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Uqwtqd to ^gqiqulturc, ^ortiqulturc, .poin^iitu; ^ ,*> aiaam ngTW im&nrgBfrWASUiNorox, January 14.?Two memorable iucidcuts of the late war, which excited uiore or loss attention at the time ol their occuranco, have been recoutly recalled to recollectiou under circumstances thai invest them with a new interest. Many ol (leu. Johuson I [agouti's old soldiers will doubtless recall the circumstances of the firs! affair, while some members of Gen. Kershaw's Unmade can perhaps testify more in detail to the facts of the second. For the information of your other readers however, it should be briefly stated that on tho 21st of August, 1SG4, Gen Hagood'i brigade with five others were orderc1. tc carry a strongly entrenched Federal position on the W'eldon road near tho Yellow Tav cm, a few miles from Petersburg, Virginia For some reason only two brigades, of whicl: Gen. llagood's was one, went iuto action and Gen. llagood at the head of his mci 0 swept over and beyond the first, line of cu llCu-' ? - - ?Jjcfjrc it. At the second line tliey were confronted by overwhelming numbers, and uict by sue! a close and deadly tire that their advauet was chocked; and, further progress beiiu manifestly impossible, the command haltci and endeavored to maintain the unequa fight where it stood. Doing wholy unsup ported, however, and it plainly appearing that the assault had failed on this account retreat became inevitable. At this critical moment a mounted officci dashed out of the Federal breastworks and riding down the Confederate ranks, com uiauded the men '.o throw down their arm and surrender themselves prisoners. A number of both officers and men decmin; their plight a hopeless cno, obeyed tin order almost mechanically, and the office had alreiUty tan.cu of the ensign, when ?ej; ".good, who ?? ,111 loot :uul at sou- diahineo, dueureroc t .. .L-'ni.'i,lncoi a,,d recognizing tin what w as > prompt action, ordered hi: necessity SHOOT TIIB OFKIOKIt ON TUB St'OT. This order was not lieard. or. at anv rate was not obeyed, and firing his pistol at the bold rider without effect, (Jon. 11.a good ad vancod rapidly Inwards him, and demanded that ho should give up tlio colors on the instant The officer replied that the cominaiid had surrendered atid that he, Gen. llagood was himself a prisoner. Gen. llagood replied that no one but himself had any authority to surrender; that he did not propose to do so, and again demanded the Hag to be given to him, adding tint the officer was 'at liberty to return to his own line it lie did so." "You have made a bravo fight, General," responded the br?vn a.ud determined Kedeml, "but IT ybit will loot behind you will see that you are lost." A single glance in the direction indicated revealed to (J 'ii. IIagouti tile fact th it the enemy had closed in behind him and that his command was surrounded. There was not a moment to he lost. Gen. llagood presented his pistol and peremptorily demanded, "Will you surrender that flag, sir, : t.r v_\.,w >? ii . v" V J ? ' ]?y the living (.Jod, No;" fairly .shouted the gallant hut filed man, and with tin words fell heavily lo the ground as the hal from his adversary s pistol entered his side Seizing the colors and springing into tin saddle from which the otlicer had fallen (Jen. ?II igood led the charge against tin foe in his rear, and his command quiekh fought its way hack to the Coulederat< linos. As stated in the affidavit appended below (Jen. llagood learned a few days afterward? from Northern p tpers received through th line, that the officer referred to was CAI'T. DAILY ob' ok.v. CUTLKIt's STAFF. 'flic following papers have just been lile< in the United States Pension office in thi city : Uouxcu. Ru.ffs, Iowa, Aug. 7. 1ST! (int. Ifit'jotxf : I am the person who: you shot on the 21st day of August. 180 at what is known with us as the battle < the (Jlobe (or Yellow) Tavern, on the We don Railroad. Doubtless you rcmcmbi the circumstances. In the many common on the event of your shooting mo, &c., I hai been repeatedly reported as dead from tl effects of the shot. The last report of tl event, (together with an account ol 'li battle,) that has been brought to my noti was one published in the weekly Philadi phia /'Jut/it iff r of some week in .June, 187 The article was by a (Japt. Young oft1 Confederate service. In his publication was reported as being shot dead at tl: time. Your address has been sent mc by .Set tor Gordon. What I want is this; Th if you do not deem it inconsistent, or impi per, you will furnish me with a certifies staling 111?; facts ami circumstances of y<i firing at and wounding a federal officer the occasion as al>ovc,nu<l if you ever lic:i the name ami rank of such ollieer, stale i on information. My rank at the (into was thatof capla ami I was then upon (ion. Cullers st who commanded tin* division with \vh yours c.ihi<* in cnniaci. I am making application for pension ; desire to use your certificate in that w Should you sou lit to favor me with it, kind ououiih to sii^n and verily the sa before tin; clerk of one of your e mrt; record, who will allix his seal to (ho sa W*itIt the wound inflicted as ah ?vc, and afterwards revived on the illst Mil I St;.