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Death of Presidents. George Waskiogton died at Mount .Vernoq on the 4th day of December, 1799, in the C8th year of his age. Death carae suddenly to him-so suddenly that the tidings of his sickness and his decease simultuneously reached the tails of Coqgress. John Adams came to the 'end of all liv ing' at his residence in Quincy, Mass., on thd 4th July, 1826, realizing what day it was and rejoicing in it. He gradually and quietly expired at the patriarchal age of fourscore years and ten. Thomas Jefferson, by an extraordinary coincidence, breathed his last at Monticello, on the same day that his venerable compa rili, Adams died-the jubilee of American Independence. lie had reached the advano. ed age of eighty-three. James Madison, 'the man of Constitution,' and one of the wisest statesmen our country tvcr produced, peacefully closed his earth ly career at Montpelier. Va., on the 28th of June, 1886, in his eight'y-slxth year. James Monroe died ift the city of Now York, on the 4th day of July, 18:1, in his eighieth year: lie *as a pure patriot, aid the last of the Presidents, who -served in the eventful daysof the Revolution-having been a Colonel in the Continental army. lie particularly enjoyed the confidence 3f Washington, and the period'of his wise and peaceful administration was characterized as "the era of good feeling." John Quincy Adams expired in the capi tal at Washington. on the 23d day of Feb uary. 1848; literally dying in his country's service, at the age of eighty-ono. To the last hd was of the class of life's busy men : and identified as he had been from boyhood with the public service, it was solemnly. striking and appropriate that the halls of the national councif should hear his dying -words. lie was struck with paralysis while An his sent In the House of Representatives. Andrew Jackson died at the Hermitage, near Nashville. on the 8th of June, 1845, in his seventy-ninth year. lie must have been a great man indeed, who could cluster the arection of a whole people around him as rh.is distinguishel soldier and patriot did. HiS popularity had no parallel but that of Washington. - Martin Van Bursied at hi birth-place, Kinderhook, Columbia county, Now York, on the 28th of Juily, 1802, in his eightieth .yea1r. His administration from 1887 to 1841, was a period marked by great finan cial distress throughout. the country, which *as charged by his political oppbncnts upon the policy he puirsued in managing the pub Ito finances through the ageAcy of the in dependent treaeury. lie failed of renomi Jdation the.second term, however, on account of his opposition to the annexation of Texas. William Henry Harrison died on the 4th 6f April, 1841, exactly one month after his inpuguration, aged sixty-eight. lie was tlke first President who died inoffice, and at the Executive Iansion.' lieaad gained a deep bold upon the people's Ifeart, and no one living Pt that time can ever forget the pro find and'univ,rsal expression of sympa thy which his death occasioned. John Tyler, elioted Vie President, and whb succeeded General Ilarriain' for the re mainder of his ..term, renotinced his alle glande to tOe Utiited'States'. in 1861, and died the'following year In Richmond, Va., in his sevinty-second yeav; being at the time'a Senator o(. Virgtnia, in the Confede rate Congress, then rn sessi'n at Richmond. James Knot Polk died at his home in Tennessee, on the 16th of June, 1849, only three months after the expiration of his term ot office, and in his fifty-fourth year. Ho was a man of dnquestionable ability and talent #nd achieved the highest honor his countfiy oould bestowPt a much earlier period than any of his predecessors. Zachary Taylor died on the 9th of July, 1860, when he had been but sifteen months in office, called forthlbe deepest expressions of a nation's grief; and every where the full heart of the people was touched be. yond what adequate words could utter. 116 died at the - Presidontial Mansion, in his sity--sixth year. - The,circumstanoes attending the death of Abraham Lincoln are too fresh in the minds of the public to need repetition. The -present Chief Magistrate of the United States Is the seventeenth in succes sion, Of the sixteen former ones, but three nov survive-Millard Fillmore, Frankliar Pieroe and James Buchanan. Dox'v Dzsirarn.