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All Advertisements not having the desired number of insertions marked on the margin, will be continued until forbid and charged accordingly. Those desiring to advertise by the year can do so on the most liberal terms--it being distinctly under Ftood that contracts for yearly advertising are con fined to the immediate, li-iinate business of the firm or Individual contracting. All communications of a personal charieter will be charged as advertisements. Obituary Notices exoeeding one square in length will be charged for the overplus, at regular rates. Announcing a Candidate (not inserted until paid for,) Five Dollars. ForAdvertising Estrays Tolled, Two Dollars, to be paid by the Magistrate advertising. VISIT TO TE WORKS OF TE PORCELAI MAX WNACTUEING COXIDW. On yesterday, in company with Mr. Holman, of this city, we visited Kaolin, the name given to the Works of the Porcelain Manufacturing Company, organized a little over a year ago. It is situated in Edgefield District, .. C., about 5 miles below Hamburg. The location is elevated and healthy, and the bed of Porcelain clay em braces about 25 acres. It is embedded some 15 feet below the surface, and is 20 feet in depth, affording a supply ample for almost an unlimited demand. The works of the Company are erec ted.about a quarter ofa mile from this bed, and consist of a main building 40x120 feet with a kiln-house crossing one end, 40x80 feet in size, two stories high, with a basement where the fuel is supplied to heat the kilns. Adjoining this is the "Slip House" 30x70 feet, where diint, feldspar, &c., are crushed by neants of French Burr, Mill Stones, and other nachine ry, and thrown into vats ready for the workmen. An engine of 25 horse power drives the machi e found about "0 hands busily engagel in the various processes of work, crushing the nma tive fHint, moulding pitchers, cues and saucers, or fashioning the neatest models for China ware. Having but recently found that the clay was adapted to making China, they have not yet made complete sets, but their pitchers are very white and perfect, and fully attest the practicability of producing China ware not inferior to the choisest articles of French manufacture. They are now engaged in making fruit cans to be used with Dayton's Patent Exhauster, and on yesterday were preparing a kiln, consisting of 1,200 dozen of' these newv and superior articles for preserving fruit. This aloue will be a heavy busmness, as the can is much bettei- than tin, or glass, owing to its anti-corrosive and durable ~nature. We could not itn the limited space of a notice like this, give a definite idea of the process of making ware. When moulded it is alloweod to dry until sufiieently hard to receive the sizing. After going through this process one or more times, according to the nature of the ware, it is put into the furnace in what are called saggers, or tabs, varying in size according to the size of theo ware, andi muade of a composition of old crockery and clay. These are piled one above another, the bottom of otte making a cover for that below it, until the kilnt is full, when fuel is applied, arid the burning process commences. Thbis requires the utmost care, and takes we be lieve nearly 48 hours, when after standing abouti the same length of' time, to cool, it is ready to, unpack antd remove to the sales-room. We learn that the composition of the saggers as espeunilly adapted to the manuf'acture of lire brick, and the comnpany are about to add a ma chine for moulding~ themo. This will also bo a valuable source of revenue, as well as it public eunvenietice. The company have shipped large qluantitiesi of the clay to the North, to lbe used b'y Crockery Manufacturers, ad it hans proved superioir to any, found in thisecounitry. If Northern comrpanie's can nmke it pay to shaip it 1,400 miiles att a ex pense of $1 I pe.r tona, it would seema thatt it muist be profitable to mnaaufacture it on the spot, wjaere; its cost is seatrcely $2, arnd whrerz wood, labor anid living are all to be had at thre cheapest rates. We therefore look forwardl to see the Southnern Porcelain Manufacturing Comrpanry becomane - a source of profit to its projectors, arid of p~ride to the friends of progress itn our commaunaity. Though a lacatted ini our .itrar State, it is peculiarly air Autgusta enterpri.e-being owned by residents of our city. andi bene,. we feel a local interest in its Thre workan are chni:-fly English, arid occupy; nottages er.seled in thre vic.inity. A ainat Church hias aho b'een erected whe-re .service is held regut- a larly, and' the~ whole p'.~'e phreents thre appear' ~ COURT WEEK.n A lbusv w.a.k's work was enrded Satuarday after nvoun, bythie adjoutrnment of the court'.t With the~ exception of' a few "small arid mean causes,'' the sessions docket occupied the termr.t The case against Thomsas J. lie , commttencedb on Wednesdatv, was conceludedi Fridav miornin the jury rende-ring auverdict of "msauslaughter," with a recommnendationu to amerev. The sentence . of tire Couirt, Saturday, impos'ed a fine of one thousand dollars, antd imaprisonient to the 31st. of October next. Friday miorninag, Thomas H. Dickson was put upon his trial, for the miiurder of ]Bernharndt D.er rer. No dillicult y was anticipated lby the defence, and conseq~uently thre case attracted but little in h terest. Without a dissenting voice, -we believe, I among those disinterested, the commrunaity re garded IDicksotn's offence as one of "excusable homicide," anrd Iris acquittal was "enierallr de sired anid expected. The direct "elIsarge'' of Iris Honor, however, left to the jury no alternative, t and they accordingly found a verdict of "mars- S slaughter," with a reconmmendaution to mercy. 1 TIhe defendenat was sentenced to two naonths's a imprisonimenat, anid to pay a fitre of two hundred a <dollars. We are glad to learn that a petitiona ti has been circulated promnptly and signed with th anarked unanimity; anid we trust that the Gover- el nor will hear the prayecr for Iris elemeney, thms offered, as far as we know, by the voice of the entire district. We were pleased to see that hris Honor, Judge O'Neall, unaderwetat thre severe labors of the th week with unflragginag energy. Under the circum- w stances, the circuit has been a tryitng one with tI, him. We trust he ray soon enjoy that season b of respite and recreation which is needed to re g'ore his wonted health. Trho court is in session, this week, ina Lancas- of ter. We learn that the buisiness is lighlt, atnd oh probably will riot prolotng the frisiness beyond ac Wednsesday esenring.