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GROCERIES,.

GROCERIES.
TUsT received supply Of suftlry articles
y making my stock now cemplete, all
of The first quality. and for sale as low as
can ba had Else W here, Among The articles
mas be mentioned
Goshen Butter,
Fancy Western Butter,
Matherel III Kits,
Pine Apple Cheese,
t,reen and Black Teas,
Fresh Mixed Pickles
Brown. Crushed. Pow
Jered aud Loaf
Sugars, &c, &c,
eet.p1. M q BRYAN,
y. y. Cor Court House Square.
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CIR Ilallu Gnlllgt.
DAauN IpOtigtsisaHNOvs q, 1850.

O. Daily calls are made At sur front eiiieH,
for the Comet and IL u necessary for Us to
cay again. that just 70 many daily
come from The press, and no aiera. Al .
o'clock In the morning, we have but 9
single number el HE days edition left, and
thai isoh ile Tie Comet Is not kept for
sele Of the literary dspotsl hence any one
wanting II Must come to The ofliee@ have
their names enrolled, with a very large and
respectable body 81 Our fele@- citizens,
and they will rereivsit at Their doors every
mofnina before braaltfiist time.
The Tally paper is H5 per anbum. ard
we--say 10 without fear Of eohttadie-
tion. that there ~ DOT another daily paper
on the globe, published al That low figure.
The Weekly paper ID ne bn
Asa medium VI a'iyertsihg=@to lei the
world know what YOU have, you don't
want, and what you stand IN need Of that
sou hav'nt got there is nena better To
our country friends. We may observe WITH
our left hand on The region Or our hpaft in
token of sincerity A-il ron want to know
the truth, about Red Stick, OF The william.
OTIS suburbs that lie about loosely Ia the
balance 81 cfeatlansAthe Comet II the
true medium III tfuill, and the antidete for
errors. After this4-sif there are those
among our ielawaeitizphs who will 1eun.
,let about ID error and stutnhls into perdi-
tion, they have Nd one hut themselves TO
blame FOR It, for The weekly Comet can be
had FOR two and half pef ahnun"
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MUSIC, MutsHCi

MUsICl MUsHCi
lust RECEIVED t@@
II Buchanan Polkai
BfaeAinridgs polka
Fillmore Shottisth,
Raye Polka,
papel Polka
Tie Fairy Bells and many ether new
pieces GEO. " HEkOMAN.
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TUX Cot.LReiATE INsrtiurs or DR, ARD
AND Mas SLosseN.-- We acknowledge the
receipt Of an invitation to be present al an
examination 81 the young ladies' ofthis In
stitute. The ohtec, is 70 show their prof.
ciencyin vocal and instrumental music. ut
the opening ofthe sessionin order that their
progress III these accomplishments may be
seen, at the close OF another year.
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IJMlikefE.
blankets,

THE SUBSCRIBER has just opened a
L letof Negro Blankets and will receive
In a few days D large assortment.
oct23. w; ID. PHILLIPS.
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C. We take the following scrap,
from the local column Of the New Or.
leans, Daily Delta, of the 4th inst.
GrNs AND ANuStrroN SEIZED.
We learned tina; nine double barreled
shot.suns some bowie knives, and a
quantity Of powder were seized last
night at the Courier office by Lie,ten-
ant Fremaax, and his police, and car,
ried 70 the Chiefs office. The reason
Of this procedure. it is said, was that
Information had been given that the
arms were stored there for purposes in
CONFIRMATION to law.
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Land MT n Bargain.

Land af a Eargain,
900 ACRES of well tfmbered land,
C-O admirably adapted for wood
yard. The land is located in the Devils
Swamp, about II miles above this city,
and fronts the river Thirty acres Of it are
under fence and in cultivation. A bargain
may be had, by making immediate appii-
cation to
july9-tf l.. Z. POWERS 4 CO
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BULK Meat
slnst steel.

