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Arrival of Stcamor Atlantic. Nk\V York, Jan. 14, 1850. Tlio steamer Atlantic has arrived, will Liverpool dates of December 20. Cotton was drooping, nnd buyers were HaWntf n reduction. Sales since tho Cana da 24,000 bale.% including 5.000 to spccu I a to is and exportors. Stock 382,000 b;>lcs including 101,000 bales American. Fail /-k..i v/iii-'ina i|iiOlC(.l :?l U I -4 ] tUliMllUg J 1-1 (?<1; fair uplands 5 7-8J; middling ij "l-2d. Flour lias declined Is?Canal 4 1 51 42s. Corn lias declined 2s?white 48s.? Provisions are dull at unchang?*1 rates.? Consols 88 5 8. Sugar quiet. The luiliioti m- in the hank has decreased ?324,000. < Peace negotiations wore in .statu i/ito.? Prince Esterhazy had reached St. IViersburg with the ultimatum of the Western powers, hut no reply had yet been given, Austria had informer Prussia of the contents of the ultimatum, and agreed to ur^< its acceptance by liussia. It was rumored that Denmark was about to join tlm West crn powers. Count Iiuol had communii\ cated the terms of the ultimatum to Prince Gortscllrtkoff. The Allies demand a strip of land alony the Danube, in order to secure the fret navigation of that river. The Paris Chamber of Brokers had do cided that the Russian loan should not be quoted on the bourse. x S'x merchant vessels had been wrecked off Sulina, and 400 lives lost. It wju, reported that a Kiench frigule had been wrecked off the coast of Spain and all on board ha?l perished. There was nothing from the scat of war except the details of the battle of Kars.? South Carolinian. The State Agricultural Sooloty. A meeting of the Executive Committee was held on Tuesday, January 1, 18o0, tlie following members being present} A. P. Calhoun, President J James U. Adams, Dr. It. \V. Gibbes, Adam G. Summer, O M. Dantzler. The following resolutions were adopted : JtexolveJ, That a Secretary and Treasurer - be appointed for the Slate Agricultural Society, in addition to whose duties, as prescribed by tlio Constitution, the duty of Editor of an Agricultural paper sh all be added, and that for bis services a compensation of ?1,500 shall be given, and lie shall be required to keep an oifice and reside at Columbia. jReso/*That an Agricultural Paper lie established by this Committee, and published monthly in the city of Columbia, with the title of the " South Carolina Agri culturist." Rc.-toli'r<f, That the Secretary ami Treasurer lie elected l?y the Kxeeutive Committee on the lirst Tuesday of March next, am! that the 1 'resilient of tlie S.?cietv shall give notice <"?f the salary given ami conditions required of such officer, and lli.it a!' appli cations for the office shall L>e addressed to A. 1'. Calhoun, President, to the care of l)r. li. \V. ("fiMic*, Columbia. R.'solurd, That gentlemen who have circulars and lists for the collection of members be and are hereby requested to continue tll?ir off.lltS Jlllll f.irvv-ir.l llin to tlio President at Columbia. The Committee adjourned to meet on Tuesday, 4th March next. A. P. CALIIOUN', President. A. G. Summer, Secretary pro tcm. tS.'iarpe'it ltijlc.?This recently invented weapon, if it possesses one-half of the power and capacity claimed for it l?y its proprietor, is destined soon to supersede every other weapon for warlike purposes now in existence. It is the most efficacious and terrible firearm in existence. The small carbine now used by the United States mounted men throws a ball with deadly accuracy one quarter of a mile, and can be fired ten times per minute. It is not complicated in structure, is easily cleaned, and suffers no injury from wet weather. Mr. Slmrpc is now preparing models for four new species of his weapon, namely : A ii l?? ii- - piiiiiti |*uukv;l ]iir>uji, chlcuiultm lo MlfOW h Minnie Imll one hundred yards ; a cavalry pistol, with a range of live hundred yards; a rifle suitable for footmen, with a range of one mile; and a large, gun to throw a twoounue bail or a smalKshell one mile and a half, or as far as a man and a horde can be seen to advantage. With this latter weapon Mr. S. declares he can set on fire a house or a ship at a distance of nearly two miles, and prevent the use of field artillery by killing the horses before the guns are brought within good range. This rifle, in the hands of a good marksman, is equal to ten muskets, bayonets and all; for place a man six rods distant with a musket and a bayonet, and before be can bring the bayonet into use, the rifle ciin l?e loaded and discharged ten times. They carry a ball-with great precision and force. Mr. Sharpe intends these rifles to l>ecoino a national weapon, and sliQuld Congrea.*, by using a little liberality, purchase the .patent, the country would be possessed of a means of warfare unequalled i)i the world.?Si. Louis Democrat. ./ST The New York Tribune is in spasms auoui up. Holmes' oration before the New England Society there, because the doctor doubted the wisdom of rabid abolitionism. The abolitionist* introduce their view?, and inculcate their notiorts everywherd, in every manner, an# on all occasions?in novels, in prose, in' poetry, in sermons, in lectures, in orations?indeed, ' . they caonot open' their mouths without dropping a bit! of " nigger" which they art v constantly rolling, like u sweet mojsel, un der' their;tongues: But a syllable on tht oth'er' side throws them- irito hysterics at onee^ ajod-they fr.oth like chafeil toads.? The.? Tfil/Bne not only Attempts to bo excruciatingly satirical upon the orator, bin, - jn" i Miss'Nartcy way, turns up the whites of its eyes and rolls up its thick lips at tht ? >. f?