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Desportes & Williams, Proprietors.] A Family Paper, Devoted to Science, Art, Inquiry, Industry and Literature. [Terms---$3 00 uer Annum, In Advano VOL. VIII.] WINNSBORO, S. C., WEDNESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 11,1872. [NO.26 Tpli FAIRFIELD HERALD is l'UnLISUE-D wiMMnY nY DESPORiTES & WILLIAMS, Tennt.-Tii i I fluAL 11 publish ed Week ly in the Town ot' Winusboro, at 93.00 in variably in advance. t.iky- All transicnt advertisements to be paid il atvance. Obituary Notices and Tributes $1 00 per square. Cov. Moses' lInaugural Address. 1Fu.t.ow- CrrzlENs oF 'I'- Sr.NAT1E AND HOUSI or' RiiIn .s-:INTTIV.J : You have entered upon the sixth session of the General Assembly, since the es tablibment of free government in the State of South Carolina. It thould lie with us a source of profound gratitude to Divino Providence that you meet under auspice that beteken brighter and better days for the whole people of the State, whose swor nrepresenta. tives you are. The earth has re warded the labors of our husbandmen with abundant fruits, while 'all the varied forms and arts of industry are being prosecuted with hopeful energy, amid uppaiotitly universd peace and order, under our happy system of gov. ernment, which guaratitees and main, tains liberty regulated by law. We have been mercifully exempt from the great and disastrous fire. which, during the past year, have swept over so many portions of our common country, consuming to ashes the garnered wealth of years, and re ducing the rich and the poor t, the same level of indigent suffering. Let us eideaver, fellow-citizens, to deserre these ,ignal ble.siigs, by a faithful and conshcientions discharge of all the important trusts reposed in us by the people. In entering upol the duties of the high office with which I have beeni vested by the generous favor of my fellow-citizens, my deep sense of gratitude to them for the honor con lerred by tneir suffrages is associated wiith a painful conviction of the grave responsibility which has bieeni impised upon me by their choice. I will on-i to the whole people of the State. To this end, I hivokie the considerate judgionucand active co-operation of ever iemiber of the General Assem bl,, whatever may be li,- party creed, .Id the open aid and .,hsitance of every good citizen in the cominon weaihh of South Carolina. While 1 sha1l not forget that, as a caididate, I represented in my person the Union Republicant paitty, whose I. nlicent principles are expressed in tihe 'aociiiie of equal rights and exact J*s ice to all men-now incorporated .s the fuidamental law of the State :l'i n I)on---and while under any and all eirenmstances my duty of devotion an4d fidlity to my party shall be ever preseit to my mind, L trust that I my:iv always remanemiber t hat, as the Chief Maigistr.ato of the State, I rep x esent all the people of South Caroli Il, 1111d thait the lilies which limit my Zeal for their interest inmust, in honor, be co-extensive with ier boundaries. Standing here to-day in the august presence of the asseibled law-makers of the State, and of this large multi tule, with 'he oath of oflice in all its solcnin sanctity fresh upon mly li p., I pledge my best efforls to insure that, dutring my ad ministration, "the commonwealth shall suffer 1no detri menit." (Gentlemien of the Senate and Ihouse of Re presentatives, let us rededicate ourselves to the great work and duty of the hour. Let us prove to the world, by the enactment of just laws, and their impartial ad win ist ration that the highest private liberty hero is consontant with the greatest public goodl. Oiur people are happy in the piossessioni of a bountiful soil and a genial climate. Ihere the varied products of the temperate and tropic zones grow side by side, while our stream~s are flashing in the sun-light of a perpetual spring. The imperial plant, whose fleecy fibres enter into the raimient of civili-zed mian through out the globe~, and whose production presses heavily upon the very balance wheels of the cmmineal exchanges of' the world, has here its native home and most luxuriant growth. Yet the face of the immiigrant is turn ed away from our State, and capital, which sets labor in motion, and creates thie mnaniufactures which contribute to the cotmfort and the elevation of man, s'irinks back from us, as if the seals oif pestilence were broken, and its vials emuptied out upon this beaiutiful Iland of ours. Ilence, nearly threo--faurhs of our vast territorial area, onibrae, ing not less than 361,000f sqiuare mliles, 1 e fillow to-day. TIhis disastrcus re uint is largely due to the fell spirit of political intoleranc3 which has beenm uaniifested during the past