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11ST Or ACTSPASSEDBY THE GENtERAL ASSEX 3LY OF SOUTE CAROLINA. 1. An act to authorize the Judges at Cham. bers to appoint commissioners to value lands through which Railroads may pass. 2. An act to amend an act entitled an act to provido for the inspection of flour and other purposes. 3. An act to authorize the State to aid in the construction of the Charleston and Savannah Railroad Company. 4. An act to incorporate the Charleston Water Company, in the city of Charleston, State of South Carolina. 5. An act to incorporate the Columbia and Charlotte Magnetie Telegraph Company. 6. An act to incorporate the village of Marion, and for other purposes. 7. An act to incorporate the Columbia Machine Works. 8. An act to incorporate the society for the relief of indigent and superanuated ministers of the Presbyterian Church, and their families. 9. An act to alter the Constitution of the State so as to divide Pendleton into two Election Districts. 10. An act to extend the timo allowed to the Greenville and Columbia Railroad Company and the Newberry and Chester Railroad Company to open the books of subscription to the capital stock of said companies. 11. An act to amend the first clause of an act to renew and amend the charters of certain towns and villages, passed in the year 1853. 12. An act to abolish the office of Tax Collec tor of Winyah and for other purposes. 13. An act to amend the charter of the Wil. mingtonoand Manchester Railroad Company. 14. An act to renew and amend the charters of certain towns and villages h eretofore incorpo rated. 15. An act to empower and authorize the Commissioners of the Orphan House in Charles ton to select two youths from those educated on the bounty of that institution, to complete their education in the Military Schools of this State. 16. An act to raise supplies tor the year com mencing October, 1654. 17. An :tt to vest the title of the State to certain escheated property herein mentioned in certain persons therein named. 18. An act to amend an'act entitled an act to re-charter the Merchant's Bank,.of South Caro lina at Cheraw. 19. An act to incorporate certain Religious Societies and Societios for the purposes of Edu cation. 20. An act to authorize the Comptroller Gen oral to accept the bequest of the late John Blair. 21. An act to authorize the Town Council of Hamburg to subarribe to the capital stock of cer tain Railroad Companies therein mentioned. 22. An act to re-charter the Bank of George: town, South Carolina. 23. An act to authorize the Cheraw and Dar lington Railroad Company to increase their capi tal stock. 24. An act to authorize the formation of a Volunteer Battalion, to be attached to the 23d Regiment of S. C. Militia. 25. An act to amend the charter of the Batik of the State of South Carolina. 26. An act to alter and amend the charter of the town of Columbia, and for other purposes. 27. An act to authorize aid to the Blue Ridge Railroad, in South Carolina. 28. An act to amend an act entitled an act to incorporate the Northeastern Railroad Company. 29. An act to incorporate certain Societies, Associations and Companies, and to renew and amend those of certain otherd. 30. An act to make appropriations for the year commencing 1st October, 1854. 31. An act to incorporate the Greenville Fe male Institute and Marion Female Co'lege. 32. An act to prescribe the mode and term4 on which the City Council of Charleston may subscribe to the Capital Stock of Railroads, Plank roads and Canal Companies, and to con firm the subscriptions heretofore made by them. 33. An act to authorize the City Council of Charleston to levy and collect taxes on the rea! ebtate of Blanks wvithin the corporate iimits. 34. An aet to :imend an act entitled an act to authorize the formnytion of the Savannah Va!lev 33>.~Einet to incorporate the Merchant's Mnu I unl Insurance Comnp~my. 36. An act to amend the charter of the town' oft Georgetown. 37. An act to amend an act entitled an act to iu-orporate the town of Mt. Pleasant. 38.~ Art act to extend and renew the charter of the town of Yorkville. 39. An act to amiend an act entitled an act to iscorporate the Firemen 's Insurance Company of Charleston, passed December 16S, 1854. 40. An act to incorpaorate the Spartanburg Female College. 41. An act to incorporate the Columbia Fe masle College. 42. An atct to incorporate the Southern Mutu at Life Ineararnee Company. 43. An act to clasaify the hands in the Catawba Indian Bonndary, situate in York and Lancaster Districts. and to tax themi as other lands in said Diatricts, and for other purposes. 44. An act to recharter the Board of Directors af the Theological Seminary of the Synods of South-Carolina and Georgia. 45. An act to incorporate the South-Carolina Bavinga a nd Building Association. 46. An act to authorize the United States to purchiase certain parcels of lands in this State for the erection of light houses and be'scon lights'. 47. An act to provide for the better adminis tration ofrjustice in the city Courts of Charleston. 48. An act to incorporate the Elciwood Cemne. tery Company. 419. An ad to incorporate the Yorkville Female College.___ A REMiEDY FOR ABoLI91oN.-Thle St. Louis Intelligencer of the 13th inst. discusses it sonie length the evil of slave-stealing. to whlich Mis sonrt~is in an espteial degree subject, and propo ses as a remedy f'or the mischief such an addi tional supply of negroes as will at once satisfy the wantsa of the Aboliiionists c f Illinois, and of the planlters of Missouri. The -editor concludes his article thus: "There is one mode only of meeting this difficulty. A bolish the existing laws against the slave trade, and regulate it henceforth and license it. The poor barbarians of A frica will be vastly benefitted and fthioroughily Christianized by the operation. In fact it is onily through slavery that the A frican lias ever had a ray of light, of reason, c: of religion poured into his darkened niind. I was the penalties againsat the slave trade that im.de it horrible. Make it legal and respectable. and then we can have plenty of nig gera for our own use, and can spare to Chicago as many as her citizens wish to steal. We are in earnest about this matter, and wait with inipatitnee to hear what our Douglas and Atchison Nebraska bill friends will have to say about it. Will they have the courage to get on our platform and be consistent with themselves, or not ?" TmE PRmsTI B-szr.Nss.-The N. Y. Tribune of thme 18th, says: " Experienced men say they have niot known so great a depression of the printing business for many years. Many of the leading offices have dischargedto-hrsftei employees, and have reduced the remainder to two-thirds of a day's work. A large number of journeymenm printers have left the~ city-others are working a day or two in a week as substitutes in the officees of time daily journals; but many more are totally destitute of work. The scale of prices, as established by the Union, has not been materially departed from as yet, that we can learn, although employers say that a conside rable reduction must take place unless business improves, and that right speedily." ArromETD BY 'hlE PREsIDENT.