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- BY W.'A.?LEE AND HUGH WILSON. * r ? S* ,-;1 >' r;" i * . - v: - - - - " mi? ? ?i?<m ABBEVILLE, S. C., WEDNESDAY. MAY 8.1872. The Love Letter. She took it in her trembling hands, That poorly served her Tv iJi; The wave of life on golden sands, Stood for>a moment still. She read the superscription o?er, And broke the careful seal; The ],**** >us-burden thai it bore ? She did not read but feel. 0, earth, so green \yitii sumnxer now, ' O, skc of heavenly blue! O, mated bird^ on every bough! Her thoughts are hot.tor you. ^he hum of friendly tones below, "The life of pleasant care, That swayed her soul an hour ago Now rule no longer there. She knows a love too pure a"nd high For simple words to speak; Its glory glistens in her eye, And blushes on her cheek. Its brighter \yarmth about her lips, 4 II fills each human hce<1, Enfolds her life and glorifies The simplest word.or deed. H? has no promise to alluro No fairy tale to teii; The skill of honest love is sure To work its purpose well. It Scorns the flatterer's subtle art, Th*S worldling's acted lies, JLSUi storms uie Juruess ui t, | Aud bears aways the prize. Yet brave as spurred aud billed knight,! f More tender etilJ than brave, He lifts his vision into light, Himself.the willing slave.. O, Love, thy kingdom stands secure, Born with creation's day, Thy sweet dominion shall endure . When eartii hu.s passed away. feie Stories About M!ss Cunningham. ! A correspondent of the JSew lork World thus disposes of the stories pub lished respecting the regent of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. vrhe correspondent says: Recent sensational stories about the imposing sty'c in which the regent of the Mount Vnruou Ladies' Association lives, her retinue of.servants, and ele gant equipage, aroused the curiosity not only of the Tallapoosa passengers, but of j the unusually large number of excur sionists who, moved by the hope of see ing the Japanese embassy, had gone to Mouut Vernon in the usual manner by the daijy steamer. So the retinue of servants was duly inspected, and there was *110 little disappointment at seeing gotae four or live darkies, including farm lianas, attired not in livery, but in t" loose baggy style of clothing peculiar to t the Southern male servants. The car- , jiage used by Mins Cunningham was ( next inspected by theseif-appoirited in- j vestigators. It was in keeping with the , old-fashioned mansion, old-fashioned | a?d rickety?a crazy looking vehicle one ] would not suppose capable of keeping j tigtther while being dragged over the t rough roads between Mt. Vernon and t Alexandria. Misa Cunningham has for her own use r and that of the lady who is Secretary of the Association two rooms, a bed room ! r of moderate size and a sitting room ad-1 j joining it, aiso of moderate cirnensious. J j These rooms are plainly fitted up with j t furniture, every piece of which has ! i Ita Ivnot rlu\?cj HMio n-H'notfi nn thp 1 / cccu 110 vvcw u,vc' A i,v ^*^7 " * ? \ floors are faded and worn. V\ hy Miss j Cunningham is willing to remain at j Mouut Vernon with a solitary com pan- , jton Ln a tumlde-town old house, in a j locality famous for malaria, is in com pre- , henelble to any one who does not under Htaud ihat a sentiment cherished in , youth may beconi^a passion i:i middle ; life, and still encouraged will endure!' when all other interests artd affections [ have died a way. Miss Cunningham lias, J "for many voars centered her afl'ec- V tious on "Mount Vernon. A sen-js timent 6f patriotism and a, strong feel-) iug of veneration for George Washing-] ton leil her to desire most earnestly that. his home should be preserved as & shrine | to which Americans might make pil-j grimages. it was the who first origina ted the plan which resulted in its pur-] clia^e. Articles written' hv her and j .signed "ASouthern Matron" attracted j] great attention l>y her earnestness ii: 11 advocating the purchase of the Mount - Vernon estate for the benefit of the pub-1 lie. Her energy gave iaspiration to the scheme, and when the property passed! i u to tlfe possession 'of the Ladies' Asso-it ciation she was appointed regent for ; life. She receives no salary? nothingj( but shelter anu toou. J lie lacier canuoij be very luxurious, as it is chiclly obtain-; 1 ed from the pioduee of tlie Mount Ver- . 11011 farm, which want of means pre-; vents being properly cultivated. To', keep the Mount Vernon Mansion audi, the two hundred acres surrounding it / in proper repair as many thousands , shpuld be expended as there are now', 'hundreds.' I am told only about eigh-J, tetu huudred a year is allowed fur the j .support of the property. Miss Cunnin-'j gliam is a lady past 60 years of age, a 'j native of South Carolina, and belongs'j to one of the most highly ie^pectable: j families of that State. She has a pri-'j rate means, and does not charge the!, 3!ount Vernon Association with her , ' gupport. bp coupcientious is sne as to|, the position of trust she holds with re- j gard to taking care of the estate thaijj she will allow none of her friends or1, relatives to visit her at Mt. Vernon, not'' considering that she lias a right to en-' tertain guests there. Hon. 11. D. Cooke !. Governor of the District, is treasurer of 11 the association, and with him are de posited ail funds accruing to the associ-j1 atiou, whether from the tariff paid by excursionists or from occasional contri- , Tl.ii no tu li\r lirt mpjlll* UU31UUO. JLilO I Vi V, II IIV/ - J ? | large at aify time, $500 being the most! received in any one month', but in thei winter season dwindles down to a mere, nothing. Duing the war, when no ex-; oursionists were carried to Mt. Vernon,! There '.vai, of course, no revenue at all. The discussion of this matter among the visitors last Saturday brought out these facts, given by one of the most highly esteemed of the vice-regents, who. was of the party. Miss Cunnin gham was ill and unable to Bee any one except a few of her more iutimate friends. Her health is at no time very strong, as may be easily supposed, liv ing as sne aoea m sutu u.u aimospueie of malarias e - 4 4 Blow ing for the Settlement." ?' I organized the first Sunday-school in this county and ran it myself," said1 a shrewd but dissipated Wisconsin lawyer. "A few of us Americans came 1 here early.* We wanted to get in decent, industrious settlers, and keep the row dies out. So I said, la Sunday-school will draw the folks we want. It will < * be the best and cheapest way to blow j for the settlement.' They all agreed to it. There wasn't a soul of us thai pre-j tended to have a grain of piety. So; they pitched upon me to carry out the I plan. I did it, sendi-ng to Mr. Rice of, the American Sunday-School Union for! aJfibrary, vid ran the school all suru th er. It did the blowing fc.r us apjea didly. Several Christian f.i u..