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Jimistitg Jibing. THE BRIEFLESS BARRISTER. BT JOHN Q. 8AXE. An attorney was taking a tarn. In shabby habiliments drest; His coat it was shockingly worn, And the rust had invested bis vest. His breeches had suffered a breach, His linen and worsted were worse; He had scarce a whole crown in his hat, And not a half a crown in his parse. And tbas as he wandered along, A cheerless and comfortless elf, He sought for relief in a song. Or complainingly talked to kimseii. "Unfortunate man that I am! I've never a client but grief; The case is, I've no case at all, And in brief, I have ne'er had a brief! "'Tis not that I am wanting in law, Or lack in intelligent face. That others have cases to plead, While I have to plead for a case. "0. how can a modest young man E'er hope for the smallest progression? The profession's already so full 0! lawyers so full of profession!" While he was strolling His eye accidentally fell On a very deep hole in the ground, And he sighed to himself "It is well." To curb his emotions he sat On the curb stone the space of a minute; Then cried, "here's an opening at last!" And in less than a jiffy was in it! Next morning twelve oitizens came, ('Twas the coroner bade them attend,) To the end that it might be determintd How the man had determined his end! "The man was a lawyer, I hear," AnAtii fkft fn?min whn sat on the corse. "A lawyer ? alas!" said another, "He undoubtedly died of remorse." The jury decided at length, After solemnly weighing the matter, That the lawyer was drown-ed because He could'nt keep his head abore water I" SUT LOVENGOOD'S SHIRT. BY S 1, OF TENN. The first one I met was "Sat," (after crossing the Hiwassee,) "weaving along" in his osaal rambling, uncertain gait. His appearance at once satisfied me that something was I wrong. He had been sick, whipped in a free fight, or was just out-growing one of his / big drunks. But upon this point I was soon enlightened. "Why, Sut, what's wrong now?" "Heap's wrong; durn my skin ef I haint most dead., Lite off that ar hoss, George, an' take a horn, while I take two, (shaking that everlasting flask of his at me,) and plant yerself on that ar log, an' I'll tell ye ef I ken ; but it's most beyont tellin'. I reckon I'm the darndest fool out on Utaw, scept my dad, for he acted, hoss, an' I haint dun that yet ?alien in some trap that cudent ketch a a sheep. I'll drownd myself sura day, see ef I don't, just tastop a family dispersition to make d?d fools on themselves." "How is it, Sut; have you been playing cards, or drinking, which is it ?" "Naraone; that can't be did in these parts; bntseein' it's you, Gorge, I'll tell you; but I swar I'm 'shamed?sick?sorry, and? and?mad, I am. "You know I boards with Bill Carr, at his cabin on the mountain, an' pays for sioh es I gets when I hev money, an' when I hevent eny, why he takes one third ove it outen me in cussin'; an' she, that's his wife Betts, takes out t'other two thirds with the battlin' stick, and the intrust with her tung, an' the intrusts more'n the princip'l?heap more. She's the cussedest 'oinan I ever seed eny how fur jaw, breedin' and pride She can scold a blister onto a bull's face rite on the curl in two minits. She outbreeds everything on the ruver?an' patterns after ev'ry fashun she hears tell on, from bussils to briches. Oh ! she's one of 'em, an' some times she's two or three. Well, ye see, I'd got some home made cotton truck to make a new shurt outen, and coaxed Betts tu make it, an' about the time itwur dun, here cuius Lawyer Johnson along, au' axed for breakfust?I wish it had pizened him, durn his hide, an' I wonder it did'nt, fur she cooks awful mixens when she trys. I'm pizen . proof myself, (holding up his flask and peeping through it,) ur I'd ben ded long ago. "Well, while he wur a eatin,' she spied out that his shurt was stiff and mighty slick; so she never rested till she worm' it outen him that a preparation ove flour did, it, en' she got a few particulars about the perceedings to, outen him by 'oraan's art?I don't know how she did it, perhaps he does.? Arter he left, she sot in an' boiled a big pot ov paste, nigh onto a peck ov it, and souzed in my shurt an' let it soak awhile; then she tuck it an' ironed it out flat and dry, an' SUL lb up UU IU3 tliugc a^iu lUC wauiu 1U iug san. Thar it stood as stiff as a dry hoss hide, an' it rattled like a sheet ov iron, it did. It war pasted tugether all over. When I cum to dinner, nuthin' wud do but I must put it on Well Betts an' me got the thing open arter sum hard work, she pullin' at one ove the tails an' me at tuther, an' I got into it.? Darn the everlastin' newfangled shut, I say. I felt like I'd crawled inter an old bee gum an' hit full ove pisants; but it wur like Lawyer Johnson's, an I stud it like a man, an' went tu work tu bild Betts a ash hopper. I worked powerful hard an' swet like a hoss, an' when the shurt got wet it quit its hurtin'. Arter I got dun, I tuck about four fingers or red head, an crawled up into the oabin loft tu take a snuse. "Well, when I waked up I thot I was ded, or had the cholery, fur all the jints I cud muve were my ankles, wrists and