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-- I. L. BONHA I.
WILL practice LAW and EquITY in the
Southern Circuit, comprising the Dis
. 1ricts of EDGariEt.FE, Or.AXGEBURG, BARS WELL,
COLLETOS and BEAUFORT.
His Office is at Edgefield Court House.
Aug. 22d, 149, Gm 31
DR. E- F- TEAGU E
R ESPECTFULLY ol'ers his professional
services inihe practice of Mcdicine. Sar
gery. and Obstetrics, to the Citizens of Edge
feld Village and vicinity. Office in the Drug
Store of Drs. Bland. Teague & Co.
May 9, ,f 16
JOSEPR ABNEY,
ATTORNEY AT LA If'.
W ILL be found mn his iflice at Edgefeld
Court House, adjoinitg Bryan's Brick
Store, on Saturdays. Saledays, and Court,
weeks.
He will attend promptly and strictly to busi
ness in his profession.
January 10. tf 51
C AN DlI) ATE S.
For Sheriff.
U IIREYS BOULWVARE,
-TiO.S:W.:;LAN H:At JL
LEWIS JONES.
T. J. WIITAKER,
ALFRED MAY,
WESLEY BOI)IE,
For Tax Collector.
L. A. BFOOKS.
ROBETl CLOY,
SA lPSON U. MAYS.
ISAAC Bo)LES.
.D.E RICK H OLSONI A1E,
MOODY HARRIS,
F. W. BURT.
B. F. GOUDIEY,
JOHN QUA'lTLEDUM,
WM. L. PARKS.
TIIEOPIllLUS DEAN,
For Or'dinary.
H. T. WRIGIT,
VIRGIL i. WHITE,
HUGH1 A. NIXON,
EDWARD PR ESLEY.
W. L,. COLE31AN,
'WM. II. MOSS,
For Clerk.
TH-OS. G. BACON,
EDM UND PENN.,
OLIERTOW LLES,
P'ET[ER QUJATT~LEBUM.
WMt. M. JOIINSON,
Fall and Winter Goods,
T HE E Suibscriber hasi jusit received, his Fall
and Winter dtick of Goods, consisting
of all kinds cf
WORSTED GOODS. BLACK BOMBA
Z[N'ES. At.\ACCAS AND FANU V
SILKS, for LA DIES D RESSES.
A LARGE LOT oF' PRINTS OF ALL Et%0s.
Fine Bonnets antI Bonnet Ribbotns,
fl i1slin Workedu Collars,
aSilk and Woolleti Shawls.
A SPLEXDI0 LOT 01" NEGHfO SHOES,
BLANKETS & KERSEYS.
Groceries, lIardwvare. Crockery. Sho~es, Sadl.
dies. Hatts anid Caps of all kinids.
which will lie sold very low, and a liberal dis.
-count for Cash.
13. C. BRYAN.
September26 8t '3O
GREAT [BARGA[NS IN
BOOTS & SHfOES
OF EVElRY DEscilTIp'ON.
L ADIES Kid and Morocco Slippers. Ties.
U~uskitns and W~alking Shoes of siepecriior
quality, Chil drens, Misses anid Boys Shneis and
Boots. Tihick heavy stubstanttial Negro Shiies,
all of whiclh is warranted not to rip, anid will be
sold extraordinary cheap fur C'ash, at
WILLIAM MlcEVOY'S.
ct.17, 1849, if 39
.For 8ale.
A GOOD Seconid-hand Carriage, nearly
,lnew. WV. P. BUTLER.
Oct, 3, tf 37
Removal.
T HIE Subscriber having purchased of Mr
S. F. Gooide. his residence ini the Village,
hia, removed to the same.
E. F. TEAGUE, M. D.
Se-. 12 1849, .f 4
The Cosning of Winter.
BY T. B. REA.
Antimn's signing, tuna tting dying.
Clouds are flying on lilo stectls:
While the shadows o'er the meadows
Walk liko widows deck'd in weeds.
