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"U*?rpf /heat.'" exclaimed Paul Gra
ham, throwing aside the letter he had
. brcil VeadiiiL'. and tossing the law book
fmn his 1 .p half-way aero*? the table.
'?I'Av here, you old tautological hum
bug !" apostrophizing the hook. "You
J ntc not fit to associate with ? fellow,
?who?e umtto shall henceforth be?'c*rr/w
wTo think the old mi.-er should have
fe'numbered nie so handsomely at lust,"
to eon tin ro>d. again taking up ti.e letter
pi! v".
(ihl running hts eye over its contents,
While his whole face spark lt d will happy
x-xciteui'iH. "I swear it wat'kind in the
\Ad < h ;p. and.turne tli.-an 1 c?er exp?oted.
some people are born to luek?us the
sparks fly ttpward?no, that's not it; but
it. wiil do.. 'J ho gods preside over their
"birth*, and suit thoir blessings to their
tieeeswifle*. Now, this fortune would.
?l?ubtfesa' hnvelteen scattered to tbj! four
winds, had it been mine, before this
^Jajjjar beggared the whxle Southern
country, but my kind old uncle nursed
it, and nourished it on governmeiit pap,
until it grew into gigantic proportions,
und now. just in the nick of time, when
a fellow can enjoy it. ho very obligingly
j.'oes to kingdom come, and leaves his
lue, By the great
lucky dog, and <urj>c
?/?ni?, says I."
The young man folded the Inwycr'a
letter, that had told him he whs heir to
. half a million, and let his eye wander
over his npurtmcnt. It had never looked
ao mean to him before?thnt circum
scribed office, with his uuvartiishcd pine
furniture.
"By Jove ! I don't see how a fellow
can exist ih such a miserable hole," he
exclaimed ; ail the importance of half a
million breaking,out in his lone. "Not
on* item to redeem its bald shabbiiics- '
As he spoko, his eye fell on an exquisite
miniature that hung over the pine man
tel.
"Us!" a slight sneer showing the
white teeth?"S/tc'fl think we ought to
be married at once, I suppose; but not
se my iucompnrable Fan, not 6o! It
was all very well to wish for a fortuno to
make two fools happy; but when the
iortunu comes all on one aide, my Fan.
you most not be so unreasonable !"
"Liberty ! my darling, liberty ! How
many men have died for this glorious
phantasm of n heated brain ; but I, wiser
than they, mean to live for it. And yet
It is ? pretty little thing ;" scrutinizing
the plcturo closely, "and I could not,
pethaps, do hetter. A littlo more stylo,
a little more dignity?but they will come
. with years; I am told they always do. A
little mors gravity, which will doubtless
come with waiting for Paul Graham and
his. half million, and then, my Fan.
you'll be pretty nearly perfect; at least,
I'll be willing to take you." A ad with
out more ado, he, with perfect coolness,
thus mentally disposed of Funny Essex,
f1)e fairo^l- girl in all that country.
?? Paid Graham was a Virginian, of an
old and wealthy family, The |ute war
breaking out whim he wns but a youth,
had sadly interrupted his studies. lie
watt not college bred, but he h%d gradu
ated on the battle-field, taking his diplo
ma, from the disastrous plains of Appo
tuattox. lie returned home to find u
desolate Lcirii. aiid a biukcu househi,i J
Th ore was uot hing left to him hut to look
out for himself, and ho commenced the
study of law* iu that same little, dingy
office, in n narrow street in Richmond,
tho very place where the letter of Mr.
Black, attorney for the estate of his
uncle, reached him, bringing tidings of
his great good fortune. U is spirits, that
had been weighed dowu by the sad
changes misfortunes had wrought, now
sprang up with the clastic rubound natu
ral to youth and joy.
"A parting visit to Fan !" he cried
gaily, "and then tor New York nnd plea
j sure!"
