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SK THE ttEOKUIA TIIKROR 13 rUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY, K It. Gardner & J. L,. Ball, (Editors and Proprietors,) simmer Sherifi'Saleii. WILL be sold on the first Tuesday in AIARCII iiiext, before die Court House door in tlie i’owu of Amencus tSuin ter.county, within the usual hours of rale, the following property to wit. Two lots of land No. 148 and 141, both in the 27th District of Smnter county, levi ed on a, the property of Reuben 11. Pickett, to s uLty one Ft Fa from Sumter Inferior courl. i t favor of Edwin F. Birdsong vs. sai l Pickett. Property pointed out by said Pickett. Also one store house and lot, lying in the 3Jih District o! S.miter county, I vied on as tlv* pr uierty o! Piiiick Brady, to satisfy four Fi Fas Ironi a Justice s court of .Sum ter county, ii favor ot Joshua Patti,aid vs. Patrick Brady and Joseph Mims. I evy ma le and returned lo .as by a Constable. Air i, one lot of laud No. 14 J in the 2!>t 1 1 District oi oiagio tally Lee,'iiow JSttime ( conntv. levied on a., the property of the- i jdten 11. Mills, lo satisfy t v i Fl FIS from a Justice's n'v'iol .Suoner county-—one in fivorsi.l l'homas J. B isden vs. ».'n i ills— tin; oi icc in la.or cl N. 15. Thom i,on vs. .said Mills. Levy ilia le and return* dto me by if C instable. Also.one negro Hoy, name,l Bob, suppos ed to be 16 or If year* old, and one sorrel liir-e, supposed to Ire 7 or 8 years old, hot.i lev; <1 o;i as the prop uay of K i.ida! M D a iiel, lo satisly o i Fi Fa from Jeitfer-. son county Supctim court, id I ivur of Jo seph < l.irse.veli vs. s iid McDaniel. Pruper tv ooiiitud out by Willi*.n J. Patterson, a i t ..Is i two sui dl Fi e\n from a J tslice's <• ion of Di iiy county, t«*vi by O.roslerlc on s iid negro aod liors" no I returned to me, botii in iavor of Berry and ipper vs. John Far tie! i and Need ham Taylor a;i.l Uot'idai Mr .l) 4ii* I. cn I.users. Also, lot of laud. No*, fdo, in the 17th D., riet of origionally Idee, now .Sumter canty levied o i as' the prperiy of L. J. lire ,k. lo satisfy s.tn fry Fi Fis iron a Jus tice's court of Lee ni v, in favor of Will <cn S nit,i vs. G j,n _ ft i. ler.son, principal, aii L. Brook, endor- . Levy made and T urn.i and t i in ■ li> a (Jw.csiadle. VI .0, til-* Wes: ail ol bn of In;),!, No. 14i iu the g?:ii lris rici of lorni'rly Lee, lio.v Sinner county, a., t lue iuipruveineiits < i rrco.i, •• turenn Joiiu i'. ,'ii .r.it'v now fire,, I•. i.- ! 1.1 as loe property ol Julia TANARUS, eicC. try. lo satisfy suii i.y Fi Fas from a Justice s court of .Sumter comity,' iu favor of Tildili is «’. S diira.i vs. Joiiu T.. Mc- Craiy ad Vito.uas C. S liivi'a vs. John '''. JletJ. i.y a.id .! i :o!r V, . C id), securi ty on the appeal. Property pointed out by sa. J '1 cf h-a.y. Levy mads i.ud ieturut Jto me by a Cojistable. Als i, J •», i: --i i Mini,' . i-itetvsV in Pond ’1 ca n in t;,e 3i):h D.strict < f Sumter couu iv, ktnc.vn a; the Eli F. 'Walker place in P C,J ' I'o.v , Nl. of tile lot of hind lint known, levied on as ilv**' jnopoitv oi Joseph Mint.;, t) o iu Fi Fa from Sumter ffuplSmftioiiVt, in Ihvor oi Wil tiitn M. Lee Is. do'ssph limsauJ Wrigh! .Mini.-;, princi pals, a 1.l Vv’l'iiain Jh > r, Stc:.r:iy m; the :>;):) ■ it, a.i !u: bar Fi Fa . from Su utpr Su |) trior emi t, i■; favor of mi us igum-l Jo se :!i Mi tisa.id olhe, ~ and one fro n Sum ter Lti’erior court, in favor ol II irriso.) ,T inn.;, a i.) is ,B i id, Administrators ■;! Lewis Bjud, d.cease !,■ Vs. Jo soph' .duns ! Mod PaVT.n Mini'-. Prn, ny •tui.ntd oui •*y E j vi.i R. Broa :. Als i, four .teres.if fund’, more or loss, oe ihg a pir: of lot No. 1, in S ; : • ♦* Inver .1, i, i th.Vi row.i of Am,'lie .s. betqg liie Non It West corner of ts.ti i lot. I v:c.l on a- the property ui‘ Jacob vV. Coi-ii, t > s.risiy one f’i Fa from Su uter luiorior court, in lavor ui D’.vis ij.u.iii, vi. sni I Cobb. Property r iht'ed out by > u l Cobb. Also, in.; lv tit bait of lor land, No. 116 ii the 2?tll D:-tnci of'S.nulcr county, eon ? i.iing mu ii'in'l.eh a,'.res, iim c or less, aid live n,vr cs, Vv r u'lis, a nt'i i- -Cloy, a vis ihiiin-.