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JJntushtg Meabiitrr. | THE RHYMING LOAFER. Edward Merlin was charged with being drunk and noisy in a house in Baxter street, , and it was also intimated by the complainant j that Ned wa3 in all probability a little crack-1 ed. Mr. Merlin was considerably out at the J knees and elbows, and his shirt seemed as if it might be tbe identical two napkins, sewed together, which belonged to the second most fortunate of Sir John Falstaif's country troopers. In short, Mr. Merlin appeared to be a regular loafer, from his pimple cover to his shanks mares, with this sole exception, that his tongue went like a perpetual motion, whereas it is one of the peculiarities of the fraternity, that they are too lazy to talk.? The most interesting feature, however, of ' Mr. Merlin's character is, that he's a poet, i and that too of so unadulterated a complex- i ion, that whatever he says run into rhyme i as naturally as if it was bespoke and paid . for at a penny a line. Mrs. Donovan, the complainant, is a little Irish woman, who keeps one of those "hole 1 in the wall" shanties, where they purport to 1 sell "the best of good liquors, at three cents < a glass," and it appeared in evidence that Mr. Merlin had done every justice to her 1 "best good liquors"?but had ventured no I farther in her favor, for when she began to ( remind him of the "three cents a glass," part of the ceremony, he went into a blaze ? of indignation, and let the arrows of his wrath fly around him like a /cm de joie of Congreve rockets, a la Clancy. "Faix, yer Honor," continued Mrs. Donovan, at the conclusion of a long drawn story J of her woes, "he drunk me brandy wid as * little compunction as if it was nothin' but so much water, for the divil a sup ov a pint f an' a nail he left behind to sarve another * customer." ^ Magistrate?Did he take it by force ? Mrs. Donovan?Musha, no, your honor, but he wint on like a play aether until 1 thought he was raisin' the devil, and bad win ? to me if I wasn't afeard to say a single word ( until the sorra adhropwas left in the bottle. In truth, yer honor, if he's not a witch?or 1 devil, or something in that line, 1 think he ^ must be out of bis seven senses. fi Magistrate?Merlin, what have you to say , to this business ? ^ Merlin?I say my lord, as quick as winking, The liquor was not worth the drinking; ? And charge the hag I have my eye on c With selling drugs that's worse than poi g son. Mrs. Donovan?that's the way he wint on when he was dhrinkin' up all me beautiful ( brandy without payin' for it, yer honor.? r Jaizes, you blackgard, if you call me a hag ] again, I'll smash your ugly mug* in smithcr- . eens. Merlin?Beware, good womnn, say not so, And we'll be friends, before we go; Though much I fear your liquor horrid, { Will bore a hole out through my forehead. Mrs. Donovan?The divil mind you, or I anybody that spaiks in such an outlandish j language as that. Your honor, dear, do yon t Vio orit if oil nnt nv a hnc. nr is it crack- d U?U? UV ^iv ? v?i? v . D ? ed wid larnin' he i3? j * Magistrate?He's either a fool or rogue. Merlin, answer me plainly, what are you ? Merlin?A man, my lord, from hat to shoe, E Flesh, blood and bones, the same as you. !] Magistrate- -I mean, what's your business? 1 Merlin?My business. Bah ! I scorn the name, * My business is to seek for fame; t The muses, Sir, are my delight, j I woo them all from morn till night? f Come, sweet Urania, heavenly maid. Oh, come to thine own Merlin's grave. t Magistrate?No humbugging, sir; how do 1 you get your bread ? ^ Merlin?My bread, Sir. Oh 1 my answer's ripe; p I live on suction like a snipe? c I mean a woodcock?but you know g The rhyme says snipe, so let it go. Magistrate?Give over rhyming, sir, and tell me plainly, where do you live ? 1 Merlin?When the sun is bright and hot, i All around I seek my lot, Lolling in the sequestered nook, ' Listening to the babbling brook, S Or, scorning blanket, sheet or rug, r Snoozing in the Park so snug; But in cold weather 'tis my plan ( To live my lord, where best I can. ( Magistrate?Hang you, you rascal, speak ( in prose. 1 Merlin?I will my lord?by all the gods, I meant no harm, but whero's the odds. t O blest Urania, come along, j And give my lord a soul for gong. Mrs. Donovan?The Lord help the poor , craythur, but I believe he wants a sthrait ? waiscoat worse nor brandy. Your honor, darlint, I'll forgive the brandy, and the bra- . kin' ov me chair, but I think it would be a . charity to have him out somewhere that I'd bring him to his raisin, an purwint him from spakin' in such onchristian language. Merlin?Thus I am doomed, where'er I go, , My jewels before swine to throw. Mrs. Donovan?You blackguard, if you ( call me a swine I'll make you pay for me brandy if you were as mad as a march hare. Magistrate?Does any one here know this man ? Policeman?Yes, Sir, I do; he's called the mad poet, and is always drinking brandy and talking nonsense; he docs nothing for a liv- ] ing, and lives nowhere ; 1 believe he couldn't speak like another man if he tried. Merlin?'lis true, I am before my time, j For all men yet shall speak in rhyme, My lord, I am no cheat, for see ' The proofs of my true poetry. My hat, with half the crown beat in, ; My trowserloons, not worth a pin; My coat, deficient of a skirt; And with, at best half a shirt; And then my thirst for brandy?sure? j You want no more?the proof is pure. Magistrate?I believe you're a better poet , than a man?but your doggrcl can't save you?I must commit you as a vagrant. Merlin?Oh shades of Homer?Milton?0! And must I to the treadmill go ? Magistrate?No. Homer and Sliakspeare say that you need only be sent a stone breaking. Merlin?0 Mrs. Donovan be kind, But if you kill, why I'm resigned. Mrs. Donovan?Ponmesoul, your honor, I'm almost sorry for bringing him here, for afther all there is something nice