Edgefield advertiser. (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, June 01, 1842, Image 3
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felt,as it
able supply of
ar randing country. The ori
not exaedy known. The loss b
at between four and five thousand o
ds~a~s,. ' insurance."
The Railroad Car Manufactory, owned'* h
Mr. Oegond Bradley. at Worcester. las.. was d
consumed by fire on the 10th uIt. Two cars
just compileted for the Lowell road, valued at t
$2,000 each, were destroyed.
Tb St Louis papers of the 12th ult states
that L W. Boggs, late Governar of Nlichigan.
was wounded on the evening of the 6th lt.,
while sitting in a room in his own bouse, at In
dependenee. The vound it is feared will prove
nertaL A. reward is ofiered for the assasin.
le As Aderbw.
To Tut Tnt*Uns or EDoxnr LD DasaTc1.
Gendesae.-friegret to learn. from the ar- t
cle in the last Adi ertiser. over the signature of o
Q. E. D., that you, sho reside in the country, a
are too often subjected to "great inconvenience, a
t-:able and vexation, from the inability of pa. e
rents, to procure suitable books for their chil.
dren." As I accord fully with the author of the
article in the opinion, that this state of things
"calls loudly for a remedy.'and also that "it
is in your power to apply it." I eordially ap- k
prove of his suggestion fI a Convention of the a
Teachers in the District. I, theretore. %ery li
cbeerfll acond the suggestion. and por,Tpose d
that a Convention of all the Teachers in the
District be held at the Court House on Satur.
day the ,8th of this memb. at 10 o'clock. I
mention this early hour. as it may be proper to
appoint a committee to bring in a list ..f books- bi
to be submitted to an adjourned meeting an the it
same day. Pl
Very respectfully. IH
W. B. JOHNSON. x
Edgefeld Q*H. 8 C.,Ist June,1842. 14
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The Washington correspondent of the Char- be
leston Macary, under date of t21st ult. says: P
"The difficulty betweeniMesrs. Wise I
and Stanley has been amicably arranged,
"in a manner honorable to all parties."
Mr. Wise having given bonds % ns preclu- IN
ded from leaving the District. and tie there
fore gave Mr. W. Cost Johnson full power
to act ihr him intahe premises. Mr. J ac
cordingly leftthe city. and by a friend ni
entered into correspondence with the a
friend of Mr. Stanly, and this resulted in a th
challenge from the later. which was acce ti
ted.- By the inaaerposiii.-o ofoa utui Wen at
for t purpose ofexp anain. ir. Stan- ie
lay's friend declared that the jostlng of a
horseson the road ro'% the race cours,-. 4f
was altogether the result of accideni. Mr. ri
Johnson's frieud then becged pardon lor C
the caning which had been adininiatered In
to Mr. Stanly, ami the affair was aimicabli hil
terminated. Mr. Stanly is expected to p;
return fromn his campaign tl~is evening."
Weather ifc.- We are in the midst of a
soak. After a generally dry and beasutiful
spring, we have a turn of spring ramns.
This will ho good for the cotton planters. ci
who have suffered from the' dryiness of the e
season. Rice, we hear, generally lok r
beautiful. da
The Richmond Compiler says aa a be
relative of young Semmes ban paid into Vi
the Court of Charloatesville 825.000, the at
amount of bail forfeited by his nou-app~ear ta
once to answer the aharge of having nmur w
dered Professor Davis. hi
CongressionaL Election.-The special
election whbich took place in Pennsylvania ly
last week so fill the vacancy in she WVash. ml
inglon Couunty District, occasioned by the ry
death of Hon 3 M. Lawre-nce. has result- 0s
ed in the choice of Mr. McKennan, the i
Whig candietate.-Charletas Merrary. N
Miteias.-The Sotera Niscdap of the thb
2Sth uh. says: pt
"On last Thursday urek, Mr. Plin, by
Bronner, an overseer upon the plantation "
of Mr. Tr. Finnie, of this county. disapi
peared under mysterious and suspiciioe te
circustances. WVhen it was ascertained
that he wan mismin from the planiarin."
Mr. F. made inquiry of the neltos who It
told him that Mr. B. on the morning h
fore', took his horse anid hess suit ofelothues, Ic
and after distributing his other clothing ti
among them, left without telling them th
wlfer. he was going. Informatiuon was S
given to the rielatives of Mr. B.. who have li
since made diligent search and inquiry in .
every direction, tO nio purpose; aind on ."
