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THE SOIL OF THE SOUTH.

NNHE undersigned, committee of publication on
L the part Of the Muscogee and Russell Agricul-
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to the following prospectus of u MONTHLY
JOURNAL, to be published in this city under the
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and the house-keeper's department. In their con-
nexon with the interests Of the SOIL the other in
duslria pursuits of the land, will receive their APP
proprIate attention.
The "SOIL OF THE SOUTH" will be under
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has been for two years past connected with the
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Col Chambers is one Of the most intelligent and
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ID. Appleton & Co., 200 Broadsoay Neio York
Have now ready the fourth edition.
+ IFEoF JoHNRANDoLPH OF ROANOKE
IL BY Hugh A. Garland. Two volumes limo.
Portraits; 50 so.
q Mr. Garland has given US a daguereo'ype OF
character more eccentric and variable than IRA
nus itself, and wlthal. two volumes OF exceedingly
choice historical reading. "-- Republic.
The biography of Randolph has greater charms
than the most exciting fiction. - Charleston yHer-
curry
- A good life of this remarkable man has long
been desired Mr. Garland has furnished an ex-
tremely readable book; the two volumes not only
contain the history Of his life, and analysis OF his
character, bur an interesting account Of the poll
ties and the public men the day. Crescent.
" Since Kennedy's life of William Writ, we
have had no biography, certainly no American BIZ
ography, which wall at all compare in interest with
this work. IL must be read by multitudes with in
tense interest "-I-sewnk DAILY .fdperiiser
. MIR. Garland has made good use of his mate
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+" This book fills blank in the biographical no.
tees or distinguished Americans. The two vol
umes gives faithful account of his whole ca
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--Phiiadeiphia Enquirer
AS biography, it is marked by directness
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times, have played distinguished part in tbs
drama of the Republic. 1t forms valuable addi'
ton to our national history. "-Democraic Repie,o
March l7-d.tw-w
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the article. The whole Of each article specified
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the person offering to furnish any such class at
contract for the same, executing bond, With
Two or more suretles satisfactory TO the Secretary
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failure, which bond is TO be filed in the Office of the
SAID Secretary within ten days after the proposals
have been accepted
III any article contracted for should not be de-
iiVered within the time stipulated, or should be
inferior IN any respect to the sample, the bond
Oh the contractor will be put ia suit.
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So'auonery Tor the Senate," and be directed TO the
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=, ieoPossls and specimens must be delivered at
the Office free of charge.
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mp 1-'u Secretary of the Senate
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d. away from the subscriber, October 9th,
III 1887, from his residence en- Willow Swamp,
South Edsto River, Orangeburg District, South
Carolina, negro man named HOWARD, about
six feet high, and otherwise well proportioned,
and of black complexion, full faced, high fore
head a prominent nose, and no whiskers; having
on one Of his arms the letter s, a mark resemb-
ling it. He bad scar on the inner ankle Of,
presume, the left foot. He speaks with plausi-
bility and ease; is rather assuming in his address,
yet mild and humble in his manners. He is
keen, shrewd fellow, walks fast and quite erect
and is apt to bear uncommonly much on his toes
when hurried. He said that he originally be-
longed to a farmer named Joshua Lee, near Clin-
ton, in Virginia; either there or Norfolk Rich
mond, IN that State, presume he took up quar-
tiers. Any person finding and experimenting the
same, and delivering him safely into the hands of
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The EARTHouAKE Shock Ar~SAs FRAN
c,sco--A correspondent of the New York Sun,
writing at o'clock on the afternoon OF the
18th, says:
About half-past 8 o'clock this morning, our
c;tv was startled by the shock Of an earthquake.
Men issued from the shaking houses into the
streets in CONSERVATION.
Hundreds were without meat and money, al
nost without clothes The boardcrs at Jones'
hotel and the Oriental were at breakfast, and SO
violent was the shock, that they rushed from
The table into the street, overturning everything
in their way.
The wharves trembled like aspen leaves, and
Inc frame buildings adjoining vibrated some
s;abt or ten inches. The brick buildings were
