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^ pp?? ?i?cau U V>ot The following is an ofllcial copy of llic new Congressional Compensation act: AN ACT TO REQULATE TUB COMPENSATION OF MEM1IE1IS OF CONUUKSS. Tie it mortal l?j the Heuute and House of Representatives of the United Stolen of America in Congress jlssrmbled, J hat the ? compensation of eaidi Senator, lveproscntalive, and Dologato in Congress, sliall be $6,000 tor oacli Congress, and mileage, ?'<s now provided by l?w, for two Sessions only, -i - - e n lo ue ]>:n?i in maiiiiui I'moum-, t<> .....? On the first day of each regular Session, each Senator, Representative, and Delegate, ehall receive his mileage for one Session ; ?nd on the first day of each month thereafter, during such Session, compensation at the rate of ?3,000 per annum during the continuance of such Session ; and at the end of such Session he shall reccivc the residue of his salary dun to him at such time, at the rate aforesaid, still unpaid; and at the beginning of the second regular Session of the Congress, each Senator, Representative, and Delegate, shall receive his mileage for such second Session, and monthly during finch SesMon, compensation at the rate of V.I,000 per annum, till the -lih day of March terminating the Congress; and on that day each Senator, Representative, and Delegate shall he entitled to receive any balance of the $6,000, not theretofore paid in the 6Hid monthly instalments sis above directed. Sec. 2. Ami he it further tnuckd, That the President of thy Senate pro tempore, when there shall ho no Vice-President, or the Vice--President shall have heeomc 1 'resident of the United .States, shall receive the compensation provided l?y law for the VicePresident; and the Speaker of tho House of Representatives shall receive double the compensation above provided lur Representatives, payable at the times and in the manner above provided for payment of thy compensation of Representatives. Sec. 3. And Li it further cnaclcd, That this law shall apply to the present Conpress, and each Senator, Representative and Delegate shall bo entitled to receive the difference only between their per diem compensation already received under the Jaw now in force and thy compensation tirnvhlnil hv ibis act. Skc. 4. Aud be it further cnncted, That in the event of the deatl. of :iny Senator, liepresentative, or IMegate, prior to the commencement of the first session of the Congress, he shall l>o neither entitled to mileage or compensation ; and in the event of death after the commencement of a obsession, hjs representatives shall he entitled to receive so much of his compensation, computed at the rate of $.3,000 per annum, as he may not have received, and any mileage that, may have actually accrued and he due and unpaid. Sec. 5. And he it further cnactal, Thai if any books shrill here.'liter ho o rue red lo and received by members of Congress, by n resolution of either or both Houses of Congress, the price paid for the same shall be deducted from the compensation hereinbefore provided for such member or members: Provided, however. That this shall not extend tc books ordered to be printed bv the public printer during the Congress for which the said member shall have been clected. Sec. C. Ami he it farther cnacted, Thai it shall l>c the duty of the Sergeant-at-arms of the House, aii>l Secretary of the Senate respectively, to deduct from tlie monthly payments of members as herein provided for, the amount of his compensation foi each day that such memher shall he absent from the House or Senate, respectively, unless such Representative, Senator, or I >?*legate shall assign as the reason for stioh ah sence the sickness of himself or of soiiu member of his family. Sec. V. And k: it further ciwclrtf, Thai all acts or parts of acts inrou<istent will or repugnant to the provisions of this act be, and the same are ln-ruby, repealed. Portrait of John Jfitm/n/cii.?Mr. iVarce of Maryland, in the Senate on Thursday submitted a letter from the lion. Jame: Hm-hanan to him, enclosing a 'etler fron John Medivg'tr, Ksfp, of London, pr sent ing to the (Congress of the I'nited States i portrait of John llampdi-n, the great chain pion of civil liberty in Kngland. After ap propriate remarks in reference to the fpialit of the painting, as well as in regard to th value of the gill, Mr. 1'ean-e moved a rosn lution of acceptance, and that the porirai be framed and placed in tin; executive mari sion. To this a unanimous assent was c_'ivci This portrait <>f a worthy patriot, whr>> panic has become (lie watchword with a lovers ( ! nvii ati<i (villous In-mlom an popular privilege, was taken a-. we undei -*lan?l, from the living subject. Sunns ur: sertait.ty f.eems to be attached to i!s jvircnl age, but the inquiry lias 1. ei narrow down to the two eminent painters, Ai thony Vandyck and Sir I'.-lcr I.ely, cot temporaries not Mdy of each other, 1>iiL < Uroin well, 1 laiii]>dcn and the CharlcseB. Ii fidelity is unquestioned, and it therefore Ik tomes a rare and pree.ioii* possession t our government and people. Tim circuit stance that Sir Peter Lely painted CJromwel as the latter strictly ordered him, with a the indurations, warts and pimples on (hi iron visage, may favor the idea that lli picture of Hampden, who was Cromwell cousin, is also Sir Peters. If it should ^ bo found, it cannot detract from its vain whilst it may even increase its interest, f< J^ely's merit was great and his reputatic <Je8?jyedlv bjglj.?JVut. IntcUiycncir. The Panama Jiiotx.?A letter froi "Washington says that the testimony take by Mr. (Jorwin regarding the tcrerblc ma nn ilin T?