Thursday last one of she negroes made a tr
statement which implicates three other tl
negroes In hit murder. These have been m
arrested and lodged in jail. Thes dens. ur
the crime, and a. she affair is yes in nme. L
doubt, we refrain from giving the partie'u g4
tars of the statenment which led to their aer. di
rest. Mr. Bronner was a man of good 50
character and considerable property. asnd
me prohabl. reason can he assigned for hi. ro
lving the county." Ac
l'olloweg is the description given of "
1" 0,or 13iohee high, rath- w
dak hair. thi
eon i arm
hal
amate ez
isrlate at
.onIis a E rtIru t be
b idflinWas a.i bealth
e came ashore sailr at
with a mo eqtusiastic and
IC4e'frum bi.iimerous fond
ad friends ini Be" Orlean.
generally km'awlbere. that among
ibritunatte captives of this expedition.
asJOel T. Caw.eg'q., of tids city. and
wr a considerabljperad, Editor oftkis pa.
er. A letter Was received front hl:n yet
srday, by his brothet in ibis city. He
rrites that he is still in .chains, and how
tug his captivity may endure, or whai
sy be his ultimate fate, depends entirely
n the dictum of Santa An**. He mighi
e shot, or released, or otberwise disposed
r, the'next or any approaching da,-al
,as doubt and gloomy uncertainty in re
aid to his future destiny. Sanin Ann
as recently released several Texans,
trough the interposktion of persons with
born hetwas acquainted in the United
tates, and to whom he may have beer
nder some personal obligations. We
)all doubtless have full particulars by the
ew-Orleans mail to day."
Etrc* of a tier Receird in Charleston.
Nyw OAtLyASS. May 21.
"The small notes issued by the thaet
lunicipalities, have depreciated in value,
od persons refuse to take them. The
rokets have been buying them at fromi
5 to 50 per ceut. discount. Yesterday,:
ub of fruiterersalbout the market coller
-d together, aud proceeded to thu offices
f the Exchange Brokers nod demolislied
teir windows, at which there is alway,
show of cold. silver, and uncurrent mon
'.. Several ofIthen were arrested, the
rowd inteased. and t e Governtor order
it out the Legion, waich q'iteted ever)
ting.
"T' is morning there is not a partiele ol
leat, or any thing 4l- for -ale in he mar
et. The butcher-' and fthtar. are deter.
Oined not ts laritg any tl.iog in market uu
I aher. is slomte artdoi::met nanale to re
e.m bese note."-Chadeston Courier.
.4nlaripaling an Evrant.-Some (of the
.laaer-' buttcners %%ere ainsious. last eve
rig, to bnng thenr heef o-veruto the Firsi
Iunicipatlity mark--t; buit rearing it would
i tarown into the river op its landing-am
had been the previous i ay-they up
lied t, the' Mayor for a flarce to prolret it
esent to lie landing for that purpors
mae Or the military ; but the anti leef in
e-narket mea crossed to the opposite
de, and there up~et the boat. senadin:: the
ref fliating down to Slaughter [lonneo
nint. inttead of totb Beef market. -
'acayune, May 2
Correspondeamftsespasaa naas.
lAIr LAoIsLATiruau-Noavn EASTtt.
Blounqar.
HALLoWFLL. May 9,18l2
Gerntlemen:-The Legislsture afAl.tine
1 yesterday. The Memhers tnanif-,ed
good spirit A Conmmittee of ninte on
an part of the part ot ftie Sen.ste. ana
irteen ion the-part of the House, were
qpwiaoaed ts iake int. coasideration the
d unantmouslv to chosoe Ca'mtaissin..uerst
ad by ., vo'te of 90to 3. adopted a resolve
erel by C-d. Johna Oti., Of the denate. tsa
vwe thraf full loom ersa. The doi-g.f tle
umtamittee will he raifird by the L l i
ture. Faur Cosntmvissioarns are to be de
zoate-twor(rum each oif thae falstical
rtie... Every this:: is ait -shouald the.
Yours iu baste.
St. A uousts, 1:ay 2I.
alORE INDIAN OUTRAGES'
We have the melancioly dutty of again
ronichiug the murder oif several of our
tsens, lay the wily savage. A lettrr
mn Santaf~ee. (Mlineral Sprinags.) under
te taf 15th itast., states, that on theo dasy
fore, the indsians killed l w o men, unaed
on Zaa.dt. wathisa 6 amiles of that place;
d atiat on that moatrning (.Saha) they aa
eked thae haouse of Mir. .\luses Cason,
ithin tour milesaf~untafee, and killed
s w ife and one ebild iair. C. escaperd
ith oue child, but was himaaell dangermu,
wounded. A party of five persons ima
ediately w ent taut for the pur poe ofrtbo
itng the dead; but they had not proceed---.
er half a mile. whent they wvere firedt
tmn by ubout twernay indians, and otne
an. (.ilr. Osteen) mortally w ounded.
