the abbeville banner (abbeville, s.c.).(abbeville, s.c ... · the blind boy. by dr. hawkes. it was...

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THE BLIND BOY. BY DR. HAWKES. It was a blessed summer day, The flowers bloomed.the air was mild. The liitle birds poured forth their lay. And every thing in nature smiled. In pleasant thought I wandered on Beneath the deep wood's ample shade. 'Till suddenly 1 came upon Two children who had thither strayed. Just at an aged birch tree's foot A Utile boy and girl recliu'd, His hand in hers she kindly put, And thou I saw the boy was blind. The children knew not I was near, A tree concealed me from their view, Uut all they said I well could hear, And I could see all they might do. Dear Mary," said the poor blind boy, ' That little bird sings very long; Say <lo you see hun in his joy, A ml i.< ho pivtty his soup; ' o?, Howard. ves,'* replied the maid, ;; I see the I»iiti on yonder tree The poor b.>\ sighed, and gently said, " Sister, 1 wi-.h that I eon Id see." ' The (lower.-? you say, are very fair. And bright green leaves are i>n the trees, And pretty bin is are singing there. flow beautiful for one who sees. ''Vet I the fragrant flower can smell. And can feel the green leaf's shade, And I ean hear the notes that swell From those dear birds that Go.1 has made. ('So, sister, CJotl to me is Kind, Though sight, alas! T1i: has nol given; But tell me, are there any blind Among the children up in Heaven ? " ao dearest i'lJtwar ., tiikrc all se<>. But why iisic inc a thing so odd?' "Oh Mary, IIk's &o good to mi:, I thought I'd l,ikk to look at God." Ere long disease his hand had laid On that dear boy so meek and mild * IIis widow'd mother wept and prayed That God won Id spare her sight less child. ETe felt her warm tears on his fueo) And raid." Oh, never weep for me, I'm going to a bright-.bright place Where Alary says L (.jod shall sci:." <{ And you'll be there, dear Alary, loo. But mother when you set up there. Teli Edward, mother, that 'tis you. You Know I never saw you hero." He spoke no more, but sweetly smil'd Until the final blow was given. When God took up the poor blind child And open'd first his eyes in Heaven. A Wash for Fruit Trees..A good 111 1 1 1 ..I 1- 1 * oeai nas ueen saia anout tne Dest application for this purpose.one recommending lime another a solution of soft soap, and another a solution of potash. .All these are very excellent, but sometimes fail of being applied, from an unwillingness in the farmer to urive to the village in search of them, or from a false economy which regards the slight expense of not procuring them. If there is any tiling equally beneficial, and "within every one's reach, we think it should be substituted, as doing away with thelastapology which a lazy man can give for neglecting his trees, and we think that this article may be found in wood ashes, of which every farmer has an abundance. I havj tried a solution of black salts, the application of soap, and also that of wood ashrvr. l!\i* lot* /v r~i fi i AO itn t K %iA 11 /->- Un *1... I 1 VJ© J UH 1CH££V? tl LUC Willi luuyu Udlltj U1U 1111" ler is quite as good, if not better than the former. A wash of ashes and water can be made as strong as you please, and if put on some dry day, a good deal of the ashes will remain adhering to the bark, which the subsequent rains wash into crevices. This wash' if applied in the summer time, will, while the ashes remain on the tree, make it offensive and disagreeable to the insects, and deter them Jighting on it; also ultimatetely makes the bark both smooth and healthy. By those who wish for healthy and productive orchards, too much attention cannot he given to the bark of their trees. We fre- quently meet with forest trees whose interior has been entirely" destroyed by fire or decay, and which yet seem healthy and flourishing by virtue of a vigorous baric ; and any one who has tried the experiment must have observed how both shrubs and trees, that have become enfeebled by age and neglect, can be rejuvenated by attention to their exterior condition. Wo don't mean to recommend to any to procure old pr large trees for his prchard in place of young ones, but if he has an old apple tree worth improving, by removing the outside pf the whole baric on it late in the spring, ho will find that he has giyon to the tree much additional vigbur. Upon smaller trees and shrubs, a liberal scraping with a trowland an application of ashes and water will have the same effect. When trees grow in grqs3yland, a pretty good way to keep them from being sod-tjoijnd is to remove in the fall the sod two or three fbet around the tree, and on this turn abput half a wheejbatrowfull of manure; the winter rains and snows will wash tfye strength of1 it to the fibrous roots. ; In tlie spring il%A moniiPA mnif nViAiif nn- UJMHMI V/ »«Ujf MW UUUfcVVX VU UUUUV UU~ dor the tree, and in lieu of it, substitute leached a^hes. This, beside being benefi. cient to the tree, prevents the grass from approaching the sterrj of the tree during the summer; and.t?hat grass grows over the ashes is easily removed in the fall. ; j: v'* / s'"' In conclusion we would say, that the farmer who curries his horse twice a day, finds himself abundantly rewarded for his toil, in the improved strength and appearance of his animal; why don't he curry his trees once or twice a year, and reap a larger reward for the labor and the capital thus invested ? Miup. 5' Journal. Importance of Deep Tillage..How- ever skilfully and philosiphically wo may carry on our saving and application of maj mires: however well we may select our seed, and chouse our seed-time, without deep tillage, we can by no means receive the maximum result. Drained land, deeply stirred, and thoroughly pulverized, becomes a. kind of regulator of the weather for itself; it is not soon soaked in wet, and it forms a stone house of moisture in dry weather. It is a bad conductor of heat, and is therefore not easily over-heated ; hut on the other hand it is i.ot soon cooled, and so keeps up an e<;nal temperature by night and by day, in cloud ami in sunshine, in the highest degree favorable t<» the healthy developement of* plants. . I \wfn -j Herald. Warn: and Ukown 1Iui:ai»..The general hel iet* is, that bread made pi* the finest flour is the best, and that whiteness is the proof of its quality; but both these opinions are