The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, March 13, 1857, Image 2
Canada arid the Niagara Suspension ,
Bridge.
At the request of several of our readers, we
republish the following letter which originally
appeared in the columns of the Due West
T<lttcopr, It is quite an interesting sketch,
and we have no doubt will be read with pleasure
by our patrons:
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itev. j. m. aonner :?.?y wear Sir : J
We arrived in "Old Abbeville" again on j
Thursday the 21st instant, after nn absence !
of about seven months. We left 1 *etroit in
the State of Michigan one week previously,
to wit, on Thursday morning the 14th of
August, and travelled through Canada over
the Great Western Kailway 230 miles to
Niagara Falls crossing Niagara river below
the Falls on the Suspension Bridge. The
country through Canada differs, "toto catto"
fmiry nnv tiltt.'i fliot T flii'iif n*-nviA??clt' t
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conceived of it. I had supposed that it was
n bleak, barren, out of the way region, but
I assure you that it is one of the finest farming
regions, 1 have ever seen, and if the
blighting influence of Queen Victoria's gov- j
eminent was removed from it, or rather if it
bad the genial influences of ours thrown
over i(, I hesitate not to say that it would
surpass any of the rich fanning country
of NVestern New York. After leaving Detroit,
or rather Sandwich, (which is on the ;
Canada side of Detroit river and directly !
opposite IK'troit) about five miles we pass !
over the richest I'rairio it has ever been our i
urovince to see. This 1'rairie extends about '
.'50 miles along tlic Kail road ami on either !
>ide as far as Ulcere can roach for a considerable
part of that distance. Parts of this vast
l'rairie had been planted in Wheat, Oats, ;
Oorn <tc., and the matured as well ns tint |
growing crop afforded abundant evidence of j
>ts exceeding richness. After leaving this I
3)rairie we passed through a large body of i
timbered lands which will compare favorably '
'with the rich timbered lands of Illinois and !
Indiana : indeed the wholeconntry is an exceedingly
Interesting one. The Railway is
a fine one and is in fine condition, and when
your readers are informed that the distance
from New York to Detroit by Railroad is
yiTH and I bat n tbrnmrb Tii*ki?t. !k rnir.
aliased for thirteen dollars, perhaps some of j
them mav he induced to take the trip ; it ;
is worth the money to see the bridge. There !
is an arrangement on the Great Western J
Railway that we have never befote seen, al
though it is said to be common in England. !
We tdlude to the Rotary Lamps which are i
placed in sight of each other throughout
the entire length of the Road. These lamps
have four faces and each face a light of a
different colour, as, for instance Red, White,
<>reen and Blue, each one representing different
conditions of the track or other important
information. Now snpposinga part
of the track is torn-up or a bridge is swept
?\vwt\, in ri mtviuwinc iinu?ii mliuw iii?: i
track which it is imposibleto remove at once, j
the nearest lamp sound.* the note of alarm;
by exhibiting a red light and tho next lamp !
takes it up and thus it parses on until the
coming train is warned of "danger ahead,"
nnd is continually on the "lookout." If the
injury or damage is repaired before tho expected
train arrives another light is exhibited
and extended which gives the inforinn>
fion that " all is right" and the engineer
lets on steam and resumes his former speed.
These lamps are attached to iron rods some
twenty feet high, which are supported bv
large posts and are instantly turned by a
crank at the bottom. This arrangement
must subject the company to a heavy item
of expense, but human life is valuable, and
a general "smash up*' on a Iiailroad also
coats something.
The Railroad suspension Bridge nt Niagara
Falls, Mr. Editor, Is worth seeing and
riding over I assure you, and it seems to us i
that no man or woman can ride over it, no '
mauer now neavy me train lie is upon without
feeling that hejs entirely safe.?I had
in chargo my wife and two children and
not one of us felt the slightest trepidation in
passing over that gigantic structure. Tlie
bridge, you know, Mr. Editor, is built of
wire ; it has a span of eight hundred and
twenty-two feet, and the Railway track is
Iwo hundred and fifty feet above the water.
It is supported by four cables made of twisted
wire, the diameter of each being ten
inches, and the number of wires in the
bridge is four thousand miles, and the entire
weight of the bridge is one million six
hundred and seventy eight thousand seven
hundred and twenty-two pounds. The
whole bridge is supported by four towers,
two on each side of the river built of massive
rock dowelled and cemented together,
so that they are as firm as Gibralter itself.
These Towers are sixteen feet square at the
base and eight feet at the top, eighty-two
feet high from the ground, and sixty" feet
high above the Railroad track. My little
son and myself stood upon the hindmost
platform of the hindmost car, and I examin-1
I'd closely to see whether there was nny vibration
whatever and could not discover
the slightest. It is the most-magnificent
structure I ever beheld and is well worth a
journey across the Atlantic to see it, to My
nothing of the Falls of which I attempted
a discription in a former number of our Paper.
"We stopped 14 honrs at the Falls, arrived
in Albany on Friday at 4 o'clock P*
M. and remained till Monday morning ;
/ arrived in New York on Monday at 10 A.
M- left the great Emporium at 6 P. M. and
arrived in Columbia S. C. in ,precisely 48
Jiours from New York hy Railroad all of the
WAV ovnontinw ^
?j ,,*nu ,Tiiwmgton vjny 10 l
Acqnia Creek, 55 miles. For general inforv-'tt.
mation I will add that a traveller .can dine
in Detroit on the fourth day after leaving
here, .that the di'stance is 4655 miles and
ih*t tlfe Railroad Fare w forty dollars.
I. 13.
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Tnr- Lbuox Slave Care.;?The Lemon
case did not come on at New- York Wednesday.
Nobody appeared, for the State
of^Virpnia' and the council of the Stute of
New York mgped to dismiss the appeal.?
ttuuaequentiy, however, Mr. O'Conner Bppoured
for the State of Virginia, and the
case being reinstated was to have been
heard Thursday.
?
Air Lis# .Uail'hoad.?Tho estimated
, cost of this'road, which is connect Atlanta
Ga. with Anderson, is $1,500,000. The
'una of $500,000 has been subscribed, and
thfi work will be commenced when $550,
i 000 more has been subscribed. Its- completion
is now regarded as one of the "fixed
facta" of this progressive aire.
