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Dec. 10, 187S, 85-tf
New Store!
Pf GOODS!
JJfflHHE undersigned have ju?t opuc
i.?V art ih*\v Kf/^k of
W GBOCEEIES, M
Provision and Liquors
V ;
JU well-as Other-, Goods iz
R* their Line.
AttbeOM Sfca*dof,A. M. HILL. ,re
<wntly . TROWBItLDGfe & CO., when
we will be pleased to serve the public
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CHEAP.FOR CASH. ; >
. M. HILL.
Jau. 29,1873, 42-tt
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CARPENTRY.
. ?. ^ndersljrned liei^bv jjive* 110
iicie that lie Is oteparvd to' do ?I1
ti, kiudf nf OARPKXTKR^ WORK and
**fr liLTI^DiXU. repairs.' .
V, OOTTOaT GINS, THRESHERS
m ANP FAys
^ A fiilrSiiipii" of Giy MATERIAL
* " ahvuytfon liaiiil.'^FariU^rs art' requested
* to brinj: their Gift* up early in tlie seat
4KUI, to allow lime to uHvethem properly
pr*$?Wlrfr'3.ujL .'COfilW? I J >_
s' Abo Agent for the Taylor Cotton Gin,
* Mtbe Brooks Cotton Press, ami all. kinds
bekin^^^. " *
UhL _ ir: H.i S. C. \
to furim*!i ull kinds'
itie elu'XlSJii.
??e ?tu*)ruirriy nuu?u
.MiH. 'i Mil] ?s*in good reirdh
u "food Nifpply of logs
'1. cttxfipior? jvee?d have no
if delay ifi SHi<lg?*>Mer8. Price
?| HLjO per iMUnb'cd. CASH.
TJ. W. THOMAS.
?n ibu r.>i.?f
K1U, ptt, o^rLI
R'S*FEVER& AGUE CURE.
^00-jier bottle, at
^PARKER & PERRIN'S.
ville & Colombia E. It.
jtS3$Ggj rt|VjL}.q (Sflfiyj
NGE OF SCEDIJLE.
d after Wednesday February10
e JPasjjea/'er trains over th<
' * '1? VI? O-St^-.nr* u>,'l
p^^^BBHBe^ESag^^pygvvtT.T.1-: COLUMBIA
6:00 a. ni
7:55 a.m
j^WSSMSBaMBP^^^Mfcy' --- ? 9:35 a.id
...12:59 p.m
2:35 p. in
? 4:20 pan
Trai n on Soutl
No. 1.
3:20 pji
iBwaSSB^SKj^ff^MSSp^rajpK^^^Sp^^P^R1#'.* "v * * 4i20 p.o
?fflHi^SQ|^BBlp3!8WiT;v.w ~w.,? 5:20 p.u
^0^mM^MH*ertyviUe........ w,.. 6:10 p.n
waTfcalla..^....- 0:45 p.ii
j^^SaaEw^BfemtBooatiou Train between Be
Anderson T#-\Veekly, .yUf
y*j ThwsdayB and Saturday
zSIfi^Sgga^TO- leave Bejton at 9.30 A. jtf.;' a
nPnHffMTfiiili i "mil 10:30 A.M. No. 3 1&\
at 2.00 P. M.; arrive at Jiv
?WWmEwB?M??'p \f Ttu> Trains will run n
KraS^ejKfonda.vs when Cour.t is in sessiun :
fllr- ' ABBEV^LLE^B?A*ieH.
PpjBr',-! 'ViJws'e Abbeville ??sw,..8:00 a. <i
H ?. Arrive Cokesbury .,,..9:10 a. ju
ilfiil ,|LeaVc C&kesbury ...?!: & p. ,a
jjillp Abbeville ,...2:35 p. 11
jiS^B V- Accommodation Train on this Braive
iB8|?jj ] Will %e r.UH oil Mondays, Wednesday
||H 5 aod Fridays. No. 2 leave Cokes bury j
iggpl llj?5.a.Vu.'; .arrive at A bbeville 10;3o a. n
Jf o. 3 leave Abbeville 12:30 p. m,:: ,arri\
?|||j8 lCoke$b?ry J:25 p. ra. Train No.. 1, o
Iglllg ^iPip gteac, Columbia to Greenvill
I. toKesoury ic
|fthner. " Train No. 4, Greenville I
ralnmbia^ stops twenty-five minutes i
Helton for Breaktast, and twenty gsaii
ites at Alston for Dinner.
Ji , THOS. DODAMEAjD,
1} Gen'l Superintends
^J^BEZ NARTO^XJen'J Tickrt y4.ge
I Colds, CoughsAjpnchitii^ t,
JT Io??*ene88, ObstUiWSung A{'?
fectioi^f -yjma, Croup, EwtiJgofthe
I, theLufcs^.'k-urisy, Dillio?6fBreaj?- 1
lug, Las of Voice, and *v^iiro
Cqs'SUMPfON, '
ns 50,0agrave-robbed \v /s^es testify.
No opfliu. Nothing p^/nous. Delicious
ti Luke. The ea?>i* Saviour .to J
all afflijefi with aft'ectt yof the throat
- [uuu mps. juoqueainv ^posterity one (
S) reatest b{essfniySoui>d Lungs
u unity from (J Jumptlon.
ver. one i un^fl thousiind bot- L
la ; been u&d/ful not x fibgk
e inWrfir ^/i!ldj|f ?#?$- <]
r wonderful res, Will b? ft'Ot,
pljatioti, to a? fvho doubt. w '
sit* by all cJm tists.
rS. B. I'Ei ftflTON & CO., j
5 ProprPjfts, Atlanta,' Ga. J
1 KEAD,IREAD!'! * v
j Con^.imp efcn Cured J!
Offic- ok 0./*ackkti, Urucsjuid
Aldieii Albany,
April II/, I
I Dr. Jri Pct/y''?i, Atlanta,- i G&:.- I
51 Dear ?r?I je received \otxx clrcu !;
wra, anjjin co<quence'of wfe distribution,
I lve st aboiftfiix duzen .tilobe ,
T
Jpelcbrity I ^commended it in two t
- cases r^coi,mP^()"- One case was ]
bed-fiistiia/,ot laid ?? but one side j
' for twoyirfliemorrhages almost every
day ;'mun daeiated, and exacted to 4
die. Hejftaken six bottles of Globe ?
Flower JrrP >' bis troubles are all gone, i
except jtration, which is rapidly f
I improvb He will certainly pet well. f
T The oti case is similar, withr wune
9 good r?.c*. I can seivd you many testi- c
mouialsyou want them. . t
You/uly,'etc., O. SAC'KETT. 1
, ~ UMARK ABLE CURE. |
j Umjoand, Ohio, April 12, 18741? ?
i.,pairif??;
of Ulobflower Syrup -have cured, my .
son of i obstinate lung affection of i
I s?vera! 'irn* standing:,' after onr^bestii
pliysiciabadjfivou Jnniuptodie, with j
1 what Jllvpal ted Coiwumptioa. I #haU 7
evei; retfflber with prateftii liefirt arttt roeom^fli
to altitbc OJobe flower Sy- |
- rup. "t is brougjit more sunshine and '
r hap|)*iesio our hearU; ami homri than 1
one Qillhs dollars fcduld hiive done;? '
G'oJ biess^u. Your friend, ,
5LIZABETH SPENCER. '
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For valey \V. T. PENXEY, Abbe- !
rille, C'. 1, S. C.