oonnlar errors. The whiteness mav ho, itiid generally is, cominunicatcd by alum, to the injury of the consumer; and it is known to men of science that the bread of unrefined flour will sustain life, while thai made with refined will not. Keep a man on brown bread and water, and he will live and enjoy good health; give him white bread and water only, and he will sicken and die. The meal of which the first is made, contains all the ingredients necessary to the composition of nourishment to the various structures composing our bodies. Some of these ingredients are removed by the miller, in his efforts to please the public; so that fine flouf, instead of being better than meal, is the least nourishing, and to make the case worse, it is also the most difficult of digestion. The loss is, therefore, in all respects, a waste, and it seems desirable that the admirers of white bread, but especially the poor, should bo acquainted with these truths,and brought to inquire whether they do not purchase at too dear a rate, the privilege of indulging in ! the use of it. The unwise preference given . so universally to white bread, leads to the nnvniftiAiia uronl i/»rt nf rr» i virin- n 1 it tn itritli nu.n'uo | '»ui iv>v/i 1111 aiuc^ u ULi the flour, and this again to all sorts of adulj terations and impositions. 1 Edinburgh Jou rnal. A Canine Artillerist..Mustapha, a strong and active dog, belonging to an artHi Ireisl in Dublin, raised from his birth in the midstofcamps always accompanied its masj ter and exhibited no alarm in the midstof battle. In the hottest engagements it rej rnained near the cannon, and carried the match in his mouth. At the memorable battln of Fnntpnfiv whnn wn hrnke thr> square batalhons of the Hanoverians, the master of Mustapha received a mortal wound. At the moment when about to fire upon the enemy, he and several of his corps were struck to the earth by the dis| charge ofartillery. Seeing his master exI tended lifeless, and bleeding, the dog be: came desperated and howled piteously.. Just at the time a body of French soldiers were advancing rapidly to gain possession' j ofthe piece, which was aimed at them, from the top of a small rising ground, (who would bcleiveit if the facts were not well attested .by several witnesses worthy ot credit?) doubtless with a view to revenge his masi ter'5 death, Mustapha seized the ligthed match with his paws, and set fire to the canon loaded with case shot, seventy men fell on the spot, and the remainder took to flight.. After this bold stroke the dog laid itsclifdown near the dead body of his master, licked his wounds, and remained there twenty-four hours without sustenance. He was at length with difficulty taken away by the comrades of the deceased. The cnurarrfinns animal was carried to London and present- ed to George II, who had liim taken care of as a brave servant. j An Important Arrangement. The New Y orlc Journal of Commerce says, that the government has made arrangements with Mr. Rothchilds to furnish money in Mexico for the expenses of the army, &c.^ and receive payment in New York. To Cure Warts..Dissolve as much common washing soda as the water will take up; wash the warts with this for a minute or two, and let them dry without wiping. This repeated, will gradually destroy the ugliest wart. A Royal Contribution to Missions.. The King of Prussia has recently'given 1000 thalers (about 8750) to the Rhenish Missionary Society, towards defraying the expense of sending its first Missionaries to China. The State of South Carolina. " abbeville district. In the Court of Common Pleas. James Cochran v James Fish..Attachment. The Plain tiff in this case hoying filed his declaration in the Clerk's office this day: And the' defendant having neither wife or attorney knq\yn tq be jn State. Ordered that said defendant do plead tq the said- declaration within a year an(J a day frqn> this date* otherwise judgment by default will be a.ty^fded against him. TP SP1ERIJN, C. C. P. Clerk's Office 2?t.ff April 1847 ly 14 ># Ware-IIousc and Commission ? BUSINESS. HAMBURG, S. C. a .^ The subscribers having leased / Ware House in Hamburg, lati ly occupied by Sinit li &. B<mi ^^ffliKbsoii, under the firm ofRAMEY & TAGGA11T. They offer their services to their friends and the public generally, in the STORAGE and SALE of COTTON, FT.OTTli. RA( 'ON. and Produce of all kinds; RECEIVING and FORWARDING MER- CHANDIZE, and Purchasing Goods tb Or- dcr, &c. They hope, by strict attention, to merit a share of public patronage. Their Ilouse will be open on the first Sop- tember for the transaction of business, i JOHNSON It A ME Y. ! JOI1N TAGGAllT. June 23. 1817. 17 If QfCr' The Hamburg Journal will copy the above until further orders. Warehouse and Factorage. The subscribers have pur- ? l^sehused from Nat lion L. Grillin, I Esq., the Cotton Warehouse in I I Iamb urg, recently occupied by Dr. J. l<\ Griffin, and formerly by Messrs. ' . ..4. , li. J,. .loiters i-V, l^O., smiilltu ui uic iuui u| the IIill, ami immediately at the head of the [ j main business street. From ito superior lo| cation, and being surrounded by a stream of water, it is comparatively exempt from the casualty of lire and entirely above tjie reach of high freshets. Th«v propose to carry on exclusively the WAREHOUSE and GENERAL FAC- TO It AGE BUSINESS, under the firm of1 GEIGEIt &, PARTLOW. Having engaged an experienced and com- peteni assistant, in addition to their own per! sonul attention, and possessing means to make liberal advances on produce consigned to their care, they hereby tender their servis ees to Planters, Merchants and others, in the STftRAPiR and SALE of COTTON, FLOUR, BACON, ami other PRODUCE, in RECEIVING and FO It WARDING ; MERCHANDISE, and PURCHASING GOODS to ORDER. i W. W. GEIGER. JAS. Y. L. PARTLOW. June 9 10 0m Bagging and Ropo. The subscriber olYerb to sell al the lowest rates of the market, 150 p's. heavy KENTUCKY BAGGING 75 do. DUNDEE do As suitable for making sheets to sun wheat on, forty-five inches wide. Orders from*his friends and the public gfcnerallv for these articles, will be strictly attended to. IIo solicits orders. J. HOWARD. Hamburg, June 9 15 4tsrn Cotton Press. We oflf.'r to the citizens of Abbeville and the adjoining- Districts, our improved SWING. ING FULCRE PRESS. The invention was not the result of mere chance, but of long experience and mathematical calculation. As