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Anyone sending FIVE DOLL AUS, for a CiaVof riNftw Subsoribera, will roccivo ?n EXTRA COPY for SIX MONTHS, fret of charge. - i t.?? :or?: m KATES OF ADVERTISING. 1 Iqqartj J^t Insertion........ 81.60 ?? " 2d " . 1.00 A Square oonsists of 10 fines Brevier or ?ne inch of Advertising space. Administrator'!! Notices, .$5 00 Netice? of DkmtsaaT of Guardians, Ad ?ainistrators, Executors, &c.$9 00 Contrnct AdvortiscmcntB inserted upon the Meat liberal termi. ? ?:o:? MARRIAGE and FUNERAL NOTICES, aet exeeediag eae Square, inserted without ?harga. ?:o:? Mr Terms Cash in Advance, ""?e Synopsis of'thd* Governor's Atosil sage, Sent to the Legislature Not. 28th, 1871. The Governor in the introductory portion of the document say* : ' In this the last Annual Message that I shall transmit to {he Cjbnjbrnl Ai?sei?^Diy^r|frT> pnee to state my views frankly upon th" chief nwjijars of public interest and to give nlfc&OTic^s within my knowledge. 1 with"u<S>|iroaruv.BS alike due to the peo- J pie and impt-sed by my official obligation, 1 will tlrn'sj ['trust, be enabled to correct. .jirjMjs exaggoraUons that i.re being dili gently < irclifttoed ii^fofinSrtiCo diSfir fifti? anees and the entire adtnirtistr ui >u of Til K STATE DEBT Vi ???" l ' "i* ?? wing statciujnt ol the bt.it e aiucd iu tho Mbs^a?rc ! ' ' Tho fu'.lnwii debt is cont. Old d bt!..7....5'G,0*03.DOS 93 Loss old debt paid july, 1871. 112.000.00 Total.SO 43:J.!?;j3 US New Bonds.39,514,000 00 Ijoss iu hands id' Fiuancial Agent to tho credit of Sinking Fund. 200,000 00 Totnl.89,314,000 00 New Bunds iu bunds of Agent now iu use as col lateral Security for loan.-..$3,773,000 00 AwouifPt/Qf new -Jiuud* soldT^....?.....r/J.?ni54l[000,0* Old debt as ab ?vc. 6,453,009.98 ?11,994,008.08' TAX EH. Statement of Amount of Taxen Lrricd, Amount Collected and AppYdprlttiittiVk made, during Years, 1868, 1860 ami 1870. Total taxation for 18G8, rate ol taxa tion, Stute, 7i mills, $4,$33,742.19. Totjl "amount colloeted, $1.163,053 - 28. Doliuquont, ?t75, 638.91. Totnl appropriations for the year 1868, exclusive of interest on public debt, for which no appropriation was made, 8817,008.28. Tdtal taxation for 18G0, rate, State, 5 mills, SI .014,001 83 Total nm't collected ?760,736 OS. Delinquent, 8248,165 75. TotA! appropriations for the year I860, including interest on public debt, $1,191,80^.00. Total taxation for 1870, State. 0 mills, 81,670,063.66. ? . Total ain't collected, 81,146/137.00. Delinquent, $524,026.60. Total appropriations for tho year 1870, $1,604,053 54. Total deliuquent taxes.$ 047,881.26 Twenty pr. ct. penalty. 180,570.25 Total. 81.137,45751 If the taxes, as shown in the fore going stateinont had been paid, as they should havo been, it would huve^aved. the Stute at least two millions and a half of bonded debt, ft < TUE BONDED debt. The Govornor says in tho Mcssago thut the increase (A tho bondcVj debt, \i not iu any considerable degree, the crc ation of the present ndmtuistraiion. but represents mostly liabilitcs of previous ad iniust rations, A large ' portion consist ing ef bonds issuod to incot the unto war debt, in order to fnniutaiu the faith and credit of the StatO. He says, that the result of the fioan cialrpolicy of the present-administration was that in 1870 the now bonds, boariug GO per cent gold, iuterest commanded from 80 to 85 per cent of thoir par val ue, and were re!used to buyers at those figures. But afterwords, owing to tho opposition press of the Stato, and tho cry of repudiation raised first by -the Chamber of Commcrco and Board of Trade in Charleston, our securities were torribly depreciated. Tho action of the Tax-payers Convention was also extreme ly disastrous to these securities. The Governors Message in laying the blame upou this cause says : "For them now to complain of our immense bonded debt and high tax ation, and to claim commiseration for these direct and inevitable consequences of their own acts, is to imitate the crim inal who, having murdered his parents, plead orphanago in mitigation of sen tence. On this question of responsibility be tween them and tho State administra tiou, I invoko and foarlcssly await that just judr-hieot which always springs from tho sober second thought of the people. The depreciation in our houds, there fore, springs from causes puroly artifi cial, aud in their nature temporary. The State cau and will redeem all her Obli gation, to the last cent. I might, with propriety, cud tliia branch of my Mes sage here, but I deem it both proper and timely to show who these men are that arrogantly and falsely assuuio to ronrcsent abroad the wealth of the State und'the sentiment of the people of South 'Carolina. They arc a remnant of the cJku/s who. ruled this State when tbo many toiled and suffered for th i beueui hi?