-CI t»'i»su, a w.cit in—- Missouri, a girl —Peggy , a giri. all lei is I >H as tie properly of .••lurk 1. li.iiwa, to satisfy one Ih Fa froui >u liter ii.hcrin, co ". hi favor of ’l’ufi!’ , r Cal vs.* Mark \l. Br ia n, imi- If, and John I'. .McCrary, en i«i r- r, and v.vo Fi Fas froiu -SuuiJri rvipcruo court, ljutiu in (nVnrci! I.,‘irkin firif|in, vs. Mark M. lirowu, aiiil both Fi Fas levied on the five negroes and land above staled, and one T i.vn lot No. 3 tin h:r letter C. in the town of Aiiiaricits, levied on as the pr.ipciiy of fdark M, Brown. 'J’he above half ol lot i«f land and five negtoes pointed out by Joiiu T. McCrary. POSTPONED SALES. Wdl la sold at Ike same time and place. Lot of Land No. ID7 iu the 29ih District of farm ;rly Lee, now Sumter county, levi ed on as the property of Richard Pickett, Mto satisfy one Ft Fa from Sumter Inferior ' court, in favor of Jolt i Martin, vs. Patrick * Brady and Richard Pickett,security. * L>tof I ami No. 14.a in the 27tli District of formerly Lee. now Sutr.ier county, le vied on as the property of John J. Britt, to Satisfy one Fi Fa front Sumter, Inferior court, in favor of Edward Montgomery, vs. John J.Britt. GREEN M. WHEELER, Shf Jan. 25 1840 , Also, one lot land. No. not known, in the s7th District of Sumter county, whereon Stephen Herring now lives, levied on as the property of Stephen Herring to satisfy one' Fi Fa from Sumter Superior court, hi favor of John G. Kelt >ls vs. Stephen Herring prin cipal, John .T. Britt, security on appeal and Dempsey J, Justice, security on the stay of Execution. JOHN TINES, Dept. SldT. Jan 2185 GRF.E.\BLA* to an order of thi rion - V. orable Inferior Court of the County of Stewart, when sitting for ordinary pur poses, will he sold on the first Tuesday in APR 1C next, before the Court House door in Lumpkin, one Lot of Pino Land, ad joining the Town of Florence, and others, belonging to the Estate of A. H. Shepherd, deceased. JAMES M SMVTHE, Adrn’r. , 4-NN E. SHEPHERD, AJm'rx. Feljm'rv 4. 1810, H THE MIRROR* Lee Sheriff Sales. WILL be sold on the first Tuesday in MARCH next at the Court House in the Town ofStarkville within the usual Hours of the sale, the following property to wit: Lot of Land No. 15, in the 3d distiict No. 123, in the 2d dist. No. 52, in the 13th Hist, and 16/, in the l.'Jthdisf. of Lee coun ty all Levied on as the property of p. J. Murray to satisfy a fi fa issued from the Supirior Corur of liall county in lavor of Archibald Boggs, vs. said I*. J. Murray and John Wbelchel, his security, property poin ted out by Davis Whelcliel Also, Lots of Laud Nos. 10, 11, and 31, iu the 15tli district ol H.ee county, an.* No. 16, in the Ist district ® Lee comitv, levied on as the property of James Woodard, to satisfy a li fa issued from the Superior Court of Jones county in ’•for of John S. Chil ders vs. said Woodard property pointed out by plainthf. Also, two negroes to wit. Moses a man i 23 yeas old. a id Dick about 18 years old, levied on as the property of Turner Hunt, Jr. to satisfy a fi fa issued from the inferior Court of Monroe county in favor of E. Bell <N Cos. is. said Turner Hunt, Jr. and Ben y'.nin Watson, property pointed out by de ieuJ not. Also, 930 acres of Land, in the 15 district of originally Dooly now Lee counlv, levied on as Ihe property of K. (J. Ford to sit sfy a fi fa in favor of the Infeiior Coui* 'of Lee comity, vs.B. (). Pearson, lax Collector, and R. G. Ford and G. G. Ford, securities. Also, Lois Nos. 159.234, »• and 165 acres ol Lot No. 253, in the 1,3. ti district of originally Dooly now Lee county, levied on as the property ol fi. G. Ford. t» sati .(y a fi fa in favor of the Inferior Court ol' Lee county, vs. B. <). Pearson, Tax Collector, R.G. Ford and G. (I. Ford, securities. A. DYSON, Sheriff. Jan. 24 18 40 POSTPONED SALE. If dl be sold as above.. Lot of Laud No. not known, but known as the place where John Cain formerly lived, levied on as the properly of said Cab:,' to satisfy an alias li la issued from the Superiot (' mil of li.iu iui county, hi favor of Jlicii ard 4 . C. Ruffin, vs. said Cain. A. DYSON, Sheriff. Jam 24, 1810. * Coroner's Sale. WILL he sold on the first Tuesday in | Vi March next before the Court House | door m the town of Lumpkin, Stewart couu- i ty, within the legal hours ol'sale: One House aad Lot in the town ot Lumpkin, where now Mark M. 