/ " EST Cast Steel, Cistern Hoop Iron /;
ID Iron Wove Wire, and Iron Riyets, for
sale by MONTAN Il UUGUETa
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FANCY MILLENAkY
Ann
MA E1ss 6sDDDs
AT osdOn D ts'H

~ " " ~ " 8A y
4 vEhY large stock ~ Fancy Dress Goods Just
IA yuened al eBt establishment enables hs 10
present I'll the Ladies' uf baton n1uga and vicinity
The tnpst elegant and yatisd assortment 81 FASH
tgnai,ia dress Goods, ever before 9ei'ed for sale
In thia taatket The Ladies' are respectfully ihYt-
81 10 cali and examine the stock, Ht The store, gu
Th#a street. nearly oppesite the Post once
htzEt@Y.
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Nab,E,EfI.
H't,W SAFE,

A NEGRO WOMAN. about 30 years u age
y A good iIpnss Servant, Washer ard itenef
For paftrnlafs enquire 81 he Comet once.
sept &c
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Direct from New York.

Direct from New YORK,
I HAVE just received per EXPRESS sbtns go
| If the must superior GOLD AND sIt5- YIN
vtH FNGLtsli PATENT LEVER WATpi1 ID "a
EF. u The NEST celebrated liverpool niah ~s'7''
ets.
AFlsES.
Vest Fob and Guard chains, Ghatplats md
Necklaces, ~ superior qualities and r. the latest
styles aid patterns. s
AHsas
camsao and Mosaic l,fssstpnss and Earrings.
Also.
A choice tiaent If sieesehaItess,
h ND
Ladies' and GenllemHnts Geld penhndetas
fhe aboye mentioned athletes will ha s6ld ~
very moderate rripast fef CASH rs wish ~ Do
business on small rrehiF atd quick SALES
TliIapaRH H0I,nAiAAN.
Matchmaker nhd JeHelef,
Harvey Ilause basement
baton Rouge, In,
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lro BE CONCLUDED.
DOdging a Dun.

Some can scent dun at any distance,
and dodge him effectively. 1t is a knack
acquired by long experience. If the dun,
however, by his experience, becomes expert,
the dunned stands n slim chance of escape.
We heard story the other day of old
DIR. G--, OF Portsmouth, which is 10 The
point, rs regards amateur dunning; for
there is wide difference between the anna.
teur and the professional
Dr. u was II man Of great integri.
ty and worth, and his business habits were
on the square, exacting every thing that
was his own and paying every man his
due. lie had a note against gentleman
oil Hampton for some considerable amount,
and wherever he met him the Doctor was
ready, note in hand for the payment of an
instament. 1t became at last an agoni.
zng dread with tie debtor about meet.
ing the Doctor, particularly at the time
when troubled with disease known in the
financial parlance as shorts" But when.
ever he met him the Doctors dun would be
anticipated by his debtors movement for
his pocket book. and frequent payments
were made without seeing the note at all.
lie knew that the Doctor was honest and
that 1t would be all right, aud several pay
menis wo,e thus biindy made.
a great dearth of funds made him moro
shy OF meeting the Doctor, and as he pass.
ed through the town his eyes wandered in
all directions to catch glimpse Of his
dread, and avoid him if possible. He sue
ceeded for awhile, and out generated the old
man several times; but fate does not always
favor the brave, and the Doctor from a dis.
tant position saw his victim tie his horse to
a post aud enter a store. He made all the
haste he could, and entered the store lust as
his debter lodged behind a rice cask.
didn't | see Mr.. -- come in herei'
asked the Doctor.
lie did come in here. sir" said the shop
keeper, but he has gone somewhere now.
The Doctor said he was not in hurry
and could wait rs well as not; he saw hi,
horse at the door, and thought he would b,
back before long. The man remained hid
aud tho old Doctor waited long time
At last he went out. Shortly after Mr.
- himself went out, and WAS Just step
ping upon hs wagon when the Docto
/ daried at him from a door way.
"Well, Mr.. - said he, you needn'
dodge mo any more. That note has beer
| paid up these six months, and have beer
/ trying to see YOU that might pay 70,
back twenty dollars that you over-paid me-.
SOLITUDE SwEETENEp.-Going to jai
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GLASS AND ITS PnExoMENA.-The elias.
tcity of glass exceeds that OF almost all
other bodies. lf two glass balls are made
TO strike each other at given force, tie re.
coil, by. virtue Of their elasticity, will be
nearly equal 10 Il cir original impetus.
Connected with its brittleness are someyery
singular facts. Take hollow sphere. with
a hole. and stop the hole with the finger so
rs to prevent the external and internal air
from communicating, and the sphere will
ty to pieces by the mere heat of the hand.
Vessels made Of glass that have been sud
denly cooled possess the curious property
OF being able TO resist hard blows given TO
them from without, but will be instantly
shivered by a small particle Of flint dropped
into their cavities. This property seems to
depend upon the comparative thickness Of
the bottom; the taicker the bottom is the
more certainty of hreskage by this expert.
ment. Some OF these vessels. il is stated.
have resisted the stroke Of mallet given
with sufficient force to drive a nail into
wood; and heavy bodies. such as musket
balls, pieces OF iron, bits of wood. jasper
stone, &c, have been cast into them from a
height Of two or three feet without any ef-
feet, yet a fragment Of flint not larger than
pea dropped from three inches, height has
made them fly.
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WONDERFUL GROWTH OF IowA.-Goy,
Grimes, Of Iowa, in his annual message;
make the States Indebtedness $l2s, 900,
available revenue $4,000; received du-
ring the year $500, 900; paid out s249 900.
Tho population OF the State in 1886
amounted 10 only lo.5s4; up to June, 1854,
u increased to 326,0l4, and in June last,
numbered 5O3,625 souls. At the present
momeat it probably reaches 100000. The
assessable property in the Stale in 1881
was valued at S2s.464,55o; in / s55 at
slos, 800, and in 1856 at $l64le4.,
Ala.
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DANTCN'S WIDOW

