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MARRIAGE and FUNERAL NOTICES, root oxcepdnig one Square, inserted without ?eharge. a*ar Terms Cash in Advance. ^E?a * POETRY. [FOR TIIK ORAKOKBrRU XRWS.] Breathe Not a Word. ?V JOANNES, "Breathe not a word of tlie scenes of the pas i. Lot them slumber forever iu Lethe's dark wave ; The colors of joy, all toe lovely to last. Have melted to shadows, or ilied in tbe gravo. Oil e.ill th<tnt not forth in their shadowy * guise, - Like spectres that wanUcr iu sadness and f "ooio; 1 he shrine, once of gladness, now echoe;? with sighs, And the heart, ere it blossoms, is ripe for the tomb. [wiiittks run thk ORAXUKBCae KSWSi] MORE TRUTH THAN POETRY ?OK ? HOW Xlhll?R A1NSTON GOT HIS WIFE. BY JOANNES. g * CHAI'TKR II. Refore Henry and his frieuda had got far from his house, he said to them : "If 1 t-hould full a viel im this muruing, tell Eliza Buyer that bcr duplicity was the cause of it; and"? "Don't," interrupted his friends, "al low such feelings to overcome you. You will bo the victor, and then Eliza's band will be yours. Now is no time for rui? giviugo and fears. You must icalizc the duty you owe to yourself in this ninttor, and encourage the belief that you v.ill come out successfully." Henry's friends argued alter this man ner because they saw that it would not take much to make him show the white t.-rithcr Already he had said. "It's uonscuse after all in fighting fur a wo man," (the buoyancy that his soliloquy about his name had imparted to his spirit aud nerves, bad gradually worn away ; and he had commenced to argue with himself that it was scarcely worth one's while, to set himself up as a target to be shot at, when the prize at stake was only a woman). Hirt friends noticed this, aud kucw that it would require some goading on, to make him fight. It must uot bo omitted to bo recorded that neither of them cared to take his place. ? After getting over the influence of tho ale and wine they had draok tho previous night, the desire to fight had worn off, and they had become tame and timid. It is strange how, whon under the in fluence of liquors, a man can say so many things, sot so many parts, which soborucss will rebuke and make him ashamed of. It is frequently the case that the most abject and iniserablo coward, after get ting two or three drinks in bim, will cs sty to hold the greatest man at bay; will insult s marl Who is physically able to mash him into minoe-moat. But let Us return to tho party where there are uo ales and wines The place appointed ior the settlement of the difficulty was reached. But just before the shooting took place, several officers of tho peace rode up and arrested tho whole party. Of course this broke the affair up for that day. Tho officers of the Jaw had got wind of it tho night before, and determined to prevent bloodshed, by arresting the parties. .But upon the promise of each, that they would not attempt to fight again within the limits of the State, they were all released. After they returned to the city, how ever, arrangement wero made to settle the ma'ter in nu adjoining State. They both now seemed deter mined to fight it out. Arthur, from the bjginning, never showed n moment's uneasiness. He was calm aud collected through out, aud contiuued so to the last. But we will leavo the rivals here for the present, aud ret urn to Eliza Bnyer. It will be remembered that the last we saw of her was with Arthur. Aud it was out of that interview that tho quar red, between our hero aud Henry, grew. C1IAPTBB III. After Arthur loft Eliza, .-he retired to her Mom, Hero she thought over in secret what had transpired, und the significance of the encuurugeuicut she had givou Ar thur. "I-almost wi?h," she' said to her?elf. "that I had given him to believe that 1 lured him frnui tho first hour I met him. But ho is gone uow, and pefh>pn ! will be forced tu marry Mr. Henry before 1 Fee hi tu again. Oh, Heaven ! how I wish that father could under stand my heart, how it bates und despises the man ho declares 1 shall marry. Uut I will tdl hint one mure time of it I will get upon my kne&i, before him, and beg to be released from the betroth al which he has made for me. Unless his heart has become seared and callous j utile?? he has forget to love his child, be cannot refuse to hear and graut a compliance with my petition.0 Eliza was disturbed, ut this moment, by some one knocking at her door. She rose und opened it, and found, to her surprise, a servant with a message from Mr. Henry. That message was to "Tell Miss Boyer" [Not Eliza, us Henry wus always accus tomed to call her] "to come in the par lor." Eliza told tho servant to tell Mr. Henry that she was iudisposod aud could not sec him. To this a peremptory demand, for her to appoar in the parlor, was sont in re turn. The poor girl, trcmbliug with fear, lest Henry should send for her futhcr to compel her to sec him, told the servaut to toll him that she would be there di rectly. Henry, during