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..?.???.?.....?in'? JOHN E. BACON & THOS. J. ADAM ?/.At* iii VOLUME haut I?o?xv. THE S^TIIBRN SOLDIER I?OV. - ?r^""-' .- " * "* . *-** ?** ?**'' ' r.Y FAT?IEIl H?ATS. Young as thc youngest who donned the grey, True as the truest that wore it Brave as the bravest that marched away, Hot tears on tho cheeks ot* Iiis mother lay,) Triumphant waved our Hag ono day, He fell in the front before it. Firm as the firmest; where duty led, He b irried without a faller; Buld as the boldest, he fought and bled, The day was won-but thc field was red,, And the bio d of his fresh young heart ' was shed On his country's hallowed altar. ! On the trampled breast of thc battle plain, j Where foremost ranice; had wrestled, On his pale, pure face, r.ot a mark of pain. ; (His mellier dreams they will meet again,) ; The fairest form 'mid a^l the slain, L:!:e a child asleep-ho nestled. ! In thc solemn ."hades of thc woods that swept The field .where his comrades f'iund him, They buried him la?, rc-and the libi tears crept Qhiy?Jf^l^^i pity her--{..sailed and 1 ?roaming her arms wove 'ronnel him ) i A grave in Use woods with grass o'er j grown, A grave in the heart of his mother His clay in the one lie? lifeless and lone ; j There's not a name, there's not a .stone- ? And only thc voice of the wind roakelb moan O'er the grave whore never a (lower is strewn, But his memory lives in thc other. 1 THE POWERS OF THE NEW DE- ! ! PA RT St EXT OF AGBI ULTU RE. I - L An Important [.aw of C?ront Interest j to Fanners, Dealers in Phosphates j * and Fertilizers, immigrants anti j Others. j i M We publish below the recently en acted law creating a State Depart ment of Agriculture. Ii will bo seen that the scope ol" the siet is very wide, ami that a number bf important in te'rests, including tho inspection oi l, phosphates and the regulation of lite | ???tie of commercial fertilizers, arr j , . . . ll made subject to the supervision of the i new ?r?part nj en! : j ?ft>i? create a Department off"] ^ Agriculture ami defining its pur poses and duties, at.d chi r?ip?^ willi inspection of FhoMdV?*'' ' . ' . . ? ... a^mniaercial ngnlation olJjjj>^^ ^00^?hi' /? ii by the ?senate and "*TTOU.C ol' Representatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by the authority ol' the.s'.me. : SECTION 1. That H Department oj Agriculture hereby created . nd established, which shall !>.' under tilt? cont roi and ?ii pet vision of a board,' which shall be constituted a* follows^ towH:: tl|?3 Governor, who slialj lu' ! cx i'ffieio chairman, the Muster ol tin State Grange of Pa'roos of Uti b ind ry, the President of the State Agri dill ural and Mechanic d Society for the liiiv being, arni two oilier pev pons io he elected by the General Assembly, who sha!! bold their oifico for two years, and until their sue cessors ar? elected and qualified. ?Ed 2. Tlie Board sha!i meet for the transaction of business in the eily 4*??qr^bhaji^^ they may each year; they shall receive no con*if\ per?sat?pn, but shall be allowed, e." cept the Governor, the sum of three dollars per diem and five cents per mile actually travelled while engaged in the dillies of (he Board, not ex ceeding _fifteen days in any one year. Ssa 3; There shall bc a Commis sioner of Agriculture, who shall be an agriculturist. He shall be elected by the General Assembly and shall hold bis office for a term of two years, and until his successor shall be elec ted and qualify; he shall bo paid a salary of twenty-one hundred dol lars per annum, payable monthly, and shall give bond with suret ies con ditioned for tho faithful discharge of the duties <>f his office, in the sum ol' $$,000, to be approved and iiled in like manner as the bonds of State officers, He .shall bo empowered te employ an efficient clerk whose sala ry shall be" $1,-200 per annum paya ble monthly. SEC. 4. The Board shall prescribe ?JJB^IJIU-S of the commissioner, and said commissioner" sTurlT^?U?ctsjo^a 11 rules prescribed and execute all oiW ders issued by said Board not incon sistent with law. ?SEO. 5. The board shall be empow ered to hold in ti ust and exercise control ovei donni ions or bequests made to them for thc purpose of pro moting the interests arid purposes of this act. SEC. C. The board may prescribe forms for and regulate the returns of ' such county agricultura! societies as 1 may be chartered by (hie Slate and furnish m'Ai blanks aa may be neces- j t-ary to secure uniform and reliable fctatislics of their operations. SEC. 7. The beard shall have pow- ' er, and it shall be their duty to pre ?scribe blanks and have them issued, through the commissioner, to the aud itors of the various counties, with complete instructions for t^e collec lion of agricultural statist'0| and in-, r:aat?