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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1851-02-13
q ut u9fIGemt.
Wonderful Escape,

A good story is told by an English pa
per Of an cid lady who had received a
letter from her son, a sailor on board a
merchantmen, which ran thus:
Have been driven into the Bay of
Funday by pampoosa right in the teeth.
1t blowed great guns, and we carried
away the bowsprit, heavy sea washed
overheard the pinnacle and companion
the captain lost his quadrant, and couldn't
take an observation for fifteen days; at
last we arrived safe at Halifax"
The old woman, who could not read
herself, got neighbor to repeat it to her
three or four times, until she had got it by
heart; she then sailed out to tell the
story.
go, my poor son~
"Why, what's the matter, mother-I
hope no mischief!"
80, thank God, he's safe-but he has
been driven in the Bay of Firmament by
bamboozle right in the teeth-it blowed
great guns, and they carried away the
pulpit-aheavy sea washed overheard the
pinnacle of the tabernacle-the captain
lost his conjuration, and could not get
any salvation for fifteen days-at last they
arrived safe at uallelujah."
ola, bless ME, what wonder they
wasn't beat to atoms. Well, / wouldn't
be a sailor.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1851-02-13
N 0aiCG.

A IL those indebted to the Estate of Abiah
N Robertson, deceased, are requested to make
payment, and those having demands to present
them, properly attcsted.
JOHN HILL, Adm.
April 90, IS
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1851-02-13
January 10, 1851.
q @ RR On o

HAVING purchased of Mr.. j. A.. BLAND,
Ill his interest in the late Firm of BLAND &
BUTLER, will continue the business at the Old
Stand, on my own Account, where shall be
pleased to serve the friends and patrons Of the
late Firm.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1851-02-13
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
EDGEFJEJn DJSTRICT

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
EDGEFIELD DISTRICT.
IN EQUITY.
Elijah Still ct al, Binto Partition Of
Is. the Real Estate of
Elh'th. Still ct al Jos. StiA, decd.
TT appearing to my satisfaction, that the
Il defendants Jacob Youngblood and Sarah
his wife, Jonathan T. Nichols and Frances his
wife, Nancy C. Still, and William Still reside
beyond the limits CT this State, on motion
by Mr.. Griffin, Solicitor, Ordered that the said
defendants do plead, answer, or demur to this
Bill, within three months from the publica-
ton of this order, or that the said Bill be taken
pro co1yesso against them.
s. S. TOMPKINs, c. ED.
Comm'rs. Office, Nov. 6, 1850. 3m AZ
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1851-02-13

WHISTLE Your LOBSTER BAcK.-A man
had received large lot of Holsters, fresh
and lively, when boy stood looking at
the critters, accompanied by his dog.
"Suppose you put your dogs tail between
this here Holsters claw?" said the man.
"Agreed," said the boy. The peg was
extracted from the claw, and the dog
tail inserted. Away went the dog off
home, bowling at the squeeze his tail got
from the lobster.
Whistle your dog back, you young
scamp" said the man. " Whistle your
lobster back" cried the boy and absquat-
ulated. The boy made lobster supper
that night.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1851-02-13
Candles, Soap, &c.
Paper.

1UST received an other large supply Letter
q and Fools Cap Paper: which is offered for
sale at very low prices.
G. L. PENN, AGENT.
Oct 2 1850 If 81
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1851-02-13
January 10, 1851.
BOOT AND SHOE


Ell a ~ q GU o@ Te
TNHE Subscriber has on hand very extensive
i Stock of BOOTS AND SHOES, of excel
lent quality, to which,, he respectfully invites
those in want, to call and examine before purcha
sing elsewhere. They consist, in part, as fol-
lows -
Ladies Shoes and Caters,
Misses and Children do.
Gentlemen, Boys ant Chlidrcns Boots & Shoes
Negro's Boots and Shoes, strong and heavy,
House Servants Shoes, &C., all Of which will
be sold very Low.
Also
A fine Stock of French and American Calf
Skins, Oak and IIemlock Sole Leather, and find
ings Of every description. For sale ct the Boot
and Shoe Manufactury Of
WILLIAM NIcEVOY.
Now, If AZ
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1851-02-13

