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4 W. F. DURXSOE, Proprietor. EDGEFIELDSE RPTEMBER 1,.18 LIFE'S SEASONS. TusE is a Springtime of the heart 'Tis found in infancy When on its mother's breast the babe First smiles in diinpiledi glee: When, like the bud upon the ste:n, Its life is but begun, And pearly tear-drops Gleo the eyes As shadows flee the sun! There is a Summer of the heart 'Tis f-und in early youth When lift is full of joyousness, Of innocence and truth: When clonds but seb.in intervene To mar the sky so bright, Atid all is but a fairy setne Of exquisite delight : There is an Autumn of the heart 'Tis found in riper age Whe~n sorrow's a familiar thing, Andl grief an heritage When shadows thiek and dark cone ('er The beauty of the sky, And, by their dimi obseurity, Foretell some daniger ni:;h There is a Winter of the leart-a Tis foutind in later yeatrs When life is full of bitterness, Of vain regretful tears ; When stormy winds and chilling blasts Blow with sip fierce a breath, Tlha:t wo would fain seek -helter in The anclhorage (of Dvath Winne'er the Autumn of the heart Shall clouil ur lives with gloo, And Winter's cold and chilling blasts Remind us of the timit, If we but act our parts ari:ht On Tiie's uncertain shore, Our souls may know, in purer climes, A Summer evertmore: THE SHOEMAKER. ACT WELL YOUR.PART, TnER. Al. TilE HONOa LIrs. mTez Shoemaker sat amid wax and leather, new He b d his ends and kept them going, And felt to each yonment a stitch was owing, ^ until he got round the shoe. Of 'every deed his war was sealing, The closing was firm and rast ; The prick of his awl never caused a feelint Of pain to the toe; and hh bkill in heeling Was perfect and true to the last. Whenever you gave him a foot to neasure, With gentle and skillful hand He took its proportions with l{Nk-e of pleasure, As if you were giving the costliest treasure, Or dubbing him lord of the land. And many a one did he save from getting A fever, or cold, or cough, And many a foot did he save from wetting, Whon, wheth r in water or snow *twas setting, Ilis shot ing would keep off. When he had done with his- makin: and mending, With hoie an.I a peaceful breast, Rlesigninig his awl, aes his threadi was ending, ie passed from his bench, to th~e grave descending, An high :es t e king to rest. How Jim Blander Salted and Pickled the Quaker "Friend." There lived in a certaiin neighborhood niot far distant from here, a roysterin'g, rowdy, caslled Jimn Blander. Jim was "stum" in a figrht, a kinid of pugilistie Napoleon. Many and bloody were the afiairs lie had had in his timte, and he hatd invariabmly come off firat b~est. Jim not onliy considered himself invtulnerable, but all the fighiting., characters in the surrounding country conceded it w'as no use fighting Jim, as he was considered to be a patenlt thrashiiing mainec, that could not be improved on. In Jim's neighorhood had settled quite a number of. Quaekers. From some cause or other Jim hated the "shatd-bellies," as he called them, with his entire heart-he often declared, thatt to wvhip one of these inoeffen1sive peopmle would be the crowning glory of his life. For yeatrs Jim waited for the pretext. A t latst the longing desire of his seul was to be gratified. One of Jim's chumns overheard a "young" Quaker speak in disparging terms of him. 'rho re port soon catme to Jim's ears, not a little mvanified. Jim madle desperate threats what he was going to do with Nathan, the tneek followver of Pentn, on sight-besides various bruises and contusions he meant to inflict on Nathan's body, in his ebaste Ian guage, hte meant to gouge out both his eyes and chaw off botht his ears. Nathan heard of Jim's threats, anid, very properly, kept out of his way, hoping that timo would modif'y Jim's anger. It seems,' however, this much-to-be. desired result did not take place. One day, fmi.nd Nathan was out riding, and in passing through a long lane, when about mid-way, he espied Jini entering the other end. Nathan might have turned and fled, but the flesh rebelled at this proceeding. " I will pursue my way peaceably," said the Quaker, "and I hope the better, sense of this man of wrath wtill not permit him to molest me, or allow him to do violence to moy person." Nathani's calculations as to the lamb-like qualities oif his adversary wore doomed to be disappoinit ecd. "!O, ho !" thought the bully, as he recog