The miusil rasder fromt Newn.anvile states.
at alter this affair, a genatlenman. n hils.a
oceedi g to New River, was fir.-d uapon
indiains. Hie, however, tsucceeded itn
akinag his escape.
An thaer letter. fromaa Ne w nansvillc, writ.
a w tilst ther mail iv ag beinc closed. state-.
e house aof a .Mr. Ward. 'vine 8 or 10
iles Ntarth of that pluce. was attacked bay
damn, int the uight. Result uot ktnowna.
Siute the foregoing was ina type, we
urn from a genitlemtan just from Pilattkn,
at the Iudians. after their outragen in
e vicinity of Santafee, wended thaeir way
ath;--thear tr il was diiscoveredl abemnt 6
iles front Fart Wakahogta. Lieut. Ba.
r immtediately proceetded ina the pacte,
jibh six -nounted tmen, and n hile exam
ing the trail was surrounded andi tred
aon by about 25 warritars. Two tof his.
en were killed by the Gre, and ansother
shorsed, who was instantly st abbed -
leut. B. and the other three men made
and ttheir e..cape to the Forn All the
eposable force of the 7th laufatry, abeaus
0) tten. are in pursuit.
The perpaetrtr5 are doub~tles a band oaf
nuway "Creeks." untler the chief Orla
ece,having with him Tigerlail. who
is not kill d as supposed. TIhey have
mmitted dose horridl murdlers in revenge
ethe surrender of Hateek Tnuteauggee.
e have now the lamentable proof thati
i desperate banditti will fight till they
a annihilated. Sixteen or seventeen
iles, it is reported, have betn murdered
this last attack-mnore than have been
led nt any tone time. out of the field of
te. lt should nowbe a tear of exter
ato the ead. We have great con
"n,CVol, Worth, hut we must think
has baeen ternpered with mer
>Why not call out a hundred
ltaut woodsmea of Alachum
Kwhose knowledge of the
stih the perseverance
mand, twill dispose
in short order'
9 afrm -The critia fasda, of th
27th ut. says:
4A very severe hail storm passed over this
place, on the 1h iost., doei some dam
age to the corn that had arrived to any size,
and strewing the ground witilavels. One
of the "stones" picked up sometime afier
it fell, weighed between 90 and 100 gr.,
and we are told, that one measured wore
than 3 inches in circumference.
"We are happy to learn that it was not
very extensive, and that the crps, so far
as heard from, have received no material
injury."
Lunatic Asylum.-Col. R H. Goodwy
w # on the 7th inst. elected Regent of this
institution. in the place of Dr. Percival, re
signed.
At ea extra meetingof tihe Board of Re
gents of the Lunatic Asylum. on the 14th
inst., the fullowing rcuelutious were unani
mously ;assed:
Resolvrd, That the thanks of this Board
be returned to the editor ofthe Temperance
Advocate, for hik liberal supoplv of news
paper to the intmates of the Asylum.
Resoterd. That measures be taken forth
with, tor the etilabsh ent of a Reading
Roiom atodl Library iu the Asylum, for the
benefit if the patients. and that the editors
of this town he reqiiested to furnish gratu
itously, their respective papers. and such
exchange paper as they may think limper
to dispense with; and that donations oft
books fr.in the citizens, for tthis object, will
be thankfully ackLnowledged.
J. W. PARKER. See'ry & Treas'r.
[We highly approve of the above ar
rangement. which wve louit not will tend
to promte ite benevoslei t objects of this
noble iii-tition. and tie a source of relief
t) it! unfortutnae fumates; and it will
therrfore nfiord its grent lileasure to coin
p!y with the request of the board.-Ediaor
Soulh Catolinian.
The frillswiig sentences were this day
pas-edI in the Court of Sessions.
J. II. Boveu. for receiving stolen goods
-to receive 39 stripes tin tle t Friday
in July.
H. Hines. for receiving stolen goode-to
receive 39 stripes on tle Ist Friday in
July.
H. Hile., fir the same ofence-to re
Ceive 20 lashes ont the 15th of July.
Franklin New ton. for the same ofence
-39 lashes on the 1st of July.
Seiling. aame offence-39 lashes on the'
1st of July.
r. Wittpen. same offence-39 lashes on
the Ist of July
Iloide. for harboring a runaway slave!
-2"Jq fine, and :1 months itoprisonment.
B R. Allender, for Raming-$500 fine.
and 12 imtooths imprisonment.-Charleson
Patriot.
