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& SEIGLER.
Grraniteville, S. C.,
LVING just' returned .from Balti
-r and New York; we wspectfullj
call the attention of the Public to the' |
fact that we now have on hand a well
selected Stock of * '
;; Fdl an? Winter Goods,
Which has been purchased at the very
lowest prices, ana which we will Sell as
: Low as the Lowest?
. STAPLE and FANCY GOODS, in
great variety.
A large assortment of DRESS GOODS
in solid 'colors, consisting of poplins,
jftrehoh "Merinoes, Delains, Alpaccaa,
Silks, Opera Flannels, Linseys of all
eolor?* ?to&ing, ^Brilliants,
Chignons, Switches.
Ladies' and Misses*'HATS,
FURS, TRIMMINGS, Fancy ARTI
CLES,
CUFFS and-COLLARS,
Ladies' and childrens BOOTS - and
GAITERS, a fine assortment at popular
prices w'
BOOTS and SHOES, HATS and CAPS
for Mea, Boys and Children,
ATargeiotof READY MADE CLOTH
3 NG for" Men and Boys^ at prices'which j
d A^splendid lot of PIECE GOODS for
?Men and Boys wear, from 25 eta. up.
Bed BLANKETS,
GUNS and CUTLERY and a general
stotjK'-ef HARDWARE.
jAG?^G,.TIES,
" ..VrjpLES^BRLDLES; COLLARS,
**TflBiCSDCDfS, WHIPS,
SHOVELS, SPADES,
Tlorso SHOES and Nails of - all kinds.
Trunks, Valises, Satchels, Umbrellas,
A fine assortment of CROCKERY and
GLASSWARE,
ToiletGOODS, SOAPSandCOLOGNE,
POMADES, Coarse and Fine COMBS,
PAPER, PENS, INK,
JEWELRY, CLOCKS, MIRRORS, (fcc.
BACON, FLOUR, LARD, CORN,
MEAL, SUGAR, COFFEE, RICE.
SALT, SYRUPS, CHEESE, Ac, at the
lowest cash price. .
If you want good Bargains don't fail'
to call and examine our Stock before
purchasing elsewhere. .
SWEARINGEN ct SEIGLER.
Sept. ll, . tf . ' 38
A. Card
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E take great pleasure in an noun
cing to our many friends and patrons in
South Carolina, that we are now prepared
to open the Fall Trade with an average
Stock of
MOO BARRELS FLOUR,
STRICTLY GRADED,
, ?j And
tillaran.fed to Gi Fe Satisfaction!
We will always seil at the lowest mar
ket prices.
In addition we will have on hand at all
times
Ample Stocks of Grain,
And
Other ^Produce.
And also be prepared to fill orders for
all linea of GROCERIES, LIQUORS,
Ac, (fcc
Thanking the public for the liberal
patronage heretofore bestowed, and-soli
citing a continuance of the same, weare
' Yorirs, Trnlv, I J 4. ? | ,
F. E. STET?iTS' dc CO^
299 Broad Street,
AUGUSTA, GA."
Aug 24 tf 34
Ribbons. Millinery & Straw doods
1872.
, Embroideries,
, &c.h tte. .
?RMSTRONGTC?TOR & CO.,
Importers, Manufacturers and Jobbers
Sonnet, Trimming, Sash und Neck
RIBBONS,
VELVET .RIBBONS, NECK TIES,
BONNET SILKS,
SATilNS^VELVETS AND CRAPES,
Flowers, Feathers, Ornaments, Frames,
Straw BONNETS and Ladies and Chi!
dren-s HATS,- Tri mm ed'an d Un
trimmed.
And in connecting Warerooms
White Goods*. Linens,
Embroideries,
Laces, Nets, Collars, Sets, Handker
chiefs, Veiling, Head Nets, (fcc, (fcc.
Nos. 337 and 239 Baltimore St.,
;f BA L TI MO RE y MD.
? These goods a-e manufactured by us
or bought for Co^h directly from-tlie Eu
ropean.; and Anierican .Mamifacturers,
embracing aH :.tfmlat?st novelties, une
qualled in variety and cheapness in any
market.
Orders filled with care, promptness and
despatch,
.*ug*7 Q ./ tf .86
TPE Second Scholastic Year, -consist
ing of forty weeks, will open on the
loth of SEPT?MBER,a?f?2,and close.on
the last Friday hr June,' 1873, with one
week's recess at Christmas, ,
TERMS.-Tuition for the Scholastic
Year, payable quarterly, in advan JC :
Ordinary English branches, . $50 00
Classics, Mathematica, Belles
Lettres, Ac, . . . . . .. . GO 00.
French and German, extra^
each, . V . .'-vSii. it. .*M . 20 00"
Music on tho Piano, . .. . . 40 00
aar"- J?
