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to his friends on the subject of being a Candidate-for the next Presidency; that in this lette? he states, under no circumstances will , I / j; < # ! t ' # . ; he consent to bq a candidate for that office; and farther, that he urges and requests his friends to unite on General Taylor as their ? i Candidate for the Presidency. We have but little doubt.from the movements now be ibg made, that the hero' of Palo Alto and Hesaca de la/.Palma, Of Monterey and Buena Vista wil^'be our next President. "We give as much of another story, from tfyq Flag, as wo Jiave room for:?N. O. picayune. Capture and death of a Mexican Fanatic.?'While at Camargo that gallant Texian officer, CoK Cook, first heard of the inhutnan massofcre near Ceralvo. He started \in immediate pursuit of the murderers to rain j down retributive justice upon their % heads for their dastardly conduct. He sucs novAoA ! ~r tt 1- -n? r i lid U|1U <J1 un eu S Oillcersy.whose; fanaticism no doubt instigated ) ^ the atrocities too revolting to decency and * hiimanity to be described. He was id1 ehtified.a^ .tha murderer of Burns,' and was \ seen toMangle niost' horribly, \Vith his own f ?,hands, the dead bodies of the American teamJ sters. Moved by the spirit of a demon, he attempted, and would have murdered the -^grief-distracted daughter of the unfortunate /^SurnS;but for'the interference Of n' brother *tficer in the same division. After he was JLken and bound by thongs around his Ivrists, he sprung, seized a pistol which Col. ICook had laid down, and fired at, and [wounded him in the knee. Enraged;for \f an instant he drew his sword, but his anger / melted away at the sight of the cords which | / conSaed his arms, and he desisted from his j hasty purpose. He was then placed in a ; wagon, with a sick soldier, guarded by a ! file of men, and was thus conveyed until they reached the spot where the massacre had taken place. A halt was ordered until the rites of burial could be performed. One of the company, who had lost a brother in the fight, stole, with his rifle, unperceived, ; to the distance of one hundred and fifty i yards from the wagon, where he secreted himself behind a bush and waited until his comrades left an open space between him and the butcherer of his brother, when he fired, and drove a ball through his bosom. The desperate man feeling that the thread i_;_t. i i.!? - - it wuicu uouiia mm 10 me was cut, snatched ; the gun of the sick soldier and made an al- j most superhuman effort to shoot one of the j guards, which he came within a hair's I breadth of accomplishing. Vera Cruz and the Vomito.?The Washington correspondent of the New York Herald says: Some of the papers are alarming them- j selves about the health of our troops who willbeleltt^garrison VeraCruz. Theappre- I hession that they will be carried off by the i vomito is gratuitous, as it is not intended to garrison VeraCruz. The garrison will be , in the Castle of San Juan de Ulloa, which is healthy, and which can always command the city. The head-quarters will be atJalapa. Gen. Worth will probably take and occupy Cordova, for the purpose of guarding the Southern road from Puebla, | and a detachment will defend the Natioal j Bridge across the river Antigua, over which . passes the road from Vera Cruz to Jalapa. I Jalapa and Cordova are both healthy. If Cordova be too much exposed, Orizaba, twelve or fifteen miles further, might be occupied, from this point, after the troops shall be refreshed, Gen. Worth, if it be deemed ad\isable, might conduct his operations against Puebla, while the commanding General might proceed to the reduction of Pejrote. At the former place the forces might be concentrated, arid so proceed to the capital, where they will be joined by Qen. Taylor's division from San Luis Potosi. It will be seen that the approaches of j Vam ClrilT Vif?incr thno nrnai-rlorl ??..J I ? W. M. gumUUUj auu II1U guns of the Castle constantly poi nting into it, no garrison will be required. The