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VoL WII ENESDAY MORNING, M"tAY 29,q 1812.No2. TWE HERA:L IS PUBLISHED EVERY WEDESDAY MORING, At Newberry C. ]., Bv Thos. F. & R. H. Greneker, Edtors and Proprietors. fa, so Pirs 4*JMVXV Invariably in Advance. tgne f i ttvat the expiration o1 UC- The X mark denotes expiration of sub scription. OFFICIAL. Aets and - Joint Resolutions lTieA by tas seneral As sembly of South Carolina, Regular Session, 1871 and 187L AN ACT TO AMEND. THE CHARTER OF THE TOWN OF BEAUFORT. -SC N liBe i enacted by the Senate. and House of Represent% tives of the State of South Caroli na, now met and sitting in Gene raAs the authori ty-ortbht me: That the Act to incorporate the town, of .eaufort -be so amended tbrat the Town' Co'neil of Beau fort be, and they are hereby, au thorized to establish a guard, or police, for the better security and regulation of the said town; and to pass such ordinances as they may deem expedient, to define the duties, fix the compensation, and impose fines.and penalties for ne glect; or improper discharge of du ties of said guard, and, generally, to perform all acts neceesary and proper to effectuate the intention of thislot,indmnake and. estab lish all Tr.lei a6d oraers relathe to said guard, not inconsistent with the laws of the State. That the Intendant and Wardens duly elect44 d n"liredhail during the eri of service have the same power-which arVriak'Istice npw has to domp8 te i-ttendance of witnesses, and reguire them to gieaee nooit-the trial be foifiemofaby person for the violation of any of the by-laws or ordinances of the town ; that the Intendant shall as often as occa sion n ure s ,nIun-F the Wardens'to" idedt iii' Council, a majority of whom shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, and shall be known by the n meof th4ewn Council of the tbwn' of Beaufort'; and they and their successors in office shall hare a common seal, and shall have power to appoint from time to time, such and so many proper persons; to aet' as Marshals or Constables, as they shall deem ex pedient and proper, which officers shall have all powers, privileges and:emoluments, and be subject to all duties penalties and regula tions, provided by the laws of this State, f'or the office of Constable, and the .Intendant and Wardens in Council shall have power and authority, under their corporate seal, to ordain and establish all such rules and by-laws, and ordi nances, respecting the streets, ways, palig wells a.nd springs, or fountains'oftwater, markets, and police of said town 'of Beaufort, and for preserving peace, health and order, and good government within the sa me, as they may deem expedient and proper, not inconsistent with-oirepugaant to the laws of the Statd; and all such by-laws and ordinances shall at all tia:es be subject to revisal or re peal by the General Assembly of' the State ; and the said Council may affix fines for officers against suicfkb3i.ws and ordixpces; and ap j ~Ae thearb to the use of said e~~tion ; but no .fines sha Othir-ty do!a64M wv . eed twenty dollars, ' the wn recovered in a Trial Justice Court, of the County of Bedufort,~ and whenr they are of the amount of twenty dollars or * under, they may be r.ecover~ed be fore said Intenaant and Wardens in ConeilW SEC. 2. That the said Town Coiseil may4have power to require all person.s owning a lot, or lots, in the said't'oWn, to 'build a lawful fence, and keep in good repair sidewalks in front of said lot, or lots, whenever the same shall front or adjoin any of the public streets of' said town,f, in the judgment of the Conncit, sueli siiewalks shall be necessary-the- width thereof, and the manner of their construction, to be designated and regulated .by the.Town. Couneil; and for default or refusal to keep in repair such sidewalks, the Town Council may cause the same to be put in repair, and require the owner to pay the price of repairing:r Pro vided, That such contract for re pairn th same be let to the low 8%o 3. That the said Town Conuell shall h tve power to abate all inusances within the corporate limits, and, also, to appoint a Board- of Health and - a Harbor Master when deemed necessary for the s'id town, and to ps sueh ordi. nanees as may be necessary to de. fine-the duties and powers of the said -Board, and to impose fines and je nalties upon the member. of tBe said Board for neglect of duty or refusal to serve. Swe:4. That the power toaranl P.or rifuse licenses for ten-pin, 01 ho epin alleys,- bagatelle- tables, taverns, or to