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Mid ONE?-DOLLAR for each subscqui
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Emancipation of S?:i v?-s--Whe
Horten ger or iti.n-tg?ige
M'. li !>!->r : Wri! yeti oblige r:
iiahi'.ig in V?'tr p::;>er rhe^netajed
ion, MW. thc bearing cf ?manc?p
iTcnii tu? rnort?."i?f-r and montage
.'"I;' - niukti m is oi immense impart
in . his S-aw ?'one, ma->y millions i
Before lon*; iL u?ust outer in'o cn
an<L it .ii more for tue purpose o
attention to tho letra! points i ?.vol ve
commend \\y> correctness of the
enclose, that f setrl it to- yo? for pr
it msido? only th? laws of South
Per hap *t ho most important fcatu
opinion, however, rm'y Le that \
which evokes the interposition of t.
of Ei|Oi*y. There is no pnecdeut of
gnv-i-.; nur Court?, ?inch a d'tttui
ih'- reUtpu* p-..per.y, as the e
tin i of i;'3r prxluce?i, norer
ber'irj ttl I ?ie world. When em:!
wuk p'.ice in lite ii iii-b Wait In
mott-ragt-r of slaves received th- ai
lowe i the planter f?r their email
The principles of e quity, however,
changeable, and are brought daily in
lio.-i, to meet the p*er varying occur
humin offers. These, may prevent t
by emancipation ii om falling ex
npon ono class of our community. '
jest at least is worthy our myst s.-ri
sideration.
Your o::r-Jieut eervaut.
OPINION.*
Od tho -'U day cf October A. D.,
S. exerutel a Loud to J. I"., payi
year after date, whit the eondi'ion t<
maturity, twenty-two thousand live 1
dollars, ($22p?0) and io ensure its f
he mortgaged r^J. li. fifty niue slaw
slaves trontiriiied ia the possession
m ?rtja^er, 0. S., until the United
rr ?ins came into the neighborhood
ih"y felt hun. They have since been i
pn?d. J. IT., the mortgagee, has di
payment of Chu whol>i bond Irom Ci
ro ?riga^e^T, and threatens that un ess
m )rt?raic his plantation (being ail the
Cf he h:w left, and which will soarCt
the brmd,) he will institute suit on th
against him. The rights of tho part
pend r.pon the etl'uct of the mortgago.
:yi7P a more security for the payment
oona, tuen J b'.j in? mortgagee* is r
his position; but ii it gavo'to bim thi
lute legal ri^ht of property in the
then, na it was itis property, which L
pelion destroyed, it can hardly Le ju
O.S., the mortgager, should pay hi
thom.
-, Oe the face of the, mortgage, in the
foras of conveyance, |?o, m-grbes were,
thii failure of payment of tlie hoad at
j-ifj% the absDlote and exclusive owner i
slades. Tite m or tgnge purports to I?? n
qain and snj?' of the negroes from C.
J. LT., to him, his executors, admiuisti
or assigns, " lo haie and to hold" then
f?a<ihle, however, on the payment rt ma
. of the Loud and int?-esr ;. and then cont
ir. the following word-*: " And in e-.v.ed<
sind ?appen tn be u>;;de of or in paymt
ch? s-ii'i ?sum of morry aa aforesaid, acco
to the tTOftJntent and me?!?in?j yf LJU
r-.tr.?. tbal then r.nd in sarh caae i-r sba!
may bo lawftil tn and for the said.J. t;
r Kecutxir*. adminiatratora, attorneys or aa
from limo to time, and at all time's iicrc,
peaceably and quietly to enter into ai
r:t ihr> massna^es, hinds or tenements o
J .; . C- S , and ro take the said negroes,
i i- Hitara trier BSA nf the feuiala^, ?nt
c-r-fo'lv and |<ossession, .-ind ihe ;si?in i?
0:?>J d' 'uili 'O ?i.1 '' i'* V?:r (ind M/iii//' a
>? mn proper goods und cJia?lexj rom henre
. .y-.-iw or ro m-n and dispose of them t
and pleasure.
lt coeuis impossible fur any word.-, to
vey the absolute and exclusive tit V to
;,r:rty, more clearly than the above won
the mortgage. Jt is the law of ttie pai
ind made J. L'. the mortgagee, the I
owner of the s-aves at the time chev 1
emancipated.
The words in the mortgage were undo
- edly framed to meet the d?cidons of
Courts, determining the relations betv
tho mortgager and mortgagee of slaves, I
to tho decision cf tuo ca^o ot W?lf n
Farrel, 1 Treadwar 142, the general onii
of the iiarand of the rler.ch sppears tri I
. Leon, that a mortgage of negroes was oa
security io the bands of the mortgagee
the payment of his debt. This case rccti
rbis opinion. It arose from an action
Trover, lor a negro, on the jurt of thc mi
'-.?g.'tf again?ta purchase ot the negro fr
the mortgager. Judge Smith tn the Cc
below, granted a non-sii-t against the mort
gee, on the ground that the right of propt
in the slave was not in the mortgagee,
was-i o tho mortgager, and his title to
imrchase of the slave, therefore,* was go
n the Court of Appeals, both Jtid?eCoIci
and Judge I?ay acknowledged that on
are'Mn^nt of tho case, they were inclined
think that thc decision of thc Court bel
wa3 correct, but on furtherconsiderrt'ion tl
had changed tlretr opinion. Judge Brev:
?iloir.- dis^nt-ed from the dual decision of t
'..'....ur:. They decided, that before tba fe
nre of thc pu3'ment. of the money mention
in the proviso of tho mortgage, tho legal i
fate is still in the mortgage-, and only a cc
ditional one in the mortgagee Hut afi
failure of. payment of the money, it is no lo
ger conditional in the mortgagee, but absolu
and ?3 gone from the raongager forever, BU
ject however in, equity, at any tima befa
foreclosure, to the right of redemption upi
payment of principa! and iutar^st- The til
in the propsrty Che? beiiJg absolute is tl
;!Wfg**ec? ho may luke ii oU? cf f-b^ posse
si?? oi thc mort-^uger or cf any oihc'r pste':
OT sue id an*cti?n of Trovcf.0 Judge Co
cock supported the above positions of Juc^
BJV. *h seems,-' he say?, " to be concede
that tb?:morigogee is ?on:?iderei as being i
p ;sse?wion of the pro;>erty mortgaged, in th
salue ii.noner thr.t the assigns of a bankrtir
aro co?sid'sred to fin in post?ssji>u of tl;
bankrupts assignee. Thc inortguge j is fh
nbsoltUB-nnd tru>i owner," and lie (?untes '
'Cam Rto? y>\-, 3-Cramb ldO-t, and iiep
l?yall wftijBowles.
Thii d*cisi-m has never boen overruled
but r.n the contrary,' bas been -supported bj
subse/joent decisions. In' Montgomery vs.
Kerr, 1 Hill, tha Cuurt decided that the as'
flign ment? ot a mortgagee ?i io the nature of
a bill of sale, and the assignee may maintain
an :;.-?tion for a tort to the property. In Uyb<)
rs McBetll,i! Bailey-489, tha?aha.pr"<MPKsion
rt J in'ortgagea-'of pc?raonnl cp?oprrty is od
vcr?e ?b every f?nc buc th?i uiorigager. wbo
kt*p \?i=s?t ion by tho; rigat of 'his
i iji?iy?^Mfli't. third i< ;rso!ifi aa long a^.tae^
<?origage? permit?.
