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BY W. A. LEE AND HUGH WILSON. ' ' ' " "~~ ?? AIjBLV IIXT,, b. C? Hill)AY. JUIjY 22, 1S70. VOLUMEXVTTT?imo 15 CONGAREE UN WOES Colvixuloin., JS?. O. Proprietor. "rr~ SUGAR CASE HILLS, LIST or PRICES, f! li.t!!e:> 14 iiu'he diKiiietc*'" S^S.OO ? ' 1 -J *4 i~:, 00 '? " JO " ^(i.j.OO 2 " 14 " $(15.00 2 " 12 " s.10,00 2 " lu ? $10,00 j\ i '(jvc nnt'cs compute "\v 11 i i Ira inc. "Without iVatiiC vK'.OO lc:st ou ottuh ' I....L -; . A SEVENTY GALLOIT E OILER *2:>,00 Delivered at the II iilrosi.1 D.-jiot iu tins eiiy. Stenm Engines', l^.-iliTR, Cotton IVp^ppp, Ori>t a:id S'aw Mill Geming of ail kinds to order. Iron and lira^6 Castings, on btiort notice and most ioa?aaabla tenu?. Gin Geatiog constantly on hand of the fullouing sizes. 9 feet w??k.4 and pinion, $30.00 2 0 41 li tl * MJJ2 ;J0 11 ? M M a t > - nn 12 a 41 44 41 "J 5 00 l\ 41 44 44 41 'iiU.OO With Roll* $0 50. I'lx'ra for each foI. , Antifriction jila-.?t4 hi*<1 Balls for Col- j ton I"re'-p <r K'.OO :i?ifj $12.00. j.cr sot. N. H. Tunis Cusu on delivery, at R. \ 1'. here. j J0HI5T E5TRIGHT, Ag't, Abbeville C. H. M*y 24. ISV0 4?if. " ROBERT W0GD & C0.7 Fill LA DELPHI A CEMHESTAL IRON WORKS. (1 ARDI-N n??l Ct-meievv adornments. On-t, Jf Wrought- Iron W ire FlUllit air.e, Vns?-t?, Vfci uuilad, Settees, ^iLoirt, Cukiis, hi.miner iious<-3. IRON STAIRS: Spiral anil Ftrnifflit, in every variety of pntt*r: ? New uinl improved stylogof ll?y;f<.?ek9 Mai>geia, btahle l ist urtB, Stull Divisions, itc. PATENT VVIRI2 WOIUC Hailing*, Store Fronts, Door and Window <>uurd?, Farm Fencing, ?tc. BRONZE WORK. Having fittcl up our Foundry with special reference to jib<tv? dnss of work, we arc now prepared to fi.l with promptness all Older* ft<r Utonz* {.'listings of Statuary, eolusjal, li&roie, and life eiro. ORNAMENTAL IllON OOOVS. The largest assortment to h? found in the United Mates, all of which are executed with i'i?; view 01 p me rflSIC, \VIt In ih<%y ronihiuc all the rfrjui iu-B of beauty and Bub'taniift1 construe tif-n. PaicliH?eia may rely on linving nil artiel a carefully b'X?.d an<l t-hipped to the place of ilcei luution T)edizns wili h? ecnt to those who wish to mnk?? a selection. M?y 2r, 1870. 4?Cm. " " MOTICE To Teachers. ? nrxTTOT m - - i ?? --- )ui)uiv/ dotico is nereuy given H that the "County l?oard of Kx aminers" for School Tcachers for Ah beviilo County will examine all whe Bhall apply co them on and after tbc 2Gth of April instant. No tcachers will rcccivo pay from .the Stato unless they shall pass exam ination and receive certificates o: qualification. Those wishing to bo examined wil apply imviediatelv, as their pay maj date from said examination. The Board will sit at Abbeville Court House." Notice is also given that the boun darles of the several Townships li this County will bo adopted as th? boundaries of tho School Districts." H.J.LOMAX, unairman .Board. April 22 1870, 52?3m At the Furniture Store, . Large German Plate Looking Glasses A lot lot 'German Glass Plate to Fill Old Frames. March 25, 1870, 48-tf -1 * I The Waving Banner of Health. HEINITSH'S .IftUKN'S DULIUIIT. A GREAT AND GOOD MEDICINE. Heinitsh's Queen's Dcliglit. Thfl New Theory of Hoalth. memo oi nu r iesn t3 lsiood?"I'lio IlealLii of all Life is Purity of Fle^li?Wilbmit jutrily of Blood no Flesh can bo free f< otn Disease. HEINITSH'S QUEEN'S DELIGHT, Ail antidote of Disease. Tlie Crc:il American Alterative and Blood Puiiii'jr, For tlic euro of all ilio^o Diseases whieh rim) be tiaeed to aviualeci condition of tbo Wood. The the' rr is that Mood is tbo Life of j o! all I'iesh, and if impure, I lie Life of ali Life and Ilt'aitli is only to be maintained hy tlie ciicuiaiion of puieutleri.il liW. Such ?s Scrofula, Ixheiirealism, Hepatic Disorders, InllainatiuRB, Fevers, Liver Complaint, C >ns?unj:li'>ti, King's Kvil, j Carbuncle.*, I?uil6, I'ii.-tT Humor of tin! Skin, Krysipelas, Skin Diseases, Tetter. | ll-iUsliROs-s cit* the Skis.*, l'imj-les, Blotches, i J'aiti in the lioncs,old Ulcer*,Syphilis aud J Syphilitic Sores, InrIi->u, J i>ll-tii; j tion of the Madder ; d ICdnejs, i'ains in ; ilio Bark, Gunsrnl Debility. it ml for :>l' ! couij'hsinu arising from deficiency am! i 0 * j poverty of li!> c J. Hicnitoli's Queen'3 Dclii-rlit; w i Io tlis Wonder cf ETodcrn Science. I No imi!ii-inc has attninc! sncli a world- I j wide tej 'Ulalion as this justly celebrated j COMPOUND j Tis exlrnoiclidary healing powers are at- i 'eMeil to by t!io;:sini!s, and every mail i> j rcigMt'l with letters bearing testimony to ' is excellent eharaeivr and v.-oi?l? as a uied | C'?io ()r<:< rs arc euniinp; in hum all <jua'-[ ! ii-rs, and all hear utnuiMaki'l'L- cvid^rifo of j t's great popularity. Ivu sui? nad ask for | " I1kik:ts!i's Qi:ei:x*3 Delight." And \ ; *ee 111at his name is on it. | Lock out and nvoid base imitations. Wholesale Agent", FISiJIili & II KIN ITS IT, Columbia, S. C. Fur rqIa liv a?l 1 #rt?nr.rSufa I | October 29, 1809, 27?ly. citizens' savings bank O F SOUTH CAROLINA. | I ^ : Oilxcc Bank Building, AbUcville C. II. ! Current Deposits of SI.00 and j I 1*1 rvTiTQ a P/inaiTTfiil I u.