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5YNyHE unaersigned having been appointed agent
IL of. Mr.. Bernard Thirty, late Of Washington,
invites the creditors said Thiry to come forward
and settle with the undersigned, at Washington, II
thev wish to avoid costs. T. HERBERT.
4 Washington, st. Landry, May 8, 1858.
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HAS ehe honor % inform the
~ VI public in general and bis Hisnds
- IN particular, that hesis really tp
execute all o.ders cossceInlng the
boot line ID the shortest time and nsatet
His charges ara very low, and Tot cash any
Giye HIM call before going to any other sI.on,
and you will surely buy, because the work recon-
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His ship Il oA street, hstsreen Gaurt
and Market streets. =. II
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TTERRMAN BODEMULLER, Main Street.
AA near Mr. Chretien's Tailor shop. teaches
music on the violin and guitar, and repairs musical
instruments and tuue pianos. [April 49, 1857.
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1FFERS his services to the public ofsthis Par.
W ish He has formed no partnership with any
one in either OF the above branches E2& -
Opelousas, March 18th, ls58.-ly
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JOEL II. SAMD0Z, NOTARY PUBLIC
XVILL attend with care and diligence to all
wv business entrusted TO him, such as Family
Meetings, Meeting Of Creditors, saIes transfers
and exchange OF property. mortgages, release Of
mortgages, Donations, lnsentaries, I-staments &c.
Oice opposite the Court HOUSE, near Thos. H.
Lewis Il porter's.
Opelousas. April 18th, 1857
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DINNER PILL, they are agreeable and effectual,
FITS, SUPPRESSION. PARALYSIS, lNFLAMMA.
IlON and even DEAFNESS and PARTIAL BLINDNESS
have been cured by the alternative action of these Pills
Most OF the pills market Mercury which although
valuable remedy in skf hands dangerous in public pin
from the dreadful consequences that frequently follow it. in
cautious use They contain mercury subarce
The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1858-05-13
WEEDS PATENT SEWING MACHINE.

This is the most reliable Sewing Machine ever
offered in this market both in the quality of its
work, its durability and simplicity. The opera
tion of it is ensier learned than that of any other
Machine while it works with ense Oh the finest
silk or the heaviest cloth or leather, on either of
which it works in very superior manner; ma.
king straight evenly laid seam much finer than
ordinary hand work, while both sides of the cloth
are stitched alike. 1t rarely gets out of working
order or requires repairing, and is so simple tha.
m operator can perform all ordinary repairs OH
1T, until it is worn out. With these advantages
over other Machines, we feel confident Weed's
Patent Sewing Machines will best meet the
wants of fan'ff"s, all kinds of Manufacturing
CIothiers, Tailois, Boots and Shoe Makers. or
my others requiring seam in their work
Harness aud Saddle Manufacturers will find
this Machine that will do their wo:k in q
rapid aud substantial manner, and much nicer
than the ordinary way. Families who require
much sewing will find this Machine regularity
adapted TO their wants, besides saving labor
enough III few months to pay for it. Tailors
will find great saving by using this Setting Ma
chine. besides being alwayssure of superior quail
lty OF work that does not rip and that looks much
nicer than hand work
WHITNEY & LYON, Proprietoss,
245 Broadway. New York.
Sold by Branch d ALLEN, Abbevlie, and by
G. NJ. JOHNSON Columbia.
Feb. Is SO A. 3m.
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COTTON CROP ON THE MISSISSIPPI.

We have been favored with the following ex-
tract Of a letter, says the Charleston Courier,
from highly respectable and reliable house, fn
Memphis, Tenn, dated Sd inst, from which il
will be seen that recent heavy rains, much more
than killing frost, give but sorry prospect of u
cotton crop. this season, in that vicinity. The
rise in the river. spoken Of in the letter. is prob
ably the result Of the frcshet at st. Lous, Mo-,
Of which we had despatch OIL the ll,h ult:
The river has continued to rise since we last
wrote you, until to day-it is at last OIL II stand.