-The telegraph and la test exchanges says the Augusta Constitu tiounalist, seem to bring us bad news. But let us 19ok at it. Are men who have known Stonewall Jackson, Old Mas'r Robert and Fighting Stuart to whine like whipped children, at. a vote? The Rump Congress passes the Civil Rights Bill over the Veto by thirty-three to fifteen; Ihawley, Radical Is Governor of Connecticut hiy about 700 majority ; and there has been a great debate adverse to the htopes of the cuntry in Cot gress-wo -called. Let us look at the other side. By rights, the Federal Senate should have seventy four members. Two-thirds thereof would ho forty-eight votes. This Rump Senate has fifty-two members. Oine was absent. Senator Foot's p laos not filled. Senator Wright, of New'Jersey, was dosparately ill, and his collegue, Mr. Stockton,- robbed of is seat. Now Jersey was not represented alt all. Less than three of Che Constitut ion al/alf of the Senate made themselves a bastard-two-thirds.. Hlow long, is it thought this sort of thing will stand before a vote of the UnIted States ? And Hawley. the Radical, Is elected In Conneetout. Yes, but, a majority of 549 in a total Qf 87,882: with four towns to hear from. .The Radical loss is ten thousand on their last gubetnatorialvote; the Conserva tive gain eight: Benators and fifteen Repre gentatives. 8terely, if a New England State can make this close a fight,, there is yet somee hope. And?-Congress is worse than ever. What of' that? Was not that Congress elected in wgr~ times, under the pressure of hostile fteings ? Does it represefit now thek Lou of the North ? Will it not soone another Congres's? And are nott s that such-Congress wll~ undo the of this? WINNSBORO. Tbursday Morning, April .1, A66. Our lalf'hSeet. Owingto the want of paper we offer to-day only a half sheet to our readers. We are looking for a full supply of pa. per.every day. It may be here to-day. Lieut. J. C. lvensparger. This officer has assumed cornmxnd of the District of Anderson as we see by the last Anderson Intelligencer. We can speak for the - Lieut., and tell the Andersonians that they have one of the very best officers of the U. S, Army in command of that port. Aft- a long stay in-this place, that, officer gained thl respect of the whole community. He is a gentlemen as well as an officer, and we commexid him to the citizens of Anderson. Found. The following seems to settle the question, "Who is the author of "All quiet along the Potomac, they say ?:" You may therefore safely say to all whom it may concern, that the poem commencing "All quiet along the Poto. mac, they say," -appeared in Hlarper's Weekly. of the date November 30, L861, under the title of "The Picket Guard";" that it was written by Eth6l Beers, then and now a resident of New York ; and that allclaims to the author ship of the poem, by or for any other person, are based either upon error or fraud. You are at perfect liberty to make any use which you judge proper of this note. I am, very r&bpectfully, Your obedient servant, . e A. H. GUERNsEY, Editor of Harpers Magazine. This appears to be satisfact#ry and conclusive, and we must therefore give Ethel Beers the credit of writing this beautiful poem, which we would gladly have accorded to a Southern writer. As it has been claimed by a Southern soldier, aRd as his clim has been warm ly supported by several papers, we should be pleased to have the alleged author controvert these facts. Unless this can be done-and with Mr. Guern sey, we are satisfied it cannot be done the question mdst be considered settled. [Crescent Monthly. The following order has been issued issued-by Judge Aldrich: SouTH CAROINA, In 'the Ses'ns NEmuERRY 1)is'T. By the Court. -The sentence of. the Court in the case of The State vs. Char. lea Fox, who was convicted of Larceny, at the January Term of this Court; in. Charleston, having been prevented be ing enforced, by ordei of Brevet Maj. Gen. Devens, commanding the District, and the said order having been approv. ed by Maj. Gen. Sickles, commanding the Department; the Presiding Judge to whom was assigned the duty of hold. idg Uourts on the Middle Circuit, deems it useless to proceed further on this. Circuit. When the administration of Justice is permitted; and the laws of the land are allowed to be enforced without the preventing interfence of the military authorities, the business of the Courts will be resumed. The Chief Justice of the supreme Court of the United States has informedi the President that "A civil court in a District under mar tial law can only act by the sanc tion anid under the supervision of the niilitary power. And I cannot think it becomes the Justices of the Su preme Coult to exorcise jurisdiction under such conditions." The attempt in Charleston to hold civil cou.