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Citizen< cif South Carolina. call anl see if vona-catnot suit yourselves as wel! at home as abroad. Let ns en.leavor to keep our money at home, and we will have mtre to spend. DANILL ABBEY. Feb 19 tf 4 ANt) r E W E L R Y. G OLD and SILVER WATCHES, Man the Clocks, Gold 3racelets. ltiungs. lire-ast Pics. Chains, & c., of the l:test lt.hiona and finest quality. Fine Castors. Candle suclcs, .:c. Old Silver Plate repaired and made as new. Silver Spoons made to order. \Vatches and Clucks repaired and warran ed. Jewelry tmad ati. replcd. . :t GUC G OltDON'S, five do.acc t-elor; the Uaited States' hlotel. Feb 7 :nu 2 State or outli Cat;roIlia. EDGylEIILD DsTRiCT . N C 00>ON PLEAS. -Davis U;. lindley,. Vs'. I Aachmert. Joseph .'l. Perry. 'i'hoaaa Djvib, vs. l:trchtmcnt. Joseph .I. P.-rr. ' 11E liaiutit.s in tte abtaove cases, having this di t tile.1 t:aelr ,l.eslaration< in my of flice, andl the Ie feniants h:a- itg thalaer W it es or Attorners know a to reside within tIe limits o, tte .aite, on whom a colpy tof said declara. tions, with a rle ta ;.1-ad caa be served : It is therefore ordereal, that the said Defenadants do appear and plead to the said declarationts witin a year al at day i omtt the date hIereof, or in defath thereof fiaal acs abstolutejdgment will to awarded :tgainst thiemt. Clerk's Oftilee. .AIay 12, [il5 Q~ay 14 yl State 91 .'t li. A uIl'ia 4 EDGEFIELD DISTRICT. IN COMMON PLEAS. Thomas Davis, vs. Allachmennt. Enoch Byne. - Verity -Faarmer. vs. Harmtona llttt At Ldchmetnt. aud Enocht Byne. Iuoore &. Daysis, vs. > Atltachmnt.~ Enoch lynte. Emily H. Tubmatn, vs. Attackment. Enoch Byne. T lIE Plaintiffs itt the above c-ises, having this day filed their declaratiotas tat moy office, and thte defendantts having aaeit.her Wives or Attorneys knsownt to relide witlain the limtits of the Stte, oat whomt at copy of said declara tions with a rule to plead catt bc served: It is .therefore ordered, thuat tey daa appear and plead to said declarationts withtit a year atad a d'ay from the datte hereof, or itn default thereof final and absolute judlgtients will bec awarded ugairnstthem. TrHud. G. BACON, c. c r. . Mlay12 1 *The ntate of South Carol ca, . -EDGEFIELD DiSTRICT. . -IN T'IHE C.UM ON !'LRAS. Alsey Muobley, Lewis 31obley, g Declaration - s. - . in Simeor Jay. Attachment. 7jHE- Plaintifl& who by leave of the -3. Court, ware allow ed to phcend teir demsand againastthe Defendca tat hatve. tis day filed theat Declaratioa against the taid .simeona Jay, atnd he haaviit; no wile or Atturney knoivn to re. .side itie hi State uaptn- watunca~ rule to ilaead, - with a copy rof said' Veeltaration could be served. Ordered that the staid Simeona dc plead'io this Daecltaratiotn within a year attn a-day, or final judgm~ent will b~e awarded agains him. T H OMiAS G. B3ACON, c. c.-iP. Clerk's Oflice, 2'2d Notv. 1844. .y N dv. ?7 44 3 State of' SuutI i arolita. EDGEFIEL) DISTRICT. IN THE COIMMtV PLEAS. Archibald Boggs, . vs. Dec'n, in Attachmcjnt Harmoun Oust Robert Littde. vs. 'i Declaration in Ensiri bo)-ne Attachunent. and Uarwilust. j A. Bogs, vs. > Declaration in Attachment Enochi Dyne. Charles llil, vs. Dccla'n. in Attachment. Harmon Ilust. Gideon Dowse. . vs. Dec'n. in Attachment. Harmon Ilust. ) Wu. Hatnes, vs. i lc'tion in AUachawnt. Enoch 13yne. Benjutnin l;. GillstrLp. ) vs. Declaration in Enoch Dyne nod uAtachment. Elijah Dyne, Andrew Kherr and ) John Kerr, | Declaration Survivors. ) in vs. | Attacamcnt. Enocli BIyne. J .James S. Brown, 1 Declaration vs in Enoch Byne and , Attachmnct. larton lin st. J B. B. Miller, vs. Dec. in Attachment. Ilarmon Hus. Keers & Hope,j vs. j Dec. in Attachment. Enoch Dyne. ) John tto;ers. vs. Declaration in Enoch Byne and Attachment. Ilijah Dyne. J Alexander Walker, vs. Decla'tion in Attach'mt. a Enoch Byne. John W. Itheney, -' vDeclaratwn in Enoch Byne and Attachment. Harmon host. J Tliomas-G Jordan,) vs. Declaration in Enoch Byne and Attachment arnin H ust. J Wim. D. Stone, s. - Decluoration in Enoch Bynei