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cunn!ns Devioe---An 1nn-kseper Taken In.

Cunning Devi7e---An Inn-kseper Taken In.
After the signal defeat of the French at
this memorable action, Leipsic became full
Of a mixed medley of soldiers, of all arms
and Of al rations.> Of course a great va
ri"ty OF coin was in circulation there. A
British private, who was attached to the
rocket brigade, and who had picked up
little French and German, went 10 the lar
@est hotel i'll Lcipsic, and displaying an En-.
elisl shilling to the landlord, inquired If
that piece Of coin was current there. "Oh
yes" replied he, "you may have whatever
the house affords for that money: it passes
current here at present" Our fortunate
Barlolpb, finding himself in such compliant
quarters, called about him most Justify, and
the most sumptuous dinner the house could
afford, washed down by sundry bottles Of
the most expensive wines, was dispatched
without ceremony. On going away, lie
rendered mt the bar the identical shilling
which the landlord had inadvertently led
him TO expect was to perform such won
ders. The stare, the shrug, and the excla-
nation clcited from "minc host of the gar.
ter ty such tender, may be more easily
conceived than expressed. An explanation,
very much to the dissatisfaction Of tile land
lord, took place, who quickly found not on
y that nothing more was likely to be pot:ss
but also that the laugh would be tremen.
dous'y heavy against lin. This part Of
the profits he had very christian, wish
to divide with his ncighbor T,kine, there
fore, his guest to the street door Of his ho-
tel, he requested hin, to look. over the way.
"Do you see," said be, 'tbatJargs hotel op-
posite That fellow, the landlord ofit,
is MY sworn rival, and nothing. can keep this Z
story from his ears, in which Gaze I shall
never hear the last of it. Now; my good
fellow, you are not only welcome to 'yofilif
entertainment, butI will Instantly riye you
q five frank pieco into the bargain, If Won.
will promise, on the word Of d soldier, tof
attempt the very sa,no trick with, him to.
morrow that succeeded so we'll ;withAtne to- (
Eday." Onr veteran took the money, z and !.
Eaccepted the conditions; but having but-
toned up The silver very ysccnrelgi ID his pock.
et;5 he took lis Ieaye Of the landlord With
the following. speech, and 4 bow; WliiI5hs aid
no ;aiscredit 10 Jleipsic 81;
aysir. I deem niyseif JIM 6R 81 bound To-.
use my utmost ndeasors 10 put yonrsw wishss,
les IN. ption,; =: shall aertaiDly do ail III
aaD;;. bnt must sa9d orrb yoiis that I7.
fear /. shall bot sucseed; ssinceS played f6es
very SAME trisls Will t5s nan M sstsr a
sas 81 afo dsbted sffof tBa hobot ] 81 nss
ever naafiy iithsas loys. &C ass ios
out w ess q
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EMnEzzLEMEST.-Mr. J. L. Eslcston, Trans
fer Clerk in the State Bank Of this city, was
committed to Jail yesterday, ON charge of
embezzling funds Of the Bank to the amount
Of $4,000. Subsequent to his commit
in"nt, about $4,000 in money, md other val.
uables, were reclaimed by the Bank, which,
with the surety, will nearly cover the de-
falcution. The loss Of the Bank. at the
utmost, will not amount to more than four
or five thousand dollars
Charleston Mepcury.
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A REMAnKAnLE CASE OF ABSTINENCE

A .REMARKABLE CASE OF ABSTINENCE
FROM FooD,-We learn from the Rocking
ham (Va) Register that Samuel .HenIy,
who resides about, two and a. halfxmiles
from :Spartapolis, in Rockingham county,
has totally. abstained from food for ffty-
:seUe's daysi and lie may yet survive, several
days. For some time he has been in
rather melancholy mood, and sabont! two
months ago herefused Sat and since that
time has not ottaken anything except water; !;
and strange to say. be is alive, .tllougti5re-
:;daced toa5m mere skeleton. Neither pflysi..
clans or friends can induce 5hinig TO take
any aourishrnent He declares be can
swallow nothing thong does every now
ard then fake fa 1fipl off sHater. ald win.
doubtless persist y, suutii s,s m
stafssss death q ssspeetstta .lar.
,pasrs shout forty odd seafs ott2 *sssss
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Hon. JAS. CnEsSUT, Jr.

