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purpose, anddrtcrminrdresolution.?Henry ClaY\
" Willing to praise, yrt not a/raid to blame."
Terms?One Dollar a Year, in Advance.
~ ABBEVILLB Or H
FRIDAY, APRIL 27, 1855.
unr Aganii.
wiltiam- Hili. and Jonx McBbyde,
Bwjs., are oar agents. Any orders left with
them> will be attended to.
Dfeath of F. 8. Vandiver, Esq.
P'. S. Vandiver, Esq., a well known and
able lawyer of Anderson, died, in that District.
on tbe 13th instant, of consumption.
Death of Gov. Seabrook.
Itos. WniTEMAusii B. Seabrook, ExGovernor
of South Carolina, died at liisresidence
in St. Luke^s Parish, on the 16th
instant.
Executive Department.
All applications for Executive clemency
must be accompanied with a report of the
case from tho presiding judge; otherwise
the)' will, not be considered.
April's, 1855. 49 3t
Imprimatur's
Favors have bia received, a little too
late, however, for (he Appearance of either
in this issue. But tliey will ho interesting
*t any time. Will the writer believe us
grateful for his attentions, and continue
them ?
Special Notice.
The nextnumber will conclude the second
volume of the Press. Of course the publication
of the third volume will be commenced
forthwith. Will those of our patrons
wfioSA ftlihQP.rmiinna /'nmmnnnn vtriflt
,
volume recolleet to remit the dollar now
pretty soon for auotlier year? "We want
money; not that we love it, but tho comforts
and necessaries which take so much
of it to buy these hard times. "NVe hope
to see from you soon, friends!
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Monthly Exchanges.
We have the latest issues of the Farmer
<t Planter, Erskine Recorder, Godey's
Lady's Book, and Arthur's Home Magazine.
They are all as good as usual, if not
better; but we have not the 6pacc to notice
their respective excellences at length. IN or
is there any need perhaps that we should.
To those who take them, it would be superfluous
to point out what they already see ;
and to those who do not take one or mor'.,
or au 01 tnem, tlie best word is subscribe.
New Inventions.
Mr. Mitchell, of New York, a brother
of the Irish exile, it is 6aid, has invented a
machine for setting types, and a yankee has
invented anotl?er for drawing aW the Ties
* from quack advertisements. We protest
against the former, as likely to decrease the
already inadequate Wages of journeymen
'v printers; and against the latter, as certain
to collapse the columns of country newspapers
to a fearful degree. They are innovations
which onght to be resisted "at all hazards
and to the last extremityif they are
not, "Othello'# occupation's gone!
Prospect of Crops.
- * The prospect, at present, for a wheat crop
in this region is rather forbidding. Both
wheat and oats arc Buffering for rain. We
understand the vicinity of Whitehall was
visited with a refreshing shower on Monday
Jast
From some other sections of the State
we have more cheering accounts, whilst
again in others there is a similar cry of
cold spring and dry weather. Good rains
in a few days, we doubt not, would yot ensure
an abundant harvest.
The Charleston Fair.
' Toe fifth annual fair of the South Gaiw
Una Institute was well attended. Hon. J.
L. Orr delivered the address, which is
highly praised by the Charleston papers.
Among the articles on exhibition, of which
there were some fire hundred or more, we
notice the following from the up-country:
Dr. J. Toono, of Abbeville, two bottles of
claret; one dozen bottles of ink, by R. T
Parks, of Edgefield; one box of fancy
flowers, by Mrs. Dr. Goloino, of Laurens;
specimens of wheat flour, by Rev. Whitevord
Smith, and V. McBee, Esq., rye,
oats and eorn, by Dr. A. B. Crook, all of
Greenville; and woollen socks,by Miss U.C.
Clayton, of Pickens. The great majority
of articles exhibited were from Charleston.