about this manner ov thraitin* the King's English. Merlin?0 poetry, a god thou art For soothing down a woman's heart; 0 lady take it not amiss. For here I thank you with a kiss. Mrs. I)onovan?Well now that I mightn't sin, but if that is not the higbtov assurance. However, no matter, for it'll all rub out whin its dry. Your honor, won't you forgive him, and- I'll take him home, an give him some breakfast, and see what I can make of him. Magistrate?Mrs. Donovan, are yon a maid or a married woman ? Mrs. Donovan?Neither, your honor, but I'm a widdy, and a snug wan too?the Lord be praised for all maxcies I thought so! but you may go, and take your poet along with you. Mrs. Donovan?I thank your honor kindly ; but faix now yees needn't be laughin for I means no harm. Merlin?So let them laugh?who cares?the day is mine, < For poetry and beauty takes the shine : 1 On, lady, on, not waste the precious hours, But let us hasten to ambrozial bowers. j And so saying, the immortal Mr. Merlin, and the poetry-smitten "Widdy" Donovan c made themselves scarce. , This Merlin, whom we have frequently seen at Washington Market, can talk for hours together in doggerel, whereof the above quotations may be taken as a fair speci men. { CULLED AFFAIR OB HONOR. t In the third story of a tenement house in c T street, there dwells a negro youth na- S med Ilannible Johnstone, (but better known c in the neighborhood as "Lips,") who boasts t of having once " fit a duel in which he come p mighty nigh gittin' hurted." s The simple facts of the case are these : i One afternoon, as" Lips," was sauntering \ slowly down the street, enjoying the remnant f of a penny segar, he was hailed by a fellow i; larky, with: r "Lips ! hi! Lips Johnstone, hull on a bit I t vant to haba leetle conWersation wid you." d "Ha, Jim, dat you ? how is you ? bery glad p to see you ?" d "Is you, tho'! Then I guess you won'tbe f io glad when you hear my bizness!" v " What is your biznis?" 1< "Ise come to demand satisfaction !" v "Satisfaction! What for?' t "Well, you see, about free weeks ago, when ? .told you dat secret, I tought you was an o lonesterable man dan you is' an dat it should 1 main a secret wid you, but 'stead ob dat I t ind dat you hab been tellin' it all ober, and I v 'eels my honor 'suited, an' my confidence c vounded; and derefore I 'mands 6atisfac- n ion ?" 8 "What sort of satisfaction does yer want ?" t " I wants you to fight me a duel ? Dat is, s itan'half-a-block apart, and shoot at each oth- n :r wid loaded pistils !" ii "Ey! golly, dat am radder dangerous! We s night kill each oder." t " Course we might, an' dat's what I want to a ightfor; for if I kill you, dar's whar my h satisfaction '11 bo." o At this, "Lips" looked rather blank, and 1; jegan scratching his wooly pate most cner;etically; but after a moments pause, he Irew himself proudly up, with a look of insulted dignity, and exclaimed : n " Sah ! as a 'spectablc member of society, n ind a geraman ob honor, I does'nt wish to hab g le blood of a low, vulgar nigga like you on e ny hands : derefore I declines the combat. t< 3ut fear you might tink Ise askeer'd I'll tell t: rou what I'll do wid you. If you 'gree to d tan'a block off, and not put bullets in de ii )istils, den I fight you wid the greatest ob deasure." tl " Nuf scd Lips !" shouted Jim, throwing " lis hat into the air and capering around with fi oy. " Dat de way I wanted to fight fust off, c >ut didn't like to say so. Good day; good p lay! Meet me to-morrow in Hoboken wid g rour second, an' we'll range our difficulties." tl And so the antagonists parted. v * ?< n TnE Postmistress and the Mails.? ]< rhere is a new town in the Northwest called h Barton (contraction from Beartown.) At D his point a post office has been established ; n he route extends some distance beyond, and tl here are several offices further on. Soon af- i, er the establishment of the office at Barton, J he postmasters beyond began to be troubled e, >y a strange irregularity in the mails. This r( veek, one thing would be missing : the next ome other package would be non est; and f( juite often letters for B. would have to be it ent back; this state of affairs became unenlurable; and agent Hall was sent on to in- ti restigate the matter. He went straight to Cl Barton, where he found the post office in the t,] * i* fill Ta - _ 1 A >acK room 01 a nttie grocery. it was aDouc g ime for the mail to arrive, and he took a n :eat in the grocery, where a plump and good- s, latured woman, well in years, and possessed ti )f a 'rich brogue,' attended behind the tc :ounter, dealing out small quantities of beer, u dieese, calces, peanuts, etc., to a company of oungers, who seemed to wait for some event. Hall bought a quantity of peanuts, and tl .reated the crowd to beer, by which course ti le succeeded in removing all suspicions I vhich his decent garb had created against c< lini. Soon the stage drove up and the mail- V )ag was thrown out; the lady picked it up, k md retreated to the back room, followed by it :he crowd?iucluding Hall, who blocked up ? ;hc door. u After opening the bag, and turning its p ;ontents on the floor, the postmistress pro- n 3uced a box, and deliberately proceeded to u measure out a peck of miscellaneous matter from the pile on the floor. Having done this, d she commenced returning the rest, when b Hall found his tongue. t "Why, what are you doing there ?" he o contrived to stammer out. 1 "Indade," said the postmistress, looking fi ap, "its changing the mail that I am." b "But how do you kuow that you get the v right matter? Why don't you look it over a ind select your own?" ii "Faith an' it's a fool's job you'd be after c liavin' me do," replied her ladpship. "I p ^an't read, never a blessed bit of ritin', and when my son Jim (he's had school larnin') ? 1. 