Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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e "We will cling to the Piuars of the Temple of our mertes, dn mst Jal, we will Perish amidst the Ruin S VOIMME XIV. ($$O ))$Br. 44 N1. 39. Report of the CommaissioI for Edgefield Distri J. 0. Nicholson, Treasurer, in . Commissioners of Roa Dx. June 6. Received of Tax Col lector. $3,441 01 Nov. 22. Received otBonlware and Christie, Tax Execu tions, . 41 l( $3,482 1I Deuct Clerk and Treasurers Commiss. for receiving, 87 0 13,395 14 Upper Battalion o DR. Balance in the hands of Treasurer let Jan. 1848, $24 21 Rec'd. of E. 3. Mime, T. . - Council, 16 6 " of E. Baeon line, 1 00 " of Shbrifi for fines Collected. 10 00 of John Wever, per mit to Retail. 8 00 of Y. O. Nichonon G. enetalBoesm- 2G300O - . "" of N. Nipper. for sray coW, 8 50 of A. Hatchet, 't'a - ern License, 15-00 $:32216 Less by commissinils for - receiving a 2 8 05 $314 1i $338 3 Amount of credit ofE 16 9 Balance in handa of Ti'ea'r. $321 4 Lower Battalion DR. Balance in the hands of Treasurer, 1st Jan. 1848, $91 2; Rec'd. of Thos. R. Ander. son, Retail License, $15 00 "" of Graniteville fac. -- tory hands, Road fines, 17 00 "" of M. Saled, fine, 2 00 " of M. Thompson, fine 200 " of W. Glover, line, 25 00 " of M. Wilson, flue, 5 00 " of the Treasurer of General Board, 965 00 ' or Hezekiah Cole man, Pedlar, 50 00 -or Sheriff, for flnes Collected, 27 00 $1l08 00 Less by Commissions for receiving a 24 27 70 81080 3i $1171 5: Amount of credit off; 1065 24 Balance in hands of Trea'r. $106 34 Upper Battalion o Cah Received or former Treasurer, Februa ry, 1848, $40 0( Rec'd. of 1. Wren, Tavern Licns,$15 0e Tavern License, 15 00 Sof W. B. Brmannon, - Pedlar, 2.5 00 Sor the Treasurer of General Board, 351 00 - Lb of W. B. Grit~hi per mit to Retail, 29 48 " or B. Smith, license to-Retail, 50 00 5485 48 Lb. by Commissions for receiving a 2j 12 13 $473 34 * $513324 Amount of credit ofi 508 4( valanc..i. ands.o ar'r., $4e n erstof Roads Mnd Bridges ict, Fall Term I S49. iccount rwith the General Board of ds and Bridges, 1849. fit.. Jan. 3. Balance due Treas'r. 79 I June 6. To cash paid B. M+ Blocker, Treas'r. of the Lower Batt'n., 9th Regiments $1,306 18 - 4' "+ Cash paid W. Wise Treas'r. of the Up per Battalion, 7th Regiment, 263 00 ' " " Cash paid W. Glow er, Treas'r. of the Lower Batt'n., 7th Regiment, 965 00 U +" " Cash paid W. Mob ley, Treasurerof the Lower Batt'n.,10th Regiment, 263 00 " " " Cash paid W. liar rison, Treas'r. of the Upper Batt'o. 9th Regiment, 450 00 ++ " " Cash paid C. Grey, crier, 100 Add Clerk and Treas'rs. Com missions for paying out 33,248 97cts. 2j per cent. 81 19 $3330 16 Jan. 2, 1849. 1y ballance cash on hand, 64 98 83.395 14 f the 7th Regiment. Ca. Jan. 1. Paid D. White, for measuring Roads, $6 50 " Paid D. Holland, C'ks fees, - 10 00 $16 50 Add Comminions for paying out a2i 41 816 91 f the 7th Regiment. Ca. Jan. 25 Paid Jas. atrmond, for Building Bridge, $250 00 :" " C. B. Wise forlum: ber, &c. 15 50 a " D. J. Walker for Big Horse Creek e Bridge, 494 94 " " D. J. Walker, fot Bridge at Vaucluse Factory, 255 29 Nov 13 " D. N. Lundy, Re pairing Bridge, 13 50 " " Clorks fees, 10 00 E31039 23 Add Commissions for paying out a 21 25 97 $1065 20 te 9th Regimnent. May 8 Paid G. Cheatham, for Bridge. 