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The Valley Railroad.

In our last issue we published the pro-
ceedings of a meeting held in the town of
Edgefeld, on the 2sd ultimo, to take into
consideration the proposed branch of the
Savannah Valley Railroad from Dons's to
Aiken, by Edgcfeld. We intended to have
accompanied the publication of the pro-
cecdngs of this meeting with few re-
marks Of our own, but from the press of
other matter were compelled to defer it to
the present issue.
Since then very pointed and sensible
article on the subject has appeared in the
Charleston Ne,os, which we herein re-pub-
lish, rs worth the attention of our readers.
The editor of the paper referred to very
warmly commends the cause, and urges
upon Charleston the duty of aiding it.
We are not in the habit of intrudinp
railroad articles of our own manufacture
upon the market, because, partly, we have
never been so fortunate as to feel able to en-
force our precepts by very convincing ex-
amples; or, more literally, to draw forth
long purse ourselves when we ask Others to
do SO. And, again, we are ever conscious
OF the existence of many around US whose
more thorough acquaintance with the sub
ject, BELTS them to be much better apostles
OF the cause than ourselves. Nevertheless
we venture occasionally an opinion, aud Of
fer it at its simple worth.
bgives us great satisfaction to sec that
onr neigbbors Of EdgefeId have the pros
'pect Of SO favorable railroad connection.
We must congratulate them upon their
good prospects Of once more catching up
with the age and getting back into tho
world. It always affords MS great pleasure
to see any portion of our State blessed with
railroad facilities. Bnt the peculiar. advan-
|tages which the Savannah Valley Railroad
10 likely:to afford to one Of the richest sec
tions Of .otr State. is, in our opinion, = Dc.
cpEaf canss for oongratulation to every one s.
who Wishes we'll 70 the. statss We ino,w. !.
Of no section Of South Cafoiins nheeets. !.
railroad is more needed than il the Y.llay
( the Savannah River, and We know B, q ,no
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Commencement Speakers.

We mentioned, last week, one of the
side dishes that might be expected at the
annual festival in Erskine College. We
might have stated that the Alumni Address
is to be delivered by Robert A. Fair, ESQ.,,
OF Abbcville,S S. c., from whom much is ex-
pected; and we undertake to say there
will be no disappointment.
1t is our privilege now also to announce
that Gen. Samuel MCGOWAN, likewise of
Abbeville, the Athens of Carolina, has
been invited to deliver the Anniversary Ad-
dress before the Literary Societies, and that
he has accepted. This is capital selec-
ton. The General refused to give us the
$4,000, last winter, but if it was to do over
again he would probably vote right. No
doubt he would have done it then, but for
the fear that when the floodgate was lifted
it would be hard to get it down again. Be
this as it may, we know that he has always
been friend and advocate of Erskine, and
he may expect greeting on Commence
ment day that will 'do him good.' Being
lawyer of the first eminence, and a gen,
tlenan of we'll known literary tastes and
habits, and withal one of the finest speak.
ers we have ever heard, zoe will expect
something rich from our Anniversary Ora.
tor.-Due West Telescope.
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Presbyterial Minutes.

The editor of the Laurensville Herald
requests us to say that the Minutes of the
last meeting of the Presbytery will be ready
by the goth instant, and that those designed
for the churches in Abbevile District will be
left with Rev. Mr.. HoYr and r. II. WARD
LAW, Esq, at this place.
The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1855-05-18

FEMALE Hosp1TAL-The New York cor
respondent Of the Charleston Courier rays:
DR.: J. Marion Sims, formerly of your State,
is fast earning the title Of a philanthropist.
After years of toilsome struggles, heShas at
last established hospital for the diseases
peculiar to females, in Madison Avenue. vt
is now open for patients, and receives tie
encouragement Of our best people. An
application is made to the Common Coun-'
Gil for donotion of s24oo, supported by
such endorsements as the names of Peter
Cooper, James Boorman, and others.
The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1855-05-18

RICHEST MAN IN The INDIANA PEv1rEs-
TIARY.-Ripley Circuit Court, last week,
sentenced Mr.. Muir to the pcnitentiary for
two years, for forging note of 500. Mr..
Muir is probably the richest man in Ripley
county, Indiana. 1t is supposed his prop
erty is worth near 100000. It has been
his strife to be rich, and now he will have
the honor of Dragging of being the richest
man in the pcnitentiary. Won't that be
something of which to be proud2
Indiana Sentinel.
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A Long Adieu.

