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the asportations of guano. ]ii lt>50 t.'"ii^icss passed a law providing that whenever American citizens discovered a ^u.iiio island, not under llic protection ol siiiy (.iovernment, and mado the proper report to the proper authorities at Washington, they should he protected in the right of occupying it and removing its deposits, I'nder the provisions of this act nearly fifty iilatids have been discovered and reported to tin; National (ioverninent. They nearly nil lie in tlio l'acilir, hut a few of tlielii are in the Allan tin ocean. We may, there lore. cxpeel that. from these islands, and from other islands in the Caribbean sua, belonging to the (jiovernmulits contiguous to them, a> well as from the rich luinu of wealth JYiu possesses in her Chinoha islands, large supplies of guano will be pla ceil within the reach of our farmers. Wo n-gard this as a very fortunate circumstance. It is an alarming fact, that the productive power of many of our best agricultural regions is decreasing. For a time a large portion of the soil of Virginia, Maryland and Delaware appeared to be :i!mn.M I'liliivtv I Y..?v I.'.... - J 1 " lull'!, New York, lVtuisylvanin, and even tin- riv.li and feitilu regions of the West, arc said, by those who have closely investigated the subject, to have greatly deteriorated in their fertility. This is caused by the constant removal, in the various crops, of important constituents of the soil, which are not restored by the ordinary manures placed upon the land. Ycai after year we go on raising large iptntitities of hay, corn wheat, rye, oats, potatoes, etc., which arc sent off to markets distant from tlio place of their production, and the ordinary gatherings of the barn-yards replaced upon farms allord but a scanty return for the important elements which arc thus removed lroin them. The great success which the Peruvian ... ...:.i i ? ^.i.iuw 111iti ?iiii Mioruy auer us introduction, made il, in a yreat measure, the standard l?y which all other guanos were tested ; hut il ?;.-si;iitially differs from the guanos found upon the other islands we haw alluded t<>, in |he fact that il contains a large per centagu of ammonia, while the deposits of the other islands consist chiefly of phosphatic ingredients. All the deposits arc oiiginallv formed from the excrement of birds ; but the Cbiucha Islands arc in a rainless latitude, and tho ammonia of tho original deposits is thus retained for a long series <if years, and forms the most important portion of the article presented for sale to the farmer. The other guanos are do p>suc<i upon lsiauus wiucii are subjected, at cor I uin seasons of the year, to very heavy rains, which was i out llteir animal matL?*r and ainnioni.i, leaning upon the islands little else than tho mineral constituents, which are formed chiefly ftom (he In in?.*s c>( the li>hes upon winch the birds i subsist. In some cases these guanos are found iu a pulverized condition, while in others they have, by the action of centuries, been tranlbrmed into solid rocks, which must be ground to a line powder before they can be profitably used by farmers. \\ lien tliesn nluwiilmi w? mi-m/w ? *.? ? il~i _ v|<<iotau v?J U VI U UtOVt intnjiluct.il, there was considerable hesitancy 11 poll the part uf agriculturists in using tliciu at all; but many thousands of tons have now been sold in this country, in England and oil the continent, and have given great satisfaction. They vary very much in value, analyzing from HO to 95 per cent of bone phosphate of lime. Although sonic of the agricultural chemists of the day do not appear disposed to concede as great value to these guanos as their advocates claim for them, the general testimony of I hose who have fully investigated the matter?among whom stands conspicuous lite greaf master of agricultural chemistry, Karon Leibig?and the practical experience of thousands of farmers, concur in pronouncing them extremely valuable. They act upon the soil very much in the same way as ground bones ; but i-s bones contain but about 50 per cent, of the phos 1 (ball's or 9!? (II /?...?? "C ' - 4 , .vr.v? WUIIl. Ul |MIU^[)IIUI'1C acid, the superior varieties of phosphatic guanos, which contain from 80 to 90 or 95 per cent, of the phosphates, are more valuable fertilizers than bones themselves. The most valuable portions of the food consumed by men and animals are used to foi m their bones ; and when wo consider that the constituents of the soil thus used arc rarely or never returned to the soil ; that a very large portion of the excrements of human and brute beings are never re-' claimed for agricultural purposes ; that immense quantities of grain and produce are shipped from our shores to foreign countries; that the riches of our soil aro constantly being washed away into the little streams which penetrate every seot:on of the country ; that the sewers of great cities convey immense quantities of valuable fertilizing matter into the rivers upon which they arc located, and that thus the ocean is cuiiniiiiiuy swauowing up ihc richest agricultural treasures of llio earth ; il is fortunate that a convenient arrangement lias been made for replenishing exhausted soils with the invaluable ingredients of