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THE BASHFUL MAN. i The following story was published in one of t the American annuals. Many of our readers, i probably, have never seen it. It is one of the ] very best stories, of the humorous kind, ever 1 written. It will bear repetition. As nay object is but to give a specimen of the ' l .numerous misfortunes that incessantly beset me ] the moment I appear in ladies' society, I shall < merely speak of thojc that befel me at the only dinner in Paris to which I was invited. Though laden with introductory letters, I never delivered another. I pass by the various eilhrls I made before I tn ,1 nil I'm* to coultl musiersu.uuiviK Madame O. the one that procured for me and a friend who came with me, the dinner in question. I pass by my trepidation at the everlasting1 peal with which the bell responded to my timid touch. Scarcely could I distinguish the Parlez au Suisse over the porter's lodge, where probably Swiss never stood since ist erection. I pass by several minor blunders; such as asking flic porter to direct us to "lachambre de Madame" meaning her drawing-room. Suffice it to say, that ray less nervous companion, dictionary in hind boldly led the way; that having traversed a good number of courts and stairs, we at length arrived safely at an ante-room, where stood a servant before a pair of folding doors, which he threw wide open, and announced us by a pair of names that we should never have recognized as our own, had we met them elsewhere. - ' uu Alreauy aguaieu, ami persfuuut; ? mi i.e. trepidation, this ostentatious mode of entrance, so different from the republican simplicity to which I was accustome 1, was a formidable trial to me. My cheeks tinged, my knees trembled, ?. and my heart beat violently. I slunk silently behind my unabashed companion, and endeavored to gather sufficient courage to conceal the tremor that shook me like an ague fit -Madame ; O. rose to receive us; and, as we approached her it became necessary that I should deploye from behind my friend. But in so doing, I did not j notice a large pet dog, who comfortable stretch-' ed on a red velvet cushion, lay napping beside his mistress, directly in my path. On I went, anxious only to get through the introductory ? ceremonies as soon as possible, and then to en? " sconce myself in some remote corner where, "The world forge'ting, by the world forgot," ' I might escape all notice or remark But truly says the French proverb, 'Man proposes, but i God disnoses;" and very unfortunate were his dispositions for my in'ention. As I hastened on, I all glowing with confusion, and quaking with ] frigh*, just as I began my bow, I stumbled over ! the de'ested pe% and was suddenly precipitated i head foremost, like an ancient battering-ram, in- ] to the lap of M ss P.; overturning episodically a coun'ryrnm of my own who was seated next < tiro- hatnnrinrr his rhlir On its tWO hind legs. To 1 save himself, he instinctively grasped the back < of her chair; and his weight at her rear, acting at ' the same moment that I was hurled at her in 1 4 front, decided all hesitation, and over we all roll- 1 ed together- the chairs uppermost. The vile * cur who had been at the bottom of the whole c mischief, seized me by the leg, and, receiving a i hearty kick in return, added his howling to the chorus of dismay that now filled the apartment, t Happily, the female sufferer in this malec en- s grossed all the sympathy and attention of the r company, but I well knew, that in the short min- u ute that had elapsed since I had entered the r apartment, I had made three mortal enemies of a man, a dog and a lady. ti For my own part, as soon as I had extricated myself from the terrible crash, confusion, and ti shame I retreated into the most obscure corner k of the room _ where I sought to hide myself I u and my overwhelming mortification behind the o guest9 who were lounging about there. h The call to dinner served as a relief to my em- n barrassment; for I hoped that would engross ev- p h ery one's attention, which now, I could not help