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vuuu uauuoipn on Woman and Servants. ; The first number of M. DoNVitt's new j paper the''Index," (published Jit Richmond, : Va.,) contains a highly characteristic letter ; from John Randolph, of Roanoke, never | before published. We copy it below, to- | gather with tho introductory letter of the j friend who commnuicates it to the Index: ; Charlotte Coi'ht IIolsk, Va., ] j November, 1858. j* i I send you a copy of a peculiar produc- ! tion of one of tlie most peculiar of men, John Randolph of Roanoke. It is a faith- j iui copy 01 mo original, which whs road as j 1 evidence in the celebrated legal proceedings : instituted to set aside tlio last Will and 1 Testament of Mr. Randolph, on the grounds ' of b*? being non compos. Tlio incident ( which elicited the strange medley was as 1 follows: 1 He bad been visiting in this village at | fbe bouse of a friend, and after liis return i ^ be missed his pocket knife. A messenger j was at onco sent from bis plantation at . ' Roanoke, distant about ten miles, and when i ! r 'I the knife was not found' a very free expres- | sion of sentiment was indulged into the ef- ! . I 1 feet that Jasper, the little yellow bov, bad \ pocketed it. Messengers were sent twice i respecting the lost article before it was fuund, j and a special dispatch, as below, when it I came to D"" t It may add something to the interest of t this communication for me to say that mv t resideuce is now in the sainc house at which ' s Mr. Randolph was a guest, and (hat I have j v many times occupied the bed room which j he insisted he had lost the knife in, hut in j s blissful ignorance of the celebrity who had . | preceded me. Jasper the "yellow boy," is | yet living near here, a faithful old slave, j ^ who can tell many things of interest res- 1 n pccting the eccentric guest of his old master j ti M . F. j c Roasokk, Saturday, Dec. 17,1831,) j j llaif past 12. ) j Dear M : On taking out my j c chariot this morning for the first time since ; t I got homo from your house, to clean it ( and thn linrnnes A'.ir ill!.- -c \ ? ovitwUMIt J-J.UII Ul j weather lias froze us all up until to-day,) , the knife was found in the bottom of the t carriage, where it must have dropped from ' a shallow waistcoat pocket, as I got in at your door, fori missed the knife soon alter- ! J i ? ward. "When I got home I had tbe pocket ; of the chariot searched, and everything ! v there taken out?and it was not until John ' had searched strictly into my portmanteau v and bag, taking out every article therein, t that I became perfectly convinced of wliat i I was beforo fully persuaded, that I had feft:tbe knife in my chamber at your house ' on Tuesday, the (ith; and when I heard it ^ bad not been seen, I took it for granted 1 | that your little yellow boyf having ' "found ! t it," Lad, according to the negro code of J I moralitv. nnnrrmi-iiit/vl it liimcr.if i.. i 1 ' ' II -I ? "? Ill I this, it Becms, I was mistaken, ami I ask his | pardon, as the best amends I can make him ; and at the 6amc, to relieve you and Mrs. M. i from tlie unpleasant feeling that such a sus- ^ picion would occasion, I despatch this note 1 by a special messenger, although I have a ' Certain conveyance to-morrow. ^ 1 make no apology to you or Mrs. M. for the frauk expression of my suspicion, because Truth is the goddess at whose shrine 1 worship, abd no Ilugue not in France, or Morisco in Spain, or Judaizing Christian in Portugal, ever paid more dearly for his 1 Heretical schism than have I for leaving the f established church of Falsehood and Grimace. 1 am aware that ladies are as delicate as tlioy are charming creatures, and that in out intercourse with them we should strain the trdth as far as possible.?Brought up from infancy to disguise their real sentiment, (for'a woman would be a monster who did not practice this disguise.) it is their privilege to be insincere, and we should despise them, nnd justly, too, if they had that manly frankness which constitutes the ornament'of our character as the very opposite does theirs. We must therefore keep this in view in our intercourse with them, and recollect that as our point of honor is courage anil frAntnfsn flipirt ia />li<irti<> n.wi v/.\. O J ???