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hailed me with eyes, sir--how do you do sir !" He
was passing on, but cried after him, Well enough,
how do you do7" He turned, saying" very well,
thank you sir, but am deVlish thirsty, and wish you
would stand drink for me-" "Good! what'll you
have!" "Grog American, thank you, sir. "M hats
your name, friend =. " John Matthews, sir, guide
and be very happy, sir TO serve you any way" Bot,
to be brief, here's the fellows history, which got
partly from himself, and partly from others-and the
various accounts agree perfectly that there must
be good deal Of truth IN the story.
John Matthews, after being engaged as boy in the
Cod fisheries, having been born in Boston, went to
New Orleans as the servant Of a merchant. After
wards he served as undertook Of the steamen
on the Mississippi which place he changed for the
birhof Steward to a!seamboat on the Mobile Thence
! he went with an American Minister to @, where
he learned Spanish, and subsequently to San Fran
CISCO where his master having the bad taste TO bow
out his brains, John touk TO The mines filled his pock
cts with couple of thousands Of gold dust, and re-.
turned to New York. Having acquired a taste for
travelling and having heard talk Of Europe, he de-
termined to visit it. Landed in England, our hero
became a pet of the Duchess of Sutherland, and
made the acquaintance of the young nobility Of her
set but finally found himself reduced The life of
! hay.market sharper He left London for Paris and
got the place Of valet the American legation. Hav-
ing acquired French, his reputation diplomat
domestiqus spread so rapidly, that he was sent for
from Russia to install our Minister there. But having
the misfortune to be found drunk and creating dis
turbance in the streets St Petersburg, withLord d.
and some other young mobiles, he was put into the
lookup, and thus losing character he made his way
back to yienna-attached himself to the legation,
learned German and attended the court balls. He
travelled with various masters, as Interpreter, over
the East, and Italy, and put in Jail at Jerusalem.
Afterwards, being in Paris he gaIlanly espoused the
quarrel Of three Americans to whom he was acting
guide, against four genda rmes. He knocked two oil
them down and was given apartments Mt Clichy for
two months. In this unfortunate condition he was
deserted by the Americans, and came starving
Released, he threw himself on The mercies Of one
who gave him bread and employment, and finally sent
him to Spain to install Dodge. Again in Paris Mat.
thews finds his business poor He made raise in the
fall by being paryof Lorettos, who were gambling
with some French nobility; the party being broken in
upon by the Police, John managed to secrcte four
Napoeons lying louse on the table, in his stocking;
and lie has lived on them until now. He has KEEP,
diary which he tells will fill two printed volumes
and Promised to show it to me but have not seen
him recently. The fitting up and publication of this
diary would be no literary speculation. in these
photographed days Of ours; not, however, that
intend TO undertake 50 glorious an enterprise.
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Land for Sale.

r will offer for sale at Edgc6~ll c. IT,, on the fist
i Monday in May hext ut Public Outcry, two tracts
Of pine land.
LIST. The GOOD SPRING tract containing about
THREE HUNDRED acres, including the Good
Spring. This tract lies well, q fine building site
near the Spring, god provisions and Orchard land
clay foundation, n"ne cleared and heavily iimbered
2nd. The BARTLETT tract on both sides of the
Plank Road, thirteen miles from Hamburg, and e1-
nds across Little Horse Greek, containing about
EIGHT HUNDRED acres. On this tract is u set
Element with Eighty or One Hundred acres cleared,
a fine Mill Seat on Little Horse Creek. The un-
cleared portion is tbckly covered with heavy pine
timber.
Mr.. William s. Howard will show the lines Of
either tract The Plats may be seen upon applica-.
ton to Lewis Jones' Esq, at Edgefed Court House.
who is authorized TO treat for the slme at private
sac.
TERas-A credit until the first Of January next
for the first tract; and one and two years for the
second, in,eres, from day Of sale, wththe usual
curities. JOHN BAUSkEFI.
April % 2t 10
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For the Advertiser.
THE ART OF LISTENING.

