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~~- -f "We will cling tot he Pillare of she Temple of our Libertis, , we will Perish amid the lain." VOLUME VII. E-eheld Court Rouse, 8. eptember t, iS49s. No.33. EDGEFIELD ADVEliTISEt,, 8T W. F. DURIStE. PitoPitlETOR. T E R11 S. Three Dollars per annum, if paid in adipance-Three Dollars & Fify Cents if not paid before the oef iration of Sax Monthsfrom the date of Subscription and Four Dollars if not paid within twelve Months. Subscribers out of the State are required to pay in advance. No subseription received ror loss than ene year, and no paper discontinued until all arrearages are paid.exee pt at the op tion of the Publisher. All subscriptioni will ho continued an..sis otberwise ordered before the ex ptration of the year. Xay >irson procurtin five Subscri bers tnd becoming responsible for the same, mall receive the siathcuoj gratis. .4doertiseenets consPicuutisI) .usert ed at .4 coats per square, (1-2 flues, or lese,) for the first insertion, and 431 ctis. for each loutinuance Those published monthly. ir quarterly will be chargcd $1 par square for each insertion. Ad vertisements not having the number of insertions marked on then, will becon. tinned until ordered out, and charged accordingly. All an aujications addressed to the Editor,post paid, will lie promiptil aud strictlv attended to. Candidates. For Legisalre. ,Fr SenatC.-Maj. J. S. Jeter. For House of Representatire.e. Col. John I.itiet, Maj. Tiliman Watson, Dr. J. 0. Nicholron, Maj. George lioswell. Col. James Tompkins, ,,Dr. .W'Gritlin. Wileuarrison Esq. Dawson Atkintson. L&sq. Gaul. M. L. Bonham. James Sheppard. (GP The friendu of H. R. WILLIAMS, announice him as a cansdate. for the Oie. of Sheriff. June 15 tf 20 (TY'The friends ofCnpt. J. J. SENTELL, announce hina a ar-iudste for the odice of Sheriff. march 28 to 07' The Mrends of .Mear. -.--.-----~ SbwA-t'I.:. nnounnee candidate for Ordinary of Edgefield Dis trict. Jan 19 tf 51 -IThe iends of Wmn. J. SIX NS, Esq.. anssounce him as a candidate for the office of 0:diary, of Edgeicld Dist, ict. September 2. tf 31 The friends of Colonel J. HILL announce hrm as a candidate tur the of Sce of Ordinary, of EJgeteld Di.trict. A t 26 if 30 The frien Is of Co1. WI. H. MOSS, aunoutice him n,'a cnannia:mte for the office of Ordinary ol Edge field i trict. State or south Caroli a. EDGEFIELD DSTRICT. IN THE COM3MO.N -LEA.. Lewis Culbreath. Declaration in As vs. SUMP. John Scurry. Foreign Aituraet. Samuel It. Chappell. Dcdlaarion an .s eS. rump.at John Scurry. Fortign .itachnent. I E plaintiffs havint thio day filero t.car le Tclarations in the above case'..i:: my ollic.. and the defendant huaving no wife~ or attorny. known to be within this ste. on nottenn ; en y ofsaid declaration,, with a rule t.' id.ad. can ered. It is ordered. that the said d. f,-n-. dani do plead to te said dec:mmntion~s. n itit a year and a day from the tpublicatins. of slas ccr 'der, or final'and absolute judgient n ill be awarded against him. GEO. POPE, c. c. r. Clerk's Ofce, a State of' Soth Calrotl;i. EDGEFIELD) DI~Titil'T. IN THE COMIMON 'LECAS. Beverly Burton? Attachment, vs Win. MI. Steifle. Debt. FE'H E Plainztf having this day3 filed his Ileclaration in my offlc,nd the D~efend ant having nto Wife or Attorney ktnwnto. Uh ewithin the State. on a homn n copy~ of the same. witearule to pleadcouldlbe se-r'ed I: a. or dered that the Defendnt pamead .'