?ht tSnrotina j&pattan. SPARTANB TJRQi ex. . , ' . . ? - TS v. Bft- TKDIJniER, EDITOR Thursday, August 16, 1866. We ?re requested by the Tax Collector to tatethalhe will be at this plaoe on Saturday, the 18th instant, for the uumose of receiving taxes. The books will then certainly be olos ?d, and executions issued against all who fail to pay on thai i ? The Stamp Act. We call the attention of our readers to this Act, which we publish on the first page of this week's issue. It is important that every individual in the country should read it carefully, and preserve it for v future referenoo, that ihey may not unadvisedly subject themselves to the penalties which n non-coinpliancc with the exactions of this Act impose. The duties imposed by this document arc felt by every man in the ouuntry. Last week we published the Act as it was passed last April, but it has underarm* so minv rlmnm.. ?...! that we thought, proper to republish it. < Tlie La Crosse Democrat. It is from this sterling, fceld-spckcn, independent defender of Democracy that we make many humorous and truthful extracts, over the signature of "Brick Ponioroy," who comes down frequently like a "thousand of bricks" upon the filthy heads of Beast Butler, Prentiss, Curtis, Bauks, the Rump Congress and Raidi oals generally. liis " bricks" arc heavy enough to make all decamp upon whom ihcy fall. The Democrat is the boldest and ablest champion of the party in all the couutry. In the pictures it draws of sore-headed Radicals and Radicalism, it is only excelled by the foul doings of this filthy dogma. Iu short, it is a live newspaper, well.filled with general intelli gence and racy reading matter from the pithy and pungent pen of "Brick Pomeroy," which is not less prolific than it is humorous. The principles which it enunciates aud defends arc those which all true Southern uieu feel. It is "Democratic at all times aud uudcrall circuintances" "Radicals in the Hopper," is the caption of an extract which we make from it this weok. We recommend the La Crosse (Wisconsin) Democrat as a paper deserving the patronage of all true Democrats in every see iion of the country. CoiumlssloncrM of Roatltt. The Commissioners of Public Bonds aud Bridges, for this district, held a meeting on fialesdny last, the proceedings of which we have not been informed officially, but learn fhatthey adopted measures of retrenchment in the expenditure of public funds so as to reduce greatly their levy, in view of tho increased levy necessary to bo made by the Commission^ era of tlio Poor. Wc learn that lho superintendents of tho different divisions are restricted in tho number of bridges and in the amount to be paid for tho building of the snmo. We heartily endorse this action of tho Commissioners, and regard it as laudable in tiie highest degree, notwithstanding souie little inconvenience may result therefrom to some sections, but certainly none will object when they know that this economy has heeu induced "?y a spirit so praiseworthy. Certainly every consider* tion should yield to that of alloviating the con dition of the poor and suffering of our country, whioh class has been so frightfully increased in our community in the last few years. ITes, retrenchment should bo the motto, both in private and public expenditures, and more especially when it has 111 view tho relief of the suffering. The question to he decided for the South is fine splendid raco of men?can they work ? are they patient? are they of that sttJff that can rise from reverses, toiling silently with hope deferred, with an eye single to the great object of success 1 With tho manliness and frankness of Esau, have they the deliberate, settled purpose, the unwarying undiscournged, unconquerable tenacity of Jacob ? Human Quadruprd.?The Shenandoah H*r aid tells that three weeks ago the wife of Mr. Nimrod Wells, living five miles North of Woodttcok, gave birth to a child having four legs. "The unnatural appendages connect with the body, we are told?one above, the other below the fcfp." The reckless appropriations by the lafe Congress are equal to one-tenth of the enormous national debt For the Caroline Spartan. The Philadelphia Correlation. Ma. EbiToa : A writer in your last paper, on the subject of the Philadelphia Convention, g severely condemns the action of those who v took steps to have this State represented in b that Convention. The writer in question goes ji on to quote certain