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"T Ht titA," d ADETIisRED ~v R1*ie W NS YAY MOUNING, - At Nkbep ry 0. H., ,By Thos, F. & R. HIGronoker, EditorsUnd.Propriewora. A'ic,rg$,nci9 otnNnkcdwih tre u, Invartably t,u Adval.ce. -- -- INTh Paper is itapp ed at tihe expiration ot tm frwiuich It Is AN paid. hol.4infi; ,4enotos expiration of sub- -.-1 VW DMN r ption.__________ --- -- ---- .Acts and Joit Resolutions Paied by tho Ivglaaturo-Set sion 1870 atd 1871. [ID, VF I1C0IATj.j .AX ACT TO 3ROVIDE A SALARY FOR TlE FF1CE OV L1FUTENANT-0OV ERINoI. Sinom 1. Be it c. actcd by the :Senate :o.anI Honse i)f Representa tives ofte Stalte'of 1'outh Carolina, now md and sitting ;,n General As emMy, and by the '.outhority of the Isanwe, That tho iueatGvr ier of the State of' South Carolina khvtll receive a aluiual sailary of' ,tWenjty-fivo hund.red dollars ; tihe :aalp to be paid to him quarterly .out of the Troasur i of the St ate thesaid salary to be exclusivo of the Pay herotof,61.o provided by law for the iintenant-Governor whilst acting as Lresident of the Son ato0.a OFFII;cE SEar.tY orlm STATE, J uy18, 187 1.1 This Act having been presented to the Governor for his approval, and not hvin"g been retned by him to the branci of tihe (;eneraii AssemilY, in which it originiated, Within the tine prescribed by tle Constitution, has Iecmle at law Witholit his approvall.; P. .i. CAUD DOZ.\, Secretary of State. 'JOINTI IESOLUT10N AUTHtORIZIN(i E .8TArE AUDITOR TO SUSPEN PRO cEEDINWS IN CERUTAIN CASES. Be it Res,>lv.d .by the Semate and Wouse of Representatives of the State f South Carolina, now met and sit ting in General A,emblU. and by (h,eaIuthority (of the same, That the Stato Auditor be. and is hereby .anthorized an1d instiucted to sus I !Ind all proceedings, 1nuer tle Ac to provide for the assessmient ild taatiOll Of pror 03t paSCd 13th day of Septelmber, 1868, rela live to the a.1se t 1and taxi lAn of the Smth Car-Hinm, North 0aitern, and Cher.aw 1 and Darling toll R.tail Road Companies, until the suit-s, brou.-it, b said compa Ilies inl tle Uniited States Circuit, Court, shall have been1 decided. Approved the 1i diy of Jan flary, A. D. 1871. AN Aer TO I NcORoRI1ATE 'ilE I1EDCIES IT (UARD), OF EIDISTO, souT11 VAtOLINA. niLoN '. le it esiate by the 8enite a nd Il>ase of Rr,,presentatives of the State of mtirih ('rina, n,w met and sittinj in (w wrl .ssembly, and bq the authority of t e same. That P. 1'. lled,eo;. Abwam Ill-own, Jonas Grant., Wallaceo Wescott, and James Illtchh'iSon, un1(der the name aInd tyle o the Hedges Tight Gil:d 11, a1 timi Successors An. ttgsociale-,, h, i they are respoLive)ly 1.1 iV-Op' I.ated a n d made an4 dlh-e :1 Joiy politic anJ corpoit in del and il law, and as such b.,ly poli i se Shall have tile power , uso ad:. 'eep a corm mon soal, 1net -I: . at will to a.lter_, to ma- ke 1. aii : .e.ssary by laws no repugm'it to the laws~ of of offleurs an .1 memb1 ~ers conform.n able to such by-laws, to suoe an-I be suted, pl1ead' and'. 1bo imp'laded in any Gourt of ILaw or Equity ini this State, andh to have, use and enljoy all other righM I, and( ho sub eCt to all othier lhabilities incidenit to bodies corporato. See. 3. That thiis Act shall be doomed and. taken to be a public Act, and shall contijnue in f,ree for the. space of fourteen years tromn and after its passage. &pp)roved th e 23J day of Jan n (ary, 1871. ,.N ACT TO M1AKE APPPRILATIoNs YOgt THEK PAYM1ENT OF TIlE PERt DIEMf AND) MI bEAUE oF THlE M EM ]IERd. Op TrilK GEKNERAL AssEMnLY AN0 'I'lE sALARIs KSOP TIE K U 110R1)1NATEK OFt'!cERts, ANI) 01THEaI EXPIENSEs I NCID ENTA L TlitRETO. A ECI'!oN 1 . Be it enacted by the 'Senate and House of' Representatives * of the State of S outh Uarolina, nlou 9net and .sitt in:; in (ieneral Assembly, und by the authority of the same, diem and mileage of the momn. 