The applicaliozi of these principles to ik?
arno pelare me establishes that, by tho mort j
?age, J. TJ. had a conditional title to the
slaves mortgaged before the failure of payr
mont of the bond when din? ; but after the
liiiliire of payment,,the conditional title cc-tv:
cd, and the kyal title.to the slades aiortgr.-red,
vested absolutely in bia. This waa the con
diticn of the slaves mortgaged when eui'anci-.
pation tojc plaoe. The negroes being his
property the loss 3'uould ?JBLII on him.
Against this corrchtsion it may be alleged
that tnortfrajrer continued in possession of the
slaves by the cosaent of the mortgagee, fir
ar the :instauce of the moit?ager. Admit
this to l o so, it does not affect tlie title to the
slaves. A bankrupt's effects are in the hinds
of his assiguee, at the iiutanee of the bank
rupt, and by his direct appointment. This
does not render the assignee liabr* to pay
I for .property of the bankrupt, destroyed by
I no fault of his. The possession' of the mort
gager was the possession of th.; mortgagee ;
and he who owns p'opr-rty, when it is des
troyed, should ise ita value.
But ir. may bc further ti'-ged that the mort
gager could have sold tho ?'aves in hi? pos
session," and have paid the deut at any tim?:
dnting the last seven years. Not having
doue so. and the negroes being destroyed in
his hand' as property, he should make good
thc bond out of his other property. Ile was
guilty of humes, and should not escape the
consequences of his own default.
Admit tina-that the mortgager neglected
his i'iterc t iin not using his equity to sell
the negro** io pay the deb!, he certainly
e .rr. nv lt e l no greater laches in the use of
ki* wp.iilji than tit:' nir-rt^afrce did with AM
pro?iff?/. 'JMJC war", !i>r four years, was a
cl'-ar notice to all owners o? negro property
tba*, it wa? in danger. Why did not j-.U.-,
the mortjJgee, rake his nogrois-made h\*
by the mortgage-and realise hi* debt ? If
he did not choose to (lo so, eau he cast the
loss ul his negroes hy euuinciputiun on
others?
The truth is, ty)th tbe mortgager and the
mortgagee were guilty of equal Inches. Both
had rt e pjwer of telling the slaves, and of
paving ihi! debt. Neither would do so, from
a false estimate of the danger hanging over
the pr. pertv in the slaves. But if either of
th*tn is to lose the value of the slave*, it
ought to ba the 1 gal owner t i dem. Bnh
of them, however, Laving the power of selling
the staves, and of paying the dr-bt, they
ou:'!', it appears to ms. ;o ?livide the los? re
uniting froui the ctu?UC?n^u.in- if the slades.
The Court ui Fqarv ougtit to ?::twrlbr?', ami
decrf* that a' the-1 KS of ibo property trans
iVrn'd t > pay tho (kbt was oc-.-asioaed by thc
neglect ot' both of them, the ?hole loss
should la I on ?c-ither. The mor'?.?gee should
lose na'f of the deb', and the mortgager pay
half of it. It eppeais tome to be a clear
ca^e for ?rjlity.
littlest from Uti rope--I$y the Cullie.
LONDON, Aug. IL
The Austrian tied italian truce bas been
extended ten days. ' Peace uegotiations will
take place at Prague.
Count Brtirul and Genera! ilnualles are the
Italian pkiiipjtentiaries..
Prussia nu.d Russia arc consulting on mat
lera affecting the interest of both.
A New York Herald special, dated London.
August 9th, says : Great excitement existed
'.irs evening on account of a supposed attempt
to blow up the two houses of Parliament.
Ten packages of gunpowder, with thc fuse
! partially burnt, were found near the entrance
to the Lord Chamberlain's office in the House
of Lord*.
Members cf Parliament hafe visions of
another Guy Fawke's plot.
There were ten hundred and fifty-three
deaths from cholera itt Loi'don last week.
Fi.oitKXVK, August 8th.-A great storm oe
curred in the Adriatic yesterday. The Italian
fleet, was much danced. The iron ram
I ?ffmdatore wassutdoin the port of Averoua.
! 'ih- crew was saved-.
Mirtial law has been proclaimed in Lower
Au>tria, and also in Venice, Prussia and Wir
temburg.
fcA pe-ice conference is to I?; held at Prague,
and tn-i preliminaries thereto, as agreed on,
are a, folio*s : Austria, is td withdraw from
the German Confederation; and fruin her
part of Schle.-.\vig-Hols'< in ; also to payten
millions ol' doll:?M to her adversary as com
pensation for the expenses of tte war. The
t Gdrmi^Su^.jic'j.ih. nf tba Uiji ?y
f-OTuraTnutmuniivTiae gumnce ot Prussia.
rhe Germai; States South of the Maine are
I io fut?a an independeni union,
j Before the armistice had been extended to
i bavaria, the Prussian army had moved and
j secured a good footing. They are forcing pa
j p<:r currency on the people. -
j By agreement,, the Prussians are to occupy
? Wurxburg, but tho Bavarians are to retain
the furtrci-s of Menlz.
The Bar.en troops left it yesterday and
die Wurtemberg troops will leave on the Sth.
Ti.i- river R'jine in rp "pened.
. Ihi.i?g the hst thn-e days ilie Austrians
j have beeil pouring into Tyr.J via Bavaria, to
, liip number of" about |0,0)fl.
j Thc Italian navy is lo bp re-org^ni/ed.
The court-mania! of Admiral Pi-r.-iarro,
! wh ) recently commanded the Italian fleet, is
? prOjtress.ina;.
i A new Italian loan Las been ordered,
j Since the beginning of the truce, a part of
j ihe Sw:cs troop.! which wer? guarding the
j Ita i ,n horner have been disbanded,
j 'J'he cholera is increasing in England.
Ramnrs are Current that il Frankfort does
i not pay the forced contribution immediately.
I the town will be eloped and no one allowed
j to enter or depart.
The Times says: The annalee floes not
. come a nWrn'mt too soon to save the Austri
! ans from the final catastrophe. The combat
j ants are not re-ting, irrespective of their po
t sitions. There aro well grounded hopes that
' the truce will be prolonged tnto a definite
! peace.
O.i the 2-?th in*t. a suspension of hostilities
was itgcotd upon between the Italiaus and
the Austrians. The British Government has
announced its intention of prolonging the
suspension of the hab?as corpus act in Ice
lion.
The Hungarian Le?ion, consisting of D,00O
men, with cavalry iii?J artillery of its own,
had been .sent to Southern Silistria to invade
Hungary at the expiration of thc armistice.
(lu the 23J instant the Italians had a fight
with the Austrians near Borgos, when the
tqwn was taken by assault. They had also
tarried Lorien by assault.
'The onion of thc German States was not
included in the armistice, and hostilities be
tween them and .Prussia continued.
Tue suspension of hostilities between Aus
tria and Italy cotnmenecd on the 25ih.
LlVEKJ'OOJ.,'Aug.
Cotton.-Sales to-day, 8,000 bales. The
market closed dull, but quotations are un
changed.
FACTS vs. THEORIES.-"Give me a place to
res', my lever on," says Archimedes, "andi
will moye the world.1' " Give me pure and
unadulterated drugs," says Medicas, of the
oldeu time,4i and I will cure disease.''
