Wi <\ IF "'S SHS Eaiiisia iffiatti. 3Y F. M. TRIMMIER Devoted to Education, Agricultural, Manufacturing and Mechanical Arts. $2.00 IN ADVANCE VOL XXIII. SPARTANBURG, S. C., THURSDAY, JUN E 14, 1866. NO. 20 *t \ THE II rcmillKD ITtST THURSDAY MORNING, A T Two Dollars (Specie) in Advance. m ^ RATES OF ADVERTISING. One Square, First Insertion, $1; Subsequent Insertions, 76 cents. Tbe European War. The following article from the New York Herald will be read with interest at this time: To the peculiar facts and circumstances of the lato ominous speech of Napoleon, at Auxcrre, much more than in the speech it self, the European kings and money changers are justified in their acceptance of it as a declaration of war. First, the Mayor ot Auxcrre, in welcomf ing the Emperor, tells him that "fifty-one years ago, the Emperor Napoloon II was received in this town with such proofs oi dovotedness and joy that he retained a vivid recollection ot them which ho cxprcssecf on his death bed (at St. Helena) in the most affecting terms," and that the same devotion nf the town has no more been found wanting to the nephew "in the days of trial and adversity, than in those of prosperity and triumph." Here is a good foundation, ana tue Emperor builds upon it He says to the Mayor : " Be certain that on my side I have inherited the sentiments of the head ofmylumiiy for the energetic and patriotio populations who supported the Emperor in good and iu evil fortune." Hence he stands as a party leader, rallying his supporters from tho masses of the French people, the adherents of the Emperor, peaoo or war, against Bourbons, commercial conservatives and intractable republicans. N xt In tells his frieuds what is coming, in telling them that they elected him to the FreiVli Assembly of the republic of 1848, because they knew that his interests were those ol France and that "like the majority of the t ' French nation, 1 detested those treaties of 1815, which some parties of the present day wish to make the solo basis ot our foreign policy.'1 This means war?a revival of the *gloire' and 'victo ire' of Austerlitz?a revival of the empire as it stood before its expulsion and the humiliations infliotcd upon France by tho Holy Alliance, and mainly through the perfidy of Austria. A financial war panic ?nstantly follows. The shop keepers and stock jobbers of Paris are thrown iuto a high state of alarm and indignation. It becomes expedient to soften down their apprehcusions. Hence the semi official journals undertake to explain that this dreadful Auxcrre speech was perfectly harmless, aud that there was nothing in it that Napoleon had not often expressed before, liut, in additiou to the suggestive circumstances detailed, it appears that this speech, after its delivery, was revived by the Emperor aud fbrwardeU by him to the Monitmr, with instructions f for its iaimcdiato publication, and that it is a much stronger war manifesto as published than it was as delivered. Tho conMln^nn i. -r.-- 1 VIUOIVU IO jUOUUDU| VIIUI litter ut'iivcnn^ the speech, considering the temper of hi? audience and the Napoleonic France it represented, the timo and the place were deemed proper for a Napoleonic declaration of war. Hence the failure of the soothing explanations attempted by the semi-official journals of the French capital. The Kmperor himself, meantime, having issued his manifesto, has nothing more to say. A word of peaco from him would suffice, but *he does not speak it. In short, all things being ready, he has given the signal for war. The Faris correspondent of tlie London Times says that the sentiments of this i Auxerre speech "are the revenge taken ; upon the commercial and bourfreoiacl?*sr?." I the advocates of peace that the Emperor I oannot "breathe freely" among them; but ' that he goes "among the working men and j the peasants to find the true genius of France." In othor words, the France of; the Bonapartes and the empire is among | the producing classes?the bone and sinew of the French people. It is the France | inherited by the first Napoleon from the first republio and by the present Napoleon : from the second republio. It is the empiro 1 by the will oi the people. Herein lien the strength of Napoleon. It is the strength Abraham Lincoln against the aristooratio glare holding Bourbons of the South; it is 1 Caesar against Pompey; it is Napoleon' against the Holy Alliance. j The Emperor first proclaims his party,' and then he proolaims war because ho