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Leave August* Aiken “ MontotOrencl “ Windsor “ W’illiston jk 4 ' Elko “ Blackville Lee’s “ Graham's “ Bamberg “ Midway “ Branchville Arrive Charleston kiodt sxrnies. Leave Charleston Arrive Augusta Leave Augusta Arrive Charleston Down Leave Blackville Up Leave Blackville Connects with Trains at 'umbia. Lea 8.30 p m 4.40 p m 4.63 p m 6.18 p m 6.34 p nt 6.42 p m 5.59 p m 0.07 p m 0.21 p m 6.37 p m 0 46nm 7.26pm lO.lOp m .*< f * 10.15 p m 8 20 a m 7.30 p m 0.00 a m 11.26 p m 4.30 a in Branchville for tytcua ■—* 1. In w&fng te this office on fmtdnes® al.' ways give your name *fidl , MtOftceaddreM t : 2. Business letter*end commanieat Ions to’ be published tnOnld be written on .separat^ sheets, and Oi4 obpcl of each clearly Indi- eatod by aeaeadary net® when required. 3. Articles for publication should be wrll- tt;n in a clear, legible hand, and on only one, side of the page. 4. All changes in adterilaemahfn mutrt? reach us on Friday. Im Jssme. The sweet June roses bung In crimson clusters. «- Beside the wall, and codded by the gate: The clover blossoms shone In rose-red lustres In the wide meadows, where, like kings in state. The stately lillles lifted up their challoe To catch the dew that fell from heaven' each night; And In that summer time I built a palace— A stately palace, fair and snowy 'white. were round my all the place sweet songs FREIGHT AXD ACCOMMODATION. .asva Charleston Arrive Augusta Leave Augusta Arrive Charleston Down Leave Blackville Up Leave Blackville Connects at Branchville with Columbia. 7.40 a m 9.85 p m G.tNi a m fi.15 p m 10.24 am 4.56 p m Train for Magnolia Passenger Route. TORT ROYAL RAILROAD, 1 Apocsta,G*., Jan 4, 1879. / The following pwsenger schedule will be operated on and after this date: Baldoo 12 07 Down Baldoe 3 30 Up Allendale 12 30 Down Allendale 8 00 Up DAILY PASSENGER TRAIN. Going South. Leave Augfhat^^ Arrive at Yemasse® Leave Yemsssce Arrive Savannah Leave Savannah Arrive Jacksonville Arrive Charleston Leave Yemassee Arrive Beaufort Arrive Port RoykJ Arrive August* Leave Yemassee Arrive temassee Leave Savannah Arrive Savannah Leave Jacksonville Leave Charleston Arrive Yemassee Leave Beaufort Leave Port Loyal 10 CO a m 2 (6 p m Opm 6 D 111 6 p in 0 a in Opm 4o p in 02 p m 17 p m 30 p m 30 p ni 20 p m 2 4 4 8 9 2 4 4 6 1 1 10 10 c A thousand singlug-Llrds dwelling, And fliwers blossomed about. And all day long the birds’ were swelling, A nd balmy odors on the breeze stole out, Oh! I was happy in that golden summer, And thought not once of sorrow that might be Beside me on the morrow—a new-comer. To steal my birds and blossoms all from < mo lt came—the sorrow that Is always wait- „ iug To enter every heart, following Joy’s feet; I wonder If a rest comes, fully compensat ing The pain and grief that sorrows e’er re peat? My blr's have never sung so full of sweet ness— My flowers never blossomed since that J une, When life to me seemed full of Joy’s com pleteness, And all the world seemed one sweet, ten der tune. 1 11 II 15 am 50 p m 15 a nt 00 p ji 23 a m 00 a m Trains run through bet ween Augusta and Savannah without change, tnkkihg close con nection at Savannah with A. & G . K. R. train 4 for all points in Florida Baggage checked through. ftoF“Through tickets for sale at all princi pal ticket offices. Robert 0. Fleming, General Superintendent. J. S. Dataxt, General Passenger Agent. ♦ P. I ttr, Columbia & Augusta R CHANGE OF SCHEDULE. A 1 !! \rLotte, Columbia A Arorers R. R General Passenger Department. Columbia, 8. C .Dcc. 27,1878 The following passenger schedule will be Operated on and after this date: iVb. 1—Ni</hi Eicprcst, South. Leave Charlotte 1:00 a m Arrive Columbia G:00 a in Leave Columbia 0.05 a m Arrive Augusta 10:00 a in No. 2—Night Etprm, North. Leave Augusta^. 5:55 pm Arrive Columbia .10:00 p m Leave Columbia. 10:10 p m Arrive Charlotte . 3:10 a m No. 3—Day Nauevgrr, South. Leave Charlotte. 11:27 a m Arrive Colombia 4:10 p m Leave Columbia...... 4:15pm Arrive Augusta. 8:30pm No. JPatsotijer, Norfh. Leave Augusta.. 9;0$am Arrive Columbia. 1:20 p m Leave Colombia..... ......... 