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Sample copies with full particulars and deserfpfions of the Chromos, sent on rer of six cents* < two d^llarN mat E'll year. ADDRESS, TjO i/ Printing & Publishing Co., 733 San*om St., Phi\ade\phia. 1 I roadway. M. Y. 3 School St., Boston 113, 110 <& 117 B Madiswn St. Chicago. VOL. G. CON) A Thrilling Narrative. o In tho fall of 185G, I was traveling eastward in a stage coach from Pittsburg over the mountains. My tellowtravelers were two gentlemen and a lady. The oldest gentleman's appearance interested me exceedingly. In years he seemed about fifty, in air and manner, he was calm, dignified and polished, and, the contour of his features \va? singularly intellectual. He conversed freely on different, topics, until the road become more abrupt and precipitous; but on my directing his attention to the groat altitude of a precipice, on the verge of which our coach wheels were leisurely rolling, there came a marked change on his countenance. His eyes, lately filled with the light of intelligence, became wild, restless and anxious?the mouth twiehed spasmodically, and the forehead was headed with a cold perspira" tion. With a sharp, convulsive shudder, he turned his gaze from the giddy height, and clutching my arm tightly with both hands, he clung to mo like a drowning man. 'Use this cologne,1 said the lady, with the instinctive goodness of her sex. I sprinkled a little on his face, and ho hooaitio. mnro hut it ?"ia , W..V .V not until wo had entirely traversed the mountain, and descended into the country beyond, that his lino features relaxed from their perturbed look, and assumed the placid, quiet dignity that I had at first noticed. 4I owe an apology to that lady,' said he, with a bland smile and a gentle inclination of the head to our fair companion, 'and some explanation, and to my fellow-traveler also; and perhaps I cannot better acquit myself of the double debt than by recounting the cause of my recent agitation.' 4It may pain your feelings,' delicately urged the lady. 4On the contrary, ir will relieve them,' was the respectful reply. Having signified our several desir6s to hear more the traveler thus proceeded: 4At the age of 18, I was light ol foot, and 1 fear (he smiled) light of head. A line property on the banks of the ft ft _ Ohio acknowledged me sole owner. I wns hastening home to enjoy it. and delighted to get free from college life. The month was October, the air bracing, and the mode of conveyance, a .stage like this, only more cutuberous. The other passengers were few?only three in all, one old gray headed planter of Louisiana, his daughter, a bewitching creature about seventeen, and his son about ten years of age. They were just returning from France, of which country the young lady discoursed in terms so eloquent as to absorb my entire attention. The father was taciturn, but the daughter was vivacious by nature, and wo soon became so mutually pleased with each other that it was not until a sudden flash of lightning and a heavy dash of rain against the windows excited an exclamation lrom my companion, that I knew how the night passed. Presently there came a low rumbling sound, and then several tremendous pert Is ol thunder, acecompuniod by successive flashes of lightning. The rain descended in torrents and an angry wind began to howl and moan through the forest trees. I looked lrom the window of our vehicle. The night was dark as ebony, but the lightning showed the danger of our road. We were on the edge of a frightful precipice, I could sec at cntervals huge, jutting rocks far away down its side, and the sight made me solicitous for my fair companion. I thought of the mere hair breadths that were between us and eternity; a single little rock in the track of our coach wheels, a tiny billet of wood, a stray root of a tempest torn tree, restive horses or a careless driver, any ol 1 bj'Rp nihrlit. hurl im from mir unltlmto. ry existence with trie speed of thought. 1 'Tin a perfect tempest,' observed the lady as I withdrew my head from the widow. 'How I love a sudden storm! There is something grand about the winds when fairly loose among the hills. I never encountered a night like this, but Byron's magnificent description of a thunderstorm in Jura, recurs to my mind. But arc we on the mountain yet?' 4Yes. we have begun the assent.' 'Is it not said to be dangerous?' 'By no means,' I replied, in as easy a tone as I could assume. 