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THE NEW PARTY.

A public meeting was held in Philadelphia
last Saturday evening to inaugurate "Con.
stitutional Union Movement" Mr. Fillmore
Hr. CritteudedsShd other dating uished gentle.
msHksss, Sssa p be pres.n, and make .a.
dresass. but. they. contented themselves with
general letters Of approval Of the objects Of
tho meeting. ard or the union of conservative
men 81 slr ssetiopsin the present. crisis Of ns-
tional affairs. %''.'
Thsprsseat,is ,anonssothsr things. says:
''ThS SSfs sSssratjon Of q truly National Party,
which. studfonsly stoid idihet all sectional .quss.
tions, snttty ykipg M r'its plstfofm ths Conssi.u-
sapseap csirf ! ysopS.s no soshtr sadl
than tbs 5oof our Federal Ibtost
ps pE 6 sssiai.s.siss e sss sS &.
ssey ssysss e is sssss.ls sss ss'''''' 81
fsS q sllston 8 dabhsd 10,
8 1aioa & - & siisSsi,se B sssl '''''e''
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DEPARTED this life at his residence near
White Hall, in this District, on the I'd inst.
JOHN L. GRIFFIN, aged twenty.six years
and ten montha
Mysterious aud affiirtive nre many Of the
dlspensations of all-wise aud righteous God.-
The subject Of this notice was only to be
known to he loved for his many agreeable and
"miabls traits. both Of head and heart. He
was sociable. benevolent nnd liberal, a good
neighbo~ and citizen. and firm and reliable
friend. lie Professed his faith in the Savior,
and his general character for truthfuness gives
assurance Of its being made in honesty of hear,
and sincerity Of purpose Blu. in the midst of
his days he was suddenly cut down a, d his sun
set in cloud. Comriaining Of being unwell
re took la.,danan,. aud il is supposed that the
effects Of the laudanum in connection with
disease Of the heart, 20 which he was subject.
caused his sudden death. He was aware that
his end WAS at hand and breathed his last sny.
ing. Lord Jesus receive my spirit" He leaves
a young and afectionate wife and two ch ildren
of tender age. al aged mother and brothers
and sisters with hume rous friends and relatives
to Inaura his antimelv and sad death. He has
fallen i'll the hands Of righteous but merciful
God. who will do right 1.-THE Ford gave and
the Lord hath taken away. and blessed be the
name of the Lurd." W.P. IL.
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KEW YORK DEMOCRACY.

The following gentleman have been chosen
i,y the Hnrlshrll Democracy Of New York,
delegates to the Charleston C0nv
Fernando Wood, Jno. A. Green. Jr.. Gideon
J: Tucker Joshua, r. Bnhcuck. AIt-rnAtes-
VIM. G. RoHfdsley. James T. Soutter, John
Hnggerty aud B~rjamin Chamberlain. Mr
Wood wss."nsni'hously chosen Of the dslesa
MaSor Wood addressed the Convention at
some'length. in which he urged harmony in the
party. In one place he said:
The time has arrived when the North must
have tlIoronghy national parry to save the
country. We must 10 beyond and hehind all
hair splitting discussion Of Territorial sdaerei-
gsties. The danger has become toy imminent
nr us to stop and to discuss the alI1tract rights
Of q hsn&fu! OF men VIZ seek homes in the
wilderness. He then rasiswed the Black Re.
puhlcans very critically.
A statement was made that Commodore Van.
derbilt had rendered The use Of steamer 10
take the delegation to Charleston. for the pay.
oser se .. 1"s .h.
die.
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MR.. MEMM1HeER,s m1ss1or

