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The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1855-11-09

Mr. Perrin, President of the Greenyille
and Columbia Railroad, was in this place,
few days ago, and informed us that he
had ordered survey for railroad from
Greenville, South Carolina, to this place, by
Jones Gap-a new pass Of the mountain,
supposed to be eminently practicable. We
are glad to witness this evidence Of interest
in the French Broad Road by the Green
vile Company. As "Beggars should not
be choosers," we do not know that it becomes
the friends of the road in this State to say
which route they prefer So far as we are
concerned, we desire the road at all hazards.
The contractors, we learn, have already
commenced operations in Tennessee. - :
~. ~ -: - sAsbville Spectator.
The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1855-11-09

AFTER the usual vacation succeeding
Commencement, Erskinc College resumed
its exercises OIL Monday, with, as We
arc pleased to learn, encouraging pros
poets of increased prosperity and usefulness
in the future. The acquisition of Prof
PATTON to the Faculty, which was made
some months ago, and the later appoint,
ment of DR.. E. E. PREssLY as Professor ot
Hebrew, in the theological department, have
added much to the claims which the Inst;.
tuition already held upon the favor and pat,
ronagc Of the public.
The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1855-11-09

WE acknowledge, with many thanks, the
reception, from Col. BRooxs, of large
and handsome volume, entitled, "Reports
Of Explorations and Surveys, to ascertain
the most Practicable and Economical Route
for Railroad from the Mississippi River to
the Pacific Ocean made under the Direc-
ton of the Secretary of War in 1854"
&c. This volume contains vast fund ol
entertaining information, and is among the
highest priced of the many similar favors
we have received from the same source.
The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1855-11-09

DARING RoBBERY.-We learn that one
day during last week, the house of, Mr..
Henry Smith, living some few miles from
this place, was forcibly entered by six or
eight negroes, or white men in disguise, and
robbed of about four or FIVE thousand dol
lars in specie.
1t seems that Mr.. Smith had, not long
since, disposed Of his entire property, and
had placed the proceeds derived from the
sales thereof in large iron pot, secured
with wooden cover and an iron bar loop
ed over the ears Of the pot, which was fast
ened with paddock.
. The parties, whoever they were, entered
in the absence of Mr.. Smith-one with q
gun-frightened Mrs. Smith out of the
house, knocked off the lock, took the mo-
ney and decamped.-Leringto,a Telegraph.
The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1855-11-09
Population of the Crimea.

A letter from Therapia, dated the 9th
ult, and published in the Moniteur. saws
I'm the present state of things some exact
information as to the population of the
Crmea may not be without interest to
your readers, and send you the following,
which has reached me from an authentic
source. The total number of male inhab-
ltants in the peninsula may be divided as
follows :-l56,O00 Tartars, of whom 8O,-
Ooo are peasants, farmers, or shepherds :
10000 lmauns and Mollahs, acting at the
same time as priests or judges; 10000
Myrsas or mobiles, kind of feudal lords
whose influence and privileges have, not
"ithout,great difficulty, resisted foreign do
m'nlot' and $4,000 Bourgeois and petty
tradesmen residingin in the towns.
The Christian population does not amount
to more than $4,000 or $4,000, and is en-
tirely of European origin. The number of
husslans carrying on trades, who have es-
tab'lshed themselves in the Crimea since
tue conquest, are not calculated at more
than 10000 Turkey, and more particu-
Larry Constantinople, have furnished a con-
t,ngent of 10000 Greeks, who established
themselves for the most part at Balaklava
and Eupatoria. 5000 Armenians, at the
most, followed this example; and e.oOo
Poles, Germans, and French, forming q
mere floating portion ofSthe population.
complete this census"
The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1855-11-09

Hon. +. S. BRooKs, we arc pleased to
perceive from statement made by the Car
Gilman, has announced his determination
to be candidate for reelection.
Smyrna times., 1855-08-08

erations. Lord Coke says that every lawyer
owes it to his profession TO abridge the labor of
his brethren by digesting some branch of the
law; this is but the narrow presentation of the
truth that every man who prospers by society,
owes it to society TO diminish in some manner
the price which society pays for some Of the
good things of life. If banker, he should
promote all national plans for making money
and credit accessible TO business men; if mcr-
chant. he should publish his experience on the
comparative values of wares in different locali-
ties or under different circumstances and if 4
lawyer, he should aid in systematising and SIM
pliiying the law. Always most ready to make
money out of his class privileges while they
exist, he should always he prepared to surren-
der them so soon as the surrender would. if
made, be Common TO all Of the class-PhiLa.
Bulletin.
Smyrna times., 1855-08-08
C5rnrral gntcIIigrntt,
Arsenic Smokers.

