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All Advertisements not having the ired number of insertions marked on the mar in, will be continued until forbid and charged accor desirng to advertise by the year can do so on liberal terms-it being distinctly understood that eon. tracts for yearly advertising are confined to the imme diate, Iqitimate business of the firm or individual contracting. Transient Advertisements must be paid for in advance. For announcing a Candidate, Three Dollars, IN ADVAtCE. For Advertising Estrays Tolled, Two Dollars, to be paid by the Magistrate advertising. I1je berie. ARTHUR SIMKINS, EDITOR. EDGEFIELD, S. C, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1855. Religious Notice. WE are requested to state that Rev. E. II. LAKE, a Universalist Minister, will preach in the Court House on Thursday evening, the 8th inst., at 61 o'clock. IV By reference to the advertisement of Rev. S. P. GETzEx, Adm'or., on the Estate of GEo. GETZEN, dec'd., it will be seen that the sale of the property of the said deceased will come off on the 4th December instead of the 11th, as advertized last week. State Agricultural Fair. WE notice in our exchanges that all the Rail Roads will charge the Delegates to the State Convention, which assembles in Columbia, on the 13th inst, only one fare. We hope Edgefield will have alarge delega tion present. HORRIBLE TRAGEDY. On Sunday last a most shocking affair took place in the upper part of this District. A son shot his father and immediately afterwards killed himself. The circumstances, as we have heard them, are these : BASIL M. Boon:, the son of DANIEL BOONE of this District, had been in altercation with his father short Sy previous to his commission of this deed. What was the cause of the quarrel, we have not heard. The consequence was, that he possessed himself of a gun in some way and shot his father in the back, the load entering in the region of the back-bone ard between the shoulders. He then left the house and, near by in an old.field, in full view from the yard, he succeed ed in shooting himself, causing instant death. The lather, it is thought, cannot survive the terrible wound be has received. A TOWN CLOCK. IT is something cheering to hear that a subscription has been started in our Village to raise a fund for the purchase and erection of a town-clock for Edgefield. The example of Greenville has reached us and is op erating. This is well. The work, if carried out, will he really useful and ornamental. Let it speed on. Every one of as who cares ror the credit of our town, or prizes the hours as they fleet by, ought to contribute something to the enterprise. It is proposed to place the clock in a cupola to be built on the top of the Masonic and Odd Fellows' Building which now approaches completion. Let the chimes ring out " Old Edgefield Town is waking up." FIRE. Wz had a fire the other night, " when every thing was still" It was on Sunday, and our different con gregations were at worship. Suddenly the cry of " Fire" alarmed the village and hurried every one to e spot. The 1echev === .topped m=i--=x41&t= discourse, the churches were deserted and all hands were off to the scene of conflagration. We are glad to he able to add that the flames, through the exertion of our citizens, expired with the consumption of an out-house. BILLY CREIGR'TON COME AGAIN FUN a plenty now! Prepare your lungs and other appurtenances for old fashioned laughing. Evuaarr's coming, BILLy's coming, " Jock and Tam and a's a coming." Juggling and singing and dancing for the million on Monday night next ! " And we'll he mnerry, merry here, ha, ha ! And you'll he merry, merry there, ha, ha! But who can tell Where we shall d well To be merry another year !" g See the rest in an advertisement over there. FINE COTTON PICKING. TEE following extraordinary picking was done on the "Canebrake plantation," belonging to Mr. AL s'aio DEAlNG, in this district. Dick picked...........----... 433lbs. Tom - ............ Tom Butler picked............. 349 " Tom Haywood picked............ 304 " Total............--.---. 1459 " Ten hands the same day picked 2871 l1 s. Very hard to heat, considering the lateness of the season and the unusual dryness of the weather- Hold up your head, old Edgefield! A FINE LOCATION. Wa call attention to the advertisement of S. S. TourtEIs, Ersq., who 'proposes to sell his residence and plantation near this village. This is such an op. gpertunity for a good and safe investment as very sel dom occurs. Besides being a most desirable situation, elevated, beautiful, healthful and sufficiently near .our town for the enjoyment of all its facilities; the farm itself is very valuable. It is well adapted to the culture of cotton, corn or small grain, and is in firs rate heart for the next year's crop. Gentlemen, de siring a location of the kind, would do well to turn their attention in this direction at once. We are aware of Mr. Toattains' reasons for selling and can not blame him for lessening his investment In land ; .etherwise we would regard it strange that he shiguld 4lesire to dispose of so eligible a place. STARTLING, UP TRUE. Voa those who are disposed to laud the Government of Old England as especially promotive of Christian elvilization, we copy the following extract now going the rounds of the Press. A writer in the Charleston Courier has averred that the statement is vouched by official returns: A London paper of some months heck, gave a sy nopsis of a portion of the returns, from which we learn that sue half of the population of England and Wales are nnable to write their names. During the years of 1839, 1840 and 1841, out of 732,788 married, 3430affixed their marks to the marriage registry, bway of signature. In Monmouthahire and Wales 46males in 1Dand 66femoales in 100, were unable to write their names, whde in Chesire, 40 per cent..of males and 65 per cent. of females, were imialarly dis qualified. At the jail in Preston, Lancashire, of 1620 persons committed during tbe year 1854, 40 per cent. were unable to namse the months of the year; 39 were ignorant of the reigning sovereign, 43 per cent. knew not the import of the words " virtue," " vice," and "righteousness," etc.; while 13 