f'o'" me present Appearances it. seems tc b..
very '"rr"'"te that the majority OF the Slave
holding States will acccde to the the, urouos;
''"n ofsouth Carolina. for the appointment Of
delegates to Southern Congress. The Reso
iu''ons df o"r Legislature met with quite an in.
"'snaat reception at the hands of The MARYLAND
heessta'ure, mud scarcely received the courtesy
ol avoiding. The Legislatures ofK.ntucky and
iesasss.e have mnpe no response, and it seems
3gse,y 'bat Delaware. Missouri, North Car.
oifns, Louisiana and Texas will 90 into thu
Congress. Presidsrs making seems now to alb
sort al Other questions. spd, politicians are too
busy in prsssinssade claims Of favsfi,e cand;
DATES, to consider seriously The dangerous ia
sues ~bich ge concealed in the future.
The Virginia Legislature has as vet failed to
tnke my action upon the proposition Of South
CdrpIina. We learn from our charleston ex.
changes that Mr.. MEMxrxaSa bas retprp.d to
Charleston. The Mercury snys:
Mr. hemminger arrived safely in Charleston
on Friday. lie expresses hssnpelf as ci,mpletYly,
overPowered by the innrmernb BILE delicate az
tentions and marks Of respect paid a. South
Carolina in the perp"n of her Commissioner diu.
ring bis sojonrn at Richmond. This eusi. of
genuine good feelin ganj esteem op.the part of
tho Old Dominion towards us, is highly CRAFTY.
ing. 1t gives evidence. too, Of Whist We never
donhted-the strong Southern prrdilecrions and
afiniiies Of her people, whatever be their
attachment to the Union and the course vir.
ginia in tho present eonjunoture Of affairs.
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FOR Tue PEESS.
A LOOKING GLASS FOR THE 1Ap1s,


This is by friend Of the ladies, aud one
VIII" knows that the ladies love to have look.
ing glass to dress by, aud therefore wants 10
shew them where they can find one-one that
will show them tbeir duty in oil the situations
Of life. It was recommended by mother 10 her
son in choosing wife 1t tells her how to
love her lusband; how to treat him that she
will try 10 please i'm in III she d"es she will
rise early 10 superntend her household she
manages her affairs with prudence; - takes
pleasure in labor sees that all her domestics
are well fed and clothed. BY her Diligence
andgood management she is able to have every
thing in abundance; her husband is known BY
his respectable appearances; she takea care that
all che has to dispose Of be completed in the
hest manner; she is not covetous. but has TO
spare for Hsapoor; no time is spent in vain
anus eme ntt;,or foolish dress. does not leave
her offspriugaa the care Of servants that she
may spend her tirhe in vanity and vain amuse-
rnents; che trains her children in the fear of
the Lord It tells her how to talk. how TO act,
Sand be useful and kind to all, how to raise her
children Itis most useful glass for them.
Th"y ought 10 look at IT.; read il carefully
yet It'bytheatt: 1t is true glass. So, ladies,
it is shut up for'yo to open and dress your.
selves BY. II You do. your adjoining will be
found to praise and honor and glory. You
will find it in the slsl Chapter Of Proverbs.
beginningsdthe 10th verse, and read to the
end Of the Chapter.
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EFFECT OF RA1LpoAps ON ppoDrn.,

TIC E"'Ir"ad Itec"r.i pulli.i,e.l in Cincn,,,, !;
s.''es t"at upon carefully examining iii. vn Ina
''oh OF property in large number Of tbe
eoun'i'S % Ohio. il finds ,ha, III. increase i,
."o'e h"vl; g RAILROADS. ia always double tho
increase IN those having no railroad ,,.,,.
proving c"ncusivcly that large rar, IS ,;,s
.''ea'e =, III me State is due to rs!roaa, oniy
''n4"'r'hg INT" The relative effect Of .!,s can;.
~! employed on one hand, and OF l,,. ;,crso..
q capital 1t "b'nins The following; result.
Increase Of capital ..... 49, .s.n ,,oo ooo
Cost Of roads .......... ,,o .ao
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MASONIC FEMALE corrrc,

we are pleased 1" learn that the oregon, o,
s'on Of tins h"urishng Institute In. on.rsa
Wv" we most i'"ttering prospects under the au,
~ -, '''e new resident the Rev. B. Jous
soS' Inc number of pupils is rapidly iucrea,
'ng' ani II supposed will soon reoch 10 or
lou fr"m tire desirablenes. Of the loco,;o,
ana the ability of the Board Of instructor, ,h;.
!ns'''''''n presents rare educational slv,,.
tagce. "'''""-
Ahe Cokesbnry Conference School ia nov -,
ser The Charge Of Mr.. II. w. Boyp. r..,o.
and The Rev. j. W. wIcn1Max. WHO ars u,,,
known rs nb'e Instructors The Institution
~ae never more f1ourishing and boasts a large r
: number ofpupils, than it i,as.hsd for years.
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M2. SEWARD's PROSPECTS

