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T'fF BROKEN MERCHANT. " Come," said a friend one evening i? the winter of lr?41. "let uo iook in upor the Wa-hingtonians ?" "The Washington*?" I replied, " Ant j?;av, who and what are they?" Have vou not heard about them ?" " No." ' * Then you a e ignorant of one of tiu most rorimkaLL facta in tlie history o: the limes." ' Explain \ ourself." 44 With pleasure. Ahnut nine month.* ago, perhaps not quilt; .co !on^r, there were assembled in a drinking-housc in this city, (Baltimore.) six men, well ad vnnced in vcnrs, who h;.d lor a iong time been confirmed drunkards, or, at least, ho wedded to the love of strong t?rink, as to have found it almost impossible to live without a dailv revort to its stimulating influences. They had met accidentally, or rather, w ithout am* other design in rem ( pairing to the bar-room tlinn that which had taken tiiem there a hundred and a hun. d:eJ times. But in the mind of each there was a feeling of sorrow for his enslaved and wretched condition. A strong deface to rise out of it?vet a painful, hopeless sense of weakness. How often, hI.is ! how often had each made resolutions of reform. How often had each renounced the cup of confusion, only to seek again the bewildering draught, and to mik still lower in the scale of human degradation ! Thus they met as they had often met before; hut neither seemed inclined to call for the subtle poison that had so many times stolen away their reason. Soon the feelings of each became known to the other*-, and they felt n sudden hope springing up in their minds?a hope in ihe power of association. Sad experience had proven to each one of that little company, that alone ne could not stand. But together, &houl ier to shoulder, hand to hand, and heart to heajX they felt that, though the struggle woum he hard, they could and thc\ would conquer! " In that moral pest-house, then, while i inhaling with every breath the tempting, fumes of Ihe potations they loved, did this ! little hand pledge themselves to each oth- ! i i*i _ r : ? ! ?r, never again to <Jrmi; any Kinti 01 in-; toxicating drink?spirits, wine, malt, or cider." " '1 hey did not keep their pledge, of; course," I said, interrupting hirn. 44 Who oxer heard of a confirmed drunkard be-I coining a sober man ? The hope for such ; a re-ult h;i3 Ion? ^inco faded from tho * % j minds of the henex olent, and now ?il the: cfTor's ot tempeiance reformers are turn-! cd +0 tho keeping of sober men fioni he coming lovers of strong drink. The' drnnknrd will remain a drunkard to the j end of his life ; there is no hope for him." j 44 Do not jump !o conclusions quite so j hastily," my friend replied. 44 The re is! h< pe for the drunkard, let mo tell you.. Itut hear me out patiently- These six I men. cocn after thoj* led thus pledged; tin to each other, determined that j they would make ?n ctfort to increase< their number. They accordingly organ-. ?<Vu vf?ciety, and called it the 4 Washing- j inn Temperance Society.' Then they j went to some of their eld companions,, told thern what they had done, and invi-j tod them to join their society. A few j were found to break away from their hon- i dn^e and unite w ith them. Thus their f tact and influence became increased. hers soon followed the samo example,, and it was not. long before the society ; numbered o**er one hundred members, each one of w hom had been lor years in the habit of drinking, and most of them i rr?*;?nnj)y to intoxication. \11 this time, each member was using n'l his poweisof reasoning and persuasion j to induce bin old companions to come in.! Some would, on the nights of thtir meet- ' ings, station themselves near the grog.'; shops they had formerly been in the; habit of \ isiting, and intercept those w hom J thev knew, before lhey had reached the j doors thev were decking. Then they' " / I would reason with them, and persuade them to come to the society ; if not to join, at least to hear. In this way numhers were added. Such members as had no work, were aided as far as possible. and efforts wcro made to procure work for them. 41 And thus the reformation has gone on. and now 'The Washington Temperar.ee Society* numbers several hundred members, nearly every one of whom had f ecu in the habit of drinking to the extent of serious]) mniring his prospects in life. iiverv week they meet regularly, for tho uceplion of new mcmbeia and mutual ? mouragemcnt. And these meetings areol a highly interesting nature. Is. unity, some of the members relatn theii experiences, and these are frequently .