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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-12-15

'I'u,S LIZ ne msnegsrs o. the TH!STLE
that their First Ball for this will place Al
Castle Garden THURSDAY evening ID, i6th-the pro-
ceeds to be applied formerly t. charitable purposes dur
ing tn. iucemen without distinction OF coun
w. The order Of dancing according Director
the Orchestra-Mr. William Wallace. Bag-Pipcr-Mr Nc
kerracher An arrangement has been made stsges will
to aud from the Battery until II o'clock at the usual
charges Carriages Will set down their company At the Oar.
gate opposite Pearl ST. taking order The In,pec
ter Of Hacks will be gdly enforce the Police re-
gusons Doors 7Dancing will commence
ats TICKETS 81 to admit gentleman and two lades-to be
Broadway; Firth. Hall Ponds Music Store, No 23o Broad
way Captain Mclean Walker street; the bar Of Castle
Garden and Q, either Of the Managers Check. not n,fr
able. a. CAMERON, Secretary. IN. B. Members can
nave their tickets on application to the Secretary at the
Garden on the evening OF the Bail. dil 6tsre
NG ARDEs LA FAYETrE.r-The tfst BALL OF the La
go Broadway, on Wednesday Evening Dee 21d 1877 The
COMMITTEE OF Arrangements those ladies and gentle
men who may honor this their first Ball BY their presence
% no eHors on their part I'll be wanting to render agree
aoe and Halter thtmselves that the angement they have
ickcb OF admission including Tor lady and gentle
n,n, can be bad Of the following contte Fnce 81 Capt
Lonaii, t3l Pearl street; Mr. H. Rlle Beaver stee Mr.
Goulet SO John street: Mr. VIM sullivan @ thnitopher
Allen street; Me VIM Dibblcs 261 Broadway; Mr. T.. Mer
ecu Canal streets Mr. TIL Rochlng, 18Th ST. corner 9th
avenue. d. 7teodtm
RALL ROOM GUIDE-JuN published Darangs Terp- |
- sichore, Ball Room Gu'e work dspenssblc 10
beginner aud continuing much information Tor prohccp
bi1disg. Every thing fully explained in the above work.
om tbe od style dances % the latest aud
pilesnt polkss TURNER FISHER, u Chatham street |
Hsmsmb Valentine Head quarters, Deb. Nth, d. lNsn
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The Young Jack,
DON JUAN, will stand this Spring Season

DON JUAN, will stand this Spring Season
at the following places, viz.
At Rohr. G Ricbcy's 6 commencing on Mon
day the 9th Of March. At Joseph Lyons on
Wednesday the tenth, and at Francis Cink>
scales on Friday twelfth, and visit the stands
every ninth day (Sundays except"d,) through
out the season, which will end the tenth Of
June next, and be let to Mares at Three Dol
lars thu single Visit, four Dollars the S"u son,
and six Dollars Insurance. Twenty-Five cents
to the Gro"m in all cases. Any person put
ting by the leap, and the Mare not standing,
may fall into the season or Insurance, and not
BIZ charged for the leap. the leap and season
money, will be considered due at the expira.
tion of the season; the Insurance, as soon as
i, is ascertained that the Mare is in foal. Any
person trading Mare before it is ascertained
whether she is in ioal or no. will be held re-
sponsible for the Insurance.. All possible
care will br taken to prevent accidents, but no
liability will be incurred for any that may hap>
pen.
Don Juan's Sire, was the celebrated Don
Juan, imported from Italy; the largest Jack
that has ever been in this section OF country,
and can show the bcs, Colts. His Dam is
first rate Jimmy. Of the Don Sancho blood.
References for the Colts of Young Don
Juan: To James B Richey. WIN Rich"y jr
and Robert Ellis. JOHN DONALD, Sr.
Feb. llth, l847. 81 CIV
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The State of South Carolina.
ABBEvILLE DISTRICT

