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^ MISCELLANY.
Mastodon Remains.
The remains of a very largo Mastodon
liave been lately discovered on the Eastern
Branch of Cooper River. Somo of the
bones arc in a good state of preservation,
and have been presented to Professor Holmes
for the Museum of tho College of Charleston,
by their discoverer, Win. Ilarlcston,
Esq., of (ho Hut plantation, St. John's Berkley.
A huge tooth of tho same animal
lias also been received from John Harleston,
Esq., of tho Buffalo plantation.
From the character of the earth adhering
to the bones, JYofessor Holmes concludes
they must have been taken from the stratum
known to geologists as the Post l'leiocene
.,f r ..,.11 i r. - .1 _
VI JijCII, VI IIVIII ? UC|'UMt Ul H
uioro recent date. It consists of a concretion
of loo*e sand and gravel, consolidated
by ferruginous inflictions. With
these bones arc fragments of tile shell or
carapace of fresh water terrapin.
Tlic name of mastodon signifies nipjiletooth,
and is derived from the (ireek. It
was so called, because the molars or grinders
have their surfaces covered with several
transverse tubercles, or conical crests. When
worn by age, these protuberances become
truncated into a lozenge form. From the
structure and form of these grinders, they
are well adapted for the bruising and mastication
of crude vegetables, roots, and
aquatic reeds and plants. The animal had
no incisors, but two tusks, and a trunk or
proboscis, like the Elephant. Bones and
teeth of this colossal quadruped, are frequently
found in a remarkably fresh and
well-preserved state through the plains of
North America, from the Great Lakes to
Texas; but the most celebrated locality is
in Kentucky, and called the Big Bone Lick.
It is a marshy tract, or morass, abounding
in sail ana uractisu water, and frequented
by deer, and other animals, who would lick
the saline particles from the surface ; hence
the name lick.
The bottom of this bog, or lick, consists
of a foetid mud, intermingled with wind
and vegetable matter; and in this, bones of
great magnitude occur in profusion. They I
are found at moderate depths, with no mark
of detrition, and therefore it is evident those
animals lived and died in the country whore
their relics aro entombed. Sometimes the
entire skeleton is found in a vertical position,
as if it had sunk in the mire. One found
in New Jersey in a bog of black earth was
in this position, with its head on a level
with the surface of the soil, just as you frequently
see cows bogged in marshes at the
present day.
The Mastedon was not unlike the Klephant
in form and size, but somewhat longer and
thicker. I)r. John C. Warren, of Doston,
possesses the most perfect skeleton yet
found; it is seventeen feet long, twelve feet
high, and sixten feet five inches in circumference
around the ribs. The entire length
of the tusks is ton feet eleven inches, and
length of tail six feet eight inches. One |
tootli weighs four pounds.
No living instance of tliis creature is on '
record; its race has long been extinct, and
these colossal bones have evidently been bu- j
ried in the earth for ages?long, long before
man and the animals which arc his cotem-1
pennies, were created.
The Indians believe that men of similar
proportions were coeval with the Mastodon,
and that the Great Spirit destroyed both
with his thunder.? Charleston Mcrcury.
Population of the Crimea.
A letter from Tberapia, dated the 2*7th
nit., and published in the Moniteur, says:
"In tho present state of tilings some exact
information as to the population of the
Crimea may not be without interest to
your readers, and I send you the following,
which h.is reached me from an authentic
sourcc. The total number of male inhabitants
in the peninsula may bo divided as
follows :?156,000 Tartars, of whom 80,000
are peasauts, farmers, or shepherds;
io,uuu lrnauns and Mollabs, acting at the
same tirae as priests or judges; 10,000
Myrsas or nobles, a kind of feudal lords
whoso influence and privileges have, not
without-great difficulty, resisted foreign dominion
; and 50,000 Bourgeois and petty
tradesmen residing in the towns.
