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~U arag, Augugt ?1, ImEE TERMS. II3 04 41 esand satta copy to 2m .yea ad extra *opy to s2rndr i advaoe S aas ' the expirafion of sub" sad yeer 1N! be de4oatfaa . ~ adweuesfS-t cash lb advanra. stat bepaid br on delivery. . Itis krei known, enterprising and 3atiiore'5ese agai ca1 s a stoe.f bhboay MiZUnery &c., fnd ' we a re * e R the trade with eon As ti cfftin. Odersyr mpe 4%bagkasf intval.:weg ,Opleased -VIM thaLri.tr .ais pape -5 mht it r..its .Trmer Nize, - e a - drer*es- * -ie wa a_ ceavi-eed S ?SedYre -is they J*al1d* ths * _ _ *_ SAW to.h Teew he Aek, ' atto the alsign hboat s -a+cdr nd ify fc.te .tresEl, or Asselve bendbe, "if be won over aafely f 1ssk Ehe enaefg diptayd n 4a" nrth sifortane is a r4y of g bre Nk'appn&aKoet tbee WaW es-th s "I oi Coi d,on - Ak pt !eg to b Iij. tht eur - ph .ames CaM ell s' pi.apens sei'ee .vacbu.4een t id!of sraa , r." perm is 2~tWed * - it - a .lin - ~~L,* 1s~pteb~. - ue -.~geld i# portions- oE ?id 7Otb~tjq.ggeipdt,rof - - to si 'iy the frt$p &it abdirnd quality if la& 44'tNik 'tey 1mr1e grati e hpr droCberIeAh -GesuenU.. Ralitipr~ ib hathis- eolreei a pi*sWie-e. ySh ey -arlalhdy es uw einah sh'teir .'xaisple is -. ~7~(s t3t)L Il(a pftmpft g tI A W a diaarr. Oe ,eure ~- 19i&. bkck~ iae io lbration, tien tagarts,-ther.mumbeeless good on that occasion. Qthe 12th. test., at ,jawley's Islanql, ~w.Distrlet 8. C., oftCongestlon of ~~ W1 sss -DUnbar Davis, ~e 12 yesua.eeind son of Capt. Isaaec rs 3*Elisa Davts. ~he heartfdlt sympathies of this comn minityare.gi;en to this afflicted fanrdly a 1this their 5ad ber~~esmet. Iswing ~Sg .asto,~*igh of time they had em4emad-e=Ives to -us in the strong t.EsmItsi 1and -love. Little Ike, was he favorite of all, and a most prom i.ing youth, fu of generous impulses sadiqppy buoyancy of life. A pang of aarrw is felt that he has been cut down in his bloosa and freshness, that we shall sehim no more, and that the loving hearts of his parents are now bleeding in sorrow fozitheloss of him in whom cen tered so many high hopes. But "God umoves in a mysterious way," and we must all bow to His decrees. -The Paris Exposition has declared the fact 'that England has stood still as re gmard mechanical excellence, whilst oth er nations- of Europe-notably France, Pr-usia, Austria, Belgium and Switzer 1and-have made rapid progress. One of the Alabama freedmen applied fo Governor Patton for a divorce on the . growed th4t his wife couldn't be coming -home every we,k, and he knew another . woman wha wnnid da very well The Newberry District Bible Society held its annual meeting in the Methodist Chureh on S.4iday evening last. The Artnikersary Address was delivered by theev. W S. Blacki and proved a most finished,. beatiul and appropriato ons and*hich wististened + with the deep est attptioa tythe:audice. Big sub. joct s ttrin.tciceasn;'Was the Bible, or in other words on the text "Search the Scriptures," and we congrat Tiate the Rev. gentleman on his success. Jhs regar busiaess of the Society was not large. Some few accessions were wade to the membership, and the same officers wete continued, by consent, for the ensuing g ear. The number of vol ames distributed during the 'past year amounted to something over thirteen hwidred; about one hundred re still on head. - Jias Idr?y;coameced, and wg again ea~rne?ty beg Lfiat tb.e inpoitance of complying with the call which the op por,tnit.y presents be -sot-ovesloeked. Let every one wrho can do so, immediate y'registe~r. The--Board appoiuted will ieet at the differct precincts-as advec tised p eionsty,-and also by hand-hils pested at thse places. For the inforit adtu dtbose In town, who have not rgssteed, we-etate tbat the $oON vilt ieet here ,gaip belfre closing e Ott notregister, thenYyo' wi netbe allowed to vote for-oragaiost the call of a cobtrentioo,' which is expected tmake the'alterttions in- your consti tuion, contejplated by these aet's-of Ceagress, and such other alterations as the delegates may deem proper. "ICgon d' not register,. you will not be slowed to vote forany deegate to the egricertion. "When the coenyojstal ha'v.pin posed-a view eonstitd1ion, if ybn shall bot have regibtered;-you wiQ vol bral iae t o vo an'tho rats8mtivn or. re jge ion of the rpesed ostitetion how eWmAach yo aR-. dire or abbor it. And if you do hatregister, ca will not beallawed tb'ioae fem enmbers of the Legisatnsi-e,.who;are'to ratify or eject thepreoe ' tit artice,- as ah imrid onft t tonstitution of= the United .Wehr.e received copies of10o.6Jd. &s'1etes,- .ind Ex-Ger. Browiis .Be plies-thereto. Also the speieb of H-on Fouter Blypdget, efor-e 'the Union ClIah of Angnf>te Ga., with &he request to-pab Ilsh; We have endeavored'to Fgent Ot isofledivesmi tr<iin'tuI to .tia4as te are able, but were Iee to urleftake to publjah aN long docements ieceiyed ad i 6teno, they wol yno~ aolae.. Our s.paper for, week~s~jf . Doj mse bsdogeth&e- -- SW6~e alHrays &lad- to lease.pur blns4t-aho eveyting por pmper wreveiDeByr4shed thecoulAdol Ilfit friends-and'-paronis desirled. It WTald take haindied(fdolars.a -weelf to piay for t~ype,seTting enti press-work to gatify tbe tastes and desres of all ubeiok.into-a .paper. fAnd it wtould taga il~y. Wheet, -double termed, - to. even--.haF.dAo the. work. - Selected -and or'iginiT to.'iteqr nou,jih is seti iy~ iome iades iff the regalest,~ "bneurd tbu 1a4 in-i4t'isut;" t*at weirlAT ~.te oerd.i.qvbr. We are'truly -srry liiet e cutlnot please all our tidids, agiYn gi-tis vaiiity and ver. io ofsiit....It can uter 4bidjd'.'on tis, madane. #pherc-there's no *.use trying. The harder you etty, the short-. ei'you corne of the..inark,. Sorry that mesanot d-ahItat lamrquired of us all fie.*ime. .GEM,.qi'E 2 S. fiU.-A des tCh froni Washington, dAted the 17th, Ays : Gen. Pope wrifes'G6n. Gent tw solid ekimns. The letters of B. H. Rhu:ll r 4ihthiet . The- fotowinfg ssager occurs-: "It Is, howeigr, -my ~iety to. stae that,.a-n my 'Judgmnent, the .condis tien of affairs in the Southern States, evin should reconstruction be satisfac terfly acoMylished, will of necessity -be a reproductiQn, in ,a more or., less modi a.d degregoif what now exists in- Teun nessee, unless some measur es are, adopt ed to free the cowntry of the tarbulent and disloyil leaders of the re actionary party, WNilst these persons remain in the country to exercise the baleful influ ence they undoubtedly possess, there can be no peace." WI-NMI.-Letters have recently been received in this city announcing that William Budd, recently of London, has deceased, without relatives, in En-' gland, and bequeathing to his next of kin in this country fifty million of pounds sterling. Among the lucky recipients oftbis stupendous fortune, wye are happy to learn, are Mr. Robert 0. Gilchrist, a prominent memb'er of the Charleston Bar, anid that estimable gentleman, Cap tain T. S. Budd, of the firm of Budd & Blake, of our city.-Chsrleston Courier. It is reported by a leading Radical tat Gov. Browniow, having secured his election for the term of two years, and knowing that there is no .probability of his being able to serve in any public aspacity after the expiration of his guber ratorial term, will in his next message to the State Legislature take a decided ground in favor of universal amnesty and universal suffrage, without recon struction, or with no other restriction than the ability to read and write. CANDIDATES CUr.-We hear it rumored upon the streets, that several freedmen >f this District, have been seized with >ffice on the brain, and have come out as candidates for the Convention. From this, it appears that colored, as well as wite human nature has yearnings for >fflee.-Yorkville Enquirer. Connecticut, thoagh a land supposed ;o be of steady habits, is rivaling Indiana n the number of her divorces. Daring [868 the number of divorces granted was n the proportion of one to every ten narriages. LOCAL- TiS ThE COLLEGE FAIt-according to an nouncement, opened. on Tuesday last, the 13tb, and ontinued until Friday parning. The atten4ance each day and night, we understand was respectable,. tipugh not sciarge as might have been t4 the;reather proved more auspicious, rnany persons living aj a distance being prevented in consequence from attend ing. Tbe.means adopted and brought to bear for the purpose of raising a fund, were various and- diversiSed, and pre sented numerous attractions. The amount realazed reached the sum of $600. FALLING INTO LI.--A card in another place, by Dr. T. Gouin, informs: persons interested and othcra, that he canho%a will not, sell bis gcods hereafter other wise than for .eashi, and we think -the Doctor perfectly right in this. low it is expected that he -r others can buy goods for cash, and- Theh let ther out on promises.to call in afew days and settle, when those promises are never, in-some eases, intended to* be fulfilled, and in Qthers, at a remotj eriod, passes honest omprehension.. A screw is loose ; ,et us,all help the- Dr. to tighten it up, and then the business machine will run easy. Wur ? --it tscuston,ary to make me tion.of-tbe arrival of Mr. So and So, or Capt., or Hon., etc., among the "lords of creation," buA often. do we see- the irrival of Mrs. So and So noticed, unless she belong to the woman's rights class, Bnreau department, or the like. Now *e inake an innosation, which we think will be an henorab.' iecedcnt, in staing that our very -esteemed friend, Mis. Sell, .ariived fromu CharTeston last weec; afd that wa. togetier' :-ih .te community genera.lly were rig:srell pleased .to -see her, andlooking so femnkably well too. We learn tht seeral ladies of the good old city freighted lcr with contributions 7for'ihe Colkge Fair,t-t which they- *ill receice no doubt appiprrite thhnk, and also a'proper meed of przise it be ac corded Mrs. S.