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[From the Southern Standard.]
“wne is BE!”
Mk. Editoh: On the 15th of June,
spirit of the Constitution, and to stay
the tide of black and bitter waters
w hich, swollen to madness by the con-
1851, might have been seen standing tnhutions of the fanatic and denaa-
on one of our tvharves a small, delicate, «°n ue > threatened to overwhelm the
and ftiendlesslookine young man, who,
ns we have learned since, had just ar
rived in our city. His lonesome and
much distressed appearance attracted
our attention; but being a stranger to
us, we therefore made no inquiries con
cerning his distress or destination.—
Time rolled on, and after the lapse of
some months wo again met this myste
rious person. He looked well and
buoyant, as though ho was more hap
py titan when we first snw him on the
wharf. We then came to the conclu
sion that we.would make some inqui
rights of free sovereign States, and sub
vert the very principles on which this
glorious confederacy was established,
i have fulfilled my highest ambition,
and am doubly compensated by the
of my patriotic fellow
citizens. The consciousness, too, of
having discharged my duty in this cri
sis, affords me more gratification than
would tho enjoyment of every office
known to the eonstitution, for the term
of my natural life. It will strengthen
my hands and animate my heart thro’
all the vicissitudes of life, and will con-
only has to prepay the postage, and
write or the seal ride, “ to lie preserved,
AH letters thus marked, will be preser
ved unopened, and may be reclaimed
by the writer.
Darlington flag.
ries respecting the individual who had lri,J,lte to S iv e me hope and consola
so mysteriously attracted my attention. I m g reilt change which
But our inquiries were ineffectual, for j awaits humanity,
everybody was in the dark, and, besides, J". retirement from official res-
no one seemed to-care about biin. We ponsibility, 1 have carefully reviewed
then gave up the matter, but very re- ,n y course during this eventful and pei i-
cently we met this snmo mysterious i bins period, and aver with emphasis,
person again. Now, reader, where did before (»od ami man, that were it to
wo meet him? That’s the question.— '*e repeated, it should only be changed
Was it at a grogshop, an eating saloon, by bringing greater vigilance and a
a bowling alley, the theatre, the circus, »"»ro enlarged experience to my aid,
the races, the concerts, the exhibition
of the Nova Scotia (riant Boy, or any
other place of amusement where are
generally found young men of his age!
No. It was somewhere else; and meet
ing him at this unlooked-for place, we
and in awakening earlier and watch
ing with more sleepless zeal the dan
gers which beset the Union through as
sault? upon a portion of the States of
the confederacy. Every day serves
to strengthen my convictions in the
were induced to renew our inquiries eternal truth and justice ot the opinions
of “ Who is he?” “ What is he!” and 1 l,1 *ve entertained, and upon which I
“Where from!” After repeated in- have acted, and to assure mq that sec-
quiries, wo had the good Iprtune to i donal pride and prejudice are gradual-
meet with a highly respectable gentle- b’ yielding them place. But whether
man of our city, whose name it is not 80 Hr otherwise, I shall neither change,
necessary to give, who readily gave us modify or conceal them, to court favor
the information we desired. ' or regain public station; but repent,
This gentleman informed us that the j that were / now in the nationallegisla-
young man alluded to was from Ha- j tare, and the fell spirit of abolitionism
leigh, N. (’. or its vicinity, that be had should rear its snaky head in any form.
jiut came to our city on’ tho evening J would lax every faculty of my soul
w e first saw him on tho wharf, that our deal it heavier and heartier blows,
eyes then beheld a young man who was and to curse, its treason with blacker
entirely destitute, penniless, not a cent epithets than ever yet I have done.—
of money to his name; he knew nobo- I hat 1 have been withdrawn from offi-
dy, aud no nobody knew him. Under cial responsibility and honors, brings
such circumstances it could hardly he no regret and demands no reproaches,
expected otherwise, hut that he should H is the fortune of the service into
seem to he, what he was, a distressed, which I was early drawn, without so-
pale, care-worn, friendless youth; he lie i tat ion on my part, and from which
looked as though ho was convinced, if costs me tar less emotion to retire,
“that the foxes had holes, and the birds than it did to leave my home and pri-
had nests, but that he not w here to lay vate pursuits to enter upon it.
his head!” Where he slept that night I" ‘he hope that the pure and genial
we are not exactly prepared to say; hut spirit of democracy, which knows no
DARLINGTON, S. C.
