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I WILL CONTINUE TO FURNISH GOOD BEEF and MUTTON to tb? people of Edgefield on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday morning* jat reasonable prices, but STRICTLY FOR CASH. A. A. GLOVER, Agent. Jan 22 tf 4 Estate Notice. ALL perenna hsTinjr Maims against the Estate of W. E. MIDDLETON, dee'd , aro notified ro present the same to thc undersigned without delay, and those indebted ?o said Estate sr* re quested to pay tip forth tri tb. "? . 9. Tr MIDDLETON, Ai*'or My Creed.* I bold that Christian greco abounds Where Charity is seen; that when We ciimb to Heaven, 'tis on tho rounds Of love to men. I hold all else, nnmed piety, A selfish scheme, a vain pretence ; Whero centro is not, can there be Circumference ? This I moreover hold, and dare Affirm where'er my rhyme may go, Whatever things be sweet or fair, Love makes them so. Whether it be the lullabies - That charm to rest tho nursling bird, Or that sweet confidence of sight And blushos made without a word. Whether thc dazzling and the flu>h Of softly sumptuous garden bobers, Or by some cabin door, or bush Of rugged flowers. 'Tis not tho wide phj-lactcry, Nor stubborn fast, or stilted prayers, Thal makes us saints; wo judge the tree . By what it bears. And when a man can live apart. From works on th?ologie trust, I know the blood about his heart, Is dry a's dust. THROUGH FIRE; Oil, AT HOME AND ABROAD BY JASPER CLEVELAND. After tea, she produced a wide ginghau apron, blue and white check, and rolling uj her sleeves, announced her readiness to wi pt the dishes. "I thank you, Priscilla." said Mrs. Soy moor, '. but we have servants to attend to a! these things." We tuen adjourned tu the parlor, and aftei opening the piano, Clifton playfully to 'k tnt lu his .strong anns, sud seated tue at tho iu strament Priscilla hid her lace behind ared cotton handkerchief, and giggled. A moment alter, she looked liom oVef lt, still keeping il before ber nose and mouth', she asked, " When See you going to bc married ? I should thtiik it brier be pi city soon, by your actions.'' I ran ruy fingers lightly over the keys, w hile Clifton .sought a lavorite song.- Alk lene sometimes joiued us in singing, ami this evening she came, and stood beside me, saying, '.J'li Trovatore,' to n'th'. Agnes." Even Priscilla was melted lo a silence, as ?he grand vjice of song lilied thc num. As loi.g os tho music continued, she remained .-?lent, hui the moment out* Voices ceiled,she commenced, u better than the band, I swov. ! i'd like lo learn thu wurdi to that h\ mu ! J' -ats 'Come ye sinners poor and needy' all huiler. Would you mind letting me try if 1 o-i.ld play?'' 1 glanced ut Clifton, /hu answered with a merry twinkle in his tye. '.1 have lio doubt but )OU could o'ay. Try, by all means/* Lifting me from the piano st<io!, 1?<: seated ine in a .ieep. cu>t)iomd chair, and gallantly led Priscilla to the piuiio. I will not attempt Iq descube tLeeffect Il was as if- an elephant had trod upon the keys, and they were nd hot. I covered r::y -ars with my hands, aud site went on. Paus ing at length, she said, " There, I ??ave gone through four verses of .Tramp! Tramp! Tramp!' audi wish that B&rluolenuw Sprigging could have Leard it. Dad shall buy me a peahiiv. How much did this cost ? Nigh on to fifteen dollars. I'll bet?" Mrs. ScymoUr informed lier that the instru ment was a very tine one, and cost twelve huudicd doilars. "Twelve hundred doilars! No. sir-rce! You can't play (bat on me! Cau't fool Pris cilla Cummins'.with your nonsense ! Twelve hundred cents; I guess," and Piiscilla smiled gojd humoredly at her own shrewdness, while Mrs. Seymour colored without replying. Priscilla now expressed her readiness to * go to roost," as she said, and was shown to her room, - where there ensued- another scene of protesta:ion against tumbling up the *bC3t bed.' Finally ail was quiet, and Mrs. Sey mour returned to the parlor, sayi'-g, "What .?hall we do, Clifton?" The expression of distress upon her placid face, assu'ed us that she lek the annoyance of the 'Roostick' damsel's pics'ence more than she wa3 willing to admit. " I see no way but to submit," said Clifton ; she cannot stay always. There is only one serious cause for annoyance. The Wesley's arc coming next week." " True ! I had forgotten tba', in/summing the list of auuoyauc?s resulting from this un expected visit."' " if I were you," said Atb'.ene, " I should info!in her that company was expected, and the 'spare bcd' would he needed to accommo date them. But as Mrs. Mayland is mistress herc. 1 presume abe CHU devise some way of ridding'os ot this annoyance." "Mn1. Seymour is mistress in her own house," I answered ; M yet, if it rested upon me to say what should be done with Miss Priscilla, I should say, le; her remain as long as '?he cboo<e? to do so, and all endeavor tu ru:.kc her visit as ; leasant as possible. She is kindhearted, ?nd should not be neglected because circuiiistaucea have not allowed her the privilege of good-breeding. Lot ber visit, to our family be a pleasant memory, when she returns to her rustic home." " l?ravely-spokcn, my little girl !" said Clif ton ; aod Mrs. Seymour decided that st was the uiu-t humane view that could be taken of the case. Atolene arose and left the room, and I soon afttr followed her example by seeking my own room. I had caused a pretty little bed stead to be placed in th? small anle-room ad joining my chamber, for Mabel's use. I always' sat by ber side after she was in bed. listening to her -innocent prattle, and hearing her prayer -as her mother had done. She was tenderly attached, to me, aml*l felt for the child a strong atiacb.me.ut .thal only death could sunder. As was my custom each night before retiring, I soV.ght her little bed to see if sbe was couifo'rtublp. A< I held thc lamp above ber sleeping form, 1 observed a bright red spot on eittiOr chee?, and noticed that her lips were dry and parched. Leaving the candle where ibo light would not fall upon her face, 1 came and sat beside ber fora few moment?. She pioyed ker little hands, and dne of them falling' upon mine, I found that it was hot.and dry. As il aware of my presenc-p, she slowly unclosed her beautiful eyes and h?ing them upon my face, said, "Oh, it is you, Mrs. Xiaylund: 1 thought at first, it was the wotnuu who frightens me: o at night." "You