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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1858-03-17

A NEGRO STARVED TO DELTH.-Among the
loud mouth and camorous pseudo friends of the
negro race, the announcement of q q negro starred
to death," and "a portion of the head and face
eaten by huge rats" appears to excite but pas.
sing attention. And yet such horrible case
recently occurred in New York city, within bTgle'
sound of some of the officers of the prominent
Black Republican organs of that city. We copy
the following from the New York Tribune, Of
March 4th:
4 negro Starred to Dcah.-A negro named
Redman was found dead yesterday afternoon in
sub.cellar of the large tenement house in the
rear OF No. ~, Mulberry street. The body was
shockingly mutilated, portion Of the head and
face having been eaten OF by huge rats, which
were with difficulty driven away from the corpse.
Redman is believed to have died literally of star.
vstisn. In his wretched abode, which, since the
death of his wife, few weeks since, he occupied
alone, there was found neither fuel nor food of
any kind, and scarcely piece of furniture.
Redman formerly worked along shore, but for
some time past was unable to procure employ.
ment of any Kind, and lately he became sick.
In consequence he suffered greatly. BE was
seen on Sunday descending to his subterrenean
abode. He appeared i'll, and remarked to one
of Lis neghbors, nearly all of whom are poor col.
ored people, that he felt very bad. He was never
seen alive atterwsrd. He was about forty
years of age. An inquest will be held to-day.
The body meantime remains where it was found.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1858-03-17

Neglected beauty now is priced by gold, :.
And .acred iore is Ja'ely bought and sOid;
Wires are yro9n traJic, murrisge 10 trade,
And when \ nuptial Of Two hearts is made,
There must Of moneys too wedding be,
That coin, rs well as men, may multiply"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1858-03-17
THE TRIAL.

As We went to press last week, the trial Of e. d.
T,LLxAS, Esq, had not entirely closed The verdict
Of the jury was " Mauslaughtcr," and the sentsuce
Of the Court "two years Imprisonment and two thou
sand dollars fne."
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IPnblic-No. i'll

!. &. s.. S. [Public-No 1871
81 $500 eonngm the sale of the reseryat;o, h
sno 70 provide permanent ba o.
Whereas ~ Che thirteenth article of ,ro,,-
eencuaso IN the sixth day 81 made and
STATES Of America and the Delaware Indn The GniS
four sections Of land was made TO the Chrst;an
which patent was to be issued The said fmad
Whereas patent was ~ Is SGagress may
DAY Of May hundred and fftysevene wentyfs
~ !. lgy appears the evidence and pa,ers ana
lore the Indian Affairs that tbs on file
ninth May, eighteen hundred and f n the twenv
ana conveyed by said Christian Indians to om sold
Tor the considerationQf orty.three thousand e a l
aG,aas which sum WAS fair consideration for 0ar
BE IT enacted By sAe Senate and Rovss of D.
~ re Cated States Of Aaerica in Conoress
une payment OF the said sum of forytbres "a That
TOUR hundred dollars BY the said A. j. IscL thousand
tay Of the Interior for the use and benefit "a the
tan Indians, within ninety days from tho Vi said Chris
sSt It. shall then be the duty Of the Presdepptt sass
ed States to confirm said sale ''ent 81 the Unit
SEC 2. And be 1t further enacted That a.,
the Interior be and he hereby authorized
receive the proceeds of the sale of the said fire
%uch sne same as follows that is sections
.cn tnefeoi as may be necessary to the nr, 70 say 50
suitable tract OF land for permanent home enase
an INDIANS the erection of the necessary br,1e Chris
ne'r and the purchase of STOCK e
establishing them thereon the balance Of ho necessary
be Invested BY the Secretary of the interiors i a
sebes a%ess S rh sss shall
SEC And be 1t tur,hes enacted, That whd Indians
Christian Indians desire it, the tract purcbas @ddeev The
of the preceding section shall be drd The
States to be held in severaty and with ali ,b me United
dent to fee simple estate Propided That the ss Incl
when SO divided shall be forever naenabe by ,h SAD tracts
or their heirs except with the consent and ~ me srns
President of the United States " approval Of the
Approved June g. 1858.
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from De Bows Review.1
SOUTHERN SLAVE LIFE.