-Earkeille Ewfuirer-.c A terrible crime has been committed at Trieste- no A young workman, who maintained himself and I his mother by his daily Irabor, gained so little dr that they live most wretchedly. By dint of piil-e privations he, however, saved up suficient to purchase a lottery ticket. The drawing took pilace a feuw days ago, and his ticket gained a for prize of 16,000 florins. Wild with joy, thre ur young man hurried to his mother, informed hrer of of his good fortune, and asked for the ticket, It, "Alas, my son," said she, "I sold:itt some time the back." Without a word, the young man drew Hi his knife and stabbed her until she fell dead at p., *his feet. Hie was arrested the same day. So abi Frwn the Augusta Constitutioualiet. RASSAGE OF TIE KANIASRZ -I=&WNE HOUSES. We received last evening, by telegraph, the ratifying iutelligence that the bill for the admis. ion of Kansas, reported from the committees f conference, was passed by a majority of nine otes in each House on yesterday. The vote in he Senate-nine members being absent or fail. mg to vote, was thirty-one for, to twenty-two. gainst it-in the Hous.-nineteen members icing absent or failing to vote-one hundred and welve for, to one hundred and three against it. For the benefit of those among our readers vho have not had the time or the inclination to oIlow this question of the admission of Kansas brough all the phases it has assumed during the iresent session of Congress, and did not read he bill reported by the Conference Coimittee, published by us a few days ago, we subjoin the ollowing clear, brief statement of its provisious, avhich we find in the Alexandria &ntiel: " The propositiou of the Conference Commit tee of the two houses is simply this: The sched. ide which acconipaxnies the Lecompton Constitu tion, but is no part of it, demands a certain amount of the public lands in waiver of the right of the State of Kansas to tax the remainder. THis demand is proposed by the committee to be greatly restricted: the schedule thus amended tobe then summitted to the people of Kansas -and contingent upon their acceptance of it, Kansas to be admitted under the Lecompton Constitution. If they do not accede to the terms proposed by Congress, then her admission as a State to be postponed. " This is no submission of the Constitution, and the amendnent to the schedule is a proper ne. "We see no difficulty, therefore, in agreeing to the proposition. With the Constitution, Con gress has nothing to do-that is a question for the people of Kansas. With the schedule, it is wholly different, for Congress is to be a party to the provisions which Mr. English proposes to amend. It i in part a contract between the State of Kansas r.nd the Federal government; nd both parties have an equal righftto be heard. "This may be said, and it is all that can be aid, on the other side. The submission of the mended schedule to the people for their ratifi ation, affords, incidentatly, an opportunity to vote against the Constitution. That is to say, by votig down that overture of Congress, they lefeat admixsion under the Lecomption Consti ution. But we repeat that the Constitution itself s not the question submitted, and that the ques ion submitted is an allowable and proper one." The passage of this bill removes the Kansas luestion front Congress-terminates one of the ongest and most exciting sectional controver ies whith the subject of slavery has produced lisconcerts the plans of the opponents of the south, and leaves Congress free to attend to the nass of important public business which is de nanding its attention. from the Correspondence of the Carolinian. WASiNoN, April 2S. Both Houses are still engaged on Kansas. rhe Black iepublicans bitterly oppose the bill rom the Committee of Conference. --Hale, in si speech, said he had heard a great deal of talk bout aggressions-aggressions of the Nortlhon he Sothi; but this was the greatest aggression e had ever heard of-it was awgression by the buth on the North. Itsaid to i0ansas, you may ome, provided you come with a slavery consti ution immediately, though you have not sutfi ient population; but unless you conie that way, ;ou shall not come until you have 93,000 popu ation. The Black Republicans are afraid the eople of Kansas may agree to come in under he Lecoinptou Constitution, awl thus negative illtheir outcry about forcing a constitution down ~heir throats. The result is still uncertain. The arties are so nearly -divided in the House that wo or three votes will change the result. Some nemubers are waiting in a state of glorious an ertainty to hear from home. The rumor that the Government was going to sk for power to make another large loan, is de ded by the Union. It is feared, however, that he enormous expense of the Utah war, together with the general inflaunnation of Uncle Sam'ns sills, will iiecessitate an increase of the tariff. rh. protectionists like the prospect amazingly, md would not care to have hialfta-dozein Utah wars going on at once, so that the duties would ave to be incressed. So the world goes. Goy. Wise declines to appoint delegates to the southiern Conunercial Convention, at Montgomn ry. The erratic Governor is on the Union tack, ~nd don't fancy the odor of Southern resistance ai the address of the Committee urging dele rates to be sent.L It is very doubtful whether Congress caii ad ourn as early as the 7th of Jnie. CONG A REE. SOUTEERN C03MERCIAL CONVENTION. The following topics are proposed for discus ion at thme next meeting ot the Convention at tfontgomiery: 1. The qhuestilon of umaser and slave-invol -ing the phiysic-al aind reli;;ious impjrovemencit of he slave : the subject of slave laws and pmolce; le reclaimiation of:.lumve p~ropherty taken away by raud or ihree, and thme modes of retalliatory h sation. 2 The q1uestioin of the suply of labor at the outh ini relation to thme productioni and consump ion of Southern -omimmodities ; to the free blaceks; L the African fleet ; aind the action of England nil France in the imtroductiomn of Coolies aind tfriani apprmentices. ,iknboit n 3. The ellee-t of the turiff, binbutad aviation system upon the South, amid the ree-i rocal interests of the pilaniter and thme mnerchait. -4. The developmient of Southerna ag'ricuiltuiral dustry, a proper einlargemnt of the iamuih ~ring amid commiercial andi initernmal improve et syatems, and the subject of ocean steamers tud marts. 5. Thme resources iand self-sustaininmg capacvi es of the slaveholinig States, and the establish Lent and independence of her literary and ediu itional system. 6. The'politicail relations of the South under me Federal Constitutioni, and the foreign policy h e supported ; maintenance and extensioni of r inastitutions withini the limits of the Union and syodl thec'hm, and her mnis of defence and se rity from aggre~ssionus, piresenit and plrospective. Taus SoLcrens Mun taxns.