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Thoge desiring to advertise by the year can do so on liberal terms-it being distinctly understood that con tracts for. yearly Aver&ising are confined to the imma diate, legitimate business of the firm or iniividual contracutng. Tragioimss Advertisements namut be paid for rn advance. For announcing a Candidate, Three Dollars, in ADVMJa. -- - -K4 -; For Advertising Estrays Tolled, Two Dollars, to be paid by the Magistrate advertising. From the Washington Sentinel. TMRZLE7IONOPSPAKrB itartSBATMUDAY. It was a'custom of the ancients to mark with bhtck those days that brought misfortunes to themselves or their country. Imitating their ex ample, we may 'well mark last Saturday wits black. We may with some appropriateness de nominate it blick Saturday-for on that day Abolitionism, under the new name of Black Republicanism, proved itself to be the control ing power in the popular branch of the Ameri can Congress. Whilst we acknowledged and felt the impor tance of organizing the House of Itepresenta. lives, we cannot help deploring an organization that establishes Black Republican ascendancy, and lifts up Abolitionism from its congeiial gut ter@ to the high seats of the Government. For the first.timein the history of our country, con temporary journalists and future historians will be called on to record the triumph in the Na tional Legislature of odious and fanatical anti slavery doctrines. Of Ir- Banks, the Speiker elect, we shall not speak in terms of personal disparagemetL He looks like a gentleman, he has the manners of a gentleman, -and he certainly has the cultivation of a gentleman. It is conceded, on all hands, that lie possesses more than ordinary abilities, and that he has marked qualifications for the position of presiding ollicer. But for Mr. Banks' political views and principles we have an aver sion that language cannot adequately describe. Ie belongs to a school of polities, from which emanate all those peruicious errors and heresies that threaten the existence of our institutions and the Rtability of our Government. As if not content to choose from its rank, a freesoiler of the ordinary stamp, the opposition has saddled the House with a gentleman who is marked by extraordinary and fanatical zeal as an anti.-slave. ry man-a gentleman from the very hot bed.of Abolitionism-Massaciusetts-a gentleman who is reported to have said, that rather than yield to slavery extension he would " let t'.e Union slide" :- ,nnd. who, lately, on the floor of the House of Repreapal.tives, and in the face of the whole nation, solemnly declared that he could not de. -ide the problem,*as to the equality of the black an'd ivhite races'! When Mr Banks' election was aninounced, It most stunning app ause, adthat ladies waved their perfutmed handkerchiefs in all the delirium of freesoil ecstnev. It will seem strange to our Soithern readers'when they learn that this city, loeated on slave ground, and within a few miles of the grave of Washington, should contain any considerabile body of people whom would rejoice and Iuzza ov-er n' triumph won by Black Repub Ijeanism. But so it is. Where such people camne from wo do not know, and shatll not take time pa:ins to inquire. But certamin it is, that num bers of thmem were presenmt in the campitol whmen the result of te two mnonthts bamlloting~ for Speak er was mde know'n on Saturday evening. We ralter incline to time opinion that the Speaker will find, ere lontg, that lhe has a hard roamd to travel, aind that his mflico will prove no bed of roses. It irs said that time ceremony of swoarinig in thme Speaker wvas pierformed by Mr. Giddings, thme grezat hmead of Abolitiomnism, with great unction, anid in the most dramatic amnd pompmous manner. Ile-looked na if the souls of all the old negro martyrs ad vounm tnegro bambies were infused inito hitm. Hie loo~cn-d as grandi as Jupiter. and as iieae as a:" baideit ofi chips." Then came elappintg of hmands, smpniing of feet, and watving ofl hanmmdkerchmie.fs. Abolitioismn was jubilant anmd enxnmtanmt. But this, which, to use the Ian gumage ml' Mr. Pick wick, wa~s "' thme proudest mao iment'' of' their lives, was to the frientds of law, prgier, and thme Constitution a moment of pro. fdiuid omortification and hutmiliation. h. 4long~est day must have an end, anid tho longest Etnme at turning. Th'lis electiotn, whmich iunrmany aspects was very important, was delay ed- .4for two months-a thing unparalelled in our Ietbjlativoe anims' butt it, eould not last always, amd .luek Saturday closed the sharp and tryinug eqattest.. The course of the Democratic party will com mand the cordial approbation of the country. Nor will the course of those of the conservative opposition, who co-operated wle the Democrats, fail to command equal commendation. They fought a good fight, and although outnumbered by time enemy, they kept that e'nemny omit of its victotry for twvo motnths, and onily then failed of winning it by a few votes. EXECUTZUN -oF A Soa FoR THlE MURfDER oF m11 FAxrHE.-We have alruady brielly mention cd that .Jos. T. Williams was executed at Rox boro,' (N. C.,) on Friday of last week, for the murder of his father, a wealthy gentleman, for muerly of P'ittsylvania counity, Va., The Milton (N. C.) Chroniele baa the following notice of them execution : On the day of his exocution he called a friend or two in jail, and besought them to joina him in prayer until tho last moment of his earthly exis teance; lae sent out a supplication for the pray ers of the vast multitude then and there assem bled. The hour arriving for his execution, the sheriff, with a bleeding heart and tear-momistened eye, called for him. Taking Mr. Wmn. Lyon (his father's friend and neighbor) by the hand and begging him, to go with him and pray for him, ho proceeded to thme gaillows, praying all the waty until Ito arrnved in sight of the galfows, when, trembhing like a loaf,0lho gave vent to an expression of feeling that no peu can describo, and which touched the most callous heart. Arriving at thme gallows he sued for the last moment, amnd begged every obristian on the ground to pray for him. It was here that the sheriff read him a brief note, reminding him of future rewards and pun. ishments-of the awfulness of dying with a lie on his lips, and invokinag him to say, while he looked eternity in the face, whether ho was guilty or innocent of thme murder. Ie replied that all that ho had to say about it--he was " not ginlity !" So time prisoner protested his innocetnce to the last moment.