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DIsTHEssiHG ArrAIr.-7Nree Persons
Frc='n.--Wc learn from Il source entitled
to credit, that during the recent severe
weather III Illinois, Il mother and two chill
drch were frozen to death under the most
distressing circumstances. \ man was dri-
wing between Chicago and Galcna with an
OK team, in which were his wife and two
small children. At night the storm came
upon them with its snow, wind and cold.
They could not build a;;firc, because the
ground being covered with snow, there was
no wood to be seen, and their distance from
any labitation prevented them from reach
ing hospitable shelter Before morning
the wife was frozen stiff aud, MS desperate
cxpe'licnt to save the lives of his chiltllan,
the man killed both his oxen, cut them
open took out the visccra, and placed the
freezing children in the cavities. But their
death was only delayed by this, as they
froze dead also. The man, leaving the dead
bodies of his wife and children OH the lone
prairie, succeeded in reaching house,
where he was kindly cared for.
ST. Louis Ncsus.
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THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
1bbcy;Le D;sfr;cf-H;fot;o,

w IlEREAS, Thomas Taylor has applied
W to me for Letters of Administration
OH all and singular the goods and chattels,
rights and credits of Joseph O'Bryant, late
of the District aforesaid, deceased:
These are, therefore. to cite and admonish oil
and singular. the kindred and creditors of tho
our next Ordinarvs Court for the said District,
to be holden ut Abbcvlllc Court House, on the
eighth day Of March next, to show cause, if
any, why the said administration should not
be granted.
Given under my hand and seal, this twentieth
day of February, in the year of our Lord
one Thousand eight hundred and fifty-fve,
and in the seyenty-ninth year of American
Independence.
w. HILL, o. n. D.
Feb. 20 40. 1t
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M "A as x ETS.

ABBENiLLE, March 1.-Cor1ox.-A copsid.
cradle number of bales has been broucbt into
our market the past week, which sold for price.
ranging from 81 to II cents per pound. Buy
ers are eager, ready and waiting
COLI M'lA, Feb. 27.-Prices of cotton
ranging from 81 to Il cents per pound.
CHARLESTON, Feb. oG-CorroS.-prices
from 53n9l
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District.-C;fafiou

IIOOCFfIC C2fQNON,
WHEREAS, W. a. Linbecker has ap-
piled 10 me for Letters of Admins
tra:oa Oh ;,I and singular the goods and chat.
t"!s, rights and credits Of Mrs Mary johnson,
late OF t!e District aforesaid, deceased
These are, therefore. to cite and admonish
all and singular the kindred and creditors of
said deceased, t" b" and appear before me, at
orr next Oriinary's C"ur; for the said District,
t" ,r holden nt Abhcvilc Court House, OH the
fourteenth day of March next, to show cause,
if any, why the s,il alminisl ration should not
b" granted.
Given under my hand and seal, this twenty
sixth day OF Feb, in the Year of our Lord
one ''";-,a'i eight hundred and fifty-five,
and III the vcn,y-ninth year of American
Independence.
WILLIAM IIlIL 0. Il. d.
March = 1850. AZ Wv
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/, ARRIVAL OF TIE BLACK WARRIOR
New ORLEANS, February 10, 1s55.-The
steamer Black Warrior arrived Yesterday,
with Havana dates of the 18th. Great
excitement prevailed on the island. New
militia companies had been formed, the
whole Island declared in staac Of siege,
and the ports bockadcd. ~ proclamation
had been issued ordering the enlistment of
all volunteers between the age of eighteen
and fifty years, capable of bearing arms.
A military commission had been created for
the Eastern district. The Telegraph is un-
der the control of Government.
.-"s Cuyol;n;1n.
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One Of the locomotives, on the Illinois
Railroad, went so fast the other day, that
she threw her driving wheels apart, and slid
into the depot on her axles. Progressive
people, those western engineers.
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COTSHGNEES.
The following persons have frcirht in N.

The following persons have freight in the
Depot at Abbevlle:-
IT Moore. L Perrin, J Gordan, r II Ward.
law, j J Barnett, j r NicCor,l ] w Thon'oa
IL Lawson, ID llughcy CT Haskell. D. T.
Wardlaw, III : Kerr, Christian d Deal. Cham
bers Il NJ. W Rodgers, II G. johnson. D ] .Ior.
dan. Enright d Starr, Horseback Norton. DR.
Branch, ) G. Dcbrull
ID. Il. SONDLEY. Ap't
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TIE CLOCK IN ST.. PAUL's, LONDON