Dr. James Morrow, of Ibis District,
- -?n? ?
y v^uiuikou n wiiwuuu ui ^ftpaUGftg BUTIOtilies,
which were gathered by him whiftt ior
Japan ia the late expedition under Commo*
dore F*rbt, It is perhaps not known- to
I': ... all our read** that the vast empire of Japan
has heretofore been almost entirely in*
accessible to the outside world, the Japanese
refusing to trade even with their aearekt
neighbors. . It is gratifying, therefore, to us,
' as American#, to know that the efforts of
oafGofsrnment to open tmU wjtk them
? bate succeeded Some two years, or more,
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since, nn expedition was fitted out, nnd, in
charge of Commodore Pkkkv, dispatched
thither for that purpose. Dr. Morrow wan
sent, we believe, as ngent of the Agricultural
Bureau. We hnd the pleasure of meeting
him immediately on his return to Washington,
seeing a part of his Chinese and
Japanese collections, and hearing a most interesting
account from him of the manners,
fcUftoms nnd character of the people who
! live and move on the opposite side of tho
planet to which we belong. Wc subjoin
the notice of the Charleston Courier :
The collection of Japanese curiosities exhibited
by Dr. James Morrow, of Abbeville,
attracted grent interest yesterday. One
case?nearest the door as you go down the
main aisle, is filled principally with articles
oi temaie uniiorm?sucn as lans, Handkerchiefs,
&c.
Another case is'devoted to l>owls, vases,
cups anil table utensils generally, including
.1 "wine locomotive" which is used to pass
the bottle round at Chinese festivals.?
There are also exhibiting articles of the
male toilet, pipes for tobacco and opium,
purses, inkstands, Ac. There is a ventilating
hat, the principle of which well deserves
a test by some of our ingenious and
enterprising "tilers." Who will steal the
first march and give us a "Commodore Perry
Ilat?"
Georgia Politics?Temperance.
The pending elections in Georgia prom-1
ise some amusement for politicians in that I
State, during the summer, as* well as for
quiet outside "lookers on in Venice." We
judge, from the tone of the press, there is
to be a regular "pot-pie" of all the "isms" in
me coining canvass. >v niggery, neniocracy,
Know Nothingism and Prohibition are
all entering for the raco. The Democrats
will, we think, very probably, nominate Mr.
Joiinbok, the present incumbent, for Governor;
the Whigs, perhaps Mr. Jenkins;
and the Know Nothings, we are strongly inclined
to think, will support Mr. Ovekbv,
the nominee of the Prohibitionists. There
are signs at least which indicate such a combination
of the two elements.
Mr. Ovekby is a native of South Carolina,
(his father now living near Pendleton
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is biuu w oe a very aoie lawyer,
politician, Methodist preachcr, and a warm
advocate of the great Temperance cause.
It is presumable, therefore, that, if clectcd,
he will make a good Governor.
Democracy is a glorious cause, yet much
as we love it, if Mr. Ovkuby can be elected
upon the strength of his own new party,
we could not object to Beeing Democracy
stand aside for once until public sentiment
could affix its official seal of condemnation
upon the demon whose loDg reign has
spread such wasting and destruction within
our bordere. But we should object to a fusion
with any other party, whether Whig,
Democratic, or Know Nothing. Political
fusions are corrupting, no matter what may
be the character of the respective parties to
the bargain. The trite and homely maxim,
"Let every tub 6tand upon its own bottom,"
is as wise as old. Forced and unnatural
alliances alwavs result in faihirn nnrl
disgrace. We hope, therefore, to 6ee a fair
test, in Georgia, of public sentiment on the
liquor question. It is destined to bccome
at no distant day a great political question,
and we desire it to be a close and compact
one. Let no strange device be inscribed
upon its banner, and no untamed horses
harnessed to its car; but let it go on in the
strength of its own power and under colors
as pure as the beverage quaffed by its battling
hosts. It never can succeed in any
other way. It may gain a temporary ascendancy,
by fusing into its body incongruous
elements, but the old latent fires of partyism
will burn them out, and leave it upon
an eminence only to expose its weakness.
n..t ? ?: f
x/ub nc a>v oua^ ni^ puiunpa UJU liir lruill
home, in thus dabbling with the political
dishes of our sister. Wc cannot refrain,
however, from feeling some interest in them,
especially since there is so little on this
side of the Savannah to talk about
[From the Daily Carolinian.]