Red leaves trailing. fall unfailing,
Dropping. sailing fthon the wood,
That upliatt, s.maIls defiantt.
Like a giant -roppiug blood.
Winds are swelling, rond our dwelling,
All day tellit us their wo,
And at vesper. frosts go crisper,
As they whisper of the snow.
From th' unseen la' d. fiozen inland.
llown front Greenl:ind. Winter glides,
Shedting lightneae. like :he brightntess
Vhcn uoonu-whiteness fills the tides.
Now bright pleasnre's sparkling measures
With rate treasutes ovelfl.,w,
With this gl'dness comes what sadness!
Oh, what maadness, oh, what wo!
Even merit may inherit
Some bare garret, or the ground;
Or a worse ill beg a morsel
At some door sill, like a hound !
Storms are trailng, winds are wailing,
Howling, railing, at etch door.
'Midst such trailing, howling, railing,
List the waitng of the poor!
I Won' I Were.
1 wonld I were vonTonntain bright,
''hat sparkles in the Sun's soft ray;
To scatter diamond., in the night,
Ati glowing rubies through the day.
Those evante-cent gemte so Bhir,
I'd tlow upon the earth around,
To revel for a while in air,
And 'all forgotten on the ground.
I would I were von silver streatmt,
That ripples front the moontain top:
Now slumbering in the moonlight's beam,
Now houndtug on frot r.ck to ruck.
In some old cavern dark and deep,
As silent as the grave ['d lie;
Or o'er some ruck as joyos leap,
And dash the glittering spray on high.
I would I wore yon solemn tide,
That slowly winds it's course adown; .
As gently onward still I'd glide.
Thro:ugh flowery banks or cliffs tha.
And to my bosom I wonld take,
The merry stars that shine abo
Or tippling by. soli echoes w?'
Beneath the feet of lo% er'
- tIT ere yon ocear
That onward rolls it's ce
Where tempest winds th
" .re gentle zephyrs love to dwell.
A s,.rite I'd keep 'neath every wave,
An .:ertnaids too with glossy hair;
To gather in my coral caves,
The gentle hearts that perished there.
Tvr.rtT.
A celebrated eccentric preacher was once
warned that he must be very guarded in
his langunge; tn a town at thesouth where
he was to preach, for.the people were nn
ted for their highly intellectual and moral
character, and especially that he must
amoid the most dktant allusion to the "' pe
eu!iar domestic institution." On obser
ving a great number of tulatoes in the
g;tliery, he said, as he cro.e, "IBrethren
and sinters! 1 havo beet told that I must
te very careful in my language, that I an
to address a highly intellrecual and moral
congregation: but I would just like to nok
a ,ueustint of this mornI contgregation:
ila:e did all them yaller gals in thc galle.
-ry come Jrom ?"
R E:SEitCLNcts.-SomeC pthilosopher has
remarked, that every animal, when dres
sed in human apparel, resembles mankind
very strikingly in features. Put a frock,
bonnet and spectacles on a pig, and it looks
like atn oldi woman of eightty. A bull dres
sed in an overcoat would resemble a law
yer. Tie a few ribbons rounod a cal, put
a fan in its pawv, and a boarding schonl
miss is represented. A cockerel itn uni
fortm is a general to the life. A hedgehog
looks like a mtiser. Dress a monkey itn a
frock coat, cut off his tail, trim htis whisk
ers, and you htave a city dandy. Donkeys
resemble a goutd matty persons.
UNFORiTUNATE DUrcn3tAN.--" Poor
lHans! hte tit himself mtit a rattlesnake.
antd vosh sick ito his ped for six weeks,
in te month of Augutst. And Ito could't
speak till he cetmplained of being a little
petter so asht he cotuld stand up on his el
bow antd eat a little tea."
