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THE ERAI Advertisements inserted at the rate of - $1.00 per square (one inch) for nrst insertion. IS PUBLISHED and 75 cents for each subsequent insertion. / on above. EVERY WEDNESDAY MOINING Notices ofmeetings,obituaiesandtributes -~ of respect, tame rates per square as'ordinar? At Newberry S. advertisements. At Neberry S. - Special Notices in Local column 15 cent BY THOS. F. GRENEKER dvertisementsnotmarkedwththenum and chagedac'eringly. Editor and Proprietor. t___ber_ _ded_et_o_o_ Terms, $2.00 per .Innum, A Family Companion, Devoted to Literature, Miscellany, News, Agriculture, Markets, &c. invariably in Advance. * -he paper is stopped -t the expiration of time ror whiich it is paid. W~W7~~ru---ur- ~io~ADDSAC 7The mark denotes .xpiraio.n or sub Vol. XV1. WEDNESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBEI 8, 10. No.SC7. -rix,tion. MPiscellaneous. PROVRXB. PROVERBS. &Fr inking spell%. $W0 will be paid n%tsd.1z=iczw. p its- for a case that Hop tton and low %'Frlta, Bitters will zkot care rely on Hop DitterL" or help." "Read of, procure "Hop Bitters builds and use Hop 1:tter.%, up, streugthens and ad you wIlltbe stroug c u r e s continually healthy and happy." from the first dose." "Ladi~e do you "Ki1dney and 17r ant t tron nary complaints of all heRlthy and heandful? Munds _permp'entlr. Then use Hop Bitters. cared by Hop Bittem "The greatest ap- Hor CorGE CuRm ts petizer. a tom a o h . the sweetest safest blood and liver r dbstscandren. la:or-Hop Bitters.' The HoP PAD for La. w- Stomach, Liver and yers,1lMors,%' Bankc- Kidney Is superfor ere and LadIes need to al others. Ask Hop Bitters daily." m sts. "No ~ D.1. C. lean absolute "H Bitters bas re- and Irresistable cure stored to sobriety and for drunkenness, use health, perfect wrecks of opium, tobacco and from intemperance. and narcotics. "Soursto sick All above sold by headache and d=zz- d 9ggsts. HOPBitters nesse1lopBlUersctru CO., with afew d rN. Selid o ClImla. I BURIAL CISES R,. APMAN & SON* Respectfully announce that the.y have on b hand the largest and best variety of BU- S RAL (ASES ever brought to Newberry, consisting of Fisk's Metalic Cases, Embalming Cases, Rosewood Cases. Together with COFFINS of their own Make, Which are the be,t and cheapest in the place. Having a FINE HEARSE they are pre- I pared to furnish Funeral.- in tow. or coun- I try in the most approved manner. Particular attention given to the walling up of grves when desired. Give us a call and ask ouar prices. R. C. CHAPMAN & SON. may 7, 18'79. 19-tf A CARD. (PHOTOG RA PH.) Clarks' Superior Photos. I Know everybadv, by these presents Greeting. That we are prepared to do all kinds of portrait and landscape work in the finest style known to the art. Ferro types, photographs, from card to 8x10 inches in size, large and small, old and young, finished in India ink, crayon, water I or oil color, at prices never before ap proached in this country. The season of landscape or out-door pic tures being upon us, we are prepared to take views of residences, or any kind of out-door picture, sterreoscopic or single large views. If suflicient encouragement is offered we will view up Newbe.rry. If you wish pictures of your homes now is the time. Everybody should have a picture of their hone. Visit the gallery ad leave your order. The more that will take pictures the cheaper will they come. CLARK BROS. A pr. 21, 17--tf. DR. J. W. SDISON. J. WISTARt SDII'soN. SIMPSON & SIMPSON, GLENN SPRINGS, Spartanburg County, 8o. Ca. OPEN TO VISTOES ALL THE YEAR ROUND. Accessible from Union C. H., on the Spartanburg & Union R. R , sixteen miles South-east of the Springs, and from' Spar tanburg C. H., tw'elve miles North. There are good Livery Stables at each of these points. aRATES or BosARD, co'"TAGE RENT, &c. For Single Meals..............$ 715i F'or aDay..... .......--........200 For a Week per Day............. 1 75i For a Month per Da............. 1 15 Cottage Rent, per tenement, 3 rooms t per month............... -- --- 10 00 Cottage Rent, whole cottage, 6 rooms per m~onth.................., 17 60O Water per Gallon (vessels extra at cost).........-.