The Christian population does not amount
to more than 22,000 or 23,000, and is entirely
of European origin. Tho number of
Russians carrying on trades, who have established
themselves in the Crimea since
the conqucst, are not calculated at more
than 30,00p. - Turkey, and more particU'
lariy Constantinople, have furnished a contingent
of 10,000 Greeks, who established
themselves for the moBt part at Balaklava
and Eupatoria. 5,000 Armenians, at the
most, followed this example; and 6,000
Poles, Germans, and French, forming a
mere floating portion oftthe population,
complete this census." ? *
Kansas.?The St. Loum Daily Intelligenccr
learns from gentlemen of,, high respectal.ilitu
f-svL ? - ? fa-Skt- -
w.,IWj mvni anonoj W1IU itlO OUUUlOni DOTO
and .bred, and favor the introduction of
slavery into Kansas, that Reeder has an
undoubted majority of the squatters in tho
Territory, and that the conduct of the Atchison
and Stringfellow agitators has killed
slavery there. The editors of the Weston
(Mo.) Reporter and Leavenworth Register,
who are also in St. Louis, on a visit, says
that tho excitement on the border is dying
* out, arid that" Kansas will be a free State.
They estimate the present population of the
Territory at 25,0<K>. When they left, the
; Squatters' (Convention wan in session at
Topeka, framing a State CojMtitution.
v > Courtbk^sions.?The jury charged
with the*' case of Patrick McNeill, charged
^ with thaimurder of Samuel Francois,after retiring
for the second time on Thursday eve
: ?ing, as we have announced, remained in
. elooo deliberation until half-past twelve
"o'clock*flgPpHrap'v At .this time thoyap^
poitrftd.^an^, o^^^^mmobod, with^due
,^V It ? that a mo^ . % 8.1iew
Jp trial wilt b? maAe.?Cfo?r&a<? (buffa;
ADVERTISEMENTS.
Executors' Notice!
IMPORTANT SALE OP
LAND AND N 15(J U OES !
On the 17tU of December.
\\7K will Sell nt STONY POINT, in AbbeT
T ville District, ut. Public Auction, on
the 17th of December next and days following*.
the Ileal and l'orsonul K?tato of JOKL
S MIT]I, deceased.
The Heal Instate con-sists of three tracts.
1st. The Tract known a? the Cox Tract, containing
about
800 Acres.
This ix fine (.rain and Cotton I ami, under a
hi^h state of cultivation, nn<l having upon it.
I all liuihlings necessary for l'lantation put I
pone.".
j 2d. The Stephens Tract, containiag about
I Cood band, well Timbered, and affording
many conveniences.
3d. The White Tract, containing about
22SO?? " 1? Wir T"T~TNgl
Very desirable for a small farm.
Ave will also sell
80 LIKELY NEGROES,
Embracing the character of negroes usually
found upon a plantation, viz: Cooke, House
Servants, Seamstresses, Blacksmiths, and firstrate
Field Hands.
Mules, Horses, 2 Yoke of Oxen,
A very large and fine stock of
CATTLE, HOGS, SHEEP, &c.
About 3,500 Bushels of Corn,
300 Bushels of Wlicat,
lOO Bales or Cotton,
Barley, Oata, ltye, Peas, Cotton Seed, Ac.
S Road Wagons and Carl*, 3 Carriages, 1
Buggy, Plantation. Blacksmith and Carpenter's
Tunis, Household and Kitclicu Furniture,
1 f-~
| uc., uc.
Tkrms made known on tiny of Sale.
(?55" Mr. O'Nkal, the Manager of the Plantation,
will diow the Lands to any one desiring
to examine tllem before the Sale.
A. M. SMITH, )?v.
.!. M. PERUIN, y.
Nov. ft, 1853. 27 tds
S. W. GILLILANO,
GEXEUAt t'flMVilSSION AGEXT,
nkwbeuuy, s. a
RESPECTFULLY offers Ins services
to all those who trade ySjaptfiA]
at Newberry, as their Ccneral Commission
Agent, for the disposal of thcii '"otton and
other produce. Will give liis pel nal attention
to Receiving, Selling, Storing or Shipping
of Cotton and all kin ls of produce entrusted
to his care.
Having made arrangements with different
Houses, he is now prepared to make liberal advances
on Cotton shipped to Charleston.
Will also pay the highest market cash prices
on delivery, for all the Wheat, Flour, Corn and
other produce that can be brought to thiB market
for sale.
An experience of several years bnsiness at
this place, in all its various forms, induces liiiu
to believe that he can promote the interest of
planters, and hopes by prompt attention to
merit a liberal share of patronage. Charges
I for Belling or shipping Cotton 20 cents per bale,
| all other transactions in accordance with cus|
toin. The best of references given.
