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FOR TIE INDEPENDENT rREss.1
The Savannah Valley Railroad

Ano SaS dl1ey ttdllrOaQ.
MeSsrs. Editors How comes Oh the
Savannah Rail Road? / make this inqui-
ry OF you, so that those having knowledge
in the premises may answer through the
same channel. The information sought is
very dcsrablc--not only for the Immediate
stockholders, but for the interested public
at large. ! make it, also, that those dis
posed to throw cold water upon the enter
prise, may be estopped from that sort of
work, 10y seeing how the matter stands, and
Uy seeing also that those having it in hand
are i'll good earnest, and mean nothing else
than to carry it through IN due time.
Has anything, favorable or unl;,vorablc,
turned up yet in Augusta, since the meeting
OF the stockholders ut Calhoun's Mills ? 1t
is time that something had been done 10y
that city, one way or the other. If those
living on the route were to double, it could
be carried through by Hamburg, indcpend-
emily Of Augusta. Would it not be well
to learn this truth in time ? But have sut:
.fcient efforts been made in the districts of
Anderson. Abhcvllc and Edgcfcld to get
stock Many all over these districts-not
only those living Immediately on the track,
but in those sections most remote from il.
would, no doubt, subscribe, and subscribe
l'herally, if properly approached because
tho enterprise in contemplation is calcua-
ted to confer vast benefits upon those en-
tire districts as well as the whole State, so
that every one is interested, and, when
made to believe and see this, will exert them
selves accordingly towards its completion.
The way to build railroads, taking the
experience of the past as a guide, is to keep
the advantages they are calculated to Gre
ate and ditl''sc, constantly before the pco-
pie; and, further, TO cause r"cry one, rich
and poor, to feel that hc-that tl,cy-that
all must give something, must gire EJer-
ally. One Of the greatest d,uvbucks 10
Tie odr"mcc Of civilization err hnomn, is
the ind'$position Of tie vca1ihy TO contrib
"tc Of their Substance to tie 1womofiou of
grcot public enterprises and this is the
more remarkable, because it proceeds upon
"the penny visc ood pound .toolisA" prin-
clpe. / think it susceptible Of dcmonstra-
ton, so far as things moral may be said to
be demonstrablr, that the real estate within
ten miles of any railway, leading to the
chief market, is increased in value from
ten to fifty per cent. Immediately upon its
construction, and that the advantages to
accrue in all other respects peculiar to an
agricultural people are made thereby to
advance in the same ratio so that the
subscription Of this much stock by those
living within this distance of the road, is
not a proianto subtraction from their means.
but, on the contrary, a pro rata addition
thereto, and this independently of the rea-
sonable expectations 10 he rrcdicatcd upon
the increase of the stock itself.
Let all, therefore, living within that dis
tancc ofthe magnificent enterprise in contcm-
plation, he moved by such considerations.
and act accordingly, and we will soon have
the road LONG CANE
August %, 1856.
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AK CNcoMMoH OccURREScE.-ThcA Al
bany knickbocker says: "a very singular
affair occurred in the court Of general scs
sions ut the last term. \ woman was
brought up and arraigncd before her owl
brother, who was on the bench, on tho
charge Of keeping house Of prostitution
lle brother sat motionlcss and pale as mar
bic. but stern and inflcxibIe as the Roman,
father who passed the sentence Of death o.,
his own son. The woman, although old il
crime, was SO overcome by the scene that
on reaching her seat, she wcpt burning tears.
1t was scene that is rarely witnessed, and
We hope never to see the like again.
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A M Z RICAN HOTEL.
II A hIBuRG 6 q

