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C., WEDNESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 15, 1869, NO. 9, The New York S>tn, of the 6th, in respon sible for the following: Among the prisoners arraigned for trial in the Court of Special Sessions, yesterday j was one James Moore, more familiarly known to the authorities as John Miller. He was •censed of stealing a few yards of flannel from a store in Broadway, and though his counsel, A. J. Anderson, Es^., pleaded guilty to the charge and threw himself upon the me ray of the court. The man bore the a|tpcarance of one who had had a hard life of it. His black eyas were deeply sunken, lie was very pale, looked haggard and oom- p lately wwu out. Upon hia lace was indeli bly stamped that aad, sorrowful, disappointed look, which belongs to the old criminal when be sees he must bow to his fhte, as he stands Wore an earthly tribunal for the last time, to be sentenced once more, and then to die, where he has lived in a felon’s cell. The history of John Miller would fill a voluiua. He was born in Scotland, and came •to this city sixteen years ago, a first class hwghr in evarj respect. Before taking his leave of the old country, he had already dis tinguished himself hy three successful bur glaries, which yielded him 10,000 lbs. The poKce of Edinburg regarded him as the most skillful criminal in Scotland. When ■only sixteen years of age, he was sentenced to aa^gtt term of imprisonment in the Edin burgh Work house. The rererse of fortune made him shift his quarters. London was next selected as his field of operations. For at whole year, he lived and thrived hy his burgiactes. Hia last exploit, before his departure, was Momiag upas a banker's rale, and abstracting money enough to pay hia expenses screen the Atlantic. With a tew thoma d doi ars in hia pocket, he reached our hospitable tbaraa, am company with three other profes sional English burglars. He made plans of the vaults of the Bank of England, before leaving, with an intention of overhauling their contents, but the close scrutiny of the London police compelled him to forego his Once in this city, he began operations im- Europe, and presented a check for ten thou- ' 1 —i—-t—" m Miller. No sooner did he return, than he began series of daring burglaries, the like of which had naver been heard of in this city. He Would break into a store on West street one night, and the next night South or Ca nal street would be visited. Information was conveyed to him, about this time, that a large shipping house on Front street had received a heavy remittance of gold coin from the West Indies. Miller summoned unto him his confidential friends, Jno. Brown,Tim Sullivan and Skinner. The latter, who was what is called, in the slang of burglars, a ‘stow-away* scccretd himself, in the store during the day time. When evening came, Skinner opened the door to his friends and admitted them, Miller at once assumed command. He had the safe placed upon its back, the fuse was applied, and the patent lock flew open. To their surprise, only $185 in silver was found. At this juncture, Brown fancied he beard the alarm sounded without. He rushed nni just time enough to have a struggle with the night watchman—knock him down and cape. Sullivan and Skinner followed, but poor Miller, thauka to hia bronchial con sumption, was again captured. He offered the officer his gold watch, worth $300, and $500 in money, to let him go, The bribe was refused, and the burglar was marched to prison. His friend Sullivan had the impudence to be present at the examination next morning, and as he had often been seen in the compa ny of M iller, he, too, wae arrested on suspi- uion. Both were tried at the ensuing term of the Court of Oyer and Terminer, and sentenced to the Sing Sing Prison for the full term—five yean. Miller, by some means or other, managed to get ont before the ex* pirstion of his sentence. He only remained in the city a short time, just long enough io raise a little mottoy to pay hia expenses out West. For some days after his return from the State Prison, be loafed around a well kuowc bank in Greenwich street, and kept an eye on all that was going en. One day he saw a lady dressed in deep mourning descend from a carriage which wax well loaded with truoka. Our hero instant ly made dp his mind that the lady was going on a long journey, nod came to replenish her purse. He followed into the bank. Miller was not mistaken, for the lady informed the cashier of the bank that she wns going to Job pr| Th« above Deportment will be promptly at tended to, and all work in this line cxcoutad on the moat satisfactory utma. Wc will furnish ftt short notice ■ LA W HI. ASKS. if a .rr> bills, POSTERS, - CIRCULARS, < BITSISIfSS CAROS. r 1 WKDDISU CAROS, RILL READS, PAMPHLETS. LABELS, All J#b Woj-k will be Cask on delivery. mediately. He made hit