We are indebted to R. F. W. Allston, the present
Governor Of South Carolina. for copy of the fol-
lowing letter, addressed TO him by Dr. r. W. Glib
hes, one of the most intelligent physicians of the
South, and gentleman of the highest personal char.
acter and consideration. To the letter we append
some notes relating to the details of management on
rice estate, prepared by the son of Gov. Alston,
who is known as a large and experienced planter.
The whole correspondence was elected by certain
queries propounded by Gov. Cobbs, of Alabama
COLUMBIA March 6, 1858.
MY DEAR GOVERNOR: You ask my experience in
relation to the economy and medical management of
the plantations in the neighborhood of Columbia, I
commenced attendance in 1888 on the plantations of
COL Wade Hampton, and soon after those of Col.
Richard Singleton, Maj. Thos. Taylor, B. F. Taylor
Esq, and Others, and for many years had several
thousand negroes under my care. can, heretofore,
speak with fair knowledge of their treatment by
prominent planters
On every plantation the sick nurse, or doctor wo.
man, is usually the most intelligent female the
place; and she has full authority, under the phys
clan, over the sick. The overseer sends her to all
cases and she reports to him If the are slight
he OF she (oftener she prescrbes for them-if they
are At all serious. the physician is for and at
any hour of the night Often have ridden twelve
or fifteen miles on cold and rainy night to an in
FAINT or even to an old and useless negro, when they
have been considered in danger. When there are
many sick, the physician sent for to any serious case
Is usually asked to see all that are complaining: and
where there are several nurses needed additional
provision is always made
I .. husband IS seriously sick, or q child, the
wife or mother remains IN the house to attend ID
their wants ]; Or If the wife is ILL., the Id al
lowed to be with her. Whenever the sphysician
finds that the nurse is inattentise or nefcient he
selects the most intelligent young woman to supply
her place. and trsins her for ssuccessions Often
have done this. which every planter knows 1t il fis
interest to approve, and found The confidence well
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FLoURIsHING City CENTRAL AMERICA.-The
New Orleans Pcayune has wandering, gossipipg,
and intelligent correspondent travelling through the
Central American States, who thus briefly notices
one of the cities that he entered on the 26th of Feb
ruarv:
San jesse, after city of Guatemala is probably the
best built city of Central America, and contains
about 900 inhabitants. 1t is in the beautiful val
ley of the name, every foot of which is culti
waited like garden. The climate is delicious and is
very even, the thermometer ranging betw. EN- morn.
ing and night, most of the year round, 65 to rs
degrees. 1t scarcely rises above 80 in the hot
test part of the day. or falls below 60 in the coolest
The people of the city, like the great majority of the
people of Costa Rica mostly pure Indian or little
Spanish mixed. To one accustomed to the idleness
of Panama, their industry appears extraordinary
Every one is busy In fact. idler is scarcely to
be met. Gambling is prohibited by the laws, and if
there any tipping shops in the city they are
hard to find. The laws are mild and reasonable but
always enforced. The police courts have but little
climate that there very few persons in the hos
pitfalls and these are mostly wounded infirm per-
sons Besides, the people are generally so thrifty
that, when sick, they do not to appeal 70 public
charity. Among the agriculurists the coffee and
tobacco estates. labor commands about sixty cents
per day. and is not easy to be had The cost of living
among the lower classes, with their few wants, tenn
perate habits, and frugal ways, is very cheap The
wealthy make great display, either in their houses
tables clothing. Their town houses, simply
but comfortable furnished, and their houses, in
the valleys, where they spend the planting and har-
vesting seasons, are almost as roughly kept as SOL
diers' barracks. And yet some of these same plan.
tiers send crops to market worth $50, 900.
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For the Standard,

- 5z9s.-7zs 49, For the Standard.
MEssRs. HoLDsN WILSON The great absorbing
question of distribution in our State is now being
discussed by the most talented advocates, with inn
moderate zeal. drawing from their only safe and true
post,on, many Of the honest but unpretending yeo.
mary Of the land
The common observation Of rejecting minds. es.
.aoishes the fact, that all things substantial must
have sure foundation upon which to rest its mer.
H.. A part Of the public domain now in question,
was coed TO the general government by portion
OF the States of this confederacy on specific FERNS
Inc oaiance has been acquired by purchase by com.
mon consenf and is all the properly OF the govern
ment as whole. This great and incaicolable tress.
ure gives us bonus amply sufficient to sustain our
credit as anaton to the extent OF our most saueu-
ane expectations and best interests. s s. g q
Republics live by strict adhersnce to repnbli.
mem Princ'ples in the dspensation Of the govern.
These lands are the common property Of the
t ss.nment controlled BY Congress under the au
tlo y. inc constitution forthe best interests O
sne nep0n collectively mot ono dollar Of which al
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For the Standard.
= y 1OT JUG OIduuHlU
Democratic Meeting in Chowan,

