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Motte.John Birchniore. gBfcBWgtH^BSBBB *" ??? ??!?????mum 'Schedule Nonih Carolina Kail Koatl. Down J'osKi'Uf/er. t -Leave Columbia at....;. O.flOA. M. Orangeburg at. lt).?i? A. M. Arrivo Rt Charleston. 4 P. M. m .?? Augusta. 6 P. M. Up Passenger. Leave Augusta at... 7 A. M. .?* Charleston at,..,. 8 A. M. )* .Ornrigdburg at. l.!10 P. M. 'Arriyo nt Coluinbia.al.... 5.20 P. M. Duxen Freight. JiCiivc Orangeburg nt.,.10 A. M. Arrive at cjiarleslpn at. 0.10 P. M. Up Freight. Leave Orangeburg at.'....1.H8 P. M. Arrive at C?l?bi?l/} at,,..'i.;50 P. M. nmi-281 'xt*? g to _' 1 ? ' POETRY. ,????, ,,. I.ami of tlio gentle ami tho brave 1 Um* lovo is us wiile us thy woe, , It deepens beside every grave "Where the heart, of a horo lios low. band ofthc brightest of skies! Our lovo glows the more inid thy gloom, 0urhcart8, by the saddest of tics, Cling closest to thee in tby doom. Land where the desolate weep! In ri1 sorrow too decp to console; ? ' Our tears are but atrenms making dcop, The ocean of love in our soul. Land whore the victor's flag wavos Where only the dead are the free, Each link, of the chain that enslaves Shall land us the closer to thee. Land whore the sign of the cross. Its shadow of sorrow halb slied, AVc measure our love by thy loss? Thy loss?by the graves of our dead. SELECTED STORY. A Rift in the Cloud. -:o: A STORY FOR MARRIED FOLKS. ?-:o:-. Andrew T.cc came home from his shop where he had worked all day, tired and but of spirits; came home to his wile, who was also tired and out of spirits. ? < . "A .smiling' wife and a cheerful home?a paradise it would be i" said Andrew to himself, ] as he turned his eyes from tho ;clouded lace of Mrs. Lee, and sat down with knitted brows and moody aspect. , Not a word w'nsspokeneither. Mrs. Lee was getting supper, and she moved about with aweary step. "Come." she said at last, with a side glance at hor husband. Andrew arose nnd went'to the table. Ik* was tempted to speak an angry word, but eon trolled himself and kept silent, lib'could find no fault with the chop nur tho home-made bread, nor the fragrant tea. They would have cheered his inward inau if there bad been si gleam of sunshine(on the face of bis wife, lie noticed she did nut cat. '?Are you not well. Mary ?" The words were on bis lips, but he did not utter them, for, the face of his wife looked so repellant, that he feared au irritating-reply. And so, in moody silence, the twain sat to gether until Andrew bad finished bis supper As be pushed his chair back, his wife arose and commenced clearing ofi' the table. ? This is purgatory !" said fjee to himself, as lie commenced walking the floor of their little breakfast room, with his bauds thrust despe rately away down into his trowsers' pockets, and his chip almost touching his breast. After removing all the dishes and taking them into the kitchen, Mrs. Leo spread a green cover on the table, and placing a fresh trimmed lamp'tUei'eou, went out and shut, the door after, her, leaving hor husband alone with; his un pleasant feelings-;, :Hc took a long, deep broath as he did so^'pattscd 'ill his walk','stood still fbr some moments, and when drawing a paper from his pocket sat down by the table, opened tin: sheet, and , commenced reading. Singularly enough, the words upon which bis eyes rested were ''Praise your wife." They rather tended to increase the disturbance of mind from which he was suffering. ' ' '"I should like to find some occasion for prais ing mine." How quickly his thoughts ex pressed that ill-natured sentiment: Rut bis eyes were on the pnge before him, ff*?