'thea alares the subYli)tofdiae ofli 1eor, an otexpenses incident. al thereto, tho sumi of' one ude annd thirt,y-five thotusaind dollars, if' such be niecessary, ho, and the samo is here by apprpr)'ited ot btheiOiWse appropriiated. SIec. 2. T'h at, th e Clerks of' th e bodies a' pay cert,ificate for the amIiountt 0o' is mileage n o diom, to inludotI such dateCs as the General Assembliy shall, by Con current Resoluti ion, dIirect. SEC. 3. That such cortificat.oshall conform to the provisions of Sc. tion 23, Art.icle II, of the Constiltu tion of' the State, and shall1 bo cr tified by t.he .President of' the Sen ate, and attested by the Clerk of' the Senate, for all members of' that body', and by the speaker of the HUouse of' leopresentatives, and by tho Clerk of' tho saime, for all mom bers of that body. Sic. 4. That the subordinate of fivers and emliployce3 of this Geno ral Assembly 3hall, in like manner, be furiished with certificales of' pay in) such amioiuits as shall be fixed by that branch of the Gene ral Assembly to which such ofil cers and employees shall respect ively bolong : Pro0ided however, That tle pay certilcates .for set vicem common to the two Honsos shall be signed by tho President of the Senato and countersigned by- tho Speakor of tleo House of Rep rese.n tatLIVek. SEU:5. That tho Tr'tiurer of' this -Stato is hereby authorized and directed to pily Said Cortii cat es out of any fiuns n11 t11 Che Treas ury not ot herwise disposed of', al(d to hold t lie certificates as his vouch ers therefo'. A pproved Deceinber 23, 1870. AN ACT TO VEST T1 TiTLE ( ' TiE STATE To A LOT OP I,ANn IN TilE Ylr,i,AGOPOFoRAN(iElUURooWillic2 DEIDIVII IMC LIPINl DIED SElIZE. IN TI10, PUICIIASEII 021 ltVURliAS ERS, wIo slIAI, PAY FOl TIE PREMISES, UNDER A sAL.E BY A DECitiE oi. TiE PiioBATE CouiInT OF CIAllI,EST0N COUNTY, ANI) TO DIRECT THlE APPLIC'ATII)N OV THE PIOCEEDS OF SAL . SECTION 1. Rt it enaetcd by the Senate an1d Ie 018 oj Repre-sentatives -of the 8 ate.of South Cvrolina, now met and stting in Gencral Assembly, and by the authority sf the aame, That, the title of, the State to it lot of' land, aid tile buildings .helCoIl, of whiCb DeidriHll Kle)ping died scized, sitite oi 1ai1 or lhissel street, in the village and County of OJrangeburg, is herelby vested in Alex:11der. Chapllwy and Anto ni2 R. Chaipev, their heirs anld assigns, forever, uponl their pay ing to the Judge of' Probate for Charleston the amount of' their bid, and f1lly complying with tile terms of sail of sai(i premises, made 4th April, 1870 ; and if' te1 y fail to coiply, said tite is liereby vested in any purchaser, 01' p1r1 eblases', his, ler or tleiir heirs and assigns, forever, whIto shall buly the prenillses onI ai re-Sale. SFc. 2. The proccds of the sale shall be applied by the JudAfo of Probate, in the followinig. order 1. To tle payment, of' any taxes (lite on the premises ; 2. To the payment of' thle Iecessary Cxpen Ses incirred ill applyin.g for tlis A(et ; 3. To the expenses of admin istrIationi, CiInuing commissions du the ( administrator of the estate of' .1. Jilepping ; 4. To the pay Ient of' such- debts of' tlie said Deidriebl Kleppiig as are yet uni paid ; 5. And the b.lince (if' an.y) to Mrs. Mette A hilivid Al itiletr, io. ther of' the said Diedricb Klepping. or. to heri order. A pproved lie 23dI day of Decone ber, A. D. 1870. AN ACV TO EXTEND TIlE TIME FM(t OFFICEIts To QU AL 'mmFY. SECT loIN 1. l. it CnaCted by the Se uate a nd lilouse of' 1?'prnesen tatices of theC StateC of B3outh Caro'lina, n<n' met and sitting in Genera? A.ssenibly, anad by the a uthority of the sanu. Tht all Oflieor's olected at tbe reo c01nt elections be, and1( the 110' -e2 he re by, allowe~'d 11ntI ii hel fifteenth daty of' Jannuary, 1871, to gnilyiI andl cnter 11pon1 the duities oIf t heir resc8ltive offleos, and on I'ailurie to qilulty withini the specified timnie, thteir respe5lcti ve oflices shall1 he de00lared( vacanL1it, by3 thte Iover' SEi.C. 2. That, 2all Acts and1( lparts of AcOts inIconisistentt with thi Act are' her'eby suspended until after' the fitfteentth oIf .Jainary next. A pprioved De)cembher 21st, 1870. AN AolT TO 1NCoaOR1ATE Ti'l K sTONE Cii '2EiE. S ECT noN 1. Be it enacted'hy, the Sen ate an(d lHouse of lRep) 'esen tat ires of the State of South (Caroiina, noue met and1 sitting in General A %Semfbly, and by the author'ity1 of the stnie, That TV. S. Mills, R. M. Dunlevy, E. TV. At kinsoin, J1. 