In the Cou,t Of Common Pleas.
Benjamin F. Spikes, who has been arrested,
and is now confined within the bounds of the
Jail OF AbbcvilIc District, by virtue of writ
OF capias ad satlsiaciendum, at the suit of
Wade S Cothran and james Sproul, having
filed his petition, with a schedule, on oath, of
his whole estate and effects, for the purpose of
obtaining the benefit of the Acts Of the General
Assembly commonly called "the Insolvent
Debtors Act Public Notice is hereby given
that the petition Of the said Benjamin F.
Spikes will be heard and considered in the
Court Of Common Pleas to be holden for Ab-
beviIle District, at AbbevilIe Court House, on
the third Monday OF October next, or on such
other day thereafter as the said Court may
order; and all :hc creditors of the said Benia-
min F. Spikes are hereby summoned persons
ally or by attorney to be and appear then and
there, in the said Court, to shew cause, if any
they can. why the benefit of the Acts afore.
said should not be granted to the said Benjamin
Spikes, upon his taking the oath, and exe-
cutting the assign .nent required by the Acts
aforesaid. LIVINGSTON, Clerk.
Clerks Office, Dec 26, 1916 "A ,3mO
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The State Of South Carolina
ABBEvILLE DISTRICT.

Fl. H. Towns applicant, VS.. J. w. Prather
and others.-PaHaion in Ordinary
1t appearing 10 my satisfaction that Elijah
Roberts, one of the Defendants in this case.
rcsidrs beyond the limits Of the State. 1t is
therefore ordered that he do appearand object
TO the division or sale Of the Real Estate Of
Betsy Roberts decd, OIL or before the 2Dth day
Of May lS47, or his consent to tn" same will
be entered of record. D. LESLY, Ord'y.
Feb a. SO 3m
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The State of South Carolina.
ABBEvILLE DISTRICT.
Notice
To the Creditors and Heirs Of Richmond
Harris, deceased.

1IU7 HCCtUSt1ts
All persons having demands against the
Estate will present them 20 D. Ltsly. Admi-
nistrator of said Estate as DrrelIct, on or be-.
fore the 2t,th May Is47. at which time said
Estate will b" apportoned and clos"d: And
as The personal Estate Ii insufficient to pay the
debls-and the following heirs and !egatees
reside without the limits Of this State, VIZ: {:
Frances E Harris. Agnes s Hunter. Uriah
r. Hnrris, Louisa l. Heard, md A J Harris
an! the creditors have petitioncd for the pro.
ceeds of real Estate, to pay debts. 1t is
therefore ordered, that the said absenters do
appear and show cause, why the proceeds Of
the real Estate Of said Richmond Harris de-
ceased, should not be SO applied, on or before
the 10Th OF May l647, otherwise, their cons
sent as confessed, will be entered Of record
Feb. ~. lS47. l BIN D. LESLY, Ord'y.
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Notice to Creditors.
Estate of .EIihu Baird 1ecense

Estate of Elihu Baird 1sceased.
The creditors of Elihu Baird deco, will take
notice, that will proceed to settle up the
Estate on the third Monday in May next,
and tho creditors will present all their de.
mands on or before that time, as the Estate
will be ineolvent, and only pay part. On that
day it will be apportioned before the Ordinary
Of Abbeville District. y ~
Feb 10 5lst JOHN BAsKIN, Admir-.
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The State of South Carolina.
ABBEVILLE DISTRICT.

In the Court Of Common Pleas
William A. Cobb, vs.. James Knox
Foreign Attachment.
The Plaintiff in the above cnse haying this day
filed his Declaration III my Office. and the De-
f''ndant having no wife or attorney known to
be within the State, upon whom n copy thereof
may be served: 1t Is Order, that the sale
Defendant do appear and plead thereto within
year and day from this date. or Judgment
by default will be given against him.
JNO. + LIVINGSTON, Clerk.
Clk's Office, March IA, 1916. 3ly
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Notice to Creditors.

Estate Of Wm. Alexander DECEASED
Notice is hereby given to the Creditors and
Debtors Of the Estate Of WIN Alexander
decd, to present their demands and make pay
ment to The Administrator, as the Estate will
not he able to pay all the demands against it.
1t will be closed in Ordinary OH the first of
May. ARCH'D KENNEDY, Admir-.
Feb II. 5l3m
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Notice to absent Distributes.