II Is now higher than it has been since 1898
li'e whole country below here is under water.
There is no chance for crop this year. 1t is a
fixed fact now that nothing over M average
| crop can he made this season. Wo note from,
the Courier You send us, the frost accounts no
great damage has been done by it to the cotton
In this region ; there was not enough up to hurt
though what was up killed. The heavy
rains did more damage We will have Il bat
start for crop, which must keep cotton stiff al
The season"
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The Chinese-In q country where the roses
have no fragrance, and the women no petlicoats;
where the laborer has 10 Sabbath, and the magis-
10 vehicles, and the ships 10 keels; where old
raen fly kites; where the needle points to the
south, and the sign of being puzzled :s to scratch
the antipodes Of the head where the place Of
honor is on the left hand, and the seat Of intel
lect is in the stomach where to take off your
hat is an nsolent gesture, aud to wear white gar.
ments is to put yourself in mourninc-we ought
MOTTO be astonished to find literature Without
an alphabet, and language without grammar
If we add that for countless centuries the Gov
ernment has been i'll the hands Of State philoso-
phers and the vernacuar dialects have been
abandoned to the laboring classes. U nm about
in the next few words TO call forth the exec,atio
of every Sinoogue in Europe and Asia, } we must
not be startled % find that this Chinese language
is the most intricate, cumbrous and unweltIy ve-
hicle Of thought that ever obtained among any
people.
The are eighteen distinct languages in China,
besides the Court dialect and although, by q
beautiful invention deserving of all imitation, The
written language is 80 contrived as TO denote by
the same character, the sounds of each of the
nineteen different words. all OF which it equally
represents, this is Of no great use among the mu
titude who cannokread. ,Sszz
There is not aenan among our Chinese scholars
who can epeuk three Of these languages will,
fuency, and there is not one who can safely
either write or interpret an important State pa.
per, without, the assistance OF a "teacher."-
Hong Kong Correspondent London Times.
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THE WEATHER AND CROPS.

We clip the following notices of the effects of
the late cold snap. The Vixburg Southron says:
We are glad to learn that the recent frosts
have not seriously affected the Gotten crops, and
that under the genial influence of The fino spring
weather We have been en- Dying for the past few
days, n very marked and desirable improy
is manifested. The corn fields continue to pre
sent most lourishing and encouraging appear
ancc.'
Mississippi, says:
"We had n decidedly cold spell during the
early part Of the week. On last Tuesday morn
ing there II heavy frost. which, it is SAID, in
sonc instances. has materially injured the yonng
corn and cotton crop Much fear is apprehended
for the cotton. There is nov, We learn, not n
particle Of seed among our planters, if it should
be necessary to replant."
Our exchanges note the fact that, near Austin,
Texas, the grasshoppcrs have Consumed every
thing in the shape Of Wheat. Corn and Cotton
In regard to Western Texas, a Tcxns paper says
ga gentleman who has just returned from n
journey through, Gonzales Caldwell, Hays, Coma
GaudalOupe, BeXar, Karnes and Dewitt coun.
ties, informs us that generally throughout these
counties the grasshoppers have destroyed tho en-.
tire growing crops Of corn, wheat cotton and
garden vegetables, SO that there is scarcely :,
| green thing left. On the Ciboo. the grasshop
| pers were 30 numerous week ago, that our in
formunt could not put his foot to tho ground with
out treading OH them.
"The planters, though greatly dishcartened
are in hopes these destructive insects may leave
early in May. in which case they think they ina,
make tolerable crops of cotton and corn, as thu
| prospects otherwise werc never better.
