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VoLIII WEDNESDAY MORNING, JULY 1872. TNEMERAL.D IS PU".MaNEn EVERY WEDNESDAY MORNING, At Newberry f. e. ByTho. F.& R. H. Greneker, EditorsandProprietrs. Vsag, SU9ee@gn Invariably in Advanee. Tha paper is stopped at the expiration of tie for which it.is pad. 0- The X mark denotes expiration of sub scription. OFFICIAL. Acts and Joint Resolutions Passed by the General As sembly of South Caiolina, Regular Session, 1871 and 1872. AN ACT TO INCORPORATE THE PEO PLE'S SAVINGS INSTITUTION. SECTiOk 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa tives of the State of South Caroli na, now met and sitting in Gene ral Assembly, and by the authori ty of the same: That Alva Gage, R. Tomlinson, G. G. I. Cunningham, C. H. West, R. S. Bruns, S. S. Howell, B. C. Pressly, J. H. Wilson, W. Uffer hardt, J. B. Betts, C. L. Burek meyer, John Hanekel, John H. Devereaux, W. MeBurney, W. Y. Leitch, R. Adger, Zimmerman Davis, W. A. Kelly, D. A. Amme, H. Gerdts, H. S. Griggs, 0. R. Levy and -D. T. Corbin, be, and they are hereby, created a corpo ration; by the name and title of the People's Savings Institution; and that they and such others as shall be duly elected members of said corporation, as in this Act roided, shall be a body .politic .nd corporate, by the same name nd title. SEC. 2. That the said corpora tionWshall be capable of receiving on deposit, from any person or persons disposed to obtain and en joy its advantages, '1 sums of money that may be offered for that purpose; and, on receipt of any deposit,.it shall deliver to the de positor a book in which shall be entered all sums deposited. SEC. 3. That all deposits of mon ey rpwcei.ed by the eaid_eo.rpra tion maybe invested in any pub lic stock or bonds, dreated by vir tue of any law of this State, or any ordinance of the city of Charles ton, or in the capital stock of any bank within this State, or in Umn ted States bonds o-stock, or bonds or stock of arny eiy or State in the UTnited States, or in the sto&s or bonds of any rail road compa ny .incoporated io. Ahi, or-aay othertage,-or laned on promis sory D~Qtes, secured by pledge of such stocks,.at not more, than sev enty-five per centumn of their par value; or-oen bonds secured- b>y mortgage~of real estate, lying and being within the Parishes of St. Phillip and St. Michael, in the County of Charleston'; and the income and profit thereof shall be applied, and divided among the persons making the said deposits, or their legal representatives, af ter making such reasonable deduc tions as may be necessary for ex penses, in proportion to the sums by them deposited, and to the length of tim-a daring which such deposits ~may have remained in the institution ; and the prmncipal of such deposits shall be repaid to each depositor-at such times, and under such regulations as the said corporation shall prescribe, the substance of which regulations shall be printed in the book of de posit received by each depositor : Prorided, That the corporators in the said;corporationl shall be liable to the amount of. their respective share or shares of stock in said Baa.king Institution for all its debts and liabilities upon note, bill or otherwise; and~ provided fur ther, that.no Director or other of ficer of,said corporation shall bor row any money from said corpor a tion ; and if any Director. or other offier shall be convicted, upon in dictment, of directly or indirectly violting this Section., they shall be punished by fine or imprison mnent, at the discretion of the Court. Se. 4. That the said corpora tion shall have power to eleet new~ members by ballot, at their semi annual. meetiggs inJanuary and July, eac$ year; and any member, upon filing a writt'en notice with the President thereof,three months prior, may, at.any such meeting of said corporation, withdraw and forever dissolve his connection with the same. SEC. 5- That the said corpora tion may haea common seal, which they may change and re new at pleasure ; and that all deeds, conveyances and grants, covenants and agreements made by their Treasurer, or any other person, by their authority and di rection, according to their rules, shall be good and~ valid ; and the corporation shall, at all times, have power to sue and be sued, and may defend, and shall be held to answer by the name and title aforessi'd; and may acquire, take, hold, and convey such rea' estate as may be deemed c.esirable for its place of business, or necessary fo: it to purchaseo in fo-eelosing o: settling such mortgages as it mnay hold as security for loans. .