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Vol. 13 CON"W
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THURSDAY MORNING, ft
AT OONWAYllOIWr, 8. C. *
BY GILBERT A DARK. ?
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SELECTED STOBY.~ ?
STEIGEL'S TOWER. ft
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About two miles from ShacfTerstown, ! '
on the road to Lancaster, ;u Ffnusjlra- |
uia, there aro still the ruins of a fort or "
caatlc, standing <>n tho very sumiuit sf a Dl
lofty hilt, Previous to Uie Revolution, w
the celebrated German, Huron Steigel, P
built two of these towers, in the height 1,1
of that remarkable prosperity that at- *
trnditl Jiim while having sharge of
Elizabeth furnaces, near l*hiladS)pbia.
ilaron Htciagl wan a man of great ^
wealth, was js?*aeBsed of uncommon skill
and busiwc** tuot, and no small share of
vanity. Residing in Pbilatf dphia, it . '
waa his passion to maiotaiu the elate of 111
h country residence, also; but aa bis
wife and family preferred living in town
the rear round, he erected these towers, <*
or castles, as tliry were called. They w
could be seen from a conaiderable (listanec,
aa they were (ifThreat height; and g<
as they were mounted with cannon, the w
baron had only to order them to bo tired, ' p?
aud that gave the signal for his friends 111
to join him.
As the signal was given, on otic tine p<
September morning," about twenty of bis iu
friends repaired to tho spot from whence sc
it proceeded. Au imiuwBpe room or w
. I ^ a. I _ 1 I t
raincr nail, was hai oui nun a long tli
table, on * which was loaded every | tli
delicacy which the country afforded? j <i<
fish, game, poultry, veuaioo, aecompa- ' tl
nied with delicious fruits and vegetables, ri
and thu whole crowned with the choicest | 0t
and moat expensive wines. ^
To give as much pleasure as possible b'
to his friends, all the workmen from the p|
furnaces were called off from their labor, *
water mud cleau frocks provided for the bi
' great unwashed," and they rt
ordered to take their muslcdQ^bdfrU* u<
incuts, of which every German yfl^p^wL tl
at least, onu. and place thcmselvos wa-pi a1
sort of gallery which ran around the ha, b
and served tbe purpose of an orcheitn. fl
Tbc baron had loug promised bis w
friends tbat be would introduce bia wife |,
and daughter at one of these entertain- ^
ineiitH : and on this day, he kept his |u
word. Everything, therefore, was to he
done iu a more recJuichc atyle even than ^
usual, aud the company abstained . from &|
the deep lib^gps >* whicl^Ahey sometimes
iudulgi^cA
When the deasvrt *u placed, the ba
roncsa entered tbo ^ill, attended by a
Carl Steicel, the bi&n's nephew, and ^
the ot^JHfcughter of the family, the (j
youngfcfVwAutiful Bertha. It was the
?r-? tin... a. i f l? ..r tl.n I. n .1 t **
aeon ber, and, perhaps from the fact that , y
tie was the only lady .prcaeut, excepting 1 ^
(be baroness, bcr appearance cxffitcd a ^
perfect furor of admiration. Sbc was j
/ichly dressed, as far as material was
concerned, for the baron's vanity would tj
not poraati bar to do otherwise; but bur 1 o)
owu geod taste bad prevented anything 1
lite gandiness, and it was simply rich.
To one person there, she aeemed the !
embodiment of everything fair and beau- | '
tiful. lie did uot stop to analyze ber j #|
features, else be might have discovered , c<
that ber face waa far froui being formed on >
a classic style; that ber mouth was too ! (
large, ber noae slightly rrtr<mt*rt and ber ' (
color aomowbat too brilliant. Hitherto ^
be bad been fastidious in ibc extreme
respecting a lady's figure, maintaining j
that a waist more than four fingers (
rouud was a great blemish, where Ber- Q
tha'a waa full five, if it was an inch. : #|
This waa a young Englishuiao, ICegi- ; (
nald Iletineaay, highly born and bred, { ^
and pnsaceaing ample wealth. Ilia own ^
person waa eminently handsome. A ^
peculiar rcpoae and diguity rendered his ^
oouotenaooe extremely striking. It !