Ton LAnnE L t anTs.-" Why don't you~
limit you rsellf?" saiti a phtysiciatn to ant in
temtperaflte perstn : "set down au stoke that
yotu will go so fart and no fariter." I
(10." replied die othter, obut I set it so far
(1ff, tat I always get drttnk before I gtc
to it."
Awm~tro or Co~sctENcE.-An an
onymiott lette-r was received by a mtercett
tile house of this city, on thte 13th inst.,
pottrked "New York, Oe:ober 10tht,"
cointalininlg one hundred and fifty dollars,
which tihe wtiner states is att amtotnt, witht
interest, of atn error- in their account of
1837. WVe have been requested to state
thatt thte htouso to.whotm the letter was
addressed, appreciates the mtotives that
promtpted the individual to make the re
mittance,-Charleston Courier.
Some sensible fellowv htas said, that
whlere one man reads a merchtant's sign,
a hundred will read his advertisement.
Coleman the dramatist, wass asked if he
knewv Theodore Ihook? "Yes," replied
the wvit, " Hook and Bye are old asso
A TALE OF R.EVENGE.
A story is told of an extraordinary
meeting, and ar. act of revenge said~to
have taken place many long years ago,
on the fork of the Pawnee. A party of
four, who had been roving for many
years in the West, all strangers to each
other, were one day acciden;ally thrown
togeth'r, when a strange and bloody
seers ensued. These men presented a
sti iking cont ist in feature.. The young
es;, .was delicately made, with long,
light hair and blue eyes; his exposure
had given him a rich, brown complex
ion. He was of the medium stature,
and made for strength and agilility.
There was a dark void over his features,
which told that with him the light of
hope had gone out. He was travelling
on a mule, with his rifle in his gun leath
er at The bow of his saddle, when he
overtook a man on foot, with a gun on
his shoulder and pistols in his belt, wko
was over six feet, and had a deep, wide
scar on his right cheek. As day was
drawing to a close, they proposed to
camp, and brought up at the head of-the
fork of the Pawnee. Shortly after they
had camped, a man- was seen reconnoi
tering them with a rifle in his hand, and
having satisfied himself that the sign was
friendly, he came modily into the camp,
and after looking sternly at the two men,
nius asked by Scar Check to "come to
the ground." He was a stout, mt'cular
man, much older than the oth 'r two,
with a deep, habitual scowl, long, black,
matted hair, ,and very unprepossessing
features. Some common place iemarks
were made, but no questions were asked
by either party.
It was near twilight when the young
man, who had gathered some buffalo
chips to make a fire to coo': wit,, sud
denly perceived a nu.n approacl ig them
no a mule; he came steadily and fear
lessly on to the camp, and, casting a look
[le was only half clad by the miserable
skins he wore ; and, as he dismounted,
Sear Cheek ask'-d " Where from V'
From thmKaw." (Kansas.) he replied,
throwing down a bundle of otter skins.
After unisaling and staking out his
muha!, he brout' himselt to the ground,
and taking his rifle, looked at the pri
ming, and shaking the povder in the
pan, he added a few more grains to it ;
thou placing a pice of thin dry skin
over it, to keep it from the damp, he
shut the pan. The group watched the
old trapper, who seemed not to notice
them, while Scar Check became inte
rested, and showed a certain uneasiness.
[le looked towards his own rifle, and
once or twice loosened then pistols in
his belt as if they incommoded him.
The young and the stout man with the
scowl exchanged glances, but no word
passed. So far no question had been
asked as to who the other was; what
little conversation passed was very la
conic, and not a smile had wreathed the
lip of any one of them.
.The little stupper was eaten in silence,
eacht man seeming to be wvrapt in his
own thoughtts. It wvas agreed that the
watch shtould be divided equialy amiong~
thte four, each man standing guard of
two hoturs-thte old trapper taking the
first watch, the young man next, and.
Scar Check and Ito with thme scowl fol
loniing.
