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GOD AND OTJ~? OOfSNTRY.
^ always in ADVANC?;.
VOLUME 3.
SATURDAY MORNING, JULY 31, 1869.
NUMBER %L\
South Carolin? Financially.
Thf-poverty and helplessness in which
tho late war left the Southern States has
never been fully understood by a large
majority of the people of tho North.
Their material condition wns utterly do
plprable. Fortunes hud been lost, buei-1
tteem interests ruined, railroads destroyed,
fields had remained uupl-uited, provi
sions were far from plenty, and money
was not to be had. The temper of the
people, too, was melancholy, and not at
Jill favorable to effort or enterprise. They
wero depressed by the failure of .their
political hopes, and looked forward to
the future with anything but cheerful or
oonfideut expectations. In fact, their
.situation wus leys encouraging than that
?of the settlor: of a uew country, for, iu
?addition to their poverty, they seemed
"without ambition tu rise from it.
This state of thiugs, however, could
not be otherwise than temporary. It
"was the natural consequence of a long
;and determined conflict, where one of
?the parties is eventually compelled to
.yield to the authority of the other. Tho
necessity of improving their condition
"Was urgent, and whether they finally ac
?cepted their xtiifnx ijim tr not, the South
?ern people.very ---jon Commenced build
ing and planting as fur as they were able
to provide for their immediate wants.
In addition, considerable Northern capi
tal found its way to the South, often
times to its great relief; old business re
flations vrerc resumed ; permanent govern
nients were established ; and now, five
-.years after the war, it may be safely said
?that those State* are fairly on the way of
?recovery from their unhappy condition.
The State which appears to have the
liest start and wie steadiest progress, as
;yet. is South Carolina. Whilo- she anf
tfen-d fully as imivli.il' not more, than
?uiny other of the Southern States, her
mr?ispects t i-d .y arc more satisfactory.
Til-' reason or scciect id tJ-'V* the ex
?eeiient management oi' her finances. The
?great want of tho States has always been,
?nd Still is, money. They bad none at
tho closo of tho war. and they have but
Uittle now, which all goes mainly lor the
tnocess.iri',s of life. In this respect South
?Carolina is tm?rc fortunate than the rest,
?and the history of her financial recon
struction is id* mtsre thaw ordinary inte
rest, especially as it shows how materially
?New York city -has aided her and what
?confidence -capital has in the ultimate
prosperity of tlhc-entire South.
In 18G5, mi mediately after the war.
the public debt of South Carolina was
ubont $5,400,-00f>. and her State securi
ties wero worth but twenty-cents on every
?dollar. Tho debt, aside from the large
simouut of securities held in the State.
~vcaa owned iu Europe, where, in the days
of king cotton, the South made its prin
zipal negotiations. When the provision
al'governmont of President Johnson was
established, and the people had elected
a Goveraer and legislature of -their own,
the first thing to foe provided was money
?enough at-least-to pay the Stst-o govern
ment's oxpenso. The Legislature, nc
?cordiugJy, authorised the Treasurer -to
?issue payer -currency to -the amount of
about $250,000, which should be a legal
?circulating medium in tho State. These
issues wero called '-bills receivable," and
rarere as good as "greenbacks," with the
jioople. Soon after, the provisional gov
ernment gave way to the regular govern
ment authorised by the reconstruction
Jaws of Congress, a uew constitution was
framed, new men were ?looted to office,
?and a new policy adopt od The old gov
erning class of South Carolina was re
placed by a new element, composed
.largely of Northern men,.and tho eman
?eipated blacks. This reconstructed
State government, feeling a -like necessi
ty with the provisional govornment, also
(issued ''bills receivable," upon the same
bu'a as the first issue, hut the people?
the old inhabitants?would have nothing
-to do with them. They claimed that
the Legislature itself was ?'unconstitu
tional," and all its acts iilcgal. With
them the second issuo of "bills rcceiva
Me" Was spurious, and the newspapers
throughout the State denied the validity
?even of the bonds on which the Treasu
rer wax nttviMpiiug to negotiate loans?
atiguiai icing thuui as bay omit" und
""?scalawag" bonds. So little faith did u
Majority of *he people have in them,
that their value, a little after the. new
govern meiM. came into power, was sixty
per cent, below par.
