Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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TUK GREENVILLE ENTERPRISE. 1 . . J , , -it ? . ??* ?*" ?Hi . IM IBM l? II 'I * *.*? / ! . . , ' * 1; ' f "" v *> Dtuolfb to Urn?*, |)olilits, 3nlrlli0titJCf, imfc % Improunnmlof % 55tate anfr Coimtnj. Tjuffij CV-fc EDWARD BAILEY, PRO'RS. ' :.7T GREENVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA, FEBRUARY 15. 1871. VOLUME ivii-no o? * M*?o?iftio? t wo uoiiars per innom. A>im?n>n(iiTi Inwrltd at the rata of one doHar per equare of Iwalra Minion lines I (tble aiaed type) or lean for the Aral Insertion, fifty cent" each fer the second and third insertiaa?v M>i twenty-fire cent* fer snhrequeot Wssrtlcna. Yearly contract* will We made. AM advertisement* mart' bare the number of iLacrtiona marked on them, or they will be \b*Mted.ttll ordered euf, and charged for. VnU'4 rrcfcroJ otherwise, Adrertbementa will fnrarlahly be " dttplsyid.* r ? ' Obituary notices, and all matters inuring to to the benefit of nny one, are regarded as Adetrrtf itnfbdla. \ f 4 f * I .. ii .i Vi lelrrtrii ^nrtrtj. ;-U Search For Lifht Vita roses were read at the window. And sweet with the mind-May weather, And rUse %o the bloom, inside o* the room, . Sat pi other arid child together ; And the mother war rocking tke babe 'on ber I \ heart,. \M. And they both wcro rocking together. And toft through the curtain of roeee, Which the roaca could not another, A hcnui of .light, all golden white, Gtfwa iato the child nod the mother? Came tenderly in through the tender Icaroa, A-kisaieg the chi'd and the mother I And the child waa na fair aa a picture That la painted in fairy story ; And he opened hie eyea in a glad anrprlaa, A-accing the wonderful glory? Opened bis hahy and beautiful eyaa, A-acelng the wonderful glow! * 'Tis a wing of gold in tho roaca," 1 Thought he?" it can't be no other And witli band ao white be eaught at tho . light, Then held it wide to ita mother, And the taara aaid plain aa teara could aay, * Ah ! where ta it gone, my mother?" And the May-tiincs came and faded, One Miiy-timo after the other, And a stalwart man, all brown with tan, And far from the lap of hia mother, Waa he that had wept for the vaniahed light. In tho roey houae with his mother! tilled and aailcd the oeean, > And had roamhd the world for treasure,' And with main and might had sought the . , . .. . Jtl.. 11 a 'a . A It. ^ i no ugm of unimaing picarure ; '4"d now bo ?tm old, ud be said (o hi* heart, " I have got mo no euro pleaaure." for suii it t\%4 iiunewn ooiuee am, At etill be bad ktrUen to gather, Prom eon and land, tbe light in Ilia baud ; And bie cry war now, *'.My Father ! It is ail with Thee, Iteyonil life's sea? , It is all with Tbae, my Father !* i?, Alicr Ctmr. t^wmwnaHaaaaBraaaeeaaawa Arkansas Correspondence of Enterprise. t)K8 Arc, Ark.,) Jnmiarv 23d, 1871. f Mesttrs. lulitors?Ab<>iu fifreer, tnile* from this place, is the village of Hlokorv Plains; true, it is a very small <mo, witli hut few houses and only two scores, hut they boast a very excellent ncad emv, under the management of Professor Crosier, tlie author of i **The "Confederate Spy,'* "The Bloody Junta,*' and some one or tiyootl?er Mar , publications. The i location, however, is one of the pretiicst we ever saw ; situated up on a herntiful. level plain, in tlie midst of a magnificent grove, it presents evoiy advantage of a ruinl village, and would make a most delightful retreat in summer, being jieifectlv healthy and pes- i acssing most excellent water. Fit- i tcon milen turiher north, is tlio vil- i loye of Austin, situated amidst the hills, which causes it 10 present a lunch nearer a|>|icnrnnco to some of our up county villages in South | Carolina llimi any place wo have yet seen in this Brute ; and this is i one reason, we presume, that i causes so many of the people re- i moving from our State to locate in j it* vicinity. It is quite a thriving i little place, and as the railroad < will, in a very Short time, pftfe < within one mile of it, its inlnibi I tniiia .pqt'icipajo, its becoming a i considerable place. Tliey arc mak- i injj effort a to Iiavo.a new county formed from portions of Woodrnff, i Pulaski and 'Prairie Cdnntrcs," of i scinch Austin shall bo t)ic county *1 seat ; if thoy succeed, thai ?f itself I ivitt giv? the #*?