Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Butler, as he led the .way across Etowah,- A bcautifaMawo from his private house to 3^, t^l^rgu Wick iwildi.ig occupied by the ... inmates (,Tho lovely natural scenery docs much to soothe disappointment and allay remorse, and there's always a fresh breeze blowing up Saline river." "Are your wards contented as a general ^ thing?" i "Some of them are positively cheerful," said the Superintendent with enthusiasm. "Aud you, General ? After your souiewhat active career, dou't you find it rather tedious at the Retreat, cooped up with a party of relics ?" "O, I am satisfied," said Gen. Butler, smiling grimly,aud shaking the large bunch of keys that he carried in one hand.? 9 "Whou Jones of Nevada left all his uiouey for this objeot, a little more than three yours ago, and the trustees invited me to the post of duty, I came like a man and a _)L. patriot. Comma ja trouva sir, is my motto." ^ \ By this time wo had reached the heavy - * ; oaken door at the main hall of the asylum. "* \ Our conductor rapped smartly with hi* . * knuckles. "How many outside ?" asked a voico from within. "Three," replied Gon. Butler. The doov slowly swung open and a tall man with a long red beard stood to let us pass in. "Good morning, Mr. Ferry," said the Superintendent, ploasantly, "I wish you a happy Fourth of July." "Ouo! Two! Three!" said Mr. Ferry iu an inmressive voice, tclliup us off with his . * forc-fiugcr. "All rigbt, gentleman, you can (?:'. ! walk in. Ob, good morning, Geucral. I wish you a great many." "We keep him here to open the door,"explained Geu. Butler, "and ho imagtaes he has -the right to count as well as to opdR.'-f ' In all other respects he is perfectly harmless, * U and so we huuior hiua a little. It's the only C?* satisfactiom*he has in life now." Tho General led the way through a long corridor, and as he stopped to unlock a door an inmate camo up and, touchiug his cap, J*. asked permission to say a few words in pri' vatc. "Well, speak up, George," said Butler. f "Who has been sittingou you know?" "If you please, General," said Boutwell, I for it was nono other than the great hut unappreciated financier, "nobody has been sitting ou mo, sir. But I have solved the problem at last, and I want leave of absence , to go to Washington and lay my solution before Cougress." "Solved what problem, George ?" asked ^ the General, winking at us. ^ ' "The problem of silver resumptiod, GeaLI / ~ 1 99 1* J T * _ I> a. II itTi ! rural, iu|)iicu ujukiu: uuuiwuii. it is very simple when you seo it. Will you permit ?' t mo to cxpluiu ?" "I'll give you just a minute and a half, George," said the General looking at his watch. "You see there are from a million and a quarter to a million and a half teethK 4 ing children in tho United States? perhaps two million. Now every blessed one * of 'em has to have a silver dollar to bite , * - * ou. If you pass a law withdrawing this It immense sum from use in the process of ^ dentition, silver will flow into tho national coffers, will find its way into the natural channels of trade, coufideuco will bo reestablished and " "All very good, Georgo," interrupted tho General, "but what is goiug to become of the babies? You can't teeth them on greon jy, baoks. Don't you ste that if you withdraw t their silver dollars, tho entire risiug gcue> ration will be unable to mastioate, conre. quently there won't bo any market for beef, oorn, or chewing tobacco, and the deuce will .be to pay in trade circles gcuerally. It ?won't wash, George." "I didn't think of that point, General," ( said tho retired financier, taken a little aback. "No, George, you didu't," continued the Superintendent. "You bad better go to your room and think the whole matter over uguiu ) uuu wnen you nave ueviscu some way of obviating the difficulty I spoko of, why thou we'll talk about a leave ot absence to go to Washington." "Now," continued tho General, as Inmate Boutwell moved rather ruefully away, "I'll show you our oldest ease, the oentcnarian of ' the establishment." We entered a little room, in tho centre of which, bent over a table, sat a person of spireme age, attired in a rusty swallow tail,^oat. He was W^tt 1W diligently and without cessation. -*3i"Look up, Hannibal," said the SujotW " tendent, poking him gently with his cane. "Look un and im the mntlnnMin " [When the aged Inmate looked up,'we saw that he Was tied in his ohair to keep him from tumbling ont. He