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H'$"mWi"n Of Specie Payments We
understand III" Bank of iIamhnre will re-
same Specie Payments Sept, lst aud also
which is very dcsirablc) will pay out
Hamburg Bills for The purposes of buy
III" The produce of the country as il NAV be
sold in The Hamburg market. WcaI.ouu-
dcrsanh ilar The Bank is. as usual cbech
ms on New York aud Charleston AT IA med
crate rate of Exchange
II affords us pleasure to state ,ha, since
IN" Suspension, this Bank has never cborocd
over percl for ciccks on Charleston willis,
III" Eanhs in Augusta charged 4 per cent.
ana the rates ior1EortIrrn funds a, The Bank
OF linmh"rs have usually been at the rates
charged in Charleston. For an Irs,itut;,,
I" stand up to its obligations ON terms so
much more favorable to the Bill! holders in
tn" Face If nci&hhorno institutions of much
larger Capital, which were fIoodno tho
country with their bills, and uor rcdeem,nn
them huI NJ cXiravagan, discounts. shows
""' only great ability. bu, a sense of moral
obligation which should not bc foroolt,.n NV
the Community
we may say with some degree of conf
"cncr' that The Banks generally of the
country Will soon resume. In all quarters
the matter is seriously discussed. and in
th'''y Instances an early day has been al
ready fixed upon. There is no reason we
hci!cve, to disrust The suundncss of the In
st:'u.!ons of our State.
volumes have been written upon The
causes of Tic suspension, and We suppose
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g AasstlEfaEStr.tSs.,s S.sn

~ III. l:c >":' at i.I.:rarld G. House.
rn the Isl Monday IN Or,nhcr mex,
~ InhIc "n'rrN. under an Ord"r of the
'"'r' "i f.T'ntv. all th" nndiyidrt! Real E..
'H'" "i 'hc ln'" Colonci ELpEEn SiukIys
Sen co:isi-tinv Of The
'iLLAHE DIV YELLING IiOuSE&
W''h lot "i ;'h"rl twriv" acres niirchr,I l.,
H-->'vcrhi VILLAGE S;rokE-!lnvsr I,ors
ava sot:c vacant Los 'rnniin. tn,. put.,c
"1n'm--cnr Lon H'iInnin. The Academy
and hapI:si Church !.oiS---:i Suiail Lc, on
ne West side of the Cambridge Read rrar
:"t'"r,riii". adjoining lnu!S of Nr. tor,cv.
and opposite Mr. Gihhs'> Carriage Fac,,rv.
And also an excellent Mill scat on Shou;s'
creek. The Dwcilin. House i, considered
n"i'%i'inl residence fer IA private 'an:lv.
lie terms are Que and iwo ears rrD,ii,
win mortgages, anh tw" nIr,rnvcd srcur-
''cS. +. w. PiChENS.
.ldm'r ,rM Tie mHY nnncyrd.
July 25. lS3s !" oS
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SAXANNAuA Ann

