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IS Sad OasualtY.W

UNDER this heading, something like it, the editor
OF the Lexington Telegraph pokes wonderful sight
of fun at US. His vein Of humor however iu very
sly and covert, that fear obtuse readers may
not be able to tell that he really ia joking. We there
fore beg leave 10 state that was our Daguerrcoyp.
only which was found in the Lexington sand God
forbid we should be found there, Of sll places
ear,hD We had presented our likeness to friend
who lost it by The way, and this is the substance Of
brother Tells" sad casualty. BY the bye, why did
yon allow your printer 10 put "causalisy" in your
caption instead of CASUALTY" Accidents will hap.
pen, ell!
p. S-Since the above was in the hands Of the
printer we observe that the "Carolna Times" has
reproduced the Teegraph's, stu emitting the half
expressed explanation of the matter which the coure
sy of the latter paper had dictated being proper AS
the Telegraph" gives it, the thing is poor attempt
at humur, which we regard not. As republished in
the Tines the narrative an uneeng fabrication;
and We confess considerable surprise that this paper
should have been so easily imposed upon. We take (f
granted that the elegant extract was not cued by the
editor We give him credit for nicer feelings.
Will the cdii0r of the Times please set the stupid
affair right! We care not straw, except that it
might work us some injury in places where no one
knew the explanation.
.Thc ezircme imperccphJilty Of our friends humor
IN This instance reminds gt good fciioW uhO used
10 Loast hai he could ioW The Clarinet soft that
yon couil' Mt hear IT," So WcriSc our humoriSt Of
i Pumpkn,owu" has so refined his wil hat il cunnOt
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Seusiio and Just.

Archbishop IlUGlIE:who has recently made the
Southern tour, preach sermon upon his return
home, in which he haoccason 10 refer to African
slavery MS i, exists in Cha. The reverend prclate be.
held The institution the in its worst FORM Could he
witness the improved d improving condition Of our
Southern slaves, we nbt very much whether he
would even regard the stem comparative evil"
From the sermon alludto, we quote few passages
to show its liberal and tghtened tenor:
While we all knowat this condition of slavery
is m evil, yet it is notI absolute and unmiigatrd
evil and even if it weanythng more than what it
is-a comparative evi-Iere is one thing certain: it
is infinitely better thane condition in which this
people would have beenad they not been seized To
crafty the avarice andPidity of the while man.
have taken pains to inqe of some who were trans
ported TO Cuba during last three years, whether
they wished to return tteir own country and they
invariably stated that Il did not. The simple rca-
son of this is that they protected there from per-
petual war--a war in vii mercy TO the conquered
is unknown, so that thpptive is killed the muncnt
he is seized, and it is Allegation of the penalty of
defeat when he is sold foreign bondage. have |
seen those masters imped with the conviction of
what they owed to thosreatnres, leaving nothing |
nndunc that kindness prompt, at the same time
that they provided for aeir spiritual and temporal
wants. didn't see anyy great difference between
the obligaiioEA of thoseIo own slaves, and those
who are masters Of hirervanis, or the parents of
children; The obligationcheH them all and it is in
this way they can use DOwer God has given them
for the express purpose which 1t has been given to
lhem for instruction, eple and correction
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A Barber Wanted.

TIE village Of Edgcfield prucaims to all barber
dom that she needs expert shaver and hairdresser
A neat, cleanly, obging, active and accomplished
"FrcAno" will find here good situation. Agenteel
cplored individual however would answer our pur-
pose-but he must be ucry gcntcel. We have had
enough of baL.smelling BARRIERS. Neither must he
take his grog too freely the overnight We can
not bear to have our faces and throats worked over
" trcmcuic munu," especially when that hand holds a
keen razor We invite the attention of all city bar
bcrs to this notice. and seriously ask our city exchanges
las f,vor) to copy if convenient. Ae'ter address
ed to either " Bon WHISPERS" or CHARLIE Nous
rAcr" a, this place will be taken out, whether post
paid or not, and receive n prompt reply.
aa Drs "a Of Virginia, PIERCE of Georgia,
and K,vANAuGm Of Kentucky are the ncw y-elected
Methodist bishops.
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G O NJ n U NICATION
FOR THE ADVERTISER,
CURRYTON ACADEMIES,

