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TIE ITALIAN CoSSEDERArroN.-Tha very able
publication, the Revue des Deux Mondes, thus
justly remarks on the new Italian Confsdera-
tion:
The principal difficulty of the new oreaniza.
tion lies in this-that Con federation Of sov er.
eign States. bound to respect the rights of the
particular sovereigns composing it, can only
have for its organ an assembly IN which the
sovereigns themselves are directly represented.
Such q representation can only be inspired
with the true national spirit Of Italy on one
condition namely, that the various individual
governments shall be themselves the emans-
ton and expression of the different fractions Of
the Italian nation. Now, governments only
acquire that character by sincerely and seri-
ousiy liberal institutions Political liberty is
not . mere word, it only exists on two condi-
tions. These positive conditions are, in the
first place, the free manifestation of opinions
secured by legal guarantees, and in the second,
the participation of the people in tho direction
of the general policy, through the medium of
representative assemblies. Such are the prin.
cipies which ought TO preside over the political
regeneration of Italy.
The difficulty is far greater than existed in
the case of the Thirteen American Colonies i;
and ehould be taken into account by those
who expect to see improvised, a. L were,
Italian freedom. A nation must grow into real
political liberty. -.
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SAVE YOUR GARDENS,

Dir. E. LYON, French Chemist. discovered
an Asiatic plant. the powdered leaves of which
is a deadly poison to garden worms, ants,
reaches. bedbugs, ticks, feas, and all species
Of Insects. while it is perfectly harmless to man
kind and domestic animals A child can eat it.
lie has received medals from Russia, France,
England. Germany, and numerous medical col.
leges and societies. 1t is a most important
discovery. The idea of being rid of these pests
in warm weather is n luxury. We can now
hear the bed-bugs lament
Lyons Powder, sure as fate,
W i'll our race exterminate
Arrangements are made through Mcssrs.
BARNES L. PARK, of New York, to sell it
throughout the world. 1t is put up in tin can.
sters, and bears the name of Z. LYON.
Magnetic Powder kills all insects in trice,
Magnetic Pills are mixed for rats and mice.
Sample FIasks. 2.cts. regular sizes, Scots 4 81
BARNES L. PARK, New York
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THE BARBECUE.

Our citizens have been enjoying themselves
in a social way during the past week at several
barbecue dinners in the vicinity.
The dinner at RoBISsoS's Spring about three
miles from the Village. came off on Thursday.
The dny promised to he SO unfavorable that
we were afraid to venture out, but we lenrn
that there were about one hundred aud fifty
persons present. The dinner was served up in
fine style. and in spite of rain, the occasion
passed off very pleasantly. The young peo-
pie seemed to enjoy the festivities and gay
cites Of life.
The next day there was a counterpart to this
ut "MATuIs Spring." at which the people gath
cred, talked. feasted, danced and enjoyed
themselves during the entire day. and then
broke up with blessing on the head of the
man who invented these annual Barbecue
gatherings
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HE Forrrst CHse.-This celebrated cause,
which has so long occupied the attention of the
courts and the public, Is at.lsshon the eve of q
t'nal settlement BY tie dssision Of judge
Woodruff, the question of nImony has been sent
before referenc"-Mr. Bradlev-whose award,
1T is expected, will he made il the course of the
ensuing week. Pending his arbitration, au inter
locu'ory decision Of the court gives to Mrs. For
rest an allowances Of T2OO a mouth and 81 800
law fees ou' Of The defendants estate The
counsel for the lady are Charles O'Connor Nell
son Chase and Benjamin GaIbraeth, and for Mr..
torrest> John Van Bdrem aud James r. Brady.
A curious piece Of evidence was given befor.
the referee IN the course of these proceedinps
In his examination Mr.. Forrest admitted that
neIther previous TO his marriage nor subsequent
to his divorce had he kept any account OF his
professional earnings and income He had never.
theless. made his wife keep strict account Of
every item expended for domestic purposes, or
for her own use 1t is probable, from the gem
eral character of the evidence that the reference
will allow Mrs. Forrest from So. 900 to 5000 a
year out of the defendants estate, the former
being the sum awarded by the verdict of the iury
which tried the case. Besides this. she will be-
entitled to the arresrages that have accrued
s6ee then. and which will amount to upwards OF
100000. The law costs will also form another
formidable item-the sum Of 81 500 allowed bv
the court for the present proceedings representing
but small portion Of the aggregate.
By the laws Of this State Mrs. Forrest will he
al liberty to marry again after this decision tut it il
doubtful whether her late partner will lie entitled
TO do 80. There is nothing. however, to prevent
him going to another State and contracting A
marriage that will be binding. Thus terminate
the legal difficulties of couple who, under
other circumstances. might have lived taeethe,
contented, respected aud honored.--New York
Herald
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THE GRAPE CULTURE.