IHIE Proprietors of this we'll known Hotel
l. beg leave to Inform their friends and the
public generally, that they are always ready to
receive them in the best style possible
Persons arriving Mt this Hotel may rest as.
sured TINT their Baggage will he promptly sent,
iree OF charge to the Carolina Depot or either
of the Georgia Depots.
we also take this opportunity of returning
our s'ncero thanks for past patronage, and will
use every cndeavor to merit continuance Of
the snme. W
There will always be on hand a good Ostler,-
and Horses left in our charge viii meet with.
every attention. OHb SCOTT A. cO
Hamburg, July 81, 1856. 1s-tT
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A RExARkADLE SWIMMER. IA sippula,,
wager says the salut Public, Of Lyons, ahas
just BEEN decided here One Of the besi
swimmers Of the city made a bet that ihles
would cross the Rhons on his back. I, carry. 3.
Ing ON bis stomach 4 small table, on which
should be placed two bottles fill Of wine wine
six eggs on q plate and fonr glasses. The
tall Of any one of these objects would in.
yolve the loss Of the wager. The swimmer
however, crossed the river without displa.
cisg one Of the articles, and won the Besks
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American Hotel.

AS the season advances when many Of the
citizens of the District will bc visiting
Hamburg, we would remind them that
Messrs. 0. II. Z. Scott Il Co., of the Amer
lean Hotel, arc prepared to take care of any
number of transient boardcrs. The Press
has experienced the comforts Of the Amcri-
can, and knows whereof it speaks. See
advertisement in another column.
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CONSIGNEES,

The following persons have freight in the
Depot at Abbcville:-
J& Knox, Il W Williams, Slayer Il T.. "
Israel d Il, 7 CPcrrin, Jno Knox, II W Lawson,
Jf Marshall, ID Il Sondley, NJ IL w ii Null.
kin, L L Price, Mrs A Man,z W G Nccl. H NJ
Chratl,a'n, y Gilaspic, Il a AIcCaslin & Co.
; Martin, CT Haskell, Enright d Starr, II 5
Kerr, 1."maN & G. ID Jordan, Fulton Il Gen.
try, IL G CabclI, " l. Calhoun, J j Cunning.
ham, John Gray.
D. r. SONDLEY AIT
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Money Wanted.

THOSE persons who nre indebted to the
L Estate Of John Donald, deceased, arc
hereby notified that payment must he made
to the subscriber before 'Return Day" of Oc
t"ber Court. The Estate must be settled up
soon, and before this can he done collections
from those indebted to it must he made. He
desires oil those vii" may have demands to pre-
sent them for payment
And as surviving partner Of the deccasei he
gives notice of the necessity of the payment of
all debts due to H. d S. DON1LD, as this ia
requisite before the Estate can be settled.
SAM'L DONALD, Exor.
August 10, 1856. 1s3 az
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Fair of the State Agricultural sooietv


Fatr OF the State Agricultural Society.
The editor Of tile South Carolina IAor;-
euttarist says, it will be borne in mind by
the people of South Carolina and the ada.
cent States, that the First Fair of the State
Agricultural Society of this State will com.
mesee on Tuesday the 11th November
1856, and continue for four days. The Pre-.
snium List embraces a wide field in all mat.
ters connected with industrial improvements
the fine arts, rural taste, &C., and will fur
n'sh opportunities for competition in almost
every Development of Industrious enterprise
The building will furnish room for severa
thousand persons, who can be protected II
'noiement weather, whiIst all the arranoe
'aeDts will be complete, and we'll suited tt
the occasion, All the railroads of the Stat.
NH transport passengers to and from tb,
Fair tor one fare, and all articles ;salI h.
transported by them free, at the risEof II,
oSher The different railroads viii; puhlisl D
their respective regulationsin time for. I'll
Fair. We have Thus far the prospect q
afne eneetingJo . yf.''"."ir-rt = .4a,fS,4iE'
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The Ambrotype Car
WILL BIC OUT IN A FEW DAYS!
M. II. DEAI,E Aran+

