Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Unless ordered otherwise, Advertisements will invariably be " displayed.** Obituary notices, and all matters Inuring to to the benefit of any one. are regarded as i Advertisements. * PTTB.B 1IBBB.TY WHIT E_ LEAD, Buy the Best?It is the Cheapest To Consumers of White Lead Everywhere. UNEdUALED. 1st. For Wearing and Covering Properties, 2d. For Wbiieoeas and B-auty of Finieb. fid For Uniform Fineness of Qrindlftg. 4th Same Weight will do more and tfe'ter work, at a given cost, than any other. 6th. Most Economical White Lead ever introduced. 6lh. U you wish to procure as much value a.? possible for your money and secure ? . i hHndsome.sud durable work. Use Pure Liberty White Lead. ' Try it and be convinced. Satiafaction guar, anteed. WHOLESALE AQRKTS. COWEK, ?X & HARKv LKY, ' ? v DEALERS IN Condi Klatcrinh, I*iiint?, Oil*, tilniy, Putty, &r., GREENVILLE, 8. C. Oct 9 23 20 A NBAV ISNTfiRPRISE! O THE PALMETTO SHOE FACTORY! ?O GOWER, MILLS 8c CO. with the beat and fjjf ^rrjxv^ m?st akUltul manaccumulated a their " Buckhuro Tannery," a prepared to aunnlv the trarln with a r * lea of Men ?. Women's and Boys' SHOES. Thoir First-Class Work will bo stamped with tbo name of the Finn, and warranted. T. C. OOWER, I I H. T. MrBRAYER, 0. P. MILLS, | I (JEO. IIELDMAN. Sept 25 21 6<n HOOKS, SASH AND BLINDS, Mouldings, brackets, stair i FIXTURES, Builders' Furnishing ' Hardware, Drain Pipe, Floor Tiles, Wire Guards, Terra Gotta Ware, Marble and Slate Mantle Pieces. Window Glass a Specially. Circulars and Price List* sent free on application, by P. P. TOALE, 20 Hayne and 33 Hnckney Sts., Charleston, S. C. Oct 2 22 ly ESTABLISHED 15. GKEKNVII,LE GOAGH FAGTOKY, f ALL AND WINJERJRAOE, 1872-'3 THE public are notified that besides our usual supply of VEHICLES, itS/ W wa make aercral new and bundsome styles of ROCIAffAYS New end elegant style* 4. spring-wagon buggies, VK* for om ud two hones. First-Class A, No. 1, Iron-Axle 1, 2, 3, 4 and A-hone FARM WAGONS sept regularly In stock. 37 Years practical experience ! OOWKR, COX A MARK LEY. Oct 2 82 4 NOTICE. ALL persons Indebted to the E-tate of W. H. HOVEY. deceased, and those indebted to the late Arm of W II. HuVKY A CO.. are requested to make payment between this and the first day of December next It being absolutely necessary to close th*h?j^f^Nth< Edits of the late ^wl^rsons who negleot _ _ -? ** "Y^ hereby giren^keir notes and so-I cere, that I aiMkof an attorney Probate Judge of (HA. TOWNE8. |^h| THUMA4 WOOD* t<> e8Cftpo Jfevenbcr 4th', 187ic #08, t.?e nriJUi^f l^t I'iS PUBLIC MEN. ./f^tn. Ui?W BT U-QOTKUMOR B. V. TBRRT. , [Continued fmm last Week.] .iTHB STATE CONVENTION, la the Fell of 1882. a Convention of the Stele wee celled for the purpose of nullifying the tariff aola of Congress Gov. Hertry MUdleton. Col. Thoa P. Bro< kmsn. Bile* P. Whiu?n and myself were elected cnembeia ?f the convention from the district of Green vllle. Judge Karle, Dr. Wm. Butler, Wm. Thru it on and Col. Benj Arnold were the candidates of the Nullification party. The Uoion majority at the election was about four to one in Greenville. Gov. Middleton, before hit mission to Russia, had been a cltiren of this di trlct, and owned a large Ian" ded estate, which he sold to Geo. W. Earle, E-q. The summer preceding the election the Governor had spent in Greenville, end as It wsa well known that he was s rtannch Union man, we determined to put him in nomination for the Stats Convention. Sunday evening before the convention met In Columbia, Gov. Middleton and myself went from the Congaree Hotel, where we were boar-ling, to see Judge iluger. at U * ........ i.viwi, nnr ina OUIM tlollla, Where moat of tlie Union members were s'aylng ? Tbe Judge spoke of the propriety of our not inkingaeats in the convention He said it was improper for us to do so, and that he wished a meeting of the Union members that night to determine on the proper couree to be pursued. After eupp-r we all assembled, about thirty in number, delegalea and visitors Judge Richardson was called to the chair, and Judge Huger made a lung speech against tbe delegates taking their seats in the convention. He said he had heen sent l>y the Union party ol Charleston to urge this course. ''If we take our seats in the convention," said the Judge* 'we shall be the means of keeping the Nullification party together. We shall hear lliin-.a said there * lint will cnll for blood!" lie said it would be impossible to sit there and listen to their speeches without resenting what is said. "If they talk as I suppose they will, blood must be shed I It can not be avoided." Mr. Wilkins spoke next, and said, that, although he had been sent by hia constituents to take bis sent in lite convention, vet, if tlie Union party thought it better nut to do s?, he would take the responsibility of following their advice. The proposition ol i Judge linger was opposed at some length by Col. Krvine and 0??l. Philips, of Chesterfield. 