~SEC. 6. That' the said corpora -shaH leafter meet at Char annually, and as muel --they may deem expe -nd.any seven members o: the said corporation, the Presi dent, Vice-President, Secretary or Treasurer being one, shall be a quorum ; and the said corporation, at their annual meetings in Janu ary, shall have power to elect a President, Vice-President, Secre tary :and Treasurer, and twenty Trustees, all of which said officers shall be sworn to the faithful per formance of their duties, and shall bold their offices and manage and direct the affairs of the said corpo ration until their successors shall be duly elected and qualified. SEC. 7. That the said corpora tion are hereby vested with the power of making by-laws and regulations, for the more orderly managing the business of the cor poration: Provided, The same are not repugnant to the Constitution and laws of this State. SEC. 8. That any two persons herein named may call the first meeting of the corporation, by ad vertising it in any t% o of the dai ly papers published in the City of Charleston. SEC. 9. That the Treasurer of said corporation shall give bond to the satisfaction of the Trustees, for the faithful discharge of the duties of his office. SEC. 10. That the Treasurer of said corporation shall, as soon as may be, after the annual meeting in January, publish in one or more of the daily papers of the city of Charleston, a statement of the concerns of the said corporation, which statement shall specify the following particulars, namely : Numberof depositors,total amount of deposits, amount invested in bank stock, amount invested in State or city stock, amount invested in United States bonds or stock, amount invested in rail road stocks or bonds, loans on mortgages of real estate, loans on mortgages of real estate, loans on notes secured by pledge of stock. amount of cash on hand, total dividends for the year, annual ex penses of the corporation ; all of -which shall be certified and sworn to or affirmed by the Treasurer; and five or more of the Trustees of said corporation shall also cer tify that tho xma e orret,. ae I cording to the best of their knowl edge and belief. SEC. 11. That this Act shall be deemed a public Act, and shall continue in force until repealed. Approved March 13, 1872. AN ACT RELATING TO THE FINAN CIAL AGENT OF THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA; IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa tives of the State of South Caroli na, now met and sitting in Gene ral Assembly, and by the authori ty of the same: That the Financial Board of this State is hereby authorized and required forthwith to adjust and settle the claims, demands and accounts, and all or any matters of difference relating to the Fin an cial Agent of this State, in the City of New York, and to receive any balanee which, on such ad justment, may be found to be owing to this State by the said Fi.nancial Agent, or for which said Financial Agent ma y be, or be come, liable to this State ; also, for all property or effects belong ing to this State, now in, or which may hereafter come into, the pos session of said Financial Agent, or any .part or parts thereof; and upon the due payment and satis faction, on the part of said Finan cial Agent, of any demand arising on such settlement or adjustment, to execute and deliver to him a full release and discharge for all liability to this State by reason of any matter or thing done in the course of such Financial Agency. That said Financial Board shall render a statement of the settle ment with the Financial Agency to the Comptroller-General of this State thirty days prior to the meeting of the next General As sembly. SEC. 2. That this Act shall take effect immediately. Approved March 13, 1872. AN ACT TO INCORPORATE THE NAZA RETH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, OF SPARTANBURG COUNTY. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa tives of the State of South Caro lina, now met and sitting in Gen eral Assembly, and by the aathor ity of the same: The members of the corporation known as the "Nazareth Presby terian Church," in the County of Spartanburg, together with the officers and members of said cor poration be, and are hereby, de clared to be a body politic and !corporate, by the name and style of the Nazareth Presbyterian Church, and as such, shall have power to adopt such Constitution, and to mak~e such by-laws as may be necessary for the government of the same, and not repugnant to the laws of this State, and shall - have such council, trustees, elders 'and dacnsn, thnir snccesanes in office, as they may select, to sue and be sued, plead and be implead ed, by their corporate title, in any Court of Law or Equity in this State, to have and use a corporate seal, to have and enjoy every right, power and privilege incident to such corporations; and the said corporation is empowered to hold, retain, possess and enjoy all such property, real and personal, as the corporation may bereafter possess, or be entitled to, or which shall hereafter be given, bequeathed, or devised to, or in any way acquir ed, and to sell and transfer the same, or any part thereof; and en joy and exercise all rights, powers and privileges as are incident to such corporations. SEC. 2. This Act shall be deem ed a public Act, and shall contin ue in force for the term of twenty five years. Approved March 9, 1872. AN ACT TO INCORPORATE THE "STAR FIRE ENGINE COMPANY, OF GEORGE TOWN.Y SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa tives of the State of South Coro lina, now met and sitting in Gene ral Assembly, and by the authori ty of the same: That Geo. H. Pawley, Tony G. Rutledge. William A. Johnson, William Moultrie, John Smyley, and their associates and successors in office, be, and they are hereby, created and constituted a body politic and corporate, by and un der the name and style of the "Star Fire Engine Company, of Georgetown," with a capital stock not exceeding the sum of five thousand dollars, with a right to sue and be sued, to plead and be impleaded, in any Court of compe tent jurisdiction, to have and to use a common seal, and the same to alter at will and pleasure, and to have and enjoy all other rights, privileges and immunities that are now, or may be hereafter, secured by law, to like incorporated bodies. SEC. 2. This corporation shall enjoy all the rights and privileges secured to corporations under the Act to regulate the for mation of corpoations, and be suje totthe liabilities therein prescribed, so far as applicable. SEC. 3. That this Act shall be deemed a public Act, and shall continue in foree for tbe term of fourteen years. Approved March 9, 1872. AN ACT TO INCORPORATE THE FAR MERS', LABORERS', AND MECHAN ICs' LAND COMPANY, OF ORANGE BURG, SOUTH CAROLINA. SECTIoN 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa tives, of the State of South Caroli na, now met and sitting in Gene ral Assembly, and by the authori ty of the same: That Jacob Moore, Henry Wal lace, J. LD. Jamison, E. I. Cain, Isaac Speaker, Christian Green, T. C. Andrews, B. Byas, George Bolivar, and their associates and successors, are hereby made and created a body politic and corpo rate, under the name and style of the "Farmers', Laborers' and Me chanics' Land Company,of Grange burg County, South Carolina." SEC. 2. That the said corpora tion her-eby created and establish ed shall have power to make such by-laws, not repugnant to the laws of the land, and to have, use and keep a common seal, and the same to alter at will ; to sue and be Rued, plead and be impleaded, in any Court in this State ; and to have and enjoy all such property, real and personal, as may be giv en, bequeathed or devised to it, or may be, in any manner whatso ever, acquired by the said corpo ratio: Provided, The amount so held shall not exceed the sum of one hundred thousand dollars. SEC. 3. That the said corpora tion may, from time to time, in vest their funds, moneys, assets and all other property, stocks, public or private, notes, bills,bonds, with or without security, by mort gage of real or personal property, or by surety, in such sums, and on such terms and conditions, as they may deem proper ; and it shall be lawful for said corporation, from time to time, and at all times, to sell, convey, mortgage, assign or transfer all of its property, real and personal, as and when it may deem proper and expedient ; and to make and execute bonds under ther crpoateseal, with or with out mortgage, for the purchase of real or personal property. SEC. 4. That the real and per. sonal property of each corporator shall be liable for the debts of said corporation in any amoun t not ex ceeding the par value of the stock held by him. SEC. 5. That this Act shall con tinue in force fo: the space of twenty-one years, and the same shall be deemed a public fect, and may be given in evidence without being specially pleaded. Approved, March 12, 1872. AN ACT TO INCORPORATE THE AB BEVIL.T. AGRICLTUTTDAL .CITY.t SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa tives of the State of South Caroli na, now met and sitting in Gene ral Assembly, and by the authori ty of the same: That D. Wyatt Aiken, P. H. Bradley, Win. ff. Parker, J. S. Cothran, G. McD. Miller, W. fJoel Smith, F. A. Connor, James A. Reid, J. M. Latimer, D. 3M. Rod gers, James Pratt, A. M. Aiken, M. C. Taggart, A. W. Lawson and R. A. Griffin, and their successors in office and associates, be, and they are hereby, constituted a body politie. under the name of the "Abbeville Agricultural Socie ty," with a capital stock not ex ceeding five thousand dollars, in shares of ten dollars each. with the right to sue and be sued, to plead and be impleaded, in any Court of competent jurisdiction ; to have and use a common seal, the same to alter at will and pleas ure ; to purchase and hold real es tate and other property ; and with all other rights, privileges and im munities that are now secured by law to incorporated bodies. SEc. 2. That this Act shall be deemed a public Act, and shall continue in force until repealed. Approved March 13, 1872. [For the Herald. HOT SPRINGS, ARK., Juue 16, 1872. MESSRS. EDITORS :-In my last letter I gave you an account of my travels and a description of Hot Springs, and the manner of treat ment. I wrote you the number here was at least some 600 ; the cry is VISITORS, and the cry is still they come. Every day brings a fresh