Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1854-01-11

is also intimately connected lth'CoiImerSe
and with all its powers and results, is'Pecu.
larly lis agent, aud has exerted a a.potential
influence in the development and extension
of modern trade, and is destined to work
still greater changes and more vest achieve
ments in behalf Of the Commerce of the
future.
Such being the fact, and railroads being
the necessity Of the age" we say-let them
be bull: wherever they can be with feasona.
BILE prospect Of success; but in railroads, as
in every other line of business. judgment
should be exercised, and rival lines on minor
routes should be avoided, at least until such
time as the wants of the community call for
an extension of travelling facilities. This
competition Of rival. lines will be one Of the
strongest objections to railroads, in the con:
struction and prosperous management OF
which united efortis = peculiarly necessary
gredient.-Cincinnat Railroad Record.
THE DUKE OF ALBA AND MIR. NEVILLE soULE.
We gea,her from NJ. Gaillardet's letter,
Of the lst inst, in yesterdays Courier dies
Etats Unis, that the Duke of Alba (the bro
thcr.inlaw of the French Empress) has
made the ancndc honorable to Mr.. Neville
Soulc, the son of our Minister to Spain, for
the inconsiderate remarks Of which he was
recently guilty at public ball in Madrid.
Various accounts have been given OF the
matter referred to but NJ. GaiIlaEdet's proba-
bly, the correct one. 1t appears from his
statement that the Duke Of Alba took it i'll
because Madame Soule wore n high.necked
dress, while all the ladies Of the Court OF
Spain wore dresses more or less dccolleHecs,
Qow in the neck and that he further re-
marked, See! There goes Margaret Of
Burgundy !" Just. at this moment, young
Neville Soulc passed by, and happening to
overhear the sighting allusiou to his mother,
Immediately sretorted by calling the Spanish
grandee bIackguard, (pollison.) In 4 mo-
ment there was a. great disturbance. Mr..
Soule, THE elder, Immediately carried of his
son; and the latter sent next day two friends
and eyewitness to the Duke Of Alba, with
instructions TO demand satisfaction either by
means Of arms or by written apology. AT
first, the Duke refused to consent to give re.
dress in either way, upon the plausible pre-.
text that his adversary was in reality urging
on political quarrel. But the story is now
that rublic opinion having been declared unan
imously against him. rs is not astonishing
in country removed for the clivalrous res.
poet which it has always paid TO beauty, the
Duke Alba has settled the matter by grace
fully apologisng for the offence complained
0i. Tor dong this, he deserves creuit'
NEW MATERIAL FOR PApER.-We have
lust examined several samples of paper made
of reeds or cane Of a species which grows in
great abundance in our Southern States
and also a sample made by the sane pro.
cess from white pine shavings. In such an
age of invention rs this ncrcdulity is not to
be tolerated therefore we submit with the
best possible grace even to the white pine.
The reed paper is quite promising article,
approaching in quality, under the second
experiment, to that on which the Sun is now
printing, both in color and texture. An
other sample composed of rags and reeds,
one.third oftle former and two.tilds ol lie
latter is quite fine article, and its value is
estimated by the makers equal to that from
rars worth II l-2 cents per pound. The
paper from pine shavings is designed for
wrapping or envelope paper; it was first
bleached and then colcred for that purpose,
and is valued at ID ID cents per pound also.
Paper has been made within a few years
past from several substances, and with vari.
Gus success. A small quantity made from
straw was recently worked in the regular
edition of daily paper in ncighborlng
city, and as the result Of an original expert
ment was considered quite encouraging
The effort now brought to our attention is
highly credible aud has the promise of entire
) success The gentlemen entitled TO the
credit Of it are B. A. Lavender, esq, and Alr
Henry Lowe, an analtcal chemist OF this
city. They have been experimenting for
some months upon the material employed
making finished sample of paper from time
to time, which we have occasionally seen
and the improvement is considerable. They
are sanguine that, with proper apparatus
paper can be manufactured Of reeds or wood
; rs the main staple, by their process, worth
l2 l.2 to le ccnts, and at n cost not ex'
; ceeding Id cents per per lb.-BaltImore
Sun.
CoUHTERrEIr BILLS os TIE BANK OF
, HAMnURG, SoUrn.C .CARoL1NA.-Mr j. j
, Blackwood, the Cashier, has shown us :
counterfeit $50 bill on the above Bank, ano
placed by the side of it a genuine bill OF tht
same denomination, so that we could per
ceiye the marked difference between them
The genuine bill has for its vignette loco
motive and train of cars, on the right hane
margin female figure holding cornucopia
on the the left, one holding scy,he ane
bundle of grain, representing the goddess
Ceres on each side Of the vignete, aud or
the lower corners of the Bill, the figures 50
large size.
This is the only plate for $50 bills eve
used by the Bank. The counterfeit bills il
rather longer and wider than the genuine
has as the vgnette a female figure, seated,
n sheaf of grain by her side, and implements
y of husbandry at her leet-a locomotive seer
e in the distance crossing stone bridge.
|, On each side of the vignette are tn
t figures SO, the letter L at the left han'
e corners, between them the word FIFTY il
d small ca pitfalls, and across the entire rlgh
Q hand margin of the bill the word FIFTY il
|, large letters. 1t bears date Jan. IL, 1853
Q nayable to w. S. COthran.