per cent. were una ble to count one hundred. Incredible as it may ap pear, among the opinions as to her Majesty's name, seven were in favor of Prince Albert, while thirteen supposed it to be Elizabeth. Their religious ignorance is still more deplorable, 89 per cent. never heard the name of the Saviour. ORACULAR. THE Washingtes correspondent of the Orangeburg "Sou*Aron" is, or affeicts to he, a very knowing indi vidual. He is certainly a spicy letter-writer. But we confess to an incapacity for appreciating some of his conciusions. It is rather difficult, for instance, to see how the following prophetic dictum follows as a co rollary from his letter of Oct. 19th: The South nowe sleeps, as sleeps the Village he neath the Alpine avalanche-eposed to continual destruction. SLOeCAaD. It mtay he as "SLUGGARD" says. But something else, besides the probable dissolution of the Know Nothing party and the possible reconstruction of the Whig party, is required to justify so solemn a conclu sion. "SLUGGARD's" wisdom too esens to lose sight eft he fact that the South is really waking up and burnishing her armor for victory. Look at Virginia, Georgia and the rest. Hope has not yet " bid the wordta rewell." "WHAT ARE WE TO DO " Otra friends of the "Maercury" take us to task, in most lugubrious strains, for suggesting the feasibility of some agreement, by which South Carolinians may escape a split among themselves and at the same time prevent the possibility of their State being alienated from her Southern confederates. Now, inasmuch as we have never had the slightestalflinity for a National Corwention nor the most remote tendency to mingle In the Presidential canvass, except as they might prove valuable incidents In uniting some at least of the Southern States, we know no reason why we should be called to an account in so high-handed a way. Who does the "Mercury" represent, or our humble self either? Are we the State ? Are we the exponents even of a majority of the State? The last four years ought to have satisfied us that we are far from it. We both belong to a defeated party in South Carolina; and in still doing our best, as independent journalists, for the common good of our section, we should endea vor at least to heed each other's suggestions in kindly mood, remembering that we have had the misfortune of failing together in some of our highest aims. The question, about which we happen to differ with the "Mercury" at present, would seem to resolve it. self into this phase among others, viz: whether we shall at once put good and true men in such position as will enable them best to mature, on the part of our State, a full communion n ith those of her sister States which are identified with her in destiny-or whether we shall stand still and risk a partial representation of South Carolina in the National Convention, the elfhct of which may be to place the political power of the State in the hands of one or two skilful politicians. The views we haveexpressed in the matter have noth ing to do with the idea of affiliating with the general Democratic party of the North, but spring solely and purely from an increasing conviction that our best hope lies in concert of action with our Southern neigh-, bors. If our Governor, for instance, were to open a correspondence with Gov. Jonsysoa, of Georgia, Gov. WtxsvoN of Alabama, and Gov. WISE of Virginia, there is very little doubt but that much good might be done towards producing an understanding with the States they represent, previous to the election of dele gates to the Cincinnati convention. And if we could get those delegates to act in good faith together, this would of itself be the basis of future organization and power. Indeed any two Southern delegations might either control the principles of the Convention, or, if that were impossible, overthrow its moral power. Lord MAsFIFt.D once observed that "as circum stances alter things themselves must change," and there is wisdom in the remark. App'y the truth to our own case. Heretofore, it was we of the South who complained of the enactments of the Federal Government, of the United States Bank, the Tariff, Internal Improvements, &c. But now it is the people of the North who are clamorous. They are calling for a repeal of the Nebraska bill and the fugitive slave law, and for a restoration of the Missouri Compromise. They are crying out for the abolition of slavery in the District of Columbia and the regulation of the slave trade between the States. The admission of another slave State into the Union they declare they will not endure patiently. The grievance would appear to be now all on their side. Lately it was on ours. When we, or an; portion of us, acted or proposed anything by way of redress, it produced division amongst our selves and our weakness was a by-word with our op ponents. But now they are compelled to act and we can take advantage of their divisions. They are on the offensive-we on the defensive. There is now no cause for division in the Southr, and there is really no division to speak of. Jn South Carolina at least, we are all, Democrats and Know Nothings, readly to stand or fall by the Georgia platform. The whole South, it is to be expected, will take no lowver ground. At the North, the Democrats have gone down before the fusion of their varied political antagonists. The Democratic party being to a great extent without power in the Nurthrern States, thre General Convention necessarily falls undher the control of the South, our strength standing unbroken and perhaps more consoli dated than ever before. Under these circumstances, to go unitedly into tire meeting of May next may be the very thring for harmonizing thre power of tire Southr. It is not unlike the state of thrings in Jefferson 'a time, when the orgasned~ cauce. of members of C""ne..