-, wb. took' so livefy an interest in the whpol afair. HEAtt RAIvs-On Friday evening ast tfdsictin Os4fisibed 7by a. series tlhieMst6Oi4s, reeonpanied by hgh. w'nds'adfig, i * ut Iit,te thuindser, that.ie keen.jmw.n to idM hele in the aenmary of .the oldest inhait4its.. - -The -very .fiodgates: of -leqen semed to -be opened. Theie showers commnencod rf>ont early canale sit', and c'nUnned, with- m'ore- or less vjolen'ce, to a lateJsur.of the niglit. Fiw. liaises .were -proof %ginst leaks, awhile iusresookeNike creeks,'nd'-the ereeks in the derg tirh6od - swelled in.to. ve of cosdfi gd Fos t.una4 ' the extii $is,. rain was, iAet great, and.did notgeser .perhps--Love tan twelve or gp~n -miles, otlherwise the damage must hgaehbeen -great) bpja.h to.our afflicted Tail road and t.he- crops. As it is ~uef.r fotng wris. car'ried off, slid botitom corn 'Mtton ijred The weather still contiOeawarm. -RE#'tsTRATIN- 4ooitnentced. heir- on Thuisdayiast, -neontinuedNnitil a .ardg. up-to -whili lime 192 whites, and 4Ie'oldred w'r.egtered. The oper at'idn of admuinistering~-tbre oa-th, and tlle dull compree o'f wia'ny -of L0 e AP pHevants, .made tie process rimarlrably tedious, and to any one bot bli'sed with a. harge share oEt patience -rould. have been ex-ceedinglp velatious. T' numerous-'crowd-..besieginig -the door tid windows indo-every-:a~enne of approach,- and excekiding every~ morsel of iiir, rmust have mad&-the positio.n of the honorable moatagers anyTh-ing but a sine-. cure. XNoking -across from 'tie Coutt House w ere reininded of. the Cale of the Locusts, "and anotbe ]ocist entered, zNd soother, and'another ; and O, King the air is stHI.d arkeed -with then." Sext swaror will tak~e:place at Frog 1, -{, King! - Briga4ier P.,. ~Tho.act ed ashiriman of the. Board was alto gg,thed n his glory. ANOTHER 'GATnEaING. - On Monday last on iminense gathering of freedmen took place, in this town, in honior of the Radical champion, -and hireling emissary; W. -J. Armstrong. T. J. Robertson, of Cplumbia, accompanied him -to share in his surreptitious glory. How The freed men became informed of the approach of these worthies; can only be inferred by surmising that an undergr.ound. commo' nication~ is at work,o2ttitcharged with political brimstone, a~s the devil's own, the gale of Friday 'night blew their scent in advance of them.~ Suffice it the ga thering was large, too large for the freed man's interest or that of the farm. True to their proclivities, and the party repre sented, they approached from the rear, came in at the back door, and without knocking or warning of approach; and after discharging their filthy, reptile spawn, slipped off as they came, like thieves in the night, never once showing their faces in town, or giving any one an opportunity of answering or reb uttinag their falsehoods. An intense admiration prevailed on the part of the concourse, and which burst into three lusty cheers for the former, and two for the latter, when a free and hearty absolution for all past sins was extended, together with the promise of a safe translation into the re gions beyond, set apart for the faithful Republican defuncts, if firm adherence be~ given that party. The whole talk, we a,re informed, was a tissue of falsehoods, rituperation, and incendiary advices, wrhich we rejoice at not having heard. Mr. B. McCaM,.a highly esteemed and promiinent broker of Charleston, died on TRs To6uRNAme.