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Election RIOTS.

1t is with regret that We refer to The Election
Riots in Baltimore. Many Of iis peaceful and
quiet citizens brutalIy beaten. and several of
them were murdered. during the progress of
the Election. This is not the first time that
similar scenes have been enacted in this city.
Baltimore has become famous, or rather one
might say Infamous, in consequence of her
bloody enactments upon her election days.
This fraud and violence in elections NAV be
regarded by the unthoughtfuI as of but little
consequence, but in our estimation it is an evil
omen, shadowing forth the existence Of that
lawless spirit which unchecked must inevitable
shake the very frame work Of our govern.
ment. ~.
Free suffrage is the inalienable tirtbripbt Of
every freeman and he who would usurp this
right Of others by bloody violence sis it% for
treasons stratagems and spoils" Such an one
should be drummed out of any community as
a dangerous enemy to law and ordsr@only ft
for :" bloody villainy."
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Obitnarp

DEPARTED this life, at her residence, on
the 23d October 1859, Mrs. LAVINA BAR
RAFT, rclict Of the late DIR. j. T. Barratt, in
her G4 year.
Her health had been quite feeble for several
years. Mrs. Barratt was the daughter of Elisha
and Nancy Brooks, and granddaughter of JAS
Butler, Revolutionary Patriot. Born and
schooled in an early and cvcntful period of our
country's history, her character received the
impress of the times-prudent, patriotic, and
highly practical i'll her habits of life. She was
the mother of the gallant Richard and Edward
Watson of the Palmetto Regiment. Indeed she
was one of tho noble matrons OF our times. in
the various relations of life, she was model
worthy of imitation-a wife, true and faithful, n
mother in the fullest sense of the word tender
watchful and devoted; sympathizing and kind in
her intercourse with her friends and neigllbors.
In christian picty earnest and devout She
leaves two daughters, one son and many friends
to mourn her loss, but they mourn not as those
without hope
a FRIEND.
DIED, in Bossier Parish, La. on the 23d of
October last, DR. RANDOLPH GARY. Dr.,
g.. was native of Abbeville District.
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PRESS CONVENTION

We have seen recently II call 1--WE do not now
remember the sourcc.) for n Convention OF
printers in this State, for the purpose of uniting
upon some general system of trausact,ns the
business OF journalism. Such IF it were practi-
cable, would be 1t consummation devoutly to
be wifhed.' There are many abuses connected
with the practical business department of
journalism. which can never be reInedied by the
resolves and DEGREES Of n Press Convention
They must find their remedy in the practical
intelligence Of him who is charged will, the
responsible agency of conducting public Jour-
nal.
There is one practice If not dishonest, it is to
say the least Of it, censurabIe: We allude 10
the custom of charging higher for local advcr.
tising, than for That which may be called for
eign. Some establishments have two rate, Of
charges, and will churge the higher ratio for all
local service. Selfinterest prompts in this as
well as in most other things. They feel certain
oil the local patronage ut regular rates, but
for advertising outside Of the District, they will
underbid regular rates. In other words, they
will take the advertisement at lust what they
can get for it, under the eurposilion that the
t''S0 oieteu ~ u ctear less 10 them II they
decline 1t. 1t is sometimes the case that where
n paper has limited advertising patronage,
the publisher may be compelled to advertise
at half rates. in order to get that amount Of
standing matter which he is compelled to keep
In such case, the rates which might be estab.
''shed by the Convention would operate against
his interest and when this was so he would soon
reconcile to his conscience q violation Of any
rule that might be established by it, We should
be pleased to see moro uniformity in news
paper charges, but have no hope that u Con.
vention would accomplish this object.
We sometimes have complaints by persons
however, outside of our own District, that our
bills for the same service are higher than
other journals. Our only reply to such COM
plants is that we have charged precisely what
we charge our own neighJors that our bills
are made according to the uniform rules of
conducting our business To have different
scales of charges adapted to The notions Of
different classes Of customers, to our mind,
smucks of dishonesty. We make it n rule to
decline all advertising, tho profered price of
which falls below our uniform charges
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Another Expedition to the Aretic Rcqions-
Tho British Journals are urging again the Impor.
tnnce Of sending out another expedition to the
Arctic regions. with the hope of finding some of
tho survivors Of the lost explorer, Sir John
Franklin. Two millions of dol iurs baye already
been expended in making searches, and il ia n
strong evidence Of the generous feelings inspir.
ing the people of England. when they contem.
plate to make another effort to rescue any per.
sons who may have survived the persons now
known TO have perished in their efforts to add to
our treasures of geographical science 1t is DOS
Sible that amid the frozen SHOWS of the North.
some band Of struggling adventures may vet be
hoping that the bright world beyond them is not
unmindfu of the possibility of their existence.
and thus that they keep their hearts warm with
the antlcipations of some day returning 10 til.
regions of civilized life. A summer land search
up Great Fish River has been proposed as one
that would be devoid of danger, and less expcn
sve that any other, while there is reason to be-
lieve that come Of the one hundred and five uer
sons who had gone beyond the traces Of the last
scarchers may be discovered. The spirit and en-.
tcrprisc which characterize the British nation
will probably not be satisfied with discussing
this matter, but capital will be boun,ifullv ap.
piled TO the edmirable effort to recover those
whose tale of adventure, and stores of narrative,
may amply repay the whole orll for the cost of
attempting TO reach the conclusion Of the Arctic
-Ihiadciphin Enguir1r
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Common sense rules the mass of the people.
whatever the inisnnmed and mjsanthrope phil
osophers may say to the contrary. Show them.
n good thing; let its merits be clearly demon.
strated, and they will not hesitate to give it
their most cordial patronage The masses have
already ratified the judgment Of physician,
concerning the virtues of HOSTETTER'S BIT
TERS, as may be seen in the immense GUAM
titles of this medicine that are annually sold
in every section Of the land. It is now recog-
nized as greatly superior to all other remedies
yet devised for diseases of the digestive organs
such as diarIhra dysen,ary, dyspepsia. and for
the various fevers that arise from arrangement
Of those portions of the system. Hostetters a
name Is rapidly becoming n household word
from Mnine to Texas from the shores of the
Atlantic to tho Pacific. Try the article and
be satisfied
Sold by all druggists in the world.
u See advertisement in another column.
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IMPROVEMENTS.