'Fleming, keeps.a Confectionarv, taken as the property ol Mark AJ. Fleming, to satisfy a Ufa issued out i C the Inferior court ut Stewart cotii'ty, in favor ol 'Leroy M. Wiley, Thomas Parish, John R. Marslia'l, Thomas Norris, and Henry R. Banks, vs. M. M. Fleming, J. Al. Sullivan, A. 11. Pope, \Y. 11. Cain, and Neil Robinson. Terms cash. JAMES JONES, flrtndolj*?* Sheriff stele. 11/ ILL be suid on liie first Tuesday! iu v T M ARCH next, before the court house door in the town 6f Cuthbert, Rabjo.pi, county, i he following'property, to wit, O i !. .t of Land, known as number in the ciU district of formerly Lee now Uamlolph county; levi-d on as the property of Reuben Slaughter, to s.;t,siy two ii .as from aju tice’s court in favor of Benjamin T. Emanuel, admiiiisliator on the cs ol f-'.iij ih Joiiu-.on, d,-ceased, vs the said Eeu bii Slao;!iter. I<evy muJe and returned la aic by acuustable. ' RICHARD DAVIS D p Shff Jan 25 IS 19 ADM 1 NJS'i’li A TOR’S 8 ALE. I <V G 111; F. A B Eto an order of the lion /' orable the loic.; a court of Lee coun ty, when selling for ordinary purposes, will be sold on the first Tuesday in March next between the usual hours of sale, before the Court Hu Use door, in the town of Neyvton Baker county, lot of land. No. 369 in the Ist and strict of formerly. Early, uoyv Baker coun ty, a- the property of Silas Mercer, late of sai I county, deceased. Sold for the i euelii of the heirs and creditors of said deceased —Terms made known on the day. ANN MERCER, Admrx. td 41 G () Jl 1: lA —Sumter County. Vl/IIEREAS Marslicl Douglas applies y to me for letters of Administration on the estate of Jesse Lee, late ol Bar bour coijuty, Alabama, this is, therefore, to cite ami admonish all and singular the kin- ; dred and creditors of said deceased, to bo and appear at my office yvidiin the term prescribed by law, to -lioyy cause, it any thev have, yviiy said letters should not be granted. Given under my .hand at o.lice, this 15th dav of Jan. IBfo. EDM. NUNN, c c o "GEORGIA"* - ! WHEREAS - Fieldug Sumter County ST. Hans m applies to me for letters o r Administration on the Es tate of Martha Hanson, late of said county deceased, this is, therefore, to cite and and admonish all and singular the kindred and creditors of said deceased, to be and appear at my ofii c withid the time prescribed by ! law. to show 'cause ifanytltey have, why said letters should not be granted. Given under my hand at office this 7lh day ofJan. 1840. EDMUND NUNN' c. c. o. GKOUAiIl —Lee Countv. WHEREAS Mary Ann Whliams ap plies to me for letters of Adiniuistra tion on liie estate of Murrell Williams, late of this county deej-ased. These are Therefore to cite and admonish all and singular Hie kindred, and creditors of the said deceased to be and appear at my offici* within the time* prescribed by law, to I shew cause if any they have why said let ters should tint bo granted. Given under my baud at office, this 22d day ot Jan. 1840. 44 SAME. C: W YCIIE, c. c- o. NOTICE. LOST or misiaid a certain promissory note, on John W. Tomkins, payable, to William Pierce, date not recollected, supposed to be due in 1936, for the amount of fiftv dollats. F. BUCKNER. • For E. J Hervey. : Ffb. 6, :si(). vt QA* TOW&VAmV 39 » £ C ■CL t months after date, application J- will be made to the honorable the in ferior court of Lee county, when sitting as a court ot ordiunry, for leave to sell the rea estate ol B>>ias iMerccr, latt of said county deceased. ANN MERCER. Adm’rx. No/ 1,1839. 