Board? (exclusive of washing
and lights,) .. ; ' .' . ' 15000
Washing, ... . ' ; . . 15 ?
Lights, .7 00
The Department of Y,?nug Ladies will, j
be under the'immediate control of James
E. Crosland ; that of tho Boys, nnder S.
S. Lafitte. Each will be assisted by a I
full corps of competent Teachers.
Young ladies will bo accommodated
with Board invthq family of the principal
in their department,; sud a limited.num
bcr of boys Witt be- boarded in th? fami
ly of the Principal of the .male deport
ment..,
For further*information, address
? " JAMES E. CROSLAND, A. M.,
or 8. S. LAFFITTE, A. M.
AIKEN, S. C., August 6,1872. )*j tf 37' j
Save Money, Time aud Trouble
by Seliinp Your-Cotton
At Home!
MOO nm corn
Wanted I
_. ? . - .
I HAVE an order .for 1000 Bales of
COTTON, and will pay Augusta prices,
as quoted in the dully papers from An- 1
gusta,-less transportation and the Cus
tom arv expenses in that city for selling.
? ;" - -O. F. OHEATHAM,
Aug 28 tf - 36
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FapM^mia djite: our Commissions for
Selling Cotton will be
$1,$0 Fer ffalc,
WARREN, WALLACE & CO.,
^ .. ; . Cott<mTa?iors.. v.
Augusta, Ga.. Aug 10^' "_
MY HOUSE AND LOT in the Y?1
lage of Edgetield.
For tenn* apply to J. G. Sh ward,
Esq., Edgefleld, or the Subscriber at
Corsunpia, 8. C.
?fit *U?gnnpa**$ .
; 260 Broad St., Augusta, Ga.,
Is now fully preparer! to-meet the wants of the Popular
Trade with a First Class Dry Goods Stock for Fall and Win
ter nse. .
THE DRESS GOODS and SHAWL J^^MM^f^
brace every Novelty of the Season, to whi?h will-t?? added
NEW NOVELTIES as soon as they appear. . $\ '
All of the Departments are full.and complete,^elected-per;
sonally in New York ; arranged and superjnte?ded personally,,
in Augusta. . . J * /
. ^t^^-Prices marked- at Convincingly low ;%ureSr' ' .
J^" All are cordially invited to a careful inspection.^. ..
JAMES W. TUfeLEY*
THIRD HOUSE ABOVE GLOBE HOTEL.
Augusta, Sept. 25,
3m
Angosta, Ga..
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CARPETS FDR FALL TRADE,
The public are invited to examine our new and superb
Stock of NEW CARPETS to be opened on Monday, embra
cing everything new and beautiful in Carpets* Floor and Ta
ble Oil Cloths, Lace and Damask Curtains and Cornices, Wall
Papers, Mattings, Chromos, Piano and: Table-Covers.
Carpets made and laid with dispatch.
JAS. G. BAILIE & BRO.,
205 Broad Street, Augusta, Ga.
JAMES C. BAILIE * BROTHER
ARE OPENING A SUPERB STOCK QF . . .
mm wu ?TO wem
PLANTATION SUPPLIES,
WOOD AJSTD WILLOW WARE, &c.
Which all are invited to examine.
Aiigusta, Sept. 25 6m ' ! . -40
Insurance Notice.
Ti
HE Undersigned having established his office, at Edgefield, as General
Agent for the.Cotton States Life Insurance Company,]
invites attention to one or two of the-advantages offered those who may
desire to effect insurance on their lives in a safe Home Company :
The Board of Managers ata recen t meeting ^passed unanimously the fol
lowirg Resolution :
"\Kesbived,-ThsLt in view.of the. fact that there are unusually large sums
paid for Life.Insurance, td the Companies of the North and East, which
sums, being there invested, contribute to the enrichment of those sections,
whilst our own South is greatly in neel of cash capital to prosecute success
fully our Agricultural and Mechanical enterprizes ; it is ordered, that for
the purpose of retaining these sums in our midst, hereafter a certain pro
portion of tlje net cash-receipts from premiums, amounting to not more than
70 per cent, of the s?me be invested in such manner as may be in accord
ance with the regulations of the Company, in those sections from which the
?aid-'premi?ms are attained."
(Signed) ' WM. B. JOHNSON, Pres't.
GEORGE S. O'BEAB, Sec'ry.
In accordance with the above Resolution a Board of Adviso:v Trustees,
has been regularly organized at Edgefield C. H.jS. C., with the following
Officers, viz : .
Maj. W. T. GARY, President. " .
Capt. B. C. BRYAN, Vice President. .
* R.*0. SAMS, Esq., Secretary. '
This Board ie now prepared to transact business, and invest the funds of j
the Company agreeable to the prescribed regulations.
