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Sherif's S Sales.

|nN Wfits Of Fieri Facias will be sold before
~ the court house door on the first Monday
and day following in October next. within ths
legal hours, the following property, viz. >
800 acres sf land more Of less uhefeon the
defendant resides adjoining the lands Of VIM.
Parker, Heni. Brock and others at the several
suits Of D. 1. Mckay and }. C. Wsdsworth ".
George Parker. -
975 ac,es Of land more OF less whereon the
def .ndant resides adjoining tho lands Of Joseph
T. Burch, +. Johnson, Matthew Resting and
N. Gibson at the suit Of Peter May assignee vs..
John P. Rushing.
1G0 acfes Of land more or less whoIeon tho
defendant lately lived on the east side Of Black
Creek adjoining the lands Of
at the suit Of Jesse Barnott VI.
VIM. Terry. ......, :.s.
1000 acres of land more Of less whsreou tie
defendant resides at the sevossy suits Of A. Blue,
VIM. Marten and Jno Wliiams 20. Ransld Mc
Donald.
100 acres of land mnts Of less on the north
prong Of Bear Creek. adjoiningths lands Of Dun.
can Smith and others, at the .sait Of ths Ex'rs.
Of J. &. Erwin vs. John McLaurih.
Terms-Cash, purchasers 'payii.g for necessary
papes. JNo. EVANS.
sheriff's Office Sept. II 1889. 44--S
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GREEN MOUNT c.METRY.

We have received highly interesting pamph.
let, containing an account Of the proceedings at
the late dedication Of Green Mount Cemetry,
in the vicinity of Baltimore. The site, comPri'
sing 60 acres, was purchased by an association
Of public spirited gentlemen, fro u the heirs of
the late Robert Oliver, for $4,000, with the
view of selling it out in lots, and, after reim'
bursting themselves the purchase money. with
terest, and cost oflaying out the ground, &c.
of transferring the entire interest in tho Cemetry
70 lot.holders, who will become the corporators
under the charter-with this reservation only
that after the accumulation Of $4,000 as a
permanent fund to maintain tee cemetry' the
f,rther recsipts shall be annually divided and
sst anart as follows viz. twofifths to the exelu.
svs pse Of the cemetry; one fifth to promote the
eatsss or temperance one 9Th to promote the
cause Of Sunday Schools. and one.6fth to estab'
lish and support a seaman's home, and appren.
tees library. Char!esten Coo'les'
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ten from the neighborhood OF Jackson, and is
dated Aug. %:
Dear sir-S,nce last wrote you l have
travelled through the most productive cotton
regions of the state, and as l predicted then,
the cotton must turn out failure.
The cut worm, together with the existing
drought (Which commenced about the first of
this month) have certainly proved more de.
structive to the prospects of the planter, than
similar cause have ever done heretofore. in
the same length Of time. The prospect for a
heavy crop was at one time better throughout
the state than have ever known it. Now it
is not more so than it was at the same period
last year, if as much so and the causes which
have blighted this smiling promise are unfortu.
nateystil in active operation. and bid fair to e.
feet the total destruction of all the young bowls
and forms, which, under favorable circumst an.
ces, would mature before frost. In Kinds,
Madison, Yazoo, and Holmes, (four Of the
largest cotton growing counties in the state)
the crop must be already cut of one half
The first named of those counties are probably
laboring under heavier pecuniafy embarrass-
ments than any other in the state, and WEI
looking forward with pride and pleasure to
the relief which would be afforded them by an
abundant crop. But alas in three short weeks
how changed the scene!
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From the Richmond (va.) Compiler Of Aus2-
Hno un ,fsTp ATED.

From the Richmond (va.) Compiler Of Atg!2-
A MoB FRUSTRATED.
We came very near having considerable o
mob in our peaceable city on the night o.
Monday. For several days it had been talked
about that on that night the gamblers were to
be mobbed. So seldom is there any rlotou'
inclination evinced here, however, that we
though, no. hing of the report, and did not recol-
lect that the appointed night had arrived until
from singular movements about the Streets
we were reminded of it. Some hundred OF
more young men assembled at the market.
house and were proceeding up town, about 10
O'Clock, to carry out their design of "breaklng
up" the gamblers. But before they "com.
menced business" the police caused the bells
to be rung, and the alarm of fire was given.--
This diverted the attention ofthe crowd, and
50 confused and disorganized It that it did not
reorganize ; and the night went of quietly,
both parties to the affair that was to have been
being allowed to sleep most placidly the great.
er part ofthe night, so far as that could have
been prevented by the interference Of the one
with the other.
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A CARD OF THANKS.

