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ll ti P wi g r5 te' TO THINE OWN SELF BE TRUE, ANO IT MUST FOLLOW AS THE 1 -": m.,".,...,,",,.. i ,,.. ,.,.II i '"Sj-'** .,s-> ^^^/?V^^^"'Jjtf" ;~ . - VT i r\ i ? S! S'il H? I r Iii kl Us i H ! Ll ? NIGHT THE DAY, THOU CANS'T NOT THEN BE FALSE TO ANY MAN? BY KEJTI?, SMITH & CO. WALHALLA; SOUTH CAROLINA, THUttSl)AY, FKIJRUAlty 23, issy. VOLUME XXXIII* NO. I J. ^^^^^^^^^^^ "^^^^^^ iLilill?l&it f?eurafgia, Sciatica, Lumbago, Backache, Sorenoss of tho Chest, Govt, Quinsy, Sore Throat, Swellings and Sprains, Darns and Scalds, G?nerai Bodily fains. Tooth, Ear and Ihadacho, Frosted Fool and Ears, and all other Pains and /?chas. No PrernTnllon fm earth equals S'f. JACOBS On. 03 si tdpf, ??<?.<., ?ftnjife?nd <7iert? External Itcliictly. .A trlA? entails lau tho t'ompnvuUvely trillion outlay <it 80 i'ents, and every ono MilU-i-ini: with jula unn havo cheap i nd positivo i>toof of its claims, . Directions in Kiev? n Languages, BOLD BY ALL 5JKUGHISTS AMD DEALERS 17/ MEDIOINli. A, VOGKfcER. <& CO., J.uatlmorc, MU.. U. ii, J* '?tplt you i ii'.? i.u-.n?;-''.t'ir you?ir?itS^.?r?! ', .y W cf Lii-.i.u:-.v..?ak;Vv..J|!,Mi ..I n-t-NVi^ej joncd uv thu htinln of Vi-:j (cntlollintrovci'liitaj Ifijyour Ou?tes r.volil ?KT night work, to ivs-f Isltniulnnl lund uso Iv/ toro tanto i-.ca vontut J SHop Ciittcrs. ngtHwlo, nev u"\> ii. ? U It you ure younx i,n<.&su0Vi lutr from nny tn [ luKcrctlon or di >sltHttgSlloii ; II youuromur-l lrleil or f>lni;l(\ oM ornjyomi^ biitforlief ?iotiig JpooruvnlUi or luiifnil&hntuM on ft Oed o? ?lok-IS Sut?i, rely ou H o p[?/?inors. i Whoovor youorok t&&<k T?iouiwmtidlo Mt?! ""Tflionovcr you retails In mi.illy f i-o in KUIIIOS thnt. yovn- syiUm >},!>',"If?rm of Kidney* ncciU ck? : isl i.. t "ii- ?i 4<v . i-1 ... ;. . t!. a I?I?I.-KI: IllK or ...li:u,.;i:it!HK- h/,'.'.!; iv.. I.r.'i pi .\ ,ote<l! wllnouti.'i.'i .../.?.I?;?I1/, vis ,\hya. twuoty tino Ot* tn ic o Hop jar. :. \ ?iopuittortii; Bittora. JT7- y ;->\ t Hnvo yon if y.-- A V. A ^JW^JJ j, p<-?ni'(i, A/.//?.',.//:'?'.'*. " " *S ni c* Y or.ii?m.r?/e.iiii-K.iY^--'-i.-i*fl " , . t ])/<ii?f, ei.-i'n i'f W Stu on ?osoliitot ot tho VomacA, ?? ?VnT? W."'' t*'*,estatn..K oou'd?, oiooc/! flt Ii I Y ail'lo ri iiro forR You will he Bl Ifeis'i or oi>l?m,U ourcillf youiiiic ;'! | niTTmi") J tob??,???? ort Hop Blttors ?il I ? \K I uarooticj. I Kyonnrorlni- V'{ ! Ll Wa BoWbyrtitjp.J ply wp ute nuil ;<i. ".,... K kisr SwUiilfi rt lowM.?riUil,try ;5 NEVER ? Circular, ttl lt may .?fl fi ,mTrm. savoyou r ti ETA I I [J ?'?T'-ru? Ufo. A hao Bj I r/-\ J L H nvo t0 - ? er.v??t| hun-J.J: R Unchcbtcr, ?. Y. F dretie. t?fil-.-sj &TOMUIO,Ont. I April 7, lob! ly A ouontnlicr t'ro.n Tal bott country, (Jo. I tlint weighed fifty five pounda. waa nu ex hibition al the late Stute f il at Mttcnr. A WOKO TO MOTHER? -Mothers shoulc remember il is a mest important duty at thu pcason to look after ibo health of their fanii lies and cleanse the mahn ia ami impilVilioi fi um thoir systems und that nothing will lom np ibo htomnoh PI.il liver, regulato the ho vye h and purify the blood so perfectly us l'ark?r'i Ginger 't onic, advertised in our columns. J'o.st. ?fcc other column. G um: AU GIVKS rr lloen,-A Wtishingloi spceial to thc Ualtimovo Sun ol' Saturday says "John \V. Ouitoau loft for Heston to night not lo return until May next. Ile says lhal Gutleau lins linnlly made up Iiis mind that Ix will have lo die; thal he hus given np all hopci of thc President commuting bis sentence lo im prisonment for life. Ho pays (hal fluilcan (ole him when ho had a parting interview thal h< lliouglit sentiment was so strong against birr that tho President could not interfere oven il no wanted to. Ho suya Ouitoau seems williup lo meet Iiis death when tho limo comes, ant that ho docs not think Scoville will persis in his of)ort for a new trial, for tho reason Ilia Hie people demand tho prisoner's death." A OED COTTON.