A DRoLL DEFINITION OF A YANKEE.
AS the Yankees are creating no little
excitement in the commercial, political
and military world, we hope our definition
of a genuine male yankee may not be
considered miss.
A real genuine Yankee is full Of ami
nation, checked by moderation, guided
by determination, and supported by edu-
cation.
He has veneration corrected by tolera-
ton, with love of self:approbation and
emulation; and when reduced to state
of aggravation, can assume the most
profound dissimulatiou for the purpose of
retaliation, always combined, if possible,
with speculation.
A real live Yankee, just caught, will
be found not deficient in the following
qualities:
He is lover of piety, propriety, and
the temperance society.
He is dragging, gagging, striving,
thriving, swopping, jostling, bustling, mu-
sical, quizzical, astronomical, poetical,
philosophical, and comical sort of charac.
ter, whose manifest destiny is to spread
civilization to the remotest corner of the
earth, with an eye always on the look
out for the main chance
SHARP SHooT1SG.-Col. PEBBLES, says the
the Bangor Mercury, tell US of all instance
of sharp shooting. He states that one of the
crank and file" under his command once dis
charged six shots at a barrel rolling down a
long hill, he being ut the bottom of the hill.
Upon the barrel reaching the bottom of the
hill it was examined, and no mark of bullet
was discovered upon it; whereupon his COM
rades began to ridicule him. He, however,
very coolly desired them to shake the barrel,
by doing which they found that the bullets
were insidc-the whole having entered the
bung hole, at which point he had aimed. This
is the toughest shooting story we have seen.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1851-02-13

jams,
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1851-02-25
Rail Road to the Pacific.

awhile we are wasting our time
says the Washington Requblic)
in discussing the various plans hat
have been offered for a railro ad
across the continent, therelis sol ne
danger that our own arguments
may bring into the field a for m
idable rival" The subject is all
ready attracting considerable at
tention in England A work OF
$50 pages, handsomely execut ed,
with illustrated maps and plates, en-
titled Britain redeemed and Caa4la
presycet1,7' has just been published
in London, by Z. A Wilson, X. l.,
H., f. S., and Alfred b Richards
Esq, barrister at Law, at Lincoln's
Inn; the Object Of which is to urge
upon the British government the
project Of a.raiIroad from Halifax
via Quebeet to the Pacific, across
the Canadas nearombord erline- 1t
proposes toemploy on the works all
the convlcts] and paupers Of G reat
Britain, besides other portions OF
the surplus population, of which, it
is averrtd, more than five millions
may be spared; to erect Car Iada
into an integral part Of the K ing
dom, to be represented in Pa rlla-
ment; to govern it by a viceroyalty;
and to establish there a nobility
and all ranks of society correspond
ing to those Of England ''-Nash.
True JVhig.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1851-02-25
NO. g..
The British AristOcfacy.

I The House Of Lords consists Of
335 members. Exclusive of Scotch
and Irish Representative Peers, it.
contains two peers Of royal blood, q
dukes, 10 marquises, 100 earls, Is
yisGo4lnts, .121 barons, archbishops,
and "a bishops Although British
mobility dates from remote antiquity; >
most of the peerage are of modern
creation. Even as long ago as when
Hume wrote, there was but one male
i;neal descendant of the Barons of
Eilliani the Conqueror More than
two-thirds qf the present peelage
we're erected dul rug the last century
The fee simple Of msst of the land
in the United Kingdom is vested in
the nobility. The flmily estate OF
many an aristocratic house cover i'm
mense regions, exceeding in extent
ordina ry German principalities, and
yieldih hg revenues flr greater. The
annual income Of the Dukesof West.
Minister, who owns all that part Of
London in the vicinity of Easton and.
Berkeley Squares. is S2,OOO,O00; that
Of the Duke of Buccleugh-he of
famous rate-refasing -memory--is
$1,250,000; that of the Duke Of Rox-
borough is $1,0O0,000. The Duke
Of Sutherland owns.half of Scotland,
but His revenues are somewhat less
than any of the above, since the
greater portions Of his lands are ire
clainably barren. Some idea may
be formed of the resources Of the
Duke Of Buckingham, whose estate
and effects we're 1recently sold at Rich
mohd, from the fact that his personal
liabilities were not less than seven
and a half millions of dollars.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1851-02-25
COunferfeifers Arrested.

