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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1855-11-28
State Of South Carolina.
EDGEFIELD DISTRICT.

John j. Scott and others,
rS. DlH Jor fdft n.
Samuel c. Scott and others.
DY Virtue Of an order from Chancellor Ward
ID law in this cause. will sell at Edfiefeld c..
H., on tho first Monday in January next, the follow
ing negro slaves to wit Polly and her four chill
dren Marshal, Stan6ed, Jim and Hampton.
These negroes will be sold OIL u credit Of twelve
months from day Of with interest from day of sale
except as to costs which must be paid in cash. Pur
chase money to be secured by Bonds with ample
personal sur.ties. A. SIMKlNS, cE.E.p.
Nov 81 6t 40
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Notice..

4 LII persons indebted TO the Estate Of Benjamin
N Gailman, deed, are requested to make pay-
mxnt. Those having demands against the Estate
will render them in properly attcsted.
A. BUSHNELL,
S. S. BOYCE, Ex 'ors
NJ. A. RANSOM
N,v OF f d6
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The Burke House!

TNIIE Undersigned has opened the IA,
L above HOUSE, situated on the
corner Of BROAD and WASHING -! ,
TON sTS., Augusta, Ga, and is pre- dl
pared TO accommodate transient and permanent
Boar'ers in as good style rs any House in Augusta.
This House has undergone extensive repairs,
which, together with additional rooms and its clg
bic location, warrants the subscriber in saying, that
with his best efforts he hopes to make it comorta-
Bile home for business men and travellers.
II. D. BELL.
Aueu.tl, Nov 6 I'm 43
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Edgefeld Male Academy.

INURlNG the present week the accounts due the
L. Edggfield Male Academy for Tuition are in
the hands af MIR. hIcCasan, for collection. All in
deb,ed will please make arrangements 10 settle as
carly as possible.
Next week and afterwards the said unpaid ac-
counts will be in possession Of Mr.. Croker with
whom settlements must be made.
r. T. MINIS,
A. SlMKINS, :
G. A. ADDISON,
LEWIS JONES,
BENZ. WALDO.
Nov rs 1t 46
Flour! FIOur!!
TX Barrels of suprrfne Flour, just received, by
~ r. II. SULLIVAN.
Oct. 81. 42
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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
EDGEFIELD DISTRICT,
IN COMMON PLEAS.
Thomas II. Trent,
ps. attachment.
hanback, 6 Cooper.
YENIlE Plaintiff in the above stated case, having
a this day filed his Declaration in my Office
and the Defendants having neither wife nor Attor-
ncy known within the limits IF this State, OH whom
copies Of said Declaration with rules I" plead Gil,
be served, On motion Of Mr.. STYLES, Plaintiff y
Attorney, Ordered that said Defendants appear and
plead TO said declaration within u year and day
from the date hereof, or final and absolute Judgment
will BE- given against them.
TllOS. C. BACON, COED.
Oct II, 1855 qly 40
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ELECTION NOTICE.

NOTICES is hereby given that an ELECTION
~ will be held on the SECOND MONDAY in
January next, tn fiji the vacancies about to occur in
the Offices Of CLERK, ORDINARY and SIIER-
lFF, for Edge6eld District. ~.
The Polls will be opened for ONE DAY ONLY.
The Managers viii meet at Edse6rld Court
House on the "Wednesday following, count out the
vo,es and declare the Election.
TliOS. G. BACON, Q. Z. D.
Nov 10, 1855. I'm IA
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Notice.

A IL those indebted 10 Inc as Agent for John
n Lyon will please cal and settle their Nutcs
and Accounts as longer indulgence cannot BE- given.
Also, those indebted 10 myself, as am obliged
10 have money TO pay my debts. B. C. BRYAN.
Nov 81 lot .4b
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Proposed Conditions of Purchase [!

References.
Hon. W. II. STILES, Savannah, Ga.
Col. w. S. CoTHnAN, Rome,
Maj w. w. CLAYTON, Kingston "
RIB. Young. Esq, Savannah, ::
Col. }. C SrRouL, Cartcrsvillc,
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Sale of Valuable Property.
g. NEGROES