Free Negros.-The article of our cor
re-;iondent deserve- serious consideration.
There' is not in our State. a worse,or more
dangerou, cla%%, with a few honorable ex.
ceptions. than our free coloured population.
If Soutth Carolian intend, to continue, av
she has beru. a slave-holding State, hot I
interest and humanity require that there1
sbtoad be a~oi~io ren~ and 1
coloriarks the class, the condition of free
nrgroes, can never be materially diferent
frot % hit it is now. rhey have always
been an idle. vicious and turbulent class.
and minling with our slaves on the foot
ing of equaliiy as to color and rank. and
yet seemaingly ab:tve' them in their freedom
fromt comapulsory labor, and the restraints
itncident to blotndage, a most pternicious in
flue'nce is exerted by the free negro on the
slave. An inafluetnce a, much at war with
the real happitness oft the slave, as it is with
the interesisof tbe Mlaster. We would not
presume to dictate what should be fdone,
by our Legislature, to remedy the evil; but
thtat somiethaing should be dotne. nie think is
most evideu.-Tempaerance A drocate.
Froms the SoukA Carolinian.
A Rogue Caught- -Ont Saturdlav, the
14th inast., a coitplaint miade to the'Chief
&Lrshall of this Town. that a maen calling
htmself' firam WJilson, atnd reprcen-tim:
that he was a native of Orangce Ccounty.
nd recently irotud Cherokee~ County. North
C:arohtna, had pi~ked the pocket of Alr.
u asham, a partner oif Ar. We'. Cox. (ftc.
gro traders.) of hi.' wallet, containing a bout
$41, and stolen from hitm a diirk. The
circunmstauces are biriefly as follows: Ii
son represented himself to Mir. Ccix, on te
day previous, as a Mlason with ai number
uf mn in his emtploy, and about takinig a
contract to build on the burnt district; and
stated that he wished to purchase a woman
to cook for them; that he lad about S3000O
in B5ank, but had delayed tmakita his piur
chase utttil after lia..k hours, andi nis ad
endeavour teo borron the p'urch se montey
necessary from one of his frienid.: and ir h'e
should be enabled to~ do so, would call n
Ihi'm at his camp, andi coimplete the liar
~gain, A bout 10 "'clock cn Fridlay even
nag, he came', accorditng to protmite, atnd
said he had the mone'y n'.ith him, ht be
itng much fatigued, weauld be grateful for;
some refrshmttent. A repast weas got ren
dy, anid preparaticons made to draw a bill
of sale, but ilson then exproesi a de
sire to postpone completing the hai gain
until day-light, and 'cata he would lie dlown
'.ith thetm in thE cattp, which was agreed
to. lHe lay dlown by the sifde of Air Wea
sham, but an the night complained tof be.
ing unwell, got up. ansd left the etncafmp
ment. Next morning, the money wams
mtssed, search was made for him and lie
was taken in l exingtont l)istries, about 22
miles fromt thais place,. and broiught back;
but the principal witness havitng dlisap.
pared,1 he seas eventually tdischarged,..-.
Previous to his discharge, the durk was
fondis in his possession, bunt he hiad ontly
about $3 itn mineny. He agreen to receive
summary justices, by the infli--nmn or 25
lashes; but this coiminag to the Lonowleilge
or our worthy Intendant, he very properly
interfered, atnd wfiuld not pertit atny thing
in the shape of Ltnch Iate: He was ac
cordly dischargecl, and is supposed to be
on his way North Carolina, via Camden ;
and as little doubt remains of higuilt, andI
he is supposed to have been engaged ic
another t-'ansaction of a similar natture,
we way expect to hear farther from him
on bis route, and womuldi warn the public to
lie on its guard against him. lie is about
6 feet high, cif fair complexion, with sharp
nose and chin, light hair, cut very close,
mnd was dressed in blue homespun clothe,.
t he N V Saa.
TRIH LE tKING OUT.
Amid' I the ury of denunciation
whi.h i red upou the heds of ihe
people I de lsland, the truth and j.iA
tice of t se are so apparent that ahey
cannot- sled. Frnm the cloudeof
dust aud ke raised to. obecure them,
-they wil p like the ghost of Banq..o
to frig't' fearful souls of their murder
era. A ty of the journals that have
been so a ye towards the suffrage party
have evi Iy been desirous in point oil
fact. if t ad dared to confess if, that
no cham Id be made in that State,
lout that landholding few should con
tinue to 'it over the many.
To this eral rule we now find one
exception he Albany E-vening Journal.
