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Female College.

@Nsssrs. Ed;tors.-It affords me no small
rleesee of pleasure to announce that the Hon.
WmGil.nore Simms has kindly consented
TO deliver suitable address on the occasion
ofopcning, formally, the Spartapburg Fe-
male College.
The address will be delivered in the Chap
el of the College, now nearly finished, on
the 22d August. This intelligence canno,
DO otherwise than highly gratifying, not only
to this community, and the Immediate
friends of the Institution, but to the public
generally, and especially to those whose
tastes prepare them for the cnjoymen.s of
such literary treat.
Mr.. Simms has been invited to deliver
course of Lectures, prepared by him, on
variety of interesting topics, in most OF our
uP-country towns during the present sum-
mer. Spartanburg will be included in the
list of places thus to be favored. Our people
will have rare opportunity of being char
med and instructed by these productions of
learning, taste and genius. All will doubt
less be anxious to avail themselves Of such
an occasion of refined pleasure and intel
lectual profit.
Mr.. Simms has acquired-as the world
knows-a distinction in the field of general
literature-as Poet and Novelist, as criti-
cal and historical Essayist-inferior to few.
if any, writer's in the Republic. AS South
ern people, as Carolinians, we may feel justly
proud of such an ornament of Southern
literary society. 1t was, l believe about fif-
teen years ago, that heard the late James
Edward Henry defending in a speech be-
fore the people, Legislative appropriation
for the publication Tor purchase) of "Smms'
History of South Carolina" in which he re-
+, marked with proud emphasis, that he ere
garded WIN. Gilmore. Simms an honor to
the State. Such compliment from such a
man was worth much and was part Of the
precious rewards Of genius.
May. indulge the hope that the press of
the State-friends of the cause of education
/. aud friends Of Mr.. Simms, will republish
this notice in such form as will comport best
with their convenience
Very truly &c-
- J. WoFFoRD TUCKER.
spartanburg, s. G. 18th July, 1855.
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Hon ID. l.. WApLAw is warmly com
mended by writer in the Curoiiniun to
succeed President THoRNwELL, whose res
ignation takes effect at the close Of the
present year. in the South Carolina Col
lege. 1t will be remembered that some
months since DR.. LIEHER was mentioned
in the same connection by Il correspondent
Of ours, and that we then approved Of the
suggestion. Whilst we entertain no sort Of
doubt Of Judge WARpLAw's fitness for the
post, we still hold to our former predilrc-
ton. Judge WAnDlAw already occupies a
position as highly honorable and serviceable
to the State as he could be placed in, and
as we regard Prof. LIEBEn equally compc-
tent, and lie having been for several years
connected with the Institution, we see no
reason why he may not be promoted. In
our hum bic opinion it is safer to promote
him to position for which his experience
and profession must certainly qualify him
than to render tho very important Office
of Judge vacant, unnecessarily, to be filled
by-no one knows who. 1t is better, We
think, as a general rule, to promote men in
the line of their respective professions, and,
as intimated, we regard the position now
filled by Judge WARpLAw as second tc
none in the State
We venture these suggestions with per
feet consciousness that the elccting power vii
nevertheless decide just as it plcascs in the
matter; but it is a penchant generally OK
hibited by tho press to put its 'iinger into
all the pies and VIC do not profess excmp
ton from common frailtics.
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Military Reviews.

The several Regilnental Reviews to oc-
cur in this section are advertised in another
column. We have been r',uested by the
Colonel Of the I'd Regiment of Cavalry
to call particular notice to the fact that that
Regiment will parade at Longnaire's and
not at Mt. Vernon. Please remember this,
if you would avoid troublesome mistakes.
See all the advertisements, for other partic-
ulars.
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OuR GRAM MARkET.-Our5market this
I season will present the unusual feature of a
large foreign export of wheat We lcran
that a.single house in this city has received
notice of consignments to the amount of two
hundred thousand bushels. This, though a
large item in the business, is far from en-
bracing the whole. Nearly all of East Ten
nessee, the Northern parts of Georgia, the
Western part of North Carolina, and the
Upper Districts of our own State, an i'm
mense region, admirably adapted for the
culture of wheat, will furnish their contin-
gents for our market during the present
year, and promise an indefinite increase in
future years. With proper arrangements
on the part of our merchants, and proper
facilities on the part of our Railroads, we
have every right to expect that hereafter the
expectation of wheat and -four from Charles
ton will form one Of the leading features in
onr commercial records. ,
Thus far, our exports Of wheat have been,
mostly to Northern ports but we learn
thatsarrangements have been effected for
shipments TO Europe, where, we have reason
TO believe, the superior quality of Southern
grain vii make it a favorite.
=, .Charlesto,s Mercury.
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Erskine College Commencement.

