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. * *-. v,~ I 1 i 'if'1"1 i I 'mi i ii"'"IiMIi liii 1 I 11 rfl Hf r-c- Vr.:v &2&SS?pS ^ ; 5 M^^sBisJproprietor. j ||n |itbtptiiiirtBJ Jitntilj Jfar % ^wow^b rf t|t !$0ljfieal, -Sotial,'^grintlfaraJ ^ Commercial $ntm?ferf tjie jjtnrfj}. YOL?MEXI. , YORKYILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA, (TODMPAY MORNING, OCTOBER 5, 1865. NUMBmIT iisifttl fttfarmaim The Collection of Taxes in the Southern States. Treasury Department, Sept. IS, 1865. ^ln the circular issued by this Department on Jane 21,1865, reference was made to the provision contained in section .46,"of the I, iteroal Revenue Act of Jone 80, 1864, conferring upon the Secretary of the Treasury discretionary power in regard to the assessment, levy, time and manoer of collection of taxes in the States lately in insurrection. Under the authority given by that section it was then stated that the Department, without waiving In any degree the righto * 'fr' 'tif'iftm m m+mi/tom mir* m m w tmm <! tA VAC liaVA. VI UV JOTVIUimut lu ivgaiu nv ?u?a uviv~ unto accruing, would sot insist at present upon their payment, so far as they were payable prior to the establishment of a collection distrsot embracing the territory in wldeh the tax-payer resided. It is farther provided that manufactured articles fonnd in the bands of a purchaser, whioh were satisfactorily shown to have passed from the manufacturer before the establishment of thie district, should not be subject to tax, unless transported beyond the limite of the State lately in insurrection. No exception .wan then made in favor of articles which had remained in the possession of the manufaotnrera, and thus become .liable to the tax imposed by the existing law. ' The Department preferring to test the praotioal workings of the regulation before exercising its power of modification in this important particular, representations since made relative to the harships of this discrimination, between manufacturer and purchaser have been corroborated by oarefal inquiry, and indnee the conviction that a farther exemption is justifiable and ad visable. It is fonnd that considerable quantities of manufactured products have been retained by the manufacturer in his own hands as the'safest mode of investing hie property *1 a * il-i it!- i ubhi wo retain or panes ) mat euu rereution was determined on and carried out without the knowledge or opportunity of knowledge of the law subjecting this property to heavy taxation on Bale, and that a large part of the manufactures so retained, having been deterioated in valne by the: lapse of time and want of proper attention, would not now sell for a sum equal to the tax. ' A state of things so destructive to the usefulness of property and to the prosperity of the masnfiietaring classes is as adverse tjO-th^ integrity of the government as to that of the community. For these reasons it is hereby ordered that all articles, in whatsoever hands found, which oan be shown to the satisfaction of the assessor to have been manufactured before the establishment of ?t-. _i?it L.lJ ?. ?. me district, susu no ueiu iree iruui ius present assessment of collection of tax, unless transported beyond the limits of the States lately in itisurrection. Manufacturers of articles liable to seixure for want of inspection marks will present to the assessor evidence that such articles were manufactured prior to the establishment of the district, and the assessor, if satisfied, will easse snob articles to be so marked as to be identified and sold without liability to seizure. All artioles transported beyond the limits of the States lately in insurrection will be subjeet tc the tax due untfor the law in force at the time they were manufactured. H. McCULLOCH, ,.. s r, - Secretary of the Treasury. The Hiring of Negroes?Contracts between the Planters and the Freedmen?Boles Adopted in Tennessee. ?