to power, it is equal, if not superior, to anything now in use. [t requires less ti rn ber, easier framed, and put up in less time, and with Iofs danger than a screw; and the Press will last as long as any timber protected from the weather or above ground. From the number of these Presses which are now in use from North Carolina to Mexico, we fuel no hesitancy in saying that they will supercede the Screw ; and there are ten of our Presses up to one of any other, and we feel justified in saying fifty to one. The average duration of Screws in this,District is not more than four and a half 01 five years, and as there is not less than five hundred Screws, see what is paid out in one year. For single or individual rights, §15.00. We offer the District rights for sale on very lowterrne, which we consider a greater speculation than there is in the country. Persons wishing information respecting the Press, will find me for two weeks to come at the residence of Mr. James Cobb. I will build one more Press in this District for ijj>50, every tiling found to hand. Invented in Barnwell District, S. C. PROVOST, Patentee. June 9 15 tf Notice to absent Heirs &c. AH persons having demands, or owing1, the Estate of Samuel Foster, senior, deceased, will present them by the first Monday in Nos vember next, at which time the estate will be fc-ettled and closed in the Ordinar'y Office, at Abbeville C. H., at which time and place tfie heirs will apply for their shares of the estate. E. DAVIS, Ejc'or. August 4, 1847 23 3m Estray Tolled. Sherod H. Smith lolls before me l^e subscribing magistrate, /Jj) rlnvlr uaif a»* V\»»at«r* Knnsn nrrKf v K it. UU1 l\ VI U1UW11 ilUI OUj A I^UW fore foot white up to the fetlock, a small blaze in the face, a Roman nose, fifteen hands and two inches high, and appraised at thirty dollars supposed to be twelve years old, no other marks visible. Appraised by Jacob Hill, Saml. Hill, and Saml. D. Speed. A, F. WIMBISH, Magistrate. July 7. 19 3m. Citation. Whereas, Dnvid W. McCants and Mary Roland have applied to me to grant thern Letters of Administration on the Estate of Nathaniel Roland, deceased : These are, therefore, to cite the kindred and creditors of the deceased to appear before me in a Court of Ordinary, to be held tor Abbeville District, at Abbeville Court House, on Monday the 30th August, to shew cause, if any they have, why said Administration should not be granted. Given under my hand 14th August, 1847. DAVID LESLY, Ordinary. Aug 18 25 2t The State of South Carolina, Abbeville district. IN EQUITY. Asbury R. Hamey, Adm'r., v. Mary Donald, et al..Bill to Marshall Assets, <$fc. ay order of the Uourtof Equity, the Commissioner nppoipts the first Monday in October next, within which time the creditors of the 6stato of John A. Donald, deceased, are roquired by said order to establish their demands against said estate. ' * H. A. JONES, c. b. Commissioner's Office, July 7, L837. 20-}3t Head Quarters. LIMESTONE SPRINGS, ) July 1, 1847. \ Order No. . Tlie following Regiments will parade for Review and Drill, at the times and places sis follows, viz: The yotli Regiment of Infantry, near Ruff's Mountain, on Tuesday, the 10th of August next. The tJStli Regiment of Infantry, at Keller's, on Thursday, the 12th of August. 1 lie Him Keguneut «>i ^avairy, ij.i iviurtin's, on Saturday, tho L4th ol August. The <10lh Regiment of Infantry, at Royd's on Tuesday, the 17th of August. The 41st Regiment of Infantry, at Parle's Old Field, on Thursday, the 19th of August. The 45th Regiment of Infantry, at the Ihirnt factory, on Saturday, the 21st of August. The Oth Regiment of Cavalry, near the Glenn Springs, on Tuesday, the 24th of August. The 30th Regiment ol Infantry, at Timmr»nc' I Tiinc/l'iif *1 1 of nl UIWIIO A. IVIVU \MI A. Ul.CWIl^ J IUU fy 1 Ol WI August. The 1st Regiment of Infantry, at Bruton's, on Thursday, the 2nd of September next. The 3d Regiment of Infantry, at Toney's Old Store, on Saturday, the 4th of S.eptemher. The 1st Regiment of Cavalry, at Pickensville, on Tuesday, the 7ih of September. The 5th Regiment of Infantry, at Hunter's, on Thursday, the 9th of September. The 2d Regiment of Infantrv. at Hall's. on Saturday, the 11th of .September, The 42<1 Regiment of Infantry, at JVIin ton's, on Tuesday, the 14th of September. The 4th Regiment of Infantry, at Varennes, on Thursday, the lGth of Septem' her. The 6th Regiment of Infantry, at I.o! max's, on Saturday, the 18th of September. The 8th Regiment of Infantry, at any place the the Brigadier General may select, and report to this Department the point sei lected, on Tuesday, the '21st ol September, The 2d Regiment of Cavalry, at Longmire's on Thursday, the 2ttd of September. j The 9th Regiment of Infantry, at Low's, on Saturday, the 25th of September. The 7th Regiment of Infantry, at the Old Wells, on Tuesday, the 28th of September. The 10th Regiment of Infantry? at Richardson's on Thursday, the 30th of September The Commissioned and Non-Commissioned Officers will assemble at their respective parade grounds on the day pre> vious to review, for drill and instruction. The Major Generals will, with their staff', attend the reviews, in their divisions, and the Brigadier Generals will, with their staff, attend in their respective Brigades, and are charged with the extension of this order. By order of the Commander-in-Chief. J. W. CANTEY, Adj't. andlnsp'r. General. July 28 22-1 Ot Dr. Spencer's Vegetable Pills, And Tonic and Restorative Bitfcis. As a proof of the popularity of these medicines, we subjoin the following': A. Campbell, Sampler District, So, Ca., writes, ordering fresh supplies, and states that Judge Richardson, und others of that District, have made use of them for dyspepsia, liver complaint, jaundice and general debility, with great success. John r. krvm, ot Darlington, b. O., that lie is all out ot the Bitters, and orders a fresh supply.that wherever used they are approved of, and their popularity fast increasing. Thomas Fletcher, Tellair co., Ga., writes, he is all out, in less than two months after taking the agency, and orders a new and large supply. Wm. B. Beazeley, Barnwell, District, S. C., G D Collins, Anson co., N. C., M A Santos, Norfolk, Va., and large numbers of others, write for fresh supplies, informing us of the rapid sales and incieasing popularity of these Pills and Bitters. As proof the efficacy of