M, H. NORWOOD, Editor.
TIH RSDIY MORNING, M.1RIII 11. ML
“The dasgers which threates our
COCSTRT CAI.L UFOS US TO BURY THE PAR
TY FEELIXGS WHICH HAVE SO UNF0RTU-
KATELY DIVIDED AJID DISTRACTED US, AND
TO UNITE ALL OUR ENERGIES AGAINST THE
COMMON ENEMY OF OUR INSTITUTIONS."
[John H. Means.
AGENTS FOR THE DARLINGTON FLAG.
Dr. F.L. Zemp, - Camden, S. C.
Charles DeLorme, Sumterville, S. C.
Mnj. C. H. Nettles, - Mt. Elon.
fHgT’ Our correspondent at Philadel
phia is informed that we require a respon
sible name to all communications announ
cing candidates for office. If “Many
Voters” will furnish us with such a name,
we will insert the announcement with
pleasure. *
A CMIOsiTY.
We saw, a few days since, one of the
most singular specimens of the horse
kind that we ever beheld, except the hair
less horse from South America. It was
owned by a Tennessee horse trader, and
is said to have been taken among the
Rocky Mountains. It is about the size
very much to the value of all railway
property iff the Southern States, and will
form the connecting link between widely
separated systems. We are happy to _ _ f
say that the project has been carried for- leartyp
. • .i.i . .v the first steu towards the building o
ward m a manner that has secured the , .i i it • i i
.. ,7 > the ronn has nlrendv been attained, and
confidence of cap.tahsts and tho public ^ ^ f|ioufiftn(f ^ 8hnr „
as is proved by the ready manner with havt , |, wn 8U hscri^l for, the
of Charleston havo come forward to
secure the road.
The Charter requires a subscription
of four thousand shares, at fifty dollars
each. We leartijfrom tl»e Mercury that
which ihesecuritiec of the company have
been taken.”
City of Charleston, in its corporate ca
pacity, having taken two thousand
shares.
W e are pleased to see the commen
dable spirit of enterprise that has late
ly sprang up in our State, but we very
[FOR THE DARLINGTON FLAG.]
RAILROAD MEETING AT LEAVENS-
WORTH.
In pursuance of a call, a number of! Year, lest tho railroads already in
citizens from different portions of the! ““‘.V '*« greatly injured by
District assembled at Leavensworth on t ! e . ,n S i, , ,t0 ^profitable compo-
the 10th inst, and the meeting was organ- W " h . each ^ ^ &"»:
, , ... n t ... ral impressibn prevails, that the north
ized by calling Rev. ^™.r <0 d.e j ig serions , y
Chair, and appointing F. F. Warley Se- (o inter|We witl) l]ie profits of t|ie Wi j.
cretary. The 1 ( hairman announced that ( rnington and Manchester Rail Road,
the object of the meeting was to give ex- but we would say to our Charleston
pression to the sentiments of this commu- friends, that we apprehend no such re-
nity upon the propriety of a rail road suit. The Wilmington and Manchos-
from Cberaw by Darlington C. IL, to join ter Road will be fully able to sustain
with the Wilmington and Manchester '(self against the rivalry of the contom-
road, and to exchange opinions concern* i pitted North Eastern road. Our fears
ing the proper route for the same.—
Messrs. J. H. Norwood, E. A. Law and 1.1
D. W’ilson addressed the meeting in fa-
Thk PATitfOTHM thatPays.—The
N. O. Picayune says: “ JIMlIiller, one
of the editors of tho Ute Vicksburg
True Issue, has been appointed charge
to Bolivia. Mr. Miller ia a young man
of rare attainments and abilities, and
this appointment is a just tribute to his
zeal and energy in the cause of the Un
ion during the recent canvass in Missis
sippi.”
vor of the said road, Ihe two former in
favor of ihe route by Darlington C. II.