- .?v - _ii ii.? r xxs buuu o tuiug oo uiuug ait. kud tat1" hands has heretofore been unusual in this State, it will manifestly be to the interest of both the black man and the white, that a system of roles and regulations be adopted, in order that eaoh party may know his dnty and hQW to perform it; because if each one sbonld labor when he or she pleases, withd ost regard to the condition of the crop, it is probable that nothing would be made, . and both parties would be losers. It is always to the benefit of sooiety and government, that all its* members act in concert and harmony, and work together for eaoh other's benefit. By so doing the whole eommnnity is enriched, the general' tone of society is elevated, and ennobled and purified, and the better principles of our nature govern our actions and direct oar oondnct ? Heretofore, yon, the blacks, have been slaves, with no responsibilities, and bat few oases. Bat now, as faras the whites are oonoerned, yon assume the duties of freemen, and it will beoome yon to begin from this day to stndy in what manner yon may best serve your own interests. To your em?Juai ke inni anil Infill fit vnn Ha on. piu^ctj ? "O "C Jual ?uu ;v?i #? ? j . eommodatiog and obliging, and so endeavor | to discharge your part of the contract, and to acquit yourself of your duties, as to leave no cause for dissatisfaction on bis part.? By thus doing you will soon win a good name, and your wages will be proportionally higher. Colonel Davis, in charge of the Freedmen's Bureau at Clarksville, Tennessee, has adopted the following rales, well worthy of perusal and adoption: Rules and Regulations for Farm Bands. 1. One half of the wages of the employee will be retained by the employer, until the end of the contract for its faithful performance. 2. The employees will be required to rise at daybreak, each one to feed and take care of the stook alloted to him, or perform any other business that may be assigned to him; to eat their.breakfast and be ready for work attbe signal, which will be given when the sun is balf an honr high. All lost time after the. signal is given will be deducted. 3. No general conversation will be allowed during wdrking hours. 4. Bad work will be assessed at its proper value. 5 For disobedience, one dollar will be dedcoted. -6. Neglect of duty and leaving without permission will be oousidered disobedience. 7. No live stook will be permitted to be raised by the employees, without speoial oontraot. 8. Apples, peaches and melons, or any other product of tho farm taken by the employee, without the permission of the employer, will be obarged for. 9. The employee Bhall receive no visitors, daring work hours. 10. Three quarters of an boar will be allowed during the winter months for dinner, and one hour and a half during the months of June, July and August.'' 11. Imnudenoe. swearing, or indeoent sod unseemly language to, or in the presence of the employer or hia family, or agent, or quarrelling or fighting, so as to disturb the peace of the farm, will be fined one dollar for the first offence, and, if repeated, will be followed by dismissal and loss of such pay as shall be adjudged against him- by proper auTbority. 12. All difficulties that may arise between the employees shall be adjusted by the employer, and if not satisfactory, an appeal may be tal>m to an agent of the United States Government or a magistrate. ' 18. All abuse of stock, or wilful breaking of tools, or throwing away gear &o., will be charged against the employee. 14. Good and sufficient rations will be furnished by the employer, not however, to exceed eix pounds of bacon and one peak of meal per week for eaoh adult. 15. House rent and fuel will be furnished, free, by the employer. 16. No night work will be required of the employees but such as the necessities of the farm absolutely demand?suoh as tying , up fodder, firing tobaeoo, setting plant beds afire, securing a crop from the frost, &c. 17. A oheerful and willing performance of duty will be required of the employee. 18. Stock &xst be fed and attended to \ on Sunday. 19. The women will be required to do the cooking in rotation on Sundav. 20. The employee will be expected to ' look after and study the interests of his employer, to ioform him of anything that is ( goipg amiss; to be peaoeable, drderly and pleasant; to diseoorage theft, and endeavor by -his conduct to establish- a oharaoter for honesty, industry and thrift. 21. In case of any controversy in regard to the -contract or its regulations, between . the employer, and employee, the agent, of Che Borean for the eosnty shall be the com- , moo arbiter to whom the difficulty shall be j refeiTed. a* a Warlike Besouroes of the Country. The annual fair of the American Institute < eras recently held in New York. The opening address was delivered by Major Qeneral j Sickles, which was an able and in many respeots a most important intelleotual effort. He very judioiously devoted himself to an elucidation of the valuable oootributions of j American art and science to the purposes of ^ ma* an illnefpefn^ Jneinn fKn rnnonf foKnl. n ?i J UD lltuouawu UlUlUg VUW ?UWM? (WW* lion, and be has pot on reoord many corious and interesting facts in relation thereto, which will donbtless strike the world with astonishment and admiration. Taking all the different departments of the servioe, he shows how the skill of the mechanio, the inventive genios of onr people and the wonderfa! adaptability to circumstances unforeseen and occupation in many instances foreign to them, effeoted things whioh to nations trained in the sohool of war would have been impossibilities. He refers to our Monitors?a purely Amerioan invention?and the extraordinary revolution they effected in naval warfare; to tbe rams and torpedo boats which bafhed the skill ^ and defied the bravery of tbe enemy in onr ( harhnrs and rivers. The number of me- / chanioB employed by the government daring | the war exoeeded that of the viotorioas army at Waterloo. Bat it was in the . Quartermaster's Department that the most 8 wonderful examples of energy, precision * and force were displayed; for which there is 1 oo parallel in military history. "If," said ^ the speaker, "the trains of the Army of { the Potomac had been?put in motion on a J' single road toward Riohmond, the head of 1 the oolamn won Id have entered Riohmond 1 before the rear was oat of sight of the Capitol at Washington. In the Quartermaster's ! and Ordnance Departments at Nashville, in ' the summer of 1894, more than fourteen ( thousand mechanics and laborers were em- ^ ployed in providing material for the srmies 1 operating in General Sherman's department. ' The storehouses of the Commissary of Sub- 1 sistence at the same post contained provis- 1 ions for one hundred thousand men for eight months, or twenty-four millions of i rations, besides forage for fifty thousand horses for an equal period?that is to say, one hundred and sixty-eight millions of ! pounds of oats, corn and hay. These stores, ) besides vast numbers of troops and all the sick and wounded, were transported over a single track railroad, crossing many rivers ! and trestlework struct ures, for more than i Coree ouuurru uiiioo tmvMgu avmuuuuw MuM . Georgia, a hostile country, in the face of i eonstant attack from an enterprising and daring enemy."- In the Subsistence De- i partment, which furnished a million of soldiers with food and elothing; in the Ordnanoe Department, in which twenty million dollars of oapital and -twenty thousand mechanics were employed in the manufacture of arms at one-fourth the cost of those imported from foreign countries; in the Medical Department, with it stationary and travelling hospitals, and the omnipresent cooperation of the Sanitary Commission, the same energy and vigilanoe were ever at work. No war of ancient or modern times so thoroughly developed the resources of a people, or found them so completely prepared for every contingency, under all trying r?. 7 ~ kr - .j? * * ->"-"3^ .& mc Z - .. ^ i - . 4r .i*'V v^.. "* ,h , ^ * - ?- V i -.83^- ** *"* CTV. circumstances, as the war through which we have just passed. There is eomethiog in all these facts which is not alone,a matter of pride to ourselves, bat conveys a serious lesson to foreign nations. What we have done in the part four yean we ban do again at any moment that it may become necessary to defend the honor and integrity of the republic, and it would be wise for those governments who wonld seek to impose ap nngenial domination npon any portion of the Amerioan continent to make a note of that fact. f otitic if flatters. ' From the Colombia Phoenix. Correspondence. We have been requested to publish the subjoined correspondence between the undersigned members of the Convention and the Hon. James L. Orr: Columbia, S. C., Sept 25,1865. Bon. James L Orr?Sib : The Constition of this State having been so amended as to give the eleotion of Governor to the people, and an early day having been ap- : pointed for the eleotion, it is desirable that the pnblio attention should be turned to the consideration of a proper person to fill the office. In considering the subject, we J are of opinion that you would be an excellent selection for the position. Your large experience in pnblio afiiurs, together with yonr acknowledged ability an? administratrative talents, have induoed our ohoioe to fall upon yon. We therefore beg leave res- . peotfhily to request that you will consent to the use of yonr name for the office of Governor, at the approaching election. With great respect, your obedient servants,, D. L. Wardlaw, Wm. C. Blaok, T. N. Da whins, James