-aim*: in, and as they had u better of pie ty,!,handed the Sunday-school over to tnem.; It **ras a grand thing for us. We secured a good moral settlement. In jact, sir. it got to be so pious that I ouldn't live there ftfyoelf." Laurens and Augusta Railroad. Editors Chronicle and Smiincl: Please be kind enough to republish tijjp article v.-hich appeared in your pa per dated August 27th, 1871, on the sub j?*ct <?l* a railroad irctn Augusta, 10 Green wood, South Carolina. This request is most especially insis ted ui:i>n just now, a^ the road is assum ing both body and iife. In the article referred to the reader will discover the necessity of innnedi-i ate co-operation of all well wishers to! tlie enterprise?the project being now) on foot. The road i? is practicable audi must be built. If Augu<ia acts well lur part, all is rirjhl?and if she is indifler * .. . rn i _t a _ . letsr, <7ft in wrong. ine tiiiiniTiBuuiaiu-i cd, and the corporators do urgently in-1 I v.ite and beg every friend to attend aj meeting to be hefd at Dorn's Mine, 0111 May tiie 2itU, 1372, 11 o'clock a ni. 1'Jease give us an editorial urging the j people of Augusta t<j study well their i interest and *>loep no longer on post. 1 The car of progress is passing through j Abbeville and Kdgegeld,. f Yours trulj\ . e?a\-?. 'fThe following is" the article veAirrIB i to by our correspondent:] , Some time ago, the Chronicle <? Senti- ! j id alluded to ?4ia scheme on foot for budding.a railroad from Laurens Court j House, South Carolina, to Aiigunta, and j earnestly favored the proposed roud.i' We then stated that the business men 11 of the eiu would give encoura'gementl! and substantial aid to* the road when- 1 ever they saw that our South CarolinaI friends were willing to put their shoul-:' ders to the wheel, and we now repeat .' that statement. Let Edgefield and ' Abbeville and Laurens put the aflairi1 into shape and show that they ure ready ' 1 and willing to *.elp the road with their 1 money and their land and we have not : the slightest doubt but that Augusta 1 will give liverai aio. Augusta is not 1 dead or ashvp, and has been as gener- 1 ous to railway enterprises as any city in < the South. The people here are aware h ,f fiin npepssiiv for siieh a road, and of!* the benefits which would- spring from Its completion, but they can do nothing without the earnest eo-opeftition of the South Carolinians. Etilow we publish in interesting letter on the subject, written by a gentleman in Abbeville to i tirni in this city. Greenwood, Abbevijxe County, \ August 19th, 1S71. ' | Messrs. : Excuse me for drugging you with the following crude remarks: In this age of railroads, when it be hooves every city to keep her eyes well jpen, to see that her trade is not taken 'roru her, I have been often astonished ;hat Augusta has not been awakened to :he importance to her of a connection, jy rail, with this or some other point on lie Greenville and Columbia Railroad. \ugustu-owos lunch of her prosperity o the traue of tne upper .Districts orii his fcstate, the loss of which siie felt s?e-lj iously when taken away from her by he building of the Greenville and Co-1 iimbia Railroad. A moiety of that trade * night have been restored to her by the >uildingof the defunct Savanuah Val ey Kail road; but that having failed, , t is remarkable that she seems now qui :tly to submit to her loss. Although lie Savannah Valley Koad would have jten near twice ihe length of one from . his point, yet it could never have car- t ied the trade of Augusta that this will. I, Phis latter will not only carry all thej ' radethat the other could have done, U Hit will command the ou?tern portion of he District of Abbeville, a large part of! Laurens, and all or measurably all, of' jreenville. There scarcely could be buud anywhere more easy grades for a | railroad than from Greenwood to Au- h rti??n vi-i Hnrn's Mine aiul Fui v's Fi*r-t ry, following the ridge which "divides :.he waters of Little river and Stephens' . reek. 1 doubt whether a single stream need be crossed, anu the distance, I pre sume, is only about lil'ty-livo miles. If you think such a project worthy of consideration, you will please confer with some of your leading men on the subject. Augusta has always been the favorite market with the people of this part of he country; but while the Greenville ind Columbia Railroad belonged to hem they were willing to make othrr nisiness connections for the sake of sus aining this their little pet; but now hat it. has been wrested from them and jut into Yankee hands, they are anxious u return to their old and favorite mart? j \ugusta. * *?* The Ku-Klux Thiai-r.?In the Uni ed States Court on Wednesday last, tfter the jury had brought in a verdict I ?f guilty of conspiracy against Robert L\ JKigirins, of York, a number of priso lers were sentenced. The Charleston's iVc WN says : a While the jury were out, a number of j i i>ri3onert> who had pleaded guilty to con-it ^piracy were brought upforsentenee.il i'he prisoners were called up singly and j i ixamiued by Judge Bond, and each told l i pitiful story of his enforced paiticipa :ion in the raids, of his final desertion from the Klaus and surrender to the v Federal authorities, of the months al- i i ready spent in prison of the dependent family left at home awaiting his return. I Fn niont nf : 11r> fjisHs (.'aomin Earle. of 1 lie District Attorney's olflCe, supple- s nented thyse statements with thosur-rJ nises, suspicious and information injl >ossession of the Government, taken jo from the unsworn testimony of the con- U fessing Ku-Klux, and then the sentence ;S ivas pronounced by the presiding judge. J? rite sentences were iw follows: Leandei Smith, $1,000 tine, ten years'I' imprisonment. * 11 William Smith, SI,000 fine, ton years' !t imprisonment. PinCkney Caldwell, $1,000 fine ten11 years' imprisonment. Julius Howe, $100 Hue, four years' im- j prison ment.. Allison Hays, $100 fine, four years im-; prison men t. " Lafayette Hood, $100 fine, three years' imprisonment. James A. Sanders, $100 fine, two years' imprisonment. Felix Dover, $100 fine.three years' im prisonment. William Ransier, $100 fine, eight years' imprisonment. Walter Moore, $100 fine, eight years' imprisonment. Joseph Lucky, $100 fine, eight years' imprisonment. . -i T\ I,M 1 <? ? ? ?...n tvif.nfliol Artnur r. r i<Jmyu, uu uvu uiumus I imprisonment. Creighton Pope, sentence suspended. The (.'ourt then adjourned until ten o'clock to-day, which, it is understood, will be the last day of the trials, as Judge Bond leaves "for Baltimore to morrow night. ? Defective Cotton Seed.?The Au gust a Chronicle A Sentinel says : "We hear very serious complaints from planters in "Burke, Jefferson and; Columbia counties about the defect in cotton seed. We are informed that three-fourths of the seed saved for plan-! ting have been found, upon examina tion, to be defective?the germ entirely, der'.tnryed. It is thought that the con-, tinuod rainsof the early picking season, i and