smiled blandly upon us for a moment from behiud his spectacles, and then began te write again as industriously as ever. "What is he doing ?" I asked. "IIo is writing franks. He hai lost all his teeth and his hair and his hearing and his wits, but ho oan still hold a pen, and he writes Franks from morning till night, stopping only for his gruel. .. Tho other inmate: re celebrating the Fourth but here is old Hinnibal at his oustomary occupation.? He writes his name on every old envelope, newspaper, or scrap. of paper that he cau $od, and puts them all in the big mail box in the hall. Of course, like the contributions of the resc of the inmates, they uevet go any further than my offico. But he doesn't know it, and ho placidly keeps cn writing franks. The only 4hing that ever exasperates hiui is the sight of n.jio|?Qgc stamp. I suppose ho will writo fPirtdcs till the Day of Judgment. Suoh," added tho Gonerul, didactically, "is the force of habit." "You must find a curious collection of epistles in your mail box, General?" "Rather ? We have a good reading room connected with thejagtjtatiQu, and uirat pi the tartrates take In ' citrrcnt affairs. Many of them faucy that they arc still iufljcntial iu shaping political events. They write innumerable letters which nohndv ov-ftr ronrl.a l>ut. mvanH' Nnf. Inner -inn J ? ?J -'v" ,w"{3 "o~ I found a letter froui Blaine, addressed to the Pope, asking for the Vaticau influence to help him along iu the Presidential campaign of'84 You would have laughed at the piteous appeal which Schuyler Colfax once mailed to President Tildcu. lie wanted the Post Office at South Bend, and said lie could produce certificates of good moral character. Only yesterday I found this brief letter in the box. You may value it as an autograph." Tho General had been fumbling in his pocket book aud lie handed me the following note, which I have preserved : The Kktbkat, July 3, 1880. DkarSylpu: Although writing comes haril, I thought I would send you a singlo line. 1 will fight it out on this line if it takes all sAmmer. 1 may have nude escapes, but my worst enemy cannot say that ( ever let any guilty man mistake. U. 8. Grant. ''What!" I exclaimed ; "is lie hero ?" "Yes," said our guide. "We employ hint about the stables, and lie seems tolerably happy. If you give him a cigar when you pass there, he will be affected to tears." Tho majority of the inmates had assembled in the large courtyard of the asylum, around which was a high brick wall patrolled by keepers. The recurrence of the national anniversary seemed to excite considerable enthusiasm. I recognized many faces once familiar, but now almost forgotten. The assortment of decayed politicians iucludtd representatives of every political caste, from the cx-Senator or the ex-Governor to the played-out ward striker. I remarked the peculiar satisfaction with which Gen. Butler poiutcd out Blaine. Apart from all, the others sat .(lortoo. of Indiana^ Itooui^ anfl morostf^Tits eTitrfrestinft upon the handle of a crutch. I started to approach him, having known him iu other days. "You'd better not," said the Superintendent, catching my intention and my artne at the same instant. "Why not?" "You'd bettor not, that's all," said Gen. Butler, significantly ; and just then Morton looked up from his crutch, and scowled across the courtyard at John Sherman, with an expression in his face which convinced tnc that the Superintendent was right. The Inmates had hoisted a flag in honor of tho day, and were making speeches. I regret that I am not able to report their remarks, which wero lull of patriotic sentiment. I was particularly impressed with the eloquent words of old Subsidy Pomcrov. who wept as ho pointed to tho flag and moved tho following resolutions, which jverc seconded by Schuyler Colfax and passed unanimously : Resolved, Tlmt the inmates of this Kctrcnl point wj^h pride to the record of their services in the past and pledge their unwavering support in tho future to the Government of this grand ltepublio. Resolved, That the purity of our institutions must be maintained at nil haiards. Resolved, That a committee of three be appointed to lay these resolutions before Gen. llutler, and to ask at the same time thai there be plums in the duif on the occasion ol this anniversary of our national independence In the cheering which followed the reading of these resolutions, one old man? nearly as old us the centenarian whom 1 had seen inside?swung his cap