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The STEAMBOAT Acc1DENr.-In our tel
egraphic news yesterday there was mention.
ed an accident to the steamer Empire, on
the Hudson river. On Saturday morning,
when going down the river, about FIVE miles
below Poughkeepsis, she was run into by
sloop, with such force as to knock one of her
boilers and some parts Of her machinery
overheard.
This caused the steamer almost imme.
dately to take fire. which spread the utmost
CONSERVATION among the passengers, who
were reused from their slumbers by the force
OF the sloop running into the steamer.
They were, however, all rescued safely
except some ten or twelve who were badly
scalded, three or four who were killed, and
taken to Poughkeepsie by the schooner.
1t is feared that some Of the passengers
leaped overload during the CONSERVATION,
and were drowned.
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THE LATE SOUTHERN CONvENTION-D0MES-
TIC POLICY OF THE SOUTH.

The acts of the great Commercial Conven.
ton which met at Memphis in June last,
are before the world, and it is now peril.
nent and important question-what will the
South do? From what do these grand
councils Of her statesmen spring! Are they
the offspring of few distempered brains,
who war against fancied wrongs9 Or are
they the silent workings of calm determin-
ed deliberations
We are not Of those who see dangers in
shadows, nor do we belong to those of the
other extreme, who sleep in ieigned security,
hugging the delusive phantom of hope while
ominous aud portentous workings are go.
ing on around us. The acts on the part Of
the South mean something or nothing, and
it is matter of national Importance to know
and understand them. The Southern States
wish to render themselves, commercially,
financially, and socially independent. This
is their language, and how voluminous with
meaning are the words "socialIy indepen-
dent" Have we us nation SO soon arrived
at that point, when it is found necessary for
one portion Of the Union to render itself so.
cially independent of the other? 1t is al
ready debated, how shall the bond Of broth
erhood most eliectually be severed Facts
are obstinate.
1t is not difficult to comprehend the causes
which have led to this desired social (the
first step towards the poiticaD severence Of
our Union. AS uncontrovertable as the
plainest truth in nature, is the fact that the
Southern movement can be traced directly y
to Northern freesoilism and abolitionism.
cts true, that during the entire session of
the convention, not harsh word was ut
tered against these northernisms. but this
fact does not at all lessen the truth Of the
above statement, but, on the contrary, rem
ders it more clear. Those who met at Mem.
phs, went there not to parade their grev-
ances before the world in idle words and
empty wrath, but their every act was stamp
ed with cool, calm determination; and every
decision Of the convention; was the result
of surprising unanimily. As an instance of
this determined spirit, we state the fact that
the Maryland delegation to the convention,
Aro"eedin9 as far as Louisville, Kentucky,
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sion de sante," or nrive hospital some miles


Why borrow yopr feelings by a descrip-
ton Of his sufferings! why attempt to de-
pict the unutterabte torture of body and
soul which followed his abstinence from the
bowl? why, or how, reveal the horrors
which made a d;mon.land of his couch,
and frenzied into desperation and violence
an imagination already vivid, eager, warm,
and comprehensive Behold him on the
bed young, brilliant, educated, refined and
sensitive, but Yesterday, or fortnight since,
with friends who esteemed him, mother
who loved him, a future full of hope, and
equal to his highest aspirations. To-day
draw aside the CURTAINS, and contemplate
the reck--a shattered maniac, raving in the
horrors of an anticipated shuddering'
at the terrors Of his sown disordered fancy
shrieking with the agony Of brain and heart
-convulsed in every limb and quivering in
every sinew, as the shadow gather round
and round him more gloomily, more strange
ly, hideously and slo@ly, and more blackly
The mother and The sister did come to
town; but not as they expected, to share his
joy, and witness the. position his genius had
achieved. They came to stand beside a
narrow pit, into which an uninscribed coffin
is being slowly lowered. 1t was his last
request in the lucid interval which preceded
death, that his names should perish with his
shame; and that neither monument nor re-
cord should preselye his memory. The
name have assighedhim is fictitious; there
fore his request is unyiolated by brief mar
ratve, as true as it stsad
Ills mother has siuce died; she withered
under the second blight, for her husband had
also been victim to the red plague Of in
toxicaton. Hope died within her heart, and
she died about twelye.month after her sons
death but not in England. In Palmero,
where | had gone to Spend the summer, un-
der the bright skies }or Sicily, and in the
home Of my wife, her daughter, another
secondary victim--one of those fifty inno'
cents who suffer for. every individual drunk
ards criminality-the spirit OF the mother
and the wife, outraged, desolated i'll each
capacity by the one foul Tyrant, flew up to
s.-tca - ~ t. lon~. t.
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New Store and New Goods !!
New Spring Goods.