^ VT MX tAM AKV/V/UX V <Ls VA U Ui-U j Deposits payable in gold, received by agreement with the Assistant Cashier, i i Interest allovcd at the rote of Six | l'tr Cent, per annum, compound- ! cd cih r>j &u: Mouths. PRINCIPAL and Interest, or any part thereof, way he withdrawn :tt any liu)o?the Bank reserving ihe ri^ht (though it will be rar -!y exervi.-aid) to demand four! t??en days' notice if the amount is under ; $1,000 : twenty days if over $1,000 and ! under 35,000, or thirty dt?ve if over i ,000. OFFICERS. j WADK HAMPTON, President. I JOHN 15. PALMER, Vice-President. THOMAS B. GltKOG, Caehi". D. L. WAKDLAW, AsBiBlant Cftsliior x>ixi3i:cTons. I WADE HAMPTON, Columbia. WILLIAM MARTIN, Columbia. F. W. Mc MASTER, Columbia. A C, HASKELL, Columbia. J. P. THOMAS, Columbia. V If ni?fVi run n. i ? ! u. ii. ijj'ji.ij jou, v>uiumi>ia. JOHN ii. PALME It, Columbia. THOMAS E. GIlEGU, Columbia. J. ELI GREGG, Marion. G. T. SCO IT. Newberry. W. (r. MAYES, Newberry. B. II. IiUTLEDGE, Charleston. DANIEL UA V ENEL, Jit., Chcileston Mechanic*, Laborers, Clerks, Widows, Orphans and others may here deposit their savings and draw a iit-erai rate of 'n'.erest (hereon. Planters, Profewinn-i' Men a'i'l Trustees wishing to draw interest on their fuuds until they require them for buninen or other puvpose*. Parents d-siring to i set spurt rmnll sums for their children, and . Mairied Women and Minors (whose de. posiis can only bo withdrawn by them> selves, or, in case of death, by their legal > representatives.) wishing to lay aside funds for future use, are here afforded an oppor* i tnnity of depositing their means where . they will rapidly accumulate, and at the [ came time, be subject to withdrawal when needed. I Sept. 10, 18C9, 20?Iy r vn A A rever oc Ague ; ANTIDOTES, Shallaberger's Pills, CHOLAGOGITE, Parkhurst's Tonic, J HURLEY'S TONIC i at PARKER & LEE'S Juo?3, 1870, 5?tf v ? / Illl I IM1-NI !! MB I- Jl.'l J.. ? li?l ?JLWIJ* *JHA I A Summer Day. Sunshine over tho mellow lauds, Kissing ilio crinifon clover, An<l tlio sunshine limiting the lily cupn Tlmt i! jo'low h-'ea linug over; And (tuu-bine over the liu/.y liilla, Anil over the |>in>i>ling river. And 1 wished tluit. tiie *1111 mid nuuimer dn M'g'ut shine and labt loiiver. We walked down l>y the in<-n*1ow diilh, '1 he htoiid high way fo?s?nki!?}?, for the quiet of that hive'y Bjmt. Se?*?iK-d better for our love mnkit:g ; And I was ?? l?*i? 1 nnd .ihe whs shy. ri-? ?c willl.ru uw?Il inroilt!U mr elOVer, Cut we thought it tin* sweitviit summer J.ij Than ever the eua bhone over. We heard '.lie l.irds intlie waving gra^s. As they Uviteied t-> each oilier About t !io r.eets they lis t hidden Ami tin* c-'o nf eni'li glud bird?mother; And we thought na wo walked that Huumu dny Through the clever bloom* logo1 her, That nt. ia*t the world was in per fiet tune, li? tho jjlnd bright summer weather. I cannot t<l[ what ! snid to hrv A? wc Atuikcd km-e derp in elov; But 1 know that the rol?i*is meriiiy 9 ?tg Til oil" BWOi'U'ilt uf HW.?et ?C?!1;;h ciVf, Ai d uown in my h-url. l??v<? own 1-iid e.i:i A Mintr tlrit wn> (.'!Hddfi\ KWce'er, Ati i itH <e!io jvined witli tho v 01 id's swu Ilium, And iiiad*; the day ci>m?>'et?r. Aii-1 when we or'th- up the nrodow pnth, Our heiirls mn:f nwr and over: "t)li hv.eel. find du\ for ht?H-otu n;id bird. :iu i.ir i vim 11.11 yontii; i?vcr i ' AmI y<-t J know dot tint wo >Uti.-d, (>r \v ?-In' : j oii'' ut ali ; 15ul. of uil I:i> . ? tint Mitniucr tlay 1 coin I Hi ihu be t of uil. JANET'S FOHTU?IE. "Ami whoti T ?lic I shall lostvo mi fortune to the one who wiii use it, t< t:io l'C::l advantage," .-ui l Grand'") Levd smiling from b'iiii.d her vnee tncles to the yoiin^ ?rir! behind h?r. Your fortune, (irandina? Wha will it bo? That ohl basket, with it horrid yarn and needle#, and tin never ending kniltinj; work, if so 3011 need not leave it. with me. .lane will use it to :i Jkr better advantage t h:\11 1 could." ' Yes, Lottie, you arc right; and am Mire L don't want. it. either. IL'n what a fortune to bo sure!" ' i'll accept it. grandma, and priz< it, if you will only add your K\vee cJhtonted disposition. It would be : fortuno which none of U3 need dc spise." Janet Leeds was the youngest o the family, and the plainest. Sin ha-d a sweet, frci>h face, and tondci even; but these paled into ugline*: ik'iore Loiiiu'r? bloek orbs jiik! ?-hit.iii . curie. mid the Jorclinessof bullc Mai* garet. So biiO settled back like i modest violet in liio chimney corner und^waited on grandma. or assiutec the maid in the iioiinework. Once in a while she ventured out I' a parly in the village, but so i?ehion that people never observed her. Tha made it unpleasant and she stau homo still cloj-cr. But on that morning, while the^ t?itt chatting with grandma, f*lu; felt i deal of real discontentment for the firt?t time in months. Clara Boswcrdi her hf - friend was to give a party that evening, am she could not go. r wecksptvpara lions had been going on in their quie family. Siio had given uj) the inu:i<^ saved for a new win lor clos.k. Lha Lclliu'.s green vi!!c might Ins re trim med for the occasion, and the bus dress she had in the world was a pla:? garnct-coloreu popliu with black vol vet triimnit.gs. She had iainlly suggested that sh might wear that, but t lie cry of did i.iav from her sisters silenced her. ' uo and wear that old poplin!' cried Lettie, from the clouds of whit billowy lacc that was to adorn th green silk. "You must be crazy !" 