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Contented John Hopkins. QlM bom-it John Hopkin.-, a hudgcr nuJ ditcher, Although ho was poor, dill not wish to be richer; Tor ali the?J vain wishes to him were prevented, By thu iortuuatc habit of being contented. Though cold waa the weather, or dear was thc food, John never wa- fouud in a murmuring mood; For thia he WAS constantly heard W declare: What he could not prevent he WJUIJ cheerfully bear. "For, why should I grumble and murmur?" he said, If I cannot get meat, I'll be thankful for brotd ; And though fretting may make my calamities deeper, It never can cause bread and cheese to bs cheaper.*' If John was afflicted with sickness or pain, lie wished himself better, but did not complain, Xor lie down to fret in despondence and sorrow, But said that he hoped to be better to-morrow. If any one wro*:gc-d hi:n or treated him ill, Why John was good and sensible ?'ti'! : For he said, tint revenging thc injury done Would be miking tiro rogu-js wuero there need bo but one. An 1 thu.1 hnn-.'St John, thoura his st-tiou was Lu m bio, Passed through this ?id world without even .crumble : An I 'twerj well if some folk?, who arc greaterand richer, W..i;ld copy John Hopkin--, thebedgcr ami ditcher. souEraixti ABOUT A MURDER. V CL'ND ED ON FACT. A fuit- and gentle giri was Barbara Comyn, the only, daughter ol' one of tho -strictest ami sternest old ministers fha' ever adhered tu Calvin. Vet Mr. Com yu was thoroughly conscientious in ?ill hi views; and when ho frowned; die did it nut through luve of frowning, hut that hf hoped, hy git hering a cloud upon hi brow?, to bring down from those eyes upon which he frowued such she wers ol repentance as refresh and make green the soul sin-withered and sere from the harsh and i ot suns of vice. He was iii truth, a worthy and good man-somewhat nnr row of mind anil bigoted of creed, it ma) be. but utterly incapable nf committing an ungenerous or dishonorable action. Still, greatly as he loved his winsome daughter, much as he prized her for that ?cai woman's sake, who, as long as she lav in his bosom, had brought him com lort, and happiness, und honor, he was something overharsh with her, nigcardly in thc bestowing of caresses, and liberal in the gift of unnecessary rebuke. \ er; severe, then, was his displeasure whet sie confessed to him, with many blushes, that she loved her young Episcopalian kinsman, John Percival. The cousins had not been reared to gather; nor had they even met before the youth had passed his twenty-fifth year, the girl her nineteenth. He had been brought up in England, of which country his father was an emi nent physician lately deceased, who hu?: bequeathed to his only son his profession al ability, with ample me*ans of com mencing his career in a handsotr.e man ncr. When he first came to Scotland to visit his mother's sister, he found her a corpse ; and there, in the house, of mourn ing, the consoler of the motherless Bar bara, he lenrned to love her with a sin cerity of affection to .which she fully rc ?ponded. Great was his vexation an? surprise to receive a stern donia, of hi s.uit from the minister, who, although lie had never testified any degree of partiali ty for his wife's nephew, had nevertheless, evinced no dislike of him. But when re spectfully called upon to assign a reason for so unexpected a. rejection, he briefly said that no child ot his should, with bi& blessing, wed any man who was not a ' strict Presbyterian; and that, moreover, he had other views for his daughter." Nor were the tears of his kind hearted but timid old maiden sister, of any effect. His obstinacy was not to be subdued, nor his will opposed; and the unrelenting preacher, who taught humility, love, and concord, from his pulpit, and who could produce not one sensible reason for thwarting thc attachment of two amiable creatures, concluded the scene by flying into a furious passion, in which ho gav?, .lohn Percival clearly to understand that he was no longer an acceptable, or oven permitted, guest. The young man left the manse imme diately, and was not slow in quitting Scotland ; but love, which teaches many things, taught the kinsfolk means of keep ing up, though at rare intervals, an epis tdary communion-so frequently thc one sustaining prop cf two divided hearts ! A year or more passed-finding them true to each othe \ Barbara refused sev eral excellent proposals of marriage, nov did her father persecute her with express ed wishes for her acceptance of any of them-until, at length, he introduced ti? her one Mr. Bruce, a wealthy clothing merchant from Glasgow. Ile was a man of about fifty years of age, of a well, favored and portly presence, and account od a sure, and somewhat sour follower of -Mr. Cot ny n's favorite creed. Barbara had frequently heard her father speak highly of his Glasgow friend, but as no warning had prepared her, she was very far from dreaming of the character he was about to perform in her presence ; and, and, indeed, the wooing of the honest clothier was neither very active nor op pressive-but, alas, for all that, it was steadfast and resolute. A wonderful deal of what they deem ed " religious discussion" was carried on betwixt