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Erysipelas, Salt Rheum
g. Scorbutic Hunors.

No remedy has over done so much for the
cure of diseases Of the Skin, what whatever
form they may assume, us this Ointment
No case of Salt Rhcum, Scnrvy, Sore Heads.
Scrofnla, or Erysipeas, can long Withstand
its influence. The inventor has travelled
over many parts of the globe, visiting the
principal hospitals, dispensing this Ointment.
giving advice as to its application, and has
thus been the means of restoring countless
numbers 10 health, ......
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Notioe.

Nothing will excuse suit agasnst all
persons who are indebted to me, as the
Eyecu,or T., OF A, Perry. but actual payment;
The collection Of the money Is urged by
The iegatees, and ] have no control in the
matter. M. CLINTON
Feb. 81, 1855. atf
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Piles and EistuIas.

These and other similar distressing COM
plants can b. eticctuaIly cured if the lint.
ment b. well rubbed in over the paris affect
ed, aud by othcrwis" following the printed
directions around each pot
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1t is the glory Of gratitude, that it de.
pends only on the good will. "If l have
a will to be grateful" says Seneca, am
so."
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JEW DAVID'S OR HEBREW PLAS-
TER IN NORTH CAROLINA


MesSrs. ScovrL &, MEAD: have been
troubled with the chronic rheumatism for
the last twelve years. On the lst of July,
l849, ! was so bad that | could not turn
myself in bed, and the pain so severe that
had not slept wink for six days. AT
this time my attending physician prescribed
the "Hebrew Plaster" and il acted like n
charm the pain left me, aud ] slept n orc
than half of the night, and in three days
was able to ride out. | consider the "LIr-
brew Plaster" the best remedy for all sorts
OF pains now in use.
G. w. MMINN.
Hendcrsonvl;e, N. c., Aug. l6, 1876
Beware of counterfrits and base imita-
tioGs
~ The genuine will in future have the
signature of E. Taylor on the steel plate
engraved label on the top of each box.
Purchasers are advised that n mean coun.
terfeit of this article is in existence.
The genuine is sold only by us, and by
our agents appointed throughout the South
aud no pediar is dlLOtoedt 10 sell IL. Deal
ers and purchasers generally are cautioned
against buying ofany but our regular agents,
otherwise they will be imposed upon with n
worthless article.
SCOVIL l. MEAD,
ll3 Chartres street, N. Orleans, Sole Gene.
raj Agents for the Southern States, to
whom all orders must invariably be ad-
dressed.
Jan 81 40 GIN
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The events Of youth are stamped in
the memory Of age, as primeval foot
marks made in clay are preserved in
stone.
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An old maid lately sneezad sixteen
false teetl, out into her plate while at
dinner. Colds are vexatious kind Of
things.
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hibe Common Pleas.
john Adams
ps Attachment

hAe Common Pleas.
''A' q ADAMS A,...,m.a,
Jonathan Mackey.
Whereas the plsisfifF DID on the l4ih
day OF October. ls; 8, file his deylaration.
against the defendant, VINO (asi Is said, > is
absent from, aud withoui the limits Of this
State, and has neither wife nor attorney
known within the same, npon whom a copy
OF the said declaration might be seSssd. Il
is therefere'ordered, that the said defcnda.lt
do appear and plead 10 the said declaration
on or befcre the 18Th day Of October, which
viii DO IN The year OF orr Lord, one thou
sand eight hundred and fffy-Hve, otherwise
ilnal and absolule judgment wililhen De
given and awarded against him. *
Il a. STEyyMAN, CLERK.
Clerks Office, I4th Oct. 1854. 4 81
Lancaster Bistricf:
= ostis a6-iytd Pr Pee $40
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c III + S T Il r.
Carriage FACTORY.

