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Ready Made Clothillg.

All Of which they sre offering at isis sysF
LOWEST TERxs--on which they cnn; Be sp!A
thia Market. 'sFs .ss s. g 81 ssssfs
They invite shaf r sIEEDS and sic COZ,
MuNEFY 70 give tiiema call and examine i
themselves before pnrchesing se.seWh ere. 3 z
Oct. 10 SO s ~. 4 rs. { fgs
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CLARK'S HOTEL,

sUNaTERVELLE, s. CAROLINA.
The subscriber would respectfully inform
his friends and the public generally that he
has opened for their accommodation House
of Entertainment in this place. He solicits
share of public patronage, and promises to
spare no pains in order to merit and secure
the same. He would further add, that the
ocaton OF his House is such, as entirely sub
serves both business and quiet. Atrial is all
he asks.
WEBB CLARK.
Jan, s. 1910. IL If
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NEW DRUG STORI,.

i ISId w z DIEJU DIJylEtIesAs3a s3a
The subscriber wonfd TespectfuIly sfsfnfsr,
bis customers, friends and The puSic gssiiags
ally OF Sumter, that nc has, aud viii cassst fit;
ly keep on hand, a Fresh and ,eeii selHetsaSl
stock Of Medicines, Pants, OILS, Dye STUFF
Window Glass and Putty; Fine Soaps and
Fancy Articiess all Of which win ta saId
cheap. by fi afs " $50 81 81
R. SIDNEY MEELETsT, ID. ID.
One door icest iHcE Lean S old xfafas.
T, 8. All orders from the country prompt,
y attended TO. fsl, .,s s = s,ys
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Splendid ASS ortlnell
j. T. SOLOITDl & (;;f.

Have just received and are ncw Opening ti,ci
NEW STOCK of FALL and WINTER
GOODS, consisting of DRY, GO0DS.E ERl3cf
RES. HATS, CAPS, BDNHETS, 4 BOOTS
SHOES, HARDWARE and CUTIE ERx as;
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Dr. Keelcr's Cough Syrup.

Among ull the remedies before tho public this
.tands pre-eminent Consumption, Bronchitis,
Caiarrhs, Coughs, Hnarseness, Whooping
Coughs, Pleurisy, Asthma, Splitting Of Blood,
aud for NIL affections Of tho pulmonary organs
accustomed by cold. Too much praise canno, be
bestowed upon this semedy' and the proprietor
urg ca any Que afflicted with any of the above
complaints 10 secure il at once. II is warranted
Ia cure or no pay. Price only fifty cents.
The New York herald., 1850-08-28
Frena Balslmors.

nfoT Asoso THE DEnocRArs-BURefAs ARsssrrD,
ETC, KrC. -
BAirr~oss, August II, 1850
hths demosrssis meeting last night, held si Lsx'
nstop harhst sonsthins Of SIGHT took pse. between
the psrtissns Of watkins and Turner late opposing
candidates for the msyorslty. The Eighth yard mes
had their transparency which they carried In process
sion takss and destroyed Some Of them we're forced
TO leave the meeting ground.
william Miller, . sotorious thief vss arrested to-
say ehsrres With being ssncsrnsd In the burglary of
M Iurners store, on Sunday last.
The lumber yard of nessrs Coat Glen, On ostsnd
street ~as partially eosssmsd BY are this morssns- -
The property vas Insured
The New York herald., 1850-08-28
Our Warrington Correspondence.
WAsuINaroy- Aupust 26 ISS(