TE1IIE Subscriber takes this method of returning
1 his grateful thanks /" his punctual customers
for their long continued patronage, and feels conf
dent from nine years experience IN the Mercantile
business, that he can offer inducements To his custo-
1ners that must secure continuance of their past
tavurS.
lie is now receiving and offering one of the
Most Desirable Stocks of Dry Goods
For the Summer Trade that he has ev,l yet offered
to the public AIS" on hand, fine Stock Of
Cutlery, EEsrd and Crockcry Ware,
And large and excellent variety Of
HATS, BOOTS AND SHOES,
or his own manufacture. us well as good supply
of Yankee work. A Good Stock Of Groceries,
consisting of
SUGAR, COFFEE, MoIAssES, SALT,
Bacon and Lard,
Which he will sell low for Cash. Also, supply o
Drugs and Medicines,
Such as Sweet, Castor. Train and Linsccd OIL,
White Lead, Window Glass and Putty, &C., &c.
NJ. w. CLARY.
May IS 5t Is
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Select Gale.
CARSON, THE DRUMKARD,
A STORY OF GENIUS IN RUINS.
Ell cHiRLES G. HAHVILLE.

Purchasing some wine one day in tavern
not far from Holhorn. London, my attention
was directed by the landlord to man who
lay or slept on one of the benches in front
Of the bar His sleep-if indeed that de-
served the name which appeared rather
lethsrgie torture Of the lacuties-was nearly
over; he put his feet to the ground, aud
arose painfully and dazzily into sitting
posture. He rested his elbows on his knees
and his head dropped forward on two white
slender hands, now trembling and impotent,
and stained with blood and mire.
He was indeed singular object, aud one
to arrest our deepest sympathies. His hair
IA fine dark brown, protuse and silky
was matted with the filth and straw of the
kennel out of which he had been lifted hy
the landlord at daybreak. His clothes,
though soed and torn, were still of excel
lent texture and one glance, the most hasty,
at the man, declared his position, and re-
vealed his misery. He was a gentleman, if
birth, education, social rank and high ability
confer the title. He was drunkard, and
Heil w dil the uiiseiy a'" wy '""''o" "t'
piled and cntailed by the fatal passion.
"God help him!' said the landlord, who
was a humane man, as landlords 60. God
help poor Mr.. Carson" He's been on
spree many time before; but this is his
longest and his worst, and ] fear it ii prove
his last
Hushw said I. He may overhear
you
"Not he," said the landlord" At least
he can't understand nothing now till he's
had his bitters Lord bless you! He's got
no tsought now but one, and that's for
drink there's only one word in the world
he could speak, and that's "gin," poor fel.
loww
looked at the unfortunate man; he sat
pressing his thin palms against his throb-
bing temples, and striving to moisten his
parcl,cti tongue sufficiently to call for drink.
The words ratified in bis th-6-. = cacga.
cd - ! ~a>s..o,; SO tic :e.., fI,e.':'
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THE EDGEFIELD ADVERTISER
IS PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY BY
W. F. DURISGE, Proprietor
ARTHUR sIMKINS, Editor.
T E r M S.

