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NEw ORLEANS, June 10.
Special Notices.

JUsr DRoPrED IS.--A gentleman in a neigh.
boring city, having occasion to get note
changed, dropped into brokers' Office, and
having accomplished his errand, was induced
to try his luck 10y purchasing whole ticket ia,
the Georgia Lottery, which resulted in his
obtaining the capital prizel That was his side
"whith," a. Shakespeare says, "if taken at the
food, leads on 20 fortune" There is need, Ca
tide in the affairs Of men," and no one would
be more likely 70 realise the sentiment Of the
"Bard Of Avon" than those who avail them.
selves Of the chances offered by the great flrm
ofWooD, EDDY & CO., OF Augusta, Geo.,
and Wilmington, Delaware. An Investment of
$40, 50 or 81 90, in any OF their lotteries, may
be the tide for many, Il they address the above
hrm at Wilmington, Delaware, or Augusta,
Georgia, and eucolse the money for a whole
ticket or shares, in any OF their liberal and at.
tractve schemes.-Sunddy Ledisy.
1876,
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The Court Of Equity.

Ane Sourt VI equity.
The Independent Press, published at Alb.
beville, S. c., alluding to the business be-
fore the Coult of Equity for that District,
makes the following remarks, which are Of
general application
The business of the Court seems to be
constantly increasing, and we believe that
the opposition to the Court is gradually
passing away, rs the pubice mind has be-
come better Informed with regard to the
nature and scope Of its operations The
chief ground of objection has been the
costiy character of its proceedings, but this
is small item, when estimated by the val
ue of the interests which arc here dctcrmin-
Cd, or when compared with the commits.
sions realized by Executors and Admiuistra-
tors in the management of estates. In the
case of all large estates . resort TO Court
of Equity for the purpose of sale or parti.
ton we believe will invariably effect a
great saving IN The matter costs.-But, af.
ter all, chcup litigation is rather an evil
than n benefit. Ii is much more important
that the rights of property be well defined,
and be Interpreted by tribunal which
shall administer valid and eifectual rene
dy in every case Of doubtful or conflicting
claims-which shall afford the best means
of detecting fraud and reprcssing wrong
,"u ". u',,''S ''i'' ,or 'ne purPo scs o! It's
has ever I'm drv;sn5 ,lcn ,In, ,,y;,h -
administeM by our Court of Eunity.
There is murh practical good sense con-
tanned in tho above That the proceedings
- u,., C.,,.t - -
proceedings in IN. law Cour, ;s ,ruo IN ,,,o
main but IN, fact TIM, tho remedy. wb.n
administered in tbs farmer !. mar, o,r.,,,
nj and loss I;,lJa ,o i,,or,rr,io,,, ,,;,.... :,
a decided preference over tho Iow Cnur, -
oIl ,oscs vhcr, tbc, b,y. ,.o,,..,,rro,, ;.-
risdiction. Clients. vho after = y;r,o-, :,
:. law eour., have had their remedies over.
hauled and their cul,u'o,iups uns.t L, ,,h,,
j. ca,lrd Ri in E,,;tv will ur1,ro,,rI
and no Doubt r,prur viih ,s IN ,,,i. o,i,,.
ion. But ,hr ,,ror,r5irr, ;r E,,r;,,
,,v,,s ,,,. ,na., .o.,,. :. ;..,,.,
hov. in ,b, .o,,I..u,,,,, ,,r I,..,, o.,,,,
IN ,II soIo. ,oo4.I,. Evo,,,,'r,o,,3 ,,,n;,
i,,ra;ors. H., i.,,rr o,o. ,.,,irl.j ., G,o ,o-
cen. upop III. oy,regu,o ,monn, or o,I .ncb
s.lrs for colIccIiY. and r,v:,, or, ,.h.r
the Court Of Family ,b,,r.s hn, o,, ~,
two per c,n, f,r,orJiry e. iho .iyo. or H.,
,s,o,rl for in. .,,u,, sory;c., r. ..Io. ~
lYro, estates ,h,rrc,r.. u,;. d;nr.,,,., :,
the commi ,sion,. il , muIr.r of co,.iJc.
r..bc conscqucncc ,o the l.co,e.s
w ~
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h,,. h.a,5 ,no, u,E. N
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CKoPs ~ ALnBANA.-Tac CamLrn Re.
pr'Jiic Of the 26th ait, says
The complaint from the planters % this
section, on account Of the ravagcs of the
cotton lice, appears TO bc universal Quite
a number Of our oldest and most cxpcricn.
ccd farmers say that they have never be.
fore known their effects to bc so ruinuus.-
In some instances, where the cotton has
been already reduced to stand, We hear
that II has been almost entirely destroyed.
We hope, however, that the heavy rain Of
la.t Saturday has tended to ch,ck their in.
ilucncc
The ont cEor also, We aear, promises
nothing, as the rust is yapidiy spreading
over entire fields.
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From the Walhalis Banner.
Promotion of Young Men.