Srcn are the words which close the long
and interesting letter of ben LANE" on the
preceding page; and very sorry are we to
hear them. Nevertheless if he will allow
his corporeality to follow the adventuresome
wanderings of his soul, we hope both may
come out unscathed. We are not informed
as regards his dcstintion.
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Answer to Enigma.

We have received several answers to the
little enigma in last weeks issue. The one
below was the first, and is correct. We re-
commend trial of Miss al. Fl. BIS" skill
upon the poetical puzzle in another place.
She will agree with us, we think, that that
one "is hard to solve" -
Mr.. Press: The following is the answer
to your miscellaneous enigma: Cat, Home,
Can't, Sin, Pan: the whole, THOMAS G..
PERRIN. Not hard to solve. L. II. B.
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lMroRrANT TO School TEAcHERs.-A
case has just been decided at a special term
OF inc Supreme Court that watch belong
ing to and used by school teacher. is ex-
omP!t property, and cannot be reached by o.
receiver under Judges order on proceed
ing supplementary to execution. judge.
Cow'es held that the watch of school
teacher comes within the law, and is as nec-
essary for him in his occupation as the
hammer Of a mechanic is to the latter. and
allowing the watch to be but of an ordina-
rly expensive kind, that it is exempt from
execution.
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ESCAPED FROM JA1L.-From the Athens
V'a') Watchmnn we learn that Thomas
Uunnels, who was imprisoned for killing his
wife, and very nearly killing his daughter
John Eppes, for numbering his father
and Jesse NJ. Garner, for selling a hired
horse escaped from the Jail in Watkinsville-
on the night of the 4th instant. The Sher.
1T offers a reward of two hundred dollars
for the arrest Of the two first or half that
amount for either one. The other man
(Garner) there is no reward for.
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The Eastern War.

ACCOUNTS from Europe, since our last,
contain little Of Importance except that the
allies have opened their batteries upon Se-
bastopol IN earnest. There is now, it seems,
no prospect ofpeace until one or the other
"conqucrs a peace" We shall probably
hear by the next arrival from that quarter
OF some grand or humiliating results.
The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1855-05-18

HuNG.-The Pickens Courier, of last
Saturday, says: "The negro boy Jerry,
who had been condemned to be hung for
violating the person Of married lady, was
executed OH yesterday about o'clock. He
is said to have met his fate with the same
unconcern with which he had lived. There
was large crowd in town during the day,
who witnessed the execution.n
The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1855-05-18

AWFUL CAsUALTY.--On Wednesday
night, at the plantation Of Mr.. benjamin.
Motley, in the ninth district of this county
negro house caught fire, and four negro
children persisted in the flames. All efforts
to save them proved unavailing. No one
saw the children even in the house at the
time. 1t appears that the elder negroes
were engaged at the crib in shclling corn,
and had left fire burning in the house.
Columbus (Ga.) ENQUIRER.
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METHODIST MISSIONARY Soc1ETY-The
appropriations made for the ensuing year
oy the Board of Managers Of the Mission
ary. Society of the NJ. e. Church South, at
sne,s recent meeting in Nashville, amounted
70 @loo'ooo. Of this sum $4,000 are
appropriated to carry on the mission in Chi
ha' and about the same amount in Califor-
MA l. was determined to establish Misc
s,onary post at Santa Fe, New Mexico !;
a'so' one in New Grenada and Central
America; About 100000 was appropfis
ated to the missions among slaves.
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FUNNY CASE OF RoDBEnY.-Our read
ers will remember that we gave day or
two ago, on the authority of the Lexington
Telegraph, paragraph to the effect that
Col. Barr had been nearly robbed and mur-
dered between Columbia and Lexington, or
at least had been stopped by two men on
the road. These same men, whose inoffen-
sive and laudable occupation is declared to
be that of painters, have written letter to
the Columbia Times, setting the matter in
rather ludicrous light. It appears from
their statement that they had killed snake
in the road with revolver, and espying
rabbit by the side of the road, they were
preparing to serve him in the same way
1t was in this position of affairs that COL
B. came up, and, thinking an assault was
intended him, he cried out "there were more
behind He was now about eighty yards
distant, (and never was any nearer,) and
the "robbers," thinking he meant more rab-
bits, turned their heads to look for them,
when the rider clapped spurs to his horse
and rode off.-Charleston STANDARD. 10,
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Counterfeit 500 bills on the Hamburg
Bank are afioat. A fellow lately purchased
q horse from gentleman in Georgia at
S75, paid him one of those bills, and
received $25 in good change.
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ONE OF the largest distilleries in Scotland,
the Leith distillery, where 100000 gallons
OF whiskey used annually to be made, has
just been converted into a -four mill.
The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1855-05-18