which they have been thus deprived. The fishes of the great deep scour the ocean for their allotted food ; tlie birds in turn consume the fishes, and resort to desert * islands as places for rest and incubation ; while man, by making guano .1 merchantable article, avails himself of their labor.? It has been found by an analysis of,the ashes of burnt wlwjat, corn, rye, etc., that nearly half of that ash consists of phosphoric acid, the very substance in which bones and phosphatic guanos are particu larly rich; that mineral constituents of those plants ?annot be ol>taincd from any other cpiartej than from the soil itself.? "When the soil becomes destitute of phos phorie acid, it ia utterly impossible to raise upon it thoso valuable productions; and f' constant cropping sji!y exhausts soil ol > phosphoric acid. Hut it lias fortunately ' I)ton found in numberless instances, when ' it is restored hv the application of guano barren places are once more to "bloom and blossom as tho rose." This sul?ject is an important one, and well deserving the attention of our farmers. While we can well understand their natural aversion to incurring excessive expendi lures, if it can bo shown that tliese guanos can he purchased at such prices as will enable tlieni, by increased ciops,and the improve incut of llieir soils, to make a profit by usimr thcni. tliev are well worthv of their J ' ** consideration. In Scotland, where farmers aro particularly thrifty ami intelligent, <>x treniely large quantities of artificial fertili /.els aro constantly used, notwithstanding the very economical habits of the farmers for the reason, it is alleged, llial they are er.a l?!cd to greatly promote their own interests Iiv purchasing the respective varieties of guanos, superphosphate of lime, etc., and reaping a rich profit for the money thus in vested. THE NEW MAN MONKEY. At the London Royal Institution, Professor Owen recently delivered a lecture to a crowded audience, on the (ioiilla, the recently discovered animal of Central Ameri | ea, which bears the nearest reswiiblanco to | man of any one of the monkey tribe that | has hitherto been discovered, not excepting j the Chimpanzee. The (list traces of this creature were made known in 1847, an<! fro ill the hones anil sketches of it which which Professor Owen received from missionaries, he inferred thai the (Jorilla was one of the most highly developed species of the money group. In August last, a specimen of the (Jorilla. preserved in spirit, was received at the l>ritish Museum, and a Weli executed drawing of it by Mr. \Volfe> was exhibited, l'rofessor Owen hrst point ed out the anatomical characteristics of the j (Jorilla, which distinguish it from other I species of monkevs, and he aftrewards menl J j tioiied such particulars of its habits as he j had collected from those who have visited that part of Africa where it is found. The points in which it approaches nearer to man than any other <piadrumous animal, are the shorter arm?particularly the short ness of the humerus compared with the fore arm, a longer development of the great toe, a projecting noso bono, and the arrangement of the bones of the feet to enable the creature to stand more erect. Tliw. drawing r-f the (orilla from the specimen iii the liritish Museum, though only twothirds grown, represented a most formidable animal, and computed with (be skeleton of the full grown specimen, the skeleton of man seemed very slim and delicate. Not only are the bones and muscles calculated to give strength, but. the large capacity of the chest indicated the powerful energy with which they were stimulated. The part of Africa where the Gonilla is found lies from the equator to 2U dfgrees south, on the western portion, in a hilly country, abounding in palm trees and luxuriant vege tation. Its food consists of fruit and vege tables, and its habitation is the woods, where it constructs nests of the interwiueJ boughs perched at heights varying from 12 to 50 feet. It avoids the presence of negroes and is but seldom seen ; they call it' the stupid old man.' Tlio want of in telligencc that has induced the negroes to give it that name is shown by its carrying away fruits and sugar canes singly, instead of tying them together, and carrying oil several at the same time, il is in thus returning to take away its provender into the 1 ? ' woo<J3 uv piecemeal that the negroes take the opportunity of waiting for ain.l shooting it The Gorilla is a formidable enemy to encounter, and in case the gun miss its mark, or only maim the animal, l ho negro is (juickly overtaken and killed, or mangled by the canine teeth of the creature. Some times when a negro is passing unawares a tree, in which a Gorilla is seated, it will reach down its arm and snatch the man up by the throat and hohf him till hu is strangled. The elephant is an object of its attack, as they both live on the same food, and, holding on to a high braucli with its laind left, it will sloop down and strike the elephant with a club. The Gorilla exhibits a strong atlachment to ils young, as an ii'stauce of which it was mentioned that a , female and her two young ones having been seen in n Ire** k1u? cn???