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Thc Sum aro in I he Quiet Deep. I. The stars are in the quiet deep, A thousand saintly e*cs of light, Street -watchers of thy maiden ?loep, That bring thee visions thro'thc night; For not a breath that s?reeps the skies, With tones that take thc gentle ear, But from some holy mansion flics. To soothe the dream of one so dear. Silent, as through Arches of blue, * Darts the bright meteor gleaming and gone, So do they rise ? Bright in the skies Blessing for angela what mortals have won. ? Commissioned by a Power Divine, * Thus Love asserts an anpcl sway, And blessings, for thv heart, from mine, Even now are speeding on their way: The sacred priuciplo of thing?, In all we know, that Hcavcu.makes fair, Mav well command a thousand wings To waft and hallow Love's own prayer. Softly as goes Dew to the rose, Bearing the precious balma gatlaiiod above, So do they 1 >car, Blessing.and prayer, Cheering thc: happy heart, chosen of Love! r \ EDGAR. Extraordinary Domestic Complica? tion. t One of the most extraordinary cases that ever occupied the attention of thc courts, or excited popul?r^ inte? rest, is likely .soon to come tip for judicial determination, tho*?niatory t steps having already been taken*for the purpose.' The particulars of the ease, as stated by the Sunday Mercury, are as follows : T The heroine-who is a very .Attract? ive, intelligent lady of some forty summers-was formerly the wife of a gentleman named Warner, engaged in the banking business; but owing to inattention and a lack of industry, he did not succeed in life, and did very little for i the support of his family. Two children, a boy and a girl, had? blessed the union, and their care and culture devolved chiefly upon the mo . ther. The husbandiproceeded to Cali? fornia some thirteen years since, and never communicated with home after? wards, leaving his family to shift for themselves. The position of tho de? serted wife was a trying one, i but, with true female heroism, she set her? self to the task of providing fov her? rsch and her children. ?There being but few sources of industry or enter? prise open to respectable females, she was under the necessity of resorting j:o one which was suited to her tastes and talents; and she rented a very respectable and elegant.- mansion in West Sixteenth street, where she open? ed a boardmg-house. The lady is of French 'extraction, and inherits the Gallic proclivity for the cultivation of the cuisinary tuc; and being, more? over, neat and ladylike in her deport? ment, an?i wi thttl endowed with more than an average share of the charms of her sex, her-house soon became the hom? of several gentlemen of wealth and taste, to the mutual satisfaction of the fair hostess and her guests. By strict economy, and an industry which did not shrink from the performance of the most arduous duties, she suc? ceeded in giving her children a liberal ..education, and made* a comfortable provision for their support. Tho daughter formed an advantageous ma? trimonial engagement, ami the son became engaged in business, and both, of course, necessarily forsook the pa? rental roof. lylrs. Warner being thus left alone, except the society of her boarders, felt the social isolation of her position. Among her other boarders was Mr. Appleton, a member of the firm of App&ton Brothers, of Broadway, in this city-one of the most extensive publishing houses in this country- ' whose issues of periodical publica? tions, particularly '?'?Appleton's Cyclope? dia,''' have become a portion of the standard literature of America. Hav? ing the opportunity of an intimate observance of the character and habits of. his hostess, he was attracted by her domestic qualities, and became a suitor for her hand and heart. m Both had passed that period of hie when the selection, of a inatrimonial partner is decided by the fancy and imagina? tion; but their union, which soon after took place, was cemented by the firmer cohesion of mutual respect and esteem founded upon long and familiar intercourse and a thorough knowledge of each other's character. As the marriage was not preceded by the love-sick sentimentalities, the bining and cooing, , no:- apostrophes to Cupid and the Muses, with which enamored youths and smitten demoi? selles relieve their laboring bosoms; neither was it accompanied by colos? sal cakes, nor groves of orange blos? soms, by troops of brid(,?m?dds, nor any k'4nd of public parade, but with the pr*va?