The setamer Alton, with two thousand
bales of cotton, has been burnt on the Yazoo
river y"
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q A clergyman was hung in efigy at La
grange Tenn, last week, for selling poor
mans note at auction.
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DURING the last three months, 4,645 pas.
aengers arrived at San Francisco, against
11,760 in the same period of 1854.
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Exchange Notices.

if'N w ARi iEitLf--lne AprIl num-
Der of this work contains papers under
the following heads :-BENr oN's Thirty
Years in the Senate; LOUIS XIV; The Chief
Justices of the United States; RusK1N's
Architectural Works; The Russo-Tmkish
Compaign; Principles Of Art; Ruth Hall :;
American Education; Observations OH the
History of Virginia; Applications of Chem
istry; and Critical Notices. These are all
interesting subjects, and from the ability
which usually characterizes the pages of
the Quarterly, we judge this number Is an
exceedingly entertaining one. We wish
the Southern Quarterly long life, extended
usefulness, and merited prosperity. C. Nor
TIMER, Publisher Charleston.
The ScnooLFELLow.-This little repre-
sentative Of juvenile literature very grace
fully displays his treasures for May. The
SchooLfellow is monthly of forty pages,
(octavo,) filled with entertaining and instruc-
tive stories, and so forth, for school children.
Edited by VIC. RICHARDS, ESQ., formerly
Of Charleston, and published by J. S. DICK
ERsoN, New York, at one dollar year. We
have no doubt it would be- worth twice that
to any family of children. The editor of:
fers to give copy of the SchooJtellow as
long as it exists, together with NIL the back
volumes, (six in number) handsomely bound,
to any one who will give a reasonable
answer to the following puzzle -
Sir Hilary charged at Agincourt
Sooth twas an awful dayl
Although On that old age Of sport
The ruffiers of the camp and court
Had little time to pray:
'Tis said Sir Hilary uttered there
Two syllables by way of prayer
My first to NIL the brave and proud
Who see to-morrows sun
Ny merit with her cold and quiet cloud
To those who find their dewy sllroud
Before to-day's be done:
And both together to all blue eyes
That weep when warrior nobly dies.
MADISON MEssEEoEh-The promise of
Messrs. FILDEs & BAREFOOT to establish a
paper at. Madison G. H, Fla, under the
above title, has been resolved into reality,
and we are IN receipt Of the first number.
It is very creditable sheet, and we have
no doubt will meet success. The price is
two dollars.
MONTGOMERY MAIL-As soon as we
heard that this paper was presided over by
the inimitable author of "Simon Suggs,''
we despatched messenger to press it into
reciprocity treaty" with us. The result
was as desired, and we have the Nail, brim
full of the life and spirit of that interest
ing quartersof our "great country
The CHARLESTON. SrANDARD.-Last
mentined, but not least welcome, of our re-
cent acquaintances, is the Charleston Staa-
dard. We find it most excellent news-
paper-evincing, in a high degree, the talent,
industry and fine taste of its conductors.
We are under many obligations to the
Charleston press generally, for its daily and
tri.weekly issues.
CHRoNIcLE AND SEsTINEL-Thn paper.
published at,Augista, Ga, is offered for sale.
l. has been doing fne business for several
years, andto any 6ns who has taste for
Georgia Wing politics, it will BE- = splendid
jnyestnasnk -
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The English are discovering that it is
impossible to carry on cheap war, and
the taxes are beginning to press upon the
nation. The London Times, rejecting up
on the thirty millions of pounds a year,
which the war now costs, says, that, in order
to pay for one soldier at the seat of war, or
one horse, or to supply Lancaster gun for
half an hour, they must pay what would
maintain four or FIVE families in comfort,
keep. up good parish school, provide an
active Clergyman for neglected district, or
DO some other good work, that may be,
will never now be done. As there is now
no prospect of apeace, new expenses must
.be incurred to carry on the war successfully.
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- 5l4AHRlENys. z, - E..7s
gIn Msdisdp village Fla, oEs Sunday the 29th
snlE, by Roy. ID. ). Aud, me- sFREDERICKR
and Mlss YlBIIyDA o. cdaiipH Hter "a
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ABBEVILLE @. n.
rhlDA1, MAY 18, 1855.
Our Agents.

