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T0E INDEPENDENT l'RESS * ? rvbuboife fcvkily saturday morsi.no. ' 'indMdtnihyWct jiationn, fail in nothing v>ffich - wy boldly attempt, vihcii *n*taitied by virtuou* purpose, and determined resolution.?M kn ky Ci. a y. "Willing to praise, jret not afraid to blame." ' Terms?One Dollar a Year, in Advance. t ABB3ETVTLjLE O. g! | SATURDA?," SEPTEMBER 2, 1854. j Religious Notlco. Uwnop Davis, of the Protestant Episcopal j Church,''will prcnch in the Episcopal church of tbj?;.viU|tge" on Saturday night and Sunday niorning next, at the usual hours. Hon. P. 8. Brooks. Tins'gentleman will be present during the session of the approaching extra Court for this District* and will address his constituents on Tuesday* of that week, which will he the '20th day of the present month. Bible Society. Wf,are pleased tojearn from the oommunication of Dr. Braxcii in anothor pi nee, that another promising Biblo Society lias been established iu the District. Greenville congregation , will not come up in the rear, if we know anything of its resources aud spirit. Yellow Fever in Charleston. Some alarm has been excited the last week from the appearance of yellow fever in Charleston For two or three days, the number of doaths are set down at seven or eight per day. The Mercury says it is on the decrease. The Board of Health nroniise to nublish ilnilv re porta of deaths, lienccfortli. Erskine Recorder. The August number of the Erskine Collegiate Rccordty is out as fresh and a* entertaining na any of its predecessor*. This number is the last to bo issued until the opening of the session in November. The first corps of editors take leave, and in the next number a new corps will come in. If the new ones bear themselves ns gallantly as their predecessors, Erskine will still have cause to be proud of lier magazine oflfo opring. It is now a good time to subscribe.? Three hundred and to.enty pnges of reading, for fil 00, cannot be surpassed in cheapness by any paper in the country but one, and that exception we will not specify?the renders of this noticc will be apt to cuess correetlv wlmi paper wc allude to. Lands in Market. TTx solicit attention to the offer*, in thi* i* eve, of Me^er*. liAitnor.F. and A?;w:\v to dinpo*e of their plantations. Jt in to bcrngrcttcd when aeh worthy citizens n? theoo determine to leave our District and State; hut if thev will gw. *v ?ay lot pro*p?>ritjr follow thcu*. It will be rcovilootod thit we advertised, a fev v?t)? M ia Han e^autr. Ga. llr. Hnan. iW cn.tr. is rrfflillinSr til A axaamat ic iia- "iJ2. ixJku-ia* -a* tiai he is desirous of rxsmrriac u KOi jikii iz Corolla* sffbrvling itoaiaa! To tho**. tl:?ro forc, La tfcaativ. iax# <-^cs e^x^ticaoc* to school*, art-1 (S?ir? to ii G^oncist, wo suggest the of an txtL?a&e with Mr. HrxLET. Store, Hart county, Ga. There are servrsl other lurtkM, of various kinds, to all of which aUeati'm may v?n*|>roj??rly W directed. Union Campme?ting. ScsDAVjwc attended the at the ' Dead FiMtfoiir miles below Depot, on tie Railroad. It waa a gathering, and n vast gathering, of the old and young, rich and poor, white und black, proud and humble, nnirjt and (tinin;r? Ike washed and tlio unwanted. We arrived in timo fur the eight o'clock ?crand to htar nn exculluiiL discourse front r. Mr. Wauckr, putor of tlio M. K. cougre* ion in this village. The duly of forgiveness vastus subject, aud faithfully did ho urgo iu importance. Bishop Caters delivered one of hisahlenL (ormona at the eleven o'clock services. We have never hrnrrl An ?..l?? ** ? un oratnari/efXOYt, and when wo say one of A it be?t, wc May much ' ?vtnran much. It was gratifying to us to meet with tbe vcnerablo Iiinhop. Home jfcfir* fad elapsed since we bod seen biin?