- Mounating thec seaf fold and "& forgivine~ every body," at 15 min - utes past 1:2 o'clock Vlfilliams' souil was launcete into eternity. THE SPEAKERSHIP-We take the liberty of publishing the following extract of a letter re. ceived fromn a friend at Washington. It will be found interesting, s showing how Banks was elected Speaker: " I suppose you have already learned that Blanks is' Speaker. Aiken would have lben uelected, if all the National Democrats hmad voted for him, but they did not; two-Hickman and Barkley, of Pennsylvania-would not vote for Aiken. So if all the Southern Know Nothings had voled for Aiken, he could have been elected; but two (lid not--Davis, of Marylanad, amnd Cul Icem, of Delaware. '-Agtain, Aikenm would have been elected if the three Northern twelfth sectiomn Kuow Notha inigs, who voted for him on Fridamy, ha~d voted ' for him on Saturday." FIFTEEx ClmaEN' A'T A FUNERAL.-Mr. Otis Russell, who died in Marlboro' last week, was the father of sixteen children, all of them by -one wife. One of them is a resident of one of thme Westerni States; the othmer fifteen, with their. ..mt.... mW.r. nresent at thme funeral. ENGLuSu VIEW oF oUR GOVERMENT.-SayS Doubleday, an English writer, " The American Republic is a close copy of the British Govern ment as it existed sunder- Edward I1, and was conducted by him-a President only being sub stituted for a King, and a Senate for the llouse of Peers. -The results of both have been nearly similar: diffused wealth-a quiet nnd happy population-equality of rights and laws-and the peaceful enjoyment of property by all ranks." OyC lstiser. ARTHUR SIMKINS, EDITOR. EDGEFIELD, S. C. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1856. We Must Have Money. Ma. W. W. WIrE Is our authorized Agent to collect, and receipt for the mime, all unpaid accounts due this Office, either for Subscription, Advertising or Job Work. We hope all indebted will hold themselves prepared when he calls on them, and pay up readily. Editorial Increase. .The Patriot 4k Mountaineer has had an accession of two more editors, Messrs. ELFORD and DoNALDsON. We had thought alaj. PEaRRY was a host within' him self. With this additional help, the future of the Patriot 4, Mountaincer is one of decided promise. Withdrawn. Aa. C. D. EVANS has withdrawn from the editorial conduct of the Marion Star and Mr. JEssE T. BIETHFA has taken the helm. We part with the former reluc tantly, but greet the latter gladly. A Call. Tiat Winnsboro Register contains a call, signed by many influential citizens of Fairfield,.for a meeting on Sale-day in March to take action preparatory to being represented inthe Democratic Convention. We as sume that the people of Edgefield will do likewise. A. Great Lose. Im the death of Dr. HENRY of the South Carolina College, which, melancholy event occured on Monday the 4th inst., that institution has sustained a most se. rious loss. He was perhaps the most learr.ed man in the State; and his high ability was almost surpassed by his piety, worth and fidelity. Newspaper for sale. Tur Cheraw Gazette is offered for sale. Here is a pretty opening for some young man of energy and tal cnt. Cheraw is said to be an admirable locality for the newspaper business. A GOOD NOMINATION. The Sumpter (Ala) Democrat, has fltng its banner to the breeze, inscribed with FRANKLIN PIERCE, for President, and A. PICKENS BUTLER,for Vice President. IMPROVING. A correspondent of the Charleston Standard remarkt that the work upon our new State House is progres sing with accelerated velocity, since the arrival of Gen- JONES, the new Commissioner. Just as we ex .pected. " TIE EDGEFIELD INFORMER." WE. hail the advent of our newly arrived confrere and neighbor with much satisfaction. For many long years the " Advertiser" has had this immediate field of newspaperdom entirely to itself ; until indeed there was beginning to be felt some lack of a new thing with a new face. Right opportunely (may we not say in the very nick of time !) the " Informcr" alights in our midst to supply the desideratum. It is really cheerful to know that we at last have two fulbloodted newspapers at Edgefield Cpurt Ihouse. We feel " mightily hoped up," as the old ladies say. Iisi a good thing to have a companion on the road ; and such we regard the "Informer." Be it our task to help and prosper each other. Let our rivalry be only of that generouts kind which reaches after excel lenee and high position in our calling. Let our only strife be., to surpass each oilher in illustratintg the jornalisnm of South Carolina. So shall our propin qjuity be a mutual benefuit. With these sentiments, we cordi:dllyextend the right hand of fellowship and wisht our neighbor abundant success. ANDREW J. MILLER, DEC'D. Monthis ago we heard a gsntleman of Augusta re mark of ANr,aF.w J. MIrLLEa," When that man dies, the poor of this city wvill lose a great friend." We thought it one of ite highest eulogiums that could be pronounced; and the universal testimony is, thtat it was entirely merited by him upon whom it was be stowed. Yet it is not only the poor who are sufferers by the death of their tried and faithful counsellor; but the city of Augusta mourns the departure of her chief pride ; and the State of Georgia grieves over ilhe loss of one of her brightlest ornaments. it was our good fortune to kno-v Mr. Ma:txta personally, social ly. And we can but record the impression which al ways possessed us when in his presence: it was, that we were with one of the best and purest of men. The beaming generosity of his sotl shone above the bright ness of his intellect. Yet thtere were moments, even in social converse, when the tension of powerful thought rendered rigid his otherwise placid features and made every one feel that a master mind was there. Most sincerely do we condole with the family and friends of the deceased in this, their irreparable bereavement. WHlY THlE RESTRICTION I Tua Carolinijan has coma out quite handsomely in favor of having the State represented itt the Cincinatti Convention. This is well. But why that restriction as to the nominee of the Convention!? Why will no on else do but President Pt EacE ? Why would not HurE, of Virginia, or our own BUTLEa suffiCe i Why would not any good and true exponent of the very same principles entertained by our present Chief' Mgistrate suffice! If it shall so happen that the nomination fall on Pizaca, at will he a glorious thing. But should it fall on any other man of equal soundness, could we say nay wIth any propriety or consistency!i Let us pause before adopting this one-men idea. Re member, there are other statesmen as good asPra , and as safe, and as true. It would be hazardous to assert the contrary. If the Carolinsian had said that our delegates ought to go instructed to vote for no man who did not stand on constitutional grounds identical with those which gutide the present administration, we should (for one) have accorded our most hearty con sent. This would be placing ourselves exactly along side of Georgia, Florida andi Alabama, which is pre cisely the position in line our present duty calls upon us to take. It is only thus that our delegation can be efficient for any good. We go tounite with our frientdsI in