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THE WANDERER.

We condensc the following from the CORES
p"ndcncc of the New York E.prcss, describing
the sale Of tho II'andcrrr:
The United States Marshall recently sold i'm
Savannah in pursuance Of the Decree of the
Court, this vessel rs confiscnted property, under
laws against the Slave Trade. Mr.. LAMAR, of
Georgia, appeared nt the sale. md said before
the vessel was offered. that lie claimed her AZ
his own property, taken from him by the high
hand Of the law that lie intended to buv her
and that it remained will, them TO say whether
he should be compelled to pay high price for
her or not. The bidding commenced at Five
liudrcd Dollars. Mr.. VAx Horn bid apains,
LAMAR. running the vessel up to S3075. Several
gentlemen tried to induce VAN IIonS TO cease
bidding saying that they did not think it. RICH,
TO bid against Mr.. LAMAR Tho vessel was
knocked down to LAMAR at $1,000. After tho
bidding was concluded Mr.. LAMAR denounced
VAN Horn with such opprobrious epthcls that
ticy finally camo to blows. VAS IIorx was
slightly worsIed by the afIrny
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AN ATTEmEPT TO EsCApE

The Charleston Ercnimg Ne,rs gives the par
ticulars of an attempt upon the part of one
CURLY, convicted of Larceny, and T.. HOLDEN
to he tried at the ensuing Cour, for Burglary, to
escape from Charleston Jail, on the 18th inst
A noise was heard by the watchman in the cell
where these prisoners were confined The iailor
and watchmnn, from suspicion that something
was going wrong, watched until the usual hour
for cleansing the Cells, at which time the tailor
took light, il being dark in the cells, md went
in to examine if the prisoners had made any
preparation to escape. lie requested them to re
tire outside OF the cell, when HOLDEN struck
him with brick tied up in the sleeve of n
stocknct shirt, and GrnLEy attack el the W atch.
man with his fist. The watchman and TAILOR,
however, succeeding in overpowering the culprits,
and securely ironcd and replaced them in their
cells.
The Jailor received in the af1iay n dangerous
wound from the blow with the brick.
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}. EDW. CALHOUN.
A PREDICTION

Tile New York Epcning Pos, calls ot,.,,;,r
TO the prediction penncd by Bishop WATSON,
some nifty years ago, which, it would seem from,
tho recent treaty with China, and the former
to"tholl of British rule in India, is about bcin"
fulfilled:
The empire of Russia is emerging from bar
bar's'n. and when it has acquired stability and
strength answering TO its extent, il will enlarge its
borders and casting mn ambitious eye on Tibet.
Chlna' and Japan, may introduce will, its com.
nierce en Christianity into those countries. Indiu,
Christian monarchs, who aim al nothing but nm
increase of their temporal Kingdoms may be-
cone' by the providence of God unconscious in.
strnments in propngating the spiritual kingdom,
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THE WASHINGTON Rs11Roan

We publish from the Laureusville WsraI an
article referring to the proposition to connect
AbbevilIe with W Washington, Ga, and Chester
3 c' by hailro"d. This matter is worthy the
attention of capitalists. We apprehend that this
route, If examined would prove 10 be the most
practical airline Railroad from Atlanta to Ches.
ter, and with the Danville Connection it would
be the shortest route between New Orleans and
all the great cities of the North. With 1875
miles of Road to be built, we can have almt Al,
an air line Railroad from Montgomery to New
York, passing through Charlotte, Richmond.
Washington city, Baltimore and Philadelphia
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SPRING AND SUMNER SUPPLIES.