a feeling, must be occupied with my awkardness. s< Following the company to the dining-room, I b saw that each plate contained a card, on which was written the name of the guest who was to tc occupy the place thus designated. Every one seemed to find his own place by magic; but fori sne, four or five times did I make the circuit of J the table, looking in vain for mine. Indeed, 11 h know not but I might hare continued running about all dinner time unnoticed among the crowd as of servants, had not Madame O.'s eyes at length s< detected me as I circled round and round with an hysterically-increasing rapidity, my eyes dim tl with confusion, and a clammy perspiration be- fr dewing every pore of my body; and I at length tl sunk into my seat, when found, fairly exhausted tl with mortification and shame. Here, again, I c< found myself embarrassed with my hat, which, having observed that all retained in the draw- e< ing-room, I still grasped with nervous pcrtinaci- vi ty. This I at length disposed of, as I thought si at the time, with wonderful ingenuity; for 1 hung it by the brim between my knees, spreading my a handkerchief over its open cavity. a My seat was next to a young lady, whom of course I was expected to entertain. I entertain! Wofully already, had I entertained the t< company, but I found myself infinitely better w adapted to entertain a company en masse than e sin&ulalim. tl The ordinary routine of a French dinner now b commenced, Soup and bouillie, fish, fowl, and h flesh; entremets and hors d'ccurrs, while a se- e rieB of servants appeared each instant at our' 1< elbows, inviting us to partake of a thousand different dishes, and as many kinds of wine, all v under strings of names which I no more under- r 'stood, than I understood their composition, or t, than they did my gaucheries. Resolute to avoid all further opportunities for displaying my pre- 1: dominant trait, I sat in the most obstinate si- n lence, saying 4yes' to every thing that was of- r fered me, and eating with most devoted appli- v cation, till, in an evil hour, my fair neighbor, t weary of my taciturnity and her own, at length 1 herself began a conversation, by inquiring how a I was pleased with the opera. The question d put at an unlucky moment. I was just raising d a large morsal of potaioe to my mouth; and in c order to reply as quickly as possible, I hastly t thrust it in, intending to swallow it instantly.? 1 Heavens! it was as hot as burning lava! What t * could I do! The lady's eyes were fixed on me, ' waticg a reply to her question. But my mouth 1 was in flames. In vain I roiled the burning!' morsel hither and thither, rocking my head from |c side to side, while my eyes, which involuntari- ]' lv I had fixed on her. were Ft : .- n^r,. 1 sockets. She regarded n;y grimaces, of the 1 cause of which I believe she was ignorai.t', ? with amazement and surprise, at which 1 can 1 laugh rtt)w when I think of it. t ? 'You're sick, Sir]' at length she gently, and in an anxious tone inquired. I cou'd hear'oa mere. My mouth was flayed with the burning ma.- s, and emarting with intolerable pain; so quietly abandoning the point, 1 opened it toils inmos", and out dropped the infernal firebrand into my plate. Not tiic slightest tendency to a smile visibly ruffled the imperturbable politeness of the woman. She rcc'.hingly condoled with my a . u 30$ nisfortune and then gradually led the conversa;ion to a variety of topics; till exerting the magic influence that true politeness always exercises, I began even to forget my own blunders.? f Gradually my cheeks burned less painfully, and I could even join in the conversation without the fear that every word I uttered shared the fate of every action I attempted. I even ventured to hope, nay, to congratulate myself, that the c catalogue of lny'calamities was completed for the day. S 'Lot no one call himself happy before death,' said Solon; and he said wisely. The ides of March were not yet over. Before us stood a dish of cauliflower, nicely done in butter.? This I natural])' enough took for a custard-pudding, which it