'X should think so." chimed ilarga ret, who was fitting a lace bertbo ovu the waist of the delicate lilac satin 'Do }*ou want Austin Bosvvorth t think us a family of paupers? It i to be a grand ail air. and Clara expect all who hoj.or it with their presenc to pay her respect enough to dreti respectably. It is Austin's first a[ pcarance after the European tour, an surely you do not want him to thin mean of us?" The tears came np, but Janet wa brave and no one saw them. That night, when the two girlsthe one in her dark beauty and wot derfully becoming array, the other a delicacy, her fair, pearl loveliness ei hanceu by the pale purple color of hi splendid dress?came laughing int room, a little shadow darkened Ik lace, and she foundjt very hard 1 keen back the te:\ra. Fine leathers mako fine birdn, hi fine birds do not alwaj-s sing tl; sweetest, Janie,'* said grandma, aft< tlioy were gone. ''I know who is tl truo 0110 in this family. I know ra little singing bird, Janie, and tho dearer than a dozen fi:io ladies. Au tin and Clara will come to-morro\ and ho will tell us a'll about his trave in foreign lands, and you will bo fi happier than you would be up at tl houso to-night, with dancing and co fusion." "I suppose so, grandma," and Jani took her seat by tho fire and went c knitting with a peaceful smilo. Tho elder sisters camo homo wi rumpled plumage, but in high spirit Austin Bcsworth had returned, handsome, polished gentlemen, ai had flirtod desperately with Letto. "Why, grandma, ho almost propo 1 III 1 1- ~ -1 ** uu wj ucri laugnuu Margaret, \vl was engaged to Judge Leonard's hop ful eon, and therefore had no pla for jealoudy- "More than one of tl company predicted taat it would a match." "Don't count your chickens bofo they aro hatched," called grandc from hor pillow. "Mr. Austin Bosworth is no fool, can tell yon. "What an old croake 1" They were entering thoir chamb across, the hall, but grand mother's ea were not dulled by ago, and pho clci ly heard them. limni y i - mtvm i? mm ? i F Mil l_ -Wll 7.ya.V J^UU'r. ' Don't mind thom, grandma,whispered Janet, who had waited to help them lay aside their finery. "Mijid them ! Do you think I shall, Janet Leeds?" ""Next day Austin Hosworth came. Tie was too familiar with the old house to slop lor hell ringing, and he ^ entered, crossing the hall directly past the parlor door, where -Margaret and J.ettie wailed in their tasteful afternoon costumes, :\ntl walked strain hi 011 to grandma, iiced's room. 8ho was there \vi'Ii her work, Jior plaoid faco beaming bcirouth the \\ J.ilc v> !aee-bordere 1 cap. A ;p-acc?'ul, i;ii iish figure half kiu-il beside Iiit, wreathing with deli iiui,'t rs I a biieh of evergreens into a iVamo fur I a mantel ornament., and her eves were iil'tcd frinilin?_!y into tl?o old lady's j faco. i Jle entered r.nd closed the door, j by lb re either saw him. ' (iraiulnia Levds!" I "Why, bless 1.13- heart, it is Austin! j Come hero my boy !"' i >\jvi t no line ?(oiit;?mr,n oamo. an I i gavo lint I: h?n<U? lo her in his d-di^ht. ! '"Jaiiio, my liltlo jdsiymsito, too! K ' \Vh;il :i lii'.iiSiv mot-liii;:! Clara tiium ;i ! down, d rv>.-:<d for si oj;!!, :i:sd <!? <_ !;ti-?. <1 j sho \>'oiil! oo:iv, ha I I to!! !nr no! i I know Ihu amount. of gu]!;sn!ry I ! should loci oldi^-d t>) us<\ and I ]iro- | !' rro I that my first \i:?it tihould Lo 1 ) th*:- <-lit Oil" s. I "V(i;i siiv "\Vc arc b-.dVrj I j,hvs<vd h. hsivo. :?: !' wo i;o!, ,ii;: v I| | iiis<;u! Ivisgi hcs:':d il:-?li into two! | hours, siii'l diiring that time ho 1?<!U j | tin* pSoasaul f torso;; ami ohalV.l liki* | a b"V of hy-^oiso uhat not , <ii'l Ma:*^ii;*v.'t':i or i.-.uii-'.j nsuuu p;. .3 ! his li I Wi.'-n ho won! away ho met them ! k- ; i; 1wish <l;k a j jioii.s :-tl f..< . s i > 1 iho {tuiSor, win re ilu-y is." I Kvn wail;i itsix lor him ; but 1. ' otik !:/?> d his I.a! i and passed out. Thou grandma and Jaisot received a sound scokling, snob I t as only tlsoKC I v. o ki.ow how to give,] s ; una mo shadow or discontent again j [ J loll on Janet's spirit. i, i -Mi. that long, cheerless winter:! I | What a s'.ory Janet could tell you of j a ! ?lis;? ] {>< >i ii t menls, of happy patties of, j which she had no sIkuo. of moonlight i I i rides <>l i <y ati ! merriment ! She had 1 j o!:lv that one comforter, kind parent I grandma; tor now tiiat Austin I 0 j worth had come, the way wast harder t i than hi tore. j 1 | He came ami cscortcd Leltielo par | ties, and sometime chatted with j grandma, hut nothing more?she did f| not catch tliegooil u.-itured smiles he! ; i gave her from i'ie sleigh as he rode i* | away?ami Let tie never told her how < J often ho asked for her. j ; A lotto with grandma, Janet wished ' r .. i. -1 .... ? i ' ' -ji-ii ut-iiur liimiixs. a:?'i wonuerea why i j .