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I TH DEVOTED TO THE RESTORATION, RECONSTRUCTION AND UNION OF THE. STATES. IF THOU HAST TRUTH TO UTTER, SPEAK, AND LEAVE THE REST TO GOD. VOL. 1. DARLINGTON, S. C„ TUESDAY. AUGUST 8, I860. NO. 4 1 £hc Hfiu <8r<*, PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY, AT DARLINGTON S. C., * BY JiSTO. W. T A ILBOX. PRICES OF SUBSCRIPTION. One year. ^5 00 S'X Montlis, - 2 50 Yfcrec Month*, ••••••• 1 25 Single Copies. 10 Cents. "Will be inserted it the following rates; •One Square, first insertion, »$'2 00 '•For each subsequeat insertion, 1 00 !Lb9s than a square, SO Cents per line. All advertisements to be distinctly marked, or they will be published until ordered out, nd charged accordingly, ' u ' ♦eithawts arid others advertising by the ** ■ liberal deduction on the above rates "llowcd. rill be .. %i' ; sreHattMns. now WE TlL'PPi- '0 THE WRCLABS. We lived in a u' Tr ' ■>cc at the time in we meu in a Hat wc may term which my tale is laid m ^ e w , rc ' wftb . a sub-district of Loudon, lOi '■ aa( j in five miles of Charing Cros^h dark month of December was up.. - ■a us.- u '<?h- Robbcries hal beenfreoueut in our ut liorhood, and no less than three hon.e^ thus, he said, he did not give up hopes of: like mice. We know them, and. I expect yet having something to do with the rob bers before his visit terminated. I usually sleep very lightly, and there fore awoke readily upon hearing a tap at my bed-room door during the fourth night of our watch. It was my friend’s voice that answered me, and we were requested to come out at once. “As soon as 1 strike a lucifcr match,” I replied. * “Nonsense, manj a light will spoil the whole thing. Como in the dark ; slip on YUJDL ‘IViyitU.-^ 0 * 11 and your goloshes and I was soon provided as he wished, and ready to descend the stairs in the dark.’' “Now, remember,” said my friend, “there are seven steps to the first landing, twelve others afterwards, and the fourth step creaks abominably, so be careful to descend without noise.” The night was boisterous, and many a window shook and rattled, so that the slight noisp we made in descending the stairs was not sufficient to have alarmed even the most keen-cared listener. We descended to the ground floor, entered the pantry, and then, standing perfectly still, devoted ourselves to listening. In a very few seconds wo heard a gra ting noise on the shutter, then an interval of quiet, and again a no’sc; presently the window was gently raised, and again all was quiet. The noise of a heavy vehicle passing the house seemed to uflTord oopor- wbile ' out of tcu in the terrace had been entered by burglars and robbed, and yet no dis covery of the thieves had taken place.— .So ably, also, had the work of entry been accomplkshed, that in no case had the in mates been alarmed ; and it was not until the servants descended in the morning that the discovery of a robbery was made. ' In two nut of the three cases, an en trance had been effected through a pantry window by removing a pane of glass, and cutting a sindl hole in the shutter. The window was on the ground floor, and could easily be reached, therefore, from outside. In the third robbery an upper window was entered by means of a knife which forced back the fastening, and of course allowed the sash to he raised. •So rapidly had these robberies occurred, that the whole neighborhood was alarmed. The police shook their heads, and looked knowing, but did nothing; and what was much to be lamented, failed to find any clue to the robbers, who, they at the same time asserted, were evidently not regular cracksmen. Affairs had reached such a stage, that we used to sleep with a revolver close to our bedside, when we happened to have a friend vxh) came to stay with us a few days. This friend was an old jungle hunt er, and was an fait at every artifice by which the animal creation might be cap tured. He was delighted with the idea of having an adventure with burglars, and scorned the belief that they were more than a match in cunning fbr even the av erage bush hunter. It was in vain that we assured him it was an axiom that an accomplished robber could effect an en trance into any house ; and that instru ments were used of such a nature as to cut holes in doors without noise, and in fact that through roofs and sky-lights, •ilown chimneys, and up water-spouts, an accomplished burglar could easily enter the best defended house in the kingdom. Our friend’s argument was, that a bur- , : glar was a man on watch, who took advan- 'togc of the residents being asleep and un suspecting; “but,” said he, “let my sus picions be raised and I will defy any bur glar to enter