feebly, anc shouted iu a -tremulous voice: "Pluu duff! Pluui duff! If auy snipo attempt! to haul down that flag, shoot him on the wing ?" Gen. Butler gave uie a meaning look and tapped his forehead without makiug any rcmurk. As wo passed out of th< courtyard into the dormitory building, wi cauic ucross a solitary Inmate sitting upor a bench. He held a book in his hand, aD( was repeating over aud over theso words: "A verb must agree with its nouiinativi in number ard person. A verb must agro with its " When tho studious Inmate saw us, hi looked up eagerly, and said: "Will yot hear uie now in verbs, General ?" Come, Logan," replied tho Superintcn dent, "put up your book and go out witl tho others. It's a holiday. I'll hear yoi to-morrow." "lie has an idea," said Butler, as th dusky Indent moved reluctantly away "that tho only cause of his political failur Was his weakness in English grammar, am that, if he can once muster syntax, he wil [get book into the Senate. 1 consider it i tmI kindness to enooaftgfe* him in this b? lief. Bless you, I am perfectly safe i 1 dnincr an." "The inmates aro quito happy here," th Superintendent went on, as we entered th spacious dormitory. - They treat each othe affably as a general thing, and if a politic! discussion becomes at all heated, as onc? i a while happens, that small garden hot yonder is equal to tho emergency. C course we aro obliged to- keep a oarefi watch on kleptomaniac iftmstefciilte Colfa: Patterson, Belknap, and others. They ai ?.xi-.L. apt to appropriato little articles belonging i to the institution or to each other. Secur 5 I Robeson was caught a day or two ago ran sacking Hamilton Fish's truuk, aud ali though the ex-Secretary stoutly denied any i evil intention, a cake of Spanish scented : .soap belonging to Fish was found in bis i pocket. Robeson is now locked up dowu p ' stairs, aud 1'arsou Newman, our chaplain, t! i exhorts him twice a day." t) i "What do you do with turbulent sub jcotaF' c i "\Yc are troubled-with very fW- Down : there, at the cud of that coniSKf, where h . you s|p tha grated door, is au iron-barred u apartment where tho unmanageable and ^ vioUnt arc couGncd. I don't think you want to visit it." . Aa the General tfpoke, a peal ofdcmqoiao tl r grinning visage appeared at the gate, while |, i the owuer saluted us with a volley of horribly profane and ribald abuse. "Who was that V I asked, as we hastened away. P i "Tho only occupants of the apartment ti for the unmanageable and violent at prcsont," said Gen. Butler, "are Bob Ingersoll, jj formerly of Peoria, and Zach Chandler of Michigan." "Before I go, General," I said, "I should 1 like to sec " s; "I know whom you mean," interrupted u the Superintendent," and 1 am sorry that our rules will not allow mo to oblige you. ^ Mr. llaycs is a private patient, whose friends pay his board, and ho has a room to himself. Nobody visits him but myself ^ and Carl Schurz, who is detailed to attend him. You sec his mcnt d capital gave out, and lie had to he put in the hands of a re- j cciver. But although a 'disappointed and ^ broken down man, his heart continues to bleed for the poor African." Hl I thought that Gen. Butier winked just then, hut it is always hard to speak with positiveucss in regard to his ocular demon- j st rations. Wc had reached the door of tho asylum. w I cordially thanked the Superintendent lor his courtesy to myself and my friend, and w also took occasion to commend the excellence of his administration. "If you write an account of your visit/' c. he said, as wc shook hands," send several c copies of the Sun. The poor fellows will he 0 delighted to sec their names in print once ^ more." __ # m _ 11 Foil Tun Last Time.?There is a touch or ~p:vnros~ "auout doing CvetV "rtUTiStm^IcST thing "for the lust time." It is not alone c> kissing the dead that gives you this strange t< pain. You feed it when you have looked v yout*ldst upon some s.