*y which is more in accord? ance witn female delicacy and good taste. Tnis 'circumstance is mentioned here, because it becomes material hereafter. Suffice- it to say, that they were joined in wedlock, and neither found any reason to complain of mis? conception or ai want of congeniality. For ?a time, at least, the course of true love seemed to run smooth, with? out a breeze to ruffle its glassy sur? face. Mr. Appleton, being%ver forty y%ars of age, and consequently haviug experienced the inconvenience of single blessedness, appreciated th? comforts of'a home; and thc lady, having so long found it necessary to tax her energies and battle with ad? versity, found herself at last surround ed by affluence and the elegances it provides, with a larger share of do? mestic felicity than usually falls to married life. But their happiness was of short? elu ration. Some year or two ago, Mr. Appleton retired from active participation in the affaire of the firm, and another brother took his place. About the same time, he commenced to speculate in gold and the stock inarftet, with tho varying fortunes which "attend such ventures. His operations finally resifted disastrous? ly. He had purchased gold largely when it was between two aud. three, hundred, and held on to it in the hope of a farther advance, until Sherman's march through the Carolinas knocked the bottom out of thc* Confederacy, and gold fell with it. ? He was also largely interested i$ Eric when it tumbled. Aud these financial disas? ters caused him so much menial anxie? ty as to affect his reason, and bring on a violent paroxysm of insanity. His wife exercised her utmost "powers to tranquilize his "perturbed spirit," and one night, when he rushed from the house at the late hour of 2 o'clock, determined, in his wild and'unsettled state, to visit the Fifth Avenue Club Boom, of which he was a member, she followed him, and succeeded for the time in soothing his clisordered fancy, and indmSbd him to return home. It became necessary to place him under physical restraint, and the most eminent medical aid was pro? cured. Everything that skill and at? tention could accomplish was done, .und, in a short time, a visible improve? ment took place. It may be proper here to state that, for some years past, a certain degree of alienation existed between him and his brothers, and very little intercourse took place be? tween them. They ?lid not visit him, nor he them; aud his connection with the publishing firm having ceased, J?; intimacy between them had come t< an end. lt is probable they were dis? satisfied with his marriage, but that ? a matter of conjecture. On the Sd o: July, however, a mutual friend (callee at his residence, and had ah interviev with Mrs. Applet*^, and informed ho: that Mr J Appleton, the brother of he: husband, desired that the latter shouh pay a visit to his brother's s\unmei residence-one of the elegant une charming villas which have renderei faun?s the celebrated wntering-plac I of Newport, Rhode Island. As hi I physicians had recommended recr?ai tion and amusement in order to diver his mind from the irregular channel into which it had glided, the lad yielded a willing assent. The gentle man promised that tho husband woul be restored in ? day or two to hi home, while the change of scene woul tend to improve his mentid corftitioi After some days had elapsed, and n word arriving of her absent husbanc the lady br-came alarmed, and sougl the friend who hud accompanied hil from tlie house, to inquire the-cam of Iiis prolonged absence. He referre her to her brother-in-law, who, 1: said, had taken upon himself to eletai I him, and was willing to assume th responsibility of the act. I In this dilemma, as her sex preven ? ed her from undertaking a search f( her husband in person, she procure the services of Officer Masterson, > tho detective force, who immediate set to work to discover the wher abouts of the gentleman thus spirit( away. He proceeded to Newport, b found that tho bird had flown. I there discovured that he had be< transferred to Boston. On reachii the latter city, he was again doomi to disappointment-the object of 1 pursuit had been -once more remov? to an unknown location. The effoi to conceal his whereabouts were u availing; the indefatigable detecti Atas on his traci?, anti succeeded tracing him to the obscure village Andover, Mass. Mrs-9 Appleto learning where he had been place proceeded, a week ago last Satur di to visit him, and if possible, have h: restored to her care anti custoely. ] had'been placed in charge of a pin? dan, ? brother-in-law of one of t Appletons,, and we believe a surgee general of the State of Massachuset Having received some intimation tho approaching visit of the lady, t physician had himself invested w the functions of a justice of the pe? by Governor Andrew, and summoi a posse of special constables fri among the neighboring rustics resist jrvhat was represented as a raid i of New York desperadoes to abduct vi el carats the insane prisoner. On ar? riving at the place, the lady found the villagers up in arms, und the brother j of her husband, who has been instru? mental in decoying him from nome, and preventing hi? return, present, and determined to dispute her right to an interview with her hu*?%and. Un? der such circumstance, of course-she had to succumb, and tho rural force extemporized to resist, remained in triumphant ??possession of the field. If the matt?- stood as thc foregoing facts would leave it, the-.