M. H. DEALE, Agent,
"OULD respectfully say to the Ladies anif
w Gentlemen of Abbcville and vicinity.
that he will bc ready by the 27th instam mi.
to take those beautiful Pictures on Glass, called
An.brOtypcs.
These Pictures are the finest ever produced hy
light. They are far superior to the Daguerreo.
type, both in looks and durability; the tone
is soft, and they can be seen in any light.
Persons wanting Pictures, will please call as
early as possible, as my stay will be short Mt
this place. lie pledges himself to give satis-
faction in all cases, or no charge, Pictures.
taken rs well in cloudy weather clear. Op-
crating hours from until o'clock.
r. S.-Lndes will find that dark dresses will
add much to the beauty of the Picture.
August 20, 1856. l6.t
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Den LANE BEFORE TIE CLup.-H T.
iosey, EsI:, made, last night, speech he
lore the Fillmore and Donelson Club.-It
occupied about two hours. As it was only
his second appearance before the public, it
would be unreasonable to suppose that any
lar nea OF his powers was to Lc gathered
from it. Nevertheless, Mr.. Poscy demon
stratcd that he will soon become one Of the
strongest argnmcntative speakers hercabouts.
lie is, perhaps, better informed on political
topics than nnety-nine politicians out Of n
hundred. lie needs only the perfect self
command which practice gives to make him
very formitlablc.--Montgomery Mail.
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Savannah Valley Railroad.

along Cane talks to the people in an
energetic and sensible way; and we know
ne is ready to enforce his prcccrts by en-
ample. We hope TO hear from him again.
And we hope, also, to hear from some one
else on the same subject.
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ABBEVILLE c.. H.
Special Notice.

@ No subscription to this paper from
any person residing outside of this District
will be received unless the cash accompa.
MES the order.
~ Papers sent to subscribers out Of the
District will be stopped when the time paid
for expires.
These rules will positively he adhered
to. tf
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Shcrif',s Sales

10y virtue Of sundry Writs of Fiera Faeias
- to me directed, I win sell at Abbcvilie
Court House. on tho first Monday and Tuesdav
in Septemer next within the legal hours of sale.
the following property, to wit: '!T =
900 90 Acres OF Land, more or less, bounded by,
DR.. VIM. Tenant, Maj. A. Burt and others 81.
the property Of s L. Deveaux. ads. Jno. n.
Goodwin and Others. s,yEf :. = t'.!es,1ss
90 Acres, more or less, bounded bv Peter
GuilleLeap, j. p. Graves nnd others astiie nron.,
erty Of B. E Gilbert, ads.J. W. Lesley, Ex'or,
$50 Acres, more or less, bounded BY A. Boyy,d.
Jas. Cochran and others, as the porperty ofS'.
w. Willis, ads. James Gown and Others. 800
,u!s isO Acres more or less, bounded by.Jno..,
Wideman, Estate Of J.: s. Baskin and others' ,
rs the property of aynl sutlerland, soi,r. ads''
brennan d Hesterhnd others & ~. s3t1atE 3 Il
Negro Girl' Bina, ms tic property of Eliza.
beth " ore, ads Jefferson Arnold, and othera :. ?
Roekaways, as the property Of b. T. liar,
ris, ads Moses Lackey and others.
TERMS CASH. !"s 71'7@f e .,t.91'
ss,a..a ~, -, IT. R:'CoCHRAN, 81 AID. ~.
sherifs Office. iAug, IL, 1856. II Ii5.tsdf tc,
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PROFITABLE BUs1NEss.-The Edgefeld
Advertiser says that Mr.. VIM. Gregg, of
Kalmia, Edgefield District has realized this
year very nearly four thousand dollars from
sales in New York market Of peaches raised
upon the sand hills of that district. ..
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Congress.

The extra session convened, as called by
the President, on Thursday after adjourn,
ment, and was still in session at last accounts
The House had re-passcd the Army bill
with the odious Kansas proviso, and the
SENATE had again refused to accedc to it by
the same overwhelming vote. This opera.
tlon, we believe, has been repeated two OF
three times, thus keeping the bill passing
IRON house TO Eouse like shuttle-cock. 1t
IS probable the President will mme
'diately call another extra session should
the present one adjourn without passing tho
bill. Uudcr the new system of compepsa
t'on' the members will receive no pay 70,
extra sessions, and we hope the President will
keep them there till they come to terms
In our opinion it will be good policy te
do so.
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Notice

