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'etWe will cling to the Villari of thenale our Liberte, oUt fall, we will Perish smidat NMe Euin.$ 4OLUM YE L,.I ogfLX e eui t Wode, 8 ikober 1, 1S46. 3 AA 'EDGEIFIELD ADVERTISER. BY W. F. DURISOE, PROPRIETOR . NEW TERMS. -Two DOLLAUS and FrrT CENTS, per annum, if paid inadvance --$3if not paid within six -months from the date of subscrigtion, and 'g4 ifnot paid before the expiration of the vear. All stibscriptions will be dontinmed, aless otherwise ordered before the expira tion of li6 year; but no paper will be discon tinied until All -iriearages are paidnunless at the option of the Publisher. -Any person procuring five responsible Sub. scribers,shall receive the paper for one year, gratis. ADVERTSEE1TS conspicnouslyinserted at 75 cent4 plr squire, (12 lines, or less,) for the first insertion,and 37j for each continuance. Those published monthly, or quarterly, will be charged $1 per square. %dvertisements not having the number of insert ons marked on them, will be continued until ordered out and charged accordingly. -All communications, post paid vill be prompt ly and strictly attended to. Notice. A PPLICATION will be made to the Legislature of South Carolina, at its next session to erant a Chartei for a Rail Road, from Edgefleld Court House to a point at or near Aiken or 0lamburg. Notice. SOTCE is hereby given that application will be made to the n xt Legislature of the State of South Carolina, for a renewal of the Charter granted by that body to Henry Shultz ani Lewi Cooper, dated 17th Decem ber 1813, authoiizing them to build a Toll -Bridge across the Savannah River, from this State to the city of Augusta, State aof Geor::a, at their own labor acd expense. with such a deduction of toll as the change of time and the improvement of the country will justify. Hamburg, S. C., July 17 tf 27 Notice. IS hereby giveu that application will be made at the next sitting of the Leg-.1 lature to make a public road, of the road caditng from the five notch to Moors' road. July 9 3m 24 p Public Notice is hereby -given, that application will he made to the Legislature. of SoutyCiohnt :ts next session, to repeal the "Act to incor -porate the Village of Edgefield;" Septemher 3 tf 32 Notice. S hereby given, that application will be made to the Legislatire at its next session, to alter the charter of the Town of Edgefild. so as to give to the Town Council, the exeltu sive right to grant Tavern licenses, and sell, or to retail spirituous liquors within said town. August27 3m 31 Notice. T H E Subscriber hereby gives public ns tice, that he intends petitininiig the next session of the Legislrtnre of the State -of Soth Carolina, to grant him an exclusive charter for a Ferry over Jaluda River, near the Isalnd Ford. at the junction of the Districts of Edge field, Abbeville, Laurens and Newberry. h also gi, es notice that he intends to oppose the application of Mr. J. W. Payne for a charter at the same place. JAMES S. P July 30 4tm 27 Notice. UBLIC Notice is hereby given that apphi Lcation will be made to the next Legisla. ture, to declare Shaw's Creek a public high way, and to prevent obstructions to the free oavigation thereof. July 30 41m. 27 OTICE is nereby given, that application N will be made to the Legislature at its next session, to declare Rocky Spring Creek, in Lexington District, a navigable stream. August20 . tf 30 {QW' The friends of Lieut. JAMES 11. [lARats, anniounce himt as a candidate for the office of tax Collector at the next elec tion September 3 if 32 We are authorized to announce GFORtGE J. SH:.PPARtD ns a candidate for the office of Tax Collector, at the next election, Dcc. 25 ifr 48 (Q>The friends of EDMUND Monas, Esq., announce him as a candidate for the office of Tax Collector at the next election. Nov 6. ' tf 41 (tGPhe friends of SAsrrsonl [. MATS, annoutnce himt as a candidate for 'he Office or Tax Collector at the nuext electioni. Oct. 30 I f 40 (GNThe friends of Maj. S. C. SCOTT, anounce him as a candidate for Tax 0ollector at the ensuing election Nov6. tf 41 (r'The friends of Col. JOHN QUATTLE BUM announce him as a candidate for the office of Tax Collector, at the next elec tion. July 1 (Q7 We are authorized to announce M. GntAfAss. Esq., as a candidate for Ordinary of Elgefield District, at the next election. Feb.7 .