On Thursday night, a gang of
counterleiters. named Manifold
Wood, Sar alb Wood This wifel, Ann
Kelly Jane Wilson, ,Hosanna Moore,
EChas. Wisner, and Emily Wisner,
called at MIR. Rings, druggist, in
Broad dway, cornerof Johns street,
DR.. N Morris, druggist, in Market
street. and atseveralother druggist
Establishments, dry goods, and 9TH
er stores, in various parts of the
Feity, and passed $40 counterfeit
bills on the Miners Bank, of Potts
vile. Schdylkill county, Pa, to a
considerable amount, until finally
they were followed by one of their
victims, VIII quickly discovered. the
fraud, notified Capt Hopkins, of
the third ward, who dispatched a
number Of officers to different parts
OF the city, and during the evening
the above named offenders were
appreh ehended and taken to the third
ward station house, where they re-
main to be recognised. Yesterday
ihe fiv ve females in the above nuns
ber were d recognlzed as the parties
who passed worthless money in sev
eral St torres in tile city. On their
person S wa found S5O0in good bills
rolled carefully, s and 9 IN bunch,
being the dhange OF each bad $40
passed, bh ht no bad money was
found on either of them
Plliladel phia and its vicinity have
also been Recently flooded with this
and OF her spurious money, and a
number of men and women have
been arrested On Friday the
Northern Liberties police discov>
cred about S., 800 worth Of fraud
dlent bills Oh the premises Of Dam
iel Tafr, a notorious counterfeiter.
Tarr was committed to prison.
The Cincinnati Atlas Of Thurs
day says:
Officer Hayman, on Monday
night, arrested man named Holli>
day, q reppted physician OF this city,
on a c barge Of passing counterien
money. Two aew counterfeit tens.
on the State Bank Of Ohio, were
found in his possession. These bills
arc well9exccuted, and calculated
TO deceive the most cautious
They can be detected, however, by
til ,ir length-they being quarter
of all inch longer than The genuIi e.
SncTlErs. The reply of Charles
II. wAen importuned to communicate
something Of private nature, de-
serves to be enerlvel on the heart
Of every man; Can YOU keep a Sc
cret!' asked the subtle monlrch.-
Most flithftlIy,' returned the noble-
man. so can !, was the laconic and
severe answer Of Charles.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1851-02-25
LithOgraphy.

] Lithography is the art Of printing
from stone. The process is ba FEC
upon the fact that printing ink be Ing
largely composed of oil, will not adj
here to any surface which iswet v Itt
water.
Every enc knows how utterly I'M
possible it is to mix oil with wa ter
To Hthograph, then, all that IS nefes-
sary is to draw on the,smooth sGrip ipce
Of dry stone, with greasy crssyon'
whatever is desired TO be printed. a
weak solution Of nitric acid is then
rubbed over the stone, which fastens
the drawing so that it cannot be
rubbed off. After this solution of
gum arabic is passed over the surface
and then the stone is ready for
printing.
BY means of a sponge, water IS
now rubbed on the stone, and while
yet wet the hiking roller is applied.
The ink, of course, adheres to the
lines of the drawing, because they
are oily, but to the wet stone it does.
not stick. The paper is now laid on
and with the stone, passed through
the press; the result being beautl-
fpl and exact copy Of whatever is
drawn.
Such is the process by which the
photographic prints, that are sold in
all parts Of our country, are made.
The colored ones are painted with
water paints after the printing is
completed.
The stone employed for lithogra
ply is of peculiar kind Of lime and
clay Ii ature, resembling in appear
ance a smooth yellow hone, yet pos
sessingthe quality ofabsorbing water.
This stone is known as photographic,
or compact lime. 1t is found chief fly
in Bavaria, one Of the German states
though there are quarries OF it IN
England
The Bavarian stones, however, are
those most universally employed,
and their importation is considera-
bic object in commerce. In New
York these stones are worth fro m
five to ten cents per pound.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1851-02-25
An Incident.

T.
A few years since, an American
officer was stationed at fort, by one
of the Northern lakes. During the
long winter months he and his wife
were indeed very happy, for there
were whites enough in the neighbor-
hood to make "a pleasant circle, and
HE Indians were e eNceedinglye friend
liz. but the first summer evening
Milan Mrs. b. raised her loY windows,
and hung aside the curtains to let IN
the fresh air, placed her little table in
4be. middle of tho white floor, and
Iicbted her pretty solar lamp, brought
from her home withso much care;and
the Lieutenant was sitting III the
omen door looking out upon the for
ast peaceful as the shadows that lay
On the ground; the pair were startled
with the appearances OF many In
dians. thrusting their dark yisages
in atevery window, and running hur-
rledly past the door, looking in and
noinfinc upward I'd the sky; and chill
dren clapping theft hands am laugh
inc, with signs all Ias mysterious as
the object Of their visit ullfll, over
Come with wonder and delight, they
oxclained- -Wessayeh! Wessayehl
She has caught i moon! She has
caught a moon! and then, these
Strange people looking at the beautl-
ful globe of light upon the table,
supposing it to b e really a mqon'
wondered why they had meyer been
bble 10 fish one upfrom thE lake, or
Hip it from the pond, and why,
thought they, docs It always run
through our fingers, SO IKE water
when We try to scoop It up from the
brooks?
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1851-02-25
The World is Bright before Thee.
IP08IINY Y