A romantic storyis told by Spiridon, the
Paris correspondent of tie Boston Atlas.
Three or four months ago, it seems, an hum
BILE funeral-hunble with The humility Of
affiuence, not the misery Of wretchedness--
moved from No. SO Rue de Lille 10 the
aristocratic church Saint Thomas d'Aauin.
The mourning scu,cheons bore the cypher
ID. in silver letters on black ground. and
bareheaded behind the hearse walked rs
mourners Dupin, aine, Baron Dupiu, and
Judge Dupin, Of the Cour des Complies.
There were not many persons present, but
nearly all those who were there occupied
seats on the French bench or eminent DO
siions at the French bar. The deceased
lady was the relict Of the late Baron Du.
pin, Conseiiler Maitre ofthe Cour de Comp
tes, under the first Emperor. For many
years she lived in the Rue de Lille, in ,hos,
commodius, old fashioned, afistocratic apart.
ments, which can be found nowhere in
I,aris now, except in the Faubourg Sain,
Getinain and in the immediate vicinity of
the Palace Royale; her residence was fur
n'shed IN the severe style which character
lzed the old Bench OF France, and she was
oeHeved by all persons, except those Of her
i'Hmediate family, to be the descendant OF
one OF those old families de Parlen,ent SO
long the illustration of French history.
Few indeed knew that that gray.haired.
venerable matron was the young girl of
tliteen immortalized in history by her mar.
mage with the terrible Moniagnard Dan
ton, two years before he perished by the
gulIiotne. 1t was shell She was the per.
son who attracted the tribune from the re-
voIutionary arena TO home at Arcis. sur
Aube, whore she awoke his dormant con.
science, enkindled his soul TO Justice and
clemency, and melted his heart into human
ity; she was the person who, when her hus.
band was IN the dungeons awaiting the
fatal list" which bore his name, replied to
Lucile Desmoulins, who begged her to APP
peal to Robespierre to spare her husbands
liie: No, will follow Danton to The scat
fold, but will not humiliate his memory
before his enemy; if he owed his life 10 the
pardon Of Robespierre, he would pardon
me neither In this world nor in the other.
When we parted he bequeathed his honor
TO me; shall restore 1t to him intact"
Towards the end Of the Consulate she mar
red the Baron Dupin, by whom she had
several children, all Of whom occupy prom.
lnent positions in France She bore no
children to Danton, (though historians AS
sert TO the contrary.) Danton had, how.
ever, two children by his first marriage:
they still live at Arcis.sur. Aube. Danton's
name was never mentioned in her house
Phila. Nation.
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WHY THE Cows GAVE NO MILK.-"It
IS very strange said the wife of farmer,
IN the environs Of Paris, "Ihu Bride, the
best COW on the place, has given little or
no milk for two days" Then" says her
husband, I've must sell Brinde." So the
COW was sold forthwith. As soon as the
animal was gone, the Black COW ceased, in
her turn, to give milk, and was sold also.
Another was bought, and a second and a
thid, TO replace ihe first two, and these al
so immediately became sterile, whilst, TO tho
farmers great astouishmenl, both Bride
and Black, as removed To the farms Of their
new owners, RECOMMENDED giving milk in
as great quantities rs ever. A neighbor
was consulted, who gravely gave it as his
opinion that the COW stable was bewilched
but fortunately the farmer was not such a
fool as TO credit story so preposterous.
There must be some reasonable cause and
he was determined To- find it out. He com.
menced a strict watch, but had discovered
nothing OF any consequence; when, the day
before yesterday morning, his wife, upon
visiting The staole TO mix the cows as usu
al, 10y accident arrived AT "A solution oI
the mystery. Two snakes, who had wound
themselves around the cows legs, were qui
ely sucking the milk! The woman at
tempted to Kill the reptiles and succeeded
IN doing 50, but not until one Of them haC
oiuen her ankle and left wound, from
Tho ELECTS of which she is still suffering
The physician attending her pronounce
The bite to be that OF vi per and exceeding
! ly venonons.
]
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GALvANic ACTION IN THE EARru-An
eminent London cutler, Mr. Weiss, having
observed that steel seemed To be much i'm.
proved when it lad become rusty in the
earth, and provided that the rust was not
factitiously produced by the application of
acids, made the experiment of burving
some razor'bades for nearly three wears.
and the result fully correSponded to his
expectation. The blades became coated
with rust, which had the appearance Of
having exuded from within, but were not
corded, and the quality Of the steel was de.
cidedly improved Analogy led 10 the
conclusion that the same might hold good
with respect to. iron. under similar circum
stances. He accordingly purchased fifteen
tons OF the iron with which the piles of
London bridge had been shod. Each shoe
consisted of small inverted pyramid, with
four straps, rising from the four sides of the
base, which embraced and were nailed to
the piles; the total length, from the point
which entered the ground to the end of the
strap, being about sixteen inches, aud Tie
weight about eight pounds. The pyrami
dal extremities of the shoes were found to be
not much corroded, nor indeed were the
straps; but the latter had become extremely
and beautifully sonorous. When manu-
featured the solid points in question were
convertible into very inferior steel, also the
bolts; but the straps produced steel of une-
qualled superiority.
The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1856-12-25

