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SEVERE STORM.

On Sunday evening last, our Village was
visited with sudden and furious storm of
wind and rain, which did considerable
damage to fencing and trees. Several
cllmneys were also blown down. We hear
of no damage in the surrounding country
from it, fortunately its fury was confined to
spent itself upon our suburbs. Had it pro-
ceeded in its desolating march into the
country, the destruction to crops and prop
erty would certainly have been very great
1t lasted only about ten minutes, and passed
away as suddenly as it came. These
storms are becoming almost rs frequent
and violent i'll this country as in tropical
regions.
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LAND BUYERS j
TAKE NOTICE.!

M::l THE subscriber being dcsirous orM:7f
Gss!l removing his FARMING interest TO II Mlill:
Western State would say to any one islny 10
purchase Land in this country, that the Lands
urc for sale His lands consists of two tracts
One known rs the Peach Hill trnct, on which
he resides, lying in Newbcrry District fUtr nilcd
from ChappclI's Depot, G. Il G. X. r., and two
miles from the Island Ford on Suludu River;
adjoining lands Of Rev. J. G.. Vaughan, Daniel
Rudd, Foster Wells, Eii!u Pnync and othccrs;
containing
SG2 AcrcS.
On this trnct is II comfortable Dwelling House
Negro Houses, Gin House, Screw, and othet
convenienccs for the farmer the place is we'll
wntered, aud at least one-half in natural forest,
or Ill one or two years New Ground.
ALSO
One other tract containing $50 Acres, "
ing IN 1.aurens District, Consisting of what ia
known as the Stewart, Todd and Snow tracts OF
land, all IN one body, upon which there are no
improvements. Ono-half i'm forest, the balance
III pine old fields, which has not been cultivated
ior many years This land adioins lands of the
said Vaughan, Rudd, the estate of Charles Eyer.
ton and others. These lands lie almost contigu-
GUS to one another, and can be easily cultivated
from the home place. ! will sell both togethcr.
or VIII sell either separate. The land is we'll
nhaPtch to The growth of corn cotton, grain &c
IL is remarkable for its healthy location and for
c pest ol water, as there are three or four GOOD
:Pr"es at convenient distance from the dwell
ing Those desrous Of purchasing, would do
well to call and sec for themselves ma I am do
terinIned to go. will take pleasure in showinn
Tic lands to any one, and will make terms easv:
DRCRI V. SCURRY.
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Sherif's Sale.

n RI virtue Of snndry Writs of Fiern Facias
HS TO n" directed, l will sell at Abbeyillo
."'!rt House, on the first Monday and Tuesday
III September next, within the legal hours of snle
the following property, to wit,
"", Acres of Land, more or lrss bounded by
Dr. "m Tenant. Maj A. Burt and others, az
The property OF = J.. Dcveaux, ads. Jno T. Good
win and others
81 Acres, more or less, bonn,led bv Peter
'','lebcn,', )! T. Graves aud Others ns The prop
cr'y "f Is. l.. Gilbert, ads. }. w. Lesley, Ex'or,
and others.
iS! Acres, more or less, bounded by Il. Boyd,
Las "a; Cochran and others as the property Of S.
w. Willis, ads. james Gown and others
4oo Acres, more or less, bounded by Thos Pet
tigrn, Sarah Jones and others, ads. ]. 5. Britt
and others.
30 Acres. more or less. bounded by Jno.
Whlcinan Estate of j. :. B:,skn and others ~
the property OF VIM. Sutherland, Scn'r, ads
brennan IL Hester and Others
TERMS CASH.
7 r. COCHRAN, s. A. D.
Shrriir's Office, Aug. II, 1856. I7-,sd
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0bituarD.