1:30 p m Arrive Charlotte..,., 6:30 pm Theee trains atop only at Fort Mill, Rock Hill, Chester, Wlnnaboro, Ridge way, LeesvlUe, Batesburg, Ridge Spring, Johnston, Trenton and Gran- Iteville. AH other stations will be re cognized as flag stations. T. D. KLINE, Sop’L John R Macwurdo, Gen. Pas. Agent. THE WANDERER'S RETURN. Patter, patter, came the rain, stead ily, heavily. “ Oh, what a dreary day It is!” said Lottie Maynard, as she looked up from her sewing, and gazed out of the window of the old farm house where she resided. > - “Dreary enough,” replied her moth er, in -a cheery voice, although her spirits ware evidently depressed by the gloom ; 0 but I hope it may clear up before night-fall.” “ I hope so too,” said Lottie, 44 for you know, mother, I promised Emma Brown I would spend this evening with her, and I know she will feel so disappointed if the rain prevents me from going.” “ Well, iny dear, if you cannot go, you must not feel dissatisfied, but be thankful that you have a good home to shelter you from the storm without How many poor creatures are exposed to its fury, and perhaps have no home In which to take refuge?” “ I wonder where poor Charlie is to night ?” said Lottie, sorrowfully. “God only knows,” replied the mo ther, drawing a deep sigh ; h"t I trust nk> •tiuiicttug arms are around him, wherever ha may me. It Is almost three years now since he went away.” “ Oh, I remember It all so well,” said 'Lottie; 44 you know, mother, he did not come down to his breakfast that momlcg and you sent me up to his room to see if he was sick (for he never needed calling) and when I opened his door he was nowhere to be seen.” “ Ho was a thoughtless, wayward boy,” said his mother, tears starting into her eyes, 44 but he was over kind and affectionate toward his mother, and I am afraid your father was rath er too stf rn with him.” “Do you think he will ever come back?” said Lottie, in an earnest voice. 44 Oh, how very giad we should all be to sec him agaiu ; and I am sure father would rejoice at his re turn.” house. Then a loud rap was heard at the door, and she ran to open.it There stood the poor man, the wet dripping from his garments, and the cold wind beating the rain In his face. He made a low bow to Lottie, and said in a beseeching tone— “ It’s a very cold wet day. Would you please aHow me to warm myself by your Are a few minutes ?” Mrs. Maynard waa not the woman to refuse so reasonable a request, es pecially when It came from one who needed so very much what he asked. And since her son ran away to sea. her heart had always warmed toward the 44 sons of the ocean,” although, R was a rare sight to see one in their part of the country, and consequently It did not often lie in her power to be friend them. So when this poor wan derer came to her door shivering with cold, and apparently so much in need of warmth and refreshment, she was not behind hand in her hospitality. She told Lottie to set a chair for him by the glowing stove, and also to set out some food on the table near him, of which he was cordially Invited to partake. After he seemed thoroughly warmed and his hunger appeased, Mrs. May nard turned to him, as be sat by the Are, with averted face, and inquired why he happened to be out on such an inclement day. _ “Why, you see, ma’am,” said the stranger in a respectful voice ; 44 1 only landed at Philadelphia the other day. I’ve just returned from a long voyage, and I’m on jay way to see an old friend, who lives somwhere on this road.” " Have you been long at sea ?” asked Mrs. Maynard. “ Well, not more than three or four years. I’ve made two voyages to China, two or three to Europe, and this last to the west coast_of t South America and baeft, and now I think I shall set tle down on land, for I’m about tired of following the sea. It’s a hard life, and you’re treated ’most like a dog.” “ It’s a bard life, you say ?” said Mrs. Maynard, sadly (sho was thinking of her absent boy.) 44 1 suppose, in your wanderings, you never met with a young man by the name of Charles Maynard, did you ?” “ Charles Maynard! Charles May nard 1” slowlv rnneated the' stranger to himself. 44 Why, to b* ^ He sailed in the same ship with me several times. I often heard him speak of his good mother. Are you any re lation to him, ma’am?” "I am his own mother. He’s my only son 1” cried Mrs. Maynard, the tears gushing into her eyes, and start ing to her feet, she advanced toward the sailor. 44 Oh, tell me, where did you see him last ? Where is he now ? my poor boy ! Will he soon come home ?’