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Ertract cfa letter to the Editors, ofthe Charles
ton Courier d0tcd

"WiLMINGroN. IN. c. Aug. 81.
Recent circumstances have made Their
appearance in so prominent manner, that
not thr least doubt remains, hut there has
been robbery uf the Southern mail, per-
haps TO some extent. The facts, as Tar
As have learut them, are from person
who saw the mail hays, and therefore may
be relied on as being correct, as far as they
go. They are as follows:
"On the 18th instant as some person or
persons were crossing the bridge over ile
Roanoke. al Weldon, they perceived
bag, aal supposed it To contain meal or
snmethinS of the kind. and gave notice 10
thai effect to others, one of whom procur.
ed a hook and line (the bridge a consider.
able distance above the waef) and soon
fastened on TO il, bur found il so heavy
thai he conld not raise il, until he had
procured the assistance ofseveral negroes.
They finally sol the bag on The bridge,
and found il 10 contain a quantity of large
stones, and also smaller bag, ami in this
small bag were number of letters and
papers thoroughly saturated with water.
They were taken up TO Weldon and ex-
amined. The letters had all bern opened,
and drafts. checks, money. &c. extracted
there from. H. some of the Letters them
selves clearly indicated they continued
such. Among them was one directed to
Col. r. NJ. Johnson. from Alabama
There were also papers--amons them
ConstiluliouisIs (Auausia) of August II.
"A messenger was forthwith sent on 10
Washington to make kunwn the circum-
stance, and TO have the mailer siftcd, which
will he done in few days, aud then you
will have The particulars.
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Communications.
HAMBURG, Aug 81. 1S40.

HAMBURG, Aug II. lS40.
Mr.. Editor.-Plea,e publish in your
paper the follow inc:
The Edgrlield Harrison and Tyler AS
sociaion convened al the Baptist Church,
on Saturday evening last, 10 receive Tho
report %! the nominating cOmmit'ec,.
The President in the Chair, the minutes
of The last meeting were read and con-
irmrd.
The Chairman Of the Committee being
absent, Mr.. Ii, J.. Jelfers one of the COM
niirree, reported "viva vnce, that they
had conferred with several gentlemen, up
on the subject Of suffering their names 10
appear as candidates on The Wing ticket
:nr the Legislature. and that Capr. VIM.
Garrett and Mr.. Andrew ]. Hammond
nave conscntedro run upon that ticket aud
ihai the committee recommend the nomi-
nation of those gentlemen.
Whereupon Mr.. David L. Adams Of
lrred The following Resolution which was
unanimously carried.
Resolved, That this Association con-
cur with the citizens Of Abheville, in the
nomination oi Maj. w. W Siarke COR
Congress, and that this association do fur
'ii"r concur in the report of the noniina-
ting committec. aud in so doing, we pledge
our undivided sullruscs to the support Of
those candidates.
The Commune Of Vigilance reported
progress. Mr.. Kcruashan moved ,secoud-
el by Mr.. James Ii, Anderson, that tho
Hamburg Journal aud EdseiieId Adver-
liser be requested 10 puhiis. these pro-
recdinSs.
The meeting then adjourned.
J. w. STOKES, Pres't.
DAVID G. TAYLOR. Srr'y aud 'rres'r.
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From the Georgia Argus.

The Richmond Enquirer charges that
Mr. Preston did, OIL the night of the 23d
July. in speech in the Log Cabin" in
Richmond, Use languge to the eiIeal, that
''if MIR. Van Buren, could not he displaced
through The ballot box in November next.
that 1.-THE evil of Which he complained
could no, be removed by an appeal /" The
polls, he, for on, was ready to rcsnrt TO
such means rs Gnd and nature had put
into his hands 10 force u cIlanGc."
Arc these the principles Of the party?
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It'HIIcC0TUI'J l7HI@'
GEO. LANE, p. NJ. Jcifersonton.
CESrREv1LLaGE, Aug. 10, 1910.