''fhese insects eat everything clean as the,
| 20. Our informant says he saw wheat fiells or
the outside of which the wheat was cut down a.
clean as it could have been done b7 n cradle, an,
every stalk eat up. while the balance of tn
fields had not been touched at nll. They 10
only eat The corn that is above the ground, bu
eat every thing under ground to tho roots The
are now commencing TO fly, and this is locke
| upon as a favorable omen
GAS yet the grasshoppers havo not made thei
appearances higher up than Austin, nor farlhe
to the east, nor are they yet seen in or beloy
Victoria. But within this range the destruc,io
has already been very great.
| awe understand these destructive little AM
mails are also devourng the leaves and the bar
of fruit Trees such as the peach and pear; bu
whether they will do them any serious injury re
mains to be tested'
The Holly Springs, (Mississippi) Herald says
''rhe dumage done TO tender plants and vee
etables by The frost on Monday night is incalcu
table, Thousands Of acres of young cotto,
which had just made its appearance above groun,
were totally killed, and the misfortune is that
great number of farmers have but little seed 10 r,
plant with"
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TOPR0PRIETORs, ARCHITECTS AND
BUILDERS.
JOHN Co71ETT,
PRACTICAL HOUSE PAINTER

" "OULO inform the inhabitants of Abbe-
w vile, and the public generally, that he
has permanent, located at AbbeviIle C. H., for
the purpose of pursuing his profession. From a
long experience in Europe, and many of the
principal Towns Of America, combined with a
steady attention 10 business lie flatters himself
that he will be able to give entire satisfaction to
all who wish to have good House Painting done,
and will favor him with their orders. He feels
himself competent to finish all
Graining, Marbling, Paper Hanging, &c.
His experience and skill in his profession will on
able him to complete all work in his line ut very
moderate prices.
Clutches Halls. Staircase Walls, Mantle Pie.
ces dc, finished in imitation of Marble. Rooms
Pnpered, Paneied with Oak Paper, and vanished
in the best style.
He is prepared TO paint all old and new work,
and Tin Roofs. outside. Also, inside or outside
of Rough casted w aIls of private or public build
ings in imitation Of my color of stone, at ono
third Of the cost usually charged by substituting
Il composition of his which has been fullv
tested, and will stand good for years Window
Sas,cs of private and public buildings glazed at
moderate prices
He will also keep on hand and for sale all kinds
of Mixed Paints in quantities TO suit purchasers.
And also, great variety of paper suitable for
Bed Ro ms, Dining. and Drawing Rooms. He
will paint signs on glass or wood, at short no.
| tice.
gBr Office in the Wooden Building adjoining
the Marshall House.
May IL, 1858. 3 1v
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Il Fishery Bounty-In the Senate, OIL the 4th
instant, Senator Clay, of Alabama, made the
following remarks on the Government bounty to
the fisheries:
Mr.. Clay, Of Alabama, made heightened
speech, giving the statistics OF the cod fishery.
The bounty, he said, was first granted because
the fishery was nomcntous to the tonnage, COM
merce and revenue of the United States AT
thu time of the Revolution. fishing vessels com.
prised one-siNth the whole tonnage Of the coun.
try; now it is but one-iorty eighth. Their the
export Of cod was oncsixih Of the whole foreign
commerce now it is but one six .hundred,h part.
Then it was productive oil revenue; now it takes
out OF the revenue S33O,00O annually more than
1t puts in. AN aggregate Of Sl2, ,0OO 900 has
been paid in bountics. OF which 81 ,00D. 600
| have gone into tho pockets of some II, 900 fish
| ermen, or more likely some 5000 fish-owners of
| Massachusetts and Maine. Moreover, the bounty
| was i'll reality drawback or compensation for
| the duties paid on salt, was SO regarded by the
fishermen themselves, and proved from the
| whole history Of the bounty. II was, besides,
unconstitutional III principle. in,smueh it is
unequal i'll its operations, there being virtually
no difference whether u State like Massachusetts
or Maine he exempted fIOm taxation, or whether
the taxes collected from other States be- appro
priaied 10 pay their drawback Further, the
| cod. fishing business is which pays better
than most others. and hence wants no special
legislation. lie demanded tho repeal of til.
hountics, because they unconstitutional, un
just, demoralizing and have signally failed te
accomplish the object for which they were origi
natcd,"
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PRESERVING FRUIT.

