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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1849-04-18

FAMINE on THE PLAIrs.-Yesterday
evening, we had the satisfaction Of shaking
tho hand of Capt. Van Welt. United
States Army. direct from Fort Childs, at
the head of Grand Island, on the Platte
River. The Captain passed the winter 4,
the Fort. aud represents it as one of ex.
rraordinary severity. The snow is said
10 have been deeper, and the could moro
intense, than !. has ever been known by
the oldes. Indians 10 that quarter. Tho
condition Of many Of the tribes is represent
ed as miserable in the extreme. Many Of
Them are subsistng entirely upon their
horsesr and numbers Of them have perish
ed from famine. Some Of The best mount
ted tribes, i, Is believed, will no, be ablo
90 raise respectable show Of horses ia The
spring. The Captain came. 10 with.
email train, but experienced greaf difficult
ly 10 travelling, from the depth Of The
showand The condition Of the streams. He
left the For, on The 2Sih Of February. and
only learned the election of President
TAYLOR on: hia arrival at Fort Leavenworth.
The winter has been 80 severe ihaesll
communication with tho settlements swss
eur oG:-SL Loui, fMo) Rtpu6heaH,
March 80.
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The WHEAT CRor.-Ths Southern
Recorder, of Tuesday, says: "The Wheat
crop, from our accounts, throughout Geor-
gio are very forward, and unusually pro-
missing. This is very pleasant news; it
will relieve any defciened, we trust. 10 the
corn supply, created by the unusal quan.
lity OF the latter article required to make
pork, from our prolonged spring, weather
during the past winter months"
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been disposed in all instances, to take last weeks
prices, which freely offered. Hams, owing to
the recent very heavy transactions, have become re-
atively scarce, and very common, but good, now
command sG9 cts, at the latter considerable par
eel has been sold-more choice lots have been dis
posed of at 100 lets. For Sides, although GIGS
cts have been taken, g. has been refused for similar
parcels which sold last week at that rate, 81 being
demanded and some holders ask a still further
advance. The sales have been heavy, the larger
parcel at s. cts. We believe Shoulders readily
command 81 cts, although for subordinate qualities
something less is occasionally taken.
Lard.-IIas been enquired after, but the
sales have been somewhat limited among those
reported are about 200 brls at cts, less U cent,
300 kegs at II cts cash, besides some other small
parcels of the latter at II, A mos.
Butter and CheeSe-Rcmain without any new
feature; the former has sold at 81 cts. for Grease.
RICE.-Remans firm at the recent improvement,
but sales are light good to prime selling at 3S74a
81 gal0O lbs
SALT.-Sales of Liverpool common at 81 cts. a
81 T. sack, and Sl,35 for Ashton's fine
SEEDS.-Thcre is very little doing in any de-
scription and prices nearly nominal
SPIRITS.-The demand for French Brandy has
improved n. Z. Rum sells moderately at u cts
Whiskey owing to its small stock, has advanced
and sells at "a cts. in hhds., and Pa in brls
SUBMISSIVE have private transactions to
report, but the market continues very firm. BY
auction on Tuesday, 1872 hhds, Porto Rico sold at
475a S5.65; and % do New Orleans, 44O9 S445
and on Thursday, 235 hhds. New Orleans, 4609
IS 40 ~ 100 lbs, all mos.
TOBACCO-The demand has been good and
larger transactions have taken place, particularly in
common Maryland The receipts of good Maryland
continue very light, and the common qualities are
quite inferior compared with those of the previous
years crop. The sales this week have been proba-
bly, over 500 hhds, but mostly common quality as
above stated at $50 to So so P 100 lbs; the better
sorts ranged from 4.5O to rs. The transactions in
Ohio have amounted to 400 hhds., including red at
IA IS, and yellow and spangled at 5G SIS U 100 lbs
taken mostly for the French market The exports
this week have again been large, and compared
with the last corresponding season, reckoning from
LIST JAN, so W cent. greater. The inspections
this week comprise 402 hhds. Maryland, 633 do
Ohio, 215 do. Kentucky, and Penna.-total 1854
hhds. Exported within the same time to foreign
ports, 2,592 hhds. Tobacco, AZ do. Scraps, and 1872
do. Virginia Stems-making the total amount of
Maryland and Ohio Tobacco to European ports since
Jan. LIST to 25th inst, as follows:
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Clearing at one port aohile the vesSel lies IN
another.-The Boston Daily Advertiser has at
length introduced subject which has long and
often occupied our thoughts, to the srictness of
its legal propriety. BY law of the state of Vir-
ginia vessel laden wholly or in part with Slaves,
cannot clear them at the Custom House unless
they correspond with certain prescribed dimensions,
which are certified to by lumber Inspector but,
the laws of Maryland more favorable and require
no such certificate master of a vessel at Norfolk
takes in his cargo fanny thing else and clears it for the
West Indies (omtting the Slaves in his manifest
and sends or brings another manifest with the lum
Der therein entere) which he clears at the Custom
House in Baltimore-two distinct collection dis
trcts, recollect. Is this correct proceeding If
clean bill of Health could not be obtained at Nor
folk, could Baltimore be substituted in its place
The following is what the Boston Daily Adver-
tiser publishes; but there many others which we
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FROM CALIFORNIA.

