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MI. F5llhouzs-The sp.nsh Consul has decided sr 10
~ Loh svey et o. esiaence e0oumeB1 and proof, in
9 pesleson before the toHrt BY my advice he intends
maids OF the American people. every thing e1nnecsd with
this case he es assured that he has ample estm0ny TO
e10nefats him from this charge
Ihe CouTt-daye you your Office any record Or writing
10 snow how that made out which ron sud
PRODUCE i you chose 2 We have book Of passports that
would show ii.
M. C0teHsllaye you received any other papsn al the
CQnaulais IN Ielstiou 70 this affair g.. Yes sin
VIII you lock nt this package do recognize Il r
hpaosdge presened TO wnesl do. On husday the
~ about clock IN the morning il received Twas
opened N my petenpe contained hTee eeHsn official
Letter from me Captain General letter from his Secretary
Of Havana.
Ths witness here identified the signature Of the Captain
General 70 The otcia letter stating that he familiar
with the writing Of the Captain General aud hat official
action had been had documents signed and also
SHOWED the seal appended which he stated affixed 70 all
oihelal papers coming from thai department.
Inc producing OF these letters eauged great excitement
amongst coRlsei for the prosecution. Admit Them said
one, and There y end 70 echarges" strong
son determined upoR and put in execution We give
the three letters readers that they may judge of their
effect upon the case
SkoRETARIk PnJIfICA, Havana. July rs, 1919.
The Consul Of Her G. n. at New Oreant.
have confidential communication, dated lime 9Th
together with the annexed fist q which the individual menonsd BY
you buds the spontaneous declaration
which made before and Of witness BY The
ex-lHet he Jail here ard once fugitive in
tell that for your instruction, a. the BE-.
God blets you! Ell CONDE DE ALCOT.
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e TO THE LADIES, 5IO6

MILLINERY Nea a. RR C GODS AT
REDUCED esSS3R ~ MI PRICES.
MIR, G. w. @Gssse ~ EYAROPER No I6s
1N PoYDRAs STRRKT, between CaTondslet aud Bsronne
having yet large Stock Of MILLINERY and FANCY
GOODS ON hand. will continue to sell at Reduced Prices
ygst received an assortment of FANCY GOODS, BON
nets and large lot Of Beautiful RIBBONS and TRIM
MINGiS
Mrs. wishes alo to call the Ladies' attention @ the
style in which she cleans and ate old BOnnes. PLEASE
call and examine.
1tS- Country orders puuo.ually attended TO- Benneis
cleaned and altered for the trade iy26 I'm
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~, SIssgLAR CASE % PoIsosKg Thomas Baker was
nEeygn 70 me Charity Hospital few DAYS SINCE TUTORING
Hs e.,nS s Ssca O. poison is died on Friday evening
a. ma ne mad Feeeiyed il in some LIQUOR given % him
Vice hyeAng star oOiee house. OF Ffenchmep
slyG sueeta. A aeOmpaniOn who was with him at the
ne drank there declares that he heard the bareeper say
thAt hs would hx Baker and that al the inns that re
undof the counter $500 ~
SeolEe Ellis found yesterday at the house Of Mr.
aaomp9n y G9latn street. suffering from the effects or
gonon $500 whh be states he received in bis liquor the
Sse pfe lie was conveyed to The Hospital By the police
ne Elfst Nun cipety, where means TesoFsd
oI ni recovery he now es in very precautions state
hsuon Of the affair will Immediately take place.
:. Our FIREMEN.-Y Yesterday seemed gala day amongst
nls phHa1thTopic band Of citizens Al A. M Mis-
sssppl No. 81 fully Named tested the capacity of their
mnenne BY giving eagle the pole the foot OF Canal
street Handsome shower bath, proving that though in
numher they 1 in execution and duty. Immediately
sitter M 2, had finished CteOe No " Of the Third
Municipality washed the eagle with solid stream Of water
after this capital specimen Of the water cure No " Of
Lafayette the ground and jsed 10 the eagle very
handsomely proving her useful adjunct 10 the department
and one that our sister CITY may well be pIoud Of
During the trial Of thee machines, No. rs " passed
down in full uuoFm proceeded by band Of music, their
way 70 ceebate Us anniversary OF their company.
No EFT Saturday, the steamer Taylor for
the purpose of spending few pleasant hour with their fell
loW-member, John Smith, at BOloxi
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HAvLnA. July q. 1919.