'I only wish it was daylight so that we might enjoy the mountain scenery. But what's that?' and she covered her eyes from a sheet of lightning that illustrated the rugged mountain with ,/ * m n i i * i n in i wi An Xnclepon YAYB01K), S. C., SAT I brilliant intensity. < Peal alter poal of thunder instantly < succeeded; there was a heavy volume ' | ot rain coming down at each thunder i burst, and with the deeper ngony, | i breaking upon our cars, I lound that , , f I... K 1 1 j UH vWiiv. II IlilVI UUIIIU IU .v llt'HU llillt. Louise, my beautiful follow travelj ler became pale as ashes. She fixed i her eyes on mine with a look ?>t anxj ions oread, and turning to her lather, she hurriedly remarked : 'W e are on the mountains,' 'I reckon we are,' was the uneon ; I corned reply. With instinctive activity, I put my j head through the window and called | to the driver, but the only answer was I the moaning of an animal, borne past I me by the swift winds of the tempest. ; I seized the handle ot the door and strained in vain?it would not yield. At that instant I loll a cold hand in I mine, and heard Louise lamtly articuI late in my car the following appalling ] | words: j 'The coach is moving backwards. Never shall 1 forget the fierce agony with which I tugged at the coach door, and called on the driver in tones that rivaled the fierce blast ot the tempest whilst the conviction was I'ineintr in mv brain t hat. t he coach was being slowly moved backward ! What followed was of such swift occurrence, that it seems to me like a frightful dream. I rushed against the door with all my force, but it withstood my utmost efforts. One side of our vehicle, was sensibly going down, down, down. The mourning of the agonized animal became deeper, and I knetv from bis desperate plunges that it was one of our horses* Crash upon crash of thunder rolled over the mountain, and vivid flashes of lightnhig played over : our heads, lly its light L could see lor a moment the old planter standing erect, with hands on his son and daughter, his eyes raised to heaven and his lips moving as in prayer. I could see Louise and her a.thy cheek toward me as if imploring assistance; and I could set the bold glancu of the boy flashing irdignant defiance at the war of elements and the awful danger that awaited him. There was a roll, a desperate plunge, a harsh, grating jar, a sharp piercing scream ct mortal terror, and I had but time to grasp Louise firmly with one hand around her waist, and seized the fastenings attached to the coach roof with the other, when i we were precipitating over the precilJiC0* . . . I can distinctly recollect preserving consciousness for a lew seconds ol time, 1 how rapidly my breath was being exhausted but of that tremendous do- ( scent. I soon lost all further U nowhal ere ? ? _ ? - - ~ r> by a concussion so violent thai I was instantly deprived ot sense and motion. The traveller paused, Ilis features worked for a moment or two as they did when we were on the mountains; he passed his hands across his forehead as it in pain, and then resumed his 1 thrilling narrative. On .a low couch in an humble room of a small country house, I next opened my eyes in this world of lignt and shade, my joy and sorrow, mirth and ' madness. Gentle hands soothed m\ i pillow, gentle feet glided across my , chamber, and a gentleman voice for a , time hushed ail my questionings. 1 was kindly tended by a fair young girl ol about sixteen, who refused lor a while to hold any discourse with me. i At length, one morning, finding my , sell sullicicntly recovered to sit up, 1 insisted on knowing the result of the accident. 1 'You were discovered,' said she, 'sit,- 1 ting on a ledge of rocks amidst the < branches ol a shattered tree, clinging to the roof of your broken coach with one hand and the insensible form of a ' lady with the other.' j 'Ami the lady !' I grasped,scanning , t!ie girl's lace with an earnestness that made lier draw back and blush. S^he was saved, sir, by the means 1 that saved you?a friendly tree.' ? 'And her lather and brother!' I im- 1 patiently demanded. h 'We louiul both crushed to death at the bottom of the precipice, and we buried them in cue giave by the clo- * ver path down in our meadow.' 1 'Poor Louise!?God pity you!' I { muttered in broken tones, utterly tin* , conscious that I had a listener. 'God pity her indeed, sir said she, with a gush of heart lelt sympathy. 