'T. lliott, IDavid I hem phillI, J. IL. Vainness, J1. A. rley24101, Jr2., by the nameiI andu style of' thle Stoniewll 1Fire' En~ine1 Comnpanly, of' the townt of' Chtester', and( itheirz assoc0iaItes aind suiccessor's in offle, be and12 aro hiereby, croc at1ed( and( constituted( 2 a body cor' porgte anid pol)itie', by3 a111nd nder' tIhe namolI anid st,y'le aforesa2id, withi ai capitIalI5 to('k not to e xceed the 8s1um of' ten thiousand ( dol lar's, w'iilh the r'ight, to sute and 1b0 sued, plead 2and( be i mpleadod,- in any Cour t of' ciompetent,l 1 juriiisdictlin, t hav'e and1( to ii a cornnl)bn soal, and1( the same)1 to alter1 at wvill aind( leasulret, and1( withi atll otheir ights, prti vi logos atnd immunnitiesq that1 are no0w, or' hcauf totr may bo', securede( by' law to like incor'poted0( bodies. SE~C. 2. Thalt this Agt, shall bo deemed( a1 publio2 Act, add( sanll r'e mai1n lin f'orec for te term of' four' teen yearst". Approved Januiary 23d, 1871. AN ACT TO RIE-CHIART'IER TilE PUMPKiN TOWN TURtNP'IKE ROQAD, iN PItCK ENS COUNTY. SECTIO 1. Re it ennated by th Senate and House of Represen tat ives of the State of Souik Carolina, now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That the Turnpike Road leading from Pumpkintown to Table Rtock, in Pickenls Counity, be and the same is hereby re-chartred, in the naime ofr Marcus 1). Keith, for the term of fourteen years, with thle A111110 rates of toll as thoso hereto fore allowed by law. SEc. 2. That all personUs going to and returning from elections, clhu11rCIes and mills, shl1l 1be allow ed to 1pass over tho 'road free of toll. A pproved Januip 23d, 1871. JOlNT REsOLUTION AUTIORIZINO TilE STATE LIBRARIAN TO CAUSE 'TO BE PitEPARE1) AN iN)EX To Vol. U.i% FOUltEEN OF TilE 8,TATUT!Ei OF TIls STATE. W lieeals, in) binding the Statutes of the State of Souith C arolilna It lar-ge, designed to formI the Poir. teenth )1 i e, it becomes IleCeS sar3- that. ani index of coiteits be prepared for tle saic ; the-61-r0 , Si-cT-rioN 1. Be it Resolved by t/ Senate and louse of Represelitatires /f the Stiate of South Carolina, now >e' a i itting in f-nral Assembly, and by the auth,rity of the san, That the State Librarian be, anld lie is hereby, auth orized to caulse to be compiled an iiidex of' con tents to the Pomirteenth Vulieic of' the Statutes of this State, at a cost not exceeding one hun11idred and niietV dollars. SEc. 2. That, the Treasulrer of tie State he, and is hereby, authlow ized and directed to pay (lie amounit DIaIeId in the preceding Section, out of' any public fnds not other wise :1ppl)pIriated, on the receipt of' sufliciont, evidence of' the coi pletion of' the workc. Approved the ith day of De. eemnber, A. 1.). 1870. JONT REsoL.UTION AUT11iRING T107VIE ClNYCO.\l311ssioNElIS oW OCiN-; Cl'()vNTY To LE:yY A PE CIAI, '1AX. Ie it IR, ilred by thc Sc:wgle am Mfouse of .11epresentativs(' of fhc State o f 8outh Carolina, nou mel (ad sitting in (Ieneral Asseibly, an I by the authority of the same, 'Tliat, in) addition to the tax here. tore iuthoriz,d to be levied, the coiity Coiiiissioners of' Oconie Co1n t y are liecreby ait !iorized t( le%y :anil :nu--;e to be coll eted : special t0x of' one Imlill oii a dolaur tle same to be used exclusively t( paying the IndebtedIes. of ti Coun lit)'. Approved 23d Janlary, 1871. .11NT EsoLUTION FOR TiE iELI.1, 011- SA.\IA-:EL COCURiAN, TnIi.'. COCIllHAN, E11,z.IMMTIl (NCIIIIAN JUI.iNA IRVINE, ISABEL.LA III VINE, AND IIENRIETTAk IRVINE. Be it Resodved by the Senate ani louso of epresentat IS, of th State of South (ar'olina, um and sitting in General Asst mbly and by the authority of the same That aniy and all prop)ert>y reail os porson-d'i, of' t he late Jueli an a Iz~a rd dond,now in the p)osse'ssioni or timiher thle con triol of' B. C. P ress ly, Esq., of' Charleston, South IiCaro I ina, ~Eceut or of thle his. wd~'il an< testamienut, of saidi Ju;y Iza2'. dcvasedI, 1he distrib)uted and dis p)osed of 'iecord in g to thIie true in t.ent,.:i,d purpose5 of the said .Juli ana~ zaid, as indlicated ini her last will aiii testamueiit, and that tIn righlt of1 thle State to said propet'i. he, ande t lie samen is Ihere by r'elIased Appr'oved January 26, 1871. J oiNTi aEsoL.U7TloN AUJTJiloliIING. Till SPECIAL TlAX. Be it, Resolved by the Senatt and 1lionne of' Repr'eseuitat i ves o lie S:ate of' Suth Ci(arolinii, now~ met and si ttm ig in Genteral Assemi bly, and by the authiority of theii simue, That ini addition to the ta.s here tofore at h.loriz.ed to be levied lihe Coin o tv Coniiiiissionecrs of W il hiaminsburi g CJoeut,y arie lierueby aii thoriz. i to levy, and cause to hi e ill ected, a special tax of' t wo milh on a dollar, thle same to be uset exi lusi vely for thle )prpose of i.e building thle jail in tbe said CJoun ty. A ppr)iovedi tho 19th day of' Janiu airy, A. D1. 