fized Na nan, " I have him at last. No"w m~ke inee-meat of Shad-belly, I will Iditi and pickle him too." - please -dismotunt from thy asefin the bridle qf Na. andnimi ge ,;--1 .tle u y soul yearneth above all things to give you the d-dest mauling that ever a man re eeived." " Friend James," replied Nathan, "thou must not molest me, but let me go my way in peace. Thy better judgment will surely tell that thou cannot possibly be benefited by personally injuring me." Get down in a moment," thundered Jim; get down, you canting, lying, nischief. mtiaking, cowardly hypocrite. Ill drag you down if you don't dismoutit." Friend James, I remonstrate against thy proceedings and against thy language," re plied Nathan. " My reli-ion teaches me sincerity-1 am neither a liar, a mischief maker, nor hypocrite; I am no coward, but I an a man of peace, I desire to pursue my way quietly-let me pass on." "Get.down," persisted Jim, "down with you, I want to beat soie of your d-d re ligion out of yon. I must give you a h-I of a 1loggin' before I leave you. I think, Iv the time I am through vith you. you will pass for a tolerably honest man; I will teach you, in a short and easy lesson, the importance of minding your own afftirs, and the risk you run in slandering your neigh. 1ors." " I % ill not dismount," said Natha i firm ly; "loosen thy hold from the bridle." "4 Yau won't, won't yon !" saii Jim, "then here goes," and ho made a desperate lunge to collar tile Quaker. Nathan was on his feet in an instant, on the opposite side of the horse. The Quaker, although (if much smaller proportion than his perseentor, was all sinew and m111uscle, anid his well-knit rormn deioted both activity and strength. His wrath was evidently en kiilhd. " Friend Jamer," lie implored, " thy per sihtanke it persecuting me is exceedingly anttoying; thou uist desist, or peradventture I miav so far forget myself that I may do thee some bIodily hnrm." "lv snakes!" said Jim, coming towards Nathan, " I believe there is fight enough in 'liroad i: in' to make the affair interesting. I %ish some of the boys were here to see the fun. Now" con:1, Jim, "friend Na thant, I alt going ek off the end of your nose-look - Stiinb 06hol iword, Jim, after anuou -as with bis fist, aimtted at him. "riend James." said Nathan in the heat of the contest, " this is mere child's play. It g:ieves me that thou hast forced me itito resistance, but'l must defend myself front bodily harm. I see there is but one way of bringing this scanialoiui and wicked affair to a close, and that i.< hy conquering thee; in order to do this I will inflict a heavy llow between thine eves, which will prostrate thee." Following oit the suggestion, Nathan struck Jim a tremendous blow on his fore head, which brought him senseless to the grround. " Now," said Nathan, "I will teach thee a lesson, and I hope it will be a wholesome lesson too. I will seat myself a straddle of thy breast-I will pilace nmy kntees upon thy arms thtus, so that thou cannot injure me when thou returnest to conscimousntess. I hope I may be the humble instrument of tatming thy fierce w'arlike nature, and making a better and more peaceabsle man of thee." As the Quaker concluded, Jim begatn to show somte returning signs of life. The tirst impulse of Jim, w~hen he fairly saw his conidition, was to turtt Nathan off, lie strupgled desperately, but lie was in a vice his effo.rts were unavailing. "Frienid, thou miust keep still unitil I am dotte with thee," said Natha:n. " I believe I am an humble instrument int the hanids of Providence to chastise thee, and I trust, whent I am done wvith thee, thon wilt he a changed man. Friend James dost thee niot repetnt attackingw rme "No, by G-d!" said Jim, "Ict me up and I will showv von." "I will tnt let thee up, thou impious w'retch!"' replied Nathtan, " darest thou to profane the name of thy maker-I illh putt ish the~e for that-I will cheek thy respira tion for a momentt." Nathan, as good as his wvord, clutchted Jitm by thme throat. Hec compressed his grip, a gurgling sound could he heard ; Jitms's face becamue distorted, a tremor ran through his frame. He was evidently undergoing a pro cess of strangulation. The Quaker relaxed his hold, but not unitil the choking process had sufflicntly, as lie thought, tamed the perverse spirit of Jim. It took some mo ments for Jim to inihale sutlicienit air to ad dress the Quaker. "I will knock under," said Jim ; "enough! let me up." " No, thou hast not got half enough," re. plied Nathan. " Thou art now undergoinig a process of moral purification, and thou must lbe cotntented to remain whgro thou Ivest unitil I am donie wvith the. 