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VOSE'S NEW LAWYER.

The above is the title of q new work which
welately purchased from an agent. expecting to
find it what it purported to be. a convenient
manual for reference, containing in addition
to other valuable information. the most mpor.
tant legislative enactments and decisions of the
several States upon business transactions gen.
orally. Aud we were the more inclined to thls
opinion from looking over the hng list of con
trlbutors. comprising some Of the most di.tin-
gushed lega! names Of the country. Now
whatever may be the merits of the work, ne
have detected. upon a very hasty examination,
several errors, which the exercise of ordinary
care We think might have prevented, and
which are sufficient to impair ones confidence
in the general accuracy of the work For in
stance, in giving the Law Of Limitation in
South Carolina, fixing the periods for bring.
ing the several actions real and personal, the
Act of l7l2 is published ut length, but no ref
erence is made to the more recent Act of 1924
extending the period of limitation for the re.
covery of land, from five to ten years-thu,
conveying the erroneous idea that title to
land by adverse possession natures within the
short period of Eve years. Again, the rate OF
interest for South Carolina is given at per
cent. and for Georgia per cent.-an error in
both cases.
Such errors as these in work whose sole
merit consists in the accuracy of its informa
tion are enough to seal its fate in the public
estimation. since they show a want of that
care in the compilation. which can alone guar
antee its general accuracy. That they should
occur is the more singular, tho list OF
contributors are the names of several lawyers
from each State.
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Given at GENOA, May IL, 1889.

TIE OLD School PRESBYTERIAN GENERAL AS.
sEMBLY.-We have the fourth days proceedings
Of this body by mail.
The Rev. Dr.. Palmer, Chairman, submitted
the conclusions of the committee to whom was
referred the overture from the trustees of the
Northwestern Presbyterian Theological Sem
mary to transfer that institution to the General
Assembly. The sum of 100000 is promised
by c. H. Mccormick in instalments oe $25, 900
yearly, provided the transfer il made, and the
seminary located at Chicago: in addition forty
FIVE acres of land are offered in the vicinity of
that city. In favor Of the location at indiana.
polls certain persons in Indiana guarantee
ZOO. bearing per cent. interest from the
date of the location. together with an ample
grant. and further subscription by citizens of
Indianapolis. which. together with an nddi-
tional donation of $4,000 makes an aggregate
of some $50. 900.
The report concluded with resolutions recon-
mending the acceptance of the overture Of the
board of directors Of The Northwestern Pres
byterisu Theological Seminary, and providing
for proceeding at some future time to fix the
location.
The fret resolution. accepting the transfer
of the Northwestern Presbyterian Theological !
Seminary, was unanimously adopted, and it
was resolved 10 proceed at once to fix upon q
location, either at Chicago or indianapolis. A
protracted debate then ensued between the
friends of the respective cites. which contin-
ued up to the adjournment. During the morn
ing session resolutions were adopted highly
commencing the action of the board Of foreign
mssions.
IsDIANAroLIs, May 24.-The General Assem-.
bly, to-day adopted the report of the commit
tee On foreign missions.
The remainder Of the day was occupied in
the consideration Of the report Of the commit
'teo on domestic missions.
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ADVERTISEMENTS,

We direct attention to the advertisement of
NJ israel d BRussEL. who are now selling off
their very extensive Stock, at cost. Their stock
has been lately purchased. and presents a
choice variety Of tho best goods of the season,
and offers a rare opportunity to purchasers.
Messrs. G RAY & ROBERTSON are Offering their
fine assortment Of the latest and richest styles
at greatly reduced prices. Owing to the ad.
vance Of the season. they are prepared to soil
ut great sacrifice. Give them call.
Mr.. a. A. WILLIAMS presents an attractive
card OF the various Spring d Summer styles of
Ladies' and Gcntlemen's gooda His stock has
been selected with great care, and presents a
choice variety. His friends will ind him al
ways at his post, ready to meet all calls.
See the card Of Messrs. ALLEN d DIAL of Co.
lumbia. SO wellknown to many ofourreaders
as the proprietors Of one of the finest Hard
ware Establishments in the State. Our friends
visiting Columbia will find it to their interest
to give them a call.
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SODA WATER.

