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THE FAIRFI ) HERALD Pabhishet Etery Wedesday at - WNNSBORO, S. C, By . Y ' lAMS- 41) A 4lNC2. 'Ona Copy 0no Year, - - $j 0o - - - 124 n Tem " 4 - - 2G6 -llJiow Mr is. lUdfriy liettit with ai Inrglhr. There is a pecuiry sdnn lhet in awakeint) in Ih night ind h in'g IgirI's a Wml k in your hu~o. Thi!s w- a thc c:e witi ir. * 41(eIN, on Holth trect, Friday Iight. As soon t-% ho JelectedL the noi.c, 'which appea rei fu ho down sta lie softly clr'c t (-11i o' bed, allt co n mniceicel to ploWi oin111l for1 ii .1unt1il. 11i wviofe witias oonl :1wla(iel by lihe samoonoi eadbleigthat Fomei thing wa., ithe Imdl; I r with the chil drein, w ho slept. ia the next room, she careull1y witltlew from tie bed no nit to dI itiirb her husbandol, iad stair tcd fo the door. An iistrint latev the collidcd. W hat lie thuutaI. wa' cvident. eiinu'1. .A the ho Itrd earings of rmn ardnlotis lifeo were at iitao. B.: r him stood iC or mo e ro1-ersCV. W~t 'An e1 a1aio CV3M1 OF oens ed cI4nee he ct nhe d hie r. V 11tho hugi ht ii not (tite . f.) vi. nItttl it we.a dtoubthss of hrC b.ni. bnni ni chi!iren, au-l, twi- la l1 wi al1! sI)( at, (le I ivie her .] I:( ill leis h..ir., and geve him! a Wtinch that unle'l him thinlk (1 dent.i.. 6.h1 fl, ru r g th - 1! havi i Ither advnlltilie iin the fall, ai'l, geq1 on top, with . Itr hv h ..: ill i Hi; h I'l ginst tI !w r w1tht III en.er -v t.nd" a coragethat wrotI ude e hlav w.lih l .b I 1 11e i [ii- wi h admlira'iu.s, w h e l oow ml,. itwa or had1 be i nown lny hhli,g lit, ll. .; very t iin . Ih':1 a pod hii hto 1hi iCk ci- fou l p, an1.1 in A tirief 41p f itilo t e chIildle lul Ab.. Ei be Pavl4, wh>live, ldous :!:, w1,0 re o i h scene. M! r. I i t t. d ., - ' f ' c'on piry, hib t it tho e' . mlenit Fihe dit hl', Ivilin adormalent. She ad -1 cindlo it one hiatt, and a h t vi Iing f rki th e [1 ot eirs, aold wats about to drIliv3 the4 hater into IIhe legs Lof theo vi Illinii, wheni rco~gui iti 'Then Mrsm. Davii ll down thle Candle ill one dir .ec ion, intd the fork in anotier. anid inuiediately retitned to her txes piritinuts, her yellow flanitel iightcnlp, as it shot lown the sitair-;, being the fist thinig lMr. IIen ry tn w oi -pringing to his focot. The childtrcnt were returned to their room. ilidi put to hd, h'ut the pittate. did not resine1 their couvh. It, wts so pleasant that 11iury conchcled to re minn up the rcst of' tho igh,,,ilt an 'Cnjioy tho sceler-y, nild \1 Vs. 110ei1n 'thouight it biest to st~ly Ilp, tor)$ fso to (hg110 t e lots it I.i.4 h1a111 . often a oi ssible.- - .. Y \e -, Ono of th fewit, Ide sures left, to us inl thse detge(IV tenrato davs. 11nd oie Which ill tie malioc of o'lr jpolit.ca I -eemies o a.ot- rob of ui, is th:At of '1wl. otingt with old frithis with whom - we havo.thared Iu: tedium of camp life and the dingers of the ft:bl, ltid with them livi:g ove aigain he days when hopes (f libert . viere hig in ali our hearts n v isont of a It i i t ra il edI counltry obeieredli neton ini tho j Cr foriniixiee of one1 ardutous duti ies. Th'lis pleasure was ourS last tweek int hav Iing withI uis ( aplt tint E.' Ni Moan the gi alat commanlii det of ('omano i' o'.untoorsdulia the lirtyear~ of ' wiar wvaS att ofl'ieler. in the 11. S. Na v,. Rohliin tnt t her waL'LLIs 0 m ii ne dl *for noni on lnd thant tin thle wa~tr hie, inue~(d ialtelytiupLn thei pra&'e (of the Lrd inanc 'ICi' L.-eesi on, raisecd aI com-i (the sur vic0em th~ I Ith, oif l8t61. ile - Vi was) L'erina' wLoundedC~ itt 1Whtines villo, the only' butt le ini n hiieh the reog ii:enit wa~SenIg!'t'l thatt year. When(1 the twel vC :nonthi for wh'il thel r"'gi litunt"was enlisited had exiIred (Xap~ ta in lleains a:toeed aii position on thte - it'l I f Generalt'i I oich 11. H. 1Andersont. ed Lieutenant in thte Confedera':te States navy. Ho serve'd a potien of * --*, t he timte as commantitder oif one of the - gunt boats on tthe Jame iCtitr, an1d1 at thett elom' oif the ware was int connn..l'd cf the Peedeo Nalvy Yard iandl engag el ill buiithjing irnctlaids to atta~ck the .thItckedt:~s .ll' the Loastt. - town wal.s t o intrdnee toC L the tnotice of - the proptio t wo books for thc isalte of whicht ho is the agentt. One cf thiese 1aI "ear'd's 'lti'avels ar ounid the World ," sid to be0 one of thle uotcu ointert ainl .,g rand instruct lie bU i of - itravels ever end T heti~d ioteir is~ "A ppletonta Library (of Vimous 1'io tji,"i embhracing. the rino s'a:darid *analet Cpieces of tig'inat iv" 1itera - tui ; begini.inug wit 11 Ilun yzu t'r"a. gil in's Prtogr'ess' ' andc et dhig ith O IOm of tho best sto'ries fromi the~ A t a books. can oly be prloenre'L! 1y' 1 b s' ipton ; theiy are7 ni 't fomind ftor saleo Ua ay of the bookstores.