papers, letter-writers and s speakers, in order to show that our people fi should not be represented at Philadelphia, n But who does he quote from ? He would not o favor us with all the names he quoted from, but ii he gives two names, yes, two names ns nuthori- d ty against our being represented at Phil&del- t< phift, and who are they T Mr. Speed, late c Attorney General, and OoneKtl Logitn! Did V your correspondent know that these two men o were Radical "Union" men ? Did he know * they wanted the negroes at the South allowed to vote ? Mr. Speed resigned his othce us Attor- i! ney General because ot his Radicalism. Gen. tl Logau is one of the most notorious Radicals in tl all the North. They don't want the Philndcl- i: phia Convention to meet nt all ; they fear its success ; they know that should the Philadel- 1 phia Convention succeed in rallying all the a friends of the South, in one grand party, the i p result would be, that at the election for Con- ; li gress next full in the North, the RadiVnls would ii be defeated ; conservative Union men would , t be elected over the present Radical Union men : I who hold sway in Cotigiess, and the Southern ; 1 States would be allowed to send their reprc- o sentativcs to Congress and help defeat the t schemes of the Radical Union men for giving o to negroes the power of voting. b The papers your correspoulont quotes from a may profess to be Union, but they are Radical 1, Unionists. They are opposed to the l'hiladel d phia Convention because it is Conservative t Unitn, because it g>>c? for justice to the South, a aud is opposed to negro voting. The very g effort which such negro suffrage men as Speed o and Logan arc making against the Philadelphia Convention ought to be enough to show Southern men the intirest they have in (he success of the Philadelphia Convention. Your corresponded should remember that ? the Radicals all call themselves ' Juionists," ? but they are Radical Unionists, while the Phila 1 dclphia Convention are conservative Unionists, or friends of the South. 1 FAIR PLAY. u c [For the Carolina Spartan] j Mr. Eiutou : In these trying times, when ? old systems are being revolutionized and old r customs repudiated, and the machinery of gov t eminent is materially nnd woefully deficient B in some of its most essential faculties, nr.d n "Gtmnt. seems to lliroaton nur Inml n i 1 willi destruction and starvation appears immi t ncnl, we perceive with pungent regret aud ,k painful solicitude, the down riglit spirit* >1 apathy into which our people arc falling. "God j is not in nil their thoughts " and "The fear of t (lint is not coutinually before their eyes " We 0 have suffered from the bitter ravages of "Fire p and Sw ml," and have passed through the v uiost terrible ordeals incident to war ; our p heart-strings have been strained well nigh to p bursting, at the loss of those who arc near nnd , dear to us Those who made "the light of our ,| eyes" have been ruthlessly torn from our sides, c aud from competence and luxury we have been p reduced to absolute want. And why ? For c what liuve wc suffered ? The reasonable an- ? swer, and one adduced from Holy Writ is, that 0 we might through these utHictious be brought u nearer to God; brought to recognize His p mighty hand in the government of the world ; v arrive at clearer views of our responsibilities e | to our Maker in the school of practical experi p dice; taught to perceive the "Divinity that I shapes our ends brought to a greater subjection to the will of Him "who doeth nil things well," nnd made more humble before c llim. He who "wntcheth the sparrow fall' u hath certainly taken cognizance of our actions ; ;i nnd seut trials upon us. Our sins have gone ' n | up before lliui, and His ''chastening rod hath j p beeu heavy upou us," and all, tm tirinly be- j a licve, for the iuiquity of which we have been | 8i guilty. What has this chastisement developed* j( Are we humble ? Hav.. we "turned from the ' error of our ways ?" Are we ready to say j Though He sluy me, yet will 1 trust in Hun? ' J"t| "The Lord hath given and the Loi d hat h taken ^ away, and blessed be the name of the Lord !" Do we perceive a "smiling tace behind a frown- Q( ing Providence T" Have these atllictions, sent no doubt iu mercy, and ns wi>e Providential dispensations for our spiritual good, softened our hearts ? Wo fear not. It rather ftp- ! n pears demonstrated that we, a:. n majority, love our wealth more than our (Jod. Avarice | has ciigulphed our piety, selti.