and Attachment Harmon Hirst.J Henry S. H oadley, 3 Dcclaration E noch Byne. ) Attachmcnt. l1E FlaintifTs in the above cases, having this day filed their Declarations in my oflice.and the Leneidants having neither Vves nor Attorney's knowin to reside within the Iimits of the State on whom a copy of said Declarations with a rule to plead can hP ser ved : It is therefore ordered, that the snid De feidantsdo appeal and plead to the said de. larations within a year and a day from the date lerzof or final aid isbsolite juigmetit will be awarded against them by delanit. TI1OS. G. BACON, c. c. P. Clerk's OMice, Slay Gil, 1845 May 14 ly 16 Stalte of * oultji (arolina. -EDGEFIELD DISTRICT. Andrew Carson, Guatirdian of Declaralionin Francis V. Ferth, vs. Foreign Enoch Byne, Elijah , Attachnent. Byise. H armon. . Hunt J Andrew Carson. cs. Declaration in For the same. cign .Ittachnent. T HE 'laiitifTh iii the above stated cases. haviin this day filed iteii Declarations in I my Ofice. and the Defendants having neither nowife or Attorneys knownto reside within lie limits of the State on whom a copy of th, same with a..rnle to plead can he served. " It is therefore. Ordered" that -the Defendant appear and plead to the same within a year and a day from the day hereof. 'r final and absointe jndg mietri iNilI i buanrded against them TH1O~l \S' 5.. BWC)\'. c. c. c. Clerk's Office March 17th, 1545 ly 8 St:,t !c(f Soutil ar~,Iima. EDGEFIELD DISTRICT. IN THE COMMON PLEAS. Josiah J. Ryan, Declaration in For W .5'iz. E ign Attachment." -Josiah J. Ryan, )Declaration in 1's. Forezgn Atlach~ Fitzroy & Melunis. went. T ilE Platistiffs having this day file~ their declaratiomn in moy office, and the Defendant htavinks no wife or Attorney known to be hithin tihe State. -on whomr a copy~ of the satme. nnhl a rule to pleac cani be served : It is ordered, that the -De. fendatnts do plead to the said declarations, within a y'ear and a day, or final and abso lute judgememt will he given agaiinst him. G EO. POPE. c. c. r. Clerk's Office, May 6, 1844. May 8 ,l1 y1 state of So'uth Caroliina, EDGEFIihLD DISTRICT. W. E. Jacksen & Co.. Dclation - ve in Fov-eign W illinmi F;ttroy. )Attachment. 59 IN HE Plainutiff having this day filed hzis dc - lation in my uoffice and lise Defendanit hay ii.g sno Wife or Attortney ktnowtn to he withic thme State'. on whom a copy of the same. withs rnle to p len d can be served :It is sordered, tha the Deendatnt plead to the said dechsiration withitn a year and a day, or fiunl atnd abssltt jutdgmenit willhbe givens agaitnst hin. G EO. POlE. c. c p. Clerk's Office, A pril 30. 1844. ([? The- friends of Lieut. JAmII.. 'HI Ant, attitotinee hiimu as a enndidaste fo the office of tax Collect..r at the next1 eec tion LA TV nLA IVKS FOn S AUL. MISCELLANiEOUS. THIE 'R1:LIGlU 131J.6UON. We q it.e belon irusm the lust N. Y Journar of Commerce, some remliarli( equally Jsit and poinite'l sn the results 0l the receut Uoivemions. It is mssot trut that the- Southern pseople gate not urges on thi3 latal dissention. They have sought in every peaceable %% ay to 'scape s. 1iuey have forbore long and entreated fit peace and toleration. The answer has been only reiterated attack, insults, " persecutious.. Mhen it became evident that there v as no hope of peaceful uniou, they have had recourse to peacelfl sepa ration. T hey have not retorted-tiey have done nothing that was not merely necessary. Actng firmly. they have also acted With 'itaian charity 1We publish the Address of the Baptist Col Veil U1n-It needs no conimtlent or deteure-nt places their cause Where all UCaitiUn men nould desire it to' be ,placed. Itie Washington Union discusses this subjec' at lengtes, an.tin aites an earnes appeal to the North in bellusl ot tui- Union. Fur ourselves, we make no inure appeal . They are useless-tihey are treated either with coarse derision or utter iu'till'er. lice. The spirit of tyranny, of dugmat.sm, -of -strife, of usurpaLion, ioves and govern, tie Nort on this quetiun si slavery. They will never let us alone, while the