Letters from San Francisco to May 10, have been
received at Boston via Mazatlan.
The market was overstocI,ud with many descrip-
tions of goods, which were selling at low rates,
Some dozen vessels were daily expected from the
Celestial Empire.
The charges for storage and landing goods were
enormous-from 3 to "a t. month was charged stor-
age, and 6 to - " ton for landing goods.
The anchorage crowded with vessels, and
Others were arriving daily Some hundred more
were expected in August.
Many articles of merchandise could be purchased
from 30 to 80 IT, cent. discount the invoices,
Building materials, principally house-frames com
plete, boats of good descriptions, and carts with
every thing complete, would do well Provisions
and clothing were abundant and cheap.
Lumber was worth 500 " thousand feet, and
scarce at that Large portions OF the inhabitants in
San Francisco madly gambling in land
New towns were being laid out in different spots
around the Bay, and building lots, in wilderness
sites, were selling from ! 800 to $4,000 each.
San Francisco was full of people, and it is not an
uncommon thing for twenty or thirty individuals to
occupy small apartment; the tents about the
town are innumeraby crowded Rooms 20 feet
square let from 600 to $500 " annum.
Building lots, worth two years since 5000, now
sell for $4,000.
The gold dust this season had not been dug out
very freely owing the swollen of the streams
but doubts entertained but that much
would be gathered this year as last, the number
of aborers this exceeded those OF the previous
one.
At the Mines, as yet, matters remain pretty quiet;
but fears are entertained that long there will be
serious disturbances between countrymen and
the Mcxicans as some 5000 of the latter have ar
rived in the country and evnced most turbulent
disposition.
You may rest assured, however, that should any
important outbreaks take place they eoiH be shot
dOtCH to q man.
News has Just been received that six men in %
days, the Feather River, procured SIXTY thouS
and dollars in gold dust.
The ship Grey Eagle, from Philadelphia, ]. c
Fremont from Baltimore, the Huntress from Valpa-
iaiso, and another ship have just arrived and thus
they pour in almost daily.
There upward of seventy square-rigged YES
sells in port and number Of small craft.
The Hortensia sailed from this port to-day for Ma
zatlan
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TARIFF OF MINT CHARGES.