That evening found him seated by
Fanny's side, in her mothov'a purlor,
talking graudly of his possessions, his
schemes aud pleasures. She listened ut
first, with a bounding pulse and a kiu
dling fac for the happiness that had just
been awaiting a turn in fortune's wheel,
would surely be theirs now. But as he
went on with hh airy braggadocio, it
suddenly struck her, like a blow, that he
had not unco included her in any of his
plans. Tt hud bcon?''/will do this;"
and, *'/ will do that," with a selfish
oblivion of her dearest hopes. When
this thought came to her, her hands
ceased their happy, nervous fluttering,
aud the flush died from her face She
sat by him very still, her lips never
moving?just her heart crying out, in its
j great agony, "If Hod had but given this
wealth to }>i>\ how freely, how gladly. I
would have luid it all iu his. hand." And
he, utterly selfish, rattled on. unheeding
the ficro?* warfare that love and pride
were waging iu that gonlle bosom. At
last, ho rose to go. "Well, Fun. rather
patronizingly, "1 supposo you will hear
from me while I am in New Yoak."
Fan raised her eyes?how tender and
sad they were !
"I tlo nut know why. I nUoultl, Mr
Graham."
"Mr. Graham," who had always been
"Paul" before, had never started nt the
shriek of passing shell, as. he diJ at a
nameless something in that low, even
tone.
"Why, Fun,'' he cried ; "in the name
of all that's wonderful, what is the mat
ter with you ?"
"1 have been dreaming," said the girl,
"und have just awukcucd. I hope I did
not startle you I"
"By the gods ! you did, though ! Been
dreaming, eh ? What about ?"
"About a great possession, that 1
thought was mine. I dreamed that you
loved me, Pant."
?'So I do, my angel. So I do."
"You do not," bIic uuswcrud, calmly.
"Yor love but two things on the face of
the euith?yourself und your money."
"You arc wrong, avy dear little Fanny,
for 1 love you ; and you must not be so
hard on n fellow, whose greatest fault is,
that he want.- to enjoy himself a little
before settling down."
"There was a time," said she, "when
you swore your chief joy was to be nanr
me. But ull this wealth has changed
you. I was foolish not to know it. For
give me, Paul, that I did not release you
at onco."
She spoke without any passion, and
he looked shar ly at her, to see if she
could be - iu earnest, but thcro was no
smile on the glowing lip, and no light in
the tearful eyes.
"Why, Fnn, you abominable jilt !" ho
exclaimed, lightly ; "you do uot think 1
urn going to givo you np, do you ? No.
?You are to be my truo princess always,
und after a little while wc will bo mar
ried, and. as the story books say, 'live
happily together ever after.' "
But she only shook her head, and said.
?'No, Paul ; you are free. It is better so.
I know it is.
And he, not fully persuaded that she
was wrong, did uot entreat with the
warmth and passion he would have
j evinced beforo his fortunate windfall;
for he, silly fellow, thinking half a mil
lion would buy everything he could pos
sibly want. with the trifling ingredient
of happiness thrown in, loft her stand
ing thore with her firm denial and
breaking heart. "She'll come round,"
thought he; "and if she don't, why, by
tht powers, there are plenty more. Pick
and choose. Paul, my man, take your
time far]*: diem! That's yonr mot
to!"
('arpedutn! With what a relish it
went. Women and wine, houses and
dogs, curds and dice! Everything that
pander to a vitiated taste. No estab
lishment could vie with his in the luxury
of its appointments; no hounds so fleet;
no stud so cosily ; au? the best bW ' iu
Iiis Stulls was but typical of the pace at
which he was rushing to ruin.
Could the old man who had amassed
all that money, with such paius-takiug
and miserly care, scraping it together
from highways and by-ways, have seon
how rapidly it was flowing bnck into its
old channels, ho could not surely have
lain bo still in his narrow house.. No
phantom hand, however, closed around
the money hags, and the string of Paul
(iruhnm's purse always "hungon the out
side."