retail spirt. g~qor5z within the .limits of idcoo ' , be,-and the - fin4Tbe said grant licenses to retail.spirituous Hquors to such persons, and in-sach. qaantities, at such rates, and upon such terms and conditions, as the said Town Council may see fit and proper: Provided, That no such licenses shall exceed the sum of two hun dred dollars: Provided further, That in no instance shall the price of a license to keep a tavern or to retail- spirituous liquors be fixed at a lessaan -than is established by thelawsi oi this State. SEC. 5. That the said Town; Council are hereby empowered to require all persons, companies and corporations, now engaged, or whro-may. become hereafter en gaged, in business, or avocations of any kind whatever, within the limit 6f the said-town, to take out a license from the said Town Council who -are hereby author ized toimpose a reasonable charge, or tax, within their discretion, for the conduct of the same: Provided, No such license shall exceed the sum of five hundred dollars. SEC. 6. That the said Town Council shall have power to im pose a tax, within their discretion, on all sales made by itinerant tra ders and auctioneers, on all drays, carts, wagons, omnibuses, car riages, and other vehicles, kept for hire. And the said Town Council shall have power to en f9rce the paVment of all taxes and assessmeits'against tbe''"roperty and persons of defaulters, to the same extent, and in the same man ner, as is provided by law for the collection of the general State tax, except that executions, to enforce 'the payment of town taxes, shall be issued under the seal of the cor poration,and directed to the Town Marshal, or other person especial ly appointed by the said Town Council, to collect the same. SEC. 7. That returns shall be made, on oath. to the Clerk of the Town Council,.whenever, and at such times, as the said Council may so require by ordinance, of the amount of all sales of merchan dise, professional, mechanical, or other incomes, and of the quantity and kind of all property, other than real estate, subject to taxa tion under the provisions of this Act, by persons who may be liable to pay the taxes on the same; and any-person, in default of pay ment of such taxes, when such payment may become due, shall be subject to the penalties now provided by law for failure to pay the general State Tax. That all moneys paid for licenses and for fines and forfeitures for retAiling spiritnous liquors, keeping tav ern and billiard tables within the. limits without licenses, shall be appropriated to the public uses of said town. SEc. 8. That all Acts, or parts of Acts, in relation to the -Town Cosl of Beaufort, repagnant to, or supplied by this Bill, be, and the same are hereby repealed. Approved March 9, 1872. AN ACT TO INCORPORATE THE LIN COLN LIGHT INFANTRY. OF DAE LINGTON. SECTloN 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa ives of the State of South Caroli na, now met and sitting in Gene ral Assembly, and by the authori ty of the same: That Samuel J. Keith, Larry Aiken Jacob Smart, under the name 'and style of the "Lincoln Light Infan try, of Darlington," and their associates and successors, be, and they are respectfully, in corporated, and made and declared a body politic and corporate, in deed and in law,gand as such body politic, shall have the power to use and keep a common seal, and the saine at will to alter ; to make all necessary by-laws, not repug nant to the laws of the land, and to have succession of officers and members, conformable to such by laws ; to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, in any Court of law or equity in this State ; and to have, use and enjoy all other rights, and be subject to all other liabiitics, incident to bodies cor porate, SEC. 2. That This Act shall be deemed and taken to be a public Act, and shall con tinue in force for the space of ten years from and af ter its passage. Approved March 13, 1872. AN ACT TO INCORPORATE THE RTV IERs GUARDS, OF HAMBURG, sOUTH CAROLINA. