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ARTHUR SlMKlNS, EDITOR.
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.EDGEFIELD, S. C.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6 1856.
We Must Have Money.

MR. W. w. ,Wuue is our authorized Agent 10
collect, and receipt for the same, all unpaid accounts
due this Office either for Subscription, Advertising
or Job Work. We hope all indebted viii hold M
themselves prepared when be calls on them, and
nav up readily
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PEACE NEWS IN EUROPE.

The intelligence brought By the Arabia, tsays the
Charleston Standurd) that Russia had unconditional.
" accepted the propositions for peace, presented BY
the other Powers Of Europe has been received with
feelings of the greatest interest by all classes OF our
community There is room for doubt OF the nuthen-
tciiy of the rspor-to some extent it is qualified oy
The dispatch Of yeserday-there is room 10 DOUBT
whether such acceptance may not be defeated OF an
early peacs by the inability agree on minor issues:
but there is Il general disposition 10 indulge IN the
hopes inspired by the brighter prospect The dispatch
announcing The fct Of The assent of Russia was dated
on the 18TH and the steamer sailed the 18th OF the
last MONTH If the dispatch had been fictitious, there
was time for its contradiction, and without the news
of its contradiction we are believe that as far as 1t
may have deem intended TO 60, it was au,heniic that,
being authentic, it conveyed tho reasonable assurance
of peace is oleraby certan from the fact that both
Consols and Cotton had advanced, anil that there will
not he arbitrary spulalions interposed by either par
" to arrest the progress Of convention is reasonably
cer,nn from the facts that England and France in
position from which it is exceedingly important to
recede, and Russia in asserting to the proposition
has furnished evidence that she also Is not in condI
ton of entire comfort. These facts considered-that
the parties have no proper motive to the continuance
Of hos,es, that the assent Of one party 10 terms
proposed by The others has been announced Tint this
announcement has been unconradicted for near three
DAYS. and has been believed and acted by the COM
mercial public of England-we have very fair as.
surance that oslies may at las, be drawing to their
clvse and that once about 10 enter upon
The better state of commercial relations which exist in
times Uf peace.
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our State, but greatly to enhance

of game in our State, but greatly to enhance
The Paw Paw (Mich) Free Press, of the
l4ih inst., says that it is estimated that one
thousand deer. have been slain in Van Burea
countS within the last three Donths-and from
The village Of Paw Paw alone, during that time,
six hundred vcnson have been shipped to mas
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Wy. TIE attention Of our readers is cited to the
advertisement of the Trustees OF the CamoTldee re-
male School, Miss Corr, hns The reputation OF being
highly qualified MS Teacher, and has happy hcl'Y
of imparing instruction to the + upiEs. -
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GOOD MUFFIES.

What is better these cold mornings than to see
plate of piping hot mullins, elegantly cooked just
from the oven and ready for butter' Here is plan
for making some such:
MuFFINs.-Add pint and q half of good ale yeas.
tfrom pale malt, If pos-be) bushtl Of the very
best white -four; aet the Yeast lie all night in wa,er,
then pour of the water quite clear make two gallons
of water just mlk-warm, and mix your wafer, yeast,
and Of salt we'll together for about quar-
Ter of mn hour. Strain the WHOLE and mix up your
dough as light possible, letting lie in the trough
an hour, 10 rlse; next roll It with your hand, pulling
it into little pieces about The size Of large WALNUT.
These must be rolled out thin with n rolling pin, in
good deal of flour, and il covered Immediately with
piece of flannel they will rise 10 proper thickness;
but If too large small dough must be added accord
ngly, or taken away; meanwhile, the dough must he
also covered with flannel. Next begin baking; and
when laid the iron, watch carefully and when one
side changes color, turn the other, taking care that
they do not burn or become discuored. De careful
also that the iron does not get too hot In order TO
bake mullins properly, You ought to haven place built
as copper to be set; but instead OF copper,
piece Of iron must be put over the top, fixed in form
like the bottom Of an iron pot, underneath which a
coal fire is kindled, when required Toast the mullins
crisp on both sides, with fork pull them open With
your hand, and they will be like honeycomb lay
in much butter as you intend, then clap them TO-
gethsr and set by the fire; turn them once, that both
sides may be buttered alike. When quite done, cut
them across with knife but il you knife either
to spread or divide Them, they will be as heavy as
lend. Some kind of -four will soak up mors water
than another when this OCCURS add water or If too
moist, add flour; for the dough must DO as light as
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STRIKING METAPHOR.