*tl?n*ne of ^ - - ? ? * ? m T?--.1 full, covering several hundred pages, and Rufficienlly clear in proving tlio atrocity ; one of the most wicked, uncalled for, ai |>riytnl ever perpetrated. It seems, lio\vev< that there is no prospect of any redress li ing obtained, -unless our government d Viands it in the most prompt and cinphat frtanner. Nor is it even certain tlien, tlio Legislaturo of Bogota has already i fused':t0mtfJC0 npy appropriations for t rej 16{ 6(li.o'Miflferer*>, or for tho proper dciuWfld. Mr/.- Cor win -will preparo otfcSj&t dQpn^ltM'e i?.tho p oat ho formci occupilKlvrtt and to which ho It jwgotlybceft. (i^cd by tho Fres'wlcj ABBEVILLE BANNER. WILLIAM C. DAVIS, EDITOR. THURSDAY MORNING, AUG. 28,1856. tl-; ' The friends of C. II. AIjLTSX announce tiiin us i? Ciimlitlntc for Clerk of tlio Court nt the cunning election. BISHOP DAVIS Will preach in the Kj>iscopal Church on Sunday next. There will he Service also on Friday night and Saturday morning. V?../o /v,.,. AT HOME AGAIN. AVe arrived home on the IGth inst., but from other matters which required our attention, and through the kindness of our obliging j>ro lew., C. J I. Ai.lkn*, wc have not tintiiI this issue resumed our post as Editor. Our trip was one of pleasure and business combined. We traveled, though very hurriedly, over several of the Northern and North-Western States?spent the larger portion of our time in Iowa, Wisconsin and Minnesota. We made some sketches, one of which wc mailed for publication from Niagara Falls. It did not come to hand ; perhaps it has found its way to the Dead Letter Ollice. We have, however, a journal of our tniir, and may, when wc have leisure, and can find nothing more interesting with which to fill our columns, .rlv,. ermw. ,,f \V 1 ilo NEWS FROM KANSAS. "We have exciting news from Kansas, ; though it is telegraphic, and more or less et?nliadielory. So many lies and falsehoods of late Iiave hceii manufactured for political purposes in regard to Kansas outrages, that it is diOienlt to get an utigarhled statement of facts, relative to anything transpiring upon the soil of Kansas. We gi^'c the following telegraphic dispatches, not as reliable news, but as the latest we liavc received. W e hope our Kansas correspondcut, " !. M. P.," will renew bis lavors, as, j b<\ being an eye witness, can give more rej liable news than can be bail from the contradictory statements of the press: Sr. Louis, August 2 t, lSjG. The news from Kansas created great excitement at P?ooneville, Missouri, and five thousand dull;irs were immediately raised to send men into the territory. A high state of excitement prevails in the border counties of Missouri, and men of discretion and property arc volunteering to ?o t<> Kansas and remain till peace and order is restored. The reports of blood}' conflicts arc hourly expected. LATER FROM KANSAS. St. Louis, August 2f>, I80G. A letter from .Lawrence, of tlic I7tli, says that :t fight occurred near Lecompton on the ICth, in which Col. Titus and his party were taken prisoners. The former was badly wounded. The Freesoilers had ten men wounded. The dragoons prevented the capture of Lccompton. (iov. Shannon went to Lawrence to demand the release of the prisoners, and after a conference, it was agreed that an exchange of prisoners should take place and all armed camps he broken up. FURTHER FROM KANSAS. Sr. Lou is, August 25, 185G. Reliable intelligence from Kansas, of the ' 2<)ih, states that Lecompton had not been 1 taken or attacked bv Lane, that the Free . 1 .. 1 C . ?!!*_ 1 * 1 - r oi.uv 11iv11 ilit*i lonuieu uicmseivcs near i^ecompton ill case :i retreat should bo neccs' sarv. , A call lia<1 boon published, signed by ins fluonlia! citizens, for a meeting to consider i llio atlaiis of Kansas. (>ii Monday four hundred volunteers i from J:u.-k?on county, Missouri, went into - Kansas, and largo forces were being raised i- cl-cvherc'. v Kobinson and T?ro\vn were still in cusir todv. i- fien. Smith had ordered all his dfcposat j bio forces to ho iendy for service. extra session of congress. ' Under tin! prorlamation of President \\ J'ibrc'K, Congrr-1.* re ainembk-d on Thursday '1 the 21 -.t. in?t. Ft. appears that the Republicans in the House, having a majority, rc1 fused U\ pass tins Senate 1 >ill making ap(j j propria!ion of ?12,000,000 f??r the army, i I without attaching to it the following i- amendment : >f u f>rM.,V/,y/, however, and it is hereby do Ls dared, that no part of the United Stntef *' troops for the support of which appropria " tions are made by this act, shall be employed ]' in aid of the enforcement of any enaclincnl I. ,.e a.. i-- >- i wi 11112 nuuy claiming io l>c llic Terntoria legislature of Kansas, until such enact I1 incuts shall have hcen affirmed and ap proved by Congress : hut this proviso shal s not l.o so construed as to prevent tho J'rcsi '? dent from employing an adequate military force ; hut it shall be his duly to ctnploj ,r such force to prevent the invasion of sa'u 1,1 Territory by armed bands of non-residents or any other body of non-residents, acting or claiming to act as a posnc cnmitulus o any officer in said Territory in the enforce s ment of any such enactment, and lo pro ' tect the persons and property therein, aiu is optional highways leading to sail 8 Territory, from all unlawful searches ani seisurcs; and it shall be his further duty t< take efficient measures to compel tho re ' ' turn of and withhold all arms of Unitet c_ States distributed in ox to said Territory ii j(, pursuance of any law of tho United State ' authorising tho distribution of /irms to tin I ~.wl ff1 :? i? ?? 