.,;olsr,lv shaken as to induce the belief that
thsv would fall to the ground.
The shock lasted but one instant but was
,ono enough TO cause the most exciting alarm
The effect seemed to be from southeast 10
northwest, and was sensibly felt for distance
of two or three miles.
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Inc whole Of each article specified in the fore
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onsnng 70 Furnish any class or description of ar
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forfeiture OF twice the contract price in case OF
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the articles contained in the above list
The clerk also reserves the right TO Judge and
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the samples furnished or not, and may, in his dis.
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they do not answer the purpose for which they
are intended.
II. M. YOUNG,
Clerk House Of Representatives U. s.
April l5--IawtJulyl
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From CoNsTANTIoPLE GARIANs--Kos-
surH.-The Peninsular and Oriental Company's
steamer Sultan, Captain Joy, had arrived ct
Southampton. She brought letters from Constan-
tinople, SMYRNA, Malta, and Gibralter Among
her passengers were the Hungarian Lieutenant
General Loizar Messaros, 40 other Hungarian
officers, and 40 Hungarian soldiers. Nj. Fran
Goes IzsolIosy, Kossuth's secretary, was pas
senger on board the Sultan from Constantinople
to Malta, but he was left at the latter place in
consequence of i'll health. Messaros took leave
of Kossuth, at Kutayah, on the 9th of May last.
The great Magyar was then in bodily health, but
much broken in spirit, owing to his long captiv-
ity. He has been promised his liberty in Sep
TENDER next by the Turkish governm3 but
faith has so repeatedly been broken with him
through the Vaccinations of Austria and Russia
that there is no certainty when he will be
suffered to 60 at large
Kossuth's wife and child were with him, and
about 25 Hungarians who still prisoners in
Kutayah.-There are now remaining prisoners
in the Turkish dominions, about forty Hun
parians Messaros is tall, handsom man, bald
headed, with an immense beard-As soon as he
landed from the Sultan, he waited on the Mayor
of Southampton to ask if any assistance could
be rendered in this country to his compatriots,
some O1 Wn0m W3re ueeNtut. iio oh"Acu w
the Mayor that they had been treated with the
utmost kindness by the captain, officers and
crew of the Sultan. 1t was affecting to see this
man standing before the Mayor, with bis head
uncovered, and with a voice trembling with
emotion, beseeching hospitality. lie spoke
English pretty well. He had learnt it, he said,
in his youth for the purpose of studying English
literature, and never thought that he should
want It for the purpose for which he was then
employing it.
The Mayor offered to place him and the
principal Hungarian officers at one of the chief
hotels at bis own expense, and to see that assis-
lance was rendered TO the rest Of his companions.
Messaros. however, respectfully declined the
former offer, and said he would prefer re-
naming with the Hungarians lie had suf-
fcient to provide for himself; all he begged was
some temporary assistance for those of his com
panions who were destitute. After his inter-
view with the Mayor he hurried down to the
docks to ucquaint the Hungarans that he had
been successfu The Mayor sent Immediately
a telegraphic message TO Lord Dudley Stuart
TO announce the arrival of the refugees, and
instructed the town clerk to write to Sir
George Grey to inquire if the government could
render any assistance to the Hungarians and
facilitate their transit 10 America, where they
were disposed to go. The superintendent of
police was instructed also by his worship to allow
each refuge assistance, to enable him TO get
temporary bed and board in town.
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+" Inqussters, !" and American Ladies and Gentle
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fering for his liberation, upon the desk of the
American Consul. EDWARD STIFF,
Author of /" The Texan Emigrant," and late edi-
tor of the Cherokee Sentinel, at Cedar Bluff,
Alabama. March 3,
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THE FUGITIVE SLAVE CASE IN WILLIAMS
FORT. PA.---It was understood that Jameson
Harvey was to be tried for assisting in the es-
cape Of fugitive slave, and the bill had been
presented to the grand jury. On Friday morn
inc however, the court ordered nolle prosequi
to be entered in the case, and the bill was with
drawn. II is currently reported here that this
proceeding is the result of a compromise, by
The terms Of which Harvey pays $500 TO the
claimants of the negro. The court adjourned
this afternoon. The United States Circuit
Court will meet here on Monday next Judge
Grier will preside.
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WIN. III O w l. ND,
Importe and Dealer in Dry Goods, in