Messrs. GRAY g. RoBERrsoS are now receiv;no
their Spring and Summer supplies, but in conse.
quence Of press of business they have been pre-.
vented Uoking their appearance as usual in cur
advertising columns. They will be out next week
in full blast, and enumerate to their many friends
and customers large variety of most beautiful,
durable and fashionable Spring and Summer
Gooda These gentlemen confne themselves ex.
c'usively to the Dry Goods trade, consequently
they keep everything embraced in that limo,
which they sell at prices that cannot fail TO suit
their customers. Call at No. l Granite Range.
and Judge for yourselves.
Mcssrs. Moore & QuAIpE are also receiving
their New Spring and Summer Goods, to which
their time has been so much devoted in open;no
arranging. showing and selling that thew too
have been unable to make their usual proc.
lamation'" They promise 10 make their anne,,.
ance next week. but in the meantime thew r..
spectfully ask their friends and customers n
call at their Store, next door above the Pos,
Office and examine their magnificent selection Of
Goods.
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THE PENNSYLVANIA DEMOCRATIC STATE
CONVENTION.

-, IIsEErsnuEc, March &c.
The democratic STATE Convention met at 10
q. I'D. Geo. " harton, Esq, was appointed tenn
pora,y chairman. Mr.. VIM IIopkius moved
that the Chairman appoint n committee 10 So
iect permanent officers. John w. Tate moved
10 amend the rules To select n Chairman by
p'ra race vote. Lost by n large majority
Inc Convention took u recess for one hour Ar
h"in lumcr, OF Ncnnngo, was subsequently Sc
lcct-d ns permanent Chairman
The friends OF Mr.. buchanan haye n con.
trolling interest III the Convention.
whilst the committee wrro preparing a re-
port ON resolutions, Mr.. Snow ,lcn, of Ihila.
de'ph'n' made speech in favor of the pur.
cn'sc OF uba, and endorsed the policy of
MIR. iinchanhn He wanted no concessions TO
outsiders, md wns in favor of n bold stand on mn
tiOnnl matters.
W.T. rogers, OF Somerset, replied TO him. and
was IN favor Of cOnciliatory course and op
posed to the thirty million Cuba proposition ns
being bad speculation.
Ii" resolutions adopted endorse TO the fulset
extent the policy of the President in scrlipu ,h,
dItiIc'Iitics with Great Britain in reference ;o
'he freedom Of the seas and in settling the diff
cuIt'es IN kansas and Utah, and in regard to
the protection of citizens abroad. They a,lvo-
cate revision of the tariff Of 1857, also the
acquisition of the island Of Cuba ly hnuorn.
"ie All" peaceable means, as being of vast i'm
portance to the interests Of the country, and
Recommend investing the President with full
power to open aud protect routes ncro,s the
isth'nns They also endorse the ductrine OF
popular sovereignty and approve the course OF
Senator Bgler. and recommend an independent
STATE. state Treasury on the principle of the Sub
Treasury.
Al the resolutions endorsing the course and
l,ohcy OF hr. buchanan were adopted without II
dissenting voice.
lhe only resolution that aroused any de.
bate was the endorsement of Gov. Packer
me resolution endorsing the Governor was voted
down by yeas 81, nays ST.
lhe Democracy Of Pennsylvania have tax ell
the entire policy Of Mr. Buchanan "a thcir
platform. The convention is still in eos.
sion.
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Crops at Tic rsk-A clergyman residing in
Iowa, whose connection with a benevolent 90.
cIety requires him to travel extensively, aud
VINO surely has or interest in -four speculations,
while remitting his annual subscription for the
weekly Journal Of Commerce:
81 have inst returned from tour in Illinois.
where l had te Ieave my horse and buggy, ION
account OF the mud and come home by railroad
and on foot. This is the first time that sucb n
thing has happened in my travels over the West,
which have been continued now for nearly ten
