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lilil?. CM ike night the day, thon can'et not then he Jahc to any man.'* VOL. IV..NO. 33 VARIETY. Chinese Labor* * Wo clip from tho Charleston Nac$ tJiOTol* lowing which vitally concerns our planters and all interested. Thc terms of Mr. JOSEPH .rc certainly fair enough and tho most accom modating of ?ny yot offered. Our agrionltu rel friendo would do well to look into thia matter and try and obtain their quantum of laborers for this distriot by January. TUK ClIINKSE KNOCKINQ AT 0URD00R8 -AN EM id RANT ACIKNT 13 ouu MIDST. Tbc ?bsorbiug interest felt iu tho coolie ques tion throughout thc South was plainly shown at thc Memphis Convention, and immcdiato stops wero then taken to sccuro tho services of such valuable laborers. In tho meantime j California has not been idle, and as Sau Francisco Will bo tho probable port of entry, her citizens aro alrerdy stirring in the mutter. Mr. Joooph, a nativo of Charleston, but for tho past twenty-one years a resident of Culi furnia, 'is now in this city, and is prepared to make contracts as a Chinese emigrutiou agent He is not conuectcd with any company, but proposes to bring freo labor, furnishing any .umber of bauds wanted j nothing to bo paid uutil their, delivery. Thero will bo no tux uu oinploycrs who simply obligate themnolvoi to fulfil their contracts with tho emigrants. Tho agent receives hts r?mun?ration from tho emigrant-), with tho agreement that it is not to bo paid urml earned by the Chinaman. This plan has boon adopted both lo inspiro confidence and to rolieve tho planter or con tractor from nd yan oni n g any sums to secure labor. Mr. Joseph is willing "to pledge him self to furnish from 1000 to 00,000 ('hines? ot any point on the Atlantic coast on terms .bovo mentioned. Ho is'thoroughly conver sant with thc Chinese language, and brings letters from tho first men in California to show that ho is prepared to do ail that he promis es. Since his arrival in thc South he has ta ken contracts for 2000 in dtflfereut part-t of Georgia, and 200 at Scion Ala., besides hav ing made arrangements which nro not yot olosod. He 6tates that thc Chinaman is con tracted >r from oue to five years, and that he is fully c-jpable of farm and housework, wash ing, cooking and nursing. Any quantity of lab )r can bc procured for $100 nor annum, and thc commission fees will tlw^xc?cd $20 per head, to be paid by thc labore?. Mr. Joseph will bc found in this city after his return from Savannah, when ho will state his plaus and mako cngigomonts witli thoso desirous of procuring Chinese labor. Tobacco, Snuff and Cigars. "Wc haye received from Collector Wallace, tt copy of a ciroulnr issued by Parker \V. Per vj, Supervisor North and South Carolina, from which we extract tho following. Tho natter is of vast importance to dealers, and their attention is, thetcfore, particularly di rected to its provisions : "All smoking tobacco found in packages ''"other than thofc prescribed by law or^without the stamp being cancelled, is liable to forfeit .oro, and the party selling or offering tho name for sale is subject to a pcnaltj of not less than 81,000, and to imprisonment fqr not h ss than six mouths. Smoking tobacco, plug or tobocco twisted or prepared for usc in .ny manner, found in tho possossion or oue. tody of any person, pedler, or dealer, being ?old or offered for solo from any store, wagon, or in any other monncr, said tobacco not being packed in and offered for solo ot tho time, from a package or box prcsoripcu bylaw, not . having thereon thc tnx-paid stomp, duly pon ccllod with nil thc marks required by soctions 62 ond 68, should bo seized and forfeited, I. tho offender should bo prosecuted for tho penalties prescribed in tho Act. ..Tobacco cannot bc sold in any form oxcept ** ' * }?n pnokngc. Tho ro? 9?