DIED, at WiIIinmston, Anderson District, S.
c., OH the 9th lust, Mrs. SARAH M,nGArEr Ben
son, consurt of james VI. Benson, Grcenvillc G..
H., s.
The deceased. i'm early lifr resided in Abbc-
vile District, =. g., and was under the pastoral
enre OF Rev. DR.. Barr, of Upper Long Cane
U'r"sbytcrian) Church. For some time past, she
resided ut Grccnville G. H., from wlicI, place
she came to Williamson in hope of relief from II
protractcd and complicated illness, by the use of
Tho mineral water. So invisoratlng and healthfil
to many of tho afflicted A few days previous
TO hor death, she was found to be suffering from
n relapse Of Chronic Diarrhma, under which dis
case she continued to decline SO rapidlv. that
neither medical aid nor healing waters could ward
on the Fatal messenger. In that time of her aC.
Fiction and suffering she cndcavorcd to commit
herself to the guidance and direction of the preat
fnyscihn of souls. Her husband, sister and other
relatives and friends, sought to allie cviate her suf
ierings, and I" rninge their sympathy around the
couch of her uillicion.
lho writer of this notice was made acu,,ainte, e,l
with her, in accordance with her own reuuest
that she might make public profession OF her
faith i'll Christ, and render an act of obedience
to him by ticipating with the people of God in
celebrating the Sacrament of the Lords supper
Alter due examination, so far as her feeble con
dtlon would admit, in reference to the ground
OF her hope that she had "passcl from ,lcatl
unit" life and having learned that she had beer
baPtizcd by The pastor Of her childhood, she wa.
acknowledged and admitted to membership in
That branch of The Church of Christ, i'll which she
had received the rite of baptism.
Several members Of the different dcnomina
tons OF the Christian Church were present, to-
geler with two ministers and ruling elders of til,
i'rsbytcIian Church respectively, who gave t,
her the right hand Of fellowship, and Joined Will
her in eating. the bread and drinking the wilt.
in obedience TO the Snviours command, "l)o This
III remembrance of me-" l.. f. III.
Williamson, S. e., J"Iy 25, 1856.
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Fre"r and ig"c-C'li"in t"rc-No more Use
f'r Tonic mixtures, Quininc, Fowlcr.s Solution.
Arsenic, Mercury, or any of the villainous or
nauseous compounds, which only relieves one
disease to implant another more deadly, and
which sends its unhappy victims finally, will, Il
wrecked and broken constitution, TO an curlv
grave. Try CATERS Spanish Mixture, which
contains none of these dangerous drugs, but cures
by acting specifically on the Liver, purifying the
blood and Strengthening the s,stenl, thus cna.
bling nature to rccuperate its exhausted energies
by opening the pores of the skin, and cxpcIinr
from the body all Impurities and old medicines,
which clog and rearl its free operation More
than one thousand persons have been cured By
Carriers Spanish MIXTURE after everything else
had s'Sna!ly failed AZ sample of its remark.
able effects, Mcssrs. Davis g. Hicks, Of Autau.
Savillc, Ala, writes us that it cured gentleman
OF Chrome Fever an'l Asuc, which all The efforts
of physicians and Their remedies, could not sub.
due. lie only took three bottles. They say i,
sells very rapidly, and maintains its high rcru,a-
ton all through the country
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Important BiH.-Judgc Butler is about
TO Introduce to the Senate from the Com
mttce OH the Judiciary, an important bill
for regulating the succession to the prcsi-
Dental Office in case Of vacancy.
"The bill provides for those cases omit
ted in the constitution in which not only
the President and Vice President, but also
the Speaker Of the House is unable to per-
form or are prevented from performing the
duties of President. In that case the bill
provides that the Chief Justice shall act
rs President and it he, too, is unable, that
tho next Oldest Judge, and so on until the
whole Supreme Bench is exhausted.
"The bill also provides for those cases in
which the different provisions of the con-
st'tution as amended come in apparent con-
fct with each other, us for instance in the
case in which the Speaker of the House
who is called upon to act as President is
not native Of the country; the consttu-
ton prescribing that he shall be, or in
which one Of the officers or Judges lesigna-
ted to act as Chief Magistrate has not the
age required by the constitution for pres-
dent. One of the most remarkable features
of the bill is, that the President thus called
to act by the operation Of law shall be
President for four years, and that no new
Presidential election shall take place before
the end Of that period. The bill, as will
be readily perceived, is of vital interest at
this juncturc."
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Be Carcfnl aciM tie Guano.-It may not
be as generally known as it should be that
great danger may be incurred by the rcck-
less handling Of guano. We understand
that cases have occurred Of persons having
cuts upon their fingers who, in handling
this manure, have received deadly poison
into the system. The guano contains an
organic element which is just rs certain to
operate against life if it once reaches the
blood, as the corruption of n body that
gets into wound upon the person of the
dissector. Farmers should lie aware of this
fact and be cautious. We hear of death
from this cause, occurring within few
days in neighboring county.-Philadel-
phid AmericoR.
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M oFICE.