Later from Europe.
Nkw York, April 22, 1855.?The steamer
Nashville has arrived, with Liverpool
dates of April 7. Cotton was higher. Fair
grades had advanced l-8d. and middling 1lQd.
Sales of the week 80,000 bales. Breadstuffs
wero unchanged. Money easier.
Consols 92 8-4. The bank, had reduced
the rate of interest to 4 1-2 per cent
The Vienna Conference had adjourned
11 a rvtnl q a DflMAO nf ammama
VIM A?|/l It V AJk BVI IVO VI UQIW
ments had occurred at Sevastopol between
the French and Russians, in one of which
8,000 were Ytlled and wounded.- A. despatch
from Berlin states that the Russian
party was in the ascendant, and that Prussia
would probably side with Russia. The
conflicts before Sevastopol, though attended
with great loss of life, had not resulted decisively
for either party. On the night of
tha 23d. an engagement took place, costing
3,000 men. Political affaire are unchanged.
jlub tjonierence aajournea tin me ytu to
I receive the Eusiian ultimatum. The impression
is stronger that the war must go
on. Omer Pacha, the Turkisk etatoeman,
had arrived at Vienna to take port in the
Conference;
t m. iv .
Naw Mod* or Fmmuniz-A fellow in
Vermont, being thirsty, chopped an opening
in the ice ovfcr a stream andknelt down
to drink, wben a trout weighingtw^vand a
half pounds seised his nose and wa?
ly jerked out upon the ice.- P
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[for the independent ruses.]
Prom Montgomery.
Montgomery, Ala., April 14.
Editors of the Press: I have recently
occupied so much of your columns, that it
may seem to bo egotism or an extravagant
idea of Kelt-importance to continue todoso.
Less than a year ago I was in your* present
scat, and I know that three-fourths of
over sixteen hundred of your subscribers
were my personal friends. Knowing this
fact, I may presume a little upon my relation
to your subscribers. 1 have their assurance
and yours that it will bo agreeable
to hear from me.
I am really surprised at the sensation
which my letter on the Expedition subject
has produced. I have received a great
number of letters from men of mature age
and character, proposing to go into it,
?.1 *1- C .1 ? -i
wiiiic Bcorcs 01 me young ana resuess nre
"eager for the fray." I told you that the
New York papers would make guesses about
it. I did not err. The New York
Tribune, of the 4th instant, scrapped up
tny letter and re-published it as a piece of
startling intelligence, and gave it as evidence
of an early descent upon Cuba. That
sagacious and accurate journal, the Charleston
Courier, fell into the same error. I
have nothing to do in any way with any
designs upon Cuba. Though I consider
Cuba desirable by any mode of acquisition,
and would willingly join any force adequate
to the undertaking, yet I do not believe
that private enterprise will ever accomplish
tlio rnnnlinsf of Tlilo InL
6
ting out ware to private contract, and undertaking
conquests by private enterprise,
as if it were a mere business operation, is a
singular and novel development of the daring
and versatility of Yaukee genius. The
conquest of Cuba in this way is a conception
so utterly hopeless and foolish, that no
man above desperation or insanity would
risk his life in it. Let us calmly reason
about it.
The army in Cuba is forty thousand
strong, besides the navy. It is their interest
to be loyal, and I have no doubt they
are loyal. Suppose the Island were conquered,
what would become of them ??
Whether it remained independent, (which
is impossible,) or becamo an American pos*1
u L_ j.'.i?J-J ?
ocooiuu, ujc^ wuuiu uu uisuauaeu uccause
they would not be wanted. That la, upon
tho supposition that they deserted their
Queen and joined tho invaders. If they
did not, but were conquered, they might
embark for Spain. Thus Spain would k>6e
the great fountain that supplies its -3,
and would be unable to pay them. There
is nothing which soldiers so much dread as
losing their occupation, and returning to
civil life. Soldiering is an idle, pleasant
life," and has its charms. Another dread
with the soldier, is the fear of his employer
losing the capacity to pay. Therefore it is
their interest to stand fast by the colors of
Spain. In Mexico and tho South American
Stales the army never wave re while the
chieftain's purse is full, but they desert any
chiettam when his fortune wanes. In those
States any fellow who has the means to buy
the army can do as he pleases.