1871L A N ACTi'Toi I N('oiiPoiiATE'i IlE ''NAsit Vi'I IN PEN A5i)iAiiNT 'Hi''LUES C Al(I OF C'iiAllth.E5'ToN, s. c. SE.crloN 1. He it, enneted by th<u Senuate aiid IIlouse of' iepresenta11 tivyes of' the St ate of' Sonut.h Caroli n, no,.? met, andl sitt.inig in Genie ial Assemly), and by the authuori ty of' thie same, Thlat L. S. IL:uza irus, F. Fl. Hai nes, J1. S. Goldsnith d are', or hier'eaftber imay' be, membi ers and olleers of' thli Nashville 11udo penudenut Blues Charitable A ssocia tion, and1( their suiccossor's, oficers and membhers, he, and1( they at hereby, deOclared( to be a body poli tic anid coorato, under01 the namtii and style of the "Nashville IndoI poendent Blues Chairitablo A ssocia in," nda the sai .o,.nm..a:i and be sued, implead anld bo im pleadted inl the Couirtsof'tIlhisStatte, nd shaill be able and empowered by la%w to iurlase, have, hold, enl joy and possess any goods, chat tels, 1ands, tenlemeni is or reat estato of' w haL kind o r na tir KoovIr; ad thle same, or anly part thereof', to sell, aliei, or- conivey at t.heir ovill anid pleasutre ; Provided, how erer, 'Tlhat, the property so to be held Shall not exceed th1e Valuo of live t hoiusand dollars; and the said Cor1porlation sa11.111 have power to make a coilmoni seal, With powor to chalnge anld altole tihe same as afte iasthey shall deem necessa ry. E. 2. A Id be it, fL t he' enICted, Ti at ( is A<' . Shall bo deeied i puiblie Act, and shall cotino in force fort te trm of 1ourt' en years. ApI)I)-Oved Fevbruary-% 110.h, 1871. AN ACT T0 INCNlMioi.TE TI'E SOUTHI CAiI.INA ViNu AND i ILIiNO ASS(.mli(N, NO. 2. Si.-o-rioN 1. Be it enacte<d by the 81ne a6nm licst-W <i'H er.senatives of the S e tof S'rh ('ilolilna, 101 met ant "Ziliiny in (J'encral Assembly, (nd byl the a1uhorify of 114' sam, Tiiat C. I). iraie, C. I'lenge, J. stoiber, R. aseortel, flenry . EX.kel, .\. ISra,1 A. Tief'unthal, 11. F. P,oledichkt, Ilhihp Meitzlor, .Iohn iRugiilier. A. W. JWkel, Ch(ules Litsch.-ri, A. TNiemannl Elward P'ills,. fi. Rlein, A. L1ils. (Igi, J in M . Martin, 1. H. Vol lers, (Charles .ioessler, F. elointz, and C. 0. .\iclsaviis, together with such iother personls Nwvho 110w le, or h eireafte 0 may be, associa ted with tmlivi be. and tihey arc hevreby, incor-porated anld dechared a body politic and (imo ate, unll der the 1 namV e and style of the South Carolina Savi"g anld Build ing Association, No. 2, for' 1he pmrpose of buying anld sollingo rea) anld personail e'st a te, :lid making Iwans of l mo N i.,Seured by ul>rt.. (Weso real anid p".r.sonal proper S'1;t' 2. That the capital stock of t he waid cworpalioll shall vfilll sist of tirt i h:-tes, Io be paid in by slcessive weekly im,talmets of'( wo doltars on each shiar, so long as 1the corporation shall Col tilnue, or. by slch other contribu tions as s hall be assessed and re a lle sharlehlolder.s,tic ad aliiel tile s.i I.iiii i iot of shares to tie hlvid, tr1nsIlrred, is sigied and pktlged, and also to be liable to he f'ofeited to the Cor1PO ratioll, and the hohlcrIs ther-eof, to bu subject to such filies and fAl' feitures for. violation of tile Co stitltioln, Iles and By-Laws, and foir deulfa it of' paynilt of' the saitd Colltribult ionl as Illay bo proscribed by the Const-tutiln; UtIle.-i anid Bay-Aaws of* the sa.id oprain :tIld. molrcoveri, the said siales to be disIosed o f at. the dIeat b, reTsigI atioll or reim-val fromll the State of any Shareholer, inl Such niliner. as .4 1 amy be prescr'ibedt by the Said Coisltillioni, illes aml y- Iaws. S iec. 3. T'h at thie said corpor'a tioll shalt ha:ve such iiumber'i oun su1ccessiont of olliceci andit miembers)' as tihillI be ordihneld an cho 'I (sen I i&es and. It%aws nuinle, ori to piower' tuni auithority to nuike any'. such't C2onstitution,) huh's, orBy Laws as are not repagnant toi the CoastM it utt iotn and( laws of' the hui'l; shailt have and keep a cotini'non sealI, amiil alteri the sameii at will, shalt Hue andl( be sued, p)lead' and or' lI'uity' ini this State, uand' shalt haZve antd enljoy tal and~t every irigt andit pr'ivilege incoident, and! belotig