Mr.. ii. w. LAWSON has exhibited to lis Il
simple hut an effective little apparatus, designed to
exhaust the air from fruit cans. lie has pur-
chased tho Patent Right from the patentce for
this District, and offers it 10 the public rs the
most effective mode Of preserving any kind of
fruit during the entire year, fresh and natural
as when rnckcd from the tree. 1t is well known
that if the uir can be excluded from contact with
fruits Of amy kind that they will 10, decay, but
will preserve their freshness. This apparatus can
be had from Mr. Lawson at "a trlinu cost, con
si'ic:in2 the priceless luxury which can be had
by lis use, in the shape of fresh Strawberry,
Raspberry, Peuch, Apple and other fruitpcs tlu
ring the entire winter season.
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BATTALION DRILL.

We attended. on last Saturday. the Battalion
Drill at Chalk Level Maj. FosnKE, though
young in command, appeared to understand
Thoroughly his duties The cvolutnns were per-
formed with more than usual promptness. The
Captains and subordinate officers too, ,.by thci.
l"omi'tness, exhibited an aptitude and willing
ness in til: discharge Of their duties seldom wit
messed ON similar occasions
Col. CLISKscALEs aud Staff reviewed. At the
close of the Drill the Colonel made sl,or, com
plimen,ary speech, which was received with loud
cheering and applause. The Surgeon of the
Regiment. DIR. c. V. BARNES, was then called
upon. who made il few enthusiastic remarks upon
the proprir,y of the Malit'a System, compliment
ing very highly the officers and privates of til.
Bat attuion.
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The College Erhibitton.-Iast evening was
the first of the spring exhibition of the Senior
Class of the South Carolina College. The enter
tainmcnt consisted OF addresses by four young
gentlemen of that class, with music by Brissen-
den's band.
The opening address was by Mr.. II. Bird, of
Edgccd. The suhjcrt selected was "Patriot-
ISM" lie enlarged the importance of this
noble sentiment Of scf-sacrlfcr to the common
good, scorncd The sordid and selfish view which
the striking illustrations Of patriotism that his.
tory affords from Lconidas down TO our Wash.
ington.
ton treated of THE Utility Of Classical Learn
ing" He began by expressing apprrhcnsions of
the reckless spirit of innovation which respect ed
| nothing halowed by the recognition and appro
val of ages before it had passed through the cru
chile Of uti,arianis,n. The cui bono test he ap
piled to classical learning. and upon the chosen
ground of the utiltarian, defended it with muck
ability and skill.
Mr.. G.. NJ. CreswclL Of Abbevile. next dis
coursed OH 'The Price Of Excellence" 1t wa,
an address admirable in its scope, and should be
remembered by every student. Indomitabc per.
severance is certainly the price Of excellence; he
is little vcrscd in the economies of true and last
ing frame who expects to purchase it at any other
price.
Mr.. II. +. Gadsten, Of Charleston, conclu1- ID
| the evenings entertainment, by an address set.
ting forth the practical importance Of the "Coas
Survey demonstrating it in connection with
commerce, science, and national defence c-,Soutl
Caroiinian, May 7th.
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THE EFFECT

A correspondent of the Savannah Republican
thus alIudes TO the effect of resumption of specie
payments, by the Banks of Augusta, while those
Of Charleston are still suspended:
"Augusa is point which must exert very
great influence npon Charleston, as the business
of the former has usually flowed into her Ian :;
and though lregret. as a Georgiahss to say it,
there seems TO be more good feeling existing be-
tween those two cities than between Savannah
and Augusta. This poslian must be changed
now, at least until the Charleston banks resume.