-5Y and with the ad rice and consent of the Senate.-James B. llowlin, of Missouri, to be Minister Resident of the United States, in the Republic of New Grenada. John Priest, of Pennsylvania, to be Consul of the United States for the port of San Juami del Sur, in Nicaragua. George Bl. Merwin, of Ohio, to be Consul of1 the United Statce, for the port of Valparaiso, in Chili. NEin.Y one-third of the mechanies in New York are out of employment. Thme employers, taking advantage of this state of things, have re 4need the rate of wages from twelve-and-half to SPEECH oF MR. STEPHENS, OF GEORGIA.-The Washington correspondent of the Baltimore Sun says: Mr. Stephens, of Georgia, replied to-day in a very able, temperate, and statesmanlike manner, to the speech of Mr. Mace, of Ohio, on the Ne braska Bill. Half of the Senate was present to hear him, and he acquitted himself handsomely of his task. He showed by logical argument from established facts, that the institution of slavery must be tested by the rules of political economy, and not by abstract view of philan thropy, and expressed his entire approbation of the principle of self-government contained in the Nebraska Bill. If, he said, the North, with double the popula tion of the South, cannot send as many emi grants to Kansas against slavery as the South, with half the population, can send to it in favor of the institution, then the minority ought to acquiesce. Mr. Stephen's speech was entirely unexceptionable in tone and manner, and argu mentative from beginning to end. The time is rapidly approaching when slavery and the tariff will be treated as questions of political economy, and not as elements of perpetual perturbation in polities. OpI OTivrtiser. ARTHUR SIMKINS, EDITOR. EDGEFIELD, 8. C. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1854. HEAD QUARTERS, COLUMIA, Dec 18th 1854. General Orders, No. 1. The following gentlemen have been appointed Aides-de-Camp to the Commander-in-Chief, with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. They will be obeyed and respected accordingly. E. B. BRYAN. J. DuxovA-T, Jr. S. R. Gis-. W. J. GRISnA.M. W. P. DUNCAN. J. H1. 3AasnALL. J. R. SONDLEY. R. H. MIKANS. J. G.ovER. T. B. CLARKSON. The Aides-de Camp above named, nill equip them selves and report for duty, either personally, or by letter,ito the Adjutant and Inspector General, at 96 Depot, South Carolina, by the 5th day of Febuary next. The members of the General Staff, attached to the Commander-in-Chief, are also required to report as being equipped as the law prescribes. If either of the above named Aides-de-Camp, or of the General Staff should neglect to report as above required, it will b3 deemed a refusal to accept, and the vacancy will be immediately filled by another ap pointment. By order of the Commander-in-Chief. R. G. M. DUNovANT, Adjutant and Inspector General. C&' Every paper in the State will copy the above, and insert once, under the editorial head. toP WE are requested to state that the Rev. T. D. PURtFOY'S address is Oakland, the same as heretofore. TH E communication of " FAasra" will ap pear next week-our space a!l pre-engaged this time. Legislative. We present on another column a List of Acts passed during the recent session of our Legislature. It will be seen that it exceeds our ustial number. And this is all that we have time to say about the matter at present. Agricultural Fair. A write; in another column suggests the formation of an agricultural society for Edgefield District. We hope the ball will be kept in motion. Planting fruit Treos. Will not some acconmodating man of sense give us, bricgly, the best mode of setting out fruit trees?1 We would be glad to know next week or the week after The Pressure. MIonetary matters are as tight in Edgefield as any where else. A good many are predicting a crash. IWe doubt the prediction. An idea has taken its place in our perecranium (and there it sticks) that about February or Miarch next the tension will be over and every thing easy again. Stick ZLost. - A neat Gutta-percha walking stick, with a small but heavy head, was misplaced by us the other day somewhere in town. It is covered with reddish leath er. The finder will be good enough to locate it in this office at his earliest convenience. From Eansas. Gov. lRCEDoat of this territory has refused to com mission General Whitfield, recently elected to Con gress on pru-slave-ry grounds. The Governor's reason is, that he was elected by a crowd of 3Missourians who crossed the lines on election day. The Washington Sentinel pronounces this course'of Reeder usurpattons; Because, it belongs to the House of Reps. at Wash ington, not to a territorial governor, to decide n hu is properly elected a member of their body. The Concert of last Week. The girls of Mr. RAYMoND's school gave a nice concert on Friday night last. The large hall of the Institute Buildings was crowded ; and every one, save a few rowdy spirits, betemed to be determined upon enjoying the evening. Barring one very discordant quarttte (accidentally pitched too high,) the perfor mances were creditable. Some of the young ladies, who have been under .Mrs. RAvsos's tuition for about three years, executed their pieces in very taste ful style. The chortuses by the school at large were (most of them) very well carried through. TIhme fine contralto voice of Mliss N EL.Y R. was distinguishable in them all, as an opheclyde would be among stringetd instruments. Several of the girls sang spiritedly. And they all looked thme thing charmingly. Upon the whole, it was quite a pleasant entertainment, in spite of the barbarian rudeness of certain boys and hobode hoys, whose native coarseness prompted them to try sundry modes of exhibiting their bad breeding. Our "Imp's" L~ast. The following effusion seems to have been left upon our table by that promising young gentleman, who has for some two weeks been officiating as our " locumz tnens." From the conspicuous manner in which it was left spread out on top of every thing else, we imha gins it to be the hearL's desire of our young Hopeful that it should appear in print. We accordingly give it a place : SINGULAR OCCURRENCE. Night before last, as one of Tom Turner's niggers was running round a fence corner, the moon that beamed resplendently from her seat in the heavens was heard to murmur soft vows of fidelity to the quicksilver stream below. Immediately, and as it were by mgic, the eagle upon the coin of America bit the forefinger of the President's right hand. His sod den scream of pain startled the horses that are wont to pull the chariot of Phusbus. Where upon, the Earth revolved more rapidly upon her axis than was ever known before, and a voice was heard to say " A little plain whiskey water, To drive dull care away." No sooner had the souind been wafted on the air, than the genius of " Young America," with his beau tiful sister " Modern Progress" by his side, lashed upon the scene, and, laaving assumed tan attitude of reckless wonder, exclaimed. " What