- I simulation ; for, as I said before a woman who does not dissemble her real feeling is a nlonstor of Impudence. Now therefore it does-go happen (as Mr. Canning would say) ? tbe truth' is" very offensive to the ears of a lady, when to those of gentlemen (her busband for instance) it would not be at all so. fo illustrate, Mrs.R ,of B , IB/brother's widow, waB beyond all comparfeon the nicest and best housewife I ever saw. Not one difop of water was ever suffered to stand upofigjhe sideboards, except it waa in the pitcher; the house from collar to garret and in every part as clean as hands could make it, and^overy thing as it should 1)6 to suit my fastidious taste. I lived there, after ciy brother's death, from 1790 to 1810 inclusive, and never did I see or fetnell anything-to offend my sense or my immaginatlqd but once. t.Except in autumn I would defy any one to fiud a leaf or a feather in the yard: No poultry were permitted to com* into it, and we had no dirty children, white or negro, to make litter or filth. A i tfroiyj enclosure of sawn plank, eight feet f high, fenced in the kitcheu, smoke-bouses, } m house, meat-house, wood house, in which ' the wood for, the house was slacked away ( tfo&r the lock and' key. The tufkey and 1 hen houses wero in- the same encl6sure, 1 wMsb^ttd'two doors, one next the dwelling 1 house for the me of the mistress and bouse ( Mrv?p(9^#nd one large enough .to admit a t wagon oo tU^aclfcor north side?beyond t iWell built quarter with two. [ b&f ebimnfcys, and two rooms with th? | places,and (our rooms without fire places, * abd^DW-rooms without, for servants. There <j wttllw (ifhat t h?\d forgot) a spinning and 'm 1 * wheel house. * At night this enclosure was locked tip, not a servant being allowed to sKm-J) in tlio enclosure, although every 0110 of them were within sound of the lady's bell. Un one unhappy day, during a vety hot and wet spell of weather, of long eontinu- j auec, a piece of lamb was brought to tin* , table that was spoiled?the first and last in nearly fifteen years, of the slightest negleet of household economy. I ordered the servant to take it away, it being spoiled. Mrs. 1\. resettled this and flatly contradicted me. mid although the lamb absolutely stunk, die ate a piece of it to prove her words true, and was affronted with me almost past forgiveness. I dare say if I had not noticed the lamb she might havo given the servant a hint to take it away; but the honest laked truth was not to be borne. We had to company but D. mid her younger son, hreeschool bovs and an Englishman named [\nowles, who acted as overseer or steward, ind dined with us until he took to drink. Mrs. K. stoutly denied that the lamb could )c spoiled because it had been boiled only he day before, and had been in the icelouse ever since. I admitted her facts and lenied her loyic, which was purely? womtn'i. 1 maintained that the highest evilence was tliat of the senses ; that must eason from facts when we could got at hem, and it was only when we could vut hat it was fair to argue from probabilifies, hat the lamb slunk, and therefore was not ound. This she denied, and to prove her vords actually made shift to swallow half a uouthful, which under other circumstances he would not have done for a thousand d?>l :irs. So much for the ladies, charming crea- 1 Hies, salt' of the earth, whom, like uncle ob\*, 1 never could thoroughly understand | ,?r want of the key of matrimony, which : j an alone nnloi-k tlu-ir BmTi.ic m?l .??!?.? i (lain (as many a husband can tell) all Hit; rppareut contradictions in thtdr character.? i*cs, so iiiucb for t lie fairer anil l?t;ttt?r part ifcreation, (as from invsoul I believed lliem o be.) but wbo, as tbe Waverly man says >f kings, are kiltie cattle to shoe he hind. \nd ?o it ought to be, for it is their poor uxl alino?t only privilege to while we nam wbile we will, and they must, sit till hey arc askcl. I therefore am fir uphold- j ngthem in all their own proper privileges, 1 . is long as thev don't encroach upon those | >f men. A woman who imsexes herself. I leserves to he and will be treated as a man. i ' As to the honesty of servants, I have al- ! ' vays thought initio "indifferent honest," a< j j lamletsavs; and yet I should have, been j eiy sorry that the boy that bears this letter 1 hould have found my knife, or either of the j \\<> lit'.le urchins that you see bete, about be yard. "I didn't tale it, master, (tor a nonrro ' K't'Cr steals.) I didn't take it, sir, I find ' j found) it!" \ What virtue in terms! Corporal Nytn, a j licrli professor and practitioner in the art of j' akino, savs: "Tins wise call it cosvky." ! Jt...!.: i ?