sufficiently resembled. Unfortunately, my vocabulary was not yet extensive enough to embrace all the technicalities of the table; and when my fair neighbor inquired if I was fond of chonfleur, 1 verily took it to be the French for custard-pudding; and so high was my panegyric of it, that my plate was soon bountifully ladcned with it Alas! one single mouthful was enough to dispel my 'illusion.? Would to Heaven that the choujlcur had vanish- ] ed along with it- But that remained bodily; J < and, almost as large, and as burning as Vesuvi- t us, my heart died within me. Ashamed to con-' < fess my mistake, though I could almost as readily have swallowed an equal quantity of 1 soft soap, I struggled manfully on against the ' diabolical compounds.- I endeavored to sap the ' mountainous heap at its base, and, shutting my 1 eyes and opening my mouth, to inhume as large i masses as I conTd without stopping to taste it.? i ( But my stomach soon began, intelligibly enough : ? to intimate its intention to admit no more of; tli's nauseous stranger beneath its roof, if not even expelling that which had already gained ' an unwelcome admittance. The seriousness of the task I had undertaken, and the resolution necessary to execute it, had ? given an earnestness and rapidity to my exer- ? tions, which appetite would not have inspired; ^ when my plate, having somehow got over the fido-e of the table. uDon mv leaning forward, tilted up, and down slid the disgusting mass ' into my lap. My handkerchief, unable to bear I so weighty a load, bent under it in its turn, I and a great portion of it was thus safely deposited in my hat The plate instantly righted itself, | as I raised my person; and as I glanced my eye round the table, and saw that no one had noticed my disaster, I inwardly congratulated myself * that the nauseous deception was so happily dis- I posed of. Resolving not to be detected, I in tintly rolled my handkerchief together with all its remaining contents, and whipped it into my pocket. The dinner table was at length deserted for he drawing-room, where colFee and liqueurs ivcre served round. Meantime, I had sought ? )ut what I considered a safe hiding-place for nyhat, beneath a chair in the dining-room, for C [ dared not carry it longer in my hand; having irst thrown a morsel of paper into the crown, o hide the cauliflower, from view, should any S ine chance, in seeking for liis own hat, to look V nto mine. F On my return to the drawing-room, I chanced p o be again seated by the lady, by whom I had at at dinner. Our conversation was naturally p esumed; and we were in the midst of an anidated discussion, when a huge spider was seen unniug, like a race horse, up her arm. ? 'Take.it olF?take it off!' she ejaculated, in a H jrrified tone. Pi I was always afraid of spiders?so to avoid l ouching him with my hand, I caught my hand- g erchief from my pocket, and clapped it at once g pontile miscreant, whoWas already mounting i ? i? L? . !- :j r> i B ver iiur lempie wiui rapju duiucs. uianuuc eaven! I had forgotten the cauliflower, which i ? ow plastered over her face like an emollient j CI oultice, fairly killing the spider, and blinding i A n eye of the lady; while little streamlets of,'Si aft butter glided down her beautiful neck and p, osom. q 14Mon (lieu! mon dieu/" exclaimed the asjnished fair. 'Mon dieu/' was echoed from every mouth. 4IIave you cut your head?' inquired one. St 4IYo, no; the spider?the spider. The fellow as crushed the spider.' 4Wbat a quantity of entrails!' ejaculated an >tonished Frenchman, unconsciously to him;lf. "I Well might he be astonished. The spray of W le execrable vegetable had spattered her dress I Si oni head to foot. For myself, the moment pr ie accident occurred, I had mechanically re- p, irned my handkerchief to my pocket, but its jntents remained. 