Thus it continued for Iwoyears. "Pear
little Fan" was well-nigh- forgotten in j
the multiplicity of exciting pleasures he
managed to crowd into the days. His
friends?of whom he had n host?(for
what good fellow who spent money free
ly ever lacked them?) His friends, I
say, looked on him with a certain kind
of odmiratk -i for his recklessness, and
pity for the ruin that was inevitably con -
ing upon him.
At first, Paul had supposed that the
purse of Fortunat us never in its palmiest
days contained morn than half a million;
but latterly he began to have .forebod
ings that, through the glitter of the coin,
he could sec something that looked tnur
velously like the bottom of the wallet.
And though he had enjoyed the day
wonderfully, he did not like the prospect
of night coming on with its darkness and
want.
"Some fools would tell nie to econo
mise on what is left," he soliloquized,
in taking a mental review of the situa
tion ; "1 >t that's not my style. Live,
while you do live, Pnnl, my hearty, aud
die, if die you must, bravely, with colors
flying ! Before giving up. however, I'll
strike once more for life and liberty*?
that is, I'll go round to Talbot's Saloon
and cither get back the lost sheep, or
scud the rcuiuunt uf the flock lifter
them."
All night long he sat in Talbot's mag
nificent gaming saloon, w .itching the
revolutions of his fluctuating fortune.
Ho Hud been rather lucky-up to tho
early hours of morning, but then the
fickle jade gave him the cut direct, ami
bestowed her favor, on his patient op
ponent.
4, 5, C o'clock, and the pale dawn
looked in upon the paler face*, of the
miserable devotees. And still the wheel
turned, and still fortuuo frowned on the
boldest gambler that ever quaffed the
maddenicg wine iu her honor.
Paul Graham was penniless. The pis
tol from hie belt, the watch from his
bosom, aud the jewels from his bauds,
had been the last offerings laid on the
unhallowed shrine. He got up und
strode fiercely through the glittering
rooms, as if to ahaku the dust of the ac
cursed place from his feet. He had
reached thu door, und turned it on its
silent hinges, when a subden thought
caused him to clcso.it softly and turn
haughtily back. The men who stood
uround were his friends; they had eaten
of his salt, drunk of his cup, and reveled
on his bounty. Verily. Paul Graham
had been "Wounded in the Itouse of his
friends," and they looked on now, won
dering what the bankrupt spendthrift
could be going to say, for they thought
he was one that "would die, and
make no moan," aud not like some of
nerveless mould, come whining around
his lost fortune.
He stood just in front of the man who
had heaped up before him the remnant
of his abundant wealth. The wine flush
had died from his face, and his fiery eyes
gleamed from their pale settings, like
living coals in the dead white ashes.
"Walter Elbert," addressing his fortu
nate rival, "you have known ine long,
und known me to be an hottest man,
though a foolish one. Fortune camo to
me unexpectedly, and turned my brain ;
but beforo it camo, I had one trensure
that I prised above all the gold that ever
glittered on that table. I have it yet. j
Risk something against it, aud give mo
one more chance tu walk out iuto God's
free world, for as a boggar, I will never
leave thcBe walls ; ami 1 tell you, though
smiling and unconcerned as you sit thero,
my blood will bo upon your head "
??What is your treasure, Paul ?" asked
tho other, lightly. "Perhaps I'll stake
s lew thousands against it. 1 may just
j as well add it to these," touching the
I nctes aud money lying before him.
"It is the woman who once promised
t > be my wife?the fairest and best in all
tie world."
Such a laugh as went up from these
jien !
"Bad stock. Psul, bad stock," said
Walter Eloott. ""'uai happens to bo a
-,-,?,-< ;r:-'-"
littlo article for which I have no use.
And supposo I would be willing to take
mademoiselle, who id to guarantee the
little flirt's acquiescence V*
'?She would marry evca yon to saro
UiC I" t
"Tut, Paul, my verdaut/y I am not a
marrying man ; know mo better." |
The sudden light that Ha med over the
young man's face checke?" the in famous
insinuation ou.Klbert's linr i
"However," he continued, "I never
did the shabby by n fallen foe, en hem
goes for a thousand on your fair capital,
and may she bring you lu$k, any 1." ?