PA" said little urc!in to deacon n.
"havc poor folks got any soul2' Scr,
tainly, my child; why do you ask such r.
question ?'' "Cause I hear folks say P:.rsun
Z. never goes to see any body but the ricl,
members OF his church," "Go to bed, child"
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An exchange noticing the present ola sill
yer cup TO contemporary, says "He needs
no cup. He can drink from any vessel that
contains liquor, whether the neck of bot
tie, the mon,l, Of n demijohn, the sple of a
kcg, or tho bung Of barrel"
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MISCELLANY.
IFrom the Charleston Mercury.
Public Meeting.

The citizens Of Charleston in favor OF
.lding Delegates to the Democratic Ccu
vcntion to be held at Cincinnati, assembled
at Hibcrnian Hall, OH Thursday evening
April 3, 1856.
The meeting was, on motion Of T. Y.
simons, jr., organized by the appointment
of the following officers:
Iorcsident.-A. G. Magla,h. Esq.
Fice Presidcmts.--C. 6. Mcl,;nincer
esq, Cbas. McBc,h, esq, Nelson Mitchell
esq, j. J. Mikell, esq, II. W. Connor, esq,
Hon. Jas. Silnons, Hugh II. Banks, esq,
DR.. John T. Poppenheinl, San.'l G. Barker,
esq, John Philips, esq, +. Lanncau, esq,
j.. +. O'Nei, esq, DR.. T. Y. Simons,
Samuel Y. Tupper, esq, Elw. McCrady,
esq, Thos. Ryan, esq, DR.. Elias Horlbcrl;,
w. b. Prlngle, esq, j. b. Campbell, esq.
Andrew Mcdowell, esq, DIR. Robert Lrll,v,
Geo. n. Reynolds esq, G. l.. Burckrncycr,
esq, A. Mckenzie, esq. Jacob Cohc;, esq,
Geo. Brown, esq, w. II. Houston, esq, ID.
J.. McCay, esq, Abraham Noise, esq, r.
w. Bacot, esq. A. II. Brown, esq, G. d.
Carr, esq.
.Seeretaries.-Samuel Lord, j. p. Siro.
hecker, Chas. +. Kanapaux, David Ramsay.
The President, on taking the chair, in a
brief address, announced the Object for
which the meeting had assembled.
Hon. VIM. ID. Porter addressed the
meeting at some length, and concluded by
submitting the following resolutions for its
consideration
Resolped, That the citizens of Charles
ton, here assembled, express it us their con-
viction, that the State of South Carolina
should be represented at the Democratic
Convention tosbe held at Cincinnati in the
present year..
Resolped, That not only is such repre-
sentation due to the Democratic Party, for
its fidelity to the Constitution, and in that
to the rights Of the slavehol,ling States, but
that tits moreover due to our sister slave
holding States, who have not only prepared
themselves for being represented in that
Convention, but have also expressed the
earnest desire that all the : slavcholding
States shall be there represented
RESOLVED, That in the measures which
will be Submitted to the Convention for. lis
adoption, ms proposed BY the people of
Georgia and Alabama, we can perceive n
distinct land opportune occasion presented
ortbe recognition and adoption, BY the
National Democratic Party, of the rights
and privileges Of the slaveholding States :;
/. and in the success Of that party, we have a
reasonable assurance that these rights and
privileges will be enforced in the action of
the Government.
e. Itesotucd, That believing as We do, in the
united and cooperative action of all tho
ssaaveioldlDg States, especially in all matters
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A RICH old spinster who died at Newton,
N. H., lately, left sss,41s. She was all her
life getting ready TO be married, and had
stored up 1872 sheets, e5 cove,lids, SO bIan.
kets, 27 beds with. j ,l20 lbs. of feathers,
s4 towels, "a table covers, and 4S .handker.
chiefs, while the whole amount of hcr;wo
ing. apparel did not exceed ten dollars in
value. 4 =, ~ $l:t,..' - - e! e! ~.
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THE INDEPENDENT PRESS
PUBLISHED WEEKLY, AT ABDEvILLE, s. c.,
AT ONE DOLLAR 4 YEAR