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Tne Freshet in Missopu.?The accounts
trom the southeastern part of Missouri state
great destruction-to property had beeu c<nmed
Jjy tha recent; unprecedented rise of water
in that part of the State. .
Death or a State Sesatqu.?Co!, N.
A, Peay, Stato Senator from Fairfield district,
di^J on the 20th ult.
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THE INDEPENDENT PRESS
U TUBUSUKD EVERT FRIDAY MORNIKO BT
LEE A WILSON.
W. A. LEE, Editor.
Individual*, like nation.t, fail in nothing ichich
A '</ boldly attempt, tpAm itutlaitted by virtuoH*
I u--/io*e, art'1 deter mined resolution.?Hknkt Clay.
" M't'rtthy to pratie, yet not afraid to blame."
Terms?Two Dollars a Tear, in Advance.
ABBEVILLE O H.
FRIDAY, - * - -"VlAUCU 13, 1857.
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Advortisnmoiits.
AVc tronld direct attention to the advertisement
of W. 11. McKellnr, Surgeon Dentist;
Tlioa. II. Cochran, F. P. Kobertaon and others.
Major Cton?ral's EUotion.
Our popular young Representative, Col. A.
M. Smith, was on the 25 ult, elccted without
opposition. Major General of the 1st Division
S. C. Militia, vice Gen. S? McGoWan resigned.
The Ycrkvillo Enquirer.
.tojrph II. Black, Ksq., has been associated
witli Messrs. J. L. Miller and S. W. Melton in
the proprietorship and editorial management
of this nblo journal. The Enquirer is one of
our host exchanges, and is always welcomeWe
extend our best greetings to our new broil.....
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High Prices.
At the recent list ale sole of the lnte TI109.
It. Ilynl of Greenwood, we lenrn that everything
?ok! nt very high prices. Corn brought
$1 per hushel ; cotton seed from 20 to 91 cents;
milk cows from $20 to $30 eneb ; n couple of
fine hulls sold for $50 npencc ; young mules
from $180 to $225 ; nlso every variety of
plouths nnrt plough stocks ut high prices.
The terms of sale were a crcdit of twelve
months.
A Sad Accident.
We lrnrn Hint Jesse Beiizk-y, n student at
Cireonwood, wns nceideutally killed by the
discharge of n shot gun on Saturday morning
In^t. lie had been bunting on the preceding
lny ; nnd on the morning of bis denth, was in
the house, nnd it is supposed that whilst loading
the gun, it wns accidentally discharged,
the contents passing through his head. The
jury of inquest found a vcrdict, in accordance
with the nbove facts.
The Young Men's Christian Association.
Quite an able nnd interesting essay was dclivcred
on Tuesday night last, before the Association,
by Mr. Stephen C. DeBrubl, on the
elinr/lpfpr nf finnlnnii Hnnnn.!.!- -
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spirited discussion ensued, in which Dr. Togno,
Mr. J. A. Calhoun and other* participated.
The attendance was large and much interest
was ninuifcstcd. The establishment of a Reading
Room in connection with the Association
is contemplated as soon as practicable.
Capt. Thomas Petigrn.
We record a:i\*s, the Charleston Courier with
deep regret, the sudden decease of his gallant
officer, late a Commander in the U. 9. Navy.
lift was. nt. Wriwhinr*f.ftn fSft*
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on Monday last, with a severe quinsey, or affection,
similar, it is said, to that which bereft
our State of the lamented Brooks. Although
he rallied, and strong hopes were entertained
of his recovery, lie died, about 5 o'clock, on
Friday morning last. lie entered the Navy, as
a midshipman, in 1812, aad was nliout 60 years
of age, at llic time of his death. Capt. I
I'ctigru was one of those, who suffered most
unjustly, under the star chamber action of tho j
Into Navy Board?and ha# gone, to the grnve, 1
ere the tardy justice of his country had re
versed lite unmerited edict of a tribunal, at
wnr, both in its organization and mode of proceeding,
with the spirit of our institutions.?
llis presence, in the national capital, was
doubtless connected with his appeal for restoration
to his country's service.
An Executor a Oocd Witness to a WilL
The Charleston papers contain the recent
decision of the Court of Errors id the case of
"Noble, Ex'or, ve. Burnett, et. al.," from this
District, which determines the question, that
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will, disposing of real or personal property.
Tlie whole court concurred with the exception
of O'Nenll, J. and Dunkin, C., who delivered
dissenting opinions. The decision in the ense
overrules the ense of Workman vs. Dominick,
which decided that an Executor was an incompetent
witness to a will of personalty, and the
case of Taj-lor vs. Taylor in which it was held
that au Executor was incompetent to attest a
will disposing of real and personal property,
but is in conformity with the decision in the
cnae of Cannon vs. Setter, in bo far as its places
nil Executor upon the same ground with a
legatee, and holds that his is equally a bene
fieial intercHt, made void by the Stat. Goo. 2,
and therefore not affecting his competency.
Whether the Stat, of Geo. 2, makes void the
oflice a* well as the commissions of the Executor,
of the Exccutor, has not been expressly
decided, though the impression of the Court i>
in favor of the affirmative. The Circuit opinion
xr?* tlmr?f<irA ?- ?' - ? J -?
w.v. iviipu VU U1V IJVUUUU UI |
error in excluding the testimony of Edward
C. Martin, the attesting witness and the case
remanded for a now trial.
The New Oabinat.
Alter the innumerable surmises as to the
probable constitution of the Cabinet, conjecture
has at last given place to certainty, and
we are enabled to present the following list, of
Mr. Buchanan's constitutional advisers :
Wasimnoton, March 7, 1857.
Tlio Cabinet has been confirmed, and is composed
of the following gentleman n?n T-?
Cass, of Michigan, Socretary of State ; Hon.
Howell Cobb, of Georgia, Secretary of the
Treasury ; ex-Governor J. B. Floyd, of Vir.
ginin, Secretary of War ; Hon. Isaac Toucey,
of Connecticut, Secretary of the Navy ; lion.