knees ?cudn't even muve my head an' skassely wink my eye3?the cussed shurt wur pasted fast onto me all over, from the pint ov the tails tu the pint ov the broad-ax collars over my years. It sot me as clost as a poor cow dus her hide in March. I squirm'd an' strain'd till I got it sorter broke at the shoulders an' elbow*, an then I dun the durndest foolishest thing ever did in these mountains. I shuffled my britches off an' tore luse from mv hide about two inches ov the tail all round in much pain and tribulation. Oh! but it did hurt. Then I tuck up a plank outen the loft an' hung my legs down thru the hole an' nailed the aidge ov the frunt tail to the aidge ov the floor before, an' the hind tail I nailed to the plank what I sot on. I onbuttoned the collar and ristbands, raised my hands way abuv my hed, shut up my eyes, said grace, an' jumpt thru to the groun floor. Here Sut remained sadly. "George, I'm a durnder fool than ever dad was, Hoss, Hornets, an' all. I'll drownd myself sum ov these days, see ef I don't." "Well, go on, Sut did the shirt come off"?" "I t-h-i-n-k I-t did. 1 "heara a noise sorter like tarin' a shingle ruff off a house all at oust, an' felt like my guts an' bones wur ail that reached the floor. I staggered to my feet an' tuck a look up at the shurt. The nails had all hilt thar holt, an' thar it wur hangin' arras down, inside out, an' as stiff as ever. It looked like a map ov Mexico jist artcr one ov the wurst battles?a patch of my hide about the size ov a dollar an' a half bill here; a bunch ov ray har about the size of a bird's nest thar; then sum more skin : then sum paste; then a heap ov skin ; then more har; then skin ; an' so on all over that durned new fangled, everlastin,' infurnel cuss ov a shurt. It wur a picture to look at an' so wur I. I he hide har an' paste wur about ekeally divided atween me an hit. Wonder what Betts, durn her, tho't when she cum home an' foun' me missin.' Spects she thinks I crawled intu thfi thirkfit an' died ov my wounds. It must av skared her good, for I tell you it looked like the skin ov sum wild beast torn off alive, or a bag what had kerried a load ove' fresh beef from a shooting match. "Now, George, ef ever I ketch that Lawyer Johnston out I'll shoot him, an' ef ever an 'oman talks about flat'nin' a shurt for me agin, durn my everlastin picturefl don't flatten her. It's a rit-ribution sartin, the biggest kind ov a preacher's regular ritribution. Du you mind my drivin' ov dad through that ho'net's nest, an' then racin' ov him inter the kreek ?" "Yes." "Well, this is what comes ov it. I'll drown myself sum ov these days, see ef I don't die frum that arful shurt.? Take a horn, and don't you ever try a sticky shurt as long as you live." A MODEL STUMP SPEECH. Ladies and Gentlemen : I rise, but there's no use telling you that, you know I am up as well as I do. I'm a modest man, very, but I have never lost a picayune by it in my life?because it is a scarce commodity among candidates. I thought I would mention it, for fear if I didn't you would never bear of it. Candidates are generally considered as nuisances, but they are not; they are the I politest men in the world, shake you by the hand and ask you how's your family, what's the prospects for crops, &c., and I am the politest man there is in the States. I am not only the politest man but the best electioneerer?you ought to see me shaking hands, with the variations, the pump handle and the pendulum, the cross cut and the wiggle waggle ; I understand these sciences perfectly. If any of the country candidates wish any instructions, they must call on me. T moo Vinrn if T hadn't been I wauldn't have been a candidate, but I am going to tell you where, 'twas not in the Mississippi, but it was on the south side of the negro line; yet there's no compliment, as the negroes are born on this. I started in the world as poor as a church mouse, yet I came honestly by ray poverty, for I inherited it, and no man can say but that I have held on remarkakly well. Candidates generally ask you if you think they are-qualified &c. Now I don't ask your thoughts, I ask your votes. Why, there's nothing to think of, except to watch that Swan's name is on your ticket; if so, think to scratch it off and put mine on. I am certain that I am competent, for who ought to know better that T do??nobody. I will allow that Swan is the best auditor, that is, till -I am elected?then perhaps it is not proper for me to say anything more; yet, as an honest man, I am bound to say that it's a grievous sin to hide anything from my fellow citizens; therefore I say that it's my private opinion, publicly expressed, that I'll make the best auditor ever in the United States. 