Travellers have already given accounts of
the arsenic eaters of the Carpathian mountains.
This drug gave them blooming compilations.
and enabled them to endure long ascending
walks on the mountains without overtaxing
their lungs They had, however, to increase
the dose continually, and life closed between
the two alternatives, to stop and die of inani-
ton, or go on and perish of the excess. A cor
respondent Of the Iribnuc, speuking of the
same habit, refers 10 the statements of NJ.
Mentigny, French Consul in China in reference
TO the use OF arsenic by the Chinese. He saws
they mlngle 1t III their smoking tobacco. The
custom Is peculiar to certain provinces, and so
common that, according to the testimony efthc
missionaries who lived long time there, to-
bacco free from prsenic is not sold The same
witnesses assured the Consul that the arsenic
smokers were stout fellows, with I" lungs like a
blacksmith's bellows, and rosy as cherubs.''
The publication Of Montgny's statement has
called out letter from DIR. Londa, who an
nounces that some years ago, i'll the course of a
discussion at the Academy of Medicine, on the
agents to be employed to cure tubercular con-
sumption, he told the assembled doctors that he
had found but one successful means of combat
ting that dreadful disease; that means was the
smoking of arsenic. The doctor re-affirms his
commentator of his remedy. How singular
1t would be, if a remedy for the widespread
plague of consumption was to be found in the
counter-poson Of this horrid and ineXplicable
habit.
Smyrna times., 1855-08-08
Aug. :, 1855.

Joys FOR THE INvALID-We cut the follow
ing from the Philadelphia Saturday Gazette,
and recommend our readers to pcruse it care
fully, and those suffering should not DELAY pur
chasing:
:" Dr. Hoohand's German Bitters.-This cele-
bratedmcdiclne, prepared by DIR. c. NJ jackson.
AT the imposing German Medicine Store, No
l2o Arch street, Is exciting unprecedented
public attention, and the proprietor, who is
scientific physician is selling immense quanti-
ties OF It, The virtues of this remedy are so
fully set forth IN the extended notice Of it, to
be seen in our advertising columns that there
is hardly any room left for us to speak of it.
This much we may add-Of the long train of
physical ills to which humanity is heir, there is
none more distressing than the general derange-
ment of the digestive apparatus, which never
tails to accompany disordered state of the
liver. Headache, piles, languor, fretfulness.
a bilious tongue, morbid breath, loss of anne
titc-in short an indescribable wretcbedness
of existence, are its nsutferable and life-wost-
ing attendants. These diseases. which have
batlied the skill of the abcst Doctors. have been
radically cured by Hoohand's German Btters."
See advertisement.
Smyrna times., 1855-08-08

DEATH OF JOHN MCCRACKEN, Eso.--There has
not been ior long time death i'll our commu-
nifty more universally regretted than that of
Mr.. McCracken. Since his residence in this
town, which has been between two and three
years, he commanded the highest respect of its
citizens--his urbanity, and easy, gentlemanly
department, could not fail to win for him the
esteem OF all who knew him. He was noted
asa strong-minded, shrewd, far-sighted business
man, and equally as noted for integrity and
correctness in his dealings. lie leaves large
family to mourn an irretrievablc loss. His re-
mains were conveyed, for interment, to the
family burial ground, at the Bethel NJ. L. church.
Pivot Bridge. Cecil county, Nd, this morning,
followed by large procession.
Smyrna times., 1855-08-08

a MoNoMANIAc.--An old gentleman in New
York has lately experienced Il severe sickness
during which he exhibited a strange sort oi
monomanla. One day he pretended that he
was dead, and requested that they should Law
nm out with due Propriety, which not benz
done, he stormcd away at his attendants, and
threatened to haunt them nightly. He thus
continued to act for several days, telling them
IL was abomnabIc to keep han above ground
ior such length OF time, and that he was ,st
mortllyng. A few nights ago. Whit 10 on,
was IN The room, he arose from bed, and Jumped
from the second story window. and n+un.anJ
to strike in such a manner that he vs. Inn. ,un.i
hurt. He was determined to 90 and j.nsy .,,.,.
self. Strangely enough, the tall perfectly car.
ed HIM of the belief that he was dead. and bo
is nearly recovered.
Smyrna times., 1855-08-08

