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n e w FIR M.
JORDAN g. MCLAUGHLIN,
DRUGGISTS AND CHEMISTS,
AEsBEVILLE G. H., S. G.
HAVING f"rmcl Coprntnership for the
Il purpose of carrying on the DRUG BUS.
MESS. we beg leave To inform the citizens Of
Ahhevle and the surrounding country. that
We have On hand large and we'll selected
Stock Of
Drugs and Medicines,
to which We invite their attcnt,on
One of the firm having had long cxneri.
cnce in the hnsincss we feel confident that
We rnn give general satisfaction; aud ha wing
| made arrangements in New York for the t,ur.
chase of our Gnnnis. can sell on MS good
| terms they can be- bought either in Charles
| ton or Columbia. Our stock will alwuys te
com; ;,irte and all articles warranted genuine.
Physicians will do well to give us IL call l,-furc
! purchasing elsewhere, as can offer them
strong Inducements.
Our Stock will consist in part Of all M.ii.
cincs used hy
Farmers and Physicians,
| Fine Bran,lic-. Wines and Liquors Paints Oils
! an'l Dye Stutis. Window Glass. Fine Perfume.
! rcs i.nhin's Ex,rar,s for the Handkerchief, Sur.
! Sic:.l Instruments. Cutlery.
Fresh Garden Seeds,
New supply and great varieties. mud many
| other articles too numerous 10 mention.
~ continuance. of the I,atr"nage heretofore
fully solicited.
n. A. JORDAN. NJ. D.,
u. Mcl.ACCIIl.lN.
| Feb. l2. 1853. al If
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$4,000 Acres of Land for Sale {!
I>llE undersigned. as Agent. h"s about so.-
i 900 acres of the best Cotton land in the
world for sale, lying in the valley of the Mis-.
sssippi River. on both sides of said river aud
mainly in the following Counties to wit: Crit.
trndrn. ST. Francis. Monroe. Drew and Brady.
in the State of Arkansas: Sunhower. Issaane.
ma. Coahona and Tunica, in the State Of Mis-.
sssppi. !
For particulars cnll on me at Memphis. Tenn,
and will send yonng mhn with any one
wanting to view said lnrlD. Terms easy. par.
tienlarIy il large cash Payment is made.
Those desirous Of making investments in the
West would do well to cali on
HIRAM Ti1>MAN.
Court Square, Memphis. Tenn.
Jan. 7. 1858. SO 3m
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INIlE Subscribers having disposed Of their
en,ire stock uf DRY GOODS in tb. .r.
'ahli.hlnrnt Known rs CHAMBERS s MAR.
SllAl.;. at Ahhrvillc &. H.. ). G.. brrs leave
to recommend 10 their friends and the public
generally their surcc<tpr4. Mcs-r.. JOHN
GRAY JAS. +. ROBERTSON. who will con.
dnct the husin"s. under the style and title oi
GRAY IL ROBERTSON.
These Ern'lr,nrnt gre well kno ".n By rs rs
entrrprisng anl correct business men, and we
cheeriully rrc"'Incnd them to our friends ull
patrons AS worthy thrir patronage.
III MIR. JOHN GRAY. is our authorized
Agent to s"ti!a nIl acc"un:s du.., by or 10 the
firm of CHAMBERS ( MAHSli.iLL. and we
earnestly request those Indebted to mnkr early
settlement. IA it is absolutely necessary for MS
70 close our business at ALLrvillc Court House
and ;he a'ljacent country.
CHAMBERS e MARSHALL.
Columbia, s. G.. Nov. 80. 1857. 81 Il
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Cigars, Cigars, Cigars.

Cigars, Cigars, Cigars.
TCST rrcrirci lot of inc CIGARS, consis
~ ting of the following choice Brands.
Chinchnrc'tu i.uadrrs. Rio lIoudo !lillar,
Jupiter l.onlres, Cuehuchn. Operas.
For sule ut
JORDAN 4 McLAUCIIIIN'S
Drug and Chemical Store.
March l2. 1859. As #
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$1,000 REWARD

TO Any whit person or persons who will
l. furnish evidence to convict. in n court of
law, the incendinry inc-nlarics who burnt
the C"tton and Screw of Mrs. Jane Baker, OF
her stables md crib, or both.
$50 Reward
To any slave. or free persons Of color who will
furnish the evidence sought a',nvc.
Address, Secretary Of the Vigilance Commit.
tee, Cnll,"un's Mills. Abbcvillr District, =. G..