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monhs-and THREE DOLLARS if not paid before the
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~ limited at the time of subscribing, will be consd
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must invariably be accompanied with the cash or
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ADVERTISEMENTS will he conspicnousy inserted
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inserton and 81 cents for each subsequent insertion
When only published Monthly or Quarterly 81, per
square will be charged All Advertisements not
having the desired number of Insertions marked the
margin will be continued until forbid and charged
accordingly.
Those desiring to advertise by the year do so
liberal terms-t being distinctly understood that con-
tracts for yearly advertising confined to The mme-
diate, legitimate business of the firm or individual
contracting Transient Advertisements must be paid
fer in advance.
For announcing Candidate, Three Dollars, in
advance.
For Advertising Estrays Tolled. Two Dollars, to be
paid BY the Magistrate advertising.
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AN AMUSING INccIDENT.-The Journal

AN AMUSING lNccIDENr.-The Journal
of Commerce tells the following story:
One incident in the procession, titiing in
itself. occasioned good deal of amusement.
When Gen. Pierce had got as far up as tue
head of Wall street, his horse became res
tive, and came in collision with the animal
rode by General Sandtord. As the Presi.
dent wus riding with his hat in hand, the hat
received the brunt of the shock, and suffer-
ed severely, being badly stove in and inden-
ted. The General was too much engaged
to notice the catastrophe, and soon put on
hat in its unfortunate condition, and retain.
ed it in its place for about block, exciting
roars OF laughter among the boys.
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CAROLINA HOTEL.
EDGEFlELD G.. H.. S. G..

A ,s,u--O THIS ESTABLISHMENT for
11lsss1ta mcrly known rs the "SrAHS llo-
&sMste.ssG &lM1a!.ssG TEL" having been purchased and
opened III December last BY the Undersigned, he
would most resp ct'uly solicit his ricnls aud tic
pubic generally to give HIM a call, rs he feels con-
tiden, ,hat he can Il" well for them as could be
expected in place Ike this.
lis House is situated on Main Street, one block
South Of the Pubic Square, and convenient I" those
travelling the Plank Road Also. from Columbia,
Aiken and Gran. .tcv.ile His Steucs are convenient
to the House and always well supplied.
The House is sufficiently retired from the bust
ness part of the Town render it always quiet and
comfortable 50 that the weary trayccr may always
be sure Of good nights rest.
+. NJ. NICHOLAS.
Nav 1 If II
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uamC@Gea
Beautiful Daguerreotypes.

MIR. LEIGH would respectfully announce 10
WI tho Ladies and Gentlemen Of Edgctirld and
vicinity, that he is now ready to serve nil that may
b. dcsirous Of obtaining one or more Of his
UmrivaIled DaguerreOfypcs.
Mr.. l.. is prepared to take any of the different
STYLES of Pictures the Art is capable Of.
n Ladies Will find that black or dark dressing
will add much to the beauty Of the Picture.
MAY III II II
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70 $i'NF"l n. !" atrtA.z .!lt& DEGl !Dtuc
in almost all quarters Of Paris-even in the
quarters of the ltalians-but principally in
the rues Feaubourg, St. Martin, and Trans.
nonain. In the last mentioned secret So
ciety was in the habit of meeting. The
parties said to have been charged with the
attack on the Emperor at the Hippodrome
were about GO in number. They were,
however, closely watched by the police, and
were unable to execute their design.
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Why are six ring tailed monkeys, sus-
pending themselves from palm tree, pick
ing cocoanuts, more truthful than James, the
novelist! Because they depend for support,
not upon works of fiction but upon tales Of
real life.
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PLOT TO SEIZE THE EMPEROR OF FRANCE.
The rumored plot against Louis Napoleon
is confirmed. The Paris correspondent of
the London Times gives the following ac-
count of it:
The existence of plot of an extensive
kind is now placed beyond doubt. do
not we'll know what to believe about the
Oreanists and Legitimists, who were said
to be implicated in it, but the great majority
of the persons arrested, and who, it is said,
amount to over 800, belong to the Socialist
party. Some believe that there was more
than one plot, and that each party had its
own ulterior objects in view, but that its
immediate one was to seize on the person
Of the Emperor either at the Hippodrome,
where he was known to have gone on Tues
day, or during one of the excursions which
he 50 often makes in the streets of Paris or
its environs, without escort or guard of any
kind. The next thing the conspirators were
to have executed, after having disencumbered
themselves OF the Emperor, was to proceed
at once to the erection of barricades, to
sound tho tncsin, 80 sut.ulal la on;ziila-
Eyl,..s 4.
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Lime /!

