Edgefield advertiser. (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, January 31, 1866, Image 1

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?XJtjAgkJ?mU?umM?mm^?mttw >. nt i HUHMOIIIWMWIIIH JW ? .?i^ri^flirtrwr'fn^-*"'*^"-i-;-rrr-r-i-i-rrrnr-rrtn-r~"r-r" .j??V 1 ?.?.MW?.???'?.,*., BY BJJRISOiS, KEESE & CO. W')l?UWI%WllWllMWI'W'l<HI^"U'll^^^ : EDG-EFIELD, S; C./J???ARY 31, 1866. .x?ff* ? li" .' V i-?^r . ..{!'.-- ''j.j >"w>w'i.i?w??*m,>i?i'.,.?,/? VOLUME XX?I.?!f?. 5. BE?lW.WiLL!A1V1S&e8iT .i -AND- - * B ai nice r s, 2NTo? X ?axcl 0 S?iyno St.. .^ARIiESTON, S. C., KEEP constantly on band a fail assortment of GROCERIES, and will sell them at the invest prices possible in thia market. ?fcey will receive Mid eell on Consignment COTTON and- other PRODUCE, and will advance liberally on-Cotton Unsigned to their House, or to WlfitlAIJIS, TA1XOR & CO., *^'-v . Lr7 il aide n ?Lane, - ' NEW TORE. Jem 25 sm 4 WILLIAM G. WH1LDEN, ?0XMERLY OF HAYDEN A- WHILDEN, US Eng St., l'i?raerof Beau?ainc St., - CHARLESTON, S. C., Haa opened a largo and complete stock of Crockery and China Glass Ware, FLATED GOODS CF EVERY VARIETY? Clocks, Yt?ta and Jewelry, POCKET J ND TABLE CUTLERY, BUCJ&ETS, BA5&J3TS, BKOOISS, . ?' 1 ? '?c?/tcv, kc. - ? SST WATCHES and JEWELRY repaired. Old Gold and Silver purchased. .... ?--. Orders promptly filled and forwarded. J*o 14' . : > - - 2meow - . 4 F,--CONNER & GO, 7G East Bay, CHARLESTON, S. C., COMMISSI ON IND. FORWARDING MERCHANTS, Wliolesale Dealers in GR0?EB1ES & P110V1SMS, Will give prompt and personal attention to oil orders entrusted tu their core. Jan 21 3m 4 ir?APES* NITROGJENIZED PHOSPHATE OF LIME, BY putting on two hundred pounds per acre it will increase the quantity of Cotton three huodro F pounds or more. This Fertilizer con tains all the properties of barn-yard man -.rc, and improves tho land. Send your order; immediately in order to have them'rh time for planting. by^S? H. W. KINSMAN, SOLE AGENT, No. 279, King St., Charleston, S C. Janjtt_ 2t_4 PRATT, A WILSON BROS. WHOLESALE DRUGGISTS, A S D Maniifactiiring Chemists NO. 238 KING STREET, CHARLESTON, S. C. Keep constantly cn band a full assortment of Drugs, Chemicals, FANCY AND TOILET ARTICLES, CHEMICAL APPARATUS, SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS, k<- kc, ko. N. A. PRATT, Chemist to bte S. Nitre and Mining Bur. S. W. WILSON, P. B..WILSON, .f Chemist to late C. S. Ord. Department. Jan 17 s 3m 3 . Wholesale and Retail Dealers I N Saddlery, SADDLERY HARDWARE Carriage Materials, TRUNKS, VALISES, CARPET BAGS, LEATHER AND SHOE FINDINGS, &C. 35 HAYNE STREET, CHARLESTON, S. C, Jan 17 In? 3 A. C. DxCoVraa, F. P. SALAS. -Lata Cashier Bank of Hamburg. DEG?TTES & SALAS, Cotton Factor & Commission MEBCHANT, CHARLESTON, S. C., WILL GIVE PROMPT" ATTENTION TO THE SALE OF COTTON, LUMBER AND . OTHER COUNTRY PRODUCE. Charleston, Jan 1 tf 1 MILLS HOUSE, Meeting Street, CHARLESTON, S. C. TUS HOUSE ho? been THOROUGHLY RE PAIRED ?nd FURNISHED, and cannot be oxoelled by any Uonse in ibe City. JOS. PURCELL, Proprietor. Charleston, Jan t ly 2 D. F. FLEMING & CO., Wholesale Dealers IN ?1 39 a HAYNE STREET, Corner of Church Street, CHARLESTON, S.C., Bavin? Jtesnmed Business, AT THEIR OLD STAND, 2 HAYNE-STREET, CORNER CHUROH ST., ARE NOW RECEIV ING A LARGE AND WELL ASSORTED STOOE OF BOOTS, SHOE?, TRVAKS, Sae., Which will bo soil at the LOWEST HARKET ' PRICE. The Patronnge-of fermer friands and tho pnb Jlc is-KttpoctfuUy .folieited,.- r ^L?L?Ll;>f! D. F. FLEMING, : i BXiL'Ju A. NEUaOI?, JAS. 3t WILSON Ctol****** * w rt The Profane Village. A travelling Californian One morning mel another man, And asked, "What town is this ahead ?" To whiok thc other-briefly said, I ? . ?Ton be damn!" On. strode the tra voller, some surprised, Bat that the man was drank smmijed;. For. who, unless a little high, To civil questions would reply, "You be damn!" While (hus his cogitations ran, He overtook another man, And him be.questioned aa before, Bccoiring this reply-np more "You be daron!" The traveleran8wered.net a word, - ? But seeing jost ahead a third, Asked bim the self-same thing at once, Receiving but th? same response, - ? "You-bedamn !" Astonishment upon him grew A stranger thing ho novor knew : Half angry, half-ho scarco know what A fourth inquiry onry brought "You bo damn !" "Is some asylum here about? And havo the lunatics got oat ? And is their mania all the saine ?" Thought he, " that all of them exe?ihn, ' f . ' 'You be damn!'" And then he felt his wrath gi ?? hot ; v . "Therolt bc a fight trpon tho spot, * - , If any other man,'.1' quoth he I ? ) " Shall insolently say to me, . , 'You be damn!'" Ho almost reached the villago, whoa Ho met a stalwart citisen, And asked what town before bim lay, The .other answered, right away, . "You be damn!" The traveler straightway pul?ed his coat, And took tho other by the throat: " Yon scoundrel !" hoarsely uttorod he, " I'll teach you not to say te mc, ' You be damn !' " Of coarse there was an instant fight, Till both wore in a horrid plight; And fast and furious fall the blow?, And oft tho battle cry arose " You bo damn !" Thus Dghliog, near the river siae, They rolled into its muddy tido ; Then-parting, wratnbled to tho shore/ And shrieked, above tho mill wheel's rear, , . - " You be damn !" Beside the mill a maiden stood : The traveler, drenched in goro and mud, Inquired what naino they gave the place f Thc maid replied, with timi-! grnce, "You bo damn!" A little further on bU way, Ho mot a littlo girl at play, To whom the qoestionJ'jtt.aiu\lrgssed : Theckild replied, like ?II tho rostTT - - " You bo danrn-i*..