March -. 1883 Al SIN
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@~ p ST
CORRECT SPEAKING.-We advise all young people
to acquire in early life the habit of using good language,
both in speaking and writing, and to abandon as early
as possible any use Of slang words and phrases. The
longer they live the more difficult the acquisition Of
such language will be and if the golden uge Of youth,
the proper season for the acquisition Of Language BE-
past in its abuse, the upfortulate victim Of neglected
~educasiou is very probably dyomed to talk slang for
life Money is Mt necessary to procure this education.
Every man has it in his power He has merely to use
the language which he reads instead of the SLAM which
he hears to form his taste from the best speakers, and
pnets of the country to treasure up choice phrases in
his memory, and habituate hims-l If to their use-avoid
ing at the same time that pedantic precision and bonn
bast, which show rather the weakness Of a vain an,-
hItlon than the polish # an e1ucat ID Aind. ~~7~
Sroox OF GRAIN IN THE WEST According t. the
following statement of the Cincinnati Price CMrrem',
the price of wheat and corn must continue to rule low
the present year = -a3
'The Information we have received from. our CORE
spoudepts in this and the adjoining States, the last
three or four weeks, leaves no doubt whatever that the
stocks of wheat and corn in the hands Of farmers are
%euormous. The prices current for wheat, last October,
were 81 far below the estimate set upon it by its "wner~,
that they refused to sell. ~p'eferring to hold it over until
spring for better prices but in this they will be, it is
now pretty certain, sadly disappointed. The wheat is
still in their hands, but whether they will part with it
at present rates-40 and ~ cents per bushel, is exceed
ingly doubtful
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and ready. BY this time the prisoners were secured t"
the Two guns. There wa<a moment pause, which was
brc. en- by the captain calling out with a LOUD voice.
. LIT all retire from the two guns except the two men
~. the port 6ses at the word Fire, apply the match.
i re was probably a pause of two seconds duration
tn = thu word Ready" was given by Captain Bolton
T. guuners took but a moment to blow up their
ulA,ches, but it seemed a long, long time. The two
prisoners and the two artillerymen stood as .mmovaole
as statues. The awful stiffness was at length broken
The word Fire a." rang out clear as a clarion note from
the lips of the captain. In a moment the earth shook
as if a volcano had opened at our feet. The guns were
enveloped in thick clouds of smoke, through the wh'tc
wrea,hs of which little particles Of a crimson color
we're falling thick as snow fakes. The particles were
the prisoners blown into at~oms.-[Dickens iioosenoio
Words.
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Fall uf Rain and Melted Snow-Dr
Dp.inalS &c an inch

1t will thus be seen that the amount If humidity in
the atmo> phcre IF st. Paul during the winter months is
not one, fifth that Of New York city during the same
Period. II like remark can be made of BOSTON (as rep
resented by Cambridge in the above table, or OF Gin
ei,nati, Ohio. a&ss so , aas-
@ let US Ink next at the influence Of winds on the de-
gree Of cold Or Kane gave it as his experience that
the atninsphesu at zero, acc mranied by q, high wind
was more uncomfortable and absolutely colder than the
same atmosphere at thirty degrees below zero without
wind. On this subject p'puIa' experience is unifrrns
and it ncels no citations from science to demonstrate
that the amount Of wind very naturally affects our
1sensibility 10 the cold: saa- ~ - .@M
This being granted let us examine how Minnesota
compares il this respect With other points in the Union,
TO do this we quote from the /. Army Register ahe fol-
loving e1trsct, as COMPILED iron, the report q sRs Chief Che
pany:
: 1p this classification Q sis.i6es : salps : h.sslyya-
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The United States Census, which will be taken ia
1860, will show the Great North West a republic in
itself In its extent it far surpasses the Southern and
Eastern States combined, and the figures will show that
in the Increase Of its population and wealth, it has left
all the other sections of the Union clear in the back
ground. ~ 1~ ~
Among the States SO designated will number then
the following -
Ohio, Michigan, Iowa,
Indiana, Wisconsin: Kansas,
Illinois, Minnesota, Nctr,ska.
These States and Territories are now represented in
Congress BY II Senators, Sc Representatives, and 3
Delegates. Under the census of 1861. with the present
ratio Of representation, they will b. entitled to IL Sena-
tors, and from 80 to 80 Representatives, far more than
enough to hold the balance Of power in both branches
Of Congress, between the North and the South.