arc dreaming, Mabel," I said, " there is no woman co oies to you, excepting myself." " I knew you would say so ; bul truly, tru ly, every night, after I have been asleep once, there cojii?s in, softly, a tall, dark-faced wo man, who looks at mo for a few moments-I cannot tell how long-and then I cannot move or Fpeak, and she takes a, little vial and pours two or three drops from it into my hand, and then she goes away without making ! any noise, and for a long* time I cannot move, and then I fall asleep." *> You must dream it, my darling," said I. There ia JW wp in the bowe, bat Mr&?ey* moor, Athlene, and myself, besides the se vants, and ycu would know any of us. Y< dream, little one. i will sit beside you no until you fall asleep. Would you like son water?" .M Yes, thank you ! My mouth ?3 so hot Going to ray own room I procured a irla of cold water, and returning gave it to Mab to drink. Eagerly she drained the glass, ar in a few moments was again asleep. For several days, I had noticed that Mab was paler than usual, and at night when went to look at her before rctirin-'.' lier chcc-1 would be scarlet Either sta Lp was not natl lal to ber complexi?n, and .( had asked ht several times if she felt unwell, but sh answered that she was perfectly weil, and bad not felt alarmed. Resolving to call Dr. Wells, carly in th morning, 1 retired to rest, thinking over Mt bel's strange words. I could only decido tbs she bad dreamed all this, and knowing tb vividness of some dreams, I did not woad? that Mabel bad thought it real. Thc next morning. Mabel was seeming! as well as usual, although her cheeks wer colorless, and her eye3 wore a dim, cloud expression, and ber voice seemed weak, was less alarmed at this than I should hav been had I not seeu that her appetite was un usually good. After breakfast, she came an laid ber head upon my shoulder. I passe my arm arouud her, and drawing ber c?ese t me, asked : " What is it, pct V\ "I'm so tired," she answered. " Tired ? and" so early f We will go np stairs, and you shall lie down a Mule while and as Dr. Wells is coming here this morning I will heve him look at. you." " Oh, I am not.s , only weak and tired Will you sit beside me?'' I answered that I would, and unseen bj her, asked Mrs. Seymour to scud forJJr Wells at once, for I w?s now thoroughly alarmed, iud hastened to my chamber at once with Mabel. When Dr. Wells arrived, she had faller into a light slumber. I whispered to him o her symptoms, and ho sat ocside her uuti she woke, which was a few minutes after. He examined ber pulse i..nd tongue, ann pronoun ced ber in a sort of slow fever, suiri it was nothing serious. Recommended quiet and light food. After a few plesant words u, Mabel, he inquired after my health, and dc parted, saying, "Twill oill agnin to morrow." Remaining beside Mabel nearly all day, 1 siw but little of Priscilla,-vet 1 could bear her high toned voice resounding through thu house. Towards evening M*bel grew worse, andas I sat beside her, bathing bur fevered brow und hand*-, Mrs. S ymourand Clifton entered the rVrfnii. 1 went, io meet them, saying in a low voice, " Little Mabel is much worse, to night. T im really alarmed about her." Mrs. S.'jmoor went lo see her, and Clifton how me to the open window, out upon the balcony,-and ?tating himself Inside moon the rustic chair, saying as he di l so: ".Agnes, you must allow nie to send for Mis. Jackson to nurse Mabel. Your health s too delicate f<>r you lo undertake to take ;are of her, entirely," " Mabel is so tenderly attacb*?d to me I do iot like the iden of entrusting lier even to sr> .kiltul a rm -e as Mrs. Jackson is. My health viii not sufl'-r." '. You oven ate your strength, dearest ! I un convinced that you are not equal.to tho .ask. You will consent that 1 send for Mrs. laekson to share your labor of love?" '; If you insist upon doing so, 1 must o! sourse", obey,1' I answered. He drew mc cl?S?ly to bim. and pressing a viss upon my brow, spoke ol' the swift-oom ng days-, when I should be ali his own. After i few minutes of lovers talk, we returned to ?he chamber.- Mabel was asleep; and Mrs. Seymour was regarding her earnestly. She beckoned lo us and w h ?.spi red, '.She is very feverish, to night. Had wc not better send* for Dr. Wells?" " DJ you t bink she is'daugei-ously ?ll ?" I asked, eageily. u I hope not, but we will send for Dr. Wells if he is not realty needed. His word will give us less uneasiness." "I am now going for Mis. Jackson, with the carriage,".said Clifton, .'.and 1 will call at Dr. Wells' ellice and request him to come in." Bidding us a Last)' good-evening, be wool out, and I returned to Mabel. She was awake, and bending to kiss her, I heard thc quick, gasping Breath. Chilled with an indefinible apprehension I asked, ,: Ave you better now, darling ?" She put ber little anns about my neck and whispered, "I. shall never be well again, dear Mrs. Mayland ! Mamma caine here, with a bright angel just uow, and she told me that there was a little girl needed in Heaven, and she had told the angels about me, and I might go. She was all in white, dear mamma, was, and so beautiful ! I was so glad lo.seo her, and I asked ber it yon might come loo, but she said, 1 Not now, Agues has work to do,' I want you to hui ry with your worn, and come with mc. They are just outside the window now, wailing for me. Please will you draw aside the curtain ?" I did as she wished, and the twilight stars shone into the room, while the silvery gleam in the east told of the coming of a greater light. I returned to tho side of my loved Mabel, She-was evidently growing weaker, aod asked mc to raise her in my arms, I did BO, and .?he continued, " Donlt cry fur rae, Mrs. Mayland, yon will get auoiber little girl, somewhere. Perhaps J j am going to Heaven, so that some ethe little girl may have my c'oihes, and Le J, and you to love them. Yuu will not wear the black clothes forme, that Gerty Woods1 mother and auntie wore lor ber when she died, will yuu ? I would soouer y >u wore white. When I die, you may give my 'Dolly,' and her clothes tu Patsy's 'Marv ;' my clothes would about lit her. Who is singing 'Sweet Home?' Is your work dons }ct? Kiss-Aunty Seymour, and Clifton fbr me. Uh, the dark woman will never c*mc to frighten me again. See the angels ! Coming ! dear mamma, coining !" The.little hands were outstretched toward thc open window, where the. first rays of the moon shone clear and pure. Stealing over the hill-tops, glimmering across the waters, they lighted up the dear face of Mabel Taylor as she'put up her white lips and I kiss?d her li good-bye." Was it a tiny cloud sweeping across the moonlight ? dr was it the angel forms of tho Heavenly on?