The custom of presenting officers OF vessels
with a card of thanks for the mere perform
ance Of duty to which they are bound alike
by interest and common courtesy, Ii thus bur-
iesqued by the Chicago Democrat. The edi'
tor states tha "a man who had been pas
senger in one Of th. Chicago and Buffalo boats
had purchased in New York State pair OF
pigs at two hundred dollars, to take to the
Rock River country for breeders, and, whilst
on his passage to Chicago, one Of them was
stolen from his pen and eaten by the captain
with few of his jovial crones at a midnight
supper. AS might be expected, the owner con.
sidered himself outraged, and no sooner was
be on shore than he sought the Office Of the
Democrat, and entreated the editor to caution
people against the boat. Whilst he was sit
ting there lad entered bringing in card OF
Recommendation signed (among ofhersl by the
very gentleman who had been robbed OF his
pis. He was asked why he had signed II Z:
and and his reply was, mat he was afraid, if he
refused, he might lose the other pig or get
thrown overheard
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RESIGNATION.

The Newark Daily Advertiser remarks as
follows on an absurdity which ough, forever to
be banished from an intelligent community.
We regret to see by letter from Mr. Sena.
tor Foster, of Tennessee, that he proposes to
resign his place in the U. s. Senate under the
idea that the result Of the recent election
is censure Of bis political sentiments,
and declaration of the popular wish that
be should retire. This doctrine OF IN:
struction. which, 10 the face of Old
Vireinis, we cannot but hold to be absurd,
virtually supersedes the constitution, and re-
duces every department Of the government 10
the tenure Of an annual election. 1t would,
in fact, resolve our Federal Republic into a
mere Democracy, in every thing but the name.
To use phrase of Mr.. Burke, when discus
sing the same point, it would reduce the
national representation into confused and
scufSiing hustle of local agency.
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A letter from Hayti mentions the arriVai IN
that island of lol free colored emigrants from
East Florida.
DR.. Pierce Of New York, whilst passing the
street lately after midnight to visit patient, was
attacked by butchers bulldogs "hich ,aa n
on of lot, the gate Of which had been LETT
open. and whilst defending himself was tripped
up by curb stone, hen the dogs selzea Iim
But after tearing his clothes and scrach'ng1 h's
skin somewhat, retreatad.
The yellow feyar has caused SO many deaths
Mint that it became necessary to suspend its
Tho Mormons are beginning to hold protrac
ted meetings. ,. g.. o,
81. .,john,s Now Brunswick. It will be recollec
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wAsH1NaToN's REGARD FOR THE POPULAR
wILE
The following is an extract of letter from
Gen. Washington, under date Of Sep 2a 1885,
to be found in Sparks Biography p "a.
aW,h respect to MIR. D--tof the
Office of Attorney General, although l have a
very good opinion Of his abilities 9s"s and Know
nothing in his moral character or connexions
that is Objectionable, yet the reason assigned
when his name was first mentioned 70 me mas
stiI weight on my mind, that 's' after a long
and severely contested election, he could not
obtain majority of sufrages in the district
be formerly represented. In this instance
Then. the sense Of his constituents respecting
him personally has been fairly taken"
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Tne best use we can make Of the follow
ing hints from an old and respected CORES.
pondent. whose sense Of right and wrong
we have generally found TO be unerring,
appesrs to US 10 be TO publish them:
Nat. INTEL.
Messrs. EDITORS: y
The genius of error and evil unfortunately
presides over this Florida business, and op-
portuui.ies of gaming confidence are ne
elected. General Macomb will not, hope,
despair of his pacific a'rangement-uni.
ting, of course, the serpent with the dove
nor the Government forget its parental
character, and mos, honorable fal6lment Of
the treaty, as We supposed the Indians un.
derstood it. Should it not be observed on
their part, the affair will be one rather OF
armed police than of war, over which hu
manity should preside. Yours, &c.
NEAR PHILADELPHIA, AUG. %, 1889.
GENTLEMEN Again let me urge on
YOUR consideration (should Florida intelli.
eence continue to be unwelcome) the wis.
dom, of defensive war. Let there be a line
of pracucability drawn-that OF General
Macomb's treaty, or some other give up
thickets and morasses to the Indians, when
forbid the dignity Of war and conhne our
efforts TO what is reasonably defenslble.
It is never too lac to consult the auspices,
and when false steps have been made 1t IS
wise to retreat. This unrclenting war oi
subjuga,ion and determination sas dshon'
orable as i. has proved disastrous. Let Us
pity the feroci,y of,he savage--the offspring
of attachment to liberty--the effect oi
wrong. Treat him as man, to make him
one, and try to conquer by goodness. Yours
&c.
NEAR PHILADELPHIA. SEPT. 3. 1882.
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soLIpIEIcATIoN OF AIR.