>utof a?Wmpedcwin,^. ; ' na?koge mov?il of tobacco fron? such stnmp'.u t p| to a shelf, or into a show oas J, glass jar, or other receptacle, subjects the offender to ?ll of tho penalties lost namod. "Section 72 requires every porson emptying .ny package, bng, wrapper, or onvolopo, con-, (sining tobaoco or snuff, to immediately des troy tho stomped portion thereof, under a penalty for failure of ?fifty dol?nrs for such of fence,'ono* not less than ton ditya Imprison ment. Any person soiling or giving away, or buying or receiving ?ny such empty slampod box, bog, vessel, wrapper, or encopo, is lia ble for oooh offonoe to a fino of fllOD, and to imprisonment for not less than (wooly days. Any manufacturer or other person who puts tobaoco or snuff ipt? any such box, bap, vcesol, wrapper, or onvelop?, is Hablo lon fine of not |W than 3100, And imprisonment not less ?hanxmoyoor. [ '{/Ol olgava found in unstamped boxes on shelves of any person, or loose in show K?r^^'r?h??w1toro, for sole or offered'for sale, B-7 liable to soiwwo, and the person in whosa Knstody they uro found is liable to fine and cigar box, must immediately ciTuco tho stamp and destroy it, and tho presence of any such empty stamped cigar box, found in tho pos session of any such party, will be deemed as prc8umptiYO evidenco of fraudulent intout in relation thereto. Section 32, Act of March 3, 1807, declares it to be lawful for any rovenuo officer to destroy any empty cigar box found with tho stamp on in any place. "All officers should uiako it their buiiness to examine frequently tho stocks of dealers in tobacco und cigars, to sec that all require ments of luw aro complied with, and should make report of any violations to this office und to tho Commissioner of Internal llcuenuo. Tho Wife Markot n Russia Sitting up ull night with a couple of Rus sian ladies might or mig'.it not suggest tho idea of tolling you something of the marriage customs of this strange country. A French writer, whose name I forgot, baa truly said, "tho Russians ure u nu ti ou of polite savages/' a remark that is not very opt, but it helps us toward u proper understanding of tho social condition of the people. Thc rich aro very rich; tho poor arc very poor. Thc nobles nro COU.'tly, polite and os refined in munnora as those of the same class in Germany, but tho serfs, or those who belonged to tho nobles, j with tho soil, before the ?mancipation, ure j rude und not half civilized. Almost ns soon as a girl is born, in thc bct ? ter ranks o?" society, ber parents begin to prc ? pure tho dowry"?ho must have when she guea j to her husband ; for this is indispensable in j thc oyo? of ail Russian youm/gcntlcmau who j propose to bc married. She ( uat furnish i everything for an outfit in life, even to a doz j cn nev/shirts for ber ooming husband, j I have heard of u ludy of ra bk and wealth ! who had prepared a costly dowry of silks, ?lin?n, jewels, plate, &o., for her beloved j daughter, who died as she came to bc tweuty j years old. Tho motlier resolved to endow j si* girls w;th these ricIiesj?d actually adver I Used tur thein, A host of indicants carun, I and sho selected six. Non? of them hod I lovers ; but now that they hud h respectable i dowry secured, each girl was speedily eugaged, j and with tho husband, took thc dowry, and ! paid thc rich lady by promising to pray for i tho repose of ber daughter's soul. In no country ia the arrangement of terms I cirriod on with moro caution and completeness ; than in Rusia. Thc young man goos to thc house of his proposed bride and counts over thc dresses and ex.tmiuos thc furniture, aud sccs to thc whole with hi? own eyes, before ho commits himself to tho irrevocable bargain In high lifo such thin.M are conducted with more apparent dclieacj . but tho facts aro as certained with accuracy, tho business hoing in tho hands of a broker or a notary. Tho trousseau is oxposcd iu public before tho wed ding day. At Whitsunday tboro ia a ourious oustom, which is gradually giving way with tho ad vance of civilization. Tho yooug pcoplo of a uoigborbood como togethor, and tho girls, stand in a row, like so many statues, draped, indeed, and not only draped, but dressed in their best, and paintod, too ; for tho young ladies, and thc older ones also, of this country, uso cosmetics frcoly, and a box of lady's paint is a very common