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"TO THINE OWN SELF BE TRUE, AND IT MUST FOLLOW, A8 THE I ?5 ' ''. . BY KEITH, HOYT & CO. WALHALLA, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, APHIL 20, 1870. VOLUME V --NO. 28. JProfessioiia,! Cards. W. A. FA LL AW, WALHALLA, 8. C., WOULD respectfully inform the citizens nf Oconeo County, that he will attend promptly to all business in his linc entrusted to his cure, on thc most reasonable torms. All work warre ii ted. OFFICE-On Main Street, abovo the store of Messrs. Pieper & Lowery. Juno 28, 1870 ' 37 tf J. II. WniTNBR. WUITNER SVMMES. WIIITNER & SYMMES, Attorneys at Law, WALU ALLA, S. C. Oflice on thc Public Square. February 1, 1870 10 tf s. MCGOWAN. II. A. THOMPSON, Abbovillc, S. C. Walhalla, S. 0. M'GOWAN & THOMPSON, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, WALHALLA, S. C., Will e;ivo prompt attention to nil business cou fi dod to them in thc State, County, and United "Stales Conns. OFFICE IN TUB COUUT HOUSE. Tho junior partner. Mu THOMPSON, will also practice in thc Courts of PiokcRS, Greenville .and Anderson. January, 1870 tf JOSEPH J. NORTON, A.ttorney eut, La,w, IVA IL U A i. Si A., S, V. All business for Pickcns County loft with, J. IS. II AG ?GD, ESQ., PICH ii rvs C. Ii., WILL BR PROMPTLY A 'fTR<DKi) T0 October 20, 18(58 * 11 J. P. REED, J j w- C- K>!OTv Anderson C. H. J * Kl?j?j? & KEITH, ATTj?NEYS AT LAW ANO Solicitors in Eq.-ui.-ty, ?ave renewed their Co partnership in the prac tico of Law, and extended it to nil Civil and Criminal business in thc Counties of Oconee and Piekous. ALSO, AM, nuSINGSS TN TUE UNITED STATES COURTS. Office on Public Square, Walhalla, S. C. July 18, 1809. 41 tf S. D. G00DLETT, Attorney at Law A NM) SOLICITOR IIV EQUITY, H^VS LOCATED AT THE NEW TOWN OF PICKENS, S. C. Nov. 10, 18(58 7 tf EASLEY & McBEE, Attorneys at Law, <fcc., WILL PRACTICE IN THE Courts of tho Eighth Circuit. OFFICE AT NEW PICKENS. W. K. EASLEY, I F. B. McBEE, Oroonvillo C. II- 1 Pickons C. II. * ? ? "t rt , Ort f\ wuruu lu, lov/J no AL'X.S. ERWIN, I ?O. C. RENTE Y Athone,.Qa. j ( Clayton, Go. ERWIN li BENTLY, Attorneys a/t Law, PRACTICE IN PARTNERSHIP JN THE COUNTY OF KARUN, STATU OF GEORGIA, Ootr?, 52 tf Medical IVotice, rpHB undorBlgnod having pormanonlly established A himself at Walhalla, offers hla Professional lier vices to tho citizen? and community at largo, tfor th? practice of Msdioino in all of itt branches .II? will ber found at all times athis o ni no athis CesldcncoV ri torr Dr. Norman's Dreg Store, ready nd willing'Waite prompt attention to all calls* . " ? v' JAMK?J Mi QLQAN, M. D. )YA!,nAu,A, 8. (J,, He}\t, IS, )8()f), ^0-1| ?'oll Ma ye Winged Winds! The poem which follows is suhl lo have been written by Charles Mackey, some limo editor of j Ide Glasgow Aryn*, und said to have appeared in j a lillie volume called "Voice from tho Crowd:" Tell mo ye winged winds, Thal round my pathway roar, Do you not know sumo spot Whore mortals weep no moro ? Bomo lono anil pleasant de J I, Homo valley in ldc West, Whore tree from toil au i pain, Tho weary soul may rest ? Thc loud wind soi toned to a whisper low, And sighed tor pity as it answered-"No !" Tell mo thou mighty drep, Whose billows round me play, Know'st thou some favored spot ?Some island tar away, Where weary man may lind The bliss for willoh he sighs, Where sorrow never lives And friendship never dies ? The loud waves rolling in perpetual How, Slopped for awhile, and sighed lo answer-"No!" And then, serenest moon, That with such holy taco Dost look Upon the earth, Asleep in night's embrace, Tell nie. in all thy round, Hast thou not seen some spot \\ here miserable mau .Might lind a happier lot ? Helli ucl a cloud the moon withdrew in woe! And a voice, sweet bul sad, responded-"No!" Tell me. my secret soul. Uh ! tell me. Hope ami Faith, ls there no redling place from sorrow, MU, aim death ? ls there no happy spot, Whore mortals may be blessed, W'liei e. gi iel may lind a balm, And weariness n rest ? Faith, Mope, and Love-best boon lo mortals given. Waved their might wing- and whispered-"Icu! in Hf ti 11 ti !" To "tlie 'Vouera -Of <> C O A ih iii CUL JN i 1 . Fellow Citizen*: At a \ f?xn$ 0 t,,e ??ti? ns "I Uconeo Omini- '!l>,d \n lUi? House, ... Wamali., . ? ?diicsdny