-diueso has hur- j dened us; selfish considerations, worldly up, , J*, gran li'.cmeut, .Mammon have taken the place ' 0| of "pure and undeti ed religion." Even those j j( whose special duty it is to "let their light j ( shit.e to the honor and glory ofOod," seetu not | to have escaped the general corrupticu, and ! ,j there is sadly niunilested. 011 the purl of those |( who are professedly pious, an indisposition 1 towards "godly conversation" and "calling ' upon the iiatue of tiie Lord." A general lukewariuness pervades the minds of the people, j. Even the Church teems not properly aroused (| to nn appreciation of our moral condition. What may we expect if this state of affairs ro- ^ mains unchanged ? Vill the "Word of God return unto him void?" Will omnipotence be defied ? Wo believe that the chastening will not cense ftl till we are properly humbled. There uiay be C heavier ordeals. Then how important is it ol that the "wicked forsake his ways, and the 'I unrighteous his thoughts, aud call up..11 the '* Lord that ho will have mercy upon us !" '1 C. K. g Ghandkst Bell in the World.?Dropped by the burning of the tower which upheld it? at Moscow, this "king of bells" was used after- p wards as a chapel, the tongue being its motion \ less altar. This bell is two feet thick; twenty b feet high, and sixty-seven in circumference, tl weighing four hundred thousand pounds. It L was computed to be worth more than r'2,000,. a! 000, but has increased in value, according to h American calculation. It is the largest hell w in the world, and ifj nstne ifa* Tear Rolohoi tl [For the Carolina Spartan.] ] A Bank Needed. Ma. Editor :?It strikes me that one of the reatest difficulties, if not the greatest, under rhioh the people of this State lahor, is caused y the scarcity of money. Money is the cry a every community. Business of every decriptioa seems to be in a languishing state jr the want of it. Many are suffering for leans wherewith to buy the barest necessaries f life. Creditors arc clamoring for pay. even a part of their justly duo debts; and bo the ebtor even so willing, he cannot find means j pay the smallest portion of his debt He annot raise fuuds even upon his property, fhere can he find a purchaser for his house r his land? Who has the money to buy rith! The removal of the Stay Law does not of (self work a hardship, it is only so because here is no money to be had in the State, and he consequence is. that the debtor's property i sacrificed under the Sheriff's hummer. id mere no rctici lor litis si.ito of things? t strikes mo tlml there is. We ncc?l Hanks, ml such as arc not taxed ten per cent. Our ieoplc privately have not (tie menus to estahish thorn. Let the Legislature then, when L assembles, lake the necessary funds out of he moneys lately collected in taxes, invest in S llouds, and establish at once a National tank, pay the Treasury back in a l kc amount f the bills of the bauk, uud the relief afforded o the people will be soon felt from one eud j 1' the iStale to the other. The profits of the mttk will go to lessen the taxes of the State, nd by loaning its funds liberally, yet discretey, to the people upou the customary secure!ies, lebtors will have the wherewith to pay, and he process of the Law will work as smoothly ,3 before. At nil events, if we must have ;reeubacks, let us have theui of banks of our wn. W. [For the Oaroliua Spartan.] Is flicrc uo Itemed}. f Mr. Editor : Are we awake, or arc we tumbling along with closed eyes, unconscious f the impending danger which every where lircntens our already miserable country. Is L an unknown fact that .starvation is at the I uesnt moment stalking in horrible garb among is ? Are we so blind that wc cauuot see the undated mother bearing in her arms the dy ug infant, who day by day asks the pittance ,t our door ? Have you, or your numerous caders taken the trouble lately to visit homes, lie abode of starving women ami children ? It' tot, let one who has. demand ot yon and them i moment's reflection. Sir, from what I have bserved in the last few weeks, I am compelled o believe, that without strenuous and uniuedito efforts in the right direction, famine, with 11 its horrors, will visitjmr distressed section, lulieve rnc, sir, when 1 tell you that to-day here are families withou' the commonest tie? essities of life, and no hope ol getting then), hit you ask, ' where is the remedy ?" isir, 1 rill tell you 1113 lir.