-Onae of the edlitors 'the Richmond En~quire~r, writing from Wasih gton, says:. "I have only tinme to say that I have heard, it much gratification, and on very good au ority, thiat Messrs. Qimitmnan, of Mississippi, oter andI Stallworth, of Alabama, and lBon m, of South Carolina-who have, hitherto hung --have determined to approve the bill re >rted by the Conference Committee." B irTJsta.-It is stated that within the last renty-two years the Baptists ina thle United ates made a clear gain of 6i,.565 churches, 221 ministers, andI 59:3,639t imembers, being an aual increase of 335 churches, 192. ministers, d 2'6,529 nmemabers. The iuncrease fqr the last ni years has becen much greater in the Southern aa in thme Northern States-the greatest in ease, having been in Virginia, Alabamia and ssouri. Ic-e iN CHAni.EsTo.-The Evenuing New. of ednesday says: Both frosrt and thin ice were seen in the city is mborning, and in the surrounding country are uuch muore abundant. It is feared that e crops, cotton, corn, wheat, fruits and vegeta es are uiuch injurned. RAILROADs iN MmNNrsTA.-The Legislature Minnesota have resolved to aid the Railroads the State to the extent of $5,000,000. The t provides that whenever either of the said mpanies shall comaplete, ready for thme super ruture thereon, ten miles of road, thme Gover ,r shall cause to be issued and delivered to id company bonds to the atsount of one hun ed thousand dollars, and so on till the3 losa is hasted. -* Oaenisn.-No farmer who consults his corn -s and pleasures and the comforts andI pleas. ma of his family, should be without his orchard apl repahtrees, plums, cherries, Ae. mi ot atltland -when once planted, is 1 re for yeas, and requtires only a little prus ing. w agreeable it is to have a succession of ripe ahes for three or four months, and then an ,Aance of apples fo.r c:Ad.. and ating, all ARTHUR SIMKINS, EDITOR, ZDG1IZLDo I. C. WEDNESDAY, MAY 5,1858. RUIS TEAT MUST IN JUTURE 3E 0 RSVR. All advertisements from this date, not amounting to more than $16, must be paid for in advance. Merchants and others advertising by the year, will be required to settle every six months. No paper will be sent out of the District unless paid for in advance. All letters on business connected with the Ofioe, to receive prompt attention, must be addresed to the ' Edgefeld Adeertiser." To these rules we will rigidly adhere. Therefore, take notice and act accordingly. EDITOR ABSENT. Our Editor is absent-has gone to Columbia to at tend the anniversary meeting of the Palmetto Asso eiation-to see the remnant of the gallant Palmetto lRegiment, and to hear the anniversary address of the bravo, the noble and the distinguished QUITXAN, of Mivsissippi. A groat time Is xpected. The Colonel promises to give our readers full do tails of this grand glorification next week. pr "CAPT. CgAw's," letter from Walhalls, is interesting. Turn to another column and read it. Let us hear from you again and ofton, " Car. CRAw." 0 "SAU:A's" reply to "A PrLAIN MAx" has been received and will appear next week. _8 We are authorixed to say for the information of those of the Fourth Congressional District who have written our Immediate Representative on mat terr of business, that the accumulation of such busi ness during his sickness has prevented his hitherto attending to the claims of all. But that they will receive duo consideration as soon practicable. THE FROST. We took occasion on saje day last to make enqui ries of our planting friends as to the effects of the late cold snap, and regret to learn that in some por tions of the District, much damage was done to the Cotton and Corn crops. Some have replanted their entire crop-others again have had only to replant small portions of their cotton, whilst scarcely none have escaped without any injury. The fruit crop though, we are informed, Is not much damaged, THE CONVERENCE IAN5AS VILL PASSED, From telagraphie dispatches from Washington we learn that the bill for the admission of Kansas, re. ported by a Joint Committee of both Houses of Con gress, and familiarly known as the " English bill," passed both Houses of Congress, on Priday last. In the Senate, the vote stood 31 in favor of the bill, and 22 against its paspage. In the House, the vote In Its favor was 112, and against it 103. When its passage was announced, some applale and some hissing followed, but these demonstrations were promptly checked by Mr. Speaker Orr. SOUTH CAROLINA NONET. The ianks of this city (says the Augsita Ohronicle & Sentinrel) have determinetj not to receive the bills of any Suspended Bank, in payment or on deposit Under this regulation the Bills of all the Banks in South Carolina will lbe excluded, except " The Bank of 'arlestoiu," " The Union Bank," and " The Statle Rajuk."'. The Bills of all other Banks in the State are sold at onae per centl. discount. THESPIAN PERPORMANCE. Tax Thespians on Monday evening last gave another performance which went off with great clat, and to the entire satisfaction of a large, appreciative and delighted audience. The east of characters were most appropriate, and oeh one seemed thorouighly to understand their respeetive and (in a few instances) didieult parts. The ladies, Mrs. RAINFOnTD and Mis LONSDALE, never played with more ease and grace, or mnore to the universal admiration of all than on this occasion. Mrs. R. is undoubtedly a lady of rare attractions, possessing considerable literary acquire ments, and many of the qualitiea,so necessary to suc ceed as a star perforguier. A4s " Chatter" in " Dead Shot," and " Kate O'Briena in " Perfection," she eer tainly could not he excelled; and we congratulate Mrs. RLAIN~oUr on her most successful rendering of the diffioult character she assumed. Miss LUsNDALK, the very limpersonification of beauty, sparkling wit and sweet humor, as usual win the applause of the enraptured audience; and in each play her acting was in the superlative degree. With the young gen tlemen, atl of whom done well, wre have not the time nor inclination to ake unnecessary distinctions. With mnost of thenm it was their first appearance on the boards; but they clearly evinced a decided comn peteney tu~ master what they had undertaken-and lan'lwomecly 'lid they sueceod. Their efforts to get up a pleasant pastinme for the amusement of our citi zens, we arc gratified to know, secured the approbation and unanimnous laudIits of those in attendance. The aemateur banad, compoasedl of young gentlemen of' our Village, who had gallantly offered their ser vices to the Thespians,comnpletely electrified