826 00 I' " F. Lake for bridge at Mrs. Blocker's Mill, 450 00 June ' W. .B. Dorn, for Brid ge, 20 00~ I $496 00 ~Add Commissions for payin~g 4 out a2L 12 40 $508 -40 Lower Battalion Oh. Balance in the hands of Treasurer, Jan. 1st 1848. $24 0 Rec'd. of the Treasurer of General Board, $1306 00 " of M. Summoral re. tail License 50 00 " of S. C. Scott, re tail License, 50 00 " of W. Garrett, retail License, 41 60 " of J. M. Clarke, re. tail License, 50 00 81497 00 Less by Commissinns for receiving a 2I 37 42 $1459 5 $1483 5 Amount of credit of, 1264 8 Balance in hands of Trda's $218 7 Upper Jtatalion o Da. Balance in the hands of Treasurer, Jan. 1st 1548, $326 7 Recd. of John H. Smith, for License, $50 00 " of Wm. E. Turner, for permit to Retail, 10 00 " of A. Caldwell, in part for License, 21 00 " of W. E. Turner, - License to Retail, 50 00 " of A. R Falkner for permit to Retail, 8 35 " of L. M. Churchill, Pedler, 8 35 " of S. Mathis and McClendens' Note stray horse, 15 25 " of Jesse Little, for stray cattle, 16 18 "" of Jas. M. Richard son, for permit to Retail, 2 00 $181 13 Less y Commissions-fkr receaving a 2k ~4 W $176 6 $503 3 Amount of credit oft, 90 3 Balance in hands of Trea'r $413 0 Lower Battalion o Ra. Balance in she hands of Treasurer, 1st lea. . 1348, $314 5 Ree'd. of Thos. McCarty, for License to retail, 850 00 " of West Corley, fur License to retail, 50 00 " of i. Sadler, forstray - sheep, 2 00 " of D Denny, fur stray hog; 1 50 " of Treasurer of Gen eral Board, 2G3 00 " of 1, Padgett, flue, 4 00 " of David Bodie, flue 1 00 $37150 Less by Commissions for receiving a 2 9 28 $362 2 676 7 Amount of credit off, 667 6 Balance in hands of Trea'r. 59 0 Log Creek Lands For Sale, T H E Subscriber offers for sale his valna ble traict of land, situatad on Log Creek, about seven miles north of Edgefield C. House, containing five hundred (500) acres, more oi less, adjoning lands of Mrs. Nancey Blocker, A T. Hodges, John Burns and others, one hatl of whiich is woodland welt timbered. On the premises are a good Dwellirig and Negre houses, Gin house. Blacksmith Shop, and all necessary ut buiklings. The land is wetl adapted to growing Corn, Cotton and Sil Grain, The tract is well watered. Also tho growmng crop of Corn and Foddei and four Mules, one Wagon and sundry arti cles too tedious to mention. The rand, it not disposed of af piinto safe, will be sold at Edgeflelid Court House, to the highest bidder, ont the first Monday in Decem' ber next. Terms made known on the day o. sate.. D. WELLI8. Sept 4. 1849 tf 33 Ridge Land for Sale. UpH E Subscriber offers for sale his valnable I.tract of land, aitinatedl ont Beach Creek, containing three hundred and ninety-five acres of choice land, well adapted to the culture oi Corn, Cotton, and small grain. About one hundred acres are cleared and in cultivation, the balance is welt timbered with oaks, hickory and pine. O.n the prem'ses are a good dwelling, and alt necessary oult buildinigs, and is well wVaiered. The said tract, joins lands of Capt. R1. Ward, Win. Huiet and Wm. Johnson, Esq.. JOHN AMACKER Sept. 26. tf 36 Copartnership. 'W E have this day associated with us, Mr VJ.E. BUCKMASTERt, in the trans. action of the GeneraL Commission and Factor. age Busineus, which will hereafter be conldnctedl under the name and style of Jzn'mus, Co-rn utas & Cu. JEFFERS & COTHIRAN. Hamhnug Sept. 10, 1849, tf 24 rf thle 94Regiment. SCa. Paid i. Clover, $925 00 . $ Falkner,[for repairs 0 -tverdam Bridge, 20 00 Blocker, for repairs to dge, 30 00 " ake, for hauling, 2 00 "" .Jt Falkoer, 257 00 - $1234 00 Add CJiomiseions for paying o a 24 30 85 LT $1204 85 3 - F the 1ORegiment. C a. Paid Tp. Nicholls, for blast i ock, &c., $9 00 3 " B. Bryan, for quird 25 " e Roams, for cmile ptia , 10 00 " S; atbis. J. Sales and J- , Wells, for hauling, 11 50 "" H.H. Hill and E. Bled. soe for repairs to |sign and le posts, 4 00 " Sutl ry accounts for had lii:Prepairs to btidges &c; 10 12 SC;. McGregor, for paint ig noge boards, 8 00 "" Luke Tailor, for hauling. 