are people of Edgefield to do during thme holidays, for something to' warm up the inner man ?" And the answer to this important question was-but, my ktingdomn, the Edi tor proper has just arriv in Trown,, and we must be " oph." ,During the brief period we have held domni nant sway over the destinie of the Atdverliser, we have had fine -times and made (as all popular Editor do) many kind friends; and, now in parting, toe trust that the hgh standard to which toe have elevated this journal will be properly appreciated and in a manner sustained by our successor. So, with a firm deter mination to makts ourself " scace" in these parts by a hasty eseape through the back door, we bid you all and affectionate farewell. The lxr. Found. A fellow has handed us an old red pocket-book con aining two postage stamps, a fish-hook and a recipe or curing dogs that have swallowed strychnine. Hle tforms us that it was found near the door of this tzablishment. That may be-but we earnestly as-* mre him and the public at large that none of us in this shop have anything to do with the article in ques tion. Every man of us ignores it. We all take it ur granted that it must belong to that individual who nds the declaration-" He who steals my purse, Christmas. OF course we must have something to say upon this ubject, as we are, at the very moment of writing, in he midst of the joyous holidays. Everything around eminds us that old Christmas is once more indubita ly here. There is a holiday smile on every body's ace, a holiday grasp in every body's hand, a holiday augh in every body's throat and a holiday glance In very body's eye. Let it rain or let it shine, 'tis all he same. Fan must be had as fun has been had be ore ; and fun will be had, be the clerk of the weather ;lum or gay. ." A fashious job forsooth," says the Scotchman, " would it be to bridle ainsell at sic a ime." "Faith," responds Paddy, " ye're in the right 3f it now, Jork, and be damned toye." " Tat ish my pelief too," chimes in Mynbeer Dutchman-" a little mumtin make me feel goot dose times--de ting is de Ling." " Plum pudding and Punch forever," shouts Jonny Bull at every corner-----" Jolly landlord, fll our glasses and God save the Queen." " Say, here, bar keeper-give us a pint of your best truck-come up boys, help yourselves, and damn the expense." (This last may be recognized as the remark of young Ameri ca.) While, far more hearty, genial, gladsome, happy and exultant than all the rest, the.merry " yah! yah !" of our Southern Darkie sounds high above the storm of jollification that gathers on every hand. Egg-noge and Christmas dinners are cheering the hearts of the old ; and the young are on the qui vive for every odd circumstance that may give zest to the season. Fuss and fire-crackers are the order of the day-dancing and music, of the night. All the world over, it takes chicken-cocks, and mince-pies, and toddies, and tu mult, and tops, and balls, and tamborines, audd gift books, and shot-guns, and crying-babies, and masks, and mimicry, and fiddle-sticks, and jigamarees, and all that sort of thing, to make up a genuine Christmas week. That the one non, pending will have its usual quantum of these things, there cannot be a doubt. That our little readers may enjoy them to the full, and that our big'readers may be happy in seeing the little ones thus filled with delight, is the earnest wish of the Edgefield Advertiser. But - " Ah! yes-of course," says friend Foolishly-fond-of-it--" I knew that ' but' would have to come in somewhere before he got very far." To-be-sure, sir, it has to come in just here. We mean it not however as a damper upon your plea sures, only as a lenient moderator. Enjoy the week out and out, in the right way. Use the good things placed before you to your heart's content-BUT don't abuse them. Remember the origin of this carnival. It was estahlished to commemorate the birth of the Saviour. Custom has not perhaps erred in connecting with the occasion the usual acctnpaniments of a Ju bilee. Yet itwould be profanity to suppose that any vicious excesses derived the least shadow of excuse from having been committed during this hallowed week. Really though, we meant not to read a lecture to any one. We presume not to judge others, lest we ourselves be also judged. You are all, kind readers, as good, and many of you a thousand times better than we. To one and all, the poor and the rich, the high and the low, friends and foes, gentlemen and ladies, old and young, black and white, good and bad, fat and lean, married and unmarried, paying subscribers and non-paying subscribers (mark our charity!) we wish an unmitigatedly "Me-,rry Chistmas." The Railroad. An extension of time for securing the charter of the connecting link through Edgefield, between the South Carolina Railroad and some point in the vicini ty of Newmarket, has been granted to the Greenville and Columbia Company. We trust ihat this exten sion A ill not be made use of merely to postpone the work. Now that the Rabun gap Road is rendered certain, this link becomes unavoidable, so imperious will be the necessity for it. Would it not be the best course then for the Company that has it in charge to go on as speedily as possible? If our Edgefield sub scription of $160,000 be considered worth anything in the matter, we would respectfully remind the Directo ry of the Greenville & Columbia Company that a con dition precedent and positive of that subscription is, that the road be built by the 1 Jan. 1857. It might be, that this condition could be modified and our list not materially diminished. But It might not be. What boots it to delay the commencement any longer than is absolutely necessary!1 Cannot the charter be se cured at once and the surveys ordered forthwith!I We i. - m~ aau wur tie rurtnerance, with all the mecans at his command, of prompt action in this mat ter. We look to the intclligent and able Diirection, in conjunction with wvhich he acts, to sustain him in any measures lie may suggest for this good end. A puny cry has already been raised, that the Newherry and Columbia influence in that Company will set its face against immediate and decisive action in the premises. We scout the idea as unworthy the men in question, their liberal notions and progressive creed. And we shall confidently expect that the intention, which has been so fairly emblazoned before thme public of South Carolina in regard to this direct conacction, will he carried out in the same honest spirit which gave it birth. Equity Decisions. The cases from Edhgefield lately argued in Columbia, and in which our District is now especially eoncerned, have been disposed of as follows: Luther vs. Arnold-iorngne for PlaIntIff; Spann for Defendant; decided for Defendant. Cogburn vs. Bryan-Spann & Blonhan for Plaintiff, Mforagne & Carroll for Defendant ; decided for Pla'tf. Rocker vs.'Bodie-Carroh & Spann for Plaintiff Abney for Defendant; decitded for Plaintiff. Prescott & llolmes-Bauskett for Plaintiff Carroll for Defendan; decided for Defendant. The case of the contested election excited great In terest. The