CESTREvILLAGE, Aug. IS, lS4O.
Dear George am sorry TO inform you,
that the Indians have done good deal of
mischief OH The Suwany, and it is thought
thai they have again came inlo the Ola
fanoke; last Friday they killed Joseph
Huwell's wife aud two chridren, and Dau-
iel Green's wife. and shot his daughter
through The shoulder; they have, robbed
and burnt out The inhabitants as they went.
beginning al Green's. they have burnt
nearly all the dwellings up TO Fort Gill
mer. JnsepIl Howell and George john,
20, in here to-day; they followed them
up The Suwany several miles, and found
II dwellings burnt. They all are lorIed
in at old Bill C"nr's and Captain Sander
lain's. The Indians fired on Sauderlan's 5
house, all night ON Friday night, The next
morning look the road up the riyer, and
only went five or six miles, to old Sumar.
all's place, and killed some hogs and cal
tie, and STAYED all night. This is the
most bold and daring act they have com
United since the commencement of the
war: The people above this are generally
very much alarmed, AMI sume Of them are
already moving oif-wlether with suIiici-
cicni cause, cannot say. hbsalum Cos
sry'S chrillren, six IN number, were killed
last Wednesday, on the Snuth Prong ofrhe
ST. Mary's; some suppose, 10y the same
party. ] ha c nolhiug more worth your
attention al presrui.
remain yours, most truly,
STEPHEN MCCALL.
P. S.-Thomas Wright is burnt ont
amongst The rest.
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We have heard bcG,:c Of bribery, Intrigue
and corruption III elections; wc have heard
of party attempts 10 carry precinct or Il
county election hy fraud or force. but this
is The Fist time that we have heard of this
broadcast thrca, to deluge the country iu
blond, iu resistance To the will The ma.
jori,y, consilulionality expressed IN mai.
Ter, i'll which The ajuri.y have the con.
slitu'lonalroht to govern. It is the first
TINE, thai any leader of a party has said 10
me people Of lhc county, I'VE will 20
into power, peaccasy if we can, forciblv
II we must" lr is The first rirne, that an
attempt has been made 10 awe the limid
from the free exercise ofihe right Of suc.
lraee, by warning them that they canno,
exercise that right according TO The die
tates Of their judgement, bu at the pcr;I
OF involving their country in all The hor-
rors of a civil war.
But whence come these threats? Are
they iron, an obscure, drunken par,izau.
WHO seeks nntorie!y from the reckiessness.
of his course? Not so. They come from
4 man high in Office aud cbarae,er-,ho
chosen orator of great party, who travels
from Stale to State, stirring up mems minds
20 madness by exercise ol powers ofdecIa-
nation which fall To The lot of few men
Of any age or county; from man hold
and ardent in temperament, and perhaps
ambitious in lis feelings. who seeing his
prospects blighted at home, may feel hone
for the qualification of his Unsuitable era
wings in the fearful scenes of a bloody revo-
lu'inn, for powers such as his admirably
qualify their professor Ito ride upon the
wI'irlwind and direct the Storm"
II is time for The people 10 begin to think,
1T is time for them 10 throw away their
mulnmery and ask themselves for what
purpose il is that all this show, and parade,
and excitement is resortcd to, before they
permit themselves to be led away by men
who entertain such sentiments and avow
such purposes.
We have fprborne until now, to notice the
remarkable expression Of Mr. Preston, at Rich.
mond, as we hoped 10 see denial or at least
al explanation on lis part. of the language inn
,uted to him. So far as we know, he has made
ither We ycthope, that he will either deny
it, or explain it We are unwilling 10 believe.
that Senator whom South Carolina once
trusted. could so far forget himself as to utter
language only worthy of political incendiary,
or a maddcned rcvoluionist.
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VUTN III IIHSTCt
STEPHEN MCCALL.
AUGUSTA, August .;


Murder.-Considcrabe excitement was
produced in the city yesterday by The re-
port Of man being found murdered near
The Sand Bar Ferry. The Coroner went
Immediately 'o the spot. and from tracks.
discovered that the body had been drag
scd from The road, and thrown down Il
bank INFO The river. jury was sum-
muncd from the city, aud not henS able
to agree, the body WAS brought up TO this
place, and a post mortem examination
made hy DR.. Ganiner-there was con>id.
erable exlravasalion Of bloc under the
frontal boue, and his sternum fractured,
the injuries, evidently inflicted by club,
and by being stamped upon. No person
recognised the individual, who appeared
to be laboring man about forty five years
of age; nor any clue discovered as to the
perpetrators of the deed. The body will
be exposed al the grave yard to-day until
3 o'clock.
Death by Lightning.-We learn that
Robert Tarver, Of this county, was instant
ly killed by lightning while standing in
the door of his dwelling on Thursday last,
during the fall Of il shower Of rain. There
were other members of his family in The
house at the time, who we believe, escaped
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1840-09-03