-die was so harshly uealt willi. I . j At la-t oven the society of her aged I 1 : comforter was her, and in her I bed the old lady gradually faded j ) ; away. J)ay and night, Janet .cal hei side her, with the knowledge that she t was l.-.yoiid earthly help?waiting 1 ; upon her, yielding to tho childish j whims, and shutting oat every thing i * youthful and beaut itid from her fight. i i "Playing household ;*.ngel!'' Alarga- j i ret sa'd. j "Working for grandtna'd fortune of , i old shoos and worsted stoek-ings," J_,ctl j tie cruelly added. - J "Doing her duty by the faithful t woman j^who had taken the tluvo T j mothcr.ess children into her heart. I and tilled the lost one's place so far as - Cum! pu< ir.itled," her owu heart said, f i and >i; adily : lie worked on. i | 'J "he l!i-.L i>l' May brought i >.vif a-; lions to I lie last had at. the JJuswruth i h<?'.:*e, and while the two elder 1 ; laid on! to ir finery, Janet Jidcc 1 her >- | tiny n.if-dve and hiid it away eexl to j hv r hi art as a sacred bit or'paper. " j hearing Austin's iirm, broad _ehirogu , raphy upon it. e j That night grandma was very ill, ; and when Margaret and Lettie flutterl-J ed in with their gay dresses, Janet r . met them, ami almost forcibly put i. them out of the room. o '"I bog you, girls to have a little s rcbpect for i>oor grandma?she is very s j ill to-night." el "Nonsense! I)<?n't he a fool, Janet? a | anybody would think she was dying." >- i "I believe she is." d | Their reply came in a violent slam k of the door, and Janet was lull alone with her patient. is Tlio hours dragged weaiily, and overcome by her long, sleepless wateb? j es, Jar.et, fell fast asleep. - ; a v> u num.") .UlVl' Mll> UWWtiU Willi 11 il ! start. and in an inatiint .she r>aw thai >- ' dreaded change visible in ^riindma'tf 'i* | faco. o I Like one m a dream nho -walked to ;r her father's door and awakencdjhim. .u J "Father, grandma i.s worse, i he* liovc her dying. Yon must go to l>r. it , Berne. Yoii will find him at the tall, ' e , Go quickly." j She wont back, and set there weaic J rilv waiting lor something?ibr a y , sound, a sign from the dying woman ; is i but none came. Slowly, but pereepB-|tjbly the lines settled around the v, I pleasant mouth, and the dark shadow Is crept over the pallid face, but no ir sound issited from the pale lipj; le janot Dent ner head. There was u n- faint- flutter?no more, and sho clasppod lier hands. Would gradma die ct thcro beforo bcr eyes, and never >u speak a word?" Sbo caught the cold hand in her th own, and cried aloud : ts. "Grandma! speak to mo1 speak to a your little Janotl Don't you heed ine id grandma?" But grandma heard nothing. The >8* chillneds of death had nettled down bo and ovon as she kualt thnrA fhi >c- breath fled, and Janet wag alone, co She understood it all when she ho aroso, and she sank back half fainting bo in the arm-chair near the bed. "Janet, my poor darling I" ro Sho lifted her head! Austin Boa na worth was leaning over her. *'My little girl! Why did you no! I send word to me to-night, and let m< share your sorrow ?" "You, A us: in?" er "Yes, I have not Ah, forgiv< irs me! This is no timo or placo. ] \r- missed you as I have always missed you, but thought it was your owi nr . m)ii wr <OWngT?gywm?|W pleasuro to romain at homo. "When your father eaino in with a white, frightened face, and whispered to Dr. Hcrne, I knew 3011 were in trouble. I came at once, and, Jauie, I shall not again leave you." She knew bis meaning, and di 1 not put him way. when he hold her close in bis arms, and dicw her into the I -*. i*1 jr. I Margaret and J.ollie, coming in j with their faces hoi ror-;ttricken, wiw l biui holding her in hU arm *., her tired head resting wearily upon bis choulder, and the proud f;eUie:-aid: j '01 r. lio.sworth ? 1 am surprised !M ' Vou need not be. Thia n my v.ri n.v.v fi?nt 1 I 'j iift o dayc nl'icr ll-.'-y ?,*at];t;r'd in i (hat f?an?e parlor to hoar Jur ^ran??I ma's last will and ('.'.Uamcnl j A I'ler some liitli; diroeti-ms, it h;iI-! : I to my bolovod ijrand-dauj'hI li'i', Jaiu't> jjovd:% I bi'?|iionth tho ilolinvi. i-sliilc. to,5 t!;or v.i:!i my <-ntiro st*:**lc ??i" furniture and ir*??m< y. ! ;Ut!'f n;;!i;f (<> In til > :.-a.i>l d 'liars." | .land's la'Iiit -miUd ii;?>n l,is asioniflu'd Mini frost !ai!i-ii daughters. , ' i \ \va< mot hyp's whim ! ?^!?? in?vor Irsitvd i! to tso IviH.-v.ii. y!i?.-ivt'irv ymi were ignorant ?.T i Isc* fact tlntf -ii !,*td adolhtl' bv^ ond the :t,n!.iiii\ I held {'or he.-." \Y'. !!. si:-: months .\?: tin and .T;ir: t. \ v?. iv :i?*i !. !>? : <_ : ! i* j-^lcr 'hired t*? .--'ay that. he iiiurri-d he r lor ii. r ir.or.i v. lio knew better, and to did i. ^ THE THGU3V.3 ELTWEF.II FRAIJCE A;iD riUJ.i'ilA. Somo of the Kuropenn questions h'ivu i.i.'t i!, -or are knotty ??? ?ni.*51 Ti.ero was th'i question. of which Lord J'almersiou to Ksy that only two men i;i I'ii.rojtc ? himself and (nio other ?over ' fully itmU-r.slood it; that other man Win desnl. nitd he i i\ i lurpjotleu it. There ary tho J>a*;tcrn question, the ' (Jrecli qur.