- (.Car Re *' itunr Mt itehil, of Oregon, has pet it ioned thle courm's of that Styte to i ttono ar s Iegatl his assu~lmpion of t hait namte. Cai l Schmta is reported as enjoying ht~i1naclf to his hieart's conten~t at * Vienna.. lIe di.'es at the b'et rest au * 'ant,.tand gocs every eveniing to thie GIrang Opqra. . * It isundrafood that thto putrposo of' Snortotary' Dehno' prosent~ trip to *Ohio is, to lay the wtirces foi the Domtination of' Republican candidIates for the .Legislaturo favorable to hiis aspirationsR for the United States Sannannraip. The Effect of Ten on the'Skini. P If 3ou drop a few drops of strong tea: ul;oa a piecc of iron, a knifo a bhlde for instance, tainato of iron is a fom-,vlhieb-ik bLal:. If you mlix im ith ir.,n l'g orI pu1'v-Ismd irony $u an. umal he a ftir attie!c of ink. 'f you mix it with huianii bloed, it fioins with the iron. Take human t A ' il l And let it SaC for a timle in s1 .g toe. atel it heeme.1 h.'.ihr. Nowv. we r eie-niber ILat the l'I~ fbh wl.h-ha uer t';ot htomi eh nie ,lidly abso) heel by (the' vehi and)1 :a orbeass i.f t! . uach, a.. c:tti 1:0 tho le (;1CIceulado::, and are thr1own Out of the .y-tow by tLe sin, ce piration ad 11dn';:4, it is probable ihat a dri C So c!ommonil(,ll < lt, 11d v ni abundan ftly uIsed, %Vill ha~ve! some . li:Cc. Can. it hso pos~sile 1'. at t:in- t :iM, introdne.A %Vn'th so inu1h wart lillI 'r pr du ing ,p r pirationl, Will have 110 0f1'c', upon the Iilkin ? Loo.k at the (ea-drinkers of r i usia, I, e t'hineCse, tind tll old tvoIIen ('i A I ie:l who have S.-) long con til Ied the l[hbit of dritil:iig trong teas. Ae tihey not dork tolored av'l 1ather sk.inned ? W\h"en youniit, they were f air com plexioned.-~/mac a niL WINNSBOR O. 71- 7-Z7 -=:=~= . _. __ - I. IIPANS DAVIS, Vlifor. Wo dnesday Morning, Aug. 6, 1873. i wj '- Currsponlleico soliciled f o n every Sction of ite country. Our cotlnnnis 110 openl 1o all for a free 'Un.i4tti.n of aniy principle, theory or Hell, )Ill Wo are in no wasy rv' rponsible f'or I he views 11 olai ils Of CoIreSpoIdnllts. Tho Coneremioi.nal Cominmittee ail the Granges. Tho Cungressional Committee on T'raisprtal on have invited Ieleates frou the State Granges of il-.band ry to a coniferneco reg.riing the al leged abu-es under the pre., tt system of tranlsporl :t* l .. ''his invitation shows tih:it there has been a shaking cf the (1dry-b e'.i in Congress, aid lat politicians began to a pjlrreciai the magnitudo of the farmet's nmovo ment. iThe consid er-if ion shown fur the farmers by the committeo is quite efTe.iAlil', but we fear it coies Lou i tto, Thio farmers have learned ere this the folly (it expecting redress fiom.nty uch eorrupt hlry ias the jrecnt Congress, niwl will not he de t,0:ed by any honeyedi words and a - dent protest iti'ineQ. We hope, how ever they will confer with the coimi n it tro :id s ate their wants. Then thCse are not supplied, they will be justilied in reso ri ting to ext remi ic7. Lot ever) lractica' ho Ioado of djutmieint bo to itd tirst, ind after that, war to thc donth. A !Ihi'wgih ti egrange' arc not political )' ini zations they can not keep entirely aloof rom polities. They must make an efifort to send honest men to Con gross who vill pass no oppressive laws for thle benetit of corporat ions. Vintther tha~n this they mnet not go. I'cdaaton of WVomni. Air civi lizat ion pro-ceses, woman's 'ond ition i m prives9. ThI~a intelli!igence and cultuore a nd l,,tluenco of tho fC Iao ri eIx is a miieasuret of every. n1 (ton's enlighten~ment. l fy years apo, wla b r. s were carefully ed neated, ir wero sent to intferior schools mrlately to acqu i re a few accomp1lish mnenuts an I a mit toring of b'ooke, andt rime ced frcin fahonabO1IllCe semnaiies uia ha!o to solve.