*vheii wo " stood before bimit the by menial altnr?Mid we were rejoiced to soc thenppearanco of* good health attending him, though he informod us that owing to exposure, on tho Western waters, in h)? travel* the lost spring, Ids health is not .HP. n iwjcuicr so gooa u it hiu boon. T?ng may SUhop Capzba livo, to bless the Church and the ' . world witL tht excroUo of lilt lofty taloutv and the cxAmple of hi^humblo pivty I ( - The evening services eonsittod of Dr. Tat' Loa'e narrative, to which wo devoto a column ebewbert. x V. i . ' ! ; Ther? were many excellent miuUtor* on the gnrat^d'besides tlioM we lwve mentioned, among the rest the presiding elder, Rev. Bau'i. Ic&aitp mttArn eminently qualified to do a largo * amount if. labor and to do Jtw??n G?o?raL4po4 order prevailed m fur as we beard, dortfegtlw wliolo. progress of tlic luoct-1 iuft and Muid?rtb|? interest was manifested bj tfcn ntokHade in the exercises, though quite nsnwU ^oeeMion to'the Cburoh was reniiaed. Wc were once standing near fcfie "nhow^WV ; ,tn*he store of ou* friAod.^-^?*,wb??^>otlng j ** n?ao,of weminK lifted .dvaute?^e?ne ia^a?fslbow tor short upon the I ^ ': rn. '%. r #. W ?.., it f O-. V ' w-??SlfrV Ail -h f", ?!? ;'-?r*Afi fafrjPfa^i' ' '' I^fj I l i I Ml J ittjtj liiflYtf I " 1 #?' - has-frequently Jed us po moralize In the follownig' manner! ' > "\V1ien we see ft yoting man endeavoring to become rich by necking to "marry ti fortune"? not a wife^-We can bht whisper to out-self] "Tako care, girl?, he's no account, anyhow I" When Wo soe a youDg lady so whimsical and void of judgment as not to be able to discriminate between mornl worth and coxcomicnl flourish, we arc moved ngnhi to think as dhl he of the breastpin, and nay, "Do carefi^fcUoye, the truth of tlic business is, she's not?Woitli marrying, anyho'#! Again, Wlien We see ft "gentleman" who on joys the blessing of idle life?does notliing? ntteuds every party?makes love to all tin young ladicspresent?"courts" them both in tin singular and plural?when we ficc such an on< puckering up his mouth ut the more industrious part of society, because they are mcchauie? nud so forth, wo would whisper almos audibly, "He cautious, girls, the truth o the business is, he's not worth u galvanizes breastpin!'' And yet again, when we see a "young ladv' of full thirty, who liaa received the ad dressea of all the young men of her acquain tancc, who has rejected tlicni all, and is stil waitinz the arrival of the unknown?in short when we see a llirling, flouncing coquette, win smiles in the face of every man, old nndyounjj wide and ignorant, seeks the udniirntioii of all and glories in nothing save her own func-ic personal attractions, we would say to all ou young friends, "Beware! the truth of the busi ness is, you had better remember the breastpin. Dr. Taylor's Labors in China. The narrative ?f 1>?. out Taxurn. jni.s>ionn ry to Chinu, on .Sunday evening at tho camp meeting, wns one of the most intensely inter esting rehearsals to which we liavc ever leu an enr. Dr. Taylor read from the Bible the passag vuat vimy ui t'UU LIIU WUliT?, OI1U tllOi shalt find it after many days," and proceeded I an ncooui|l of missionary labor in the Col est in Km pi re as illustrative of the truth of the Di vine injunction and promise. Wo will atteinji to follow liiin over u few of his thrilling udver in res, as many of our readers were not preaen on the occasion of his rehearsal. His statement discloses the true Hource am character of the revolutionary uiovumcnt i: China which promises the overthrow nf idolntr uiul heathenism ami the establishment of th Christian religion ami civilization. It was ii 1NIH, if wo reeolleet rightly, that. Itov. Mr. Mil went to China a* a iui?->h>s)ury. l!?r lahorei several years most assiduously, ami saw as th manifest results of his toils not exceeding tw conversions to the Christian faith. Duo of thos I iiwniiic ft prenoiior. Some litnu H?il>e>oi|in*iit t< ; tlio departure of Mr. Mii.n from the Umpire , mid the arrival of another miftaionary, thor Ieanio to the station a young Chinaman wli cviiKOil great iuterest in pursuit of tho know] I edge of Christian doctrines. Ho remained wit! . the missionary some two luontlns in the constan i siudy of the books with which he was supplicc 1 but owing to some erroneous notions which li , was found to eatertaiu, he was not admitted t . the fall privileges of tlie Church, lie socmc . to possess an ardent temperament. After ha\ ing remained two months with his preceptoi ! thc< riMtn.? *1!