y
oKK2 The undersigned IN now pre-
E4f pared to manufacture, at his
A<----Ncw Establishment in Chester
vile, all kinds Of CARRIAGES adapted
10 our rough and billy country, and Of the
best Materials. lie would suggest, as al.
most eyeIy man in the up country Is moro
or less ju &c of tiulbcr, before you bny
or order a Carriage, no matter where, look
around and see what sort Of Lumber the
builder has and in what condition II is kept.
The Carriage Maker may Lie. Roast or
Biuster rs much as he plcases, but the grand
secret of carriage.making lies in The LuM-
BER. pile.
To bny a cheap Negro, Horse or Car.
riage, is to verify the old adage Penny
Dise and Pound df1oiish. Give ine price
for my work, and then IL IL Is not made
right, hold mc responsible.
ii IL were not for Paint, Putty and Glue,
What would we poor Carriage. slakers do I!
G. +. HOLST.
Chester, Jan. 81, 1856. 40 If
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ssssSSs gEs's!';$9S'EI gs!s';S$sS1' AZ
S2cT3"T SkS5sSSSSSs~
For the Complete Cure of Caughs,
Colds. Influenza. Asthma Bronchitis
Splitting of Blood, and all other lung
HAm nlainfr fan H.,

complaints tending to consumption
This preparation is getting into use all
over our County. The numerous letters
we receive from our various agents, infor-
ming us ofcurses effected In their immediate
neighborlioods, warrant us in saying it is one
OF the best, If no the rery best Cough Med-
cine now before the public. IL almost inpa-
rd6ty retieres and not unfre9usntiy cures the
rery DorSt case. When all other Cough
preparations have failed, this has relieved
the patient, as Druggists, dealers in
Medicines, and Physicians can testify.
Ask the Agent in your nearest town, what
has been his experience of the effects of this
medicine. IF he has been selling it for any
length of time he will tell you.
IT'S THE BEST MEDICINE EXTANT
Below we give few extacts from letters
we have received lately regarding the yir-
tues of :nis medicine.
DrS.Osin of Knoxville. Ga, savs:-Thare
been using yourL rLirer,oort and Tar rery e.rten.
strelyin my practice for three years past. and, II
as trih pleasure state my beliefm IT'S SUPERB
oRIrY ovsR ALL OTHER ARTICLES ioits tciich
nm acquainted, ,tor rhich IL is recomniencled.r ~
Messrs. Fitzgerald 81 Benners writing
from Wnyncsvile, NC. says" The Lirer-
,oort and Tar rs 6ecoming daily mare popu-
lar an his Country AND WE THINK JUsTLY
so Al rrho hare tried il speak in rommeM-
ddbIe terms fiji, re"y benefci0l in alternating
The comphainteG for ,cyich IL is recommended, :,
Our Agent in Pickcns District, s. &. Mr..
3. X. McFall, assures us "that he uses IL uith
great benefit in his own family, and recon-
mends it to his neighbors," lie gives an
instance OLA Negro woman, in his vicinity,
...l.- L
Lungs for years, attended with severe cough,
who was relieved by the Lserworth and Tar.
Such are. the good reports we hear of
this Medicine from all parts Of the South.
For report Of the surprising cures it has
performed in the Wcstern and Norhcrn and
Eastern States, we would invite the suffering
patient to read the pamphlet which accom-
panies each bottle. To all we say hare Hope
hare Hope,
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HOWARD ASSOCIATION.
PHILADELPHIA

PHILADELPHIA.
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT.
To all persons afflicted with Sexual disease,
such at Seminal Weakness, Impotence, Con
orrhea, elect, Syphilis, &c, &c.
The Howard Association of Philadelphia, in
view OF the awful destruction OF human fife and
health, caused by Sexual diseases, and the de-
ceptions which are practised upon the unlortu-
nate victims of such diseases by Qaucks, have
directed their consulting Sergeon, Us charita.
bic act worthy OF their namc, to give medical
advice gratis, TO all peIsoDs thus afflicted, (n!e
or iemalc,) who apply by letter, (post paid, }
with description OF their condition, (agc,
occupation, habits Of lie, &C., and in cases Of
extreme poverty aud sufedngto furnish med.
icines free of charge.
The Howard Association Is benevolent In.
stitution, established by special endowment, for
the relief Of the sick and distressed, afflicted
with "Virulent and Epidemic Diseases aud Its
funds can be used for no other purpose. Il has
now a surplus Of means, which the Directors
have voted 70 advertise the above notice. Its
needless TO add that the Association commands
the highest Medical skill Of tho ago.
Address, (post.paid,) DIR. Geo. X. Calhoun,
Consulting Surgeon, Howard Association, Phil
adelphia, Pa.
BY order of the Directors,
EZRA ID, HEARTwELI, President.
GEO. FAIRClIfLD, Secretary sr
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SOUTH Lowell FACTORY.
Joseph Clarke ~,