tin* extreme moisture of the atmos phere during the entire Winter, caused the seed to "beat" when thruwu uu iu heaps in the gin houses." The com-1 jplaint 1b general in that section of the' 'State. * ] Our Position, The one great purpose of the tax paying citizens of liouth Carolina is t obtain, at an early day, an economics .Stall1 government, which will, wit! equal care, watch over the interests o all classes of the people. This is mor directly important than the success o any purely national movement. A Lib eral Republican administration, ii treating this people with rigid in:par tialityand without political prejudice would give them that feeling of publi security which they have not enioyei for four years and'more; but such ar administration would not, of itself, re iieve South Carolina from the evils o extravagant expenditures and corrup JI'^ISIUIHMI. J. Ill* JJUUJUC >v\miu uu 1CI true to work for the regeneration of tin State. They must, however, rely oi themselves, and on themselves alone for whatever may be necessary for ro turning our Scott's, Neagles and Mack evs into private life, and for filling thei places with capable and honest men This 4s the -.tAsk. before us, whether th< Cin8itnta*i Convention Be, or.be not,. & fruitful fn beneficial results as we-now have reason to expect. It matters ven little, in soiue respects, to the peoplo-o the North and West, who is eleOtet Governor and who are chosen as tin members of their Legislatures. * The^ are sure.to have a sound and trustworthy government in auy event; and they art at liberty, in their States, to cause tht soutest for supremacy to hinge rupon the National questions of Amnesty, Reform and' Decentralization. This is not .the jase in South Carolina. There-election, next October, of men like those who ule and ruin this State, does not merely lortend the victory or the defeat of a political principle.' It means two years nore of unblushing rascality; two years nore of \vholesaie swindling; two years liore of class legislation; two years nore of taxation which is fast becoming onfiscation ; two years more of a policy .vhich lms no other aim than to drive he white people out of the State, and eave South Carolina to the control of he Elliotts, Ransiers and Mobleys, who iveln fear of a day when their mis guided supporters may know them as hey are. With a decent Conservative state Government in South Carolina the jeople may retrieve their losses and be :ooie happy and content, although 'resident Grant be re-elected. But the lection of Davis, or Gratz Brown or Charles Francis Adams could not do nore uian lessen me misery ui uur uu;i< lilipn'.' if tho crew who now govern U3 vcre chosen for another terra. To the welfare cf the State, we must look first, .'hat being secured, we may enter as leej:ly as "we please into the troubled waters of National politics. The Lunatic Asylum.?The follow ng is the correspondence between Dr. '. F. Ensor, Superintendent of the itate Lunatic Asylum, aud Xiles G. 'arker, State Treasurer : Office Statu Lunatic Asylum, Columbia, April 17, 1872. 'Ion. Files G. Parker, State Treasurer. I)kah Sih: Please inform me wheth r or not you are able at this time to pay ,ny portion of the appropriation made ly'the last Legislature for the support of ne State Lunatic Asylum ; and if not, iow soon you will be able to do so. The redit of*the institution is exhausted. Ve are no longer able to obtain supplies f food or clothing, and a condition as lesperate and disastrous in its effects ipon the institution as it is humiliating ,nd disgraceful to the State, is staring us n the face, and unless relief is obtained n thirty days at most, some other dispo ition must be made of those who have ?een placed here, under the care and >rotection of the State. It is with this ie\v that 1 address you to-day, in order hat, in cu>e the Stale is unable to take are of her insane, some other provision nay be made for their care and pretee iou in time to prevent the dire calami le.s mat win oiuerwise eiicumjjjis;- mem. . need not remind you that the care of he insane is regarded the first and must acred obligation of every civilized peo >le. Hoping that yon will make extra* rdinarv effort*, if necessary, to dis harge that obligation in behalf of the >eople of this State, in giviug that re ief to the afflicted and sullering inmates f this institution which she honci of he State, the behests of justice and the ii?ims of humanity alike demand, I am-, :c., J. F. ENSOIt, Superintendent. EXECUTIVE DUPA RTMKNT, State Treasuheh's Office, Columbia, S. C., April 3(?, 1872. >. J. F. Ensor, Superintendent Slate Lunatic Asylum. DearSik: Yourletterof the 17thin tant. in which you request information s to whether I am able, at this time, to ?ay any portion of the appropriation uade bv tlio last Legislature lor the sup tort of the State Lunatic Asylum, ami, f not, when Ishuli be, was duly received, >ut the answer has been delayed ou am ount of my absence from the'eity. In reply, I would state that the Treas: iry is not in funds; and that, therefore, i will be impossible lor me a.f present to nuke any payments to your institution, rhe amount of taxes collected during tlie ast lour years lias each year fallen Jar hort of the demands made upon the treasury. Heretofore, this detioienry ius been supplied by borrowing money 111 State bonds, through the Financial \.gent in New York ; but that source of upply, as you weil know, is now toiijiiJJ. In addition t?> the fa'ct that he' tax levy bus been too small, it must >e borne in mind that ovor $1,000,000 iavo never been collected. The license law, which was expected o supply the Treasury during the sum ner, will ?Jo no more than take up orders hat. have been uiven on the various Jounfy Treasurers- for salaries of County tticers, legislative expenses, &c. From be best information to be obtained on lie subject, it appears that, leaving out Charleston aud .Richland Counties, the imount that will be realized under this rVct will not average over $600 a quarter !ur each County. The sale of delinquent lands takes place on the first Monday iu Juue next, tnd it is hoped that a sufficient amount ivill be received from that source to meet the more pressing demands against the Treasury. T am not unmindful nf the flaims of the institution, and will cheerfully and gladly do anything in my power for the good of its unfortunate inmates*. Ho ning and believing that some way will l?e devised hy which the institution may be maintained, until the collection of taxes, and assuring you of any assistance to that end which it may be in my pow er to give, I remain very respectfully yours, NILE8 G. PARKER, State Treasurer. Jeffrson Davis' Commission?Cor rection.?'The Savannah Ncii/s correct; the paragraph going the rounds, statin' that Colonel Morrison, of Illinois hat Bent to Jefferson Davis his original com mission as a Colonel in the United States army, signed by Andrew Jackson Pres Kieii*, and Lewis ('a?s, Secretary o State, which commission had fallen iuU the* hands of the Illinois troops after tin capture of Jack.