She did bring him luck. Once more
they stood front to frout eu that despe
rate battle-field. The ground that had
already been won and loa* aas gone over
ngniu with bitter tenacity. The sun went
down, aud night deepened, but still thoy
played?fortune buUticUht her favors so
evenly that the young men cursed her
for the fickle jade she is ever rcpicsciited
to be. Hut at last there was a chnngr,
and the heap before Paul grew in magni
tude, until it swallowed all the winnings
of his appoueut, and made deep inroads
into the capital of tho bank.
He was rich again ; and he bet with a
maddened recklessness that startled the
oldest habitues of that splendid temple
of siu.
A few more nervous revolution* of the
wheel, and the bank was broken ! Paul
Graham bad redeemed* his squandered
heritage. His gold, bis uotes and vouch:
ers were all arranged ; then he arose,
i smiling, with Iii.? haggard, ghastly face,
and -poiuting to the coming day, said,
"CarjH- t?rm! (tentlfJUEhVl bid you
a happy farewell." .
He reached the sidewalk, managed to
signal a carriage, and, with the driver's
assistance, got iu. That was the last he
knew formally long day*; and weeks; for
the tense brain and tu'rve:- relaxed, and
a fever, that almost took the ^iud and
life out'oLbim, held .LrtTn long in bs e
sinning fires. Put.through all h.; intol
erable burning and anguish, there roeui
ed to be a pitying angel ever near, iniu
istcring to his frenzied wants. And
when the disease at length released its
death-like grasp, and he opened his eyes
again to consciousness, the same angelic
presence stood by bis side, and looked
pityingly down on his helplessness. His
feeble .lips could just form the syllable
"Fun," when they were sealed by a light
kiss, which gave tho impression of for
giveness and reconciliation.
When he grew Strong enough, which
he finally did, iuiitii.il explanations were
given. Ho learned that he bad been left
at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. The physi
cian who was called in. hearing the
young man's piteous entreaties for " sweet
Fan," looked among bis papers, and
finding that young lady's address, did
not hesitate to dispatch for her.
And she, tender, compassionate, for
giving Fan, came ami nursed him
through his desperate and tedious illness,
and now, that he was getting well again,
was going back home, to the old Aimless
life.
Hut he took her iu his feeble anus and
swore that that should never be, declar
ing be needed her now more than ever.
He made a full confession of the vicious
life he had been leading, even down to
his insane and audacious recklessness iu
Talbot's saloon, and then he swore, by
the piper that played belbro Moses, thai
she alone would keep him from sueh
wild prank* in the future.
'For you see, child, I am rieb yet,
and my conduct has proved that 1 am
not a fit recipient of fortune's favors. I
must have a custodian to take caro of
inc and my money, nnd you, Fan, have
been my guardian nugel, and guardian
and angel you tuuat be still."
A ml so she was
The dignity nnd gra\ ity had come to
her with time and trial, und no one who
sees her as she rolls by in ncr -pi en did
cquippagc, thinks that she is wanting in
stylo cither.
A few of the initiated, when they
meet her nnd Walter Klboit in society
together, whisper to him :
"Walter, old boy, you were devilish
unlucky." And Walter thinks if he
could find a duplicate Mrs. Graham, be
might be induced to become a marrying
num.
Paul has not changed bis motto, but
he makes it mean nobler things, and he
seta a seal to all of his many charitable
deeds, by softly saying to himself?
"Carpc ?JteiM." '
1180?Glass windows first used for
lift*.
1146?Chimneys first put to houses.
1252?*Lead pipes fur carry tug wator.
1290?Tallow en tidies for light.
1299?Spectacles lurched by an Ital
iau.
1302?Paper first made from linen.
1341?Woolen cloth if?t manufac
tured in Eoglnud.
1410?Art of printing in oil.
1440?The art of printing with mova
ble types.
1477?Watches first made in Ger
many.
1040?Variations of the compass irst
noticed.
If)43?Pipes first used in England.
1590?Telescopes invented by Paro
and Jajiseu.