That pa nows how to be abusive as
wellasa sfits cotemporaries. and the
suffrage pale have [been very roughly
handle4i. But it tnow begins *.) feel
the ' public opinioa. It sees the
storm th rising, and ha4 the sagacity to
look ou time fur a safe retreat. It nd
mits.ha people of Rhode Island ate
striving thing bit their right., and
that they O only erred in pursuing them
by wro anis It declares that when
the peo f Rhode Island demanded a
constitut reeognizie "the largest liber
tyI Id have been promptly granted
-4 pie of a sovereign State have
a ri Noy that they will nati live any
lnagerIn4Wr a Royal Charter." It cor.
fessee that this charter imposes "a moava
anti .epiblcaii and arisioratic rea-riction
upon t ht ofatifrage"-that the peo
ple of RVie Island must and co ill lie in
vested 1" the great ant precious prer'g
ative of wiing. Assuming that what 1t ia
pleasedtotall a relcelliotn is now at Ra end.
it warns* 'clearter govertnmettv aifainls
puchaing Iadant age-ant almonishes it
not to proe ne too much or too lIs eg upon
the pnopuIa'forhearaince. It also advi,e1
the callin't fa conveoition at the earlie-t
upportl .-for the purpse of franing a
cuustitutiohw
This is truth wrung fraom one of the jour
nais tha "bas been foarmo,t in hzeaping
coutume upu the peoplet- engaged in the
oivemeat r estabhashing a constitution.
It shows lsw the pressure of public opinion
begins to be felt. It tihows that the au
tbority ofthe royal charter is already vir
tual.y. ifamt legally. dead and gone-that
it is not rtispected, anti ought net to be.
The whole standing army of the United
States gadbered upon the soil of Rhtic
Island..oogld not now restore that author
ity. or foe submission to a charter granted
by aBritish King two hundred years ag.o.
A muchbllgber power than stauding ar
mies hasanaulled it forever. it can no
more bei tiored than the tide of time can
he rolle4 liack to the period when it first
received the royal signature. It has had
its day-4iu mssion is accomplished.
llenceforit it will be mingled with the
dust of pat ages.
- oe the Globt of 19th Uft.
Tht Bill re unding the jine paid by Cen
eral 'i^ at Neoi Orleans DeJeated.
T a party ib the Senate to-day
onri' idefea the bil intended to re
Gen. a iufor bbea Iosta el at New' Or
loans. whilbvaming for it almost in a hody.
The State Legislatures, in the resolutions
whicn brought tis bill into Congress, cvi
dently sheiw thceir purpose of justifyiug the
course of the eneral in declaring martial
law at New "Orlea-ns. They demanded
that the fine should he restored, to vindi
cate his lame from the uspersion of the
judicial sentence. This was the ascopo of
the wihole proceeding in the State Legis
latures and in Congress. For the last i wo
dlays, thte effort in the Senate hias becn to
stic-k amendments to ithe bill, which, by
imnplicaon,. would put at intterpreta tion
on the act, that ithe body passot'g it dlid not
mean to take into conidierationt the right
ur wrong of he judic.ial conviction of the,
Getnerat, but simply to return thec amney
as a remission ofe auie-as ian atct ot grace
to act old man, who amighat choose to leave
the pecuniary earninag- ol' his life to his
faiy rather thaniar.the public co'ffers
And who would take, even coupled withI
the expn-ssion that the Government ree
cignaing it, was not conatent to say nthinag
about the judicial seantenace imipointg it as
tiae penalty of a crime. but with thtedeclar
ud understandsng that tate senteuce although
brought int view by the t.all. w as a glanaer
'hat Congress would exptre-es no0 upii
upon. Tihis was atn toblique,. but a moast
stramatg imaplication, that the Genearal'.
ecurse was not justifiable; biecau,.e Caon.
gress, in elfect. aeludetlhat concluzsan.
Silr. Archer, hostile as he is tu GeOneral
latckuon, said that this was aaa insult to hiami,
whticht he would noa vote. It could nti.
terefore, he expected that his friendel
womuldl do it. The ball was r.-jecte-d: every
Jemacraa voting againast it-the fedleral
Wis. in the main, for it. It was hoped byl
us that Gen'l Jackson's adversaries wouldl
waiZrC the orcsion to evince a miagnanim i-I
y a -ose party spirit. Thie result shtowe
hat they cannot tiler hitm even a tdritnk aof
a titer, in the last feverish mnoments of ex
ittusted nturtte, without p)utting ptoison
at at.