-' "Oood heaven?!" ho cried, "am I but dreaming ? What place is this, whore, in blaspheming, The men and women each outvie, And evsa babes and sucklings cry, "Y?u ba damn !" And swift be hastened out of town, L?t tire and brimstone should como down: But found, in travelling on a while, A guido-pest reading thus :-u One mile To YUBA DA?." The Three Wi There was onco a wise emperor who made i law, that, to every stranger who came to lia court, a fried fish should be served. The .errants were directed to take notice if, when ;h.e stranger had eaten the fish to tho bono >u one side, he turned it over and began on ,he other side. If ho did, he was to be irn nediate'y seized, and,on the third day there ifter, he was to be put io death. But, by a jreat atrstch of imperial clemency, the cul prit was permitted to utter one wish each day, which the emperor pledged himself te grant, provided it was not to spare hie life, fiiany had already perished in consequence of this edict, wheo, one day, a count and his young son presented themselves at court The fish was served as usual, and when the count had removed all the fish from one side, he turned it over, and waa about to commence on the other, when he was .?uddenly seised and thrown into prison, and was told of his approaching doom. Sorrow-stricken, tho count's young son besought the emperor to allow him to die in the p!a.e of his father ? a favor which the monarch was pleased to ac cord him. Tho count was accordingly re leased from prison, and his eon was thrown into bia cell in his stead. As soon as this had been done, the young man said to his jailors.:-" You know ? have the right to make three demands before I diet go and tell the emperor to send me his daughter, and a priest to marry ns." This first demand was not eo much to the emperor's taste; nevertheless^ ho felt bound to keep his word, and he, therefore, complied with thc request, to which the princess had no kind of objec tion. This occurred in the times when kings kept their treasures in a cave, or in a tower set apart for the purpose, like the Emperor of Morocco in these days ; ar.d, on tho se? cond day of his imprisonment, the young' maa demanded the king's tieisurea. If his first demand was a bold one, thc second was not less so ; etil I, an emperor1* word is sacred, and, having made the proud c, he was forced to keep it : and the treasures of geld and silver were placed at thc prisoner's disposal. On getting possession of thom, he distributed them profusely among the courtier?, and soon ile had m ad c & host of friend s hy his liberality. Thc emperor Legan now to feel exceeding ly uncomfortable. Uuabl? to sleep, lie rose early on the. third morning, and went, wUh fear in his heart, to the prison to hear what, the third wish wis to be. a Now," said he to his prisoner, u tell mo what your third demand is, that it may be granted at once, and you muy be hung out of band, for I am tired of yonr demands." . u Sire," answered his priso-ier., " I have .but one more favor to request of your majes ty, which, when you have granted, I shall die ccntenL It ia merely thatyou will cause tho oyes of those who saw my rather turn the fish over to be put out." "Vetry good, replied the emperor, "your demand is but natural, and springs from a good heart. Let thc chamberlain be seized," he continued, turning te his guards. M I, sire!" cried the chamberlain ; MI did not ace anytbing-rit was thc ste ward J' "Let the steward bc seized, then," said tho kin?. i Bat tho steward prote*ted, with tears in his eyes, that he bad not witnessed anything of what had been reported, and said it was thc butler. The butler declared that he had acen nothing of tho matter, and that it must baVe been one of the ralets. But they pre tested that they were utterly ignorant of what had been charged against the count; in short, it turned ont that nobody Ciuki be fotm?: whe Bad -seen^ii? count-:?ora&tt.-the? offence, open wbjcjh-lhb prince?-? said ???r: ? u I appeal to joh, my Hath ar, as to another Sokmva. It nobody saw the offence mitted, the.count cannot b? guilty, and my 'husband is innocent." * The emperor trswned; forthwiib. the cour tiers began to murmur y then he smiled, and immediately their visages became .radiant. " Lot it be BO," said his majesty ;. " let him live, though I have put many a aaa to death for a lighter offence than his. Bnt if he is opt hung, he is married. ' Justice has been done." ., A Fnble for Fine ladies. Extravagance in dress h ii reached such a scandalous extrema in this country, that no apology need be offered for rebaking or sati rizing the. prevailing taste for costly display. So thinking, the Ledger will " tell a little jtory," wit?: a point and moral which'wiay possibly rasp the feelings of some of .the ?tumptuous " leaders of fa3hion,-'-but which ias at least tho merit of being apropos of on? of the rices of the. age. . ? . . An.old French writer is responsible for the tale, which Tuns (with its redundancies cub ofl) nearly as follows: - - A nobleman having lost his spouse, a "dasher" ol the Seventeenth century, applied to a devout hermit for information about the lady's stains in the other, world. Thereupon the hermit, propped , off into a clairvoyant doze, and proceeded, to s tato what he said he a aw. Tho three prominent figures- in his vision were St. Michael, Lucifer and the lady. Thc Saint had a pair of. scale? in which be was weighing the lady and her good deeds aga'nat her sins and peccadilloes. The beam of the balance was at'an equipoise, and the good angel thought that she might pass mus ter. But at thia-stage of the proceedings Lucifer beckoned to a subordinate fiend in tho distance, who immediately shuffled to the front, stooping under aa enormous back-load of magnificent robes and rare jewelry. " These," said the Archfiend, addressing the Saint, "bel-Dged