waa like that of a tireok statue, ao finely
rut were the almost perfect features i >
Everywhere bit company was nought;
for despite the severity of hie face, ho I
wee eminently social?the prince , of
pleasant com pauions, the very aoul of! ti
generosity ; but atill excessively proud 1 b
of bin wealth. | ?
liertha Staigol would have been sur- fi
prised te know that she had made such h
un impreaeion upon die faatidiowa bochc- p
lor. Mbe had heard of him, and her \
?|Uiek eye recognised him by the descrip- f,
tiou jrhich her father had givcu her, ?
even before he wae introduced h
A ball aucoeeded the dinner, more fi
ladiea having arrived ; and tbo aig^t !
was far spent when Ueginakl Henuetay 1 g
i
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WOWLXDOK 18 POW1.X, AND T
rAYBOR() , 8.
urtci from (lit Steiglea, u their Mr- k
age stopped before the magnificent
ten rvsideooe io Philadelphia. Long
ttfurc that moment hie heart vu gone M
otnhini; but the lady herself did no! aeetn oi
> deeply touched, as perhaps she ought L
i have been, with so distinguished a p
itub. Peraeiaeiou to call on her again bad ol
mo piveo, end before uiany weeks his ?
lormngs were spent exclusively at the el
iron's, whiid it was with difficulty that l<J
te latter oould induce the devoted loser to b
>io the pleaMre-loving crew who feasted fr
> often at the castle revels. ft
Both the baron aid bis wife wore well ol
ess than of iudiBemnee. They did not K
oubt that an interest would be awaken- i<
i for hioskere long, and, iu the mean- h<
uic, they' showered upon him every ui
jsaiblc attention. W
There was wither heart at the castle hi
a that feest day that beat faster at the ni
lira nee of liertha Steigel than that tl
hieb beat uuder the aristocratic vest of "
Reginald Heuuessy, and which, though
ivered by a workman's frock, was full
T noble and uiauly foeling. Au orphan h1
oy, friendless and alone, be had won V
ir himself an education which would '<
ut shame the sou of the prondeat man
i England ; yet circunisAnces had
i i i_i ??. i. ? ? ... -i
taue uim giau 10 ouiain worn at the '
iruuccs of Huron Steigle. Hut while tl
o one worked harder or with more per- >'
iverance than he di>l, bis mind was per- J"
dually wandering afar off toward! aoiue hi
daginary place, where wealth and fame
4K to dawn upon hint, and With some >'
>ir being to be his bride. Such dreams 1,1
ere broken by the eight of the smoky
traaces which be waa always feeding ; tl
is burning, fiery, molten iron that he *
rough t oat from the hot kettles, or the bi
?rd horny bauds ^mt attested to his l'
idustry.
What have I to do," he then inipati- ^
itly asknd himself, "but to sit down
'Mteotedly with such a life? A Tifc
bicli rnugt always be a battle, a strug- 6i
e, because tbcre is a lack of the yellow
?id that fools are scattering to the j
iuds ! So must it be, so long as tbe 1
irse. is so much mightier jban tbe
u!" *
Such was l'ercy LaDsfoldt st the ' |)(
?ri<>d we are speaking of; feeling with- i
himself that lie had something in bis \ U)
>ul tbst did not conform to the fate j
bich be bord. Hut never bad he felt i
ic weight press so heavily as when Her- *
ta Steigel entered the hull, where he, a 1
. pendent ou hor father, a workman in ! ^
ic furnaces that brought her wealth and
ches, but which ouly left him with means j
"a mere subsistence aud the homy baud.*
f labor, was amusing her father's guests
y the only talent which he dared dis- ^
lay?his musical abilities For Pescy, ; itl
bile at the school which he ha<l worked u
ard for the privilege of entering, ha 1 .
reived Hinplo instruction iu teveral ,
rcomplinhmtDta, of which this was not
iu least. He had tiied to make tlicui
ruilublc iu procuring his daily bread ; i
ut having no powerful friend whose in- | ^
uence could pilot hint in the higher | \
alks, where aloue they could uvatl, he
ad given up the idea, and devoted hiiu- ' ^
df to the luechauical labor which he j
wilted.