' PI)]? 0 mmrpmm ?~y
Uilht . Ill D U U131T1 Oil l U. i
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A 8 tlie iason is far advanced, we ]
XI wilMI {for CA?H and CASH S
O.N LY,) tl remainder or our Stock i
G< <..*]>-. at '
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i State ']?. South Carolina. n
Okkici: K HK^KK^AKY <>K STATE, \ *
??!un?bi?; Jftii'y IS, 1873. / a
i Th^ilfevure ^JIESS AND
B.0I5:?!" is ftsMfy- designated a
I us the Nt ?"<pej Jul $ie publication t
! of ipl Legj,ibti<*s$qj5jl t>fficfalS?<iver-i e
: tiscmenis fpthu CofjijJty of Abbeville, j
j under the jet, Uljprovgi. Februqry 22d,
j 1S70. entltfJi "Aji ^c*(p livgfJJHte the i
; I'ubiicatioi Of Legal and Public JjiO- v
^tices," uii^the Order heretofore issued I
i deafeiiaTh: thO""J6WtyMc Medium is ]
< hereby reinded. ',, , i
SAM'L.W. MELTON,
L Attorney General. i'
j Comptroller General. I
h. j1a i jb, [
K Secretary of State. t
j I cerfciftfiat the foregoing is a copy o
the origiiifon file iu this Office. * s
j H. E. HAY2JE, i
Secretary of State. (
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! AN A Cfto Regulate the Publ'uu *
\ (ton oaU Jjcqal and "Piiblic No- '
I fas.] a mi ?if7F{h Hi
i Skctk; iJ lie it enacted by the Sen- j j
iaU?and idseolf Representatives of the],
! State of >uth Carolina, now met an^fe
|; sitting iiitauerul Assembly, and by. theW
II authoritjof Uie same, It shall be the '
j duty of b Attorney General, the Comp- <c
j trofler Gienal, anil by the Secretary 10 <
I State, coointly, to designate, by pub- ,
1| lie uotic[in] one.or more newspapers
I in this l^te, in which all legal notices,
_|advertlsflents, or publications for the
: State, ofny and every character re^uir- i
! ed by lajjo be maae'puimc, snaii ue
publbhi andsaid Attori^ (ieneral, ,
j Coinptrfe <ieker*it *tfuli^fejetary or
State, sljFIilive'8ueh
. ciiun^eHUd . how from *
. time toptf,'a'S'they that i
, tiie pubj taterest re<juli}28. W. .
Sac. fidLll State and <&unty^QsJoer8,
1 and otlj Persons are. )i?retiy required :
to furnijp> the newspapers designated
* uiu'er ti! Act, for the State and for the represeijavg
counties,' for jhiblieation, 1
- all legawlfeces, advertisements an<Jii
. pulilicatp, of anyand everjlcharaeter ;
. retjurrea/j^w to be made e; and .
Iuverusemeni-iB^jJuuii>y
law to be naH puby
valid forcyJBefleet 1
in the neWspMmdes- i
is Act; and flHbpibliaracter
in unflna:d
uuder this jWr^wi'all
ihe funds of this State,
y: Provided, That the
tionecT In S?ction one
, in cases requiring uno
orders publication 'n
, in addition to those
thlav&cC, *s- by and
of the Governor they
bills so incurred shall
lid in the usual inaus
and parts oC^cts inth
are hcrebj^Hjfefcd.
:t shall taked^^Bom!
f.Tnn
BflU UtICw<ocw^v. j," ~ -|;
EuMfcical, & lagpticall
I im mmh. j
t D. WEBB, il Mjp!
?j Abb rille ci"&.,$0c.
Nov. 1874 33-lgu. '
rr i Tkm-iin ?,- nnTunr immiTmnn
iiM'l'fiS till- JSilTMD.
1. AND/.-.;;'
HOiST TONIC.
> The aro good preparations.
J; PURER & PERRIN.
* July 16-tf ' .; '
; Frnit is, Fruit Jars, Frnit M
fr A La?r," Lot of CHEAP FiiUIT
to JAKS, jd something new for Jelly,
*" at
" W. 'DEL SMITH'S,*'
? .July.: J4-tf
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jf; The Sweetest Memory.
Were's an oW picture on the wall,
jA. sea-view from a master's hand,
Which ever to me doth recall
FSweet memories of a far-off laud.
[ brought, it with me o'er the sea
Many, aya many a year ago,
kVhen I fjoi%"ht the land wliere liberty
Made tijtn the poor mau'sheartaglow.
. V "
iVith fortune's smiles I have been blest,
.1 own my houses aud my lands,
l kliow that the wealth which is the
best
.Is earned by labor's willing hands.
3iit amonjj the dearest things I prize
is mis oiu picture uu mu tvuu ,
X looks at ine with loving eyes
And leader grace o'erepvead^it all.
u n.a L v, ?. yi:... >?
X 'minds me of a time when vre
One summer evening rambled, where
kVe saw the moonbeams kiss the sea,
While the breath of ol^er^miej}, the(
, air. * J" 'X O W j
rowan! the land of the lofty pine
We saw the great ships sailing away,
\.nd a hope grew in her breast and
mine, L , /,
A hope to reach that land some day.
fulfillment crowned our hope, and we
Have in that land livel many a year,
)ur lives have passed most happily, j
Our eyes have seldom felt a tear.
Vml nnw when we review the past
(And. uiauy memories recall, "
le sweetest memory round us cast
Comes through that picture on the
. wall,
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i'AN AMERICAN GIRL AND HER
-'^LOVERS. iMI'W'f,
.<vo.. in TuitEBi\a.&ts.Y .1 .J \
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(Lippincott's Magazine for February.)
PARTI.
In riie spring of 18691 was inductid,
or the sake of rest and recreation, to
Wil.-n of a vouni? trirl (Jurinjr a
www v?... Q U > *_?
our in Europe. ' This young girl wasj
Vliss Heleh St. Clair, of Detroit, Michgun.
We two were by no means!
linngers. She had been my pupil
^tiee the lime thal'she wan tho '.pretifst
little creature that ever wore a
it-arlel hood. I have a little pictureicarlet
hood arid all, that I would not
exchange for tho: moktOjeantiful one
,hat Gi'eu6c ever painted. Not that
ler face bore any fesembianco to1 the
ncto'res of Greuse/'Itl had neither
.ho s(vc6t simplicity of the girl in
'The Broken Pitcher," ndr 'he Bcntinc^ital
graces-which ' he-'bestows on
lis court beuuticA, It was an cxccedngly
piquant, auimated face, never at
est, alft'ayK klndling, flashing, gleam
ng, whether with sunlight or lightling.
Her movements were quick
ind darting, like thoseof a liiimtning>ird.
Her enunciation, tlioogh perbetly
distinct, was raarvelously rapid.
Hie same quickness chaiaoturized tier
ancous. Her prompt;, ^decisiveness,
icr talent for mimicry and hor witoh>ry
for grace and beauty won hor a
icvofed foliowbrg of dchooF^IVJfi, td"
vhom I) er tauten nud; o^iniofts -frdrifc
is authoritative as ever \ycro thoae of
Eugenie to the .ladies of her court.
School-girls, liko collc^c-boys, arc apt
n nicknamcs, and Helen's was tntf
'Little,Princess " whLyh her proltSy,
m ff&ridus* Vra j*s4ft add 0 petirfitfrty4
jropriate. ' , " .J*?'*' !! Wfj
1 do' not know hb^ her jtorpota*
larcd trusther to rue Tor a year ' bpond
the sea, but they; did. We eel
>ff in high enthusiasm, and Helenvas
full of nurtli abd laughter til!
A.?mIi. am f Ivrt 'uf/?omAr in
I V'J V iilll IJ Wll irvui u vuw wvMiifVi, fM,
!sow York harbor, whet} sJic ttirew
jorsclf on her fisher's; hreaat/wJlh a
gesture of utter abandonment lljaL
votfld'hafe1 fiimlc tlid-fo'Wuft^ w-a-^ei
>utant of a' stage in' the tcorld. It
i;a* so unlocked for ibaff wo all broke
ou'ti, mid .Mr. St. Clair was strongly'
nclined to take her home with him.
iut so sudden was sbo in all her
uood* that his foot had Bcarcely
'it-'cL.?
