The Abbeville banner. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, March 04, 1858, Image 4
WINE ADULTLKATION.
In our last number we promised to say some
tiling finlliof on this intere-ting subject, :n *
in doing so \vc shall call attention to ono o
the most remarkable pieces of impudciici
that has, for some time, fallen to our lot t<
chronicle. When we take wine wit It a fiiein
or buy it for our own use, we do jo having
an honest faith that it is pure; and w<
should little suspect that anyone would pur
posely attempt to deeiove t:^ bv "ivin-r o
hulling us thai which llioy K*:iow to Ik? ba<
liouor ; yol wo shall Ik' obligod to ?.!? 111
every wino, now* that, (as many <?t* i>ur ivad
< rs have ?lotil?t!?*ss soon.) a r.hrini-t advor
liso- in the daily |> ijiers of this oily, hi> "III
voting I" produce, at a tiionioiii's ii>>tico, ain
desired Ii-ioiii." \V? aro told lhat g'oa
improvements havt? la'.- lv I 111a 1 <- in thi
branch nf bii-iness, i. r. :? !u!t? r:t'.i<; anin
ciiu-io'i'ifijoc, wo can j?iiifli:??? of tin
albi'said t.l:> ii:ist a gallon <>r more of tin
c.ssi'no or tjil of any <Je>ired Ii<jm> -. and b\
merely adding olio barrel of pun- spirits, tin
li.pior will In; manufactured, "t'airlv c<?iii
paring with tin? host brand-." ISratnlv ?>
' four limes tlio original o>-t" can l>e tiiunililii
i lily ina<k* ; anl la>t'v. an oil for pro
tlnciiij; I':tl;iw!ia Krntnlv i* >"!>! at a tn<*<!?T
ate price. Tlic<c siil'statices are all ma<!<
an<I s<>l<l in \. w ?rlc. aii?! no 1*>111 !. lai^t
ipiautities are e<m-sisn?-? 1 all tm r (In* cotm
trv. 111 <:n-t<micrs inia^iiila^ that tli-.y art
i!ri!ikijiif a u'-nuino article.
Tliis cnviii'j l-?r fori -ijjti llavor ami fon-i^i
r.anio* lias in a jjieat in.-axiix; ruiiicl t!><
American wines as .!.</ / /< /.. for, savs ;
write! in Hunt's M> itIi-iii's .t/
r- it evil in tin- manufacture.' i>i" Amoricai
,io ooiisi>ts in tin? rii?ii-av?.r i<> imitate lV>r
^:i varivtics? i!hrnh<ii.s mnl <i/f ' anil
it, is owinj to tiii^ tiiat wtr have 110 A i?? rican
wiiif." I; : as<.Tli-?i that tluMc is lot
n sclt*Mi]ijKii'ti:i^ \i:i<vai?! in tin; iniUii
States, i-xri'jii ilit- mi'' '. ' ?<i!ij.-:n<r ('ata*vi<a :
anil witIi ?!h* t xi'i'-jiti'iii nf >or tv.ij ia ('a!if.'i'lii.i,
lint a / '// sain|i! of A i:i? l i'-aa w inc.
Tlu* sparkling <*ataw!?auf ISIS was a p<*
cliar wine, having a tl tvnr that lias never
Im'i'ii imitated, and which !ia>! not I-ii before
known ; hut 111rit :< now scarce, and
many interior and vaiieties are
pas-ed upon the unwary tor the jniiiuine art
;? ?? . Tin; only an l perfect way to disl
courage adulteration i> to patronize ami oncoilta^
lionie ^rown w in?-~. a): 1 exc -p! tln lii
us such. It, i-> very probable that at th?oiivt,
they may he a little more ?\xp- nsive
hut if by paying a little more, we ran j^et
i pure article, it is well worth the extra expense.
We are afraid that if a coin mis-ion was
ippoiute.l to examine the li?ju ?rs retailed
?v?r bars in this city aluii*-, they would liud
ery lew finite Mire. In "-in wonhl 1 <1!
.iVered turpentineand peppermint; in branburnt
sugar of tIi<- wv>r.-t ! ?? ? ipti<>11,
and bad spirits; \v!ii-k?-y wdiiI.I cntaiii
oamphene; port win, infusion of logwood:
sherry, adulterated .-pirits called brandy, and
other mixtures; ehampagno would prove
old gooseberry; ami claret \vuu!<l l?e dillicult
to examine, so mill'.ifaroiis would it< ingredients
be found. Without going any
further than our own oflb-e, patents have
been taken out through the Scientific American
Agency lor making champagne from
cider, by impregnating it with carbonic acid
j'.nd we understand that the business is not
only a successful but a large one. Another*
for giving to wines and spirits, by artificial
means, it; six months, that age and maturity
whiehj in a natural way, many yearcould
only bring. In fact, it is impossible
to enumerate thu impositions that are practised,
and it is high time that some examination
of the purity of eatables an ! drinkables
was made by the authorities of every city.
There is no doubt that a board (if examiners
<:hctui->l, microseopiats. and others, having
power to purchase, examine, ami condemn
all article* unlit fur human consumption,
Would tend to increase the health of our cities
and the honesty of dealers. Such a tribunal
must some day he appointed, and thu
sooner the Letter, say we.?Sciculijic Amcr
icon.