For the moment that Percy saw the S
lighter of his employer all his old pride ai
ml ambition oaine back to him. The h
omp and glitter of life he despised, but T
a real riches, the ability of drawing all w
tat is truly noble aud beautiful around ' U
beloved object, aeeined worthy of his ! fi
rangrst effort, and for a moment the I w
ream seemed all too powerful for his li
IDIM. Ho gutted upon ber long, and j ti
very moment the spoil grew ^ronger. d
lustc waa forgotten, mud lho flute he I ei
as playing upou lay luutiooleas in his u
and, until he whs gently touch on the tl
boulder by a fellow workman. As if to b
miplete his confusion, bo taw plainly j g
.at the whole scene had caught tbo eye tl
f the young lady, and that she often n
lanced that way before she loft the ball d
Oucc after tbia day he bad seen her i o
gain. The furnaces Lad been visited by ii
large party of ladies and gentlemen, a
ud Lansfeldt was deputed to cxplaiu ti
t-rtaiu parts of tho process. His supc- ti
or language and manners did uotescspo h
uy of the party ; and Kcrtba, who had U
ot forgotten him, waa bewildered with a
le questions tbey poured upon her. She I
uuld only refer them to her father; b
nd the baron, full of his own impor* p
ince, it may I* (supposed that he had t
ot troubled himself about his iuforiora,
nd could say nothing except that he was '
good workman. Reginald Heuncsay 1
'as present, and the appearance of oon- d
aaion that Bertha vainly endeavored to *
iae, ozciiea uie strongest wonusr. 1 ho 1
bought that she was interested in any '
f these people of her father's never D
rite rod his uiiud, or if so, was iuatantly #
istuissed. )
The war of tlio Revolution shortly
fler broke out. At the first call of the (J
rum pet Percy Lan Jnfeldt telt it echo in p
is inmoet soul, and laid down bis imple- 0
iients of labor and took up tbose of war- i
are. A bravo and fearless spirit was
is, and through the whole of that trying ?|
wriod he was one of the forooioat. \
Vherever was danger he was sure to bo t
ouod, and his skill and military tact r
re re often in requisition. Washington j
new, and admired tue noble youth who, { j
riendleaa and uuauled, ba?l thrown him- I a
elf into situations of difficulty aud dan- : a
;er, and who had more than ouoe risked I >
HE PB18S IS TBI BOT1L TgB
C., THUESD4
is own life to nti ouo be contidersMj
tore Tilublt.
The c?non of the Revolution hijM
saroely cease to tbupder, and iu glop-1 ,
as results BideJtBown, when P?nh.|
andsfeldt mad^fthu way to PhiladsjLj,
hia, to find if plible the family of Mjr L
Id master. He went to the bouae h h
biob they bad formerly lived, but j<
ranger's voice told him that they bndLw |
tug ago removed. Ho one could teoT]
im where they were. He turned sattthjj,
-om the door and took bis way to SbadL
:rstoo. Near the iron works be uvM
Id charcoal burner, who used In fm
I im ? WwsinShfl
IHBn^no DaroSV^nHHK^^MP
urope were wholly out off, and bis bus-^ |
teas was irretrievably ruined, lie bad ,
mrd that the baron bad accepted a citation,
temporarily, as a superintendent
F some new works, but that be was so '
roken down by his disappointments and ,
lorlifioatjouf that it waa not probable ,
tat he could go ou wlab any business
hstever.
"Aro all the family living V he asked, j ,
'Yes, sir; but I am sorry to say they ;
ave no better bomo than the old tower
t'c did bear that Mies Berths was going
t be married to the handsome young
inn hit tiMit In ??it ran nor Knl
cruse ine, sir," s%id tho man, looking ,
; Peroy's uniform ; "you have been 111 ]
ic war. l>id you sec anytkiug of a i
ouog man who used to work with theuj ! (
sunder, one Laudafoldt ? Ah, he waa a ' ,
rave boy, I am thinking!"