these Medicines, read the following: Nathan G. Cully. Johnson co.,N. C., was cured of a case of the measles, followed by a long protracted attack of chills and fever, by the use of one box of pills and one bottle of bitters. Stewart Beg-gs, Druggist, of Augusta, was cured of a long protracted case of the Piles, by the use ot two bottles of bitters. Mr , one of the Judges of Jefferson co., Ga.,' was cured of dyspepsia and Piles, by use of two bottles of bitters taken in connection with the Pills. Col Sherwood, Tallahassee, Fla., was cured of dyspepsia and liver complaint in four weeks after commencing the use of the pills and bit-« tors. And these are only .a few isolated cases among the many- which are daily coming to our knowledge. To the afflicted wo sav.make trial of SpencQrs- pills and bitters befb'fe giving up your case as incurable, Many have been cured.many others may be. The above Medicines, Fresh and Qemiine, are for sale by Wardlaw & Dcndy, and the Post Office. For certificates of recommendation and other information concerning the above Med. idines»see future advertisements, also pamphlets which tnay be obtained of the Agents, July 14 ' " 90 1m > J : ; '* CANDIDATES. jl FOR .TAX COLLECTOR. I We arc authorized to announce JOHN M. . 11 GOLDING as a candidate for Tax Collector 8 at the ensuing election. I We are authorized to announce JAMES I M. CALVERT, as a candidate tor TAX 1 COLLECTOR, at the ensuing election. » I The friends of Capt. E. C. MARTIN, 1 announce hiin as a candidate for TAX COLLEC- I TOR, at the next ensuing election. 1 The friends of WILLIAM J. IIAM'MONO, take pleasure in announcing him a ' Candidate for TAX COLLECTOR at the ensuing election. The Friends of JOSEPH S. D. WETHEllALl., announce him as a Candidate for TAX COLLECTOR, at the ensuing election. The friends of the Rev. J AS. MOORE i respectfully announce him as a candidate for the office of Tax Collector at the ensuing election. The Friends of W S. HARRIS, announco liiin as a candidate for re-rlcction to the office of TAX COLLECTOR, at the ensuing election. We arc authorised to nnpounce JOHN CUNNINGHAM, as a candidate for TAX L/Ui_.L.ii.v> 1 UK., at the next election. The friends of EZEKIEL TRIBLE announce him as a candidate for the office of Tax Collector at the ensuing election. Wc are authorized to announce T. T. CUNNINGHAM a candidate for Tax Collector at the ensuing election. Greenwood Female Academy. A1JCUVII.LK DISTRICT, S. C.(Under the Control of the Baj)list Dcno! urination.) The first session of Una Institution termina-. ted on Friday the 11th instant, in the hand-, some and commodious school-house recently erected in the above salubrious and pleasant village. The principals, Mr. and Mrs. R. II. Nicholls, are desirous to tender their grateful acknowledgments to their friends and the public for the very liberal patronage so early bestowed on their new undertaking, and ; to ass.ire them that neither labor nor expense shall be spared to ensure a continuance of the confidence thus iipplied. They have had lortv pupils under their charge during the present session, and are now prepared, both with competent assistants >ind airy ai)d convenient schoql-rooms, to receive a much greater number: similar arrangements are mane 10 secure comrortahjo Duurtl to all aopji^ cant3. They again submit to the public their very reasonable terms ; Per Session of Fire Months. Orthography, Reading, Writing and Arithmetic, $6.00 The above, with Geography, Gram! mar, Parsing and Composition, : 9.00 The above, with History, Moral and Intellectual Philosophy, Logic and Rhctoiic, : ; : : : : : : 12.00 The above, with Natural Philosophy, Use of the Globes, Construction of Maps, Alirebra, Geometrv. Chem- istry, Botany and Astronomy, ; 15.00 The French and Spanish Language?, each ::::::::: 10.00 * A Philosophical Apparatus will soon be supplied. Mrs. Nicholls's Department. MUSIC.Piano and Singing, : : 20.00 Use of the Piano, : : : : : : 2.00 Embroidery and other Fancy Needle, work, (the pupil finding her own materials,) : : : : : : : 8.00 Good board can be obtained at 88.00 per mouth. a,t: l a a .1 ...i- i_ "l ivj.isa ouruu Auuursuu, no ia engugeu as assistant instructress in Music, is prepared to »ive lessons in Drawing and Oil and Water-color Painting. The second session commcnces Monday the 26th of July next, and it is earnestly recomi mended that every pupil should be present on that day. Mr. and Mrs. Nicholls confidently refer to his Excellency Gov. Johnson and the Hon. F. H. Elmore, ot Columbia; to the Hon, William J. Grayson and John C. Hoff, Esq., of Charleston,; to the Rev. Dr. Thomas Curtis, of Limestone Springs, in whose school they taught during the year 1846 ; and to any of the parents of their present pupils. Greenwood, June 12 10 rm. . . c o iu i~< I: x uu oiu.it; ui oouiii ^ajruniia, ABBEVILLE DISTRICT, In the Couit of Common Pleas. Benjamin F. Spikes, who has been arrested, _ and is now confined within the bounds of the jail of Abbeville District, by virtue of a writ of capias ad satisfaciendum, at the suit of Wade S Cothran and James Sproul, havingfiled his petition, with a schedule, on oath, of his whole estate and effects, for the purpose of obtaining the benefit of the Acts of the General Assembly commonly called "the Insolvent Debtors A«t.Public Notice is hereby given that the petition of th& said Benjamin F\ Spikes will be heard and considered in the Court of Common Pleas to be holden for Abbeville District, at Abbeville Court House, on the third Monday of October next, or on such other day thereafter as the said Court may order: and all the creditors of the sftH Benjamin F. Spikes are hereby summoned person-, ally or by attorney to be and appear then and there, in the said Court, ta shew cause, if any they can, why the benefit of the A°t.8 aforesaid should not be granted tQ the said Benjamin I? Sniluia nnnn (lift takincr the o&th. Ann PVA- cuting tho asBignnrient required by the Acta afaresait}. J F LIVINGSTON, Clork. Clerk'a Office, Pec 26,1846 44 t3mO Notice. I would refer my friends and clients to Wilson Esq., with whom I have Idft ray wfrole'tmsiness, and who, during my ab6en«Mwfll give* ait necessary information and assistance to those; Who ;-M.' have hitherto given, or who may hereafter ba dewrous of ex/entfing to me their patronage and en- .&'£ couragement. JOHN B. MORAGNfi: Dee) 30,1846. . 44 it