years. The last year has been characterized,
above all Others, for it's constant rain and exces
s'vely bad travelling. OF course, our crops last
season were nothing; and l now learn, every
where travel, that the winter wheat and clover
fields lie waste again. except in some few re-.
markably favorable spots. Illinois and Iowa are
now felt to be hanging upon the sovereign mercy
o! "od ior, II ne does not favor us with seed
bread.'' '''
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Free Negro Liquidation IN Nissomri.-Tbe
t'rst marked and direct raving of the freesoil
sentiment i'll Missouri. was cnmpasscd in ,h,
lower house of the State Legislature on W ed.
nesdny last The Democracy and the slaye.
holders have met the rising feeling und encoun
tered it will. open hostility. A bill in regard to
free negros was passed which provides that no
slave shall be deemed emancipated till his mas.
ter shall have entered into bonds in the sum Of
two thousand dollars, TO remove the negro from
the State within ninety days after the act of
emancipation. and if any negro who NAV thus
have been transported from the State, shall re.
turn, he shall be reduced to slavery. All free
negros who may he residents of the State in
eighteen hundred and sixty are declared TO he
slaves, and the Sheriff is authorised to sell them
under the provisions Of the act. The clause is
made applicable only TO those persons who NAV
have come into the State subsequent to the six
teenth of February, eighteen hundred and forty-
seven, and their descendants. All free nepros
over the age OF sixteen are to DO notified, on or
before the first Monday Of August next, of the
existence Of this act, by the slieriffs of the diff.
ferent counties, and twelve months is allowed in
which 10 leave the State. Provision is made bv
which free negro over twenty.one wears of
sgc may select master or mistress in the State
after which lie is to be regarded as slave
~. Y. Commercial
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C"H"m RS. Hay.-C"nmunities sometimes
present the most anomalous p''sitions aud their
contfadict'ons would often stagger even n pl,;l.
osopher. individuals even, nj times becnm,. oh.
nFi"us 10 their own interests, and lose sioht ni
the causes which govern business, and tho foun.
cations upon which commerce and trade rest -
IL Is scarcely two Years ago since a man who has
since been Speaker Of the House of Representa-.
"ves Stood up III Wall street, before an assembly
OF thousands, and undertook to convince Ncw
iork Merchants that the hny crop of the North
was more valuable than the cut,un crou of t,,.
Houth! This man claimed to prove tIat tI,,
southern States of the Republic were of very
httle account, or at all events, that tho mar.
chants {" New York would find il ,o tI,,ir ;,.r.
est u The lah"r system Of the South WINS over
thrown. Well, since that time We lave. an o,,.
l"rtunIty TO test the relative value of the S,uiI,
ana Vest I" Naw York city. The financial cr;.
siS oi 81 swept over the w est and wrecked ri.
most every merchant in New York eu,a,,c,, in
That trade. Brcatstuffs fell in price. and YER. :,
drug IN the market. Tile grea, "hav cron"
was nowhere, and notes went 10 protest, and fine
establishments to the auciionecr's bl,cl-o
b'ock as the remorseless rs the executioncr's
III the meantime steady demand continued 10
exist i"r the worlds great fabric cotton md III.
southern States main niained not only their own
prosperity, but upheld what little nn;mot;on
there was left in the commercial lif. of NV
york city. These are facts patent to every bns.
iness man i'll New York, aud we need not ,3iln,.
upon them. The South kept the wheels Of oorn.
merce moving, aud had it not been for her tbev
would have come to II stand slill.-Ncu Jort
Day Book.
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MORE AFRICANS.