tho interval, paced tho parlor up aud dowu iu an impatient mood, his face the while lighted up with rage. What was the object of his call ? Surely ho hadu't visited the sweet and tender Eliza Buyer, for the purpose of expending upon her hclploss head vials of the wrath that was hid behind the cold irou look his couoteuance bore ! He could uot bo so mean. But Eliza is coming, and we will let what transpires between them settlo the conjecture. As she entered the parlor, Henry raotoined her to a seat, and thou took one himself right iu lout of her. Henry had fully prepared himself to open immediately upon Eliza, and reproach her with suoers about what he tor med duplicity towards him. 11 ut when he hoheld her countenance, sub dued into a heaven-like tenderness bj teurs, his iron he a t failed him for a moment. He oould net talk harshly to one so fair, one so like an angel. Eliza sat for a moment with her head down, and theo began to sob bitterly. Ah 1 how different, she thought, was the expression of Henry's face from Arthur's. The latter's beamed with love and nobloness of spirit, while the for mer's wore an expression which scorned to Btji "I don't care whether you love mo or not, yon are mine, and I will make you feel it." As soon us Henry saw her crying, he becamo euruged, and said in sharp tan talizing tones, "You inny cry but that won't bring hitn back. I will settle with him when 1 got through with you." Here Elizu pulled her handkerchief from her face and said, "Do Mr. Henry leave me for this evening. I will meet you iu the parlor in the morning. I am fcjling badly now." "Excuse you, ch ? " said Henry with a bitter jeer of irony. "I will do no such thing. Tell mc, what have you been crying about ? I have a right to kuow, und I doinaud that you tell me. What was Arthur Ainstou doing hore but a few hours ago ? Tell me, for I will kuow it." Eliza's weakness seemed to leave her ns she straightened up tiud said, "Not wbut you are doing now, Mr. Henry." i . I "\\ li.it it> that?'" interrogated bor lov cr. *" I "Insuttrtig mo, if you want to know," Eliza replied, with nil of thu womanly firmness she Could command. It is surprising how strong some wo men are. i'vo:! in their weakness ; and. fortified with such strength, how raruly t is that inen enn oopo with them, utile s, indeed, he descends from hid proper Sphere, und acts the part of a brute. And then again it is a matter ot more surprise what wonderful changes can be wrought upon sc:ne women in a few mo incuts' tiuie. Now you behold them prostrate, weeping, overcome and appa rently in utter helplessness* the n xl moment you see them rise above them selves, shake off their weakness, mid ready to contend with man fur their rights. When Eliza first entered the parlor where Henry was, she could scarcely utter a single word. In fact, she gavo way to a flood of tears. Tho mean aud bitter taunts from him, however, soon aroused her la tent womanly indignation, and Henry beheld before him a woman whose eyes beamed with a resolution which he had never before seen light up tho face of Eliza Buyer?a resolution which showed to him that because her father had betrothed her to him, yet he should not think th.it that made her his slave, and that kIw would resist itnv attcmnt j i at coercion ou his part. He had aroused Eliza, and her lips did not tremble when she told him : "I will tell you, Mr. Henry, what Mr. Ainstou was doing here. Don't think I'm afraid to do 80. He came here to tell mo that he loved me better than you do,?not to tantalize mo with the sneers of a heart that has no sincerity." "What is the ntottcr with you, Miss. Buyer I"' enquired Henry, u little taken back at Eliza's words. "That ia not tho question to answer now. You asked mo a while ago to tell you what Mr. Ainston was doing here this ovening, and what 1 had been crying about. I will ausw.r these questions, then I will tell you what is the matter with mo," Eliza continued, not giving Heury a chanco to speak a word. "I said Mr. Ainston was here to tell me that he loved me more than you; that his live was puro; and that he lovod mo because of myself, not from a deeire to have father's prorerfy cousolidated with his. ?hat's what ho was domg lieie, Jpr. Henry. I was orying," she kept o? ?H>ecause 1 know that a cruel fate Si so Gxcd it that I e muot reward thutlove without disobeying the iujunctiotjpof my only parent; because I kenw, whilo he wus standing before nie, plcsid?g his heart's lore, that you would ueijcr relinquish your claim ou u hand tint', was given to you, not by its possessor, ?ut by a hard hearted uud inflexible fatlier; because 1 know that iu spite of my latred for you, yet with the assistance of "him. I will be forced into a matrininniafallianco with you." "How long have you bjcu practicing thu*. speech '{" Ilonry sajfl sarcastically. "And now us to what isfhe mutter with j mo," Eliza resumed, appj feutly resolved ' ou telling her lover a^ "piece ol her mind'' one time in her lj o. "I urn ol feudud at the manner u which you sought mo this evening; 'at jour bitter mean jeers at my rcq pet, and your disregard of my feelings.' That's what's tho matter with inc." '?Whenever you get tl tough I'll take the floor," interrupted lifnry again. "Mr. Hcnrv don't taUiUme any more, or 1 will bani-b you (YotuJ'uiy presence if I do d:s? il.ey my father-|by tho act," ic plied Eli/.