1 expressed my willingu'-is to acquiesce in any course that might be adopted. but that 1 thought it belter to take our, seats. Judge Richardson oi.no?o.l ih? position, and urged strongly the propriety of going into tlie convention It was then greed to postpone the further considers* ti?n of lhe question till the next ntorni.ig, at 9 o'clock. We met the next day agrees, ble to our adjournment. Judge llug?r wan unwell and did not attend our meeting. Il w as decided that we should take our seats. The next question was, whether an oath would he required of the drlegiles, and if so, what would be the nature of it f It teems that the Union member^ had some suspicion that an oath might he required, which would be inconsistent with their allegiance to the Federal Government. In | order to ascertain this tsct, a committee wns i appointed, consisting of Judge Richardson, Gov. Manning and myself. .fudge David Johnson then addressed the caucus, and informed us that he had just turned from the State of Georgia, where he had heen sent as a delegate l>y the Union party. Chancellor Harper was sent as a delegate by tbe Nullification party. On their anival in Milledgeville, Judge Johnson addressed a note to the Slate Convenlion, which he found in aeaaion, and went before them to explain his views and those of his party in South Carolina He said two thirds of the people of Georgia were of the Union parly The Nufilflera called themselves ''Resistance Men," but would not assume the odious cognomen by which their political brethren in South Carolina j were known. They were for a Southern Convention. Both parties had organiz-d em' s and association*. He had ascertained that the South Carolina Nullifiera would go into a Southern Convention if it waa pros posed by Georgians. The State Convention was organized at 1*1* o'clock, and was Indeed a most dignift-d asei rnbly, oontaiuiog most of the great moo of both parlies in South Carolina. They were floe looking gentlemen, and showed the greatest respect tor earh other throughout the whole sitting ot the Convention.? No oath was required of the members, and oouid not have been with any sort of pros priety. Gen. Hamilton, then Governor of the Slate, waa elected President. Hia address wn tak ing the ohair was a fioe and appropriate one. The members were called on to enroll their name*, by districts, and the first diatriet called waa Greenville. Aa 1 had headed the ticket elected from this district, it gave me the honor of having my name at the Dead of the parchment | Roil. , . A committee of twentyvone wm appoint. <d by the Trepidant to lake into consider* lion tl?e tariff, and report Ibeveoo, The convention met on Wedntsd?y to hear the report. The ordinance of nnllificalioo wee also reported, and expressed very frankly the purpoac and intention of tha oonvenlion I remember Judge Hoger aaid it bad oured bun of hia indiapoeilion. lie had read it in hia aick bed, and immediately fait well enougli to gat up and drees 1 But ha said tha addrasa on tha auhjeot of the tariff reported at tha aame time was moat ably and dfexieroosly drawn. The ordi* nanee of Nullification waa drawn by Chancellor Harper, and tha report on the tariff by Oen. IIsyne- The addrasa to the peo pi* of South Caroline wm written by Robt T. Turnbull, b>q., end declared in plaio language that no ooe should dar* resist it. The address to the people of the several States was front the pen of Gov. MeDoffle, and was really drawn with great ability. The Union members held their caneo* every night and made speeches, eliciting the views of each other; and In this way w* were enabled to set harmoniously and as a unit in the oonventioo. I submitted, one night, a resolution, which 1 proposed to offer in the convention, referring nil the sotioo of the convention to the people for rattificaiion or rrjeoilon. This was opposed by Judge Huger in a long speech. I replied, and said, if the people of South Caroliea were disposed to adopt the proceedings of the eonven lion, however abhorrent they might be to my feelings and judgement, I was disposed to acquiesoe in their action.? Thirty years after this, when South Carolina seeded from the Fodersl Union, I put