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Page 1: The Abbeville banner (Abbeville, S.C.).(Abbeville, S.C ... · THE BLIND BOY. BY DR. HAWKES. It was a blessed summer day, The flowers bloomed.theair wasmild. Theliitle birds poured

THE BLIND BOY.BY DR. HAWKES.

It was a blessed summer day,The flowers bloomed.the air was mild.

The liitle birds poured forth their lay.And every thing in nature smiled.

In pleasant thought I wandered onBeneath the deep wood's ample shade.

'Till suddenly 1 came uponTwo children who had thither strayed.

Just at an aged birch tree's footA Utile boy and girl recliu'd,

His hand in hers she kindly put,And thou I saw the boy was blind.

The children knew not I was near,A tree concealed me from their view,

Uut all they said I well could hear,And I could see all they might do.

Dear Mary," said the poor blind boy,' That little bird sings very long;

Say <lo you see hun in his joy,A ml i.< ho pivtty his soup;

' o?, Howard. ves,'* replied the maid,;; I see the I»iiti on yonder tree

The poor b.>\ sighed, and gently said," Sister, 1 wi-.h that I eon Id see."

' The (lower.-? you say, are very fair.And bright green leaves are i>n the trees,

And pretty bin is are singing there.flow beautiful for one who sees.

''Vet I the fragrant flower can smell.And can feel the green leaf's shade,

And I ean hear the notes that swellFrom those dear birds that Go.1 has made.

('So, sister, CJotl to me is Kind,Though sight, alas! T1i: has nol given;

But tell me, are there any blindAmong the children up in Heaven ?

" ao dearest i'lJtwar ., tiikrc all se<>.But why iisic inc a thing so odd?'

"Oh Mary, IIk's &o good to mi:,I thought I'd l,ikk to look at God."

Ere long disease his hand had laidOn that dear boy so meek and mild *

IIis widow'd mother wept and prayedThat God won Id spare her sight less child.

ETe felt her warm tears on his fueo)And raid." Oh, never weep for me,

I'm going to a bright-.bright placeWhere Alary says L (.jod shall sci:."

<{ And you'll be there, dear Alary, loo.But mother when you set up there.

Teli Edward, mother, that 'tis you.You Know I never saw you hero."

He spoke no more, but sweetly smil'dUntil the final blow was given.

When God took up the poor blind childAnd open'd first his eyes in Heaven.

A Wash for Fruit Trees..A good111 1 1 1 ..I 1- 1 *

oeai nas ueen saia anout tne Dest applicationfor this purpose.one recommendinglime another a solution of soft soap, and anothera solution of potash. .All these are

very excellent, but sometimes fail of beingapplied, from an unwillingness in the farmerto urive to the village in search of them,or from a false economy which regards theslight expense of not procuring them. Ifthere is any tiling equally beneficial, and"within every one's reach, we think it shouldbe substituted, as doing away with thelastapologywhich a lazy man can give for neglectinghis trees, and we think that thisarticle may be found in wood ashes, ofwhich every farmer has an abundance. Ihavj tried a solution of black salts, the applicationof soap, and also that of wood ashrvr.l!\i* lot* /v r~i fi iAO itn t K %iA 11 /->- 1» Un *1... I 1VJ© J UH 1CH££V? tl LUC Willi luuyu Udlltj U1U 1111"

ler is quite as good, if not better than theformer. A wash of ashes and water can bemade as strong as you please, and if put onsome dry day, a good deal of the ashes willremain adhering to the bark, which the subsequentrains wash into crevices. Thiswash' if applied in the summer time, will,while the ashes remain on the tree, makeit offensive and disagreeable to the insects,and deter them Jighting on it; also ultimatetelymakes the bark both smooth andhealthy.By those who wish for healthy and productiveorchards, too much attention cannot

he given to the bark of their trees. We fre-quently meet with forest trees whose interiorhas been entirely" destroyed by fire or

decay, and which yet seem healthy andflourishing by virtue of a vigorous baric ;and any one who has tried the experimentmust have observed how both shrubs andtrees, that have become enfeebled by ageand neglect, can be rejuvenated by attentionto their exterior condition. Wo don'tmean to recommend to any to procure oldpr large trees for his prchard in place ofyoung ones, but if he has an old apple treeworth improving, by removing the outsidepf the whole baric on it late in the spring,ho will find that he has giyon to the treemuch additional vigbur. Upon smallertrees and shrubs, a liberal scraping with atrowland an application of ashes and waterwill have the same effect.When trees grow in grqs3yland, a pretty

good way to keepthem from being sod-tjoijndis to remove in the fall the sod two or threefbet around the tree, and on this turn abputhalfa wheejbatrowfull of manure; the winterrains and snows will wash tfye strengthof1 it to the fibrous roots. ; In tlie springil%A moniiPA mnif nViAiif nn-

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dor the tree, and in lieu of it, substituteleached a^hes. This, beside being benefi.cient to the tree, prevents the grass from approachingthe sterrj of the tree during thesummer; and.t?hat grass grows over theashes is easily removed in the fall.

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In conclusion we would say, that the farmerwho curries his horse twice a day, findshimselfabundantly rewarded for his toil, inthe improved strength and appearance of hisanimal; why don't he curry his trees onceor twice a year, and reap a larger rewardfor the labor and the capital thus invested ?

Miup. 5' Journal.

Importance of Deep Tillage..How-ever skilfully and philosiphically wo maycarry on our saving and application of majmires: however well we may select our

seed, and chouse our seed-time, without deeptillage, we can by no means receive themaximum result. Drained land, deeplystirred, and thoroughly pulverized, becomesa. kind of regulator of the weather for itself;it is not soon soaked in wet, and it forms astone house of moisture in dry weather. Itis a bad conductor of heat, and is thereforenot easily over-heated ; hut on the other handit is i.ot soon cooled, and so keeps up an

e<;nal temperature by night and by day, incloud ami in sunshine, in the highest degreefavorable t<» the healthy developement of*plants.. I \wfn -j Herald.

Warn: and Ukown 1Iui:ai»..The generalhel iet* is, that bread made pi* the finestflour is the best, and that whiteness is theproof of its quality; but both these opinionsare oonnlar errors. The whiteness mavho, itiid generally is, cominunicatcd byalum, to the injury of the consumer; andit is known to men of science that the breadof unrefined flour will sustain life, whilethai made with refined will not. Keep aman on brown bread and water, and hewill live and enjoy good health; give himwhite bread and water only, and he willsicken and die. The meal of which thefirst is made, contains all the ingredientsnecessary to the composition of nourishmentto the various structures composingour bodies. Some of these ingredients areremoved by the miller, in his efforts to

please the public; so that fine flouf, insteadof being better than meal, is the leastnourishing, and to make the case worse, itis also the most difficult of digestion. Theloss is, therefore, in all respects, a waste,and it seems desirable that the admirers ofwhite bread, but especially the poor, shouldbo acquainted with these truths,and broughtto inquire whether they do not purchase attoo dear a rate, the privilege of indulging in

! the use of it. The unwise preference given. so universally to white bread, leads to thennvniftiAiia uronl i/»rt nf rr» i virin- n 1 it tn itritli

nu.n'uo | '»ui iv>v/i 1111 aiuc^u ULi

the flour, and this again to all sorts of aduljterations and impositions.1 Edinburgh Jou rnal.