Mr. Bruce and thc minister du ring the visit of the former at the manse, which wc have omitted to state was sit. uated out of the town of Aberdeen, in a retired strath, or valley, full of hazels and sloe-bushes, with the Dee running through them like a huge silver snake. Although little more than half a mile from Aberdeen, and much nearer the church of which Mr. Comyn was minis ter, thc manse, seemed as lonely and quiet as if thirty miles lay between it and a busy, populous town. Now, though Mr. Bruce had hired a sleeping apartment in thc cottage of Air. Comyn's bellnmn, or sexton, which stood hard by the kirk, he spent all his spare time with his friend at thc manse, where his meals were inva riably taken; and in addition to the won derful amount of polemical palaver we have hinted, at a wonderful deal of whis key-toddy did the worthy minister and his guest contrive to swallow in the heat of their arguments. Many a time and oft did good, innocent Miss Henny Comyn declare, that when the shake hands hour arrived, Mr. Bruce, "puir man, seemed to toddle oil' to his cosie heddie at Davy Bain's marvellously fu' o' the spirit!" True it was ; but ?he ancient virgin guess ed not. in her guilelessness, that the spirit wa* au evil one, and elicited by man lire ?Voin the unsuspecting barleycorn. A.t last, ns we have, said, Mr. Comyn ?poke out his wish-nay, his commands, that Barbara should prepare to receive Jilr. Bruce as a bridegroom in six months thereafter; and n?w Mr. Bruce himself, a sh v and dour man at other times, found courageoneda1 .afterdinner, toexpresshis Move." J louent man! bigoted and selfish as he was, he was neither cruel hy nature .nor cross-grained ; and he was even moved j by the pathetic and frank avowal which J Barbara made" to him bf the state of hei heart. But, though touched by her tears he understood them not, treating them but as the natural mawkishness of girlish sentimentality ; nor had her assurances that she could never love any one but. hei cousin John, power to dissuade him from the prosecution of his suit. He was voi< of all delicacy of feeling, was neithei hurt nor displeased with her confess?e partiality for another, but satisfied him self by quoting, misquoting, and titted) perverting scripture, and concluded b\ asstuing her that it was her bounden dut) to obey" her father before marriage-hei husband after. He had no doubt she would be very happy as his wife, for "h( was rich, and a steady Presbyterian !' And with this declaration, threatening : return in six months to claim her hand which he had the audacity to kiss-h< left her fur his Glasgow '"arehouses. in this dilemma the poor lassie knew not what course to pursue. Her aunt although kind, indulgent, pitying her, wa! oouud m complete sei ?doiu to her brother and was quite unable to suggest ?nj means or likelihood of release; so Bar bara wrote a full account of her predica ment to her lover. Not long afterwards so cleverly disguised by dress as to de ocive even herself, Percival was again a Aberdeen-determined, should all othei methods fail, to carry ntl" his kinswumni on the very eve of the bridal ; and man) i twilight evening when the minister sm over his books, or took his affer-dinnei nap, did those young creatures meet, un ottced and unsuspected, ou the batiks o the Dee. But those meetings must soot -.nd, for six mouths have passed, and Mi L?rucc-once more lodged in thc house <>! Davy Bain-is cwtne to wed and take home his reluctant bride. One evening-it was cloudy and threat eiied foul weather, though, the sn tn met iii* was warm and surcharged with flower scents-John Percival betook himself ai usual to the customary trysting.place. Ii was a thick copse of hazel, past whifl ran-heard but not Been-the river, whicli A-here inc shrubbery ended, toniu-U dark, deep pool, so garnished by over hanging nut-trees that it had acquired th name of the Nut-h?le. Beyond this poo lay the road to the manse : but as thi trees here ceased to oller concealment the NuVtrce-hole became the limits ti Percival's attendance cn his cousin in hei way homewards. The rustic seat in th" centre of the coppice was still unoccupied, and he began to fear thai something ha< transpired to prevent her from coming lt was of no use to listen for the sound nf her light advancing foot-steps, for tin Dee made so loud and incessant a sougl as it tumbled from the steep bank tba helped to form thc Nut-hole, that i; drowned all lesser sounds. He was, however, soon made cousciou> ?hat there were sounds which no sough t j tumbling waters could drown; fora sud den, neither remote nor suppressed, ; tierce, a pitiful cry, like that of one it some dread life-peril, struck upon his ears, succeeded by the breaking asunder of the boughs of the trees, and then a plunge ii the water-a plunge that made itsel heard above the monotonous murmur o? the falling flood. Astonished, almos alarmed, he rose, and was hastening through the thicket towards the Nut-hob whence the noise had proceeded, when as he was about to cross the track tba led from the manse to the main road t< Aberdeen, he behrdd flying towards hin a dark-mantled figure. He knew it at once. Her hands stretched towards him her face ghastly with the