'Tis not for honor I wish to be auditor; for in my own country, I was offered an office that was all honor?Coroner?which I respectfully declined. The auditor's office is worth some $4,000 a year, and I find I am in for it like a thousand of brick. To show my goodness of heart I'll make this offer to my competitioner: I am sure of being elected, and he will lose something by the canvass?therefore I am willing to divide equally with him, and make these two offers : I'll take the salary uud he may have the honor, or he may have the honor and I'll take the salary. In the way of honors, I have received enough to satisfy me for life. I went out to Mexico, eat pork and beans? slept in the rain and swallowed almost everything except live Mexicans. When I was ordered to go, I went; to charge, I charged; and break for the jehapperell, you had better believe I beat a quarternag in doing my duty. My competitor, Swan, is a bird of golden plumage, who has been swimming for the last four years in the auditor's pond, at 84,-000 a year. I am for rotation. I want to rotate him out and rotate myself in. There is plenty of room for him to swim outside of that point, therefore pop out your vote for me, I'll pop him out and pop myself in. I am for a division of labor. Swan says he has to work all the time with his nose upon the public grindstone. Four years must have ground it to a point. Poor fellow, the public ought not to insist on having the handle of his mug ground clear off. I have a large full grown nose, and tough as sole leather. I rush to the rescue. I offer it up as a sacrifice. I clap it to the grindstone. Fellow citizens, grind away till I holler enough, and that'll be sometime first. Time's most out. Well, I like to forgot to tell you my name. It's Daniel, (for short, Dan.) Not a handsome name,forJmy parents were poor people, who lived where the quality appropriated all the nice names; therefore they had to take what was left and divide around among us-(but it's as handsome as I am) Daniel Russel. Remember every one of you that it's not Swan. I am sure to be elected, so one and all, great and small, short and tall, when you come down to Jackson after the election? stop at the auditor's office?the latch string always hangs out?enter without knocking, take off your things, and make yourselves at home." Unpleasant.?Scene?A private parlor; Mr. Thompson, a rich merchant, spending the evening with his brother and wife. Entrance of Julia, their daughter, a girl of six years. Mr. Thompson?My dear don't you love me? Julia?No, I don't love you at all! Pa (who has an eye to his brother's last will and testament)?Oh yes, Julia, you love your uncle don't you ? Julia?No, I don't love him. Uncle?Why don't you love me ? Julia?Pa don't want me to tell. Unsuspicious Pa?Oh yes, my dear, tell uncle. Julia (after thinking a moment)?Well, ' * ' + I ? - " ^ it's because you don't die and leave me your money. Pa said you would, but you don't. Grand Tableau?Wife screams?husband swears?and uncle makes a ha9ty exit. Jfaci, Jfnn & ?mq, ? Cut my straps and let me go to glory, as Dow, Jr., said when he first kissed a girl. ? Fashion's votaries have too faults?they are hollow-headed and hollow-hearted. ? The man who is proud of his money, has i-orniu oii\'f1iinrr hettcr to be proud of. ?.vV ?.v o ? The pay of the Attorney-General of Indiana in 1803, was only $60 a year. ? Silence is an antidote against a slanderous tongue. ? If the doctor orders bark, has not the patient a right to growl ? ? Some descendant of Solomon has wisely ly remarked that those who go to law for damages are sure to get them. ? Whoever is honest, generous, courteous, and candid, is a gentleman, whether he be learned or unlearned, rich or poor. ? Wisdom requires three things?knowledge to discern, judgment to weigh, and the resolution to determine. ? Why should potatoes grow better than any other vegetable? Because they have got eyes to see what they are doing. ? If you want to sleep quietly, don't praise another woman while your wife is undressing for bed. ? Why is the tolling of a bell like the prayer of a hypocrite ? Bekase it is a solemn sound by a thoughtless tongue. ? It is stated that there are 4,000 men at work on the lead mines of southwest Missouri. ? A friend cannot be known in prosperity, and an enemy cannot be hidden in adversity. ?The narent who would train up a child ! r in the way it should go, must go in the waj in which he would train up the child. J ?The gem cannot be polished without friction; neither can man be perfected without trials. ? Zeno, of all virtues, made his'choice oi silence; "for by it," said he, "I hear othei men's imperfections, and conceal my own." ? Why does a blacksmith seem the most dissatisfied of all mechanics? Because he is always striking for wages. ? A man attempted to seize a favorable opportunity, a few days since, but his hold slipped and he fell to the ground considerably injured. ? A man who dislikes mop-handles and broomsticks should be cgreful how he spits tobacco-juice on a red-headed woman's carpet. ?"Did you ever know such a mechanical genius as my son ?" said an old lady. "He has made a fiddle out of his own head, and he has wood enough for another." ? In a country paper, the marriage of c Mr. Cooper to Miss Stave, is announced.? The result will probably be hoops and barrels. ? If you wish to cure a scolding wife, never fail to laugh at her with all your might until she ceases, then kics her. Sure cure, and no quack medicine. ? Aunt Betsey is shocked to hear that ! "Mr. Smith keeps Sally Amanda Safe in his counting-house." What would his wife say? She* wouldn't be safe then, nor