It was a bright moonlighlt night, and
ovier thamt harren, wild wvaste of primrie,
nIot a sound was heard as the three lay
s'eepingP otn, their blankets. Thte old
oblirapp~ler paced up and down, rant his
eves arounod thet wild war.te before him,
andl tlien wvould stopi anud mtutter to hint
self, " It cantnot be he," Ite said half
aloud, "butt the time amnd that scar may
havn e disguised hiim. Tat boy, too
it's stramnge, I feecl drawvn towa rds him;
then that villian with his scowl ,"' and thme
imus les of thme old trap~per's face worked
coiinuliv'ly, wvhich, the mt'on beams
fahlintg upon, dIiscloses traces of a by
gonto refinemntt. Thme trap~per noise
l essly ;mpproachled the sleeping men, atnd
kneeling down, gazed intently upon th'e
features of each, and scanned .themt
demepl. Walking off, Ito mtuttered to
himself again, saying-" It sha~ll be,'
and then judging bty thc stars that htis
watch was tup, he approached the young
man and woke aim, pressing his fongar
upon his lip to conmmtand silence at t
time, and motioned to' him to follow.
They walked ofi some distance, when
the trap~per, taking the young man b
the shoulder, turned his face to the moot
light, and, after gazing at it wistfully
whispered in his ear, "Are you Perry
Ward ?" The young man started wild
ly, but the trapper preventod his repl)
by aying "Fnouah, ennlt." He thnr
tolglbm that he was his uncle, and that
.th n with'the scar was the murderer
of ather; and that he with the scowl
ia i'n cted him (the trapper,) of for
get j' his false oath. The blood de
se_ rfthe lips of .the young man, and
hs s glared and dilated almost from
th elsseckets. He squeezed his uncle's
han nd then, with a meaning glance
as h~ koked to his rifle, mooved towards
.the p.. " No, no ! ". said the old
trap.' Not in cold blood; give them
a chi r. They cautiously returned
to.tl mp, and found both the men in
a dee ileep.. The uncle and nephew
stood ver them. Scar Check was
breat- .g hard, when he suddenly cried
out, 'did.-not murder Perry Ward !"
"Lijr' said the-trapper in a-voice of
thunde' and the two men started and
bout4 d to their feet. "Red skins
aboutWtVasked they in a voice. "No,
wnrsilian td skins," said the trapper.
"Ha. Ward is- about !" and seizing
hisk k he plunged it in Scar l Acek's
hea r -Take;that," said he with the
scowl, iid, raising his rifle, the trapper
fell a c~se. . With a bound and a wild
cry thyoung man jumped at the mur
derer of his uncl, and with his knife
gave. iseveral fatal wounds. The
struggl aas a fearful ene, however, and
the yo ntman'had also received seve
ral buts when his adversary fell
front loss - of blood and 'soon after
oxprre4: Thus-endedl this strange mee
ting,'$: thus were father and uncle
revengd . N. O. Picayune.
TISsas ADVICE To YOUNG TAL
Mont. u;'my son," said the Eastern
sage o1 uza to young Talmor, "go
forth i the'vorld, be wise in the put,
suit .t know.ledge; be wise in the ac
cumulat of riches; be wise in the
choice - friends; yet little will this
avail the if thou choosist not wisely the
wife 1al y boiom. When the rule ..
- _ .., ullO
look well to her ways whom thou woeldst
love-for little will all else avail thee,
ifthou choosest not wisely the compan
ion of thy bosom. See, yonder, the
maidens of Tinge' -they deck themselves
with the gems of Golconda and rose of
Cashmere, themselves more brilliant
and beautiful; but, alb ! take them not
to thy bosom; for the gem will grow, dim,
and the rose wither, and nought will
remain to thee of all thou dist woo and
win. Neither turn.thyself to the proud
o1n0 who vatants hmself on having sctnn
ed the pages of the Vedas, and ithom
ed the mysteries of the Holy Temple.