The announcement tha: the elastic invisi-
ble gas, to which soda water, champagne, &C..
owe their grateful and lively propensities could
be brought to visible, solid state under enor.
NOUS pressure, was not long since made In
France, and was actually accomplished at a
meeting of the Academy of Sciences. This
exceedingly curious and interesting, but haz'
ardous, experiment was repeated at a meeting
Of the British Association for the advancement
ofScience, and the solid gas was handed abou!
20 members-masses Of it were divided and
broken, and tasted and felt.
Professor Webster has recently repeated
the experiments in the Laboratory OF Cam
bridge, and succeeded in obtaining large Jumps
of the solidi6ed gas, by means of an iron cylin'
der, capable OF sustaining the immense pres.
sure required.
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COLONEL PRESTON.


The Southern Christian Advocate, in reference
to an account of Col Prestons centenary srbscrlp.
ticn-said to be 81 ,0O0-to the Methodist cause,
which is going the rounds Of tho Northern pa.
pers, contain the following'
It is untrue in every particular, except that on
that occasion Col. p. did present himself among
the contributors. His subscription was made In
silence, except only his stating to the Secretary,
or some gentleman by, the sum ne wished SCI
down to is name, and which was not 3 ,0o0.
We suppose the story has been fabricated upon
the proceedings of the meeting in this paper and
which, as far as it concerned Col. Preston, was
in the following words: -,
ut was gratifying to our feelings to gee the
Hon. w. C. Preston, of tho u States Senate,
among the first who came to the altar.piace,
in acknowledgment (as we were told) OF his IN,
debtedness to Methodism in the person OF
Mrs. Russell, Of blessed memory, who was not
more distinguished for being the sister OF "a
TRICK HENRY than for her own extraordinary
pisty and parts. Bishop Asbury used TO call
her the elect lady, from st. John0 and she' IL
appears, was Col. Preston's grandmother, and
with her he passed his childhood"
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PROM TEXAS.

The steam ship Columbia, Captain W'ndle'
arrived here yesterday, bringing Houston dates
of the 22d. and Galveston of the 23d, inclusive
We are indebted to the pol,teness Of the ON
GERS of the C. for files Of papers, our own hav'
ing not yet come to hand. From the Houston
Telegraph we learn that the Mexican rederai-
lists have deputed Don Francisco Veddur',
governor of Coahuila, to make overtures OF
alliance between Texas and the states OF New
Leon, Taumaulipas, Chihuahua, New Mexlco'
Durango and the CALIFORNIA;; and separate
from the rest Of theMexican states.
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LONGEVITY.

Marie Geanne Robin, colored woman
died at the residence of her grand oaughter' 10
Circus street, on Wednesday last, at the ad-
vanced age of one hundred and seven years
and FIVE months Up to five months since she
was able to walk to church, to knit and at
tend to the business of ofhousewifery. She never
wore specs. nor any other artificial aid tor tne
sight. Her doctors bill through life amounted
to just nothing at all, her apothecarys ditto
She never took a dose of medicine, whetnef
cream of tarter or glauber salts, calomei OF
lobelia. In the same house with her lived
and still lives there her daughter, who IS sew
enty years Of age :; her granddaughter VINO i'
fifty years of age, and her great grand: son
who is sixteen years old. The mother of the
deceased died in this city, aged one hundred
and one years. N. -. flcayune.
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NOTICE OR ALARM GONG.