-.tjon, the Tnreo-j^vp'.ian S question?;:il very ho:heriisjr. 1 ^:i! i tin: hr:ui i:<.'.v K: i'rt:. tu S];no: I; | 'j'o sliiin, h:?|?j i!y i'<r the r d >.<> .!ily < alit'l ii > n {a cot^id-.-r if, i can be un-vwrn! i.!:o a si::a in simple ait-lit ion. i'rim and s c-f the j Spanish intriguers ^representing, noi body yet I* 11r> 'A's, how much ol" .Spanish public opinion or the will of the Cortes,) have asked a certain Prince Leopold, belonging to 0110 of the ilohenZidlcrn branches, to take the ihrono of Sjjain. Prince Leopold is unoi joctionuble on personal ground:}, and 1.1*3 candidacy is believed to have the support of the great chief of his family, King William of Prussia. ljis>in.irci:'sj ciafty hard is thought to i bo in tho arrangement. Should ! Leopold become King of .Spain, thai ! country would be under the special protection of Prussia, and the feelings and interest?; of tiie two nations ! would be in peculiar accord. J? his ! assumption of the cveptiv, Prussia ! would steal another march upon | French power and prestige. JSano I icon won!.! have a German king on ' ouch side of him. For France there ' i.s nu alternative buD to oppose his i diplomacy, and with cii'ittscjiutx, il" need ! bo. She has sit lie red as many humiliations as her people can hear from | tho ambition of Prussia; and to con ; .sent meekly to thin luitiior move of ; Prussian ug^randixy men , would l?e to take finally and' distinctly the ??cond rank in continental politics. It w-j'.ild ho no longer Franro but Prussia that would be the dictator ! and a: !'-.?r ol' tjuestioiis Kurop' an. With this 1o>h of moral power wc d<l ! var.i-h the thus jar inextinguishable : hope of thy Emperor to rectify the | Trench frontier 0:1 the German hide ! and to pa=.s hio ci*u\\ u to his sou. Thus circumstanced, Napoleon has no choice but to employ all his diplo matic wiles ?with his great army in ! the background?to prevent Princo 1 Leopold from ascending tho throne ' ol' Charles the Fifth. Should Leopold j persist in the acceptance, which he is j said to have made, of the honor ; , should Spain confirm the choice; : should Prussia sustain iiitn, France, j unless can she settle the matter uatis, factory to herself by Na;> Icon's favorite device of a Congress of nations, must, break tlie peace between Prussia and Spain. Jn the wnrthai wou'd follow, iS a nub-oil would have t 'no [ hearty sni?p:?"t of nearly every 1 Frenchman. J Lis magnificent army, i now rusting in inglorious idleness, ! would hail the rupiuro with cnlhu! siasin. 'i iio last able Lv-'.iod French; man, and the last dollar would ho contributed Vo a cause where French dignity and honor and future security are all so manifestly at Blake, Prussia, and tho rest of the NorthGerman confederation, with Spain, | would bo ablo to plaei monster ar i mies in tho field. In tho terrible con j test that would follow, France would I Iiilva llio nrltf'vnl'iirn nf _ _ "* "rj against positive aggression and dan gers, while .North tiermauy would be warring for no higher purpono thar , to overawe France, extend the sphere of Prussian power, and add to th< i lustre of Kiug Williams' reign. Prus e>ia does not require for he;* greatci security a llolienzollern prieo al Madrid. Spain,"what is left of her would bo defending her inalienable right of sell-govcrumcut, and for tha i hor peoplo would fight bitterly am stubbornly. What effect these consid i orations would have upon tho issue o , the great struggle, if it is precipitated > it is impossible to predict. It is als< futile to speculate lipon tho eido tha a r*.i j i ? > ;ui?uiu, -it'-uy uuu omcr powers uiitj ; take, although a fair presumptiot would bo that the former wonld seiz< upon the opportunity to retrieve th< - losses and spoliations suffered nt th< hands of Prussia in the Vecont momo t rable conflict. The result of the ira ) pending war cannot bo foretold Only ono thing is cloar?that, al diplomatio expedients failing, Franc * mnst enter the lists, for which she ha L been industriously preparing sine Sadowa, to beat Prussia or be bcatei i by hor.?Journal of Commas v, \ L Sr.eepino Cahs ox tiie Cfiarlottk Roai?.?Wo learn that Col Johnston, tho President ol'the Churlott*.', Columbia and Augusta Railroad, intends establishing a regular night train on V that road in a short time. Tho train o will bo put on to meet tho reqnire. monts of the heavy jSorthern passenger traffic whiih tho Charlotte Road expects to get for the noxt threo or |1 The new Illinois Constitution?Minor: ty Representation. Tho New York World thns com ments upon tho echcmo of Minorit; Representation, which forms a featur of the new Illinois Stato Constitu tion :? ' Tho Illinois pchcnio of minority representation, or more properly o i cumulative voting, has great value a; , mi experiment, and its progress wil j bo walched with much interest, li i rach Senatorial disliiet, thrco mom | bers .-ire * !o bo chosen of tho lowei j branch of the Legislature: and tin ' peculiarity of the scheme is that cacl j elcc tor may distribute or conccntraU his tlireo vote1; us he ptoase?. Jle Jimy j c^ive one vole each to three separalt ^.?wi:,i?i^. 