3 THE CLOCK IN ST.. PAuL's, LoSDoS.-
A writer in the Foreign Qnarterly thus
describes the machinery of this great Lon
don clock: "The pendulum is fourteen
feet long, and the weight Of the end of it,
is hundred weight; the dial on the outside
is regulated by q smaller one within; the
length of tho minutc-hand on the exterior
dial is eight feet, and the weight of each,
seventy-fyeip pounds; the length Of the hour
figures, two feet two and a half inches.
The fine toned bell which strikes, is clearly
distinguisllable from every other bell in the
metropolis, and has been audible at the dis
tance of twenty miles. It.isabout ten feet
in diameter, andi is said to weigh about four
and a half tons. The bell is tollcd on tile
death of any member of the royal family, of
the Lord Mayor, Bishop Of. London, or the
Dean Of Cathedral The entireexpense, for
building the cathedfa was over a. million
and @ half pounds sterling 49,
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a lot of fellows went on deer hunt the
other day, in Arkansas, and in less than
three hours, captured five girls and woman
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THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,

-ibberHle DiStrict-L Equity.
J"ha ". Moore
rs Amended Petition to
Sarah. his wife,
I T appearing to my satisfaction, that John
Il N"samond and Sarah, his wife, defendants
in above ease, are absent without the limits Of
the State on motion of MCGOWAN and Perrin,
Pro Pet, ordered. that said defendants do ap-
pear. and plead, answer demnr 10 the said
Petition, within three months from this date,
or the same will be taken Pro Cnnfcsso against
them. W. III. PARKER, g. E. Il. d.
Commissioners Office,
Feb. 81. 1855. ~ Sm
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SrlcIDE.-Thc Grccnvillc Patriot Of the
2lst u';., says:
ut Is our painful duty to announce the
death Of Jabyz GiIbrc"th. lie shot him
self yesterday afternoon whilst alone in Il
room over his store. lie had, been going
about and attending to business Il few hours
before the melancholy circumstance occur
red. For some time past, Mr.. GiIbrcath
had been i'll bad health, and lis mind was
evidently affected. There was in. inquest
held over his body. We have not time to
state further particulars of this terrible deed
In all the relations of life, Mr. GiIbrea,h
was II most worthy and cstimaLe man, and
universally respected and esteemed. lie
left a letter, written five days before, giving
directions us to his family arranccments.v
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a Ll. persons having demands against the
IA Esta:" "f JOEL SMITH, deceased. are
requested /" present them promptly attested to
the undersigned, tn whom also those indebted
to the Estate arc requested to make payments.
a: NJ: SMITH, Ex,r.
}. NJ. PERRIN. hN 's'
March !, 1898. AZ If
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Administrators Notice

EltE Estate Of 4. =. Cater, deceased, will
a he settled i'll the Orlinary's Office, Alb
hrvi!lc district, on the first day of June, next.
MI persons ""nccr ed are hereby notified of
the same. and those due the Estate are required.
t" pay up soon. Those laving demands will
present them duly att ed, rs after said settle.
ment, tho A'!minisira = will pay no notice to,
such claias. WILLIAM A. GILES,
Administrators.
March |, 1850 i3 3m
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SAvASNAn RIVER VALLEY RA1LnoAp.
We congratulate the citizens Of Augusta,
on Tic prospect OF the building of this road.
he Convention rf Stockholders held at
Calhoun's Mills on the 22d instant, Gas we
learn from friend jnst rcturncI,) elected
J.. A. Calhoun, iI>l, President, and accept
cd the propositions made by the Dclcgc-
gates from this city, if they can be legally
'i"nc, Of which we think there is but little
doubt. We have received an outline TO
them. and will publish them in our next.
No citizen OF Augusta who has her inter
est at heart, can object to them; and from
what We can learn, DR.. Hill, the ONLY dele.
gate from this city i'll attendance, deserves
much credit for the manner in which nc
represented her interests III the Convention
HE course pursued hy him was firm anil
independent, and has secured additional
trends to AnGuSta.-C ChroHicr.
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Virus FROM a, CoRPsE. DIR Miller,
who attended Professor Mines during his
sickness, for the satisfaction Of the friends
Of the deceased, in order to convince them
of the nature.sof Mr.. Mines complaint,
dissected the body, and in doing SO, infict-
ed a smalfgash upon one of the fingers Of
his right hand,i AT the time it was disre.
,garded, but day or two afterwards: the arm
3besame very painful, and commenced SWELL
ing. Yesterday morning the symptoms
were so,alarming that .we understand, am
;pdtatiop of the limb wasdeemed necessary
iHorder to save life.- = Cincinnati Enquirer
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MARRIED,