A very ingenious instrument has been lnven,
ted by Captain George Smith. R. N. intended
% live warning Of the approach and to announce
the course steamer is sailing on in fog. II
consists of gong, on which hammer Is mace
to strike every ten seconds, certain number OF
blows by very simple machinery, according 70
the course the vessel is sailing. For example,
if she be sailing north, the gong is struck once
if east, twice if south thrice and if west TOUR
times every ten seconds. By this systematic
method, the position, course, and proximity OF
steamer will be clearly announced to any other
vessel. In rivers Captain Smith proposes the
vessel to emit single sounds every ten seconds
which would be suficientto give warning.
Cheraw gazette and Pee Dee farmer. [volume] (Cheraw S.C.) 1838-1839, 1839-09-13

By ORDER OF TIE Couar or Oap,NAR1.
Witt te sold at Chesterfsld Cour. House
w on the frst Mondsy in October next,
within The legal heuss, the real essats cf Robs.
Hustis, deceased, containing loo acses more OF
less, situate in said Dstrioe. On Casway Branch,
being part Of tract of two hundred and forty
scses originally granted to Thos Powe. and nom
said Powe conveyed to Hustis By deed bearing
date July 18th, 1914.
Conditions, as much casir as viii pay eH.
pcnses Of sale; with credit Of three months on
tho balance, purchaser giving bond teafins in.
se'est from day Of sale. with good personal sect.
sHy and mortgage, if required, to the ordinary.
Purchaser paying for necessary papers.
~: JNO. EVANS. S. c. D.
sheriff's Office, Chesterfield -
c. II. llth Sept. 1888. "a 81
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F,om the Albany Evening Journal.

Fiom the Albany Evening Journal.
TRAVELS IN NoRTH AMERICA The Har-
pers have published, in two volumes, the Ira
vels of the Hon. Charles Augustus Murray in
North America, during the years 1884, 1885,
and 1886. We were led to expect, from hat
we had heard of the habits and bearing ofthis
young nobl,man, frank, fair, and honest re-.
port of all he met with, worthy Of remark, in
his rambles through our country; and in this
expectation we are not disappointed. The
work is alike creditable to his head and his
heart. He was an intelligent, enterprising,
gallant fellow, whose enthusiasm and love OF
adventure led him to explore the rudest and
widest regions. He writes as he rambled'
with grace and freedom. Coming with lis
mind free from tain,, all that he saw and heard
was impressed upon it in truth and honesty.
Generous, confiding, and social himself he in''
spired kindred emotions wherever he sojourn..
ed. The consequence was that he found
respectful and acceptable attentions and civil.
ties, where the Eddiers, Trollopes, &c. com.
plain of rudeness and insult.
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From the Pittsburg Daily Advocate.

THE UNITED STATES AND GREAT BRITAIN.
Our present state OF dependence upon
Great Britain is striklngly exhibited in the
simple fact that the success of negotiation
BY the Bank Of England for loan Of about
2O0Q,OO0l. with the Bank of France is treated
AZ matter of deep interest to this country.
The truth is, the Bank Of England Is to all in.
tents and purposes the Bank OF the United
States. It exercises an influence over the af.
fairs of this country quite as controlling as
ever DID our National Bank, but by no means
30 salutary. Itrsises and depresses our stocks
and securities at pleasure it regulates the
price Of our great staples, cotton and -four ;
and its power reaches even to our currency,
making It easy or "tight" as may suit its cap
rice. or more properly speaking, the Interests
ofGreat Britain.
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HORSE THIEF SHOT BY HIS OWN FATHER.

HORSE THIEF SHOT BY HIS OWN PATHER.
An old man in Illinois, having lost his horses,
discovered them. some time after, tied to a
tree. He waited until person came t. feed
them, raised his rife and shot him down. Upon
approaching, the old man discovered the thief
to be his own son. He gave his father
$1,000 which he said he had made by horse
stealing and stated that there were fourteen
men in the vicinity engaged in the same bust.
ness. Twelve of them, upon his information,
have been apprehended, and are now in the
Atlas jail, Pike county, Ill. Sixteen stolen hor.
ses have been recovered.
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From Correspondent ofthe National intel'''
gencer.

