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GL Demcratic 3ournat, Eiro1t to u t01t11yrn iglts, Jews, iti tuera 3uteligtuu, Citiatu, fE id , "We will cling to the Pillars of the Temple: our Liberties, and If it must fall, we wi Perish amidst the Rulns. W. F. DURISOE & SON, Proprietors. EpGEFIEL1 S. C., JANUARY 24, -1855 "'--N*;* T E i K 9 Z 9a1!ISE' IS PUBLISHED EVERT WEDNESDAY BY W. F. D UEIS0 E & S0N, Proprietor. ARTHUR SINKINS, Editor. Two DOLLARS per year, if paid in advance-Two DOLLARS and FirFy CENTS if not paid within six months--and TuREE DOLLARS if not paid before the expiration of the year. All subscriptions not distinct ly limited at the time of subscribing, - ill be consider ed as made for an indefinite period, and will be con tinued until all arrearages are paid, or at the option of the Publisher. Subscriptions from other States must INVARIABLY be accompanied with the cash or refer ence to some one known to us. 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Jan 3 3m 510 Law Notice. HE Undersigned have formed a Partnership. . and will PRACTICE LAW in Edgefield, Ab beville and Lexington. GEORGE W. LANDRUM, ABlNER PERRIN. Edgefield C. TT., Sept 21, 1854. tf 36 DENTAL SURGERY! D R. H. PARKER, respectfully informs the citzens of E.igelield 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 Anderson road, eighteet miles North-east of the Village, on every Friday and Saturday following. Specimenis of his work, put up on the latest and most improved principles, can be seen at his Office. lis address, when in the couutry, as heretofore, Sleepy Creek, P. 0. De.27 tf 50 Practice of Surgery! DR. JURIAH HARRIS. Augusta, Ga., is prepared to.accommodate with Lodging and Nursing, such patients as may be directed to him fur S URGICA L OPERATIONS or Treatment. . ' Masters may be assured that their Servants will have every necessary attention. Augstla e -y.. 19 Law and Equity. r H E Undersigned have formed a partnership T for the practice of Law and Equity. E OFFICE at Edgefield C. ii., S. c. M. L. BONHAM, S. W. MABRY. Sept 13, 1E51. tf 35 FRESH ARRIVALS. D R. A. G. TEAGUE respectfully informs his friends and citizens of Edgefield generally, that lie has just re-eived a LARGE ADDITION to his already extensive Stock of fresh and genuine Drugs, Medicines, Chemicals, &c. His Drugs are carefully examined by himself, and .nll that arc found worthless, rejected; and those that are approved may be relied on as efficient and of uniform action. A LL of his .Medicinal Compounds, Tinctures. Pills, Ointm~ents, &c.. &-c., are put up under his .own supervision and in strict accordance with the United Staites Dispensatory. Fromn his long and extensive experience in the practice of Mledicine, he has ma:de several Comn pounds of his own, not to be foutnd in the Dispensa tory, viz:-A Preparatio.n for the CROUP, which lie'has used extensively for eighteen years, and re commends with contidence ; a VERMIFLUGE, safe and efficient; and many other Compounds which he makes extemporaneously to fulfil the indications in each particular case for which it is used. It would require nmore space than could be ob tained in a Ne-wspaper to give a'atalogue of the Drugs, Medicines and Chemicals kept and sold by thim-suffictsit to say, he can furnish a Physician's -Ofice COMPLETE, with Physick and Furniture. lie has added to his former Stock some of the miost reliable Vegeta.ble extracts, viz: PODOPHIL LIN, STILLINGINE, LEPTANDRIN, &c. [07 Planters and families can be supplied with all Medic'ines necessary in a family-and when desired, - directions put up with each article. All of the miost reputable NOSTRUNS may be found in his Establishment. Also, Candles, KISses, Sugar Plums and Sands. ALSO, FINE WINES AND DRANDY, for Medicinal purposes. IF2NE Th2ADC & EGM Periumery of his own and Northern make, hard to heat. SOAPS.-A large and extensive variety. CANDLES,-Wax. Sperm and A damantine. Paints, Oils and Dye Stuffs, WINDOW GL.ASS, PU!TTY, VARNISilES, &c, NR USHIES.-Marking, Sash, Tool, Paint, Grain ing, Tooth. Nail, Flesh, Crumb, Shoe, Horse and Tanners Brushes.' .PENCiLS-Camel's and Sable Hair, large size. Amnd last though not least, the finest H AIR BR USS{ ES ever offered in the place, of various patrons and qualitie. Dressing and extra fine COMBS, DUS TING BRUS HE S,-A n excellent article. - PAPER-Fools Cap and Letter Pzaper, common and fine. NO TE PAPER-Various sizes and facey styles, FNVELOPES-Common Buff, Plain White and a Fancy Note Envelopes, INK, P ENS, PENCILS AND CRAYN, - ' Osborne's American Water Calours. %Sum Elastie Balls-Solid, Hollow and Fine,-Parlor Balls for the Ladies, inviting them to exercise within doors, when thme weather is too inclemment to be out. May 18 1f 18 For the Planters ! {\\[ Ls.Peruvian Guano, 150,000 ~bbls. Kettlewell's GUANO and SA LTS, 70 Bbls. Kettlewell's CHEMICA L SA LTS, 30 " Pure ground PLASTER. The above celebrated Manures for sale by J. SIBLEY & SON. Hamurg, Nov 14, - tf 44 g"The Laurenaville Herald. Independent Press and Anderson Gazette will copy the above four times, and forward biils to J. S. & SON. Saddlery and Harness. A FINE assortment to be found, and at low pri Ce, at ROBINSON& JACKSON'S. m..u.,, nec 4,if 47 i*isedlamous. The Maid of the Inn, or Female In trepidity, It was in the year 1832, towards the close of November. A light snow, mingled with sleet, was whirled about by the wind, and pierced through every crevice of a little road-side inn, situated between Horniberg aid Rottwell, on the frontier of the duchy of %nden. Two travellers, driven by the bud weather to the bhelter of this Iumtbie hostlery, were forget ting their hunger and wearines4 in the comf.orts of the hearty repast of smoked beef. The