4aG dh4 We LkolGN1NC,
We have had many treaties on the art Of speak,
ing: we want some on the art Of listening 1t is
always nec ssary to talk; but to listen is almost
duty. Has not nature, by giving us two cars and
but one mouth, taught that we ought to talk less
and listen more? "Strike but lisen," ssad cele.
brated Grecan.
Not TO listen, or to listen with want Of attention
is oense against the laws Of politeness and high
treason against society Lord Chesterfield told hi.
son thai he had known man knocked down for
less grave offence than that OF not listening to
person who addressed him.
Nothing certainly is more acceptable and pleasing
than the art Of listening. An old man, it is said
left large legacy TO one who was not his relation
because he had always had the compaisance to lister
to him.
Reader try the effect of it in your daily inter
course. 1t will always tell in your favor.
BREvITAS.
H.
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CONVENTION NOTICE.

1t is proposed that the Convention to assemble nj
Columbia be called order for purposes of organza'
ton on Monday afternoon, the 5th of May. We think
nevertheless it would he well for delegates TO be In at
tendance in good time, say by Monday morning at any
rate. Tile conclusion now is that the State will be
largely and ably represented. We trust that every
man appointed for Edgefeld will cndeavOr to attend
The occasion will be one of great interest, and, where
other engagements do absolutely forbid, all who
are delegated should make it point 10 be found there
and at their posts in due time. With the sanction o
the SECRETARIES Of our March meeting, the following il
given Correct list Of the delegates then appointed
Col. A SIMKINs, S. S. ToMPKINs, DR.. JOHN LARE
Col. F. W. PIcKENs, Col. JOHN TALBERT, NJ. w
GARY, Esq, G. w. LANDRuM, ANDREW }. HAMMOND
JOHN SMYLEY, DR.. W. S. MORLEY, e. ID. TILLhAN
Esq, DR. J. G. READY, w. N. MOORE, Capt. r. MER
IWETuER.
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April %
Carriages, Carriages.

THE Subscribers would respectfully inform the
i public that they are manufacturing. and have
now on hand, and are constantly making all kinds
of Carriages and Buggies nf the latest
patrons and mnst fashionable styles and ars also re-
ceving from the North from the. best Factotit all
kinds Of CARRIAG ES and B BUGGIES, all which
they will sell on as favorable teims for Cash or ap-
proved Paper as any similar establishment in the'
South. LEIGH & TUCKER. :
N. B.-Repairing done as usual on re reasonable.
terms, at short notice. L. & s.
The Subscriber returns his sincere thanks to the,
Citizens Of the district for theT patronage for the
last three years and socits continuance for the
New firm. JOHN LEIGH.
April % 1856. If Is
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SPIRIT OF THE YANKEE WOMEN.


A friend encloses us the following verses taker
from the Lowell Nsws They we're endorsed upor
one Of the subscription papers circulated among th'
Factory operatives of that place during recent move
ment in behalf Of the Fres State men of Kansas
There is a touch Of the old Lexington spunk in tn
heart oft factory girl who indiled them. Oppose'
10 us as their sentiment is, can but admire tn
genuine, rue-bIus spirit al their bottom That CIR
will make some fellow good wife, and be the mothe
of some solid men without doubt
We point our fair Souihrons to the example, AM
ask is there none to respond to this Yankee maiden
bold tome of defiance. Nous usrro"s
Three pence pound on tea,
Charged by John Bull, Esquire,
Kicked up q row, in earlier days,
And kinded freedoms FIRE.
I'm later times, the self-sane wrong,
Makes freemen's hearts blood boil
We claim the right for black or white,
To SQUAT on Kansas soil =
And settling there, to make their land,
As freemen do, by votes;
And not have border rascals force,
By threata and curses loud and coarse,
Their banlings down their throas.
Take, then, our mite, ye Kansas men
Our hearts are warm and true
And let it help the holy cause
Embodied now in You.
Fair girls here add from honest toll,
Their triae for your aid.
"Strike for the right right is yours"
Cries many lovely maid =
"Well share your homes. ye Yankee boys,
When Kansas shall he free
And add some copies of yourselves,
To uphold liberty"
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THE. EDGEFIELD ADVERTISER,
Is PUBLISHED EVERY "WEDNESDAY MORNING BY
w. F. DURISOE g. SON.
UCEURN9se