to-Madame, while living, and you know -as well as I do that they were wicked superfluities which diverted her mind from Heavenly musings, I desire to have them pitched into the scale with her other sins." St. Michael being a fair-minded hier arch, could not flatly object ; but he tried to argue the case. " Bah !" said L no i fer, ?" the paluo of one of those , gowns would have clothed and kept forty poor men through a ivhol? winter, and the mere waste cloth from ;bcru would have saved a family or two from perishing. Throw 'em in." They were thrown n accordingly, and straightway the lady's icale kicked the beam. There was nothing nore tobe said, and the Gentleman in Black kt once took ?he lady under his protection. . What do you propuso to do with her Vs. Haid ;he Saint, sott-o voce. . KDo with her ?"' rt )lipd Beelzebub, ina whisper; "Why give .er new -dresses continually and make her Klieve that she- looks like a fright in nil of hum." '. What tem ne than fiendish malice!" ixclaimcd Michael. And so they parted hs Saiut--going his way and tho Fiend with rith his unwilling companion, taking a diff erent and more unpleasant route. Of course, n< Eugeno Aram says in the mena, " 'twas nothing but a dream." But be moral of the story is, that a taste for usury in dress is not one of the Christian race?. Quite the reverse* he confusion and panic last fall, called upon 3t \V-bank, with which the road kept a ir'ge regular accouut, and asked for an ex enci?n of part ot' its paper falling due in a sw days. The Bank President declined . ather abruptly, saying in a roagh tone to ? ho functionary : c " Mr. K-, your paper must bc paid at c uaturiiy ; we cannot renew it." v " Very well," our Quaker friend replied, ? ,nd loft the bank. But he did not let the r ualter drtip here. On leaving the bank he i-ent to the depot and telegraphed to all the ( .gonts and conductors on the road to reject t. ha bills of the W-bank. In a few hours ? ho trains began lo arrive, full of the panic, t ind bringing the news of the W-bank t ll aloag tee linc. Stockholders and deposi-_ [ ors flocked to thc bank, quaking with panid,'|f nqniring thus; " What's the njalter 7 Ia the bank broke? tc., etc." A little inquiry on the part of the officers bowed that the trouble originated in-the ejection of the bills by the railroad agents. ?he President seized' his hat and ntshed iown to the Quaker's office, and came burst jg in with this inquiry : " Mr. K-, have yon directed the refusal >f our currency by your agents ?" >' Yes," was tbe quiet reply. " Why is this 7 It will ruin us." " Well, friend L-, I supposed the bank rae joing to fail, as it could not renew a Iit .'.f; paper for us this morning." It is needless to say that Mr. L-re t?wed all the Quaker's paper, and enlarged tis line of discount, while the magic wire :arried- all around the road, to every agent, he sedative message : ?i rte W--bank is all right. Thee Bay take its currency." A countryman not long ago, on his first ight of a locomotive declared he thought it gas the devil en wheels! "Faith, ye're worse han wvsclf," said an Irish bystander, " for ;he first time I saw the craythur, I thought t.was a stameboat hunting -for wather." A gentlemen, who bad the curiosity to ?pend a dime in answering an advertisoment vhich promised valuable advice for-that tmourtt, received by mail tho following an iwer: " Friend, for your ten cents, postage. ?lease find jnrlosed advice which may be of rre?t value to you. 4-" many persons are injured fur weeks, months and "years, by thc idr?less use of a knife, therefor?, my ad vi co' is, when you uso-a knife, always whittle from ?rou." Thc following good rules have been laid down by a philosopher; v" To prevent getting whipped-don't fight. Ia To siahd high with the ladies-ne^er visit! C them. A smoky , chimney may be cured by keep ?ne fire from ti" If you owe your landlord-boird it ou with him. ' A maaly little fellow of five years, fell ail cut his upper lip so badly, that-a surgeon bid to be summoned to sew up the wound, Je sat in his mother's lap during the painful ro eratibn, pale, But very quiet, resolutely kap ing back his tears and moans. In her iis tress, tie young mother could "not re fain from saying : ? ?L . u Ob, doctor, I fear it will leave a dis/gu ring scar !" . j Charley looked np into her tearful/ace, and said, in a comforting tome : " Never mind, mamma, my moastacbi will corer it !" -J A tall fellow, persisted in Btandiqg diing a performance,, much to the annoyauc/of an audience, and wag repeatedly requited to Bit down, bnt would ?ot, when a volta from the opper gallery called out : ?Let U alone, heney ; he's a tailor,' andie's resting Insdf." He immediately squatted. . / BOTH WEARIED . Out;-?I hart/brought you this bill aatil lam sick-aad lit? of it," said a collector to a debtor oponfrhom he had.catled M least- forty times. /You are eh ?" coolly replied the-debtor. " i8,1 am," was tfao^ reapon*?, .".Well therfyou had better not^.preseni it cgain. Ttfre will be, t two of us pleased if you do not/for to tell I BJ tho truth. Pm sick and tired of feeing that j u idsofcicelbill BzyseUT' Iff Prom the CTmt1*^toVO?mer. H'dq'rs. 'bepH of S?nWl?b. Ca., 1 CHABLESTOS, "January 1,1865. J [GKK?B?Z OBDEBfyNo. L] rf* J*? ' -I. T? THE? END T?f?CT CiVIL RIGHTS AND IMMUNITIES may be 'enjoyed ; that kindly relations among the inhabitants of the State may be established ; that the rights and duties* of ttoremployer, Undtl? free laborer rcBpecti^lfr-may be defined j :Hhat the soil stay be cultivated and the system of free la bor fairly undertaken ; that, the owners of estates mi y be secar:, i?