. tur -.aii ie' laration within a year unad at day, or tatnl nad absolute judgemenat n ill hei aga.st bnst. GlEO. P'OfiE, c. c. p Clerk's Office. Dee.138, 1641. ( Ga a 7 50 47 State of South ('arolina. EDGEFI ELD DISTRICT'. IN THE COMMON PLEAS. Robsert W. Mathis, Asms! ilyMilon Foreign Alttcnt. T E Plaintif'hasin- theas day filed his des. elarution in my n 'ce, and the defendlant having 00 wife or attorney , known to be with ini the State, on whom a copy of the same, with a rule toplead~couldbhe nserved. It inmorde'red, that the defendant plead to the said declarationa within a year and a day. or finat amid absolute judgment will be given against him. G Et). POPE. c. c. r Clark's OJ'.. Dec. 15. 1841. c. age 47 30OR & JOB PRINTING O F Every 'lesera pt ion excuted with neatnessand dlespa tc h.at the Oftice. * A -s X HEAD QUAR TERS, 1 CLARLN DOM. June2. 1un42 . (Orders No. -.] 11- Commissieoned Officers of fle follow- I A miag Brigades are ordered to encamp for live days. at the times herein specified. % iz: Tie 1-st llbigade o Infiitry, oa Tuesday, The 9Lth Uri;ude of lifantry. at the Litle stone Spin.e on Monday. we 5thday of Srep rember next. The 5th Brigade of Itfititry. near Camden. on 51eumla% the I9hb day of September next. The 7ith lirigaie of infanatry. near Societv I Il, on Tuaesday. the 27th day of Septeube.'r f next. C The 'otiminsoiotned Oficers of tie 1,t and I 5th lriga.tes o ( uvalr' %%ill encamep by lRegi- I mints. . oth the Drigaee% -- ltthatry it which theV are located. or y huigade', with either :1 flig.ade oil' linfanitry of their Dii:son. as the Drag.diers may de-em n.-, cen Att. L The( Major Genaeral. f the Ist .iud '.th ii I Oions, on-i the lirixiadier tienerals Aof the ."tht. 6th and 7th lirigade, are required ti ext-end ro umuch of thns orer as relates to their respectt e L comutands. The (au-arter Master General will e'nnc tihe F arm and avents to be at carh eicampmpeut it s due time. The '.flow:ng Aidels Cainp to tie Con. mander-I CII1. are ''1lered to atte d the' en-I campmesa.t. a. uz--( 'o. ne'e' \V e::. I)kmon. e~ Tho~-on 1:0t~h 31. on u .1:ce. M1ar ?-hall. h: 11tonj and Tal h. r.' C Ik orer of ite l:e:anerinCh:ef. J \'. CANTrilY. A jutant and Ins;.aiar Gm ral. Juily 7 6t L4 State of South Carolina. EI.IGEFIF.LI) D)ISTRICT. I N THlE Co.110lA. LEA1'.lS. 3 Stew a 4t% Ccnt. Deriration v. on A.-ltarhu'.cnt. John Sctrry. .-tssumpsi t. k1tuI'& Jo.hnsteton. DIerluration vp6en Attachnert. John .-ell Ty. iIMl.. I 1I ll. pli.iutitls hsak. g thisdu filed theirde chs-tauutiee in moy efice and the delfensdata la, ing nos .ifre or attornevy known to be % itis C the state, on whomia a copy ..r tee %ame. with a Iule to plead, could e- lerved. it a ordered. that the defenlant plead to tie -aid declaration. i within a year atol a day, or inal and absolute judgment wil be given tint him. A; M . PO PE. . C P. '5 St"It arot ii0lilla F.D)iWFiE.LD LllSTRICT. IN TilE COMMON PLE4. I B. J. Ryana. V,1. Debt. Foreign Atadiment. I L B. Pixie'v. T 11E Plaitti la% Ing this dlay filed hit de claration in miy otfice. anid the defretdam . liaviing to wife or attorie'y.ka'wn to be n itli itn the State. oan whmt a copy of tle samce. with a rule to lkad. could be' served: It its ordered. that the defendolant plead to the snid declar.ition within a year and a day. or linal atad absolt. tdgment will be pren a:ainst him. I (ati.. rO'i.. c c. r. I Cir!.'s O5cer. D5ec. W. I-Al c. iqe 47 1-:t~lFil1.ItsSTIZIt'T. IN 'I'll I Ci.l.M\i.N 'L.