making the best selection possible in a most impor tant matter. That selection, by tihe express announce-! ment of these friends, is to be mad. in strictest con formity with principles dear to us all in common. What more can we ask!i If we fix upon PIEacE ira'voca bly, where is the use of our going to Cincinatti at all!? Would not our sister States of the South re-gard our conduct in the light of a mockery!i Would at not in deed be a species of man-worship that might well pro oke their contempt! We are sure our respected cotemporary will agree with us, thuat any such pre decision on our part would place ottr delegation in a most awkard position as re-gards iteir Southern asso ciates. " Principles not men" is the motto under which we are bound to go into ite Convention. Clear ly, our State would and shtould first vote for PatacE in preference to almost any other man. But if he be pronounced unavailable, and some other man just as true (perhaps a Southerner) be regarded by the Con entiona more secure of election, would the Carolintian have us withhold our sanction from the nomination!1 Surely not. - MOZART. According to the "MAusical lVorld," thte 27th of~ last month, the one hundredth anniversary of thea birth of MAzr, was to have heen celebrated Atl over ermany by extra performances at the theaters and in the concert rooms. In Viennaa, wlaere the great master died (alas ! too early) they were to huave a grand festival tunder the direction of the chtief musical cele brities of that city, Lisz~t at their head. Ilow imn pressive, this beautiful tribiute to the brightest musi cal genius of anty age! !_ The Cowpens The Washington Light Infantry, of Charleston,; have determined to visit the battle-field of ite Cow ets, sometime in April. The Spartan says itha "already.heard of.lan fr attcndatnt festivittie." hs TIUE EDGEFIELD AND AUGVSTA RMAL ROAD. In our two last numbers we have published several -ery strong articles on the policy and expediency of :onstructing the Edgefield and Augusta Rail Road, nder a Charter obtained during the last Session of the South Carolina Isgislature. The first of these articles was over the signature of " Observer," the second over that of " Enterprise." They both ap peared originally in the Augusta papers, and were in oint of fact addressed as arguments to the people of that City. If they have been regarded in that quar er as they should be, we have little doubt of results highly favorable to the new project. It does seem to us an almost self-evident proposition, that, as between the scheme here,held fmrth.and another which stretches its cumbrous length alung the Savan nah valley, there is no light of comparison- in which the advantages do not clearly fiall on the side of the former. Without recapitulating the varied views of he writers to whom we have alluded, it should be enough for the people of Augusta to know the one ingle fact, that by our road they must secure all the benefits possibly derivable from the Valley Road, and wery mnany more-which tAdt road could inso wise o6. tainfor them. It requires only that any sensible man look at the map of Western and North Western Caro lina, to be convinced of this truth. Locate a Rail Road from Augusta to New larket, and where must the whole trade of the Savannah Valley go if it be not either to Augusta or across that Rail Road? The latter being an absurdity, the former is of coutrse ttle true alternative. To Augusta it would certainly go The effect would be very much that of a dam thrown diagonally across a large stream. we will say to turn the full power of its waters upon a set of splendid erchant mills. The whole country of the Savannah, including almost all of Edgefield, and Abbeville, An lermon and Tickeas, is that stream-our Road is to be ihe dam-and Augusta is the site of the splendid ma chiery to be put in motion. Add to this (what " Ob. erver" and " Enterprise" have both so well set forth) that our Road must, and will, draw to Augusta a noble trade from Newberry, and Laurens, and Union, and Spartanburg, and Greenville, and the old "State Df Buncombe," and the conclusion, in our favor, ba :ertainly irresistible. This, we say, is, or ought to be, enough to determine the people of Augusta on the ide of the new project. It will work not only well for them, but (in old General WALXER'S language on a nertain occasion) " most elegantly by the eternals." The truth is, the matter is so plain that there is no isciussing it-the question has really but one side. t may possibly be urged, :brthe Savannah route, that it will pass directly through a superh section of coun try, which shtall empty its treasures forever andl a day uto Augusta's lp, if a Rail Road he built to develop its resources and secure its custom. We have no kind 3f obi.'ztion to admitting thie fertility of the Savannah alloy, although we really think that even this might be overrated. But let it be as rich am the low-gruunds )n Red River, Augusta must and will always com nand its patronage from the very necessity of the :ase. First, there is the River, an easy,natural high. way; and the planters convenient to it will continue o use its facilities as they have always done. Second. ly, should any determine to haul to Abbeville or t1 Anderson, and to ship their produce by Rail Road, they will find themselves, at New Market, tweitty-five miles nearer Augusta than Columbia. And wher they remember, as every one of them asxuredly will, that Augusta and Hamburg together make up onc or the very best markets in the Southern country, o0 course the nearer point will always have the prefer mene. We again remark, that tihere Is scarcely a single oint of view In which our rouse does not exhibit man ifest superiority to the one sought to be run up the Valley. It will permeate a presently prosperous ans rpidly improving scope of country. It is the most practicable Roadl by odds. It is thte cheapest by hunt reds of thousands of dlollars. Its prospesctive chanices towards Chester and Ashville) have nothing to mateh them Ott the Savannah side. And even as to the die ance between Augusta and Atnderson, the dilferenci in favor of the Valley Road is bitt three miles' at thi, ontside by nctual survey ; while the Edir,-fieldl amr Nwv Market line has every other conceivable advan It lin been maid that fears are entertainedi in tngius t, lest the Edlgefield and Angusta lRned (if built iight be tapped by a rmail from Aiken. In the nam. of common sense, might not the very same tihing ihap pen to thte Valley Roadi Or might not a direct con nection be made between the Greenvhlle and Soutl Carolina Roads, via Lott's, in competition with wvhticl the Savannah Road could do little or nouthing as i< the Charleston tradei But let us build our road, ant let us connect with thme Greenville Roadl at New Mlar ket or some neigl~boring point ; and what woumld hi lte result, even snpposing we were