-~ 1-1 ii >riiiii\-|>i-iiii-, i nrvcr Knew lilll HireC nulattoes wliijin I believed to be fioue.il ; nit) out of near throe hundred. I have not a lozen negroes that will tioi take or convey. lohri is as honest as you and I are. So sold Hetty, trnow, and several of the ehilIren.I beliece. Queen is very honest; she s too lazv to steal. Juba is so so, but not trictly honest; he is a finder sometimes, iihI can be trusted with any thing but money, villi which lie will buy whiskey. My regard to Mrs. M. Truly yours, J. R., of Roanoke. Married Life in France. Accord ill or to French slntisl ii-e mil t liirty six millions of inhabitants in Franco, ifteen and a half millions are married, or n a state of widowhood, eight and a half nillions are bachelors or spinsters, leaving >nly twelve millions for children?so, at east, the figures show. Thus, the proporion of the married would seem much larger han might have been expected, but the lumber of their children singularly small. Dr. Fane thinks however, that the type >f the French race is improving, from the liminution of bad types, such as idiots and unatics. who do not marry. The general jpinion has been that, in the point of statue at least, Frenchmen wore rather "detciorating." In France, marriage is much nore the result of prudential calculations , mil considerations than with us, or even vith the English. All is done by negoiation. The marriage is not valid unless he man is eighteen and the woman fifteen. ( Sven then, unless the head of the familv ;ive his or her consent, the ceremony can >e set aside. Marriage is more favorable j o long life than celibacy, as these French atactics prove, unless it be verv earlv marriacre. *. ! i Hie mortality of males' marrying before , wenty is almost five times as great, it is ( aid, as of those remaining single. From | wenty upwards, marriage seems to about louble the chance of seeing sixty. To about hirtv, the chance of life for unmarried fenales is rather better than that of married, iut from this up, the scale turns decidedly , lie other way; and the chances of seeing six- j y is very far better for the married than j he unmarried female. For those marryiug , jnder twenty, however, the chance of mortally are rather greater than of those who wait , ill above that time, when the bodily system i is well matured. Even to twenty- five, nine narried women die to eight unmarried. lieturning to the common notion, indus- , riously propagated by superficial travellers, ( hat France is one of ihe most immoral :ountnes in Europe a contemporary justly re- J narks that the small farmers and country | >eople generally, who form the great masses, ire very much like that class of people all , be world through, and about equal to the j iverage in point of morality, marrying and | rivinqgg marriage, like the rest of the world. , Paris is doubtless a loose capital, but its vice ( s less concealed than in other cities, and j >erhaps is not greater than in some ( ipon oor own- continent. Moreover, the 4i French have their peculiar virtue, amoi.g he irnwt. Iiflnitiftil wvowvnwi vi nmuii is iuu rflycrcn* . ial obedience ami love of children to pa- J ents: tbe general freedom ftietln intemper- | ince, and the social character of their amuRe- ( nent, to which even the comtnoo peasant , *kee his whole family^that they may share' g lis pleasure; whilst in otber countries the >9or of high or low degree dfenerts bis home; ind goes off to enjoy himself in solitary ex- < ieMnt the gin shop in England, or* the ( Irinkiog saloon in Amerioa; Richmond Dispatch. Tho Art of Living with Othors. In the first place, if people are to live I happily toucher, tlioy must not fancy, be- j cause 11 icy aro thrown together now, tlial nil ilieir lives have been exactly similar tip to j tin- present lime; tlint they started exactly I alike, and tliat they aro to be for the future of the same mind. A thorough conviction of the difference of men is the great thing to be assured of in social knowledge. It is to life what Newton's law is to astronomy.? Sometimes men haven knowledge of it with regard to the world in general; they do not expect the outer world to agree with them in all points, but are vexed at not being able to drive their own tastes and opinions into those thev live