-t in South Carolina, although made in good faith, shows the truth of the position, an~d the impropriety of holding courts ini a State where martial. lawv is enforced. The Clerk and Sheriff will draw the necessary Juries for the next regular Term. The Clerk will also send certi fled cop)ies of tis order to the Clerks of the Courts of Lexington, Kershaw, Sumter and Clarendon District, who will puIblishi the same. at the ineeting of their several Court., and proceed to draw juries for the next regular term of their respective Courts next ensuing, under the provisions of the Act entitled "An Act to provide for the drawing of juries in certain cases," passed in Deced ber, 1865. A. P. A LDRIGH. March 19, 1866. The total. import a Nelw Drldkor January were *30,100,830, against 810,U520,117 the last month- of 1865. Total for seven months. *172,840,174, aint 90,3$7,*33 sanve period last ar. -LOR T"M NzyS.] .A SONG BY THE RL OF ROCESTER. A poet orextremely great elegahoe and gVacefulness. But unfortunately there are ftir. ot his pieces as presentable, in the nineteenth century, to the eyes of ladies, ps is the following very beautiful Atorceau, Ue Idourished in the reign of Charles 11, of of England--"the merry monarch." Too' late I alas I 'I must confess, Ye need-not arts to move me, Such charms by nature ye posses.; 'Twere madness not to love ye. Then spare a heart ye may surprise;. And give my heart the glory, To boast-though iy unfaithful eyes, Betray the tender stpry. * News Items. A dedislon has been render'ed by.the Kentqcky- Court of Appeals which virtually prevents either a - Confederate or Union soldier fron) being - 'prosecuted for acts -committed under orders-of su perior officers. The United, States -,onsul at.Shef field, England, in a despatch to the Do partment of State, sale the rinderpest continues to steadily. increase. and that it has now extended to - the sheep, among which it is rapidly spreading. A drunken negro, at Murfreesboro, Tenn., ran agAinst a litile'girl,- the-oth er day, and, angered because she was in his way, deliberately drew a revolver and blew out her braine.. He is in cue tody, and will .be hanged. The Anderson Appeal states that a' United States soldier wa4 dolibbr.ately. fired upon 'by an unkliown 'niaff,. at Hodge s Depot, in Abbeville District, on the 23d ult. ' The would be assassin escaped. - Toronto dates, of the 6th inst., statet that that city is on the . ve of another great alarin in conseque ce of the re port of a projected Fenian expeditiqn. '. The death,of Mr. Wft. S. Pierre,.for twenty-one years' commearcial. editor of the Philadelphia North Ancricadi, is re recorded. The lrst train from Cha'rleston reach ed this ci!ty (Augusta,) yesterday after noon at six o'clock, the' break in the road having been repaired on the 5th. At an election . held for Intendant and Warders of the town of Camden for the ensuing twelve monthb, the fol. lowing gentlemen were elected : Intendant-J, A' Young. Wardens-I. B. Alexander,. 'Robert Mann, As A. Uoore- and' R. J. Mc. Creijht. - The Exchangesays: "The -object of the promoters is to establisli a regular line of mail steamers between'the South ern States and Great Britain, anA*also to promote migration.' For this pur. pose they solicit a subsidy froii *on.. gress and ii return guarantee to bring out to the Southern States- 5,000 emi grants, able-bodied labbrers and mechan-. ics, annually." ,The New York Sovthern Echange notices the fact, that Congress has been applied to assuP in the establishment of a line of steame to ply, between Char leston and Liver itol. . The Government is eitbout to corn mence the rebuildioig of Fort Sumter. The' Louisville Cotsrier- says't.li'at the election in Tennesslee, whiuch occurred on Saturday last, was a- most humilia ting defeat for the Radicals;. The bolt elrs in Memphis ndNa h.ville' here re elected by ovU whelnff'g mnajoritie's In Nashville, Mr jor Lewis, the bosom friend of A'ndrew Johnson, .redeivd 1,. 