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa, tives of the State of South Caro lina, now met and sitting in Gene ral Assembly, and by the authori ty of the same: That John Williams, Lewis Cartledge, Cato McGraw, James Coleman, and their successors and associates, are hereby incorporated and -made and declared a body politic-and-coripurate, in deed and and in law, by the name and style of the "Rivers Guards," of Ham burg, South Carolina, and, as such body politic and corporgte, shaU hve pQwet to mae use, have "ad keep a common seal, and the ame . ~i will to alter ; to make all necessary by-laws, not repugnant to the Constitution and laws of this State, and to have succession of officers and members, conform; able to such by-laws; to sue and be sued. plead and be impleaded, in any Court of competent juris diction ; and to have, use and en joy all other rights, and be subject to all other liabilities, incident to bodies corporate. SEC. 2. This Act shall be deem ed and taken to be a public Act, and shall continue in force from and after its passage, for the space of ninety-nine years. Approved, March 12, 1872. AN ACT TO ABOLISH THE OFFICE oF STATZ AUDITOR. AND CONFER THE DUTIES OF HIS OFFICE UPON THE COMPTROLLER-GENERAL. Whereas a multiplicity of offices should be avoided by tbe State, as well as unnecessary expendi tures in keeping them up; and, whereas, the duties of State Audi tor can be performed by the Comp troller-General without detriment to the requirements of his office; therefore, SEC. 1. Be it enacted, by the Sen ate 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 office of the State Au ditor be and is hereby abolished, and the duties hitherto devolving upon that officer shall be perform ed by the Comptroller-General. SEC. 2. That this Act shall take effect on and after the general election of October, 1872, at which time the State Auditor shall turn over all books, papers and accounts f his office to the Comptroller General. Approved March 13, 1872. AN ACT TO INCORPORATE THE DA MASCUS BAPTIST CHURCH, IN SUM TER COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the enate and House of Representa tives of the State of South Caro Ina, now met and sitting in Gen 3ral Assembly, and by the author ity of the same: That the members of the said 33ciety be, and they are hereby, ieclared to be a body corpoate, by the name and style of the "-Da mascus Baptist Church," and by that name and style shall have succession of officers and members, and shall have a common seal. SEC. 2. That the Said corpora Lion shall have power to purchase, receive and hold any real or per sonal estate, not exceeding in val e the sum of twenty thousand dollars, and to sell, convey and dispose of the same, and, by its corporate name, may sue and be sued, in any Court of this State, and to make such rules and by laws, not repugnant to lawi, as it may consider necessary and expe dient. SEC. 3. This Act shall be deemed and taken to be a public Act, and shall continue in force for the term of ninety-nine years. Approved March 13, 1872. AN ACT TO EXEMPT THE KEEPERS, EMPLOYEES AND OTHER OFFICERS OF SOUTH CAROLINA PENITENTIA RY AND LUNATIC ASYLUM FROM MILITARY AND OTHER DUTIES. Be it enacted 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 on and after the passage of this Act, all guar-ds, keepers, employees and other officors that are now, or may hereafter be, em ployed at the South Carolina Peni tentiary and Lunatic Asylum shanl be exempted from serving on ju ries, and from military, road or street duty. Approved March 13, 1872. AN ILLUSTRATION IN POINT. The devotion of the English to etiquette was once illustrated by a humorist by an anecdote of an Englishman who was drowning, and who declined to grasp the hand of a gentleman who tried to rescue him, on the ground that he had not the honor of his acquaintance. The condition of the South, whose personal and political liberty and local self-government are threat ened with perpetual loss, is as critical as was that of this victim of misi'ortune and etiquette. The refusal of the South to accept aid, because it is extended through agencies once alien and unsympa thizing would be quiet as ridicu lous as that of the Englishman who would rather go to the bottom of the sea than be saved from death by a strange gentleman. The South don't mean, of itself, to be guilty of any such folly Others, who have misled and sa rificed her before, may attempt it again-and she probably may be made a sad victim for continued suffering in sack-cloth and ashes; but not, it is believed, by any act of her own people. Bal'timore Sun. What nation produces most marriage? Fascinntion. Letter from Gen. J. B. Ker shaw. CAMDEN, S. C., May 14, 1872. My Dear Sir:-I am in receipt of your valued favor and gladly avail myself of the opportunity you afford me of expressing my views of the policy proper to be pursued by our people in the pres ent emergency. I esteem it our first duty to seek the rescue of the State from ruin and bankruptcy, and the conse quent