32 * POSTPONED SALE.” W'ILL be sold, agreeably to an order of the Inferior Court of Stewart coun ty, when sitting for ordinary purposes, on ttie first Tuesday ir. .May next, before the Court House door in the Town of Lump kin, Stewart county, all the real estate of John A. Sherling, late of Stewart county, deceased, viz: one half of Lots Nos. 32 and 33, in the 33d district of originally Lee. now Stewa.t county. Also, eight negroes. All sold for the benefit of the heirs and creditors of said deceased. Terms made known on tile day of sale. Wit,LIAM B. SIIERLINO, ) . , , JAMES WEBB. I A dm rs Feb. 12, 1940 45 NOTICE. ON the first Tuesday in March next, will l;e sold at public outcry, to the high est bidder, five negroes, viz : a woman about thirty years old, named Suckey and her four children. Sold as the property of Elizabeth McLendon, for the benefit of said Elizabeth and her creditors. Terms of sale on the day. INGRAM A VERA, Trustee. Ft b. 11, 1849 ,45 A LL pejsons having demands against the J. A Estate of Robert Silas are requested to present them agreeably to law, and all per sons indebted lo the Estate are requested to make immediate payment.. SAMUEL ADAMS, Adrnr. Jan 15 184 I td 42 ~ CAUTION. A LL persons are cautioned against trn ii ding lor a certain note, signed by the subset iber for three bundled dollars, dated in the month of Deer, or Nov. last, and due 25fh Deer, next, oi on |he Ist January 1811 (not recollected which) made payable, lo A. 15. C. Winfrey or bearer,—as there is a failure on the part of said Winfrey, in per f'oimiug his obligation lo me, lain deter mined not to pay saiJ note unless compelled bv law. C. A. SM ITH. Feb. 20th 18 40. ts 46 OUR. months alter date application will be made to the Inferior Court of Lee Counlv when setting lor ordinary pur poses for leave to sell ill t m lands belonging to the estate of Robert D. Respess deceas ed late of Lee ('utility. DUDLEY SNEED adrnr'- Feb 4th l£4b 46 IHAVINTON Sc SJREN ~ <s r lAIIE public are respectfully informed JL that the steamers Irwistos and Sirk.n will run as regular packets between F LOR ENCE and A I’ALAt.'IIICOLA, (touching at jola.) leaving each place alternately, eve ry Wednesday and Saturday. The patron age of the public is resjkjcttully solicited. Freight and passage, at customary rates, for which apply to the Captainsoti board, or ° BEALL, lItLL <fc LAURENCE, Florence. FIELD & MORGAN, Irwiiuon. DODGE, KOLB A McKAY, Apalachicola. Florence, August CO 20 Ware B U INE;S S . rj rgy[ |V. subscribers having j o B purchased the Ware l ,'-\rx:NS? W House lately occupied by John D. Fitts & Cos. have as sociated themselves together for the pur pose of transacting a general COMMIS SION BUSINESS, under the name and style of ... , BEALE, HILL & LAURENCE. As our attention will be particularly directed to the receiving and forwarding goods and cotton, we shall make every arrangement necessary, for storing and taking care ol the same. < The business will be conducted by Mr. A. W. Him,, and we pledge ourselves that nothing shall be wanting on our parts to give general satisfaction. With these assuran ces, we hope to receive a libeiul share ol pub lic patronage. E. T. BEALL, A. W. HILL. M. J. LAURENCE. July 20 15 Settle Your Accounts. \LL those indebted to the late firm of ! i A K VK Y A CHASTAIN or JOHN F.HARVEY, are requested to come for ward and liquidate their accounts bv the last return day in January, or they will find them in the hands of an officer for collection. • JOHN P. HARVEY. Dec- 28 38 (ii oocrfps, CiVoceries! Ac K. BEALL, have just received 5 their large stock of Groceries, SfC. and will hereafter keep constantly on baud a full supply of Cotton Hugging aud Rope,. Sugar, Coffee, and Molasses, Brandy, Gin, Rum, \\ hiskey. Nails, (assorted ) Iron. Ac. Ac. Their friends and the public, generally, ! ajc respectfully requested to give them a | call. Jan. 4. 1840 39 dlssolu tionT . riAHE copartnership heretofore existing ; JL between A. B. O. Winfrey and J. B. ' Morgan has been this day by mutual consent, dissolved. The business of the con i cent will be settled by J. B. Morgan or his agent L. C. Morgan. J. B. MORGAN. A. B- C. WINERY. Feb. 7 1940 45. I __ jp©2 THE SLEEtOF THE VALIANT^ IIY THOMAS O. BPKAKS. The warrior’s hour of rest has come. And mournful rolls the muffled drum; And low . e flag is seen to sweep, lie guarile . on the troubb-d deep. When fire and storm usurp'd the wave, And danger circled round the brave. * At gleaming noon the minute guu Booms out beneatlmhe redden'd sun. And through thesmoke-encoiiipass’d sky The solemn peals successive tly : As hurl’d aloud, o'er vale aud plain, Their f’uueral thunders greet the main. While free.nen sigh, and soldiers mourn, Ills martial corse by chieftains