1601?Tea first brought to Europe
from China.
1603?Theatre erected iu England by
Shukcspcaro.
1610 ? Thermometer invented by
Sandtor.
1019?Circulation of blood discovered
by Harvey.
1625? Bricks first made of any re
quired sise.
1626? Printing in colors invented.
1629? Newspaper first established.
1630? Sho buckles first made.
1635?Wine made from grapes iu
England.
1639?Pendulum clocks invented.
1641?Ci ?eo brought to England.
1643?Sugar cauc cultivated iu the
West Indies.
1643?Barometer invented by Torri
celli.
1646?Air guns invcuted.
1749?Steam Engines in vets ted.
1760?Bread first made with yeast.
A Very Obtuse Witness?Pat
Pogarty. went all the way frJm Man
chester to London, to thrash Mte k F i|aj
I ]'?tn^a^idig^sm ? the
pwtth the*nskufauc?*Tjf aw A^rMSsVBSoPi
He was detected, aud brought before a
justice. A part of the examination is
annexed:
Court?Well, sir, you came from Man
chester, did yon ?
Pat?Your lio'uor has answered cor
re et.
Court?You sec the complainant's
I head; it was cut by a sharp instrument,
i Po you know what cut it?
Pat?A hit your Honor after saying a
harp instrument did K
Court (becoming restive?I see you
j mean to equivocate. Now. sir, you cut
that head; you came here to cut it, did
you not? Now what motive brought you
to London'''
Pat?Tho locomotive, sir.
Court (waxing warm)?fvjuivocat ing
again, you scoundrel; (raising up the
horse shoe, ami bidding it before Pat.)
do you sec this horse shoe, sir?
Pat?Is it a horse shoe, your Honor?
Court-Don't you sec jt is, sir? Arc
you blind? Can you not toll at once
that it is a horse shoe?
Pat?Bcdad, no, your Honor.
Court (angTily?.No."
fcPut?No, your Honor; but can your
self tell ?
Court?Of course I can, you stupid
Irishman !
Pat (soliloquising aloud)?Oh ! glory
be to goodness, see what education is
your Honor; sure a poor ignorant creature
like myself wouldn't know a horse shoe
from a marc's.
"Papa," said a little tu chin to his
lather the other day, "I saw a printer
go down tho street just now."
??|>id you, sonny ? How did you
know the person was a printer?"
"Because I do, papa."
"But he might have been a carpenter,
blacksmith, or a shoemaker."
"Oh* uo, papa, he was a printer?
likely an editor? for he was gnawing a
bone, aud had uo stockings on. The
crown was out of his hat, and his coat
was all torn. I am certain he was a
printer.
An cx-"dcvil" of a country printing
office was questioned as to tho duties of a
"printer's devil." He replied, "to bring
in clean water, carry out dirty water, steal
wood, lie, and numerous other things."
Twelve men from Spartanburg County
have been convicted of illicit distillation
by the U. S. Court in session at Green
ville, and sentenced to imprisonment
from two to nine months, and fiucs of
l \ 000 iu c.i.h case-.
The topic of couvenationtoday iur
sporting circles is the race of yesterday j
over the Guinotts track. It h a story tun
good to keep, but oat of pure sympathy
for the lacerated feeliuge of a dozen gen
Meinen who thought they knew a thing j
or two about horses?hut wcro badly
picked -up by a greeny yesterday?-we
won't give the names of-the sufferers.
The race last Wednesday afternuou
was attended by quite a number from
this city and elsewhere Among those j
present was an old sad seedy-looking j
farmer from near Richmond, Kay coun
ty. Along the fence he had three lank,
t-awboned horses tied. After the adver
tised races were concluded thonged agri
culturalist was bantered to put up 'some
money on one of his "plugs," aud so
help to get up a "scrub race." He re
plied that he believed that animal, point
ing to an old marc who stood with her
bead down and hulf asleep, could run
I pretty tolerable well if she was "trained "
j "Hut," said he, "she's been at work all
j spring and summer, aud ain't fit to run
now."