-There were four hale; bf colton brought lo merket yesterday froh: thc plantation of Col. F. Terry, who livei hear Woverly Hall, Harris County, (hat wm ^rown lind gathered ?n iboyear 1800, balee with ropc6, and have bren reposing in hi; gin bouse ever since. He was offered d7i cents for it in I y Cf), hut would not Roll be cause he thought thc rei enuc tax of lillee Gents per pound wat- unjust, nod bo said lu hod rather burn the colton than submit t< fuel? iidustico by thc Government. Ht had at thc close ol the w. r upwards of UK bales of cotton, and still has a few mort left. Uncle Ked, es nearly all his friend; call him, ie a noble specimen of lim old time country gentleman.- Columbus (Ga.] Times. ?lUdAGO, February 13-The immcne< tract of lund set aside by thoStata ol Tcxni to pny for the erection ol' a new Stott Houso lins boen transferred by tho .Statt during the. past two days to Abner Taylor Hon. C. ll Fnrwoll mid .John 1\. Fnrwoll of Chicago, and A, 0. Babcock, of Canton Illinois, who will furnish tho neoessarj funds fer creeling the building This do* main is larger than ibo Hinte of Connocticul ?nd live times larger than Hhodo Island It is in tho Northwest corner of tho Stat? ard tho survey extends South one bundler and ninety seven miles with an average width of twenty seven milts. Two rail ways aro already projected t li ro ii ti li (hil seeiion of th?! State. The transfer of thesi land? is probably tho largest sale ever nindi to private individu?is anil tho purchaser! aro th* largest laud owners in tho world. Tho Hard-Working- Farmer. You may envy thc joys o' tito farm or, An' fancy Iii? froo, easy lifo; You tuny sit at Ilia bountiful table, | An' praise bia industrious wifo. Ki you worked in thc woods in tho winter, j Or followed ibo furrer all duy, With a tcaui of unruly young oxen, An' feet heavy loaded with clay; Ef you held thc old plow-I'm a thinkiu' You'd sing in a dilTorcut way. You ?nay talk 'o tlic goldon-cycd dasics, And lilies that wear suoll a ohunn, But it nivcs mo a,heap td hard lib? r ; To keep 'om fro:n spil\n' my furmj You may piclur' thc beautiful sunsets, An' landscapes so fu'l o' reposo, Hut I never get limo to look at 'cm, Except when it raina or it snows; You may sing o' thc aong birds of Bummer I'll attend to thc hawks and tho cro\\H. 1 I You may long for tho lui o' th?: farmer, An' dwell on tho plc,.RU res o' toil; Eut tho good thi.,ips wc hov on our table Ail have lo he dug I rout tho soil; An' ov.? boauliful, bright, yaller butter, i'crimps you ro>y never hov learned, Makes heap o' hard work for the women - Il hez to he can folly churned; An' the cheese so plump in our pantry, All hey to be lifted ned turned. When home from the hay field in summer, Willi stars gleumiu1 over my hoad. When I mill; by thc light o' my lantern,. And wearily crawl into led; When L think o' thc work of tho morrow, And wurry for fear it might iain; Wilful I hear the loud poul o' the thunder, An' wife, sh fl bct?ins to complain Then 1 feel 02 if life was n burden, With !oetlc to hope lor or gain. But thc corn must bo planted in thc spring time, The weeds must bc kop' from the ground, The hay must be cut in the summer, Tho wheat must be cradled and bound, For we never aro out o' employment, Except when we lie in our lied; Eur the wood must be hauled in thc winter An' patiently piled in the shed, While the uraiu must bo took to the market, Thc sloe!? must be watered un' led. You may envy tho joys o' the fanner, Who works like a slave fut hii broad, Or, metdiy, io pay off o' tnortpacV) 'j bat hangs like a shade o'er his head. You may liit in the shade o' tho orchard, Nor think o' his wants or his needs; You may gaze at his medews un' coru fiulds, An' long for tho Ufo that ho londc; Eut '.hole's leetle o' comfort an' plca&ttl'' III fighting the bugs tin' the weeds. Hut tho farmer depends upon only The things that ho earns by