* t ho nimpl est problems in ar-ithIimet ic, such as are daily mnet withi in t ho ex perieniec of every haouskeeper. Ilut, recently, womsan ha.s aserted he r a igh t to obtain a prci ie ducation, anid mwn hais ac "orded her thec privilege. Mlany tino' femnalo setnilnaries have been founded, litting their pupils for other occupa ionis than flir-tat ion anmd coquetry. Some of tihe leading colleges in the inijted Si ates have thirowni open the ir doorsi to both sexes, and per*mit broth err andL~ tisters to climbn the hill oif kno.wledge side by side. Tho pro - priety of coeducat ing the sexes is is still a vexed quesction, and we dlo nott propose to discuss it at preenit. hut we inbist that girls ehould have facilities for obtiniing a practical eduention. A first clas fenmale school iln Wiunnsboro is a desidera - tum. W~o have among us ateveral private schools of good stand ing, but thoy have only a local pat ronage. Therve shldl be a l argo sehvol in town for the whe County dnda for p)upils from a~broad(. It we'tid ho suceoafulll if l''properly> mani 'ed anid woh hi1 e a 1 lo~ing to mnany par entt s wh ~ > n kr'e v not d hant to do n. it h theiir ol'ildren. Tlhe arguiments wo advncd in fav;or of paatronizing Mt. Ziion11 roy be n;'plied to an inst ituition for girla. We trmt4 stels will be takon to establis~h a fi rst elaaRS femna o Pseminntry in WV inl' iboro. The Mandamus., 1nd1ge Wright who has been travel lingi in the North several weeks has retunrned, and it is reported that the Supremo Court propose 5prinlg a week from their private buisineos to prepare a dlecision on the knoty oints of the mandanius. p We canntot understadd why they p re keeping the people so long in ti uspenso. Tl pleadings and argt- b ient of'the learned counsel for the s, 4ate secicd to us to be conclusive nd the maIdaMus Irpparently had not. 0 iio ghois, of a chanco. But this do- p ty is omtiniou?, and the repo'rts that each us are not'flatteting to the in ,ai-y of the Court. .Some time be.. no the bond serip case Was docided. N was publicly Unniounced iu the b1 lorth. that theso strits wLvro a iuadet b p j ib ; that the Now Yoi'k ring were; F illiiig to saorifico the seaip, that the: 'ourt would kill it. att.d thun upon! I ho popiuarity th.us obtirined-, would a rant the manaandaultis, coi61lling a1 0 vy to pay the interest on the debt. d A'e refued to believe tl'eso reports in A the I'inie, tult ing that attid the!f orrupt ion exibting everywhere the r 'fdicial erno would remain, t iivspotted. But our coiffidenco is' o >ozing out- Why this dula) l The: I aw is'against the mandamus. Sena. or Robertfuti iimself did not hesi. V ate to say that if the mandamus be t ,ratted ie will believe that the Su- U rernac Cour t bni., bt en .t.igh.t 'up by! he 1lndholders. The State admin. 0 stration is against the mtrndauius' t l'he organs of the Ipublicu'n party a tiro outspokLn in their detunciation I >f it. The Conservatives and tax. c )ayers a're violently opposed to it. 'ho whole State has denounced it S is a tremendous swindle. The IU wetne Court have every inducement 6 :o sink the mandamus forever. The I aw from which they derive reputa. . :ion as juriste, the people fromh whom tliy receivo -power and populailty as a men, plainly point to thon their duty. aly one induceuent raiains-mou y. hat issail tobe ott the other'side. lP.ties who wih to thave seven mil' ions of fraudulent paper mado good, i zan nell aflord to pay large amounts to eiCeL their pur-poso. 'i'h'% supreme juadgcs havo 'tis afternativo before them. They can refuse the ma'ndam. us wit tout ieing uten'sed of aorrup. i iotn. They ctann'ot graft it Witbout hiavio- their ability as .jurists gravely jiuestione-d, and their private charac. ters scriounly tarnished. Heretofore we have heard of nio tharges of eor ruption againstlhe m-. 4his haandam us caFe is the c.rja rpnctWitn crucis. \Ve anxic !ily await the result. As it is decided, w-e Mhall be the first to appInl or coand6mn. The great Lod liac' was eernually disgraced for .eptinag motey, althoigh Ithe de ih (I in aecoir 'anco wIith tl. law. Hlow imich p.re.itr the di.