VASniNoioN, huBuSe ~, low.
Mr.. Conrad and his Chief Clerk.
Mr.. Conrad, the new Secretary of War, com.
mences his official career a good whig, should
commence it. He appoints, as is understood, for
the chief clerk of the department, Captain George
T. M. Davis, sterling whig Of ready and excellent
business habits, who has for year past held an
important clerkship in the General Land Office.
Captain Davis was not an applicant for the post in
question; but having acted gallantly in the Mexican
war, as the aid of General Shields, and won the
appreciation and good will of Major General Scott,
those two distinguished gentlemen united with
others, in presenting the name of Captain Davis to
Mr. Conrad as most worthy and suitable person
to be chief clerk of the War Department.
In making the appointment, instead Of selecting
personal friend or relative from Louisiana, Mr..
Conrad steers clear of the charge of nepotsm,
cqueism, or secuonalism For some twelve years
previous to the Mexican war, Captain Davis was
an able whig editor IN Illinois. After the war, he
edited, for some months, one Of the daily whig
papers at st. Louis, from which post he was invited
to a clerkship in the General Land office, at q
salary of 81 500 per annum.
ror some time past, the chief clerkshp in the
General Land office has been vacant, and Captain
Davis has been an applicant TO fill the vacancy.
The place was absolutely promised to him, through
one of his Senatorial friends, by Mr.. Commissioner
Butterfeld. But MIR. Butterfield failed to make
his promise good
The New York herald., 1850-08-28

ALLEoHAyr CIrr, August 2T, 1880.
The cholera continues to prevail here. There have
been since my last eight nine fatal cases In the
same locality mentioned yesterday three Of these arc
physicians, and all Germans
PrrsrUR0H, August 27, 1850
This city Is unusually healthy. No mortality from
any ditssse TO- day worthy of note
CINCINNATI, Aug 27, 1850.
The health Of the city is good, and business Is in
creasing. The river Is rising slowly.
COLUMBUS, August 76, 1850.
We had two deaths here yesterday from oholers but
there have been mono reported to-day. Business ID
improving.
CoLUMBus, (0hio) Aug 27, 1850.
Two deaths by cholera occurred here to-day. The
weather is cool and pleasant.
The New York herald., 1850-08-28
ONE WEEK LATER FROM EUROPE.
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a n II v a L
STEAMSHIP AMERNA At HALIFAX.
|'>o>'>"1''>~""~
TELE EGRAPHIC
Aovl Seotia, New Brunswick. and Maine Lines,
TO 20 H LAND,
BAIH's AERCHAETs' rELEGRAPB,
NEW YORK HERALD.
SLIGHT DECLINE In COTTON.
THE WAR In SCHLESWIG.
MORE FIGHTING.
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31116HMDoUs HXPLoSIoM.
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M0VEMHNfS 0F JENNY LIND.
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THE POTATO DISEASE.
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THE EUROPEAN HARVEST.
S>~>~~~~~-S>~>~~~~~>~e
adjournment Of the British Parliament and the
French National Assembly,
g.. &C.. &c.
MORE FIGHTING.
31116H19DoUS UXPLoSIoM.
M0VEMRNfS OF JENNY LIND.

Our foreign news despatch was written through
from Halifax to Portland Direct and thence to this
city, over the Balm lines. The despatch closed in
Halifsx at half past eleven last night, and was all
received at % Wall street at five minutes before
twelve, ovr a distance of o~e thousand miles Of
~irs. The Balm line worked admirably under the
cbaWe Of Mr.. Swan, the accomplished chief
soperNtor.
The New York herald., 1850-08-28
HALIFAX TBLEaRAPH OFFICE,
Tuesday Evening. 7 O'Clock.

The steamship America, Captain Shannon, has
arrived. She left Liverpool on Saturday, the 18th
inst She left this port, after coaDg, at 81 O'Clock
this evening, for New York, and will arrive at
your city early on Friday morning
The lower and middling qualities of cotton had
declined I'd other kinds unchanged. The
sales of the week amounted to 80 900 bales, of
which speculators took 1000, and exporters 1900
bales.
The Asia arrived at Liverpool at half past
o'clock on Saturday morning, the I7th, after very
quick passsge-one of the shortest on record.
The America on he outward passage arrived
at Liverpool at midnight on Monday, the 18th.
We learn from Mr.. Waite, the obliging purser of
the America, that the packet ships Star of the
West and Coronation were going into Liver
pool as the steamer passed out. Also the Charles
Crooker, from Charleston.
Parliament has been prorogped ny the Queen.
The National Assembly has adjourned, and the
attention Of the French nation Is no principally
occupied by the progress Of the President through
the provinces. With some few exceptions, he ap-
pears to have been very favorably received by the
people.
Jenny Lind was giving concerts to Gro gded audi
ences al Liverpool, and to have sailed for New
York, in the Atlantic, on the 2lst inst.
Miss Cushmsn, the celebrated American actress,
is passenger in this steamer. Mr. Wilbur is also
a passenger, and bearer Of dispatches from England
and the continent to the American government.
Some further skrmishes have taken place be-
tween the Danes and the Hosteiners, IN which the
latter appear to have come off victorious. There
are rumors of sn approaching settlement Of the
quarrel, under the auspices of Russia, England
and France.
Copenhagen letters report that the King of Dem
mark has committed left-hsnded marriage with q
dressmaker
The overland mail from India, as we learn by a
telegsrhic despatch, kindly furnished by the Royal
Mail Steamship Company, arrived at London at 10
O'Clock on Saturday, just previous to the sailing Of
she America. We have no particulars.
The New York herald., 1850-08-28

