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FRIERsoN, one Of the " Daughters"
who in behalf of her sisters rose and in
clear and beautiful language presented
the Lodge with this best ofall Gods
gifts to man." The book was received
from her hands by d. ID. G. NJ, LING.
who with few appropriate remarks
placed it in the possession of p. G ?,
CurrISo, who rose and in behalf of his
brethren accepted the gift. IIc com.
mented at some length upon its appro.
prIatencss and beauty showed the
conformity of the Order with its les
sons OF Friendship, Love and Purity,
and closed by assuring the audience
and especially the fair donors that MS
Odd-Fcllows they were bound by and
would endeavor to abide by and carry
out into practice the pure aud holy
precepts taught in its sncrcd pages.
Another ode was sung and Il. g.,
w ~ liuNIER, ttlc oInlOT ol tnE OC-
casion, WAS introduced to tho meeting,
who, in speech Of great cloqucnce
and beauty, in which he ably vindica-
ted the practice and principles of the
Order, entertained the audience for
over an hour and closed amid the
hearty plaudits Of the asscmblage. The
procession then returned to the Lodge
room and dispersed without anything
occurring to marr the occasion. Mr..
HUSrER's speech was al able one, and
he has been requested to furnish the
Lodge with Il copy for publcatiun.-
We sure tha, We but express the
wish Of many out of the Order rs well
rs The Lodge, when we say that we
hope he will give his consent and per-
nit the publication of what, we think,
will do lllc Order great deal OF benefit.
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SOUTH CAROLINA.
In Equity Sumter District

~. l.. dtcs, et. al,
,vm. s,n.s,., s;; :, Al. Bill for Acct. SC.
IN pursuance Of all order in this case, I
i will offer at public sale on the first Mon
day in May next, between the hours of l
O'Clock "A. NJ, and 3, u. NJ, at The Court
House in The District and State aforesaid,
The lands particular below described. w.
ing IN Marengo county, in the State Of Ala
bnma. to wit: East half OF n f. quarter
OF section ~, IN township ii of Range
one East in The District Of ST. Stephens,
Alabama, containing 70. S6 IL 100 acres.
West half Of N. w. quarter OF same
township. range Sc, containing 70, sc I.2-
100 acres.
East half Of S. f. quarter Of fractional
section 81, III same township &c, contain
ing 50 acres.
North East quarter Of Fractional section
81. i'll same township Sc, containing
Isl &c. 100 acres.
S. w. subdivision No. 3, Of Fractional
section ]. in township Is OF Range one
West, in the district OF lands subject to sale
at ST. Stephens Ala, containing lUO,77..
100 acres.
E.s, half Of S. w. quarter of section o,
ing S0,22 l-2-I00 acres.
s. w. subdivision No 3, Of fractional
section !, in township l3 of range one
West. containing ll,77.l0U acres.
N. w. half quarter OF sections IL, in
township l3 Of range ono West, contain.
ing 50 acres,
Eas, half and N. w. quarter OF N. w.
quarter dissection No. 6. township l3, range
No. one East containing l2l,47-l0O.
5. W. quarter OF section No. 81, town
ship No. Ia. of range one East, contain
tanning l60 acres.
E,sl hall of N. f. quarter of section
No. |, township M. l:,, ni ranye No |,
West, containing 81 acres.
West half OF $. f.. quarter o section
No. 81, township No. Ia. ol range No. one
East. containing 50 acres.
w. halt of s. w. quarter, of section 81,
township ii, range No. one E.si. contain.
ing 79.e6-lU0 acres
West half and S. Il. quarter OF N. E
quarter oi section No. e, township No. l3,
OF range No. one East, containing 12l As.
100 acres.
West half OF N. w. quarter Of section
No. ), township No. l3, of range No. one
East, containing SO,SS-lOO acres.
N. E. quarter OF N. L. quarter of section
No. 6, township No. l3, Of range No. one
East, containing 40,49 00
TBRMS So much cash will he required
rs will pay the expenses OF The sale for The
balance the purchaser, unles he prefer 10
pay cash, to give bond with good surety
TO The Commissioner, payable IN two equal
annual instalments. with interest from the
day OF sale payable annually until the
whole is paid.
W. i. B. HAYNSWORTH,
Com'r Eq'y S. D.
Sumtervllc, Feb. 28, 1854.
Fen. 20, 1851. lS 81
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Election OF Electors.