1 tjuivco f*l?U IClTllOrit'S# |ie I Several joint conference committees w<?r ty appointed from both Houses, but nono c Rt tliem wero ablo to ngrec. 'y When tho hour arrived for adjournment IJIB n, tho Speaker of tho IIouso declined th ' House adjourned, pending a resolution t extend tho term two hour*. 1*8 l(g TJ?8 xeftital upon tho part of tho Blaci ?(] Republicans to pass tho appropriation in is- difpensable to the maintaiuanco of Uie at ?ny, without the amendment, (virtually at ^ rogating every act.of the Kansas LcgUlr [,y tu re,) exhibit a revolutionizing rccklessnea O rabitj partisan spirit, neve/ before wllneese f*rr in lho annhla of our republic. II. Xliis.\va9 n-tryiug moment to llio Pros v6 tJouL With Hie j>ro8po6it of tlia dissolulio jj? of ibo anwy?atul acting no,douUiindt WR the couvicliou that without tlio Approprit - ^ jioti ihc ft.rmy:would be disbanded,'?nd oti H& 7 CJl. t.r THi^ f / ^ whole frontier bccomc an easy prey to savage foroeily?lie assumes the responsibility of convening llic National Legislature. We should have preferred that (lie President had not called the Extra Session. He could, without tlic authority of Congress, have taken the money from the Treasury to support the army and his cabinet, and the country would liavo sustained him.? This course would have plnccd the refractory and disorganizing Republican party in its true light before tlic country. The great truth, that this party, " fit only for treason and spoils," was fanning tho (lames of sectionalism and rolling high the fii1r> of disunion would linvn i? the oars of the Northern masses, and made them sensible to the great and dangerous consequences resulting from llio heedless fanaticism of their leaders, and driven thousands from the ranks of the party.? Let the odium of withholding the necessary supplies of the Government, have attached to the party. Let it have gone homo to the people that Llack Republicanism isdisunioiiism. Let them have been convinced that the partizan principles and proclivities of their leaders, led inevitably to disunion. With these facts demonstrated, many of the reflecting and more conservative of that parly, would have abandoned it and hoisted the flag of either Filuioke or 1!itiianan, and thus the consequences of their iniquity would have been visited on their own heads. We arc unnhle to prognosticate tlie end of the Session. The i louse seems determined to adhere to their amendment, while the Senate is equally fixed in their determination to reject it. So the Session may continue f<>r weeks, and adjourn without, reconciliation. WRITTIIX KOK T1IK AltllKVII.I.i: IIAXSr.R. A VISIT TO CAPT. THOS. B. BYED'S FARM. Mk. En no it: ? Capt. ]?viu> is in the habit of giving a barbecued dinner to his slaves every year nliout lite tune ot laying l?v liis crop. To this dinner, his neighbors and some few friends?lovers of agriculture?over the District, are generally invited, and others, devoted to this pursuit, friends of the C.-ipl:?in, go up without invitations. One of these annual festivals came oil on last Friday, at his plantation, some three miles below (Ireenwood. Hearing of it? and having long desired to see his farm, his mode of cultivation, his farming tools, and so forth?we thought it would not be amiss to avail ourself of this interesting occasion to accomplish, among other things, these several objects. We accordingly made one of the number Mho surrounded the Captain's hospitable board on Friday. Between seventy and one hundred persons, we should say, met there at an early hour, say from 10 to 11 o'clock, in the morning. After looking at and examining the Captain's farming utensils, plough stocks, hoes, and so forth, and so forth, ol almost every description, from the Mississippi scraper to tlie home-made subsoil gofer, all of which liad been brought out and neatly arranged for inspection, most ol the company divided themselves, at the Captain's request, into committees, to gt I through and examine his cror> of com ami collon. Not having a saddle, \vc had t< do the best we could, in company with fiv< or six others, similarly situated, in oni buggy. ]?y this, however, we were enabled to see his cotton and his bottom corn, some eighty or ninety acres, by walking throngl the latter more than a mile. This wall also brought us up to his much-talked-o levee, thrown up on the west bank of a lit tie stream called Couacrc some clever hundred yards, equal, no doubt, from tin spirit and energy which prompted it, tin circumstanccs considered, to those raisci on the banks