To all Of our readers who are fond Of a glass
Of delicious soda wnter-clear. cold and spark
ling from the fount-.we would say that the
luxury is now to be had at either of our Drug
Stores. Messre. BRANCH. ALLEN d EDWARDS, or
Mr.. D. McLAucuLIN's. on Granite Range. These
gentlemen keep constantly on hand supply
Of ice, and prepared to furnish at all times
the refreshing beverage. For all common all
ments Of the season we would prescribe, cool
draught from these fonpts Of aygei@ as a sover-
eign specific-but for more serious ailments,
these gentlemen, hold in reserve. the whole
1fdt<ria Aedica which they nre ready to press
into service at short notice. Give them a call.
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A RETIRED PRIVATE.
DUTIES OF UNITED STATES MARsHALs.


The opinion of the Supreme Court of the
United States, says the Constitution. in the
Wisconsin fugitive slave case has at length
been published. Though We have hitherto
given the substance Of that part of it regard
ing the powers of the federal courts and the
duties of the federal officers in cases arising
under the federal laws. we subjoin for the bet
ter Information of the public, paragraph
from the official copy of the opinion:
although il 10 the duty of the marshal or
other person holding him to make known by
proper return the authority under which he
detains him, it 10 at the same time Imperative.
ly his duty to obey the process of the Unitad
States; to hold the prisoner in custody under
it, an to refuse obedience to ihe mandate or pro.
cess Of any government. And consequently, it
10 his duty not TO take the prisoner. nor euffer
him to be- taken, before a State judge or court
upon ha6eas corpus issued under State author.
ity. No State judge or court, after they are
judicially Informed that the party is imprison-
ed under the authority of State, in the form
of judicial process or otherwise. should at
tempt to control the marshal, or other author
ised agent of the United States, in any res.
pect. in the custody of his prisoner. it would
be his duty resist il, aud to call'to his aid any
force that may be necessary to maintain the
authority Of the law against illegal interfence.
No judicial process. whatever form 1t may as.
sume, can have any lawful authority outside
the limits of the Jurisdiction of tho court or
judge by whom it ia Issued; and an attempt to
force it beyond these boundaries is nothing less
than lswless violence"
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MARRIAGE OF sLAYEs,

The following is q summary of the very in
tsresting Report submitted to the Convention
Of the Episcopal Church at their recent session
in Charleston, in respect to the marriage OF
slaves: "The relation of husband and wife is
declared to be Of divine institution, and to be
equally binding on the slave as on the master.
The injunction of the Saviour, forbidding the
separation Of husband and wife is obligatory
on the master. and every master should so reg
ulate the disposal of tho slave as not to in.
fringe the divine injunction. Voluntary aban.
donment on the part of the slave ought to
como within the same rule as 10 the case of q
free person; but when the abandonment is in.
voluntary. and caused by circumstances with
out the control of the parties. the refusal to al
low a second would often produce much evil
and hardship; but in giving its sanction tc
such second marriage. the Convention would
do so in the qualified language applied by
the Apostle to cases of self-restraint. The re-
port makes tho remarkable statement tha,
there is no instance in South Carolina of le-
gal divorce.
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PsovIDEsT1At EaoAPn.-Yesterday as Dr.. R.
W. Gibbes and Mr.. Fl. K. Brown. the Sculptor
we're riding in an open buggy. al the foot oi
Stark's Hill. pair of horses in a wagon be-
longing to Mr. Henry DAvis. close behind
hseame frightened and ran off, Dr.
Gihbes hearing noise. turned to see what wa.
che matter. when the tongue Of the Wagon
was driven with great violence again ct the
burgy striking Dir. Brown in the backbone oi
tho horses actually reared upon the buggy and
struck it With his fore feet In the collision the
buggy WINS upset and wheel knocked off. Mr.
Brown falling under the wheels of the wagon
DR.. Gibbes's horses ran off. and be fell and be-
came wedged between the fore axle and the
spring. but he had presence Of mind to call to
the horses and jerk the rens when the veil
trained animals stopped suddenly, and thu.
probably. his life was saved. His bruises are
Bot serious.
We regret to say that Mr. Browns iniurie,
are moro serious. He has several severe cut,
upon bis head. and the force Of the Wagon
tongue uron his left shoulder blade, caused .
violent confusion. 1t was at fret fenred tha
the bono was broken. He was immed iatel,
taken 70 the house of Mr. Randolph in th,
vicinity. where he received .sthe kindest assist
anee and As soon as his wounds wero dressed
he was removed 10 the residence ofDr. Gibbe
where everything that the kindness of friend
ship can suggest will be extended to him.
The sympathy of the whole community
with him and his esteemed lady, and we trus
he will soon be able to resums his valuabl
labors.- Cayoliaiam
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THE WILLIAMSON SPRINGS.