in prsclica the resolution I then proposed to adopt. Judge O'Neall and Gov. Maoning both spoke against the resolution.? Judge Richardson advocated it, and Gov. MiddMon was io favor of its adoption, hut djd not speak. Finding the oppoe;lion so tron tr I >ha : ? ... pi . n sna%>. ? ? ?iiv ? tOUIUtlUII, It wns proponed in the Union caucus lo sand delegate* to Virginia and North Caro ina, and agreed to. Judge Iiuger and Mr. Poinsett were appointed. The subject of the "test oath" in the ordiDanceof nullification was most earnestly discussed in caucus It proposed to swear a Judge to enforce the ordinance of nullification before he was allowed to sit on the trial of s case arising under it. Some of lite Judges declared they would never take it, and others gave no expression of opinion on the subject. Judge linger was terrible in his denunciations of the test oath. He said when his rights had to be adjudged by a perjured Judge and jury, it was a mockery of all judicial trie's and justice was at an end. The ordinauee of Nullification was to go into operation in Februaiy. The convention then adjourned, hoping and expecting that Congress would make some modification of the tariff iiefore the day when the ordinance wft to go into operation. Towards the latter par*, of December, 1832, ?lie Uu'on party of South Cnr.dina met in convention in Odunihia during the sitting of the Legislature, and commenced their tesdon in the Presbyterian Church.? The venerable <y,,| Taylor, lather of 0<>v Jno Taylor, who had distinguished h mself as a gallant effiiser of the revolutionary war, wss elected President of the Convention. Most of I lie distinguished Union men were members of litis convention* Resolutions were called fur, nnd I submitted a parcel adopted at a public meeting in Greenville, as an in? d'cation of public sentiment amongst my Const.tllen'S Tnij nvl? idtiitil, ?UU others of a similar character, to a caucus at which Judge Richardson presided. Judge Onetll made a speech and advised mod ration Judge* Huger replied with great tact and ability. Judge David Johnson then took the floor, and moved an adjournment. The next m -ruing he spoke for some time, urging prudence and moderation. J' dge Huger replied in a noble spe?ch. He spoke ol the tyranny nnd oppression of the domiuant paily, the disgrace of the test oath and the horrors of disunion. He completely demolished Judge Johnson's argument and appeal in favor of moderation. Whilst speaking, he said "Can I he called a freeman, when I am lo he tried by a pnrjured Judge at.d a packed juryf" This expref-, ion met with great applause from the whole convention. If there had been any disposition on the part of Judges O'Neall and Johnson to fnulter or waver in this matter, the speech of Judge Huger settled them. There was no flinching after that speech. I walked with Judge Johnson from the committee room lo the Church. He aaid to me, "we shall all agree." and then read a letter just received from Col. Wm. Cuniming, of Georgia, in which ll? ?- * - r>VVa?u -,.j uuiu <uuui rising 01 1110 people. "This," said Colonel Camming, ' would only remit in mnrderous broils"? He urged on iu to wait lor the general gov eromeot to put down nullification by some signal aet at once and forever. There were few greater or wiser men than Col Win. Cummi ig in America at that time, and not one more patriotic, gallant and honorable Judge Johnson told me not to go to th inauguration of Gov. Hayne, who was 10 b the first one to lake the lest oath, when he quallifisd, ag it would be countenancing moral pitjury. When the convention assembled. Col. Memminger submitted a plan for organix* ing the Union party throughout the State for self-defence and protection. "Washing* ton Societies" were to be formed In each district, with as many branches in every neighborhood as possible. Each society was to have a President and three Vice* Presidents. In case of emergency, and in difenee of their coi.slitui ion and legal rights. these societies were to become military companies. Mr. Poinsett was commander io chief, with division officers in different sections of the State. Col. Roht. Cunningbam was appointed for the upper division of the Stale. This looked very much as if we were preparing for war. Mr. Poinsett mado h speech and told us that he had what he was going to say from Oen. Jackson himself. Gov. Hamilton, Gon. llayne, MoDuffie anJ Col. Drayton had takeu a very active part in the election of Gen. Jaokaon, and after the election lliey were invited to the General's room. He told them it was his intention to have had a South