11?xi.i ? I *.? iihimui' o ju iu?ur.iuru!u;irv manner, j or he may givo three voles lo ono lit vorita candidate ; or (which probably ! woiil-1 not often happen) ho iu:iy give two Of iii:? VOtei to OIIC CilJllliuillO Ull<] ! ono rolo t.> another. There is an in| trin. i<- liiiraevn ia allowing tho cJcelor j tliis five dinpo. ill of hi.-i votes, and i( j will Jca'i in many '".v * ? to a more ecpiiI ;in i j ;o:;a!" representation i of !i'j en. i: m-maes thiin prevails urn ! dor t!t<* j'Vt.-vnt -y.-.tem. In every t!is! tri.-l v.-hero one of the two political ' patties is in a eb-arand acknowledged } minority, it wi:l give thai'minority oil!.' oi' the three representatives, if-it^ numbers are s ?inicienl to entitle it to one. Hut in districts whero the par ties are pretty evenly balanced, tin j operation ?*f the system is more doubt j l*:t!. in such districts each pn? tv wil ! nominate a full tielcet, as neither wil i no win i>'j wiiiiiMj u> liiiiKo :v pni?li?. i of inI' . if the lick | ets aro weak, or if thi-ro shoishl bo j weak men on either. it yiv<n a ?;rea( j i-iia::'-o Ik 0:10 popular independent ! candidate. whoso friends may easil\ I clcct by concentrating all then j voles. Tin: new system may tin;: j iiriiii; into the J a ^i.-!a(ure a few mem j bors of unci..union a I ii i ty ami wei^hl j if eliav.-.'-t.T, who can IMlow their hon t e: t. jad .rsnenl r.ntrammvl! .1 by parts ' '?!'!) * ?i!?? :**. Jf this should be 0:10 o I its iVait-j, tho t'.vperimcnl would hi j more than .vindicated. But tln.ro i: ! !a i^: r in i:s:u:y districts , ! lit- vlu-C. be- very different. A' a general rule, two lull tickets wil probably be nominated, and the friend; of particular candidates will altcnip lo elect tliem by betraying the othyi candidates on the same ticket-, Xoth ing could have a mors debasing ell": el osi uvvr already corrupt politics. Will all its pur-'siuiiitics <?f good and of evil I we ii .j>e tho esperime.it wiil b'j fairlj j tried; l;it wc should be sorry to so? ] it imitated in the same form in any oth j or State until after ii lias been full; j tested in Illinois. j ? j "Wacjiixuto::, July 11.? rnternn | revenue receipts to-day nearly I I in the fver.a'.e, tl.o credentials o i Anthony and Craj-in were vr^uiitocl | Mrs Lincoln's pension was postponed Appropriations were resumed and tin Charleston Custom Jlouse yets SoOO, 000. The Senate is in executive 6c* sion on Is ew York nomination?, bu 110 results have been reach d. The Committeo of Conference 01 ; tho fuudinir hill had a prolonged eon ! lorcuce without res'ilt. The lious ; co;n*niLicu \van:s lour per cent. nix. i no foreign agencies. I Jr. J ho House, tho Committer4 01 I Appropriations was ordered to inves | tii;;it?r till* lotl Market House ' on the allegation that nearly ?500.001 ! worth or stock was oorrnptly placed i The getu ral disability and naturali . zattoa bill, as amended L>y the Senate ! piWHod?to ij'xi. It goes to th | President. The majority report tlia i Colonel Verger, as Congressman u I 1 o l*iri'? a-'ia iwi* fa fn'ii ? ? J ?? ? uvw Wf uvu IV UIO n^tUj >? it I adopted, after nil hour's debate, witli I out division. $50,600 was appropria ted lor expenses of the Iudiun delegii tion. i'.hiine appointed Schenck, K.e ly and Brooks the committee on th tnx bill. Removal op Political Disabili ties.?Mr. Robertson, in the Senat< on tho Gih inst., gave the fJllowin no'ice : Tho Senator from Maine has kiniH consented to yield a moment to alloi i me to give r.otieo to the Senate, thr to-night, after the army bill is passet 1 shall call itj) Senate bill No. 9C5), ft the removal of political disabilities. This "bill" contains the names < some four thousand penitent mei askiu * the forgiveness of their polit eal sins. Christ, in his sermon on tl; mount, says: "Ask, and it fchall bo given yo seek, and ye shall find ; knock, and shall bo opened unto you." Now, sir, theso political sinnci 1 have asked, Bought and knocke through the mediation of thecommi toe of which I have tho honor of b ' ; ing tho chairman, and in tho namo | that committoc I ask that the door 1 I opened unto them, and they bo rc 5 torod to all tho rights and privilog 1 of citizens. } Tho Charleston Nem of yesterdn * says: "From a privatoletter to a go r tlcman in this city, wo learn that ( ^yesterday week, whilo Miss Murra > ! daughter of Joseph W. Murray, ai 3 Miss Hill, daughter of Daniel Hi L both of St. John's Berkoley, wero 1 1 turning from church with Mr. Mu * ray, they took shelter under a treo ' avuiu u worn rig iroin ? snower. \Y til > there tho lightning struck tho tr J anil inetantly killed tho two youi ladies. Mr. Murray, who was stun 7 ing near by, wua uninjured.'* 3 Tho Lancaster Ltrff/er is ansar a that ohl Lancaster will roll up lior re 0 joritios by hundreds for the can> MateB of tho Union Reform pari i- Sho is all right for tho contest. I. It is contemplated to hold a genoi 1 mass meeting at that place at an ei e ly day, at which distinguished spec s ers from abroad will bo invited to e o dross our citizens; and when t a work of tho campaign will be put i o shape. ?: ioar rnonuis. j.110 niguc tram on mat | \ road at present, is what is known as \ . ! an accommodation train, th5 passcn- ; | ger coaches are attached to the freight cars, and the train travels very slow" ly. The new train will have regular !