tho 18th day ot duly, mt\ fl>" undesigned were ..p uointed ?u 10 ProPuro ilM Address to vo1' '"' ,lu! MUbjcot ?t tno construction ni ^/.Atlanta and tlichmood A tr Um; Kail .ruy Company," bettor known in our midst us tho "Air Jiino Railroad." lu the discharge of our duty, WO beg leave to suggtlst to ^ou sonic of thc benotlts which aro expected to follow from tho construction ot tho Hoad through our County, and son,e. of the reasons which should induce you to vole for tho suit seri pl ion ol tho County Commissioners maid ol' tile said Hoad. As most of you arc aware, it is proposed to construct ?rn Air-Lino lluilroad from A tia uta, Cu., to Charlotte, N. C. A contract bas been concluded with res ponsible, parties in Now York City, for thc construction ot thc entire Hoad, within two years, for $(??250,000, und laborers arc now at work on thc linc. Thc Road will be constructed from Char lotte to Greenville, nod from Greenville to Gninsville if tho people upon such linc will contribute to its construction. This linc, we confidently believe, will be found to run near our County. All we arc asked to subscribe in aid of this great enterprise, is tho sum of $150,000. Fellow-citizens, wo implore you not to cast your votes against this subscription, until you have given tho subject maturo consideration. Thc golden opportunity is now presented to us of securing to ourselves and our children an inestimable blessing. If wc reject it, it will bc lost to us nod our children forever. Thc decision will bc fina]-it cannot bc recall ed ; it will affect thc ..interial prosperity and the happiness of this section of our State, for weal or woe, for a century to come. CONSIDER TDK FOLLOWING FACTS : 1st. The Road, when completed, will be the shortest linc that can ever bo constructed south of tho Allegheny mountains between tho Cities of New York nod New Orleans, the great Commercial centres of tho North and South, nod will be secoud in i tn portai) cc to no other Rodd on this cont ?ti cut. 2d. lt will run through fl section of coun try in this Stato which has grcnt natural ad vantages. Wc have a elimata unequalled by that of nny other section of the United States, And not surpassed, perhaps, by that of Italy. Our soil is susceptible, nt ?mall cost, of a high degree of fertility, and is adapted to raising in perfection u great variety of valuable pro ductions lt abounds in nu almost inexhaus tible quantity of timber, limo, iron nod other minerals; whilst we hnvc unused water-pow er, sufficient to drive millions of spindles and employ thousands of operatives. 3d. The Road, when completed, will pince us n oar or to New York City by 70 miles than Augusts, Gn. ; thus affording to our planters a better market for selling, mid n cheaper market Tor buying, than Augusto or Columbia, To illustrate : A planter who mises 25 bales cotton, pays 8100 to get it to Columbia or A ut; us tu, nnd $50 commissions before bo olin realize tho money for his crop. Ile will bo nble to save this amount every yen?" hy selling bis cotton nt Walhalla, when this Road is completed ; Whilst bc will bo able to buy I is groceries ut 88 per cont, less than they now oost him. 4th. In tho construotion of tho Road through the County, thore will be expended within tho County not less than flflOO,OOO, willoh will bo paid to laborers, contractors mid farmers for labor, materials and supplies, and wilt distribute Itself among all classes. So tlllf *? wHi roocivo book tho sum wo contrib ule, and at least $450,000 more, which will come to un from abroad. 6th. Tho Uoad will impart a fresh im- j pulse to every department of industry, lt will bring population and capital into our ? midst, and develop the resources ol' the couu- ! fry, by unlocking thc immense beds of lime, iron, coal and other minerals along the linc, which bavo been buried for ccuturics, await ing a cheap and expeditious mode of trans portation to tim principal markets of tho country. A sulTicicni quantity ol' lime might be obtained nt 20 to 20 cfs. per bushel, wbon thc Road is constructed tu fertilize thc entire upcountry. 0th. lt will enhance thc value of property, and furnish constant and remunerativo em ployment to laborers and mechanics. It will build np and infuse new lifo into every depart ment of industry and trade. 