NOtlCe TO absent DlStrlbuteeS.
The Distributes Of James Webb decd, will
take notice that the administrator Of the H.
tate, is ready TO settle up the same, and will
proceed to close the same by the l1th of April
next, in the Ordinary's Office. from which
time he will not be responsible for the interest
of the funds, go held for them, in readiness.
ANDREW DUNN, Admir-.
Jan. II 1S47 AZ 3mlm
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Notice.
WHITLOCK, SULLIVAN g. WALLER,
having placed oil their NOTES and AC-y
COUNTS in our hands Tor collection, with
special ins. rnctlons, those indebted By Note
or Book Account, would do we'll to call and
make payment as soon as convenient. Pay
ment is not to be made 10 either fthe part-
ners, but alone TO US.
PERRIN g. McGOWEN.
July q, 1916 2ltfst ~
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Notice.
All persons indebted to the estate OF Mai. John
C,iles. decd. are requested to make payment !;
pnd those having demands against the estate
to render them in properly attested to William
p Sullivan or Mrs Cl,ilrs a: the late residence,
or to me. THOS e. PERRIN, Ex'or
Nov 25, 1S46 80 IF s.
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The State of South Carolina,
ABBEVILLE DISTRICT.
In the matt~7 of John Calvert's W1H

Notice.
Whereas, SiIas Ray and wife, James Shilto
and wife. and John Davis, some of the next of
kin Of the s, i'd John Calvert decd, have this
day filed heir notice in Ordinary requiring the
paper admitted to probate in common form in
said Cour, to be proven in due form of law.'
These are therefore, to cite Miv Patterson.
and MasonCalvert, who are said to be alb
sent aud without the limits of this STATE, and
may be entitled to distribution of said Estate.
to be and appear before me IN the Court of
Ordinary to be held on or before the third
Monday in April IS47, at Abbevile G. H., and
plead thereto, at which time shall hear and
pronounce for or against the validity of the
same. DAVID LESLY, Ord'y
Jan l2ths lS47. az 3m
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The State of South Carolina
ABBEVILLE DISTRICT.

ABBEvILLE DISTRICT.
In the Court of Oriimary.
Smallwood Wits. vs. Franklin Wits and
otl1ers.-P0rtition nj Ordinary.
1t appearing to my satis faction that, Lucinda
Weathe rford, Susan Mcclure, WIN Wits,
Thomas Wits, Williamson Wits. and Viii
liam Jones and Mary his wife, parties De-
fndants reside without tn limits OF the State.
1t is therefore ordered, that they do appear
and Object 10 the division or sale of the r"al
Estate Of Stephen Wits dc'd, on or before
the 2Qth Of May l647, or their consent to the
same will be entered OF record.
Feb 3 3m D. LESLY. Ord'y.
To all Administrators, Executors and Guardians,
Iuke N0.sce.
Those who are in default, and have not mad,
your annual returns. are required 10 do so with
out fail, the commencement Of the year.
There are number Of d"fnuIters.
Jan 18th tf46 u LESLY, Ord'y.
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DIR. JOHN w. MCCLELLAN.
Having located at Winter Seat. Edgefipld Dis
trict. Respectfully offers his srviccs to the
citizens oi the vicinity, IN the various branch.
es Of the profession.
Jan. 6, IS47. is 3m
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The State of South Carolina.
ABBEv1LLE' DISTRICT,
IN EQUITY.

Wiley Pullim and others, vs. Thomas Byrd.
and others-Biu for Injunction, Specific
detsvery &c.
1t appearing to my satisfaction that Frances
Mitchell, Anna Cooper, John Pullim, Zacha-
riah PuIlim, Robert Pullim, Harriet Ware, and
James Ware her husband, Caroline Stewart
and Mark Z Stewart her husband, Agrlppa
Goston. Zachariah Golston. Burr.I Ball,
Parks Ball, Lewis Ball, Elizabeth Wardlaw
and her husband Joseph Wardlaw, Richard
Pull,m, William Pullm, Sarah Christopher
and her husband William Christopher, and
E rzabeth Dobbs. parties defendants in above
stated case, reside beyond the limits of this
State. Ordered that they 10 appear, plead,
answer or denur to the saiG bill, within three
months from the publication hereof or the
same will be taken pro confesso, against them.
Jan 25. AZ 3m H A. JONES', cE.A.D.
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Al AbbrviIc c. H., again on Monday, sale
day the 5th April, which will be the last day
for making returns. All persons failing to
mak;. Returns on or before that day. will be
Lawfully liable to pay double Tax. All Taxes
mus, b. paid ut least, by the first Monday in
May, or Executions will be issued.
All Taxable property must be returned in
the name OF the proper owner. Guardians,
Executors, and Administrators, will take no~
tice to return oil Taxable property under their
control. And all persons who may have
transferred taxnble property between the first
of October IS45. and th, first of October 1916,
are required 10 make the same known TO me-
Jan 3 49t w S. HARRIS, T. G..
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together, and poured down while foaming.
To my great surprise, the horse was in five
minutes wholly free from pain, and ate free
ly-the next morning was on my journey.
have since recommended and given the
same in perhaps fifty cases, with the same
good effect; not in one instance has it fail
cd to effect perfect cure.
Cor. Albany Cultirator.
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REMEDY FOR THE Bors.-Having seen
many horses die with bots, and many RENE.
dies given without effect,I was induced by
amerchant in Cambridge, to try the follow.
ing for a horse Of my own, after / had tried
mostof the remedies ii, common use with
out effect. and had given him up for lost.
Half pint vinegar, half pint gsoaps half
pil ns md half 1olasSes ell shaken
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CURE FOR FOOT EvlL.-Take halfa pound
Verdigris, wrap it in wet rag and place it
on fire for fifteen or twenty minutes, then
pulverize and mix it with honey. making a
Thin paste OF it. Wash the frog Of the foot
clean and apply it The horse should then
| bo ,,,,t IN q drv foor
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Notice to Tax PAYERS.