1 T ... i. 1 )) isn t nerc x jest measure out our sneer. &2?" Prentice says that one portion of the so-called Deworatie Party belongs to Buchanan, and the other to Douglass If this be so, and either portion gets whipped in the next light, we guess the other will feel the blows. We have heard of a little boy and a girl, who agreed to share a kitten between them, the boy being the proprietor of its long < beautiful tail. Shortly afterwards the kitten was heard mewiug dreadfully. ? What is the matter with our kitten ?" screamed the little girl. " Oh," said the boy, " I trod on my part, and your part hollered. National American. fta?* A "hoss" doctor in Oleau made a bet of twenty dollars that he could remove . from any horse anything that nature had not placed on the beast?meaning ringbone, spavin, etc. A wag took the bet, showed him a mortgage for one hundred and fifty dollars on a favorite horse and pocketed the twenty dollars. JBgy Walter Scott, when a lad at school, one day called "with" a noun. The teacher, was stocked at the answer, aud wished his * supposed dunce to give an example. Scott 1 immediatety quoted the verse in which it 1 is said they bound Sampson with "withs." < To hear patiently and answer precise- ( ly are the great perfections of conversation, e fanner's department. CHINESE SUGAR CANE. A committee of the United States Agrimltural Society which recently met at Washington, made a report upon the subject >f the Chinese Sugar Cane, of which the folowing is a synopsis: 1. The soil and geographical range of the Chinese Sugar Cane sorrespond nearly with those of Indian Corn. !t produces the best crop on dry uplands, )ut the most luxuriant on rich bottoms or uoist loams. 2. It endures cold much beterthau corn, and experiences no injury from he autumnal frosts. It will also withstand excessive drouths. Ripens its seeds in Sep ember, in dry and warm soils, in many par's >f the New Eogland States; in the extreme South it may be planted as late as the 20th ifJune. 8. Its cost and culture is about he same as Indian Corn. 4. Height of ilant, when fully grown 0 to IS feet, and talks vary from half an inch to two inches n diameter. The weight of the entire crop rhen fully grown, taken before drying, is rom 10 to 40 tons. Of seed, the amount 3 reported from 15 to 60 bushels. -5. Puing the early stages of its growth, it makes ?ut little progress; so slow, indeed as to have liscouraged many cultivators; but the apiroaeh of warm weather imparts to it a wonlerful rapidity. The period of growth varies rom 90 to 120 days. 6. The yield of juice ras about 50 per cent. The number of galons required to make one gallou of syrup arieo from 5 to 1; in New Brunswick, 10 ol;in India and Illiuois, 7 to ljand in laryland and Virginia, 5 to 1. The yield f syrup varies from 1.40 to 400 gallons.? .'he amount of pure alchohol ranged from 5 o S percent, llipe cane, grown on a light, ?arm soil, gives .'.1 per cent of well refined rystalized sugar. 7. A palatable bread was aade from the flour ground from the seed, i. By accounts from all parts of the country, his plant is universally admitted to be wholeome, nutritious aod economical food for anilals; all parts of it being greedily devoured n a green or dry state, by horses, cattle, heep and swine, without injurious effects : he latter especially, fattening upon it as well supon corn. 9. Pf.per of various qualities as been manufactured from the hbrous parts f the stalks, some of which appear peculiary fitted for special use. WHY DRAIN YOUR LAND P Will it not make the land dry in Summer? No idea . ^nore common among far]ers than that d- ig induces drouth. The reat difficulty wim tiiem is, to get moisture, nough in our hot dry Summers. It seems 5 them a logical conclusion that, if you ike water out of land, it must, of course, be rier in a dry time, than it would be if left i its natural state. But this idea is not well founded. In lie matter of drainage, the Scripture idea of giving without impoverishing" is literally alfillcd. Drainage improves the mechanical ondition of the soil for furnishing water to lants, und greatly enlarges the pasture round of the roots. Put an under-drain, hrce or four feet deep, through a piece of ret springy land, and the whole soil, for ods each side of the drain, becomes more ise and friable. The air is admitted down ito the soil to the point to which the stagant water recedes. The air always carries loisture with it, and the cooler surfaces of tie particles of the soil with which it comes i contact, compel it to deposit the moisture n the driest time in Summer, a deep-draind soil will give moisture enough to the jots that grow in it. A deep drained soil too, is warm enough )r planting much earlier in Spring than in s natural state. Crops may be put in bet?r season, and oftentimes two crops may be tken instead of one. The roots of plants in avail themselves of all the richness of le subsoil as well as of the surface. The rass and root crops, grains and fruits grow lore luxuriously and give much better reilts. Drainage, we are glad to know, is at acting attention among our best cultiva>rs. Its general introduction will form a ew era in our husbandry.?A7. 7. Times. IIow to Cure Gapes in Chickens.?I link I have found a certain and at the same me a simple and safe cure for the little chick, 'he Gapes are nothing more than a small ollection of lied "Worms which inhabit the ^Tind Pipe, about the size of a pin ; into a not, which finally suffocatcn the chicken and ; dies. Now all that is necessary, is to rciovc these Worms and all is right. The sual remedies, such as Black and Red Peper, Mustard, Turpentine, Oil, &c., can do o good, as they cannot reach the Wind Pipe rhere the trouble is My plan is simply to take asmall quill and ivest it of the feathery part, except a small unch at the tip end which I cut short, then ie a thread to this end, catch the chicken, pen its mouth, insert the quill in its Wind h'pe, and giving it a few turns, the thread arms a circle round the quill, when it can e withdrawn and issure to bring the Worms nth it. I have used it in a hundred of cases nd never known it to fail once, but it cured mmediately. It is very simple at least, aud osts only a little time and patience. Correspondent of the, Ohio Farmer. The Composition of Milk at Various i.mes of the Day.?Professor Bocdeker ... ? ? 