-AS. I \'m c. -urry. ) I. r. O(Clar.tion it: A.sumipza I Jeh e!tc~earry[ \Vm. 11. lireiman. for the n-c o \ emn. terry. Dclar.:ten In D)4t rs. Jeihn Scoirv. 7 i ll E pfaittf" ' aing thaa day (. d their dic'lar.i'tn, ala thie,me a ' estated c':?es int I. may etic''. anid the. elec'.inta hi:a' aug alco n t'feaor at:orer' hmuow to. hai' n ?hain thai e st-te. n:i whom~ 'a copy. 'f' -:.il d.ellnaetaeas. wetfh a r-'h- ' o. pleade. s'halil le' 'e'raced. It ia' reiredi t:ar the -'aid d',ehudait dho pr'adl tao lie aid ee'ilra'i-n '" wiathinia y ear atnd diy fromia thec 'anhht'eain ofl thai' sa de'r. aor finial an'ad abtsolute jnadgmaenat n' ml be an ade'd :agait' hinm. Gs:0. POPc. . r Clerk's~ 05'. wc'e' ' .ifta slati .ae $.-[2 ly c --. aln ai:1)r i.: fl.' :1.,a ti i cat iai tcma: ,eT c J & V. Ad amsi.ia 5elea '':iaaemaa es.'~ab'cama~l. 4la C'aer .fa. "a f' tl311i"avr: defendati'y du .A oe s :ie t. who iam nowm inr the tctet of -ancon u'Ceuhuta'e. an h t' r e' hd..-'tild amtrict.aieil te a n~a~ rii f.a paa-- :i. atia n wni , the'I'iat a' etammi Pf '.c. c& \I'..\d '. the,*if g~ ifi it.- e':No w)aitah a tce h or cit hcaotars of t enare eatate w i a viewys olftidai hein:-daiantied m ahe ie. l it of c ofthe tieerat. Aomb . knownatta tac the "st In sb enfebt..r.\ . t rdrd htalan p ::n teyrk e herbc. -1 Juy. e to ho4 en2 i . Bt hr can, h thelot t'he mo Ja les fo' 'dyIaimite. mame'r ama dgetich o sa Ii e' n ueday the -Jeli aday tfits fa elontor term. Iriot'e --och oth eciy f e sfaaterm as. o hte ontay rdar. arby ther fraid eydne to: Thye oulde' nt reqadmtd to come bftoar proc~ro)Ctypa catGes0. POt.kc. ca. . Commercial. AUGUSTA 1:XCIJAN(;E TABLE. ugusta Insurance and Banking Co. par. anik ti Augusta. sranch .State of Georgia at Augusta, " gency Bank oi Brunswick. ranch Georgia Raii Road, lechantic's Batik. " ank of St. Alary's, ank of .illedgeville par a disc. atak of tihe St. ot' Go. at Sav. par a " ranches of ditto par a j " gency of ditto, at Greensboro' par a j " amnk elf Brunswick, par a ommercial Batik, at lacon. iar a co. Rt. It. & 1kg. Co. Athena, par a larine & Fire Isi*. Batik, Sav. par a rauch .r diito. at Macon. par z " lantern lank. Savannah, par a sckernille Banking Comp'y. par a lhenix BMink of Columbus. 5 a 10 lenmigee Hank. 3 a 5 " zchange llank. Bruntiwick, 30 a 15 " entral Batik of Georgia. - a 33 a ntral H. Rt. & M1kg. Co. Sav. 30 a 20 is.. Ilk. of Columnbus, at M1acon, 2 a 5 liamas Notes-. - a 33 :ak of llawkisivilie. "0 a 33 harletot Darks,. par. aak elf Candtan. 4ank of Georlgtown, ..iinierrial. Co::ntbia. " I lorchait.'. at Cheraw, " ank of Ilaninhurg. " I No Sale or Uncertain. t aitk of Darien and kHanches. I .tk of Cinuhsous. shattahsoochee 1 It oad & Banking Company. 1onroei It. Ioad & Ulanking Coinpany. i:1aters' an.al lrhanics' Bank, Colunabus. Vestern Lank of tieur;;a, at Rlte. Drapfs. n New York. I a 0 prem. s.arlestoin. a A ." Savani:sh. par a j di!e. Phait:sd'lhia. I a i3 prem. .ew.,;:toi.Ky. par aI Agriculture, &c. 'IE STATE .\GIICUL'ruIRAL SO. CI ET Y. The District and neighblorhood Agricul. Iral Societies art, requested to notice the dllswin2 Iteolution. idopted by the State i: sety li N..vetber last: - Thal fromin ntud after this meeting. fire ele;;utes shall be received front each So. ietv " 'Tbe Societies are also requested, in their. elections. to send delegate .sitg theStanding Commi pettive duties. TLe Committees are all iih, on sheep; 6th. on C orin ; 8th,-on Small Grais ti hl, oi Rice. The l.ians ing are the a 'ir the best Stallion fur Agricultural purposes. $20 'or the best a-ire for ngricultural purposes, A Silver Cup, 20 'or the second best blare, 15 'or the best Coll, " 10 I '04, the bst Filly,. 