~ o make nominations, calling iogethe-r the-itepublicani party as it was thren styled. lHe well knew that a largeI majority of the party were from the South anrd would of course always control thre nominations. So it is with the Democratic party now. And a call for a General Democratic Convention is but little more than a call for the power of the South to be organized in the coming election. There Is a chrange in the cir cumstances of the country and we should not disregard is probable effeicts. We gain threreby the opporttumty to strike, not for the "spoils of office" as the " Mer cury" chraritably intimates, but for thre power of the South in controlling the destinies of tire Republic ; or, if we fail in that, we may have at least secured a commencement for the after organization of thre States of the South. What we hrave deemed worthy of sun gestion then is, that we look sacredly to a more per feet union with Virginia, Georgia and the other South ern States-and thrat we use thre election of delegates to the Convention as a means cf potting ourselves in direct sympathy with theta. It would seem to be our duty to do this, if for nothing else than to prevent our natural allies from amalgamating with the Northern Democratic party. To bring forward what is called a " time-hronored custom" is btut a feeble argument after all, when viewed in constrast with the necessity of doing whrat the emergency calls for in tire caitse of Southern safe. ty. Neither can the mention of the reames of the mighty dead, whom we reverence and love, be ac counted authoritative when we remember that they acted according to the circumstances that surrounded them and would doubtless have us do precisely the same in our day and generation. It should be borne in mind thrat we have new questions of great impor tance rising before us. If the abolition returns fur delegate to Congress from Kansas are received by the lower House in defiance of the legal returns, we have at once issues that will change the face of our politi cal affairs. We will be compelled to arm for thre de - fence of.4Missourt and our brethren in Kansas. We must place men and money under the flag and authrority of Ithat territory. There is nut better place to commence the great battle for Southern Independence. In the mean time, by acting cordially with our sister States of thre South, and not even appearing to assume any Isuperiority to them in political purity, we may be able to assist in giving The r'ght direction to Southern sentiment. And this is or ought to be our present great object. Let us first preserve the unity of our State. Let us presume that those of our fellow-citizenis a home who differ with us are honest. Let uts then unite with such Southern States as may be willing to act in concert with us and put instrtuctions upon thre delegates. If we cannot get any State to act with us, we can abstain altogether from the Convention. This. is te sum and substance of our proposition as hereto fore made. Our scheme is to propose a joint under standing with tire Southern States, or any part of them, as to the principiles upon wich we may con sent to go into convention. We look not to the Presi dential election, except as a means of advancing that best hope now left us, complete Southern organization. The destiny of the Slave states of this Union may be called the great problem of American society. We of the South are convinced that our order of civilzation is the most perfect the world has ever known. And yet to preserve It, we may have to encounter some desperate struggles. Among other causes of apprehension, we may well note the probable torn of European affairs in the next few years. The imbecile and corrupt crown of Spain is falling into the dust, and the giant arm of Napoleon, greatly strengthened by recent events, will in all probability be stretched forth to pick it up. Considering its capacity for con centration, he now has the most powerful steam navy on art. It may soon be released from all necessity to remain in the Baltic and the Mediterranean, and much of it mnay be thrown around Cuba and into the gulf of Mexico. The defenceless condition of our coast in that quarter should not be ignored, especially when we call to mind the supposition that Napoleon may use the nominal nationality of Spain to open up all the harrassmng questions connected with Cuba. We forbear to d well upon the restults of such interfer. ence here. Wo only remark that there was never a period when hrigh statesmanship was more needed in our Southern councils. It is no time for mere provin cialism on narrow views. It may be thrat we shall require the united and organized influence of the South to force the power of the whole Union to meest the issues that may he tendered by foreign governments. I. ..:... of ths. proabilit,e shotnhd re not do every thing, but sacrafice principle, to secure Southern unanimity? P To the assumption, that to go into the Cincinnatti ft Convention would necessarily exercise a corrupting P influence upon our State, we reply with the enquiry, n how could this be when our delegates go into it onl principles fully defined and with i:structions explicitly 0 given? Besides, the proceeding would not be altogeth- e er new with us. On a memorable occasion in 1843, u South Carolina held a State Convention expressly to nominate Mr..CAt.noUN and present his claims before b the Baltimore Convention. This State Convention rr elected two of our most able men to respresent the A State at large, at the same time recommending the c Congressional Districts to send delegates. True, they si did not send any. Mr. VAN BUREN in the-mean time e came out against Texas, and it was understood that v the Convention of 1844 would not nominate him. It Pending the meeting of that body, the two State dele- ti gates from South Carolina were urged to attend by d Mr. CALuoux himself; and it is well known that, to b say the least, they did good service. We all remem ber the influence they had in bringing about the ti unanimous and enthusiastic nomination of MrAor.Po. . Were these delegates corrupted by the prospect of Federal office ? The State has enough r.f high-toned P and independent sons yet left, to represent her firm- te ly and on principle in any body. b -f. t TIE CONTRAST. Q FRost a number of the Leicestershire (England) " Mercury" kindly furnished us by a friend, we copy an article which w ill give our readers a good idea of o English feeling In respect to late occurrences in the Il Crimea. As will be seen, it is one of generous ap- tr plause towards the soldiery of France, but of deep t mortification on account of the