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Legislative Proceedings. SENATP - Wednesday, December 13, 1854. The Senate met at 12 o'clock. Reports were submitted by Mr. Boozer, from the C..mmittee on Incorporations, on a bill to aiend the Charter of tie Newberry & Chester Railroad Compamy; on a bill to incorporate the Columbia & Charlotte Magnetic Telegraph Con. panv ; on a bill to incorporate the South-Caroli na Savings and Building Association; on a bill to incorporate the Elmwood Cemete-ry Company: on a bill to incorporate Spartanburg Female College ; and on a bill to extend the time to the btockholders of the Columbia and Greenville Railroad Company, for the purpose of subscrip. tion to said road; all which were ordered for ronsideration to-morrow. A bill tW improve the system or Free Schools -in this State, sent from the Honse of Represeli tatives, was read a first time and ordered for a second reading to-morrow. Mr. Buchanan, from the Committee on Fi natne- and Banks, submitted a report on a bill to authorize aid to the Savannah and Charleston Railroad Company ; also, on a bill to anthorize the city Council of Charleston to kvy a tax on the real estate of banks in that city, recommend -.ing that they do pass. The report of the Joint Company to wait on Rev. Dr. Thornwell, requesting a copy of his discourse latelv delivered in the Hall of the 1ouse of Itepresenttatives, was considered and agreed to. and 5.000 copies ordered to be printed. Mr. Pickens submitted the annual report of the Pendleton Railroad Company. A message from the House ot Representatives, asking the Senate to amend their message in refereince to the adjournment of the General Assembly, by substituting the words " Thurs day the 21%t," for " Wednesday the 20th;" which was concurred in. The Senate now, at I o'clock, by invitation from the 1-louse of Representatives, attended in the iall of the House, to witness the inaugara tion of Gen. Jas. H. Adams, the Governor elect. Being attended by ex-Governor Manning and the Joint Committee of both Houses and ascend ing to the Speaker's desk, he delivered hus inau. gurai addresstook the oath of oflice, as adminis tered by the Speaker, and proceeded to the Sen. ate Chamber, accompanied by the President and members of the Senate, The Speaker and members of the House of Representatives, and by ex-Gov. Manning, when tie President of the Senate delivered to the Governor elect his com mi-3sion of oflice. Proceeding to the Balcony of the Capitol, accomp:.nied by boAis bodies of the General Assembly, lie was there proclaiued Governor in and over the State of South Caro lira, for two rears, by Charles Neutfer, Esq., Sheriff of Richland District. The General Orders of the day were taken up and a bill to vest itn the several boards of Com tnissioner.% of Free Schools the vacant lands within their respective Districts and Parishes, and for other purposes, was under consideration for a second reading. Mr. Moses, front the Committee on the Judiciary, had reported against the bill. Its merits were warmly attacked by Messrs. Allen, Witherspoon, Moses, and Dudley. It was opposed on the ground of its tendency to a close of the land onlice, and its being ex post facto itn its provision and operations. The bill was warmly advocated by Mr. Mazyck and Mr. Carn, and the debate continued for some time, amendments were oflered, some rejected, others accepted, and, finally, on motion of Mr. Moses, the bill was indefinitely postponed, by yeas 23, navs 14. Next on the calendar of business, was a bill to prohibit traffic itn intoxicating liquors by itine . rant traders. This bill had also been reported froi the Committee on the Judiciary, which re commended its passage. It was debated for a considerable time, by Messrs. Dudley, Moses, Marshall, 3leAliley, Allen, Boozer, Witherspoon, Brockman, Johnson, and Chesnut, who were all in favor of the prohibition ; but it was dilienilt, under the various amendmens which were ohfer ed to adijust it so as to suit ths views of members generally. This being the case, the further dis cussion was, ott motion oif Mr. Jo'hnsont, post. poned, and the bill be again taken up to-mnorrow. Senate adjourned to 11 o'clock to-morrow. HOUSE OF REi'R ESE-NT ATIVES. - WEDzESD , D9ec. 13. The House met tliis morning at 110'cloek, \. Mr.Cu-.*T , romtheCmi ee on -..trtt2rgs anrd Eleet iotrnmade a farvorable report on thre Senrate Bill to'alter and amend ihe Con siitu:iont in regard to the. eireionr of muemtbers of the General Assemnlily. *Mr. Bi-yee front the committee on District Olfices and Omeiers, reported a bill to appoint an additional Magistrrate for Columbia. -' Mr. Mullins from the commitittee on Purblie Buildings, made a report ont the petition of thne commit tee of Public Buildings of Williamsburg, praying an additional arppropriaitioni for the new -Court Hout-e in that District, and recommenidedl an appro.priatiorn of $1.000. - 31 r. Spain offered a resolution requnirintg the comminittee on Ways and Means, to enquire into the expediency of increasing tire per diem of the members of the General Assembly ; immirediate consider.:tioni was called for antd thre resolution, ag'reedl to. Mlr. Totmer, pursuant to notice, introduced a bill to disqualify all otlicers of' banks from h->ld irig seats ini the General Asseumbly ; read the first time. Mr. Epps moved to suspend the 74thi Rule of thre House for thre remainder of the sessiorn. (This rule forbids the presentation of any petitions, memorials, &c., of a private nature af ter the second week of the session.) Mr. T. Y. Simons, jr., moved to amend by insertirng " for :hrie day;" the resolution so amended was 'ptedl. -lr. Crosson offered a resolution deeming it . ..nedientt, ott tihe part .f the Legislature, to mf; se any additional appropriation for thre New 6.ite Capitol, until full partienlars of the expen 0 ares already made be accounted for; ordered cornsideration to-morrowv. The Senate wvas announced, and shortly after Governor elect, accompanied by ex-Governor -:nnirig and the Joint Committee of both ri-es, entered, and took the oath of office, wich was administered itt a most so~emn and rpressive manner by the Speaker, itn presence ':a large arid imposing assembly. The usual proclamation was then read by C. seuffer, Esq., Sheriff of Richaland District, after 'vhich the Speaker took his seat. A joint, resolution to adjourn sine die on the lit inst. was thent adopted. *She bill to alter the time of the sittings -of ire Courts on the Western Circuit, was on mo 'ion of Mr. Thonmpson, laid on the table. No. 49, in General Orders-being a bill re '.orted by the Committee on the Military, to au .borize tire formation of a volunteer battahion to be attached to the 23d Regiment South Caro liita militia-was read the second time arnd or. d'ered to be sent to tihe Senate. -No. 59-A bill to incorporate the Society for the relief -of Indigent and Superanuated MinT: isters of thre Presbyterian Chtarehi and their fami. lies; read a second time and sent to the Senate. A bill to amentd the Charter of the Town of Mt. Pleasant was also sent to the Senate ; also a bill to incorporate the village ot Gilesboro, (after the word Gilesboro was stricken out and Matrion inserted); the bill to amend tire charter of the Town of Edgefleld and for other-purposes was taken up for a second reading. In the read. irgef the first section of the bill, Mr. Moragrne moved-to amend so much of the section as refer re~toih,'sum of $50,000 being subscribed by thesTown Conneil of that village to a railroad, andinserting thirty thousand dollars instead of fifty:ihousand dollars.