SAVANNAH Aug, 4.
Lac from Fforiao.-By the s,cnmboa,
Eharieston, Capt. Hubbard from Black
Creek, we arc indebted to our attentive cor
respondent for the iollowinc:-
Fort, KING, T. Flor, Aug.I.
Sr.--i have us usual, but little news
10 communicate. Last week Two soldiers
were killed hy the Indians. in the vic;n;,,
o' tort Micanopy. They had conc ON,
without the permission or knowlr,;o,. ur,hn
comma ding officer. Several r,, rn, n,,,r
dcrs have occurred, at varit us poip,, ON ,hc
iron'ier' and It is computed thai about 30
persons nave fallen by The rifle, since Cen
. crai 1esnp relinquIslIcd the command of the
army Not more than three or four persons
were were Killed oy Indians, during the whole
time General J. was in command of the
arny-a period .! nearly two ,cars.
INDIANS l'a'e lately been ..lIuu, Tampa
bay, IN small parties. Excrrions wcr. in
VAIN made to CATCH them. Cam. Fowler
came III sight OF Them. aud captured their
ponies, clothes, &c; they made uu, 10 cscauc,
with their rifles.
Zen. taylor has returned to To,nnn.
rom The reconnaissance hc made of The
northern posts. aud vicinity of the Okcic-
hoh:'' ana Is now attempting opru nc:o-
cint'oiis with The Tallahassee Indians. And
there Is some prospect. as am informed by
the express who reached here last niuht. al
ii'aA'he 'oicrablc grab, and of bringing
the war ioa close. I'm fact, the war m,,si
soon terminate of itself, for swan, of o,li !.
GERS, as General Taylor has lately rcuor-
ted I" the Secretary oi War. 1t will scarce
~ be believed, that junior I'd licu,ru;uis
nave lately been IN command of TWO com,
Pah'cs, hnd thai aJnnior Captain now com
mdnds the 9th Infantry, aud there is scarce
~ one oiIiccr per company. General ray-
lor can "Hh proiriciS complain of :, wan
OF support at WaShIuS,on; and if the 1r o,,S
are 'iic, II Is OWING iu the absence of seven
ei9hlhs oi the company, and all The field
officers. with the exception of one I.iru,
CoIonol, lIawcS. This officer and Cn,n'
mel Gates, have been l,,orc active and nor
formed motc duty and mcrilurious sc,y,r, 9
IN the field, THAI all the other field united:
yei we see certain persons selected for
''Brevct Commissions" to a fiiuhrr rank
who remained abonr six months in Florida.
and performed bu' the ordinary duty cxpec.
ted from 'hcm. Fair play is Il Jewel of
incstimable vnlnc."
Had the officers been with their proper
regiments and companies in FIorid:i. sew.
crhl hundred men would have been sem IN
the Okeianokce month ago, and uiyrn
protection to the inhabitants in,La, ounr,,.r
an" tier presence would have prevented
the Indians irom committing the recent
murders near Camp Pinckncy
Col. Harvey has been actively engaged
tor some weeks in preparing for IN cxpeui
ton to the Suwancc, Gown The WuII;,,oo-
chee, the Ock-la-w " aha, SC. We prc,nr
eel here to Join him as he passes. On Ii,
return TO Fort lleilenan, he will push am
expedition South, up The St. johns, to the
EvcrS ladies'.
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words. Having been a Member of tho las,
Legislature, and on too occasions recortle, d
my vote on this very question, have al
ready placed myself fairly and fully, before
the People of Edaciicld. I voted for tho
Currency Resolutions Of our Legislature, in
which Na'iounl Bank is denounced as I'm.
constitutional and inexpcdien,. aud the In
dependent Treasury system defended. ]
have bnt TO add. that every day confirms
The truth of these opinions, and shat whet',-
or as private citizen, or ii Representative
oi the People, am determined, to the ex-
tent of my ability to advocate them.
i" The distinct question of the Meeting.
Are Nou or not in favor of a National
Bank!" ] answer, No.
Most respectfully,
ARNER WHATLEY.
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COMM ENACATHGNS.
To John Holliugsw or,b and o,bers-Cor