^%;^.^ -J?1 ? * * * j, u4^mj'iv ouuut'iuv ui^appcareii witt | out leaving the slightest clue oh to whither li i had gone, and was nut heard of more, i In 1648, E>r. Taylor was sent to China, am | took up his abode at the city of Shanghai. Al ; ter being there soxe time, engaged in acquiriuj ! the Shanghai dialect and in teaching the pec j pie, ruiuon reached that city of a fortnidabl i insurrection in a different quarter of the Kin ! pire, about one hundred miles distant. Thcr ' bad never been a missionary ia those regions and it was thought the darkness of idolatry wan still profound?unbroken by a single ra^ of Chrintian illumination. Hut proclamations purporting to corn.-, from tho leader of thn in HtirgriiU, ium1 containing indications of a vagu< knowledge of much of tho history and doe trine* of itie Itlblo, readied Hhanghal from tim< to time, and cxcited Mia wonder of the mission nric*. It was at first suspected that these proc tarnations camo from soma other source, Inn eventually tlioy bccamc satisfied of their att thnntieity. Boeing that hy some means a degree of lighl had penetrated this most darkened region, And entertaining tho belief that a field was oper for the display of mora brilliant l;camu, l)r Tavlou determined to visit tho encampment o the insurgent iirmy. The eitv occtinleil In v v "j thorn (the name of which wo can not rccnll. U memory) wo* about one hundred miles di-laul from Shanghai, nod on tho aamo river. Dr Taylou procured tho sarvica* of flvo boatumn, unlive Cliiuam?n, and, supplying himself witli a considerable number of tract* and books, set out upon tils liaeardous expedition. Along the wny, thin stream, vatying In width from ono to seven miles, was Infested with plundering pi rates, and to avoid tlioin Dr. Taylor and ljii companion* Anchored at oighta in crock* which emptied into the river. In daylight^ little dnn gcr wh apprehended from ?ucb avM)?rco. ,Oc their way, as they neared the city, tlioy enc9u.1i' lered Ute Imperialist fleet. Throygb thi> the company ffiado th^ir way/afar night. To every challenge of- tho Imperialist* Pr. Taylod himself steadily refused torcply, *?d pfraveatcd his commdwi likswiM from making my aowcr. Iw^^^,lfy?aw>iMHJ;to sink tfid* crAfl, bat T?*u>b romiuded 1) is boat man thnt probably lilt their little boat in d?y!igfat much U*? iatUqiid?t ftAukp**,.. ru?mag^id?viou?.?#y, U^y >h? further Toy ago, and ?ur I Jj - "long-haired man," tho priefjjii said, bad treated thcui kindly f^Bod doiio nd violence snvc&> tlielr ?ods, and had commanded llieni to' censo the practico of shaving their heads. (Here the , speaker remarked that it Jo a custom among the Chinese to closely shave a great portion of the I head, leaving a small wisp which is left to ^ang - down in a queue behind. Some ofthesotyu^tas I reach the feet of the wcarel'.) 1 Spending ft while on (his beautiful island in i conversation with the priests, an<l distributing i j liis pamplileU) l)r. Tayluu concliulcd to rosunie I lifejoilrnry to the city, which was then not fur - ft Way. And after obtaining front the priests several fragments of their demolished gods, be sides one complete marble imnge, wbieli hnp5 pened not to be broken, lie started for his dess tined point. (Here the speaker exhibited the * thumb which lie lind taken from the hand of one ? of their idols. It was a complete imitation of t ; the hitman thumb, beautifully gilded, and not f less than seven or eight inches in length. The 1 inquiry arose to our mind, how can a people having the genius to fashion such beautiful images, have the stupidity to fall down and adore - tliom?) But on approaching the city, his boat men grew timid, and no inducement could prc1 vail upon them to go on shore. They even re i ltiscu 10 iuiKi 111111. &o, niter Having toiled tivc i> dnvs, through so many dangers, and arriving in full view of the city, he was forced tu return I, to Shanghai without effecting the prime object il of his journey. r I$ut Dr. Tayi.or was not satisfied with one i- fruitless effort to visit these insurgents; and lifter resting a few days, lie and his boatmen sot out again up the river. They went on much the same way as before, cncouiitc.'ing tisc same t* obstruct ions, and overcoming tliein us before. '* I'nss:iig through Hi0 Imperialist I'.