*), at Gravelly Hun. I am almost tot; disabled The hall from your pistol elite my rijjht side and penetrated to my haekh from which place it was, after a lon?? ti extracted. Vour certificate will he of ??i value to iiii*. Should you see lit to favor wit it it, pleas j d i so at your very carl Convenience. 1 am very respectfully yours, i> it im 11,K.i (J EN. IIAGOOD'H HEI'LY. Columbia, S. C-, August 18. 1879. Copt. I). 11. IhiiUy. Council llluff, Ioica : My Dear Sir?If our communication ot' the 7tli instaut, requesting 1'roni me a sworn ; statement of the facts connecting you and tuyseir wit i the couibat, on the 21st August, 1801, upon the Woldon Road, with ? the view of being used by you in au application for a pension, was received a lew i da)s ago. Eucloscd you will fiud an affidavit of the i facts us I saw them, and which in all impori taut particulars 1 believe to be correct. It ' is made out from incuiorauda takeu at the > time. I I \\ o i?a noimr IioTopo nrStT.in R <1 fl 11 ?>|] X - statcuicut of the iucideut to any ono, nor havo any of tho publications upon the sub' ject emanated. directly or indirectly, froui , mo. Capt. Young, to whotn you refer, was > not a member of my brigade, and I do not now recollect ever having met him. IIis > uuuuuia is oaseu upon me general army rumor of the day. 1 made a very brief offiI cial report of the* part my brigade took iu i the action, which may or may not now be 5 in Washington among the papers of the t Confederate war office. I Will you permit uie to express the pleasI urc giveu me by the receipt of your letter ?the knowledge that your wound had not ; proved mortal. We were both, under dif, fercut circumstances, endeavoring to do our duty, nnd your gallant bearing made a pror found impressibn upon me. It will be a . matter of great satisfaction to me if I shall - have contributed in the least by the states incut cuelosed to your obtaining from the l goveruuient the recognition of your servil ees which they so well deserve. s 1 aui, very respectfully, 1 Johnson IIaoood. ?-?uu- 11 agoou s amuavit, winch,by reason of it legal character and intent, necessarily omits the details of the couvcrsutiou -that occurred dtirino th<> fi rln ...:?i. / e "n?i v.nun ? other incidents supplied in the first poition id this article, is as follows: Statu o? South Camoiana, ) illciif.ani) countv, j . Personally appeared before me, I). ]}. Miller, clerk ol the Court of Common Pleas id the County and ^ tale aforesaid, Johnson , I la good, w o, being duly sworn, depc.seth and says as follows : That lie, the deponent, is now comptroller general of the State of South Carolina, ami was, during the late civil war, in the service d the Confederate States, commanding a brigade of Hoke's division of the Army ol Northern Virginia. That on the 21st of August, 1804, bis brigade, then temporarily reporting toMaj. was Wltl> live, other, brk'ades i!' t l assail the Federal position on thq \\ (mliuu IVUUUf iiuui v ?vv?? 7 ? ? - " j miles below Petersburg. That when his brigade hail reached the Federal intreiichuieuts and was struggling to carry them it became apparent that the assault would fail, the other brigades not cooperating vigorously as directed. That the Federals pushed out a deployed line behind him to cut olF his retrial, and I at the same time lie saw among his men a mounted Federal officer, who had apparentI iv come through a sallyport. This officer had seized a regimental Hag and demanded a surrender. Some officers and uicn had j surrendered hut were not carried in ; others refused, but jus" around him ceased fighting, i Firing bad ceased nowhere lroui the l'cde- j rid line, and nowhere else from the Coufed- ' crate line. Deponent called to the men to shoot the officer and fall back in retreat.? . They either did not in the noise ol battle " bear the order, or bewildered by the surrender of part of their number failed to obey. It was a critical moment