$o fcw{?mkats>-OofeiMlWUi/a?spiy> < od the largest good of. the s und lest iium b r. Asserting and exorcising a pre so*, iptivc right tl goVoiii wrong, in times fpfust they tuudo 'thel fubVrjug ma*es4 wjih.oit reg ird to race, tu :ir puck-hor scs, to hear the burdens, of a (l ?verii incut that conferred its benefits only upon a limited und select class of its people.'' They are essomially non-pro duccrs? and do not contribute five per cent, to the. thirty nillliia-i Value of the annual exported products of the State. Claiming to represent a largo amount of capital, their names are chit fly found on the arrcar list, when brand at all in the tux books, and nearly all of them have long since voluntarily recorded them selves upon the roll of bankrupts. Their pretence, that they are the guirdiaus of the honor and credit ol South Cure Nuu would be supremely ridiculous, if it were not so supremely sh inieloss. ? Their present cry of "repudiation" is not surprising. Repudiation is their chronic disease. When they were in power iu 1872 they repudiated all their debts due loyal men. both private and public, and have themselves been re pudiated by the people of South Caro lina, upon the biood and muscle and sinews of whoso hard handed laborers these privileged few so long fattened. Professing to be tho champions of good ..-!,/,? ?1,. ? i - ? ?? instead of effecting un equitable distri bution of tho taxes over all ckisson of property, they crcalud numerous railway aud other corporations, exempting them from all taxation forever. These cor j: oral ions, although owning millions of property throughout the State, pay not one dollar of taxes into its treasury, arid even successfully claim, iu tho courts, exemption from all municipal tux..lieu for the residences aud pleasure carria ges and horses of their officers in our towns ond cities, where, iu nearly every streut, these wealthy beneficiaries of the State own long rows of houses, uutaxed and untaxuble, which they buy aud sell on speculation. % Remembering the general private suf fering that they huvo caused, and the great public burdens that they have ii ded to creuto by their treason able ucti, it would better become ' these self-styled representatives of South Carolina to walk more humbly, aud to show a grate ful appreciation of the geucreus mag nanimity that they htis'c received at the hands of tho National and State Gov ernments, by honestly endeavoring in sonic measure to repair the ruin that they have made. As these poisons have been pleased to exoop', lorn ihoir ~ , . ... Z .... i prupuanu ocueniu 01 -rcpuaiinrion m?s "old bonds" of tho State,.it may be well to in I or m them that should tho evil day ever caule for South Carolina to pro claim her porfidy or insolvency by repu diating any part of her valid debt, she will uot first dishonor ? hat class of her obligations in the benefits arising from tho creation of which the largest number of her people have shurod. On such a financial doomsday the last would surely uot be the first. In dismissing t.his branch of my. Mes sage I would observe that tho local combination agaiust our finances was simply Ku Kluxism applied to the State credit, and naturally had, upou tho exchangeable valuo of our securities, the eanto depressing effect which that infamous system has had upou the ma terial prosperity of the Stute." While holding the political opponents of the Government responsible for the depreciation of tho securities, aud charg ing thorn with conspiracy against the credit of tho State, the Qovcruor blames also tho Legislature for its high expeuses aud recommends the reduction of these and of salaries and the abolishment of others. During the last session, $98, 904.90 were expended for current print ing, besides it cost $103.651.44 to print tho laws. Besides this the sum of $29, 814.05 was drawn for the undefined item of '?contingent expenses aud re pairs." The grand total of "legislative expenses" were $583,652.44. The Gov ernor recommends a regular salary to be paid to the members of the Legislature, iu lieu of tho per diem wit ich can bo ex tended at their own will ad libitum. Also that the office of Land Commis sioner he abolished and that Secretary of State perform the duties ; also the abolishing of the office of Suite Audi tor, tho duties to be performed by th-> Comptroller Genera), likewise tho Mos sage says that tho office of County Au ditor can he di.