"o notice that the new Episcopal church
which is in progress of construction, under the
management of Mr.. BLEAsE, contractor, is he
ginning to assume that shape and form which
shadows forth to the casual observer some idea
OF the thing it ls to be. The Brickmasonrv is
now nearly complete. THIS when flushed will
be an imposing structure.
Ihe Brick Rauge of r. J. WHITE, on the Lot
formerly OF Mrs. JANE L. ALLEN, is progressing to
completion and adds very much to the appear
ance of the public square.
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sPoILNG A PRINTING OFFICE,

Ihe citizens Of Newport, Ky, recently held
meeting, and upon consultation came 10 the
conclusion that the Free South, a puper under
the Editorial charge of one Mr.. BA1Lx. was iu
cend'ary in its character, holding opinions which
were ini'nIcnl 10 the peace and order of slave
holding community. A committee was appointed
to abate it as nuisance. In obedience to the
mandates Of the Law of selEpreservatio ion, thew
accordingly removed the type and fixtures of the
otflce' and resolved that its publication should
not be contiued any longer upon the soil of Ken.
lucky.
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TARGET MATCH.

The Target Match and Drill of the Abbcvillc
Light infantry came off on Saturday last. The
hrst Prize was Silver Goblet, offered by Lieut..
IL. W. LAWSON; the second French Tin Cup,
by the same. The first Prize was borne off by
private +. N. WILSON; the second by private
WIN. c. PENNY.
We arc pleased to see that this Company, under
the command of Capt. JAMES C. CALHOUN, is
steadily gaining members.
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The Barque Lamrens-Sir Hundred Slaues
Landed in Cuba.-1he New Haven Palladium,
Of last evening says:
We learn that it is stated on good authority,
in New London that The baruqe Laurens, whose
seizure on suspicion Of being intended as SLAYER
our readers will remember. has landed cargo
OF about 600 slaves on the Island of Cuba. The
Captain and mate have been seen in New York
for three or four days past. =
z This intelligence comes through passengers on
late California steamer which touched at Hay.
ana, and we'll informed persons have no doubt
OF its substantial truth. We never had the least
doubt from the evidence given in the trial here,
that tile Iaureps was intended as SLAYER, and
We know that people were very generally as
tonishcd that Judge Ingersoll should have ar.
rived at decision 90 contrary to the belief OF
slmost every man who heard the evidence =.
Whether tho above report is true or not, we
think it more than probable thatt Laurens
has. ere this. been employed in that nefarious
traffic, the revival bf which seems To be the
chief object Of the modern Democracy.--M Y
Times.
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THE INSTITUTE FAIR