*1 ' , ? _ . . dl n '."'5.nc lcau oh.,,..', v,jijimft"iikdt'moil tit) . "l'raise your wile, man ; for pity's pake give her a little encouragement. It won't hurt her." Andrew Lue rai.iod his, eyes from the paper ami muttered, "O,-yun'{/tfchftt's'.all very well. Praise is cheap ethmgh: lint ?'praise her for what? For being sujl.Qn\j and making her home the most disagreeable place in the world ?" His eyes fell .again to the paper. ' ".She has made your home conifortiiblo, yViur heart bright. and shining, your food agree-" able ; forfpifcy's sako tell hor you thank her. if ! nothing mure. She don't expeet it; it will make her eyes open wider than thoy have for ten years; but it will do her good for all that, and you too." It seemed to .Andrew as if this sentence was written just for him, and j?st for the occasion. It was a complete answer to bis question. "Praise her for what?" and he felt it also a rebuke. Ho read no further, for t hought came too busy and in a new direction, i Memory was convicting him of injustice to his wile. Sie had always made., his homo tis comfortable for ?him as her hands could make it, and had he offered tbc light return of praise or commenda tion? Had ho ever told licr of the satisfac tion he had.known, or tho 'coin fort ho had ex perienced? He was nut able to recall the time or occasion. As he thought thus. Mis t.A? P.MIJ?-JI<J II ?.7. (?I MIHI'? cc came in from the kitchen, und taking her work-baskot from tho closet, placed it on the table," ami, sfttirig down without * Speaking, be gan to sew. Mr. Lee glanced almost stcultbfty at the work in hoi? hands, aud saw that it was the bosom of a shirt, which she was stitching neatly. He knew that it was for him that she was at work. "Prnisb your wife." Tho words were be fore the eyes of bis mind, and ho could not' look away from them. But he was not ready for this yet. lie still folt moody ,and unfor giving. I The oppression of his wife's face he interpreted to mean ill-nature, for which ho had ~no patience. His eyes fell upon Cne newspaper that lay spread out before him) and be read the sentence: f'A kind, gentle word, spoken in a gloomy house, is the little rift in the cloud that lots tho .sunshine through." Loo struggled with himself a while longer. His own ill-nature bad to bo conqiwfcu" first; his moody, accusing spirit bad to be subdued. He thought of: many things to say, yet he feared to say them lost bin wifo should meet Ids address with a cold robuli*. At last, loan ing toward, her, aud taking hold of thc shirt bosom upon which she was at work, he said in a voice carefully modulated with kindness; "Ynu arc doing thc work beautifully, Mary." Mrs. Loo made no reply. But her husband did not fail to notice that she- lost almost in stantly that rigid crcctucss with which she bad boon sitting, nor that thc motion of her noodle ceased. "My shirts arc better made, and whiter than those of any man in'thc shop," said Loo, cn courngu'd to go ou. "Are they ?" Mrs. Leo's voice was low, and had in it a slight butkinoss. She did turn her face, but her husband saw that she loaned a little towards him. Ho had broken the ice of reset ve. and all was easy now. His hand was among the clouds and a feeble ray was al ready struggling through tluj rift it bad made. "Y'cs, Mary," be answered softly j "and I've board it more than once what a good wife An drew Leo-must have." Mrs. Leo turned her face towards her husband. There was light in it, and lijrhl. in hor oye. Uut ihoiu luua. snuu. thing in the expression of thc countenance that a little puzzled him. ?'Don't you think so?" she asked, quite so berly. "What a question!" ejaculated Andrew Loo, starting up, and going round to the side of tho table where his wifo was sitting. 'What a question, Mary !" be repeated as he stood before her.' ;'l)o yon Tt was all she said ??Yes, darling." was his warmly spoken an swer, aud he stooped down and kissed her. 'jllow strange thai you should ask me such a question !'' "If you would only tell me so now and then. Andrew, it would do mo good." Mrs. Lee arose, and leaning her face against the manly breast of her husband, stood and wept. What a strong light broke in upou thc mind uf Andrew Lee. lie bad never given his wife even tho small reward of praise for the loving interest she had manifested drill}-, until doubt of his love hntl entered her f*onl, nnd made the liglM? around her thick darkness. 2v> wonder that tcv face grow clouded, nor what he con sidered, nioodiness and ill-nature, took posses-; sion of hev spirit. !;You arc good and true, Mary; toy o\vn dear Y/ii'e ; 1 am proud of you?T love you. and my firi! desire is for your Happiness. (). if f could always .see your face in sunshine, my howc would be the dearest place on earth." "HoW precious to me arc your words of We amJ pjUl-Svj Andrew," said Mrs. Leo, s.:;;f/mg up through her tears into his faoo. ' With them in my ears, my heart can never \io in shadow " How pas'* bad bocii tho Work for Andr.'w lice, lie bad swept ibis hand across tho clouly horizon, and n >w tho bright sunshine uis streaming (1 wn. and Hooding thai home will i6y and beatify. O KKICI A.L. H'i?q'|5s., 2u. Miutauy Misti:u. r. Ciiarlv.