he either. ? It is stated as a curious fact, that more money is expended annually in the United States for cigars', than is expended for all the * ' v il- - TT_ common scnoois in me union. ? "Suppose you are lost in a fog," said Lord C. to his noble relative the marchioness; "what are you most likely to be ?" "Mist, of course," replied her ladyship. ? Sterne used to say : "The most accomplished way of using books, is to serve them as most people do lords?learn their titles, and brag of their acquaintance. ? There is a man in Algiers who tells such good stories that his friends say it is dangerous to walk with him in the forests, for all the hyenas come round him to laugh. ^ ? "Tommy, my son, what are you doing there with your feet dangling in the water? Trying to catch a cold, ma, so that T can have some of Mr. Peters' good lozenges." ? 0 ! dear, Mr. Foster, you jest when you say ray baby is the handsomest one you ever saw; you must be soft-soaping it. Well madam, I thought it needed soap of some kind. ? "John," says a doting parent to her rather insatiable boy: "can you eat that pudding with impunity?" "I don't know, ma," replied the young hopeful, "but Tguess I can with a spoon." ? In proportion ac men are real coin, and not counterfeit, they scorn to enjoy credit for what they have not. "Paint me," said Cromwell, "wrinkles and alj." Even on canvass the great hero despised falsehood. ? "John," said a careful father, "don't give cousin Simeon's horses too many oats. They have hay, you know." "Yes, thur," said John, moving towards the barn. "And hark ye, John, don't give them too much hay?you know they have oats." ? "Come under my umbrella and save a ducking," said an impudent fellow, to a pretty miss, in the 6treeton a rainy day. "There's one calf's head under it already, and that's as many as it will conveniently cover," re plied the damsel. ? A lady being in want of a dyer was referred to an excellent workman, and something of a wag in his line. The lady called and asked : "Are you the dying man ?" "No, ma'am, I'm a living man, but I'll dye for you," promptly replied the man of many colors, putting the emphasis where it was needed. ? A darkey set to work to cut down a very tough tree, but his axe flew back for some time with but little effect. A storm occurred in the meantime, and a crashing shaft of lightning shattered a large oak to splinters near him. "Bress de Lord!" exclaimed Sambo, "dat well done. Pose you try dis one next?guess you get your match, massa!" ? What an absurd as well as barbarous act to cut off a dog's tail! You might just as well cut out his tongue. In fact, a dog talks far less with his tongue than with his tail. With his tail a dog expresses not only gratitude, as Fido did, but hope, entreaty, complaisance, affection, love, obedience, wrath, shame, defiance, fear ana frolic. It is clear, then, that in depriving i dog of his tail, you are depriving him of an organ of speech. | Jfaim's Jfprfottni THE MULE. In no country is the mule better adapted j to all the purposes of husbandry for which i the horse is used than. our own. And it ! would be highly desirable to be able to exl hibit a calculation of the actual savinjr in dollars and cents by his employment, but unfortunately, no correct data can be had.? And as wc consider such calculations, un! js founded on experimental facts, and those multiplied, to be all "moonshine," we shall merely submit a desultary comparison Kntnraon flip mnlp nnr? the horse, derived from such facts as our own experience and information from authentic sources will justify the assumption of. From what has been stated respecting the longevity of the mule, we think it may be fairly assumed that he does not deteriorate more rapidly after twenty years of age than the horse does after ten, allowing the same extent of work and similar treatment to eaoh. The contrast in the mule's freedom from malady or disease, compared with the horse, is not less striking. Arthur Young, during his tour in Ireland was informed that a gentleman had lost several fine mules by feeding them on wheat-straw cut; and we have been informed that a mule-dealer, in the western part of this State, attributed the loss of a number of young mules in a severe winter, a-few years since, when hay was exhausted, to feeding them exclusively on cutstraw and Indian meal. In no other instance have we heard or known of a mule being attacked with any disorder or complaint, except two or three cases of inflammation of the intestines, caused by gross . neglect in permitting them to remain exposed to cold and wet, when in a.high state of perspiration after severe labor, and drinking to excess of cold water. From his light frame and more cautious movements, the mule is les3 subject to casualties than the horse.? | Indeed, it is not improbable that a farmer . may work the same team of mules above twenty years, and never be presented with a farrier's bill, or find it jieoessary to exercise the art himself. Sir John Sinclair, in his report on the . Agriculture of Scotland, remarks that if the , whole period of a horse's labor be fifteen , years, the first six may be equal in value to that of the remaining