\, somewhat an taute 1. "You will have to gc! jjuiithor house then.'' s.:id 11 eiiry, "foi ?l have a rnrU liinrfic to \i-it every Oiff belonging t. d the truth ol ?bm have purmts ther"s pla< ?? al law resolute ami i'ou. i am uut voxtsd with you. I i bete with a purpAse far different o.ii the one which you suppose 1 actuated c. 1 had heard that [Arthur Ainstou kl to you iiume te rumor wus be manner in a evening. It >ted me, jour lather.'' Eliz i here sc 'med t what ho said?that he si. n to i nine upotl uny titiK ?und again d Guilt i-piril deser Siio inane i d-tf7r-rTf^!i*;nstir.i. ami be gtn to draw 1 nig and biltlor s ihs. Henry ryod her Ibr/a moment, aud ! said : I "Cum *, Eliza, 1 havefoul* been leas | ing you. I an i t a:uc |.fro me. insult, d put last uijit :{t the City il .il. and 1 resolved to com dicttely and ascertain if true. I have repented which I have acte 1 t i W >s an < v il ;t which I p and 1 want yuu to think of it no Tell me, Enz-., what >ii i Arlhur Ain stou say to yo t IiikI uiuhli?" "He did not say uir [thing to in.-ult me," w..n the laconic reply. Henry thought thut iiy changing bib tactics, be Would be luutfO itkeij, to sue ceed in extolling a prutpiso from Eliza. That j romisc was to uCYvr allow Arthur to visit her again. Hut Eliza saw throjtgh his flimsy uia.sk, and at puce rolufcd to listen tu his woids. She knew that what lie had spoken, w hen he first entered thd parlor, bis bit ter and mean taunts, wei'e not the result of ji desire to tease hcrJbut j. i.l ?1 from a heart prone to Jealousy, und a mcuu and nirrow selfishness. She had been inflicted with hia Com pany long enough to know s mi thing of his attempts at deception. S? whon Henry thougljt, by changing his bearing toward! Eliza, t> wrench from her tho real secret of Arthur's re marks to her. w hile at the City 11 ill. hud his subsequent one? that evening at her own h use, he bad mistaken the composition of the girl's nature he pro fessed to love. There were no deceptive qualities about her; and there was nothing that sho ab horod more or practicod less than du plicity. Her disgust then, at tho parts which Henry attempted to piny, can be very easily imagined. Itaising up again, sho s.iid : "Mr. Henry, you can extort nothing from me, either by threats or feigned professions of love and regard for mc, oth er than what I would toll you any how. I (old you in the' beginning that Mr. Ainslin came here to tell me how much he loved mo. Need I repeat hia wordo to convince you of the truthfulness of what I say ?" '?No. But whnt did you say to him 7 " enquired Henry. "IIa, I thought that was what you wauted all the time," replied Eliza. "I will not tell you all," she continued; "but let it suffice for you to know that I gave him .sufficient encouragement, in reply to Iiis confession, to raise a hope within his bosom." "And he was fool enough to drink it nil down 1" questioned llcury. 1 "Yes; and he vows to come back again. Perhaps some kind Providence will yet free tue from the galling obligation under which I am held, ' and bless nie with the mau for whom my spirit yearns. "By heavens ! I will not stand any more of that," exclaimed Henry. "If Ar thur Ainston is the man your spirit yearns after, I will fix him before I j visit this place again." So saying. Henry loft the house, without even bid ding Eliza good evening, and directed his steps towards the hotel at which our hero was stopping. i *? -. [continued in (>l It NEXT i8kur] - ???? ?? - ? ? The Charleston Election. Charleston, f3. C, August 4th, 1871. /.*.//'? r Ortingtbury Arim: The late Municipal Election in this City which for tho past two mouths has occasioned t*uch excitement among the pco| bus nt lust been settled ; result ing in tho election of General John A Wagoner- nud the Citizens Aldcrtnauic ticket. Tho d.v of election passed qnictly und without bloodshed, with the excepti? ti o( the colored man, Ilailam i t.iruii', who w..s killed by a United St itcs si Idler at one of the 8th Ward Polling Precincts. Towards evening when ihe \?? l!s had been closed, a large uuml r t I citizens of both classes re paircd to the various precincts, pre ceded by the Managers of Election, carry ii j I tin ballot boxes, formed a line, and man h d down to the Court House, where the boxes were deposited, and a Committed of citizens of both parties appointed to keep watch over them "du ring the night. In the morning the I Commissioners and Managers of Elec ti mi assembled in the Court House, aud proceeded to count tho votes. The streets ? iu tho vicinity were crowded with peo ? pie anxiously waiting to hear the result, , which everybody considered vry doubt ful us to which party would be victori ous : When :he vote in Wards oue, two, and three, were announced, rCpea ; ted cheers aroso from the Democrats, ' and Wagner's stock 6tood at par : Th Republicans however were still confi il nit i!i a tho vote in Wards four, and six, would ov< re line the majority, but they were doomed to disappointment, for at 0 o'clock P. M., when the official count was made known. Wugcner had been elected by a majority cf seven hun dred and seventy seven, and tho Re ptil Mean party who have been suocess ftll sine..; the war, sustuiued their first ?IgllUI Hole.,.. j h?s i tiint*utj uieti .