'h ou just profaned the namne of thy Maker, friend James," continued Nathani, "confess, dost thou not repetnt thy wickedniess?" " No, d-d if I rIo," growled Jim. " Thou perverse mnan," replied Nathan, in an imploring totne, "say that thou repentest thty wvickedntess." " Ill be d-d if I do," said Jim. " Will thou not," replied the Quaker; "imutst I use compulsory means? I will compress thy wind-pipe again utnless thou givest me an answer in the affrmative-say quick, art thou sorry ?" " No, I-y.e-s" shrieked Jim in a gurgling tone, as the Quaker's grip tightened, "yes, I am sorry." " Is ity srrrw a Qodly sorrowv " en, quired Nathian. Jumi rathe demured to give an af~rmative answer to the question, but a gentle squeez admonished Iii he had helter yield. "Yes," replied Jim, "my sorrow is s Godly sorrow." "And sorrow leadeth to repentance," re plied Nathan; " we are progressing finely Thou said but just now," he continued, "thai I was a canting, lying, cowardly, mnischief making hypocrite. Thou wronged me it asserting t hese things, and slandered my persuasion. Dost thou recall these asser tio:.s? " Yes," replied Jim, " I do; now let me up."p "I am. not done with thee yet," said Na. than. " Thou has been a disturber of ti peice of this neighborhood time out of mintd -thy hand has been raised against every man, thou art a bra%% ler. Wilt thou pro mise me that, in future, thee will lead a more pac'ieable life, that thou will love thy neigh btor as thysell'?" " Yes," answered Jim, hesitatingly, " all but the Quakers." " Thou must make no exceptions," replied Nathan ; "I insist on an answer." I will be d -d" said Jim, "if I say yes to that-I will die first." " Thou roust yield James," said Nathan, I insist on it," ind he again grasped Jim by the throat. " I will choke thee into sub. mtission ;- thou must answer affirmativelv say after tn, 'I promise to love my neighbor us myself, including the Quakers.'" "I won't promise that," replied Jim, "I'll be cursed if I do." " I will check thy respiration if you don't," replied Nathan. " Wilt thon yield ?" No, I won't I'll be blasted if I do," un. swered .im. "Thee had better give in," replied Nathan, " I will choke thee again if thee does iot M see my grip tightens." And Nathan did compress his grip, and the choking process again went on. Jim's face first became distorted, then trtrple-his tongue lolled out, and his eyes protruded from their sockets-his hody writhed like a dying man's. Nathan persisted in holding his grip until Jim hecame entirely passive, hie then relaixed hit hl'Id. : Jim was slow in recovering his speech and his senses, when lie did'be begge Nathan, for mereya. sake, to release him. - When thee will make the promise I ex. thou hast learned to-day will make a more peaceable citizen of thee, and I hope a bet. ter man." Poor Jim was completely humbled; he left the field with his spirits completely cow ed. Not long after this occurrence the sto rv became bruited about. This was more thti Jim could bear. He soon after left the scene of his niany triumphs and his late dis astrous defeat, and emigrated to the " Far West." The last I heard of him, he was preparing to mako another move. Being pressed for his reason why he again emigra. ted, he said a colony of Quakers were about moving into his neighbothoosd. Ie was under an obligation to love them, lbnt lie was of opinion that distance wohild lem'l strenigtl to his attachmetnt. TIE. Madison, Ind , Feb. 21, 1302. ANECDO'rP. OF R::v. S.UEr. M)ODr. When Mr. Moody was on a journey, I thinki in the western pa:rt of Massachusetts, he called on ai brother in the ministry, on Sat urday, thinking to sper'd the Sabbath with him, if agreeable. 