At Greenwood, on the sth February. by Rev
Mr.. Cnulcy, Mr.. SAMUEL PERUVIAN and
Miss JOSApIlINE CHATHAM, MI of this Dis.
trict. LAO
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ASSOCIATION OF BANKS FOR TIE PRE-
VENrIoH OF Cur*TEKFEIrIHG.- annu-
ri meeting Of the Massachusetts Association
OF Bank' WIS held in Boston on tile 18th.
lhc object of this organization is, hy con
ccrtcd action and vigilance, 20 check and de-
feat, as far as possible, the operations of
countcretcrs. The Boston Traveller saws :
An interesting discussion took place rel
alive I" the danger to be apprcllrndrd from
the crysta!otypc process Of copying bills, in
which number OF prominent bank officers
took part. Specimens of bills copied bv
this process were exhibited that when ta-
ken carefully and by skiItu! workme:,, they
would be so accurate rs 10 deceive ,:nc per
SONS oat ui' ten.
a letter WAS read from VIM. Grubb
chief c:crk oft the foreign money department
oi the Suffolk Bank, Stating Tia. Sin,.. the
Association went into operation, tn. mum
Der Of coun'crtcits received at that I.,I, had
diminished one hall"
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WonK OF THE BLUE RIDGE RAILROAD


WoRK OF THE BLUE RIDGE RAILROAD
SuspENDED.-Tho annexed important piece
of information, says the Carolina Times, we
find in the Hco,Oee Is. C) Courier. 1t
will be seen that the old contractors-An-
son, Bangs e. Co.-havc took water, and a
new company has been formed in their stead.
The latter have been notified bv the Prcsi-
dent, Mr.. Gourdin that he will hot pay a
single dime under existing circumstances.
We have been pleased to form an ac-
Quaintancc with one of the members of the
new firm, Mr.. Bir,isall, who we regret very
much to find placed under force of cir
cumStances in the least disagrccablc re-
gar'ling him, as VIC do, Il perfect gentleman.
We await with some anxiety further diSclo-
surcs by the Couricr.
blue RIDGE RAILHoAp.--The Mcssrs.
est in the contract for builIin. This road to
the remaining mcmbcrs of the firm of An
son, Bangs e. Co, and notified Mr.. Gourlin,
President Of the road, of their intention 10
be no longer held responsible. The Presi-
dent, i'll reply, states his determination not
to pay singc dime, under existing circum-
stances, TO the new company, which is conf
posed of the remaining members Of The
old firm: The Mcssrs. Bangs have left the
State. The members Of the nc%compauv,
are supposed t" be MH*S:.:. Birt:all, Matl!er,
DiXhv alil Wheaton, SolHc OF whom arc in
Charleston, and others in New York.
We understand the Contractors have or
dcrc'l SUSPENSION Of the whole work. but
E.,,.
VIC are unable 10 say. We hope to be able
to give something more definite and salts
tnc:ory i'll u "fcw day. :.'--Hrowce Ccurier
TIE JOURNAL OF COMMERCE. SAYS
The letters by the Baltic Lave Il more
cheerful tone than the published accounts.
Several of the leading London Bankers
write that, i'll their opinion, commercial af-
fairs will show an Improvement which will
continue throu"hnnt the summer and au-
tumn, i'll spite Of the war. Tie mail brings
out liberal orders for American securities
and the English funds maintain Il rcnlarka-
bic buovanry, considering the state of roli!
ical affairs. We notice that large orders
have been received from the continent, and
particularly from France, for various arti-
!'cH VI ioIt'Sh ii'i'! !oi.'Hli' produce tllc
latter will hc readily filled, but the former
c%nnot be conveniently, owing to the ab-
scncc of Frcrch vessels. Why, the French
ship owners are not sllrcwd enough 10 see
the prol'rety O: scndn" ont FrcncI, ships
with their orders for Cuba nul;.SscS, when
! there is Il discriminating duty in their favor,
can be accounted for only OF, the surposition
that their range of vision is bounded bv
Martinique anil Guadalupe. In most other
countries the Government arc far behind
the merchants in their financial and CONNER
clal operations, but i'll France it is other
wise, for the Emperor has shown more lJ-
craty of views, and shrcwdncss of policy
III l'is financial arrangements, than the whole
! Chamber OF Commerce.
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IS W. ssss & s without eeapy, sas 3. |: oar Devil
laid when tbe Editor. came III. u. ,s.tt5; s.t5
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OFFICIAL


