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We aol ding to the P ie t ie Tin i f oftus fail we willu Perish amidst the Ruins." E . ixlaa ofthe etr~te f ou L~c .N TO CLIE law a.-~ YI Report of the Commissioners of the Poor. - To His HONoR, TUE PRESIDING JUDGE OF THE COURT oF COMMON PLEAS. The Commissioners of the Poor for Edgefield District Report: That, they were elected by-the voters of the ,District, in October, 1848, but did not assemble as a Board, until the first of January. 1849. At which time the Treasurer of the former Board of Commissioners, met then and reported verbally, that he had expended all the funds remaining in his hands at the last annual report, and had contracted debts to the amount of about two hundred dollars, for the sup port of the Poor of the District. He also informed this Board, that the ordinary turrent expenses for the year ending 3rd October, 1848, amounted to two thousand ?t tour hundred and forty-nine dollars thirty-six cents ($2449 36.) Ass-iming the General Tax of the District at thirteen thousand five hundred dollars, ($13500 00,) this Board assessed a tax of twenty-three per cent on the General Tax, which they estimated, would produce, after paying the Commis :sions of the Tax Collector and their own Treasurer, the et sum f two-thousand eight htndred dollars, ($2800 00) applicable to the piymue ot e deficiency in the accounts of the former Board and the current expense of the Poor, for the year 1849. The Tax Collector has furnished a statement, by which it appears, that the General Tax of the District, collected by him, amounted to the sum of twelve thousand ive hundred and thirty dollars twenty-one cents ($12530 21.) Twenty three per cent upon which amounts to two thousand eight hundred and eighty-one dollars ninety-four cents ($2881 94,) from which he deducted his Commissions, one hundred and forty-four dollars nine cents, ($144 09) and paid over the bal ance, two thousand seven hundred and thirty-seven dollars eighty-five cents, to the Treasurer of this Board. The Tax Collector, has also lodged with the Sheriff of the District, executions against defaulting Tax payers for General Tax, amounts ing to the sum of one hundred and seventy-four dollars ninety-seven cents, and Poor Tax, amounting to the sum of fol ty dollars twenty-four cents, of which this Board has not yet realized anything. Of the amount received by this Board, they have expended: For Provisions, $577 82 Clothing, bedding and household and kitchen furniture, 232 23 " Medical Services and Medicines, 76 69 ? Hire of Negroes, and other ordinary labour arnd services, 178 42 " Provender for stock of Cattle, 23 75' " Building materials and work of Mechanics, 106 75 " Support of Pauper Lunatics in the Asylum of Columbia 176 12 - " Three Quarters Salary of Steward, 300 00 Printing and Advertising, 9 38 Commissions of their Treasurer, 110 46 Making in the whole the sum of $1791 62 and leaving a balance in the hands of their Treasurer of nine hundred and forty six dollars twenty three cents; $946 23,) s inure minute account of which ac companied by the vouchers for each itemis herewith submitted for the inspection of the%Court. *- r. n ,. '-** hi Board hasiidh'ruto the plierjadopted' y iseir tm'mdi f(ereadeesors, in extending relief alotie'to such paupers as are willing to receive their support at the Poor House establishment. A few cases have been presented to them, which upon first view, would seem to require a relaxation of the rule in their favour; but experience has confirmed them in the opinion that the present mode of disbursing the fund, at the same time that it guards against imposition and peculation, affolds ample and substantial relief to the actual Poor of the District. On the first of Jattuary last, when this Board held its first meeting, there were three (3) Pmiuper Lunatics in the State Asylum 'at Columbia, and forty-nine (49) Paupers at the Poor House, maintained at the expense of the District. - Upon an examination of those at the Poor House, the Board discharged George Smith a man thirty-six years old, his wife Nancy Smith, twenty-eight years old, and their four children, Wesley nine years old, Caroline seven years old, Julia five years old and Shady Ann three years old; all of whom, parents and children were with out visible bodily defect dr disease, apparently competent to support themselves ___ by their labour, and in the opinion of the Board unfit objects of the charity of the District. In the progress of the year they have bound to service three children: Noah Plymail and Michael Plymail to William Snipes, and Benjamin Busbee to John Blcdsoe.