demanding decision and immediate action. In a few 1 moments the disposition to surrender would is have spread, and the brigade would have I 1 I - I ^ 1....1 .1 Ilw.. .. Ucilll MhSl. l/cpuilt'lll iipjMUUUUUU IIIU vuivvi, ) demanding (In* colors, ;iiul that lie should ( go hack into his own lines, telling him ho I was free to do so. The officer decidedly re)l' fused, and deponent shot him through the I body: Mounting the horse from which the officer fell, dep mciit led his men against the ts line iu rear and succeeded in bring oil' the largest part of his command. Deponent learned a few days afterward, from Northu? era papers received through the lines, that | the officer referred to was ('apt. Dai ley ol ' (cen. Cutler's staff. ,j 'fhe attempt of this officer to secure the ^ surrender of a whole brigade came very ju, near succeeding. It was one of the most I dashing feats witnessed by deponent, on t either side, during the war. Upon the chance of securing a prize for the side lit served, Capt. Dailcy doubly staked his life. )t for ho was while iu the Confederate line in as much danger from the lire of his own . men as from his enemy. Deponent 'iutlicr says that lie make ( this 11 111 > la v it at the request, received througl ,(j { the mail, of D. I>. D nicy, id' council Dlulls i low i. who informs him that lie is the Capt D.iib'y referred to; that he is disabled Iron i this and other wounds, and is applying fo 111 , I I w O .? ' I a pension from the United States Coveru j ll I inent. Deponent has never known Capt. Daile uid ' 0X00Pt >Mt(le lield as described; ha no pecuniary interest whatever in thcappli J ? ? ? !?.??? I'?i* i ni ii wi 11 ii nitil ct iiii ill ii J V11, ...... .... , r.? |( with tli?: i'c(|inst for a statement of Tacts i ( ()|- tlie hope. must sincerely entertained, that may l?. in-lit a brave soldier. Johnson II.voood one i cl, Ni miti.it Two?Tin: Xamki.kss Conkki ;,||y : Kit AT K I'ltl VATK WHO IjOST HIS I.It ; (Jivinii W'atku to Wwi;x?ki> Kki> one I "AW. me, The hero of the second incident was rent ('onfederate soldier, a private in one of tl nit* ! companies of < Jen. J l>. Kershaw's bri^ad iest j I do not know bis name, and bis story, ; far as it could be related by 1113' informal was a brief one. Perhaps (Jen. Kersha 1. ' or some one of his old enmrn lea will snpp his name ami a belter account of his daring deed. A The facts as told to me were that during the battle of Fredericksburg, and after the Federals had been repulsed, with frightful ai loss, in one of their attacks on Maryo's d Heights, a private of his command appeared h before (Jen. Kcrsha.v with a uutnber of can- l' teens in his baud, or slung from his shoul- 1,1 ders, and asked permission to go ovor the g' breastwork for the purpose of carrying them 1? to the wounded Federals, whose piteous cries for "water ! water!" could be plainly D beard amid all the horrid din of the battle. n The ground where they lay, in front of the ^ works, was still swept by the incessant lire S of the opposing forces, and Gen. Kershaw N naturally declined to allow the.man to ex- 8( pose himself to such seemingly certain des- J tructiou. It was not sate, iudeed, to present the slightest target over the top of the V earthworks to the deadly hail that was poured K upon them. The brave fellow replied sim- " l?ij 'tti.it he ' tuu111 uot Ueur to hear the cries d of the wounded men," and would take the risk if allowed to do so. Permission was granted with some reluctance, and in unoth- ? er moment the soldier was over the works and busily engaged iu his hazardous task P of uiiuisteriug to the suffering and frantic l' Federals around him. The tiring was stead- Sl ily sustained on both sides while ho was ? thus engaged, and scarcely a minute elapsed '' before a ball ?roui the front uearly tore olf one arm and left it dangling uselessly at 11 his side. Nothing duuut.d by his own so- ? vcro wound the noble fellow kept steadily on Cl his errand of mercy, and moved about ? among his proslrate fellow-creatures dis- k tributing (he water they so much craved as s< lie went. " The singular spectacle sccuicd at last to t( have attracted attention in the Federal >' ranxs, ana several officers could be seen intently watchiug h'.ui through their tield a' glasses, as though to satisfy themselves that they were not mistaken as to his purpose. u Koeogoi/.iug the work he was pei forming % and the danger he wus in, they suddenly Ct stopped the tiring in his direction, which rf had iudccd increased upon his first appear- hi auce. The Confederates followed their ex- w ample, aud in a few