1 'Would you like to see her?' she ad- ?' ded. < I found her bathed in tears for her I.; i?i ?i _i._ KIIKII'CO, ilUU SIIU It'UUIVVU uiu r??m sorrowful sweetness of m a nr. or. I ( need noi detain you by describing the efforts I made to sooth her grief, but < briefly acquaint you that at last I succeeded, and twelvemonths after the dreadful occurrence which I have related, we stood at the alter man and wile. She still lives to bless me with < her smiles, but on the anniversary ot < that terrible night she secludes herself j in her room, and devotes the hours of darkness to solitary prayer. 'As for me,' added the traveller, ' while a faint blush tinged his noblo 1 brow, as for mo, that accident has re dent tTournal. J11 DAY, OCTOBER 1? luoeil mo to tho condition of a physi3al coward at the sight of a mountain 1 |>reoi pice/ 'But the driver,' asked the lady I passenger wh > had lisoned with much .If.mli.... 1 1 - - i .1 I ituwiiuoii, \> i;n uec.uiie ui i ik' mayor, , find did you over learn the reason ol hisMesert ing his post. V1 Mlis body was found ou the road, within a tew steps ol tlu? piaeo wlii'in I I he conch went over, lit! had been J struck dead by the same tlash ot light- I ning that blinded the restive horses.' | And tlms ended this thrilling and remarkable-story ot b.l'e. (J KMC Kb KLKCTION I.A W, An Act 1'rovhliner for the (Jeiiornl Klortions, and the Manner of Conduct hit? the Same. Ski"nox 1. />?' it cmirtcd bv the sen- 1 ate and bouse i>t representatives <d the Stale of South Carolina, now met ami i sitting in general assembly, and by the l authority ot the same, That lite getter- , al elections in this State shall be held, I pursuant, to the constitution thereof, ' on the third Wednesday in October, j eighteen hundred and seventy, and > torever thereafter on the same day in every second year, and shall be regulated and conducted according to the I i rules, principles and provisions herein ! prescribed. Si<x\ 2 Kvery male citizen of the j I'lilted States, of the age of twenty- j * I one years and upwards, not laboring I under the disabilities named in the constitution, without distinction ol race or color or former condition, who | shall have been a resident of the Statu i for one year, and in the county in | which lie offers to vote for sixty days next preceding any general election, shall he entitled to vote: Provided, That no person while kept in any alms iimitf* or n-ivlutii '?? "1 it>>u.vti ?. 1 - - " ? -?' ? v? , V/? W| Iiuruinni 1 I I 11' I , or coniined itt any public piison, sliail be allowed to vote. Skc. 3. That lor the purpose of carrying on such election, it shall be the duty of the governor, ami he is hereby authorized and empowered, at least sixty days prior to any such election, to appoint in and for each county three commissioners of election, whose ilnty it shall be, and they are hereby authorized and empowered, to appoint three managers ot elections for each election precinct of the county for which thev shall respectively be itppoinlcd. The said commissioners of elections and said managers of elections shall take and subscribe, be lore any ollicor authorized to administer aatlis, the oath of olliec prescribed by sect ion HO of article II <d the coi.stitu I,ion, niul the same shall he immeointely iiled, in each instance, in the riHioe ol the clerk of the county in which said commissioners and managers shall he appointed; and il there be no such clerk duly qualified by law. then in I he oilicc of the secretary of stale. Sue. 1. That the managers are hereby authorized to appoint a clerk to assist them in whatever i] lit ion may be required of them, who shall take the oath of oflicc prescribed by section 30 of article II of the constitution before the chairman )f the hoard of managers. Sko. 5. That the commissioners ifbresaid and the managers aforesaid, it their lirst meetings, respectively, diall pioceed to organize themselves is a board; by appointing one of their number chairman of the board; and nicb chairman, in each instance, shall )e empowered to administer the neces<arv oaths* ! Skc. 0 fl he polls shall bo opened at lueli voting places as slyill be desig- j latcd at six* o'clock in the forenoon ind close at six in the afternoon of ,ho day ol election, and shall be kept >pen during these hours without iuternission or adjournmer.t, and the man* igers shall administer to each person )ttering to vote an oath that they are jnalified to vote at this election, acjovding to the constitution of this State, and that they have not