Instead of adding second to the older sections of the
Union, and being set aside whenever the honors and
emoluments Of government are distributed, the world in
future will know there is u West. 1t only wants con-
cert of action, and combination, if need b., like our
brethren Of the South, to have our proper interest in all
public afa rs
The valley of the Mississippi, and the basin Of the
great lakes must inevitably be- the political as we'll as
the commercia center of this great nation - such is
manifest destiny. The trade Of these inland seas now
equals our whole foreign traffic, u fact which, when late,
~ announced in Congress by one of our Western Rep
resentatives, was dispatched by telegraph to the Asso-
ciated Press, startling the whole country.
1t is time This Western world threw off its s~wadding
clothes, and began to set up business for itself. 1t has
been in the hands Of guardians long enough. It is of
age, as we in the wes; count years, and it's manhood
should now be asserted. & We are dependent on nobody
for anything. We raise all We want to eat and to wear,
aud have productive resources enough to bread and
clothe the world beside. We have a commerce OF our
own, both foreign and domestic. We have the largest
! prairies, longest RAILROADS, and the richest lands on The
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The New York Post says : 1t is seventy-one years
to-day, april 1th.) since the emig7aut party from New
Hampshire landed in Marietta, Ohio. This was the
irst permanent settlement Of VIII e Inhabitants in thai
territory. Among those who went with the infant
colony were General Lewis Cass, Ex Governor Wood
bridge, Of Michigan and Dr.. Hildreth, who yet live,
and enjoy a hale and vigorous old age.
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prepared for the FIN. ALL Journal..)
fO smIgraDtS.

The attention Of the emigra'iny public is solicited to
the contents Of this paper Of the Jo~r""t It is our
intention to retain the following matter permanently in
our columns, as we believe it combines a great deal Of
information of Importance to the e%migrant The town
Of Nininger with a great degree of libera|ity and enter
prise, has devoted a p rtion Of its public funds to de-
fray the expense of distributing Il large number of copies
along the main avenues of travel leading to Chicago,
and upon the boats coming up the Mississippi river. 1t
will be to the advantage not only Of this t,wn and
neighborhood, but Of the whole State that the following
articles should be set before the public and retained be.
fore them. We have attempted in the following arti-
cles to con6ae ourselves strictly to facts. Or il we hav;
made assertions, to sustain them by as great a mass Of
authorities az possible. For this reason some of the ar
ticles are made up of quotations f. ON scientific sources,
rs being least likely to mi+represent, AMI most likely to
meet with the conf l nc. Of the public Oar first arti-
Gle is a summary Of the S distance Of all the rest, aud
is very nam,roasly signed by citizens here, In the list
of names the ~emigrant my possibly meet with some
individual known to him, and will thus receive Il double
assurance Of the truth Of the statements contained in it.
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What a 'change in seventy-ona years! Ob'oh now
two million five hunire ! tir.usa ID p'oplc, industrious,
enterprising, Intelligent She has So. O0o,"0 IF tax
able property, 81. 500, 900 in scho"l- houses, and an am
nual fchool-tax for the education OF all her children OF
S., 500, 900, and more miles of canal and railroad than
any State in the Union. low wonderful has been her
growth and her progress in all the elements Of material,
moral. aud intellectual " Nth. .a.aaE
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On the site of his ancient hunting ground,
BY the Mis>issippi's fow,
At the side Of a con>ecrated mound
Stood the dark browed Cisco.
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growth and her progress in all the elements OF material,
moral, aud intellectual W nlth. oaaa4&
EBoY PREACHER IN New YORK = Burleigh,' the
New York correspondent Of the Bost'n .Lvurmul thus
announces the advent of a Boy Preacher in that city ::
have a new pro iigy in 'his city il, the person of
a boy preacher. He is about Il: teen years of age. Ills
name is Crammoni kennedy, He is Il Baptist and be-
longs to the church Of Rev. Mr.. Adams, on Christopher
street. He is "a convert in the late r. i!al, has already
keen licensed to preach by til It church, and is just now
attracting large crowds to hear him His >:ylc is vehe-
meiit his sermons have in tleau much method he
speaks wholly ex,emp 'raneousiy and his system of
theology seems to be mature, and after the sch"ol Of the
sounder ami more conservative schools # the day lie
is certainly quite prec' cious. What the end will be no
one can t"resee. lie breaches and speaks nearly every
night His houses are crowded to overfnwing, and for
a season he will be the great attraction of our city.
people in summer would 81 ep ,w b u long r than
they do, and thus lose the best put o the day the pol
I on devoted to sunrise an meadow l4lks
BREAKFAST DISH Take n. egg and beat it up,
add a teaspoonful OF salt, pour ia about two thirds of "a
pint of INT Of water. then slice so,ne bread dip it in.
and fry III a little butter. - Serve warm, aud you viii!
find 1t an excellent dish.