HE GREAT ASTRONOMICAL PRonLrM
Inc 'mpor.an. problem Of determining the
distance OF the sun from the earth has oc.
cupied the attention OF some of the most
eminent astronomers for the last three cen
turies. This distance is deduced from the
solar parallax, the angle Of which is so ey
tremely small as to be difficult of accurate
Measurement From observations of The
parallax OF Mars, Cassin estimated that of
the sun to be nearly ten seconds value
which for long time was generally adopt.
co. Inc most accurate mode of determi
hauon, however, is deemed to be that first
suggested by Gregory, in his Optica Pro,
mata, published in 1868, viz: by observa.
uons OF the transits Of Venus over the sola-
a'sc' Ine same plan was subsequently, re
commended BY DR.. HALEY, though nearly
a century elapsed before an onno,tnn;ty
offered Tor its application. The trans;,s n
ilol and 1859 were carefully observed in
different parts Of the world. and from !
thorough discussion Of these ohservs,;ons :,
has been concluded that tho paralIax of the
sun, at its mean distance from the earth "a
eight seconds and 81 i00ihs. The cores.
dondIng distance is rather more than nine
iy-hve millions Of miles, or about $4,000
times The earth's equatorial radius.
-, -~ssso----
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Have you GoldsmithS Greecel" asked
gentleman, on entering book store.
mo, SIR; but they have some excellent bears
oil in the mex; door," replied The new coun,
ter boy.
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THE CAROLINA SPARTAN.
BY CAVIS &, TRIMMER.
) 7. o. p. VERNON, Associate Editor.