-grace of Be Viing mcney to decide tuntrary to law and i quit3 I Liberal Democracy. ThI New York Herald of Sunday conta ins a letter fronm the Hon. W. S. Lroesbuck of Ohio, upon the politi anl :issuns of the d ay. Mr. Groes heck believes that the oldl Demnocrat c party, after blundering for ten years, surrendered tinally at theo last P'residential elect ion. It. can not noew reen~ill thte contcessions then made, and it is too weak for victory, lie pro.. poses a new organi'zationi, alccepting the results of thte war in good faith, so as to commtaand the conidence of the. people. There aliolild be no be. alusivenessa abot it. It should be (amtposed of present Democrats, form cr Deooruts and all Republicans haostdae to thte present admnisltrationt. T'he platform should contain the fol loninlg planks: 1st. Ant aceptanee of negro suf fraige as an accomplished fact. 2d. Opposition to monopolies in all formus. 3d. Opposition to centralization of power at, Washington as tending to lestroy self-dependonce in the citi-I ~en, and mtako him a subject. 4Llh. Adoption of free trade as a :ardinal doctrine. 5th.. A strict construction bf thtei Th'lis is the plattorik u on whtichl Mr. Groesbeek proposes to enter into the canvass of 18'76. The plat forni1 s tstrong antd might win tf bttr people tny longer adhered to principles llut ini these days, a platform meanas authaing. Tbie platforms of the two parties haave for several years bueen denttically the samto, while thto partiesi ltemselves entertain Antirely differ entt ideas. So soon ifin election is over,the platform is laid away, and is i ntot head of' ain unttil a socceedinug contest calls it foertht. Our people no longer carec for principles. Solf-in: tw iert dlietates to each man how Ito sht alI vote, anid hte will vote for Beast Unttler or the Devil himself if lie believes heo ea bo individutally bone. 4 Citted thtetchy. An appeal to the pocket is far inore effectitl thtan an appeal to sentimnent or conseiene..--.. Fra ~do and anti-monopoly, are the .nly r .nas In Mr. Groesbeok's plate form 'that are shrong ; theo rest ar'e all fanneronadlo. We.. Le bt little...s sot of success for even these prinol. lea unless there be an awakenibg of 1o people. Grant will most prdba ly seek- third term ; -and his pbr. mal popularity and the wVealth of rotectionists and monpolists will nable hihn to 'boerrido whatever latforins the oppo!eition will create. fcou'nJNs~il ED.j dr. ditor. "I ha've 'never 'seen tneh ctld, or ot or wet or dry weather as we now ave,' aio 'oinnion expretAioria es ceially sntrig . farmers. With our ftrtbibion I will give your rom iny "Day 1.ok" such accounts 9 1 have kept of'rain, frosts '&C., coim. iencing Jatiuary 1844 to present ate. It is -aid we have less rain ow thnit formerly, and Scientist., ave attempted 'to ccount for it 'om the abundance of forests. I atbr agree with "Little Joul" and iink the case not "olcarly mado ut. I do not remember to far back as 819 when Cedar Creek and Broad liver ceased to run. If John is Uflc lie must be old but you will see hat I do remember by - the aid of he Day Book." I am satisfied there i as much forest, (and I believe lore) within the rnnge of my aequain. anco as when I was a boy. Where nee 'were large fields are now ex onsivo pine forests and if we except mile on oither riae of the IRailroad cannot miss the timber. But my bject is not to enter into an anrgu tent for or against the quantity of ain or its eauses, but to futlish facts a taken down. i wi'l not say that very time it rained or sleeted or nowed it wae noted, but 1. will say o date shall be givon but it dId ain ko, where I war. Jaruary 1844-10th, rain, 12th, ain, l4th, bloeted, 15th, and 16th aining, 23d, raiu in the morning. 9 Febtuary 3J and 4th, rain, 5th, and ith showers, 19th, rain at night. March 6th, a light shower, 12th, 4th,jand 15th,'raitiing, 16th some rain gain, 20th, heavy storm of wind and ain, 24ad, rainr, 20th, rain, 30th, rain n the morning. April 0th, and 29th, light rains. 