-cne you have loved f? -?when you stand iu some quiet city street where you know that you will never stand again. The actor playing his part lor the last time; the singer whose voice is cracked hopelessly, and who, after this once, will never stand before the sea of upturned faces disputiug the plaudits with fresher voiced and fairer form; the minister who has preached his last sermon?these all know . tho hidden bitterness of the two words "never again.'' How they come to us on our birthdays as we grow older. Never again young?always ucaror and never to the very t last?the end which is univOrsal, "the last [ thing," which shall follow albhist things, and turn them, let us hope, from pain to ( joy. Wo put away our boyish toys with an t old headache. We were too old to walk 1 any longer on our stilts?too tall to play uiar, bles on the side-walk. Yet there was a pang when wo thought wo had flayed with our merry thoughts for the last time, and L life's serious, growu-up work was waiting r for us. May it not be that these, too, shall . seem in the light of some far off day as the 'boyish games seem to our inauhoud, aud | we shall learn that death is but the opening of the gate into the new laud of promise ?? Good Words. 1 i ' 13uy Small Tkees.?Nurserymen usu- ' ally describe trees on their catalogues as I ? "second class," "medium," "first class" and i 5 "extra.' The difference in these classes is , 5 principally, if not wholly, iu the size and b height of the trees; and us most farmers 1 desire the best, they suppose that the large 1 "extra" trees merit that description, and ' henco order them. The fact is, however, l b that a small tree will grow faster and (if a 2 fruit tree) come into bearing condition soon- | cr than a large one; and, us the New 1'ny 2 land Hum*stead status, in half a dozen 1 it years the treo that was small when planted I will bo larger and finer than the other.?r * The larger the tree, the larger the roots j it which it has, and the lar^-r tho roots the , it less fibers there will be upon them. A true that has plouty of fibrous roots will growt 1 c readily if pvoper*care is used in trausporta-tion ; but no amount of skill can coax a treo 0 to live pud flourish whichtis destitute of <1 these little fibers. Tho roots of largo trees II are always more or less mutilated in the ft process of talcing up, while small trcos sus * tain little injury frum this source. Dealers, n in trees assert that experienced men buy small thrifty trees, while thbso who aro just o starting are anxious for the largest to be c had. Those who are to act treca the eoming >r season will do welt to learn from the expo>1 rience of those who, at considerable loss to ? theinselvos, have demonstrated that soiall * trees aro the ones to buy. >f 1 Editors breathe'easier dow. The new k, counterfeit $1,000 notes now in circulation re can be detcoted by their "groaay foel" J 1 * ' 'n -urniimuLM. i-i-ui. . . v DO? PIATT8 BLAST. * ? The Famous Article that Made Grant Hotel t "S?A Double)Dist tiled Essence of Edito- f rial Aqua Fdrlis?Prepare for the Jityili- t icing of the Ekd. ( The sickening apprehension felt by the j, cople, to which we referred last week, that c tie Supreoio CoUrt would be found as rot- n 30 aa tbc other powers of our unhappy gov- 0 rntnont, baa been icuiized. r The swrlt decay that in the last ton years 0 as made our sulf-govcruuieut a shaui and a luckury, and in the executive aud legislnive branches shamed us before the world, as been silently working its way through 1 liy. iiutiil uow. in iu firttlw'il ?ie 11 "nostrils of all 1 otest citizens. The appeal made to Judges of the Su- ^ remc Court from the people, sorely dis- ' reused and perplexed, was to save them roui the wicked conspiracy of iiiou they ' ad repudiated at the polls. They saw heir faithless agents for years robbing the * rcasury of their hardcurocd taxes; they aw their highest officials indicted for the ^ leanest crimes; they saw a Presideut, oarsc, brutal and ignorant, appointing sycohantic pimps to the highest positions; they a aw him the associate of roughs and the k ommissioner of thieves ; they saw carpet- s aggers, sustained by bayonets, uiauipula- * ug the polls, that ignorance and rascality s light tyrannize over the^South ; tliey saw ^ iugs. organized iu the lobby, control their longress; they saw huge monopolies, crcted by their govcrnuicut, eating out their abstntice; th.y saw themselves reduced to ant, trade paralyzed and labor without cmloy, an t they made a desperate effort to iglit their wrongs through the ballot. With a subsidized press against them, itli an army of hungry office-holders, that, muting those of the Gcuerul (1 overnment ith those of the States, make a horde of ' easuary caters greater than any standing nny of Kumpc; with all the accumulated npital iu the hands of monopolies arrayed ' 11 the side of their oppressors?they made ' no despairing effort, aud came up from the ' oil with a majority of over half a million i their behalf. And of what