-pjS>?Wcial" towu of- Bostoh.'- Whatmigh* r'j. *f:t if, tfielrDpolis gave birth to Horace (iree lev.- oY. to anvof-the one hundred unrl nm . r nQW6^|^ricavenger8.>vliQscroi)tj'their 8\j[ill into *thor'^o'ugh of Clio Tribune ? .Then, taunted with possess-^tfjf.butramtdl capiinlftrn'wit, and .with be-'Iff ifog K the doctor had no - mora wit than Ifre rijbuno has' ijonesty, he would Ga" doctored, insolvent immediately, r.lo T^^' vMue received lV?r a'aiogre ti: aqiile. ^Th0 TriUmie Kad better draw in. iu ;- fi iroollf; \e-it? long hcei%oirt*of the Hi?taitoVunHoe?iij ^nv?9p'at*ort T *GBB??B?SSSBSS Slavery. The New York Qbscrvcr, in nn nr i upon the past and present condition of negro, puts forth the following truthfu marks : " Wl ten the ancestors of those ncg wore torn from their homes in Africa, the slave traders of Old ICntrlaml and i , Knghnd, ami placed under the lntlueiu , Christianity at tlie South, they were am l tlie most <1 paraded and miserable of hitman species, slaves of cruel masters, victims of Moody supcistitions, belit , in witchcraft and worshippers of devil. " And what now is the condition of I descendants { Several years ago more I , 300,000 of them were members of Pr< tan I evangelical churches in the slaveh ing States ! About 10,000 American , gtues, trained chiefly at the South, tr I planted to Liberia, now rule nearly 2 000 natives of Africa, and through l . schools and churches are spreading , light and love of the gospel in that I of darkness and heathenism. 41 It is tine that more than nine te , of the negroes at the South are still sla but is slavery under Christian mastei . America, the same evil with slavery ui heathen tyrants in Africa? Degrade* these slaves may still be compared with i Hi)li? (if* t ll*? nilnrrimc IV*..-*.! ? ?-I ... i.t.. J>II?I.<1IU, III I with the mass of laborers in some of enlightened countries in Kurope, can 3,C UOO or 1,000,000 negroes, bond or l>e found in any |>art of the world, who compare for good condition, physical, ii leetunl and moral; with the 3,000, slave* at the South ? lias Christiai aided by all tlie wealth of British Christi done as much during the last twenty y for the elevation o! the 800,000 emanc ted negroes in the West Indies, Uri philanthropists themscvles being the ju< of what it has ill'ccted there, as it bus il durinir the same periorl for the elevatio our 3,000,000 American slaves." High Life in Arftv ]"ork.? Bridal / e?la.?The New York Mirror says 11y i 'still continues to be the ruling divinity the upper circles of the town. Every there is a grand wedding, and the carrb of the guests tit! the streets of the neig hood. The great rivalry at. these weddi serins to l'u in regard to liridal I'resei ami each succeeding nuptial show far e< si*s all previous exhibitions. One ei room is devoted to these gifts, (some 11 doits persons call tliein temporary loa and the articles of bijouterie are spread and labelled w'th the name of the don and frequently with the accompanying sentatiou notes. The display is equal I 1 jeweler's shop. There are knick-nacks 1 use and ornament, ranging in value fi j ?5 to ?0000. and the aggregate cost of 1 presents often swells to a fabulous fig We have heard estimates as high as ? 000. A mercenary wag remarked, on j ing at one of these grand shows, that was really an object in those times to married." Among the latest of these dal displays we noticed a novelty in shape of sacred vestments, (to be w near the person of the bride)?a n lin mystery of lace and embroidery, I battles all description. A Joke.?A Washington corresponi tells tho following joke on Senator Cass ! A stranger at Guy's Hotel, whose r< was not what ho wanted, meeting ( Cass (who is thought to favor Guy) in hall of the Hotel, commenced .abusing roundly for not giving him a better ro Cass remarked, " Sir, you don't knov whom you are speaking, I am Gen. C of Michigan," and passed out of the 1 The guest was thunder struck. In a moments he saw the old General ag entering at another door, and running to liiin he slaj ped him familiarly on shoulder, saying " I have a d d g joke to tell you, the richest thing 01 met old Cass just now, and thinking it von. I onmmiin ! mif-in !.!.? m. , - - v. linn rum about my room." 44 And you have old Cass again, sir !*' dryly remarked great Michigan Senator, jnutrh to the < fusion of the mistaken guest. and to gre<nt merrimeiii of the crowd who 1 por.cd to overhear llie conversation. /C5?~ The Washington Sentinel s? " Much inconvenience is experienced I hy members of the House of Rvprcse lives and many of our citizens, in co quencu of the failure to organize. Sergcant-at-arins, Mr. Glosabrenner, f his own private resources, furnished or vnnced between fifty and sixty thous dollars for the pay of members; but, cording to what was said in llie House Thursday, some of the latter have not drawn the 4 first red cent.' Besides, tl are. tradesmen and mechanics who waiting for funds to meet their obligati rpt ... .1 * mu8, mere is a check to business Iran tions; and an anxiety on the part ol inost everybody for lha passage of a to supply deficiencies in the appropriat as heretofore. And no money can drawn from the Treasury for the payn , of the various persons employed in , House." - 4 ?