his sing and roaring of a large stove contrasted fa vorably in the travellers' ears with the loud moaning of the north wind withouL, and di.,pos. ed theiu still more to Lhe enjoyment, of the good things within. The innkeeper and his wife had for their only domestic, a young girl of Baden, whom they had brought up from childhood. Krettel, for such was her name, was a host in herself, houqe keeper and maid to her mistress, cook in the kitchen, valet de chatmbre to the stray visilants in the best room, groom in the stable-the har dy and good humored German girl fulfilled all the duties usually shared by a large establish ment of servants. Ten o'clock struck, and the travellers, having inished their supper, drew nearer to the group that had collected round the stove, Father Ho" kirek, the minister, their host, and some neigh bors who had entered by chance. The conver .tion turned on the fearful and niaurderous ivents of which the neighboring forest had been the scene, and each one had his own story to tell, 4urpassing the rest in horror. Father Hoffkirck was among the foremost in terrifying his audi. enee by the different adventures, all more or less tragical. The worthy father had just finished a arrible story of robbers, quite a chef d' ecavre in its way. The scene of the legend was a little more than a gun-shot from the inn door; it was i tradition, unfortunately; but an ancient gibbet, which still remained on t'.e identical spot, gave o the narration an air of gloomy veracity, which io one dared to question. This ph.ee was, in ced, made formidable throughout the province, is being, it was said, the rendezvous of a troop >f bandits, who held there, every night there nysterious meetings. All the guests were still under the influence >f the terror which the story of father Hoffkirek lad caused. when one of the travellers before nentioned offered to bet two ducats that no one fared to set off at that. moment to the fatal spot, ind trace with charcoal a cross on the gibbet. he very idea of such a proposition increased :he fears of the company. A long silence was their only reply, Sudden y, the young Krettel, who was quietly spinning n the corner, rose up and accepted the bet, ask ng her master's consent at the same time. He Lnd his good wife at the first refubed, alleging he loneliness of the place, in case of danger. 3ut this fearless damsel p, rbisted, and was at ist suffered to depart. - pplyrepsed that the inn door should ye open until her return, and taking a piece if charcoal, to prove on the morrow that she ad really visited the spot, she rapidly walked oward the gibbet. When close beside it, she tarted, fancying she heard a noise. However, ifter a moment of hesitataion', she stepped for vard, ready to take flight at the lea-st danger. he noise was renewed. Krettel listened in. ently, and the sound of a horse's feet struck ipon her ear. Her terror prevented her at first row seeing how tear it was to her-that the >bject of fear was fastened to the gibbet itsilf. She took courage, darted forward and traced the ross. At the same instant the report of a pis ol showed her that she had been noticed. By movement as swift as thought. Ishe unloosened he horse, leaped on the saddle, and fled like ightning. She was pursued; but, redoubling ter speed, she reached the inn yard, called out o them to close the gate, and fainted away. When the brave girl recovered from her fright, he told her surprising story, atid was warmly oniratulated on her courage and pre'sence of ninii. All admired thme horse, which was of triking beauty. A small leatherni vali-ie was ttached to the saddle; but father Hoffkirck would not suffer it to be opened, except in the presence of thme Burgomaster. On the morrow, which was Sunday the inn. <eeper, his wife and their guedts, all set off for he neighborinmg town, where the'y intended, at' er the servtce, to aecquaintt the Burgomaster with the last evening's adventures. Kretzel, eft sole guardian of the bouwe, was advised not o admit any one until her nmaster's return. Many a young girl would have trembled at being n her situation; but this young servant maid, iving seen the party disappear, fearlessly set ibout her household duties, sitnging wit.h a light eart and a clear voice some pious hymn which er kind mistress had taught her. An hour haid scarcely passed, when there c'ame iknock on the outer door. It was a travelf'r m horsebnck, who asked leave to rest for a little hile. Krettel at first ref'used; but on the yromise of the cavalier that he would only >reakfaist and depatrt, she agreed to admit him. esides, the man was well dressed arnd alone, so here was little to fear fronm him. The stranger ished himself to take his horse to the stable, md remiained a long time examining and admir ng the noble steed wich had arrived the previ. us evening in a manner so unexpected. While reakfasting he asked many questions tabout the n and its owners-inquired whose nwas the inrse that attracted his attention so much ; and n short, acted so successfully that the poor girl, innoentt of all deceit, told himo of' her late ad venture, and ended by cotnfessing she was all lone. She instantly felt a vague sense of has' ing committed some imprudence, for the st ran. ger listened to her with singular attention, arid seemed to take a greater itnterest than simple curiosity in what she was aying. The break. fast wats prolonged to the utmost length. At last, after a few unimportant questions, thme tra veller desired the servant girl tom bring him a bottle of wtne. Krettel rose to obey; bitt on reaching the cellar, found that the -stanger fol lowed her, and turning around,Ihe saw the glim gof a pistol handle thrdhgh his vest. - Her