How, then, is the Island to be copquerodl
Some may say by filibusters, aided by the
Creoles. As to tbe Creoles, although they
do desire the conquest of the Island, they
cannot assist except by money and moral
support. They are timid, and unskilled in
the use of arms. No military man would
rely upon them as an element in the conquest
of the Island. The only chance,
then, is the filibusters. But how many of
these will be necessary ? I give it as ray
opinion that not less than fifteen thousand
men, the flower of the Southern States,
well equipped and appointed, can conquer
the Island. Even then there would be a
disproportion of nearly three to one disciplinp/1
arj/lloro o/?omof A
WW.vkuw uguiuob UllUlOV/ipiIUUU* AIIJ
military man knows that discipline makes
one soldier equal to three. The filibusters
would have no time to drill and discipline
their men. It could not be done in the
United States. They would then be pitched
at once into battle against disciplined veferans,
the soldiers of the Catalan mountains,
who have fought for years in the civil ware
of Spain. To counterbalance this fearful
odds, the filibusters would have nothingbut
Southern chivalry, stimulated by the desperation
of their position. Am I saying
too much to doubt the success of fifteen
thousand of our bravest men ?
But how are fifteen thousand men to be
raised, arined, equipped, and last of all landed
upon tlje shore of Cuba f To take only
a money view of it, it would cost six or
eight millions of dollars. So largo an expedition
could not be organized in the United
States. Our own Government would
interfere. And the scores of Spanish spies
in this country, with Spanish gbld and
Spanish treachery, will discover the secrets
of the filibusters. Bat even if our Governm?nt
IoaVmI mittStnlff wn tha nVwl!.
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tlon sailed, they mutt run the gauntletoi
xwarroa of Spaniah cruiser* watching the
coast, and if overiaken, being in nuarraed
ratela, they wiU b^>*capiured. The oirfy
chance, (heo, k Uf have the (swiftest Btearain,
by whith they may outrtfn their purauSfc*
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ere, if discovereo. Twenty-five such steamboats
ns the Pampero would be necessary. 1
If discovered and pursued, the fleet would
bo scattered, and the whole scheme would
miscarry. The funds would be wasted, and
the scheme again exploded. There is, then,
only the small chance that they might pass
undiscovered through the Spanish lino of
cruisers.
The only hope of success is that our Government
would favor the eclictnc, and that
the filibusters could get twelve or fifteen
vessels of war, and they well manned.?
Then they might dash out boldly and meet
the enemy. But this idea is so preposterous
that I will not consider it.
There are many rceklcss young men,
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I wnu muuiu ciuii n?x c iu uieir u<-*;iui
I in this Cuban scheme. I pity their blindness.
Having a decent regard for my life,
I certainly will not risk it in such an adventure.
My friends need not feel any uneasiness
for me. When I undertake nny conquest,
it will be where the chances are equally
balanced, and which nothing but unforeseen
misfortune can defeat. 1 have no idea
that the rational friends of Cuba have any
other hope, by their expedition, than to involve
our Government in a war with Spain.
I will now say a little upon other topics.
First, as to tlv newspapers of our town. Of
course there is c of each parly. The
Advertiser, an old paper, is the Democratic,
and the Journal the Whig paper. Then
comes the Mail, a new paper, neutral and
independent in polities. It is edited by the
cleverest, sharpest, wittiest and most wholesouled
man now alive?J.J. IIoopek. He
is the author of "Simon Suggs," and other
productions, which have placed him among
the first American writers in the line of the
humorous and grotesque.