-%%*?? considerable < impetus tn advancement. I The Legislature uJ litis Slate is I stow in session at. Little Rock. Its Wmpteamn,* politically, is radical, pwing etitij-jrly to U?e disen han- 1 nhiseinctil1ftws of 4h? Slate, which 1 We;' itv'tlrtdt * nature, Iho most 1 eweejMiig.of those of any of the ' States. It is i confident I * asserted I 4?owe?er, by rite knowing ones, that th<?e laws ,wlt1 bo repealed fit Qid'fesdiowfiy tho Legis- 1 iHtnro; Hs'tltey recommend- 1 e<hlu?lhht(CoiM>seby the Governor. ' ..There a<e only eight negroes in { Legislation?, fmtwiths'anrtbig that it is radical. Tho present is jhftitt to bo tlie Vtioftt opiiservatlue Legislature wuich Um convened m? ffaW ftratfi jty** the war. Powell Clayton* the* Governor. Uu? been elected tw the United Brate* See j/tyHj Mflilch MtvMiti to give gee oral sattsfticiion to tit* |>eni>le, as they thii k that ho can do loss fiario to the State there than he eonld in the -Executive chgir; and his lopt m6.-<sago va* ?> 60 conserve tivo character, fjiflt they think perunpi no una aeon mo error or bis way* and boa determined to torn therefrom, bnt more especially are thjey satisfied with his electron because it wi'l place Lieutenant Governor Johnson in the chair no vj??vuriiur, una tie is regarded as a good man and an ukt emely conservative one; ao much so is lie* that many of Ins enemies in the Republican party accii6S him of being a Democrat. If the Legislature do ns it is said thev will do, then, nt'the next election, the Stato will be entirely Democratic.. Even as it is, the representation in Congress is divided nltout equally. In this County, Prairie County, wo suppose there could be found oneone-half dozen white Radicals, and most of the negroes profess to bo Democrats. Owing to tome irregularity in the mails, we have not had the pleasure of seeing a copy of your jonrnal for some time; but we hope that as this is mail night, wo shall be cheered by receiving several of Hie back numbers. We have had snow heieto the uepih of eight inches about three weeks ago, two slight tails since then, but now tho weather is as balmy and pleasant as spring. More anon. CI VIS. Hotfr to Keep a Situation It is a sad time just now for man v who depend upon their salaries for tho support of themselves and families So man}' men are thrown out of employment because the times are so dull; their services a e not needed in storjes and workshops. But some men and boys are always retained. Do yon know wlio are tho fortunate ones? Tlicy are those who are moat useful to their employers?those who do their work the most thoroughly, and are the most obliging and economical. Those young men who watch the time to see the very second wocliift^r Iiuiip is lip U'Lo leave, no matter what state the work may be in, at precisely the in*t*nt~? who calculate tile extra amount they can slight their work and yet not get reproved?who are lavish ot their employer's goods, will always be the first to receive notice that times are dull, and their services arc no longer required. Whatever your situation, lay It down as a foundation rule, that you will he 44 faithful in that which is least." Pick up the loose naiis, bits of twine, clean wrapping paper, and put thein in their places. Be ready to throw in an odd halfhour, or hour's time, when it will he an acc mmodation, and don't seem to make a merit of it. Do it heartily. If not a word is said, bo sure your employer maked a note of ft. Make yourself indispeneihle to liiin, and he will los j many of the opposite kind before he will part with you. [Presbyterian. " Ciioosk Yk."?A gloss of whisky is manufactured from about seventy crams ot corn, the value of which is too small to bo estimated. A glass of this mixture sells for a dime, and of a good brand, is considered worth the ipnuoy It is diauk in a minute or two. 4 It fires the brain, deranges and weakens the phisical system. On the same sideboard-on which the deleteriotia beverago is served lies a newspaper. It is covered with a halt- million type?it brings intelligence from tho four quarters of the globe. The newspaper costs less than the glass of grog, but it is not less true that there is a large number of,"people who think corn juice cheap ami news papers dear! The newspaper is a *?nrce of pleasure and enlightenment to the home circle, as the family are gathered around t.io bright glowing fire on a winter avening, and the results of newspaper reading prove boueficial through life. e Kkkp to onm Thiko.?We earnestly entreat every young rnab, after he has* chosen his vocation, to stick to it. Don't leave it liecause hard blows are to be struck, r?r disagreeable work performed. Those wlio have worked their way up to wealth apd usefulness, do not belong to tlid'ifiHllesa and unliable class, but may be reekondd among such as took off their coats, rolled tin their sleeves, coita tiered their prejudices against labor, and manfully boro the heat and burden of the day. Whether upon the ,ol(J farm, our fathers totted diligauily striding to bring the. spil to prodnctivpss; in tho machine shop or taotory, or the thousand otfier business places that invite honest toil and skilK fet the motto ever be: Pe;severance and industry. Stick to one thing boys, and you will have success. -*??