The Columbus, Ga, SIN of the 10Th inst,
states that gang of over thirty African Negros
arrived at Columbus on Tuesday evening last on
the o'clock train. The Benton, Ala, Herald
learns that two wagon loads Of wild Africans
had just arrived ut n plantation in that vicinity
We have seen frequent mention OF gangs OF
these Africans in different localities We can
not believe all that we hear concerning Capt.
suRRIEs cargo Of wild Africans without an elias.
lcity of imagination sufficient TO induce belief
that they are ubiquitous animals that is, tha,
they are every where at tn c same time.
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OUR BOOK TABIE

We arc in receipt of G".icy's Lody's Book for
Tor April. It is unnecessary TO tell our Lady
readers that Cooley is the best Magazine pub.
I'shed, for we aPprehend they are already aware
"f the fact. Those wishing to subscribe now can
procure all the back numbers 10 tile beginning of
the present year.
THE Farmer d. Planter for March is before NJ.
Every planter in the South-paricuarly in South
Carolina'-should invest II dollar in this enter.
prise. Published in Columbia, S. C., by II. NJ.
STOKES, at the low price of One Dollar n wear.
An Agent for this work may he found by appIi
cation to Col. J. F. MARSHALL, or by applyinp n,
this Office
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Commercial.

AHEENlLLK. March 81, 1859.
C""on- Cotton has advanced ,lnripr the nash
week at least cent. Wequote extremes to .da.r
NJ ~ to ll4".
COLUMBIA. March %, 1853
tn""n- The cation market still has An i'm
p'"V''s ,rnhcncy. The sales yesterday amount
Ell t" 22u bales, ut un advance Of 40. viz.
S!@i2
CHAELEsT"H, March 81, 1859.
I"ffon-Salrs Of cotton 10 day 400 bales
"t prices ranging from 10 10 l2sc
CHARLE-'roS, March 10, 1859.
C0ftom.-Ihere was very good demand for
cotton today, which RESULTED, in the sale of nm
wards OF 2'o,n' bales. ut very full and stringent
prices, viz: 94GJI2.c
AUGUSTA, March 81, 1859
t"ffo".-Ihere was largo speculative inquiry
sold 0'o wei"
me Savannah "a market was generally unchanged.
and 100 bales were sold
New YORK, March 81, 1859.
Cotton.- The cotton market was firm TO-DAY
with sales Of 6 900 bales
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Tile British Slaue JsnE.-An .ynn;u.:
Bill" so called, which recently passed ,hs T'' IT,.
malc~ Legislature, was awaiting the sanction
OF the. Home Government at the date of our \,
test advices hem England Tho object Of the
measure is to authorize the importation of labor.
ers from Africa, India and China, who are 10
serve the Jamaica planters at low rate of stip.
wa u,a'ea wages Tor a term Of five Years, After
eed 70 a return passage at the expense Of The
tolony should they desire it. A colonial loan is
proposed in the bill to defray the cost of the
importation, two-thirds of the interest To he
Pa'd ny the planters as a class, and the balance
ny the people of the island at large There ia
n.s;s Az existing debt Of 100000 for previous i'm
e1re]on Oh coolies to pay tho interest on
which the colony is subject u an adj yaIo,sm ym
duty OF IL per cent. on imported goods. Tn
that immigration the mortality 10 stated to have
reached 50 per cent. ~''
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ne receipts OF Cotton in Charleston for fine
pas. week were, by Railroads 1882 bales. hv
water ana wagon T67 bales-t.re,h,r < AZ,
bales. S|"' o'l1o
The exports from Charleston for tbo s,mo
lime were, to foreign ports 5000 Lalcs. co,st.
wise 1883 balcs-making the total cx,,or,s of
the week 1927 bales, and leaving on hand n
stock Of G8258 bales inclusive of l6ols h,l.s
on ship board not cleared, against n stock q,
62,l94 bales and 1910 balcs OH shin. hoard
same time last year.
The sales in Charleston during the pnst wcc,,
amounted to 1000 bales, nj prices rancno
from III to I2l.
The total receipts nj all The ports during th,
past week amounted to llS,62l bales, nna,n s
i61'"32 bales rcccised during the same perio,
lnst year The total receipts at all the po,l,
since ;he lst Of Sestcmbcr, amount to =. iO,;
Io' bales, against 2,2I0.I79 up To the sam.
"n'cs inst year, showing an incEcasc this yea,
Of SG6, DIG ''"
The exports to Great Britain ,llI TO the latest
dates amount to ,o2G, 2S6, showing m: incrcns,
on the exports to that country last wear Z,
1924 bales. The shipments to Northern ror,
SHOW nh increase of 3SG 96G bales fru, mi. sI,in
mcn's of last year.
The stock on hand and on ship-board Mt nj
the ports. up 10 the latest dates amounts I,
92',29 ! bales. being liO, lIG bales NOR. ,bo,
the stock Oh hand at the corresponding dat, In.
year.
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THE RAILROAD FROM WASHINGTON, GA
TO CHESTER, sc.