avail 'i Through o dishonest ret urn Lug, board- L ratltf tip. V I liTii escaped onviction aud punishmeut under the prolCting arm of a corrupt government, enough otes arc thrown out to render all their ef- | >rts vain and saddle upon them the old y orruptiou and old horde for another term , f years?pet haps forever. i From this an appeal was taken to five i ustices of the Supreme Court?for that, no ; lore and no less, was the Commission ere- | ted. It was believed that by sueh process ] he question at issue, being a charge of eon- i piracy against .ertain corrupt men, could e lilted from the political arena to a tribulal of high-toned, impartial judges, wuo ( rould decide in accordance with law aud usticc. To the amazement and disgust of all houghtl'ul minds, these jmticOs divided, as he partisausrTiad, on a political line, and luce indecent old men joined with the piciuies cf tho people in fixing corruption ipon us, and destroying all confidence in he very foundation of our political strueure, the ballot. They decide that fraud Iocs uot vitiate, am} beyond this, that they invc nothing to decide, and so scud the juestion to tho people. We have not the patience to argue what lie people iu their broad common souse will lot consider; the fine-spun legal tcchuicali.ies under which these aged scoundrels seek .0 hide their shame. Their real brief is to jq found in the utterance of one of their Jouiuiission, Jauics A. Garfield, who said, joastiugly : "You'll have to grin aud bear t; wo bold the cards and intend to play ihein." Poor political gambler ! The stakes for which he plays are the rights of forty millions of people, the peace and prosperity of t.ho only Republic known to humanity.? For all that freemen hold most dear these bunds, stained with plunder, gamble, as the toldiors of Pilate severed in division the garment of the crucified Christ. As we said a week since, this is not law, it is revolution; and if the people tamely submit we may bid a long farewell to constitutional government. Fraud no longer vitiates. A corrupt administration has only, by its bayonets, to hold.' a State usurpation long enough in power for a corrupt returniu^ bof rd to do its vilo task, and tho work is dono. If a uiaa thus roturucd to power can ridwvht smfty. from the Executive mnmtoa to the Cupfcol, to bo inaugurated, we Are fitted for the slavery thst will follow the inauguration. We do not believe tho people of tho Uuited Stutcs arc'of this servilo sort. Wc do not believe that they aro prepared, without a blow, to part with their hard earned, blood-stainod possessions. Notice is now senrml on the citizen* of Louisiana and I # _.LM - """ South Caroliua that they uiust cnre for heuisclves. How soon lauip-posts will bear ruit is for them to say. To the people of bo North and West notice is giveu that all he toil to which they arc subjected, that oudholdcrs and monopolists may fatten Be- 1 urc, is repaid by no security for their rights, ud that a shrinkage of values is now in rder. .If there is law for fraud there is , eason for violence. And to that wc make ur last appeal.? Washing ton Capitol. ? ? THE DRUNK ABO'8 APPETITE. There was liviug(says llcarth and Home) tot long since, in Brooklyn, a mau who had uhorited fr -in aujrrtrhttf,.?frthai> " ito for ruin. lie was a hopeless drunkard. L'he man had many noble instincts, and, tetter than all these he had a loving, faithtil, brave wife, who made skilful war upou he demon, her husband's master. Rccog uzing mc iact mat tier Husband was under n overpowering impulse, that he longed nd struggled manfully to free himself from he passion for drink, she bout all the cileries of her womau nature to the ^task of iclpiug him. She loved and suffered and oiled until at last the loving and sufferiug nd toiling accomplished their purpose.? 