830 votes, while his. Radical competi tor, Judge O'Brien, received only 475. In the-county precincts the, ratio wail still greater in favor of- ' Lewis. In Memphis, out of about 4,000 votes cast, Poston-and Walker.bolte', received all but about 500. When it Is remember ed that the present franchise law, when it wvas passed, was supposed to exclude all men of Sputhern- proclIvities from the polls, these resuhia mnus tbe consider od very remarkable. BoTTLED BUTr15R-In a letter 'of thanks to the colored ladies of' Philadel phia, for the presentation of certain "rich vehtments" to him, G eral Butler says: "Thieir soldiers (colo ) in many fields under my eye, have hewn high cour age, endurance and thusiastic patriot ism. We respectfully in nire,.aa a necessa ry contribution to th history of the re bellion, "What fields and with which eye ?" Since the. examin ion 'of an ardent Lowell girl, on seein the great Botler for the first- time, than he "was the cook eyedest man ' she evey saw, it is submit ted that.his leorer re uires these expla nationn-M-N, York Wo TELE-4RAPHIC. Great Fire r New York. NEw Yprn, April 7.-Few mo're ex. tensive conflagrations have occurred in the city.ditring the past year than that which yesterday raged from four o'clock in the morning until tho *iour of high noon in one of the most frequented por tions of our city. Broadway, Barclay and Fulton streets constituted the thea. tra upon which the lire demon played his destructive role (luring 'the greater part of the day. The entire losses are variously esti. mated at $750,000, $1,000,000, and $1,500,000. The whole will, however, fall short of 1,000,000. About one-half the total Igs is covered by insurance. NEW ORLEANS, April 5.-The 'suit of Mrs. Gaines' was up in the District Court to-da.y. Possession of-the proper ty in dispate for twenty or thirty years was plead in bar for the defence. The Methodist Conference is no%v in this city. Bishop KavAnaugh presides to day.. To-morrow Bishop Early will preside.. Business is being subdivided and to be referred to appropriate coin mittees. Many now members have made their appearance. . The press of this city argue that the P-esident's peace proclamation abolishes martial law and removes military occu 06tion-. -Foreign Gossip. . We extract the following items of news from a letter of the London corres pondent of the No York fVorld. He says f .'At the bind afiow at the Crystal Pal ace, there is in old gray parrot who has a 'Vodabulary of more tian eighty words. Old Polly attracts the greatest attention by singing, among other things, "Oh, would 1-were a bird I" and "God savo the Queen I" No wonder Ptly is in favor, eApecially in these Fenian times I A n6w periodidal, to be called the White., hall Gazette, is projected. Isa Craig is the editor.of the Argosy, also published at New York. The Crown Prince of Pruisia, followiig the example of an il. lustrious coinpeer, is also trying his hand at literary work, and is engaged writing a history of the electoral Princess of Btadenliurg. Mr. Gladstone's transla. tion of Homer may also be expected soon. The Emperor of the French has sent a bracelett, worth ?120, to Theresa, the people's singer, as a token of his arppe. ciation of her drolleries,. The luxury -and extravagance of Madame de Paiva, the new lionne of Paris, surpasses anything lii,lerto known. Her staircase is of malacilite ach stop being formid of one solIJ mock. It is valued at ?20,000. Where does the money come from ? They have no California or Australia to provide them with nuggets. A'young nun, of the Order of There sa, was lately married, in accordance with the new civil law, without the in terest of the Church. The parents of the bride gave their consent, anid, what was <quite as acceptable, a good dowry. All the principal families of the neigh. borhood, and the chief authorities of the town, were present at the ceremo ny. .Before I conclude, I pnust tell the la .dies that the Empress of the French has decided that greater simplicity should reign in dress. Crinolines are to be abolished in timg. All walking dresses t4 be tucked up over alik5e. Even vel vet dresses are thus looped up over the skirts of the same material. High Hes sian boots are now generally worn by ladies. It is, perhiaps, the most. sensible fashion ever adopted and shows ofl' the foot .and ankle to pertection. Very long,gloves, half way tup the arm, are also in vogue. No evening gloves must have less than five buttons. The pity is that this will be a little too ex pensive for the economichal,. but fashion and economiy can if6ver go hand in hand. The Stocktonsof New Jersey, ith one of whom the radical majorit y p the Senate have been trifling for sonie days past, have a record which'their constitu ents will remember with honor when the excitement of the present, Jay passes aw0ty. Richard Stockton,4he.son, was a'United States Senator ~vwle W ashing. ten lived. Robert F. ,ltockton, the grandson, also was a Sentr, and now the great grandson. ,who succeeded to this inheritanoe of hpnor, has been ox. pelled for party reasons by a despotip majority of the. nat.