present for a young man to mako to the girl ho likes. Behind the row of girl aro their mothors. The young mon having modo known thoir ohoioo, tho terras arc settled betweon tho paronts of tho partios. Thc ladies in Russia aro very anxious to marry, because they have no liberty boforo marriage They aro kept constantly under tho maternal eye until they aro given up to tho husband, and then they tako thoir own course, which is a rouud of gayoty and dis sipation, only regulated by thoir moans of in dulgeuo. Tho Greek Church, like tho Ro man, permits nodtvor?oj but tho Emperor, liko tho Popo, oan grant spacial rflsponsations. * nrioat oan marry onoo, and if his I ho Qty* , 4 , in No orj0 , wifo dies ho cannot, ^ J *>, ? . . , -lu, "ii throo times. Russia can bo married moro m*. | [Si. Petersburg Lett* . A CrKllttAN CUSTOM.-A lottorTrom .Wot mar says thoy havo two very protty custom? thoVo connected with tho oreotion bf hottsos. Ono ls that a young ohild always drtvisadihp first nail into ono of the titnbors, and an m* j eoription is made upon tho 'vood;-bearing tho nanto and age of tho ohildd?fe of erection, &o. Thon whoo tho heuern raided a few planks aro laid fur flooring in an upper story, whou tho master-builder, his workmen end all well-disposed fri?os nssomble to sing a song of praise to God for tho ?safo accomplishment thus far of thoir undertaking. Thon a band of muslo" plays, numerous bottles of wino are drank, and there aro speeohos, toasts and hus sae from stotttofiau Gorman throats. [Charlcsion Courier. -- ??-i HALF a oranberry, it is said, btrand on a eft a will ?r?t V>t| it. Fanatical Pilrigmagee About this timo of tho year, tous of thous ands of pilgrims aro making thoir way from all parts of India to thc shrine of that god which has tho power, ns they boliovo, to ob litorato tho transgressions of all who make their offerings to him io porson. Juggernaut, tho u Lord of tho World," has boen worship ped in iho sacred town of Poorco, in the South. ern part of Oriasa, lying about 300 milos from Calcutta, for 700 years past, and Clio pilgrims constantly increased in numbers until tho year of tho fatal famine, when tho whole country was strewn with tho dead. Fire years or su ago, the attention of tho English public Wa8 called to a celebration in honor of Juggernaut, within u few miles of Calcutta, at which sev ern! natives foll or -threw themsolvos bouoath thc car, and wcro crushed to death. Of old tho groat festivals woro never deemed oom - plete unless tho triumphant path of tho god hid boon stained with tho blood of hi?] wor shippers. Hut tho priests d:ire not encourage ? that custom uow. If n devotee flings himself I down before tho idol, tho Brahmins cry out it was un accident Tho idolatry, however, still costs hundreds of lives ovcry yoar. Tho weak and sickly perish hy tho w.iy-sidc, and a cholera epidemic usually breaks out at Poo rco when tho city is most over-crowded with pilgrims. Tho poor ?roaturos aro huddled together in a way whieh seems almost incred ible to tho European. Thc templo of Jug gernaut stands in a largo cnolosurc in the centre of Poorco. Then is a Grecian column of black basalt in front ot* thc principal gate, brought from Ivanarok. Thc god lives a largo tower, and about 040 persons ure em . ployed to minister to his supposed necessities. There is an nttondant who puts tho idol to bed every night, another who wakes him, a third whose olliee is to put water and a tooth pick comfortably within his reach, a fourth to paint his eyes for him every morning, as if ho were a faded New York beauty, several oth ers to cook and give him his foodf 120 dan cing girls to aiuviso him tn his heavy mo ments, and o,000 priests to worship him-and plunder tiie pilgrims. All this goos on year after year-is going on in tho midst of this hot weather, while the pilgrims throng every road which leads to thc shrine. Old Hickory. The inflexible determination of Androw Jackson to maintain tho Union, us ovluood in thc times of South Carolina, nullification, JOIUO thirty years ago, is often admiringly referred to by those who are his political encmios in every othor respcot, and who choose to forget that ho was as rcmarkablo for his resolute up holding of the civil over military power as for his devotion to thc Uniou. Even in his own oaso, when commanding tho Knifed States forces in and around Now Orleans, and freshly orownod with tho laurels of a victory in whioh ho had defeated a powerful force of 1$ ri tish veterans and saved New Orloans, ho' yielded promptly to a process of oourt whioh was sorvod upon him for a supposed oontompt.