-rights" of the claimants for the custody of 'the gen? tleman would bc easily decided "-but a strange aid embarrassing compila? tion arises from the fact that, just in tin? midst of the contention, a now actor in tho drama appears upon tho scene. After a disappearance of some thirteen years,-daring which nothing was heard from him, tho lady's first husband turns upj Tin' law ofr-the .?tate <jn thc subject provides that if a husband deserts his wife, or from any reason remains' absent beyond the seas for thc space of five years, and she hears no tidings of him itt tho. meantime, she j? at liberty io marry again. The legal pwisunrption is, that after such a long ?nd silent absence, the husband is dead; and, if he is not, ho certainly ought to be. Any man who deserts his wife, not only for five but for thirteen, years, and fails to communicate, with her in any way, hus no right to turn up then, ?t>l cer? tainly none whatever to interfere with any domestic relations she may have formed in his absence. As the second marriage was privately conducted, there mfty be an attempt made to deny its existence, but there is no doubt that a legal and valid maftiage cere? mony was performed. The case, as wo have, intimated at the outset, is one of the strangest on record, and it will be observed by the readers of poetry that the particulars correspond almost literally with the incidents of Tennyson s late epic of Enoch Arden. In the poem, a hus- i band g<J"? off, and long aft?irwards his I wife marries another. * The *"jjpuant j husband returns to hud her in her new j home, hu own place supplied by a substitute:- He has the doevnoy to I keep shady; and as the unities of the j jpoam demanded that some of the dru- i mutis personte must disappear, he j dies e>T, arel leaves his wife and her new husband undisturbed. Such is ? the denouement, as wrought ont by poetical*' justice, and if the present I case ev* coined before a jury, we prc;- j diet tHBMtheir verdict will harmonize with the decision <>f the Muses. _;_.? Q_ In view of the importance of tho approach? ing Convention, it is ?if vital consequence to tts tha"t*wo should bu represented by mt n, not only of patriotism and experience, but o? legar acquirements. I beg, therefore, to present to thc-voters of Richland th? names ol the following gentlemen, who arc emi? nently titted for tis- responsible post for which thev are nominated: ? CHANCELLOR RROL, HON. WM. V. J'KSACSSL'RKJpt COL. WM. WALLACE. v _f,oL. E.W. MCMASTER. Aug3 THE following gentlemen are respectfully suggested as candidates for the Convention to be held in September nTxt: WA DE HAMPTON, A. R. TAYLOR, ' ' Wi A. HARRIS. J. G. GIBBES. July 31 * . * For tl?c Convention. The friends of ibo Union and of their State, desiring to bring into lier councils practical knowledge, sound patriotism and devotion to her best interests, respectfully nomi'nate the following gentlemen as delo gatcs to the Stat-- Convention from the District of Richland: JOHN CALDWELL, ?* WADE HAMPTON, A. R. TAYLOR, _W. A. HARRIS. August 1* W. B. JOHXSTO*, ?ifftce on Eickens sired E<i*t tmd qt L<id>/. "V?7TLL attend lo all official business VV brought before him; will also attend to drawing up Deeds, Conveyances, Mort? gages, Contracts, and oilier ordinary legal instruments of writing. (IFair copies of :-ny document executed with neatness and de? spatch. A ".gust 1 DENTISTRY: /SESSgfc DRS. REYNOLDS fe REY i[TrV$?f?k N?LDS, li Wi g new fully prc ^~CL1T T rr pared, resume the practice of their profession in all its departments. A?T Office, for the present, at the Colum ! bia Female Academy. rp Aug Vd 7 Notice.-Charitable Appeal. THE ladies of thc URSULINE CONVENT and ACADEMY aro anxious to rebuild, as speedily as possible, an edifico-suitable for their Monastery and Institute, theirs having been burned in the general confla? gration of Columbia by tho United States Army der Gen. Sherman, on the night of Febr.y 17th. And while they arc far from pressing-their necessities'on their fel low-sntYerers of thc South, will gratefully receive any contributions*which the friends of education and religion may donate them for this excellent work. Remittances may be made through the Express Company.. Please address THE MOTHER SUPERIOR, Ursuline Convent aF.d Academy, Care Dr. John Lvncb, Columbia, S. C. Aig 2 Imo ? 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Sueh as HAND-BILLS, CARDS, CIIXU LAKS, SHIN-PLASTERS, etc., ex?cut?e? promptly and at reasonable rates. "F JULIAN A. SELBY, July 31 Publisher and Proprietor. . 3y the. Provlatauul Uovemrr o' tl fae fit^lc or BvttUl I a v olli TS. ? PH OC LAM ATI 0 S ? WHEREAS His Exceu?iicy President Johnson ha? issued kin proclama? tion, appointing nie i Benjamin ?. Perry)' Provisional Governor in una tor rue State o?' South Carolina, with power ,n> pref ?rib? suck'rules and regulations as may pc neces? sary and proper f.o convening a Convention of rho State, composed cfMelegatcs to be chosen by that portion of th?, people of Nain State who are loyal to the knited Stairs, for the purpose ol altei ing pr amending tuc Constitution thereof; and with authority to exercise within the limits ol' the State' all the powera necessary and proper to enable sock loyal people to restoru said State to ita constitutional relations to the Federal Gov? ernment, audio present such, a Republican form of State Government as wdlT-ntitle the State t? the guarantee of the*United Staten therefor, ami its people to protection by thu United States against invasion, insurrection and domestic violence. Now, therefore, in obedience to the pro? clamation of his Excellent y Atidrew John? son, President of tb? United Mates, I BENJAMIN I'. PERKY. Provisional Govert