with. Diversities <li*trew<i I hem. Yet wo might as well say ,4'why hII these stars; why this difference; why not all one star P Many of the rules for people bring together in peace follow from the abova. For instance. not to intefere unreasonably with others, not to ridicule their tastes, not to question ami re question their resolves, n<it to indulge in perpetual comment on their proceedings, and to delijjht in their having other than ours, are all 1 p ! upon a thorough preeeption of the simj e fact that they are not we. Another rule for living h:t |>ilv with others is to avoid having stock -ubjeets of disputation. It mostly happens, when people live much together, that they come to have certain set topics, round which, from fieqnent I di-pute, there is such a growth of angry I words, mollified vanity, and the like, that j the original subject of difference becomes a standing subject of quarrel; and there is a tendency in all minor disputes to d' ift down to it. Again, if people wi-h to live well together iin-v iixiisi not iioi*i iuo invii*li lit :i 1111 | > 11 j>|Mist* that everything is to be settled, by I suilicictit reason. Dr. JoIiiisoii saw this j clearly with regard to married people, when j he said, "Wreethcd would he the pair above ! all manner ot wretchedness who should lit- j [loomed It) adjust hv reason, every mornini;. j all the minute details of a domestic, day." j I>iit the application should he tti'ich more general than he made it. There is no time ; fur such reasoning, and nothing that is ' worth them. And when we recollect how j two lawyers, or two politicians, can no on i contending, and that there is no end of one reasoning on any subject, we shall not be j sure that such contention is the best mode , nf arriving at truth: but certainly it is not | the way to arrive at good temper. If you would he loved as a companion j avoid unnecessary ciiticism upon those with whom you live. The number of people who have taken out judges' patents for themselves is very large { in any society. Now it would be hard for I i man to live with another who was always l criticising his actions, even if it were kiiullv j ind just criticism. It would be liku living j between the glasses of a microscope. But j ; hese self-elected judges, like I heir protot ypes, j ire apt to have the per.-oiw they judge I [nought before them in the guise of culprit". ; One of the most provoking forms of criti-! w?> ..11..-i.-1 ?t-i 1 . m in mill ivilICIl may III' i ailed criticism over tho shoulder. Had I j bf-cii consulted''?"Had you listened to me" | ?"Hut you always will"?and suc.h short j >craps of sentences, may remind many of us i >f dissent at ions which we have suffered and | inflicted, and which we cannot call to. mind any with soothing i fleet. Refusing a Judge as a Socurity. A few days ago, a man who had been hound over on a seterioiis charge of assault I and battery, offered as his bail a very rough looking customer whom he introduced as j "Judge Barns, of Delaware county." The J following dialogue will explain matters: i " Wall, Mr. Murphy, you say you wish to give bail; pray, who is your man ?" "Judge Barns, of Delaware county." "And who is Judge Barne, of Delaware j county .as respectable a man, sir, as you'll find north of Mason ami Dixon's line." " Is there any one here who knows him ?" " Yes, sir, Mr. Wilson." Mr. Wilson, do you know Judge Darns, of Delaware county ?" " Yes, sir." " What is lie ?" "A Judge." ' Indeed ! IIow long has he been upon ! the bench ?" ' Some twenty-two years." ^Possible ? Ic is very sii. ,'ular that we > have not heard of him. You are certain he is a judge?" ,l Yes, sir." "When did you last sae him act as such ?" ' O'Briens cock pit, in Passayunk road." " liy judge, then, you mean that he decides chicken disputes ?" " Yes, sir." * "But you said that he bad been twentytwo years on the bench. What do you expect mo to understand by that ?" " That Mr. Barns is a cord wainer, and lias been a maker of brogans since 1834," At the conclusion of this testimony, the ! magistrate came to the conclusion thai j ' Judge Iiarns, of Delaware," was not just [he person to give vitality to a thousand dol- | lar bail bond, and the prisoner was immedi- I ttely sent below. Queer place, these police courts ! PitErrY Women.?If we have a weak I !i?S8 or foible incident to human nature, it is admiration of pretty women. The following