squadron will be relieved from the tiresome duty of keeping guard over the Castle, and will have leisure to operate on other parts of the coast. It will thus escape all hazard of the plague. The army will also b$ removed from its influence. . These arrangements exhibit foresight nnd managezi jnegt worthy the highest praise. i |1 ?? J Lieut. Col. Clay, who was filled at the battle of tiuena yista, was the second son of the great Kentuckian. His oldest son, ,1 U r?lo., iA uv/anu^o jljl vyio-jrj ippiucs uu cL IcXrill 1103,1" Lexington. Lieut. Col. Clay w&s a graduate of West Point, where he-look the first honors. He afterwards travelled in Europe, I tfnarricd, settled on a farm, and was several times elected a member of the Kentucky Legislature. His wife died some years ago. When ho was appointed second in command of the Kentucky regiment, he was engaged in the practice of the law in Louis> ville. He was a gentleman of fine intellect, \ accomplished manners and chivalrous .char < 1 acter.?Richmond Whig, J ' ' ? ?? I Sumter S*awr& Court.-?The Spring I t%i.. . ~ r 0 P A ci in wi me *juiumon i-ieas and uenejral 1 sessions forSiimpter District,eloseditases this District. The result of the trial of the Rev. J. A. Backhouse, consequent on his attempted assassination of the Rev. J. J. Dubose, was, that he is to be sent to the Asylum for the Insane at Columbia.. The trial of Reuben Stark, for the murder of iiis wife, (two separate indictments having teen made against him for the murder of his two children,) resulted in a verdict of "guilty from which an appeal was taken by his Council, Messrs. Jno. Smart, W. F. DeSaussure, and Col. F. J. Moses. An extra court, for the unfinished business was ordered for |}in thirr} i-nnrwloir in Tnl.. U?~ * - ? j -~ ...?? ...v*.uiaj in my, iu cuiuiuuu su many days as may be necessary." Sampler Banner. Write that Thought.?"Many valuable thoughts have passed through the minds of men when alone, which could not be called tnto service when needed, and thus lost for want of some mode- of retaining them mote safe than an ordinary memory. To carry a pencil and a little book constantly in the pocket for the record and preservation of the thought of more than ordinary value, will be found to be a valueable practice. Suppose but one such record was ' made every day,?at the end of a year the | individual would be able to carry around him I a brighter array of thougts and suggestions j relative to the affairs of life in which he was interested, than he would be able to do under any other circumstances. President Dwight. recommended this practice to his students, and little as he sfiemed to stand in need of sound thoughts on almost any sub: ject, he has often been seen writing upon a little tablet on a rock or a log by the road-side, and even to stop his horse and arrest a -passing thought by writing on the pommel of his saddle,?it was one of the secret springs that supplied the fountain of his giat intellect, and is a practice which has proved its utility in thousands of instances. Young man! preserve that thought." An American newsnaper has been com menced at Monterey, (New Leon.) called the American Pioneer. Four American newspapers are now published in Mexico, ?the others being at Matamoras, Tampico, and Monterey, in California. A fifth will now be wanted at Vera Cruz. "Couldn't help it?A fellow applied to one of our Senators, says the St. Luis Revelle, at the present session of the Legislature, to get him some office: and to support his claim, told the Senator he had fought with Jackson at New Orleans. The member doubted his story, and to test the truth, remarked? UT ...?? ?r i i . .1 j. wuui vuic iui yuUj uecuuse you lei tno British take the city!" llWe couln't help it," replied the candidate?'"'wefought like tigers, but they were too much for us !" A Fertile Corner.?A. correspondent of the Mountaineer states, there has been produced, in the dark corner of Greenville District, S. C., within the last two and a half years, and within a compass of six miles square, twelve pair of children, viz: 21 in number at 12 births?a very fair lot. The 'Devil.'