* The stranger covered his face with hie hand, whilo a deep sob heaved his manly bosom. Then, uncovering his face, the big tears rolling down his cheeks, he looked, and said softly— ‘ 4 Mother, don’t you know your boy? I am Chailie Maynard I’*- A mother’s arms were instantly thrown around him. A mother’s kiss es fell thick and fajjfe,oa bis swarthy Jefferson Ikavl* at Home. Seventy-flve miles east of Nsw Or leans, on the Now Orleans and Mobile railway, is the little flag station of Beauvo*r, about equidistant from Mis sissippi City and Biloxi, favorite sea side resorts of the wealthy residents of New Orleans. Beauvoir Is the home of Jefferson Davis. Entering the gate, you pass across a lawn doited with live oak and other trees festooned with the picturesque Spanish moss. Before you la a low and spacious man sion painted white, with broad veran das. At either side, a trifle nearer the fence, is a small building, a sort of pavilion. While resting on the veranda wait ing for your letter of Introduction to be handed to the master, yonr eye takes In the hospitable provisions for caso afforded by several comfortable rocking-chairs, a table and a settee. Life here is al fresco. The broad hall which goes through the house is open to the breeze, but not to the ardent sun, whose rays are Intercepted by the veranda. Here on the front veranda sits of a morning the ex-Fresident of the South. In full view is the Gulf dif Mexico, that dazzling, UADIANT EXPANSE OF SHIMMERING BLUJ. Its summer waves glide softly to break in lulling sound upon the white and sparkling sand. Tho breeze is laden whb the strange perfume of the sea. It Is the land of the lotus-eaters, where ’tls always afternoon. I was soon summoned to the little pavilion to the right of the mansion. This building is divided Into two parte. The rearward is occupied by an ancient and favorite negro servant, whose Idea of housekeeping is to display his fur niture and tools on his little veranda. He has a notion of raising vegetable odds and ends in boxes, and bis vagar ies excite but a smile. No one dreams of interfering, even for the sake of order, with the privileges of this anci ent servitor. The front portion of the pavilion is occupied by Mr. Davis as a library and study. Here I found him, slightly in disposed and lying upon a lounge. His manner Is genial and very kindly, with that charming courtesy charac teristic of the high-bred Southern gen tleman. seviustt >avls na JSavannah ami Charleston Railroad Co. 7 CHANGE €>F SCHEDULE. January 1, 1879. The foll»wIng Schedule is in effect at this date: , Fcut Mail, Daily. Leave Charleston - - « - 715 a. n». Arrive at Savannah -. - - 1 00 p. m. Arrive Port Royal - - * 4 17 p. m. Arrive Jacksonville » - % . 6 36 a. m. |ririve at Augusta - - - . 6 30 p.m. ivannah .... 3 15 p. m. harlcstoo • • » 9 00 p. nr Night Train, Daily. Leave Cl^rleeton - ’ • -8f 10 p.m. Arrive Savannah • - - 6 40 a. m. Leave Savannah « - - 9 00 p. m. Arrive Charleston - - 8 00 a. m, Pullman ears on all Night train*. C. 8. GADSDEN, Engr. and Sqpt. 8. C-'Boit»T05, G, F, aadT. Agent. “I am always hoping and praying that he may return to be a blowing to fitw, and amid the exclamations of joy us all yet,” *.ii I Mrs. Maynard. “ Of- from herself and Lottie, the poor wau- ten I lie ttwako a great part of the night, thinking about him. Sometimes 1 fear the cruel sea has swallowed him up, and all the fond hopes that were centered him. Then agaiu, hope whls- derer felt that he was indeed welcome at home again. If ever there was a happy household. It was Farmer Maynard’s on that me morable evening. After a bountiful pers that he yet lives, and will glad- popper (such as poor Charles had not den our hearts again with his piesence. And oh ! what a sweet thought It is i I trust this trial may be blessed to us all, for 4 God’s ways are not our ways,’ you know. It looks very dark now, but light may dawn upon us, and All our hearts with joy." “ He is quite a young man now,” said Lottie, medlatlvely. 44 Yes,” said her mother, ,4 and age and experience often brings wisdom.” Silence reigned for awhile, for both mother and daughter seemed Inclined to think rathe*- than talk. The big drops of rain beat upon the window- panes, and the wind whistled around the snug dwelling, making them real ize the comforts by which they were surrounded. They thought of the dear one far away, and wondered whether he was shielded from the pitiless stoims, and, above all, whether he was safe from the many temptations which beset the pathway of the young and Inexperienced when they are out in the cold and unfeeling world, away from the benign Influence of home and friends. Suddenly Lottie exclaimed— 44 Oh, mother 1 do look at that poof man walking In the middle of the road. He must be drenched to the skin. I wonder why he Is out on such a dread ful day. Where can he be going ?” “ Perhaps be Is on his ifay to some farm-house to try aud procure woxk,” said her mother. “ He’s oomiog toward our gate,” said Lottie, “ and he’s dressed like a sailor. I wonder what he can want ?” She watched him as he entered the tasted since the time of his leaving home,) they