ing to1(' corpoteiZ bodies. Si.:e. 4. Tfhat the fumitia of thie said 'or'poirationi 1may3 be inve'(ste'd iiembercis ori oither per'tsonts ori ('or pora('i tionst' O suhl seeni,tis, in suteh 'ontditionts, andt subjtct to suhreuationts, ais ruiay be, fi'rum (Constituition,, fLules and1( By'-1aws oif thet. sail c'orpbort':ion, and( it shatll andl uxlI Ibe law~fuli foir lie sa'idt (coporat ion to take and1( hold( IsuchI hlunls, fteneents antdhrii bounds, stoe'<s, puici or pivateZI(. ant.tldihses ini a11tion, as tihey' shalt -ntijiroz' by pur tcha lset, de vi se, bet t('51st, gilts, assigtnmte nts, 0or othI er-wise, attd to take amnd hiolud snehd oitther stoclIks atid bottds, pub. lie or' t priato, or' choses in act io.:, as 81)1 shal be or'tgaged0, contv(eyed, aissigned ort pltedged to it, by wayi) of' seecurity, upon)1 its toans or ad van cs Or i tI purchso at. sailes theroii) of', anud to sell, al ien, t ramn$fer or othieirwis C( dtiss of' thli samIe, firomi ti ima to time)1, as ihe samit coi poraltiotnn ay CH dee expedienlt,.. S.:o r5. That immedtialttely after tiho xpi-rat ion of' ten years fromitu .the presenuit, Iime11, the assots of thIeo coriporiation stitali e firli-y and ( justly dtivided amflong the stLock.. -holder-s and members thereof, and unrmf f.his (tit ihibinn nn,1( (hii_ ion, then this corporation CensO anld determino. FEC. 6. That this Act lial talkenl anid deemled at public tind that the slaime may be g in eviience, without, being Cially !Pleaded. Approved Febriuary 11, 187 The DoW Drop. I went out one morning e to seu thle dow-dro3:p: thero one on every blade in tihe g plot. I have seen) jew.olS Spark in tile rinlg on the lady's fit and glittering inl the jewe 'ho, but I have never seen a 8o 1uro autd bright as tihe je worn by' the grass.blades. I sti ed dowi and looked at them, the grass said, "A re vou com< to see me ti "No, to sen the dew-dros. A little spark drolpl MI hilmself up, 11"'hat," said he, "I was that ?" "Cone out to seo you beau dow-drops," I said. "W ha't fo'r ?'" "I love to see the calim, heaven reflected inl your bosi "ThaIt is becauIo i am IpI Said the dow-drol) ; "'heaVul br ways .refleetedl in a ur bl oso You Cannot see leaivell inl tle som ol'muddy water, nor in hleart of' a wVickied Child. Tell CbildrCn who love Jesuts to be even as lit is pure." I piclced 11) the blade of p to look closer at himl). J Ist the sun begui to rise, atid dew-drop changed firom bilue. ven color to a glowinI sunI It, shown like a little sun I Iv1d it, and lo okd lovelier I everP. "B Ieaultifuill!" I said. 'Th1e litlto dropll smiled. day is breaking and the good is changing mt into the like of' himself. 1ell yort' little C t.als, when Jesus shall ap they shall be like hin. But. day is breaking-the stin is (I ia- mlle-'m gIng, goi ng I')onI't go yet," I , airl, and talk to me." 1He'is senditng down his slinileaim fingers. I feel t drawiIg mC. I am going." "S ay, littli dew-dro)," I ''stay and talk with tile all long." "O(nly in the Iight I livC earth, and IhCn Ihday breaks I away to heaven onl tie beatm liiglit. Christiais are the drops of' Jesus. They, too, oi earth whilO iight, lasts, when heaven's dhiy breaks, iho sh:ialoN s flee away, Jesus draw up his dew-drops to hiln lit I Cannot stay-thI sunbi du'e drawing mlle. I fecl their itng kisses. I'm g<hg up to (.alml honve- up 11 t, lit% grlol sitm1. Jut g)i ng; it greIW brightcr ,h!d !et lier, nid smaller. I looked looked, till I looked inl vaii : I Ws1i oly the blado of grass, dew-drop wats gonto. A Candid Judge. Ati uincidIent in the jolicial tretr of' th lit'1on. 'lThomas l "ne, wh, irOver' Ltety y ears, occ'upied(. the p osi tio0 Fe der'al J udge inI Kenituecy, illu:str'ate the~ high puity of ebia'acter', and mtay serve tc ('ons 'ctnt iouitsly juodges of' thei ent tinmo held the seal es of' Juto sch'lool one daiy asked h:mn i. deciding ta cause, ho tev'er lt auny btas or' p)rej udico f'o :againtst the part ies. PThe J1 promptly sa1' zi:l: 'ever', but u Ill tell y'ou the story3. 