In one sense, both of these learned pundits
were the veriest charlatans. They knew -here
was no place to resf their lever on, either to
moro the world or cure disease. Mechanism
was ina backward state, and (ha medical
t prof?s8:Qu.?fM but another n?wcfor sorcery.
! utid all the adjuncts of ru&jfic filters and
j chArmo of tho ''evil eye," kc.
But those latter days b?ve borne unto us
something more than evensuperstition and its
I crew over dreamt of in their maddest philos
ophy. In these days of practical science,
what was theory of jesterdiy is fact tooday,
and ail the old time notions become as bub-.
bV.'s in the sun. and bur0t and break with
e?m breath WK dr.tf.
Let A reh i ni ed es shoulder his lever and wo
will Sud vesting place for it to mofe the
world. Lei ?ii'ne ancient Me liens pant anti
toil r.o more fur the driigs he so sorely needs,
for we have them at our hand, e??r ready to
jserve them ct his beck.
Refined in the laboratory of Dr. Magtn'el,
the finest materials kuown in the medical
profession tire obtainable by any ono. Hts
Bilious, Dyspeptic, and Diarrhea Pilli stand
unrivalled, and his Salve operates with magi
cal i ffi-et upon burns scalds, and gil sores
Sgdytjuerfl of the skir;.
In fact, we thiuk MAOCIXL'S jVfils and Salve
ore the wonder ol' this .century, and we ??.vp
happy jn the.iW?h^ih^i mauy others of our
bf??ista of the'endt agree"with us. wei
would earnestly counsel that ?Il families pro- J
vide themselves with Dr. Maggiel's repara
tions &t once, md keep them readv at hand,
so as to use them at the most opportune time
and as occasion serves-Valley Sentinel.
TH|TF^EjY[SE"R7
_ JAMES T. BACON, EDITOR.
Deferred*
?usinoss notices and editorial references de
terred until next week. '
New Advertisements.
Our advertising columns present many new
advertisement? this ireak, to all of which wo invite
the especial attention of our readers. Head, road,
read.
The Largest of All.
On Monday last Rev. J. VT. BARR sent to tno
At?cert'ier office the largest, and ono of thc sweet
est, juiciest and best of all tho Watermelons that
have^so thoughtfully been presented to us this
Rcayn. It woighec1 forty-five pounds-and ra
dcTbious from oncead to tho other and all through
i*? bulky parts. From our hearts wo thank you,
Mr. B.\nn': and will cvor cborish, with thc warm
est gratitude, your extreme kindnors tn tho Adver
tiser carps. Long may you live in the land, and
evergreen uud brightandplcasantbe your pathway
Early Cor?.
Me-'srs SMITH & CLKKV.HS, of Mt. Vintage,
iiirrt milo.? below this place, ot Munday last sent
a luad of Corn, of this year's growth, tn thia Vii
lege for nie, and roadily obtainod?fjr the same
$l..S0 per busbol. It wis of th? Pennsylvania
Gourd Seed -variety, and dr}1 and fino. This spe
cies of Corn is certainly entitled to the considera
tion of our people, is it'produees a fine yield, and
matures before thc dr.iuih_ generally comes cn.
Another year we bope many of our farmers will
give it a thorough test.
Quarantine at Charleston..
Thc Medical Director of the port of Charleston
bas issued a circular to the ."hipping agents of
that city that all vessels arriving in that 'epart
tr.cnt, having cleared from Nev.* York, must be
quarantined fifteen day?, when thoy will be nl
??wcd tn pa? -, provided they iiavc u clean bill of
health.
??}~ Wm. Van Wyek, nt Pendleton, S. C., has
been appointed and confit med as Assessor for 'be
Third District of Smith Candia*, in place of Col.
C. J. Elford, tvbo dec'ined taking the oath of office.
The Legislature.
The Columbia ?nroliiiiun says it is highly prob
able tbat thc extra session of the legislature,
which we have been expect inst for some time, will
not be convened until the close of tbc present
month. This opinion is quite plausible, in new
nf the absence of tho Governor while attending
the Philadelphia Convention. We are informed
by oae who knows, that thc Legislature w?l be
coavencd about the 27th instant. 5
Don't You Do lt.
Don't put old U. S. J'oattujc Smmjit-that is
Stamps purchased before the war-or C. S. Stui:i?>*
made during the war-on your letter if you have
any desire for said letter to reach its destination.
Tho P. M's. now-a-diiys, tlie penurious fellows,
are mighty particular lu this regard, if in no
other, and will not allow a letter to go in the
mud bags thus stamped. Therefore, as we said
above, " Dou't you do it.'*
The Condition of Mr. Davis.
We have recently seen, (rays thc Charleston
Courier,) numerous statements to the effect that
thc health of the distinguished prisi-ner at Fort
ress Monroe is rapidly failing. We regret to add
that a letter just received by a gentleman in this
city fruin Mrs. Davis confirms this sad.intelligence
She writes : " Mr. DAVIR is not ilowly, but surely
waiting away, and I look forward to nia Mater/?
release, if min does not soon afford him ono. It
is very kind of you to ask what ho wants; bu1,
hcyoxd segar? and a little Madeira or Sherry
Wine, he seems ta desire nothing."
Thc grand affair of the season waa the splendid
ly conceived, well arranged, aud successfully
managed Pis-Nie and Barbccuo at WARREN &
LOVELACE'S Store, at Ridgeway, on Thursday
last, iluudreds of people for "'iles around ?ore
there,-and hundreds of people, big, littlo, old
and young, of both sexes, and all sorts, with
light hearts, and bent on having a general jollifi.
cation and a good time, danced and played thc
gallant, and laughed and uhatted merrily, and
drank lemonade and cider, acd oat watermelons,
and, nt tho right time, matte a grand und siuiutlu
I neon.? rush to thc long and heavily ladeno I tables,
nrid thore devoured frantically the well-seasoned
and elegantly barbecued meats, and good sauces,
and beautiful cakes and delightful pic?, puddings,
.fee, <?c,, until their ravenous appetites were satia
ted, and another morrel could they find mom ft'T
and then lazily retired from thc tables,, to laugh,
and chat, and dance, ami promenade again. And
the freedmen had more than they could consume
And everybody wa*, for the time being, thanks to
the goo i peoplo of Ridgeway and vicinity, in the
highest state of accommodation. Long, long will
this pleasant social gathering be remembered os a
bright spot in thc checkered lives of all who were
there nu that occasion.
To tho generous p?oj.|eof thc vicinity of Ridge
way, great praise ia doe,-and they have the
thanks of *U for t' cir kind and praiseworthy
hospitality.
Lute dopers.
To Mr. G. Hi MEYER, that clevcrdealer in good
Segars and Tob?ceo, and fine Liquors of all kinds,
aid mao)- other indispensable articles,'at I4-I
Broad Street, Augusta, wc are indebted for a batch
of late papers. Thank you.
M Every Saturday."
This mist superb weekly publication,-"A
Journal of Choice Reading s,eloetcd from Foreign
Current Literature,"-~is now ono ef our regular
exchanges, and is ever welct med into our sanctum.
May thiscntcrprise meet with great success-for
it certainly is eminently deserving of public pat
ronage. Publisbod by TicK.voit ?? FIELDS, Boston,
Mas;., at 10 eta. per number, or $5 per annum.
Specimen numbers may be seen at this Office.