Everybody who knows Major Jones is
n iv a re that he carries a precious sight more
of modesty of a peculiar sort under his hat
than money in his port-monnaie, Jones
gets oil' a sharp hit at the garroter in this
wise :
A short time since a highwayman undertook
to lob Major Jones, lie met Jones in
:t piece of woods over in Jersey. He a-keil
Jones for his pocket-book. Jones refused
to yield. Jlighwayman then took Jonesl?y
the neck, and undertook to "choke him
down." Jones made light, and kept it up
for half an hour \f Hi/.
that time Jones caved, and the highwayman
comiuciiccd rifling his pockets. The contents
amounted to eighteeen ccnts.
'Is that all you've got?"
'Every darned cent."
"What made you fight so long."
"] >id'nt want to he exposed. Had enough
to have only eighteen cents; but a great
deal woiso to have the world know it."
The highwayman was so well pleased
with Jones' pride that he made him a present
of a nip of "red eye," and a cracker to
wash it down.
liepubb'can Simplicity.?On the marriage
of Ex-President Fillmore with
Mm. Mcintosh, on Wednesday last at
Albany, only forty guests were present.
What a contrast between the
marriage of an American ex-President
?the proudest position in the world
?and that of an English Princess.
Is there an American who does not
feel proud of his country and its institutions
when viewing the simplicity
ofobe one and the tom-foolcry of the
ofiicr.?Harrisburg Telegraph. '
,^A*bill preventing, the *martfage*of first
ctftiafitts'liRs passed tlvo Kcrfiucty
ture*' "
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THE PIIY&J i.iLOGY OF TEMPER.
The happinos of families is often at th<
I mercy of :i single temper. Olio weak wo
|- man will sometimes make the lords of crea
. lion .shake like aspen leaves, ami <|Uail ii
, ' tin; inaiitier of Kij> Van Winkle. l?ut wo
I men generally have an aimiable temper.?
r And, if, at any lime, il should seem otli
. | eryvi>e, the canst* must be sought in somt
_ l i.ervous excitement or imitation, or in soun
r partial derangement of function hy which
I menially or physically, or both, the heat 11
, is deteriorated. Il is only right, to be char
itahle. While one deems his friend cold o
. j iuditleiviit, lie mav, at the same time, 1m
. ; lahoiiuir under indisposition, anil what com
, nioi lv i> called peevishness, might often
j nioie proper!v be designated, in one lorm oi
. other, ill health. A sour temper often get:
j it-; vinegar from blighted hopes, as a cro.-:
one from adverse circumstances, or a higl
, j < iin |*i<>111 ail aecelerate?! pulse, while tlx
pul?e is <>f ft'vrr heat. A had temper i,
j made ?>11L <>f a 1 one, l>v exposure
lo loo much heat, as the keenest hladi
j. will lost- 1.v* IulT held in a liot furuacc.
T. nip.-r ijovvs very hij*h sometimes 1 >v a
! sinjjly iiiipiv-nioti on (lie auditory nerve,
ill. soiiietiiiics lias risen to a dangerous
, i and even murderous point. As in tin
Karciiheii thermometer, the are <1 itlV'ix-iit de'
ijrei-s, such as zero ;iii<I the hoiliug point,
! with a u'le t many iuteriin-diate ones; so
in llie t iiip?-r. there is a point which may
he called apathy, with various gradations to
tin- destructive point. There are many ways
of I'onl'ii;' ?lown, hut if the approximation to
the highest point is a'.taineil, ii. is very hard
eool( mi iiiueh so. that not lineonniionly it
can lily he <pietieln*'I in Mood. At miieli
a lower than thi> extreme heat,it has often
j heeii known to he latal. The hest wav is
| to :iiM no more fuel, and leave temper to
cool l>y roiliatioiis. '1 Ins takes place often
! with surprising ipiiekness. A sell itii-wvr
! may allay the li-ing heat of the most vioj
lent temper, am! a soothing ;t] ] 'ic;iti>mi i.|
that of gentleness, which, in nm-l case?. has
j power-fill etVeot. Natural disposition, or tein1
pcratiieiit, has maeh to do with temperas well
! as the statu of health. It. is nut always the
i "puck tempered man that is the worst. The
i resentment on his pait is soonest ended, and
| he harbors no more spleen; while the cohl
an calculating retains anger, ami is too apt
j to avenge an imaginary wrong he liroo<Is
! over. Ail have failing sun! imperfections of
j s.iine kind; ami it is worth while to avoid
1 a'! i eliminations, ami l??*ar one anothei's
hilldens. Smith' ni Mnliilnf.
j S!-inijitilf ui a Citiirl ti'i'tni.?The Xew
^ ork papers say that, on Monday last, in
j the I'oliee Court at lhooklyn, an Irishman
; was brought. in sentence for some oll'ence of
' which lie had been convicted. As he stood
I
there among other prisoners awaiting sentence,
it was noticed that the small pox was
breaking ont upon him with great virulence.