10
NV sr Friend The individual,
ea arrived adf quarantine quite ANXIOUS heWvsT
made known his arrival He has had much
inn his EKeshncy whiting large that be rathss all
that he declared bf ConEna that be hs de.
eaied Of his free will IN order u o5an, ~ doiag h
don and that coming here with the Of
aecOrd
he he also letter herein enclosed begging
seul il 10 y'u
the yellow b. ina. Very fespec1uly, yours,
CRHsPIE x. De SkNDoVAL.
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./,,-,-o,, YERICH a. CO.
Y No. q oil I5' Oej AMP cnhMi5sioH hERCHANIs,
----------, - 1.-sl... as Nv
,~,o4roHH I'LL, MCLEAN & CO..
- o Corral Street sspoTsaas. We nav
MR. B. Q. HALL !, our daly a1tbo-zeS Ag-5, 5151-
gollsaas. s5i6 iaiy. $50 hoKE q foEe3
rloueHT HIND wARRANTB
- iva I'm G. gERREY. y Nsiob,a street..
,vu,, TIE PAD BLoTTFR
~ Tsf 1I;1tA g SE W PORTFOLIO for the Writing
i@ri as,g q y ssIgRPYs PATEST BLorrER
mo r i'es Of BlonE Pepper, the bsst ever introduced
yull sosysd and 70, sale at the Esvo.s. sat-,
Ms-snoase- a14 Q J. B. STEEL Il Camp Il
RoLBRooK's APPARATUS ToR- s0E0oi,s
-.,o,re,e,. - AND FAMILIES SAS
T. ooSy and @inos SSGs ssS Ms9. Cabinet e G.
grams; Numerical Fame, and GisdSated scais and ~
PIERCE's ELEMENT A az TRF. s.r1sp :. !, -,
AND SOLID GEOMETRY. with (5eonoetnesi Bloss ~ y
illustrate the above in neat cases eontslni1t ~ $3.50 e
Cone, etc. inst resolved and fo sae a. he N S neEe,
a94 3. . 3. STEEL. Il Camp st.
80 TO SCIENTIFIC ANQLERS-
VIE undersigned, having the SOLE
u Agency Of all the REELS manufsc- \, 80,
thEed for the State Of Louisiana, and fors
,O, beiss made 81 Msss f. & B. Ms sS " FIas
ali The Conoy Rss eysT Invented or made & new n
OF O per gleameT Bride. aud sale BIZ the
authorized % sci IN louisiana $3.50"
lySou WM. A. BEECHER. Sole Agent g Cha rtrss
Close of the Season.
SPRING AND SUMMER DRY GOODS
Selling of at a Sacrifice!
THOMAS BRADY, 81 oharfres Street,
NNJ ILL, iOm this date commence selling of his entire
w stock Of FANCY AND STAPLE DRY GOODS,
m order 70 make for mis- fail supplies. Purchaser n
want OF siika Shawls, BaageI, Piinsd Musins lfisi
Linens, or article in the Dry Goods line win CONSUL
telT own nie6t BY examining the Stock before makne
Their pu,eheses az TIE Goods viii be sold att BARGAIN
- EB r. BRADY will. on the LIST November remove ID
Store No. % CHARITIES ST'RE EFT. Opposite yheTS
be will open new and splendid stock Of Fa and Winter
Dzg 59oes. y6 6
ANDREW J. AULT sAML. OAKTY sEYToTR
Groceries. Retail and wholesale.
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A Louisiana Plantation For Sale
OR PARTNERsHIP