The ' Financial strength of the Company pl?ces it in high rank. Its last
Annual Statement shows that the Company possess, besides its large Guar
antee, $170 for every $?00 of its liability.
M. W. ABNEY, General Agent.
Juno 21, tf 27
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33STABLI8HED I INT 1850.
J?.. Prontaut db Son,
man
. Tho ftutiscribera would respectfully inform the citizens of Edgefield, and sur
rounding country., that they Keep a special establishment for the
Repair of Watches and Jewelry.
AJso, HAIR WORK, in every design, made to order. All work entrusted tb
their care will be executed Proroptl^Neatly, and warranted for one year.
? At their Store will be found one of the hugest Stocks of
Gold and Silver Watches
Of the best European and American 'Manufacture in the Southern States, with a
select assortment of "Rich and New Style? of ETRUSCAN GOLD JEWELRY,"
Set witb Diamonds, Pearls, Rubies, Oriental G?rnets, Coral, ?fee.
Also, SOLID SILVER WARE, consisting of Tea Sets, Waiters, leo and Water
Pitchers, Castors, Gebiets, Cups, Forks, and every thing in the Silverware line.
Fine Single and Double Barreled GUNSColt'?, Smith ?? Wesson's, Sharp's and
>Renabjgton's PJSTOiLS^and many others pf the latest invention.
FINE CUTLERY, SPECTACLES, WALKING CANES, ?nd PANCY GOODS
of every variety to be found in a first-class Jewelry establishment. Old*Gold and
^Silver taken in exchange for goods.
A. PR?NTAUT & SON,
One Doqr Below Augusta Hotel, 163 Br?ad St., Augusta, Ga
, Sept 25 ? " V _ ly 40
Important to tte PuMio.
THE Undersigned respectfully announce to their friends and the pviblic
that they have now on hand and for sale a .
LARGE AND COMPL?TE ASSORTMENT
O F
BOOTS, SHOES, TRUNKS, HATS,
AND
CLOTHING-.
Which they propose SELLING AS LOW as any House in New York,
Baltimore or Charleston.
Particular attention giyen ,to both the WHOLESALE and RETAIL
DEPART: ?NTS.
! M) Goods mot'AS represented can be returned at our expense.
It is eur intention to please aj? who f-vor us vith their
patronage.
ArrHispection of cur Goods and. Prices especially desired.
GALLAHER & MULHERIN,
289 Broad St., Augusta, Ga.
, Aug 21 , ,_3m
35
REWARD
For *ny on?8 or Blind, Blpeil
I0ir. itch?ie^r rjieeratM.P?if?
timi DSBIKO'S Piuc BKXZDT
, ,_ lal), to euro. It is prepared
I X7 V TF xpresslyea to care the Piles
?ad notting ?tea. Soldby ail Drnggte. (Price, U.00
Red Clover Seed.
JUST received a limited supprv RED
CLOVER SEED. Those who are ixl
want can be supplied by making an early
call. ri G. L. PENN A SON.
iept. 18 tf 89
? lyai-fr SAY.?
The author of thia poem is unknown
to us. It is worth reading. The writer
has doubtless suffered from the class-to
whom it refers-"Gossips and Scandal
Mongers, the Stinging Adders-Hissing
Serpents and Poisoneu Scorpions of our
social system." We shun one of those
infamous wretches as we would tho devil.
Parents and guardians, keep your chil
dren from the society of these'moral as
sassins as you would, from a moral leper,
whose breath is pollution and touch is
death.
I They say-^-Ah 1 V?^uppose they do ;
But can they prove'the story true?
Suspicion may arise from naught
But malice, envy, want of thought ;
Why count yourself among the "they"
Who whisper what they dare ?ot say?
. They say-but why the tale rehearse,
And help to make the matter worse?
Hoboed can .possibly accrue
Pron?'telling what may be untrue ;
And is it not a nobler plan
To speak 4t a? tb4'best you om ?
They say-weBj if* hVahoidd be so,
Why need vpn tell the tele of woe?
.Will lt the-Ktterrwronga:edress,
Or make ono pang of'sorrpw less ? .
Will it the erring one restore,
Honce-brth to." go, ?n'dsjn.no more?"
T4tey-^h!;pauseand,??Qk within !
See Iiow thy heart m?lines to sin !
Watch,-lest.in dark temptation's hour ?
Thou, too, . shouldst sink beneath its
. s power! 7 '. . "
Pity the frail, weep' o'er their fall,
But speak of ?ood pr not' ai .all.
??IURV???EYEE
Mrs. Janet. Mowbray and her four
spris lived in 182cV afciHarwick Hall,
in -the county ^orKaih, England.