Is prepared 70 furnish at shortest notice. his
improved COTTON GINS, at $i.75 per Saw,
CASH Thrcshers, Fans, and c,liadrical Straw.
cutters, 70 ell who may need said machines.--
Tie following gentlcnie have patronizcd him.
syt can confidently be referred 70, viz: Capt. j.
IRm, Hanging Rock; r. T. Gregory, Taxa
NV lY. y. CpIp, Harrisburg; w. o. Cunning.
ham, Liberty Hill Capt ID b Perry Baayer
Creek: , Aq,mhinghsIe, } l. Robinson, DR.. II
i Crawford and Vim. Stevens, Lancaster @ IN.
lie l. also prepared 20 furnish and pat up 4
superior article Of Lightning rods at reduced
Pfices.
y IL To accord with tho "hard times- 4
have redueed my Gins % el rs pe-. s.w' '.,.l
other machines IN proportion. Being tSank.
fnl FOR past iasors, hopc by attention d. bust
ness snd desire 70 piease, i n.ey still be sas-
tained IN my profession
Z 20 sm J0sRPH CLARKE.
south Lowell Pacory, Lancsster DiIt. ysne is.
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Every sorrow we meet, is billow on
this worlds troublesome sea, which we
must cross to bear us nearer home.
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THE ST4TE lPsS0U7lH CsaROLIN1.
LANCASTER DIsrRICr.
In Hs Common Pleas.

LANCAsTER BisTRICf. -.
In Ms Common Pleas.
Wiiham s Par,luc, who Il In the custody CT
:he Sheriff. Of Lancaster Dist, by virtue Of wit
OF Cspias ad Sa,isiaeiendun, at the snit of Sarah
NJ Eaidge, having filed in my Office, together
with schedule on oath Of his estate and effects,
bis petition to the Court ofCommon Pleas pray.
ing that he may be admitted 20 the benefit Of
the Acts Of the General Assembly made for the
reliefof inscIyent debtors 10 Is ordered that
the said Sarah N E-tridge aud all other the cred.
ltors 70 whom tho said Vim s Par,iue Is IN any.
wise indebted, be, and they are hereby summon.
cd and have notice 70 appear before the said
day OF October ncxt 20 show casse II any
they can, why the prayer Of Che petition y
foresaid shoell not be granted. l29-8mI
Ofice Of Common Pleas, Lancaster Dist,
june ~, 1856 ,. A. sFgWMAH, CR'k.
Pre- Zee, 40
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: JOSEPH WHILDEN, =
DEALER IN g.
PAINTS, Oils and GLASS.
IS No. IN Hayne-Strcet.
CHARLESTON. S. C.

He keeps constantly for sale a general as
sortment Of PAINTsand Oils OF NIL kinds.
YARNIsHES, WINDOW GLASS and
SAsRikss, SITS. IURPENPlNE, Spi-
RiT GAS,GLUE and BRUSHES ofyarious
kinds.
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Both the Ointmpnt and Pills should he
nsnn In the fnllnminn cnsnS.

T** Sold AT THE MANUFACTURES of Prof.
HOLLOWAY, 80 Maiden Lane, New York,
and 2I4, STGAsD, London, and by all res
Pectable Druggists and Dealers Of Medi-
cines throughout the United States, and the
civilized world, in Pots aud Boxes, ut 20 cts
624 cents, and 81 90 each. .-
-" There is considerable saving by
taking the. larger sizes,
N.B.-Directions for the guidance of pa
tients in every disorder are affixed to each
Pot.
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NOTICE