The Washington Star cnrr,c,. , r.,,,r,
""!ch IL now going the +, unis of the press
an" which originated in the Washington cor
'fsron'ience of the New York Timex. IN th..
ELECT, that 1t has been determined, nrruup the
h'pu''lc"n party members of Congr..s and
Other leading Republican politicians, that Mr.
SEWARD Is virtually to decline ,hrir no,uu,.
'tl"n Tor the Presidency IL favor of .Mf% R,rrs
"i olifs"urI, conten,;ng himself with mission
I" England in 1854. and t!lri Mr. CAMERON. of
pennsylvania is to he the candidate for H.. I;..
Presidency, on thcir'l licket The Star savs.
Now, We havessto say that there ia M, -,
scintli!a cf truslSin this wonder ofs1,,e ionr
H. !. clear to all III washington who take The
tf"hhie "i ini"rininn .hrnsrl, es with reference
l" what PASSES among the politicians ur,ounI
ing lH"''i mat Scnhi"r Seward means TO h.
thr Rrrn''!Icnn party n"In,ncr for the rr..i
"rhrS. II he cin- AMI, further. that ,h
'''h''''.S hr+ twenty 10 one that l:r can he: in
snin"rh rs sninctren-tw-nti,.tis of the rnuL ,,J
nae "i MS parry AZ" Tor his noniua,ion-lh h.
olh'f twentieth ,c":npo-rd az it is Of small
h'i'nhH party politicians. being yi,lrd IN
Nh Their rrcieirncar) into half ,lnz.n Il, H.
c"lnrs, each attached To the coat tail Of suu
w"nd.be rival Of fSenatorsSeward, in tn. hone
OF eventual greater profitt0 themselves by the
h"n'hht on OF the persons for whom he nets - 8
a sort Of striker
The truth is, Mr. Seward is the Republican
party = lie and soul. 1t takes all IT. i.l.nsaud
principles MS he lays them down for It. Being
Hs 'h'ys great repres entativc mar, ns well as
hs creator, for it to abandon lin nt the dic,u.
no" OF Mr. F"rncy, would b. for it to throw
away three f"urths Of its popular strength, to
nccnll;nodntr That gentlemen. His nomination
WI! uouhtIess drive from the Republican lex,
thousands of ini"n.pnrty opposition men.
But TO ignore his claims i" it's support in III.
approaching contest. will as surely drive from,
supporting lis tickets. tens of thousands vino
W, VIII refuse to snpp"rt him as its nominee.
rese 'ncts are SO well understood by nll we'll.
informed politicians, a. To render tn. nomiuo.
'i"h OF Mr. Seward by the Chicago Convention
"s s'rt"in rs that c"nventi"n will meet.
lh's story about Forney's setting aside
Seward Tor Bn.es. on the whole, is about on
n, Tnr with the stories periodically FEN, from
ashingt"n TO the New York Tmcs. Cincin.
natl Enquirer, Chicago 1isnes ct ai., represent.
ing The 'firo enters Of the South rs rapidly ca
wing III for H"uglas for the Charleston conv en.
t'on. This is n world Of huul.uv in VII ch We
I'VE just now; and IN nothing else is il so much
!" IN vogue at til. pp-ent writing. as in fiLhng
~. :" '"e newspapers concerning the prospects of
'''' Or 'hut current nspirant for the Presidency
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VIRGINIA

The Joint Coninl;tlce If n. soitor,e.,
Legislature, 20 whom was ref, rrcJ the cousi,1.
:, 'nno" n OF t"e South Carolina Ecsnlu.inns and
'mespr"per action to he taken Ly VIRGINIA Lov.
reported to day, series Of Resolutions +, H..
enec'' 'hat the State Of Virginia. does not w.,
o'S.r"'' The capacity of the South to prot.c, he,
''s".s ana h'er'irs, hnt de."si i. inexpe,,ient to
meet IN General Convention and thinks ,o,o
''ic''"t co operation can he oltainc., hv ,,;r.ct
legislation that it is inexpelient to a,noin,
1,ss ..n ,' 20 ""ner"l C"nfr:ei.:e. nsy:proposcd
~. .""' '"e Governor be requested to notify
''e GOVERNORS Of NIL HE Southern S,atcs
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CORRESPONDENCE OF rHExERcuRy,