Democratic Meeting in Chowan.
On the 21st inst, in the Court House at Edenton,
= large number of the Democrats of Chowan as.
sembled, and thereupon the following proceedings
were had:
On motion, R. R Heath, Esq, was made Chair
man, and DR.. w. G. Hancock, Secretary.
The Chair briefly explained the object of the
meeting; wbereupon,
W. A. Moore, Esq, moved that j. G. Badham.
Esq, be declared by reclamation their candidate for
the House of Commons.
The motion was unanimously carried. when Mr.
Badham was sent for, who appeared and thanked
his fellow Democrats for This re-iteration Of their
confidence, accepted, and pledged them his earnest
cooperation in efecting triumph of their princi.
pies.
The meeting then adjourned
WIN. G. HANCOCK, Secretary.
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MUSIC SCHOOL.
"HE THIRD SESSION IN Mpc

1a1HD SESSION OF MRS. ii, WHTTl
AER'S MUSIC SCHOOL will commence in R,lrca
JULY lST. 1885, Piano and Guitar Her scholars w
and rudments of Music well as performances on p.u
and Guitar Mrs w. intends that her school Shall moi %
inferior to any Music School taught in the State Board
tor four or hye young Ladies may be had with her. She
last Session, and wishes all those who feel WILLINGNESS S
nient ~ ''"'e
June 10, 1885, Aft
"a Sririt of the Age and Advocate copy times.
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The THUes-lt is supposed that the day after the
Vigilance Committee had declared their intentions
and shown their power hundred or more of the
brutal miscreants who have infested our city un-
whipped of justice for the past two three years
took their leave for parts unknown. One vessel on
the lake is said to have carried away than fifty
of them. This is mere rumor; but during the
week there have certainly been very few of them
showing themselves by daylight and not many who
dare to sneak from their hidingpaces at night.
When, however, they learn that the Vigilance Com
mttee have laid down their arms they will probably
return and resume their murderous career. The
moral atmosphere of the city is purer than it has been
for many months: but we cannot hope that it will
long remain so.- Neso Orleans Courier.
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This table discloses that notwithstanding the very
late blooming last year, the crop sngularly ia
vored by the lateness of the fall, frost held off
until the Goth November, which is far in excess of
the ordinary average killing frost usually takes
place between the Goth and 25th of Oct, that if
there be no exception to this rule next fall the
growing season will not virtually be longer than
the case last year. We have no idea of broaching
the topic of growth in advance Of the vcissitudes to
which the plant is yet exposed, but the table above
is interesting. going to show that this has not been
the earliest record some people assert.
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STATE OF NORTH-CAROLINA.
- COUNTY, Ilmes Carnenter and others " RouL.