oO BARRELS ROCK LIME, in fine order
CU just received, and for sale by
E. HODGES, AGENT.
Hamburg, July II, If 26
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SM1rn-Some fellows say, when Adam
got tired OF naming his numerous decen-
dants he sai! Let tho rest be named Smith.
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suicide--to protect the weak from the temp
tati0ns which beset them.
'I'is not alone the ignorant, the poor, the
miserable, who perish in the Dead Sea of
drink. Let the annals of literature, let the
records of each family, let your experience
AMI daily observation tell you who and what
are the men who most readily, most fatally
yield to this most damnable vice?
But exceed my commission; my busi-
ness WAS to complete sketch: fnd my.
self lecturiug OIL the rudments of light and
shade.
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the Plank ROAD, to the FORKS, was sulu lur
$1,000. The same tract brought last year
$4,000, another not far from it, doubled its
price in the same space of time, costing
originally $1,000, and realizing for its owner
the sum of S2,500, third, which was held
for a long period at $4,000 without a pur-
chaser, is now in possession of another ow-
ner, from whom it could not be bought for
$4,000, a tract in St. James Goosecreek,
purchased the same time for $500, recently
brought $4,000, four times the amount Of
purchase. Innumerable similar examples
might be cited where the parties are well
known, but it is unnecessary at present.
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TIE editor of the Woonsocket Patriot
makes merry over the mistake of an old
Shanghai hen of his, that has been setting"
for five weeks upon tro rounds stones and q
piece Of brick! Her anxiety is no greater
than ours to know what she will hatch. If
it proves brick yard--that hen is not for
sale"
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EFFECT OF PLANK ROADS.

A correspondent Of the Charleston Cou.
ricr thus speaks of the effect Of Plank
Roads recently constructed near that city
upon the value Of property:
The effect Of building substantial Plank
Roads, may be readily seen in the enhanced
value Of real estate in the immediate neigh.
borhood of our city. Lands have doubled,
and in many instances trebled their original
,..I,t..- * =. :-r 0t i,,..St.;e.h .'-A ,uaar
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.9OSE,P Als EN-,