*, sent lp bear Mabel awayrlb, it swept fur. one instant across the .moon) jghl at the window ? I know net, lor when the silver rays stole through the window, they fell upon the dead face of little Mabel. She had passed from earth to Heaven without a struggle. There were hurried footsteps upon the stairs, and the cheery voice of Dr. Wells in the outer chamber, asking Mrs. Seymour, '. ls the little girl worse ?" Coining into Mabel'* room, where I was sitting in the moonlight, with the little white robed form iu my arms, be repeated the quos- - tieri. "Not worse," I auswered, solemnly, "but forever better." Mrs. Seymour came into thc room with a lighted taper, and as its light fell upon the face of my little girlf she comprehended my meaning. Clifton coming in with Mrs. Jaokson, at this moment, asked : . " Is 6he belter?" . ? - " She is dead 1" I answered. Coming. to my side, he gazed upon the , beautiful tty; **"d ^eo towing it ieoderlj ' from my arms,. Le laid it on thc little bed, and led me from the room. ^ So gently had death drawn the pVe spirit of'Mabel from its earthly shroud, that it had brought to rn}* senses no shock. Tt'was as if Mabel had slept after a wearisome day. Silently, thc tears, sacre! to hep-memory, fell from my eyes. My grief was not of the earth, earthy. It was Heavenly, for it puri fied my heart, and drew it near to God. He knowcth how to call our wandering thoughts to Him : the only fount of perfect peace. Mrs. Jackson prepared the body for the costly casket, and in two days more, ,T.sav it laid in its last resting-place, whore ui costly stone presents this inscription, " Angel Mabel." Returning from thej funeral services,' Alli: leno met tue as I was going to my chamber. Her face wore au expression of triumph, and she said, '.' I hopa you will not bring any more chil dren here." " Not while you remair," I answered. " One soul sent into eternity before its time is enough for one to answer for !" and passed on. Turning suddenly, I saw Athlcne's'finger pointed at me, aati her parted lips, showed ber tightly-clenched teeth. 1 saw that the sbafc biid struck, and did not Jail to under stand tho mi alling of that murderous glunce. Au hour 'a'.er, 1 entered tho little buck parlor, where Clifton. Priscilla, and Mrs. Sey tnour were seated. Priscilla was stilled* to s-i lei.ee, by tboTJr??d .presence of death, thc sb ad ow of whoso angel's wing had not yet lifted from our hearts. Mts. .Seymour and Clitton were conversing in low, earnest tones, and ss 1 entered, he rose, and placed a chair for me beside his motlier. . After a while, Priscilla 6aid, in a subdued tone, " I think I had better go home. I allus had a kind of squirmin' away from a I ouse where dead folks live. I writ to my folloT, Barthotenrew Spriggins, th(i very night she ;in pout, and 1 'spect ho will be herc in a day W two. When he soe me-ott in the cars, he said he should come arter mo in bis owu wag uin, ?md he may como eny minit." We t'fiercd faint objections to her return, for we knew that she would be ill-al case ?nong us, alier tho death of little Mabel. The next morning as I leaned from the balcony'to pluck a spray bf flowers, I ?aw a jurions vehicle stop bet?re tho elegant man lion ol' the Seymours. A small, square wagon, or rallier a box, painted red, with a high-backed' sent,, just large enough for two, sitting low. upon tho .cry axle-trees. It was the "waggin" spoken )f by priscilla. A sleepy looking, sorrel horse, lame, and. ?ery thin, .'.nd his head on a level with thc ?vag?n body, and o?ily an apology ':>r n tail, ;:eerc.l to the wagon by a harness composed >l various pieces of old rope and loather itraps, while the iron tug-chains made music wherever they go." TIJis was (lie equipage in which the be rjllitid-oi lianuoluinew Spriggins was to b jouveyed to ?ur home. Rut words are want ng with which to describe the ludicrous ap learance i f the fond couple us they turned to vave us a last11 good bye." Bartholomew was a slim fellow with watery )lue eyes ami an under jaw, three inches in idvunce of the upp*r one. His long, yellow lair was en rei ul ly greased anil combt d h'c-" lind bis ears. His neck was a long way ibove his coat-ollar, and his wrists far in ad rance of the tailoring accompli."liment t? Rooslick. And then lie sat so straight in the ?tile wagon, and Priscilla was .so careful II t 0 sit too near him. for fear folks would know hat bo was her u feller," as >lie said. They vere kind-hearted arid well-meaning pe-pie, mt wo were not sorry Vt sea them depart, or lhere can be no congeniality heiwoen peo ple SJ differently situated, and so d Hie rent by ^location and habit. For a long time alter Mabel died, ibo house icctoed still, and tomb like. Music seemed mt of place, with" its awakening to lifo and oj. Conversation was tarried on in low and lubdaed tones, and it seemed as it we had )ecn ver)' near the unknown ltnd of tho Sternal. Gradually, however, wo assumed our old nauner. of lifo, and low. sweet songs led the vny lo our daily enjoyment <>t' music, and at engl h the household returned to its funner | iheerful habits, mid Mabel, although nut for gotten, slumbered among the beautiful Illings bat bud shed light and j >y upon our path way and then departed. Athlon.: had grown mor? haughty and re served in man-.ertban ever. I know nut if in any nher bean dwelt the suspicion ol her wicked ntentions that distressed mino ; but 1 fol I. .he presentiment ol' a great evil was hanging >ver us, and thal Athlone wus connected With it. Clifton was impatiert that our marriage ibould take place, and w 2 hastened tho prep arations. It lucked but a day and an hour if our bridal. Everything was in readiness, ind Clifton and I sat together upon tho bal cony at the western side of the house, l?y the ,'ines, whose fragrance lided the air with a ?oft perfumo. Wc had been talking of our plans for-thc future, - and of the mysterious ways o? Providence ; of our separation and reunion, and much ot' that silly nonsense so lear lo thc heart in its courting days. " We had been talking of all