MW effort now being iftade to
conrtrtetateWter?pbline frqurCoJmnbi* U>
Hey,benyt8.q . . t \
To ?k Hanged.?The negro man,proj>ertv,
of VV. N. Martin, who perpetrated tho
outrage on the person of ft lady in this district,
lina been arrested, and was tried, on
Friday last, according to law. lie was found
guilty, and condemned to be hung, at this
place, on the second Friday in May next.
On being first questioned, he denied the committing
of the act, but afterwards made a
full confession.?Kcoioce Courier.
Hie Blue Ridge Tunnel has progressed
through all its difficulties 3,050 feet, and
the remaining 1,500 feet wilt probably of<v.r
- r -
..v ..inner duiicuity inan the hardness of
; the rock. A progress of nbout 70 feet per
| month, will complete it short of eighteen
1 months.? Charleston Courier.
At an election in Augusta, Ga., on the
9th instant, Dearing, Know Nothing, was
elected by 345 majority. The Know Nothings
electcd 11 out of 12 Aldermen.
TAKE OUR ADVICE.?If yon are troubled
with a slight cold or cough, pay immediate attention
to it. Delays arc dnngerous, and health
is precious. A slight cough may result in a serious
an<l fatal disease. STABLER*S ANODYNE
CIIF.KRY EXPECTORANT is recommended
to you ns one of the best rcmedie*
Itnnwn for 'J
cuius, croup, bronchitis*
asthma, and other diseases of the lungs And
throat. It invariably gives relief, and has effected
innumerable cures of long-continued and
deep-seated maladies. Make trial of it* and
tell yeur friends of its good effects. The DIARIJIICEA
CORDIAL is also recommended to
your noticc. It is a capital medicine in Diarrhoea
and other diseases of the bowels, which
are so prevalent at ccrtain seasons.
See descriptive pamphlets, to be bad gratis
of the amenta. l'rico of each, only 60
cents per bottle, or six bottles for $2 60.
E. II. STABLER <fc CO., Proprietors,
Wholesale Druggists, Baltimore.
Sold by Dn. F. F. GARY, Cokesbury;
WARDLAW <Lr LYON, AbbevilleC. H.;
IIAVILAND, HARRAL 4 Co.,
Wholesale agents, Cliarloiton;
And by Merchants generally.
comsigiVees.
The following porsons have freight in the
Depot at Abbeville:?
J F Moore, R II Wardlaw <& Son, U Richey,
B P Hughes, Wardlaw <fe Lyon, T C Perrin, N
McEvoy, J F Marshall, CCitM Puckett, Chnmbers
<fe Marshall, O T Porclicr, R M Davis, Esq,
L J Johnson, C T Haskell, Wm Morris, Dr I
Branch, D R Sondlov, Horseback Norton, Wm
M Ilughey.
D. R. SONDLEY, Ag't.
markets!"
ABBEVILLE, April 19-?Cottox?We har?
had another brisk ond animated week in cotton,
at firm and full prices. There has been nothing
on the market classing higher than Good Middling
tfhich has been readily taken at 8? cent*
per pound. Fair Cotton would command a
fraction over this figure. The receipts hare
been pretty large and holders show a disposition
to meet buyers at their giving price*.
We continue to quote Ordinary to Good Middling
7 to 8J cents per pound.
Bacon.?Thoro is but a small quantity on
sale, it is worth 12i cents per pound.
Lard.?The market is baro of it A good
article would command 11 cents per pound by
the quantity.
COLUMBIA, April 18.?Cotton.?A rery
large and active businecs was done in cotton in
our market yesterday, at steady and unchanged
prices. Some 800 bales changed hands at H
to 9 cents.
CHARLESTON, April 16.?Cotto*.?The
market to-day was very quiet, and the transactions
only reached 443 bales, at extremes ranging
from 8 to 10 cents. Trices full &nd bolder*
firm. _
ABBEVILLE PRICE CUHREHT,
corrected wekkly by
HENRY 8. KERR, Grocer.
BACON?Hams, per lb. 11 * 15
Shoulders, " ft 10
Sides, " a 13
T* 1 *? - ?
nog roijnu, " IU a
BUTTER, 10 a 12
BEESWAX, ' 12 ? 16
CANPLES?-Spertn, " 48 s 60
Star, " 88 ? 87
Tallow, " . 22 a 25
CHEESE, " ' 20 a 25
CHICKENS, each 10 ? 15
COFFEE, per lb. ? 14
EGGS, per doz. 8 m 10
FLOUR, 'per 100 lbs, 6 00 ft 6 60
GRAIN?Corn, per bnshel 95 ft 1 00
Oats, " 60 ft 60
Peas, " 1 00 ft 1 10
Wheat, " 1 60 175
IRON?Swede, per lb. 5} ft 7
English, " 6* ft 0
LARD, " 10 ft 14
MOLASSES?N. Orleans, per gal 40 ft 60
West India, " 83 ft 40
NAILS, per keg ft* ft 1
RICE, Per lb, , 1 * ?
SALT, per sack 2 60 a
SPIRITS?Whisky, 1 pergaL 80 ft 100
Rum, " ?X 00
CominittedT to Jail,
ON the 17th day of April, instant, a kl
NEGRO BOY, who says he be- JS
longs to James L. McCelvy, and gives JEfc.
his name ns <
Peter says he ran away on Mooday, the 9U?
instant He ta about eignteen or twenty years
old; about five feet ton inches high; weigha
abont one hundred and sixty pounds;', acat
black complexion. No particular marks.
The owner of said boy is notified to claim
and prove his property within the time required
by law, else he will be disposed pi in manner
and form as directed by the- law1 in such eases
made and prsvided. -
S. G. W. DII-Ly Jailor,
Abbeville C H, 3 C. April 20, 1*66 60
THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLMAAbbeville
District?-Citation.
V v HERE AS Thomas W.' J"?e? has applied
TT to ra? for Eettew at Admhristnition,
on all and singular the goods and chattels,
rights sod credits of-Mra.?arah Pace, lint* of
the District cfttaaid, deceaced. < /'
Thsseare, therefore, to cit4 ?nd admo&ub all
and singular, the-lcindred and creditor* of. the
said deceased, to bo and appear befoi* me. at
on* next OrditifcjV?TkiurtWr tb??idDistrict,
to ba holden at, Abbeville Co.nrt Honw, on Cb?
fifth d*jr otMay R9tt, to bW twrn, if, V
wy? wiy thr- 8?id admim4tr?don hoyld *
pot pjK.gT^ntfdiV -V* ??L >0 . . ; J.v ',
Qiren nnd^y band RDa?mtthUn!i??Mttlh
o*? tho salad i hi ^
" Independence.
a : * -W. piU; 0. 4- A...
' Ajpr 20, 1805. 60 ' Ifr 1
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