'The man appeared very~ glad to see hitm, anid said, " I would be very glad to have you stop and preach for tme to.morrowv but I reel ahtnost ashamed to ask yOU." " Why, what is the matter?" said Mr. "W\hy, our people have got into sneh a hambit of going out before mieeting is closed that it would seem to be an timposition upon astranger." aIf that's all, I must and will stop and p~reaIch for you was Mr. Moody's repily. Whetn the Sabbrath (lay camne, atnd Mr. Moody had opened the meeting and named his text he looked round oti the assembly Iand s-id, " My hearers, I am going to speaki to two sorts of folks to-day, saints arid sin ners. Sinners, I am going to give you your portion first, and I wouild havo yoL give good attention." Wheni he had p)reaich Ied to them as long as lie thought best, he paused and said, " '[here sintiers, I have done with you now; you may take your hats and go out the meeting house as soon am you please !" But all tarried and heard him through. FinRS is a specimen of the oft-times quiel wit of children: " Elder Root," as he was always called was rather a sour old deacon of the strictest sect ; arnd hence he wsas tnt over.mueh he, loved by the young folks of the parish. One Sunday merining he saw a lad pulling sonme thing up in the corner of the gardeti by thi road-side. " What are you doing there, at work it the garden otn Sunday moruning ?" growled the dea-con. " I was only pulling up this nasty p'ison Elder Root !" was the promp reply. _________ Mus. Partington, upon reading in a papel thiat the Boston Light Guards appeared lasi evening in " undress uniform," said : " Well, if soldiers will gd ntaked I an glad that they don't train in the day time I am," MANYr men lose much by being too com miunicative irn their matters of business Trhe great laconic pilosophter, Burk, say -" Keep shady; and if you see a quartei on the gronr..-.nnt yonr foot on it." L Jupiter Ammon!14aog gj wish I was a man,just to show. the dAculines how to play their part in thi-offil a little better! In the first place theartisn't a mothes's son of you that has got i"f a's A B C in the art of making loe;AndPt've seen a few I abortions in that wqp (lf, as well as the rest of the sisters.) Wh .wmnan -wants to be told her that. "her et and eyes are prettv," or, "her f-intm d smile bewitch. ing ?'' Just as ifhedlidn't know all her fine points as soon, atsh is tall enough to peep into a lookingel54 No you ineffable.do4 if "yon must use the small coin of flattery to pay toll at the bridge of her affectio! .t me whisper a secret in your long cam Compliment her upon some mental attraion she does not possess, (if you can . one,) and don't wear the knees of yoir et' pants thread bare at her feet, trying'tmake her believe that she is your first lovie. We all know that is among the- thingstat were, After you were out of yourjacket *nd trowsers. What a splendiferouslusband I (Fanny) shouhl make, to be su had Providence only ordained it! Do A supposo when the mother of my gleisos boys wanted a sixpence to buy their sho.strings, I'd scowl at her like a hyena, and ull my port-mon. naie out of my pocket aiif I were drawing a tooth ? Do you supliese, when her blue eyes grew lustreless,'an6 the rose paled on her fair cheek, trotting' und the domestic tread.mill day after dsy, at I'd come home :it ight sulky and sill and smoke my cigar in her face till her yes were as red as a rabbit's I or take mvseoff to a club or a game at nine-pines, or. other game, and leave her to the exhi ing relaxation of darning my stockins! Do you suppose ot along like a loose pony at her the streettre leave her to keep me or not as her "strength wouh Do you suppose I'd fly into a p d utter words to crush the e1 '4 .ung heart, and then insult h I ealing plaster in theisq not I And don't yon supnversary of our weddin A. !write a dainty little no tilet l to let sriedlover I unill. ou don't itellect, to the. I, ..aer only. to ydut phyb$.. Not a bit of it! When that's over think of that, you selfish wroth:. when you fit with your feet upon the mantle piece, reading the newspaper all to yourself; or sit from tea time till ten o'clock staring the ashes in the grate outof countenance? Lord Harry! If I had such a block of a hus band, I'd scare up the ghost of a lover somewhere, if there's any wit in woman. WORKXO oN TuE SABDATir.-There are a great many people who profess to keep the Sabbath, according to the fourth coin mandment, but who somehow or other al ways find a multitude of " works of neces sity" to be attended to. We have seen a capital anecdote lately,. about a family of Isuch people, w~ho were pretty severely re buliked by a colored man-in their employ. Thle family wmere farmers. One Sabbath *morning, the colored man w'as not up, as usual, at breakfast. The son wvas sent to call him; but Cf:sar said they need not wait *for him as lie did not wish for any breakfast. "hCasar" said the young man, off, to help about the hay." "No," said he," I cannot wvork any more on the Sabhath, it is not right." "Is not right !" said the other, " is it not right to take care of what Providence has given us5? "0O, there is no necessity for it," said lie " and 'uis wrong to do it." " But would you not pull your cowv or sheep out of the pit on the Sabbath Ca~sar ?" " No, not if I had beed trying all the week to shove themi in ; I would tell thenm to lie there." PAD's ExPEDIKNT.