Were we satisfied that the culture Of grapes,
and the making Of wine would promote the
cause Of temperance, as ID contended by many
wiser heads than ours, We certainly would
urge upon our farmers and planters to appro-
pirate q portion of their land to the grape
culture. But, we confess, we are not without
our misgivings upon the subject so far as wine
is concerned. We believe confidently, howev-
er, that the vineyard may be made more profit
able in the sale of the fruit than in its conver
sion into wine. We are informed that sound
ripe grapes ATE worth twelve and half cents
a pound in Charleston, and probably much
pounds which, when delivered in Charleston,
will bring six dollars and twenty-five cents,
and fifty cents will cover the entire expense
of delivering them, to which may be added
twenty. five cents for the box
The late DIR. ToGNo is certainly entitled to
great credit for his zeal aud energy in intro
ducing the vine amongus. j. ii. Wilson, ESQ. =,
who has the vineyard in charge, has kindly
shown us through this vineyard several times
since the grapes began to ripen, and it is
enough to make ones mouth water to look up
on the rich and luscious clusters rs they hang
down from the vine. But looking did not suf-
flee; we were invited to taste, and accepted
the invitation with all our heart. Mr.. Wilson
proposes to sell these grapes at a fair price,
thinking that it would probably be better for
the estate to realize their worth al once, and
save the trouble expense aud delay of convert
ing them into wine.
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The MILITARY CoMMIssIoN.-The Greenvile
Enterprise in speaking of the doings Of the do.
ings of the Military Commission, says: THE
majority of the plans favored the shortening
Of the term of active service. and after a GER
tain age, allowing a commutation: the estab.
lishment of regimental or battalion encamp-
ments ; and offering inducements to the for
nation of new, and encouraging old volunteer
however were adopted, but that it was deter
mined to report in favor of strong encourage.
ment of volunteer organizations, a revision OF
the court martial system, and suggest many
amendments to the present lave. in various pnr-
t'culars. The present organization, as snob, to
remain unchanged"
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THE CENSUS OF ABBEvILLE.