To John HolIiuyswor,h and o,hers-Com-
mtice.
Gentlemen,
Regarding you as the uppoin'cd organ nf
the public will for this District in relation
To the question. rropnmmdcl in the rc,nlu-
t'"n published in tho Advertiser Of the oh
instant. proceed promptly and cnccrfuily
! 10 furnish an answer to the same.
! ann nol in favor of the establishment,
"i " Un'trd States Bank. In The frs, place,
Ind no pn" or in the CONSTITUTION of the L..
States. au' h"rising the Federal Legislature
I" Incorporate such au institutions In the
next place. il has been repeatedly stated ON
the floor of Congress and clscw here upou
The highest authority and without contra
"irtion, thai The general power Ia create
corporations was reported hv n committee
OF The Convention, which furmcd the Cons,i-
tn''on, u rejected. To the negative evidence
| furnished by the absence of any crnu, "a:
power ~ IN" Constitution, may be added
The IN qnivncal proof derived from the &C.
lcc'ion of this proposition of The committee
The Trainers uf that instrument evidently
intended to withhold the power from Con-
grcss. believe it is n conceded uriuciu,c
that Tic Congress Of the United S,atce. has
no authority to exercise Il substantive pow
or unless il can be clearly shown. ,ia, The
craui has been made in ,hr CunSri,utiou
th" establishment Of B;uk of The Cui,cd
! States would he the exercise of :, .uhs,au.
NJ" power, as much 81 as to ruin rnnncv
AMI To regulate tie value thereof. With nj,
the information of which have been ;,blc
t" avail myself. aud nron no ncnm>:,!cra-
h'r reflection upon The subject, hnyc come
I" 'hc conclusion. that The creation of Il L.
States Bank would hc without Tie authori-
~ of the Constitution and therefore in vim
alton q! iat instrument. have Thus. Cen
'iemcn,a'iswcrcd your main in;crroga,orv in
wh'rh Is substantially embraced AN answer
I" the other points, which vou were pleascd
TO max" in the preamble TO your resolutions.
For take it for granted that no Stale
ki"'ltS man would exhibit the rouyru;ru,
r"'lt'rhl morality. of allowing that II meas
nr" conld be either cxpcdirni or pnli,ic.
that violated the Constitution Of his cam
try. South Carolina belongs to the weaker
portion of tho Cortrderacy. nni is vi;ally
Interested in I'll" enforcement of Il pIan.
strict and limited construction OF rhc Cou,,i-
tn''nn. The nearer tho General Govern
mcn' is confined TO the few federal objects,
for which the Union was formed, the great,
er will be the growth, prosperity and indie
pcndcncc Of the State.
remain. Gentlemen. with considerations
of high regard your obj hums,ie >e,v.t..
HNiT. BROuhS.
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New DIRK, Aug. 5.

Hrri'Wi of the Great " eStern.- The steam
ship Great escrn from Bistul 2;.r uii..
> clock IN the evening, reached the Quar-
1Et!ne Ground at0 O'Clock, "a. NJ, win 1870
Passehgers, making tie passage II, Ia -
days, or a fortnight and T., hours. Her
passage out " as made in one hour short ,i
l3 days cEo brings Il much irci ght as she
could carry. Among The passengers are the
Editor Of The Courier a Enquirer. and Mr..
and Mrs. Matthews Gate Mnoam Vcstrcs.l y
The Sirius arrived out in little morc ,I:,n
Is days.
The wca!hcrin Eugaud had been excel,
cnt tor Tie crops up TO the lIlh uit, wn,.,
the weather was cold and stormy tor IA ,iay
or two, without affecting the crops On,nc
2Oth the weather was favorable. The p:os
pccl Is lar average crop III Grca, Britain.
(Scc c0rrcsponl"ncc.)
ihe Great Western Steam Ship Com
pany have taken steps To increase IT'S cuui
tai from ec250,UUU to 81 I,UOu.OOu. Thr;r
first object will be to establish TWO addition
al Steam SLIPS of the first class, for their
lines between Great Britain and Tie Jni,cd
States, oncof these Ships bcin. apprupr,a
ted TO that of Liverpool and \. York
The Piquc frigate 'ron, Quebec. arrived
out in ~ DAYS.
Hon Richard Rush sailed for New Yorj>
IN the Mediator. July ln.!,.
John van Burcn, the son the r.Si.lcn,
IS, we see, tctcd in common with ilic i3ukr
dc Neniours, Prince E>,crhazy. Prime,
SchwartZenbur", the Dukrs Of EDl,ua,,o
Wellington, and others. At the l;r:,n,I En-.
tcrtalnmcnt To thr Ambassador, az G,,i,,i-
hall, by The Confederation of London. John
IS sci down among The very chosen few ON
the right hand oi The Lord Mayor.
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IIIIIhDEIr;;Ja Aur n