we have been Informed by tho Agent Of
our Depot Mr. D. r. soNDLEY, that he haa
instructions from the Superintendent of the
1reenVille d Columbia Railroad, to say to tho
public who may desire to attend the Institute
fair TO be held in Charleston during next
week. that they will be passed over that Road
for one fare.
Tho Tickets will hold good till Mondav ,be
2lst inst
Ihe Fair commences on the 18th, Tuesday
next.
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THE GREAT EAsTERE

ihe movements of this great sen palace has
ior some time attracted public attention. II is
now stated that the damage done to her machine.
~ oy her recent explosion has been repaired
aud that she will probably sail for Portland, Me-.
ao'u' 'he 24th OF this month. Her trial trip has
inspired The owners with confidence that she
Is mechanical success. Her greatest speed
wos IL miles per hour. Her consumption of
coal will be about 800 tons per day. An Ameri
can Engineer who was on board during her
trial trip. thinks that she cannot be advantage
ousy employed for transatlantic service, but
that she is adapted to the long Australian vow.
age, for which she was intended.
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POOR HOUSE ELECTION.

IN SATURDAY the 26th day OF November
~ inst, the Commissioners Of the poor for
Abbeville District, will elect Superintendent
of the Poor House and Overseer Of the farm for
1860.
As Superintendent he will havo the care and
management Of the paupers, and ne will be sup
piled with board, and his family also (if he has
one.) As Ovsrseer he will be required to per-
form all the duties Of such an agent, which are
so we'll known as to render mention of them
unnecessary. The applcant-in his proposals
which must he In writing, will stale the
number of his family and give some idea of
the services they can perform. and the amount
for which he offers his and their services.
Proposals. by candidates, may be handed to any
member Of the Board, and their presence at the
Poor House on the day of election may be
necessary.
Also. at the same time and place, Physician
for the inmates for 1860 will be elected. He
will be required to furnish his own medicinep,
and attend Oh the Stewart and family, as we'll
as all the inmates of the Poor House when
called on.
For further particulars appy to
JOHN A. WIER,
Secretary and Treasurer
NoV.'2, 1859 % St
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MERCHANTS HOTEL, CHARLESTON.

This old and favorably known Hotel, kept by
Mr. ]. b. Nixon, has bcen recently thoroupblv
repaired and refurnshed. Our friends VISITING
charleston during the Institute Fair, which
taxes place next week, will find the Merchants,
We doubt not, pleasant and agreeable stop
ping place Mr.. Nixon is determined that moth.
ing shall he wanting 10 render his guests COM
Portable. Give the Merchants a trial
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THE STATE FAIR.

The State Agricultural Society holds it's meet.
ing in Columbia this week. The Caroinian OF
Tuesday thus spesks Of Il:
Every department., from present appear.
ances. will have full and choice :atiun,
The, exhibitions Of bloodsd stock tiiisseason will
% very fine Anderson. Abbevilis, ewbsrry,
spartanburg and Edgef.id, have the largest
number Of high msttied coTrsers. In grade 'sn.i
FINALS, ouch as Dsyons. - Yorkshires.. and Dur.
hams. Union. Richiand aud PicktHs arc large.
" rseissented ia sheepa aud swine, Nswberry
apd P1sksgk The crowds %srs rstiii pouring
70, and sthsis seaq -be scsteely q, doubt thai
eysry cas VIII DO aeeomodated, aud the resui.
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DECEASE.

Died in this village on the Sd inst, at tho
residence of EDWARD WEsrrrELD, after q lingcr-
ing illness, Mrs. LEcnEr1A DEvLrN, consort of
Dr. konERT DEvLIN. This much respected lady
leaves husband and many friends in decp sad
ness and sorrow at her death.
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HIGH PRICES OF NEGROES.