5hc to- k her husband by the baud, and hnrcd with him his struggle, until, after rears of labor, she overcame his devil, aud aw him a free man again, llerhuttle with turn had becu a fierce one, taxing and vastiug her strength sorely, but she was iouqucror at last, ller husband stood upon nanly feet, and showed no sigu ol falling igain. Several years passed away, and this eiorined man fell ill of consumption. The listinguished physician, from whose lips we ve have the story, prescribed alcoholic st: aidants as the only means possible of proongiug his life. The poor wife was iu teror, and begged the physiciau to recall the irescription. She told him of her long tniggle and her victory, and said she proerred that her husband should die then* l sober man, than that he should fill a druukird's grave a year later. Hut the freed pirit of the jnun was strong, and he underouk to take alcoholic liquors as a medicine, iml to eoiifiuu himself absolutely to such iuies aud uioasureg.iu the matter as the phyluring the months thus added to his life, .?. .fllllN YllllVll liltawv IV ITillOiV nr [Ikhibsentativks :?Something has been .aid of bargaining with the South. You mnuot win them over by bribes; they want nothing but justice. I sec before me a dis.ingushed and cherished fric nd from the South (Mr Lamar), a gcutlcman of the highest ability and uuspottcd integrity, honored by his people and worthy of their trust. I speak not by his authorty, but as his name has been mentioned iu this connection, I say that I am sure he would shrink from such a coalition as his soul would recoil from a cruel wound of dishonor. The men you could bribe iu the South are not worth having. You would loathe them wheu you got them; they would have no followers or influence at home. And If they were to join with your party to sustain it in its past and present policy, they would iind themselves political pariahs iu the land of their birth. Nothing will conciliate the South but justice, and you will so find it. They want rest, order, home rule. Your largess there will be thrown away if givcu to corrupt. These people are] your peers, equals, before the law ; and neither by bribery nor force can you change them from se:fdoui to villainy. Iu the precious name oi incir manhood una womanhood, 1 repudiate the intimation with scorn unutterable. There will be no division in the Doinooraey. Lay not that flattering unction to your Mills. It is a. difference to-day only among them us to the policy of the hour. And now I ask you. iny countrymen of the Republican party, in the name of justice, of peace, of truth, of liberty, of civilization, iu the name of all these, I ask you to halt. Forbearance has its limits; I say it not in mcnance, but iu sorrow and solemn earnestness. The manacles must fall from the limbs of our sister Southern States. You must call off your dogs. These uufortunntc peohave been baited and badgered until the just sentiments of the world in indignation condemn your cruel policy, he uever ouoo drank n single drop more than the prescription called for, and ho diod at last a sober man, as tho wife had so i earnestly prayed that ho might. Hut the end was not yet. When the loving and patient woman laid him in his grave, and saw hor long labors thus cuded in the victory for which she had toiled so hard aud suffered so bitterly, she turned, in her grief, to the brandy whieh had bccu lef in the house, and, drinking it, she fell horselfintc the power of the devil which sho had foughi so heroically. And that woman died, nol many months later, n hopeless, hclplcst druukard ?? , ?Tns Action of tdk Commission Denounced.? At a public meeting in Washington Tuesday night 1,000 peraons were present Ex-Congiassiuau George W. Julian, Representative Bright, of Tennessee, * ^ * ' ? a 1. evxnlro Uon. l oung, ol ucorgia, auu omom, ou tho political situation. They dcuouneed the action of the electoral eommissioq and countcnancod resistance on the part of Democratic members to further the count, uu the ground that tho proceedings wcro tainted with fraud and therefore those who voted for the electoral bill were relieved from-their obligation to observe it. Resolutions to this effect were adopted. Hot Blood.?Tuesday morning a difficulty occurred at ^Yinusborcu S, -0., bcMilford. They cauic to blows, and finally a pistol was drawn by Milford. Mr. Mark Brown, the proprietor of the Winnsboro Hotel, here interfered and endeavored to separate the parties. Milford then fired at Fleming, but the ball missing its mark struck Mr. Brown iu the right shoulder, rauging downward, inflicting a painful but not a fatal wound. The ball was extracted by Dr. Aiken, of that place. At last accounts Mr. Brown was doing well. Milford lias uot been arrested. Marshal's Portrait of Hampton. There arc two distinct portraits of Gov. Hampton. The one issued by the "Hampton Portrait Company," of Charleston. S. is engraved in line by Maiisiiai.i., aiul will be of imposing appearance, and life-size. There is also u print out representing the Governor. We suggest that our people wait and see both pictures, before choosing which