As odd ns is that unrhymed production Of LongfeI-
low, Hiarntha; and as exposed a. are its pecuars.
tics 10 the shafts of waggery yet it is due to the IL
lusrious author say that there are many evidences
of poetical genius throughout its pages. Take the
following excerpt as an example:
Never stoops the soaring rulture
On his quarry in The desert,
On the sick or wounded bison,
But another vulure watching,
From his high, aerial lookout,
Sees the downward plunge, and follows,
And a third pursues the second,
Coming from tn invisible ether,
First apock and then vuliurs,
Till the air il dark with pinions.
So disasters come not singly;
But as if they watched and waited,
Scanning for ano.heE's motions
When the first descends, the others
Follow, follow gathering flock wise,
Round their victim. sick and wounded
Fins, a shadow; thsn Borrow
Till tho air is dark with anguish
Such brilliancy and-propiety of mesuphorical illus
iration arc seldom met with in this iron, practical,
unpoeical unclassical age.
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The Southern Light.

THE Second number is before us, exhibiting great
Improvement. We advise readers who wish 10 o'
benefited and pleased to subscribe forthwith.
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CHANCELLOR WARDLAw.-From serious in
disposition, this amiable aud able Judge will
not he able to hold his Courts OH tho Third
Equity Circuit, at the approaching term. His
health is 50 intirm, that he was induced to retire
from the performance of his ardnous duties in
the Cont of Appeals in Charleston, which has
lust concluded its labors Arrangements have
been made to supply his place on the Eastern
Circuit, which is his appropriate Winter Circuit
in rotation
Chanccllor Dargan is 10 hold The Winter Cir
cuit for Charleston, to which The law allows six
weeks, if so much time is necessary. But the
Charleston Bar have represented to linn, that
the business of the Circuit will not require the:
whole of that time, and, at their request, the
opening of the Court for that Circuit will DC
deferred until the third Munday in February
In The meantime Chancellor Daraan will hold
The Equity Courts for Marlboro and Darlinglon,.
in the place of Chancellor Wardlaw. ut the regu-
lar terms as established by law. lie will also
hold extra Courts for Chesterfield and Nation,
at convenient times hereafter to be designated.
Of which due notice will be givea.-
Chancellor Dunkin, who has no Winter Ciirt:.
cui for The present year. will sapply ChanreIlof
Wardlaws place at the Equity Court for Horny,
Georgetown and Williamsburg, ut the regular
terms of those Courts respectively. BY this
arrangement, it will be perceived that the pub
lie service will receive no detriment from Chan?
ccIIor Wardlaw's Observation-Disclosures
Mercury.
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Sourn CAROLINA RAnRoA6.-Thc Charleston
Mercury says:
A large portion Of our paper is necessarily
occupied with the Annual Report OF the South
Carolina Railroad. 1t exhibits striking in.
crease in the business Of The, Company for the
past year; and we are glad to see, shows that
they are determined not to sacrifice the pernla-'
mcnt interests Of the road, by Deglecling the
Improvement Of the track. During the last
year, more than 100000 have been expended
on such improvement. and We recognize, with
satisfaction among those that are contemplated
the filling up of the trcstle work at Aiken
There ought to be no unnecessary delay in this
work. 1t was erected as temporary, and was
meant to be filled up with earth as fast as pos
sible. 1t is, doubtless, very firm now, but it
cannot last; and it is important to the character
of The road that the progress of perfscting this
portion of the track should not be intermitted.
Iu-generaI this report will be highly satisfac-
tory to The Stockholders and to the public
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 90.

WASHINGTON, jail. 29.
VIOLENT ASSAULT Uros GREELEY.-As Ho-
race Greeley was coming from The Capitol Build
ing this afternoon, he was attacked by the Hon.
Albert Rust, of Arkansas, who, with his fist,
inflicted several blows upon the defenreless head
of Greeley. When Greeley was approaching
the National Hotel Rust again struck him over
the arm with n stick. Theassait is supposed TO
have been caused by some severe structures in
the Washington Iytien which appeared ir Tile
Trhtne newspaper of yesterday, on Mr.. Kust's
proposition in the House, requesting all the cam
didates for The Speakership to withdraw from
tie cOnicst.
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ELOQUEST.