-t idea of remedy. Let our aw makers, and those empowered to eseeute inr, immediately institute a rigid and imparial examination into the business of whiskey islillutioti?let that distillation be tnude a time, with a doubly severe penalty, nt.d then ct the law take its course, and the penalty be xecuted irrespective of person Do this. sir. ud my word lor it, you secure to tnc citizens f (his district 10,000 bushels of corn, which toiler the present system, will be brewed into j iving poison. Let this step be taken at once i rilhout delay, and lei till good men aid in its xecution. This, without a long disscrtati n, s the thought of nn 1. O. O. F. ? ? ? 1 - ? Doatli of Mr*. J Calliotin This venerable lady, the widow of the greatst statesman South Carolina ever produced, ay. that ever lived upon this Continent, died t Pendleton, in Anderson District, on the ' iglit of the 'Jdih ultimo Her name should c revered, if there were no other reasons, on ccount of the groat statesman whose consort i lie was. Wo publish the following memorial ikcn from the Anderson Intelligencer : lb-parted this life, in lVndlcton, S C , July l>, lHi'.ti, Mils. Ki.okiok Oamioi n'. relict of the ite lion, JtdinC. Calhoun in the 7oth year of j er age. I She sleeps in Jesus, awaiting the trumpet's ! mud at the last great day when those who. I aving finished their course in the confidence f a certain faith, ami in the comfort of a r<-a- 1 viable, religious and a holy hope, shall he sceived into everlasting habitations lty h?-r mioval, another link Iris been severed "f tin- ( liain which united us with a free, happy and lorioiis past The wife of John C. Calhoun, arolina's greatest staiesnian, and most honred -on, it were bettor she should depart than ing' r live to witness the destruction which he ? ably mid earnestly endeavored to prevent. Few who have occupied a like elevated posion, have been so generally esteemed and be>ved. By her many liable traits of character ie had endeared herself to the community of hich she was so long an honored meinhnr ; ad heartfelt was the sympathy exhibited by er many friends during her painful and pro -acted illness ; and now that she rests <11 eac , her memory will he cherished by them ith peculiar iespect and veneration. The President is expected now, or inimeditely after the adjournment of the Philadelphia onvention, to make some vacancies in various dices in the Northern States, and fill them by ie appointment of national Union men. Thereire there is much pressure upon the l'rcsicnt for otfices, from the highest to the lowest rado. Sumo of the more lucrative Federal dices in this district will probably undergo reform. The Aroostook (Maine) Pioneer says that a ecubar religious movement is making in | laine, looking to emigration to Jerusalem. A . ark is now fitting out at J. :? I ...... v wmi.i wftuv ititiu iu uvui lar^i* iiiht est, in > lo ilicm imii taxable, and went home, to revel in the wealth wrung l>s the millions from tin* pom- people of tlie land they ruined. It 11 i< 1 ils auio-ctlieuls 1 (iieat Father in Heaven?Amusements! \N liile llie ministers pruned to Hod, the den cons strangled innocent Democrats for the :iunt-cmr til ol llie ringing sisters ! Uiuietueel'l rs wnc p.i--ing the sacrament, llie tneiubct > weresinaik tig their lips over llie typitied blood ol i hrist, seasoned with the Idood of mens loams, beaten out to appease the idol of loyalty This excursion party went abroad, tilling prisons, dressing the women in black, making children fatherless, tilling dun j goons, hanging innocent men to : roes, mobbing women and children, gutting printing otliecs, destroying ivpes and piesses, shooting those who ran, ostracising those who dared to remain and tight, lis cause was misery ? iispath was ruin, mid no one will mourn when the i chain ot lice?the vermin of fanaticism are ground forever between the upper and the nether mill.tone. ' The mills of find grind slowly, Kill tl.ey grind exceeding small! Tho with patience stands lie wailing \Nith finetur** grinds lie all.'1 Hold the nether stone steadily ! Turn the upper stone swittly ! l'ottr iu the otn-s who for tivc years fed humanity into the death mill of N w Knglaml liudicali.Di, and let us have no more u! this sectional, iutoleiunt, bond holding, State hating, people robbing parly. Oi xumi. IV. If. F. I.kk. ? General \\\ II. F. Lee immediately alter the unfortunhle tcrtni uaiiou