Immediately a general stampede took place*
the clerk turned ghastly pale, and leaped
j out <>!' tin: window ; tliO judjjje, thinking the
| building was about tu tumble about liis cars,
| tumbled uitt of the window, after the clerk ;
j while tlm deputy slierill' and some other
olliccrs got out of the way of infect inn by
| climbing among the rafters, The Irishman
: got out of doors and was told to scud and
i never ivlurn. The extra judieal sentence
I '.at. availed himself of, with due alacricy.
The t'ourt stood adjurned that Jay, no one
venturing back into tin: room.
Corn a tut Jfiif/s.?From carefully eonl
ducted experiments by diU'ercnt persons, it
j has been ascertained that one bushel ut
I :n ? -
. .... n ..in iii.iku ;i nine over JU 1-52 pounds
of pork?gross. Taking the result as a basis,
the following deductions are made,
which all farmers will <lo well to lay by for
a convenient, reference:?
W* huii corn costs '25 cts per bushel, pork
costs 0 cts per pound. When corn costs
33 cts per bushel, pork costs 4 cts per
pound.
AVhen corn costs 50 cts per bushel, pork
will cost 2 cts per pound.
To Ascertain the State of the Langs.?
Persons desirous to ascertain the true state
of thei: lungs, are directed to draw in as
much breath as they conveniently can ;
they are then to count as far as they are
able, in a slow and audible voice, without
drawing in more breath. The number ot
seconds they can continue counting must be
carefully observed; in a consumptive the
time does not exceed ten, and is frequently
less in;)n six seconds, in pleurisy and pneumonia
it ranges from nine to four seconds.
When the lungs arc in a sound condition,
the time will range as liigh as from twenty
lo tliirlv-five seconds.
Harper's last weekly has a picture caiicaturiug
the Congressional investigation of the
?87,000 business. Three men with bags
full of dollars are seen travelling oft' in the
distance?a black sheep is in the foreground,
and several goutleincn looking down
its throat to see what they can discover
about the missing money, when the following
dialougc takes place:
"JJa-a! Ba-u ! blank sheep ! have you any wool ?"
'Yep, Kir; I liuve threw bags lull,
One for the Senate one for llic House,
And one for a little newspaper mouse."
Fiery Wine.?The employment of sul
phur in the treatment of the vino disease,
has had a very singular nnd a very awkward
effect. The wine madr* fr?m
b",i'cn
which liave grown on vines so treatod has
an unmistakable brimstone flavor. Those
who are singular enough to like a fiery
wine, may now have it in the highest degree;
but the flavor is described by tjhose
who have experienced it as being abominable.
.
Daniel Webster, was onco asked by a
young law student if there was any room in
the legal profesaionjfor young men.' "There
is af^ya, roorn in the upper story of ajgy
professicTn-for"those who cifcv^pach .wiwl
the reply. ^ ^ |
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YANKEE COURTSHIP.
j The editor of the Now Voile Atlas?a
. Sunday paper?is evidently n full-hloded
. Yankee, who lias gone all the way from old
, Berkshire to Voile State. Wo don't won
dor he is a sinner in his old age, for when
. young lie compelled diflideut comrades tc
. j rise and speak in meeting, by so placing
, 1 bent pins under them that they could nol
, ! help silting on them. The editor ^.im
j against great light?wo know so by tlio re
J j ligious phrases he uses, and by his poking
. tun at religious people. As wo arc some
what advanced in life, and have an ey<
, ! peeled to the fact that "evil communication"
I
. ! corrupt g?md manners," wo are in hopes o
' not being injured by the Xew York Sumhn
' 1 it<?rs who arc yearly destroying man)
^ soles.
. j ankee court-hip, in the country, isa"pc
t ciiliar institution," an?l ilic parties at lirsl
, sight arc as shy as rabbits. Sally generally
. sits in the chimney corner, beside the dye
1 ?<?t knitting stockings, and .Jonathan sits ii
, the opposite corner, eating apples, snapping
< a seed occasionally at his sweetheart, ami
looking at the pictures in the lire. Timi
they will sit and say "nothing hardly" unli
late in the evening, and Jonathan thinks ii
time to go home, when he will hut on hii
hat, and depart with some such remark at
! this :
"Well, Sal, I guess I'd better be gittin
along. It's hog killiu' to morrow, and I've
got to be upright .smart airly."
| ' (iood night,.Jonathan ; call agin," is tin
response of Sally ; and she puts up hci
knitting and goes to bed.
--1in, says .lo.-iiita. (her name is MehitaM-,
but we call her Hit for shortness,) af
ter ".-ill ing up" witii her ti'l near midnight,
without saving a word, "I don't.know much
' about courting, but ef you'll just step behind
the door, I'll tell ye suthin';"' and Jlit
stepped.
Hiding out, one day, in the old chaise,
with Sally by his side, .Jonathan, alter going
about three miles without speaking,
ventured a side glance, an I observing that
Sally, overcome by the heal, was "appaieutly"'
a>!c p, he became venturesome. I lei
luad gently reclined on one side, and her
[ outing led lips were just pa-ted suHicieut
i to show a glimpse of the pearly gates
within. Jonathan's heart went pit-a-pat.?