A new literary paper, The Southern
Times, has just made its appearance. It is
edited l?y the Rev. Dr. Lipscombe, a man
of infinite learning, and Wji. I'kestox Milliard,
a young man of great promise. I
can candidly pronounce it one of the best,
literary papers of this country. Tt is equal
in every respect to the Home Journal, and
every Southerner and especially every Southern
woman ought to take it. Single copies
arc three dollars. To clubs of five, two and
a half. Dr. Lii'SCOmhe paid me the unexpected
compliment of rc-publishing, with
commendation, my first letter from this
place. IIow on earth he got hold of your
paper, is more than I can imagine. My
surprise, this morning, when I took up his
paper, and saw myself so Ja rg?ly spread out,
in a paper of such dignity, was most agree
ably confusing. There is a disagreeable
thing connected with it, too. Mr. Yancey
will 8co it, and probably be offended at a
sentence about him. I have therefore just
penned an unctuous explanation for the next
issue of the Times. I am unfortunately
careless in some of my remarks. I barely
escaped being challenged by a Solicitor for
the portrait I drew of hiui in my letter to
you last fall. Dr. Litscombe excepts to
some parts of my letter about Mr. Yancey.
lie says:?
"Messrs. Yancey and Watts.?We
have quoted from "Ben Lane," the racy and
spirited correspondent of the Abbeville Indejxndeiit
Press, under our local head.?
Another portion of his interesting letter, we
introduce below. The complimentary no
tices of Wm. Yancey and Mr. Watts are
fully deserved ; and as our readers will enjoy
with us this tributo to worth and talent,
wo make the extract. There is a point or
. ?i i-?i i. -f >r_ \r
iwu, uuwvvcir} HI uie sK^Luii ui iwr. i ancruy,
that we are not quite agreed on with "Ben
Lane." "lie has no smoothness or elegance
in his manner." That may be his general
characteristic in pleading at the bar, but we
have known him again and again to be as
musical and graceful as any cultivated taste
could demand. Away, too, from the bar,
on literary and other occasions, we linvc
seen the gentle side of his nature in all its
breadth and tenderness. He is not the man
to use furniture sand paper or pumice stone
where a blacksmith's brawny arm and rough
rasp are wanted; but now and then the po1
Gtry does glow in his eye and quiver about
i his sharp-set lips. Then, too, about the
, money matter, we demur. We know this
to be a mistake. With these exceptions,
the sketches delight us by their truthful analysis
and cordial commendation."
Philip S. White has just left here. He
is canvassing tho State to operate upon the
August election in favor of a prohibitory
liquor law. lie is quite modest in 111s demand.
He does not ask for the Maine law,
but only for the South Carolina law, which
allows every community to legislate for itself
upon the license of liquor, lie is a
very great orator. In the emotional and
sublime, he is unequalled by any man I have
yet heard. He is close and clinching in argument,
clear in analysis, an<L very happy
in the ludicrous and funny. He has, however,
something of arrogance and demagogical
rant. Ho challenged ua whole ten acre
field of lawyers" to argue the constitution*
nlit.v of a nrohibitorv liouor law with him.
1 One young lawyer, and that one myself,
feH quite sufficient to argue it with him.-?
* Tfeeexooriation which he got in South Car'
olina, has taught him to be less egotistioal.
1 He affect* Humility, but his arrogance and
[ m)1f-importanco Will shine oat. Dr. Lipscomb?,
gives him the following notice:?
.> bTWhitk.?Ouf city was favored
last weekwith three lectures on Tomper.V
v * ?
ance, by this distinguished advocato of the
cause. The large audiences that congregated
in Military llall, testified to the anxiety
to hear his eloquent and powerful efforts.?
Ilis speeches, marked by every popular i
characteristic, and brimful of humor, pith i
and hittingnesB, were models of the best i
sort of stump speaking. Mr. White is a re- j
markably gifted man. Without any kind 1
of low buffoonery or coarse slang, ho yet'
fll.innnrvic If) llin nf llm
with as graceful n step as wc have ever
seen. No in an hotter understands the art
of enlisting and keeping attention. In argument
he is forcible and earnest; in illustration
unbounded; and in wit and fun, ho
is pleasnnt beyond description. Mr. White
advocates the Alabama Temperance law
with great directness and energy. We
learn front him that wherever ho has spoken,
popular sentiment is overwhelmingly 011 the
side of tliic measure."