line Of highlands which is in accordance
with the second article of the treaty Of
1888 does not pass nearer than from III 10
so miles of the no.thwestermost head OF
the Connecticut river, and therefore has
no prctension 10 be put forward as tie
line intended by the treaty OF 1888"
The Times gives the smLioined as The
substance of the result arrived at by the
commissioners.
They have satisfactorily ascertaincd by
Il strict investigation of The face Of The coun-
lrv, by al industrious perusal and COM
parison Of charters, treaties. transfer of
territory, and other historical records, the
absolute aid iudisputabe conformity be-
tween the intent and spirit OF the treaty of
1888, aud tho demarcalions of territory
originally contended for by Great Britain;
that no portion of the "dispuled" districts
ever could, under the authority of that
treaty, or with any color Of justice, have
been claimed bv the United States; that
the award Of the King Of Holland, which
transferred to the republic about three.
fttIls of the "disputed territory" was
founded on erroneous data, and on entire
ignorance of facts which have bceu sub
sequenry developed, that the award of
that Sovereign. il accepted by the parties,
could never have ieen executed uuder any
circumstances, the structure of the c0un
try intcrposing thereto physical aud ire
movable obstacles, that, so far from the
smallest fraction of the disputed territory
falling within the line of The United States,
a rigorous construction of some authorita-
tive documents would actually prove a
just title OH The part Of England 10 a por-
lion of what has heretofore been regarded
as part of the State of Maine itself; and
that in fine, the conclusions upnn which
certain 'oflicial agents Of the republic
have rested the American case. instead Of
being the legitimate results Of practical
investigation, urc unsubsIanlial inventions
brought forward in the absence Of all real
investigation, conveying erroneous ideas
of the nature Of the country, and calcula-
ted to mislead not only their own authOri-
lies, but public opinion in the United States
and in Europe, as to the merits Of The
question:
All this may pass for Gospel with the
times, in its profound Ignorance of tho
whole subject, but we shall be able to tell
a different story perhaps, when the report
is at our dispusaI. And ny way, our Gov
ernmen, should cause it TO be published at
once.
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DAVID G.. TAYLOR. Srr'y and 'Ires'r.
TRUTH OR FALSEHOOD.

Mr.. Editrr:--Presuming that your
columns urr open 10 all honorable means
Of supporting those principles of truth,
which, rs gentlemen aud as freemen, we
hold invioIahc, we beg permission, brief
ly to answer Il sarbcd amI false account
which appeared in the "Pendle,on Mes
senger," of The 18th instant, Of a Harrison
meeting held at Abbeville G.. Ii. on Sale
Day last.
This account was doubtless produced
by a trio ofvillase upStnrtS. who with more
presumption than common sense, a:c zen
ting their spleen npan those, who either
fortunately or unfortunately, have been Sc
ccted to run before hem, in the race for
which they are easpins; 5uI five are nor
very much mistaken in the frcemcn of Abb
brvilIe District, it will be long before either
of these, is cntcre on the lisI. unless indeed
they solicit each olhrr, as they have mu-
tually arranged 10 trumpet each ether by
turns. Perhaps. t!:c rnan:le OF Elijah
which they worship mGy fall upon them,
in some propi!inas day.
These lraraed critics, or embryo states-
men sci out by declaring "llarrlsonism
demolished in the bud"-a declaration
which savours more of hravado than pru-
dence. since rhc second Monday in Oclo-
bcr has yet TO decide between the false
prophets and the true the two resi-
mculs in this district, one has declared for
Ilarrisonisin-lhc Savannah regiment is
ours--lhc other has a majority for our op-
poucnrs, and will have unless truth can be
presented to the vo'crs previous TO the
Election.
The Tissue Of party slang" of which
these gentlemen complain, 10 doubt fell
rather harshIy, upon nerves rciine'l By such
exquisite policy us 'hrirs-a policy which
with beautiful consistency, has been able
I. in the course of "a few years. 10 create out
of the "hish Tarillie" .'lhc Internal I'm
provement man" the "Abolitionist" ''lhc
corrupt Politician 'ihc worst enemy Of
the South" who crawIed into the Presi-
DENTAL chair through the slime Of execu-
tive patronage" the Fox aml WEASEL
| ctc--a consistent man with Southern
feelings since 1872, fact, however, never
discovered ill the Extra Session Of Con-
! srcss. lS27-This, it ausl be admitted,
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miscellaneous.
From the Charleston Mercury
THE WEATHER-THE CROPS.