- Mr. Tillmani moved to amend the amendment by inserting twenty thou sand dollars Instead of thirty thousand dollars. A shiarp and spiey debate'arose on the amend ments5 proposed, in which Messrs. Moragne, .lid dleton, Campbell, Tillman arnd others participat ed. ..Thi reading of the bill was* resumed. A long and rather uninteresting debate arose on several settg .o the bill, which was not con eluded, ivhen the -hor? at which thre House had pre'viously ordered a reees had arrived. *SENATE. TutLYsmur, December 14. The Seinmet at 11 o'clock. -li-. Wit-herspoon presentad the petition of su..7 ctizn, of York District, praying n al-. teral ion of the Constitution, so as to provile 1a r but one d iy for holdiing the general elections througrhout the State. Mr. Chesnut, from the Committe'e on Federal Relations. submitted a report on :L bill to provide for the election of electors for President and Vice 'resident of the Unied S;ates. whieb, oin his in tion, was postponed to the first Wedetisday atiter the fourth Monday in November next, and that it bt made the special order for that day, at 1 o'clock, P. 31. The Senate now took up the Genera! Orders of the day, and proceeded to give asecond read ing to a bill to a-.end ini aet more efteetutally to prevent free negroes and o!li-r permons of colir from entering into this Stt:ie, ail for ootr par poses. This hill was oipoaseil by Mr. 31zvck, and advocated by 51 r. Chenit, Chairman 4 1 lite Committee on Federa il Rlalons. to whom it had been re ferred. Aft-r some time spent in debate, on the que.t ionI of agriig to the hill. the yeas :uid i:;vs wi-re callehd for, aid the bill agreed to nid orderel to the Hlouse of RI-pre sentatives by yeas 24, nays 14. A bill to amnid1 the law in reltion to tile Court of A ppma<. w::s I:kei up for a se-ond reading, aid a fter reimarks from Me-srs. 31 Witherspoon. and 31eAlilcy,iii favorand Mais.,s. Dudley and Carn agrainti, tlhe qies:itn on agre. in-(' to the same was dlecid-d in Ile tnegatiive. without a divi,ion. The principal object of t h bill was to allow to the Judges in the Courift Alppe:als, in extension (if time to three moinis. if so much sih-uld lie neeosiry. Senate :pljouriied to 11 o'c1ck to-morrow. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. The Ifoue met at the u.nal hour. The Speaker announced that sundry bilk. which had been sent to Charleston, for lite pir pose of beingr printed. had not been returtied, but were expected to-d.ay. Mr. J. B. Campbell sirgested that the Read ing Clerk be itstructed to teh-raph ftor tham nimmeadiaetel. T:e Siwa;er Na4t1id .th the reismi lie had ta'ule ti :inioneement, was to get, thie opila ion of ihe 1lttse. as it was .n Utttial,1 e:ise, and he would therefore have the bills teelsgraphed for at once. The Senate returned to the House a bill to ex empt Miniiiters of the Gospel from ordinary pa trol duty: read the first time. 31r. Rice, from the Coninittee on Roads, Bridges ind Ferries. made reports on bills to ater and amend the License Law of this State to exempt certain persons from road duty ; to allow T. C. Delvin to hawk and peddle in Abbe ville Di-trict, &c. Mr. Ttucker oil'red a resolution, aiuthorizing he Ch-rimt1.1a of the Committee ott Ed ucation, to prepare a digest of lite Act regtiulaing the Free Sehoo!s, of the State, and the publicatatim of 500 copies, at the expetnse of the State. Or dered for consideration to-morrow. Col. II. P. Hayne, of Charleston, a distingui-h ed and venerable veterati of the war of 181:, whose presence was noticed in the House, was, by a resolution, admitted to all the prii~ecs of ie floor. Mr. Cuninighai called for the .pecial Order I a bill to tlter the Constitution of the State, ill regard to the inar.er of electing inembers of the General Assembly, and, upoin hi motion, ithe rder was discharged and made the special order for the second .Mlonday in December next. A bill to repeal the laws now existing against tsurv, was taken up for a secoid reading, and fterwards sent to the Senate : also a bill to re -harter the bank-of Georgetown also a bill tIa uthorize the Coiptrller General to accept ont part'of the State the bequest of tlie late John Blair ; also a bill to re-charter the Board of Di retois of the Theo!ogical Se-minary ot the Sy nods o f Sout h Caroliint and Georgia ; also a biil at horizinrg the Town Council f Iiamburg to subscribe stock on the Sav:iannali River Railroad Company and for other purpos-es; also a bill to inorporate the Southern Mutual Life Insurance Company. The report of the Commit tee of the Judiciary, on the bill to increase, in certoi;- particulars, the jurisdiction of Magistrates, being agaeinsthi t epas Sage of tile bill, it was Ott tution of Mr. Tucker, aid on the tabli,and the bill was taken tip for a eonda readinig. A spiicy deibate ensuel!l, whic~h wi- euit ailT r.ud dciiiy, hy the caill tw" spittal ordelr of the aty, y .1 r. 13. F. Perry, whtichi wais the hitI ti) nut har ze the~Siate itid a in the contsfrinetiont ofi the flue Ridge Raiilroadia:blv14 d$ g I: -rtru-. r'.~errytU eiaaa.s~l INCREASE IN 6THE ARDIY. Puli atteiatiotlns tt hengi~ta beeniti~l wkeneid Lu the imape-rative niecet-sity oh atn inicreaaw ini aur egular armyi. The crimte-,eruebi-s,.mnd butch ries cuommiittied ott our deleticale.-s tritie ir- by >rowling batnds oaf s aaes have :.t lenic hi touchL d a respain-ive chlorda :ni the lress at the East - North aind Saouth cairaitly re-aceia ithe i-ntinds ,f t heir cotem pohir.Lriea wvest oa f uie .