-Happily the wea ther, which threatened adversely to the hopes of those interested, and who were counting largely on the pleasures of. the day, proved very favorable, for though the morn was not fair, not the sky clear, yet no one cbjected.while the Sun's rays were hidden, and no pattering rain fell, to mar the general joy. On. no previous occasion have we seen such wide-spread animation as was exhibited, either before or during the progress of this grand and interesting spectacle, and not without reason, for it was one that had never be fore been enacted in this district and besides the zeal and spirit of the ladies and gentlemen who initiated it gave it An impetus and prestige which not many could .resist, and which made the Tourna nent a most complete success. At the hour appointed the Knights, who had entered for the contest, appro priately and handsomely costumed, and splendidly mounted, assembled in front of the Court House, formed line, ad .proceeded tt the ground selected, whete would be decided who should wear the victor's wreath. An admiring, eager crowd of foot passengers, men, boys and darkies followed, pressing- to the sides and front of the dashing cavalcade. . Ar riving there, the space selected was. al ready ' encircled with -carriages and vehicles of all descriptiors, while. the fluttering of ribbons and. the -display of bright colors, and brighter eyes, was quite overpowering in their e&ct '.upon the Knights, many of whom beiht uoder. their weight to the-. cropper--of their saddles. They recovered -however,an upright position, we are pleased to state, in sufficient time to enter upon. their knightly duties, which the judges, de cided should now commence. 't is' not purposedzto give 'a detailed account of' tie riding or o4the numb~er of rings borne off by each Knighf;: bt,snnply to. ~ te that the- young~ genleinen shbwed a superiority in - horsemanship and grace not to be surpassed, we. believe.. We .regret thai owing'to-the before tenti.on ed:orerpowering emotion many of. *&e Knights-failed, in consequencer to.-tae the ring.as often as they might-udei less pecharli d.earmigiretustances fiive done, It weg no faultof'theiroain,. bit of tie Indie. - We -enanoi helj ?bere p$inrg a -passijig tribute 'to the 'indefiti gablemarshalle, with hige broad swords and deesI, ster~ 'voices, who labored io esidifyto keep, the line clear, and egreitihethey were not .more success. ful, and altb6egh the litte thread ofeur. life as. ifel ais-oT others was severai times threistened 'to be cut in twaib, we forgive tlhew. Some men. n're boin to fill idi por tant positionsti life,: some are Dot, u'e are one o t1w -Tatt,td' bftterly I nieun it, bat ilhjd 'krno-t' de&Ce tha-'t thedayL tilt^yet._come -when ur. imerit ' wlU I>e recognTirzd,and a ribbo{ swr, or-A,ther .decdratlon dieo us tire eelat Well the contest narrowed down -to 'a tiet.etween the Un,known Itnight, Mdr. -P. Joines of Columibia, and .the K~night: oftthe -Golden Cross, Mr. P. MeGregor,. whocliad tbe rep6.tation-of Newbry~on his lance's -'point.' Each 'of -them 'had - taken ix rig; to'gether with *nrall, fast.er (Q.Boyce, and Sir Arthur Hod la4Id, Master Joseph itnter, whe had four. -Another.iriaI was mryde -which re sunlii lfl.M eGrpgerisfavor whlo teo f seven of thenipie,-nd in. he 'adtef to Ma'erfHoter:with five. .Lt remained'then to -award the priseil, whichf was gracefuly done by Gen. Gar.' lingtori representing the judges,- who de- .3 Uivered them in -a feswgppropriate re-s taarks.~ The next 'featr6 of attraction 'was. thee.rowning'of'i quen and-hef at:-' tendant maids'of.honor. - This of bire fell 1.o the happy lot of thbe four last mneo tioned.genemien: -the first of wvhomn se-" le.cted as the queen of beauty, the accomi plished MLiss Janie Bonds df Laur-ens,. while the.others s.elected MissKate.Leav; 'eli, Miss Ida Marshall and Mise Oetavia, 3 ~Garngton; who w~ere 'teninently quali- ~ fled'by thir- aniable manners,.- accoin plishments~and beauty for s4&ttering a position. Thus en.ied the progratmue proper, for here both knights and' ladies fair, and spectators, overcome by hunger, partook of the barbecue dinner prepared t for everybody, and the rest of mankind. E The Knights were nineteen in numr bor, their names and the characters rep- I resented are as follows : t Jas. Aull-Sir Miles Stapleton ; John Barre--Don-Quixotte; 0.; Boyce-Mu- C rad ; Win. Fair-Duke of York ; Earnest C Garlington-Lord Montague's Page; t John HenCerson-Zou'we ; John H ous. eall-Richrdv~ Fitz.simnmons; Joseph Hun- I ter-Sir Ar$.ur Hollar d; P. Joiner-Un- I known -. ni;;ht; George Lane-Count C Kharl; R bt. Leaveli -Earl of Derby; Jno ~ Martin-- 'anhoe ; P. McGregor-Knight of the Golden Cross ; Osburn Schumnpert ~ -Knight. Orient ; Todd Thompson- e Young Unknown ; John Thompson Young Unknown ; Oliver Wells-Knight 3 of the Golden Circle; John Watts-Un known Knight ; John Young-Unknown C Knight. The Judges were Gen. Garlington, a Col. Fair, Maj. Nance and John S. Hair ; Mr. J. P. Poole acted as timer. We sum up this imperfect sketch, by? saying that the entertai'iment was bril- , liant