7th. If wo reject the opportunity now of fered us, others more worthy and more alive to their own interest are ready to seize it, and we will bc left, to indulge our vain regrets, when it is too I ile. Do not for au instant cherish thc flattering delusion, that the. Hoad will be built without your assistance. It will indeed bc built, but not, tbroUgb lids County. Powerful influen ces uro now operating to carry it. by another route, and if wo fail, doubtless it wiil go by that route. 8th. Thc Citv of Charlotte and Ooo ?ty of Mecklenburg, N. C., have already voM &250, 000 to thu Hoad. Sptirtnnburg -nd Croon v'dlo Counties have each" emil ??'?Ul "d ?i like sum. Shall we be behind tl-?cpooplo in in telligence and enterprise'/ li is proposed i<? b";d thin crroal Road through this Stat-.." :1S Hie ;ii'l '"'i' pen pie givo shall eofr'*mte In thal end hy Coun ty subscription : I he system which Ins boen adopted in i-'"'i,t Stiles ol' the Wot. hy which '"".v hf?vo constructed tho multi tildo . railroads w hie!; traversing their conn t,.tU every dir' -ctiou, have become the jjrcnt ?'terii thron i: h which n: o ua ed Wealth and 1 n< er h'ive tliiu u in upon them This is the ii'- pl si and i osl 11| ni I iblc principle on vhieh a I!.-ad eau I"' built, lora? every mau II the County enjoys ibo advantages of tho bind, so every mun is made to emit ri bu le to ic ...Mn ol" i?.i.oii-?w.i?.", M,,,| |0 (jontiihntu ireci-ely in pn portion ns ho is hench tied*, \>r, d' 'he properly ly i nu nour tho line d'tho Hoad should Le enhanced in value nco than that which Iiis at. roo oler disanee; is '<.. assessed value is increased, sn will he proportion of thc tax to be paid upon i incl o ise. The County Commissioners propose to ta ko M00,000 in ibo. capital stock ol ibo Company, m tlie condition that said Cnsupttny ! .cato .< lepnl within two miles of thu Court House of ; id County, and tho details of the subserip ,lon bo left with thc Hoard, and he conducted io that no part of the subscription be paid un til wor'c on tho grading nf snid Road bo coui ne need within tho County and univ as the work progessos (heroin. Bonds will bo issued from time lo time, beliing interest nt th" rate if seven per centum per annum, to be turned iver lo the Company as (he work progresses in OM?' County. So that only such un amount if interest will have to be provided for tinnu div, as thc County Commissioners may sec lit, to incur, or as the work may progress to johipletion. The interest on thc whole sub leription is $10.500 per annum. If $50.000 d' Hoods bo i>sued tho first year. $8,500 of interest will have to be provided for, which would add only about ono sixth to your pres Slit tax. To provide for the whole amount of interest on thc 8150,000, would, if your fax mis $120,000, make it only 880,500. Hui Ibo construction of the Hoad through the County will add. in the molloy value of the road-bed, bridges, &C, tit least one half a million to Ibo taxable property if the County. So that you will lind that in fnCt the effect nf your sub mription will be to diminish rather 'han in crease tho burthens of your taxes. This is not a State, but a Cod ti ty tax, and you will remember that whatever increases tue amount if your taxable property, diminishes the per i!cnt. of your taxes. Vor thc subscription of one hundred and fifty thousand dollars by tho County Commis sioners, an equal amount of stock will be is sued. This stock will be placed in the hands of a trustee, as collateral security for the pay ment of tho bonds; and. in all probability, il tho road succeeds, as wo have reason to be lieve it will, the stock thus pledged will bu nearly, if not quito, sufficient to pay the bonds if thc County ; and it would not be too much lo hope thnt, instead of thc tax payers having imything to pay, tho stock may become a IOUrC0 of revenue to tho County, The stock nf a number of Hoads in the United Stales is selling for more than par, and lhere is nc reason to suppose that the stock nf this Hoad may not be equally ns Valuable. Hut, take tho worst view of thc ease, "ami suppose tlx stock to bc worth nothing, we cannot doubl but thar tho property of tho County will lu enhanced to double its present value by [hi construction of the Hoad, and