-----------.....15 Feb. 20, 8-tf Preserve Your Old Books ! E. R. STOKES, Blank Book Manufacturer GENEL BOOKBINDER Has moved opposite the City Hall, where he is fully prepared, with first-class work men, to do all kinds of work in his line. BLANK BOOKS RULED to any pattern and bound in any style desired. My facilities and long aqmtnewith the business enable me to guaratee satisfac uion on orders for Bank Books, Rail road Books, and Books for the use of Clerks of! Court, Sheriffs, Probate Judges. Masters in E t,and other County Officials. mpls,Magazines, Music, Newspapers and Periodicals, and all kinds of publications boud on the most reasonable terms and in' the best manner. All orders promptly attended to. E. R. STOKES, Main Street, opposite New C{t ,.C Oot. 8. 41-tf.iyHll Another Lot of Seasides. A large and varied lot of SEASIDE NOVELS, just received at HERALD BOOK RIE. Ory Goods &isd Motions. -AT 1XC91SION RATISI U. F. JACKXO -OF COLUMBIA, S. C. This well known and popular Dry Goods fouse, to keep in the ;triet line of duty, fers nducements to the Public a all lines of goods, which will be sold for e rest of the season AT SENSITION PRICES! egardless of Cost or Consequences. A proof of the pudding is chewing the 2g, so come and see me or send an order. atisfaction guaranteed. C. F. JACKSON. July 14, 29-tf. .MRiscellaneous. ~aa EUgbly reeommended flTIfl to the pubflc for all ds RON BIlTERSI easesrecuirigsCertain A Great Tonic. and effient T700 especially in Zn&Ages. RON BITTERS, pet 0 ' A Sure Appetizer. Strenas, ZAk af RuNerzES etc. I en ITTE ri che the blood, sen gthena the ms RONB BITRS1 les dn gives newIse A Complete strengtheuer. to th e rTo ef A. oupe? S?.nho?er agd,ladles, and chli dren'requiring remwper al:ythis valuable RON BITTERS, e o en A Valtable Medicine. t We a chann on the digestive orgAs RON BITERS, d ee".y me" Not Sold as a Baverqge T RY IT. Sold by all Druggists, RON BITERS, THEBROWNCHEALM For Delicate Fetnales. BALTIMORE, Md. Ilirsale by DOWIE 1oIsF, Wiolesale rggists, Cliarleston, S.C. 15--ly. CROT WLL HOTEL, WRS. EMMA F. BLEASE, PROPRIETRESS, NEWBERRY, S. C. This commodio1us and spacious Hote si he Furniturc of every descript ion is new, onds patronizin the establishmen at hione. 11 lightd, an 1 he best entilated of any ni wel wae.ad the table is garattned be the best in the place. TERMS REASONABLE. July 21, 1880. 30--y. DUE WEST More prosperous last year than usual ; nnual!y growing in popolar favor; twen y-one years under the same administration; mploys only the best teachers; depends ~pon merit for success ; and offers the best dantages for the least money. $162.00 as board and tuition for one year. The next College year will open Monday, he 4th October. Send for Circular, to RET. J. L. BONNER, FresidceD, Due West, Abbeville County, S. C. Aug. 4. S'2-6t. BLANK BOOKS. BLANK BOOKS. MEMORANDUM BOOKS. MEMORANDUM BOOKS. A large v ariety just received and for sale at the HERALD BOOK STORE. Mar. 24, 13-tf. THE BEAUFORT_CRESCENT, INDEPENDENTI.Y DEMOCRATIC. S. H. RODGERS, Editor. Published at Beaufort, S. C., every Thursdai Sabucriptionl $2 a Year, in Advance. Send for Specimen Copy. J2ly 2L, 20-If. le was a popular young physi cian, with a large practice among the mill operatives, and Helen, th.-ugh neither a jealous nor ca pricious woman, was exacting and unreasonable. She ignored tie poverty and wretchedness of the world. That there wai a good dea1l of it sie knew in a vague, general sort of WILy ; for Dr. Bol S ton, he was content to have it so. It would have been his first in stinct to shie!d her from anything disagreeable or painful, had she needed such protection. But for himself he reserved the right of ministering to the afflicted, asking no help in his work, but submit. ting to no interference. His own comfort and convenience he was always ready to sacrifice to her, that of his -Vatients, even the poorest among them-never! and slight as the causes of their quar. rels had been, they involved a principle vital to both. The old New England fashion of a Thanksgiving dinner bad al ways been held in the Charling ton family, and Helen's invited guests always made a gala day of what would have been in Seth Charlington's house a very somber festival. On this particular occa sion she had arranged a little dif ferent programme. The preced