Nix. EplTon u am not young man
nor the father Of one. |. is not known 10
me that | shall ever Decp or rejoice in
looking at the uO or we0l OF son "grown
up," therefore this article is "free will
Offering and may pass at the readers as'
innate.
] have u thousand times wondered why
j: IS, that we have SO few Young men in
this comm"nlty-,PiuUS, educated, and il.
cined to public life :" and as have Hy-
ed nearly forty years, and have been
looking round for the last twenty years
Of that time, have come to the concIu
sion that have discovered some of the
reasons why we are 50 nearly destitute o.
E;aus, practical, business Young men
who have been born and rnrscd in, and
are now hONorlng, and being honored in
their own native Palmetto State.
admit few exceptions, but the truth
IS emPhatica!iy humiIia,ing, that, three
!ourths Of our Young men of promise, so
soou as they are acquitted from Parental
authority, seek home in the "far off
west !" or rush head long into dissipation
und ruin.
Nlr. Editor, is il yet true in Mental,
Moral, and Natural philosophy, that no
ciiect is produced without a cause Al
anticipate your answer in the Affirmative,
and proceed. Would to God ! could be
heard with rs much interest as the sub.
l"ct Involves.
The following remarks have passed the
rounds until I'm sick OF them II DO not
wan, 10 send ny children to a school un
der the care Of a young man, he has no
experience, and cannot manage a School
20 NY notion" 81 DO not like 10 buy
goods Of a Young merchau;---il is a small
concern, and he will sooa "brcak ny"
and sue every body" 81 d. not Ike to
hcar young Minister preach, he has
more zeal than knowledge and. will soon
"'rot through" 81 do no, like to sub
scribe for newspaper ,--"dited hr a
Young man,-give me AN old E!itor-
one that knows things, i wan, an old
Lawyer to speak in my cause, an old
Mechanic 20 build my house, an old Doe.
i"r to give me medicnr, aud last and
least, au old Stller to make my Liquor"
We'll. all THE is well enough, so lar as
parent is concerned, but stop are YOU so
selIish ns to tell to the world that you are
+iEjng, and intend to live, without regard
e tha welfare of ,moa5 who mast come
nher you 9-Soon ah very soon all
these good old Public Servants will be
dead, and your pale tace-pale in death,
viii add to the number, and then what is
TO become Of Society, civil and political,
not to say religious
The fact is, unless there Jo a general
Waking up to the importance Of adopting
such measures, and offering such induce.
monts as will best developo he minds,
and secure the services of our young men
generally, the next generation will rise
against us il judgmcn. with douLl3 con
1omnNt;on. More anon.
fCUSU Mass FRIEND.
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y Rrcn CAsE.-Our St. Louis exchan
ges have given reports Of a trial for breach
Of promise, in that city, in which Miss
Etfte Carstaug is plaintiff, and Mr.. Shaw
defendant. The defendant is one of the
"eaIthiest citizens of st. Louis, and the
damages are laid at 100000. The plain.
till resided in this city some wears ago
and kept millinery store. on King. oppo
site BeTresford street, and one Of the wit
nesses examined as to an issue Of charac.
Ter, was Robert Cause, formerly Of this
CITY.
The telegraph informs us that on Thurs
day verdict was rendered for the full a.
mount claimed, O,0O0.- Charleston
Courier.
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We saw a great curiosity to day in the
shape OF matured cotton boil nearly
ready to break, which was plucked a
week ago in the field of Mr.. Wesley Nor.
rison, Of Gonzales county, Texas, on the
Guadalupe. Mr.. Morrison had 6eld Of
FIVE hundred acres Of this cotton, and one
Of his neighbors q like field equally ad-
vanced. This is but one Of the many
other proofs Of the amazing fertility oI
Texas, and the benignity OF its cline. r.
Give them convenient access to market---
cheaper and reader trsnsportation--and
Texas will be, in few. years. in products,
as she is in territory, the Empire State Of
the South. ~. 0. Delta, Nav 80.
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Obituary,