Jacob Thompson of Mississippi, Secretary of
the Interior ; Judge Black, of Pennsylvania,
Attorney. General ; end ex-Governor A. V.
Brown, of Tennessee, Postmaster General.
A correspondent of the New York Tinut
pays the following compliment to Gen. Cass
Howell Gdbb^,
"The advanced age of Mr Case does not prevent
die enjoying that clear use of tfSrfaealties'
which his enemies sometimes deny him.
Hi?balitta have always been ?-egul*r; aud his
temperance, even to abstinaneo, hay for'year*
beea remarkable. He ftdblre^-to the ctnioto
of walking! t great deal as. f |ftr?Tei^%; ^
corpulency and ?>xl>ibiCs uuither the desire nor .
the tcudci dy to luting laid upfcn the sjieflT formapy
a day yoU'*
Auuming tbaiir. Cobb u to K? pj^eed ?i
the head of (beTrM^piy u4|tj
writer pay# lUa ^>npii#|iit. to th|t i
geottemmnV '
"M?k uttii?a to u?rtpi*p$4?*e4 integrity Ited
Attncb*wci1t"W#tlie Wade, #nd |
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"4 * ' * .
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at) acquaintance in dctnil with the wants of
the commercial community, which make
it in every way desirable that their interest
should be intrusted to liis hands, lie is in
the full vigor of health, and is endowed with
ati energy and industry which brought to bear
daring the next four years, cannot but be productive
of incalculable benefit to the country."
The New Treaty with Mexico.
According to the statement of letter writer*
the Treaty recently negotiated with the Government
of Mexico by Mr. Forsyth, our minister,
has been received at Washington, and
submitted to a Cabinet Council on the 20th
ult. The subject matter of the Treaty is not
yet definitely known, and its terms are vnrinn.lv
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W.J .v|Mvgvnvcui avv<;ruill^ VU Ulie SlQie*
ment, It provides for an American protectorate
over the whole of Mexico, together with the
cession to litis country, of Lower California
and the province of Sonora, for a mm of money.
By another statement which is probably
the correct version, the Treaty is merely a
commercial arrangement for the mutual bene- j
fit of the two countries. The conditions of this
arrangement, in advance of its publication, or I
transmission to the Senate, cannot be certainly j
known, but arc stated to be as follows :
1. A loan of fifteen million of dollars by the ,
United States to the Government of Mexico, I
secured by liens upon her revenues?a certain !
portion of this sum to be retained by the Uiii- j
tod States to satisfy claims of her citizens a- I
gainst Mexico, and to pay interest to English
holders of Mexican sureties.
2. The reduction by Mexico of her tarilT,
of twenty percent, in favor of our commerce.
3. Commercial reciprocity upon the frontiers
between the two countries', and a postal
convention.
Assuming that such are the provisions of the
Treaty, it is doubtless the best which enn be
negotiated with Mexico. The concessions are
all on the part of thnt country. The Treaty I
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<n.^uia 17 uc inu lasu resort 01 me ^onioniori ,
party, to sustain the existing state of things, ;
and to preserve its power until the new Gov- j
eniment is inaugurated, which is provided for
by the new constitution, recen'ly adopted to
go intoefTeet 011 the 1st May. Unless promptly
sustained by material aid from this country,
it cannot preserve the country from anarchy,
or the republic from dismemberment.
And by extending this aid, this Government
vonld lend it* urmnftfliv nnH ommnrt ##> i
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of progress and liberal government in ;
Mexico, and perhaps preserve the country, for
a lime, from the evils of anarchy. Yet, as
there is no precedent in our diplomacy for i
such a treoty. and 110 authority in the Constitution
for an appropriation of uioncy for the
purpoiH:s contemplated, it is not probable that |
Senate will ratify it or that the House will give ]
effect to it, by mnking the ncccssnry nppropri !
ntion of $15,000,000.
Prof. Leconte'a Lecture.
In spite of the inclemency of the weather, ,
there was tjuite a large attendance in the i
Court Ilouse on last Friday night, to hear the j
able Lecture of Prof. John J.econto on "The (
Study of the Physical Scicncc." The Address ]
was charoctcmcd by n vigor of analysis, n
scientific precision of statement, an apposite- :
nes* of illustration, and a terseness and vijj'uof
iilvlp Tvhl??h riinv0vn^ flio m?u?
~?J?M ? J ? impression
of the powers of the Speaker. AVe
thought liim peculiarly happy in his expo- i
sitiou of what is meant by a law of nature,
as comprehending those generalized fact*, which
from the Lrltinia T/nife of (scientific enquiry ;
and of the scarcel}* distinguishable differences
between fact and theory, liko
'Shade unperceived so softening into shade."
The importance of the study, as an intellectual
and moral discipline was enforced, by considerations
drawn from the precision of its nomenclature,
the union which its presents of demonstrative
and inductive reasoning, and the
ennobling character of its contemplations.
At the solicitation of a friend the Professor
has politely furnished us, for publication, with
ft copy of hia concluding remarks, upon the
moral influence of Physical studies, which we
herewith commend to the perusal of our readers
:
"In concluding thin row inlhni-fnnt
permit me to indulge in a few reflections on the
moral tendencies of sltcli studies. Everything
announces a world of activity a midlife?every tiling
betokens thought ntid comprehensive arrangement.
These are, as it were, the many
voices of Nature, heard only by the sensitive
and reverent ear of her true votaries. Equally
kind and bountiful, }-et provident, is nature
in all her operations, and through all her
works. Neither skill nor materials are ever
wasted ; and yet, she ungrudgingly disperses
her favor?, apparently without measure; and
lias subjected dead matter to laws which compel
it to minister, and yet with a most ready
willingness, to the wants and comforts of every
living thing. And how unceasingly docs she
press this her example, not only of unbounded
goodness, but of universal charity, on the at
tention of the man of science ! Does tlio corn
spring more freshly when scattered by a christian
band f Are the harveete more abundant
on a Protestant soil I And docs not the sun
shine alike, and the rain descend, on the domains
of each political party 1 80 science,
from her daily converse with nature, fails not
ooner or later, to take her hue and color from
the perception of this universal love and bounty.