presence of mind failed her not at this critical moment. When they had reached the foot of the stairs, shte suddenly extiinguished the light, and stood up agaitnst the wall. The man, mut tering imprecations, advanced a few steps, grop ing his way. Krettel, profititig by this move mert, re-mounted the steps, agile anid niniseless. ly, closed and bolted the door upon the pretend. ed traveller, and then barricaded herself' in an upper chamber, there to await her master's ar rival. Krettel had not been many minutes ensconc ed in her retreat, when a fresh knocking resound ed at the inn door, and she perceived there two ill-looking men, wvho asked her what had become cf a traveller who had been there a short time before. From their description of his appear ane, the young girl immediately discovered that the person sought for was the strnger whom she had locked in the cellar--nevertheless, she thought it most prudent to make no admission on thme subject. On her refusing their request to open the door, the two men threatened to scal the wallt The noor girl trembled with fear; for she knew that they could easily accom pl'sh their project by means of the iron bars fix ed to the windoiws of the lower story. In this perplexity, Krettel looked around her, and her eye tell on a musket that hung from the wall, a relic of her mnaster's younger days. She seized i;, and pointing the muzzle out of the window, cried out that she would fire on the first man who attempted to ascend. The two robbers-for that such they were, could no longer be doubted-struck dumb at tie sight of fire-arms, where, expecting no resis tance, they brought. no wenpons, and confound ed at such intrepidity, went away, muttering the tnosL, fearful meniaces, and vowing to return again in greater force. In spite of her terror, our heroine remained firm at her post. An hour passed away in this critical position. At last the girl perceived her matster and friends com ing in -ight, aeconpanied by the Burgomaster and some officers. The brave Krettel rushed to the door, and her fear, attounting almost to despair, gave pince to the liscliest joy. To the % onder and admira tion of all, she relhted what had happened ; the Burgomaster especially lavi.,hed on her the warm est praise, for her heroic conduct. The officers went in seach of the robber, whom Krettel had imprisoned with so much addre.s and presence of mind. After a sharp resistance, he was bound and secured, and soon after recognized as the chief of a band of robbers who had for some time spread terror over the country His met, watiderinig without a caplain, were quickly taken or dispersed. The Burgomaster decided that the horse tnd valise, whicb zontained a large number of gold pieces, should be given to the young Krettel, whoise courage had so powerful ly contributed to rid the country of a bauditti who had infested it for so long a time. "MAY YOU DIE AMONG YOUR-EINDBED." Suon after the declaration of peace between the United States and Mexico, we were a pas senger on a steamer front New Orleans to Cin 1intnati. The cabin of the boat was crowded with officers, who bad served in the war. They were the miserable remnant. of a large body of brave men, who had devoted themselves to th'e service of their couttry. Their comrades slept in soldiers' graves in a foreign land. They had gone out to fight the battles of our nation, and iaid their bontes beneath the walls of Chepultepec amd Perute, otn the plains of Buena Vista, and ott Lthe hillside of Cherubusco. It was - the fortune uf war," and a grateful country should embalm their memories in its great heart of hearts f Those who retured from the hard-fouglt battles of lexico, who had passed through the perils of siege and storm, and ilte more terrible unslaught of a deathly climate, were searcely more fortunate than they who won a soldier's bier, and left their bones to bleach on the blood stained plain. Disease hait fastened its insidious taon them, and they were at the mercy of the e-siroyer. Among the common soldiers, who were piled iway like logs by the engine and boilers on the Min deck of the steamer, there was scarcely mne who bore not the seeds of disease and death Shi&,frme..--They- were ple;bniiafed-lit rally appearing to have one foot in the grave. We conversed with one whose cheek-bones pro ruded through the skin ; who was, without ex sggeration, nuothing but skin and hones. He assured us that his hip-bones, and those of other prominent, parts of his body, were bare. Hle had.slep:, on the passage from Vera Cruz, on Ite bare planks of the vessel. Probably he long ago went down to his grave. No bet ter typification of the horrors of war could be found, than this man. Whenthe steamer had passed Memphis, the weatther, which had been oppressively hot, sud denly changed. The change was heralded by a severe tornado, which tore up trees by the roots Ind blowed the boat ashore. A cool, northerly wind sprung up, which produced a very niarked effect upon the poor, sick soldiers. MaNy of thei were suddenly and violently seized, after the boat entered the Ohio, with an alarming dis ease. The boiler-deck resounded with the groams of anguisted stuferers, and thte horid :ries r f thec delirionts. T1hat day, thtree of thtem died. The romtito, or yellow fever, which they bad brought ini thecir veins from the arid plains uf Mexico, hnjd <tone its work in sightt of the na ive hills of the vietnn... Home was at hand. and they who had patssed through thte perils of war, faminue and diseause, died alone, even while Lthe arms of affection were outstretchting to en fold them. It was sad-thtat sudden dashing down of the :up of joy ? The loved ones at home', toi whom the coming of the wanderers laid