We find the lnllnwIng concise and point :
ed letter in The C0rniininn, upon this in
tcrcstIng question, which is SO soon 10 be
discussed bc.oTc our people, and regarding
two OF The views prcScntc;! as lorcihc and
some what original. We irscr, the letter
entire into our columns. 1t is getting time
our people were being informed upon the
merits OF this question, as VIC understand
it will form one OF the principles involved
in the II, xt Congress
Mr.. EpIToR There are two surucs-
tons in regard to change IN the mode of
appointing Electors vi President and Vice
President, which seem TO me to carry
weight with them. but while make then,
wish to .disovow all sympathy with Mai.
Perry and his dcn,ago. ISM.
First: The constI ution provides that
each State shall appoint, in such manner
as the Legislature may direct, number o.
Electors. &c, &c. 10 the Legislature is
thus given thctpower of providing the
mole Of nppointIncnl-nut the power of
appointing. Now, it is maxim OF law and
ol common sense, that when trust is Civ
ell to devise mode OF doing anything, the
agent ca;lno, snpersedc the power and exc
cute the trust hluISclI a trustee To appoint
al agent cannot himself execute the trust
Tor which the agent is to be appointed. 1t
such trustee we're TO appoint himself, it
would he fraudulent and void. All that
ihc Legislature, therefore, can do is tu de-
wise mode Oi appointment. The Iemis
lalure Is not the constituency OF tie Eicc-
tors TO be appointed. The electors are to
derive their authority from some source to
be directed by the Legislature, not from The
Legislature itself. do not see that tins
ohjcctIon'lo the competency OF the i.cgis-
laturc can be ia!rly and honestly met or
that the present mode OF appointing Elcc-
tors IS other than usurpatIom Of power not
properly belonging to 1t.
Second In regard to the question who
OF right ought to be tho constituency o: the
Electoral College. 1t is very clear that
the appo nlncnt OF that body IS to he made
by the Slate, not by the Legislature lor
II It assumes 10 he the State, II is ii usurpa-
ton. Now, what is the State, as rccoy.
niZcd and established by the constitution OF
the United States The State OF Suut!l
Carolina is represented i'll the general gov
crnmcnt, in part, 10y its members to
the House of Representatives, and The
representation III lha, house is fixed by the
number OF her inhabitants, counting three.
iiiths OF the black poPu'aton. They con
stilntc the State as II stands in relation to
that branch oi the federal government con.
s:s''ng OF the House of Representatives
This political recognition oi who are cn
Titled 10 "a n hrn |, II Z D.
legislative department, would seem TO I'M
ply an c4u'tablc right Of representation it,
the other department, Che EyccUtive.) IN
maintaining just and uniform relation I,
the General Government in It's capacity o,
Slate. therefore think that there should
hc The same constituency for the Electors
that there is Tor the representation IN Con.
srcss, AMI can perceive no practical harm
III 1t, but on the contrary an ana.ngIca
hencsS, HARPER
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M x EYl Y " y 4 I,

MARRlED.--at The residence of /, Sey-
more, in the Fork Of Black River, on the
23lh inst, by the Rev. N. Graham, MIR
T. II. BAKER TO Miss MARTHA CHRIST
MAS.
MhRRIED'--At the residence of the
Rev. N. Graham, in tho afternoon Of the
2Sth inst, by the Rev. N. Graham, Alg't.
w. Il. WILDER Of Sumter, to Miss ELIZA
BETH McKowN Of Kershaw District.
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The Ca nAPbeIIs.