Mrs. Mowbray, was a . tall, powerful
woman of':great, energy "and bravery,
;rn-her. fifjby^fbur-fc^i year. Her sons
v/ere ag?d respectively thirty-fopr,
twenty-seven, twenty-four, and twen
ty-one. Her husband had been dead
many years'. Her two eldest sons were
married, and their.wives and families
lived with her. The youngest, George,
was wild and dissipated, and had
given his mother mu?h trouble. He
was deeply in debt, and had been re
Sef-tedly threatened with arr.est. Mrs.
iowbray was wealthy, and kept in
her bedroom, besides a quantity of j
valuable jjlate, a large sum of money.
' On Christmas eve Mrs. Mowbray's
sons and daughters-in-law paid a visit
to the residence of a relative, Mr.
Chaker, of Chatersburg. The do
mestics, relieved from duty, were in
their own portion of the dwelling,
enjoying the festivities of the season.
Th? watchman, who was ordinarily
on duty in kitchen garden, took a
hasty survey of his beat, and joined
the revellers in the kitchen.
On Christmas night they were to
have a small gathering of friends
and neighbors, and Mrs. Mowbray
began to consider the necessary ar
rangements. She would require the
old punch bowl, and the ladles and
goblets which she kept in the closet
of her bedroom. She went accord
ingly and entered the closet and took
out the silver, and laid it on the
shelf, ready -for removal the next
morning. At the same time she took
out a large old-msmoned?, carving
knife and fork of a quaint pattern,
and deposited them on the * shelf.
She then returned to the parlor. Af
ter sitting and musing for some time,
she took up the Bible and fumbled
for her spectacles. She could not find
them, and at length remembered that
she had left them on the shelf in the
closet. She at once returned for
them. Enter ig her bedroom, she
placed the candle on the dressing
table, and lighted a small lamp,
with which she entered the closet.
As she took the first* step inside
the closet, she heard the sound as of
some one breathing heavily. She
looked up and saw right "before her
the lace of a man. She was a brave,
resolute woman. She advanced a
step/and observed that a man's head,
arms and body were through the
small window at the end, as though
in the act of wringgiing himself J
through tie opening. In the man's
right hand was a pistol, and h?6 left
hand had hold of a shelf which ran
along the side of the closet. The
man raised the pistol and fired. Mrs.
Motfk-ay in an instant seized the
huge'arving knife which lay on the
shelf, advanced toward the ruffian.
He was struggling to withdraw him
self from the window. His hands
were on the sill,, and his head some
what raised, leaving his neck ex
posed.
Being unable to work himself out
of the aperture, be raised the pistol
as thoug? to hurl it at Mrs. Mowbray.
The courageous old lady made one
step forward', and dashed the keen
blade across the man's throat, laying
it open from ear to ear. ohe then
calmly retired, closed the closet door,
blew out the lamp, and taking up
her candle relumed to the parlor,
first having satisfied herself that not
a drop of blood had stained her dress
or hands.
Half an hour after midnight her
children returned home. They found
their mother seated by the fire, serene
ly reading the Bible. They greeted
her affectionately, and prepared to re
tire for the night. Mrs. Mowbray
said, " Boys, remain behinds, little.
I wish to speak to yob. You, my
daughters, can retire."
When she wes alone with her chil
dren, Bhe said, with' dignity and
calmness, " My children, I have kill
ed a man. . You? will find his. body
fast in the small window of the closet
off my bedroom."
Her sons stared at her in amaze
ment. They at first imagined that
she must be laboring under some
mental disorder ? but when she rela
ted'to them, plainly- and rationally,
and in her own straightforward, terse
.fashion, the story as 'ust told, they
?aw that she was telling them a sim
ple fact.
" Go," she said, " make what ar
rangements you please. I will wait
here, and you can tell me ! what
course is best to pursue in this mat
ter."
The sons took the light and went
to their mother's room., Th.ey open
ed the door, and there, sure enough,
was the body of a man, hanging half
through the window. The floor was
a poof of blood. With difiiculty the
oldest son got near enough, to the
body without stepping into the gore
to raise the head, which was droop
ing on the chest. He grasped the
hair and lifted the head so tnat the
.light might fall upon the-face. As
he did so, a cry of horror escaped
them all.
" Great God 1 it is our brother
George."
. " What did you say^?" asked Mrs.
Mowbray, in a voice horribly calm,
from the doorway, whither si
followed unpreceived. " G
What do you mean ?"
The oldest son dropped thi
to prevent, if possible, his
recognizing it, and all of . th?
deavored to explain th^ir ex
tion, and get their mother awa
the spot. It .was in vain .