While several sports were trying to
cajole the old fellow into a wager, an
other party slipped around to the rear of
the stable where stood -Punch," a very
fleet goer for a race of 300 yards.?
Punch is. in fact, one of the fastest race*
for n short distance that is to be found
in the State. The blanket was stripped
from the nag, an old rope halter, toru
bridle, and half-worn saddle put on him,
\ and he was quietly led a ahort distance
and tied \o a fence.
After considurab'c talk, the veteran
son of the soil bunt out with the propo
sition to bet 925 that his marc could
beat arty other ordinary horse on the
ground.. He was then taken to where
Punch wag tied, saw that the animal
looked to be anything but a horse , kept
for racing, and expressed htuwudf satis
fied to run his mare against ' thut air
IP" yf?rs to. put greenbacks
against his old nag were offered. The
farmer, who appeared to lose all his wits,
took up the bets one after another till
he had staked $200 against an equal
amount put up by several parties, iu
sums of from 610 to $50.
It was agreed to postpone tho ruee till
yesterday aitcruoon. Tho " ports" of
this towu rode back to tho city iu high
glee. They bad a sure thing on th t
confiding old rustic, they thought, and
indulged among themselves iu all sorts
of witticisms over his simplicity.
When the timo fur the race occurred
the foolish farmer was promptly on baud.
Again he was tempted to stake mure
m -ney, and,he recklessly plunged down
into the depths of his pockets after
greenbacks, until he wagorcd $1,500.
Sums of i?300 and less amounts had been
staked by the "knowing ones" of- this
town chuckled over the "soil thing"
they had secured, until the entire pile of
the ?'greenhorn" had been covered.
The word to "go" was given amid the
wild shouts and lou.l laughter of the
backers of 'Punch." "Go it, old sor
rel!" "Hurry up that mare!" and
other jeering expressions passed from
mouth to muuth.
The "old sorrel !" did just more than
hurry up. She shot ahead uf the racer
"Punch," kept the lead easily and came
in the winner by furty feet.
Well, wasn't that a siek crowd of
sporting men, as the old "greeuhuru*'
received the fifteen hundred dollars he
had won ? Shouldn't wonder. And
when they rode away from the track
yesterday afternoon did they ??cackle"
to any pcrccptiblo degreeK Scarcely.
The uico trap they hud fixed fur the old
mail didn't catch him, but he worked
out his own little game most beautifully.
?Kanxa* City linllelin.
? ' '.'"?^?rA '-**! \r*M ]
"Papa," said a little urchin to his
father the otlur day, ,;I saw a printer go
down the street just now."
"Did you, sonny? How did you know
the person was a printer ?"
"Bccauso I do, papa."
"But he might hare been a carpenter,
blacksmith, or a shoemaker."
"Oh. no, papa, he was a printer?likely
an editor?for he was gnawing s bone,
and had uu stockings mi. The crown
was out of his hat, and his coat was alt
torn. 1 am certain he was a printer.
Tho white citizens of Luuonburg
County, Vs., gave the conserratire color
ed voters of the county an elegant dinner
last week. -??
and .>**i?- K>l?*\'/it?ria iaorg ,
It tb manifest that a new party is
ing into existence. So fur it is s
,It,cootcnU iUelf w#hjthe bogrronmU i
of llepuhlicnu,' prefixing the indefinable
adjective . 'Conservative , as ?i|fi<i?Bjiljr
?TjMIlt j $**r ?visiL,' ?: ?* 05i -" I
?Jntiuctivc. But Una is a nybna sassse*
which will iruit neither p^rky6."" ^aVa^sW*!
says Republican' needs no ?rtlAeSabd
democratic opinion is, that ?TsUf ^Coav
sorvativc' sounds refreshing in these day*
of radicalism, 'Republican' call? to^HIa*
cry too much of oppression im(MBI
' legislation, to suit Sotr??'^r*Slt?