i. Two DOLLARS per year, if paid in advance-Two
DOLLARS and FIFTY CENTS IL not paid within six
mt n,hs-and THREE DOLLARS if not paid before the
expiration of the year. All subscriptions not distinct
ly limited at the tHe Of subscribing, will BE- consider
ed as made for an Indefinite period, and will be con-
nued nnta an paid, or at the option Of
the Publisher Subscriptions from other States must
INVARIABLY be accompanied with the CASH
ADVERTISEMENTS will be consplcuously inserted a,
IS cents per Square 2 lines or less for the first in
sertion and 3t cents for each subsequent insertion
When only published Monthly or Quarterly 81 pei
square will bs charged. All Advertisements having
the desired number of insertions marked on the mar
GIN will be continued until forbid and charged
ingy..
those dssring to advertise by the year do on
liberal terms-i being distinctly understood that con-
tracts for yearly advertising are confined to the imme
date, legitimate business of the firm individual
contracting. Transient Advertisements must be paid
for in advance.
ssFor announcing a Candidate, Three Dollars, IN
ADVANCE.
For Advertising Estrays foled, Two Dollars, to b
paid by The Magistrate advertising.
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TMPROvINE.

WE are pleased to observe the indications Of i'm
provement exhibited by our neighbor, the Inormer.
Before the year is out, it's prosperity will have heen
established, we trust, beyond the chances Of re-.
verse. The intelligence and energy displayed by
it's conductors merit success; and very GER
tain that no feeling but Of friendship actuates our
bosom towards this new district enterprise. II We
publish attacks of severity upon the Intorers
course and policy, it is not that we either agree with
or approve them, bu, because this line of conduct has
heretoore been pursued in such matters by the Aduer
tser and is one which it's conductors regard but con.
sonant with the freedom of the Press.
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THE VILLAGE HIGHWAYS.

One of the roads running into village has been
fixed, we are told in the true style Of the turnpike.
We mean the back way which leads by the Academic
grove. From several sources we have heard high
compliments passed upon this handsomeI iece of work
Il is indicative, doubtless, that present Council
intend having all the Streets and roads, and alleys,
done up in the same judicious manner. Such an
achievement would reflect much credit upon their
administration In particular, we trust the hill from
MIR. James NJ to Mr. Lewis C.'s will not be forgot
ten 1t is there the top Of that hill, that the sigh,
of our pleasant town first breaks upon The view Of
visitors coming from that direction. How important
then is it, Ito keep up the first good impressons0 that
the descent from that point should be smooth and
agreeable. As it now stands. there is not rougher
place on the same road for five miles out. 1t should
be remembered too that great many people come in
this way, and job of repairing like that above
alluded to would here accommodate and please large
number OF citIzens,
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Administrators Sale

DY an order from W. F. Durisoe, ESQ.,. Ordna-
ID ry of Edge6eld District. will proceed To sell
IN the town of Hamburg. on Saturday the 10th of
May next the personal Estate of Mrs Nancy Bladon,
consisting in part of one Negro woman and Son
about eight years Of age. Household and Kitchen
Furniture. SC.
TEnMs-For all sums of and under Five Dollars
Cash: for oil over that amount on n credit until the
25th December next. Purchasers to give two good
approved sureties. VIM. MILLER, Admtor.
April % 1856 3t Is
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Penmanship,

MIR EATON (from Savannah) proposes to give
lfl course of lessons in the above important and
useful Art, in this Village, to commence soon
class of twenty pupils can be formed.
Twelve Lessons constitute the course, consisting
OF variety of gradually progressive exercises, which
lead with invrable certainty the acquisition of
Neat and Elegant style Of Writing. '=;<.;
MIR. Eaton has numerous specimens Of the i'm
provement Of hs former pupils, which, compared
with their prevous illegble scrawls show at glance
the wonderful change wrought in so short a time by
few entertaining and instructive exercises. -.
Terms for the course se.................S :. SIS. .0Q
Pens, Ink and Books furnished free Of charge.
April % 1856 If Is
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Furniture! Furniture!

pENJAMTN s. GOODRICH, Broad street, OPP
ID poste hanback, & Cooper's, respectful an.
to their friends and the public that they are
now recriving daily choice and we'll selected
assortment Of all kinds Of FURNITURE, such Us
BUREAUS. BOOKCASES SOFAS, CHAIRS,
TETE-A-TETES, CENTRE TABLES. BED
STEA DS. WINDOW SHADES. &c.. of the la
test and most fashionable designs which they Quaran-
tee to sell as low be bought in this city, and
invite all who wish to purchase, to call and examine
their stock.
ALL WORK WARRANTED.
Mattresses and MI kinds of Furniture, manufac-
ured and repaired to order with neainess and dis
patch. BENJAMIN & GOODRICH.
Augusta, April %, If Is
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Nntice,

GTRAYED from my place on the Upper Runs
- Barnwell District. small Sorr'll Horse, FIVE
years old this Spring. well formed and all four feet
white, and Star in the face. No other particular
marks known he was in good order and may hive
been taken off by some person i will give ten dol
lars to any person that will deliver him to me any
information concerning him will he thankfully Re-
crived-Address Sverion, Barnw-ll District s. c..
WILLIAM F. GREEN.
dnri % at 15
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THE CoNyENTTON IN COLUMBIA.