?The word Devil, said a certain person, is mean any way you can take it. Remove the d, and it is evil : remove the e, and it is vile : remove the v, and it is ill: and the l alone has the sound. of HELL, Gen. Bonham, of Edgefield, appointed Lt. Col. 12th Infantry, has accepted of the commission, and gone to New Orleans, the head-quarters of his regiment. Capt. ^Jporge Lincoln, who was slain al the battle Bueiia Vista, was a son of ExGovernor Lincoln, of Massachusetts. Col. Hardin, of Illinois, a nephew of Henry Clay. i * , . Mr. Clay arrived at ashland on the 29th ult. and the next day he received news of the battle, in which his gallant son was slain. The Rev. D. D. Lore has been appointed by the Methodist Church a Missionary to South-America, to be located at Montevideo, in place of the Rev. Mr. Norris, who is about ttj return home. ttVitfEntiAi.. MARRIED, on the evening of the 15th inst.,by the Rev. T. L. McBryde, Mr. JOSI AH P. GILES, to Miss, SARAH C. MILLER, all of Abbeville. -? . OBITUARY, DIED, in this District-on Wednesday L V m : * ' * * ineiim, insi, Mrs. MAK.Y iJARNETT, consort of Mr. J J. Barnett. * CANDIDATES, For Tax Collector. We are authorized to announce JAMES M. CALVERT* os a candidate tor TAX COLLECTOR^ at the ensmng'election. ' The friends of Capt E. C. MARTIN, announce him as a candidate fot TAX COLLECTOR, at the next ensuing election. The friends ot WILLIAM J. HAMMOND; take pleasure in announcing him a Candidate for T AX COLLECTOR at the fenediftcr electionJi'U : ;TheYriVnd? of JOSEPH S. 0. WETHfiRALL, snnonoe* him u ? Candidate for fi* collector, "> . ;.* V'-' , :&%' \ The Friends of W S. HARRIS, announce | him as a candidate for rp-?>lectio? to the office of TAX COLLECTOR, at the ensuing j election. YVe arc authorised to announce JOHN | CUNNINGHAM, as a candidate for TAX j COLLECTOR, at the next election. j The friends of EZEKIEL TRIBLEj announce him as a candidate for the office of Tax Collector at the ensuing election. We are authorized to announce T. T. CUNNINGHAM as a candidate for Tax Collector at the ensuing election. Abbeville Sheriff Sales. MAY. j By virtue of sundry Writs of Firie Facias, i to me directed, will be sold at Abbeville i Court House on the first Monday in May j next. , j 341 Acres of land, more or less, bounded j by Leonard Wideman, Dr. Hearst and others levied on as the property of John Lyon, ads W. S. Cothran and othurs. 2 Negroes, Lueinda and Jane, levied on as the property of James Patterson, ads Wm. Robertson. 80 Acres of land, more or less, bounded by Wm. Barmore, Wm. Agnew, an(1 others, levied on as the property of W W Anderson, at the suit of Reuben Robertson, vs. Robt. J. Norris &. WW Anderson. 1 Sorrel Mare, levied on as the property of Robert Martin, at the suit of Samuel Jorj dan. Terms Cash. A. C. HAWTHORN, Sheriff: I A ?:i m.u 7 4 _ i j XXJJ1U 7 i6U J. F. GRIFFIN, icjcjirvn vyv/iiiuiiooivii nxui^uciiiij And Receiving and Forwarding Agent. HAMBURG, S. C. Has declined all idea of removing from Ham. burg to Charleston, and takes an early opportunity of counteracting such an imprt ssion. He solicits from his former patrons a continuance of their favors, and from the public gens erally an increase of business. No drayage will hereafter be charged on goodB consigned to his care Hamburg, 15 April. April 21 8 4\v Gold Pens. A ?< ?l.~? :? T^" 1 x*. 11^11 ouj^ny \JL IUU.-3U nupfliur L/ltllllUUU pDUllCU Gold Pens: Also, plain and ehascd Gold Ear Rings; and brilliant stone and Caineo Broches, just rcccivcd by R. H. &, W. A. WARDLAW. April 20th. 8 tf Just Received, A fresh and handsome stock, of Printed Lawns, printed Jaconet and Brocade Muslins, some of New Styles; also mourning Muslins. R.H.&W.A. WARDLAW. Abbeville C. H., April 20th 1847- 8 tf Notice. Strayed away from the sub0fflK^^^?