Z.
The postal appropriations have at last been
made, and the Shy locks of New York and Of
this city are 5abilnnt. as they will receive the
par value, with t per cent. interest in gold for
certificates which they have purchased with
uncurreuL money, at prices rangciny from sixty
10 ninety I'er cent. capital speculation this,
and ii is not 10 be wondered at that the hold
ers oi tins Proftaoie stock were clamous in theie
enireaties u have the huase Organized.
The feeeel mail con, Factors who have hoo,
forced To submit 10 These heavy discounts in
order 10 obtain food for their horses. and xk,
will not be in my why benefited by the allow.
nnce of interest "n the certificates which thav
have disposed of. will petition Congress f;r
relief aud their "cuims' will benc.f,r,h ha
prominent in the calendar
Mr. Speaker PrNsINGroN is endeayoriny m @,
appoint his coInmttees as t6s'unite those who
voted for him as u "haPpv family. but find. il
n ditaclt taHk although he has l'nun1ow WrEp
GALrsuA Grow and SHERMAN as n cousul,ipo
committee. Some OF the Republicans who
f"a.ed into Congress on the Know Nothing
wave. four years ag" ami have since served on
conmittees are disguste. ut finding the new
epmers. generally old Wings, placed over them
AZ clinirrnem.
General regret is expressed here that WM
GILLMoHE SiMMe, Of your city, has felt Obliged
to declin" (''n account Of feeble healt,) The
post "f orator ut the Inauguration of CLARK
''iLL sta'u" on the 22d Hon. Mr.. BococK
hns t'ren invited u. act ns his substitste
lhr President has n reception this evening
and tifrr are invita- tons 10t for several large
eve'.'agsn.egi"'n'"rb,s .m"ng them one 10
morrow evening nf' Secretary ToUcEy's and
another %" Fridny event at Mr.. CARRoLLs.
The Clerk sf the Supreme Court. There are
also hotel "hoI'>' and quiet v.ning parties, the
whole giving the ladies of the McF1imsey family
ample orI"rtunity to display their toilct,-s,
although, nlas they have nothimg TO wear
a French vaudeville company gave some
nperatic 'nureraur very crsl.tabiy las, might at
The Theatre. auI in March We urc 10 have the
l,ulinn troupe. w
The daily tslegraphic weather r.tnrn to the
smithsonian Institution, th,s mnruiny, informed
us that ut Charleston the mercury was 81 lie
,grees. hut here j, nus "a t~grees-c"II. foyg!
'n;iI dismal eaough. SCRlBE.
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APPLEToNs RAILWAY cu1nr

"eare indebted TO the publishers for This
's''a''e hand boois:~hic',is is a publication OF
great Vaue TO the Traveller, and commercial
a"o business men generally. There is q yast
amop". of Information contained in its paces
Sn.en Is e'Pec'ally:shdispensable TO foreigner.
rlat'ng this country, who would consult. a
reliable guide for travel. All railroad ond
steamboat lines in 1he United stntes and Cans.
oa'' with then time tables distances s,ation.
eonn'ct'"ne, &c. and maps delineatinp II e
a'1erent routes North. South, East and We.t
may be found in tlds hook. with much other
valuable 10 formation which We have not time
nennnerate. 1t is published semi monthly.
oy u. APPLETON q Co.. New York, at 2s cents
Q number
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THE MaRyLAfD LEGrsIhrurr

In The Maryland Lr,iS!, nr-. the r-s,,u;;.n.
recently "dop'"d by the l."S;s!n.ur. o S.u,n
Carolina, Inviting i':r :;"n!c,n Sta!n.,c i,i, j.;
IA Convention to ,;:scuss tie Question Of s.ess
''o" iii" l" If"''ic Fer the general def nee
'e"'hS' h"''h''h n"grcsSi'n. w"r" r,"r;v.,i
win d"c'i'd and almost universal Expressions
"f CONDEMNATION from Il sides oI ,i U,-....
ana but for the courtesy du. 10 the nc,;,u ,f
2 sister State, they would lpuhtIcss have been
laid on Tie table without reading.
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T II + n DEP ENDENT PRESS.