"I did, friund ; but go oo with what : |
du were saying of Mian lierlha. In she ,
iarr;cd, did you say T"
"No, sir. Mr. Ilconcssy, that waa ,
ic name* was greatly took up with her ,
hile they were rich, but when the ,
iron failed, he just went and married
ie Kuglish Governor's daughter "
"Thank God !" burst from the lips of ,
ausfeldt.
The tuau looked up, astonished.
"Are you a relation of tho Stcigles, \,
r ?" he asked.
"No,.my good man, but I have seen j
ioui." And thanking the charcoal ;
jmer for his informatiou, he sought
ie tower. .
The baron watt at home, and probably ,1
ie name of Lieuteuant Laiisfcldt. which
; sent up to him, vr.i.s a passport lo the I (
inw '? lUutlaat ami la. IVrcv was ?yirw
i mo his old master cast down. They
ifo and daughter appeared, and Bertha j,
lushed as she recognized hiiu ; and asl|
r l'erey himself, he was tuoro iu lovo
tan ever. The result may be inferred '
oin this record of the Lausfeldt family :
"Percy l*m?fuldt mairied Bertha,
lugh'cr of Frederic Sticgcl, October
[), 177*. He was afterwada largely
igsg*'d in the iron business, near Sbact- '
ratown, in connection with his fatheri
law. Tho 'JStiegel Stoves' are still in
*e among the old families of Lebanon
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iiu .uancasicr.
It appears, therefore, that the baron's
ristocratic notions must have given
cay bcforo the reputation and talent* of
le young soldier of the Revolution.
,s wo said before, there are ntilI the rums
f one of the old towers, although probaU
all who once revelled there have
illeo into the vo
Tiik Ma.iia A>r Excitement.?
teady-going people, who take life easily
iid are contented with the routine of au
onorable business, are rare now-a-days. '
he dcw generations are not content
ith the tranquil enjoyment of sustained
tbor, but souie extraucous subject must
iruish theiu a sensation. No matter
hether it be u business speculation, a
tcrary attempt, or an artistic prcdilecon,
they must needs have tbeir minds
iverted from the pursuit which furuiahi
them employment. Occasionally the j
liud is benefitted by tbo current of its
Noughts flowing into some new cbaunei,
ut if the relief, tbe occasional iodulenee,
be inade a permanent recourse, .
lie miud will be as unfitted for its origi-I
si train of thinking as the body is rou4
rred unlit for labor by the constant
f stimulants. Chance often throws ui^B
ito his most appropriate sphere of actionfT
ud departing from it he finds his faculcs
impaired when he would agsiu re- j
am, and perhaps where he would at first 1
avo been successful by devoting bis at
ention to one thing, by dividing it
moRg two, ia successful in neither,
nccsaaut devotion to one thing oftru
nogs its own amusement, and the hapiest
hours are in nine cases out of tea
hose which are the busiest.
The New Governor of North Cae<?- j
ina.?As wo have already stated, tbe i
etniao of Got. Ellis places Henry Toole
Markc, Emp, Speaker of the Senate, in
lie Executive Chair of North Carolina
'he Raleigh Standard thus speaks of lbs
icw Governor :
We have kuown Mr. 'Clark for icany j
cars. Ho haa been a good deal iu pub i
ic life, has bocn observant of uien and j
bings, aud brings to his aid a knowledge
four public men, the character of our 1
ample, and the demands of the present
rista. IIo has a cool judgement, a
undent eatimato of bis own abilities, so
looest heart, and a purpose to do bis
luty to his entire State aud the SoRik.
>Ve rely upon bis honoaty, and pradeoot,
119 cool judgment, bis patriotism, bis
eadinesa to counsel with tbo wise, the
udicious, the representative men of the
lute, and, more than all, apoq his will
ind ability to do right, IR OORdnct the
hip of State through the periL of tbo
irar for the next eightocn mo?ths.
fI' ' ^
OKE UPOK WHICH SHE SITS, J
^ t% -r
Y MORNING,
i*"??