%.
Eiosi hGnmous anal inhup,0n CordYc,-
IL VIII he rrc"iircicd. rhn, Cart. Davis. of
>c'r. it"nry Camcr'ion. of philndc,nI,i,
rescued :; number Of the ras,.npcrs n,. ,hr
Ill in,cd Pulaski. and carried ,hcm ,n,,,
WILMINGTON. n. G.. Tho Henry Gamer
don arrived His morning from, rhn, uor,
ana has furnished Us with an account or ,I,.
ioiiowin& infamous and inrxruSalIc con.
dnr' on '!:r part of Tie Calimin Of Il srhoo-
nrr. III" name al vi hon, we rcnrc, * mn,
rr""!lccted. The information wa, comn,.
n'cn'cd t" Capt. ID. by his pilot, and can
he implicitly relied upon,
The schr. Merchant. Of Elizub,h Ci,v
IN C.) bound to NiI,nin ton. IN. ca win
Il cargo oi corn. PASSED rhc p:lssrnoers ON
the wreck o: the PwIski, heard their ,Ics
pcrh'r cries for aid, saw them strunplirc
WI" the waves. when even hope had almost
inr<hNcn 'hc'n, and notwithstanding h,. ,v..
n'S'inr''v hailed hy them he refused to nC.
Ter th"n' nry assistance. :in,' rroccc,,.J a.,
ms course, The reason which Inc n..iaucJ
los ms Mnni"n aud m,l,drrous u .oIec, ,,r
duty WIS, that he feared nnn,hcr v.sscI
'hhni :" IL" same port Il. .ilnSclr would
g"i II before him.
W" trust that the Wilmington. IN. c.>
paper, vii! ascertain the ramr of hi. ;,,hu
n'hn monster, and publish it cnmrrc,iou
with In, iniInv.-i'hU. Iichuaac E.oI.S
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lTr. Editor.

NJ, Editor.
! Having been frequently asked Nv md
vhnass from different parts Of the District.
""ai VA, my opinion upon ia" sub 'rrca
s"ry! and being requested hy some of my
friends 10 give il puhIici'y, | fnrniS! >nn
| with the following statement. and ask for it
! IN l'SeT'"n III N"nr pnprr. hcg leave tu
assure my fellow citizens, that having no
pnrpo~" of Il personal or rriva,c nn,urc to
>u's'rve by becoming u (andiiair for the
Legislature. and being alone ac.untrd by
'h"'c general principles whicI, ought to
| 'n!!ncnre every good anal viruous ciiizrn
wh" loves his country and her institutions.
and wh" is noI conicniCd to live. li:r life of
dr"nc in the midst oil social. civil and no
h'ichl duties, have nothing to suppress. M
opinion I" conceal or Withhold. am mn-
rIhivncalIN IN favor nf Il separation of the
| Banks from The Government il. Tie rcrc;n,
ana disbursements OF the pui,!,r rcvrnuc-
| j am opposed To HE use by the Ban!.s in any
shape, "i tn" iu"tsS of l!lr Gnycrnmcui.-
'ircat mischief and embarrassment, have II! b..
ready crnwn out oi the Union Lc,icvc
II will ten To The interests o.' holh ,ha, rho
separation should take place. ! believe
with distinguished Senator in Courrcss.
That separation will produce Que grcar
ana ncaiculal,!c benefit to the country. 4,
viii Ultimately place the Banks on The side
ol The People. their natural allies, ana, a.ain,,
all cN'raNiSant appropriations h> the Cen
Government. 1t will gradually restore The
! Banks TO that wholesome condition. liza,
wh!ic resting upon hsoiih specie bass, ,hcv
Viii be ahlc To perform Tie moral and Icrol
"bliGalinns, Which all Voluntarily assumed
upon their creation, OF rehccn,ins their notes
ht tie pleasure of tic holder. Banks are.
private Institutions aud in no sufficient
sense can he made responsible 10 lie Gov
crnmcnt, and take it for granted ar. ,m-
sale q unit Repositories Of the public ircns-
trc ] prefer 10 see the Government, man
age It's own affairs, and the Banks To he
confined to the purposes Of their creations;
that oi brn. tn, Icgaizcd money lenders
"i the country. according 10 The wants ot
ne community in which they are located.
" ithn this limit they are useful institutions
| III hilouiino attOmuda,luns 10 meet th.
wants OF individuals, and thereby prcvcn,;un
the lmpo>ilonS and cxacions Of The u.urcr.
Yours truly WHIT. BROOKS.
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EIScGaseDe.'S tSasc