-toii. S. ('.. August I, I8U7. [G> iti nil Or:!- r \'<>. 05.] i.!;t.t i.ATioxa !'<<i: ur.r.isritATiON. I. [legistration shall commence imuicdiatoly upon the promulgation of this order. II. l'osl Commanders will be Supuriutcn dents of registration within their respective commands, exercising, in addition to the func tions hereinafter specially conferred, a general supervisory authority, looking (o the faitiful execution of the several Reconstruct ion Aids, the maintenance ?f brde'r and thc protectioj of political rights. Tlioy will suspend registrars for malfeasance in uHiee, neglect of duty, o-.in cpinpetcucy, pronrptly reporting ibeir net >n. with the reasons iherefor, to these hcndqiu; (ers. III. Tho Hoards of Registration are cm pe ered and roquirod to suppress all disorders!! l-criering with the execution of Micir dVuticsj to cause the iirrcst ami confinement of all persons falsely taking the oath prescribed, all persons committing any breach of the peace or con ducting themselves in a manner tending there to, and all persons who shall thronten or other wise attempt to intimidate, or corruptly or im properly influence any citizen offering to regis ter; and for this purpose they may apply for aid to tho Post Commander, and may require tho attendance and services of shciiffs, their deputies, coustables, .policemen, and also, of any citizen; and all State, district, county aud town officers charged with the preservation of the public peace, as well as all citizens, are re quired to obey the orders of said Hoards, given in pursuance of the authority aforesaid, and to perform all such aets and duties as may be re quisite tlierefor. All arrests made as herein provided will be promptly reported to the Post Commander, to whom also the prisoner:: will be turned over with charges for trial by a .Post Comt, to be organized as provided.in Circular of .May 15, (StJ7. from these headquarters, ami any civil officer or eitizen failing to respond to the call of the Hoard fbr assistance will be dealt with in like manner. IV. Whenever any citizen shall suffer injury in person, family or property, while exercising or seeking to exereise the right of registration. I in addition to any penalty prescribed by law j for the offence, damages shall be awarded to I the injured party against the perpetrator', upon his conviction; and in cause of default in pay ment ofthc same, or of the escape of the offen der, if it'.-hail appear that the wrong was coun tenanced, or the offender harboured or eonccal : ed by 'he neighborhood, or that the civil au ! thoritics failed to employ proper measures to j preserve the peace, the damages shall be usscs ? sed against and paid by the town, county or j district. V. Offences perpetrated by white persons ? disguised as blacks, being of frequent occur rence, the attention of all authorities, civil and military, is directed to the device, as one adopt ed to escape detection, and to east unmerited I '? 'it obloquy upon the coloured people. In all eases, when resort, thereto shall be shown, the "Tflt?ri wuiTicrlaken info consideration as aggra vating the offence. VI. Depriving a citizen of any right, benefit or advantage of hire or employment, to dis courage him from registering, or on account of his having registered, or having sought to reg ister, shall be deemed an offence punishable by the Post Court, and shall entitle the injured j party to damages against the offender, any j el'use in any contract ?r agreement to the con trary notwithstanding. V 11. The Act of Congress entitled ;:An Act for the more efficient government, of the rebel .Stales." and the several acts supplementary thereto, will be carefully observed by all Hoards ! i f llegistration. i V ill. Each Hoard shall, after having taken the oath prescribed by the act of Congress of July 2d, IStili, entitled "An Act to prescribe sill oath of office (jxec A/muIix, /unit- 1), choose one of its members as chairman, who shall pre side at all sessions of