4y FIrz GREENE hrLLEqK.
I1'he world is bright before thef.
lis summer llowd rs are shine;
lis calm blue sky S4'tr lhee-
Thy bosom viru4's Shrine;
And thine the sunbeam given
To raturc's morning honf.
Pure, warm. as win n from heaven
II burst ON Edeh's bo wer.
There is a song Of sPrro ow-
The death-dirge OF the gay
Thai Tells ere. dawn Of morrow,
These charms may fade away.
ThM suns bright Heftn be shaded.
That sky be blue hp more,
The summer flowers be faded,
And youth 5 war rFn promise Ger
Believe it not; thou BR lonely
Thy evening home may be.
Though beauly's bark can only
Float on SUMMER sea:
Though Time Thy bloom is stealing.
There's sill beyond his art.
The wild-llower wreath Of feeling
The sunbeam ofthe heart.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1851-02-25
EH- Hs vr -.

: sEsE Two Dollars for one Year If paid al
Z the time o subscription; TWO Dollars
and Fifty Cents, WITHOUT DEVIATION,
e after the expiratonIof THREE Monlhs.I
,jsu-gf7AH bills for Advertisements, job
* Work Or Subscription, considered due
when contracted, except against those with
whom W E have Rnnning Accounts
sGsNO Paper will be sent out OF he
/ County, unless paid for in advance.
tE5TA Advertisements inserted al One Dol
,:,r per Square Of Twelve Lines.
or Less, for the First Insertion; Fifty
Gents Tor each continuance. A liberal
reductio on Tor Yearly Advertising
FJ@The privilege Of Yea-ly Advertisers is
strictly fini'ed ip tiefr oorn Immediate and
Regular Business; and the Business OF an
Advertising Firm is not considered as in
ciudihg that of It's Individual members.
EAnnouhcing Canddates, Three Dol
Iars; q Be pGid IN .fdpance IN Erery Case
sC3A Advertisements not marked with the
nurAber of Insertions when banded in, will
Be continued until ordered out, and payment
erdcted.
ETJn.N No advertisement can be inserted gra-
tiitousiy.
sLT7 Advertisements Of a Personal Nature
itpariabiy charged DoabIc Price
sEFe Advertisements of Patent Medicines
inserted At Thirty Dollars per Col
UEalEs. Fer Year.
gE-PJob work, ofIlALL Kinds, Neatly
done. on New TYPE, and on as reasonable
Terms as any OliceIin Tennessee.
sJ@ No Paper viii be discontinued until
all arrearases are paid up-ercept at the
option Of the PltbdsAdr
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1851-02-25
FAYETTEVILLE TENN TUESDAY, FEBRUARY %, 1S9l'

man. till d shout Of stifled rage arose
from the multitude; and even some
of the jury cried out ''shame!
lie changed the theme once more
His voice grew mournful as . tnl leral
song, and his eyes filled with tears,
as he traced a vivid picture Of man S
cruelties and woman's wrongs, with
peculiar Illustrations in the case OF
his client, till one-half his audience
wept like children. But it was In the
peroration that he reached the zenith,
at once, Of terror and sublimityI-
His features we're as livid as those of
"a corpse; his very hair appeared to
stand on one end; his nerves shook
AS with a palsy; he tossed his hands
wildly towards heaven, each finger
stretched apart, and quivering as the
flame Of candle, as he closed with
the last words of the deceased Hiram
Shore -9'Ten my mother | am dead
and gone to helll'' His emphasis
on the word hell embodied the name
and ideal of horror; it was q wall OF
Unreasonable despair. No language
can depict the effect on US who heard
it. Men groaned, females screamed,
and one poor mother tainted, and was
borne away in conv vulsions.
The whole speech occupied bat an
hour.
The jury returned a verdict OF
mot guilty withou t leaving the box;
and three cheers Ike suecessi We roars
of an earthquake, shook the whole
courthouse from the dome to the
corners stone, testifying the joy of
the people. After the adjournment,
which occurred near sunset, the tri-
umphant advocate arose and gave out
an appointment:
Il will preach in this house to-
night at eight O'clock"
He then glided off through the
crowd, speaking to no one, though
many attempted to draw him into
conversation.
AT eight o'clock, the courthouse
was again thronged, al hd the stranger,
according to promise, delivered his
sermon. 1t evinced the same attr1-
butte Of his previous eloquence at the
bar; the same compact logic, the same
burning yehemence, and Increased
bitterness of denunciatiOn.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1851-02-25
A BAD FTr-The Washington r