10 '.h th bs-t Hlull. " 20 I .'or the second hest Bull, 15 'or tie best IWo year old Bull 12 '.or tie btest yearliug Bull. ' 10 I 'or ite bitst Cow. 15 I 'i6. the ferrimat belt Cow, 12 1 a.or - hea lleiftr utdelrr 3 v'rs. dld, "o 15 'or the. 21 best leifer """ 10 'or Ohe brw yearlinti leifer, ' 10 'or the bestbull Calf. " 10 'or he iet t i'heifer Cal%, " 10 I ,or ilte bae't Hoar. 10 'or the blest Soi , 4 10 I'or the sec'ond let loar, S 'or tie serfioid leist Sow, " 8 'or the test pair pigs under I year, u" 5& ,.ar ihe hmet lpair of pigs undler 6 maonthi. " 5 ar thme bst lla, " 15' our thev secondit best 11am, '' 10 i '.r the best Ewre, " 10 I oir thme best pair of La'mbss. " 10 ora the be~t 3 yeare old Mlule, " 10 I osr the besit 2 year old Mlule, " 10 6or the lest 3asul tinder 2 yr's a 10 -It nas re~lved, that nao animal of ma jre age. hav'inga takena a premimi could gain be' ehiiteid." atnd the following a es s cre decided tapou ns naature c I hmz-, 2 years of age. Castle. 4 '- "4 llor'e4 andl Mules, 5 '" 4. I Shecep, 3 66 " J. B. Dl.was, lice'g. Sec'ry. Trom the Temp'rance Aldcocate. R E Pl'()tTi lj th' om:mittee of thae Neeberry~ Agri culturaal Societyj. on Raistng *Mules,. hr. I'rrsidrnt :-Agreeahly to your p ',intmen'tt. we', youar Cotmmiatee, snake this rltepori n ste be-'t method of raising 4 luab-s. In them first place, always select ar ma~ .Jack. nnd1 if you have good mares. c aumyraoal expect good colbs. 4 .k, it i.' best snot to let them run with heri horses until t eitcson ins out, which I ill snake haem imore certaini to prove with sil. It de not injure a mare to work ssderately during the time she is with t. I' is best to let liar rest a mtonthi be ire nt after she femnls. A fled the colt is c aled, ishe should tiot have any grain for I ht or tent days. I have known maresc irned oin grain lots from the day the colt I 'as feinted produce scours in the colt, and c >tetimses kill at. Tho colt should suck j a or sevenf month., and when yost are rady toa wean it, shut the colt up in the i able~, and let the mare remain in the lot I reund the stable : by that mas, the colt I loss ifpoor before weaned. Aft er hei stable for eight or ten days t wiil without sucking: then urn into a corn field out r. hearic if the Ais always best to have two ne a time ; one being company or are not so apt to lean o jam Let them remain in IQ :orn. you are compelled to guth as long after as thepas ur them in good order. Then grini ,and give them a few cars of :orn, only of cut oats, night and norpi tinue this until your lots to ~ 'tg on, which ;bould be owed t, et at farthest, by the niddle ber. It is best to have hiee al lots of thren or four a rTo one is nearly eaten down, hot of that into another. nnd hy he@ L one is eaten down the first soe for them again. It is best a Mi4 in you sow-have equal saitso wheat : they prefer wheat o ay in that is sown, but by mix ag r they will eat both. nnd the last longer. And while they ire in have troughs in each aond ive w earv of corn. and a plen y of night and morning. In l'eb uary arge oats field pahture. ant when of rye andl wheat give out. n .the ones, feeding then once iday , and giving them salt once or twi k: continue this until the >ats b .ead, and after that, they Ailtn more feeding until fall, unil-s' ho u dry and the grass not good, n