0UC11CU IDC Miuru uyiviu onu %v?o
gain radiant with anticipation.
1 will noil;'.linger on the pleasant
uramor travel, the Rhine majesty,
lie Alpine glory. September saw ub
i5tat>liHbcd in the city of cities?P^ris.
iverywhere wo had met throngs of
* ? ? \T?i'/?kKAi?o rnnr?-* AVOM iku
10IWI J.UIJJUWVI o #S Will V *,Vi *IIU
vay in our own ci'y greeted us warmy
in most unexpected placcs. In
?aris wo were determined to eschew
loteis and peusteusand to become the
nmates of r .p/encli home. Every.
>odj- tqUTuS tliiH.wouJd be imposei)le,
but rifrid nothing ho stiulat'ing ?s
ho assertion that a thing can't be
lr>rif? Twn u'Ritkn (if enp-e:* inauirv
md we were received into a fumily
vhieh could not have been raore^ to
)ur wish if it had been created oxjressly
for un.: It was that of Mori>icur
Lo Fort, a professor in tho M?dcaP&jllege.
a handsome elderly man
.vrt1i%? bit of red ribbon coveted by
Pi^nclntjfiri in his button hole. Madmio
Ly^ert, a charming, graceful
ivorilaffiBfckyav fcetween" thirty Tand
jprty, aiT^PRpi'City" daughter.' of sovWteen,
compl^Ted th^ family. With
rrcat satisfaction We took possession
)f "t^jpvpretty rooms, 'tfil "white and
old, overlooked the flood Point
ios Champs Elyseoe. ''
My little princes had found a prince
in her own country, and considering
tho laws of attraction, his suddfio appearance
in Paris ought not to have
Deen a surprise to'her. But, to his
discomfiture, and even anger, Helen
refused, to see him. She had bidden
him gpOd-bye at home, she said; they
would not bo married for tbrco j'ears,
iftbejjiever were ; sho was going to
fievqUfclierself to her musjc; and she
iid uo?.&mh to eee liimg^re. When
tadiadcbtopleted his eXnlfeaund their
E&gcmwwas ^Hnnouhc?j.(it was
tlTSFwouiOTE*. time XCTOUBmito see
each4Met u^mo.' E>'<^plent reahfind
between my eyes and
tho Figaro n^ittlcfjl|bto on which I
read: f " './ :
"Dear Feed: I think ^ should like
to say good-bye again. ' * n ^
"Yours, 'fV
Helen."
The dark eyes looked half elyly,
bali'coaxingly into mine. AL* i
"Well," said I, "Katrine will mail
it for you.*' '
The next day I saw. -for the first
time Mr Dfnliam. He wa?tall
ant^SieSafr, with a sallow com
ploxiao, i-athk^U|?lull gr|j?voy?8, and
blayAair, by- Ifco m?aur'hapdaomc,
oloWly well please
n't cc9tess 45)d reJT'which
Ksed for Haughtiness. -He wan said
Ed posse* great talents ami ambition,
and li!0]ea had the fullest belief in his
genius'anil succoss.. Not Goethe liimself
wjjgfa greater man in her eycr.
I hap frequent opportunities of seeing
cnem togcthor, for, according to
French ideas, nothing is naoro improper
than to leavo a young man and
worn tin a moment by themselves.
Was it n>y fancy that ho seemed too
.1. in tAA 1 i M I n
II1UU11 Uimui Utu ??j ti 111.'nr 11^ wv tibbiv
sensible ofth.e rare good fortune Which
made him' the fitfored lover of the
beau^U^l Miss S>. CJair ? It might bo
so, bui others shared it. .
^What ails the .American ?" asked
Madame llfPort. ^Is it possible that
he is nq?TOTo$p with that fticinatinij
a. n r\_ _n
yuynff \iwt?uure t yjr uru uu ty uui
countr&jfcn so'cold and inanimate?
Eflletest feviBSant, adorable 1 I cannot
cOjpprehend it."
"Probably," I replied, "be has too
much reserve and deliaccy to make a
display of his feelings in tho prosenco
of strangers."
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i
iff
$jn<jt Ijwas'iiot fiatifcfiec^Jafbfifmoro
I watched tbcm, the more I perceived
a lack of defenco to hot opini6qs 8nd
rcspcct for lier judgment?irritating
assumption of superior wisdom,
as if ho?b\id?\tfptfn thi*[visibly "totjErtjTip-;
tion; "I will accept homage, but not
suggestions. jOffor incenao jandijbc
content." "Would thb little princes'be
content? r I saw symtoms of robelIfon.^1
"*H'w>drrA ni {want u.ao
' Do yon think I am a little fool,
Madame Flermning?'' she asked with;
heightened color and impetuous tone,
turning suddenly to me while they
wore conversing apart owe evcningl(
Nov'embci* iiime' and 'we 'were
launched on the full tide of Parisian
society, Mr. Denham hud gono to
?4rma1iy to 'complbtef'tiefrtnin scientific
otnrlioD ?>nfj hn lnf>, hlB fiiri4 bfi
trothed witl^ not
to dance with ^n|J^mafter-fr A 11
"Wiut
nor, ^
are the fVeo'rft*ri hd pt^'&^fthagJttAlile.
Any person who has the entree of
the houso corpus when J|o feels inclined.
IntVdiftictiorre lire n&tr indispensable
as- with, us: any xrentleman
maf'riftfcii'ldity' 4t> tfancto *with brtn'l
whether ho has been formally presented
or not, and it would be at* af'-;
'-"-t ? ilAfilmn o'vnont. fnr n nrfivIrtHH
11 IMI U hi/ UUVIIIJV vaw^/v M .
engagement} The cpmpany assemble
about ten, ancl often danco till three
or four in the morning. (> Ip any, one,
house wo efco nearly tho same p.eopfe!
once a yveok for the wljole winter,
and such frequent companionship
gives a fueling of intimaiy. jit is sur:.
Sriaing bow many French m?n and
French women have some special artistic
talent, dramatic or musical, and
with ..what ready good-bumor each
contributes to tbe eniortain^eot ,of
thc^ rest. In every assembly, with
onen it never .seems to/drajv many
from the salons (lo dhnsc.
In the8o salons the little princess
entered' at once upon her royalty.
Her dunfcing'was the peotry'of motion.
She sang, and the.most brilliant
men hung oyer her. epr^ptnred.
"Slio was like Adelina Prttti," they
?aid, "but of a more perfect and delir
date typo of beauty. Whit wonderful"
eyes, with the'Jong' thick lashes
'trailing rtripntnf dcrithfl oflioufd light!'
flow the music trickled from "her
small throat like tho'delicious warble
01 h highdingalq! What a loss to art
that her^osnicKs prie&udeti lifer" frdW
singing in tho opera! Not Malibrari'
or Grisi ever had triumphs lhat wo'tild
equal hers." Eminent painters wished
to make a study of her face. Authors
who hail ricfeivb'd the prizes of the
Academy for gravo historical works
sent tfcr'adlrlatory verses. "May I?
tlirtation?wid yon?loavly moes?"
listed ^>no of "tho imm'ortal fnrty,"
displaying his English.' ">< '* <! > '
It grow rather annoying. I was
i* Will J OL" fuuui > c j/1 ?/|ivouiw ?>( M>Ma
"riuge for aHsh St. Clair?, "Wfaai is
hcr <^a\riy>?'' '^Ar&jfat? d'ntra&tea t6*
find u husband for Lcr abroad?" . I
was tirod of answering, "Mi'm St,
Clair <vilt'probably marry in her own
^bountry." "Her ; parbntB wodJd toe
very reluctant to consent to anv .fpjegri
rnarmigc,^' "I caL'nof tbll what
Mr.;^t/jP?air will give )ii? jiiiighter.