L. Reed, C, W. Dudley, J. W. Hearst, P. J. Moses, > B. W. Ball, W. R. Robertson, J. B. Skipper, J. Winsmith, John Wilson, o j r. u. weatnerjy, ju. w. it. uiair, D. C. Milling, Wm. C. Beafcfcy, j P. J. Coogan, Cad. Jones, ^ James MoCaaley, - R..Dozier, Charles Maobeth, B. F. Dankin, 1 U- A. DaLettre, . J. E. Byrd, 0. P. Snllivan, W. A. Chisolm, . . J. P. Latimer, John Fox, James Farrow, Wm. Izard Ball,* James H. Rion, T. J. Goodwyn, James Hemphill, A. W. Moore, Wm. J. Keenan, James Conner, * W* H. Cannon, A. 0. Andrews, Edw. J. Porter, Wo. Ravenel, r. M. Muldrow, % W. H. Gilliland, 3.. M. Simms, * W. 8. Henery, John Y. DaPre, P. C. Gailliard, J. A. James, .. H. D. Lesesne, M. C. Barnett, H. Gonrdin, W. H. Wallace, James Rose, A. P. Aldrioh, . -John Sohnierie, 0. H. Simonton, W. M, Martin, ^ Alex. Evins, John A. Wegener, c r. C. Boiling, Thomas Thompson, ' Tames P. Boyoe, W. S". Mobley, Edward Frost, Q.D. Tillman, " 3. D. Melton, FMcMaster, B. C- Fiahburne, A. R. Taylor, ? Bdmd. Herndon, Henry Summer, lu P. Wylie, R. Stewart, ? W. S. Piokeos, John R. Frierson, W. H. Perry, F. W. Piokens, r. P. Richardson, John G. Gaillard, 1 3. M. McMiohael, A. P. Goodwyn, iVm. Mills, Jr., L. Boftzor, . ?. Melohers, 0. M. Furman, Li. B. Johnson, Henry Molver, 1. McGowan, R. A. Ross, ? W- A. Lee, H. C. Smart, . i. F. Tonmane, J. H. Norwood. * Columbia, Sept 25, 1865. I1 rjpNTT.v.ArKN : 1 have the honor to ac- . cnowledge the receipt of your letter of this late, inviting me to become a candidate for Governor at the approaching election, on be third Wednesday of October next. The great increase of responsibility remlting from the extension of the term to onr years, and the change in oar political md industrial relations, render me distrustful of my ability to discharge the duties in v manner to satisfy yoar jast expectations. [ do not, however, feel at liberty to decline ;he invitation, and therefore consent that ny name be placed in nomination. For the complimentary terms in whioh pour invitation is communicated, I beg to nake my cordial acknowledgment. If eleot3d, my energies shall be earnestly devoted fc develop the agricultural, commercial, neohanical and educational resources of the State, and to urge' her forward in that oareer of prosperity whioh I earnestly hope nay mark her future. < I have the honor to be, gentlemen, very respectfully, your obedient servant, JAMES L. ORB. To Messrs. D. L. Wardlaw, T. N. Daw kins, C. W. Dudley, F. J. Motes and others. A Settler From the Secretary of ~ *- ? - ' .1 !. ::?ii. i- J t STATE.?ID reierenoe hi me huh iimuuiwu in England by the United States against c Pnoleau and others for the recovery of one 4 thousand three hundred and fifty bales of i "Confederate" cotton, the Vioe Chancellor 1 Bitting in judgment deoided in favor of the 1 United States substantially as the Power * absorbing the late de facto government of 1 the so-called "Confederate StateB." Where- < upon Mr. Seward, in a letter to Mr. Adams, i instructs him to inform all concerned that > "the United States do not admit that the < combination of disloyal citjwns who have < raised the standard of insurreotioD, is now, or has at any previous time, been a govern- > ment de facto, or in any sense, a political Power capable of taking, holding, giving, asserting or maintaining corporate rights in any form,.whether mnnoipal, or international. It is true that a different view of the charaoter of the insurgents has seemed to b'W! find favor with some portions of the Britisl nation, and even with the British govern ment," and that "it most he remembered, however, that as often as that antagonistioal opinion has been advanced by her Britanic Majesty's government in its intercourse with the- United States it has been as firmly, though, as we tgctft, as courteously denied.'1 This is a settler, not only in reference tc the ootton in question, bnt in regard to all debts, loans, oontraots, ftc., of every description, entered into whh late sq billed Confederate States, or in behalf of the cause thereof in any shape or form, at home or abroad. Everything in the shape of ootton or other property held; anywhere as the property of the' so-ealled Confederate States, is now the property of the United States, de facto and de jure. We dafe aay that after the reoeption of Mr. Seward's letter there will be no more meetings' of -ihe holders of the rebel oottOh loan to discuss the question of its redemption by the-United States.?New York Jfarald. ?fi0f?ttatK0#S Stonewall Jackson. A late eorrespondent of the New