^*scriber about the 1st instant, a 1 largo red Cow with white legs and xxujr |im?un jmviu^ illiuriliu* ; tion of said Cow, will bo uuitably rewarded, aiid ro ceive tho thanks of the owner. M. D. ROCIJE. Planter's Hotel, Abbeville C. H. April 20th. 8 It* Head Quarters. LIMESTONE SPRINGS, 29, March, 1847. j General Order No. 2. . j RICHARD De TREVILLE having been j appointed and commissioned Commissary General of Purchases, with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, will be obeyed and rcspected accordly. By order of the Commander-in-Chief. I LW. CANTEY, Adj. and Inspector General. April 21 8 2t The Graham School. ! Having Secured the services of Miss E. Mc- ' Cluerns, as an assistant, who is well known i in this and the adjoining Districts, ns an accomplished Lady and a successful lnstruc* tress', we hope to make our school worthy of it name, and thereby merit the patronage of an intelligent public. We prefer, howuyer, to let Graham speak for herself; we only ask parents who have daughters to educate, td give us a trial. As a location for a Female Schobl, Due West is one of the most desirable in the Southern Country, ' lnhabitud by^ and surrounded with> an. intelligent i and!re* : ligious community; it iB distinguished for its i morality and refinement; and is proverbially ! healthy, healthy as the Mountains themselves, j Terms of Tuition~ per Session of 5 Months. Fiusy Class.?7-Oithograj)hy, Reading and Writing $5. 00 | becond ulass.?English Urammar, Geography ana Arithmetic, 8. 00 Third Class.?History, Mental and Moral Philossphy,. 10. 00 Fourth Class.?Botany, Chem- i; iatry, Rhetoric, and Natural Philosophy, .' . 12. 00 A Student in any or all of these classes, will be changed only for the highest branches studied, Music, Drawing and Painting (extra) :lf>./ 06 Use of Piahd, / 2<00. Contingent expenses, ' , . 25 'The Winter, session of this School will close on the 30th inst. The Summer.session will open on the lOth of Apdj, J. t BONNER, Principal.. Mountaineer, please , copy four times and Rr t . . r 4pP Ppnting, , : ? , - ?wfe? SPRING GOODS. R. IV. Ac W. A. Wardlaw Respectfully invito tho attention of purchasers to their stock of Spring and Summer Goods, now on hand, which liuvo bceii bought for Cash, and selected with great euro, und aro now offered ; on tho most accommodating terms. Their stock comprises most that is desirable in tho various branches of their business, consisting in part of the following: Rich printed Jaconets, do do Lawns and Cambrics, i Do colored fig'd Barreges, Scotch and muslin Ginghams, j Wliito and colored Embroidered muslin Robes, a beautiful articlo for evening dresses, Black Barreges, do Satin striped a rquesans, I Do Ginghams and Lawns, ! Rich French worked muslin Collars and Chimisettos, 1 Do ombroidcred muslin Scarfs, i Fino and super English Long Cloths 4-'l, 6-4, 10-4, 1U-4 brown and bl'ched Sheetings, I 12 4-4 Irish Linon Sheetings, A Fine Slock of Diapers, Biolleys super Broad Cloths Super black French Cassimero, | Do do do Doeskin, I Drap. D'Ete, French and English plain and fancy Linen Drills, marseiies, stilts and satin Vestings, i F fine lot stalls lor boys and servants wear, | Fur, Wool, Panama, Leghorn and Pahn Hats. | Boots and Shoes. Gents super calf Boots, do kip pog'd Boots, adies white, colorod and black kid Slippers, Lisaes' and boys' shoos. Hardware. Carolina, Elwells and Brades Hoes, ( Collins' pal. Axes, do Broad Axes, j Cast and Gorman Steel, single and doublo barrel i shot Guns, j i Augers, Chisels, Saws, drawing Knives, mill and cross-cut Saws, &,c. &c. Books. j c complete stock of school Books,?beautiful opies in calf and gilt of Byron ; Milton, Rogers, Cambell, Young, Ilemans, Shakspuare &.c. I Joseplius' works, D' ubigno's history Reformation, | MCMahon's Gardner, and many miscellaneous works. A 1 * ' ji nana some lot of Jewelry, Crockery, Saddlery, Groceries. March 17th, 1847. 