Party and sectarian diffefences dwindle
awny and disappear from the eyes of hitn who
is daily occupied io the contemplation of the
boundless munificence of the great Impartial ;
he tees himself standing in one common relation
to his fellow-men, and feels himself to be
most completely performing his part in life,
when he is able in any way cr in any measure
to contribute to the general welfare of all.
It is in tins sense, too, that science?humbly
tracing the footsteps of the Deity in all his
works, and from them deducing hia intelligence
and hia universal goodness?it is in this sense,
that science is of no sect, and of no party, but
is equally the province, and the property, and
the friend of all.
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"On-the other hand, when wo contemplate
the deatfnjp of man with man, what a contrast
is presented ! What supreme selfishness 1
What narrow-minded bigotry and intolerance!
What a general perversion of all that is calculated
to elevate the intellectual and moral
character of the human species I Man, in tho
lowest stage of almost animal rudeness, as well
as pniidst the apparent brilliancy of-our higher
'eijjfijfktion, pfVpares for himself arid hia fel!ow<*en,
increjwed toil and d?nge*t The travJ
ft, wandering over the wide globe by sea and
land, as wsli^as the historic inquirer searching
the'reeords of put ages, finds everywhere tbo
uniform *and saddening speotaolea of quid at
variance with man.
." He, therefore, wbo, amidst the tjoreoonoil*!
-diaconl of nation^ seeks for i&telleetaal calm,
gl^dl^talitato eopteaipfyte the aileot and bidAm
anthrities of fowk >l?4 jwweni operating <
ffk the sanctuaries of nature ; or.'Wjcdient to
'4
I the inborn impulse which fur thousands of
| years has glowed in (lie huninii breast, gazes
| upwards in meditative contemplation on those
I celestial orbs, which nrc ever pursuing in un.
disturbed harmony their ancient aud unebang!
ing course.
; "llow elevating must be the influence of micli
I studies 1 llow ennobling to the soul of man I
From the turmoils and bickerings of man and
' man, lie finds a delightful retreat where he
cnti commune with nature, mid feel, that his
; intellectual as well an his mornl faculties have
been strengthened and purified by tho intercourse.
What a precious privilege do those
enjoy, who are thus permitted lo enter the sanctuaries
of science, and to hold communion
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i "??.i imq viviittaviHj; euurvc wi j?uwt;r, nnu 01
wisdom, nnd of goodues*, and of love* 1 The
door is open, and all may enter ; but all do not
approach its threshold with eipiul thoughtlessness.
There are a few who wonder as they
| approach, as the snered shepherd wondered at
| the burning hush of lloreh. Casting their
i shoes from otT their feet, nnd all doubts from
! their understandings, these children of the faith|
fill take their first step upon the holy ground
J with reverential owe, and advance almost with
timidity, fearful, as the signs of Deity break
upon them, lest they shall he brought face to
I fnce with the Almighty. These are the real
searchers after the truth ; the pincere votaries
of science. These are the anointed ; these alone
are permitted to officiate in the innermost
sanctuary of licr glorious temple ! "
The New Talri&
Tin; Report of the Committee of conference
with reference to the Tariff, linn received the
sanction of both Houses. It wns n unanimous
report, emanating from the following distinguished
malingers; Senators, Hunter, Douglas,
and Seward; HcpresciitativcsCnmpbcIl, Dewitt
and Letcher. The Dill will yield a revenue of
18 millions of dollars, or 15 millions less than
would accrue upon a basis similar to the imposts
of 1846. The Unltimore Sun gives the
following as the alteration of the duties under
! the New Tariff:
j By the bill, as passed, the one hundred per
i cent schedule, and so mticli of the old forty
| per cent schedule jns was not reduced down to
i thirty per cent. All the forty por cent schcdj
ulc, including nil the spices and articles not
I produced iu this country, but which enter into
I t.lie general consumption, were cither put on
the free list or on the four per cent schedule.
Mnny art icles were brought from the thirty per
cent schedule down to the lower schedules.
The pnute was theense with intermediate schedj
ules between 0. nnd .1. Tlie other schedules
I were reduced nbout twenty per ccnL?Tlie
| I'cniiiiuder of tli? old thirty per cent schedule
i was brought, J?wn to -twenty-four per cent.
I The twenty five per ecnt f>i>1ic<tule was brought
| down to nineteen per cent; the twenty per
| cent to fifteen; tin; fifteen to twelve; the ten
; to eight; and that, part of the old live per cent
1 schedule which had not been included in the
free list was put upon the four pur ecnt schedj
tile.
The Inaugural Address.
The Inaugural Address of President Ruclinnan
is a plain and practical production, presenting
a calm and temperate review of tlic
vnrions questions of our national policy. There
is nothing in the document to wliicli exeeptiou
ran he taken except it be liie advocacy of the
Pacific Railroad. e present the following
Summary of its leading topics :
Wasiiikoton, March 4.?Mr. Buchanan'i) In;
augural speaks of the importance of the resto>
ration of harmony among the people of the
several State*, for the preservation of our free
< institutions, lie alludes to the termination of
| tli>< political contest for the Presidency, as an
I approval of the Kansas ami Nebraska Act.
The surplus in the treasury, lie maintains,
j should be appropriated toaat ional objects, and
i no more revenue be collected, than an econo
inicnl administration of tlu? ? .?
onircs, nnd that n modification of the Tariff ti>
this en J in necessary. He deprecates tlic evil
of I>isunioti, doclnres it a cnrdinnl principle
that the public lands should be reserved for
actual settlers, lnitlie native and foreign, and
that the rights of the Stute should be carefully
represented, lie dwelt upon the importance
of nil overland route to tlie l'aeific, and maintained
that many of the difficulties now apparent,
would disappear wbcu the best route was
ascertained by careful survej'.
We onjrht, lie said, to prcserrc pence, commerce
and friendship, with nil nation*, nnd
never to interfere with their affairs, unless impelled
by the law of self-preservation. The
? a s?
I ..uiivs in.It> ikuuiicu icrriivrv out Dy
fair purchase, or.by voluntarj' admission, as in
tlic case of T?Cris. Wc should net upon this
principle; and no nation could rightfully complain,
if, in sclf-iU-'fcnee, vre uhuuld further extend
our possessions.