-on, M !sr. Ex-l'roaiden Davis never wa? a Colonel in the Uni ted States army, but served in the Mexi can war as a volunteer Colonel of mouu ted rifles from Mississippi, with a com mission from the Governor of his State Laws of South Carolm; ACTS AND JOINT RESOLUTION PASSED BY THE GENERAL - . "ASSEMBLY. . [Published by Authority.] c 1' 1 AN ACT to Incorporate the Water< * Presbyterian Church i/i Fairftt, I County. - 1 Section' 1. Ee it enacted by the Sei ate and House uf Representatives of tl State of South Carolina, now met an sitting in General Assembly,and by tl authority of the same: That the WVteree Presbyterian Churc of Faii-lield Cuilnty, is hereby inooipi rated, with all the rights and privilege awarded to'religious denominations i thi-.j State. ' ' -? ' . Ssc. 2. That the said church may a< n uira- limnsrrr. n?al and ueryunal, If .-religious and educational purposes. an way dispose of, regulate and govern tl) {same as? they may deeui proper., in.at cord a nee with the laws and diseipiint such Jaws not being inconsistent wit the laws oi' the State. Sho. 3. That this Act qball b taken and deein'ed'tb be a public Acl and "shall continue in force untii rt pealed. - J . Approved March 13, 1S72. : A-N atl lO jnvvr/Jwui-u i/tt j uinivia Laborersand Mechanics1 Lam Company, of Orangeburg County South, Carolina. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Seijat (ami House of Mouse of Representative i of the Sfateof South Carolina, now me and sitting in General Assembly, an* by the authority of the same: That Jacob Moore, Henry Wallace J. L. Jamison, E. I. Cain, Isaac Speak ier, Christian Green, JT. C. Andrews, B i Bvas, George Bolivar, and their asso ciates and successors, are hereby niadi ; und created a body politic and corporate ! under the name and style of tiie "Far niers', Laborers', and Mechanics' Lam Company,01 uraugeuuig vyuumj, uuun Carolina. Skc. 2. Tliat the said eorporatioi hereby created and established shal ihave power to make such by-laws, no ! repugnant to the laws of the land, am 1 to have, use and keep a common seal land the same to alter at will; to sue an< be sued, plead and be impleaded, In un] Court in this Btate; aim to have an< enjoy all such property, real and per soual, as may be given, bequeathed o devised to it," or may be, in any manne whatsoever, acquired by the said corpo I ration: Provided, the amount so helt shall not exceed the sum ol' one liun dred thousand dollars. Sec. 3. That the said corporation maj from time to time, invest their funds moneys, assets, and all other property stocks, public or private, notes, bills bonds, with or without security, bj mortgage of real or personal property or by surety, in such sums, and oi 1- no tlu.u mm SUl'Jl l?riur> uuu k^iiuiuvnofiw v/.v.j j deem proper; and it shall be lawful fo I said corporation, from tune to time, an< ! at all times, to sell,'convey, mortgage iassign or transfer al! of its property : real and personal, as and when it ma; jdeem proper and expedient; and . make and execute bonds, under thei ! corporate seal, with or without mort iguge, for the purchase uf real or person ; al property. Skc. 4. That the real and persona property of each corporator, shall b< liable for the debts of said corporation in any amount not exceeding the pa value of the slock hold by him. Si-.C. o. That this Act shall continui in force for the space of twenty-on< years, and the same shall be deemed j public Act, and may may be given ii evidence without being specially plead ed. Approved March 13, 1S72. AN ACT to Renew the Charter of Ma n'on Lodge, A'o. 2. I. 0. 0. F. Be ii enacted by iLe Seriate am House of Representaiives of tin Stale of South Carolina, now met am sitting in General Asserably, and l>j the amhority of tlie same: That the charter of Marion Lodge No. 2, I. 0. 0. J1'., he, and the same i: hereby, renewed and shall continue ii force until amended, altered or repealed and that all acts done by the said Marioi Lodge, No. 2. I. (>. 0. F., since the ex piration of its charter, in uonformiij thereto, shall be, and the same are here by declared to lie, as good and valid, t< ail intents and purposes, as it' the satin jhad before the expiration of its charter j Approved ilarch 13, lb7J. ; AN ACT to Declare Public a Certaii Read indie County oj uranfjeuurg. Suction l. Be it enacted by the Ser. ale and House of Representatives o I the State of South. Carolina, now me land sitting in General Assembly, am by the authority of the same. I T.hat a certain read in the County o jOrangeburg, leading in a Northoasteri; I direction fro in t!i? town of Branehville i to what is known as the old Orange j burg Road, he, and the same is hereby de.Jared public. i Approved March 13, 1S72. 'AN ACT to Incorporate the South Car \ olina lical Instate and Joint Sloe. j Company. | Section 1. .lie :t eimc-lcd by th iStdiiaie and House of Representative iof the State of South Curol.ua. nov ;mot ami sitting iii General Assenibi} land by the authority of the same : i That R. A. Sissou, Lewis Heyward [Washington Ash, Lewis Wilson,' P. I; ' Lush, Lewis Carr, Robert L. Jones, M : D.Stone, Edwin Marks, Mlenry John I son, T. 11. Snyder, T. Sands ami A Boldgood, together with such person i who now, or may be hereafter associate I Willi lUULiJ, lit, UUU UlBy U'.V IJLMt'UV lit jelared a body politic and corporate, tin der the naniu and style of''The jjoutl Carolina ileal Estate ;\ud Joint Stool Company," for the purpose of loanin, out money on interest, purchasing aiv mortgaging real estate, buying and sel i ling, or otherwise disposing of person? ! property; and they shall have the j-ani irights and privileges now enjoyed b ' banking corporations of this State; the ishall also have undisputed right to di> I /*.f ntiv ??tu? nil Kllf'h nrnriprtv rn<i ! peraoual or mixed, time they may bi come possessed of, in any manner, an on such conditions as the said assoeh tion, for their own interest, may deer lit and proper. Sec. -. That the capital stock of sai company aha!! consist of two thousaw shares, to be paid in by successiv -imonthly instalments of one dollar o ?leach oh are, or in such manner as thei r! constitution and by-laws may liereafu 1 provide for; and such shares *hall I -: neld, transferred or assigned and pled' 3! e<i, and the holder thereof i,o be suhiec - to such flues and- forfeitures for del'av. f in their payment as may hereafter L ,>' provided. i\ Sec. 3. That the . aid company sha t' have jpovver and authority to make :u< such rules and by-laws for its goveri - ment; aud shall have such floeinbe, -land successioh of members aud ottlce: - as shall be ordained and chosen accor< i. gin to their said rules and by-law made or to be made by them; shall have and keep a common seal. and may alterthe same at will; and shall have and enjoy every rii^ht and privilege in Tn cident and belonging to corporate bodies: and the said company shall, and is here by authorized to begin business in any county in this State, and ro establish agendies at any points' that may be deemed advantageous to the interest and benefit of said company. Sec. 4. That all right conferred upon thin company, ?s provided for in the preceding sections, shall be exclusive in this State, and all acts con Hiding are ,c hereby repealed, and ll.e company here icl by incol'i'iorated shall not be subject to any laws that may hereafter be enacted. Sec; 5. That tins act shall be h; deemed a pul lie Act, and shall con d | tinue in force for the term of twenty ie| five years. , i Sec.' fi. That this-Act shall be of force " j immediately on after its passage. " Approved March 13, 1872. 