the large concourse of ladies and gentlemen present, with their sweet and lively strains of harmonious musie. Whilst our Town can boast of suach musical talent, we can not see the propriety of engaging a foreign band, andl payjing them the. exorbitant prices the Thespians have hitherto done. Too much p'raise cannot be bes.. towed on the amateurs. In behalf of the Thespians, andl of your well lelased hearers, we extend to you, young gentlemnen, the warmest thanks. DO YOU WVANT A GOOD ThRASHER? I To all in tront of a good article In the way of a Thrasher, we would recommend the excellent machine manufactured bay Mr. Taos. E,. CULPMAW, of this District. his Thrasher, ian'ariably give the very best satisfaction to all who try them. Numbers were sold lby him last year, in the immediate vicinity of this Village, and we have heard naught butt unquali-. fled praise from every farmer who was so fortunate au I to buy of Mr. CnArxAN. We have now a few of these valuable Machines at < our office for the inspetion of our planters. Call and look at them. GEN. S. IR. GIST. Junke O'Ne~am, writing to the Newberry .Suni, frmn Yorkville, in relation to a certain road case just tried at that place, pays the following compliment to this gentlemnan: " Gen. States Gist, was one of the counsel for the efence. I hadl never heard him before. I was per- 4 fetly delighted with hi, lueid statement of the facts, an a very tangled case ; his argument was admirably arrangedt and put without any unnecessary flourish. Every word was to thme point andl beautifully expressod,. f he live, aad exerts himself, he will he worthy of the fame of his uncle who was once the first man in his district. THE DAILY MAIL LINE. The Augusta sapnutch is in favor of our project or a daily mail line to Augusta. The Editor says : Am effort is on foot to establisha a daily mail route r rom Augusta via. Edgefluld C. hi., to 968 Depot, oa be Greenville and Columbhia Railroad. This route is mquestinably a public necessity. The section pene trated is already an important, tributary to thne trade y f Augusta, and its advantages would be quite as ian portant to our city as to those who have started the g etition, and we hope our merchants will lend their tI ames heartily to the work. k We have no doubt oar representative in Congress ti ill co-operate with the representative from Edgesleldd )istrict, in securing the proposed route. TIlE FARMER *. PLANTER. C We are pleased to observe this South Carolina Ag- g iultural Journal, making considerable improvement if late, both in the appearance of its typography fd the quality of its reading matter. This monthly e alionl ;p glad to see better patronisedl by our 0 any intelligsmp fysi q5p4 planters throughout 0 g State. 411,-It matkes nq .difereegg he gp ig ~ may be acquainted with agriculture and its ploeaseapt ursuts, may gain mauch .Instructon? threeg~ 3# di rell-illeg pages- ei l is publishe4 at Pendleton S. .G., by Maj. Guonos n say, #ditor, at s;.00 per annum. gi $0 The Sazaks in Augesg, rpsymedI specls pay- fc et on the let May. 16 THE CANVAss FOA CONGRESS. From whatweea gather through our exchanges a pirited canvass for Congress is going on in the West rn District, between Messrs. E. P. Jowas, J. D. tsxoaz and T. 0. P. VRaox-to supply the place o be rected by the retirement of Co. Ona. The Jniunville Journal 'gives the subjolned account of he meeting of the candidates, in Unionville, during Dourt week: On Tuesday last, Col. I. P. Jones, of Greenville, Dol. . D. Ashmore, of Anderson. and Maj. T. 0. P. Vernon, of Spartanburg, candidates for Congress, addressed the people of Union District. Cols. Jones and Ashmore stated, in the coursv of their remarks, that they acted with the Co-operation party of the State, in 1851 and 1852, believing that although the State had the right to secede, still it was impractica ble and calculated tokeep the other Southern States aloof from us, they were ready, however, to go with the State in any action she might decide upon. Whilst identified with the National Democratic party for the present, believing that to be the only Constitutional party now in existence, they would at any time cut themselves aloof from it, if, in their judgment, the party incorporated in its platfoim any views in op position to the Coistitutional rights of the States, or any sentiment or principle antagonistic to Southern rights or institutions. They were on the platform laid down by the State in the Convention of 1852. All the candidates agreed on this point. Maj. Vernon, In the course of his address, said he belonged to the Secession party in 1851 and '52, and alluded to the handsome vote he received in this Dis trict, when a candidate for the "Southern Congress." lie dwelt at length upon the irrongs of the North against the South, and feared we should never again have equality In the Union. There was a very large number of citizens present, and the speeches were listened to with marked atten tion. The candidates expressed strong Southern rights sentiments, and pledged themselves, if elected, to do all In their power to vindieate the rights of the South. MISCELLANEOVS ITEMS. g We believe the best fertilizer of any soil, is a spirit of industry, enterprice asd intelligence; with out which, lime and gypsum, bones and green ma. nure, marl and guan6, will be of little use. IV One of the nest specimens of alneonie spoeeh on record is that of RLochejacquelin: "If I advanee, fulow me; if I fall, avenge me; if I 11ince, kill me." p T. P. Slider, of the Newberry San, has de elined being a candidate for the Legislature. _0 Gribbins Is a neat fellow. He says he can't spare thAo to take a bath, Besides, it costs like thunder for soap and towels. We asked him how he managed to keep clean(?). "Oh," said he, with a highly inventive smirk, " I sand paper myself every Christma." gY It is stated very positively In Washington letters that not only Sonora, but Chihuahua and Lower California will be ofered to our government at a fair valuation, and that an acareditep agent is to come to Washington with full powers tq act, tV The Hon. Fermando Wood, ex-Mayor of New York, arrived in Charleston, Saturday last, in steam ship Marion, and has taken rooms at the Charleston Hotel. ,iW- Reliable aceoun's from several portions of the wheat region of Tennessee, state that the recent frosts and cold weather have not injured the growing wheat, although fruit and garden vegetables have been damaged. g' Swallow a little vinegar after eating, and it will remove the unpleasant odor of the breath, caused by eating osions. What is quch better is a few ker nels of burnt coffee, taken Immediately after eating, _0 The Secretary of the Treasury has received fifteen hundred dollars In Treasury notes from an un known individual In New York, who states that he had cheated the government to that amount during Pierce's administration. pa-Spurgoon signetimes comes out with a good thing. "Brethren," said he, "if God had referred the Ark to a Committee on Naval Affairs, It's my opinion It would'nt have been built yet I" pO A Hlibernian when knocked down, exelaImed, " Do you~ strike a man when he is down ?" "0O no," said his antagonist. " Then, faith, and I'll lay hero," replied Pat. pe A celebrated barrister, retired from practie, was aone da'y asked hia.,incere opinion of the law. " Why, the fact is," rejoined ho, " If any man were toa claim the coat upon my-back, and threaten my re fusal with a law suit, he should certainly have it, least, in defending my coat, I should lase my waist coat also."