York World has famished the readers of that journal-with graphio remarks upon the gearuB in strategy and military resources, of StoneVall Jaekson. We make a few interesting extraots: His gloss Calculation.?Jackson's military movements were always based Upon jloee calculation, and he was certainly not aanting in foresight and oaation. He seems io have known perfectly well what it was in his power to aohieve, and as thoroughly shat was beyond his strength. He risked nnoh, npon many occasions, but appears to lave been justified in his caloolations of the ilfcimate result. It will be objected to him by military nen, that he hazarded too mneb, at times, md was only extrioated by good fortune.? rhere appears to be some justice in this; )ut the resonroes of his genius were enornons, and donbled his numbers. Some of iis ideas seem absurd when coolly looked at. SVhen asked what be would done if, after he battle of Winchester, the oonverging winning of the enemy had cut him off at Strasburg, he replied :"?I would bare fallen jack upon Maryland for reinforcements." 3ooh a movement mus? it would appear, lave terminated in his destruction; but it vouid be.diffioult.to find* man in his old tommand who wpUld have doubted hi* ulimate triumph even then. His genius was for great movements and Iecisive blows; and thus biseervioesbecame nore and more valuable as his rank inireased. He was better as brigadier than is oolonef; better still as a major general, ,nd as Lieutenant general was best of all. !t is useless to ask what he would have beeu is commander-in-chief without a superior it Riohmond. But the brain whioh eoneived and executed the campaign of the alley must have been equal to any positioo. His Lute always Open to Rxtrbat. rr. t a. ii_ i!_- 10 -ne sepi open, geuerawy, ins uDe 01 rerest, and provided for disasters?though it ras hard to realise that failure ever entered nto hie oalonlations. He had the soldier's ye for position, and ehose his ground both or infantry and artillery with the exaoU less of genius; bat if all bis arrangements rere made and his plans required battle, rould give it on apy ground. He# depended most upon his infantry rom his early assooiatbn with that brouoh f the service, never appearing so well leased as when dkeotiog in person the fire f his oannon, amid a shower of shot and hell. When onoe engaged he seemed to lisregard all idea of defeat, and to regard be issue as assured. And, what was more mportant, his men seemed to share his coniotion. A man less open to the oonviotion bat he was whipped, oonld not be imagoed. His indomitable oombativeness, it night have .been said, made him set his ..il ! A. f-i.- J J A. 1 t? eeiu Bgaiimu uw, sua euaearor to piaoo uis eel upop destiny itself. ... , He never Tbustzd to Luck?-It may >e said of him with truth, that he deserved iotory. No men was more eareful to use very precaution to insure success. The dea that.he Wondered on withootprudenoe r system, and aohieved his suooess only by ome mysterious good fortune, is a mere anoy. No soldier was ever less indebted 0 "luck" j no one eVer pxpoeeded in miliary matters upon profounder logio. He, ;new his strength and his weakness, but he differenoe between him and others was his, that he made bis estimates more corectly. He did not look to numbers only, >ut to morale, the situation, the spirit of lis troops With three hundred of Leonilas he would have attempted great things rith the fifty thousand survivors'of Napoeon's Grand Armie, crushed in morale by Waterloo, he wouldhkve attempted nothing. How HZ Conducted a March.?In ivery point of view as we have said, he leserved suooess. No General ever made 1 greater use of mystery. He saw from the list that he commanded men of education, bought, speculation-?the most inquisitive ?f private soldiers. Without due precsuion taken they were oertain to know what t was inexpedient for the private soldier to enow; his dangers WOO Id be-penetrated, md be noised abroad. Hence his insoruable mystery. He would not permit hie en to ioqnin the names of the towns hrough wbiob they passed, and on the naroh against {Jetteral McQlellan, at I^iobnondj issned a general order direoting .the roops to reply ?