TEHE MOUNT PLEASANT RETREAT PLAN
TATioS1Sitastsd on the east SIDE Of tie MssilFipp
The City Of EewOean', and Is miles above the Of
-. L conlai5s 1850 ACRES OF LAND. of which
SS 800 Acres are cleared, and the remainder dentey
- M9oded principally with Magnolia o. ittheFe ia
rooms on each floor. with wide Hall between and 4,.A
Kitchen and ln new Fame Gs Gy61s
NegO Quar'eB; Backsmilh's Shop CarpenteI,s Shop
The location is high and very beahy being beyond the
contingency Of i1uudaton Near the house plenty Of
The LAsIIEe the best between St. Isuiss, Mo-. and
NewOneans, La, and with force Of 80 hands the place
could be paid for in few b. the sale of wood alone
1t Is suitable fora CorroE or sUaAu PLANTATION. or
good sTooK FARM, for which purpose would Be very
:, ~ az ~ DC Zen q q we = e@Oreahs
not sold, an advantageous Patnerh could be formed
as Cash at a fair valuation.
For further PsrEie9ar1 gTee and terms address
iy28 sMd&ws@ " az an = . 0iS' New s565Gs
MoNTGoMRRY,s PATENT TUBULAR
THE attention of the babc 3 invited to this valuable
bo,b IN ETpsdPe U.s.. the past year on boats
D0ss II b, ,I, ,s ss as e. sise of ana pnr'
orator and the saving Of fuel weight and space
PIED oyer any boiler now in use.
These belleIs eau be seen in operation at
HHECCBBEB Bso,S Flour Mills. 2ol Cherry street:
MOTT y AYRES FouDdry foot 18th street, N. r.
a. w. MTG ALE Is, IS and S. Centrs stree:
~ - BADSEk q co.'s. a and g Duane street.
SMITH & CURLETTss. Baltimore.
And d board siesnSasls IJEAs 6. HEARTr and
edward PAYS(iN, foot az Liberty st. NewY ok,
and towbOst JOHN P. WHITNEY. RewOrlesns.
q For further iniOfmss19 s ~ e2Plgg T e
and SAMUEL WARD
9ns sld&SmW Is South William & NewYOrk.
,y,zsr ,, DENTAL NOTICE
WEST PraetiedL DeRttst, ll2 ST Charles street,
| - uesf Lafayette Square, thankful for g.
the liberal patronage heretofore bestowed
upon bin, would solicit oonts uanse ofU fv-Sz -
| the same. Afier practice of twelve yeas, ~ LILY
both in Eope and the United States and having awaited
himself Of all the late Improvements he feels confident that
q call.
method Of inserting Teeth Gold ate. PerOns requiring
such would well TO calRDd examine specimens. his
material aHa to give sas acOn 10 those who may patron
zs him. j. W. refers III following gentlemen who have
honoIed him with Their Pstronage
| Professor Morphy, Sykes HYDE, Robson q Allen,
PToisssqI DlmltTy Stu,ges Wright, etc. etc;
Office and reoenoe, No, 1i2 ST. Charles Stree the
corner of POydFss. jsa p
or CALIFORNIA HUNTERS -EQ
AFTE TTON!!
| THE undersigned has on hand Doubled barrel GUNS,
GOLD PICKS, and number of articles for parties emil
grazing to CALIFORNIA.
POWDER, SHOT, Bar Dead. Camp Stools Cooking
Apparatus of all kinds FOsse at 4S ChartTes street. and
~ Z l;E Kinds VI FINE FISH. as
iyie 5dp a." VIM. A. BEECHER. 4s OhaTtTes st.
Y TO THE LADIES, aHN2d
MILLINERY Aea., a. VI GooDs AT
E T4Io g. ". 81 EARoPFEaRt,0 N NJ. Is,
-1NE PoYDRAs STREKT between CaTondset aud Bsronne
hayylRE yet large Stock Of MILLINERY end FANCY
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This paragraph rirs pending the Second Dis,
tcs Cont IN thu PUG Carlos de Espana. recover
certain uss charged on Tobacco by tho Consul be
sustained BY his The letter June ~ NJ
fore any Legal proei g instituted here his alleged sbiuc-
ton, shows eoneh1ve that has reference e1aminaon
now pc ding
After the reading Of this letter Mr. C0LeHs handed pssa
NOTt 10 the Cont received officially from Havana shaving
The signature Of Senior Sand0val.
The Cart decided that in this examination the defence
could, II thoE pleased, offer nothing offer the whole evil
dence that they wished 70 bring forward They could Offer
such documents they chose. After the Investigation the
you1 decide upon their validity In the present case
the Count Thought that sufficient had been shown TO Justify
The laying Of the paper before them. et'7
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--a@e---
Letters from the Captain General, his Secretary
and Juan Garcia alias ReE.
The Court met Saturday at P N. Judge Bright and
M NJ. Cohen. U 8. Commissioner presiding Tire attend
anoe was SLIM and showed decreased nteest the pro-
eeadings note read frem Mr.. HunOn stating that
he could rot attend at that szg, but that E. A. Bradford
would represent him MesST Dufou, and WaIfeId for the
Prosecution assisted BY NJ Reynolds District Attorney
and Messr Penthouse Cosns. Peaux and Larue for the
Defence, wers present.
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i'm ~ d INNDUFNNs
HAyANA. July 26. 1873.