- 1 ? , u|> uuu linn ran wilh il into the woods, and then returned to fetch the other. Her retreat liad in the mean time been cut off, an 1 when the gun was levelled at her, as .she held her young one to her breast, she waved her arm as if to beseech mercy. ]>ut it was in vain ; for a bullet was sent through her heart, and the young one was wounded and captured. Tho Gorilla is sometimes seen walking erect, with its arms behind its neck; its usual mode of progression, however, is on all fours. Professor Owen mentioned several other points in the habits of the animal, as well as in its osteology, to show Its nearer approach to man than other animals of the tribe, and he concluded by alluding to the fossil remains of qtiadromancs, to show that tho Gorilla, like man, had not existed till the earth had attained its present condition. "She always made lioino happy." Such was tho brief but impressive sentence which a friend wished ub to add to an obit nary notice of one " who had gone before." What better tnbuto could be offered to tho memory of tho loved and lost? Eloquence, with her loftiest eulogy?poosy with her most thrilling dirge, could afford nothing so sweet, so touching, so suggestive of the virtue of tho dead, as those simple words, "She always mado home happy." A fool's laugh is but a poor roward for offending Deiiv. f ENGLISH WOMKN IN I'AIUS. The following sk.-teh of Knglish women, as llicy arc seen in l'aris, is from the pen of a witty Ficnch woman : In general, the most trilling acts of an English woman arc tho results of a fixed I determination. They know nothing of the impulses, tho nonchalance, or the vivacity of a Frenchwoman. They never do one . thing rather than another through indifference; everything is the result of a decision, even their manner of walking,con. versing, loving, or praying. They do not desiio a thing?limy will it. They don't I walk?they march, because they have fixed on marching ; thuy go straight?to nothing ; they set out to proceed?nowhere in particular. .No matter?they have decided ; they will arrive at some place or other, and their verv mod s of walking ; "" ? | seems lo say, I will certainly go to no ^ place else. They possess interior laws which j | rule their conduct; they have an interior | ;judge which promptly decides everything l without appeal. Willi thein everything is predetermined; everything is the natural conse.|ueno<' of a previous arrangement? an effort?a preparation, as it were, for a journey; th<-v embark for every object.? This is, perhaps, the conso<picnce of their occupung an isle out of which they cannot stray by chance or inleiitiou?which j ! they cannot %-juit witlioitl a degree of lesoi lution. This resolute spirit, which is so dc! void of grace when applied to the liglit and j indifferent concerns of life, is of great efficacy when directed to matters of importance. The English ladies are wonderfully or! iginal in their style of dress. If we admired the British beauties with bitterness and envy, we hail with delight the fantasIleally attired beauties of another sort, i which il pleases J'rtjUc Albion to send us ; ami wo say lo lier double glory, that il- the modern Venus, that is, Duality herself, has arisen from the clear Ihilish Channel, tho other goddess whom it is not ours lo name, has scrambled lip from a muddy pool of tho Thames. In fact, we recognize in our neighbors beyond sea the double supremacy of furnishing us women the most beautiful, and women most remarkable for tho opposite quality. The English never do tilings by halves; they are handsome to perfection, or they push ugliness to deformity, and then they cease to be women. They are fossil bemgs unknown to creation, whose spe'-ies, infinitely varied, admit of no classification. One resembles an aged fowl, another a superannuated steed, this a young donkey, many resemble dromeda" ries, and some the hir.-ntu bison. Quietly sealed in a s:doon,and appropriately dressedi they uro honestly ill-favored, and no one thinks more about it l>m. m - > minm" ball, when these strange figures are dressed and are bedizened, in brisk spirits, highly roughed with shapes and motions in high relief, and their peculiar graces striking .so strongly on the senses, they produce a tie metidoUs eflect. The hiss of Early Purity of Character.?Orer the beauty of the plum and the apricot, there grows a bloom and beauty more exquisite than the fruit itself?a soft delioatc plush that overspreads its blushing cheek. Now if you strike your hand over that, and it is gone, it is gone for ever, for it grows but once. Take the llower that hangs in the morning impearled in dew? arrayed as 110 queenly woman ever was arrayed with jewels. Once shake it so that the beads roll oil', and you may sprinkle , water over it as carefully as you please, yet it can never be made again what it was when the dew fell silently upon it from > 1 t /? im.ivuu: ? mi ;i irosiy morning you may s-eo the panes of glass covered with landscape, mountains, lakes, trees, blemiing in , a beautiful, fantastic picture. Now lay your hand upon the glass, and by the scratch of your finger, or by the warmth of your palm, all the delicate tracery wiil bo obliterated! So there is in youth a beauty and purity of character, which when once touched and defiled, can never be restored ; a fringe more delicate than