-.ct, they again visited the hospitable priests on t|u< islam], 1 and afterwards pursued their way towards the ncui (jv.ui, i-u \. riy;u n me miauilCIl Uecnillc c niarmcil, nnd refused to accompany the minion11 arv to tlie eity. 11c at length, however, pr?" I vailed upon tlieiu to set him on shore, nnd "sol>' itury uud alone" proceeded up tlie river. Along the hank of the river a kind of dike wall or 1 levee had been thrown up, uud to screen hintself from the cognizance of the besieging IniI pcrinlist?, he followed a narrow defile wliieh ran along inside of the wall and close to the ^ water's edge, (jetting out of view of the Iiij" pcrialist*, lie left the river and started up an V ascent towards the city. Here ngaiu lie met with formidable obstructions. Trees thrown II aci'ugs the wny; uliorp spikes of bamboo thick ly ami nrtniy not til the ground, besides nuineron* [tit* dug in tho road and mipcrfieinlly covl?; ored with straw. Over nil these ho finally " j mndo his way, and eanio in view of a party ol j tho insurgents. Seeing thnt ho was ol?ervod " j b}- them, bo laid down his carpetbag and by ' signs requested sonic of ihcta to conic to him. ? | A man came down and carried" hir burden up 0 j the remaining portion of tho hill. On hi.srcach"! ing tlie city, tho greatest wonder pervaded tho I' ! Iionillnt iml n f/irnimini- lm?l nnv?? 1.rtr. 1 amongst tliciu. Tlicy crowded around hiin, ^ and inquired hisbtisines*, earnestl}- pressing a c . disclosure; but lie refused to tell tlieni, saying ? J that lie mast first communicate with theirlead: er. After repeated efforts to induce liim <o , make known to them the object of his visit had rt . failed, they conducted him through seven dif'*. fereut opeuing gateways, each ot which was ? j guarded by sentinels, to the quarters of their j Chief. As lie passed, the multiplicity of sol1 diers, and the strength of their fortifications, j overwhelmed him with surprise. Entering the 3 ; apartments of the Chief, n nlnin nr.! - ? - X , ?. ? j " ing mau appeared niul told hiui lie wiuj the yr.c e sought, and asked liiiu his business. The visi" tor would not believe that his host was the e Chief, and btill refused on that ground to com' municnte. Finding that lie was incredulous, y the Chief ordered bin attendants to array hini '* iu hie official costume, which being done, * hw doubts were removed, and he unfolded the * object of his presence, lie found ihat the in5 suigonU were indued lighting aguiiixt idolatry; * that thoy ware professing and practising to the 3 extant of- tlwir knowledge tbo doaLrin?.af the vunsuon mini. tilQy ODgSgOCI III liiorifttlg OXCr' ciuos after n mnnncr aimilor to that of Cliris^ tiutm. Here Dr. Tavior loomed what had be' tonic of tho young man who had ?o mysteriously loft the missionary ntflhunghai. He it1 ' wn* who hftd promulgated these doetriueR, and 1 ' not the revolution in motion. 1 After breakfasting with tho officer*, and dis tribtiting his tracts Dr. Taym>r started buck to T bin bont Reaching the place, ho found that Itli ltrtofman !? %?!. .1~? ,.?? guuu uneii uuffll nil! river ' some linlf mile; but ho followed and fonnd them. They met him with surprise and joy; Hnid they cxpectod never to ?eo him ngntn.-? But Mtill they could not be induced to go with 1 him to the eity; and taking the remainder of ^ his liuoltH, he ect <iut agjiin for another vld{.'? '' After leaving thp rlv'<ir,'ahd(U8/he ascended'the ' hilL by'a itranjjrf and unfavorable caincidcnce, "the fmpevfnliit fleet5 ino^d 'tottfiVda Uffijfttjr, 1 and ?orimioiiocd/fi|n#.':' liiip secpied, to excite. 1 'ji^ siispifcjon finajig thcr iuimrgontf* Unit tb?ir '' vjiUor was aip;s and when he gained tho ejty 1 mio soc^xl ViniQ lie V'.nugrcetod^nither coolly* ' Auxiouf, however, to diiuibiiBo their,mind# of _ any unfounded j>rujtiptcol<lio rumanitd ?btne Unio 'WiUi tliora and beffcrt hji departure, was 1 eofiducied ftrouinl, .lonbtlofts wltli n r.pcciii! dettio g^n^th of ihoir" works, ; the n'uniljcr ond 4i?oipIf<ic of tlicir soldiers, and all tbeir r<^Ur?