4What a monster it must have been!' observ- j ] a young lady, as she helped to relieve my ictim from her cruel situation.' I declare I W tould think he had been living on cauliflower.' Di At that moment. I felt some one touch me; pi ml turning, I saw my companion who had l, ome with me. ' g 'Look at your pantaloons,' he whispered. Already half dead with confusion at the disas;r I had caused, I cast my eyes upon my once Gi hite dress, and saw at a glance the horrible xtentof my dilemma. I had been sitting upon 3, le fated pocket, and had crushed out the liquid utter, and the soft paste-like vegetable, which _ ad daubed and dripped down them, till it seemd as if I were actually dissolving in my panta50ns. Darting from the spot, I sprang to the place IH .'here I had left my hat, but before I could each it, a sudden storm of wrath was heard at he door. ^ '1Sacr-r-r-e! bcle! Sacr-r-r-r-re/' the r in the 1st syllabic being made to roll like a watchuan's rattle, mingled with another epithet and iame, that an angry Frenchman never spares, cas beared rising like a fierce tempest without he door. Suddenly there was a pause?a gurg- 0I ing sound, as one swallowing involuntarily? y nd the storm of wrath again broke out with re- ^ loubled fury. I seized my hat? and opened the loor, and the whole matter was at once explain- ! id, Wc had changed hats: and there he stood, 01 he soft cauliflower gushing down his cheeky-tc ilinding his eyes, filling his mouth, hair, rausachios, ears and whiskers. Never shall I brget that spectacle. There he stood astride, ike the colossus, and stooping gently forward, lis eyes forcibly closed, his arms held drooping G >ut Ironi his body, and dripping cauliflower and <5 rut tor at every pore. I e I staid no longer; but, retaining his hat, I -ushed from the house, jumped into a fiacre, \ ind arrived safely at home; heartily resolving, hat to my last hour I would never deliver a let- w tor of introduction. jtaCTT?.'- . .jvi.1 1 f i ii ?n "iieeggw HOUSE FOBS MALE. THE House now occupied by H. Holleyman, Jr. and formerly by Juines D. Lcmiorc, will be sold on 1 liberal terms. J The situation is one of the beet in Town for busi- t ncss. For further particulars, apply to Nov. 17.?7*. > W. McWILLIE. % NEW CHEAP GOODS, i THE subscribers have just received, their FALL and WINTER supply >f GOODS;, which they design selling :ven lovoem than their usual rates. They :onsisL, in pari' of the following, viz: FANCY GOODS. suporior blk. Gro. do Rhine, " " " Swiss, singlo and double width, 44 bluc-blk" Afriquc, 44 colored figured Pou de Soie, " " plain 44 44 " black and colored satin, 44 figured satin Vestings, 41 plain blk. 44 44 44 black French Bombazm, 44 44 Silk Velvet, 31ack and white English silk Hose, 44 44 44 44 Gloves, 44 French and Italian Crape, Italian sewing Silk on spools, Super striped Chplly, single and double width Mouslin de Laines, Super Taglionienncs, a now article for ladies' dresses. handsome assortment of fancy Shawls and Hdkfs. Slack and colored silk Cravats. complete assortment of Stocks, (new style,) Hemstitch linen cambric Handkerchiefs, various qualities, Dambric and threud Edgings and Insertings. V handsome assortment of Satin, Bonnet, Cap and Taffeta Ribbons, judics' black and colercd Kid and Hoskin Gloves. 4 Filtet Reticules. 44 Fancy do. 1-4 black Fillet Sliawlt, t-4 Damask silk da. ' 4 Bla :k spun to do. rVliitc and black Merino Shawls, Back and scarlet Thibet do,, embroidered jirgc Brocho do. landsomo Taglioni do. LINENS. rish Linens, of every description, jinon Sheeting, Damask Diaper, fine Barnsley Diaper, Bird eye Diaper. rine satin Damask Napkins. " " * " Tray Cloths. " ?' ? Table do. " plain " do. do. " brown " do. do. Irown and bleached Towels, lussia and Scotch Diaper, Brown Hollands and Lawn Lawns, Russia shirtings and sheetings, ^ .'olored Tabic covers. Cotton Goods. luper Mcrseilles Coats. Super Mcrsoilles Quilts, i'hito and colored corded skirts, urnituro and cambric dimity, lain, figured and cross bar*d swiss muslin. " & " book muslin, lotton cambrics and cross bar'd muslins, iconct and mull muslins, isliop lawns, grocn be rage, for Veils, andsome black lace veils, lain and figured bobbinet, black and white, incn and cotton wire lace, ingle and double width Scotch Ginghams, leached and Suffolk drilling, rown shirting and sheeting of every quality, leached " " " " lue drill and york denims, pron checks and bed tick, Lriped and plaid homespun. i jrniturc and English P.ints. ulicoes, at 3, 4, 5, G, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 yards for one dollar. Woolens. iper Blue Cloth, Super Invisible Green Cloth 44 Black do wool dyed. " Brown do 44 Oxford mix'd cloth, super Saxony Cassimoroa. ittinets and Kentucky Jeans. hitc, green, red and yellow Flannels. jper Welch and gauze do. ; inlod Salisbury do. iglish, German and Fronch Morinos. andsomc fig'd Valencia Vestings. 