correct description must have been written by one who was similarly fleeted : A pretty women is one of the .institutions of the country?an angel ana glory. She makes eun shine, blue bky, fourth of Fuly, and happiness wherever Bite goes.? Her pach is one of delicious roses, perfume tnd beauty. She is a sweet poem, writ.en in rare cutis, choice calico and principles. Men stand up before her as i?o many Admiration points, to melt into cream and autter. Her words float around the ear like mulic, birdS'of paradise, or the chimes of Sab jRth bells. Without her, society would lose her truest hi tact ion, the church its fitteat reliance, and young men the yery best jf comforts and company, llor influence is generally to restrain the vicious,strengthen he weak, raise the lowlv, flannel shirt the lieathen and eucourage the faint hearted.? Whenever you find the virtuous woman, fpu also find pleasant firesides, bonnets, dean clothes, order, good living, a gentle leart, piety, music, light and model instifti* ions generally. She is the flower of hunanity, a very Venus in dimity, and her inspiration-is the breath of Heaven. A lady, at her marriage, requested the ilergyinan to give out to be &uog bjr the shoir the hymn commencing : " This is tba way I Ion* b*V? sought. And moarofd bocsoss I found H > PROSPECTUS OK THE CHARLESTON MERCURY A POLITICAL. COMMERCIAL, AND LITEHAUV NEWSPAPER. Published Daily and Tri-Weekly. rIAIIE M LItCC IIY irivcs daily reports of MnrX kcts hikI Marine Intelligence in Charleston anil of Charleston commerce in Ihe leading reports of the word. The Weeklv Price Current i-> tnaile up with much arc, ami from the most reliable sources. Its connection with the " Asmm*intcd I're.'s" insures the latest, intelligence liy Telegraph and the earliest news hy Steamer!* Irotn Europe. 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If the Mechanic or Art izan wishes tokno.vtlie best uiachino ill use, or how in iniike any substance employed in his business?if the Housewife wishes to yet a recipe for making u good color, <fce.? If the Inventor wishes to know what is u?>ini? oil in tin- way of improvements?if the aimfacturer wishes t<> keep posted with the times, ami to employ the bust facilities in his business?it (he an of Leisure ami Study wi-lies to keep himself familiar with the progress made in the chemical laboratory, or in the const met ion'of telegraphs, steamships, railroads reapers, mowers, and a thousand other machines ami appli anecs, hotli of peacc mid war?all these ticxitlvrata can he found in the Scikntikic Amkiucan, i-.ot fhuwherc. They are here presented in a reliable and interesting form, adapted to the comprehension of minds unlearned iu the liighcj branches of seieiico and art. Terms tj'Suhxvription.?Two Dollars a Year, or One Dollar for Six Mouths. Club liatcx.?Five Copies, for Six Months, >>l; Five Copies for Twelve Mouths, $8; Ten Copies, for Six Mont lis, $8; Ten Copies for Twelve Mouths, 10 ; Fifteen Copies, Twelve Mouths. ?2*2: Twenty Copies, Twelve Months, ?28, in advance. v ** - | . nil inspect Southern ami West urn money, or I'ostngi- stamps, taken for subscriptions. Letters -i oiiM li? mMresseil to MU.\.- . CO., 1 "JS Fulton st, New York. Messrs. XfN.N * l\i. -:ro extensively engujjed in proeurim; (intents for new inventions, and will ailvise inventors, without elinrge, in to the novelty of their improvements. TEETH EXTRACTED W I T II O U T P A I IV , With the Galvanic Process, BY S. II EN UY B KARD, BP JtC M r HL"" : S TT Office?Over Branch & Allen's Drug Store. Abbeville C. H. August 111, 1858 17 tf AliKRVir.l.R AVIi \VASIiiw:Tnv STAGE LINE FROM Abbeville to Wa?liingtoii. rpi!K IMMH'IUETOU nfthis well established I I.ine takes this mdhoil nf 111ft>r11?j11[_c the public that In- has ehangeil hi*Schedule, for the convenience of passengers. The Stage will be del nincd at Abbeville Court House, until half pnst 9 o'clock, oil MONDAY, WEDNESDAY and FRIDAY mornings, affording an opportunity for passengers on the morning train from Greenville to go directly through to Washington, Ga., the same day, connecting with the train at Washington, for Augusta, Montgomery, Ala. The passengers ure detained a few hours in Washington, Ga. The Stage will leave Washington, Ga., on TUESDAY, THURSDAY and SATURDAY mornings. The Line has been refitted with a splendid POt R-H 0 R S E 0 0 A C II. good Toams and an experienced driver. 