that we will have double our present population wbon lh< first bonds mature-thus, making the b?rdet of taxation sn light as scarcely to be wor(h\ of consideration ; and. in this conn -elion, lei it be borne in mind that it is not expected ti raise thc 8150,(100 by the pay moil I of taxes hut hy thc salo nf County bonds, tho inter?s on Which it is expected to raise by taxation Kollow citizens, an opportunity Is now ol' fered to you to sooure. nt small cost, a gren and permanent good for yourselves and you children. Hy a little enterprise, n little emir ngo and a little liberality, you may secure ti your County ono of those prent nrteries o travel mid trade which carry with them woaltl an'd oivili/.ntton. No country en earth is oa pablo of a higher degreo of development thui your Own. Soho this oooafx'bn and show your solves worthy of tho advantage nature hhs given you But again, fellow citizens : You do not occupy the same position that tho counties of OreenvUaatid Spartanburg do, which have Voted aid IB this road. They are only tho termini of '. -cr Mads, while you uro now upon a gier^ .'.)oi;hfa\o, connecting hy tho most dircct^.'Uto, tho great West and North west with ti.?<:. Atlantic coast. For thc Blue ll i dgc Ra il "on d must and will be built. If the Air Linn Hoad is secured hy your County scat that will place you upon two great thor oughfares, Thc one leading JSn?t and West, and the other North and South j thus giving yon a elvViee of markets. Wo presume il would bo us-dofs for us to remind you again of the advantages ami benefits of ni i I ronds to a community, for the most of you remember when the landon which tho town of Walhalla now stands was purchased nt 81 HQ per acre, when it is now worth from $100 to $1,000 per nero. .livery intelligent man knows this is because you now have a market, an outhit for your surplus productions. Hut nguiu: We know the city of Augusta is already limbing for a lino which will eon licet with and draw tho trade from the Hine Hid <.>.-' Railroad. Surveys have been made of ono rout?, tapping that road nt Clayton, Ca., and that was lound almost impracticable, and so reported to those who bad the under tabing in ?li.argo. Hut, if wo should secure thc location of tho Air-Lino Road by Wal balla, think you. fellow citizens, that. Angus ta would br- so short-sighted ns not to connect with these roads there ? Would that oily not eon neut with Iwo roads instead of one y Thus opening to thom new fields of commerce ami riches And no one in this section can forget tho advantages of the Augusta market in tho olden lime, "ind which would bc open ed np to us anew hy thia enterprise. Hut again : As to tho question pf taxes, alluded to heretofore, we may mention, that the Hine Ridge Road, now running about ball* wav through your Count}', this your pays .ver 83,000 in taxes. When completed, it will p .y, at the same rales, over 80/100. Tho Air-Line Road, running about tho same distance through your County, will pay about, the same amount. Wo believe that about one *bir.l n> thii ntpounl-8-1,000-goos into Cou nil -'-.?. > -'?..<?, if tho Ancustn H<)ul ia omi- vt will pay nearly a:t equal amount of taxes with the other roads-say, altogether, 89,000. You will perceive, therefore, that these roads would pay nearly the amount of intorcst-810,500 - that would neerim on this subscription of 8150,000. More: Although you have one road, freights ami rates of travel are unreasonably high. The charges, at tho depot at Will- ! Inalla alone, iimonui yearly io about 880,000. Who pays this? The consumer, because tho j mendiant, adds his freight charges to his profits, and you must foot thc bill. If tho Air-Lino Hoad is built, freights would bo re dueed om-half, by reason of competition, and you would thus ?ive 810.000 or 81f),000 an nually Rut it is useless to multiply exam ples. In t> is ?go, railroads are necessities j therefore, their benefits cannot bo denied ! lt would bo impracticnblo to more than Huggett tho claims of this great enterprise in n short Circular. Wo trust, however, wo have said enough to impress you with its im? port? nee. Wo nsk you in conclusion to consider this matter calmly and dispassionately, and to hear in mind that you are neting not for yourselves alone, but. for