A Canine Artillerist..Mustapha, a

strong and active dog, belonging to an artHiIreisl in Dublin, raised from his birth in themidstofcamps always accompanied its masjter and exhibited no alarm in the midstofbattle. In the hottest engagements it rejrnained near the cannon, and carried thematch in his mouth. At the memorablebattln of Fnntpnfiv whnn wn hrnke thr>square batalhons of the Hanoverians, themaster of Mustapha received a mortalwound. At the moment when about tofire upon the enemy, he and several of hiscorps were struck to the earth by the dis|charge ofartillery. Seeing his master exItended lifeless, and bleeding, the dog be:came desperated and howled piteously..Just at the time a body of French soldierswere advancing rapidly to gain possession'

j ofthe piece, which was aimed at them, fromthe top of a small rising ground, (who wouldbcleiveit if the facts were not well attested.by several witnesses worthy ot credit?)doubtless with a view to revenge his masiter'5 death, Mustapha seized the ligthedmatch with his paws, and set fire to the canonloaded with case shot, seventy men fell on

the spot, and the remainder took to flight..After this bold stroke the dog laid itsclifdownnear the dead body of his master, licked hiswounds, and remained there twenty-fourhours without sustenance. He was at

length with difficulty taken away by thecomrades of the deceased. The cnurarrfinns

animal was carried to London and present-ed to George II, who had liim taken care ofas a brave servant.

j An Important Arrangement. TheNew Y orlc Journal of Commerce says, thatthe government has made arrangementswith Mr. Rothchilds to furnish money inMexico for the expenses of the army, &c.^and receive payment in New York.

To Cure Warts..Dissolve as muchcommon washing soda as the water willtake up; wash the warts with this for aminute or two, and let them dry withoutwiping. This repeated, will graduallydestroy the ugliest wart.

A Royal Contribution to Missions..The King of Prussia has recently'given1000 thalers (about 8750) to the RhenishMissionary Society, towards defraying theexpense of sending its first Missionaries toChina.

The State of South Carolina." abbeville district.

In the Court of Common Pleas.James Cochran v James Fish..Attachment.The Plain tiff in this case hoying filed his

declaration in the Clerk's office this day: Andthe' defendant having neither wife or attorneyknq\yn tq be jn State. Ordered that saiddefendant do plead tq the said- declarationwithin a year an(J a day frqn> this date* otherwisejudgment by default will be a.ty^fdedagainst him. TP SP1ERIJN, C. C. P.

Clerk's Office 2?t.ff April 1847 ly 14

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Ware-IIousc and Commission ?BUSINESS.

HAMBURG, S. C.a .^ The subscribers having leased

/Ware House in Hamburg,lati ly occupied by Sinit li &. B<mi

^^ffliKbsoii, under the firm ofRAMEY& TAGGA11T. They offer their services

to their friends and the public generally, inthe STORAGE and SALE of COTTON,FT.OTTli. RA( 'ON. and Produce of all kinds;RECEIVING and FORWARDING MER-CHANDIZE, and Purchasing Goods tb Or-dcr, &c.They hope, by strict attention, to merit a

share of public patronage.Their Ilouse will be open on the first Sop-

tember for the transaction of business,i JOHNSON ItAMEY. !

JOI1N TAGGAllT.June 23. 1817. 17 IfQfCr' The Hamburg Journal will copy the

above until further orders.

Warehouse and Factorage.The subscribers have pur-

/» ? l^sehused from Nat lion L. Grillin,I Esq., the Cotton Warehouse in

I IIamb urg, recently occupied byDr. J. l<\ Griffin, and formerly by Messrs.

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li. J,. .loiters i-V, l^O., smiilltu ui uic iuui u|

the IIill, ami immediately at the head of the [j main business street. From ito superior lo|cation, and being surrounded by a stream ofwater, it is comparatively exempt from the

casualty of lire and entirely above tjie reachof high freshets.Th«v propose to carry on exclusively the

WAREHOUSE and GENERAL FAC-TO ItAGE BUSINESS, under the firm of1GEIGEIt &, PARTLOW.Having engaged an experienced and com-

peteni assistant, in addition to their own per!sonul attention, and possessing means tomake liberal advances on produce consignedto their care, they hereby tender their servis

ees to Planters, Merchants and others, in theSTftRAPiR and SALE of COTTON,FLOUR, BACON, ami other PRODUCE,in RECEIVING and FO ItWARDING ;MERCHANDISE, and PURCHASINGGOODS to ORDER. i

W. W. GEIGER.JAS. Y. L. PARTLOW.

June 9 10 0m

Bagging and Ropo.The subscriber olYerb to sell al the lowestrates of the market,150 p's. heavy KENTUCKY BAGGING75 do. DUNDEE doAs suitable for making sheets to sun wheaton, forty-five inches wide. Orders from*hisfriends and the public gfcnerallv for these articles,will be strictly attended to. IIo solicitsorders. J. HOWARD.Hamburg, June 9 15 4tsrn

Cotton Press.We oflf.'r to the citizens of Abbeville and theadjoining- Districts, our improved SWING.ING FULCRE PRESS. The inventionwas not the result of mere chance, but of longexperience and mathematical calculation.As to power, it is equal, if not superior, to

anything now in use. [t requires less ti rnber,easier framed, and put up in less time,

and with Iofs danger than a screw; and thePress will last as long as any timber protectedfrom the weather or above ground. Fromthe number of these Presses which are now inuse from North Carolina to Mexico, we fuelno hesitancy in saying that they will supercedethe Screw ; and there are ten of ourPresses up to one of any other, and we feeljustified in saying fifty to one. The averageduration of Screws in this,District is notmore than four and a half 01 five years, andas there is not less than five hundred Screws,see what is paid out in one year.