all knelt down and re' turned thanks for the return of the long-absent son and brother, and each member of the family felt that a load of sorrow bad been lifted from their hearts, and joy Infused into their in most souls. Why CJeo. W. Williams Stopped Selllag WhNkcy. [Her. J. M Martin in Springfield Republican.J When Geo. W. Williams, the Charles ton millionaire, was a young man, he became a partner in a wholesale gro cery house in Augusta, Ga. The sale of liquors was a leading feature and principal part of the business carried on by the Arm. The thing went on until tho death of a man was traced to a barrel of whiskey that had gone out of that establishment. Being well grounded in the principles of religion and temperance, Wilhams was shocked and distressed by the sad event, and determined to free himself from fur ther compflcley In the liquor trafic. He put hto foot down on that branch of the business, and declared that no mors liquor should be sold by the firm of which he was a member. Friends remonstrated, alleging that the house chiefly made its money through the sale of liquors, and that If this trafflo were discontinued the concern would break. Williams stood firm, the sale of liquors was abandoned, bat the bus iness of the house, instead of declin ing, Increased. Williams afterwards removed to Charleston, and has been steadily prosperous, until .he ranks gate, and walked up the path to thqa among the richest men of the Boutb. mr. Davis has yet a fresh and vigor ous look. His hair, moustache and whiskers are white in part, but bis eye is bright and cheerful. His face, la repose, Is almost severely iutollectual, but tho smile which lights up his mouth and his quietly cheerful laugh dispel the flrst impression of coldness. Few of our public men have the quiet fascination of manner, the old-fashion ed grace aod the charming conversa tional power of Jefferson Davis. His memory Is capacious and retentive. One might, with a facile phonographic pen, collect groat stores of reminis cence from his lips. I asked him if he was much visited by newspaper men. He replied that ho was not, for ha had made it an In variable rule not to bo interviewed, and of the repulses of reporters he gave me several instances of an amusing nature. “ Surely," he said, 4 * I who am disfranchised, not eYen a citizen of the United States and wisITno political ambitions, may claim immunity from the reporters.” The conversation turned naturally upon the newspaper press, and in his estimate of the jour nals of the old school as compared with the newer ucd “spicier” papers of to-day, Mr. Davis showed an inti mate knowledge of the history of jour nalism in this country. Mr. Davis U a pretty extencive newspaper reader. I asked him if in working on his memoirs he preferred the morning hours for hie literary task. He said that he did not; that he could work belter evenings and was In fact a late riser. “ I got enough of early rising In the army in my younger days,” he added. THE MANUAL LABOR OF WRITING was, be remarked, distasteful to him, and he sought relief in dictation, al though his thoughts came faster than the pen of his amanuensis could secure them. "The only person who could ever wfrte fast enough for me,” bo said, 44 was my chief clerk when I was Secretary of War. He disliked compo sition, and I equally disliked writing. We wore, therefore, the complements of each other.” The little library In the pavilion la arranged very conveni ently. A gallery mldffay up the shelves makes it easy, by means of a step-ladder, to handle books on the topmost shelves! tfbe large library which Mr. Davis possessed before the war, was dispersed, the books in many cases being scattered through the woods. All of his present collection are newly acquired. The lower shelves are laden wltti the Oosgresslonal Globes—an imperfect set, Mr. Davis remarked—and the " American Arch Ives.” Above are biographies in great number and political histories, hand books, etc. Earlv In the afternoon lunch was servotf in the little library. Whlls we ate, Mr. Davis talked pleas antly of men and events in bygone days. He has that rare cheerfulness of humor which communicates itself to hie auditors, and has besides a quietly witty turn. What was said by MR. DAVIS REGARDING POLITICS, I am not at liberty to repeat. But I may say that none of Mr. Davis’ judg ments of men and things were tinged with bitterness. Ho seems to discuss politics from the serene r heights of philosophic statesmanship. He Is tol erant of all opinions, while earnestly believing in the doctrine of State rights. Without the States there