WE would remind our readers that the
Commencement. in Erskine College takes
place on Wednesday, the 9th of August,
and that r. A. FAIR, Esq, and Gen. S.
McGewAN, both of this village, are expect
edto deliver addresses. The exercises COM
mence on Tuesday evening previous, and
all who wish to enjoy a very interesting
part Of the proceedings should be in at
tendance at that time.
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CONSIGNEES.

The following persons have freight in the
Depot at Abbeville:-
J IL Marshall. Z Westfield, G T Haskell. NJ
Col ii { Cabcll, Wicr & Miller, Wardlaw &
Lyon, Martin, Jnmison d. Co, W NJ HugheJ.
DR. Branch O r porcher, r H Wardlaw &
Son, II S Kerr, u l. Wardlaw, " Burton,
J F Livingston.
d. r. SONDLEY, Ag't.
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Making Kittens of Fish.

WILLIS, Of the Home Journal, thus re-
lales tho manner in which he lately learned
a lesson:
AS rode to the post-of1ice, yesterday,
got a lesson, (as to the necessity Of tiscrini-
nation, even in kindness) from some children
playing around q tub. In it had been pla-
ced, for safe keeping, a couple Of the gold
fish common in our stream; and, of three
barclcggcd ban,lings who stood around the
fsherman's treasures, one had kitten in her
bpsom. Bat, as l rode past again, (return-
in@) observed that tic two who had not
kittens were making similar pets Of the gold
tish-having taken them from the tub, and
holding them tightly to their bosoms while
they strokcd them aiiectionatcly down the
back. why, you little wretches," said !,
riding up i'll hurry, "you viii kill those
poor creatures that way!' Put them, into
the tub directly! y In went the released
fishes very obcdiently, but in also, Went the
kitten! My order wasvery promptly obey
ed-by all three! The rebukcd children
stood twisting their fingers in sorrowful sur
prise at having done wrong, while, accord
ing to ORDERS" the poor kitten was drowning
in the tub! You see, my dear General, that
what may be kindness to one, is not always
kindness TO another. For complaints of the.
lungs, particularly, Il took note) fish and
kittens require very different mercy.
S. Pratt, native of Corona, near Barcelona,
aged 27, arrived Mt the Mills House in this
city on Wednesday afternoon from Colum-
hia, and shutting himself up in the room on
the fourth story, tore up some $50 or 500,
and then set fire to the.bed, &c. The smoke
caused an alarm, and on the door being bro
ken open about half past o'clock, he PIE
cipitated himself out Of the window and fell
to the ground, a distance Of about sixty feet,
breaking his back and otherwise iniuring
himself He was taken Immediately to the
City Hospital, where he received every at
tention. He was alive yesterday afternoon,
but the lower part of his body was inani-
mate, and death was deemed inevitable. He
is single man, and his father is alive in
Spain, but his mother is dead. He has
been four years in the United States, and
passed the last FIVE months in Columbia.
where he worked at his trade, that of a tai
lor, with Mr.. II. G. Francl, Of that city.
From all we can learn, we are inclined to
believe that he was subject to temporary
alterations of mind.- Charleston Courier.
A few evenings since, widow, who was
known by the entire congregation to be
greatly in want Of husband, was praying
with feryency-"Oh, thou knowest what IS
the desire Of my heart p she exclaimed.
1A-m-a-n J" responded a. brother, in q broad
accent. It was wicked, but We are quite |
sure that several grave members smiled on
The occasion. %; s. ~.
50 AasU1sH Of mind fas driven thousands (
to suicide !; anguish tof body none. This /
proves that the health 1of the mind ;s of
ar greater; corlaeqqsnss than the heath. Of
be body, alth ough both of them are dessrv-
ng'of much more attention than ther ofl
ksfn receivss.s .ss i. '.ss .:,;
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Fatal Afray.

