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II6TEL14ananeie ancebmaa, the 'see of Sherif. march 9 a- The friends of car. g5ftOUGO BROAIJDWATEt, announce iim as aandidat for the ofice of Tax Col hetor. march 9 6 -. The friends of Sbubel A AWAY, announee him so a candidate for do 04ce of Tax Collectoi, of Edgeield Dis cw- Te friesads of Capt. W. L COLEMAN. anoomtice so1 as a candidate'for Ordinary of Edgetield Dis trict. Jan 19 if 51 he fiends of Wan. J. SXM , EAq-. ansonnee himit as a cnijdate for b offce of O:dinary, or Ed;efield District. rhe friends of Colonel J. SLLannounce him as a candlidute for the of ofOrdinary, of Edgefield District. 26 tf 30 The friends of Col. W. W.MOSS, announce him u a candidate for the office of Ordinary of Edgetleld Dis trict. .MisceUaneous. MODE OF MAKING SPERM.WETI AND OIL FIOM LAR D. We have nacady appried our readers of the discovery that lard coni ins the. iu g rodieots for making good spermaceti ca. dles and lamapoil. The maode oft seara ting those ingredients we nu w copay tim as amhlet kindly sent us by the Hfon, HI. L.Elswor'h: Mode of maw ufarturing Elaine and Stea iurone l ard Ije. Patented by John II. ,st& 122 Front .SmiIh-siret, Nrw York city,. To all whom it may concern: Be it known that 1, John H. Smith, of the city of Brooklyn, in the country ol Kinsgs, and ..state of New-York, have invented a new "and useful improvement in the manner of~ separating from each other the elaine and astearine which are contained in lnrd, by means of which improved proceas the ople. ration is much acilitated, and the pro. -dace are obtained itn a high degree of pu ,and I don hereby declare than the t'l 'g is a full and exact de'.criptaonl there e Girst lioes tole perfo;rmedl upaon the lard is that of hoilinag, w hie.Ja maaay be ehbeted either by the direct application of Are to the kettle, or by man' of seam; wheanthe latter is employed. I causte a *steam tube to descend fromn a htamai bo~iler' into tis vessel containing the lard; thin tube may descend to theo hottoat:. of the vessel and be coiled round 'an the said hot. ~torn so as to present a lartze heatatag aurfnee to the lard, provision being made for car ryingo ogthe water andl waste- steam an n manner well known; but I usually perfor. ate this tube with numerona, somall holenm -angthe whole of that portior, of it which 1sscmersedl below the lard, thus allowaj whole of the steam tob pai.' into, anal through the lard. To operaie with atdva.n. ?t he vessel in which the boiling t eedshould be of considerable capaci. -t, holding say from itn to a hundred har. si.The length of time required faor boil. '.will vary much. aerording to the qual o0 tbe lard; 'bat which is fresh may ans to be boiled for more than Tour 'a EnerkWilst that which has been loor~ kept mnay require twelve hours. It is or greni inporitatier i the iperfecting of the srparainens ofr he stenrine anud elaine. flint the hoiling should fe rontinue-d for a cou side-rnlble period asp ntisov indicnted. 1 My . nst important improvement in the r wi:hin described process, cs'ubist in the L empho.snit-t of alcohol. whib I mixed with the lard in fith- kettle. or builer. nt the commencement of ihe operation. %% hen thoe lard iis become sfiliciently fluid, I gralu-ally pour aid stir ianto it ahout one gallon f alchohiol toevery eighty gallon-of I lard, taking care to incorporaie the two as iutiniately as possible; and this has eflect of causing a very perfect separation of the steariue and elaine from each other lay the spontaneous granlatitioi of the ormier, Which 111ake place %n hien the huiled lard is allow ed tf csd in a states of re-t. I sotit times- comtbine camipho- n ith thec alcohl,. di%4d1vin, a bn onme fourt h of a ptound in, each eallsos f alicohl. u hici tnt only gives ;an agreeable sod-r to ti-e p-Mducts. )ut rlp Sears to ro-opperate nith the alcohol to effect she sobject in view: isbe caispho.-. hoiw ever, is out an essential ingredietnt. a d may lie omitiied, Spirit of lower proof shau alcohol may be used, but not witlh equal lieriefit. A fter the boiling or the lird with the alcolol has leen cninuisied f or a -.Itricient i.