3 tf mrxT& ALLE^ " I Areit? &7ore aw/ Cheap Goods. \ Tlio undersigned have associated themselves togcth- ; ! cr, under tlio Firm of HILL & ALLEN, for tho j purpose of soiling goods at Abbeville C. II., at iho I lower end of Mrs. Allen's Hotel. j Tbcy Hatter themselves, that they aro enabled t* j eell as cheap at least as tho othsr Stores in ; tho Village, and respectfully solicit a bliaro of pub; lie patronago. Their stock embraces i Dry Goods, Hardware, Crockery and Glass ! ware?Saddlery, Boots and .S'^-es, Hals, Caps, Bonnels Groceries. <Sfc. iSfc. WILLIAM IlILL, JAMES A. ALLEN. Abbeville C. H., Feb. 27, 1847. 1 tf ' , . - . j A Great Bargain j j offered, i? that f- j well known tract Land, for- j j: jj *j j morly belonging to Mr. Sam- [ ' nel Jack, and by him, sold to sLisSsst j ' Mr! William Bowie, for thrco thousand dollars, iu ; ! 1835. | Said tract, contains SIX HUNDRED and FOR- ' TY-TVVO ACRES, as certified by William Leslie ; Esq., deputy Surveyor. It lies within two miles of tho Villago of Abljeville, and within one mile, of the Abbeville Male Academy. There are supposed to bo, about three huudred acres iu wood.-', about eighty acres of tolerably fresh land,and tho balance more or less worn. No plantation is better watered, having a considerable creek, passing through it, nd springs Convenient, to almost every part of tho ! 'I'k K..LI? . 1 ,uv,>. i uuv uiu jiiuuiiui), sixty or seventy acrcs i of Lowgrounds, which, with proper ditching,might | be made very valuable. The woodland is so distributed, as to make the- plantation, susceptable of division, into three small farms, and, if I cannot sell it as a whole, I may bo induced so to divide it. I also offer my dwelling House and Lot, on which I live, in the Village of Abbeville. Tho House i contains SEVEN ROOMS, besides closets, all well i finished. The lot contains one acre, and is sup- i piied with good out-buildings, an excellent well of water, with a patout, cast iron pump. My weak lungs, and enfeebled health, warn mo j of tho necessity, of seeking a less changeable cli- ; mate. For this reason, I will sell the above property verv cheap. FRANKLIN BRANCH. A UUrt... !.. *?- ?I. ??? ~ - nuuuyiuc, tuurctl Ol, lO-i /. D tt Notice to absent Heirs &c. All persons having1 demands, or owing the j Estate of Israel Smith deceased, will present j them by ?he first Monday in July . next, al j which time the Estate will be settled and ; closed in llie Ordinary's Office, Abbeville j District S. C.> at which time and place, the Heirs, (if any in this country) will apply for their shares of the Estate. J. T. DRENNAN,' Ad'mV April 1st 1847. " 1 = 7 tf Dr. C. H. KINGSMORE, Having made arfnngements to locato in the Village of Due West, would respectfullyoffer his services as Physician, to the citizens of the Village and adjacent country.?Office at Mr? A K Pattons* . . : Due West, Feb. 16. 51 tf , ? - ; ? > Notice to Creditors. Notice is hereby. given to the creditors and debtors of the Estate of LandyG. Shoemaker dec'd, to present tlirir derhands, and moke payment to the administiatpr, as the assets of the Estate will be entirely insufficient to pay all.Tho ostnte will be closed in Ordinary, on the 8tlV of April 1847, or before, ! : : Jan 8 46 If J G; CANNON, Adm'r, Notice; to absent Legatees. The children of Margarett Brown dec'd, Le. gatee of Samuel Miller dec'd, are notified, that their legacy in money, is ready for them, and deposited with the Ordinary of Abbeville District So. Ca. A. H. MILLER, E'or, Jan 27. 1847. : . . , . . TIW autism v * Notiee. Estate of Jesse Calvert deceased. Notice is herebyjfiyen to the Creditors and Diftti- : but?ea of Jeese Calvert dec'd, nip one wtyflflMB&i ? Ca^ert.^m.^ and ]E^ ; Ar For Sale. intending to leave the aA ? Difitrict this Fall, I oiler for eale, my PLANTATION i, lying throo miles South of JffaeBGsK Abbeville Court House, containing TWO HUNDRED AND EIGHTY ACRES, of which there is about ouo half clearcd aud in a fine atato of cultivation. It is as good Cotton land aB tho District affords. Throo and a half Acroa lying two miloa below the Court Houso, A FINE DWELLING HOUSE AND LOT with out-buildings,?all now?a very desirablo situation about 0110 mile from my plantation. Also, my HOUSE AND LOT, in the Town of Abbeville, situated 011 the l'ublic Squaro, a Large TWO SfOHV MlVIT?I7> ? S*~ _ . . Willi iiN II. KUUWS and SIX FIRE PLACES and all of the out-buildings new. Persons wishing to buy land or Village property, would do well to call and seo mo before purchasing elsewhere. I would also add, that all persons that are indebted to me in the Sheriff's Office, are requested for tho last time to como and make settlements. If you have not tho money, come and give me your Notes, as I am compelled to sottlo my business this Summer. If I am not at home, Mr. A. C. Hawthorn, will attend to it for me. JOHNSON RAMEY. Abbeville C. II., March 28,1847. 