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The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1857-07-17

Gov. WrsE.-The following resposc of Gov.
WISE the able patriotic, and chivalrous Govern
or of Virginia, TO the invitat on to attend the
Inauguration of the Statue of Gen Warren, at
Bunker's Hill, is alike characteristic and sig
nihcant. ,s,
RICHMOND, (VA.) Monday, May 25, 1857.
Str: l beg to thank the committee for the
invitation to me to attend their celebration of
the eighty.second anniversary of the battle of
Bunker Hill, on the 18th June next, and to ex-
press my regret at my inability to attend Pub
lie duties, at the time especially to be dischafg-
cd, will prevent my leaving Virginia. Coming
through you. Sir-a Warren-this invitation IS
very acceptable to me; for though the Union
shall be torn. if it must be- by some madness or
other, and though the sun Of our destiny as
nation shall set in gloom and night of dar kncss,
and though fratricldal blood shall flow by the
hand Of folly and stain the hearths of our homes
hereafter, can never forget Old Massachusetts,
her Bunker Hill. her Warrens, her Adamses,
her Hancock, her hail-her sister hail-onee to
Yirginia-in .aimes which tried. ,meu's souls."
ho o,aever, never, never May God reuius oar
I Very gtatef6llY yours HEssx A. WISE. :,
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THE.undersigned is now prepared. to do a
Il work entrusted to his care, in the Bull,
ing Line; to Draw Plans and, srect all descri,
tions Of Buildings, from . onsatory house to
Court House. ~
Having received instrustions from, the be.
Architects in the Union, he fsatters himself tht
as cheap rs can be done in Nsw York.
REFERENcEs.@-King dsFKellune, Architect
Brooklyn, IN ew York VIM SGaiiisr, Architee
Of New York OitYs qPerryman & Waller, Ne
Market 81. Jdhn.R Barratt Barrettsviile.
.HENRXkJ ONES
Greenwood, Oct TO-, 1856. 28,ly
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PRESIDENT BrCnAHAS's WIFE AT BLAcKwElLs
lsLASp.-l saw yesterday Indy in New York,
who claims to be the wife ofour bachelor Pres.
idcnt MIR. Buchanan. She is quite open and
persistent in her claims. She has in bed
what she says are two children, whom she
claims are the Presidents children, and moth
ing but the constant care Of her friends pre-.
vents her from going to Washington and de.
manding to be placed in the White House rs
the lawful occu pant of the domestic depart.
mcnt of that celebrated establishment. Tho
lady is in the Insane Asylum at Blackwell's
Island, and her children are two white cats.
whom she has trained to such docility, that she
keeps them in bed nearly all day sleeping be-
tween sheets OH nice clean pillow cases, all
tucked in like children with caps on their
heads. All the visitors call on Mrs. Bucha-
nan, see her cats, and they allowed the clothes
to be turned down, and view taken without
an effort to rise from their couch The name
OF one of the cats is John G. Fremont and the
other is Alexander Hamlton.-Boston Journal
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FoUND OrT.-That 'retircl clergyman. who's"
sands of life are nearly run out, and who adj
vcrtiscs extensively that he will send n re.
cipc for curing certain complaints on receipt
of postage stamps dc, has been exposed The
editor of the Lancaster Q'a) Examiner, was
coaXcd into sending to him for his recipe, and
he thus tells us all about it:
ave have spent considerable time and money
in sending to these fellows for their different
remedies, from the retired clergyman, who pur-
poses To cure the nervous sufferer for nothing.
Well. the Reverend yentleman's preparation is
as follows:
Alcoholic extract of fignata amara-30 grains.
Powdered gum arabic-lO grains.
Make forty pills, and take one three times n
day.