1 III sell on the iirs' Monday in Octo-
a Der hcN'. at public auction all that .or-
ii"n "i Land belonging To the estate of Mrs
f.. II s'imkins, which lies on the west side
Of the Cambridge Road. CONTAINING. ohort
Scv"n'E acres. and adjoining lands of Col
+. si'i'hin>. Col. TowlcS. and Mrs. Rurn,.
! ms iHnh Is All o, an excellent quality, and
only ten and Il half acres OF i, cleared
crrdii of enc year given. and bonds viii,
Two good securities viii hc rronircl t;,r ,bn
purchase money. r VI PICkTNS,
!uly :2S 72S Elecut,y.
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Ss1EHsEEF,S SALES.

3 virtue of snndry wri,s Of Ifri Tacias TO
In 81 me directed, will be sold at Tdsc scfc.d C..
ii. on the firs' Monday and TUESDAY in Sept.
ncX,: the following properly viz:
Wadc Glover. Assignee, VS.. Mack Lamar :;
'thrf r'n'ntrfis scveraIly. ". tie Same, tlr,e
'''' drcd OF acres and n'l dining sam Hammond
ai'., oilers, also one negro woman Cloah.
-. hhcckini d Co. VS.. Thomas A. COLL:
Ih"mos Kerna.lam. vs. the Same unc nrn'n
by Ben VIC "'sio
-, SOM !'oln'iion. KS. John ~. Simkips: O,,.r
man Lydia. '.'e ~ s. 20
Tcims ofsalc, cash.
Aug. II. 1923 = H., ~.
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SIXTY observations. Of,hcsc winds s wcrc
from the North. 3 N. East, 6 Est, g s
Ehsl, South. Z ~ West 20 Yves, .,n,
: y. West In the latter part of this month
'here was very destructive HAIL stor,u .,,..
c"npanicd with high wind and I,rnvy r.;,,
IN the S"uili-N cstern part of This di.,rct
on'Il the lIth day of the month. ,,Ic ''Lcr-
m"'nctcT hung in The North rIazza: bu, -,
mat day removed six miles to u Summer
Retreat. j mile, from Ahbcvi!lc, since which
IL has hung in "n open passage.
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NsGgEsL,-