Mr.. EDITOR AS friend Of education generally
and more particularly having at heart the advance
mcnt Of School facilities in my own and ncghbor-
ing communities, allow me an expression through
your columns Of the satisfaction that enjoyed OH
two or three occasions recently, by attending the
exercises Of the pupils in the Curryton Academies
These Institutions, the plan of which was srg-
gcstcd to the intelligent and cntcrprsng citizens Of
that community but twelve month since, seemed
only to require such 10 be executed BY the ac-
tivy of directors and friends they have been placed
even thus early upon permanent basis. Under
the control Of Mr.. CmHIsrY, thorough and finished
Scholar, and gentleman qualified in every way
for the position he has been called to occupy, the
Institutions are fourshng almost without parallel
The success of the enterprise has already extended
beyond the expectations of the most sanguine. The
system introduced by Mr.. CnRIsrY for the internal
government and impartng of instruction. so far as
have observed, is particularly adapted to the pro-
posed ends, the thorough and systematic education
of the young placed under his care.
MIR. G. is assisted in the Female Department by |
his lady, for both of whom the pupils are all US one
in expressing the warmcst attachment. Mrs C. is
u lady. unusually intelligent and accomplished, to
esteem whom needs but acquaintance with her
qualities and merits.
In the Male Department the Assistant, Mr.. But
.En, is gentleman eInincny qualified rs u Scholar
md strict discplinarian. And since his services
lave been secured, he has given the most unquali-
led satisfaction.
The Musical Department is under the care of
'Ir. THEODORE SorcE, who is not only brilliant
erformer but possesses in high degree, the fcul-
y of inIparting TO his Scholars knowledge of the
hcory and correct execution.
The pupils in attendance number considerably
yer one hundred, some OF whom are from Louis- c
M, Alabama Georgia and Florida. learned that
number of applications had been refused from the $
ant Of convenient board. This difficulty is now t
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Escape of Aueustus g Prior.

WE learn from our Sheriff, that PRIOR, who was
sentenced to be hung on The 2Sth July next, escaped
from the Columbia Jail on Monday night last, Mr.
JONES had gone down on Monday for the purpose of
bringing the prisoner back to the Edgefeld Jail Upon
applying for him Tuesday morning, he was in
formed that the prisoner had broken Jail and fed 1t
seems that PRIOR and two others were in the second
story, and in the same room. BY some means mot
krown) they managed to prize aside ono of tho bars
of the prison window sufficiently to afford passage
for their bodies. With the assistance of blankets,
they lowered themselves to the ground, and left for
parts unknown
The two who fled with PRIOR, were CoorsR and
WooD, one imprisoned for perjury and the other under
q peace warrant.
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May IS, 1854.
ron TIE ADVERTISER.

EN.
Mr., EDITOR :-on the 22d day Of April in the
ycnr Of the Dcpositc 1854 and the year Of Light
9S94, lllustrious Brother a. G.. MAcxEY, VI. d..
Sovereign Grand Inspector General Of the 33d
Degree and Src'ry. General Of the Supreme Coun-
ell for the Southern Jurisdiction If the United
States, opened al Edgcfcld c. H., s. c., u Council
OF Royal and Select Masters consisting Of tho fol-
lowing Officers -
Rev. MILES PUcKEr, Thrice usirous G. NJ.
A. PERRIN, lllustrious Ilircn Of Tyre.
G. ID. TILLMAy, Principal Conductor Of the Work
j. A. WILLIAMS, Recorder.
W. +. DuRlsoE, Mastcr'of the Eschequcr.
j. NJ. Day, Captain Of tile Guards
G. L. REro, Steward.
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A very Acceptable Prasens.


WE received last week from our old friend J. 81.
MINIS, OF Cambridge, box of srawberrie. the like
Of which men seldom see They were very large,
very juicy and very ripe. Imagine dish Of them
=" all smolhered in crcnm." To Mrn NJ, whose kind.
ness caused this delcou, be forwarded 10 our
address, We return our warm acknowledgements To
show what can bo done among US in this line Of fruit
raising We append the note which accompanied the
box:
RrDGEwooD, May 18th 1854.
Mr.. EDIToR:-I send you few straw berries as a
present from Mrs. VI. raised in her garden from the
variety known rs Houey's Seeding.
know that the transportation by stage over twenty
miles, will mar their beauty much; but | hope YOU
VIII receive them in stale of preservation sufficient
to give you faint idea of their superior excellence in
the perfection Of freshness. have often rend and
heard OF strawberries measuring three inches in cir.
cumierence, hut never believed it., until measuring
The largest one We have found on our bed. And
- mrate dictu" it measured a 45) four inches and
fonr-iftIs.' Tell uncle SAN to beat that if he can.
vi course we have selected the largest and finest to
send you but the average of those left in the dish will
meas ure two inches in circumference Hoping they
will come safe TO hand
remain yours truly,
j. H. MINIS
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The Fishing Season.