death-white o intense horror, Barbara staggered for wards, aud with a-sharp, short gasp, as i ?he dreaded to give utterance rn dwp fi1:1 by a louder sound, she fainted at his very feet. He thought no more of the Nut-hole or of what might have happened then absorbed in his solicitude fur his beloved cousin ; but his endeavors to restore lid to animation were fruitless. The mans? lay nut two hundred yards distant-so at such a juncture, regardless of \vha? the consequences might he to himself, ht bore her in his arms; and not without some difficulty, for the track was narrov and broken up, and the night had darken ed with falling rain, he reached the house. Fortunately, there was no one in the par lot but Miss Henny; and the siuito. maiden, seeing a stranger bearing the body of her niece, would have screamed had not he at once whispered his owi name, briefly explained what had happen ed, and entreated her to befriend them. "Gae awa', gae awa', laddie," said she as she quidkly brought some vincgai from the sideboard, and bathed her nieoeV brow with the refreshing liquid. "M\ brittler maunna see you ; nor, if I cai help it, shall he know acht o' this. Ga awa', -Johnny, dear ; he'll be back, believe. She's beginning to revive. PU get her to bcd, and tell him she's too ill to attend prayers. God bless you, my aili dawtie, what' iv this?" added she, kissing the j brow of the girl. whose eyes opened to perceive the retiring form of her cousin If Barbara Comyn revealed to hoi good aunt the cause of her fright and con sequent illness, it is very certain thai Miss Henny kept thc secret. Next mor ning, indeed, though with a wan face. Barbara appeared at prayers ; and Mr. Comyn had concluded reading a portion of the gospel, when a paper falling out ol. the Bible, arrested his attention fur a mo ment-only fora moment, however; for mentally supplicating forgiveness for thai involuntary wandering of his thoughts from the act of worship in which he was engaged, the goud man knelt and prayed with fervor. This sacred duty termina ted, they sat down to the breakfast table, and then the minister slowly opened the paper, glanced over it, turned deadly pale and exclaimed " The great and .good God be around us ! Let not the delusions of Satan pre vail, but keep from us the evil spirits that make us see things that are not !" "What is the matter, brither?" cried the wondering Miss Henny, whilst, ns though chained to thc table, Barbara neither moved nor spoke. "Take this, woman," said he in a trem ulous voice, " and read it to me, that I be sure the same awful words that meet my sight also meet yours." And the astonished Henrietta, taking the paper, read what follows : Last night, ar'.er leaving you, I wns stopped^ by your sexton my "landlord, David Bain, who led me out of the high road to the Nut-hole, under pretence of showing me a large, salmon which he had hooked but could not land. He there felled me to the earth, robbed nie, and flung my body into the river Dee. Pray for the soul of SIMON BRUCE.-' * When the awe-struck Henrietta ceased, she found that Barbara had fainted : and the minister, in a whirl of distracting thoughts to which he was unaccustomed, ascribing his child's swoon to terror, placed the ominous paper in the Biblp, and determined to make known the whole mysterious case at once at once to Mr. Craigie, the chief magistrate of Aberdeen, i Not for a single instant did Mr, Comyn I j suspect a hoax, oi;Imagine "ftc afiair lo be only the mischievous, trick of some idler. He therefore hastened up stairs to change his coat, leaving the Bible con taining the document from the dead on thc table; while his sister, finding her niece better, left her to see that her brother's best hat and gloves were ready. We wonder what Barbara is about meanwhile. Presently Mr. Comyn returned to the parlor, and putting the Bible in his pock et ; (for ho dared not again look at the horrible piece of writing,) set off at a quick pace for the town. Nor, as he hurried on. did he give a passing glance at the track which diverged from -the highroad towards the Nut-hole. The magistrate was at home, and great, in deed, was his amazement when he heard the minister's story: but lo! when Mr. Comyn, reverently taking the Bible from hid pucket, opened it to show Mr. Craigie the note, written,.'as he declared, in th? peculiar handwriting of his friend, hi found nothing where he had deposited il but a piece of blank paper, folded up in the satne form, but utterly void !. And then, in truth, the worthy magistrate waxed somewhat wroth ; at first accusing Mr. Comyn of being credulously duped by some pawkic servant who owed him a grudge, and ending by setting him dowr as." clean daft, doited, and dazed by toe mickle study," (mid, in his ire, he liad very nearly added 11 too much toddy."] Lint HS in no amicable frame of temper the gentlemen were about to quarre! donwnright, the magistrate asking thc minister what proof he could adduce ol Mr. Bruce's not being alive and merry, a reasonable loud knocking at the streot ?door interrupted them, and presently ii domestic entered to announce that "ti drowned man had been brought to thc door!" With shaking limbs thc minister fol lowed Mr: Cragie down