examintion of witnesses wvas conducted on the part of thme contestants biy Mfr. Bauskett, and on the part of Mfaj. Watson by 31r. Spann. It lasted ten days. The final argument stands adjourned until next session of the Legislature. It is said that the best of lawyers are much divided in opinion as to the result. The Senate lias ordered the testimony to be printed and a copy to be sent to echcl member. This case is liktely to become a precedent hereafter, and it is to be hoped that the law will be settled with the utmost caution and delibertiron. The South Carolinian. Our readers are aware of the fact that this valua ble journal has been seriously crippled in its most use ful career by the late disastrous fire in Columbia. But Gtsarcs and Jonssoir are of that class of nien who never say " die." And in a short time it may be expected that they will again present their popular sheet to the public of South Carolina in all its former attractiveness. To effect this however will require a strong draw upon their remaining resources. This will be made readily. Their object is still, as it was before, to make the Sotuth Carolinian, the newspaper of the State. For one, we wish tnem a most speedy and complete reparation of their recent losses ; and we earnestly ask of our readers to lend them a helping hand ir. their hour of adverse fortune. Let as many as are subscribers remain so still, and may many others conclude, at this trying period of its existence, to be come patrons of the old South Carolinian. Long has i done the State good and efficient service. Long has it struggled for the right and battled vralorously against the wrong. Ever moderate but firm, hightoned but liberal, it has commanded the esteem of opponents while it has attached with hooks of steel its many friends and admirers. Now, if ever, is the time when its well-wishers should give it a lift. Let them not be slow in doing so. " A friend in need is a friend indeed." We trust that our unlucky but still undaun ted cotemporaries -ill find coming up to them from Edgefeld a large share of that liberality towards suf ering worth which has ever characterised our people. The War News. TuE last intelligence from the East is any thing but flattering to the hopes of the Allies. '1im. far, it is estimated, they have lost, in battle and by disease, it least 50,000 men. And Sebastopol is not yet taken. Russia has also lost many, many thousands. But their place is being rapidly supplied by large reinforce ments. While the Allies are recruited slowly and at m immense cost. It is thought now that the siege of Sebastopol will result in failure ; or, even ifitmsucceed, hat the eflfets of the ca mpaign will be disastrous to he Allied armies. Speculation is staggered, in calca ating and surmising the probable termination of this remendous conflict of nations. There appears at iresent no opening whatever to a pacific adjustment. twould seem that the European world is to be almost iterally deluged in blood. The fury of the war-god fully aroused. Whien it will be appeased, no man ~noweth. The great peace party, whose Eutopian iotions prevailed but yesterday, stand abashed and lismayed in the back-ground, while Ambition, Pride The Old Columbia Road FoR the purpose of residences, combining comfort, healthfulness, cleanliness and various conveniences, the road leading from Edgefleld village towards Co lumbia is now decidedly the most desirable part of Edgeflold District. Along the whole length of it, !twenty-seven miles, there are situations, improved and unimproved, that will vie successfully with any In the State. Besides their value in this regard, the ands attached to them, although generally sandy and rather thin, are yet level, free, easyof cultivation and sapable of being carried to a high degree of fertility. rhat section of this road, known as the Watson set lement, is undoubtedly more valuable than the rest' But the entire country from our Court House to CAREY MrrcTCEL's is destined yet to be one of the loveliest and most prizeable strips of South Carolina soil. We have been much struck, in one cr two late trips over this road, with the taste exhibited in building by some of our Ridge fellow-citizens. Fram the elegant new mansion of Dr. J. C. READY down to the Lexington line may be seen building after building of the most excellent workmanship, all thoroughly finished and belutifully painted, with out-housos&c. corresponding. We like this; because it looks as if our people were determined to be satisfied with their Carolina homes, and as if they meant to put forth their energies to de. velop her resources. Were this spirit general, the aggregate wealth of ourState would speedily be dou. bled. Our country, old though it be called, has yet great advamages if they were'resolutely brought into play. And we greet the spirit of improvement mani fested along the old Columbia road as a harbinger of permanent prosperity to those who are actuated by it. Already have ourpoor lands here gone up to 12 and 15 dollars per acre; and the time is near at hand (if we continue to prove our faith, in the good mother earth which nourishes us, by A proper outlay of labor and money for her benefit) when $25, $30, aye, and even $50 per acre will be no very :narvellous circum stance among us. The Columbia Times. Titsi paper, under its present me.nagement,is grow ing popular day by day. Messrs. B AITTON & Co. have now before them every chance of success. Nor will they let one of them slip by unimproved. They are capable besides of getting up a highly interesting sheet, as their numbers thus far sufficiently provel, The 1 Times" will doubtless equal the highestexpectations of its friends. We commend it to all who desire to take a central Carolina paper of tone and ability. Eunglish Railroads. '-r is conceded, we think, that England is ahead of the world in Railroads. The impression too is general that her great projectors in this branch of enterprise pursue a system of air lines, let hills, rocks, or what. ever else, interpose their formidable barriers. The subjolned letter, from a gentleman of practical ability and cloBe observation who has recently travelled over many European railroads, will throw a rather new light upon this subject. It will be seen that the wri ter in the close of his letter speaks of " our road." By this he means the contemplated Columbia and Ham. hurg railroad by the way of the Ridge in this District. Our correspondent is himself 1 citizen of the Ridge and has that scheme warmly at heart. We commend 'his observations upon English railways to our readers generally, but more especially to the people of the Ridge, of Lexington, of Columbia and of Hamburg and Augusta, who feel (or ought to feel) a deep inter est in the proper location of the contemplated Colum bia and Augusta road. RUer-ro, DensYsH raE, Nov. 24, 1854. Mu Dear Colonel:-I have (at last) a little rest. I luvebeen through England, Wales, IrelAnd, Scotland, France, Belgium, and part of Holland. I have ex. amined Railroads and everything belonging to them all the way; but England learly covers the