Under this condition of things the
State authorities wore greatly embar
rassed, it 4*:Lug difficult to pay even the
ordinary expenso* oi Carrying ou the
government, and thoro was but little
money in tho Stato. How to raise funds
was the important question. It was fiu
ally solved.
About a year and a half ago, iu the
early spring of 18G8, a youug man of
considerable experience in financial mat
ters in New York, went to South Cnro
liua with no special purpose other than
to note matters and prospects there. It
happened that the Attorney-General of
the State, D. II Chamberlain, E;Ki., also
a young man of much ability and prom
ise, had formerly known this gentleman
from Now York, and being infer med of
his association with money projects and
his success in them, he proposed to him
there to undertake the raisiug of fuuds
for the government of South Carolina.
After due deliberation tho gentleman
consented to the proposition, and by Act
of tho noxt and special session of the
Legislature, he vos appointed the finan
cial agent of the State, being the unani
mous choice of the Governor, Treasurer
and Attornoy-Get.crnl. Coming at once
to this city, he entered upon bis duties.
The first object to be obtained was to
create coiifidcucc in South Carolin secu
rities, which at that time were valued at
only forty cents on the dollar. In the
State, the demand for them was slight,
and here they actually went begging ou
the street.
The reason for this was that the capi
talists oi the city had little faith in the
people of the State, feared repudiation I
and consequently nvoided them. The
agent, however, was well known in mon
eyed circles, which proved to bo of great
advantage to him. He himself bad
unlimited confidence in tho honor of
South Carolina, its officers and Legisla
ture. Ho represented to bunkers and
capitalists that their discredit of the
securities of that State was unfounded,
and that he himself proposed to invest
in the bonds, which ho did to u very
considerable^, amount. Having confi
dence "lit his judgment, his fricudsrfbl
lowed his example; capitalists and others
bought tip the bonds and. in the course
of six months, there were hardly any in
the market for sale. Indeed it was diffi
cult to fill any largo orders for these
bonds.
The agent thus in a very short time was
able to negotiate loans with these bonds
and commenced sending money to the
Treasurer of South Carolina, to his and
the Government's unbounded satisfac
tion. Hut a few months passed before
the Treasurer called in all tho "bills
receivable," both of the first and second
issues, returning "greenbacks" in their
place, and also paid off the floating debt.
J ho people of the State, finding that
good money was becoming more plenty,
and that the new Government was suc
ceeding well, ceased their objections to
the ??bayonet honds," and commenced
to invest in them, preferring them to
United States Government bonds; and
the so-called spurious bills were readily
circulated before they were taken in.
Hy the excellent, and, it may be said,
remarkable management of this financial
agent, the South Carolina bonds and
securities are last app-caching a par
value. He has also paid the interests
Oil the bonds promptly, has met every
State obligation satisfactorily prospered
South Carolina. The effect upon the
State has been highly gratifying, and
already the new Government is ceasing
to be an object of abuse.
Furthermore, South Carolina has
steered clear of the whirlpool which has
well-nigh swamped one or two of the
Other Southern States. Sho lias steadily
refused to aid railroads. North Carolina
und Tennessee have increased their debts
immensely by their railroad subsidies
and loans, and have materially injured
their financial prospects.
Then, South Carolina is beginning to
pty taxes. The levy is $1,200,000, and
the peepee are meeting it. Their crop
of cotton last year sold for $30,000,000,
and the forthcoming crop is larger, and
thus lar free r>roui the cnterpillnr. Lnstly,
political agitations arc quieting, and
confidence is growing in the permanence
of the present order of things. On tho
whole, and when compared with other
StaU*^. South Car dina is recovering from
tho effects of the war with a cheering
steadiness and certainty, mid it is grati
fying to find that New York city and
her capitalists are assisting ho materially
iu the work of rc-uuituig the-country.?
Xric York Time*.
? i?*?? ~?- ^??i
Hoys in San I'r uicisco amuse them
selves by throwing Cayenne pepper iuto
ti>" eves; u! the Chiuuiucu.