-.di eting in a high degree." ' Surely you must be drawing on your imagination. The thing surpasses belief.1' "I have not told you half. But come. Let us go to the meeting ; this is tho reg. ular night." There was no hesitation of course. In m ft:w minutes we entered a largo room nt tlie corner of Hanover and Lombard streets, which we found crowded to excess, with men of all ages, mostly meO y clianics .and working.tnen. Wc pushed tut ?iw>:il;r>r s stand. UU I ? (i % U|. ...W .. r and then turned to survey the countenance* of tilt* assembly. It was a sight to move the heart. There were men, oht and gray-headed, and youths scarcely eighteen, into whose very vitals had been fixed the tooth of the destroyer. .Men wlio had been slaves, some for a long series of years, to the most degrading vice. But now "they stood up as heeinen, and there was scarcely n face, marred sadly some were, that had not an expression of serious, manly determination. in a little w hile after our entrance, the pi* lui.ir.arie* of the meeting being over, - v?T'u o: ir.e membra successively rcla:-.J vr.urrior.-ii- Seme;? aw ?\es* ' were humorous and amusing ; but more i! frequently they portrayed scenes tlmt i touched the feelings, and often drew tears j from the eyes. They were the sim1 : p!e unadorned histories of real life, told I by the participators in them, and often ! with an eloquence of tone and manner ! that stirred the heart to its very depths. ; i To give any of these now, is not my fj design. And so we will pass by this part I -? T * U _--v r? rt<p t r. /] i rw?/A t/\i? n rLI ttf in A j ui itjc uicci i ugf (iiKi iui (A u I?IW! mcnts over the scene that presented itself ; t when the President invited those who I ! wished tojoin the society to come forward and sign the pledge which was read. It was in these words : I j We whoe nanv-s are annexed, desirous of forming a society tor our mutual benefit, to guard against a peruiciou* practice, which it injurious to our health, standing and families, j { do pledge our.-eives as gentlemen, that we will j not drink any *pniious or malt liquor*, wine or i : cider." I I ; A dead silence ensued, which lasted j ; for only a moment or two, when a slight ; | noise was heard in a far corner of the j j room. Then there was a motion in the j j dense crowd, and presently a man was ; seen coming up the aisle. He was ; scarcely past the prime of life ; but had a look of premature old age. His face was j i so swollen and disfigured, that the evo I . * turned away from it involuntarily. " Do von think there is anv use in me j signing it 1" he asked, as he paused at the j ; table on which the books of the society j ; rested, trembling from head to foot, and j ! gazing up, appealing!}*, into the face of! the President. There were few who j ! looked upon the wretched being who did 1 ; not feel a rising emotion of tenderness ! , 1 j 3nd compassion. 44 Yes I do," was the prompt and posi- | j tive reply. 44 It is the only thing that j can save you. And it will save you !" 44 O sir, do you really think so 7" 44 I know so ! Sign it at once, and : you a free man." ! 441 will! I will !*' the poor creature said, ! i in an earnest tone, taking the pen that the ! Secretary held cut to him, and putting, with an eager, trembling hand, his name ! to the pledge. 44 Abide bv that and you are safe." j said the President, smiling. 1 441 will try," responded the man, and i his tones were steadier, and had some. ? thing of confidence in them : and he < C? ' seemed really liken changed being, full I O ~ of hope and resolution, as he turned from < the table and mingled in the crowd. o Then came another and another until forty-nine had signed the pledge. 