comparative failure of 1 the English arms. The editor in the present instance draws the contrast strikingly. His tone towards the w French is only another evidence that Jotux BULL, P with all his bluntness and burliness, is at bottom as C truthful and honest a fellow as lives. b LABORDE'S PHYSIOLOGY. hl A writer in the Columbia " Times" contributes a " brief critique upon Dr. LAnoanR's late work, from ti which we extract the following passages: u " The proper study of mankind is man," and, while the moral sentiments and the intellectual powers h should be awarded a pre-eminence in our estimation, ti there are properties pertaining to the physical organi- v ation which demand little less of our consideration and attention. C' In view of the necessity for information by the pen pe respecting the functions of their own bodies, Dr t< aBorde has undertaken to portray the various ele- It ments of the physical man, and to delineate the attri- n, butes of each in its relation to others. Having taken the most general aspect of man as related to inorganic substances, and descended through the vegetable king- 0 dom to animal forms, lie gives a hasty glance at the C anatomy of the human body, and proceeds to the main ri object of the work, which may be given in his own P words as "a careful study of the laws of health. and , a more general diffusion of physiological knowledge." . " . r a s . ; * P1 When the inefficiency of the previous elementary e treaties on the subject of physiology is considered, we will be more impressed with the importance of the con- W tribution of Dr. LaBurde to the cause of science and ti education In this department. Having practiced as a h; physician in former years, and being engaged since as ft a lecturer on physiology, as connected with his pro fessional chair in the South Carolina College, lie is eminently fitted for discharging the responsible task f preparing a text-hook on this subject ; and we are pleased to think that while it is well adapted to the It student at college or school, it will meet the demand S for knowledge by the general reader, and thus supply ei a desideratum in our hiterature. "FIGHT IF WE UIST.", et Sucit is the conclu'ion of a letter from the Hion. It' hIzIEta A. WVtsE of Virginiia in reply to an invitation to lecture on Slavery in Tremont Temple, Boston. he newly elected Governor's blood is up and what ~ lie says may well he regarded as the prevailing tons tf the Old Dominion. This thing of lecturing In 7 Boston Hlowever is all a matter of taste. To sonte (as ft to Mr. Wisa) it may prove repulsive; while to others os as to Judge BOvt.Ea) it may present itself in the al ight of an unflinching discharge of duty. Let us e4 :ondemn neither of these prominent Southerners for st ahat they have thought proper to do uinder the cir- ti umstances. They have respectively acted out their tense of propriety in the mntter; and while the Sena-. or's decision will command the approbation of many, c ~many others with unwonted emotions of ardor and xpectation. We append the letter of the lHon. Mr. ci WrsE: ft OLNI'v, NEARaOxrscocr. TI Accomac County, Va., Oct. 5, 1855. ei Gentlemen :-On my return home, after ant absence > some days, I found your. of the 19th ult., " respect ully inviting me to dehiver one of the lee:ures of the c eaurse on Slavery, at Tremont Temple, in the city cof Boston, on Thursday evening, January 10th, 1856; or, " f that time wvill tiot suit my engagements, yotu requiest d hat I will mentnon at once what Thursday evening, 8 etween the moieile of December and the middle of a March next, will best accommodate me." Now, qentlenlen, I desire to pay you due respect, et you compel me to be very pim with you, and to my that your request, in every sense, is minhitig and U Minsive to me. What subuject of slavery have you t ' initiatedl" lectures upon ? I cannot conceal it fronm 0 yself :hait you have undertaken, in Boston, to dis- o atss and to decide whtether my propert, In VirginIa, e )lght to remain mine or not, and whether it shall be h allowed the protection of laws, federal and State, wherever it may he carried or may escape in the Uni- f ted States; or, whether it shall be destroyed by a rt ier law thtan constitutions and statutes ! Who are you, to assume thus sutch a juriedictinn ver a .ubject so delicate and alrqady fixed in its rela- p, ions by a solemn commpact between tthe States which u re sovereign? I will not obey your summons nor recognize your jurisdiction. Yon have no authority " and no jutstification for thus calling us to accout at thle t Ir of your tribunal, and fur thus arraigning an in ititutionl estabilished by law. which do nor reacht you and which you cannot reach, by calling on ine to S defend it. ti You send me a card, to indicatei the character of a the lecturer. It reads: " Admit the hearer and lady to the Independent 0 Lectures on Slavery. Lecture Commnittee, S. G. *I owe, T. Gilbert, George F. Williams, Henry T. Par- o: ker, W. Washburn, B. B. Mussey, W. B3. Spooner, 3| lames W. Stone." t It is endorsed : " Lectures at the Tremont Temple, Boston, 1854-5. ti November 23, Hon. Charles Sumter, Rev. Jo~hn Pier- 1a pont, poem. December 7, Hon. Salmon P. Chase of L. hio. December 14, Hon. Anson Burlinigame. De- d rember 21, Wendell Phtili; s, Esq., December 28, Cas sins M. Clay, Esq., of Kentucky. Janutary 4. Hon. Horace Greely. January ll, Rev. Ward B-echer.- P January 18, H~on. John P. Hale. January 25, Ralph Waldo Emmersont, Esq., February 8, lHon. Nathiamtel P. Banks, Jr. February 15. Hon. Lewis D. Campbell. p if Ohio. February 22. Hon. Samuel Houston, of b Texa. March 1,HRon. David Wilmot, of Pennsylva- o, ia. Mach 8th, Hon. Charles W. Upham." t All Honorales5 and Squres, except those who are I 'Reverends!" The card doe. verily indicate their e~ characters by simply naming them. And your letter, ci rentlemen,is franke by " C. Sumner U. 5. 5."- c yrith these characteristics, I am at no loss to under- ti tand you and your rurposes You say, "during the next session, a larg number f gentlemen from the Sooth will be invite," &c., o &c. I regret it, if any others can be found in theslave- o holdiig States to accept your Invitation. Yoti plead a tte example of Gen. Houston. It is the last I would follow., have no d'oubt that ,you accorded very respectful attention to him last winter, and were very gratefutl for his services in yor cause. You offer " one hundre and fifty dollars to be r' paid to the lecturer. he bearing hts own expenses." 