; hereby given that an Application will he
l. made t" the Legislature of South Carroll
ma, Mt lis next Session. for an Amendment OF
the Charter of Incorporation of the Village of
Abbcvillc, $" As to authorize an,l empower the
Town Council t" lax the Property of the citi-
zcns OF the Incorporation, Cor the purpose OF
repairing The Roads and Streets, and for other
purposes.
Aug. 81, 1856. 11.3m
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EXCITEMENT At WHEEL1NG.-A few
persons, calling Themselves "Republicans," :"
held meeting at Wheeling, Va, on Friday
night. A large number Of persons attend
ed through curiosity, and much excitement
prevailed. A man named Smith made n
speech. At its conclusion he attempted to
leave, and was followed by largo crowd,
when general skirnish ensucd, during
which two men named Harding and Ward
we're wounded, the latte: seriously. This
had the effect to increase the excitement,
and to prevent the indignant populace from
lynching Smith on the spot, the Wheeling
Argus says he had TO be conveyed to jail.
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Municipal Election I!

4 Election will be held in the Court House,
~ for 1ntcn'lcndant and fonr War.lcns, of
the Village OF Abbcvilc, on the second Monday
tile eighth d"y-of September next.
MANAGEEs-John &. Wilson J. William Liv-
in:ston and i. p. Hughes
by order Of the Town Council.
S. MCGOWAN, Intcnlant.
Aug. 2lst 1856 17et
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MORE New CoTToN.-A lot of ten
bales, quality good niddling, was received
on Saturday last from tho plantation of s
). bradley, Sumter district, and consigned
to the house Of w. @. Dukes g. Sons. A
letter from a planter of Marlboro district
OF recent date, states that he has some
twenty bales ready for market, and that
the whole neighborhood are busiIy engaged
picking, and expresses the belief that the
crop will be sent forward early.
Charleston Mercury,
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Head Quarters,
1st Brigade Cavalry.
Anrl,et "a 1SEr
August lS, 1856


ORDER No L
'INf1E Regiments of this e&3
L brigade will parade G9s~
for drill and review, at the S8X3N1
following named times and
places, viz: A
The lst Regiment nt its usual place of pa,
rads' on SM"r!1A the l5M Of September ncrt
lhe "a regiment nt Lomgmircs on tie 2Oth
Of September merit
ihe Commissioned and non Commission n ed
officers will will appear at their respective
Regimcntal rendezvous on the dav nrcvions
for drill and instruction.
Col. j. NJ. Pickens and Lieutenant Col. Mar.
tin are hereby, charged with the extension of
so much OF this order as has reference to their
respective commands
By order of JOHN r. TALBERT
Col. Commanding lst Brigade Cavalry.
j. V. NLpoEE Brig. Maj.
Aug 20 1914
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Meeting of the Lowndesville Bible So
cietY.

We arc requested to say that Rev. T. A.
11oyt will deliver an Address before the
Bible Society at Lownlcsvilc on the 10th
Of September next.
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Attention Southern Rights Dragons.
Hoo are hereby ordered to appear Mt your
l. usual Parade Ground, on Saturday the
fth of September next, for drill and instruc.
tion, at IL! o'clock.
BY order of CAPT. SMITH
Il. j. WHITE, O. $.
A"s,. ~, 1000. 1I-lt
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The Scientific American.