< , sleeping coaches attached to it, and * ' | will leave Augusta about six o'clock ; in the evening, and arrive in Charlotte } 'm I at six o'clock the next morning, ma- . 11 king closo connections at cach tormiiius.? Chronicle <C* Sentinel. f Blackberry Wine.?To every gal-jr , Ion of the lruit allow a quart of boil- j | ing water; mash the berries; pourj. , j (he boiling water on lliem, and stir | ! them up well; cover and ht it stand ! ? , until tho following day. Then ha' -; r . ing stirred ull again, strain tho liquid J1 into the cask, adding pood brown eu-j : gar in the proportion of two pounds j ]( 11 to cach gallon; cork it tight. The j s ; wine will bo ready for uso in tho .course of autumn. Still another way j (! is to 1111 a keg or cask three-fourths ? s lull with sound ripe blackb. rries; I t j then fill up the ca.sk with molassvs. j s ,: close it tight, and set in a dry cool ^ iphtce until the winter. The liquid! I I may then bo poured oti", and wih be ! I | found an agroealde common wine, and C . ' lbs berrios will make good pied. i "Rr.f'r.m in Spartan in: no.?Thocd-L ' I itor of tho Sumter Watchman gives a \ ( ' i sketch ol' a delightful vis>it recently ; , j made by him to Spartanburg, one of j j Ibo most highly accomplished and ; highly favored communities of the ~; ->!i te. as lu> justly says. lie found ' ! ih.it the reform movement has Almost | 1 ~ i universal endorsement among tho bet-1 ' ter elas-cs of Spartanlmrg. A strong !' m j delegation, on tho platform of the j ' reform movement, will likely be sent j, ' ! to the -Legislature. Tiie opinion was ' " ! nv?i.Ac...r 1... - ? .1 , . fcAj.n.wi-ii >f\ uuw ui uic calmest and j deepest j hinkers of tho Slate, a resi- j dent of that community, that tho re. form movement wan not only wS.se. . j but that it would carry heavy majori- j 1 I tics in all the upper portions of the i < , ! State.?(Sttnrdinn. L I ?; i j P.auts, July 9.?There sc^ms to be ' no doubt that the Government in in a | receipt of the long oxpcctvd answer* ] ; from the Prussian Gjvermricnt cn the ; < * ; subject of the Spanish throne difficnl-j j ty. It is intimated in well informed j < i circles that in answer Prussia makes 1 i the follow;* ? p iintti: 1. Disclaiming | -' :.l! p."; -i;1 * f"ii in tbo candidature of' I}..r IV-i.rv of llolicnzolierii. 2. That1, i' Prince Hohonzoi'.crn is not even a rc- [ i . Union of the royal family of Prussia. | ; i. . 3. That General IVim negotiated with e tho Prince of llohcn?ol!crn and ho must bo responsible, uot Prussi . It - is almost certain tbis answer is not I' satisfactory to franco, and that the I T\..l. - T\. Vi - " I KiiKt! uo vrramrnont Das lor warded i 1 J another despatch to Berlin. ? ??? J; ] I The radicals carry party zeal to the j limits of absurdity, in prating about i copperhead cadets. According to - | ihis gospel, it ninst in Aituru be re- i i ' gardrd'aj treason to be l orn of South- j i) orn sympathising parents. Tiio unI. ; born generation wiil please take noi-; tice, and govern itself accordingly. c I :: . - i ; i lie DOncs ot 1.2UU Chinese lately | t; reached San Francisco, on their re- j 9 turn to tho Celestial Empire. They: i- had been gathered up along tho line t- ; of tho Central Pacific Railroad, and i-! were all thero was left of a regiment 1- j of tho laborers on their great work, o | They arc taken home in pursuanco of j tin* contract by which they were orig| inally brought into tho country. > ; ??> ? ' ' ! Tanderbiit is said to be distributing ' his propertj' to his heirs. After the I " ; manner of John Jacob Astor, iio has yt lately transferred 35,000,000 to one of l*; bis children for tho nominal. consider > '? ! ration of oue dollar. >r l J ^ j A body of Egyptian troops recently j disembarked at tho slioro of tho Hay | ^ I v* v outi Cj ? 111V l9 1WVUgllli>VU ?r? A till- j j iuu territory, attacked ike settlement, (l | and ul'ter a short t toolc possession ^ and tore down tbe Italian llug. re d, Tho claim of Mr. Josopli Sognr, t-; lately eleeted a lleprcsentativo at e i large from Virginia, to admission in of tho house, was refused by that body jo yesterday. Mr. Scgur is a man of a-! undoubted loyalty, and his election es I not being contested, his right to a seat rested upon tho ground of the j right of Virginia to eight or nino iy members siuco tho division of tho n- Stato by tho croation and admission >u of West Virginia. y. ^ id 1^ Tho writer of "Onida," "Puck* etc., 0_ is now saui to bo a Miss jLaKamee, ir. whoso father was a French officer, to Sho Uvea with her mother lit LaRaile mco, whose father was a French officjor. 00 Sho livos with her mother at one.of og the largo hotels in London, and ft?quontly gives parties thore. 'She is' neithor young nor favored with physical advantages which she lavishes x>a od her heroines. ia- ,CI ,y. Advertiser's G^Vte.?