Union lasts. lhey believe et.emselves to be tIne Unid Stales, and ine South only a terriory-wich a is their privilege. if not-tieir duty, to tax and narrass as much as possible.. They do nut hold is capable either of governiug ourselves or of set iously resisung. their eacracisnets. Every appeal we make to their fniearaisce, they regard as the craven cry lisr quarter, and the proof of wneir sucseesl sl punt ere. But we aulteztid -Merely to introdsce the foll w iig extract :-thus. Mercury. From the N. Y. Josuriuul of Connerce. TilE N0li ll AND i UL ouUTJ. Scarcely any Cling lias ocrred of late, more deeply to oC regretted. tin the divttision o 50s.C 0, our principal religious cunrectiols by geographucal hues. Our readers are aware that a Southern M1eth ,. dist Uolive tii niis, or-hbs.receutly been, a_ session at Louisvide, Ky., and a di'thiern Bapuist Uoauveriuon at Augusta, Ga.. and thai both have adopted measures for a separation from their brethren at the Noi II. And why ? Not from choice, but (roml neceasity. Not because they lacked Christian charity towurd their Nsrthein treturei, but because th""y found it "as impossible to meet thei on equal terms blcause in fact, whenever they met, blu very, Let.tvl-tY. SLAVERY, nas the perpetuas, neter-ceasif'ig song sounded in thefi ears. and ioten in os of' iuiteruess ssrterig upon ialig .ily, and of csnsure id ascrnuting and without measure. At the l.sst zieneral Gulerence of thr Meth lisr Chur'h, a Souther Bishop was virtually st' need because tie was a lav iouder, not b. purchases, but ty iiarriage. 'T e epat.ioisn In i Presbyteria. huacti alhuogh not masde is stat mi coii dantcr n ill geographteul lines.. n ss, we have il lsubt precipisaied 1'y the same quertion u hies nas ssow dvic d thie upliist3 an Methoi'*asts. Tius a hoe sit demmkiisis has oeendrawn benee aimust iii. euirr body at Northern and Suit hern .'aris tians. and heiceli thi those of each section ill act deparat ely Irsom. and indlependent ly of eacs other. Vhui political conse quneces mniy ulsimately fl-ow Iro.a th setarann, it is impossible ts loese Bir But it is oibviouts that tne t..ids *f our nautonal union ars- ne aken~d-tierehy. 'iThe Asia ricann Bible I'rasct , and M1ission ary Sorietites, whbich have had the wvissdsia to ad here to their aippropriaie workt, with Our turnag aside in qi 5sson with which ihey have* anothing to dii, ns ill still oiperate to somie extent us at bndi of uiion, hut the sironigesa bondr,-thliat whichi snited the more thzan a mition M~cethodiist churchi mremnbers throughout the Unissi in a coin pacdt mass, ad aie .hatlf a mill it: ofa up ists.-is brokens. Southlern insiers and delegaites will nou longer csis.e to the'North to be insulted,-ausd as iaey are beyond the reach, so they are, its a great mneasure, beyonid the influence of Noirthern ecclesi astical associations. .Were theu Niorss separaied politically, as shte is eccle-siasut ualt), fronm the South. her hoald susn slavery would eiitirely ceaise. Yrt this is precisely n~ hat Northern Abosliiionists seeui to desire! It ouglit to be titderstusod and remieim bered, that the ecclesiastical separationt which has taken plaice, was fiircead upoun the South by the viislesice uf Northern rmen. The necessity wVa, deeply regret ted by the Saiuths, hut could not lie avoided. From thue Charlesto'n MIe-cury*. RE&LitiOUs INS l1JU l'toN 01F NE GRO?S. Wee are truly glad to perceive tha: pub lie' atientio-. is abtiut to tbe propert. Iawakened on thlis impoh~irtai sujc. The best n~ ay to oit asnd dsarm ouir abouliti im fies is s sel ahout -itn good earnsesa ihe' moroal culture aand religious imuprovemnent o1 oair slavs. Th~e follo ing extracet, frosm the. Chalesmtn Observer, -i ll show thi rec'sii. action in -this~ city. on ue ques tion : - -The Religious Instrueltion of the Ne. r groes the Meeting rn s~umerlansd streei Church on Jiednhsiay Eve-ning, the 1411 of M'ray -Very hit tle pirs-vios no aitice i ah. binme-lang- w'as g'aien, at. -yes at was welt attended. 