SoAS W SAoebAS SPS4Vys
LAND & NEGROES !!
nR. JOSEPH II. LEE having made convey
~ aucc Of his property to his children, they will
SELL ut Public Auction, at his residence in Abbevile
District, near Calhoun's Mills. on the
18TH Of December next,
The Tract known as Elmwood," lying on waters
Of Little River the proposed route Of the Sa-
vannah Valley Rail Road The Tract contains about
FOUR HUNDRED And FORTY-FlTE ACRES,
OF which more than quo acres is woodland; the
rest in high state Of cul,valiun and well suited
for Grain and Cotton. Upon the place is a very
com,nodious DWELLING, and al necessary build
ings in good repair. They will also sell
TWENTY-FIVE NEGROES,
Very likely, and comprising sumo valuable fellows.
HORSES, MULES, CATTLE, SHEEP AND HOGS.
FORTY BALES OF COTTON!
1000 Bushels Corn:
Fodder and Oats, Household and Kitchen Furni-
ture, Plantation and Blacksmith Tuols, Carriage
and Buggy, Road Wagon and Cart, &c.
" Terms made known on day Of SALE
!; ": 'ssK5hs A' kEE' LEE Agent.
Nov &c St 46
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THE PRESIDENCY OF OUR COLLEGE.


MANY names have been suggested for this high and
responsible position; and the Board of Trustees will
have 10 decide upon their relative claims in very
short time. We have alluded 10 The subject again and
again as The dersn, candidates were put in nomina.
ton; and have felt prompted 10 indte word OF com.
mendation in regard TO several Of them. Our cores
pondent, "ALUMNUs," reminds US that We have said
but little of one Of the most prominent candidates
DR.. FRANCIS LEIDER. Our failing to do so has not,
we assure "ALuMNUs," been the result Of any indf.
ference to our quondam professors nomination.
We We're one of the thrty-ive students who hap
pened have their College experience identified with
the darkest hour Of our Alma Matters hissory-we
mean the time when the old regime went out and the
new came in. 1t was in 1885 Dr.. LEIBER was then
prominent among the newly-created Faculty; and
there ure sundry associations, which had their birth
al thar ,ime we'll calculated keep alive within our
breast mndfulness Of his integrity and worth. He
is now the only one left in the Campu, Of the brilliant
corps of instructors then installed And it would be
unnatural in those, who knew him ut his outset
amongst and have been aware Of his continued eI.
erions ever since neglect his claims TO preference
in the South Carolina College.
In literary point Of view, DR.. LEIBER confessedy
ranks among the first men in America and from this
fact alone the inference is fair that his election to tho
Presidency Of State Inslstuton would enhance its
reputation and extend its limits of usefulness. But
besides this, he has been and is still an improving
man. AS professor, he has been assiduous in the
discharge Of his duties to the College and ambitious
Of giving her high rank among the Colleges Of our
country. And if, as "ALumNus" thinks, his popular
ity among the students is established and his influence
with them equal to the requirements Of the Presiden
tial chair, we cannot see why his claims should not
stand among the very foremost in the election which
is at hand.
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Tract No. 9.

Joins tract No. on the West, and contains FOUR
HUNDRED AND EIGHTY ACRES, all in
woods without improvements 1t is well watered,
having beautiful creek running ihlought.
The land belonging to each Of the above described
places, can all be cultivated, and nearly all Of it is
fret nuol;tv az linda
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RELIGIOUS Notice,

November 20, 1855.
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rs constantly receiving EVERY WEEK by
i Steamers from New York. New Styles of
Butte record., 1855-12-29
Eoot and Hale.

s.politics make strange bed fellows. Who
would have supposed five years ago that the
two persons whose names stand at the head OF
this paragraph. would have belonged to the
same political party. and been known in that
party as brothers Foote and Hale. Yet such
is the fact The Know Nothing party claims
the distinguished honor Of effecting this per
feet work. They have recently elected one to
the United States Senate, and are now about
to elect the other. Hale, whom Foote was
going to hang with grape vine, is now his
brother and advanced by his party rather
ahead of the latter gentleman. 1t is expected
however that the party will place them upon
equal ground-in the .. 5. Senate-where
their hatred for each other first originated.
What more appropriate place for them to first
exhibit their brotherly love and to commence
the brotherly work of advancing the interests
of their party, than ON the ground rendered
chivalrous and classic by the combat Of intel
lects--by the satire of Hale and the Sena-
torial pistol of Foote
| As the matter now stands there is but little
/ doubt OF Gov. Foote's election 10 the Z. 5
| Senate, by the legislature which assemblies at
Sacramento one week from Monday next.
Outside indications point to this result, and
we regard it as one Of the acts to which the
| Know Nothing party stand pledged That it
will be great misfortune to California. and do
much to retard her prosperity, every intelli-
gent person in the State well knows We're he
not obnoxious to the authorities at Washing
ton, and had no private feelings to avenge,
of what u,e wonld his turbulent career be to
our young State3 If California is to return
to the United States Senate, the cast off poll
ticaus Of other States, what influence will
she have in the aff,irs Of the Federal g 'yern-
ment:
We are among those who believe it is the
right aud privilege of State, to send to the
Senate of the United States whomsocver
they please. disregarding if they choose,
whether he he acceptable t. the admstration,
and how others may regard his qualifications
/ 1t IS for the State to please herself II the
Legislature choose te elect Gov Foote We
shall have no objection. but shall consider that
a majority Of the people 50 willed it last Sep
tcmber. We should also regard the election
of Gov. Foote as the positive assurance that
California was to be permanently democratic
for the next thirty years. The Senate of the
United States is place for Messrs Foote &
Hale, and we are only surprised at the politi-
cal result which has brought about proba-
blity of their re election.
Butte record., 1855-12-29
The Masonic FfafI.