stairs to the lob by. now full of people. It appeared thal some men employed in the salmon-lishc ries had, within the last hour, dragged their nets, in which they had discovered the corpse of a man whose skull had been literally smashed in twain by a vio lent blow. It was, in fact, the body of Mr. Bruce. Here, indeed, was confirmation strange if the statement which the mysterious md missing document, had contained ? Mid both Mr. Craigie and thc minister, exchanging a look that expressed their mutual dismay, were sorely perplexed i H their own minds how to account foi :hese singular events. The body wa? .everently laid out in the hall, whilst the magistrate, summoning some eif his offi rials, and accompanied by the clergyman md one or two of the fishermen, proceed id to the cottage of David Bain. 14 The bellman was not at home, having jone," they said, " to Mr. Comyn's to in pure about his lodger,. Mr. Bruce, whe nacl not come home to his bed thc nighl before, as was customary." Strange glances passed between tht auditors ; but a sign from the magistrate imposed silence, and they drparted, deter milling to survey the Nut hole, neai which, in the river, the body had beet; found tn the nels. As tney threaded tin hicket of hazel, at some distance from che pool, oue of thc salmon-fishers de blared that from a plot of whitethorn and bramble-bushes he had seen the eyes ol a foumart, or pole-cat, glare out upor him, and, in a low voice, directing the at tention of a comrade to the spot, they could detect the figure of a man crouch ng among the trailing shrubs. Whisper ng their suspicion to Mr. Craigie, he or dered the whole party to join quietly in i search, and follow him and the ministei ? o thc Nut-hole. Thither, then, the mag' ??trate, attended only by Mr. Corny ti. proceeded ; and who think ye, found they there ? A young man, handsome, and well dressed, in the undisguised apparel of fl gentleman, stood there, evidently uncon scious of the advancing twain. He held ( a stout, club-like stick in his hand, which he was examining intently-for it was covered with blood, now dried, and amidsi which sluck clots of hair ! As the gen tlemen came suddenly upon him he start -.'d and dropped the stick ; whilst Mr. Comyn, staring at him in wonder, for as we have said-all disguise had been discarded, exclaimed-"John Percival, is this you?"-a question w:ich the young man could have answered in the affirmative with strict veracity, but for the assertion from the magistrate which followed it up. "And you, sir, are the murderer ol Mr. Bruce !" " Good God ! what do you . mean ?" cried the horrified youth. "That stick, which you have just drop, ped, is covered with blood," said Mr, Craigie. "A foul murder has been com mitted, and we lind you with the sup posed instrument of that murder near the very spot where there is ground to believe the act was perpetrated." A fearful pang shot through Percival's frame but conscious innocence made it brief; and with a calmness of demeanor which guilt never could have assumed, and gravely smiling, he turned to his un cle, saying " You cannot believe that I am guilty ?" " No, no, John !" answered the indi vidual appealed to. "God forbid that I should judge you wrongfully, but." "But," interrupted the magistrate, "not only does it appear that you have slain a man, but that, desirous of fixing your guilt upon another, you have written a letter falsely accusing an innocent person of that crime." "Letter?" he repeated. "Sir, I do not even know what you mean." "Mr. Comyn," asked the magistrate u this young man-thc nephew of my la mented friend, your late wife-paid court as I understand, to your daughter, and was by her rejected ?" "By me, sir-by mc, Mr. Craigie,"an swered the clergyman ; "the lassie never rejected him, but I did." "And the murdered man," slowly pro nounced the magistrate, " was the betroth ed husband of Miss Comyn ?" Percival started violently, uttering an ejaculation of horror and wonder, for at last he saw the inferences which Mr. Craigie seemed willing to draw from cir cumstances that certainly looked suspi cious. " As God is my judge that is the truth," replied the minister, "and I had forgotten all about it. Oh, John Percival, as you are the nephew of my beloved Mary, answer mc willi truth, and say lhat you are innocent of this heinous deed V* " I am indeed innocent, my dear un cle," said the young man ; " nor did I know until this moment who tho unfor tunate man was of whose untimely death I am accused." At this moment other actors appeared ! upon the scene. "Hero he is, gentleman-we've got him, safe and sound !" cried several voices J ?md dragging a wild haggard-faced man, the fishers and officials of justice approach-1 ed the trio who stood by the Nut-tree I bole, I ""The Lord bc our guide?" exclaimed Mr. Comyn, u it ia really David Bain !" and as the wretched sexton struggled to free himself from the "rms that pinioned him, the minister, prompted by a sudden impulse, advancing 'owardshim and look ing steadily in his face, said : u David Bain, look not to deny your crime, but confess it, and implore your Maker's pardon, even at this the eleventh bour. In my Bible, this morning, I found a paper, written by