4* Come along! We have room for 1 another one. We must have fifty to- I night," said the President, in a loud, ' cheerful encouraging tone. " Como a- i long with us, and we will do you good. ] Who will make up the fifty ?" For nearly five minutes the President waited, hut no one came forward. Just as the pledge hook was about to he closed, there was a movement near the middle of the room, and then there came tottering up the aisle, a feeble old man, with a head as white as snow. He seemed at least three score and ten, for he was bent, and leaned on hisstnfF, and his face was that of one very far advanced in years, though it was, painfully disfigured by signs that none could look upon and misunderstand. Me came up elowlv, letting his stick fall at every step, and evidently trusting to it for support. Theiewas a deep and breathless silence. The President, who had been talking almost incessantly for half an hour, urging, inviting and encouraging persons to come forward, censed his rambling address, and stepped forward a pace or two to meet the old man. 44 Let rne sign?lot mo sign !" ho said, in a low, agitated voice, and the Secretary handed him a chair, into which ho sank feebly, and then took tho pen that . was offered him. Hurriedly, as if he feared that his resolution would fail him, ! did he subscribo to the pledge. As he I lifted the pen, a tear fell upon his name. j Silently ho then arose, and slowly reI tired. His clothes were old and worn, | and his coat seemed, from its appearance, 1 i to have seen almost a quarter of a cen; tory. Bill it was whole in every part, though patchf.fl with almost innumerable i . t ! j pieces, and of various shades. The few I j thin white locks that covered his head were smoothly combed and parted. The bosom of nis shirt was clean but coarse, and a white cravat was tied about his neck with a care that indicated plainly 1 enough, ns did his whole appearance, that a woman's heart had cared for him, and i a w oman's hand been busy about his person. I felt naturally, as did every one, a j strong interest in this old man, and when : il.e meeting broke up, 1 kept my eye upon : him, and followed out closo behind him. At the door I parted with my friend, as it ; wnslate and we had logo in opposite dij rections. The old man was but a few i paces in advance of me, as 1 turned up i | Hanover .street ; I lingered behind, half! : resolved to follow hun home. When he j came to .liaruei street, no crosseu over j and proceeded on wcstwnrdly. I was ; but a few paces behind him when he! came to the narrow street now called j Little Sharp street, mostly filled with j ! poor and comfortless tenements, many of which are inhabited by blacks. Into this j he turned, and scarcely yet determined : i as to what I should do. I followed closely | after. It was past the hour of ten, and the night was very cold. A keen norlh; wester was blowing, and, as I turned into j this little street, the wind came rushing down with chilly violence. The old man seemed to shrink in the cold blast, bs if its benumbing influence had penetrated his thin garments, nnd reached every j l . r L _ L _ J.. f L 1 ,1 pari 01 ms nony. i nau proceecieci oni wards but a few steps when a female i urc darted pa?t me, and paused at the | old man's side. 1 " Oh father t" ?a?d a low. anxious, 1 Uc:rX'..~? L-rt hv-r yovi bee*. ? ; .nn^.wnwi \ I linvc searched after you for more than ! ] an hour." I The reply was made in so low a tone j that I (*oiiId not hear it. | " Are you r.ot very cold ?" the da ugh: fer n-keo, as the two moved on, the old j I i .i.? ?r. > i111 n Railing upon intuitu ui mi Liiini iui j support. " No. Kite," I could hear him say, "I J am n< t ;cry cold, f'ut if you have been lout for an hour, this hitter night, you | | must be chilled to the heart." Just at this moment the two passed under u lamp, and I could see that tiie outer 1 dress of the voting woman was very poor j and thin, and that it clung to her slender j form as the wind swept past hor, showing i | that beneath this were but few comfort| able garments. I fell the truth of what the old man! said, for, wrapped up as I was in a warm j cloak, I was yet very sensible of the ex- j treme cold. Hut the daughter made no reply. No other word was spoken, cr at least none other caught my ear. In a few minutes the two stopped before a low frame house, of but a single story, with a loft, or attic above. Into this they immediately entered, and the door was quickly closed after them. If I had Celt an interest in the old man, J ] I now felt a far deeper interest in (hat gentle bring who, under Such paitifiii j and trying circumstances, could cling to j him as she evidently did, like a guardian j angel. There was a deep.toned, unutter. able tenderness in her voice, as she mur-1 inured the word 41 father," that moved : my feelings. And there was something j in her manner, and carriage, obscurely seen in the feeble glimmering of