We refer our readers to the card Of this
old established and popular band of Min
atrels. They will perform in this place on
Friday and Saturday evenings next, and
we promise all, who hear them, a most de-
lightful and charming entertainment.
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Congressional Fnvors.

We return our thanks To our immediate
Representative in Congress, the Hon. W.
w. BoYcE, for bound copy of the Prcsi-
dents Message and accompanying docu-
ments, and also for other recent favors-
We acknowledge onr Indebtedness to Sen
ators EVANS and DOUGLAS for copies Of
their speeches recently delivered in the
Senate Of the United States.
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Fearful Fire mt Orumgcbnrg.

W. learn from ;..2 Charleston .ss,Ii,,,..
dnrd, that fire destroyed nine houses
in Orangeburg village on Tuesday
morning last.
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! EllD ST. CYnir

Welcome Miss ELLA! Your pcicc
came too late for ur outside. but rath-
er than not give our readers the bcnc
fit ofyour musing we have made room
for it on our inside page.
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To our Country Friends.

We call the attention Of all, and cspe-
cially ofour country readers, to the Ordi
dinance of the Town Council, regulating
several questions on the subject OF per
mits or tickets" TO he used by Slaves. See
the ordinance in another column.
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To COrrcs,,onnelcrpts.

We have received the :. Devils Eurlo
Iy," nnd hope with our friend thai he may
indeed be buried in ihc ruins of the =" Old
Sumter House" We hav'nt room for il,
in This issue, but will see what we can do
with il next week.
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ITEMS.

ANOTHER DUEL IN 'EoSpEcr-Y'hc
French Courier has letter from Nj. Gail.
lcrdat, who writes that Il journal of Cacn
has ioolishly published a communication
from one OF the SOILS OF the Marquis de
Turgot, the Frcuch Minister at Madrid, in
which he (,he sony Announces his dctcrm
inn'i"n ogo to Madrid and demand OF the
younger Sou!c rcpara,ion for the
wound received by the Marquis in
the mceting with Mr.. SuuIe. the cider
The wounded conbaiani. who is no.y re-
covered, will in all lhclihml prevent The
young man from engaging II h!S nconSr.i.
crate and Don Qu'xolic project.
Observation-Disclosures TAKEN Gy THE
FHEScH.--'Fhc most striking feature OF
the intelligence from An<;ra!i,. (Which IS
To tho I'd Novcnbcr,) and one lha, NAV
lead 10 very importan, results, is the an.
nounccmcn, that French Admiral, s:a-
toned i'll the Pacific, hls formerly taken
poSscssion Of the Island of New Caledonia,
i'll the name Of Napoleon the IlI--,hus
unexpectedly nIpplng in the bud the
schemes Of The English for converting this
island into a new convict sc;,lcmcn mt. Tia.
first intimatiou given to the Australians oI
this extraordinary proceeding was bv the
arrival Of a vessel chartered by the French
commander 10 obtain supplies for Louis
Napo!eon's new naval station.
On the 9Th ult, meeting nf bankers and
monlcd men took place in Paris, M. kGn.
igswater in the chair. 1t was decided at
ihe meeting that a mcmnoral should be
at once drawn up, and presented to The
Emperor, praying him to take into consd-
Grafton The great pecnniury interests en-
gagged in commercial and industrial under.
takngs in France, and throughout Europe,
and not to allow himself to be lightly en-.
gagged in the difficulties of distant war.
The Emperor, it is said, replied to the per.
sons who presented this Inemmurial, that
undoubtedly material interests possesscd
lncontcstble importance in his eyes, but
that he could never place them above NOR.
al interests, and that n question of honor
and national dignity must always weigl,
with him much more heavily in the scale
than any mere question OF money.
IMMENSE Flock OF PiGEoNs.-A pigeon
roost ten miles long by five broad, in Frank
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Est, of Capt. L. White decd.
FINAL NOTICE.