my house without my having duo warning; because, although I may be Asleep, still I shall hear his approach, and can then make my arrangements to wel come him.” Although wc were not desirous of hav ing our house robbed, vet wc wished much that our friend’s confidence should be ta ken out of him. A few days after this conversation, the jwliee informed us that several suspicious characters had been seen about, and recom mended us to be on the alert. Here, then, was a good opportunity to test my friend’s skill and wakefulness; so, having informed him of the policeman's warning, 1 asked him if he felt confident to undertake the defense of the house. “Certainly,” he replied; “I only de mand a dark lantern, and stipulate that you have a pair of goloshes beside your bed. I also must go to bed last, and no servant is to go down stairs before me in the morn ing ; nor is any one to walk about during the night; then I will defy the burglars.” Thns it was agreed that my friend was to act the part of guardian, and was to commence his charge on the ensuing Three nights had passed and no alarms had occurred, and no robberies had taken plate ; wc began to think our alarm had been groundless; but our friend said that wow was the very time to be most guarded, fbr that no wise burglar would rob when he wasjexpected ; besides, he said, we have not had a windy night yet: it is when doors and windows rattle, atfd the chimney rumble*, that robberies are best effected, not when ererv j tuuity tor a more decided effort, for t ‘he rattle cf the wheel was loudest, a crack ded from the shutter, and wo v’-ould SOUL hear ti ^ ie was forced, for the shut ter was ge nt > “Don’t sh.’ 1 “°i “old your V whispered my friend difficult Heart request to was beating against my stood breath if possil in my ear. 1 found the latter comply with, for my with rapidity, and thunipt n g n r ai ribs in the most excited way ; still quiet and trusted to my Iriejd. Nothing could be more cattuous than the proceedings of the robbers; the shat ter was pushed back in the most slow anu steady manner; had there been even a bell fastened to it, I doubt, whether it would have been made to ring. At inter vals there was a rest from work, evidently for the purpose of listening, and then one ol the robbers placed his leg across the window-sill, and lightly descended into the pantry. The night, even out of doors, was very- dark. and in the corner where we stood, it was black as Erebus; our forms, therefore, were quite uudistinguishablc, and the only chance of discovering us was by touching or hearing us. The first burglar was soon followed by a second, whilst wc could hear that a third, who was outside, was to rcuiaiu there on watch. “Now let’s light up,” said number two. “Not yet, till you push the shutter to,” replied the other, “or the glim’ll be seen; then you conic and hold the box.” The shutter was quietly pushed too, and both robbers moved away a few paces from the window by which they had entered. l>y the quiet way in which they walked, it was evident that they were either with out shoes or had ou ludia-rubber cover ings, Of their sise, or weapons, wc could see uothiug, and I pegan to doubt whether our position was an agreeable one, as I was armed only with a sword, a weapon, which however, I knew how to use; whilst of my friend’s means of offence or defence 1 knew nothing. I had not long to wait, for a lucifer was struck by one of the men immediately, and the room consequently lighted up; at the same instant my friend drey up the slide of the dark lantern, aBd flashed the light on the faces of the two men, at the same time showing the muzzle ot a re volver pointing towards them. •If either of you move I’ll put a couple of bullets in him,” said my friend, as he placed his back against the window by which they had entered. ‘"Now drop that erow-bar.” he continued in a voice of au thority; “down with it; and you,” he said to me, “pull open the shutter and shout for the police.” The idea that is usually entertained of a burglar is, that he is a man ot great size, strength and daring, that he would in an encounter annihilate any moderate man. When then, the light revealed the faces and forms of the men we had captured, our humble self, although no great pugil ist, yet felt able to defeat either of them if it came to a matter of fists ; and I must they’ll get seven years.” The man was about correct, for one, the older offender, was sentenced to six, the other to five years’ penal servitude. “It will, 1 suppose, be of no use trying to sleep again to-night, for it is 3 o’clock,” said my friend. “I cannot sleep,” was my replv; “and I am dying to hear how you found out