*>?? ? The Secretary of the Treas i Hon. Mr. Outline, in his annua! rcpoi < i* said, l>ears hard on the State hanks ( pvcially those issuing small notes, intii ing that they t^nd to universal l>ankrii{ Ho foreshadow an excise by Congress , the issue of sucli notes, so high as tc . sure their suppression. He propose . uniform impost of twenty five or thirty . cent, on iron, steel, and their manufactt . sugars, wines, and all fabrics of cot . wooi, sillr, flax or hemp, except chenp co woolens. He proposes that wool and ( raw materials for American nianufac s shall be' admitted free. All other art . than those heretofore instanced he w< . have charged one uniforni rate of fiftee s twenty -per cent. These he considers w< r.??? -* I ....... 1,1V luniici UUVCIopUICIll. Ol our 11 manufactures. t * A New Protection against Insects.? Imperial Horticultural Society of Paris i just received A communication from M. sic.r, pne of itB members, stating -that | arttmoniacsl waters of ??w have the p arty e>f destroying theiirsects which c i mit finch ravages on tiro fruii trees, nmmouiacal water i? mixed - with :tt fourllis itt quantity of common water,. Is thet*.. Bprjnkled Over Jtjbo leaves ' lintnchrt of'Ae.tree*. A epiall trqnc ' du^T rcHitid eifeti tree to receive. tW w which irtlJK'uftd Vris'leiJU thedestructivt . sects' which harbor about the root# pf.! ,.trtjfc-.. *>.<.''' *$' ' '-{ ' ' At ttoWeftt Exliibition^^ 2? a locomotive weighing sixty tons J J ?S.l. i uuuuu, wuu mil ]b?l urivipg wue^;.cpnstriiction of a Ftencl)^ houM, abif ;j inj|fcilBaWS3Krfr|flil?gMSffi "2 ABBEVILLE BANNEj 1,10 WILLIAM O. DAVIS, EDITOR Ire- ? - , ' THURSDAY MORNING, JAN. 17, 18 Dr. A Armatead'a Estata. ^ -y This Estate was advertised for ?a1e :e of 'ast Sale-Day ; but is now postponed u long Sale-Day in February. See Commission lj,e advertisement. vers Commercial ConTantlo*. the We publish in another column, a list appointments, made by the Town Com ',iei of Abbeville, to attend the Coinmer (linn * )tcs- Convention, to be held in Richmond, 1 old- on the 30th January iust. It is-desirc ?c- that as many as can, conveniently, she ims" attend. !00, heir A Sad Accident the Mrs. Aunky, who some weeks sincc ' it * arrested and confined in jail under nljis charge of hog stealing, in a fit of phren ves ; determined to end her life by a leap fi rs in the window of the jail. She, however, iider ccived no injury hut a broken le<j. i as - -* ? ?- ? tlie A Heavy Pall of Snow. ?ven On Friday afternoon and night last, the were greeted with a snow storm, cover iVee Sro,UKl to ^'e "built six ",c' can' *,u Saturday, our streets were quite liveh utel- old men turned boys, and boys were tr ,000 themselves, and the whole posse cnga: "ty> in t le general meleo of snow-balling i e-irs' Sround al,d lof,y tumbling, with sic ipii- "ding and many other fantastic tricka tisli I tedious to mention. lges |olie Congressional. ? 0f Day after dny the farce of balloting Speaker of the House is continued, v ( j nearly the same result, viz : Hanks, J Freesoil candidate, receives about 104 vol jn ' Kiciiakdson, the Democratic candidate, day and Fuli.eij, who receives the support 'gos the Southern Know-Nothiugs, about ^or" As matters now stand, neither of the c ills c''c':itc's can got a majority of all the vt lip- o'vun; so the whole, session, to the in itire neglect of the business of the country, n >a'i- be consumed in a nettv scramble for n.-i . Ins,J ascendancy. out ? _ lor8i A New Monthly. pre- 77,c Southern Light is a new work, p lished monthly in pamphlet form, by F. rom Ouhisoe <fe Son, at Edgefield C. II., the ?'2.00 per annum, ar 1 edited by Rev. E are. Wiiatley, a Baptist Minister, The in is devoted to Cliristian T .literature?is ner raz- . . it Pr',,tu^ and ably edited. Let the friend Southern Literature send in their subsci l?ri- tions, and aid in the dissemination of Li the where darkness now prevails. orn ins- N?w Advertisements. that Our readers will notice the advert incuts of Wm. IIill, Ordinary, Mrs. Mj lent Moseley, T. K. Cociikan, Sheriff, and <p a DiHiihor of other Notices, if they wish >om b,. posted up in rcferencc to the things be done, and tin? changes to take place him our ^'8tr'ctom# The traveling public will note the cliai v to of Proprietors of the American Hotel lass, Columbia. Mr. Hollingkk has recei few Purc'ias-C* ^e Sec his advert ain, mcnt- t up T. W. Fleming, Commission Mereh; the Augusta, Georgia, is prepared toaccomi oocj date his friends with anything in his li lf' Read his card. was 'dly Femal* Oollog* Y "VVc ask the attention of our readers the Adveitisemeut of the Spartanburg tjlc tnale College. Spartanburg is one of inn. innol t/i'llf li *r .tn<l "I'?? -A ' ? ? uviuuij iinu pujitMiiiiL villages in up-cotrntry. The salubrity of climate, cc . bined with the known ability of those v jotli have charge of this College, will comnx nta- it to the favorable consideration of th use- who have daughters to educate. J. W ford Tcckeh, the President of the Colic a(j. lias ably advocated the cause of educat i;ind before the Legislature, and merits the pn at- of all who are interested in the educatlo 1 011 advantages of the people. yet ..... iere