nine, therefore, a horse ' of ten years old, after working six years, 1 may be worth half his original value, He estimates the annual decline of a horse to be ' equal to fifty per cent, on his price every six I years, and supposes one out of every twenty five that are regularly employed in agriculture, to die every year, constituting a charge | of four per cent, per annutp for insurances ; against diseases and accidents. He consid. ers five acres of land, of medium quality, necessary for the maintenance of each horse, I and the annual expense, including harness, , shoeing, farming and decline in value, alI lowing him to cost two hundred dollars, to exceed that sura about five per cent., which is the only difference between the estimate 1 of this illustrious and accurate agriculturist and that of a rospectable committee of the Farmers' Society of Barnwell Pistriot, South Carolina, who, in a report published in the Charleston Courier, states that tho "annual ' expense of keeping a horse is equal to his value?" The same committee also states that "at four years old a horse will seldom sell for more than the expense of rearing 1 him." That "tho superiority of the mule over the horse had long been appreciated by some of their most judicious planters?that i two mules could be raised at less expense than one horee?that a mule is fit for service at an earlier period, if of sufficient size? will perform as much labor, and, if attended to when first put to work, his gait aod habits may be formed to suit the taste of the owner." This report may bo considered a most valuable document, emanating, as it does, from eulightened practical farmers, in a section of country where we may suppose a horse can be^maiutaiued cheaper than in any State further North. Although a mule will work and eudure on such mean and hard fare, that a hovse would soon give out upon, he has an equal relish for that which is good; and it is strict economy to indulge him, for no animal will pay better for extra keep by extra work.? But if, by hard fare, or hard work, he is reduced to a skeleton, two or three weeks rest and good keeping will put him in flesh and high condition for labor. We have witnessed such examples with mules twenty years old; so much cannot be said of the horse at that age. The expense of shoeing a mule a year round does not amount to more than one-third that of a horse, his hoofs being harder, tougher, and more horny, and so slow in their growth, the shoes require no removal, and hold on till worn out?and the wear, from lightness of the animal, is much less.?Bement. Cucumber Bugs.?Dr. Heckerman of Tiffin, writes;?Most gardeners are very much annoyed by these bugs, which prey alike upon cucumbers, melon, pumpkin, and squash?the latter being its favorite. "Various plans have been devised for their protection, such as soot, &c. A method which I have practised with nearly entire success, is to form a mixture of equal parts of finely ground black pepper and wheat flour, and dust the plants, while the dew is upon them, with this mixture, using an ordinary flour or pepper-box. It is a fact generally known, that black pepper is so obnoxious to most insects, that few will approach or stay in its presence. The object of the flour is to combine with the pepper, and with the water or dew to form a paste, which will adhere to the leaves for manv davs unless washed off " 1~ J - * by heavy rain3 ; in which case the application should be renewed. Plant Peas.?June, for the piiddle and upper portions of South Carolina, is the proper month in which'to plant peas. With drilled corn, our practice has been to chop iu nicely, four or five peas between the stalks on the drill, and we find that this quantity of seed gives us more vine and pod, than if we planted double the number. Let all those who wish to improve their farms, plant a hill of peas for every hill of corn they have growing; and if they have the seed to spare, sow down their entire breadth of porn land with peas at the last ploughing. We do not advise a farmer to do anything more with his pea vines than to let them rot on the land, if he has not time to turn them under.? They are valuable, however, as food, when properly cured; and peas ground and fed to milk cows, is the very best producer of golden butter we have ever tried. Plant no more than yon can work well. i . if C|t?0rkMMuijMftr is IS3TJED EVEEYTHTJESDAY MOENING,' i at Two Dollars per year, in Advance. To Clubs or Ten, the paper will be furnished, one yenr, for Fifteen Dollars?invariably in advance. All subscriptions not specially limited at the time of subscribing will be considered as made for an indefinite period, and will be continued until all arrearages are paid, or at the option of the Proprietors. 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Obituary Notices exceeding one square in length, will be charged for the overplus, at regular rates. Tributes of Respect rated as advertisements. THE LAW OP NEWSPAPERS. 1. Subscribers who do not give express notice to the contrary, are considered as wishing to continuetheir subscription. 