the spirit of him you murdered here last ni<;ht, and charging you with the commission of the deed." At these strafe words, which in our modern times might have produced mirth, the guilty creature, losing all self possession, uttered a loud cry, and point ing to the bloody cudgel, which still lay at the magistrate's feet exclaimed : . "'. I did it with that! I did it with that," and fell back io a fit It would be easy to lengthen out our historiette into one of circumstantial evi dence, trial, condemnation, and ultimate discovery ; but wc have preferred telling it as it really happened. On the person of David Bain were found.a>pocket-hand kerchief and purse, recognised as the property of the late Mr. Bruce, and con taining bank-notes and bills to a considera ble amount-the sight of which, in the pos session of bis lodger, had evoked the cu pidity of the bell-man. Ile made a full confession and in due time suffered the penally due to hit offence. Meanwhile thc minister, iu the thankfulness of his soul to lind his nephew guiltless, embraced him tenderly, and freely permitted that courtship to proceed between his daughter and him, which he had before so strenu ously opposed. One circumstance still remained a mys tery, and undeveloped to all save Barba ra's aunt Percival, and the worthy mag istrate-by whose advice, indeed, it was concealed faun the minister-who, to his dying day, confidently believed that the paper he had found in his Bible had been placed there by supernatural interposi tion. But thc hand of the dead had noth ing to do with it, as.we mean to explain. On thc evening of the murder, Barbara Comyn sallied for the to meet her cousin leaving Mr. Bruce and her father discus sing punch and polemics. She was later than usual, and as she sped along, she be came aware of the approach from Aber deen of an i nd i vidal, whom she could not avoid meeting if she proceeded direct to the tryst. She therefore went into a different track, thinking to make a circuit which would occupy the time the stranger might take, in passing the copse of hazels ; but, unfortunately, (or fortunately, was it?) she met a poor woman, the wife of a neighboring peasant, who was on her way to thc manse to implore some black cur rant jelly for a child suffering from sore throat. The call of distress was never disregarded by Barbara, and she flew back to the manse, procured the jelly, and giving it to the woman, hastened amidst falling rain to the trysting.placc As she was about to round the point which hid the Nut-hole from- view, she heard the sounds of struggling feet and wrestling arms, and, regardless of danaer to her herself in her fears for Percival, she forced her way through some bushes, and beheld two men, in no friendly em brace, staggering on thc very verge of the pool. Before she could look again thc one had failed on the earth, and the other, with a desperate blow of his stick on the head of the prostrate man, uttered an oath in a voice whose peculiar tones were well-known to Barbara, and in the twinkling of an eye shoved the wounded man over (he ban:? into thc Nut-!ree hole. lier Mood curdling with horror, Barba ra found no voice, no strength, lo speak or stir ; but she became, so to speak, all eye; and as the murderer, swiftly cram ming into his hat and pockets something which she could not define, rose up and forgetful of the cudgel, which lay blood d?bbled on tho grass, rushed from the ???lace where he had taken thc burden ol deadly sin upon bis soul, she saw his face, and tecognised her father's se.xton-D;?vid B&in. In terror that found no tongue she reached her lover, and became insensible ; nor was it till her recovery, when she found herself alone with her aunt th.it she felt how important to her future life might be the events of that night. She resolved, ere yet she spoke.one word in reply to the questions of lier aunt, to as cribe her swoon to anything but the real cause. ; and it was, perhaps well ?he so determined, for she remembered that in her fright from thc fatal spot where she had witnessed the perpetration of so foul a deed, she had picked up a letter, which she bad hid in her bosom scarcely con scious of what she did, yet perhaps, im perceptibly aware-with the foresight ot inexplicable convictions-that it might vet prove of essential service. When she retired to her chamber and bad got rid of Aunt Henny, took the paper from its concealment, and saw that it was the empty cover of a Ie'tor addressed to uMr. Bruce, at the house of David Bain, sexton ;" and then the certainty struck her of thc murdered man being her aili aneed husband. The character of D".vid Bain was mark ed by extreme avarice, and Barbara's conclusions as to the instigating cause of the crime he had committed were easily formed. But what means could she pur sue in order to convict guilt, without at ihe same time rendering her own appear ance before a public court of justice ne cessary ?