<5n~; afuT Tt slia?? Te, "and is hereby, ro^de the duty of ~.he county auditors to fill all such blanks in ac cordance with instructions ^ent and return the blanks; when filled, prompt ly to the commissioner of agricul ture. SEC. 8. The beard shall investigate Koch subjects relating to the improve; meat of agriculture and for the induce ment of immigr?t ion and capital as they may think proper, including sheep husbandry, diseases of cattle and other domestic animals and their cures, the ravages of insects and rem wiies to alate the same, fences, re lue tiona of cost of same, &c. SEC. 9 The Board shall have power i-.; ruses of contagious discos? among Any. kind of stock or animals to quarantine or have tho same killed md burned. SEC. 10. The commissioner of ag ricnlture soall ptepnreand keep in Ibo deportment books of registry, wherein any person may have enter ed, u; on payment of egislry fee of one dollar for each, tract or lot, any real '.state formale, with terms, and ile in the eifioo any plats, descrip; ive papers, &c, desired; also, books M which may be entered the wants il laborers seeking employment or :? ( mployccs* seeking labor; the reg stry foe of one dollar to bc paid by ho perron making ii, and the books ?pen to the inspection of all persons 're" of charge. FEC. ll. The commissioner of agri mlture shall communicate, corres pond and co-operate with the cora dssicner of agriculture of the Urn ed States and receive from him and iistribute most advantageously all seeds, plants, documents and informa ron. . V ' SEC. 12. It shall be the duly of he commissioner to collect specimens if wood; suitable for manufacturing mrpopos; agricultural, mineral and diospliatic deposits cf thc State, and lepesit the same in his room at the V; itol, and cause correci analyses of .neil ?B v.i:*y be deemed expedient to 16 made and recorded in a subs?.an ?kl book to bo kept for the pur H-pn 10 Thc Board and Commis 4 j- all the j roceedings of the d?part it to the General Assembly. Sl^c M. The Commissioner of Ag icuMire sh ill l-eex-cflicio Fish Oom uij? Muer of this Stute, and be cbarg tPjKh all the duties and invested i it h all the powers of Fish Commis ioner. Ile shall appoint two or more isli wardens in every county of the ?tito, who shall aid in the detection nd prosecution of ail oilenders gainst, the fishing laws, and they hali tcceive one-half of the" penal ty ( covered and paid in for any of enc n gai cst said laws directed j" by helli. SEC. 15. The Board provided for II the first..Section of this Act shall lave supervision over the fish i rite? st. and Commissioner ol' this State, ind with tim supervision and en brceraent ol' the laws and regula ions which.*arc or may be enacted a this State tor tho sale of com mer :ial fertilizers and seeds. SEC. !G. That the office of phor >hate inspector'and that of phosphate gent be and tho same are hereby .bolished, and that the Agricultural bureau are charged with all the du ies devolving upon said offices neccs ary for the protection of the rights .ni into'est of the State in thc phos ?hate rock and phoephatic deposits ulonging thereto. SEC. 17. That (he board and commis ioncr of agriculture shall have pow T and authority to appoint a special .ssislant to attend to the phosphate lepartment and royalty, and said as istant shall receive a salary of $1, 500 per annum, payable monthly. SEC. 18. That all persons or com panies engaged in the manufacture ir sale of fertilizers or commercial armures shall pay lo the commission sr of agriculture twenty-five cents .er ton for every ton of such fertili :?,v or commercial in inure sold or of ered for sale in this State, the said imount b> bepftid into the State treas iry for the exclusive use and bonefit >f the Department of Agriculture. rVny person or officer or agent of any jorporation neglecting to pay the mm provided in this section shall bc teemed guilty of a misdemeanor, ind upon conviction shall be fined in die discretion of the Court, which ine~s"rntJ.l be paid into the State treas ury for the exclusive use and benefit / the Department of Agriculture. SEC. 19. That every bag, barrel or Dither package of such fcililizeis or commercial.manures as above desig nated, offered foi- sale or delivered af ter sale in this State, shall have thereon a plainly printed label or -tamp, which shall truly set forth the name, location and trade mark of tho manufacturer, also the chemical com- j position of the contents of such pack age and the real percentage of any of the following ingredients asserted to be present, to wit: Soluble and , precipitated phosphoric acid, soluble potassa, ammonia or its equivalent i nitrogen, together with the date of it analysis, and that the privilege ta provided for in Section 18 has bee paid; and,any such ferj.iii^sr as sha1 be ascertained hy analysis not to con tain the ingredients and percentag set forth as above provided shall b liable to seizure and condemnation and when condemned shall be sob by the Board of Agriculture for th exclusive use and benefit of the De partment of Agriculture. Any mer