been antnoun sed, were doomed to a cruel disappointmnent. Lthers died as the charnel steamer wetnded her way through the greena hills. Wve buried them at midanight. The kind in tentions~ of the otticers to conve~y their remaints toi Cincinnoatt i, and give them the honors of a martail burial, were defeated by thte rapid pro auss of decomposition. The steamer was hatul bd up by the river side~, and a shalliawed grave bollowed out, int which the hodies of the brave soldiers were placed. No prayer was satid, no solemn dirge roise on midnight air for the repose of the departed. " Nut a drum was heard nor a funeral note." It was the saddest fttneral we ever attended -sad, because the hamad of affectioan had not Iaved the fevered brow of thte dying men; sad, because in the midst of the land int whose entuse they had died, no( loved one had closed the eyes af the sinking stufferers. Home with wife, and :hildren-all that renders home the sanctuary of the aff'ections, was almiost in sight of their long ing eyes ; bu- they closed thiem in death befire they realized the joyous hour, whtose anticipated loys htd chteered their hearts through many a errible struggle. "May you die among youtr kindred." Never till then coutld we realize the depth ouf meanning which these words cotnvey. The pen of se-ni inent is powerless, thte inspiration of the poet utterly inadegnatte to convey it. They who haive groaned on the sick bed in a nt latnd who have faced deatht on a cam o i~h, who haive met thte menaeinig glnance rimn mian iter away from the " loved ones me,"nslone enn form an adequate conception of the idea. " May you die among your kindred," When lovinig heaw ts are near, Who will whisper hope and comfort, And love shall cast out' fear. THEu judicial blindness of pride is seen in this, that those are the proudest who have tnthing to be proud of. Such pride is the mranifosta tion of essential self-love-of that love of self whtich exists where self is most vile and unlove ly. NEATNEss, and its reverse, among the poor, are almost a certain test of their moral charac ter. ElP" t is affirmed by scientific gentlemen," says the Boston Post, "that the pressure of the times, if it could be used as a propelling power, would force a vessel across the Atlantio in twenty-four hours." ("' THE Worchester Transcript knows a man so mean, that he won't draw his breath for fne tha t. hn will looe the intens. . AGED PASTOR. He stands ifishe desk-that grave old man, With an eye: I bright, tho' his cheek is wan, And his 1i hite locks are backward rolled From his nole brow of classic mould; And his for' ough bent by weight of years, Somewhat-ots primal beauty wears. le opens th page of the sacred word; Not a whis inot low nor loud, is heard, Even folly nes a serious look, As he rt.ad the words of the Holy Book; And the thougtless and gay grow reverent there; As he openV slips in fervent prayer. He staois as the grave old prophet stood, Proclaiing te truth and the living God; Pouring reprobf on the ears or men Whose heartrre at ease in their folly and sin ; With a chall e of guilt still unforgiven, To the soul , tied ut eet for Heaven. Oh, who can: ut honor that good old man,. As he nea ^ is three score years and ten Who hath mate it the work of his life to bless Our world is t woe and wickedness; Still guiding t)e few who were wont to stray In the paths in, to the narrow way. With a kindl eart through the lapsing year, H e bath shjatd your joys, he bath wiped your tears.: He hath bou4 the wreath on the brow of the bridej He hath stoodgy the couch when your lov'd ones diedf, " Yes a swao, hath pierced through his own souR-1St Oh weep for who had wept for you. Methinks you ill grieve another day, When the old man hath passed away; When the haef the ebbing sands have run, When his labor is over and his work is done; Who will care r the flock and keep the fold When his pa is still, and his heart is cold ? We will mise 'i then, every look and tone, So familiar no forever guie, Will thrill th eart with inward pain, And long wl e listen fur them in vain; When a stran r form and a stranger face Shall stand in ur honored Pastor's place. TI Y NEWSPAPER. Gents ms sigh oro their regalias, Maids ''their dainty cups of tea, But some in this-pleasant world Ha reuter e'iarms for me. 'Tim not exchanging gossip With your neighbors as they pass, Glancing o'er the latest fashious, Nor yet looking in the glass. It is sitting, nice and easy, in a cosy old arm-chair, With the open casement nigh you, Filled with fragrant summer air, And the " weekly paper" lying, With its choicest gems of thought, Wholesome stories, poets musings, From the far of city brought. Dropped into your quiet window, In the leafy country here, Where the cricket low is chirping, And no jarring sounds are near. Food it gives so lightsome, cheering, Fur your sometimes doubting mind, And it brings with modest teachings, Truths that you could never find. And I know that you will join me, When I wish there soon might ho One in every cottage window, From Nebraska to thu sea. And that all their happy inmates, Ont the pratie, in the glade, Knew to read thema and to love them, And would see the printer paid. TEST OP AFPECTION. Mr. Archibald Stanhope-a groggy sentimen ~lst, residing in Buckley street, l'hiladelphia cneived the harrowing suspicion that his wife ws not so paissioniaiely fond of him as a lady ofngod taste should be; and to put the mattter oa fair triail, he lilt ont a little stratagem, which eput in practice the other day, with the re:,ults reafter to be detailed. He tooIk a suit of clothes and composed an figy of hiniself, by stuffling the garments with a untity of straw, which hid lately been diis arged from an