1 ^ ^ '1 a v?\?llr t\Q r? KaoDIitt nr\\\T 1 f iilb clUcliJ'/<CU l(JC lliuiv ui a w^uiiiij' cvn uv arious times of the day, with the view of leterminingthe changes in the revelative anount of its coustiuents. He found thesolids if the evening inilk (13 per cent.) exceeding hose of the morning's milk (10 percent.) vhile the water contained in the fluid was liminished from 80 per cent, to 85 per cent. The fatty matters gradually increase as the lay progesses. In the moruiug they amount o 2 17 per cent., at noon 2 68 per cent., and n the evening 5 42 per cent. The fact is mportant, in a practical point of view; for vhile sixteen ounces of morning's milk will rield nearly half an ounce of butter, about louble thisquantity can be obtained from the svening's milk. The casein is also increased n the evenieg'-s milk from 2 24 to 2 70 per :ent., but the albumen is diminished from ) 44 percent, to 0 31 percent. Sugar is east abundant at midnight (4 19 per cent.) The per centage of the salts undergoes no :hange at any time of the day.?Edinburgh Medical Review. Sheep.?Every owner of a flock of sheep, hould consider it his duty, as it assuredly s his interest, to keep a trough, under cov>r in his sheep pasture, from now until fall, iver the bottom of which should be spread a a'yer of tar, and over that a liberal covering >f salt. Iu licking the salt, of which they ire very foud, and which is coducive to their hhhhbmi i health, they will smear their noses with tar, and thus arm themselves against the Jlyt i which deposits its eggs in the nostrils of I sheep. The aroma of the tar will drive the fly off and prevent such deposits, and consequently preserve the sheep from the diease called worm* in thr. head, which is the re! suit of such deposits. The tar and salt should bo placed in the trough every few days. iTli r Id fir I: hill r drill mi trpr VX^ ^ v V V * W V *? *JfTT'T -*'T 18 ISSUED EVERY THURSDAY MORNING, at Two Dollars per year, in Advance. B&, To Clubs of Ten, the paper will be furnished, one year, for Fifteen Dollars?invariably in advance. All subscriptions not specially limited at the time of subscribing will be considered 09 made for an indefinite period, and will be continued until all arrearages are paid, or at the option of the Proprietors. Subscriptions from other States must invariably be accompanied with the cash or the nairib of some responsible person known to us. Advertisements will be inserted tit One Dollar per square for the first, and Thirty-sevenand-a-half Cents for each subsequent insertion? a square to consist of twelve lines, Brevier, or less. Business Cards, of a half-square or less, will be inserted at $o, per year. For advertising Estrays Tolled, $2; Citations. $2 ; Notices of Application to the Legislature, $6; to be paid by the persons handing in the advertisements. Monthly or Quarterly Advertisements will be charged One Dollar per square, for each insertion. Contract? by the year will be taken on"liberal terms?the contracts however, must in all casesbe confined to the immediate business of the firm or individual contracting. All advertisements not having the number of insertions marked on the margin, will be continued until forbid and charged accordingly. business Delicts. DR.ALFRED CRAVEN $urgwm ?tirfisf, vAm.'UTT T u a n JL vyivix T j. a-i iJAj, U. W J5??" On the East side of the Main Street, South of the "Palmetto Hotel." ?^g Jan 6 1 tf JOHN B. ERWIN, ATTORNEY AT LAW, yorkvijjLe, s. c. Office in the "Aclickes Building"?Up-Stairs. Feb 11 6 tf B. H. MOORE, ATTORNEY AT LAW, YORKVILLE, S. C. Office in the Court House. Feb 18 7 ly JOHN I. MILLER, ATTORNEY AT LAW AND COMMISSIONER IN EQUITY, YORKVILLE, 8. C. Office in the Conrt-House. W. B. METTS, ATTORNEY AT LAW, j YORKVILLE, S. C. Office in the Court-House. -?a Jan 14 2 ly I W. P. MCFADDEN, " 1 GENERAL COLLECTING AGENT, i YORKVILLE, S. C. Will attend promptly to the collection of Claims; and also to Posting Books, making out Accounts, &c. ] April 1 13 ly EDWARD MOORE, ATTORNEY AT LAW AND SOLICITOR IN EQUITY, . I YORKVILLE, S. C. Office in rear of the Court House, formerly occupied by Col. Witherspoon. April 8 14 3m 1 BENJ. H. RICE. CKAS. B. SIMS. j RICE & SIMS, UKiBHKnm i North-Atlantic Wharf, \ CHARLESTON, S. C. , Particular attention paid to selling Cotton, Grain, ! Bacon, with Produce and Merchandize generally, I July 30 30 ly i , KERRISON & LEIDING, i importers of 1 FANCY DRY GOODS, ! Silks, Linens, Hosiery, Embroideries, fto., NO. 141 MEETING-STREET, Opposite Hayne-st., 1 CHARLESTON, S. C. 1 e. l. kerrison. hermann leiding. * Aug 6 31 ly 1 j. a. estes. thomas dcoraffenried. J. A. ESTES & CO., ' FACTORS & COMMISSION MERCHANTS, j For the sale of COTTON, GRAIN, FLOUR, AND ALL KINDS OF | COUNTRY PRODUCE. OFFICE?NORTH ATLANTIC WHARVES, 1 Hgjg* According to the terms of the Co-partner- ( nership, wc will not speculate, directly or indi- ' rectly, in any Produce shipped to our house. References.?0. Mills, 8. S. Farrar, Brothers & Co.. Lannenu, Smith & Whilden, Thomas J. i & C. II. Moise, Charleston, S. C.; Col. R. Anderson, E. Hope, Columbia, S. C.; Thomas McLure, Sr., N. R. Eaves, A. Q. Donovant, Chester, S. C.; Col. F. Scaife, Union, S. C.; Col. I. D. Witherspoon, J. W. Avery. W. A. Latta, Esq., Col. S. N. ' Stowe, Br. J. R. Bratton, Yorkville, S. C.; Dr. Happoldt, Salisbury, N. C.; J. L. Dixon, Knoxville, Tcnn. I May 27 21 ly i NEW FIRM ! rflHE SUBSCRIBERS having bought out the ! JL entire interest of L. P. BARNETT & CO , j in the DRUG BUSINESS in this place, respectfully inform the citizens of the town and District, 1 and adjacent counties of North Carolina, that 1 they will continue the above business at the same 1 old stand. In addition to their former stock of i CHEMICALS, DRUGS & MEDICINES, I -i? ? s..o? nnrl opp nnw nnenintr a i lilCy I1UVC JUOk K-vwnu, ~ -J 0 _ well selected stock of Medicines, which they will . sell very low for cash, or on very moderate terms 10 good and prompt customers. The Stock then, with the last purchase, is large and well-assorted, affording excellent opportunities to the Merchant, Planter and Physician, who will gain much by calling and examining for themselves. We have made such arrangements in our future purchases, as will fully enable us to sell upon terms and at prices most accommodating. 