5 tf Notice. I would refer my friends and clionts to Jnh IT. Wilson Esq., with whom I havo left my whole business, and who, during my absence, will give all necessary information and assistance to tbose who havo hitherto given, or who may hereafter be rous of extending to me their patronage and encouragement. JOHN B. MORAGNEDec. 30, 194G. 44 tf i Medical Notice. DR. W. J. BENHAM, would ^ Rrsprctlullv inform the citizens ofjfei Abbeville, that he has located at Mr. Saml Agnewb* I where he may at all times bo found, unless absent ! on professional duties; and hopes by strict atteni tion to business, to merit a portion of public patroni ago. | April 7. 6 5* | DR. JOHN W. McKELLAR, Having located at Winter Seat, Edgefield District, Respectfully offers his services to the citizens of the vicinity, in the various branch* C8 of the profession. Jan. <3, 1847. 45 3m Estray Notice. eC'^-~^r3 Tarhon P. Mosley, Tolls before me as an Estray, a LARGR - A l(J> RAY HORSE, about sixteen hands high, liftccu years old: no brands or marics i and appraised at fifteen dollars. The owner' will | find the horeo in the possossion of Mr. Mofiley at i this place. THUS. THOMSON, Mag. A. D? | March 22, 1847. j Mitchell's Map Of the tjnited States for sale at R. H. & W. A. Wardlaw'e -Store. March 4i 5 tf Notice to absent ttpirs. Alfred Mouncr, Will is M ounce, ana Michael Lowery and Nancy his wife who reside without this State, and Distributees ot W* D. Mounce dec'd, are hereby notified^ that the Administrator R. G. Goulding will be ready to settle their portion of the EBtate on or berore the 18th Juue 1847, and holding their nroney in readiness at that time will not be accountable for interest longer. March 18. R G. GOULDING, Adm'r March 31 5 tf Notice to Creditors* Estate of Eliku Baird deceased. The creditors of Elihu Baird dec'd, will take notice, that I will proceed to settle up the Estate on the third Monday in May next, and the creditors will present all their tie* mands on or before that time, as the Estate will be insolvent, and only pay a part. On Ihiat day it will be apportioned before the Ordinary of Abbeville District. Feb 10 518t JOHN BASKIN, Adm'r. Notice. All persons indebted to the estate of Maj. John. Chiles, dee'd, are requested to make payment; pnd those having demands against the estate to render them in properly attested lo William P Sullivan or Mrs Chiles at the late residence, or to mo. THOS C PERRIN, Ex'or , Nov 25, 1846 89 tf . . . . ., -fvy ? Notice. r~ V WHITLOCK, SULLIVAN & WALLER^' . having placed all their NOTES and .AGCOUNTS in our hands for collection, with special instructions, those in-debted by JXote or Book Account, would do Well to call and make payment as soon as convenient. Payment is not to be made to either of the part* ners, but alone to us. PERRIN &, McGOWENi : July 22, 1846 . 21 tf \< - # i - - - t House ahd Lot for Sale. art. The subscriber offers for sale bis his HOUSB iand LOT, situate ore rnSffmff the main ntfeet in the village of Ab^aSBsSbeville. Th? house is in good repair, with aU necessary DOt buildings. Dec 9 41tf J. A. HAMILTON, To the People of Abbeville jl ne suoscriber respectfully solicits all indebted tt? the' Sheriffs Offico;foryQS*? Plaintiffs or Defendant's,are earnestly tod. to come forward and settle, as this is my l&6t year in office, I.shali he .coinjfMiUed to hay6 .11 cist due me in the offic^ ^M. You vill find myself or Mr T^$^V>S8fl|CWilAen'' The State 6f ^outji C