Col. Wilson was not particular about the
location, so the road was built. Mr Nor.-
woon read the following letter from Ma
jor Macfarlan :
Cheraw, 8th March, 1852.
are for the city of Charleston. The
present movement of our city friends
may eventually—and certainly will—
force the stockholders of the Wilming
ton and Manchester Road to extend
their line from its present terminus to
Aiken or Hamburg; and in that event
we need not say how little benefit to
Charleston the North Eastern road
will prove.
The true policy of Charleston is <li-
The Effects »f Intemperance.—
The Wetumpka (Ala.) Guard, in an ar-
tide on the Penitentiary, says: “ It is a
fact, that of* the one hundred aud sixty
now in the prison, the use of liquor,
and the habit of getting drunk, has
been the cause, directly or indirectly,
of the committing of over two-thirds.”
Candipates fob Congress.—In the
5th District, the Hon. F. NV. Pickens
and Capt. Preston 8. Brooks, have been
nominated for Congress in the place of
the Hon. A. Burt, whobe ill-health will
prevent him from being a candidate for
re-election.
Masonic.—Kossuth has been made
a member of the Cincinnati Lodge of
Free Masons, and has taken all of the
Degrees.
at the same lime, we art- satisfied that
it was a place where the musquitoes,
section of our common country—
which abjures pharisaical pretensions,
(which had ju-t successfully made their and leaves sovereign States unmolested
advent into our city by millions,) had to their own responsibility, may re-as-
full access to their unhappy prey! Our | sert its benign reign throughout the
informant further said, that this young
man on the next day, happily procured
a situation in our city, where he has
over since been steady at work, as you
may say, both day and night every
night until midnight, and many until
one, two or three o’clock in the mor
ning.
But, reader, we have not yet told
you where we met him the third time.
This third time of our meeting was at
the door of one of our Banks; he had
his little earnings. For be it borne in
mind that his occupation, though ar
duous, is one that commands no big
salary. On further inquiry, we have
good authority for saying, that this
young man has in the Bank at his com
mand from 8.'100 to $400.
the
Union.
I have the honor to be with profound
regard, your friend and fellow-citizen,
D. 8. Dic kinson.
Messrs. Powhnttan Ellis, M. J. Bunch
James Whitfield, C. S. Tarplev, and
others.
Another Revolutionary Soldier
1 Gone.—Mr. Samuel Chandler, sr., who
departed this life on the morning of the
10th of February 1852, entered the
Brigade of Gen. Marion in early life,
and bore an active part in many of that
illustrious General’s encounters with
1 the tories and British, as also at the
Eutaw Springs, and in every struggle
i of his gallant little State against the
usurpations of the General Government,
J. II. Norwood, Esq.—Dear Sir:—Your reel trade with foreign nations. Let
polite note is before me, and I hasten to her compete with New York, in the
rf T* v - prices of tho various articles of import,
There is no scheme of a public charac- ftnd s j, e nt , ed not then f par for i ipr pros .
ter which meets wuh more ot mv alien- •, n -i j i »
, j • v .i .u ;V penty. hailroads alone cannot sus-
tion and good wishes than the Cheraw ■ . V . ... . .
ot a common mule, and covered with and Darlington Railroad; and theretbre 1 ofV only oiler lacilities lor
long woolly hair resembling the fleece of I regret exceedingly that my duties at trade, hut cannot force it—Black Hit-'
a sheep. It has no hair on the tail, and , MarIboro c 01 "'* wi » a *' probability pre- er Watchman.