five years by the former governinig cla~ss in Soth (Caohmna, who still, in a great part, represent the educated intelli genee and landed property of the State. That intolerance, which w~as at first successfully directed to do stroy the financial credit of the State Giovernmoent, both at home and abroad, Salso proicribed every native and adopted citizen who oponly declared h imsself in acoord with the political 'sentiments which were entertained jjjbe ita muijtit of the people of I the United States, who have, by the result of the recent national campaign, furnished a most memorable proof of their firm determination that only those who are known to reflect and maintain those politioal sentiments shall rule in this republic of ous. Individual proscription and habitual donunciatiju of the Government, both the State and Federal, were soon fol lowed by armed organizations in va rious sections of the State; which, led by bold, bad and designing men, over -awed by their number and dar ing the law-abiding majority, and' scourged and slew many of their fel low-citizens, because of their political opinions and party affiliation. Theae barbarious acts of a minority of the minor party in the State con tinued, with varying intensity, for a long and dark period of more than three year'. The Government of the State having made effectual attempts to check them, both by earnest ap. peals to the reason and humanity of those who were regarded as the politi. cal leaders and exponents of the des perate men engaved ia then, and by its aVill.a blt; e . ',I - y "oCe, fi. III ly appeledl ; o - nal au hbriij for protect 'an 'rican citizeau from liawlss vh. . ithin the hi its of the State. T..: a pp.J--after lo1g delay, incident to prucuring t.:o nciessary legislation by the (ongress of the United States-was effletively responded to through the Foderal courts, sustained by the military arm of the Government,. As the result of that intervention, for which our most profound gratitude is due to the Gov ernmncutof the United States, many hundred of persons engagod in those lawless undertakings-so abhorrent to our free institutions and to the civili zation of the ago- have been arrested and imprisoned, under sentaice, while many more,charged with having teen engaged in them, have through a sense of their guilt, fled beyond the borders of our State. Turning away from the recollection of those scenes, which were so utterly revolting to all true lovers of liberty, I am happy to announce that peace il rontd o.rder ngw vrcvail every where within tai tate, which Cm to be accompanied by a returning sense of justice, and by a. broader spirit of toleration in the hitherto ruling classes, which furnish a better guarantee for their continuance than the were temporary presence of the sword or bayonet car ever give anmong a free people. The grand juries of several Counties in the upper part of the State, which were the chief scenos of the armed violence aimed at. the vested rights of A meri canl citizens, have recently expressed a becoming contrition, and, apparent ly sincere regret and sorrow, that this violence should have been permitted to nianifest itself, unchecked by the local authorities in their several Counties, and solemnly pledge those citizens who have heretofore been p-esumed to hive given acquiescent saiction to these atrocities, that hence forth they will actively exeit them selves to maintain law and order, and will protect, by force of arms, if no ec.4ary, any citizen whose political rights or personal privileges may be assailed. As Governor of this State, and as the political ally and personal firiend of manaiy of those who have been strick en down by this armed violene, whose memories I wear withianamy hiear-t of hearts, I welcome this pledge to which I have referred, and earn estly trust that it will be speedily and constantly ratified by the conduct of those in whose behalf it has been given. The grand juries have accompanied theso gratifying assuranes by the indictment of a large number of per sons, chargeable with having been actors in these unholy and criminal comabinattions. I have been informed by members of your respective Ihouses, who have lived in the dis tuarbod portions of South Carolina, that this happy change, in the sec tion referred to. is, to some extent, (due to the f'earless action of the iJudge of the Six th (iracuit. For this he deserves and~ slb.'sold receive the thanks of (our peotale. Let us i ndai 1. . ct altogether unwiarrantoa i b' .