That these men were approaching the house.” Being, then, of one mind, wc partly robed ourselves, lighted a fire in the kitch en, and-soon being provided with cigars fici wit! our worC !V!y friend therj'be- gtra his account, which he gave much in the following words: “The burglar, as I told you, has usually the advantage of surprise ; he can selqpt the time at which he makes his attack, and if his proceedings arc carried on cautious ly he enters the house before lie is heard. Few men, however, would venture to do so, unless they had previously had good information as tothe interior arrangements of the house; this they obtain either from servants, tradesmen, or some one who vis its the locality, or they come themselves as tramps or with sonic trifle to sell. Thus, if there arc bells attached io doors or win dows, they find it out; and they know tolerably well the domestic arrangements of the locality they propose to try their skill upon. There are too, conventional methods of protecting a house, such as bolts, bars, chains, locks, &c., all of which require merely time and proper instru ments to overcome. It therefore occurred to me that novelty and simplicity combi ned would be more than a match for the coarso intellect of a burglar, and thus 1 ,?iadc inv plans, which, you sec, answered very well. • This is nearly all the apparatus,” he said; “but you notice some thread fastened to the key : trace that thread and you will find that it passes through that small hole in the sash; from there it goes down to the back yard ; a;;d now you will compre hend my plan, i knew that no man could approach the back p»;rt of the house with out walking up the bacir yard, which Ls only four yards wide. 1 thsrefcre tied across the back yard, and about two feet from the ground, some fine black thread ; rsou were aserely to plan what was to done in case of robbers entering his house, and then were to carry this out if the occasion fequircd it, burglary would be too dangerous and unsuccessful a pro ceeding to be popular or profitable, and thus might be given up for a more honest means of obtaining a livelihood; so that really we may consider ourselve to have done the comnanity at large a benefit, when we cap!ire one of these gentry; whilst those wU> allow their houses to be robbed with itpunity, jeopardize their Prty.” The Rothschilds. A MAGNIFICENT WEDDING. neighbor's mi Rites this was made fast on one side, bu‘ slipped through a loop, and led up to my window on the other. The thread then passed through the hole I had bored in the win dow sash, and was then made fast to tuis key! Under tlic key I placea the tin box.. you see; and over the key was a bar, to prevent the key from being dragged up over six inches- Each night, before 1 went to bed, 1 just drew the string tight, and fastened it in the yard taking care to free it before morning, so as to keep the plan a secret. If then a man, or anything above two feet high, walked up the yard, the string was pressed against, the key was drawn up sharply against the bar, and the string broken, when the key, of course, fell into the tin. box, making quite noise enough to waken me. Immediately the string or thread broke, it would fall to the groiAd; and the person who had done all this would not have felt an resistance being so slight. 1 that I should have preferred horse-hair to thread, but as it was the latter answered very well. 1 was fast asleep when the key fell, but immediately awoke, and taking my lantern outside my door, lighted it, and came to you, for 1 knew that a man only in the back yard could have dropped my key- So now you sec how the burglars were trapped, for you know all the rest.” “Certainly you succeeded, and so we ought not to lie critical,” we replied. “But suppose they had entered by the front window, instead of by the back, how then:” • “You see this thread,” he said, grasp ing one that was near the door, “pull it?” “I did so, and immediately a tin cup dropped into the hand-basin. “That thread goes down stairs, and is fastened across the front window; but 1 broke that oil as I went out of my room, so that it should not impede my journey down stairs. Thus I could at once know whether a man was approaching the back door or had entered by the front window, and in cither case I think I could have captured him. Simplicity had certainly been adopted, in the present case, but the means had shown themselves to be efficient. “People are usually very contin ued our friend, “when ‘.’oey hear, or think they hear, suso'^ l01l8 no^ca 0 f a night.