1 Our present stock consists of Drugs, Medicines, Chemicals, Dye Woods and Dye-Stuffs, Oil, Paint, and Painter's articles; Varnish, Window Glass (of all sizes) Putty and Glassware. English, American and French Perfumery; Toilet and Shaving Soap ; Toilet, Flesh and Hair Brushes; a full assortment of Surgical and Dental Instruments; Trusses, Supporters and Bandages; Spices, Snuff, j best Chewing Tobacco, and Cigars of first rate < flavor; Harrison's Ink ; Cognac Brandy of the ve- ] ry best brand; pure Wines, the best ever sold in i this market, and used only for sickness and med- < icinal purposes; Schiedam Gin, a pure article. All our Prcparatious and Compounds will be made in strict accordance with the directions of | the United States Pharmacy; and we will be care J ful to represent honestly and faithfully, the char- ' acter and quality of any article sold by us. Bgi,. The Junior partner, Dr. JAMES B. AL- 1 LIS ON, who has already bad considerable cxperi- ' cnce in the compounding and practice of medicine, * will always be in attendance, ready and willing to ' compound and dispense all prescriptions sent in j by Physicians, or fill all orders made by custom- I ers. Physicians, therefore, need have no fear as i . to the careful .compounding of all Prescriptions, t even of the most dangerous medicines. 1 Goods carefully packed and forwarded as direc- | ted. Prompt attention given to all orders. i ALLISON & BRATTON. 1 Jan 7 1 tf i inmtfiM THE Subscriber returns his thnnks for the ver; liberal patronage received for the past, au< takes this method to inform thecitizens of York am the surrounding Districts, and the whole South that he has affected another improvement in the Cotton Gin and Wheat Thrasher, that excels any that have ever been introduce! heretofore ; and from long experience he has ni fear in challenging any oilier Factory, either Nortl or South, to produce an equal. He feels very con fident in saying to the public, that bis Gins exce in performance any other make or pattern now ii use. With dry cotton the roll cannot be brokei or made to spew over, wnich no other pretends ti claim, and with good driving power and attend ance, a 45 saw gin, will Gin from 4 to 6 Bales or more in a Day \enicrhin? fvnrn 3RA /% /lfifi tVia wMMi la flQ mnfil as any one hand can well handle in a day. An; person wanting a superior Gin or Thrasher, cai be supplied by sending on his order to me at lewisville, Chester List., S. C. Work will be shipped to any place desired. EE PAIRING done at the shortest possible notice. To House-huilders, I will say that I am manu facturing SASH BLINDS AND DOORS, of every description, made of the best material and dry lumber, and workmanship the very best. All work carefully packed and forwarded to or der. JOHN SIMPSON. Juno 12,1856 24 tf "m mm mim THE undersigned respectfully informs the citizens of York and the TRAVELLING COMMUNITY that he is now prepared, with comfortable VEHICLES and GOOD HORSES, to furnish conveyances to ANY POINT, at the shortest notice, and at reasonable rates. He has procured EXPERIENCED IIOSTEERS, and will "BOARD"' STOCK by the day, week oi month. By an arrangement with the Proprietors of STOWE'S HOTEL, and SADLER'S HOTEL, he will attend carefully to whatever stock may be brought to either house to be stabled. Having rented the Stables formerly occupied by L. P. Sadler, with the largo and commodious STOCK-LOTS attached thereto, he is prepared to accommodate with every needed convenience. The OMNIBUS will carry passengers to and from the Depot to the Hotels and any part of the town. lie, or bis agents, will at all times be found at the Stables attached to Stowe's Hotel, where persons desiring accommodations are desired to call. LAWSON D. GOORE. Persons hiring Horses or Vehicles, will be required to return them in good condition, or pay for all damages. * May 27 21 cm THE SUBSCRIBER HAS ON HAND a splendid assortment of (and is constantly receiving something new) GOLD AND SILVER WATCHES and JEWELRY of all kinds. All the new stvlc of from 50 cents to $40. GUNS, double and single, from $10 to $50. Walking Canes of all kinds; Clocks from $3 to TWENTY DOLLARS. All the a^ove named articles, with many others not mentioned, will be sold LOW FOR CASH. flQy WATCHES, JEWELRY, CLOCKS and Musical Boxes REPAIRED at short notice by an EXPERIENCED WORKMAN. 