Carolinian in hit Cabinet, but on reflection he did not think it advisable to make aaeh an appointment, It would appear as if too many Federal honors were given to South Carolina, lie himself, was a native of South Carolina ; Mr. Calhoun, the Vio? President, wee aSonth Carolinian; Mr. Poinsett, who held the highest mission in Spanish America, was a South Carolinian, and Gov. Middleton, who hold on* of tho mi4t important mleaiona io Europe, ?M eiilxen ot South Carolina. If, thcrafore, be bould give another South Carolloian a seat In hia Cabinet, ho would not be doiof joe? iio? to the other Statea, He expreeeed hie great obligations to the en for their exertions in hie electioo, and regretted that ha could not consintently, with hie duty to the whole country, reward any of them for their kind^ oesa and friendship. Mr. Poineett atid this interim had produoed a ooldneea betwaea the Prealdant and ell the South Carolina delegation, except Col. Drayton. Mr. Pettigrue made a apeech the firat night of our meeting, whioh waa a very beautiful ona. He aaid, "Nullification is uuk vue oiaie, nor bare 1 aver believed that my country consisted alone in the ivampi of the lower part of tba State, or lha rocka of the uppar part, nor the pinea of the middle State; but 1 hare bean taught to believe that my country was a wise and rationa' eyatem of liberty " This expression was nobly commented on by Judge linger. lie raid he had remarked g Ihoueaod times that ha would go with the State ; bat denied that the State waa then acting. The peo? pie had been cheated and deceived. He would lay down his life for South Carolina, but not for the tyrants who ruled her. He said he would not sheath his eword in the bosom of a brother, but his own boaom should become the sboa'h of a sword before he would submit to tyranny and oppression. Two letters were read to lite Convention fr<>m Gen Jaokson, one to Mr. Poinsett and the other to Col. O'Uanlon. In these letters lis said the Governor's Message was rebellious throughout, and if he raised an aimy, it would be treason. He pledged himself to use all the power of the government to enforce the laws and put down nul. lification. 1 saw and read the letter to Col. OTTanlon many years afterwards. It was in Jackson's own hand writing, and was exceedingly well written. It was a long letter, and breathed the name spit it and eentiui-'Uts which were immediately afterwards so nobly and eloquently express* ed in his proclamation. In organizing the Union party, Itr. Poinsett said if guns were needed, the arsenal at Augu.-ta would be op- bed to us. "Or," said he, "if you want money to sustain yourselves in defending the country, it shall be supplied you." On my return home, 1 met Col. Francis H. linger at Newberry C, II Lie waa the liberator of Marqoia La Fayette, from the dungeon of Olmols, and as pure and gallant I ...... i i-~ .. ?- -? ... .. govicimu a* ever nrew me ureal h ol life, lie spoke very freely io regard to the action of tlie State Convention and Lfeg!?la> lure, nnd eatd that if no one else in South Carolina took the test oath, it would place Gov. Hayoe in no enviable position. The Ul'lUliri On ia IwJgv u ?. I I It 41. . . vo ning that he would never take the test oath. Judge O'Neall told me in Columbia, that Judge Earle was r.s unwilling to take it, as he or Judge Kichnrdaon was. [Continued nrxt teeeJfc.] Drinki o.?No man ever be came a drunkard, lived a drunkard's life, died a drunkard's death, and tilled a drunkard's grave, as a matter of free choice. No one ever became an excessive drinker who did not begin by the hat>it of being a moderate, a very moderate drinker. If it were the habit of all not to take the first step, and tints not become moderate drinkers, the nnutterahie horrors, and woe, the destitution and crime, which results from this master evil of intemperance, would cease. Wives and children and friends and communities would not mourn over loved ones thus dishonored and lost. But it is the habit of drinking becoming the law of their be irtg and of their daily life, the lack of resisting power resulting from ti.:? i u? i * mm icniuio i iniimuiil, me lev or OI habitual temptation and appetite, which causes that yearly deathmarch of sixty thousand of our people to the saddest of all graves, followed as mourners by half a million ot worse than widowed wives and worse than orphaned children. ?. ? ' An Extensive County.? The county ot Augusta, in Virginia, once embraced the States of 111inois, Otiio, Kentucky, Indiana and Michigan. When Virginia was named alter Elizabeth, daughter ot Anne Boleyn