and successful, and that not an in- b cident occurred to mar the general and t' universal pleasure of this happy day. Long will the Tournament be remnem bered. -4 C The Greek Government has chopped S off the heads of 3,000 brigands within l2 the last quar ter. A crusty old bacheior says he thinksr it is woman and not her wrongs, that t~ SIGHTs:-Some days since, afer a heavy shower of rain, we saw a magnificent rain. sow; it must have described an are of 30 legrees. Again on Thursday morning last, between the bours of three and four, early risers ,ould'hle witnessed that rare and beautiful phenomenon-a lunar rainLow. The moon was grandly descending the corridors of the western sty, and in the east the rainbow ap peared through a gentle shower of mist. And on Friday night two huge and angry sin elouds, scudding rapidly from-opposite points, collided and burst over our imme 1i4te section,- pouring out such a shower in few minutes as-to astonish even the old wst Inhabitant. Miniattire rivers and ra. rin-appeared on every hand as if by en, thantment,'and about three and-a-half in hes of water fell during the evening. 1 xci BALL.-The. festivities gotten up ast week In aid of the Newberry College. te ninated in a grand fancy ball, at Col. Fair's esidence, on Thursday night. The gallant nights of the tournament, who erewhile ad displayed dexterous skill with lance tnd spur, had dismounted, and appeared on bot, with theii queens of beauty and love, to take-part in the merry mazes of the dance. Several distinguished civilians were present. [t was apparently a bright and-bappythrong. a which Abbeville, Laurens, Edgefleld and iharleston were represented. The gentler nen. were .avalier.lie- and courtly; -the adiee-many of them-were beautiful; while some were ideals of loveliness.Imper ouationa of beauty, gracer and tntelligence; mbodimsonts of love; there were sylpbs and ybils, and elfin fairies, and [as a gallant Benedict observed,l *sa eh compact, dear, de icious, petit angels 1" The charaeters' as tuned were generally .eredtaly ad ~well mstained.- Whether we have grownriesty, mnd have forgotten the variens changes in "otume whirbegan with the evening:"full tress' o(Adam and Eve, and 'closed with he "Black Crook," 6r that we forgot our rocation as tye local', while endeavoring to Wlow alternately certain little feet and flash ng eyes through the labyrinth, we-cannot ni...=Betwit tlrem.Iiestbe cause. And as re eli'not see the 'point in all the cos ens,. shall.not speciaily notiee, those vlJcwhle:~ire are familiar. The seene was laniig, piguant, rechierche; the supper legaf; and this occasion the crowning vent of theieck. SANrrAxr.-Our town fathers Are re nuinded that there are pools~o stagnant rat~r and patches of poisohoes weeds in rarious.sectibns of the town, .nd unless pen3dily removed ,wilt ~ doub@ess einse uchpoiknes, Many eminent physi ians fear a. sickly gnuner. ;Already nir.rehanges. annbunce . the approach f-deadlydiseases. .lipidemiics and en lemics are fastening theft-scourges upon rr-rious connmunitiea and-spreading over hrecoumn&y. ditizens are -admrot@shbed -iiketise ef.means to wrd of.6nta does Oditbqjdd g, ellers,&e.,shbfdo e uvetijated and famigited ; yard in treets kept ne'at and clean ; alt-off'al nd ~athering debris rempwed anid the it-. mdsphere~ ra,rified through the agency. of tisinfectants and the free use of tI# rMite wfa* Grush H'ygienic measures ininently demnarid attendonr, in view of he rank 'growth- of vegetation wliieh is reing continuously fattened . bh' falling bowers of' r~iairnd ipegnatig the itmosphere egit noxions etcha atins. - Wo'c,anmot be too sareful'eifber ko at ention to .the -Jittle personal wants. 'rudene in.djdt,. togeter with tM daily ise of t'he Mth, temprate expscseEand cheeai n mod *.-e.among the littTe da les-that at]ministe.r to onr comfori and gd, toheaith and happiness. We-have naerely.pade a. hurri4.suggestioo; oheniwg soimeof,the features 'of Jiy necoifow;:the reas nnr1Rjch-should ndra us tt liveraily and j'in re i-d 'tp the' Ta*s 'bt health, a?e so Plain d evidej-'to these, whto think at all, hat we pi-etergit them -with the simple emrk that an "onne' of prevebtion.is rarth-a pound- of cure." :Bas Mo'ar.