his toil, . I Au' the lc? tie ho gains is gut honest, Ey tuiiiin' nud tillin' tho soil. When his last crop is toted to market, I With a oohsoicnuo ail spotless nnd clear, I Ho may leave the old farm.house forever, To dwell in a holier sphere; ! Au' tho crown that he wears may be brighter, Because ol' his simple lifo here. [FfOro the Atlanta Constitution J WEALTH IN THE POND. now CAUP CUr.TUKK PROGRESSES IN GROUCH A. i GRIFFIN, GA , February 13, 1S82. i Although tho placo is not fivo hundred i yards from ilie depot, I mounted n llorac i this afternoon and drove down to Mr. Abel f Wright's earp pond for tho purpose ol ; having him tell me nil about the modus I operandi id' building nnd earing for his i pond and finit. 1 consider his tho model I pond of the StatO, und all others who desire to build could well afford to como here nod take a look at this ono. 1 found tho in? gi nins cup rainer busily tai ring a pretty little skill' that ho intends using on his pond. ''What's that you ure up lo now?" J. asked, looking nt the upturned boat, j '.(), this is only n) sk i ff. I nm tarring it now to keep the water nut, and lo keep it from rotting." : ''(ioili? to have a hoot race?" ' "No; only guing to uso it to haul dirt (.round the dam and to bani grass and mei's and ol hoi'food out into tlx! deeper waters of tl.e pond. There isn't much fun in j carting a wheelbarrow ?UU yards when I j can take my boat and shorten thc distance I three fourths." ? After having him explain about why ho Wau tod more dirt on his dam, which, hy ! tho way, he characteristically said was "because lhere wasn't enough already there," I told him 1 wanted to know now bib (Illili ! advice to (ho public on carp culture, i "Well," siid he, "L nm going lo build ? mo another pond right away for brooding . j purposes. I think it will ho much hotter , tn separate tho breeden; from thc others, , because it givOB tho young better protee , lion. This pond will not hnvo to be so i largo as tho main pond." "What will bc tho dill'erenco in their L. sizes'." "I intend to make tho now one about i otic-sixlh tho size of this ono beforn na." I "Is it absolutely necessary to hnvo a 3 breeding pondi"' "On this point opinion differs. I emnot < say any!liing beyond what my judgment ; ' tells me. When my fish spawn this time I i ; may possibly remove the OggS from tho i ? lower pond and piuco them tn tho largor 1 ono uliovo." "Cnn you remove thc eggs-how in thia j accomplished?" I naked. "Kasily enough. You ?co, all ono lins to do is to placo a few branches of trees mound tho edgoof tho breeding pond and when tho npawuing season arrives tho earp will uttdoh the eggs to tho brunches, lt is then hut a simple matter to roinovo them lo thc other poud. Thia will prevent thc old ones from eating tho spawn, atid thc hatching will ho often twioe as largo. Still, it isn't necessary to worry about tho B'jawu being cutcu. The old ones simply can't oat all tho eggs, und un or Moory.pud will have enough left after the uutiibalism baa been practiced, to satisfy all reasonable do?itcs." "Do you think your breeders atc iliaVy of your young ctnp n.i;u eggs?'1 "Why, 1 h'won't a doubt of it. The eggs were deposited in my pond first on the inclined side of the dam, und I mnde uO effort to prevent l'hoir being eaten. 1 hud probably fifty breeders end yet 1 be lieve I have :t million young carp left That doosu't look Uko 1 could miss them." The hpot in which the pond ia located is admirably suited to tho pinpi-m. In sum mer thc place presents ti really beaut ?l ui appearance, and is a rcsotl lor nearly all ol O t ili;:). Tho water is conveyed from a branch above tho pond by moans of a terra eotta pipe. The stream ?'scarcely Inger than twice tho size of one's arm, but sulli ciently targe to keep tho pond fresh, the water never becomingsluggish. Then, too, lhere is a bold spring I Ubbling up in the very center of tho pond supplying