The Director of the Mint has issued circular
which will be of interest to parties depositng pre-
cious metals for coinage. Under the provisions Of
the Mint Act of January IS, 1S47, the terms upon
which gold and silver received for coinage have
been readiusted and the following tariff of charges
adopted, with the concurrence of the Secretary Of
the Treasury.
UNITED STATES MINT.
Rate of charges upon deposits of gold and silver bull
lion at the Mint in Philadelphia, and the branch
Mint in New Orleans, to take effect on and after
the LIST July, 1913:
l. For refining, when the bullion is below stand
1. On gold-Three cents % ounce of gross weight
after melting, on much of deposit as will bring
the whole up to standard.
2. On silver-From 500 to 700 fine, 3 cents u
ounce, as above.
From 701 to 500 fine, q cts. o. ounce, as above.
From sol to S99 fine, 2 do. do.
On so much as will bring the whole up to standard
ii. For toughening, when metals contained in
it which render it unfit for coinage.
1. On gold-From one to three and half cents U
ounce of gross weight after melting according to the
condition Of the metal.
2. On silver-If not coppery, one-third to cent
" ounce, above.
Ifcoppery, 500 to 700 fine, Bets % ounce, as above
If coppery, 401 to 500 fine, p do. do.
If coppery, sol to 925 fine, 2 do. do
III. For copper used for alloy, two cents % ounce.
". For silver introduced into the alloy of gold,
one hundred and twenty nine cents 81 ounce.
" For separating the gold and silver, when these
metals exist together in the bullion.
L. If not coppery-Proportion of gold l to 200
thousands. 1 / cents ~ ounce after melting
Proportion of gold POI to 600 thousand, 2 cents -
ounce gross after melting.
Proportion of gold Col to 900 thousand 3 cents -
ounce gross, after melting.
Proportion Of gold 9o1 to 1886 thousand A cents o.
ounce gross, after melting.
2 If coPpery-Proportion of silver 500 to 700 fine,
the gold in proportion not less than thousandths,
cents W ounce gross, after melting.
Proportion of silver 901 to 500 fine, p cents "
ounce gross, after melting.
Proportion of silver Sol to 1926 fine, cents o.
ounce gross, after melting.
3. Limit to the separating of gold and silver
Neither gold silver shall be separated for the
benefit of the depositor when the net product of the
operation, estimated upon the above charges, shall
be less than FIVE dollars.
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Il. LARRABEE'S
PATENT PREMIUM NIAGARA
JET SHOWER BATH,
FOR COLD AND WARM WATER,
FUR JUIlD NIND w N1t-l w II E'It
II Il L.

Patented Jan. 2, 1919.
VHyUIS BATH was awarded the PREMIUM
d at the FAIR of the FRANKLIN 1NSTl-
TIJTE Philadelphia, Oct. 1915 the only Bath that
ever took a premium at that Institution. And was
also awarded the FIRST PREMIUM at the FAIR
of the MARYLAND Institute, Baltimore, November,
1913. In addition to the above this Bath has re-
ceiyed the sanction of Of the most scientific
Patentees both in Washington and other parts OF
the United States, as being the most perfect Bath
ever offered to the public The perforated tubes or
lets are OF Galvanized Iron, also the guide rods,
which is proof against rust, and each Bath has
Zinc Bottom this renders the Bath durable, having
no machinery to get out of order, yet being perfect
in all its parts as pronounced by the Committee of
Inspecton at the Franklin Institute, Philadelphia.
It is the only movable Jet Bath patented, and the
only Shower Bath that is adapted to Warm and
Cold Bathing
A great and important Improvement is made III
this Shower Bath over all Others by throwing the
water immediately on the body without wetting the
head unless at the will pleasure of the bather,
bv which ladies' can have the advantage OF bathing
without wetting the head or covering the same.
The arrangements are simple and complete, and
not liable to get out of orer and the bath be ad
usted to suit any height from small child to the
ialest person. When the door is closed the fixtures
are hid and the outside appearance is that OF neat
piece of furniture.
Before purchasing, please call and examine the
most perfect arrangement for Shower Bathing ever
offered to the public
No. "a S. Calvert street, Baltimore.
Also for sale, Oliver Evans Patent Ventilated
very best article now in use. Je2 tt
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APPROPRIATIONS AT BALTIMORE
FOREIGN,
Lirerp00l-.Ship Georgia.