No one can fail 10 comprehend the plan the Au-
gusta banks will follow. They certainly will not
stake bills on Charleston, because they will issue
for them their own notes. redeemable in specie;
Eand receiVein Charleston, at maturity. current
faHds. Is il not pIain then, that Charleston will
not Iecsivshss pr opertion Of the cotton remain-
ing 10 tA1nsas,a; a aud that sA thereby lose more
result seems perfectly clear that Savannah is to
reapa harvest by the continued suspension of the
Carolina banks, and for one, will rejoice to see
them continue latheir present state till forced
out Of it by le6Alation."
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FiAbmstcrism Tie Rondfo Po,cer.-Thc New Or
leans Bee denies that cun he rghtfully Get
down az il nation Of fillibustcrs. AS n Gov
crnnent, we are anti-iili bust"rsh to the las de-
gree. Every appeal to the Federal authority to
initiate the policy which has rendered I.nglnnd
formidable, and is cnrching and strengthening
France. falls still born against it's stolid ris
inertiG." This is too true. The worst of it IT,
we see no coming change in this do nothing pol
ICY Says our c"'cmrorary:
Situated, as we are, in near proximity to
countries characterized by salubrious and de.
lightful climates. fertility of soil, splendid sea
ports, and every possible advantage which ma.
turc can bestow, it is amazing how we have
thus far resisted the temptation to colonize and
annex. IT, ;s our firm conviction hat had Great
Britain been placed in the same relations to Mex
leo, Cuba and Central America as the United
States, every one Of these possessions would
have long since contributed to swell tho agurc-
gate of English power. Yc, wc have respected
| the inlbcclc rule and efletc nationality Of all
them. y
"No doubt the period will arrive, in the full
ness of time, when the Anglo. Saxon mind will
pervadc and control the entire continent +; but
that period might be hastened Several genera.
tIoms were our Government. discnrling m,sly
traditions and obsolete aXoms of political ethics
boldly and braveIy to inaugurate IL system o
energy, Independence, seIfreliance and indiifcr.
cncc to the clamors and complaints Of distant
nations"
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DEATH OF SENATOR EVANS.

Again South Carolina, she had ceased TO
lament her bereavement from the loss of Judge
BUTLER, is called upon to mourn the loss of another
Of her Senators from tho counsels Of the Ma
ton.
seminatcd into every nook and corner Of the
State, that Judge EVANS died on the morning Of
the 7th inst, from disease Of the heart His
death was quite sudden. IIo was in his seat in
the Senate the day previous to his death. We
take from the Columbia Guardian the following
summary of his public career:
Senator Evans was 72 wears of age. He
was the classnate in the South Carolina College
Of Col. james Gregg, Governors Miller and Muir
ply; the Rev. Mcssrs. Strong, John and Jos" ph
Lowry, and Mr. Charles Stevens and graduated
with them i'll 1903. IIc was admitted to the Bar
in 1912.
lie was Commissioner in Equity for Chcraw
for some time. In 1916 he was member of the
House of Representatives Of this State. In 1917
he elected Solicitor Of the Northern, now
called the Eastern Circuit, and continued by
successive elections until he was elected Circuit
| Judge in December, 1929.
In 1886, when the separate Court Of Appeals
was broken up, he became also Judge OF the
Court of Appeals. He coninuedin the discharge
OF his Judicial duties until he elected i'll De-
ccmbcr, 1852, Uuitcd States Senator.
Like our Federal Senators aud Rcprerecnta-
| tives, whom we have been called upon TO mourn
within tho space Of few Years. he died, literally,
with the harness on and closed his useful life in
the service Of that state which always ready
to accord him the hig hest position that he would
| accept.
We are informed that Senator Evans had some
prcmoni;ions Of the approach of the mighty con-
! 1ucror lie said to one Of his most intimate
friends not more than month ago, that he feared
he was threatened with disease of the heart. Ills
fears have been sadly realized aud South Caro-
lima again mourns one OF her purcst and most
| faithful public servants.
| or Senator Evens. in few words, the best o
all pancgyrics may he pronounced-hc was M
honest just and good man, who feared God
| and cschcwcd evil