1000 oz. OLD SILVER WANTED. E. M. XIRKPATRICK. June 3 22 tf JAMES M. EDNEY, COMMISSION MEBCMANT, BUYS and forwards every kind of merchandise for 2} per cent. Commission. Refers to Govs. Swain and Morehead, N. W. Woodfin, J. W. Osborne, C. P. Mendenhall, A. M. Gorman, Esqrs. tnd Rev. C. F. Deems, Hon. W. A. Graham, and jthers. Dealer in Pianos, Melodeons, Organs, Harps, Guitars, Music, Sewing Machines, Iron 3afcs, Pnmps, Garden Engines, &c. A printed ist of the different makers, kinds and prices sent tree. Publisher of an elegant lithograph of "Hickory Nut Falls," N. C. ($1) and the "Cherokee Physician: or, Indian Guide to Health." This invaluable family adviser should be in every house. It treats of all diseases, has v copious glossary, and prescribes the remedies irom nature's bounteous stores, for all our infirm.ties and misfortunes. It is printed on fine white paper, handsomely bound, fourth edition, 800 pa;es, and is mailed free for one dollar. New Rosewood Pianos, $150. IV MANHOOD, AND ITS PREMATURE DECLINE.?Just Published, Gratis, the 20th Thousand: A few words on the rational treatment, without Medicine, of Spermatorrhea 3r Local Weakness, Nocturnal Emissions, Genital ind Nervous Debility, Impotency, and Impediments to Marriage generally, by B. DE LANEY, M. D. The important fact that the many alarming jomplaints, originating in tho imprudence and jolitude of youth, may be easily removed WITHOUT MEDICINE, is in this small tract, clearly Jemonstrated; and the entirely new and highly successful treatment, as adopted by the Author, rully explained, by means of which every one is jnabled to cure HIMSELF perfectly and at the nn?it nnsaible cost, thereby avoiding all the adver lised nostrums of the day. Sent to any address, gratis and post free in a jealed envelope, by remitting (post paid) two onstage stamps to Dr. B. DE LANEY, 88 East 31st street, New York City. May 6 18 tf The State of. So. Carolina, YORK DISTRICT. 1. M. Strong, "J In the Common Pleas. vs. > 3. W. Ruddock. J Attachment. WHEREAS the plaintiff did on the 15th day of January, 1858, file his Declaration ajaiust the defendant, who, (as it is said) is absent from and without the limits of this State, and has leither wife nor attorney known within the same, upon whom a copy of the said declaration might so served. It is therefore Ordered that the said Defendant do appear and plead to the said Decoration, on or before the 28th day of January, which will be in the year of our Lord one thousind eight hundred and fifty-nine, otherwise final ind absolute judgment will then be given ftnd awarded against him. JOHN G. ENLOE, o. c. c. pis. Jan 29 5 ly L. BLOOMBERG & BROTHER, ABE RECEIVING AND OPENINO A LARGE STOCK SPRING AND SUMMER Which they will dispose of very low for CASH, to suit the hard times. April 8 14 tf PURE JO D A Willi* WITH CREAM SYRUPS of various flavors. Wc arc now prepared to accommodate the lublic with this COOL and DELICIOUS beverage. SODA WATER prepared and used in this way is lot only refreshing and exhilirating during the hot weather, but also nutritious and invigorating.? Uall and test it, and judge for yourselves. ALLISON & RltATTON. NOTICE.?All Accounts for Subscription, Job-Work and Advertising, due the ENQUIRER OFFICE, previous to the first day of JANUARY, 1858, must now be settled up. The Copartnership has been dissolved, and wc earnestly hope all indebted will make payment. Mr. L. M. 3RIST, at the Enquirer Office, is fully authorized to make settlements. JNO. L. MILLER & CO. Laid titl.es, magistrates' Summons' and Recognizances; Commissions to Examine Witnesses, Ca. Sa., Ca. Sa. on Sum. Pro., Sub. ad Res., Writ in Attachment, &c., together with all kinds of Law Blanks in common use. For sale at the ENQUIRER OFFICE, and will oe sent by mail to any address, postage pre-paid, it One Dollar per Quire. ! FOG ARTIES S f1 CHARLES ! SPRING & SUM ] WOULD particularly call the attention of c o TT stock of Spring and Summer Dry Goods, feel: a ments as will insure a continuance of their patrona] . with prices, as our stock in every department is as ] cle will bo sold at as XjOVW n endeavor to sell the very best Articles for the very lot \ SPRING SILKS AjS REmbracintr nil that is new and beautiful?some < pine Pausey?Garden Gill-Flower?Alpiue Currant, h Biack and Cold. Crape Masets?Rich printed Tis Y dine Robes?Side Stripe Robe Aquilla?Printed Ln Q We would particularly call the attention of our stock of SPRING AND SUMMER DRY GOODS, ducements as will secure their patronage. Care ha PLANTATION AND - With everything that is desirable. Our facilities in fcr to our Country Friends great inducements to ca which embraces all the different brands of STRIP! , ket prices. Stripe and Tlaid Homespuns and Dome proved brands, Long Cloths, in all the widths and j - Cotton Sheeting?a good 10 4 Bleached at 25 cents Checks, Blenched Brown and Slate Drills, English ims, Bed Tick, (some as low as 01 cents;) Fancy Tv FOGAI 257 KIN March 25 rpTTP! : zmm BEAUTtfllffi So long unsuccessfully sought, FOUND AT LAST! FOR IT RESTORES PERMANENTLY GRAY Hair to its original color; covers luxuriantly the bald bead; removes all dandruff, itching and all scrofula, scald head and all its eruptions: makes the hair soft, healthy, and glossy; and will pre- | i serve it to any imaginable age, removes, as if by magic, all blotches, &c. from the face, and cures all neuralgia and nervous head ache. See circular and the following. Dover, N. H., Feb. 2d, 1857. PROF. 0. J. WOOD & CO.?Gents : Within a 1 few days we have received so many orders and calls for Prof. 0. J. Wood's Hair Restorative, that to day we were compelled to send to Boston for a n nnnntifr / LO A <in70n Vftn fnrwo?*/1 a/1 oil koin/v " J"- ?" ??1U6 sold,) while we might order a quantity from you. Every bottle we have sold seems to have produced three or four new customers aud the approbation, and patronage it receives from the most substantial and worthy citizens of our vicinity, fully convince us that it is A MOST VALUABLE PREPA- . RATION. Send us as soon as may be one gross of $1 size; and one dozen $2 size; and belive us yours respectfully. (Signed) DANIEL LATHROP & Co. Hickory Grove, St. Charles Co., Mo., Nov. 19, 1856. PROF. 0. J. "WOOD?Dear Sir: Some time last summer we were induced to use some of your Hair Restorative, and its effects were so wonderful, we felt it our duty to you and the afflicted, to report it Our little son's head for some time had been perfectly covered with sores, and some called it scald head. The hair almost entirely come off in consequence, when a friend, seeing