cHARLEsToN, s. c.
"TOULD call the attention of planters visiting
w Charleston for their supplies, TO his stock
Of Dry Goods, which is kept constantly full, and
embraces a complete assortment for families and
plantation wear; and, in Dress Goods, from the
low-priced, to the richest, latest and most FISH
ionabe.
All Goods of Southern manufacture, he will par
ticularly keep.
No 224. bend of King st. Charleston
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M. THOMPSON,

ATTORNEY and COUNSELLOR at Law.
COMMISSIONER Of Deeds ofNorth and South
" Carolina Agent for Revolutionary Pension
Claims, Bounty Lands, and every other descrp
ton OF Claims against the various Departments of
the General Government and before Congress.
Also, Agent for the British Commercial Life In
surance Company; Capital 5000, 900.
sLr Office one door Vest Of Jackson Hall, Penn
syIpanis .4uenue, WAsHINGroN, ID. G.
p. S. Refer, if necessary, to the Heads of De-
partments and to Members of Congress generally.
Nav 25-2wtw
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G. 81 Il. l.. KERRIsoN & co.
Direct Importers Of
Il a N L L q Il, ID q q

FLO II y I @ N ID X ; O . q ID ;
IN Charleston, South Carolina
yITOULD respectfully inform their friends, and
wv those who purchase Dry-Goods in their
city, that they are prepared, and are offering a
very large and well assorted stock Of Foreign and
Domestic, Staple, and Fancy Dry-Goods, selected
for and particularly adapted to the Southern trade
Importing direct, they feel assured Of being able
to sell goods as low in Charleston, they can be
bought in any other market in the United States
They would call particular attention to Linen
Goods, Of every description; the make will be
fvdnd of best finish, and perfectly free from any
snlirfure Of cotton. Also TO their stock Of ORES
Goods, which will be found second to none in the
market.
Terms Cash, or city acoeptances.
c. d e. l.. KERRISON, & CO.
No. 200 King, northwest corner King and Marke
Feb. 10. streets.
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,AcIFIc Mali. srEAMsHIp COMPANY

nACIFfC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
ONLY through line for California and Ore
gon. 1.-The public sre informed that under the
new arrangement Of this Company, steamers in
specled and approved ~ the Navy Department,
and carrying the United States mails, will con-
tinue TO leave Panama and San Francisco the LIST
and 5lh days Of each month, unless detained by
unavoidable accident, and will touch Acapulco,
San Diego, and Monterey.
The following steam packets belonging to the
Pacific Mail Steamship Company, are now in the
Pacific, one Of which will he always in port at
each end of the route
OREGON . | ,099 tons REruDLsc 200 tons.
Panama i. 1857 tons. CAROLINA 600 tons.
CALuoRSIA $50 tons. CoLUnBUs 600 tons
TaNaEssEE 300 tons. lsTHMus - tons.
NoRrHEaNER !, 200 tons. UNIcoas. COO tons
CoLumBA 800 tons. FaEmosr 600 TONS
ANTELOPE. - tons.
The new steamship COLUMBIA will ply be-
tween San Francisco and ports in Oregon, await
ing at the former port the arrival of the mails and
passengers from Panama, and returning without
delay with The mails and passengers for the steam
er from San Francisco.
A regular line of propelIcrs will be kept up for
the transportation Of freight and transient passen-
gers between Panama and San francisco.
The well known steamship SARAH SANDS,
of 500 tons burthen, now under charter to the
company, and peculiarly commodlous in her cabin
arrangements, will be kept running as AN extra
family boat
One of the above steamers will keep up the con-
nection between Acapulco and the other Mexican
ports.
The connection in the Atlantic will be main
tanned by the United States mail steamships
GEoRGIA 5000 tons. CREscEHr CRY 800 tons.
Ono 5000 tons. CHEROKEE 1900 tons.
EMPIRECIrY2 900 tons. PHLADELPHA /, 100 tons.
Leaving New York for Chagres on the llth
and goth Of each month.
The new steamships Ell DORADO and FAIL
CON will form direct line between New Or
leans and Chagres, leaving at such periods as will
insure as little detention possible on the 18TH
mus, and forming with the Pacific steamships a
through line to and from New Orleans, and ports
in Mexico, California and Oregon. Passages from
New Orleans can be secured from Armstrong,
Lawrason a. Co., agents, at that place.
The fare for through tickets from New York to
San Francisco has been reduced from
$500, in state rooms, to $3.50.
$3.50, in lower cabin, TO $500.
5000, in steerage, to Sl65.
The rates from New York to Chagres will bs
at the lowest adopted by any safe sea steamer be
tween those ports.
For choice of berths, apply at the Office Of tn,
Company, 54 and SIS South street, and at thei
agency, lit West street.
A pril 26--tf.
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STATE LOAN