The Atlantic Monthly for Anglist.
We arc in receipt of this really valuable monthly
for August, and aro obliged to tho publishers for
forwarding it so promptly and. punctually. The
number boforo us presents a very attractive vari
o'y of entertaining articles. "IIow my Now
Acquaintances Spiu" is an iutercs?ng.accouut of
thc silk-produc'rog spiders of South Carolina
their discovery, habits, and usosj--by Dr. Wilder.
"What did she seo with ?" is a very singular story
founded on fact?, well known to tho inhabitants
of-, Masa. " Tho Great Doctor, Part IL,"
glvos tho conclusion of Miss Allot Cary's absorb,
lng and touohio g s tory. " A Maniac's Confession,"
U ihr. gossip of a book-lover about,rare editions
sf famous a?th?Ti. " Passages from Hawthorne's
Noto-Uook" givo continued skotches of Maw?
thorno's lifo in tho 01d"Manor at Concord. From
tho " Chimney-Corner" Ms?. Stows discourses of
pirty-giving and part>g*dlng, and how to get out
of both vory gracefully and plea an'tly. "Lon
don Porty-Yeurs Ag'o," oontaiua John Neul'a re
collections of remarkablo events, ecenca, and
persons in tho English capital. "A Year in Mon
tana" is n very cntcrlaiuiug paper, by Hon. Bd
w.ir l B. Ncully, U. S. District Attorney of Mon
tana, giving his obaCrvatioua of gold-u-i-iing ?nd
miners at Virginia and other poiut? ia th? tcnilo
ry. Prof." Agassi? contribute* auotber graphic
ortlclo onthe Physical History of the Valley of
thc Amaron. " Griffith Gaunt" is continued, and
1 ?oo poeuisUro furnishod by James Rursoll Lowell
an.3 Bayard Taylor. TICK.NOR SC, PIBLDS, Pub
lii-hos, HW, Tremont Street, Besten,,Mass.
JgT Janies Stephens, the hoad contmbf Fonian.
ism, ia to start on a Western tour during the
'present pr?pli. An unusual degree of a ctivity has
pro vailed among Ha yiug of the brotherhood j
lately, but nothing wiU?efuraishpd ?br] ?j&ca&n. j
---.--.-R
For the Advertiser.
Mn. Enron, Notwithstanding aVffrent deal is
being said on thc subject of the Stay Law and
tho Indebtedness of the country, 'I ask leave,
through tho columns of o Adeerl Uer, lo mention
a case which is worthy pf imitation." .
Mr. Tnov . T ':wis,.living on Moantuip Creek,
in Edgefield strict, hold a Note upon myself
for eighteen hundred dollars.. I wont to him and
told him that my property if it could bo sold for
former prioe3, would pay my en tiro Indebtedness ;
but if pressed iuto market now by tho Sheriff,
might not pay fifty centein tho dollar. Mr. LEWIS
tofck tho Noto and ondorsed upon it "the within
?Noto may be discharged by paying one-third part
of the principal and interest,-one-half of that
to be paid next winter, the other half of that
third twelve months afterwards."
If till creditors would do likewise, we would
need no Stay Law, or any other Legislation on
tho-etnbarassed addition of tho country.
DEBTOlt.
Aug'st 10, 1SGC.
An election for Mayor of Augusta will be
held in that city on the 18th inst., to fill tho va
vancy occasioned by thc resignation of Hon. JAs.
T. G.vnoNEn,w"hoscbusiness requirements demand
his whole attention.
JjgT There waa an extensive fire in Atlanta,
Ga., on tho night of thc ?th inst.
jafir- Genera!"It. E. Colston, who lost everything,
during tho war but bis ability, energy and foi ti
lu lu, bas revived the Hillsboro Military Acu.tmy,
in North Carolina, and Fecks, a? ho well deserves
lt, tho generous support of a discriminating public.
. ??3" A largo portion of thc swamps in Florida
aro said to he capable of producing five hundred
bushels of frogs to the acre, with alligators enough
for fencing.
$gr Governor Wells has issued an address to
the loyal Louisianians, (negroes ?) speaking in
scathing terms of the c.x-Confcdcratc's opposition
to the Convention of LS?l, and placing tho whole
rcsponsibility-o/ the Into riot upon tho Mayor and
polic3. He endorsas negro suffrage, and embraces
the Radical cause.
$3S~ An order from tho War Department reor
ganizing ml-itary department wa? nromnlgatt.il on
tho Uth. Among them, Scho?Vd commands tho
department of thc Potomac, embracing Virginia
and West Virginia, with head-quarters at l?ch
mond. Sickle; the department of tho South,
including tho Carolinas. Thomas the department
nf Tennessee, embracing TennoFScc, Kentucky.
Georgia, Alabama and Misiissippi; head quarters
at Nashville. Sheridan the department of the
Gulf, with thc States of Florida, Louisiana and
Texas. Ord commands tho department of Arkan
sas, iucluding the Imitan Territory.
^35~ A lady rcsidiug on Massachusetts avenue,
in Indianapolis, the other day commenced tickling
her daughter, a girl fourteen years old. Sho con
liuued this amusement until the girl became com
pletely exhausted und finally, in struggling 16
fl ue herself, bnrst a blood vessel and died.
The latest Vera Cruz advices state that an Aus
trian vessel is taking un board a large quuntity o
provisions. It was rumored, that Maximillian
intended to leave in her Kith n body guard, but
that Marshal Bazine wuuM detain him forcibly if
necessary. Intercepted letters from Santa Anna
have caused the arrest of several Mexican;.
fcir Governor Tbrocknorton was formally in
augurated us Governor of Texas at Austin on the
7th. His address on the occasion was of a con
servative and conciliatory.naturc.
?S~ A negro in Gulvesum, Texas, while smok
ing his pipe near an open keg of gunpowder in a
grocery ?torc, dropped a spark amongst the pow
der. Thc result wa* the sudden disappearance of
tho negro and the store.
???~ A si.x'y year old Methodist shepherd| has
been arrested io Philadelphia for an indecent as
sault on ? young ward a girl of fourteen yoors.
Tho mother charges thtt ho had some years since
perpetrated the same uTonce against the girl's
sister. t .
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Tba New York Ti Hate says that within three
days ofter the rio^at Jfow Orleans, thousands of
nu ! ---
they had gone a twelve month ago, and all such
fellows as noraco GreoJoy, Sumner and Stevens,
had boen hung about tke same time, there would
have been no disturbance in New Orleans nt all.
J3?"A. T. Stewart's Iry goods house in Savan
nah will have J3?fect font, will bo 313 feet loDg,
90 feet high, and h}ivo ix stories.
?3*" A farmer, near Colombia, rays that for
several days during thebcated ierm his hons have
laid hard boiled eggs. ?
^a?" The entiro a?.<it? of a roccnt bankrupt
were nine chiMron. Thdcrcditor* acted magnani
mously and let him keen
them.
f?fr* A London papejexpressc? regret at ibo
h II mil ir. nor. of Austria-^'-It was such a gentle
manly old Empire,"
tic uorraan his given his opinion of!
" ....iigs." In hi* beech at Cleveland be
said: "1 see that thc Atlbtic cable has hcon suc
cessfully laid-that's a |ood thing. I also see
that Congress hasadjourfd-that's a good thing,
lind if the hot weathtr oiy koeps off, that, too,
will ho a good thjng."