It is notitno custom to give'dowries
with ub as wT(h'voir/' 1 1: lf'
I' One eveijjyar\ue. *ayy aU-ilaxl^e Le
Fort's rc'ccplion ii young man so distinguished
in appqaranco.that lit* was
known as ")c beau Yergniaud." He
wan six feet in Jiejjri^t afijl/well made
with abundant cnistmii 'hair, dark
hazel.. oyew, cloarjy-cut, regular features.
and a complexion neealeealy
.'firio'/or ji man. From that tjmo he
.wasi invariably presont, hot' only at
M&dame j>e Vori'fybut wherever wo
went.
/-?- J-.. TT_I? ,a
unu uuy UUICII ouiu iu mc, X innuv
a silly speech last evening. I was
dancing vritli M. Vej^gniaud, and we
were talking of that, charming Madame
'de L'aihViy.' T'said, 'I should
think Hhe might be happy,, baring an
elegant houae in Pari#*, a chatequ in
the country, and such a handsonwr
husband so devoted lo her.' And be
rejoined instantly, vej*v low. 'My dear
Miss St. Glaiiv can I udt 'giro <rou all
this?' It was not fair to take advuntage
oiiinutw ^a^jo^.!'W X .J vfl
"What did you say ?"
"Oh, I laughed itf(off -*1 did-not
think he was in earnest, hot he spoke
to rne a</ain before he went awav."
That afternoon Madatpc Lc Fort
came into my room wiUfc.tie look of
one who -had something important to
communicate. "I have been wishwg
to Bee j'ou,'1 she said. "M. ergni^Da
has taken m? into fiisconfidenco. Ho.
has formed la eerfous attachment to
Miss St. Clair, arid wishes to make
her hiswife. ; It is a spici^dici chance,"
she contrriuid 1 Wafnwng wTth her
theme: "if he had asked for my daughter
I would givo her to him blindfold.
You' should see his boose in tho Avenue
de Montague. Have you never
seeii him driving with his superb
horses in the^Bcw'dei Boulogne? Ho
has an estate with.jd^ old cjjateau
(lis character and habits are unexcepLi^nabloioo,"
fiher added by way of
nafrinf^TiMthis. "It in not often that
f? ?v- ?
you find aM'that io n mun-of twentysis:.
So htiidso'me'besides."
^Trne," said I, "but you forgot Mr.
jBetfAam."
^n the contrar}*, I remember him.
too well to conceive the possibility
of his being a rival to Bene Yerniaud."
"But,did you mention him tq^M.
iVerpniaud?"
"Yes", and ho was grcntJy disturbed
ut flrst, but when I told/him that he
imd no expectation of marrying for
two or three yftars to come, he
laughed and said ft wiafii of no'wnpor*unce.
M. Yergniau^ would Jiketo
t i married io a few weeks, aBfis the
j custom with us, but I suppose it will
j talcp?longer jto adjust the jjireMminaiimgk'oivaccountioi
her parents being!
across* "the Atlantic. What dowry
lias mp^ittle jew,el?" (The inevitable
question, always put with as much'
simpficity abd directness as if one
were asking the tiriw of day;y
"I do not know,".I replied. '-It is
so contrary to all oafr ^notions. I do
not think there is,a t\ko in America
who in asking a father for the", hand
of his daughter would.inquire how
; much money he was to hi?ve with her.
It wouid be considered an'insult."
"Py-^ape Mr. St. Clair would prefer
settling"an annuity on his daughter.
Is that the way the thing is managed
in your country ?"
"It is not managed at all. A manj
gives his daughter what ho likes,.ow
Iia? nrwi liin rr hnf. Jinr llHflfill
HQ vo. WW* ? W.
suit. It is neycr a condition of the
marriago.".. . . * ;
"ijow stranga all that ia| One
ca? hardly beliet'e it in. France. Yfo
set by a'fjum of money for Claricc's
dowry almost as she was bora, and it
would bo a hard necessity that could
compel as to diminish it by. a single
60u. If yon' would like it, in a couple
of day* I can give you an exact inventory
of of all M. Vorgnard's prop
! erty and possessions, I will guarantee
that it wili not vary; twenty napoleons
from the fact. We do every
thing so systematically hore.''
"Thanks l'-I think it will hardly bo
necessary. Tdo not know that Helen
likes kirn particularly."
"Nobody admass that little para
i goi) more tnan x?i snouiu uc uuun-j
cally in Iovo with her if T vcro a
I
man?hut she had better think twice
before rejecting such a patti as Hene
Xfcrgnidtidreflpocially if she baa do
dowry.,i You will surely, not permither
do.so without communicating
with her rather? lie willunderaiand
her interests'bettor." ' t
"In this, case J, shall .Jot ho.rdojuat <
as she pleases, as her father- would, if
he were hero." '' "*/ '' "' 'I
lAM.ndnth'S Lo* Font's ftwazed <
look of iflcredaity was truly comical.
What ought I to do;? I qaorried. On
the \ybole,. I decided to do the easiest
?Vi5n<*?\rn?f
""""b f"
. The ne!ttday I was honored with a
tfoll from M. Yergniaud. Ho bolipvod
that Madapio La Fort had spoken to
me of bis profound attachment to the
lovdly Jfiss St. Clair?the moat imphs- i
Vtonater'lhimo&t-dcvotcd. ; Higbt he <
hope! /.fog:,?iny influence ,(with her
father,ana'mother? Tne matter of"
xjowry Was 'mdrfferctit to 'him; his i
iincorrno' Kvas sufficiently. large, and
ylas.^Jjte Jiacl -no parents w iuuwn- i
JVoi^Jd I favor him with Mr St. Clair's
address lew words' of int'rbcfiic-1
tiori'*^ HblW! He should bfr fanjler's
everlasting obligations to-' me>: and: jf;
thei;e .w^ anything. hp.could do to i
show hij^'gratitudejbis appreciation?
I"ir.twrnpted m6se phtteWaftfofial: I
<ui doobt if Mr. SL Clair .would ?om .
sent to any,; marriage jWbigj^ jwpujd J
ecpar*urblar^oin his daughter, however
advanta^Csoiis It' might !bo ifi
other respocttf* ' . .
"Aly dearmadame,-who asks it? I i
4>avo no busitoeas or profession ; wo,
^ould easily apeiid a part of every. ,
year id anuji'jfju, m nfj.yv" ? uco??- .
"le" I,till i 'if. u'tujlji' l'i
,, "That would certainly make it easier,
bat it will be bottor to defer
writing till wfe have some' fntimatron i
of Mies St. ClairV. sentiments. Her (
father will bo guided chiefly by her I
inclination." ; .'
"it-Is a "'nice country for jyoong II
girls,; America,?' said he with'a snaile, j
"I 'shall do ail-that is possible to win '
Miss St. ClUr'R f|J7pr, fof.Iif$,would.be s
worthless without-Jjar." And-'' he
bow?d jbim??Jffgracefully ,ouf/, ^.iM| i
Ia;.it,,p08Mble. that.iigtyn wilj, be
MU&jen t(ito ^ia yojbg 1
thought 4-. Poor Mr. \Penham would ;
have small chance with me, if. f weic'
in bor; place.'^ ! '
"An hour late'r, the concierge sent up!
to the an exqbisito boquot of violets ,
onH Wh'to ekmeHab.'With the cal"d of
Rdtfe V-etfgninad-and a folded note:
"IfMadameFteming does not think it
Jmpropor, will she bo so kind as to ;
giv?? these flowers to my beautiful
' I^'V&'gnTatfd1 had asked Madam* "
Le'FohJ's jitirtiTrjisi'dn to'call din1 Miss <
St;' Clair.! "OeMmtyi not," she' re-f.
piled; am'aatGWisned at satb'pro* 'l
sumption! ^.Bot yoa call on , me/vTof-,
morrow evqoing .*e,fcQ> to. t!|o; opfera, j
and Wednesday, to. ^adame Perier's 1
and Thursday' ris itiy-r'eoeptionj:at?d |
Friday itc havi'licfcfete.lio: PJicari at/ (
tho Frrihcnrte: Saturday; then it: W ;
the first evening, we have free," vi f
We were all assembled in the Ralph i
as usual after dinner when M. Yorgw
nia.ud was announced. The little
princess was radlont. She had never
bden morrlpr.in n jjchool-gir|)ftolio;oi
more ready gibe and jest and laughtow
annir'ttAF hf>sf. HOnrrfl. Dllttinp ,
hor whoJo .aonl/.ioto there ;-f."Si'.tu
navais com me j?; I'ujme. Reno Tergniaucf
wnk ?6 uaifed^hit'hc fame tfeur
bidding :far6W6lW6 bii'senBtfe fbreVer.