chant, trader, manufacturer, agent o; person who shall sell or offer for eal) or deliver after sale or receive anj commercial fertilizer without havin< such labels and stamps as hereinbe fore provided attached thereto, shal be liable to a fine of ten dollars foi each separate bag or barrel or pack ige sold or offered for sale, to b( med before any trial justice, and tc be collected by due process of law The amount so recovered, after pay ing costs, shall be equally divided between the party or parlies arin*, md the Department. SEC. 120. The Department of Agri culture shall have power and aulber ty, at all times, lo have collected .f.r'i'le.s of any commercial fertilizer j?fered for sale in this Statt-, and rave the same analy/i d, und euch lauiples shall be taken .'Vom atjeas! ,en per cent, of the lot from which hey may be se'ected. BEC. 21. The department shall, tis ??on as practicable, prepare a con venient hand book, with thc neccasa .y illustrative maps, which sind! co*: ;ain all necessary information r.s lo ,he mines; minerals, forests, soils! or -heir products, climates, water and valer powers,, fisheries, mountain:', iwamps, industries, and all such Bia istics as are best adapted to give >roper information of the attractions md advantages which this Slate af-, ords to immigrants, and shall make' llustrat've exposition thereof, when ever practicable, at International or State exhibitions. SEC. ?22. That all money's arising rom the tax cr licenses from fines md forfeitures, fees for registration if lands for sale or employmentwanl id not herein otherwise provided for hall be paid into the State treasury, md shall be kept on a separate ac loutit by tho treasurer as a fund for heexcliiR?ve,?se and benefit of the De triment ol; Agricullnre; and until nen ililllJ ciifl ?e "hUi'?t! a Val?ame \i?* foresaid, the, sum of five thousand lollara shall bc and is hereby apprs - .riated to the-support of this depart nent out of any moneys arising from he phosphate royalty, and to 1><: Irawn by warrant of commissioner, lountersigned by t li^ Governor, ex <?<:io chairman of the Board of Ag iculture. SEC 23. The agricultural commis: ?oner shall in connection with his loties as enumerated in this act, ca ddish a department, of mechanics, he object of which fdiall he to pre ?are such statistics, a - may be of ge??, irai int?r?t tn ihi.'< i-hWa oj work? ne?, aiu? fuiiiMi 'ii uriicitsarv ittfor nation lending lo ihe. development if this industry. SEC. 24. Thal all acts and pols of iel? any wise in conilicl willi lids ill id I lu?, and l?ie s.iin>-?aie hereby re H;;,lcd. Approved December 23, 1S70. *So written in i he nut-a palpable ?rror for "employers " "j'An evident error for (fofwlrrl. (?ran (ism, There is a desperate efTirt being nade to give a little notoriety to ?he act that a few malcontents at the louth have, in a wild sort of way, aid thatthey would lu willing lo h ive xrantrather than a Rad i cal President t is more an 1 m ire apparent every* lay that Grant is the willing candi late of the Radicals in 1SS0, but it is qually more and more certain every lay that there ?3 m such thing a; a ?rant party at the South. There is no choice for a President from the South, lither among Democrats or Repu lili ans. Both part ies in this section await he action of their'conventions, which viii be left pretty much to the ? min ion of the North. As lo the Demo ?rt-'ic preference among Radical can Iidal.es the South, as a section, i> op posed to one of them as another. To is, Grant is particularly obnoxious md peculiarly antagonistic to ever-y hing Southern j Morally and social ly he \n nobody, and incapable of ev ;r being raa<le any body, for he han no instinct upon which to build a de cent set of ethics, ile is "drum ning " the South, and apteais here uni lhere to strike a community con spicuous for a turn out of a dozen or io prominent men-most of them Northern men or W?\sl. Pointers. Thc town of Beaufort, was unique in ita welcome. It was our nal i ve place, and we are pleased lo know that, though Elliott, Stuart and Verdier were in the throng, we Raw no Barn wei!. Gibbs, Hamilton, Means, Rhett and oilers that we might call. The dil lies of tlip present may c?ill upon us to bury many though}* of the past, but why Beaufort gem leinen should turn out with Smalls i. a Grant, pro cession on un emancipation anniver sary passen our comprehension, Kingsly ce Star. Gm?lRY FOR ?OYERsSS. - Gen. M. W\ Gary hus been; ia at present and will cbniinue to bc nor r^'euy'Ott^a-' --frr ? QwWw?r-^*?*^?