^?J-Tbo Columbia Pl^nix of Sunday s?ys :
"ileorge Belt, a fresdma^confined in the milita
ry guard house (by the Pnvost Court at Sumter,)
under sentence for assaulted battery, attempted
to run from thc guard, ycjferdoy, and refusing to
halt when ordered, was fited upon and Ibstnntly
kliled-tho ball going entiily through his body.
A jury of inquest was emjmntlled."
f?Q- " Bob," said Bill, it a fancy, fair, "you
arc missing all thc sights'* this fide." "Never
mind, Bill," retorted Bub/r" I'm sighting all the
misses on the other side."ji
53?" A negro hns forraaly petitioned thc Pro
bat Court of Tullah a tchtf County, Ala., to bc
allowed to eell himself intoifevory. He is twenty
two years old, a good ficld|und, and, he believes,
worth $1,000. lip soyj,there aro too many
responsibilities surroundi|j him, and that he is
dissatisfied with his prese*conditii>n. The Pro
bate Court could do nc th ic? for him.
' X3?" Mrs. Sarah Culhot^ charged with infan.
ticidc, ia to be returned thickens* District for
trial. Her accomplice, Phyd, a freedman, has
not been heard from.
HEALTH OF Mr,. PAVIU-A corresponden*
of the Memphis Jiulleiinmys '.
Approaching Old Toft' Comfort, I could
not keep from thinking f thc proud heart
beating there within thafe walls like a caged
"eagle, and I knew, too,jfem information en
tirely reliable, that his l?jtji was not what
hnd been represented, ?tri that his life was
gradually but surely Cfeing away. Mark
my prediction ! The oify trial Mr. Davis
will ever have will be aothe bar of Eternul
Justice. Ile will neverte to be tried by an
earthly tribunal. He if farther on the road
to the grave than tho oitaide world baa tiny
iden of | and, ire long, tji telegraph will an
nounce to the prms thafijr?t the . Bufferings
of Jelfcrs?n Duvi? ure ??ti end, and ho will
bc better off.
-
THE BourmvLAW.-Ifo nPW Bounty law
passed by Congress,- giv^flioo extra to men.
who have served for ta* yeafs and been
.honorably discharged, ajj. $50 extra to men
who entcred: for two yt^ an(i served out
their time. Provision *jpade that in case
of death in secvicc of t^jj^r, wl10 if liv
ing, would bo.entitled, tLat the bounty shall
be paid to their widow^?;.or children or
parents. Every soldierfiL bas Hold, bar
tem?, or in any way tr??^.^ his discharge
papers, will lose the beo^t.of ibis provi.s;on.
It is estimated, that #7^ 000 will be suf
ficient to pay all the batyjgg ?ecul-ed hy tho
aot. " '
_'Aocouri?s from tbA^jg,. 0f Louisiana
and Texas represent th?UB army worm has
madoijs appoaranco, aud'n4"'roatcns t0 ?o much
injury to Ibo growing colt?r jn qonsequonce of
this intelligence/ thero Wt^nr0 firmness ib the
Kew Orleans market M ? ?d It WM qaotriJ\
itiig catate fjM$qfc:. J
For the -Advertiser.
Installment. Law.
?raw ;
Tn TH?5;.'EuiTon : Apprehensive of fatigi
the attcntk'n of-jour ??jdrifs by cuntinuin
write on'thc Stir T-aw, I'h'o ve waited- pritioi
cxerc!sirrgithe hope, that some d?Vwo?L ropl
tho most;gIiiringabsurditicS'at least, -in a fe
tho favorite jdans-thnt Bav? beou proposed tc
lieve debtor's!, / As no ono apponrs willing to
form tho thatfkless o?icc,'"I Will attoiiipt it in ?
The most popular remedy, to relievo tho dist
of Debtors, judging from thc unrulier of its ;
porters, is an Imtulliucut Law. Gen. BUT
urges it-so doos Major ABNEY, and ito does
ltoman man, with thc French mime, " PERSON:
They all quote with approbation the " Installa
Law" of 1787-'8, and seem to think th it irs a?
tion by our Legislature in ISfiG would bo tho \
thing. lu fact the confidence mah, "PKRSOX:
boldly says nothing oise is necessary. Our S
Legislature unquestionably bad authority to
act the Installment Law of 1787-'S, but the (
salution of thc United States was not the
forco, as that Instrument, which says "nc S
shall pass any law impairing the obligatio
contracta,"?only went ?uto operation 4th AL
17S9, noarly two years afterwards. Then w
becomes of " PERSONXEV vast learning in c
sical autiquiticp, and what shall be said of
complacent modesty in comparing the plan;
releif proposed by all tho other writers in
Adcerliter, to those manufactured by tho Lad
Professor's Machine, while hu himself could w
two long communications mostly to urge an
stallment law as a sovereign panacea, when
intelligent six months student at thcBar ou
to have known better. A law studonf, while
clergftng his examination for admission to
Bur, was rejected once in Columbia because
could bot tell when the Constitution of tho Uni
Stutes was ndoptcd. If " PERSONNE" ?ad b
asjeed the same question by Judges of i qualit?
noss, I doubt if he would hara got his Legal
ploma, at tho firtt trial, ye r .ho enlarges on C
Etitutional law with moro assurance thane
Webster or Petigruo dbplnyed.
' However, tho most surprising thing of ni
that an Installment Law should be su vohemer
insisted upon 1101c as a remedy to relieve dcbti
when the very Stay Law, which was deda
uneonsti!u:ioual by tho Court of Errors last M
is of itfolf, in one sense, nothing but an Inst;
racnt Law, since by it debtors aro rccjui ed to j
only m e-taitk of principal and interest as a f
installment of their obligations. " PERSON*)
mu.'t bo so fond of reading about llorac that
hus no timo to devote even to the Constituir?:
his own country. When he b asts of prefer
" tho Touchings of History," to all tihinys c
taut tho present generation (-?in suggest, ntnl <
elah ishavingnoy " opinions," I must beg to. di:
with him, for it is-evident that ho has abet
opinion of himself than of any thing .in anet
times as well as modern. Truly tho gCiillcmnr
in such a good bumof with himself, thnt'-Inu)
t> apologi.-o fur reuiuiding him of thc above fat
which, so mar the applicability of his quotatw
from Dyoni.-ius of Hallicarnassus, Sovlllius I
SeuaitiH C'liixnllum, tie. Barns hus offered up
eloquent prayer for all men, au J women too, w
love to exhibit themselves as the learned " Pi
SONNE" has done, and be is kindly advised eiti
?to study that prayer more, or write legal liistc
less. I may take off my hat to Mr. W. W. An.u
pla a next. Some one ought to do it with gftn
off,-ami cal', things by their right names.
COUNTRY CRACKER*.
For thc Advertiser.
Public Roads.