- l aui if a brighter futui e hi.e ., a n.on Souath Carolinii, and at thIe ~ai.ns wnlich have so long vexed he r people' with internecine stri fe, andl the hatecs which sprung from domestic war, have spent their last red rippales within her hor dera. Whilo the exhibition and in dlulgeneo of such passions and hates might sometimes enable a political party to win, by them the people of the State nmust always loso. I therefore appeal to the men of my own race, in South Carolina, in the common interest of her whole people, to place themselvos abreast with the advancing civilization of the age, and cultivate a nobler spirit of tolera tion worthy of the ancient re. nown of the State. Garner up, if you 0choo93 all that you may justly deem honorable in the mouldering tra dlitions of our people, and walk with reverential tread near the graves of bravo and devoted men who, however istakeni they may hiave been, died willingly in defence of what they be licvcd the right. But dead imoro 'justly and kindly with our darl foster brothers of the State. Tho are your follow-citizons by the con stitution and laws of our commoi country, and your destiny is bound ul with theirs-for good or evil-in al coming time. Rise above that spiri of sectionalism which has so long beet the dark stain on the escutcheon o our most distinguished stateAmen, and which marred the noble charac. ter and narrowed the intelleotina range of the great Virginia Sen itor of whom Whitt'er, the "Poet of Liber ty," has said, with kindly severity "Too honest or two proud to feign, A love ho never cherished, Beyond Virginia's border -line His patriotism perished. While others hailed in listaitt ekies Our Eagle's dusky pinion, lie only saw our mountain bird 8toop o'er Old Dominion." Let the Amerioan citizens feel that wherever may have been th< place of his birth, when he Qntors within our boundaries, lie will find with us a safe home and hospitable welcome. Thus will our brethren from the great States of the North be encouraged to dwell among us. The uien whose skilled industry and exhaustless energies have build edi mighty cities in the remote wilder hess, vWill level our forests and replace them with blooming harvest fields, and cover the spots now marked by the said ruins of disastrous war with the enduring monuments of their peace and civilizing arts. The mag. nificent and unfailing water power of our State, which is now running to waste, will than be rapidly utilized, to put in motion thousands of bu~y spindles and looms, in full view of the fields that are whitened by the plant that supplies the material for the fabric they weave. The hardy yeomanry of Europe, who seek abroad the liberty and prosperity denied them at home, will also be wooed to our shores, and will swell the volume of our industrial wealth. I would also appeal to those people of the State who were formerly thei ruling class, to cultivate and cherish a loyal and devoted sentiment to the great Government of which we form a Pm-t. -i1 t .nzorar an, %vmi %hIj 'so flag which represents it-a Govern. ment whose mighty arm is ready to be uplifted in your defence, at home and abroad, on land and on sea-a flag Which you can no longer call the ensign of a power hostile to you. The illustrious soldier who is now the Chief Magistrate of our great re public, and whose magnanimity in peace should make the brave men who opposed him feel that lie desorved to triumph in war, desires to see all citizens of our State dwell together in harmony-in obedience to just laws of their own enactment-and ho stands prepared to foster, by generous en. coaragement, a loyal sentiment of de votion to our country, wherever it may make itself manifest. To those of my fellow-citizeins with whon I affiliate in political sentiment and who were pleased to designato ie as the canididate of their choice, and to accort. me their suffrages in the recent election, I desire to say that in all matters of publio policy, so far as any effort of mino may avail, I will regard the platform which was framed by the representa tive body that placed me in nomina tiou as an authoritive expo~sition oi my official duty, which doemaads, and eall ever recieve, my highest respect I shall avail mayself of the earlicst opportunity to communicate with yet as to reforms and amendments in our system of State Government whioh I toink are contemplated b~ the spirit and intention of this plat. term, by which I hope we will be governed. To those who deemed it proper to assail me, during the eanvars, witl unparalleled acerbity, I would say in kindly spirit, that she obloquy of their assaults has been met and answered at t'ho ballot-box, and I d< not desire to revive the recollectior of their defeat, save by proving, in my public conduct, that their reproachet were undeserved. I trust that it will not be deemed inappropriate for mnc to refer, on an occasion like the present, to an event which, following rapidly the oflicial announcement of the elect ion of the