Liverpool Georgia.
Pig iron 107! tons, chain cables 3, anchors s.
chains pes, salt 1000 bags common, r Leslie s
Son; soda ash 20 hhds, Mpilvain s Williams; mdze
50 pkgs, R Campbell; csks, Delius S Haven;
cases, Brown s Bro; csk, Duer s Norris; |
bale, Hoff'mans s, Cos cases, Hammond, Pollard s
Co; 81 crates, Miller; sheathng copper 60 cases,
order
Lirerpool-Br. bark Commerce.
Salt Asst sacks common 1865 do, fine, s X George
chain cables 6, order.
Buenos .4gres-Bark Genl. Tool
Hides sos dry 500 do sailed, wool so bales,
kirkland, Chase * Co.
Saranilla-.Sch. J. E. Ridg,cay.
Fnstic 1858 sticks, hides 15S, Wilmington s East
Kingston, (Jana.) Sch. Carolina
Tortoise shell cases, old copper 600 cwt, Brick
head s. Pearce; specie 800 dollars, R s H Tucker
Bern,uda-Br. Sch. Earl Dondonald.
Ballast. Horns 500, hides 50, II Davy.
CoAsTwIsE.
Eastport-B,ig Har6uger.
Laths 100000, F H jerks.
Boston-Bark Zion
Mdze 260 cases, pea nuts $50 bags, dyewoods 60
brs, order; plaster 40 tons, master.
Boston-Brig Dorer
Grindstones 400; T Matthews s Co; mdze 1900
pkgs, plaster 30 TONS sundry persons.
.Nt,c York-Brig Cynthia.
Ballast. Salt 391 bags, order.
.Nstc York-Sch. Mont.
Salt 299 sacks, S Fenby * Bros cigars $500, order.
.Neac York-Sch. Connecticut.
Mdze 400 bags, order.
.Nttr Tork-Sch. Baltimore.
Wine 20 or csks, Dalam * Carroll; tea % hf
chsts, A Patterson; brandy 25 or csks, maccaroni
"a cases, l. Thomson s Co; bacon rs tres, w H
Robson; tea hf chsts, mdze 2 pkgs, G Small; 10
kegs, c F Pitt; 6 cases, Wyman, Appleton s Co;
stearne csks, II ManSin; hides 204, saltpetre 100
bags, iron 1413 brs 13l bis mdze Sl9 pkgs, sundry
persons.
Chnrleston-Sch SotHherner.
Salt 450 sacks, S Fenby s Bro; rice 40 brls, J
Corner S Sons; 27 do, T r Matthews * Co; 80 do,
yarn II bales, sundry persons.
Charlie ston-Sch. Ellen Goldsborough.
Salt $50 sacks, S Fenby s Bro; cotton SO bales,
flour ~ brls, order.
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Pursuant to an ad iournment of a meeting Of
American shipmasters, Capt. LLOYD Summer in
the Chair, for the purpose of investigating the right
of an American Consul to discharge American
shipmaster from his command on &c parte evidence
without hearing on the part OF said shpmaster,
when the laws OF country particularly express
that in all civil and criminal prosecutions the accused
has night to be heard, by himself counsel, to
demand the nature and cause of the accusation
against him. to meet witnesses face to face, which
the said Consul of this port, Gorham Parks, has
taken upon himself the responsibility to refuse in
discharging Capt. William Long and other masters,
all of which will be found stated in the following
note to Capt L.:
CONSULATE U. S. Rio DE JANEIRo, June 5, 1s49.
SIR: have removed you from the command of the
SCH Sacramento, in compliance with the written re-
quest of Charles Stewart Mr. Roe the agent of the
owner of the vessel
| likewise inform YOU that | am not in possession
of the reasons which induced him to make said re-
quest.
Respectfully, GORHAM PARKS, U. S. Consul.
To Capt. Lone, late master schr. Sacramento.
ReSolrcd, That such proceedings arbitrary,
cruel and unjust-contrary to the Constitution and
laws of the United States.
Resolved, That therefore, masters present, dc
claim it right and privilege to represent such
proceedings to the executive Department of our Gov
eminent.
RESOLVED, That in country where we have nc
redress, except in and through Consul, a man
ought to be appointed who is governed by justice
and temperance in all things.
ResolUed, That copy of these proceedings be
sent to the Hon. Secretary of State, Hon. Il. John
SON. Attorney General, and to the public Journals Of
the United States for publication, and inasmuch as
Consul Parks refuses any satisfaction hearing to
Capt. William Long, no copy be sent to him.
(SigneO LLOYD SUMMER,
President, of ship Arabian.
WIN. GERARD, Secretary, of bark Agnes,
and sixteen other shipmasters.
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9,617 brls. 1,010 hf. brls