Departed this life at the residence Of w.
J.. Fundcrburk, in Marshall county, Miss,
on the 18th day Of Dee cmSer 1853, jacob
Fletcher FundcrLurk, aged years, q
months md 10 days.
Departed this life on tho llth day of
.trri! 1880, Henderson Napoleon Funder-
lurE, hc WIS born the 10Th Of November
1853, in Lancaster District South Carolina,
aged years and . months.
Ia Union county, on the 2sth ult., OF typ
hoid fever Mr.. Wm. II. Green, aged 81
years.
lu Monroe, on the 3Gth ult., Susan NJ.
Winchester, eldest daughter of Thomas ID.
and Elizabeth J. Winchester, aged 8 years.
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a NUT TO CRAcK.-Tbo attention OF
physicians and all interested IN such mat
tors, is invited TO an inspection Of two
singular curiosties now on exhibition in
our ssnctuw. They consis. Of the upper
portion Of a human femur, or thigh bono,
completely pe;rified, and n detached vor.
zebra Of some immense marine animal
The specimens in question were obtained
from the same excavation aud iu close
proximity. They vera eyhumed upon
the plantation Of Judge Andrew Robb,
near Gainesville, ;p Alachua county
The thigh bono Is Of extraordinary ii.
mensious, and, by comparison, muat have
belonged 10 an individual nine or ten feet
in hcightb and Of corresponding bulk. It's
pecuIiaHlieS consist in the neck Of the
one being unusually shortened, aad the
fact that the shaft of the bone is not as
cylindrical, but much more Aattened than
those Of the present generation. The yer.
zebra is, in our humble judgement, Of
antediluyian origin. How came these
relics OF by gone ages togetheri Did a
race ct giants cree inhabit this country,
as thos SPECIMEN now before US would
seem to indicate Who can throw any
light upon tho subject l--Ftrnandian
FIori90n.
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STARTLING DIscLosuREs.-Tbe trial Of

STARTLING DIscLosUREs.-The trial of
John Mclaughlin, at Chicago, fol throw
ing a train of cars on the Galena and
Chicago Rail Road OF the track, has dis
closed most daring and disboIical gang
Of villains, both male and female. The
members Of the gang are located at Buf.
falo, Cleveland and Chicago, and il seems
they are engaged in murders by al! sorts
Of devices, such rs poison, arson, and rail
road obstruction. Several confidential let.
tors between two female friends in Buffa.
10 and an accomplice in Chicago, discIo
ses the whole matter, and the entire plan
Of operations. From these 1t appears
that number Of persons have fallen vic
tins to their nefarious schemes, and how
many have suffered by Others hands can
only DO conjeclured. This discovery may
account in some measure for many Of the
secret murders by poisous aud other
means, accidents to rail road trains, &C.,
that have been so numerous Of late.
Charleston Courier.
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CONrNAHAHD GooDS ~ TIME OF WAR.
Tie merchants Of the United States
~. likely to "o exposed to losses during
lie war III Unropc, for want Of any well
understood regulations in regard 10 ar;i.
2Ics conrahard Of war. Tie journal of
Commerce iut;mates-
That the United States haa no treaty
stiPu!atons on the subject with any ma
ton in Europe except England. There
IS no Esla or the subject OF genera! appH-
cation. Vattel, in his Law Of Nations,
defines the term TO include commodities
particularly useful in waT, such as arms,
ammunition, timber for ship'building, cv,
cry kind Of naval stores, horses, and even
provisions, in certain junttures, when we
Nave hopes of reducing the enemy By
canine Most civilized nations, however,
have treaties which exempt articles of
food. The United States had such ,rea-
tles, but j! Is supposed tia: none Of thciu
are in force. That any stipulation exists
with England il net fieo from question.
At any ra;2, It IS now understood that
coal, as ii may he used as fuel for war
strangers, vii! be treated as contraband
by England. She will also certainly in.
cludc timber for ship-buIding, tar, rosin,
copper in sheets, sails, hemp and cordago
aud generally whatever may serve direct
y to the equipment Of vessels, except un-
drought iron and fur panks. BY the
general consent Of civilized nations proyi-
eions have ceased to be regarded as con.
:rGband, so that our beef, pork and flour
and other national productions may be
carried into every port not under block.
Gda. The whole subject of contraband
goods, as between France and the United
States, IA an entirely open one, and as TO
England, il is matter OF argument as to
whatarticles are excluded as contraband
or exempted We presume our Ministers
1t the Courts of the belligerents, however
have already begun to look into this i'm.
portant subject
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THE MARKETS.