— f Postage. Letters to tny Art of the United States 3 cents for each hlf ounce or part there of. * | Advertisedlettci 1, 1 cent in addition to the regular rates. Valuable letters lay be registered on application at^ihe < Bice of mailing, and the payment if u registration fee not ex ceeding 20 cojits. Transient n^wspaiers, periodicals, Pam phlets, blanks; proof!■shoeis, book manu scripts, and all inaikble printed matter (except circulars amt books,) 2 cents for each and every 4 ousces. Double those rates afe charged for books. 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Pre-payment optional. Lctters'io France 15 cents tor each 1 ounce. Pfa-npuNeui otituw&L TiClters to other foreign countries vary in rate according to the route by which they are sent, and the proper information can be obtained of any Postmaster in the United States. * On Wednesday evening, the 7th inst., Miss Kvilina De Rothschild, the second daughter of Baron Lionel Dc Rothschild, was married, with princely state and cere mony. to her cousiu Ferdinand, in the Ba ron’s new mansion at Hyde Park Corner. The London Times gives the followiugac- count of the ceremony : The marriage was celebrated in the ballroom soon after G o’clock, and at its conclusion all the wedding guests were en- ■ *mrta\neil at a uu>»t superb banquet The mansion, which iu the splendor and rich ness of its internal arrangements has few equals in England, was sj>ecially decorated for the occasion. Great banks of flowers and rare plants were grouped in masses between the marble columns of the grand staircase, and all the niches and balus trades were filled with flowers till the air was heavy with their perfume. The gal lery in w hich the bamjuet was served pre sented a really splendid aspect. The walls between the mirrors were draped with white lace, and over these light traceried hanging were wreaths of roses, making the colors of the bridesmaids—pink and white. Groups of orange blossoms, lilies, and other emblematic flowers suited to the | occasion, were interspersed, while along were ranged the Previous to the unsuccessful attempt to establish telegraphic communication be tween Great Britain and the United States, the frigate Nuufmra took iu her share of the submarine cable at Keyham dockyard, Devon port, England. While lying there her marine guard were stationed on the wharves, at different points around the ship, to prevent the crew from taking “French leave;’’ and their uniforms of light-blue, in coitrastwith the bright scar let of the Brit 1*1 “lobster backs,” attract ed much attention from II. B. M.’s leige and loyal subjc ctfl^ One of our “Johnny Marines,” an a- <1 opted oitrifen from the Emerald Isle, by the name of Martin, was one day parading up and down his beat, when a couple of artillery officers I stopped in front of him, and commenced britciisinghis dress accou trements, etc. “Why, your lerymau’s,” rcim tenant, with an of feet aud sand] time giviug his cap a more obli< his left ear. “It was one oi^cc,” quietly replied Mr.:- tin, bringing bisphooting-iro^down tqthe Hr! regulation positim of "rent.” “Ah, indeed I* cxoV, mci l the Briton, with much astoxi^njent “And, pray, where did the ^guericau Government get it?” “General Jackson captured it at the battle Df New Orleans," coolly answered the Irish-Amcrican, shouldering his piece, and “steppingoff with the left foot, com- Dion fiuie.” ip is just like our artil- rkod one, a suckling licu- astoundiug development whiskers; at the same iigcrless and diminutive be aud rakish cant over the length of the saloon tables. In this age of progress tables turn instead of groaning, otherwise they might certainly have been exacted to remon strate yesterday at the weight of the orna ments with which they seemed overborne. The master pieotw of Sevres, Dresden and Worcester were skillfully combined with racing cups, great tankards, opergnes aud costly ceutrcpieees, both of gold and sil ver. Those bidden to the wedding in cluded the Austrian ambassador and the Countess Apponyi, the French Ambassa dor, the Duke and Duchess of Sutherland, the Duke and Duchess of Somerset, the Duchess of St. Albans and Lady Diana Bcauclerk, the Duchess of Manchester, the Duke and Duchqss of Newcastle, the Duke and Duchess of Wellington, the Marquis of Iluutly, the Marchioness of Dowtishirc aud Lady Alice Hill, the Mar- quisCoiiyngham. the Morchionossof Ailcs- bury. the Earl and Countess of Essex, the Earl Cadogan, the Earl of Dudley, the Countess of Gifford, the Countess Silen cer, the Countess of Clarendon, the Earl and Lady Constance Grosvcnor, Lord and Lady Cecilia Dlngham, Viscount did Vis countess Walden, Viscount Falkland, Lord Henry Lennox, Lord Houghton, Lord and Lady Southampton, Lord and Lady Stan ley of Aldcrly, Lord John Hay, Lord Wil liam Hay, Lady Rachael Butler, the Speaker, aud Lady Charlotte Denison, Sir Alexander Cockburn, Sir Robert and La dy Emiiy Peel, Mr. aud Mrs. D’israoli, Mr. Lowe, Mr. C. 1*. Villiers, Ac. Short ly after G o’clock, the guests having as sembled iu the baJl-room, Dr. Adler, the chief rabbi, assisted by Dr, Kalisch and Mr. Green, prepared to perform the cere mony according to the ancient rites of the Jewish religion. A velvet canopy, sup ported at the four comers by the bride groom’s ijarroiit tf ronneur, was carried to the upper end of the ball-room. Th<s bridegroom, Baron Ferdinand, was then led in by his nearest male relative^ and placed under the canopy. The bride, who till then had remained in b.