wilole subject, for all the others are copies. In worksof use fultess England far surpasses all the rest. France however is ahead in the fine and ornamental. The Railroads in England arealldouble tracks, and some are advocating three tracke so as always to have two entirely clear in time of repairs. We are far be. hind England in almost every thing belong:no to Rail roads. rheir Depots here are splendid. We have nothing like them and I fear never shall Lave in our time. We are scarcelv on the threshold. Some are over a quarter of a mile long and over half the roof is ghIs, so as to be as light as day. The Birmingham passenger Depot is near one thousand feet long, two hundred and twenty-five feet wide, wi 4-A any mid wish, conneeted with it. All cte Roads are of capital iron, dosuble T and about eight pounds to the yard, laid on cross ties three feet apart. One sic" on chairs nsot on the wood a~s with us; the chairs arc spiked d own in a very superior manner with a twisted spike of a peculiar kind, one of which I shall bring home. Every thing sems reduced to the most perfect system. A guard stands at every turn oit to avoid accident, and as the train passes, throws one hand oii his breast and extenids the othter at arnms length in the direction the train is going, to indicate to the hands on the locomotive that all is right. He stands in ,.hat position until the train is all past, and to make the thing doubly sure, is in a uniform peculiar to the RIail Read service. The, tracks here are mestly 41 feet 8t inches wide ; b~ut many arc getting in favor of the wide gage wl-ich is seven feet. A rail is consjdered wvorn out a fter one hundred and fifty thousand trains have passed ove- it. T1hey then turnt the rails tup side down and pass them through the same wear over again, and then they are thrown aside and worked up. There is one thinsg yon may all disabuse yourselves of, that is air lines as we call them. There is no sumb thing in England nor in fact in Europe, aind as 3Ir. BAatOW says, never will he. He is one of the l.est scientific and practical engineers in England. 1 spent a long time wath him. He has grown gray in the au siness, has great influence and in fact is in himsel f a host. He gave me information in 1he most gentleman ly manner. II. says the idea is ridiculous. " Neve -," says he, " leave a route of easy grades fnr the sake of a few-miles in distance," and he further added, " take in allthe feeders you possibly can." He then gave mie a case in point of a very peculiar nature. A road was built from Leeds to Bradford, by Appleby thirren miles on a favorable grade ; the direct line was oily ten miles buOt through a rough country and over s ifi grades. So a direct line was built; but owinig to the stiff grades it takes longer to run it or, all wet deays than by the other road, although the difference is as thirteen to ten. The longest strait line in all Enighand is only twenty miles, and rio other onse near uss lorng. Most strait lines are not over five milos, and Mr. Bisa LOW says although they have int one place a grade of 143 feet to the mile they, as a r-ude, avoid grades ot er 20 feet to the nmile as much as possible. 16 being tie most desirable. Their 143 feetgrade often requires fo'ir locomotive engines to take tip a freight train, and theiy begin to think tihat going down the .said grade is cor.t mng them more than going up. Is wears out breals, rails, and flattens the wheels so as to render their ru-i ning unsteady and rough even on a good road ; so ther-e is no end to the injury done on bei grades, &c. Nov, if bad grades affeict them so much, how will it be wibh us?7 for their locomotives and roads are certainly tl~e best in the world. Although they have lately hrd several locomotives imported from our country to protit by any inmprovement that might appear. they find thesu unequal to their own and.put them only to the lighte-at freight trains. They test every thing here, I assure you. Railroads with them as with us, are a ne-v principle, so thsere is no old fixed prejudices to over come as in .pny other things in this cousntry. Iron here tnow about ?i 8s Od per son, whlic-h as thought high, but thtere is not much pirospect of its being lower soon. I hope our road at home is going on properly and that so great an interest will not be sacrifriced by folly, as hsas been so often the case in our dear Carolina.. Remember poor Crocket, "first know you aire right then go ahead." Do urge our people to build their roads on the best routes, throsughl the best country, through good fecdcrs, easy grades, easy cures, an I above all, clear of seater. W. Ther hasWAsHINGTON, Dee, 20. Teehsbeen much excitemeunt in monied circles yesterday nnd to-day, growing outt of thes recent statement mndo by the Trustees of the Exchange Bank of Se!den, Withers & Co. The statement shows that the inidividual mtembers of the firm are the largest dobtors, and that more titan two-thirds of the million of assets% of Mr. Withers are worthless. The notes of the bank were selling on Monday at a discountt of ten peor cent. Y eaterday and 1o-day they were sold bythie bro kera at a discount of farly per cent. FLOrDA SENATo.-The Genernl Assemubly of Florida, now in session, hats just cotncluded the election of United States Sennltor. H-on. D. L Yulee was chosent on the first ballot. The Whigs voted for Ex. Gov'. Brown. The vote vote stood-Yulee 31, Brown 21, blank 2. Mr. Yulee isucceeds the Hon. Jackson Morton, Whig, whose term expires on tho 4th of March, 1865. GRANID LODGE A. F. .M., oF So. CA-At the Quarterly Communication of the Grand Lodge of Ancient Freo blanons of South Carolinns, the ftev. Bro. E. B. Hort was elected Grand Chap lain for the ensuing year. Ina the list of officers, by some inadvertence, this election was not men tioned. Papers, therefore, throughout the State, tre requtested to copy this notice. TnzE beat cure for hard timsuc is economy. A shi!ling'.s worth of white beans wvill do as much eeding na fifty cents worth of potatoes; while six cents worth of Indian meal will mako as 0 0I m UN IC A T I N 8. FOR TUE ADVERTISER. EXAMNATIONAND CONCEET. A nonthly examination of the young ladies of the Edgefield Collegiate Institute, under the care of the Rev. Mr. RAymonn, took place in the Academy Juilding on Thursday the 21st inst. The writer, in company with several otherv1 was present and witnessed the examination. The pupils were all examined on the various studies over which they had gone during the previous Tnonth. They showed considerable proficiency, and reflected great honur on themselves and their teachers. At inter vals pieces of music were played by some of the musiescholars, and thereby they added much to the interest of the occasion. On Friday evening a Concert was given by Mrs. RAYMOND and her pupils. This was to a certain ex tent, intended as a commemoration of Christmas, and the arrangement though simple was beautiful. .The Teachers and the Pupils were arrayed in ruitable costume, and altogether presented a lovely spectacle. A number of pieces were played and several songs, which were 'iighly beautiful, were sung. They afforded much delight to a large and respectable audience, who evinced their satisfaction by their applause. It is but justice to Mr. RAYMOND to say, that his examinations and concerts add much to the pleasure of our community, and long may they continue. It is to be hoped, that in the coming year, he will receive that patronage from a discerning public which he greatly deserves. L. [FOR TiE ADVEaTISEa.] AGRIMCULTRAL FAIR. Mr EDTor.