Is defining his position before the House Of Repre-
s.nta,ives n, Washington few weeks since, Hon.
Mr.. KErrr, Of the Orange District, delivered himself
of a capital speech 1t is SAID to have commanded
the applause Of the galleries; and at its conclusion
number Uf members crowded around The eloquent
young statesman to congratulate him upon his effort
Mr. KErrT is esteemed Of the first orators ol the
present Congress and If his Improvement shall keep
pace with public expectalinn the old fire of Carolina
eloquence will not yet have been rxtinsnisled.
The following extract from the speech TO which We
make ailuson eyidenty impromptu passage) is moi
remotely akin to what might have been the sudden
burst of McDUFFrE such an occasion;
NV object, Mr.. Clerk, was to define my own posi-.
lon will add, however, thar believe the Demo-
cratic party IS, to-day purer and truer to the Consti
tuition, than it has been for years. 1t has passed
through Gre and water, and many Of its impurities
have been consumed or washed away. 1t has The
smell os fire upon its garments, and while it moves on
in the historic track of the founders Of the Republic
shall bid it God speed! Many Of the halt, and lame,
and blind have fallen by the way had this Fate over.
taken all such, it would have heen better
The gentleman from Pennsy ylvana Mr.. Camphelll
says that the Democratic party came into tins hall
two years ago upon the crested wave OF popular pDw'
er; and Ire asks, where is il now Tie says It Is q
feeble and scan,y band, cluging to its broken aars.
Why feeble and scanty! Because i, has been much
more friendly to the South and truer 10 the Consiu.
riun than either Of the other parties Cngng, says
the gentleman, to its broken aars! Why, SIR, to
what else should it cling! While Abolition fanatcism
is sweeping the free States prostralng the guar
antics of The Constitution, and enring down the re.
naming pillars of republican edce, where should
the Democratic party he, but within tie sacred pre-
cncts fighting down The foe While the lust ofnortll-
ern domination and Free Soil propagandsm is driving
the clarnt of sectional power over the remains of The
Constitution, to what should the Democratic party
cling hut 70 those aars. reared by the founders Of the
Republic! If it be true TO the Constitution, and
,teadfas, in the uith of tn. fathers let it bind itself 10
The horns of The altar; and the angel descended
to rescue the SON of the patriarch from the up
lifted knife so may she genius of the land stoop down
to rescue 1t from the cleaning dagger OF the fusion
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KANSAS AFFArRs.-A despatch in the ST Louis
IntcIIigenccr from Weslport, Jan. l6, says:
Things being to look better in the Territory,
in some respects. Last Friday, Sheriff Jones
was sent for by one of The FreesoAers Of Law
renee. 10 serve writ on some Of the citizens Of
the place for robbing his store. have just seen
a letter from the Sheriff saying that he had ar
rested some six or eight Of the citizens :o0ta
charge of stesing--bad no difficulty except with
one fellow. who drew his pistol and swore ha
would not be taken. Jones then drew big, and
walked up to him and made the arrest. The
fellow ravcd He searched 'several houses in
Lawrence, and found a good many of the stolen
goods.
Sheriff Jones has also arrested some ten or
eleven Of the party who rescued the prisoner
Branson from him. who gave security for their
appearance at the next term of the Court.
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NEW PHRASES.

1t is growing common with the Washington lelter.
writers, nowadays, 10 speak Of such and such re.
solutions being tabled" intead Of laid upon the
table" as formerly. This is upon the principle, We
suppose, of the Western gentleman srepy when asked
if he would take glass of wine. Much obliged to
you" said he, "l're tround."
Again, these same devotees Of the correspondenliaf
quill whu, by the by, are getting to be regular class
in society have been obliged TO draw a distinction
between the American party North and lIe American
party South, from the fact That this party las emphali.
caliy split in two So save pruxity ofe1prssinn,
they have cume to speak Of the branch as North
Americans" and the other as South Americans"
The latter, We suppose, will soon be subdivided into
Amazunians, Paiagopian, and tile like.
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JOHN PnGN1X.s RECIPES.