- the possession of their lands and tenements; that persons, able and willing trywork, may have employment ; that idleness.and vagrancy may be discoun tenanced, and encouragement given to indus try and thrift ; and''thai; humane provision may be made for'the aged, infirm and dosti tate, the following regulations are establish ed for the government-bf all concerned in this Department:? ..? 4^^^ IL All laws shall ie applicable alike toall the inhabitants. No person shall be held in competent to Bue, make complaint, or to tes ti fy, because of color or caste. III. All tho employments of husbandry or of the useful arts, and all lawful trades or callings, may bo followed by all persons, ir; respectivo of, color or caste ; nor shall any freedman be obliged to ?eay any tax or any fee for ? license, nor bo amenable to any mu nicipal' or parish'ordinance, not -imposed upon all other personSi;."f.1 . . IV. The lawful industty of all p?rsons who live under the protection of the United S tates,-and owe obedience to. its. law?, being useful to the individual, and essential to the welfare of society, no person-wjll be restrain ed from seeking employment when not bound by voluntary agreement, nor hindered from traveling from pjace to place''oh lawful bust ness. AH ctmibinati?tfsir agreements whichC] are intended to hinder, or'may so operate is to binder, in any 'way j tho employment of labor--OT to limit compensation for labor jr to compel labor ta bo involuntarily per formed in certain places, or for certain per lons, as well as all combinations or' agree ments to prevent the sale or hire of Janos or enemente, are declared to be misdemeanors j ind any porson or persons convicted thereof ihall bo punished by~fia?~??fr exceeding/five lundred dollars, or by imprisonment not to ?xceed six months, or by both such fine and mprisonment. V. Agrements.for ilaborrTOr.peKonal ser rico of any kind, or fur .tho uso and occupa ion of Junda and tonemente, or/or any other awful purpose, between freedmen and other mrsons, when fairly made, will be impar .ially enforced against either party violating he same. . c VI. Freed persons''unable to labor, by eason of ago or infirmity, and orphan chil Iren of tender yea?, .-shall -haye allotted to hem by tho owners auitable:quarters on tho ?remises whore they have been heretofore lomiciled as slaves, until adequate provision, ipproved by the General Commanding, be Dade for them By the State or local authori ies, or otherwibe ; and they shall not be re ooved from the premises, unless for disor terly behavior,- misdemeanor, or other of ence com mit ted by the head of a family or , member thereof. VII. AWe bodied freedmen, when they or such of their relatives as, by the laws of louth Carolina, all citizens are obliged to aaintain. VIII. When a fr?ed person, domiciled on t plantation, refuses to work there, after hav" ng been offered employment by the owner ir lessee, on fair terras, approved by the agent if the Freedmen's Burean, BUCO freedman or vornan shall remove from thc premises with n ton days after such offer, and duo notice to emovo by the owner or occupant. JX. When able bodied freed persons ore lomiciled on premisos where theyhave been icretofore held as slates, and are not employ id thereon or elsewhere, they shall be per nitted to remain, on showing t.? the satisfac ion of the Commandite; officer of the Post, hat they have made Uligent and proper ef brls to obtain employment. X. Freed persons oic-upying premises with- ? .ut the authority of ne United States, or the J jermission ol the owier, and who have not >een heretofore hcldthere as slaves, may be 0 .emoved by tho Comnai,diug officer of the 0 Post, on the popplajit of the owner, and c jroof of the refusal ol said freed persons to _ en:ove after ten da ja notice. y XI. Any person enployed or domiciled on l! i plantation or elsewhere, who may be right- 1. ully dismissed by tii terms of agreement, ?? >r expelled for misb?aviour? shall leaVe the f iremises, and shall x>t return without the 11 :onseut of tho ownu ur tenant thereof. ? XII. Commandirg officers of Districts will (stablish within ther commands respectively, iuitable regulation for .hiring out to labor, br a period not to ;xcecd ono year, all va- [p ;rauts who canno be advantageously em- w doyed on roads, fortifications and other ?( )ublic works. Th proceeds of such labor ai ?hall be paid over o tho Assistant Commis- jn lioner of the Freeinen's Bureau, to provide _j br aged and iofirn refugees, indigent freed >eople, and orphat children, w XI1T. The vagr.rit laws . of the State of sooth Carolina, aplicable to free white por (oos, will be recognized as the only vagrant ava applicable tcthe freedmen ; nevertho- Pc els, such laws sail not be considered appli cable to persons wo are without employment, m f they shall prov that they have been una- Dfi je to" obtain eiplovtncnt, after diligent m ?Torts to do so. 4 p XIV. It shall b the duty of Officers com- ?J sanding Posts to?ee that issaesof rations to e roedmen aro confred to destitute persons, an rho are unable tework because of inflrmi- Q ?es arising from td age, or ohronio diseases, ? rphan children foo young to work, ?md ofugeo freedmen'eturning to their homes . rith thc sanctionof the proper authorities j -Jv ad in ordering hose issues Commanding )fficer3 will bo crx-ful not to encourage idle ess or vagrancy. District Commanders will jake con6olidatd reports of theso issues, ^? ri-monthly. XV. The propr authorities of the State ? i the several mntcipalities and district*, ball proceed to take suitable provision for P? aeir poor, withot distinction of color; in . efault of wbicb,the General Commanding in rill levy an equable, tax on persons and ? roperty euffleiet for the ?upport of the ^ cor. th( XVI. The conlitutiooal rights sf all loy- Wf I and well dispo?d inhabitants to bear