expatriation of many of her best people. Our action in gene ral politics should be controlled by this prime necessity. If we can promote the establishment of a better government at Washing ton, it is our duty to do so, chief ly because it will relieve our peo. ple from Federal oppression, and check the misrule of the State government now emboldened by the countenance and supposed sympathy of the General Govern ment. If, however, our participa tion in the Presidential canvass will at all impair our power to wrest the State from the plunder ors who now control her destinies, we should carefully refrain from it. I believe it to be our duty to lay aside all party references, and, is citizens of South Carolina, seek her rescue from further ruin and legradation, as a man would fight the fire around his own domicile before joining his neighbors to ar rest a general fire in the woods. [f there be any hope of pre'rent Mprovement in the State govern rent, it is to be expected from a reform movement within the Re. publican party. From indications: ilready observed, I am not with >ut hope that such a movement will be developed, and that it may issume such proportions as that t may be made to succeed by ju licious co-operation on our part. Should the Republican Convention appily chance to nominate per ions promising an honest admin stration, and having the confi Jence of our people, the conquest vill be less difficult of achieve ,nent, but in any event our assis ance, to avail anything, must be mautiously, quietly and sagaciously Imployed. If we avoid any organization of ur people for any political pur ?ose whatever-if we refrain from intagonizing the Republicans of his State on party questions-if we avoid all irritating collisions with the colored people and pur 5ue a policy of conciliation-we may secure such a participation n the affairs of the State as will i irrest her impending ruin. This :ourse, to my mind, offers the :nly present prospect of relief. If this fail us, it will little matter what policy we pursue. I trust in God that our people will do no thing to hinder the possibility of any such movement, however tempted by alluring hopes or justI resentment. In the view of the case which I have presented, we should take no part in the Presidential election. The dominant party would yield nothing to those who oppose their party nominee for President. In yielding this, we in fact yield no thing but a sentiment. The nom inee of the Republican party will get the vote of South Carolina, whether we oppose him or no, and all the more certainly if, and be cause we do oppose him. If we refrain from taking our fruitless part in the contest, should the Republicans succeed, we will have avoided giving any pretext to the incoming administration further to oppress and to per-sc cute our people, and our wise mod eration will have disarmed much of that prejudice which excludes us from participation in the public affairs of the State. Without such participation it is vain to hope for any relief. On the other hand, none of the benefits to ensue from the defeat of the Republican nom inee for President can be averted by the course I have indicated. The Conservatives, if successful, must shape their general policy in accordance with the principles they have announced, and must select for Federal office, honest and competent men, whatever may be the course pursued by our peo ple, in the election. We have, therefore, everything to gain and nothing to lose by non-action. Ido not think we are in a con dition just now, to throw up our hats for any body for President, and consider it unwise in a people, situated as we are, to delude our selves in',o the belief that we can mend our affairs by indulging in any such amusement. Let us have nothing to do with this po. litical game, until we can strike with effect. If the Liberal Repub. I licans organize in this State, let them do it. if they do not, cer tainly our people could have nc reason to organize for the support of Mr. Gireeley, unleas they desire to mnake his defeat in this State doubly secure. The same reason ing would apply much more concla sively against the organization o0 the Democratic party. In myj judgent. we would commit a fa. tal blunder even to send delegates from this State to the Democratic Convention. They would repre sen-t a constituency who could not possibly elect even one elector, and whose support would damage the cause they advocate. Bat, while powerless for good, such ae tion would have a capacity for evil, fatal to