HAS circulation of nearly one thousand
IL in Abbevlle District and is constantly
increasing. Its circulation in this State Is
about fourteen hundred, and its eutire list OF
Is therefore offered to the mercantile and busi.
ness community generally as the bes: alverti.
sing medium in the up-country of South Car.
.olina.
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A lady made a complaint to" Frederick
the Great, King Of Prussia. "Your Maj
osty," said she, "my husband treats me
badly" "That is noue of my business"
replied the King. "But he speaks i'll of
you,' said The lady. "'That," he replied,
sis none Of your business" -
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FINE CArlLE.--Frapk Harris, from ncai
u1bana, Champaign county, the great cat.
tie raiser, who took. the premium at the
Worlds Fair on the best one. hundred head
ofSeattle, Yesterday shipped from this city
10 New York forty head, !, which averaged
the extraordinary weight of 1912, and
p 9-lo0 pounds This is isstmt5the smaller lot
sof one hundred head that he has been feed.
ing flie last year or two. ext ~ ednesdny
he viii ship 40 more If them; wbich2are
are stiA heavier C'hicago ,oarnus. s. T.
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AN Iowa Editor has beron,e So hollow
from depending npon the. printing business
alone for bread, that beproposcs to sell him
self fgfor 81 stove. pipe. s i;s5? !
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s A house in the neigbborhood Of Holly
Hill, South Carolina, was. burned Sdowr, q
few days ago. Three bodies were found gia
the ruins Joel Jackson; j., Francis Sweat,
and 9 child The parties had been aripks
ing. The,csnse Of tho Gre renaihsa . nys-
tarv ~ s "a.
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t5S Mnss SxaTH 3 ssfBstkHsts 81 Botetou.t
county. Virginia, lssely deceased ei1anei-
,pated thirteen saiaYes. & provision fcr
iheit removal 10 Llber s,s.s 3. & b 81
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Nat1rs max US dos: sonl lfsHtss We
want r.ecessariess 81 cue giyss: The
+name sof posefty sant f6f. q supsfs
Hnisies /. .sss:.
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1Hx Bsn ssf ssss sis !soIslsd &; !;
!sssaf dspd AZ 6ae Sstlaf ana
sfReuE sfy6 scd5fts s.
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-08-20
Talk Of the Douglas Democrat.

The St Louis RePuJEcan., Democratic paper. ba. a
report Of Democratic rails meeting in Centrevile ILL,
NOS, at which great many things were said by great
many speakers The reporter of the Republican thu,
gives the substance Of what was said on that occasion
by the Douglas Illinois Democracy
Much good was done this meeting TO enighten tie
masses as to the introduction Of slavery in Kansas which
had been wrongiuy and wckedy urged by the Abolition
orators on the people. AH tie spesches erplainef M,
Prineiptes n he Kansas and Nsrasa act ri Coa1yes
and the De'aocrdfc DdJorn and shop,d 10 lie sisfre
LoH 81 an present, "ts Democratic party H0i Tar
NE efc's,oI' Of siacer than he Bael R>sJJcan.
There u the 'oor Soa'her allies" talk in Iinoi.
the pure Dousastes swearing To the people that the
Democratic party mot loT the extension of SLAYER,
more than tic Black Republicans Has not this hets
iogenc'us LocofOco party fIccs-e for ths Sortb
aud one Tor the South And won't one or the other
'iou be sure to b. cheated: Which viii il be Let bit
experience answer
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chance Tor Mr. Fremont either by the people or by
the House % gi~e NJ in d~r.ir thro~ away their
contingent power OF doing good. and NJ
donal denominations Of the Cincinnati platform On his
head.
Let the wings OF the whole Union In Council in
the city OF Baltimore the 18th September Let the
old Wing banner again hoat the breeze and thousands
and tens Of thousands Of hearts win IT, tina, are
nov cold and lfeles..
Let the whgs determine that Fillmore shall be Pr-si-
dent and the thing IL done.
"Mr FILLMORE is the :or the times. We want him
read the riot act and keep the dsurers OF the public
peace in order We want him 10 restore harmony and
kind feelings to distracted country. lie has done Il
heretofore, he eau do IL again"
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gay In price The shipments Of produce to Eayand have
been q vciy limited scale.