AT the sale, +. r. ROBERTSON. Auctioneer, of
The estate of CHARLES DkNpr, dec'd-of which
we are only able to report the first days OF.
erat'ons-4l Negroes were sold (among whom
were ~ children al tho breast, and three old
women averaging GO years OF nge,) at the as.
tonshing average of S92s 90. Mules averaged
Sio2.oo. The terms Of this sale were one
years credit, with interest from date.
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Japam-We are gratified to learn that the
American flag is beginning to appreciate. and
already enjoys in 80 large degree as to take
us quite by surprise, the incalculabIe advantages
which the opening @! Japan TO foreign commerce
Is destined to bes'ow, as well upon the empire
ofJapan itself as upon those nations that NAV
engage in the excessive and valuable trade which
the natural and manufacturing resources of that
country are 10 capable of supporting. During
the brief period of three months, ending on the
30th Of last June there en- tered tho port of Ha.
kodadi not less than thirty United States vesseis
measuring an aggregate of ten thousand nine
hundred and five tons, OF which twenty eight
were whalers laden, or partly laden; with cargos
of oil, bone, whaling materials, &c. They did
not land any considerable cargos having called
for supplies, provisions and recruits, and, per-
hapa. in come instances, for the purpose Of gain
ing practical information in regard to the require
nents and peculiarities of the japanese markets.
After remaining in port two or three weeks they
again put 10 sea, most of them bound OIL a wha-
ling cruise in the Ochotsk sea. Two of the thr.
ty vessels that ent red-one a barque from Bos.
ton, owned by Fl. A. Pierce, of that city, meas
uring 275 tons; the other schooner from San
Francisco, owned by X. Turner, Of that place,
OF l3l tons, and both laden with general mer-
chandise-cleared for the Amoor river, along
which American enterprise, aided by the liberal
and enlightened policy Of Russia, is already
achieving great commercial triumphs. = COnstit,i-
tion So
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Speech Of Mr.. Giddings on the Harper Fer.
ry yA6air.-PhiladeIphia Oct. o. Hon. J. r.
Giddings delivered an address this ing for
the purpose of explaining what he knew about
Brown. lie said he invited Brown TO Jefferson
County, Ohio, where he delivered lecture on
Sunday, after church, telling his trials in Kan
sas. After the lecture Mr.. Giddngs prom pied
the audience to contribute relief TO Brown. AZ.
terwards Brown took tea at his redd ence, where
they had O conversation. Though Brown never
said he intended to visi, the slave States 10 free
slaves, Mr.. .Giddinps inferred he would, if op.
portunity offered. mainly from his having done
80 in Missouri. These wers the only times Mr..
Giddings saw Brown. and he asserts that either
In his lecture. or in conversation, did Brown say
he had associates. No mention was made or
Harpers Ferry or Virginia organization. or q
provisional government. HesackpowTedgesco con.
tribu.ing three dollars tosBrown's son, iowanss
the necessities of his father. After, the rescue
Of Day from the kidnappers matter In which
Mr.. Giddings acknowledges taking strong I'M
terest: In bestowingthls gratuity he had little
idea that il was to be used In flung out an sxJ
petition for the ,raptnrs Of Harpers Perry, TO
effect g conquest of the Old Dominion, to strike
terror to the exeentiys,tOf imperiEshs Goserns
ment =; 'ssssS ssssSs ssE:tF@ - 49, y
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ADVERTISEMENTS

We Invite attention to the sales advertised by
the commissioner for sale on Sale Day in Decem-
bcr next. Also see notice of A. S1aKrSs. and
those OF VIM. SHEAR, Augusta, Ga, JAS. Gill;
LAM NANCY PENNY, WIN. c. ROBERTSON, J. II.
WILSON, JOSEPH 7. MOORE, JAMES H. WIDE
MAN, JAMES IRWIN, J. a. W1En, sale of Savan-
nah River Lands. Also. the notice of sale by
Mrs. SARAH BRADY,
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e gsrris 6niia's sNASesSbaa- ffamitsn
spnioS.e printed n lew miles from. tho residence
OF Geffk SHIFTS. says; ..sOa the recsptio6
,of shs news frssn spa,'s Ferry. rsport says
|tnat fhh rsntismaA e6nfsrrsd with lhS.Jl
Timothy Jspkias, abont What hs had bsttsF d.
He adshsd Him 10 lsSss Ne sodntty. Rsnsop
seyt tiiat Getflt b about - start Cor Canada"
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SESSION PAPER.