From an interesting statement of the Census
of South Carolinn, at different periods from,
1909 to 1859. published in tie Columbia Guar.
"'"", we extract the following items in relation
TO the white population of our District:
In lS0? the population of Abbeville District
was l2,l2G; in 1919. l5,0O5; in 1929, 1882
IN 1889, l4o06; ls49, 1906; in 1852 II .2l6;
Showing decrease from 1889 to ls49, of 500
persons; and from ls49, to 1859 decrease O.
100 persons.
The white population Of South Carolina in
1909 was 2l7,4s2: in 1919, 23l.s2s; in 1899
25o,oi3; in 1889, 257.lI7; in ls49, $50, ,5sb
III 1859. 04,ll2; Showing an increase during
the last ten years of 23.727 persons.
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How and When to Eat FTsik-Fruit should
not be indulged in between meals. az though Il
was q luxury, but used IN moderation, at meat
time, in the place Of animal and other food.-
1t should not be eaten for desert, after a full
meal has been made, as Ia usually dons-s
custom which cannot be too severely repre-.
hended. Fruit may with safety, be eaten at
any meal. but 1t would b we'll 70 confiue it to
breakfast. The old saying will be found true
by practice. "Fruit is gold in the morning, oil.
yer at noon. and lead ct night" Let it eonsti.
tute part Of the breakfast, and be eaten at no
other period Of the day; let it be ripe and
not oaten immoderately, and incalculsble beps.
fits will arse from, It's use, both in preventing the
access and staying the progress OF disease during
the :ummsr and fall months.-Halrs Journal OF
Health
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DEATH OF THE Hon. RICHARD RUsu-The
Washington Constitution Of Saturday evening
announces the death of the Hon. Richard Rush,
at Philadelphia, on Saturday morning, ut an
advanced age. Mr.. Rush was the son of Dr.
benjamin Rush, one of the signers of the Dec.
laratition of Independence. Mr. Rusl, was an.
pointed Attorney General by President Madi-
son in 1914, upon the resignation of the Hon.
William Pinkney, of Maryland. In 1917 he
was appointed minister to England by Presi-
dent Monroe. and he afterwards published a
volume Of his "Rec"llections Mt the Court of
st. James" In 1925 he was appointed Secre.
tary of the Treasury by John Quincy Ada ms
and made an elaborate report in favor of a
protective tariff. lie WAS afterwards nomina-
ted as n candidate for the Vice Presidency On
the same ticket with Mr. Adams, who was de-
feated for the Presidency by Gen. Jackson wa.
afterwards identified with democratic politics
but we believe never again entered public life
-Baltimore Sun.
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Iondin's Last Feat at Niagara Faiis.-The
i'uffalo Courier says that at the Falls on Wednes-
day last, Blondin did all that he promised, and
more. He crossed the rope dressed in Indian
costume: His journey to the Canada side was
not marked by any feat Of peculiar during. He
went over in trot, merely alting for an Instant
10 balance himself His homeward trip. how
ever, ever, completely eclpsed his previous feats.
When about one quarter Of tho way across no
stood on his. head holdiug Tho balance polo in
his hands. a little furtfeEsiopg he laid down
on his back with apparent composuro. When
near the centre of tho rope he tied his balance
pole to the guy, rope. nnvigated by means of his
hands and feet. his body being in state of sus
pended animation beneath. After proceeding
some distance in this way, he assumed perpen
dicular position, and returned for his balance polv
and then walked on. Another feut which he
perforinedswas turning a sort of haud spring
Laying down OIL his back, he extended the bal.
ance pole the length of his arms and then threw
his body over the pole. striking astride the rome
Without the pole he hung by one leg from The
rope, aud supported himself by one arm. Du
ring his pa sc. he stood ou his head several
times, auu T.. .rormed variety of fea,s.
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Eight Children at a Bisth.-On tho I'd of
August, Mrs. Timothy Bradley, of Johnson,
Trumbull County, Ohio gave birth to eight chill.
dren-three boys and five girls They are all
living. and are healthy, but quite small Mr.
BIS family is increasing fast. lie was married
elk years ago to Eunice Mowery, who weighed
weighed 213 pounds on the day of thoir marriage
She has given birth to two pnr of twins, und
now eight more, making twelve children in six
years. 1t seems strunge, but nevertheless is
true. Mrs. b. WINS n twin Of three, her mother
and father both being twins, and her grand
mother tho mother Of five pair Of twins. Mrs B.
has named her boys after noted and dstin q rsl,ed
men-one after the Hon. Joshua r. Giddines
who has given her splendid gold medal; one
utter the Rev. Hon Elijah Chnmpin who gave
her deed Of fifty acres of land, aud the other
after James Johnson, Esq. who gave her n cow
MIR. Bradley says it is profitable to have twins.
rs the neighhord have clothed the others ever
since they were born. Mr.. B. is poor, in.
dustrIous iaborer, but says he will not part with
any of his children while he is able to work
Correspo ndenee ". Y Tribune
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Accilc,tts Of a TMnnet-The editor Of the
Frederick ksburg Nc'rs rode up the Virginia Cen
tral Railroad last week. and writes: had for
gotten there were three small tunnels before we
came to the tunnel-and began to think the
Railroad Company must have cut up the big
one into three small ones for the accom- modaton
Of anti-subterranean passengers. Another gen.
tlenan manfestly made the same mistake. SIT.
ting IN front Of s"ne lady acluaintances, he
thought he would avail himself Of the darkness
to test the contents of his &" tickler" Uufortu.
nalely his drink was longer than the tunnel,
and the sudden temperance of daylight dis
covered his head thrown hack at an angle of
45 degrees. and the "tckIer" bottom up, with
his mouth where the stopper ought to have been.
The small piece of baggage was rapidly restored
TO his pocket.
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-
REV r. JOHNSON