The temptation was too great. Sally would
never know anything about it, so, leaning
toward her, ho stole from those beautiful
portals s..me of their nectar. Sally wa- not
| ' lUiniuxed" a bit, and Jonathan ventured
1 again and again, until she awoke, when,
j .stretching her arms, and giving a yawn,
! she broke the silence with :
i "Jonathan, what aire you a doin on ?"
"Nothing, hardly," responded Jonathan.
| '*1 know you aire, neow, fur I can feel it
1 jest as j>iain as day."
j "Wall, of you don't like it," says Jonathan,
'*1 guess 1 won't loch you agin."
i '*\Yu!l, neow," replied Sally, "I didn't
speak as to that; 1 was only thinking how
! daruation sly you was abeout it, that's
i all."
I It is supposed there was a mutual ad.
justmentot" diiliculties "all reouiul." There
is an amount of gallantry about Jonathan
occasionally, that challenges admiration,
while, at the same time, there is an "amazi
ing sight" of "calculation" mixed up in
the matter. Onco upon a time, he was
crossing a toll-bridge in company with his
"gal." When he came to the toll-house, he
pulicd out a cent and paid his own toll, at
the same time saying, "Sally I guess you'd
better pay for yourself, for I don't know'sl
shall have you yet." Careful and considerate
; but we suspect he made a prudent,
i... i > ? - - -
iiiiMciuu, aiut Miiiy <iid not think
anything tlie worse of liiin for his economy
either. On another occasion, he visited
i liuston in company with his inteiidetl, for
the purpose of seeing the Fourth of July
Celebration. Jle was mighty pleased with
everything he saw, especially the "sogers."
lie expressed himself satisfied with the common,
hut thought it was a pity to let so
much good land lie idle; calculated how
1 many cords of wood the "big tree" would
make, and expatiated upon the propriety
of "diecning" the frog pond. At length
the appeals of hungar brought his thoughts
down to the subject of food, and approach.
ing one of the numerous stands for refreshments,
which are always found around the
(Joinmon on ihe Fourth of Jul}-, he took a
survey of its contents, consisting of lemonade,
mend egg-nog, spruce beer, apples, cocoanuts,
doughnuts, bunns, candies, ginger:
bread, &c, of which latter article he purchased
a three cent "hunk," and immediately
commenced demonstrations upon it. After
taking a mouth-ful or two, he turned to
his sweetheart nnd
VAVKIMtlCU ;
"Sally, that is darnation good ? "Why
don't yon buy a piece for yourself i"
"I guess I gut some to hum better'n that
I don't like tu eat sceh stuff 'ithout I know
whose hands have bin in it."
"Wall, you kin make cake proper nico,
Sally, when you set about it?and secli
sweet cake, too?almost as sweet as somebody
I know.
"Neow you git cout."
"Shant dew it."
Ah, what is so charming as rustic simplicity,
as Marm Sage blossom used to say,
and she was a famous woman in "Old Berkshire."
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The elastic tissue packed witliin oacli
hoof of a horse is so folded backwards and
forward, that it would present a surface of
four, feet square were it spread "out. Thus
his limbs aud the entire weight of bis
body rest on tfprinrf cusliidu* .booked ih box"
r-f > ' '
.. v;"t
Ah lliiglittln^ar 8a^,'io^vi^<|Vi<& "to,
his xnaro\ losV"!^ situation. * *
y! . " '
TI?E IRON HORSE AS SEEN BY A COUNTRYMAN.
"When wo got to the depot, went around
| to get a look at tlio iron boss. Thundera- !
tion ! it wnru't no more like :i lioss than a J
i mcctin'-liouse. If I was g?>in' to describe J
, the animule I'd say it looked like,?well, it j
r looked like?darned if 1 know what it look
t ed like unless it was a regular lie devil
; snortin' smoke all around, and pantiu,' and
- heaven' and spelling,' and chewing up red
r coals like tlioy was good. A fellow stood
- in a buslike, feed in' him all the time; but
> tho more ho got the more ho wanted, ami
* the more lie snorted. After a spell tiic felf
lor catchcd him l>y the tail, ami great Jericho
! lie set up yell that split the ground
fur niore'ii a mile and a hall, and the next
minii 1 felt inv legs a waggin' and found my.
self at t'other end of the string o' vehikles.
[, I wasn't skeored hut I had three chills and
a stroke of lhe palsy in I. ss than live minits,
and my face had a curious browuidiyeller
i green blush-color in it, which was perfectly
unaccountable, 'Well,' says I, 'comment is
| . supper-//?foM*,' and I took a seat in (he near4
| est wagin,' or car, as they call it?a eon- 1
| i sarned long, steamhoat-loukiu' thing with
_ ! string of pews down each sHe big enough
; I to hold about a man and a half. .lust, as
; L set down, the boss hollored twice and
started oil' like a streak, piudiin' me head
! first at tho stomach of a big Irish woman,
. and she gave a tremendous grunt, and then
catched mo by the head, audcramed me tin.
dor the seat; thecals was a juinpin' and
. teaiin' along at nigh onto forty thousand
miles an hour, and every body was a bob- j
. ; uin up aim Uown liken mill saw ami every i
i wretch on 'cm had his mouth \vi<h: open ami |
j looked like tlicy was lallin, but I could ii"t
! hear nothin', the ears kept such a racket, i
. j Himoby they stopped all at once, ami such
another lall'busted out of tlicin passengers I
. :
j as I never hearn before. Lailin' at me, too
| that's what made me mad, and I was mad
j as thunder, too. I lis up, and sl.akin' my 1
I list at "em, says I, 'Ladies and gentlemen, i
: 1'jok-a lieie ! I'm a peaeablc strangerami i
_ j away die darn train went like .small-pox was
. j in town, jerking me down in the seat with
. j a whack like I'd been thrown from the
moon, and their cussed mouths lloppe dopen '
and the fellers went to bobbin' up and down j
again. I put 011 an air of magnimous contempt
like, and took no more notice of cm,
. and very naturally went to bobbin' up and
down myself."