NOTICE
DRY GOODS AND GROCERIES, so- ss,.
Grst ofJanpaFy. =
Jp. ssonEgY.
y New telsms snne % 90 r.
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AosBnnr AND MuRDRH.-Seusn Persons Killed.
The Gazette, published It Troy, (1o) relate. !
snockins tragedy, ssid TO have occurred in Monroe
eoan.y, IN that State. recently According to the
.1eses ssory-vhich reads - h Il mieht mot be
gentleman sold his farm for $4,000, deuod.
~ 'ne house with his family, and feet home
nes.. During his absence he stopped
1sa' mouse three miles from biz own. and
"n''e as'eep dreampt twice that bis f.m,,v v.,s
suppncaiing Tor help. He got up, dressed him.elf
ana 10 company with German st.rtad sor -. go
house. We let the Gazette tell the rs.r,, ., =.
own language ~ ~
The two ln short time came Ia ,he ho,. a..
which light was discovered. This uns.uos.,.,n ~
omen At that hour Of the night (it being sbout
o'clock confirmed the husband worst snsnic,ons
They approached the house, and looking thranob
window, saw i've men all surrounding fable
bus'ly engaged In counting and dividing the mo
ney which they had secured. The first impuIse Of
the enraged husband was TO give an alarm but the
German, who deserves unbounded appreciation tor
the very successful manner In which he managed
the affair, bade the man be SILENT He then nstruc.
ted him to go to the back door and knock upon
which the robbers would attempt to make their
escape out Of the one at which he 0hs German
The man accordingly made an alarm at the back
door, upon which the midnight robbers endeayor
ed to make their escape. Right manfully did the
German maintain his position, while with revol
yer he killed four OF the robbers and wounded the
fifth, who was afterwards secured Would that
this were the only bloody spectacle which presen.
ted itself at that dead hour Of the night The most
heart-rending part remains yet untold A wife
and two or three children had been butchered
and lay weltering In pools of blood.-The feelings
of husband and father can better be imagined
than described, as he beheld this horrid specta-
Gle.
The wounded man having been secured made
fu confession, In which he stated that an organiz-
ed band OF robbers was In this country, and that
the ringeader lived In Lincoln or Pike counties
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RIc b NJ 0 Nd, VA.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, MARCH IA 1855

CART. McCuLLocH's LITTER - Capt. Beni. Nc.
Culiough, renowned as the Texan ranger. publishes
Ia the National Intellgencer the letter he address
ed to the President, declining the appointment oi
Major OF Cavalry, which the President conferred
on him under the new bill authorizing an increase
OF the army. His reason for declining is that a.
he was the only person not In commission in the
regular army, who was appointed to an office un-
der the new bill, he could not consent to be placed
In thatposition, as II he were the only person. ou,
OF the regular army, who deserved the appoint
ment
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SANDWICH ISLANDS, CALIFORNIA, &c.-H II
Fields, Esq., bearer of dispatches from the Sand.
wich Islands, who came on In the steamer Illinois
has arrived In Washington. He states that therS
are no hopes Of annexation. the king and his ad.
visers are opposed TO it. While at Panama, Mr.
F. learned from the officers of British steamer
that the Decatur had arrived in safety at Valpara
SO. On her voyage the Illinois experienced very
heavy weathsr.
Mr.. +. reports that there is yet no Senator elect
ed In place OF Dr. Gwin, who still holds his 38 votes
The opponents of the Doctor refuse to adjourn the
legislature.
A more complete summary of the California
news will be found in another column
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ANOTHER ALLEGED EMBEzzLEME Consider.
able excitement was created in New York on
Saturday, by q report which was circulated on
Change, that defslcation had been discovered in
the funds of the Pacific Bank, corner of Broadway
and Grand street, and that the supposed guilty
party, book-keeper by the name of John B Ur-
N.Y. had sbsconded and left in the George Law,
last Monday, for California. The embezzlelnent Is
set down at Sla,6OO. The affair has created no
little sensation, as Urmy moved among the most
respectable circlea
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BOUNTY LAND. 60.