borne, Amidst the pomp ol arms am! state, Is laid where tears the valiant wait, And veteran hearts in grief repair, To swell the patriot's burial prater. He slumb a rs with the honor'd dead, r Who c.xt in Freedom's bait F-s bled ; Aod wlit-re lie lies, the slab shall (cl!, He lough; her glorious battles well, Aud woo bis country's just applause, A chosen champion of her cause. F'ull many a laurel bravely gain'd, His memory .green till death retain’d— Upon his deeds the signet set By Honor shines untarnished yet, And with the lame his triumphs gave, Hu si ares a hero’s hallow’d grave. The sword whose flash to combat led, Till plain and plank w ere reeking cd With scars that seam’d Ids manly frame, He wore in liio’s bright noon ol fun -, Content to know his couutrv’s will Confided in this courage still. The lake a id laud are proudly Mess'd Where Victory cheer’d his ardent breast And requiem billows sweep the shore, That answer’d back tiis cannon’s roar, When Freedom saw, with Valor's prize. Her Chauuccy’s name to glory rise ! Jay. 31, 1810. M iIGG.Ii.L % (INK Ou':i. “SO WAS FRANKLIN!” “ O, you're a’ prentice !” said a little boy the other day tauntingly to his companion. The addressed turned proudly round, and while the fire of pride and th« look of pity were stongly blended iu his coun tenance, cooliy answered. —'-So jivos Prate tin. The dignified reply struck me forcibly ; and 1 turned to mark the disputants more closely.—The funner, I precetved by .Ins dress, claimed a higher rank in society than his humble but more dignified companion. The latter was-a sprightly, active lad, scaice |y twelve Ye us old. and coarsely, but clever ly attired. But young as lie was, there was visible in his countenance much of genius, manly dignity, and determined reso lution—while that ol the former exhibited only fostered pride and the imagined su periority of riches. The iitile fellow, thought we, gazing at ■our young hero, displays already much of the man—though his calling be an Imiuble one, and though poverty ox lends to him her dreary, cheerless reality, still he looks on the brightest side ot the scene, and already rises in anticipation from poverty, woe aud wretchedness! Gnee, “ro was I'ranllin !" and the world may one day witness iu cur little ■•prentice'' as. great a pliilosipher as they have already seen in his noble pattern. And we passed o i buried in meditation. Tlie motto of our infantile philosopher contains too much to be forgotten, and should be engraven on the minds of all.— What c ut belter cheer a man in uu humble calling, than the reflection that the greatest statesman—-the highest philosophers—and the proudest warriors -have once grace-d the same profession. Look at Cincinnatus! it the call of his country, he laid aside the plough andseized the sword. But after yvii Iding it with en tire success-—when Jiis country was no lon ger ■ tidangered, and public affairs uo longer needed I is stay, lie -‘beat Ins sword iulo a ploughshare,” and re tuned with honest delight to his little farm. Look at Washngton! What was his course of life ? Lie was first a farmer— and next commander in-chie s os a host of freemen, fighting lor the liberties of his country from the thralls of dispoiic oppres sion: uext called (o the highest seat of government by his ransomed bietlnen, a president of the highest republic on earth, and lastly, farmer again. Look at Franklin. He who— With the thunder talked, as friend to frieud, And wove his garland of the lightning wing In sportive twist! What was he? a printer! Once a me chanic in a printing Office! Poverty star ed him in the face : but the blank, hollow look eou'd nothing daunt him. He strug gled against a harder currant than the must are called on to eii'oiinter; but lie did no {'•eld. He pressed manfully onward: bruve y buffefted misfortune’s billows; and gain ed the desired heaven! What was the famous Ron Johnson? He was, first a bricklayer or mason ? Wliat was hr n after years ? ’tis needless to ans wer ! What was Borns? An Ayrcshirc plough man ? What was he iu after life, in the es timation of his country men. and the world? Your liberary gives the answer! Shall we go on, and cal' up in proud, ar ray all the mighty host of worthies that have lived and died; who were cradled in the lap of penury, aud rteived their first les son iu the school of affliction ? No, we have cited instances enough already—yea. more than enough to prove the point iu question, namely, that there is no profession, however low in the opinion of the world, bat has been honored with earth’s greatest aod worthiest. Young mm ! Does the iron hind of for tune press hard upon yon, and disappoint menu well nigh sink vour despairing soul ? Have courage!