Notwithstanding the inc'cneucy Of the weather and
The bad state Of the roads there was very general turn
cut 10 ihe tan o. THURSDAY evening last. Had the
weather been a.orable, :he ocrain sou.d have been
greeted BY crowd never before witnessed in BdweH.
About sixy gentleman Attendance. ard 2. odly
number Of ladie= rraeed The ,i their pres
and their smiles. And DIDN'T the dear creatures
enjoy ihemselvesg Lord bless EN-. we know they did
for didn't Professor Keunady and ourseli manage tie
Airt-aud how could 1t have been Otherwise? Lst
di=beeyers beware. lest they incur The wrath Of the
professor and lhe ia which they would
lave at least six hundred pounds Of active human flesh
aud mIscles down on them. Nessrs.3rck, fortunately
not present. Their extreme liability take cold
and the neemency Of the weather, probably prevented
their attendance. We forced to The conclusion that
the OF the morning drove this class the early
adoption Of cold prevertaiyes, and rendered them
capable Of leaving home.
The supper a magnificent afflr aud reflects great
credit On The worthy proprietor OF the National The
frostings Of the cake adorned with the different
masonic em5ems, and everything arranged he
most neat and appropriate manner The company
present were the living exempIfcation IF the Lilly,
i,et-work ami Pumegranile" The table groaned with
every delicacy that could delight the eye or please the
palate. Neat looking bottles OF the purest vintage.
adorned the table with their magnificent brands
- beautiful 10 behold but if the bottles could
have heard the jokes cracked at their expense, they
would have crawled back into their weeping willow
BASKETS and again placed themselves in proper
position 10 crack their pain giving jokes before in~
;e.iigent assembly B4Hc,G, you clever fellow,
bai you can't fool Templers with bouled stuff while
Feather River by the dor. Tn, ted,
Pronounced it excellent and as it produced no bad ee
icct, concede the point
The attendance OF gentlemen and ladies from Oro>
Vile, Lynchburg, and Thompson'4 Flat, very gems
era, and entities rem 10 the remembrance OF
The dance going people Of Bidwen. There about
ny~Gye tickets sold-suficient TO cover expenses and
leave substantial benefit TO the FRAT ruity-for which
irie ndy token, the committee return thanks.
The installation Of the officers Of Butte Lodge took
place during the afternoon and attended by large
number Of ladies and gentlemen. Theaddress of the
Worshipfu Master elect, Hon Tho's. Wells was
highly spoken of We shall cndeayor to procure
copy for publication.
Butte record., 1855-12-29
Tiae EegiSlafure

This body will convene at Sacramento one
week from Monday next. The Know Moth
ings being largely in the majority, will doubt
less have things their own way They stand
pledged in general terms, to an honest admin
istration of the affairs of State, and the peo-
pie will soon have an opportunity to judge
them by their acts. They are also pledged to
the passage of 4 registration act Beyond
this they they are pledged to nothing except
Know Nothingism, and we shall be able to
determine whether their name expresses the
amount Of their information. What they will
do remains to be seen Perhaps some idea of
their course. may he "a hered from that adop-
ted u tao Massachusetts, Legislature Of last
year, where tie Auow-NYlhing party were
strongly in the II jority. Of Course. know
Nothing Organs will call this Know. Nothing
Legislature the MOST intelligent and best
looking body ever congregated in California
viii their sessions be secret viii they ad-
NIT Reporters: or Will they illustrate the
poetry Of motion" by ejecting them from the
portals Of the eapitol"' What will they do !:
What wont they do The State Capital has
been put in magnificent order The State
Journal informs US that the repairs going on in
the State House will make it look better than
new. New carpets are to be laid upon the
floors, the chairs and desks varnished and the
walls, ceiling and woodwork generally paint
ed Ais ready-Kye Eyes roll
Butte record., 1855-12-29
"Steamboat to OroviiIe.D

By the North Californian of Saturday last,
we learn that the California Steam Navigation
Company will soon place boat in the 0riyille
trade. Capt Hite, an experienced river pilot,
has made an examination of the River, and
reports it practicable without removing OBJ
structions, as soon as the river shall rise two
feet We are still firmly of the opinion that
year at a small expense, and it ought to be
done. Butte would then assume the position
that her resources entitle her to.
The boat has not arrived there yet, but hear
how the EIitors crow over the prospect Of its
coming:
"Orovile has the proud distinction of being the only
mining town in the State capable of steamboat commu
ncation'
Butte record., 1855-12-29
Cant Wait.