-? Judgo Hall found his illustrious prisonor g?il tyjbut hesitated to assess tho fine whioh ito considered due, fearing an outburst of popu lar passion, as tho pooplc almost idolized Jack son, and thoir hoarts wore overflowing with gratitude and pride for tho splendid heroism which had savod thoir oity from the enomy. Thereupon Jackson roso and aid: May it ploaso tho oourt : Thia arm, whioh defended your beautiful oity from tho rapacity of a foreign foo, ia also ready to defend this court in tho disohargo of its funotions. Assess tho fino. I acknowledge thc supremacy of civil oder military power. Tho fino was then as sessed and paid. What a contrast to tho Major^Gooorals of lattor days in tho South, removing municipal, oxcoutivo, and judicial oflioors by a wavo of tho pen, and enthroned in military pomp and j despotism upon tho ruins of oivil authority. I Did little Old Hickory foresee suoh n state of ! things as that whon ho doolarod " Tho Union ? must and shall bo proaorvod." [/ialtimwo fitatcsnian. ".???.? * StfooKssiFuri CAREER-In tho oarly mah to OttitVo,^1^ ft P00' b?y uaracd 0har,e3 Orookor, oroaso* tho Mi>uri w?th Rn 0*.t0iun at Omaha, on his toilaorao overland jul-rnoy ty, tho now. gold'refftons, ^Ninotoon yoars af torwtlrd to a day, no arrived tit Omaha on his first return via?t lo his old ISftstern homo. Ho oomo aooompaniod hy his family, in his own spooial oar, for hois nowSuporintondont of tho Control Paoifio Railroad, and evory j mile of it has hoon built undor his supnrvis ! ion. T?o'may #oll fool an honorablo pride in j tho groa?; work . wi,h whioh ho has boen so : olosoly identified. His party woro four days from Sftoramonto to Omaha ; and on arriving thoro dolightod tho. oitiseh? with blooming flowers, and ? foasfcod them upon horries, or. anges and lueoious oherries from California, brought upon Alaska toe, 1,800 miles, through tho groon vall?'y pf tho Pooiflo slopo,. And through tho lingoring snow drifts of tho Rookj Mountains. It soooia like ft story from th< AvnbUo Knight.*. The Eternal Word. No fragment of an army eyer received half so many bullets as tho Bible ; no citadel over received so many sieges ; no rook was ever battcrod by so many hurricanes and swopt by storms. And yet it stands. It has BCCB tho I rise and downfall of Daniel's four ompircs. I Assyria contributes a few mntilatcd figures to tho nitohes of the Nation's Museum. Media I and Poroia, Uko Babylon, which they con quered, havo boen weighed in tho balance and found loug ago wanting. Greece faintly survives in its historic name : "'Tis living no moro;" and tho iron Dome of thc Cceaars is held in precarious occupation by a feeble hand. And yet tho book which foretells al' this survives. While nations, kings, philo i sophcrs, systoles, institutions, havo died away, ! thc Bible now engages men's deepest thoughts, j is examined by thc keenest intellect, stands revered before the highest tribunals ; is more read, and sifted, and debated, moro devoted ly loved and moro vehemently assailed, moro dofcuded and more denied, more industriously translated and freely giveu co tho world, moro i honored and abused than any book the world I it,' ? ? [ over -JUW. It survives all changes, itself un changed ; it sccs all things decay, itself in corruptible ; it sccs myriads of other books engulfed by the stream of time, it is borne along triumphantly on tho wave, and it will be borne along till the mystic angel shall plant his foot upon tho sea, sud swear by Him that j liveth forover, thot "timo shall bo no longer." j For all flesh is as grass, and all tho