none on he top ot its head, the pl* ce Leavensworih on Wednesday. More High Pricks.—At the sale of
w here the mane ought to grow.’ It is J d 0 hope the good people of Darling- the property of Jno. W, Summers,
remarkably docile, and was rode by the ton may put their shoulders to the wheel doc’d, on the 25th and 2l‘th nit., a gang
trader’s son. a virtuous energy, w»d there i^ no 0 f ninety-six negroes, comprising men,
danger ol failure. I sincerely believe • < < ■< > - 1 . °
that your District might build the road,: women I i ‘ hMre " nous ages,
and without any direct return,enhance ; "J 1 ' 8< ’ 1 '1* , an average puce of $512
the value of real estate more than double a . * nrne mules brought as high
the cost of the road. With this belief T ns $196 apiece. Well, return day is
shall take a considerable a mount of stock, past and only tiro hundred and—some
and thereby show my faith by my works, odd cases have been entered upon the
II I possibly can, 1 shall he with you dockets of the court for the ensuing
micVVeduesday, but you need hardly ex- tprm This is but a ^fimpsc of the cl-
P< 'vVh 1 h'every wish for the success of the , <, P I ' nnt * I l ; n,eS9 the P e0 P ,<3 bot ; ,kc
enterprise, themselves to some se cure covert, they
I remain, very faithfully, * " 'll see the aforesaid quadruped loom
Yours as ever, up before their astonished gaze, as large
ALLAN MACFARLAN. as life, with that striking countenance
The Chairman also made some re- of his. There is a good time coming
marks on the subject of railroads gener- —f° r the lawyers. If there should be
(•a., by Robert A. Whyte, Lsq , which a ||y j 0 iie above mentioned in par- -toother even jiartial lailure in the crops
is richly deserving of the patronage of tj c ,de r . coming year, a monetary crash will
those who have two dollars to spare for a Xhe fo i| ovving rP8() lutio.is were intro-1 be ''‘evitable.—iVctficrry Sentinel
dio.ee weekly ^ j duced by Mr. Warley, and after some I What Mockek^!—Washington’s
A SADDLE THAT IS A SADDLE. discussion, adopted: Farewell Address was read before both
We stepped into the establishment of . .^^ That the citizens of this Dis-
. . trict favorable to the construction of the
our neighbors, Messrs. Thomas t Tarrh, Chprawai)d Dwlington Railroad, be
SOLTHEHN LITERATURE.
To all those patriotic and intelligent
Southerners who desire to promote and
! encourage Southern Literature, we-can-
* not too strongly recommend the Dlostra-
| ted Family Friend, published in Colum-
! bin, by Messrs. Godman & Lyons. It has
I now reached its fourteenth number, and
j tinues to coino filled with rich treasures
of literature, original and selected. And
I in the same connexion we would men-
i tion the Georgia Home Gazette, a literary
i paper recently established in Augusta,
Houses of the Pennsylvania Legisla
ture on Monday, the 23d ult. Such
♦he other ^ and found Mr. Thomas ' ^ SSs^TiSri C. S ! is ^
1 ~- - - - ° of sacrilege. Precious little re-rnrd
pression to Iheir views on this subject, hnve^ tlie citizens ot Pennsylvania,
and to interchange
j just finishing a saddle of the Spanish on Tuesday of court week to give ex>
; style, which attracted our attention and
admiration. We had no idea that such
work could be done in Darlington. It
i will challenge comparison with any sad-
. die that we have ever seen. We are al
ways glad of an opportunity to say some- I
sentiments concern
ing the most fit and proper route tor the
road, and that the friends of this enter
prise in other Districts be invited to at
tend.
Resolved, That the proceedings of this
Darlingto’n F
And this, Mr. Editor, is the |K)or I'.’ts always stood firm tor State Rights;
young man who, but a short time ago,, «*'» * i2 ; i 80 ' n ’’i; he f ^ aa ™ ch n ?. or ’
stood un our wharf with not a penny t.fied atthe thoughts of South Carolina
in the world. Now, if he continues to I doming so degenerate m Patriotism,
save, from his weekly earnings, five or ns to w,sh succumb to Northern
six hundred dollars per year, how long "glfess'on. He leaves a widowed wife,
will it take our citizens to find out
“ Who is he?” Twenty years is not
long, and they would suffice to place
him beyond the reacli of all tho mus-
qnitoes.
Young men of Charleston, take war
ning. Instead of going to the dram
shop and other places so well adapted
to spending money, procure for your
selves a book, and go and do likewise;
...... ... roj romr- , mf . pting ^ 8pllt t0 the Darfington Flag for ', i T ,
thing in favor of our Sotitliem mechanics,! publication. ; under their unhall
On motion, adjourned.
J. CULPEPER. Cli’n
F. F. Warley, .S'ec’y.
and it really affords us pleasure to pay
this unsolicited but merited tribute to the
skill of Mr. Thomas in his art.
with whom he had lived near seventy
years, to deplore his loss.—Sunder
Watchman.