We arc authorized to say that this gentle
man has accepted the Presidency Of the Cokes-
bury Female College. and although we regret
the necessity which comrcls President CoSxon
to retire on account of impaired health. we
know of no one better calculated to supply his
Inco than the gentleman whose name heads
This article. and who was elected hy the unan-
im"us vote Of the Trustees. Mr.. JOHNSON 5
acceptance will not interfere with his duties as
Pastor of Trinity Church in this village.
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THE REvENGzs OF ILL., An editorial signed

The REvENGEs OF ILL., An editorial signed
&C." in The Boston Traveller, concludes:
Napoleon. by the actual aid Of Great
Britain, has balanced the Russian Success, oi
Moscow by the reduction Of SebastapoL He
has. with the passive counter ance ct Great
Britain, balanced the Austrian occupation ol
Paris by the victory of Solferino. The debt
to be paid off but above all that to Great
Britain. Trafalgar and Waterloo are memo
ries of rage and shame in the hearts of all
Frenchmen. and especially Of all Bonapartes.
And. If in this respect, the turn of Great Brit
ain is to come, she will only have herself to
thank. for the powerful and proud position oi
Louis Napoleon is her work quite as much II.
that of this great drama of the Second En-.
pire. the fourth and fifth and greatest of it.
aets are yet 10 come"
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ELECTION FOR TOWN COUNCIL.

What say you. fellow citizens, ehall We elect
an anti licence ticket nt the appro aching elec.
tions We can do it. and suppose We try7 "a
long pull, strong pull, and pull altogether"
is all that is needed. Let us run the following
ticket:
For Mtrn3aH
DIR. J. j. WARDLAW.
For HartIns
EDWARD WESTFIELD,
II. w. LAWSON,
J. r. MOORE,
JOHN ENRIGIIT
Let us not forget TO register our names in
time to secure our vote.
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ADVERTISEMENTS.

l'y reference to the advertisement Of A. j.
PELLETTIEa & Co.. Druggists. Hamburg, S. c.,
it will he seen that they have just received a
large supply of Drugs &c, which they offer at
the lowest market price. Our friends who
visit Hamburg would find it to their interest
to give them call.
We direct the attention Of Contractors TO the
advertisement of the Philomathean Society. of
Erskine College. The contract to he let irst
September.
See the advertisement of Mcssrs. BOND &
RILEY, Greenwood, S. c. Their Patent Iron
Pipe, no doubt is great advantage to the ma
chinist. Also the advertisement of Mrs. SALLuE
BRADY Fair of the Sout, Carolina Institute;
Il Notice of Court Marshal DC.
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Il Lizard in a IFoman's Stomach.-A negro
woman belonging to Mrs. Cross, in Hanover,
Va, died few weeks ago under the following
singular circumstances. She complained to her
mistress of having kind OF choking sensation
about the throat; her mistress eave her glass
Of salt water, but it failed to have the desired
effect Shortly after the negro discharged from
tho bowels a lizard. nearly .ix inches in length,
causing her death in a short time. doctor was
called in. and, upon examination. stated that he
thought the lizard was swallowed some two yean
ago. 1t is presumed the negro swallowed the
lizard whilc drinking water.--Richmond Ne,cs.
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CONTRIBUTORS TO THE FAIR
SALES FOR SEPTEMBER.
SheriH's Sale,