Seminole Indiana. ftre Late accounts from Florida state that >us. Xn<liui)& are becoming obstreperous. a|_ exploring party, consisting of Lieut. IIa l,j]| suff and seven privates, were attacked ions a party of twenty-five Indians. Three "c Lieut. Hautsuff's party escaped, and m Tho ^ic'r way to ^ort Myere- '^,e 8urr?un<l couutry is convulsed with excitement, meeting of the citizens had been called ury, Tampa Bay, at which resolutions w passed, reuuestiner rmblift mpRtinom tr? . , 1 o r? ~ ' . held in the several counties, and to petit nat- , ? ' , 1 )tCy the Government to remove theso sava ? on- from the swamps of Florida. > in- * "* s a Central America. per "While Gen. Walker's daring and f ,res? blistering exploits upon the plains of C arse ^orn'a' are Btl" 'n l^e memory, we I a|| called to record his boldness and daring tare another field of enterprise and excitemt icles Ho has but recently, with an insignific. force, taken possession aud-establishe ou?d government over Nicaragua, one of ome Central American States, lie has < patched Parker IL Fkbncii as a Minii )A tl.? I ... It. . o i . vu uio uiiiiou linen i uui mo v^aoineL vi ing Walker's authority as a lawless at Tea- Pat'on> ^as declined to have any offi tj)w connection with liira,. rop The recent arrest.of the ship, North ??*)- Light, supposed to be engaged in rsis and tnujsporting-recrqits to Walkkr, * the Instructions given to the Difctriot Ati and Jiays to use every vigilance to suppress ? :b is blistering, ?i vea assurance that fcvery un Wr tboria&l attempt to Americanise Cuba ' any- oftfiip Central .American ^Jtatas^ i . be discountenanced and vetoed; by the ] ?e\iu?. : *?' *& jata&jsfissgasMs ? I?in inn in - - iiaaim !?i i iiiTlnfW "> Clayton BulWor Treaty. "Article 1. The government of the : 3 United Slates and (Jreat Britain hereby declare that neither the one nor the other will gg over obtain the said ship canal; agreeing tluit neither will ever erect or maintain any fortifications commanding the same or in on the vicinity thereof; or occupy, or fortify, .. or colonize, or assume, or exercise any do n 1 minion over Nicaragua, Costa Uiea, the s Mosquito coast, or any part of Central America ; nor will either make use of any protection which either affords or may afford, or any alliance which either has 01 > may have, to or with any state or people, ncil for the purpose of ereeting or maintaining cial M,,y 8lK'" fortifications, or of occupying, for^ tifving or colonizing Nicaragua, Costa ltica, '' the Mosquito coast, or any part of Central 1 'e America, or of assuming or exercising do>uld minion over the same; nor will the United States or Great Britain take advantage ol any intimacy, or use any alliance, connection or influence that either may possess was with any State or government througli tlio whose territory the said canal may pass, foi the purpose of acquiring or holding, di ' ' rectly or indirectly, lur the citizens or sub oni jects of the one, any lights or advantage.' re- in regard to commerce or navigation througli the said canal, which shall not bo offered on the same terms to the citizens or sub jects of the other." wc The above is the first article of the ClayIng ton Bulwer Treaty, concerning which ne* lies. jrotiations are now pending between tin P United States and Great Britain. The eon"ly struction claimed by England is widely ?Jifferent from that claimed by the United M'd States. 'S'1 We need only refer to the motives and too reasons which induced the two governments to enter into the treaty, to ascertain tht true construction which should be put upon for it. Our government seeing that British innth fluence and dominion were rapidly spread the ! ,ng ?vi-'r t!ie Republics of Nicaragua, Costn te3; llica, and other small Central American 74; Status, which are in close proximity to tin , of United States, and command the Isthmus ,*{4. over which it was our object and interest tc an- establish a great thoroughfare to the Partes cific: and seeing that they might ultimateIter 'y w*thin England's grasp?which would lay have been fatal to our interest?it behooved ;rty us to cast about for measures by which wc might restrict British colonization and do million in them. And in accordance witl; ^ an enlightened policy, a convention was called in 1850, a treaty concluded, and tin * whole difficulty supposed to be settled.? 1 But now there fieems to be a inisuiuler standing between the parties in contractu 1 It appears that at the time of the conclusioi ^ of the treaty of 1S50, England had severa establishments, by treaties with these Re r,i* publics, permitting her to cut logwood am other timber. Ami she now claims thai slic did not, under the articles of the trcjity agree to abandon any foothold that slu isc- then held in Central America; that tin uiy treaty was prospective and inoperative as tc lite any immunities which she then possessed i to 3"v!, instead of diminishing, she is nov to augmenting her power and dominion there in under the flimsy pretensions of a right, al leged to be founded in a treat)' made will ngo Indians, priur to the independence of these in States, and while the whole country was ii illy tlio colonial possession of Spain. This isc- whimsical and ill-founded light must van isli like mist and fog, when tested by an) 1 * - mi, ikiiuwu principle oi international law. lla: no- England a political jurist who would b< inc. guilty of the absurdity of maintaining tha * tribe of Indians who had never estab lished their indopcndenco?had none of thi ^ functions of an independent governmon pe_ ?but belonged to, and was under the powe; tjje and dominion of Spain, could assume t< exercise the functions of a nation, anc ? make treaties, either in accordance or 11 >m- ... ' , . violation of the interest or rights of the na 'ho . a , tion to which they belonged ? If such i 2nd ' o ose doctrine is to prevail, any of the nations o Europe might open a diplomatic corres pondenco with the Indian tribes of th< 5^' United States, establish national relations and make treaties with them, in utter dero use . , , . ... , . nai ?at,on ?' l',c ,,lterest rights of thi: guvcriiiiieuu The basis of the alleged right of Englanc to exercise dominion on the Mosquito coast the is too ridiculous to contemplate for a mo An ment. Our government cannot, consist kt- ently with her honor, acquiesce with Eng hy land's interpretation of tho Clayton Bul 1 of WEii treaty ; though wo apprehend futun ade negotiations will result in concessions frou ing England, and all matters of difference bo A tweeu the two nations will bo amicably ad at justed. ere Boitoniuu in Georgia, jon We learn from our Georgia exchanges gCB that a company of Bostonians liavo pur chascd a site, with water power for propell ing machinery, and intend building i manufacturing town. The Mobile Dailj illi* Advertiser, in referring to the emiirration o ali- the people of Boston, says: are "These shrewd New Englanders hav< j in weighed these advantages, and are about t( ent. bring their skill and capital to add to tb< ant growing wealth of the 'EmpireState of the J a South,'. As the danger of disunion growi the more immiuent, a stronger impulso will b< dis- given to this tendency; and a dissolutior ?ter of the Union would stampede half tin ew- manufacturing wealth of the Eastern State* ?ur- to the Southern . Union. Abolitionism it cial the deadly enemy of both sectiontgof the Confederacy. It cannot rcaoh slavery, but em iti may desolate New Encrlaad." ins Impbator. * ^ta The Sumter Watchman cautions the public against a man passing himself ajyi " mason in distrwe. fie gave bis j^p^wi at*' keoajio voltairk, a frencjm^'fiyswrtb; ' ? | IIo has a soar on the left b?^o of his face, * from thy bottom of his noatf.to bis cheek *" boge; weighs about J^Wppoonds* Zte ia aid tb be an iippoj^-by those who are nt offers Qfjttkjjpffi , / J2 OfrfpdmW.day at Diinsboro, JjT Ga?, hailtffoet lell?souie of which were as large 4r i #frds??s Gjjgl '\ . .? l." ' ' .Of; ^ . * ' n.iw * \vJ * What Arn Bnnnr) TIiim 9 ' . They aro Chat tax or tribute which tl government of Denmark levy upon tl , commerce of all nations, passing thro*15 the narrbw sea dividing Denmark ai 1 Sweden. This right to levy tribute, b , been assumed and acted upon so long, th it will bo difficult to induce Denmark j forego the exorcise of it. In accordance with a resolution of hi Congress, notice has boon given to the go " eminent of Denmark, that the Unit States, after the expiration of one ye ' froin the date of notification, will 1 ( longer submit to this tribute upon her eoi I mercc. This lax is growing unpopul among the nations of Europe; and Dc mark proposes to assemble a convention the European and American govermnen ; with a proposition to capitalize or fix t i aggregate amount to be paid by each u tion for the priviligo of using this clos sea, as she is wont to make it; but Pre; j dent PiKitCE, denying that she has any i i herent or national right to impose such I tax upon llie commerce of nations, has i fused any participation in the conventio ou the ground that Denmark does not pi pose, in the convention, to consider li national right to levy tribute, but only c mics iu tllU nillOllllL l<> UO pjlIU each nation. Wo aro fully prepared to cndorso t views of tlie President. We cannot co eedc to any nation the right to assume t ' elusive control over any great natural elm nel of transportation; and, for purposes ' revenue, to impose an onerous tax upon t commerce of nations, for the privilege passing over that channel, wRich, by t rights of nature, is the common propel of every nation. And the only triln which Denmark could claim, with t slightest semblance of justice, would be amount suiHcieut to indemnify her for s tual expenses incurred in building and si taining Light Houses, or other improi j meuts, for the common benefit of all. | communicated. Delegates to the Commercial Conventii Ahheville C. II., Jan. 11, 1850. The fbllmviiur IWKnna nm nnn?!i>t.>.l I ? ( i? 1 " egates to the "Southern and Soulh-Westc Commercial Convention," to be held Richmond, Virginia, on the 30th day January instant. Py order of the Town Council of Abl * ville. S. McGOWAN", y IiUetuh nt. Col. T. C. Perrin, 'Jas. A. Norwood, 1 Col. J. F. Marshall, jA. C. Hawthorn, I John White, jJohn It. Wilson, 1J. II. Wardlaw, iCol. S. Donnald, ' Dr. J. J. Ward law, jCharlcs Smith, : Dr. J. F. Livingston, J. K. Vance, J Dr. J. W.W.Marshall, F. W. Connor, > Tlios. Thomson, Esq.,;M. Strauss, E. Noble, Esq., r. S. V. Cain, \ ' Jus. S. Cothran, Esq^Dr. John Logan, J L. II. Lomax, Esq., (Dr. E. It. Calhoifn, > Hon. A. Hurt, jDr. J. 1'. Harratt, - Dr. J. W. Ilearst, ICapt. T. B. liyrd, . <.1 \\ '/ if...