^In Time of Peace Prepare
for Wrnr." (
If these words of adrae, from % wise
tsd good tnau, were evw wotthy of the
Mtsotioo of those for whom a labored
ied fought, with how uiuoh more force
ihot^ld they ohtte to ua st this tints ? If
touewbat of the energy ami wealth of a
Christian people, loving peaceflshould,
ij the advice of the best of twin, ever
bp given to preparation of war, how much !
bould oar efforts, now that war is upon |
Wf tend towards preparation for the
Bsnoe of all we bold uMr ? Will it do
^toto ait tamely down aud laave all
Mhwere struck to the gronnd from the
baudi of those just ready tolriud us ? Did
not the people inovu up firmly and quickly
into the liuo without orders from auy I
leaders \ aud ?Uall they now, wheu their
best mil Vary officers arc in the fifld,
confronting superior uuinbers, shall they !
luf to support them by every means in I
their power )
What will %ur u fiber* ray?what our
soldiers?if, having nobly met our '
invaders during the summer, they ask !
us, as cold weather approaches, for cloth- 1
iog to enable them is keep the field in '
winter, and are told that their friends at .
homo have only thought of them to read '
of their encounters, the Confederate j
States making the work easy; for their
(Quartermaster* pay mooey in lieu of
rlotbiog?every six uioodis tweuty-one
dollars. The Stato of South Carolina i
will soon have ^:n thousand men in the
Bold, not less door to her becaurw fur
removed from her border*. Kacli oue of
these incn will want a stock from which
to purchase his clothe*, shoes Jsr. She
must also be prepared, iu ease of inv?lion,
to provido for as many more, who i
would spring to arms at the first touch j
of a hostile foot opou her soil. Can individual
enterprise do this? Cuu any
merchant undertake it ? Can anv officers i
leave an order looking to this ? Why, half
of his men may bo sick or dead, uud be '
not able to draw their clothing money.
Who is to do it ? We say the people. '
Let their voices ring out clear and loud. :
Let those in nuthority fcol that uo man,
woman child is willingly an idler. |
That eacu ami every one is ready, to do
all in his or her power for the gcuera!
defence. Let theiu, as with one voice,
?W? ?? g-i-V ?*..?, "W?
uw full well what efforts a people '
slur-Id make who urc determined to be
five?who wiil not allow their homes to
be made desolate. Lead on?point us
the way, ami we will follow. Nothing
can be usko-J of uur people to which they
will not respond for these objects. Let
those on the watehlowers, who cau umi
should see afar, let thcui look, and
think, and spc^t, nml act
With a fleet oir our bars, with our
supplies from abroad cut off, let us turn i
to our own resources; and whilst we
acknowledge the difficulties by which we
are surrounded, let us spring to our work
and overcome them. Let us do our tasks
like men, and whether it be to fight or
to work, providing for the wants of war,
let us do it with our whole hearts, ami
arms, ami beads.
Let us do this, and wo will venture the
assertion that not merely those things, 1
of which wc have hiutcd, would be pro- I
vided, but that even*the proud uuval
power which now lies so provokingly off
our shores, would soou learn that we
were thinking of them. This coniuiu- ;
uity tuny tmvo ninety days iu which to <
prepare?enough, if improved, to bid
defiance to a really powerful expedition.
Let cucb of us, uicn and women, say
to ourselves, what am I doing '!'
I^et us all reiuctubcr that tbe whole ia
to be made up of individual efforts.? |
Charleston Mercury.
Feeling on the Hat ri.e-Field.?
l'be following is tbe experience of a
wounded Froocbnun, iu tbe Crimean
war, in regard to tbe feeling of a aoldier
in conflivt:
"Hefore the battle begins it is usual
to feel no little t-emor, and many cheeks
which aro known to bo in communication
with stout hearts, blanch visibly.
As the conflict becomes eminent, courage
returns, and with the first flow of
blood an enthusiam is raised which constantly
increases, and very seldom flags
in the least uutil the last shot is fired.