One account from headquarters represents that
q slight engagement had taken place on the sth
II was a affair Of outPosts, though at hrst II
was supposed the whole Danish line vas in mo-
tion. The attack on the part of the Danes was
precipaed on account Of an explosion Of the labo-
ratory Of the artillery Of Gen Wilson, by which
there was great loss OF life aud proprry-el per-
sons killed by the explosion, have been buried, and
IS wounded, some severely, and III put down as
missing. Many bodies were mangled that
they could not be identified. Twenty-two ca
diets of the artillery school are among the
killed. Scarcely a house In the town has en-
tirely escaped from the conclusion. The effect
of the catastrophe the public mind had been
very depressing About noon on Thursday, the
day on which the explosion took place, the Danish
General advanced large bodies Of men to the very
verge Of the right wing of the Schleswig Holstein
position. The latter retreated to the main body
behind the bridge, and a sharp struggle cnsued,
which gradually extended itself along the right
wing, to the eastward, as far as Davenstedt II
lasted for some hours. The Danes outnumbered
the Schleswig Holsteiners, but the latter advanced
upon the Dsnes with fred bayonets, and, with
loud hurrahs. drove themlfrom their shelter. The
Danes fed in such a harry that they leh behind
their killed and wounded, which 10, with them, q
most unusual circumstance.
Frem Copenhagen IL is stated the King OF Den
mark, amid all the bron and trouble, has been
pursuing his usual amours and dissipatons, and
that de~ovsmswf has been made Of his ciandes
inc marriage with lively and fascinating young
.dressmsker Of that city.
The New York herald., 1850-08-28

COLLECTOR manufacturers co,fMfssIoyRR-
COMBINATIONS SOUTHERN CAUCUS ANOTHER
MORO DIFFICULTY.
wAsHsGros, August 2T, 1850.
The case fMr. Maxwell, learn, came up before
the Senate to-day. It is said, his confirmation de-
pends on the vote OF Mr. Clay.
II Is rumored that Aaron Haght Palmer, Of New
York, has been appointed Commissioner to China
Nothing has been done with the case Of Mr. Lewis.
The Senate have eepnrmed . lars, batch of TO nom
nstions to- dsy-Postmssters Land ofcers and others
including Major Gaines, as Governor Of Oregon.
lively time Ia expected In the House tomorrow,
on the question Of taking up the slavery bills. There
ssome talk Of another compromise
Commodore Thomas Ap. G. Jones. OF the Psciao
squadron, and the Hon. Henry Clay have arrived h~s
Southern caucus Is being held tonight on the
plan Of operations In regard TO the slavery bills.
The negro who vas arrested yesterday, and renewed
TO Alexandria was an applicant for freedom sndsr the
District laws His summary removal has created
some excitement. Several citiseps who have employ
ed him during the last fifteen years. have taken isga
steps for his restoration to this city The Mayor ol
Alexandria has ssoised his clsimsnts from removing
him South, until the legal question decided Police
man Mulloy made the esptars, a. alleged under le-
gal and unjustinsbi bic circumstances
The New York herald., 1850-08-28

Bosror, AwG ~, 1850
On Saturday the REV Mr.. Pollen, Of yrsnhfsrt, Ne,
len ho~s for 0idts~p, on sn sschsrss % pulpit Ne
vss usv.ii, and amer arriving 81 0idtovn eut bo,h
his legs and vrists and each riss ~ his thrsst VI.
vs net erpecssd 70 reev.r although alive ~ tbs Last
acceuntA
The New York herald., 1850-08-28
Severe Storm at Norfolk.