Few days have passed within the last
two months in which we have not had
heavey falls of rain. The season indeed
from the commencement, should he char
acterizel as rainy. For two weeks scarce
day has passed without more Or less oil
showers-9enerally sudden and violent.
This has ended in, apparently, the equi.
npc,ial storm, which, though not marked
by very violen, winds, has deluged us with
rain almost wthou, in,ermisSlon for three
days. Yesterday the weather seemed to re-
turns its former incoustancy-lisht showers
aud sunshine. The storm is probably at an
end. If this weather continues, the COT
ton crop in our region will be nearly ruin
cd. Al the best it cannot recover from
the effects of excessive wet, though dry
autum would do much for it.
In some parts of the Stale, however,
the prospects Of the season are not unla-
vorable. Corn in the up country is said
to be generally good, aud cotton has not
we believe, suffered there as it has with
us. In Georgia and Florida, the accounts
are very various. In North Alabama, cot
ton has been seriously injured by excessive
rains, and in some parts of Alabama, Mis-
sissippi and Louisiana, The caterpillar has
committed great ravages. 1t would be
well for those interested 10 begin to arrange
such information as is obtainable, with re-
ference to the general prospect. II ltseems
scarcely doubtful, that the cotton crop OF
this wear will be a short one, though we
have nc vet verv insufficient materials for
apy estimate, We shall be obliged to The
planters generally for such intelligence as
they can give from their own estlmatlon'
and editors will undoubtedly do service to
tile South by publishing all the authentic
information they can obtain on this most
interesting subject. The cotton market
usually opens amid grea, conflict OF
opinion as to the amount of the crop, and
10 that circumstance are perhaps mainly
10 be attributed the disastrous fluctuations
that render the dealing in cotton almost as
hazardous as dealin. in cards aud dice.
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THREE DAYS LATER FROM
EUROPE.

By the steamship Acadia, al Boston,
from Liverpool, we have London papers
10 The evening Of the :3d ul., and Liver
pool 10 the 4th =,
The Acadia left Liverpool at 3 P. NJ.
on the 4ll. arrived at Halifax at 7 A. Nj.
on the 18th, in 10 days aud l6hours. She
was DELAYED hv fog 10 hours, and did not
se, into port until p. NJ. She remained
there six hours, and al | P. VI. left for
Boston, and made the passage III 81 hours.
The recent turn Of affairs III regard t"
the Turkish and Egyptian question. has
created a strong sensation i'll France; which
feels its pride wounded by being omitted
from The Treaty between England. Rus
sia, and other powers, for the adjustment
of that dispute. There was even talk of
war. and some warlike demonstrations
had been made on the part of Frauce.--
Blu, in our opinion there is no danger o!
actual war. The occasion is not sufficient,
and there are too many counteracllng mo-
tives and tendencies, to render such au
event probable. The case is rightly view
ed- rs we deem it, in the extract copied
below from the London Morning Herald.
There are no later adviccs from China.
The overland mail would be due about
the 9Th Of August.
THE BOUNDARY.
The report of Col. Nudge aud Mr.. Fa-
therstouhaugh had been communicated to
Parliament, forming a volume of IS folio
pages. 1t had moi YET heen published, hut
The Times of July 81, has q long and bonn
bas,ic article about it, from which we
learn that it ''goes the whole figure" in
supporting the pretcnsions Of Great Brit.
ain, and even sets up claim to portions
of what has heretofore bcen recognised,
without dispute, as part OF the State ni
Maine. We ought 20 be thankful, no
doubt. that the whole Of New England is
not set down as British ground by the
modest commissioners, Messrs. Nudge
and Fea,herstonhaush.
The following paragraphs are given as
the conclusion Of the report.
1--WE report that we have found line
of highlands agreeing with the language OF
tho second article of The treaty of 1888,
extending from the northwes,ermost head
of the Connecticut river to the sources oil
the Chauderf, and passing thence in a
uor,h-easterly direction, south of the Roos-
tue, to the bay of Chaleurs.
1--WE farther report, that there docs
not exist in the disputed territory any o!hel
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CuLrJMBIA S. C. AUG. 26,