arms,, p}, Ul not be infrii;ed ; nevertheless thia shall {,e ot bo construed to sanction the unlawful e[j ractice of carryjg concealed weapons ; nor ^ ) authorize anyoereon to enter with amis na n the premises f another against bis con- 0Q mt. No one sall bear arms who has borno art rms against th< United States/ unless be dir ball have takenbo Amnesty oath prescribed tw, i the Proclamaon of the President of the ffja rnited States, ated May 29, 18G5, or the lath of Allegiaco, proscribed in tho Procla- oej jotion of the terident, dated December 8, 803, within th time prescribed therein. f0ij nd no disordely person, vagrant, or dis jrber of the pwo, shall be allowed to bear 3 XVII. To score the same equal justice sec nd personol literty to the freedmen as to "eui tber Inhabitats, no penalties of punish- wh tents difforentrom those to which all per- Hs ins are aj?nale shall.be imposed on freed dis eople; and al crimea ..and offences which , tie ro prohiblted nder estisting Jaws, ?fiallbe ro prohibttea nuer esjsnng jaws, saan oe giv ndcrstooti aa rohihrted in tho case of freed? j if eoaitted by afinBoisaaa, ahali, upon conviction, be punished in the same manner as if committed by a white man. XVIII.' Corporal punishment shall not be inflicted upon any person other than a minor, and then only by tb c parent) guardian, teach? er, or ono to.whom said minor is lawfully bound by.indenture of apprenticeship. * . TTY: Persons whose conduct tends to a breach pf the peace may be required to give security for their good behavior, and in de fault thereof shall be held in custody. XX. All injuries to the person dr property committed by or upon freed persons, shall be punished in the manner provided ? by the laws of South Carolina, for like injuries to the persons or property of citizen? thereof. If | no provision be made by the laws of the State, then the punishment for such offences shall be according to tho course of the com mon law ; and ia the case of any injury te person or pcpperty, not prohibited by the commun.la y, or for which the punishment shall, net be appropriate, such .sentence shall -be imposed as, in the discretion of the Court before which tile trial is had; shall be deemed proper, subject to the approval of the Gene ral Commanding. XXI. All arrests, for whatever cause, will be reported tri-monthly, with the proceedings thereupon, through the prescribed channel, to the General Commanding. .. 0TYTT. Commanding officers pf Districts, Sub Districts, and Posts, within, their com mands respectively, in the' absence of the duly appointed agent, will perform any duty appertaining to the. ordinary ' agents of the Bureau of'hefugees, Freedmen-and Aban doned Lands, direfully observing for their i guidance all orders published' by the Com missioner or Assistant Commissioner, or oth er competent authority. ' XXIII. Distict Commanders will enforce these regulations by suitable, intrudions to Bab-District and Post Commanders, taking care that justice be-done, that fair dealing between man and man be observed, and that j ?o unnecessary hardship and no cruffl or un usual punishments be imposed upon any one. Bv command of Major'Gen. D. E. SIOKXIS. . L. M. BUBGEB, Assistant Adjutant General. Official : ALEXANDER MOORE, Jan 23 Brevet Major and Aid-de-Camp. Womanhood Suffrage. Inquiries are made whether there is really j i petition that suffrage shall be granted to .vomcn, in circulation and edon to bo pieien ed to Congress. ' To bo sure there1" is. A rircnlar has been addressed to editors through nit the country, as follows : " " To the Editors :' " Will ypu publish the inclosed petition ? lt is now circulating throughout the coon ry, lo be presented as soon as Congress shall .e-ass cai ble. - - "In behalf of the National TV*. R. Com nittee. E. CADY STANTON, LUCTSTOXE, SUSAN B. ANTHONY. Staudard Office, 48 Beckman street, New York. And here is the petition in full : A PETITION FOR UNIVERSAL. SUFFRAGE. Co the Seoate and House of Kcpresenta . tivOB : ?ttrten, respe^fally a^Vn^enn^n^??fcSe ^ Constitution, that shall prohibit tho several States from disfranchising any of their cid ?ens on the ground of sex. In making our Jemand for f.uffrage, we would call your at ention to tho fact that we represent fifteen nilliuns of people-one-half the entire popa ation of the country-intelligent, Virtuous, mtive-bjrn American citizens ; and yet we ;re the.only class who stand outside tho ps] if political recognition. " Tho Constitution classes us as 'Iree peo ile,' and counfs us whole persons in the ba is of repr?sentation 5 and yet we aro govern d without our consent, compollcd to pay axes without appeal, and punished for vio itious of law, without choice of judge or iiror. The experience of all ages, tho De larations of th J Fathers, the statute laws of ur own day, and the fearful revolution brough .which we have just passed, all prove he uncertain tenure of life, liberty and prop i ty, so long as the ballot-the only weapon f self-protection-is not in the hand of avery itizen. " Therefore, as you are now amending the Onfititutiqu, and, in harmony with advanc ig civilization, placing n?wsafe-guards round ie individual rights of four millions of eman pated slaves, we ask that you extend the ght of suffrage to women-the only remain ig class of disfranchised citizens-and thus il fill your constitutional obligation 'to guar ntto to every State in the Union a republi Ul form of government.' M As all partial application of republican rinciples must ever breed a complicated gii-hitiofl, as well as a discontented people, e would pray your honorable body, ia or ?T to simplify the machinery of government, id insure domestic tranquility, that you gislate hereafter for persona, citizens, tax