rftbtU by breaking jfiUt .the store on the Northwest corner of Jluann and Church streets, and stealing T0,00$ in silks and 5,000 in coin. A few days After this burglary, he again visited the store, 1 j •hrt’ke the safe, and $10,000 more fell into his grasp. The boldness of this last exploit produced a great sensation in the metropolis. The dc< o,_ could obtain no clue to the perpetrator. A vigilant watch was main tained over the premises for a few weeks, during which time, Mr. Miller, who was rap idly becoming initiated into our customs, ■visited three or four other stores, and carried off a few hundred dollars. When the watch over the church street property wan relaxed, Mr. Miller thought he would again try bis hand at the safe which had yielded him such a rich harvest, lie sand dollars. The money was counted out to her and she left. AY hen she reached the carriage, a gentleman with a pen behind hia car, accosted her and said that he was a clerk in the bank—that some mistake had been breaking to a science, In his younger days he scorned to ‘go’ for sprite leestbau $1,000 Yesterday, in his old age, sfter having stolen over $1,000,000, he was sentenced to the penitentiary for purloining a few yards of flannel worth $3, from a dry goods store.— He cannot live above six months, and wilt probably not live ont his sentence. Married A tiood Deal. A correspondent writes to the AYarsaw (Mo.) Times as follows : About two years ago a man by the name of P , engaged in hueksterniug,_come into this vicinity, and after a few menths in his trade, married the widow J , who had six children. Things went on smoothly for a time, then came storms and finally squalls. About the first of this month woman from Illinois, with six children, appeared here claiming Mr. P as her truant husband, and produced her certificate of marriage. Things looked blue for Mr. P , and he treated the matter as a fraud- The Illinois wife left with a view to commence suit. On Tuseday last M. P left for parts unknown. On Tuseday a woman with six children, hailing from Tenn essee, came to the village claim i ug Mr. P as her husband, and found the inexorable gone; and she also returned husbandless. On Wednesday night some strange party drove -ip to the house of Mr. P 's Cole Camp wife, and left a child upon the doorstep and then departed. Burner has it that Mr. P also had a wife in the vicinity of Lex ington, Mo., and from recent developments we are inclined to believe it. Til Ink He fore you Kjicnd. Do you really need the article? It is pro).ably a pretty dress or some piece of fur niture, but what solid benefit will it be to you 7 Or is it some luxury for the table that you can do as well without. Think, therefore, before you spend your money.— Or need a new carpet, new couch, now chairs or new dress; you are tempted to buy some thing a little handsomer than you had at first intended, and while you hesitate, the dealer say*to you; “Tis only a trifle more, and see how far prettier it is?” But, before you purchase, stop to think. AA'ill you be better a year hence, especially in old age, for having squandered your money ? Is it not wiser to lay by something for a rainy iMrtoonir. Whj' Some I.odgm hare ate cl. Deter! o- Aalong the questions asked by our cor respondent of last week, with request that answers should ba given publicly in the Ma sonic columns of the f ourter, is the follow ing ; ^ “Why have certain Lodges deteriorated and what is the remedy to prevent others from falling into the same aad state ?” The above question has two clear and dis tinct propositions—one having reference to the past, the other to the future—nnd we therefore propose to touch upon them separ ately. The first proposition therefore, is, “AA’hy have certain Lodges deteriorated?” This subject is a delicate one, but yet it must be fairly dealt with before suggesting a remedy. It ia, therefore, proposed to treat it in a gen eral way, in order that our remarks may not be cousidered as applying to any individual Lodge in particular, but to the whole Frater nity as a body. One of the principal causes why some Lodges have fallen off, both in numbers and respectability, has arisen from a carelessness of members in proposing candidates, of whom they have had but little or no previous knowledge, simply because some friends have states they were ‘good follows.’ It should be known that ‘good fellows,’ in the general acceptance of the term, often make bad Ma sons. Should it so happen that some mem- join ; for notwithstanding the tact that no person is directly asked to become a member of a Masonie Lodge, stiil there arc many ways by which friends aad aequainteaeca may be induced to do a thing, and yet sup pose they are doing it solely of their own free will and accord. After awhile these reck lessly made members bringdiaccrd into their Lodge, and in order to get rid of them they are requested to form a Lodge of their own which in too many cases they obtain the nec essary jicrumsiou to do. The result must naturally be and is injurious to the wellfare and dignity of that time-honored institution Lree and Accepted Masonry. Leaving this part of the subject for the present, we will touch upon the second pro position, “What is the remedy to prevent others falling into the same sad state?” First. Let no member of a Lodge propose as a candidate any man with whom he is not personally acquainted, and with whose histo ry, for at least one or two years, he is not thoroughly conversant, no matter who the person may be who desires him so to do. ^Second. When a candidate ia proposed let avery member of the Lodge consider it part of his duty to find out for himself some thing shout the person thus offered for mem bership, and if unworthy or suspicious, re port the facts to some of the officers of the Lodge—such reports to be kept secret—so that the proposition might be returned. Third. Every member of an investigating committee should perform his duty strictly, and without fear or partiality. Should the caudidate be objectionable, the committee should ;Ut manfully, and report as his con- made in counting the money, and that she ninst give him the money to he re-counted. The lady not suspecting anything, complied with the bank clerk’s request, nud handed him the package of bills, adding that she had not opened it since she received it. The bank clerk left. The lady waited and she still waits. The bauk clerk, of course, was no other than our friend Miller, who went ia at one doer and out of another, ten thou sand dollars in pocket. That night he decamped and began a tour of the AVestern cities. The presence of Mr. Miller at any place was ahraya attended with watch the place fora few days, and at last, , a heavy burglary. Sometime* he waa caught one stormy night, he set out, well equipped i and lodged in jail, but next morning, when paraphernalia of a burglar, and j the jailer came to give his prisoner breakfast, in the company of a dear “pal.” He easily effected an entrance into the store, and his -way to l he safe. He had p. weeded far vrith his work, before ti e alarm was given, she bird was «tgcd. N ''twiilistaudiag the fact lhat t hc was a wealthy man, he wasspeedi. tried, convicted, and sentenced to the State Prison for fire years. Our criminal courts administered justice in tlo.se days, and were not in the hands of abandoned politicians. Mr. Miller and his pal. who was uo other than the note.tout burglar Chauncy Johnson, alia* Dutch Ilciuricb, after seutcnce, were locked up together in a cell on the second tier, facing the yard of the prison. On the ■tght before he was to be transferred transferred to Sing Sing, Miller broke through the wall, four feet and a 1 a f in thickness, with the fork he had used at his supper. He was at that time suffering from bronichial consumption, a disease which had always affected him, and will shortly termi nate his career. Both burglars jumped down into the yard, where they were received by the watch dogs of the prison, who raised an alarm. Kaowing that they had uo time to lose, they quickly ran up a small staircase which, at that time, led up to the court room of the special sessions, sawed off the iron window bars, and sprang across the court room. The only obstacle now in their way, was an old wooden door, which yielded to their efforts in a twinkling. Once under the dismal col- nnins that front on Centre street, uo time was lost in getting away. Johnson, being the more robust and athletic of the two. leap ed over the iron railing and fled. Miller, was less fortunate. His malady had made him weak. Just as he gained the street, al most exhasuted by the labors, a night watch man arrested him. The next day, he was removed to Sing Sing. Prison, where he served his fall term. Miller is the only man who ever broke out of the Tombs. l ive years iuiprisoumeut did uot reform the bird was flown. Only twice did he re turned to the ccene of his former triumphs. The first time he came toauswer to a sum mons from his old friend Chaunscy Johnson, who contemplated a raid on a Broadway bank, and needed his indispensable services. Miller inspected the premescs, and when all the arrangements were completed, the vault of the bank was broken iuto and the snug little sum of $100,000 abstracted therefrom. AVith a generosity really marvelous, they surrendered the money for nreward of $25. 