quite ns much waler us tho terra cotia pipe. Thero is u eut-olf at the mouth of thc pipe so that whin it rains at right or tluyj Mr, Wright can simply pull n wire ?iud let thc pond go away. Hy an ingenias nrriiogO" meut nil surplus water is carried oil undci tho pond through a largo pipe. Tho hydl'Ualio run shown in the diagram lins no spcei.il connection with tho pond except (o discharge the surplus water in casu.of on overflow, ll it. rai:,y too hurd instead of going over thc. dum tho wa tel pours over tho edges of this woodoo wei un i out through the bottom by way o: another disci)argo pipe, lu this way it i: impossible to ?-ubt>ic!ge either tho ram 0! tho well. Then around thc top of tin octagonal well, which is ab ?ut ton feet deer und eight feet across, is a gauze rai li ii ? about eight inches high to prevent tin young carp escaping. Tito run .simply supplies water te Mr. Wright's dwelling some fifty yards off. At about ll, Li tit diagram, down at tho extreme bottom o thc dam, is tho big discharge pipo fo draining thu entire poud whenever tim becomes necessary. Hy a simple way u pulling n lever, tho pond eui ho unified u almost every drop of water in a shot't while tho discharge hoing very largo. "All ponds," said ?lr. Wright, ??ough to bo constructed on this plan, su that i any tiling foreign or lo<il or damaging I the carp should got in, (he water oin I) taken nlf ?il once, in spawning season th water ought to bo taken tiff and tho breed ors gotten out if ono has two ponds." "At1 to the care of ino pond Mr. Wrigli continuing said: '.There should ho planto in the pond ail sorts of aquatic plains, sue us water lilies, sea outs, wild ncc, er Tus carora rico ns it is culled; spatterdock, due weed fi oily Florida, mosses, Vms and any thing else that CSU he gotten in Soul ?lei streams." '?Do they oat these things readily?" ''Yon would think so had you boen hoi when I drew nfl this pond sumo monti nco. 1 had put io neatly 1,000 pounds < Morid i moss a short while before, but not vestige remained to bo soon when the hot tom appeared. 1 was astouishod. Ol c t n't he too careful about pluntiug piont of grosses, lim muda grass is a splondi loud for earps-nothing better-and ye know that is plentiful anywhere. "Another thing I wisn lo say," suit] li "is that tho pond must ho kept entire free from nil kinds nf reptiles and prey ii: animals. .Sunken, ducks, frog*, musk ri I j oto., must all bo kept ont. 1 have fifi: snakes swimming around with young eu in (heir mouths; and not lona Ago 1 toe my lille and shot a king fishor that hu just eight young carp in its craw. Hu flogs are another terrible nuisance, nud mu bo kept out entirely. Nothing belter fi this pulposo thin ti good rifle. I can tal a frog's eyes out niuo limes nut of ten.'' Autl this is a fact, too. I've SCOU hi mato romo marvelously good ehots wit his rovolving riflo. Continuing, Mr. Wright said, "Tun!' nod lt rennins must al?o be kept out i ii carp pond. They aro worse than any thing else after young fish. I a n going hui d n small picket railing about Iwo fe high around my pond, and have holes i intervals on thc outside to catch thc lerra pins when they mult? their overland, tri] from tho Pt roams, When they get to tl pickets, they, will go nil around I ry il? g l get in, looking up ?ill the lime, until (lu gu down 'plump!' into a ludo." "What nh idea,'' 1 said, laughing. "Another good thing," said Mr. Wrigh "is to have nt least ono good sized molo pi! in tho pond. In Germany this is eonsi med almost ?ni essential to tho imp oultur Tho pike is as restless ns a hyena, m keeps tho earp constantly moving ar'lin Tho number of cup ono pike will e won't amount lo anything nidio..able. Yt seo tho carp is nitutnlly n sluggish fis especially alter outing, and tho pike proven their keeping so still. In this way (lu grow much moro rapidly ned aro hilt every way. Ono pike will make a milln carp Bland around and keep np a full (lr< front if need bo, He is literally a cd of tho walk ni well as king of tho W ile: lind is u paradoxical benefit lo any ca pond." "Where eau pike, be procured?" "I do nul know, positively, but I pro suiuo from ibo' Ii>h commissioners ut Washington, I ordered minc direct from Germany." "Toll me something about having separate pond? for tito 'different vari?lica of oup. Do you think' it necessary to keep them apart?" 