Naval Courtesy anu National
Comity.—We understand says the Na
tional Intelligencer, that Admiral Sir
George F. Seymour, commanding her
Britannic Majesty’s fleet on the North
American and West India stations, has
,, „ directed the ships under kis command
if vour week s earnings are small, no . „„ . * -.i i • t ».
- ,, ... e to co-operate with Lieut. Manrv m
matter, they "ill grow so largo after hpM)l ' .w™, i™. nn A
a while ns to astonish even the old ca
pitalists. A Charlestonian.
Feb. 20th, 1852.
keeping abstract logs and collecting
materials for his wind and current
charts. The gallant Admiral, “ being
desiriou^ of assisting the laudable ob
ject of the undertaking in which Lieut.
Maury is engaged for the interest of
navigation,” has already transmitted to
Washington, for use at the Observato-
ry, abstracts of some of bis former voy
ages.
Letter ok the Hon. D. 8. Dick
inson.—The following letter was ad
dressed to the recent Democratic State
Convention at Jackson, Mississippi: ,
Bingami'ton, N. Y., Dec. 18. !
Gentlemen: With sentiments ofj
pride and gratification, which I have no Hon. Isaac Holmes, lately a mem-
language to express, I perused your fa- i lair of Congress from South Carolina,
vor of the 3d instant, inviting me in went out to California to try a streak
behalf of yourselves and tho Demo-i of luck. It seems that he struck a “rich
••rats of Mississip^a, to attend and ad- vein ” at a very early day. Soon after
slresa the Democratic State Convention his arrival he purchased for $10,000,
to lie held at Jackson, for the appoint-1 and professional fees in the case, an
inent of delegates to the National Con- i interest in some valuable real estate in
vention; and assure you that I most San Francisco. It was in litigation,
feelingly appreciate a compliment so but the Supreme Court of California
distinguished, as well na the generous has decided the case in Mr. Holmes’s
terms in which it is conveyed. favor and he is now actually receiving
It has some time been my intention > a ground rent of $1000 |>er month in
to visit your gallant State during the advance, or an annual income, indepen-
present winter, but my professional en- { dent of his profession, of $10,000.
gngvmenu are so incessant and press-1 ♦ » » .
ing, that I shall not lie able to do so in j Important to Every Body.—A
•eason for the occasion to which you new regulation has been adopted hv
*o kindly invite me; and whetj^r I i the Post Offico Department, in regard
shall find leisure for the visit within the j to dead letters. Heretofore all dead
time prescribed, must, for the present, | letters were opened at the Department,
rest U|>on the uncertainties of the fu- j and those not containing important in-
tuf 0 - closures were burnt By the new re-
If, during my service* in tho Senste, gulation this will not occur. When-
my humble exertions contributed in ,. V er it is desired that a letter shall not
the lo*8t degree to nphold tho Catholic ( bo opened at the department, the writer
THE EDGEFIELD ADVERTISER.
The last number of this paper comes
| to us with the sa'utatory address of the
, associate editor, Mr. John Bacon, who dis
plays much taste and ability as a writer,
; and promises to win “ golden opinions
from all sorts of men” in his conduct of
the Advertiser, which, under the control
i of Mr. Simpkins, the senior editor, has
j been universally admitted to be a most
admirably cortflacted paper.
WIL11XGTW AND MANCHESTER RAIL
ROAD.
We have seen no published account
of the proceedings of the adjourned meet
ing of the stockholders held in Sumte,r-
ville on Thursday last, but learn from a
letter from the President of the Company,
Gen. HARLLEE,that eight thousand shares
were represented, that business went on
smoothly, and that the same officers were
unanimously re-elected- The bridge over
the Great Pee Dee, we learn from the
same source, is entirely under contract,
and will soon l>e commenced. It is be
lieved by the contractors that it can be
completed in six months time after its
commencement. The work, on the Nor
thern end of the road is to be prosecuted
by a force sufficient to make its progress
proportionate to that of the Southern
end. A line of stages is soon to be es
tablished, connecting the two ends of the
road, We are pleased to see the confi
dence which the sure and rapid progress
of the work is creating abaoad. The
Railroad Journal of the 3d February,
published in New York, after giving a sy
nopsis of the Report of the Wilmington
ton and Manchester R. R. Company,
says: “We are gratified in being able to
give so favorable an account of the con
dition of the above project There is no
improvement in the United States more
needed. We believe there are but few
that promise better results. U will add
NORTHERN WEATHER.