supply, and every day witnesses the de parture of a number. Some re turn to their homes in the posses sion of renewed health and strength, while many have not been so peculiarly blessed. There are a large number of lady visi 4rz. Aa a mattcr of courm-a would presume there are "Turn outs" and "Styles," but the num ber of "Turn-outs" is small, and the display of fashion is by no means so extensive as at springs in Northern climes. There is no exhibition of sparkling jewelry; no prodigious "Chignons," with horse hair appendages. "Dolly Vardens" are worn on a small scale. The ladies are not particularly pretty, nor prodigiously ugly but passable. This region of country from some cause does not produce "remarkable specimens of the fair sex," but they make up the deficiency (we presume) in goodness. Monotony of life forces one to "change eend" occasionally ; so we ventured out to the SULPHUR sPRINGS, situated about eight miles. The road is rugged and rough. The buildings are regular Arkansian. These springs are not virtually Sulphur-they are "so-called." They have not, according to my views and taste, any sulphur at all. They are strongly impregna ted with Potash, and act power fully upon the kidneys. These springs are remarkably weak. and furnish but a small quantity oj water. Small scrabby mountains tower up all around. This wardi off the heat and renders it exceed. ingly cool, particularly at even ing. A very large number of per sons go out here, after they get through the first course of bath ing, drink of these waters prepar atory for the second course. .A course is 21 baths. In the course of our wandering iss gave a visit to MAGNET COVE; some 25 miles distant ; remarka ble for its variety of minerals Tere are found Iron pyrites, Mag netic Iron ore, slate, limestone quartz, agite, blade garnet, titan ic acid, hone stone, &c. The roa4 being exceedingly rough and rug ged, as well as mountainous, w found it impossible to get back oi the day we started, so we had t< beg quarters, and by dint of pei severance we succeeded. It wal a woman who took us in. W could not help from thinking wit] Morris, Ah ! woman, in this world of ours, What gift can be compared to thee ? Our hostess informed us tha her husband, with a parcel c frind, was out on a deer hunt She was disposed to be as accom modating as circumstances would admit of. Sometime during the night the party came in. By day 1 iight we were up making prepa rations to start. Pretty soon breakfast was announced. While at the breakfast table each one was recounting his adventures; at length a youngster by the name of Lane, ambitious of reciting his exploits, and particularly precise I in regard to language and gram-' mar, spoke up and said: "As I was riding dad's gray mare up the gum slash last Tuesday, Iseed a deer. It war fred or fredew. I raised my rifle; at the crack of the guns it kinder changed eends -it did. It war the finest and fattest buck that ever strode a janafrac." While talking he kept stirring his coffee, which attract ingr the attention of our hostess,1 she observed "Mr. Lane, will you take a leetle more sugar ?" "Yes, marm," replied he, "a small por tion, Mrs. Migely. if you please." So he sugared up and went on. Coming along back we paid a visifto the hone stone factory. Here they manufacture whet stones from a stone dug out of a quarry, some two miles off. They make them off all sizes. As re gards their superiority we would not pretend to say, otherwise that they may be good for knives, but hardly fine enough for razors. The manufacturers ask,as they say out here, "fearful prices." Hot springs is not without its scenery. Mountain peaks tower up all around. The highest is SUMPTER PEAK. You can commence the ascent in the Tear of the Sumpter House, and clamber up the mountain side, over myriads of broken rocks that srdo -re been thrown here by some mighty convulsion of na ture. It is no mighty peak tow ering up for miles; but sufficiently high to command a fair view of the surrounding country. At its base flows Hot Springs Creek. There you have a panoramic view of th6 village. Bright gleams are scattered from the thou sand rills, And a soft visionary hue is born On the young foliage worn, By all the embosom'd woods-a silvery green, Made up of Spring and dew, harmoniously serene. By-the-by, they use words here as well as elsewhere, for instance, you will hear a fellow say, ITS FEARFUL, fearful ugly-fearful hot-fearful rainy-fearful cold-fearful high -till you feel fearfully worried at such fearful remarks. We have here an abundance of GROG SHOPS, where "lightening whiskey" of the most powerfully medicated stamp can be obtained, and which occasionally produces "fisticuff battles" of a serious nature. They occur sometimes, and we can af firm from observation, that a man can get FAIR PLAY AT HOT SPRINGS. If a fellow gets into a fight-big or little-the bystanders let 'em "fit it out." The last fight we saw, nobody would part them. A bystander remarked, "No use to part