forming total of 1922 brls. of Wheat Flour
Exported within the same time to foreign ports,
$50 brls. of Flour, and S62 do. Indian Meal.
FRUIT.-Fine Pine Apples offering for sale
along the streets in carts at 3G4 cts each and the
business appears to be dull.
GRAIN.-The supply of Wheat has been light,
and prices have kept up. Except few parcels old
which occasionally brought forward the receipts
have been OF the new crop and continue to show
well although not sufficient for the demand Prices
have been pretty steady, ranging from to 81 .O6,
occasionally cent for choice lott of good to
prime red; 1859 TO- for white; and l.129 81 Is
for Family Flour white. We hear of sales OF
Rye. Corn has not varied materially in price; the
supply has been only moderate, and white has i'm
proved 192 cts, selling yesterday at $50 SO, but
yellow closed at Goa 61cts., the preceding Friday
rates. Oats are nominally 2592S cts. ~ bushel.
The exports this week have been 213 bushels In
dian Corn, 10,903 of which were to Ireland.
GUANO.-There have been considerable sales Of
Patagonia at 2S 500 ~ long tom but it has since be-
come frmer and now held at S35 ~ short ton. Peru
Wan remains steady at S47 o. long ton for parcel
of so tons upwards and $50 for less than so tons
HEMP-There is improvement in price, ow-
ing probably to an increased demand and general i'm
provement in price all the country We note
sales of 400 so bales Western dewrotted early
in the week at n cts qP h., mos and since, SINH
lar parcels are held by the same house at H.
HIDES.-We have no sales to report. The ar
rivals this week are 901S from foreign ports.
IRON.-The market is still dull for Pig, and we
have no transactions reported worthy of notice.
Scotch Pig, of which there is fair supply on hand,
is held at 1923 per ton.
MOLASSES-Is dull of sale, and we have no
transactions to note
NAVAL STORES.-We have no change to note
in any denomination except that Tar has slightly
improved, and may be quoted 1.75@S1.s74
~ bril-.
OILS.-Most descriptions are without particular
change, Lard Oil selling in brls. at 60665 cts. %
gallon, and Linseed 62@63 in csks and brs.
PLASTER PARIS.-Sales early in the week at
at 2.37A@ 50 but toward the close not over S225
could be obtained.
PROVISIONS.-Ther has been an improved
demand and more irmness in prices generally since
our last weeks report.
Beef-The demand continues limited, the sales
being chiefly for ships stores at quotations, for
small packages for export in fulflment of orders.
Pork.-There have been further sales of 200@ 300
brls. Mess and Prime, the former at S11, and the
latter at $3.50 $3.50 % brl. For the moment there
appears to be more frmness in Prime, and while
holders refuse to sell at less than $780, Others
would accept probably 1925. A lot of 46 hhds.
Shoulders, in dry salt, sold at 4s cts. Up lb.
Bacon.-The operations have been to very fair
extent, and would have been greater, if sellers had
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.1IiIiners and ,Mantua .MakeTS.-There are about
$4,000 milliners and dress makers in London. They
commence work usually at from IA to 16-that is to
saw at an age when the future health and constitu
ton are determined by the they then receive.
very large portion of these girls boarded and
lodged by their employers and they often come from
the country healthy and strong. During the busy
seasons. e. from April to August, and from Octo-
Der to Chrismas-the regular hours of work " at all
the principal houses" are on the average, eighteen
hours daily.
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BALTIMORE COMPANY.