that ey will have to be fed two or bree.ft k on cut oats. By thod, a mule can be rrii-cil to e of p with but little trouble or e% enase. fall after they are ino %eara ild, t be worked a little in the wa o, a pring following, ploughed a title, ground is br'on up. II is >ad pa rork them hard until they Ire a ~,ears old, ft if thev are ork ung, they soon bt'come low much value. E. isazur. Chairman. EPORT 1n S and Preserving Bacnn. usi rry, S. C,, Agriculta the OWN. lend ohm .0 be sho14% in this way, the blood will PC completely drained out. Scalding i serformed either in hogsheads, or in boxes gnk in t iround. The water is heated vith hot rocks The rocks should be re noved befoi the scalding begins. As w6sAnume almost every person %ows hw dissect a hog, we doem it tneceuhary to much upon that point, b-it would merely recommend that a bharp cnife lee.used, in (order that the meat nay be rut smooth; for should it le haa. :led, it hbe more exposed to flies. tet he tal aslarge a. the hso- will per. nit, as " cut, lay nil the pieces of the ame ki together, for conventence. We are now ready to commence sahiing and packing-away. A large table shtMH e placed~rbsalting upon. and one bushel ind a hal~of salt to the thousand ipounIh s sufici ct. Rub lhe salt on well with he hai 'be careful to full all the ere riecs, a -ver the ends of the hunes. ritere c xsome difference ofnpinimn in -egard tbe mode of packing away. ome pifer packing on plank, whcers vack itn hgsheadu, therefore your Comge nittee will give both plans. Whenu planek sused, they should be placed near thte oor or ground, ott pieces ot ti~inber, "icks ef wood, or something at te kind. Paeck he middlings down, eo as to torm a circle, ith a hljw in the mtddlec .tutlientIy arte to ldthe joints. 1'aekh the joinut a this l~W! after which, tprinukluethe ibs andU ~ese with saht, and lay them n top Ifp immediate use. Thue whedh hould the be covered with hacging, wa. o-sulgr something of the kinud, tm em er toeP out the flies. The hea.l and -cet shoti be maide into souise, or tused mnwed' #.~t~Whenu we pack iiinugs eds aesU we place thec medlings at hie bottlt and-thec joints on top, that they nayhufonvenient to be examined. In he coursof siZ or eight days, the eneat hould be examined to see if the --alt has aken ceee Io every part, and *f there is mongh of it on. Four weeks is a sufficient time for meat o lay in salt, tnless the weather has b~etn ,tremelpcold. in which case the salt will tot take dt o fat as in moderate wecath :r; tiit had better remain ini al a' elonger. It is preferabib to lhang up meat in cold reather, jpossible,and the joints should >e hunug Wth the big end up. As soont as t is hung J, the process of smoking should segin. Tits should be done with green iekory wood, or chips from the pile. A -onstant swoke shuotld be kept up. hut are shnold he taken Dot to-have the fire argo eogh to heat the meat. Six 0r ight weeks ts sufficient time to cure it, sat we genoerally smoke it until the middle sir end of February, at which time the anits sboild be taken down, rubbed well with ashes, and than packed away either ohuoxones in bulk. The hams are some imes sase ed, which conducesvr u ca very mesetaton All of which is re-pret fully submitted, by JAS. L. GILDEt, J.J. KIBLER. D)AVID REID, y Committee. GEO1(GE NEEL, .?IIseanaeous. A Marrellous Fish Story.