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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.
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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