frostwork, and which when torn or broken, will never be rc embroidered. A man who has spotted and spoiled his garments in youth, though ho may seek to make them white again, can never wholly do it, even were he to wash them with his tears. When a young man leaves his father's house, with the blessings of his mother's tears still wet upon his forehead, if ho once loses that early purity of character, it is a loss that ho never can make whole again. Such is mo consequence of crime. J Is cfl'ecls cannot be eradicatedit can only be forgiven. It is a stain of blood that we can never inako white, and which can be washed away only in the blood of Clirist that " eleanseth from all sin." The Evil of a Bad Temper.?A bad temper is a curse to tho possessor, and its influence is most deadly whenever it is found. It is allied to inartydom to be. obliged to live with one of a complaining temper. To hear one eternal round of complaint and murmuring, to have ever3' pleasant thought seared away hv their evil spirit, is a sore trial. It is liko tho sting of a scorpian?a perpetual nettle, destroying your peace, rendering life a burden. Its imbucnco is deadly; and the purest and sweetest atmosphere is contaminated into a deadly miasma whero this evil crenius prevails. Il has been said truly, that while wo ought not to lot tho l?ul temper of others jnltucuco us, it would ho as reasonable lo spread a blister upon tho skin, and not expect it to draw, as to think of a family not suffering because of the bad temper of < any one of its inmaU s. Ono string out of tune will destroy tho music of an instrument otherwise perfect,so if all tho members of a church, neighborhood and family, do not cultivate a kind and affectionate temper, there will bo discord and evil ' work. ] .1 iVct/ro Dipintlhi.?In Charleston, gentleman who entertained a go."] deal ? company at dinner, had a black as sin si tendant, who was a native of Africa, an never could ho taught to hand things inv liably to the left hand of tlio guests at t hie. At length the master thought of a infallible expedient to direct him ; and 11 the coats were then worn in (Jliarlesto single-breasted, in the present Quaker fasli ion, he told him always to hand the plat to the button holo side. Unfortunately however, for the poor fellow, on the day a tor he had received this ingenius lessoi there was among the guests at dinner a fu cign gentleman with a double breaste coat; for a while he was completely at stand, lie looked litst at one side of tli gentleman's coat, and then at tlio otlie and finally, <|iiito confounded at. tlu> ? landish make of the stranger's .garment lie casta despairing look at his maslct, an< exclaiming ill a loud voice, "Button hole on both sides Massa !" handed the plat light over the gentleman's head.?S~a York Home Journal. The Mukiny of Cur pets.?There ar two characteristic processes in making carpet?one adopted for the more cost! varieties, and the other for those of lesso cost. In the case of the former, there is frame which the foundation of the carpel i in stretched, and into and between the mcsl es of this foundation are introduced little tuft and threads of worsted, so disposed in colo as to produce any desired pattern. A p< cnliar kind of knot fastens each little tuft and the arrangement of the front surfao according as ii is looped, or cut, or sheared produces the various kinds of pile, velvet and other carpets. The other or cheapc kinds are produced rather by the ordinary process of weaving, in which a shuttle, o set of shuttles, throws in the colored wet' threads among the warp,?peculiar adapt:i lions of a double weft or a double warp be ing employed according to the particula kind to be produced. In tanivsti-v nml i J t!?o rual Turkey carpet, the manulactun boars souks resemblance to lace-making inasmuch as the fabric or foundation of tli carpet is made by the same slow and pa tieiit band processes as the decorative sur face,?the warp threads being previously arranged, and the rest worked in by hand In all these carpets, each yarn or sepa rate thread is dye I of one color through out, so that there must be as many separat yarns as colors in the carpet. Now one o the modern novelties in carpet making i to apply to it a principle which produce beautiful results in cottons and silks, viz printing the yarns before weaving, so tlia each simple thread may have parti-coloret patterns of its own. This pr.ttern require a very nice adjustment, so that when tli various threads are interlaced, each in:r show the right color at the right spot. / later novelty, is the applieal o 1 of tin power-loom in weaving, with the priming process in ornamenting. The yarn is sub jected to no dyeing or printing whatever it remains in the stato of white worsted and is in that state woven by the power loom. Then, after the weaving, the wholt carpel is printed with rich colors, in such : way as to send the dye through the wholi substance.?Boston Bulletin. The Charity of Sjtcech.?Can a higlie compliment be paid to a mail than to saj lie speaks ill of no one ? And is any mai better spoken of by all than he who neve, opens his month to the detriment of hi fellow creatines ? And does any one it the long run live more happily than lie The charity of speech Hirt>a-;ses