To Don Csrios de Espans Consulof Her c. A. -
NY DgaT sir: arrived here in good health and
Quarantine, which shall saVe and then you
hgth For The present. rather n Ny
hatty Informed but the
could effect IT, started Il ownaeeord and free will though
little unWe. The medicine gave embarked
proved good, and felt perfectly we'll when
Please e those iOlfB and rosus
tay, and that embarked OF
Hanns. We days cur ouney DO ne
The fsy0E o this letter you receive
Your sHsedonate servant, JUAN GARCIA
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10 UIFh 3, cEIlWAl and al -
49, landings on the Alabamg River.
LeaDes .Nelr Oriedas EVERY THURSDAY, ct n ~,
The new, hight draHght Steamship a, OGDEN, CAPTAIN
keIeheval and Tie new, hghtdmught steamboat BE AZ
QQh1 Captain Leonard. will run regular WEANl.k
PACKETS between New Orleans and Montgomery, We
tumpka aud al andings ON Alabama Rver-leaving each
port EVERY THURSDAY, AZ o clock, P. \, One Of
the boats will BE- ready 70 receive freight Al the New Basin
foot OF julia street, eVEFX NONpAY HORNINe Shipper
and passenger depend these boatB aang guaI
trips during the entire sight passage apply
on board, At the Now Basin OF Ia
HYDE 8 OGLESBX, u F0ydraS q.
"A LegteIbAg ia a. the Office OF the Agent wheIe
leteA may be LETT. mis- #
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, Steamer CALIFORNIA-F Bay ST.
3 Louis, Pass ChTistida, mississippi CITY
at2AEllalAela8 and BaoIi-Via the fOETCHARTRAIN
RAILRoAD-The new and splendid low pressure packet
steamboat CA LIFORNIA, G. L. ReynoIdS master, (but
expressly for the Lake trsde with recommendation
viii oOmmO1ae her tdps a. above on THURSDAY, the
2th sad will run regularly through the follows
YH Leave Nsw 0TleaRs RetHf4siRg Lsavss Bd0gi
Every Monday st,.8 eAM. EVEN Monday at. A p Il.
%. Thunday...sh a. n %. kLidsy .....s.4 P q.
For freight passage apply the Captain board OF to-
mY4 u 3 q. GEDnES. Agents. 10 Rhnk plans-
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FOR TAX COLLECTOR.

NJ We are authorized to announce
T,STTLETON A. BROOKS. as q Can.
tlIdare for Tax Collector, at The ensuing
election, ..
~ We are authorized TO announce
ROBERT CLOY, as Candidate for
Tax Collector. at the ensuing elrc!lnn:
The Friends of Maj. ISAAC BOLES,
announce him as Candidate for the Office
of Tax Collector, at The ensuing election
We are authorized TO announce Capt
B.F. GOUEDY, as candidate for the
Office Of Tax Collector. at the ensuing
election. Jan.
The Friends of Maj. F. w. BURT, an
nounce him as candidate for Tax Collec
tor. al the ensuing election.
The friends Of Col. J. QUATTEEBUM
announce him as candidate for Tax Col
lee ;or, at The ensuing election.
: We are authorized to announce WIN. L.
PARKS as a Candidate COR Tax Col!ec'
tor, The next election.
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FOR ORDINARY.