llpublican candidates in the State and nation, has thrown a cloud upon even that splendid triumph. I al ludc to the death of the Hion. llorae Gireeley, which occurred on the even ing of the 29'th ultimo, and which may be considered as a a national calami. ty. History is but thme record of' then lives and deeds of the few mon wrh< have been either the benefactors os the scourges of their race. T1his mat was in his sphere illustrious abov< most of his co-laborers in the service rendered by him to the cause of hu. *nan rights, during the past quarte of a century, Standing at the head of a great journal, whose pages wer' disseminated as widely as the English language itself, ho did as much as any of his cotemporaries to mould the opinions of the representative men of his generation, and to establish and vind icate the beneficent system of free governmwent now incorporated into the organic law of this nation. Springing from the toiling milliom of the people, he never forgot his origin, but was always, amid his well. - deserved wealth and eminenco, the outspoken champion of the poor and the oppressed, and of the rights of labor. No man was more utinharita ble in spoeah than he, and never was i more charitable in deed. Po.seswd r of a hardy and rugged honesty, which the breath of slander dared not as. Eail, even in the fierce heat of a poti cal can v ass, distiiguished for its bit ter and malign personalities, lie never, where 0 iuciple (:,s he saw it) was i volved, sacrified the right to the ex pedient, but. ,6ways preferred, in nmaintaining his convictions, rather to breik tban to bod. His fsme will be national propcrty, and will con tinue, for many years to reflect lustro upon his country, 1hila the colored race, whom he aid" so much to relievo from ohattel 11 civio bondage, will, in gratefull cherish ing the memory of his nobi service, forget his one grevious faul . In conclusion, fellow citizens, I would do injustice to the impulses of my heart should I fail, on such an occasion as the present, to recognize and gratefully acknowledge the ser vices rendered to the cause of free government in South Carolir.a by my distinguished predecessor. First en. tering the State as a prisoner of war whose command was defeated without dishonor, lie was duly exchanged, after long confinement in a military prison, and at the close of hostilities in the field returned, with promotion to the rank of Major-General of the United StaLes army, to administer tho affairs of an important bureau of the Government in our State. In that capacity he organized the labor sys tem on a free-basis, protecting alike the rights of the employer and the laborer. His administration as the Governor of South Carolina is before the country, and by the country it will be judged. Whatever that judg. ment may bc, I butexpress the opin. ion of those who know him, best, when I say that he has endeavored to discharge the duties of his high office in the interest of the party that elected him, and for the welfare of the po~ort.ha . -. W ith asolemn appreciation of the grave responsibility imposed upon nie in the pe foin wane of my duties, and in the car nest hope that the important matters itivolved -in the situation be fore us may bring about the utmost concert and unanity of action, I commend your deliberations to the merciful superintendence of that Almighty Power which presides over 8tates and nations. Masonic Celebration. The subordinate Lodges and Chap ters will assemble, in regalia, at Holmes' Lyeeum, on Tuesday the 10.h instaut, at half-past twelve o'ciock, for the purpose of escorting the Grand Lodge, froni Odd Fellows' Iall, to organize its session, at which the Grand Master, R. S. Buns, will deliver his address, giving an account of his stewardship for the past year, and the conditions of Masonry gene rally. There will be no public parade. The brethren acting as an escort will open ranks, and receive the Grand Lodge in front of the Odd Fellow' Ihail. Thbe remainder of the session will bo held in the new teumple., now being Ipresred to conpletion, with ahlmost superhiuman effort, b'y John 11. Deve reux, Contractor Builder anil Archii. ntect, and his numerous coadjutors. A fine band of music hass been en gaged for the occasion, whieh will be an event in our local history. Prof. Thoes. O'Neal will lend the choir, to be cornposed of a full complement of our male and femiale singers. The Hloni. Henry IBuist will deliver the oration, which we hiave every reason to predict will abound with eloquence and choice rhetoric. The ladies will be provided with seats and are cordially invited to attend. C'ourier. Mr. J. C. Fillebrown has received the appointment of Chief Clerk in the Compitroller General's oiliee. Cap tain J. A . Little is to ha ve charge of the Auditor's departmenit. Mr. Wal ter R1. Jones has been appointed Chief Clerk in the Secretary of State's office vice Mr. C. C. McKiniloy, who ib to be Chief Clerk in the Treasurer's office.