-Allen Rogers, Lucinda Mtorey and Thomas Storey three chil dren. have been taken away by their relations ; nine persons have left the Poor Houso of their own accord, viz: Polly Garner, Polly Plymail, Rebecca Plymail, Sardelia Plymnil, Adam Plymail, Prudence Smith, Nelly Dye, Mary Dye and Edith Dye; and two have died, Sarah Smith on the 15th January, and John Nor man on the 21st July, making a total decrease of twenty-three paupers. There has been no new admission to the Poor House this year, and there consequently remains, three paupers in tile Lunatic-Asylum at Columbia, and twenty-six yet at the Poor House at the charge of the District, a complete list of whom by name is herewith submitted. Since the election of this Boad, Almighty God in His Providence has taken from us one of our number, JAcoB Pow, Esq. In his death the country has lost an intelligent, orderly ared patriotic citizen : and this Board has been deprived of the counsel and services of a zealous and efficient member. -Not being advised of any provision of law to fi!l the vacancy, the surviving members have continued to discharge, to the best of their abilities, the duties of Commissioners for the District. All of wvhich is respectfully repot ted. ROBERT JENNIGS, CSaIr. Edgefield C. H,. .Ociober 1, 1849. A LIST OF PAUPERS R ECEIVING SUPPORT FROM ITHE POOR FUND OF EDGEFIELD DISTRICT, OCT. 1, 1849. In thec Luaatic Asylum' at Columbia. Mrs. Foster, Mrs Morgan, William Samuel. At the Poor Iouse. Anna Boadney, 65 years old,.nim Elisha Dye 03 " ripe, 651 Barbara Frish, 85 ' " erpt Celia Fortner, 31 " " wa nmn n elh Leonora Fortnier, 9 " " -- George Fortner, 7 " "i Thomas Fortner, 5 " " hlrno elaFrnr Mary Formner, 2 " " J William Glenn, 52 " " inrm Hezekiah Geatry, 56 " " iitc *Vicey Lee, 40 " " deomdiot Nancy Mays, 47 " " inr,1 Frncis Mays, 417 " " defadvakimid Sally Plymail, 33 " ' rpl, Wesley Plymail, 7 " " soofSlyPyai,1 - Sarah Pollatia, 41 " " derpt - Nancy Rowe, 50 " :dragd George Rhoden, -75 paytc Catharine Rboden, 60 ." " wf fGog hdn John Storey, . 50 4 lu, ..1 --- Storey, 45 " *' ifofonSory Hulda Storey, 7 " " Leonard Storey, 3 " , Chlrno"oh tfy :Richard Taylor, 62 " " inr, e. Patsey Taylor, 65 " " inrm JonWht, 1 " dtcr, 1 Totatie,9 RnERmENIG, hi EdgefilderOtober,,1849 paralytic,.................- .. ,.1j AVORY BLAND,' Treasurer of thi field District, in Ac Dn. 1849. July 1, For Amount received of S. B. Mays, Tax Col lector, $2737 8 $2737 S Balance Cash on hand lst Oct. 1849. 946 2 $1791 6 .B. 0. BRYAN in A C0IYIRIS&K0 NI~RS 01 DR. 1848. To Amn't on band 1st Oct. $360 I e' Cash Received of H. Boulware, Esq. ; 45 0 $A05 0 Less by Commission on $45 00 - 1 1 $404 0 Cr. By Amount paid Qiut, 92 6 3311 2 Amount on hand 1st Oct. 1849, $311 3' all of which is respectfully submiiied. B. C. BR YANJ, CI'k. and Trea'r. There is now under contract repairs a JaiI and Court House, nearly comnplete< to the amqunt of about one hundred at fifteen-dollats. ' JOHN' HUIET, Chairman B. P. B. *Just Received. 4() Sacks Salt, -)0'Bls. New Flour, and lots of' Baicon ot hand yet at BIAND & BUTLER'S. August5 it f 20 Comm rs of the Poor for .dgc count wil a Board. -"' Ca. 1849: Jin 3 idA. Lafitte, for po throes, $4 00 Feby J. C. Smyley, for shucks, 5 00 - ' Rilcy Barton, for Corn, 6 75 3ar.4,C 'Levi Adams, for hauling, 3 00 5 ' Theo. Dean, - for shucks, 10 00 6 Robert Bryan, for -I Pork, 102 00 13 ' Mts. R. Blalock, for Note for Negro hire, 54 90 "19 - G. L. Penn, for Flour, 13 00 April 1 f;' V. C. Prater, fur - quarter salary, 100 00 ".5 8. F. Goode, for Flour, 12 00 " 19 ' J. W. Stokes, for Provisions, 81 83 "20 ' J. J. Bryan, for. Feathers, 4 50 a 20 B. S. Dunbar, for Fish, 6 00 " 2.3 B. C. Bryan, for - supplies, clothitig, &c., 40 19 ",23 W, C. Prater, for buildings, materi ,.als, supplies, 33 95 May 7 Robert Kenny, for Wheel and bucket 4 75 -10 ' Simeon Matthews, for Corn, 187 50 -" 14 -Allen Walker, for Flour, 7 0C " 22 " Dickson & Hall, * for Tobacco, 9 62 June27" J. W. Parker, for support of Luna. tics, 176 12 July 2 .'' M. Etheredge, for shucks, 5 0( " 3 " James Jones, for - Matrasses, 26 0( 4 N" "W. C. Prater, for quarter salary, 100 00 " 4 '""W. C. Prater, for - co~nand hire, 31 83 ". ; . Tenim -for -. ' Flour, 14 7: *24 t' Dunbar & Garma ty, for sugar, Cot fee and salt, 60 11 Aug. 6 " J. Iluiet, for bricks 13 00 6 " W. C. Prater, for Homespun, 11 75 " 7 " J. H. Christian, for Bricks, 14 0C "JO " Thomas DeLoach, for Masons work, 18 0[ Sept.29 " Bland & Butler. for clothing and supplies. 148 67 " 29 " Dr. E. Bland, for Medical services, 47 0C " 29 " Wm. F. Durisoe, for advertising and psinting, 9 33 " 29 " W. C. Prater, for quarter salary, - 100 0( " 29 " W. C. Prater, for Negro hire. build ing materials, &c., 32 05 " 29 " A. Bland, for hau ling, work and sup plies, 159 S2 " 29 " Bland, Teague, & Co., for Medicines 27 6! Paid Commissions for re ceiving 52727 85 $68 44 " Comm'ns for pay ing out 81681 16 42 02-110 4( - Batance cash on hand ' 946 2; 51 $2737 8! ROBERT JENNINGS, CuAIa. 21 A. BLAND, TREAs. ecount Curteent with PU.BLIO BUIL DIlvGS CR. 1848. 3 Dec. 8, By Cash paid HI. Boul. ware, acc't for Books 0 1849. for Sherilfs Oflice, $17 25 - April21 " Cash paid Thos. G. 3 Bacon, Esq., P. Mv. Johnson's ace'nt for Books, Clerks andl Comm'rs Oflice, 37 5( ue22 " Cash paid S. Chris tie, J. D. Tibbett's acc'nt for Glass and 22 putty, 6 " 2"Cash paid C. H Goodman's ac'nt for Jugs and Croks for 'I Jail, 4 0( "22 4 Cash paid Thtos. W., * Bleabse's account for plastering and white . washing Jail, 25 0( Sept.2 " Cash paid Burt & Duby's account for Locks for Jail, 6 0( Less by Commissions on $90 38, 2 24 $92 6; I . INotice. A Lpersons indebted to the Estate of Johi IJ.3. Mays, deceased, will make payment And thjose haVihg: demands will render then S. B. MAYS3, Ez'r. Sept. 19 1849 3m 35 GEORGEY'S OWN ACCOUNT OF HIS SURRENDER. Caoss WARDEN, Aug 10. To Gen. Klapka : My Dear Klapka. Since we saw one another, events have taken place which were not, indeed, unex pected, but have been decisive. The ever lasting jealously of the Government, the common jealousy of some of its members, had fortunately brought matters to the point which I foretold in April. When I had passed the Theiss at Tokay, after many honorable hattles wiit the Russians, the Diet declared its wish that I should be commander-in-chief, Kossuth secrelly appointed Ben. The country believed that Kossuth had appointed me, from the jesuitical answer which he gave to the mo tion of the Diet. This knavery (spitz huherei) was the source of all which befel later. Deabinski was beaten at Szoreg; Bern was routed at Mlaros-Vasarhely. The latter hastened to Temesvar, under the walls of which Demlt b'nski had retired. Ie arrived on the fiehl during the battle, restored the fightf'or some hours, but was then defeated in such tvise that, according to Kossuth's calcula tion out of 50,000 men, only 6.000 remain ed together. The rest were all dispersell, as Vecsey announced to me. In the mean time the Austrians advanced between Arad and 'Temesvar. The Mlinister of War hod given orders to Dembinski to retreat natu rally to the friendly fortress of Arad, and not to the hostile one of Temesvar. Dem binski. however acted against these orders; why, I am not able to determine. But there are too rnatty datatosurtnise that he did so out of jealousy toward me. The conse-.luence of all this, was that I stood alone with the force which I had brought from Comort, (after deducting important losses which I sttained at Waitzen, Res sag, Gorotnfoly, Ipolica, Kesstroly, Do breezin,) threatened on the south by the Austrians, and on the north by the main force of the Russians. I had, it is true, still one retreat open from Arad through Raena to Trausylvanin. But regard for. my country, to which I desired, at.arty price, to restore peace, jnduced me to lay down arms.