BAKE-HOUSE, O'DONNELL'S WHARF.
Sales Rooms, No. 40a Pratt-st, Frederick-st
Manufactures for expectation and consumption
PILOT AND NAVY BREAD,
SODA, LEMON AND WINE BISCUIT,
SUGAR AND WATER CRACKERS,
ALSO
HANDMADE WATER CRACKERS.
ay-vEssELs SUPPLIED WITH STORES.
BY giving early orders, Bread will be prepared
and packed to stand the longest voyages
" 10 W. Fl. BEATTY.
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EROM RIO IANEIRO

BY the arrival at New York of bark Agnes, Capt.
Gerard, we have dates from Rio Janeiro, down to
18th ult.
Great Indignation, says the Express, had been oc-
casioned among many of the Captains of American
vessels, at Rio on account of the removal by the
U. S. Consul of Capt. Long from the command of
schooner Sacramento. A meeting had been held to
demonstrate against the conduct of the Consul, in
the premises, and the question raised appears to
be one of considerable Importance, give official
account of the proceedings below.
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THE EASTERN MARKETS.

At Boston: Prices for all kinds of Coffee firm.
No Corn afoat and prices improving. The demand
for Flour was steady and prices firm. Provisions
in fair demand
AT .Nto York: There good demand for
Coffee and within fortnight the price had advanc-
ed half cent. Sugars also firm No change
in Flour or Grain. Ohio Pork had improved in de-
mand and price.
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Nj A Rim Il LIST.

BALTIMORE-
July 20. Sch. Lucy Ann, Mann, ........ Portland
Sch. Jos. Turner, Gibbs, Providence
- Harp, Green. Albany
- II. Garrison, Scott, ............ Philadelphia
Canal boat Cumberland and four Others, Susq val
July 2l, %. Ship Georgia, Talbot. Liverpool via
quarantine
Bark Seneca, Feinhagen, ............ Chagres, SC.
- Eutaw, Mathews, Boston
- Zion, Reynolds, ......................d ditto
Brig Dover, Clifford, .....................di ditto
Sch. Carolina, Hubbard, ......... Kingston, Jam.
j. f. Ridgeway, Lanfare,. ........ .Savanilla
- Fame, Kelly. Boston
- Harriet, Crowell; ................Fall River
- Southerner, Caruthers, ........... Charleston
- Ellen Goldsborough, Phillips. ......... ditto
.J,dg g. Sch. Earl Dondonald, Young, Bermuda
July "a Bark Gen. Wool, Corner, Buenos Ayres
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On the title page of this paper will be found the
time of the Arrivals and Closing the Mails in differ
ent cities-Steamboat and Car regulations Depar-
lures OF Foreign Steamers, Packets, sc.
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have previously noticed, and which may be found
From the Boston Daily Advertiser.

Sch. Emily Hilliard, Cook, arrived at Norfolk,
7th inst, from st. John, p. r. and remained there
to 18th, while Capt. Cook proceeded to Baltimore,
and obtained clearance from Baltimore, to return
to st. John, p. r.. 1t is said that this is done to
avoid some inspection laws of the State of Virginia
We not sufficiently acquainted with Custom
House regulations to know how this be done,
but it is done frequently.
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Letter Sheet Prices Current.

Review of the Baltimore Market, for the week
ending last evening, printed on fine paper and adapt
ed to correspondence, be had at J. Robnson's
Bookstore, III Baltimore street, ID door West of
South street, this morning, by 5 O'Clock, at cents
each.