The Poughkeepsie (N. Y.) Telegraph
of the 2rrd inst. says:
whether.legislators or constituents, for
Washington’s Farewell Address, the
Constitution, the laws of Congress,
the laws of God, or anything else that
would restrain their fiendish fanaticism.
Upon occasion, they trample them nil
owed feet. Yet with
their hands reeking with the innocent
1 blood of the citizens of the South,
whose only sin was an attempt to-re
cover their slaves whom themselves had
stolen, they point to Washington’s last
legacy bequeathed to his countrymen,
as if inculcating the doctrine “ the Un
ion, it must lie preserved”—preserved,
Winter bade us adieu on Sunday night that the law-abiding (!) eitizens of the
Pal*’'- to-'jav is dated the see- j commonwealth of Pennsylvania may
ond day of Spring. The change of name | C(imni|l j nd mm . d „ •
m the season?, however, seems to have i .. a- •- 1 i ,
no effect upon the settled cold weather of, P*’ 0 ! 1 "’ "f the . outh—pre-
winter, unless to render-it more severe that the South, through its in-
and tedious. The fore part of last week strnmentality, may he despoiled of her
was pl^santand sprina-like. but it closed ; rights, and be made subservient to the
cold, stormy and drearily. On Saturday purpose* and interests of the North.
it snowed and rained, aud froze sufficient Their patriotism “hath fliisextent
to have made sleighing had the roads
been in good condition previously. The
ice in the river remains strong, it being
about 15 inches thick. Every day almost.
more.”—Xcwbcrry Sentinel
no
The French Electoral Law.—
3 he now electoral law has been pnb-
trotting matches or pleasure rides occur ! .! f T', P l0 r , ,a . w
on it, and teams, loaded and empty, *re n,ir ' " ,e following are the prinei-
continually crossing. p*l features:—Universal suffrage; all
—*— Frenchmen aged 21 yearn, possessing
Sentence Day.—In the Court of c ' v 'l »hd political rights are electors;
Sessions, his honor Judge O’Neall pre- electors over 25 years of age, are
siding, on Saturday morning, March 6, ♦'I'gible ns representatives. The nnm-
John M. E. Sharp, against whom the ^ er of Deputies is to he 361. Algiers
jury had rendered a verdict of man- Colonies are not entitled to send
slaughter, with a recommendation to i Deputies, Each Department is entitled
mercy, was brought up for sentence.— lo on e Deputy for 35,000.
Before announcing the penalty of the 1
offence, his honor, in an able and feel- The Attempt to Assassinate the
ing manner, remarked upon tho nature Queen op Spain.—The accounts from
of the crime of which the prisoner had Madrid brought by the Cambria, state
been found guilty, and exhorted him by that the Queen took her first airing on
various dear considerations to improve the 2d ultimo. ’On her wav to church
his incarceration in a radical reforma- an assassin fired a pistol at her carriage,
tion of principle and habit, so that here- which struck the Queen on the shoul-
after bo might be a uaefnl member of der. The assassian was arrested. The
society. The judgment of the court Queen, at the latest dates, was rapidly
was: that he pay a tine of $1,000 and recovering from her wound.
I*c imprisoned securely in the jnil of:
Itiohland for the period ol* twelve ! Valentine and Cowhidino.—In
m °" ** i a. . , Baltimore, it is said, a young gent hav-
Several other sentences were juwsed i in g sent a comic valentine to another
for mmor cases of assault and battery, young gent, the recipient caught his
aroiinian. , fr|pm | Hbort | y a ft Pr j n tbe gfrept> gnd
re . walked into him with a cowhide. The
* ,,R Nokth-Easten Rail Road, assailed party not relishing the amuse-
— I be doubts which many persons ment, took the cowhide from the asaai-
have felt as to the building of this ; ler, and gave him hack Wow for Wow,
road, have perhaps been m no slight 1 with componnd interest, whereat the
degree dispelled by the zeal and first aggressor took to his heels and
promptitude with whioh tho capitalists left in diwust
Gen. Concha has resigned his post
i as Captain General of Cuba. It is
thought that tho Spanish Government
will accept his resignation.
j Dr. A. H. W ihler, of Springfield,
Mass., failed some time since and went
to Califonia. leaving his wife and family
to earn their daily bread for the time.