We again notify persons against whom
we hold claims due the late Capt. Leon
ard White that unless settled by 18th
March, the demands will be put IN suit.
+. J. g. NJ. MOSES.
February %. 1854 lS Il.
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Old Brass and CoDper

The Subscriber will pay l2-2 cents per
pound in cash for any quantity Of old Brass
or Copper, delivered at his shops, near The
Wilmington and Manchester Il. X. Depot
IN Sun,crvilc.
Il. J. COGHLAN.
February %, 1854 IL If.
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The VigiEamt Association.

hhS aS RhAhht tASSOCENQlOM.
This Association, about which SO
much has been said and written OF late.
was formed in Sumterville on the 25,h
January last. 1t now numbers, VIC
have been informed, some hundred and
fifty members and is accomplishing
wonders for our village. Before it
went into operations, you cot only
could not walk the streets at night
without being jos,lcd of of the side
walk by some rough dirty "Jarkic,"
but you could not find servant ut
homo when one WAS wanted. You
couldn't keep All egg, q chicken, vega
table or amy thing OF the kind, and you
couldn't find Il polite Industrious sober
negro in the village but now our ser
wants are at home and always in their
proper places. They begin to look
neat, sober, and contcntcd, and Il body
can trust them little beyond their
''lmycrs end" We occasionally. two,
get eggs for breakfast, and chickens
for dinner. So much then for what
it has done in SumlrrvIIc; and we
have heard, even. OF greater wonders
that it has done for our Country friends.
In fact, some have said that their pro.
pcrly has increased in value. at least,
twenty per cent.
Well done, then, as old Vulcan ;"
says for the Nigi!ant Association. Are
there no more who would like to jnin
this good measure The books are
still open and every honest fellow can
still have chance. "Walk up" as
"Onc Of the Host SAYS "to the
Captains office, sign yonr name, DAY
your dollar and stand ready for SER
vice" But, to be more in earnest, we
do hope that many more will come
70. ward and unite in this move. All
are deriving advantages from it and it
is but fair and right that all should par
ticipatc in the burdens. We have
heard some say That it is a touutry
movement and that the couutyy is the
party benefited and therefore the
country ought to carr, it out. Now
this is y mistaken notion. The county
Is indeed benefited, but the village is
benefited too, and tha. largely. What =?
Is it no advantage to the village TO en-.
JOY all the privileges we have before
enumerated? Is it nothing for us to
regain and maintain name of sobric
ty and morality? Is it nothing that
the public shall know tl.at this is n fit
place To have their children raised and
misunderstanding it is u desirable place
for men of property to bring their
families and servants TO reside And
Is 1t nothing that we should beget that
confidence in the public mind which
will warrant men of means in sending
nI;,s ,r1 ,,,;r. ,h; :
d,co ,h.,, :, .u.> ILL.,; ,
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Notice.

Tie Subscriber, wife of Hubert Croghan
Of Sum,ervi'c, Shop keeper, hereby gives
notice that h1 the expiration OF one innnth
from first publication of this advertisement,
1t is her intention 10 trade as "A sole trader.
MARY CROGlIAN
February %, 1854 Is If
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SrAIS.-Ihcrc has been coupd'etat
in Spain. On the 10th January n
council of ministers determined to
punish sundry refractory politicians,
and accordingly the following generals
were subjected to a decree of exile:
Manuel Concha to the Canarics; Jose
Concha late Captain. General of Cuba)
to the Canaries; lutantc to lvaca; and
Armero to Leon; and the whole lot
had to decamp the next day. BE.
sides these sixty of the parliamentary
opposition are to be exiIcd. Some
journalists also will be packed off,
And the following decrccs are resolved
upon: Suppression of the Senate;
Suppression of the Royal Council; Con.
stitutional Reform, Of course in the
sense of absolutism, Assembling of the
G. rtes. Changes in the Tariff are
spoken Of 1t remains to be seen
whether these hiyh-handed measures
can be carried.
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Samuel Jefords,
COMMISSION MERCHANT.