Until the first of January next, ho may be
found about the Store Room formerly occupied
by Messrs. W. G. ?fc J. F. Glen.
Nov. 7, 1855. 27 tfj
Ordinary's Sale.
THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
ABBEVILLE DISTRICT.
IN THE COURT OF ORDINARY.
George Williams and wife, Applicants,
vs.
Elizabeth Givens, widow, Margaret Givens,
John Givkns, ct. al., Defendants.
Bill for Partition.
Real Estate ok John Givens, dee'd.
PURSUANT to the Order of the Court of
Ordinary, I will sell, to the highest bidder,
on Sale-day in December next, the Real
Estate of John Givens, dee'd, situated in Abbeville
District, on waters of Rocky Creek,
and bounded "by lands of Thomas Crawford,
John L. Ellis, and others, containing Two Hundred
and Thirty-five acres, more or less.
TERMS?A credit of 12 months; the purchaser
giving bond and security, and n rnortPftue
of thn nrcmifum In Hia
the payment of the purchase money. Costa to
be paid in cash.
T. R. COCIIRAN, S. A. D.
November 8, 1855. . 27 tad
Ordinary^ Sale.
THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. ?
ABBEVILLE DISTRICT.
IN THE COURT OF ORDINARY. <
Eliza Foster, Applicant,
v*.
A. P. Conxor, Guard., ad. litem., of J. II. Foster's
minors, Defendant.
BUI for Partition.
Rkal Estate of J. H. Foster, dee'd.
PURSUANT to the Order of the Court of
Ordinary, I will sell, to the highest bidder,
on Sale-day in December next, the Real
Estate of J. H. Foster, deceased, situated in
Abbeville District, on \raters of Long Cane,
bounded by lands of Isaao Kennedy, estate of
James Lesty, and others, and containing Ono
Hundred Acres, more or less.
TERMS?1*2 months credit; the purchaser
giving bond and security to the Ordinary, and
a mort^af?e of the premises, to secure the pay
Uivuv v?* ?UV WUIVIMWV U1UUCV, VAAOU) U# Dtf pftlU
in cash. T. R. COCHRAN, & A. D.
November 8, 1855. 27 tad
Publio Safe.
THE subscriber will offer for Sale, at Public
Auction, on Tuesday, 20th instant, at his
residence, three miles of Abbeville Village,
the following property, viz:*^
Three JLikely Negroes; A
A Lot of Stock and Fat HOGS f OXEN; "Bfc
Cattlo; Household'and Kitchen Furniture;
Farming Implements; a small Lot of Scantling
6ud Boards; beside!other articles not necessary
to enumerate.
The sale will be positive, and the public are
invited to attend, j Terms
nude known on day of sale.
y .1 - t. m. morrow.
.-Nov. 8, 1855. . 27 ftt
? ,?-? Mt
'!%>:* " f Head Quarters. ' ?
6th Regiment, 8. C. WW*. M
order ,n0?
QAP^^
VALUABLE LANDS'!
FOR SALE.
BY consent of nil parties in in tercet,
1 will sell on Sale-Jay, in Decern ^hb
ber, tlie Rcnl Kstnleof II. 1L Nelson, deceased,
consisting of tlio Stcvensoi* Tract, containing .1
about "
J310 Acre*,
Well Timbered, in Tlireo miles of Abbeville
Village, ami very desirable for n small farm? T
all necessary Improvements on the premiss.?
Ami also, oue-lialf of a Truet of J.AND, owned
jointly' b; lie suljscribcr and tlie said 11. II.
Nelson, containing about F
200 Acres, "
Six miles from Alilieville Village, on tlie Snake
i Itoad?all but about Forty Acres arc in
I Woods. ,,
I Tkiims made known on day of sale. *
| KNOCK NKI.SON,
Executor.
j November 9, 1855. '1*1
- :n
THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 01
Abbeville District?In Equity. 01
W. II. Davis and Wife H
v*. g
Laura A. E. Davis, and others. .
Bill for Sale of Land.