^ 6f dufencc. It woa trqly an imp^Jng^Mc. ;Tbcrc worepr^i^y notfcu ,??y, w4 "vf :: r^';^'?! j nnd the niissipiini-y soilglft liia buflt. Iliabmfcct of linm nnd chickens becntttd tiiirdoisoirfo/ nud observing ft destitute-looking man sitting htihfl door of a miserable hovel, he bcckoaod him nnd gave liiuj tlio basket. Tho poor mnn. foil on his knees, nnd wanted to worship tlio giver! liaising him up and leaving him, the missionary pursued liis way, readied his boot, nnd finally Shanghai. The speaker closcd by alluding to his early association with the people of this community, having preached his fiVst sermons here, and | that 110 congregation in the wide world could awaken emotions l.ke those that swayed his breast on that occasion, llis chapel in Shangihai, since his return to the United States, had been demolished in some of the conflicts of the contending parties, the insurrection having ' readied that city, and ho desired to commoncc , right here to rc-build it. His narrative was | truly thrilling, and this allusion and appeal ' brought tears to the checks and money to tho I ?i. t 1. j dollars were raised in a few moments, and in | more prosperous times, wo liavc no dcubt thrice ! that amount would have been contributed. AVe have thus followed tho narrative of Dr. V.wr.on. imperfectly it is true, but as best our I memory serves us, and space will allow. lie I is ovidenlly n man of iron nerve and extroor| dinar}* energy, although his appearance belol kens the mildness and gentleness almost of wo, man. 1 - [Von tiik i.niikt'knuknt rn >>*.] j Mctsrt. Editor*:?I am requested to give no tice that a Bible Society was organized otGroenI villi: church in this District on the 27th inst., ! after the delivery of nn appropriate and forci hie sermon by the Ituv. 1C. A. IJolles, Agent ol ! tlie American Bible Society. This society " I auxiliary to the Abbeville District Bible SociI ety, an<l contributed on the occasion thirty dol : lars to constitute their Pastor, tlie Rev. J. C i Wii.fJamu, a life member of the Parent Society j The following constitute the board of officer* Kov. J. P. Wti.mams. President; Uoiinn-i i Ihiowxi.En, Vice-President; John Doxalii, Sen., ' Joskimi Dickson, Jami:+ Skakjout, James Cotv an*, A. Stkvexsox, Thomas IIawtiioks and Sam i fkl I)onai.i>, Executive Committee; Sami*ki I Donai.k, Secretary and Treasurer. i am liiiuruitM mat uie congregation was ! siimll, owing, (loitbtles-i in part, t? the progress j of ? ciimpmccting in n:> adjoining neighbor | hood. Air. J>i>L!.K-i seenia lie a very efficient Agent ! in bcbulf of this great enu*e. ISAAC imANCir. Secretary Abbeville Dist. liible Society. | A iiffu.it :?), 1851. NEwTlTiMSr Tun editors iiovu ljuun clouted to the Caiin dian Parliament.' -i i? 1 ??;- ! ? lllilM: Wliu IIICUI, 11. IS Hill II, lOl the crows of tlio British fleet in the Baltic. A reward of ?1,01)0 is offered at St. Louis for the murderer of Mr. Violett during the luto riot. Ilis brother offers it. Two prisoner#, Parker and Fox, under arrest ; for burglary, made their escape on Monday night from Kichlnnd jail. Th? wheat crop of Wisconsin is reported to j be abundant. The granaries of the fanners were never filled more plentifully. ! The King ?if Saxony was killed on the 9th, ' by the kick of a horse?his carriage being overI turned, and lie thrown uhder the horses. There nro nt present six "hundred and fortysix prisoners in tlic House of Correction nt Boston, which is the largest family ever before nr>scmblcd in thtt pliant city homestead. Vcvnv, Indiana, is the only town ?.?