old bed. H-aving suspended is figure to a rafter in a garret by means of a w~ee of clot-heslinle, he en,,eunced hitaself behind pile of rubbish in the same garret, to watch e effect. After a while his little daughater came up for skipping-rope, and caught a glimpse of the spended figure. She ran down the stairs, reiming, " On I mother, mother, datddy has inrr himself!" "Now for it," thought Archibald, in ambus de ; we .shatll have a touching scene presently !" " Hunig himself?" he heard Mrs. 8. repeat, as e walked leisurely up stairs, -he hasn't got pirit eniotugh for such a thing, or he would have ne it lotng ago. Well; 1 believe he has done fhowever," she continued as she came in view ofArehtihald's straw representative. "NMol (to e little girl,) I thinik he ought to be cut down. Yn had better go into'the kitchen and get a ife, my dear, but don't go down too fast, or u might fall and hurt yourself. Stay-I for t-there's no. knife inj the kitchen sharp ough. You can go round to M'-. Homes, the shoe aker, High street; he is only two squares off d ask him to lend us his paring knife ; tell him owhet it a little before he5 sends it. And, Mol , while you nre in the neigh borhood, you can al at your Aunt Bukey's and ask how the bay is. Ar:1 Molly, yout can atop at the gro cry shop as you come back, and get a pound of best moist sugar Poor Arcby !" sighed Mrs. , when her dughter had departed, "I hope e'l get him down before the vital spark's ex ict-for these buryigs are very troublesome, d cost money. He wanted to put an end to hnelf, too; and I think I ought to let him have s own way for once in his life ; he used to say tat I wvas always a crossing him. I wish he adn't spoiled that new clothes line-an old rope might have answered his purpose." Here a vole which sounded 'ike that of the e tupposed mujoide, broke in upon Mrs. Stan >pe's soliloquy, with, "Voti confounded Jeze l ['1l be the death of you !" Mr. S., thinkring, this must or uam.. bes a ghostly exclamation, uttered a wild scream; and attemp;ed to escape down the narrow staircase. Archibald, star4ing from his place of conceal ment, gave chase. Mrs. S. stumbled midway on the flight of stairs, and Mr. S. havingjust reached her, and made a grab at her dishevelled hair as it streamed backwards, the aniable part ners were precipitated to the bottom together. Both were rather badly bruised. and the cries of the lady raised the neighborhood. Archibald was arrested for making a disturbance. ond practising on the tender sensibilities of his wife. He was bound over to keep the pence in a pen alty of fifty- doll rs, wheni he jocularly proposed h. suspended effigy as his surety-but he found t6 his .orrow, straw bail, was not aeceptible un der the administratian of Mayor Jones. AN.ACT To AMEND AN ACT ENTITLED "AN ACT To AU THORIZE THE FORMATION OF THE SAVANNAH .RlvER VALLEY RAILROAD COMPANY," AND TO GRANT AID IN THE CoNSTRUCTIoN OF THEIR RoAD. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep resentatices now met and sitting in General As sembly and by the authority of the same, That an act entitled "an act to authorize the forina. tion of the Saiannilb River Valley Railroad Com p-ny," passed th'e 'sixteenth day of December, one thousand eight hundred and fitty-two, be and the samesis hereby amended in the follow ing ps'rticular$sto wit: 1. That the name and style of the said com pany shall be changtd to the Savannah Valley Railroad Company. 2. That the said company shall have power to constiuct a branch of their road from any point on the main trunk in Abbeville district to Abbeville Court House, and also shall have power to construct a branch of their road from a point on the main trunk where the branch to Ab beville Court House coommences, to some point tn the Savannah River at or near Vienna, and for that purpose to accept and receive stock already subscribed or herafiter to be subscribed, and to be paid on such terms as have already or may hearafter he prescribed. 3. That for the purpose of aiding in constuct ing the said Savannah Valley Railroad from Hamburg to Anderson or its termir.us, and the respective branches to Abbeville Court House, and to or near Vienna, whenever satisfuetory proof shall be produced to the Comptroller Gen eral that five hundred thousand dollars have been subscribed to the caplial stock of the said company by responsible persons or corporations, and that the company has been duly organized, it shall be his duty. and he is hereby authorized and required, to subscribe on the part of the State the sum of two hundred and fifty thou.. sand dollars in shares belonging to the State in the Charlotte and South Carolina Railroad Com pany and Greenville and Columbia Railroad Company at their par value. 4. Whenever satisfactory proof shall be pro duced to the Comptroller General that the stim of one hundred thousand dollars shall have been paid in by the stockholders and expended in the constraction of said road, the Comptroller General shall transfer and detiver to said com pany so much of the stock, of the State in the Greenville and Columbia Railroad Company tis shall amount, at its p-ar value, to one hundred thousand dollars; and when similar proof shall be produced to the Comptroller General that one hundred thousand dollars more shall have been paid in and expended as aforesaid, the Comptroller General shall transfer and deliver ninety-four thousand dollars more of said stock to said company, and in the same manner the remaining subscription of fifty-six thousand dollars in the stock of the Charlotte and South Carolina Railroad Company shall be paid to the said "Savannah Valley Railroad Company." when the said road shall be finished and in operation. And the Comptroller General, on making such transfers shall take, in the name of the State, certificates from the said company for an amount of shares corresponding to the aforesaid subscription. 