SherlHS Sale.
RY virtue of sundry Writs Of Fisra Facias
Id to me directed, will sell at Abbeville
Court House, on the first Monday in SEP,TEM,
BER next, within the legal hours Of SALE the fois
lowngpropery. to wit;
30 Acres Of Lapd, more OF less, a. the property
Of John 3. Wilson, ads. Sarah A. Wilson.
House and Lot in the Village Of Greenwood
bounded by lands Of e. r. Calhoun, aud Others
as tho property Of 8. Lewis Bonds, adj, Clifford
Walker, and others,
so Acres of Land, more or less, bounded BY
Of Peter G,lillebeau, Edward Calhoun, and others.
~ the property Of B. e. Gilbert, ads. GQlli,hon
Walker, and others.
40 Acres Of Lsnd. more or lees, bounded bv
lands of James N. Cochran, and others, ss tho
property of James d. Calvert, ads. DrusiIls
Douglas.
TERMS-CASH.
JOSEPH T, MOORE, s.A.p,
SHERIFF. Office, Aug. 9th 1850 l6 st
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The Lond Tmcs on Ercc N.,,rocs Tho
London lin,. nranfulv admits that the freed
w est in''itn negro sav" vii! not till the soil for
wages: the free son of the tx slave il an oI,s,i
mate us his sire. lie will cultivate lands which
he has not bought for his own vans, ,nnugos
anu Piantains. These satisfy his wants he
docs not care for Yours Cotton, and sugar, aud
coffee. and tobncco-he cares little for them
ANA what matters it to him lhat tho Englshman
has sunk his thousands and tens Of thousands on
mills. machinery, and plant, which now lotter on
the langushing estate that for years has only
returned heggary and debts. lie eats his yaris
and snIygcrs at "buckra."
ave know not why this should DO: but it is
go. The negro has been bought with n price
tho price of English taxation and English toll
lie has been "r"'l"emed from bondage, by the
sweat and travail Of sUuc millions Of hard. work
ing Engslmen. Twenty millions of pounds
sterlinE-"ne hundred millions Of lnIlars-have
been distilled from the brains and muscles Of
the free English lahorer, of every degree, to
fashion iie West lndan negro INTO "frce aud
independent laborcr.' 'Free and independently
enough he has become, God knows, but aburcr
he is not and, f:r us we can src, he never
VIII bc. lie will sing hymns and quote texts,
nUt n"n"st, steady industry he not only dcirsts
1ut dcspiscs We wish 10 Heaven that some
people in England--n"iihrr government, pcO-
pio, nor parsons. nor ccrgymen-but some
just ttnindcd. honest hearted, and clcar-sightcd
men, would go ont tn some Of the Slauls-sny
jamaica, Dominica. or antigua, not for month
or tliire months. but for vear-wou.d watch
til" precious proirg. Of Eng lsh rlilanthrophv.
the freed negro. in his daily habits: would
watch him he layilv plants his liue squat.
cling would So" hn as lie p,nu;!.v rejects urri-
cultural or d"mesic service. ur accepts it unly
nt wages ludicr"us'y d-popor,iona,e to the value
OF his work. We wish, too, they would watch
AIM, with 4 hide thicker Than that nf Il hippo.
pot"mus. and h"dy to wich fervid heat ia n
comfort rather than an annoyance. he droninglv
lounges over the prescribed task on which the in
tTepId Engl!s.nian, unaurcl to the burning sun
consumes his impatient energy and too often
sacrifices his life. We wish. they would 70 out
and view the negro in all The hlazonrv of his
idlencSs his pride, his ingrattude. contcmptious-
ly sne"ring at the industry or that race which
made him free. ,ii,. then come home unl teach
the memorable lesson of their experience to the
fanatics who have perverted hin INTO what he
is"
The experiment "f E.rg!;>h emancipation Of
nrgt"s has resulted li;" all experiments of IL sim
!lnr character 81. Domingo is another exam
pie. There is not an island Of the WcsL Indies.
or II sl'o, on III. hahitnblr globe. where The
e,nanc patton of negro slaves has not resulted in
diminishing their industry. dcprav ing their NOR
als, and sinking them lower in the scale of pros.
pcri'v, virtue and huna nanity.-Richnomd Ues-
pdich.
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q @ NJ SIaNEES-