of the Mississippi, and equally efficacious with the hitter, in securing tin object had in view. Now, Mr. Editor, before proceeding l( ' I express an opinion of llic Captain's crop? ' his cotton and his bottom corn, and hi: mode of cnltivation, as seen from the con dition in which things were?it may no . be amiss to say, that although his farm ha: I not suffered ho much as many sections o L the District have this year, yet his crop i ' much inferior to what it would have been iu consequence of the drought, his cottoi I especially, it was thought ho has factwcei 1/3 and 200 acres of cotton in. The com ' mitteo (wlio, we suppose, will speak fo I themselves,) concluded that, no unfavornbl< season from this out occurring, it wouh r yield TOO lbs. seed cotton per acre. W f thought differently. We liave somo expc * rieneo in raising cotton, and wo shall b j very much mistaken, if it should not yieli j 800 lbs. per acre. The bottom corn wa 1 also estimated differently : Some averngei > the entire yield of this immense bottor * at 35, somo at 40, and some at 50 bushel | per acre. Wo havo no doubt that it wil 8 yield 40 bushels per acre, nil over. In ad q dtlion to Una, we never saw such pens o any land as tlicro nro growing on this.o IIow much they will turn out per acre, >f they should be cnrcfully gathered, there i no telling. t, This, Mr. Editor, is our estimated yiel e of tho corn find cotton which we saw. o As to the Captain's modo of cultivatioi Of this wo cau give no adequato idea. W k can only say that it surpasses any thing \v i- have ever seen in Uio way of farming, a r- though wo have been cuorc or less conneci >- ed with this delightful pursuit from 01 i> youth up, and wo are now near the rip \ age of forty. -It is the practice?the acti d ally carrying out all you read in boot About farming. You uo nn evenness f i- tlio rows, ft regularity In tbo ?tnnd of bol n porn nnd <^ttoh,;?nU tlioi ;r oughnew in tbo tilfjg0.*Wcl> indla^jj*; i- glance, that, u getim fn agriouUnre *b? ir presided, directed, And Controlled.' Yo \m ' also see here poor land mndo rich, and rough places made smooth; not that the Captain's plantation, as a whole, is poor? far from it; for a hotter plantation, one capable of f realm- vitdd as a \vhnli>?enrn. ? ^ -/ - - ? wheat aiul cotton taken together?is not to be found in tho District, in our opinion. Some spots on this farm which, a few years ago, we were informed, would hardly grow peas, will yield this dry year the amount of cotton indicated above, per acre. In seeing this, we could hut ask ourself the question : If "he who makes two spires of grass grow where but one grow before, deserves to be enrolled among the benefactors of his race," what place among those worthies does not our friend deserve to he ranked, for the example lie has set us in the energy?in the untiring industry?in the agricultural science thus displayed 2 This immense bottom?just think of it!? eighty or ninety acres, all in a body, almost in tho heart of our District, was a wilderness till two years ago. The Captain bought it. Up to that imic, me uiea (so ingli did I lie stream, running through ami along side of it, rise at times,) of subjecting it to agricultural purposes, had perhaps never been seriously entertained. No sooner, however, had our friend thoroughly surveyed, than he determined to cultivate it. 1'ut to do this, that overflowing stream had first to be managed. To this task, then, he betook himself with a largo force, last winter was a year ago, and by the ensuing spring, the levee, raised some six or eight feet high out of heavy timbers and earth, ami to a distance of eleven hundred yards, was the result?a \iv\rl* flmf will fumiilii ?* ?> IV untv < ill IVJIKIIII ?t lilvrilllllMJIIb IU villi friend's energy, long after many amongst us who have made, ami arc making, a louder noise, sliall have passed away and been forgotten, tliey and their works. After thus examining the cotton and corn, we relumed to the house, and found, ready for us, a neatly prepared barbecued dinner, of which all partook with an appetite which had been sharpened no little l>y the morning's exercise. This bountiful repast was closed bv spreading before us enough, and more than enough, for all present, of the richest flavored water-melons, grown on the place. Dinner over, the slaves on the place, some oG, were brought om 10 u<; seen, ami :i oeiier leu?a uouei cl.nl?.1 more cheerful?a more intelligent looking?:i slicker?a happier set of nc groes, we never saw. We also saw tin mules, and were surprised to find then looking so well, after seeing the condilioi of the crop. An hour or two then posset in the most pleasant conversation, in whiel all took part, about the Captain's crop?tin neatness uf its cultivation?his farming utensils?his mode of culture?about agri culture in general?the probable price o cotton this fall, and the shortness of tin crop throughout the District generally closed the exercises of this interesting ant long-to-be-rcmembered day. We left, deep ly impressed with what wc hail seen am ucaro, aim resolved to carry into piactic< what we lrul llius gathered. Wo shall 110 forgot tlie day soon, nor cease to profit hi ' lh*j agricultural lessons tliere taught us. O all tlie agricultural meetings