Where the reverend impostor got the won
dcrful medicine from, it would be hard 10 tell
But most certainly it neither can be found in
any of the medical or botanical books, drug
stores or any other place. but must come from
the inventive genius of the doctors head, who
will send it by mail on receipt OF an extra dol
lar, merely to pay expenses. This certainly Is
the most ingenious manner that has been de-
vised vet to gull tho public. and goes far ahead
Of Professor divers fifty ways to make for
tune, which was, without exception, the greatest
piece of swindng ever practised on the commu-
nifty"
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A TrNNwr. BnEiNG MAcuINE.-A new steam
boring machine for tunncll;ny through rock has
been invented and put into operation hy Cap.
tain Pcnricc, Of the Royal Engineers, E,glan,l.
1t consists of n stron:. head Of wrought
iron. cd to the outer extremity Of the ps.
ton rod Of Il horizontal steam engine, and on
this cross head there are twenty. four short
arms stnddicl with diamond -l,oiniel steel cut
tcrs. I'y the forward stroke Of the piston
these cutters strike against the rock, and by n
self acting device are then partially rotated
and the piston returns the succeeding
strol;c or blow, the cutters strike u new part OF
the rock, and so on bore into the rock by an
intermittent rotary motion of repeated blows,
similar to that given to the chisrl in rock drill
ing by hand The steam cylinder is 50 nanag-
cI lis to keep n cushion of steam behind tho
return movement Of the piston On the for.
warl motion. the mass is stopped by the blow
on the rock and rrc"il takes place, differ.
entail pressure of steam is then brought to
bear upon the reverse face Of the piston, and
the moving mass Is thus to u certain extent bal
anccl between two steam cushions. The en-
ginc is secured II truck, and moves forward
to its work on rails. An experimental ma
chine has cut its way into sandstone rock at
the rat" Of twenty inches per hour. making
n whole five feet in diameter. An English en-
ginccr is having one constructed to complete
n contract in tunnellng through the Alps. In
lis construction and operation it. differs from
cut into the rock by series Of rotating cut,
tiers, andis not sui, ,jcct to thc violent concuss-
ions attendant on this Englis!, one.
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Mode of Address.

Said n sprigl:ty little girl the other day,
addressing her mother, "N'i!l you give Inc
some milk"
You, you," said the mother, "who is
you -
The little girl smiled. and changed the
mode OF address, and sad, ''M",hcr please
give me some milk" Or, mother. if You
rlcasc, will You give me some milk? Or in
other words, every we'll bred child in address.
Ing his or her seniors, avoids the use Of the
rronoun i'll the form of distant address.
Children thus instructed and trained OBJ
serve the sunc mode Of address when they
arrive ut the age OF maturity.
The manner of addressing persons. usc,l
by adults, bc,rays, not un!rcuucntly, the
want of Tool-brcc'lin", or the lack OF com.
mon c'viltv or po!icnrss. 1t is painful Of.
tcn'lncS, to hear at Il table, or in CONVEX
sational circle, the person presiding those
whom she scrvcS,-"WiIl, you" have this
or that, without otherwise designating the
person addressed.
beside the lack OF civiltv so manifest. it
is oltcntImcS 4 matter OF inconvenience Is.
pcclaiiv II so seated us not to catch the eve
and thus determine VIII" is really meant hv
'yo"." Every adult has some title, and
when addressed, it should be lrcfixed to hi;
!amilv name, unless the person maxim" The
address bca Quaker, when it is usual to
employ the first lalnc.
In addressing young ladies' Of a G,milv,
where there are two or moro daughters it is
the custom to address the elder, or eldest,
with the title Of Miss prcfixcd TO the family
name and tie other or others, with the
title pc,tixcd to the Christian name. These
little forms and court"sies Of common lii.
when duly and gracefully used, do much to
soften the asrcriti":, and magnify the ameni-
ties of social life.
Parents, teachers, and guardians Of chill.
elrcn and youth, cannot too highly estimate
the Importance Of COOL manners The fu-
turc happiness and success Of your children
and wards will depend greatly upon the
manner of their ear y training. If they arc
well bred, well instructed, and well trained
they are i'll possession of what is better than
good estate, when Of age, provided man.
ncrs and money are comparable.