Our Agents.
WILLIAM Hill and JOHN McBRYDE.
Esqs, are our agents. Any orders left with
them will be attended to.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-06-22
SALE OF LAND IN LOUISA.
III RSEAST IN n do o,r, m ?
VALUABLE ESTATE FOX SALE N GU
PEPEE COUNTY

UDURSUAST 10 decree OF the Circuit Corr cf rsrr.
IL quer, pronounced on the 18th OF April ISIS IN ia
cases Of Barbour, &c. Barbour &c the univrs,oi
Commissioners appointed by the sad Court 70. tie ,ur.
premises to expose nt public auction tire hi hot bid.
der the estate in the proceedings mentioned c5cd Tier.
WOOD, near Brandy Station. in Culpcper County rrL
lately the residence OF John = Barbour decd
MS tract OF land contains about 1907 acrCs with IN on.
ccent Mansion House mud the usua! ou uiCir. az Is
altogether one OF the desirable ard vsusi .frs
In Upper Virginia. For comparative /. :iiry Of soil and
beauty and desirabcness Of Location it cannot well he
passed seldom indeed, that such place cci.. -o
market In Virginia The Orange AID Aexundr;s Rpirnrd
passes through the lard and furnishes corvcisu;
adjacent thereto. Ills estate Is located in the MICS, Of q,
OF the best country reghborhoods in the Stale w.rn
three quarters OF mil. Of Brandy Station" r" ~.
IL daily mall North and South and having an E,..so
and Methodist Chu.ch IL the immediate Vicinity
he farm 10 well wat"red by running streams aud con-
tans between 500 and COO acres In wood IT.. cp.n .i
Is well adapted 10 grass and the usuGl srer croy all
the WOODLAND mus bG ultimately valuable from IL. prCS
Unity TO the Railroad Station.
The terms OF srlc provided in tie decree r.. ir.
The purcla' ct land TO pay down per cer,u: IL
cash. I" purchase money ana Tor lesidUe crcot "a :x.
cute bonds with approved securities payable IN tour cGu!
annual nssImrnts with interest thereon psvl L ANIMAL.
Is, counting from the day Of sale.
Subsequent notice viii be give; OF the sale OF The vo.
and oth"r personal property authorized in Ike by
said decree
Either OF the undersigned will take pleasure ii any ,i,
in contributing such information may be desired yom
the subject.
S. Berlin, manager, residing the premises will rc.-
dy to show the premises TO those vino may call 'ly
purpose. GEORGE G. THOMPRuN.
JOHN y. BARBOUR. JE.
Commissioners.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-06-22
VALUABLE LIME STONE LAND FOR SALE
Ely QE VIRGINIA

IN THE VALLEY OF VIRGINIA.
I'm purUupce of the last will and Of Henry g.
Il Lnns horpc deceased the undersigned executors OF
the said deceent will the 9Th day of August, 1853 III
fair not tho next fair day. on the premises se' AZ
beautiful cs,a,e known Cloverdse, lying in the county
Of Bo,etourt the southwestern McAdamzed turnpike
hoad leading from Big Lick, in the county OF Rosa2ke 70
Buchanan about miles South west of Fncase and 0tE
In tour miles OF Ronsacs Depot ON the Virginia and len
nessee Rail Road.
b. recen, survey tho .rac. contains 1863 acres-l0O
acres oil which cleared and paroned into eishtheds
In compact FORM well enclosed, and in good condition
sbou 100 timothy and orchard grass the re-
rsnaer suncomnony fertile and having been tor the
last ;r years, DdCr luicous systeG OF nage, ~ eS
ceedngv uxlr,ant in I'LL its productions The crop oil
wheat ROW srs@.ug the farm, Is regarded by all who
SCENT a. among the best If not the best crop IN the
SLATE and the sC tot lime formatio) is well adapt
becco
NE improvements consist of a dwelling house contain.
~ .ea ICONS Wit. Ire places, besides library store
tous aC coa:ao!ious b.ick barn, stable sufficiently
70, :" ho;se1 shop work house, comfortable
y1oS ara tobacco houses nearly new, of capacity for
Hcasin curing and packing Of 20 0CO pounds of obsc.
e. "ei-srHd"d tuTUpke road has been constructed
ne premises 10 bons"c Depot along which the pro-
pofs Oh I'VE land Tor all future time have right 70 ira.
vel sad transport tn":: psotace toll Tree 'e'' ~ "
The land is situated in healthy hipbl, ;,.,,en, md
agreeable neighborhood. cnsc m iteiheeit uiu
Cured upon IL within the memory Of o nas ne - "
which may In pG be owing TO the excellence If bo us
r.s. IN abs v,r na syringe the county OF
In view Of the unsurpassed and pcrmancu, ferr, os -
soil, is location. its entire exemption lu,u rniJe AZ
eases and its other advantages, hs uudersiraJ b u.
hesitation in recommending it to pereons w.hi, n u no
ehRse one of the desirable estates in tl Mp ul
i!tgin!a. '' VI
TIE tract will be first offered q whole blu, raHD j.,
selling IN this way, it will he offered in two OF more %
rs,s tracts according division thereof which viii be-
taaae n":Orethe day o.. sale.
tEKGs-A credit Of ods, two, and three years will be-
s:yea 10! the purchase money-the payments however
70 bear interest the day of sale, and the interest
De pad annually. Bonds with good security will be re
qAed ;ac purchaser purchasers for the purchase
IT,
ny "eorse P. Tsyor holds deed Of trust upon tn:
,GSG" Tie payment Of ST., 600 due to him on th'
semi; 1sa1sy, l-6j with interest thereon payable
of hi, d. We expcc, to pay considerable portion
the Wy Of 'ae personal assets OF the estate during
Lend viii s.i The purchaser, or purchasers OF thu
Taylor for ,ss osly to make any arrangement with Mr.
tory to him p''I' q: the residue that will be satissc
"''" JOHN +. SALE,
CHAS A. SCOTT.
Juce l-c.vtd, 81 hehry .. Lsn8nofho, ues u.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-06-22
AUCTION SALES.
REn SISI M, o>"SoS>>~S~-->-~-~~>~->
HED SULPHUR SPRINGS FOR SALE