1 PURSUANT to the order of Court, I will S;
eell, at 1'ublic Outcry, at Abbeville tl
Court llouse, on Sale Day, in December next, i
(3d,) the Tract of Land, described in the Pleadings,
on which the said W. II. Davis now re- tl
sides, containing Three Hundred and Twenty- q
five Acres, more or legs, and bounded by lands
of Grifiiu, Golding, C. B. Foshee, Joel Foshee, I'
and others. Cl
Terms.?A credit of one and two years,
with Interest from day of sale, except as to
CW?, which arc to be paid in Ca*h. 1'urcba- III
ser to give Bond with two good sureties and w
a mortgnge of the premises to secure the purchase
money, and nay for papers. si
WM. 1L l'AItKEU, (J. E. A. J). pi
Commissioner's Ottice, ) ot ?,?1
November 5. 1855. f ol
tl
THE STATF (IF smiTH parhi ima I
? www r v ivuuLinr>| I
Abbeville District.? C'iUition. I j:
WHEREAS, Jtrlinson Sulc has applied tr< .?
mo for Letters of AJi>?.;?istruioii, o?
nil and singular tin* goods and elinttels, si
rights iiiiu credits of j. S. Devore, lute of e,
tlio District aforesaid, deceased:
These ar<?, therefore, to cite and admonish I
all and singular the kindred and creditors of w
tlie said deceased to be ami appear before me, .
at our next Ordinary'* Court for the said Pis- ,r
t.rict, to be holik'ii at Abbeville Court House, on g.
the seventeenth day of November, instant, .
to show cause, if any, why the enid ad- "
ministration should not be granted. . W
Given under my hand atid seal, this .
second day of November, in the year of
our Lord one thousand eight hundred nn<l
fifty-five, atnl in tlio eightieth year of American
Independence.
WILLIAM HILL, 0. A. D.
Nov. 9, '55. Ii7-2\v
THE SETTLEMENT OF THE ESTATE OF
DRURY WADE, DEC'D.
rI^O nil whom it may concern, notice is liercJL
by given that a Final Settlement of the
Estate, "will be made before the Ordinary of
Abbeville District, on the First Monday in
February next. All persons Indebted to the
Estate are requested to make payment to the
Administrator, and those having Demands to ?
present them to the same. oi
T. J. ROBERTS, Adm'r. tf
Nov. 1, 1855. 27 3m
NEW TAILOR SHOP
AT ABBEVILLE C. II. 1
^PMIE Undersigned respectfully informs the P1
JL citizens of Abbeville village and Dis- I
trict that he hns opened a shop for the purpose
of carrying on the
Tailoring Business n'
011 hi* own account. He will receive orders
from town and country thankfully, and will
epnre uo pains in endeavoring to please hid C
customers, both in the quality of his work and ;f,
Criceg. Hy strict attention to business, and nility
to tlo good work, he hopes to secure a ai
share of pntronoge.
EST" Shop on Woshiugton street, three doors j
below the ".Marshall House." iu
[Nov. 9, 1855 7m] FREDERICK IVES. p
"GOOD NEWS FROM HOME!?' sc
J. J. L7DNS, u
THE Village tuid District CLOTHIER, has ac
just retained from the Big Torrid, with one
of the keenest, largest, finest, neatest, prettiest, tu
warmest, cheapest, and best lot of CLOTHING rc
that has ever been manufactured iu the United
States?he liked to have said, in the whole world.
For the last six or eight months, he has been
visiting different sections of the District?in fact re
he went rou .d with the Agricultural Committee _r
?and he is fully convinced there is na much
boom for improvement in dress, as there is in the of
science of agriculture. He saw aa mnnj-?yea,
twice as many?human frumes that needed rei
coverincf. na hftdid nlH fluids that, Fo
ing. lie menus to say, that dress doesn't make ^
tlie man, but when the man is made, he looks a .
good deal better dressed up. The ladies looked
admirable?they don't mind spending 15 or 20 fa
dollars for a bran new dress?but the men?oh,
it won't do to tell; the fact is, some of them had en
holes in their pantaloons right where they sit hi
down; and their coats were so short ana oldfashioned,
that when they stood straight np, they w<
wouldn't hide them.