*2 ( Q" We are authorized to announce iiv, R. WILSON, as a candidate for the flice of Tax Colleect or, at the niext election F'eb.26 5 Jrolice ALL Persons are cautioned not to purchase' trade, or barter for a SORREL HORSE of the Bascom breed, at present-in the pos session of Mr. Seth Butler, of Edgefleld Dis tz ict. as said Mare is the property of the sub scriber. - - BARTHOLOMEW MORRIS. A..usta. Augnst26 (Repeu.) 3t 32 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. EXECUTIVE.DEPARTMENT, CHARLESto, August 25th, 1845. By His Ercellencj WILLIAM AIKEN. Esq., Governor and Commander-in chie) in ana over the State of South Cardlina. 1/ UEREAS information has been received 1 at this Department, that an atrocious murder has been committed on the person of JOHN BEVIS, Jailor of Chesterfield District. by three Negro Fellows, (confi .ed for safe keeping,) named FRIDAY, HARRY and ISAAC, belonging to Alexander Forsyth. and that'the said Negroes have escaped from Jail, Now know ye, that to the end justice tIay be done.and th-t the said Negroes may be broughit to trial. fot their offence as aforesaid ; I do hereby oler aewi'ra of ONE HUNDRED DOLe.ARS for each. for their apprehension and delivery, ito any-Jail in this State. DESC RIPTION': FRIDAY is about 30 yearn old. black cnm plexion, -,nd was purchased from Thos. Steele, who resides in Richmond Co, N. C. ISAAC is about 30 years old. purchased from W. Cov ington of the same County, and. HARIY is about the same age, and purchased from Wal ter Leak, of Anson County. N C. Given inder my hand and the seal of the State at Charleston. 25th August. in the year ofour Lord, one thousand eight hundred and forty five, and in the seventieth year of American itdepeude-nee. WILLIAM AIKEN R Q Pinckney, Secretary of State. Eptember 17 4t 34 HEAD QOA RTERS, Greenville, \ugust 11, 1845. General Orders No. 5. Notice. A LL Persons indebted to the Esta-teof iohn D. Raiford, late of this District. are re quested to make iihmediate payment.'and all having any demands against the said Estate will fiand them in. accarding to law, by the 25th if December next, at which time the subscra bar doirrtocim upttwsse - ELU Alt-i O~'e, April 9m U SURGICAL INFIRalA1RY I shall be ready to receive Patients by the 1st of next mouth. (August.) The Infrmary is situated near the Georgia Rail Road Depot, and cin accommodate from four to eight white. and from teii to twenty black patients. A good nurse will be in attendance at all times. day and night. No chargeiul be made for board. nursing &c., but lor surgical attendance and opirations, the usual fee will be required. Diring the lecture months, viz: from No vember to Murch. of each year. patients unable to pay will be received. tiursed, and operated upon by any member of the Faculty. free of expense PAUL F. EVE. .A. D:, Professor of Surgery. in the M edical College 41f Georgia. Augusta,.July 30 3m* '27 Positively the Lat Notice. A 1, Persons havin demands against the Estate of John Cheatham. Sen deceas e , are requested to present them properly at tested within the time prescribed hy law, and those who do not availthemselves with this op. portunity will not be paid. GUTHERIDGE CNEATHAM, March 4 ly 5 Execxtor F LIAS EARLE, Esq.. having been appoiti A ted Aid-de-Camp to the Commander-in Chief. . ith the rank of Lieuietiant Colonel, will be obeyed anid respecte-d accordingly. By order of the Commamnder-ini-Chlief: J. W. CANTEY. Adjutant atnd Inspector General September 17 34 St REGIMENTAL ORDERS. Sepiteniber 17. 1245. ACOURT M A RTIA L will be convened at the Old Well's on Satmuday the 18th October, 1845, at whic-h time and place Cap. tamns of Comnpanies are required to sumtnmn all men who have beetn defaulters at Regimental. Battahtotn and Petty Musters, and all defaulterse of Patrols, in their respectlive commands, within the last twelve months, to said Court Martial. By order of Lienit. Col. POSEY, Comm'ing, G. D. M1ts, Adjutant. 