ing summer Mr. Charlington had built a fine cottage on the bluffs by the seaside, five miles south of Riverford, and it was Helen's fan cy to invite the guests, who at different times had sojourned there with her, to a thanksgiving par ty by the side of the sea. Her, father humored what he called one of her many unaccountable whims. The sleighing wis fine, the weather pe:-fect, and it would have been hard to find a merrier party than the one assembled at the ocean at that unaccustomed season. But Dr. Bolton was ab sent. Helen had not waited for Lim. She had received a note from him before they left the city, saying that business detained him, and be should, if possible, drive down to the cottage later in the day. She was terribly annoyed at the disappointment. She had always made thanksgiving her greatest holiday of the year, and never before had anything occur red to mar its pleasure. 'Heartless and selfish where I am concerned,' was the feeling with which she crushed in her hand the little note. It was sure ly too brief and curt to be love like, that was true, but Helen re fused to consider under wvhat pain ful pr-essure it was probably writ ten. The whole day passed without his appearance, every hour inten sifying Helen's anger against him. It was nearly ten o'clock before he entered the house, pale and worn, and without removing his over coat, he made his way directly to Mr. Charlington. A few anima ted words passed between them, evidently disappeinting the doc tor, who, crossing the room to Hel en, said hurriedly. 'Come ttiis way one minute. I must go directly back to the city.' Her first impulse was to turn away from him. Her second te make him answer for what she considered nothing less than an insult. She followed him without a word to the front door, where he stepped outside so as not to be overheard; but one glance at her face made him realize the useless. ness of words. 'You must trust me, Helen,' he said, 'until I can explain,' but she would not listen, making her own terms. And so they parted. 'If you ever want me, Ii will come to you.' Over and over she heard the words, and hated her self for hearing them, as she mov. ed, smiling and brilliant, amnong her guests. Her father was ap p)arently at his ease, but she knew by the red spot on his foreheac that something had disturbed him. The Thanksgiving party was great success. At precisely twelv4 o'clock the sleighs were brough to the door, and all returned ti the city, separating for their sev eral homes with many hearty con gratulations to the host and host BESIDE THE SEA. A little blosssom by the sea, All tempest-torn looked up to me, And shook its bright head smilingly: "I will love, I will live And be glad in the world, Tho' the sweetest part be g-ie." The stone was cold, the sea waves beat In endless surge about its feet, But still I heard the winds repeat: "I will love, I will live And be glad in the world, Tho' the sweetest part be gone." Beside the sea, the barren sea, Tho' beats my heart rebelliously, I breathe, oh, life, a song to thee: "I will love, I will live And be glad in the world, Tho' the sweetest part be gone." -Eva L. Emery. THlE CHlARLENGTO, HANESS, -0 Helen Charlington was as white is the ermine cloak which she had wrapped about her head and race. Perhaps it was the night iir that made her shiver; but she raced Doctor Warren Bolton with % determination which needed no words for its expression. 'But Helen--' 'Listen to me. If you cannot ,ome to-night, do not come to me igain anywhere. It is the end between us.' 'Helen, Helen!' Her eyes had not left his face. 'Are you going ?' she. said slow ly. For an instant he seemed to waver ; but only for an instant. 