voted luring this election. Skg. 7. Hepresontatives in the house jf representatives of congress oi the United State shall be choosen at such election in the several congressional iistricts by the qualified electors theirin. Skc. 8. The State constables and Dther peace officers of each county are hereby required to be present during tho whole time that the polls are kept 4, 1874. NO. 40. open, ami until the election is coin, pletcd; and they shall prevent all interference with tiie managers, ami sec that there is no intterruption of good order. If i here should he more than one polling place in any county, the State constable of such county is here l?v empowered :\iul directed to make such assignment of his deputies and other peace officers to Rttch polling places as may, in his judgment, boost subserve the purposes of quiet and order. Ski:. 0. All bar-rooms, saloons, and other places tor the sale ot liquors bv retail, shall be closed at six o'clock ot the evening proceeding the day ot such election, and remain closed until six oYtock in the morning ot the day thereafter, ami during the time aforesaid the sale of all intoxicating liquors is prohibited. Any person duly convicted, before a competent court, of a violation of this section, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding fifty dol lards, or l>y imprisonment not exceeding six months, or by both such lino ami imprisonment, in llm dsieretion ot the eou it. Sue. 10. That every person who shall vole ai anv general election who is not entitled to vote, kii<1 every person who shall, by force, intcriuidation, deception, fraud, bribery or undue influence, obtain, procure or control the vote ol any elector to be cast for any candidate or measure, other than intendid or desired by such elector, shall be punnished by a line ot not less than one hundred, nor more than one thousand dollars, or by imprisonment in jail not less than three months, nor m ostium twelve months, or both, within the decision ol the court. Sico. i i. 1 he voting shall be by ballot, which shall contain written or printed or partly written and partly printed, the names of the persons vote<l for, and the oHie.es to which persons aro intended to be chosen, and shall he so loldcd as to conceal the contents; and such ballot shall he deposited in a box to be constructed, kepi and disposed ol as hereinafter provided. 1 '2. There shall be one nreneral ticket, on which siiu.ll bo the mimes ol the persons voted for as re,jx'esentali ves in congress, ami State, circuit ami county oflicers. Si:c. 13. The commissioners of elections shall provide one box for each election precinct. An opening shall bo made in the lid of such box, not larger than shall be sufficient, for a single ballot to be inserted therein at one time, through which each ballot received, proper to be placed in such box, shall be inserted by the person voting, and by no other. Kacli box shall be provided with a snflicaent lock, and shall be locked before the opening of the poll, and t he keys retained by the commissioners, and shall not he opened during the election. Such boxes shall be labelled as follows: "Congress," "State," "circuit" and "county oflices." 8k<j. 14. Kaeh clerk of the poll shall keep a poll list, which shall contain one coin.nn headed "names of voters," and the name of each elector voting rhall lie entered by the clerk in such column. Sr.o. 13. At the close of the election, and within three days after the day thereof, the ehaii man of the board of managt rs, or one of them who may be designated by the board, slml! deliver to the commissioners of elections the poll list and boxes containing the ballot s. OFTIIK COM MISSION KCS OF KI.SCTION8 AS (AN V ASS Kits, AND i ll HI U I'llOCK KIH N <;S. Sko. 1<>. The commissioners of elections shall meet at I ho county neat, as provided in tlie last proceeding section, and shall proceed to organize, and shall lor in the county hoard of canvassers. Sue. 17. They shall meet in some convenient place at the county scat on the Tuesday next following the election, before one o'clock in the afternoon of that day. They may appoint some competent person as secretary The chairman shall then proceed to administer the constitutional oath to each member of the board, as canvassers; and shall admiuister the constitutional oath to the secretary, and the secretary shall administer to the chairman the same oath aovi:?timi;i!i;v r* \ I'tM'ilril <-J.?K? jn-r *oii:to for Hr-d ant lif'v 'imfs lite nicli subsequent Insertion. <>!? inch 9}?a<*o will constitute a \ whether in brmior or display type; ! ?