A CORRESPONDENT Of the Charleston
Standard writes, from Chester, an account
of fatal affray which occurred in that
village on the evening Of the fourth instant:
A most melancholy occurrence transpired
in our village on the evening of the 4th,
which has resulted in the death Of Mr.. G.
W. Culp. Mr. G. and Mr.. Belick quar-
relied in grog-shop. Some fighting ensued,
when Belick went off, and returned with
Mr.. Huggins. He (Belick) told Culp he
was a id rascal. Culp struck him, when
Huggins attacked Culp with knife in the
back, and cut him in several places. Culp
turned round, land received another terrible
cut in the abdomen. He was carried home
to his family, some three hundred yards
BE lived until this morning Huggins wa.
arrested at once, and committeda to Jail.
Beirk will also be arrested, if he has not
made his escape. I did not learn that eli
ther of the parties were intoxicated, but the
fatal afray happened where most of such
things do occur-at licensed .grog-shop.
If the advocates for such shops can find
advantages arising from them to sufficiently
repay them for the distress and misery
brought upon innocent women and children,
they are welcome to all the consolation ari.
sing from their work. If $50 income tax
to the: village is sufficient pay for all the
disturbance, and loss of life and misery,
brought Sabout by one Of these drinking
stalls in zone year, then we must suppose
those who advocate the granting of license,
for the sake Of $780, must put a high esti-
mate upon money, or a low price on life and
happiness. =
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Half Fare.

WE are authorized to state that Dele
gates to the State Agricultural Convention,
to meet i'll Columbia, on the 9Th of Au-
gust ensuing, will be passed over the Green
vile and Columbia Railroad going and re-
turning for one fare.
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Our Agents.

WILLIAM HILL and JOHN McBRYDE
Esqs, Of this village, are our agents, with
whom all orders can be left with certainty
of receiving prompt attention.
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Head Quarter .1e..,
I'd Regiment CavalrE

- LIBERTY HILI, July 2gtA55
IN pursuance of.orders, the I'd ReSiIpat of
l. Cavalry will parade at LongmirSs the
7th of August nexs, for Drill and RevfSH.
The Commissioned and non-Comfiisan
officers will assemble the day previous for
Drill and Instruction. s9
JOHN F. TALBERF, Gl.
July 81, 1855 IL HS
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Sr1oIDE:-The Spartanburg Eapress i'll
forms us that MIR. Coleman Abernathy, a
man of family, living near Cross Anchor,
in Spartanburg District, committed suicide
on Thursday, the 18th inst, by hanging
himself. We have not learned the cause
that led to this sad act.
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Special Notice.

WE invite particular attention to the va
rious fresh advertisements in this issue, as
we have not time to mention them in de.
tail.
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SpEED.-The velocity of. ship is from
eight to twelve miles an hour: of a race
horse, from twenty-nine to thirty miles Of
bird, from fifty to sixty miles; of the
clouds in q violent hurricane, eighty to one
hundred miles; of sound, eight hundred
and twenty-three miles; of connon-ball,
as found 10y experiment, from six hundred
to one thousand miles; Of the earth round
the sun, sixty-eight thousand miles-more
than hundred times quicker than n can
non-ball; of Mercury, one hundretand four
thousand miles; Of light, about eight mil
lions Of miles, passing from the sun to the
earth-ninety i've thousand in about eigln;
minutes or about million times swiltcr
than cannon-balI; and the exceeding We
locity Of the thoughts Of the human mind
is beyond all possible estimate.
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A Cow WoRrH KEEPING.-Peter Law
son, Of Dracut, Massachusetts, has just sold
an Alderney COW and calf for 1925. Last
year the COW produced II pounds of butter
per week of such quality that it sold at fifty
cents pound; 600 pounds per year is
considered her average. Mr.. Lawson sold
at the same time an Alderney heifer eleven
months old for S12G.
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A WISE ANswER.-"You must not play
with that little girl, my DEAR" said an inju-
dicious parent.
'But ma, 1 like her, she is good little
girl, and I'm sure she dresses as prcttily as
ever / do, and she has lots of toys"
81 cannot help that, my DEAR" responded
the foolish mother, cher father is shoe
maker"
. "But don't play with her father, I play
with her, she amt shoemaker"
The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1855-07-27

THE Anderson Gazette and advocate
says: We regret to learn that the stables of
DR.. Boone, hear Pendleton, were struck By
lightning last week. Four horses were con-
sumed we understand.
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New Flour.