[From the El Pasao (IU). Journal.]
Onslaught on a Country Editor iu
Illinois?He has a Prolonged De
bate on the Woman Question.
I was sittin' in my office, spcculotin'
in my own mind whether ou the whole
it wouldn't bo best for to give myself
away for the benefit of my family, when
there comes u knock at tho door.
There, says T, is some one anxious to
subscribe for the El Paso Journal, so I
uttered in a loud voice "Come in./
She was dressed in u pair of store
boots nnd an iron gray set of spectacles,
and she walked up to mo with majesty
in her mien. I know who it was the
minute I set my eyes on her.
It was a woman.
I gracefully arose and said, "How
are you main, was you wishing, to sub
scribo to the El Passo Journal V at the
same dippin' my pen in the ink and
openiu' my subscription book. This
always gets 'em. It looks like business.
It didn't get her.
She fixed her glassy eyes on me and
said : "Young man, are yew an advocate
for the holy caws of woman's rights V
"No moutn," said I, "1 am a Presby
terian."
??Air you," she said, "prepared to em
bark with us over the sea with equal
sufTiago t"
"Maam," said I, "'I baint got no ob
jection to takin' a quiet sail with 3*011
provided the boat ain't leaky and you'll
do the row in."
A smile pcrsucd her features for a mo
ment, und then she said, "I am williu'
to suffer for tho caws."
"Yes," said, I, iu a polite and softcn
iu' manner. '"It'll cost two dollars, an*
we'll send it to any address for an entire
year."
"llev you a wife t" she usked.
"I hcv," said 1, wondciiu' what she
?wub ootmu' ,m(. "?f* chut y?u sec 1
couldu't many you ef I wauted to ever
so much." 1 threw this in as a -soother
"Air you williu' that she jhoald share
with you the burdens and trials o? life?"
?1 ain't noways pcrticklar" said 1
"an' I'll let her shoulder the whole of
'cm if she has a haukeriu' that way ?"
"Wood you cousent that she should go
to the pi-Josl'" said she.
'"She can go where she pleases," said
I, "She ginerully duz."
"Y?w nir a iiole souled man," said
she, and throin her arms around my
neck, laft wildly.
"Git out," said I. "what air you up
to? I aiu't one of thorn men. Stop."
After tuurh labor 1 succeeded iu un
loosening her hold and sit down on a
choir. 1 judged from her conduct that
she stood iu need of a few moral obser
vations.
"You air an impulsive femail," said 1.
"Yoor nature is at once spontaneous
and out breaking. You need a pair of
mnrtiugails. Consider what would be
your state of* man's wife was to catch
yon huggin' him iu this style."
She wiped her faco with her dress.?
She had on a dress. 1 forgot to locu
tion this fact iu speaking of her Bpecta
clcB.
"I am a worker iu -the <-aws of Wo
man's Rights."
"Yes," said 1, "you air. Yoo ought
to be ashamed of yourself. I should
judge yoo was one of them lobby women
that the Chicago Tribune correspondent
tells of. Hut you cun't come your uc
Curioua arts over me. I'm seated against
'cm."
"I should bo pleased," she said, "to
go arm in arm with you to the poles."
"No you don't" said I, in alarm ; "not
tif I have anything to say iu the matter.
I won't go with yoo?not a single darned
pole."
"Young man," said she, "hast thou
any children ?"
"I hev," said I, "seven of cm. Can
you show as good a record V
"Wood .you," said she, "hnv your
girls i^row up and be married to base,
sordid men who would take away their
political rites and allow 'cm no fran
chises?"'
"Duru the franchises," Haid J, iu a
rage ; '?they arc the things that women
put on behind to give them the Grecian
bend. Ef my daughters ever go to
woariu 'cm?"
"No, -no," said she, "they arc pan
niers."
"Well," said I, 'pauniers or frau
chises, or whatevor yoo call 'em, I am
opposed to 'cm. They arc on natural
and humpty. They degrude the human
form into )y.rn> ? of a cuuici, and brinir
lovely women dowlTon^ all jjburs like a '
cat."