\1i-i-ipi fir gov~ernmienital aid anda lariatict im. Tae atrmy :1 at presenit conlstitin~edl with its :-keletoan ciam-i itniies, doies niot exceed eighit tlititusnid r~iat I andtt tile, and w'ih tihis mere hianidful aof meini thea See ~etary of WVar is expe-cied to look at er the dle 'e-iices of an oceaiin and guill ca-t excedingi hat of th i whoale aof Etirtope, andl io pr tect inttea i>r frontiers oft greater exten ih:ou tihose- of t e ~olossal empire of Ruiela. Tile Secretalry aid nits thaitt low, itn a stat e ot peac:e wi.hi al for igna powers. and wIh tio ititiediate naeas-ity ta kee-p a larg~e force Ott the A daintie catst tir he lake firontiers, bia is untabtle to pulnih, or een o hiald in proiper check the none'iaraiuit b~md, of ostile lindi.mis who ink-st anid ravage our soiuthi esteria trotntiers, and who tave marked the ong lities of travel froim territory to territore ith rapitie, tire. and blood. Ttie Iitdiani robberies antd mai saeres, wehichi tave now becomea of almost daily occulrrenice, sanot wiih :any c-olor of fairniess be attributed to a want of foresight or propaer mainage-menit ott hi- patrt of' the War Deartnelt, or toi a wat f etlicienicy oni the part of thle armly. Secre-ta -v Davis is knoiwn to the caountry not muerely ais tdistitngiuishued -iviliatn, but tis ta successiniI sol ier; anid having receivedl a military eduatiaiota md passed saomie of thiu best years of his tle as subailtertn otticer att psts ali laur exitrtime fron.i tiers, his etnltarged expaerienice hats eabled him to become familiar with the defettedess statte of the coutitry tand the wantts of the sera ice. As to thw persow-- of the tarmny, it tmny be juistly siid of its oiceersa thatt they hlave shownVi to the world the extample oh conqi(uest anal vietairies unreroa~ched by anyv eruelties or immtoaratties. n every hield in Mlexicoi their vtalor was attested ad thteir fidelity appraved. -iThe perils of baut e, the hard march, theC :r2 of. mIte camp, thle tightly guaird, tI.e tropiei .:ui, the piestilenlce, the liard raitioni, anzd :he r-canty fare', we're their aily experienhet. Our peace estabizhrmer.i hommianded by of fiers whio encountered all thtese hatrdhips. They as little heed niow, as then, sucht perilous fare. C htey have niot beemn rustintg ini itt ection, nor are they idlers at resaorts of fashioni, or the places of inidoletice and ease. The frontiers tire their homes. The long lines of pr:laies, tand the plal. s tand the muounitainis, stretchting fromt ocean to ocean, tire their places of recr-eationl tnd pleatsure. Their vicinalge is nieightborless for hundreds of miles, trmnd the wilderiness atnd the liidians divide thtem for years from theirI families tand friends. Cani the personel of such tin army dete-riorate or dectay ? We aswer thoat the disease thtat wastes the efliciency of the ar my is not inherent but conisequtentital. For yetars has the~ inefliciency of the armny, from thie want of mnumbers, been dlemonafstrtated by robbieries unpunisahed, catptives uniree-laimed, and massa cres unaveniged. Thie Secretary of Watr has dischiarged hiis duty, and not mer-ely to his counitry anid to thte braneh of the public service over which lie so ably presitdes, but to the comnet(st diettates of humaity. by recommenidinig ant increase of thae army. We presumne that theo sime measure of necessity will be -agnin pressed to Conigress biy . the satme officer; anid we sincerely trtist that nt many weeks will elapse before ta metasure so imprtively demanded for the protectioni of life zand propaherty of those who atre at oneco thie pio ners of civilization tand freedom, will .'receive the sanetion atnd approval of both houses of SA quail was recently shot near Spartua, which exhiited all the features of hts species, except as to the color of its feathers, which were white. Somne few on its wings mintd breast were genuine Partridge Ely 1,4 ariufr. ARTHUR SIMKINS, EDITOR, EDGEFIELD, S. C. WEDNESDAY, DECEM ER 20, 18-54. Mill in the Chair. TiE Colonel being Just arrived from the Capital of our State without a drolled line of way-side pickings, as some writers call them-and the old hoss; being abount this time too deeply immersed in the husiness of haag-killing and sausage-tinfling to attend to any other sublunary natter, we, the humble, down-trodden itmp of the Adrertiser fet again compelled to play ed. pro tern. And in doing As, we 3ask no favor nor sympathy of mort:l man, nor woaaman either. We feel our abili ty to do what the emergency demands of us, and in that calm self-confidence, ever characteristic of the pecnliarly constructed ininds of all great mnal, we pro :cee-d to the task. Here, hoys, give us the several points required to he illuminated in this, our present i.sue and let's to work like men as we are. No. 1.--The L.egislature. On this subject, we shall be brief. Why I- Because but little of legislat iotn has been achieve.l by our lion orables. Soine of that little, hctvever, isgaaiod. They tell us that two millions of dollars have been appro priated towards the Blue Gap Road. Ten thousand cheers to that livlc! All praise to the men who strnek it! W're made, all of us. Olh South Carolina will he. must be the qneen State of tie South yet, and old Edlgelield's a going to be the queen District of that qluteen State. IHurrah for the old lady. Long may she wive ! Well, the Legislature, have in their wisdon, also dones few other things of minor importance. They will not however bear dilation, not that they are false steps, but they don't amount to nuch-that's what we They say that our immediate H1onorables have filled heir seats handsomely-spiurged occasionally-eat but ew pinders-worked harl on commit tees-gone to church onl Sundays-attended the Circus once or twice -minded their own business-and, upon the whole, done just as Edgefield boys are accu-tomead to do. We might say a vast deal more, of high interest, on this great subject, but time forbids. The Colonel re marked. in number before last, that our present Legisla ture %.-as a fine tine, and we guess lie must have been pretty near right. No. 2.--Zogs on a Credit. Wonderful news ! hogs can bi had in this market at G cents, ont sixty lays credit! Come, every one at hiungers, and huy, without money, without cash. But mind you! pay-day is to follow clo:,e upon thi heels of your backbones anal spareribs-anl then what? Thank the Lord! we are not i the market. What ever other ills hang around our tnky pathway, the necesity of buying hogs, and butchering hogs, and aying up for hogs, is not one of them. No. 3.-Christmas. Christmas is coming!--and in the ordinary course )f events and accor Ing tog philOsiliical raiculations 4ill be here next week with a drove of Ketancky hogs. And what inakes it so all-lired provoking is, that while every hady. large and siall, and even the niigger are enjoying the sweets of their holiday, we will be p to our eyes anti cars in hard work to get out our next paper-and no body he caring a fig whether we Injoy it or not. llut one thing I lnnow-that if there s any fun oat hand, bu.,t my pieter if I dunt hatch up ome way or another " to be counted in." -To. S.-..Ponn's Z'ine Grecory. Our readers are refered to Mr. G. L. PEss's adver tiements of *good thiigsfor christmas," in another rolumn of this issue. We cati only say that if anV >ody lacks atny thing to add t) their christmas cheer it wiil be herause they negl:ect to call ton Ar. Pr-x, or it may be because they are in ourfix, without a dime to spend upon the luxuries of life. No. 5.