NoRyoLK, Aug. n, 1880.
The storm Of Saturday night, from 8. X to W., was
the experienced in the Chesapeake for thirty
years past. The steamer Osceoa had her whselhouse
blown away and small vessels ashore
dsmasted, OF the Cspes. Several houses in the
country blown down, and . woman and two
children killed. We have heard nothing % yet
from the coast but serious injuries spprshendsd
The New York herald., 1850-08-28

The news from Austria presents little Of general
interest The Court of Vienna appears TO he strug-
Cling how to gain preponderance in German af-
fairs, but as yet without much success.
The hatcher Hsynau had retired from the Aus
TITAN domnions TO join the trsiter Geergey in his
exile.
The New York herald., 1850-08-28

The Cortes has been dissolved, and new elec-
tons will take place. Lord Howden, the English
minister, has been well received by the Queen Hell
Majesty has completely recovered.
The New York herald., 1850-08-28

The chief feature Of English news is the Qyeen's
speech upon the prorogstion OF Parliament. The
following paragraphs are all that possessed any
general interest;-
"It has afforded me great satisfaction to give my
attention to the acts which have passed for the
impsovemeni Of the merchants' navals ervice. IL
is 4 trust, calculated TO promot. the welfare 81
every class cdpnected with this essential branch OF
the national nv ress. Inc ace ior ,hs . RIsaau ~
the metropolis ID in conformance With thvse en-
Eehteped views which have for their object the
;mnrovement Of the public health. look for the
,acss beneficial consequences from the measure
-hich has been framed with a vew 20 give my
r~oule in ireland fair participation 10 our repre-
ssr,stive system. The Improvement Ia the re-
,scus. and the large reductions ~hich have been
made in various branches of exsnditure, have
ispded to add to our financial condition, stability,
"I am encouraged to hope that the treaty between
Germany end Denmark, which has been concluded
Al Berlin under my mediation. may iesd.ea fss d"-
The New York herald., 1850-08-28
The markets.
MONETARY IrTELLfoRycR.

MONETARY INTELLIGENCE.
The market for the English securities has not
been 40 good this week. On Monday there was
a "heavy" demand, and prices declined The fall at
one period was I per cent, but some reaction took
place, and the latest prices show fall OF per
cent on the closing quotations Of Saturday, the
loh. Prices huctuated from e6i 96s, during
the week. and closed on Saturday at at.
AMERICAN STOCKS.
We have no report Of American stocks, and find
no alluson to the state OF the market in any OF the
papers at hand.
FLOUR, coRr, AND WHEAT.
Gardner & Co.'S Circular, Of August 18th, says ;
eve have had very favorable harvest, but the
weather, since our last has impaired duh feeling
TO the corn trade, and a considerable decline has
only been prevented by well authenticated reports
of q short yield Of wheat Our quotations for
every article chow a slight reduction, and at to-
DAYS market the business done was very uifling.
with prices tending in favor Of the buyer.
There has been retail demsnd for beef, at pre-
vious prices.
Fine qualities Of pork are in more demand
Ordinary descriptions Of bacon command fuli
prices. Fine qualities are dull.
The few arrivals Of shoulders met with free
sales
Hams are very dull.
There have been but small sales OF lard. The
msfhet is less firm.
There ere said 10 be extensive orders In the
Enelish market for sugars for shipments to Ame-
rica. Cuba snd Porto Ricohsve slightly advanced,
end in all descriptions there is steady and rather
more than an average business doing.
corygr.
Both at Liverpool and London, eonec css be
purchased at redvciion from the late rates; but
still shippers and home dealers are disinclined TO
operate. The continental sdvices are far nom
satisfactory.
There is Ices disposstios 10 purchase tee al the
The New York herald., 1850-08-28