51 Lt me tell you that Tremont Teple cannot hold p wealth enough, to purehase one word of discussion la from me, there, whether mine, here, shall be mine or not ; but I am ready to volunteer, without mone and P without price, to suppress any insurrection, and repel a any invasion which threatens or endangers the State Rihts of Virginia, er my individual rights under the laws and constitutions of my country, or the sacred Union, which binds Slave States and Free together in pl one bond of natural confederay and in separate ol bonds of Independent Sovereigaie! In short, gentlemen, I will not deliver one of the ~ lectures of the course on slavery', at the Tremont Tem pe, In Boston, on Thtursda evening, January 10th, 1856; and tl:ere will be no 'hursday evening between U the middle of December and the middle of March next, or between that anti doomsday, which will best I:1 accommodate me for that purpose. g I giv, you an immediate answer, and, at my earhtest di conveience, indicate to you that "the particular. phrase of the subjects' that I will present is, deliber- tr ately: to fight if we must. : Your obd't servant, at -HENRY A. WISE. al To Samuel G. Home, and others. fr 3W' Tus City Council of Augusta has passed an ordinance that no LoU be exacted at the Augusta. Bridge, until further notice. a ADvcEs from St. Domingo state that a tre- @5 mendous hurricane had destroyed nearly half the houses, several merchantmen were injured te tnd two frigates wrecked. The crops were also VI estroyed, and consequently great distress exis- SI Led, which the government were taking menu- l Lires to alleviate. Pt THE Indians regard a thin husk on corn as e) t indintion of a mild winter. This being true, P1 ho one just approaching, will be of the gentle y<s PRINCE GORTSCIAFF.-Tne London corres )ndent of the National Intelligencer, though voring the course of the allies, says it is im )ssible to read the various accounts which are early every day received from the Crimea rela. ng to the last days of South Sebastopol with. at arriving at the conclusion that Prince Gort :hakoff is a consummate General. " It, is now ear," says the Daily News, that the evacuation f the south side of the harbor was not the re ult of sudden panic. Arrangements must have een deliberately made some time before for treating as soon as it was no longer tenable. .s far as the safety of the Russian troops is >neerned those arrangements were completely ccessful. Every man who could be moved as conveyed across the harbor in the face of a etorious enemy. The coloss-al preparations ir inflicting destruction on a great scale upon te conquerers who shogid first enter the aban ned forts happily failed in a great measure; at they were skillfullvdesigned. The calm aresight of the chief wis worthily seconded by te devoted valor of his soldiers. The assail its were obliged to fight hard for every inch of sound on the day of the assault, and only in ae Malakoff were they able to maintain the uitions which their impetous onset had wres id from the enemy. Sebastopol.-has been won y fair fighting; its late defenders have shown tat they are no babes to play withal."-Rich ond Dispatch. A MAN FORBIDDEN To BURN THE DEAD BODY r nis WIFE.-The Milwaukie American says tat city was thrown into the greatest excite tent on the 19th October, by an attempt of a an there to burn the dead body of his wife. he story was as follows. A Russian, by the name of Pfeil, married a oman who was a Brhmin in belief. He was assessed of wealth, d both were persons of ilture. She sicken nd died, and requested, cording to the fait f her fathers, that her ady should be bu ed. Pfeil had collected xteen cords of wood, arranged it properly, and as about to perform the deed, when news of io fact was circulated, creating intense excite. tent. Sheriff Conover proceeded at once to Pfeil's uuse and forbade the act. The Russian asser i his right and duty to burn the body of his ife. " No law forbids," said he, " my religion mmands; I will do it." The body was in its iroud, the torches prepared, and all was ready place it on the funeral pyre. " Let it be borne its place," continued the Russian, " there is law against it in Wisconsin." But the sheriff took possession of the body, rdered a coffin, and''made preparation for a ris'ian burial. The crowd grew and thronged mnd the house. Alarmed or afraid to persist, feil gave his consent to a Christian burial. You may order or have what ceremonies you ease over the body," said Sheriff Conover. Gentlemen," replied Pfeil, "it makes no differ. ice with us if we cannot go on in our own ay." Thereupon, the body was buried iough the Americans intimate that the woman ad been foully dealt with, and demands the Iest investigation into the matter. NEW ORLEANS, November 2. Later advices from Texas state that Col. Cal han had disbanded his troops, and only 70 or ) men were at Sian Antonio. Unless 700 are iisted by the 16th of November, the expedi an must be abandoned. Gen. Smith was con ntrating troops in the neighborhood of the te depredations. NEW YoRE, Oct. 31. The steamer Si, rra Nevada, from aSn Juan, ith the passengers which left New York on the h of September, put into Acapnlco, October ., with the eholeja raging on board to a fright. I extent. It wa~ reported that '71 deaths had eurred during th~ passage, and 24 after the rival at Acapulee, where the au'horities refus I prm'ssion to bring ihec dead ashore. The emer Cortes, of the sanme line, arrived a week 'terwards, but had no sickness on board. WE regret to learn, through :a gentleman from tatsburg, Sumter district, that about three clock oat Tuesdpy afternoon last, the gin oIJ.Eumter near a nee, a ,nsumed by fire-the result, it is supposed,< of iction, the gin being int operation at the time. here was no insurance, wve learn, on the prop. ty. IPEFAIIMENT OF JUDGE KANE.