7th Regiment, S. C. M. September 17 5t 34 (GiaeThe Hamburg Journal will copy. V 3 HE undersigned respectully itnfornis his I friends, that he has resumed the Manufac tureof COT TON GINSe and flatters himself from his long ex perience in the business as ma ker ofthe celebrated Jone s Gins, to receive a share of their patronage. He deem it useless to accompany this niotiee with a long list of certificates of recommenda tion, as to the capacity of his Gins, when he can assure them that out of near 1500 Gins made by himself not one have been condemned or returned. His Gins are of the best mate rials and warranted. Attached to the Saws is a Mote Cleaner, and experienice has preoven it to be a valuable additon, as it keeps all the motes of any size fromt passing throuch with the Cotton. The Brush Wheel has also un de roo cotnsiderable alteration. Uponi the whole, his Ginis need only to be tested to be highly appreciated. Planters can be assured that no Gas will leave his Shop without the Saws and Ribs having been examined and set by himself alone, and respectfully solicits a call from them before they purchase elsewhere. H. ODEN. Agent. Opposite Stosali 5f Simmon's Ware Housc. N. B. RP.PAIRING done on moderate tertns Augusta,Ga..Juy I 6t* 23 LAW BLANKS yOnt SALE AT TiltS OFFICE. MISCELLANEOUS. FASHIONABLE EDUCATION. BT MtS. A. DICKINsOr. When we east our eye -over this vat countsy, so rich in resources; so amply re paying the toil of the husbandman, ib mechanic, and the merchant; so abun dantly rewarding the cultivation and emn ployment of intellect; so richly endowet with free instit utions, so exempt from op pressive taxation; whpse merchants arc princes in all the earth-whose profess ional men-lawyers. divines, physicians and statesmen; are held in high estima tion among all people we are natural let to enquire the causes of so much solicitude a.id pecuniary enibatrassments, among the middle and ruore elevated classes. far be it from us to disparage menta cuitivation. We would that the minds ol our daughters were dsciplined. and their reasoning poner, developed, by a mucl more patient and systematic pursuit o science. Bit ne would also have them pursue a thorough course of mental dis cipline. nout because it is foahionable, not that the) may practically denionstrate their eq:aluty with itie -terner aez; hot that they may be better fiited to dischmage their own appropriate duties; that they may be more suitable companius for tsose with whom they are to be most in timately associated; for those, perhaps. nhose lives are t, be spent in intellectual pursuits, in thinking atid reasoning. that they may secure greater influence itl so ciety; that they may have strength of claiacter to train their sons, while yet in the nursery, to habits of proiinpt and cheerlui obedience; and mty infuse into their nuds sentimentats of exalted virtue auid true philanthropy; which may not only he tiwe means of preserving ainong us a sacred an inviulable regard to law and-constirmed authority, but also of ad vancilng US In every tiinG tuat contributes to render a nation glorious and bappy Neither would we have tuemi indifferent to Muse external accoumphsimncuts which diversity and euiven social intercourse, and adord agreeablle relaxation from the iatoritis..s nndstats-- % &# mihe. Yet we would not have them culti vate, even these, fur purposes of selfish ness and vanity, but for the s,ke of con tribuitig iore iargely to the happinsess of society. %e would not have them feel int ikey may neglect, even for the sake of these gracelul accomnplbiiiets. but would nave them redeem time for the proper discharge of every duty, by habits of early rising, industry and orfe.. Leaviug out of view for the present, the backuuyed and unnelcome topic of insub ordiuatiun, so prevalent in the comnuttity, and the germ of so much misery, is it not an undeniable fact, that in too many in stances, the daughters of the 'vealthy at lend school, till they are seventeen or eighteen, becoiie to some extent acquaint ed with tlat enaics, French, Drawiug, Mubi., &c., lr no higher reason than te cause it is jushwonable! And is it not true, ihat the usaghiers of many mer chants, imechanies and farmere. of small capital. nho are oiliug and struggliug tu sustatm their standing tm business, are led tu pursue thE battle couttse berely because it isfashionable f ie dilliculTy does tnot consist chiefly in the course pursued; tpo' in many tnstauces, that is sulicietly oh. jectionahle; but matly in the Motive foi doing it, the making miere Jashion the main-spring