posterity, ll. A. THOMPSON', B. W. Brat,, J. I?. MICK [.Kit, 0. L. REID, H. L. LOWK.KV, WM. C. Kurru, WM. J. NEVILLE, JOHN ANSEI?, H. 1>. CHAMBERS, I). Hi KM ANN, (! L IIOLLINOSWORTUJA. TAYLOR, J. ll. WlHTNER, C. V?. WATSON-, \V. PlTOIfKOIlD, -V. BltYOR, Sr., JAS. H. PHILLIPS, WM. HUNTER, JAS. A. DOYI.K, J. C. CARTER, M. ll. ll uNNicitTT, AREL Rom xs, \V. W. HAMILTON, A. H CHANT, JOHN S. DICKSON, W. X CHAKI, LEWIS M OR kui: AD, SAMUEL REID, S. M. MAXWELL, J. Y. JONE?, JAMES MOCAREY, A. Vt. NORMAN, BENJAMIN HOLDER, WM. WARNE, W. M? GOODIN. <?0"* Tho agricultural report for the month says the increase acreage of cotton is indica ted hy the returns of County corres-., indents and averages twelve per c nt. lt aggregates nearly 1,000,000 acres. lt is almost lite/ally true timt the people are devoting all their cn orgies to thc culture of cotton. The condition of tho cn.p is so far favorable for n good yield - fully an average in Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana and Arkansas-slightly below ntl nverngo in tho Carolinas, Florida and Missis sippi. Texas, Tennessee and North Caroli na lind a surplus ol'rain in June, which in tl|p Casterii part of the bitter StlitO, bas oc casioned injury. Tho plant is late and small ill paffs of Fotltll ('andina, but it is thrifty and growing rapidly in the recent favorable weath er. To defective sOOtl and drOUgllt in plant ing timo is Attributed the b id stand, mid heavy rains in Ocot'gH and the fields being infected wit.h lice, bas threatened thc des (ruction pitt ho crop in some places. To tho. influences nf fertilizers is Attributed thc promising appearance of tho crop in Alabama. Tho wheat crop is somewhat backward in many places, owing to tho UR favorable weath er, etc., though an average yield is anticipated. Tho rcpoit estimates the probable yield of cotton thts year at from 2,700,000 to'3,000, 000 bales. *??5u Mistress Anido Welch is thc name of a long Branch hello who dresses eight times a day, and drives nlong tho bench behind four diiferont tennis ovcry timo tho earth makes a revolution. Tm; HATTI.K OF MANASSAK.-The corres- ' po o de nco between President Davis und (jen er:'.! Joseph IO. Johnston, uficr lim first Int : tlc of Munassas, in respect ti? (lie responsibility fm- tho bitter's failure to follow up bis vie- ? tory ami mnroh upon Washington, has just como to light through the eohioniR of the Mississippi Clarion. Mr. I>avir?, under date of November 8, 1K01, ashed 0 en ern 1 John/ ston whether bc (Mr. Davis) "obstructed tho pursuit of the enemy airer victory at Manas sus," <>r "ev?n objected loan advanco orothf r active operations which it was feasible for the anny to make." General Johnson's reply is ns follows : To tho first question T reply no. The pur- 1 suit was obstructed by the enemy's troops at j Centreville, as I have stated in my official I report I have also said why no advance was j made upon the enemy's capital, for reasons ; as follows : Thc apparent freshness of the ' United States troops nt Centreville, which ' checked our pursuit; the strong forco occu pying the works near Georgetown, Arlington nod Alexandria; the certainty too that (Jeno ra! Patterson, if needed, would reaoh Wash ington with his army of more than "r )00 sooner than we could, and the. condition and inad?quate means of tho army in ammunition, provision and transportation, prevented any serious thoughts of advancing against the capital. To thc second question T reply that it bas never been feasible for the anny to advance farther than il has done-to tho line of Fair fax Court House, with it-? advanced posts nt Upton's, Munson's and Mason's hills, After a conference at Fairfax Court House with the three senior general officers you announ ced it tobe impracticable to give this army the strength which those officers considered ne cessary to enable it to assume thc offensive Upon which 1 drew it back to its present position. ivS"" Thc following anecdote gives only one of thc very ina ny ways in which tho great D.iniel Webster was wont to pay his bills : During Mr Webster's residence in Ports mouth, N. H., in his younger days, there was a furniture dealer named Judkins doing bu siness in thc town, who was a very well in formed ns well as ambitious man. He was