".Boys," she said, in her old
ijq?wh 'tone' of authority, .
aside'and let me see the fabe
villain I have slain,"
With that she put her som
as though they were mere lad
walked through the siipperj
that lay upon the floor up 1
floor up to the body. She to
candle from the unresisting gi
her first-born, and, with a han
trembled not, lifted the! head
dead man so that the light shor
upon it. She gazed at it steadi
half' a minute, then said, gentl;
ering it, until it 'restored upoi
breast agan, " It's my boy Get
Mrs. Mowbray was the only <
the household who remained
and motionless. The family \
i the wildest state of sorrow,
three brothers with difficulty ex
ted the body from the window,
authorities were notified, and i
thing was kept as quiet as poe
The inquest was duly held.
Mowbray was fully exonerated,
the body was tenderly prepare
burial. The real story was knoi
few outside, the family and aut
ties. It was believed by them
George, instead of going to De
shire, had remained lurking ii
neighborhood, and had planned
robbery, and if need bethe mu
of his mother. He knew that
would be alone that night, and
'she had a large sum of money
valuable jewels in her room,
old nurse who had held Georgi
her arms when he first saw the 1
toot care of the body, and prep,
it for the tomb.
She dwelt tenderly on the fam
marks upon, the limbs add face w
she knew sc well, each of which
a story of youthful, daring or f
connected with it. In due time
funeral took place. The corpse
laid in the family vault. Only
family and one or two relatives
tended. Mrs. Mowbray spent
best part of each day by the sid
her dead son. She showed extern
OD signs of emotion. Before the
was closed she kissed the foreh
and cut off a lock of his hair.
The day after the burial she g
directions to her eldest son to pay
the dead man's debts, which was d<
at once so far as known. Gloom t
tied over the hall. The wing of
building in which the tragedy
curred was closed up, and Mrs. Mc
bray removed to a bedroom up sta
On the fifth day after the fu?era
post-chaise drove up to the door
Harwick Hall, and from? it stepr
George Mowbray, looking better tl
he had looked for many a Inng d
who opened the hall door started bat
and almost dropped with fright. I
exclamations caught the ears of M
Mowbray and her sons, who seem
to be dumb-founded. George was
much astonished as any of th em, ai
gazed from one to the other, perfect
'lost in bewildered surprise. The
was no don bt of it. George Mowbrn
whom every body believed dead ai
in hi? grave, was living and belo
them.
" Mother," said George, advancii
towards her: 11 what is the mattel
My return is easily accounted . fe
On reaching Tawvale, I found th
my uncle's family had been une:
pectcdly summoned to Londo i, -asir
eldest cousin, Sir John Gray's wif
was thought to be dying. I took
night's repose, and then started hoir
again, aim here I am."
Mrs. Mowbray waited up to hie
gazed into his face, and then, Withoi
a word, folded him in a passional
embrace. Each of his brothers graaj
ed his hands and kissed him, as the
were wont to do when he was a bo;
and the pet of the family. . The ol
nurse, aroused from her noon-da
slumber, embraced and wept over hiir
and the servants gathered around wit.
wet eyes and congratulatory wordf
All this time George knew nothin,
of the true reason for this singula
reception. Soon; however, the mys
tery was explained to him. The el
feet upon him cannot be described.
Measures were immediately takei
to have the body' of the 'man . wh<
liad been buried as George Mowbraj
disinterred. This was done, and a
the living George stood beside th<
dead man, th9 resemblance was s?er
tobe the most extraordinary. The
marks on the face and hands corres
ponded with those on George's, th?
scars on the legs were similar, ?Iso
and the hair, eye-brows' and finger
nails were marvelously alike. Whc
the dead man was, was never ascer
tained. After George's return, how
ever, inquiries were made, such as ii
was never deemed needful to make sc
long as the dead man was supposed
to be Mrs. Mowbray's youngest son.
These inquiries led to the discov
ery that the day before the tragedy
three men, supposed to be from Lon
don, took up their quarters at an inn
in a neighboring village ; one of them
the landlord thought he r?cognized
as having been in Mrs. Moweray's
service as a groom. The footsteps of
three persons were also discovered in
the garden, and some time after a
rope ladder and a horse-trough, which
had apparently been used to lay upon
the spikes at the top of the garden
wall, were discovered in the neigh
boring copse; but the name of the
dead mau was never discovered.
SAM ' RICE'S EXPLANATION.-Sam
Rice, of Alabama, is well known as a
ready and witty man, though some
what erratic. Here is the last good
story told upon him, and it is very
characteristic : .
About the commencement of the
war he made a speech in North Ala
bama in which he said that the South
1 ern soldiers could whip the Yankees
j with pop-guns. Since the war he
chanced to make another speech at
the same place. A big, double-joint
ed fellow was present Who heard and
remembered the former Bpeech, and
being in no very amiable frame ?f
mind, concluded to go for Sam".
Rolling up hie sleeves, and popping
his fist ip the palm of his hand, he
propounded the fearful question :
"Sam Bice, didn't you make a
speech here in 1861 ?"
"I did," said.Sam.