-??> vory sore at the result, and think it is not the strength of the Citizen's Party, but their own woukucss, plainly exhibi ted during tho past month in first nomi ! tinting tin Aldermnnio ticket, which 30 honest man could Conscientiously vote. a*nl then changing it for one which was ! in the main no better, together with tho fact that several of the nominees declin ed running.aio the sources to which they ascribe their defeat. The traffic in votes was very brisk and several fights j "J'ugnci'it el Calci?cn" grew out of this reprehensible practice, whilst it cannot be too severely condemned, it is a oote worthy fact that the purchasers invaria bly got worsted, for as Byron says: '?Examples of this kind are so contagious, Wero one not puuisbed alt would be outrage ous." I have learnt from reliable sources that the Citizens' Party spent $f)0,000 in or.ler to secure tho election. A vory amusing incident occurred at the City Hall yesterday aftor tho result was known, the crowd grow very turbu lent, and as somctlring was needed to ap pease their disappointment T. J. Mackey au I Mayor Pillsbury appeared upon tho Btepi and addressed the assemblage Mayor Pillsb?ry, in the course of bis re marks, urged upon the people the ne cessity of abiding by tho result, aod im plored them to keep quiet, aod not on spy account disturb the public peace. He wound up by eaying very feelingly, al luding to the defeat of his ticket, "That the Lord gave and the Lord has iakea away," when the crowd with one consent roared "Blcssod be the name of the Lord." Business is quite dull but preparations are already being made for the Fall trade, which is ezpectod to be unprece dcntly large. Our merchants, and busi ness men are sanguine, aud hope yet to bo the means of making Charleston the queen City of the South. PAX. A Noble Benefaction. The Trustees of the Louisville Medi cal College, (Louisville, Ky.) have crea ted one of the most liberal und noble benefactions ever, conferred by a public Institution upon any people. The Trus tees of this college have instituted one Beneficiary Scholarship fur each Coa ijrcssional District in the Southern and surrouoding States. By this means mauy poor but deserving young men will be enabled to obtain a thorough med ical oducation. Any one wishing to take advantage of this Benefaction which is worth to each stcdcilt at least $200, has only to write to Dr. E. S. Gaillard, Dean of the Faculty of the Louisville Medical College, Louisville, Ky., whon he will receive a college catalogue with full informatiou in regard to all that is necessary for him to do to secure one of these Scholarships. With proper and welcome delicacy the names of thoso who have secured the Benefi ciary Scholarships will be known ouly to the Dean of the Faculty. It is un necessary tu commend those who have established these nublc BeneSciary Scholarships. Their act will briug them commendation wherever it is known. In accordance with the uhl Ilippu cratie oath, forbidding physicians to charge the families of each other fur services rendered, the Faculty of this College will make no charges for teaching sons of physicians aud, as no physician charges a clergy man's family, the sons of clergy men will receive the same privilege. Tho uext college sessiou begins October 2d, 1871. As the lecture fees oharged for oach studeitl who has not obtained a Beneficiary Scholarship, amount to $120, annually, tho publio cau appreci ate the munificence of this benefaction. OFFICIAL. Act* nnd Joint Resolutions Panned hy the Legislature? Session 1S70 and 3sri - An aet to Jncorporute the toiru of Flor cnei. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of tho State of ?onth Carolina, now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this act, all and every person or persons, who shall have resided in the corporate limits of tho village of Florence tor two months, are hereby declared to- be members of the corporation hereby io be created. Sec. 2. That tho said pcrsotts shall, from and after the passage of this act, become a body politic and corporate, and shall bo known and called by tho name of the town of Florence, aud its corpo rate limits shall extend oue mile in eve ry direction from the corner of Front und Dargau streets in said towu. Skc. 3. That the said towu shall be governed by an iutoadaut and four war dens who shall have resided in the State for oue year, and within the limits of the corporation for Jsixty days immediately preceding their election. The Faid iu tendaut and wardens '.