| ?kia is the case, however, we expVct to abide by the decision of the ^Late Convention, and will give our sup port to ?he man whom it nominate.0. Our fight will be before thc conven tion meets, and although no ?lotion of j the convention can in the least affect our ?rrtfcrencc for Gen. Gary, yet aa we consider it the duty of all Democrat ic journals to abide by thc expressed will of that body, fro??' whose decis ion there can be no appeal situated as we are at present, we propose to fink oar personal preferences, if^J convention decides against us, Sn do ali in our power to secure the election of the regular nominee. We have taken this position from wtiat we honestly conceive to be the im perative duly of all Democrats, and .wc believe tho right-thinking portion of our fellow citizens will ; gree with us. Our choice for Governor, in the per son c>{ Gen. Gary, seems not to me?t willi the approval <-T som.? o!' our friends, and we have been taken ss* verely to task by them. Others pi oar friends, however, are strongly in favor ol the-'.1 Bild E.gie " pf Edge field J;nil lu-ve expr?s-''! d |lu?Ll>^j^ ference for bim and their determinar tioii to vote for him and to use their off. ..;.!..; to have him elected, if he re ceives the nomination of the Stale nominating convention. In expressing our own cli'oibe for Governor, tim 'finies end Cornel kia never yet. claimed to rcilc-el the pub lic sentiment of Georgetown County, but vv? do not believe-and our be lief ?a PO strong that nothing lefs than an actual experiment could shake il - that if our county r.oultTj* be thoronjilly canvassed, il every rn.an crr?ild be p?rfepTux?ly jpproaehed and ld:-' choice ascertained, the pref erence of the votera cf Georgetown Comity would be for none other than Omi. (!:iry for cur. next Governor. Geni Gary is essent ially a man of the people; he know.-: their wants arrrVj studies their i ri format, and if the peo ple could be heard, thew ia no doubt in cur own mind, how and for whom they would ppo?lf. (.'hange about, friends. Gary is the man for our next Governor, and South C.uoliiia would honor Intn anti herself bytmanUk ttrmr^^Tf?o?iTrg- nita v;f?TeT h?xccu?iv?.|'' of the iStule.- Georgetown Time* if: ( OVIi t. . -~.<a.*,- ?-: " Th? Mr.y &iib!fi," Tho work ol'the British and Amer ican Kfiholar? who have been engaged aboul ten years in revising King" Janus' version of the Holy Scrip tures, in il rawing toa close. The new testament will bo published this year, arni Inc old testament in tl e coiiw; ?l't.vo yesira Th ' version is ofcmirs-i not .a new B:ble in any S")i:ii! it* S' vleail l id.-Mil .'Url Vt t;d?(r! irv ?'re very much li?fw ?f th^rt ve; .'-? vi n??w ir: w-.-v ; and were il. no" for Ihe taut ?hal the new version will l?r?{p :h<! text in paragraphs in stead til verses and ehapitrs, each paragraph noni ai tiing a di-* incl, thought, the av "ige reader couid no! bell the n".v fm ni the old version Marginal reference.! will, however i permit th? reader to keep to the old arrangement cf chapter and verses The new versions of eborac some con tains innova!-ion.-. Nu th's name for OJ?C. ample, will ba spelled alike in all places and the new version will be adapted to the present state of the English lan j guage ami biblical learning. Homo of the best scholars pf the two conn trios arc engaged in thc work of re' vision, and it is generally expected that they will uive ns, not, only a.J. version that can be moro easily un. deiatoud by all readers, but one that ja thorough ?ind conservative in .all respects. Th?ir work will be greeted by a shower of criticism-a fact the reviser will understand anil we may therefore be sure they, have striven and strive to produce version thai, will stand the tire. \ Large Bec Farm. ?Near the village of Beeton, (hila rio, Can,...ia. t here is a bee farm which in probably one of tho nioft extensive ami successful things ol' line kind in tho world, lt consists of four, bec yards situated at the ?ingles of a square which embraces several septate miles of the country. The current, ye ir so fir has proved favor able for money. Mr. D. A. Jonewy the owner, had at the end of July already secured 00,(100 pounds of honey from 020 stocks of bees. The hives used are oblong pin i-w.oo'J tax?s with ti cubit capacity ol' 3j-240 inches', the inside being 15 by IS by 12. The proprietor expects a total yield for tin- year of 70,000 pounds of hon ey from his ]'. 1,000,000 little worked, in which case he would net between $7,000 and $10,000 for the year's product, without taking into account the s ile of the swarms or queen* bp,??. A i exchange has an article on " HAW to run ti newspaper." This should boro id univ by the editors, as every other person in the world knows just lmw a newspaper ought to be riiu. THE HOMESTEAD. Terms of the Proposed Constitutional Amendment. Joinj, Resolution ..