— mighty ones have been vonr predecessors, and they have withstood the current of opposition, that threatened to overwhelm their fragile hark ? Do you despise your humble station and repine that Frovidepce has not placet! you in some nobler sphere? Murmur not against t' e dis’-ensations of an all-wise Cre ator? Remember that wealth is no criteri on of moral reriitude, or intellectual worth, i that riches, dishonestly gained. are.» lasting course; that virtue an I uprightness works out a rich reward; and then “An honest man isthe noblest work ofGod.’’ Ami when dark ilisappointmet comes, do not wither at her stare-—but press forward, aod ti e prize is yours! It was thus with Franklin—-it can be thus with you. He strove for the prize and won it! So may you. ’Tis worth contending for! and suc cess will ntlend you ; and the ‘stars’ will be brighter as the ‘stripes' wear deeper— [C. W. Everett. W(INDERFUL ESCAPE. The Lowell (Mass) Courier tells the following truly wonderful story. We should hardly be induced to believe it, were we not acquainted with ihe editor of that jour nal: and as it is, we do not uudersiand why names are supuressed. The locus in quo, is a little village on the banks ol the Merrimack river. At this place a stream enters the Merrimack, across which a dam is built, forming a pond, the water of which is sometimes used o work the bellows of a blacksmith's shop. During one of the thaws of a late winter, the pond was filled to overflowing., One of the black smiths, fearing the dam would be forced away by the freshet, went down alone to raise the waste gate. Standing on a single plank placed over the flume ; lie suce.eeded m raising the .gate a few inches, but, from file pressure of tiie water, could raise it no higher. While exerting himself at the gate, his fee,t by some*.leans *li|iped ftotn the plank on which he atotjd, aed he tell into the flume. The water, rushing out with violence beneath the gate immediately took him to the bottom, in spite of ail resistance. His feet no sooner touched the floor ol the llumu than they were iustantly taken from under him, and he was forced under the gate. The gate was not raised high enough to suf er It mi to pass out. He was forced up to his breast, when he stuck fast. He strove to get back, bn: the water rushed against and past him with *ueh violence, he could not stir an inch. He exerted every nerve and muscle, but all in vain. He then strove to force the gate up with his arms, but to no purpose. Finding >ll efforts, unavailing, he gave up all hope of eseppe, and began to .think of bis friends.— I There, he •»>' chained as it were, twelve feet utidet water, entirely unaHe to assist himsell, and no one conscious of his danger. His young companions were at work in the shop over him and one word to them woulu save him. but they knew not his peril, lie finally resigned himself to his fate—the water began to look dark over him—he er w weaker and weaker—he saw but a span between him ami the grave. At this time he was aroused by feelliog a great weight upon Ins breast, and at the same in stant the whole of the lower part of the fluke gave way. The flume being somewhat old and decayed, the immense force of the water, assisted doubtless by his exertions, tore away the gate, plank and all, leaving tlie whole body of the water ill the pond to rush out through t"e llutne. But the young man’s danger was not at an end lieie. The. blacksmith’s simp was placed high above the stream, just below the dam, on a framework. The water rushing out filled the stream . below, carrying with it one oS the traverse beams, which connected the beams, that supported the shop, llis