of events, pulled oil" hi- coat (if he had otic) rolled up his sleeves and "piiched in" like a good fellow. Noble example ! What a withering rebuke to those young ntcn who throw away their time in frtrtless searches utter soli positions, such as clerkships, druinmers. and so on ! The owner of five thousand acres of the best land in the State, the dashing an t gallant cavalry officer, the accomtdished -ell i ir, the thorough gentleman, the trained Mihlmr. in short, the con of Itobrrt K. Lee, i> nut ashamed to walk hciwecn the plow handles 1 General Lee's present residence is a Mnnll cabin, recently built. It stands in a clump of trees near the river lnink. about one mile helnw tho ruins of the "White House." He litis no family, having lost his wit'e and children during the war. Previous to the building ot the cabin, the General slept out on the ground. His table, "so called," is supplied with soldier's fare.?Richmond Timet. Dirrr.nr.scE or Time at Prominent Points. ?The inauguration of submarine telegraph communication by menus ol the Atlantic cable, makes it interesting to inquire into the differencc of lime in the various cities in different pans of the world. When it is 1'J o'clock high noon at New York, it is 55 minutes and 4*2 seconds after 4 I'. M., at London; 57 minutes ami '20 seconds after tl 1*. M., at ISt. Petersburg; 17 minutes and *24 seconds after 7 P. M , at Jerusalem; 51 minutes and 41 seconds after t> 1'. M , at Constantinople; 40 minutes and 32 seconds alter -1 P. M , at Madrid; 31 minutes and 20 seconds after 5 P. M., at Bremen; 30 minutes and 54 seconds after 4 P M., at Pub lit); and 11 minutes and 24 seconds after 6 P. M., at Florence. The difference of time between the extreme east and west points of the United Ftates is 3 hours and 50 minutes. In the China Sea, be ween Stngaporo and China, it is midnight when it is noon at New York. -? ^ ? ?? Over two hundred buildings arc now in the cour-e of erection upon the ruins ofthe Portland flic Jefferson Davla. Charles O'Ccnner, ??q., counsel for Jefferson Davis, arrived in Washington August 8<1, from a visit to his olient at Fortress Monroe. He finds Mr. Davis' health in no wise improved since his last visit, sud thinks if sap* thing he is phyaicially a iiltlo weaker, though his mental faculties continue with their wonted freslinevs. From sunrire to sunset he Is allowed full freedom inside the fort, going unattended. he being on parole ; but the returning of the prisoner to close confinement wheu the sun goes down is what is now effeotingbis condition more than aught else. The nights being warm and close, and, what is still worse, ; being away from his wife and children, si ! tw i 1 glit, lie feels bitte ly this continued overanxiety of bis militnry confinement. The reports of the Congicssioual Committees regarding Mr. Davis have giveu uo cause of apprehension to the counsel or client that any complicity of the latter in the assassination of President Lincoln can be shown. The visit i wns in no sri^e the result of that report.-? , When or whether Mr. Davis will K? ?? can at present be j urely a umlier of speculatiun. the iiutliorities in no manner giving (lit least hint. Mr. Stnnberry, the new Attorney Gcnernl. will give his attention to the various papers in the case as soon as he shall have been a little more conversant with the duties of his oflicc, and before the October tern e# the Virginia United States District Court, ths l several legal advisors of the Government will hold n consultation with reference to the merits of the indictment. Why Eahly Dii?x't Takk Washixotox Citt. ? The credit of saving t.is city is due alone to s i hull ami a barrel o? whisky. Said bull was j the property of Mr. George W. Kiggs, the I hanker, and was much esteemed for his many excellent qualities ami intrinsic usefulness. The whisky w as a barrel of choice old Bourbon, found in Mr. Monigomery Blair's winecellar. When Jubal Early and his rebel host reached the defences of Washington, they were both hungry and thirsty, and went to searching the houses of the neighborhood for whatever was g<>od. The bull was discovered and slaughtered, and the rebel Generals and their staffs buuquetted on hint. And there was great rejoicing when the barrel of whisky w- 8 captured aud brought forth. When these rebel gentlemen had tilled their stomachs on ths . ttesli of tlie bull, they hud such a fondness for the whisky that they allowed it to