tyers, and not for a class or caste. " For justice aud equality your petitioners ill ever pr?y.,r A JEWISH WEDDINO-A London eorres indent says : On Wednesday ovening last, occurred the ost magnificent Hebrew weddmg which ta taken place for many years. It was the [irriag? of a Rothschild, and took place at e splendid residence of the Baron at Hyde irk corner. Tho bride was Miss Evelina i Rothschild, the Baron's second daughter, d the bride-groom wgs Baron Ferdinand, n of Baron Anselm de Rothschild, of Paris, reat banks of flowers were arranged about e marble pillars and were wreathed around esuperb balustrades. The walls weredraped ;th white lace starred with rose.?. The ta ss groaned under tho magnificent viands, d the gold tankards, epergnes and dishes. ie festivities lasted from fi'ro of the after oa to five of tho morning. By law of igrand, marriage ceremonies ranst, to be nuine, occur before 12 M. of the day. This v was arranged to prevent hasty and UL nsidered matches made after dinners or Hs, the parties being supposed to be cooler the morning. By paying fifty 'pounds, wever, a license may be got to get marriea" any hour. Thia marriage occurred about : o'clock. Under the great velvet canopy a finely arrayed pair were wedded. There ire fourteen maids of honor, dressed in lk and white. The bride was beautiful in r white taco dress. Her mother eovolop her completely before ihe company/in a bi veil. All the gentlemen wore their ts. The young-Baron, placing the ring his bride's finger, said ; " Behold, thoa betrothed nato me with this ring, accor ig to the -rites of Moses and cf Israel." The . 0 then drank from one glosa of wine; the isa was then set on tho floor and crushed pieces by the bride-^rooms's foot-the two ng as indissolubly joined as tho glass was i? vc cab ly sundered. D-Isrfuli, made a ici tous speech. -1-? ?-;-. PARTICULAR AA TO THE DENOMINATION.-A estero farmer wbo wished to invest the unties, wont to Jay Cook's office to pro re the Treasury notes. The clerk inquired ?at denomination he would have them in. .ring never heard the word used except to tinguisb' the 'religions sects, he. after a lit deliberation, replied ; " Woli yon may e me part in Old School' Presbyterian, to j ox tase the old lady ; but ?ive me tko half on a Free Will Baptist." Ii Hi nt cu st th de u ac ir m tlc tit te: wi eu ro au ch eu sel no c ro' Ice cai wi pa sai foi n as se< uf ii asl cef of int of pr* en cia , Never Give Vp. r-; a Never give np ! there ore chances and changes, Helping the hopeful a hundred to ono y And, through the dark chaos, High Wisdom ar ranges, Every ?ucees?-if you'll only hope on. Nsvor give up ! for the wisest is boldest, Knowing that Providence mingles the cup; And of all maxims, the bostas the oldest, Ia the true watchword, never givo np ! Thc Confederate Dead. The following suggestions from the Nash ville Union and American, one of the ablest and bart of our exchanges, Will commend themselves to every humane.'and benevolent heart: "We frequently meet with poems and other tribales to the 'Confederate Dead.' Whilst the dead who sacrificed their lives for the principles wbich were presented to them in the'late war, are entitled to our ad miration and gratitude, and to a perpetual place in the memory of the Southern people, there is yet a living duty resting upon its. The widows and orphans, now su Sering for the necessaries of lire, and thousands of main ed survivors, call for our respect and sympa thies. Ia all of the Legislatures of the South ern States, we have witnessed with gratifi cation movements looking to tho amelioration of these classes. Our failure places oar crip ples beyond the pata of assistance by the Federal government. No pensions, no boun ties, no land grants insure to them. The decrepid Confederate soldier must rely upon the kindness of friends. The empty sleeve and the absent leg must-bo supplied by the kindly offices of the more fortunate* Hap pily, in this work of charity there need" enter no political question. " The war ii over, and whilst the govern ment can take care of the unfortunates, who were maimed in its defence, those of the other sido fall upon the list which addresses itself to the feelings of abstract humanity and pri vate charity. There are cases in- which the benevolent feelings of human nature are en listed, without regard to the ? causes of the misfortune. There is -scarcely a city, iowa, village or hamlet in the South in which there are not representatives of. the miseries ead misfortunes of war. It is due to the better impulses of human nature, that these suffer ers bc relieved. Let us not forget these du ties and obligations. These cold and cheer less winds of December remind us forcibly of these claims, and" enforce them upon oar consideration and attention. Let not the higher and kindlier qualities of our nature fail to assert themselves, while there are so many objects of eur tender regard." . In this connection we note with pleasure the establishment of a Southern Soldiers Re lief Association in Memphis, with* some of the most estimable men of' Tennessee aa a board ef trustees, who have assumed control Di the cnterprizo. The Appeal, in alluding to this institution," makes some touching allusions to the gallant mon who became maimed for life in our be half, and who now deserve well of our people. " Where can the shattered victims of th? lost cause look for support, but to those who hoped and worked with them ? Whose hearts should warm to them so tenderly, as we who came out of the battle with strong limbs and anbroken health ? We too might have been Ekrd bas* bee? -goc^i-?o^^s?