II is said that the whole Of the great powers re-
commend the Pope to grant a constitution to the
States of the church, on the model of that one
which Austria has given to the Lombard Venetian
Kingdom.
We have nothing new from Portugal, or other
parts Of the continent.
The New York herald., 1850-08-28

vnsrra Ilt.uor-rhe sieetioa for delegates TO
tn. convention TO reform the consultations of the state
hes eio~sd and few Of the returns have been receiv-
cd not sufaei.nt. however, to give sny ides Of the
result other thss that the democrats have been
ssssfsl
ps-rs,I-ssn- NJ Salisbury 10 the democrstc
sanedsss foy Congress IN Thirty second district James
X hcLspshsn h the Amocrssic candidate 10 the sir.
t.enth distriet James Taylor, vhis ssd Alfred Gil
nonr, dewoerst are the candidates In the twenty
fovrth district.
Nsw ypsss. Hon W Robinson declines b>ing
yhis eandidsse fos Govcrnor Of this STATE
The New York herald., 1850-08-28
The Irish Riot near P,ss.bursh.

SknfoUs AfraIR-HoCsEs TORN DOws-rHK fyHABf-
TArTs COMPELLED TO PIEE FOR THEIR LIvRs-
TIIirrr-sIx RIOTERS IN CUSTODY, &c. &c,
PIrrssUroH, August n, 1880
The riot mentioned In yesterdays despatch. among
Irishmsn ON ths.ohio and Psnnsylvanis Railroad,
commenced With party Of men employed on the
County road. The riot vas continued all last night
and part ofto-dsy
The rioters levslled . number of houses along the
road, and the inmates, men, women ana children fed
60 the woods for protection
The Scott Guards, With Sheriff Curtis vent 10 the
seat OF var yerte day, and returned this afternoon
having In custody thirty sx prisoners who ell
In jail
Many Of the ringieaders .tili secretei In the
woods, and people In the hborhood Of the
express much tear OF being msitrestsd and robbed.
The rioters glory In the sobriquets Of "Ysrdovnsrs
and % Cork ana
The New York herald., 1850-08-28

The potato disease is spreading in numerous
districts in England and Ireland, and it s generally
admitted that IL will take a large per centage of
the crop.
The other crops generally promise well.
Cutting is now general, and the weather n very
fine for harvest operations.
The New York herald., 1850-08-28
Shipping Intelligence.

Asrwrnr. Aug iU-Arr wsstmih..sr. SYort. Sid lish.
Fanny, NYorh.
AssrErnAn. Aug l0-sld CathArine. Nyork.
BEEN BLHAvrN, Aug SID Cosmos NfoIk-
BEEEs. Aug g-Ar Anna, NYork. SID 9Th, Matilda, N
YoTt.
CuIHavrs Aug e-Arr Hersehsu. NYorh.
CARnpy, Aug I4-sd william Ann nYork.
CRorsrArr. Aus f-Arr frieden NYork.
SL,ns AuEs Arr Moro, n York: SID sth Jsne. Boston
ltth A hill, DostosI 10Th, yiot ria, NYork.
DrrIIN, Avg l2-sld Ashland, NYork.
EIsINoEs ", Aug o-Arr sylvester, NYorh.
HAnnuHo, Aug0-Ar Hefschell, NYprk.
HsIvotr, Aug b-Ar Edvina, NYork. Sid 1lth rropl-
Gus, Boston, 18th, peruysb, Nh ork.
HAyRr, Aug 6-Au Bs, aria. NYorh. Sid ilth Zurich.
EYork; ilih, Versailles, Boston.
LrvYn povI, Apg lc-Arr Constellation. Fyort. Psra-
mept Boston: stb, Grcesor EYorh; nth Ashbuton, do
Sid ltb Eoseius ETorh DE Witt Clinton DO: hes Eng
Land do Vim Writ do; Jas Bnnn, Bos 18th. Castiisn
kYort Living Age, do Tufearors PhiiassphA Hh. Nos
lem. kYorh.
LrnHnIcE. lO-arr HAnnah kYork.
Ivcnonr July e-sid Gem. NYsh
Lispos. july 5.-sld Mentor. kYorks Aug g. Bnma DO.
BARsaIsr. Asss Arr Byron, Nrorh; Colamb,n., Pill
sdslrha; i0tb Cornelius Deysn. DO; Hs.psrus Nyork.
Ponrssouru avs 10. on. cornslus. 0riassi Nfork SD
Qu,rssro y y. Ass i0-sid Thos usndfors. Bos,su.
s. PErrRsnrHe, AuG SID walter kYort tvisssteot-
hoiml
topj l0th, Colombian. kfork.
Tpnsrs. Aug e-Arr Friedsn. FYork
vALnsciA, Aus s-Arr Orb, Bostos.
The New York herald., 1850-08-28