Office, North COMMERCIAL WHARF,
CHARLESTON, S. C.
REFERENCES
w. S. REDMOND, Esq. }
JAMES ROSE. Esd. Charleston.
MHssrs. RAVENEL T. co.
r MOllNEUN. jr, Esq, Savannah.
WIN REDMOND. Esq
Alessr>. LIHPlNCOTr g. PEARSON,
New York.
&. p. RELF, Esq. n,
Ii. SLOAN, ESq. r"'aue'Ph'a.
Mcssrs. BUTTS, PICKRELL g. CO,
Baltimore.
Feb. 20. l>5I. ls ".
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CharlcStOaa College.

The following Appointments were
made at the recent examination of the
senior class of his Institutions:
First Honor, with the Nalcdictury
Addrcss-Jo Ohm ID. Bruins.
Second Honor, with the Sa. .tatory
Address-William ii. Bailey.
First Appointment: Oralion-Chus
S. Dwight.
Second Appointment; Ora,ipn-WH
liam Gregg.
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The Rn;Iron,l..

For months past it has been apparent to
many calm observers, that the business of
railroad building in this country was going
forward on a scale of magni6cence which
could not long be continued without produce
ing an explosion. Even England, with great
er available capital, was compelled, a few
years ago, to hold up, in this matter of rail-
roads, having some unfinished, and abandon
ing multitude which had been projected. but
not fairly begun. 1t has been mystery to
some, where the money came from, to build
so many railroads in the United States. esue
cially when it is considered that many of them
were almost entirely destitute of stock sub
scriptons, except what We're furnished by the
contractors. The recent blow-up reveals the
origin of a part of the money, and millions
upon millions more have been drawn from
parties ell over the country, from the million
are down to the poor widow and orphan,
most of whom, it may be presumed, would
gladly have their money back, if they could
get it. This, however, in multitude of
cases, is out of the question. Some will lose
the whole Of their investinent-some part
while others have hit upon bonds that will do.
and will yield them liberal return.
The plentlfulness OF money, which has ex
listed for few years past until recent period.
has fostered the railroad delusion, both bv
increasing the amount of business and travel.
and by the facility with which money was
obtained upon the stock or bonds. as coilater-
al security, at the banks or elsewhere. For
considerable time they were as available as
any securities that could be offered. Con-
tractors, spectators, &C., were thus enabled
to build railroads almost without any capital.
A company being organized according to law.
the directors would contract for the construc-
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A PRODIGY IN ARIrHMETIc.-Therei is at
present attending the Hastings school, OAR
vel, IN Ayrshire, a girl, aged between eight
and nine years, who commenced the study of
arithmetic less than a twelyemonth ago. Such
are the powers of her memory, that she is now
able to calculate mentally, in very few mo-
ments, such questions as these-How many
seconds in 20, 80, 90, or 900 years How
many ounces in so, co. or 100 tons See can
multiply such line as 1894 los. lid. by 80,
56, or SO, as cleverly and correctly as any or
binary arithmetician would multiply by 4, 6,
or s. Counts in long division Simple and
compound), she divides by short division, or
in one line, by such figures as "a, Sc, u, 96,
&c., in eight or ten seconds. The first time
her teacher, Mr.. Tarbet, discovered her re-
markable Abilities was when she was show
ing him sums multiplied by numbers from IA
to 1880, which at first he thought she must
have worked out on the slate below, and then
transferred. He alleged as much, which she
would by no means admit. He then, to test
her, told her to multiply line Of pounds,
shilhngs, and pence, which he gave her, by
u. To his surprise, she multiplied it as fast
as any other person could have done by -
Yet this girl never learned the multiplication
table higher than u to II She can also add
up eight or ten lines of pounds, shillimgs, and
pence, by first adding the two lowest lines to-
gether, then the third lowest, and so on
When performing these calculations, eve-y
limb and feature seem arrest. One dav, late
ly, the teacher set the door open, and ordered
the children to be quiet as he was going to
give her the most difficult count she had ever
got. He then told her to walk out into the
garden and find out how many moments there
were in 900 year. She walked only about ten
yards, at an ordinary pace, when she told the
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oRoEs TER
BUSINESS DIRECTORY
Manufactures, ~ des, and Profess ons,