the Hoard, preserve order it its meetings for registration, and represent the Hoard, and announce it;< action in all mat t si's coining before it. I X. Tin- places of session of the Hoards shall bo the voting places established by law or cus tom in each election precinct, unless for good ! c-isusc olln iwise dir- eted by the Host Comtnan j , ? I der. X. Each Hoard .shall determine the ordei in ! which the registration ?baU take place in the j sevccul election p,0cincfs. that maybe assigned I io it by tho Post Commander, and the time J V."'men shall, bo allotted to each?bearing in j mind that the whole work is to be iiuisbod be fore the first day of October, t XT. Kaeh Hoard shall, forthwith upon notice, of publication of this or'.er. and at least five days before commencing registration, give nn tive thoroof to the l'orft Commander, ami the .-heriil', and (lie mayor of the city or the iu'iaul antof thc town, and shall cause \vrjttcu or printed notices to be posted in five of the inosl public places in each election precinct, an nouncing the time when and the place where its sctsiom will he held, the nuiiibcr of days (in no case less, than two), and the hours of the day the Hoard will remain in session at each place for the purpose of l egist ration ; and invi ting all persons qualified to vote tinder tin: j provisions ofthc act ofOongrcss passed March J'i. !S(!7. entitled "An Act to provide for the , ufnie efficient government of tho rebel State.-." at 1 the several acts supplementary thereto, to appear before the Hoard for registration. On the (lay aud at the hour designated ii the notices, for commcuciii". registration, tie Hoard shall, at the place announced, eoii vj'iie mil enter up .n its duties, and shall then in il there also post notices ofthc time of final ions provided for in Paragraph XIX. Xlll. The room used for registration, which tie chairman shall have previously provided l\r the purpose, shall he so arranged that the Hoard shall shall he separated by a bar from all oilier persons who may be assembled, aud those to be registered shall lie admitted within the iar, on*i by .one, nnfl. tUoir ingress and egress; so arranged ns to avoid confusion. [MHi ? XIV. Two citizens shall be admitted within tbc bar as challengers, whoso duty it shall he to challenge the right of any citizen offering to register, upon any of tho grouuds of disqualifi cation enumerated in thc Acta of Congress be fore cited ; but the general right of challenge shall be couceded to all. citizens present., r XV. If any challenge bo made, the Board shall, before final decision, examine thc person' presenting himself for registration, in refer ence to the cause of disqualification alleged',' and shall Ti'car any evidence tlmt 'mayb'e.bfler<jd; j to substantiate or disprove ^hc cause' of chat-J ! lenge, nnd sbnll have''power to' ??hnmo? and compel the attendance of witnesses and admin ister oaths in any case of registration. XV T. In registering, thc names of white and coloured citizcus shall be entered alphabetical ly, in separate Columns of the list. XVII. The following shall be the process of registering: I i ? P ! in First. Every citizen presenting ..himself for registry-shall take and subscribe - tho- oath pro scribed by.law (*cc Apin{lix\.f<>pn,2), which shall be administered by a' member of the Board, and such oath shall be. preserved with the list. Sauna. His name shall thou be entered in the proper column, of the list, and called out by the chairman. Thinl. Any challenge made shall be noted in tlio proper column, opposite thc name, with the cause thereof. Fourth. It is recommended to Boards to de fer the hearing and decision of contested cases until the session lor revision provided for in Paragraph XIX. Fifth. Whether or not there be any chal lenge, the Board must ascertain upon such facts or information as cau be obtained, that the applicant is-entUled to be registered before marking as "accepted,"?thc oath not being conclusive. Sixth. Section 7 of thc Act of July 19th, 1S07, declares that no citizen shall be entitled to be registered by reason of any executive pardon or amnesty for any act or thing which, without such pardon or amnesty would disqual ify him from registration. ... Si'cinth. Boards will take notico