glory of man as tho flower of thc grass. Tho grass withcrcth aud the flower thereof fadoth away, but the Word of the Lord endureth forever. Appearances Against Him; the Truth in His Favor A Ncw-Kngland merchant, doing a large business requiring several clerks, a short timo since missed several articles of valuo from bis store. Ho determined to watch the bab I its of these young men to discover, if possible, which one, if either of them, was un trustwor I thy. There was one of them who appoarcd par ti cul arly activo and faithful ; was tho first to come and tho last to leave at night, his dross was inferior to that of the othor dorks, and ho was evidently not particularly pjpulai among them. Tho merchant learned thal this young mun romaincd for half an hour o? more after tho others left, with tho door of thc store locked. This ciroumstauoo awakened his suspicions, and he arranged a plan to oom coal himsolf in tho store, so that bc might I discover what occurred wheu thc derk sup j posed himself to bo unobserved. Having sont thc young man upon an errand just be I fore tho hour of closing, ho entered his plaCt of concealment. Tho door was locked a: usual at tho proper time. The dork at ouc< began to sweep and put tho es tub Uah me ut it ?rder While waiting for tho dust to sotth ho was seen to go behind tho counter, and taking something from under it, placed it it tho broast of bis coat Tho merohant wa now all alive to discover what had been takon and what was to bc douo with it. Tho younj man woe' to the window and sat in silence few moments, apparently examining tho pack ago which ho had taken from his breast. The merchant was not loft long in doubt. His olofk soon fell upon his knocs ; ho sa* that it was tho Bible he had bcon reading and now ho offered aloud a simple and touch iug prayer for himself, his mother and sistoi his omployor, sud particularly for a brotho clerk, who, ho foarod, was yloldiug to teint tutiou. After ho had fluishod dusting h left tho store, unconscious of having had humau .yo upon him. >il?????k It is easy to boliovo that tho merchant wa deoply affected by what ho had seen ?md heart This derk's salary was increased several hui drod dollars a year, and ho given thc positio mndo vacant by tho discharge of anothei whoso criminal ;>ets hod boen disoovcred. THOMAS JEFFERSON.-Tho following lc ter was writon by Jefferson a littlo while bi foro his death : "This lotttor will, to you, bo as ono froi tho dead. Tho writer will bo In tho gravo I foro you oan weigh its oounsols. Your affo ?[onnto and excellent father has rcquostt that I W?ui? ?lddross to you something whic might po^aslbly have ft favorablo infloonco c tho course of lifo you havo to tun j and I to aa a namosake feel an interest in that cours Pow words will bo neooossary, with good di position on your part. Adoro G oct. Hove onoe and otit?rieh your parents. Love yo spoigiHbor as yourself, and your country moi than youraolf. Bo just. Bo true. Md naur, not at tho ways of Pr?victenoo. i shall tho life dato whloh you have onterect the portal to ono of eternal and i noir?bio bli And, if to the dead it is permitted tool for tho things of this world, ovory aotlbtt your life will be undor my regard Fa Tho Seven Old Wonders and tho 8evon New? Tho sovon wonders of tho world toere : 1st Tho Egyptain Pyramids. Tho Lar I gcst of theso is 693 fcotsquaro ood 490 high, and it? baso corors l?f aoros of ground. 1 2d. Tho Mausoloum, ercctod to Mansolus, . king of Caria, by his widow Artomisia. It waa 63 feet long and 35 foot high. 3d. Tho Templo of Dianna at Ephesus. This was 425 feet in length and 226 feet in breadth. 4th. The Walls aud Hanging Girdcns of Babylon. Thoao walls are statod by Hero dotus to havo boon 87 foot thiok 350 feet high, and 60 miles in length, and tho state ment is deemed cridiblo, by modorn anti quarians. 