Voman was not born-to wielJ the scep
tre, or direct the council; to reveal the
mandatesof Bramas or expound the sa
cred verses of Mena. Rather be it hers
to support thee in giief, and soothe tlie
in sickness; to hide thy faults and for
give thy weaknesses; to rej.iice in thy
prosperity and chint to thee in ailversi
ty. Reflect, then, my son, ere thou
chonsest, and look to her ways vhnm
thou wouldst tnake! the wife of thy bo
som. A wifA~ what ai sacred name,
what ai responsible onice. Shte must be
tihe utnspotted sanctuary to wviiich weari
ed man may flee fromi the crimeas of the
world, and feel that no sin dare eaater
there. A wife ! shte must be the guair
dian~ angle of his foot-steps on. earth, and
guidei them to Hleaveni; so firm ini virtue
that should lie faor a motment waver, she
cani yield im-i'support, iand replace him
Upon its farm foundation; so happy in
conscious innocence that wvhea from the
perptlexities of the world he returns to
hais home, he tmay never find a frown
whtere lhe sought a smile. Such, my
son, thou 'seekest in a wife; and reflect
wvell ore thou choosest. Open not thy
bosom to a trifler, repose not thy bead
on the breast which nurseth envy, aind
folly, and vanity; haope not for obedience
where passions-are untamed, and except
no honor fronm her who hionnretht not her
God who matde her. Thongh thy plrace
be niext to the thronte of pr inces, aindlthe
countenrance of royalty beam upon thee;
though thy riches be -as the peCarls ol
Omiar, and thy niame be honore~d fronm
1the Erast to the Wecst, little will it avail
thee, if dlarkness and disaippoinmet
and strife be in thine own habttitation.
There must be thine ho~ui s of solitudt
nnid sickness, and theac e must thou die
Rietlect, then my son, ere thou clioosest
and look well to her wrays whom ther
wvouldst love; for though thou be wvise ii
all thin~gs, little will it avriil thtee, if thini
choosest not wisely the wife of thy bo
soim.",
Why are the penple of Georgia like la
borers grading railroads ? Because the
are levelling the Hils to build up thei
PERFECTLY FAMILIAR.
The Cincinnati Chroncle is responsi
ble.for the following "yarn."
In the vicinity of Main street, in this
city, is a merchant for whom we en
tertain the highest respect. He is fa
vorably known by nearly all citizens,
as in honest, intelligent, Christian man,
and has been such since his boyhood.
Not a stain tests upon his character,
which makes the following incident the
more amusing:
A f'ew days since, while standing at
his store, a very pleasant looking gentle
man passing up the street, stopped be
fore his door and looked in. Our friend.
the merchant, thinking hu hid seen the
strangor somewhat, and supposing he
desired to make some purchases, opened
a conve:sation with
"Good morning sir. Would you like
to look at our stock ?"
"No, I am obliged to you, sir. I am
surprised to see such immense quantities
of goods in Cincinnati and suci splen
did stores."
"The trade of our city is much in
creased of late years, sir.' said the mer
char, adding, "I think I have seen you
before, have I not ?"
"1 presume not," the stranger re
plied, "I have not been in Cincinnati for
many years."
"It is very cfrange-I feel sure I
have met you-where do you reside V'
"In Kentucky, sir."
The merchant now supposed he had
met the Kentuckian during his travels
on business in that State-and, offering
his hand, remarked in his usual happy'
manner
"Your face is very familiar to me
-you must be some-old acquaintance
my name is Now, sir jour
name, if you please'?"
The Kentuckian smiled 'n'l aeswer
ed, "! think e ' . before,
now. We could not keep it.
ADvERTIE.ICNT ExTRAOnDNARY.