of action, to being capable of uuderstanting the relation of tihiugs ; ca pahle ol thinking anti reasoniag; capable of appreciatnug the noble stimulus of be ing usefl. Tiiey have delicate sensibifi. ties, which if properly cultivated, woulk make them siiriulk lrout the idea of being only aimusing toys, euajoying' a fe of in glorious ease, at the expetnse oh mian) b ours of hard habot stolen f romi a mother'e needful sleep, or the excessive toil anid per plexity of ati indalgent father. The care-norti mother whose best year: have been spent in toil anid self-detital, tt procur e her daughters a fashionable educa tion, tnot unfrequently complains in the bitterness of her soul, that they feel no respousibility in shiarmtg her burdens, soc no gratiitude for al11 ber painful efforts or their behalf. Poor mother! she little thinks she is reaping the legitimate har vest of the seed she hias with su. rmuchi a heor been sowing. Can she expect het daughters to seek happiness wherealouc it is to be foundl, in -'oing good, in study. tng to be really useful, when they have been educated to think happioess con sisted in the gratifiation of seli ? Whet: they have been accustomed from child hood to see the comfort of the family coo, sienily sacrifteed to procure for them: ex emptiotn fromt effort, or the means of idle and ostentatious display? when they hav< been accustomed to waste the bright ant joyous tmornings of youth, locked in drea my forgetfulness, till the second or thirt callI aroused to consciousness, and. remind. ed their that the industrious portion of the family were at the breakfast table 1 Well may many a sad-hearted mother and father too, blush and tremble for the consequences, when they reflect, how. morning after morning, those for wh.at they endure every privation, and who, it addition to the duties of the toilet, shoak have had at least an hour's healthfuf em. ploymnent to gain a good appetite, and pro mote the order of the family, come lrotx their roomr with nerves and 'muscles re. faxed; with feelings ruffled by the re proaches of conscience, and the hurry.o de.s.ing, unfittedet ither for businssn a ifor social intercourse. Miserable beings! pitiable oGjecta!.finding but little left in the cold and deranged dishes, to tempt a capricious appftite, they conclude to lounge piefraps on the sofa, or while away thetmb'with the last novel, or at the dis t pirited- isic, and wait for the Dinner, when they.sake shameful amends for their m ning's abstinence! or rather for their morning's indolence.! So treirdays, weeks, months, years pass away, and such inveterate habits are formed, as al inmost iecessarily result In ignoble debility, nervous headaches, loss of self command, impaired looks, and indeed, ruined consti tutions, bothof rinud and body. Consid ering the alarming prevalence of thesh downward habits, the result of false, im proper ,paretal indulgence, improper viewsiof education, and of the great de sign of life,neod we wonde/i that philaifr thropiets. sbould deeply mourn over the degeneracy of the race, especially when we reflect,.that this imbecility, physical iand intallectual,. will bo transmitte! to others? Surely fathers and mothers do not in any measure, realize the evils they may be entuiiling upon society hy the vaiu deste e givjui aheir doughien afashion able educatgp, without any adequate re gard to Therebaracter, then principles. their useful j, or their permsnent and substantial iness. If the daug'aters df our land w~er ear hy accustuted.-to snare, cheerfolly, in the laborb andi r& oaisibiinrres of a mother, to feel that 1. Jjreat 'eud u. edtucation was to make t-e usefsl to society-to enable them to th-s . at advantage to eiplo., those pedli power wiich may em phalcally-rei er them niiiistering angels in a wortd Uler- wretchedness abounds there wouid '41esa couplaii of bad debts and hiard itnesf, r of inefficient, ruiued sous and brofn. It is impossible for a -brochr. whe 'not a reprobate, to resist the leoielnce:, -an affectiunate, cultivated ister- who liidoes her best energies to the imporiaqt'duties and sweet charities et domestic hiff'; who adorns the social carcle waj cerfuluess and intelligetce; n ho ex.dbis i all -times a practical re sard to ords"~" d propriety; and who tus, nds nia, habit