- ; ? Cultivate moral habits. The Test-Oath Bill. Tli? bill recently .pausing both Houses of Congress, to relieve certain closes ot persons from the necessity of taking the testoatli, or u iron clad," previous to entering on office under tlie Fednrnl One. eminent, may have its significance made clearer by a wot a of comment. The political disabilities originally itnpitted on the Southerners are summed ?%}> in two brandies ; the fburieetli amendment excluding from office all who held office before the war; aud the i% iron dad," excluding All who, stood by The South in the war, even though not holding office before. By Act of Congress of July 11, 1868, it was provided that those araeuable to the fourteenth amendment should, on having the disabilities thereby imposed removed, take n certain f'i * t* m n f nalli ? W v? wm.i WIVIV 111^ UI1 office, and the h>H just pawing Congress is t6-allow all who are not amenable to- the fonrteonth amendment, but are to-the 44 ironclad," to hold office 011 taking the sumo oath. The Act for those re liered ham the fourteenth amendment is as ws: AN ACT PBK8CUIBING AV OATH OF OFFICR TO BE TAKEN BY rEICSONS FROM WHOM LKOAL DISABILITIES SHALL HAVE BKKN REMOVED. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of /Representatives of the United Stales of America, in Congress assembled, That whenever any person who has participated in the rebellion, and from whom all legal disabilities arising therefrom have been removed by Act ot Congees* by a vote of twothirds of each donee, has been or shall be elected or appointed to. any office or place of trust in or under the Government of the United States, be shall, before entering upon the duties thereof, in stead of the oath prescribed by the Act of July 2, 1802, take and subscribe the following oath nr^a? firMimton; I, A B, ao solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution _I- ?t._ ft - J o. oi me unneu ouues against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the eaine; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion ; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I aui about to enter. So help me God. Approved July 11, 180S. - The bill just passed for those amenable to the u iron-clad M only reads thus: Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Unit, d States of America, in Congress assembea, That when nnv person, who is not rendered ineligible to office by the provisions of the fourteenth amendment to the Constitution, shall be elected or appointed to any office of honor or trust under the Government of the United States, and shall not be ablo, on account ot his participation in the late rebellion, to take me oam prescribed in the Act ot Congress, approved the 2d of'July, 1862, said person shall, in lieu of said oath, before entering upon the duties of said office, take and sub scribe the oath prescribed in an Act of Congress entitled 41 An Act prescribing an oath of office to be taken by persons from whom legal disabilities shall have been removed." Approved lltli July, 1868. So that, with the President's approval of the above bill,.the law as to Confederates holding office is, that any man relieved of his disabilities under the 14th amendment, or an; man never amenable thereto, may hold any office, 8tate or Fodcral, on taking the oath prescribed in the Act of July 11th, 1868, above quoted. Tlmso not relived from amenability to the 14il? amendment, are stilt disfranchised?Hfev) York World. ? a ? 