>. U:e Ohio i'ivcr where a ease of cholera'has never occurred. There is not ft well in the whole place. The inhabitants use cistern water altogether. A destructive firo has tiken place ntTro\'. Eight blocks in the centre of the business part of the town hftvo been consumed, and the loss estimated at $1,000,<>00. It id stated that 1,000,000 bushels of wheat wilt be rniaod in Dodge county, Wisconsin, this i* - >? u mav wi uim iuui more ftre tlioutsamld of ocrca that will yiedl from fifty to sixty bushel* to the ucrc. , y'r *. i . . j . A nol'oat Oflioc liiu boon cUoblibhcd jn tho lower part of Crocnville UiitricVuimilci from Lino, Crock, ill Xaurens District, by tKe'ijntne of CotfkgO llil! P, O.y fti?l Coptnini-T. If. Stokes appointed Portroastcr. 1/, fair. Two biorfr bnl'cs of new cotton were received yesterday?<>n? from the plantation of Mr. J. Da via, of. .Fairfield district, nn<i the other from tlio plantation of Mr. J. llendrix, of Lexington district, nml bought by J. A. Keniiey, esq., at 9 J cen I a. Qualify fair.?Carolinian.Tlio lion. Thomas Cljiyton, formerly a member of tlie House of Represe ri hi t i ve?, and afterwiir^ lJ.:' ^. Senator from-Delaware, and at j ou> time cliUf justice of tl)? aopertor court of that State, died at Now,CastlQ on.Monday last, i.u ^^tliycarsof Ui^ttge. . -i . J, Kkw Cottok."?Tlio first bale of n?w cotton this Mason was Bold ill our town on loot "Wednesday, by,Col. J. \V. DucKctt tp Col. a T: Agtiew, nt the liigh ,'prieo of 10 cents" Mr pounJ. The quality' W fifc>iHftlf b**l<ajfcn < sttperi?* totlfo dlttcnop-of 18C3>?Afor&rrtOH. * Captufh Hiittlfls \raS ufrt?te3 in Now YVtrk on Friday at tho instnn'on i>f-tfi<Ms who suffered ty4a?lfi g property nUhc borabardin^sit.of Qrcy;U)wn,.?u^4 held to 1??U .for further, in vcsligatiou iq ,tlie sdpi of $20,000. 'flic affair b*s caused \ '; Jaw* ItpundVcuc. cfiargedwith being conVectud Hidi an' extensive couhterfeitWe wo*" arrested af Phris,"RyM on Monday. $7/100 Wostoiind upd? him?^fifties'on th? Bank of North Car<?1ipi; and.othor donomioatiuoa on of! . '*BVotH4K->?riu! rattcwon (>. .jr.) MaUigcn-', cer.giycsji curious inclijontqf ilie Jate^thuuder. k*tu. -%A li'tUfl girl A ^iodow before \fhfcb if?t a voting mnpleCftifc After * 1 bplllhnt flinbj a eornpl?t? itoag? of the"4j%e 3 Was found Wftrintadou fair MLf. TUi* i# Bdt " U?ji|??MmUw?.pf thekiud, but itc%f|??0gd. ' Urj^MWno*,, . , i ^ At o^LooUngrjpja^b oncost Fj-i- . * . 5p> -i*0 .?s*j <-St >;nf?it?? . ^ ?s?>;: 4|&ti? & - a - *k ? ' >. ?'' /j - 'Jr - > .1 ' ' fffll.vy1 ' . Soirfo Of the highflying iirfctdorncy refuse Mrj' dftncc tbte etr.soii nt tlio spring?, because com- / -laon folks could do the. mho. That pots its in iMn A of wbat OUr_ teaolior, jnpvB. Press]/, sftid , to ifa onco when wo brid bc*h imbibing "It j ain't sinnrt, nny negro' cod get drunk." The nefct tiling Wo hear of, those brainless rnpscjillions will refuse to out, bcanuso decent people ' nre supported thereby. When will wonders ccn.-w T?Nttcbrffij ijcntinrl. Charles L. Lewi*, the Democratic candidate, who is said to l>o elected to Cfongftjss from tbc Kiiuawhii district of Virgin!a, is the son of ri tnilor, and worked nt the trade in his father's shoo until lie was eighteen years of age, when he left home, and l>y dint of hard toil t>ucceeded in procuring a college education and studying law. When admitted lo practice he returned to his native village, where lie has been clcctcd to tho'Virginia Legislature, and served a term quite creditably. A Daui.no Attkmit.?Henry Grange, an Englishman, aged twenty j-enrs or thereabouts, nnd an upholsterer by trade, arrived in this city lately, and took lodgings nt the .-jailor'* boarding house of Michael Quiun, in Hcdou'a alley. About four o'clock yesterday afternoon, he entered the proprietor's private room for the purpose of robbery, but lincl not executed Iiis scheme, before tho proprietor aceidentally entered and interrupted bim. On being thus discovered, lio nmde a desperate assault on the proprietor, and inflieted several wounds with a knife?three woun Is in tho back, one in the side, one on tho - forehead, and one on the shoulder. Grange attempted to escape by clearing the enclosures across to Church street, but was closely pursued nud arrested, when he was ' taken before John A. Oyles, Esq., for commitment and prosecution. Although severe, the wounds received by Michael Quitm arc not regarded dangerous. \_CharletloH