them, it might get up anoth er one." So Ihey "fit it out by pummelling one another to their hearts' content, until they quit from mere exhaustion. This place not being incorpora ted, consequently there is no in tendant and police. The "Squire," the modern redoubtable justice of the peace, presumes to .preserve order and impose fines on the b'hoys for the display of pugilistic skill. Arkansas has been always cel Sebrated for j ~ SCRUB RlACES. - Trained up to it from early youth, a it seems impossible to eradicate it i from their minds, It forms a part > of their existen ce. The race - course here is constructed in the 3 genuine Arkansian style. It is s located about 21 miles from Hot i Springs. It is two tracks run ning parallel on the top of a ridge for about three hundred yards. Every time they run a race they t smooth both tracks over, by draw. f jing a slide over it. We witnessed two quarter races. Strategy both times was the order of the day. The first time we made no bet, but the second time, thinking when in Rome you must do as PC Rome does; which was more jej strongly impressed by a fellow's se singing si "I bet my money on de bob tail Somebody bet on de gray," to we at once took up a wager ar "On a beast slender, lank and small, With a mouth of meal, and eyes of wall, I would say aye, for h' had bu& o:e to As most agree, tho' some say none." fie Fortune favored us, and we bu won, we think, on the principle te an that "the race is not always to z the swift, nor the battle to the be strong." an Hot Springs sports a first-rate cit LAGER BEER SALOON, an kept by Walsh, not Phil. Walsh, bo but Arkansas Walsh, where night- a ly is given a concert. The owner re believes with Shakespeare, that TI Music has charms to soothe the savage ear, a To soften rocks, and bend a cabbage. . I Here sports display their tools fearless and open. Here you can an "fight the tiger," tinker with tr, "Sweat-rag," sport on the mus- as tang, play at billiards, or while se your money away on "Reno."- I Here-stick a pin-gets broke A many an kivalid who has to fore- ro go a course of bathing, and leave an between midnight and day. ag "Oh, the dear pleasures of the velvet plain, to The painted tablets, dealt and dealt again." hi S. hui Political Intolerance. pr eh We are in favor of the utmost tL freedom of thought and action in of political matters. We accord this co privilege to others, and claim it bo for ourselves. We have already th signified our willingness to work il, with any class of men who honest- PC ly favor a reform in our State be Government. We are willing to ti do so without questioning the H motives of those who differ from ed us with regard to the means to h( accomplish this end. In reading di newspapers published in different bC sections of the Union, representing ia! every shade of political opinion, hE we have been struck with the intolerance, more or less, of diffe- PC rent parties. ti< For instance, in Georgia, Ken- th tucky and other States which are m strongly Democratic, are many tb Democrats, mer of prominence, la too, who can not tolerate the idea ed of a Democrat voting for Greely m and Brown, or of the National m DemocraticConvention endorsing fiu their nomination. On the other w hand, in some strongly Radical oa States, the Republicans who join et the Liberal Republican movement re are ostracized by the balance of re their party. But of all the intole- as rance we know, that of the few tb South Carolina Democrats who a have gone over to the ultra or fr Grant wing of the Republican be party, towards those who refuse hi to do so, is the most senseless. th Language of general denunciation ac towards those with whom they bt have until very recently been cc politically associated, comes with gl peculiarly bad grace from them. st Unwonted zeal is, however, said gi to be characteristic of recent con- te verts to any doctrine. For ourself, t we are willing to give the credit hi of honesty ofopinion even to those re who say they have joined the ar ultra Radical party of South Caro- w lina, with a view to reforming it. 0: It is, however, not our way of thinking, nor to our taste. Yirgi- ir nia, Missouri, and some other b Southern States, have been redeem-!a ed from Radical rule and ruin by n liberal or coniservative movements. 0: Not one has been redeemed by a a< reform within the Radical party t< itself. Neither have honest peo- w pie thought it best in any other di State to unite themselves with the party of opposition and cor- ci ruption for the purpose of control- n, ling its action. This novel experi- a ment is reserved for South Caro- a1 lina. should we follow the teaching b of those who have heretofore offe- 11 red it as their excuse for going v over to the Radical camp. fr A Heidelberg letter-writer, speak- ti ing of the ability of the German stu- ti dents to consume beer, says : "A few evenings ago. one of the o: 'Corps' were drinking at their club o: house, and one of the members camne in as the clock was about to strike 12. ci and bet that he could take twelve o glasses of beer during the twelve f<~ strokes of the clock. Accordingly, the beer was laid before him, and It) much to the astonishment of even the h students themnselves, he did. Thea same evening, one of the studentsd drank 100 gla.sses of beer on a bet,u and was hardly affected at all by it.