that o almsgiving; the latter, even if it be tin widow's mite is rewarded l>y tho feeling tin donor experiences, but the latter waits fo its reward. The impulse that prompts on< to look kindly upon his brothers's sins o omission or commission, even whilo living us ho would if he were dead?that prompt: to suppress all mention of the evil witiiii him, and readily to acknowledge his gooi traits?to speak of man with the same del icacy jis of woman?to remember thai there is no existing oreaturo without somi redeeming trait?this impulse is one of tin noblest that actuates the mind and dwell: within tlio heart. We never knew one wh< has a kind word for tlie faults of nnolhe without mental conviction that he wouh be the first to lend him a helping hand. Bruins.?An American sloop-of-war hat put into an English port, and the first liou tanaut went ashore to recounoilrc. In tin course of his travels, ho entered a taveri where a number of British officers wen carousing. They at once recognized thi lieutenant's nationality by his dress, and r< solved to amuse themselves by bullyim him. ' Well comrade,' says one, ' you bclom to the United Stales, 1 see.' ' Right,1 was the answer. Now what would you do to a man wh( should say that your navy did not contaii an officer fit for a gunboat ?' continued tbi Englishman. ' I would blow his brains out!' rcturnet our lieutenant, with great coolness. There was silence nmong her majesty'i servants for a moment; but finally, oue o them, more muddled lliau the rest, man iiged to stammer out: ' W?well, ' Yank,' / say it?' The Amcriqan walked to his side, and re plied, calmly : 4 It is lucky for you, shipmato, that yot havo no brains to bluio out !' Slruck'by the dignity of the answer, tin offend er at once apologized, and our here iuvited to join the mess. Profound silence in a public assemblage lias beon thus neatly described : One might liave heard the stealing of a pocket handItci chief! a' M"viii'in'i ln'i'fl/fs. - Woman lias a right y ,f I t ? l?; Im-:itttilit 1, intelligent, prudent ami ^ i chaste; a right to beloved, respected, ami protected; a light to exercise Ii?t coiiju ll gal aH'.ctions and licr maternal instincts; V a ; a right to reign <pieen ami solo mistress ' >j> a | over our hearts. Her duties a?"o to nurse ? I and nurture; to mould and to educate ; i to love, bless and adorn tho world. She l>> I was not created to lead armies, nor Heels, T " ! nor sway regal sccp<res. Iler's is tho pow ; r: i J er behind the throne, greater than the j it 0 | throne itself. Her true sphere the domes si . tic ? her true home and empire by our ai ' 1 healths ami in our hearts. Wo boldly as |, " | sell, what we believe, that there never has ai > been since that pleasant morning when >r l'-ve blossomed in Kdoii a well formed liar (j niotiioiisly developed woman, who has ' sighed or sought for any other sphere.? !' i We doubt if tiiere exists on earth to dav a " .? . . J p woman who is bcatililnl and lioallliy, i? loving and beloved, happy and imparting tl it happiness, who is not entirely contented to ' ^ . leave politics to men ; and the women to be I mitigated and lighted by the softening and S( elevated inlhicuccs of educational religion. IS -o...? c e Tkc Xcw Horn and the Dead.?Lavater, ? <o in his " Physiognomy," makes the followiiiii curious remarks : I have had occasion . p to observe some infants, immediately on I their births, and have found an astonishing lr ! resemblance between their profile and that J ' i of their father. A few days after, this re- l 1 j semblance almost entirely disappeared; 1 | the influence of the air and food, and prob- 2 s | ably the change of posture, has so altered ~ j the design of the face, that you would have :s s believed it a dillereut individual. I after ;j r | wards saw two of these children die, the :s \ one at six weeks, the other at four years of "j ' age?and above twelve hours after their .j \ ilealh they completely recovered the pro j ' lile which had struck me so much at their ^ 1 birth ; only the profile of the dead child 1 ' was, as might be expected, more strongly ' ! marked, and more torse than that of tho j living." ^ || i. Aii Irish veterinary student, when under J ! examination was asked what ho would re 7 r commend if there was a horse brought to ^ 11 him with a particular disease. " Oeh ! by ^ - j the powers,' was the answer, 'I'd rocom- * 1 mend the owner to get rid of him imnie '! ; diately.' Those people who turn up their noses at w y tiio world might do well to reflect that it I is as good a world as they were ever in, ? and a much better <>uo than they are likely nl . I ever to get into again. L> j Hiils Sometimes put their lips out pout' , ingly because they are angry, and some- s times because their lips are disposed to s meet yours half-way. I 'Gentlemen and ladies,' said the sltow. ' man, 'here you have a magnificent painting s of Daniel ill the lions deli. Daniel can be ^ ea>ily distingui.-dicd from the lions by the ^ green cuttuii umbrella under his arm.' ^ 1 hiring a recent trial, there was a large. 