knows that his party will absorb all other parties in Franoe in the revival of the empire as | the armed dictator of the continent THE IRON VAULT. I live in San Francisco, and am a locksmith by trade. My calling is u strange one, and possesses a certaiu fascination rendering it one of the moat agreeuble of pursuits. Many who follow it, ate nothing iu it but labor?think of nothing but its re turn- iu gold and silver. To me it has other charms than the money it produces. I aui ca led upon, almost daily, to open doors and peer into long neglected apartments; to spring the stubborn locks of safes, and gloat upon the treasure piled within ; and quiet ly enter the apartments of ladies with moro*Lo of a husband, or father in possession of tho missing key ; to force the fastenings of cash boxes and the depositoiies of records, telling ot men made suddenly rich, of corporations plundered, or orphaus robbed, of hopes crushed, of families mined Is there uo charm iu all this 7?no food for sjrftcu lution?no scope for the range of pleasant fancy 7 Then, who would not be a lock smith, though his face is begriuuned with the soot of the forge, and his bauds are stained with rust 7 But I have a story to tell?not exactly a stiry, either?lor a tory implies the com plcilou us veil us the beginning of u narrative?and uiine is scarcely uture than the introduction to one. Let him who deals in things ot fancy, write the rest. In the Spring ot 1856?I ihink it was iu April? 1 opened a little ahop on Kearney street, aud soon woikcd myself into a lair business. Late one evening a lady, do. detailed, entered my shop, und pulling hum beneath a cloak a small japanned box, requested wo to open it. '1 he lock was cu rioudy constructed, and 1 was all of an hour in fitting it with a key. The lady seetned nervous at the delay and at length requested me to close the door. 1 was a little surprised at the augircstion, but ot course complied. Shutting the door, and returning to my wo k, the lady withdrew her vail, disclosing as sweet a lacc us can well be imagined. There was a restlessness in the eye and a pallor iu the check, nowcver, wnicn plainly tola ot a heart ill at ease, and in a moment every emotion tor her had given place to that ot pity. "Perhaps you are not well, madam, and the night air is too chilly 1 said 1 rather inquisitively. I felt a rebuke in her reply : "In requesting you to close the door I had no other object than to escape the ulteutiou ot persons" I did not reply, but thoughtfully contin ued uiy work. She resumed : "The little box contains valuable papers?private pa pcrs?and I have lost the key, or it has ! bocu stolen. I should not wish to have you remember that I ever cauie here on such an errand," she continued, with souie hesitation, and giving me a look which it was no difficult matter to understand. "Ceitainly, madam, it you desire it. If I cannot forget your face I will at least attempt to lose the recollection of ever seeing it here." The lady bowed rather coldly at what 1 considered a line compliment, and 1 pro i ccedcd with my work, satisfied that a and j den discovered partiality for me hu hammer, and peering out into the durkness ?for it was na dark us Kgypt when under the curse of Israel's God. "Hist I" exclaimed a figuro, stepping in front of the window ; "upon the door, I bavo business with you." "hather pass business hours, I should say ; but who aro you ?" "No one that would harm you," returned the voice, which 1 imagined was rather feminine for a burglar's. * "Nor no one ?hat can 1" I replied rather emphatically, by way of warning, as I tightened my grip upon the hummer and proceeded to the door. I poshed back the bolt, and slowly opening (he door, discov ered tbe stranger already upon the steps. "What do yoo want f T abruptly inquired 'I will tell you," answered the bame voice, "if you dure opcu the door wide enough for me to enter." "Come in," said I reaolutely, throwing the door ajar, and proceeding to light a candle. Having succeeded, I turned to examine the visitor He was a small and neatly dressed gentleman, with a heavy raglan around his shoulders, and a blue navy cap drawn suspiciously over the eyes. As I advanced toward him. he seemed to hesitate a m ment, then raised the cap from his forehead and looked me curiously in ihe face. I did not drop the candle, but I acknowledge to a little nervousness as 1 hurriedly placed the light upon the table, and silently proceeded ts invest myself with