thut it is enacted by Section 6 of tho Act of July 19th, 1807, that tho hue intent aud meaning of thc oath prescribed in said Supplementary Act is (among other things), that no person who has been a member of thc Legislature of any State, or who has held any executive or judicial office in any State, whether he has t.ikon an oath to support the Constitution of the United States or not, and whether he was holding such office, at the commencement of the rebellion, or liad held it before, nnd who has afterwards engaged in insurrection or rebellion against tho United States, or given aid or comfort to thc enemies" thereof, is entitled to be registered or to vote; and the words "executive or judicial office in any State" in said oath mentioned, shall be construed to include all civil offices created by law for thc administration of any general law of a State, or for tho ndministration of justice. Fii/hth. :If there bo no challenge..or ,.if the ehallongo.be finally overruled, und j thc Board determine that tho applicant is entitled to be registered, thc Board shall mark opposite the name of thc applicant, in the proper column, "Accrptcdand he shall thereupon bo deemed I legally r< gistered. I JV?W7i. If the final decision <>f the Board *?? ' 'v -'* ?* ? . "* I quit *:io applicant is not entitled to be rcgistcr I ed, thotBoard shall mark in the proper column, opposite bis name, liRfjccte$.v. Truth. In every ease of a rejection, the Board shall nmko a note or memorandum, sot ting forth the ground of such rejection, and ro-1 turn it, with-the registration list, mentioned' in Paragraph XX. \xn\i iiw*r?u XVII I. The registration, conducted as pro vided in Paragraph XVII, shall )ta made ut triplicate lists, two of which shall, after thc conclusion of the first session, be exposed for pithlic inspection pii convenient places, for five days; and the third shall be retained in posses sion of tho Board till after tho completion of registration at tho meeting provided for in Paragraph XIX, when tho three haying boon compared, and verified, shall be certified in the form prescribed and printed at the end of the blank registration lists. XIX. Sessions for revising the lists shall bo held iu each election precinct, after said five tiny.- exposure of the lists, upon notice as pro vided in Paragraph XII, and the Boards of Registration shall have power, and it shall be their duty, to revise the same for a period of two days ; and upon being satisfied that any person not entitled thereto has been registered, to strike the name of such person from the list. And the Hoards shall also, during thc same pe riod, add to such registry tho names of all per sons who. it that time, possess the qualifications required by said Act, who have not been al ready registered and who shall thon apply to be .registered. XX. Ono of the said lists shall then be im mediately delivered to the Post Commander, who will forward the same to these hcadqnar tors. ..-.>' XX!. Kach Board shall, at or before the conclusion ol( Registration forward through t^o Post! Commander1,' tffoSsk hSA^^.rU^^^.%^ commendation ot'ribrec a spectors of Elections 'in < stating'the name, occupation' and postofficc Ad dress of" .each person rccpmihchdcd. XXtt.'It is enjoiued "upon all Hoards of tioii to explain,' ca,rcTiillyj' to;all' citi lastratiou zens who have hot 'hitherto enjoyed the right of shlfrage, !the nature of the privileges which. ; ",;;; "i,,v'J-k"!,",,i,";,n'' ' 1 XaIII. Boards^wilt take n?tteertfeat1ac?6rd/ ing^o Section T?, of the Aofcdf Julyrl$ 1867, t)icy are not t6 bo bound in their action by any opiuion of any ctv.il officer of the- United States. XXIV. Hoards are instructed that, all the provisions ofthc several Acts of CdrtgTcas''1 .cited, arc to be liberally construed, U> iho oad' i. that nil the intents thereof bet fully and :per fectly carried out. ? t9H>'mv ? u< ? XXV. The attention^of( all copcocucdjifl.di rected to the requirements of ,Sectiou'^of^'ilio said Act of July 10,1867, b/Wliich'Ifc'iiVTOa'de the duty of the Commanding ?General to-rd?! ? move from office all persons who aro^Iisloyal'to the (.lovornmcnt of the United States or who>[! use their official influence in any manner ta hipdor, delay, prevent or obstruct the due and perfect administration of the Reconstruction acts. The names of all such. offenders will bo reported through the JL'ost ConnnandCrs j. nnd I all per.sous in this Military District arc called . upon to aid and facilitate the execution in '. good faith of the said Acts aha* the orders issued in pursuance thereof. ?' '' ' ' ? 