Mail b~eamaer betweena Charleston and
Ffaaa.-In the Senate of the tnitomi
sates, uun the 30th intau., Mr. Calhoun pre
cetd the mcemnoral of R. L. Morris, ask
ng the aid of Gtovernmzent to construct a
acamboat to Ibe emaployed in t he trapoar
ation of the mail and oaf passetngers awic.,
a tmunth between Charletatn and Ilavatna,
ria St. Augustine, Idiati Key, aind Key
Werst, which was re-ferredt to the Cemnimia
ce on the Pos' 011ice antd Post Roads.
ChzarLeston Courier.
The Issue at Hand-The Atcelititonistsa
are about to hold a great emeeting ina New
k'ork at which the repeaL u/ the Union is tat
sopenly and fully disccussed. One of the
inW Juadges has lately given it in charge
a the Graned Jury of his. Court to have
laeti indicted lor high treason, if they
laretd thus~tOstrike at the ennstitution of
he coutryr Without venturing any opin.
no on the particular point in question, we
trill say that it is high time that these mail
and mrischieVonis men should he brought to
heir senses. The laws ought an he vindi
:aaed; for wtthout it liberty degenerates
into licentiousneses. Thes, men, a few
rears sine,~ affected onlj to aim at aboli
innhemoi'65 mae. They nrn nnO't te
open advocates of a diuolution o'our
Union. The sacrifice of the past, the
peace of the present, and .he interest of
the future demand that they be arrested n
their - icked and reckless crusade. Ifa
few of their ieader, were hanged, the
rebt would perhaps learn toattend totheir
own busihess, and leave their neighbors at
peace. We trust that t he most projuient
amongst them may yet be brought to con
digu punishmieut.-Sav Georgaan.
Gen. Scott.-This is about the outiest
ge-ntleman just ahout this time, that we
know of. At Washingon. fie is busy eve
ry hour. writing letters, receivingt visits, and
planning not a military. but a political
campaign. Three timates a week, or as of
tenashocata get listeners, hee fights over
again the battle ofLandy's Lane. lie goes
tochurch of a 6unday-- anad does everythitg
which ie fancies may n in himls golden
opinions. In short. he has fully deter
uined to be a caniidate fur the Presidency.
at the next election.-N. Y. Arena.
Mitchll the Forger.-The N. Y. Cou.
rier say,.-*-The argument in the case of
thu Ex-ion. Charles F. Mitchell. convic
ted of forgery. and unon out upon bail, was
called on In the Supreme Court yesterday,
% hen no coinse-l apapearing to oppose, the
Court on iotion of 31r. Whiting, ordered
that a new trial be denied, and that the
Court of General Session proceed to sen
ience the prisoner. It might have been
added. ien they catch himu."
Firr on the Rail Road.-A fire occurred
this tmornjing oin the Auburn and Roeches
ter Ibil roand. three miles cast of Canan
laigna, in one oif the bzaggage cars contain
in-, the Utica and Syracuse baggage, en
tirely dctroying the car and contents.
The principal suf'erers are Air. Daniel
W elch, of Roc:hester. lie lost 4 trunks
adil one hag filled %- ith valuable goods aid
clothing. he estiatae,, his loss at $700.
Mr. liucan. of Auburn. lich.. I trunk.
goods. papers saind clothin,:. $100.
Mr. Stone of Lotkinig. 2 trunks.
Mi., Rosina Clark, of Utica, etimated
loss $300.
Gets. Davis was arnong the sufferere.
Air. llumiplhrev, the llaak les.enirr, atd1
Pomeroy & Co.'s. Expre,q entirely esca
peed by thec trunks bein;; in thc Albany
crates.
The orgin of the fire ii uukntown.-Ro
chetcr )renocrat.
Dahlias.-We Iwere fa vored yestcrtay,
with anl elegant hnqiau(tet of Dahlias, fnaaaa
the gnaden of Mr. J. D. Legare, chnrmning
he eye with a rich atnld numtrerous variev
oh brilliant dies. IHis A;riculiural Reposi
tory oan East Hay. presents othaet specimens
of thi, beatttiful plant.-Char. Cour.
OBITUARY.
Died, in Noxutbee county, Miss., Sav ,eth,
aftea anillaess oft3das, 3Mrs. .SAttAuF. liULas.
wife of Burwell liinga, and daughter ol'Jares
Ogilvie, dec'd.,of thio district. She was from
early life an acceptable member or the bletho
dist Episcopal Churclh, loving her onder and
its doctriaes. So many excellent traita ol char.
ter so eminently combined in the sane per.
dispositionshe added an' urbanity of manner,
wlach endeared her to ber many fricads: 11 a
wife. she was truly allectiou.Ate; a-s a christaan.
devoted and happy. She el an affetion
ate husband. an mrfatnt danM'W. and an exten
sive circle ofrelations and frnds, to moun
tint as thoe~ without hope, for she lives in the
bhiusful mansions.