^r own a- partment, now descended to tl je ball-room attended by fourteen brides jn aids, attired in pink and white. The young ladies, who thus shone in fair array behind the centre figure, were I .ady Diana Bcauclerk, Jjady Alice Hill, Edith Moutgome- wherc the sumptuous entertainment wo have already spoken of was held. The health of the “Brideand Bridegroom” was proposed by Mr. Disraeli; the “Foreign Guests,” by the Duke of Somerset, and that of the “Bridesmaids,” by tbe Lord Chief-Justice of England. In the course of his speech, the learned Chief-Justice said . “Why, of all men in the world, I, an old, staid, grave Chief-Justice of many years standing, should be solicited to do this, 1 confess lam nnable to say, al though in one respect there may be some justice in thcselcction, for, having attend ed at many wedding ceremonies, I have always found that the interest centres rath er in the bridesmaids than in the bride.—— The bride is lost to all—she is exclusively the property of another. As we arc now between Epsom and Ascot, I may be per mitted to borrow a word from the turf, and say she is no longer in the betting; she has been made ‘safe.* [Laughter.] And so far ns she is concerned, we have come to the last chapter of the third volume— [laugutor]—in which she has realized the happiness in which we all rejoice. In her union with the object of her affections she must be content; for that inestimable bles sing she must be willing to sacrifice some of tbe interest we have hitherto felt iu her. But, on the other hand, the brides maids are still open to those aspirations aud hopes iu which perhaps some gentle men here may possibly indulge. [“Hear, hear,” and laughter.] With them the romance of life has not been converted in to a reality. Tlio blomuni is etUV uu t\»o bough, the sprig is still on the stem, and wc may watch with interest the time when the bloom may be woven into the mar riage chaplet which shall crown some fu ture maiden on an occasion as gay and festive as this. This reminds me that the weddings of the Rothschilds are specially auspicious for bridesmaids. At the last wedding of a member of this family, it was attended, like this, by many beautiful bridesmaids, and they all shortly after wards became brides. May the omen be propitious!” Mr. Bernard Osborne, M. I*., iu returning thanks for the brides maids, rallied two or three bachelor lords present for not springing to their feet to do honor to such a toast. Iu concluding, he proposed as a sentiment, “The Ladies: the only enduring tribunal; who rule witn- out law, decide without appeal, and are never iu the wrong.” Later iu the evening, the Baroneasgave a bait, which was attended by tne Duko of Cambridge, the Duchess d’Aumale.and by all the leading members of the aristoc racy and fashion. it it came to a matter 01 nsus, aim 1 musi nmy uw-, sus" i0l ous noises ot a uignt.— own that the pale and astonished faces of! Che fir“ v t&ing they usually do is to light a ic- stramre noise 8 it MUiaw**-’ ; the men were not indicative of auy Very great courage. Gur shout for police was shortly answer ed ; and the burglars bavin™ ocen subdued by the sight of the revolver, the muzzle of which points.) first at one, then at the other, were captured by the police, three of whom were speedily on the spot, and conveyed to the lockup; whilst we and a detective, who had been brought down from London some days previously, exam ined the details by which the men had ef fected an entrance. “You were very lucky to hear them, es pecially 011 such a night,” said the dctcc • • <*—* * * jT. . •‘•wuen Once they’re in they move -'aiidle, which proclaims to the robber that he has been heard, and must escape; then they go about the house with this caudle, and make a great noise, so that a man may have plenty of time to get away, or hide himself. Instead of this, if the person were to listen intently, he would be able to hear any suspicious noises distinctly, aud decide upon their cause; then, as he must know his own house better than a robber, he is best off of the two in the dark: and when, having armed himself, he has nuietly opened his door? *be may wait ana listen until the robbers are heard moving about, when he may take such j To ascertain whether a steps as may scorn necessary If ererv I of 1 Retort Coi RT*ou8.