-\Ve are in receipt of the Jtafty number of this ral quarterly magazine^ which contains ir- a great v&riqtyrof information interik osting to adVefrtlwrt and publishers ; id- also to theigeneral reader. Prioe for ho single oop?ift IS cents. Published by m-' GeorgeWRoweH-4 Co., No 40 PArfc Bow, York, ?? - ? _A ^ ' VI 1*/ SCRAPS. Chicago is paid to bo growing festor in debt than in population. Tho Florida militia has a colorcd brigadier to commond it. They liavo young ladies for del ivory dorks in the Boston Postoffico. Senator Ames and Miss ButlCr aro to ho inarriod at Lowell, Mass., July 91 Nearly nil of tho Fourth of July sratora had much to say about John Chinaman. P.tesident Grant and Senator Slimier are said to have come to an upeu upture. A lady in Saratoga eaino to broalcitsl, a few mornings ago, dressed in a, >lain calico dress, with diamond caring and necklace. The champion jumper of America s Loomis, of Jacksonville, III. This s his score: "Single jump, 13feet and inches; three jumps, 40 feet; ten .imps, i*u lect. Another drove of 700 Chinamen ?ft San Francisco, yesterday, on a pecial train, bound for Georgia. The contract for the building of tho Seorgia Infirmary at Savannah, for be benefit of indigent colored peror.<?, lias been awarded to Adam Short, for tho sum of ?10,200. Rev. Dr. Joseph Cross, of Buffalo, 'ncw York, has accepted* the call of i'. Stephen's Episcopal Church, of Atlanta, as rector of that church. Tho official canvass of the Oregon lection returns gives a Democratic Majority on t he Congressional ticket of j['i, and of G06 lor Grover, Democrat ['or Governor. ? A meeting of the slave-owners is to bo held in llavanna to discuss tho most feasible plan for tho earl}' and iirncral abolition o? slavery in the island. Th ! namo of General Gusiavns "W. Smit h, General Basil Duke and A. O. L\ Nicholson, of Tennesseo, w< ro stricken from the Disability bill before its passage by tho Senate. The Now York Yateh Club is mating arrangements for the reception >f ! It" -i.-and Cambria, Pools - it Sai-uuay nigh* at one hundred >u itio Dauntless 10 sixty oa tho Cairtjria. 51rs. General Sherman presented a handsome bouquet to each of the six senator:?Nye, Sawyer, Carpenter, Warner. .\ b .olt, and ruckinghair? who spoko in opposition to the amy L.iil which reduces the salary of Lou tuisband. The herd eln'cf of tl.o Kmsas PotluwoUanries hus doec; soi, aged 58 i\nd weighing 433. lie was a Big Indian, and his words Lad great, weight with his tribe. All the Chinamen in Paris, fearing the anger of the populace on account, of tho recent massacres in Pckia, carefully kept within doors, but owing to ?ho Spanish affair the ncvv3 from Chi ui created but little sensation. A girl in Omaha left a man to whom she was engaged for one sho liked hotter; whereupon, tho first lover said he would kill himself before her if sho didn't marry hitn. She said she would, but subsequently concluded sho had better shoot herself?and did. A verdant waiter on a Pullman excursion cax*, the other day, attempted to fill the water tank through tho ventilator at the top of the car. Tho occupants of the car were unexpectedly treated to a shower bath, to the great detriment of linen and broad cloth. A Cincinnati doctor protests against pouring cold water on the head in coses of sunstroke. lie prescribes warm water npplications and an emetic, after which spintus sElheris svlphnrici in teaspoonful doses every fifteen minutes and friction along tho "Bpino l?y means of mustard and strong liniment. . , i The Rochester (N. Y.) Express, Radical comes out fairly in favor of sending Fred Douglass to succeed Judge Davis in Congress. It 6ays Mr Douglass is the ablest and most widely know public man in his Congressional district. Colonel Joseph Hanlon, for several years a prominent member of tho .New Orleans press, died ou the 8d instant, at tho RockbridgO (Va.) Springs, llo was an officer ii> the Confederate nrmy, and was badly w ounded at tho battle of Chancellorsville. r' Prosidont Grant, in a communication to tlie Senate, throngb .the Secretary of Stato, hopes that immediate steps will bo taken for the ^ourtty of tho rights of American citizens in Cuba, according to tho profhftQDA of tho treaty with Spain of 1796u A large Floridaplanter,^ who has Duuio JUUUUICU uu^ru uuuuo ployed, constituting a majority of the voters in his county, has agreed with his laborors to support one of tfhern fbr representative;'they, t Uu to support him for Benator. -> voluntary con tract obnojcions to ?tho .enforcomeai iaw? i cq ni ; ' ^ ? t , j ; 4. The nnii-ChJneeo Feeling In Korth Adams, itoacjiwietts, is so strong t^at An^raeri^n employed to ;teacK the newly armed Chfoeao th0 language has been attacked with Volleys of stones. -ii *? " *. joy. l j.tfV ; ( v.}-' 5JJI .1 , i* The Mormofcs ofTJtah 'have turned their attention* to: the -prodnction of {glove* thatriVai those of Paris in deloaoy and workmanship. i.THe<g2oves are made from e?nuine kid, rwd; ia the vioihity^f SaltLafca," *> '? ~l I- ' Qii .iroA a v. ylJati