STATE OF NORTH-CAROLINA... AXE
- COUNTY james Carpenter and others vs. Reuben
Carpenter and others-In Equity.
Pursuant to order made at Spring Term 1885, of The
Court of Equity for the county of Wake in the above emit
tied cause, the undersigned, Clerk and Master will proceed
to SELL on the premises the 7:h day If August next
certain tract of land situate lying and being in Wake
adjoining the lands of Lttlebey Earp Gibson Pearce and
N. W. Richardson.
q Also, at the same time and place. tract of land .
ate lying and being in Johnston county, Snipes creek
containing 200 acres situate short distance from the t
Wake.
8. The undersigned will also sell at the Court House
door in Lousburg. the Cd Monday in September being
the 18th day tract Of land lying and being in Franklin
joining the lands of John W. Perry and VIM T. MmgA
containing about 400 acres.
These lands will be probably sold in in quantities to suit
purchasers.
Terms OF SALE:-A credit of 8 months as to one.haE
and IL months for the residue of the purchase money
given to purchasers upon their entering into bonds with
approved sureties bearing interest the day of SALE
per cent of the purchase money to be paid in cash.
Given under my hand, at Office this oh day of June
d. 1885,
ED. GRAHAM HAYWOOD C.M.E
OR. Adv. $l2) 2-w&swtds
~ Register copy until day of sale.
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We learn that Duel came off at Fair Bluff on
yesterday morning, between Richard S. Greene,
Esq, of Newbern N. c., and VIM H. Ellison, Esq,
of Washington, N. G. Two shots were exchanged,
without boodshed. when the difficulty was adus.
ted by the respective friends of the parties The
meeting the result of difficulty which occurred
between the two gentlemen several months ago.
VII Herald
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MANDATORY,
AT THE OLD STAR OFFICE,
Opposite the Presbyterian Church,
RALEIGH, N. C.
"HE UNDERSIGNED RESPECTFULf
informs the Citizens of Raleigh and the vicinity gen
orally that he will promptly and punctualy attend Inc
binding of Newspapers Magazines and Periodicals Of al
kinds and in any STYLE plain ornamental, on moaers
terms Also Blank Books manufactured order and ruled
to any pattern for the public Offices share Of patronage
respectfully solicited.
JNO J. CHAPLIN:
Raleigh, April 6, 1858. N+w&sW'L
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WELL KNOWN Characteristic. Everett, in his
much admired lecture on Charity, delivered in New
York few weeks since, thus describes we'll known
character:
He knew of one who had been rescued from the
streets by charitable society, and who by means Of
the assistance afforded to him. had not only acquired
a competence, but had become wealthy. His riches
however, instead of furnishing him the means to
lieve others from the destitutitn to which he had
been exposed, and from which he had been rescued,
had the very opposite effect-his mind became con.
tracted in the pursuit Of wealth, and when that
cety, which had been the friend of his youth, ap-
piled to him for assistance, he coldly refused. A
companion, who had known him in his younger
days, and who was reduced to privation like himself
called on him for aid, but he gave him no relief and
treated his appeal with Indifference. Shall give
you his name? said the lecturer. Give you his
name; what need is there of that You all know
him; you see him every day. He is on Change in
Wall street; you meet him in Broadway, and he
sometimes goes to church on Sunday. He is the
man of wealth upon whom the suferings the desti-
tuition, the pnching poverty of his fellow creatures
have no claim. He is the youth who drives fast
horses the fast road to destruction. You see the
same character in the woman who passes Der time
in the friyolities of life, and whose ear the wall
of charity falls unheeded. OF what avail is wealth
to such, and of what use is the lessons which sery
day teaches !? They came into the world destitute
and dependent, and they found friends vrhasssisfed
them in the early struggles o: life. Their country
extended its aid and protection but posses
sion of the means Of rendering she assistance.
they forget their own former helplessness and close
their purses against all calls of charity. Il g Il
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[BY AUTHORITY
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES,
Passed at the First Session of the 7Hiytu Fifth Ouoress

[Phblic-No. 39T
AN ACT making an appropriation for tine payment of
clerks employed in the offices of the registers of the land
offices at Oregon city and Winchester in the Territory
of Oregon.
Bet enacted the Senate and House Of Representatives.
Of tile United States Of america in Congress assembled That
the of seven thousand dollars much thereof
may be necessary be and the hereby appropriated
out Of money in the Treasury not otherwise apprspr
aed to enable the Secretary of the Interior reimburse
the registers of the land offices at Oregon city and Win
chester in the Territory of Oregon for expenses incurred
by them in the employment of clerks actually required for
the transaction of the business of their respective nces
growing out of entitled An Act to the office
of surveyor general of the public lands in Oregon and
provide for the survey and to make donations settlers
the said public lands" approved September the twenty
seventh, one thousand eight hundred and fifty
Approved, June 5, 1855.
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MsssRs. ED1ToRs: Mr. McRae, whilst in Oxford,
in his public speech, declared himself to be free
trade man. and also, | believe him to be- an I'M
qualified dstrbutionist. Mr.. McRaes extraordina.
~ political capacity would seem forbid comment
upon his expressed opinions by the learned and re-.
nowned, much less from one not thus qualified.
1t is however, one of the strongest bulwarks in
our confederacy, giving to each legal citizen right
to express his opinions in all government matters.
Under this license l now proceed to investigate
those subjects
Free trade, giving to each individual the right to
trade to his own liking, is settled point that can
never be disturbed but Congress has the right and
it is duty it owes to ALL to guard importa-
tons and expectations in that way which will sub
serve our best interests Our expectations is gold.
Our impertatons place it beyond our reach Our
interests demand judicious protection.
Distribution is argued for an inherent right
long withheld and urged now upon the ground that
the public lands are being squandered, and unjnstly
lavshed upon favored States to the great detrment
of the Southern portion of the confederacy. We
will admit it to be true, and thereby concur in the
opinion that great ption has been demonstrated
by those cessions; but we will next consider the
remedy best to be applied for the correction of those
evils
If indeed we have suffered from maladministra-
ton, the first step is to remove NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
and replace them with Union men.
Union is the life of republic 1t is ALL We are
nothing without it.
The government lands are government fund not
separabe, never was designed to be, never can be.
II distributed it will distribute the government hav-
ing no basis which to rest. 1t would be repudia-
ton to disannu the contracts between the States
and the General Government, and SAVIOR strongly of
bankrupt law destroying the equilibrium of just
laws.
Secession would follow in it's train, nothing to in.
terest us at a common point each would be for him
self. tariff with reasonable protection and liberal
sales of the public lands at remuneratng prices, will
support the government and give US deposit, the
interest of which will aid educational wants in
high degree, and should war occur, the principal
always ready in the State treasures would be ex-
ceedingly convenient to purchase supplies and the
golden eggs from the live goose would then teach US
that the ripping operation would be unwise.
AQUILLA.
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TAX NOTICE.