* don't know" to every mestiog. Meeting a man straggling toward a cher7 tree, be said; "Where are yon going V "I don't know," was the reply. "To what regiment do yod belong VI "I don't know." "What do you mean V ?I Sm't know." V;.f. . - * iAT" * . . V 11 V. ; ; ; "X " # * i Jackson laughed quietly and passed on. - He said that if his coat knew what be de, signed he would take it oft and barn it? 1 He would encamp ior the flight ?t.crow t roads, and the quid nunos were in despair i at their inability to determine toward "what ! point of the compass he would march on ' the morrow. Aboutto abandon the raHey, i he publioly directed careful maps to be niade I of the region as though intending a campaign therein. When one of his staff eni gaged dinner a &w miles ahead of his adi vanoing column, he admonished him of . error. How did be know that the column would pass that point? 1 "Old Stonewall" on the Field.? There were few who failed him at each moments. The sight of Jackson upon these occasions seemed to turn the beads of the ' troops. Theyfoigot all elseabd growrecki a i t ?-i ii. -? less; ana wnen men cecome recmess iney 1 go frr. Cedar Ban famished an instacoe of this. The left wing, fanned of Jsekson's veterans, was broken, and in ten minuteB the battle wnnld have been lost. There was ne reserves to put in, and Jackson rallied the troops in person. The result was such as we have described. A single shont of "Stonewall Jackson I'r ran along the line, and it was reformed in a moment In front of them thej saw a sword shining through the smoke of action, and recognized the , old faded cap, and piercing eyes of their ohief. The result was a new assault, and one of the most important of Jackson's victories. His tenacity and'strength of will seemed to have no limit Nothing appeared to effect that supreme resolution. Such a man is the master of fate, and, with his iron will directs events. Napoleon trusted to his star, and Jaekson, it is said, believed in bis destiny?a word Whieh he oonstracd, apparently, to mean snooess against his enemies wherever he encountered them. His Habits in Camp and Personal Appearance.?He was a man of great kindness, of an extraordinary sweetness of temper, tender hearted, easily moved to nitv. and ail nnrra amntinnn. Ra araanimnlA and unostentatious in bis manner and habits. He eared not what he ate, and would sleep in a fence corner as willingly as in bed.? His old coat was* covered with dust colleo ted from the battle fields of many regions, as he slept upon the earth in rode bivouac, after the hard fought day. All this endeared him to his soldiery at whose camp fires he would stop and talk in the friendly fashions of the officers of Napoleon, and whose rations he would frequently share.? The sight of his faded coat and cadet cap waa the sign to obeer, and "Old' Jack" was personally adored, as in his military capacity he was regarded as the greatest of leaders. His manner was stiff and his voice curt, but his smile was oue of extraordinary sweetness. A lady deolsred it "angelic." It was certainly the most friendly imaginaMa nvt<4 AKatwnorl all ilia aa?iWamm#) QUU VWiNNll WUTOiOqy, Hii/U him. Even his peculiarities became sources of popularity and endeared bihr- to hit troops. It was said of Snwarrow that bis men mimioked him, gave him Dick-names, and adored bim. It was the same with Jackson. His men langbed at his dingy old uniform, his cap tilting forward on bis nose, his awkward strides, his abstracted air, -and christening bim "Old Jack," made him their first and greatest of favorites. There was one peculiarity of the individual, however, which they regarded with something like superstition. We refer to the singular position he had of raising his hand aloft, and then suddenly letting his arm fall at his sida. On many occasions he made this strange gesture as his veterans moved slowly before him advancing to the charge. At snob moments his feoe would b.e raised to heaven, his eyes closed, and his lips would move evidently in prayer. The gesture was observed. in bim at Chsncellorsville. while gazing* at the body of one of his old command. He ' 1*1^ I 1 a 1*A was piainiy praying, wim ais nana apiuced, for the welfare of the dead man's eonl. General Grant. A correspondent of Che New York Tribune, in writing np the reception of General Grant at his old Galena home, give, some facts in the General's history not before published. After speaking of Grants service in the Mexicanj war having, fpught in all its battles bat one, of his servibet-in. Oregon as Captain of the Quartermaster's Department, and of his going to reside on his farm near St. Louis, from which he , hauled wood to market, the correspondent comes to the connection of Captain Grant with the tanning boainess. He was invited to take charge of the store in Galena. We qnote: . * Capt. Grant, as be was