-...!.... !i " j ??. 4?viuvivii) ;.i.uuw ^resweii, j John Cothran, Esq., j.Iohn Brownleo, J. II. Wideman, (Thomas Crawford, 1 Dr. Win. Temiant, jjohn Pratt, 5 Gen. .Faints Graves, j.jocl J. Cuntiingha - Dr. James Morrow, 'Gen. James Gillam , Dr. L. Yarbrough, i Robert Gillam, } James Lomax, Esq., jG. M. Miller, Col. A. M. Smith, ;IIenry C res well, ! John Speer, Esq., jMaj. G. Graves, t Jas. II. Binkin, Esq., Georgo It. McCalln - J. M. Latimer, Col. W. A. Williai ^ Col. J. A. Calhoun, C. C. Puckett, Esq, t C. T. Haskell, W. C. Davis, Esq. r 'WRITTEN FOR THE AUIIEV1LLE BANNER. 1 Dry Feet, versus Muddy Streets. 1 The sharp remark of licv. Sydney Siir 1 of witty memory, is recalled to my mi " l?y the condition of the highways of c 4 Abbeville Village. After a shovt abser f and sojourn in the country, the Revere * gentleman was asked how he had enjoj 3 the country, he startingly and horetiea ? answered: " Why, as you ask me, not * all, I found it very green and very nast } Being myself asked the same question a friend, I had to answer that I found I 1 country like dry bones as to the forest, a i the ground an almost impassablo sea " sticky, red mud, without a speck of grci " and this, wo all know, is incontrovertil " and lamentably so. In these our days of improvement*, c 3 ilization and comfort, that there should 1 in South Carolina, (where the very proi * est knights of chivalry reside,) such an i * washed and muddy village as Abbeville, wonderful. The means ought to bo rais by incorporating tho place, and tax pr< erty to pave and improve the highways, ' raising the rents proportionably, and th< facilities will bring more purchasers to t ^ store-keepers, as they are well awate. Ph t}) a wIihIa Cnnara mifl* *? ...? ?MV.W u<?uiiiv nivii ui uaiucii iui ire J 1 f form drains, and macadamize the wlii square, and principal streets and avcnu and I ensure that even the health of t village will improve?though generally "healthy one. We ought elect officers that will ha at heart to carry out some such improi ' ment. If every property ownor were i quired to have a good and paved foot wa high and dry, along their property, that itself would he a great comfort. Let t people go to work and do it; and they w be repaid for the outlay. J. T. t, . Extensive Robbery.? Standard gives a d^tyJIed account of i e* tensive robbenwgWMnitod &t the. Mi House, in tha??il^f lion.- Francisco lit i imndiy Mkwter Plenipotentiary from tl IiabuMih <>f VdnMimla omui#I ?? <"? IJt, ? ?w ay VUttrU m W^li Sunday morning; and put up nt il aboTB named hotel. WbSie at breakfa 1 a gentlemanly looking man opened fa , room door, by means of false keys, bro] open bis trunks, took tberefrom $3,00 and made bis escape, $1,000* is offer< for tbe. recovery of tiio money, or pne-tjiii for any portion that may be regained. J I-l" ' I V. jar Robert Bunyao, Esq., the la in^le descendant of the author of tbe Pi griin's Progress, died, at Lincoln, En plan on llie l?th ujt., age 30, ?????MB??? ? Tho Record of a Triumph! ie Thcro is no little consolation in the 16 thought that, however tho impostor may jh flourish for a season, ho cannot long conid tinue to delude mankind. IIow many men as contrive to acquire a brief and flashy repat utation, and then sink into disrepute and to oblivion! This is especially true of the pretenders to medical skill, who, in an age < ist when diseases abound, seek to inveigle ! v- themselves into tho confidence of tho public, eu anu to imposo upon it witli ttioir noxious nr nostrums. We confess that, years ago, 110 when wo first heard of the universal coleb11 rily Professor Ilolloway, wo distrusted his ?r lofty claims, and arrogated to ourselves a 11- superiority of discernment which would of not allow him to entrap our judgement, ts, Most hearily do wo beg liis pardon for the he unjust imputation. A careful study of his ia- system convinced us that we were indeed ed mistaken, and that the world, to do him si- justice, should immediately, as it undoubtin edly will hereafter, rank him foremost a among its benefactors. lie has solved the e- mystery of human diseases, and proved >ti, that all medical treatment, from the time of o- Ilunter, has been based upon false primiscs. ler Jentier did not effect a greater revolution le- in the method of dealing with the smallby pox, than Dr. Ilolloway has done in the ordinary tnedieal ruotiiic of the present he day. n- The human blood is not a mere fluid, 'X- coursing through the veins and arteries, and in- partaking of the mere qualities of other of fluids. It is?startling as the statement lie may seem?alive. It is, in plain words, of 41 the life of many All physiological dis1... . , ... ?io uiuiyeisiioii, ueraugeu KKI ty neys, liver, heart lungs, stomach, all impure ite secretions in tlie body, and a large majority lie of epidemic and endemic diseases have tlieir an origin, or, at least tlieir exciting cause in te- tlie impure state of the blood. Cleanse ?s- that and keep it cleansed, and no sickness r'e- can prostrate, or even assail the system. This splendid discovered has given a lustre to Professor llolloway's name, transcending 3n- the renown of heroes and statesmen. We do not wonder at the great fame he has accl quired in Europe, Asia, Africa and Autrarn lia. Wo rejoice that ho has visited our in own country and opened an establishment of in New York, which will be a very temple of health to our own citizens. His Pills >c- and Ointment arc the most wonderful sana lives which science ami skill have jet produced.?jiV. Y. Sunday Tillies. JP.ZT' After the departure of a Pritish vessel, a short time since, tor the Crimea, among the troops on boird was discovered a female private?:i fin?