body was bent over the beam, his head above, Ins feet below. The stream was already filled with water to an unusual height, placing him in q uite as perilous a situation as before, lie strove to extricate himself from this new danger, but be was almost as helpless as be foie. The current was so strong he coulj neither pass over nor under the beam. Alter some exertion, however, he finally succeeded in forcing his body back against the current, and passed under the beam. He now for a moment lost his sensps, but immediately recovering, lie found himself passing rapidly down the stream, near the shore. lie again put forth all his remaining strength and reached the shore, lie tell upon the bank of the stream, exhausted and almost lifeless. Singular.-. -There have been many cir cumstances related ol our revolution and the great meu who projected and carried it through, which were, they not so well at tes ed, would almost induce a suspicion ol their truth, but the following striking coin cidence is one of which we do not recollect ever before having seen a notice. Washington, born February 22, 1732, inaugurated 1789; term oi service expired in the fioi h year of hi« age. John Adams, born October, 17, 1734, in augurated 1797; term of service expired iu the 06th year nf his age. Jefferson, burn April 2nd, 1743. inaugura ted 1801 t» rm of service expired >u the 66th year of his age. Madison, born March 16, 1751, inaugura ted 1 09; tern of service expired in the 6:h year of his, age. Monroe, horir Aprii2, 1759, inaugurated 1817; term of service expired in the 66th year of his ag". The above is a list of five of the Fresoleuts of the United States, (a I men of the tevo u tion,) who ended their term of service in the 66th yearol tlieir ages!. J. Q. Adams’ term of service, had he been elected a se cond time, would also have expired iu the 06th year of liis age. Had Andrew Jackson, who obtained in 1824, a plurality of the Electoral votes, been elected at thatimu; his second term of ser vice would have expired in the 66ih y&ir of his aga-- -Baltimore Republican. Causes of seeds not Germinating.—-"We, have known anil heard ot considerable loss I and disappointment from seeds, particularly lon Mo seeds, riot growing, We have thought I and inquired "mfcfcliepce to the cause, aod % the result of our cogitations and inquiries may he thus stated. Without a cerlain degree of moisture seedswill not germinate. On dry sar.dy soils, and in a drv season, it seems highly, probable, then, that seeus may be deprived ot tbe requisite degree of r> oisture : peritaps receiving just as much as will mould them, and d»stroy their vitality, or being so near the surface as to be injured by the sun’s heat and light. But the seeds may have germinated, and have commenced to send out their root®, and stem stalks and yet be destroyed. If the soil is not pressed closely t J the seeds, and very dry weather occur just at this peri xxl of the process of germination, the root being too distant from the soil, and too fee ble to draw any supply of moisture, the liquid food ol the plant contained in the fermented seen may be dried up, and he life thus destroyed. If you would avoid disappointment and loss from seeds failing to grow, the preven tive process is indicated by a knowledge of• the causes mo<t frequently productive of this result, which we think a e those stated above. If you sprout your seeds before putting them into the ground, you will pre serve them from the first cause ol failure, but if you pulverize your soil thoroughly and press it in this .Mate with, hoe, spade, or roller, upon the seeds thus sproutted, the root stem will soon and suiely derive suffici ent moisture from the soil. . In a few instances, 1 have found my neigh bors blaming the seedtt as useless, particu larly of onions, carrots and parsnips, when I have obtained a little of the seed, and found it to sprout quite well. You may easily save yourselves from such reflections,* or from the temptation to blame others, by steeping the suspected seed in warm or te pid water from six to twenty four hours, ac cording to the size and hardness of the seed, and then setting it away in a warmish plaie for