'I am going, Helen," he said as flowly ; 'if you ever want me I will come back to you.' He doubted afterward if she bad even heard the words, so juickly did she tarn away from im. He caught the dazzle of the brilliantly lighted room which she ntered, turned his face to the larkness and the cold again, and strode off where duty waited for him. The'Charlingtons wore called 'a bard family,' not from any social ahortcomings, but on accouint of heir well-known obstinacy. Seth harlington was one of the lar gest manufacturers in Riverford, and in the numerous strikes among its operatives, always held his own against them longer and more successively than any other mill rowner. He had. discarded his only son for some slight disobedience. Rumor said that his wife, who had died when the boy was born, had gene gladly out of a home in which she had never known hap piness. There was but one other child, a daughter, 'the image of her father,' every one agreed and the impression prevailed in River ford that she wss exactly like him in disposition. A few who knew the facts asserted that she had ta ken her brother's part with such determination that both of them had been ordered to leave the house never to return to it ; Hel. en being prevented from doing so only by the refusal of her brother to allow her to sacrifice herself to his interests. That Helen and her father was too much alike to agree was well known, though their lives ran in such different direc tions that they seldom clashed. Mr. Charlington's time was spent among the looms and spindles of his fatctor-y to which he would not wholly trust any overseer. His daughter was a social favorite. She enjoyed a life of singular- ft-ee dom, and with abundance of mo ney at her command, gathered about her in her father's house whatever friends she pleased to select. Mr. Charlington was glad to see any display which could be made with his money, although too busy in making more Lo take time for any comfort of his on Helen after her engagemtent to Doctor Bolton, found hersel. for the first time in her life in position where she was oCcasion ally called upon for some self-sac rifice. For this her previous life had wholly unfitted her. Much as she loved Warren Bolton the new relation between them had not existed six weeks before they ha many stormy times and worda Mr. Cifurlington's face was still flushed. Even the drive in the snowy air bad not lessened his color. Helen removed her wrap pings, and sat down facing him. 'Doctor Bolton had some news for you, father. What was it? He glowed at her angrily. 'Nothing pleasant. fbr you to hear, Helen.' 'I have heard things before that were not pleasant,' was the ans wer, 'and I have a special reason i for wanting to know.' 'Doctor Bolton made a discov ery in his visit to-day. Your bro ther Edgar is in Riverford Hos pital, brought there yesterday, he tells me, from New York.' At the mention of her brother's name Helen sprang to her feet. 'And you-' she gasped. 'I am in no way responsible. Edgar took his own own course., I told him that if he left the house: that night, he need never return to it. For once he obeyed me.' 'Father, father! And you can be so cruel I It's thanksgiving night.' 'Did you forget that,' be sneer ed, 'when you sent Bolton away with almost the same words. I heard them accidentally.' Appeal was useless,Helen knew. Without another word she left the room. At six o'clock that morning she was driven to the hospital, and showr, to her bro ther's room. Doctor Bolton had spent the night there ; but that very hour Edgar had passed be yond the need of any human friends. Helen stood rigid by her brother's bedside. 'He is to be brought to my fa ther's house,' she said without looking toward the doctor, who waited silently, and without ano ther word she passed him. At the door she hesitated an instant, looking back at the liv ing and the dead, the only too she had ever loved on earth. But Warren Bolton's face was hidden in his hands, and, crushing the impulse that had moved her, she made her way out into the street. Her father was alone at the breakfast table. 'Edgar will be -brought home to day,' she said sharply. 'You had your way with him when he was alive, 1 take mine now he is dead,' and she passed on her solitary way up-stairs. The paths of Helen Charlington and Waren Bolton never crossed each other He heard of her of ten as a brilliant member of so ciety to which she pre-eminently belonged. She knew nothing of him, as his work and time were given to a class of the communi ty with which she could have no Ithing in common. Thanksgiving had never been observed in the family after the day spent at the seashore. Fa ther and daughter passed it sepa rately, and if it was an anniversa ry for either, it was never spoken of. It was four years afterward that Helen, a few days before the annual holiday, announced her in tention of spending it at the sea. side cottage. It was really a de lightful month, a prolongation of the Indian summer, but Thanks giving Day dawned as bleak and cheerless as the heart of the lone ly woman by the sea. Toward noon a storm came up, the day wore away in a tempest, which lulled at nightfall. Helen, wrap ped in her solitary musings, and watching the roll of the enormous breakers on the beach, was inter rupted by her maid. 