000, being assured by the police that they would no be prosecuted. This was Miller’s last appearance but one in New York. lie shortly after loft, and after wandering around for some time, breaking into stores and banks, and breaking out of all the jails, he finally settled down in Philadelphia. He refrained from business for awhile, but hav ing gambled away all his money, and being reduced to want, he again took up the jim my. He was successful two or three time*, but he was no longer the same dashing, skillful burglar of his youth He soon came to grief, and found hiumclf secure in Moy- ameusing Prison. Ho was turned loose once more two months ago. The rough handling he received in Philadelphia disgusted him with the Quaker oity, and be made his way to this, the city of thieves. The last act in the drama was played yes terday in the Court of Special Sessions, as. above stated. AVe forgot to mention that af ter his escape from the Tombs, the little stairs leading up tho court room from the yard over which he escaped, was removed, and the “Bridge of Sighs,” over which he crossed over to his cell, yesterday was con structed. There is one redeeming feature about this remarkable criminal. Ho never broke into a dwelling house, or assaulted anybody. He confined his operations strictly to banks and stores. lie belonged to that limited class of transgressors who reduce burglary ami jail day ? All these luxuries will only gratify you for tho moment. You soon tire of them, and their own permanent effect is to con sume your means. It is by such little ex travagances—not much separately, but ruin ous in the aggregate—that the great majori ty of families are kept comparatively poor. The flnst lesson to learn is to deny yourself useless expenses, and her of Lodge has been able to ascertain such particulars concerning the “good fellow” a;tfijg j^afTaictatcs, no matter who may propose would make him believe that the candi- .is tmdatc; for if a bad man be admitted date was not sufficiently wortbyof tho impd-T l.tkcnoas bis negligence, all the evil* that fol- taut privilege of being made a Mason, m . jounced ikon his shoulders, iu consequence of the information thus rt/vT to . ourth. Do not confine your inquiries to the set down refereuces, but extend them in all possible directions. Such strictures will not harm a good man, and may lead to the detection of a bad $ne. In such case\ there cannot be too close an investigation. Fifth. Use the black ball only when de served, that is, when a candidate it rcaUy not tp be made a Mason. A Lodge should either by rcjyfjjrig a good rvtl motives or ^pitting ecived take such measures as Would insure his rejection, the brother proposing tho new member very often feela hurt, and takes the matter as a personal affront. If he “ ouid properly consider the whole affair, he no doubt would view the rejection in exactly tho oposite light : for if it be certain that the person proposed is unworthy to be te by the hand by all good Masons, tf>o ri to accept him, would, perhaps be the of saving the proposer’s reputation, and' serving tho Lodge from discord and disi lion. A candidate rejected or objected /or caurr, u, belter out qf the Lodge than in it, ns tho proposer himself might ultimately fiud out when the test of time had developed the secrets of his caudidate’s character and dispoution. If accepted when he should have been rejected, it Is often found that, before many years, the improperly made member, cither through disappointed ambi- I’rluter’n Dev!!. Miss Finey W. Forsythe, who is a prac tical printer herself, has the following happy and appropriate noiice of so called printer's devil*. “A great many persons are iu the habit of looking upon aad speaking ofprintirs devils io a manner that reflects no erediton themselves. Those same printers in nine ease out of ten, are three times as well posted on the issues of the day as the person who spoaka lightly of them. There is no class of boys for whom we have a more profound respect than well behaved printer’* devils. Tbey knew some thing and are practical, which is more than you can say of all classes of bays. In that respect we plsee the boys who work in a printing office head and shoulders above most ether boys. Young women, before you again elevate that delicate nose at the ap proach of a printer’s devil, get some one who knows something of history to tell you. the men of some character that were once prin ters devils. A Valuable JHiut. The following bit of information, furnish ed by an exchange, is well worthy the con sideration of every reader s “It has been tong known to intelligent persons, that foul water is one of the agents for the diffusion of dacaae; bnt even these will be astonished to be assured, as Sir Win. Jenner positively assured the last meeting of the British Medical Association, at Leeds, that two of the moat feart ul diseases, cholera aed typhoid fever, are mainly if not entirely propagated by the drinking of contaminated water. No individual can take too much care to keep their drlnkiwg water free from impurity, aad it ia of the highest importance that large communities should be supplied with Water uncontominatcd by any refuse or sewerage. At any rate, where this is not done; there ought to be an cud of the im pertinence