WILL ATTEND AT MY OFFICE IN RALEIGH
j on the FIRST DAY OF JULY NEXT, for the purpose
Of receiving the Taxes due by Merchants and Others viz
Apothecaries and Druggists Insurance and Express Com
panles Billiard Tables Bowling Alleys Brokers' Commits
sion Merchants Dealers in Spriuous Liquors Auctonesr
Daguerreoypists, Ambrotypsts, Photographers Portrait
and Miniature Painters Surgeon Dentists, Riding Vehicles
not altogether the manufacture of this State Retailers
Tavern-keepers, Dealers in Goods Wares and Mschan
die, &c.
VIM H. HIGH, Sheriff.
June Is, 1858. 24-w&swtd.
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THE CANDIDATES Fop rrr -.
- LATURE AND SHERIFF will address LIE ttt: lEG&

The Tax Collectors in the several Districts mill ~.
for the collection of the Taxes due for the year M '
p.,,;., ,oro W. Il. HIGH, Shift
AOoO.S
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AHal,tESrs IN FAyoe OF sDIRrcr Taxa
TON w have nineteen custom houses ia oppera;
ton, with corps Of o6icias in EACH which do not
collect resenue enough to pay their expenses. We
win name them - ~ e
Belfast, Me-, Waldbore Me-.
sMachias, Me-, ~ Wjscssset. Ne. ss}S
4 Ellsworth, Me, Burlington, t,
Barrstable, Mass, Plymouth; Mass, 4
Sandusky, Ohio, Portsmouth, m a.,
Buffalo, n. T., Qswego, N. T., Se-
Newark, Nj, Pensacola, Florida,
Perth Amboy, N. j., Astoria, Oregon,
Bridgeport, Conn. Annapolis, Nd,
s. 5sszst Peoria, I'll. $3.50
The expenses of these establishments exceed their
receipts about 100000, to say nothing of the
rupting and destructive influence of their patronage
upon the morals Of the communities in which they
are located. To this list may add eighteen Gus
tom houses which collect 81 ,769 3d. cost to the
government of 1861, $780, or nearly five dollars ex-
pense on every fifteen collected-N. r. Post.
Cotton is now about two weeks in advance of last
year, and with suitable weather from now till the
first September, bountiful crop will be gathered.
The corn crop in Montgomery and Autauga is ex-
ceedngly promising up this time, and if we shall
have one or two more good rains at the proper time,
the yield will be very heavy. Wheat and oats crop
are both very spotted. Some have done we'll, while
others have done little nothing at ALL owing to the
rust; we have large fields entirely ruined by it.
What is the cause? Is it the late sowing? We
are inclined to this opinion from the fact that the
oats sown in the fall have not been attacked by it
as far as we have heard of-Montgome,y Contede-
ration.
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WANTED, A FIRST.RATE COOK AM
w first-rate house servant Apply at this oince
Raleigh, June 10, 1858. A."

" FARE AUFHORIZED LAMH AMI 81
w ques.ed to announce the name OF IhuCMh atbau
LONG a candidate to represent the county Oh 0N'
n the Senate, in the ensuing Legislature