Mr. Buchanan declines to be a candidate for
re-election to the Presidency, and favored a
strict construction of the Constitution.
The Inauguration.
The late Inauguration of President Buchanan
began the eighteenth Presidential term of four
years 6ince the organization of our Government.
By an Act of Congress, passed in 1792 the 4th
of March, was the day fixed upon, for the beginning
of the new Administration, Washington
was first inaugurated, on the 30 April 1789;
but this Act having been passed in the meantimP
hAPnminAnoarl li-Boortnn/l ?? ? *
of March, as lias been dune by all succeeding
Presidents. Before entering upon the discharge
of the dutiua of the Office, the Constitution
merely requires of the new President, that
lie should take no oath or affirmation; but the
example of Washington, in delivering an inaugural
address has been followed by each succeeding
President
n'L _ i.i . * i'
.me luvo inauguration, wnetner we consular
tlio immense concourse of spectatora present,
the civic and military displays, and extent of
preparation for the accompanying festivities,
was the most imposing ceremony of the kind
which has boen witnessed, aince the foundation
of our Government. It has been compared to
the ancient Roman triumphs, or to the rccent
Russian cornation; but in tbe moral sublimity
of its attendant associations, it was immeasurably
superior. After an angry and protracted
party connict, trie duiented faction, has calmly
acquiesced in the will of the majority; and
the Government of SO millions of freemen has
quietly paused into other bands, and the new
rulers hare entered, as a matter of course up
on the discharge of their duties. We extrnot
from our exchanges, a brief outline of tho in.
auguration ceremonies, and a more detailed oocount
of the aoeompanyiag Ball:
The day wm beautiful, and was ushered in
by tlie firigg of cannon and ringiug of bellt.
llie streets were orowded, and all the available
balconies and windows were filled with both
sexes. Flags and banners innumerable floated
from the housejp, and the eceuo predated the
-appearance of the greatest patriotic" 4ud gojr
ety There was a great display <it military,
political Clubs, sou tire oompanie*
At 9 o'clock the rtiilitary ?nd *11 other orgAniiAtiona
iiaeembled An New York Avenue,
find formed into lib*, in double rank?Die riglit
ooroposod of the military, resting a* 10th
treat 'Amongthe military wero the Young
Guam, Qapt Moore, of lUoumond. Va.
At n^faivUte possession moved froof th? psNdg
ground, dowhtbe Avenue 4o tbe Natfontl.
Hot*f whtre'Mr. puohanon wm stopping, it
than f*o?d inward, ami. President fierce s|id*
M?*. B'lohsnaq ei'me out sod,entered rcsrcf*g*,
which wm attended on thu lefthV JfiMtwA, ,
stMipn.the right by the United States wsf*WW
for toe District of C*l4ml>ifl. TETe pro<6e*ioh
J tlion moved to the CapltoL
4
* *
The column reached the Capitol nt 1 o'clock, I
halted, and the Military presented arms. The
carriage containing the President and President
elect, passed through to the spot where tho
Senate committee was waiting to receive them.
The Copitol Grounds were thronged.
Mr. Buchanan delivered his inaugural from
the portico of the Capitol, and afterward* went
into tho Senate Chamber, where the oath of
office was administered to him and Mr. ltrcckenridgo
by Chief Justice Taney. ,
The procession was coinjwwed of the Judiciary,
Clergy, Foreign Ministers, Diplomatic
Corps, Members and ex Members of Congress,
and the Cabinet Officers of the Ariny, Navy,
Governors and cx-Uovernor* of Slates and Territories,
military citivens, ?fcc. A full rigged
ship was one of the ornaments of the procession.
THE INAUCrRATION RIM.
The grand Inauguration Hall nt. Judiciary
Square, presented a scene of regal innguifiecnce
never before equalled in the metropolis, for
the reason that on no similar occasion heretofore
have the arrangements been so extensive, or
the ball room so sjOicioiiH or well calculated for
the display of beautiful women in rich and
jjwrgcoiM apparel, ntn?Srt?*?1 with jewels ami
gems, which usually distinguish such nn occasion.
The room is nearly three hundred feet
in length, by about ninety foot in breadth, light
ed through it* whole surface by large and massive
cliamlnliers, and jets of light extending
across the hall. The walls on either side ami
at the end are formed of deeply colored hangings
of rui, wli'te. blue and gold, whilst the ;
ceiling ia of pure white, thickly studded with !
gilt stars, which reflected the* gas lights and
produced a most brilliant effect. The scene
from the head of the broad flight of stairs leading
from the Court House, one wing of which
forms the entrance, was pronounced by all
present, of the most, imposing ever witnessed. !
At the upper end of the hall a canopy was '
erected for tiiu use of President Iiuchanan. I
j Vice President Ureckenridge, and ex-President
| Pierce, with seats arranged for other official
dignitaries. On the side of the room, about
the centre, was ft large balcony orchestra, no- j
commodnting a cotillion band of forty-three |
. .s, comprising iiic military hand of
j the Nnvy Ynrd, nnd about twenty of Linbardl's
and VolfundtV Handsof Baltimore, from wliicli,
at nbout 9 o'clock, n iintional nir colled tlic 1
company to order fur a grand promenade, presenting
a moveing scene of great brilliancy.
At o'clock, the approach <?f tlie President,
elcct and suite was announced, which caused
a great e.omrnotion through the hall, when the
company ranged in lines, nnd opened ?n nvcnue
for their passage to the positions assigned
them at the upper end of the hull. As sunn as
they appeared nt the head of the broad flight
of stairs lending to the floor of the room, the
band struck up "llail Columbia." anil nmid
the waving of handkerchiefs, an-1 considerable |
cheering, the distinguished party descended to j
tho floor, and pnssed tip through a line of ladies,
representing the youth nnd beauty of
nenrlv* pvnrvRlalii ? ? tKo
So noon ns the commotion hud subsided, the I 1
ball was opened, nnd dancing commenced with i
much zest, though the immeiiBc crowd on the
floor rendered this rnther n difficult operntion,
sets being so crowded, I lint- magnifficence
of dress, nnd grace of movement was, in n
measure, lost night of. There appear* to be
among tnc ladies n very treneriil effort to
eclipse cnch other in the display of jewely, !