6th. Tho colossus of Rhodos. This W?B a brazen statute of Apollo, 105 feet in hcigth, standing at the mouth of the harbor of Rhod es. 6th. Tho statute of Jupiter Olympus, at Athens, which was made of ivory and gold, and wa? wonderful for its beauty rather than for its size. 7th. The Pharos of Ptolemy Philadelphia. This was a lighthouse 500 feet high, ou tho island of Pharos, at Aloxaudria, in Egypt. A firo of wood was kept burning on its sum mits during tho night to guide chips to thc harbor- . Thc seven wonders of the new world aro : Tim art of Printing; Optical Instruments,such as tho Teleacopo and Microscope; Gunpow der; thc Steam Engioo ; Labor saving Mach - incry ; tho Eolcctio Telegraph ; and tho Photograph. THE NOBLK QUEEN.-Once in a timo of famine, a beggar woman, wout through a vil lage asking alms. From somo houaoa sho was sent away with rough words ; at othora she reoeivod a very small gift; ouly one poor gardener, as sho waa vory cold, invited her into bis warm rooms, and bis w.ifo, who bad just baked cakes, gavo her a nice largo piece. Thc next day, all tho people at whoso door thc beggar woman had called, were invited to 8uppor iu tho Queen's palace. When they oaine into tho dining room they behold a small table laden with tho richost food, and also a large table with many plates, on which there was herc and there a piece of mouldy bread, a few artichokes, or a handful of bran ; but, for tho most part, tho plates were eutirc ly empty. Tho Queen said-"I was myself that beg gar woman in disguise, wishiug, in this time of distress, whon tho poor are in such groat need, to provo tho charity of my people. Thoso two poor gardeners took mo in and en? tertuiuod mo as best thoy could ; hnnco thej will now eat with me, aud I will fix a penvioc for lifo on thom. Tho rest of you will coter tain yourselves with tho samo fara whioh yo? gave mo, and whioh you will find on these platos. With this, romombcr that in thc fu turo world you will*also ono day bo served ai you servo others. I GOOD A?Vi?B.-Joseph Joslin, Esq., of Poulney, Vt., gavo hil daughter,- on her mar riago, tho following "words of wisdom/ whian will do for every pair ?. Never talk.ai Wit% eaoh othor No vor both maui tost angot at tho same time. Never speak loudly or boisterously to cacl other. Novor roprovo each othor in tho pr6sooc( of others. Novor find fault or fret about what cannot bo helped. Novor find fault or frot at what can b< helped. Neglect everybody oleo rather than eacl othor. Novor moko a remark at the othor's ox. portie. Love tho Lord, and servo him.faithfully al the days of thy lifo. YOSEMITE FALL IN CALIFORNIA.--In thi deep valloy of \ esomito, aro several falls fa< 8urpa.3?ng in height tho falls of Niagara At thc lowor ond o nth o valley is tho oasoad? oallod tho Bridal Vail, tho water pouring ovo the rookoy wall a distanoo of 900 feet. Tw< or threo miles beyond aro the Yosctnito wher tho wator falls in threo plunges a distanoo o 2,800 foot, tho firjt leap being noarly 1,001 feet, tho next 400 and the last 600 feet. Ii looking from tho bottom of tho gorg? at th im mose height from whioh the wator descend? tho stream whioh is87 foot in broadth at th top, soom's to be only a foot and a half Wid (Lo? Angeles (Cat) News, --. THE reading of a good and well condaote newspaper, ovon for tho spaoo of a quarter < y oar, bri n gs more sound instr notion, and leay? a better . impression than would be acquire probably flt tho host school in twelve month Talk to tho members of a fan)viv who read tl papers, and comparo their information wi those who do not. Tho dtficrouoo is boyoi , o)?n^ris:?*H DEATH OV A MODERN SAMSOM.-Captait? John W. Russel died in Franklin County, Ky., last week, aged 75 years. Thc "Louis ville Courier-Journal says : Ho was famous among Western pioneers for his strength and intrepidity. Ho served in tho war of 1812, was a member of tho Stato Sciato, and an intimate personal and partisan friend of Henry Clay. Ho wi? for many years a Mississippi steam boat captain. The inoidents of his force of will and power of command would fill a volume. On one. occasion, in New Orleans, he had a personal rencounter with thc pirato Lafitte, and, un? armed, whipped him, and ejected him from a ball roora. On another, while landing nt Natchoz,.a passenger of his boat was robbed ? by the gang which then