patronized by Mr. Webster, who often drop . . r " *r >? f\r tunori ntnnil t!i? ina lu np ot some piece ot furniture, l?tese opportunities of conversing with a man so learned as Mr. Webster, were thc delight of Mr. Judkin's life ; and un thc removal of thc former to Huston, the payment of a considera ble debt due Mr. J. was willingly left for fu ton; settlement. Attempts were made at va rious times to collect the debt-always in vain. Finally, Mr. Judkins determined to no t'? Huston and see Mr Webster himself. Ho reached the city after a long and fatiguing stage ride, and, making a .Sunday toilet, pro ceeded to tho large house on tho corner of lilith and Summer streets. "Is Mr. Webster in ?" asked bo of the servant who answered thc bell. "Yes, hut be cannot possibly be seen." "lint I must sec bim." "No; he is entertaining soino Washington gentlemen -they ave dining." Mr. Judkins had heard of subterfuge*, and believed not tho serving man. "Well. I will come in and wait till dinner is over." The puzzled Horvnnt, need ed below staiis, decided to take the importu nate stranger's name to bia master. Fancy tho surprise nf Mr. Judkins nt seeing Mr. Webster rushiug upstairs and insisting upon thc poor man's joining his friends nt (he din ner-table ! Ho would take 110 denial, and cari ?ed him forcibly almost, introducing bim ns "my old and dear friend, Mr. Judkins of Portsmouth," and scating bini between a dis ti ii ?misli cd Bostonian and the Secretary of tho .Navy ; and, to use the words of the worthy cabinet maker, "I was for four mortal hours just as good as anybody ; my opinion was ask ed on a good many subjects, and they all seemed to think I knew a good deal. I was invited to visit them, and to go to Washing ton, and every body asked mo lo drink wino With them ; and, by George '. 1 made up my mind never to ask fdr myhill again, 1 was a poor man, and needed my money, but I had been treated ns I never OX poe! od to bc treated in this world, and I was willing to pay for it." rf^x? Thc Columbia correspondent of thc Charleston liepttl/licdh chroniclesari increase of fifty per cent, in the freights carried over tho greenville Railroad, and ? largor increase in passenger traffic Also notices a new car built by Jackson & Sharpe, of Wilmington, Delcwere, an expense of $5,500, Tt will ac commodate sixty passengers, and is provided with all first-class improvements. Two moro cars of tho samo pattern arc on their way hero. Four largo locomotives, of new des?g?, will shortly bc added to thc rolling stock. jtiT' Judge Bond, of Baltimore, was con firmed as Judge of tho Fourth United States Judicial Circuit by the Senate, on Thurs day evening, by four majority, thus showinp that he met with formidable opposition. Thc circuit is composed of thc States of Maryland, Wost Virginia, Virginia, North Cn roi i ha and South Carolina. . B$fju Tt is ?tated that except for a singh mile ibero is nn uninturrupted wntercours( from the mouth of thc Hudson Uiver to th< mouth of tho Columbia, on thc Pacific. Since Queen Victoria toole her plac? on thc English throne, thirty throe years ago every other throne in Europe, from thc leas unto tho grcatost, bas ohnnged occupants. JC'JT The Lowell Courier is nul hon ty fo tho statement that "tho prodigal son eonfei sod his sins to bis father in a husky votoo. Ug&u. Cotton is opening near Albany, Geo gin. Tun TRAINING OP (/IIH.DRKN.-SOM;: Us KI*t u, HINTS-A little tract, issued fir distribution tty tho. Ludios1 Sanitary Assooin lion of London, gives theso wisc suggestion-; for tho nurture of children in health of body and spirit : 1. Never refuse a thing if it is harmless, but givo it, if you aro ublc, without delny. 2. Never give anything because it is cried for, that you have refused when asked for. 8. Bo careful to observe real illness, ond aviod causing bodily uneasiness from over clothing, or cold or unwholesome food, such ns cundy, sugar plums, sour fruit, or giving bun? Ol' cakes to quiet thc child. 4. Avoid fa Iso promises. They aro sure to be found put false. 