-bail bo elected ou tho second Monday of tho month of April, in each year, ten days notice being previously given, and shall o>n tiuue in office *ono year, and until the election aud qualification of their sue ccssors ; and all mala, inhabitants of th6 said town Who shall have iftfliMad Ut* ago of twenty-one years, and reside! therein two months immediately preesid ing the election, shall be entitled to vote^ for said Intendant and wardens. Sbc. 4. That the said election ehajl be held in some convenient public plate in said town, from six o'clock In tfctf evening ; and when the polls tfeall b* closed the managers shall forthwith count the votes, and declare the. eUetto* giving notice in writing to the person! elected. The iutendant and wardens, for the lime being, shall always ?pyrigi tho managers to conduct the elestma* who, before they open the polls for the said election, shall take an oath fairly and impartially to conduct the asms* And the iutendant and wardens- before entering upon the duties of their offices, shall, respectively, take the oath pre scribed by the constitution of this State, and the following oath, td if it: "As ist' tendsnt (or warden) of the town of #lo rencc, I rill equally and impartially, to the best of my ability, exercise the trust reposed in me, and will use my besten? den vors to preaerra th? pes<^, add carry into effect, according to law, the purposO f t which I have been elected : So help me God." And if any person upon being elected iutendant or warden, thai! refuse to act as such, he shall forfeit and pay to said town council tfie sum of tweuty dollars, for the use of said town i Provided, That no person who has et? taiued the age of sixty years shall be compelled to serve in either of the SsM offices, nor shall any other person be) compelled to serve more than ooo yeaf in any term of three years; Sbo. 5. That in case any treats/ should occur in the office of Intendant* or any of the wardens, by death, rteig natiou or othcrwiscc, an election to fill such vacancy shall bo hold by the ftp* pointment of iutendant and Wardan Of wardens, as the case case may be, ten days' previous notico being geing; and in case of sickness or temporary absence of the inteutendant, the WdrddnSj form ing a forming a cowucil/ shall be tas-* powered to elect ode of their ndufeer to act us inteudaut during the time. Sec. 0. That the iutendant and wtoV dous duly elected and qualified shall/ during their their term jf service, set* I erally nud respoctively, be vested with I all the powers of a trial justice or other inferior court; and the inteodsift shall aud may, as often as may be necessary, sumtnou the wurde?s to meet 80 Coun cil, any two of whom shall, with the iutendant, or any three wardens,- con stitute a quorum to transact bustuess, aud they shall be kmwu by the name of the-town council of Fldf cries. And thoy and their successors, hereafter be elected, may have a common seal, which shall be affixed to all their ordinances; may site and be sued, may plead and be" imyleaded in any court of law or equity i i this State, and purchase- hold, pOSK se.ss aud enjoy to them snd their ede cessors, iu perpetuity, of for Any term Of vcam, any estate, real or persons! or mixed, aud soli, alien, or cotivey tho the same: Provided, The same shell not exceed, at auy one time, the sum of ten thousand dollars. And the' iuten dant and wardens shall have full power to make and establish all such rules^ by-!aw> and ordinances respecting tho roads, streets, market and police of said town, as shall appear to sh&m ceeessaf-f : mm requisite zor cue security, welfare aud convenience of fftid town,- as shall appear to the in necessary and requisite for tho security, wclfsre and! coovetf ience of said town, or for preserving health, order, peircc and good govern ment within tho same ; and all the by laws, rules nnd ordinances the said eouu* sil may make shall, at aH times, be ssjIm jeet to re visu I or repeal by the' Qenefal Assembly of this State. And the tail, council may Ox am) impose fines send penalties for tho violation thereof, and appropriate the same to the public uses of said oorpor.itiou : Provided, That no punishment shall exceed fffty dollars or thirty days imprisonment. Sec. 7. That tho inteudant and war dens of said town shall have full aud> ouly power to grant or refuse ltoenscs to keep taverns, or retail spirituous liquors within the corporate limits of said tears,, upon such conditions, and* under ?weh circumstances*, as to thee* sWl steas righ and proper: Provided^ That w aa instauce shall the prise of m testasa to keep a tavern*, or to retail aptritstapa? liquors, be fixed at a less sum lhaa.it ss (ContfKwd on 4tk