May and June are the great months with US for
catching perch and trout. The mill ponds in the piney-
woods are the principal scencs of whatever fishing
exploits the season gives birth to. During the present
one various parties have been out, but with ndifler-
ent luck We have heard Of many red.bellies " as
biz rs your hand, and numerous trout weighing from
one 10 three pounds; but y inch perch and 10 pound
trout have been rather than usual The regu-
lar Walonians, however, despair not OF achieving
something signal before the close of the season. The
rod Of Col J. p. c. has not yet cast its shadow upon
the water After June Court, the big fish may prepare
to give i'm At present, the Col. has "otier fish to
frv
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HARPER.

NAPOLEON WANTS A DToEcE.-The Paris
correspondent of the Montreal Witness writes
rs follows: "The great question which occu-
pies at present the Court of France, is the di-
vo:ce of the emperor. lie no longer hopes to
have any children by lis present wife, and it is
said he thinks Of taking another. The report is
not official, but as it has appeared in several
licensed papers, the truth of it can scarcely be
questioned. Napoleon III is however, very
fond Of his wife, and the divorce will resemble
in every point that of his uncle and Josephine,
who We're, as you know, separated for the same
reason. Whether from this motive or any other,
the Empress Of the French is looking Very mel
ancholy. 1t is impossible to see her without
being struck by her expression Of sadness. As
to the Emperor, he appears constantly calm and
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Latin hicalitics,

WE give the followinecmens OF Latin punning
to our young students. ; puns are to be found in
the translation not in lFiginal. The first is said
to have been gotten up bme Oxford or Cambridge
man. The second is which old Gen. BULL, of
Abbevillc used to give he Wellington boys. Of
course the Latin has meaning But translate it
literally, with an eye to pun in English, and a
sentence may be made
l. " Tres miEics iJan,cre jurta COS calceos Aa
bcrc hOmincs mortuos."
.. &c. Mas cncurrH 1'escd contra mcum mrgn.m
nd -
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Chairman ofthe Central Committee.


TIE New York MEEr1sc.-Tbe New York
rue - National Democrat, in noticing the lato
ah,I,Nebraska IL; meeting held in the Park, says:
:, he great Abolition meeting at the Park, on
Saturday, was just what We predicted. 1t was
an omtnum gaiherum Of sin and spleen, blasphe-
my and fanalicisn, disappointed ambition, covert
treason, rank inhdclity, and disgusting dema-
gogucism.
THE administration has nothing to fear from
such source. No elements so ineongruous
can long hold together. No man of respecta-
bic pretcnsions to patriotism and religion can
remain long in such company And the more
mass OF political pulrefaclion like this disturbs
Itself, the more it exhibits its own repuIsiyo
nature and The more it disgusts all of good
TASTE that by accident, may have been seduced
into endorsing it"
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RIDGEwoop, Nav 18th 1854.
Geat this who canI

WE are indebted to Mrs. THOMAS LANnAn for Q
beet Of this season which measured fifteen inches in
circumference. 1t is enough for pretty good mess
We have heard Of larger but not so early in the sea-
son. This one was pulled up on the 22d inst, For this
latitude it is an unusually fine one. We thought there
Were some good beeis in our own garden, but Mrs.
LIS makes ours look Tiny. We are very much obliged
TO the ladies for having thought of US during the past
week-hope others will do likewise
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Dr.. a. q. geaeuo,s Drue.stora.