Courier. Tiik Giievtown Affair.?The Washington correspondent of the National Democrat, Aug. 10th, says: "The (Ireytown affair is just becoming n ' matter <>f interest, in the cabinet. The action i of the Iiritish officers in the premises was the . I subject of a protracted Cabinet meeting to-day, j and the Columbia, {Com. Newton's flag ship) I vynnu iiiiu \ lxen win uo ordered to tin; (Julf, ; to regulate matters niul things. Iii a day or . | two I slinll ho enabled to j;ivo you the views . of the admiuisl ration, and the details deterr mined upon. For the present, 1 am snt.isficd. Commodore Newton is ordered to repair to the > Gulf with the Home Squadron. 'Despatches have been reeeivod at the State . department from Mr. Buchanan concerning the { detail* of a treaty he is iicuotintiiijj, relstive to '; the Mosquito kingdom and tin- IJriti.sh protcei to rate. If this treaty is consummated, it at ?. once settles the San Juan Difficulty." i .iyccoiuus iroiu an pans oi inc.country rcp! resent tho wheat to have been safely housed. | Thrashing is coing forward, and large quautiI ties of new wheat will be prepared for the mill by the time high water will enable tliein to get general!v and fully in operation. At Itochester, N. V., a declino in the priec of wlieat is said to be not only expected, but "confidently fixed upon bj- all concerned." The millers! manifest, little anxiety M commence grinding, and therefore do not press their offers for pur eliu*<> upon farmer*, una, it is added, " with the present expectation of farmer#, the millers are , afraid to begin operations, lest their first purchases may not rcnch the Eastern market before the decline anticipated shall have taken place." In Baltimore the receipt of now fionr is increasing, the inspections for last week being seventeen thousand barrels nirainst fourteen thousand for the pro*, ious week.0 [Charlctton Courier. A Sulnr Phenomenon, of an interesting character, \va? observed at New-York and Newark, ! 011 the 11th instant, between 'J and 11 o'eloek in j the morning. It is quite unusual ia those lnti' tildes, hut will he found described in the books , as seen elsewhere. The sun appeared to be stirrounded br several rings of different shades, shapes, nncf ceutres. Two of these-- intersected each othor at two points. The inner circutufc* rence of the rings within the point* .of intersection wore dark, but beyond these nointsthev j were luminous. Several other circles ami ores j appeared, with the sun either in their cireum-1 fnrence or noar one -side," "wliilc Under tho aua i wns an inverted rainbow. Brnqdo snys of these phenomena: "No very satisfactory explanation of the enusc of these curious but rare phenomena has . yet been given. Huygcns supposed them to be {irnduecd partly by* tho reflection and partly >y the rcfrnction o'f the sun's rov-", tilling on ?n infinite namber of small cylinders 'of ice suspended vertically in- the atmosphere, and having certain determinate positions relative to the sun and the observer. This theory is j explained at lenntli in ?????1 -1-? -r _ _.,.!r?0 .... vmv owviivI ivmuic UI liis Opera Posthuraa." . For a Ooooif 'iSB'CnLtf, tao'the-bedt rcrh^dy known, viz: STABBLER'S ANODYNE Offrai?Y-TftKraOTORbu 4 saved the" lives' of. lh'onsnb^ i? 't?ed ii?T"?li? r. practice, by h tttl jt-bd? of the iridkfc K physicians, manyofwhoni have given their'! testimony irr writing that it ift more reliable 1 than any other proprietary medicine with which they arts acquainted, for "tho rum nf ?1?? j cn#cs of tha tlitont rind lungs. 'Don't neglect your cold?Mt irinyfbo tiio precursor Of Cou- j | gumption, nnd speedily lead you to your grove.. j Every family puglit to Lecp tliis' medicine on nana, rcod^' for instapl iwc. . .,r- L . f 2 Bcfs descriptive pamphlets to* be ha<J> gratis k of the ngontiiw " Prico .foir wch, only fifty cento per bottle, or 6 fS 60. "<*<** . ? B. IL STABBLKIt A CO., Proprietory ? ml i>, - Druggist*, lioUimore. t Sold by Db. F. F. GARY. CokMbnrv*^^ ? - -> . WAIU)JLAW AJbYQN, AUbivilloC. If.; 1 r>' IIAVIXANI), JIaURAL <fc Co., ... JW1wl(!wilo'?gent^ Charleston Aifd^by-Mcpeliaflt* gen orally; ~Aug. lb 'frt- 14 "2**."]; 4pj v Covtiiwia,? Aug, 30.,*?The demand for cotton it in Our market wa? dail .and inactive, at Unapt? Y tied and irregular prices. ,!60 bales sold at C eepts fpr inferior to-'&f for 'good middling. AuauviLlk, Aug. 81'.7- otton rangMxfrom 5J- g( W i'di t&i&i 1 ^ ttl : ,jj* . h AugUAt/^ithe'lW i? ?