There is pleasure in the exercise of GOOD
manners, that none but the possessor ever
knows or can know. And it is great mis-.
fortune for any child to grow up uncultivat-
ed in what pertains to common civlity or
politcncss, much greater than growing up
without the hope of inhcriting property
oa'd gentlemen who had Travelled cxtcn.
s'vcly, The only weapon Of defence that
ever had occasion to Use, was a civil tongue
The courteous Use Of this, everywhere and
upon all occasions. has prevented my ever
having any serious difficulty with anybody
Ercning Zrunscyipt.
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An ABoLITIoNIsT QrIzzED.-Under this
caption, a Holly Springs, Miss, correspond
ent OF the Memphis Eagle and Enquirer re-
lates the suhjoined anecdotc:
lhe following amusing scene actually oc-
CURED last summer between n citizen of orr
town and Yankee on board one of the
Northern steamboats,, perhaps upon the
Hudson.
Our Southern friend discovered disposi.
ton in very gentecl looking man on board
the boat to open chat with him, and not
10th to hear what his friend had to saw. he
indicated by his manner that he was an.
proachable; wbereupon the following dia.
loguc ensued:
4ankee-Well, sir, I wish to ask YOU one
question; l hope it will be no offence.
southerner-Certainly not; will hear
you with pleasure.
iankec-Well, sir, is it true that they
work negroes in the plow at the South?
Southcrner-l will answer you in the ia.
vorlte method ofyour own countrymcn, by
asking you n question or two.
Yankee admit the right, sir.
Southerner-llow many negro men dc
you suppose it would require to draw large
one.horse plow?
1ankee-Well, I suppose six or seven
say seven.
oonsherner-What are they worth pei
Yankee-Well, suppose $500.
,ooulherner-Ihat would be IS, 900. Now
what would one large, strong horse COST
1ankee-l guess about $i0O.
Upon this the Southerner looked a little
quizzical at his neigbbor, who, without wait.
ing to hear the conclusion, started and
stammered:
We'll, III knew it was a liel
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Mail Facilities with the West

"G were Ern.'ned TO learn, yesterday, from
~ a. i' :" ~ has',,'ah' oi Nashville, that he has
e'e ,, " S',"t"'S WIN the various Rail
roa" Conpahies between tins city and Mem
!'i' ""a ~ "i, I, ~ "nen our coInlnuiica-
.'o''' wy "'t ,ao,' l'"ets VIII oc greatly fncilita
ts" c,,,, ,rn"'I.s I',, "S oeem on tour OF duty
r',,rma,;"n ~, ,r u or ~ ''s Inspection and
,,i';ai, i. ma.,,,i I '''' connections,
Juln I,v ,vlch nnssnnn.rs a,iI ,,,,n' ~ scnc-
IM,,ic,, n =, ,l, o. ,; ie"shS
III ~ VIC "a r. ~. .'''h 'or inc Nest,
J,w of,or ~, n .i,,imt ~ i.rm., - " ny: secchu
nf S,nn - ~ ~ L,',,,., , H. a r " s'hh
rnnrcm,nis p,s.,n,.rs G,r Wa.,,.;lI', a.
;n,, ot ,L, s,r,, L,nr u;l r,.,,.i ,i'';
ton NJ, :: :, ~ ,h,. .,'cnnI nr,o' o. ~.
hours. '''N'' - ''
We nrc nl.ns.J IN p,,;co III. ,,,or,;, .
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American ChamDar1,o.

writer i'll the ''>'ralI."l' SAYS tLa, H.. L,.,
brands "l champaign" ar" "iuarrGtl.t,r.rl n Amer
lea, chiefly III New York. This is :, bold ;ss.r.
,'"n, a:'d Yet |, i Hnit'' rr"la'.!r that II very
iai," portion -: the article wh;";l j. r,,,r..,,,;
cl To br of foreign origin. i, The r,.- .,t Of y,,.
k"" ingenuity. II is kn"wn. however. ,h,,
Iii" Genuine cha'nln-mc which i manufactured
:.' Cincinnati l. equal I" any that Is r.,nl,,..J
The writer in The Sca!r"l SAYS i!a, ,h. At .