This, .but the nantie of silence had fallen upon us, and with clasped hands wc were each drawing pur separate dreams of love's 'happiness, A light step sounded near us, and Athlenc, pushing a?ide the thick vines, stood by our j ?ide. H?r face wa? as pale as the moonlight, ?nd her voice low with suppressed passion. '' You were talking of your coming bridal lay, or perchauce of the cold beaned woman i who would auoner see Clifton Seymour in the irms of death, than married lu Agues May [and. I warn 3rou now that she shall never ;;.joy thc love that I have, periled body and soul to secure, and failed," she"said. As sudde'nly as she came, she went away. " Agnes, does this woman trouble you? If so she must go away, or I will request her to find another home before we return from our risit to Italy,"' asked Clifton. i; 1 lind no pjeasure in ber society," I?ans wcred, ball'-asditttned to confess that I was ilraid of her. " Then she must go away," he replied. Thc evening of our marriage arrival, I al lowed my bridesmaids to array rae in the iostly robe prepared for tho occasion, and listened to their girlish extravagance, with a 3ull feeling cf coming grief, clouding all my happiness. I was half-angry with myself that [ should be so depressed upon-my bridal, eye, ret I could not . r id myself of tue terrible iread, of some unknown horror, waiting to wring my heart. We descended to. the parlor, and the impressive ceremony was soon snded. I was the wife of Clifton Seymour, ind never did brido look with lov: g pride upon a moro loving nnd noble husband. The guests had departed while it wanted but'an hour br two of the dawn. Tho moon shone bright as day into my room, and with a horrible presentiment of something terrible, 1 awoke. Not with rv shriek or start, but without power of ? motion. I saw in the i moonlight, a ta'l form. Even the fiendish ! features distorted with hate were plainly visi- \ bl?, and I know that, Athlone bad murder in her heart. She crept cautiously toward the couch, and ?is she raised her hand in the moonlight, I saw tho flash of a glass phial in the rays of the moon, ?he carefiilly held it I over the dear breast on which my head lay, I and although I?tried to scream, my lips re-? fused to utter ? sound. My whole being was paral v zed by fear, and I Joww iba t abe would murder iny darling. With one in ?gb ty r; fib rt I freed mys?l? from I br? dread phantom, and springing-up in bed dashed wildly'at the re vengeful woman. My . hand Struck *' against tho phial;'?trb'm which she-would, in ano"the'r instant have dropped a de.-fdly portion upon his brennand tho -violence, as well oi the suddenne?^?f the movement, spilled the con tents updSgfUe face,and neck of Athlene^wbo uttered ,av^ cf agc, and, sank, back in a swoon, Latently, everything fadrd from rae, and T knew.no mer'!' uuLil 1 awoke in broad day lighten. Mrs. Seym-wr'a cbambcr, upon ber rioneHST ' " Whcre?s Clifton, m.d whatlia?napperi?hiW I inqnirefl?#-' ? * - His weB-kno'wn step came to my side, and his dear Voice answered, "??hl?SB! she has confessed to.crimes most terrie, the crowniug ooOrof all was an attempt ;j(o?murdir us both while we slept, hist n^ht.' Tour hand .saved us although the shock rct?jfereid you insensible^1 Where is Atbfene, now ?" " Gone-' to fended her account lo God," he angwered?fclemnly. " Not o%d ! my husband ?" "She dierJ'inaii hour after she came "to our room; th%cunt?uts of tho phial* instead bf dealing oat. death tu us, brought death to herself," I . .' Did //cause ber death, Clifton ?" ' ? ND ! She sa:d ibm she meant to kill, fir.-t mo, and lion, you, thinking us both asleep, abe cid n?t Kasten, bu'.' stood looking at U?, half tompjjjd td leave us, amigo away. But tho deinuflji?!!' revenge would not allowTiert? do thu:, agrias she was ubcul to commit the leurfui de?d^ ytiuspr?pg'fi'?rn' your sleep and reached jfour hands toward ber. Thc sud denness eprrtled her. and, af she sprangbark wark, sheVlell ; the contents of the phial was poured upon her lace and neck, and, although we hustqj&L: tu sumraou u physician, it was in vain..?j^r.e^uly lived long enough to con fess Iq rmfenother and myself, in the presence of Dr. L*c, the fearful darkness ol her life. I will r.?ptell you mor?," now my wife. At another-maic, I will tell you of ber life. "We feared aimt'tack of fever for you, thc nervous ngitatirmafras sn groat." - " Willer. Lake bi) discreet, and, not men tion whatfJi'i saw ami heard, la4 night?". " He '?SU ; ho is an old-friend ol' the fami ly, and ?aa promised tic/er to expose .ihe guilt of f?y brother's wife.'.' My husband's mother, hearing voices in the nexterooin, carno in. She had suffered almost a?jjrnuch as myself 'rom Athlehe's ac tions, ano)! can truly'say ibat'death had re-, leasid afton i ble lead* from .all cur hearts, when he took A'tlilene away. Very pleasantly glides life away. We'havc removed ?frorn Port ?and to BoBton, where we fully enjoy our wealth, and the love that/has^ at inst tbfcougbt us lo auch perfect peace.. Long .^d ter wai d he told me y.f Athlete's coiiiess^d^, and history cf her furnier life, which ydfi will remember to have read in the cally chapters of this story. But the saddest nf ?ll wtiffi hf'v ron!e.=sion that t-he bal mur dered thc- little Mabel, by the use of the fatal liquid Obtained from the chamber of the dwaif. "Heaven foi give her. ?? ?> ? ' . A PAICTHER KILLS AND EATS A LEOPARD. -In Ames' circus and menagerie, as we are informe*by ono ol the troupe, a great row occurred?- among the animals on Tuesday ltr1^!5K^WWSe*B*? ibat..?ie.wind, b'ew.dpwn a part of the pavilion, Bud the noise freighteried the beasts and set then fighting. In ono cage were confined a panther, or Brazilian tiger, and Hvo or three African leopards, a sort- ol' happy family. Tbes?! savage brutes generally got along well enough together, bul. if by any accident in gamboling, or otherwise, blood was drawn, they immediately became enraged, and it ry quired the utmost prompt ness and severity on the part of the keepers to subdue them and reston' order. Owing to thc great noise and confusion, on Tuesday night, it was a long time bufjrc it was dis c ivered that Ih'ere had bee? a rumpus in the '.happy Imnly." When the enge was at leugili examined, ii was found that, the pan ther had killed and bad' eaten one ?d' Lie leopards.-Charleston Mercury. RELIEF STRICKEN OCT.