63T Passengers from all points ahove Newberry, going West, will find tlmt they can reach any point west of Atlanta in exactly the same time, and with $5.00 less expense than by way of BranchviSle. For further information apply at the Post Office. rnnu v.DDvnn ?_ * duiin lucDbiuA, ng'u Abbeville C. H., 8. C. May 26, 1858 4 ly F. P. ROBERTSON. PUBLIC AOCTIONEEB, 17"T7"uULD respectfully offer his services U V V tlt? citizens of tbis and the adjoining Districts. fle is so generally known, that he deems it unnecessary to do more than refer tc his address, vie : Diamond Hill P. 0., v<Wbbe ville Distriot; and all oommnnications directed to'fclm will reeeive prompt attention. Nov. 7. 1866. ^ 27-tf ?.? ~ . -t Just Received BAZINH New Perfume, KISS-ME-QUICK, Distilled from the well-known flower of Forget-me-not, unsurpassed in frugranoe and permauenev, for sale -by ? < JORDAN <b MoLAUCHLtN, Druggists and CbtmjrtL Jnlyi.iut. ? * Notce to Subscribers 1 Upon consultation with our friends of the Abbeville Manner we have come to tl?e following understanding ; That after the 1st of April, next, we shall charge for all subscription*, not paid within six month* and (X) if nut paid within one year. The pressure of the Times has forced upon us the necessity of urging prompt payment upon our Patrons. The amount due us for subscription. are separately small, but in the aggregate swell to a large sum. ami if not promt ly piiid. subject us to great inconveniences. Our payments are cash ; ami we must reuuire our friends to enuble us to meet llietn. Experience has also impressed us with the propriety of charging for Obituary Notices which exceed n certain length ; wild wc shall henceforth charge for the excess over one s?jiiar<?, nt the iisiia! advertising rates. STATE OF SOUTfTcA^OLiNATA IS LI E VII. I. K D 1ST It ICT Ojjicr. Court"/ (,'onit/ton I'leasand O'en'lSessions. N. K. Hntler \ vs. > Attachment. W . rs. Lloyd, J McfJowan, I'l'tfF's Attorney. A\" IIIvltEAStlif Plaint iif ilid. on the nineteenth day of November, eiifhte?n hundred and fifty-eiirht, file >?i^ declaration ngninst the Defcn dant. who, (it is said,) is absent, from nnd with out the limits of this State and has neither wife n<>r attorney Known within tlx* same, upon whom a enpv of said declaration initjht he served : It is therefore ordered, that the said J)e fendnnt do appear and plciul to the said declaration, on or before the twentieth day of November. eighteen hundrcil and fifty-nine, otherwise final and absolute judgement will then be given and nwnrded against him. MATTMKW MclKtNAl.l>. C. C. P. xsici n ft WUHM*, i\OV. "Z\)t oO I)' _STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,. A nilEVn.l.K I)lSTl;ICY. Ctjfii-c C'ourl ! / C'litiinoit I'hax mul (Jen I Session*. N. lv. buthr, Survivor J v.*. J- Attachment. Win. It. I.loyd, ) MeOowan I'l'lir's Attv. A\* 11 KUKAS t In* I'lnint ill'"lit], on the nineteenth day of November, I'ijjlitrcn hundred ami fifty fi^lit. til<? his declaration against the De t'?* n I ft ii t, who, (il is :>iii<l) is iihscnt from and without the limits of this Stale and has neither wilV iiur attorney known within the same, upon whom n copy of said declaration miuht. he St-rvod : It. is therefore ordered, that the said IMfiidutil do appear nnd'plead to the said declaration, on or before the twentieth day of November. eighteen hundred and fifty-nine, otherwise linal ami nh.-nlute judgement. w II tli'-n he L'iveii and awardtd against him. M ATTII K\V M? DONAI.I), C. C. J'. Clerk's Otttec Nov. lit, 1H58 3lt-ly D It. S. II UN RY BKARD, 1) E N T I S T, Graduate of the Baltimore College of Dental Surgery. nAS pcrmiiiieiitly located at Ablievillc C. 11.. and solieits n share of puldii; patronage. Teelh inserted from one to full upper mid lower sets. Exposed nerves destroyed and treated, free from pain, llavir.tr purchased nn oflice Kijrht, of Dr. Hlnndy, of Baltimore, I am prepared to insert teeth on the Cheopljstic pro<*c?ss. umce?uver .Branch & Allen's Drug store. AH UK VILLI-: c. If., S. C. April 'i'i, 18f>8. 62 ly New Goods! New Goods!! \\^ te would respectfully inform our friends ? ( 11 I customer.*, that wo have made large additions to our Stock of I>rii?M ??