the street j lamp, (hat fold of better days. I lingered for a minute or two, irreso ! lute, after the door had closed upon them, j and then turned away, resolved to know j more about that old man and his daugh- j ter. What I subsequently learned, I will . I now present in the form of a simple, connected history. And if it mikes the * same impression upon the mind of the 3 reader that it did upon my own, on turn- t gin the last page of the narrative, ho will, * even if he have said it a hundred times 1 before, feel like saying more fervently f still to the 44 Washingtonians," the "Jeff- e arsonians," and others of kindred nssocia. u lions,?44 God speed you in your noble " jflcrts !"?T. S. Arthur. jf DISTRESSING OCCURRENCE. Wo have rarely been more derply mined than wo were at tho relation of f the casuality we are about to record. On , * x Wednesday, of last week, the lady of Mr. William George, residing on the O ' O Liberty Road, eight miles fioin Haiti, rtore, placed her infant daughter, aged ibout three months, upon a bed, spreading ioin-: light covering over it, where she eft it in gentle repose. A short time af. 11 cr, the servant of tho family entered the . ipartment with a bundle of clothes and without perceiving the child threw them ipon tho bed where they remained until " he anxiety of the mother was excited by he protracted slumber of her infant, vhen, unconscious of tho servant having . T nlered the npartment, she hastened to a no bedside, but who can describe her ago- j c iv at finding her litilo one cold in death,! ^ suffocated by the weight thus heedlessly 1 daced upon it. S?? severe n pang para- 1 yzed her every faculty and rendered her ' indeed a being to he pitied?and even at j the present moment, we arc informed, she j can scarcely be made to acknowledge tho ' reality of iier melancholy privation. 11 j ( Tobacco a Remedy for Arsenic.?A j 1 young lady in New-Hampshire fell into 1 ^ the mistake so often committed, of eat- . ing a portion of arsenic which had been . prepared for the destruction of rats. Fain- c fill symptoms soon led to inquiry ; and j c her mis lake was discovered. An elderly | c lady who was present, advised that she j( should be made to vomit, ns speedily as ; 1 possible, and as she had always felt a per- j1 foot loathing for tobacco in every shape, j it was supposed that this would at once j j effect the purpose. A pipe was used, but < without producing the nausea. She next I chewed a large portion of strong tobacco, j and swallowed the juice, and that even j] without a sensation of disgust. A strong decoction was then made of hot water, of which she drank perhaps half a pint. Still there was neither nausea nor dizziness, nor did it operate at all. cither as an emetic or cathartic. The 1 painful semations at her stomach, however, subsided, and she began to feel well. 0:i the arrival of physicians, an emetic of blue vitr;ol was administered, and produced one operation. One or two days after there was a discharge of dark green color, approaching to black. No ill consequences followed. Another case oceured in the same place a few years subsequent, in which arsenic was taken through mistake, by a sick person, and she employed tobacco with the same success. She, loo, had always loathed the article, but now chewed it, and swallowed the saliva, without producing sickness at the stomach. No emetic was administered nor any other remedy. ? Sullivan's Journal. SSIEIifiFF SALES. OX Writs of Fieri Facias will be sold before the Court House door on the tirst Monday and day following in September next, within the legal hours, the following property, viz : -100 Acres of land (more or less; whereon the defendant rcsidt s, adjoining die lands of Daniel Campbell, Charles Hcndrich, N. Gibson, ci al., also ninety-three acn e of land (more or less) lying j on both sides of Deep Creek, adjoining the lands of Itcv'd. William Moore, James Taylor, ct al., at the suits 01 John Jackson and Uurgesa Hubbard, t*. :u.. \ b. George \V. Mertdor. i.'t: Acr-.s jl' iv:d, mcr-; o: Jo=f, o-: little H!aok Creek, whereon the defendant resides, with a Saw and Gmt mill therein, adjoining the lands of Abner'Jordan, ct al., at the 6u;ts of Fletcher Manguin and Burgess Hubbard, vs. James Joplin. 1000 Acres of land, more or less, 0:1 Beaver Creek, waters of Thompson's Creek, whereon the defendant resides, adjoining the lands of John McColmsn, Sarah Parker, and John Turnage, at the suit of M. A- R. Hailey et al., vs. Daniel A. Graham. 