moments more a rum- w her of his comrades had joined the brave hi man in his self-imposed task. When it was accomplished all returned to their own lines th and the battle was renewed. su The sequel is a sad one. The same l'' courageous aud kind spirit prompted the s:? bravo fellow to attempt a like effort in the ?1 battle of the Wild rness a little later, and che was shot down in his tracks and instautlv killed almost nt- tlie nuiani nfl.!? ?' Willi the canteens yet in his hands, fain te in f ormed that an offoit will be uiadu to-htrvw *? ' ?. Ttilnoi?? I. ..n ? .? <? " an fifffffifts; HHo 'ft1 is"not ahtmfpated' ffiat inuctf" ? objection will be made. Surely none should be made.?C. Mclv, in JVck-s and Courier. ^ . o sll Value and Cultivation of tub Oat di Chop.?My experience in oats raising is hi quite limited ; and my success confined N mainly to my 5 acre patch in Schley county, ni a.;d that was due in a great measure, to a el thorough breaking of a very fertile .soil, ar highly manured, and favorable seasons. tl ' Deepness of earth," we are taught iu .st the parable of the farmer who went forth to sow. is essential in raising a good crop; tl this we get by breaking up deeply, thus ti enabling the land to absorb and retain c< moisture, and at the same time releasing ti the plant food locked up iu the substrata t< for use of the growing crop. I would then e say, break up deeply and thoroughly and manure as highly as practicable, with cot- a I tou seed, using from 2l> to fit) bushels per !? ( acre broadcast, and sow in this latitude from I about the last of Oct. to Dec. 1. Sow good seed of a rust proof variety at the rate of i from one to four bus. per acre. On land t that will make 100 bushels per acre, I t should say 4 bushels would be best. 1 don't know what else I could say about oat rais- ? ing; and will th -rehire consume a little J space about them as forage for stock. i My experience is that mules do better t on oats during the summer months than on corn and fodder. It is not necessary they should have tiny corn at all; they wiil look I better and work equally as well on aa ex- < elusive diet of oats as on corn and fodder. 1 And oats arc much cheaper, costing less to I produce them, exhausting land less and are equally as "certain" a crop as corn. IkI sides, the land can, after the oats are bar | v -sled, be planted iu cotton, or what is ! much better iu peas and turned under . ? -.i- i: :.. .1 |{? ?|| Willi I1IIIU III lilt; U IIHVI. i/J! oil uivi.iiu .v f sort to outs, unci thou peas and lime. Alter 1 harvesting my oat, last year on my 5 acre i patch, I planted it in peas, and in Decern1 her last turned the vires under and some 1 KOOlbs, lime to the acre. L couldn't turn the vines under until they died and were * j partially decayed. This year my son used ' 1,1)00 ihs dissolved hone and 30 bushels ) cotton seed broadcast per acre, and planted - the patch in cotton ; but the dry weather " materially injured the crop so that it is a I failure and he will not get over a bale of cotton per acre. It lacked ''deepness of earth," I think, and should have been broky en up. not less than eighteen inches. The s cotton grew very rapidly and, of course, ex' haustcd the moisture in the same ratio, so :s that it obtained all the growth it got during II the dry weather, and it has grown uoue '* ? ' .1 . II.. 11 since; uml ;i( tins writing toe siuiks arc I bent down with bolls, (lie bolls fully grown \ to the top of the stalk. 1 think it us iieces> sary thai fanners should tell their failures K as their successes. .J. It. ilHSl'ASS. K- 1 Sutler, Taylor co., Ga. A fond mother, hearing that an oartha <|uakc was coining, sent her boys to a fiiend's 10 in the country to escape it. After a few 1 ' days she received a nolo from the friend, ,s? saying, "Take your hoys away and send 'w' ah?ng the cnrlhijirike instead." ly Now is the time to subscribe for tho Timrn. THE NORMAL COLLEGE. n Act to Charter the Inter-State Normal College, at Greeuville, S. 0. Section 1. lie it enacted by the Senate id House of Representatives of the State f South Curoliua, uow uiet uud sitting in qoerul Assembly, and by the authority of ic same, That the following persons be, id hereby are, constituted a Hoard of Reunts for an Institute Normal College, to be catcd in the city of Greenville, in the State f South Carolina: Wade Hampton, W. . Simpson, II. S. Thompson, James Coner, J. E Dunlop, II T. Morton, J. Scott lurray, John II. Kvins, J. F. Borroh, S. . Marshall, J. M. Carlisle, S. J. Douthitt, L. Bowon, J. W. Livingston, Thos. Thompin. S. McGowan, A