wc ever at tended, this was the most interesting am 1 practical. Tlie planters in our Distric conhl not do themselves a hetter servio ' than hy visiting this farm ami examining its implcinents. Such a visit wouhl d< them nmre good than twelve months' read ' ing on the suhjeet. Tint, Mr. Editor, we have already extend 1 ed this communication to a greater lengtl j, than wc intended when we took up our pen A word more as to the intelligent gentle man who oversees the Captain's place thi 1 i i i ?i ...i? : : j v?is j fiiid ?vi5 iiavu uimiu , aim wui-u jl i considered how difficult, if not impossible j it is. fur the employer to carry into eflfec his notions of planting, in the absence c ' capacity, industry nnd intelligence on ih part of tlie overseer, it will be seen ho\ much is due to Mr. Ka.mcei, Wilson, on 5 friend's overseer, for the neatness, the supc rior culture and excellence of the crop w s have seen. Mr. Wn.sox, if ho has not al ready done so, will yet certainly make hi ^ mark as a planter, and with those capabl * of appreciating them, his services, in thi capacity, will be in high requisition. s lJut wo must close. Long may our frieni '' be spared to carr\' on his systems of iin 1 provement in this most indispensable d< 1 part men t of labor, and may those also wh spent so pleasant an hour there on last Fr r day, be spared to meet there again at th 1 next, and many succeeding annual festival: to renew the social intercourse and exper c encc over again the instructive pleasures, fc which that day was so distinguished. ? ABBEVILLE. 1 August 25, 1850. s ^ Gen. Walker and Slavery.?It is an ii n teresting fact, vyliich we have from an ai R thentic source, but ono tyhicli is pot gfpi || rally known, that the French Coijnt Bou I bon and Gen. "Walker would Iiavo unite in an expedition toconnuera portion of tl n territory of Mexico, bad not the Com - stipulated as a sine qua non, that slaver if should not bo allowed in tho new State t jg be created. This was the only obstacle I a junction of forces, and is n circuni9tan< which reflects great honor upon tho Frencl " man. It was jJio mjoaas, very probably, < preserving the Moxican tepublic from di i. membermcnt; for, being attacked aopa 0 atoly by theso adventurers, she successive! overcame them ; whereas, as if they hn 0 combined their forces, tl?? result, it is vet '* likely, would have been disastrous to her.U Tlnntnn .Tmtrnnl . - ir ^ Wooden Car yifltttU.?tynny railrom in England use wooden wheejs for pas&ei l" ger car*, constructed on a patent held b a an English company. They are conjpos* n of sections-of strong timber'so interlock Jx ;or dovetailed that the centrifugal form cai pot separate them. Tlie first cost is great * il l a# iM of iron, but they claim' to "> I mor^ durable. They are to bo introdun iB on the Cleveland and Cincinnati fond, nr ii on (h? Clevcftliqf *nd Erie. ' . V.Tj * . fc LETTER FROM SARATOGA SPRINGS. Sahatoga Sprinc8, Aug. 15, 1850. Mr. Editor :?In this correspondence, I know not where to begin, or what to say. In this region, communication with different places is so very speedy that news becomes stale and unsaleable as soon as fresh fish. I will mention that tho speech of our Senator, Judge Evans, which was his firstborn, did not fall still-born, and having been a silent member, tho Senators were surprised at the ease and little labor with which ho delivered himself. Col. llitooKs produced a great sensation when he delivered his resignation speech, ntul I do believe that tlic ladies in tlio gallery, if tliey had been permitted, would have come down and kissed him. z'^Col. Keitt's friends, who have never seen him at Washington, cannot fully ap!preeiato him ; when a member of our Legislature, he did not have room enough lo culminate. He talks and looks so very iferocious, that llie lilaclc Republicans are 'afraid that he will cat them before the session is ended. Arriving at New York, with some diHiculty a room was procured at the St. Nich oins. including servants, tiio population of tliis hotel exceeded that of both the villages of Anderson and Abbeville. The change from the city to a fine si earner on the Hudson, was truly delightful, and I never care to visit again the great city foi pleasure. The unequaled beauty and grandeur of the scenery presented on both side; of this river, is not to be seen in the mosl labored e(Torts of the artist, or to be foiini in tho most studied descriptions of tin tourist. The traveler exchanges, with mnnj regrets, the beautiful river and delightfu steamer for the uncoinfurtableness of tin cars. Arriving at this place, wo walkei into the beautiful and brilliantly illuminate* ! "rounds of the United States Hotel, bu instead of being able to give us room t< lie down, we scarcely bad room to stain up ; being like Noah's dove, in coinpan; . with many others, wo wandered about dti j ring the night, seeking a resting place.? ; The immense hotel buildings, the gron , ! multitude of people, every tongue bein; loose at both ends, and the confusion ? f languages, so bewilders the stranger that h . does not know what to say or what t . think. ; Tn former times, this portion of th i North was a terra incognita to the Soutli i ern people ; now you meet them at all c 1 tlll> llllt.'lc 