- d These are really wonderful things to do, when you consider that one of; t these glasses contains almost two pints 1 of beer."s One-half the slate pencils used 3 in the world are made in Vermont. I Our New York Letter. NEw YoRK, July, 1872. For a week the heat has been titively awful. There is no ad tive indeed, sperlatively de riptive enough to set forth the .uiation. Of sun strokes there .ve 100 a day. The rays seem come straight down like barbed rows. The air is hot and dry, d the marble walls between ich we have to walk only serve collect and refract the intensi d temperature. The rage for siess is gone, and men are con at to sit in their shirt sleeves d pant and fan. Lager bier, iger pop and soda water have come the beverages of the hour, d you cannot find a place in the y where these refreshments are d that is not thronged. Cars d steamers are carrying every dy out of town who can get ,ay, and the Stay-at-home clubs sort for a change to the parks d excursions on ferry boats. te churches consequently make oor Sunday show. The fash iable preachers are engaged in bing for souls at the sea-side, d their flocks are going to coun r churches in Paris madeclothes, a compromise with their con ences. Life here is full of sad incidents. i6ard one related the other day. young girl returning from Eu pe, two or three years ago, met long her compagnons du voyage, iandsome fellow of thirty, was ;inated, and in spite of the pro tations of her family, married n1. She was worth eighty or a ndred thousand dollars in her in name, and a portiou of the operty consisted of bonds, jew -- and plate. In a few months e husband obtained possession a greater part of it. He then mpelled her to live in cheap arding houses, and to receive e attentions of men of his own :, and subjected her to the most tty cruelties. Eventually she came a mother. His persecu mns now commenced in earnest. e seemed to hate her. He treat her like a brute, beat and tecd r during illness, refused the or nary comforts of life, and finally lieving that he had secured the it dollar she owned, abandoned ,r. One day a lady called to see the or woman, and in the conversa )n that followed, it turned out at the visitor bad likewise been arried, robbed and abandoned in e same manner by the same vil in. The revelation so affect . the mind of the young other that she became almost a aniac. Her family then for the st t' .ie learned of the cruelty bich she had endured. They rried her to Europe again for a ange of scene and air, and she mained for several months. She turned with her child not long ~o. When about to land from e steamer, she was accosted by gentleman who said he was a end of her brother, and bad en sent by him to escort her in s carriage to his house. Taking e arm of the stranger the lady companmed him to the vehiele, it there to her amazement and nsternation sat her husband. ie divined his purpose in an in ant. It was to steal the little rl. Faint with fear, she turned escape. The fiend sprang from e carriage and was about to lay s hand on her when a well-di cted blow knocked him down, id the lady in a moment after ards was folded in the embrace her brother. It appears that the villain had tercepted dispatches and letters. ~tween his wife and her family, d arranged under her brother's me to meet her on the arrival 'the steamer, and but fora ahappy ~cident that carried her brother the dock, she and her little one ould probably hava been ab acted by the infamous husband. The fellow was allowed to es Lpe, because he had committed overt act, but measures were sken at once to secure a divorce, 2d the poor woman has finally sen freed from his persecutions. has since transpired that the liain has three or four wives, em all of whom he obtained oney, in the same manner, and uen decerted them. He has been -aced to Europe, and it is believed ill be caught and proved to be ae of the most adroit bigamists Ethe age. The trial of Stokes now in pro ass adduces no new facts. No ne believes, however, that if >und guilt~y, he will be hung. 