WE call especial attention 10 DR.. TEAoUE's adyer.
tsement 1t is decidedly the best original article Of
our present ssue-so distinct in its points, so full in
lis scope so varied in its Developments striking in
its tout ensemble" The Doctor keeps an excellent
drugstore, has great many delightful extras, and
manufactures delicious quality of SOFIA water
We cordially back his remark in regard to the little
book Of Miss HExr. Let Us all 60, for humunity's
sake, and buy at least volume apiece of her un.
pretending but nea, little work
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WE have received and placed upon our list Of e1-
changes paper bearing this title. 1t is published at
both its proprietor and editor. The Bicnve Tiu,esis
new paper, and, from the very sensible editorials of
the number before us, we judge it will prove very
interesting and useful paper. We wish our Western
all manner Of good luck in the high vo-
cniun lie Inns chosen.
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"The Southern anternrise.y

third paper for Greenvle village has just been
issued with this title. 1t is edited by WM P. PRICE,
and promises to be reflex of popular events" It's
motto is Equal Rights to ALL" We wish for Mr.
PRICE and his &" Enterprise" lucky and adventurous
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IS Tho Socro5 O;rcJa -

THIS is monthly spiritual work published in New
York and edited by Judge EDnoNDs and others. Its
the exponent of the Spiritual Rappers and Spiritual
lists generally. The terms OF the Sacred Circle
81 per annum, strictly in advance. Address PART.
RIDGE d. BRITrAN, 300 Broadway, New York.
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Gardening,

WHAT more delightful employment is there Than
gardening What. more peculiarly adapted to the
promotion Of health nnd happiness! What, more d.
rectly conducive TO comfortable dinners and delicious
desserts! OfcourHe We now mean kitchen gardening.
countrymans garden ia hiS vegetable market. The
city caterer rllsher al early dawn to long row Of
stalls, with basket in hand and cash in purse to buy
his duly mudicun Of peas, and bce,s. and potatoes.
The farmers wife walks ont into her garden, while
the dew drops arc gitcring like diamonds in the
morning sunlight and at her ease selects the best the
garden affords, all fresh and juicy and sweet Under
her own eye, tho various messes" carefully gath.
cred and nicely prepared for the cook; and a, meal
time The guide man and a. the barns" fare sumptu.
onsly on the best of natures delicaces and enough
in left for Cook and all her comrades in labor Com.
mend Inc TO the housewife who keeps nm abundnn,
garden The larder grra.es the pot, but the garden
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DEATH OF TIE MARQUIS OF AScLEsIA.-Ficld
Marshal the Marquis of Angcsia, the last Of the
great warriors Of Napoeon's zine, is dead. He
long enjoyed the reputation of being the FIRST
cavalry officer in Europe, and during the wars
of the Peninsula and ut Waterloo, where he held
the rank of second in command of the British
forces, he was ever in the thickest of the fight
He was Lord Lieutenant of Ireland during the
agitation for Catholic Emancipation. and in later
years has been Master General Of The Ordnance.
At Waterloo he lost Il leg, and ever afterwards
suffered at intervals acute agony from the wound.
At the time Of his death lie had reached the
patriarchal are of Sc
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The Richest Family In America.

correspondent of The Richmond lVhir ,ay. Of the
HAIRsToN family of Virginia, that they are rich in
negroes as follows:
sam. HAIRsTos owns l7O0-Mrs. r. HA1RsroS
owns l000-MAKsmALL HAInsTos owns 7eo-Roar.
HAIRsToS owns 950-IIAkDEs HAIRsToN owns 600
and GEORGE HAIRsroH OWNS 200 after having
given of TO his children some 700. Here u an agcrc.
gate Of nearly 600O negroes in the possession of one
family. Their landed property i, raid to- be valuable
in proportion. Their government of slaves is said TO
be at once humane and .nccessful The annual in.
Crease in the whole family is thought to be three or
four hundred The united wealth Of the H.lRsroy,
cannot fall far shurl Of $1,000, 900
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NEW WHEAr-We have just beer shown
sample OF wheat, which was harvested Yesterday
(lhursday) on the farm of Seaborn Jones,
near this city, which will compare favorably
with the best Gencsce. This is very early
=" Chronicle & Sentinel
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fy WE are indebted to Hon. P. S. Brooks for
Various Public Documents and several copies of the
" DAILY Globe, for which he will accept our thanks
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HIGHLY IMPORTANT FROM HAVANA,