HousroN ON THE SoUrn CAROLINA REsoLu-
TIoSs-Governor Houston fias sent the South
Carolina resolutions to the Texas Legislature,
says of It:
The message Of Gov. Houston. in relation to
the South Carolina resolutions. is snoh as every
one expected: NO proposal wss ever yet made .
Tor the Southern States to toke any measures
consultation among them as to what mcasur %
should be taken, which Gov. Houston has not
opposed. The only measure which can bs
named that he has not opposed. 10 that Of un.
conditional submission to abolilioni.m This 10
the exact meaning OF what he calls conserva.
tisu. anything else with him ie disunonism. It
is on this ground that he now charges the
resolutions of South Carolina ms aiming at q
dissolution Of the Union
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CANE PRESENTATION

".'' oe see" says 'h" Guardian, hv t.le.
H'"i"'e dispatch in another Column that Mr
'.omu"dson OF Virginia Las chps,ised Hickman
"f fennsylvan:a, for oGfensivs .xDr..s:o,s
against the State he represents.
We presume Hickman viii tax. \ Eurone,n
tour for the benefit If his health
we are informed TIM, some of our c;t;z.us
are ''"yrg ""nufnctnssd Icy Mcesrs. Cooper
q Gailher an eicnaut' Joa,w.,to co,s % ,o
r.esen'ed'o Nr E;:nund.on as n testimonial !
oi Their appreciation Of his condrr,
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TnE WnsAr Caor. .--In some portions Of this
District, We were informsd by-our friends on
sale day, The prospect for aNsed wheat crop.
the present yearis quite Sim. Bo6 wheat
and oats have been. much injured BY being
killed ont by the excessively cold weather.
during the pas: winter: Farmers wifi be bst.
Ter able to Judge Of the damage done to the
wheat crop later Than this, when the stalk s,ll
haze 'ss eenmsse se'eoysr the euosgs--zas
rsnsrilH HeraA -
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DUE WEST FEMALE COLLEGE

we lear" from the Ti,sco,'. that rI.,: Na..:.
&c Lodge ut Due West. have u,a.l,. r. !ihrr,l 10.
nation OF $50" t" the Female Coli.rc ,t ,l.,,
p'"ee' lh's is hut ore 9th. many ne.s Of nun
ic spirit and lt'"ralitv. for VIII ch our u:-,,;
IS Indebted l." The Masons. They inv. cstah
h'h'd hcur<hing Female CoI.re at trol.,.,,.
ry. and the Present donation il Ian, ,al:,;..,
e'''e"ee OF The "rv"ii"n Of the Order to the
cause Of female eIucation.
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LARGE SALE or NEoRoEs.-A lot of 90 ne
gr"es were sold by Mcssrs. Beatty d Giles ut
Dr. Netts.' in this District, on the 3lst ult. and
days following, q, an average Of about $I.lOO
une man, forty eight years old. a good cook,
brought $2.25u; u boy eighteen, 1880; aid
aud one nineteen. $l.y7U; a girl nineteen,
likely, *ls3O; and another eighteen. OF the
same quality, $l,s7O-Lamrensviiic Herald
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COURT CALbNGAR.
WESTERN CIRCUIT Spring TERM. lstO
Call at the Captains ORce!.'

'Our friends who arc Indebted to
Ills for Subscription and Advertising
will confer favor by caliin. 1T our
Office and settling on hex, Sale
LAY, or at rs early Il day thereafter
as may be convenient.
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E3 We ""ui! direct at;rrt"n to the rev
advertisements of W,n. NJ Rogers. I. W. W
MARSHALL. Adm'r. aud Kitty + Williams, A,.:n', :.
"m Gordon Executor II. G. I;il.!. Sheriff
Sales, OrI:narY's Nn,icA
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CHARLESTON CONVENTION has
opened the bal in relation TO the sppontme 8
OF Delegates to State Democratic Convention.
The following gentlemen have been arpointed'
B. F. Perry. F. +. Beattie. +. E. Duncan. E. T..
Jones. DR.. WIN. Mooney, Nathaniel Morgan.
DR. james Harrison, Gen. Waddy Thompson.
DR.. james Sullivan, Alexander McBee.
The 18th day Of April is named as the meet
ing Of the Convention at Columbia. g
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Sheriff Sales.