<!?B64 6fTh6miU f. WlillarHv Ksn-, of ftcrue)* '#!*i wun^Ala^pc m . , >v. . - y; -.v. -** gfift, .?* P'?? in compute option for grinding wheat and corn. a JOHN DONALD. Aogoat 31,18&4. 17 4t To the; Finder. LOST, On Saturday, 26th ultr, Ott the rcmd ffoni Abbeville tillage trt< Warrcnton, A GOLD BRACELET* having in it an cucnitcd dagUcrreotVnO likeness. Tlie finder will confer a favor ana be suitably reworded, l?y ret0mi?? it to the owuer, whose iifimo may be found at the Prett office. ' Sept 2 17 It NOTICE, . TI1ERE will be ft Rnil Horn! meeting at Lowndcsvillc on Saturday the 2d of September next, to which tlie public is invited to it' tend. Addresses ?ro expected on that ocennion, from several distmsguislicd gentleman of tlii* and the adjoining Districts, Bv order of Jons spekh. Director. August 31, 1854. 20 It NOTICE. ArndCAl'lON will bo made at the Legist laturc of South Carolina at its next Session, for un Act of Incorporation of The Society for the support of Iudigent and Superannuate*)) Millisttu trf tlm 1 * *' - /-.....yuureaouieP benevolent purposes. ~ Abfceville, August 25, 'J54 2-17 3m Notice. * "VVJS, the Trustees uf Smyrna Church anil T Camp-ground, do hereby giyo notiec that, we will apply at the next uearfotl of tho Legislature for an Aet incorporating tjs as n body legal and politic, with tho privilege of extending our jurisdiction half a mile each way, B. D. KAY. Sce'c. August 24, 1851 17 8m" 'A VALUABLE PLAJTTATIOH For Sale. SITITATKD on the wntcra of Mulberry Creek, in Abbeville District, In rt <*ery pleasant | and healthy section, about threo miles from llodgcs' Depot on the (Jreoivville and Columbia Kailroad, nnd containing 235 Acres, Aboijt one-half good w oodland, nod tho other half mostly fresh and in a high state of cultivation. A very comfortable-dwtflliflg-houso, "?.! ? ? ? nun C..WV1, i^iiuu iicgro'caoini, and all other noccMnry out-buildings. Purchasers arc requested to call mid- cznnine fur themselves. JOSEWt AGJTEW. August 23, 1854. IT , ?" Lands fbr Me.. A S 1 intend removing W> tbe West the en*u1 JL ing winter, I offer my lands for mI(.? Consisting of my homo place,- containing about 560 Acres, lying on the Railroad, two and a Italf miles bc? low Donnldsville. The plantation is;In excellent repair ; on the premises are a eonjfortablc dwelling, gin-house nn<l screw,, and every necessary building, together'with a' firtt-rcte w*ll ui water, a sumcitnt portmi of Uus tn?t u woodhNML - ? X . My other place lies on Gooae Cfctk, one and a half miles from DonatdsvOlc; Hd ?>t>'m jg ... v 307 Acres . of very excellent Tacd. Qn this pl*c? necessary buildings, and * never-taijiag (pring. The plantation ?ip food repair. The half of tliia place, at least, i? 111 wood% the trance freshly clcared Ian d nnd is in fine fix- fur eultivat ion. tiseerffa Tlfose in rrant of lands would do wdi tt mTI and sec these place*, as I nm determined tfogivo a good bargain. ?.. . ' August 24, 1854. 1 tg* Npwberry Sentin?$ cqp^'and forward account to tho Ordinary's "o?!#, Al>THE STATE OF SG13TS4 CAnOLli^AAbbevillc IHz(nct?(Xtoti$rii.^ WHEREAS, J. L Bonner liavo applied to mo forAdministration, on all and singular tba caMb and > ?* These are, therefore, (9 and singular, the kindred and creditor* of tbo said deceased, to be aod appear befocaj^ ai our nest Ordinary'* Court |orjlM^ni|^|gri8ly to be hojden at Abbeville Court llouaa^ oirthe eleventh day of Sejitethber'next, to?how eau*etf if any, why the said administration ahonld out be pfontoo. ?: - .1 Given under 103- hand and seal, thi* tvrentr ninth day of August, in the one thousand eight hundred and ^fgpvfour, ;'' i"?nd in the ?Vdntj''ttinthy.yott' of -Independent. - - ^ ^o^aiiTTEP &sssb^^B fi c f .? ' - Xt '"' t. fe* ' * Sit . .