-from which she shrank ner vously, since the cause of her presence in such a spot, and at such an hour, must of course be revealed. A sudden thought struck ber-and, wild as it wus, she put it into instant execution. She knew her father's belief in supernatural agency, and trusted strongly to the effect such a a document as that which she had now prepared would have upon him. She wrote the note which Mr. Comyn discov ered in the Bible, imit?t ng Mr. Bruce's hand, which was peculiar, as closely as she could ; and then, when the minister left it there, she subtracted it thence, un interrupted and unsuspected. But when it pleased the Almighty to make manifest the murderer by the means thus strangely suggested to her, she confessed the whole to the indulgent Henny, and her lover, and by their advice took the magistrate also ?mo her confidence. Wc have nothing more to relate, but that Barbara Comyn and John Percival were soon after uuited by the worthy minister ; whilst Miss Henny was as busy as a bee in preparations for the wedding, and r.? happy in witnessing the happiness of others ns if she had never known a care of her own. Furniture ! NOW ON HAND sud for ?ale at REDUCED RATES, a good nuiortment of Which ia point, of nmnnfticturo, finish and price, cannot fail to R?VP satisfaction to purchnsTs. 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LONSDALE COTTON, at 24 Cents. 84, 9-4, 10-4, and ll 4 BLEACHED and BROWN SHEETINGS, at NEW YORK AUCTION PRICES. STRIPED COTTONADES, at 124, 15, and 20 Cents. COTTON PLAIDS, at IS and 20 Cents. COTTONA DE PANTALOON STUFFS, at 20 and 25 Cents. LINENS FOR PANTS AND COATS, from 25 Cents to the Finest. SILK WRAPPINGS, at Half Price. GRENADINE, HERNAN A, MOZAMBIQUE, and other SHAWLS, very much reduced. J3TT0 SECURE THE PICK OF THE STOCK COME EARLY. V. RICHARDS & BROS. FREDERICKSBURG STORE, 301 Broad St., Corner by Planters' Hotel, AUGUSTA, " Gr A. Augusta, May 27 lm 21 NEW GOODS ?ND GOOD GOODS AT Low Prices ! AND JhJ: On.? SPirio? Oxx?y ? I I. SIMON & BRO., Nos. 176 and 224 Broad Street, Augusta, Georgia, MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS IN fifi EU'S, BOYS' YOUTHS' CLOTHING, AND GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS, HAVE on Hand a FULL and SPLENDID Stock of CLOTHING and FUR N1SH1NG GOODS, which they offer to their Friends and the Public at large, at REDUCED RATES AND AT ONE PRICE ONLY, In their Clothing Department you will find Fine Black Cloth DRESS COATS ; Fine Black DOESKIN PANTS;, i . Fine Ciissimere DRESS SUITS, extra sizes; All Silk Mixed Cassimere SUITS, extra size? ; Irish Linen SACK and PA NTS ; LINEN DUSTERS ; DUCK SUITS, all Linen; White Linen SUITS; Silk, Linen and Marseilles VESTS, ext^a sizes. And a large assortment of BOYS' AND YOUTH'S CLOTHING Wc offer MEN'S SUITS, made out of good Goods, at from $3 to MO per suit In their FURNISHING DEPARTMENT you will find Fine Linen SHIRTS, made by the best Manufacturers in the United States. Fine Silk, White Lisle Thread and Gause UNDERVESH?. Irkh Linen and Cotton DRAWERS. CRAVATS. Linen and Paper COLLARS, Silk and Cofcon Half HOSE, A lartre and fashionable stock of fine and common KAI'S ; BOOTS, SHOES, TRUNKS, VALISES, CARPET BAGS, UMBRELLAS, HAIR BRUSHES, COMBS, TOILET SOAPS, And a great many other Goods too numerous to mention. TO COUNTRY MERCHANTS AND FARMERS. We will sell the above Goods at Wholesale or Retnil at a Maring" of 2*1 per Cent. Oil Your Part, and will guarantee to givi: you new and as good Goods as are manufactured in the United States. Call and examine our Goods before purchasing elsewhere, for your own satis faction. Remember that tho One Price System is established for the* satisfaction ol all who purchase their Goods from I. SIMON & BRO;. FASHIONABLE CLOTHING EMPORHXM, 176 and 224 Broad Street, ??gusta, C?as Augusta, June 17 ff 2$ NEW STORE! New Goods! And New Prices for Edgefieid ! THE Subscriber is now opening at the Corner Store, bctwoen Mr. B. C. BRYAN'S Brick Store and the Planter's Hotel, a CHOICE ASSORT MENT of Family and Fancy Groceries, Liquors, Wines, Cordials, &c*. Which in point of quality and low prices cannot be excelled, if equalled, in this market. I also intend dealing largely in thc Provision Line, Such as BACON-, LARD, FLOUR, CORN, MEAL, 4c, which will be sold at AUGUSTA RETAIL PRICES-transportation added. ^^*Tho public are solicited to pay tho new Store & visit and exainice my Stock and figures. ^?rThe highestmarkct price paid for all COUN TRY PRODUCE. A. A. CLOVER, Agent. Edgefield, Feb 12 tf 7 THE ? CHRISTIAN MESSENGER* Published Weekly, in Augusta, Ga., -A.T SS .A. YEAR. AT the instance of, gentlemen residing in differ ent parts of the State, whose judgment and wishes are entitled to consideration, we propose to com mence, on or about the 15th inst., thc publication of a RELIGIOUS AND FAMILY PAPER, the object of which will be tho dissemination of intelligence, religious and moral principles among all classes of our people throughout the country. It is the desire and design of tho publishers tn make thc MESSENGER an instructive ss web as interesting family \.sitor-one tht.t will be read and appreciated by tho intelligent reader, among all classes, and equally acceptable tu Christians of all denomination;. To aid us in carrying on the work wc have undertaken, we would respectfully ask all Minis ters of the Gospel, and our friends generally, to assist us in circulating the MESSENGER. Contributions for its columns are solicited from Ministers and others