1 asked? ''Weil, my individual opinion is thal they cannot be injured nt all by mixing (ho varieties." '.Won't (hey hy bred tac?" "How can yon hybrcdizi animuls of lite samo RpoutUS?, Not nt all. Thc leather oarp is tho anne species as tho scalo earp, or carp proper, ind only differs in variety, that's all. Thc mirror caip is across be tween a scale' ovrp und a leather earp. They hm nil cup. I do not bolicvo it will do ha ru) to keep tho three varieties in tho samo p nd, and you will lind that I am right by experience. Common .sense tells j mo this, bul if L am mistaken L il ab? knowledge my error. This is u point on j which some of the fish men differ, but my ! ideas arc pretty well mudo up, and even ! in tho face of t ll my expenditures, 1 um satisfied to Itt tho tinco varieties romain together." "llave you anything else lo say about the best food h r earp?" "A favorite food for thom is Hood. They seem to liku it belter than anything else, though they cat anything almost. All refuse offal is i-voil foi them, It would pay for one to own a meat chopper and cut up everything in tho way pf old meats, but they fairly stud ok their lips over cougcaled blood-it is desert to thom. Mr. Sol Mack told me tho other day that when ii horse dus over in Gcvin?tiy they take him to it carp pond and dump bim in. They pick Ilia bones until they aro vi white ns cotton. They will pick a man's bones the na mo way, though .1 doo"; want to give them a chance of minc. It ts good evening to a fellow who goes to the bottom; he will come oui with bleached bones every tiruo in n oarr. j pond, lint they will not try to catch any ! thing alive except worms, j ' Vi u may tell the Constitution that unies: i the li.sh and pe ?ul.; have every possible ut i tentioi), it is money thrown away and lisl j killed to sturt into thc carp industry want to impress this fact especially. Liki j oveiything dst;, they must bu attended to j No l/sh catt bo.kept tu still water wit bou J proper caro. And trow this," said ho, "i t ubou*. all 1 know, un lois somebody come j hore to seo me .?"lin, then ? may po; j thom .'.-. ifthoy new taints as I h ive told yoi iJlcadV.!' j And' I believe this is true. Mr. Wrigh ! has carp culture down to a lino point an I can talk (i~h uv entertainingly ?13 ono wool j wish. Ry tho way, just beforo I jeft titi nitornuon, he spoke of another fish cntci j prise that promises to givo him both pleas j ure and profit. He ia going to build I third pond shortly and stock it with pik I perch, a fast-growing fish from Gorman* j that ts very game, lt ia not sluggish I thc carp, but Hies around and bites at any j thing, lt is considered very (inc. The I huvo already boon ordered. Mr. Wrigl further said that he thought it. wculd be grand idea to introduce tho German har into this countiy. Like tho carp il is a r< markobly fast grower and is considered i Germany the equal lo tho Crt rp. Ile In been asked Ly so ve ral Germans why he di not bring out tho barb. POINTS, I [ bsd a (alk with Hon. J. T. Il endorso 1 Ibo oilier day and gathered some intcrcatin ftiots about carps. Ho bar. du tributed, i nil, from Atlanta, something over 5,000 fiai Ho baa over OOO applications, but ce:?.! only lill about 150, thus leaving porno 15 orders unfilled. Thc ponds he slocked di not contain os many as Mr. Wright ht been sending out. Judge Hendersa thinks ten or fifteen a sufficient number I si art on, but Mr. Wright insists on bavin plenty, as tho young one? gel killed or cite i hy oilier fish when thc ponds aro not thor ' OH dtly clean. Pro ui e!.