- Carolinian. A New Yorker born on Wecst Broad way sixty years ago, and spend ing his whole life there as a printer, neversaw the Central I'ark, and nev or crossed a ferry until lie was taken over in a coffin last week. We mourn the departure of the one untravelled IA merican. Quite a romantic incident has hap p ened in a Kansas doctor's family. Ina an old coat of his which his wife was tearing uipfor carp~t-rags, thirty five dollars in greenbacks were found. The doctor had formerly been a jour nalist. it is amusing to hear men impute all their misfortunes to fate, bad luck, or destiny, whilst their suooess or good fortune they ascribe to their oyn sagacity, ch0verno98 or ponotra Weary IHearis. EINNAD. "Oh, I am weary, so weary, of life and fain would lay me down and gladly welcome death." As I perused these words, I thought of the many wearied, aching boarts that truly long for their realization ; of the many whose feet have not trend the "flowery pathway," but rather amid the thorns and brambles; of' those who have been bruised, heart-crushed, and jostled by unheed ed. 1.)w many have become weary of hoping, weary of waiting for one kind word orgladoome smile ; fur one little word of love, one drop of sym. pathy ? How many have toiled un. comuplainiingly on truting it would come at last I To many, life has been one long, bitter day, atormy through out; not one ray of joy has beamed to gladden their hearts. They are bat tling alone in the world. Their lov ed ones have gone before, and they are left alone, friendless. There is no earthly friend to whom they on go in times of sorrrow, or of anguish, and bitterness of soul for comfort or ad vice. But "weary hearta" do not des pair ; for "'Tis not all of life to live," you may be destituto of earthly friends, but remember you have a friend above on whom you Way anfe, ly loan. Although the rude waves of life threaten to engulf you. bear up and you will not sink. "Peace, be still" will quiet the angry strife. The buiden of life may be heavy but trust in Him. ie promises it shall be no gr'-ater than you can bear. His pity. ing eye is upon you ; i1e sy mpa thizes u ith you, and oh, bow He loves you. Then "weary ones," why des pair ? unburden your souls to 1lim. fie will listen and will not turn from you ; and, although the world appears so harth, and instead of worda of love you way receive frowns, only trust in Him, and lie will keep you safe from harm. IIave you ever thought during your heart struggles, that Ile too, had for saken you I Then think so no longer for if you cling to Him, Ile will never --- 0 Trn. iim. then. and see how mue nlighter your su.J... will become. Trust Ilii, and you will find a fount of love springing up in your sou!, which will drive away the despondent sadness from your heart aid though your wordly prospects may not he changed and the struggle to "weather the gale" be as keen as beretofore, still, you may find the "green oasis" along life's desert path, at which you may stop, linger and gaze upon, and from which you may enjoy serene happines and bliss. Poinological Phcnomen a. Apples are found which are sweet on one side and acid on the other. Apples are also grown without seeds, though not very frequently. Over and over again these statements have been questioned at, horticultural meetings as belug impossible. But both facts were demonstrated at the Americ:n Intituto last season. Near. ly a peck of apples of the first de.. scription were sent from Georgia to convince doubters of the possibilit~y of such an anomaly. Next came a batch from somewhere in the North, without seeds or even cores or seed cells. Now for an explanation of the phenomenon. One theory is that the development of tbe seeds was suspen ded at an early period of growthi from an unknown cause, not unlike the ar. rest of growth of a child, which con stitutes a dwarf. In the next it has been sup'posed rap tubes, running side by side iroms the roots of the tree, pour their secretions on the two sides of the fruit, which present a sort of Siamese connection, although they are really two distinct apples-a sweet and a sour one-in juxtaposition. A letter from Jerusalem ays: Laborers working under the direction of a distinguished French lady, the Princes de la Tour d'Anzergne, have discovered on the Mount of Olives, near thle Church of Pater, a splend id specimen of ancient mosaic in four colors-white, red, black and~ yellow. it is sixteen feet long, but as yet only six feet of its width have been uncovered. The Honu. 