"Then," said she. "conic with mo, and
we will emanoipatfTwolttidti from tho sla
very of dress."
"No," said I, with severity, "I hev no
wish to tako the close* away from any
woman. Wimmin^ithout closo would
be a sad spectacle, particularly iu winter,
when the howling blasts prevail. Who
are you, any wuj'.'"' * J asked of uiy visi
tor.
"1 am a pilgrim." she said. "I bo
long to tlm Agitat^, a noospaper devo
ted to tho caws iT.fomail suffrage iu
Chicago."
"Well," said I. < pmty, "the Wiiumcn
in Chicago need something of this sort.
Where them that yis married never uo
on goin* to bed Qt^ night but what on
wakin up in the raornln' they may be
divorced, and thom that ain't married
spend their time, in bet tin' how many
times they can be i\arricd and divorced
within a mouth, '-.'he wimmin of Chi
cago need agitatin".powerfully. Keep a
stirriu' of 'em up, if- you pleaso. The
more you agitate, the better for cm."
With these wortU I arose, aud telliu'
her to set still unt i my return, T stole
softly down stair.- I have not been
baek since. Whaywill be the effect of
lcavin' a fomail fgitator sittin' in uiy
scat the whole of tub time, I know not,
but if she waits natil I go back her
patience will be of cast iron.
Tiik Unity oi^.tue Brothkiihooi?.
?The following incident, illustrating
the .Masonic Brotherhood, wo extract
from an oration, delivered by Brother
Thomas K. Ourr?it.i:tt the recent opening
of the new hall iu St. Louis:
Much is said und surmised about the
peculiar mittlre ' our ties of brother
'. .od, which, to Mio world, appear so
mysterious, ah cu-'uria? and so strong
To iu a n^v their tui^.n-saltty and binding
Iotcc ar^^fflK?fi^?Wifo cant; r.
be fully explained except within tho
secret recesses of the lodge; but 1 may
be permitted to give a simple illustration
of the true spirit of Masonic Brother
hood, which came under my personal
notice not very long ago. Two mcu
bad been fast friends. In an c.'il hour
they quarrelled, and from violent words
they came to daggers' points, but used
no daggers. fhoy. did not speak, and
had not spoken together for years. Mu
tual friends had tried the arts of re
construction in vain. They were avowed
enemies for life.
The whole difficulty was purely person
al, aud the honor of neither was impeach
ed either by the origin of the quarrel,
or subsequent circumstances. Probably
they ware equally to blaiuo; possibly not.
No matter. One of them became a Ma
son after the estringcincnt, and it hap
pened the other remained ignorant of
this fact. One evening, he, too, was
admitted into a lodge. Almost the first
voice he heard, and certainly the first
face ho saw, was that of his euczuy, who
presided ovwt.be ceremonies of initiation,
and was obliged, according to usago, to
address him by the title of "brother."
This was a most peculiar situation, and
a severe .?ideal for both.
After the lodge was closed, the ap
prentice sought the master, and without
any preliminaries, the following colloquy
ensued, commenced by the newly-made
mast ti:
"Arc you a member of this lodge?"
The reply was, "1 am."
"Were you present when I was elec
ted r
?I was."
* May 1 ask if you voted ?"
"I did."
"Now, will you ??'H mo bow many
votes it requires to reject, iii a ballot for
admission V
The Master answered, "One."
There was no more to say. The initi
ate extended his hand, which was warm
ly grasped by the other, and uttered with
thrilling accents, deep emotion thrilling
iu his voice :
" Friend-1 lJrothor! lrou have taught
me a lesson 1 shall never forget."
This is n little ray of Masonic light.
No languuge is so oloquct as the silent
throbbing of a heart full of joy I ul tears.
Where tlii> kind of cement is used in
our moral edifice, should it not be endur
ing ? IVhii oiui wonder Uia-t it is ho
stronu ?
A 1'm t.laiid nan has cured one of the
tu >st dangerous cases of cancer by drink
ing red clover tea and ft] plying n red
clover compress, aud thinks it will prove
au iutaiiihlu remedy tu all ci.es.
roiiticai Riot in Barnwell County.