1 50 " dhii Falkner, for Rocky Crek Bridge, 24 00 Clera fees, 10 00 $8837 Add Co ssion for paying o 24 1 95 X9032 1 JI f the 10th Regiment. CR. Paid M. Padgett for building Bridge, $36 50 5 " C. Watkins, for Clouds Creek Bridge. 99 00 " Ambros Whittle, balance for Postiugs Roads, 45 90 " C. Watkins, for Popes Bridge, 200 00 C. Watkins, for Cherokeo Bridge, 260 00 " Clerks fees, 10 00 $651 40 Add Commisions for paying out a 24 1628 $667 78 2 SWILLIAM GARRETT. Chairman, B. -j A. JONES, Secretary. STATE OF SOUTH CA ROLINA EDGEFIELD DISTRICT. IN O RDIN ARY. Y JOHNel HILL,EFsq., Ordinary of Whereae 3. .W. Maynard, bath applied to me for Letters of Administration, toith the''oillanneied, on all and singular the goods and Chattels, rights and credits of James Maynard late of the District afore said, deceased4 These are, therefore, to cite and adman isb all and singulai-, ihe kindred and credli tars of the said deceased, to he and appear before me, at-. our next Ordinary's Court for the said District to be holden at Edge,. field Court House on the 29th day of Octo ber inst., to showv cause, if any, why the said administration should not be granted. Given under my band and seal, this 8th day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty-nine and in the seveny-fourth year of Ameri can Independene. * . ,10HN HILL, ca. E. ro. October 10 2t 39 Feather~ Renwovating WETILL cease here in some four weeks, for WVthe purpose of going to Hamburg. Those wishing thseir Feathers Renovated, will pleaee send thei- beds in as early ss possible, tn all probability it will be the last chance that may be off'ered to the citizens of the village and vicinity. W. H. SPNCK. Sept. 12, 1849. tf 3 Removal. T HE Subscriber having pturchased of Mr. S. F. Guods, his residence in the Village, has removed to the same. E. F. TEAGUE, M, D. Sept.12..1849. tr 34 Woman's Love. BY J. O. NICKERSON. Let others seek for glittering wealth, Long life, vain ease. contentment, health, Fat these-aye more we. banish care, If woman's love on earth we share. It raises us from grov'ling earth, To beings of a nobler birth; Implants within a pure desire, For something better, something higher. From direst-passion we are free, When blessed by woman's cumpany; For none can think of vice or guile, With woman's love, 'neath woman's smile. When'adverse.days arc seen before, And brightest skies with darkness lower; She ready stands, consoles, brguiler, And cheers us on with angel smiles. When treach'ruus fIiend from us depart, And banished hopes make sick the heart; She poinis us to fair realms above, The prototype of woman's bye. None can deny the heavenly power, That saves from ready a sinful hour; For naught can banish vices wiles, Like woman's love, and woman's smiles. A being far too pure for earth, Sweet creature of celestial birth; The scepter love like Aaron's rod, 3he wields and points man on to God. If we would raise a voice to [leaven, It should be one that it has given The boon-when sin our hearts defile, Are cleated again by wortian's smile. Friendship. The earth can boast no purer tie, e No brighter, richer gen, No jewel ofa lovelier die, Than Friendship's diadem. For it bath been, will ever be, The sweetest charm of earth, And boasts a near aflini'y To thmings of heavenly birth. Can aught those drops dissever I Divide you may the mintgled mass, They're mingled still forever. So are those hearts by Friendship joined, The drops time leson teach, True Friendship never can dissolve, For each partake of each. THE MACICtAN AND