and Ilenry VIII? he of the many wives?it was the proud boast of her then few inhabitants that her territorial limits extended from the Atlantic to the Pacific and np and down to eaeli pole. When battling for American independence, with a handful of hungry, ill clad and worse armed patriots against the disciplined legions of the British king, it was, in case of being overpowered, to the mountains of Augusta that George Washington proposed to retreat to nmko a last stand for | "liberty and the righto ot man." | V irginia, though she gave away an empire and was despoiled of half her territory by iniquitous legislation, lias no reason to be cast down ?nor is she. " There is life in the old land yet."?Richmond Whig. The Bank of Newberry paid out three hundred and ten thousand dollars for cotton transactions during the month of Octo ber. The Negro v?. The Cftrpat-b&ggsr Tbe contest fofr tl>e United States Senatorship promises to be a very earnest and interesting one. Tbere are ttit-ed RiCbmon'ds already in tbe field, and tbe acramble for tbe ]>osition will, in all probability, be confined totbeio. is first J. J. Patterson, Esq., of Blue Ridge fame, and general)y known by tbe eoftbriqnct of "Hon,' est John," wiln which it would, seem be has beendnbbed upon Lb# lucus a :>on lucendo principle.? He is a genial sort of man ; seems to bear no malice against any per* son, party or people y is devoid, apparently, of any political qa other convictions, except pecuniary, upon which be has vefy decided views, and'always acts up to tfiem.' ne would be rather liked if be would keep out of tbe lobby and apply himself more to bis own legitimate, private business, an# less to the development of the re sources ot the State in wtiflcfi he' occasionally mnnHo6>? UIUI concern, lie is a bad man and a carpet bagger, but being particularly polite to members of the Press, onr sarcasms are softened in spite of us, and vro Cart only say ol him that we wish ho would go back to the bosom ol Cameron, from which he came, and leave poor* South Carolina alone. She has been well nigh bled to death al ready. A second candidate for senatorial honors, is our excellent governor Robert K. Scott, who, "has been running our State" very rap idly for four years past. We had hoped that he was played out po litically, and such has been the common opinion. Lie does not see' i to agree with us however, and, we bear, imagines that he has still a strong hold upon the hearts of the colored people for whom he has done so much in proving to the world how worthy they were of self government, as shown in the selection ot himself tor their first Chief Magistrate. There is one good reason perhaps why he should be sent to the Senate, and that is that by so doing, his presence will be saved from South Carolina. The third candidate is R. B. Elliott, at present a member of Con gress from iho Third District, audi nrntiablv, the most popular colored man with his mod Oi any in iuo State, lie is running on his muscle merely while his opponents depend mainly upon the power of i money. So report 6ays. It is no fight of onis. None of the candidates can be regarded as in any way fitted to represent the Conservative elements in the State But we can never refrain front taking sides when a question is raised, which, we believe, can effect the welfare of the State^ even in the smallest degree. Oirr judgment, and our inclination lead ns to wish for Elliott's sue cess in the Senatorial contest.? We do this in the first place because Elliott is a colored man, and in the second place because lie is able and is no worse, if not far better in point of character, than the other two. tie has a constituency?the colored people of the State?they have none, nnle89 the few dozen political adventurers, with whom they are allied, may be so regarded. In right, the white people ought to have the choice of one of tho Senators, and should place the best and ablest man in the State in that important position. If we cannot get a gapable . and honorable white man, we next prefer to see a representative of the negro race there. It has been onr observa tion that & place in Congress, and particularly in the Senato. lias a strong tendency to liberalise the views of Southern Raidcals. We would like to see the experiment tried upon Elliott. ; He has great influence here with hia race, and shonlcl his mind be ever honestly and earnestly tnrn9d in that direction, he could do much towards the amelioration of the miserable condition of onr local government. Tbe atmosphere of the Senate might probably be wholesome to him, and ho in turn do valuable service to t'ho State.? tTI.? ,.?! ..1.1 ..