From tho Augusta Chronicle d? Sen
tinel wo get the following account of a
riot that took place at a township in
Rarnwell known as "Upper Three
Runs," about twenty-five miles from Au
gusta :
In this township an election for offi
cers was ordered to be held on last
Thursday, tho 15th inst., the day on
which the difficulty occurred.
THE ELECTION.
The townshir was, of course, in
habited by two parties, Radicals and
Democrats, and each fuctiou hud its cnu
didatcs in the field. The principal offi
cer to be elected was u Township Clerk,
and for this position the Democrats were
running a very respectable gentleman
named John S. Green ; while the candi
date of the negroes was a than named
Pickena Woodward, the eon of a well
to-do merchant, who, w? understand,
has always stood wclPfri the county, but
who, being very popular with the ne
groes, suffered his name to be used on
tho Radical ticket. The election took
place on Thursday morning, and was
held at Nat. Greene's store. Of course,
as the negroes had a large numerical
majority, they carried the township and
elected their candidate, while Greene
was defeated. There were present at
the election, besides other white men,
the Democratic candidate, John firccue,
his son. Prank Grccue, his son-in-law,
John Holland, Jumes Tyler, Wyatt Ty
ler, and three or four others of the same
name, Picketis Woodward, the Radical
candidate, A. P. Woodward, his broth
er, aud W. J. Woodward, his father.
HOW THE UluT COMMENCED.
After the electiou was over, and it
was known what party had been success
ful, a crowd of tho white men were
standing around the store discussing it;
in whiih crowd were the parties above'
mentioned. At length one of the Ty
lers, an ardent Democrat, remaiked, that
while he hated very badly his party boiug
defeated by the negroes, still be attached
no blame to the hitter for what they had
done, but the men he did blame wore the
"d-d white scalawags who ran on
the negro ticket." At this remark A.
P. Woodward stepped up to the speaker
and said his brother's name WOS on that
ticket; that he was no scalawag, and
Tyler must withdraw the offensive epi
thet. The latter declined to make the
required retraction and an altercation
between tho parties ensued, while their
respective friends gathered around.
THE MELEE COMMENCES.
While the quarrel was progressing be
tween Tyler and A. P. Woodwurd, but
before blows had passed, the Radical
candidate stepped into the crowd with a
drawn revolver iu his band to take bis
brother's part. As soon us this was ob
served, John Greene, the Democratic j
candidate, fell upon Woodward and
knocked the pistol from bis hand. At
tin- same instant A. P. Woodward
turned from Tyler, drew his revolver aud
shot John Greene, killing him almost in
stantly. Here John Holland drew bis
pistol to defend bis father-in-law, but
before he could lire. Woodward shot
him iufliiictiug a mortal wound.
A SCENE OK CARNAGE.
The melee here became general, and
of it it is impossible to give any detailed
description. The negroes retreated from
the precinct as soon as the firing com
mCKCcd, and the field was left to the
Tylers, Hollands. Greenes and Wood
ward*. As fast as tho combatants emj -
tied their pistols, tho useless weapons
were thrown aside and the knife was
drawn aud freely used by both parties.
We learn that as John Holland lay dy
ing on the ground, with the balls whist
ling around him, and the parties dealing
murderous stabs over him, ho managed
to cock and aim his revolver and shot A.
P. Woodward twice, one of the balls
penetrating bis back, the other taking
effect in his kidneys?the latter wound,
it is believed, being mortal. Frank
Greene was also shot and soverely
wounded and stabbed with a knife. Jus.
Tyler, Wyatt Tyler, and two or three
others were badly stabbed, but none of
their wounds will prove mortal. Tiius
closed this terrible combat, in which one
man was killed outright; two others
mortally wounded (one of whom has
eiucc died); iu which every man engaged
was, wo believe, more or less fioil'iusly
wounded, aud which will carry mourn
ing and desolation iuto to uiauy fat, i
Ho?,
A Two Cent Doq.?Yesterday ?Oor-1
dooii u two cent dog sprang from an alley,
closely followed by a five cent brick.