The earthly existence Of this usfortunate man IL
rapidly drawing TO a Gloss. Ia four short days
more, the sentence Of the law will be executed,
and his spirit ushered into the eternal world. Yes
terdsy the last Sabbath he will spend on earth
and we learn that he spent its hours in reading
the scriptures, and in solemn meditation, and that
he wss perfect calm and composed. Mr.. An
drews states that the Professors health is pr
fectly good, and his spirits as. buoyant, and his
conversation st times as spriRhtly, as though mo-
thing were about TO transpirs. He says that for a
few weeks past be has observed HIS eyes to be
Ile bleodshot, and tesrs occasionally trickle down
his cheeks, and several occasions has found him
enssgtd In fcrvent prayer, and porisg over his
Bible and other religious books, spparently uncon-
scious OF the presence Of any one Mr.. Andrews
thinks him TO be most extraordinary man. and
hardly ksows what 10 think Of him. He thinks II
cruel to place guard Of i've or SIX men upon him.
was suggested, butthat he should be left to him.
self to afford him opportunity for meditation and
prsyer, az the time for such exercises will soon be
hrouR hi TO an end. Mr. A. has some apprehension
that the press will cebeurs him for the courre he
has adopted, in not placing a strong guard; but he
has done what he supposed to be = duty he owed
to q fellow dying man, and says, that " Professor
Webster ever had sn idea OF committing suicide.
the mode and msnner has been decided upon long
seo In his own mind, and that guard Of twenty
men cannot prevent H. HIS family continues TO
vist him twice week, with whom he converses
very freely. and comforts them by saying he feels
hsppy, snd quite resigned to hrs fate
trrom the Boston Herald, August 20
IL ssid, upon good authority, that the medical
student Who entered Dr. Webs'er's rooms, at the
epseted, will publ,sh a statement, after - erecu-
top, giving full particulars Of all he I'D heard
II spyesrs the student had left his rubbers In the
Doctors labora tory, end finding the doors locked
and suvposipg the Doctor had goue to Cambridge,
he raised window and entered that way.
The New York herald., 1850-08-28
Gar Philadelphia Correspondence.
PmIADELrHIA, August n, 1850.
Death of Ge~. Prsrost-Vi Visitrng Fremen-Sens
IL q.

fdry McheHHdH, 9-c.
regret TO announce the death of Gen. Provost,
the Secretary and Treasurer of the Board Of
Brokers Of this city. He died very suddenly, at
his reside nee, this morning, from disease of the
heart. Gen. Provost was universally respected for
his high of honor, while the amability OF his
disposition and the courtesy Of his manners
secured for him WIDE circle of warmly attached
friends.
The Northern Liberty Hose Company, a most
efficient and gentlemsnly body OF men, expect TO
visit your city on the 4h inst on their return from
Albany. ] commend them 10 the we'll known
hospitality Of the New York Fire Department, for
they truly represent what Philadelphia hremen
ought 10 be.
The Sctnylkill Canal is now ready for the pas
sage OF boats from Pottsville TO Fairmount, the
temporary repairs at Felix's Dam having been
sompleted yesterday, according to promise. Ii is
to be sincerely hoped that no further damage will
be sustained for the capacity of the canal and the
Reading Railroad will he taxed TO the utmost, foi
the balance OF the season, to meet the legitimate
de ma nds Of the trade.
Secretary McKennan has actually gone home
in the sulks. As he confidently expects to be
cosxed back, the probabilities are that we soon
shall have another chief for the Home Department