-AN Irish weaver, just imported from the sister isle, took to his emphoy er in Kilmnarnock, the other day, the first cloth he had woveni since his arri val. His employer detected in the cloth twvo holes, within half an ich of each other, and told him" he must pay a fine of a shil ling for each hole. " And plaze ye," returned. Pat, " is it by the number of holeu, -or by the size of them, that ye put the fine on us I" " By the number of holes, to be sure." " And a big hole and a small one is the same price I" " Yes, a. shilling for each bole, big or little." " Then give me -s hould of the piece," replied Paddy ; arid getting the cloth into his hands; he tore-the two holes into one, and exclaimed : " By the hill of Howth, and that saves me I one shilling any how." Porsox ANT.zDos.-For oil of vitriol, or aquafortis, give large doses of magnesia and water, or equal aparts of soft soap and - water. For oxalic acid, give :an'- emetic of inns. .tard and water, afterwards mucilages and small doses of laudanum. .For opium or laudanum, give an emetic of mustard, and user constant niotion, and if possible the stomisch pump. . For arsenic, doses oE magnesia are use . fuld, but freshly prored:.hydrated oxide of Siron is best. SFor insects taken into the stomach, drink a small qnanitenf *inegar. and salt. For corrosive sublimate, giv3 the white of eggs mixed with water until free vomit. ing take place. 6 i TRU INDEPENDENCE. The true policy of our State is to make all we can out of our resources-turn eve ry dollar of available capital into some useful and profitable enterprise. Within the borders of our State, may be found large quantities of pine and other valuable timbers, into which the woodman's axe has scarce been put. What valuable products these may be made; and all that is required to turn our interminable pine forests into ready money, is a little energy and some effort. When we see a fellow-citizen, or several of our citizens uniting their efforts, for the improvement of the means which have been placed within their reach, we are obliged to admire to some extent at least, the spirit of improvement which is manifested by them. We venture there is no District in the State with greater diversity of soil-and conse. quently better adapted for carrying on a large lumber business-than ours, and yet, how little are the blessings prized which we enjoy ? Until within a year or two, such a thing as a steam mill was altogether un known in our District, and even now, we have only one in operation, and another nearly ready to be worked. The first be longing to the Messrs. Love, has been in operation about two years: the other in progress of erection by the Messrs. Tryon, will be ready to saw before long. We are always glad to see any kind of public spirit among our citizens. Steam mnilis, we believe, have proved very profitable in every section of the State wherever erected, and there is no reason why they should prove otherwise with us. The great advantage they possess over other mills, is, that they are not dependant upon a good head of water, ot rain for running; they can also be removed to an other locality when timber gets scarce, and thus they may be regarded very profitable. The time will come when our people will see where they have been in their own light too long, by not giving greater attention to such matters. Our planters, particularly the largest, have been too much absorbed with.the idea of nraking trem-a-. .on gmi in ti - w. ' - "bPr i;t ts, less te thie - er . In in their own hands, and the producer at their mercy, receives about enough to pay expenses and perhaps a little over. We do not expect every planter will quit making cotton and go to making steam mills, and all that somobody must raise cotton! but why raise it to the exclusion of other and more valua. ble products? The idea we are after is this: Let our farmers