tapped at thi Pine House? The futur'e trade and trafhic thin might be brought from over thme mountains, whtetherhb! the Rahntn Gap Road or the proposed Greenville an< Ashville Road, would even then pour outi its manifoh advantges upon the Edgefiehl nnd Angusta Com pany in as large measure as could he dlesir,..d. Ou: track would hear all the freight insteniled for Charles ton, from oiur uppier terminus to a po'int at least a: low down as thte Pine House ; whtieh would form ni iean itenm in the profits of the road. Bunt we firmali believe that the trade flowing to Augusta alone wouk make this stock equal to any Rail Road stock in .thi ~nited States ; and we cotifess to some astonishmmen that any citizen of that place shioumld hesitate in the matter on the ground of being tapped at the Pint House. Let it be done, and Augusta will still btoh her hand with time proudest cities of our interior Her sons have the energy, talent and weahhil to placi her (in respect to the who~le country that is to be drawn upon by the Edgefield and Augusta Road) om the vantage ground over any oilher market, not evei exceptinig Charleston. The peculiarly fortutnate fact of her having a Rail Road communication of lin iest kind with Charleston, arid bthil River and Rai Road communication wish Savannah, makes thi. " assurance doubly sure." It seems io tue no exag geration to say, that tunder the inifinence of the varies benefits which would accrue to Augusta from the con struction of this Road, she would spring into a city o thirty thousand inhabitants in ten years time. We di not believe that any thing of the kind would folloti in the wake of the Valley Road, for the manifest roa son that Augusta would attain by it no planters-tradi wiih sire does not already get. We leave the Rabui Gap trade out of the consideration here, inasmuch a. there is scarcely a probability of that inlet being open ed up within the next decade. We trust that Augusta will forthwith embark is this great and well grounded scheme. If site does her prosperity is a fixed fact. And when that stel shall be taken by her, we trust to see every m~an is Edgefield, who is to be benefitted, lending his cheer ful aid to the enterprise. We trust to see capitalists who are in search of safe investments, grasping thi golden opportunity. And we trust to see the work gi directly ott to completion. THE ROTHSCHIILDS ANDTHEHL. WEALTEl Os our first pegs is an extract titus designated, ti which we invite the attentiotn of every reader. The late Hanor Ro-rnscuttr.o was certainly one of the greatest andl best men of his day, or of any day. l is only a great man wvho can amass wealth as be has done--only a goodl man whlo can use it wviih his beni ficence. Many there are, tihe world over, whose mi serly graspings andl gleanings ernable thismr, after honj days anti nights of wvatchting anid btoardinig, tountitbe a few mean thousands. Some, by thunt of extraordina my filching, scrape tngether even hundrmeds of thouisatnds Bnt it is all poor and contemptible compared with ih fitancial power, the intrepid spirit and the brillian success of the RevusentLns. To " make money," a some men do, requires nothing but a species of hoe tact, a tight grip of the purse-strings an I a considera ble admixture of meanness. To amass millions, a the Rousen iLos did, calls for cotriprehtensiveness o intellect, knowledge of the commercial wvorld and I heroic self-reliance in all tdoubtful emergences.. Ani then the noble nmnificenceef this old HAARON, the el dest of themt nl! Ihis devotiotn so the creed of li, fathers ! Iis love of kindrred ! his filial piety ! Ili: liberality to all, irrespective of religioni or births! li: inegriiy andl lofty honor ! Bireathe not, along will the ntntiot of hiis deeds, thme petty transactions ouf yout onmont money-changers. lie Is itndeeid to them " ilyerion to a satyr." Israselite as lie was, there i not a nanme on the Gentile commnercial calendhar tha hus attainedh a higher eminence in the calling of hi life, whether for weal th or for worth. Hie was indees one of thre pritnces oif earth. Mark especially thta sublime charity to the pour of Frankfurt, to be contin ued at his bequest fur all coming tme. .Mark it PUMLYC DOC'S. Oua position in rcgard to these usually cumbrous publications is very much that of a little paper up North. " We are indebted to all the members of Con gress for not sending us public documents." Now that somebody is elected Speaker, we shall hope better things. Some flint-corn has come to hand, for which we are very thankful. COL. BRooKs has also been very kind in sending us occasional numbers of the Globe. AN AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE. WE wish to ask a question, and we hope some prac tical head will take it Into consideration and give us an answer. Why would not an agricultural college in each State of the Union, liberally endowed arid-or ganized according to the best possible systems, work out most important results for the ihole country? It, occurs to us that this interrogatory involves reflections that ouight to ripen into fruit of great conseqttuence to the grand farming intere'sts of our Republic. What say you, gentlemen-farmers I What say you, Mesrs CoTrER & SCooTER We sie it stated that Gov. CLARK of New York'has recommended in his annual mess'ge the establishment of a free agricultural Col. leg. g|' By some unaccountable inadvertence on our part,.the poetry in our last paper, entitled " There lies a Village," was credited to Wa. CULLIM1 BRYANT instead of Jon I1oWARD BaRYANT, the real author. "Accidents wilt happen in the best regulated fami lies." A LEGISLATURE ON A "DUST." A correspondent of the Galveston Ncws thus writes of the Texas Legislature, now in Session: Last evening the House of Representatives was o:t a general spree. Certain places on Congress Avenue where people most do congregate, were alive with members, as merry as Joe Millers. They managed to knock up one or two fights among themselves. Col. C. and J. B. B. passed a few blows, and were separ ated by Col. McC. Cal. C also attacked Judge 0.; but, I believe, he was not over anxious to bring on the fight. Old "Buffalo" is good at almost any t hing, fighting included. The Speaker and other ofhicers were along, ready to transact any business that might come up. All were ratherdisorderly, and the frequent cries fur " order," " order," proved unavaling. A RAILROAD ROUSICATOR. Titcaz is amongst us Americans a peculiar descrip. Lion of oratory (sprung up in these latter years) which can hardly be said to deserve that name. And yet it is vehement, practical and, despite its rhetorical imper fections, pretty well suited to the pushing on of the ten thousand purposes and projects of this fast age. At a certain railroad meeting-we wont say where -discussion was being hld as to the relative merits of two contemplated routes. A certain gentleman we wont say who-made a furious speech in f.tvor of the upper route. His concluding remarks ran some what thus: Should the survey proposed by him not turn out to he of service, he would himself bear the expenses of it. lie would go with the engineer and point ont pecu. liarities of the ground, and the result would prove whether he was right. He would say, in closing, that he yielded to no man in his anxious wish for the early completion of this great work. He would once more put on the harness and take the field. If it shouuld he fouid that lie could remove any hindrance to it; if he could even inspire others with some share uof the con fidence felt by himself; if, said le, I can aid to place it on solid foundations and secure its prospects, then, in the language of Shakspeare, 'I'.t. bid farwell to every fear, And wipe my weeping eyes.' From the Correspondence of the Char. Standard. WASHINGTON. Feb. 5. 