/ will prosecute claims against the Fede-
raj Government to BOUNTY LAND and PEN.
SIONS, on the most satisfsatory terms.
Under recent act of Cons soldiers who serv.
ed period of fourteen days IN any soay, since 1776
and If such soldiers be dead their widews or chill
dren are entitled to 160 acres of land Those who
have received less than $50 ac,es entitled to
much more al will make that quantity.
Having been engaged az clerk In the Pension
and Bounty Land Departm eut at Washington, for
nearly three years, have peculiar advantages for
prosecuting claims of the above description.
Communications by mail. Tcst paid, or at the 6ice
of Payne l. Mayo, ON 10th street, between Main and
Cary, will be attended to at once.
Any reference given that may be desired.
NH S-dkwSm ABEL U. MAYO.
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MISCELLANEOUS.
DIR. LEON GBLBARDT.


OGce on Broad 81, Coraer l0th, Rickmond,
Firginta,
FORMERLY Practitioner of Medicine
Il IN Poland, tEurope.l and for the last two year.
at S6s Broome street New York city, respectfully
offers his professional services
TO THOSE AFFLICTED WITH LONG
STANDING DISEASESl
He could present yea testimonials with real
names ana residence. from patients cured by him in
New lort, tmsny of which were pronounced incu-
Tshe,) not less from many of Richmond treated la
'ne his shert stay 10 the city. But the Drs opinion
THAT esers fadisidaal rgst be his o,r udoe; be
therefore prefers to LET FACTS spEAK ron rskM.
sELyEs!
Letters ssking advice, must be postpaid. and de.
scribe the disease in full frsnknets
ttte strong drfsk asto hia haf is redSp 10 peyisk
and ae'"e 'N' sso's naat be Of heary hearts;" prov
DR. LEON 6ELBARpTs "yEa aETaRIr
SNRu r" composed of Medicinal Herbs nre
pared under his care by Mr.. s. M. Zsebri..
and Brosd streets Richmond, Virginia This delisbt
ful Vegetable Syrup is recommended as certain re-
LET when cure seems to he impossiblel of all sueb
diseases Coughs. Colds, Asthma, Bropchitis
Nhooplpg Cough, for the affection of the Kidneys
and Bladder, ana ie 10 highly valuable for Female
Diseases generally. BY Childrens Sickness it proves
The desirable effect; il is very pleasant TO take
and t causes neither uneasiuess nor loss of appetite
Full directions are furnished on each bottle. TRY
II and Judge of the effect for yourselves Use IL ao
,ordia gly. aud the result will be CERTAIN CURE
Sold wholesale and retsi and sent to any part re-
CURED hy spplyins Ef by letter pospaid) to Mr. S.
N. ZACHRtss0N, Druggist, corner 10th and Broad
sta, Richmond, Va.
Psee of Dr. L. G.'s Vegetable Syrup, large bottle
Oue doilsr; small size, fifty cents.
o. None genuine without the signature of
Or. l.. Full prescription can be seen at the Drug
Store. fe l2-6m
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EXPLOSION AND Loss OF LIFE-In Wilmington
Del, on Saturday last, three buildings belonging
to Mr Garetsche's powder mill we're blown up,
instantly killing two workmen and fatally injurng
Two others. The explosion was terrific, and the
shock was felt for miles around.
Another and later account 10 that only one man,
named John Kane, was killed, and three others iu-
jured-two so severely not to be expected to re-
cover,
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FIRE IN PRINCETON. N. J.-Nassau Hall, in
Princeton, N. j., was entirely destroyed by fire last
Saturday night The students In the College lost
all their furniture, clothes, &c. The loss is es.ina
ted at $50 000 on which there is an insurance for
$4,000. The origin of the fire is not known
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REPORT CoRREcTED.-The officers of the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad have ascertained that the
reports relative to the recent fire at Newburg, on
that road, were greatly exaggerated. The total
loss will not exceed $1,000
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FIRE IN THE WooDs.-On Saturday last, an ex-
tensive fire was raging in the woods between
Miliville and Malaga, N. Y. Several hundred
acres of valuable timber had been burned over at
last accounts.
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Col. BENToN.-By a letter from Col. Benton to
his publishers learn that his recent misfortune
will delay the second volume of his works some six
months. He does not appear cast downabut On
the contrary says that he shall go to work and work
necessarily till his labors are completed
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DEATH OF CAsHIER.-John Mcknight Esq,
Cashier of the office of discount and deposit of the
Bank of Pennsylvania in Reading, Pa, died on the
9Th inst. He was the oldest Cashier in the State