-^reposing ap Amendment to Section 32, Arti cle II, of the- Constitution of the State of South Carolina, relating to a homestead and providing that the benefits of a Homestead Exemption may be thared equally by all class es of Citizens. Be it Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same : That the following amendment ti the Constitution of the ?nited States be submitted to the qualified electo.s of the Stats at the next general elec tion, and if a mojorily of the elect rs qualified'to vote for members ol' the General Assembly voting thereon shall be in favor of J such amendment and two-thirds of each branch of the next General Assembly shall, after such election and before another, ratify the same amendment by yeai and nays, it shall ba a p ire pf the Constitution, to wit: That Section 32, Arlicle II, of the Constitution of tlds State bo ami is hereby si ricken out, and the following inserted in Heh j!.:??.roof : "Tho General Assembly shall en act such laws as will exempt from at tachm-mt and sale under any mouse or ft nal process issued from any Court to tuc head of any family residing in thia Stale a homes!cad in lands, wh tl her held in fee or any lesser es tate, not to exceed in value one thousand dollar?, with the yearly products thereof, and evtry head of a family residing in this State, wheth er entitled to an exemption iu lands DI* not, pera-mal property not to ex ceed rn value the sum of live hundred lollara; 'provided, th t in case of any graman having a separate estate shall b? married to the head of a family who li is not his own sufficient property to ? institute a homestead-, as hereinbe Ey're provided, said married woman 'hall bc entitled to a like exemption is provide! for a held of a family : Providedfurllier, th it thorashall not be in allowance of more than one thotn md dollars' worth of real estate, and mort! thin five hundred dollars' V?rth nf personal property to th* h Ha li md and wife jointly ; -provlhd, that I-.*'-*' f ' **-*.' t<j'-**,l~>mm^^~ - '*' i 11-***t>-?--^?""'^ """ ** iichmsnt, levy or side for Uxe. i or for nyraent of obligation* co itraeted for t!i? pnrc?iweof said homistead jr the erection ol' improvements ih n e>n. Pr?vida I'further, th it the year 'y products of such homestead null not be exempt from attachment, levy or sale for tim pay mm t of obli gations contracted in the production Df the same. It shall be the duty of the General Assembly at their first session to en force the provisions ol' this sec!ion by Rnit'b:e l?gislation. That l.h*q ie.i ti <:i of adopting ill's nm-mdment "Hail be submitted ti ih?j i*Iei?t?rd as follows-: Those in l'av >r ol' the amendment shall deposit a In'lot with the loilowiny words printel or written thereon: ''Constitutional amendment relating to homestead Yes." Those opposed to s dil amend ment shall cast a ballot with the fol lowing words printed or write II there on; "Constitutional amendment, re latingto homestead, No." Approved 23rd December, 1S70. -. The iVexi Census. South Carolina has been divided pilo llirce.dislriets for the purpose of tilting the next census. There will .be one supervisor for each county, or perhaps more than one, as the work bas to bo done in thirty days. The following is the division .made by the Superintendent of the Census: First district : Abbeville, Ander son, Chester, Edgefield, Fairfield, Greenville, Laurens, Newberry, Oco noe, Bickens, Spartanburg, Union, and York Counties. .Second district : Aiken, Barnwell Beau fort, Charleston, Colleton, Hamp ton, Lexington, Orangeburg, and Richland Countiep. Third district : Chesterfield, Clar endon, Darlington, Georgetown, Hor ry, Kershaw Lan castor, Marion, Marlborough, Sumter, and Williams burg Counties. A SIMPLE AuniriioNE.-" S. 0." writes to us: 1 have boen much interested in a Miort paragraph acquainting your readers with the discovery of an instru ment, for the alleviation of deafness, called the "audiphone." My wife suffers from the infirmity of deafness. When I sing she accompanies mc on thc piano, but she cannot: do it without first getting a large 'ivory paper-knife, one end of which she places against the centre of the piano, the other end against- her teeth. With thia aid she never plays a false note; without it, many. 1 look upon thc audiphone dis covery at Chicago simply as an amplifica tion of the ivory paper knife. It is essen tially thc same principle.-Xorid?n Pull Malt Gazette. Guilty of Wrong, Some people have a fashion of con futer g excellent remedies with the large mass of " patent medicines," and in this they are guilty of a wrong. There arc some advertised remedies fully worth all that is a<ked for them, and one at. least we know of-Hop Bitters. Thc writer ha3 had occasion to use the Bitters in ju.-r, such a climate ss we have most ol' the year in Bay City, and has al ways found them to be first-class and reliable, doing all that is claimed for them.-Tribune. 