For single or individual rights, §15.00.We offer the District rights for sale on verylowterrne, which we consider a greater speculationthan there is in the country.

Persons wishing information respectingthe Press, will find me for two weeks to comeat the residence of Mr. James Cobb. I willbuild one more Press in this District for ijj>50,every tiling found to hand.

Invented in Barnwell District, S. C.PROVOST, Patentee.

June 9 15 tf

Notice to absent Heirs &c.AH persons having demands, or owing1, theEstate of Samuel Foster, senior, deceased,will present them by the first Monday in Nosvember next, at which time the estate will befc-ettled and closed in the Ordinar'y Office, atAbbeville C. H., at which time and place tfieheirs will apply for their shares of the estate.

E. DAVIS, Ejc'or.August 4, 1847 23 3m

Estray Tolled.Sherod H. Smith lolls before

me l^e subscribing magistrate,/Jj) rlnvlr uaif a»* V\»»at«r* Knnsn nrrKfv K it. UU1 l\ VI U1UW11 ilUI OUj A I^UW

fore foot white up to the fetlock, a small blazein the face, a Roman nose, fifteen hands andtwo inches high, and appraised at thirty dollarssupposed to be twelve years old, no othermarks visible. Appraised by Jacob Hill,Saml. Hill, and Saml. D. Speed.

A, F. WIMBISH, Magistrate.July 7. 19 3m.

Citation.Whereas, Dnvid W. McCants and Mary Rolandhave applied to me to grant thern Lettersof Administration on the Estate of NathanielRoland, deceased : These are, therefore,to cite the kindred and creditors of thedeceased to appear before me in a Court ofOrdinary, to be held tor Abbeville District, atAbbeville Court House, on Monday the 30thAugust, to shew cause, if any they have, whysaid Administration should not be granted.Given under my hand 14th August, 1847.

DAVID LESLY, Ordinary.Aug 18 25 2t

The State of South Carolina,Abbeville district.IN EQUITY.

Asbury R. Hamey, Adm'r., v. Mary Donald,et al..Bill to Marshall Assets, <$fc.ay order of the Uourtof Equity, the Commissionernppoipts the first Monday in October next, withinwhich time the creditors of the 6stato of John A.Donald, deceased, are roquired by said order to establishtheir demands against said estate. ' *

H. A. JONES, c. b.Commissioner's Office, July 7, L837. 20-}3t

Head Quarters.

LIMESTONE SPRINGS, )July 1, 1847. \

Order No. .Tlie following Regiments will parade for

Review and Drill, at the times and placessis follows, viz:The yotli Regiment of Infantry, near

Ruff's Mountain, on Tuesday, the 10th ofAugust next.The tJStli Regiment of Infantry, at Keller's,on Thursday, the 12th of August.1 lie Him Keguneut «>i ^avairy, ij.i iviurtin's,on Saturday, tho L4th ol August.The <10lh Regiment of Infantry, at Royd's

on Tuesday, the 17th of August.The 41st Regiment of Infantry, at Parle's

Old Field, on Thursday, the 19th of August.The 45th Regiment of Infantry, at the

Ihirnt factory, on Saturday, the 21st ofAugust.The Oth Regiment of Cavalry, near the

Glenn Springs, on Tuesday, the 24th ofAugust.The 30th Regiment ol Infantry, at Timmr»nc'ITiinc/l'iif *1 1 of nl

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August.The 1st Regiment of Infantry, at Bruton's,on Thursday, the 2nd of September

next.The 3d Regiment of Infantry, at Toney's

Old Store, on Saturday, the 4th of S.eptemher.The 1st Regiment of Cavalry, at Pickensville,on Tuesday, the 7ih of September.The 5th Regiment of Infantry, at Hunter's,on Thursday, the 9th of September.The 2d Regiment of Infantrv. at Hall's.

on Saturday, the 11th of .September,The 42<1 Regiment of Infantry, at JVIin

ton's, on Tuesday, the 14th of September.The 4th Regiment of Infantry, at Varennes,on Thursday, the lGth of Septem'her.The 6th Regiment of Infantry, at I.o!max's, on Saturday, the 18th of September.The 8th Regiment of Infantry, at any

place the the Brigadier General may select,and report to this Department the point seilected, on Tuesday, the '21st ol September,The 2d Regiment of Cavalry, at Longmire'son Thursday, the 2ttd of September.j

The 9th Regiment of Infantry, at Low's,on Saturday, the 25th of September.The 7th Regiment of Infantry, at the

Old Wells, on Tuesday, the 28th of September.The 10th Regiment of Infantry? at Richardson'son Thursday, the 30th of SeptemberThe Commissioned and Non-CommissionedOfficers will assemble at their respectiveparade grounds on the day pre>vious to review, for drill and instruction.The Major Generals will, with their staff',

attend the reviews, in their divisions, andthe Brigadier Generals will, with their staff,attend in their respective Brigades, and are

charged with the extension of this order.By order of the Commander-in-Chief.

J. W. CANTEY,Adj't. andlnsp'r. General.

July 28 22-1 Ot

Dr. Spencer's Vegetable Pills,And Tonic and Restorative Bitfcis.

As a proof of the popularity of these medicines,we subjoin the following':A. Campbell, Sampler District, So, Ca.,

writes, ordering fresh supplies, and states thatJudge Richardson, und others of that District,have made use of them for dyspepsia, livercomplaint, jaundice and general debility, withgreat success.

John r. krvm, ot Darlington, b. O., thatlie is all out ot the Bitters, and orders a freshsupply.that wherever used they are approvedof, and their popularity fast increasing.Thomas Fletcher, Tellair co., Ga., writes,

he is all out, in less than two months after takingthe agency, and orders a new and largesupply.Wm. B. Beazeley, Barnwell, District, S.