'The lion. -Unniel E Huger, U. S Senator fromt this Slai presided. Aiier prayer- by tHe Rev. L Paluer. the Assenbly was. atiddressed IL ile Rev. Charles Golcuck Jones, ol Ga bur three-oHrus of an bour. in a very lui clear and impretsive mianuer. Ir. Jout has devoted Ite chiel part of His inwuisur to tIts special abjecl, and perlaps tier is no individual in the cuuntry 'beti acqiuaiuted.wtiui the subjeci in Its histori it details and its praclcatalieariigs than lie and une a huseupiouns have nore weig nah 'he entire Chrisatiat euniouty i every . deuoiiuain. 't the South;. H was lulloned by the Rev. Dr. Fuller in ua address necessarily. brief in consequeucl of the iime oleu, ted by the prevauu speaker. We bhould be glad to commu ulcate to our readers the almpressinu t uel was maifestly lelt upon tie audienc~e o these addresses.. All, we presume, nus have h'lt aint it, was both their duly ani ineir privilege. to do .nore than they aiat ever yet dotne for tIle religious instructuio 01. their, servauts. And upou luil subjee fur years past there has been a grasiu. increase of interest w ith resulis tar miit successlui ihan.could have been auttepa ted. Almosi the entire body of plautern on the sea coast have either iia'ie provis ions for the rehi*'ous lust uCtinil of Welb negrues or are. prepared to give- thent corutal approval tud aid to toe ellort ti tue differelt branches of the ciiurch to this end. QuIte a. iuuer do thenselves tlicia.e daily ds the priests of their- re . peI~tiye ho uselloIds in chapels provided for their accuiumilzdation; and instead of beang weary is well doing are encouraged iu persevere -ii their work o' faith and labor of love. -- We should;be glad to receive from 11r. Jones-aud)r. Fuller, a synopsis of Iheir respective adidrosses for pubhcatn, believing tbatlthey would do good, not only at home b(ti abroad." Factl or Mhr Abulitionists.-A bout seven yeWi ago a negro man belonging to .Hr. Stephen Jackson, at tha time a sad dier. in tiis phce, -ran away fan ls master, uno had not been heard froim until a :eiv years since, wheni he made his alp pearaco. here to enquire for his master, who mioyed since he run away to the Siate of Mississippi. ' This negrie's object in returning is to tvo himself up to his mas ter. ~11e rs . c311eir 1:&ilerg: n;l-; very iuegigpnt ncgro, and has had a better chiance of taiting care of himsel. thu 99 out of 100 free negioes.- In -pite of this, however, hu prefers to be under the care of a good master than to having his liberty and earnestly advices his fel lon servamts to be content with I!:eir presenlt condition, as one far bt titer suited to the greater portion of them; than tha1 liberty h bie ihi-) o miuch covet Aro.her instance ol voluntary return to slavery occurretl in the case ol' a negra bieloiigin g to .ilr. Francis Eppes This nrgro made his escapes seve--il i.:o, amd a s i tune since returned ini gave insell up -Petersburp Intelligencer. From the New York Herald. Iild aul' 1100al1S ANI) DA N IE L 0';UNNa.LL. The abus-- which O'tttnie!! .as pourei out against tils country aid its lnsist abu -abuse contuued i..i si icieust year,, and iive.ifirei by all the varied poners ol Imauhnati. Vituperation. oh alici tha mdloaviisnil is possessed-I, gimls a last tu awaken sentimeutl of iidigua to in thlt tosomi of iris riuntrymnli who have sworu allegiance toi this republic. The dissolu hiu- n11te itepeal Assetscation at Balti uore, and uier i.ivriiieits in dtifreai p.arts o., the eumuntry, have aforded saiis factory evidenuce that ibia salutary reaclto: h:ad uaken placs an thie inds of the Ist in Atietica. IBut tine of the~ most remarkable of ihes signs iof the i mnes-andl u very judlicious enicouragingJ, seiisible sig'. it is-is the pubbecatioini of ihop Hiughes' protes ugamnsi ile . rrcent speecnies indl declara tons ol U'Utonnell A lh reference 10 thi: cotumry. ui i to say, the corgan tof thie uisonlp, wnich -is. regarded as synoniuou: with lumltl, comesi out boldly and faxirlm in condemnaitiitn of O'.linnell.