Burt. J. C. Maxwell. . II. Sligh and J. J. Lewis. SkC. 2. The said Normal College is hcrcy chartered with all the privileges usually ranted colleges of the highest rank, to it: Hoard of Regents?they may graut iplymas to persous who have completed the oursc of study prescribed in this institu011 and passed a satisfactory examination n the said course ; they may also coufer tie usual honorary degree; they may hold roperty to the amount of five hundred lousnnd dollars, buy and sell, sue and bo iied as a corporate body. The said Remits mar hold their regency during Irfo or >ic faithful performance of their duties and motions in conncctiou with the said instiit ion, subject to the authority and dccisiou f the Legislature of this State; they may lect tho President, professors and teachers f the said Normal College and the Model chool connected therewith ; they shall presribe t course of study and regulate the :rms of the school year, provided these jrms be not less lhau nine mouths in each car. Sf.C. 3. Students of both sexes shall be duiittci to this college on the following jrms : One hundred students shall be adllftHfl ft'on nf fttifiait fLn i. vv w? ? i will 1.1'U OCYUIUI V>UU* ressional Districts, to be apportioned acjrding to population. They shall be reuircd to attain a certain standard of qual ications. They shall bind themsolvcs by a rittcu obligation to teach at least two years ithin the State, provided a situation can j obtained within a reasonable time; and lould they refuse or fail to comply with lis obligation, they shall severally pay the iui of thirty dollars for each year spent at ie Normal College to the/Treasurer of the id institution, to be used lor the beuetit the saute, and the sum required shall be illectcd as other debts. Sec. 4. Male students shall be eighteen tars of age, 'and funialcs at lea^t Hovcne management and support of this college mil. by the contribution of three thousand liars annually, be entitled to tfend one and red students free of tuitioYi to this orutal College, aud be entitled to elect a amber of llegents equal tq0he number toseu from South Carolina, and may send iv number of students thev may elect at -J -- ?? ^ iu rate of thirty dollars annually for each udent sent. Sec. 7. Oilier States participating in ie support of this institution shall be entied to a pro rata share of all funds revived froui the Peabody Committee and roui other sources, except when contribujd for a special purpose, so long as they ontiuue to participate in the said support. Sec. 8. The Hoard of Regents shall meet nuually and make an anuual report to the hiperiutcndent of Public Instruction, to ?e presented by him to this Legislature. Sec. 9. The uiale students of the Nor nal College shall be trained in military tac ics, embracing the manual for infantry ami he school of the company and battalion. Sec. 10. The Adjutant (Jencrul of tin state may, upon the requisition of tin Hoard of Regents, supply the necessary inns and equipments for the students o lie Normal College. Approved December 12, 1870. .? Advice to a Young Man.?My son in joy yourself. Hare a good time; pleas ure is eminently right and prop :r, but i good time isn't secured by a headache tha lasts all the next day. The simplest pleas ures are the most lasting. After you havi r>pent two years iu Europe, you will com back and sit down by your own fireside ntn thiak of a picnic y >u went to down at th Cascade one afternoon iu June, that cos you just sixty-five cents. The 'good time hat you daren't take your wife to, my soi that you would lie about rather than hav - - ' L * .1 .U- , ,i your stsier Know anout mem, me ^uuuun of thcui never comes back to refresh yo and gladden your heart as docs the inemoi of that sixty-five cent picnic, when yc chattered nonsense with the girl you )ovo< and laughed just as the leaves rustled, b cause you couldn't help it. The 'good tiin that wakes in the morning arid wonde where it was and /ho saw it, and whe all its money is gone; the good time th tails itself oil with a headache, there's pr cious little fun in that. And it only tak a little bitterness of that kind to p??i.