Rund away or sdolen, or was sdray
ed, mine large plack horse, apout four
teen, oder fifteen hands six inches hie
he has been got four plack legs two pa.
hind and two before, and he ish plack
all over his pody, but has peen got some
vite spots, pon his pack, when de skin
vas rub off, but I greased em, and now
de vite spots is all plack again. He
trods and kanters, and paces, and some
times he valks, and ven he valks all his
legs and feet goes on, von after anoder
--he has two ears pon his head both
alike, but von is plaeker dan toder-he
has two eyes, von ish put out, and tod
er is pun do side of his head, and yen
you go toder side he vont see you-yen
he eats a good deal he has a pig pelly
and he has a long dail vait hangs Bown
pchind, but I cut it short toder day; andc
now it ish nut so long vot it vas-he ish
shod all around, but his pr hind shoes
comed oulu, and now he ish only got dose
befCore;lim holts up Ii is head, anad looks
gailyand von he ish friten he joomps apout
like ebery tinug in do vorld; lie will ride
unit a saddle, or a chare', or a cart, or lie
will go by himself without nopody but
a pag pOin hisi pack vit at poy on it; lie
ishi now very old, aind his head yen he
valks or runs, goes pefore, and his dail
stays pehind only yen he durns round
he get mat, and den his dail sometitmes
conies first. Whioever will pring him
pack, shalt pay $5 rewarde, and if lie
prings pack de tief vat stole emn, lie shalt
piay pesides t wenty tollars, and ax no
questions.
STAUKEN FONDELENDE.
A POr'ULra PREACHIER.-A short
time ago, or the sell elected class of
divines, who are not in common exce's
sively college bred, was holding forth to
his conigregation upon a suhject well
calctulated to airousem the attention of in
cot rigible hiearts. A fter blazing atway
with his subject, until he had rendered
Pandem~onium, as hot as Vesuvius, atnd
as black as Milton's Satain, lie rounded
a snblimno peroration wvith the following
senteniice:
"Now, hearketn, ye sinners! I tell
ye that ye'llI all go to lh-I, asiure as I'll
(ctc the fly on the Blible;" at the same
time making a deterimined sweep with
palmt across the sacred p~agc, to capture
the talismanic itnsect. He then piroceed
edl to opmen his clenched fist, finger by
ingzer, until the last digit waus released,
bitt, behold ! the p)oor fy had eluded his
grasp. Looking surprised and dieap
pointed for a few momenms, the minis
icr at once exclaimed, "by the hoky.
r l've nmissedl him !-there's a chance for
yan. vet, ye sunful rnamnifis !
THE LAWYER vs. TIlE FOOL.
Deacon Frost, a wealthydrover, residing
in K---, one of the most beautiful ad '
flourishing towns in the Granite State, was
taking a large number of selected heeves
to the Boston market. It chanced that on
his way thither several of the stock belong.
ing to Christopher Grant, an extensive
farmer residing in an adjoining town, agci
dentnlly strayed among the drove of Dear
coo F. The good Deacon, of course, not
noticing the addition to his herd, could not bpd at e d i
be expected to separate them, and in tme
all, includu: those belonging to friend.
Grant, were duly disposedof, .(if not ac.
cording to law, certainly according to .his
rustom.) and the proceeds.safely deposite4' " x
ia the pocket of the worthy Deacon.,.
It so happened, however,. that Bi l"
Dykes, better known .as "The Fool," saw -
hoe cauleas they passed, and recognized ,
those of Grunt's. Mr 6.. "ae.;::
"Bill,' says Mr. C.. "are you sure
Was my cows you saw in Deacon Frost' s-".
"Sore," said Bill, "wall now I gues.
I are; I knows old Brindle and old Lopped - .
horn jest as easy as nothing-haint I drill
'em onut of our cabbages more time than
their pesky nt.cks are worth, anyhow?"