-. pgi A man who wuslinprisonedl for bigamy com plained that he had teben severely dealt with for an offense which carries its own pnnishmaent. pe When Jekyll, the witty lawyer, was asked what was the difference between an a.ttorney and a solicito$, he replied, " About the same that exists between. an alligator and a crocodile." gg The Sumter WI'atelrman has entered upon its eighth volume, and we are glad to learn is prosepering, ad has bright hopes of future usefulness and suc ceas. 27 " Come in out of the wet," as the shark said when he swallowed the nigger boy. SOSam. W. Melten, Esqr., Editor of the Yo.rk ville Enquidrer, having been nominated f.'r the Legis lature, declines the honor his friends desire to confer on him, in a gracefal mater. gg At the Meeting of the Stockholders of the Greenville &k Columbia Rtail Roadh, hold in Columbia an he 29th ult., the following gentlemen were elected ms oficeers for the ensuing year : For 'residentI. THOMAS C. PERRIN. For~ Directors. tardry Mcflee, T. M. Cox, T. N. Whitner, J. P. Reed, charles Smith, J. F. Livingston. . B. O'Neal Simecon Fair, Robert Stewart, J. M. Allen, Daniel Blake, C. G. Memminger. AO The Darlington Family Prienad, has we think ery properly changed it, name to the ".parlinton Po." Imnprovements will be made in a shiort timps n its typographical appearance-.an evidenc, of its >roperity. , 1W'The Augusta Chronirle & .Sentnel, of Thur. lay last, says: A duel took place yesterday at the 'Sand Bar Ferry," near this city, between I wo gen lemen fromn Alabama, respectively naeaed Polland and Glacknmeyer. The weapons used were pistols istance, ten paces. 'After an exchange of shots ithout injury to either party, the affair was suspended iy the interposition of mutual friends. We are not formed as to the cause of the difficulty. g7 A correspondent of the Fayetteville, Tenn., bserver, writing from Boss Station, Jackson county, la., under date of the 5th inst., says: " A large sor el mare foaled two mare colts a short time since ewas a misulse' the other q blorse cl .!'' pis Ho who knows the world will not ho too ashful, and he whe knews himself will never be In. rudent. 30 The oldest church in America is in Virginia -built of timber Imported from England during the ign of Charles L. LARGE STRAWDBERRIES. We were shown yesterday (says the Augusta Con. itutionalist) three strawberries, cultivated in the arden of Mr. Joux B. McDOxASD near Hamburg, at surpassed in size and flavor any thing of the id we had ever witnessed. The weight of one was w hundred and forty-six grains; another two hun red and forty grains, and the lightest one hundred ad seventy grains. The variety is hrnown as the alifornia strawberry. ,Mr. PS AneDt and cultivators inerally must look to theIr honors. #O- Hurrah for our side of the branch!1 On Saturday last, when conductor Clifford was his way from Syracuse to Buffalo, he found i leaving.Syracuse that two seats in the car ere losely filled by a woman and sir children. 4s Jgy produced but one ticket, and assured e condppy that ,91 hpr little family were un r~ years of ge, 'asd ep tlicyfore not argeable witti fare Iry the rules of hNgg 3a r On a close inspecetion of dt-e litl boa'n'd rs, he became'conovinced (gafthe o~dst co'uld it be seven years old;"andsa'leh'hem all pass ranpseg.epa~ent' wasaMie For the Advertiser. A JWNY WOODmINE. "Oh spare her Heaven! Thy shining courts are trod, By angels who resembled her Ere they were called to God. Their miriads darken land, and sea, But oarth has oily one for me." I mark thy fair cheek day by day, Grow paler in its hue; Thine eye they say Is growing dim, Alas! I mark that too: Thy step has lost its brightness now, And silvery locks twine o'er thy brow. Thy feeble voice so low, and sweet Falls radly on my ear, And oft the smile which wrethes my lips But hides the unshed teav My soul is filled with cars, and gloom, To see thee faltering towardl the tomb. My mother dear! with reverence deep, Oh ! let me breathe thy name, Sweeter that simple word to me, Than richest moed of fame; For angels taught my lips to say That hallowed name I breathe to day. Not many years my life has known, But grief, the dark, the drear, Has been the only heritage Bequeathed to me while here But one for me dia'st ever pray, And taught my feet the "narrow way." Oh, mother, mother, can it be That thou, and I must part? I cannot bear to give thee up, I feel 'twould break my heart Deny me every earthly blies, But Father rpare, oh ! spare me this! I hear Death's watch-dog ceaselessly Bay in thy aching breast, And know it would be well for thee To lay thee down and rest, And wake in Heaven, pure, undettled But who would cheer thy orphan child ? I feel-I know the hour must come, When thou must say good bye To all the scenes thou lovest well, Beneath the sod to lie And in my grief I breathe the prayer, That I may lay beside thee there. For mother, thou'rt my all on earth, And oh1 when thou art gone, Thy youngest child, thy helpless oe Must tread life's paths alone. Aad there'll be none to cheer my heart, Or bid its darksome gloom depart. Whose hand would press my fevered palm, Whose heart beat but for me, A voice within me whispers 'none,' For I have none but thee. . I feel if thou wert called above, I could not live without thy love. 