'I'llAr/i lull'" ""I 1?n" I.Iff tl... i eight thousand visitors here at any tiin j during the past four weeks ; they are sail r to number twelve thousand at this dat< . Here fashion holds her court, and reign f supreme. litre we have stars of every size } some from the South, whose mild am chaste liirht subdues the heart into tin J O 1 j most respectful admiration, and there an _ j the brilliant stars from the North, whosi 1 beauty is so effulgent that you cannot lool > upon iL and live. There arc also sfftn< t shoothn; stars, who, by a centrifugal, i ? centripetal, or some other kind of forte [ wanders from their orbits, and are neve . | seen again in the firmament of beauty, j 1 sometimes risk one eye at some of the mos , | brilliant. I must say that I have seen t\v< B creatures who exceed all others in beaut] T ?one the daughter of a Mohawk Chiel ? . , She is descended from a long line of heroii . ancestry, and is to he seen at iho Falls where a large number of the red men stil linger around the beauty and grandeur o , this, the land of their fathers, and whcr< L in former times, two victims were annuall' _ sent ov?*r the Falls to appease the wrath c s the Great Spirit. The other beauty is s modest native, who now waits upon m< , and answers very promptly to the name c t Eliza. I felt somewhat awkward at firsl ,f and so did she, when she saw my cmbnt e rassmcnt. I cliil not know wlietlior fo cal v her aunty or Miss, hut I could not suflo r myself to address such a woman in any hn the most respectful manner, and it is ahvay c Miss Ei.iza. I- The first Sunday after my arrival, th s entertainments consisted of a sermon in th 0 afternoon by a trance speaking medium, s woman, in which discourse she denounce' all religions, and set God Almighty an d tho Uiblo at defiance. Sho was very elc 1- qnent, and appeared to bo very learne< >- preaching one hour and a half with lit o eyes closed. I have never read or listenc i- to any thing that could equal her sarcasli c blasphemy. s, In tho evening, GqrrscifALK, the mo; i- celebrated pianist our pountry has eve >r produced, entertained an audienco of boiii three hundred, until tho small hours < morning. Refined Sabbath entertainment.1 There are a few ladies and gentlemc here from our State, who attempt to Soul i- Carolionize, but they only make themselvi '* ridiculous for it is impossible to rccch I particular attention in a crowd of tweh ,,] thousand aspirants for notoriety. After n ie the mighty efl'orls that are made to excii admiration, wo see here7 as elsewhere, tl ^ truth of the ancient paying verified, tin beauty is potent, but money is omnipoter :e but I have never subscribed to tho scut ment. t)f ? . - .... s_ wo went Irom una piaco to JNiagar r. where wo remained two .days. Acted upc ly liko many other?, the yie\y of tho Falls d l(l piived ys of our faculties, and during 01 stay wo wero unable to utter any other e pression but " Great God 1" which I Jjiii is very descriptive of fhe F^lls. Fro Is Niagara, oyjr journey was down Lake O tario and the St. Lawrcnco to Monlre? ^ wbicji distance we accomplished io tn d days and one oiglit, on board a floatir i). palatial hoUsh T&e thousand inlands ai er the rapids over which tho boat paaae&, re * der this river Urt most wferastipg of ar J(j on this continent. At Montreal tho tra eler can form a very correct idea of Europ lilco fill English towns, it is filled with soldiers. I would like to write about the division of la!>or, a principle which is applied to all kinds of business, whether it is on a largo or small scale ; also, the association of labor and capital, and (lie great and important truth, which Southerners have never liiocn limn i*j nintini' lmt iiucii ?iun; ivy iv.uii, v?i*?v v"v;j v,,v I must conclude. I shall leave this place with reluctance, as you can bathe yourself at all hours in the elysium of love, and look upon beauty and innocence, such as would not stain an angels purity. Yours truly, J. J'cr.rr awl Ayue?Certain ('arc.?No more upo for Tunic mixture*, Quinine, Fowler's Solution, Arsenic, Mercury, or any of tlie villainous or nnuticous compounds, which only relieves olio disease to implant another more deadly, and which sends its unhappy victims finally, with a wrecked and broken constitution, to an early grave. Try Cutter's Spanish Mixture, which contains none of these dangerous drugs, hut cures by acting specifically on the Liver, purifying the hlood and strengthening the sjstein, thus ena Iding nature to reeupornte its exhausted energies liy opening the pores of (lie skill, and expelling from the hotly nil impurities tmd old medicines, which clog ami retard its frea operation. More than one thousand persons have hoen cured by Carter's Spanish Mixture, after everything else 1 had signally failed. As a sample of its remarkable cllVel?, Messrs?. Davis & Hicks, of Autau' gaville, Ala., writes us that it cured a gentleman . of Chronic I-'ever mid Ague, which all the efforts of phj'sicinns and their remedies, could not sub^ clue. He only took three bottle*. They say it sells very inpidly, and maintains its high rejuitation all through the country. J [August I W'/itil i/o Iff P/ii/.iiciifi.t x/nf of .1/' r.anv * r.rmifugr, J'rijtttrcil />'/ h'lcminy llritx.l?Listen (<> 1 the testimony of an eminent physician in favor 1 <?f M'Lane's Vermifuge, which is now nnivcr1 Bally acknowledged to he the best in use; even ^ members oftlic mcdical faculty (who are so often opposed to the iiso <?f patent medicines.) cannot . withhold the approved of this invaluable lvincby: Lixn, Stark Co., Ohio, January 8, ?I J' have used Dr. M'Laue'n Worm Specific, preL pared by Fleming l)nis., Pittsburgh, l'a, in 1113_ private practice, and am prepared to say that ^ tho unparalleled success with which I have prescribed its use, both for children and adults, iudiiees me to say tin* most in its favor of any speeilic or patent medicinc ever before brought ? to my notice. The mode of administration, the O smallness of Iho dose, aed Ihe certainty of its efficacious olicet.