2. If subscribers order the discontinuance of their papers, the publisher can continue to send them until all arrearages are paid. 3. If subscribers neglect or refuse to take their papers from the office to which they are directed, they are held responsible till they settle their bill, and order the paper discontinued. 4. If any subscriber removes to another place without informing the publisher, and their paper issent to the former direction, they are held responsible. 5. The Court has decided that refusing to take a Newspaper from the office, or removing and leaving it uncnlled for, is prima fiacie evidence of an intentional fraud. ORDINANCE. BE IT ORDAINED, by the Intondant and Wurdens of the Town of Yorkville, in Council assembled, and by the authority of the same, That, from and after the publication of this Ordinance if any person or persons shall fire a gun, pistol or other fire-arras within three hundred yards of the public streets of Yorkville, he, she or they shall, upon oonviotlon, pay a fine of fivo dollars for each offence. / 2. Be it further Ordained, by the authority aforesaid, That if any person or persons, owning or having in charge any horse or mule, shall permit such horse or mule to run at large in any of the streets of Yorkville, he, she or they shall forfeit and pay to the Town Council of said town the sum of one dollar for every day such horse or mule shall be permitted to run at large. 3. Be it further Ordained, That, for the purpose of preventing oncioachpiepts UPfln side-walks, the owner, owners or occupant of any lot within the corperate limits of the town are hereby prohibited from settiug-out any tree or trees in front of such lot, out of the line now fixed and established; under a penalty of One dollar for every twentyfour hours such tree or trees may remain so setout. <J. Beit further Ordnined. That a tax of five per ani, cfi ijppQsed on all sales made within the corporate limits of Ibo'lowu by itjpej-ant auctioneers?the amount of sales to be lolurncd on oath, and the tax to be paid, by such Auctioneer to the Intendant, before ten o'clock in the evening of each day upon which such sales shall be made; and upon each and every failure to render a return ?n the tapper thus provided for, such Auctioneers shall forfeit and ,if?y is $e Towu Council a sum not exceeding Twenty Dollars, to be collected in the mode now provided for by law. 5. Be it further Ordained, That each and every person, residing within the corporate limits of the tojyn, liable to Patrol duty, may commute for the perforjpan.es flf spsh dpfy by the payment of One Dollar apd fifty cents; provided said commutation be paid on or before the first day of April next; and all persons refusing or failing to pay such commutation within the timo specified, shall be held liable to Patrol duty, and for non-performance thereof, to such fines and penalties as are now provided by law. 6. Be it further Ordained, That all Ordinances or plauepe pf Ordinances repugnant to this Ordinance be, and they are herebv repealed. Done and Ratified under the corporate seal of tfie town, on the Oth day of March, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty-seven. F. H. SIMRTL, Intendant. [ Joseph Hernpon, Clerk. PROSPECTUS OF "THE SOUTH," A DEMOCRATIC NEWSPAPER, PUBLISHED AT RICHMOND, VA. BEFORE the close of the present month, the subscriber will issue the first number of a newspaper which lie proposes to publish in Daily and Semi-weekly editions, and which he intends to devote to the service of the South, the interests of the estate, apd to the support of the principles of the Democratic Rarty. ' ftuttj.o paper will not be so exclusively political, that its columns will only interest the politician ; nor so subservient to party as to spare the misconduct of bad men , to betray principle for the sake of power, or to despise its convictions at the suggestion of expediency. Ishnll endeavor to commend it to intelligent I persons of all classes, by diligence in the collec tion of nPVe, Oy importing someunng 01 agricultural, commercial and literary iatpi'Ciit to its columns, and by venturing an o?tspulcep and emphatic opinion on the topics of the day, no matter what the hazard of conflict with prejudice or of offence to the self-appointed feeders of party. The organ of no clique, in the interest of no faction, n ad with no partial purpose to serve, the paper will address itself to the honest judgment of the people, and for support will rely upon the appreciation of energy oqcj enterprise, and their love of plain tallt and independent opinion. !pherp may be particular individuals to whom this sort of discussion will not be very acceptable, but if I can conciliate the favor of the masses, I may survive the opposition of ignorant or interested critics.? No doubt servile spirits will be shocked at my zeal in the defence of the South ; still I have the consolatory assurance that there are plenty of brave and true men in Virginia, upon whose sympathy and support J way fely with absolute security.? And so believing, J embark upon the enterprise, with no misgiving as to the result. "THE SOUTH" will be of equal siie with the leading papers of the city ; and will be furnished to subscribers at the following rates: Daily