\ handsome voting French woman?the wife of a Swi-.s soldier of the regiment. At lier earnest solicilation, she was allowed to accompany her husband in her capacity as a soldier, as she expressed her determination to light and die in the same service with him. The enthusiasm of liie reiriiivnt is universal at this uulooked for episode in the outset of their marshall career. So pleased were a number of visitors to the ship, olHoers and men, with her spirit and prepossessing appearance, that a subscription was speedily raised, of upwards of twenty pounds for ,n tier. She shoulders her ritle, and has performed her military evolutions adtuira' Wy. Hon. John M. Clayton.?The National Intelligencer learns from an authentic source that application has been made by gentlemen elected as delegates to the ' American Convention, to be held in PI til adclphia iu February next, to the lion. John M. Clayton, asking the use of his name as a candidate for the Presidency at that Convention, and that he replied that he preferred his present position as a Senator of the rI,? United States to any other public station, ltd and declined being a candidate for the >ur Presidential office. It may be that the tee gei,errt' decadenco of Know-Nothingism, . " whittled down to a point" as it nearly is, had some influence ttpou the Senator's determination. jEclipses During 1850.?There will he two cclipses of the Sun, and two of the y* Moon, this year. A total eclinse of the by Sun will take place on the 5th of April, .he and an annular eclipse on the 28th of Sepntj temher, both invisible hero. There will be oj. a partial eclipso of the Moon on the 20th of April, which will be visible early in the ttn? morning, and a smaller eclipse on the 13th >ly of October, also visible in the evening. AST An atrocious murder was committed at Memphis, Tenn., last week. A man k? named Murray, wus stabbed by Hudson in id- ? dispute, while playing card*. Murray in- died almost immediately. Hudson fled 1 jg from Texas a short time ago, where he , killed a Dr. Grant. *d >P" ICy* We are happy to announce, says the by Columbus Times, of the 11th inst., that ,30 Map Buford is very actively engaged in orV ganizing liis company of emigrants. He e informs u# that he will probably have more applicants tlmu he will be able to accouimoes, date. jle ?3T Why is a kiss like a rumor? Be, ' cause it goes from mouth to mouth he i in ? a rfr- ? vj-uiiuiicriiui. ,ve Abbeville, c H-, Jan. 16, 185ft. ? Cotton.?The cotton market continues firm, and several fine lots have cbunged hand at 8$c. Ovring to diaagreeablo weather, ihere has not been more tbnn 100 bales offered, which were tqj^eu of up at prices ranging from 8? @ 8J<v. he Fine Bacon Hams, Ift-etatt.J ' j|| Veoisoali ? , Pkmr steady at; former rates. North Carolina Butter, extra. iS cents. >h : . ' Columbia, Jan. 14, 1856. in * Cotton.?The sales daring the week amount ||s to 600 bale^ at prices ranging from 8 to 9?c. sr- CitARLKSTOff, Jan. IS, 1856. lie Cotton.?The transactions in this article to-day lg_ reached 1,400 bales, at 8f @ "J$c. j January 12, 1856, 0 jf my consignments }a jaewtfrom Tennessee, rd "Bacon," Lard, Flour, Com, &c., wit) be unusually heavy this season. Persons who may have to bay tlirse articles, arc invited gt to give me a call. Everything is sold low for jj? oAbii, or Uif.jtAcc??pl#?ce. j T. \V. FLEMING, ' ivJ w ,o?? Coromiwion MerohMt JrttJ. If. 1030. 39 ot* bp???rot 113* HOLLOW AY'S PILLS.? Astonishing Curo of u Bilious Complaint.?Mr. Patrick Al'Krrimu, of Columbus. Ohio, suffered Tor upwards of three years from violent pains in the bead, n foul stomach, bad (ligation, disordered livo*, find general nervous debility, he tried various c-emedies lor tlic mitigation of (his compound disorder, but bo only heeuuie worse instead of better, although he also consulted several t doctors. Finding that the medical faculty could not euro him, ho had recourse to Hollowny's Pill*, by continuing with this remedy for a few weeks, bo entirely regained his health, and over since then lie hus not bad the slightest return of bis cinpluiiit. C3T DYSPEPSIA AND INDIGESTION? These great scourges of our people cannot bo too well understood, or the means of adveiting or curing them too highly appreciated. Tilt person who discovers any means of cure or alleviation, confers a benefit upon his fellowj, and | is deserving of honor This desirable cousiun' illation has bcci achieved, and not only may : dyspepsia be cured, but it mny be prevented by : the use of " Iloolland's German Hitters,"' pr<s pared by l)r. C. M. Jackson, Philadelphia, | which medicine is spoken of in terms of th? i highest commendation by thousands who liava | tested its ellicucy It is perfectly innocuous iu j its nature, an?l possesses the valuablo proporty : or improving the health of the robust, as well as restoring the health of the sick. v See advertisement. [January. JAM3S S. COTHRAM, Attorney at LaWj abkkville; c. h., s. c. MAY HE FOUNI) FOR THE PRESENT IX THE COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE. Jan. 1-1, 18.rii>. 