Tempt that WAS mail. >.,!n" wears since. l,v :,
'''a''"'ac'ur in l.':""" IL iu"rc:-.. tn. cyi,i
r::ln: qualities "f his win. hv i.n,,r..un,i,.,
with Nitrous oxide or iaushm:. "a. wa, ,,,nr,.
rr"'!iia!'!: I" his ingenuity than his cn.rsr.n.c
1t was frustrated 10y .i:stin::u; .h.,l chemist,
vii" detected ,l" imn"-turc bv ana,vsi-. after
observing: the wonderfully cxhilara,in,, bro.
rrr'icS "i the bc"crac".--Thc wine. whicl, ne.
4uir"i much reputation from the fact of its
i,i!nc'lia'" effect, soon lost its rr,%';q" rs the
c"ns"rvaiiv" wine drinkers in Europe Were.
n"! 'iisp"*cd I" cnc"urn," any rtl"c, not lei.
llIa,"! Y prniuc.d, and the ladies discovered
that uncomfortable laughter was, "i all other
expressions. the most TRYING to th: expressive
motion of til" lips.
lie adds thai! at the present time, ,hr,. are
IN New York city. no l..<s than thirteen ..tah-
li-hnrns which nlau,ll.r.tur. Clamra.-u., or
III other words, convert still wines into shark
linz ones for II" process has Vet been lis.
covered Tor producing an artificial wine. which
possesses tic !av"r:::.l other qualities of the
pr"lnct of the grape. Th.s- manufacturers
use for their rurp"Sc !. light French, and some,
times, ii sparkling ll"ck is I" be produced, !,
German wine. The wine, after being prcrar-
cd hy rr"cil;,ain: all substances which
would, when charged will, carbon: acl be
deposited in the b";t!c is subjected TO high
pressure of carb"nc acid hy machinery, and
after being well agitatcd i'll contact with the
gas, Is h"ti!r,l under pressure wilha very i'll
genious mnchnc. The quality of the article
OF cour>" dclcn'ls upon the quality of the wine
used Great care is taken I" prevent contact
with any soluble metallic substance in the an.
paratus used for preparing it no mineral
substances arc used indeed the wine is per.
icctly pure, and wl:rn properly manufactured
is not inferior in flavor or properties to the i'm
ported article and is sold at one half the price.
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BEAEHs AND SMOOTH CnISs.-Dr. Dixon of the
Scalpcl, has rather n trcncham way of express
ing his views of men and matters, but he "hits
home, as the carpenters say, now md then.
His last number thus graphically presents the
reclprocitics of Boards and Smooth chins:-
why do you allow your beard to grow Z" said
said smooth hly-shnvcd gentleman. with n pair
of light blue eyes, and beautiful red checks
and n bright blue cravat and q snecr on his
lip, to "A dark.eycd, swnrthy, and bronzod
young man with glorious beard and superb
must sluchc, the eye of 4 falcon and the n0stri of
the war-horse, hard worker ut his trade
that of n printer-and the father of two chill
drcn. ''ro improve my appearance, said he,
to avoid catarrhs, to please my wife, and to
save time" ''And why do you shave" "Be-
cause it is the custom, replied he. "you shnye
ance I" "Why yes, replied the shaven gem.
tleman "that too, of course, is q part of the
reason" The printer, like most truly elegant
men, was natural gentleman, and made no
further reply; but lie might have said, with
truth-you have told two falsehoods and you
are vain man, a coward, a saucy man, an ig-
Snorant man, and q fool
You shave because your beard is light col
Or and you dare not wear it; you are a vain
man, because you shave to make yourself look
better, therefore you have told two lies you.
're an ignorant man, because the color of your
beard harrnonizes with that of your eyes, lips
and skin, and no other color would, and you
knewit ; and you are saucy man, because
you are ignorant and sneered at me. You
are an indolent man, because you waste half.
hour thrice week pattiDg your face and con-
templating its beauties whilst am at work.