could, he said, be no Union, aud in local self- government alone liee her safety. Regarding certain matters which were discussed In fbe course of the day, I am privileged to speak. I asked him if he thought the negro exodus would assume formidable dimensions. He said he did not attribute exagger ated importance to the movement, nor did he thlnK It a trifling matter. The negroes are credulous and easily led. Those who have gone to Kansas will probably return, if they have the menus , others think they will remain only to die in that cold country. Some of his negro laborers on hit Mississippi River plantation went to Kansas, In the outset of the ‘ 4 exodus.” They bad asked his opinion of Kansas, and ho had told them of its rigorous climate, but had said to them, If they foil it to be for their beet good to leave, to go rather to a warmer region. As an ip&tabca of negro credulity Mr. Davis-belated to me the experience of one 0! hia negroes to whom an agent had sold a certificate for 35 entitling the purchaser to take forty acres of waste land. The poor fellow selected a piece of ground and spent all of his savings in Improving and stocking the place. He had got the land Into a fair state of cultivation, when the owner catno along and told the negro to leave, for it was his property. Thus the poor, duped negro lost every cent he had. Mr. Davis tbluks the return of some of the Kansas emigrants will for a time deter negroes from trying their fortune there, but he fears' that the easy credulity of the negro may at any time render him the victim of some cruel scheme. Mr. Davis said that (here Was a great deal of excellent land la Missis- ^ ftt w - ~ - — ——- _ ral government which the negroes might buy very cheaply. He believe! that, apart from the white man, tho negro will cease to thrive, aud will re lapse into barbarism. The races need each other. Mr. Davis remarked that It was impossible for a man who had been reared apart from the negro to have that same affection for him as is felt by Souther* men, who have in childhood been nursed by negroes, been the playmates of negroes and grown up with them. The tendency of negroes In the State of Mississippi, thinks Mr. Davis, is to move on to the alluvial. They are leaving the hills and going to tho river. He advocates the Immigration to the fertile hill country of Northern men, who will, ho believes, be cordially wel comed. - ■ Men of small capital can invest to an advantage in fruit and vegetable cul ture. Vine dreesers will do well The thirty-second parallel of latitude, said Mr. Davis, indicates the proper coun try for the peach. Oo both sides of this line the peach thrives. This par allel runs nearly through Ylcksburg, Jacksou and Meridian. Mr. Davis spoke of the sure remuneration afford ed by orange cultivation in lower Mis sissippi. There were instances of trees bearing 5,000 oranges, or at the rate of 350 a tree. “ But to be moderate,” he said, "let us say from 1,000 10 2,000 oranges per tree; here Is from 310 to 320 return.” Fig culture is practica ble on a large scale, and he would ad vise the canning of this fruit for the market. He had, he said, seen the blue Celeste flg candy on the trees. In speaking at some length on grape cul ture, Mr. Davis remarked that tho Scupperuong is the variety best adapt ed to the coast The yellow fever Mr. Davis regards as a deterrent in Northern Immigra tion, but the fever, he says, Is ah exo tic, and probably a rigid quarantine will in the future diminish the chances of hs appearance.—Boston Herald. Itomun ce (if tfe FroKilfcf. A half century ago ^ large part of the people of the United States llvedlff houses unpalnted, unplaetefed and ut terly devoid of adornment A well-fed fire In the yawning chasm of a huge chimney gave partial warmth to a sin gle room, and it was a common remark that the inmates were roasting one side while freezing the other; in contrast, u majority of ■ the people of the older States now live In houses that are clap- boarded, painted, blinded and comfort ably warmed. Then, the household furniture con-ilsted ol a few plain chairs, a plain table, a bedstead made by the village carpenter. Carpets there were none. To-day, few are the homes, In city or country, that do not contain a carpet of some sort, while the average laborer by a week’s work may earn enough to enable him to repose at night upon a spring bed. - Fifty years age the kitchen 44 dress ers ” were set forth with a shining row of pewter plates. The farmer ate with a buck-handled knife and an Iron or pewter spoon, but the advancing civili zation has sent the plate and spoons