Lampas in /fosses.?My attention was j
called to this subject by passing .1 black-:
{ smith shop, and seeing a horse refuse to submit
to the barbarous operations of having
the lanipas, as it is termed, burned out.
, Now, sir, to save the noblest of animals
from that unnecessary torture, 1 will briefly
state iny practical experience. It frequently
happens that horses are brought to me with
the bars on the palate in a stale of tumefaction,
cau>ing an unnatual prominence of
11.- 1 1 *
inu lower 1 luges oi ine palate. I would
not trouble you 011 this supposed malady,
but it has called forth iniliction of great
torture 011 the animal. Latnpas is neither
more nor less than a torpidity of the vessels
of the palate, caused by an inflammatory
condition of the germs which frequently
attend the teething process. In such a
case we ought, instead of burn'ng out, remove
the cause by lacerating the gums, and
this is seldom called for. I find that in
tumefaction of the mouth, arising from
whatever cause it ma}', indicate cooling and
astringent washes?a weak solution of alum
is very good, or an infusion of witch-hazel
or bayberry bark, will answer the same purpose.
The practice of burning out lampas has
received the seal of the smrinnts lmf T
trust, in tljis age of progressions, such ancient
barbarities will be superseded by practical
science.
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Whiskey Root.?Some time ago, I wrote
you tlial tbere was such ft thing in this
country as a "whiskey root3-011 disbelieved.
1 now take my revenge by sending
you the the specimen. It is what the Indians
call "llico-ke." It grows in Southern
Taxns, on the range of the sand hills
bordering 011 the liio Grande, and in gravel,
snndv soil. The Indians cat it for its exhilaraing
effect on the system, producing precisely
(lie same as alcoholic drinks. It is
sliced, as you would a cucumber, and these
small pieces chewed, ftud in about the time
as comfortably tight-cock-tails would "stir
the divinity" within you, this indicates
itself; only its effects aro what I might
term a little k-a-v-o-r-t-i-n-g, giving rather
a wider scope to imagination and actions.
It can bo sliced and dried, and in this way
the Indians preserve it, then parch and serve
it up as coffee or tea. It is evidently of
cactus species ; and it resembles that more 1
?i -.1 T 1 -
vuiiii niij uuivi {Miiut. x inivu never seen '
this particular root mentioned in any work' l
and believe these?and specimens I sent to
the editor of tho Southern Cultivator?to
bo tho only specimens sent from tho State.
I wish you would have these analyzed, and '
publish tho result.?Texas Cor. New Or- 1
leans Picayune. 1
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European Folly.?An eminent Erench {
statistician states that the land and naval '
forces of tho European armies number 2,- 1
800,000 sound, picked men, in tho 1
primo of their productive strength ; tho an- J
nual outlay required to keop up these armies
i!nd the meterial of war is over $400,- \
000,000, not including .tho value of land or \
fi&idingsoccupied by fortificaflons, ars&mls, c
hospitals,-foundrie9?8chools,<fcc., moderately i
estimated at $3,800,000,000/ on which*,' at '$
4 per^nt.* interested yearly expense ie t
rq^ lbatf $150,000,0^0.-To thiBjwld,tW ?
i^ufi'of thc l^bojj^j^fch. these men wpuld .
nrpdu^ively Jrar&v^'Whioh *m<ftints to '
J^wreteiin jh^OOd^Wan^yehav$an v
Wtm war Expense paid.by^uropeaft produo- v
"ers ^ nearly $800;000,000, I
&> * * ~.
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SINGULAR ADVENTURE WITH A COOK OF A
VESSEL.
The brig Helen June, Captain Ts'iekcrson
at Boston, brings advices from
Omoato .Ian. 2. Capt. Nickerson relates
a singular adventure with the
steward 61' his vessel 011 the outward
passage, which somewhat enlivened
the usual dull monotony of ocean 1 ilb.
It appears that a white man having
an American protection, and giving
his name as llaw.es Crowell, of West
Dennis, Cape Cod, shipped at this port
in thccaqae:ty ofsteward, and received
his advanced wages before going 011
board. The vessel proceeded to sea,
and on the morning of the first day
j out the steward was missing, supposed
1 by all 011 board to have fallen into the
I sea during the night, and drowned,
j Accordingly another man wasappoint|
cd his duty, and every thing went on
I without suspicion. The voyage eonit
inued prosperously, and nothing occurred
to admonish the Captain that
j his cargo was leaking in a very un
| usual manner, ami becoming daily
beautifully 1 ess 1?v an operatiun which
I uii^ht well be compared to some late
| financial manoeuvring ashore. It
I seems, however, thatalter some (lavs
one of the crow accidentally diseovercd
that the cargo in the hole had been
broken into, and an rmjifi/ basket
of champagne was found, with other
indications of robbery. The captain's
attention was immediately called to
the fact, and he of course suspected
the crew ol committing the depsredation,
and instantly called them to account;
but nothing eould be elicited
from the investigation to lix the crime
on any of the crew, who stoutly denied
all knowledge of the matter.?