great end of human life. And daughters thus educuted, wearing the ornament of --a ieet and quiet spirit," would be helps, meet -indeed, when' thuy come to sustain the higner relation of wives. They would be abie -to conuuct the alair of iheir house hold with an ease and dig naty, that could not fall to command res pect and coufidence; and their husbands would dehght to call thein, Blessed. AN AroLOGUE uR APPLE-LOGE Two iiep planted out each one hundriA apple trees. In six or seveu years they began to bear. One tiad spared an pains to bring is orchard into the highe t-co6i dition- He had continually cultivated the soil about them, scraped olf the rough bark, washed them, picked oli every worm and nursed them as it they had been children. I'he utner, pursuing a cheaper plan, simply let his trees alone; but the moss, and canker Aoi is look :jis place and attended to them every year. % Vien tile orchards began to bear- tie caielul mnu had the best iruit, and the careless man cove.ted his fully y cursing the nursery man for selling him poor trees. In a year or too the carelul man had two bushels to'the other's one front each tree. Nol to be out done, the latter determined to havo as many apples as the foriner, and set out another hundred trees. By and bye, when they bore, the other had so improved that at produced twice as miany yet, another hudred rrees were therelore .platnted. in process of' time the first orchard at hundred trees still sent more Iruit to market thani the three hun dred trees of the careless man, who now gave up and declared that t:e never did have luck, and it was no use to try on his soil to raise good fruit. 1. Wheni a man ts too shiftless to take a good care of two horses, lie buys two more, und gets froim the four what he might-get from the two. 2. A farmer who picks np-a cow etm ply becasse it is not an ox, anid is uitni nally lactife~rio.us, and lets the creature work lor a livinig, very soon boys a sec ond, and a third, and a fourth, and gets fro.- themi all, what he should have had Iromt one good one. 3. A farmer has one hundred acres. instead of getting seventy five bushels of corn to tie acre. he gets forly, and makes it up by cultivating twice as many acres; itistead of thirty bushels of wheat he~ gets twelve, and puts in acres enough to make up; instead of making one hundred-acrea do the work of three hundred, he boys more land, and allows three hundred to do only the work of one hundred. 4. A young woman, with a little paIns, can have three times as lutany clothes as she needs, and then not look so well as an humble neighbor, who has not half her wardrobe; wherefore we close wittb some proverbs made for the occasion : Active lttle is better than lazy much. Cbrefulness is richer than abundance. Large farming is not always good farm ing, and small farming is often the largest. [Indianna Farmer and Gardner Houo to get rid of troublesome acguain tanca.--Give out a report that yo, have met with reverses of fortune, and it is as tonishing how your - fair-weather friends" will mind their own business. Destructive Teeth and Oje Bitea& -Mrs. L. Maria Child, the celebrated at thoress, gives the following directions for the preservatiou of defective teeth and 'o fensive breaLh: Nobody need havettn offensive breath. A careful removal of substances frow be. tween the teeth, rinsing the mouth after meals, and bit of charcoal hold in the mouth, will always cure L bad'br~eath. A lump of charcoal held ib the mnouth, two or three times a week,' and- slowly chewed, has a wonderful power to pre serve the teeth and purify the breath. The action is purely chemical. It coun teracts the acid arising from a disordered stomach, ;r food decaying about the gums; and it is this acid which destroys the teeth. A dear friecd of ours had, when about twenty years of age, a front tooth that turned black gradually, crumbled, and so broke 'off piece meal. By frequently chewlbg charcoal, the progress of decay was not only at rested, but nature sel vig orously to work to-rectore the breach, and the crumbled portion grew again, till the whola tooth was as sound as belra! This I know.to be a fact. Every body knows that charcoal is 'an antiputrescent, and is used in boxing up anianal ur vegetabie soubstances, to keep them from