It?'The Memnberso of thc EDGfLIELD)
BJAPTIST BIBLE 80Cli'TY, are regnesa
ed to meet ina the Baptist Mteetinag fronse otn
Sarurday the 4th June. at 8 u'clock. A. 31.
tnay3 25 a 17
Nelling ofi'at Cost f'or Cashb.
T ll susc~ribaer otTers for seale nh,,sle.sale
aand retail a ar ge rand extenasive' stock of
Ready made C'lotlugn and
IEA TS,
at F'rancia If. Cooake',s old istand. Those in want
uf ..ither, wall do well to call and' exiamines the
stock before punrcliting. as the goode will be
sold loweir than, theyv cats he bou;:ht ini the city
ur elseawhere'. P. W. .\UTFEN.
P' 5. Thoea..indebhtedh to P hI. Cooke by
mote or hook :aer oaant, n~ ill call on the subscriber
at thae store~ and mitak,- paymient.
Auguasta. Ga. April 2<s-.lin 4 f6t 18
Chtron. k et
Stateb u' N"OutIl Caroli a.
EDGE(il:',LD DISTlRICT.
I.N TPIlE CO..ON l LEAS.
L~ewas ('ailbmatha. Declaration in A.1*
es. mumpsit.
lohn Ssnrry. Foreign Atftachmnent.
Satauel .11. Chappe11l. / Decla ration an Als
es. sumlpszi
lohnaa ?4eurry. 'Foreig~n Attachmet.
P fl i l E plrainatif~a having ahi<s day tiledi ahasi'r de
R clireations ins the rabove caises. in my utlice,
and the deliesnaat harving on wife ocr aittorney,
nuowni to be withain thts State, on whsomt a co
ay of said declrarrats, with a raile t'e plead, can
e served. It ias ordered, that the said de~fen
latni do plead to the said declarations. wtita a
faear and a day frotm the psubbecatianl of thius eer
Ier, or tinsal anda ab~,Iute juadgaaent will be
awarded againast him.
GEO. P'OPE, c. c. r
le'irk's Offce. a
1* .l ay. 1r"42. l y 18
tatec d ',outh Carolina.
ED[G El'I ELI) DISTRICT.
IN THlE COMIMON PLEAS.
aNm. Scurry.,
cs. aDeclaration in Assumpuit.
rfshnt Senrry.
m. H. Lirenntan,
ihr thte use of
a m. Scurry. cDedaration in Ddeb
es.|
[aFa 1 lan~ naing thra day filed their
declaratioans an the above stated cases, in;
tny ofTice. and alhe defenidant hawing no wit'e or a
ttoruey, knowna to be within this 8tate4 con
vhomn a copy of aaid declarations, with a rufej
o plenad shall he served. It is ordered. tha-the
aid defenant dlo plead to then said declaratians.
vithint a year and day fromc the pnibication of
his order, or final anad absolute judgment will
oe awarded aglainist him.
GEO). POPE, c. c. p.
?lark's Offie, w
7lth May. 8M ly 18
N. S. TOflPKEM,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
W 2I LL attend punctually to any profession
al bautnems enatruisted to his charge.
Office at Edgefield Court House, over Mr. E.
3. Presley's brick stoe.
taa? 4 41 3
field Cour
Tuesday o
Taner Hueizlt
ex'tr. of Jesse C
dred and ei hty acr
adjoining Spencer Ho
levied on as the property
deceased.
Wm. Buckhalter vs. Jarn
and James Morris, Scar., the t
where defendant lives.
Isaac A. Ilibler vs. Ml. L. Sloseley, Jes.
Moseley, and W. W. Williams, one thou
sand acres of land, more or less, lying on
Bridge Creek, adjoiniug John Bausketl.
Edmund Kennedy. and others, levied on
as the property of W. W. Williams.
C. B. Elar vs. Wm. S. Howard, ct al,
five thousand acres of land. nore or less.
adjoining Jula Curry, R. Carter, and oth
era.
Ceorge Bussey vs. Emberson Bussey.
the tract ol land where E. Bussey now
lives.
CommisioAner in Equity vs. Lewis Eli
zey, one thousand acres of land, more or
less. adjoining Thomas Morris, and others.
The same .9. Abram Pond. 300 acres
of land, adjoining Thomas Morris and
others.
John S. Jerer vs. R. W. Mathis and N.
Ram,-y, the interest of R. W. Mathis in
the Pho.uix Stone Factory, which interest
is one-half from the first of January 18-2.
till 1st January 18-15. an unexpired lease.