steal away their brains. Indeed, they gave themselves up to feasting and drinking, and quite forgot that they had been sent to capture Washington, which they might easily have don;, for it was at that time in a defenceless coudition. The delay caused by this riotous conduct on ths part of Early and his subordinate Generals gave tlie old Sixth corps time tocoinc up, when they scampered back across the I'otomac, and the scige was raised. ?National Htyu\liean. Hokkidli: Tkaukdy?A horrible tragedy was enacted in Caldwell county, Kentuck, on Thursday Inst. Andrew Alexander, sixty years of age, had frequent and violent quar* rels wiili Ins wife. Early on Thursday morning. when both man and wile were alone in the bouse, the wife shot Iter husband twice, killing him instantly. Alexander's son was at tin* barn, and hearing the reports of the pistol, I went to the house. As he eutered the door i in." mi'ji moiuer mrnea una tired upon him | twice, slightly wounded him each lime. He tied to tlie nearest neighbor's fir assistance, and while on tl.c way lie heard Itiu report of i the pistol again. Whets the neighbors arrived they found her dead in the yard, she having shct herself. Unitkh Status UisrutcT Count.?His Honi or Judge Bryan, together with the officers of i hi." Court, have been in our town for several days, awaiting whatever of business may be presented for their attention. In the Court proper there has been nothing requiring a sess.on. Yesterday the jurors for the next term of the Court were drawn. The assembling of this Court is another gratifying evidence of the progress of reconstruction upon the plat form of President Johnson, who, notwithstanding the heat and venom of his oppose , has brought the State thus far forward in the Union.? Oremville Mountaineer, 9/A i tu I tint. ' I The Bounty Law.?The new bounty law passed by Congress, gives $100 extra to men who have served for three years and been honorably discharged, nnd $o0 extra to men who entered for two years and served out their time. Provision is made that in case of death in service of the soldier, who, it living, would be entitled, that tlio bounty shall he paid to their widows, minor children or purcuis. Eve- ^ ry soldier who has sold, bartered, or in any way transferred his discharge papers, will lose the benefit of this provision, it is estimated that $75,000,(MX) will be sufficient to pay all the bounties secured by the act. Sut Lovegood, says of a certain class of Yankees: ? They airt human no how. The mint at I I'll...) ir. 1- .. . - - i riiiiiicnv is mar ueavt-n , tney think (tiru (tod ' outs half dixies fur breakfast, hashes the levins fur (tinner, and swallows n cent on a dried Inppil fur supper, sets on a siatupin machine fur a throne, slcnps on a crib full ov half dol- j tars, an measures men like money by count. They haint one ov (hem got a soul but what | cud dance a jig in a eabbegc seed, an leave room lor (tie fitidler." I m i mi m> The total nuniber of great fires for the year : 1865 was one hundred and fifty-one, and the lus.-es resulting trout these fires wore estimated tit 5>17,5-8,000. Cp to the first day of July I of the current year, the number of fires is gtvl cu at two hundred and eighty-nine, and the aggregate of t lie property destroyed is valued at $8J,*J76,000. When it is considered that ^ this estimate embraces only half of the present ^ year, it will be seen how vastly this year will excel all others in these terrible statistics of fiery desolations. Rev. John A. Hroadi-s, P. D.?In several of our exchanges we have seen the notice, which was copied from the Richmond Times. We are authorized to say that this invitation, though so flattering, and offering the strongest j inducrtnents, pecuniary and otherwise, has j been promptly declined. We are gratified thai 1 Dr. Rroailiis remains to discharge the important duties devolving on him here, in connee1 tiou with the Southern Baptist Theological : Seminary.?Ortenvillr Mountainetr. Santa Anna's Estates Confiscates.?'The ; Imperial Government of Moxioo has by decree ordered the sequestration of the domains of Don Anionia Lopcx dj Santa Anna and ap? I poiutcd a receiver. A special dispatch to the New York Evening j| Tost stales that Attorney General Staoberry ? t has given an opinion thai the nominations for 1 j public officors rejected by the Senate during I I its recent session can bo legally made br the 1 [ President during the recess. I I