The Oroville Californian of the 22nd, is again
out on it, favorite. bat apparently obstinate
neddy The article was evidently written in
earnest, as he goes into the subject with al
imaginary opponent, of whom he asks seyera
questions, and then asserts the following prob
ability:
But it is not probable that the people ofIhis count!
are going to indefinite number of months. ii
years. subject all the convenences they are now
suffering for the course OF human events to build up
town suitable for county seat than any they now
have
The Californian fixes sthe middle Of Febru-
airy or the first of March,, for the removal
Ii would be joke if the order to March
should happen to come on the 1st day of April
We are afrid our 0roville friends dot not heed
that beautiful passage in scripture, wherein
it is written-''Stay imperfect stranger =
or the sublime quotation from that immorta
bard, Shakespeare-''vai for the wagon
Butte record., 1855-12-29
Annfnnr srt.n1nn.

"ANn IIE PLAYED rroN If>RP THoCs SAND
STRGNGs.-'My brethering VII take for my text The
same which was preached to hy my brother AT
Brandon Mississippi, OF which You have all doubtless
heard And he played on harp of thOus and strings
-specret5 OF just men made perfec"
'Ny therein, there Is many strings poiitix
there is 10 a lyre-aud a good muuv liars to rny most
every string then there aint bui OF EN- all thai
ingS ont ie Music OF the Union 10 which every true
patriot had ought 10 Keep slep-forh he play harp
Nv thousand striags-speerets Of just made per
iec7
''Fust thar's the Know Noihfn, His name expresses
the amount OF his information but it don't convey an
idea OF his Hes the most extror iuar, ami
NAL IN the shuw-hes fur and against variety of topics
les temperance and he drinks he's for the Maine
law 50 Persided he violate it-hs fur and against
fIsonhes Abolitionst and be ain, an Aboilioni-t
hes here aud he's lhar-anl he viii be no whar in
Noyembtr-"ior he played upon harp NV thousand
srines-sleerets Of just men made perfec"
Then thar's the poike cobler. goiD' round like n
roarin green bay ackass seekin' where he may hum
bug somebody. He's all the coors ofthe rnbowl and
more ch ingeahe than tie Camea JapOnniky He is n
Wing and an abti-whig "a Know Nothul' add ami
Know Nothin'-fur inrriners, and agin iurrners and
agln iurrners fur everybody and every boldly but
principally long>headed woIiy headed rsntin' ravin'
uiggerest, abuoui>t and dsunionis fur he paycd &c
Then thar's the straight out and out whic-a res
preferable sort of character in comparison with the
Frecedn who represents the fusonists He don't wan.
to see the Union destroyed but he knows he help
II II he runs on his own hook aud that he'd better run
Niu uei ine.iilt ihil boHhd 10 pe head ana wash
me oher tubs lie plays upon US a thousand strings.
but his execution is imperiec.
Then thar's the liberal and genuine old fashioned
Democrat. They don't 90 around whiun in cifcum-
Oendibus>es-they ain rdd speak in meetiu
they arnt afraid Of noby nohn-they carry their
union dag ahpai-the buntB all kiyered with The STARS
and srpe-giorous and victorious because it is the
bapuer of the Union
They 20 for persna1' freedcu-t1r popula- ricits-
ttr justice tu "a M ana all paris " 'te couu,r
h2h i-tead st da sue-sfor Open d 5c-sion cad ul
ln dwight capaif,s s.ll government instead as ogaf-
chy-and 'h-y IN win. for their Instrument !. ,'n-
ed with popular ireu though its made Nv beech wood
and ihey play upon upon harpuy thousand strings
an ever! string Is an honest principle"
Butte record., 1855-12-29
Cui!u'd hnOH-fushin's.