The Friends of VIRGIL NJ. WHITE.
announce him as Candidate for the office
of Ordinary at the ensuing election.
We are aulhorized.o announce EDW AID
PRESLEY, as Candidate, for the Office oi
Ordinary at the ensuing election.
We are authorized 10 announce Col.
WILLIAM II. MOSS, as Candidate
for The Office Of Ordinary al. the ensuing
no The friends ofTlENRY It. WRIGHT
Esor., announce him AS a candidate for the of
6ce of Ordinary Of this District, al the ensuing
election. =,
: We are authorized to announce NJ AZ
w. L. COLEMAN, as candidate fol
. Ordinary at The eusuing election.
The friends Of HUGH A. NIXON. Esq.
respectfully announce him as Candidate
for the office of Ordinary, at ihe mex
Election.
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FOR CLERK.

r We are authorised to onnnunco
WM. M."JOHNSON, ESQ.,, a candidate
for Clerk CT the Distric, Court Of Edgefeld
at the ensuing election.
U The friends Of PETER QUATTLE-
BUM, Esqi.. announce him as a candidate for
the Office OF Clerk of The Cour, Of Common
Pleas. OF this District. at the ensuing election
We are authorized TO announce 'rHOS.
G. BACON, candidate FOR re ELECTION as
Clerk of the Court. for Edgefield District.
The friends Of Z. PENN, announce
him as a Candidate for The Office of Clerk
a, The ensuing election.
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! I G. AN DID n L E. S.
F0R SHERIFF.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

fsQ R.SHERiE -.
RE lyies sds Or pF SEEsYB
rs , nnSnf,cs flli, rs candidate rtRe Office oil
Sheriff or This District at the eHsnlng election.
( :;i 6 are authorized to announce Capt.
sAfjAiP HRFsY BOULWARE, as Can
Sfi,daie ior Sheriff, ,at the ensuing election
4 HIsT lie friends Of Col. Thus. W. Ian
N All announce lin as candidate for the
ssnf6ce of Sheriff at the next election.
NJ-,Fhe friends of Col. JOHN HILL an
:oountcs him MS a candidate for Sheriff oi Eds-
4 field District at the next election. :,
nP We are authorized 10 announce t. J,
WHITAKER, MS a candidate for the Office
of Sheriff, at the ensuing election.
~ The Friends of ALFkED !, MA 7,
announce him as Candidate for Sheriff.
OF the ensuing election.
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G.. ID. THLLMAN,
ATTORNEY At LAW

SOLICITOR IN EQUITY -s:+
OFFICE next door 10 Mr.. Compty's Ho-
" tel, Edgelield c. II.
January "a 1919, Sm
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JOSEPH ABNEY,

ATTORNEY At LAW.
NM7ILL be found in his office at EGgefied
Wv Court House, adjoining Bryan's Brick
Store, on Saturdays. Saledays, and Courts
weeks.
He will attend promptly and strictly to busi-
mess in his profession.
~ January 10. II 81
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ANEcDerE FOR Factors AND Con
sfGNoRs. .AFhe West Tennessee Wing
tells a yarn: upon farmer in that part
Of the State, who. to make'a speculation,
put large stone into one his hogs
heads of tobacco, and forwarded it TO
his commission merchant at New Or
leans, directing his merchant there 10
send, bin5aa barrel Of sugar. By ac-
cident, ofsdlherwise, the stone was dis
covered.s.The merchant took the stone
from thetobacco and put it inlo the
barfcfoEsugas before he weighed it, put
on the ilsad, and sent II back 10 the TO-.
d7d77,E= s! IL il ID teshe course Of liIiH.- and
he found'it before he had used up more
than hall Of the sugar. He gol four
cents and bought it back at eight, with
out daring 10 exercise the poor privilege
of grumbling at the one hundred per
cent advance price on the rcpurchase.
Dishonesty is moi always "the best
policy"
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aD@nW1MADa s. c. MAY a@e .aaA9s