Tho effect of seeing a comrade shot
down is generally to excite an unappeasable
thirst for vengeance against the foe,
though in the end one gets used to it."
Wh en wounded less than mortally, it
is not usual for the soldier to be immediately
aware ot the fact unless rfouic bones
are brokcu. A sabro may bo run
through anv flesh v Dirt of tbe bod v. and
o * + w
even a bullet lodged in dangerous proximity
to the vital*, and lie for some timu
be totally unoonscioift of even a scratch
When life ia taken by a single blow, the
effect ia varied with the uature of the
wound, at well aa with tho temperament
of the man. Sometime* t^e poor fellow
will leap high in tho air, giving a piercing
acreaui, and again ho will lie down
<)uietly Oflencr, howover, ho simply
falls dead without a struggle. In nio*t
cases the features of tho killed remain
unchanged for a long tiino after death?
yen open and bri.'liaut, and perelfance,
a smile illuminating the face. To sec
suoh a one it is difficult indeed to realno
the pretence of the gniu uroustcr,
death. *
"IHilbi.* I^L'ICK. "?A popular 'tuili
tary movement with the Northern army
> taught by Beauregard in one easy Icaaou
iBfev
Llf XHTHBOITSD XONABCH."
,.4UftUST S, II
Senator Breckinridge. ,
a A BtliioK* paper thus doecribcs i I
Agree h lately delivered by Senator Ureck- '
1l>ridge,.nf Kentucky, iu the Senate at
Wasbinftoet:
"The galleries of* the Senate were
IniVHtgnd, this morniug, with spectators j
Wgw Ho hear the voice of Kentucky,
through her gallant sud honorable statesman.
A greater number of ladies were
present than bad evj^?eco known before;
man/ of ihem being unable to seeum
seats. The .Senators ceased nil other
employment, and dropping back in tbcir
us^sm^jiji All possible atteution to
were on tbe floor' of the Senate; and
when Mr. Ilreckinridgo aroee in his
place, a whisper could have beeu heard
in aay part of the spaoious Stoats Chamber.
It was a thrilling sight to see one
man srise and boldly attack tho Administration,
whieh haa the support of over
100,000 armed men and ive sixths of
the Senators of the North ready and willing
to uphold its sets.
f My it was a thplliog spectacle to see
one man boldly and indignantly denounee
the acCiona of this unlimited power. As
he read tho Constitution to thoae men
who seek its overthrow, and time and |
again cooly challenged them to refute his
statements, he inspired tbqpc in the gallery
with an irrepressible feeling of
patriotism that escaped in bursts of
applause.
\Vbeu he alluded to the perils before
tho country, and exhorted the peoplesbi'
look to their Constitution and their rights
before it should be forever too late, bis
voioc trembled, and by its uncontrollable
modulations, it oould be seen that biri
emotions were not to be easily rvatrained.
At the conclusion of bis remarks, a burst
of sympathetic applause went up from
the galleries, that was only n-nrcflted by
the remarks of Mr. Tfutubull/ who addressed
the galleries on the score of indccoam.
He concluded a long anl spirited
deiiut.ciatiou of the Abolition war as
follows :
Hut why utter words? I shall trouble
tbo Senate no longer. I know tbut no
argument or appeal will have any effect.
I have cherished all my life uu attach- J
meat to the Union of these States under
the Constitution of the United States,
and 1 hare alsajs revcrcil thai Lust.ru- ,
incnt as one of the wisest of human works, I
but now it is put aside by the Executive 1
of the United Slates, and those acts arc
about to be approved by the Senate, and
1 see proceedings inaugurated which, in ;
!. ! . -II t - - I a
my opinion, win loan to (lie uiicr muO 1 i
version of tbc Constitution and public i
liberty. It in vaiu to oppose it. I aiu
aware iLiat, in the present temper of ('on- ' <
gress, ouc might as well oppose his uplifted
baud (o the descending waters of
Niagara as to risk an appeal agaiust these
contemplated proceedings. The few of >
us left can only look with sadness on the I
melancholy drama bciug enacted before I
us. We can nuly hope that this flash of ]
freniy may not assume the form of chronic ) I
madness, but that l>ivine Providence may ?
preserve for us and for posterity, out of I
tiic wreck of a broken Union, tbc price- I
less principles of constitutional liberty j
and self government.