1). II. Chamberlain aln nounees that he is unable to become a candidate for judge of the Fifth Circuit, and expresses the hlope that thle Legislature will not Lostow the office "upon any one who is not in spired by a high respect for thle office, and a purpose to discharge its duties WithI the muost serupulous integrity.'' Said a pompus husbaad whose wife had stolen up behind him and given hlim a kiss, "Madam, I consider suchl an act indecorous'' Exeuse me,'' said the wife, "I didn't know it was you." The St. Cloud Press tolls the story that parties returned from the Yel lowstone expedition report that do. ring the time they remained in that locality, obips of wood turned to atoane. Mr. Greeley's Life Insured. We (lip the following from the New York Sun : Many years ago the Tribuno Asso ciation, foreseeing tho shook which Mr. Greeley's death would give the Tribune, insured his life to the amount of $100,000, for the benofit of the stockholders in common. This life insurance policy has been kept good, and will accrue to the Tribune whenever its illustrious founder breathes his last. At the time of effecting the insuranoc, the Tribune's stoek was changing hands at from $3,500 to $4,000 a share, showing the total valuat.ion of the institution to have been from $350,000 to $400,000. One hundrod thousand dollars was thou viewed as a very moderate esti, mate of thepecouniary loss which the Tribune would sustain in the death of Horace Greeley ; but the chances of that dire calamity to the Tribune seemed so remote that no motion was made to increase the life insurance, not even after the hundred shares which represent the entire Tribune Association had rison to $10,000 each Some of the Tribune's stock was re cently sold at a sinaller figure ; but the stockholders. till estimates the entire property at a round million. In the death of Mr. Greeley the Tribune stockholders will suataiu an irreparable loss, coipared with which $100,000, is a more bagatelle. A Mln the 1alher of Fifty Legitinialc Clildllren. The Waco (Texas)'Advance pub. lishes the following statement by a correspondent, who, it says, is one the most trustworthy and respected citi z-ins of the place : There lives in our midst a man who is the father of fifty legitimate chil dren. lie has boon marrie.1 to five different women. By wife No. 1, 13 boys; by No. 2, 18 ebildeen ; No. 3, 10 ; No. 4, 6 ; No. 5, 3. Thirty-five children are still living-or wore a year ago-eight were killed or lost in the Confederate army, and seven have died natural deaths. Thirteen of the boys-all children ofNo. 1-hl1 oficoeintheG alloway Lriga do, 1>l6tto eount y. Mo., treops, Burns coinmanuiang. %atu Ls. by No. 2 there were four in the Con federate States army and two in the Heel rifles, making twenty sons in the Confederate service. The man is halo healthy and hearty. I know him well and also his3 wife No. 5 and her children ; she is young, with a moun tain wealth of hair, fino looking, pleasant, and promises to still add to the population of the country. I will, if required, produce the affidavit of the father of his numerous progeny for the truth of his statement. Dick's Excuse. A story is told of Dick, a darkey in Kentucky, who was a notorious thief, so vicious in this respect, thal all the thefts in the neighborhood were charged to him. On one occa. sion, Mr. Jones, a neighbor of Dick's master, called and said that Dick must be sold out of that. part of the country for he had stolen all his (Jone'h) turkeys. Di-ok's master could not think so. The two, how ever, went into the field where Dick was at work, and acusedl him of the theft. "You stole Mr. Jones's ttur keys," said the master. "No I (ldi't rnassa," tesponded Diek. T1heo master persisted. "Well," at length said Dick, "I'll tell you, mnassa ; I didn't steal dem turkeys, but last night I. went across Mr. Jones's pasture, and I sa~w eone of yorn rails on do fence, so I brought home do rail, and, confound it ! when I come to look, dare was nine turkeys on do rail." Mlajor Delany and the lBull. An amusing scene occurred near the State House, yesterday. A large black bull (attached to a very small wagon, loaded with a hale of cotton, and driven by a diminutive colored boy,) became restive and darted off, with his volticle dangling behind him, and succeded finally int relieving himself from his appendage. IHe was recaptured and again tackled up. Major Delany, at this stage of the proceedings, put in an appear. anco, and attempted to give some directions, when the enraged black animal made for him, and after an ox. citing race, the old Major safely reached thte steps of the State Capitol. Tihe affair created considerable amtnuseomont.