all our hopes of re lief within the State. Nothing conceivable within the range of probabilities, could so damage us politically, as the revival at this time of the Democratic party of this State. One other point. If Grant be the nominee of Lhe Republicans, he will have a greater power for good or for evil, to our unhappy people, than any other person or party. It is perhaps, hopeless to conciliate, but, in view of his nos sible election, it would be suicidal to exasperate him by a vain and fruitless opposition. Tbi last consideration you may denounce! as unworthy a free people. But re member, we are not a free people. While it might be dastaxdly to suffer our political conduct to be controlled by the fear of personal consequences, the welfare of the people is the noblest motives of the statesman. Salus populi suprema lex. Very truly yours, J. B. KERSIIAW. Hon. SINEox FAIR, Columbia, S. C. What the Radical Papers say of the State Government. The Charleston Republican, speaking of the present Legisla. ture, acknowledges its guilt. It says: ',The people have had enough of this Legislature. The finances of I the State are in a sufficiently bad condition already, without the Legislature attempting to tamper with them. "The State and the Republican party would have been much bet ter off, if the last Legislature had never met. We understand, upon the very best authority, that the amount of pay cei tificates issued for the last session amount to $1, 200,000. Just think of it-one ses sion of the Legislature has cost the State over a million dollars! All the receipts from the license tax are being.used to pay off this im inenf indebtedness." The Missionary Record, also Re publican, thus asserts the truth in reference to the real situation: "The fearful maelstrom 'into which our state finances have been sweeping for the last year, contin ues without any abatement, but with increased velocity. There :s 'commendable progress' from bad to worse; the last vestige of honor has departed from official pledges in the Treasury Depart ment, and no reliance whatever can be placed in any declarations made. To-day the State cannot secure credit for one hogshead of bacon in Columbia to feed the lu natics nor the deaf and dumb. If ever there was a demand for arev olution in the State Government that time is now. There is no hope for the people while these men rule this State as they have; ruin ! ruin !! ruin !!! is the proper designation for our present finan cial condition. T he taxes have been levied, they are being collect ed, everybody that gets a day's work has to pay a license of ten dollars for his salary. Every man, woman and child that plys a voca tion, which brings in a living, must pay a tax and take out a license: and the result is that all per.sons are oppressed, from one end of the country to the other. The only remedy for these evils lies in the ballot-box, and in the people's fidel ity to themselves, this coming election. If they have not enough to move them now, Lhen there is a degradation to which they have descended which we could not have believed them capable. There must be a uniting of all classes as against a common foe. Demo crats-Republicans--white a n d black men, Northern and South ern men, all who want an honest, strong, economical government, we must unite for self-protection, as against pirates, who~come upon the high seas, to plunder and scut tle our ship of State, and carry off the booty. "The people of every County should hold meetings and declare against the continuance of the rule of the men who controlled the fi nances of this State. Let there be County Conventions called by the citizens, and a general discussion of all matters of public interest." IIn the f-ace of these utterances, when will the eyes of the North, of the East and of the West be re ally opsned to the actual condition of affairs in South Carolina and the other Southern States, and to the necessity of a complete reform and redemption in the interests of : common people and a' common country? I'What is the funniest burglary on record ? When t.he man "bursi Our New York Letter. GREELEY IN NEW YORK-THE ANN: VERSARIERS-WHAT A NEWSPAPE DID-LOOK OUT FOR POISONE TEA-AN EPIDE31IC OF FIRES AN: CRIMES-A GALLANT AcT IN 3IIT OCEAN-HOT WEAtER-BOOKS, NEw YORK, May 1872. The recent nomination of Mr Greeley of course constitutes th< conversational pabulum of th< stre.