1 XXVI.1 "The 3Iajor-tlcndral Commanding, i in the exercise of an ulthmito.revisory aut&orir-ij ty, will, in due seasoiij before jtUe,..lioldjng, ofT,,, any election, entertain and detcrpiinc questions assigning errors in the' registry^' and will, upbu. inspection of the comploted lists, cause-correc tions of the same, that the t'ntc design and pur-11 pose of the laws be faithfully answered, and j tliat all tho rights thereby guaranteed be fully and fairly enjoyed. Hy command of Maj. Gen. D. E. Sickt.ES.. tu J: W. CLOUS, ? ' ' Captain 3Stb S.-Irifantryy I i? : A. D. C.andA,, A. A. O., Iv Official, $%?LOVS?$^ A. 1). C. and A. A. A1. G. . . >?. ?i.('????; ? . '? -SM p*?tt) U i??JJ,tnM APPENDIX, (form1 1.) mrtjini I,-of-County of ?^-? and State of-, do Bolouiuly swear; (or affirm) that H have never voluntarily, borne arms against tho United States since I have "been, a citizen, ^ thereof; that I have voluntarily'given no aid countenance, counsel, or encouragement toper sous engaged in armed hostility thereto ; tlinb I havo neither sought nor accepted, not at*: tempted to exercise the functions of any office:, whatever under any authority or pretended' au thority in hostility to the United States j ta?t I have-not yielded a voluntary support f?'ntrjr "?" pretended . government, authority,' power, or1, constitution within the United States, hostile or inimical thereto. And I do further swear (or affirm) that, to the best .of my knowledge-, and ability. I will support and defend the Coii stittttion of the United States) against all cne-^ mies, foreign or.domestic ; that I will bear true faith and, allegiance; to the same; that} 1 take - this obligation freely, withoutf any mental rc--^ .scrvation Or purpose of evasion ; aud that'1.! *' Will wellend LfhithfnllyT discharge the ddtie?'of>5 the office on which 1 am about to enter. So help 1110 God.?... ..:? ; ,; aj nrii b ' ... m . ^'t\nf' -Carolina, L . .. ? .vmu'w Subscribed and sworn to before me, a -t this ?- day of ?, one thousand eight liua-' died and sixty-seven._ Xotk.?Registrars will be required to take the pro\ oath aiid'when duly^imbscr'ib?d a'rtd;sworti> wiU:b<5^. returned to the Post Commander, wbb willl fferv< ward them to District Headquarters. Ar.d if i any perron shall falsely take tin^.s^^scxJlio Bitob-j;',. oath or affirmation, such person so' offending and boihg duly convicted tiicrcof, 8ltal!'bo Sub ject to the pains, penalties nnd disabilities which, by law, uro provided for the punishment of the ci inio of wilful and corrupt porjury. [form 2.] I,-rr? do solemnly swear (ov affirm,) in tho presence of Almighty Cod, that I am a citizen Of the State of-; that I have resided in said State for-months next preceding tit it* day. and now reside in the Cbunty of--?^ ov the parish of ?:?. in said State (as the case may be) ; that I am twouty-ono . ycam old ; that I have not been disfranchised for partici pation in any rebellion or civil war against the . United States, nor for felony committed.against, the laws of any State or of tho United Stales: . that Tliavo never beeu a member of any State Legislature nor held any executive or judicial office in any State, and afterwards engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the United. States, or given aid or comfort to tho onomios thereof; that I have never taken on oath as a member f?f Congress of tho United States, br as an officer of the United States, or as a mont bcr of any State Legislature, or as an execu tive or judicial officer-of any State, to supportv the Constitution of the United States, and af terwards engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the United States or given aid or com fort to the enemies thereof; that I will faith. fully support the Constitution and obey tho laws of the foiled States, and will, to the host, of my ability, encourage others so to do. So* help 111c God. -, Sworn to and subscribed beforo ) me. this ? day of ?;T867. j