'N-1o TOLLED before me, by W. Cochran,
ES2A-a BAY MARE, with scattering gray
ha'is star III forehead left hind foo, white. about
twelve hands high, and from fifteen TO twentv
years old-a fine pncer. Appraised at Twenty
tive Dollars by J. ii. Cobb ii. T. Tus,n and J.
a. Hunter. ' -
The above Bay Mare may he found six miles
north OF Abbcvillc G. H. at Washington Coch-
to Due West. ,'
The cwncr is requested to cn,rc forward. prove
property, pay chargcs and take her away.
JOHN q. BASKIN, NJ. AID.
August II, 1856 II men,
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Il Nation Of Afethodists.-Ths mission
to the Friendly Islands has been so success
full, that the nation is a nation of Metho-
dists; and the whole population, from the
king (who is a"local preaclerr) down to
bis meanest subject attend the Wesleyan
ministry. These islands sometimes 20 by
the name Of Tonga. They consist Of up
wards ola hundred and fifty, and lie in tile
Pacific Ocean, between latitude ID degrees
and 25. degrees south, and longitude 172
degrees west and III degrees east. They
were discovered by the navigator Tasman,
IN l843, but received their collective name
OF Friendly Island from Captain James
Cook. 49,.
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NE It is recorded on very good author
ity, that a Frenchman learning English and
anxious to say something very striking in
parting from the lady Of his heart, care
fully consulted his dictionary, and there
finding that to pickle meant to preserve,
bid her farewell, with the empathic exela-
nation may Heaven pickle you.
iSteel.-There are eighteen establish
ments for manufacturing steel in our coun-
Try; these have a capacity for making a.
600 tons per annum. We have the best
ores in the world for making steel. q %, !,
Sacred Days:-C Christians keep Sunday; !:
the Greeks, Monday; the Persians, Tues.
day; the Assyians Wednesday the Eevp-
t!sns,y Thnedsy;; the Turks, Friday and
the deH. Shrday. 81, ~. I. s55,s45trsl 1as
TO Cars Cramp.-Persons subject to
1crarnp IN the night, can instantly relieve
themselyes BY tying "a 2bandage tightly
IronId the lsg immediately shove he
knee u s3s'sF.;s n $
Deeeaesd hs CcIns;nsasi, pape,s b / 8 reoord Il or
,]tbn Ioc IA. to
;lle ssosId 3 iatl ls5tadis Il fDr 81
ithe ma asttd mont.
esd OEsefFAkffIIff :, ~ x,
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Rz7" y correspondent of the Boston
Transcript says the Chinese linden, or lime,
in addition to its being the very hest and
most beautiful shade tree, is OF great i'm
portance as destroyer Of the common
house fly. In the season of flies he had
found that almost innumcrablc quantities
of dead house flies were, in the morning,
under the branches of linden, amounting
to thousands upon thousands, the surface
around being literally covered with them.
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GS- The almost ridiculous inEltuation
which tue people of Massachusetts and
other Northtrn States arc "laboring under"
is well illustrated in the elder Quincy, who
can deliberately write and publish that lie
believes Mr.. Fremont to be ga man as
much marked out by Providence for the
present cxigcncy of our nation, as Wash
ington was for that of orr American rcyolu-
ton ~
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ES- 1t is announced from Washington,
that Senator Thompson, of New Jersey,
has prepared Il speech, which lie intends ia
deliver as soon us lie can get the floor,
claiming that the conquest of California,
instead Of belonging to Fremont, belongs
to Commodore Stockton. Senator Jones,
of Tennessee, will follow him, making the
first campaign speech in the Senate for
Buchanan.
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Successful Farming.-During the late
season q crop of wheat was raised by Mr..
George w. billiard, Of Essex, Va, from six
acres of land, which netted three hundred
and forty.six bushels, weighing G2 lbs. to
the bushel. The crop was sold few days
since in Baltimore, and brought one dollar
and eighty-fivc cents to the busliel. So
says q writer in the Richmond ENQUIRER.
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E1 There is to be gathering of deaf
mu:es at Concord, N. H., on the Sd of
September next, when an oration is to be
delivered in the sign language, of course,
by Mr.. Laurent Clerc, who has been chosen
orator of the day. The services of Rev.
Thomas Gallaudet, of New York, have
been secured as interpreter, for the benefit
of the hearing portion Of the assembly.
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ADVERTISEMENTS