--The Isittle Giant. Capt. L., a friend of ours, tells us that lie saw the rent little Dot'..-ss, the Nebraska Bill Douo1- ss, ie veritable gianit if lilinaois, last week an the cars at 'raicville. Hie says lhe is sotmewhere betwaen thae ~izes of T. G. lo:v, F.-q. and Capt. Louts Covant, ea riing ii his cotunttnanace a bleinded resemb llance toa bath thoase genttlteen. We tatke the libertv iiof~.tis cause it's thae heat wvay tao give ottr homtte readers a lear ideva oaf the man. They say this Douct.uss is a reat f--lliaw. We- hmve a tntttin if ging over to lli os to elimtb the same Ildder lie hti as td. No. 6-The L~ast Eubstituite. RabnGap Road, by the accidalett twistitig oaf omehaays tatngue, wa~s praotiticedl in Caolumbia thle ather day -Arabiaut-gaip roatd ;' anid tnuw we are told ih->diy calls it by atny other name. WVe drop this hint, tastir reailers mtay get the hatng in due titue. No. 7.-The Grand Concert. Ti- girls oaf the R~uv~toNt, scho~ol give a contcert on ridaly evetnitig taext. Anal, talthoaugh wue do noat pro less tu kntow muchal about phniei, nue arc yet protmptead o ecare our belt~l that the tmelilaionis strainisswhitch our damttiels shall execuite otn this ocasioni, un ill temn late if not traiscenal all formaer specimtens of their No. 8.-Qreazy Times. This paragraphi will inifaran our atixious readlers thaat uve are ailt regaliaig taurselves oun saimethaing tio grease our :allards with, to say naiihinig 'f Bac~kbonie Piee-Spare rib Tlarts- Liver Pudldings-Sassage-, both ini the 'duab atd ini the gut, together wsith chitlings atnd ather swveetieats. We are doitig tolerable 1 thank youi ov dlo you ito yourself? , o 9--The Tomb of Achilles. WE are indebtedl to a distitiguishied gtentlematn,who has travelled some, for a small fragmenit taken from the tomb of Achilles at old Trroy. How tmany thoughts of.the greatt and mighty piast does its bare sight brinig before th,-* portais of onr imagitiatiaon ! How matiy lody fights, anal broatt bucklers, atnd Trojan horses, il crowvdedl camnps, anad becatuombs flash tacross the retina of our tmetmory at its lbare touch t! Ilowv many Ajaxes, and Hlelens, and Iretors, atnd Ileenbas hut we forbear. Otur intellectuality always rutns ito a very riuttuf exuberatnce wvhenever we touch such a subject as this. Any body dlesirous of seeinag andl touching onr ines timatie relic can call in atnd do so by payinig down one dmne in advatnce. W. C. IToragne, Dlsq. A card in this nmortniug's paper, says the Coltumbia Times, will apprise the reader that this getleman has bee put itn naominatiotn for the high anid responsible position of Superinttendanit of P'ublic Schools-an fllice, whaicha has just been created by the Legislature. An auaitmance of fifteen years enables us to stub scribe heartily to the deserved enconiums bestowed upn hiin by "MAatiy Citizens." We woulad remark in adtlionaa, that, duritng his visit toGermany, lie made the cmmnon schuout system of thtat country the subject of thorough examoinationl, and sitnce his return to his native State, htas delivered several elaboirate addresses and writtetn several essays upon elemencitary eduication. This fact alone establishes a stronig claim fur him to the office of Superinstendant. MIsssas. Eot-roas:-Permit us to nomitiate for the flice of Superintenidenit of Public Schiools, WVtLLIA1 . 3aAGN5e, Esquire, a member of the Leginlature from Edgehiehal. It is but justtce to that genttlemant to say, that this naommaation is made withaotcaiontatimn with hiim. He is no cuadidaee arnd we are sure that lie would be deeply murtilied, if lie shiouldl be thonght to e a seeker fur thtat ofice. It is a positiona of the highest usefulnaess andt haonoar, anad calls for peculiar talents tad attaintmentts. There are few metn atmonig us who have thte qualificationas af 31r. AlonitGNE. To the dvattages derived fromn our own State College. e alds those of thae German Umtversities ;andi wvtit out itedinit to detraict from the mterits of others, we hesitate tiot to say that lhe is onec of thae best educated men ii our State. Whent it is aidded that lie isanmible ini is temper, industrious itt hais hiabita, peculiarly fond of letters, atnd that his readintg anad stutdy have been carefully ditected to the great business of education, we thtik we have said enuough to establish a claitma for aim, which is equalled by very fewv amntg us.. 31ANY GrIZENs. gVg"i Ilahhon, Sharp," said Pop, meeting him thie other day in the street, " you hobble, my boy, what's te matter with yout !" " Oh, I had my foot crushed through the carelessness of a codufittor the other day, between railroad ears. ttat's all." " And don't you mean to sue for damages 1" "Damages! no, no-I have had damages enough from .t.e.. ..lmedy; hadn't I better sue for repairs 1" Conden ed Items. WE learn that anindividual throw himself on the track befure the ur-Passenger train, says the Winnsboro Register, Thirsday, and was immediately crushed to death. He is aGerman,and acgar-maker, living nenr IIUXT'S Hotel A negro, who saw him in the woods, reports, that I: was told by him, that he was the incentiary of ih great conflagration in Co lumbia; and that kntsm in; that he would be hunr, if deciected, lie preferred soicide. lie was missed the niorning of the fire, and as there is undoubted evi dence of incendiarism, tl story is quite a plauwible one. WE see it stated tOat Mr. Throckmorton, who married Miss Mudge after the alleged outrage upon her person hy Dr. B.:ALE, has made nti affidavit that heis satisfied no stili outrage vas committed! This is al together a very curions ese, ani one demanding Ex. ecutive investigation, if not clemency. 