'FATHOMS OF HUSBANDRY. ?r) The following J?iihor<linaie Granges oi d j.Patrons of Hui-baifdrv have.iately been e organised by Col. D. W.vatt Aiken, uep ;-!uty at large,.for the .Southern .States.. \ j V. titan iterti 11c Grange, No. 2, Sumter hjville, S. C.; Joh.n A. Richardson, mas ter; A. White. Secretary. 2. MavsviileGrange, No. 3j Maysville,* P.O.; W. J. Mublrow, .master; 13. F. Wilnon, secretary. 3. Cokesbury Grange, No. 4. Coltes bttry, S. C.; JV A. Conner, master; Dr. "VV. Sims, secretaiy. 4. Du?rWe*t Grange, No. 5, Due West, S. C.; J: I. Bonner, master; Dr. John A. Robinson, secretary. d\ o. Calhoun Grange, No. 6, Calhoun's j Mills, .S. C.: Janie.-* Aicuasmn, master; J. L. Corwin, secretary. I 6. Long Cane Grange, No. 7,{Bradley's * j Mills, S. C.; Wi K. Bradley, masterJ. IE. Bradley, secretary, j 7. Lowndesville Grange, No. .9, J Lowndesville, S. C.; oHleers not'elected I when report was mode. 8. Greenwood Grunge, No. 9, Green ly wood, S. C:; A.M. Aiken, master; S. j W. Jordan. Secretary. B 9. NinetyTSix Grange, No. 10, Ninety Six,S. C; J. W. Calhoun, master; G. J M* Jordan, secretary. ,-i. Increasing interest in. the Order is now being manifested, and Col. Aiken is expecting to organize throughout the , | State during the summer and autujnn. ' Those desiring to establish the Order in. I i their respective neighborhoods should j address him at Cokesbury, S. C. i! A Oioto IZruwiru Vine r>rir5ini7.fi(5 in *1 Mississippi, with Gen. Vailghan as mas ] tor.? . i +"?P-o r| An Immense Undertaking.?the r j Scientific American in calling attention - i to the statement of an Italian journal j!that tho recent visit of the Russian -! Czar to the Southern part of his e rap in (had particular reference to the projec , Led junction of tho Caspian Sea with , j the Black Sea, says: ,j "The entire length of the canal would , j be six hundred and thirty Russian / i versts, nbout four hundred miles, though , i the mountain chain to be pierced only i1 measures eight versts, or about five j' miles. It is calculated that thirty-two r thousand laborers will have to be em 1 ployed for fully six year9 in order to , complete the undertaking. Quite apart , from the direct commercial advantages f] which would result from the completion of this canal, it would serve to replenish r the Caspian tfea with water, a highly -j important consideration. During the - j last decade, and ercn longer, a remark - [ able reduction of water was noticed, so I mueh so that the final extinction, that 2! is exsiccation, of the eea was apprehen , ;ded. The result would not only be ma r larious in the extreme, but also de&truc li! e t ..f I ! UVt' Ul 11 l^ruui t*L*'11 CVJ U1 ?? taiou, uuiuvaj , s the sturgeon, sterlet, and seal fisheries, f Many thousands persons are at present ij employed in these fisheries (chiefly at ?j Astrakhan,) hy whom eight thousand I -! pounds of eavier alone are annually oh-] tained. An insurance of water supply i to those persons would, therefore, give, renewed stimulus to their local enter- i .'prise, though the same may not be ax j merely important as the ellect on coiu j' merce at large. 31 ? i j Neatness.?In its es.-enoe and purely ' for its own sake: says Hall's Joutnai of Health, neatness is found in few. iMauy a man i* neat for appearaiit-e sake; there is an instinctive fueling that. there ' ' * W'l.uii ii i>i iii i'nlit-: :i I? JJUVtCJ Ui 1U ?? nvu physician or a lawyer fur the iirst time, or conies to rent a house or borrow mon ey'-, lie will come in his beat dress ; a lady will call in her carriage. A man who means business and honesty comes as; he is, just.as you will find him in his store, his .-hop, his counting-house. The most accomplished gamblers dress( well; the most enterprising swindlers jare j'aultJessly clothed; but countless' ! multitudes are I ur whitewashed seoul chres. Many doiu care as long as it will i not be seen. Washington Allston the great artist, the accomplished gentleman suddenly left his friend standing at the door of a splendid Boston mansion as j tin v were :iix;ui entering tor a party, ! because lie just remembered that he had j a hole in hist stocking. It could not ne ' ;seen or know n, but the very knowledge j of its existence made him feel thut lie "; wftt; Jens a man than he ought to be; ' gave him a t'eeling cji" inferiority. I When yon .see a neat,- tidy, cleanly, I cheerful dwelling there you will liud a | joyous loving happy 'aniiiy. | "Tun Lvdkpexdknt Okdf.k of Uxi 8!wn nnpniHi'.x.''?Alluding to the al 8 iout d purposes of Mji?> organization, the r j Charleston Ji'cjivMican says: ! Wo arc members of this order of Uni 'jted Brethren. In the first place, it has ! no ritual, but simply a constitution, a ' copy of which we wiil allow any one to I examine. Tin objects of the order are slated in the second article of the cou "'siituiion. It is follows: gj "2. ObjkC'T.?The object of this order [ shall be to preserve liberty and the ' I Union of the United States of America; *!to maintain the constitution thereof and ijj the supremacy of the laws; to sustain j. :the State and National Government, ,^jand assist in putting down their ene h mies; to defend free speech, a free bal _i!ot, without regard to race, color, sect or Ti party, and to elect only honest ahd rc LI : .. - * ? * - a - i* i . j\~> _ * a. ; liable JttepuDi leans w> uu umuw m jinun lor trust in National, State, ond local jgovernments; and to secure l>v all peaceful ami lawful means, equal'civil ami political rights to all American cit izens." The only oath administered is one re quiring members to carry out the objects of the order its set forth iu the article quoted. No penalty' whatever is at tached to ils violation. "We take pooJ care to admit no one who is capable of I violating his obligation. The oath is as n I follows T irl "Oath.?I do solemnly.swear that I sr will to the best of my ability, as a true ?e | Republican, aid in carrying out the ob r-'joct of the Independent Order of United :t! Brethren, and I will keep secret all law It proceedings of the order, ^o help u?t V; According to f lic census for 3S70, dur inil tiint year in Massaclmst-U.H six gi.'