5. The State shall in no way whatever be liable ftr the debts and contrtts of the said Railroad Company. 6. The State shall have the same right in the company, and its management, as is reserved to, private stockholders; and the General Assembly shall at any time htave a right to examine into the condition of the said comtpanv, atnd the coam pany shall annually submit to the Legislature a report exhibiting its condition and prospects. 7. In case any of the payments made by the State shall be in advance of the calls upon the private stockholders, the State shall have a lien upon the whole property of the company to secure the same to the Statte. 8. An irrevocable condition is hereby imposed on said compatny, that it. shall unite its road with the South Carolina Railroad at the town of Hamburg, or elsewhere, with a track of the same gaugerand otn such terms tas may be agreed on by the said companies. AN ACT To EXTEND THE TIME ALLOWED THE GREEN VJILLE AND COLUMBIA RAILROAD COMPANY, AND THE NEWBERRY AND CHESTER RAILROAD COMPANY, TO OPEN BOOES OF SUBSCRIPTION TO TIHE CAPITAL sTOCK OF SAID COMPANIES. SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives now met and sitting in Gen eral Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That the titme allowed to the Greenville and Co lumbia Railroad Company by the act entitled "an ant to ametnd the charter of the Greenville and Colutmbia Rttilroad Company," rutfiied on the twentieth day of December, ini the year of our Lord one thousand eigrht htundred and fifty three, be extended so that the said company shall be and is hereby authorized and empoaw ered, within two years after the ratihication of this act, in such manner and form, and at such times and places, as the direction of said coampa ny may order, to open and close books of sub scription for new stock in the capital of said company, to be employed in the construction of a branch of their roaid from some point on their main trunk, west of the Satluda River to connect with the South Carolina Railroad at or east of Aiken. SEC. 2. That an act entitled an aet to au thorize the formation of the Newberry and Chea ter Railroad C,.mpatny, passed on the twentieth day of December, in the year of ontr Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty-three, be and the same is hereby so amended, that the time prescribed in said act for the subscription of eight thiousand shares to the cajpital stock of the Newberry and Chester Railroad Company be extended to two years from and after the pats sintg of this acet, and to one year thereafter for the commencement of work on said road. DEsPATCHES have been received at the Na vy Department from Conisul Hopkins, at Para guay, annonneing that President Lopez had taken down the American flag, banished our Consul, and taken possession of the property of the American company organized for the purpose of navigating the Paraguay river. The Presi dent had even gone so far as to order all Ameri cans connected with the company out of the country, forbade American vessels of war to enter the waters of Paraguay, and obliged the United States Surveying expedition to suspend further operatiomr. EUROPEW ETELLIGENCE. The U. S. Mail steam ship Baltic Capt. James Conistock, arrived at New-York a little before four o'clock on Thur-day afternoon. She brings dates froni Liverpool to the 30th ult., being seven days later. Among her passengers are Commodore Perry, of the Japan squadron, and the bearer of dis patches from St. Petersburg. (Extracts from Foreigh Journals.] RusstA. Orders have been received at Warsaw to com. plete the additional works of the citadel within the first fortnighmt of January. Prince Paskie witch has ordered the immediate enrollment of three parks of flying artillery. The recruits of the new levy are to create a second grand army of reserve, to be concentrated in and around Moscow. Twenty thousand men were occupied in forti fying Rier. A Rumsian ukase has been published ordaining that whoever after battle shall commit acts of crnelty on the wounded, or unresisting, shall suffer death. The chief engincer officer who conducted the defetnce of Seba'stopol is Gen. Destrem,a French man. A levy of ten moo in every thousand has been ordered in the eastern half of the Empire, to be completed by March 15th. The frontiers of the Kingdom of Poland next to Russia are denuded of troops. The Constitutional states, on the authority of a Warsaw informant, that the news of the re cent cnlling out of the battallions of reserve of the Russian corps of Grenadiers is incorrect. The resource in question was exhausted as long ago as February last. ENGLANID. Parliament has abjourned and the Royal as. sent has been given to the foreign enlietment bill. The measure continues unpopular. It is said that the articles of the German confedera tion expressly forbid German subjects from en tering the military service of foreign States. The war was absorbing all interests, and a large loan was about to be effected. Col. CoIt denies, in letter to the London Times, that, he has offered to supply pistols to the army of the Czar. The U. S. steam frigate San Jacinto, was at Gibraltar on Dee. 12. The steamer New York passed the Straits on the same day. FRANCE. On Tuesday, the 26th, at one o'clocklhe Emperor opened in person, at the Palace of'the Tuileries, in the Salle des Marechaux, the legis lative session of 1855, and received the oaths of the new members of the Senate and Corps Leg islatif. The throne was placed at the end of the room on