'he general supposition is that 20 jury will disagree. They ave been permitted to separate, nd a hundred or two thousand ollars may possibly have some ufiuence in determining the ver ict. New York is destined to catch be drippings of the Boston jubi se. We may not have the colos eum or the chorus, but the crack ands have been captured and vill perform here before their de arture for Eunopn. The Pins ADVERTISINC RATES. Advertisements inserted at the rate of $1.50 per square-one inch-for first insertion, and 51 for each subsequent insertion. Double column advertisements ten per cent on above. Notices of meetings, obituaries and tributes of respect, same rates per square as ordinay advertisements. Special notices in local column 20 cents per line. g Advertisements not marked with the num ber 6f insertions will be kept in till forbid and charged accordingly. Special contracts made with large adver tisers, with liberal deductious on above rates eQr PR4IMa Done with Neatness and Dispatch, Terms Cash. sian band plays at Jones' Wood in a few days, and the Grenadiers will follow. Strauss will probably re main through the summer. Policemen are killing dogs right and left. In Hoboken, last week, a poor German having drank too much lager, was taking a nap on the curb stone. An ordinary black and tan dog slept or rather watch ed by his side. One of the knights of the star and baton attempted to arouse the man for the purpose of taking him to the station house, when the little fellow showed fight in his master's defence. The policeman thereupon drew his re volver and shot the animal sev eral times. He did not die in stantly, but with an expression almost human, crept up to his now half-awakened. friend and owner, laid his little head upon, and kissed the drunken face, and with a long pitiful, almost human look breathed his last. The inci dent was witnessed by a dozen perons to whom that dead dog has been made more precious than a brigade of brutal policemen. The Aldine makes its usual ar tistic appearance this month. No periodical in New York is watched by the public with more interest, or treasured in the household so long. Its illustrations constitute a superb picture gallery. *4 - "How was that for High?" A MAN AND WOMAN PERFORM THE DOUBLE TRAPEZE HALF A MILE HIGH. J. E. Warner, of the Great Pa cific combinati6n, is the restless and enterprising manager of some thirty-eight summers, who mod estly hides behind a big diamond breastpin, and is not satisfied with owning the biggest elephant and the only two-horned rhinocerous on this continent, with thirty ca ges of wild beasts, a museum and splendid circus, exhibited under ten different pavilions, but is dy ing to give the people more of the good thing for fifty cents. War ner has actually persuaded a young and beautiful spanish girl, named Leona Dare, who does marvellous feats upon the trapeze in the cir cus, to make balloon ascensions. The trial trip was made on Thurs day morning at a point of about nine miles south-east of our city. The balloon was duly inflated, and at a quarter to eight was cut loose, and the fine-formed Leona, in circus clothes, dangling downward from the trapeze bar, holding in her teeth a strap which encircled the waist of Tommy Hall, her companion for her first voyage in the air, left terra firma. Everything was still as death, and it was observed that Hall weak ened a little; but the plucky "Queen of the Antilles," was per fectly cool. Just as soon as they left the earth Leona commenced spinning Hall around until it made us giddy. After this per formance, and about three hun dred feet in the air, they com menced their hifalutin perform ances, known in show language as the double trapeze, and almost everybody who has attended the circus can imagine much better than we can describe their various evolutions and gyrations. They performed all of the difficult and hazardous feats at an altitude of a half-mile with the same reckless daring that characterizes their performances under the pavilion, where, if they were to tumble, their fall would not-exceed thirty feet. Up, up, they went, until they wvere scarcely larger than our haids, and when we looked at them through a glass, provided for the occasion, we breathed free, and felt a relief to see that they had climbed upon their trapeze bar, and were apparently enjoy ing a tete-a-tete while resting from their exciting and perilous exercises. The balloon descended very rapidly, and landed about a half-mile from the starting point in an open field, and our party rode up in time to witness their alighting. Hall was silent and sober, while Leona laughingly said to Warner: "How was that for high ?" Warner, the satisfied manager, smiled, and expressed his approval of the trip, and wink ing slyly at us, as much as to say, "1 have the trick now that will make opposition take a back seat." (Indianapolis Senttinel. REFORMATION OF THlE WORKING CLASS Es.-It has been suggested, speaking of the great need of reforming the working classes, that the non-workers need re forming more ; and, could they be mada to earn their living, they would be re formed indeed. It is because the work ing bees have to support so many drones, of various kinds, that is so terribly hard for them. The number of real produc ing men is very small indeed, compared with the entire mass of mankind ; and sometimes five hundred persons labor for a mere subsistence, in order that one family of five persons may wear purple and fine linen, and fare sumptuously every day. Let the work of reformation begin at the top, and come downward. Forty-pound melons are exhibi terd in Texas markets.