INOtIC0 20 ok dy C1o'
Will attend the undermined times and place
tor the purpose of collecting Taxes for 1876
viz
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-10-09
THE CHOLERA BEYOND THE CAUCASUS.

we have received interesting details respecting the
spread OF the cholera of the
is SAID that the cholera was brought by Trabzonde Had
shis in September ls45, from Herat Samarcand Bu
chaa In November. II extended Teheran, and after the
18th Of June, 1885, began rage there with great violence
The mortality reached to 800 persons day. whosddeny
sink into state OF ethagy and expire in three hours
without commissions vomng bu, through entire ces
saon OF the circulation Of the blood which could re-
stored by any whatever From Teheran the pesence
travelled to spaham, Shiraz and Bagdd, where ragged
even more feauy than the former place, and carried
by the pilgrims towards the end of December Mecca On
the 18th OF September it first appeared in Taur reached
its climax at the end Of October The number of victims
amounted to 000 In Persia has been remarked that the
direction OF the wind has Influence whatever spread
which, the contrary, extremely Irregular sometimes
quite passing large tracts of country The first symptom
OF the disease manifested itself the of October in Sal
in Transcaucasa but mder there than in other
place In the year it likewise appeared at Tihs but
IN mlder form than in any place for with population of
souls and in the heat OF summer the number of sick
amounted to only average of fifteen and of deaths to six
dlem viz from the Both Of May the 18th June 64
of Sickness and 67 deaths only one death
TO- 900 inhabitants Hitherto the cholera has selected its
victims exclusively from the lower classes This probably
owing to the great eguay of their mode fe and their
dislike OF all preventive
Thanks to the wise of the local authorities the
panic which made all the inhabitants leave the city in 1880
has not been repeated business and recreation continue as
usual but great attention paid to sanitary regulations and
immediately providing for and attending upon the sick.
AT the seat Of the Caucasus the taken to
stop the cholera among the troops have succeeded and
counts OF the goth state that within the last few days
has occurred but symptoms of had appeared the
lines of the the advanced troops scepschenz
On the right TANKS of the Caucasian line and east coast
OF the Black Sea all quiet and apprehension of dis
ease-S. Pefersbwgh Gazette
CHOLERA IN TPLIs-Accordng TO the Allgemene Preus-
sis Zetung of the l7 there had been up the 9Th
B 1922 Of cholera TA of which l52 terminated ia
tally, l43 persons cured and the remaining 81 were
still under medical treatment.
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at midnight the snow, which had falling thckly for
several hours cleared away the wind suddenly shifted
the westward and the swell began subsde and although
the shocks our ships still sustained such that
destroyed any ordinary vessel in less than five minutes yet
they were feeble compared with those which had been
exposed and our minds became for their ul-
mate safety.
THE LAST PLANTS: coCKBURN ISLE.
Vegetation could traced above the ledge
OF rocks with which the whole island rt hundred
nature OF this hora must be viewed connection with
and climate than which perhaps uniiendy
to vegetable lfe The form Of the island admits of no shell
ter its rocks volcanic and very hard sometimes
but more frequently vesicular steep stony bank
from the aforementioned ledge the beach, and 10 il the
plants are almost limited The slope itself is covered with
loose fragment OF rock, the debris of the cliff above further
broken up by frost and icebound depth which
no OF ascertaning for The day the island
VISITED the superficial masses alone slightly oosened by
he SUM- rays thus the plants confined
cesany frozen locality and particularly barren SOIL liable
70 sh at every partial taw During nearly the entire year.
even during the summer weeks which the expedition spent in
g OF Cockburn Island it constantly covered with snow
fortunately the ships occupied position that permitted OF
landing on almost the only day whent practicable form
coiection The vegetation of low degree of latitude
might DC supposed to remain torpid except for few days
me year. when the warmth genial and short period
OF growing weather took place, the plants would an
extraordinary stimulus hut far from such being the case the
effect OF the suns rays when they momeatary appear,
only preudciai TO vegetation The black snd porous
quickly part with their moisture and the
consequently become crisp and parched that they crumbe
into fragments when attempt is made them.
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now deposited in the Thames A company is now
forming to give this important substance better
direction. Besides this, il is said that more than
half the time the water in the Thames is higher
than the mouths of the sewers, so that the fecuent
matter which these latter contain is kept back to
discharge its noxous gasses into the atmosphere of
the metropolis. Lord MoRPETH will not be Induced,
it is hoped, TO exempt London from his next sani-
tary measure.
Emigration from Liverpool has been going on at
a great rate during the present year. From LIST
January to lst September there have shipped from
,l,,,
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-10-09