.s rS| were ifcrirrJed at fourteen, thirty- ti.:eo rs ;at fifteen and 1S1 at sixteen. A woman i-i of twenty-five was also married for the 3, fourth time. i Temperance. Address.. ' Rev. Mr. Miles, agreeable to appoint ment, delivered an address last Friclaj night before Newberry Division .Sons o Temperance. Although the time hac been changed from previous notice, am many doubtless Iraa not been apprised the audience was large and appreciative After the signing of an ode by (he Di vision with pleasant effect, and the of fering up of a brief and fervent petition i b3r Chaplain, Rev. John Stout, Mr! Miles | was introduced to the assemblage, anc j began his remarks by a felicitous avowa j of the fact that he was> not a member o; [the organization before he would en : deavor to present a few simple truths in ! favor of the noble benefaction? incidents showing the dreadful resulis of intem perance?either within his personal ! knowledge or from the reliable testimo ny of friends. i Mr. Miles' candid statement of hit early views relative to societies in the J which some might possibly give prior | claim anu precedence 10 cneir espousais ; I elevating the principles of their order tc fan equal .position with the charcii?the j muring Mother of all the elements ! which aucoi'i soothe, sustain andsaticti ; fy humanity?and;his mature and mod ified convictions, Vere quite happy, and | placed him (he being not *a 'member of 'the Brotherhood of Temperance, but of ja Society which includes within itself ; all the * principles of temperance, and which commands obedience to the law * 01* ''temperance lu ail things.,") where [ he desired tc be with his audience?in I no equivocal-position. ) .. | The addl es as :we have said was made j up of dark life-pictures?shadows deeply :flunu: athwart the hearth-stone, of bro | ken homes, and broken hearts; of chat tering gibes and cruel blows?fading I loveliness, the pall of death, and the welling grief of tender, helpless girl hood and uncousiuus. infancy. The ad dress was as it should has'e been we think, an appeal to the heart agonies en gendered by the insidious monster Hum, and not an intellectual dissertation about the effects of alcohol upon the blood and brain, and the nerve forces, or an argument deduced from statistical reports, &c. Mr. Miles closed his address by a rec ognition of, and adversiorr to the fact that societies instituted for the purpose of alleviating distress, assuaging grief, relieving want, helping up the.fallen, I ameliorating evil, elevating, ennobling and blessing men in all the ramlflca^ tions of society, were not inimical to re I 1 n-rtpo Uo Q.oti'ira qIKac finr? do such he wished the Sons of Temperance hearty God-speed in the good cause of making men truer to themselves and hence more noble in all the relatiens of life. Mr. Miles took occasion to remark that while he had always th<*oght it a discourtesy to an audience for the speak er to confess himself unprepared, yet he felt it due to the society ne was address ing, and the worthiness of the theme upon he had been privileged to apeak, to state that imperative circumstances, not under bis control, had very mate rially interfered with the preparation of his uddress. He expressed his deep sympathy with the Temperance move ment set on foot by so many earnest and high-toned men of lsewberry, and de clared he had never esteemed himself more highly complimented than when invited to address this Order of the Sons of Temperance. He felt much more than he had been able to say, and hoped ! they would believe he had, under very embarrassing circumstances, done all he could to serve the noble cause he, as a man, and a Christian, uiost assuredly had at Newberry.?Newberry Herald. The Columbia correspondent of the Charleston News says: The mandamus served on 'State Treas urer Parker by General Stolbrand, the Superintendent of the Penitentiary, which is made returnable on Wednes day, has, in a manner, created some commotion among the State officials to day. The disposition to keep secret all transactions bearing npon the finances was sedulously observed, yet enough is known to warrant the assertion that, to keep the matter from investigation, the Superintendent has been promised sufficient funds to keep the Penitentiary ; afloat. This, however, lias to appear in the return to the Supreme Court on Wednesday. The jjrate officers held a kind of meeting over the matter in Hardy Solomon's Bank this afternoon, and acce.-s to it was'impossible. Should their overtures not be accepted, nothing follows bu; an investigation of-the masury. Should they be acceptcd It is -safe to count on a :-maiI army of ruanda rouses m trie tu:ure. Blue Ridge Revenue Scrip stands pretty weiI as a collateral security, and the hopes that are hinging ou the com ing issue are mountains high. 1 How A Pl'LN'TKR GOT IIlS PAY.? The Richmond Dispatch is responsible for the lb.lowing: "A circus company in Iowatttved an 6&ior a bill for adver tising anil refused to pay it. Thereupon the editor called upon the sheriff', who attached the Bengal tiger, and brought him around to the newspaper office in his cage, lie was placed in the compos ing room, and during the tirst two days, he not only consumed lift eon dollars' worth of bi'tM", but he scratched six dol ' lars worth of trowsers l rum the log of a j local reporter who endeavored to stir him ; up with a broom handle, to make him roar. On the third day the tiger broke I loo-e, and the entire force of composi I th? staircase with iudi I clous - suddenness. The editor was I alarmed to iind his exit through the composing room cut oil', and that the : latch upon the .-anctum door was bro ken. ?o he climbed out of the window j and sought safety upon the roof. The ! paper was not issued for a week, and even after the tiger was shot, the editor i had to slide down the water spoilt, be ; cause he was afraid to descend by the route by which he came. Befop.e United States Cojimts ! sionkk Boozkr.?J. Osborne Bishop, of !Kewberry County, was brought up be fore the Commissioner, yesterday, for a i hearing, on a charge of conspiracy, Ac. ! Alter an examination, the defendant J was remanded for a further hearing to I day, at 4 P. M. John P. Elkins, of Alston, Fairfield County, appeared yesterday on a charge ; of a violation of the revenue laws, in selling unstamped tobacco, and after a ; hearing was bailed in the sum of $1,000, to answer fof the fame at the present itorm nf m?? United States Circuit Court. John A. Leland, Dr. Thomas McCoy, I Dr. Wrn. E. Black and Alexander I McCarley, committed for trial 011 'charges of conspiracy and murder at jl.aurensville, in October, 1S70, -were or dered to Charleston, togetherjwith nine iteeu witnesses in the several eases.? ' Phoenix. 6S5- The Barnwell Sentinel is confi dent that the road from Barnwell tc Blackvills will open to Charleston n large trade which jjoes to Savannah and 'Augusta, and that it will, al?o, increase considerably the fineness of Barnwell ? | K expresses, tlse hope nnd belief th?