-nti of timse. she fire i. vidldlirn n n. for flhe suppily irstem enni u 4. aSnad tse mail inns I is allow -d to cool .itliriei lv tI admit of I its being laded. fir drain ;ir into ba 1 ieal. amr itier %.itable ciotslers. where is is to be leli at perlect re,t ntil it has cool i ed down. nd acquired the ordinary ten perature of the anin phere; as ite cooling I procseds. the grtidaniais conequen siuon a the separation or the stesrine :stid elainie I will sake place and becsome perfert. The ( mnateri-al is thorn to be liut inteo hai4. and I piressed moderately. under a press of any I suitable Ikind. ,vhich will cause the einine ( to flow oui in a state of great purity, there I not being contained nithin any apprecia- ( hie portion of stearine; this pressure is to i lie contiuued until the stearine is dry as it a can be mtade in this way. I The masses of the solil material itus ob- a tained are to blre-meled, and in this state a to be poorel into boxes or pans, of a ca pacity les or twelve gal lons and allow wgit shbald beat a ewperdture'of nearly W., which will cOnse a VAn eating or oozig I (rmin the blocks. and they sill improve in - quality; the blsieks are then to be rolled in I cloths or put into bag.. and these placed I between plates. and submiited to very t heavy pressure by means of a hydraulic I prevs. Alter this pressure it is brought again into the form of blocks, and these i are to be cut up by means ofrevolving, or I other kinves. or cutters; the pieces thus i obtained are to be put into baps and sub- i jected so the action of iot water; or of I sICnI . in a p:rss, until it becomes hard a enough to bae manufactured into craidleta, i or put sip for ether purposes o which it masy be desired too npply t. T ohe annter of siijectin.g it to the ac tion of heated n aser. or of stcamn, is t4 place the bugs cntaining sthe stearinc in) i1 hisx, or chest. inii n iich heated wnter, or steam, may lie iiitrodsluced, but -1o to such extent a- to fuse t!e ,tearine. A follower 1 is then to be placedf ;ninst the h:s eiran taiuet in tie bo or eiae,s. and moderate pre1-eire nasdC ila-a fpo le ; the material will now be fisund o have a euired all the reqluired liardne-ss. and Ii os-n a was like coni.isence. ,tnch a'. would generally cause it 5o bs traitasken for wa-six. Iam aware vth a itiohl has been ,csd for the purpo]seO osf tieparitog chaKineo ands sieain' friom eash ,, her m annila i)scal chema - 'rc , but s tse lard or sither fansy snsat ser conumasi.ai of s hiese anstisncse,. hsai. in this case. te iess sv, edl ms ste henatedl al cohol, ,ands the ni hiale bas beena tTetred to heat tsoge-her; this proceas wousldl be alin ~ether inaa1'ileabtoe to miansusaacturit;: pur pose-1, as the cost wiisldl etceed-s she- vialue of the product. Ini smy mnfacl~turinig pr cess,. mtit ends saf ili-,sb in~a is.e hard in aslcs hiol, I add a mans!l propoertsinaite gnianity I ofsi the latt-r to thae lharmeasr. the whle sali nt hics is drnivens sillat an c'.srlya persiod sft lhe ebulatsmn, bui by its piresnce. sir enasaly-ti cally, dispoises toe classi sir stearit so separate frosts eachs sther. n' hich liey do1 after Ising bsoihnsa andl tisbs-cet coinsa [ als nost, the-forc.e, laim the use of alcohol in sieparasing~ the elasti an~d senrinae from sach ster, b ilbssotymsg the fatty anier in hemsed alcohtoil, atid by susequemssnsly c~iodin;: the -salut iosn; bus nsh-t I dsa claimt ats smy mis en-io~n. ansd as s~h so sccure biy le-t iers piasemsa. is t hes unsian sd lcribtedl mseshods of effecsive ly parom..--!tmg their '.eparaitions by iunorporaia nicothosl, hsghly re-catil spirits with the laird isa sialsalirsoriontse quanititie-; a-ay sane ialio.n, mire ssr hes, of said alcohol, sir ,pirs., to eighty gailloass of Iard,. andi then lahaing lhe msixssure f.ar ser eral hours. hiv w hich hesiling~ th lian hsale oft Ihe alcohiol walti e driven saff, but wvIll thaves left the echine ands steaurmse nt sil a dliposi tion ti is. pra~rte friam e-act sither isn isnhise gnent conhngt, as her-sim indsitatedl ands msaae iasn. JOIIN II sMilTil. Witnesses-T. It. Paister-son,. lI. S. Fisch. Nuff Ced.