J. Ii. Wells vs. Rtichard Key. Bryan &
Mlinor vs. the bame, one negro boy Wyatt...
G. L. & E. Penn & Co. vs. Stanmno:oe
B. Ityan, two negroes Louisa and Jinney.
Daniel Botne vs. John McCrary and
others. one negro woman Ruth, thopro
perty of John McCrary.
A Donald. vs. W. M1. Tinsley, one sor
rel horac.
Perry & Dozier vs. William Christian,
two negroes Shade and Allen.
Terms cash.
S. CHRISTIE. s. x. D.
31ay 11, 842. d J5
Medical Notice.
Dr. JOh N G. WILLIAIS,
FFEftS his prof-tasional service, to the
citizeus 0t o-.dgefield village and adjacent
country.
may25 tf 17
Notice.
T HE fANSI0N HOUSE BATH, is
,remrat-d fir Batlaing
CilA RES COMx-TY.
noy 25 tf 17
TilE U. S. DISTRICT COURT,
DisraICt or wUTH CAROLINA.
IN BANKRUPTCY.
W HEItEAS Samuel Trowbridge. late a
Merchant of Mlontgomery. Alabama,
nouw a teacher at Greenwood, in Abbeville Din
trict, in the State of South Carolina, bath fled
a petition praying that he 92y be declared a
Bankrupt, pursuant to the Act of Congress of
tie United . -air- -
~~~~N Mh a~ c, tat tie may bar. - -
I lof the s aet, this is to give notice
of the said Petition. and that a hearing thereof
will be had before the Honorable Riobert B.
Gilrhrirt, Judge of the said Court, at a Court to
be holdeu at the Federal Court House, in Char.
letsion, on 3lond.ay the thirteemh dav of June
nest. at eleven o'clock. A. 3.. at whnch place
and time all persons interested may appear and
shiew cause, if any thev have, why the prayer
of the s.aid pietitioner sbhould not be granted.
Charles:on I9th day of Mfay. 1842.
11. Y. GiRAY. Clerk.
Siay 25 3t 37
TIlE U. S. DISTRICT COUltT
DisTat 07 $euvm CAttowuA.
IN BANKRI PTCY.
W IIEREAS Williarn Campbell. Planter..
of Abbevsille District, and State of
South Carolina. hath tiled a petition praying
that lhe maiy be declared a Bankrupt, pursuant
to the Act of Congress of the United Statese.
made, nnd nOW in force. concernirar Bankrupts.
andi that he may have ,the benefit of the said
act; tis is to give notice of the said Petition.
and that a hearitng thereof will be had before the
lionorable Robert B. Gilchrist. Judge of the
said Court. at a Court to be holden at the Fed
eral Court House. int Charleston. on Mfonday
the thirteenth day of June ntext, at 11 o'clock.
A. af.t which place and time all persons in
terested may appear and .htew cause, if any
they hae. why the payaer of the said petitiotn
er .housld not be eranted
Charleston, 21st day of A pril. 1842.
ii. Y. GRAY. Clerk.
Mfay 25 3t 17
T HIF U. S. l~lST RICT COURT, 2
DISTRICT OF SoUTH CAROLItNA. 5 '
I N B ANKRUPTCY.
W il ER EAS llugh B3. Campbell, Planter.
of Alhbeville inastrict, and State of South
Carolina, hanth tiled a l.etition praying tbat lhe
ay be declared a Bankrupt. pursuant to the
ac; of Cungre~sa of the Unated State,, mad,
atnd nont in furce, concerning Bankrtupts, and
that lie may have the benefit of the aaid actt
this is to give notice of the said petitiotn, and
that a htairing thereof will be had before the
liontorable Robert B. Gilchist, Judge of die
said Court, at a Court to be htoldeni at the Fed
eral Court liouse, in Charleston, on Mfonday.
the thirteenth day of June next, at 11 o'cloc k,
A. Mf at which place and timne all persons in
terested snay appear and shtew cause, if any
they have, why the prayer of the said l~etition1
er shottld not be granted.
Charleston, 21st day ofApril. 1842.
H .Y. G RAY. Clerk.
any 25 3Jt 1y
Iotice.
STR AYED from the subhibler aibott the
1st inst. a dark brown or brindleslitno horn.
ed COW, isrge size,and her call' Also a small
sized spotted COW, has been mnissitng for about
17 months 11 they are marked, it in a cross
and under bit in the right ear, and swallow Ifork
in the left. Any information r'especti.
will be thankfully received byr the
Hamburg, 16t Mfay. 18.'
may 25 -
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