2.77 Tilt.: 1itindon lelmnerats have had a meeting, ERNsa;T .o~se chnirinin,andt " resolved" to hiss the Emperor of France upon his visit to that city. ' IX con-seqnence of the fallin the price Of iron, the Fre.lerickshtirg Ierald estimates that the cost of the Fretieri-ksbirg and Gordonsville (Va.) Railroad will he .100,00 less than tile original estimate. g The Rev. Bishop ANDREW, of the Methodist Eipiscopal Chrrch South, was married to Airs. Cn. nEts, at Snmmerfield, Ala., on the 224 lilt. r7 AT the Bay State Mills, in Lawrence, 3ass., there are annually inanufacttired four hindred thon. sand shawls, valued at upwards of a million and a half of dollars. The mills consume firty thotsand pounds of wool ina day,ortpwardsof twelve millions it year. The fleeces of at least three million sheep are annually reqtuired to supply their demand. ag A party of seventeen runaway slaves from Missouri were at Chicagoesterday, and also a party of men from St. Lonis who went there to arrest them. The United states marshall endeavored to summons a posse bit was nnsnecessful. Ile then called on th military companies, and but one respoled to the call. There was great excitemedt. The Commissioner was compelled to dismiss the proceedings. ge Judge LUJiKIN, lie Sttperior Court of Ga., has decided that if a hired negro slave dies pending his lease, the hirer must py ine stipulated price, tle same as if the slave had lived. gT Large nurnbers of emigrants, chiefly from Ten. nessee and Georg:a, are pnerin:g into Dublin, Stoddard, utler and other counties inSoutherti Missouri. g Twenty thousand emigrants, it is said, passed through Burlington, Iowa, dkring the month of Octo ber. E7 IHENRY WARD BEFits.:R has come Ont in favor of woiment taking 'part in eleciis and depositing their votes. Ile has opposed this measure heretofore. SJAst.:s II. CoxxtatN, formerly of New York, convicted in August, 1853, of an attempt to obtain money from tile Government by fraudulent pen.sion claims, and who was sentenced to the State Prison for the term of two years, has been pardoied by Prest. dent PiERCE. - The public are cantioned, says the Cohimbia Times, agaitist a gitg of thieves who are supposed to have arrived in Cutinmhia, from the fact that a gentle man's pocket was relieved of his Port-31onie, in the galle-ry of the House of Representatives yesterday noon, during the inauguration. The Port-Monie cuntaiued cash to the amount of about 025, together with several Notes amounting to $500, and other valuable papers. Erg-" Mayor SMt tMl, of Boston, lims been nominated for re-election. It will be remembered, lie took an active part in maintaining the laws in the case of IiURNS, the fugitive slave, and ha- been marked by the ati.slavery societies of Boston for inevitable execn tion. lie n ill receive the Know Nothing vote. f SAUFt1. .). ScovI LtI., says the 3.icon Messen. gcr of the l t181h ult., who absconded from this city tit the 20th of October, with 610.000 of the futds of the Agencty in this place, of the Marine Bank of Savain nat, was hr.nght back from St. Lonis, where lie was arrested under a reqision'from the Governor, and lodged in our conllty jail on Sunday n ighit. About $3,600 of tihe anmount stouleni, has beent restored to the Blank. gj/ The Supreme Cour. of lIm!iania has jnst dieci dedl that all Railroads, witittheirecost of con--etrul, .r~oik~~ert-ahndr%"r tdi, Q ht-t Wit 'acIcrue tdlhe Siate will be from $5J,000 to $l00.00:0. 67 Thie estimate of expentdlt'nres for the city gay. erniment of .New York, for 185'5, atnotn:s to nie.trly six miiilions of dul hirs, or a moilli on tuiore thlain latst year. The jouirnabl of that eit y call the report siartling, and ask, " What will becomte of tus I" gy Commeiatl emburrassmtient is exhtibitmtg itself strnidy ini Newv Orleans,the.,nspentsionz of the follow i'tg firms tnaving been anmtu:nnteed: .Messrs. SIciAY, Col.val.is & Co , BJULLIT?, HItt.Lsit & Co., Satiru, Jottssos& LoT-r, JAsys 11. .IULeoaD & Co., Ant sTaLoNG, lltitis & Co. P*J Joscirn .M. Lc.e-, muti y biroker, has bieen ar rested at New Orleatison thle ihiar.;e ol ha~ving~ trant n lenitly over] rawnt his accountt it the'Canal liatnk to the W L'The N.tc,,edoches Gsronicle, of tie 23:h~ uit., says: . Tire cottotn crOnies2 in preny~ lreely, and is shipped off daily tby OniueeinlS. Shireveipirt antd Granti Ecore willI divie Itie shipping htouse of this place. '1The crop is far hhuinid that uo" last year, andl is perhaps the worst yilhtn teln years. fThe sta ple htow ever is good, unad will :utiumiid a very guod prtce. Until the tate tre~st, thiepiospects of a se::tnd cropi were very fair; but tile wi ted blossoms now give little evidence oh any further gowtht." ty The' anntexantonl party inhie Sand wih Islands, in the political vocabiulary o the day, are called ' Yonng P'olynesia." It will Ib Voutng Feegee next. INeCASE OF THtE ADitY 3SD NAvY-The re the navy itn lavor oh ant itteru.e of their re.-pee ive armis ol the ptublic serviu and1 detenice, iemI to mieet with genteral acetj.incee. indeed .iu Ihave not sen anty moniiteLtains oh oppotsitis i to them from anty qutateir. \\e besie. e timt if! the people of thi. coumlry unalullty agieed ajoat anyt) tite thting, it is itt re~g~rd to the abstdute n teces~ity ol itncreatsing uitt artmy antd nwy. A Boy, about six yeair4 ii age, the~ sOtn dia Mr. Cole, livitig otn thte tarmt o:.\lr. U. Alexanidt on the Vir-gitnia said 01 thte fotomWae, otn frit~ mnortting, dttring the temiporiry nosenee oif I s tmottier, cut off, with a htthit, three uf thet lir~ gers of htis itnfanut brother, na se lay in the c.rutdhi with the right hatid restinig ati thte side. T'i mtothier, happilily, returtned int time to prevenit thid lie consummnated thte atct. 1'EOTESTANTISM AND Pot.rErY.-Titei stta of Matryland, F'lotpian, Louisianta, Te'xats and Cali tormta wvere urigintally auttled by Papists. At the present tittue there are in Matylatnd about 800 Prttantitt churches and 65 P'apatl; ins Flori da, otivy live of 152 chuireis aire Paptl ; itt Louisia'na, there ttre 223 Ptrotestantt antd 55 Papal ehurchtes; in Texas, 121 Prote tant and 13 Paipalh; ad ini California Protestatit ilientce is greatly predomiinanit. In the whole Uttised stattes there are but 1,112 Rotman entttole chturchtes, acecommttodating 621 ,000 hiearers, bein g ntoL otte-elevenith oh' the M'ethtodist churches, soarcely otne-eighth of the Baptists, antd ntot otte fourth of thu Presbyteriani.s. iTte Prote-stat htouses of wor-shtip, comuparedh witht thte Catholie, are as 32 to I, and the actuatl sittinigs itn Prote-t tantt churches aire as 22 to I. IT is.statcd that the miotnkeys ini thle neigh boritood of Trinidad are dyittg i'i great numbi ers of' the chtolera. Personis who hate passed through the woods report that hutndreds are to be se an lyingr dead tin the grounid, whiere they haive fillen trotu the trees. It is said the samau thting was otbserved while the smnall pox uspidetU ic prevailed int Trinidad. tihe mtontkeys dy'mtg of that disease ir. egntally large numbers. THE tottal valute of the foreign exporsfrt Baltitmore dinig thea week enidinug on ITitursdity, wats $l50,355. VTe export of' breadituhl mii eludiing 5470 barrels of flour, 1050 birrels oh corn meal, 3402 bushels of whieat anid 24,790 bushels of corn. Of -tobacco 243 htogsheadats wereeported. $9,600 in doubloonis were ex AREIVAL OF THE STEAMER PACIFIC. The steamer Paeilic hits arrived with dates from Liverpool to the 2d inst. LIvERPUoL, Dec. 2.-CoTToN.-Sales fur the ten days 59ot) bales at a decline of j to id. Holders are pressing sales. Speetlators took 1000, and ex porters 8000 bales. The quotations are, Fair Or leans, Cd : Middling, 5.; Fair Upland, 5Jd.; Mid Sdling, 4d. Brcadstuf's are lower. Canal Flour 42s.; Ohio 45s. White and Yelkow Corn 44s. Consols elosd at 9O Tle latest dates from Constantinople are to the 20th November. f.0vRPo0l, Dec. 2.