600 Acres of land, more or less, whereon the j defendant resides, on big Bear Creek, at the suit of M. & R. Hailey, ct al., vs. Stephen H. Parker, j Two lots in Powe Town, known in the plan of j said Town by Nob. 74 and 75, (seventy four and seventy five,) fronting two hundred feet on Powe | st. by three hundred feet deep, containing one and ? mnrp nr lrss. levied on and to be sold : a 44"** uv*vwt ' 1 | as the property of John Doten, at the suit of J. W. Blakcney, vs. John Doten. Ten negroes, viz: Jacob, Stacy, Henry, Delilah, Abner, Flora, Keziah, Sally, Sip and Isaac, at i the suit of Wiley Parish Co., vs. H. &l J. C. j Craig. One negro man (Dennis,) at the suit of M. &. R. Hailey, ct al., vs. Ranald McDonald. One negro man (Hugh,) levied on as the prop, erty of D. L. McKay, at the suit of the Merchants' Bank of South Carolina, at Chcraw, vs. D. L. McKay. Terms?Cash ?purchasers to pay for necessary papers. JOHN EVANS, Sh'fT. C. D. j Shff's. Office, ) August 13th, 18-11. \ 40 31 F4J9ILY 3IEDICIJNGS. j -J rHE Subscriber has received and is opening in the Store abovo Mr. Wadsworlh's, and rpposite to Mr. D. Mallow's, a good assortment J >f medicines selected especially for family use, j ind for his own practice. He will keep no ar. j icle of which he does not know the ingredients ind properties; and none except such as he [' mows to he of g >od quality. His tinctures and j liniments will bo ready for use in about a week ' ' torn this time. Ho will ilso keep a genoral as- I orfinent of DYE STUFFS and other articles isually kept at such establishments. The few rticlcs of this class not now on hand aro ex. i lected toon. ' M. MAC LEAN. ? July ?G. I.AYCETS. rHUM B LANCETS, Spring Lancets, Gurn . Lancets and Tooth Draw era for sale at the I ( iew Drug Store. ( LEMON SYRUP AND MEAD SYRUP ? At the New Drug Store. TATIAR2YDS ' fe"K7' FLL put up in small jars. for rale at the If Now Dm g Store. REMOVAL. ! THE Subscriber has removed to one of his i upper Stores, l our Doors Abore Comer of Front and Kershaw Streets, r'nere I shall be pleased to wait upon my friends .nd customers. My present stock of goods are qual to any in the market, and I leave for New | fork city in the morning to purchase an ADDIrrnvAT. STTPPI.Y. The present stock, and ' lie poods hereafter to be received, will be sold at ' fERY MODERATE profits. A. P. LACOSTE. Chera'jo, August 11, 1812. 40 4t i PROSPECTUS \ Of the Farm House of the XIX century, or Sncyrlopadia of Practical Agriculture, confining the best mode of cul ure adopt d in Vance, England, Germany, and Flanders; ull practical instructions to guide the small :ult:vator, the farmer, the director, and the urge proprietor in the impiovement of an esate; the principles of agriculture, and the culture of all the useful plants; the training of iomestic animals, and the veterinary art; the , Icscription of the various arts relating to agri- j tulture; rural implements and buildings; the ! management and improvement of vines, fruit ; rees, timber, and forests; tanks, etc ; the e- \ :onomy, organization, and direction of a rural j rstab.'i-hment; and finally, Ugi;!atiQ0 as zp. olied to agriculture; closing with a table of contents alphabetically arranged; a ii-t of figure*, abbreviations and authorities cited. An Elementary, Complete, and Methodical Course of Rural Economy, with more than] Two Thousand Engravings, representing the | various Implements, Machines, sets of Apparatus, Breeds of Animals, Trees, Shrubs, and1 Plants, Rural Buildings, etc. D;gesl and J Revised by a Committee of Scientific and i Practical Agriculturists, belonging to the Agri- | cnltural Society of France, under the dircc- j tion of M.T. Bailey, Member of the Societies J of Agricultural and Horticulture. Translated ! from the Frencii, with Notes adapting it to the j use of farmers in the United States ofAmori- ; ca, by Eiizur Wright, Jr.. formerly Professor i of Mathematics, and Natural Philosophy in I the Western Reserve College, Translator of j f - LV vm* n'nn'a | lj-1 i Ulivoim. Agriculture is the foundation of all human j arts?the art for which man was made, and ; the perfection of which is his chief happiness j and glory as the lord temporal of this planet* i Of this sublime art, all other arts and sciences are hut satellites, their business being to wait