Thus the a Hair rested until iheir arrival
at Truxillo, days after leaving
lioston. < >11 the first night after anchoring,
the crew were suddenly startled
by the appearance in the forecastle
of the lost steward, and so lirmly
convinced were the frightened sailors
of the death of their shipmate, that
they all instantly lied on deck from
the supposed apparition, and Void the
captain These tears, however, were
soon quieted, for the steward had really
appeared, and upon being ?piestioned,
confessed thai he had secreted
himseli in the hold on the first day
out, under the iiilluence of delirium
1 1*1 *1 1 1 I ? 1 1 Mll.l I UMl.t.. I -1 '*
... , ?w? i;uiiys 101lowing
hud livc<l luxuriously on
champagne, raisins, ham, &c., dining
sumptuously every day, and had
enjoyed what on shore would be called
a "bender!" I le consumed during the
voyage eight baskets ol champagne,
six boxes of raisins, and other tilings
in proportion, lie was left in the
hands of the U. S. Consul, and would
be sent home for trial. The loss to
the captain will amount to about
.$ 250.
Mmi.?Man looks upon life just as lie
dose upon woman?there is no living with
ilium, and lie can't live without them. lie
will run after them, and rather than be held
will lose his coat-tail and character?kiss
them for love and kiss them for leading
him into trouble. So is life. He partakes
of its pleasures, and then curses it for its
pain ; gathers boquets of bliss, and when
their blossoms have faded, he finds himself
in possession of a bunch cf briars which is
all owing to a little incident that occurrcd
in Paradise when man was as green as a
tobacco worm, and as unsuspicious as a
lice toad in a thunder storm. lie was told
to increase and multiply, and so lie accordingly
increased his cares and curses, and
multipled his miseries, and peopled tho
world with a parcel of candidates for perdition,
and I am one of them.
Cure for Colds.?It is said that forlycight
hours of total abstinence from liquids
of all sorts will kill a cold entirely; and
no who tries this remedy, m.iy go out into
the air, and the more the better; for the
more he walks and creates exhibitions from
the skin, the more he robs his blood of water,
and the more thoroughly lie breaks the
banks 011 which the nose, and throat, and
lungs rely for the means of making themselves
troublesome.
Americun Sympathy.?The Paris correspondent
of the London Times, undor date
of Jan. 29th, writes as follows: "A very numerous
and highly respectable meeting of
Americans was held this aftcrnou in the
Hotel dc Louvre, to express their sentiments
011 the recent atrocious attempt to assassinate
the Emperor of the French. ] Ion. John
Wethered, ex-member of the United States
Congress, presided over the meeting.
Apology Makitu/.?Dr. Franklin, we are
told, once had a servant who was never in
the wrong. At last the devices to which
the servant resorted to cover up his deficiencies
became too much for the philosopher.
"My good friend," was his final reply, "you
nnd I must part. I never knew a man
who was good at excuse to be good at anv
Lhing else.
J/ow to Bind the Wildest Jlorsc for
Shoeing, and the Wildest Cow for MilkI'ing.?Tlio
way^todo it is simply this : Put
wound the animal* just back of the foro legs
i strong rope, or chain; into tlfis twist a
stick, so that every turn the rope will be
Irawn tighter, until tho nnimal will submit
o being handled at your pleasure. The
nost unmanageble animal can be subdued
n a few minutes in this manner.?Gene usee
Farmer. ? - . *
The city of Joddo, the capital of Japan
s said to bo -without exceptions, the largest
iity in the world. It contains 1,500,000
Iwellings^and tho unparalleled number, of "
>,00p,0Q0"of people. Some of its streets ar
ixteetf rjs in length, which'is equal to thirty
!>?o Bnglisb njilcs.
* " \ ?. >. 1
"\J7ejaro curious to know how many feet
o feifaale'arit.hraetic go to a mile, because J
ye never met with a lady yet whose shoes i
wre not, to'say the very least, a milo too 1
ig for her,
<st)c ^Vbbcuillc Banner,
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cases, inform tin- penalty. We therefore giv
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1-* *? 1
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DAVIS it CREWS,
For Jimiinr;
LEE it WIT.SON,
Fur J'n xx.
TX3XTC3-rpilK
Proprietor* of llie Aiii'.kvili.k 15 vnniu
JL would respectfully inloriu the public that
they arc prepared to execute all kunls of .lull
Work with neatness and dispatch, llavinu
incurred considerable expense tor piiulitig mate
rials, they have no hesitancy in saying l.hal they
are as well prepared, and can do us neat work
as any other establishment in the up-country ol
South Carolina.