>'te rsl i um ( os made, f. conclu?! (hut counting 5,000 sent out by the Sui Commission and 5,000 hy Mr. Ab Wright, together .villi a probable. 15,00 j or 20,000 distributed by tho Georg Congressmen, not less than 25,000 or 80, 000 young earp have boen brought to Geo gi?. This estimate I gol in talking wit Judge lien dei son. They say Colonel lllount modo n heav dod in his district with his carp, il ! brought out a large number from Washitif. lon, and in going ab..ut tho country literall baited his congressional hook with youn earp which ho SOatleicd broaden.-1. ll couldn't have done a Letter thing for iii .Stat.-or for himself. Mr. Wright has plr.Dled in his pond six . hen Lu I tia ol' tho famous "Victoria regia j lily. Tiny \uie.> .nt lo him by his unol from Sail Francisco. This lily is a vcr j wonderful plant and coined originally froi tho Amnion River, The only oues tin ever bl no tu 0(1 in Arnot iea wore ihos in thc Golden Gale Puk. nt S sn Priinoisoi They woo ptcsciitcd to tho city ly tb liriti.lt oonsul. The flower is six tee itiehe? in diameter. Ii opona ut suiitlowi and closes at sumiso. The M mm only I asl three day:; on thc first day it is pm while; the next finds it a light r ise pin und tho third ohsages it to d r iill doepi roso, Iben it is gone They oomtiienoo I bloom in March or April and continu blooming until August. Probably ill moat rcmurkablo pu rt of this lily ia tl leaves. Thoy aro wonderfully large an often oontfiin as many na 01 square fcc hoing strong orough lo hold up tho wcigl of a young ohild. 'I ho c tl gos of thc loavi j aro turned up for about two inches, (ht forming a protection against the wave Tho edge of this ii.n ?j slightly Huted < soaUoped. Tho tutiv uso tho aced ul" I this Victoria regia, or queen lily, for food, rousting it, like ooffeo. lt ls considered a 1 great delicacy. Mr. Wright's uncle says that when blooms appear at tho Golden t i ate, thousands of people from all suctions of tho country Hock to seo it. In South America it is a perpetua! bloomer, lt is highly probable that (JrilliU my bo treated this spring to thc massive bloom?of this royal lily.' O. T. h. Tho Confederate Roll. AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR TUB PREPARA I j TION OF lt O L 1*8 OF TROOPS IVURNlSlllilJ ? r.Y TIM; STATIS or SOUTH CAROLINA TO I TIIK A UM Y Ol' Tit? CONFEDERATE j STATUS, AND or. TUB MILITIA OF TUB STATB IN Arri vt: SERVICE DU ni NO Tin; WAU BETWEEN THB CON FEDERATE ANO UNITBU STATES. SEOION 1. tte it enacted, &o., Tint it shalt t'c I li c duty of the. Adjutant and In spector General to collect tho names of all persons of this State who hcrved in ibo army ul' tho Confederate Slates or in tho militia of the State in active servico during tho war between tho Confederate and dated Stale1*, ami to prepare rolls of tho samo, corresponding aa near as may bo to the ?sud form ot muster rolls in military ser vice, uud stating as far as oau now bo ascertained ibo natue, ago, ptaoo of oti ? listmout, company and regiment, or buttai I iou, battery or squadron, to which caoh such perron belonged, or position held by samo us goueral or still" otliocr, with state ment also as to wound or wounds, when and where received, imprisonment, death, disohargo or surrondor of such person at tho end ol' tho said war, and any other particulars in regard to any such persons which in his judgment should be rc" corded. SEO 2. That tho said Adjutant and In spector Genera) shall also prepare, or cause tobe prepared, a brief history or sketch of each and every regiment, battalion, battery pr rquudron, of said troops furnished by this State to thc army o' the Confed?rate Slated, or of tho militia of tho State in ao tiVo SOtvioo during thc sui 1 war, giving tho names of tho battles, niego3, or a ff i UM, iu j which each such body was engaged. I SBO. 8. Thal