nor of the ?tate ei South Croliua, lor the purpose of engauizing a Provisional Gov? ernment in South Carolina, reformiug the rotate Constitution and restoring civil au? thority it; :eiid State under the Constitution and laws of the United Status, do hereby proclaim and declare tb-.allcivil uthcers in South Carolina, v. bo v.eie in othce when the Civil Government Qf ibu State was suspend? ed, ;n May last, (except those, arrested or under prosecution lor treason,) shall, on taking the oath Sf allegiai.ee prescribed in the President's Amnesty Proclamation ol thu '2-Jth day of ??Jay, " 18'J?. resume the duties of their office J and continue to dis? charge 'hem under the Provisional Govtru mcnt t il fm tner appointments are made. And I do furtl/i./'pr^luim, declart and make k. own. tiiat il ia me duty of all loyal citizens of tue State of Srutb Carolina to promptly go forward and take the oath of allegiance to the I nited States, before sonio magistrate or military ollieer ox thc Federal Gov6rninent,*who may be qmdilied for aft ministering oaths; an., sued are hereby authorized to gin; certified copie* thereof to the persons respectively by whom they were made. And such magistrates or oftieors are hereby required to trauviitit the originals of .such oaths, at aa carb a day as may be convenient, to the Department of State, in thc city of Washington, D. C. And I do further proclaim, declaic and make known, that the Managers of Elec? tions throughout the state of Safrth Caroli? na will hold an election for members of a State Convention, at their respective pre? cincts, on the FIRST MONDAY IN SEP? TEMBER NEXT, according to the la** of South Carolina in force before the secession of tb** State; anti that each Election Dis? trict1 in the State shall ch et ai many mem? bers of tiie Convention as the said District bas members ol' the House of Representa? tives*-thc basis of representation being population and taxation. This will give une hundred and twenty-four members lo? ttie Convention a iiumbcivsuihciciitly largo to represent every portion of the State most fui ly. Every loyal eiti/.-n who hus taken t-he Amnesty oath and not within the e\ceptnd classes in the President's .Proclamation, will be entitled to vote, provided he was a legal c?>ter ui:d< .? the Constitution as it stood prior to tl>e secession ?rf South Caro? lina. And all who are within the excepted classes must *ake the ?V.?i and apply tor a Eardon, in order to entitle them to Vote or emmie members of the Convention. The members of the Convention thus elected on tho tirst Monday in September next, are horebv required to convene in thu cityaof Columbia, on WEDNESDAY, the 13tli day of September, lN?w. ior the purpose of altering ami amending the present Consti? tution of South Carolina, or remodelling and making a new um*, which will conform to the great chang.*? which have taken place in thc State, ami be nmrAi accord? ance with Republican principles and equali? ty of representation. And 1 do further proclaim and mak^ known, that the Constitution und all lairs of force in South Carolina prior to the seces? sion of the S'ate, are hereby made of fore.! nader the Provisional Government, except wherein they may conflict wrh the provi? dions ot' ihif proclamation. And the Judges ?nd Chancellors of the State are hereby required to exercise all the powers and per? form all the .lillies which app.rtain !<> tn. ir l'cgjprctivc offices, and "speciallv in criminal eases, lt will be expected of the Federal uilitary authorities now in South Carolina, to lend their anthoriti to tb,? civil ollieer.-) of the Provisional Government, tor thc pur f*>st of enforcing tho law.- an.! preserving tin- peace and good order ol' the State. And 1 do further ..omi.um.1 am', enjoin all good y nd law ful citizens of the Stale to unite in enforcing the law.-? and bringing to justice all disorderly persons, all plunder? ers, robbers ami* marauders, all vagrants and idle persons who are wandering about without employ mei ii or any visible means of supporting themselves. It is also . xpueted that all former owners of fr*eed persons will be kind &> them, and not turn off the childi-, n or aged to perish; and the freed men and women ate earnestly enjoined to make contracts, just and fair, for remaining with their former owner. In frdcr to facihtate as much as possible thc application for pardons under the ex? cepted sections of the President's Amnesty Proclamation, it. is stated for information that all applications must be by petition, stating thc exception, and accompanied with th.- oath prescribed. This petition jmut be first approved by the Provisional Governor, and then forwarded to the Presi? dent. The headquarters of the Piovisiomil Governor will be at Grcenviiie, 7/kcre all connv.r?cp.iijfcs to him must bc addresced. The uerc.papcrG of this State Trill put lise thia proclamation till the election for mem? bers of tke Convention. In testimony whereof, ? &K V hereunto set my hand z?id scab Done at the [L. s.] town of Greenville, ihi3 2oth day of July, in thc year of our Lord, l-"65, and of the independence of tho United States the ninetieth. B. F. PERRY. By the Provisional Governor: WILLIAM H. FETOY, Fri'.nie Secretary. July ???;