they will have. Marshall's famous engravings arc attracting u"..! ? ii.nii.,11 'I'lio Kunerti larifc line enera ving of Washington, front Smart's celebrated oil portrait in the Boston Athemeuni?a plato valued at ten thousand dollars?when originally brought out about ten years ago, nt once phicod Mr. Marshall in the very front rank of engravers, ancient or uiouern, meeting, bothiu Europe and America, the most extravagant encomiums of artists, critics, and men of judgment. It was even selected (or exhibition at the French Academy of Design, an houor accorded to none but the very highest works of art. It is, moroovorthc best, indeed the ouly satisfactory, portrait of Washington that exists, nnd is the acknowledged standard "household engraving" of him. The late Edward Everett said of it : "The magnificent engraving of Stuart's head of Washington. It is truly a superb work." Bancroft, the historian, writes : "I have hoen for some years a collector of the many different engravings of the portraits of Washington. This is beyond comparison tho best of tlietn all?the only one that is perfectly satisfactory." Mr. George 8. Millard, the well known art critic, says: "Were it the head of some unknown person, a lover of art would be glad to have a copy of the engraving for its rare intrinsic merits, should be ready to make iq 9wtffrncrfry?'^jWi.ir'M?.i>\ ftrdpr lb ----- , , Marshall s K. E. Lee, just out, is a wondorful ~ work, and in a few days his "Gov. Hampton" will go to the people of South Carolina and tho country, a noble tribute to a great leader, who conquers by his high character and by peaceful means, not by the sword.?Xcu-x and Courier. And front the Columbia liryirtcr the accompanying letter: Tun 11 am rr ox I'ortkait. ? M'c publish for the information of the people of the State the following extract from a letter received from Charleston, addressed to Mr. C. 1'. Pelhain : "Some misapprehension exists as to the proprietorship in tiie lltmpton Portrait Company. Permit me to say that a majority of the investttwtui le I.JJ.1 l.aou Ann tkf ()m wpftnriolnrtt I um attending to its affairs until other and permanent airangetneuts are concluded. I originated tlie project of a portrait of Governor Hampton in a high style of art, thinking it a worthy manner in which to recognize his Excellency's public services to the poople of this State daring the past six months. Those services entitle him to be presented to his countrymen everywhere in a style equal to that in which Washington and Fee and ether rerescnta, tivo gentlemen of the country are shown.? Time was required for this great work, that care i?n<l Lit) abuuld nwko it perfect. Its publication has bccu anticipated by another Issue, of the merits of which the public can judge. In selecting an artist the gentlemen associated with me have given preference to Mr. Marshall.? Gustuve Dore, tho groat artist of France declares him to be *thc veritable master of art in America.' If we do not realize all our expectations in a pecuniary point of view by reason of a different publication, we must accept that fortune?the penalty of attempting to do tha beat pontihU in art for our brat man, we shall hope, nevertheless, to possess an ample reward in the production of a crash and imposing Pout* a it, which will command an appreciative circulation if not so large as might have been under more propitious circumstances. In a very few days the public can judge for themselves, and can very well afford to wait a little, and make their choice with Mahsiiall's spenuid woiik, iikfore til ex. WM. A. COURTKNAY." Charleston, S. C., February ?>, 1877. Rice, McLure & Co. ANNOUNCE that they have received a full line of FALL AND WINTER GOODS, to which they respectfully call the attention of purchaser*. These goods have been carefully selected, purchnsed at low prices, and arc offered on the most reasonable terms. The attention of the Ladies is especially directed to the DRESS GOODS, 8//AWLS, CLOAKS, TRIM MINGS. MILLINERY GOODS, SILK NECK TIES, RUFF LINGS, //OSIER Y, GLOVES AND FANCY ARTICLES, Displayed by RICE, McLURE & CO Oct. 15 41 tf Nousonnblo Goods. PLANTATION tools, farming implements, traces, Harness, Axes Ac., Ac., very low. RICE, McLUJUUt Or.. Feb 2 4 tf. Gent's Hand Made Khoott. A SPLENDID ASSORTMENT just received, at GEE A HUMPHRIES' Hotel Store. April 21. '76 16 If Pure Corn Whiskey. I PURE Mountain Corn Whiskey, for medicinal purposes, for sale at A. IRWIN, A CO.'S Feb 0 6*