'Though dark my fate to some may seem 'Twas not all dark to me, For ever in life's wintry storm, I still could turn to thee. And when in trouble's hour I came, Thy dear lips found no word of blamo. How often In the starless night I knelt me at thy knee, And heard the gently whispered words, You breathed in prayer for me. Oh I what beneath those realms above . Is holier than a m~other's lose!1 One eye In me could see no fault, Howe'er I mIght have erred, And by oae faithful ear, my pralse With joy 1was ever heard. One heart doth over heat with mine, My angel-mother-it la thins. The fate that bath denied me muoh, Gave me a mother's love, I feel it was the richest gift Bent from you hearcn above And oh ! if e'er I gave thee eare, Forgive it for the love I bear., Then angels do not call her yet To ope' the pearly gate, And leave me orphaned in my yoa~th, Too hitter were the fats. Or if her doom he fixed, I pray I ne'er may lire to see that day. My mother's love is all I have, Oh ! do not us divide ; But let mue, when she sleeps in death, Sleep peaceful at her side Fors I can never find another, Who'll leve me like my sainted moither. Then spare her kind, and pitying heaven, " Thy shining courts are trud, By angels who resembled her Erec they were called to GIod. Their 'miraids darken land and e, But earth has only onae for weg AL'oUmr, G.A., April l1858. For thec Advcrtiser. WA LHALLA, S. C.. April 2fith 108. Ma. IIOTro:-Yesterday in writing to alady friend ofours, we exerted all ours genius to describe the baties of an .pril Sabhnth, in this mountainous and rmantic country. But alas ! What a change has a dy brought forth. Bufore the sun was well hid he. hnd 'the western hills, our attention was directed to te North-east, where a dark cloud luomedi high upon te horizon. About twilight it had o'or-spreadl the wkols canopy absove, and a stiff and bleak wind was ping away, whic-h reminded us of the winter which we thought huad bid1 us adipu sonme weeks ago. But tis naorning when we awok.e, we heard the rain fall. lg heavily, and bn& * slsgr4 times after breakfast, It ws Interspersed with Jarge flaAbes of sam,---the larg t we ever saw, eitheu North or South. The snow cntinued to fall very fast untill about ten u'clocls ad had the ground have been dry, we should have a anew enough for sleighing. Fridlay and Satur y morning last, we had considerable frost, but not sfiient to injur ethe fruit to any great extent, though t Rev. Mr. Zimmerman informs us that in the va deity of Keowee valley, fruit, petatoes, beans and getable matter generally is destroyed. The wheat crop in this vicinity was looking fine lhe fe the frost and snow; but we are now fearful that t small grain crop has been paterially injured. The work on the Blue Ridge Railroad in this viciai tysj progressing rapidly. We as-e iaformed that Mr. nes, Centrastor of the ff 8addle Tunnel," is making god headway, and has commenced arching it. esrs. Hunmbud, Hitchcock k Co., are making good pgrss with the Stump House Tunnel, (" Mammoth unel,") and it is confidently believed by some of th "far seeing ones," that this, the ne pilus ultra of uthern Tunnels, and the great "Aobby' horse," the position party have rods so hard, and to so little prit, will be completed lurfore the cars reach Wal ala. We have understood (but we caninot affrm it obe true,) that the Contractors of this job, have said ht If the Railroad Company should fail to get money snogh to complete the job, that they have the availa emeans, and the job shall he completed at as early ay as possible. We arc informed that the contrac or aloag thre line, are men of energy and determina io; and are well calculated to get through the work wit as much scientific, skill and dispatch as any set no mn in 'the Union. Or "romantic liltle village " Is still improving. hre has been some three or four new houses put up wain the last month, which adds much to the beauty afte place; and we are glad to see our citizens get. g in the notion of building larger houses, as the sses in the place are generally too much on the cot g order for the size of the village. ig as-g informed that the citizens of the (Capitol ndlrwr ortion 'o he gistrict are about forming oldrn agr tycon C.c ig y p o 4gr isrittoobe Eas," while some of our sister Districd (seoff and laugh at us, and wondir "why the blue Ridge Rail Road was ever carried through that wilderness of a Pickens,") cannot afford even one Agricultural Soele ty.* But while they are seeffing and laughing, our citizens are veorking and planning, and ten years henice we will hear a different account of Piekens than we have ever heard before; for we candidly be liep hat there is a brighter prospect before her at present than ever dawned on any other Districtin our State. For her farming facilities are as good, and her facilities for machininm are far superior to any Din. trict in the State. Some people who pass through our District take a plegsure in deriding our Capitol. We would say to such characters, that we have been In most of the Towns and Hamlits in our State; have been once (if no oftener,) in North Carplina; have seen the " Big Pigon " and Tar River, and have travelled a little North of Mason's & Dixon's Line, and sailed a few days on the "big pond," yet our Capitol possesses some things that we have never found at any other place. Why hard by, and fair to view is the beautiful Nile of our State-the Keowee. It possesses the "seven hills;" and the beautiful and melodious moan of the Falls on Little River, two miles west of the Village, adds a beauty and romance to the scene that would loose half its grandeur, by an attempt at a de scription by us; and those that look upon the Dis trict in any othorlight, must not have the talent to appreciate the majestic grandeur and beauty of na ture, and nature's works. And the village, indepen. dent of the surrounding scenery, is like a good many ugly persons we've met with: They are better than they look; and the more we see and know of them, the better we like them. Just so with Pickens and Its people. CAPT. CHAW. For the Advertiser. TR13VTE At a communication of BUTLs LoDGn, No. 50, A. F. M., held on the 3d April last, the following Pream ble and Resolutions were unanimously adopted: BuTLEa Lono, April 3d, A.. L.. 5858. WnsaxAs, it has pleased Divine Providence in his mysterious dispensation to remove from our midst our worthy brother and Past Mastor, TuoxAn F. CoLE MAx. Therefore be it Renoleed, That in the death of Brother COLEMAN our Lodge has sustained a loss of one of Ito bent mem bers, and we, that of a true friend and brother. Resoleed, That a blank page in our Record Book be left open to be inscribed with kin name. Resolved, That the sympathies of this Lodge be ex tended to the bereaved widow and orphan children, and that we pray the Divine Father to bless them in their afflictions. Resolred, That these Resolutions be published in the Edgefield Adertiber, and also, that a copy be sent to the bereaved family. Resolved, That we wear the usual badge of mourn ing for thirty days. J. B. RILEY, w A LUCKY XIA. "Wise men ne'er sit and wall their loss, But cheerly seek how to redress their harms." With a persevering spirit and undismayed by the blanks he had drawn, Mr. Heinrich Peters, an em ployee on the South Carolina Railroad, purchased a tieket, No. 20330, Class 5, In Swan & Co.'s Georgia Lottery. Imagine his feelings when he found that No..29330 had drawn $30,000. Undiscouraged by trivial disappointments, his re ward is a competency for life. " When fortune means to men most good, She looks upon them with a threatening eye." So all that want money read the splendid scheme In our coluns, and send a $10, $5 or $2,50 to S. Swan & Co, Augusta, Ga. Never despair. Itmaybe yout turn next. "Things out of hope are compassed oft with venturing." Of eourse the priae will be promptly paid, wheu due. Swan &t Co. are noted for prompt payment Publishers of papers will vouch for that; we do. Charkleson (&S C.) Neir. '74 Sonano Suota Caxr.