" And didn't you say that we could
Whip the Yankeess with pop-guns ?"
" Certainly I did, but th? d-d
rascals wouldn't fight us that way!"
How tliey treat Robbers in Eng
lands
..A London*.correspondent Of. tue
Dubjo ffijetftohn*?'rfournufy .writing
?f?dafe Sejrjten?ber :17th, says .., ?
Two yoting men, convicted of. rob
bery with violence, had administered
to them thia morning a castigation
which must forever have settled in
the .minds of those who witnessed it
the moot question, whether corporal
punishment really acts'as a deterrent
to crime. So far as the culprits them
selves are concerned, it is more than
probable that they will never again
run the risk of being placed at the
mercy of a couple of stout warders
aftd a nine-tailed cat ; and- as t^ their
friends in crime, Were they to witness
the manner in which the punishment
is borne by the most hardened of
their fellow-ruffians, a salutary effect
would, no doubt, be produced upon
their minds for some time to come.
Daniel Buffy,"'a young ' fellow of
eighteen years; of age} was firstplaced
on the grating to undergo that por
tion of his sentence which must have
been harder to bear than the whole
seven years penal servitude which
are to follow. To the uninitiated
twenty-five lashes do not appear a
very severe sentence ; but when one
witnesses 'the -effect -of each stroke
upon the back of a man, the fearful
cr&6 of agony wrung from him each
time the cat, Wielded by the practised
arm of a powerful warder, come?
whizzing upon his shoulders, it natu
rally occurs to the mind that the
matter ought to be ventilated as free
ly as possible, in order that garroters
in general may be made aware of the
treat in store for them within the
walls of Newgate. Duffy when
.brought into the room, cast a nervous
glance-at the two, warders with their
alee ves^ stripped np roady for action,
and without a word submitted to be
fastened, hand and foot.
At the first stroke his courage fail
ed, and from that time until the whole
twenty-five, lashes had been adminis
tered, he, kept up a continuous scream
of agony, ocasionally crying, " Have
mercy, doctor, I'm being murdered."
When released, his back from the
shoulders nearly to his belt, was one
mass of lived flesh, and he was una
ble to walk to his cell without assist
ance. The second victim was a young
fellow nearly twenty years of age,
named John Talbout, who, at Maid
stone on the 22d of July, held a la
boring man riamed Pritchard by the
throat while two other men robbed
him of a few half pence, etc. The
sentence in hjs case was thirty lashes
and seven years' penal servitude.
Talbout, a stronger built man thtin
Duffy, from the determined manner
exhibited when brought from his cell, \
b^Lyed^hat>hifl^?our^?_ was s?ffig
ci?n t to' lcany"uim tnr?ugKfhe-ordeal7 \
the nature of which ne evidently
mistook.
As the first stroke was laid on a
suppressed groan escaped him, accom- '
panied by a start of surprise, but he 1
drew himself upright,.and threw his '
shoulder-blades back together .{o pro- 1
tect his spine. From the beginning I
to the end, however, h? never uttered !
?i word, although his back was more .
severely lacerated than Duftys, the 1
skin being broken in several places,
and, when released, he declined the
proffered assistance of the warders to
dress, and quietly walked from the 1
room to his cell, assuming the same '
defiant air with which he had entered, '
although it was evident, from his i
uneasy. motion and the discolored '
back, that the punishment was such '
as will be remembered to the end of (
his life. The sentences, were carried *
out in the presence of Sir John Ben
nett, the Sheriff, Mr. Beard, the Un- ]
der-Sheriff, Mr. Gibson, the surgeon,
and representatives of -the press. '<?
ISL it a Snake, 1
Hunting snakes is the-ehief 'amuse- j
ment of Aurora, (Ind.,) people nowa
diy's,'and especially nights. They .
tell us of a Lnan who was asleep, and' \
80 was his fair partner who has sharp ]
toe-naijs. She dreamed she was kick- ,
ing tbe eat'out'of tb^ buttery, and j
?he digged her toe-nails into the calf j
of her man's leg. ,
He woke up an i cried " snakes," ]
"burglars," "fire," " police," and all }
that. She got up too, in quite a hur- (
ry, and that Ded Was searched through (
and<tbrough twenty-three times, but (
the snake'wasn't found. Another j
man woke up one night, and by the ,
pale light of the moon SAW his wile's
switch coiled'around one of the orna- (
mental posts at the foot of the bed. ,
It looked ' for all the ' world like a ,
snake. There were its great big slimy f
coils, and its head pointed towards (
the head of the bed, as if the snake. j
was preparing for an attack on the ?
party ot the first part, his wife and {
their heirs and assigns. * <
The party -of the first waked up ,
his wife, and she, of course, screanjecl,. (
and kicked, and jumping out of bed ,
ran into another room to faint, .leav- 3
ing him alone with the bloody-mind
ed, venomously disposed . sarpient.