--As Edgefield District has of late given signs that she is willing to be spurred into the progressive spirit of the age, we are led to hnpe that she may go, of her own accord, still farther in the way of improvement. We are vain enough to in dulge the hope, that she will yet arouse herself and exhibit that energy which will rival at least, if not surpass our sister districts in the development of that agricultural spirit, for which many of them are already distinguished. It cannot be denied that our people, within the last ten years, have made vast improvements in the science of agriculture, as well as in the breeds (of fine stock of all kinds. And yet it is true, that we are behind our sisters, notwith standing this manifest advancement, in having no es tablished system whereby to inform ourselves of our own degree of progress. Hence the general im pression abroad is, that we are behind the spirit of the age in everything. Now, in order to correct erroneous impressions and to do justice to ourselves, an Agricultural Society is the " sine qua non"-the very thing we need. We want such a society in order to systematize our endeavors to improve and to discover some certaik, reliable data whereby to estimate our proper degree of attainment. Agricul tural Societies are pre-eminently useful in the dis semination of knowledge in all the various branches of industrial pursuits, and the only correct rhediums of information in regard, to the improvements and general progress made in agriculture. We might say more, but our citizens are too high-minded, pa triotie and itelligent to need any argumnts of ours to persuade them (of the advantages of an agricul tural society. We close our remarks with the fol lowing proposal: As a good many of our citizens have recently made considerable accessions to their farms, in the way of Stock of all kinds, and in other respects, we propose to all who may feel intert sted, thit we hold here an Agricultural Fair in May next,at which shall be exhibited every inprovement in Horecs, Mules, Jacks, Cows: Sheep, Hogs and Poultry. as well as Machines, Farming utensils, &c. And tothe ladies-bless the ladies, we would not for'e-t.tem-we propose__that thecy -exhibit their furnish for the occasion one of their far-famed ban qtuets in the shape of a pie nic. We can then form a society, organize and meet annually. What say ye all to iti R ELLAIR. THE DEAN CoTToN.-M~essrs. Maiy, Yamihook & Co., of New Orleans sold there on the 12th inst., a ltot of fifteen bales of cotton, from the plantation of Col. John M. Burke, of Wilcox county, Ala., at Sixteen Cents per pound. This cotton is the product of the Ocean or Dean Seed, ginned on the Parkhurst Roller Gin. The Delta says the staple of the cotton is unnsually long and beautiful. As this cotton is destined to be extensively cultivated in this State, and every thing relating~ to it is important to the planting commiun ity, we are sure Col. Burke will pardon us for the liberty we make of a letter addressed to us, dated New Orb-ans, Deceniber 12: SYuu will perceive by the Delta of this date," remarks Col. B., " that I had a lot of cotton sold yesterday for sixteen cents, in this market, the piroduct of the Dean seed. I feel a little proud that Ahlabamna has beaten, so far, Louisiana or Mississippi. My cotton is said by the brokers to be the finest article ever offerred in this market. My entire crop is of this kind, and 1 have made from 500 to 2000 pounds to the acre. The on ly extrat expense was the inve-stment of 8300 foir a Parkhurst Gin, made by Frazier, of Mont gomery.-One bale of this yields in cash as much as two of common cotton. The staple of thme Dean Cotton is but little inferior to 8ea Island. It fills tup a vacuum between the comn mon and Seat Ibland, that the manufacturing worldis much in want of.-One mnure idea; if mt any time you should speak to the farming community in regard to planting this cotton, say that if picked clean of leaf it will pay well, if even ginined on a coumse saw gin. The past season I obtained fourteen cents for that, passed through a saw gin.,'-Mobile Tribune. WVELTON SPriNGs.-'The Artesian WVell still bubbles up its mingled streams of sand and wa ter-the former element exhibititig some dc rease yesterday, while the latter maintained, appareutmJy, the rate mentioned in our previous notice. The deep intere-st felt In this happy so lution of a problem that had long engatged anx iotns thought, and had involved much labor and expense, is manifested in the attendance that throngs the lot, and plies the Superintendent withi such a stream of questions as would over come the paticince of any man except Mamj. Wel ton. Tfho chemist and savan go to test the stream, while the eager and inquisitive represen tatives of " Young Charleston" gaze in attentive admiration asking " what pushes the water up so." TIhe success of the experimnent being now sub stantially established, we regard it as an era that will long b~ mrked in the calendar of Chary leston. We owe ech to the foresight and re search that has instained the work throughout, and to the patient assiduity and exhaustless fer tiity in expedients and resources that have car ried BMaj. Welton through six years of painful and complicated exertions. We owe much also to the fostering care andmeneouragemenmt of the City Council, and especially to Mayor HuItchtin son, who has presided over the committee having this matter in charge, and has devoted to it his mostixious at tentions. Hie may be content to let this result mairk his adinmistration. There is " a good timei a coming" for Charleston, and the State nit large, if we tan keep our Gourdians and Weltons at work, and atid thorn by the needful encouragement. THE Chattanooga Advertiser of the 16th inst., says: Some tcen or twelve thousand bales cotton are hauled to the~ banks of the Tennessee, below, waiting for a tido in th~river. When we can get wate; we shall have an unusual bribk~aeason. Every bo y is delayed on this account, and busi ndas must remain in stattuiplo until there is more rain. We hear of con-iiderable produce to come in.when the meansa of transportation are reachable. There is a, slight prospect of rain. Sron'rxs FLORIDA.-A five days hunt in Washinlgton county, Floridat, last month, by eight gentlemen, yielded the followi ing net pro eeeds : 15 deer, 2 turkeys, 1 alligator, 1 coon, I hawks, 3 partridges, 2 squirrels,2 rattlesnakes, nd the party caught "any quantity" of fish, beide. unnding a bear. NEBRASKA AoAI BEFORE CONGRESS.