decuy Upon the same chem ical principle. it tends to preserve the teeth and sweeten the breath. Th'lere is no danger in swallowing it: on thr contrary. small quantities havo a iealiblut effect on the inward sygem, particularly when the body is suffering from tat class of cor.plaints peculiarly incident to summer. It would not be wise to swallow it, or or any gritty sub stance in large (uaunties. or .very 're quehtly ; but once or twice a week a little would be salutary ratner than otherwise. A bit of charcoal as big as a cherry, merely held in the mouth a few hours without chewing. has a good effect. At first, most people dilike to chew it, but uso soon renders it far from disagreeable. Those who are troubled with an offensive breath might chew it very ofien, and swallow it but seldom. It is peculiarly imporiant to clean and rinse the mouth. .1'iroughly before going to bed, otherwise. form auring n11glt if these hints induad 'tily'-ne "pidadih to take better care of the teeth, I shall be wore inan rewarded for 'the trouble of ruting. I em contibually pained to sea young people loosing their teeth merely for want of a few simple precautious; and one cannot enter a stage or steam car without finding the atmosphere polluted and rendered absolutely unhealthy for the lungs t- breath., when a proper use of water and charcoal might render it as wholesome and pleasant as at breeze of Edeu. A Relic of Washington.-Wo are in debted to a friend in tis city, a member of in New Jersey Bar, fur the following enaracteric letter from General Washing ton to his mother, -writien when he wvas in the 25th year of his age. The origi ual is in the auihor's well known hand writing, and was presented to its present possessor somue years ago by a friend in Virginia: Honored Madam-Your Letter by Mr. etinti I received ou my way to Col. Fairlax's luneral; in answer to that part relative to my Bro'r Charles' Marriage I stali observe, that if there is no other ob jealion iban the one you mentioned, it may soon be removed; and thut Mrs. Thornton it she believes I am capable of taking these ungenerous advantages kiows little of the principles winch gov ern wy conduct ; how ever I suppose Mrs. Thornton is actuated by prudent Motives and thierof ore would be sare. If she will get any Instrument of writing draun I nill sign it provided it dues not effect me. in any oilher respects thtan her Daughters Fdort une, if my Birotner d ies under Age 1 have waited ttll now, especuitg the arrival of my Negras Cloaths from Great Biritain; but as the Seasotn is advancing, and risks attending them I can no longer depe::d, and therefore bieg the favour of you so choose me aboul 250 yds Ozubirgs 200 yds of Cotton 32pr Piard Hoes and as tmuch thtread as is necessary in Mr. Lewis' Store if he has tmoemi if not in Mr. Jackson's and-send them up by Jun who comes downl with a Tumbler for that pur pose. I set out this afternoon on my return to Winchester. I offer my Luove Charles and am Hon'd Madam. Yr. most Dutiful and affect'e Son. Go. WASHINGTON. Maunt Vernion, Sept 30th 1757. The Cherokee Advocate contains the proceedings of a mieeting for the promo tion of agriculture among the Cherokees. Trhe meeting was* addressed by Rev. S. Foremau, who drew a contrast between the state of agriculture as it is now found. among the Cherokees. and what it was com'tparatively a few years ago, wheu the3 planted their little crops of corn, beans, potatoes, &c., by using the should er blades of the deer, instead of the plow and hoe; and enumerated some of the advantages that would be likely to rey suIt to the people from the tormation of an Agricultural Society,_ in the cultiva tion of' the soil, management of their household affairs, in the rearing of stock, and of the diseminatio~n -of useful infot mnation on a variety of subjects i'ntimately associuted with their present conditionr. He that peeps trongh a kei hole may wee what will var him. * ATRa y'kOM-..ANTON' ' Nzw YoaI,'t.