Rounding the corner at right angles, he
came in contact with the feet of a Dutch
woman, who was carrying a jug of mo
lasses in one hand and a basket of eggs
in tho other. The sudden collision of
the dog with her lower extremities threw
her from her feet, and she sat down up
on tho basket of eggs, at the same time
breaking the jug of molasses upon the
puvoment. A young geutlcmau, carpet
bag in hand, anxious to catch the train,
was running close behind, and stepping
upon the fragments of tho jug and its
contents sat down on the chest of the
Dutch woman, who said, "Mine Qot."
The young wan said something about
mad dog, hut in tho excitement said it
backwards. In the meantime the dog
had run against tho fect of a team of
horses, attached to a load of potatoes,
and they taking fright, started for homo.
The end board being out, they unloaded
the potatoes along tho street as they
went. Crossing the railroad track, the
wagon caught in the rails and tore one
of them from its place. A freight train
coming along a few moments later, was
thrown fiom tho track, smashing up a
dozen cars, and killing thirty or forty
hogs. The horses on reaching home ran
through tho barn yard and overturned
a milk pad, the contents of which another
two cent dog licked up. One of tho
horses haviug broken his leg, was killed
this morning, and the other is crippled
for life. It is now a mooted question
whether the man who threw the briek at
the two ccut dog, or the man who owns
it is responsible for tho chapter of ac
cidents which followed. Some think
they do. ?[Richmond Journal.
A Sai> I'omanqe Vended.?For many
months past, says the Cincinnati Knqui
rer, July 1st, a poor woman, meanly clad
may havo boon notio*d sitting at the
corner of IMum aud Longworth streets,
keeping a lonely vigil und waiting for
the coming as ouc who never cantc. Her
sad history is told in a few words. Ilcr
husband died iu the army. She would
I never believo tbat he was dead, und was
firm in the faith that he would again re
turn to her. Constant brooding begat
deraugemeut. Au impostor told her
tbat it she would tako her stand ut one
of the street corners every day her absent
lord would soon come back to her. She
did so, aud every morning the patient
watcher was found ut her post, waiting
wearily despite wind aud weather, aud
regardless of tho jeers and smiles of
passers by, she pc-jroJ anxiously into
every face, or gazed long toward the
river, in search of the one so dear to her,
but whose features ahull never more
gladdoD her eyes. Few that saw the
wan and weary watcher fuiled to bestow
a glance of pity, and many wero the in
quiries as to her sad history. Rut the
[ faithful sentinel has left her accustomed
! stand, and her vigils aro cuded. The
I officers came yesterday and sent the
I patiublc creature to the Longview Asy
! lum, where, perhaps sire will await her
I unrcturning husband uutil called upon
1 to join him boyond the dark river.
A pair of ladies, who carried on a
large business in the way of procuring
subscriptions for new works, called a
short time since ut the office of a young
lawyer for the purpose of getting him to
subscribe for a book '"just out."
'?Indeed ladies," said he, "the part
nership of which I am au humble incm
b- has lately been so imprudent as to
isMio a new work of their own, which in
consequence of tho enormous expense
attending its illustration, embellishments,
etc., has completely crippled us."
Then, perhaps," replied the cauvnss
ors, "wo could procure you some sub
scribers. What do you call your work ?"
"Well, we have not fully determined
us yet ; but I guess I'll let my wife have
her own way, and call It after mo,
Chalea Henry."
A Western Speech.?"Mycompeti
tor has told you of the services he rend
ered his country in tho late war. Let
me tell you that I too, acted an humble
part in that memorable contest. When
the tocsin of war summoned the chivalry
of the west to rally to the defeuco of tho
natioual honor, I, fellow-citizens, anima
ted by the patriotio spirit which glows
in eVery American bosom, hired a sub
stitute for the war, and the bones of tbat
man now lie bleaching orj the banks of
th? Musiaaijrpi.M
PfifJTOUS AND MINI8TER8IN8w*DBN.