CONSTANTLY on hand from the best Mills
" in the District n good Stock of FLOUR
from NEW WHEAT, which is offered at the
lowest market price by 81. 8. KERR
July q IL tt
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a SatAsH.--While in Winnsboro the
other day friend showed us an elephane.
tine squash that beats any vegetable we have
ever seen, in the same line. 1t is true our
friend Dr. Cornwell leaves it far behind, but
his was not raised this year, neither is it a
solid vegetable substance. This great
Winnsborp .squash was raised from seed
teeMs6d out Of the Patent Office at Wash
iDgtons sdl from appearances would weigh
100 lbs. Tie gentleman who raised, It
speaks Of sendinae il to the Georgia Fair
and selling the 10 cents each. He
hss two vines 3os tie sne, kind and thew
each have several s6aasi They are alto
gsthsr ifsrsnt from 1tatoe squash, or
lfron sns t6ipg elss we M AZ sAger seen. 9.
s. - g! gara. il
:ts iatisg staias ,oass q
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DEATH OF A CoNv1cT-A man seventy
three years ofage died in the Indiana pen
itcntiary on Friday night last, of affection
of the heart, having performed on the day
previous to his death his allotted task in an
parent good health. He leaves properly
valued at one hundred thousand dollars
and was incarceratcd for the period of two
years, for the crime of forgery TO the a.
mount of twenty five dollars! The old chap
was misery in the extreme, denying to
himself the smallest luxury beyond the pris-
on fee of bread and wafer and beef's head
broth. at the time Of his arrest for the
alleged forgery he was rendered counsel,
who pledged themselves to clear him for IL
fee of five hundred dollars. 70 this the
old man replied, that if convicted, the sem
tcnce would be for only two years, and he
didn't think he could make his expenses and
two hundred aud fifty dollars a year out of
the penien,iary, and it wond cost him
nothing to live there, and he would save
that much anyhow.--LouisriUe Journal.
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The Physicians of Bangor, Me-, have
held 4 meeting 10 decide on what course
they shall pursue in regard to The granting
Of certificates for the purchase of li1uor-no
sales being allowed in the city without
a physicians certificate. They unanim-
ously resolved: That regarding the welfare
Of the community and our reputation and
desiring to protect ourselves from the en-
treaties and imposti"ns of the inebriate, we
will only give prescriptions Of such liquors
to patients and families under our cha1 en,
when in our judgment they are ncedtnI l.;
and that we will in every instance specify
the quantity to be delivered; and for our
service will require the same remuneration rs
for ordinary prescription.
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Dollar a Year, in Advance.
G. II
Religious Notice.

Rev. Mr.. WANNAMAKER, Of Cokcsbury,
will preach in the Methodist church Of this
village, on Sunday next, at IL a. IN.
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THRILLING INc1DENr-On Tuesday, the
family of Mr.. Daniel Warren, residing in
Boston, were thrown into state of consid-
cradle anxiety by missing their youngest
child, Il boy Of about 8 months old. Short
ly afterwards, the passers-by in the street
had their attention attracted by child's
cries, and upon looking upward, there they
saw the little fellow sitting in the cave
trough, with his legs hanging over the edge
and in al.ost pcrilous position. The mother
being formed Of the Whereabouts of her
child, without hesitation or emotion outward
ly, assembled to the roof, walked deliberately
down the steep and slippery plain, took
1.-The boy i'll her arms, and conveyed him
i'll safety back TO the attic. But here the
trial OF mental feeling and physical cxcrtion
overcame her, and her offspring being safe
she imediately tainted, and it was some time
Lctore she was restored to consciousness.
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OFfIcE GEN. SUr'Dr G. d. G. II. h,
HELENA. July 24. lEkk

OffIcE GEN. Sur'Dr G. d. C. Il.
HELENA, July "a, 1sS6
TNIIE following Schedule for Passenger Tnins
l. will go into operation on Monday nxt
30th inst, viz: e.
Up, Leave Columbia e.oosA.u.
Frost's Mill 03OA
Littleton 1O.05Es
Allston IO.45SS
{" Hopes ll.OOE
Pomaria lllOM
Prosperity ! ll.46Ms
Ncwberry l2.l3E
Helena l224E
Silverstreet l2.42Hs 4;
Saluda 1lOEesL
Chappell's 1923
Ninety Six 200 ~
New Market 2.26 q
Greenwood 2.55
Cokcsbury $50 /"
Arrive at Abbevillc 4.l5
Leave Baremore's $50
Donaids 400
Honeapath 4.2s
Bolton sos
Arrive at Anderson - 900
Leaves Williamson $40
Golden Grove 6.28 3:
Arrive at Greenville TOO
Down, Leave Greenville $50 A. NJ.
Golden Grove COS g
Williamson 688 a,
8 Anderson e 500.
Beltone ~ 1.O6
Honeapath 1853 ;
Donalds y 1926
Baremores $40
Abbeville 800
Cokesbury 300
Greenwood 986
New Market $3.50
e Ninety Six I015
I" Chappelps 10.5S
Saluda L. o. fl.n
Silver Street
d" Helena
Z" Newber'
m Pre-
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"AQainst the insidous wiles Of foreign influence
conre YOU TO believe me, fellow-ctzens the jeal-
ousy Of free people ought to be constantly awake;
auence is one of the most banen foes of republican
government" p Washington n
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