-Ntd York Ea'pes Local Items. Not a Uniform.-Our quiet town i without the slightett evideice of a milh. tary government. For ten mpnths past' we have been under immediate cont-roll of that deparmtent. But we have been' as a community been singularly..felici. tons in our experience of its rule. No' violence on the part of civil or milit'ary has' been attempted. True, there have 4 been some irregular proceedings, but not more than are inseparable from the capricious athority of Martial Law. And now let all, white and colored, obviate the necessit.v of a renewal of the military occupation of the town. By so doing we will show our inceHty in our wish to support the liberal and nagnaninious pDlicy of President John son. U1e desires justice to be done to all clas,es ; so do we all. 0 A Word to t e Colored People.-Now is the tinie for you all to show your do. sire to gain the respect and confidence of others. You have been maliciously told that those who were formerly your masters -are disposed' to crush you. But you know by tlid .tiiie that it is not so. Go.on wih.your work manful ly and industrioisly anpd you will al ways find plenty to defend you against persons of - inalicious deqigns Our State has very .wisely. qreated' a. Court. for your'beuefit,,and when any of you feel tlit -injastice as been done you, you have theprivilege of going to that. Court, and askipg for justice. Go on then -.'vith your . industr n'T your schools too, and do. all yon'cai in a proper may to proviote yot.irAer.sts. rAr ,--If i,re is danger of our being called., olI-fo'shiohpi, wo would rewuit the dwelloreof tha toiva and the inhabit antsahqe9fflint there is somewier*a Muti ic.al aw agiis%the shooting. of fire arms wiNltin. the corpo. rateo-lhmitSof.Obe*Wn. -A'id-we bqlievo we,ha've a Cornel tqengrce it, No. 4 Bank R4ngp inet-aqtsqis to say that they are positive-t1kit JOhn Smith was in Winnsboro a'few days nko, for lie purchned two botleq:f, the-Very best old I)ouzb'on which"he-faile.d6fg pay for. They are gild. tYo ,he4r:tba Smith is at work on thp 'Freed4et'& ;Aureau, for they think it nepd 'r.pans,ind'.thev will foigive Suith,, the Ie if heVillt make a decent Bureau of it.- - New Advertsenent.-Gardn Soid' Ketchin, McMaster & Co. Mount *Zion Society. . Millhiery-Mrs. F. Steele. A Nyen Prassuom.-SeMe young ladies of this city, says the Charles'ton-.Netv, a, few weeks ago. desiring tq have .% memento from the greit chieftol,o of the Confederacy, which he had worn during the late struggle, wrote a letter to -General Lee requesting that, if not too tnuch-troubele, he would send them somethiegf, no matter how trivial of its kind To this request the brave and gallant General answered, eniclosing some butt ons from off his uniform. We have been kindly' furnished wit h the letter,, of whichi the followmng is a copy. LExiNtoToN. Va., Decembet 22, 185. Your letter of the 18th inst., has been. ~ received, and I wish it was In my power to send you something worthy of acceptance; but I have nothing which I "wore during our long struggle" better than theke but-.. tons. They bear the Arms of Virginia, whicb I hope Will not make them the less acceptable. Thanking you for your kind sentIments towards me, I remnain, very respect fully' your obedient servant, R. IEiLu. At a reception given at Washington b'y Gen. Grant on the 6th inst., a Northern cor respondle.t mentions Ihat the gipaeloes drawing rooms and library were literally packed with guests The Preside~nt was present, and stood bet ween Gen. Grant and Mirs. Grant, relieving them, by invitation of .the Generl,-in receiving visitors. One ot the cgmpdfy was Alex. HI. Stuihens. quite a, lion, surrounded by Senators and lepresen tatives, most of them Ratlicals, who gave him a cordial greeting *Tlie members of thes Cabinet and tyeir families and the Dl plomatic ' Corps were generally present. Several members of the Supreme Couurt, andit a large number of military anid naval ofli cers were present. Congressmen were well represented,.and many respect able citizens of lesser note made-their appearance at tho, brilliant assemblage., It is rumored that the ladles were, if posible, more elegantly and richly attired that evening than at any reception given in. Washington this season., Choice Tea,' FINE HYSON TA BetRib. - {EtCIllN, MoMASTElI, & (;% ma.rch e7'60-tf 9