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Our CORRESPONDENTS.

"HARpEn" has the egth article Of his series on the
first page.
"Dr. CLARK's letter." sent in by Mr. ABNEY, is not
only interesting but touching
ELpIs" has broached subject which is about TO
be pressed before the peope-we mean, the Maine
Liquor Law
CONE OF THE BOYS" gives running account OF
another fishing party had on Saturday last by our
young people.
nT.y.pAyER" we notice elsewhere more fully
"PIyEY WOODS" has been unavoidably excluded
this week.
WArcHMAN" is striking at we know not whom
perhaps only the wind. There may, however, be
much truth in what he says.
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trade in sprituous liquors. What is gained in one
way is lost in another.
But so far as it affects pccuniary interest, the sub
jcct is hardly worth noticing and alludc to it in
this respect chiefly to satisfy few who base their
objections upon the ground that a prohbitory law
would uriously affect these interests. 1t is in re-
spect to its moral bearing that the subject presents
itself in all its stupcndousness, and in this aspect
propose to Look at it in another number.
E;piS
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Court of Appeals.

ebted TO a friend for the following items
lr. of Appeals, now in Session at Co.
IS Of Importance are before their Honors
d Chancellors-and among them some
rict Of great interest.
IN will-case was argued on Friday last
N g. MoRAGNE against the will-Alessrs.
CARROLL, contra.
Of Errors was organized on Monday last;
upon the Bench. The question as to
,struc,ion of the Will of ALLEN ASDER-
argued on Monday and Tuesday. Messrs.
. SpASy for the limitation, Alessrs. BArs-
ROLL, contra. Other cases Of impor-
card, and others yet await discussion.
ill deliver their opinions on Monday next
4 eciled.
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Free School Teachers

WILL take notice. that no Scholars of the
w Fourth Glass will be paid for, for the pres
ent quartar. Teachers are again requested in making
out their accounts, to make three columns-iu the
first place the of parents; in the second the
number of children sent to School, and in the third
the number Of days; and to add up the figures in
the second and third columns correctly. The names
of the children are not wanted.
BY order Of the Board. r. 7. MINIS, Treas'r.
Nav | at u
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A Sovreign Remedy.

We publish this week the advertisement Of ia
cob's COrdial,' n celebrated cholera remedy. a Sa-
vannah paper, Of high responsibility, says that the
maker Of this Cordial is 10 be conesan, for the pre-
MUM of 100000 francs, soon 10 be offered by the
French institute TO the dscovercr Of the most perfect
remedy for Asiatic cholera. 1t has high rcpute in
Georgia, and is now manufactured at Savannah on a
large SCALE AS family medicine, it is said 10 be in.
valuable. Give it trial all round.
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As for " TAXPAYERS" fling at our last members of
The Legislature, it is uncaledlor and unkind Like
all such filings at individuals, will help those at whom
it is thrown far more than it will hurt them. The
and the spi,efu it is, the futile will
it always be- While it may pander 10 few jaundi-
ced minds it will but disgust every candid, unpreju
diced man.
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Fur THE ADVERTISER.
IMPRoMTU LINES INSCRIBED TO THE MISSES
OF The COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE.
While on their u