^^^?liL^Si^o^o ? ( work, and after awhile, when we have accu nulated property, it will bc forgotten that we ?vere " rebels," and we will tako our places with the happy and honored of the country 3ut for tho battered soldiers of the Oonfede .acy there is no forgetfulness. Unpensioned ind unhonored, except as they are pensioned md honored by the love ard charity of their nore fortunate comparions in tltcgrpat Strug ;le, they must go battling to the grave.- Let is pension them, and houor them with bound ess charity and kindly love." u These gallant men have holy claims OD be fathers, mothers, brothers and sisters of hose to whom the blind bullet, wa?, more rind, aDd who sleep the noble soldiers sleep in the battle field, who have escaped the hu oiliation of haviDg the wounds and poverty >f the womout soldier without either couutry ir flag. " These brate men have claims upon the irhola world for the lessons of bravery and levolion which their undaunted conduct will each the patriot in all time tu come. " Our people are opening their hands most ibcrally to this holy charity, anda few weeks he hopes of the excellent men and women rho have taken the lead, will be gratified by eciug every helpless Confederate Boldier rithin car reach,.fed and clothed. The Rev. )r. Knott is the agent of (he society. He i devoting his entire time to its interests, and ncidcutally to the great work rf foundin he permanent Homo ; he is gathering op and iving temporary relief to those who aro .orkiug their tedious ways to their homes, r'hilc wc pray God to bless, let us help the ?ounded Confederate soldier who has no ome and resource." The Best Cure for Sorrow. Attempts to drown the sense of misfortune i strong drink are thef climax of human folly, ctoxication eventually aggravates and inten fies every evil which it is invoked to allevi e. It baa been this from the day when au first "put an enemy in his mouth to eal away bis brains," and thus it will be to e end of time. No sane and sober mai mies the fact. Even the habitual drenkard, his brief intervals of reason, shudderingly Imits it. Yet thousands of intellectual be gs-many of them richly endowed withj ental gifts-seek consolation from the bot ) in the hour of- affliction, though revela >n, history, observation and instinct alike ich them that of all the broken reeds upon rich weakness ever leaned, the falso excite nt caused by liquor is the moat treache us. It is passing strange 1- one of those omalies to which philosophy furnishes' no ie", and for which we can only account by pposing that a power independent of them ives, against whose influence mere reason is sure protection, betrays men into ruin. There are only two genuine salves for sor r-pmyer and vaork. Trost in God and op doing is the best recipe for every human re. There are no wounds of the spirit rich it will not heal. Strength, fortitude, dence, resignation are as sure' to be vouch ed td tho unfortunstes who earnestly pray them, and at the sam? time are diligent the performance of their temporal tasks, tho harvest is to follow the planting of the td. Duty is balsamic. Peocois tho child worship. 01 Ci ri tl D fr ai bi w sc cc .rn ar bc sk if re br s br pe en thi pu th wc ge sir ph ob SOI ha pr bb wa S be re; cn pr. po yo th. gr nil an Ch Father, how many days are there in 1866 ?" ced a young hopeful of his paternal an itor. " Why, three hundred and sixty-five bf urie, was the reply.' '^No there emt," quoth Hopeful, "forty 'em are Lent !" The sons of an.omperor in Venice got JO a quarrel. In the height of passion one them said to the other,- - " You are the greatest ass in Venice.". Highly offended at their quarreling-in his esenee, the emperor said, "Como, como-you forget that I am pres t.? ... An old lady sleeping, duri np - di vino service Liverpool, let fall ber ..Bible; v?th ?aspr Ih it i and the noise partly waking ber, she- ha claimed aloud,- th< " What 1 have yon broke another jug, you ho i, haw you T *< A CHINESE Cs?cr*Dnoff.--f he fbflbwing account of a crucifixion in China interesting t beca oso of its res?mb?auce to those mention- ?,.. + ed in Scripture, is by Mr. Jones of Arcoyy 1 who witnessed it on the 28th of October - -+ last: '' : / *\ The victim was a well knowrr thief, whoas ' * principal offence WAS that of stealing young girls and seltng them for ^stithtes." The cross was of the Latin form, the foot being inserted in a stout plank, and the crim inal, etandiog on a board, had nails driven r-: through bia feet, his bands stretched, ant} nailed to .^the cross-beam. Bia lears were , ; fastenedT? th? cross with an iron chain, bia v .4 arms bound with a cord, and* on the cord. j, , around his waist was inserted , a pleas of wood, on which was written -his name and .J. offence ; a similar piece on his right arm coa?, 'tnined his sentence, namely, to remain day- - and night on the cross until he died; another . ^ on bis left arm had tbe name of the Judge * with his title and officers. . The criminal was , - - nailed to the cross inside the Inman, in the *..