~
ICED SUI Pi lUIt SPRINGS FOR SALE
Nntue OF decree nf the circu, rrur, of Nnuror
- conhtS rendered ut October term sai in III ru.e
Oh o"'Gr pti'nc' plaintiff, against Anrcw B.rrc nrd
p0lltcd tor ht purpose, will, Thursday m. ,j av
ri august neXt, (le5J) sell public uucton on Dr. ~
misses 10 the highest bidder that most valuable nron.r
known ne the RED SULPHUR SPRINGS situnred in Mon
county, Virginia with all the landr privileges nd nm
purtcnancrs thereto belonging
The lands constituting this property Comprise by sur.
yey, about ONE THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED AND
FORTf-ElGliT ACRES OF which, about 200 are cleared
and of good quality. The improvements, all made since
l- cost about seventy thousand dollars and are ample
for the accommodation of $50 Visitors.
AZ Mineral water, the Red Sulphur is among those in
the highest rcpute III the country having borne the
trial Tor more than half century and steadily retained
the public confidence.
Persons who desire 10 see in; Analysis end full and
detailed account q! its peculiar properties referred
DIR. Rurkc= Works on the Mncra Springs in virginia.
but we may here briefly state n, the Red uphu: stands
alone among the mineral wGtcrs the United States for
lis singular and e!!esabshri power in reducing the
frequency Of the pulse under diseased action of the nEr
and heart s great value in Chronic CONSUMPTION Bron.
citis ypertrophy OF the heart Chronic Darrhoes lie.
rne affections and other Diseases of the internal and ex
tcrnhl organs
1h!, property hus also important collateral advauteeas
in the facility with which il nay be reached from New.
bern. 40 miles the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad
also by direct road from kanawha and regular stage
communications, in the summer with all the other erent
Springs Of this rogo snd its location in acouury abound.
ing Ill supplies.
TERMS For such sum as shall he sufficient TO defray
the expenses OF sale Cash For the remainder credit
Of one two, three and four years will be given
Bonds with good security, VII be required bearing inter.
year after date and lien retained upon tie land
for the payment OF the purchase money.
SAMUEL PRICE,
A. A. CHAPMAN
lnri aT--cJm Cornmssion
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-06-22
COMMISSIONERS SALE OF HANOVER

In pursuance of u decree Of the County Court 0i IT,
County Of Hanover entered on the eth OF February.
1856 in suit therein depending in the style OF D"vi'' nd
min.,rarix &c, Davis, &c. we, as Cot;"!'sinne'5
named sad decree SHALL FRIDAY the .!& OF Jane,
public auction to the highest bidder at Slash Conogr
in Hanover county tracts of land owned 9y the late
Hector L. Davis. One tract ccntains two hundred s'
the best part the Machump rsct OF land tid t7 on no
public road leading Hanover Court House ana "rEa
On. mile of Slash Cottage There is some valuable timber
ON this niece of land and the whole lie in original growth
The other tract contains 100 acres and lie within irle
quarters of mile of Slash Cottage it Is well unbered
TERas-An amount sufficient TO pay the costs ana sH
cred, of and 70 months will BIO eivcn-he tlc 20 &c
retained until the last payment is nde md the puchascr
m give bonds with approved security to curry irrI
| from date w ~ ~, W ~ ;,I L1I'