-First I had called upon the Provisional Government to refl-ct that they could no longer serve the country help fully, hut only plunge it into deeper mis fortune, and therefore,.they should.resig. the whole civil and militarypower; where upon I, as the moment was urgent. em braced the resolution, suddenly manifested.. but maturely deliberated, to lay down arms unconditionally before the army of the Emperor of Russia. The bravest and most valiant of my army agreell with me: and consented. All the divisions oft troops in the immediate vicinity of Arad volun tarily joined me. The fortress' Dtmjanich has declared the wish to do the samu. Up to the present hour we are treated as the brave soldier has a right to expect from brave soldiers. Ponder what thou canst do and what thou oughtest to do. AnRvuon GEORGEY. From the Greenville Mountaineer. WIlEAT CULTURE. An intelligent friend suggested to us the other, day that we remind the farmers. as the season fur Wheat sowing appron-. cites, of the propriety of preparing their lands thrroughly for the seed. 'rhe deep or lanis are broken with a Coulter and Subsoil Plough the better; and the more thoroughly the land is pulverised by plough ing or barrowed, the more Wheat will it yield. Very pour land, as everybody kno'vs, is not fir to sow in Wheat, yet everybody dues nut prfctice on this know ledge. farmers iho have no stroug. fresh lan-Is, or rich bottoms, would do wvell to manure every acre of WVheat sown; anmd if they can manure nonte, and ottly have thin latnd, sow no Wheat. But every farmer almost that sows Wheat has it int his power to manure more or less. Bet ier have tw'o acres of welt manured land mn Wheat, tha~n een acres ef thitt land.-: Supposing thc 10. to yield 50 bushels, (whtich is a large allowance for common pour lands, even those that are fresh,) two acres ivell manured will yield, say 40Oor 42 btushels, a little more or less. The far. mar thus saves in seed 8 bushels, and thus actually realizes the more Whleat by less labor, and otn onte-fifth of .the land. The 8 acres not sowed will prodoce a good crop of Oats,- atnother clear advantage. Thte common late WVhent, accord ing to our experience, should he sown about the 10 or middle of October, in this latitude. The~llunter Wheat, and other early kinde, about ai month -later. Ia very rich land good WVheat has been raised trom seed sown in December or early in Jlanuary, the lower down thte country the later the sowing. Thte opinmion founded, it is saidi, on ex. perience, is cnfidently held by matny far mners that WVheat may be sown thte latter part of Septembier or early in October without risk of injury, from the Bly, if sheep) or calves are permiitted to feed on it. The theory is, that thte egg of the fly isdestroy ed in the -blades eaten of. Weo think the theory-well supported by numerous facts we have seen reported. jn maituring .for WVheat wve woutld suggest one scautioa; that that the tmanuros conitainting Oats and rye, or Wheat grains mixed with from the stables, as is often the case, .shoubild h ploughed into the ground, soetmbefore the Wbeat is sowvn,. that all extraneous seeds mnay germinate-and -be destroyed whent the true seed is deposited'. As -to kinds of WVheat; we think, int most secttons of our District, that known-as the H unter has proved the amost certain crop;. it na makes supneior flour. TIhe ol Golden Chair still maintains he ground and is the favorite of many, especially of those cuhivating 'iff 'red laeds, such.as the Goldon Grove lands. We trust our farmers will take all .necessary care;i preparing for another Wheat crop, and; that may be rewarded with an aboundan't harvest another year. - DELIGHT OF DOING GOOD. Man is at best an adventurer of plea sure. That which gives, or promises de light, he eagerly pursues, whilst the high er and hulier motives to action are often repressed, or successfully resisted. Some ptofess, and exhibit in their lives, a nobler sin, yet, to their own breast's the secret is revealed. that love of pleasure is mingled with all their pursuits and duties. This may not be their final aim, yet it is the main spring that gives impulse to the life, and duty drags heavily or rolls.lightly i proportion to the delight it.afords. . Nor is this motive to action unworthv Hof an immortal; it. only becomes so when deriv ed from an