rhe following List representing one or two houses
each branch OF uade is submitted to the citizens
Worcester County, and the public gCneraly with the
fullest confidence that persons want Of he products
Of Worc Work Shops. the Merchandise Of Wor-
cester Stores in OF the branches here enumerated
will he able 10 supply themselves at short notice an
upon reasonable can be met with in Bosto
or elsewhere.
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SNTORCESTER MUTUAL FIRE M
Wv SURANCE COMPANY.
At the annual meeting of this Company, held Decem
Der II, 1885, the following officers were elected =
PresideRt-Anthony Chase,
TredSurer-Fred VIM. Paine.
Secretd3g-Charles NJ. Miles.
DIectorS-Ebenezer Turrey, Fitchburg,
Paul Within, Northbridge,
AmOry Holman, Bolton
Alanson Hamilton, w. Br0okfeld,
James S. Wordsworth, Worcester,
VIM. T. Mortified, sc
David Lee, Barre
David S. Messenger, Worcester.
The amount Of Risk, Dec. l, 1855 was $12,52T GA
he number Of Policies outstanding is 12,T10. The
ompany sustained, the past year. II PARTIAL and Is total
sses, amounting to Sll0ol 81 which have all been annie
bly, adjusted, and paid, with the exception of of
$50, which has not yet been demanded The net cash
nds of the Company Dec l. 1853 amounted $147 332
So which is invested in Bank Stock aud Mortgages on
eal Estate.
1t will be seen fromthe Ttoenty Ninth Anntal Report
the Old Worcester Mutual Fire Insurance Compa
" that it is decidedly for the interest of ALL who have
ropery located in the county Of Worcester and of such
ass is received by this Company to insure the
5their office.
They still adhere strictly to the policy which has ever
ec1red their marked success.
Their risks confined to the County of Worcester.
They insure only the safest class Of property
They employ no irresponsible agents.
They charge only such premiums, are adequate to the
six.
They make assessments, but refund on an average
lore than so per cent of the premium received.
The steady increase of business from year to year at
us Office Notwithstanding the formation Of other
onictng companies and the eXaggeratons and msrepre
ntations of their interested agents is sufficient proof
the SOundReSs of the principles, which this Company
aUe adopted and uniformly fotowed
ANTHONY CHASE, President.
CHARLES NJ. MILES, Secretary jniO d&wtf
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il)atehrs, Gloeks, &r.
YATCMEs, cLocKs = JEwELRY.

WATCHES, CLOCKS Il JEWELRY.
go A. l.. BURBANK & co., 2O5 Main street,
NT1M Worcester, have on hand, and offer for sale a
IT, 81 large, beautiful and well selected stock of Watch
GS. es Clocks Jewelry and Silver Ware consisting in
part of Gold and Silver English and Detached Lever and
Lepine Watches, warranted good Time Keepers; Fob
Vest and Long Gold Chains Gold Rings, Pins, and Ear,
Jewels; Gold and Silver Specaces, Thmbles and Pencils
Gold Pens, (warranted) with Gold and Silver Holders
Silver Plated Table, Tea Dessert and Salt Spoons FOrs
Soup and Cream Ladies; Butter Knives and many other
articles too numerous to mentions all Of which they viii
sell at the
VERY LOWEST PRICES, FOR CASH.
q Don't forget the place, 2O5 Main street, worces-
Ter, in the Bookstore with EnOs Dorr & Co. mis- diff