of ascribing diseases to the “mys terious dispensation of Providence.” That terror to all sailors in New York har bor, Hell Gate, must be smashed according to contract before the expiration of Decern- Iji The contractor is using nitroglycerine the obstruction. An account, says: Mrs. Parker’s p: FrlB] tivvds ar. BBSS Triiamtnifx am.' Fancy now opan and ready foi aale. ringer, Gimps, Buttons, .:nd handsuais Silk Cloak Huttons. ChlMrea’a All wool HeoleU I’laid Hum, Xubiiu. Radies’ and Childrv-;’ wools* Hoods. Ladiee’ Woolen Faneh'ons, very pretty, Infants' crcohet shoes. Linen Tape trimi'tiug. Lash's Frilling. Corsstta. tie., olau one piece of very pretty plaids. Her Millinery stock is com plete. MRS. PARKER V Ift J ILL make up nalking anils for Indies and. Ww children ; sho will receive I’etterns frent the North eaeh month during the season. Get 27 » If TIMMONSVILLE carriage: A»D BUGGY MANUFACTORY. T HE undersigned respectfully informs the aitisens of Dar- I Ungtoa and adjoining Counties. that he la prepared to put up in the bast style and at the lowest rules. Buggies, Carriages, Wagons, O-AJRTS, <ScO- Rcpairing done with neainesa and dispatch. Ha reapeetfully solicits a share of publto palrou- Mopt 1 J. A. HcBACHERW, TimmonSvltls, S. C. 4<t ly - giy ceriuc ia placed iu tin cans, which learning this lesson is to think before you ■ spend. A Needle la the Heart, At one of the late meetings of the Acade my of Science at Milan, Italy, Dr. Serafio Biasi, exhibited the heart of an insane no bleman who died lately, and who at various times attempted suicide, after he had killed his father iu one of his insane fits. The un fortunate man died of cancer of the tongue, which he had bitten off during one of his exceaee* of lunacy. AYhen he was dissected a needle of three inches in length was found in the heart. The coroner's court was in formed that twenty -two months before his death he had fold his parents that he had pierced his heart with a needle. They, of course, did not believe it, because no change in the functic ns of this organ could be re marked. He never complained of anv pain in the chest or in, the heart. Scientific men regard this case as being of most extraordi nary interest to surgeons and anatomists. the first *^ e P towa rd j ii on or ev il passions, generally succeeds in destroying both the honor and harmnuy of the Lodge into which he has been admitted. The brother unwittingly in’rouiiciugany one who might thus be rejected should rather under sutiscillrt^'c/ f* dvnt -'laater would force it oW’^hc lv A , , Sixth.. Fix a standard of LigU tone • . ■ •> the guidance of the investigating committees aud never deviate from it, even for your best friend.— Courier. -- • , KTAfo W connected with an electviehattery through asunder copper and sine, attache,, * feet in length. Fifty pounds of plosive material arc placed in eaeh '■-■ih. The can is then deposited in a boat which is carefully rowed to a given spot, The can is then lowered with the utmost caution, and fastened upon a section of rock. On Saturday eighteen of these cans were placed in position upon the Hog’s Back, but owing to some unexplained reasons failed to auswer tho electric eurreut, and did not explode. AVhen it does burst there will be a young earthquake.” Ten Coluinna in a Nulwliell— pvaraucest Against Him. ■A p- T/te Truth in Hi* Favor.—A New En gland merchant doing a large business re quiring several clerks a short time since missed several articles of value from his store. He determined to watch the habits of the young men, to discover, if possible, feel pleased than otherwise that others had ( which one, if either of them, was uutrust- bcen enabled to find out the true character worthy. There was one of them who ap- ofthemauhe had proposed before ho had ; p earc d particularly active and faithful; his A PhyMioiogical Dnc-atlon. The Schenectady Star is puzzling itself over the conundrum why girls can dress as thinly ;:s they do and still keep warm, and relates the following startling experience: "AVe once rode with a girl in an open cutter fifteen miles on one of the coldest nights of winter, and while we sat frt xru nigh as stifi as a stake, our teeth chattering like oaftinets, she kept up an animated conversation, every now and then exclaiming: “Oh! isn't thi- delightful! Don't you enjoy it,—?” AVhen arrived at our destiuutiou, notwithstanding we were dressed a great dealwarmer than our fair companion she had to lift us out ofthe cut ter ami conduct us to the tropical atmosphere ofthe kitchen. On our return trip wc were frozen to death, and she drove the corpse home. It must be that girls aro tougher than we men people. A man is first judged by his dress; after wards, by what he turns out to be. There is a story of the celebrated painter and poet Buchin, who, walked out one day in verv shabby clothes, became more an object ol derision