When will patents and inventions cease ?
A Yankee has brought here a Washing
Machine, of very simple construction, by
which anybody can wash eighteen hundred
pieces in a day. It requires another person
to soap and prepare the clothes. I saw a
woman wash three shirts perfectly white in
one minute. It does it beautifully. The
patentee sold llio right tor tins State fur
twelve thousand dollars. The purchaser
will, I have no doubt, break by it, as lie lias
invested liis nil in it. It is a gooil thing, but
most people will do things after the old
fashion.
There is another wonderful discovery ju?t
made by a chemist in New Orleans. He
has discovered something which, mixed with i
adhesive clay, makes it combustible. It has
been tried here for two nights past, and
makes an excellent fire. It has also been
tried successfully on n locomotive. It possesses
great advantages over any other kind
of fuel. First, it is cheaper; it can be made
anywhere ; is cleanlier than other fuel, ami j
evolves no gas or unpleasant odor. One of j
our citizens bought tl?e discovery, and left
this morning for Washington to procure a
patent. It will supplant all other fuel in
towns and cities. The name of this fuel
is "finnentujn."
Yours, truly, Bkn Lank.
Religious Revival.
For the last two weeks the Rev. Dr. Teasdale,
of Washington City, has been preaching
in our vicinity with great success. Fifty-one
whites and ten blacks have been baptized
and received into the Church, whilst
many mourners are seeking the pardon of
their sins at the foot of the Cross. God
graut that this great and glorious work may
be continued iu our midst until every soul
is saved.
We are assured that no unnecessary excitement
prevails, but that the powerful reasoning
and masterly eloquence of Dr. Tesisdale
seems to convince all of the "error of
?lw?Ir - G -1"
v**vm ??i IVX IV ul >11^ LUUtU LU <1 III 111 UC*
termination to try and serve the Lord. This
has been a remarkable season of refreshing
to all Christians. Nothing has occurred to
produce any unpleasantness, but everything
lias been conducted "decently and in order."
We take occasion to say in this connection
that Mr. Taylor, who accompanies I)r.
T., as .agent, to solicit assistance from the
brotherhood in building up the enterprise in
Washinton City, has been in our Village
for a fortnight past, and by his quiet and
Chrsitian-like deportment, has commended
himself to the kind regard of all with whom
ho lias been associated.
Edgefield Advertiser.
A disastrous fire occurred in Ntnvhorrv
District one day this week, breaking out in
theplantation of Dr. T. W. Thompson. A
negro attempted to run a plow round to arrest
it, and the horse was caught in the
flames and burnt to death. The fire spread
to several contiguous plantations, destroying
much fencing, &c.
Columbia, Apkil 19.?A fire occurred
td-day at the depot of the South Carolina
Railroad, which destroyed 1,500 hales of
cotton and aeveral care, involving a loss of
$60,000.
Mr. Andrew Armstrong, of Anderson
District, a few days sinco, dropped suddenly
dead whilst fighting fire in his plantation.
About forty bales of cottop were consumed
on the Charlotte and South Carolina
Railroad on Tuesday last.
TAKE OUR ADVICE.-?If you nre troubled
with a slight cold or cough, pay immediate attention
to it Delays are dangerous, nnd health
is precious. A slight cough may result in a serious
and fatal disease. STABLER'S ANODYNE
CHERRY EXPECTORANT is recommended
to you as ono of the best remedies
known for coughs, colds, croup, bronchitis,
asthma, and other diseases of the lungs and
throat. It invariably gives relief, and has effected
innumerable cures of long-continued and
deep-seated maladies. Make trial of it, and
tell yeur friends of its good effects. The DIARB1I(EA
CORDIAL is also recommended to
your notice. It is a capital medicine in Diarrhoea
and other diseases oPthe bowels^ which
are so prevalent at certain seasons.