-pcused with uod the duties 4jc?;fjj.imed 4by the Treasurer, curing increased efficiency in tho collec tion-of taxes nud saving the Stute $50, 0U0 annually. The office of Trial Justice is again recommended for aboli ?tion und the uppoiutmeut of J'olico Judges- In fine the Governor recom mends the reduction of the salaries of every officer in the State, except the Judges. revenues: The Message says that reul estate has to bear au' undue proportion of the taxes, and that cotton and rice escape taxation. These should be taxed, mid the I 1. ? -; hate products, and Railroad and insurance Companies ; und Licenses should help till up the revenue. DKUNQUKNT TAXES. Th? amounts of arrear tax list for 18(58, '69 cud '70 aggregate 81,137,433. The Message recouimeuds that real and pel'Sv.ual proper.y should besohl in days alter they become delinquents uu der tho tax levy ; and that the property bo sold absolutely. IHK KU Kt.UX. The Mssssgu says : "This system of organized murder began in 1805." And has continued to increase aud to subvert the supremacy of law and to destroy the public peace, until it has uecesstlated lue presence of U. S. soldiery uu J the declaration of martial law iu some COUU i._ . ? - ? . ..... ? _. m. . >...? ?>? ;><><? prisoners, uow being tried iu Columbia, f lie Governor deplores this shame upon our civilization an 1 blames the opposi tion press, aud leaders lor its horrors and disgrace i'A? PAYfcUa' CONVENTION* Tho Governor say*, that he has instructed the officers collecting the taxes to give those who ate. unable to pay their tax now, until Maren ist for their payment. 1870. ? he Message coucludes with u letter from the Governor of Pennsylvania, asking the Stutes to appoint Committees to arrange for tho celebration of the 4ib of July 1876 which will be the lUOlh Anniversary of Auierieau Independence. It is proposed to make the celebration on that iccasiou the grandest ever known iu tho World Not loog since, a couair man, whi.e oa his way to London, was stopped oil the highway by a thief, aud requested to hand over his money or hato Ins Drains blown out. "Oh/ said the traveller quietly, 'blow away, bio* away. It's better to go to London w.t.mat ori.us lli.in without uiouoy.*' A CALi^O?SSA A^JBSTOUE. Toward, tho lato afternoon, trotting down a gsntle foroat tlope, I came in sight of a number of randhe buildings, grouped about a ountral open spuoo. A small stream f owed by tbo out-buildings, and wouui among chapparel covered spurs below. Considerable crops of grain had becu gathered,, into a corral, and a number of horses were quietly strayiug ubout. Yet with all tho evi dences of considerable possessions, the whole place had au air of suspicious mock repose. Riding into tho open square, I saw that one Of the buildings was a store, and to this I rode, tying Kuweiti to the piazza post. I thought tho whole world slumbered when 1 beheld the sole occupant of this country store, a red faced man In panta loons and shirt, who lay on his back upon a counter fast asleep, tho haudlo of a revolver grasped in his right hand. It seemed to me if 1 were to wake him up a little too suddenly he might m is under - stund my presence aud do Borne acciden tal damage ; so 1 stepped back and poked Kuweah, nuking him jump and clutter his hoofs, aud at once the pro prietor sprung to the door, looking flus tered and uneasy. I asked him if he eould accommodate me fur the afternuou and night, and take care of my horse ; to which ho replied, iu a very leisurely mauuor, that there was a bed. and something to eat, and hay, and that if I was iuclincd to take the chances I might stay. lieiug iu mind to tako the chances, I did stay, aud my bust walked out with me to the corral, and showed me whore to get Kaweah s hay and grain. I loa led about for an hour or two, finding that a Chines.' cook was the only other human being iu sight, and then concluded to pump the lundlord. A I hall' hour's trial thoroughly disgusted me. and 1( gave it up. as u bad job. 1 (pd^howawcr, luat/tfiat he was- -i man of southern birth, of considerable educa tion, which a brutal life and depraved miud bad out sufficed fully to obliterate, lie seemed to eate very little fur his busiuossi which indeed was small enough, tor during the time I spent there not a siugle customer made his appearance. The stock of goods I observed on exami nation to be chiefly lire ar: n and every manner ol' guuibiing apparatus au 1 iiqaors J tho fow pieces of pulls, barrels, aud boxes of groceries appeared to be disposed rather for ornament than actual sale. rrnui each ot tli? man s trousers puck? <*'.. ptuiruded the bundle of a Derringer, aud b hind his counter were arranged iu convenient positions, two or three double barrelled shot guns I remarked to him that he seemed t> have a handily arranged arsenal, at which he regarded me wkh a eoei. quiet Marc, polished the