An Incident or tiik Hiin/i Rijn j
Fioiit.?The Lynchburg Republican I
* .1 i? 11
narrates mo miiowing :
During the height of the battle, many
of our troops, in their unxiety to get a
sure pop at the enemy, lift the rank* for |
that purpose, aud advnnced some distance {
in front. Ouc of these, .lame* Wouldridge,
of Capt. Illankiuship's company,
who was wounded, made for a tree, which
would afford him protection, but just as
he arrived there, a Lineolnitc came up,
who disputed the possession of the tree '
with Wooldridge. The matter was, however,
quickly settled, for without any par.
ley, W noldridge ran his bayouet through I
the Yankee, killing him instantly. A
: Federal officer then rode up, who had j
( observed the affair, and while Would- f
ridge's bayonet was still in the body of 1
| his victim, ordered him to surrender.-*- j
The proposition, however, did not accord
with Wooldridge's idea, for iu an instant >
his bayonet was withdrawn, when be let i
the officer have the full benefit of it, and,
killed hi in instantly also. Two more :
. Liocolnites were just then ruling upon
I Wooldridge, but observing the fate of
1 those who had preceded them, immediate:
ly turned about, and, taking to their
heels as fast a? they could, left our hero
in possession of the much coveted tree.
Wooldridge was subsequently wounded,
> , , ,| /mi kt iii tiiwn, unnsa /v/ At ruvaiBf* Kilii
^ II' ? UUUVI V'MinV'|UVUVV u? \ ?|" Minij
self uunecessarily.
? ? .
| An Infkrnai, Macuinr.?The Haiti-1
| more Republican tells a <juecr story in
cotinccliou with the search for arms that
has been going on iu that city. As a
; detachment of federal soldiers were pok!
iug about in a cellar, they stumbled on a
j singular looking machine with a long I
; funnel, which had beeu partially concealed
in uoe corner. They wore about to !
| remove the ufTair from lbc< house, when
[ the lady of the house rushed towarJs '
' them, and begged of theiu not to touch .
I it, as it was tilled with powder. The
, I words had scarcely escaped her lips, when
i the soldiers rushed pell meli out of the
' door, and only halted upon hearing a
, hearty burst of laughter from tho lady,
| who, upou being interrogated, informed
, then that it was a "pau ul (jciuiau
sausage luachioc."
, | ? .
' Nothing succeeds so well as success.
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961. jWo. 33.
I SOUTBEJIN MAgUVACTURK*.- The
ndioations of ra^raas.afeuftready mantes
ting tbeuullvM throughout the Sooth.
Image we dU aroheiag made in Charles on
sod throughout South Carolina for
wearing the South from ite dependence
ipon the North for the many artioles
rbiob it haa heretofore furnished at enornous
profile. At no distant day there
rill be a* boot and ahoe manufactory
ipon the largest seals, a furnitufe manuactory,
a manufactory of Kerosene oil,
anning mills, a match-making establishnent,
a lace manufactory, and uianulaooriad^sri^Mrfji^^
tteoeaaary ^
here ia in operation a manufactory of
ioware, a clothing establishment, and
wreral other eaterpriaeo which we do
lot at present recollect, but which have
>eeu chronicled in the "Mercury. # In
>tber portions of the South the same
ipirit au i mates the people. Percussion
;sp manu factories beve^bcen established
n Nashville, Touu., Macon, Ga., ltaleigb,
V. C., and Hiehmond, Va. In Pnrtanouth,
Virginia, a pistol tftaaidkctory
las been established. Oil cloth t? being
naoafactufed at Atlantd, Georgia, and
'olutnbns paper nacbfpery. Extensive
ihoe manufactories have also been establalitul
At N>clivilU. Taiini'imii).