-A petition to ongress is in circulation in the States of Maine id Illinois, praying that Judge Kane, of Phila :lphia, may be impeached at the bar of the entet of the United States, foar misconduct ini lice, growing (out of the Williamson ease. RoBEaR IN PHIILADE.PIA.-A young man, n of a jeweler and wiatchmnaker, in business in at city, was tarrested on Friday, on thme chtarge rrobbing his rallher's store of silver platte and her articles of value. The theft was clearly atablihed, and the prisoner would no doubt ive met a felon's doom, haad not the faither rc ased to prosecute. The stolent property was covered.I A writer from westeran Texas says, the Euro. uau, settlers in northwestern Textas :are, to a an, iaa 'avor of foramng a niew Stat~e out or the estern portiona of that State, atid are opposed slavery. BUSNEss AT SAvANNA.--According to the mavannah Georgian thae commercial trade of aat port is unusumally active. Six large ships .e loadinag for Europe with cotton, 46,645 bales which have been received from the interior ce the opening of the season. The receipt~s wheat too are heavy, reaching for the season 32,620 bushels, nearly all of which has been ansported to its destined markets. One of a peculiarities of last week's market report as the shipment of 2,100 bushels of wheat to iverpool, the first shipmtent of the kind made ret from Savannah to any European port. ine the first of January, 23,115 boxes of cop. r have also been received. A New Orleans Agency proposes to test the racticability and adviatages of a direct trade etween the Southern States and the Continent SEurope. Recent letters from stable aund cac ous German capitalists deem the present time apecially favorable for commencing a direct atton trade with Germany, and express their anviction that it will advanice the interests of e planters. The correctness of these views nonly be tested by experiment. Our planters, course, will not hesitate to avail themselves every means that promise success in the es blishment of new markets for their important mapl. A couple of years ago the Directors of the i road between Madison and Milwaukio, WVis., apposed that their business betweent those ints might probably resacht fifty thousand dol r in a year. Their agent at the Madisont de t recently stated that this, year it would fully nount to five hundred thousand dollars! TE officeers of the Greenville and Columbia all R oad have passed a resolution giving to anters the privilege of passing on the road for e fare, when going to any market bor the par. >se of selling cotton. TE Georgetown Pee Dee Times, of the 31st .t., says: " We are informed that on Thursday morning at the Jail of Williamsburgh caught fire and >r some time was threatened with complete astrution. Some negroes, who were conatineid the garret of the buildinig, made up a fire iere which communicated with the celling above ad t~ience with the shingles. The wind being .the time quite high, nothing saved the house om destruction but the almost superhuman ex 'ions of Mr. Hoover and his workmen; SPONGtIG-oN THE PRNTER.-Here is a little tiee we think something oif framing, to hang apiously over the editor's table: " The public have a funny notion about prin rs. They think it costs nothing to puff, ad. rtie, &c. And thus one and ainothier will onge sat extra paper, a puff, or some benevo. nt advertisement. They forget that it is the 'inter's ink that makes nine-temnths of their im ense fortunes. TIhey forget that it takes mon 'to pay comnositors-to buy ink, type, and per-and lastily, they forget to even thank 'u for working for ntothinmg, bay gratuitously fiing their business." A bill has been presented to the Legislature of Tennessee, levying a tax of five dollars upon every gentleman who wears a moustache, and a fine of five dollars upon bachelors over thirty years of age, for the purpose of raising money to increasetthe School Fund. THE St. Louis Republican, in a summary of news from Santa Fe, states that Kit Carson was about to leave for Washington, having been suspended by Governor Merriwether; and that Major Blake was to be court.martialed on seri ous charges. The rainy season was much prolonged, and a great deal of damage done throughout the coun-. try. In Santa Fe many of the houses fell down. Mr. Speiple (merchant) and his wife were buried in the ruins of his store room and both killed. THE Quincy ([I1.) Herald says that an oboli tionist has the same right, precisely, to steal a three dollar Kentucky bill from the pocket book of a Missourian travelling in Illinois, on the ground that the laws of that State do not re cognize the money of foreign banks, that he has to steal the Missourian's nigger, on the ground that our laws do not recognize slavery. SINGULAR ORIGIN oF A FIRE.-On Sunday last some children, playing in the house of George W. Angell, of Bedford, Michigan, dis covered smoke coming ip through the boards, and gave the alarm, when the boards were re moved and a mouse's nest discovered, into which the little animal had dragged a friction match. The match had probably been ignited by the movements of the mouse, and but for its timely discovery must have caused a serious fire. M nILITAy PArEns BURNT.-The Austin Times of the 13th October mentions the destruction by fire of the office of the adjutant general of Texas, including the army rolls and every im portant paper in relation to the military affairs of Texas. There is no means, it says, to pro. cure duplicates, and the burning of no other archives could have been a greater loss to Texas, as it will open the door to the defrauding of many persons. HYM ENI AL. MARRIED, on Tuesday night, Oct. 30th, by the Rev. Arthur Wigfall, of the Episcopal church, Miss FRORELLA, daughter of WADE HoLsTF.IN, Esq., and Mr. LOUIS WIGFALL YOUNGBLOOD, all of Edgefield. MARRIEn, on Thursday night, the 1st inst., by Rev. A. Horn, Miss MAn.LA, only daughter of Mr Thomas Bartley, and Mr. SAnUsI. Lorr, all of this District. EVERET T'S PAVILION! EVERTT, THE AMERICAN MAGICIAN, Together with his Taloentec Campaann Engaged at a great expense for the present season, will give one of their varied and UNIQUE ENTERTAIN1 ENTS, AT EDG EFIELD, on Monday evening, 12th No vemiber, 1855. IN ADDITION TO EVERETT'S WONDERS, Which are of the first order, the Entertainment comprises a greater variety ofl. Miscellaneous Performance, Than any other Exhibition traveling. The whole to be exhibited undler a spacious Water Proof Pa vilion, with stage anid seats sufficient for six hundred spectators. 