1ay 21st, 2bth and 30th, raining. June 14th, heavily at night, ?0th, light. July 15th, 't night., 7th, heavily at light, 12th, 21st, ?2nd and 31st, light. August 10th,b1eavily afternoon and light, 12th and 13th-r night. September Ath' ni'ght, 10th, day 6nd nmght. October 14th, 18th 19th, 21st, !nd and 2d November 1ith, 180 and 19th, day Lnd part of the night, 21st night. December 2nd, day and night 3rd rth and 19th, night, 20th and 27th. Number o'f times it rained during he year, 54 times. I think thisjwas the -ear an old African said to his Mas or "Goro mighty good to ]uckra 00 touch he send rain, in Nigg'er time sunday 'and night. Siue sleet, hail nd snow are a kin to rain they too vill be notbd-. MY DAY BOOK. S-rrrasv1LLrK, N. C., July 29, '73. Kfr. Editfr: Presuming a "few lines" would tot be objeotionable from this "tar y" region "I take iny pencil to trap." Po~ssibly you are well acquainted vith this town, but I am bure your nu nerous and lovely readers are not ; 80 will endeavor to enlighten those vho have not heretofore had the inde >endentio to put his "biled shirt" in he,old neighborhood carpet-bag and ~it I To fiy surprise; t his is quite ato wn, *nd boasts of 19,bb to [4,00 souls, yut your eorrespondent doubts the oul part very mach, having tried to 'out Ilerod' some of these ".Lords of 3reation," who are muighty en corn ni the dry, and mightier on corn in the ret ! There are two hotels, one of which eally lives under the high sounding oubriquet of Saint Charles ; end Mr. Cditor, it fills me with pleasure and iridlo to inform you that we are njourning at the "Saint Charles". The ommonest articles of diet bonsikt of ast chickens, hot rolls, hot coffee, bed tea and milk, and pure water. 'rom the breadth of my rotundity vhich I have so rapidly assumed, let se ask-why are onrtfriends so blifid, o the ravages of Time' and disease shy do they sit in view of their dear nes, and soo thoem daily growing meo emaciated ;see the light go.. ng from their eyes, wheb by so small sacrifiee they might obtatin a new easo of lifeli The "main street hifas several worthy tores, ono firm claiming to sell two Lundred and fifty /thtsan*d dollar. a ear. This was told me by a mer hant who is in some respects, a comn >etitor; but I imagine the atnournit s exaggerated. A RAILRnOAD stas. The~ wrangle noW on the tapis be. ween the great railroad President, vEm. Johnsan,and President eleot, Me. Dowoll, culminated last night. The laims of the two gentlemen were re jootively argued, and the magistrate lcided iin favor of dol. Win. Julhn. on fund his party. As soon as the decision was an ounoed, the defoated faction imme hiately took .charge of the train andl an it beyond the jurisdiction of the ower existing at this point. Tho passengets. from thle wbst tb ;ether with those from Charlotte, who were attracted and interested in the leoislon of the court, wore loft dole. ully "sitting on the stile I" The suentndeint elected b. te now defeated faction, is a gentleman of prcporty, and va ious and parti. colored are the exprozioiis ishowored upon him. If they get their wishes, the poverty 'of Job's turkey wou' oomparo to his! I We baiv a clergyman en route to an appoirintnit below Charlotte, and frcn a rent in his nether gurnicrti, ouyrpose be-got 'so iad he tore thei. Being an eye witness, can tebtify to tho whole (hole) of this ! Thuro isi a great deal of perso-nal linimosity alive in this railro.d mntat ter, and sonic very grave cAlirges have been made-barges that only pistols and cilm:e cild aline l i tito in 'our olin iery lit'le C ci inion , t. w hh. The crops, frti good ea,,nis, lo,,k flourish inlg, ands th lu1ightiniiig ho'pr illun1u1ate the U; the Cotton fild arwsaed u ith ti-eir ebangefuil blooms and bid fair to reward the toil of these hardy denizens of the fields. If those fellows bring back the traiulyou will get this leter, if not you won't ! O)N VIVANTP. 8011ldli47 Oci' a. We all like tho sight of green inl the late Winter aid early Spring days, before much green is to be seen. So iaiplo a thing as a carrot with a littln atten tion malny bO mado to yield much please . Scoop out linieh ('f ti inside fr.omu tihe bottom, cuttilng off the end of the root. Nalo two holes by which a nord may be itvert ed to hang it up, find after inserting one, seal over the openings with wax. Fill th6 hollow iith water nud hang in the window. Change the water daIly. 