'ITher at very) imipor'tant eause, whieb ar'gued with treat ability hb me by thIo miost di ssi ngilishted yer's at t he Fr'anik f'ort hart, an took two wveeksa in the tr'ial. ciry mnoring, as5 the 'ottrt ('p) a1 lit tle womtatn, dre'ssed'i in bl mod11estly3 and ( untIassuin itgly3,c tesiedl to thle coutt', as i' un it and)1 took her' seat. tinar the d just, beoe Cthe cout, ad'ljout shel retired, niot without, ma always, at courtesey'. It alt trPa tmy ai ttntion, andi I i nqu ired( sIte was. I was told she w: piarty~ to the suit, then ont ti WhIen the caulse! was siubi I fountd it, imptjossible to (dis antd hier coutrtesy' ; I b>ega dloubt whether I coul (1o jit in thle case. I st udied the tit v'ery closely, and Guailly3 dte ini hert fav'or: It in volvied all p~ossesse(d in the wor'ld. '1 nos said the old J1udge, "'wats ont satisfied t iat my doeision wa's Peet,, until it, was finally ini tmotusly cotifi 'red by thie Si ) Courpt of' the Uiited St ate warpoed by iho ?imptlicity' ando icacy of the litt,le womtan black." P One Ilunidred and( l"ifty T andt( Dollar's havo ecoo raisc< establish a1 "fiirst.-class Decmoc (anil3' n)ann0" itn a4n t'nn,i.n hall Biography Boiled Down-By ithe Fat Contributor. Act Phitareclh-I 01nl know this"gon) tilemanl by replitaction. Le is al way spokei of ii tilo )raII-LI 111111 ber. "'iLtarch's Lives" is a L-nl. Inon exprkession, butl how mlany thero were ot him l1 1111 101, pre pared to say. Olerl b)k(of aWe10hng)tonl nrly li offiver of' the Britimh arimy. W JAB ir. Longfellow mnakes honorahle m81entionl of him as the ''Walrdenl of ling the Ci(aieo Ports." Ciiie<uo ,,. rpenis ive, and ho was tihe pro VII 'tecto. of five prinlcipal poinlt4, uI411 Weis ailly denlolilted Five Points. lie lived to a ripc old age and addied. out Julitis Cv.:-Son of old ma Caesar. lIe was born11 lit IRome in hsifny, and upon11 arriving t too e it(, State ofI m111:anhood, becaille a %t Romialn. lie was a lighter an11d at warrior of som noitt m. .11 is I nII (d idBru11tis onle morningl.. asked him htow%. mally elgs hte hadal eaten for break Ilst , an1d Ie replied, "Et ilu blue /ru " it t t is frIielnd becamo ii 1 raged at b,eing called a brute, aul-I re Stablbed Ca..ar 4111ite doild. .lhomter-.\uthor of* the IKo ran, %,- an111 1 excitingA rolmmcev, wiech he wrote ill te til lamml1oth Cave the t. l Mecca. .lIe was the alithor' of a r1elig"10ious creed with wich elil sill't d Tilrke , anal tied I to gto ipl a broil inl Oreece, but. failed. Alanly of his early illower. Sull'r ed grevalt perse(icutionls. Some of the thmlili were burnlit lit the staike. Ile had three tvimples--oiv alt Mecca and one oil each side of liis s I head. Guy I lawkce' --A warm-hearnited, Inpui;'e Fil'ulishmanl, who be-. lieve-d the IPairiaimie too cgood for The this valthi, ald advisedl expedi u1111 liuls 11 it'lhod of elevatiuig. the mibers to a better sphere. II c was interrupted in his gorod intell Ltions, but, fo.r wichi ercuistaiccs the he would doubtless have made a crreat noise in I lie world. lie wns exce'ced fio him di-;*ltortsted Lo. burnt il a place called 1iii. I ImU Blapiartk- ]-A harem-SCArM11 e sort oi'tt Ie low, who occupied i1 lc1 position of colsiderablo vrponsi fAi ( bility inl tho Prelclh nition. Thlie (1113' i llipre'siol wveni t a11-oald tihat ho wls ambitions, which damaged hisrepi tation materially. lie gan (lee d the re.;pect anld adiliratioll of . tie Prenlch nationl becallse, hap it, V pily, lie was not, a1 Frelnlciln. Wty hle asked if lie thought lie coild govern F-rance, he repied, a11 0"f Corsican.'" The close of Ilis i Ie was 1t)1 !.4 blight as its bv e llli ll.', mt t herel was somlie of it lov- . IIte 1i 1 1 l'i lit--PCIte waIV -io s up a lhitlle dillicuilty het ween tIle chrii als n111d the Mohomlelhias, whicb vxtollded over 1 period of tihu-ty years, resulti i*r n mer. here ("Is excul-sionl by in111d anld water, lildir the f'asialing tite of the theC ades. ThI ermit. wa an itinerant (1:,illm h211 he lived ill OlI' daly wouldthav turne1iii~d his at1tentIion to II'! mor0, there'aby' salvin a1 dalt o[f bloodshed'c. 