'He evidently thought that all this
brilliancy was for him, ana 'was in
such a rWfJ?&oy$ghLLi^bfl nevor
notic^ajBiiduxiXe IW&* l&peated
glances at tho cjack, aqd, was. only
roused.|>y tha pqtitp.invjiatiofl focomo
'again. IIo' was not.tocLdisconcerteoto
mako a uhariaing.apology, like a true
Ptittuairoorw m jtmnwai a
Late as it was, as soon we wclVo in
our own little parlor I conld hot for- .
boar saying, "I was surprised at you {
.to-nigJiviidlen.il Bp$ cpvld you ;run |
on so? Madame L^Turre there, tool (
^'r's <
si.qntf t(r*gcb_t^fv^x i
Vergniaud think?" j
'*'[ don't'card what., he tbink$/J, |
flinging herself ^Jowri on an ottoman ,
writh her head fn ray "but I do
care what you think,,Madame Flem- ,
irfc;J ^id'T behavo-so v$ryB?dly ? <
I din't mean t6,;but l vri& resolved ho (
should not get a chance to talk any
nonsense to-night; and ho did^ after (
ali^ I hate being made lore to before |
a wBolo rtdtti tad tolnagbor ]
else.(fty.'^Apd, the .Httl?, fairy "die-. .
solved iry.p shower of te.ai'8,-Ji^e ao^' (
other Undine. , 'i : .: i ri < : /1 rfr j
Ariother week went by. On Sat- r
urday afyujnopn Heloqr asked,. " W!iH- [j
you bo soljindas to take roe to the j.
little Protestant .church beyond the (.
Arc d'E toils this evening,. Madame .
Fleming?'''''! sbotild like* so much -to j
hear that good M. Bercior." , e
"So should I But., you have not Q
forgotten M. Vergniaud wjll bo hp^p." t
"I am under no obligation to en- g
tertain Madame Le Fort,s callers." 0
"But you know, Helen, ho comes t
for youn sake, lfi-ij "wpl.1 fpr.you to
considbr~tfiVt thB 'fatitar Madame
Vergniaud will have in some respects
thfin perhaps any man in the coun- ?
could offer you. ' :5' ' ' 4
"I know all that, and Pdo not pre- "
tend to 6ay that I should-not like it. a
I am ashamed of being so worldly, J
' - 1 ?U
Dut to .nave n Hujjeiu uotuunauuici^v
and all this charming Parisian society,
and give a grand baH whenever:I
liked, would be just paradise, And to c
;!$&'. itiflf in; my/, grasp,, and aot .be F
i?bje trfTOKe it is loo aggravating. It
vexatious that the right man never J
ys the right things." *
w?. 'went to church. M. Vergniaud .
called, but recollected aa engagement 1
whicli took him away early. ilonday
evening bo dropped in again just 8
yter dinner.' ' Do not let me derange .
you in tiie least, je vous 6n prie, mad- ^
a'i^g.. J come early because I am
enftaged to three balls o-nigbt.'V; if
Miss St._^CIair could h'ardfy 'have
been moroTnuto and fltatu'o-lifccTrsEc a
had been born and bred fti France, ?
tv here in the presence of'gentleftuft J1
yonng girls silently adhere to their i*
brilliant mothers, whose wit and"
graco and sociil tact make the chai5n 1
of the Paridia,n salorifc, "Apparehtfy, 11
the Frenoh qonsider tjiat the combined.
attractions of youthful faces ^
and sprigltfly conversation would fee j
to^much for any man, and mercifully '
divide ^he two. And this leaves them b
^jelpless before a iittlo American girl, 6
.^ughlng,talking, jesting, teasing, till,
bewildered by such a phenomenon,
they are swept down so asily that j,
one is reminded of Antllla's taunt to p
t?e Roman's. "The thicker, the ^
'grass, tho thicker itis mowed." g
Kj- The social etiquette was very irk- 0
tmo to my litle fire-fly, who eoemeci n
ways opening and shiitting |ier f(
wings. In the coarse of the evening u
M. Vergniaud clipped into her hand,
unpcrceived by any of us, a closed ;i
envelope with the whimper, "Pat it in ?
your pockct. Do not let any one seo B,
you." c
'She 'opened it delibarately: M. c,
^crgniaud is so kind a^tb give rae n
T?ib photograph, Madame. Fleming. t|
fio you thluk it a good likeness ? ?
The mystery which French people
are food of attaching to harmless
trifles is inconceivable. One evening
in the earlier part of our stay in h
Paris, a cousin of Miss St. Clair's who E
was in the samo hotel with Mr. Dcn-Jt
ham, called on us, and when he was t<
taking his leave sho held out an un- i*
fi?nloH nnto: "Will vou cive this to W
Fred? 'Don't forget." " 4
Madame Lo Fort was tbundgr- it
fttruck ; "Is it possible 1 a ?oto ci
i <v, ?
to ^Brdung g'entfeman right before
Fleming afid all of us I" <
>-''?by?" 8liicl ^ "do young people
novM.writo notes to each other in
t**i 3$; urftft: '
1 Oflorily lik<B'4hxrt^-l{ttlo threecoBraed
rvoto^ to ,tfop goto the hand
wnj^o ibid .them,"
sMtrClflrtc'd, taking tfp a small shtfet
ofptfffafc ^You?6o that ^ill.jnkt fit
into the hoi Lo w of the hand, and nobody
Qpfrld sftojit."
''I^hRe^yorir way mtiifh better.
WhttMd donir openly is not; ha|f so
mischisf^aa.!* vri' -v^
''Nde^&Ifso interesting," rejoined
Clarice#' ' '
The nimbft>: honrs danced On, as
shey bad a trick of doing in Madame
Le Font's najon. "I aip. afraid .you
fyreet the three bajfls. Mi Yergniaud."
ilUAtM'AA'M ?v/i 11 hft a A' a 1 ftid^Am.
UU>V tuil J UU L'O OU VI uuij muuuur
6?8elfle ? : I shall only mnko my compliments,^
the hostess and danco oue
sot at each, I ncVt-r do more cxcept
:,nt '
11 A'-'feW' dnyd?lACUr' I asked Helen,
tfHa.ve yon made up ycm* mind,/what
answer Jo .give M.rVorgniaud ? . He
intends to write to yotlir 'father!. He
waa speaking to me about it again today.!';
fifty ,t: ?
"X wqnjt hayo him writing to my
father,1,' she replied with; her wonted
impetuosity.1 *1 will nSt'bdvo' my
father' worriod about nothing. It
would be a mon|,h before I cgpld set
it right."
"He seems to be very much ir> love
witl/ytinL'-'-'He says he shall bed ti$$!
spair, wretchedifoivjvorr-if\j-pu reject
him."
"So they all eay. I don't believe t
word of it, and I cau't marry more
than one of them, and I don't believe
[ shall ever marry anybody. I won'l
to persecuted be death." f i
Thfr little. princess was. irritated.
Something had evidently gone wrong.
It soon (Jaime out: "I had alette!
from'Fred this morning?a very dieagreeableJetter."
..
"Indeed 1. You have not vet answered
it, I WppoStf. v j .