-On Wednesday last. Mr. Mace of Indiana, brought ip before the House of Representatives the Nebrahka-Kansas bill, and made a speech against it. He offered a bill providing that slavery shall be excluded from the Territories of Nebraska ind Kansas. This, in effect, was a proposition to repeal the Nebraska bill passed it tIe last session. In the discussion that took place, it 1 was declared by Mr. Washburn, of Maine, that the North would not rest until the Missouri restriction shall be restored. These gentlemen weregecessfully replied to by Mr. Oliver, of Missouri. Yesterday, Mr. Stephens, of Georgia, who always speaks ably, continued the discus sion in'a strong and eloquent speech. It is not surprising that the anti-Nebraska men and the members of the " Emigrant Socie ties," should feel gravelled by the election of a Nebraska Democrat from Kansas as a Delegate to Congress. It is not surprising that they should wring their hands and tear their hair when they contemplate the failure of their scheme for peopling the new Territory of Kan sas with Freesoilers. They should be permitted the indulgence extended to all losers-that of scolding. We hope that their lamentations and jeremaids will not be replied to. To make the measure (hat occupied so much of the time of the last Congress the subject of discussion at this sea. sion, would be a Godmsend to the opponents of it. They delight in agitation, and would rail against slavery until the crack of doom, if they could but get disputants to wrangle with them. This is the short session. A vast deal of bu siness will come before Congress, and it will be a waste of time to discuss over again a subject so thoroughly discussed, so ably illustrated, and so gloriously settled, as was this subject at the last session. None can gain by it but the anti Nebraska men; and all that they can gain is- f agitation. _ AUGUSTA MACHINE Wons.-We are gratifi ed to .arn that this establishmonyt, under its present able management, is doing a large and profitable business. The Company have now in their employ some fifty or sixty hands, and all are kept busily at work. At a meeting of the Stockholders held on the 15th instant, the fol lowing gentlemen were elected Directors for the ensuing year, viz:-H. H. Cummiug, W. H. D'Antignae, L. Hopkins, J. C. Carmichael, and Wm. 51. Hight. At a subsequent ineeting of the Board Wn. M. [light, esq., was unamnmous ly elected President of the Company.-Consti tutionalist. TiE Russiri TaooPs-Car LIFE.--Yester day we had the hardest fighting we have had since the Alma. After six or eight hours hard fighting, we managed to lick them. They were all as drunk as fiddlers, and fought like madmen. The slaughter among them was fearful. We lost two of our best Generals and many officers. About 500 prisoners was taken-all almost too drunk to stand upright-and two or three guns. Life in camp is desperately uncomfortable, I can tell you-especially in cold weather; and we have had nothing else since I have been here. We all wish we were in Sebastopol, though what the deuce we are to do when we get there no one knows. I don't see how we cnn winter there, as in that 'ase we should be obliged to leave these hills to the Rus:,ians, who would soon turn the tables upon us. The climate would kill half our men, and have but little effect upon the enewy--that is to say, if we winter'under canvass, and that we must do to hold the hills. BURNED To DEATH.-We regret to learn that anii old widow lady, by the name of Spencer, living about 7 miles above the village, was burned to death last week. She was very aged, and was living alone, and it appears she fell into the fire and being unable to extricate herself, was almost entirely burned up. Our informant tells us that her body and one arm was burnt to ashes. Gre enville Mountaineer. DREADFUL ACCIDEXT.-About a quarter be fore 12 o'clock last night, one of the boilers at Chisolmn's steam rice-mill, at the foot of Tradd streek, exploded, completely demohishinag the raf t hands that wvere sleeping ini it. -A hole was knocked through a brick wiall into the engine room, but thte Engineer, Mr. Dougall, though covered with the fragments, escaped uninjured. All the hands connected with the rice mill, we believe, escaped unhurt. The boiler that ex ploded was an old one, and the Engineer, who, we understood had just come on duty, was of the opinion that it was occasioned by a deficien cy of water.-Charleston Mercury. VTIsIT OF Q'EEN YICTORIA TO CANADA.-The Caneada papers arc warmly discussing the pro. priety of petitioning thae Queen to visit her do minions upon this side of the Atlantic Ocean. Te Hamilton Gazette, Toronto Globe and Mon treal Pilot, unite in urging that shte be itnvited to take a vo'yage next sunaner, by whicht time, says the Pilot, -the war in Europe may have termui nated." AN attempt to revolt among the prisoners in the New Jersey State Prison was made oat Sun day afte:noon. A prisoner availed himself of a defect in an outer cell door to escape from his cell and open the cell doors of two other des perate characters. The keeper heard the noise of a door opening, armed himself and went to discover the cause. WVhen he wenit to the cell, one of the prisoners endeavored to drag him inside, but did not succeed, and aid coming to the keeper thae prisoners were secured. REsULT OF VICToas.-A late letter from London says: Over ?96.000 have been collected in aid of the wives and children of the dead and wounded soldiers. Trade stuffers dreadfully. Tho West End shops are literally deserted. Half of the aristocracy are in mourning for the death of kinsmen in the Crimea, and fancy sales are ended. The ustial quantity of amusements, (balls, etc.) are curtailed for the same cause. Every third persona is in mourning. THE Charleston Mercury, in speaking of the nauguraAddress of Gov. Adams, says: "We have nt often read so good a State paper," and further, "Gov. Adams assumes office by a con sent so general, and this so plainly secured by his 'ability, and the confidence in lais devotion to the State, thtat his admintiatration can hardly failI to be one of the most popular in our aninals." A gentleman, in a private letter from thec Sand wich Islands, speaking of King Kaamehame ha, says:--" He loa fs around the townt of Hono bulu-peeps inato a tavern and is ready to take a 'nip' with any body that asks him. He isn't worth a 'continental,' and auctioneers won't take his bid at anm auction." A NEW TRAvELLION FrxIN'.-The Wheeling Intelligencer describes a travelling wagon, which passed through that city a few days ago, on its way West, with a stove in it to keep the family warm, and at the -same time do the cooking as they progressed. T(he stove pipe went up through the wagon cover, and sent forth a vol-. nie of curling smoke. The wagon started from anear Winchester, Va. That's a go-ahead family. Religious Notice ! THE Fifth Sunday Uanion Meeting of the 4th Di visin of the Edgefield Baptist Association will bet convened with the Red Oak Grovo Church, en Fri day before the Fifth Sunday inm December next J. S. Matthews to preach the introductory sermon. Subjects of discussion, same, as last meeting. . S. P. GETZEN, Men'oa. G EO. W. Naxon, Clerk. TuE nelt M~inisters' and Deacons' Conference o the Second Division of theEdgefield Baptist Asso ciation willi be held with the Fellowship Church on Friday before the 5th Sabbath in Deoenmber next, to meet at 11 o'clock, A. M. Elder Jons' TRAar to preach the introductory Sermon. Elder J. F. PET~aboN, AlIternate. 