CHARLESTON, June 10.
There WAS very quiet market to-day,
the sales having been limited TO 24l bales
at yesterdays prices. The operations were
confined t" one buyer. The particulars ara
~ follows IS bales At 10; 80 ut II, and
1856 bales at llic
NEw ORLEANS, June 10.
Sales Of 100 bales; Middings, lie
The Gales of the week sum up I9,25o bales
ft'e receipts have been 270O, against 5000
bales in same period last year.
NEw YORK, June 0.
The Cotton market is buoyant, with sales
of 1000 bales; MiddIing, lie. Flour is
declining, Wheat heavy and Corn dull
Naval Stores are frm and Rice heavy.
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TIE WEATHER AND THE CRops ps.-l'his
section O! country is suffering greatly for
rain. Our streets are exceedingly dry and
dusty, and our vegetable gardens are wilt
ing and drying "p under the rays Of tho hot
sun that wo have had for several days. We
understand from our country friends that
the corn and cotton is likewise beginning
to suffer for rain. The oat crop must uc-
cessarily hc short one. The wheat crop,
which is now pretty well gathered, seems
to have been lighter in some sections than
was anticipated; i; is probable, however
that in the District IN average crop will he
realized.
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Co"vlcrED oy KowING .TE MAuS.-
Levi Long, Postmaster nj Pleasant Union,
Someraet county, Pa, was tried before the
United Suites court ut Pttsburg, last week,
on the charge of robbing the mails, and
found guilty. The prisoner was detected
and arrested BY General James l.. Mcguire,
the efficient special agent Of the posto,lice
Nepartment.
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DEATH OF ONE os THE DrscayERERs, OF
THE MAMMOTH CAvE.-Mr. John Osborne
who, with Il brother and Daniel Boone, dis
covered Tho Mammoth Cave Of Kentucky
died u short time since on the coast Of Lou
isiana, ut the ace Of 81 years.
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American Bible Society.
IoRKvILLE, S. c., June 3, 1859.
To tie President and Officers Of The BIZ
Llc Societies IN South Carolina

To tie Presidc"t and Officers Of the 81.
Llc Societies IN South Carolina
GENTLEMEN AS Agent OF the Amcri
can Bible Society, in and for the State of
South Carolna, 6cg leave to remind
you that the State Billie Convention
meets at Iorkvi!lc, on Tuesday night be.
fore the first Wednesday in August, !,
being the second day in the month. 1t is
desirable that all the Bible Societies in
tke state should be represented. VIII YOU
please have a meeting OF your Executive
Committee called ut an early day, and
appoint at least five delegates to the Con
yenton; and urge them to attend, and
come with brief report. All the railroads
in the State have agreed to pass dele
gates 10 the Convention, to and fro, for
one h're. There is an arrangement by
which the cIcrgymen are passed over the
South Carolina Railroad for one fare
when they are officially engaged. A
committee Of arrangements has been ap
pointed by the Yorkville Bible Society,
and ample provision will doubtless be
made for all who may attend. Those who
live below YorkyilIc had better come up
on the lst, SO as to be present on the %
Of August.
Important matters will be brought be-
fore the Convention. Please see that your
Society ia represented wiiioW faR.
Yours truly,
l. pnTIES
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New American Encyclopedia.