a dais, in the bay of the window looking into the garden. On the right of the throne was placed a chair for Prittce Jerome Bonaparte, and on the left another for Prince Napoleon, absent on the Emperor's service. I he Emperor having taken his place in front of the throne, having Prittce Jerome Napoleon on his right. and Prince Louis-Lucien Bonaparte and Prince Lucien Murat on his left, the whole of the persons being upstanding und uncovered, the Grand Master of the Ceremonies, after hav ing the order of his Majesty, said, ' Gentlemen, be seated." The Emperor then delivered the following speech: lessietrs les Senateurs, Messieurs les De ptnte-: Since your last meeting, great deeds have been accomplished. The appetl which I made to the country to defray the expenses of the war was so well responded to, that the re suit has surpassed my hopes. In the Baltic as in the Black Sea, our arms have been victorious. Two great battles have added renown to our standard. The intintiey of our relations with E~ngland has been briliantly attested. The Eng l.sh Parliament has voted thanks to our generals and to otr soldiers. A great empire, made young again by the chivalrous sentiments of its Sove reigns, has detached itself fronm the power which for ftorty years has menaced the independence of Europe. Tho Emperor of Austria has conclu ded a treaty-defensive to day, offe.nsive, per htaps, to-morrow-whlich unites his causes witht that of France and Englatnd. Thus, gentlemen, as the war is prolonged the number of otur allies increases, atnd the ties atl ready furtmed become closer. For whtat ties are, in fntet, more secure titan the names of victories shared by thte two armties aud recallintg a com motn glory, thte amtte anxieties attd thte same hopes agitatng the two countries, atnd the same aims and the same itttentions attitmating thte two Governments in all parts of ithe globe ? Thtus thme allitance with England is not the effect of a mere passing interest or of political expediency, but it is thte uttion of two powerful nations as sociated on the triuttph of a cau.,e itt which f,.r more than a cetury their own greatness, the interest of civilization, and the liberty of Europe are at the same time involved. Join me, then, on this solemn occasion, itt thanking here, and in the natme of France, the Parliamnent for its esteemed chtief. for their valiant co-operation Next year, should peace not be established. I hope to obtain the assistance otf Germany whose uttion antd prosperi!y wye desire. I am happy itn payintg a just tribute of praise to the army and fleet, who, by their devotion and discipline. in the South as in France, have nobly answered my expectations. Thte arms of the East has hitherto borne atnd overcome every. thittg-disease, fire, tempest, and privations, a city constantly re-victualled, defended by a fortmidable artillery on land and sea, and two hostile armies superiour to us in numbers, have been powerless to weaken its courage, or .sub due its spirit. Each man nobly did his duty, from the marshal who seemed to have forced deatht to wait till he had conquered, to the pri vate soldier or satilor whose last cry in expirittg was a prayer for France, and a cheer for the elect of his country. Let us, then, togethter pro claim that the army attd fleet have deserved well of the country. WVar, it is true, brings with it cruel sacrifices, yet everythting bids me push it on with vigor, antd for thtis purpose I count upon your assts tance. The army at present consista otf 518.000 soldiers attd .113000 horses, and the n vy of 6:2,000 ailors afloat. It is indispensatbly ne cessary to keep this force itt an effective state; and to fill up the vacancies occasioned by the anttual dischtatges and by the war, I shall ask of you; as I did last year, a levy of 140,000 metn. A law will be brougist before you for ameliora :ittg the position of soldiers re-enlistingr without increasing the expense; it will be of eimmene advantage to increase the nutnber of veteran soldiers in the army, and to allow in future the weightt of consacription tohbediminished. I hope that this law will soon meet with your approval. I shall demand of you authority to conclude a new nattonal loan. Although this measure will increase the public debt, we mast not forget that by the conversation of the Rentes the inter est of the debt has been reduced by 21 e millions. The object of my efforts is to place the expen diture ott a level with the receipts, and tthe ordi. nary budgets, to be presented to you will be found in equilibrium, while the resources of the loan will suffice to meet the demarnds of the war. You will see with pleasure that our reventues have not diminished, that industrial enterprise is sustained, that all the great works of public niity am~ natinuj meI that1 Prvma,,,w 1... graciously given us a harv sufficient for wants. The Government nMertheless does. close its eyes to the uneasiness caused by dearness of provision, but has taken every i sure in its power to preventand lighten this -easiness, and has founded in several 1.1.ces n elements of work. The.conrest which is going on. restrained. it is by moderation and justice, althodgh in I setie hea'rt to beat, has caused so litle ali to the commercial interest, that the diffei parts of the globe will soon bring together h all the'fruits of pi ace. FOreigners cannot but be struck with the markable spectacle of a country, which, cotlnt on-the divine protection. sustain with ene war at six hundred leagues from its fronti and which envelops with equal ardor its inter" riches-a country where war does not pre! agriculture and industry from prospering, -n the arts from flourishing, and-iwre the ge' of the nations shows