huudlu ot' one of his Derringers upon his trousers, examined the percussion cup with great delibera tion, and them with a nod id' the head intended to oouvey great force, said, ??You don't, live in those parts,"?a fact lor which I felt not unthankful. The man drank brandy freely and often, and ut intervals of about an hour Called to his side a plethoric old eat named "Gospelj" stroked her with nerv ous rapidity, swuartug ut the same time iu so Ui trait and unconscious a manner that he seemed llicch tnically talking to himself. Whoever has travelled oil the west coast bus not failed tj notice the lear tii 1 volleys of oaths which the oxen drivers hurl at their teams, but for in genious flights of funcy profanity 1 have never met the equal of my host. With the must purlect good nature, and un moved countenance he uttered floiid blasphemies, which, I think, must have taken hours to invent. 1 was glad when bedtime came, to be relieved ol his pre sence, and especially pleased when he look me to the little SCpaialC building, in which was a narrow single bed. Next this building on the left was the cook house aud dining-room, and uu the right Iu) his own sleeping apartment. Directly across the square, and not more than sixty leet oil, was the gate of the corral, which, when moved, creaked on its rusiy hinges in the most dismal manner. As I lay upen my bed 1 eould bear Kuweah occasionally stamp; the snoring of the Chinaman on one side, and the low, mumbled conversation ol my host und Iiis squaw on tho other. 1 felt no ! inclination to sleep, -ut lay there in a bill'dote, quito conscious, yet withdrawn from the present. I think it must hare buch about ? o'clock when 1 heard the clatter of a coupleiof horeeman. who galloped up to my host's building and sprang to the ground, their Spanish spurs Tinging on the stone. I sat up in bed, grasped my pistol, and listened. The peach - tree uext roy window rustled. Th??,' horses moved about so restlessly that I heard but little of the conversation, but that little I found of personal interest to my self. I give as nearly as I can remember tho fragments of dialogue between my host and the man whom I recognized as tho elder of my two robbors. "When did he come?" "Wall, the sun might have been about four hours." "Has his horse give out V I failed tc hear tho answer, but wan tempted to shout :'No." "Gray coat, buckskin breeches." (My dress.) "Going to Mariposo at 7 in the morn ing." "I guess I wouldn't, round hero." A low-i_uttercd solioquy in Spanish wound up withagrcwl. "No, Antonc, not within a mile of the place." "'Stabuen.*" Out of the compressed jumble of the final sentence I got but one word, buckshot." The Spaniards mounted, and the sound of th ;ir spurs and horses' hoofs soon died away in the north, and I lay for ball an hour revolving ull sorts of plans. The safest course seemed to be to slip out in tho darkness, and fly on foot to the mountains, abandoning my pood Kaweak; but I thought of his no ble run, and it seemed to mo so wrong to turn my back on him that I resolved to unite our fate. I rose cautiously, and, holding my watch up to the moon, found that 12 o'clock had just passed,, than taking from pocket a five dollar gold p.ecc. I laid it upon tho .'ftnjrdr by my bed, and in my stocking feet, with my clothes in my hand, started noise lessly for the corral. A fierce*l|u|l-dog who had, shown no disposition to make friouds with me, bouuded from the opcu door of the proprietor to my side. In stead uf tearing me, as I had expected, he licked my hands and fawned about my feet. Reaching the corral gate, I dreaded opening it at oace, remembering tho rusty hinges, so I hung my clothes npon an upper bar of the fence, and cautiously lifting the latch, began to push back the gate inch bjy inch??aa operatiou which required me eight or teu minutes; then I walked up to Ka weah and patted him. His manger was empty; he had picked up tho' lust ker nel of barley. The creature's manner was full of curiosity, as if he had never been approached in the night before. Suppressing his ordinary whiuilying, he preserved a motionless, statue-like si .cucc. I was .u terror lest by a neigh or some nervous uioveuetit he'should sWukeu tho sleeping proprietor and ex pose my plan. The corral and tho opon Square were half covered with loose stones, and when 1 thought of the elatter of Kaweah's shoes 1 experienced ? feeling of trouble, and again meditated running off on foot, until the idea struck mo id' mulli'me the iron feet. Ordinarily Kaweah would not allow me to lift his fore-feet at all. The iw" blacksmiths who shod him had dorte 80 at the peril of their lives, and whenever I had attempted to pick up his hind feet hf> had