See descriptive pamphlets, to be had gratis
of the agent*. Price of each, only 60
cenU per bottle, or six bottles for $2 50.
E. H. STABLER A CO., Proprietors,
Wholesale Druggists, Baltimore.
Sold by Da. F. F. GARY, Cokesbury;
WARDLAW & LYON, Abbeville C. H.:
IIAVILAND, IIARRAL & Co.,
Wholesale agents, Charleston;
And by Merchants generally.
COlTSIOlfEES^
The following persons have freight in the
Depot at Abbeville:?
E Westfleld, H S Kerr, J A Calhoun, T E
Mabry, T C Perrin, R II Wardla* & Soft, i t
Marshall, E Nelson,- Horseback N6rton, 31
Wardlaw, R M Davis, M McDonald, J A Wior,
Mrs E MeCaw, E JJ <fe Co,, W Rogers, W . l
Brapch, W jfHngWy. '
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DIED, B
Dikd, at her rcsidenoc, in this District, oa H
the 17tli instant, Mrs. NANCY SWAIN, at on a|H|
ud vaitced ago. ABB
Tho doeeased had been for about half ft ceil* SHh
tury a member of the l'resbytcrion Church, SKflj
ami had b'd a devoted and consistent life. ^nfl
During a protracted illness, she endured gMW
mtlch sulleritig with great patience. She cx* anH
hibitod entire submission to the will of God, SjaH
through fnith in Christ, and a calm hope of im- |n
mortality. She passed away suddenly at lost, WMj
wit.ll u-nr.U ..f l-~- '
... ?ii iivi ii113. ijuo 'wwr
n9 the chief mourners of her departure, a son Mjn
in the distant West, aud two daughters hercr |H|
wlio would l>c desolate but for the promised IB
protection <>f a Heavenly Father.
"Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord,- fljHS
for they rest from their labors, and their
works do follow them." H. HE
MABttETg^ H
AltBKVlIjI.K, April 2G.?Cotton.?Pricoi
continue full and firm, lleceipts have been jflB
heavy for tin* season. We quote Ordinary to 9H
Good MiJ'llhtrf 7 to 6$. Several planters' lot* H9
have been disposed of at even higher figures, OB
but the transactions were not made public.?
We have advanced our figures for Fair Cotton H
to 8A cents per pound. B
COLUMBIA, April 25.?Cotton.?A brisk IS
un?l active demand prevailed for the article of
cotton in oiir market yesterday, at full and advanuitig
prices. Some ODD bales sold at 7} to* jB
<.)\ cents. ]j^|
CHARLES^ 'X, April 21?Cotton-.?The- 95
I Bales of coti' . to-dny reached 1,500 bales at Hj
8 J a 9 J cents. Market very lirin and prices- K
| Children's Carriages, I
OF Superior qualities nnd styles, ORAXGES, Bj
LEMOXS, Top-Corn (a new article) and H
other CAX 1)1 KS, Various new and beautiful 9B
TOYS, ite., At., just received at H
MOURE'S VARIETY STORE. B
April 2G 51 tf H
Wheat! Wheat! Wheat! 9
rI^ I IE Subscriber is again in the markot for S
JL any quantity of WHEAT. I am pro
pared to pav, in cash, the highest prices, and 9
will now mal:t? engagements, and furnish two H
bushel osnaburg bags and send, ttfom to tho fl
most convenient points. S
WIIIT. WALKER. S
Xewberrv C. TT.. Anril 2."i. Kifiw H
Executor and Administrator's Notice.
"T^fOTICE is hereby given to all parties con-L\
ecriied that-a Final Settlement of the
Estate of CIIAKL123 A. SMITH, deceased,
will he made in the Ordinal's Office, Abbeville,
ou the lirst dav of August next
PETER SMITII, Ex'or.
A LSO, That a Final settlement of the Estate
j-\. ?>f llezckiah F. SMITII, deceased, will
be made in the Ordinary's Office on same day.