?Ia Sweden n physician makes ?t*
charge whatever for medical attendance,
and, what is i-iot-a reniar kable et ill, vefjr
msny of the people who can afford to
pay for the services of a doctor are willing
to avail themselves of such aid without
paying anything for it. One' physte(srf
told me that of ninety-six cases tnatnw
had treated, within a certain time,
six paid him at all! It is customary /of
those who do pay to pay by the year,
and fifty-six dollars, or twelve American
dollrrs, would be a large sum for persons
in good circumstances to give tor the
benefit of a physician's counsel fora
whole year. There is, therefore, no gets*
inducement, in the way of profit^ to go
into the medical profession.. Npj? la fc
an introduction to society, thefpny*i<pan
not being in this respect materially aboVe
the apothecary iu social standing.
The clergy, as a profession, are not
materially better off than the phyeicttM
Their pay Jennies from the State, but their
salaries are very small, and, with only
here aud there an exception, they have
very little influence, social or political.
They are not men of learning, and per
haps they are ns influential as they dVoftd
bo expected to be. The established
religiou is Luthcrn, with one archbishop
ric.--, with 3500 clergymen. They are
said to be ' highly educated," but I was
assu ed that there is a great lack' of
education among the clergy, and the very
small salaries which even the dignharists
receive would confirm the statement.that
the" church does not retain the aid of
j "hi
learned and able men. ,
& he
A Traveler's Story.?Beftwiefc
Calcbu Swamp and Line Greek, ha ?{e
--Nation," (Georgii,) we saw a cousifesjR
ble crowd gathered near a driuLiug
hou.se, most of them seated and smoking,
j We stopped to see what was the matter.
It was Sunday, and there bad'bees a
quarter race for a'gallon of whisfeey.
Tho first thiug I uotiecd on alighting
waa the singular position of. Asss^ni?
the horsos if the party. Ho
kneeling down ami standing on h
hinder feet, bis head wedged in betwv
the cods of two logs of the grocery, and
be was stone dead, having evidently
directly against the building at full l
causing the house to partia^jrj^JUL
About five paces ftom tho horse lay^
rider, quite senseless, with a gash it
throat which might have let out ait
sand lives As I ?aid, moat of the e*6wd
were seated und smoking.
"What is all this?" I inquired.
" W bat is the matter here ?" ??. s? ??
'-.Matter!" after awhile answered orc,
iu a drawling voice, giving a good spit,
and refilling his mouth with a new^ cud.
"Matter enough ; there's been a quarter
race." ?*-v ist
"Hut how came this man and heapae
killed:"" I usked.
' Well," answered the chewing rr4
spitting gcutlemau, "the man was' con
siderably in liquor, I reckon, and he raa
bis boss chuck against the house, Aud
that's the whole on it."
"Has a doctor been sent for?** Es
quired one of our party.
"I reckon there ain't much use of
doctors here," replied another af* ?ae
crowd. "Burnt brandy would not Saw
either of 'em, man or hoes."
? Has this man a wife or. children7**
inquired L Y ? x
"No children that I knows on" an
swered a female, who was sitting on the
ground a short distance from the Jtttd
man, smoking composedly.
"He has a wife, then ?" I i ni issTitiij
"What will b'c her feelings when pshe
learns tho fatal termination of this most
unfortunate racsT'
"Yea," sighed the female, "it was an
unfortuuatc race. Poor anan ! he lost
the whiskey." ?*?
"Do you happen to know fattAssJf?*
Has she been informed of tho unf iinsly
death of her husband ?" were tny next
inxuiries.
"Do I know her ? Has she'been * ln?
formed of his death ?" said the W?maju.
"Weil, I reckon you ain't aoqtMlafeat
about these parts. I am the uoibrtomnU
widder."
A check or suspension in the *gf$wth
of a pig at any time in its life, is a heavy
loss to the owner. Nothing is better la
summer for young pigs than rich, *u>d*?
lated sour milk, fed regularly in u&tfbxrji
quantities with added corn or barely meal,
to make up any deficiency. CwrW cut
and thrown into the neat and cWaw^pen,
in addition to Ute meal and ex
cellent, but hogs that run over % elovcr
fi*Jd will cot fa?*es or crow so fast,