COLLISION ON THE DELAWARE AND Loss OF
LIFE.--The Steamboat Gen. Mcdonald, left
Philadelphia about nine o'clock OH Saturday
evening, with large number OF passengers on
board, for the purpose of making an excursion
to Cape May. The night was very dark, and
when opposite Tincum Island, she run into a
large schooner, when the barber shop and
wheel house ofthe Mcdonald was carried away,
and the barber and two or three other persons
it is supposed were lost overheard and drown
ed, and several wounded, among whom was
Mr.. Walter, Editor of the Delaware county
Republican. The boat landed her passen-
gers at Chester, and they were taken back to
Philadelphia by the cars The bowsprit of the
schooner was carried away, but the men on
board, we are informed, escaped without injury.
The accident is attributed to the Insufficient
light of the schooner, it not being visible but
few feet. Capt. Barr with two pilots were in
the wheel house at the time, and it is said that
no censure attaches to the officers OF ihe boat
She was brought to Wilmington to be repaired
by Messrs. Harlan g. Hollingsworth, and will
be ready to resume her trips on the line in a
few days.
Smyrna times., 1855-08-08
Rambling Philosophy.

Man, at the best, is a queer animal, and is
capable of exhibiting human nature under
many strange aspects, and very often
" Plays such fantastic tricks before high heaven
x AS makes the angels weep" ks
Amid all his erratic waywardness, there is Moth
ing more strange than that, man, in the full
possession of his faculties, with gifts of mind
and endowmcnts of soul that make him but
Little lower than the angels"
should look abroad upon the fearful dcvastations
of intemperance, and then, with all the deep
q md fearful responsibilities that are laid upon
him by his intimate relations to God his crea-
tor, and to his fellow-men, open TO his mental
vision, fold his arms upon his bosom and think
or act as if he thought he had no concern in
the matter, as if there was nothing to be said
or done by him to arrest this dread evil. Fool.
ish man how fearful is tho mistake into which
you have fallen! The God who created you
will hold you responsible for the right exercise
Of the influence which he has given you. And
yet, upon your awakened conscience shall fall
those fearful words which so startled one oi
! old, "Thy brothers. blood cr:cth to me from
the earth" Bitter shall be the regrets that
shal seize upon that slumbcring soul of yours
when conscience-perhaps, at too late an hour
for atonement or reparation-awakes to a keen
sense of all you ought to have done-of all you
have failed to do. May God, in his infinite
mercy, awake and arouse you now, before the
dread words, " too late, too late" with mournfu
cadence fall upon your stricken ear But
alas these "Do Nothmgs and they are Il
numerous and powerful class-with all theil
sad neglect of duty, are "angels of light =
compared with that other class whose influence
has ever been alrayed against the Temperance
reform-ever croakng at the movements of the
friends of the cause-ever, either openly or in.
sidiously, waging war against the right and
the true, and using all their influence to build
up the rum traffic and perpetuate drunkenness;
with all its awful concomitants, in the land
How fearful the weight of condemnation that
would rest upon these men, if their scared con
sciences were fully arOused How sad The
moral aspect they present to the world! False
to their God-false to poor suffering humant,
false to themselves: to the better impulse,
of their own deadened hearts, and false to theil
| country" In the lucid light of "that grea
day for which all other days were made" wha
narrowing emotions of remorse shall be theirs
The christian heart can but mourn over thG
delinquencies, and-in the spirit that moved tbt
Divine Redeemer, as his fading eye glanced fol
the last time over the crowd of guilty murder
ers that stood around his cross-meekly pray
Father forgive them, they know not what they
do" Oscar.
Smyrna times., 1855-08-08