-When ihe relief clause was incorporated in :hc (ieorgia Kadi cal Constitution'the Chronic'* cf; Sentinel varned ihe j-eople against ii, and denounced i; as a si are, iuU'udod to get the votes ut tuc whiles, feeling assured that no such measure would ever be approved by Congi ess. The correctness of our p??.siii..n is now established; The relief elau-i- ol tho Georgia CuiiMi.iition has been sicicktm out. and the advocate* i.f relief have been deceived. Wo have no de sire to indulge in glorification over this mat ter, al thou-.'li thc p'-ople were wained re pearedly beforehand, that relief was a J miss bribe, without the thirty pieces of ti I vcr. The white people who were Instrumental in bringing about the degradation - and humilia tion which is sure lo follow from thc uew i'C.ifiiuc ure now rewarded fur their apostacy in the rejection of relief.-Chronicle & Semin?!. TllB GoVEUXMENT TO. UK SrUVKUTKI). The Washington- correspondent of the Balti more Ouzclti:, whose, predictions, have oben come true, wi iles as follows : " If the radicals succeed in getting possession, eveu fo-? m nth, of ail he departments of the Government, the country, North und South, will be driven to civil strife und bloodshed-the very -forms p.e,cribid by thc Contakuiion will be ig> o . cd. an autocracy fuunded, and confiscation of thc property of political opponents made thc basisof establishing a moneyed und military .despotism. In this view, f firmly believe that the eventual dismissal of 'Mr. Johnson will be effected, lt in an absoluto party ni cessity. No sensible man in the radical ra'nks entertains the notion that their electoral ticket car, command a constitutional majori ty. The present House is relied upon to proclaim Grant President without regard to the popular vote. SOME FACTS ABOC'T mn DOME OF OUR NA TIONAL CAPITOL_Tho. dome of. the Cipitol at Washington is the most, ambitious, struc ture in America. It is a hundred and eight feet higher than the Washington Monument at Ballimore, sixty-eight feet higher than that of Bunker Hill, and twenty three feet higher than the. Trinity Church spire of New York. It is the only considerable dome of iron in the world.. It i's a vast hollow sphere of iron weighing S.009,200. pounds. How much isthat? More than four thousand fons, or ?hont the weigh:- of seventy thousand full grown pejplc j or about equal to a thousand laden coal cars, which, holding 4 tons apiece, would reach miles and a half. Directly j over your head is a figure iu brorzi, " Amer ?ca,'! weighing 1-1,985 pounds. The preVsuro of the iron dome upou its piers and pillars is j 1:1,4(7 pounds to the square foot. St. Peter's ; presses nearly 20.01)0 pounds mote to"Vhc : Rquare foot, and St. Genevieve, at Paris, 60,- ? OOO pounds more. It would require to.crush 1 th? supports of our dome a pressure bf "Ti5, 2S0 pounds to the squre foot. The cost was about $1,100,000. The new wing3 c?st about ?t;,.jOp,000. The architect lias a plan for re building, the old tent ral part of thc Capitol and enlarging' thc Park, which cost about > $:l/2U0,000. A lad named Max Schiller was drown ed in the Chicago river pu Saturday. No' one was ever known to escape with life after falling into that stream. Its muk and vil lainous compouod is certain death* Even tish and snakes caoapt Ure io it. Col. J. P. Thomas' Letter to Jut . -Aldrich, j As there is a difference of opinion ii D?mocratie Party of this State on tho sui question, and having already published A. P. " Aldrich's letter in reference tc sumo, wr>, ?n all fairness, give place to th' letter ol'Colonel Thomas, vindicatory ol position of the late Democratic Convc at Columbia ? . . ." HON. A. P. ALDRICH-DEAR Sin :- I noticed your communication to the Chi tori Mercury; of the 27th instant. Aa ye pear to misunderstood the principles adv cd by the Democratic-Con vent ion that as tH4d in'Oalm?bi? in April Inst, I ask li with all groper respect, to-explain the ; tiun. taken by.that Convention, and to v Cato the principles upou whieh that I deemed it wiso and just to rest thc future icy of the State. And through * you I ! to reach the minds of the people of S Carolina. T have nb right to object to any ma any journal taking'position against the cession to tbe col-J red man of a qualified frage. Gentlemen and journals, worth) all respect-and consideration, have assu that ground. But-1-do object to and prt ngRTr!>t?(h'e misrepresentation of -the priiic and policy of thc gentlemen who comp' the'Democratic Convention, of April \ Thu misri presentation-we will not say intentional -Las Come, again uud nguiu f that able, out spoken-and once influential per-the Charleston Mercury-to which have ?Jtfre.-se'd yoilr note. I submit,' II this statVme?t, and trust thal candid men erywh?rp. tn th? State will uuderstand points" mad-: When tlio April Convention recognized colored popuiution of the State as an elem of tho body politic, it meant to say, that wi the'slnves in this State were emancipated the? Aet-of the State CoDveniion-r..orratl wheu the.Convention for the State acKuo qdged their emancipation-the colored peo became, ipso Jado, invested with civi? rig] as a part of the body politic. What, uow this hedy politic? It is defined; 11 A nat dr community, as constituted nuder a gove ment cr polity." Now, ceasing to be slat these persons became fret; ; being detacl from a condiiicnof slavery, they fell Jogicu into .a condition of free citizenship, and, ???cb entitled- to all civil rights. As the Hi D..H. Hill say--: . . " In all society or government are rights bc enjoyed, burdens to be borne, and tru to'be discharged. '. Among iheiights arc thc right of prep iy ; the right of locomotion ; the right to t propriate and^dis'pose of the proceeds! of H own labor ; the rigbtto'. worship according conscience ; and tho right to protection' In society in-ibe enjoyment of all these righ au.d, the right to Lave all the legal process and.remedies provided to wake this prott lion tffdctual. These ai\> culled civil right and when we speak pf civil i Quality, we mc that these rights belong alike, and equally all citizens, to all classes, lo ul 1 colors, to ? sexes, to all ages, and to all grades of int) lect, society and worth. These rights nece s rily attach to and become conditions of fr citizenship. The negro is entitled to all the rights. And being now deprived of the pr lection which, as a slave, ho