44 44 Merino do. (new article.) 44 Scotch Plaid, orstcd damask, and Zephyr worsted. < oublc chained Negro Linsoy. ' aid Linsey and INcgro Kerseys. i >ndon Duffil Blankets, superior quality. 1 upor Mackinaw do. Shoes. < entlcmen's fine Calf Shoes and Bootees. " stout Kip do. do. ay's fine Calf do. do. " stout Kip do. do. adics English and French Kid Slippers* " Morocco and Seal Walking Shoes. " Leather Walking Slmes and Bootees. [isscs Kid and Prunelle Slippers. " Morocco and Seal Walking Shoes. " Leather Shoes and Bootees, hildren's colored and black Morocco Boots. 11 '? ?* Shoes. " Leather Boots and Shoes. " colored Gaiter button Boots, a new article. CpThe nbovo Slioes having been made to our dcr by Ryan & Haverstick, of Philadelphia, and /hitc & Pannalco, of Durham, purchasers may tfely depend on their giving satisfaction, 500 pair Men's and Boy's Russctl Bootc9, made to :der by Daniel Smith, of Orange, and warranted > stand. ON HAND, OF OUR OWN MAKE: 25,000 pair of Negro Shoes. Also?a complete assortment of Jentlemen and Youth's Hats and Caps, Wool Hats, 1?' Si.mu nnd Florence Bonnets of ,c<" ? "*-? ? eery quality. Seal Trunks, Fancy Baskets, Perrtnery, Umbrellas, Crockery, Hardware. Saddlery, lagging, Rope, Twine, Iron, German Steel, Irontare, Groceries, &c. &c. JONES & HUGHSON. Sept. 25. WARNING. B~frERSONS having claims against Thoodrick \\i? ... .w <?T,*rE. will j resent then: o the subscriber for payment. T. K. CURETON, Adm'r. Oct. 13. * . BARGAINS. THE subscriber having purchased a choice stock of Seasonable GOODS .l ... nvnnnrr, PDTr.rst at tne norm, hi h*->jls ^^ offers the same illucll Lower than have heretofore been sold in Camden.? They consist in part as follows: Colored Embroidered Mouslin Detain ) A beautiful ( do Satin striped Mouslin Delain ) article. Plain black and half mourning do. j Mouslin Delain, at very low prices I Col'd fig'd Orleans de Flora, a new articlefer Ladies' Dresses, . Merinoes, of every description Fino-and superfine black and blue-black Bombazine, CALICOES, OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. Mourning and half mourning English Prints, Super new stylo Prints, Handsome Ginghams, White and colored Cordod Skirts, Furniture Prints, new style, Furniture and Cambric Dimity, Bishop Lawns, I Spool Cotton, very low, Apron Checks, Bed Tick. SZXiKS. ts.,m??i, htiuOiln^k crro. Da Aloine Silk do. black gro. d'Alger do. do. black and blue-black De Rhino do. Chine Silk Hankkerchicfe, Fancy Silk Handkerchiefs, assorted colours, Black English Silk Hose, French Silk Hoso and Gloves, Suporior French Crape, Gentlemen's Silk Handkerchiefs, Superior ScwingSilks, Black and blue-black Silk Velvet, Black Satin, very stout, SINEWS. Irish Linens, of every quality. Bird Eye Diaper, Brown Linen Damask Tabling Diaper, Bleached Damask Tabling Diaper, Bordered Towels, Brown Holland, Russia Diaper, Superior Lawn Lawns, Pink and blue Linen Checks, Damask Table Cloths, Brown Table Cloths, Colored Fancy Table Covers. WOOLENS. Superfine Wool-dyed Black Cloth, do Invisible Green do do Blue, Citron Green, Cadet mixed and Brown Cloths, Superfine London Cassimercs, r' Kentucky Jeans and Sattinetls, London Dufile Blankets, Fancy and Blankets, Negro Kershcys, Extremely Low. Mixed English Phtips, very low< Wide Green Booking Baizo, Sup Heavy Druggits, for capeting or cram cloths, Rob Roy Shawls, Superior Gauzo Flannels, Red, yellow and white Flanels, Spotted Salsbury Flannels, Superior Fancy Vcstings, &c. Virginia Cotton Oznaburgs, very low. Brown Shirtings