j on, enlighten, and adorn it with their moon- j shine. Consequently no man more ttian the agriculturist needs the full use of his brains, '' and a perfect command of all the treasures of human experience. So the farmers of the United States view the matter; and in pre. senting them with a translation of the celo. brated .Maison liustique, of the French, we have no doubt of their hearty support. It ic j the work of all works on practical agriculture j ?the most scientific, clear, and ccmprrhen- j sive, France has long excelled in profitable farming. This is the source of her wealth. | England is rich by coals and commerce, Her j agriculture is splendid, but sometimes costs j r? more than it comes to. Those who have ! fortunes to spend may buy the vast works of J Marshall, Dickson Arthur Young, Loudon, i &c., but those who wish to get a fortune out ' of lhe soil will find the French writers better able to show them the way. The excellence j or French elementary works is well known to j all teachers. For centuries, the .1/aison j R/istlc: h i* in France, the elementary work?the spelling book and grammar of /arming. The present edition for 44 the nineteenth century/' has be^n re^writ'ten and brought up with the 44 march of mind/' by sixty of the ablest "agronomea" of France. It has all the light of the latest improvement?, not only in France, but in all Europe. William Cobbet, one of the most successful fanners both in England and America, who wrote the best style and the best French crammer that ever was, valued the Maison Rustiques, not only as an encyclopedia of farming, but us a means of educating his children. He was his own schoolmaster. In winter pvpnintra his family rp?nlve?l itnolf into a school, and ho thus speaks of the use then made of this work:? 44 Our book of never failing resource wag the French Maison Rustique. or Farm House, which, it is said, was the book that first temp, ted Dugnosnois (I think that was his name,) the famous physician in the reign of Louis XIV., to learn to read, Here are all the fourlegged animals, from the horso down to the mouse, portraits and all; all the birds, reptiles, insects; all the modes of rearing managing, and using the tame ones, and of destroying those that arc mischievous; all the varions traps, springs, nets; all the labors of the field and garden exhibited, as well as the rest, in plates, and there was I, in any leisure moments, to join this inquisitive group, to read the French, and tell thein what it meaned in English, when tht picture did not sufficiently explain itself. I never have been without a copy of this book for forty yearp, except during the time that I was fleeing from the dungeons of Ca9tlereagh and Sidmoutb, in 1817, and when I got to Long Island, the first book I bought was another Afaison Rustique.*'?Advice to Young Men, Art. 291. U( I lie quaf iiicauuiia u* wo nausiaiur, <w may be said that he is a practical farmer, and in regard to his translation of La Fontaine, which has been reprinted in England, an English reviewer confesses that he does not knew the English writer who could have done it better-*' Terms ?The work will be published as a' semimonthly periodical, in numbers of 56 pages, octavo, e;<ch 25 cents, and when completed will contain foity numbers, at 810 Five dollars paid in advanve for the first 20 Numbers, shall entitle subscribers, to tho remariing'20 Numbers for four dollars;? Or, nine dollars in smaller sums, (if not less than 81.) regularly advanced during the course of publication, shall entitle to the same reduc, tion. The 1st No. will be issued on the 1st of July, 1842. Al! orders and remittances should be adtiressed to S. S Haskell, Publisher, 138 Fulton-et, New York. New York, June 1, 1842, All editors who will give this prospect. lis fifteen insertions, and forward the papers containing them to the New York Watchman, shall be entitled to one copy of the work. South Carolina, ) William B Hamlcock. Chesterfield District. $ Tolls before mc ono imail yellow bay horso mule, four years old, wiih i largo boll on, came to his house abo.t the 23d jf April, 1842. JOHN P. RUSHING, Magistrate. Any person claiming the said mule can find the mub eight miles west of Chesterfield Court House ; lliey are rrqucstc 1 to coino forward, prove property, p?y cliargee, and tako tho inm" iway. July 22, 1812. 