Price Two poLLARs per annum in advance. or
SS5o at tho end Of the year. Ifnot paid until
after the year expires $500
Payment will be considered in advance II made
within three months
No subscription taken for less than six months
Money may be RENTED through postmasters at
oar risk.
Advertisements inserted mt the usual rates, and
Contracts ms1e reasonable terms.
The SPARTAN circulates largely over this and
adjoining districts. and offers admirable medium
to our friends to reach customers.
job work of all kinds promptly executed.
Blanks. Law and Equity, continually on hand,
or printed to order
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FACILITIES FOR COMMITTING CRIME.-
ihe New York Police Gazette, speaking OF
The late arrest of burglars in that city,
says:
q The facilities which the thieves of New
York have for committing crime are almost
beyond belief. Their Organization is com.
pleie. 1t searching Moores house after his
escape, the police discovered a number of
confidential letters which he had received
from ala parts of the country. These letters
1t would be highly iujudcious TO publish,
rs they imPIcate respectable merchants out
West, and parties in this city. who are sup.
posed TO be beyond suspicion These let
ters show the facility afforded thieves in
dispos'ng of their property. There were
also letters from the owner of noted
fence" i'll Tenth street.
I'm peTusing these letters carefully, il
was also discovered that this gang, with
which Moore WAS connected, had mechan.
les and laborers in theiv employ, who fur.
nished them with a full and accurate des.
cription Of the houses they were at work
upon. There Were also found number of
diagram OF stores and dwellings of an in.
Vulnerable number of houses i'm this CITY.
how the various Apartments were laid out;
and, IT a store, where the safe or silks were
deposited; if a dwelling house, where the
mon or silver plate was located. Who
furnished the thieves with these diagramsl
There Is not a store or house worth break.
ing into but is as we'll known 10 the bur
glars as the owners themselves. Even the
very locks on the doors are known, vet no
impression has been made with WAX. Who
gives information Of this characterl New
York is at tue mercy of thieves; no police,
however effective, can afford adequate pro.
lection"
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An Athenian, who was lame in one foot
joining the army, was laughed at by the
soidier ~ on account Of his lameness. II am
here to fight" said he, "not to nun"
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Why is a baulky horse like an organi
Because bis leading features are his "sbops"
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CAROLINA SPARTAN
SANTA CLAUS.

Twas the night before Christmas, when all through
the house
Not q creature stirring, not even mousse
The stockings were hung by tn g chimney with care
In the hope that St. Nicholas soon would be there
The children were nestled all snug in their beds,
While visions of sugar plums danced i'm their heads
Aud mamma in her kerchi.f aud / in my cap,
Had just settled brains for long winters nan
When out ON the lawn there such chatter
aprang from the bed To see what was the matter
Away To the window | flew like n fash,
Tore open the shutters, and threw up the SASH
The moon on the breast of the new fallen snow,
Gave the ustre Of midday to objects below.
When what Ia my wandering eyes should appear
But a miniature sleigh, aud eight tiny rein deer,
Width n little old driver so lively and quick
knew in a moment il must be ST. Nick
More rapid than eagles his coursers they came
And he whistled, and shouted, and called them by
name:
Now, D,sher now, Dancer now, Pranccr. now
Virn!
On, Comet, on, Cupid. on, Dnnd,r and Blixen,
To the top oi the porch! to the top of the WALL
Nov dash away! dash away dasli away all.''
AS dry leaves before the wild hurricane hy
When they meet with an siiiclr mount To the sky
So up tn the house top the coursers they few,
With the sleigh full oi ioys-ani St Nicholas too
Aud then, in "a twinklng, heard on the roof
The prancin2 aud paving uf each little hooi;
AS drew IN my head, anj was turning around,
Down the chimney ST. Nicholas came with 4
bound
He dressed MI in fur, from his head to his FOO,
And liis c''thes were NIL furnished with ashes aud
soot;
Arbundlc OF toys flung on his back
Aud he i"oked like pcdler just opening his pack;
Ills cyes-hnw they twukicd , las dinplcs how
merry;
HIS cheeks were like roses, his nasc like cherry;
it's droll little in''uh was drawn up like buw
And the beard Of his chin WIS ~ while lis III,
snow;
Ihe stump III pipe he held tight in his teeth;
An the smoke II rncircci his head like "A wreath.
He had n brn,d face, aud little r,.,ui belly.
That shook when he iaughrd. like a bowl fall o
jelly.
He was chubby and plump right jolly oh III.
And laughed when saw him la spite uf myself
A wink nj his eye and twist oi his head
Soon gave rpe To know had noil,ing la dread;
He spoke not ~orl, bat wrsr siraig git tn hs work
And filled all his stockings; then turned with a
jerk,
And living his finger aside oI his nose,
And giving nod up the chimney nc rose
He sprlng To hs sleigh, to his team gave n whistle
And away they all flew lik,. the dawn of thistle;
but heard hin .xcIa,u. ere he drove on; IT sight
Merry Christmas To all, aud iu all a good night ~
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SOLITUDE SwEETEXEp.--Going to Jail
and living on molasses.