The attention of our readers was called to This
subject, and the practcability of the building nf
road from Cokesbury, in Abbcyille District T.,
Chester q. H., by way of Laurcns and l;n;on
Court Houses. and the advantages such IA r,a.;
would have over the present one prop,s.J rrn,n
Nrwherry to Chester, by cuntriLuior in nn,.
columns a few numbers back This is ;, n,,,.
ton OF considerable import, so we would ,Iircc,
attention 10 the subject again. 1t is n n,,nr,i
aud lhudabe spiri, which ncitcs every ind,yiiu.
al, District and State, to look to their rrsprrtiv,.
interests; in fact, self-intcrcst is tho rulin, .,
Of mankind. "
While other Districts are proposinp nl,n,;,o
ana hnding out the prnctcability Of Sailronds
which shall pass through their towns VILLAGE,
a"u territ' ry aud thus rebound to their iuleres,
our own, if We will be benefited by il oud nm'
less We consider ourselves already broken and
cnervated OH the great subject Of r,ir,ds
should claim for herself place in the pcture of
tins pioneering corps The railroad question c,n
hardly ever be devoid of interest to us. us there
Is Is 80 much money engaged therein, and n,ud.
thereby. N '""e
project is now OH foot to connect AbLev;l,e
py road, with Washington. Ga aud then New
berry, by Il road, with Chester = (: u,,;.,,
will connect all the Northern cities with In.
ooulh western, by shorter route than tho present
one, as The Danvie connection ia no Iona.r hv
polhetic, but almost certain. -
freight aud travel seek their destination hy
'ne c"eaPest anu quickest route which is th.
shortest as naturally as does the river its cbnn.
mel. Now, it is proposed to make ii still shorter
route than the one by Newberry. Ii is To con-.
meet AbbevilIe will, Chester by n road running
by Laure"s and Union Court iIouse, which viii
almost be straight line. The distance from
Aooev,lie to Chester is perhaps shorter bv this
route than by Nswberry, and but little more new
road would have to be built In the rout. nro.
posed ny Laurens and Union Court Houses the
oad VIII start at Cokesbury in AbbeviIle District.
ana thence run direct to Chester, which ,s the
shortest route that can he built between ,I,e two
places There is no estimating the good I effects rc
'"s .aas "Gnu r, result to us from heavily rsghted
road ,O like this would be, running through our
District; and there is scarcely doubt 5n, ,ha, lint
such road would do large business and be as
near selfsustainng as any. ~ 90
II would give. material aid 10 the road we al.
ready have, which would tap this great South
western thoroughfare, and be PERHAPS the short.
est route to Columbia and Charleston.
we hope the question will be discussed md
II there is merit in 1t, that it be generally known
1t we can be benefited by it, let us not pe,mt
The The occasion: by our apathy. to glide by us with,
out an effort, or look to our own Interest,"
Laurensui1e Herald
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ABBEVILLE BANNER.
w. q. DAVIS, Editor.
Thursday Morning, March "a 1a5o
CLUBBING! CLUBBIEGIt