- This i. inideed..the mbost sesible miovemeicnt on thie part of~ the Bishocp .thai we buve seeni to a long ilie, andl redounds greatly it lihe credlu of tne pirelate. InI the F'reeman's J.,urnab o0. yesterday, we fiui a leadmio article of somie loingtb h nliis sulijeca uphioldmgi IIu hie stronigesl termis the ltovi which all isitmen have to tile cutinctry a their adopitiOn- rhis must be admiaiited t be coirrcCt, for in all 'he struggles of* tli: country for indepiendeince, and inl ever' Iconfflict withi Englandl, Irisitien wern amngst the ioremiiist, tmas de voted amci herowc of til soldiets of liberty. Adoipie Icitizeis. ol Irish birth, have. alway been as true to lilo institutaous tul clh cunctry. as thlose who have bieen lorn am uotrtured uji the -oil.. 1Theu flhalcwing c.t tracitt from. tiie.Bishp'sppr gi O'Conell areverypoitiedanser: Mi. O'Gonniell is anl Irish stateimanu net an Amiericau. ile 5 is asoncluii noi au repulima. ie cani. necither see inink. joudge, act or ialk as a cenizen of ou Ret1,titlt. ami'it i. quate uoreaisonialle I| any our to expect dial he should do so. He sees our governmtetnt and inistituition atl a great distance, and-1 fruam under corner olfibat cloud of' prejudice as I every tahing American. whichl pervadcs th p)tliitical .ecmospnerue of Greai Britain. .Wiai .:Y'onell's views and opinion: nO is to ailegree unable to understand an admire thouset mort' peculiar features .our Renublic, in which we rejoice-. has in numerous instances, and upo r. sundry occasions,. within the kuadwledge < ,y all who have watched his public course ., and .perused his ptiblislted speeches ant i, cxpressions, manifrsted ignorance of ou a government and laws in very essentia points. The last arrival brings a stront e I evidence of his want of accurate informa lion as to tire state of parties with us, uput a point too as to which an Americat school bno could pronpt hini. t- * - .e e s At the same time, we. m st say that the recent Texas effort of thar.reat man is, in our humble opinion, rather tiworthy of him, not consistent wi-th fonmer warin expressions of gratitude oin his part, and uncalled for in any view of the present relurrnas between the United Staies and Great Britaiti, as they affect Ireland or the glorious caus.' in which Mr. O'Cdniell is { so ardently engaged." From the. Petersburg Republican. THINKING IfYM PROXY "In viek' of this Convention [of.the preacners. of the Methodist Episcopal Churcn from the slaveholdiug States of the Union] letters have been addressed to Mr. Polk and Mr. Clay, putting the following quneries :.. .. "Witl the division of the M. Episcopal Churen, into two separate organizations, [slavery being the -cause of the division, and he dividing lini] be likely to afTect: the civil -connection between the slave and nuu-slaveholding States ?" .. . . "If so, will it strengthen or weaken the bonds of their anion ?"-: ". Air. Polk dad not answer the letter, but Clay has in the. following charactertic manner :-Phladelphia Inq. Aud pray, what effect will the answet of Mr Clay, although it he in a "charac teristic manner," hu e upon the decision of' the question, or what new light would be shed Lpon the country by the publication. of a letteron this subject from AMr. Clay or. Mr. Polk.? What particular and exclusive ecdesiastical exlperiouce has either of these dist uguished gentlewen been favored with, that they are tt be consulted as oracles in such uatters ? ''h" mnlisters wto are unfortunately pl.aced in his delicate situatoi;-and upon .whom rests the tremendous responsibility 'p e nft rin b'colt .cionees in tue keeping uf politciacs, how ever exalted, but profess, at least, to sub. tmit thensvlves to the direction and gui punce of Oue, higher and wiser than man, and aheretojre the opiniun. of both of these geu lemteu ia this case, could, at the fart tiest, tie oudly a matter of interest to the one propoundng the questaon, and possi isly a few others, aud might, very properly, te drann from theta privately, simply for tue purl.ose o grattlying personal curiosity. As such, we have no objection to it, and %%ould sa nought against the propriety of solictitgt ali xpressoa of opinion. But %%e do object to this growing- anxiety on the p.art of s.