warned me away by dangerous stamps ; so 1 approached him very timidly, and was surprised to find that he allowed me to lift ull four of his feet without the slightest objection. As I stooped down be nosed me over, and nibbed playfully at my hat. Iu constaut dread lest he should make some uoise, 1 hurried to muille his forefeet, and with rather more care, to tie upon his hind feet my coa'. and drawers. Knowing nothing of tho country ahead of me, und fearing that I might again huve to run for it, 1 determiucd at all cost to water him, Groping about the corral and bain, and at last finding bucket, and descending through the darkness to the stream, 1 brought him a lull draught, wljjch ho swallowed eager ly, when 1 tied my shoes on the saddU I pommel and led the horse slowly cut of ' the corral gate, holding him firmly by I the bit, and feeling his nervoua breath I pour out upon my hand. When wc had walked perhaps a quar I tcr ol a mile I stopped and listeued. All was quiet, the landscape lying bright a I j ? . -< - ? Jdtt U_'Arf..ttJflif T *??? bound tho wrappings, shook firom thom as much dust as possible, dressed myself, and then mounting, started aorthw"?rd, on the Mariposa trail with cocked pis tol. In the soft dost we travelled noiseless ly for a mile or so, passing from open country into groves of oak and thickets of chspparel. Without warning, I suddenly. came upon a smouldering fire close to thu trail, and in the shadow descried two sleeping forms?one stretched on his back, snoring heavily; the other was ly ing upon his face, pillowing his head upon folded arms. I held my pistol aimed at one of the wretches, and rode by without awaken ing them, guiding Kaweah in tha thick est dust. It kcysd me to a high pitch. I turned around in the saddle, leaving Kaweah to follow the trail, aud kept my eyes rivit cd on the sleepicp forms until they were lest in the distance, and then I felt safe. We galloped over many miles of trail, enjoying a sunrise, and cam oat last to Mariposa, whore I deposited my gold, and then went to bed and made up my lost sleep. ? ??? A Horrible Traqkdt at tuk Penitentiary.?A most horrible mur der was perpetrated at the Penitentiary about 2 o'clock yertorday morning. It appears that two convicts by the name of Komique, alia* Kirkpairick, and? Smith, the former white and the latter colored, occupied tho same cell. Smith was a hard working, industrious man, aud was iu no degree quarielsome. No evideuee exists that there was any mis understauding between the men. The first intimation that the prison authori i ties had of tho murder was after it was all-over. Those in the nsxt cell heard somo wrangling, and called the attention of the watch to tho fact, who upon ris king tha cell found Smith upon tho floor dead, his skull having been frac tured by a blow with a piece of the bench iu the cell, which had been bro ken fur tho purpose. His throat was also cut from ear to ear, but not suffi ciently deep to have proved mortal. Kitpatrick, or Komique as he style.-, himself, is a Canadian, who was convic ted and sentenced booic months ago for horse stealing. He appears utterly un concerned about the murder. When Smith was found by tho prison authori ties, be was lying upon the floor with one baud iu his pocket. Coroner Oulc inan was sUmmonod to bold an inquest. The jury rendered a verdict that Stuith came to his death from injuries inffl -ted by Kemique alias Kirkpatrick, iu the cell in tho Penitentiary. An order has been left with the Su perinteudant of tho Penitentiary to turu the prisoner over for trial as soou as his sentence is served out, which will be in July. The murderer made a full con fession of the crime, saying that he thought that was a good way to keep Smith still.? Colmcbia Union. Saturday Night.?Saturday night makes people human, sets their hearts tu beating, as they used to do before the world turned them into drums, and jarr ?d them to pieces \.ith tattoos. The >?ugvi CitMnai wuu a 6>a?n, me irou doorcd vaults come to with a bang, up go the shutters with a will, click goes tho key in the lock. It is Saturday uigbt, and we breathe froe agaiu. Home ward, ho ! The door "that has been ajur all the week close* behind us; the world is shut out. Shut in, rather. Here are our treasures after all, and not wo tlm vault, aud not in the book?saro tho old record in the old family liildo-?and 130% in the bank. May ba ycesrc a bache lor, frosty and forty. Then, poor fellow Saturday night is aothing to you, just as you are nothing to nobody. Get a wife, blue-eyed or browu-eyed but above all true-eyed. Get a little home?no matter how little; a sofa, just to hold two, or two aud a half, aud then get two or two aud than rood this paragraph by the light of your wife's eyes; and thank heaven and tako courage. A well-kuowu colored preacher of At lanta, Ga., said this in his sermon laat Suuday: "My brudders and sisters, ebry ting you 'bout ib fine close, fine closa. You other link ok nutting eis? but fin* cloao, und you may sarch de Scriptura frees Genesis to Relation and you won't find nary place wh.ir it say Christ wort &> choke rag." A Wife W.