-Cotton clOssed dull to-'ay. Sales h000 bales at unclianed prices. Richard&on says Cotton has declined 6 for the weck enling Saturday, and I since. Brown & Ship'ey quote higher than Rieliardson. Tra.le in Mlanchester wips very du:h, and stocks wa reaccumulating. Commercial al'irs were gloomy, and a crisis is at hand. P1arlialient w il probaboy soon be suinioned, and new taxes levied. TIlE WAR. Nothing new from Savastopol since the battle of Inkerman on 5th November, parties being in no condition to undertake offensive operat'ons. Eiported hattle on tile I 13th ineorrect. Tihe utmost activity is manifested by France and England in sending reinforcements; as the safety of the soldiers depend thereon ; severtd thousand hal arrived. It is reported that the Russians captured two English cruizers in the lialtic. 1%apoleon says that a powerful diversion must be made (it the lIessarabia. Austitan and ltussian diplonuttists are active, but Fiance and4 England have given notice that they will not treat on the basis of the foutr conditions. It is reported that the lussi.ms invaded hjataliara and defeated the forces under Padishah. There is nothing important from China ; the fighting at Canton had slackened. The Ilussian losses on the 5ilt, are stated to be 15,t00. The Allies buried 5,000 R'ussians left on the field. A despatch from Canrobert, dated the 13th, says the seige porogres-es, and th- health anl spirits of the troops were good. A despatch 'rom Mensehi keff, on the P-38th, says the seeie was suspended,-the cannonade having eensed that day. The English Parliament was .uninoned to meet on the 12th. There are llu!iani rumors of a ten million loan. Espartero has intimated to tile Cortezand 1Minis try that lie is ab'out to resign ; lie declares that he is anixious to live as a private citizenl. A great storm had occurred on the 1l'::k Sea on the 14ti uI. Thirty-two Eng!ish transports were lust. The Prince and Sea Nymph foundered with all on board. Three mail steamers were also stran ded. The Stnspareal was run ashore, having caught fire. The Br~tannia had five feet water in her hold. The Agamemnon was standled, but was afterwards got afloat. The Samp,,zon's machinery, was dama med. The letribution was only saved by throwing giuns overboard. The Terrible escaped. The ships Ileury IV. and Pluto were lost off Odessa oil the 22d. Blesies these, three slAps of the line and IS transi-orts were greatly damagc4l. The Rtussian answer to tle Prussian note,says the Czir wil treat, lbst, upon gnar;mties of cettain right' to Chritian subjees of the Porte. 2d. A joint protectorate iver the Principalitics by the live Powers. 31. A revision of the treaty of 18.11. 4th. Free navigatilin of tle lanube. M1oUN-r \'Eitxo.-1flie liichtn(ioil Dispatel says: Mr.. ohn 11. Washington declines the request of an asstociat!(ion of halies of liichit:oiu1i and Mlanches ter, to sell \ out it'ernotn, altI enable them toI se cnt' to \ir'gitiai the -llon:e anti Toimb oft Washting tonl." I:e says Ie is enitrely t'oiwi ic thmt it should pass troun his possso etseept to the State Tuin Chevehmid I ler.ild says there is more freight now at Tu!edo titan the railroad from thetnee to liffil.' can iranisport dtriii the whole winter. Cis tront tihe \ est hatve stood there twenity-tive Idays, wa'tintg to uiload. A letiter piublished in thme National Initelligentcer sa... thle I. ussanls will haive, in a short t~tme, two hiundared t hous..tnJ troopIs contceirttated at aebasto poh. Irivate adlvees from Europe say tha~t 35,t000 mieni ha.l been desinatch.i d fioni Odessa, and tile kny, rial Gu n d, :3.5&u0 in nuomer, hat beein six weeks ont thI eir way to thie seat (If war, otilm would reach dl(topoh~l before thie lirst of Deceiibier. Nichmolas is certainly seindiung fiorwardl(c ireifre mienlts rapsidly, but we do not believe that two hun diel t hueu,and iel enni be coticentratedl at deba-to p l ite tinie stated. If they can, it will be twice tile iiumibet tile aiies can po(ssibly bi inig inito thle lelml, andi would be decisive (I thie entiest, L'r the s.ege w uld soon have to be rased, it the abies thie:mselvyes did not suston a ad~iastrouts defeat. '1Tm: LArE-'r lFonG ERY N i Ew ottK.-W c stated yestertiny thtat A. Aecr ioan had beent arrested in New York charged with swindlinig the Ohio Lfti in~urance atnd Trust Comnpaniy out of 55.000. 'Three ot her younhg menl, named~ .\1eeks, Flagler aind C.harles, charged with being accoitmlices, have also. been arrestu d. PRINCIPLES, AND THETR CONSEQUENWES. Thme admttiin oft . i arris, oney of dhe D~emo eratie cauididates in ltinoik, tti.t, uder tie "pop ular sovereignty"~ lrinciple, the Moirmon o U thwiltlvt bt emmiitletd to come into thie Union withI thleir domiest ic Oil uOtio' iif poiyganiy. h as creatned some limijuiry ini regard to the coni.,e. tqteuecs of the idoctrinie, itf exereise~d io its widest latitude. U poni this point the 8t. Louis latelli tencer remarks: "Squatter sovreignity may look very wvell ini tihe ab.-traoe, butt whten you begin to apply thle principle, it is lo ounid to itivuh e a boa rd it ies atmd eetradietions1 which muitist force mteni who res- I peut I temsal'es aind the inistitutions of titeir I uutry, either to abanidona the principle altogeth yr, or to content themnselves with the stupid, . irratiotnal course too otn pur.sued ini the world of carryinig thie principle out only just so faur asi eems conventent, at apphyinig it only to those bases in which it w ill wo urk to the~ir advantage. 'iChe riniciple, howerer, oncee admitted, httrdy 'lori:..s will always bet f'oundm ready to apply itp Sa way fruom which those by wimom it. was once tid downi for a particular purpose would shtritikr ih horror'. SGrantt thait tmen have a right to assemtbie on tI~ territory oh' the United States, fomrm thieir in. intionis withouta:tiv ref'erenice to those alreadv I sting liere, and igznore utterly thiose great damlientall princilies of chiristiani mtoral ity' up wvhieh all otur inistitutions are based, anmd a i they suppt.t anid ont what ground shall i refuse admiisiioni to the Chinese, wvhten they; faan idohatiotus commiuniity en the Pacific e t numerotis enioughi to cotme iinto the Union, . bi itig their ugly3 idols along Wvith theta I On W principle cani you then reject (lie Mi ormnons, ol hose imistituttiions plurality of wives anid the tm disgtustinmg anud degrading theories atnd pri ices are a heading fetutre ! 