a day or two. If good it will sprout in this time; if kept warm in « darkish place, and i; does not sprout iu this time, the seeds is faulty. In connexion with this subject, I may. state that several circumstances incline me to the belief that corn which lias been sprouted—-no matter iu wba. steep-*—is safe from the ravages of the red or 'wireworm. It has been fashionable to steep in a strong solution of copperas, and to ascribe the safety of the seed iri this atate. not io the change whtgh fermentation has produced iu the germ or chit which is usually first at tacked, but to the change in the taste from the copperas. We have knwn eoru soaked in simple water-—in water alone-—to escape from liie attacks of the worm as well ns that soaked in a copperas steep. Until this mat ter is made more certain however. 1 would, hold it bad husbandry to neglect the cop peras, as in addition to the change produc ed by heat and moisture, we have also the disagreeable laste commuuicattd by tiiia salt.— Cultivator. Agrarianism.— ‘Uillo, Bill, you loafer how do you find yourself these hard tunes?’ ‘Asionishin’ poor-—look al these here, patches, and these rotten bhoes. Jim, J think we ate relies.’ •Wliat do you find to eat now-a-days ?* •Parched corn and cabbage leaves, by Mo ses !’ ‘Ha, lia .'-—good !—You forgot the way to Mrs- J s kitchen.’ ‘Well,, well, Jim, people is’ut generous; look at this big house here, where lives a man uo better, in my way of thinking, than you or 1, who is worth his thousauus, and epts roast pig and turkey every? day, while wc live in tags and poverty .’ ‘1 was thinking ol tiie same thing; and, Bid Eve an id*u-—1 don't sec why tiie devil he should’nt be as poor as we are. 1 hold , to an equality of rights. Every man is a» good as another man, and no man ought to have more than his neighbor—them’s rny st ntiiiiepfs.’ ,; ' • «.. / The remark of this idle hard breeched loafer puts me in mind of a complaint I heard a little truant shaver make to his play mate the other day. They had been away with their hoops and kites. Sain with leave, Joe without. Joe on his return home, got a flogging lor his presumption and trespass. The next time he met Sain, he hailed him. ‘Sam, did your father lick you yesterday ?’ •Pho, no!’ ‘Did'nt he? Well my fat' er licked me, and 1 don’t see why you ain't as much right to a licking as 1 have !’ He gave him nuc. A gentleman in ..ngland, many years ago, employed au honest tar, who had quit the sea as gatdner. Jack had hardly entered hi» new service, wiien he found himsrlf much aunoyed by a dog that nightly invaded hie preinesea. One morning the Sailor got into the garden before the dog had ascaped, aud made him captive. As soon as he was seized, Jackdeliberataly took his spade, cut off his tail, and set him at liberty. Shoitly alter the gentleman ente *•(( his garden, and enquired ol the gaedner it the dog continued ' hisaupnyance “tie'll nevertrouble us agate,” replied Jack-—“J caught him this morning, ■ unshipped hit rudder aud sat I im off before tbe wiud and bang »ie if lie will be able to steur his way back again." MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT. Four Poises weie returning with the Om nibus iroin the Rail (road Depot, with five passengers, (iwolaiit- s andtluee ccutlemeji inside.) yesterday atieinoou, when the hor ses, near tiie stoie ol Mr. A. Champion, Market Square, became Irigliieneo and un iwauagcbje and we r< grot io state that .vr butt at speed near liie siou: ol Messrs. Hamil ton iV Houston, Mr. iJ. Cl.ibis of J>or. e county, a Contractor on the Rail KoaO, in . tiUeini'ling to g l out, was thrown against a . tree ad received a very serious w, find on tiie rig lit temple, Hour >iie edicts of.wfiirh da on and last evening. Tire other passengers eu tiie Omnibus in saieiy. i lie Loises proceeded wuh lie vehicle hto ugh scvmil . streets, until appiooebiug Judge Berrien’s .residence, one ot his men servant nobly ar-r templed,to slop them, but lie was run over and seitou ly injured. The Omnibus was. soon alter upset, and the dnver thrown from his box, but escaped uninjured, Some bales of cotton, it is thuuglit, alarmed, tb*. h(yscs them ip ■start.— hah Georgia*