-Gen. Daniel Wallace writes to the Union Journal: - "It is known to the public I believe, that du ri'ng the last summer I made several hundred gallons of molasses from the juice of the Chi nese Sugar Cane. I understand that a report is abroad that my crop of molasses has become sour, and is, there fore, worthless. So far as I myself am con' cerned, I care nothing for the said report. Know' ing from experience, however, that the. Chinese Sugar Cane plant is a very valuable one to every class of our p~eople, I deem it due to the publit interest to say that the said report is untrue in every particular. " My molasses were of the most superior qual. ity when firsit made, and so far from htaving de terioratedl in quality from any cause, they appear to have improvedl from the effects of time, until I feel warranted in saving, they are now eq ual, if not superior to any syrup mannfactured in America.-"D1. WVu~uct,' A Wownuarr: Cr.EnATUR.-We saw lately a crious looking native of the briny deep, called a " sea rose." It was shown to us at the grocery store of Mr. N. J. Beebe, Bank street, where it "hangs out" a present in a pail of salt water. It is of a bright red color-nearly round in form, and perhaps three inches in diameter-and of a pulpy consistency, rather more solid than "jet ies"' common in these waters. It is attached to a stone, to which it adheres as firmly as if it and the stone, were a pair of marine Siamese twins. On the top of thist leathery lookinig customer is an orifice, which varies in si-.e from about two inches in diameter to almost nothing-opening and shutting according to the sovereign will and pleasure of the aninial-if a "-sea rose" can be called an ainna. A very curioius ope-ration to witness is its mode of takling refreshment. Lit te'scraps of raw fish put tnto the creature's mouth-or whatever the orifice above mentioned should be called-are seized by numerous little fib-es or feeler.4, andl drawn in out ot sight, after which the "sea rose" is ready for more. 'This sin gular creature was fished up by a smack man living in this city, somewhere in the'vicinity of Fisher's Island.-Kese Londona Chronicle. .Suxxaa RnsoaTs.-The New Orleans Pica yune speaking of Southern suminer reorts,'yory properly says: It is our true policy, as Sq4illere plen, to spend our sumniers at the Mouth, It is the most delightful portion of the year. Health can be reinvigorated without the danger, the expense andi the annovannces of travel. Let this custom once prevail,'and our whole Lake shore will noon be studded with beautiful villas ; and taste, under the guidance of the love of home will create Edens beauty, in which Nature will be the p residing of goddess. Villages will spring up along our railroad lines, and our ehaldren will not lose months from their books and dissipation ; nor the force of family discipline -eboen by the association with strangers, and the influence of a season of perpetual excitement. Let us, as Southern men-as men of prudence-as home loving men, seek summer retrease in our owni nihborhood. Let us commence to cure the oviof absenteeism, and set up a barriey against the inroad upon our society, of the fiahionable follies of our Northern neighbors. KIL.ED BY' A RATTL~vsNAKE.-On Monday morning last, about 10 o'clock, two children of Dr. A. M. Dignowitty, who lives in the suburbs of our city, were playing together a few yards from the door, when a rattlesnake crawled up unobserved and bit the little boy on his foot, who was at the time kneeling down. Feeling some hing pricking his foot behind him, he thought there was a thorn in it, and told his sister to go ehind himt anid take it away. She started todo o, and discovered a large rattlesnake coiled up near her brother. With noble courage the little girl seized a stick and struck the snake, but in doing so she was bit upon her leg. An elder brother immediately ran for his parents, who ere at the house of a neighbor, half a mile listant. The parents soon arrived, but with all Lheir efforts it was impossible to save the life of Lhe little girl, who was probably wounded in a blood vessel; she lied about four o'clock in the evening. Thme little boy is still sick from the ate, but will recover. The little girl was sonie ur ,years old, and the boy a year or two older. This should put parents on their guard about 1i~.:.... their d P!n pln MiMn the weeds and MpursParLwAm zor-ovhs.-TW'Mesth odists are about to open, in the city of New Or leans, a large book depot for their Nashville pub lications, The estabishment at Nauiville has already published large e4itions of 'More than four hundred works, requiring an outlay of over $450,000. These works are published in a style of-typog h that will compare favorably with the best wo of publishing houses at the North. New Orleans offers a fine pint for the distribu tion of these works throughout the entire South, and tlie abilitybf the M ists alone to set on foot a publication house of such resoqrees, and capable of supplying such a ield, is a source of hearty congratulation to the friends ofSouthern progress. It is to be hoped that a movemen wiltbe made toward establishing a Southern School Book Publication House, by some organization i --since private enterprise is likely to sccomplish very little in: that direction. Cannot our ap proaching Commercial Convention set on foot a stock company for such a urpose ?-ui~ta Dispatch. FROSt, Siw AND SuCuv-The t week ha been a severe one for the vegetale. kingdom. We have had several frosts, and on Monday were visited by a snow storm, with a slightinterming ling of sleet. The .iow fell s thielq- fo' lour hours as any we had for years ; the ground hav ing been thoroughly soaked by a previous rain, however, it did not lie or* the ground, but dis solved and sank into the earth as fast as it fell. On the mountains above us, and in the. vicinity of Ashville, it is said that the snow laid t6 the depth of several inches-perhaps six -oi eight. The growing crops of grain-have been material ly injured-we fear seriously. Many of the ear ly vegetable have been destroyed, and the fruit crop has to some extent shared in the general injury.