-We 'sero shown a le1eryyeiserday, s. ao the Cinacin nartei Times of Tuesday by n gentlemena of this city, which he received from a friend living im Louisville. giving a ie scription of a monster of the Snake ape eips, captured near laiton ilo,c. vntie' 20th ult. We are rather inclned to the belief that it was a hoax, but havinag heeni a paper of ahe *9th, whieb ditailed it ie o hole history ofthe expedition. hitle an d capture, tie can see no reasona it) donht th1 authenicity of the statemenat referred to. It is thonuhb that his majesty caie up through oome of the bayous, or numerous outlet4 of the .\is-kijipi, in tha;at lar of .ouisinna. We give the contdenisel %tate naent takena from the letter mnn:uued above. "The Pilot of t.c s:camiboat Placqze Mine , a lower country loeat, just here 4hc rechee iton ldUir, on rondiing the point', liscovered el-,%at ai'.!. ns hi be siuppoose I to a floaiting. sae. aud as it w.1 smein Ihat foggy at the ti toe, 7 o'clmck. A. M., lie rung" :he hell, nad the en;:ine % as in,tiantlv ..teaopei. ihe -t..ppiag IaI the basat tatiracled aitentti.ama, 1and4 als utm-l. every eye in deck wn directed firwad U) aciertain the renson. by 1% hicn tim- th.% hugec itannoler of the deepi. has ing prjbhblay ;ittiied his curiosit y. maved off majeoii.'i. lV to) tiC tb1poeieite aasre. anclian.: donm n ihe r1rt'am. eli' senaation produced i ;It tho wi 51,c45tuc i the earftil lut m titi.:ent undoalit oin of his body. a- he p-tw-d ra pi.hly thronga! the waaer, to joirlge by in oawnl ftelii-4. and the counteiaires of those aronoil me, was in-lescribable. 'he al.ara quickly ran through she boa ; it thoai.!ha every person et board was oi the loukoui, not moire than twenty persois siw him. ns the foa immediately hid him from our iight. Steam was instantly let on, sand is about Ihirty-fve minutes we reached Baton Rouge, Seame timae clap sedl before the citizens could believe we were in oernest, but after a while it was remembered that several negroes, cattle and hogs, had diisappeared withinohe last few days. in on unaccountable and myste rious inanner, and that the negroes had was one orGo Almighty's Spirits, come to free the niggers, and take them back to their enantry. At last, however a conpa ny was formed to go in search of this hid. conu monster. Our two boats were sona filled with volunteers from the steambo.at, among whom werethe two old South Sea whalers, % ho fixed tip harpoone, and made the re;nr arrangt-inent for a desperate cttcountcr. Lieutenant Brooks, of the Uainiedh States Navy who was on a visil to a brother :it tachel to the command, occupyin;tII the United States Arsonni here, volunteered to go, 'a'l was ttnatiatialy appointeel coan matitler of the e% peda eien-fiftcen n en inicl uding ofaicers, also put WaT in tthe oiats, 1elaiaMill ta the garri-on, aid jo;ii.ed Ir-. :\ft'r a row of abeuai ott htur, %% e arrived it the 41p,)t %s here his stat!.' ship evat; le,t seen-the stun had disipelled the l4g. ant! Ishotic out la tnclouded Fp-mlendir. Ahto:it tine m 11i nd a h;lf hc:ow. nI found tIhe iaionster half upi the Lank nd dat' aher half i the water. in a bentd where th.