In price The shipments Of ptoiuc, to Euy.nd n.
been a vc,y limited scale.
in taking general view of the prospscss II ssrcuu
OF things indca Of low price. Money ,or ,,
mereiai aud other purposes n ch..p and .hun.se an,
consumption OF food IL enormous; and an active demat
must lead eventually to stead. pree though foreign
arrivals may be extensive.--Nark Lane Erpress
LoSpoS CoRs ExcuASaK-Th, x..th.. a.,,n, a..
past week everything that the syrcul,ur. n,e,c,
could desire or the rpeng Of their wheat cropa Wee,
little wind and hne bright sunshine Therv IN ever,
To believe the gener. thar an
large breadth OF land has sown and the late wra,hc,
having 80 long been favorable the prospects OF IN. com
ing harvest cheering The harvest bo,. f mi.
year PROMISE universal abundance and comfort TO ever,
one With 80 long a continuance OF fine weather, the
markets In the Provinces Have "a mfyht AZ . N. -, rad
e.Peenceu very general aud considerable change We
new buyers nave been found even nj the reduction
~ - ANU ,o-usy "e'c vas a very large supply o
""ea,, oar'et Deans and peas came TO hand ia
49,. ~ I y, -, nnsnrn anu scotch oats were yer,
80 - ~ ,; Up ~e'e pretty good The In
r.. ~ y.oS, suca' s"u ""ur were also pretty good
h aIc .oe hnsnsn ~nes. VAS Jun at the opening o
~, .,' ~ 's'ue. %" o' os 10 os' Out this rednc
% Fl" ~ nv, "s!e.' ''e ts'es we're lowered 10.
~ TT ~ ~ H' see""e a." Tue supply was cleared
e. e ue"a". io' ioteEn wheat proved limited al
o"o,.J w. a ,%p''eu ~neh the iuil decline "n'
,o,I Mac. R..I .an " o. per s&cN ana ss per barre
:. sPf 'se! va very sesny' anu u anything rath
" '.''' """ cohunurs 10 realize nigh prices. Beans
am. sbillin , $50" ue"'"'u ~ - ueehhs. oa's ~rrr
- -
- ,; az weather has completely chan
49,. s W, "'-, ''Sh' Jays Under the influence OF
ss t anu glowing heat the rpenng cereal crop.
P' y %,Aes"S 'osafis maturity and In the most
49, n'-'eu OF inc o"htcd Kingdom, the sickle and
T,h;' ,.ae,ss nave commenced harvest work
~, $3.50 a YET known respecting the proba
49,, a. -. !esI harvest, The complaints rerptc
&c w Poo S'oPs increase The supply OF home grown
', "u' 'o" made noor was to-day fair. The arrivals
.nd 60 III, I a"n'oh ia,' week, large OF wheat
hs "a... uour, sin,i' oil barley To-day, under
,nnssr n.;o ,p'enuu harvest weather. The trade
pps,N panic stricken, and prices very irrcguar-iol
d., rs 'uI p''se a'e'ned 81 TO los under lat Mon
IA n. - 'e,sn' 's'o Us hour, % per sack, and
rhs ,.,; -; sS e'' oI''ey "ha'ered fioatnes-
ale os r., - wa, va a''"ns, suspended and nc
iv, 80. "oaS secune o, IS 10 os under last Mon
tanned n, ,.lus nc e"ee'eu' haHe' however, main-
'"''
kEvlkw of rHE WgEE.-Thc brilliant and forcing res.
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Mr.. FIournoy 10 the Sonthxe.t.