1856. The most memorable, and perhaps the most interesting, politicatl contest, ever knownm to the history of our government, was brouighlt to a close on Saturdaty evening last, at the Na;tional Capital, by the eletion of Nathaniel l'. Banks Jr., (lacnk-Republie~n-Know-Nothing.) to te Speakershtip of the 34th Congress of the Untitedi States. The excitemenit which htas attenuca this protrneted contest is well ktnowvn to readers of the &andard. uind need not be recapittulated. Sufiee it to saty tha~t more initense feeling h::s neve'r before been exhibitedi in the metrop)OhS, anud the' den'te crowd which tilled the hallh, lob hIels an td galleries, spoke phiinly the intecrest which petrvaded thte conimuity' in genoeral. For the first titme sitnce the fannidationt of ouir gov ermuent was a strictly sectionail issue presented in the electio~n of thue- peaker, and well miighit such an issue arouse . e deepest atnxiety itt thu breasts of all pastriots. Butt the cottst cnme, aid with it thec elec-tioni of Mr. Bjanks, by three majorily, over a gatllant South Carolininn, Mr. Aiken-Mr. Orr having withdrawn his name. This result followed, necessarily, theo adoption of tihe plurality rule, a rule whtich was opposed at every stage'by your whole delegattion, and particularly by Mr. Boyce, whose fiery elognetnce tore tha~n'once de'feasted its passage. Had the Sottherti Know-Nothings stood firm for a tnt ional organtizattion, sectioinalismn wotuld have been defteated, e'ven tnnder the opertato of the p t ratlitv rule, b'ut t his pasrty of thle " datrk lan Itern," 'when the strtuggle cnme, showed itself to i:nce beten atbolitiontized, and the victory was lost. Event the elmiuentt Henry Winiter Davris, (K. N.) frotm Baltimore, threw his vote away out -'Io lust bl~alot, anid suflfered the election tin go by defatult agaitnst the South. So ineised aire his cotnstituencsy at :this betratyal of So'uthe'rn interests, that it is said it would niot be safe for Mr. Davis to make his appenrance on the streets of Baltimore. Alas, for Know-.Nothingism! It has been buried too deep for resurrectiont. Yesterday, the members were sworn in, and drew for seats, and the H-ouse continued its or anization by the election of the Hon. Mr. C~ul ot, ex-mentber of Congress from Tennt., to the Cerkshi. Tody, aSergeant-at-armts, Postmas Ithe anti-Admnis rtion members were in caucus lst ntight, I prestumne that everything is cut anod dried. I'Te Sentite, yesterday, had unider considera ion the proceedings of the immtortal "council of lifteen," atnd Mr. TI'otmbs, of Georgim, pro ouced thme whola actioni of the Board abso lutely null and void, lHe regarded the Board as ac'ort of limited anud,,peciail jurisdictioni. That jurisdiction they had gone beyond, as results show, and, at the same timne, kept no record of their proceedings, by which to determine thte legitimacy of their action. nCol. Pa:rker HI. French is now here, and will, inafew days, presethi credentials and demand his recognition as Mitnister from Nicatragua. If refused, Wheeler, our Minister, will be sent home. -4.--- - ARIJEL MURDER CASE.-In reference to this matter, nowv undergoing investigation in Cha~r leton, the Charleston standard says: " The prinicipal fatcts in thtis enne aire generally known; thtough it. may be well to mnetmn, for the benefit, of those who may nt have seen the evidetce wh ich we published at the time when the case was first cxatminted, that the vessel, in the latter part of Ju~ly Itat was botud on at voyage from New York to China; that wheni out some seventeen days, the captain was fountd dead int his berth. Upon his hetid were woutnds whic~h seemed to htave been inuflicted by an axe or at hatchet; Is throat was cuit, and there were two stbs as though made by a knife in thie breatst. JThe berth itt whtich lie was found lying, att atbout, svn o'clock ini the nmorning, was satturated witht hatchet the partition was also spnttecred. A hthet was found, with clots tupon it, upon both heithoner anid the blade, and there was every where the inudication of a mast brutu? anud re omorseless miurder. i'Te body was plinced in at iarrei of brine, atnd the vessel in comumand of tie i rat nmate, one of the ptarties now charged, was brought into thte port of Charlestoni, where, Ian examinatiotn being had, the first mate, Nichto las Wheaton Lakeman, and two boys, George Anderson anid Henry Giraud, were putt in jatil to answer for the crime. Against Giraud, however, no inditmenit has been foumnd by the Grantd .ftury, tnd only Lakman and Anderson of the shiin rew havte been put uipon their trial." TnE ARtEL MURDlER CAs.--Te jutry yest er ida retutrned ta verdict of " not gulty," a to George Antderson, w~hio wits tried otn the chatrge o being an aeconmplice in the murder nf Csap, ta Avres on board thte ship Ariel in Anugust ltst. The case0 hats contsumtedl about three weeks. 'hecrowdl in the couft room gree'ted the reatd ihg tof the verdict with at butrst of aphm.,stue, which wats poitnted ly reprimanditted by the Court. The trial of' Nichtolas Wheaten L~akenman will commence on Monday, uand as thte whole of the Ievidetce ini botht cases wast lrontght outt ini the trial of Anderson, it is probatble that the asp prouching~ trial will not conustute as mnuch tinme For the A-lvertiser. SONG OF THE EXILE. BY CAD CoLWIN. Far from my native mnountains, I sadly roiam, I s:illy roam, 'Mid-briglt flowers, and glad fountains, I sigh fur home, I sigh for home; The sinny sky above ie )oth never cheer. dotlh never cheer I pine fur those who love me, The true and dear, the Ii ue and dear. The gay, glad scenes of clildhood, Inspire my dreams, inspi re my dreams; I seek the dim, ohl wildwo'd, And sparkling streams, and sparkling streams. I list tile joyous langhter Of merry band, ufnerry batd - They see it) dark hereafter, In that dear rand, in that dear land. A brother comes to meet me, Happy the while, happy the while; A sister fir ti greetme With joyous smile, with joyous