With view to increase our subscription nat
ron"gc' VIC make the following proposition:
We will furnish GODEY'S LADY,S BOOK
and the BANNER, one year. for FOUR DOL.
LARS; HARPERS MAGAZINE and the BAN
NER, ono year, FOUR DOLLARS; ARTHUR'S
HOME MAGAZINE and the BANNER, one
year, THREE DOLLARS AND FIFTY CENTS.
The subscription prize of either HARPER or
Cooley is THREE DOLLARS rcr annum ;
but we will furnish either of these Magazines
and the Hummer, for just one Dollar more than
the price of the Magazine alone.
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Close poting-From the returns of the New
Hampshire election, reported in the Concord
Statesman. we find that in thirty -four instances
the Republican and Democratic candidates had
exactly the number Of votes cast at the election
in 1858 by the same party. In forty two instan.
ces the vote was within one of that cast tho prc.
vious yeai. In twenty.nine cases it was within
f,'o; in twenty-five cases within Mrec: in
twenty:seven cases within four, twenty. five
cases within fire. twenty.six cases within sir
fourteen instances within seren, seventeen cases
%hhih eighf ana eleven cases within nine votes
of the last election making 245 instances l., all
where there was not ten votes difference be,w ,woen
the two years.-Boston TranseripL
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From tic Chnrlcstom JIrrcurv
JOHN c. CALHOUN NOT A sWEDE,


a. l.
BORGIAN.
find 4 rnmor in the newspapers 10 the effect
t'at the late John c. Calhoun was n Swcdenbor.
g'an. This is surprising To Inc, since, more sue.
cessluily than any one I ever knew, he combot.
ted, for himself those two mos. prominent fruits
OF human nat"re-envy and creduliy. Conver
satio"s with him. on the very subject, enable me
to contradict the rumor with entire confidence
Speaking of Jealous Swedenborgian, an est.
mable and sensible man, he said: "Mr- is
anxious to proseiyte me I take all in good part
an" say nothing; but | do not give in. Swc
denborg gives to words meaning different from
That in common USE" Mr.. Calhoun did no,
read French, and therefore was no, awurc tbo,
he repeated, i'll substance, the remark VoItuire
applied to Chubb, the mystico. theisticaI writer
I'm abns pcrPetuci dcs notes est lie fondemcnt
dc sa pcrsuusicn.'
r,yxy
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SONS OF MALTA.

This is new Order, which appears to he rap.
idly increasing in strcnc,l,. The ostensible pur-
pose Of this society is Charity and Bcnevolence.
1t has spread over many OF the States; it has
not however, fIourshcd to any extent in our
own State. The Rock Hill Chronicle states that
" Lodge of This order will he inaugurutsd at tina,
place at an early day in April next.
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!he Executions at Baitimore-At the earnest
solicitation of the spiritual guides and parents Of
the four wretched men who were TO have exp;a.
,, ,ea 'Ger offences on the galows on Friday last,
suspend their execution till the 9th of ApriI in
awful end. '"e''
=, Such thing as the execution Of four men a,
the same time and upon the same paows, has
not occurred in Baltimore since 1909, when four
prisoners Ia The jail were convicted of the mur-
prevent them from numbering the iailur.
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Forf OF Mrmphia-The River in the twenty
iour hours ending at five o'clock last evening,
that rate -
Latcr-Since writing the above we learn that
Oil tuesday, night break occurred in the levee
opposite T.. Norths plantation, about sixty miles
above Vicksburg, on the Mississippi side, whicl,
mas IA, been productive Of very groat damage.
The creVasse is about 500 yards in width, and
The water poured through with such force as to
instantly sweep away ulI the buildings on the
piant"'ion. on mr.. North only being able, with
much difficulty. to save himself and negroes
from sharing similar fate. The break is of
such magnitude that it is utterly impossible TO
close it, and must be productive Of great de.
structlon to property in that Immediate locality.
With this exception, so far as heard from the old
and new 'svees are holding out and doing their
duly falthfully-Afe,nphis bulletin, 1874 inst
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Iron in 2sza.-The Mckinney Messenger
say" that iron almost in native state has been
line Of Denton and Collin 1t apparently exists
in great abundance. and large Quantities NAV he
picked from the ground without the trouble of
exeavating.. piece weighing thirty or forty
pounds has been exhibited IN Mckinney, and su6.
Jected to few experiments. 1t admits of n
hne polish: is soft and malleabIc, is readily weld.
ed win other iron, and il is supposed will yield
about 90 per ceat. Of pure metal.