~ * y the iarrivl of the aIDbow, CaPP John Land, yeste'iday afrnos',V were pOt in*possession of intelligeniie. n.Cd ton to,he 5th of June, Vrosidersibei than *em rdeied hy'the 'overln'd nail. As wil'be seeniby out 6ieinte"lijejI the Rainbow encountered aaterrible stor, near the Cape of Good Hofe, d one of her men named Ambroza . On the 5th of July she. saw lie U. ' frigare Constitution going into .aca% and was boarded by a boat from hei. The intelligence has some considerab16 interest. By former arrivalb, we received a rqmor that there had beda a 'large fire :it Ca ton: from our files brought by the Rain bow, we learn the particulars concernin it, with the terrible fact that over TWVLV HUNDRED 'tvEs were lost! . The Friend of China, published artrongxKong, of thb' 31st of May stales that the fire broke out in the forenoon of Sunday, the 25th, in a Theatre, while the performances were go ing on. The Theatre was situated ie the centre of the square, 'from "Whith ti was no egress, except by a narrow Jane. As soon an the fire was was discovered the utiMiente endeavored to escape: at the snthe time an immense crowd' from the ifltside were endeavoring to' Iorce themiselves'in. The result was that an immense number of people wote burned to death, or trgmpled ro'.death by the crowd. The official estimate of the 51n darines, stited the number of killed at 1257, iucluding52 male and female e tors ; the wounded are estimated at 2100.' The day- afler The fi-e, 30 more 'were killed by a falling waf, and nearly a hun. ded were very badly wounded;, The bodies of the dead weie so horribly dis figured, that many of them cudld:. not be recognised, and lay unclaimed, 'and .ui burled. The authorities had ordered 400 colins-ror unelaimed bodies, but'the worst consequences Were apprehended from tbs exposnre of the ddad. The atr p - '- -.. srong prew. dice% of the 'people with regard to paying reapietto the dead, would'retard t wr ear iumai - s tha infest the city, r sake dC 2beir jewels. It is -stated*a Ibirtyyears ago, a'similar calamity occVr - red at the same Theatre-at that time th authorities forbade dramatic represeria tions by the inhabitants; the present com pany swere outsidq people. [Courer-8'Enuirr. A good Sample.-Among the Califoi nia delegation that left here a week o two since, says the St. Louio Gazette, was Dr. R. Sample, measuring 6 feet 8 inches! He informied us that he was presented with a 'fne rifle by a bidy of this city, which he reckoned it would " take as many as two -Indians to'disposa sess him of, any how they could fix it." The Biter Bitten.-Sothe 'ne has told an anecdote something liks ibis-a gam bier challenged an old pilot on the Missis sippi to play a game of loo. The old fellow was too much for the travelling gentleman, and bled him $50 in short me tre. "Now," says the, blackleg, "I'll bit you'50 against the 0 you have jus won. that I can turn up a.Jack the first thing. "Never mind," says the pilot, "let's have a game at old sledge. You can ea sily get your change back at that." But so far from this. In a few hands the gambler was minus $50 more; when he offered to bet a hundred doallars he could turn up Jack. "Very wvell go ahead." Over weni thec whole pack. " Wall," said the gambler. "1 reckon there's a Jack up." "Not that you. knows," said the pilot, " for.while we were at old sledge, 1 stole out all the Jacks ." The blackleg had rub againsit 'a snag, and he was'nt insured'i "0O. K."-For a long time seople-pus zled their lii-ain's to discover the meaning -- of the cabalistic letters "0 K." Recent events, howevr, furdish a key to the imys tery. What can they mean but for "011 this Kontinent"-Oregon, Kalifornia, Kan ada, aud Kuba, Corruption's worshippers always hate a. free press; its voice is ever too potent a gainst their evil deeds to meet their appro bation. They wonld have the .whole world night-dark as their owib. iSere~ and cunning acts-with no sunlig6t to gladden the hearts of the rnillions No honest man fears the ti-itl. -It is only your corrupt knave .whb Tiemnbles when Truth sends het' pticlama'tfbn thro' the world. Show us a man jilitically and morally honest, and we wiltllow you a man a4bo has no ace aintance 3ith fear in any of its aspects.-Steuberiiille-Union. flusbansdry.-A mhan with eievenidaugli ters was lately complaining to a friend that he founp it hard rd. livei. " You must bhusband your itnie," said the 'other, "Kana ihen you'll do well e nough." *" I could'do kiuch bette(" we the re ply, ." f eould husband my daugihters." *If all fools wore white caps we shooli appear like a flookof gesee.