sihile. I feel the fond caretses Of mother mild, of mother mild A gain my father blefes, 1is erring child, his erring chibl. Would that my heart might meet ye, Sweet scenes of yore, sweet scenes of yore! But I in joy may greet ye, Alh! nevermore, ah ! nevermore. The fate of wayside rover, Is mine to be, is mine to be, And soon life's jiourney over, I shall be free. I shall be free. [This 1 Song of the Exile" comes to us from Col er's Pot Office. It purports to lie original, nnd for ught we know it may be. Certainly if one were going to borrow, they would borrow something bet ter. It is not our design, by this remark, to dis courage " Cad Colwin t" for the lift e piece, nbove printed, is quite deceitly versifiel, anil not void of petic thought. But we are at a loss how to act or what tit say in regard to scraps sent in unexiplainel by any accompanying note. The better rule, And te one we usually practice, is to throw them into the trash-box. But in this case we have thought roper to depart from that rule and t publish, as re u. stel. " Cad''nust now give us full eedit for ur aniability an.1 inmnediately repay us by writing onli-lentially upon the subject of the poetic ell'uskins placed in our charge. If the one given above be a genuine sauple of" Uad'sa" genius, there cannot be a doubt but that we shall becuino great friends.] E. A liv. From the Southern Light. THOUGHTS SUGGESTED BY THE RECENT DEATH OF MRS. S. C. A., OF THIS VILLAGE. Cease presumptnons hopes to cherish, Prize the seasons tas they fly; Like the tliw'rs yon bloni atid flourish, Like the flow'rs must droop and tle." Such were the impressive lines forrihly presented to my nind a few mornings sime, as the startling intel lience of Mrs. A-s' death, whom until that moment I had supposed slowly recovering from a lingering Ill ness, sounded in my ears. With bright prospects of long life of dloniestic happiineus, she was, at the com mencemnent of thme year just closed, cheerfully di. harginig ihe dutties of anm all'eetionate wife and nmother, in that quiet home, left dlusolate by her departure at he very dawn of this. limut list! for Sofihy doth her spirit whisper From its thrice blest abode, Saying " coul'st aloe see the glory Which is now displayed before me, Through the Rledeetmer's blood. Coitl'st thou bear the weome voices While the ransomed .soul re'joice., As thronmlh the nrlyi gales, lorne aloft on aii::eIs pinions far frim ileathI andl Si a~'.atninions, jtef''re the th rone it waits. V'en the grave woumil fail to fright thee, Ibtnan ties he riven lightly, Oh, how litghtly riven! .Jy fulty ihona'dvt leave earth's pleasures, Ghldly yiel ther dearest treasures fur tthe bliss of Iheaven." A FatzsD. LATER FROM EUP0FE. ARRIVAL OF TIll STEA3MER PERSIA. Ntw Vong, Feb. 9.-TIhe steaumer Persia ar rived this nmortning, briniging nine dlays hater ini tel liittne frotm h Erople. losd lirtm withI an advaimee of I- ld.--Fair nalitie's improved most. 31 iddlitng Orleans ('id., air, G.id:Uplainds,.5 9-16 to 5 7-8d. Sales to peehuttors 10.00nt bales. Whole stock in port 9,000J bales, of which 220,0(00 nre Amneriecan. Feota.--Western Canal full 40s.; Ohio 42s. orn has declined, wit h but lit tie .specailative de unnd. Mixed 3S. 6d.; Yellow 38s. tid.: White 3. P"ark and Bet-f gniet. WVestern Bacon im roved. Lord quiet. Consols have advanced to 904. It will be soume dlaya yet crc preliminaries wvili ae signed; btut the Czar hats ordered Gortscha off to suspettd hoast ilities int thte Critmea, without Tihe Belgique pitt bntek in at leakinig condition. The Araigo arrived att Soutthatmpton on the 25th tilt. IKelly & Gibnto'ur, of Manchteste'r, have failed. Rutssifs' sincerity is very mntch questioned as orterly, bitt atppearattces ntre all fair and straight orward. It is rumored that an nrmistice for brec tmoniths has been agreed upotn. Fratnce, Eniglanud antd Austrin still accord, al hough it is foreseii that grave questions mtust rise dturiing thec negotiationas. No place of meet ng has vet been decided upon. A des'pateh of Saturday says: Rt will certain y be either Paris or London ; and also states that Baron Bulow will he ite Rutssian Phenipo ettiary. it will be as late as February 2d, be fore all the signatures can be appetnded to the agreement to meet. Money is entsier but rates utnchaniged. The Bullion in the Bank of Englanid lias increased E8.000. The Shaips llorizon, Endence and Mary Green, are lost. WAsmsTox'x, February li th.-Thae Presi dent has issued a Proclamation, stating that as meciations in kaunsas, as well as itt remote States, ire organiizintg, with the desigan of interfering vith the domestic institutions of thec Territory, d declares tht the whole piower of the gene il government shall be exerted in the support of thte Territorial Lutw, anad suppression of rev lttioary moveinetnts. Ji tlthilonte the Ballots for Prinater was un stucessul. Noting importaint in the Senate to-day. ELI:-rtos Fotn s:s.ro.-Theu election to fill te viteatcy, itt the Staute Sentate, occeasiotied bty th death of Ilon. Atndrewv J. Miller, is ordered to take place on Muttnday, the 3d of 3March next. Antgusta Contstitutionalist. DEATHt Or Ma. MAG.RATH.--We have the ainful dtuty to annouince the sudden death of still atnothecr of our oldest citizens. Mr. John agrth, for miany years a distinguished mer chant of our city, bitt who for some time past as retired from busintess, died yesterday morn g.-Carleston Standatrd. DEaATHz or PaoF. RotnERT IJENRY, L. L. D. tr community is called upon to mourn the death of this distitiguishecd and estimnabie citi zen, which occurred yesterday, ait 2 p. in. On onday, Ite wats seized with ai congestive chill, the reentrrence of whicht occasionted the sad atnd mexpetedl evenit. The hoss' ohf Dr. Ilenry is oneo of tao ordinary aann--t-to his aillhieted fatatily vand to the Sotnth Caroliia Cmallege, it is inudeed irreparable. His lernig, piety, wvorthi, atnd Ithe ability and fideli with whtiebt lie discharged his dtutics as a man, Christian, iad a Professor in our State insti Ittion, are too we'l kniown to reqnire a more extended ntihce ini thais piace. They will no tlonbt ihle presetled ho thle puiiblie b'y othier hinds. -Soul.t .',oinsi a, '7th aiist._ INTERESTING ITEMS. Z7 IT is said the average of cold for the month of January, 1856, in New York, was greater than any that has occurred for seventy years. ZF* A bill to prevcnt the separation and sale of slave children under ten years from theirparentsis be fore the Keitucky House of Delegates. . r MR. DALLAS proposes to leave for London by the next steamer. gV Ta: Legislature of Georgia, by joint resoln tbin, have determined to adjourn on the 20th inst. gr JUDOR Ebenezer Clapp, of Bath, Me.. died on alonlay evening, at the age of seventy-seven years. gIVP Tim Missouri papers are nominating Col. Doniphan for the Presidency. Z:7' TUE number of hogs received at Cincinnati, this season, is 406,020 head. g7 JA atsoN, the late State Treasurer of Wiscon sin, is said to be a defaulter in the amount of $40,000. g GREELY REJoIcINo.