We would call the attention of mechanics
manufacturers, &c, to the prospectus of the
Scientific dmerican. It is certainly a
valuable publication, and is decidedly cheap.
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SHoCKlHG SrIcIDE.--Wc record will
pam the following melancholy case:
On Tuesday morning locomotive on tho
Grcenv1ile road, on the way TO the depot
came suddenly upon man lying bctwec,
TWO cross-tlcs i'll depression, SO that he
could not be seen until tho engine was al
most on him. lie was seen to lay his head
on the rail, but too late for the engineer tc
stop the engine. Ills head was severed
from his body, and fell off the tracll-his
body was left as he sat, with his hand on =
cross-tic.
1t appears upon investigation that the IN
'lvl'lual intended suici,le, and left n letter at
hls boarding house stating his intention
Ills name was George Shcgog-formcrlv n
clerk i'll Columbia and at the Grccnyill,
depot Cu,oliniap.
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CHICAGO, August 19.-It is ascertained
that the Pro-Slavcry men in Kansas are
concentrating men and arms for general
attack on the Freesoilcrs. Twelve block
houses have been built at different points
which are garrisoncd by Mssourians and
are well supplied with arms. A meeting
at Kansas city resolved to send 1000 men
into the Territory, and great excitement
prevails along the frontier. A general mus.
ter of Missourians is demanded. The at
tack on Franklin was to capture arms col
lected there, and the Frcesoilers captured
one block house, containing SO stand OF
arms and cannon.
Sr. LOUIS, August pa letter to the
Republican from Kansas says that Govern
or Shannon and nearly all the citizens had
left Lccompton, and that Secretary Wood
son and Sheriff Jones had been captured
by the Frcesoilcrs. Preparations were eve
rywhere making for war. A steamer had
arrived with three companies of volunteers
ready for the field. Three companies OF
cavalry and one Of artillery intended lcav-
ing Leavenworl City.
ST. Louis, August 24.-Thc news from
Kansas created great excitement at Boon
vile, Missouri, and five thousand dollars
we're immediately y rai$e;! to send men into
the Territory. A high state of excitement
prevails in the border counties of Missouri
and men of discretion and property are vol,
untcerlng to 90 to Kansas and remain till
peace and order is restored The reports
OF bloody conflicts are hourly expected.
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1856-09-24
Lightning.

The White Mountain correspondent of
the Boston Transcript. writes as follows
of thunderstorm on the night of the Sd
of July:
About sunset, the valley was visited by
most eloquent thunder shower, that
seemed anxious 10 try its skill in pyro.
technic display, with which rain could in
terfere. We watched it darken towards
us in sIaty wrath, spreading wider and
wider its gray wings, and shooting threads
of Jagged and fierce fire over us-till at
last, we were called on to be grateful to
it for the most startling effect ever saw
from cloud. When the deluge was at
its height, a bolt leaped into the forest,
opposite the Alpine House, with crash
that tore the air, and Instantly a full-sized
tree was in blaze. 1t caught and famed
in spite of the rain as if it were powder.
1t was a sight entrely novel 10 me, and
very,imprcssive. That tremendous force
riding in a vapory fleece lighter than the
air we brea he--lhat fiery essence housed
in water, and plunging into the substance
of green and saturated tree, to burst
through all its pores i'll names--what
miracle is more stupendous! How these
great shows of nature suppyaeach, the
condition for understanding, or vivi(ying,
some striking record in the Bible |! That
blazing tree in the wet forest is fit can
die by which to read the passage from
the first bo, k of Kings 'And it came to
pass, at the time of the offering of the
evening sacrifice, that Elijah the prophet
came near, ....,. and the fire of the Lord
fell, and consumed the wood, and the
stones, and the DUST and licked up the
water that was in the trench. And when
the people saw it they fell on their faces;
and they said, The Lord he is God; the
Lord he is Cod
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1856-09-24

Rg" A correspondent writing from
London to one of the New York papers
says: The English Government acts
very shabbily towards those whom it en-
gagged in its service during the war. A
Polish captain who had deserted from the
Russians and gone over to the English,
got but e2O0, and was dismissed from
the Turkish Contingent to shift for him
self. The Italian and German Legions
are disbanding, but most Of their men,
bers have forfeited their previous CiIizen-
ship, and are prevented from returning to
their country, for having entered into
English service, while England does
not regard them as English, and leaves
them no other choice than between
the East India Company's service in
the deadly climate of the tropics, and
involuntary emigration 10 Canada or
the Cape Of Good Hope. After such ex:
periences, it is difficult to imagine how
England, in her next war, can succeed
in raising ioreign legons. As to the
Poles, they were made over 10 the Sui
tan, bag and baggage, without even the
formality Of asking their consent. Thus
England and France got rid Of lot ol
energetic refugees, and the Governments
congratulate themselves upon the excel.
lent way in which such dangerous ele.
ments were disposed of. ...