- w:i ter runs ,receedm;lv wift. One of the ;arrision Lbats, in the how of s luh was :a .all cantn or siwive'l, went ni I: 1:1 gun: had beeanaled wviisith m-ket lelle:.. ande wshens ile boa't npnro ih the adread-I fuil leaoking eature a mani Laid him-.e'i diwnu ini alie boat, for lie puirposae eaf tiakin,: taima. wh lile antot her .st.aead rend v ish at mnatcha wh~ih lie nppl ied at-intly :as t:.c haunttd weord ws;;ivaseta andac it thae repaort. wi e that abnoitat, if* tot a:1~ the bl!ea, 8. suk ahe maon'ter, andt cut him tnearly ina a n.; he Iel! wover, laowsese i toe the. i ive r. arnm ging wsitha him a l:ir;;e calf. A, lie gase wi ay. eane half eof the mein in eacha hon:a fire'd tfuur routnds abecrnately uapont lets maj:iety, n lien we we're %atisfied a ewas ihll's. e taen roawed tap rait:iiouly. n id hav~ineg saidctorily ascer.tinit th:tt hie nas dizeCad, madae fast to lhin, andt towedt'a hiat to tare,. anad in a fewi mnintae's thle ste.imboiaatRosa. had camne :alon;;a, a ni tossedal our priz' a.p to toewn. Ota meianriaii haitt lie wi as 53 feet 8 iner Ilong.*.2 fret imae a bulf in dmme te'r, at the thickest p'art; hist sitin resema biles ,oiiewhlat that eat a scoung .::l;:aor. hut with Ia les -li, hieade i; mia:e hkett an Ialligeatoar t hatt a colmmati sntatke riln his jasnss nere fe'arful anad hoerribele t'o bhlold: here wvas ia dotibb. parzalle row efat te h. as a'harrp as needles itt'the poit nil abot twit inacheti long. G;reat wits the excite' mtetnt whenai we startcJ. bn:a trill greater Iwas the joy at otar retnrn; every man. wvoman, child and naegro wvithan live mailes, apparently, am to the anm oeethec moanster. Prepaarations arc making tao dress aod stuff thec alsina, andu place it ini some of our mtuseumsa, I must now close, but ahall write again mtore fully as soon as I return homet." A good Bank.-"Ws'hat sort of a hank do you prefer?" asked a politician, upon nin electioneer'ing tour, of a stauuch old lar mer. "A batak'or earth." was the reply. *Yes-but that will furttish nofacilities. "True-but it will furnish bread, which ; jh btter." What a Lawcyer should be.-We are in. debted to Mr. amnilton of Concord. N. H. for a copy ofa "Cl.urge to ilie Graud Jury upoc the uncertainty of the Law, and tho duties of those concerned in the adminis istration of it," by Chief Justice Parket-. chiefjustice, we presume, of New Hamp shire, though it is not so written down. Among the inany goodl things it contains. there is unthing better than tile foillowing, which we find in a cote, page 11 -Bos. ton Courier. In the *-Char:,cter of an Honest Lar yer." printed in 1779. it is said. among other things, that lie is "one that practices tihe law so as not to f0rCt the gospel, LuZ aways wears a conscience s well as a 'Own. lie w-eighs Ohe caur mttire. than iold; and if that iilI not hear the touch, hs. cenerouil scorr puts tback thIe fee. rTh -h he knain, all tie criticisms of his facuiiy and the nice snapp-radoes f prac. tee. ye-t he n, ver use' them, uteless in a defaenive ny. to cnuntermine the plot of kianery; for Ih aelTcts not the devili-sh sk2! ol out hafflini rihti. nocr aims at the shameful gliry if maoking a ba: cause good; hut with ei nal coitetul pf hares the wult' ''adys and the dog'1 ti l'ence ; and dis. dfains to grow greal by crones. ''r build himself .: furtune on thie il of the oppres -ed,. or tie ruin of 1:c n idow antl rgpian. Ile has more reverence fir .is1 prof--soion titan to lohauch it for tunrighteaos ptrpo ,ea, and had ratier lie diumb thn m ,fier hi, t-ingue to Iimp for inkjistire. or cloth bii parts to hi',ter up a hbeat n i'h the Iregr deinin of lawcrafi." Dut rrepret to a CIerrymen.-A Ten. nw~ewe pape~r called Ihe l--inoix Pov,. tells a capitl stor3 in the ill iiin wa: A prealier it long since cul le at the houL of ;i Mr.