We learn that the suggestion has been made
in various quarters to the proprietors Of the
Williamson Hotel to get up grand eslebra.
tion on the Fourth Of July next at that place,
and to extend letters of in.itation to the Hon.
J. L. oRR. and otter distinguished gentlemen
to deliver speeches on the occasion. The sug.
gestion, We think. is an excellent one, and va
trust the PropSisto,s will act upon it It vss
entertained during the last season, but was
abandoned from tho want Of time to effect all
the necessary arrangements. Bot at presen,
no such obstacle exists. and celebration could
easily be arranged which would b . general
object OF attraction. Abbeville, Anderson
Grsenville, Pickens. Newberry and Edge6eld
would furnish their full quota, and many visit
ors might be expected from al parts Of the
State. The pleasure seeker would avail him
self of the occasion TO visit one Of the most At
trsetiSs Of the Southern watering plscss, snd
the watch fol politician to scan the signs of th.
times. and speculate upon the auguries Of tb.
future.
We publish in another column an article
from the Anderson Gazette, ssstipe forth IN,
various s.srsssions Shtek Williamson viii Of
FIR q ,hs Sa1rsiias psblis Sarias the prsseal
seaSop.
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TIE WAR AND TIE DEMAND roR BREAbsrusFs.
The London Economist. alluding to the rapid
raise in the price of breadstuffs owing to the
war. speculates as follsws upon the probable
demand upon this country for . supply: 1.
Among 10000. 900 Of people, the tsking of
600. 600 men. that is one out Of $50, more or
lese. from ordinary occupations. will have but
little inAuencs npon production, aud no moro
upon consumption than will be caused by
waste. Whit they actually eat as soldiers b
less than what they get at home. A large por.
ton Of these are iders from tho CITIES. and IN
Europe The labor Of agriculture is customarly
performed by females. No eonseript b taken
where bic labor is necessary to bis family. The
mere movement ef the men is of no commercial
importance. Nhsre their operations extend
over large sStseaitursi surssse. they destroy,
however, asa prevent sgrioyltare. and IN %
far cause a demand from othsr quartsrs. II
Sshis 10 conf ned e NeFthsrnassiy, White alf the
ordinary sourcss ofsaRply srs pndisturbed, The
commercial effect Of ths. war Will hardly be
felt. Thsss neysr. yss .snors ,propitious mo;
ment fsys1af tban now, .sisee crops of1 sorts
in EoSspa ~ wary abaSd.nt. capital and
money s6uadant and ehsap and enterprise not
recovered from the panic Of lb6S."
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Houses arc Cleared of Vermin
And gardens preserved from the ravages of in
sects and worms, by Lyon Magnetic Powders
and Pills.
Farewell to sleep. when bed.bugs prey,
Or rats and mice icon found them) play.
Professor Lyon found plant in the interior
of Asia the powdered leaves of which is GER
tain death to garden insects, ants. reaches.
ticks. moths. DC. A small amount of this pow.
der will preserve garden of plants, aud rid .
house of all these annoying pests. 1t /, free
from poison and harmless to mank ind and do.
mestrc animals. It is more valuable in preser.
wing crops than gnano in making them grow.
Many worthless limitations arc advertised.
The only genuine is signed E. LYON. IL can be
ordered through any merchant.
Powder kills all insects in trice.
But Pills are mixed for rats and mince.
Sample Flasks. 2sots. regular sizes, 6Octs & 81
BARNES q PARK, Now York.
May 20, 1859. 9-lm
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THE TWO NAPOLEONa.