The proprietors Of the Columbia papers-Car
ol'nsdn and Guardian-announce that they
will furnish their papers during the session of
the Legislature for onc doliar
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Coz. Willard and Cook.-A correspondent OF
the Baltimore Sun, writing from Charlestown, Oh
Saturday, says:
Gov. Willard, Of indiana. visited his brother.
in.law, Cook, yesterday in jail, in company with
Senator Mason. Mr.. Mason proposed to the
Governor to retire when the latter entered. sug.
ges'ing that he would probably prefer tina. is
interview should be private, and also for the
reason that anything Cook might say he should
feel bound to testify to il called upon as a wit.
ness. Gov. Willard very promptly replied tha,
be himself would be witness in court to any
facts Cook might communicate, and insisted that
Mr.. Mason should be present Gov. Willard
urged Cook to make full confession of all he
knew eonseoted with the affair at Harper's Fer.
~. in order 10 exonorate those who were limo.
cent, and to punish those who were implicated,
y the only atonemeni he could now make Cook
signified his willingness to do SO. and he will
probably make written confession. fie told
Cook that he had nothing to hope for but death
Gov. Willard states that his family had lost sight
Of Cook for several years, aud supposed he was
dead untlupon reading his nsmsi In the pa pers, he
determined to yisit Charestown TO ascert ain if
he was his relative. Mrs. Willard. he states, is
in great distress at the conduct Of her brother.
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.CHAnLEsToS, Nov. 5, 1852
Co'ton.-Thcre was an active demand for this
article to-day, which resulted in the sale of up
wards OF 3lo0 bales, nt the suhjoincI prices.
viz: 2G bales Mt 1O4; 1856 Mt 1O5: 2gS at IOq ::
344 at 1Os; 746 at IL los at II 1-16; 33 ut
ll5; 438 at III, and AGA bales at 11ac.
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mpt at treason 10 the c

Political Excitement on the Rise-There are
now some three or four State elections under
way, viz: in New York, New Jersey, Massa-
chusetts. and in some of the western States,
and great political excitement is attending them
everywhere in consequence of the attempted re-.
belllon at Harper's Ferry. Galusha Grow, of
Pennsylvania; Tom Corwn. of Ohio, and Soma
tor Wilson, of Massachusetts, are prowlng about
this State looking after our State election The
present political activity is due entirely to the Har-
pers Forry conspiracy, and that event will certain
~ give new complexion to all tho coming cleo
tions.
There is no doubt that both the nigger.wor-
shippers Of the North and the nigger. drivers of
the South got up The fights in Kansas, and CON-
mitted many iawless acts-probably we re guilty
OF treason-but in the confusion aud violence Of
the hour it did not receive the legal attention of
tho government or the country at large. The
Harper's Ferry rebellion rs but a second edition
oftho Kansas affair, and both are tho result of
the repeal of the Missouri compromise.
The unfortunate men who took up arms at
larper's Ferry were unquestonably spirited on
by Seward. Wilson aud other republican leaders,
rage. placed on the defensive. They stand be.
tore The public responsible for the conspiracy and
tho bloodshed in which it result ted-practicaI
traitors and conspiraton against the peace of
tho Union. The extraordinary political activity
Observable at the present time has been brought
about by the discovery that leading Senators,
congressman. Governors and ex.Governore of
States were cognzant of this first notable con.
spiracy against the government if not direct aid.
ers and abettors of it, and hence the futtering
in the dovecotes Of the republican party. Tie
Harpers Ferry rebellion is but the practical s-
cue of eil the antis|avery agitation, which is
nothing better than an anti. Union crusade, and
the effect OF it will DO most marked on all the
pending State elections, and still more 20 on
the Presidential contest of next year.-Nes York
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COLUMBIA, Nov. 7, 1859
Cotton.-Thc sales amounted to 900 bales Mt
prices ranging from u Ge 10 90-10Oc.
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Administra ator's Notice. :.
Gfpsfsons having demands against tho
- Estate of DR., Joseph Togno, decd. are
ysqdested to present them Immediately, to
ssst'ssSyS - JOHN H.fWIlSON, Adn'r.
Nov. 8, 1854 20 ST
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Commercial.
ABBEvILLE, Nov.

ABBEvILLE, Nov. O. 1859.
Coton.-Consilcrablc has been done in this
article the past week, at prices ranging from 8
to l0t cents
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CHARLEsrowN. Nov. 3.-Brown's counsel will
carry his case to the Court of Appeals on bill
of exceptions.