3 number of ladies present, who caused a J gentle murium itig all the time. The u-hor * called out repeatedly " silence I" when the Judge mildly said, "Mr. Usher, don't vou ) know belter than to call silence wlien la - dies arc in tlie court ?" t A notice of a recent steam I ?oat explosion B ends as follows: " The Captain swain ashore. So did the chambermaid, she was insured for $75,000, and loaded with iron.' ' Thoso who excel in strength are not most likely to show contempt of weakness. A ' man does not disj.iso the weakness of a y * child. J > Never forget the kindness which others " i os f ilo lor you, nor remind others of the kind p, B uess which you do for them. 2 It is saiil that the hunger for gold gen : orally increases wtih age. That's why, we ^ 2 suppose, so many old people always have re ' it in their mouths. s? ai ' An acute angle?any angle that enables s you to cross a street so as not to run against ? a dun. ? g ] ' 1 Tf there is any person to whom you feel 0| a dislike, that is the person of whom you ouirht never to sneak. T1 i = 1 Fi Seriousness is the greatest wisdom ; tem- T' s puranee the best physic, and n good con- 1 j science tho best estate. ,, . . . in r Experience is the most eloquent ol ' preachers, but she never has a large congregation. ?- ? 1 /'rirtliitf/ Trlr/jrnph to Richmond.?The Rich| m<m J Dispatch of tho 2il iuslant says: \Y'c aro gratified to uunouncc that in about ' i ' a week from this lime, the House Printing " , j Telegraph will be in operation from Wunliing- % (?>n to this city, by way of Alexandria ami '' * (Soritoiifiville. As soon as the necessary nrj "rangemenls cau be made, the famous Hughes instrument will be empnlyed on this line, in3 stead of the House; but it will bo the Ilughes ''l r patent improved by the adoption of soino of the ' very best features of the House Printing Telejjraph. iioth of the patents now belonging to tho r same company, this blending of the two ia thus ' accomplished. The printing Telegraph has not heretofore been extended south of Washington or the Ohio Kiver. lis introduction here, we hope, 8,1 > will faciliate telegraphic communication, mid, 1 what is more iinporlant, give a life nnd vigor BU to competition in telegrnphing that will be an J highly beneficial to tho public and the press. The Vr event is therefore very gratifying. 1 Louisiana Sugar Crop.?Tho New Orleans Trill- 1 of .. !..?? >!" - - -? ? 0..1.10 ii|> mt! sugar crop of lKftrJ at .Tib.'lS'.i hogshead*, of which 181,021 * havealready been received, leaving 14-1,8(il yet to go forward. Of the number received, 85,516 N ' hogsheads were shipped by sea from Franklin ? and New Orleans, and OH, 1 Oft up the river.? Assuming that the balance of the crop will bo j shipped in the same proportion, the True Delta calculates that, thn amount of tho crop yet to coiiib up tho Mississippi ia 75,()00 hogsheads bu- an gar, and ISUUOU barrels molasses. nrr Fight* in' Washington.? On Friday evening t last, Hon. Thos. W. Bowie, of Md., had a diffi cully with A. S. II. White, in the National Hotel, Washington, and applied bin cane to him. i Mr. White returned tho caning violently, and } during tho inelee a pistol was fired by an out- ft|j sider, the ball passing through Mr. Howie's bat j?0 Later in the evening Mr. Lander, an engineer, lnt lately attached to tho Government Wngon Road Expedition, demanded of Mr. Magraw, supcrin! temleiit of the same, why be had declined re- for . ceiving a challenge from him. Magraw replied ke by xtiiking him with a ?' billy" Hcvernl b/o ws.? I.auder I hell " waded in," and both parlies were Luilly damaged before tliey could bu sep.'tiuted. Iljc lib cut lie Banner,; Published Every Thursday Morning, by DAVIS db OH33WS. 7. C. DAVIS Editor . B. CREWS, Publisher. , TER IVX S : Two Doi.i.aus per milium, if paid in advance ; ' wo Doi.i.aus and Firry Cents ntllic cxpi- ' it ion of one vciir. All subscriptions not lim. c<l at the lime of subscribing, will be con- J <lered as iudetiuile, uiul will be continued until rrcaragcs arc paid, ?r at the option of I lie Pro- . 1 i'ictoi i. Orders from other Slates must iitcari bly be accompanied with the Cash. RATES OF ADVERTISING. | < . i The Proprietors of tho Abbeville Humor and : , rtil</,rii<l> nt /'/ ' ??, have established the followiir rates of Advertisin g to lie charged in both I npers: 1 I'.verv Advertisement inserted for a less time | an three mouths, will lie charged by the inser<> . ? Ono Tlnll" u - " 1 : 1 ' VWJ.U !??:. ...(ililiu JIJ lliril (.III* Met* of 12 soli<l lines or lens.) for tin; first inseron, ami Fifty Cents for caoli subsequent. in- \ rtion. jiy-The Commissioner's, Sheriff's, Clerk's ami 1 Inlinary's Advertisements will In* inserted in i tilli papers. a?-li eluinjiiitx Imlf priee. Slioi ill V lipvirs. Ono Dollar eneli. i tjjy-Aiiiiiiuni iiiira Cuii'liilalo, Five Dollars. Advertising an Kstray, Two Dollars, to be aiil l?v 111** Magistrate. Advertisemt nts inserted for three months, or mger, nt tlio following rates: square !5 months S 5.0(1 square i> months K.tlu Hjiuirc U months 1(1.tin square 12 mouths lt?.oo squares .'! months. S.Oti squares li months 1-1.oil squares'J months IK.on | squares 12 montlis 2o. in squares I! months I0.no i squares < months. 1 C..(lu | squares ?.) months 21.tin squares 12 montlis 2.