1 Cos* OI|i *^ABID ^t#r Ifie tlitf. kl method of treatinent is to instantly wash the wound again and again with soap and water, and then apply to it a cylindiical piece of caustic potash cnt in the shape of a pencil point. This should lie hold iu the wound tirmlr for fifteen minutes. After the application of the CAustic tho wimiiiu nitoniu do pouiueea wun bread and milk for two days, and then dressed with a simple salve. A mere scratch is more dangerous than a deop wound, as in ti?e latter case the flow of blood is apt to carry the poison with it. Pr? Smith thinks the poison exists in the saliva of {he rabid Animal, and, like the viru^ of rtidsmall-box, lifuj a certain period of incubation before the system beooines affected. ? ? ^ : ?' The Amasoe. This great river rises in tlio little Peruvian lake of Lnuricocha, 1 just below the limits of perpetual t now. For 500 miles it flows ewit- I ly through a deep valley, then i turning sharply eastward, it runs j 2.600 miles across the great eqna t torial plains. Two thousand tn'les i above its mouth, its width is a mile and a half, increasing to over ten : miles at the head ot the delta, < | whero it divides, and, after run- i ing 400 miles, presents a front ot ] 150 miles upon the ocean. For a i great distance, it js boidored by side channels, or bayous, as they i are callud nnnn tl.A "I " I named by the Indians igarapes, or j canoes paths. From Suntarcm, i the principal town above Para, i one may paddle a thousand miles, i parallel to th6 river, without once ] entering the stream. For twenty- j five degrees of latitude, every river that flows down the eastern slope of the Andis, is an affluent of toe I Amazon. It is as though all the < rivet a from Mexico to Oregon nni- j ted their waters in the Mississippi. ] A halfscoro of these tributaries' ! are larger?the Danube excepted < ?than any European river out of . Russia. The volume of its waters is greater even than the breadth of the river would indicate. Al Nauta, 2,200 miles front its mouth, the depth is forty feet, increasing rapidly as it approaches the ocean. The largest ocean steamer could doubtless steam 2,000 miles up the Amazon. The-vegetation of the valley is exuberant. There is ft bewildering diversity of grand and boautitul trees, a wild, unconquered race of vcgetablo giants, draped and festooned by creeping plants. The moment you land upon the shore you are confronted by a solid wall of vegetation, through which, if you wish to proceed, you must new your way with nache??. Putins, of which 30 varieties are noted, constitute the majority of trees. Then there are " cow trees," a hundred and filty feet high, yielding a milk of the consistency of cream, used for ten, coffee, and custards. The u caucho," or rubber tree, though of a differ ent species from that of the East Indies, produces agmn which constitutes most of the rubber of commerce. Agassiz puts this tree, forty or eighty feet high, in the same class with the milkweed of our American pastures. Oforna mental wood there is no end. Fore t most among these is the moira- < pinima, or tortoise shell wood, the moat beautiful in grain and color I in the world. Enough of this is wasted every year to veneer all I the dwellings of the civilized world. I For many years to come, the ex- i ports of the Amazon Valley must j bo mainly the products of its for- i cats. Yet, strange enough, timber is now one of the chief articles of import at Para. A city ot 35,000 I inhabitants, lying on the verge .of a great forest, buys pine boards < from far away Maine. This folly will in time come to an end. Con- ? trary to all that wo might expect, i the climate of the Amazon Valley ] is temperate rather than tropical. | It is more equal than in any otticr i*nnri/in nf flu* u?a?'1i1 * v? H?v n wi iva * Ex'i uavaoaxck.? A young man went from New York City to the ' far West, where he commenced businees on hie own account, ami ' married. Ilia former buainesa associates in the city were intercated I in hie "luck," and when a mer- 1 chant of that city waa About to ] journey to the place whero tho young man had located, he was f requeated just to visit tho en?i- 1 grant trader, and ascertain how ' things were getting along. Accordingly, the New York Paul Pry Mcertuinel the whereabouts ' of tbe young man, and called on * It'nn ai ki i# a aahIh in tlin ins K/C**3J 111 mo iuvi " Tho introduction of the JNew f Yorker to his wife was quire on- ; hand and unceremonious, and was ( requested to be seated, and partake of the morning meal. The ( young wiio had prepared the steak, 1 biscuit, and coffee with her own hands, and for a table hud used 1 her kneading-board, over which 1 a napkin was spread, and the 1 " board " placed on her lap. The New Yoiker declined a seat at the ' meal, and by and bj took his leave. ' On making his report to his Now < York friends as to how he found > his former comrado tlvlhg, lie dc-* cril>ed thestyle as 14 magnificent P and for explanation of tlio super- ' lative, he said