Ma. EDITOR : I would ask through thc Ada
titer if there arc any regular Commissioners
Public Roads in Edgcfield District; and if!
how is it that the roads ero in such u miserai
condition ? I have travelled a good deal ov
tho District lately, end I frankly confess thal
never saw them ia such a deplorable state. I
mc give you tine instance. I had occasion a ft
diys since to visit Augusta. I went down ti
Pine-House road, and it was so washed-out ai
rugged that I determined, on my return, to ta)
tho old stage Hoad ; and, an old road it wi
Thara 1T" "T"ca-m. mw-iwty. ?... ?.. 1. .? A..
as to make it almost impossible for any one
travel it, even with a buggy. If you with
know the truth of tbassertion just go with u
dawn-to Horns' Creek, and on lo the old plant
tion of tho late Mr. O'CONNOR, and you will 1
convinced. I dont know tim Commissioner
that part of the road. If I did, I would almo
be tempted to report bim. I don't suppose thi
the road in that section hus been worked sin?
the commencement of the war. I mean agoc
rcgnlar set-down, of tho old fashion style,
would proposo for the Legislature to withdra
tho-charter from th.-.t part of tho ri?ul, anrl thi
it bo closed up, unless it is kept in better order.
Why, Fir, n strnngor mi^ht get into that roo
in the dark, and break his neck, or some of h
f-mily'd. It ?3^ positively dangerous to travel i
even in tho day time The roads seemed to bar
become demoralized as well as tho people. Lt
me but montion another instance, which is th
Martiu-Town Road loading Lom Ninety-Six t
Augusta. It is also a true specimen of the cor
dition of affairs in.old Edgcfield, so far as th
roads are concerned.
But it runy be said that there are no road hand
now, cs there used to be, and consequently th
roads cannot be kept np. I admit there may b
-i.T>Ti at nf deficiency. But navo we not lot
eno-.^y on this point? Aro we not almost totall;
wrocked to all of the finer feelings and qualitie
of humanity, sobriety apd Industry? Men wil
ride over rough and.dangerous roads and pits, ti
places of amiivemonts, and will not stop one mo
moot to repair oven a bad place in the road ti
prevent an accident that might occur tn theil
families. I repeat it, wo arc io a deplorable con
ditton. It is not safo to travel over these roadi
as they now arc. Again, it is a duty we owe tc
tho public to keep up tho highways wa have to
travel to market and other places of business,
It is ii shame to us of Edgcfield to let others ste
the awful state of the roads as they, pass along
the public highway. If you wish to receive pub
lic censure lot thc roads bo like they are now,
and ytm will certainly obtain it.
But a word to the wise ia sufficient. I hope,
MR. EDITOR, tho Commissioners will sec tbat thc
roads aro put in good ordor before wc aro con
strained to say more on the subjept, and save us
.from always ding-donniog after them about the
discharge of their duty. OCEOLA.
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TnE GREAT RIOT IN LONDON.-The London
journals of the 24th and 25th of ?July .give
full particulars of thc reform riots in Hyde
Park, London-the first intelligence of which
was received here by the Atlantic cable, last
week. We have already described the origin
of the disturbance, namely, an order issued
on the 18th ultimo by Sir Richard Mayne,
Commissioner of Police in London, forbidding
the usn of Hyde. Park for a mass meeting
called by the Reform League, which ordor
was< defied by the officer* ot the League, who
insisted upon the right of the people, to moot.
lu a public park.
OQ Monday evening, July 29, accordingly,
a large procession was formed and marched
towards Hyde Park in an orderly manner..
Around thc park an immense crowd of spec
tators had assembled, but-the gates had been
closed by order of Sip Richard Mayne, and .a.
strong forco of mounted1 police was on duty
within the enclosure. The procession did nob
enter the park, but the populace indignant at
their exclusion, made a sudden sweep against
the 'wm railings, wrenched them from their
fastenings, tore down one whole side?, and
then swept hito the park in a tremendous
tide, lo which the police could oppose only a
feeble resistance. Then a body of the Lifo
Guards carno up and charged the crowd.
The mount?d police and the military together
made many arrest?, and the pooplo were final
ly dispersed._
IST SANTA ANNA'S ESTATE CONFISCATED.
-Thc Imperial Government of Mexico has
by decree ordained the s?questration of the
uVmstas of Don Autonia Lopea do Santa
Anna, and appointed a receiver.
?ST Who wouldn't live in London ? where kid
gloves ar? sold for thirty-five to forty centr a ;
?rood broadcloth ?oat for ten to twelro dol?an, and
The Cholera.
NF.W ORI.FAXS, Angustio.
There have betn twenty-four deathsvfjrom
cholera for the twenty-fonr hours ending at
six oxlock'this niorti'iig.
. CnjciNNATij OHIO, August 10.
There were./orty-niLe deaths here...frnm'|
Cholera yestcrda)'.
Nev- ionic, August 10.'
There has been a steady abatement bf the"
Cholera here, as well as in the cities of Brook
lyn and Philadelphia. There is. also a mark
ed decrease in tho disease on Blackwell and
Governor's Islands. .
SAVANNAH, Augusto.
The cholera has made its appearance among
the negroes at the Lawton place, near Brad
dock's Point, S. C. Twelve deaths have oc
curred since Monday, among them two whites.'
Trouble ut Helenn, Arkansas.
MEMPHIS, August 9.
The officers of the steamer Hambleton re
port; that Helena, Arkansas, has beeu taken
possession of by the 56i h States Colored Troops.
When the steamer left they were firing indis
criminately on the whites, and swore that
they would bern tho town and kill*every,
white person. One citizen was fatally wound
ed. The excitement was iutense, and the
citizens were Hoeing to the woods.
WASHINGTON, August ll.
By direction of the' President the Secr.-tary
of War has issued an order for the investiga
tion of the a'leged outrages of the colored
soldiers on the citizens of Helena, Arkansas,
said to have occurred there la6t week.
Horrible .Murder.
PHILADELPHIA, August ll
An atrocious murder was com nutted yes
terday. A well dressed man visited a house
on *Race street with a young lady, and after
remaining about an hour the man departed,
{.saying tho lady was'aslecp and he did noi
want her disturbed. An hour or two later
the proprietor of the hnude visited the room,
and found the girl with her head nearly se
vcrcd frc-? Ler budy, with a sheet tightly tied
around her.
Subsequently, through a picture found in
the girl's trunk, the murderer was ascertain
ed to be Newton Champ? in, ex-assistant en
gineer iq the navy. He was arrestad. The
worunu'a name was Mary Corney and he had
I'itttempted to strangb Lera'few weeks pre
vious.
From New Orleans. "
NF.W ORLEANS, August ll.
Tbe Giand Jury has made a report of tes
timony on the late riots. It says (speaking
of the Convention,) this assurapiion uf power
by these men was a flagrant, open and 'defi
ant violation of the laws, lt was an insolent
and lawless attempt to subvert the Govern
ment and destroy tho- Constitution, and un
der the laws of most countries, would have
amounted to big treason, and would be.made
punishable with death.
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A MILITARY ARREST AT NORFOLK.-The
Norfolk papers state that Mr. John P. Wil
kins, ofthat city, has been arrested by milita
ry authority, and sent uudcr guard lo Rich
mond. The Old Dominion says :
The fact.?,"as we have learned them, are
briefly these: On Friday night Mr. Wilkins
(who adds to bis other avocations that of
I a singing class pf childreu) gave the dos'-er
ono of a series of juvenile concert*, with re
citations and tableaux, at tbe Opera House,
the concluding piece each night being tho re
cital by little Ellie, the daughter of Mr. Wil
kins, of thosewell knownand touching verses,
'. The Conquered Banner ;" and to give the
recitation something of a dramatic effect, an
other little girl, Nura, daughter of M*r. Wtv.