' nnd the magnificence and costliness of their .
apparel; and the palm of beauty, in form, foa
hire and carriage, was contested by about a j
dozen others withe great spirit. The style of | ,
beauty wns, however, so varied, that n". 'and i
. ineir admirer*, though for stiit<*Vv atul com- j
! manding appearance, bl?-,idcd with a tine
i countenance, good expression, and brilliant
j complexion, the ludy of Senator Douglas was '
evidently the star of tho evening. ller fine !
I stature gave her the advantage over all comj
pctit?rs, as she could he easily discerned in
! any part of the room, whilst others were partially
lost in the throng.
The supper room extending the whole length
of the halt room, was thrown open at 12
o'elock, where a sumptuous ropnst was served.
The opening of the upper room tended to relieve
the crowd on the floor, as many lingered
there long after the dancing had been resumed.
The President- and his suit, with ex-Presideist
I'ierce retired shortly after midnight, which
also tended to thin the concourse, when the
dancing coinineneed in good earnest, and was
doubtless continued to a late hour this morn- j
iug
The niece of President Buchanan, Mia* L:ine, I
attracted much attention, and was evidently j
the favorite of the evening. She pr>nses<>?l a j
fine pleasant countenance, hearing the impress
of intelligence, with pleasing manners and
excellent addres*. She is to preside at the
White House during the next four years, and
will doubtless do the honors with all the erace
and case that distinguish her at Wheatland,
and at the Ministerial residence at the Court of
St. James.
[fob tiik indkpekdknt ritKss.]
Lines to my Father by Moonlight.
Yon fair moon glides through the midnight sky.
And the dove has ccas'd its mournful cry :
An unearthly calmness fills the air ;
Still'd is the harsh voice of worldly care,
Sweot thoughts of thee, tliU pensivo hour
bring*.
I And kind word* steal by, on unseen wing*.
Shine on bright inoon, with silvery light!
Give radiant beauty to the night!
Though birds have hushed their plaintive wail,
And the breezes bear no gentle gale
The flowers are yet awake with mo,
And we will deep homage pay to thee.
While all Around is so fresh and fair,
I'll thank thee for ull thy tender care ;
Yes, Futher, thou hast loved ine well,
How much, God alone can ever tell. I
IJremember in the home of ours,
Where grew btuutiful trees and flowers,
My childish voice seem'd music to thee,
When you joined my innoceut glee ;
But that home inust hence in ashes lie,
With few to love it, save you and I.
Fall softly, ye moonbeams, on the place,
And I will its scenes, in dreams retrace.
Sallie .
Abbeville District, 1857.
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Three Saya Later from Europe.
New York. March 7.?The Cunard
steamship Persia has Arrived at this port
from Liveipool, bringing dates to tho 21st
alt.
Lord Napier is a paascngor in the Persia.
The Persian Envoy has oeased * negotiation
at Persia, and has refused to visit London.
*' ? FrannA Kaa * ?
MKVW IIHIIVU Ull^inlJVI, IVU.^IH,
Austria And Prussia to instruct their resident
ministers at Paris to settle the N?mfchatel
affair in tlie conference which- meets
at Paris early in Mafch. It U feared how-1 ' ]
ever, that an adjustment will be difficult.
The Russians have resumed the Circa#-. |
sian war. It is rumored that they have reooived
a large cession of territory from Persia.
D'lsreali's amendment to tlier financial ?
.Jl J - ? -t- - n??!-L n _
uuujjw wn? umourntKi id iuu urnnn rar* (
liament uhtil Monday, the 23d. ]
It is rumored ibut the British Govern- ,
ment has received deppalchea announcing (
the total destruction of Canton. (
Liverpool Cotton Market.?Cotton ]
had declined l-8d per lb.
illnks8 of IJ0N. J. GlANOT J0NK8.?iy- '
lion..J. Glanoy Jon3, of {*a., is very- HI at
hia re^idenoe in Washington city. It is said <
ibfct th^.oppoflilionto bis proving one of tho ta^rr
oabine^ proceeds. from Col. Forney;
RtimoftfurtKer states-that Mr. Ataandor, of
N. J., the l*Le BewoogUK) oaij^JWate for.
Governor of that BqAa, will be iwited- Ob ?. .]
seat in the cabinet tu the placu of Mr. Jones. !
Speeches of Mesrs. Mason and Bracken- i
ridge.
The President pro tern, of tlie Sennta bo-1
fore* pronouncing that body adjourned on
Wednesday morning last, inado the following
brief but felicitous remarks :
mk. mason's si'kecii.
Senators : In closing, with you, the present
Congress, I beg permission to express to
nil Sennton* my sincere acknowledgments
for the courtesy and forbearance which have
marked their intercourse with the Chair,and
for their personal kindness to its temporary
occupant. I have certainly endeavored, by
dilligcnce and care in the despatch of the
public business, and by strict impartiality,
to deserve it.
1 tender to each and to all of you, senators.
itiv earnest wish fur n
ynv """
giateful meeting with those awaiting yon
at your homes, and for your prosperity ami
welfare in life.
It remains only to declare that the Sonate
stands adjourned without day.
Soon after the adjournment, the Senate
assembled in pursuance of the proclamation
of the President. The Vice-President elect
was introduced !>y the committee of arrangements,
and the o tth of office was administered
to him ; whereupon he took the chair,
and addressed the Senate as follows:
Mil. HIIECKKNHIDUE's 81'EKCII.
Senators : In assuming the duties of this
station, I am quite conscious that I hring
to their discharge few other qualifications
than a deep sense of the importance of Ihi*
body in the scheme of the government and
.. e -
t* luciiug m rwpeci lor us members.
Happily, my duties are comparatively
few and simple ; and I am sure they will
be made easy by a prevailing sense of propriety,
wliioh will of itself bo sufficient on
all occasions to preserve the dignity and decorum
of tlie Senate.
In administering the rules wlii.-h you have
adopted for the convenience of your proceedings,
I shall often need your kind iliJulgeiice,
and I anticipate with confidence
your forbearance towards tlie errors that
springs from inexperience. Cherishing the
hope that our official and personal inter
course will be marked by mutual confidence
and regard, I look forward with pleasure to
our association in the performance of public
tin ties.