tho sum of 62,000 bo, and the same is hereby, appropriated for tho said work, ot which tho t? ?id Adjutant and Inspector Gonor.il shall reocive i?OO for bis extra services therein, and tho balance, , SI,000, if so much bo necessary, bo ap plied for stationery, printing, clerk hire, uud post igo in connection with the said ( work. SEO. 4. That tho said rolls, when so prc pared, shall bo transoiibed or printed inte I permanent book form ?iud kept in the ellice of the Adjutant and Inspector General, and , such rolls shall be filed in thc ollico of thc Seo rotary of St ito and bfl preserved with the records of tho suid office. t Approved January 31st, 1382. ; Tho Federal Eloctiou Caaos. 1 WHAT I) i STU i rp ATTOUNBY MELTON Tito POSES TO oo AiioUT THEM-A WARN iN<I TO Wu.LINO WITNESSES. [Special Dispatch to News and Courier j ; COLUMBIA, February 15.-This morniiij i I called Distriol Attorney M ol lot's otton. , lion lo a long dispatch in tho New Yuri Times relating to tho election and registra tion laws passed by tho recent Legislature I und io connection willi ibis matter oskei ; for nu expression of opinion aa to the po liticii prosecutions before tho Guiled S ta loi i I Court. Mr. Melton etiid: I "I have just read thc article in the Nov York Times and know nothing of it. I havo no opinion to express upon thc propo sition of thc law suggested by tho correspondent ?nd do not know that J sha! have, unless thc occisi?n arises devolving i I upon mo ns a duly. The efforts hcrotofori 1 j made in this State to enforce tho Kloolioi laws havo been attended by groat expense lo the Government and gi eat vexation ti llie people. Whatever may ho horonftci (kmc it will bo my duty lp avoid theso ob? jool ions os far as possible. '.With this view 1 propose lo inquir? omi ascertain what i^scs havo been hroughi j in each ol' tho comities which are of Bufficien j dignity and importanco to warrant judioia [ investigation, and to that end my assistant! j will visit thc icveral noun tics and in un on = lircly impartial and judicial manner inquir? into tho real merit ol' these prosecutions I and determino which of them if any shook reocive further attention. They will bi instructed to do this duty impartially anti with reference solely to the due and ordorlj vindication of thc law. lt is not tho pur peso of tho Government to vex tho people er to do moro than is indispensable to Cn? foreo tho laws of thc United States in this StiitO with an eye minglo to thc promotion ol justice and tho publie good. "lu ampio limo 1 Khali notify pirlies ami attorneys what oiscs, ii'any, are to bo called for trial, and so far .-s tho Government wit* llos?ea aro concerned 1 shail expect lliom ti ! remain at hinno unless they rcceivo from un upooial nolie J lo attend tho Court, nod I request you now to e ty that if witnesses attend without such notice they will not b< paid." J. C. II. BOMB F?RT 11 Blt PARTICULARS, An far as can be learned in (?hnrlestoi j tho election cases which will bo selected b; /tho United Stales I).Strict Attorney fe trial at tho ensuing April torin of th United States Circuit Court will bo tikoi from tho cases charging violation of tho election taws at the General election of 1880* None of thc information in these oases Imvo been filed, all the papers being iu tho Itond? I of tho District Attorney. Desides these casos, thc number and ! nature ol* which cannot bo obtained from j the dockets of tho (Jourt, there aro on file in (ho Circuit (Jourt Ufty bight oases, oharg I iug violations of tho Election laws at tho general election of 1878, which have been uoutioucd from term to term, and now stand on tho docket marked eoutiuued for tho April term lt is uot probable that any of ' thesa cases will be tried. Tho South Carolina Railway. A QUASI CONFIRMATION or TUB PRO? POSED SALK TO TUB UIOHMON? AND DANVILLE-KFKEOT CN TUB BLUB RIDGE ROAD. [special Dispatch to tho Nows and