that, 14 were ho the \ owner ot that young man a furniture, lie would net take ten thousand dollars for the logs of his tuWtr ,i<>( Hon. M. Tuatcueh, of Maine, now ninety-five years old, was a member of Congress in 1802, sixty-nine years ago. These instances of longevity of pnblie men are qnito interesting. a Reasonable Profit. When our farmers come down 'rom the region of unreasonable (peculation about the profits of [arming to a sober calculation of he extent to which, on an average, terming will pay, the tono of jociety will improve. Expecting nothing extravagant, they will work more cheerfully for the certain rewards that the most just earth' {justissima terra) as Virgil bo beautifully calls it, will bring tortii to their labor. In the longsettled parts of Kentucky, we are informed that farmers consider three per cent, profit U|?on die capital invested in fanning as a good business. In New England and the Middle States, five per cent, profit npon the capital invested is considered quite enough. Tr. t? tu uii^miiu, n'Ui pur Will, piOlll is considered remarkably gccd. In South Carolina, however, a man plants a farm worth $3,000 at farthest, with stock and implements worth $1,000, and expects a clear jain ot $1,000, that is, 25 per cent, profit. It he gets but halt of that, $500. or 12J per cent., be is plunged into the depths of despondency. And well may he be, for ten chances to one, be has contracted the very small item of a debt of $1*500 upon the glorious prospect of an extraordinary crop at two prices, which it is the custom of planters to believe in, each spring of each successive year. Now they have got to givo up this foolishness. After paying themselves reasonable overseer's wages, they i ould be content if beyond that, they make a clear five or six per cent, upon their capital invested. To this they must come. It has been the inflated price of cotton that ha3 concealed the reality from >1 I.:.I ?_ T. : . n.^iii ii i.iici iu. xl is 1101 our country, our worriout soil, our climato, r>ur labor, tlmt <Jisnp|K>ints their foolish expectations, jib those that ire emigrating will find to their cost. It is their own deficiency in common information and in common sense, and the fact tiint their capital in slaves engaged in the monopoly of cotton production lias been lost. _Thc monopoly still exists, and farming South will, therefore, pay better than else* where ; but * the labor now nvns itself and Southern planters ire no longer capitalists employ ng overseers, but overseers tlicmlelvcs, fortunate, however, in the ownership of the land, and of the stock and implements necessary to jnltivate it.? YVinnsboro JYcios. Wo ask our farmers to ponder :ho above. It contains a truth not generally admitted, but nevertheless true, as every man knows, who lias been engaged in planting to iny great extent. When we comprebend t!ic fstct, wo 6hall have made a great Btride forward. Oni.y a Shadow.?A story is told of a well known gentleman, who sometimes imbibes too freely of the ardent, going home at night recently, and mistaking 1>ia shadow, outlined o:i the front door, for a man. lie paused a little in surprise, and then, lifting his .hat very jrncetully, bade him good evening. 44 A very pleasant evening," said he gentleman. .No reply. "This is iny house, I believe," 1c said, waving bis band. The hand of the chndow went lirougli tbo same graceful curve. 441 should like to get in, sir, if you'll stand aside." fiuttlie shadow made no movement to let him pass. The gentleman was evidently mrprised. lie repeated his desire to pass in, but the shadow remain id still. Ilis wifo, hearing her hnshand's roice, looked through the window blind, and seeing no one bat himjclf, risked why no didn't come in. 44 So I would, my dear, but tliis 'ontlcman" (pointing to the shad(i insists on blocking up the loor." Ilis wife quietly opened the loor. remarking. 