OF 1HE COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE,
While on their Day to the May Concert.
BY ONE WHO SAW THEM.
Pass on-pass on ye beautiful girls!
Keep measure with Time MS it rapidly whirls
For so happy again yc neer may be,
AS now while your hearts are high, bounding
and free.
Pass on-yea, pass on that your parents may gaze
On their treasures, all priceless--and list TO the
praise,
Tint shall fall from the lips of yon gathering
throns,
AS your notes shall peal forth in each farorite
song.
EDcErlELD C. H., May 5, 1854.
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house OF death that was. lie gnaslly acCs,
forms and stiiIened corpscs fit before me at times
yet. | can see the Summers, Lackey, Thomas,
Graham, Cobb, Robertson, Jones, Abney, Gcesman,
Cantllrcn, McEldrop, Houston. Lamb, Davis, Fort
ncr. Stuart, Tillman, Cogburn, Williams Hill, Pratt,
and many, many more, as one after another they
sunk before the destroyer. II you rccol!ect there
were twcny-s seven deaths in the Regiment in June,
and forty in July 47, at Pucbla. | can almost shed
tears when think Of the poor fcows-how they
would clasp my hand AMI looking into my face,
ask or try to read their fntcs-and then, when hope
was gonc the faltrrirg accents that spoke of far of
homes, Of mothers, fathers, sisters, or pcrclance of
wives Their fearful thanks and dying gratitude
or my poor services, do my heart good 10 this day.
How many poor fellows oukcd 10 me to save them
from the jaws Of death-God only knows how i'm
potent and how humlbled often frlt-Bu He does
know | laborcd hard and faithfully for them, and
did what was in my power to alleviate their suffer-
mss.
OF the thousand men who went forth, full of
life and hope aud bright anticratiuns, | sec by
my return for the month of October Al, that only
three hundred and iifty-fve remained in the RcgI-
mcnt. OF this number gone, it is true some had
been discharged and returned home but the rest
were already lying beneath the sandy plains OF Vera
Cruz around .Jalapa Prroc, in the vale of Tlas-
Gala, on the bloody fields Of Churubusco and around
the heights of Chapultcpcc. Their bones were lite
rally scattered all along the great road, from the
CITY of the True Cross 10 tic Halls Of the Monte
zumas.
But, friend \ nNEY, after all, we had many heart
stirring and Joyous time. What proud days when
We saw the Stars and Stripes float out over the bat
Elements of Vera Cruz San Juan dc Ulloa, and
Chapultepec, or when we marched into the great
Squares of Pucbla and the City Of Mexico; but the
proudcst and NEST joyful day remember, was the
morning that, with our torn banner and shattered
Regiment, we took up the line of march tor home
felt that our task was done-that our Scared he
rocs had won names that would be enrolled in his
tory. and cherished in the hearts Of their country
men. But cannot dilate on this subject ut present
May the sod rest lightly on our dead brethren;
and may God deal merciiuly and kindly with the
few who arc living
remain your friend, sincerely,
G. j. CLARK.
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IS Fifth Reader,3

We acknowledge the receipt of this newly issued
Southern school-book, from GEO. PARKS g. Co.,
Charleston. 1t is filled with beautiful selections of
poetry and prose from various standard authors. 1t
would be an admirable source from which TO procure
school exercises in eocuIion &c. We commend it TO
tur teachers valuable addition to their series Of
instruction books
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a Bold Move.

Mr.. SLrDELL, of Louisiana, has just adventured in
The Senate Of The United States, upon the bodes pro-
position of the day. and what is more, lie has made
a capital speech in defence Of It. The proposition is,
tina, the Committee on Foreign Relations be requested
to enquire into the expediencyof autorsing the Pres
den during any future of Congress, suspend
by proclamation, the neutrality laws as embodied and
set forth in several acts Of Congress.
The chief ground, upon which the Senator urges
the necessity of this extraordinary investment Of pow
er in our Chief Magistrate, is settled conviction,
that the Atlantic European Powers have resolved upon
tho Africaniza,un of Cuba. The definition Of this
term, as given by Mr.. SLIDELL is startling one. 1t
is q compound, says he Of emancipation coniisca-
ton, page murder, devastation and barbarism.' y
And such, in truth, would in all probability be The
train of errors which would follow in its wake. Look
at ST. Domingo.
In eIucda'ing the Toint, that English and French
diplomacy tends TO that consummaon, the speaker
exhibits large degree of skill and acu'eness, and
1--WE may add) makes his case q very probable one.
But we cannot agree that it is thorough ndisputa
ble Could it be placed beyond the shadow Of doubt,
should not find much difficulty las our feelings now
reer) IN sanclionng even the extraordinary measure
Of prevention which is here suggested. Any thing
say we before submitting TO the Afrcanization of
Cuba.
OF course our preference would be for direct lie.
claration, on the part Of our government, that this
nefarous scheme shall be stopped by the right arm Of
military power. But cannot any thing So hor:
rble in Mr.. SLIDELL's proposition to call forth
eIecrations. If Congress empower the President as
desired it will be threatening of hostili'ics. The
Governments, which menace the American Cont-
nent with this immense evil, will be fairly furewarn-
ed thereby; while the same lime the country will
have great assurance from the we'll known integrity
Of our President, that the power committed 10 him
will be exercised lightly, indecd until il shall
be mperatively called for by every consideration Of
necessity. Until this is done, all attempts upon Cuba
by the Lone Star" associations, any others, will
be as culpable as now they are. But the step once
taken, virtually in state of war, and private
expeditions properly sanclloned) may hasten our sue
cess so materially TO our Ultimate triumph
over any combination Of enemies.
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A nisannointrnnnt.