and Sheetings, Bleached do do Blue striped and Plaid Homespuns, Bed Ticks and Checks. Also?a fresh stock of LADIES' AND GENTLEMEN'S SHOES, As follows: Ladies' French Kid Slippers, do Kid Whalking Shoes, do Seal and Morocco Slippers, Misses' Kid Slippers, Misses Walking Shoes, Gentlemen's Shoes and Boots, &c. &c. ALSO?A complete assortment of Hardware, Blacks milk's Tools, Saddlery, Bagging.Rope, Twine and Groceries. Sept. 8. H. LEVY. FALL & WINTER GOODS. Tho subscriber is now receiving from the North, a large supply of DRY GOODS, HARDWARE ind GROCERIES. Also?A fine assortment of rr 4 to a am n 77,V.C Tn nnnMnul nistorncra or n.il J o /in r/ u (/ii a ' ? for cash, they wilt be disposed of at low prices. Sept 22. E. W. BONNEY. CLOTHING. The subscribers have made arrangements with one of the first Tailors in the city of New York to keep them constantly supplied with a completo assortment of GENTLEMEN'S CLOTHING, which thoy are authorized to wanant. The assortment consists in part, of the following articles, viz: Blue and black dress clotfi Coats, of every quality. " " and green frock do " " Sattinctt &, Kentccky Jeans Coatees defrock Coats. Beaver, Flushing and Pilot Overcoats. Blue &. blk. cloth and cassimcrc Pants, every quality. Sattinet and Kentucky Jeans do " Fino plain and fig'd Satin Vests, ? Silk Velvet do. " Vulcncia do. Also?Shirts, Bosoms, Collars, &c. They have nlso engaged the services of a first rale Tailor, who will be in ronslant attendance at the store u.id will make Clothing to order at the shortest notice. JONES & HUGH SON. State of South Carolina, KERSHAW DISTRICT. IN TIIF, COURT OF ORDINARY. Joseph Lockhart, el al. i vs. V. Aaron Lockhart, et al. j It appearing to my satisfaction that Aaron Lorkhurl, John Bottom, Susannah Bottom, Eliza Bottom, Viney Bottom, Lucinda Bottom, Aaron Bottom and Martha Bottom, defendants in the above stated ? iihnut the limits of this State:! It is therefore ordered that the said defendants do appear and object to the division or sale of the Reul Estate of Joseph Lockhart, deceased, undevised, on or before the first day of January next, or their conent to the same will be entered of record J. W. BASKIN, O. K. D. Oct. 13, 1841, prs. fee ?5 50 Wc arc authorized to announce Capt JOSEPH BASKIN, as a candidate for Sheriff i of this District, at thcensaing election. I r ' Jf ' , V . * * '41 1 . 1 =* SOUTH-CAROLINA, SUMTER DISTRICT. IN, ORDINARY. DcLuney R. Gibson, Applicant, vs. W. D. Tisdalc - J, and others, Defendants. " : j Jp^P fcppearing toniy satisfaction that W. D. TisdaJo A and bis wife Elizabeth P. and Phineas S. Gibson, defendants, reside without the limits of tliis omie: 11 is inoretoro ordered that they do appear and object to thai division or sale of the Real'Estate John K. Gibson on or boforo the 32*d day of December next, or tlicir consent to the same will be entered of record. \V. LEWIS, 0. Si D. Sept. 22, 1821. [Pre. fee, $5 50} ' Election Notice* AN Election will bo held on the second Monday and Tuesday in January next, for Clerk of the Court of Kershaw District. Managers of Elections are hereby ordered to'meet at (he several places of holding Elections throughont the District, proceed to hold said election, meet in Camden on Wednesday after the second Monday, count the votes anil declare the election. GEO. Q. MclNTOSff, c. c. >. Clerk's Nov. 19, 1841. A CARD. DR. Wm. Reanolds desires to inform Ins friends and tho public generally, that having entered into onnection with Dr. Branding, of Columbia, he will now devolo himself entirely to tho practiceof DENTISTRY. This occasion Cannot be allowed to pass, Without a sincere expression of grateful acknowledgements to his friends and patrons for that confidence which lias always been manifested towards hits, whilst before them as a medical practitioner. Now about to cm' * 'I"- N ' bark extensively, in the practice of Dentistry, he begs to assure them that it shall be his aiin, still.to pre^_ * serve this confidence; and in all his Dental Opera-' lions, (surgical or mechanical,) to give such .satisfaction as will insuro a