( "Nd? He ttill bfrvfe to>:'write differently
from' tb*C before he,gets any
annwej: from mo. I am not going to
*?nfi onAl/lo/? no If* I urnfA A
UU IUn?UIICU nuu ovviuvu oo ia a Tfvtv m
little giH. Father never does if., and
I am nob going to submit to it from
him.", After a pause: "He is ijot so
much to blame. It Is,that odious Mr.
Wilkins, who keeps writing to him
how mach attention I roceivcy and all
that, as if I' could help it I Ppor old
Fredl Wo have known each other
aver'since we ivoro children."
That eixplains it, 1 thought. "HelBn
if yoii havo decided tor-say no to
M. Yergniand, the sooner yoa spyit
tho better." .
^I'-baVe foiitf it, And he does'n't rriln'Q
!?f h* :T-.?ifth w>u would tdll
hicn t you always gpeok so; th/it pep,
pie know thpt you are in earnest and
'/Very well! Hel&ifc'1 ask
Stfrfdamd Le-Fort to tdl bith that his
juitfs hopeless,- and that ho naust npt
innoy.ypu by; periling ;n t&t,
To be Continued.
" . /I.'i . ' t"!'" (.
|H BULWEE'S BUEIAL.
A writer in Westminister Abbqy
reminiscences says: "On a cloudy
ind ijferaa) winter morriing a hearse
bearing a dead body woe seen to bait
;n! the court-yard in front of/ .the
i # was foyowed by tjjree
jarrjagos containing' tHo frionds oi
th'6'tlec^is6d;' iTb^<^8kett#ife';tjbtnlB
by four personstiami"-placed:in ifront
jf th^aiMfv^fORnd,, jF^h ^lq^re.4
jomabalf-dozon pprsone clad in the
Jecpest' habiliments \ of wofc."'ks
this littteMbd'of tttta? who mbarifed
Ibcrlo?od.nnd lost koelt abound tbe
jhancel, the dean qommencea'readng
the Jboricl, servlce-pf the Episcopal
cbaWtW^WftdM^coald
bo more solemn and" beautiful. He
bad scarcely commtenbted when tbe
aisles, already- dim became snddonly
iurkened, so dark { that to proceed
w^tb the services was an impossibility
As there are no arrangements for
ligfairig tfie abbey, it Ipofefd. for a
moment rather dubious. "However, a
bergher soon appeared from behind
the.pulpit,'bearing two small candles,
which hv' placed 06 cither hand oi
Lhe reader, by which mean? ho was
anabled to proceed?* Nothing could
surpass the 'solemnity of tho hour,
Again tho organ pealed its thunderous
toiiee?not a 'wedding march,'
u...* ? uAiiiam fivi* t.Vtn donH Tho ser
ISUI/f* I UVjUl VU4 A V* WM?
rices .concluded, adeatb-liko stillness
yorvaded thc: vast edifice, broken
)oly by fbe'stibs of those who wept.
Fust at t})At moment light sufficient
^earned from without to reveal hero
,ud there a few scattering obos who
iad corns to witness the service, or
lad flccidentlyfctiufced there at; that
ime. Thetfasc^tw^a now deposited
a its final r6stirig place, the moarnr?
hastily departed, and w#re borne
way Uo their distant homes; and
hus, amid tiijs' sco??o of darkness and
aidnjjjtft glootn/'^ro^erlcTmed the
ibseqaies over ail tbatwas mortal of
he "Night and Morning."
A Modest Maw Cojtosed.?A corespondent
tells a capital story uponhe
poot Whittier, who fo as- modest
she in gifted, fie was in Chicago,
,nd wont to hear tbeitav^E; H. Cha?in
speak , a lefture aopiewhere
v Th * rlnravman., was elo
i y w i i j ?r/; t i 10-7 ^
[uent as usual, hU.dwppurac., interlarled
with highly. wrought passes
f rhetoric,' closing with a Btjrring
loutical quotation, so well delivered
hat the Quaker bard applaikfed with
ho rest. Some ono sitting next to
lim inquired,?
"Do you know, Mr. Whittior, who
9 the author of this extract?"
"No, I do not. It sounds familiar,
,nd I like the sentiment,"
ffWhy, the lines are yonrs, Mr.
Vbittier. .You must remember thom.
They arc from your famous anti-sla1
,1 J . . -ii
ery odo. . ; | ,/4 ?, , ,
"So they arc," said hittier, after
, littlo,reflection, and blushing like a
chooi-girl caught readibg her first
ave-lotter. "I really did not fecal 1
hem. Indeed, they sound so mtfch
letter than they over sounded before,
bat is not atrango I failed- tor,recoglize
them.'
The poet, though thoroughly sinere.
did not rccovcr for somo time
rom the embarrassment of outwardy
acclaiming his own composition,
mt has now como to rcguru n us ou
;0od a joko tnufc lie tolls it himself.
Singular social sensation they have
iad in Atchison. To the shivering
cor of that city, Senator Ingalls
;ave fifty cords of wood ; and, at
rst, everybody said, "How gonerus!"
Alas! when the relief comlittce
inquired for the fuel, it was
)und to be threo or four miles away
or.bluffs and in ravines;" and that
i would cost five dolors a cord to get
i to the city! Thon some newspaera
insinuated that it was "all a
sbome to get a bit of land cleared up
hoaply." Finally the senator's fifty
ords of wood given to .the beggars
'ent-a-bogging. Thedftfcussion about
lio donation must havb warned a
reat many people.
in* V**!' *
^ ?r?
flnoA.nnt- Tnaroranll nf
VIUV^I UWt UV.,, w, ? J
as appointed William W. Eaton, of
[artford, to fill the vacanc}- in the
Jnittil States Senate, cansed by Sena-,
sr Buckiqgham's death.' ?r. Eat&n
i senator-elect from Connecticut, and
ould havo bfen tho senataij after the
th of March without this appointlent.
He is a States Rights I)cniorat
of tho strictest School.
*
i Das Veilchen.
FROM GOETHE.
Lonely.and sweet a violet grew I
..-The meadow weeds among. i
One morn & rosy shepherd maid, {
With careless heart and idle tread, ? .
, ,lp '''Came by,' < * ,
o^'Came by, tfc'tflj
, TBe meadow lands and sung. ^
' "Ah!" said the riolct, "would I were, 1'
Then I hjijfM gathered be, and pressed?
One little hour to her sweet breast; Jfg
Ah, me! M.
