The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1857-06-26
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DEATH OF Col. KEIru.-Coloncl Matthew Ir.
vim Keith died at his residence this morning !
| about o'clock. lie was taken i'll on Tuesday
Of bilious. .cholic. This well known citizen. al.
though lie had passed the age of seventy. was
in such usual vigor Of health of action. and
freshness of appearance, that his death takes
the community by surprise. He has ever been
distinguished in it as gentleman of fine and
! rare powers of mind, of elevated and chivnlrous
character. Of noble bearing and manners, Of
Punctillous amcnIty in nssociation-n utJ4rd,
| without fear aud without rcproach" That com.
inanding and disfinyue form, which now renoses
| III ITS last sleep, ever reminded of the gallant
soldier and accomplished officer who in Youth
| ful patriotism md with lofty spirit rendered.
active service as n captain in the war of 1912.
There nrc comrades still living, who nave ever
attcstcd his high and remarkable traits as a
man and All officer, who have ever fondlv cher
lsh'd him rs friend, and whose tears will flow
| upon his bier. lie was the cvnosure of Young
er generations. who ever hung upon his glow
| ing thoughts. admired and rcverci his clevatcd
sentiments and found an example in his eyor
kindly and noble port and conduct
Charleston Ercning Ners.
THE POPULATION OF UrAu-The Mormops in
Ctah are not ny any means So numerous as
they endtavor to make the world believe. In
! fact they seem to have systcmatically palme,l
OFT spurious census 81 atistics upon the psblic.
In the early part Of the year 1853, the Nor.
| mons estimated their strength III Utah roundly
at 10000 to 360o0, but ut the fall conference
| OF That year, ns appears frulN D Regular census
taken hy themselves, they did not quite come
up to $1,000. According tuinfornation obtain
| cd from the Mormon agency in st. Louis. in
1854, 1t appears thnt the immigration of 1854
was only about $500 that $500 was the sum
total reported MS shipped from Liverpool for
1865. and that 5000 only the numbers in.
tended to be sent over the plains the same year.
WITH these dntn, and making n fair allowance
Tor the loss and gain, the population in 1856
wns estimated by the Hon. Is. G. Ferris nt 2s.-
5oo. From these slender figures they have
gone masmilying their pnpulation until thew
have actually induced most l"rsons to belicys
! It one hundred thousand At the present ,ime
it does not reach, it is said, $4,000.
THE CEors AND TIE PRosrEcr-A letter from
iaylorr!l!c, Pcnnsyl ylvanim. E YES highly cheer
ing account of the growing crops. The writer
says that the wheat and rye never looked bot
ter. The oats nrc rather backward, but pro-
sent no discourasi ing feature All that tho corn
| requires is little more sunshine. The season
generally Is about two weeks bcilindhnnd But
! this may prove IL blessing instead of disadvan-
tage. The opinion ID expressed. that if the States
OF Ohio and New York will raise US much corn,
wheat, rye and potatoes as Pennsylvania ID
likely to do this year, the aggregate will prove
sufficient to supply the Whole Union. Tho
grass crop is likely to be immense, and heavy
|
Kentucky and Tennessee report that the wheat
| is finely headed out, and that the expectation
is, that an immense crop will he raised. We
have similar reports from Iowa aud Wisconsin.
SODA WArrn.-A lady writes to us for nm
opinion MS to the hatefuness of the use of soda
water We consider it very suitable bevcr.
age for the season. 1t Is prepared by forcing
into water, by mechanical pressure, large bulk
of carbonic acid, which escapes when the pres.
sure is removed, causing the sparkling. It 10
moderately cxcitant to the stomach, but its
ton is cvenesccnt and does not stimulate tho
nrterinl system, unless taken IN large quantity,
in very concentrated form, rs in champagne.
When the gas prepared by tho ordinary
method of the druggists cannot LeF had.
twenty grains of super carbonate Of soda and
fifteen Of ctrd acid will make very good
substitute, though the sodA waterof the drug
gists, which is carbonated water and not soda
| water rs there is no soda in it, is better for
| constant use. 40.
We in Columbia have fine opportunities of
tenjoying the carbonated watrr.of Fisher and
:; IIeiniths, Aliot, TclnpIeton and Griffin, and the
Observation-Disclosures
REFORMED 1toacipE pY soS OF ffExRr CAY
Ills FLIGHT AND CoHcEALMESr.-AThe Cincin'
nati Commercial Of Saturday CONTAINS q report
! that a quarrel took plncc, on, ThuradaN at
Lexington Kentucky, between John Clay, Esq.
a son of the departed statesman, and n horao
trainer namal Edgar.
led finally to n personal encounter, when Clay
drew n revolver and fired twice at Edgar
Ono ball entered his mouth, and passed out
behind the ear. Anether ball lodged in ti,o
back. Edgar is reported mortaily wounded,
and is perhaps dead before this Ane Y s5j
Clay Immediately left Lexington. and hasnot
been henrd from since. Nhe parties dave not
been on amicable terms Tor some time, John, We
believe IS the youngest saEyising son Of Henry
Gf his elder brother. ohe-IIenry C1av IT,
was killed at the battle of Buenn yissa-
and another. james u. Clay, is now Demo.
cratic candidate for Congress.
KANSAS MrErrso.--Thoy had we'll attended
meeting of citizens in Savannah, ON Friday
evening, to listen to 90 address. fi ON Col. Bs-
ker The Savannah News says "the speaker
took strpng grounds against Gov ernor Waiker's
inaugufai-in which he recommends Hat tho.
Southern party should submit the action. Of
their Constitutional eonyention to theeatiEca-
tion of the hirelings ofths.Abolitioa Aid ?Asso.
tween now and next fall to vote for frSSS soil
aud appealed to the people Of lHk sSoatiieyn
States to staud.by the people, ,ef Kpfsas in Ahe
maintenance of their .cqnstitl lkop alriahs storeg@
ulate their own institutions" :s5,3S:fS.s
YELLow FEVER AT And2sps,
of Syracuse. the yellow fever heroinss ID pre-
pairing o work on the ravagea OF the pestilsnee,
at Norfolk for the benefit OF " widow The
eed that dis nobfeheartsd young LADY yfsesudsd
Dtspublisb tile book at hsnlewn expeh onssf
E.he "merehsnt princes" q Nov Ysfa tAsr.
psrssr Ths telat; q bsnGfb q. .tl;s.
various sections of the Pfes6yt3r dsnauofifa
stion IN this cnuntrysis "a f1llo&s Old &6bo0}.