A few days since, the several creditors
( of the bankrupt met at the residence of
the debtor’s wife, in compliance w ith
her invitation, when each found under
his plate the amount of his claim. The
husband had taken this method of pav
ing his liabilities out of the first of liis
earnings on the Pacific.
— ■■
The last and Best.—'Hie follow-
ing is the last regular toast given at the
celebration of Washington’s birth-day,
by the Washing(on Light Infantry, in
Charleston. It was received with re
pented cheers:
Woman—Her natural place is, be-
; tween angels and bloomers, without
! wings and without pantaloons.
Melancaolv Affray.—A difficulty
occurred at this place on Monday fast,
between Mr. Kldred Glover and Dr.
Samuels, which resulted in the former
being shot through. He died on tho
next day.
In the course of the fight, Mr. Ebe-
: nezer Chamberlain, (father-in-law of
Mr. Glover) also received a severe
wound in the forehead, inflicted, it is
' supposed, by a blow ftom a pistol. Mr.
C. is thought to be doing well, and it is
hoped that he w ill speedily recover.
Dr. Samuels, as we understand, de
livered himself up. and it is supposed
w ill bo admitted to bail.
We pronounce no opinion ns to the
character and complexion of the diffi
culty.—Edgefield Ad vertiscr.
RECEIPTS FDR FEBRUARY.
The publishers of the Darlington Flag
acknowledge the following receipts for
miliscriptioiis:
Darlington C. H.—R. Dickinson, A. J.
Bland, I* A. Williamson, S. K. Jeffords,
Ira Mor i??, T. P. lade, IF. L. William
son, S. W. Du Hose, J. S. Gibson, Ralph
J. Large, to March 6th, ’53: W. G. San
ders, J. Frank, to March 6th, ’62; W. M.
Allman, to August 5th, ’51; R. Ouelev, to
Feb. 19,’52; M. Hill, jr., to July 9,’52;
G. D. C. Huggins, to March 5th, ’52.
Charleston.—Stephen Owens,to March
5tli, ’52.
Willow Grove.—John IJ. Huggins, to
Jan. 1st,’53.
Cheraw.—Henry Mclver, to March 5th
’52.
Effingham.—W. R. Woods, to May 28,
’52; J. W. Ward, to March 6th, ’53.
Flintville.—S. E. Bigham, to March 5th,
’53.
Dalton, Ga.—James Green, to March
5th, ’53.
Hartsville.—D. R. Wood, to March
5th, ’52.
Cartersville.—Wm. Mims, to July 9,
’52; W. Parnell, jr., to June 4,’52; VV. J.
Bell, $2 00.
Jeffries Creek.—James McCown, Mrs.
Ann H. McCown, to March 5th, ’63.
Winnsboro’.—Joseph J. D. McCown,
to March 5th, ’53.
Mt Elon.—William H. Heaton, to March
5th,'53.
Leavensworth.—Rev. John Culpeper,
to March 5tb, ’53.
Pleasant View.—Mrs. Margaret Stroth
er, to March 5th, ’53.
OBITUARY.
Died—at his residence, in Darlingto
District, S. C., on the 8d day of Mare!
James G. Strother, in the 59th year c
his age.
Stolen.
From the subscriber, on the night
the 6ih inst., a bay MARE, between ?
and seven years old. I will give twent
five dollars to any one furnishing pit
sufficient to convict any white man of t
said theft. NELSON PARNELL
March 6 2 St
5 Per Cent Discount
All persons indebted to the old firm of
R. & R. M. ROLLINS, who will pay up
by the 27th inst., shall have a dicount of
5 per cent on their accounts.
R. M. ROLLINS.
M«rch $ I