*, give it, in my opinion, a decided advantage over any other medicinc of the C kind before the public. C&" Purchasers will be careful to ask for J)r. d* A/'/.nw's ('rlthriilnl I*?rmif'ntjr, manufactured by Fleming Urns, of Pittsburgh, l'a. All- other " Vermifuges m comparison are worthless. Dr. <? M'Lane's lreiiuinc Vermifut'c. also bis celebrated . Liver Fills, can iioiv Lo lind lit all rcspoctiihlo drug stores. J\ouc i/maiif vi/fiont I In- si//mi hi rc }. of FLEMINU li'ltOS. Sold liy WAitm..\w & Lvo.v, Abbeville (.' If, S. C., and liy oao Agent in every town in the Souili. It c Municipal Election! e AX ELECTION will lie held in the Court IBl House, for Iiitendiint and Four Wardens c of the Village of Abbeville, on the second M011{ day?the eighth r/?ry?of September next. Managers.?John (J. Willson, J. William Liv0 iugston and H. P. HiigheB. n. Jiy order of the Town Council. S. MctiOWAX, Inlctubnti. August Si, 1Iti *>t [ For Town Council. Istknuaxt: 1 JAMICS M. IMOUIHN. J AVai!i?exs: l' II. T. TUSTKX, ' 11. A. FAIR. M. T. OWEN', c MATTHEW McDOXAT.I). An"list ''7 lS.M". l?i o. I Attention! ,f Abbeville Light Infantry!! , OU are htrohv ordered to appear at. 3"our jj '' JL usual I'nriido <?round, on Sntiwbii/ '//''R y C,llt of Srjitnnbrr next, lit half past 10 o'clock, ? r for J)rill and Instruction. ' By order of n CAI'T. LIVIXfiSTOX. J. T. Owns, O. S. ' Ant;. 27, 1885. 19 2L. Attention! Southern Rights Dragoons!! "^7~OU arc hcrcl>y ordered to appear ffiV ? I iL at yotir usual I'arndc Ground, on r Stthirilai/ the Cit/t of Sf/itrmlfr next, nt II.J o'clock, a. in., for Drill and Instruction. * J5y Order of CAI'T. SMITH. S R. J. Wiiitk, O. S. Ahheville C. II., Aug. 20, lSfift. 10 2t c Notice IS I1KREDY given, tlmt an Application will lie nuulc to the Legislature of South (Carolina, ,1 nt its next Session, for an Amendment of the , Charter of Incorporation of tho Villngo of Al>heville, so an to autltomo and empower tho il Town Coutipil to tax the i'rnperiy of ^ho cilijous ot tiie incorporation, toj* I lie purpose of impairing the Honda and Streets, nml for other purposes. 1, Aug. 27, )8.r>(>. 19 ;:ni !r Public Notice "B"S horehj' given tlint Application will ho made C JL fit tlx; ensiling Session of the Legislature, fur llio renown] of ihc Charter of Incorporation of Trinity Church, Abbeville District. il Aiij;. 21, 1850. 19 3m * DISSOLUTION. 10 rpHE Firm or WIEU <fc MILLER was thi? jf A day dissolved by mutual consent, the li;nilation ot the Partnership having expired. The l! name of the Firm will be used ill the closing up ,n of the business, by either ono of us. All persons indebted to us by Note or Account, 11 will please come forward and pay ud as soon na ,g convenient, iw it ih very desirable that the business should be closcd ns enrly as pos-ible. '0 JOHN A. WIER, ,c G. McD. MILLER. August 2fl, 1856. 19 tf .0 CO-PARTNERSHIP. 10 t,',c <*<>dertigned, hnve tliiH <lny formed ww n Co-partnership under the Firm o nt ?< WIER A LYTIIGOE," and will have a new it, Stock of ,i- Fall find Winter Goods here by the first of October noxt One of the Firm haii gone to New York now A, aud will bring something new and cheap. JOHN A. WIER, >n AUGUSTUS J. LYTIIGOE. 6- Aygnst 23, 1858. 10 4t ir r. S.?I feel very thankful for the liberal pat ronnge bestowed nn the old Firm, and bfspenl x" the same for the new. ik Your old friend and citizen, JOHN A. WIER. UK t LAND FOR SALE. "? W OFFER to Self n*y Rook Plantation, vtca to M. Greenwood, adjoining the Rock Church, am landnof Dr. Logan and others, containing np ward*,of id BOO dA.ormPf _ a good pottiou of if the fineat Cotton and Cor 1 Land in tbia part of the country. v" JOHN McCLBLLAN; e; August 27,1856. .. 10 if a ^ Hoad-Qtiarters, 1st Brigade Cavalry, S. C. M., Aluust IP, 185C. ORDER NO. ? rpiIK IU2tiIMF.N*T3 of tliis Uri?ndc V-S JL will pr,r:ulo for Drill aud ltevicw, JjgPj* :\t 111o following named times mid pUces, \ \v.: Tlic 1st Regiment of Cuvnlry, at iLs usn:i\ plaee of parade, on Saturday the I lit It Hijitcnilxinext. The 2nil Regiment of Cavalry, nt T.out/mir^i>, on Saturthty th< 20l/i Kcpfcmbrr next, Tho Commissioned an<l non-Commissioned Qffieers will appear at their respective Kr(;iineiilu| rendezvous on the day previous, for drill im<\ instruction. Col J. ft'. Picktns nn?l Lieut, C<>1. J. C. Martin are hereby charged with the extension of liineli of thin order as has reference to their hjspeciive commands. ]?y order of JOHN 1'. TAI.IJF.RT, Col. commanding 1st Brig. Cuvalrv. J. V. MooitK, l?rig. Maj. Aug. i'J It LAND FOR SALE. I WILL SI-LL, at private s?lo, n>y rinutnlini', lying near Salmlu River in Abbeville I)i:Iriot, 1 miles from Cokcabury. Tlio premisi's contain 2G3 Acros, the soil of which is peculiarly suitable for Ilia cultivation of Cotton. The location in not suspasseil by any in the country for health. Thoryj is upon the place a neat COTTA<? 