In our last paper we stated that The Cadets from
Charleston would make Edgefed one of the stopping
places on their present march. We did so on the au-
thorty of several prominent city papers whose
of information we regarded good. Fromthe subjoned
note it will be seen that they led into an error We
much obliged to Gen JONES for his Kindness and
consideration in making this correction. His note is
as follows:
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EDGEFIELD, S. C..
THURSDAY MAY H., 1854.

e5y" We are requested to state that the Second
Quarterly Conference Meeting for the Edgefeld Clr-
cult, will commence in this Village, on tomorrow
(Friday) evening at 7o'clock.
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MY DEAR RI observe in the "Adrcrtiscr" Of
the 4h inst, that you notice the march of the Cadets
of the Stale Military Academy, and say that it is in
tended to make Edgefed of the points in the
You have probably been misled by an unofficial pub
LEGATION in the Charleston Courier about month ago
The Cadets will take Edgeeld in their route, but
will return to Columbia from Greenville BY way of
Laurens and Newberry and thence to Charleston.
AS you suggest to the young men of EdgefeId the
proprety Of making arrangements for the reception of
the Cadets the object Of this note is correct your in
formation to the route Of march, and prevent un-
necessary preparations.
Very respectfully and truly yours, &C.,
JAMES JONES'
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The STEAMSHIP FALcoy.-The New York
Times states that the officers of the troops sent
to sea- in the Falcon protested against her use 4.
unseawurthy, and that Major Wyse, who refused
to 90 in her is now under arrest On Governors
island for disobcdicncc of orders. The Times
says:
He did nothing more than carry out hiS own
solemn conviction oftIe imminent hazard Of send
ing the sufferers by the San Francisco second
time to sea- in' such vessel lis the Falcon. His
commission may be in danger from court-mar-
ia but he certainly has The sympathies OF tho
public rIe.ransacion has all iRc appearance
of 4 sordid speculation nu the part of the steam
ship company, and an iIIronsidsred approval of
il hv the government"
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Incredible.

writer from our Japan squadron states that sim
gle one of our cruisers there is at daily expense Of
eight hundred dollars for coal alone. "Tul that TO
the marines, the sailors won't believe it."
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TELEGFArH Across THE ATLASTrc-CHARTEE
GGAyTED--CuMrANY OKGASIZED-.lhe last mail
from Newfoundland, brings intelligence of the
charter of a Company by the title Of The New
York, Newfoundland and London Telegraph
Company The ultimate object ofthc gentlemen
interested in this project is The establishment OF
asubmarine Telegraph to connect Newfoundland
with Ireland
The New York. Newfoundland and London
Telegraph Company have bought the lines al
ready erected by the Ncwfoundland Electric
Telegraph Company, and have their plans 50 far
ADVANCED us to believe that 81. Johns, Ncwfuund-
land, will be in ielegraphic communication with
all the cities in the Union by the end Of Scptem-
Der next.
Until the Ocean Telegraph is completed, we
hope that the various lines Of steamships between
here and England will ca! either at ST. Johns
or Trepasscy, newfoundland both going and
coming. for lhc purpose Of delivering aud recelv-
ing dispatches.
The gentlemen appointed by the charter as
directors are MrssrS. Peter Cooper, Moses Tai
lnr, Cyrus w. Field, Marshal o. Roberts, and
Chandler White, whose names alone are snlil-
cicn guaranty of the success OF the enterprise
The following are the officers of the Compa-
nv: Peter Cooper, President: Prof S. +. y.
Morse, Vice President; Moses Taylor, Treasurer;
Chandler White, Scc'y.
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FELINE CURIoslrY-The Rockingham (Va.)
Register gives the following account of 4 wonder
which stands pre-eminent among wonders:
MIR. John w. Lee, of Port Republic in this
county, has Il curiosity at his RESIDENCE, which is
certainly out of The ordinary course Of nature
1t is three kittens joined together by II ligamcnt
such as connects the Siamese twins together !!
The connecting cord is attached to the navel OF
each kitten. They are more than u fortnight old,
and are as lively and as risky as kitten usually
are The cat had two other kittens at the same
time, which had nothing unusual in their birth
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Our SAVINGS BANK.-Caing at the banking
house yesterday afternoon, 10 make depoSite of
n portion of the earnings of a domestic, we learnt,
on inquiry, that there was on deposit in the bank
nearly one million Of dollars. What glorious
institution, and what undying honor does it not
reflect upon The benevolent men who instituted
it.-COuricr.
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RELIGIOUS Notice.

