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