Either Of the following recipes are said by John
Phoenix to answer goud end in Keeping off CalifOr
mia fleas While the first Of them may he the b"tter,
the second is certainly the spcc'ier Either would,
no doubt, result in the animals utIer discomorlure.
Try them:
"Bo quar-, Of tar until it becomes quite Thin.
Remove the clothing, and before the tar becomes per-
fectly cool, with broad fiat brush apply thin,
smooth coming to the entire slrfare of the boy and
limbs. While the tar remains soft, the flea becomes
en,anglcd in its tenacious folds, and rcndsred per
feclly harmless; but it will fprn hard, smooth
cuung, entirely impervous 10 its bite. Should the
cuaug crack at the knee or eIbow;jons, it is merely
necessary re-touch it slightly at those places. The
whole Goa, should he renewed every three or four
weeks This remedy is sure, and having lie advan-
age Of simplicity aud econuny, should be generally
KNOWN"
lie mentions still simpler method Of getting rid of
The annoyance:
"On feeling the bite of flea, thrust tile part hiiten
Immediately into boiling water. The heat of the
water destroys The insect, and Instantly removes the
pain Of tho bite
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Notice.
Administrators Sale,

THE Dis,ributees oftho Estate of John schum-
IL pert, deceased, are hereby notified that there
will be final settlement made, on said estate, on
Monday, The 18th day of March next, in the Ordi-
nary's Qiiioe at Edcefeld Court House, and all the
Distributes of said estate are requested to attend at
the time aud place aforesaid. And NIL persons hav-
ing demands against said estate are requested to
hand them in to the subscriber at the time and place
aforesaid.
JESSE sCIIUMPERT, Admir-:
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uTHERE LIES A VILLAGES,

THE following is one of WM. CULLEN BRYANT
best fugitive pieces and cannot fail to awaken tende
response in hearts that have any experience wlaeve
in the snbject.maiter of the poets fancy:
There lies village in peaceful vale,
With soping hills and waving woods around,
Fenced from tue blast. There never ruder gale
Bows the tall grass tha, covers all the ground:
And planted shrubs are there, and cherished flowers
And brightest verinre born Of gentle showers.
Twas there my young existence was begun;
My earliest sports were on its 1owery green:
AMI often, when my schoo-boy task was done,
chned its hills TO view the pleasant scene
And stood and gazsd till the SUMS setting ray
Shune on the heigll;-she sweetest of the day.
There, when that hour Of mellow light was come,
And mountain shadows cuoled the ripened grain
watched the weary yeoman plolding home,
In the lore path that winds ucross the plain,
To rest his limbs, and watch his child a, play,
And tell him Ger the labors of the day.
And when the woods put on their anlumn glow,
And tho bright sun came in among Tie trees,
And leaves were gathered in the glen below,
Swep! softly from the mountain by the breeze,
wandered, till tie starlight, on the stream,
At length awoke me from my fairy dream.
All happy days, too happy to return,
Fled ON The wings Of youths departed years:
A bitter lesson has been mine 10 learn,
The truth of life, lis lnbors, pains, and fears.
Yet does the memory Of my boyhood stay;
A twilight of the brightness passed away.
My thoughts steal back to that sweet village stili
Its flowers and peaceful shades before me rise:
The play-place and the prospectffom the hill,
Its summer verdurc and auunnal dyes:
The present brings its storms but willie they last,
shelter me in the delightful past.
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YuuEs TRuLY-Over Miilikin is rs much of
Il wag IA IL musician; and to make his waggery
The more successful, he affects the dress and
manner of clergyman With his white cravat
and sober black coat be makes not bud imila-
,ion. lie was ut one of the hotels in SPRING
field few weeks ago, and his decidedly clerical
appearance alt,acting the attention of the COM
pany ia they sat down to dinner, he was called
upon TO ask blessing. lie did not refuse, and
rot on very well for sentence or two: but
when he came toward the conclusion, he found,
rs it was his first attempt, that he was utterly
unable to remember the usual manner OF closing
such an exercise. After hcsitating moment,
he recolecied the usual subscription of his let
lers, and he brought his petition 10 i close by
adding, with great solsmnlly. ours truly oiI
Yer Millikln."
The Delaware river at Phladel phm is frozen
10 firmly that booths for the sale of refreshments
TO skaters and others have been erected on it.
The Bulletin says: The constant plying TO and
fro OF tho forry boats opposite the centre OF the
city, has kept the ice broken np there, but above
and below it rs perfectly tight. Some OF the
channels that were broken mp the river by the
tug American were frozen over within twenty
ionr hours afterward sufficiently strong to per-
nit pedestrians to rreSs them.
SLAVES IN TRANSIT TROUGH PENNSYLVANIA.
a correspondent Of the Philadelphia Ledger,
writing from Harrisburg. about the proceedings
of the Pennsylvania Legislature. says: In few
days, The Committee of the Judiciary III the
House will make Il written report on the subject
of transit through the Commonwealth of South
erners with their slave property. The majority
report will take the ground that such right en-
lists, and has not been impaired by our Iegisa-
ton while The minority will hold the position
that such right does not exist, and has been en-
prcssly prohibited by the legislation Of 1917.
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'lcE TO SlBERIA-We learn that a vessel from
Boston, with cargo of nee, consigned to Mr..
Badger, of this city, is ice.bound in the river,
about ten miles below this city! The captain
of The vessel managed to I" make his way upt to
Riclmend Oh Saturday, and after witnessing the
rrrriscraling scenes presented to his aslonished
vision, hcreabouts, vowed that he would never
again undertake to bring cargo Of ice to the
"sunny South. h."-Rchmond Wing.
The Nevada journal., 1856-05-16