| 6F The instance cited below by cores
pondent of the Diamond State, is only one out
OF hundreds that might be enumerated. The
blessings already wrought by the Prohibitory
Law are enough to convince even the most
casual observer of its usefulness and value to
our State. 1t is a matter of surprise that a
statute which works so admirably upon the
morals of the people should be ussailed by men
. of infuence-men who should be active to pro.
mote the welfare of their countrymen by bring
ing about better state of things. We are
glad to hear thus of the practical benefits OF
the law IN the different sections of the couEty.
From several parts of Sussex we have had
cheering intelligence that the law is working
well, and from the long established character OF
her citizens as loyal to the laws that be, we
are assured that in time there will be total
abolition Of the use of intoxicating drinks, as
beverage, in that county. 1t is not, nor cam
not be expected that we will reap the CuLl
benefits Of Prohibition in a few months. Not
at least until our sister States shall have set a
seal upon the sale of rum in their dominions.
But we know that we shall receive many bene.
fits from the restricted sale of liquor, and we
feel proud that we have taken the lead Of our
neishbors in the good cause.
THE New LtQUoR LAw-Horo IL Works in
SUSSeT.-An mtemperate man in the lower
part of Sussex county continued his visits to a
rum store this spring until the rumseller's H.
cense ran out in April, and on that day he went
to the store with. large jug, saying he intend
ed to keep that filled up as long as he could
find any to put in it. He drank on, and when
II was gone his corn was SO foul that he had to
send his little children to pull out the grass and
weeds before he could see how to work it,
And although there was another rumseller
whose license had not run out, but not SO con-
venlent, he did not fill his jug any more, but
not SO convenient, he did not fill his Jug any
more, but went to work like a sober ma n, and
now he has a fine prospect for good crtip of
corn. This is only one case of many in this
country that might be given. s =
Please give this to the public for the benefit
of those who are skeptical on the subject OF
prohibitOry laws. AN OBSERVER.
Smyrna times., 1855-08-08

The Crops AND RAINs.-The northern pa
pers are bringing us rather unpleasant accounts
of the effect of the late rains in that region on
the crops. In Connecticut, it is said, the rye
has suffered a great deal. Potatoes, although
planted inalarge quantities, it is said, do not
promise well, in consequence'of the superabun-
dant rain. Corn is also suffering considerably.
In western New York fears are entertained
that much wheat ~fll be loat. a few Days of
good sunshine, however, may dlspel all these
fears. At least it is to be hoped SO.
Smyrna times., 1855-08-08
Affairs in Mexico.

The details Of news received by the steam
ship Orzabs, at New Orleans, are important
Santa Anna proposed the formation of Il new
constitution, in circular addressed to the Gov
ernors of the departments The rcvolutionar,
party claimed this as ID sign OF weakness and
insecurity on the tart of his Ilghncss, and a
sure omen of their Ultimate success: while
most OF the government Hcwspa pers say that
on such a subject the opinions or feelings Of or
ganized bandlttI We're not consulted. 1t was
reported tuat General Comontort had been de-
teated. The Secretary Of War, Banco, bad an
interview with him near Michyocln. Scnor
lIurbe made liberal and cnl 2htcMcG address
10 the Legislative Council, in which he sh>,ch-
cd out the reforms needed by the couAtry and
Its people In the presence Ci SAINT, hnua.-
Senor Vidal BlyaS, Tie neN y apJoutoi Min-
is TO the United States, had st out for Vera
Cruz, en- route to Washington, but it was doubt
cd IT our government could receive hun, as
diplomatic relations between The countries were
broken OIL Several ouirages oA the property
of American citizens had taken place The
balance of the Gadsden treaty purchase money
was nearly run out in "spolis" Tic ports oi
San Bias and Mazatlan had been visited by Il
destructive gale, on the lst Of July in which
SIX ships were driven ashore and totally lost.
Further down the coast, at Ypalta, the Amcri
can clipper ship Water Witch, Pummer, mas.
ter, was driven from her anchorage, and became
a total wreck
Smyrna times., 1855-08-08

A SIGNIFICANT SIGN.-We learn from the
American Farmer, which says it has the fact
from reliable authority, that George Peabody,
Esq, the eminent American banker, of Eng
land, has given the most earnest assurances to
his correspondents in the United States that all
the grain that can be spared in this country
will be required in Europe the coming year.
We know not on what data Mr.. P. predcates
his opinion, as the accounts latterlys received
are rather favorable for the crops of England,
but suppose it is based on the continuance of
the war and the troubled state of affairs grow
ing out Of il. u.
Smyrna times., 1855-08-08

CALIfoHAIA LETTER TRADr.-I, j., c-t,taatc.l
"y reliable authorit! ttat the sl pmcnls OF but
ter from NrW ork and BU.tou have averaped
i,l10 lirkins ptr week since thc !sr June H.
7lHhi--i"aAinG an aggregate OF 81, ,2UU tr&lna
during the months OF June and Jnly. Butter
Tor this market must DE Of the best quality, and
when packed on board OF vessels could not cost
less than twenty-five cents per pound or So
per hrkln--a sum total 0i $$SE0,jUU One huus,.
house has shipped 1900 tirkIns. One firm IN
San francisco has five different places or de-
pots in OHIO for the purchasing and packing
OF butter for that market! We understand thai
an order was received by the last steamer for
1000 frklns to be filled between this and the
LIST October prOX. A Considerable portion OF
this butter was manifested es merchandise =
In March and April last there was complratiyc-
ly no butter shipped from here to that market.
consequently that article must be exorbitauty
high TILL the June shipments reach there.
Smyrna times., 1855-08-08