continuance of it. . / * The wcll-dcservcd and'eixtensive. reputation which Dr. Blaudiag has long since acquired, needs no com* ment. Therefore, when thus connected, tne hopels expressed, that without presumption, they may. loo^ or that confidence froni on enlightened and discern* ing public, which they severally, and individually enjoyed. * . ' -Jon. 19. An Ordinance To prevent Hogs from limning at large within the Town of Camden. . v > v _ 4 : BE it" ordained by the Intcnd&nt and Wardens? f K the Town of Camden, and'it is hereby ordained by tho authority of,the samo. That frond and after the first day of December next ensuing, it shall be . jg deemed a nuisance for any hog to run at largo within the limits of tho raid towxr.' i-* 2. Be it further ordained by the authority 'aforesaid, That from and after the day fixed in the first clause of this Ordinance, it shall qc thc-dutj^of the Marshal's and Constables of the said town,"" and the ngui ui u.ny |Jti3uiir m seize, secure, kiji or agnroy, * all hogs found running at largo within the limits of '< the said town, belonging to, or the properly of any citizen or inhabitant of tho said town; and forthwith after such seizure, the said bog shall be sold or other, wise disposed of, by the person seizing, and he shall pay into tho Treasury* of the Town Council, one third of the value of soch hog, so seized, and're tain the other two thirds value thereof to his own proper benefit and use. 3. Be it further enacted by the dftithority aforesaid, That it shall bo the duty of the Marshall of the said Town, from and after the day fixed in the first clause, to seize, socure and impound apy hog run^p^ at large within the limits of the said town, as ancstray, which may belong to orbelho property of any per. son not a citizen or inhabitant of the said ToWn, and r'. to proceed forthwith to dispose .of the same according to the laws of the state respecting Estrays. * 4. Be it further ordained by the authority aforesaid, That this Ordinance shall not apply to hogs, being driven to market, in or tlirough the said town. 5. Be it further ordaiubd by the authority aforesaid, That the Marshal shall pay a fine of. tct dollars into the town treasury for every negloet of'duly under this Ordinance, to be recovered before the town coub. cil oh other fines-now aro. " 6. Be it farther ordained by the authoriifc-, aforesaid, That all Ordinances or parts of Ordinufccs reub # 4 . - - i pugnant to or inconsistent with this Ordinance be, and arcliereby, repealed. Ratified in the town council of Camdon, this 2nd day of October, in the year of our Lord one thousand ^ eight hundred aud forty one, and in the sixty-sixth year of the sovereignty and independence of the state of South-Caroliaa. J. M. DESAUSSURE, Intcndant T. C. Oct. 6, 1841. - , Notice. WHEREAS, no letters of ndminintration ron the estate ot Lndowick Thompson, sen. deceased, have been applied lor since his death, in pursuance of the statute, 1 have taken possession of such of hiscflects as could be found All persons indebted to said Thompson are required to make immediate payment, and all those having demands against the said estate are required to hand them to this office, legally attested J. W. B A SKIN, Ordinary K. D. Ordinary's Office, Sept. 22, 18-11. tf42 lljfr3 All persons indebted to the Subscriber, whose notes and accounts have been of one, two and three years standing, are earnestly requested to call and settle, or make satisfactory arrangements during this winter, as further indulgence cannot be granted. W. J. GERALD. COMMITTED. To the jail of Lancaster District, on the 20th Nov. inst. a negro girl, who calls her name Charlotte, and says she belongs to James Galhing, of Anson County, N. C: Charlotte is apparently about 13years of age, 4 feet 8 or 10. inches high, dark complected and intelligent. The owner is requested to come forward, prove properly, pay chargea and take her away. H. HANCOCK, S. L. D. Nov. 24. ^ tfol we are authorized to announce WILLI AM CARLISLE, as a candidate for Sheriff of this District, at the ensuing election. <r a