'One of the fishermen from the shore would like to speak to you, Miss Cbarlington.' Ho entered as she spoke, an old weather-beaten man, evidently in great distress. 'It's my boy,' be explained, 'hurt, my lady. They brought him asbore, and the Riverford Doctor has come down to see him, but it's a bit of the brandy that's wanting, lady, and I thought may be you would have it to give me.' As the maid left the room to get the needed supply, she asked, 'Doctor Bolton ?' 'Oh, yes, lady, the doctor who is so good to the poor fisher folks. -He always comes when we need him, God bless him, though it's ittle of the money he gets from any of us.' The old man hurried away with the brandy. A few minutes later i servant was dispatched with an immense basket of provisions, and i note which ran: 'WARREN, you said if I ever wanted you, you would come to me. If there is less hardness in your heart than in our family )lood, come and spend Thanks giving evening with 'HELEN. It was fully three hours later Defore Doctor Bolton stepped upon -he cottage piazza. It was duty irst then, as it bad always been, )ut a waman met him at tho door, 3ager, impetuous, radiant. With yne look into his intense, loving ,yes, she threw her arms about' aim. - 'Take me back,' she cried, 'here .n the very same spot where I was 5o cruel yeare ago. I have want -d you all the time, Warren.' And as he folded her close to is heart, he realized the love which could conquer the Charling on hardness, was a love worth aiting for, and to both it was in Iced a Thanksgiving. MHERMAN'8 IDEAS OF LAW Ls Set Forth in his Letters to Gen. Rancock. NEW YORK, August 26.--"The ife of Nen. Hancock," published to lay by D. Appleton & Co., contains iis correspondence with Gen. Sher nan, of December, 1876, and Jan lary, 1877, in the course of which he letter already given to the public vas written at Carondelet, Mo , De. ember 28th, and was addressed to xen. Sherman. The latter wrote De :ember 4th, granting Gen. Hancock's pplication for leave of absence to go o Carondelet, and his letter made he following allusions, (the only ones o political affairs:) Referring to orders sent by the President to Gen. Roger, command ig the department of the South, Gen. 3herman said: "Political orders to Ruger at Columbia I prefer should go rom the President to him through he secretary of war. They were not military. I dislike much to have our soldiers used in concert with a legis lative body, but the orders coming from the President thus far have pre vented a collision of arms between in. amed partisans." A letter from G'en. H ancock, (not included in the published correspon dence,) expresses some uneasiness on account of a newspaper report which he had seen stating that he was to be ordered from New York, and appears to have furnished occasion for the following letter from Gen. Sherman: HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF U. S. WAsHINGTON, D. 0., Dec. 17, 1876. My .Dear General : Lest your peace of mind may be disturbed by a foolish report bandied in the news. papers about your being ordered from New York, I will tell you tbgt there is not a word of truth in it. Neither the President nor the secretary of war has ever intim~ated to me such a purpose, and I know I have never said a word or written a syllable to that effect. I see in the Republican of St. Louis that not only was the order made, but that I destroyed it and tore out the leaves of the record book con taining the copy. The whole thing was and is an in vention by somebody who wanted to create a sensation. The same is true about John Sherman's intriguing to be President of the Senate that he night be President ad interim. He has told me that he has never heard the subject broached. That he