Murphy, slowly furled a small Confederate
flag while the other was reciting, and laid it
on the stage as she concluded. The Hag used
cn the occasion was a mere stage flag, of
oourse cambric, with paper stars, and when
it was lain on thc floor it remained there,
iiuthotight of, till it was sent for by Major
Stanhope, and we hear destroyed. The order
for the arrest of Mr. Wilkins was issued on
the following day._
MARSHAL IjEXEnKK.-The private correa
pondent of the New Free. Press, of Vienna,
.writes to that journal, on the 4th of July, from
rjuhenmauth-: Marshal Benedek this day
spoke to the correspondents of the newspa
pers, and asked us where we were on the dav
of the battle. Everybody gave bis answer.
";Now," said the General,,; you may toll all:'
There is no way of Dalia?ing the misfortune."
We reminded him of ihe cause ol every kind
which contributed to the defeat ; bur he said,
.' An honorable leader takes all thc faults on
himself. I am responsible for all '.hat ha9
happened."
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GEN. BEA TR EC ARD A PRINCE.-The Paris'
correspondent of the New Orleans f?mes, says
in his last-letter :
He is still with ns, or rather he is in Paris,
having been called thither agsin, as I under
stand it, to reconsider hi* refusal of the offer
of the supreme military command from the
Moldo> Wallachia Government. Jt is given
out that the "French Kmperor, who is all pow
erful wi tir tho Romans, is no longer adverse
?o the General's acceptance of the position.
A's to tho General's owrt way of thinking
or intentions concerning the matter-wait and
r.?e. Certain it is, the Roroaus are most anx
ious tc have him. and in their eagerness-have
made him very tempting offers-tho title of
Prince, tb rank next to the- Fospodar, the
sum of ?5i200,000down in bard cash, a prince
ly salary, and tho supreme, absolute ceram?nd
of all the military forces and retinue of the
ten principalities. If the General should ac
cept, Iiis late companions in arms could, and
doubtless willj furbish a body of officers that
would prove invaluable to the Romans in the
event of-war. -Mighty events are impending
all alohg'fh'e"'Danube. K
SALE DAY.IN ORANCEIIURG.-The Orange
burg Tunes of Wednesday last contains the
following: - - J
On Monday, 6th iustant., there was a largo
assemblage of citizens'in town to transact']
their monthly business, and more particularly
to attend the public meeting which had been
advertised-for that day. Several largj sales
of land, on time, took placo for the purpose
of settling up estates, and brought very good
prices for tKe times. One tract of land, es
tate of T. Holman Wolfe, or DOO acres, brought
$8,000. Estate ?f S. Bair, 1,090 acres,; brought? |
$2,400. Estate of E.'T. Pooser, 700 acres,
brought $4,000. Estate landa of Adam
Stnoak, brought $1,20 per acre. Estate lands
of Andrew S. Sraoak brought $2,10 per acre.
Right of William Prusner in* one-half acie
town lot brought SSI.
We?arc glad to neat from many planters
more favorable accounts of the cotton and
corn orop? than were current a few weeks
ago. Mr. A. P. Gue has-shown us a larpe
cotton boll picked otf the 2d inst, in- folk
bloom and luxuriance.
About 12 o'clock tbe meeting assembled
in the basement of tbe Presbyterian Church,
which was filled to overflowing, and was ad
di eased on the debt question by Messrs. Kitch
inga and T. B. Tyler, advocating repudiation,
as the only salvation for the country,-and
Co?onaLi'?Ul Felder advocating Open resis
tance as a last resort, but they were followed
by eloquent speeches from our tal anted young
representative, Hotf.F. M: Warinamaker, who
opposed such principles on the ground of
fraud to coeditors, ?ud- the dishonesty and
disgrace pf 6ucH a" "measure, while pledging
himself't? assist in devisftyr-wh'?tever plan of
relief should seem Best to the Legislature
when it may be ass?mbled. The'Rov. Mr.'
Conner spoke forcibly to the sam? point, ind
Mr. W. "M. Hutson being called upon explain
ed the difficulty ot enacting a law id relatitnr
to-past con trac ts which would bc fre? fronvj
the objeci?n of unconstitutionaUtyr while1 he.
considered it necessary to do somelhingto
relieve the distresses bf;'tbo people. The?|
fooling of the^meeting was eminently con
jervative. - ' - . .
.-:-? -^
SST The Tribune states that large n?oi- I
bera of the' freedmen will, on closing up their
labors for.this year, romuve with their fami
lies to ile homestead lands provided for them
bv tbe Government in the new b'dl. i
. .. . , .
COTTON CROP AJ?D PRICES.-A few weeks
a?;?'t?je' <3rj ^oodfi trade of New York estima
ted the cotton'crop o? the preiient season at
only eleyfer^h'undred tbtfn?and halos. Now,
iho^Jndcpendent, an^orgun ot tnuc trade, esti
mates the; crop at three millions of bales.
Though the^f^ou Iras bccu more propitious
than w^^pecte3jf.tois would seem to be a
vild exagg?ration/and better, a good deal, to
guide buyers tha? producers. Bnt the same
organ st atestas-'.a' fact, that cotton agenta
have contracted for the delivery of crops at
t wenty-five ceuts, currency, and that they
have contracted with planters in Georgia and
Alabama for the product of their fields at
eighteen cents. It states, further, that plan
tars are d?s?roui of selling their' growing
crops, deliverable, in November, .at prices
tiuch less than present rates. ' " . . .-.
We have only.to add for ourselves, that.we
believe the Independent is as much misinform
ed on the subject of ,its calculations as it ?s
c n its facts. We feel sure that rio such terni*.
could bo bad from atiy sensible Georgia plan
ter.-Journal and Messenger.
THE NEEDLE GVS.-A correspondent-in
t he Austrian army says :
The effect produced by/the ^needle gun, is .
actually waning.do^or?-tne- analyst* of influ-. .
eflce. It-apotf^.to* wounjrL .and.not to k^U*^*, ?
t?at is, in"otner^drds','* the' projectile is so"
small that the injury it iuflTci&?d&pt at all
equal to that done by the A.us?r]an bullet,
unless it penetrates tho brain,'the "heart or. f
some vital place. It skims by a bone with
out breaking it, and thousands of men-liter- "
ally thousands of men-put Itora du combat '
are now going about almost fit for service. , .
The number of wounded is oufof allipropor- .
tion to the nunibfjrkilled,and in that-respect #' ??- 5
?e weapon is almost superior, or infeaior, to . ?*?
old Brown Bees, with which the usual ratio
nf the former to the latter wa* five to one.
The rifle made it three, to one. In some en
counters the Austrian have.had six wounded
to every one man killed. ^
'-? ~** *'-eS??UBL??5 .?C SKA
Ern. ConxsEL.-r-The Washington, pww/i-, 0 M
tidional Union s%s : .. , .
1 The unsuspecting readers of the Wash:
i;jgt")n Chronicle, are at present'in much dan- .'
ger of being very seriously victimized by the .'
most malignant and destructive sort of advice; * - '
Thwarting the designs and rejecting the "ad- .. !.-' "
sances of the oVericapmg a'mbitiOrr'?f'?n in-- .
triguing individual do uot afford any cause- ->.
for popular tumult, outbreak and bloodshed ;.
yet the tone, temper and evidont purpose ol
the editorial columns o?-the C?trohicle'ire to
instigate a mob in the city of Philadelphia
during the Convention, and bathe^it may 'ne,
the streets or^that beautiful city in the blood
pf it^inbabrtants and' ita confiding .guests.
jj
serpent,, .
was no sin in Eden or death in the world."* ', - ~,' I .