0On what prin ciji shiotuld a herd uf catntibah hiidians take ad- i vat re of circumstanees to paddle Out ofI the wa f some victorious enies and mtake a .sett cot Ott our coatst, anid there imncrease anmd I i mutl ly until their numbers were sutlicienitly gre. to give them a right to adimissiont-on e whia rinciule should their strontg-miinded views amnd eriority to aar prejuidice againmst eating hum 'hesh operate aigainlst their adtmission into a thme on ?"iistaim Tl 'ntelligecer caurries out the ilsrto in al pnirasets, .ae nddts: lilay years tigo it would hardly have been supp thmat, in so shiort a timie, polygamy ti wouw opienly practised anmd permitted ini ourto territ We have now arrived at a poimit where hi ibn n his a..i ommnuthity o f nnoeygamistso the wurld has ever seen does not hesitate to avow its inti ont'f or applying for adnission to the Federal Union, bringing its impurities with it. At this point it seems to us that self respect, a rergarI for our tioniial character abroad, for the preservation of our own social institutions as they are. demand that. we make a stand. We cainot do it upon the principle of squmaiter sov ereignty. To do it we must give up this, and admit. that there are certain great principles on n hieh all our institutions. are based, and that no body of men can hae permitted on our shores to make thiemselves laws in which these prinei. tles ire ta recogiised and obeyed. Neither peolygamny, nor idolatry, nor cannibalism c.in be pratie d with impunity on territory.under the jmi-cdiction of the Feder:tl Government, because liese pr;tiises :re forbidden by christianity, :nid bieane christianity is the common law of the lamnl."' From the rapidity with which Utah is increas. ilig in poepulation, it cannot be very long before a practical t-st will ar.e. It is ;lmost a pity that the qhestion d.jes not ceme up during the exileiice of the Congress which maintains the popular doctriie with so much resoluteness. TiE Know-Nothings of 'hii" t' Ida cele. brated their victory oi Thursday Iy- firing one hionsand tguns on board a steam boat in the Deleware river. A strottg North-west wind pre vailing during the day. however, tite soand was carrietd over to New Jersey. and thus were the I'hliladelphians deprive-d (of their (Avn thunder. Subscription Receipts. THE ful'owinut persons have paid up to the time affixed to their names Col. J. P. Carroll, to Sth February '54. T. B. 31artini, to 5th April '55. E. Ht. Morris, to 5th April '55. .J. Y. L. Partow, to) 5th A pril ?55. J. B. Sale, to 5th A pril '55. Maj. W. Daniel, to8th February '55. .J. M. Mathis, to 13thl Marcha %55. Ira i. Sateher, to 6th Marcb '55. Capt. N. Burton, to 12.h April '55. Joel Curry, to 2oth March '55. .lamnes F. Pete-rson, to 6ith February '55. W. A. Odom, to 13th I July '54. Gyorge lVoswell, to Jth lJanuary '55. Lewis Ilollowa.y, to I tah October '54. W. F. Elan, to 5th A pril '55. W. .J. Williams, to 20th April '55. Thonias S. Power. to 12th December '53. IHicharl1 Williams, to Ist .1 anuary '55. Dr. Jolin W. Ugilvie, to 1st .June '56. Gen. M1. Grraha, to -4th February 155. Mrs. Mary Chappell. to 27th April '55. Bethany Lake, to 27th A pril '55. S. C. Stromn, to 17th May '55. Dr. W. T. West, to 4th September '55. Abram Kilerease, to Sth February '55. Wilham Cu'ehazier, to 27th A pril '55. Ira Crioiby, to 20th March '55. Benjaminit le'oper, to Ist J anuary 155. W. J. Biyant, to 27th April '55. Gen. E. G. Talbert, to 8th February *55. 0. E. Sullivain, to '1d -July '55. David Ouzts, to 6th February '55. James U1. Adams, to 22d. April '55. .lom Black, to 4th May '55. J. H. Uilease, to 15th March *55. 1lillery Ilardy, to 1ith Mlarch '55. Willama Hardy, to 13th May '55. T. S. Bates. to ith Oct-ober '54. Dr. NI. .1. Long, to 4th May '55. J. W. Iarr, to Uth February '55. .J. L. Talbert, to 10th .lanuary '55. Capt. .J. B. A ncy, to ltt October '54. 11. F. Loveless. to 9th Mla- Ch '55. I larrison Strom, to 5th IDecember '54. Martan .Mledlock, to 2d .January '55. Wet t'urley, to 13th March '55. Nat hanil Corlev, to 13th i mtlch '55. I turd, tt Curl-y, to I13th .\lareb '55. R. W. Ad-tins. to 12th .Tamnnary '55. Col. Wyatt I leehnes, to 2-ith October '54. '.'homas G art ti, to .st-.lanu::ry~ '55. -3.: nr:m, to 19th Septemnber '54. 31:.rtin Uuzts. to 8th Mhirch '55. Wilitan (J. Walket, 'to (:th Februtary '55. A . Watson.a to -ltht M\uav '55. Thlomans .1. G Il-eman. to 20tth A pr:1 '54. Johnw Scigeir. to 15th .J uly ':.-t. Noah Coriley, t o I ti h .\lrchi '55. .Jolhn Nixon,, to f~th F-'eriuarv '55. .1lihn L . I tobey. to tih V-ebiruary '55. T.X .1. i utats. to' ath I.Januar- '55. . Ier. I'. F-' lilinger-. to -ith .\lay- '55. Gles Mlartin, to :;th Septen-u.ber '55. Col. T1ii'':m:s Lanha~m, to :1thl Sep:emnber '54. S. 11. W'ee-s, to 5th Ji.anuarnv ':35. R. W. Cattield, to lhh Febhrutn:- '52. Ja.s 3 1 ne'r, to I.t .Jinuiary '5.. Captr. Gor-ge .\nirsoin, )to l ith MA-reh '55. 2ihrs. Mtlargar-et Iol:igsworthm, to 8th h bi. '55. To b.econitinii d. H Y H~ E N I A L, Aannt:t, at the resid-iece of her ruothier, M1rs. amnuel, in ii. I istrict, on Tueslay thle 2tth Nov.. by .J'S. .\bney, lsij., Mliss SAit~u: JANt:, daughter of he late flobt Sainel, to M1r. I'LE~tsANT JollssoN, all or this D.strict. Tfhe printer's fee, (the Iarger half of ta large cake) was thaek~inlly rec-eived. 3IARattED, oin Tuesalay evening the 12th inisi.. yw Lemuiel Corley, Es'j., 31lr. IEnwAar> CooE tande iss CATi!EntlnE SrTiADi:A3l .::ll of this Dihticet. .AIanuii iu, on thle ld:h Ii st., bcy lI er. D. flodie, Sr. .loins Iguani.i:s and bliss .\z-:LiNE DAGNELL., d of this iDistrict. 1ly the smneu, on the 22:hn Nov .,-Mr. J1ons Nuxox nd Ma.s LiLa.tuAE'rn PRICE. all of this District. 31.loafED, onl Suniday eveniilg, thme I 0th inst., by amnes Cantaday, Esq., at thne resideunce of Mlartha lol:ey, 'ulr. Cn.iEs lloi..E tanid Mliss EItzADETn ~. G:.oni~in, hboth of Eclgelieldl I)istrict. O E I T U ARY. Iin, at his. r-esidencee in this IDistrict, on the LER,. in his tlmt yeanr. The deceased was a member of the Baptist Chur chi i 35 years, antd was one of thme mhost prohmine-nt i!hrs of the Church, at the tiime of his huddenade use. .\r. 6. wa-s a mani universally beloeved and eiected by all who knew himi. Atthoughi lie died at shiort while titter lhe was attacked, yet we tire iofient fir'm his devoted pitt ai Cii stian wtilk ro-ugh life, that hie was taken tromi this woerld ot ain and -death to ta mansion of eternid elory, beyoend s vale of tears, "~ where the wiekedl cease tronm eeiibling, tand the weary are- foreter ait rest." HeL has left a wife. several shins aned daughters, and wide circle of friends to rieouin their loss. M1ay wy all follow his praiseweertlhy exanmple, and so livec this wiorld that they will be enabled to mneet him heavueni, where ptiang is no mnore. D. 13. CO0 M ME ROI A L. Correspondence of the Advertiser. I IAM.L13U IW, Dec. 16. Corro.