itself in every thing w can bring glory to France. The Emperor and Empress thereupon w I drew, attended as at their entry, and at a quart to two a second salvo of 101 guns, annou tho conclusion of the proceedings. . His speech was highly praised, but it can a slight depression of the funds both in Frat and England. On the 27th, the Minister of finance was a thorized to raise a loan of 500,000,006 frincs.. AUSTRIA. . - . The Wanderer of Vienna, of the 23d, sa "A letter from Tcharakou states that there been a sanguinary engagement betweent Russians and a battalion of Tunis infantry w~d' was making a reconnoissance. The litterh the advantage." A letter from Vienna says:-" The fild& pitals of the Austrian mobile army have be' placed under the command of a colonel. Th 3d artillery regiment is being placed on a.id war footing, and in a. few weeks will proces with a powerful staff to Galioia. Several cdm panies of engineers and pioneers have also .s cently received orders to be prepared to marc FACTS ABOUT THE UITED STATES. THE United States are composed of 32 Sta and 9 Territories. They contain a population of 25,000,000, o whom 21,000,000 are white. The extent of sea cost is 12.660 miles. The length of its ten principal rivers is 20" 000 miles. The surface of the 5 great lakes is 90.0 square miles. The number'of miles of Railway in operatIon is 20,000 which cost $600.000.000. - The length of canals is 5.000 miles. It contains the longest railway on the globe, the Illinois Central, which is 734 miles. - The annual value of its agricultural produc tions is $200,000,000. a Its most valualle production is Tidian corn, which yields annually 400,000,000 bushels. The amount of registered and enrolled.ton. sage is 4,407,010 tons. The amouni of capital invested in thanufac tures is $600,000.000. The amount of foreign imporisin 1853. was $267,978947-and of its exports $230.971, 167. Tl-e annual amount of its internal trade l*i $600,000,000. The annual value of the products of labor (other than agricultural) is $1.500,000,000. The annual value of the income of their in habitants is 1,000,000,000. The value of its farms and live stock i. 8500,. 000,000. Its mines of gold, copper, lead and tron are among the richest in the world. The value of gold produced is 8100.000,000.. The surface of its coal fields is 138,131 square acres. 'Its receipts for customs, land, &c., &c.,. in 1852. was $51,472,274, and its expenditures $43,543, 263. Within her borders are 80.000. schools. 6,000 academies, 234 colleges, and 3,800 churches. MUTTON RATHER THAN BEEF-A PLEA FOR SHEEP.-We sincerely wish that the Amnerican people would substitute mutton for beef and pork to a much greater extent than they h~ave been in the habit of aning. Mttton ii more nutritious and wholesome than beef, and vastly .7 more so than pork. In fact the latter ought, not to be eatsn at all, and especially the fat parts. Where on earth tare there so healthy and robust looking people as the Engilish of~ all classes? ! t is not simply the fogs and humidity oif their cli mate which gives them their robust appearane and good looks; for peniile near them.t with a limate almost like theirs, look very diff'eretly. So far as meats are cotncerned, they are mut ton eaters; probably more than half the animial fbod consumed in England being mutton. But it is not Merino nor Saxony mutton-nor of the rag ged, fetnce.junmping creatures commonly kei1 t over large Districts of the United Star es. Eng lish, Scoitch, Welsh and Irish mutton is mainly of improved breeds, wvell bred and thoroughly cared fur. These we may have in a htigh per. fection as they, by obtaining the breeds.'and be. stowing a little paints in their propagation and feeding. WVe are glad to know that the atte~ntin of many of uur tirmers is turning to that branch nlf stotok, and we trtust that the good tasste a' d iscrimination of consumers of meats will give a substantial encouragetment to their endeavors. -American Agriculturist. AFF~ARS oF HONOR IN AFRICA-The fbilow ing aoeount of the way in which they manage ffairs of honor in Atfricas is frtom Captin La tot's book: " At the appointed time the duellists appeared upon "the field of honor,'1 accompanied by friends who werte to witness thteir victory or syampathize in their defeat. Each stalwart sav age leaped into the arena, armed with a cow-hide :at, whose sharp anad triple thongs were capable of itificeting the hardest blows. They stripped, md tossed their cowries into the air,- to' deter nine which of the two' should receive the first lashing. The unfortunate loser immnediaely took his stand, and received, with thie firmness of a martyr, the allotted ntumber of blows. Then came the turn of the wvhipper, who, equal con. stancv, offered his back to the scourge oif the enraged sufferer. Thus they alternated until one gave in, or until the bystanders decreed victory to him who bore the punishment lonigest without wvincing. The filayed backs of these "chivalrous men of honor" were ever after dis played in token of laravery." 'THE LATE CHANCELLOR .JoiNSO.-The an.. nexed handsome and appropriate cotmpliment to this late eminent Jurist and Patriot, and one oi' Carolina's gifted aons, appears in the Sav~annalt Republiican: Chancellor Johnson, of South Carina, and at one time Governior of the State, died on the 6th inst. He was one of the gteatest and purest. men ever produced by that State. prolific as it has been in patriots and statesmen. A Los SENTENCE.-Baker, the young man of 18, convicted for partiei atlon in the bur'aury at E. B. Ward's store, and an attempt to kill his clerks, wvas sentenced, in Detrott, on Moniday, to fifty years imprisonment. When he leaves the iehtn, ina tiesirlMio illi%@ e