PROSPERITY OF MEMPHIS.-T??,city of
Memphis, Tennessee, is' rapidly '.recovering
from the effects of the war.' Tt Ls stated that
over six hundred and sixty-five thousand dot-"-"'-6?*
lars are at present iuvestedin putting up first . ?
class buildings, and that there are over four ? ?
hundred mlnor,bouses in the course of con
struction. Bdsiness of alj kinds is said also
to bc improving.
-1-? ? ?
THE STATE OF TEXAS.-It is stated that in
structions have been received in Galveston
from President Johnson to permit the assem- .
Ming of the Texas. Legislature on the fi th of
August, and the inauguration of Governor
'^hrockmorton. Orders will soon be* issued
transferring the State Government lo thecivir^
authorities.
^SB~Toadraro sold in England at SI 20 per -
HT.o?cn. They are used in gardens to catch bugs.
~H Y ME3ST?i AL. " ~
Mxnniun, at St. Patrick's Church; in Augusta,
tn Wodncsday everting, August '1st, by the
Hov. Wm. Ryan, Mr. P^TRIC'K WALSH, of
August?, and Miss ANNA ISABELLA McDON-.
N'ALD, daughter of J. E. McDo.vx-iLD.JSsq., of
this District.
MAnRir.D, at the St. James' Parsonage, in Au
gusta, uyiue x^gv.-uuu. A.-nrrameT; Mr. EDWIN,
15. CUNNINGHAM and Miss GARRIE -ELLA
XING, both of this District
M.vnniED, nt the rosidonoe of James-R. - Mc
cord, Jackson, fia., oh thc 19th July last,; by tho
ilev. W. G. MoMichnel, Mr. FRANKLIN HEN
JRTCK, of Chunnennuga, Macon County, Ala.,
;md Miss SALLIE F.'CLOUD; daugntef^>f Mr?." .-fp^r*
b t's AN E. CLOUD, of Edgefic?d District; * '
st . - \ ...- t-.-. . * . >. .
MAnutBD, bn the 23th -.Hil}', by Rev. P. L.
Harmon, Col. JAMES MITCHELL a,id*Mr7>; - - ?
JANNIE COLEMAN, all of this District' \ ' '.;'-'
In'memory of SALLIE HAMMOND COG- .?
3URN, daughtcr'of'Mrs. EMAI:IVE VILLAHS,'trV.
departed thu life rm"Thursday, tho l'2th June'/- *
.! SOR, in th?^f?tn'yoa'r of-her age. - '
How truly can wo r?aliste the truth of thc
proverb, " In the midst of life wo are in death,"
vhen wc contntnplato tho death' of "ouq?o;young,
ito fair and sa promising. as was our dear littlu
I'iend, SAI.I.IK HAMMOND Cp'onca?. '.Like the
?lower that blonmefh to-d?y in alf ifs beauty aid
<v\cellence, but to-morrow y^thereth anddiethysn -
lia? sho. the idol allier.pare itt, tho favoyitr ot nil - ? '
'?.rr i/oHthfulfionip?nion?, been' tcke?' from tbolrv;.: -'.
midst and transplanted' in t:ie garden of-P?radis'e?
?rhero parting and death ?1:aJl'.never.come.No'
innre will her gentle voice bo beard on earth ; no
more will' she mingle with tho. friends of her
youth, trAo ineic lier but to lore; irho named her
lut to pralie.
Death is at all timos a sad affliction ; it spares
Tieitlier rieb-nor poor, high nor low, but stalks
thretighonf the length and breadth of our land,
ind reaps down alike in -his onward coarro, tho
young as well as the old. Weep not, fond parents;
troop not, affectionate' brother and suter ; weep
i at, friends ; for our gentle little H Auxin; has
gone to her God.
" I,hou art gone to the grave, but we will np?de
plore thcB;
though sorrow and darkness en com pass the tomb,
j!he'Saviouf hait passed throughdjta portals before > -
thee ' v.*-'- t s t *
And the lamp efl' niS lo ve is thy guide through the
gloojn.; ; -?-'S'y % % K^?0?,&ft cTwj.'
Thou art gone to the grave, hut we will not deplore :;?/&"
* thce> .
Since God wan thy Ransom, thy Guardian, thy
G dide, K - ^ ' JKR
Ee gave, thee,JHe took thee, and He will resfore.-. ,s t\
. thee, * *t f? :.' .'.
A nd'doath has no sting since the Saviour hath died. M
. Departed this life, on tho 3rd of August, Mrs.
B ABRIET NEWMAN* in the Mth y*ar of herage.
' She joined tho Church at Antioch in 1S42, of
which the remained a membor a number of years { ?J
:li.it for the last seven or eight years she beldner
membership at Mountain Creek.. Gentle, modest, '
and unobtrusive) she always boro.tho marks of a
Christian. . v
Sbo was tho subject of affliction for many years,
"when finally'she was. attacked'frith Erysipelas' *-#
which terminated fatally in .a few dajs. She
lcAves'a iusband and five children, icaides nume- ' 5'
rous friends and rela.tives to mourn their irrepar?
bte loss. But they mourn uot na those who havo
no hope. Shespoko calmly of her dissolution and
said she was ready.
. _J.P.B.
AUGUSTA, Aug. Il', " .O
COTTON-Middling, 28 cts.; Striqt Middling,
it j Good Middling, 30 cts.: , .. : ?u . " " *
GOLD, buying at 146 -r selling nt 148.
BACON.-Ribbed Sidos, 23@24c; Clear Side.?,
2i@26c:; Hanuv26(a27ji,? Hog Round, 21@2,3o. * *
, CORN.-WhiMi?$pi@l,Gu;;^eU?w^ -/
l' WHEAT brings. $2,2?@3,00 ^ bushel." But " ''.'
Iii tie in the mark et. \x\r .
FLOUR;-According to quality, from .$14 to '' '
$S0^ barrel. " '.".'* ' Z^d^^^
MEAL.-Good demand ; prices Vary freni $l;C0"
t0'$l,70.
LARD, 23@27 e^r. a=?? ?MS* "
.?3UGAR,-Rroutn, 15c; Clarified 18@lflc;
Ctusbod an'd-PondeAd, 20@2,lo; " . > ...
B?TTER, Gool Country, 25*?35 cts.
EGGS, *? dost. 25 cV, VtJikr
BAGGING -Gunny, !g yard, 35c.; Dundee,
$ JTd, 40@45 c, ?if?>?&igY&. f-tScr?
ROPE-Kentucky, $'m 18l?J9e.; Manilla, ?
ft 28@28c: White Cotton, ^ ft 40@45c. -r?
IBON.-English, .7@9c.; ?weedts, 9QUBM?('?&M
Plongh Steel, 15 c?'. f?;?>. ? - - -r T.
* .' - " . . ". ;
- .. NEW TORI:; AujMlv.1
Cottfln heavy and nominal; sales 200 bales '
Unlands at Mci. . Fipur firm at $9,60@U6.
Wheat, 2@3c. better, qad rcaros. PorkT
$! l'.??. Lard heavy ?tl W@21*.- Sn'4 '
ai d excited; Mu5Covadc', H'4<3>11.
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