-The folloiwin: let-er was. reeiveds has the e-dsttir o: Ilhe Ke-itueky Ye-snsan, s brougsh slse Pst-safice: Mr Elitiir: Kina yssu tell hisow' a foller is to gil along~ thse tases, what's in debat, and who noins not siny mnsey, no frienst and wshio are tosi honest to work. asnd too lazy to steel? If you kin, I will subscribe fr yr pnaner. From the Xeso Orleans Piayunc. SKEl-C1IES OF MiEXICO. The 'reebooters.-Numberless are th siorie% told of !he banditti infesting te bih roads of Mexico, nod not a few o then glow ith singularity and interest. Nitt long since, six travellers were it the itiligenrle betwee. Jalapa and Perote having nmong them several thousand d0l lar in gold. of % bich fet the freebooter become duly informed through their spies who are ever on the alert. Thetravellers however. had old, kno% ledge of the road suflicieut to leach them caution and the ne rc.ity of going prepared for danger. Tl'hey accorlin2ly armed ihemoselves witl pistolIs cad double-barrelled guns. keeping a lively look out along the ruad as theii journey pro-ressel. A Mexican diligenec is )imilar in n! most every re'pert to a common Ameri man pait conch or inail stage, atmel a -;ran ger fron he :aie States. iain his scal in one Iof tiem. n h'le all else around hin is nearly the nutnpodele. of what le has been aceusroted t. fees old sensation re iv,. as lit- once' more finds something that looks liLe home. No better sagnes are ised nt where lhnn are those employed u1)0:1 tle rnads of Mexico. nod fhr the best ,enson in ile world. nii hich is that they tre ill Troy manufacture. and finishcd in the iteir ponible style. extellin. in ntese, -omf:rt a1nd derability; tie latter qunity cing particlnrly uecesarv in his mouu annogis recion. As was amicipated. a hand of some cigh een or twenty robliers appeared in a se -luded n inding of the road. and were not ong in manifesting their design. With out mn eelh ceremtony the gentleieii of the nad .aincd the diligence niha discharge if fire orm. whichi. .ninm! ollwithit se intl. efrect. it travellers did no return. us waited for n nearer npproneh of their n1emties, who. onl this oecnsion. were nil on los. The diligencet moved on. slowly limiting the road, while the thieves con intiuAed to follow, and the six passengers et celmly watching. with their fingers on heir triggers, ror a chnnce to blaze w% ny.' The thieves discharged anoth r volley. and this mince their balls entered be body of,the diligese but withoff' - ya, an v c --- armn the double arrelled gun% were popped ofE and still io further effect than to set the lianditti iurrying and scrambling neck and heels ut of the way. The diligence continued noving on, and the robbers following, in his manner keeping up a sort of skirm shing fire for several miles, when at length i sharp aim from the conch laid one of the :scals owt, :nd put n stop to hostilities at ince, forthe robbers thcn disappeared and vero nut seen again. The freehooters his timui got lnothing fir their raseally vork but the irouble or burying their leadi comrade. On anolher orca'ion. and it was but n 'en% mnont-, ago. the diligence wvas pro. -ecditig with nine pamengers along the ame road. when it wuas ordered to stop by no roflias. t% ito steldenly carted inti the .ead! froam a lhicket. and pointcl their veapons at the driver. lere the result so very opposite to that we have just re ated. Noie of the ptsengers were arm d, all %s ere immediately terror-stricken, oald the driver obred the fre-lieters' do niand insttl ly. for fear of being shut down 'ren his %seat : The poor fellow sprang to he grountd ithi all apeedl and. stood ct the lt.