They will ulso keep 011 hand a complete assortment
of
TRT iAJXTKS,
of which we have now 011 hand the following
hist, to which wo shall continue to add. until
we get u complete assortment:
Sum. l'ro.; Fi. Fa. on Sum. T'ro.; Ca. Sn. on
Sum. Pro.; Sub. 'Writs; Sub. Tickets in Law;
Sub. Tickets in Equity ; Fi. Fa.; Ca. Sn.; Ca. Sa.
in Case ; Copy Writ 111 Case : Deeds of Conveyance
; Declaration 011 Note; Commission to Examine
Witnesses; Judgment by Confession in
Assumpsit; Judg. on Writ of Enquiry, Damages
Assessed by Clerk?Debt or Assumpsit, .ludg.
by Confession in Debt, on Single Hill ; Judgment
on Writ of Enquiry, Damages Assessed by Jury ;
Judgment, in Assumpsit, at Issue. Pica With
iiriiwu ; i iis-.ii- .1 n>iumenL <ni isMieTried, Vcl'diot
fur I'laiiitill"; .Murt^iigc tor IVisonal Property ;
of IJcal Kstate; Magistral us' Summons;
l)i?. Executions; Do. Keeogni/uiieu ; Summons to
Defaulting Jurors
NATIONAL POLICE GAZETTE.
FRIIIIS Great Journal of ('rime ami Criminals
EL is in its Twelfth Year, and is widely *-*irculaled
throughout the country. It contains al!
tlio (.real Trials, Criminal Cases, and appropriate
i'.dioiials on the same, together with information
on Criminal .Matters, not to be found in
any other newspaper.
Uj' Subscriptions, ?2 per Annum; ?1 for
Six .Months, to lie remitted by Subscribers,(who
should write their mime* and the town, county
illld Stale where tliey reside plainly,}
To C.UO. W. MATSKLL & CO.,
' Editor and Proprietor of tlio
National I'oliec Gazette,
New York City.
April 30, 18.17 1 tf
A. H. MILLS,
IOWA, WISCONSIN AND MINNESOTA
LASI) OFFICE,
Am T\ TT T\ TT yN ?
AX XT u it u u U ?, IOWA.
PARTICULAR attention paid to the locating
of Lniul Warrants for persons South, on
the finest selected Timber and Prairie Lauds.
Warrants loaned to settlers on one year's time at
40 percent. Interest, charging $1.25 per Acre
for Warrant. Taxes paid, Collections inudo and
remitted for in Sight Exchange. Money loaned
nt high rates of Interest. Investments made.?
Uncurrent money bought, tfce.
Qj* Refers to Wm. C. 1>avis, Esq., Abbeville
C. II., S. C.
Sept. 3, 1856. 20 tf
mi,. Pi.i- " ? ?
aiio state oi soutn Carolina,
ABBEVILLE DISTRICT.
In the Common Picas.
William "WilUon, 1
va. > Foreign Attachment.
Jas. A. Liddell. ) Thumsun & Fair, Attorneys
WIIEHEAS the Plaintiff did, on the eleventh
day of April, eighteen hundred and fiftyseven,
file l)is declaration against the Defendant,
who, it is said, is absent frofia and without the
limits of this State, and has neither wife nor
attorney known within the same, upon whom a
copy of the said declaration might bo served?
It is therefore ordered, that the said Defendant
do appearand plead to the said declaration,
on or before tho twelfth diiy of April, cighteeu
hundred and fifty-eight, otherwise final and absolute
judgment will then be given and awarded
against him.
MATTHEW McDONALDK c.c,r.
ClerK'tt Offtcc, April ?ly
S. D. & H. W. SMITH,
Manufacturers ??r
Molodoons, Organ Molodcons,
A A //
Pedal Sub-Bass
IIA-XIMONIUMS,
511 Washington street,
BOSTON.
. r|"Mirc ntt<'iilion of I'lcrjiytneii, Committees,
I 1. Schools, 1 .oilers, Ac., is invited to (lie now
Pedal Sub-Bass Harmouiums,
Ma?le riml Sold hy the .Manufacturers.
1 It is arranged with two manuals or hanks of
* Keys, tin* lowest set I'lintiint; an octave higher
than tin* nl I km*, mil may lie ?! < ? I separately, mid
llwis gel in inn.' two distinct instruments;
or, by tlic use of lint coupler, the l\v? hanks of
keys may lie played at. tlie same time by use of
1 tin*' front set only. This connected Willi tilt!
s Sub-ISass, will |irnihlee the eifeel of a largo
? organ, ami is sullicicnlly heavy 1?? till a lioase
that seals from limit lei I .-ml) persons.
' Till'. <H((> \N Al KM >1>K? ?N is designed for
/ I parlor anil private u-e. The construct itni is situ
'' | i'.ar to th<' ( litU'elt lu.-ti'liiueiil, being arranged
? | with two banksot Keys, ami wln-n used logethort
I I iiv moans of the eouplei', i-4 eapahle of as great
'I j volume of power n< the (Iliurth liislrimieiit, wlioii
'I ! used without the l'e.lals.
t| Also, everv viirii'tv ..r '
j ... ... .i.x 'i/1iw.>o ior
" Parlor use.