>me people in our country, to appeal to great inca for their views-on ev er) subject, which in later years has be come perflect Imania, so much so indeed, that wian uniny, no upiunuo will be expres. sed until 'ne ura'l splieaks. and then ecerg mail's fluid is ade up at ose. % e do nut wisn to . be understood as hivtng the very sligliest desire to dispar age tIe opltious 0 these uisttguisned mlei, or to cast the sin..llest degree of ecu sure upou toose woo realty cannot make up ani optuimo ter themselves upon any subject, of national or ecclesiastical cot cerus, and tmerefore, with a toua fide ob ject, nake such apphcations. -What we objeeL to i this, of -late, -lashionable prac tice 01 begging iudeas atnd sentiments Irota great men itn relauon to almtost every sub ject that has any degree-of' no.veltly attach ed to it, anad tutus liabittuattng ourselves to the odious a'nd injurious custom of' having ito fixed Ideas of our own, add of' being de petideat upon gertatn men -for-every senti ument nec express. When itndivzduals cease tosthink fur iemselvyes iey are at once in capactitated to act fo'r themselves; and whten ttus is the case, they lose the peco ttar atid inviting chiaracieristics of free mtio, and atre tit oily to be the subjects of a mait who has the uerve and the w~ ill to rule and enslave ifiem. T1lii. habit, with us, see ms to ne daily increasing,. and .is pervauiig our whole country,' Th'ere is tmucha datager itt it. In a .government wfhe-e theu will of the people. is the jaw, the people miust thrink, or they jeopardise thieir dearcst Interests, and run the risk of' losinag then' freedom of ni and of' action. As a peopile we are too co'nfiding, too ready .ready to receive as ortizodox, its sound, and undemiably true, every thing that es capes the ltips or the pen of men who are, or itave been, high itn auttnority, not rectif tecting that we are aft faitatile, all io a par ticular extent actuated oy ititetested mai I tves, thati uiere ts a cert ain mtixture of sel rishness mt our stranage tmortal comp~ounad mit al wch we admfetimtes would tnt tie de prived iI we could, and that at all 'times, ,so trust too. ittphenlty to the councils of ,event a good andt a wise man, nte mayudo ,uur~Celves ,ia unamtentionafl but at the same r tItme, a very serius injury. It dloes not irequoire the ws.,Jom of a $olomaon always - totoniduct atn honest tman itn the way hie s sutould go, ur is ti always necessary ilat a the sagacity oft a resident, or a distin a gusbhed deinator of the Utnited dties e should be hut into reqluisitionta m order that - thet nation athould be prosperous or: thie m. Utmon yrteseeved. .So ; let thec people reud d jor themselves, ani reject for thcemselves, *i| and then uirey.cun. inde-pend nty and fear .,\ leSin./ anu. wirsely. act jor thmemsettes. I Locust.-The ClintonLa., Whig, of i 10th inst., says-4-The locusts. are heir, and in myriads. From all parts of-the I parish, we are told,.Jhey are.swarmigiii countless millions. Around tietwn the I earth is cdmpletely, perforated with holes bored. 'y these unwelcome visitersain their exit;. its surface . presents tiutierless shells,'the deserted tenements oftthe inse'ct in its chrysalis state; and.. oe may iear. during all hours of the. day; ieeceaslesi and monolonous buzz of the busy hosts. What their coming presages, seems a mat ter of uncertainty-old meu vary so widely in .their prophecies that we place :conf dence in none. Vegetation;'hainot -yet wilted under ,their onslaught nor'.do we - know that it is likely. to do so. Two things. -hire'ver, all- concpr .in, viz, that they are here;a countless host, and thit their coming bodes evil to the. oak trees and the arowi-ig- mast." We also 'earnl from the St. #rancisviHe Chronicle that the forests of that parish. are. warTni'* with locusts. The Chronicle says "We have noi heard of theirgetting inihafields as yet.'