-On Monday night the office of the Tribune was illuminated from garret to cellar, and one hundred and three guns were fired in the Park in honor of the election of Bankefor Speaker, tT' Tn Mexican papers publish a' paragraph stating that it is certain that Santa Apha and his wife have separated. 9W CENsUs OF NzwBEzaa.-The census of the town of Newberry, recently taken, shows the popula tion of the town to be 1,277-641 whites and 636 blacks. I' DvsocaAcy.-Every city in Connecticut, with the exception of Waterbury, is under the control of the Democracy. FILLSoR F IN INDIANA.-At a meetingof the Amer ican party in the First (Indians) Congressional Dis triet, a resolutien was adopted recommending MIL LAaDP FILL31ORE for the Presidency. CoNvEaRT To SPIRITUALis.-The Stamford, (CL) Advocate says that Rev. JAs. HOYT, late of that place, has become a full believer in the doctrines of modern spiritualism. It adds that when in charge of a church there, the reverend gentleman warned his people against spiritualism as a "damnable heresy." TiE COLDEST JANUARY.-According to the record kept at the Pennsylvania Hospital (in Philadelphia) the mean temperature of the past month was 24 deg., which is 8 deg. below the average for the last thirty years. The 9th of the past month was the coldest day on the record. A SLIGHT 111'UNDERSTANDiNo.-A pious minister, after lecturing a Sunday school class in a most edify ing manner, proposed to close the exercises by singing "Jordan;" meaning "On Jordan's stormy banks 1 stand." The worthy man was horrified by hearing the whole school immediately strike tip, " Jordan am a hard road to travel, I believ6." rl" There are 206 Convicts in the Alabama Peni tentiary-202 males and 4 females. 7' MAuxoTt Lovz LETTza.-A New England gentleman in California, who corresponds with a young laity of Fall River, sent to his friend a letter, which arrived in the mails of the George Law, on the 28th ult., and which comprises one hundred and forty-six pages of letter paper! 23' A man who does not take a newspaper is not only poor, but will always remain so. Tile less men know, Ihe less they earn. Folks who labor for seven ty-five cents a day, always sign ther names with an X. OBITUARY. DmEn, in this Village, on the 27th nIt., Minss 11A RRill GOOD)E, in the 15th year of her age. She was a very noble girl, both in appearance and in character ; and wats remarkable for her in telligetnce atnd vivacity. For nmany years a pupil of tihe Edgekield Collegiate Institute, she always marn tainedl a high rank f.r schmolarsipj and industry: and in talent anmd acquiremntts was exceeded by none of hter associattes. 11cr mtany noble traits of char ater, joined with her affectionate disposition andl ardenmt feelins. nmade her much bekosed bmy her t~enlhers anid clamssmiates :umd none coubl hav'te beeun remtoved from their society, whiose piresenee wvas toi themi moire aturceatble., or whos'e loss wvill be nmore iensibly felt. She was so cheerful, so inspiriting in her freshness anid gayety, and there was suchl an exuberance of life antd ji'yfulness radiating from her, that, withmut herself suspecting it, her presence threw a kind of sunshinte over the little circles with whom shte hadti sucht frequent intercourse. To thema her loss is that, not only of a compantion, but of a dear sister amnd friendl. She was also, for one so young, a very decided Christian. I )uring the rcviva~l in the Baptist Church in this Village, in A pril 1855, shte was conspicuous atmig the manty converts for the steatdinmess and boldness with whtieb she professed hter obiedience to tie Chutrch. In the weekly female prayer mect ings held by thec tenchers and pupils of thte Institute, her examptleC was alwaiys that of a promplt disciple, radyv to dlischa~rge befojre others her duty. A nil at the t'ime of her deatht, her miond, her chairacter, and her Chi:isftan graces, seetmed all verginmg towards a matturity which was full of nmost gloriomus promise. She wvas indee a " shining mark,"' and such ".Death loe. Remarkable for vigeirous antd helthful activity, for a conlstituttio)n which had been peculiarlv free fronm all disease, she was most utnex petedly'laidl upon a bed oif sickness. With every thing aronnd her ti snake lifu lovely, and with a hatwhtch appreciated hcr blessings, she nat uraJ lyi loed Life, BUT sitE hAD NO FEAR OF DEATiI." would like to live," said she,--" My parents make life so pleasant to me", but I have no fear of death. It does not seenm a gloomy and melancholy thing, and I am noit afraid to die." With her warnm.low ing heart, and in view of a life which had been ob scured by a" sorrow, sihe could in truth say no less ; and as a htopetul young Christian,. we could not expect her to say more. And in aceordlane with this testimony, hter death was remamirkab~le fior peaceful composure, and quiet fortituide. Thus htas passed from our ucommuntity, otne of the brightest and loveliest spirits that have ever, even for a shuort time, tabernacledl in our midst. What she might have biecomte, when hecr graces of heart, of mind, ad of person wvere fully nmatured, is known but to llimO who has removed hser. She was evi dently designted for a higher destiny than to remain upon earth with us-and that destiny she has gone to fulfill. " Thus star by star declines, Till all have passed away, As morning bright and brighter shinee To pure and perfect day ; Nor sink those stars in endless night They' hide themselves ini ieaven's own light.'' R. Dano, at the residence of her mother, near theo Pine Hlouse, in this District, Miss MA RY SW EAR IING EN, on tho 22d January lust, aged 23 years. hlow truly mtay it be satid in this inmstance, " Thto -tast all seasonis for thiue iwn. O0! Deaths." in the mmidst.of life, the bloomt of early wom~tanhood, tho Ifell destroyer canme and sadly nipped the flower in its budl. All of the atmiable. genttle and loved one, by the widowed mother and bereaved sisters and brothers is entombed in the memory of their hope ful hearts till the bright resurrection morn shall heal the broken tie. IED at hi. residenco in this District, on the 30th January last, WM. S. SMYLY, aged about 30 years. Deatht is melancholy under any cirenmatnees, but this event is more painful from the fact that the deceased has left a wife with five or six children, somo of whom will never know the benefit of a father's advice. lIe has also left at large family c~nexion to mourn their loss. This sad bereave mnti should admonish us all of the uncertainty of Perhaps it would not be an exaggeration to say that few men have over lived thirty-six years almost in thte same neighborhoodl, whto have left as few enemies and more warm friends than WILLAx S. SMYLYv; and few men aoutld be a greater loss to their families and neighborhood than he. lie has left a character above reproach. Peace be to his memory. A FaRED. D)IED, on the 27th January last, MARY ANN, infant daughter of WILItrak and PEINELIA S-r:LL, agdl 5 imon'ths and 19 days. Titus has these stricken parents been called to mmournm the loss of thteir beloved child. 