'ilTh Cruapa ('ider's tilrneed out, like tile atlif)lr of .tihe crteld Ilhey were inItenIded to of iI . his A Wife's Revengo. r.e. - low~ Ona thuulisiay eVerIing. l-Ist, a ter o1ld- rible0 I'ragedy wats enacted' ini Sa *tiert. v:umtah, which1 wasll the genierl 12aw1- topic of diSdsesion thIere. Sue had aboulit twenlty-four' y'ears of' age, r or' living at the corner of' William dge antd I'anner0i'-streeOt's, was2511.1 attcked liee; by a1 .Mi'rs. John11 a Stalecy, w hose was11 hulshJ:uni hi::l heeni act ing a-a a ~forue eleven timeits with aI kn2ife. Ii ditv John12i A 2. taley, i man a~(danced l'Vu- ill )ears, and1 1 lie 1ushl)lil)d o 11t h ned), persont)l who 11nade tile assaul,f ~in '0ur1- 1ting. of I lhe house iln wich\l M S. ell, l'ogart'y livesl. WhIiile collectin : oor ; lelts lie fil l i withI Sue IIlun~ger' rIled tord, and( Ibrmned h11-erntuaintl an1ce. king lie negiecte h' iis lawful wife fo eted heri. I )ay after 1d:ay 1the wile sa11 whio andt br'oode Id overCl her deep)I wronlg. 1s a1 unltil mn:leed withi desperatlion, Ii.- sue r'eso,le to f :ske her-f ri-;-als ion1, aceompanUIiedl by3 heri son1, and1) a miss( younig m:an a:uncd Geo. Ta 1seml. "n111 Soi soon221 as th1 fats ini thle abhove . to caseS beenmle genelt-ly3 kno1w I, a1 slice0 warran2t was iss-ued by ,iuast ice S. 11ttelr El 81inger for the' ar lrest, of' Mris. idedl Jane Stah-yv, whol( wasI subsed1hIwnlt ('n.'- to aniswe'r for' thle Of-iise. lIier -emeW A. Stll'y, lWl'er Ii. Tatem11 and1 ~Coh>ncl Jl. 1". I't'lo(. In the meanIl dl- eda girl is inded cii'ical21. She hais iln lost. a great, deall of bilod, and2( at times'- finid- gret'1 ditlilt.y ini re sp)ir'ing fr'oml theo first stab she rec Ousa- ceivIed, wh12icht 1has prloba21bly patssedI I to dIrtectlhy thrIoulgh the hing, and2( raitic111 has sulYered acu11tely', hain g thriec . pasms, one af'ter th to ther'. Absence of Mind. I' Malvailey ruemark-4 that -absenlt-. minlded11wss is th illark of cither t t geniuis or a ool. Wo thiik that p bor1 Macaley Was a little too so Vkl onl n 01f its Siles. A m11an's e inind Ilay be 6) int.etslely ocet y pied wvithl lofty intnitions and s inispirations that, his senlses, seem- Y in-gly, are scarcely Iw111(c to tle Si realities of thle tangible wv 1 . 0 A certait Scotti,i p1l'ofessor .a e not. more remarkaible Ao Ils writ- a illg oi poitical econlomlly than For io bi:) fr-equenit, uinconusuiousnless of t.1 what, passedi be0f>ro him. IHkit ab. menlce ot'lin(1 was so rema rkabie that his wilb one) wagrted that $ sho woulid aickost. him inl tho StTet, o in<quiro atRer thle hlealth of'lher-. sell all iunilyk, andot that htle woui l Iot revogniz. her. 1Sh actually ri VOnl the Wag. -er. ' . 1 0l' rofI-s r e1* ' wvas4 on31e takilng at solitary walk e Onl the-c hanlks of a canal, into e whi(Ab, in hli abstractionl, I.e wValk (. Whoe withillit ( 1 1 y al O w e centro. at hotl womn:, walsh- o linl che,thes bwhiml him, bawledl it out : "('omnomt, cmo oot, file, IN'l , or y'. Wll1 I 1 o l C'. " iT - h I l W:111 iit I ) SO 11 i s l i I Ii vaI i I4 I i lt-01 wa111rn InglIt il ua01 ' fi v I iolinl I t 1 .al the et of, him (tirn right, albim(, talk( Cl'I'hwi(Ih vv cover.I the (Irl-hu Tho groal w WOM11n VOnteho lin- him to lie an 0I idiio(, Opa heialy hxlaimll': -ttir <(ky, l it wvvee t her\ hav muc11kle to aniswk.r for. thatl'tvel storeon it H itet was oneldi-, s,.it ilnto the eellt- 141 th-aw a gal a h,n1 (W Sperm1 (pil. W hilo waitin. Ie I i tch4etla l upj3vI 1 1 a pi f e('vIl k, :MI(i it mi"uto w a h m abs it d il b -4kcetlhiing! the prpI i'ltor's p tile. . Thlle pr-tilt oliI he bo.gslie1,l wa, capital, but. while thet. youll". a ti...; was absorbed il it.s iruit, th oil pirlsle<l its way (vt he c(llar lo')r. 11 was illi'forIle<l he wouli n1ot do for a tierchait, blit in11"t !!ow- ho. is a fir-,1.t .lass Nv\N og :a-tist h ItL is sail of Sir I.aeul Nowto:i I.haltt li) ofti' forgot to eat, his diiiinor, whiich his houlsekt-eper r was lc'Lstolled to leave inl 1 h)Set, Ir, hass stmly door. lis hte il WasVi too mu111ch il tihe heiav tos to liniol the carth. so a , fridii, k o it hie pia'lariy , claiiilc, 11111 11 . p"A.11.ieol ~ mnc Iay.)- Slipped4 his diine t 1 <to , tL.e basket t II ato it il. \iWI. I at, last, tiht ph1ilo-ophivt. et e (lilt I and gr1cuted lis fdimi, to ask(<l [ to L ex e is (ill ei to' k his hlnch. OIt lookig4 into t oi iasket. .1n,o fin<liln. it (onI t he l imply ex- a cit lmwed, mu11ch t1 h1is frite, Ind('s a1us meti ill, "Oh. I fioTlrgot t Iet'l cate 111 (din er !" tt, abAn ab' Isent:iii nut , h it. Ad-- rece i ves a I ltte ; to e k ie h:w I i e 1- 1writin"; the wants to rowd it ill haste ; it. is altrem,1y o dIark o strikl es i light, ta I a, e paper, ai t a 1 11 ; buit, the letter. is gole-c Ilias ed it to light . Ter, is t la0 given~~' ost 3>1r Gra4try, who hast rin ''j1us 1t 31'' 1 be'3no in t'':l 1)rof of tPi p',bo Ael ,13emy in ;'o I his O e y, wen gr( them' aorbone, whre b'l tno~o it ut ol1 hisp'.ke to se (i had13( 3tiln t gol hom01e anlei ch1 t,i s 3'34'sidlofl)e moler3f , theI l m-n-'i'l ior nt oleman,ihat hlis- slit er31 tCOui.t heddn tsa ttot e nv r (it w-ith hcis nigvhcp VO,Cor with:.' hi td -g .na dslp es IN roITA N T -o10 POSTMAsTRns AND mrolis -On 'Satiurday last tho fiited States Senato adopt)d tho ollowing-ol as an111Idimncilt of tho astal laws: Sr-:. 