11T Fror full particulars see bill. of the day. Nov 7 It 43 Strayed F ROM the Subscriber, near A iken, on the 27th October, Two 8mall Dark fIrown al1ARIC M IJ LEs, 1t0 or J1i years old. A ny information or their wherenbouts will be thankfully received, and Nov 7, f I' Lost, BETWiEEN Edgrfield C. H., and Rehoboth .i.Chureb, on Mlonday last a toterabte large yellow alf skin POCK ltT 11OOK, tied with asmall leather string, containing, as well as recollected, Eighty seven D~oltara, in teas aid (ve Dollar *bills, witht the exceptionof one two Dol'ar bill.- Also, about four Notes one on Geo. BroadIwnter~ for $94., payable to A. Betl or bearer, one on Alfred B3ell for near $40, payable to the Subscriber. one on Thos. Stalnaker for about $40, payable to Jas. Stalnaker, and one on Ri't. Stalnaker for .$15, payable to the Subieriber -Also', other papers not recollected. All persons are hereby cautioned from trading for either or the above n~ote4. A liberal rewardl will be given for the delivery of said Pocket ikook and contents to me, within 25 miles of Rehoboth p. 0. JOHN PRICE. Nov. 7 Im 43. $2 Re ward, L OST on saturdny the 27th October, a Long .LEATrIlltR POCKET BOOK, containing between $170 and $i190, in twenty and live dollar bills, as well as now recollected. Also, two Notes, one on Charles 31ay, for $100, payable 25th Deo. next, and the othier on Jeremniah Mlorgani, given for $150, duc 15th Nov. 1853. Also, one or two tax receits, t.gethier with Cottoni Bill, and other pa pers not recollected. Mly name was written in one or two places inside of said Pocket Bkok. All per ons are hereby cautioned against trading for either of the above specified notes. The above reward of $20 will be paid on delivery of said Pocket Book -and contents. Address the Subscriber at Meeting Street, Edgefield Djistrict. ,J0lHN HIA RLING, Sr. Oct 31 3t 42 State of' South Carolina. EDGEFJELD DISTrRICT. IN ORDINA RY. BY HI. T. WRIGHT', Esquire, Ordinary of Edge B feld District: Whereas, A mbrose Whittee, lia applied to me for etters of Adaministration, on all and singular the goods and chattels, rights and credits of Emnetine Mc Leaden, tle of the District aforesaid, deceased. These are, therefore, to cite and admonish all and mingular, the kindred and ereditor, of the said deceas ed, to be and appear before me, at eurnest Ordinary's Court for the said District, to be holden at Edgefield C. H., on the 19th day of November inst., to show cause, if any, why the said Administration should aot be. granted. Given under my hand and seal, this 5th day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty-five, and in the 80th year of Ameri can Independence. H. T. WRIGHT, O. E. D. Nov 7 .21 43 State of' South Carolina, EDGEFIELD DISTRICT, - IN ORD)INARY. B Y H. T. WRIGHT, Esq.; Ordinary of Edgefield District. Whereas, Jabez B. Talbert has applied to me for Letters of Administration, on all and singular the goods and chattles, rights and creditaof Mary Summer all, late of the District aforesaid, deceased. These are, therefore, to cite and admonish all and singular, the kindred and creditors of tihe said deceas ed, to be and appear before me,at our next Ordinary's Court for~the said District, to be holden at Edgedleld C. H., on the 19th day of November inst., to sihow cause,if any, why the said administration should not be granted. Given under my hand and seal, this 5th day of Nov., in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and iyfive, and in the 80th year of American lnde pendence. H. T. WRIGHT, 0. E. D. No 72t 43 State or South Carolina. EDGEFlELD DISTRICT. IN ORDINARY, B Y HI. T. WRIG HT, Esquire, Ordinary of Edge field District. Whereas, Levi Shealy has applied to me for Letters of Administrat ion, on all and singular the goods and chattdes, rights and credits of Uriah Quabnet, late of the District aforesaid deceased. These are, therefore, to cite and admonish all and singular, the kindred and creditors of the said deesas* ad, to be and appear before me at our next Ordinary's Court fur the said Distriet, to be holden at Edgefield C. H., on the 16th day of November inst., to show cause, ifany, why thesaid administration should not be granted. Given under may hand andi seal, this 2d day of Nov., in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundrod and fifty-five and in the eightieth .year of American Independence. . H. T. WRIGliT, 0;E. D. v. 7 2- t 43 Report of the Commissioners of FOR EDGEFIEI Report of the Treasurer of the G 1854. Di. Balance cash on hand last year, $266.72 Received of J. Quattlebum, T. C., it being lifty pr cent upon_ last year's general tax, 7,634 94 Received of Sheriff on Tax executions 1852 and 1853, 8 75 7,643 69 Less by commissions at 2j for receiving, . 191 09 7,452 60 Whole anount of funds $1,719 32 Whole amount paid out, 7,465 58 Balance remniring in hands 253 74 of Treasurer, Report of the Treasurer of the 1854. DR. Balance cash on hand from last year, $57 94 Rec'd of John R. Wevcr, ta vern license, $50 00 u Pickens McDaniel, tavern license, 50 .00 " the Treasurer of General Board, 285 00 385 00 Less by commissions for re ceiving at 21 percent, 9 62 375 32 Whole am't of funds for 1854, $433 32 ' paid out in'54, 91 25 Balance remaining in hand. of Trens'r, $342 07 Report of the Treasurer of the I .1855. Da. Received of J. Quattlebum, Ex'or of Estate of J. Falkner, $200 00 Rec'd of L. Jones, Sheriff, 24 00 of Treasurer of the General Board, 1,970 00 " of D. J. Walker, 9 00 u of Isaac Jones, 2 00 $2,205 80 Less by commissions at 21 per ct for receiving, ' 55 14 Whole amount received, 2,150 66 Whole amount paid out, 1550 58 Balance remaining in hands of Trea'r $600 08 Report of the Treasurer of the 1854. Dx. Baanic remaining in hsands of Treas'r. $301 63 Red of Gel). A. Addison, Treasurer of General Board, $800 00 SRe'd or Bates Wren Tavern' Red of Ex'or of Warren F. Winn, Tavern License, 50 00 $900 00 Less by commissions at 21 for receiving, 22 50 877 50 Whl le amount of funds for 1854, $1,179 13 -Wole amount paid out, 642 59 Balance remaining in hands of Tress. $536 54 Report of the Treasurer of the .1 1854. Da. Balance remaining in the hands of Tress $203 53 Red of J. 51. Clark, Tavern ~icense, 650 00 Re'd of J. Cheathami, Tavern License, 50 00 Re'd of 3. Quattlebum Ex'or. of John Falkner, 56 00 Re'd of the Treasurer of the General Board, 2,470 00 62,626 00 Less by commissions for re eivmng amount, at 21 pi-e. .65-65 $2,560 35 Whole amount of funds, $2,763 28 Whole amountpaid out, - 645 Balance- remaining in ands of Tress. 