2t 7 The Railroad Commissioner, The recent injunction granted by Judge Mackey at Columbia in the matter of the Rt?roach^mmisaiotier against the Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Railroad Company, which proceeding was originally commenced by a young member of the Green ville bar, established beyond doubt, the great value of that officer to the people, and especially to the Farm ers of the State. For fifteen years that corporation has systematically violated the provisions of its charter. Its freight tariffs were arranged in utter disregard of the limits laid down for the transportation of goode. The condition upon which the State originally granted its aid for the building of the road was openly vio lated whenever it suited^the conveni ence of its officers. And we might almost say it had become a curse in stead of an advantage to the section of the State through which it passed. To make their arrangements as com plete as possible Col. Rion of Wins boro, oue of the best lawyers in the State was regularly employed as "general counsel " for the corpoia'ion, ami all his legal learning and abili ty held ready at hand to defend in the courts, their numerous illegal prr oeedinga; "Of course"* such foit-ingee were restated by private partier moit than once. But we all know the strength of an unlimited command of money, and it is only now foi the first lime, H at the road has bein brought, d-muitoly to terras. It has become a well recognized fact that Railroads may at any time be made dangerous enemies to the prosperity of the country. It is fre quently in their power to build up or pull down the towns and cities of the Slate, to foster or destroy almost any particular bind ness. And tln-y do not scruple to i se thei.- power whenever it may be to their ail van. tage t" do s , whether the interests or convenience ol the public may suf fer or not, and frequently in viola tion of the law. The strength of tho State can not he better employed than ia checking these abuses. It is calculated that this single de cision is worth to the shippers of cot ton along the line of the Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Railrc *, not less than $200,000 annually. When .we .confider,that. fln>. .C'\r)onxsj.>y<.?-. ic. . paid but $2,100 per annum, it is a matter of some astonishnn nt, that members of I he Legislature are in fa vor ol abolishing the office.- Winns boro Nous. Singular defloration after Many h.id a merry Thanksgiving. Ar. the outbreak of the war their only 6on ran away to sea, and served under Farragut at New Orleans and with Cashing in the Albemarle exploit. Here all tra>e of the s dior was lost, and it. was supposed that he v.as drowned in the river wben tim tor pedo ( xplo.lnd. H ir* sister dmd a few years ago, and his parents have been liv rig in retirement and poverty. Lite on Wednesday night, a mun with a sc-.r on his bice knocked at the door and requested a lodging. He was admitted by the old lady, who asked her aged husband to en tertain the stranger while she was making a cup of tea for him. The stranger kept his hat on, and the old lady noticed that his eyes followed her every movement. To the old man he represented that had former ly lived in the neighborhood. When asked his name he gave an evasive, answer, but asked if James Merrisk lived here yet, ' I am James Merrisk ' answered the old man. The old lady had been watching the stranger closely. Before h". could utter another word she stepped quickly to his side, lifted the hat from his head, gazjed a mo ment into his face, and sank into his arms outstretched to receive her( loudly screaming "Jim ?Our Jim!"' "Yes, your Jim; come home for thanksgiving," exclaimed the stranger as he kissed the aged face with joy, and turned to his father, whose frame was trembling with gratitude. Af ter a while he related the eventful history of his wanderings. He had been severely wounded in the explo sion of the torpedo, as the scar on his face testified. He was pulled from the river by one of the boats which came to the relief of the crew of the Albemarle. Ile lost his senses by the concussion and wound, but after the latter healed he was permitted to go at large as harmless, knowing nothing of himself, noe even his name. Finally he fell into the em ploy of a former surgeon of the Con federate array, and with him went to a plantation outside of Raleigh, N. C. One day, however, the surgeon ex- j amined his wound, and determined ! to try an experiment. He opened j the wound in the head, and found the skull fractured and pres ing on the brain. With the aid of another surgeeu the skull was lifted or trepanned, and the wound again closed gradually. Merrisk'a condi tion improved, but it was fully a year before his memory returned. -1,, i I^I >-. ??r The AuVKRTISKlt nm] tim AMERI CAN FARMER will ho soul togethor for ono yoar for $3.00. Soe advertisement in another column. Years. An aged couple in Medway, Masr, RUBI THIS. IF you suffer with Dyspepsia, Sick i)oauftche, Xivcr complaint or any _Df*^| eases of tho Stomach, and take PENN'S BITTERS, and are not relieved, your money will be rofunded. G. L PENN & SON. Oct. 29-tf 47 WATCHMAKER & JEWELER, EDGEFIELD, C. H., kW JOHNSTON, S. Ci IW* Watches, Clocks and Jewelry Repaired and war ranted, Dec. 10-St 1 POND'S EXTRACT. TBE GREAT VEGETABLE Pain Destroyer and Specific for Inflam mation and Hemorrhages. BOEUMATISJI, NEURALGIA. No other prepara . tl on has ui ed so many cases of these distress ing complaints aa tho Extract. OurPlostoris invaluable in these diseases, Plumbago,-Pain in the Bock or Side, &c. Pond's extract Ointment (SO cents) for use when removal of clothing is convenient, is & great help in re lieving inflammatory cases. ., , . HEatonmuOES. Bi^uigfronraexmigs atom- | och, Nose, or from any cause, is speedily controlled and stopped. Our Nasal Syringes . (25 cents) and Inhalers (50 cents) are great aids in arresting internal bleeding. DIPTHEBIAANDSOBETHROAT. Use the Extract promptly. It is a sure cure. Delay is danger ous. CATARRH. The Extract is tho only specific for this disease, Coldta Head, &c. Our " Catarrh Cure," specially prepared to meet serious coses, contains all the nutritive qualities of the Extract ; our Nasal Syringe is invaluable for use in Catarrhal affections, is simple and inexpensive. For old and obstinate cases use our Catarrh Care." 'ILKS. BLIND BLEEDING or ITCHING. It is the greatest known remedy-rapidly caring when other medicines have failed.. Fond's Extract Medicated Paper for closet uso is a preventa tive against Chafing and Piles. .Our Ointment Is of great service where tho removal of clothing is inconvenient. % FOALE COMPLAINTS. No physician need be called in for the majority of female diseases, if the Extract be used. Full directions accom pany each bottle. * -, PHYSICIANS of all Schools recommend and pre scribe Pond's Extract. Wo have letters from hundreds who order it daily, in their prac?ce, for Svrellingflof all kinds, Quinsy, Sore Throat, Inflamed Tonsils, simple and chronic Diarr hoea, Cntorrh(for which it is a specific), Chil blains, Frosted Feet, Stings of Insects, Mos quitos, etc. Chappell Knuds, Face, and indeed all manner of Skin Diseases. FARMERS,Stock Breeders and Livery Men should always have it Leading livery and street-car stables In New York and elsewhere always use it. Sprains, -Harness and Saddle Chaflngs, Cuts, Scratches, Swelling^ Stiffness. Bleeding, eta, are all controlled by it. t37"0n account of the expense of tho Extract os adapted for safe use In its delicate application to HUMAN* AILMENTS, we have prepared a preparation for VETERINARY PURPOSES only, which contains nil the strength of tho Extract, for application to animals, in a cheaper form. Price, per gallon, VETJSniN'AIiY EXTRACT, ?tl.?O. CAUTION.-Pond's Extract, is sold only in Lotties, enclosed in ljnff wrapper*, with tho wor&L.-?FOND S EXTRACT, ?^y^^f*cl^r "i?Ecep? Cijff oTir1 o^vn b'dtlVea as akpvo uescri?jed. SPECIAL PREPARATIONS OP PON&'S EXTRACT COM BINED WITn TUE PUREST AND MOST DELICATE PERFUMES FOR LADIES' BOUDOIR. POND'S EXTRACT...jOc. Sl.OOaud 81.76. Catarrh Cure. 7? Plaster.:.. 25 Inlialer(Glass,50c.)100 Nasal .Syrince. 2? Medicated'Paper... 2? Toilet Cream.1 00 Dentifrice. CO Lin Sato. 20 Toilet Soap (Scakes). 60 Ointment. CO Any of those preparations will be sent car riage free at above prices, in lots of ?5 worth, on receipt of money or P. O. order.' EST" OUR NEW PAMPHLET WITH HISTORY OP OUR PREPARATIONS, SENT FREE ON APPLICATION* TO POND'S EXTRACT CO., IQ Murray Street, Now York, r Bold by all Druggists. <f"irE"iS S1H1 rr SINO C0RP011E.,,-T?? location of an eitel, ill lent limitation of Learning ??ar . celebrated fountain of Health affords an unusual opportunity to young persons in. search of health and ed neat ion together," JJcaides having dailr .??a to tho Williatnstoa Cbaljooofo Sprlof;, thc pupils cf the 'Wir.-.TAyTTorr ?HALT Cnu.rnr: devote a few minutes ev ery morning and afternoon to Jiyht f??j??t?j? f?j*rri"*. and. the boarding jiupils enjoy also the systematic uso uf JJr. Xon\. sos'? HEALTH-Lirr.- Olo Shidy Room is 'arge,"thoMOgll!^veny.. ?. ?lated, sad lighted tom. the left- and lear,, i" very pa-si ole al? trnlion- is riven to those, tvlio maybe sick- )^????H??5????? ' C37TVi 3x>w, with assail othes Yiixinai.l'ca.-u.ii nSSass, am Mil, rx^UinM In our saw CntaloKiw, flen>l fir erne, an<l rmn?M IL X.U...T?,uunivie.?i.i*??ti.-,?carilWJ4... JUT^uaautut.' FOR SELLING, 5c. STORAGE, 25c COTTON FACTOR AND COHHISSIOff MERCHMT.. Corner Cnmpbell and Reynolds Streets, OPPOSITE SIBLitf & WUKLEtt, AUGUSTA, GA. Personal Attention given to Weighing and Selling. Auguste, Ga., Sept. ll-Gm 40 THE BEST REMEDY POM Mmii of te Tliroat ana LnugsL _ , Dis ases of tho .Av?T??i5 pulmonary organs, J Kl Z+b^ are so prevalent and ?~-\V -xS'. ?atal, tunta safe ami ?SS A \: reliable remedy for ivlil * tlieni is invaluable ^ X. t" every community. y^-uN Av KU'S CHEREY Qsjwf'i PECTORAL is such a xSs r'einetly, ami no other so' t'luinently OiltaRllA merits thc confl _..j dence ot the public. ' '-'?^" - -~ *r's 11 scientific com ! V*^-' SSS 1 ?i nation of thc nicdi 1s_l- ii: 'ci?tal principles and r~-?Jw-, curativo virtues of KLSTthb finest drugs, 1 !