The now formation MMfcf,
for itself a name; ami, psrbape, i
lv indicative of its principles,
the torm, LIBERAL. JhetwtiJr??
of the Republican party represent ?t
fcrMncee great enough for tltwjpk)**)
platforms ; and to this it is rapidly eras
ing. Boforo another year, the Cesaw
vativo wing will become aatar^^aaisy.
quite distinct from the Republics* ftpf*/,
and bearing some new name?perhaps
that which we have suggested.
. . - v'tftflt.
So much for the new party name;sjM
now what arc its principles? Tfete wtg
note of its success In Vhftilil* "lljt'ttJa*Bl
neascc was Universal Aasnosf jr
State, the two newspapers
cate the measure, (the Or*ugBjbaj?,'Abi
ind the Winnsborough Assr*,*) dMa??
iddcd another plank.?oprnaritiosilSfhe
extravagance, corruptions and rlAlhtfep
of the prcseut State executive mmS laffie
lative departments. So far, we eaz4b$\rf
agree with them; but we cannot,, of
course, approve of the new orgstUBtfttBSi
until fully advised how much they pur
pose to retain of the principles ofthat
party from which they asejeefcc' Jfai
believed that such men aa Cl
Francis Adams, Carey,
Fereeudcu, Evarts and oven Iloxaco
Grcelev will attach themselves, tofh?
1 movemcn?, br'uging with then* a large
number of former republican*. What
j effect k will have upon the duiasetliiij
party, wc cantiot predict. The aJfi|Ktmi
loTliboral jxdicy m
cratic party, with a new
dead issues. And such was the
taken of it iu Virginia and Tennessee,
where ;t received the enthusiastic sap
port t. oi r best mon, not excepting Gen.
Lee. It is, therefore, not to be distHsWd
as a damning aliimco,' without scene.
reflection. ,
The white people of this State are a
unit. Radicalism, iu the form it has taken
in South Carolina, they bitterly oppose.
Towards its overthrow in 1870, they
will bend all their energies. Bat tifcji
have not to use the argumenta of^aat
year's campaign, nor to ask the negro to
oppose suffrage for himself. States
Rights and Secession, Slavery, Congress
ional Reconstruction nnd Negro Sudage
have been irrevocably fixed No party
will succeed that undertakes to revive
these dead issues.. New . issues ha ?et??
be taken, and swallowing up till others
now, is opposition to the radical corrup
ting of the present State Government.
In our State canvass we beg the Pncrnu
and the Charleston AWs to let atom
auch barren questions as Free Teade
Protective 'furiffs aud I'niform Currency.
Let them alone, until our greatest evil is
removed. If tho new party will assume
a new name, ad >pt proper principles and
act honestly, let us, as in Virginia, try
the experiment of dropping the (to many)
hateful name, of democrat, and work wish
[ our new allies for discnthralmcntvrr^C*
i'on Times. .re
' ..- ? ? ' - rr.ilifli. } ?*
A colored child, aged about five years,
living ??n the farm of Mr. Edward Colts,
in Albcrmarlc County, Va., a few days
since got into the hog lot on the f*rtn,
aud caught a young pig by tire tetfc*l*ac
old hogs,- attracted by the sqaeeUaa; of
the pig, attacked tho child aud literally
tore it to pieces. One foot and one arm
were entirely eaten off, and the body
otherwise horiibly mutilated.1 !v^* ,
At the recent meeting el* the *
holders of the Spartaiibarg and TJofcfti
Railroad, the Treasurer's report ?kessari
gross receipts for the fiscal year ?57,8<i3 -
36 ; ttKal expenses for same time, ?$38t
467.62 ; leaving a nett surplus of lilt..
74. Number of bales of cotton shipped
over the road for the year, 10,308.
.. i?MMMiMs>-?*-?<sasaias?Mt?ss?-sA>?as
The County Cotaasiasresera 4tMm
shaw have culled a public meeting of tb*
citiseus of the County on Monday, 6th
September, to tako into consideration
tho scheme of constructing a railroid
iron C??e<le? t* lAv******) 0. Lf