-nd of hi- ieam while the~ biewil lered, tnel trembhlin:: piasetgers quiectly ubined il to be pl unideredl. (One of' te hieves remaiining eon his horse. irhile the itber, wiith icis carbine ecockedl in one hand.l abusy searebiang ine pocket. and hag. -,age ocf the ir c wellers wiili the other. And his piece of cr.ntsnmuate nudacity on one ide, andl cowa'rdlie on the oilier. took )lncer in full dayv lighut. Nine mena sat ike- blubbeiriing cs.cesys, ande ..uf'eredl he~mnelves io b~e rfled. Whnc ntot hinig could msse bseen easiear thin to have di-.armied mec robbcer and1( slhot dlown the oilier in a winkhne. fir at lenst, scare him off, de aiiiin!? the eothcer ptrisnoer. M~en who ceotld ehiaici so tamttely to a force so e.spiably if ttt loses a ny befall them. A nothier iiciet is currently re'lated, n hieh a tmore remarkable tha:n eit her.ol ahe-e,. atnd whichs shonst s forcibly how easi ly the miaratading raenchnros tony 'oe terri Ried when triavellers have e'erve to dfendi ahemuselves Tlhey are off' like smoke al the firat mntifetaioni of real danger. acnd nos mn wimh a pairticle of courage aboul him ise-d ever fear them. A saitarj Frenchman was once travelling alone ii the dibgce frmnt Puebla to Mexico, ii fsm ie or six hundlrsd dollars in s pecie whiich he re'snvcd to lefeqd as long as he hail life. Ele carri with him the bes doubhllc~-hatelle~d gun he could finud, ant hadl ciartridlges madse to fit his piece. caci conitaining a foll chaarge of huckshoc, whlijc he determined the robbers shoutld pockc bceore they shiould cet at his gold. Seimewhere about midnight, wvhen thi moon was kindlingt inito hucrimng silver the ice-enerusted sides of the mountain. th< drive~r of the diligence suddenly discovereo up')t iurning the bend of the road, alarg party of reachoros about 6l0y y ards in ad vance. The solitary traveller was immei diately infeormed eof the fact, and the alarm edl driver pulled up hais horses at once. The Prenchtrr naked if is wne n~o oii ble to n in the diligence. but the Viver gave answer in ihe a preparing himself for warI .swore they should r not get. hi 6 hout a fight, and ie was soon action.. Both barrels of his gun w , and he coetly drew his ramr It between hs fingers. while hal - ore cartridges from his belt-n. them between his teeth, in orde to . him in raloadinig. Then cockini piece, and seeing that the rbbers t advancing. he com wanded 'h. ly driver to resume hia seat, an gene slowly proceed ed, Calm as k pf stone lie waited ihe ereL . prithin a few paces of the rascals, W, ten in unmmber, nine on borscbqe e afoot, the driver was com'ma dja robbers to stop and be didl so. One of ulctY ters then came to the side of the 4I deliberately opened the d~oor and o the passenger out. But the "m- a gun was at the rob ber's breast.en .Instantaneous reply ie received a buckshot in his heanr! A wild shi;ie " gp fearfully, nod staried naayJ malight among the mountain..c athe freebooter gave a convulsive det bound, and fell stone dead on the The brave r eman had another car tridge in hnd iarged barrel instantly. and the sanei miWnaries were ith-irveal as before fot reloading. ilad the whole ten mess~ the door fihe vehi ele. the F , e t4-would have shot .lon n ever-, one They pos-illy may have hdil sone, ne notion of fhat face for in thirtitc* afier the robber fell there was.ut* the other nine in sight. and our soliay.ro soi the diligence ro served his rimi nine fires and paeser ved him gold, Hfedgeo of the most interest ing racts iRn, c history (if the hedge hog in I bute - in 1831 by Al. Lenz, and which, afirimed by Professir Buekland,.., t the most violent animal p'o Keet upon i-a factw ofh acruliarvalue in edor emharrass ed when ik ves amund her body. On n M. Lenz witnes sed a fgt i hedgebg and a vi per. When gho; -ame near and smelled the ror with those animals the sense o svery obtuse. she seized it by the If held It fast heeween her tecth, iftktut appearing to do much h .having disengaged its head. it ass a 1Mous and menacing attitude. and hissing vehemenily. inflicted several severe bites on the hedgehog. The little animal. however, did not recoil frim the bites of the'viper, or indeed seen to carp much abott them. At lano. when ite reptile was fatigued bv its eftorts, she again seized it Iy the a'.d, which sle ground het ween her ieeih, compressing the fangs andl glands of poi Soen..and thendiprourang every pare of the boyl. Al. Lbnz says that the hatties 4f this sort occurred in the presence of