-Som3eoforttpe C 1.earning -ae again. lneding- thr ors to^receivp votai-ies ~at the shrine f Miinerva: The Nwerery Ten'ali' fellege,- resumes its- exedsea 'to-cay, nder -very 'favirable .auspices. ~The oeng l3adies are joyinlly .returning te9 beir Ahaafat refrestred 4d '~arjo a.ed by their re cretios ,ad sprit of be bhidays. They; eeme. with booed 'ig steps, gleeful. voices and happy hearts a receive the'kindly salotations of-teach rs, and to begin again-those studies which ball make them better, wiser and hap ier. May it ever be "morning" with bem-bright, beautiful, serene ! Mrs. Anderson's school, for little girls, pened Monday morning, and right heerily did the little ones assemble with beir glad young faces to tell their ittle loves and sorrows, and say their ttle say, and learn, con amore, those ittle homilies and 'lessons which shall arry them step by step along the bining path of letters. Let us have schools and colleges nd let us appreciate the great gift of ducation-as well as those who engage 'i the arduous labors of educating 'the oung. Our readers wIll notice in another column ards announcing the dissolution of the Id firm of I. M. Saber & Co., and the part, ership of Abrams, Griffin & Hargrove. -CoI'oN TAX TO BE RECOVERED BACK. he Tuscaloosa (Ala.) Observer says: We learn that a large company, compo ad of men of influence and position. has een formed in various parts of the cot m States, with the design of endeavor ig to recover for the planters the tax iat has been paid upon cotton. It is itended to bring the subject before the ommissioner of 3laims at Washington, sd if no success is met with, to the upremie Court ; and if necessary, final 'to Congress. CHARLESTON, August 18.-Registration ~turns for the past week from all Dis ictsheard from, foot up: whites, 2,687; -Snc.--This department seems to be so very popular that we continue to cull here and there the choicest bits that can be found. The opening paragraph con tains a moral: One man took a paper, and his life was happier than a king's ; his children all could read and write and'talk of men and things. Another took no paper ; and while strolling through the wood, a tree fell down upon his crown and kiHed_him -as it should. Had he been reading of the news, at home like neighbor Jim, we'll bet a cent that accident would not have happened bim.-Lyons Republican. Editors know lots of such stories. They don't often tell them, because they don't wish to harrow the feelings of their readers We will add this, however, as a solemn varning: A young married man was solicited to take a paper. He declined on the ground that any-village paper was not worth a DAM ; though we do not know whether be meint a female beast, a sair-iill dam, e.cofcr-dam, or the other kind. Well, the evening of the same day,. not, loving his wife as he should, and having no vir tuous employment on hand, and not ha'v ing a village paper to read, he went into "by and forbidden paths," slipped down and broke his leg. - If he had been a subscriber for a vil lage paper, and had been at home rea'd ing it to his ~ lovely wife, or had been listening to her reading of it, this serious secident would not have happened; But worse than all, he -dared -hot have-an account of the accident sent to. the...il lage paper; and his wife wept - many hours bec;use he had.no right to have his name- in. the papers. He had sik weeks to figure up.the value of a DAM. Let us hope that others will be warned by this tragic- aisir, not - to-speak pro fanely of village papers, nor Acr profane ly, in not subscribing for them,.and pay ing in advance.--[xchange. . . This is an old story, but none the -less good, and is 'told of a traveller at a tavern, who rose from his bed at night to exarirle the weather, but iistea1 of looking out on the sky, tltrust 'his head trrargb a-glass_ widow of i capboard 'Landlord,' cried the astealshed man, 'tis is very sirgular weatier; the -night is as dark as Fagypt, and melts of cheese !'. Josh BBllings advising i young lady as to how sh sall. recive a, proposa!, says ' 'You ought tbuttake it .kind,.l ooking adwn h;Hi wth an epreshnn about .hi'f tickled, and half scart. ~ A fterth.e po) is over if.yure Tuvver wants tew kiss you f don't aiink I woulil ga'y jor no, but 166 the thing kinder ta,ke it.s own course.' The year 1867 has been so)y a very eventft)f one for young ladies= an<' 3riH ontinwe so, br we. re .much and et ~For indtance: .e Throughout the,eoure Mf.Ahe- whole year,: whiene9er .the mflon waes the night will' grow Qark. .Whoever is. jai love tbis year.ilt 4'tn~k hiis sweytheaft, an angel. Whoeyver gets. uiarried will nd out wJeher it istrue. If i young -ldy happei~a to -blush, she' wi6tok .red in4hle fac~ t., she drearns -of~ aoung' ma'n.three nights in successioi,' it is -the sign bf s.om,ething'. If -anybody.