44That was your lllftdow." "Indeed," said the puzzled citisen; 44 well, now, I thought he vas a mighty fine looking fvllow to lie so impolite," and went in. Whenever lie shows a disposiion to remain, out late at night, lis tvifo has only to remind him >f the shadow on tho door step to insure a speedy return. ? Mp?. Poct-r McImtiiii, of Iowa, [who ?? >ue hundred and fifteen year* old, died on the rth instant, not of old age. but, prematurely, 'mm the effects of burni, caused by Hcrclothci Win- Am fiha a native nf ItrnninrInk X. J., bat spent molt of her life fa Connect! jut and New York, leaving that State for tb? emit In IflM. She was flrat married at tki age of twenty-four, again at seventy, and again at seventy-five ?and her laat huaband much younger than hernelf, eurvic* her. C. C. Rowan, the oarpet-bag Congreeimai from Cbarteaton, 8. C.f haa three wires nor living, and there are .It States yet to hue from. Plant Irish PotatoesYes, plant a great many, they will cornc just in time when the sweet potatoes by most families are used tip. Impress it also on the minds of the freedtnen to follow your example, and that it is bettor for him to have Irish potatoes during the summer to subsist on, than to go to the store and buy provisions at ruinous prices. Irish potatoes are healthy food and save both meat and corn. I have seen thousands of families subsisting on ' the potato during tiro whole year, and be strong to do all kind of bard work and the people wqre healthy. In selecting the seed I prefer the " Early Rose." They are the snrost, yield more than ether kinds and are mo.re palatable. In preparing the ground for potatoes I break it up deep and subsoil it. If I have plenty short well rotted manure, I spread it broadcast before breaking up and plow it under. If my mannro is not well rotted and consists partly of straw, leavi3, pine-straw, etc., I put on it the Dotatoes in tlm mur After breaking and subsoiling, I harrow the ground well, and than lay off the rows three and a half to four feet apart, by running a furrow about six inches deep, and plant the potatoes about eighteen inches apart iu the rows. The culture is very simple, but must be done iu time. As soon as the plants are all up, the ground ought to be stirred, either with a cultivator, or, in a small patch, with a hoe. When the plants have reached seven to eight inches, they ought to be hoed again and i tilled.wcll. This is the last work and ought to be done with care. The ridges ought to he made large enough, so that no growing tubers are ever exposed to light. Hold On.?ITold on to your tongue when you are just ready to swear, lie or speak harshly, or use an improper word. Hold on to your hand when 3*oti are about to strike, pinch, or do an improper act. Hold on t<? your temper when you uro angry, excited or imposed upon, or others aro angry ubout you. Hold on to your hearts when evil associates seek your com pa ny; and invite you to join in their mirth and revelry. Hold on to your name at all times for it is of more value to you than gold, high places or fash ionable attire. II"ld on to truth, for it will servo you well, and do yon good throught eternity. Hold ?n to your virtue, it is abovo all nric^s in all times and places. Hold on to your good character, for it is and ever will be your bc6t wealth. I ? Terrible Tragedy.? A farmer ; name not given, residing between Spring Grove, and Rock Grove Illinois, recently sold his farm and re ceivcd the money. Last Tuesday or Wednesday night he left his homo and went to Rock Run. Re turning from there, as ha neared homo, ho was confronted by a man who demanded his money. The farmer drow a revolver and shot the robber dead. Starting for his house, ho encountered two other men, each of whom he despatched with his revolver. Entering hi6 house, he found his wife and daughter weltering in their blood, the lat tcr heing dead, and his wife, though badly injured, was not dead, ! when last heard from. Ono of the dead men was recognized as tho stranger who had recently j ' attempted to purchase the farm I from die man whom lie proposed to rob. This story seems to be improbable, but the details come from several different sources and nearly identical in detail. A Nobi.k Tribute.?Among the sufferers by the awful calamity in Richmond, on Christmas morning, was a young man, Samuel Mines, - whose name deserves to be passed ' around, that it may be mentioned and written with that homAire which gonuine heroism ever in spires. Twice at the iminent peril of his life, he rushed through the tire and smoke and ?afcly emerged again, dragging with him some unfortunato whom terror had deprived of the power of self ' exertfon. He was seen to dash into the burning mass a third | time, but an instant after, the , forked flames shot up in all directions shutting him from the view > of tho enthralled spectators', and 1 the gallant soul camo back no 1 more.?J\rcw York Commercial ' Advertise. .j i Titn public Fonda of Alibaaa m? wm tan r aa the new Stele Trcaanrer ia a country editor. r and, of tvourae, lin't auffioiently familiar with sAoncy t? know that it ia worth aCralinf. - uii a?tivri (I7> late