impure or forbidden source; or when it leads into dangernus paths. Not so the- delight of the virtuous in doin good, and he who condemns it is but an ascetic or Stlite. - Happy is he who can indulge the de-. sires of his heart and find pleasing excite ment in the path that leads to hoinessa'n& usefulness. Happy is he, whose bosom, the widow's smile, {the orphan's blessing, the penitent, rejoicing heart. fill with de light. how joyuusly th'rough iife his path , way blossoms, with ever opening sweets,. luring him on and onward still, to jov unknown before. His is no constant; wearying search fur pleasant excitenent; in a change of scene, or new companiog ship or untried amusement, but -the ever gentle flow ofthe pure streatii of life, peach ful and refreshing. The delight of doing good ! The worlth ly'votary know not its meaning and smiles incredulous. He that pursues it, sees every where in his journey; the foot-prints dI -his risen Saviour, and rejoicebin the :velcomhe, follow me;" he sees far.above him, a company of pure and glorified spirits, and they beckon him onward; h- r' sees around him and beside him, kindre spirits, the noble and pure of earth, and there are smiles on .their-faces, for.witbid are - e.. .~ there deI~jhtui-the ~ ..4 4 m arae -fliin twh o seelf'spleasureat !dn'4oiuC. ' ;im,, ('l good. -His isthe companionship of-the pure and happy of every age and places '" for time nor distance can sunderepirit' bound togetherin. so holy a tie. The companionship of the patriarchs and pro phets and Apostles is his, and over the - - vast mountains, and .deserts, and acean of life, the voices of the men oflGod fall sweetly on his ear. Is there af inothe ble.ssings of the pdor? The rich ian of, the world. passes by, and the wicked curse him, for they never heard from him the - - - voice of kindness and symptathv; never - ..< was he a.messenger of consolatidon in the hour of their need. The man who delight eth in good passeth, and the' meek and huiible bless him; he that was sick an - relieved, blesses him; the old bless him fur the young saved from ruin, and th young for his kindness io the aged?'the heathen hear, in their ladd of darkness, the sound of salvation, and borne over the - waters; there comes home to him the voiods ' of blessing. Yes, all bless him, and his is blessed, not with that pleasure- which dies in the enjoyment, not with that delight which surfeits iii a day, but with a joy ever fresh and growing, and which shall only. burst into maturity "in the fields where seraph's gather immortality from fair life'd tree."-Southern Baptist. _r' ' - DINeSPOSED.-The folrowing repy to - the everlesting influiry, "Hiv do yo'u do ?" was made by an original - in the Westd Parish the other day: "Rather slite * ~ thank'ee-I'y got the rheumatiz in ooe-!eg - and a- white swellin' .on t'oiher ki, 'be sidia havin' a leetle touch of the dysentery,.- '" and aint very well myself, n'either l' CAN'AmAr INTELLIGENcE.-aTh'e QuE' bee Gazette, the official paper, bad beed t abolished. Canada is repotted 'to be in- *''. solveni; Mr. incks has failed in bi's at~' tempt to raise money in London o' i a credit of the Province. Aunetation con-.- - tinues to' be a topic of ovorsation. Looking on the map of North Amerie'r the Gulf of Mexico seems like the-momu of the United States opened wide, *ith Cuba between the jaws, just ready t. be swallowed down' the throat of Unife Sam. The' honorary de'gree of' L. L. D. was. conferred upon Hon. J. G. Clemson, oF Peinnsylvania, United' States Charge des' Aflfairs io Belgium,' at the late commence~ meat of the Lafayette College, E aston. , REDCTIon oF FE.-It will'hbe per ceived that the -Railroad Company have' ordered a reduction of Fare, af'ter ths:15tir instant, from Charlestob to Hamburg~ Columbia, and Camden, S. CV A PEW THINGS TO AvorD.A bottle of winea- at a public dinner. A-short cut- vli voti are in a hurry. Walking lietween twd umbrellas on a rainy day. - "Just. anothser glass' before you go.'' -Going to church wvithbut a shilling. B'eig the mediator of a quarrelbe tween a man and his wife. And lastly, taking-a new hat to-an, evening party. Netnre sometimes make a fool; hut a coxcomib is always of his-own makirg.I