The Members OF the Missionary and Book Fund
Board, Of the Edgcticld Baptist Association, are
requested to meet ut Mountain Creek Church, on
the Wednesday after the first Lords day in June
next, at O'Clock.
j. NJ. CElILEs, Chairman.
May II, 1851.
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WAR PREPARATIONS AT IIAvANA.-The Gov
ernor General of Cuba is preparing to defend
himself against the combined forces of the fill
busters and Creole Instructions. A letter from
Havana says:
"The artillery companies have been sent to
Moro Castle, and Guns have been mounted on
the different Notifications around Havana, and
the Governor has at last decided upon arming
1000 blacks. These troops are TO be ollicered
by whites, and the sergeanis are to be whites al
so. BY this Judge that the government cannot
rely upon the Spanish white population for ct-
fectual support, or it may be Il move to form a
Nucleus for black army to convert Cuba into an
African possession in case the government of
Spain cannot be maintained. Three regiments
are to come from Porto Rico, which, with the
1000 black troops, will raise the force here TO
$4,000"
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PROBABLY LosT-Thc Toronto Globe says;
"Seriuus apprehensons are entertained respect
ing the safety of Capt. CoIlinson, who went out
to Behring's Straits in company with Captain
Mcclure, to search for Sir John franklin.
Search is now being made for him as well us for
the long lost Sir John, both on the eastern and
western coast of North America. If Capt. Col
lnson be found soon, all the veSsele are to re-
turn if not, discretionary orders are given to
Captains Magnite and Mcclure to continue the
search for one year longer"
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The WEBSTER MoNuMENr.-The resolution
which passed the senate of Massachusetts OH
Saturday hast, ,appropriating ten thousand dollars
for the erection Of State monument to Daniel
Webster, came mp BY assignment in the house
Representatives on Thursday. The freesnilers
attacked it with their usual characteristics yiru-
lcnce, and went even to the tomb by the side of
the SEA to abuseard sander the iIInstrous dead.
The resolution was laid upon the table by almost
4 unanimous vote
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"DUEL.-A duel took place on Tuesday, be-
tween Mr. b. F. Washington, editor Of the
Times and Transcript and Mr.. A. e.. Washburn,
Of !he Aha California, in which, after five
shots, Mr.. Washburn was seriously wounded.
The circumstances, as briefly related by per-
ION who WAS on the spot, are rs follows: The
parties, accompanied by their seconds and sur
gcuns, repaired to The ground at an early hour,
bat were attended by SO many spectators that
the place Of meeting WAS changed, and the affair
finally came off 1T L spot near the Mission Dol
ores, and all was not arranged until about s, n.
NJ. The attending physicians were DR.. Wake
Brmrly, for Mr.. Washington, and Dr.. Williams,
uf Sacramento, for Mr.. Washburn. The wea-
pons were WeSson's rifles; distance, forty pa-
ces--to fire At the word. There were about
one hundred persons on the ground. The
seconds were Messrs. Benjamin Lippincolt and
George Wilkes, Tor Mr.. Washburn, and Alessrs.
Wake Briarly aud Philip 7. Herbert, for Mr..
Washington. At the first fire, Mr.. Washburn's
rifle went of in the air, and his antagonist low
cred his weapon without firing 1t was taken
By one of his seconds and disrhared. At the
second IRE Mr.. Washburn's ball struck tho
ground, some yards in advance Of his adversary,
and Mr.. Washington again lowered his rifle
without discharging it, owning to some mistake
in the word, At the third fire both missed. At
the fourth, Mr.. Wa-hburn's hat was shot from
his head and the fifth and last, Mr. Washburn
was shot under the shoulderblude, the Lall pas
sing along the back and shallering the right
shoulder severely Wcare informed the wound
is not mortal. The affair grew out of some re-
mrrks exchanged through the two Journals, of
which the principal parties were the editors"
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THE terrible TRAGEDY AT LYHcHBURG,
VIRGEA.-We stated yesterday, that Mr.. John
w. Lambeth had murdered his wife atIynch-
burg Virginia, on Saturday last, and then COM
mitted suicide. It appears he had been in bud
health for some time, and returned, about three
weeks ago, from Philadelphia, where he had
been in search of medical relief He was res
ident of Halifax county, Virginia. but with his
wife was on visit TO his mother at Lvnchburg
ut the time of the sad tragedy, The Virginian
says:
"On Saturday, while sitting with his wife, in
company with members of the family, without
warning or sign Of any character he seized her
and inflicted frightful cash upon her throat
with a pocke;-knife. She attempted TO escape,
but he rushed after her and succeeded in infilc-
ting two other cuts. She staggered out OF the
house and fell in the yard. His attention was
then arrested by the children of his brother DR..
Lambeth. and he made an attempt 10 seize them,
but was thwarcd bya negro woman, who threw
them over the paling. He then made at his un-
Gle, Mr.. Bingham, but, he escaping, the murder
Gus but unconscious maniac returned to the spot
where his wife lay and tore the bloody knife
across his own tliroat-falling and dying almost
instantly 1t is believed that while engaged in
the struggle with his wife he inflicted one or two
cuts upon his own throat. His mother to shield
his wife, received an accidental cash OH the hand.
"Dr. Murrcl was soon in attendance, and sue
ceeded in arrcsting the hemorrhagc from the
wound of the unfortunate wife, and restoring
consciousness for awhile during which time she
engaged in conversation, aud, true to the in
slincIs of the wife, exclaimed to the last, "Oh,
my dear husband But the loss of blood had
been so great before the doctors arrival that it
was impossible to save her, and she died in
three quarters of an hour"
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JOSEPH ABNEY.
T,rrcoxvt,,r Al, .tnr