many persons; and snftetimes the hedgehaog has received eight or ten wounds tn the ear. the snout. and even onl the ton::ue. with out apipeartg.to experience any of the or dinary symptomS proeleced by the veiiom of tle viper. Neiher~riherselrnor tle ynung lhe was sckligg seemed to sufeT-r froman it. This obcservatsin agrees wieh chat of l'ntlas. who assures us hat the hedlgehuig ecan eat about l100 canthaides wi thout e-xpe'ricetc ing any of the effects which the insect ta ken inwardly products on men. docg.. atnd cats. A Gjerman physician. wheo madec the heedgehog a peculiar object of esttudy, gave it ac strong dose ot prussic acid, of ar. senic,. oftopium, and of corrosir esublienste. none of which did any harm. The hedge hog in its natgai state only feeds on pears. apples and other truits when it ennt get n thiteg is likes better. Its ordinary foo conl sists of worm; slugs, sunits, frogs, adders, The Sleepers8?p.FreThi e German.-T he Infrant slept, stiing on the cheek or the old man. Tbhe we distant points of lire wcre thus brenght toeher. The fair got. den hair of the , ~aan. mingling with. the silvery hekoo. the grandsire. The tean ettree links of ino'tality were united. The bud igabestiful-but the leafless withered stalk Mi venerable, for it teas bore tlossoms, and-gii forthc its sweet truits and sheltered benefath its leaves the nmelo diouts choir of singing birds. Ther is a eweet smile on the lips ol the octegenariaf flow noble and pure mu.t that Ionglifdhave been, which stil pours forth -oishecountenance its kind ant gentle refiaroI. How Godlike most hav< been hise enO1.*tt through all the grief and mnrrows oE~aUN'tal lire, that knly. in nocent laugh .r~, rests upon thei lips, and th' if: or life is trod npoe fearlessly, 02~and hopefully! Whatcanih le sweet smile signi fv? Doesitiho -that he thinks of lie who ha. ~ ebUd~tseeded to the grayi -4hat the d .fle~youth' have returne ;to him.'atd gtesher with the frn .kiss of kive?. iut; that the day ha .eme back hghts whens his wil .presented 'their first born an - called itb - Or is it, that I ,thin n his son first re turned from the hattlc field, crowned with tihe laurel of victory. But flow approaches that soil with his spouse. lie wishcs to know if his falier woulJ remnaso longer in the gardeu. n. idh the tiny grandchild. Both are discovered sleeping beneath a lofty palm tree. The holt day burned down-the evening had changed to the cold twillighlt-ihe pure air, stired leafand tendril, and branch into a swcct evening song. All things seemed to sleep. and the grey liaired man and his grandchild slumbered sweetly. "l.'ltl I wake them!" said the soi gent ly to his spouse. *Olh! no-heir sleep is hleaven likc," sie replied, "but may I take: the boy omit of his arns-he secimls it pre-s toso heaviy on the check oif hi.. grndfather." --0! they rest together so deliciontily," ansrred tile son. in tihe amis of lie gni a Ifather the hoy is reeire--mfo iis if he 'eant Ont the bosom (of Alla, and to whoin could we imoret securely trust his!" The spomse langled with a motlier's jiov, and btth dmeparted. Then came two vampires-the one swept over the child nith the sweet blood. nil the other ep proached to dhc heart of tie old mmt. They inserted their soft tongies and as they did so, they flapped with their out spread w ings-like a diligent servant who fans his sleeping tiaste. aid brings n eool air, where all else is heated. The blood sprung fort h-t lie breath became weaken ed; the 4lumber decper nad deeper, until it enled in the lon, long esleep of ieathi. Then flew away vampires satiated with the hestrt's blood of bot. When, then. Ite si and his spouse re turned. they iound locke! in each othir's arms, the corpses or grandsire and trand win, and little thought shey as they wept. that the young and the old were then res tong on the bosom of Alla. where alone are s~fety. security. and repose to be found. A SCIENTIFIC LOVE L.,TTER, Picked up in the Street-A Trie Copy. Bangor county. Indiana sate. .Saturday Alurning. 