37 oemflm. POLE BOAT FOR SALE. rmnv p.,l. in,lies R Rrviu will lie sold JL on favorablo terms. She is row on the way up and wi i bo delivered to the purchaser on lcr arrival. Apply to cither of the subscribers. 1). MALLOY. W. & T. BAILEY <Sc C<i. JAMES H. COLE. December 4, IS41. 4 tf COTTOY COTTON 1AR2T. TIIE Subscriber has received on consign, mcnl from the Do Kalb Factory nt Camden 3. C 12 Bales very superior Cotton 0*nasurgs and 12 Bales Cotton Yarn, which ho wil soil by the B.ilo to Merchants o?\ as good o letter terms than they can purchase in New i York <>r Charleston. Ho would also invito tho Tlantors of tbo neighborhood to call and examine tho Oznaburg*, they will find it a cheaper and belter article than nas ever been sold in this market. G. H. DUNLAP. Choraw, April 4, 1842. 21 tf CHEAP GOODS. THE Subscriber has now on hand an excel* lent assortment of Summer Goods w hich he will sell at prices unprocedcnterily low.? Among his stock may be found a variety of Printed Lawns and Muslins, French, English and American Prints, Printed Cambrics. Plaid, Jiconct, Swiss, Mull and Book Muslins, Cotton Hose, and $ Hose, Fillinette, Silk, Cotton, Kid and Buck Glo'.es, Irish Linen, Cotton Shirting 3-4 4.4 and 5-4 Domestics, Apron Checks, Ticking, Palmetto and Fur Hatj?, Black Siik, Bomb zinc, Bonncto and Ribbons. ?!?';!: &nd IL.ib Cassinicrc Blue, Black. Brown, Oliver and Mixed Cloths, Gambroon. Summer Cloth, Linen Drilling and a variety of other goods for Gentlcmcris' Summer wear, Kentucky Jeans, M ir. scilis Quilts, Tabic Covers, Mousse!in DeLnin*, Flannel Vesting, Fancy and Pocket Hdks., with many other seasonable ai tides too tedious to enumerato. Those wishing to purchase will have no reason to be dissatisfied with the prices. D. B. McARN. June 1S42, 34 tf A CARD. DR. JOHN LYNCH having permanently located himself in the town of Chcratv, respectfully tenders his professional services to the citizens of this place and the adjoining conntry. He hopes hy a diligent attention to hifc profession, to receive a liberal share of public patronage. Ho can always bo found nt Ins father's (Con's w Lynch) rcsidcnco on Market Street. Chcraw, July 1st. 1P42. 34 tf RLACKOITIIim r?HIE Subscriber has this day recommenced JL business on his own account and hopes by close application to business to share public patronage. My pricrg will be moderate. H?r?e Shoeing will receive my personal attention it is therefore warranted to be done with neatness and despatch. N. B.? I ain now prepared to repair, or put up new lightning rods. C. I. SHIVER. April -I 1842. 21 tf WOOD, I HAVE again resumed the business of Hauling Wo'Kt, My old customers and the pub. I jo generally nre respectfully informed that I shall l)e grateful for a renewal of their custom, and pledge myseif to haul loads that will please. A. P. LACOSTE. July 19. 1842. 36 tf HEAD QUARTERS. General Orders. No?.] Clarendon, July 8, 1812. W. E. II.iski!l, having been appointed pay miMler General, with tho rank of Lt. Colonel, will be obeyed and respected accordingly. l?y order of the Commandcr-in Chief. J. W. CANTEV. A'li't and Inspector G'J:?T A-.*.-*! 2. * 3t< ^up *EW STEA*I"BOAT A Steam boat Line has been formed in conneclion with the now Steam Boat "Utility" and a sett of tow Boats ut present three in number others wil1 bo added as the business may require. The Utility was built in Wilmington in 1841, and draws when empty but 19 inches water. Sho carries 501) Bales of Cetton aud draws than but little over three feet. Country merchants who may wish to get their Goods up in the Summer and early in the Fall when tho River is generally low will find it to their advantage to patronize this. Several forwarding Merchant, and other residents of Cho* raw and other places aro intercated, and feel confident that they can hold out such induct* mcntr to tho back country as will be beneficial to all concerned. The busifnesR will bo tfono principally by towin? lighters which will insura a passage while there ia tuo feet water ia the ohunnel. B. BRYAN A. BRO. Agonta. From the Transcript (Charleston) of March 3d. Charleston S. G\, Feb. 28, 1842. Thia to alt whom it may concern?we, the undersigned, William Bird, Joseph Addison, and James Marsh, junior; shipwrights of the above named city, by the request of John Kirkpatrick, repaired on board of the Steamer Utility, coin, manded and owned by the said Kirkpatrick, and after a full examination of the hull and construction of the said Steam Boat Utility, are of unanimous opinion that the said Steam Boat Utility is in every respect suitable and strong enough to navigate any River or Rivers, and capable of carrying five hundred er mora bales of cotlon. To which wo hare fixed our names and seala this 28th Februry 1842. W. BIRD, [Seal.] JOS. ADDISON, [Seal.] JAS. MARSH, jr. [Seal.] Charleston Feb. 28, 1842. I do hereby certify that I was Pilot on Board the Steam Boat Utility and that the said boat was exposed to a heavy sea during the passage between Wilmington and Charleston without receiving any damage. 