-jumps 4Verboard withouit knlowing how..to swim, it, is-two t4 one. he getsi drowned. If'any ont lendls in ombrel-it -is ten>to ene he i. obligeaz to go home-in the railn -for his pains. T be.Ghicago Times prints the follott irg -acgiunt of a retdent occur,rerice in St. Lduis: .A urvd had gathjered on,acorner, and an excited indiaidnal, panting with heat, rshed up. to the scena exclaiming, ~'What's the miatter?' 'Only'atnan.kiilled," was the reply. 'Oh ! is tha tall.?!I theoght it was a dog fight.! -~es ta The Petersburg Express ''e.ta e vorac.o6s native feeder e'tbe foipa n one day~ : Dinner-~One- plate of. cabbiage, foni~ pieces of ham; one dish of tomnatoes, one dish of cncumbers, one and a half'pelutis ofecora bread, and three mutton chops. For dessert-Twelve gers six apples, oepacket of alutonds, ra?iins, six pieces of cake, and-iour saucers~ of ice tream. Spper-Six beefsteaks, six rolls, four. iah, 1(9zi <etiled cralp, tswo cu-ps of coffee, two cups, of waiter, and half ond of bMtter. A.4eril of a feller;. SAt PJacervvWe, a Methodist ministetf went to a tin shop tQ buy :s les'int 'bown. Selecting one,'Be'asked 11e clerk~ whether it. *rald ake . loud noose?E "Oh, yes,"' said the clerk, "a h-14 of a' oie" "Well," r~eplidteboitr as I w*tt io b'for at.camp meting, [ do&'t think that kind of .a. noise- wilt suit," and walked off . - When is~'a young lady embraced by a mokey-?.'When the has an~ ape run (apron) round her waist. The boy who undertook- -4o ride a orse radish is now practicing oQ a sad de of matton. A man can go along without- adver tising, and so- can a wagon without greas ing,so- rr GoEs.hard. The best' capital to begin life with is a cpital wife. Dew tell. The Selma Times says: "A certain young gentleman emissary, from Yan keedom, passed through the County of Anson a short time since, vending tick. ets or certificates to the negroes, which e told them would entitle each holder to forty acres of land. He sold a large number to the negroes along his route at fifty cents each. The negroes, however, becoming assured that they had been swindled, pursued the Ecoundrel, over took him, madgbim refund the money with an additional fifty cents in eich ase, and then draw his shirt, when they proceeded to administer a severe flogging upon his back. This done, they allowed him to go on his way rejoicing. WONDERFUL FRE'AK OF A BABY.-The ttumwa Mercury tells the following: "A few days ago, in Keoku"k County, a abe six months old, was crying lustily, ad the usual appliances seemed to have o effect. It still cried, and the mother as perplexed to know what the trouble was. At last, after it seemed almost xhausted, it spoke with sta;;tling dis inctness these words: '(;ive me a drink f water !' Of course the mother was ightened, but grave the water, when it mmediately went to sleep. The infant ad never spoken before, nor since. We :an vouch for the truth of the above, as re are personally acquainted with the THE WASHINf AWAY OF THE ORA ITd. VILLE DAM.-A correspondent of the Augusta Post gives the following partioa lars of the washing away of the dam it the Graniteville factory : About one o'clock this (Thuraday) morning the factory bell- sounded the alarm, calling together the vill and operatives, who readily rep ed, and found that the sudden rise of Horn Creeic was seriously threatening the dam . above the- factory. Soon after the den broke, and the rush o( the watet carried away two or three bridges, and inundated a portion of the factory grounds. About four hundred arnd fifty feet of the dam was carried away, but, with the excep tionCthe brides, no other daiage Ra - done. At Vau:lnse the oil boose and black sdnith shbp, and the bridge over Horse Creek was carried off. Exaggerated reports were in. cironk tion early in the morning in refereieto loss of life, etc., but no person was injured. The-danaage will be repaifed in Iea than fen days, as the energetic - cient superintendent of Gta iteine Fko. tory, James J.-Gregg, is aready at work, witira large number of-bands., Some incontenience wiH-be felt by the opera tives owing to the temporary suspensioa , of work a. the factory. At-one of the stations on 1he Union Pacific Railroad two sacks. of flour and ten barrels of ale were .recenal de. livered. The question is, wihat-d they iete:d-to do with so much leor? At sneeting ofUle coloied eieeiof the Educational Society, held on che. IS Aug., 1867, it w4s resolved, That a house of sufficient capacity be purchased for educating the unedocsted; and a place of worship for the A. I. - 4hurch - At a subsequent iteeting, upon cmaaidesa tion of this aubject itwa..resolved,. That,the:Trustse of toe EduadOis- b. ciety; andl the'lraistee of tfie A. K. S.arekvc shQuld comprom r and concetrate their actions is order to purcliase a cerlaie ht with a house of sufficient capacity upo. it, for the benefit,of both Churdh and Shb$, and after'the housebe'secured, that it be divided -o give the A. M. E. Church alegi& mate clai'm to a leertain portien, - and -do . ti c other portibn be~devoted fo the edts don oichildreh, irrespective of denoailas tion or sect. - - Qffioers of the Educationai-So'tt.