(Y.. xiiu uiiitziB uuuiu ouui tc cuei;b ttii^ good, even if they had I lie desire. {.Carolinian. Colonel William Kent, of Concord, N. II., voted on the 5th inst., for the fourteenth time, covering a period of fifty-six years, for the President of the United States. A Washington telegram to the New York Herald says: "It is Srobable that Judge Settle, of forth Carolina, will succeed Justice Nelson of the Supreme Court, who is about to retire on account of old age. The South has had no representative on the Supreme Bench sinco the death of Justice Wayne, who was from Georgia.'' "Capital" Hint* on Ike SituationDon Piatt, ib hi* vigorous and sprightly paper, the Washington Capital, which though very perBonal in its tone, contains a weekly compendium of wit and common sehse exceptional in newspaperrffcnfVflifJr& thus philosophises on a recent " unpleasantness" or the last j* Lost Cause." We know of few pursuits so profi'.lqss. and stupid as that indulged iu by.certain journalists in accounting for a defeat after the event, "Die cause t hat brought the liberal movement to grief may be stared in a few words ? " Mr. Greeley failed ofan election from a lack 01 votes. These were Democratic voti*. Alio Uertiocrats did not colud out except in Pennsylvania and there they sold out. J at" ' 'Had'tbe Democrats sustained 'Greeley as they would have supported one ot their own p^rty, the veiferable philosopher would now be the President elect, We Called attention to this again and again, and saw in JLUp posaioility our^outV weakness. Had the Democrats voted in the October , elections we w^pld have* carried Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Indiana. But tb^y rospect'ullv declined, v The only, satisfaction l*ft us? and it is enceedingly grim~*-is that ' the Administration people might have saved their money, and per haps their souls, by abstaining from fraud?their victory was assured them. People are slow tQ learn that a ditlei ence in politics does i.ot originate so much in an antagonism of opinion as in one of toeling.? There was no reason in prin n file why a Democrat should not x ote for Horace Greeley, hot there was strong motive for his refusal in feeling. * * * * * * What a fearful thought it must 1)0 to a Republicant that Grant might die 1 And we would suggest in this connection that provision be now made for an assign or successor, 60 as to preserve the organization in view of such a terri| bio disaster. We must not be understood as claiming in this anything for the more name of Democrat. We only refer to the great mass of voters no** recognized under that title.? inev' me *?p u..a^ *..j ^ bnt tliev will }*et remain the men who came into this world witli no preparation for their coming, and are forced to subsist by the labor of their hands or the conning pf their brain. These unproved pvo> pie regard with wrath their more wealthy brethren who, rich and well born, have certain vested rights and privileges, denied the many. They bate taxation, instinctively fight extravagance, arid are disposed to hang the defaulter, not so much from any extra virtue in themselves, but for that they feci, if they do not know, that the defalcation emptied their pockets. This is the governing element, and, when in power, the conserva tive force of the government. Ami it is further grim comfort to know that our present financial policy increases daily the number of tbt unprovided for. The rich get fewer in number and stronger in means, while the poor grow poorer and more populous. In the meantime, all we have to say is, that it the freeborn American people can stand what they have submitted to, we can. 1 i - \ " I Gots Nuff Mix suon Fool isiinkss."?It is pleasant to become a parent; twice as pleasant, per haps, to lie blessed with twins; but when it comes to triplets, we arq a little dubious. m>w, the'-q dwells in Jefferson country, Wisconsin, a worthy German, who a few years ago was presented by his wife with a son, llans said to her : .... .11 Katrine, datish gAot." A couple of years later, the goml woman placed before his astonish ed gaze a bouncing pair of twins. "Veil," said IIaus, "dat vash petter asli der oder time; I trinks more ash ten glass peer on dat." But tho good woman uext time firave hirth to trinlnfa and Hint CJ - " *| ? * """ it,ado him u ehpoke mit liis mout shust a liddle." " Mein Got, Katrine! vat ish do matter on you ? Potter you shtop dis pizness 'fore dor come more ash a village full. Igotanuff mitsuch foolishness!" f ( No later returns have