119 38 Report of the Treasurer of the I 1854. Da. Balance remaining on hand last year, *46 05 Re'd of 3. Quattlebum Ex'or of the estate of J. Faslkner, $87 89 Re'd of Jonathan Row for stray yearling, .5925 Re'd of Gee. A. Addison,. Treas'r General Board, 750 00. Red of G. H. Abney, for stray .hoga and sheep, . .6 50. Re'd'of Rt. G. Hill, stray hog, 2 od ' Red of J. Herrin road fine. 2 00 6853 64 Less by commissions for re ceiving at 2j per cent, .21 33 -832 31 Whole amount of fund., $878 36 Whole amount paid out, . 843 99 Bialance reman.a ignds a $34 37 $20 Reward! DANA WAY from the employment of Mr. J. * W.-Bunit, of Augusta, Gas., sbout the 1st ef October lagl, my negro man BEN. BenIb'etireen 30 and 40 years of age, dark com-pleetion, low iued:pleasing countenanee 'when spoken to, and very remarkable from a bite or dent 1n the top of. his right ear, whsoh he said was caused by fghting. I bought the said Ben from Mr. George.Oatheart, of Columbia S. C., some eapag,. and perhaps he has gone Lack tohiod~s g I will give the above t~adon delivery of the said Ben to me, or in any Jail, so that I can get him. Nov. ~ F..O!CONNOR. Elgefiell, Nov. 7 ae! 43 AM instructed to say to those who have not settled up the noles and .,accounta due Dr. Oxer, that they had better attend~to that duty im- . mediately, or they will llave coiL topsy.-. * ..R. [IA RDY. 'Roads, Bridges and Ferries, D DISTRICT. meral Board of Commisioners. Paid >W. F. Durisoe for publishing report, 22 50 Paid A.~rurner, constable, 1 00 Paid Rob't Bryan, treasurer 'of tli -upper battalion, 10th regiment, 75000 Paid Wm. S. Smiley, trea.'r of the lower battalion of 10th regiment, 983 0 Paid Wiley Harrison, treas'r - of the upper battalion of 9th regiment, 800.00 Paid Lea Holaton, treasurer of lower battalion of 9th regiment, 2,470 00 Paid Washington --Wine. - treasurer ofth pe. battalion of 7th re imena,' 285 00 Paid Sam'l W. Gardner, treasurer of' lowei batta- ' lion of 7th regiment, ' 1,970 00 7,283.50 Add 21 per cent for paying out $7,283 50, IS2 08 T Whole am't paid out in 1854, P7,465 586 G. A. ADDISON, Treasurer. 7pper Battalion, 7th Regiment. - CL. Paid E. Horn for measuring boards, : 51 " irs. Griffin for lumber for Turkey Creek Bridge, X1,1 d3 " G. L. Penn, for hauling lumber, :. 00 " J. Walker for work on bridge 1 o " Avory Bland for repairs to Turkey. - Creek Bridge, 39 60 " J. L. Nicholson, repairs to bridge on Turkey Creek, on Cam. bridge road, 12 00 Clerk's fees for one year, 10 00 "'03 Add 24 per cent commissions for pay ing out $89 03, 2 22 Whole amount paid out $91. 2 WASHINGTON WISETreasure. over Battalion, 7th Regiment. 1855. Ca. Balance due Treasurer last year, $13 45 Paid W. F. Durisoe, for advertising, 1 13 James Cockran, for Horn Creek bridge at Vaucluse, 68 00 " Jas. Powel for repairs on bridge at Graniteville, 284 00 a J. J. Glover for repairs to WIss Creek Bridge, 4 0O " J. Reynolds for Bridge serods Mill Creek, . 699'00 ". John Holly for lumber and sign boards, .40 72 " for four Ick Axes,at $1.50, each, 6 40 " Dr. H. A. Shaw, repairs to bridgk at Anderson's Mills, - 23 00 S. S. Wise for hauling and re- - pairs to bridges, - 88 56 G. B. Mills, for having 3 bridges: repaired, 198 91 ? John Adams, for bridge and 6 Piek Axes, , :10 00 "' Clerk's fee. 'ene year, io 00 *1,51-2 '7 Add Commission. for paying out'at 24 per cent, 37 81 Whole amount paid out, $1,550 5$ 8. W. GARDNER, Taxa. Upper Battalion, 9th Regiment. 1854. Cm. - Paid J. P. Quattlebuim for repairs to Anderson Bridge, - 26 00 "R. Pairkso, for repairs of Bridge at his Mill, 00' * lhr ., ores n, at Blocker's 11ill, .-~-. .-e 0 " Ex'ors of 3. Fzalkner, forkceping up bridge, 116 00 "W. B. Dorn, for keeping up. three - bridges, 138 "' Clerk a fees one year, 10 00 6626 92 Add Commi.naions for paying out at 2per cent, 15 67 Whole amount paid, 6642 59? WILEY IIARRISON, TREAS. eoer Battalion, 9th Regiment. 1854. Ca. Paid F. W. Burt, for Bridge at Gar. rott's Mill, 61,300 00 " L. B. Cochran, for bridge at Wil liamas'SMill, 1,200 00 ".F. Lake, for repairs to bridge, 56 00 "3. Mandy, for repair. to bridge, 3 50 "L1ee Ilotaun, for p,nig up sign posts, 10 50 " Clerk's fees, fur one year, 10 00 62,580 00 add commissiona fur paying out at 24 per cent, . .64 50 Whole amount paid ont, ~ 2,644 50 LEE HOLSON, Tas.s rpper Battalion, 10th Rynrt 1854. Ca. 'aid Jonathan. Rowe, for wintering. stray yearling, *2 00 "J. H. Mims for hauling, 7 50 - R. G. Hill, Piek Ares and hauling 25 50 "Z. WV. Carwile, for hauling, re parring bridgc,&ct. 14-50 ' " J. C Allen an Taylor for haniilng 4 25 "' 3. 5. Smyley, for Stevens' Creek Bridge,100 00 " Johnnd FellzLake for Moun "' Daniel Wheeler.- for Red Bank Creek bridge, 59 1i U John H. Smith, inpat forbridge *at Haltawanger's, *. 75 0q SS. Stalnaker, for haulIng, &e. .2 54 "H. H. Mayson, for sign boards,&Ie 25 og :G. H.. Minelyi for -work on Red:a Bank bridge, 7 s 4' Dr. 0. W. Allen, for hauling, 5 I'W. N. Moore, for hauling, * !. P. & J. Abney, fny Pipk Axes,.2 t9 y Tqrppr, for O1Jred'hglge, 95 5 e $ Tiaer:fo ge " 255( " Win. .1. ralkmr, for hir g4a Towlu' ol place,- 5g " Olera's fpees gpp a .ef 10 o * . .-,$823 4( Add copiwssigna fpr paying out 9.t 2 per cent, -. - 2..0 o TBRYAN, a Lad for Sal.! I'B Subscriber having another place on whih ho desires to work all hs force, offers for said e place on which he resides, situated within one sie.r.dge~eld Congt HBoueindjtning ' - Five Uqaired Aers, 7pwards of Two Henadred of whiehs .weian rm which two hands ad four mules are noy ma; ;lg with ease eight dollars per day. No 78. S. TO*KlS NotiCe. 1HIE Notp that I cautioned the pbljagainst trdrgf~nWim toJobaq k. Clar, ad endorsed. ,~ I !'ty I will - ,ay, beIng satisfied 1, gi~dm ~rfteto nyfrealBeOt~tran . *.- P1~PE.