? Purchasers may rely upon instrument* from
our Manufactory, ln-in^ innilc in in tin.' must
<1 >*<>!II|>1 -t - anil tliorou^li lii:iitII -i*. Having It!
movcil to I Ik- spacious liuililinus, Til I Washing|
ton Street, we have every facility for iiiauufac
'* | luring purposes, iiikI employ unite 1 nil. the most.
s cxpcricnr<-*l ami skillful workmen In short, wo
will promise our eusimio rs an Instrument eijuaf
e j| not superior to any Manufacturer, and *;uurillltee
? /?//? ' '!? / ' Siltisj'tirliitn.
Music Teachers, l.ca?lcrs o|' Choirs, ami others
interest) ! in musien! mailers, are respectfully in\
it' ll to \i-it our Ki'iiuis at any lime, ami cxhiii'
in" <>r t?-st the instruuieiit.'s oil exhibition for sale
* at their pleasure.
As a still further guarantee to the pulilie sm
to the excellence of the .l/</>?/>ihis <>? / Hnrutoj
??/?//?*, fioiu imr Manufactory, we hcg leave to
1 I refer, l>y peMnis-ioii.lntlu; following l'inno Forte
I Mauufaetiirers of 1 ! >.-1 >n. who have examined
'* our I a-1 ruiiieiits, alt<I will give their opinion
" when ealleil lljiou :
("liieljerintf <V Sous; Win. I'. Kuierson ; Geo.
1 Ilews: 11 a I let i ('illusion : llrown it Allen;
" Woo'lwaril it lirown ; T. <!i|hvrt Co. : A. \V.
I.aihl it Co.: Newhall it Co.
i. Mi'lotScons ami 1 Lariiioiiiuins llentcd.
u Per.-ons who wish to hire Meloth-ons ami liar(
mouiiims with a view of purchasing at the en?l
hi ?in- year, mii have Ihe rent <ri*?*<litas part
payment i?f I lie purchase money This matter
" is worthy of ?-j> ? i. I note, as il enables those who
" desire a lair test of tin: instruments before ptir"
eliasinu. to obtain it at the expense of the man*
" ufacturers. to the extent at least of a year's rent,
" Orders rimii any part ot* the eoiiiiliy or world,
" sent ilirei-t to the manufactory in iSoston, with
" ; easli or satisfactory rel'erenee, will lie |>rnm|itly
" ' atlemleil to. ami as faithfully executed as if the
" parties were present, or employe*! an agent to
" select, and on as resonahle terms.
Prico Xjist.
'I Scroll loir, -l.J octave, ? 60
Scroll let.', .1 oetaVe 7.r>
I'iauo style, f? octave 1(10
1'iano ,-tyle, extra finish, ~t octavo, ll"?
1'iano style, carved leg l'J5
1'iano style, :J sets of reetls, li<0
1'iano style. It octave, .... 1"5
Oi'^an .Mcledeon, 2H0
" Organ Alelo'leoa, xtra finish, 250
I'etlal Suit-lias# I laiuioiiium 270
letters, Ceititiertcs ami notices from the press,
from all p:uts of the world, may lie seen nt our
salesroom. iHscriptive circulars sent free to
any address.
S. 1). ,t II A\*. SMITH,
."ill Washington St., (near Ho vision) Huston.
' July I-.17 II ly
? . J _
' Cliiclt Springs,
1 Greenville District.
TI11*. Stib-cribers having purchased
.L JJJL that well-l:ii<twii ami long-established
; Summer Resort, Chicks Springs,
within 1" miles of (ireonville, have put thn
premises in the most, thoroii'.'h repair. They nro
<I i. r111i11"d to spate no "llorts to make the
; SlMJINliS all that can lie desired, whether to
the invalid seeking health, or tlm.se in (picst of
pleasure.
The salubrious and invigorating qualities of
these waters having lteell well known to thn
triivelin.tr public for the last twenty years, it is
deemed unnecessary lo enter into detail; lmt
anv further information or reference will be
carefully furnished upon application lo cither of
t the proprietors.
I. The IJOTKL will lie open for the reception of
t visitors on I he 1st of June, mid will be kept
; open during the season.
It gives us pleasure lo add that the former
proprietors, the Messis. CHICK, will spend their
summer at the Springs, and will be glud to aeo
f their many friends there.
J. T. Iir.NF.RY.
I'. TAI.BIitI),
.1. HUH SKY.
Ho! for Cliick Springs!!
J. 1'. POOL it CO., will be at the (Sreetivillo
I)c|iot wit 11 jmom! Conveyances and careful
Driver.", to carry Pnssenuors ami llicir Baggage
ti> the Springs. They will al>o run
A DAILY LINK OF STAGES
To ami from the Springs, leaving (ircunvillo at
y o'clock, A. 51. Fare $1.
May 1-1, lsf.7 0 tf
To Mechanics, Inventors, and
Manufacturers.
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imal Volume of I lie SCIENTIFIC AMKUICAN,
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relating to tho various Mechanical and Chemical'
Arts, Manufactures, Agriculture, Patents Jnvenrlions,
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Abbeville, S. 0.
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Abb?vjllcli?i?ucr" Jp'lpfe '?t6