: Ah,-me! > ? ' W
: Ofoly one little hjwir!" .. ,, Jrj
On came the rosy ghepnfertllass T
' WlthheiJfajiatiWlltflylMtt. I
1 And crusHlffithe vloletin tbajjfWa.
It only saBHMfeVsrfteetl
How sweet Rj^rt. Jjajd wjtty - fainting, ^
. r . moan, .'\ ,
"Jf I must diei'todtoalone.-' ..J
;L ]
To dlo at hefrdeafr feet."? ^. ht:* ^
MYjXJ TP. ' . ' '.K--' -\\ - J
The Bills,of the. Ba9k .0f ,^ho( ^tate. (
Tho Coriimittfeci ofWaydantl1 Alcfcnfc
of the; House of Representatives presented,
on Friday, a bill* tp provide J
for tbe redemption of the Bills of the
Bank of tho State, which bill is said *
tft hnva the sanotion of Govornor (
Chamberlain and tho Attorney-Gen- '
1 eral. The general provisions of the J
' bill are as follows: (
Tho Govek-nor is directed to ap1
jpojnt, before the first Monday in Apn^ V
- tiei& a Coromjasion /jfl&tkx&tuBmnK- J
' tent eitizcng,oP-'tj^f-|BftK<^ho shall 1
* .ascertain, afr f^ ^c^wjP^able, the t
1 whole amontit of bflls Is&kd by the 1
' Bank of tho State, tho amount issued J
| in aid of tho rebellion, the amount c
' outstanding, and the amount oi tho I
bills tbat are valid and subsisting ob
ligations of -the State. Such of the
bills as shall be found to be valid ob- (
ligations of tho State shall bo stamp- ,
ed "Iogal" bf the" Commission. The
Commission sJaall have power to send j
for persons aod papers, and are r.e- (
quired to render a final report to the i
General Assembly on or before the |
fburth Tuesday in jNovembfeVnext. ,
' The Attorney-General is required to J-;
attend the sessions of the Coramis- {
sion, fpr the oxpenses of which the
sum of eight thousand dollars is ap- t
propriated.. ^ {
The bills that shall be stamped as
legal by the Commission are made '
receivable for. taxes, as follows r First
for the redemption of forfeited lands; 1
second, for taxes past doe at the date '
<>f the passage of the act,, provided a
that the bills shall bo tendered on or 1
before tho first day of January next, *
In all caSps where (taxes shall be : lev- 1,
ied for .the.Sfta^ except for/tbe tfup- a
Sort of tne free schools ana the pay- c
lent of the-iftfcci'eSt dri ? ihe public I
debt, it is: made thet^ut^of the Coun- F
to jeceive,2n pajm?u^ n
of.pnch taxes, from each person pay- J
1 fag'ihe'sam^, on^Hfth of thoamoatitf 'v
i 6^18 tas}58l$ t&e'billb' of'tho Bank n
pf. theiState stamped and attested as S
before mentioned. All bill^ so ro- t
ceived shall bp stamped by the Court- 6
ty'Treasarers, ''Received foK Taxes,"
together with the date of the> roceipt s
and the name of the persoi^: or per- 8
sons from whom received, and ,the
Coenty' Treasurers arr directed to ^
report to-the Com ptrolleM-reneralithe h
number and amountot: such . btfla .'SO V
received.,* An wwal,^xjfraodvjapji, f
"a 6;*oiMs .isjegiedifritityft parpose/J
? ijedeera'fpg the ^aid, bills^ ani t?e ?
Coprnty Auditors are directed to in- n
elude this tay fp .their, annual levies t:
for tho noxt fiye'fjscaT yeirs. ^be'
proceeds of the levies arc appropria- t]
'ted to thio ^ederapt'fori of such 6ini & r
mayreceived for tines. ? ?
' The Ow&yfl*iuaaerror is directed to 6
*ka PiinatTTOM nf fJlAI ?
UUXUaiJU IIU1II IIUV Atvvvi * V* Vk
Bank the sum of $46,437.81 iu bills of f
the Bank, being the amount taken by 8i
W. C. Courtney, Beceiver, in pay- f<
raentof notes discounted j^et'oro jSva b
assets of the said Bank became "a ?
fund in equity; also, any other bills B
1 which may hereafter be paid into the c
. hands qf any Receiver in the said
, caa^^flfcfik. bilbi are to be can- a
cellcd ib the pre&nci of the Comp- 0
trolIer-General. The holder of any a
of the bills who may be aggrioved by j
i the action and decision of the Commission
concerning the earners given '
the right to proceed by Mandamus, c
and, in the event of obtaining a fa- p
vorable decree, the billa. shall-be ap- D
proved by the commission. All the tl
bills not presented by the Commission
before the first Monday in No- a
vember next are declared invalid, so e
I far as any act of the Genoral Assem- c:
bly may make thorn so. ' P
The bill appears to bo just to tho "]
bill-holders and liberal to the State. e
It is truo that the State is liable for
the whole amount of the genaine j(
bills, and, when the laws delay shall q
bavo been exhausted, must accopt fl
the bills in payment of any taxes f
whatsoever they may bo levied by
the State. But the bondholders of ^
tho State, whose claims were unquestionably
binding, have accepted fifty n
cents on the dollar as tho best terms 0<
that conld bo made with tho State ; n
and; when the State ngreos to take ^
the Bank bills in redemption of for- w
feited lands and in payment of all tt
past dao taxes, and asks to bo allow- w
ed to pay such bills as may not boab- 'r
sorbed in these ways in fiyo., annual a'j
installments,.she has done all .that 0J
could bo expected or uer, ana, we o<
[doubt not, as .much as thd* mass of P'
tho billholders desire. Wo ' trust,
J theroforo, that the biff'tfill he u
! actedbn at once, in ordto lit at th? tt
whold.tjq'estfdn of the ' bills -is w
far asiegisliltton goes, be pot at rest, r
?Nem arid Cottrisr. ' S ' ?' ' JJ
? . M
.. fah _ . . M
Coy rnis Oui*.?Every person ti
shouicr.kndw how to treat p flesh te
wound. Every ono is -ljgbfer.' tCqro w
placed in circumstances away- fr'd'm
any surgical and votriuarj' aid, where pj
he may saVflfhis own life, or a frieud ce
or a beast* simply by tho exercise of tli
a little common sor.se. In the fn$f s'
pla'je, close tbo lips of the wom\$~
.with the hands and hold thorn flrqrift Va
together to check the flow-of bl^BjV^
until several"stitShes can' b^tmSiijj
and a bandago applied. Then baF
the wound for a long time in cold j^}
water. Sho.aJd it bo painful," a cor [ha
respondent saya "take a panful of lie
burning conla-and sprinkle upon them cli
common brown sugar, and hold the al
wound in the smoke. In a minute
or two the pain will be allayed,-aid tI
the recovery proceeds rapidly, fiv tei
ray case a. rusty nail had ntado a bad 1
wound in my foot. The pains and rai
nervous irritation wore severe This on
was all removed by holding it in the '%
smoke fifteen ^minutes, and:I was able
to resume my reading with comfort. <
Wo havo often rocom mended it t<f .
other's with like result. Last week of
one of my men had a finger-nail torn Ai
out by a pair of ico tongs. It became
very painful, as was to bo ex- a9
pected. Held in sugar smoke twen- we
n-MniitAc n.n'n reused and nromiscd ha
v. ?,,,?
speedy recovery." | P*
In Aldernach, on the Rhine, a practical.
if homely and unscientific, ^
method of cleaning the pipes which | ]
supply that picturesque town with i
water has lately been adopted. An I j
army of wator scavengers, in the j
shape of eels, is collected in tho re- jj,,
servoirs and driven through the pipes, he
It is repor^d that the eels comp^to ni
sight again in a most edifyin^flMZJ?*
condition, bringing with thsnjSUHnb
imnurities which had collecrfeifTn thojfoj
i uri
pipcp.
;
NEW a ixjuqa. ?
i 1 *' oaJpi 4.-CfvV, jl .? - /
,An oration over the tomb of Gep:ral
Robert fce-delivered
jy Jeffci^on Wf^Lex^niirton,
The Princt Itop"?$fai- is/now nnderjoing'lm'fi'Hal
exartftlfy'tiofr at Wool- ;T'
*ich^ Jcfo,ha^Jbge1> ^94earao6ti#nd
in; S?vat?|^*(Jarinj|. his
iify-at'the Academy/* : . .. rJ?
j^Eho favorito refroshnicnt at Marwl
X(clIahon'fj groat fete at tho Ely- $
Hrwa& tea and hnpi sandwiches.?
P&jte's KVeron't v>9#hed, Who says
?|a^e isih't Rep^jWfian ?
T1i^i:oporters4OT,"the German pa
)ors Atfy&q. ftrowt tn?i are to oe piucu.
Cboj^'a'teblo.op sacl^'exprcssions as
darling of
hn-lfngajp '\My ,;cfcj?^i5tres9f" and
iro{?^hiflf?J pftwift iflp|pP3:.. ;,\i/
, Tho pew senatorJltoni Wisconsin,
tfr.'Cainerou,1 is Isapfttf':l/e art attorioy
of the .miwaukj^tujti St. Paul
iiailrbad, and tho Joa^ftllo Gazette . ,j
>n fcBitrgroanU attatluMb "Granger"
nembera,wbo. ^ot'ed*iS^m. : . ; - '
,A;/niftd h un J rod and ninety-}/inc
rears' leaso has just ^rt^dbt in Engand
and tho festdto b&s reverted to
he representative^, of the original
iwners. -4?be~j||d> ? at-Woolwich, .