9 o'clock, A, M., At home in Bed. Henry-low If wna' wa itt. Jon tiasimoved to nis new poutc,. and Sal doe live so snug-but she fights him a !iitle some times. Pegy Sykes is got a baby. and daddy says I must get married, for I have let it run too longe a! ready. God mless ynu, if 'you" nre not blessed enough by being so sweet. Ohm, that I could see you once more, to kiss the single tinge from the rose on your cheeks. 0., what a lilly you are, and a rose hitin to the morning of its virgin blioioms, blut of ien ven born love heaming with the kinder blendings of the raibow-the sign of Oh. you euinlosier. yu pink. you holly. hock, you tulip. Non cnh'enige. 1. you sweet OW l. Come a1d i'ert.;f->rt yolur dis tr-eeil. :iud a;rrow-s:titei. dyine. dead Carulthne. )ht. come and --e miec once miore-, nil: let %our pr.seinee revive yeller drinigtii Caroline like the moirna t os revive's iie iead -ra1. in the Iasture fi'el. Oh. my dear llenry. how I do love yoiur [il: trry eyes. When shall these wrepitng Pes- -these eyes reil %%ftl weepin::-thee eyes of iine, again feast themuselves seln yoir hive. lv. ronid red head! Oh, you sweet cre-1 ture, yo essince of sutair candy. Yesn have been guie thi-s I to itihmihis ia I tio mue. poor me, it doets seem liko ma hundt~red years. Uric meire day. sweet Henary will 'ill, ye kill yumr rond ande feetiionate Car omie, fur I wonderthiat myi love for yous hainit kilt me long ago. Y'our dear presicce wotidim trume, lie tmore thtan a cooil sprinig to the thirsty traveller of mhe idesert. mtoere thon the greets grass to thec hungry cix, mire than mthe peblsled pool to the little ducks, yes, mtore than a lump oft sugair me. a spioilt child. Whly, then, wvill you ilot coea. yes, runi hlye swift ats lighiltning, to kiss ilhe tear fronm tne dimpled checka of your trueo love. 0, blcak amid wild is te heouse, mhe gamr den, the field, andl the world without thee -yes thee, moy dumpliug, liy jewssharp. my eel, iny ooster, tmy smgar lurmp. God bless thee. may thy days he many. andI long. anid sweet, and fuoll of joy. Oh. has'-- snel com. am kiss your patridlge, our goose, your iurk a dove, ble's your sweet sol CAl(OLlI. P. S.-I drempt last im.;h we wams ma'r ried. Oh, sweet hIeniry come amid tmake myl idreami COmei to pass .ir 0nce, and I will always love for you it. L~eg.'hlatire Anecdole.-One sultry after tooin, ini t he monthiifltJune, whtilethec cons gregatedi wisdom of New Ilamnpshire s..re assembled at thme Capitol. an hottest e .i ber of the Hlouse, who had bcen reiu. 't-t y sumimoned to &he scene of his ditties f roim the diumier table, where lie bad been freely iuidulging, stretched himself out on onie of the seats, and wans qtuietly cnjoy itsg a nap, when one of te "'overcigc people." who had seated himself in the allery to overlook his servants. happened r t observe the aforesaid member in thit r ecttbetnt position, nad without ceremon' bawled out: "HIallo, Mister! you mat that's napping on the bench there. the Stamt dent pay you two dollars a day for sleep ing, I can toll ye. So wake up !" By th time the above speech, which was deliver ed in no ordinary tone of voice, was eon I ...:..J .th Houss was in a roar-the sleep er aroic frigutcned half out of I- --it and the Speaker ordered the glileries to be cleared.-Er. paper. Negro Stealing-Quick Wrk.-On the 9th int. a 31r. Yeomans stole two negro mien belonging to Williamson 31 ima, Esq., of Houston county, and arrived inl th1s ci ty n.iih them on the 14th. On the 15th ie otlered them for sale to V. S. Pickard, E-41., U. 4. Deputy Marshal. Mr. P. mistrusting. from tile lbehavior of Yeo mans, that all %n4 not right. took the no groos to jail, when they confessed they lud teen solen. On ascertaining this fact. Mr. Pickard had Yeomans arrested and ilso lodged in jail. lie then wrote to the I last M.aster at laron to send information tat 31r. 3lins. of the arrest of his negroes, otn the receipt of which the latter despatch ed a necsenger, w ho arrived in this city on tle 19th. and having procured the no groes and thief, will leave this morning. wit tihem, fir home. M r. Yeomans(who we learn. tried to pas4 limnsellf o'hy some other name.) will therefore find himself liodged t alcjail of Houston county it just thirteen days fron tite time he left there wi:h his stolen property.