When Deacon Frost returned homile he "
was politely waited upon, by Mr. Grant, ..
and requested to fork over a. fair. arto-a(
af the needful for the missing cows, which
he as politely declined to do. The ,reeult '
was. cnncellorDony's services were in . .
voked. The Fool was the chief witness( m
and counsellor Grev,'of K- , a mm
>f some celebrity in his profession, wa'
-etained to defend the suit. The, trial
:ane on-Dykes was placed on the wit, :,
ess stand. Counsellot Grey interposed
in objection to the witness being swora,
to the ground of incapacity, and proceeded '= -
o staic to the court that the witness was^
,erfect non conpus menti:, in other sword
a fool, and well knowno to be so by eve
mondy in that vicinity-that he had no dei
ite or fixed idea either regarding himself
respecting any thing else, that he could r
totgivetan intelligent answer to the mQs
itm pe question; and sayscounsellor;rey j -
aith ernphasis, "I do not believe b'can
:ven toll who made him.' If your tionor
1 Itt: Wit
. (addrt.ssing the court. .-ui - ,~ ..
lays he bposes Moses made him; this i
:erainly a more intelligent answer than I
npposed him capable of giving, for it
thows that he has som'e faint idea of the
cripture. But I submit that it is not sufli
:ient to justify his being sworn as a .wit
'ess qualified to testify should give.". ,
" %Mr. Judge," says the fool, may I ax
he lawyer a question? "Certainly,"
tays the Judge, " ask him any question'
ou please."
-- WVa-a-ll, then, Mr. Lawyer; w-h-o'd .
ou sp-o-s'-o made you ?"
Counsellor G. (imitating the witness,y
'A-a-r-o-n, l s p-ss-."
After the mirth had somewhat subsided,
he witness continued." V-a-ll, now we
-end in the good book, that A-a ron once
nape a c-a-I-f, but who'd a thought tb
,l-il critter had got in here !"
Verdictfor tie fot.
IltsToRY OF AN ADVENTURER TO CALi
roNiA.-A New York citizen, having a
capital of SI0,000, managed to make . *
kitl of living with it in Wall sttee, by
thving. Smitten with the Califotnia
fever, he purchased one of the vessels sold
by the Unuited States Government, by auc
tion. at the termination of the M~exican
war. it was a brig, for which' he paid
3500. Ile bouigh t wines antd other liquors
with thme balmnce of his cash, just leaving
himiself 8"'00 to pay his expenses, by thme
isthmus route, to San Francisco. His all'
was thus risked1 upon the hazard of the
die. TIhe brig, beig freighte~d with this
cargn, sailed for tho land of gold, and he
arived belore her. lie sold the cargo at a
remendous- profit, 300- or 400 per cent,
and he w-as oflered for t he brig $2.5,000.
lie refutsed the offer, because ho saw he
could nmake' more montey by a couple of
trips to Oregon for lumber, which was
then in great demand at San Francisco.
At the endl of the second vogaye, he was.r
o(1redi $45,000 for the brig. ie accepted'
it, nod gatheritng up his profits otn the
winies and the lumber. be turned all into
gld dust. lie returned to New York, a
fw days ago, in thle Cresetnt City, and'
deposited $150.000 worth of the shinanig,
parlicles in the umint in IPhiladtelphia, to be
citnedl into eagles and half eagles-. The:
truth of this narrative may be relied on.
N. Y. Hierald. *
Recipe for a Linaiimetnt wihich has long.
been in use, and has been found highly of'
fiencious in all cases of sprain~s, bruises-,
wounids, exteroal or iuntermnal, on man or
heast. It has beetn usedl with great sue
cess in severe cases or rheutmatism, often
clTcing a positive core, and no farmer
shouhtll be without it who has not'some
t hing hmet ter to "ubstitute ini its place : One
half ounice of spirits of hartsborn; two
Ounces tof camphtori gum ; one gill of spir
its ot lurplentine; one-half pint of swveet
oil ; one pint alcohol. Shake it well ior
ether, nttd apply it, rubbing it in smartly
with the band.
Aniy cemman whose dog isnamed Pome
pey, ought not to expect to associate witi
e nammtnan wthase dn is named Napolom'