seven dollars a year, Semi-weekly five dollars?payable in advance. Money may be seut by mail to the address of ROGER A. PRYOR, Editor and Proprietor. Richmond, March 165'/. Id tf CHEMICALS, IIS M MEDICIHES. A NEW SUPPLY. THE Subscribers respectfully call the attention of the citizens of York, and the adjacent oonntioa of North Carolina. to their new stock of Fresh and Genuine MEDICINES, : embracing nearly every article usually kept in DRUG STORES. Our stock is very large and varied, offering excellent opportunities tq the Physician, Planter and Merchant, who will do well to call and examine for th.ofn^plyes. All our preparations are in accordance vith tfcp prescribed rules of the U. S. Pharmacopia. It shall be our particular care to faithfully represent < the quality of every article sold by us. 1 Our purchases are made under circumstances ( enabling us to sell upon terms and at prices the most accommodating. Ourstock consists of Drugs, Medicines, Chemicals, Dye- Woods and Dye-Stuffs, Oils, Paints, and Painter's Articles', Varnishes' Window-Glass and Putty ; Glassware; English, American and French Perjumery; Toilet and Shauing Soaps; Tooth, Flesh and Hair Brushes; ( Surgical and Dental Instruments; Trusses, Supporters and Bandages; Spices, Snuffs, Fine Chewing Tobacco; Cigars of finest uayop; 1 Superior Inks; Pure Wines, Fancy Articles, &c. 93^ Prescriptions carefully dispensed. Goods carefully packed and forwarded as directed, jggy Prompt attention given to all orders. . L. P. BARNETT & CO. April 10 15 tf 1 BROWN'S AND MARIS' ESSENCE j of JAMAICA GINGER. For Sale by L, P. BARNETT & CO. ECONOMY AND (MI V * CALL A.T RC IN ORDER TO KEEP UP WITH THE TIMES ING STOVES into general use, the subscrib North, where he made n large selection of the bes j above cut, "THE WONDER,"fully justifies its nan an Air Tight Cooking Stove, is not to he surpassed | large Qvensand strong draught; the Castings are particular attention to a favorite called ! SMS W&M 1 Many of which have already been sold. It is an any other brought out. It has moveable long cem a comDlete FARMER'S STOVE. I have, however, every variety of COOK, PA] and put up without extra charge. It shall be m struction of Patterns but in the smoothness of Ct In connection the Establishment, I have, also, A LARGE T: Where every article in the line is kept on banc ROOFING AND GUTTERING. The public are invitod to call at the Show Root be found all that is required for HOUSEHOLD which will be sold, at WHOLESALE AND RETA Southern Country. fST Orders solicited, which Yorkville, S. C., May 7, 1867. I FRESH AND RARE! - THE LATEST FANCY STYLES. 6, B, RATGHFORD, ' HAS just opened, FRESH from Charleston, a varied and beautiful assortment of Dress and FURNISHII'G GOODS, consisting of all the latest SPRING STYLES FOR 1867, Among these the ?a4?es ^ill find the most approved patterns of Dress Silks, Bareges, ko; and an assortment of Jg HATS & BONNETS, gg embracing q-t least 40 styles, which has never been excelled ip tfiie marked 0e has $letf nroyided for Gentlemen ftH equally vajried stopk of SPRING STYLES OF CUP PUD Klin WDM DHW OM, ruu, iinu aiuan miio, and a few pieces of very fine CLOTHS and CASSIMERES; with ft general variety of new Goods in his line. These goods having been purchased for the purpose, especially, of^informing the publjo in regard to the very LATEST FASHIONS, they will be displayed for nothing, and sold at a ve ry moderate advance above cost. Ladies and Gentlemen are invited to call and examine them at the NEW STORE IN THE LINDSEY BUILDING.' " February 28, 186f. 8 tf "DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE. FIRST OF JANUARY, 185?! HEN in the oourse of human events it tv becomes necessary for one one people" to leave a house and go to another?this is, therefore, to cite and admonish all men that I, MILES JOHNSON, have moved my SADDLE and HARNESS FACTORY to WEIKART & WALKER'S NEW CARRIAGE SHOP, where c&n he found U3 good and cheap an assortment of home-made Saddles and Harness as can bo happened upon anywhere this side of Mason & Dixon's Line, together with Martingals, Halters, Collars, Wagon-Saddles and Harness, Whips, Bridle-Bits, Mountings, and every thing in the line. And if you desire your old Saddles and Harness rejuvenated, just "bring 'em in!" f, MILES JQIJNSPNj thank you, gentlemen, for your custom, Und will endeaVor with might and main r.ud talent and strict attention and a prompt fulfilment of contracts, to deserve and obtain a continuance of this great popularity.? When you visit York, give me a call, before buying a store-saddle and soforth. I AM NOT AT THE CORNER ; but if you want the real article come up to WEIKART & WALKER'S building, and see the stock. Come, gentle Muse! and in this great caqse, giye me aid?to wit:? Come gentlemen, come one and all, And give the undersigned a call; E'en though perchance you nothing buy, Yet'twill be well you'll not deny, ^ To please your taste and feast your eye. You always may expect to find Horse-trappings here of every kind? Each part made ready to your hand, From bridle-bit to crupper-band. And be it plearly understood, Ail'* handsome,' lasting, cheap and good} Signed, ' MILES