two or three very necessary articles of clothing. As the Lord liveth, my visitor was a la'W, and the same for whom I had _,i .e - i 1 ... - upc>'vu iiiu mi u uux nuoui a month beture! Having completed my hasty toilet, 1 attempted to stammer an apology for my rudeness, but utterly fuiled. The fact is, 1 was confounded. Stuilinir at my discomfiture, she said : "Disguise is useless; I presume you recognized me ?" "I believe 1 told you, madsra, T should not soon foiget your fuco. In what way can I serve you ? ' "By doing half an hour's work before daylight to-mo*row, and receiving five hun ircd dollars for your labor," was the reply. "it is not ordimry work," eaid I. inquiringly, "that commands so munificcut a compensation. 4it is a la?or common to your calling," returned the lady. "The price is not so much for the labor as the condition under which it must be performed." "And what is the condition <"' I inquired. "That you will submit to being conveyed from ai.d returned to your owu door blindfolded." T I n ? * * meus ci murder, fcurglary, and almost every other criuie to villainy, hurriedly presented themselves in succession, as 1 politely bowed, and said : "I must understand something more of the character of tlie employment, us well as the conditions, to accept your offer." 'Will not five hundred dollars answer in lieu of un explanation ?" she inquired "No?nor five thousand." She patted her foot nervously on the flour. 1 could seo she had placed entirely tuo low an estimate on my honesty, and I felt some gratification in being able to convince her cf the fact. ?W ell, then, il it is absolutely necessary foi me to cxplaiu," she replied, "I must tell you (but you are required to pick the lock of a vault, and?" ' You haxe gone quite far enough, madam, with tho explanation," I interrupted, "1 im not ut your service." "As I said," she continued, "you are re quired to pick open the lock of a vault, and rescue from death a man who has been Confined there for three days." ' To whom does the vault belong ?" I inquired. "My husband," was the somewhat re luctant rcidy. "Then why so much sccresy ? or rather, how came a man confined in such a place "I secreted him there to escape the ob? scrv tion of my husband. lie suspected as much, ai d cio4cd the door upon him Presuming he had left the vault, and quit* ted the house by the back door, I did not dream, until today, that he was confined there. Certain auspicious acts of tuy husband this utternoon convince flic that the man is there, beyond human hearing, and will he starved to death by my barbarous husband, unless immediately rescued. For three days he has not left the house. I drugged' him less than an hour ago, and he u now ko cotniil teltf hfllliififd t)..? it-r, r J 1 -..v. -..x/ lock may be picked without his interference. 1 have searched his pockets, hut could nut tind the key; hence my application to you. Now you know all; will you accompany me "To the end of the world, Madam, on such an errand." "Then prepare yourself; there is a eab waiting at the door." I wus a little surprised, for I had not heard tho sound of wheels. Hastily drawing on a coat, und providing myself with the required implements, 1 was soon at the door. There, sure enough, was tho cub, with tho driver in his scat, ready for the mysterious journey. 1 entered the vehicle, followed by I he ladv. i ? ^on ns 1 was beated she produced a heavy handkerchief, which, by the luint light of an adjacent street lump, she carefully bound round my eyes. Tho lady seated herself beside ine, and the oar started. In half an hour the vehic.e stopped?in what part of the city 1 am entirely ignorant, as it was evidently driven *n anything but a direct course trooi the point of starting. Examining the bandage, to see if my vision wus completely obscured, the lady handed me the bundle of tools with which I was provided, then taking me by the arm, led me through a gate into a house wbicb I knew was of brick, and after ta king me along a passage way which could not have been leas than filty feet tn length, and down a flight of stairs into what was evidently an underground basement, stop ped beside a vault, and removed the handkerchief from my eyes. ' Here is the vault?open it," said she, springing the door of a dark lantern, and throwing a beam of light upon the lock 1 aeixed a bunch of skeleton keys, and after a few trials, whicti the lady seemed i 10 watcn witn the mo?t painful anxiety, sprang the bolt. The door swung upon its hinges, nud my companion telling me not to close it, as it was sell-locking, sprang into the vault. J did not follow. 