received fro . his-owrtec, aU.gc^.m?u,^ght.tpjejoice th he can still be safe under the protection the law ; and being unaccustomed to asse bis rictus-a work which Was formerly pt formed by his master-ail true men ought be ready to aid him in that assertion." I now ask you to observe that the r?solutif of the Convention goes on to say, for itse! what it means by stating that the colon people are members of the b?dy politic for, alter admitting the connection ol the cc oreti people with the body politic, it odds " And as Mich, in person and property, ei titled to a full uud.pqiial protection under tl State Constitution und laws." Can anythin IK> plainer ? But tbis is not all : the yery declaratioi of which complaint bas been made, is sti more guarded. Acknowledging t'-:e distini tion that exists between rights and trusts bet ween civil rights proper, and suffrage an office holding, which latter aro not include in the summary of civil rights, the resolut-o intimates the qualified nature of this bod politic-ship, by declaring "that Ai citizens ( Carolina, we declare our willingness, when w have the power, to grant them, under prope qualifications ns to property and intelligenct the r?L'ht of suffrage." As Hon. B. II. Hill in another place re marks-and it will apply to South Carolin also-"The negroes of Georgia are citizen ol' Giorgia. Tiley arc (rec and have eqna rights, and shall ei joy them. They will bi required to hear the burdens only in propor lion to their capacity. T|;ey will be cmp'ow ered to discharge the trusts, when time arie] experience shall show they 'arc capable and worthy,' and the good of society will bc pro mated thereby; and this Georgia will d?te? mino lor herself, and not to please enemies or to keep traitors in party power." When, now, thc Mercury makes Governor Uri's fatal admissions identical wita thc ad missions of tba late Convention, wo ask if it does not misrepresent the Convention? This it certainly does. Wo make no admission that negroes are the soverignty of the State ? nnd such admission does not follow from any proposition of tb? late Convention. The Mercury" says. We ure not aware of any law or "any - legitimate Constitution, which has ?sad? negroes a portion of the body politic in South Carolina.'' We answer that, as Wo have construed the term " body politic," lt was not any law that made thu negroes, an clel?ent thereof, b?l it was the absence of ?aw-the aljseuceot a special enactment bear ing on the point. Bat, further, is it fair for any one to'detuch ths language quoted from the context and dra?v his inference accord ingly? All - expressions, 1 submit, are prop erly to be construed in connection with the context-with what goes before and with what folio .vs. You will observe that the "Mercu ry," ut its strictures upon the action of the Democratic Convention, doC3 not follow this established rule of censtruction, and, there fore, subjects itself to the charge of special pleading and verbal quibbling iu a grave is sue of Stato policy. Once tor all, we ask leave now distinctly to dec?an- : ll That wc maintain, '' with President Johnson and the whole Democratic party North," that the whole reconstruction pro gramme enacted and, to bp enacted, under the Afilitary Bill of Congress, ti unconstitutional, illegal and properly null and void. 2. That we therefore, repudiate the admis sions made by Governor 'Orr, in- bis ad dross to thc so-called Constitutional Convention, wherein he acknowledged the legality of that body. 3. That we maiutain, that to fbo States' be longs the question of uegro suffrage. And further, that, believiug an allirmutivedeclar ation on this subject expedient und essential to party vitaljty, and a move in the direction of justice and fair dealing, we deem it becom ing and right now to say what, in our sover eignty, wc would be willing to concede to the colored element. And further, the negro el ement in our midst being a large one, we deem it statesmanship not lo ignore it. 4. We appreciate a'3 fully as any the digni fy and claims of the white race, and contend that their political control of the State, and tho country at large, is a right which must never be given up. This must be, and shall be, par excellence, a white man's Govern ment. S>. But, at the atina time, coo?de?t sad strong in thc knowledge of the white man's "power, influence and resolve, we hold it mag nanimous, jost and right, to gire the colored man a fair showing and to set a premium upon industry, intelligence and worth, when ever these elements are found in him. We would PX tend no consideration to the black man's Radical advisers from the North, nor to his renegade adherents South ; bnt as res pects the great mass of the colored people themselves, in consideration of their own in experience, and the influences to which they havft bepn Riibjeeted* we are disposed to in dulge them yet longer. "T?o to their faults a little Wind j Be to their virtues a little kimi ; Ami-put a padlock pa our minds Ap to the post." I have thu* declared- what I conceive to be thc views and principles of the Democratic party of this State, as' now organized under the auspices of tho April Convention. And, in conclusion, I have only to express tho hope that, when these views and principles are called in question, that they may be met in a spirit of fair discussion, and in a spirit, too, which deplores any division among the Con servative people ol' the-State, and which re alizes, that for us, at this time, moderation, linton and harmony are all-essential. - As lor myself, I believe that the principles set forth at the* April Convention are both right and expedient, and I contend further, that, as such, they have- been received and adopted by thc great body of the white peo ple uf the State. Yom'a v.