He was now in a lively state of cold
perspiration, but his presence of mind
had not entirely deserted .him.He *
slowly drew up his feet and jumped ]
out of bed, and ran to the kitchen J
and got his double barreled shqt-jgun, 1
and cautiously came back. He caine j
in sight of the serpentine intruder, ,
and taking as deliberate aim as his 1
quaking knees and trembling- frame
would permit, blazed away.
The sound of the gun aroused the
lady from ber swoon. The enemy
was found in a limp state dangling
by the bed post, and evidently dead.
On nearing it, imagipe his feelings
.when she exclaimed :
'. Law sakes, what have you done ?
Spiled my beat mohair switch I"
The shot holes'in the bedetead can
be filled up with putty and re-var
nished. He can get a new mirror
for seven dollars. The old tom-cat?
sitting on the fence in range with the
window, will never, squall to the
moon aa he was Wont'to do. He has
lost his voice, at least there's where
the most shot took effect. ,?
?ar*A Mississippi sheriff went fora
judge to arrest him, but after the judge
had put three or four bullets through
him he changed his mind and composed
himself to jobi the innumerable caravan.
What Railroads do for Fan
On this subject the Lexin
j Ky., Farmer's Some Journal sa;
We are not the advocates o.
the wild visionary schemes that
ulators propose in the shape of
roads, but we are satisfied that
mers especially, are benefittei
railroads, 'When well-Ioeated, an
think no intelligent reader can
pute th? conclusions we draw.
For instance, to haul forty bu
of corn ?fjy miles in,a,wagon, 'AV
post at least $12 for team,, dr
and expenses. A railroad w
transport it for $4 at most. Al
ing on an average o? forty b"1
per acre, or eight per cent, on ij
As the relative advantage is a
the same as for other crops, it is i
that a railroad passing throug
town would add $100 per acre to
value of farms.. A town*/ t^h -n
square contains 64,000 aores.
increase of $100 per aer?is eqiu
$6,400,000, 01' enough to build
hundred mile? of railroad, even
costs $32,000 per mile. But two 1
tired 'miles, of road would, ext
through twenty towns ten n
square, and cost but $10 per aci
.taxed upon the land. These .figi
are given merel;- as an villustra?
If farmers had taxed,themselvei
build all the railroads in .this cc
toy, and .given them away tov
companies that would stock and,
them, the present increased yalu
their lands would have well ret
all the outlay.
? -
The Latest No veli y in Saiciric
One of the most distressing arl
we have ever been called upon
notice took place in Tallah?ss?e a :
days ago., Mrs.. A. W. Pace, wifi
a popular and successful Jacksonv
merchant, and daughter of Mr. Geo
Damon, a prominent merchant.
Tallahassee, seemed-to be suffer
from some mental d?rangement, i
thinking a change of scene and s
rounding? mijjht ci>re hep ineipi?
malady, her husband took her to 1
parente and friends in Tallahasi
on Wednesday last. That nig
soon/after her arrival at her fathe
house, she called the family arou
her and prayed -and exhorted th<
to prepare for a great and* sad <
Is^nity. Nomi had-any idea that s
was contemplating anything like ee
destruction. . ? ..
The next morning early her fath"
went out to procure a bottle of wi
for her, and soon after his departu
she took a kerosene lamp or can, ai
saturating herself from head to foe
put a match to it, ' and in, a mome
was enveloped in the -flames. Hi
husband and others, fearing hi
shrieks, ran to her rescue, and thro
ing a bucket of water over her, ei
deavored to extiugush the- flame
This proved unavailing, and her hu
blind, seizing a blanket, threw."
around he/,; and Anally succeeded i
putting'out tlie; .flames, Wt ;iof; ant
the puor victim was burned to EUC
ail .extent .ftecfr^sne' Siedeln z. fe^
hours, * after t?ie most intense 's'ui
ferino;.
Mrs.-Pace was quite young, an
bad been teamed only about* thre
or four years. Two years ago. sh
was the happy'wife of a devoted hm
band,'whose success in business ha
placed him in comfortable circuir
stances. W.e -luve not learned th
causes which led to this clistressin
calamity. >
T^irt?? Who Wins.
The time has passed away wh.ei
women must be pale and delicate fe
je called interesting-when she inus
be totally ignorant of all practica
?nbwledge to be called refined am
aigh-brea-when she must knov
lothing of the current political newi
)f tne day, or' be called masculini
md strong-minded.
It is not. a sign, of .high birth 01
refinement lo be sickly and ignorant
Those who affect anything of the kind
ire behind the'times, and must shake
up'and air themselves mentally and
physically, qr drop under the firm
5tride6 of common-sense ideas,' and
oe crushed into utter insignificance.