82. A nd be it furthor onact i, *ri the ocomlponsation ofi )smasterS111 shall be a fixed a1nnual dary. The post,mamter of Now ork City shall receiv. it sithztf dt 000 per alniuml. Al oth6l' post. 1Ice shal1l be divided into fiVo asses. The salary of postas111ter L oflics of th first elss 81111 bo A. bo m1ore talinl 84,(MO nor los..4 ittil 8.,0100. of' the second claRp, 3han $3,000, but. not less 0Ihan 2.000; of' 110h t hird a-la8, less than ,000, but not less than $1,000 ; I't h h1 mi6t b class, loss than 81,000, at not is S, 8100 ; oftho 1ifth a's, loss than t100 ; and the sala 0A of' t hLl first, second aid third aS01 Shall be in oven iundrods dollar.s; of tihe fourth Ch1ss, in oll tins ol, dolhla-, ; and OT 1,he h1 clas in even eV olIs. 81-4. 10). A ml h it. fi lthor en ted, TIhat the rate of postlIg on rJ.iohials not exceudilng to 11('s In weightl, amIui ciruilar I lin t ihe s:1ne tor doposit-ed inl a )stollivo for1. dvlivery Iby the offico by cm-riers, shall be uniform at w o en each ;bilt periadicW-1 lin - i1re th t CW oitices 111l b subjet t ai postago of i0 (vilt for eacmh additional it i Itwo Mlit'S Or fractioll ;r1. :1 t se rates Shall b, repaid by ' v slnllps. Si. 1~>1. A mi lit it rarthor en -!hl, Timt all mail Iat.tor de iled for mailimg, oi which at, ,. one 'l ,1 raw (W postago haS 'cil paid ats reiirivedIl by law, fhhllf firwiarded to its de.tilation, w:-gl Wit It h eit1npaid rato, tI i'ollI 4l o deli vel. Wv obsorve inl the Charleston' "r,. mi Ito 20.b instant, it comi lunivalionl from Ju,l-ro WV. M. 'hI-na, of tho Sixt ih Circuit. 110'1, lie aink,s a sttemont of, i-1 coninect with (Ile ca of thIe n it writ 41'of /.'r6e C or)us. 110 >fso 'iS s to ho .Il kio 1tho sCape oat to bear the ru'n'ibility of lo Ii1n trimbhli '. 6fter r iewinl.g his8 ollicial coGulrse in tho' risedi-w.4, he conclld(-4b) ttus: "The1 positIi4n of* Judgro at proul 11t is th.11kless enough!10101, an1d if f ave Iailed I tdischalg Iy duty, cn realy to rsign I. I fuel thari ha:ve o almm tha11.t. wva,4 iln\ l ()Werl', a11i1 if thIlere ik a respOnlsi ility allywhite, exeOpt on tho vilnod b:and whIo vi,)'ated the jail, is 0 f-1i 11n W, "W ho Is s'sible ? I L may o the Sh1wrill'; it may1 bo thoso 1Ii> o)ir:uIized l It.h mili ta ill 81uch Way3' as to mako it, liable to futic. (ts aconlinit-ived (his carnival 1 blood, :ni llo7 rondern4s it inl Ilieicit. as a pMsSw. flut, I thimkIc' hc, trute- c:ulso will be. 1,61fid inl lk iast-ittional 41clivinirvY, w6i g ce:asionls the apathy111% (iea.-dingf itis to wit: ta1x at ion and( no0 t'presenItat itn. llThis is conitrary I) all repuliientismt, andtu should' e * t reoved hiv thIose itnIl autoity tienifc'tioni fori onei i,f' ut brach '1 of theo lsegislauttt-e. TJhis is. a~ Lhen the pauttient s~eestepy ira pl ep . themedy, 0 may13 tot hei 46 rest less. retsses' hiiimse'lf ihn11, retliing to b1e. Union11 triot bis : "'My ideta was is) that the dIisease was 'onistit.u. 1ona1laitti hot Iocal."'*-P'iheijx, I lo.mi e i i N :. -A W::ggish ulni-sti ie : * A t aun t ufohnria (oelndedIi' to try be' ('fet ofI a plea:santt smilh anid het hatd readi how~~ aL homiio should14 Iways)' ti(eet 114 the handl withI a leasantii msili. The11 uIiccess 81ho ad: i e'' . ie2n te1s a eo it itri bnsblzli. Iibnitost Cx h,af?s - is Ititn thll loor 111, and I dropt'Is ei'' Vlyinto ai IIeazt. \Vilke, pre aring t en, lookl.s tp ith~l t: sile h itd is so glad' to se'e himt. ) W ife-\VelI, my der.r?, it is s'o ice to have yout her'e at meil-timc,' Iiliand--- e s ; I supppIost so. Wi t-h 1ow hats your11 busltiness r -pee t )o-dtayOi(A nt )hr smil. I1 Lu,Ihandl---A bonk toso.odW Wi; tf om, miy dear,i fusurper d bouban (graI 8 ily-1 mt to o ir. totit. r.110 tait 1t il ( I war(l t (tAother1010 smile.)hit ~t Iot it, hnhsie oko