infested thc portion of tho town bordcriugon the river, and known aa "Natchez under thc Hill." Hy surround ing with his crew thc house in whioh the robbers took refuge, ho passed a cable around it, and under threat of pulling it, with its iu mates, in tho river, ho compelled restitution . of the money, and made hirasoli terror to tho thieves and gamblers who then infested thc river towns. Of his great strength, por? sons who knew him only in his later years, when enfeebled by ago, would have had but little conception, though when'in his primo it was known from Pittsburg to New Orleans he had lifted a shaft weighing 1,64? pounds, and that he had carried entirely across the deck of the boat an ancho; of 1,242 pounds weight. - i ? ? . --- THE LOCAL PAvita.--Tho following trib ute to thc local paper, from the " Chicago Republican," contains so much truth that wo transfer it to our columns nud commend it to the oarcful consideration of our businosi moa and those iuterestcd in our town ? " What tells us so readily thc standard of a town or city as thc appearance of its paper? And its youth or its ago can as well be de fined by thc observing as by personal notioe. Thc enterprise of its citizens is dopiotod by its advertisements, thoir liberality by tho looks of the paper. Some papers show a good, solid, healthy foundation, plethoric purses, aud well to do appearance generally j otb ora show a striving to contend with thc grasping thousands around them. An occasional me teoric display in its columns of telegraphic or local, or of editorial, show what it oan do if it had thc means, but it can't oontiuuo in thc expensive work, until support comes whioh ought to bc readily granted. Take your home paper, it gives you moro uews of ?inmediato interest tbau New York or other papers ; It talks lor you Whcu other looalitios belie you j it atand.s up for your rights ; you always have, a champion iu your homo paper; und those who stand up fur you should certainly be woll sustained. Your interest ere kindred and equal, aud you tuost rise or fall togethdSfi Therefore, it is to your interest to support your homo paper, not grudgiugly, but in ? liberal spirit; as a pleasure, not as a dis agreeable duty; but as an iuvestmont th ab will amply pay the expenditure. Two Irish m on stopping at tho Island House, Toledo, last week, lit thoir gas nod, with, windows open, sat down to enjoy a chat. The hun gr i ca t of Toledo mosquitoes soo? ?ookcd in and drove them desperate Th? olerk, who was Summoned to deviso some de fence egaiust them, told them to closo the wiou^w^Sna put out tho gas. Thcy^acte? on tho suggestion and placed themselves be tween tho sheets. Just as they ,h(flfl|** doze a lightning bug, which had strayed i?td tho room, caught the eye of ono oC?ho traVe^K ors. He roused his companion wi tb a p\(noh; . ' Tamio, Jamie, it's no uso 1. Hern's one of thc cvaturs ?arch?n' for us wid ujantern !'V.'vv IiEAVINCI TITR SINKING ?AIP.-TllO OV angeburge Nows, by far tho ablest Radios! paper in tho Stato, announocs In its last issite n ohange of ownership-Mr. T. C. Andrew^, tho principal pisonrietor, having transferred! his interest to Mfo,,W. ?. Edwards. The leader in this weoITs issue of the papor de clares that its proprietors aro thorougblvydis> gusted with tho corruption existing in the' Rftdioal organization, and avows tho do??rmi*1 nation of tho Orangoburg News to support honooforfh any indpendent organization, that pledges itself to universal suffrage and univer sal amnesty.-- Charleston Neic^ "ARMS AND THE I SiN<j?'-It ii stated, on good authority,Inafc&ho'i^&taftt General of this commonwealth bj?r^fteedcJ in scouring ton thousand bjttochdoadtng Spingfiold rifles and bayonet* ?6Tth0%ttited States army pattern. Thcso, with4fo$r?e tbousand winoboster rifles already forfttafced by tho government, ?inko up tho complement for tbis Stato, and wo; may now regard #ontfi Carolina MS armed and equipped accord lng,t? law. "Tho colored troops fough? f?ob?y,**'??c1 tho Governor doubtless breathes .more freehi when bc eoaua Ms. weapons etvd setec** Wi *i?M^<M&1*m Kev*