'Tbe head ond hanging down will grow rapidly and luxuri ously, ,oo'n form ing a ben ut ifel clus ter of fresh, bright leavi:s. A sweet potato suspended ill a glass jar in which there is water and placed in a window will put forth shoots and soon pro:duce a very beiauutiful vine. Flax seed sPrinkled in the hollow of a pine cone and kept moisteced ( place in a glass jar of water) will soon be. come anars within thiejar or vase. Profits of llorse R:1i:ing. We have seen a c(py of tle George town (Ky.,) Tin.cs, whichi desc ibes a recent sale of thoroughbr ed hoescs by A. J. Alexander, of thait county. and ts in evidence of th" I-i-crative character of the hoise raising tmusive.s we give some of tle figurc:, which will preve interesting to horde owners anil denlers in stock. Fif y-four colts were disposed of for $29,220-prices ranging from $80 to %.3,500 ; a full brother of Kinglisl-er briinug the litter price Thirty eight thorough breds $25,200 ; an average of over $600. Sixteen trotters sold for $1,. 790 ; an average of over $290. We do not know that this sale was an ex ceptionial one. It is a fair example of the profitable characthr of the busi neFs. Kentieky las grown wealthy through the eg'fits of her horse dea lers, aid is I I~ ;,!eat fountain of sup. ply for the thoroughbrod stock of the country. A spirlgtis ill li i l 3is i. A' medical c..mr-'ponde'nt Ctf an Elgl;, jonrnal says ' at libe adv:imites' or as pe rages are lrot, sufli~cinly ap ilpreciatet by thoe sn u~ri'e- from then'mntismt an' giout. Sligi. cases ofi rt '-'Onf i21m art eniredl in a few dlays by 'eeingu on ihie dI .e'ods ese-nien ; and more c-hronic c'ases a re nmehi rel'ie ve', especially if thle oninteriy avb all acids, wlheth erinfod r everap-e. TheJertmwa ematchoke has also a15 simhr (fleet ini rleing rnenmtatism. Thle hiends may from thle leaves of the atalkh anild drank~ thi-ce or four times a dayv, is a certain remaedy, atugh~ not egnally. agreeable. 'I'ho Trenton Gazette says: "A eel. ored debating society in this coun ty has just debated the question, 'Which is the most profit to mn money or education ?' One of the debaters arguddl that if it had not been for education the wvorld would not have been ha~f so larcue as it is. This ol ineber was met, howvever, by thoe irresistible argum:-nt, at least ini the dlarkey's opinion, that 'if twani't for money how you gwine to ride on do kyars ?' It was at once decided in favor of money, The Memphis Avalanche says there is one man who, if a canididato for Governor next year, will make things howl ; which his name it is A. John. son. Evch the great American cholera couldn't kill him. Dr. Ilembold's fa mily a ffatirs are once more Ooculpyiug the publie. Ihis wife has had himi thr own into a mad hmouse as a lunatic. Ile esaaped, but has again been carriedI back. Ilo is in Paris. One survivor of the Atlantic wreck claims $100,000 damages from the comfpany for having lost the use of hain legs, and several others wish to be reimbursed for the loss of their trunks. A startling tombstone was erected in Vermont recently to the memor3 of "Tabmtha, belovedl wife of Joseph Wright, TIhomans And rows, ]Ebon Hal stead, Chiarles Dean and Edwin Mur ray, by her devoted husband, Cyrus Morgan." A y.tnng mecdi1 st udent recently call on a young lady to spend the evening, etc., hut he wns surprised when she remarked the following: "If you have come as a temporary supply, I ust decline your company :I amn only hvaing regular candidates.'' . West Dove r, Vor mont, is still brag. ging about its fou~artoon -feet-deep snow-r rift. A lother's Love. Lninartine gives this isnstration "In some spring fresliet, a river widely washed its shores, and rent awn a botigh whercon a bird had pilt. a cottngo for her suuumer hopo. Dow n the white and whirhng stream drifted ihe green branch, vith its widko clip of unfledged song, and t littering beside it went, the mo-her %d. Unheeding lie. r6rin'g river, on she went, her cries of agony and fear pierciig the pauses in ll(te storm. flow lil 0 'hie love of an old-fashioned moth, r Vi , had followed the child t-ho had p- uo .od from her heart ill over the. world. Swept away by passion, '11V was learing away with n'm tihe fra grIlance of t(e si1ter1d roof-trell yet ilthat mothher Iwa w Imi, hm, a Ruth ih, r"igi(h all life amil a Ri ehel at his death.'' The Slate Treastrer. The Aikcen Tribuno, (Reputlic an,) conmmenting upon the piublised inter view betweeni Treasurer Cardozo and a correspondeit 'of the .Nows aid Couriar, expresses the opinion that the statements of the Treasurer should be "taken for exueotly what each indi vilual, Who peruses them, may think they are worth." The Tr'iTunefur'tIfer says. : To nomo the "intcrview" may ap peai as a candid exposition of a