would not accept the place, as he preferred to be, what he is now, chairman of the Senate committee on finance. The let ter concludes "No serious changes in command are being contemplated, and when they are you may be sure that I will give you the earliest notice. There are men on mischief intent, who would gladly sow the seeds of dissension among us of the army." Truly, your friend, W. T. SHERMAN. This letter is followed by the Coron delet letter, to which Gen. Sherman replied as follows: HEADQUARTEEs ARMY OF U. S., WASHINGTON, D. 0., Jan. 2, 1877. alen W R Hancock. New York : DEAR GENnAL-1 did not receive your most interesting letter of De cember 28 from Carondelet, Mo., till yesterday. I am very glad to have your views in extenso upon a subject of such vital importance. Our stand ard opinions are most informed on the practice of our predecessors. But a great change was made after the c-1e of the civil war by amendments to the Constitution giving to freed slaves certain civil and political rights and empowering Congress to make law& necessary to the enforcement of these rights. This power is new and abso lute, and Congress has enacted laws with which we are not yet familiar and accustomed. See Pages 348, 359 and 350 Revised Statutes, Section 1,989, edition 1873-74. As a matter of fact I dislike to have our army used in these confliett, but the President has a lawful right to use the army and navy, and has exercised the right as he believes lawfully and rightfully, and our duty has been and is to sus tain him with zeal and sincerity. As to the presidential election we are in no manner required to take the least action, but recognize him as President whom the lawfully appointed officers declare to be such person. I hope and pray that Congress will agree on some method before the day and hour arrives. But in case of a failure to elect by or before 4th of March there will be a vacancy in both the offices Df President and Vice-President, in which event the President of the Sen ite becomes President pro tempore, and a new election will have to be held znder the law of 1792. See tittle 3, .hapter 1, pages 21, 22 and 23, Re rised Statutes. It is well we should ompare notes and agree before the rrisis is upon us, but I surely hope we may pass this ordeal safely and peacefully. I will be pleased to hear From you at any time. W. T. SHERmAN. The next letter published is from Gen. Hancock to Gen. Sherman, dated New York, January 2. It is as follows: Gen. W. T. Sherman, U. S. Army, Washington. D. C.: GENERAL: An anonymous com munication to the Secretary of War, dated Louisville, Ky., December 16, 1876, reached my headquarters on the 27th of that month from the office of the Adjutant-General of the army. It represents that in "the contem plated uprising of the people to en force the inauguration of Tilden and Hendricks, the depot at Jeffersonville is to be seized and is expected to arm and,clothe the Indiana army of Demo crats. "The endorsement on this com mnunication, made at United States Headquarters dated December 26, 1876, is as follows: "Official copy re ferred to Major-Gen. W. S. Hancock, commanding division of the Atlantic ; may draw company from Gen. Ruger. commanding department of the South and post at Jeffersonville Depot, with orders to protect it against any dan ger. The terms of the endorsement imply the exercise of discretion on my part, whieh leads me to write you be fore taking action. In my judge mnent there is no danger of the kind the anonymous communication sets forth, or any other kind at Jefferson yille Depot to justify the movement of troops to that place. Such a move ment, it seems to me, would create or increase a.pprehesion for which there is no real foundation. Tnere are no arms or ammunition at Jeffersonville Depot, and if such a force as is re ferred to be raised for rebellious pur poses, it is not likely that it would begin by seizing a depot of army uni forms, and, therefore, if there are grounds for the action of the govern ment, I see no danger in the delay which will result from this presenta tion of the subject to you. If, how ever, in your better judgment a com pany should be sent there, it shall be promptly done as soon as you notify me to that effect. As I