-ry res] ect7ully, JOHN P. THOMAS. German Immigration. The Abbeville Banner publishes a highly interesting letter from Mr. Jas. Wood Da vidson, giving some hitherto unpublished de tails in regard to the condition and prespects of Germantown, the new German settlement in Richland District. The letter also embodies sensible and practical suggestions bearing upon the general subject of German immigra tion. Mr. Davidson writes: I will give you the resalla of my inquiries about the German settlemc.it in this District, li is called Germantown, and is located twen ty-five miles fcast of this city, cn the Wateree, fifteen rail?? cast of the South Carolina Rail road, the near*st depotT?eing Clarkson's Turn out. Operations'-were commenced on the first cf November last; and the settlement consists of four families of Germans, number ing nineteen persons. Seven negroes are hir ed as farm bauds ; and thejo, with five able bodied Germans, make the sum total of twelve . farm laborer?. The settlement was made by and is under the superintendence of MK Leiding, a Ger man by birthj But a Confederate by four 3'cars of war-times with, us, in addition to ssv eral years of business residency in Charles tm. Immediately after the war Mr. Leiding took his family to-Germany, to await better-time.0; and while then, had numerous applications from families ol farmers and laboring men to bring them to the South ; but times were not then favorable for that. This tendency in that people to come, added to a desire to do something to aid our prostrate country, in duced Mr. Leiding to " form the project-of a .. colony. Germantown is the result of that project. In firing upon a spot, two points were kept in view-healthiness and"fertility. ' A lour of inspection in company with a Ger man fresh from Germany was made. In ex amining this locality-the one finally selected -the good health of the inhabitants bore am ple testimony upon the first point. Upon the second, the German agriculturist decided thus : " The land is not of the richest sort, but it has all the elements for a comfortable support, and by proper tillage-manuring with stable and barnyard manure-it can be brought into a high state of fertility ; besides, if desirable, the alluvial bottom soil can be brought up to the sandier elevations and thus greatly improve them." Thus assured, Mr. Leiding determined to secure the place, and make it the centre of an extensive colony of Germans. As the safest mode of proceeding, he determined to begin with a few who were already resident in the Stato, and from this point advance to the de sired extent in a lev/ years. The lour fam ilies engaged had been living in Charleston, in mechanical pursuits, from ten to fifteen years. . I givo you, in the wordsof the colonist, the details of operations at tho outset : " Wc had five little dwelling houses built, plastered, and with brick -chimneys, also outhouses and a general stable to hold fourteen horses and their provender. We had two wells dug, one of liity-fivo fret depth, and the other eighty nine feet. We ?pin rails for two hundred and fifty acres ; cleared two aero garden lots for three dwelling houses each. These gar dens are now green with corn, Irish potatoes, cibuage, and the usual, vegetables of the re gion. We sowed in November thirty acres in rye; and since then have added eight aores in Ins? potatots, three aores in sweet potatoes, tairty acres in oats, seventy acres in corn, thir ty five acres iu cow peas, and fifteen acres in , cotton. Wo had on an average six horses em- , ', ployed. We ploughed the wheat, rye, oat-and potato lands very deep and harrowed then vt ith < heavy barrows. Lip to the 20th April, the lands bid fair to yield an abundant crop, but the occa sionally heavy rains, from the 20th of April Tor near three weeks afterword, have mat erl? , airy injured our prospects, betides wo hive lust a great deal of limo because of the con- , s ant heavy raia. However, under the bless*? , iog of Providence, wo hope to cara a living tut) first year and a surplus the tte*c. ' All this is in keeping with tile German char acter ; and its patience contains a world of wisdom for our American .restiveness. In Germany, the climate is so cold that they havo but seven months out of the twelve in which it is possible-to work in the fie!ds,.and . land very scarce at thai ; while here these Germantowners can gather in ten months out ol the twelve, and do farm tillage every ? month of the year. This comparison, Mr. , Leiding holds, will bring aa many immigrants to South Caroiiua as we wish, as soon as the ? facts can become known and the country a ? little better quieted. In this, colony they pre- ? (er the uplands, because there is less risk, al- , though less profit IQ successful years. The . German miud prefers this sort of certainty, ? and is willing to labor for a certain though a , limited gain. This is an element of charac- , ter vf? very much neo i among us. Mr. Leid- j ing says) " I am anxious to become the means , of bringing from overpopulated Europe hon est and industrious and 'ambitious men-men who wish to rise-to this land so abundantly ] blessed by Providence in climate, soil,-mate- ] rial and water power." , With these views, based upon his knowledge . of both countries, and upon this experiment , thus far so successful, Mr. Leiding suggests a j plan for the gradual and rapid development j of his own and similar colonies, of whick I ( iee no reasou why there may not be one hun- , dred in South Carolina. I give the several \ points in his own word*: , 1. Get-such labor aa the country now al- ] ready has. If they succeed they will induce others, their relatives or friends, to immigrate from Europe. ( 2. Put up a comfortable little house.in a healthy locality, for eaou family. \ 3. Turo over to the laborers fifty acres of . good landI for t tivation, and furnish him with a mule, a ? . ?v, and a sow with pigs. 4. Furnish. Lim with bacon, corn and pro-, J vender for six or eight months. 5. Pay him eight or ten dollars a month, ?is < ? part oi bl* carnage and then iatejwi ; in tho nett proceeds (after having deducted bis wages and bis support) G. Give Lim a written agreement, that af ter one year and within five years you will sell him the house and land at a stipulated price. These conditions Mr. Lciding believes will satisfy the German immigrant, and be speaks from the German stand-point-speaks wiih a practical knowledge of the wan;s end feel ings of the German farmer. Tho " good time coming" for Sooth Caro lina may not be so tar tn the future as croak' ers think ; and my idea is that tho very best if not the only way to bring that day about is for our landowners to Colonize their sur plus lands ; aud Germans ate the best of colonists. Let our people go manfully and liberally to this wotk, and the sceptre will soon pass from thc dusky brow ol iuco'.eLt Ethiopia. - MUUDEK IN KERSHAW DISTRICT.