Our facetous handsome and venerable contemporsrv
OF the Petersburg EtcgsHce being visit to the AL
leghAny Springs had the opportunity last Thursday OF
hearing Nc Fournoy speak the Yellow Sulphur an ac
OF which he sends to his paper We give an ex-
tact:
AT II O'clock the crowd called TO order hy Mr.
slfrr Staples OF Montgomery who announced the or
der OF debate TO be hours speech by Mr. Fnurnoy
then iut-risson OF hour for dinner would take
place, after which Mr. Garland would reply for two hours
and then TejoindeT of half hour would wind up
the affair Mr. fournoy accordingly took the stand and
made calm argunentstve aud eloquent speech -
have heard Tor many daS appealing the people OF all
par ts, whether Democratic Wing or American 10 look
with him the fearful perils which nov enyironed H..
country, and 10 unite with hin in the effort TO place a,
the head of the government the ony man who could be-
relied on Ia save At iFom Observation-Disclosures Flmur--
OF course, Mr. flournoy could 10 less than contrast N r.
Fillmore with his opponents As 10 shat la. sid
atout the rogue sn bastard Fremont need say nothing
stretch Of fancy il necessary imagine IT, To old
Buckaneer he paid MS respects in different bu no less
telling nanner contrasting most po!uielly his devious
tckng aud ntirm course through long public HE with
she hrn. manly anG rational OF Mr. Fillmore az
tie patent hnmbuggng appeal made the friends Of
Fillmore 10 abandon him ani go Old Buck did he
speak in terms al just Gise and :enunciaton
showing ennclu-isely hos the denial that
Fillmore had chance in the election. Dy proving how
much better II than that 0i Old Buck, all i-o rs.
niiV desired his election 0d JOy him. The crowd
numbering about thousand, stuck 90 Mr. FIournor
closely and atentvcly until his time up when the adj
ournm mt for dinner announced, after which the
Band gave the sound u! the recall and soon the ros.
trum again surrounded with the same attentive aud
respectful audience hear the champion of Deuo,cy.
yOung and gallant knight worthy Of service Ia better
than tina which he espoused. | am not much
given 10 paying Democrats compliments for claim to be-
truthful and no fatterer But | conceive that
do them justice, ithe very last thing however that
many OF them crave and do not hesats 20 say frank
that Mr.. Garland bore himself calamity In the co!Dbai
and that his coming of second best was owing TO nj .
weakness Oi bad aud his youth and inexp.
renee when matched With OF the most Accomplished
dabateTs i'm the cOun,ryn
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Buchanan and the Independence of Texas

In is44 the Democratic cry vas Polk, Dala. an,
Texas" The Texas cry the OF Mr.. Claws de
feat We have heretofore shown why Buchanan votet
tor the exa,on OF Tcras-becsuse as he himself sta
ted in his speech the subject he considered its
tion of "imiting" the dominion OF slavery -
That he argued II Texas annexed to the Union
il would draw IL such multitude of slaves that In
short time Virginia, North and South Csrolns MARYLAND
and other slave aies would be free States The efcc
OF annexation. therefore, according to his argument
would be to limit instead of enarging the dominion Of
slavery Thus believing he voted for the annexation OF
Texas and voted for it TOR that reason alone.
But il seems that Old Buck has always been consist
ent and determined snemy Of Texas Reluctantly voting
for its the Union he We, did worse and re-
fused for resolution acknowledging ts ndepend.
This is about the uglest fact in his ugly record
Voting agsinst Texan independence, That too bad
Voting against it, too notwithstanding year before q
had admitted that the dominion of Mexico over Texas
was gone forever" Blu, We let the Louisville Journal
state the facts OF the affair:
"Iu the Senate of the United States in Nav sc pro.
position recognize the Independence of Texas dis
cussed. Mr.. Buchanan opposed it, On the 9Th Of that
month ne declared 'Gs American Senator he could
ge 7ras nothing Dat ~ prayers aud his good csles
So Cong Globc. page $40 On the s3i OF Nav he sill
opposed the prcposIion declaring hosevrr at the ane
ne that k" 'scroi ne ioD''"o" q hezco 7sras
go,. 5srfr ~
I'm tue ~ ~ March, 1891 tue !oUoVing resolution Of
red by Nj Walker ui Mississippi. adopted by
OF ~ yeas - nays. Mr. buchanan voted against
it, notN outstanding uesrlv wear previously he had AT.
,ned that the dominion OF Mexico Texas gone
forever
Res.',cj That the State OF Texas having established
and maintained independent Government capable Of
performing those duties, foreign aud domestic which ap-
pertain ~ independent governments and appearing thai
there Is no longer ason,oe prospect Of the success
fu prosecutions Of the by Mexico against said State
i, esPedient aud proper in conformity With the Laws OF
nations aud the practice OF this Government in like csss
that the independent political existence OF said State Toe
acknowledged by the Government OF the United States
Sec Con. Globe page i76.
Some years afterwards when the annexation Of Texas
made party measure by the party which he be-
longs, he hestated long tine whether he should
go for it, but finely concluded do His own decla.
ions record in the Journals of Congress that lis
hesitation caused by his un~ilngness see slavery
extended and that he finally determined give his sup
port the because he believed that the annexG
OF Texas would slavery disappear from vir
gina Maryland, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina
and all the pl u,ing States making them ireeso States
And nov Nj Buchanan friends think there ANYTHING
in their mans Texan record to bag about lie, them brag