Courier.] COLUMlltA, February 15 -From what I havo hoard tonight in an interview with o railroad official L nhl dtapoted to believe that tho rumored purchase of the South Carolina Hallway by tho Riolimoud and Dauvillo combination is not without foundation. Tho disposition of tho two syndicates is to work harmoniously together in tho future, 08 they have in tho past. That much is portai a. Tho opinion ia that tho interest of Charleston would bo better subserved by an alliuoco with the Richmond aud Dauvillo combination than with and other. If au alliance is ur*do between thc South Carolina Hoad and the lliohaiood und Dun ville Syndicate, or if tho rumored pur chase is mudo, tho curly completion of tho Blup Ridge Road will be insured. I am justified in .saying that, a sohemo is now under consideration looking to tho construction of tho liiuo Ridge route which will Vc developed before a groat whilo. J.C. II. A Paria, Kentucky, dealer sold 02,000 turkcys the past season. A Cnliforuia woman kept a secret 20 years, but she had a strong constutiou. An Italiau oount is generally considered to be an equivalent to no American girl's monoy. A polito notice in ii now mill reads: "Do not handle tho buzz saw while it* i&-i\?? A," lion. fi That proposition to can frogs in Winni peg is vastly popular. Even tu.9 frogs jump at it. Oil. Ricks, of Mississippi, ii> the s oond largest planter ia the South and employs 1,000 men. Thomas B, Johnston ha.t been confirmed aa Collector of Customs for tho port of Charleston. Tho State printing has been awarded to Mr. Charles A. Calvo, Jr., ho being tho lowest bidder. Thc Jews in Russia ero being porseouted beyond Ondurauoo, and many aro loaving there. Money is being raisod in Europa and America to assist thom. Tho man who expects to adjust tho ropo ? round Guitcau's neck is named Robert Strong, ile ha? had enough praetioo to make him prolicieiH. lio says that, ni-? though Cuite au [-otMDfi bravo now, ho cx peoN to soo him dio Uko a our. It i-j a popular error that tho majority of tho Mormons aro foreigners; tho nativos number two to one, and hold all tho effiojs of trust ned emolument. Tho foreign Mormon sows while tho New Fnglond Mormon roans, Mr. Ivlmunds should in? form himself ap to tile facts. FKKH ANO DoOToitS,-Tho foes of doo? tors is ac item thut very many persona arc intorestod in just at present. Wo bcliovo the ychodule for visile ie throo dollars, whioh would tax a mau confined to his bod for a year and in need of daily visits, over 81,000 u year for medical nttendanoe alone! And one single bottle of Hop Ritters takoit in time would nave tho $1,000 ?md all tho year's sickness.-- Post, Ool. Robert G. Ingersoll is afraid that Iiis enemies will report his dying words falsely and soho has arranged that n steno grapher shall tike thom down vorbatim. lt is suggested that a photographer bo present also in order to ofttoh tho cairn, expression which might bo reported as ono of agony. Dut then Mr. Ingersoll isn't going to leave us this century. Tho grand jury of S .unter county, in their presentment, alludo to tho stock law ns follows: ''That, ns conuiderablo opposi tion to tho en forcement of tho stock law has been evinced by our oitizoos, wo rcoommondn quiet and ponoeful submission. Tint ?hilo tho law may bear heavily upon, some now, we hold tho opinion that it will ullimotely result in thc greatest benefit to nil. Baby insurance has taken thc place of graveyard insurance iu Pennsylvania. Tho head of n fomily nt Pottsville recently in sured two of his children, tho eldest 8 j years ?nd the youngest 10 months. Tho latter died, and tho (albor roceived $8, tho agreement being thal ho was to pay fivo cents a week on tho child, and if it died d e l inside of six mouths ho was to receive *S, or.d if it did mit die until thc expira? tiatt of a jcsr he was to get ?10. It is. gi ld that in many cases largo fumilicB of children have been insured.