11cr sweet erry pirattle hats been hushed forever ia the cold ebrce oif deathI. She hath been called early front the stnares of earth, to that upper aind better world were change nor sorrow never come. TJhen, " Whyli shomul.l our tears in sorrow fl.)w Wl'mn GOd recalls his own, Aind bids themn leave a world of woe For anu immitortal crown 2 Our pleasures here will soon be past, Our brightest joys decay But pleasures there forever last, A nd will not fade away. Then let our sorrows cease to flow God has recalled his own int let our hecarts in every woe Stil siy "Thy will be done." E.. HYMENIAL. MARR1F.D, On Wednesday evening the 23d"of' January ast, by Rev. J. Trapp, Mr. PflaiA.W TAmIjTo* and Miss ELIZABETH Ouzrs, eldest daugle- of A nthony Ouzts, dee'd., all of thisda: trict. COMMERC IAL. HAMBURG, Feb 12: Corro.-The Market closed on Saturday evel ing last at firm prices, ranging from 8) 9 . But Aince the arrival of the Persia witk ntvor%6 intellizence from Etirope, a still bettts feling 1l pervaded, andl a slight advance on Saturday's quo' tations-was given yesterday evening..- -R. AUUSrA, Feb 11. Corrox.-There has been a good demand to-day at prices from i to * over Saturday's prices. Tho market is ratheti unsettled.-Censtgiutiknaliat. . .. CAArrosb.L.. Co-rroN.-The Stock offering to-day irlight, and prices full. Sales 800 bales at 8J to I0ets.-Courier. Aff asonic Notice A REGULAR Communication of CONCO0RDIA LODGE, No. 50, A. F. M., will be heldl at their Hall, on Saturday evening, 16th Feb. at 7. o'clock. By order of the W. M. A. G. TEAGUE, Sxc'ay. Jan 30 it. - . 3 IE Tt Friends of Mr. ROIIERT D. BRYAN respectfully announce him as 4 Candijate fr pierl; for Edgefield District at the next elletie. Law Notice. - T IE Subscribers have formed a Partnership fur the Practioe of :LAW AND EQUITY Us Edgefi.ld and the adjoining Districts. One or both of them cp at all tinies be fuund in their Ofice. G. D. TILLMAN, S. W. MABRY. . Edgeleld C. I., Feb 8, 1S56. 3m . 5 Books and Stallontary. TlE Reading public can beasupplied with Book and Stationary, by calling on A. RAMSEY, at the Post Ovice. * ' Feb. 13. tf . . - For hire, TWO SHOEMAKERS. -ALSO A Boy about 12 years old. R. H. MIMS. Edgefield, Feb 13, tf 5 Valentines. S11 E Snbseriber respectfully announe.-s. to the Lyoung ladies and gentlemen of Edgefield and icinity that lie haA just received a choice .asort ment of VA L ENTINES. Call and exmanine them. G. L. PENN, Agent. Feb13 it 5 Look out for Cupid! JUST received a beautiful and varied eollection of VALENTINES, which will be sold at low prices. Enquire at the Post Office. Fel 13 It 5 Shoes, Shoes. J'UST ope~ned a FRESH SUPPLY of Ladies, Gats, Youth's and Children's Shoes. to suit the season. Trho 8tuck comprises a fin, variety. R. HI. SUJLLIVAN. Feb13 tf 5 Negroes for Sale. BY Consent of parties I will sell at public outcry ...at Edgefeld C. HI., on sale day in March next, the folluwinig Ne~gro Slaves, viz: Dennis and his wife A nn and her children Lee, Peter, Plea, Athnr, Patrick andl landy, and Lewis, Phil and Lavin.. TEitys.-Purchasers to give notes with approved s urties, payable on or before 1st of January 1857, with interest from diate. S. B. GRIFFIN, AaEN.. Feb 13 St 3 5 Notice to Contractors. SE ALELD Propo~sals for removing the Sbingleal Roof of the Court I Iouse and putting a new one of the H EST W ELSil SL ATE, 16 t8~, will be received by the Comimissiaoners of Pabiie- Build ings at their aafiee at Edgefield (A 1I., ntit 'Satua day the 5th of A pril next. The 11oof contains 4,300' square feet, more or less. LOD lli LL, Clerk and Treasunet. Feb 13 is 5 eg The Charleston Mlercury and A uguta.Cn stittionalist will each copy tri-weekly until thle 1st Ajril, andl forward accounts to the Treasurer. To the Public. IN Consequence of the inclement weather througl. lthe month of January, the Board of Trustees Iof the Cokesbury alaoiiie Femtale Collegiate Insti tute, will extend the presettt scholastic year. to tife nst day of October, without additional charge to, patrons. J. K. VA NCE, P. B. T. Cukesbury, Feb 13 it 5 Executive Department. Cot.uuea, 30th January, 1856; By Ihis Excellency, JA MES HT. A DAMS, Gov. ernor and Commander in Chief in and over the State of South Carolinna: Whereas, information hats been received at this. department, that a murder was committed in Lan rens District, on the 14th instant, by D. M. War. USt, on the body of GRo. W. HOLLAND. and that said WnLLIAMS has fled from justice. Now know ye, that to the end justice may be done, and thar the said D. M. WILLIAMS may be brought to legal trial for his offence as aforesaid, I, JAMES H1. A DA MS, Governor, as aforesaid, do issue this my Proclmation; ofehring a reward of TWO~. HUN D RED AN D FIFTY DOL LARS for his apprehen sion and delivery into any Jail in this State. -Sid WILLJuAM5 is about thirty years of age, five feet ten, or eleven inchtes hi1gh, slender made, thin visage, dark complexion, blue eyes, and walks stooping. The fore-finger on his right hand is stiff and the nail turned over the end, and one of Eis frost teethis. broken out. Given under my hand, and the seal of the State, the 30th of January, A. D. 1856, and L.s.] in the eightieth year of American Indepen pendence. J. H. ADAMS. JTAmes PArEraSoN, 8ee'y of State. Feb. 13, 1855 5 It $100 Reward, ANAWAY from the Subscriber's plantatiaia Snear Gillisonville, S. C., his slave JOllN, *a boy about 17 years old, about 5 feet 6 inches high, light blue eyes, sandy hair, and complexion fair enough to be mistaken for whitc. He is of slow speech, and his lips not well closed. He wore ofi' a Kersey Saek with oval shaped brass buttons. Said boy is saad to be a good fiddler. I will give $I0 to bear where he is or $25 to have him put in jail so that I can get him,, or $50 fo his delivery to mec alive and safe in Gilhisonville. WM. YOUMAN. Feb13 ,it5 - Lost, ON Sale-day last, a Note of hand or single bill, signed by J. P. May., James A. Devore and L. W. Mays, dated 27th November 1854, and pay able to me as Excutor of Capt. Beloher, dee'd., twelve months after the date thereof, for $91, credit ed 1et .Janunry 1855, with $61. All persons aro noatilied not to trade foar the said Note. A ny infor miatina respecting the same will be Thankfully re eivel. JOlhN E. LEWIS. Feb 8. 1856. 2t 5 Positive Notice. LL~ Persons indebted to the Estate of John f.- Doby, dec'd., are notirted to pay up by Re turn Day or they will be stued indiscriminately. All persons htaving dem;,as aigainst the said,4e eesed wvill render themu in proiperly attested.. M4.TllDl) pOIIEY, Adm'or.