TIlE THIE. A very good story is told of the Fakir of Ava, the well known necromancet Just as he was about to commence his performaiices before a cowded audience he was informed that a man had been robbed of a pocket-book. He called the unforjnnate gentl.:man aside, and being satisfied that the story was true and also that the wallet contained a large sum of money, he pledged himsel to either detect the theif or make up thE amount from his own purse. To this end the door was secuted, and the per" forance went on. At length the magi cian introduced his Mahometan fortune teller, and put the followfng questions "Is there a man in the moom who ha! lost his pocket book with money in it ?' "Yes." Some half dozen individuals were pointed out, one after the other but to the question, "[s this the man?' the figume answered the emphatic "No.' The actual victim was sootn brought for ward, and was instantly recognized by M1ahomet as the man wiho lost the morley. 1 -Is the thief in the room V" then asked the Fatkir. "and if so would you know~ him?"' "Yes." Sr-veral men were introduced, but to each Mahomet shmook4 hmis head. At this moment the Fakir's eye rested up)on an individual who seem, ed inclined' to niake his escape from~ the Hull, and before lie effected his purpose h.e was stepped and bi-ought forward. Thme terror stricken coun tenance of the man assured the Signor that ho might be safely accused, and ac cordingly Mahonet cried out, "That's the man." The culprit of coarse de denied tihe charge and atlected indigna tion; but an officer was sent *for and our hero was examined, wvhen the lost pocket book was funnd snugly stowed away itn htis pocket. He was recognized by the sheriff as the notorious pickpocket John Williams.' NECIRo ELtOQUENCE.-A Boston dandy black stepped into a provision store in that city, to buy some potatoesi before purchasing, he gave the followving truly eloquent description of their nature. Do tator is inevitably bad, or inwaria bly good. Dare is no mediocrity in de combination ob de tater. Deexterior may indeed appear remarkably exemi plary and' butisome whlile de interior isi tolally negtative; but sir, if you wends de' articles 'pen your own recommienda tions, knowing you to be a ruan of pro bability in all your translations, why, sir, without furder circ.utmlocation, [ take a bushel. Truth neerds no emhelishment * SPECIMENT OF ELOQUENCE. The Logansport (Ia.) Journal gives - an account of the presentation, of a ag, from the ladies of Cass county to the Democrats, of Palaski, at which cere mony a Mr. Grooves is reported :o have made a speech, of which the following is a part.-N. O. Pic. Fellow-citizens! not alone in our dis trict is Democracy with its head and ears erect like a geese, but the whole wor Id is on fire with Locofocoism, whidh is 8j per cent, worse than Millerisni. In Fiance, where the very bricks of the human sidewalk were down-troddeh and herring-boned by the cunning of Whiggery, they now glory in being free! France! glorions France! where celestial soups ari distilled from discarla ed boot soles; and the epigastrum is titivated by the fragrancyof frogs stuffed with garlic, is now a free Republic ! (Mr. G. fanned himself.) Gerniaby feels the shock to the bottom of her beer-vats; and the ctyof freedom 'housing the coiled .up sausages of Bologna, en compasses Italy *ith the links of liberty! The time of despots is come! the dinner bell of tyranny has rung the op pressors to their last meal! Henceforth and forever our ancestors snatched the burning brand of regeneration froni the hands of timid posterity and planted it deep in the bowels of