A BAD FT.-The Washington Re
public says: "a case was yeste erday
brought before Jnstice Smith ihvol-
wing, perhaps, legal point of inter
est. A bought of a dry goods Mer-
chant piece Of cloth adapted Il in
quality and quantity for a colt pat
tern. He employed b I'd make the
coat. 3 did so, but not in a satisftc-
tory mahner-frstly, because the
coat woul ID not fit, and secondly, be-
cause it was not cat out and made
in an improved manner. A refused
to receive the coat, and wlrrl lnted
B for the amount he had paid for the
cloth. Judgment was given in favor
Of the plaintiff A. This is no doubt
equity, and we are glad to lear1 that
it is law, too
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1851-02-25

The Savannah Georgiah Y cry
pithily says--A late number of the
National Intelligencer er contains an
article from the Lowell paper, in
tended to show how much the man
ufactprers of that city are suffer
ing fir ON the present revenue law
and from low duties. It'seems that
the consumers can buy sue b so DDS
as these people manufacture, at a
price lower than they can afford
them at, and hence they a SIX { on
gress to increase the duties upon
imported goods, so as to prevent US
from getting them at present prices
and thus enable these men to sell
their goods to US at higher prices.
The palpable and gross injustice
of such proposition won ID shock
an unprejudiced mind at a ny time.
But 1T this time. and under exis ting
circumstances, Tor these abolition
manufactures Of Massachusetts, to
com lie beforesC ongress with prop
osition intended D, in effect,tp prevent
us from buying the cheap goods Of
England and Q ther countries and to
compel US 10 by theirs, is insulting
in Il he last degree, and exhibits not
only the character Of these men,
butthe estimate they place upon
the patience and forbearance of the
Southern people.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1851-02-25

TIE ADVANCE OF OUR COUNTRY
In no country, says the n. York
Cou lier and Enquirer, has the ad-
vance been so great as in our own.-
In lhe year 1900, the population Of
the limited States was $500, 900; it
is nbw 23, 100000. The number Of
States then composing the Union
was lG; it is now 81. Our terrific ny
then was l 100000 square miles; it
is nbw 100000. All of our pres
ent domain west of the Mississippi
then belonged to France a hd Spain,
and was an unbrOkGn wilderness =
Florida was owned by Spain and Geor-
gia was the only State on the Gulf OF
Mexico. West of New York, there
were no States but Kentucky and
Tennessee, and these had spent most
of their feeble energies in bloody
strife with savage foe.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1851-02-25

A pedagogue TIN featened 10 punish
4 pupil-who had cal ied hlm = iooi be-
hind bis back.
Doh'tl don'tl' begged the boy
d won't do 50 again, sir, never! /
Uill never speak what | think again
in my hfe!
The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-02-12

hs,ssss rs WE. ssssss
Win be coasdefsd onerg only h6esack
srss tbs p@.sass Of the ,. asAS de.csp
bot sqy ~ m ,rshs. 40 mode q
es ne sems Of me law These bds called osp
- sh tsy Ass Asxaatsd AaoAs Department. "sav
bse hrsa dscAsd ser ssArs saaa6wssaoa sna bid
proposing specific mode Of Of Wa1e
hosss eoach We ptssd 70 s bd The
psssds of NE dspahlsnt % 10y dons following
coach ees astas bid the lowest VIII b. ssrs
" When size and weight = 10 t,ud, /,
sxPsdien reference them alone provide
preferred the bid sodsrsls difessncs n
the compensation, the difference
with the policy OF the law which looks In e
cost OF transportation Exceptions however, be allowed
exist la his u =
~ On routes Of ca four horse coach o. steam
boat uaNsporaon required and nportanca az III
specific hid will hr
greater extent Of difference than routes
su1cct however, 70 the exceptions above stated
~ modincston Of bid IN Of is
mount 10 new d and cannot be received
% Postmaster are required 10 be careful
ncenc VI suretes without
sons OF snhcent responsibility and all bidders
distinctly
form the for the bids
their legal liabilities will be enforced against them
~ The contracts will be substantially
M Department. except In the respects particularly
these and conditions aud all railroad
the win be required The the
oAccs 1t the ends OF the
more than eighty rods from the railroad landing
'Ie4tstt ELtiesA NJ X. HALL Postmaster General.
PosT OFFICE Der ARTMENT, January Is, 1851
Jan a2--law4w