JOHNSON. Jan 15-2 tf JOB PRINTING" The proprietors of the enquirer respectfully inform their friends and the public it largo, they arp vyell prepared to execute srders in the job printing line, such as PAMPHLETS, . POSTEBS, HAND BILLS, BLANK NOTES, BUSINESS CARDS, I LABELS, LAW BLANKS, CIRCULARS, MAGISTRATE'S Do. ! CATALOGUES, &C., &C., &CAll work'entrusted to this establfsbment will be neatly and expeditiously executed, and at reasonable rates. Call at the ENQUIRER Office, ONE DOOR SOUTH OF THE P. OFFICE Jan. 1 1 tf. LAW BLANKS! WE have on hand, and are prepared to supply at short notice, at the ENQUIRER Office, ill kinds of LAWYERS' BLANKS in general demand, printed on good paper and neatly pressed. We offer them at 75 cents quire. Single half Quire 50 cents. As w?i have incurred considerable outlay to^cpahle h? to furnish a good article, we will sell for CASH and CASH ONLY. Onp nresent stock consists of the following va rieties, viz: Sum Pro: Fi. Fa.; Fi. Fa. on Sum. Pro.; Copy Writ in Case; Copy Writ in Debt; Declaration on Account; Declaration on Promissory Note; Declaration on Bond or Sealed Note ; Subpoena Writs 1 Subpoena Tickets, $c. Orders from a distance promptly attended to, if accompanied by the CASH! lira, COMBINED! I fti1 I * ... : *'- - f " /. ' DSE'S DEPOT. jgcl'^v * ' ' * , which seem to demand the introdaction of COOKer recently visited the principal Foundries in the it varieties, suited for this section of country. The ?e; and J?-"THE BELLE OF THE STATES, "?^? for d urability o:r beauty. They are perfectly made, strong and cannot be cracked by heat. J. would ask - J&* . 4 ill . Elevated Oven for Baking, of greater capacity than tre pieces, to receive a large Boiler, vrhich makes it RLOR and OFFICE STOVES, "which I will deliver y pride and ambition to excel, not only in the conistings, and the manner in which they are mounted. H-FACTGRY, f, or made to ordgr. Particular attention paid to ma, in the old "HARRIS BUILDIHCF," where win PURPOSES, euoh as JAPAN AND TIN-WARE, PALXtALmJSe &c., Ac., all lIL, CHEAPER than has ever been offered In the shall receive prompt attention. .' ' WM, E. ROSE, 18 -f 8mo HAVE YOU EVER TRIED L BLOOMBERG ORG'S ESTABLISHMENT ? r IF NOT, aad you desire to purchase the latwt styles, the best fabrics, at the cheapest prices, call and examine "the recently received stock of trawc ADO SUMMER GOODS, TOE MICE STORE. THIS fcAHGr8*QQR Has been carefully selected in the markets of New York and Philadelphia;, at- auch advantageous rates that, notwithstanding all kinds ofGOOD8 are higher, they will be enabled ... TO SELL AT THE OLD PRICES, The assortment is made up of the variety usually kept in the Dry Goods line; in which the Ladles will find elegant 8tylo3 of PAIGY BIBt GOODS, Bareges, Plain and Figured Silks, Figured Lawns, Figured Brilliants, a large variety of American and Swiss Ginghams; t^e moat approved fasbiop ftf BOIIifl AID MAMMA*! and a very heavy stock of Fancy Goods, Embroideries, Hosiery and Domestics. For the Gentlemen, they have the largest assortment EVER brought to this market of Ready-Made Clothing; and all kinds of Furnishing (foods, flats, Pans, Boots and Shoes', us, ' , For all mankind, all sizes and quantities and qualities of Crockery, Hardware, Cutlery, Medicines, Guns and Pistols,- Books, and Goods too tedious to. mention, but in good plight to be exhibited and sold CHEAPER THAN THE CHEAP- . EST Yorkville, March 20, 1867. 12?tf lililSpf ( TBF S|ipsp(i|p|ft JUST having returned from the North, would respectfully invite his friends and the pnbllo generally, to a rich assortment of articles nsnally kept in his line of business, consisting In part of tho following:? i WATCHES, Gold and Silver; JEWELRY of all kinds; Spectacles, Gold and Silver; Silver-Ware; Silver plated Ware; Britannia-ware ; Waiters; Fancy Articles, GUNS, PISTOLS, Bowie-Knives, Walking-Sticks, Military Goods; Clocks of various styles, &c., besides a great many other articles too tedious to mention. Persons in want of articles in my line, will find it to their advantage to give me a call. I am determined to SELL FOR CASH, and for less than goods of the same kind can be be had at retail, North or South, REPAIRING In the Watch and Jewelry line executed with neatness and dispatch, at the shortest notice, by an experienced workman, fgy Old Gold and Silver taken In exohange for Goods. *> E. M. KIRKPATRICK. Deo 4 49 tf In Common Pleas--York District. Eldred D. Williamson, "J vt. t AttacktyftU Sam'l W. Ruddock. J Nancy Meacham,") vi. V id. Same. ) * J, M. Strong,") vi. [ id. The Same. J W have attached no tha nrnnn,!, nf tha Tla/and. X ant, in the above stated oases, one tract of land, containing One Hundred and Thirty Acres, more or less, bounded by lands of William Boyce, R. S. Daniels, James Elms and others. No one was in possession of said land when attached? and any persop op persons claiming the same, are hereby notified to appear and shop cause pnrsjjant to the acts of the General Assembly of this State, in such case made and provided, yhy said lands should not be condemned as the property of said absent debtor. S. C. YOtJNGBDOOD, * 8. T. ? , May 29,1867, 22 (Pr,sfee$8) qly. I I