\i jevery facility will be extended to the iSout.i Carolina Kailread, and under stands that the land-ov. ners along flit line will extend to the engineer of flu J-\>*.:th -Carolina Kail road 'very facility in their power, and that what timber h( [may require for crosities, trestle, &c. will be furnished without coat. The New York Herald. The editorial staff of the New York Herald consists of one chief, one mana ging, one financial, one city editor ami eight editorial writers. The ship news, foreign news, domestic news, statistical matters and translation departments each have a chief, with such assistance as lie may require from the city depart ment. The city department is presided over by a chief who must have gone through all the gradations of the reporfr orial department. This force consists of twenty-seven reporters, who cover all the news points in .New Yt?rk, Jersey City, Brooklyn and contiguous places of easy access to New York. The Balary gf^uauaging editor-is ^3,000 per annum,'and financial editor $5,000 per annum, and the wri tors, or Btiij-eiiitors, irom $sw to *ou peri week; reporters $J6 to $30 per week. | dn In the composing room, seventy-five men are employed, whose pay depends - upon the skill and steadiness of.their labor, some making as high a&Jfettper werk. . . , ... .;, The clerical force of the paper nurn-1 bers about twenty, divided into relays for day and night .work. The editorial force meet daily in the "council room" of the establishment. The meeting is presidedover by Bennett, father or bon, as the case.may be, or, in the absence of both' these gentlemeu, then by the senior writer, Dr. Geo. B. Wallis. At this council all the current questions of the day are discussed, all formality in speakingon topics is avoided and it partakes more of the character of a family gathering. Mr. Bennett, after carefully looking, over his memorandum points, breaks silence, and the conversa finn fnl/fc o nhdai'fnl turn nnrJ nnnfilillPR for upwards of two hours. In the in terim, each editor is assigned to write a certain article. Mr. Bennett, Sr., has not written an article in the Herald for upwards of thirty years, yet he identifies himself with the editorial columns by requiring the editors to keep the tone and style of their articles witnin certain cardinal points. Mr. Bennett has a telegraphic wire (nine miles long) connecting thq Herald office with his residence at Fort Wash ington ; also a shorter line (three miles) to nis house on Fifth avenue. By thiB means he is in constant communication with the office. Important news from Europe, and, indeed, from any part of the world, is announced to him, and he sends the points for a leader over the wires, the telegraph key being manipu lated by the geutJe hand'of his daughter, Jeanette. The foreign correspondence on the Herald is now in charge of a gentleman in London, who receives a salary of live thousand dollars per year in gold. He moves and instruct* tne correspondents at the various European capitals. The receipts from advertising range from two thousand fl ve hundred to five thousand dollars per day, according to the changes in the busy season of the year. . . Mr. Bennett's income from his real estate and newspaper is two hundred and twenty-flve thousand dollars per year, and that of his son forty-five thousand dollars. Bennett, Sr., is seventy-five years of age, yet his brain is as vigorous as it was twenty years ago. His habits are of a very abstentious character, and to this he ascribes his good health. HebaW) Diplomacy.?The New.York Herald suggests a plan by which it thinks the administration can get out of its claim for consequential damages un der the treaty of Washington. "Let England (says the Herald) agree that in the event of war in which England is a belligerent and America a neutral, that America shall not be held responsible for any indirect or consequential dam ages arising from the escape of any armed ship from our ports under circum stances similar to those under which lifl A Inhoitia on/? tha 'iRlnorliuh rohpl vm i sels escaped from Liverpool. tFpon this j declaration being made and ratified by ' the two countries and hallowed into a principle of interuatlal law, so far as they are concerned, let America with draw her case so far as indirect damages ure concerned. Greenville and- Columbia Rail I road.?The annual meeting of the I Stockholders of the Greenville and Co lumbia Railroad Company, was held | yesterday in their hall over the South j Carolina' Loan and Trust Company. ! Upon motion of T-V. J. Mag rath, Esq. Geii.M. W. Gary was elected chairman, nuil \fooiii-j V Pupptnufnn amH -Tnmpm S. Simons, Secretaries. The reports of the President, VV. J. Jfagrath, and Superintendent Thomas JDodamead, were then read. The following named gentlemen were elected to serve for the ensuing year: W. J. Magratb, President. Biuectoks.?Messrs. Robert Adger and Tlieo. D. Wagner, Charleston; L. i I). Childs, Edward Hope, I. C. Roath, and J.- E. Marley, Columbia; R. L. ilcCuiighren, Newberry; F. F. Gary, Cnkesbuiy; James L. Orr, Anderson; H. T. Farmer, Flat Rock, N. C. ; Tim T-Tiirloif Pho rl?iufnn orwl .TnGPnh .Mil J 1111HSJ, N-i Crews, Laureus. A VlCEBOYAT/TY WORTH HAVING.? ! The Vicerovalty of India is probably ' the most valuable in the world, as it en lables them to pave, as a rule, $69,000 a ! year out of his salary, and the whole of his private income for five years. The I salary is $125,000 a year, besides allow ances, a furnished house, and all trav elling expenses, and half that sum will enable most men to live in becoming splendor, To a poor man, however, (says the London Spcciutor,) the olllce is less valuable, as he saves less from his home revMiue, and if, like Lord Mayo, he is fond of splendor, an Irishman, and unlucky enough to have a royal duke for a guest, lie may save a little indeed. The Missionary Record says that "the I Hfltprmlnod nhctinsnv manifo?T?il in thp Santo Domingo affair, and the removal of Mr. Sumner from the committee on foreign relations, and the antagonism thus engendered, and the determined opposition to civil rights and amnesty, have resulted in an estrangement of ilarge numbers of leading Republicans ] from General Grant's support, believing ia.sthey do that it will not do to trust I him four years longerand it admits j that the Cincinnati Convention will ac complish a great work, if it can nomi nate a President ro pure as to bring j around him honest men, and keep them so for four yearsbut, curiously enough, ' if tttSn tin until n rlnnln tlit iv uji nun u ucviaiakiuii tllat it v ' will go for Grant whatever be the action nJ1 of the Cincinnati Convention." ?"