-Sav. Republi can. 21st instant. Tuck in y'our Ruf.es.-"We have a fct% nails to mnake." said a blacksmith tto his son, a! he came from school at 12 O'clock. Thomttas tucked in his ruffles and took olThil calt, and was a blackbtmith un til l earned his dinner, aid then ate it wnh a good relish. "Put on your ruffes. Thonas. its school time now,.' said the father Thomas expected it, and felt as happy with his ruilles tucked in. as his playanates at their play. It would he no bad action, "in these hard timencs".- for many a young man to tuck in his ruffles. and swing an axe, or hold a plough, oir make a nail-for many a young man, whose expectation of ricbes from the gains of trade are sadly disappointed, to earn a living in some calling which the world honors less but pays better, some humble occupation which, while it holds out nP delusive hope of immense wealth by - si' ile spectlation, assures him of food ...1 rman own shoulder to the wheel-tuck in your rufles, and earn your bread by the sweat ofyour brow. It will be the sweetest you ever are. A newe kind of Trofe -The Yankees are every where famous forstrapping. It is not often, however, that we have to re cord a speculation like the following, even in Yaankee land. In a portion of the town of Goreat Harrington. known by the appro priate nnac of Timber-shin, lives on Aus tilt, until rceently a rrowraing widower. The wife of Austin, not long since died, leaving him a daughter. aged seventeen ears. Like nost whip have been blest 'vith excellent wives. lie was extremely an cromfortabole in thi his hereaved state. Ia:rd hy lived a neiglltor. whose happiness wiih Ia wife. Austin envied. Austin ono da:y tmourncl with his neighbor over his o%a hard li,. while he congratulated him umpon the p)osession of such an excellent wife. The neichbor seemed to thinkithet he vol.l prefer the daughter of Austin as a com panit n I his Own w ife, as valuahlo at %lhe was.. A strap was finally proposed and agreed to. Aus-tin received a little --hoot." oa account ofthe diff'erence in the agc- .f the femules. The females making n objetion,. thec exchaange was effected. A.'tina received. andl fur mnonthas lived with tlae wife of hais n.eighbtor, who makes good ahe place oif her whose loss he had mour ed. lThe udaughater of Austin furnishes hae naeighhtnr with a wvife, with which he is well phawad. coangrattulatintg hiiself not a little that he has suopped adilahis old wife for a '-bran nrre one, andl ontly had to pay fare dollars tat hoot." Crrdible Story.- A late German news papjer gives the fojllowing crediblo Narra tiVe In an imperial city, lately, a criminal was condemnedl to be bhLheaded, who had a single itchting to play at nine pins. W hilhe hais sentecer was pronouncing he had te temecrity to offer a request to be permit ted to play once more at his favorite game at the place of execution,. and thenm he said hec stiouldl submnit without a nmurmur. As the last prayer ofa dying mant. his request*. was ::ranted. When arrived at the solemn ,pot, lhe feund every thing p'epared, the pins beintg set up atnd the bowl bteing ready. lIe playedl with no little earnestnesa ; hut the Shecrifftat length,. seeing that he show ed no inclination to desist, privately order ed the executioner to strike the blow as he stoopedl for te bowl. The executioner did so. and the head diroppedl into 'he cul prit's hand as Ite raised himself to see what had occurred ; he immediately aimed at the nine, conceiving that it was the bowl wich lhe grasped. All nine falling, the head loudly exclaimed. "I have won tho game." Coroner's Inguest.-A man by the name Iof Thomas Lindsey died very suddenly in this city. on the 19th inst. He was from Abbeville District. S. C. and aged 40 to 45 years. lie had been much intoxicated the'day previous, and was in that condi tion at the aime of his death. Verdict of the inquest that he died of apoplexy oec casionedl by imtoxication2.--Macon Memik~a er, July 21.