gencer.
N. YoRK, Ser. 4.
The p,inciples involved III the seizure oy the
Africans, and capture Of the schr. Amistead,
are likely to lead to great deal Of discussion.
They will be defended, foresee, to the last,
for some of the ablest counsel in New YORK
and New England are already engaged. Their
trial, it is now believed will come of IN New
York, inasmuch as the capture was made 10
Suffolk county, in the Southern District Of
New York. The newspapers are already ad-
vancing questions in one form and another'
and the probability is, that we will have about
az exciting a topic as has lately infiamed this
community. .a.-e-- -.
The stock market to-day was in peculiar
state. Good stocks went down, and fancies
went I'D. u. 8. Bank is l04 IL to loo, TAN
of one Der cent. Nothing will begin to De set'
tied till we hear from England. Never was
there such intense anxiety in the money marx
ct for European news.
Strangers are ,hronging here. Merchants
from all Darts are among US. Our hotels are
full and oyerfun. There Is no end o. the
buijdinr of new hotels in New York, and there
is no end Of the filing up OF the oia ones
There is business, but there are great sacr',
fees in doiugit. There Is money, but 10 snu Ti
"a per cent. Is horrible interest upon II. ~
the people in the West Southwest, and NORTH
west cannot see this year the frightful tax tney
pay for disordered exchanges in charges wnicn
must be one third larger than New York prices,
they will demonstrate the curious problem ol
the enormity of the tax Government may IN
fict upon People without their beng direct
" aware Of it.
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Communicated for the N. Y. Commercial Ad-
vertiser.

vertiser.
Ne Plus OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES DEs.
PATCH cH!-ltseems as if the Newburgers are
determined to 60 ahead and be first on the
list. On Tuesday, as Henry Clay was on h''
way down from Poughkeepsie to Fishklll' ne
was invited to visit the Glenham Company's
manufactorv which is located between Fish
kill landing and Fishkin village. While there
he was shown some broadcloths, Manufactured
By them. and pattern for suit Of clothes
was cut Of; and presented him by the compa-
The cloth was presented at 2 o'clock P. N.
MIR. Mark Hoyle, from Newburg' Immediately
took Mr. Clays measure ior saS. the s' ana mao
inc at 5 o'clock. The cloth was wool dyed
black, of the first quality; the vest waspresen;
ted by the Poughkeeps,e Silk Company and
manufactured BY them-the buttors and all
the trimmings Of domestic manufacture.
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DEATH OF A LUNATIc AT THE STATE Hos.
PIrAL.-D ed at the state lunatic hospital, in
Worcester, ON the 1lth of August, 1889, Cap
tain Seth Braifry, Of Fair Haven, aged "a
years.
The life of this man has been one of singular
delusion and suffering. In early life he was
an enterprising ship master and accumulated
comfortable estate, with which he purchased
farm, having de:erminnd to change his busi-
ness. He found great difficulty in establish
ing the boundaries of his farm, which led to
alterations and resulted in insanity In lsN.
About this time in aparoxysm OF his dlsor-
der, and not knowing what he was doing, ne
committed the fatal homicide, which deprived
him ofa kind and affectionate wife, and his
children of guardian and protector. From
this time till his removal to the state luna.
tic asylum in 1888 he was in close confine.
ment in the Jail Of the county Of Bristol,
period of more than twenty-eight years. From
this time to the day Of his death. he believed
himself to be the "true God, and the owner
and make. Of all things"
Since he came to the hospital he has been
allowed many indulgences, has been permitted
to walk upon the ground and about the village
to look after and feed the poultry, which De.
came quite favorite employment. He unt'
for,nly attended the chapel on the Sabbath,
carrying his chair for a seat, on the bottom o.
which he had written with chalk, "True God,
owner"
To the officers of the hospital, and to stran-
gers who visited him, and inquired ate: his
welfare, his FIRST reply was, "True God"-tlns
being acquicseed in, be would converse ration
ally and intelligibly, and showed an extraor'
dinary knowledge and memory OF persons
families, and events which occurred previous
to his insanity, and even while he was in pr's-
on. If his claims to be the "True God" were
questioned, he would become greatly excited
and violent, and would have no communion
with any one who did not acknowledge his
dignity and power.
His fatal disease commenced with IN
fiammation of the lungs, in the month OF Feb
ruary last, which terminated in dropsy OF the
chest and Of the system.
In the early part of his sickness he was pa
tient and bore his suferings in silence and with
fortitude. On one occasion, when this was
mentioned to him, he replied. "The true God
must not complain. More recently, he felt
that " wicked men and !devils"-conspired to
affl,ct him. and he would occasionally exhibit
irritation and ill>uature. During his protrac.
ted and painful illness. however, he followed
the prescriptions of his physicians as well as
most men, and exhibited great fortitude and
resolution.
For the last numbsr of weeks he frequently
called for his chanot and horses" that be
might 90 to where he came from, which he
said was " Heaven" While life remained he
continued to adhere strongly to his long cher;
ished impressions, and the last words he uttered
to his physician, who inquired after his health
and feelings were "Truc God"
Worcester Euis.