1 heard the murmer of low voices within, aud the next moment the lady reappeared, aud leaning upon her arm a man, with face so pale and haggard that I started at the sight. How he must have suffered during the three long days of his confinement 1 "Remain here," she said, handing me the lantern;" I will be back in a moment." The two slowly ascended the stairs, and I heard them enter a room immediately above where I was standing. In less than a minute the lady returned. I "Shall I close it, madam ?" said I, placing my hand upon the door of fhe vault. "No ! no !" she exclaimed, hastily seising my arm; "it awaits another occupant 1" "Madam, you certainly do not intend to?" "Arc you ready?" she interrupted, im-' I |/?v*buvij, uuium^ iuc nanaterciiiei to my I eyes. The thought flashed across my mind i that she intended to push me into the vault, and bury me and iny secret together. She seemed to read the euituicion and continued : "Do not be alarmed. You are not the man I" "1 could uot mistake the truth of the fearful meaning ot the remark, and I shud dered as 1 bent my head to the handkerchief. My eyes were ns carefully bandaged as before, and I was led to the cab, and thence dtircn home by a more circuitous route, if possible, than the cue by which we came. Arriving in front of the house, the handkerchief was removed, and 1 stepj pod from the vehicle. A purse of five ! hundred dollar* r.lnnnrt in mr- V.-n,l I ? r?- ... j I and in & moment the cab and its mystcri- J | ous occupant had turned the corner and 1 were out of sight. 1 entered the shop, and the purse of gold was the only evidence I couid summon in my bewilderment that all I bad just done and witnessed was not a dream. A month alter that 1 saw the lady and the gentlemuu taken from the vault walk ing leisurely along Montgomery street.? | I do not know, but 1 believe the sleeping t husband awoke within the vault, and bis ! bones nre there to day. The wife is still a resident of >'an Francisco. Tiie True Free Mason.?He is shore n Tlion r. tliinn Ho * * " ? I ? ??. aav iijvaut g uu 9VWICU 1U the keeping of another. He betrays no ae| crets in the keeping of another. He be j trays no secret confided to his keeping. He takes selfish advantage of oo man's mistakes. He uses no ignob'e weapon's in j ! controversy, lie never s aba 111 the dark. lie is not one thing to a man's face and ; another behind his back. If Ly accident ! ho comes into p?)sse?sion of his neighbor's ' counsels, he passes upon them an act of , inetant obliviun. He bears sealed packages 1 without tampering with tho wax. Papers ; not meant for liis eye, whether they flutter J . in at ma window or lie open before hitu in , unguarded exposure, ar* sacred. He pos , sesscs no privacy of others, however the sentry sleeps. Bolts and bars, locks and keys, hedges and pickets, bonds and secu t rities, notices to trespassers, are none ot I them for him. lie may be trusted, him1 self out of sight?nearest the thinnest pur; tition?any where. He buys no office, he I sells none, he intrigues tor none. Ho would rather fail of his rights than win ; them through dishonor. He will cat honest bread. He tramples on no sensitive feeling. He insults no man. If he have rebuke for another, he is straightforward, open and manly. Ho cannot descend to scurrility. Billincsiratc slanir don't lie in his track. From all profane and wanton words his lips aie chastened. Ot woman, and to her, he speaks with decency and respect. In short, whatever ho judges honorable, he practices towards every man. ' mmm Many attempts have been made to account for tho intense bluo of tho ocean. !t has been attributed to thj reflection ot tho flrruamont, to the depth of water, and to other cuuses which philosophical inquiry into the subject bus shown no to be true ones. At length we have a rational solution of the problem. The real cause oi mo Hjure ungo appears to bo salL W here the ocean is salt est, there ti is bluest.? Where it is freshest, there it is greenest. A young Prussian officor lately died whose heart was on his right side, with the liver on the left, and other internal organs correspondingly reversed. He bad always enjoyed good health, and died of irpbtw fever. Jo*11 Billing*' Le?turi?l told through the State of JUalhe. I have just returned from the State ?f Maine, I went through the State