than regard. He was mortified, aud went home, and arraying himself in his very best, again walked out to receive on every hand obsequious attention, llis mortifica tion turned to anger, and going home, he threw his gold-laoe coat on the floor and stamped on it exclaimed, “Art thou Buchin. or am I ?” succeeded in being made a Mason, and be fore it had become too late to remedy the evil. Another principal cause is the laxity of Committees of Investigation. The simple fear of offending a good and well-meaning brother has very often operated on the minds of persons composing such committees, and must have influenced their actions; many times inducing them to report favorably when perhaps they thought in their own conscien ces that the candidates were rather below the strict standard of what should constitute the qualifications of a brother. They would perhaps argue in this wise : “AVe do uot know of anything actually bad in his char acter, but yet his habits are a little loose. Still »*brother A. has proposed him. wemay as well report favorably.” The candidate is admitted. He is in turn appointed on a commit'ce, and reports “favorable” on a can didate a lew shades lower in the social scale. This men ber also iu turn does likewise. And so on, until tho words “little loose” have no application, and “actually Lad ’ be comes the fact. This is all wrong. Again the committee selected may not feel inclined to devote the time, or have the time to spare necessary for tho fullest inquiry into the can didate's sntecedants, of even his present hab its: ami are therefore contented, if not ae. tually satisfied, with tho recommendatious given by the references specially mentioned hy the person desiring to become a member. Of course it is not at all likely that the can didate will refer to any one who would know the evil side of his character, if he have one and yet a close inquiry from his neighbors or former aeqnaintauoes, or even his present business connections, might perhaps easily have led to a complete unveiling of a man whose life was nothing more not less than a living lie. Another cause arises from the haste of dress was inferior to that of the other clerks; and was not part icularly popular among them. The merchaut learned that this young man remained for half an hour or more after the others left, with the door of the store looked. This circumstance awakened his suspicions, nnd he arranged a plan to conceal himself io the store, so that he might discover what oc curred when the clerk supposed hi nself to be. unobserved. Having sent the young man upon an errand just before the hour of closing, he entered his place of concealment. Tho door was looked as usual, at the proper time. The clerk at once began to sweep aad put the establishment in order. AA’hilc waiting for the dust to settle, he was seen to go behind the counter, and tak ing something from beneath it, placed it in ho breast of his eoat. The merchant was now alive to discover what had been taken, and what was to be done with it. The young man went to the window and sat io silence a few moments, apparently examin ing the package which he had taken from his breast The merchant was not left long in doubt, llisclerk soon fell upon his knees he saw that it was a Bible he had been read ing ; and now he offered aloud a simple and touching prayer, for himself, his mother, and sister, hia employer, and particularly for a After he had finished dust- store. unconscious of having brother clerk, who, he 1 cared, was yielding to temptation, ing he left the had n human eye upon him. It is easy to believe that the merchant was deeply affected by what he had seen and heard. This clerk’s salary was increased several hundred dollars a year, and he was given the position made vacant by the dis charge of another whose criminal acts had been discovered. An old A'irginia hunter, who heat d CLliop Meade preach iu his elcrieal robes without manuscript, paid him this compliment: “He “Bugmaster-Uenenl” is another name for State entomologist in Illinois. A story is told of a soldier in the army whose only fault was that of drunkeness. His Colonel remonstrated with him. “Tom you are a bold fellow aud a good soldier, but you get drunk.” “Colonel,” replied Tom, “how can you expect all the virtues of the human character combined for sixteen dol lars a month.” A shrewed old gentleman once said to his daughter.' “Be sure, my dear, you never marry a poor man ; but remember that the poorest man in the world is ono that has money and nothing else.” Oh! the wreteh.”—A mizcrablospeesmeu of a male man says that giving the ballot to woman would uot amount to much, for none of them would admit that they were old enough to vote until they were too old to ask any interest in politicts. Dr. K. C. A’oung and Tsham Cox—Qua kers—held a religious meeting at the Wash ington Street Church, last night—and. the “spirit having moved them,” delivered excel lent addresses, which, as we arc informed, were attentively listened to. Said and ambitious youth one day to a young iady, “Don’t you think I’d tatter dye my moustache?”