BRIGHT STREAK OF GRATITUDE The following
letter appeared time since in the San Francisco
Citizen, without the knowledge of DR.. Young. We
copy it as complimentary tribute to one Of the most
skilful physicians that made this State his resi-
dence As it was entirely unsolicited and made pub
lie without the knowledge OF any but TIE writer
it speaks volumes. 1t should be cut out and pinned
up for rcferecs to any Sne who should unfortunately
be similarly situated
To MY AFFLICTED FELLOW MEN-Being about to
leave the State of California for my home in Mchi-
gan / Wish before leaving to recommend to your no.
tice that Great benefactor, DR.. J. c. Young.
his hand and saved me from death Forsevcral years
had been troubled with complication of diseases
brought on by bad habits aggravated by exposure in
the mines. which had SO weakened my system and
undermined my Constitution that have often con-
templated suicidE. Borne down by racking pains in
my body, dizziness In my head, eyes, pains and
misery in my back and hps, Heariness in my legs
evil forbodings togetferwith aconirmed melancholy
considered my best friends to be my worst enemies
my dreams frightfrl and at times strange phan
tastes took possession Of my nhd Twas hurrying tc
insanity-that worst Of living deaths In this state
friend and partner in the mining business approached
me on the subject and advised me to go to the Bay
and see DIR. Young. / did SO and thank God for it.
cure me. Shortly after commenced taking his med
icines my troubles began to decrease and in three
months I was perfectly we'll. Take my advice. al
you that afflicted, and call upon him, for he will b.
sure to cure you he has cured Several Of my acduan
tances after they had become discouraged by bein.
deceived by the bumbugs of the day, both by Ameri
can and foreign vagabonds. My heart leaps toward
him with gratitude for his benefits to me and IN,
friends. If CHAs f MAsRouE.
The Nevada journal., 1856-05-16
SHERIFF'S SALE.

Rf virtue Of Execution to directed issued from
ID the Clerks Office of the District Court in and fer
the county of Nevada in favor of John Blattau and
G. Craft and against D. W Aldrich and M. J. Stevens
dated May 9Th, 1856 for the sum of Five Hundred and
three dollars debt with interest the Of
1893 10 from the 18th day of January, A. D. 1856 al
the rate of 10 per per together with costs
OF suit taxed at SS7 As have levied upon and seiz
ed the following described property to wit:
The House and the Lot on which it stands situated
in the town and county of Nevada and known as the
Metropolis Hotel.
Which l shall sell at public auction to the ghesl
bidder for cash in front of the shers Office Nevada
Given under my hand this 18th day of May, A D
lSoo Attest, w. W. WRIGHT, sheriff n C.
Per c. F. WoOD II, s
The Nevada journal., 1856-05-16

An OBLIv1oUs REPORTER. The Philade
phia Sun which has a rare eye for "queer bits
gives the following as a specimen of what a
eporter oace did
Yesterday morning, at 4 o'clock, P. NJ, a
small man named Jones, or Brown, or Smith
with q heel iu the hole of his trowsers, com
mitted orsenic by swallowing dose OF suicide
The verdict of the inquest returned q jury that
the deceased came to the facts in accordance
with his death. He leaves a child and six
small wives to lament the end Of his untimey
loss. In death we are in the midst Of life.