faith. flI publio oimer. To us it, is simply an ingenious imitation of the well known charact'riitic displayed by the ostrici when cornered by its pursuers. -A National Boarding llonsoProposed. A corr(spondent of the New York Sun says : I wis.h to mnake a propo sition to the inhabitants of the Utnited i t. t Lett them build at Wrahing. ton a buildiig large enon)gh to boaird all the Uepreseitatives and Senators. Then let all members of each House draw their rations, the n'e a- soldiers. With this arrangement their salaries, over and above their board, could be :eduiced to about 12,500 a year enh. Trhe plan will save tihe country miik lions'of money. State News, J. Perkins Hoyt,.E (I , for erly of La uren , lit. mo e re'ceth- - -f A i.der son, died LAtely of cohngestive chills. Mr. Jamcs l'aiks, a highly Icspect ed citizen, died at his re.:dence, near Laurensville, on the 2-d instant ag-1c about seventy soven years. A lhbevill proo e haiving a 1 ig barhweu. on the 13(h of A ugist, the diay of the n.eeting of the rnil ond convention to be held at that place. Mrs. Dr. Bratton left Yorkville re. cently, necompanied by several of her children, for the purpose of joining her husband at Londtii, Canada. They must have some curious Iamw in Missis.ppi, juging by a document reecut.ly isued by Gov. Powers of .hat State, inl wl.ielh the sherilfof Lin. coin county is notiried that iMr. Gil belt Smith," who is how out of the penitentiary by virtud of authority gaited by the Governor, hoving lately acted in a tianner unbecomning a lavw-abiding citizen, is to be returi ed to the~ penitentiar-y rithut delay, hais leave of absence having been re yoked.- It is a c irious idea that, of giving convicts ini the peniitentjiry leaves o'f dbsened ; bitt it speaks well ior the firmness of Gov. .Pow'era that when such persdnis *abulse the pirivi heges granted themi by uieting in an uO. becoming manoner, as Mr. Gilbert SmithI evidently (lid, prompt cogi-i zancoe of thcir misbohavior is taken. G enei-al Beaut-egard, it is said, does i0.~ wish to be separated from his old poliicaul asoiates, (white.) Let him pur'moue his blind policy of Africanis. o- th mwite i-ae, athd ie will be iapardted not, only from h isold po litical a!nociates, but from white pee.. ple generally throughout the civilized world. The Marlboro Times says cotton is growing very rapidly, andl the pros ['ct is uiuh bet ter than it was somb wecks ago. WVith fatvorablo seasons fromi this time forward, a very fair couon crop will be inade in Marl boro.' The light-weight prike fightdrs, Chambers ad Seddons, have agreed to fight withbin a hundred iniles of New York City for a purse of one thousand dollais within fdurteen dlays. A gang figh t oecurre d at the A . . E. Chureb, r:car Mar's BluIf, on Snn (lay, tito 27ih instant, in which a pis tol was drawn atid snapped, and in which several of the pai-ties rdeeived dreadful wvounds~ frotu knives used in the fight. John R. Mcumage, tWho wias conm tnited to i'mil in Marlboro County for the killin~g of R. JT. Breeden in July, 1871, anmd who escaped in September following, was capttired in Marioni Co unty on Thursday last, and recoim mitted to jail. A sharp contest, in a gniet wty, is goimg on between lion, g. 8, Cc, anid Richard Schell, E q., for the Congressiona lnminationi to fill the vacancy creuatdd by 3.he dleath bf the hate James Birooki. Jude Iopknsof Georgia, has ren, (dared a decoision declaring the pardon grantcd by Governor C nley to Fos ter Bliodgett null mand vold, the pardon hi'ving been grantedl before a convic tion. Mr. Lowis Ihenry Keith. of King on, Mass., is said to have drawn the $100,000 in the recent Public Libra-. ry Jitry bcWs items. Bos-roy, July 31.-At about 3 thlN afternoon an alarm of fire was son114.d ed in East Bosttin. This wUs soont followed by a general alarm. The rdport was spread in the city tl't a go oral coullagration was raging in East Boston. The fire depaitment of East Boston were soon at, the file which proved to be 'in one of the wharfs, it tlie la:iling of the south ferry boats from tho city. The fire made such rapid headway, and the material was so inflaimmable th t, a generial and destructive ciuflagin'Oil was feat ed. At about 51 o'cluok the fire was comp!ctely tnder c nrol and prevented from hpreadil.; funther through cuneideraLle t io: t. L19rs $400,000. N iy Yonti, July S.