We would call the attention Of per
sons wishing TO purchase land to the advcr-
tisement oi Mr. WM. BARR, found in an
other column. lie will offer his farm for
sale to the highest bidder on SaIc-day next.
This is valuable tract of land, situated
only three miles from our village, and in n
healthy and pleasant neighborhood. Being
anxious to join his friends in the West, Mr..
BARR will dispose of this property upon the
most reasonable terms.
We would also direct attention to the
advertisement of Mr.. ScuRHy to he found
i'll another column, offering his Lands for
sale, lying in Ncw3crry and Laurcns Dis
tricts. AS lie is determined to 60 West,
purchasers would no doubt secure good
bargains by calling OH him.
Mr.. j. B. BLACK also advertiscs his Plan
tation for sale, situated in Aandcson Dis.
trict, and near the line of the Blue Ridge
Ralroad. See his advertisement.
Messrs- CLARKE & ROYAL, dealers in
Boots an Shoes, Augusta, Ca, are now
receiving their Fall Stock. Persons visit
ing Augusta, and needing such articles,
would be consulting their own interest to
call on them. Read their advertisement.
II. S. KERR has got Bacon, Lard, White
Lead, &C., &c, which he says can be bought
"chcap for cash.n
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EG lhc Lowell NcicS says that the
fremont Company has stopped two hun,
drcd looms, in consequence Of the want oi
water, and that unless rise in the rivcl
takes place, all the mills will stop portion
of their works during the coming month.
ES" Turks Island papers say that the
salt prospects are very good; about thirty
thousand bushels had been gathered, and a
general raking was expected in a few
days. The present price is twelve cents per
bushel.
Gss" Among the speakers at the recent
Fremont demonstration at Dayton, Ohio
and in very happy association, were the
Hon. Mr.. Burlinsamc, of Massachusetts,
and Mrs. Brown, of Kansas, the wife of the
editor OF the Herald of Freedom.
ES- a: n recent sale in Paris, letter Of
the poet Corncillc was sold for 5000. At
| the same sale, letter of Fcnelon was sold
for s42.5O; one of Rochefoucauld for $40
and signature of Loyola, the founder Of
the Jesuits, for $40.
Ets- Kit Carson,-ovcr whose head FIRE.
mont has been nominated to the Presidcn-
cy,-we see by the Missouri Democrat, is
out in opposition to tho "RcpuLlicans.' "
Kit, no doubt, feels that lie has been treated
badly.
EsE \ correspondent Of the Charleston
Mercury makes strong appeal to w. Gil.
more Simms, ID. D., to write, and to the
State to patronizc, a succinct and true bis
tory Of South Carolina.
Es;" Some Of the Massachusetts papers
were severe on BurIingame because he did
not wish to fight. Now they dcnouncc lis
cowardice in accepting n challenge, as VIC
lating New England conscience
EN" The Latter Day Saints, Of Salt
Lake are suffering from famine. Provis,
ions are sought at the distance Of sixty
miles, and animals dead from disease were
greedily eaten.
EH- Turin papers announce the dscove.
ry of an unpublished poem of Pctrarch
and of the original drawing of tile "LIoly
Family" by Raphael.
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Size Of lie Urst-IIlinois would make
forty such States rs Rhode Island and Min
nesota sixty. Missouri is larger than all
New England. Ohio exceeds either Ireland
or Scotland, or Portugal, and equals BEL
gIum and Switzerland together. Missouri
is more than half as large as Italy, and
larger than Denmark, Holland. Belgium
and Switzerland. Missouri and Illinois are
larger Than England, Scotland, Ireland and
Wales.
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Oullllllrrriat.


COLUMBIA, August IL. 1856.
With respect to cotton, VIC can only repeat
what we have been saying Tor some days past,
viz: there is none Offering, and consequently we
havo nothing TO report -Cdroiinidm.
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THE CANDIDATES.