<! TleiHciiirx*, mill would In* pleased to liavo tffciu call nnd eMiminc oili* Stock before purchasing elsewhere, us wo can oiler tlieiu strong iiuluceuieiits to buy. Our Stock consists in part, of i> i: it r u ii i: ries, Lilian's Kxtraets fortlic Ihindkereliief, Pomades, ('oloirtie and Toilet Waters; Ilair, Nail and Tooth Inrushes. Dressing Coinlt-, Fine Tooth l'owdera, Soaps, Surgical and Denial Insi.ru tuciils, Fine Brandies and Wines, r,..- > -< >? "" l>Wlf? krpt in 11 lirat-cluss Drug More. Give us a cull. JORDAN & McI.AUCIIMN, Abbeville (J. II. Jul}- 1, 18.-.8. 8 tf On<n Light, Gas Light! WK Respectfully inform our friends and tins Public, thfllMwo have purchased the exclusive right to sell io this District, Daniord & Baileys' Patent Self-Generating; Gas Lamps, and can supply every family with the most beautiful and economical light now in use. It is no trouble to keep them in order, and their impo.si'ihJity of explosion render them invaluable. One burner will give u.t much light as seven candles, 'it the trivial cost of about one cent, per hour, and cau l>? fitted in any other lamp at. small expense. We will keep on hand a supply of splendid Parlor an<l other Lamps at all prices. This Light is adapted to Churches, Hotel*. Stores and Dwellings. Call and see for yourselves, at JORDAN A McLAUClILIX'S. No. :j Granite Range, Abbeville C. H., S. C, April 3ft, 1858. 62 tf MILLER & WABREN HAVE received :i large and well selected slock of lu-4. 11-1, and 12-4 BED BLAXKETS. ALSO N egr o B LA XKETS ; WITt. aixl Gray do Travelling do Planters are respectfully invited to exam ine our stock before purchasing elsewhere. Oet. 2, 1857. 22 tf More Boks and Drugs! rI"MIE Subscribers have just received their 1 Stock of Medicines, Hooks and Fancy articles, and are prepnrod to bcII at short profit*. We are Agents for the sale of a series of STANDARD WORKS, now in the course of publication, by the Appletons of New York.? Among these are included The Debates in Congress from 1789 to 1850. Benton's Thirty years' View. Morses General Atlas of the World, from the latest authorities, to 185t?. Cyclopedia of American Eloquence, with Portraits. The New Amerioan Cyclopedia. Th&Cyclopedia of Wit and Humor, Edited by Wm. E. Burton. Specimen Copies of the above works may be seen at our Store, Whether with many other new" and elegant Books. We are also agents for the sale of Grover's & Baker'sSEWING MACHINE, acknowledged to be the best now in ute, and the least liable to get out of order. This Machine will be warranted and sold here at New York prices. Prices varying frotn $JOO to $125. BRANCH A ALLEN. Sept 17. 185?. 21 tf THE COPARTNERSHIP heretofore existing between H. A. Jones and J. W. Living. stont,in the Practice of LAW, is thia day dissolved, by mutual content. H. A. JON?, J. W. LIVINGSTON March 31.1867. 48-tf In?t Received 1 A A OUNCES of 3UL. (JUININE, i \J\J 20 Onoces Sul. Morphene, for sale bv JOftDAN * MoLAUCHLIN, Druggists and'Chemuts. Jn)y 1, 18M. t H V V To Proprietors, Architect* aii?l llitildcrs. JOHN CORBETT, Practical House Painter, \\7 0U1.I) inform the inhabitants of Abbe* T t ville, nnd tht> public generally, that ha has permanently located at Abbeville C. H.r for t he purpose of pursuing his profession. From a Ioiii* experience in Kurope, and many of the prineipal Towns of America, combined with a steady attention to business, he (hitter* himself that lie will lie able to give entire natitfaction to all who wisli to have good House Painting done, and will favor him with their orders, lie feels himself competent to finiih all Graining, Marbling, Paper Hanging, &c. His experience and skill in his profession will enable him to complete all work iu his line at. very moderate prices. Churches, Hulls, Staircase Walls, Mantle PF?' ces Ac., finished in imitation of Marble. Rooms* Papered, Paneled with Oak Payer, and varnish* ed in the best style. He is prepared to paint all old and new work, anil Tin ltonfs. outside. Also, inside or outside of Hough casted Walls of private or public buildings in imitation of any color ofr sione, at one imru or the cost uaua ly charged, hy substituting 11 composition of hie own which' has been fully tested, and will stand good fo!? years. Window Sash s of private and publio* building* glazed at moderate prices. lie will also keep on linml and for sale all' kinds of Mixed Paints in quantities to suit purchasers. And also, a great variety of paper suitable for Bed Rooms, Dining, and DrawingRooms. He will paint signs on glass or wood,at short notice. car Office in the Wooden Bnilding adjoin-intf ihe Marshall House. May 12, 18 "?8. a ly JOHN & R E P A I RE R OF CLOCKS, WATCHES ASD? V ?2 IV WOULD respectfully inform the citi-GSv ? T zt'iis of the District, that he has Si., flV located himself at Hodge's Depot, wheie he will, he prepared to exeeule, with promptueos, aril orders in his line of business. lie is well pro' pared with all the tools and materials of hisart. and feels confident in being able to givesatisfaction. All work warranted. Terms Cash. April 14, 1808. 