-t. Find a knot of men any where and out of it grows a bei or a vot', and as may be expectec of New York city, the majorit3 favors the election of the white coated philosophers. The South erners here, almost without ex ception, deprecate any action ad verse to him by the Demoratic Convention, and there are thosE among them who predict a bolt from the Convention by the South. ern delegation should Mr. Greeley's nomination not be ratified. Mean. while he pursues the even tenor of his way, is seen little in public, writes the most nom-commital of letters, and modestly refrains from advertising himself in the Tribune. It is understood that he will retire from the paper, at least during the Canvass, and further more that in the event ofa straight Democratic Nomination in Juiv, he will withdraw his name as a Candidate in favor of the nominee of the Philadelphia Convention. This being the season of anni versaries the Rahaigge, Tagge and Baubtaile of every conceiva ble 'ism" in America are holding their meetings and letting off their usual pyrotechnics. Victo ria Woodhull at the head of hei long haired clans holds forth at Appollo Hall, and her crazy con gregation have nominated the creature for the Presidency, and subscribed three or four thousand dollars for the campaign. The Methodist General Con ference have been in Session at Brooklyn, reviewing( the affairs of the denomination and making arrangements to extend their work. The teetotallers. Swed enborgians, missionary, tract and bible societies, ard kindred asso ciations organized for the conver sion of heathen at home and abroad of every kind, color and condition have likewise had their annual "flowering," counted up their receipts and expenditures, and lapsed into retirement again. One ofthe strongest illustratione of the power of the press came tc my knowledge the other day, You will remember that, two o -three months ago, the New York journals were teeming with ac counts of the run on the Thirc Avenue Savings Bank, and thal others succumbed to the pressure I have been informed that it 6c curred in this wise. The Ney York Sun having occasion to cor rect some error of statement properly sent one of its reporter: to the bank to obtain the desire< f acts. He was rudely treated, an< returned to Mr. Dana, the editor who thereupon instructed his em ployee to investigate and open hi: batteries. The reporter went t< his task con amore. It requir< but a dozen well put lines to arouse suspicion and gather the crowd and for weeks the place wat thronged and the integrity of the ban k placed in the greatest jeopar dy. Every inducement was offer ed to the Sun, it is said, to let gi its bull-dog grip, but threats, per suasions and proffers alike faile< to move the sturdy editor, unti his lesson in politeness had beel taught, and only then did he re liquish his hold. Since that tim the reportorial fraternity have re ceived from bank officers the comr mon courtesies of life. There are a good many fraud in the community that ought t< be reached and exposed in th same way. For instance, one c the great Tea Corporations c New York is flooding the countr; with circulars inviting the publi to organize clubs for the purchas of tea by the pound or packag< and the most extraordinary ir ducements in the way of hig sounding Chinese names, and lo' prices, are offerred to unsuspec ing coun try people to invest i what is little better than ran poison. The truth is, that thi firm which has a great man green and gold estabhishmen1 scattered here and there, at known by New Yorkers to has agents e ngaaged in purchasin tea grounds from the differer hotels and restaurants, which ai dried, mix~ed with chemicals and small proportion of fresh tea, pC fumed, and are then put up in a ti-active parcels, and sent forth a price somewhat below regul trade rates to poison unsnspicio1 lovers of the .beverage. The e tire cost of the drug thus prepart is probably not twenty cents pound. It -is a traffic quite: pernicious as that of the swindlih liquor dealer. The past week has been -stron ly producetive of large fires both the r-ity and neighborhood. a Memorial Day in Laurens ville. In accordance with previous ar rangement, the tolling of the church bells, at 5 o'clock in the eveninr of lat 1*iday. gave notice that the hour for assembling at the Court House had arrived, which drew thither a large number of ladies and young misses. The as sembling at that point was for the purpose of forming a procession and proceeding thence to the vil lage Cemetery, which was quietly and orderly performed without marshal or other directors thaa the ladies themselves. The atten dance, however, at