his sufferings, advised us to use your Restorative, we did so with little hope of success, but to our surprise, and that of all our friends, a very few applications removed the disease entirely, and a new and luxuriant crop of hair soon started out, and we can now say that our boy has as healthy a scalp, and luxuriant a crop of hair as any other child. We can therefore, and do hereby commend your Resstorative, as a perfect remedy for all diseases of the Bcalp and hair. We are, yours respectfully, GEORGE W. HIGGINBOTHAM, SARAH A. HIGGINBOTHAM. Gardiner, Maine, June 22, 1855. PROF. 0. J. WOOD?Dear Sir: I have used two bottles of Professor Wood's Hair Restorative, and can truly say it is the greatest discovery of the age for restoring and changing the Hair. Before using it I was a man of seventy. My Hair has now attained its orieinal color. You can re commend it to the world without the least fear, as my case waa one of the worst kind. Yours Respectfully, DANIEL N. MURPHY. 0. J. WOOD& Co., Proprietors 312 Broadway, New York, (in the great N. Y. Wire Railing Estab- 1 lishment,) and 114 Market St.; St. Louis, Mo. And sold by all good Druggists, and by ALLISON & BRATTON, Yorkville, S. C. May 20 20 3m ' HOWARD ASSOCIATION. PHILADELPHIA. A Benevolent Institution established by special En- , doxrmentfor the Relief of the Sick and Dis- , tressed, afflicted with V'rulent and Epidemic Diseases. y THE HOWARD ASSOCIATION, in view of the awful destruction of human life, caused by i Sexual disease, and the deceptions practiced upon l the unfortuate victims of such diseases by Quacks, several years ago directed their Consulting Sur- < geon, as a CHARITABLE ACT worthy of their 1 name, to open a Dispensary for the treatment of this class of disease, in all their forms, and to i give MEDICAL ADVICE GRATIS to all who apply by letter, with a description of their condition,' i (age, occupation, habits of life, &c.) and in cases < of extreme poverty, to FURNISH MEDICINES FREE OF CHARGE. It is needless to add that i tho Association commands the highest Medical ( skill of the age, and will furnish the most modern treatment. i The Directors of the Association, in their Annu- i al Report upon the treatment of Sexual Diseases, for the year ending January 1st, 1858, express the t highest satisfaction with the success which has attended the labors of the Consulting Surgeon in ( the cure of Spermatorrhoea, Seminal Weakness, \ Impotence, Gonorrhoe, Gleet, Syphilis, the vice of i Onanism or Self-abuse, &c., and order a continu- f once of the same plan for the ensuing year. The Directors, on a review of the past, feel as- i surred that their labors in this sphere of benevolent effort have been of great benefit to the afflict- r ed, especially to the young, and they have resolved to devote themselves, with renewed zeal, to 1 this very important and much despised cause. i An admirable Report on Spermatorrhoea, or ] Seminal Weakness, the vice of Onanism, Mustnr- i bation, or Self-abust, and other diseases of the t sexual organs, by the Consulting Surgeon, will be i sent by mail (in a sealed envelope) FREE OF < CABRGE, on receipt of TWO STAMPS for post- ] age. Other Reports and Tracts on the nature and treatment of sexual diseases, diet, &c., are constantly being published for gratuitous distribu- j tion, and will be sent to the afflicted. Some of the new remedies and methods of treatment discovered during the last year, are of great value, ? Address, for Report or treatment, Dr. GEORGE { R. CALHOUN. Consulting Surgeon, Howard As- 0 sociation, No. 2 South Ninth Street, Philadelphia, E Pa. By order of the Directors. g EZRA D- HEARTWELL, President. j GEORGE FAIRCHILD, Secretary. < June 20 20 ly LAW BLANKS! WE have on hand, and are prepared to snpply at short notice, at the ENQUIRER Office, all kinds of LAWYERS' BLANKS in general de- 1 mand, printed on good paper and neatly pressed. We offer them at 75 cents quire. Single half 1 Quire 50 cents. As we have incurred considers- -1 ble outlay to enable us to furnish a good article, wo will sell for CASH and CASH ONLY. j Our present stock consists of the following Ya- ^ rieties, viz: Sum Pro; Fi. Fa.; Fi. Fa. on Sum. i Pro.; Copy Writ in Case; Copy Writ in Debt; De- t elaration on Account; Declaration on Promissory s Note; Declaration on Bond or Sealed Note; Sub- f poena Writs; Subpoena Tickets, Sfc. 8 ~ A PREMIUM FOR GASH I ; IN Consequence of the severe money pressure, t and tho difficulty of raising money by the ordiry means, I haye this day MARKED DOWN my goods for CASH to a mere fraction over the pres- . ent New York and Charleston Wholesale prices. 1 I will continue selling on four months time to suit * the times?interest invariably charged after four months. All Goods sold, warranted as represented. Country Merchants and Families laying in supplies for the year will de well to call. My Stock will be maintained as large as ever. New Goods from the first-class houses are daily arriving the year round. J. W. AVERY. N. B.?Persons buying on TIME, are expected to cash their accounts at least once a year. ^ j. y. a. c STILLMAN, " 1T0N, S. 0. IB, DRY GOODS. >ur Country friends to our large and ntll-ttlecUd ing confident that we can offer them such induce* gc. It is useless to give an exteuded list of items varied as it is possible to make it, and every arti> w 1?1as can be afforded. We will rest pries. rrt -nunrtrt n AATia iUUilBiOO UUUUi?, )f tbe latest styles and tints are China-aster?Al&c. sues and Bareges?Flounced Barege and Grenawns, &c. country friends to our large and veil-selected feeling confident that we can offer them such ins been taken to supply the Department of DOMESTIC GOODS, i purchasing for this Department, enable us to of- ^ 11 and look through our stock on the second floor, IS and PLAIN OSNABURGS, at the lowest maristic Ginghams, Brown Shirtings, of the most