And now Lyons has been round and seen oil
this?knows what kind of CLOTHING will suit
these different Motions. He has got it for all
gT?d?s?Upper Ten, Mushroom Aristocrats, Plebeians
and Niggers, and at priees that cannot fail a 1
to please. of
And besides, Lyons wants to raise a hundred
or two dollsrs extra; he has heard that out
West* there is an Expedition on foot, in which m<
men of courage, good moral character, and a
tmall capital, cau quadruple their money in a ve
very short time; he wants to invest his carcass pa
and two hundred in it Won't you help him??
if you ever intend to, now is your time.
By the way?lie's got a big lot of CIGARS tlx
on hand, ana is anxious to dispose of them;
thinks he overstocked himself in Cigars. He's P
got Hats, the latest agony?Flannel Shirts, Hair gil
Oil and Blacking, Pocket Pianos and 'Women's
Stockinets Fiddle Bridges and Strings, Brass
Finger Kings and Silk Undershirts, Adamantine in
j ~
vBiiuies una nne oomue, Turpentine Soap and a
Cologne, Tobacco and Handkerchief Extracts, '
Fine v isiting Cards and Women'a Shoes, and ten OU
thousand other things which time and cireum- cn
stances will not permit hijn ^'enumerate. _V
Call and soe him, and h?T^uI show you these In
other tfUnpi: ' _ ' . . . . h?
Abbeville C. H., Oct. 24, 27 tf ^
'HE INDEPENDENT PRESS
in rruLisiir.n etbhy Saturday morning.
O. O. PUOKBTT, ) vuMnrmL
M. PUOKETT, j Editors.
Individuals, like nation*, fail in nothing which
iey baldly attempt., when xnstained by virlttonit
<trpose, and deter mil ted rcnolution IIk.nry Ci.ay.
" Willing to praise, yet not afraid to blame."
erms?One Dollar a Year, in Advance.
ABBEVILLE O. H.
KIDAY, --- - NOVEMBER 9, 1855.
A Card.
The following card was banded to lis for
ublication by Gen. S. McGowas :
A CARD.
Tnfc difficulty existing between Col. A.
I. Smith and Capt. J. "\V. Livingston
riginated in a mutual misunderstanding of
rich other's intentions. The Southern
ights Dragoons, commanded by Col.
Mint, and the Abbeville Light Infantry,
L>tli paraded the streets of Abbeville, on
fiturday last. Capt. Livingston believed
tat Col. Smith intended, with his Troop, to
large the Infantry, and on the approach of
le Cavalry, prepared to receive them,
ol. Smith, not intending to charge the ,
ifantry, believed this action without a
iusc, and intended to be offensive and inilting.
Both were mistaken. Col. Smith
ful no intention to charge the Infantry and
as merely passing by, and Capt. Livinoton'h
intention was only to put his Coinany
in preparation according to his view
f Col. Smith's intention, without meaning i
lereby disrespect or offence to Ool. Smith.
This occurrcuce was the occasion of the
ifficulty that subsequently arose between
iem, in which, under excitement, expreeons
impugning each other's veracity were
uployed to support their respective views,
hese expressions on both sides, including
hatcver may be regarded as offensive, beig
founded clearly in a misapprehension,
> well sis the offensive conduct to which
icy led, are mutually and simultaneously
itlidrawn, and thus the difficulty is setcd
honorably to both parties.
Settled at our instance:
S. McGOWAN,
TIIOS. THOMSON.
Approved:
J. XVAIIDLAW PEIUIIN, for
Col. A. M. Smith ;
D. K. JONES, for
J. W. Livingston.
Nov. 5, 1855.
Hon. 1'. S. Bkooks, wo are pleased to
crceive from a statement made by the Car!'inian,
has announced his determination
> be a candidate for re-election.
J. T. IIkissiiman and J. V. Moore, Esqs.,
roposo to publish, at Anderson, a new paer,
to bo styled The Anderson Dollar
Vcekly. We have no doubt a wull-conucted
dollar paper, at Anderson, will meet
jundant success.
After the usual vacation succeeding
ommcncemcnt, Erskine College resumed
a exercises on Monday, with, as we
e pleased to learn, encouraging predicts
of increased prosperity and usefulness
i the future. The acquisition of Trof.
atton to the Faculty, which was made
me months ago, and tho later appointent
of Dr. E. E. Presbly as Professor of
ebrew, in the theological department, have
Idcd much to the claims which the Institiou
already held upon the favor and patmage
of the public.