An Irisbman. ill., France, was drinking with some
company who prOQsesR !thst0lst, . The land we liyeiA
= - uSXN0~s& H0 NS"i3 SoU HS, uCiC . poYl
ovid lselaadsh &a@ saagis saT1
How do you AMI your friends feel now ? sid an
'~exulksat up 'isicisu 10 one Of our Western States, to a
rather irritable member Of the defeated purity. 'f.sup
pose,' said he, We feel JUS. as L.z,rus did when he
was licked by dogs
How quietly might many a one live, if he could care
as little for the affairs-o of others as he does for his own.
The Busy BoDY.-He labors without thanks, talk
without credit, lives without love. dies without pity
save that some say, 1t was a pity he died not sooner.
A celebrated barrister, retired from practice, was one
day asked his sincere opinion of the law. The fact
is rel lined he, If any man were to claim The coat
upon my back, and threaten the refusal with a lawsuit,
he should certainly have it, lest, in defending my coat,
| should lose my waistcoat also .ss & e. aE5
A printer out in Arkan.as. whose Office is ten miles
from any other building, and who hangs his sign on il
limb of a tree, advertisess for an apprentice e g He says
"A boy from the country preferred. aoae7ise.
2 Love SrocKINas.-A lady. a regular shopper, wha
hal made an unfortunate clerk tumble over all the
stockings in his shop--they we're fall gooi~-ohjcctel
that none were long enough. 8 want the very longest
hose that ara made Then, madam, you had better
apply at the next engine house,
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= EX TRACTS FROM AN ADDRESS.

Enpre empted L.adx. 1T must not lie supposed
tina, the state Of Mime .ota COM lis : enc sold DO y
Of pop Ilation, aud that thu EN- z a t VIII sr'k Ks b
advantages If u new region w,hhave to find them
in tie wilds of Nebraska, D,kota, or selse~ here.
it may be truly said, that III: prsssnt population
of the State Of Minnesota is confined principally to
the main rivers, with tue exception Of the peninsula
included between the Mississippi river and the M'nne-
sofa river, running south to the Iowa Hne !; and the
southern part Of peninsula between the st. Croix and
Mississippi, although both these. regions still contain
considerable quantities of UMPIRE .mptcd lambs. But west
of the Immediate border Of the Mississippi river towards
the james river on the south, or the Red River on the
north, stretches an almost unlimited quantity OF Gov.
eminent lands yet undi>turbca by emigration. 'lS
Timbr..-I" Minnesota, xe find the supply If tinb n
ono OF he marke feAtu. es If the country. 10 The north
OF St. Paul lie whole'cuun..ss Of pine lands. The mills Of
the Territory are already supplying a great part Of the
We. would also quote the following from the report Of
D. g SHEPPARD, Chief Engineer OF the Minnssota and
Pacific Railroad - ..sas h. r-oy4 sass -ssta II edl
$" To the westward Of this line. (el miles westward
from the Mississippi west Of St. Paul and St. Anthony
are tie Big Woods a. dense forest Of one hundred
and fifty miles in length, by an average of fifty in
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On the site of his ancient hunting ground,
BY the Mis>issippi's fl W,
At the side of a con >ecrated mound
Stood the dark browed Oseo.
Twas a fearful weight on his heart that day,
And it beat as a knell of death,
When he saw how his tribe were all swept away,
As dry leaves by the whirlwind's breath.
His heart swelled high with The grief he felt,
And his tears as the rain did flow,
And he bowed as the dry aud leahess tree
Bends beneath the woodlands blow.
He wept as the broken hearted weep
When overwhelmed by a sudden blow,
For there all around lay the disentombed.
Sad signs of his nations woe.
He drew to his bosom his wife and boy,
And murmured, l know we must die,
But Oh to be cast, as a dog on the earth,
And our bodies unburied to lie.
The white man stands by his fathers grave.
And deems it Il sacred spot,
But the red man is torn from his resting place,
And the white man hoedetb It not.