the Cemetery was pretty general by the male citizens. On reaching the gate of the Cemetery, the procession halted, opened ranks and entered the grounds by inverted order, whe U the decoration of the several sol dier's graves was immediately com menced. The names of these graves are as follows: B. C. Garlington. John Garling ton, Jr., John D. Garlington, H. L. G arhngton, Edwin B. Simmons, John Mayfield, John W. Arnold, Sam'l F. Richardson, James Watts, James W. Hance, Wm. W. Hance, Theodore S. Hance, Joshua W. Motte, James Hollingsworth, Jas. MeLuney, W. H. Eppes, J. Sam'1 Jones, John Kennedy, W. A. Wil liams, C. Eugene Ilix, James E. Anderson, John Williams, Warren P. Sullivan, (buried in family burying ground at residence.) H. Watts, U. S. soldier, died at this place. The following are the names of soldiers, killed or died of sick ness in the war, who went from the incorporation of this place, but not buried in the village Cem ete:-y, yet for whom suitable gar. lands were prepared and deposited within the inclosure: R. Casper Simpson, killed at battle of Sharpsbnrg, Maryland. W. D. Farley, killed near Ste vensburg, in battle of Brandy Sta tion, Va. Willie Wade Simpson, killed at battle of Boonsboro, 3d. William Jennerett, died in Hos pital, Guinea Station, Va. Wesley Monroe, killed at battle of Sharpsburg, Maryland. Joseph West, died in Hospital near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Samuel West and Walter Brad ford, died in Hospital, Point Look out. William Casn, killed in battle. W. L. Hudgens, died in Hospital on coast of S. 0. J. M. Harrison, killed at Fred ericksburg, Va. P. D. Harrison, killed at Fred ericksburg, Va. Pressly Jacobs, killed in battle. A. ZR. Parks, died of wounds re ceived at Knoxville, Tennessee. A bo Robinson, died of wounds received in battle. S. S. Spake, killed at Fredericks burg, Virginma. D. A. Watson, died in Hospital. Waddy T. Irby, killed at Boons boro, Maryland. There were 106 volunteers went into the war from this incorpora tion ; of that number 33 were killed, and 25 wounded. Another melancholy fact in this connection is, that of the five printers who wvent from the Herald Office Hlollingsworth, McLuncy, Jenne rett, West and Monroe--not one survived the war; all were either killed or died of sickness. The decoration of the graves was performed with that quiet reverence befitting the occasion. no soldier's grave being neglected ofogten, b eachi receiving its deserving tribute of affection's flowery offering, prepared by sym pathetic hands and wcman's grate ful heart. In this connection it afforded us gratification to see that the lonely and solitary grave of the Federal soldier, in our Cemetery, named above, received the same token of respect with our own dead Con fed erates. Kind hands had wrought a beautiful cross and woven other fitting emblems, and tenderly laid them0on the dust above the sleep ing stranger beneathb. 'T was meet so to do-it evinced a Christian spirit ; for if once an enemy in life, death has sealed an everlasting declaration of peace among the living, so far as that soldier is con cernod. It was enough-a dead soldier there slept, and his grave was not neglected. We noticed a number of banners with suitable devices, and other emnblems appropriatc to the occa sion. No addresses were deliv eredl, nothing but the peaceful and Iquiet decoration of the graves, whbich, though lone with becom ing earnestness of purpose, wa~ performed in silent sadness, and as the flowers of affection were de posited, woman's sy mpathetic tear moistened the dust of the soldier's grave. When this.sad duty hac been performed, the assemblage quietly retired to their homes. Thbus passed away we believe the first general observance of thi kipd in our village. Let it not b< t he anst.--.LTauren.wille Herald. ADVERTISINC RATES. Advertisements inserted at the rate of $1.50 per square-one inch-for first insertion, and si for each subsequent insertion. Double column advertisements ten per cent on above. - Notices of meetings, obituaries and tributes of respect, same rates per square as ordinary advertisements. Special i.)tices in local column 20 cents perline. Advertisements not marked with the num ber of insertions will be kept in till forbid and charged accordingly. Special contracts made with lare adver tisers, with liberal deductions on above rates. JSpe 8 c s I"th Done with Nesiness and Dispatch, Terms Cash. insurance comp~anics have suffered beavily. A confa~gration of the E- woodsis raging in Ulster County, P