1*1. pleasantly and romantically situalcil. Also, a Cm lions.-, Carriage llouse, Negro liuases with brick ehimnovs. ami all ncecssarv ont-hiiihliiors. Al?n ? . excellent Spiinjr, wliosn water* are wry cold, iiikI yield most, c.\ leltont delight in Hiimiucr titm*. I'or further information, apply i<> tlic .subscril?or sit CoUcfcbnry. A bargain will Ik; jjivon. 1). W. MtC'ANTS. An^. 23, lS.'ili. 19 2111 THE STATIC OK SOUTH CAIIOLINA Abbeville. J J 1st rid.? Cildliou. I Ily WILLIAM HILL, l'.f|., Ordinary of Abbc\ villi: District. Wlir.ItKAS, Win. II. II. ( Vlile has applied t<> utt* for Lcllcwof Administration on all J ami singular the goods ami chattels, rights anil | credits <>f l.-nac N. L'urlile, late of the District I afore-aid, deceased. I Those an*, therefore. !.o cite and admonish nil ! nn<l singular, the Uimlivil and creditors of tho said ilccoaspil, to In- nml appear before me, nt onr i I ?_.! - < ? ' -I ...... -.I'liii.iii 1 Ml. <>1 i in; f :l I I IMSlriCI, to ho huldeii at. Abbeville Court House, on the twelfth , day of September next, to slimv nauso, if nnv? why the miid administration sliouM not be granI tel. (liven under my hand anil seal, tliin twentylil'ih day of August, in the year of our Lord om.' thousand fight hundred ami lifty-six, and in the S 1st year of Ainoriciii Independence. ' AVI I.I.I A M HILL, O. A. D? j August i:<, 1 Bolt. J!) 2t THE AMBROTYPE CAR WILL m: OUT IN A FEW DAYS! 1YL H. DEALi], Agent, WOUI.Ii respectfully say to the Ladies nii?l (ieutlcuicn of Ahlx-vdle tuul vicinity, that i ho will In- ready l?y the 27tii to tako ] those beautiful I'icUtivs on (Jlass, called | .Asaa/Kaar <o> typ o &. ! These Pictures are 1 lie lines!. ov cr produced by j light. Tlicy iire far superior ty the l)agnerreoi type, both in looks nii:l durability; the tone is I Milt, mill they call be seen ill any li'dit. Persons wanting Pictures, will please call ns early as possible, as my stay will be short at this place, lie pledges himself to give satisfaction in all cases, or no charge. Pictures taken iw j well in cloudy weather as clear. Operating i hours from 8 until t? o'clock. I P. S.?l.nd:es n-ill liml that dark dresses will : add much to the beauty of the Picture. August 20, lffif,. 18 tr i WAREHOUSE ^COMMISSION Tt usinoss, "toy 3 a Ait it & S a1 (D 'JT A & E., AT 'I'll111II OI.l) STAND, JACKSON STREET, NEAR GLOBE HOTEL, AUGUSTA, GA. r|",JII-* Copartnership <>f URALL & STOVALL I. having expired I?v its own limitation, in tins (!r<M!cry Husnies.*, tliey would inform ilto public that they have renewed (lie Copurlnernhip, and iii'cnd conducting the WAREHOUSE oml COMMISSION BUSINESS alone, and solicit n continuance of (lie liberal patronage hercloforo steaded to them. Their undivided attention will be devoted tq iii"^ 11 ii"ii?* *?i nu'ir |Hiipiii^. FAMILY SL IM'I.IKS, and tlie usual facilities will he atl'onlcil In customers. Comini.sHuu.; will be such as arc enstoQinrv in the city. \VM. M. 11KALI*. * J. \\\ L. STOVALL. Augusta, Aug. 20, ISr?C.. 18 6m LAND FOR SALE. WK.I, l>e sold to the higheft bidder on SaleDny in October, unless previously dis? poped of, in v Tract of LA X I), S) miles from thq Vitiligo nf Ahhuvillu, mul situated on the ron<l leadiuir from that place to Cambridge, containing 178 Aoros. This I.und is well improved and in good repair, and supplied with most excellent water. 1'ersonq wishing such Land, would do well to jrive mo a call. J AS. 1\ MARTIN. August ir?, isr.fi. is uin OLOOTS6, HITS, &e. AT AUCTION! Al Abbeville Court House, next Sale-Day, Seotember 1. 185ft. BA1IOAINS mnv bn exported in Fino BInck KKOADC'LOTH I)HESS COATS, HaU, Vests, Money inn's. Ac. T. u. COCIIivAN, Agent . August 20. 18 tad Q.l' Independent Press copy. Mcaical Card. DR. A. P. BOOSES, HAVING permanently lornted at tlio residence of A. H. MORTON, for th? purpose of prosecuting the business of hla pro? i fession, nriks a slturo of pntrnnuge. Add row?Smitliville, Ablteviile District, S. C. i August'20, I860. 18 4i WAGONS FOR SALE. r ' | Mir; Buuacriocr win nave Wag-. JTfT, 1 JL 0119 put up?Four, Two andOjEmJEBC One-horse Wagons, with Iron *7r3W ^ ^ trees if required?and Rail them at firat coftt, The wood work is \vell pn? np an*} well jrone<J, Anj' pprsou wishing to pure line 9, c??p h*ve 011s ut short notice. I have 011 hand itirfnl roady finished?one Four-horse, light, three Twohorso, and two One-horso Wagons on hand. '? 1 I live five miles sohth of Greenville Court ' House. WILUS3 BENSON," * * a, , jjjtiBl 20, 1850. 18 ? H Estato of Thos. P. Dowtin, dee'd* flyOTICK is hpr^by giyen tp all iffhom ltm?y concern, that there will be ft^Ulfctjkftat , of the Personal Estate of Thomas P. DoWtin, dee'd, in the Ordinary's Office ofthia ui nuuovmu uvun uuuov, vu ji day of November next. ' ^ All persons living deipanda aj^inat ?*i<f R* . late, will present them properly altMUd, . c thoco indebted to the Estate ar^ request*] $