?nd was c h u i-JjBfvoperty one thonstnd
years ajBH was leased to the
>owtfJorfimmslpy purposes.
. i? ?? 2?
' xucrc ;is tu uv ?u ujvy4u?vivu?i
owing contest on tho Scboylltflt'in
[876. England htia'proiiriskrtorae. of
ler champion .parsme^ arid. Paris, to
lso the words of Philadelphia paper,
'proposes also to contest for the
Naiads' Laurel Crown in the struggle
)f acquatic skill upon the silvery
)osoia of the river." ^
J. B. Booth is equal to any emergency
on the stago. At Albany the other
ivenlng the doctor in Macbeth failed
,o appear while the piece was being <>
played at the opera house. Mr. Booth
ipologized for the baulk, saying that
the "doctor" had forgotten that he
aad anything further to do and bad
eft the theatre.. "Therefore," heeoaliuuod,^t^row
ph^'sic to, the dope;
LII nono ot H." xnese woras, wmcn
is tho play is written arc the conctulion
of tho scene and the "one" for
ho entrance of the next ;character,
sreated a roar of laughter, and the
>lay went on.
He led to the altar?it was in tr
iVreconsin church-^birt just as she
vas about to plight lier. virgin faith, :/
he saw a discarded lover in the eal-f ?
ery, gazing down upon her with a
pixiore of sorrow and angdreiftrehie-1 ?
y piteous to behold. She ,did what i?
he.jcoflld under sucli .embarrassing M
ircum9tanco??she fainted away.?'
temorec and-auguis'h ha8 W?jr p&leriy'-takcto''possession,
tyf hep soul; ;
pr'Bhe bad on attho ?ppj^nf,,of coJr ,
apse somo fifteen hundred dollar',
forth of jewels which ,thdt' WV(Jt<ib6d
nan Ih the'gaUerj^"^^'^^^ her.i?
[till anhnnon tlifti nKft ffftVA HIV
VVtr?9Ujr|/VWV ?MM?r WHW pw - T ?
he bird in bpr lilly-whito hand. They
rought her to, and made thom obc.
From the Otceola (Ohio) ScntincPa'
tatemeufc below JlMHOBhl seem that .
ioufch Carolina isriaot the' only State.afllcted
with inttn'Om wpr^entatlves:1
"It seemsthat Hon. H. W'. Phlilt*, .
be Representative from Jasper county,
tas been engaged in a little game of
dnror " and passed a $#(coitfitf*feIt<?k*
omeof the other, players. An attempf ' .
ras'mnde1 to arrest nim :at Cartfcage last
r?tk,;bnlte$81tfrcfc.A# '\
rasa member of the legislatu re ana coula , , $>
ot be arrested, and-;Jtfm{jed aboard 'a. .
radn find set for,^ereoai^ . ^ J
Washington cory^pcndents represents, -iS
bat the Radical leaders are In a frightiiI
rige at Gag^law Poland. HW Offena#*-.^
onsisted of reporting,that the exipUng^
evernmcnt of Alkanspe .was legallK '
atablUhed byirwge majority of the
eople, and should no" be molested.
tut It was a good report from a partisan
tand point. A Southern State at "per5Ct
peace; its government administered f
onestly and with the full support of the
eople, is jpmething that a Radical poll- A
ician cannot contemplate with equar
i unity, lie nee uraovs revuiuuuuu;
aessage.
California telegrams speak of a strong
,nd growing feeling inJavocof the Texts
Pacific Railroad. T*r say that In
.11 parts of the State the press is distinct
y outspoken in advocacy ofrit ffcvo rl
'Scott's proposal for the completion of
he Southern Overland line." and are
pposed to being devoured by a great
lational enterprise, which is now a close
irivate corporation, and as the onlv
aeasure qf relief they want competllon.
They do not think that Col. Scott
rould ever receive a dollar of public
ioney if the bill is properly guardfed,
nd believe that the proposition forgov- ,
rnment assistance for Scott's Texas Ifc*. \
ific Railroad as an independent eo'
etingroad would sweep the State by
n almost unanimous popular vote frftm
le Oregon border to the Coloradc -.JSlir *
The result of the subscriptions to tig
>an recently put on the market by the',
lty of Pans was quite remarkable as a .
nancial'succcsb. The city 'asked the ~
reuch people for 250.900,000 francs,
ad they responded with fortytwo times
iat amount, in all 10,500,000,000 onceor
vice as much as they paid to Germany
i the form of a war indemnity. In our
loney, it woul amount to about $2,100,)0,000or
a nftle short of th? $ura of our
ational debt. The promptness with
blch so vast a sum was tended not only
lowed the ability of the people, but
aa even more ''decided testimony of
jeir fafth in thd Republic, and their
illingneBs to give it a moneyed support,
he rapidity with which the French naon
has recovered from the effects of its
most subjugation by Germany is one
? the marveis of the age, and has only
jeriirendered possible oy the intense
i&(ot^U[ of tjae people.
we everbrought before the
olttil States^feqprpme Court involving
te questf&u of woaJtOtt^ right to vote
as argued lastiWj^k. -The case was
.*4 iii'Tv \ritiAp wifti whnm
ink u?; ??giiii?^........
arjiusband is joined, against Happertt^registering
Afticer of the Stateof
lissoarfV who had refused to register
raf'Mio&r As lawful voter. The plainff'clairos
that as a citizen of the Unld
States she is entitled to the privilege
unfhori to all citizens, of voting, parJularlvat
Federal electlous. The State
rart decided against the right, but
aintiff claims voting for Federal offlrs
is not controlled by State laws; that
e fourteenth amendment to the Conitution
of the United States give the
ective franchise to all "citizens," irspective
of sex, and that by ratifying
^amendment the several States are
Jfcped froqUong claiming the right to
prttie> fWWSBlBrto'fflales as
?rogative, and that all legislation by
c States tending to that end is voia.
nf linmrn Hllfl'rflffe
UUVUWIVO v. *. w~.w.. ? 0ive
claimed the chief justice as a betver
io a woman's right to the franise,
but if this be true, his personfeelings
in the matter would not of
urse atrect his action when sitting in
udicial capacity to interpret the laws,
ie.decision will be looked for with inre?L
la the Hotise of Representatives, Febary
8v 187S, Hon. L, C. Carpenter,
leave, iutroduded the following bill:
Bill" to A'jolisli the Circuit Court
Powej? of the DIs'tript Court of the
Western District in the State of South
Carolina, ,
Beii,enQctc( iby "Senate and Houso
RepfeafotaSves of the United Statesof
nertc^vfccjSbgress assembled. That
macfc'{>f section 571, of chapter 3, of
b Revised Statues of the United States
provides that the district court for the
CnntK r^ornllnn chnH
.'MICl IJ UI9U1VI Ui KJtSUVU Vyuivium ????
ve Jurisdiction of all causes, exceptapals
and writs of error, which are cogzable
in a circuit court' and shall pro}d
there in the same manner as a
cuit court, be, and the same is hereby
sealed. Also, the following:
Bill Making an Appropriation for the
[improvement of the Harborof Charleston,
8. C. J
Tic it enaofed by the Senate and House
Rcprcscri'tative^f the United States
America, in Congress assembled that
n an in nf ^100 nnrfTTij nnrl tli*? snmn is
reby, appropriated, out of any money
ih* treasury of life United States not
KWtae appropriate!, for the purpose
deepening and fpTening the harbor,
larleston, South Carolina;
o.Tpeuued under the direcU^HpMrc /A
-r.-K?* Af