look more to the substantial and certain products, which are valuable in themselves, and good for use at home. Cotton is only gnod to sell; its value to thu Farmer is only %%here he can sell it. We believe there is too much ado made about cotton-let our farmers make themselves, as nature intended -them, happy, by reaping the fruit of their labor in those things intended for mani's immediate use and comfort. Make sure of an abundant pro vision crop, and let cotton come in as a secondary consideration. The past year's experience of all classes bears attestation to justify what we have said ; and yet, if cot ton opens in the fall at twelve or fifteen cents, how many will regret that they did not plaint more, even at the risk of paying one dollar per bushel for corna! Such is human nature! Suppose every planter, this year,hind planted as much cotton as usual, and no more corn, what would be. come of usi We might entertain very serious apprehensions for the coming year. We hope the experience of the past will suffice as a guide for the future. We be. hieve Dr. Johnson made the remark, that " Experienee is the best teacher, and that some will learn by none other." 'The old gentleman nmight have added, that some iever will learn, even from this severe in. structor.-Camiden Journal. T~vAssoN OF C~fnA.-The New York correspondent of the Philadelphia Ledger, referring to the late newvs from Cuba, says: " Nearly all the prominent managers of the Cuban expeditioni are at present in this city ; I do not mean the fighting inien, hut those whose heads planned the invasion, and whose purses paid the expenses. .It is a fact that the Junta has never been dis. solved, as it was reported it was, when the disastrous result of the Lopez foray was known. It .has been working secretly for months- past, and, as subsequent events will show, with as much practical efficiency as ever." PRcOTasT.tNrs IN IT.ALY.-A Correspon dent of the London Daily News says, the Jesuits have determined to press for the re. moval of all Protestant places of worship beyond the gates of Italian cities. T'hey are not to be allowed, as at present, to be attached to British missions-to prevent italians associating with foreigners, espe eilly English, (this move has begun in Naplas)-to enrol no more Swviss Protes tants in the legions which rupport Italian Princes; to allowv no education to Protes taut youths throughout the Peninsula; to prohibit all books which even indirectly refer to the Reformation. UNITED STATES SENATO.-It is said that Mr. Venable, of North Carolina will be chosen United States Senator, in place of Mr. Mangum, the recent election having placed the majority in the hands of the Democratt. TUR3RM CATASMRPL The following despatch gives an account of a terrible steamboat collision on Lake Erie: EntE, N. Y., August 20. Trhe steamer Atlantic last night came in collision with the propeller Ogdensburg, and sunk in a half hour. There was *a dense fog prevailing at the time. The Atlantic had on board an immense number of passengers, and it is estimated that about two hundred and fifty of them perished-chiefly Norwegian emigrants. When the collision took place the passen gers were all in bed, and the utmost con sternation ensued, especially among the steerage passengers, many of them jumping overboard. The emigrants, who could not speak a word of English, or understand a word spo. ken to them, added to the horror of the scene by their cries of terror. The cahin passengers and others who could understand the exhortations of the captain, were completely calm, and provided themselves with chairs, settees and beds. All who had patent life preservers, a number be ing on board the boat, were saved. The emigrants jumped overboard in their terror, and rushed to certain death. The water gained very rapidly, and the fires were soon extinguished, the boat sink ing amid a scene of the most terrible and heart.rending confusion. At half-past two o'clock, amid the wildest shrieks from a thousand voices, the boat settled and sunk. The officers of the propeller Ogdensburg did all in their power to preserve the lives of the hundreds of human beings struggling in the water, and many were rescued. The whole number picked up by the propeller. was two hundred and fifty, and they were taken to Erie. A large number of these left at once on board the steamer Sultana for Cleveland, and others came down