1st subject of ~discussion.-The importanc of Sunday Schools in Chturches. Elder Jonas Taarr to write ian essay on the im portance of Churches enforcing the disciplinte of the New Testament. The discussion on the special duties of Deacons, a to be further considered at onr next Conference, HYNENIAL. MARRIED. on the 19th inst., at 11J o'clock, P. I., by Rev. D. Bodie, Dr. S. J. WIuARiD, of Ab. eville District, and Miss E. S. JoNrs, of this Dis riet. MARRIZD, On the same instant at 6 o'clock, A. M, y the same, Mr. D. W. THoMAS and Miss ELrzA ETH STROM, all of this District. OBITUARY. DrrARTZD, this life on the 12th inst., in this Die' riot, Mrs. SARAH Gaiwoay-something over one iundred years of age, having been a grown lady luring the Revolutionary War. She has left a arge circle of friends and relatives to mourn their oss. She was at the time of her death an accepta yle member of the Lutheran Church, and her friends iave the consolation of believing that she now rests n Heaven. M, COMMERCIAL. Correspondence of the Adverser. HAMBURG, Dec. 23, Co-roN.-Our market continues dull and de >ressed, and prices gradually declining. The past veek has been very dull-the larger portion of the -eeeipts went in store on account of Planters they >eing unwilling to sell at present prices. We are to-day in receipt of later advices fromi Zurope, whieh aire regarded quite unfavorable to aotton. Austria has at length formed an alliance vith the balance of the allied powers against Russia, vith the understanding that a united effort be made gainst Russia within one moth.-What the result eill be, is left to conjecture. Our market is there ore so unsettled and prices so irregular, that we are iot able to give anything further, than what has ranspired in the way of actual sales, from 5j to ri cents. D. Edgefield Collegiate Institute, FOR YOUNG LADIES I 42 PUriLs IN ATTENDANCE I.Asr SEssioN. T IIE next Sebsion will commence on Monday January 8th, 1855. Tuition per Session, 14 weeks. Primary Department................$7 00 Academical 1 ................12 00 Collegiate '' ................15 00 Musio-Guitar or Piano...........18 00 )rawing and French, each...........10 00 Pupils using the Apparatus are charged each per 3ession $2,00. Pupils using the Piano for practice are charged pr neeping them in tune per Session $1,00. All Pupils are charged fifty cents each 'for con tingencies. The Musical Department is furnished with FIVE PIANOS, which are kept in excellent order, and used constantly by the Pupils. Vocal Music is taught daily without extra charge. The Teachers will continue in their several De partments the same as last Session. CHAS. A. RAYMOND, ParNCrAL. Dec 27 tf 50 DENTAL SURGERY! DR. H. PARKER, respectfully informs the citizens of Edgefield District, that he may be found during sale day week at the Planter's Ho tel, Edgefield C. H., and at his residence on the Anlelson road, eighteen miles North-east (if the VIlage, on every Friday and Saturday following. ,Sp.cimens of his work, put up on the latest and most improved principles, can be seen at his Office. His address, when in the couatry, as heretofore, Sleepy Creek, P. 0. Dec 27 tf 50 Likely Young-Negroes for Sale. I WILL sell at private sale TWO OR THREE very likely NEGRO,BOYS, from 16 to 22 years old. They are offered for sale for-no fault. A. ADAMS. Dec27 2t 50 Administrator's Sale, anid 4th of January next, at the late residence of Wise Holly, dee'd., all his Personal Prcperty, ex cept the !Eegroes, to wit: Blacksmith and Planta~tion Tools, Household and Kitchen Furniture, Horses, Mules, Oxen, Cattle, Bacon and Stock Hogs, Sheep, Timiber, Carts, Wag ons, Corn, Fodder, Peas, Wheat, Rye and Oats. TER~ns-Part cash, and balance on 12 months, notes bearing interest with approved security. MAFP(TIN HOLLY, , dr M. T. HOLLY. * A r Dec 27 It . 50 No ti ce. A LL Persons indebted to me by Note or open. account, (contracted previous to the Co-part nership of Cheathmam & Morgan) will save them selves cost by coming forward and settling, as I have heavy payments to make in'the Bank of Hamburg during the months of January and February. Those who fail to give the above their special attention by the first oCf February next, will find them in the hands of T. G. Key for colle::tion. JOHN CHEATHAM. Dec 27 ' 3t 50) No0tic e, THE Subscriber contemplating a change in his business, early the ensuing spring, earnestly requests all indebted, to call and settle their accoutnts previous to the first of January next. Interest will be charged on ALL accounts of over six months. :anding, remaining unpaid at that time. M. A. R ANSO.\, AGENT. Hamrburg, Dec 25 tf 50 Notice. A LL Prsons indebted to the late Johmn Chap man, dec'd., or to the late Firm of John Chapman & Sons, by open account previous to this date, will please come forward and settleghne same, either by note or cash, as I wish to close the business. JOHN A. CHAPMAN, Adm'or. Dec 27 4t 50 Notice,. r HAVE this day placed my Shop Books and IAccountu. in the bands of J. Cheatham,. who ia inly authorized to collect and receipt for me, and those who knowv themselves to be in my debt, would mave cost by calling on him for asettlement, as I ana yound to collect my money.ROTBOKS Dec 27 3t 50 STATE OF SOUTH CA ROLINA. EDGEFIELD DISTRICT. Richard Gregory, vs. Alex. Gregory and others I T appearing to my satisfaction that John Grego ry, Easter Rankin, Shadrach Dees and wife Ce ti, and James Rankin and wife Harriet, Defendants n this ease, reside without the limits of this State, [t is therefore ordered, that they do appear and aject to the division or sale of the real Estate of arah Gregory, dec'd., on or before the first day of April next, 1855, or their consent to the same will e entered on record. H. T. WRIGHT, o. a. n. Ordiary's Office, Dec 18 -3mr 50 Beautiful Presente, ~HE Subscriber has just received a splendid as .sortoment of GIFT BOOKS, suitable for pres. nts to sw eethearts, relations or friends. Among hem mnay be found ROMANCE OF AMERICAN LANDSC'APE."e sxteen bjeautiful engraving of A merican scenerj. THlE THOUGHT BLOSSOM. .Sixteen en 'ravings on steel. TIHE HOME ANNUA L, witia xteen fine p~lates. THE FLORAL KEEPSAKEa, TIlE PEARL GIFT, GIFT OF A FFECTION, and a srge suply pf 3eautiful Albums. G. L. PEN.N, leT.' Dec 20 -tf , 49 - .Notice ! A LL having claims against the Estate jof B. F. C3.. Goudey, dec'd., wilt present the same properly tested ;and all persons indebted to the said Estate ril make payments to the Undersigned. ROuT. McDONALD, Acting-Ex'or. Hamburg, Dee 18, 2m 49 ili Your Cotton and Pay Your DebtsI AS Cotton is now bringing a good price, I think LI. it is the proper time for all persons indebted to, ne, to mcli their Cotton and pay up promptly. What ay you gentlemen ? N M. W. CLARY. C,-aaro. No,, 2 3m 50