It shall be my constant aim, gentlemen
r>f tliu Senate, to exhibit at all times, and to
every member of this body, the courtesy and
impartiality which is due to the representatives
of equal States.
The Appropriation Bill.
But the great achievement of the session
was the passage this morning of the Civil
ami Miscellaneous Appropriation bill in thv
Jlottse which came fr?>.ju the Committee of
Conference with at least seventy-five acts
Legislature appeiuled thereto, all of which
were passed in thirty minutes by the liouse,
without one of them having been read, or
seen, or heard of, by any member of the
uouv, in open session. Several motions
were made for their reading, but they were
wholly ineffectual.
A single item in the list is a million of
dollars lor the Washington Aqueduct.
Many of the others are appropriations for
custom-houses, court-houses and post-offices
all over the country to an endless exient.
There were appropriations of $50,000 each
for these purposes in the town of Columbia,
S. C.; Tallahassee, lialeigh, Cairo, Madison,
Ogdensburgf, Moutpeller, Rutland and sundry
others, beside 8100.070 for a Boston
Court house, ?200,000 for Chicago, $120,000
for liulfalo, and numerous other places.
The vote on it was 87 to 07. The Members
of the Senate Committee of Conference
on this bill were Messrs. Hunter, Douglas
niul Uever ; of the IIuU.se, Messrs. L. D.
Campbell, Davidson of La., and Washburn
of Me.
The appropriation of $59,000 for the
Kansas Legislature was fought against in
the House last night at different times for
several hours. The vote on the Yeas and
Nays were about a tie, but the House Finally
receded this morning, and let the appropriations
pass.
The College of South Carolina.
Wo Imve received tlie nnmial catalogue
of this flourishing State institution of education,
for tlie present years.?The undergraduates
number 157, viz; Senior- 24tJru?iors
0*2, Sophomores 47, Freshmen 24. ResiJent
Graduate 1. Total 128.
There is not a Charlestonian in tlie Senior
Class ; the Junior Cla?s has 18 Charlestoniaiis;
tlie Sophomore Class has 5, and
the Fisliman Class 2 ?in all 25 Cliarlc-stor.ians.
The Fm.ulty of the College is constituted
as follows, viz:
fl I." \l ll.._ TT l-v TV.. ? . i
v^. x-. ?i<:onjr, iju. ia, i resHuni. anu l'rofessor
of Mathematics and Astronomy.
Maximilian Lahorde, M. D., Professor of
Logic, Rhetoric and Philosophy of the
Mind.
CliarleR P. Pelhaui, A. M., Professor of
Roman Literature.
Rev. J. L. Reynolds, D. D., Professor of
Moral Philosophy, Sacred Literature, and
Criticism.
John LeConte, M. D., Professor of Natural
Philosophy.
Willi?m -I_ RIvacq A \f
-? W? ?* o. * W4VOOUI VI
Greek Literature.
R?*v. R. W. Barnwell, ProfesRor of History,
Polilieal Philosophy and Economy.
Joseph Leeonte, M. D., Professor of Chemistry,
Mineralogy, and Geology.
Washington, March 5.?Senator Toomhs
to-dnv presented to Ex-President Franklin
Pierce, in behalf of tho citizens ofSavnnnah,
a beautiful aerviee of plate. The present
was thankfully acknowledged.
Washington, March 9.?In the Senate
to-day tho standing committees were appointed.
Mr. Crittenden offered resolutions approving
the course of the late administration in
rA<rjll-fl to rilli'ft nf rnnritimn l>?w nr/.i?ieu,l
-O ; ? "f
by the Paris conference.*
4 <
Cotton Estimates.?The N1. O. Prices
Current reports a list of sixty-five estimate?,
urtde by cotton brokers and factors of that
jity, during the three closing dayf> of February.
The highest figures are 3,270,000,
;he lowest 2,040,000, and the average 2,)67,043
bales. The result of seventy-four
islimntes submitted in Mobile on ?!?? ikiIi
Feb., will be remembered, ?8 follows
Highest 8,249,000 ; lowest 2,600,093 ;
average 2,966,2-10 bales. ?
Printer* everywhere?are decidedly deb>n?ir;
But unlike frogs, oen't live on air.
I ! l ) IB 'I I I ?i-i
lHABAKBOt
* "j <* ???
On Tuesd?yi.ev6nlng, the'10 th inttent, by the
R?t. James Motri, ,"Mr. JA8. ll. BJlQCK^and
SUSAN A. ULAC^^. 4
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CON8IONEES.
Tim following persons have freight ill the
Depot at Abbeville:?
Andrew Cillebenu, J M Davis. II \V Lnwson,
Judge I) L Wardlaw, lion T C Perriti, Cul W
Calhoun. Mai S I. J one*. 1) .1 Jordan, II A
Jones Itobt Dlakely, J W Crawford, K 1( Wardlnw
it Son, J it N Knox, And lid wards, J M
Thomas, Cobb, Hunter it Co, Col F W Davit,
J \V lilai-k, Martha Ma^aw, K J Taylor, Dr
MeCol?s, \V McCoinlis, (Seii'l A M Smith.
1). H. SONDLKY, Ag't.
MARKKTS.
AllHICVIMil'l, March 13.?Cotton.?But little
offering?wc quote 11 and l'?i -
extremes.
COLUMBIA, March 11.?There was a fair'
. niul steady demand for eot < yesterday, at
j full mid steady prices. Some 40O hales cliangj
e<l hands, ntprices varying from 11 J a 131c ;
i most sales at 12 a 13c.
| ('II AUIjKSTON, March 10.?The sales of cotton
to-ilay amounted to 2,000 hales, at irregular
prices, and with a decline of an J to a -Jc.
Case of A*tlamu.