* th taj In the Electoral College of 357 votes this year, the former slaveholdingi 1 1 i States will have 134 votes, the Western j j States 102, the New England and Mid-pe [I'dle States 109, and the Pacific States 12,ev. *; votes. Therefore, according to geo- Pj ' graphical apportionment, the South is^1 f-tiiI the leading political power in the, * ' Union. *,..?? idP ; i)l Considerable of Liberal Popublican; $ i enthusiusm exiit3 throughout the State |jn of Maryland, ex-Governor Bradford ;d< being at the head of the movements there. w Scraps, ^rpnSSf* General Wade Hampton will^^iwr te memorial address ia Raleigbf'^orihf irolina, on the 10th instant. A person claiming to beihe-Bilpitrde? endant of John the Baptist, i&sprerfd g the Gospei in the streete of Citfla/ linois. The death of Maj. William H. Tttlt rger, proprietor of the Pulaski House,. ivannah, ia announced in the Adverff T nf tViot., ni-txr There is a Dutch vessel now in Boston hich Is said tabs uiDety,years ola. le i9 built of teak and Is good for au her half century/a service. Joseph Price, a lad lfr yearfe'of'?ge, u of the late Alfred Price, acci^euuTlV; II from a boat at Wilmingfoa,' on Fr? ly evening l&stand asdntarned.; HW 4y had not beer* recovered; la?| counts. . . r - t.tt b&amap* Bits of silver were picked up. in the reels of Jacksonville, Oregon^ dnirn# recenv nun. -1 "iney i?ve? 0?Tf Jsiren >tn that "cloud with a silver IJniogJ' tiicb we read about.r The- Philadelphia Post, of ApHl'^d';* ibliahes abetter ftrom'CairoliweS.; Burn-" ,m, who, having been refused. adrais iu to the law d^pn'rtment <Jf the State liversity^ fiercely denounces tbi ti&l ty accordingly. . ; ;cuos A.- New Orleans .paper; s^ys; tfflltn* ung widow iu that city, who writes ill, "is training herself for ari ecftfcyf^t ie editor's namq is not fciven, )uld be well for the fra.tetnity ire 01 we viauer." He'niy "Ward Beoeher, in^'dWddunie phrenology, said that; ho.had'aeem an with large biup eyes, "whojp uld no more stimulate to actlon'tnan. u could a lump of dough IfyiMoWtt# eaurrectiou trump over it. Josh Billings says:. "There /ijf}0ne> ing about a hen that looks like, wls m, they don't kackle much nntll after ey have laid their egg. &Uj? photic* ' j alwus a bragging and. a, cackling lat they are gofng to do beforeh'aiitil ^ rhe Rev. Alfred A." Curtis,'late'frefetdr Mount Calvary Church,-, Baltimore, a letter to Bishop "Whittingham, j aa unces that he has dissolved his con ction with the' Episcopal ChurCh*4kad ned.the ChurchjO^JRome. ;>i ,t0 itochefort is employed in tiieKitcaen FortBoyart, where he serves ou^hls m of imprisonment. He to" allowed' o hours daily to reid and write. in good spirits, but frequently com ii ns bitteriy that he is trot' fttWtrfcd y qewspaper*.:- .... , //p# j ?rauk D. Millett, of- Boston; .-who tered the Academy, of fipe> pb ltwerp last June, has beenawarded ; medal of the academy at .thei Cant irs just closed, and waato, be-decorated, d crowned with laural. He stood it iu-seveh of the ^Ine'hfrfnches In; lich the class .was examined->the best lk that has been taken for years. \ Millett is the -only foreigner vtfao 9 ever won the medal. r ~ ;r . rhe "cheek?' of the ordinary female 3k agent is proverbial, hut the quality ims to have reached its climax in a man who called the Goveauor of lode Island from his place as presiding, leer during an important debate in; j Senate the other day, tcf solicit hjs< bscription for a work on ^w??raore ality." Upon her making fcnown r business, the interview terminated" AJLU U1UU y OUUOViiVUf i? . '. * rhe Chicago Post says: New York,; lid endure Josephine Mansfield, ap lud Jim Fisk ana make him rich, hotd. i hands of Jay Gould, and eJe@fBtll reed to the Senate by twopty thousand tjority, but she is horror stricken at a v and audacious comedy rt'hich under-' ;es to represent their roguery-and gravity upon the stage. This is auewT istration of th* definition of hypocrf : 4iThe tribute that vice pays .to tvie." : I . . . , .. . loyal ladies in Europe cannot govern >ir'owu health. The Empress of Aus \ is consumptive, the Empress of issia suffers from gout and dropsy of. ; heart, the Empress of Germany is a :tim to rheumatism, the Queen of Hand is subject to frequent fits of steria, the Queen of Portugal is a con-, [iied invalid, aud the Queen of Den-' irk is deaf. Ui Hank, a Chinaman, was tried Ifl w York for highway robbery, tho nplainant being Ayee, also Chinese, ee wished to be sworn after his native jtom, and to this end a crockery plate a procured. The iuterpreter th,en re nted the word9 of the oath, arid at the i Ayee waved the platetwice in the , and brought it down on the report 3 table with a crash 'fhat* "sent the inters in every direction and caused eneral retreat among tho Caucasian ment. . *JL'J . i i * . . . .. . . ' V novel temperance pledge is that tich originated in the New York jck Eschancre the other day. It is iressed to "sensibly practical- tem ance people," and runs as folJoWs} b, the undersigned, deprecating tho >wing evil of intemperance, and be ving that it is in a great degree in ced by a mistaken idea of sociability d politeness, therefore, with a view of tigating this evil in. a practical way, hereby pledge ourselves to pay only the liquor which wo- ourselves nk, and to abstain from drinking any uors which others pay for. . , rhe hanging of Joe Logston, a yoong sperado, near Nashville Tennessee* )ke two ropes before it was consuun ited. "Oil, Lord, don't do that again," d Joe to the Sheriff, as he writhed ou i ground, the blood running from bin >uth and saturating the white cap and roud in which he was drestfed. At ,t lie was oeau, out uie perionnaucu :upied over an hour, what witfci the mon, prayer and failures, and over o thousand people watched the wholo th unflagging interest. He was cool d pale, and his only speech was, "Lot is be a warning to all." rhe correspondent of the Springfield ipublican, who visited the banking use of Wood hull, Claflin & Co., in oad Street, New York, does not give ose-coiored view or euuer preuneeu or lupauts. The rooms are dark and jomv, one clerk only occupies tho sin designed for twenty. Mrs. Wood ill has ono sanctum and the .famous nnie and Colonel Blood another, ngy carpets and cheap pictures supply e ornaments* Colonel Blood is a ?a->ant man, with large mustaches, nnie is short -and thick, and wore a nesuit Her features are described as asculine, and he* movements heavy d ungraceful. She was idly 6caunin(5 e stock quotations on the telegraph pe, or giving directions to Colonel Af noil? In oKo rrv rr??o flnrr Mn/u r "Jimmy," to deliver some letters, esently two young Englishmen en red and asked to see Tennie. Their rand, as they stated, was to get her eture, but it was patent they had nply come to gratify a curiosity. ?nnie listened to their shallow flattery, liiJo trying to induce them to buy a i cf her published books and those of t sistor,' first for S10, then $5, nest ,00, and finally at the greatly reduced ice or* Si ,50, "while the youngster*, ispiteallher begullfng speech, ended / purchasing a ten-cent picture, aad ent off in evident glee.