3'J It Independent l'ress plenso copy. Notico. I A I.L persons indebted to tlicSubscriber, cither j iJL by Note or open Account, arc requested to 1 eoine forward and make immediate payment, as I further indulgence cannot nor will not be given. j And persona failing to coinplv with the nbovo i request before Return Day. will find their Aci counts and Notes iu the 1. nidi of Thomson Sl I Fair for collection. | JAS. W. CHILD, Jau. I Calhoun's Mills, Jail. 14, 18f>6. 3'i-tf raloi 's IVolicc. ! Estate of William Magill, sen, dec'dJW^OTICK is hereby given to all |>ursons con" i.^1 corned, that a Final Settlement of th* I uhove Itlbtate will be made in the Ordinary'* Office, on the ltiih Hay of April next. Tlio*? having claims, are expected to present the nam*, duly attested, on or before t.iiut day ; and those indebted, must pay promptly. JAMES M A (J ILL, Adm'r. Ordinary's OITioc, ) .Inn, 1-1, 1 Soil, S "9 3m Adiiiiiiistralor'N Satire. Estato of Dr. A. B. Arnold, dec'd. TO" OTICK is hcre'y given In ?H persons conx i eemed, thai u Final Settlement of the * ahove Katate will he made in the Ordinary'* Ofliee, on the I'iih of iWarcli next. Those having claims are expected to present the same, duly attested, on or before that day ; und those indebted, must pav promptly. J. FOa'i'Klt MARSHALL, Adm'r Will annexnd. J nil. 8, 1 8."iii. 39 41 C3T Press copy 4 times. | Estate of John Mcllwain, dec'd. SETTLEMENT. rl~MlK Kindred and Creditor*, mid nil parties | l. concerned. arc hereby notified that a Settle* j incut. of tho Estate of John Mcllwain, dec'd, will be made before tho Clerk of thr Court of Common J'Unx for Abbeville District, on the 17 th day of April next. AM claims on Account, must he legnlly attest* ed ; and us some creditors of the latter class hava handed in a statement of their demands without this requisite, it is expected they will, on or before tho day of settlement. attend to this matter; otherwise such claims will not he noticed. WILLIAM HILL, ) a i 9 T. ALEX. SALE, f A<1,? r? Tan. IB, 185ft. 39 Sin . Fair Notice. ALL persons indebted to the Subscriber, either by Note or Account, prior to the 1st January. 1 B.Hi, are requested to come forwurd and make payment, as 1 mil dcnirous of closing all outstanding debts. 1 have 011 hand, and nm daily receiving a large Slock of Grocvricfi, imd other articles adapted to Planters' use, which will lie sold at LOW PRICES to cash customers, uml those Bending; orders will bear in mind t? accompany them with the CASH, as that is an essential article in currying 011 business. B. S. DUNBAR. Hamburg, Jan. 14, 1850. 39 4t " Notico, Positive. ALL persons indebted to ROBJNSOX A JACKSON, in Acciimit for 1S?55, are requested to settle the same by the 1st March, 1856, as we are desirous of closing our old Books. aiiu uii persons Having nlutiding open Accounts on our Book* for 1853 anil 1854, or indebted to ur? by Note, arc earnentlu requeued to pay the money by thnt or they -will b* placed in the buuda of nu Attorney for collection Gentlemen! One mid nil, settle np! Sp?r? our feeling* from such u course, and save yournelves unnecessary expense. Lougcr indulgence we cannot grant. ROBINSON Jc JACKSON. Hamburg, .Tun. 14, 1856. 30 9n? Struvod FROM the Plantation of Hev. I. L. Brooks, a light buy MAKE MULE, of medium sue, tout built, tlio inane rouchod so as to rise on lit* middle part of the neck?on the left Hide of the nock is a round white snot-Ahe tail htt? been shaved and bobbed?marked with gear?and Is about 6 or 6 yeara old, and in fine ord?r. This mule was bought home 10 weeks ago from Vtnnrsdcl, n Kentucky drover, and may be aiming to get back, or may have boeu taken off by some dishonest person. Any information will be thankftilly received and a reasonable reward given for its recovery. Address Mr. Brooks or myself through the mail, at Hamburg.. S. C. E. N. FOY, Overseer. Jnn. 14, 18. . V" 3? ' 3t AMERICAN HOTEL. a-?a THE friends of this establishment, ~ fiUfflt and the the public nt are re-. "" JjSjB?pfctfully informed that this HOTEL iUWSvvill be ootumucf! and kept open foy the receptiou of all who ?\ay feci disposed tq piitroniso it. r The services of,Mr MM ES.L. BEARD, loaa favorably lenewn in eoffBMtioa frith the Hotel; have been seoured. - ' , . A oontinuetiun of the patronage tieaetp&re 'given,'it respectfully solicited. . No pain* will be spared to give SblWaotfekn. ';> The Culinary department will be aupplied with tho selection of the tnarkot. Gentlemen with their families vfsKing or passing through Columbia can be ftirnished with qtt surpassed accommodations; the location being central, retired and convenient to pl*iu&re and business. , Mr. JOHN" A. Kill ELL, will continue his location at the Stables in rear of !?- - ? ,"!',!bUBr?,d <*"??? line will be.iu re,di??I. at the different Depots and at the IloUl ?t all neceaeiry hour*, to cofucy pawonew. L JS from che ?aubliahmenk. J ?""enge*a to- mq r? i k- ^ Bollinger, PnpietoK Columbia, S. C., Jan. 10. lsnfi ?? TI rttiw ANY portwn desiring a first-rate iMsntaliow, well improved und beautifulty ultoated, wijthin throe mile* of Abbeville C. 0., containing SEVEN HUNDRED AORB3, , Willi ?o worn ont or washed off 4/ftn4 upon it, would do well to ap{>ly ecun to the subftcribef. V. jWAJ, liARR.i Nov 10? 1855. 31 3n? 1 . ? J1 ? ' ..... | ... os ?e