the future! Let it grow. But the end it not yet--the end of his speech. Tile sirocco of a moiied desolation sheds its crocodile tears over the infuriated instincts of toothless 'wretchedness throughout all England and the cry aniong her thirsty, and mil dewed millions. is for"Gin ! gin! and no work !" This Is the watchword, that, even While I speak to you, rings in the ears of Queen Victoria, and causes" her to falter in het fruitful career! jThe despot of Prussia turns Prussian blue at his fate, and Austria gapes'in dismay at the howl that tell of the ap .proaching knife that is raisefto wrench her apart at the hinges. And is there no room for refroin in free America ? Can all do as they like? May some of us do nothing I Have we liberty of conscience, or; in fact, have we any conscience? My Fellows citizens! I hope the news from Pu laski will sweep the vagrant act and other black Ia*sfrom;Idiana-Idot Gentle men, take this flag ! fair hands wrought it, and bold hands carried it! Cherish it in your hearts of hearts-and should I ever did, my proudest wish would be, to be interred in the meanest puddle in Pulaski! Music-"O iome along John, de lifer's son, Ainrt you glad your day's vork'd done." Tnooo-A CURIOUS PAcT.=We are surprised to see the following paragraph, with the above caption, going the rounds of the South Carolina papers. without - comment or contradiction.-South Caro linian. "The Indigo plant was a native of South C4jlina. It grew sponfaneously among its weeds and wooda. More than one hundred years ago the pltntera there commenced its cultivation. In the year 1748, South Carolina exported to Great Britain 200,000 pounds, and the Parlia ment granted a bounty of 12 cents per pound, to induce its greater cultivation. In 1787, when that ordinance was passed, indigo was one of the staples of South Carolina, and, we believe, of Georgia, also. Now, in 1849, tier a single pound of Indigo is raised in South Carolina, or, so far as we know, in all the South! A plant, which is indigenous to tbat region, and which, in its early cultivation, was exceedingly profitable, has been drivett from existence by t.he cheap labor of In,. dia. Great Britain now pays seven miJ lions of dollars a year for lnigo raised' iir India !" We dislike spoiling w~hatever "curiusi ty" may be int the abiove "fact." Not.a single pound ind.igo raised, in South Car, lina ! We k~idow of one merchant1 this week, biuy~ng three hundred potunds of it. raised -m a neighboring district; and we loart it is brought in to thtis market every week; and that the supply is increasing rather th~an diminishing. We understand that more attentIon, probably, is given to, its eniltivation now than for some years past. We venture to say that in every inland town in the State, and in every country store, there can be found a r'egular supply of South Carolina Iudigo. There is a class of' writers who seen? to have determined, in their own-minds, that South Carolina is good (or nothing,. and that her soil can raise nothing but "chivalry" and "resolutions." There is also a class of small politicians and mons grel political economists who affect -to be lieve that the salvation of this State from 4 hankrnptey is nearly heyond human pre, vemtion, from her stand-still, or rather, retrograde policy. And yet there is not a State in the Union in a sounder finan cial condition' than South Carolina, nor a State wbich is less affected by the com mercial convulsions which sometimes near ly overwhelm other sections of the Utunin. It is said that a man was recently seized with symptoms of chelera, from having dreamed that he nae .,rawberri;s.