TREASURY DEPARTMENT, Jan. 3, 1855.
Notice IS hereby given to the holders of the fol
lowing described stocks Of the United States tina,
this department is prepared to purchase at any time
between the date hereof and the 1st March next,
portions of those stocks, amounting in the agvre-
gate to 81 900 0O0 in the manner and on the terms
hereinafter mentioned, to viii
In case Of any contingent competition, within the
amount stated, preference Will be given in the order
Of time in which said stocks may be offered The
certificate, duly assigned to the United States by
the parties who are 10 receive the amount thereof
must be transmitted 10 this department; upon the
receipt whereof price will be paid compounded Of
the following particulars:
L. The par value amount specified in each
certificate.
2. premium on the stock Of the loan authorize ed
by the act of July, 1916, redeemable November l2
1856 off, per cent; the stock of the loan al,
thOrzed by the act f1542, redeemabe 3lst Decem.
ber, 1862, of 10 per cent? the stock OF the loans
authorized by the acts of ls47 and ls4s and redeem
able, the former OH the 3lst December, 1867, and
the latter on Goth June 1858, of Is per cent; and
on the stock of the loan authorized by the act OF
lsjO, and redeemable on the 3lst December, 1854,
Commonly called the Texan indemnify six per
cent
g. Interest on the par Of each certificate from the
lst Of January, lo5 to the date of receipt and set
tlement at the Treasury, with the allowance Uor
the money to reach the owner OF one days interest
in rdditioi.
Payment for said stocks will be made in drafts of
the Treasurer of the United States, the assistant
treasurer at Boston, New York, or Philadelphia, as
the parties may direct.
But no certificate will be entitled TO the benefit of
this notice which shall rot be actually received at
the Treasury on before the said LIST day OF March
next.
JAMES GUTHRIE,
jan 4-dtMarl Secretary of Treasury
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quantities were used, the fat became vel
low and the flesh tasted fishy. He states
that when sheep were fed one ounce q
day, the fat was beautifully white, and
the fish light and easy Of digestion, and
gave general satisfaction to the consum.
ers. The experiments with bullocks
have been equally satisfactory. He feeds
the bullocks with oil mixed up with meal
and chaff; the pigs have it mixed with
dry meal; the sheep have split beans
soaked in oil. The commonest oil costs
in England about seventy-five cents Der
gallon. and the saving of expense is very
considerable. DR.. Pollock s'so SAWS that
the rdlief to broken.winded horse from
the administration of cod liver oil, is yery
soon perceptible. Whether these expert
ments are of any practical value to farm
ers in this country or not. they are IN
teresting, inasmuch as they show the i'm
portance of studying the application and
physiological action of different food and
oils in the animal system.-Country Gen
tleni0l
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DENTISTRY.

nR. MUNSoN respectfully cal public attention
IL 70 bis nsv, patent. and GREATLY
IdPROVED method OF SET ng Artificial j1szrssS
Teeth, With CONTINUOUS Guui-ths very SlsJIfY
PERFECTI0S OF iEART. ThisR:yis
Of Teeta hss the follow ADVANTAGES C7ar all others
viz: aRsiT STRENGTH, CLEANLINESS, CON-
FORT, AMI BEAUTY, 7ieias Sith Nstvrs In these
respscts, and SONS Others sxcelliDg. Publc inspsc
ton as respectfully solicited Please call aud $50
specipens.
CkGfrON-No othsr Dentist in the District OF
Columbia has . right to make this style Of Teeth.
". B. Teeth eonstitutiOnSi.y healthy, plugged
and warranted for lie.
O1ice ami house at No. 29s street, near the cor
nov Iy--sf
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The CLERGY.-"A Clergyman" Wi.
ting to the National Intelligencer, says !:
1.-The term Clergyman has q much
wider application now than formerly. In
your Issue of this morning, we are in
formed that in the Legislature of Massa-
chusetts there are five clergymen in the
Senate and seventeen in the House of
Representatives Can you tell us to
what denomination of Christians they
belong! Is single one of them . cler-
gyman of the Protestant Episcopal
Church2 Do you know q minister IN
that branch of the church that has seat
in the Legislature of any of our States !
We should not hold all responsible for
for the acts ofa few. Ii every State and
every Church would enact laws whereby
Ministers of the Gospel should be ex.
cluded from political stations, and con-
fine them to the duties of their calling, il
would be better for the cause Of religion
and their country
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The HOHEY-MooN SKAsoN.-The San
dusky Register affims that the "honey-
moon season" is raging some in its neigh
borhood, and publishes the following di-
agnosis of the affection " for the benefit
of those who may fall victims to its raw.
ages.
Second day-speechless ecstacy-bliss
impossible to be expressed.
Fifth day-bliss in the ascendant-sp-
petite begins to "look up"
Ninth day-lady eats her dinner with
out being kissed between every mouth
full.
Twelfth day-"Oh! you naughty
naughty boy" not said quite so fire.
quently. .a
Fifteenth dsy-gentlemen fancies a
walk sOlus-comes home and dicovers
his charmer in tears.
Sixteenth day-gentlemen and lady
have returned to the world of sighs, and
gentle chidings and promises " never to
go out alone in future" Are invisible
all day.
Eighteenth day-lady is presented
with magnificent breastpins; gentlemen
consults her about the details of their do.
mestic arrangements.