#. Presideiu, Lei Napce;. Vic,#res;, A a DeWalt ; 2d ViePe. Chie .Canne Secletary, Joseph Bosto.n ; .Trjamurer, - bert CoaTman. -Offteers of tbe Chqrch: - (Tharmmu, Abram. -estod ; Sceegsy, Joseph Bos3toQ ;Tteasurer,:Joeph Jaes. - -amay -Aug. -.0-Thes is -a good mand for - ootton, st- prices aging Dt to secents. Cewia Ang.2.-Cott.2 ei..du.ser V to 18, gold 1.4 * 1ErwXong, Angast 19--7.J PIL-d-h. Cotton be nd4 $~tr 1.TmoBa, At d and prices nohdln urie 1 er nd. u~enpe4.W an d -white SU2 Co i -hm rib 161i16.--- -. saesof45aJs- lnga 7%gsesw t . Vrop'aeoounts are dail neorg Ac'iUS-rm, August9.-ttn piee uqchainged ; sales7 So far aa hr ard fLoa, the reet ratisi~wm no serious damgeto crop LIvEEPM6L, Agust--No.C~ ee and steady. The storms hase weather. 1s favorable for ersps. proviuimns uatere& IDiin onnthe.11th inst., at Nebr H., S. C.., Mrs. ThbapsJAda Q t ide of John Cpate, Xsq.. This ane s-a. nouaeemca-,1will-carry saadnis10- i9a -reader, Thr tire su-jet*ofit ww as i 17 and favourablj- khnown.* She psssse mnany. eceeecies of character. :. An *Es -tionateadd fltif'ui'wif,'fond-Enauxious mietWier, an active and usefdl memnber of as cie,ty, a aio,cere fiend, a .kind heaetdd me nman,bhgr r.emova from egh.ant s ceatea race.mr:in'this e smwaati ee speitt'40 her' life, tiSii wui cheerful and 'social. in idesan many~ other patieulars, -At losse TWil 1e deeply fel.,'anti -in bidding her g jong* se weil, we- can all sa ahoaasaft bmed because thy saat irill be emty..a 1r-s. Coate-neter had'ma-de a pub1o. fession of religior),-and had -not o d herself wnth the Chiarth. .The sebg .et her soiil's saI9ationg howveu, 'oeuphis inuph of her thoughts.- Sh held ayi thaehighiese .este - anid etmstv~II. and houkf neer spid ligtig~0t~s~ upon thisulejpn and-inUmeunt q It shooked hpr-to .hear any oneel religien, the Church dr Mnitrs ,id l respect ofeontelnpt. She ma-de iW d Gal - practice to read, her. .Bibfe, sad(rdmaedt that her conscience woi not' aleW he head to vest upon her pillow at night wih out-reading s portion of~the inspimd u, and ecn.itting her soul itd body .sOh care of her He rnf Father. Sec'h wiaerconcern atoutee -aeref personi.rLeligion, that she sought fregusar, is ter'views a ith her P,astor,to make bee difficuftiesg ad obtai hiIb advice:' had spoken to several, of br desied 'eti to join the Church, and it is comAde'h4 be lieved that had her:life b'en sped muchi longer, she irould have taken Lhis iportant step. She was punctual in her attendance npoa. the services of the Sanctuary, and whenever able, made it apoint togo-te the House of God twice. on Sabbath. in this respect too, "she wilPtpised, for her seat will be empty.!'.", Her last illness was painfully prIatd but she bore It weekly and murmured not She soon became reconciled to the idea of death, and spoke of it with composure and resignation. She sent her request mor. than once to the writer to remember her In his prayers, and seemed thankfM to hno#' that his supplications ascended daily for her, Some days, before her death, she eigessed the hope that she was prepared to meet her God and go at His summons. Towards the last, she seemed even anxious to depart4 Knowing her fondness for flowers, and how refreshing they are to a fevered patient, and how soothing and gentle their minista tions in a chamber .of sicknessr her ever watphful and deioted'husband, wouldearry fresh flowers (t her each' day. Once, she - was -so sick, she 'waved them iV5y,and said, "Oh I hope soorto wo-whete -I rill -be no more sick and where he flowers fiR never fade." She penitently confessed that she had been too fond of the world, but said that ifit pleased the Lord to permit her to live longer in it, she hoped. t9.feel and act very differently from her "past manner of life. She acknowledged her dependence upon God, and said her trust was In Him who alone could save. And thus Mrs. Coate has passed away from.the midst of us, and'this place whiich haa. known her so long, will know her no more forever. May the Lord be graciausly presen( with the mourners, and may He fill and more than fill the place in their hearts, where who is now to much missed, bec:ause her scat is ..emtt.