-GreenWille Mountaineer, 299p. Tin LATEST "GaEAT ATTRACrION" Ix NEw YoRE.-A correspondent of the Boston Journal, writing from New York city, says: We have a new prodigy in this city in the person of a boy preacher. He is about fifteen years of age. His name is Cranmond Kennedy. He is a Baptist, and belongs to the Church of Rev. Mr. Adams, Christopher-street. He is a convert in the late revival, has already been licensed to preach by that church, and iis just now attracting large crowds to hear him. His style is vehement; his sermons have In them much method; he speaks wholly extemporane ously, and his system of theology seems to be mature and after the school of the sounder and more conservative schools of the day. - He preaches and speaks nearly every night. His houses are crowded to overflowing, and for a season he will be the great attraction of out city. ANECDOTE or METnusrL&A--It is written in a quaint old Jewish manuscrit, now in the Brit ish museum, that the oldest o mankind, MethuW selah, did not live as long as he might have done. The writer says God promised him in a dream, that if he would rise up and build him a house, his life should be prolonged five hundred 7ears, but he replied that it was not worth while to build a house for that short a period; and so he died before he was a thousand years ot DrATn cAUSED BY JESSAXIXE Frowns,-A child of Mr. Jerod, four years of age, living on the Western Branch, in Norfolk county, was poisoned some days since by tucking the flower of the yellow jessamine. The little one died in an hour after it complained of being.aick The parents would not have known the cause of the sudden death of their child but for a playmate, who said it had been sucking the flower, which is a deadly poison. A Naw Paoc~ss.--A Western correspondent, who avows himself to have been incited to exer tion by the success of the " Hen.Persuider," has ' invented a " Mortar~ and Plaster -Mixing Ma chine," which we think must come in general use. It is very simple ; so are all great inven tions. The plan, briefly stated, is as follows:' "First, procure a common mortar -bed: put in the component parts, such as are generally used; then add a little corn, the quantity of which is to be graduated by the quantity of mortor or plaiter to be mnade. Then turn in-a fetswine -. and by the time the corn is gone, the mortar will be ready for use. In making paster, the swine shiouldl stay in over night, to allw time..for re moving the hair, whic the lime will accom pish ; thus saving the expense of purchasing hat'article. The swine can then be removed and slaughtered, without the expense of scra ping ; thus, together with the labor of mixing, saving at least one third the cost of the old plan." Hfow this may strike sculptors, masons, lath and plasteres, and others interested in plaster, mor tar, etc., we of course cannot say ; but to us, the inven'ition seems quite a feasible onie.-Kniicker boeker. Rier BETwErEx A HoaSE ANn A LaOCOMOTIVE. A novel race took place at St. Thomas on T ues day last between a blooded race horse and a locomo~tive. The horse is decided to be a very fast nag, and so is the locomotive, and both were well trained to the track. The arrange muents, between the betting parties were, that the horse should be at his starting place'when the locomotive came up even, and the word "go" should be given, when away they went under whip and steam.' The judges declared the horse the winner by one-half leugth. The bet was $50 a side, andl the distance eighty* rods. This decides the question that the horse is faster than steam,-Hlamilton (Canada) Times. Gon NEws Faox TIexAs.--The Introduction of cotton manufactures into the State Penitenti ary has proved very satisfactory. The mills now turn out ten or twelve thousand yards per week. The importance to the people of Eastern Texas of the little stream Angehina, has been demon strated the past winter. Several bales of cotton bave b'een taken off by this route without the aid of steam-the planters and the merchants of the vicinity having constructed flats and keels for the purpose. The prospect for the grain and fruit crops in Western Texas is reported as re markable good. $fr A letter from China ostimates the loss of lives by the bombardinent of Canton a4 frop ge to g thousand. The bomhai-4zent laseod about thlilty B YNUENE A L. MARRIlED, on the 29th inat., by Rev.E. L. Whatley Mr. H. A. GnAY and Miss MARTAN Bavix, daughter, of Rt. D. Biryan, Eaq., all of this District. MAarRIE, on Monday the 26th April by . M. Pad gett, Esq., Mr. G. M. SuzAnxsx and Mrs. Er~sAion Caownma, all of this District. MAnaIaD, In Augusta, on the 27th April, at the residence of Mr. F. W. Regan, Mr. Wu.tux 3.BuSs . and Miss SUSAN A. Raro, all of Augusta ga. MARaIED, on Tuesday the 20th AprIl, by Rev. yuriah Harris, Mr. JouN E. Bxygox and Miss Susm~ R. MERam!'Evga, both 0f Colupjbis epty, ta. OBITUARY, Diunoen the 27th Inst., very suddenly, of an -asse thon of the Liver, Mrs. MARGARIET COVAR, wife of Mr. Charles L. Covar, in the 24th year of her age. This mysterious and severely affictive dispensation. of an ever kind Providence, has left our hearts deso late Indeed-another happy home has lost its treasure, its angel, whose presence ever and anon threw a ray of sunshine and happiness on all around. Yes, the 4. dear wife, the af'ectionate daughter, the kind sister, and the good friend, has been called from among us, and an aching void now Alls with sorrow and lamen ation our bereaved hearts ;-yea, we of earth have lost one that was near to us, but a nmw-born-soul has etered the portals of heaven !-has gone to the armas f Him who loves us !-to the home of eternal happi ness and peaoel We sIncerely condole with the afficted husban'd and ther relatives In this their sudden bereavement;r and would point them to that heaven where she has gene, . and urge them so to live that when they are called o lie down In death, they too, may be prepared for he summons, and be anxious to depart to that blishatM bode wither the Immortality of our departed friend as wingedits gight. Let us strivtomet he there. "Oh, why should we murmdr or weep o'er the toomb Of a saint to her consorts Invited, ar, far from this world of darkness and gloom, WVhere hope andi fruition are blighted? 0 no, let us rather rejoice, she hath Sown, -To thm'home of her God and her Saviour,: ' Tb -Alwth the'ranatmed, a pee aththi hone 's knn a-oialo irien taeve." *- ..~