>??u| mm. . tt saw tt im ?mit Somebody who wants a wife publishes the following io a St. Louis paper : Wanted?I hare lived solitary long enough. I wsnt somebody to talk at, quarrel with, then kiss and make up again. Therfors I sm ready to receive communications from young ladle* and blooming widows of more than average respectability, tu I c ruble fair in their disposition and hair of any color. As near as I can judge for myself I am not over eighty nor under twenty five years of age. I am cither 5 feet eight or eight fest five I forgot which. Weight 135, 351 or 531 pounds?-one of the three, recollect each figure per fectly well, but as to their arrangement I sm somewhat puxzled. Have a whole suit of hair, dyed by 'nature and free of dandruff. Eyes butternut brindls, tinged with pea green. Nose blunt, ac cording to the Ionio order of architec ture, with a touch of composite; and a mouth between a catfish's and an alli gator's?made more especially for orato ry and a large oyster. My whiskers aro a combination of dog's hair, mcs and briar hush, well behaved and fearfully laxuriant. I am sound in limb and on the negro question. Wear boot No. 8 when corns aro troublesome, and can write poetry by the mile, with double rhyme on both edges?to read backwards, forwards, crosswise or diagonally. Can play the Jew's harp or beat the bass drum, aud whittle Yankee Doodle in Spanish. Am very correct in morals snd first rate at ten pins; have a regard for the Sabbath, and never drink unless invited. Am a domestic animal, and perfectly docile when towels are clean, shirt but tons all right. If I possess a predomi nating virtue, it is that of forgiving sll persons whom I deeni it hazardous tor handle. I say my prayers every night, mos- ? quitocs permitting; as to whether I suore in my sleep I want somebody to tell. Money is no object, as I never was troubled with it and never expect to be. I should like a lady who is per- ' fectly able to support a husband, or if she could idtroducn me to a family where religious example would be con sider .d sufficient oompensatioa far hoard it would do just as well. Cabe or the Feet.?Concerning this subject the Scientific American very truly says: ''Many are oarc.es? in the keeping of the feet. If they Wash them once a week they think, they are doing well, j They do not consider that the largest pores of the system aro located in the bottom of the foot, and that the most offenaive mutter is discharged through the pores. They wear stockings from the beginning to tho end of the week without change, which becoma complete ly saturated with offensive matter. Ill health is generated by such treatment of the feet The pores are repelhtots but absorbents, and this fetid matter, to a greater or less extent, is takeu back into the system. The feet should be washed every day with pure water ouly, as weil as the arm pits, from which au offensive * s^ odor is also emitted, unless daily ablu tion is practiced. Stocking* abroad not Krt vorn nii.ro > !>???. ? t\m torn ?? a. time. They may be ^woro one day, and then aired and sunned and worn another day,if necessary." -r?ii - - The W a bash (Indiana) oountry baa alwaa been celebrated for tho persisten~ <:y and quality of its fovor and ague. Jk I local physician thus describes the genn ; uiae Wabash article: '"it eomea creeping up a fellow's back like a ton of wildcats; goes crawling through his joints like iron spikes, and is followed by a fever which prohibits the patient from thinking of anything but Greenland's ley Mountains. It isn't the 'every other day' kind, but gets up with a mun at daylight, and sleeps in the small of his back all night. His teeth feel about six inches long, hie joints wobble like a loose wagon wheel, and tho shakes are so steady that one can't hold a conversation exoept by pat ting in dashes.'* Joseph ltarch died the other day hi the poor botst* of Hamilton Couaiy, Ohio in his 59th year. He is said to? have-adopted the profession of a pauper as soaa as bo reached his legal majority. Ho was so much plea sod with it that he fmkrwed it with extraordinary energy and seal for 37 years, and woaid her? ooutinucd it much loagsr had act death, interfered with his laudable ambition* lie w; a eminently qualified by nature; f r hi? aid nous calling.