NJ Israel, J NJ Perrin, T A Hoyt. H Wilson,
P. O'Keefe, Marshall, d N Knox. w C
Moore, E Taylor. Branch, Allen & Edwards,
Cothran, Blease d Blease, w d
IIemet, H Kerr. w II Parker. Soudday d
Barnes, T c Perrin. w A d r f Gaines, r J
White. Dr. w Thomas, ID L Wardlaw, C T
Haskell, Jas Lomax, T Morris. W NJ Tru-
man.
d. r. SONDLEY, AIT.
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ABBEvrLLE, August II 1859.
Cotton.--None offering. A good article would
bring 1 cts.
COLUMBIA, August l6, 1859
Cotton.-Nothirg done in cotton yesterday.
AUGUSTA, Aug 16, 1859.
This market has been active for the past
week. Prices ranging from 1O4 to l23c
HAMBURG. S. c.. Aug. Is, 1859.
CoTroN.-Considerabl excitement prevailed
in our Cotton Market during the past week.
We have no doubt that the cotton sold brought
higher price in this than in any other South
ern market. Several hundred bales sold at
from 1Oi to l29 ccnts-thc largest portion at
latter figure. The unfavorabe news received
on Saturday by the Steamer City of Baltimore
caused decline Of quarter Of cent We
quote our market closing at l2a cents for good
midjiing.
II. & N. E. SOLOMON.
New ORLEANS, August l6.
with sales of 900 bales-new l25c. Sales Of
three days 1890 bales. Receipts Of the three
days 700 bales against 1,4OO same date last
year.
BlonILE, August l6.
Sales of cotton to-day $50 id1lng
l1fc Sales Of the three days 600 bales Re.
ceipts of the three days 225 bales.
NEW YORK, August 16.
The cotton market was quiet to day, with
sales Of 600 bales Flour declined s to loc.,
with sales of 1000 barrels Whent has de.
clinng tendency-Southern white Sl35 to
sl.40; red $l.2O to Sl.25. Corn buoy ant, with
sales of $500 bushels-mxe ed II to 7Sc. Tur-
pentne firm, at 444.
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The following Is au extract Of letter to one
OF the commercial houses Of Savannah, received
yesterday, dated
"MAaioS CouN7Y. FLA, August 4-Ny cot.
ton crop is good, but what will Il profit mel The
caterpillar has made it's appearance in several
parts Of our county, and on the plantation near.
eat mine they are in great force, and in an in.
credibiy short time the field, which eousis,s of
SSsdxxaA Repx5liean.
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~ ~
DEATH

II becomes our duty to chronicle the death
of another aged citizen. Mr.. CHARLES DENDY,
of our Village. died on last Sabbath, and at
the time of his death lie was the eldest man in
it. He came to this place in 1914, poor man,
nnd by industry, frugality and perseverance, he
amused fortune. lie was an honest, unas.
suming man. and died. it is believed, n Chris
tinn-he was n member Of the NJ. Z Church.