We acknowledge, with many thanks, the
ception, from Col. Brooks, of a large
id handsome volume, entitled, "Reports ,
Exnlorations mul Smvona in
? ? ******| fcv iwvtl CO!U
e mo8t Practicable andEconomical Route 1
r a Railroad from the Mississippi River to '
e Pacific Ocean ; made under the Direc- j
>n of the Secretary of War in 1853-4,"
3. This volume contains a vast fund of i
tertaining information, and is among the '
gheat prized of the many similar favors '
i have received from the same source. (
[rOC Tilt INDXPZKDK5T PR EM. J <
Death of Alexander Houston, Esq.
Messrs. Editort: I have learned, through 1
private source, the melancholy intelligence j
the death of one who has gone down |
the tomb full of years and ripe for imortality.
I allude to the death of the
nerable AlexAndeb Houston, who de- ?
rted this life on the 17th inst. 1
It is a privilege seldom accorded, even to (
3 good and wise, to become themselves ^
ectators of those fruits which are the le- 8
timate consequences of their goodness and j
sdom; and thus, from a standing point v
actual,life, to enjoy a vision from which I
a grave shuts out the greater number of t
r race. The subject of this brief notice v
joyed this privilege in an eminent degree. ^
the seed time of life, like a diligent hua- c
nduaan, he sowed in faith and industry;
d in harvest time he reaped his reward,
uits and flowers in rich and clustering ^
ofusion, grew around hid age, and lightenbis
pathway to a?i Eternity where many o
) callod but few are cho^en, o
tie did not in youth have what are com- j
>njy called the advantages of an educa- ?
n> *t least in* a v>eiy great d?gjte?'tj&t s
" us.'*
.V'--" ,3#*
' * ' V . - ' ' ? < * ' .
- . ' . V- > ?-. .y */ ; . ' - j
. S ! ' -S
n ? '? ,
compensated and, in a great measure, supplied
the wants Of these.
His influence was commanding, being
felt by all those who came in contact with
him. In all the relations of lifo, his character
was unimpeachable. As a Christian,
he was remarkable for his sincere and unaffected
piety. He discharged tho duties
of a high office in the Church with an ardent
zeal and a blameless conduct. In the
judicial capacity of a magistrate, he both
executed justice and remembered mercy,
being ever found on tlvc side of the oppressed.
As a citizen, he was patriotic and
public-spirited. As a neighbor, ho was
quiet and unobtrusive?esteemed for his
oianuncsa 01 demeanor, tlie integrity of lii?
character, and his unostentatious charity.
I3ut it was in the social and family circlo
that he shone most conspicuously,
cheerfulness and affability essentially characterizing
his entire life. It was here that ho
inspired veneration and love, and recommended
a high example of virtue and piety,
by the graces of a gentle spirit. He was
blessed with a very large family, which he
honorably maintained with the most ample
sufficiency of worldly wealth and to which
he has bequeathed a priceless legacy iu a
noble example and spotless reputation.
His children, scattered in almost every
Southern State, arc pledged to virtue by his
example.
This much I h^Ve felt it my duty to say,
as one wlio, enjoying his intimate acquaintance,
was impressed with the beauty of his
character. I hope some one more competent
to do him justice will ?ive a more particular
and extended notice of his life.
oucn viriues should not be "willingly let
die." Alex.
October 30, 1855.
Augusta Chronicle & Sentinel,
Montgomery (Ala.) Advertiser, Mississippiun,
Texas &'tutc Gazette, and Memphis
(Tenn,) Appeal, will confer a favor on the
writer and friends of deceased by copying.
Wk invite attention to the following
card. We shall welcome the Examiner
with a hearty greeting ?
Tub Ex a.mix kk.<?The first number of
this new journal will be issued early in December
next.
The publisher would bu obliged to those
who contemplate subscribing if they would
forward their names without delay.
Tekms.?Two Dollars per annum. One
year's subscription required on the receipt
of the first number.
Address me at Columbia.
WM. B. JOHNSTON.
Bcuolakiku.?Our villnge lias been infested,
for about a week past, with midnight
prowlers. There have been several houses
entered, but fortunately no money has been
stolen.