SToEM.-On Thursday night last we
had violeu' Storm. Torrents of rain
poured down from the black clouds which
passed over us--the dazzling brilIancy of
The tightening was fcarful-'he frequent
and heavy peals Of thunder appalling,
during IL half hour lhe reverberations were
continued u intervals and several heavily
charged clouds exploited with great vio-
lcncc over our town. The Arsenal WAS
,rruck--thc conductor probably saved The
building; the electric fluid passed down to
lhe lower story, which il entered, throwing
down some ofrhe bricks Of the wall, al
though the insulation of the conductor ap.
peared perfect. In this room ~as two
rows of mounted cannon-lhe fluid trav-
erscd tho metal AMI iron mnpnriugs and
passed oil in four directions, having shiv-
cred AL old carriage which had the iron Ia
ken of, The floor was scorched where
the fluid passed off, and the doors some
wha, splinlered.
The Theological Seminary had pnr-
tiDn Of the ruul torn oil, and a quantity Of
sooI thrown down The chimney was ignitcd
on the floor in the basement sory-which
being ol brick prevented The exertiou Of
the fire.
a sma! store at the Bridge was some
what injured bul not seriously.
The house OF Mr.. S. Boa,wrieht was
struck, but the conductor prevented any
injury. excepting 10 IA few panes of glass
which were brnken by The shuck. The
coucrssion was felt by some OF the family,
and extend to our own dwelling opposite.
Two persons were Jared and thrown
down. and the lights in the lower story ex-
lusushc'.
Several other places were struck but no
material dcnlage Observation-Disclosures.
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INDEPENDENT TREAsURr.-Thc fol-
lowing is the fourth section Of an act ell
titled San nc, to establish the Treasury
Department, "approved the I'd of Sep
ternber, 1880, by Genrge WashingIon:
Sec. 30. And he it further enacted,
Thatit shall be the duty Of The Treasurer
TO receive and keep the moneys of the
United States aud to disburse the same,
&c. lie shall at all times submit to the
Secretary Of The Treasury and the Comp
troller, or either Of them, the inspection OF
the moneys in his hands,
The following slhe Both section Of The
same acl;
"Sec. 30. And be it further enacted,
That The duties and fees to be collected by
virtue of this ac, shall be received in gol'l
and silver coin only"
Ii will thus be seer that the act to es-
tablish a Treasury. approved by Martin
Van Buren on the 4th OF July, 1910, is
Identical in principle, with the act appro-
we'd on the I'd Of September, I7S0, by
George Washingtou; that the Independent
Treasury System is return to tho good
old plan of tho trainers of the Constitution.
That Martin Van Buren,, in recommend
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From the .>iygusta ConsfitmionaliSt.
THE ELECTIONS.

The result of the recent elections in I
Of the States is now known. and We can
l1rn an estimate Of the influence thai re
suit will have on The e!cciinn in November
for President and Vice President Of The u.
States.
LoMsiana.-!n this State the democrat
&c party has gained member of Congress,
il majority of one in The Senale, and re-
duced The whiS majority in the House of
Representatives Of The state to 3.
North Curoiina.-The federal whig can
didate for Governor, Morehcad, has been
elected by about | ,S00vores majority over
his democratic competitor, Saunders
The federal wings have an increased ma
ioritv in both branches of the legislature.
hcy VIII Dc aunt, III ruur,...i.~..~- - .I..t
two federal why's to The Senate of the U.
States. This result, which we did MOI an
lieipaIe. does not look very we'll for a
change between this and November. tho
in 1886, the whig governor was elected.
and yet the vote of the Stale was given To
Mr.. Van Burcn. A similar result may
take place, hut we doubt it, tue majority
ofrhe wings is too great, To expect Il chang
sufficiently large to carry tho democratic
electoral ticket.
keatueky.-'rhis State, as it was cx-
pectcj, has aoue for the federal wings, BY
an increased majority.
Indiunu.-!Ve never calculated on thi-
State for the administration. But we did
not eXpecr they would have been able to
carry the Stale by so overwhelming ma
iurrv. No doubt The State will vote for
Harrison.
Alabomu.-IYe have not been deceived
in the result of the cleclio1 in this STATE.
Though the majority in the legislature has
been reduced, yet the popular vote has in
creased nearly 500 votes, in favor of the
democratic majority of votes in the
Senate, and in the House; making l5
on ioint ballot.
Illinois. result Of the election in
this State is highly favorable TO the demo.
cratic party, and much better than we an.
tcipatc,l. Last year there was wh;s
majority of in the Senate, and in the
House. The result ofrlc present election
is democratic majority Of II in the Sen
ate, and of ii in the House, aud IN increase
Of the popular vote, from LOCO in favour
Of The democratic party, Of nearly 1000
votes. This is glorious triumph for the
democracy of the West.
Missoui.-Wc have moi full reports
from this State, bu sufficient returns have
been received 10 show that the democratic
candidates Tor Governor, Lieutenant Gov
! crnor, aud members of Congress, have
hccn elected by increased ma ajoriIies, and
that the democrats will have an increased
majority in both branches of the lcgisla-
ture.