>< and cloud the memories of your past. doesn't take tinny such 'good times' i I boy, to mingle tears with your bread a I gull with your drink. The sting is I smallest part oi* the bee, but when you pi liiui up by it, though the rest of the I were as large as an omnibus horse, ; would the bee outweigh all the good, swe harmless, honey-laden portion of the b and you would think about it ofteuer s longer. ''We nro one year nearer Heaven," is way a Kansas paper begius a farewell the old year. Those subscribers who h not paid up are not included. Head article on chloral. DEFERRED NEWS ITEM8A Nkoko I.yschko in Gkmroia.?Atlanta, ' Jauuary 17.?Nat Smith, tho negro who was eonfined in jail at Jonesboro, Georgia, for an attempted outrage on Mrs. Gay, was taken out by ! an unknown party of men, carried five miles into the woods and hanged on a tree. When found he had a gun-shot wound through tho breast, apparently inadc after he had been hanged. ' The Freight on Fertilizers is a striking in- j stance of discrimination. The tarifT on a ton of . fertilizers front Charleston to Columbia is $2 50, ! from Charleston to Winnsboro' it is $."> '.H>, from ! Richmond to Winnsboro' via Charlotte, $5 90, J to Columbia via Charlotte $2 50, to Batesburg ?5, to Augusta $4. Yet some people say that corporations have souls. Bring out your itemir.eil bill of freight, gentlemen.? Winnsboro Actrs. j n.... n,n,i, n.? i.n...... id i ?The Leo Association celebrated the annivcrsa- J ry of General Lee's birthday by a grand parade, in which the foreign consul and city officials took part. Later in the day a banquet was given in Temperance Hall, in which ex-officers of both armies in the late war were present. The best fraternal feeling prevailed. At night the celebration closed with a mask ball, which was well attended. Siiatu'F. Practice.?Mrs. Shape, wife of Rev. George Sharpe,of Union county Tennessee, recently gave birth to three children, one boy and two girls, making twenty-soveu that have bceu j born^to Mr. Sharpe. Ah, well, Tennessee raises plenty of hog aud 1 hominy. We couldn't stand much of such Sharp 1 practice in Union County, South Cnrolina. .?. The Colored Lducation Hill.?The House | committee on education and labor heard arguments this morning on the proposed distribution of money arising from the Unclaimed pay and bounties of colored soldiers. The committee ( are in favor of devoting this money to the edu- ( cation of the colored people, but have not yet decided upon any plan of distribution, although it is uudcrstood that they are iu favor of the plan suggested in the hill introduced in the Senate by Senator Bruce, of Mississippi. Killed.?Lust Friday night, about lOo'clock, Jasper Deal was shot and killed by a horse drcver, Henry Townseud, in a house of ill fame while drunk. We learn the following particulars from an eye witness: Deal came to the house early in the afternoon, drunk, and laid down on a bed ; ho was awakened by tlio entrance of Townsend and party, and determined to go into an adjoining room. Ho was prevented, ami a quarrel ensued, and the deceased seized a shovel to force an entrance and was shot fatally, the ball entering just over the left eye. ? Greenville News. ?The Kino's Mountain Centennial.?Maj. WJ. Houston, general passenger and ticket ugeu1 of the Atlanta and Charlotte Air Line Kailroad> and chairman of the committee on transportation of tlio Centennial Association, writes concerning arrangements for the centennial colebrat ion as follows : "I have just returned from Mou n t ai n'?Chariot te Observer. A Nahrow Kscape.?Mr. A. 1). Milliard, of Pleasant Hill township met with a painful accident on Sunday morning last. He was riding in a two-horse buggy on his way to preaching, in company with a young lady, when his horses became frightened and dashed otf, throwing him from the buggy. In attempting to check the horses lie became entangled in the lines and was dragged for some distance, lie, however, had the presence of miud to call to the young lady to jump out of the buggy, which she did, and remarkable to say, escaped unhurt. After unloosing himself Sir. II. let the lines go, the buggy passing.over his body. Mr. ll's wounds are not serious but painful, and it is a wonder that he escaped with his life.?Lancaster Ledger. Meatii in the Lamp.?New York, January 21.? -V Danville, Virginia, special states that Mrs. May, an aged lady, living six miles from Danville, in Pittsylvania County, with two daughter, Miss Kate May, 18 years of age, and Mrs. Herndon, n married lady, was placing a kerosene lamp on the mantel last night, when it was overturned and an explosion folic wed.? Mrs. May was enveloped in Humes. Mrs Hern| don mid Miss Kale ran to their mother's assistance, when their clothing took fire. The three Indies rushed into the yard. Mrs. May and 1 Kate ran around screaming wildly for help un' til they fell dead, suffocated and frightfully j burned. Mrs. Ilcrndcn laid down and rolled f over and over until the lhimes were extinguished, but was terribly burned and hccniuo