In these days .an active, jrosy-faced
girl, with brain quick and- clear,
ivarm, lig^? heart, a-temper'quickly
aerated at intended insult*-or injury,
md just as quick to forgive; whose
feet can ran almost as fast as her
ibng.ne-and'irot ^lttt-her.ou't of breath;
ivho is? nol; afraid of freckles, or to
Dreathe the pure afr of heaven, un
restrained by the drawn curtains of a
close carriage ; and, abo'Ve air, who
;an speak lier nyud and give an opini
on on important topics which interest
intelligent people, is the true girl
who will make "a good woman'. ".
This is the girl' who wins iri'these
lays. Even fops and dandies who
strongly oppose Women's rights, like
x woman'who.can. talk .well, even if
me be not handsome. They weary
if the most beautiful creature if she
ls not smart. .They say, " Aw yeas,
?he is a beauty, and no mistake, but
me wont do'for me-lacks, - brains.*'
3f which commodity it .would seem
me could have little use in her asso
ciation with him ; however, if please
3veh an empty-headed fop, a woman
Bust know something.
Why Don't You Respond ?
Old Judge W ? " , of/-?-, in
the O'd dominion, is a character. He,
was frequently lawyer, legislator,
judge and leading politician among
the old time Whigs, of blessed mem
ory ; but, alas-,,like ? them, -his glory'
has departed, and like many/' others
of His confreres, l?atf gone " where the
woodbine -twineth." Notwithstand
ing th? loss oT property,' and the too
free usa of " apple jack," he jnain- j
tained the dign^v of ex-judge,^ress- ;
ed neatly, 'carried a gold headed cane, j
and when he had taken ?more thtn
his usual allowance of the favorite
beverage, he waa very pious, at such
times alwas' attending church, and
sitting near the stand.as erectly, as
circumstances would admit, and res
ponding fervently; .
On one occasion a Baptist brother;
was holding forth, with "energy and
unction, on the evils of the times,
and in one. .of his flights, exclaimed,
"show me a drunkard."
The. Judge rising to his feet, cd
unsteadily balancing himself, on hjs
cane, said very solemnly : " Here I
am, sir, here I am" 1"
The Elder, tlio'ngh a good deal
nonplussed by the .unexpected-res
Sonse, managed to go on with- his
iscourse', ?ind soon warming io his
work again, called oat.-" enow me
a hypocrite! show me a hypocrite !"
.Judge .W--r again aiQse, and
reaching forward across, a seat which
intervened, he tduched Deacon' D
-'- ott his shoulder .with hiscane
and said: "Deacon D-J--,.why
don't you respond ? I did yben tljey
called mi !" . '.
Amen.
In the south. ofclSjUX Jersey, some
yeirs ago, there travelled over some
' of the hardest counties, a'good; faith
ful, and hard working brother, nata'ed
James M)ore, or " Jhnmy Mou-e/^as
he was devoted to the itinerancy." A
true, loyal Methodist, plain, pointed
and sharp in'all his preaenings'and
'exftortatioqs. He had been laboring
a year on one of his circuits," and be
fore leaving for hil'new fi?ld/he gave
lau people,-who dearly loved him, his
farawell sermon.
. At its close he said : *" My ' ?ear
brethren, this is my last address to
you. . I am going 'from yoa, and you
niny never hear the voice of James
Moore again."
" Amen !" came loudly from,' the
seat before him.
He looked at' the man with a little
surprise, but thinking it was a mis
ta xe, he went on. .
"My days on eartn will soon be
numbered.. I am an ofd. marf, -ajad
you may noir'dnly" never hear' the
voiee.of James Moore", but never see
his face again." ]
" Amen I", was shouted from, the
same seat more vigorously than be
fore. . / ;.' .
There was no mistaking.the design
nojv. Tlie preacher/looked at tne
man. He knew him to be a nar,d,
grinding man-^gtipgy. and* merciless
to the'poor. .
He continued his address- " May
.the Lord bless all those of you who
'Eave done your duty,* who have hon?
ored him with your substance, who
have been kind to.the. poor," pausing
and looking the intruder. straight in
the eye, and- pointing to hjin with
hi s finder, " May. his curse re3t" on
th oie who have cheated the Lord, and
ground the poor under his.heels. Say
amen to that, brother !" '
. That shot told. 'He was not inter
rupted again.-Christian "Weekly.
Old Things'Haye PassediAway.
This is at least true of the old method
of treating the long abused and much
abused human body.' It is no ?ong?r
considered wls? to put a'patient to'the
torture in order LO cure him of a disease
ta which pain is already undermining
the energies of his system. True science
rangea itself on the side of nature, and
01. dea vor i to" assist her in her fight against
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ail tho varieties of periodical fever are
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As'rlocks of impostors and imitators
ire tryiug to follow inthe wake ot the
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