| ..
: The steamship Crescent City, which reache,
this port from Newt Orleans via Havana vcsier
day afternoon, brought dates from that plac,
to the I4h inst.
The Havana papers, rs usual, are perfect,
barren OF political news, but private letters re-
celved by the Crescent City indicate that Cubf
Is now in the midst Of revolution between lh,
Spanish and Creole population.
The Crescent City brings the intelligence that
French squadron Of six vessels had arrived at
Havana, their object being unknown.
-->.e---
From MEXGco-roTAL ROUTE OF TIE REBELS.
The New York Tribune has adyices from Aca-
puIco to April 9th. Santa Anna is in full pos
session of the city, and has very probably cap
tured the fortress and brought The rebellion to
nm end. On The 18Th Of April the forces uf AL
rarez were completely routed on the favorable
military position Of the heights of C"quilo and
Peregrlno. The rebels We're entirely disIudgcd
and compelled TO beat Il precipitalc retreat. A
considerable number Of prisoners fell into the
hands OF the government troops. The leader,
Alvarez, secured his own safely by 4 scasonabIe
flight 10 Acapulco. Santa Anna dispatched Il
brigade Of cavalry in pursuit of the iugitives,
which succeeded in overhauling them on the 18th,
and after i skirmish completely defeated them.
On the saline day the party OF Abarco, consist
ing of 300 men, was broken up in Chamisyahua
can. aud their leader slain. His head, fixed on
pike, was sci up in his native district lis !; warn
ing to the traitors. Gen. Santa Anna continued |
his march upon Acapulco, arriving there on the
eth, and personally directed the military opera
tons against the castle in which the rebels had
taken their last refuge.
DISPERSION OF CAPT. Walkers BANDA
letter from San Diego states that Capt Walker
ana 10 OF his ilIIlbustcrs were about 10 abandon
their camp and start for Texas. They had bu-
lied 1000 pounds of powder, and destroyed all
heir spare arms.
ST. DoMISGo.-A lelttr ftom st. Domingo,
lated the 2Slh uIt, to the New York Herald,
ays:
News has just been received here, that can be
eIled on, that the Emperor Souluuque has
eady forty thousand men to march into the
dominican republic TO eXterninae the whites ,
md mulatloes. The Dominicans are making
ctive preparations To receive him but unforu. 6
alely, it is discovered that the balls purchased
Or their vessels of war are too large for the !
uns, besides they have no commanders but r
MS makes no difference, all these people care =,
bout in fighting is to get near enoug to crack i
10 liaytiens over the heads and on their shins. n
nd they are always victorious" r
GRACE Greenwood has taken to swcarinp. II
he said of an old mill which had gone to de-
y, the water having dried away in the stream
1t vast worth dam. S;
WHY is cigar like patent medicine Be. n
Use its no so unless pulled. "
WHY is four cent sugar like man that never :
rrenders Because its "clcar grit" and no.
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GRACE Greenwood has taken to swearing
She said Of an old mill which had gone to de-
cay, the water having dried away in the stream
1t vast worth dam.
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A HORRIBLE EXPLOSION occurred on n1A1onday,
between u and o'clock, at the Black Health
coalpits, Chesterfield county, Virginia, about
twelve miles from Richmond. These mines are
owned and worked by an English company.
About twenty persons were in the pit at the
time Of the explosion. Soon after the explosion
a superintendent descended and immediately
brought up IL body horribly mangled On a
second descent he reported that many bodies,
more or less distigured, were lying about; also
two mules and that there was certainty that
all in the mine at the time of tIle explosion were
dead. The bodies had nearly all been drawn
out on Tuesday evening. How this terrible en-
posion occurred none lived to tell; but shortly
before some miners had left the pit, and they
reported that they had not detected an unusual
quantity of gas.
OF the persons thus destroyed most of them
were white men of families and great sympathy
was felt for the widows and orphans Of those de-
stroycd,-Washing;on Sentinel.
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A SHEEP KILLER-A very large eagle was
shot in Sussex county, Va. Il few days ago on
the farm Of Mr.. Joseph T. Mason, Of Petersburg.
The express states that for some time this bird
had been playing sad havoc with Mr.. Masons
lambs, having killed seventeen in ALL No part
of the flesh of the lambs was eaten, but an in
cision was made into their throats and the blood
sucked from them until the animals were life
l,rc
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DISPERSION OF CAPT. WALKER's BANDA
letter from San Diego states that Capt Walker
and 10 Of his lIibustcrs were about TO abandon
their camp and start for Texas They had bu-
rled 1000 pounds of powder, and destroyed all
their spare arms.
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PROMISES made in time of affliction require
better memory than people commonly possess.
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WHY is cigar like i patent medicine? Be.
CAUSE its no so unless pulled.
WHY is four cent sugar like man that never
surrenders Because its "clear grit" and no.
thing else ''' ''''