-A fire oc curred in this city last evenini, which occasioned a lo.s of about $125,000. It is stated that th origin of the firo wIs spontaneous comibust ion. LYXciunon, July 31.-Ilughes was bominated for Governor by the Re. publicani convention ; C. 1). Ransdell for Lieutenant Governor ; for attor 'noy general, David Fuhtz. Pot'-rsrou'ru, July 31.-Three young ladies, aged 22, in a pienio boat, were drownod. Cor.unmus, July 31.-The p'ooplc's convention nominated Isaac Coll ins, a Domocrat, for Governor, A. S. Piat, a Liberal, for Lioutenaut-Governor, and generally a imixed ticket. The first resolution of the platfd'r is as follows, viz : That we declared hgainst any caucus or convention that fails to present fit caudidates for office. It is 'the high privilegen as well as the bounden duty of all good citizens to withhold their votes trom skith eai.dik dates, and, regardless of party afilia tious, to support the bcst men pre. sented for official position. Tenth resolution : The duties on imports, as loug as such duties are neccesary, should be iniposed for the purposes of revenue only, a'd not for the purpose of benietittirng or en riching private individuals or coupa. hies, or favoring any particulanr brainch of indust~y at the expete of the wl:ole people. Nm.:w Yolk, Atngust2.-6oix sun. strokes yesterday'. Judge Pratt, of the Snprome Court, to day, rondered decision sustaining the i:hority of th *ar.l of Icalt h to proceed asg:.iinst a fa tilizcr com'pA ny a IL nuis4an1eo. ',11 comp any ask ed an injunction. The Judge says the statuto r.sts discretioht in) tho board to deteamine whether it is a nuisance, and detroy it suiniafily. If the board exceeds its powers, or do -an unauthoriied act, the retnedy is by action for daninges against the mem. bera. The injunction was dehi-ed. C)XtNNAf'r, A nrust 2.-Four chnlera deathis at Dayton yesteriav. San F.antisco, August 2.- .iiv..to Ifenry'l urby, of Coipany 31, 51.h Cavaliy, wa. hot d ad by the camnp bt eh e r. Only nine shipscleared with wheat, againit fourteen the same time last year. Thl;e 'armerg a'ra. inalined to hold the new crop for higher prices. Cumuberland, August 2.--A freight t rain ran into a gravel train, killing one and~ hurting thred. Evansville, l., A'ignst 5.-Two fatal, to d two probably fatal, casas5 of chioler a to-day . Norwich, Couh., Augus~t 2.-The Bleaching Company's build'ings were burned Inst night: loss $gl5,000. Titusville, Pa, August 2.--A col lision between a freight uad an oil train kill'ed three. An engineer had his thigh broken. Fifteon cara were burnbd; with the bodies of the per Sons killed. POnr1.AND, Onrecox, A ugust 2. Groc broke out at 4 o'clock, this amorn itig. T welve blocks are nowv in ihmnes and still spreading. '.The flrd depart ments of Vancouver-, Oregon City and Salem are bn their way here. T1hie water .supply is. failing. The fire comnmencod near tihe ietropolitan Iotol. Nearly all the city bounded by Gambhill street on the North,See end street on the WVest, Columbia street on the South and the river on the East is in flanecs. Meningitis. We have it from good authority, that a thorough application of spirits of turpentine and kerosene oil in equal parts to the spine, and over the back, will frequently give immrediato relie f in an .attack of ileningit is. TPhis simiple Rtemedy should ho kept on han'l by every fanmily,.as it costs but little and is a good -liniment. RAnuk Observer. A Perjurer Punishied. Lewis 1fill, colored, the voluntary revenue informer, who had many citizens of Chuarleston brought before the United states Commismioner, and who was recently convictedl of potju ry in the iUnited States Court, was sentenced to he confined for one year in the penitentiary. .An editorial corresponden't of the Burnswick A p)poah, writing from Augusta, says8 that the Augusta CJonstitut ionalist has been purchased by a joint stock company and will be revived the first of August; with James RI. Rantdall as editor. .Agass is getting up a book that will make th. no1Fi1.ys sick who thought to claim 'a relationship with mankind and handle the ballot in a - few years. Gold is worth about $l8 an Ounce, but golden hair or the finer kinds is sometimes sold for as high as $30 arr Ouncet.