- u = e. L Et "A u ~ f.
WILL be found at all times in his Office, at
w Edgeheld Court House, near the PLANrER'
HOTEL.
He will attend promptly and strictly to business
in his profession.
Nov Il If 5l
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SKETCH OF A Moderation,
decorum, and neatness distinguish the gen.
tleman; he is ell times affable, diffident and
studious to please. Intelligent and polite,
his behavior is pleasant and graceful. When
he enters the dwelling of an inferior, he en-
deavors to hide if possible the difference be-
tween their rank in life, ever willing to as
sist those around him, he is neither unkind
naughty ncr overbearing. In the mansion
Of the great, the correctness of his mind in
duces him to bend to etiquette, but not stoop
TO adulation; correct principle cautions him
to avoid the gambling table, inebriety, or
any other foihle that could occasion self
reproach. Pleased with pleasures Of re-
Election he rejoices to see the gaieties of
society and is fastidious upon no point of
little importance. Appear only to be a
gentleman, and its shadow will bring upon
you contempt; be a gentleman, and its hon.
ors will remain even after you are dead
Memphis Eagle.
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A novel funeral procession might have
been witnessed in Petersburg, Virginia, a
few days since. A negro drayman, having
been accidentally drowned, was escorted to
his last resting place by all the draymen of
the Cockade city. The horses he had driven
during his sojourn on earth, were led by the
groom Immediately behind the hearse, and
followed up by the principal mournerns
mounted on dray. These, in their turn
were succeeded ty something like one hun
dred drays, and drawn by two horses, max.
ing in all cavalcade nearly mile long.
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AgsNEEs PER- RIM,
A GENT for the Prosecution of Claims fu' Beun
"A ty Land. Revolutionary aad other Pensions.
Office at EdycIield c. H., S. G.
Feb % tt
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a SCENE OF POVERTY DRUNKENNESS,
STARVATION AND MIsERY.-Y esterday we
were invited by kind-hearted philanthro-
pist to visit Thatcher Court. We found
there small old wooden building, one story
under ground and one story and an attic
above ground. The basement story is d.
vided into three apartments, the first story
in four, and the attic into the same number.
In each of the rooms above ground, we
found family, all in miserable condition.
We visited family who occupied one of
the upper rooms. Here we found man,
his wife, and two children, lodged. This
little room, which is just about twice the
size of common bedStead, we found in
the most filthy state. The man and woman
were both drunk, aud have been so mos. Of
the time for the last three weeks. The bed
which accommodated the four was bundle
of rags in a most shocking condition. No
furniture, excepting the bed, of any kind
was to be seen, but we learned that the
family had right to cook in one OF the
basements-when they had anything to
cook-where they had a chair and part OF
a table. An empty bottle, which had con.
tanned spirits, was standing near the father
of this miserable family. The children had
no food during the day, and they said they
were starving. A little girl four years old
and little boy of two years were the un-
fortunate children Of this couple. Our CON-
panion kindly demonstrated with the burly,
hearty looking drunkard and his miserable
looking wife, but it did no good. They ap.
peared lost to shame and the willing victims
to their appetite. The oldest orthe children
was then taken to shop near by, and some
food purchased for her and her little brother.
She took the food home, and as soon as she
entered the house her father robbed his
starving children of the food thus given to
them aud ate it himsef-Boston Herald.
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Fer Tax Collector.
THOMAS B. REESE,
Derrick HOLSONBAKE,
A. K. ABLE,
THEOPHILUS DEAN
NJ. B. WI -r,
CHARLES "a
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How TO BE PROSPEROUS IN BUSINESS
In the first place make up your mind to ac-
complish whatever you undertake; decide
upon Some particular employment, and per-
severe in it. All difficulties are overcome
by diligence and assiduity.
BE no. afraid to work with your hands,
and diligently too. "A cat in gloves catch
no mice" He who remains in the mill
grinds, mt he who cometl and goeth.
Attend to your business; never trust to
another. "a pot that belongs to many
is ll.stitrd nd worse boiled"
B. frugal. "That which will not make a
pot will make pot iid." 8" Save the pence
and the pounds will take care OF themselves. J"
Be absemious. "Who dalnties love shall
beggars prove"
Rise early. "The sleeping fox catch no
poultry"
" Plow deep while sluggards sleep,
Ant you'll have corn to sell and keep"
Treat every one with respect and civility.
Everything is gained, and nothing lost by
courtesy" Good manners insure success.
Never anticipate wealth from any other
source than labor; especially never place
dependence upon becoming the possessor of
an inheritence. He who waits for dead
mems shoes, may have to go long time
barefoot. He who runs after shadow
has wearisome race"
Above all things never despair. God is
where he vas" He helps those who truly
trust in him.
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For Clerk.

TIIOS. G.. BACON.
L. 3. BOUKNlGIIT,
EDMUND PENN.
PiCKENS B. WEVER.
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CAM Did At ES.
For Sheriff.

yor Sheriff.
FELIX L. BODIE,
WM. QUATTLEBUM,
JULIUS DAY,
JAMES EDISON.
r. 5. KEY,
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DAVID EODIE.
JOHN w. SMITH,
Fl. y. WRIGHT,
w. F. DURlSOE,