Jrleaus, aud Staunton, Virginia. A
ypc foundry baa been established iu
Itiehuiond, and priuting tnk manufhcto'tea
at ltichmoad, Atlanta, Augusta and
Sew Orleans. Tbua, it will be seen that
be South ia really becoming independent
; aud if, daring tbe prosecution of
ibe war, so much energy ia displayed,
How much more rapid will be the strides
akon after the establishment of our iulependence,
and our recognition us onu
jt tbe naiious o? tbo earth.?Charleston
Mercury.
Uskh or tiik Potato. ? !u France ? i
farina is largely used for culioary p rposca..
Tbe fauiod gravies, sauces, and
loups of France are largely indebted for
their excellence to that source, and ita
bread and pastry equally so; while a
great di.ul uf the so-called Cognac irnposted
into England from France is tbo
produce of the potato. Throughout
Lfcrmauy the sauie uses ure common ;
aod*iu Poland the manufacture of spirits
from the potato is a moat extensive trade.
"Stettin brandy," well-known in commerce.
is larjteljr imported into KogUnd,
ntnl la unt' l tram I lionoa (a n.a>*i? mZW #v...
mmu in ovii% iiviii iiivuvu iu uiauj '?i mil
foreign possessions as tlie produce of the
grape, uu<l is placed on many a tablo of
Knglaml as the same; white the fair
1 adieu of our general country perfume
themselves with the spirit of potato
under the designation of Kau de Cologne.
Hut there are other uses which this
esculent is turned to abroad. After extracting
the farina, the palp is manufactured
into ornamental articles, such an
picture frames, snuff-boxen, and several
description of toys; and the water that
runs from it in the prooess of manufacture
in a most valuable scourer. For
perfectly cleaning woolens, and such
like articles, it is the housewife's panacea
; aud if the washerwoman happens to
have chilblains, she become cured by the
Qpcraltou.
A Cheat Man.?The highest,
noblest conception wc have of a great
aM. is one who nndcrstands the power
of his own soul, and is continually exerting
that power for the promotion of good ;
who cherishes a deep and solemn reuse
of the sacredness ofdutv. and .icver hosi
tatcs to (Uncharge that duty, ho the consequence*
ever so injurious to his interest;
who, in inattera of religion, lends
naught but a deaf ear to the loud voice
of sects, naught but a blind eye to all
party creeds; but scans the works of
nature, the revelations in Scripture, the
deep yearnings of the human soul; who
gives all truth a welcome, bow much
soever it may conflict with his pride;
who is ever ready to execute indexible
justice, wbo rebukes all evil, however
high the transgressor stands, and whose
sympathies always espouse the cause of
the oppressed, down trodden snd injured.
Atrotitikh or tiik Vankck Invai>?rh
?The editor of the Lcwisburg
(Ya ) Chronicle, (Mr. H. J. Warren,)
writing to his paper from Laurel Mill, in
Barbour County, says :
"The invaders are perpetrating upon
the loyal citiseu* about 1'hillipps atrocities
of the iuo?t execrable character. Not
coDtent with seising and appropYiating
to their own use, or destroying any and
every kind of private property which may
fall in their way, the monsters have been
hunting married feuiulca froui house to
houac, for the gratification of their brutal
lusts."
Mr. Warren say a that these charges
against the enemy are proveu to be true,
by unimpeachable witnesses.
FbMALIC IhCHKU in Baltimore.?
Tb<? Baltimore correspondent of the New
York Lie raid, in speaking of the public
feeling in that city, says :
Women in private life are in tho habit
of weanug small revolvers, and threaten
to kill the I 'niou men who altall show
any disposition to resist their insufferable
vanity or even succumb to it. They are
seen stopping the soldiers to lecture them
I on their duties, and they even transcend
the dedicacy of their ?cx iu their objurgations
against patriotism and the I uited
l States When the troope are passing
i certain women are seen wearing aprons of
the Jeff. Davis pirate flag, ami others
parade on the alreet with ruhel badges
pinned conspicuously on their bosom*.
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