Napoleon !. was but twenty SIX years old
when appointed to the command of the army
of Italy. Before he had entered uron his
twenty seventh he had won the battles Of
Monte Notte Millcsimo and Mondovi forced
tho terrible passage Of the bridge Of Lodi en-.
tered Milan in tIinmrh seized upon the great
iron crown Of Lomhnrdy. though not vet
crowned driven the Aus,rians out Of Mnntno ::
heaten tho Tvrol army of Wurms at Castig-
lione: forced Parma, aIojena. Rome and even
Narier: into submission: in fine. reduced oil
Italy. from the ALPS to the Papal domin ions,
under his sway. And his army numbered but
$4,000 men. aud those poorly clothed and bad
]y Provisioned.
Napoleon III. enters the same grand battle
field in his sgd year. He haa no personal ex-
Perience. but is supported ny weIitried vete-
rams of the Algerian and Crimean wars-Pels
ser. Mcmahon. Random, Neill. Canrohert. Cas-.
seilam, Macnan. Paraguay dTIilliers-and, for
active offensive war. the finest army in Europe.
the largest. most individual in character. most
ambitious. best disciplined and best eouipped.
He has. however. himself large and valuable
theoretical knowledge Of the art Of war;
There is no man probably living who has read
more, thought more, or written more on mill.
tary subjects than Napoleon III. Several OF
ms treaties are. wo believe. tho standard works
IN Europe in the departments Of the science of
which they trent. lie has also been. from hi.
yout9, careful and sacncions observer of mil
itary affairs throughout the world-of the
two great Algerian aud Crimean wars in par
t!cular ths operations Of the frst Of which.
since his accession. and Of the last from the
beginning. he has the credit of conducting.
Napoleon I. was young but a mere strip
ling; Napoleon III. is in the vigor of mature
manhood. This WAS studious, virtuous tenn
perate even to ahetemiousnes.. unknown, with
out money and without friends; the other is a
riotous liver. lascivions. commands money and
friends without number, and fills the world
with bis name: This wa. open, frank. sincere
full OF sympathy with his men. with whom he
lived on the most familiar terms sharing their
Joys and sorrows and dangers. impar,ne them
bis plans and desgns, even his inmo.t thought
the other is cold, distant, reticent to proverh
imParting his counsels to none. hardly letting
his left hand know what his right hand doeth
and familiar with none. Napoleon l., in fine
vas still in the ire of youth. active. enterpri
sing. and man of genius. indeed. from the
promPtings Of which he always acted; Napo
leon III: is past the middle age: inactive, bu
mature in judgment. upon which. and upon hi
theoretical knowledge. he has alona to run tn.
parallel of their respective csrsers.-H 9
Picaynns.
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WASHINGTON NEWS.
WASHINGTON, May 25, II