in the cars to this city. They of course lost every thing, and most of them are completely des. titute and homeless, at the same time mourn ing the loss of friends and relatives. The whole number lost is estimated by some to be not less than ihree hundred. A 2 large number of bodies had already been t washed ashore. - A TOWN IN FBOSPECTNE. We were shown, a few days ago, a plr of a new Town, which was made from tie, Robt. en and .T. oing _oF sioners appointed by the Court of Equit t partition the estate of W. McKelvy, situa * aiur 8 miles below this place on the L. H!s Railroad. The town was named, by the commis-.' ors, Clinton, in honor of our distinguished citizen, the Hon. H. C. Young, whose active efforts in behalf of the Road, both by pre. cept and example, have entitled him to be classed with the fathers of the enterprise. But apart from this, his spotless integrity, great public worth, and untiring devotion to the interests of the district, render the com plinent as appropriate as it is merited. The main street of Clinton is seventy-five foet, and all the others are fifty feet wide. The Depot is nearly completed, and the sale of the lots will take place on the 15th day of September next. The location is very public, accessible by five different roads, and we predict will rapidly grow into impor. tance. The cars have already reached it, and the Road is rapidly advancing towards its ter terminus, which it is expected to reach be' fore the expiration of the year. To those, however, who desire to visit Spartanburg, Union, or any point east of its present ter minus, or w~ho may wish to reach Columbia or Charleston from any of those places, the convenience, in point of distance,is nsear the same as if the Road w'as fully completed; and Mr. Saxon wyith his hacks is prepared to accommodate as many as may favor him wiithi their patronage. To Greenville, it is well known that this is the shortest, most practicabile, and pleasant route, and always wvill be.-Laurensville Herald. lloNr. PIERRE SOULE, the distinguished Senator from Louisiana, in a private letter to his partner thus speaks of Gen. Pierce: " I have seen the man, and a man he is of lofty miien, of winning manners, and easy and elegant speech, of great directness of purpose, of facile access, and yet dignified and imposing--a man, I tell you, who will grace the presidential chair, add to the cre dit of our party, and do honor to the nation. In him we may repose the most absolute and unreserved confidence. His mind is of the highest order. What strikes in him most is the bold confidence with which he ad. dresses himself to any subject, an unerring revelation of conscious rectitude, and of moral and mental strength." A Naw IYvENTIoN.--An iron ladder and lightning conductor combined, has been in vented ins Worcester, of so light a form, that wh'len folded it can easily be deposited in a valise or other parcel, and tranisported any distance at pleasure. It affords a safe and ready escape fromi burning buildings, be sides answvering all the purposes of a station ary ladder and lightning conductor. " SAMXY, my boy, Shlat are breaches of trust," said a father to his smartest boy. " Why, what a funny question, Pa." " Can't you answer it, Sammy 1" " Yes, Pa, but I don't like to." " What a siully boy; comne, out with it." "Well, Pa, your Sunday trousers are " breeches of trust," cos you got 'em on tick.". [Exit Pa, whistling. -4 SoAxINo TURNIP SEED IN Frau Orr.. Moore's New Yorker furnishes a communi cation showing howv 6200 were saved one year by means of an agricultural paper, which pointed out the remedy of fish oil against the turnip fly, and by wfiich meafis a large crop was completely saved, while all others in the neighborhood wvere destroyed. The seed were soaked 48 hours and then rolledl in nahes. -ENe Eou AGM. The Charleston Courier of Monday re lates the following: On Saturday last a gentleman of Alabama arrived in this city from Baltimore, having with him a negro, who had run away from his plantation sometime since, and whom he had recovered under the following singular circumstances. Standing one morning re cently in front of the Hotel at which he was sojourning at Baltimore, he was accosted by a.half-starved and pitiable looking negro, whom he presently recognized as the fugitive rrom his estate. Asking him what he want. id, he stated that he had been residing in Canada, and after having suffered innumera ble hardships he had determined to retrace ais steps and return to the hom-e which 'he tad so abruptly quitted, and had got so faLr shen providentially he found his master, and iow entreated him to take him back with im. The warm hearted Planter at once -otsented, fed and clothed him, and the no ro passed through this city with him as ontented and happy a mortal as any on arth. He has learned a lesson he will iever forgot, and affords a practical corn nentary on the insanity of those who would nterfere with a condition of things, the araetical working of which is perfectly un inown to them. Fon TI AnoLITIoxsT.