1 do alao certify that shs didnotwoik. or show any signs of weakness, and tha'. she was not pumped out during the time I was on board of her. WILLIAM CLEMMONS. June 6. 1842. 30 lan>f3m The "Charlotte Journal and Jcffeiaonion, Sal sbuary Watchman and Fayetleville Observer* will each insert the above onco a month for threw months, and forward their accounts to the office of tho Farmers'Gazette, Cheraw, for payment. The Subscriber has just received, and #ill keep constantly on hand.Cotton Yarn and Twin* at wholesale, from the Manfactory of Rocking, ham. GEO GOODRICH. Chernw. .Tun. 1840. 10 tf ~ DANIEL JOHNSON, WOULD respectfully inform tho citizens of Cbcraw, and the public generally that he has now on hand a good supply of Gentlemens' fine Boots and Shoes and Ladies' fine Seal Shoes and Kid Slippers, together withe variety of other kinds all of which are offered at low prices. A supply of northern Sole Leather end Cslf Skins of tho best quality just received ted two good u orkmen employed so that Boots and Shoes of a goodjqualiiy will be made to order vn short notice. "* G' ntfemens' Summer Clothing for sale cheap. Sugar, ColLc, Salt. Molasses. Rice, Ac., will he sold as ow as such articles can be bought in thia market. May 9, 1842. 26 tf_ Corn Wanted. WANTED to purchase from 1000 to W0 Bushels corn to be delivered in Cheraer, or at any af the landing# down the river, for ; which the highect market prico will be paid I). MrNAlR. April 11.1842. 22 tf In the Common Pleas. Chesterfield District Henry Easterling, ) Declaration vs. > on note in ^ G. W. Booth. ) Attachment. WHEREAS I lie Plaintiff in this action did on this da^dile his Declaration against G. W. Booth, tMBfcndant, who is absent from and without the limitR of the State (as it is said.) and having neither wife or attorney known upon whom a copy of the above Declaration, with a rule to plead thereto, may be served; It is therefore in pursuance of the Acts of the General Assembly of this State in each cases, made and provided; Ordered that the defend, ant, do plead thereto on or before the twenty, sixth day of December next, otherwise final and absolute judgment wili be then given and awarded against him by default. T. BR VAX, Office of Common Pleas ) Chesterfield C. B. Dec. 25,1841, S 9 Ic3mfly spring a:?d summer goods. THE SubMiribcr has just received a well selected stock of Pancy and Staple Dry Goods, G. II. DUNLAP. Cheraw, April 9, 1842- 22 tf CORONERS SALE. ON a writ of Fieri Facias will bo sold before tho Court House door on the first Mondayfin September next within the legal hours, 96 (nine., iw *.i*\ nf Inrid. mora or Ices, whereon the I v ; 7 ? j defendant resides, adjoining lands belonging toI Jos. T. Burch, Pr. VV. McBride snd Repsey Tucker, at the suit of Ex'r. and Ex Vs. of John Craig against David Sellers and John Copeland. . Terms?Cash?purchaser to pay for T'tlea. W. L. ROBESON, C. C. P. August 13, 1842. 40 3t E. VV. DRENNIiYG WOULD Respectfully inform the public that he has located himself on 1IAP.237 STP.337, Opposite Mr. Moore's Hotel, where he intends , carrying on the DYING AND SCOURING BU8INKS8. Ladies' and Gentlemen's garments cleaned, and, if faded, dyed the original or any other coL or, and pressed in ihn neatest manner. Carpets* ft Table-Covers, and Crumb-cloths cleaned without njury to the Color.?Cotton Yarns dyed Fast Colors. JV. B. His dying will not soil the whitest article. Cheraw, August 16, 1842. 40 if store: to kjshi. I HAVE rented all mv Stoma, except the one next above Mr. Georpc II. DunJap'i, and one door below corner of Kershaw and Front Streots. This Store i* considered a first rate stand, and will be rented on liberal terme. A. P. LACOSTE. August 2, 1842. 38 tf j VHEgIr V vnEGAR ! ! PURE Cider Vinegar, White Wine Do. For Sale by A. F. T.ACOSTE. I '"'v 12. '842. 35 X(