have already said, I do not act at once because in your in.structions you say I "may" send a company there, which I con strue as leaving it somewhat discre tionary with me. I returned on the 31st of December, 1876, from St. Louis. I am, very truly yours, WINFIELD S. HACOCK, Major-General Commanding. On 19th January Gen. Hancock wrote to Gen. Sherman that he had been so busy that he had not yet writ ten as he intended in reply to the ac irnowidgment of his letter from Carondelet. He says: "I wished to notice simply yuur reference to the revised statutes and one or two other points in a brief way. I will do so yet, but not to-day as I am house hunting. The proposition for the joiut commission insures a peaceful - solution. of the Presidential question if it becomes a law, and in my opinion gives to Geu. Hayes chances he did not. have before. I have oonsidertA that Mr. Tilden's chances were im pregnable, not so Mr. Hendricks. Now it seems to me that Governor Hayes has something more than an equal chance, but definite results can not be foreshadowed. . Fortznately trouble need not be provided against by the use of the army should the bill become a law. If the bill passes,and Gen. Grant vetoes it Mr. Tilden's chances will be 9tronger than before, certainly if he and his friends sup ported the measure. Public opiniOn will strengthen his position. The danger in compromising the question or a joint commission is that the defeated candidate might appeal to - the Supreme Court on the grounds of an illegal (unconstitutional) decision. I am, very truly yours, WILYIELD S. HAcocK." Gen. Sherman writes the closing letter of the correspondence as pub lished. (It is dated Washington, Jan. nary 29th.) He says: "The passage of the bill for counting the eleqtorat vote being approved by the Presidept ends, in my judgment, all possible danger of confusion or disorder In connection with the Presidential im broglio. I feel ceatain that the.dual governments in South -Carolina -and Lousiana will be decided by the same means which determines who is to be the next President of the' United States. I therefore, with the con. sent and approval of the secretary of war now absent, want to return the troops temporarily detached as soon as possible to the posts occupied before the election, with this exceptioo, that twelve companies (now thirteen,) or the equivalent of a regiment, remain here in Washington for a time." The remainder of the letter relates to the disposition of troops to be or dered back from the South. Sometimes, when I look back over my life, says Burdette, I am amazoo to see now the page.of its record are dotted with hair breadth escapes. I escaped the dangers and hardships of the Rv olutionary war by waiting antil the war had been over about six ty years before I got born. When the Brooklyn Theatre burned I was in Burlington. When the yellow fever broke out in ..New Orleans I was in Minnesota, apd immediately skipped out for Can ada. W hen I was a boy in.school one day all the boys in school were flogged all round for robbing an apple orchard, and the flog ging didn't do a bit of good,for every beggar of them had the cholera morbus all that night, just the same. And I ? I was attend ing another school, twenty-three miles distant. When all of my brothers and sisters were down with the scarlet fever, I was down South in the army, and when I read the letters from home I laughed alond to think. of my great good fortune, and that. would only have to be shot at once or twice a week, instead of' having to take medicine three times a day. When a man comes to the office with a little bill, nine times out of ten I am out. And if, by some astonishing blunder, I am in, then, indeed, I am more unfortunate, but the man is in no better luck than before. To tell a falsebood is like the cut of a sabre ; for though thie wound may heal, the scar of it. will remain. When a man has not a good reason for doing a thing, he has one good reason for letting it alone. The more we do, the more we can do ; the more busy we are, the more leisure we have. Calumny would soon starve and die of itiself if :nobody took it in and gave itl'dging. If some folks had their way about this world how few people. could live com4ortable in it.