-Our niarket for the week eniding to-day s been characterized by an almost unprecedented ate of depressiont. Thle transactionis of the week ive been quite liited, ad sales were madec froma to ( of ai cent below the current rtes of the pre *inig we-ek. The stringent satie of the nmoney market, together ith recent large and Inumnerous failures, and the! prehenisioni of a general temiporary s-uspe.nsion of aks, hats well nigh prodtuced a s:ate of feeliug in ,nmerce borderinig upont a general panic. We iar thatt the next sixty days will develolie a sate of de unpanralleled in the past thirty yetars. Our quo. tions aro btised to-daf upon actual sales, which ye beeni somewhat nominal from 56 to 73 ets. D. Masonic NotideW r IE GRAND LODGE of Ancient Free Ma sons of South Carolina, will celebrate its Cer.-. tennial Anniversary on the 27th day of December next. A procession of all the Lodges under its jurisdic tion i'Vill be formed on that day at 10 o'clock,A. Ml., at the Masonie H all, corner or King and Wentworth Streets, and an ADDRESS suitable to the occasion will be delivered by Brother SA MUEL HENRY DICKSON, N. D., Past Master of'Orange Lodge, No. 14. The period of the year when the celebration will take place, scetns to the Committee of Arrange tmints to be favorable for a general attendance o Masons throughout the State, and as every effor. will be made to procure a reduction of fare on Rail roads and Steamboats for those who attend the cele bration, it is hoped that no Maon who can attend will be absent. JOHN A. GYLES, 1. JOHN H. HONOUR. 0 l ALBERT G. MACKEY, M. D.. I GEORGE Z. WALDRON, .o GERGE H. WALTER, E = HENRY BUIST, E E. THAYER, ;. Nov 29 3t 47 Religious Notice ! . THE Fiflh Sunday Union Meeting of the 4th Di. vision or the Edgefield itaptist Association will be convened with the Red Oak Grove Church, on Fri day before the Fifth Sunday in December next .J. S. Matthews to preach the introductory sermon. Subjects of discussidn, same-as last meeting. S. P. GETZEN, MoD'oa. Gro. W. NixoN, Clerk. Tun next 'elinisters' and Deacons' Conference of the Second Division of the Ediefield Baptipt Asso ciation willI be held with the Fellowship Church on Friday before the 5th Sabbath in Decerhler next, to meet at II o'clock, A. M. Elder Jons TRAPP to preach the introductory, Sermon. Elder J. F. Wiasoneq, Alternate. 1st subject of discussion.-The importance of Sunday Schools in Churches. Elder Joix. TRAP to write an essay on the im portance of Churches enforcing the discipline-of the New Testament. The discussion on the special duties of Deacons, to be further considered at our next Conference. RO l T. BRYAN, Sr., Clerk. Good Things for Christmas! HE Subscriber has ordered, and is- daily -ex-. pecting to receive a large supply of good thinga lor Christmas, viz: ORANGES, PINE APPLES, FIGS, PRUNES, RAISINS, CURRANTS, APPLES, CRANBERRIES, .NUTS OF VARIOUS KINDS, CANDY; ANY QUANTITY, &c. &c. Look out now, little boys and ghi; hang up your Bags aid Stockings, old Santaclause is coiningagain and will fill then with his good things. G. L. PENN, gent. Dec 20. tf 49' REMOVAL! TI l E Subscriber takes this opportunity of infohin 1. ing his friends. that lie has removed to the NEW BliCK STORE adjoining the Store of B. C. Bryan. where he has just opened a LARGE V A RIETY of new articles in his various branchkes of Trade. Ile intends kccping in the Drug and Medicine Department, A full supply of every article that is in common use by the Profession, which will be constantly un ler the inipection of I)r. Bland, Abney, Mims and iurt; and if an artiele is reported to be impure it. will not beofl'ered for isale. Dr. M. WV. A bney has taken an Oflice in the .second Story of the building, :and will give mec the benefit of hs experience in Comp ounid ng .\led cines and prte'paring prescrip ttins, an- lhavin-z heetn six yasenaaed in the bu maents, I shall receive a liberal share of the patron age of Phlysiciants, fatmilies, ant- the public generally. In the Grocery Department . EV ERY TIlING will be kaept that is usually fobma .n a Fantey Fumnily Grocery store. In the Department of Books, Stationary, &c., Will be fountd a full supply of Standard School lhs'ks, liibles, I !ymn~ Bosoks, Fools Caip, Letter and Note l'aer, with. aimost every article in this line will he kept constanttly for sale. In the Confectionary Department, .\ay a'ways be foutnd -a much larger assortment of an-ilies, FEtuits, Pickles...Eietchtups. Sauces, &e., that has evecr bent oil'ered for sale itt this place. Ins trui h; t his is to be a Store of good thinigs, and it is hop d wil' be considered at great contvenienee, and thlete:ote be largely liltronttizetd. G. L. PENN, Agent. Dec 20 tf 49 Edgefield Collegiate Institute, FOR YOUNG LADIES! ' j'IlE YOUNG LADIES Iin the \Musical Depart metnt will give their usual CIIlSTMlAS CONCERT, on Friday eveting the 221 inst., emttnmeneing at 7 o'clock. The patrons andl frietids of the inastitution generally, are itnvited to attenda. The next Session will commence on the 2d Mon day in dannariy niext, with a full Corps of Teachers, atnd every'thin g it cessary for giving the best possi ble advantages to the Pupils. CId AS-. A. ItAYMOND, PRINCIALa. D..c20 it 49 *2 FOR SALE~ M*~ .Y PLANTATIION ON Hoarn's Creek, of 500 AIcres of Cotton atnd Corn Land, well watered witht a Diwallitng flouse, Gin house and Screw, r~iated out houses, barns, cribs, ,and all the usual fixtures, together with several Springs of good cha ly beute water. To Rent, TIlE STOR E HOUSE occupied this year by G. &. PENN, neair the Court ilouse. B. J. MIMS. Dec 20 if 49 W ar d & Bu reh a rd, AUG US-TA, GA., VW OULDJ itafoarm their friends in Edgefield Dis Vtriet antd the puzblie5 genecrally, that anticipa ting a chantge in their business the comitig seasopi, they are ispiased to rnake LARGE CONg$S. ShINS frotm their f~irmer low seale of prices, in. ardier to reduce their Stock to the lowest possible poitnt. O'Thie attention of Wholesale deatlers, as well conauumers~.is respectfully solicited. A ugutm. Ga., Dec 18, , tf 49 Beautiful Presents. E PllE Subscriber has just received a splendid as sortmnent of GWFT BOOKS, suitable for pres.- A eits to sw eethearts, relatitons or friends. Among hemi tiay be founid ROMANCE OF AMERICAN LANDSOAP.E. Sixteen beautiful engraving of Ame'ridan' se'ner. TIlE TfiuOU.GilT BLOSSOM. Sixteen en ravings otn steel. TIlE H uME ANNUA L, withaixtecn fine plates. TIlE F1LORA L KE EPSAKE, T H E P EA RL GIFT, GfFT OF .t FFECTION,.and a large supply of [leautiful Albutms. G. L. PEIN N, AGT. D)ec 20 - tf 49 Notic! SLL having claims against the Estate jof B. F. LiGoudey, dee'd., will p.resent the same properly trested ; anal all perstons ittdebted to the said Estate 1il make payments to the Undersigned-. ROlIT. McD)ON ALD, Acting Ei'or.. Hamburg, i-e I8, . 2mt . 49 ' Notien. Lb Persons indebtedl to the Estate of W..M. imm~niermtan, dee'd,, are requeste.d to mnake rrimgemets tta settle the same without deiay; and, hose havinig demandas agaitnst said Estateare hereby itified t'o ren'dertheni in, properly attested, as soon is possible. WM. BYR,dn'or. Sept 14 3m 35