to tbs melting pot, whilo knives and forks have given place to nlckle or silver- plated cutlery. In those days the utensils for cook ing were a dinner-pot, tea-kettle, skil let, Dutch oven and frying-pan \ to-dsy there is no end of kitchen furoliure. The people of 1830 sat In the evening in the glowing light of a plteh-knot Ore, or read their weekly nowspapers by the flickering light of a •• tallow dip ” ; now, In city and village, their apartments are bright with the flame of the gas-jet or the softer radiance of kerosene. Then If the fire went out upon the hearth, It was rekindled by a coal from a neigh boring hearth, or by flint, steel and Un der. Those who indulged In pipes and cigars, could light them snly by some hearthstone; to-day we light Are and pipes by the dormant fireworks in the match safe, at a cost of one-hundredth of scant. In those days we guessed the hour of noon, or ascertained it by the creep ing of the sunlight up loth# 44 noon mark ” drAwn upon the floor; only the well-to-do could afford a clock. To day who does not carry a watchl And as for clocks, you may purchase them at wholesale, by the cart-load, at sixty- Fifty years ago, how many dwellings were adorned with pictures? How many are there now that do not display a print, engraving, chromo or litho graph ? How many pianos or parlor organs were there then ? Reed organs were not invented till 1840, and now they are in every village. Borne who may read this article will remember that In 1830 the Bible, the almanac and the few text-books used In school were almost the only volumes of the household. The dictionary was a volume four Inchos square aod an inch aud a half in thickness. In some of the country villages a few public spirited men bad gathered libraries containing from three to five hundret volumes; In contrast, the public Hb raries of the present, containing more than ten thousand volumes, have an aggregate of 10,650,000 volumes, not including the Sunday-school and prl rate libraries of.the country. It J White the older civilization of tbs East is excited over the eccentric tastes of well-bred young women who pr!fcf» for husbands car drivers and coach men to tbs tnen of mors polite posi-r— tlon/ th! newer and cruder aodety of ^ the frobtler baa been enjoying 00 Its own account a little romantic sensa tion, £he end of which has not yet come. In the deVenth Cavalrystatlon- edat Fort Abraham Lincoln, Dakota, there Is an Unlisted man, Cbarles Meil- er, whose good looks hava not only made many of the laundnMses’ hearts llatter, but have exerted an Influence n all the towns neaf which hia troop has been stationed. Recently there cams to Blsmarclt Mr. ifrank C. Mel ville, a prominent aod wealthy mer chant of St Paul, Minn., and with him came fils daughter, a girl of eighteen, who Is spoken of as quite beautiful la w person and the possessor of many graceful accomplishment#. Mr. Mel ville came to Bismarck to start a flout mill, and while he waa engaged In the occupation his daughter amused her self with the limited society that th* place affords. Everyone knows whnt( belle an accomplished girl can be when she Is visitiog at or near a fron-. tier military post, and Miss Melville was not an exception to the well-prov< en rule, for neirera day passed that several young officers did not dls- mountjp front of her dona, theee young mea, It Is generally thought, was seftously smitten aod pressed his suit with much persever ance. Miss Melville, however, waa not captivated by the glitter of 4 shoulder strap, nor did d chevron stay her free ' eyes. New Year’s eve a ball waa given at which, Id the characterise!# West- '* ern way, people of many social grades ’* met and mingled on the floor. There Miss Melville met the handsome MclN ler, who received so much encourage ment that he met her secretly after- ♦ wards, and the acquaintance ilpened Into an engagement which the other day culminated lu an elopement to Jamestown, where the couple were married. The announcement of tbs marriage created more commotion lu the garrison than many an Indian as sault has done, the men a! a rule look ing upon the affair much as “Dick Deadeye” did upon M Ralph Rack- cere took somewhat the same view that “Sir Joseph Porter” did of tiiP*i fair “Josephine’s” defection. Meliier and his wife returaed to his poet after ^he ceremony and the bridegroom waa properly sent to the guardhouse for being '* absent without leave and for conduct prejudicial to good order and military discipline.” Mr. Melville has taken his daughter to St. Paul, but before going he had an Interview with Melller aod, while forgiving him, 4 promised to eXert his influence to sef cure the discharge of his daughter’s husbaud from the United State* ser- 4 vloe.