been re ceived. Secretary Fish is spoken of as probable, Minister to England. Two acres of ground in Indianola, Iowa yielded 500 bushels of sweet potatoos. Why is a circus rider like an aristocrat ? Because they both make good circles. [fr&m (he Son jnidnio T^k'ify aurw *' - * -1 *k ''ityif1* "M* **''*? A Lintj Tfi Aft?lfimfcw? ? Sneounterwith the Indies* A letter from Rev: A. #. flatter, " the plucky M?thodW"'jBile4cher," received in fbis city by the last mail, gives the following particulars of a fight he bad * few days ago with the Indians;. , v I have at last eorae in eontact with the Indians. ~<4 bad* fight with four of the red devils and whipped them without gfetting a scratch. I left Frio Canon'on the tndininff of the 24th to go the Sabinal Canon. r After traveling some ipnes, 1 crpw'ed, Cherrv creek ; my *?ad than lea through a broken'country of rocky defiles covered with brush* with intervening apacesof open ground. 1 had learned that there were'Indians in thaweautry, and was-on the lookout. ' ' r *'" *?' V'' " l;8hw them passing np art A vine, aim log'to intercept and waylay me. waste my road Idd fhYftugti a gap In tlio maintain. I Lad four mules with me?two to my buggy and two X was leading. X got out and tied my mules, look my gun and went on in advance, to see what I could discover. 1 had only gone a short distance when I looked down (Mi open -space between the thickets, and saw four Indians slipping along toward the place where 1 knew they intended to intercept me. I was still unobserved; when they passed to the nexjt opening they paused ; X raised my gun to tire at them, but the cap snapped. The Xndian heard dt, turned toward me, and was just iu the act of raising hie goti to shoot me, but my gun tired, and Ms tell to the ground. At that moment another ono of them fired at me. Ther then picked up the. gun, and all ran oft. X think my bullet struck the Xndian iu the right shoulder or arm. X then ran back to my buggy, and drove out behind some thick brush, near the foot of the monnthin. 1 had good shelter, except from the side of the mountain. The scoundrels soon appeared on the side ol the mountain, and fired ono shot down at me, and X gave them two in return.? They then went back tho way they came. X know they expected X would try to run back to the Frio, and were intending to cut oti my retre?l3 A Ju'"PrV"<~ ?y ^ , ana ran through the fjfap in the inountaine to the open country, and had no more tfouble from them. m \ , a. Evils of Qossip. I have known m eountry society whicfl Withered awuy all to nothing, Under dry rot of gossip only. Friendships once as firm as granite, dissolved to jelly, and then ran away to water, onlyiiecause of this; love that promised a future as enduring as heaven, and osetable as truth, evaporated into a^norning mist that turned to day's long tears, only because of this.'- A fat ther and a sou were set foot to foot with the fiery breath of anger that would never cool between them, only because of this; and a husband and hi6 young wife, each straining at the hated lash, which in the beginning had bc$n the golden bondage of a Cad-blessed love sat mournfully by the aide of ;the grave where all their love and joy lay buried, and only because oi luis. l nave seen faith transi formed to mean do&bt, hope give i place despair, and charity take on rt6elf the features of black malevolence, all because of the spell words cf scandal, and the maclc muttcrings of gossip^ % Great crimes work great wrongs and the deeper tragedies of the life spring from its larger passion; but woeful'and most melancholy are the uncatalogued tragedies that issue from gossip and detraction : must mournful the shipwreck often made of noble natures and lovely lives by the bitter winds and dead salt-waters of slander.? So easy to say, yet so hard to disprove?throwing on the innocent, and punishing them as guilty if unable to pluck out the stings they never 6ee. and to &ilenr.A warda they never hear. Gossip and slander are the deadliest and cruelist weapons man has for his brother's hnrt.?All the Year Round. Senator Trumbull has no opinions to express as to the future course or policy of the Republican party. Progress or tub A ir-Lihr Railroad.? The Atlanta correspondent ot the Savannah News writes that the Atlanta and Richmond AirLine Railrod will be completed and in running order to the Savannah River by the 25th of December, and to Charlotte, N. O., by March. This will divert a large portion ot Northern Travel from the State Road, and thus still further diminish the revenues of the lessees of that thoroughfare.