During the recent canvass in Ohio, a pro-
cession of twenty-nine Negroes entered a
Know Nothing meeting at Chillocothe, and
we're welcomed by cheers. Gov Chase and L.
s Senator Wade were the speakers of the oc-
easien. what have vc to 10 with The slave
r. question :" innocently asks the Nnow-N
thing State Council Of California Why bles.
your poor souls-nothing Your party IS
thoroughly, irreyokably and contemptibly alb
olitonized
Butte record., 1855-12-29
Livery Stable,

The Nessrs Hart have erected extensive barn on
Ne"comb street, which is designed for livery stable.
they are just the men to make it such an establish
meni as the convenience of the public requires Car
rascs and horses will soon be ensconced within its
pie dimensions. Whilst speaking Of Improvements in
bdwer, we might as well mention the Squire Wells
Aas erected nw Office, and the couny has ed up the
court House in superb style Bdwel is rapidly pro-
crossing and bids fair to oustrip every town in the
.oanty. Whats the name of that little place that
wants the County Seat-down at the end of the ditch
Butte record., 1855-12-29
EcssiMg savnge.

a A"Hamilton' correspondent Of the 0rogille
paper gets off the following sentence:
The people OF Butte County have long enough heea
dra-eed 10 that miserable and almost inaccessible IL,
called Bidwell-s Bar
The author of the above frankly acknowl-
edges himseifa stranger to elegant compost
ton Doetori-dear Doctor-why don't you
treat the subject meta physically Do you
expect the legislature to 90 into committee Of
the ioIs p
Butte record., 1855-12-29
swERIErs SALE

E9Y virtue of two writs Of fire Icias jsSHcl
BE out Of and under the seal Of the Sur ar..-
Court in andt or the city Of San Francisco 1t t7
of California, to me directed an delivered.
wherein Emanuel NJ Woods is Plaintiff arl
Pho Valensuela ct al and Pho Xafou.uea
Defendants, Ihave seized and levied upon a.
the right, title and interest Of the aforesaid
Pho Nalensuela in and to a certain house ani
land situated in Oroylle, Ophir Township.
Butte County and state aforesaid. described as
follows, to wit: corner lot known as Dot
l, Block Is, it being SO feet front on Mont
gomery street running back G6 feet, auI l--
feet front on IIuntoon street; also "a two ~
house situated on the aforesaid lot size ~ tr
so feet; which viii expose to Public Sale If.
the Court House door in Bidweu, on the ia
day Of January, A. D 1856, at . o'clock. T.
NJ, to the highest bidder, for cash
P.FREER, Sheriff Butte c.
Dated at Bidwell, this 22d day OF Dec.a en-,
A D. 1855 ul-U
Butte record., 1855-12-29
River Mining.

Although many of the River claims proved
disastrous the past season, it does not appear
to have discouraged river operations. 1t will
doubtless have the effect to cause a more thor
ough cxamntinn of claims before proceeding
to turn the River. 1t has now become 4 mat
River can be turned, and the claim worked
cut, aud fumirg the River for the purpose Of
showiug that it can be done, is no longer nee
essary, and is rather too expensive an opera
ton The reason Of the failure of claims is
because the claims were not sufficiently pros
pected and the consequence was that many
had the pleasure only of seeing the bare bed
rock of the channel as the reward of their
summers labor There is not always a de-
posit, where the best chance offers to turn the
River. The reverse is often found to be the
case This branch of Mining has, however.
on the whole, proved a source ofproft to those
who have engaged in it, aud if care be taken
to thoroughly prospect claim, before turn
ing the river, it will continue for years to be
a source of revenue.
The following companies are preparing to
drain the River next summer. The Capital
Stock of these companies will average forty
thousand ddollars-amountingi in the aggregate
to four hundred and eighty thousand dollars
These claims are situated on the Middle and
North Forks Feather River,
Niagara, Pioneer VI. s R. Co.,
Rough & Ready, Cape Mining Claim,
High Rock, Ladd Claim,
Gravelly Bar, Montezuma,
CoW Sc Gold Bar, Hartmans Bar,
Young America, White Rock
Add to these the Ophir River and Canal
Company, and We have capital to be put into
river operations during the comiug summer, Of
more than half million dollars. There are
doubtless, other companies whose names we
have not learned, which would swell the capt
tai thus invested to much higher figure
But enough has already been mentioned to
show that the River is still considered capable
of contributing her mite to the circulating
medium of the world.
Butte record., 1855-12-29
New Counties.

terested parties are agitating the cree
ton of three new counties by the Legislature.
One is to be composed of portions of Yuba,
Sierra and Plumas, with the county seat at
Camptonville another is to be for med of the
upper portions of Placer, the county seat to be
located at Iowa Hill; and a third to be formed
from portions Of Tuolumne and Calaveras