Of6,725,000 Dollars.
TIIIS Loan is guaranteed by the Government,
and contracted by the eminent Banking
House of Messrs. Nj. A. vow RoTHscHmD AND
Sous, in Frankfort-on the Maine. The following
capital Prizes must be gained, viz:
j. Of 20 ssSSS Dollars 60 60 Of 5S oso Dollars
"a $4,000 |" 100 " 500
so " 5000 I" $50 900
&C., &c. The small, ST Prize is So Dollars
The next drawing takes place rfevocably on the
LIST Of June, 1851.
TIE price ofae 7Sckefs is as t6tiolos:
ticket for Dollars encketsfor Is Dollars
80 " 100 IS g 300
Remi,iances can be made Bank Notes, Bills
or Drafts on Europe, &c Each shareholder will
receive, free of expense the Prospectus, with full
particulars; and after the drawing, theiist OF the
successful numbers, whirh will also he published
in the leading journals. The Prizes will be paid
in cnsh at Frankfurt-on-the- Maine, Paris, Lon
don, New York, or New Orlesr"
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300 (Iowest3 drawn Nos.) OF l,UUU.
Tickets S20--halves 10-quarters 5--eighths so.
Certificates of packages 26 whole tickets, $500 90
do do 26 half tickets, $50 90
do do 26 quarter tickets, IS 90
do do % eighth tickets, 81 so
Orders for Tickets Shares, or Packages in any
of the above Magnificent Schemes will meet
prompt attention.
ADpREss F. MORRIS & Co.
May 81. Managers, Baltimore, Md.
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rn AnVERTISERS.

This publication offers great facilities for adver
Using. circulating az it does very extensively IN
Virginia North and South Carolina and Mary
land, and throughout the South generally. a rev.
Advertisements OF Medical Schools, Books, In
struments, &c, and Medicines, will be inserted or
the following terms
April 3--tf
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New ORLEANS, June 10.
A bale Of cotton fully matured was received
here to-day from the Rio Grande; it is the first
of the new crop.
Accounts have been received of the sinking
of the steamer Pontiac No. 2, Mt the mouth of
the Arkansas river, by striking upon snag. 1t
has not yet been ascertained whether any lives
were lost
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TELEGRAPHIC.


NORFOLK, June %
TIE President AT OLD PoiST.-Prosident
Fillmore, accompanied by the Secretary Of the
Interior, arrived safely at Old Point Comfort
yesterday. committee OF our citizens went
down to-day tor the purpose ofinviting the Presi-
dent to visit Norfolk, and partake of public hos
FATALITIES before returning to Washington, 1t
is confidently anticipated that he will accept the
invitation.
The schooner Susan Bray, from Porto Rico
for New York, was spoken of the Capes on
the 10Th
The ship Fitzgerald, Of and for Baltimore from
Peru, came into the Capes on Saturday.
PETERSBURG, June %
During severe storm at New Orleans on the
18th inst, house on the race track over the
river fell, killing two persons and woundng
eight Others
SALEM, June 81.
The bark Edward Koppisch from Buenos
Ayres, has arrived with dates to May 7. Left
in port u. s. ship st. Louis, Capt Coke, arrived
April 25, all we'll; barque Francis Partridge,
from Baltimore, arrived Sd May. Passed Point
Indus, May A, barque Johannes, from Buenos
Ayres for Baltimore
Advices from Rio Grande, Brazil, to May 10,
report an American barque, supposed to be the
Kingston, from Baltimore, as having appeared
off the bar on the 4th, but had not again been
in sight up to the 10th.
CINcINSArI, June 81.
Several fatal cases of cholera have occurred
in Mason county, Kentucky.
IorrI>yrrr lima
The Southern Rights convention met at Jack
son on the 10th inst, and nominated General
Quitman for governor.
ST.. LOUIS, June al.
The Mississippi river is rising again at this
point, and the Missouri and upper Mississippi
are also very much swollen. Another flood is
expected.
A Leisure, merchant of st. Louis, was
drowned yesterday morning.
Two canal boats, bound from Chicago to st.
Louis, have been sunk by the steamer Briggs,
ON the Illinois river.
New ORLEANS, June 10.
A bale of cotton fully matured was received
here to-day from the Rio Grande it is the first
of the new crOn
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The subscriber is also appointed Agent for the
District of Columbia for the British Commercial
Life Insurance Company, established in 1920, and
empowered by act OF Parliament, for the insurance
of lives and the endowment of children, in Lon
don, New York and Washington city Capital
S3,000,000.
Communications addressed 10 the subscriber,
Washington, d. c., will receive prompt attention.
M. THOMPSON,
Attorney and Counsellor at La,o, and Commits
missioner Of Deeds for North and South Carolina.
p. S. Refer, if necessary, TO the heads of de-
partments, and to members of Congress generally
March 25--tf