—“What business was your father ?” asked an imperious Colonel, of a modest looking Lieutenant. “A tobacconist, sir.” “What a pity he did not makeyou one.” “Possibly, sir. and now will you allow me to ask you a question ?” “Certainly. What is it ?” “What was your father?” “My father was a gentleman, sir,” re plied the haughty aud iinjurious Colonel. “Well, then, it is a deuced pity he didn’t make you one.” A two-years old baby in Prince George county, Va., weighs two hundred pounds. He is one of the unnatural children of the rebellion. may J boot or shoe is necessary If ererv I of the right size measure if hv the foot ry, Miss Sybil Montgomery, Miss Ethel Lennox, Constance lie Rothschild, Miss Aur.,<» ]) e Rothschild, Miss Hannah De Rothschild, Miss Alice De Rothschild, M’Oj Emma De Rothschild, aud the M iss es Margaret, Adelaide, Georgiana and Uet- tii^De Rothschild. At the door of the am: 00m the bride, who wore a dress of white lace, was met by her mother, who, assisted by her bridesmaids, completely enveloped her whole figure in a veil which reached to the'grouud. She was then led into the hall-room with the same ceremo ny as the bridegroom, and placed with him under the canopy. All the gentle men af the Hebrew faith having put on their hats, and the Chief Rabbi having pronounced a brief exhortation to be trothed, the service was commences in Hebrew. The first portion having been concluded, the bride and bridegroom drank of a cup of wine and water, and Baron Ferdinand, taking the ring, plneed it on the bride’s finger, repeating slowly and distinctly in Hebrew, ‘Behold, thou art betrothed unto me. with this ring, accord ing tothe rites of Moses and Israel.’ The Ynarriagc contract was then read, and prayers resumed. At the conclusion of , these the new-married couple again drank a glass of wine between (hem, and, the glass being placed on the ground empty, the bridegroom crushed it with Ids foot, all his relatives aud friends wishing aloud at the same moment that the marriage might be happy, aud the bride and bride groom as irrevocably joined as the pieces of glass were forever sundered. At the conclusion of the ewemonv ihe General Grant Vanquished, A few days since Gen. Grant, by ono of his characteristic flank movements, con trived to roach the Hall in which the Fair was being held in Chicago, without expos ing himself to the carious gate of the peo ple or. the streets, and without being ob served till he was ushered into the midst of the beauty and crinoline, and found himself’ surrounded by the fair daughters of the Prairie City. Here, says the Force of the Fair, a most laughable incident oc curred. Mrs. Livemero said to him. “General Grunt these girls arc dying to kiss you— but they don’t dare to do it.” “Well,” said the gallant General, “if they want to kiss.me, why don’t they ? No one has of fered to since I have been here.” Instabt- ly about a hundred fairies pounced upon him. He attempted a retreat, but in vain; he essayed to break through the rosy funks without success. Then, for the first time he confessed himself vanquished and calmly awaited the event. Never was such a man subjected to such an ordeal. On came the maidens by the squads in file, or singly; they hit him on the forehead; pelt ed him on the nose; smacked him on the cheek, chin or neck. There must be doz ens of kisses lying around loose hidden in the General’s whiskers. During his ter- rible ordeal, the hero of a hundred battle- fic!ds blushed till his face became almost purple. At last the girls were partially appeased iu their “noble rage, * aud he escaped. An artillery officer says that tbe amount of war material now accumulated by the government, both of its owu manufacture and that captured from the rclx-ls, is al most incredible. The camion, caissons, ambulances, and army wagons with their teams, would make rt column reaching from Now York to California. On u]h)U a so bow brightly even little joys beam ,.ul that stands on a ground dar* keued by the clouds of sorrow—as star*, come from the empty sky when we look up to theut from a deep \\t 11 or Irooui cel. lars. A cobweb marriage is thus noticed b one of our cootempdraries: “Marri John Cobb to Miss Kate IN ebb. ’ out for the tittle spiders. Look In our country, heart*: iu Turkey girls sack their rweet hu*l>auds suck their gueaU adjourned to the banqueting room,! wives