~>.i m i squares months 12.tin squares (i montlis 2n.no squares li montlis 2(>.0n squares 12 montlis .'It).tin squares ! mouths 15.no squares (i months U5.0o squares months "I.nil squares 1:2 montlis .... .'I"i.ini squares .'I months 2''.IIII squares ?' months 'Hl.oo squares '.i iiioiitlis Jili.nii squares 1'2 montlis lll.im squares K months 2~>.nn | squares li montlis jf5.n0 squares D mouths .11 nn I squares 13 monllis 4ii.nfi I square.". 8 months 30.mii j w(nari't?'! momlis 4".l!o ] .-ipiarvs !> months -Ifl.Oil sipiare* 12 months 5ii.n0 i Fraetions of Squares will lie ulinrgeii in prnpor* ' on to t In: above rates. Husinnss ('arils for tlic term of one yenr, ill lie cliarjre<l in proportion to tin? space they cetipy, at Ow I)nf/.nr per line spare, ?5?" For all advertisements set, in ibmfilr colurn, Fitly per Cent, extra will lie ntlderi to the love rates. DAVIS ,t CKRWS, / '?? /in miff ; I.EB ?t Wl I.SOX, For /V<M. Ci:x. C. F. HKNXINtJSON, I (OF N It 'A I'At: U A.) ? Cor.. 0. W. CliOCKKlT, ? A. M. Mt'NSON, \ ciiAKI.KS i;i*i:i?Krr. ; tik'Mas di:nx kn<;lisii,m.I).. . 11 KNI? V CLA IT, Jus., I <;! :?>IM;K AI:N<>U>, SAMl/KI, VnrXti, !l Miss S? K'T!i \Y? >!!Tir. Mus. ANN A W1IKI.1M.KV. Miss VI K<; INIA VAl'CMAX, Mus. 1)1. VKKNo.V. Miss 11ATTIK ('LAKE, I'INI.KY JOHNSON, ] Write only for the GOLDEN PRIZE. GOLDEN PRIZE. GOLDEN PRIZE. GOLDEN PRIZE. GOLDEN PRIZE. GOLDEN PRIZE. n TUB GrOIiDEN P n IZE 1L LUaTHATED . B1IIF. New York Weekly r'-oi.i?rx Piuzk is C f>Hii nf tin* Itipiroct ????#! 1 ? ? .,..1.11} I'll- I > rs of iIk: day?ail Impel .a) Quarto containing i a i/hl /ini/rxor J'orli/ cotiiiiins, of the most inter- ' < ting ami fascinat iug reading matter, from the \ mis of the very first writers of the <ltiv. <1 Elegantly Illustrated Every Week. il A PRESENT, ORTH FROM CKNTS TO $500 00. 'ill be given to encli subscriber immediately on ceiptof the subscription money, This is prontc?l as a Memento of Friendship, and uoi as i inducement to obtain subscribers. u T 3D n 3VX s : no Copy for into year $2 00 and I Present. ne Copy for two years... 3 5o and 2 Presents no Copy for three years.. 5 00 and 3 " nc Copy for livu years... 8 00 and 5 ? AND TO CLUBS, iiioo Copiop, one yc?r *a 00 and:t Presents , ve Copies, one year H ill) and 5 " ii Cojiit-s, one year 15 00 and 10 " wenty-one Copies, one year So O0 anil 21 " The articled to he given away nro comprised lt lie following list: 2 Packages of Cold, contuining$fto0 00 each 5 do do do UtiO Oil each 10 do do do 100 00 ouch 10 Patent Lever Hunting Cased Watches 100 Oo each 20 Cold Watches 75 oo each \ SO do do Oo oOeach . Oo do do fiO OOeach " 00 Iiiidies'(told Watches 85 0o each "l o0 Silver Hunting Cased Wathes HO 00 each Cl oo Silver Winches $10 00 to !2.> 00 euch 0() (iohl (Juurd, Vest, and Fab Chains.. .#>10 oft to "0 OOeach liohl l,ockrts, lirareleltf, nrooches, I'ltn* Drops, east I'iim, (,'ulV l'ins. Sleeve Uiiitons, Kin^s, \ irt Sl.iiclil.-*, Wiitcli Keys, Gold ami Silver V limbics, anil a variety of tlior urticles, worth w Mil SO cents to ? 15 each. We will preser.tto every p^rnon sending lip f>0 hscrihers, nt .^'2 each, n Gold Watch, worth 0; to any nnc sending us loO subscribers, at ? cach, a Gold Watch, worth $90. Every hscriber will also receive a present. _ Immediately on rcccipt of the money, the 8 beerihor'a name will he entered upon onr hook, d the present within one week by mail, or exeat, poxl pn'J. BJ' All communications should be addressed to AI. It. DKAN, PuiiUHiiRii, 335 Broadway, New York. Dec. 10, 1858, 31 lin-12in EW GOODS! NEW GOODS!! vM7"K would respectfully inform our friends G rf and customers, that wc have made large ditions to our stock of Drugs and Medicines, u d would he pleased to havo them cull and ex- T line our Block before purchasing o|sewhere, as I ! can offer them strong inducements to buy. "j ir stock consists in part, of Perfumeries. ti I.u bin's Extract* for the Handkerchief, I'o- P ides. Cologne and Toilet WatcrH, Hair, Nail ?' d 'l'oo(h Brushes, Dressing Combs, fline Tooth wtiers, Soups, Surgical and Dental lustru tl wits. C FineBrandios and Wines, & Medieiiml purposes, and all articles usually en pt in u first class Drug Store. Give us n call. tu JORDAN A Mcl.AUGIII.lN. Abbeville C. If. July 8,1838. 11 tf j-fa? ? . j RBBEV'LLE AfJB VfASHIHGTGM STA6E UHE. ABBEVILLE to WASHINGTON I"MIK I'ROIUKTOR of this well pstnlilfohcd Line luki'S this method of informing 'ho tultlic thiit In* has channel! liis ScliciliilctfiT the -'Oiivcnicnec of passeniiers. Tin- Siairo will lie <l?-l:iiiir>?l nt Ahlievillc Court llnnse, until half past o'clock* on \ i UT.DNKSDAY and FRIDAY inoniini:", ,,f" fonlini; an opportunity for passenners on tho norninir train from (JrecnVille to jjo directly liroii'^h i o Washington. ('> a., tin* same tiny, oil* ucelinir with the train at Wns-hii'jiloii for Anfiista, Montsjoincrv, Ala. Tin- |ias--einri,rs are lotllilled :i few hours al Washington. Oil. Tin- Stane will leave Washington, (<n., "i? rri:si>AV, TIII UM?AY iiti'l SATURDAY inoriiiims. The Line has heen refitted with a eplemliJ Four-Horso Coach, Hood Tennis ami an cxpeijcncc<l tlriver. J i' I'jiw-iufeiK front nil points iihovft Xi'W' lierry. ooinj: 'West, will find that they can reach :iny point west of Atlanta in exaetlv the same lime. an<l with sfi.tlo less expense than hy wa^ itf I?ranehville. l'or further information npplv to JOHN McBRYDE. A(?"c, At the l'..