** fIr in . au itH'h will ??? charged for as agqitain. Marriage noti n>s free. I)?"iflu and Mineral notices free. Ohitmiri?><< of ono square Iron; over one snare charged of advertising rates. Keligons iiofirv* of*on** square free. A Id'cml discount will ho made t#? rho* whoso advertisements are to he kept in li.orm of three months or longer. that l?o sh iil have administered to the | other mouthers oftho hoard. Sr.e. IM. They shall then proceed to I count the votes of the count v. nn I ! shall make such statements thereof as I the nature of the election shall require, i within ten days of the time of their first meeting as a board of county canvassers,1 nnri shall transmit t? the , hoard of State canvassers any pretext and all papers relating to the eh ct ion. Sk?\ 10. Duplicate statements shall j he made and file I in the office of f.h ? j clekrk of the county, and if there ho no such clerk, duly qualified accord it g t? law, then in the office of the secretary of state. Skc. 'JO. They shall make separate statements of the whole number of votes given in such county for representatives in congress; and scperate statements of all other votes given for other officers. Such statements shall contain the names of the persons for w hom such votes were given, and the number of votes given for each, which shall he written out in words at full lengi ll. Si v. 21. There shall l>e prepared hv the commissioners throe separate lists of each statement, besides the lists to be filed in tin- office of the county clerk or secretary of state, an*I each list shall be certified to as correct by the signatures of the commissioner* subscribed to such certificate. Sko. 22. After the final adjournment of the board of countv canvasser* a;. I within the time prescribed in section 1? of thin act, the chairman of tin* hoard shall deposit in the nearest post, office, d i red led to the governor, secretin ynl state and comptroller ge.iiontf (the full postage paid), eaeli, one of the certified copies of the statement and certificate of votes, prepared as provided in the last preceding section. An Act to Amend an Act Untitled "In Act Providing for tiie (?eneral Elections, and the Manner of Conducting the Same.'' Skctiov i. He. it enacted by the senate and bouse of representatives ot the State ot S.?m b Carolina, now met and silliinr in camera! assenddv nn.l n r> . * j j * by the authority of the same, That all general ami special elections hchl pursuant to the constitution of this State ^hall lie regulated and conducted according to the rules, principled and provisions herein prescribed. Sice. '2. The commissioners ol election shall provide one box for each election precinct. An opening shall ho mado in the lid of the box, not ? ' larger than shall bo sutlicient for a Single ballot to be inserted therein at one time, through which each ballot received, proper to be placed in sin k box, shall be ikH'.ertod by the person voting and by no other. Kaeh b >x shall be pro\idetl with a sutlicieiil l?>ck, and snob box shall Ik* publicly opened aud inspected to-hoc that it 11 einpty and secure, and then lucked just before the opcuingof the and the keys .ret wruei to tlje managers, and shall not be 0|?ci>C'l during the election. Each box lor such precinct shall be labelled as follow*: "Congress,' "Slate," "circuit'' and "county olliccrs." tSiac'. o. At the close of (he election, the managers and clerk shall immediately proceed, publicly, to'open the ballot box and count the ballots therein, and continue such count, without adjournment or iwloTrnplion, until tho same is completed, and make sncli statement ol the result thereof >#n.'i sign the same as the nature ot the election shall require. If, in counting, two or more like ballots shall be found folded together compactly, only owe shall be counted and tho others destroyed; bat if they bear different names, the same shall be destroye I and not counted. It' more ballot* shall be iouud ?>u opening the h.?x than there ate name* oil the poll li , * all the ballots shall be returned to the box and thoroughly mixed together, and cue of the managers or the -clerk shall, without seeing the ballots, draw therefrom and immediately destroy us many ballots as there are in execs* o( the number of uamos on the poll list. Within throe days thereafter the (Coiifittitu? on. fourth page.)