Mr., STEPHENs-TmE. WILMoT PRo
rIso.-We, are rejoiced to gee that our
able contemporaries Of the Banner, the
Times. andihe ConsltuionaIisr, ore bu.
silly engaged in exposing TO the. people Of
Georgia thestrue position Of Mr. Stephens
and his political followers. The day Of
reckoning vii assuredIy come, and the
man who, under The present exciting cir
cunsiaoces.Etised ihc following language
in The Congfcss Of ihe United States, can-
NOT be sustained by a majority OF the Ped-
piepf Geergia.
IL am nolelender Of slavery in the alb
stract. Liberty always had charms for
me, andel would rejoice to see all The
sons Of Adams family, in every land and
cline in The enjoyment of those rights
which are selforth in our declaration Of
independence as natural and inalienable,'
If Stern necessity, bearing The marks and
impress offae hand of the Creator himself,
did NOT, in some instance, inlerpose and
prevent. Such is he case in the States
where slavery now exists. But ! have no
wish 10 see5il extended TO other countries;
and if ,heannsxaion of Texas were for
The sole purpose Of extending slavery
whereit does not now, and would other
wise exisl,.i should oppose il."-Speech
in Congress-, Jan. Is, lS45.:
Allhough,he Republican is mum as an
oyster upon The relative positions Of Mes.
srs Berren and Stephens on The slavery
question, yet we are firm in the belief that
a large portion of the Whig party in this
section Of lbe State, feel indignan, a, the
course orIhe latter. Irhe is I" remain The
leader ofthe Whis party ic Georgia. like
house built upon the sand, il must inevi-
tably fall.--Gsorgian.
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WNI. IL. MARTIN,
A T I'ORNE Y n r L II ~,
No. 8, Broad Street, Charleston s.: e.
Over the Office Of w. NJ. Marin. VIII
practice in BarnwelI and Columbia, and con-
TIME TO practice in Beaufort.
April rs, n3m il
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We see that one Mr.. Broken has just
married in Baltimore. a Miss Bank. So.
there is one more bank now brokea,.
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MARRYING FOR MoNEr.-Bulwer, in
the last Blackwood--lhe Caxtons-says:
Fo. you. my dear, and frank and high
soued young friend-for you, should say,
ay from load upon the heart on the geui-
us. the energy, The pride, and the spirit,
which nol one man in thousand can hear;
ay from The curse of owing everything 10
wife! Itis a, reverb! Of all natural posi-
tiun-it is blow to all The manhood with
in US. You know not what it is! do
My wife's fortune came not until after
marriage. So far so we'll it saved my
reputation from the charge Of fortune
hunting. But | tell you fairly. that if il
had never come al all should be proud
er, and greater, and happier man than
have ever been, or ever cuu be, with all
It's advantages. Ii has been milestone
round my neck. And yet Eleanor has
never brea,hed word that would wound
my pride.
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Ii is proposed in Albany 10 tax cigar
smokers one dollar. per year, to. aid in The
introduction Of pure water into that city
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Without frugality none eau be rich
and with ii, few would lie poor.
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HoMELiNEss.-What if you are as
honely as log hut : Don't cry about
it. Let goodness of heart make up Tor
outward looks. A lady with eyes that
resembled.pealed onions, and nose as
crooked as a politicians creed; chin like
a hoe, and a mouth that stretches from ear
10 ear, and opens like jack knife. will
be more respected and beloved, by
those whose opinion it is worth ones
pains to secure, if she possesses good
heart and kind disposition, than il she
we're as beautiful as Millions Eve, with
n cork screw disposition and heart
of lead. The wise never Judge from
The complexion Of the skin, or the
symeiry Of form, but from the virtues
of the heart and corresponding life.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1849-05-16

KEsrucKY CoNvESrIoS.-The State
Convention Of Kentucky Of those oppo,
sed TO tho perpetuaIon of slavery, assem-
bled at Frankfort on Monday last. Sew
eral propositions were adopted. First, that
slavery, as it al present exists. there, ope.
rates injurously TO the conmonweal'h,
aud is inconsistent with the fundamental
principles Of free government, as well as
contrary 10 The natural rights Of mankind,
aud oughi not TO be perpetuated. Second,
that any scheme Of emancipation ought 10
he prospective. II was recommended
that it should he provision in the new
Constitution. about 10 be adopted, that
there shuuld be an absolute prohibition Of
the importation Of slaves iulo The Stale ;
and that there was complete power 10 the
people Of keuIucky,o establish in the new
Constitution, a. system Of gradual and
prospective emancipation OF slaves.-Chur.
Courist.