endwaysThat is to say, from top to bottom, and lectured as I went. I like the inhabitants. Everybody works in the State of Main*. Maine is bounded just now as follows: On the North by the Land of the deserters, on the South by the great Atlautie saltwater orivilege, ou the West by the Rocky Mountains. The best productions of the State it wen and women. The women have more in iigenous hair on their heads than vou can find in the whole of the Middle States. Everybody goes to bed in tho State of Maine at 9 o'clock, P. M. I lectured at Gardiner?at 9 o'clook an dienco arose all at ooce, and bidding me a fond farenell, said it was bed time. I took the hint and stopped lecturing. Bangor has something lew than one hundred thousand inhabitants (about 75 thousand leas, 1 belief ) Bangor aint the capitol of the State at Sresent. It has the best tavern in the tate; it is oalled the "Bangor House,'* and is kept by Shaw. He and I are cou* sins by marriage (we both married females.) 1 lectured in Bangor. The thermometer was 16 degrees leas than zero, and the spectators couldn't ab> sorb the lecture. The morning paper said "sum liked the lecture and some didn't." This put ma in miod of the parable in the Bible, about the 10 virgins, they was affeo ted in the same way, 5 was wise and 6 was otherwise. The churches in their outside appttrahe are a compliment to the oause, 1 havn't ant doubt the stockholders ate all of them 4th prcof. I was taken around the town by ifr. Shaw (my cousin) in a delicate gig, pulled by 10,000 dollars worth of natural txottilt property. Bangor and its clever people are morticed into my bosom?they are tenants there for life. If 1 ever go there again I shan't f-:l a -* Mil iu aee mem. I also lectured in Dexter, in inland town, about 15 hundred miles in a westerly direction from the City of London. 1 gave a tree lecture, aud to my surprise I had a full house. The hat was shored around at the close of the services and $300 (more or leas) was entrapped. This place was named after the celebrated trotting horse Dexter. Dexter oan trot (in private) in 2.06. I will bet 60 dollars of it, and 1 ain't worth a cent to bet, owing to a natural weakness. 1 likewise lectured at Augustus, the capital of the State, and I had a fhll house of beuches* This was owing to a tniaunderatandin?jn?M ? *' ? i?wui> kUC WWlQOTi The people offeied to tarn oat if I woaki find the umbrsllers, bat wt split on the umbrellers. i I could not do myself justice ?t Augustus. There warnt but one lady present in the hall, and me and the audience was all the time looking at her. | What au awful state of things it would be if all the women and ladies were taken out of this world, to their home up in the skies! Woodeu dolls would advance 5 foot in a week. ?- ?a e-e^M ? From Sxrfto Noble.?Says a foreign letter : Of all the romantic stories in the Arabiao Nights, there is none more extraI ordinary than the little episode that has just occurred at St. Petersburg. Yon will have noticed that an attempt waa made to shoot the F.uiperor, which was fVustrated by the prompt action of a young man who Stood near the wrmLl L- ----?"" .... .. .ui.-uu auaSBlU. 1UH young man, acting from a momentary impulse in striking down the arm he saw raised against hid sovereign, was afterward* so frightened at his own rashness that he rau nwny as fast as his legs could carry hiui. lie was pursued and brought back to the preeenco of the Emperor, at whose feet he threw himself in a state of abieet terror, u if he had been the assassin himself. The Emperor raised him, embraoed and kissed him, and proclaimed him a Russian noble from that hoar. The romance of the story is this : The new Bossian noble, only fire minutes before ?u a poor illiterate drudge in ? small hatter's shop in St Petersburg. A week ago his habits and daily occupation were of the most vulgar and menial charaoter. To day he ranks with the most ancient nobil\^of the empire. A subscription was at ocoe set on foot to provide him with means to sustain his new dignity, and Dresenta am flowing in upon him from every direeiioo. His photograph is displayed from every I shop window, prayers are said for him in all the ohurohea, and a retinue of the CBar's own servants are in oonstant attendenoe upon him. Franklin said if every man and woman would work four hours a day at something useful, want and misery would be banished from the world, and the remaining nortaon of the twenty-four hours might be leisure pleasure.