On Sunday morning hist, Rev. Dr. Eiehgleberger,
(whose family at present is absent,)
on going to his residence, discovered
that it was occupied by a person or persons
unknown, and he was refused admittance,
lie immediately went for Assistant nml
returning, the intruders had decamped, doing
no other damage than the breaking
open of several trunks, and scattering some
clothing about the house.
The law office of Col. II. I. Caughman
was entered on Sunday night last, and his
drawers and desks, in which ho kept his
papers, were rifled, and their contents scattered
over the floor.
Since the above was in type, severel attempts
have been made to enter the store
of Mr. S.'F. Hendrix, first by raising a bar
which secures the door, and then by boring
into one of the windows. Our citizens
Bhould be on the look out for these midnight
light-fingered gentry.
Lexington Telegraph.
Daring Robbery.?We learn that one
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uuuiig ittou vtuck, me aouse 01' Mr.
Henry Smitli, living some few miles from
this place, was forcibly entered by six or
eight negroes, or white men in disguise, and
robbed of about four or five thousand dollars
in specie.
It seems that Mr. Smith had, not long
lined, disposed of hia entire property, ana
bad placed the proceeds derived from the
lales thereof in a large iron pot, secured
with a wooden cover and an iron bar loopid
over the ears of the pot, which was fastened
with a pad-lock.
The parties, whoever they were, entered
n the absence of Mr. Smith?one with a
;un?frightened Mrs. Smith out of the
louse, knocked off the lock, took the molcy
and decamped.?Lexington Telegraph.
Mr. Perrin, President of the Greenville
ind Columbia Railroad, was in this place.
i few days ago, and informed us that he
tad ordored a survey for a railroad from
jrreenville, South Carolina, to this place, by
lones' Gap?a new pass of the mountain,
upposed to be eminently practicable. We
ire glad to witness this evidence of interest
n the French Broad Road by the Greennlle
Company. As "Beggars should not :
>e choosers," we do not know that it becomes ,
he friends of the road in this State to say
vhich route they prefer. So far as we are
oncerned, we desire the road at all hazards.
[Tie contractors, we learn, have already
ommenced operations in Tennessee. V
Athville Spectator.
General Cabs.?A '-visitor to the resilence
of this veteran statesman writes:
?I Bpent a forenoonwith Qen. Cass. Tho
Id iftan ^stitl lives" in the autumnal glories
f a well spent:life, is ha]c, hearty andworth
>ur niilliQ0j?ffli8 career has, Indeed, been
uc^essful. Tn^speaka m fofebddiog" JarH
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One .-Weak Later from Europe.
New Yonx, Nor. 3.?The-steamer Baltic
has nrrived, with Liverpool dates of October
20. Cotton had declined 1-Gd. a
l-8d., with sales of 54,000 bales. Fair
Uplands 5 7-8d., Middling 5 l-4d, Breadstuffs
had slightly advanced. Canal flour
42s. "White Wheat 12s. 6d. Corn 48- ?
45s.
Great excitement prevailed in commercial
circles and a panic was feared, tho
l?ank of England having advanced tho rate
of interest to 0 per cent., and on long dated)
bills to 7 per cent. Consols had declined!
to 87.
The allies had captured Kenbatim, an
important position on the Dnieper, and were
advancing in concentric lines from Kenbaum,
Kertch, Baidar and Eupatoria, tocut
off the KuBsian forces. A battle wasexpected
on the Belbeck. The Russian?
had placed the north side of Sevastopol in i?
condition to sustain a siege.
Lamau and Planagoria, in the Straits of
Keitsch, liad been destroyed by the Allies.
Tlie advanced posts of the French' are now
within five leagues of Baktshi Serai. TheRussians
were retiring. Liprandi wilt defend
the line of Belbeck, and a battle i?
soon expected there.
The Rothschilds are about to establish an
Austrian Bank with a capital of 00,000,000.
Carolinian.
Fatal Railroad Accident.
A frightful accideut occurred on the Georgia
Central Road, on Wednesday afternoon,
the particulars of which are communicated
to the Savannah Evening Courier:
"A freight train from Macon had reached
two miles and a half below Station 1
when the boiler of the locomotive exploded
with fearful violence. The cause of the explosion
has not a3 yet been examined fully,
and tlio death of those immediately awaro
of the facts renders it difiicult to ascertain.