1t is somewhat amusing to look over the
papers of this State, and examine the yari-
Gus interrogatories propounded to the can
d'dates for the Legislature. We believe
no such anxiety has been manifested in this
District, by the people to know the opiu-
ions upon matters and things in general of
our candidates. The fact is, not to flattcr
our candidates, they are such clever set
of fellows, that the people are willing to
rely upon their integrity and Judgment in
political matters, and trust the local inter-
ests of the country in their hands without
catecl''sing them. Especially so, as, not
withstanding the excessively hot weather,
they have been very assiduous to the sovcr-
ctgns i'll their attentions at the various mus
tiers and public gatherings.
The following arc some of the interroca-
tories to which We have alluded; of course
we would not pretend to give all we find in
the papers, as they would occupy more
space than we could appropriate to them
Are you in favor of further appropriations to
the Blue Ridge Railroad ?-are you in IA
vor Of giving the election of Presidential
Electors to the people 3-aro you in favor
of increasing the jurisdiction of Magis-
trates ?-are you in favor of continuing the
present large annual appropriations to the
South Carolina College ?-arc YOU in favor
of practical reform in the present Free
School system ?-arc you in favor of cstab-
fishing separate Appeal Bench in South
Carolina ?-arc you in favor of Peniten-
tiary ?-arc you in favor of the prohibitory
Liquor Law 9-in view of the heavy and
increasing taxes incurred by the State in
the late cxtnvagant measures adopted by
the Legislature, would you use your efforts
for the purpose of curtailing the public cx-
pcnditures in future !-wilI you vote for
Buchanan and BREcKEHEIDGE for Presi
dent and Vice President
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A ABBEVILLE BANNER.

eBT a few Of the friends of c. p. DUPRE
him Candidate for Sheriff at the
ensuing election.
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Ez," We are requested to say chat the
Rev. Mr.. MoDLEY will preach in the Poor
House Chapel on Sunday next at II
o'clock.
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J. C. FREMONT.

ihc A\cN 1 OTK fI'IVc"S SAYS tnat z note
for 81 500, dated March, 1856, and drawn
payable to the order of John c. Fremont,
payable twelve months after date, was Of
tcred in Wall-strcct on the 27th ult to a
firm OF highly respectable brokers, at a
discount OF l 1.2 per cent. l,er month, or
is per cent. per annum-that is to say, the
note OF $1,000 was offered 81 ,47G CASH.
The holder Of the note was Broker in
Walstreet, and is said to be a Fremont
man! Another note, signed by John c..
Fremont, for 1900. payable four months
after date, was offered 10 Mr.. j. w. c., a
highly respectable merchant of South street,
at per cent. per month. The notes, in
both cases, were declined. SIct the gentle
man whose notes are thus refused and who
could not get the money on his personal
liability to take up sixty thousand dollars
worth of California State bonds is claimed
by his friends rs a millionaire, has house
i'll New York, whose furniture is worth sew
cral thousand dollars, to say nothing of his
authorized claim upon Mariposa. There
are other indications, however, than the one
above mentioned, that there are not very
deep soundings in his pocket just at present,
and among these are his own oath, Which
may possibly pass for something. In the
18th Ward, in New York city, the tax as.
SCISSORS have put down the value of his per.
sonal estate at 100000. But any ono
SO assessed, upon swearing that ho is not
worth that amount, before the Tax Com
missioner, may be relieved of the entire as
sessment, or of so much of the assess
ment levied rs he will swear he is not
worth over and above his liabilities. The
time when this privilege might be exercised,
this year, expired on the 25th of June
The day previous to that, (the 24th,) and a
few days after he had tried his note for the
California bonds, Mr.. Fremont appeared be-
fore the Tax Commissioner, and swore off
the Whole amount taxed to l,i,n-$lOO, 600.
In other words, lie made affidavit that he
was not worth one cent over and above his
debts and liabilities, and thus lie stands re-
lieved of the $100, 900 which, OH the books.
he was ,setsdowns as being worth. Itwould
| seem that, whether or not he is worth a
cent, some of his recent operations are
equally inexpIicable, as consistent with the
honor of a gentleman, though they may
be very shrewd and effective as coming
from e q politician. ri; i.
Increase Of WAisky. We have been in.
formed lsa9s the Cincinnati Commercial
/ BY enc of thesu1ost extensive 5istilleries Il,
fthe West, i resident. of this city, that. the
increase in the business, within: ffty, miles
tof this city, dufIng the last Dur ioJyj;tha. is
tsqpaE 10 l6, 300 ;bashels of com fer day,oi Of
neatly Sc; 900 gal fois 0f whisky
~ q 6
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EJ" Gcrrit Smith, a man sufficiently
known for his hatred of everything con-
nectcd with the institution Of slavery, is
reported hy the Syracuse Jour,,ai to have
said =" 1t is Il shrcwd choice, the selection
of Fremont. 1t is of great importance
that he le elected. The question Is not
now constitutional question, but qucs-
ton of blows, war question; and if the
first battle is 10 bc in Kansas, VIC should
cast aside party, and fight the battle" There
arc sentiments in these short sentences to
which it were well for lis of the South to
give heed