~ S"hscr'l rr offers for sale, Ills p,rr-
~. 'h''o'' on Sa'"da River, (kroun rs
""T"c'is Ncck,) containing sixteen hrm.
urea an" eighty acres Of land, one half H.
,, w., ""''"'h ~ considerable portion of rlc
n"''"''' Is entirely free from ficshcrs. and j.
'''e very best Cotton land in ,hc2m;d,,Ic
c"ri"'ry-ttc balance is fine Corn Land as
sac us any on The River. Tn. unl,r, !,
h'Sh ana healthy, AM! Il large portion rr i,
excellent Grain land The land win n..
sh"" s II 10 persons wishing to see it. hv lIr
information may he had hv nppi;c;,,;n,, =
me Subscriber living at Ed darlrld Com,
,'"u'r: bargain will be- given in III
land. Tor prompt payment.
July 90. 1893 10.
ne charleston Mercury ard Columbia
c'esr"pe will give the above four wcc,.iI
insertions. and forward their ucc,rn.s y,
this Office for payment. ""'' W
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The U. S schr. Wave, sailed from New
York on " ednesday, lst inst. for The cons,
Of Florida. with the following officers:
LIcu'. Com ). II. Nj Langhiin.
lst Lieui.--E. II. Shubrick.
I'd do. Ferdinand Pcpiu
:}d do. John ConIcc.
Acting Sailing Masler-CharIcs Howard.
Acting S"rScom-U. ID. Tallia,rrro.
Captains Clerk-J. ". Marshall
The Star states that the expedition upon
which she sails is under the supcrinrcndcncc
OF the War department. The gallan,ry of
Lieut.. NJ, Lauehlin, il, the Florida war. has
won tor him the compliment of this com
mnnh. We wish him and his energetic and
youthful officers aud crew prosperous, gales
end glorious dceds.-Ch0rirsion Mer.
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sep EsB;SS AEe

E{'of Ia" apprehension OF the Thief who broke
"prn our store IN Hamburg s. c.. on Ssnn.
'hy %nr';a=. I'm July. and stole s.mdry mti-
"'er, ron amounting 20 a!.ou, Three HIM,
dr'd and Fifty Dollars: viz. Ono J;um,,rcL ',,.,
nN '"iiars III cash among which wa. n ~,
tiH' south Car"iin monrv:-Su,dry articles ,t
.eWeti:-onc >ii>e, i'alrn; Lever W-ot,l,. n,n,.
hrr am: nare OF nlaacr not rccollcc,rd nnI Gur
N'ir E r'~ "!s. three made by Case, Willard & Co.
,'eW 'iar'inrh' Connecticut the other maker no,
know wn;-;:!so s,ndrv Notes of Hand ''o'
MITCHELL & RANSOM
Hamburg, 5. c. Jnv so 70:
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EIaVT NGSscc.

q hir Undersigned. having formed \ concc,.
NJ" IN business respectfully offer tlcir pro.
"'s'r:c's OF Ea'nMell and EdrrGcli. ''e
i. w. WiuRIsu is ioc,,oJ -, r,.,c.,
''oiS", l.. EELIiNGER Jr.. al Ear,,vclI +. =;
a'; .'tcr, Hreced either OF these places or to
Ninnn (Which will b" visited at REGULAR ,,e,va,,
VIII receive prompi attention '''@'
J.. EELLINGI II. Lr. Eoru,r,Y r. IT
July oG, Ia3S " ',"s!"e'" l: e.. II.
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EciiCS.

'ASN viii stand the ns;,inr Tall Sea
= ID s'n ~ the following places. \, Dr.
Ins on tie 2''tn Ins,. III Red Hill on ,I,.. 2i.,
y hafr'on on tic 22nd, At George McEj,.s
&c -"H and -iih, n; :ihsucm B,,.u-L,.r,
~! i'.' = H. Il, Jo>e?i, Eann's ON In, :, u, ,,,I
I'h' nn" attend al he respective places rc"uIsr.
~ ~ ON every oh day during the sense,
III b" lei I" mlares II, 50 Ike season ,uJ - ~
''iS'fr y" liability for accidrnlsbu, cycrvc,r,
Iahen 10 prevent them. Any one putting 6v In
In.' an" 'fa''s'rrrng the mare before i, can
ne "Srcria'ned whether she is in fonl forr,. ,ha
insurance money. l24 Cts To tho groom in cverv
Instance. n pnI-Erri,nrTei cry
.tu",istG u
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MIR. WlLLlNG. Aur 13 1S3s