-Phani.. Dlcrrimion Elccted. By special telegrams received in the City yesterday, we learn that a ballot was had in Raleigh for U. 8. Senator yesterday, with the follo wing r. salt :) Morrimon received, 87 votes. Vance, 80 Pool, none. Judge Merrimon was elected by the full Republican vote with the ad dition of fourteen Conservative mem bers.- Charlotte Observer. There is a man by the name of Williamsain Detroit, who is one hun dred and fifty years of age, it is esti mated. Hie is still hale and hearty, and can pull his boots on without .etaolos. I Puzzle. The following rather barefaced story of how a Dublin ebawnbermaid 's said to have got the twolvo oom moroial travelers into cloven bod. rooms, and yet to have given each a separato room, we olip from the Companion. 1ere we have the eleven bedrooms 1 ~ ~ # 1 |3|4|5)tf jl0 111 "Now," said She "if two of you gentlemen will go into No. I bedroom and wait there for a few minutes, I'll Siud a spare room for one of you as soon as L've hown the others W0 their rooms. Well, now having thus bestowed 4wc gentlermen in No. 1, she put the third in No. 2, the fourth in No. 3, the fifth in No. 4, the sixth in No. 5, the seventh in No. 6, the eighth in No. 7, the ninth in No. 8, the tenth in No. 9, the eleventh in No. 10. She then came back to No. 1, where you will remember she had left the twl fth gentlemon alone with the firit, and said : "I've now accommodated all the rest, and have still a room to spare, so, if one of you will step into No. 11, you will find it empty." Thus the twelfth man got his bedroom. Of course, there is a holo in the saucepan somewhere, but I leave the roader to determino oxactly where the fallacy is, with just a warning to think twico before deciding as to which, if any, of the travelers was the "odd man out." A Family Trait. Hark to the experience.of Barriok Qffutt, of New Orleans. Io loved not wisely, but two well. Ite could not appreciato the loveliness of f/ianco, if he did not compare it with that of others. lie was walking up Charles street, a day or two ago with a fair ballet girl, when he was suddenly confronted by his duleinea. le had talked to her of a pretty sister, and evidently she supposed this to be the person. She stopped, smiling, expecting an in. troduction, but Barrick hOsitated, loth to give it. "Your sister, I boliovel" said the lady. 6uAi n e-nor! Another person, "Not his sister, I assure you, inter. rupted the ballot girl. "Indeed !" "No, ma'am ; I'm the young man's-" "What ?" coldly intervened the dulcinea. "Aunti !" hastily replied Barrick ; she's my aunt." "She's very young for such a rela tive. "Yes," said Barrick, "they are al ways young in my family." 'This settled the difliculty. Thera were no inqulbies made. A Man Killed on Charlotte, Coluxblaai Augusta Rallioud. We learn from the Augusta Consti tutionalist that on Friday morning, when the passenger train on the Char. lotte, Columbia and Augusta Rail road, duo at Augusta at 8.20 A. M., was a short distance the other side of Langley Mills, and running at the usual rate of speed, the engineerdis covered a un n on the track ahead of the locomotive. The whistle was sounded, and it was thought as a mat ter of course that the man would g at off the track before the train reached him. As the engine appruohednoarer th)3 individual, however, and ho still kept on the track, the engineer blow "down brakes," and made every effort to stop the train in time to save the life of the man,'abut in vain. 'rho engine soon reached sad struok down the unfortunate man, over whose body the wvhole train passed, mangling it in a horrible manner. WVhen reachud, after the train was stopped, ho was dend. ils name was Roden. Don't toll any one for it is a secret Gen. L. G. Estes, who is indicted in the U. S. Circuit Court now in session in this city for embeznlement of pub. lie moneys, yes, many th~ousand.1, ap poared before the Court this week, and in a very private way gave hood for his appearance at the Dolt termn of the Court for $10,000. But as we got this information in a private way, we will ask our readers not to say anything about it.-Raleigh NCws. Tobacco Crop of MInourl. Well posted judges estimate the tobacco crop of Missouri this year at 30,000 hogsheads. L~ast year it reached 18,000 hiogsheads This is a wonderful increas>,. The, Liberal premiums offered by the Tobacco As sociation have done much good to stimulate planters to inciease their acreage of tobaceo as well as to induce new meen to engage in its production. The Misses Daniel, daughters of Mr. George H1. Daniel, who was wur dered by Sherman's hireliogs in 1864, will return to Covington, Ga., after Christmas. Th~ey have boen in En~g land since 1865. Sunny Side, the old Viginia home of President Madison, has been l..tely sold for $5,'700.