You are continually snufing with eatarrh in
your nose and you look like O baby with
your face Just washed by your mamma!
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The fairy is his "Casta Diva"

WANT OF AN Recommendations is .
story on record Of an architect rcpudiatinn
any connection with the building fraternity
in the case of the late eminent and talented
Mr.. Alexander, the architect of Rochester
bridge, and several other fine buildings in
the county Of Kent. lie was under cross
examination, in special jury at Maidstone,
ny Sergeant afterwards Baron-Garrow.
who wished to detract from the wcirht Of
Ills testimony, and who, after seeking what
was his name, proceeded thus:
~ on are a builder, bclicve?"
mo sir; l am not a buider-I am an
archtect!' "
"Ah, well. Architect or builder. builder
or architect: they are much the same SUD-
poses"
~ beg your pardon, sir-I cannot admit
that: lconsider them TO be totally differ
entw
"oh, indeed perhaps you will state where,
IN TINS great d !tlerence consists ?"
AN architect, sir, prepares the plans. con.
ce'Ves the designs, draws out the specifica-
ilons-ln short, supplies the mind. The
builder IS merely the bricklaycr or carpenter
the builder, in fact, is the machiue-the mr.
chitect the power that puts the machine to. to
gether, and set it going" ' "
'Oh, very well Mr.. Architect-tbat will
do! And now, after your very ingenious die l
t'nct,on without difference, perhaps YOU
could inform the court who was the ar;b;.
tect Of the Tower of Babell 2"
And now mark the reply, which for
promptness and wit, is perhaps not to be
rivaled in the whole history of rejoinder:
"1here aoas no architect, strand henct
tile confusion! !"
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The Slate of South Carolina,

IbbcrWr Di&rii.-Iu tie Common Pleas.
""''"', vs. " ''s'" Foreign Attachment.
Jas. a. Iiddcl } Thomson Il Fair Attorneys.
EF7hcrcas the Plaintiff did, on the eleventh
w day Of April, eighteen hundred and fiji.
tv seven, file his declaration against the De
fendant, who, it is said, is ubsent from and
without the limits of this State, and hns neith-
er wife nor attorney known with the same,
upon whom copy Of the said declaration
might be served
1t is therefore ordered, that the said De.
fcn,lant do appear and plead to the said decla-
ration, on or before the twelfth day Of April,
final and obsolnte judgement will then be Civ
ell and awarded against him.
MATTHEW MCDONALD, ccr
Clerks Chice, April II, 1857 6l-Iy
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Domestic Hap1lineaa

'Bcsidc the nuptial curtain bright"
Tho bard Of Eden sings;
young Love his constant lamp will light,
And wave his purple wings"
But rain,lrops from the clouds of care
May bid that lamp be dim,
And the boy Love will pout and swear,
IT'S then no place for him.
Somus"d the lovely Mrs Dash,
lis wrong to mention names,
When for her sultry husbands cash
She urged in vain her claims;
81 want II little money, DEAR
For Nandcrvoot and Flandin,
Their bill. which has now run n year,
Tomorrow mean to hand in"
'M"rc." cried the husband. half asleep,
"Ynn'll drive me Ia despair -
The lady was TO" proud to weep,
And too polite to swear.
She bit her lip for very spite.
She felt n storm was brewing,
And dreamed Of nothing else all night
Bet brokers, banks, and ruin.
II" thought her pretty once, but dreams
Have sure Il wounded power.
For t" his eyes the lady seem s
Quite altcr'd since that hour;
hnl Love. who. on their bridal eve,
Had promised long 10 stay;
FORGOT his promise tool, French 1cnvn
And bolc his lamp away.
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The State of South Carolina.

ABBEV1LLE DISTRICT. <zr4
Office Court Of Common Pleas and Gent Sessions
A., Attachment.