-7"'7*,onr chemically united, *? . ' ' to insure tho great is! pus.?! ''.i.leieni y and uniformity of rc : -Mils. \. li rna Met* physicians as well as invaliil ? ?i? nsti it with confidence. It is tin- in.. .r reliable remedy for diseases of ! .. iliiu.tr ?tad lungs that scienc? lias pro (!.H IMI. lr strikes ut the foundation,of all piiOnnuary diseases, affording prompt na.I .-yrtaiu relief, and is adapted to pa li.-a.s Of any agi- or cither sex. Beiug wry |?a!:ital>h>, the youngest children t.t\i- ii without difficulty. In tho trcat iii.-ni ot ordinary Coughs. Colds, Soro Tn mat, Hronchltls, Iniinenza; Cler gy niRU-sSoroThroat, Asthma, Croup, lind Catarrh, tho effects of AYEK'3 L" I t ; I : : : v 1 ' I .CTO n A I. arc magical, and m n?ti tti.ii-s arc annually prescrvetl frc ti serious iilliet? hy its liihely and faithfi.l use. It sti'Uilil Im kept at hand in every hf"ise liold. foi Iii? prod 'titian it. affords in sud ilt-ii atfai U.i. In Whooping-cough and Ctinstiniplion there is no other remedy H. 'Iii. aiton ., soothing, and helpful. T'.;> niarvt'ltons cures which AYER'S Oiii:i:;;v PKCTOIIAL iias effected all over lin; world aro a sulHciciit guaranty that it . will fon:hnif to produce tho best results. Au impartial trial will convince the most sci'pi i a! ol its wonderful curative powers, as well as bf its superiority over all other pri'paralinns for pulmonary complaint j. Eminent physicians in all parts of the country, knowing its composition, recom mend AVER'S CHEERY PECTORAL to inva lids, anti prescribe it in their practice. The test, o? half a century has proved its absoluto certainty to cure all pulmonary complaints not already beyond tho reach of human aid. Prepared by Dr. J. C. Ayer, & Co., Practical ami Analytical Chemists, Lowell, Mass. BOLD HY ALL DRUGGISTS EVERYWHERE, W?IOT.KSAT.K AND nE'lAIL DEAT.EttrN STOVES, TINWARE, ETC, EXCELSIOR COOK HOT-BLAST, IMPROVED 1877. Superior beyond comparison to any other high-hearth stove in the market. It has Large Single Oven Doors, artistically designed, lined with tin and fi ced with bright turn buckles ; large hot-bla3t fire door, .swinging hearth' plate, and deep ashpit with Spears^ Patent BgJffij Apb ffnn and fitting grate. y . ,.; * The oven is large, and the flues of unusual size, and so arranged as to be easily kept clean. ''It has a large top, "provided with Manigle's Patent Gas-burning. Long Diysion Piece, the best cross piece in ase. All the mouldings of the stove are Heavy, and jits ?design and.orna mentation will satisfy the most critica taste. For Wood the stove ia fitted 'with a Patent Combined- Wood Grate an I Fire Dug, and entirely new arrimgi ment, .'and the most durable :wood grate in use. '.. ^_^ '?.ii .?.'IWO ihl'W i?j'f.^;:.Vr'f r-? FOUR SIZES Gindi, ?22.00. 7 inch,'?27.00. 8 inch, $30.00. 9 indi, %'MM. Fine ?took COOKING. STOVES,, HEAT ING STOVES, GRATES, and TINWARE Stock of ail got.ds heavy. I will sell Stoves of all grades as cheap as any house in the City. W. I. DELPH, No. 265 BROAD ST., Augusta, Ga. Sept. 1, 1879-ly 13 t A LIMITED NUM jl>er ol' .ititive, onergotic 'canvassers to engage in rentable jjjaoA maa M?lteE inch will please answer this adver tisement by letter, enclosing stamp for reply, stating what business they have been engaged in. Nono but tboso who mean business need apply. Address, FINLEY, il A Btv 12 Y & C!0. Allant?, Ga. Feb. ?, ly-8_ Agent? Profit p<i- Wo.;.. Mill ?)rovnitor forfeit, ci"??', ft Om. ! (iva. U. U. 1UDKOUT A CO., Ste VUUUMSUK.Y Oct. 15-Gm 45 fi ???iU? L? U?M&l?'? EVERY MAN 3IS0j*jfjtS' ii Lrabn-n .t li?tes' iv.?uti lui ..?:?;<.:i.i.> Sale continued until N"v i. . O ?'? I the kimi cversuncpssf illjrrarrtM'i?ni in A::.- ri. . 5,000superbitistntriii-iii's.ii ?ii'ln: r <.- : Introduction ami Adrrrti.i.-iivf**. ? plan of selllnir: l'o A?;:itJ I ie Coatis ;!*!-: nosU shipped ilroct frera iaetery ta ps-ehA c:s I! : alo raoa'c profits sivoi. Agent's ra'.cs to au. Od; b:^. : -s a Minne on thia plan. l'IANOo, 7 nett MJ, St5S; Square grands, $2J7. OJUUANS, g -t. ;> , $S7i '3 stops, $71; 13 stops,"Mirror Top Cane: ?Sit. New, handsome, durable. O vear* jruiiraiitn: I ? days test trial. Purchasers choice from U'U fal*/* ing makers and 200 different stylet. Join t':i* gigantic club of 5,000 purchasers and secure an Instrument at wholesale rates. Sp. rial . terms to Music Teachers, Churches, and Pastors. Address for Introduction Sale circulars, LUI) DEN & BATES, Savannah, Ga. Il HST M ANUFACTURED. SPECIAL IE??GTION IN PRICES FOR tfoTcmber^and December -AT SUPERI0R]PIAIWS & ORGANS TEN PER CENT LESS THAN NEW YORK PRICES, witb.a good STOOL and COVER. Freight Paid to any point. 100 PIANOS 200 0?GAINS At Lowest Prices, ON OUR POPULAR MOIST.IL Y PLAN of EASY PAYMENTS. AT.SO, ALL KINDS OF Musical Instruments. SPECIAL REDUCTION ON Music Books and S lieut Music ! 0MEY SAVED By visiting or corresponding with G. O. ROBINSON* CO., A rou.ST A,-GA. TUNING and REPAIRING-of Pi anos, Pipe Orgaus, and all kinda of Mu? sieal Instruments, Ivy C. H. Taylor, th? only authorized Timor of tho Augusta Muaio House. 1 Aj3?^