--living eamew here near ,he hen.1 of.iandy river in Virginia. to Slny all night. F%: ery bily knowi the character of ine ritizeus of thi4 region of coiutlry. and tha it iihas been 1hr a onmber of yeari glone by. and in nil probability for a numbaher of years to enime n ill con tilue to be. on account of its njonntait fastnesse.. the home oif a most ignorant populatiot. Our Parson, a tian of great siniplicity of character. on entering, found frotr men seated on the floor playing cards. Tlies., who seemed scarcely to note hii arrival, lie paused by to uwhere the wife of the proprietor was bitting who very soon engaged him in conversation. Among oth er questions usually proponde h a hed-. be, stranger?" I ant bunting the lost sheep of the bonse of Israel," replied the parsen. -Old man ! ol man!" 'ried the wo. man to her husband. '-o-i man, I say. I'll lay anything that old rani that was here t'other day belougs to this man." The minister was forced to explain. whereupon gazitig at himli with an nair of curiosity aad aestonishment. she rose to her feet and exclaimed. "a preacher! well you ire the fust critter or thai sort ; us Was ev er ttnack!v in these paris afore, as I've scI-but mayby Vou'd like to take a dram ftran.:er !" No. nadi;ni I tever Ilink." Never drinki Weli. rilv !" 'Tle tien drin111g this i:itog':e' Continued heir g:ime at card-: bulit :is if suddenly %track wiih the i.npropriets sof such con luet before na iiimister toml' Ith coeel (a 4pe rieS of anlimal if* which ile had henrd but :yer ber" seen) Ohe n attitin aldrr'sed I he cri plaers wi tu-e ;x r of tinle accus o-or! I, conn1114::.0 "look here. It,# n: ::I:;,'.a a nd--I Ir i. 1 ' lert a pre':cher *Mc here sind -tratc .% on a lih% m. ear-1,; ! .1,11ove it, eve-. ry onic. ofy . Eo r f ' h*1 hibi tpiut: kijot Jt i, hard:v i.e~csryt adl !. that the room n. as4 .jperl ch-1'are-d.-lae C:'.i:u (2 *r;.-t'h:rk ii hi.. Irav#-l'i in ill ther C'.ct be.u if Lub.er. is ac clock a~f dalgull:lr conlstrueci:; antt li;; iiLltiuuily. It is ci, cci!;ited t-' nan, er nstronomc~ical purpoise'.. Ifeprsenti ng tihe plale oaf thet tWun :arol moonir mi thee lt-ic. lthe m~ooin' age, 1 pecrpietutal aIlms.iiar. Sed l man', ter con lriv'a4-es. Tu~ et A :-,' an inscription set', forth. ws'P~ pl:ec i ini ihe churc'h upon escan-wa d::5. in i 10I5. Ocer the face of ci aippear, an e irng tof:g ou ar avsiouir. and co either side of t he image, mre bilding dooers, so cons'rne:ed as te tiv open every dl.ev. wbheni tihe clara. -lke, itwelve. A: this hour. mia er of (;.: res, represetintg the twelIv e a p-,t le-,. comie~ friom Ithe door on lte left hand of the liv r ak ing is ohie dlianmce, bys ho wing as tt passesthat: of nur Sa iouicr. a n" atfer a ard<s eterinlg the doors ear the right han-I. W1hien the procession termflinates,. the doors ci-ae. Mr. WViiam I''eder i-s :' prorninent ramnlidamte for iii hn oike of herih1T of hai-i moi~re. in case cit hit election, he would, no doublht. keep hai< affairs ina proper train for adjustlncnt, for fear cof becing bloten up by thte people. We~ do not know if Mr. P'ouder is fond of literature, but he shtould by all mneans. pat ronisue the magaies: and it woubultnot hiarmi him to be a christian and obey nil the ranons of tile church. Sup pose this Shmeriff should go off! "WFhat's in a .ums?"-CnlI & Scttle is rhe name of a tirm oftailors in the interior iif Pennsylvania. Ilow in-appiropriate! Weo knew a firm in this State, that rejoi ced in the designtitoni if Moon t Gun. They piritecd a peaper im the western part af the~ State, till Mtmot chcangrd his politics and then Gun tnt off!.-L Aler- Gc:-,