who may feel disposed to aid ns in the good work we have undertaken. All communications and remittances must be addressed to GENTRY ? JEFFERSON, Augusta, Ga. A few iilect advertisements will be inserted at reasonable rates. All papers friendly will please give the above a few insertions. Juno 1 25 For thc Plantation, Thc Garden, And the Home Circle. A.T the request of the Publisher, I am now acting as Agent for tba SOUTHERN CULTI VATOR, an indispcnrablo Agricultural Journal, published at Athens, Ga. Terms, $2 per annum. Every Farmer, Planter and Horticulturist in the South should hu a reader of the CULTIVA TOR. X3TSpecimen numbers may be seen at the Adtertiar Office. D. R. DURISOB. Sept 17 tf 3 INVENTORS, MANUFACTURES, TUE SCIEN1IF1C AMERICAN is tbe largest and most widely circulated journal of it.? class ia this country. Each r-.uuiber contains six teen pages, with numerous illustrations. The numbers for a year make tiro volumes nf 416 pages each. It also contains a full uccount of all th? principal inventions and discoveries of the day Also, valuable illustrated articles upon Tools and Machinery used in Workshops, Manufactories, Steam and Mechanical Engineering, Woolen, Cot ton, Chemical, Petroleum, and all other Manufac turing interests. Also, Fire-arms, War Imple ments, Ordnance, War Vessels, Railway Machi nery, Electric, Chemical, and Mathematical Ap paratus, Wood and Lumber Machinery, Hydraul ics, Oil and Water Pumps, Water Wheels, Etc.: Housohold, Horticultural, and Farm Implements -this latter Department being very full and of great value to Farmers and Gardeners, a. tides embracing cvtry department of Popular Science, whir h every body can understand and which every body likes to read. Also. Reports of Scientific Sociotics, at home and abroad, Patent Law D?cisions and Discussions, Practical Recipes, Etc. It also contains an Offi cial List of all thu Patent Claims, a special feature of great value to Inventors and owners of Patents. Publi.-hed Weekly, two volume* each year, com mencing January and July, Per annum....%% 00 Six months. 1 50 Ten copies for One Year.25 00 Specimen copies sent free. Address MUNN & CO., Publishers, No. 37 Park Row, New York City. Messrs. MUNN <fc CO. liavo had twenty years experience in procuring Patents for New Inver, tors who may haye such business to transact CHI receive, free, all needful advice how to proceed. State of South Carolina, EDGEFIELD DISTRICT, IN COMMON PLEAS. G. W. Murphy <fc Slocum, ) ya \ For. Attach. J. A. Bass, J THE Plaintiffs in thc above stated case having this day filed their Declaration in my office, and thc Defendant having neither wife nor Attor ney known to reside within thu limits of this State on whom copies of said Declaration with rules to plead can be served ; On motion of W. W. ADAMS, Esq., Plaintiffs' Attornoy, Ordered, that said Defendant appear and plead to said Declaration within a year and a day from tho date heroof or final and absolute Judgement will be given against bim. S. HARRISON, C.C.E.D. Sept 29,1866 lyq 41 State of South Carolina, EDGEFIELD DISTRICT. /.V COMMON PLEAS. H. A. Shaw,, bearer, *) vs V For. Attach. Welcomo Martin. J THE Plaintiff in thc above s ated case having this day filed bis Declaration in my office, and tho Defendant having ncitbor wife nor At torney known to reside within tho limits of this State on whom copies of said Declaration with rules to plead can bc served : On motton of J. L. Addison, Plain tiff's Attorney, Ordered that said Defendant appear and plead to said Declaration within a year and a day from the date hereof, or final and absolute Judgment will bo riven against him. S. HARRISON, c. c. E. D. Mar 21, 1867. qlj 13 State of South Carolina, EDGEFIELD DISTRICT, IN COMMON PLEAS. Guthridge Choathaui, bearor, 1 ? \ For. Attachm'nt G. W. Strom. J THE Plaintiff in the above stated case having this dny filed bis Declaration in my office, and the Defendant having neither wife nor Attor noy known to reside within thc limits of this State on whom copies of said Declaration with rulos to plead can be served ; On motion of W, W. Adams, Plaintiff's Attorney, ordered that said Defendant appear and plead to said Declaration within a y ?ar and a day from tho date hereof oi final and al solute Judgment will be given nea ins Mm. S. HARRISON, C.C.K.D. Mar 7, 1M7. ly ll State of South Carolina. EDGEFIELD DISTRICT, IN 10MMOM PLEAS. Guthridge Cheltham, ") vs > Foreign Attachment. G. W. Strom. J THE Plaintiff !n the above itat?d case having this day filed his Declaration in my office, and tho Defendant having neither wife nor Attor ney known to reside within the limits of this State on whom copies of said Declaration with rules to plead can bc served ; Ou motion of W. W. Adams, Plaintiff's Attorney, ordered that said Defendant appear and plead to said Declaration within n year and a day from the date hereof or final and absolute Judgment will be Riven against him. S.HARRISON, C.C.K.D. Marli, 1 ?67. ly 11 Wheat Wanted ! TUB Subscriber will pay the highest market price for 5000 BUSHELS WHEAT. Apply earl*. A. A GLOVER, Agent DR. N. A. PRATT, (Successors to Pratt h Wilson Bros.) WHOLESALE DRUGGIST, Analytical and Consulting Chemist? . NO. 23, HA YNE STREET, CHARLESTON, S. C., DEALER IN DR?GS, IJBEM?CALS,PAI??TS, GM AND Druggists' Sundries. Andysn of Ores, Soils, Fertilizers, kc, mad? with greatest care and accuracy. Chemical advice givon in all hranches of th? science, on moderate terms. DR. F. OLIN DANN ELLY, so well kpown throughout the State, is with me, and would be glad to see old friends, or fill any order for Ooods. Charleston, Mar 25 3ml3 REMINGTON'S ARMS. sold by the Trade Generally. .A Liberal Discount to' Dealers. 