MosT of the Districts in the State have appointed
Delegates to meet in Columbia on the ls, Monday in
May make specific arrangements for being proper
y represented at the Cincinnati Convention, which
is 10 assemble in June next for the purpose of eecng
a nomination of candidates for the Presidency and
Vice.Presidency. Some Of our contemporaries seem
to treat the proposition to meet in Columbia, if It
were an attempt by designing managers TO bind the
State to what the meeting may do 1t is no such thing.
1t is only meeting proposing and recommending a
course by which the proper influence and future
weight Of South Carolina may be organized upon a
most important question, in which she is jointly inter-
ssted with her co.Sates. There be no legal bind
ing or pledge whatever. The people are of course
left a, perfect liberty either to sanction what may be
recommended, or disapprore it, by their final votes
a. the regular polls II there be wisdom and propris.
,y In what may be proposed they will sanction it, if
not, they will condemn. The Delegates from South
Carolina cannot bind or pledge the State; they can
only recommend. In point Of fact. South Carolina is
perhaps the only State in the Union that will not be
represented by Delegates sent to both Democratic and
Whis Conventions; and if we had any Wings of i'm
por,ance, we also would have two Delegations Sure.
ly both Delegations could pledge the State What
ever even The Cincinnati Convention may do is only
tecommendatory, deriving weight from its intrinsic
proptiety and MISUNDERSTANDING more. Yet this
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THAT SHARPE,s RIFLE.

We have had two three applications for the
Sharpe's rifle committed to our by Col. NJ. c. NJ
HAMMOND; and it would have afforded US much plea
sure to have complied in each case. But the gun is
really not to dispose of like. 1t sent
to our address to be placed at the direction Of the
Edgefeld Kansas Association and we can do no more
than turn it over as that association shall say. The
body wilt we suppose meet al this place on next sale
day. At that time, application be made for the
rife It is ready to be delivered at the bidding of the
Association.
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Besides this list We have
9 Hotels.
Q Printing Offices (Issuing papers.)
8 Schools (NIalc g. Female.)
3 Churches baptist, Methodist and Episcopal.)
~ or Is Law Offices.
Doctors Shops.
Steam mill.
And other things too tedious to enumerate.
BY way of addendun,, We may remark that we are
an incorporated town. endowed with certain privileges.
We have no dram shops, our several late Councils
having bee elected on dry principles. The present
village authorities think with their predecessors on this
point, and so likely 10 continue sober people
The SOUTH CAROLINA CoLLEeE.-We rerelv-
cd letter, last week, from Il friend in Columbia.
who says: would merely add that the Col
rgc seems TO be as quiet, studious and we'll dis
posed, rs could be desired. This is saying n
good deal, but certainly such is The external ap-
pelrance of things The new Professors, DR..
LeConte and Mr.. Rivers, are winning golden
opinions from all. The interest felt in their de-
parments is very gratifying to the friends OF the
College. The number of students now in at
tendance is about one hundred and fifteen" We
sincerely hope and believe that this College will
now 60 on prosperously and tremendously. The
Faculty will be on The alert and the young men
on their good brhavior.--Southcrn Patriot.
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HY N e NAL.

On the 9Th instan, BY the Rev. MIR. Btooter, Mr..
Ja,,s T. NICHOLSON and Miss sAlLIE "A. Boar,
WRIGHT, only daughter Of Mr. Burre T. Boatwright.
All of thia District. -
Blessed ore these uho marry young; for theirs
are all the family sweets Of life.
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Sherif's Sale.