at Ofeareh. One of the papers tell# the story ot a man coming into church after the sermon hacTboguti; where upon the preacher paused and said to hi in : " Glad to see yon mr, ramo in, always glad to seo thos& here late, who, can't come early." To which salutation, the stranger taking his seat, as coolly replied?w thank you, would von favor me with the text?" lt Certainly," was the answer; which was done, aud the discourse m ?v. ed on as befiire. This recalls a Missouri incident. One cold night Rev. Ezra S. Ely, of t'resbyterian fame, was preaching in a prairie farm house; when about a third through the sermon, two* late-comers rode up to the door and entered, The doctor stopped and said that, as the*e friends were very cold with their ride, the mootina irmiM "i..? ? ' ?' 9 a "J >"< wiine tlioy were warming themselves; which being done, lie obsorved that as they had taken oo much trouble to come, he would begin bis discourse again tor t'*eir bene fit; and taking his text accordingly, lie commenced onoo more at the beginning and repeated b?S sermon, rather more to their edification than to that of tho rest ot the audience, perhaps. Thump in Tloas.?A correspondent of the Cincinnati Gazette sayd lie lias at different times lost a con: sidcrable number of hogs who had that unusually fatal disease, the thumps, but in every instance where he made one or two applications of pure pine tar, by putting it in their months and forcing it nown their thr< ats, they recovered from this disease.jgAnother remedy is given by another correspond ent us follows: As soon as you find that your hog has the thumps, drench him with half a ponna ot epsom salts dissolved in one pint ot water. One dose will euro him it lie is not too far g one with the disease. An irascible old gentleman was taking with sneezing in a most spasmodic way eight tor ten times, lie flrrofitod ol-n ' ? _..v?<vu miv punixj'8in i??r a moment, and extracting hi* linnd kerchief, he thus indignantly ad dressed his nasal organ: 4*Ohl go on?go on?yon'll blow your infernal brains ont presently J" A man passed though Council Blufls. on his returo to Missouri, after having tried to live in Min nesota. 44 Don't like to live up thar," said he. ,4 Have nine months of winter, and the rest ot tho time it's very late in the Fall !" An honest old darkey down South says : 44 Dey tele ns dar war provisions in de Constitution for we culled folks, but dat's a lie!?Dem provisions didn't cum. Dis nigger ain't seed de fust mou'h.l." McKay, so long noted as being the lender of the mail robbers of Central Uiali, has been captured. Ilis captores receiva a liberal reward which lied l>een offered by the Government for ln's arrest. A YorNo giri. in Hon don t, Mas* snchnGetts, has a ]>erfect passion for TYt.>n.>iiK in 1.10 snow with bare foot. She will go sledding for an hour at a time with neither shoes nor stockings on. ?? Defbatiso tiiic Ku-Klvx.?A probably fatal, yet withal afntising Incident, which transpired in Abbeville County'a few days ago, was rchited in your correspondent's presence to-day, by a (gentleman just arrived from that section. A party of about Ihi.ty ?>?n, clad in the karmnnta of the miivli tulkeJ of rvuKlux, proceeded to a house war Bradley'? mill, for tha purpose of whipping an old colored woman, who had made heree'.i obn >xious by bad behaviour. Hie w< man being apprieed of their approach, fled to tlfe loft, where, armrd wiili two axes, she took a poeitioa over the ataira. The first to ascend tpe stairs was a man named Watkins, and he had but just reached the head of the stepa, when he received a terrible blow on the aide of the head, which fractured his skull, and from which he will probably die. The woman in delivering the blow, lost control of the axe, which fell and out ofT another'* toe.? Several rushed up the staira to aaoist Watkin.*, oue of whom abo received a terrible hi <w with the second.axe, inflicting s scalp wound, whereafter the party became too much engaged with tha wounded men to make any futtlier attempts to capture tha old virago, in whoee pn?e?*eioa they left two hoodc and gowns h< smeared with blood.? Ooi Cor. Chan. A'ewt Kkvri.s, the negro Ren at ot from fr I introduced a bill in tho Hcnaie, on tbe 20th | ull., to hreorporato tbe (trend Tabernacle of Oaliloean Fivhersaen. What fort of a negroinstitution it that ? Daao gently with thoM that st/ay. Draw them bark by love and pnrauasion. One kiaa Is worth a thousand kirks. Kind words are more valuable to the erring than a miu j uf gold.