C., G D Collins, Anson co., N. C., M A Santos,Norfolk, Va., and large numbers of others,write for fresh supplies, informing us ofthe rapid sales and incieasing popularity ofthese Pills and Bitters.As proof the efficacy of these Medicines,

read the following:Nathan G. Cully. Johnson co.,N. C., was

cured of a case of the measles, followed by a

long protracted attack of chills and fever, bythe use of one box of pills and one bottle ofbitters.Stewart Beg-gs, Druggist, of Augusta, was

cured of a long protracted case of the Piles,by the use ot two bottles of bitters.Mr , one of the Judges of Jefferson

co., Ga.,' was cured of dyspepsia and Piles, byuse of two bottles of bitters taken in connectionwith the Pills.Col Sherwood, Tallahassee, Fla., was cured

ofdyspepsia and liver complaint in four weeksafter commencing the use of the pills and bit-«tors.And these are only .a few isolated cases

among the many- which are daily coming toour knowledge. To the afflicted wo sav.maketrial of SpencQrs- pills and bitters befb'fe givingup your case as incurable, Many havebeen cured.many others may be.The above Medicines, Fresh and Qemiine,

are for sale by Wardlaw & Dcndy, and thePost Office.For certificates of recommendation and

other information concerning the above Med.idines»see future advertisements, also pamphletswhich tnay be obtained of the Agents,

July 14 ' "

90 1m

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CANDIDATES. jlFOR .TAX COLLECTOR. IWe arc authorized to announce JOHN M.

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GOLDING as a candidate for Tax Collector 8at the ensuing election. IWe are authorized to announce JAMES I

M. CALVERT, as a candidate tor TAX 1COLLECTOR, at the ensuing election. » IThe friends of Capt. E. C. MARTIN, 1

announce hiin as a candidate for TAX COLLEC- ITOR, at the next ensuing election. 1The friends of WILLIAM J. IIAM'MONO,take pleasure in announcing him a' Candidate for TAX COLLECTOR at the

ensuing election.The Friends of JOSEPH S. D. WETHEllALl.,announce him as a Candidate for

TAX COLLECTOR, at the ensuing election.The friends of the Rev. J AS. MOORE

i respectfully announce him as a candidate forthe office of Tax Collector at the ensuingelection.The Friends ofW S. HARRIS, announco

liiin as a candidate for re-rlcction to the officeof TAX COLLECTOR, at the ensuingelection.We arc authorised to nnpounce JOHN

CUNNINGHAM, as a candidate for TAXL/Ui_.L.ii.v> 1 UK., at the next election.

The friends of EZEKIEL TRIBLEannounce him as a candidate for the office ofTax Collector at the ensuing election.Wc are authorized to announce T. T.

CUNNINGHAM a£ a candidate for TaxCollector at the ensuing election.

Greenwood Female Academy.A1JCUVII.LK DISTRICT, S. C.(Underthe Control of the Baj)list Dcno!urination.)

The first session of Una Institution termina-.ted on Friday the 11th instant, in the hand-,some and commodious school-house recentlyerected in the above salubrious and pleasantvillage. The principals, Mr. and Mrs. R.II. Nicholls, are desirous to tender theirgrateful acknowledgments to their friends andthe public for the very liberal patronage so

early bestowed on their new undertaking, and; to ass.ire them that neither labor nor expenseshall be spared to ensure a continuance of theconfidence thus iipplied. They have hadlortv pupils under their charge during thepresent session, and are now prepared, bothwith competent assistants >ind airy ai)d convenientschoql-rooms, to receive a muchgreater number: similar arrangements aremane 10 secure comrortahjo Duurtl to all aopji^cant3.They again submit to the public their very

reasonable terms ;Per Session of Fire Months.

Orthography, Reading, Writing andArithmetic, $6.00

The above, with Geography, Gram!mar, Parsing and Composition, : 9.00The above, with History, Moral and

Intellectual Philosophy, Logic andRhctoiic, : ; : : : : : : 12.00

The above, with Natural Philosophy,Use of the Globes, Construction ofMaps, Alirebra, Geometrv. Chem-istry, Botany and Astronomy, ; 15.00

The French and Spanish Language?,each ::::::::: 10.00 *

A Philosophical Apparatus will soon besupplied.

Mrs. Nicholls's Department.MUSIC.Piano and Singing, : : 20.00Use ofthe Piano, : : : : : : 2.00Embroidery and other Fancy Needle,work, (the pupil finding her own

materials,) : : : : : : : 8.00Good board can be obtained at 88.00 per

mouth.a,t: c« l a a .1 ...i- i_"livj.isa ouruu Auuursuu, no ia engugeu

as assistant instructress in Music, is preparedto »ive lessons in Drawing and Oil and Water-colorPainting.The second session commcnces Monday the

26th of July next, and it is earnestly recomimended that every pupil should be present onthat day.Mr. and Mrs. Nicholls confidently refer to

his Excellency Gov. Johnson and the Hon.F. H. Elmore, ot Columbia; to the Hon,William J. Grayson and John C. Hoff, Esq.,of Charleston,; to the Rev. Dr. Thomas Curtis,of Limestone Springs, in whose schoolthey taught during the year 1846 ; and toany of the parents of their present pupils.

Greenwood, June 12 10

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ABBEVILLE DISTRICT,In the Couit of Common Pleas.

Benjamin F. Spikes, who has been arrested, _

and is now confined within the bounds of thejail of Abbeville District, by virtue of a writof capias ad satisfaciendum, at the suit ofWade S Cothran and James Sproul, havingfiledhis petition, with a schedule, on oath, ofhis whole estate and effects, for the purpose ofobtaining the benefit of the Acts of the GeneralAssembly commonly called "the InsolventDebtors A«t.Public Notice is hereby giventhat the petition of th& said Benjamin F\Spikes will be heard and considered in theCourt of Common Pleas to be holden for AbbevilleDistrict, at Abbeville Court House, onthe third Monday of October next, or on suchother day thereafter as the said Court mayorder: and all the creditors of the sftH BenjaminF. Spikes are hereby summoned person-,ally or by attorney to be and appear then andthere, in the said Court, ta shew cause, if anythey can, why the benefit of the A°t.8 aforesaidshould not be granted tQ the said BenjaminI? Sniluia nnnn (lift takincr the o&th. Ann PVA-

cuting tho asBignnrient required by the Actaafaresait}. J F LIVINGSTON, Clork.

Clerk'a Office, Pec 26,1846 44 t3mO

Notice.I would refer my friends and clients toWilson Esq., with whom I have Idft ray wfrole'tmsiness,and who, during my ab6en«Mwfll give* aitnecessary information and assistance to those;Who ;-M.'have hitherto given, or who may hereafter ba dewrousof ex/entfing to me their patronage and en- .&'£couragement. JOHN B. MORAGNfi:

Dee) 30,1846. . 44 it