—New York World. ABOlher New Dtpartwre. The following Is taken from a New York correspondence that appeared la the News and Courier 1 Our Hebrew friends, especially those’ of the orthodox branch, are much ex-' erclsed over the new departute pro- estimated that altogether tha number pf)<<J<i „ tb< , rMh , M , b „ Trar ,|„. A correspondent says : The insect question Is a very important one; they will destroy us If we don’t them. Tho f flowing modes I use as occasion de mands, and- never fall: Melon and cu cumber bugs like radish leaves better than any other kind. I sow a few rad ish seeds in each and never lose a plant. Earth-worms, cut-worms, white grubs, and, in fact, all soft-bodied iirorms, are easily driven out by salt sown broad- oast You can do no harm with ten bu shels to the acre, but a half bushel is ample. Dry slacked lime is also ef fectual. Georgia, Delaware and Booth Caro lina are the only States that are wholly represented by native born Congress men. of volumes accessible to the public U not lees than 20.000,000 l Of Webster’s and Worceitor’s dictionaries, It may be said that enough have been pub lished to supply one to eveiy one hun dred inhabitants of the United States. —Atlantic Monthly. ■ ■ -* » » | Too NXiich Colton. We have repeatedly warned our peo ple against the mistake they make in tho over production of cotton. It seems that they are determined, how ever, and persist in their error. In tho early spring a momentary rise in the price of the staple is sure to mis lead the majority of our farmers and the failure of one year Is succeeded by that of the neit and euch has been the history of cotton planting in this Btate since the war, until our farmers are poorer than they ever were. Just now and for some weeks back there has been a considerable rise In the cottou market aud the farmers have thereby been encouraged to plant larger crops thau they had at flrst Intended, and are disposed to make heavy bills with the merchants upon the false and mis leading presumption that cotton will bring a big pi ice in the fall. Tb.« only way to avoid the fatal consequences of present extravagance Is for the farm ers to religiously refrain from buying anything more *‘ on time ” than their actual nccessUiee require, The price of cotton in the fall will very probably be lower than U baa been at any time during the present season—everything Is going down, prices are not more than half what they were a year or two ago, and It Is unfair to snppose that cotton will go up and everything alee down. The most rigid economy and nothing else can save our farmers from abso lute bankruptcy. Without the farm er# Of the country will all go down un der the crushing weight of their liabil ities and the people will be-sold to a slavery of debt under the bheriff’s hammer. -Abbeville Medium. Erdanuel on Fifth Avenue. It seems likely that the day of worship will be changed from Saturday to Sunday. Most of the worshippers in the Tem ple Emanuel are of tbd clase of Jews who attend to buslnewon Saturday just as other people do and they find It inconvenient to give part of the day to religious service. They do not sew' why the Christian Sabbath would not) answer just os well, and they propose to substitute It for their own. Rabbi Gotthiel, the poster of the Temple, whoee sympathies are with the pro gressive element of bis people. Is in favor of the change. He thinks the attendance at service would be much larger 00 Sunday than en- Saturday, because business would not then In terfere at all The old-fashioned Jewa are indignant at this additional symp tom of weakness on tho part of their “ progressive ” brethren, and some of them even denounee the Temple Eipaii- uel people as renegades and apostates. But those people cut loose from ortho dox Judialem long ago.* They aie' j ews (according to the old standard) only In tmtfie. They observe scarcely [any of the okl forms, and they pay very little mofe attention lo the 8aIm bath than free thinking #0-called Ohifc*. tains pay to Sunday. Nearly all ti e Jewish brokers and merchants are at their places of business on Saturday just as regularly os on Monday. Most of tbeea are lu favor of dropping the old-fashioned Sabbath altogether, acd opening the temp lee en Sunday in stead. At present it seems very prob able that the change wfll be made, and that it will soon begin at the fashion able Fifth Avenue Temple. The flrst cat load of newTexaa wheat, was shipped from Enuls 00 Wednesday last,