5. Avoid threats pf ni] kinds. If believed, they make children timid, and injure bot'i "?ind und budy ; if not believed, they are use less. Such threats ns bogie, poLccman, and black tuan, are sure to bo found out to be false if tho child lives. G. Never sny anything untrue to a child 7. Do not wreak your own bad temper, or visit your own feelings or fatigue nod trouble on children, by being severe with them, or by saying. "You shnn't have it," or "I won * give it to you,'' when there is no reason for refusal, except that you nre yourself tired, or in trouble, or out of sous. 8. Avoid giving orders, such ns "Stand Btill," "Go on," "Hold your tongue/1 "Put it dow n," o?e., unless you t eni ly mean that they hiiould be obeyed; and thc fewer ciders you give thc bett-.-r. lb Neither give too much pity, nor yet bo severe and unkind when a child tumbles down or burts itself. 10. Do not worry a child. Let it alone, ami let it live in pence. 11. Tench it carly to piny nlonc aud amuse itself. To sum up all in n few words-try to fer! like a child ; to enter into its griefs und joys, its trials und triumphs. RlCITMOND, Jul_ 20 -Judge Guigtn, tbis morning, decided timi, a violation of tho oler lion law in one ward in the. city *, itinted tb" late municipal election in this city, aud an other one must be held. A telegram from Danville, Va., snys a lnrgi number of the citizens of Caswell county, An nged citizen named Lowie had been bnd ly beaten by Kirk's men, mid wns brought on a litter with the flying refugees this morn ing. Kirk was still arresting prominent citi zen D. P. Lindsay, shot for thc seduction oe his wife's sister, by Cnpt. W. P. Hayward, (ber father,) nt Chester yesterday, did ibis morning. A telegram from Danville, Va., tbis even ing, says Colonel Kirk lins nrrestcd about twenty more prominent citizens of Coswell county, N. C., sonic of whom wcro badly tnnltronted. There is great excitement in thc couuly. Hon. Bedford Drown lins gone to Washington to sec President Gnnt, and cx Govornor Graham will meet bim there. RATJETOTT, July 20.-The habeas corpus case of citizens arrested by Kirk in Alnmnncc wns continued to day, lt is expected ' ~r gument will bc closed to morrow. Later ndviccs from Cnswcll county stalo (lint from 150 tn 200 citizens wcro kept in thc courthouse from 1 o'clock p. m. until 6 p. m. W. D. Lowie, ono of those nrrestcd, demanded to know why bc was arrested with out a warrant, when be was knocked clown and dragged to snotlior prison. Mr. Willy wns ploughing in bis field when arrested. Ho re fused to go with them without a wnrrant, when be was knocked down, put on bis own horse, with bis feet tied under tho horse's belly, bis bands behind bis back, and carried tn Kirk's court. Thc sentinels under tho windows of Judge Kecr's prison oniuscd themselves by cursing and reviling bim. Ladies have been insulted, nnd with their children, arc flying to Virginia for protection. Among other arrivals of Holden's troops bore last night was a company of negroes com manded by negro oflVcers. Roth parties aro denouncing this outrage ns unlawful, despotic, and unnecessary. LARGE SEORKT SERVICE FUND -Thc bill appropriating millions of dollars to bo oxpon ded nt the discretion of tho President was put. through tho House under a suspension of th" rule?, by two majority. Tt wns stated that if tho bi?l failed, thc President would nt oncn couveno nn extrn session, which accelerated its pnssago. It subsequently pnssoi tho Scn nto. This, wc beltcvo, is tho Inrgcst secret service fund ever set apart by Congress in a timo of pence for thc uso of tho President. Something must "bo in the wind." lins it any connection with tho wnr between Franco and Prussia 'I ror.mcs OVER A CORPSE.-An old negro mm, a member of tho Lnndsford Longue, died Inst Saturday. On Sunday, AH they woro plncing him in thc coffin, a negro mtn, who is not n member of thc Lcnguo, stepped up, and was about to assist in t1 \i nrrnnge mont of tho body, when ho wns shoved back by ono of tho protninct brothers wbo Wns pres ent, nnd told to koop bis bands of!, that bo wasn't ri member of tho Council, and musn't touob.- Chester licportcr. Pivo hundred coolies from California passed tb rou gb Memphis this week on their way to tho interior of Tenncssoo, where .they aro to work ou plantations. ??3T A young lady being askod by a rlob bachelor, 'If not yoursolf, who would you ratbor bo?' replied swbetly, ? Yours truly.' ?WBu Tho King of Swcdon intends to make I A journey round thc world.