imjrades, from fij cents up; Bleached and Brown i; Servant's Shirting, Mariner's Stripes, Apron Twilled Long Cloth, Cotton Flannels, Bine Denrillod Stripes, for making Awnings. ITIES &, STILLMAN, G-ST., Corner of Wentworth, Charleston, S. C. 1 2 tf MILES JOHNSON, sauu in iiiiEss uinicnniL OVER WEIKFRT * Jl'CANTS COACH SHOP, YOBKVILLE, S. C. Bgk? All kinds of Saddles and Harness made at ( the shortest notice. S@F REPAIRING promptly executed. Feb 4 6 0m H?hb LITER < n wnooiBATOm i PREPARED BY DR. SANFORD, Compounded entirely from GUMS, IS ONE OF THE BEST PURGATIVE AND LIVER MEDICINES now before the public, that acts as a Cathartic, easier, milder, and more effectual than any other medicine known. It is % oot only a Cathartic, but a Liver remedy, acting Brat on the Liver to eject its morbid matter, then en the stomach and bowels to carry off that matter, thus accomplishing two purposes effectually, without any of the painful feelings experienced in the operations of most Catharlia. It strengthens the system at the same time that it purges it; and trhen taken daily in moderate doses, will strengthen and build it up with unusual rapidity. The Liver is one of; the principal regulators sf the human body; and Q* when it performs its functions well, the pow- ,rH ere ef the system are fully developed. The'^s itomach is almost entirely dependent on the, w healthy action of the Liver, for the proper r. performance of its functions; when the stom-ach is at fault, the bowsis are at fault, and the, J whole system suffers in ;onsequence of one or-j^ gan?the Liver?hav- 4 ngceasedtodoitsduty.j^J For the diseases of that )rgan, one of the pro- Cr, prietora has made it his study, in a practice ol'Pn more than twenty years to find some remedy'/^\ wherewith to counter ict the many derange-ments to which it is iable. Lw To proye that thh\^/ remedy is at last found, iny person .troubled l_j with Liyer Complaint, ,n any of its forms, has'f' but to try a bottle, and conviction is certain, [V These Qums remoye p morbid or bad matter from the system, !l_ supplying in their place i healthy flow of bile,; Xj invigorating the atomich, causing food to di-?j gestwell, purifying the blood, giving tone andlH health to the whole machinery, removing tbej cause of the disease, effecting a radical cure. p^ Billious attacks are cured, and, what is better, prevented, by the|r^ occasional use of the Liver Invigorator. ||i| One dose after eating l is sufficient to relieve the stomach and pre ^ vent the food from rising and souring. Only one dose taken H before retiring, prevents Nightmare. j "1 Only one dose taken ^ at night, loosens the bowels gently, and' j cures Costiveness. One dose taken after /TH I each meal will cure . Dyspepsia. ' flgy One doseof two>*. jteaspoonfuls will always relieve Sick Head LJ|nche. One bottle taken for,C^,female obstruction renoves the cause of the 'Qjjdisease, and makes a perfect cure. j<> Only one dose imme-'^ diately relieves Cholic, while jVx One dose often re- ^-.'peated is a sure cure 'or Cholera Morbus, and pHia preventive of CholejQpOnly one bottle Vjis needed to throw out >f the system the effects tji of medicine after a ong sickness. '^| Igk,One bottle taken ^ for Jaundice removes ill sallowness or unnatu rr\ ral color from the skin. One dose taken ap**'sbort time before eatng gives vigor to the appetite, and makes food ligest well. One dose often repeated cures Chronic Diar hoea in its worst forms, while Summer and Bowel :omplaints yield almost to the first dose. One or two doses cures attacks caused by Worms n Children ; there is no surer, safer, or speedier emedy in the world, as it never failt. , A few bottles cores Dropsy, by exciting be absorbents. We take pleasure in recommending this medi:ine as a preventive for Fever and Ague, Chill Fe- . rer, and all Fevers of a Bilious Type. It operates ( vith certainty, and thousands are willing to testiy to its wonderful virtues. All who use it are giving their unanimous testinony in its favor. Mix water in the mouth with the Invigoator, and swallow both together. THE LIVER INVIGORATOR S A SCIENTIFIC MEDICAL DISCOVERY, and s daily working cures, almost too great to believe, t cures as if by magic, even the first dote giving )enefit, and seldom more than one bottle is required o cure any kind of Liver Complaint, from the vorst Jaundice or Dyspepsia to a oommon Headiche, all of which are the result of a Diseased jiver. FBICE ONE DOLLAR PER BOTTLE. SANFORD & Co., Proprietors, 345 Broadway, Jew York. Wholesale Agents: Barnes & Park, New York/ T. W. Dyott & Ions, Philadelphia ; M. S. Burr & Co., Boston; 1. H. Hay & Co., Portland; John D. Tark, Cininnati; Gaylord & Hammond, Cleveland; Fahlestock & Davis, Chicago; 0. J. Wood & Co., It. Louis; George H. Keyser, Pittsburgh; 8. 8. lance, Baltimore. And retailed by all Druggists. hid alto by ALLISON & BRATTON. /S Yorkville, 8. C. Feb 18 7 1y The State of So. Carolina, ' YORK DISTRICT. * 31dred D. Williamson vs. S. W. Ruddock.?Attachment. 17. B. Withers, vs. Same.?Attachment. Y7HEREAS the Plaintiffs did, on the 20th day f of November 1857, file their declarations a;ainst the defendant in the above stated cases, rbo, as it is said, is absent from and without the imits of this State, and has neither wife nor at- ^ orney within the same upon whom a copy of the ame declaration might be served. It is, thereore Ordered, that the said defendant do appear : ind nlead to the said declarations, on er before the i !8th day of January, which will be in the year of j >ur Lord one thousand eight hundred and fiftyline, otherwise final and absolute Judgment will hen be given and awarded against him. JOHN 0. ENLOE, c. o. c. plb. Jan 27 9 lyq L. BLOOMBERG & BROTHER, ABE RECEIVING AND OPENING 1 A LABGE STOCK SPRING AND SUMMER i fldch they will dispose of very low for CASH, to * mL ' suit the bard time#. , I "April 8 14 tf