200,000 Furnished to the r. S. Gov ernment. ARMY REVOLVER, . 44-100 in. Calibre NAVY REVOLVER, 3G-100in. Calibre. BELT REVOLVER, Navy Sire Calibre. POLICE REVOLVER, Navy Size Calibre. NEW POCKET REVOLVER, 31-100 in, pa?bre. POCKET REVOLVER, (Rider's pt.) 31-100 in. Cal. UEPEATI.NO PISTOL, (Elliot pt.) No. 22 k 32 Car. VEST POCKET PISTOL, NO. V2. 30, 32 and 41 Car. (jct. CANE, No. 22 and 32 Cartridge. DnEEcu LOADINC RIFLE, (Beals') 32 k 38 Car. REVOLVING RIFLE, 36 and 44-100 in Calibre. Principal Agents. Moore k Nichols, New York. Wm. Read k Son, Boston. Jos. C. Grubb k Co., Philadelphia. Poultney and Trimble, Baltimore, ? llcnr. F Isom k Co.', ' New Orleans. Johnson, Spencer k Co., Chicago. L. M. Rnmsey k Co. St. Louis. Albert ?. Crane, Son Francisco. Circulars containing cuts and description of ourArms will be furnished upon application. E. REMINGTON k SONS, Ilion/N. Y. Mar 12_g tf_ll BROWN & PERKINS) PUBLISHERS OF SKEET MUSIC, And Kusic Books. WE would respectfully cali the attention of Choir-Leaders and Singing School Teach ers to our establishment, ?here a:l kii.d.. of Church Music, Glee and Arnhem Books can bc obtained cit the most favorable terms. The long experience of our Mr. PERKIER, in Musical Conventions, Choirs, -he Ct-ncert Room and Sunday School, enables him to give udvice and information on all points of mutin.l interest as to thc selection of proper wi lks of instruction, formation ot Musical Schools.-progress in musi cal studies, and items of getierr.1 interest to com posers, leaders, teachers und ttudents. Sheet Music furnished cn tbe usual terms, with promptness and dispatch. Country orders solici ted-and selections m We'fdr pupils, teachers, con certs, 4c, ?c., kc. NOW READY: W??? be True to Me.T. E. Perkins,.30 cts. Tho Orphan Wanderer,....T E Peikine,.30 ct?. The Rose Bufb,.T. E. Perkins,.30 cts. Fairy of the Wildwood,...H. A. Brown,.SO cte. Memory, (for Baritoce,)..H. A. Brown,.20 cts. Four of any of the above will be forwarded on receipt of one dollar. ?SfSend for a Circulai:. BROWN k PERKINS, 420 Broome St., New York City. New York, Jon 1 ' 4ml GARDEN SEEDS BY MAIL E INVITE attention to our LARGE and COMPLETE ASSORTMENT of F HE S H GARD ETI SEEDS, comprising Over 259 Leading Varieties, INCLUDING THE NOVELTIES, Which wo furnish, neatly put up in packets, BY MAIL, POSTAGE PAID, To any address, at our Catalogue rates, enabling parties at a distance to purchase as advantage ously as at our Storo. All our Seeds are carefully tttttd before send ing out, and arc Warranted to Grow* If properly planted out and cared for. OUR NEW DESCRIPTIVE PRICED CAT ALOGUE is mailed to any address on receipt of Stamp for postage. IEDW'D. J. EVANS & CO., No. 9, N. George St., York, Pa. Marli 2m ll The Best Tonic Now in Use! MANUFACTURED BY C. F. PANKNIN, CHARLESTON, S. C. Charleston, Jan 15 ly 3 THIS GLOSS STARCH Is used by First-class Hotels, Laundries, Tens of Thousands of Families, and should be used by all. It gives a beautiful polish, making the iron pass smoothly over the cloth, saving much timo and labor. Goods done up with it keep clem longes, consequently will not wear out so soon. IT MAKES OLD LINEN LOOK LIKE NEW ! Sold by Druggists and Grocers generally. OUR IMPERIAL BLUE IS TH B BE S T IN THE WORLD! . It is soluble in hard as well as soft water. It is put up in the safost, neatest, and most conveni ent form of any offered to the public. IT IS WARRANTED NOT TO STREAK THE CLOTHES ! Sold by Grocers and Drugget* generally. Agent* wanted everywhere, to whom wo offer extraordinary inducements. Address NEW YORK STARCH ti LOSS CO., No. 218 Fulton St., New York. Jan 1_ Cm_1 GROVESTEEN & CO., WHO FORTE HAHlEBo, .109 Broadway, New York. THESE PIANOS received thc Highest Award of Merit at tbe World't Fair, over tho best makers from London, Paris, Germany, the cities of Now York. Philadelphia Ballimore ned Bos ton: also, tho Gold Medal at the American Imtiinie, for FIVE SI?CESS1VE YEARS!! Oar Pi.mos contain tho French Grand Action, Harp Pedal, Overstrung RMS?, Full Iron Frame, and all Modern Improvements. Every Instru ment irnrrcn'ed FIVE YEAHS! Made under thc supervision of Mr. J. H. GROVESTEEN, who has a practical experience of over thirty-five years, and is thc maker of orer cletta tloH*aud Piano-Forte*. Our facilities for manufacturing enable us to sell these instruments from $100 to $200 cheaper than any first class piano forte. ?ST-GEO. A. OAT?S, Augusta, Ga., is the authorized Agent for the sale of these PIANOS, and will always keep a number on hand for the inspection of tho public. Ang 3_lyn*p_32_ Old Papers! FOR Sale at this Office a large lot of OLD NEWSPAPERS. For sale in parcela to snit purchasers. 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