The following letter from lion. Myron I.aw*
fence, of Ihdchertown, is valtialdc testimony
j in favor of the Oxygenated Hitlers :?
lJhu:iu:r.io\vN. March ltf.
| Dii. (Jkeen :?I take gacut pleasure in ini
forming y?ti of the results of the Oxygenated
| JiitUrx yon had the kindness to send me. For"
i some twenty years I had suffered with Humorn
Asthum. 1 was compelled to ait up oneI
third of '.he nights, without going to bed at
I all ; and the rest of the time my sleep was intrrrupt.ed
hy violent tils of coughing, and
gn.'nt umicnlty hi breathing. In all my attendance
upon mil* courts, I never went to bed
in Xorthuinptou in twenty ve.irs, but twice,
and then wus compelled to get up. Now 1 lie
in bed without ditliculty, and sleep profoundly.
I look your medicine according to dircctiono.
The violent symptoms immediately abated,
and perscvernnee in the use of the remedy lias
removed all it* troublesome coiitvqneuces.
The value of such a remedy is inealeuluble.
Respectfully yours, MYUOX LAWRENCE.
SETII NV. FoWLE i* (.'o., l.TS Washington
j Street, Boston, Proprietors. Sold by their
agents everywhere.
I'kisiiy Ykcktaiilk J'aix Killer.?
Voluntarily, conscientiously, niul with much
| pleasure, wo recommended to our vendors tha
| above named mcdiciuc. We speak frum our
! own observation nml experience when we say
j tlmt it removes pain as if by mngic from all
| parts of the body, ami is one of the best medt.
! cines in use for cheeking Diarrhoea, mid ra}
moving the premonitory symptoms of Clioler*.
| It is npplicd bnt!i internally nnd externally,
i with best effect?, and noiio who havo onca
used the Pain Killer, would willingly be with|
out it constantly in their houses.
Cinriuiutli livening Wonparcil.
j One word in regard to L'erry Davis' Pain
i Kilh-r. I have used it ii? my family for soma
' years, and take great pleasure in recommending
| it as a valuable medicine, that should be kept
: in every family. I have -*itn.T*?ed wonderful
j and speedy cures by its use?recently, within
the last week, 1 have known a very sever? ?we
of rheumatism soon relieved and promising ?
speedy cure, bv tbi?. in mv estimation, invalu
.Mii.K remedy. JAliKZ S. SWAN',
Pastor of the lluntingtou-st. ltaptist Churrch,
41-"2t New London, Conn.
Nolfffi to All Concerned.
\\T IIKKKAS, DAPIINKV, i? Negro Woman.
TT nupposed to be Sixty years of ntre, who
has 11o( n committed to tlie Jail of Abbeville
District us a RUNAWAY for Twelve months,
and no owner appearing to provo property,
pay Jail fees and tnke licr away.
Now, notiee is hereby eiven, that pursuant
to the Act of Assembly in t-ucli ense made and
provided. I will sell ?n'id slave on Sale Day io.
April next, at Abbeville (*. II., for Cash.
T. It. Com KAN, 8. A. D-.
Sheriff's Office, Abbeville C. 11.
March 12, 18,r>7. 45-tsd.
I W T> HIC \r V T T A I)
n. it, i'l iv r.ijij.vn,
SURGEON DENTIST,
NEWBERRY C. II., S. Cn
I Wf OULT) most, l-cspcctfully say to tlie PeoX
T plo of Alilicvillo, that he has just returned
from New York and Philadelphia,
where lif has bad the very '?est opportunities
of improving himself in liia Profession. 'Ha
feels himself in every wav better qualified for
hid business than ho evorlia? before, lie would
also state that he i* furnished with an nparatus
for Extracting Teeth bv Congelation.
Ilia Nephew, JOHN (1. MrKELLAR, ha?
just returned from the Philadelphia Dental
College, where he spent tho entire winter in
close application to his business. I can, with
plcneuro and safety, vccontmcnd him to tho
Public ns n safe ami skillful operator.
March 10, 1857. 45 4t
Greenville and Columbia Railroad
Stock for Sale.
^1^1112 subscriber will soil ot Public Auction,
_1_ at Abbeville C. II., on Sale l>ay in April
next, FIFTY SHARES of Greenville nnd Columbia
Railroad Stock.
It can be bought at private e?lo by applying
to ine before Sale Day. F. 1\ ROBERTSON.
March 8, 1857. 44 3t
Citation
Bv WII.WAM 1IILL, P^jq., Ordinary of Abbo
| vlllc District:
WHEREAS, ir. H. S (Midday lms applied
to ino for Letters of Administration,
on all And singular the goods and
and chatteU, rights nnd credits of Stepney
Beard, a man of color, lat? of tlia District
aforesaid, dee'd :
These are, therefore, to oite nnd admoniihftU
and singular, the kindred and creditors of Ihe
said deceased, t?> bo and appear before me, at
our next Ordinary's Court for the said District,
to be lioldon at Abbcvillo Court House, on tho
twenty-seventh day of March noxt, to show
cause, if any, why tho said administration1
should nut be granted.
Given under mv hand nnd senl, this eleventh
day of Maroh, in the year 6f ^iur
Lord ono thousand eight hundred and fiftyso
veil, and iu tho eighty-first year of
American Independence.
W. HILL, O. A.
March 12, 185*. 45 r 2t
Important Sale.
ESTATE OF UEl WIDEMAJf, DECEASED.
BY Permission of the Ordinary for Ahbe>;illo
District, I will soil at Public ^uotion
at the late Residence of UEL WIDEMAX,.
deceased, on
Friday, the 90tH Ymtaut,
All the Personal Property belonging to tha
Estnto of tho said deof-asad, <onMstfn? of
SIXTEEN or SEVENTEEN iHSGRGSS. Seventeen
Bales of CUTTClXt Xtorwa,"' Cattle,
I logs, Corn, Fodder, (Jofjffo Seed, Sluioks,
Plantation Tools, Household and Kitoi?fi-"Furniture,
and a variety of other Property too t*?
Ui?i)> ro raominu,
Tkbms made known on that day.
N. B- The Land will lie rented same daiy,
EMILY W1DEMAN. Adm'r*.
March 5, 1857. 44-2t
Banner oopy oncc. ?
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FOR the coming year * Qpo? COOJt and
WASHER?aim a Bey neemtomed to
Hqpae-^yojit.?Apply at the Episcopal I'arton?g?.
oftls-my abnepoe) p?*t door. <*.
^ . B. JO?**)*.
Dcc 10,185Q %
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