We have fed from before him, as nies the red deer,
When the h~untsman speeds close on his track,
But our graves as his protege we hoped he'd revere.
Nor yield them to plumber and sack
Twas fearful to gaze on his agonlzed form,
When Joy from his bosom had fed,
He bowed meath the rage of the gathering storm
AS the oak is ~upturned from It's bed.
The wsrkmen, in pity, reburied the bones,
That before had lain bleaching and bare,
For their hearts bad been touched by his sorrowfu
Which were sad as a wall of despair. @tones
When feeling how sacred is grief, they retired,
And left HIM bemoaning his dead;
For he loved none the less, and his tears were al
A. the tears that his white brother shed. [choice
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globe. We have all the elements Of individual happi.
mes, and national greatness that any people can desire,
and we only need the determination to- INSULT our com-
mo interest and combine our political power to c"n-
stitute ourselves the center and soul of this rising Re-
putlc.
Shall we now break off our vass.lage to other and
older parts of this Union, and take our position as the
integral but independent part of the nation, or shall we
continue on as a mere a~ppendage to the government :?
What say our brethren of the press on this subject ?
Let us hear from you, gentlemen. We know there are.
minds among you that do their own thinking. Let US
see if we cannot combine and wake up a spirit in the
West that will do its own acting.-LC!eveland Plain
dealer.
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The MARCH TO THE GRAVE IN 1857-What a
mighty procession has been moving towards the grave
during the past year At the usual estimate, since the
LIST of January, 1852, more than Mir.y.oae m.N;on foe
hun"red Thousand of the worlds population have gone
down to the grave. Place them in long array, they
will give a moving column of more than thirteen hun
dred to every mile of the circumference Of the globe.
What a spectacle, as they move on, tramp, tramp, the
Dead March giving its funeral notes as they 60 to the
silent shades ! 4s 80
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WASHINGTo !, NEWS

FEB. 5.-Mr. Williamson, whose case has
caused much excitement this cvcning, APP
peared before the Committee, and it Is said an
severed all legal questions, not, however, imPli-
eating individuals in the alleged frauds con-
nected with the tariff act Fine report that he
has purGe.i himself Of contempt, is said to be
sustained 10y tic fact that he is at liberty, al
Rough detained ~ a witness.
The House COnI. on Patents, has reported n
bill extending for seven years the patent Of Da-
extending for n like term Nm. { npton's pa
tent for improvement in figure or fancy power
lOOunS. --E
A petition signed by n thousand residents Of
Arizouia. has tie n received at the War Dpet,
asking Tor mounted troops to be stationed la
the territory to protect the inhabitants against
the ravageS Of the Apache Indians.
In the Court of Inquiry in the case Of Com
Inandcr Boswell for disObedienee of orders ia
his return home from the Pacific, has been post
pOned at his request until the return Of the ship
of war John Adams.
The French SpOliatiOn bill reported by Mr..
CritLentien FROM the Select Committee Of the
report The former Is similar to that heretofore
introduced, and appr0priateS millions Uf 3
per cent stocks in satisfaction of the claims.
The entire number of warrants issued under
the Bounty Land Act of March, 1855, is 2l9,
T26; to satisfy which, % millions and a half Of
acres is required.
The Douglas Democrats and Republicans
have had formal conference as to their course
ON the Kansas question, nor according TO pres
ent indications, is there any probable move
ment
Mr., Harris, of Illinois, in the House, moved
to refer the Presidents message to special
committee to DC appointed by the Speaker. II
eInbodies the policy Of the Douglas men, and
should resolution TO that purpose be adopted,
and the Speaker appoint that committee, an eff
fort it is said will be made to set 1t aside aud
elect one by ballot Republicans privately say
that they would SUPPORT such movement with
view to secure the nest attHinable end, while
their votes will he cast in favor of proposition
to refer the question of formation Of CORStitu
tion to the people of Kansas.
The Washington Union of this morning says
that so far from any relaxation being likely 40
occur in the efforts Of the administration ~
press on rginforccments TO the army from Utah,
it has conclusive reason to believe that every
resource at command will bs exhausOd by the
War Department 70 swelling the expedition of
those reinfofccments. The Preparations Of the
Administration will be such that all responsible
ty for mischance to the gallant army shall fall
at the DOORS Of Congress.
Tie HOUSE engaged in construction Of
the resolution giving Cumpbell of Ohio further
time TO procure testimony in the contested cleo
ton case.