-A free negro n this district, says the Lancaster Vdger, vho intends removing to Liberia, elled on is this morning on some business. Having rranged the business, we inquired of him is reason for leaving our district and State. ' Why, sir," said he, "1 think I may do ietter, as we will all be there (Liberia) on a eve, an equality; but," he continued, "that s not the case here, for those who are slaves ,et along much easier, and fare much better han we do who are free." And in fact, the nanner in which he spoke, induced us to oelieve that if the old man and his children vere slaves, he would be contented to re nlain. ARREST AND EsCAPE OF ToIN.--" On rhursday last," says the Macon, Ga., Citi en of Saturday, " Mr. H. W. Shaw, one of he city Marshals undertook to arrest aman f the name of Daniel Tobina fugitive from Snnlr. Crolna, hs With; )y the published proclamation or his i..x. ency, before us. Armed with these, and vith a letter from the Governor, and one 'rom Mr. Bonham, Solicitor of the Southern 'ircuit of S. C., Mr. Shaw undertook . the irrest and with the assistance of Mr. Ader. told succeeded in taking Daniel Tobin, who vas armed to the teeth, and threatening the ife of any man who would attempt to take im. A struggle ensued, and a confederate if Tobin, also armed with a bowie knife mnd pistols, fell upon Shaw and Aderhold Lnd compelled them to let go their hold of he prisoner, when he and his friend walked ii, and escaped." ARRRs.-We learn from the Darlington 'lag of the 19th instant, that Charles Fer. ~uson, charged wvith committing two mur lers in Charleston, was arrested a few days )efore, by Mr. WV. E. Muse, of that District, mzd has been lodged in Marion Jail; He w'as passing under the name of Charles Elenderson. WAx SEAL~S ox LETrERs.-The Post. naster General has again cautioned -the public against the use of wax seals on let cers which are to be transmitted agjoss the [sthmus, either to or from the Pacific. The - postmaster at- San Francisco reports under late of the 15th ult. that the last mail from New York contained a large number of letters thus sealed, which, owing to the nelting of the wax, it was impossible to separate without injury to a portion of them~. Similar complaints have been received from ather quarters, and particularly from Eng land, in respect to letters sent sealed in this manner from California. Is IT NOT so.-Agriculture must always; be the main business of the couutry, but singularly enough, it is almost the. only business that is not ruinously overdone. Len rush into everything else withe head long avidity, or loiter around the cities. by thousands - for chance employment, while broad fields are waiting for the has.. bandman, on every side proclaiming that, the harvest is great, but the laborers-r. rew." We think that the New York Ex. press hits the nail on the head, in the fol. owing paragraph: " The high prices of veal, beef, mutton, Wutter, potatoes, and other such necessaries >f life not only in this great motropolis, but n other cities on the Atlantic, indictes uomething wrong in the mode of'providing 'or the markets or the forwarding the things? ;o the market. Be the causes of high. rices, however, what they 'mnay, if the ause be good, more farmers are needed ;han we have; agriculture prices tell us, is mnderdone, and other things are overdone, Fhore are not enough raisers of food pre. erly to supply the devourers." " Hallo there, how do you sell wood t" " By the cord." "Pehaw ! how long has it been cut r" " Four feet." " How dumb!I mean how long has i been since you cut itt" " No longer than it is now." ."Go ahead engineer." BAPTIsTS IN YVRGINI.-There are 1 Virginia 550 Biptistehu, OqlO0me bers, and 419 msinist pet CGay, the fatlieror y tist preankir anAd