JACKSONVILLE, Ala, aprll ~, lSof.
Ny DEAR ArSEY Il received this morning
yours of the 4lh inst, and hasten TO reply. am
truly glad to hear from you, and was also much in
tcrested and gra,icd by your sketch Of the Officers
Of the old Palmetto Regiment. Many Of my proud
est and dearest associations are connected with it,
AMI my heart warns towards any one who ever
belonged to it, and especially towards the brave and
gcn,Icmaniy Officers, with whom had the pleasure
to serve and To associatc-lIow much it would graf
ify me to meet with them all once more, around
some festive board, and rehearsc the long and for
ever Past! A thousand and thousand times
my mind rcvcrts to and runs over the past-over
Marches, Seiges, Battles, Bvouacs and encamp-
ments. The thousand brave men who answered
their counlry's call-whcre are they! And tho
brave hearts and strong arms that were marSha!ed
for Churubusco's bloody field Chapultepcc's
brslling hcights-whcre are they. Alas many
Of them-ncarly all-are the peaceful and silent
tenants Of the tomb.
Upon receiving your letter, ran over my old
Hospital Book, and Returns of Sick. Wounded,
10
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MANY persons complain of being pestercd by
bedbugs-it is easy to avoid the Inconvenience
On going to bed, strip off your Shirt and cover
Yourself from head to foot with boiled moasses.
Let every part of the body be thckIy covered
with it. On coming to bite you, the bugs will
stick fast in the molasses, and YOU can kill them
at leisure in the morning.
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An arrival at Charleston, South Carolina,
from Nassau, brings accounts of serious marine
disasters on and about the Bahamas During
two weeks, property estimated at from S6OO,OOO
to Sl,OO0,OOO, was wrecked. No mention is
made of the steamer Glasgow, or any craft re-
sembIing her.
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