We refer our readers to an advertisement
in another place, of The new American En-
cycIOPcd., now in process of publication,
by Mcssrs. ID. Appleton d Co., New York.
We are Just in receipt of the five volumes
now ready, in the half Morocco style or
binding. This style il neat and well adap-
ted 20 libraries II will be seen that accord
ing to the design, the work will extend 10
fifteen volumes the five now ready does
not conclude tho C's, and if continued on
the same enlarged acole, it would seem that
il must reach beyond the present design
The larger, however, the more valuable will
be the work il is far in advance of any
similar undertaking in pointof comprehen-
siveness, and when co4ipfetsd VII be Ii
brary in itself and n5ohnnsshtaof imper-
ishable honor to both edisofs and publish
ers. II promises to be al nnfaiIing book
of reieregee-to G Two a faithful account OF
the adysheemeUts in science, literature
and art, of the prominent ovouts in the
worlds history, and of distinguished indi-
v:duals, whose names bave become associa-
ted with the conspicuous phenomena Of
:heir age. The press of the country have
been unanimous in their opinions of this
great work and heraldcd its merits from
ono end of the Union to the other. We
will refer to it again when we have given
the present volumes more thorough cx-
animation, and as the succeeding ones ap-
pear. In the mean time, there are doubt
less some of our readers who would pre-
fer 10 be their own. critics and would be
pleased TO make this valuable ad lition to
their libraries. We, refer such to the ad +.
vertisementsgiying terms and other infor-
nation,
Ef-----~n 90 -
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Mr. Sccrctar! Cass says that tho fact OF
naturalization in the United States will not
proicc: the Rcraons of natives OF France
while there, from the military rcquisiti"ns
Of that country, The French Government
claims military service from a! natives OF
France who may be found within itS juris.
driiou
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LANCASTERVILLE, sc.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, JUNE Id, 1859.

FINE CoTToa We have in our office
few stalks of very fine cotton-the largest
that we have seen or heard of the present
season. They are about two feet in length
and have upon them a number of we'll de
veloPed squares. They grew upon the plan
tati0n Of MHstcr J. S. Cureton, near Cure
tons Ferry" in the Waxhaws.
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REroHrrD FAlLuRE.--Thc New York
Jorrna! of Commerca reports the failure of
the House Of John Fraser 81 Co, Charles.
ton, known ~ Trenholm, Bros. y, Co., in
New York, aud Fraser, Trenholm X Co.,
Liverpool, in the cotton trade
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The Columbia Guardian notes the late
report Of Grand Jury in Florida, con-
Ger ming Governor Perry as, "Somethisg
New under the Sun" a similar pro.
sentiment was made concerning President
Jackson, ii we are not misintormod, by a
Grand Jury in Spartanburg District, dur
Jag tia second term, ma concerning the
q oyernor Of this State by Grand Jury
in Kershaw District, some twelve or fifteen
20 ars ago Charleston Courier.
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STEALING SLAVES FROM AFmcA.-The
Navy Department have received voluminous
dispatches from the coast of Africa. dated
Pioto Praya, May 10. The Commander Of
the frigate Cumberland, gives graphic ne.
count Of the madus opsrGnii Of stealing and
running Oft slaves, as carried OD by yachts,
schooEera, and regular trading vessels
The traffic during the last year he says, haa
h"cn greatly or !;;t incEGas., uU;wiihz.aud-
ing the unccasing vigilance of not only the
American squadron, but also of the English
and Spanish mcn.of-war in those waters
All kinds of expsdiopts are resotIed to by
persons engaged in the iratiic 10 avoid de-
lection. He thinks that If the Department
would employ smaller class Of vessels
capable OF running into the small rivers and
bays, 80 as to intercept the slayers, they
would be more successful in these voyages
and the traffic would bo greatly abated.
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r E R MS {:
ADVERTISEMENTS,

VIII be inserted at the following low rates:
One square (ot Ii lines or lcss,l one insertion,
q or, il continued, 10 cents for the fret in-
acrtiOn, and 80 cents for each subsequent inscr-
ton. .s" Sec Fourth Page for deductions i'll
favor Of standing advertisements.
The number of insertions must be written on
each advertisement, OF they will be inserted till
ordered out and charged accordingly.
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Virginia Election.

RIcHMoNn, June 4.--The official returns
from l0f counties have been received,
and giyo LETcHER 1906 majority. His
entire majority will probably reach GO0o
votes.
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NV WoRK SHop.-The public are invi.
ted TO a notice 10 this paper OF new work
shop established in this place by Messrs.
Buns g. Hancock. Work entrusted to
these gentlemen will no doubt be prompt
ly and faithfully executed.
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Announcements.
FOR sHERIFP.

The friends of Capt. j. B. CoUsART, i,
announce him candidate for Sheriff for
Lancaster District, At the ensuing term.
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~ See advertisement Of DR.. Sanfords'
LIVER lNVIGORATOR in another col
umn. ly