-Letters received in this city ?rom Camden, yesterday, give an account of a serious disturbance in Kershaw District, which resulted in the kil ling of S. G. W. Dill and two negroes, besides the wounding of. Dill's wife and some two or three negroes, last Thursday night. It was ?ot definitely known hew the disturbance originated, but a foolish.story had been put in circulation that the killing was committed by some ol tho Ka-Klux Klan. Dill, who lived acrosa the river, about twelve miles from Cam den, was in that town on tho day of election, .? haranguing thc negroes, and urging t:.em to vot? the Radical tick-it There wsa no dis turbance at that time, and Dill and his party returned homo unmolested. Some difficulty occurred alter the pajty had crossed the river, which led to the result pivctx above. Dill was a member of the late Constitutional Con vention, was elected on the Radical ticket a member to the House of. Representatives of the State Legislature, and also at tho late election chosen a County Com missioner. One of tho negroes killed, it is reported, had also been elected County.- Commissioner. It was reported last evening that General Can by had sent two detectives, accompanied by a milita ry guard, to investigate the adair, and, if pos sible, arrest thc parties who committed tho m arder. The Coroner and Magistrate at latest ac counts had also repaired to thc scene of the murder to investigate the Muir.-Charleston Courier, 8tb. . -? ? WAS GOVERNOR PERRT A REBEL?-In tho United States Senate on Friday last, daring the discussion of the House Sill ito admit North Carolina, South Carolina, Louisiana, Georgia and Alabama, Mr. Sumner made a'? lusfon to Governor Perry in the following words: Mr. Sumner rose to correct a statement made by Mr. Doolittle, to the effect that Gov ernor Perry was a Union man. He said he had a document at home showing that that gentleman had. held a position in the rebel service, which, he thought, was commissioner for impressment into the rebel ?ervice. He had also a copy ot the Charleston Courier of May 30, 1802, containing a speech niado by Mr. Perry, on May 20, 18G1, saying: " I give my son, two horses and a negro boy to the Brooks cavalry, and will give my services whenever they may be-required." " Is not that man;" Mr. Sumner asked, " a rebel ?" Mr. Doolittle adhered to his opinion, and said he would settle the point with the Sena tor after further examination. Discusrrso D??PLA'YOF 'RADTCATOSU.-The : following petition is receiving thousands of signatures in many parts of Pennsylvania : To the Honorable the House of Representa tives of the Umted States : Thc petition of the undersigned respectful-1 ly represents : That Salmon P. Chase, Chief Justice of the United States, and William Pitt Messen den, Senator from the State of Maine, on 'he trial of Andrew Johnson, on the artiielee of impeachment presented by the House of Rep resentatives, did violence to the loyal st-nti ment of the nation, and gave u aid and com fort" to the spirit ol rebellion that attempted to destroyer Government. That, relying upon their assumed integrity and former professions of loyalty, the proper authorities, in the issue of Government cur rency, placed the likenesses of the said Chase aud Fessenden, respectively, upon the one dollar and the twenty five cents notes. That, believing the said likenesses on said notes, in all business and social relations, do violence to the seuse of decency of the com munity, we therefore ask that Congress shall recall oil such notes, and prohibit the (urti.er issue of notes of said denominations until the like a esses of said offensive persons are re moved therefrom, and their places supplied by those of men enjoying the confidence of the loyal people of the nation. CONFISCATION.-Do we wonder traf. tim Congress of the Northern States do jot pass a Confiscation Act when we observe that the lands of the South are being sold every day at unparalleled sacrifices ? Think of a tract of land, in Rockingham county, contamine; 330 acres, with a mill on it, selling for $330 ; of a ti act on the Piedmont railroad seiling for $1 par acre-, and another, which ?old for $1300, since the war, being u knocked off" at $200. Is this not practical confiscation produced by Radical rule ? We have before suggested thu the real plan of that infamous party was to confiscate the landed property of the South by th? imposition of tuca which no people oe the globe, in our impoverished condition, O?D pay, ?f Radicalism shalt continuo to role the country, tn il liona of acree of land in the South will be sold by the tax-gs the rcr, end the shrewd Yanbee will be on hand to buy them et one tenth of their taine. Ho will th li a get our lauds virtually fot nothing, and still say " how magnanimous we arc," not to conQ?cite your property!"-Wilmington Star. -? ? ? WHITEWASHING BOWEN_We understand? from good Radical authority, that C. C. Bow en, member of Congress, D. H. Chamberlain, Attorney General, General F. J. Moses, Jr.r and R. C. DoLargc, member of the Legisla ture, have gone to Washington to endeavor to counteract influences now at work in that city to exclude the first named from his an ticipated place in Congress. The same au thority states that this Whitewashing Com mittee is armed with strong letters of endorse ment from the Governor elect, the U ni ted States District Attorney, and other high Re rmblican officials.-Charleston Mercury. ?3?"Mrs. Harriot Beecher Stowe has ately returned to Hartford-from her Florida residence. She has a very pretty place there )n the St. John's River. Mrs. S. says the Sou th em people are no more inclined to re sist the laws, or to foster the spirit of rebeli ?n, than Vermont isl She tasted .tue.real feeling of the people in her somewhat, csten ied journey all over Florida, and found them io kind that they would even surrender their >wn sleeping accommodations to her. They lesire only peace and the restoration of the Union. JG3T*The Newborn (N. C.) Journal of Commet ce rays that a citizen of that placo-, W. H. Pearce, was fortunate enough, tweuty three years ago, to rescue from drowning, at Bridgeport, Conn., a Hollander named Yan dz. Yoncbsion. For more than twenty-two yeara neither rescuer or rescued heard of each oth er. A few days ago* however, Mr. .Pearce learned that V ?{hom he had saved was dead,, aticl had bequeathed to him ? I"?3 estate ol ret? AB? personal property* in JBraziL