The locomotive was thrown forward by the
force of the explosion fori / feet in advance
of the ppint where the boiler burst, and
there planted crosswise.
The Engineer, named Kelly, (a Pennsylvanian,
and who had recently come upon
the road,) was instantly killed, as was also
the fireman. An eye witness stated that
the body of the engineer was blown literally
high intu the air, and it is further said, that
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| UK ucuu uuuy ui liiv; iiruiiiail wasiouncl upon
the rearmost ear of the train?fearful proofs
of the awful violence of the sudden blow
which hurried them into eternity. The
brake in an on the tender was severely scalded.
The names of the sufferers by this accicent
are as follows: Meriland Kelly, engineer
; fireman ; Barnes, brakeman; Michael
Shanehan.
The damage to the road is estimated to
amount to %7,000?the track is torn up for
the extent of one hundred and fifty feet.
We also learn that it is tho opinion of Mr.
Wad ley, tho Superintendent, that the accident
was the result of the carelessness or
ignorance of the engineer.
Fuom Mexico.?New Orleans, Nov. 5.
?The steamer Nautilus has arrived, with
later advices from Matamoras. Four to five
thousand men had been ordered to the frontier
to repel, the attacks of the Texan Rangers.
Vidauri has been appointed Coramander-in-Cbief
on the Rio Grande, and
has written a letter to Secretary Marcy, complaining
of the complicity of the Commander
at Fort Duncan with the Ranger?.
SPECIAL MEDICAL NOTICE.
Cure of Dyspepsia.
THE undersigned is being consulted by letter
from nil parts of->the Union, by thos?
who arc suffering from Dyspepsia and its
consequent general weakness, muscular relaxation,
and nervous debility. Having for the
last few years, in his practice of medicine, tamed
his attention entirely to the treatment of
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1,11119 uiseuae nu ia enaoiea irom ihb Inrgo experience
to institute ft peculiarity of treatment
that will enable the patient to see, feel, and
ktioio, after a day or two's treatment, that his
recovery has already commenced. Has he a
dry tongue, thirst, loss of appetite, constipation
of towels, nausea and vomiting??is tho
skin dry, harsh with unnatural heat??is he
troubled with sleeplessness, starting in his
sleep, solemnency, impaired volition?with
palpitation or "fluttering" of the heart, and
easily out of breath by quickened exertions?
All tnese, after ono, two, or three day's treat*
ment will commence to disappear. <
Terms of Treatment.?$6 00, for first consultation.
Medicine forwarded by mail, with
full and explicit written directions of t'ne coarse ' ?
of treatment, Ac., tQ be punned. Each subsequent
consultation . and medicine forwarded,
$2 00. Money remitted in all instance* should
be "registered at the post office. All letters
to be addressed to the undersigned
WILLIAM W. BLISS, M. D.,
* 20 Beekman Street, New Yoik,
Kov.-g, 1865. am,
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The following persons have freight in tha
Depot at Abbevillo:?
T J Mabry, Wiokliffe A Armstrong, TC Per<-.
rin, W B Dorn, R H Wardlaw, H 8 Ke*r, H H
Penny, Mrs M McCartner, E Noble, H A Jones,
J J Moseley. - w
D. R. SONDLEY, Ag't.
markets. - &
ABBEVILLE, Nov. 8.??Cotton?Demand
good, but vo.ry little of the article offering, <Wequote
1 a"7| extremes.
HAMBURG, Nov. S.?Cotton.?Oar ootton
market has advanced t to $c. since our last
communication (two weeks since.)
There has been reoeived in the Ware Houses, ^
for tho week ending to-day,'. 1,129 bales, (prin- j
cipally sold,) at prices ringing from 8 to 8+ e.,
closing on Saturday at gt and ;* good demand
But to day, (Monday) rathqtfyjlulj,' and we antioipate
a decline Of u\ ootoequcnce of a farther.
decline in th* forolgn markets.
Cotton received ?tnpe l^t September to 1st
November8,166bales,,a much larger amount
than was roccived in the same timo last aacson.
No eliango in the Grocery markets.
;7v?x>L0M3I^ 'November 7,?CorrvK-Al- though
thera WM'fio quotable chanare in dbr
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