unconscious. Although still alive but little hopes are entertained of her recovery. j 1'ay ok Unitkd Status Mauhiiaus.?Washing ton, January *21.?The House Committee on Apfl propria!ions took up this morning the deficiency ^ appropriation bill tor the pay of United Stutes Marshals and deputies, and after a prolonged ' discussion agreed upon und ordered the chuirii -man to report the following bill : C tj "lie it enacted <$c., That the sum of six liundred thousand dollars is hereby appropriated for the payment during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1H*0, of the fees of United States Marshals and their general deputies, but no part of s the money hereby appropriated is appropriated to pay any compensation, fees or expenses of Mare shals and deputy marshals for services rendered in connection with registration or elections under any of the provisions of title 20 of the relU vised statutes of the United States." j m DisTRini'Tios of Fisii.?Col. Butler, the com j missioner of agriculture, has just had twelve ' thousand California salmon placed in (he stream: ] along the Air Line Railroad as follows : e Saluda River 2.(KM r? Knorec River 4.(Hit re Little River and Mossy Creek 2.(KM Martin's Creek, three miles from Seneca City 2.(KM - ' i., ,11(1,i in a lew nays huoih?,-i a?>piuv... ..... es to other streams in tlie Stnte. Tlio above fisl on were obtained from spawn ordered by the coin Jt missioncr in October last. The spawn wer ?Y shipped from McCloiul Kiver, California, an were hatched at Magnolia North, Carolina. I 1 the transfer and distribution not more than fift "c deaths occurred out of the 12,000. These fis clt will return in three years to these same streair ice to spawn, In iliis connection we would inmrei ,-ei on the public the importance of observing Hi ' . laws made for llie protection of fish. Fish sluici ' should be made nnd kept open in every da lCC? across any stream in the Stale. To this end C< Hid ISutler is daily making his appointments of fii wardens, of whom there arc to be two in ea< county in the State. The commissioner basal the ordered shipment of the spawn of (he latidloc cd salmon, to bo hatched at Morgauton by M S. fl. Worth, and they will be ready for dist bution at an early day, provided the weutli turns colder. This warm weather is very n favorable to the distribution of fi?hea.?Coin bit IJfgiiltr, Jtn. 22. A PT^ck iro n led to appoint cx-Ooyeno* rthoiibnok^MHI^^pPB^^ iana, as naval officer at New Orleans, in place of Col. James Lewis. The friends of the Inttoraro decidedly opposed to this change, and it is likely that a fight will he made in tho Senate on L'iuchback's confirmation. Narrow Gai-ok Road to Lancaster ?I'rcsilent W. II. Ilnrdin, Directors J. J. McLure und Joseph Wylie, l>. Hemphill, Secretary, accompanied by Hon. James Hctnphill and Col. J S. JVilson, left by a special train last Friday evenng for Lancaster Depot, at which place a meeting of the Directors was held. The party was joined at Richburg by Hon. O. Barber, Mr. J. T. Marion and probably o'hers, and at Fort Lawn by Col. S. Duntap and Mr. Thaddeus Mc raituen, uni at Lancaster by tlic Lancaster, directors and several other gentlemen. Wo learn rroin Mr. D. Hemphill that the meeting was of an important character. It was decided to jump the river and lay down the track to the town of Lancaster. To do lliis an engine and several flat cars will be taken across the river and work commenced at as early a day as practical. There is already enough Iron at Lancaster Depot to lay about a mile of track. The balance necessary to lay the track will bo contracted for as soon as arrangements can be made. iSuflicient cross-tics have already been gotten out. The railroad ferry will be used until tliis summer, when a bridge will be built across the Catawba. President Hardin recently stated that the town of Lancaster would likely be tho terminus of the rond.? l'ho people of CbesterBeld manifest so little interest in the enterprise nnd seem so disinclined to lend it their support, that t ?c original intention to extend tho rond to Chcrnw has been abandoned. At present tho prospects of tho rond in a business point of view nre good. Its bonds have recently advanced and nre now being placed at IK) cents.? Cheater Hultrfin. DKSTHL'irri vk Firk in CiiaklksTun.?The alarm lif tirn Hiiniiili-il in tlio Hni-ontK -1 1 1 ? T?. ... V wtvuvia IIUIU UUWUb 1 a clock (his morning was caused by the burning of the large car-shed north of the Line street, depot of the South Carolina Railroad. Nothing is knotvn of the origin of the fire beyond the fact