James A. Liddle Baskin, &Prtf's Attorney
~ uEREAS the Plaintiff did, on the eigf
w teenth day of October, eighteen, hun
dred and fifty-six, file his dselaration agains
the Defendant, who. tit is said,) is absent fro,
and without the limits of this State and hf
neither wife nor attorney known within tn
same, upou whom copy of said declaratio
that the said Defendant do appear and plea
to the said declaration, on or bef3fe tho min
tecnth day of October, eighteen hundred an
fifty-seven, otherwise final and absolute ind,
ment will then besgiven end awarded agsih
him. "a
MATTHEW MCDONALD, c. GP.
Clerks Office, oetrls 1855 26-ly
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The Utah Military Expedition.

The Washington correspondent of the New
York Herald learns Instructions have been
sent to Gen Ilarnrv who IS to have command
of the Utah eXlr'!iton and tla, is to be com
posed of the Twentieth Drag"ons the Fifth
and Tenth lnfantry-wlirh will shortly be at
Fort ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS with tie bat
terry Of the Fourth Artillery now at that post,
all of which will Lc prepared to march TO-, and
establish post at or near Salt Lake City, anil ut
the practicable day he ((icn. IIarmcy) will nut
the troops en- route, but will until that time
retain his present command Of troops in Kan
sas. On the 9Th Of January next, after the
Territory of Utah shall have been entered by
the troops it will constitute n new and scra-
rate military Department, TO be STYLED the
department Of Utah, to he commanded by
Gen. liarncy. or the senior officer present, who
will, from the,irnc oflcaving Fort I.cavcnwortl,
he the commander of Il separate army in the
field, within the sense of the seth article Of
war. The armament anil equipment deemed
most suitable FOR the service of fhc battery of
artillery will be selected, and, if necessary, cx.
| tended in guns and horses, 10y the commander
of the expedition.
On Monday afternoon, two hundred md
fifty United States recruits took their .lcpar-
turc hy the New York and Erie Railroad and
l.eav"nworth City, Kansas, where they will
join the command of 3. .O0D men that is 10 ac.
company the new Governor of Utah to Salt
LAX: City. These soldiers were mostly Young
men. Last week one hundred and fifty re.
crts left that city similar mission.
The missionary party, numbering ilfty in all,
sent out by the Mnrmons, reached Omaha, Ne
braska. about the 18th inst. They left Salt
Lake City about the first of May, and Travelled
the whole distance on foot. over one thousand
miles, drawing their provisions and baggage in
common hand carts, such rs are used in the
streets Of cities.
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The State of South Carolina,
1Lb rifle UiMrict-lM tic Con,nnm Pleas.

A"". Clark ;: ''' }nscss*:!:sss s:!sss":"t; Z S:t;ip,
james \ I.IlcT. Pits Att'ys
w IlEltEAS, the Plaintiff did, OH the thiity-
w irst day of oct"Lcr, 1856, file his dec
laration against the Defendant, who, (as it is
sai,D is absent from and without the limits of
this State, and has neither wife attorney
known within the same, upon whom II copy
of the said declaration might be served. 1t is
appear and plead to the said declration, on or
before the first day Of November, which will
be i'll the year of our Lord Eighteen Hundred
aud Finv-Scvcn, otherwise final and absolute
Judgment will then be given and awarded
against him.
MATTHEW MCDONALD, c. CT
Clerks Office, Oct. go, 1856. - w
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. A FAMOUS HoRsE.-Cossack, the horse
Captain Nolan rode when he was killed at
b.alakIava, Tin the famous charge,) is now
the property ola gentleman OF Cincinnati,
and arrived in that city last week. He is
a grey Arab stallion, six years old and
fourteen hands high. His groom, who
came with him, is Edward Sleaper. one of
the eleven survivors of a,regiment of 5000
British soldiers who landed in Gallipoli. in
FEBRUARY, '54. lie was at Alma. Balnkava
irkman, and the siege@of sebastopol, and
looks l',e as if he was made Of oak, liguum-
vitae and iron. ~