-> presence of the magistrate, and then carried id, by four coolies to one of the principal thor**, ? ough fares leading from the city, where he. . was left during the day. bat r?moved atnigbt. , inside the prison, for fear of hie friends *>W*. tempting to roscoe him, and again-carried.v forth at day-light in cbarge c4 two- soldiers. ?.. " He wax erudficd at noon on -Wednesday,.... - and Mr. Jane3 conversed-with him at., ?ve ... in the evening. . He complained cf pain, in his chest and thirst. On Tuesday he slept lor some hours, when the cross was ' laid "* . down in the. jail compound. No one' was .' ; allowed to supply him with food or'drini,^ y and duriDg tho day there waa quite a fair rh *' r front of the cross, people being attracted from a distance, and the sweet-meat vw&rir** driving a large trade.. On Saturday be Vaji still alive, whep the Tota was appealed "ST -'* by a foreigner to put an end to tb? wrfc?clW*"** * sn Sering,, and he Immediately gave orders;*; that vinegar should be administered^ .which he expected would produce immediate death;v ' * but the result was otherwise, and at son set, ; when the cross was taken within the js1l?'twff ' soldiers, with stout bamboos, broke bo ti bis. *^ legs and then strangled him. . ? " i . -< ... . .?Vi GENERAL LONGSTREET WITH a N?w Voev- - TioN_We learn from the Richmond Exam- u ? iner that General Longstreet, who was so--. . well known as a commander of tho- First " Corps of the Army of Northern Virginia in - ; Confederate times, has entered into partner- . . Bhip with Messrs W. M. Owen and E. Owen, . ' and is now transacting tho business of cotton -- - factor and general com mission merchant?, itt. v New Orleans, under the title or Longstreet, - Owen k Co. A great deal has been ?aid- * concerning the attitude- of the Southern- * " leaders" and it in a great satisfaction to??- - ' see that one who ba* occupied so- prominent- .> and important a position as General Long street, has determined to meet the difficui- . * . ties of the situation fairly and without flinch ?ng in thus devoting himself to the accus- - tomed paths Of commerce. Such examples . ns this will do -moro tb an all else to dissuade ? the young men of the South from any scheme of speculative emigration, and they will soon '? come to tho conclusion that home, with--all * its troubles, is better that" even a peaceful " foreign land. To General Lr^streiti^bia . n??f,cainn2, we Wish a complete ana--entire m CCesa, ac? i t ?mw I T wi :i not bo -de? tm-dna ?vidence of disloyalty if tho old Pint Corpa still endeavors to maintain and support that nfiexible man who led them undauntedly on-, n many a weary march, and on many*, jloody field. ' INTERESTIXG CASE.-Ruth Bay was hung - T i! Portsmouth, N. H., ninety-eevert years ??0?"^ br child murder, and it is a singular fact that-' * ho person who caused her c-x.ee it ion is pfflf dive. She was ? school (escher; and Mrs*" * 3etsy Eastman, of Salisbury. N. fl;, now i?& "1 rears old, was ono of hor scholars, and miU/" - omembersand relates the circumstances: The ?acber was absent ono day, and Mrs.. East nan, then a girl of six years, while nt play in bo school boase, saw a loose board in the loor, which she raised from motives of cu ioeity, and there discovered the remains of . ?< > dead infant. Sha told what sbo had seen, .nd an investigation showed it to be the . bi ld of tho teacher, who murdered it to coar . ? ?al its birth. She was tried, convicted and mag. . The Scotch sometimes "make ns arrrasing' ?hinders as the Irinh. At a meeting of th? ni,ubi tauts of Gorbals, Baillie Mitchell in ho chair, lt wns coolly resolved and o.nuiri riously agreed, amidst rounds of applause, - bat a new bridge be erected on the eile of* bc present wooden one, at tho foot'of Port md street,-and that the bridge trastees be equestcd to repair and keep open the said rueden bridge till the nato one be built. .. ATROCIOUS MURDER.-It has never been .. or duty to record a moro appalling and wil li murder than that which occurred ia this icicity on Saturday evening last. It seems, lat a youag man, Albert Geer, (son'of Mr?* ' 'avid Geer, Sr.,) was returning to his homo. * om tho village, some three miles distant, nc about dusk had reached within four, tindrad yards of his father's house, wheo he ' as brutally attacked by one. o* mcr?.per? * ms, and left in ? mangled and insensible ' " mditiou. Hearing cries of distress, A?l}erCa% 7 other went in the direction they indicated,* id after a short while .elapsed, found the ' ?dy of her son, horribly mutilated^ His J . all was badly fractured in four places, aa' with a sharp instrument. Of cours?, ha * mained insensible, and on Monday rnorv.ing." eat bed his' last. No cloe has been, obtained ' ? to the provocation for .this inhuman and' ntal assault, which ended, tho life of a" aceabl?, quiet and inoffensive youth. The tire sympathy of onr commun]^ia with s aged parents in their deep affliction. Two negroes have been arreste! upon sos ?on for complicity in the murder, but. as, . 3 matter viii undergo official investigados?// . ) forbear comment-Anderson . InteJli- . nc?- , ._.. .:. - DON'T WANT, TO SUJV^E?.-A ,few weeks* * tee s large gathering of. freed people tock ice at ona of Abe up-town- Churches, the < ject being.to do honer to some white per- . a who had interested himself in their be- ? If. The wife .of .1? Federal- officer being . eneni, she took occasion to inform tfaa sa ) group that hy Ehe event? of a terrikjsa x they were free to roam and sota?, thery & - :o.6ed. ?" You are equal,'' said she,. ? io tho st white potpie that surround you, and ?t assured your personal rights shall not ' ly ba respected, bot your rights .also ta y zart j. .Yon shall not only hare in ysj-r . s session the lands sn the sea islands, but u shall have the right of suffrage." - ?... Just at this animated point of ber remarks, e oratresa was interrupted by-aa oged ne e:is, who, with uplifted hands sad ac ago* Eing look, exclaimed " 0, I doso*t a^ant . y more sn ff ring. Nu, indeed, I dosn lt.'' i.'.rleston Courier. - * "'" . ?. . ? .'I.' r. , rn: '? f&k> in Rolland, 111 in ois, hu t week, a p arty of Ir.ena visited a rum nhcp knpt-by a man nanred . < ?rmann, and after ty tog ? Wtt rfc -to po?-and ; - .ring the bowe of boirdehr, pt?^s^t^ett ' wn ibo corner posts of the Louse W?tfi aies, : cy f.on'burBt tn tho beer ko?-3 and whkkty " rirelei 's^^?oeM^. %i<^-#*.i*M?^-. - in hitched* a ropo about tho rcpt and. pnliesiUte sw down, 0hopped and etoTt it into kindling od, completely dmolkhiflg it to tho f