—earressing that infant prodigy. “I think if you let it alone, it’ll die itaoll!” said the lady. Onward! Upward!! AYING met with eucceu, for beyond our ex pool at ion, ia the paMieation ef CHARLOTTE OBSERVER, we take.thi* method of offering our papers. Daily, Tri weekly and Weekly. as among the best adverthiue mediums iu West- evu North Carolina. Adru tiatuunts Solicited—Term* Moderate. * ritEMHUMt PKEHlUXSt! We offer FIVE valuable Agricultural I'rsmi- ums to pet sous gutting up Clubs fur the Weekly Observer. Address SMITH, WATSON k Co. Charlotte, C. Aug. 28 47 tf AKIilNOTOST im: tjttt .a. Xj Life Insurance Company IN.SIRE 101M LIFE I Insure ia Arlington. Cpmpyiy 5 l«t. Because it 1$ the Best Cuiuitanr. 2nd. Because it is the Cheapest. 3d. Its Dividends are Higher than «n) other. 4th. It is parely Southern and a home enterprise. T O beg leave to eall the attention of the public generally to the *uQcct of LIFE INSURANCE. Ilia the “acroiidui v of every one to Ineure hie Life, an that hia family may not suffer from pov erty* afler hia death. The uncertainty anp peril »f these lawlcsa times, and the certainty of death, admonish all to nutka Immediate and Sure Provision for their Loved Ones. The success of the ARLINGTON COMPANY is unparalleled. Let Southern Men Patronize SOUTHERN INST1TUTOINS. Its terms are so liberal, that all mey ptrtak* of its benctii*. For ftrrthei particulars eell on B. C. Nor men t, AGENTS. March S 22 tf MARBLE WORKS. T llfi undersigned informs hia friends nnd tl.- puMic generally that hp has resumed hi. Buaiuesa, since the late fire, and keeps constantly ou hand a fine and select stock of And is prepared to fnrniah ant! pul up all ktaiia of work in his lino, viz; Monmuents Tombs, Mantels, young Lodge* to make members, wit hout care- l ing to inquire into the qualification!' ‘ '* » good preuehrr, and he is the only one of of those they admit, or even fixing a stand- ; l *‘ eui petticoat preachers that I ever heard ard for the guidance of their investigating committees. Under those circumstances ma A Chicago paper tells a story of election night, which it thinks shows tho enterprise of young Chicago. A party of boys were scon getting t .gether the materials for a bon fire. AVhcu they were asked what wax the news, they replied that they had none. We don't dabble in politics. Wo built the tire so that when the news comes w. can sell it | out to the side that beats!' j A man in Michigan, in attempting to j yawn, got his jaws set, with his mouth wide open, aud had to ride in a row-boat twelve miles, with the wind blowing down his north west passagq^in order to have the door cloned, i He caught a terrible cold. MURAL TABLETS, FONTS, BAPTISMAL ny persons not entirely up to that highly moral standard which should characterize a Mason become members of tho craft, nnd they induce others equally objectfou-ible to who could preach without a rest.” | r ^ ye * r oM wa * w#,k,B 6 *■'*> father, and passings church, the child asked 1 he mills of the gods grind slowly, but j “What house ia that ?” That is the Dutch though tardy, always comos ; and church,” was the reply; “people go there to be good, so that they may become justice, this is the reason why a baggagesman at Clcvand got a hole in him while smashing uj> a trunk in which there waau revolver. I\ ill there bo Dutch angels pa . child should lit sent to Sunday school. ange:s. That HEAD STONES, Of *11 description* at tho Lowest possible rat<- Iron Railings furnished to order, aud getien. sat isfnet iou gun rant ccd. AH orders Kill receive prompt attention. A,, vonces will be rcuuired ou all work. Person* wishing anything in my line shoel i consider the ditforenoe of freight between ti,i» point aud that of <'harleMou J. II. YILLENKT’VE. Market-strcut, Cut;RAW, »S. C. J. M. WOODWARD, Agent at Darlington, at. W. A. CAHUIGAX, Agent at Society Hill, s': orders through them will receive prompt atten tion. April 7 27 fun South Carolina State Agricnltun • ASD Mechanical Magazine. ( Ojficial Organ o/the Sooth Carolina £>/u. Agricultural and Mcehaniral Society.) A T AN EARLY DATE, THE StBSPniEFTl. Jw will publish the tin*number of* Month. Magazine, devoted to the development of tli- terial interest* of this 8t«te, and the whole So and will distribote five thousand -mpitw p., toualy. SO thiU. every one may see what it • foro subscribing. They intend to make v hc*t and handsomest industrial magarlm- published at the South, and they ask Ih- c, co operation of every good citizen in this prise, which must redound to the public Wt • Ecrsons wlshutgomd*.- of ,!-» * rst . , will please -sewdtistffuAdrpsj i 0 WalkclMprau.. jfc' Cngawci. , Ma t . v -