50 ly Ql* Rainier copy. The Marshall House. rf"MIE sul uteribor hnvine purchased that comi A. modioli:) and well known Mansion, TIIE MARSHALL HOUSE, has made every arrangement for the necommodat ion of Permanent and Transient Boarder*,, and hoped, by proper attention, to merit a full share of public patronage. After the first of October, the rates of reirular Boardinc -will $15 OU pur month. ? EDMUND COBB. Sept. 30, 1857. Tl if FOR SALE. 4 HOUSE and LOT, in Abbeville viTTuga,. /V on the Anderson road about a mile mm] a quarter from the Court House. The HOUSE contains ;ix fine rooms the LOT coa.? tains Fifty Acr?a> and has on it n Well of excellent water, and all necessary out buildings, recently erected.? Possession will be given on the 1st of January, 1859. For terms and further informal ion, apply to W. W. BELCHER, Abbeville C. II July 30, 1808. 14-tf The Estate of William L. Calhoun, dee'd. r|"MlK Subscriber, as Kxfcutor of the last Will 1 and Testament of said Deceased, hereby Hives notice to ail parlies having claims againsti> said Estate to make them known to hjui, a* early as convenient, ami also he desires those who may be indebted to come forward) settle the some without drlay. J. E. CALHOUN, Sa., J?x'r. Oel. 10th IS.'iS. 1>4 2m N. B.?Address. Calhoun'e Mills, Abbeville District, S. C. Just Received A SUPPLY of Frnngipatini Extract, an Eternal Perfume for the Handkerchief, Frangipanni Toilet Water, " Soap. " " Sachets. to which we invite the attention of the Ladies. JORDAN ?fc McLAUCHLIN, Druggists and Chemistiv July 1, 1858 8 if i O"! rL' r^Snro wo n*" "t JUST received a large lot; 10,000 very fin? Cigars, wort.li from $.*>0 to $80 per thooa and. Also, u lot of ver}- line elie ingTobacco^ at $1.25 to ?1.50 per lb. Pure French Brandy, certainly made from the juice of the grape. Wines, Whiskies, Gins <fcc., of the very best quality that we have been able with inuch^ care nud great expenses toobtaiu. JORDAN A McLAUCHLIN. May 27th, 1858 4 tf DISSOLUTION. THE late Law Firm of McGOWEN A PERRIN is Dissolved by mutual consent,? All business commenced up to. this date will bet conducted and finished by us together unde^ the name of the uld Firm, as if no Dissolution bad tuken place. Sv McGOWEN, JAS. M. PERRON. Januarj' 1, 1857. &5.tf Di^KoIulion, rpiIE Partnership heretofore existing be-i JL tween EN RIGHT & STARR, in the manufacture of Cotton Gins, Wbeat Thraaht ci's, Fans, Ac., has this day been dissolved by mutual agreement of parti?e. The Books and Accounts of the Old Firm are in the hands of John Enright, who is alone authorized to settla the business of the same. JOHN EN RIGHT, R1C1PD C. STARR. November 1, 1857. 29 tf G. P. BEJfSEN IS prepared to offer his large and well a* lectud stock of Neia Style* , HATS and CAPS for the Fall and Winter Trade ; they are mad^ of fine material And will compare with th* verv l>cst article that is manufactured, whiel^ for "beauty and finish cannot be excelled. TERMS CASH. C. P. REMSEN, Columbia, & 0. Oct. 5, 1857 28 tf Lime ! T.lme! | Q/\(\ bhls. Fresh Stone Lime, just received^ * I v/ \_/ on consignment, and for *alp very loif for CASil ^quantities to suit purchasers by *1. 8.1?ERR. August 27, 1858. tf . . . Crown. Double Extension HOOP SKIRTS, just received . ? _ at . 4MOORE A QUAIF?B. Abbeville C. H.t!?%. 1?, 68 1^-tf . Jfc 1 JOB PRDmNCI. We have just received a fin? aeaortraont of New Job Type, from Lv Jahi^on <k Co.'f Foqn> dary, which addition to oar offio? prepare* m to execute, in the neatest manner, every description of Plain and Ornament*! Jjob yrii\f? ing, r uch aa Hand Bills, Cards, Blank* of alj kind*, Bill Heads, Circulars, Book "Work, Y??it ting Cards, $c. Our force in tb? .offioe ranUusin saying, that we Oan dgapAtok JoV Work, wl'Ji the shortest poaai'olo n6tio*. We hope to (avs ample eqeonrag^m?ot flp*cqf onr patron* in thia^^e of btttineqt ** i ?*? euit tiiem in neatnesa, despatch and, Uatfy, b^fe not least, in jttwbw.