that it commenced at the north end of the shed. The llames spread so rapidly that the entire shed was iu Haines almost before the alurui could be given and by the time the upper divisiou engines arrived at the scene the entire ynrd north of the depot was in tlaines. As there were no facilities for obtaining wuter the firemen could do nothing but watch the iiuuics and keep then* from spreading further southward. By 3 o'clock they had burned out everything within reach. It is impossible, owi^g to the lateness of the hour, to slate the exact amount of the loss, but it must bo very heavy All the passenger conches of the Company housed in tho shed, some fifteen or twenty in number, were consumed. In addition to this it is estimated that between twenty and thirty freight cars lying in the yard were destroyed, although many were pushed out of tho reach of tho tinmos. Some of these, it is said, were loaded with fertilisers, but uios' of them were empty. The shed, which was 310 feet in length nnd CrosHti?,7n bttMcfl7\ Th* >??"> " JttLJnOlhiffsT^ftnmnipwlll FriTvr o bo used in tho dispatch of the trains. It is not at present known whether the destroyed properly was insured or uot.?News and Courier Jan. Tl. CHLORAL. Ilf. ttii'linritmiii. nf Knoland. who first inlrc# duced hydrate of chloral into (he medical practice of that country utters words of warning in the Contemporary Review against its common use. He says, what will be the news to many readers, that uncient physicians had a similar narcotic to produce sleep and painlessness in surgical operations. It was prepared from the roots and leaves of mamlrngorn and called the wines of "inorion." It caused a sleep lasting for hours, and was soon perverted from its beneficent use to purposes of intoxication, like alcohol and opium. l)r. Itichardson warns the public against similar use of chloral. He fears that its evil* as a toxicant will far outweigh its benefits as a medicine. It is rapidly making victims in all parts of the kingdom. He thinks that opium is fulling into disuse, and the number of those subject to its intluence is much smaller than is commonly supposed. Hut chloral is taking its jdace, and working untold harm. "Uuder it the digestion gels impared ; natural tendency to eleep and naturul sleep are impurred ; the blood is changed in quality, its plastic properties, its capacity for oxidation being reduced; the secretions are depraved, and the nervous systomr losing its regulating controlling power, the muscles become unsteady, tlio heat irregular and intermittent, and the mind excited, uucertnin,. and unstable. Hydrate of chloral is purely and absolutely a medicine, and whenever its administration is not guided by medical science and experience it censes to be a boon, und becomes a curse to mankind." Those who have been addicted to the use of opium or intoxicating drinks are in special danger of fascination by chloral. Dr. Itichardson has never known a case in his professional praction nf a tnint abstinent from liauors who was a slave (o opium or to chloral. Bui when th? will has been weakened by indulgence in drink, it is impotent to resist the charm of chlornl. On the whole, he stands in fear of the new anaesthetic, and almost deplores its discovery. His verdict a scientific observer of wide experience is start' ling to careless users of the new drug : "I fail to discern a single opening for the use of these lethal agents in the service of mankind, save intlie most exceptional conditions of disease, and then only under skilled and thoughtful supervision, from those who know the danger of infusing a false movement and life into so exquisite an organism as a living, breathing, pulsating, impressionable human form."?1'rovtdence Jour| nal. Rulf.s voit Acquinino Wealth.?Be ( honest. If Satan tempts you to defraud ) your neighbor, it is only that he may rob you of your ill gotton gain in the end* > Bo temperate. Liquor has ntndc moree paupers than nil other vices combined. | lie industrious. Indolcuce, debt, and e disensc arc brothers. d Let your word be your bond. Good credit ? is a fortune to begin with, y Limit your expenses by necessity and ('s comfort, leaving a goou oaiance ior margin saved. c Invest your funds carefully and intellil's gently. JJeware of the brilliant bubbles that urc blown up to tempt ingenious specjjj ulators. ?l, (lite your personal attention to your so business. To do this, keep brain and body k- healthful. n* A young man at Qoiucy, III., has had (*r five offers of marriage thus far this year, nud ho is a thin ribbed white-whiskered fellow at fhftt.