>t I mice, Al.I.eville C. II., S. C. M :iv 2ti, I ^ *i-< 5 1 y J O H 1ST I ,T c L A R K, RElWIKEli OK I1 LOCKS, WATCHES, JDS'WEXj: jEt"5T ? w t)l' I.I) ropeetfiilly inform tlie oiti ... in-- in-! ru t, that h? lias Un'Ulf'l liiliis-ll' a! llm'.tM'V I, \v)n*t ?' lie will In* |>r* |iiu-<*il ti> execute. wiiii |i!">ni|>t:ii Js, all orders in his Hoc of hus<iiie?. 11 ? is \v.?ll ]>rc|ian-tl v. iili all tli- tools. and materials ..f his art, ami feels ?->> 11 tl<l< 11 in l?i-init aldu to {five satisfaction. Al1 work warranted. IITonus Cnsit April 1 !, Ir.2 1 v Stnto of South Carolina. M.r i:\-ii.u-: hisruhj]'. < hint f ' .iir/ < ! ' ' iiiiium I'/fi.i >< hi/ Hi n'f xrmotui N. I\. Ilnil-r ) v<. > A11:: <li nn-ii t. Win. It. I.lf.y.l. ) M<'(!?nvini. I'it'tV's Attorney. \YJ 11 Ki? i i.\s i!i.- I'l:,!i,till* did, on tlw niiiem It-? i.:li .lay < ! .\n\.-iiit.i r, eighteen hundred ami lifty-ei?ht, 1iliis declaration against tin; Defendant. wiiu, it is said,j is aliSclil. Irolil anil without, the limits ?.l tliij Stale, ami lias neither wife nor attorney known witliin the same, iijiou whom a eopy ol said declaration miirlit l>?* iei vi-il : It is therefore I?r-i ! 1. that the said l)cfemlant appear ami jdead ti> the said declaration, on or lu-!'..re the t wentieth day of November, eit'hieeii hundred :m<l tin ihimmwiso Inial and ali.-oltiifjiiilirnii-nt will 1 licit lie t^iveil ' nil awarded at'.'tiMi him. .M AT I'll KW M. iioNAM), r. r. r. Cli'i'k's iilliw-, N?v. 2ti, 1 sjip. 3x1 12m iho Stato of fcioitth Carolina, AhhvviLlv Ihstrii'l.? In t/ir (\,)nwon I'lcus* Henry C. l'urnell, j Attachment. Win. 15. I.luvil, \ Melluwan, Pl'fls. Att'y \\T I! KUKAS I In* I'laiuliir <1 i?l. on the sixth VV day of April, eighteen hundred mid fifty iijht, file Ins ilect.aration njjiiiuM tin- Dcfetilanl, win), (i; is said,) isahsi-nt frntii anil wit lion t In* limits ??1" this Slate. and lias neither wife nor lUorney known within tin' miiiii', u|>oii whom n ropy of III" .-.il l lit -lalM! i i might In- served: !l is therefore ol'delvd. t hilt the said |)efellilatl? h> appear an?l pUml I?? the said !. elarati?>n. ni> I|- liefui'e I lie Se\elltil liuV "1 April, eighteen n:i!ilre-l and !i:'t vnin-. otherwise linal and al?:>jiit-' ji:<li:iiieill will then he L'ivell and awarded iifainst him. MATTMKW Mi lKiNAI.Ii. r. r. v. Clerk*:. ('liiee, April >>. !."m ly TEETH EXTRACTED * With the Galvanic Process, BY S.HENRY BEARD XJENTJlST. Office?Over Branch & Allen's Book and Drug tore, Abbeville C. H. Aug. IS. lsr.8 IS If W. I'. Davis, \ Homey u! Lun) mnl Sol trior in Kfjiiifi/ AnnKVM.i.K. S. C. Will promptly attend to all huMiiess en trusted t o :P care. He I'ill) lie found at the office of the Abbeville Banner " July 128 I'! Cigars, Cigars, Cigars. TTl'ST received a !a>f?e lM, IO.fi'lO very fine )1? Cigars, worth from to s>u per thou;ui'1. Also, a lot of very line ehewinir Tohaeco, t >j{ Ito jS>l.Iii? per lh. 1 "lire French Brandy, erlainly made from the jniec of the grape.? Vines, Whiskies, (iins ?fce., of the Very host unlity that we have Keen ahlc with much care rid Miul - 4 ' ' .... s,vi.i I It> illllillll. ftli' Also, ii lew empty liarivls fur sale. JoUDAN ..V McJ.AIJCIlLIN, Jihip f), 1>"?S 7 tf W. K. BLAKE, a.ttoriioy" <EX"t Law. t G/ II.I. Practice m tin' Court* of Edgefield, V W Nt-wln'iry, I.ainvns. ami AMievillc. Oflic<??Niiu-iv-Six, AljItcvilU1, S. (JOct. 21 If Just Recoivod. A SUPPLY of I?'lt ANGIPANNI Fxtrnel, ainl Eternal Perfume for the IJandkcrch'f, i''ran^i|ianii! Toilet Water, *lo ilu Soap, <lo <lo Sachets, v which we iavifi* tin- alien!ion of Hip Tallica. JORDAN ?fc Mel,AU(JIII.IN. Druggists ami Clieniihtn. July 1, 18.18. " tf 11 Tho Cloar Starcher's Friend VII.I. i^ivc it finished ami beautiful gloss lo Collars, Shirt Rosoins, ami to all linen, milsi and cotton goods; it will found nil asBisnt in wliiti-iiiiic clo'hes, sin<1 is warranted to nilaiit nolliiiiLT injurious. For snle by JORDAN .t MCLAUGHLIN, IJruggifcta and Chemist?. Paints and Oils. T7"F. have just received a lot of PI'UK WHITE 'Y l.KAD, Linwoil Oil, and ('opal Varnish, liich we will veil cheap. Jordan ?t Mclaughlin, No. It, Granite Range, Ahhuville C. II. July 8, If58. tf II JTD. WCKeujvk; " TJRGEON DENTIST, LIi at nil times bo found at Greenwood Depot., where hew ill, with pleasure, wait those who may desire hro services. All work warranted fntisfactory. p..l? -i i ??-o 41 tf State of South Carolina, AIMEI 'IT. 1. K DISTRICT. In Equity. . T. Porolier, Ex'r, ) nnd Trusleo, f Hill for Injunction, vs. I Construction, 1 > i rccishua Daniel, Win. } tion, &c. . Reid, mid others. J T appearing to my satisfaction Ihnt Christopher Cox, the children of Cornelius Cox,, scM, the children of Railey Cox, dee'd, tlio chil en of Leroy Cox, dee'd, the children of Berlanm Pace, dee'd, and tlio children of Pliereby rice, dee'd, defendants in Iho above slnled casa id next of kin of Jane Reid, dee'd. (whose umber mid names are unknown,) reside beyond io limits of this Stale. On motion of Noble, omp. Sol., ordered ihat said Defendants do np. car and ple.nl, answer or demur lo snid bill of ^ ninplniut, within tlirco inoiilhs from the publi- tf itiou heroof or jin/i/mciU J'ro Confctt*o will I ? | .ken nuuiiiMt them. } 1 w M. u. PARKER, C.k.a.o. CuiiimiwioiietV Orti.'i-, ) ' Juu. 1?, ^ 3m ?