Sheriff Sales.
ID me directed. l will sell al Abbevile Court
House. on tho frat Monday in MARCH next
within the legal hours Of sale. The following
property, to wit:
House and Lot, containing One Acre more
or less. also, Lot and Work Shop containing
/ Acre, more or less. near Greenwood Depot on
the G. Il c. r; R., as the property Of James w.
Irwin, ads. w. N. Blake, and others.
$50 Acres Of Land, more or Iess, bounded by
lands Of VIM. Jones. Mrs. E, Ware aud Others
as the property of Jas. Killingsworth. ads. John
Smith, and Others.
House and Lot in the Village Of Greenwood,
az tho property Of T. c. Crews, ada the Com.
mercisl Bank Of Columbia.
l House and Lot in the Town Of AbbeyilIe,
containing four Acres more or less. as the prop.
srty OF John Combs ads. Christian 4 Deal, and
others.
70 Acres Of Land, more or less, % tho proper.
ty of9smes Hughes, ads. Samuel Donsid.
7s0 Acres Of Land more or lesa as the prop
erfy Of James II: Calvert, ads. Thomas G. Per
Fin, and others.
Negro Woman, Agnes, % the property Of
LowSdss L Griffin ads Dr.. 7. @. GriAap. and
Others. 4, . F-s'
Negroes. Della, Lige, Herry. Batlsr. Frops
spd Tilda. O. the proPsrty Of Stanlsy.s CssHs
adj. q. Waller; Ind osksrs.
lNsgro Man Ned - the property of Elisa.
beth Ware, sda Jsferson Arnofd,. and ,others.
ssaprss e, 81. pres...y osTAsmss B,assh.
ss.tin. ome.,l D, - 3 {
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CHESTER DIsrEIcr.-On Monday last. thcr.
was meeting held at Che ster G. H., to consider
the propriety Of the ing purt in the
Charleston Convention. The following dele
gates were appointed to the Stnte Convention ::
Samuel McAley. Esq. w. L. Gilmore, +. r.
Ingram, Ricnrd Ro"ds, b. r. Stevenson. Il. N.
Hemphrll, Il. !. Hope, John Simpson, (sandy
Rivar)
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:, o'SvEss and HAzIrrT who were engaged in
tne re' slli"n at Hsrper's Ferry have been con.
V.o'ee They racsiyed the sentence with tho
ntncr adjfcronoe. wy
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W" have receive! III" ,iar.ii nuu;b,- al tL;.
popular Monthly, wn:"! present., X. u.,!a. at
traction. Literary srd ,i",".iai..
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THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.

THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
A6deoi0e listriet.- Gtatias.
By wIlAIAM HILL, Esq, Ordinary Of, Abb.
vile District. :, - y
"HEREAs. application hos been n,ads 70
: w me by DR.. T.. Andrews. for Letters of
administration on al snd singuisr tho soods aud
ohattlss, rights aud credits Of the Es,ate OF J. I.
Grifiu. dsc'd, ate OF The. District Of Abbevilie
and Ststs of So6th Catofiua.
dssd and. creditors ~ id dse'd, - Il sppssr @
.hefors me q our nest % Dldinafys Court, ts BE-
hsld st .Abbstille Court sHoSss for Ab6svilIe
f,istrict ol ths twenty .sevstth day Of February
instsnt tafhow cause il apy why the ssid I.ei.
No should not b6 granted .,.,.,.l. -.
Gives u ss ny hand and seAl this the slsv.
q sath,dy Of February, one thossand siEht
hunarsd and SIXTY. nd 4. sths siehfy-
- iti.tsikM HfEL, O. A. D.
ysb. ~ lSo1e - ,.sr q
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NOTICE..

n Ii persons indebted to B. F.. Gilbert W i'll
IA hsd their notes and accounts in nv
hands. aud they are requested to make imme.
diate payment. and those having claims avans,
B. =. Gilbert will please present them to the
undersigned. .Sar
wMssM. ROGERS. Assignee.
Feb. Is, 1850, At
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GODEY'S LsDY'S R1nE.

Senator l!,MM"&D will please nccar.. our
thanks for Conrrc> sipnnl ia: >.,:
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A BRIDGE TO LET TO
Z.
COM TRACT.

NJILL he let to he lowest bidder at the
W late residence Of Philip Cromer. the re.
building Of new Bridge across the Gully he.
tween Wesley and p. Cromers residences. On
Monday the 9th inst, at twelve o'clnck.-
Specifications given on the day Of letting
II. o. KLUGH.
p s: Persons crossing tho above Bridge will
please be careful as 1t is considered unsafe
Ii. G.. X.
February. Is, 1860 2t
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COLUMBIA, Feb. IL, 1860.
Cotton-Ihe sales of cotton to-day amounted
to IT'S bales. extremes TO l1Ac.
CHARLESTON, Feb. II, 1860.
.Cotton--The sales Of cotton in this market
today amounted 10 LOG bales ut prices rang
ing from TO l2c.