Ths Attorney General, I Understand, haa
given nm opinion upon the California overland
mail contract. denying the right of the Post
Office Department 10 reduce the service from
semi-weekly to weekly under tho term Of the
contract entered intu by the late Postmaste er
General. This settles the question, and the
service will be- continued as usual The De-
partment never designed abolishng the con-
tract.
The British Minister had long interview
with the Secretary Of State to-day. Our rela-
tions with England are of the most satisfactory
character. In reg ,rd to Central American a-
fairs, Lord Lyons assures our government that
England desires an early settlement of all per-
picking questions existing in that quarter. 1t
appears that Sir Gore Oussley has written a
letter. through the British Minister here, to our
government, explaining his conduct with refer.
ence to his movements in Central America.
He denies emphatically that he has in any
manner acted in bad faith towards the United
States in his negotiations with the people of
Costa Rica and Nicaragua, and attempts to
give some plausible reasons why he did not
follow his instructions His letter will fail to
accomplish its mission, for the administra tion
will never entertain for him the exalted opinion
which they had prior to his departure for Cen.
trail America.
The French Minister'S declara in regard
to enforcing the doctrine of the right of search
has created quite stir in diplomatic circles.
The United States never have denied since their
separation frt m England the right Of belliger-
ents to board neutral merchant vessels upon
the ocean to ascertain if they have article con-
traband of war on board. If Count Sartiges
made any observation respecting tho right Of
search resulting from war it is this right to
which he referred. He could not have refer
red to'the right of secre: search in time of
peace, or in time Of war by nutirns not belliger.
ente, because the French government have
strenuousIy contended against such claim since
the quintuple treaty, and have frequently and
only recently assured our government that
they are as much opposed to itns we are, and
entertain the same views OF the matter.
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THE EUROPEAN wAR-..1Ts ORIGIN

Threo years ngo, with sanction of Louis
Rapoleon and under his direction, n secret rev.
elutionary organ zaiion was set on foot bv the
Sardinian government. at Turin Its object
was two.fold-frst. to supersede the marty Of
blnzzin,. which, though useful in it's day in
Keeping alive the spark of liberty throughout
the land, was now in the way OF practical free.
dom; and secondly. to overthrow the dominion
OF Austria in Italy. by directing the re volution
nry element against it, but keeping it back till
'he opPortune moment arrived. How that
was effected may be seen by reading the letter
TO which we refer. It is very evident that the
Sandman government knew what IL was about
when it accepted the challange Of Austria. A
iotter from Count Cavour to an Italian eentle-
man IN this city. shows what confidenc that
government has in the people Of Italy being
with it in this struggle 1t wants no men-it
has abundance Of the military slement-t only
wants money.
And, Louis Napoleon knew exactly where he
stood when he ISSUED his revolutionary mani
testo declaring in favor of the independence of
nationnit'es. and intimating that Austria must
DO driven back beyond the Adriatic. He has
seized tho electricity of the revolutionary ele.
ment in Europe. and. conducting it away from
his own throne he hns directed it against Aus
trin. At tho samo time he clips the winps Of
her eagle. cripPles her growing power. which
had become menacing to France and takes
rnvengo both for himself and Russia for the
loma"y Mt the outbreak Of the Crimean war
BY has influence in closing that war in a way
satisfactory to Alexander and using England
as q catspaw to further his designs he made
the Russian Emperor his friend, and they have
understood each other ever since. The mar
rlnGe Of Prince Napoleon with the Princess
Clothlde Of Sardinia. was only link in the
chain Of dirl"Ea,ic md political events. all
planned beforehand by the master mind Of the
ruler Of France, and virtually now the ruler of
Europe lie appears t." have cast hi. all upon
single throw Of the dice: but it is not so
The game is in his hands. In going into this
war he wns regarded. a short time ago. as a
"madman" by some British state.mcn and by
Londcr journals which claim great credit for
far.seeing saCscity. But he has out goneralled
every government in Europe. and he stands to.
day the strongest of its monarchs and the real
arbter OF it's fate. His great uncle. after his
fall. in commenting on the ingrntitule Of the
kings and empcrors OF Europe, remarked in the
bitterness of his soul. that If he Ind cnly put
on the "bonnrt rouge" he could have over
turned every throne in Europe. The nephew
has taken the hint. IIe has not exactly put on
the cap Of red r"nuhlicanisn, but he holds the
revolutionary element in the hollow OF his
hand-''he rides upon the whirlwind aud di.
rects the storm"