-, II" " IhhINV' NUE TED. IO'JS.
Hif. Edi'"r-Htar Sir. 1t affords me
pleasure asa Cauidatc for the Legislature
I" make Il direct answer 10 The hinhly re-
Sr"crab!c meeting held at the G.. House. on
'>a'cdny last; and to prevent all deception,
shall answer their question distinctly. am
"eci"ed!y opposed to Il National Bank, be
cause believe it imroli'ic, inexpcdicnt and
unconstitutional. Respectfully yours.
j. B. SMITH.
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.iIr. ERi0r,

Nr. Editor,
Having observed in your last Paper, tho
Proceedings of Il recent h'eriina of certain
c'l'zens ct EdarGc'd, IN which tho C.ndi-
dates for the Legislature are requested to
give their opinions upon the policy, expcdi-
"ncy and c"ns'i,u'innaliy of National
Bank. feel constrained by a sense of duty.
to ask small space in your columns. Il,
canno. be necessary for me to say bot a few
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RIDGE, Aug. I3. 1929

-, -. 6FU"F.' 'NtIT. I'D, 1906.
or. Editor-Sir. 1t affords me grca,
pleasure as Candidate for the Legislature
I" give direct and positive answer to the
h'1hly respectable mcr,ing held al Edge
h''d C"ur House on Salrday last. am
opposed tn ii National Bank. ON ti,, uro,,,J
That h"i:cve ii impoilric. incxprdlcnr anu
unconstitutional
Respectfully. your Oh, scrv't.
Nj. WATSON.
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'iif' s'i"Scrihcr, from I!ic inportunirics
ID at liS friends. has conc,uded so far fo
r'"n'nc The practice of his profession as 10
attend To all calls in Chronic Diseases. A.
n"ng these, he would mention particularly
.or'"i"ia or Kings Evil. Cancer. Diseased
Mamna., Chronic Sore Logs. &c. Address
f.. l. CARTRIDGE,
Parks 4. o., EdgeEed Dis. s. C.
May 10 I'll
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= Ht Wipow's aiirE.-A poor widow
IN 'h's '"" the other dav. oui Of her lime
p't'hn'e' ave her almost only dollar 10 the
Cta':. i""arhs her minister's salary. "a
'nr same day she me-, with charitable
Tread that gave her II zen dollar hill. sever,
dollars and IL halfIu school her son > n,on,,s
IN" she found her husbands on Bite. that
hhh been lost four wears. What cncou,-
h@enlent To cl,arty!.! NJ.
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1parmrst Feo'heri in thirty ycars.-Thc
Portland Mirror says; we learn thai ON ,le
OH inst. the thermometer kept by professor
Cleveland, in Brunswick, and which has
had the same position for thirty wears pas.,
stood. at the hour Of II A. III. at 9S!-boll'
Il degree higher than at any other time for
the whole thirty years. On Wednesday,.
the | ih inst the same thermometer was np
10 90l,
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E.d2CGcI6 Village Eclslaic
Ac'-;esr.e,y

'tiE SnnnIcr Nacalion of This m,1itn
non cou':n"nc"s IN dav and will close
WIN the present month. Its exercises will
hc rc>"ni"d on The !.t Monday in the mex,
month. S"picu.cr
". u. JOHNSON, Rector.
August lG. lS3S h %
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4 II. Pcrsons havi"g demands ncaips, Nm
X Conner and " AIDE II Conner. deceased
are 'ier"hr requested 10 !.and item 10 the Sub.
'"ri', du'v atc>tcd and those indebted IN c;,l,cr
"' the above iaincu iHt. states, are rcc,,..,,d IN
maze immediate payment
July 30 1888 - ~;
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Death Of Commodore Rodgers.-T

Death Of Commodore Rodgers.-Thc
Phiadclphia papers announce the death of
Commodore John Rodgers, u distinguished
commander in thc U. S. Navy. The In
qnircr states thai he expired on Ncdnc.d dav
evening, about 8 O'Clock, al the Naval Asv
inm, near the Schy kill, in the 74th year of
ms age, after long and pninlu illness.
which nc bore with Christian thence and
rcsi9nalion.-Pcouic'S Press.