DY virtue Of sundry writs Of Fl. Fa to me directed
ID will proceed to sell at Edge6cld Court House,
IN the first Monday in May next the following pro-
perty, in the following cases, viz:
Marshall Frazier rs. Stanmore B. Griffin; W. W.
Sale Assignee o. the same, and other Plaintiffs sew
orally us the same, one negro girl slave, BY the
name of Ellen.
JAMES ElDsON,aE.p
April 10, 1856. St Is
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qbe aouertisfr.
ARTHUR SlMKINSy EDITOR.
EDGEFIELD, s. C.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL %, 1856.
ARTHUR SIMXINS, EDITOR

p We mus. give some three or four rhyming
correspondents fair showing mex. week They shall
all together, have just one column to themselves.
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Young Mems Pio-Nic

A Picnic Party viii be given by the Young Meu
of Edgefeld Village >on Friday Evening The 25th,
inst ut o'clock, to which the ladies Of the District
and Village are respectfully invited. Capt. HoRn
and the members of his Brass Band are also Invited
April % 1t - l5 =
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sEcoNbLETTER.

PARIS, Jan. %, 1856.
It was while smoking cigar in the Buffet at the
Bal Masque, of the Grand Opera, that made the
acquaintance of most singular individual was
speaking English to young man, when tall, lank
mulo,,o. in luuse shis, and trousers hearing me,
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oMmEKuIAL;
HANlRURE hnr;l 81

- HAMBURG, april 81. -
CorTok. Our Market the past week has BEEN
quite bouyant and quote stil further advance;
prices range from 81 to III otsr and small lot
was sold on Friday last as ll1c: The receipts were
light. K
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THE SEASON,

After the severe vicissitudes Of long and hard
winter, we may at length say with confidence that
Spring is here. The woods, which were next to naked
ten days ago. are rapidly donning their vernal garb.
The fores, vistas are closing in m"re and more each
succeeding day. The dells and dingles are assuming
sheir shades and shadows. The signing breeze fans
gently the SOFT fresh verd ure Of the grove, bringing
the light of other days around us. In The air, the
sweet vocazation Of thousand untntored songsters
is filling the morn with melody. In the water, the
nny tribe are flashing their scaly sides to the sun
beam and darng at every aower.eaf that falls upon
the CLASSY surface of The stream In the earth too, the
seeds are swelling and bursting; and the fbres that
give life to the vegetation above issuing forth in
search of that sstenance, whchs 10 crown the land
scape with its glory and to fill the granares Of
with golden abundance.
And vet was hard for the Frost-king to allow him
self dethroned Seldom have the Oldest men among
us observed 80 steady so biiing prolonged winter
Seldom have farmers and gardeners been more back
ward in their operations. Only two days snce the
warm spell (Which all had thought safely naugnra,ed
was rudey assailed by the Parthianlke agencies of
this obstinate season. It's Winds whstling back
as if defying the good Sunlight and all the lesser
powers of Spring. The quick silver in Fahrenheit
sunk again to 49, Snow-suggestire clouds Aeckered
for while the azure sky where the warm glow Of
approaching summer had begun to manifest ITSELF
But it was this time vain resist the Queensprts of
the new season, surrounded they were by all their
genial Hours. The discomftted old tyrant sounded
q retreat before the warm array. The full-moon for
April passed. his last battle-ground for the nonce was
gone, and here we are, Enthusiastically and absolutely
within the certain boundaries Of that delicious realm
over which Flora and Ceres together maintain a
jesties,
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State Of South ,CarOlina-

EDGEFIELD DISTRICT.
WCHANCERY.
ch"'. Wise =. and others BasoSs. bi! s"',
John Wise Carter and others and Settlement
DY virtue of an order Of the Court of Chauccry
d to me directed 1t is ordered that reference.
be held in the above Stated case at my Office at
EdgefeId c. II. on the first day Of May.
A. .slAlKINS, c.E ED. r"
April % 2t ID,
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Dry Goods siorrs,. ,................."...
Clothing store,. ..................-.."
Merchant Tailoring. g,.................". ]
MlllltierleS,. ............. j
Shoe-shop, ....................
Family Grocery. observation-disclosures.
Drug Store,. ....... ..-..............."
Cabinet rooms. ..".............."
Watch-repairing,. Experimentation" !
Black. smith Shops. ,.......".........."
Coach factories. 9
Tin-shop .............."......." !
Sadleries,. es,................
Barber-shop. ....................... !
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Miscellaneous Items.

"Thcmistocles to the Spartan Eurybiadcs.