HoSEsrr TaE BEsr PoLIcr.--Mr. Connie says In the
course Of my experience during thirty years in the profession
Ct law in connexion chiefly with the middle class Of society
had abundant proofs that those who prospeed were active
intelligent and moral and that those who tailed were deli
Glen, in these qualities, or in other OF them
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-10-09

WONDERS or GroLoar More than nine thousand differ
animals have been changed into stone The races
Of than half Of these extinct, not being
present known in living state upon the earth. From the
remains Of of these ancient animals they must have
been larger than any living animals known upon the
earth. The Megatherum, (great beast says Buckland
from skeleton, nearly perfect in the Madrid,
was perfectly colossal With head and neck like those Of
the Soth its legs and feet exhibit the character Of Anna
do and the Anteaer. Its foreeet yard in length,
and than twelve inches wide, terminated by gigantic
claws. Its thigh bone nearly three times thick as that
Of the elephant and its tail ncarcs the body) six feet in car
conference Its tusks admirably adapted for cutting
were intended TO t il for digging in the ground for roots,
which principally fed BuckandS Bridgt,cav Treatise
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yARIATIoNs on TIE MAGNET on SHORE.

Here, lSt Helenal invariably all volcanic islands,
found quite impossible obtain Of the
magnetic elements by Of the large Of the dis
tubng influence OF the rock itself So powerful indeed
tin this particular instance that the distance which
our ships anchored il produced such anomalies in the
and intensity, mask the ordinary effects Of the ship
The comparisons OF magnetic instruments just
satisfactory for places could be found however
to distant from each other where results could
obtained even with the instrument The importance
therefore, OF ST. Helena magnetic s.tion will be mani
tested more by the detection Of the momentary irregular
Beany Islands, in about latitude 67 aud longitude Ga east
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-09-09
The Power Of TEnth.

How simple and beautifully has Abd-el-Kadir,
of Ghilon, impressed us with the love of truth
in his childhood. After stating the vision which
made him entreat of his mother to 90 to Bagdad
and devote himself to God, he thus proceeds
| informed her of what had seen, and she
wept then taking out eighty dinars, she told me
| had brother, half of that was all my inheri-
lance she made me swear when she gave it to
me, ne0er to tell a lie, and afterwards babe me
farewell, eXclaiming-
Go, my son, | consign thee to God we shall
not meet until the day of judgment"
went on well, till came near Hamandnai,
when our Ka6llah was plundered by sixty horse
men. One fellow asked me "what had got ~
" Forty dnars." said /, care sowed under my
garments" The fellow laughhed thinking, no
doubt, l was joking with him. "What have you
got" said another. gave him the same answer.
When they were dividing the spoil, was called
to an emnence where the chief stood. What
property have you got my little fellow 2" said he.
have told two of your people already" |
replied have forty dnars sewed in my gar
ments !"
He ordered them to be ripped open and found
my money,
"And how came YOU" said he in surprise,
" to declare so openly, what had been so care
fully concealed
" Because" replied, {" l will not be false to
my mother, to whom have promised wiU nee.
IT tell lie
"Child," said the robber, hast thou such a
sense of duty to thy mother at thy years, and am
[ insensible at my age, of the duty owe my
God Give me thy hand, innocent boy" he