" The Know-Something Convention took
place at Rochester on Wednesday. The plat
torn OF the Convention is of the out.spokrn
sort radically opposed to more Slave States or
slave territory; opposed to all laws for cap:nr-
ing fugitive slaves; in favor of the Prohibi, ,.rv
Law opposed TO the mlxirr III Of religion and
poiltlcS IN any manner tending 10 a un!on oi
State, and setting up principles and character.
rot birthplace, as the qualification for citizen
SNIP We understand that perfect harmo.y
prevailed and that no dodsing on these lead
ing issues was attempted or even suggested
The Order is strong and rapidly growing.
Smyrna times., 1855-08-08

o. The Smyrna Temperance Society will
meet in the Basement of the NJ. L. Church,
next Friday evening, the 10th inst, at s clock,
when several speeches will be made \ gene
raj attendance is requested.
AT the last stated meeting If this Society,
the following named persons were appointed
Managers for the ensuing year, viz John
Eaton, Rev. w. c. Robinson, Denny Stevenson,
sen., Jon. Emerson, Thos. Carrow, John s. Bell,
Chas. Blake, Joseph Iloffecker, w. r. Cahoon,
Alex. Faries Robt. d. IToffecker, Jos. Carrow,
James R. Clement, John Graham and Rev. S.
N. Cooper.
The managers chose from their own numbers
officers, as follows:
John Eaton, President
Denny Stevenson, Vice President.
Robt ID. Hoifecker, Secretary.
Jonathan Emerson, Treasurer
Smyrna times., 1855-08-08

STREET IMPRovEMENrs.--A number Of per-
sons have completed the paving and curbing of
the sidewalks fronting their property in this
town, and many more are ready to follow this
good example as soon as they can get the ne
cessary material and workmen. These i'm
provements contribute greatly to the appear
ance Of the streets and convenience of walking.
The march of our citizens, in this regard, is
"onward and upward" and those who fail to
fall in the progressive line will no doubt be left
so far in the lurch that they will become as
invisible spirits in the land of Young America.
Smyrna times., 1855-08-08

POWDER MILL EXPLosIoN.-On Friday msrn.
ing last, the drying and packing house at Care
sche's Mil s, near Wilmington, in which there
was considerable quantity of powder, explo-
ded, razing the house to the foundations, and
tearing up the trees and everything within a
circuit of thirty yards. The lower mill at a
distance of three hundred yards also exploded.
Three men and boy were instantly killed and
their bodies mangled in shocking Manner
six were wounded; one mortally. One piece
oftimber was blown to the distance oftwo miles.
The explosion is surmised to have been caused
by one of the Frenchmen in the packing house
using pipe.
Smyrna times., 1855-08-08

PAINFcL AccIOENr.-Whilst engaged in
thTeshng wheat, near Odessa, on Friday last.
Mr. John t. Hendrix got his right hand torn
from his arm, and the latter considerably lace
rated, by the former being caught in the ma
chine, which was, at the time, under fdll speed.
Drs. Hamilton and Chatham were called in,
who, finding amputation of the shattered limb
necessary, performed the operation.
Smyrna times., 1855-08-08

AN ANCIENT PIsTOL---The editor of the Char.
lottesvIlle (Va.) Je6ersoniaa has i'm his DOS
session pistol that was dug up three feet he
meath the surface Of the earth, at Campf Uollv
some torty-two years since. 1t in all proba MI;
ty belonged to and was used by some person
engaged in Bacon's rebellion, in 1910: a foht
took place in that vicinity between Racan.s
troops and che government. The barrel of ~ :
pistol is made of very fine wire, welded tono,h
e er IN very superior manner. IL will be eood
lot service century or two longer,
Smyrna times., 1855-08-08

The TRUFrLE.-Ith has been suggested to the
Patent Office that measures should he takrn f.
introduce the .truffle into the United States
his esculent. which in some RESPECTS rcsen-
oles the mushroom, has been the iavorito dish Of
eplcures from time lmnemorial to the lresan,
Gay' and yet strange 10 say, they have ALWAYS
been scarce and hgh-priced, few knowing how
10 raiSe them, and fewer still possessing the
proper knowledge to prepare them for the liable
The royal cooks of France say that :" the trnf
ne improves all it touches" and happy the
c"'SlnieS who can give a taste OF its deiicacv
anu flayortO each separate Cish.