near Poughkeepsie, even while I D write, and whole villages are ) threatened with destruction. There also seems to be an epi - denic in crime. Broken heads, perforated bodies, suicides, and murders constitute the record of local events, and people are be ginning to talk about it-which is something in New York. One woman has married a whole - family of Smiths, father, sons, brother-in-law and everything elsa that wears breeches. One of them at last went crazy-had the "jim jams," shot the woman, and so, the party have come to grief. Another poor soul soused her nine days' old baby in a bucket of water, because her husband is on his way home after a three years' absence. Cause remorse-result, insanity. "By their fruits shall ye know them." I have just had occasion to ex amine the new cancer remedy in troduced by the U. S. Government from Equador, and about which there has been considerable dis cussion in the newspapers. I find it to be not a patent medicine as I supposed, but a mere fibrous root, the bark of which is ground and infiltrated in the ordinary manner. Its name is Condurango, and Dr. Keene, the government agent, in forms me that it is as well known in Peru for its remedial qualities, and is as extensively used for all affections of the blood as our mus tard and wormwood are known here. There are two or three va rieties, however, and care should be observed in selecting the best. That which is imported by Doc tors Bliss and Keene of this city, who went to Equador for the pur pose of reporting upon the tacts to the State Department, is under the supervision of the directors of the Peruvian hospitals, and therefore pure. The manufacture of the articles is immense, and the cures of well known persons which have attended its use, es pecially in this city are attracting a great deal of attention. I am informed of a gallant act in mid ocean by Captain Berry of' the steamship Charleston, which plies between the port by that name in this city. While he was standing on the promenade deck, a little child in the arms of its nurse, either sprang or fell overboard. As quick as thought the noble fellow followed, and almost be fore the little one touched the water, he had the child in his arms and safe. Being an excellent swimmer he sustained himself un til the steamer was stopped and boats came to the rescue. The weather is in advance of the season, and white hats, thin clothes and soda water have com nynced their reign. The great parks are thronged with visitors, every afternoon, and summer re Ssorts are beginning to~ fill up with l city guests. SThe sammer books promise to be unusually readable. All of the - publishers announce more or less of the best reprints and transla tions. One of the most entertain I ing volumes thus far issued is by E. J. Hale & Son, entitled "Dare ,Fairfax,' a charmingly written Slife-story in which romance, senti ment and fine descriptive powers - are combined to hold the at - tention of the reader from be gining to end. The same firm - publish "Salted with Fire," and a I strange semi-scientific satire on I Creation, called "The Oomet"-a 1 book which, if wrieten in England - would have made a life long rep a utation for its author: and have - been wondered at by mankind. -The Aldine is out with its usual superb array of pictures and in s tellectual food. It is the only newspaper in America so intrinsi a cally valuable as to be an-orna t ment on every library table, and f an educator of the popular taste. r The publishers are James Sutton ci & Co., 23 Liberty street. ,A colored woman, probably the -largest and heaviest person of her b sex in the world, died in St. Louis v a few days ago at the age of fifty ~- one years. She weighed between n nine hundred and a thousand k pounds. Her dimensions were five e feet ten inches in height, twenty y eight inches across the shoulders, s and thirty-seven inches across the e hips. Hecr arms were thirty e inches in circumference. When g she had been arra7ed in burial ~tvestment, it was found imposible -e for seven men to lifth her. Finally a the box was tilted o-. one side r- and she was rolled in while the t- priest chanted thea service of tho it dead. She was then placed in a ir large wagon which proceeded as slowly to the cemetery. T he wag n- on was backed up to the grave, id and eight men and six rollers comn a bined their exertions to lower her as into her narrow bed. A young lady thinks it a great g- waste of material to put ten dollars in worth of Panama hat ov'er ten ad ents worth of brain.