All parties concerned will take due notice of
the foregoing npiimntments, and govern themselves
accordingly. PETEIl SMITH,
Adm'r Estate of II. F. Smith.
April 20, 1855 51 3m 1
Stop the Robber I |
A YOUNG MAN, about five feet eight inch- I
es high, weight about 145 pounds, dark j
hair, dark eyes, somewhat darkly complected.
Dress, a black ilrnn d'ete coat with velvet col- ]
lar, brown pants checked with blue stripes. A j
young man of the above description is supposed
to have etelen $25 and a Silver Watch with agold
fob chain. The Wutcli was flowered on
the back with a diamond-shaped figure in theccntre,
with the cornerscut off, giving it an octagonal
shape.
The aforesaid gentleman sojourned in Abboville
village for a short time under two names.
viz: JONES ami CASTELLAU. He passed
himself off as a printer, and was trying to get
work. 0
A suitable reward will be given for tho apprehension
of the thief, or any of the propertv.
J0I1N. E. F. RYAN."
Edgefield C. IT., April 25, 1855 61 5w
Tlic State of South Carolina*
Abbeville District.? Citation.
\7 V7"IIEHEAS, John L. Ellis has ajpT
plied to me for Letters of Admin?t
rati on on all and singular the goods and chat
4.. l - lit. T .L.. / ?: I.*.
1i g 11 auu crcuius ui uuim uivt'us,, luitt
of the District aforesaid, deceased :
These are, therefore, to cite and' adhionish
all and singular the kindred and anaditors of
said deceased, to be and appear before mo,, at
our next Ordinary's Court for the said District,,
to be holden at Abbeville Court llouse, on thi>
eight day of May next, to show causo,
if any, why the said administration should not
be granted. ?
Given under my hand and seal, this twentyfirst
day of April, in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred an<Lfifty-3ve,.
and in the seventy-ninth year of American
Independence.
W. IIILL, 0. A. JX
April 30, 1855 51 2w
THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
Abbeville District?Citation.
WHEREAS, S. M. Trible, has applied
to me for Letters of Administration
on all and singular the goods and chattel^,
rights and credits of W. L, Trible, &L D., lateof
the District aforesaid, deceased :
These are, therefore, to cite and admonish aR
and singular, the kindred and creditors of the
said deceased, to be and *anpear before me, at
our next Ordinary's Court for the said District,
to be holdeu at Abbeville Court House, on tho
scvenm aay or juny ncxi, to snow cause,
if any, why tbo said administration should not
be granted.
Given undormy hand and seal, this twentyfirst
day of April, in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and fifty-five,
and in the seventy-ninth year of American
Independence.
WILLIAM HILL, O. A. D.
April ao, 1855. 51 . 2w
Proclamation.
Executive Djepahtment, )
Columbia, April 28, 1856. )
By hi$ Excellcney Jakes U. A da us, Governor
and Commander-in-Chief in and over the State
of South Carolina.
WHEREAS, information has been received
at this department that * brutal mnr*
der was committed on the 80th of Mareh last,
by JOnN GEORGE BELL, on tbo body of m>
slave belonging to R. E. Kennedy, of dfcwter
District, of State aforesaid, and that saidJoha
Geo. Bell has fled from jtntieey r .
Now know ye, that to the . end justice linay.
be done, I hereby Offer a Reward of 'tfjfr&Hunr
dred and Fifty Dollars for his apprehension And *<- .
delivery into any jail in this 8tate. Said Bell
is about 21 years of age, 6 feet 10 orllinches
in height, has lighi or flaxen hair, light eyes,
rather pale complexion, blushes when spoxeii
to, Das a long ernooiu lace, ana out little it any
beard.
Given under, mv hand and the teal of th? ;
8t*te, at Columbia, the day and year/1;'
above writtei/ : *V _J.lL ADAlfe. ,
v Jf*. PAyTEMow^Bec. of State, "... 1
CIGARSJ CIGARS!
A LOT of ;CIGAm "ofU^riot brand*,
JtiL just recelfed ana fop sale, atv .
;. : yAuifijrVi' STORE. x
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