-Mercury. Running Beani-'The pretiiest way'fot5 a man who cultivates bt little.land to.raise his own dry beads, for next, winter's use; is--no to plant the bush kind by them selves, for this will require too much. laud, as- the product is smiall-butto raise'ehtte - pole beans. " The common case klife beans are excellet for this purpose. Strike out a dozen or.reire circles on the ground. as large as a cart wheel. Put a whceb barrot: load of :nanure into it, and'sade it up with~ eaH. Drop the seeds ia.a ci cle, on the outer edge of :the hill, say.stx inches.'i art. 'Then 'insert eight of ttef piles, jtst within the circles, at equal disE iances from each other, and ;ie the toys of the whole together, forming a cone. dit. up the seed and wait the result. '.Each of' these hills 'sill yield )ou a peck or 'half half a bushel of dry beans next falfeltj-f if you have but a dozen such .hills, .wil give you, perhaps, half a dozen bushis. This will lto enough for your purpos . By this course. but'a little lind is occuyiea Pole beans will 'yieldi very minb"orie abundantly than bush beans, and .occupy air, whilst the latter must have the surface of the earth. may be aeparated;'by washing..aa water light seeds, of various kinds, the, Jihtest grains will swim and may be skitmmedof. By adding salt t , the water, whicbh will increase its specific.gravity i 41Jlimperfect grains, and barley and oats will rise to the surface. Then it will be well to steep-the seed a day or two in salt water; after which add a half a peck of fresh slacked-, litte to a bushel of grain, mix thoroughly, that every kernel may become coated with lime. Let it remain half a day or a night: after lining. and then sow. The lime and: salt are a remedy against smut, as has been, proved in numerous cases. Ve have never known to fail, though unprepared * se'd sown at the same time beside the limed ha been, very smutty.--Bos.,Cu.. -(ecounts from llavana state that a ru mour was spreading, that an English. cruiser on .th- Coast of Africa had cap tured a pinish vessel that left Havana some montbs since, n ith free negeoes, duly provided with passports, who were return ing to their on n country. It is. said that the vessel has been taken to Sierra Leone, the passengers plundered of their efforts and money. turned adrift as..liberated Africans. and the master and crew.cast into, prison.-Mercury. .riral of the.British Government .Sur reying Steamer Columbia.-T his steamer. arrived itn our harbor this morning oatensi bily for running the meridian line between this city and Hallilax. if any one'thinks, says the Tlimnes, that its expedition is~any. thing more than to get the bearings of our coast andJ a'certain the peculiarities of our. .harbors, he is more credulous on thissub jec; than we ar-e. A similar expedition was here last season. England is occa sitonal ly sounding our lakes..for. some pur pose best known to herself.-Bos. !Itran Death of thei OIdest Man in Vermont.-. On the 2lst uit.Mr.:Benjamin-Bushel died at Greenboro,' at the extraordinary:ag~eiof' one hundLred and fifteen years. H~e was a, native ot" Old Swanzey. Mass., ands for merly resided in this :town. We hav.e- no, account of any person in Vermaat-atain ing bevondl 106 years of age.--Montgelier Watchman. .-. Died.-Suiddenly, of congest:ve. fever, itr llarnesville, Montgomery county..Mary lund. .M-r. Isaac Bell,-of she-State of New York. aged aboni 35 years. Delirium rendered him unable to, tell- the'address of his relatives. Hie 'had' said. his mother's maiden namie was Poole; and t-bat hishid tnotheen at home for -years. ' nfinished letters to his parentiand'otherfirinds'ecan tht obtained by addressing D.. Hersbely, Barnesville, Montgomery count~ Mary land. :: - -. . The Game Cltosed.-Belo'v wtll be found returns which make up! the whole ofa the etect'in statistics of our glorious campaign. T'he result may 'be summ'dai e. words. me.pofw - Por Congres-Democrats'14,-Wlig I.. -For .Senate--Dlemocrams 21; Whigs3l1.. Far Hiouse--De-mocrass 79,AWhigs. 55..: On-Joint Ballo-IYecritic tiejed I3'2.-..-Rich. Enq:'- -.:. . -