called, found the affairs of the concern in great disorder, bnt he went to work', and in three weeks had everything straight.. There was one etyrk beside himself, and generally more or lesa j hired men. As this was theonly establishment of the kind in the place, the trade of which was large, there was.nraoh business m Ja Dtnl Dtant nnt rnmarlrahlc u * salesman, but he was good to oversee and , manage. Generally be bought the hides ss they were brought to the store io country wagons. He took them in himself. That he might not dirty his clothes, he had a short leather apron, which he always wore. Those not acquainted mistook him fbr the porter. In this way, here in the city of Galena, he toiled on for two long years.? He was employed at $40 a month. The intention on:the part of his father was, after awhile, to establish him in the badness, hut he WW expected to live on $480 a year. To do this, and to live, in society, is impossible. Every thing ptost be cfaeap and plain. Sometimes his wife had a hired girl, hot nsnally she did her own work. Daring these two yearn Captain Grant mad ?very few acquaintances. There were plenty of business men in the street who lid not knew him, and who never head his1 name spoken. I presume it would be easy, to number his associates on one's fingers. I bare heai-d business men say that they never heard of him till he was pot in command at Cairo. On his arrival here to day, the- vast majority of the oitisens of Galena ace able to reoognixe ham only by his portraits, and yet this is the only home he has. Those two yean wen yean of trial and discouragement. In fact, the Captain came hither froarSk Louis in a great degree disheartened, still he would not give tip. He He is described as a broken down man.? This.anecdote is related: Daring the great depreciation in currency, Captain Grant bought pork of the farmers to send on East to jjet Neir York exchange. One day some farmers sold him their pork; then enquired where they conld get gold j they must have it to pay taxes. The elerk in the honse would sell it for a certain figure; Captain Grant said he believed this was too moeh; he did not exactly know what it ought to be, but lie advised them to go to the bank and inquire. The result- was that the farmers saved $12. That was the style of the man. At this eametime Capt. Grant was drawing beyond his salary, though this was not ascertained until the end of the year. He conld not live on $40 a month. Be seldom went abroad. A few near neighbors were all he visited; here he would sit and smoke his pipe. His conversation was varied, hot he liked to talk on the Mexiean war. Mostly he was a man of silence. Mr. Wasbnrne tells me that he seemed to him to be thinking on some,abstract subject and that he took him ito be a thoughtful refleotire and large-minded man. Such being his oonditiori, one is reminded of the case of Frederick the Great during the yean he-was banished by his father. Bet in whatever makes a man, Grant the American hero, far excels. I will say here, that he always was temperate, and every way oorreot in his behavior. This brings his history down to the firing updn Fort Sumter, during which Captain Grant is described as' pacing the streets of Galena with a nervous tread. He presided at thefirst military meeting held in that oity, and from that time commenced his career of glory. Captain Grant was never known to meddle with politics, and it is not known to this day whether be voted for Lincoln or Douglas in 1850. mn * Cultivation or the Tea Plant in Georgia.?Mt. W. Jones, in a communication to the "Savannah Daily Herald" mentions that he received from the United States Patent Offioe in 1860 fifty tea plants I about four inches high-?noned them very ! parefully in pots for one year, and then planted them oat where he intended them to remain, and on the second yeas, they oommenoed to flower and produce, seed.? At this time they are from five to six feet high, and six or seven feet in diameter, and be has been making teafrom them -for the past three years, in small quantities. After the third year they require no culture, and' become so hardy as not to be affected by ..? M. T~_ ? BUrerDU DOCKJuUo. 1UL*? UUHC3 13 (JUIIU CDthusiastic od the introduction into the Southern States of this saleable plant) and offers to forniah with seed or small plants any one wishing to commence its oaltiration. Some jean ago a gentleman undertook the raising of tea in the upper part of this State, and succeeded admirably) in fact, it was with him an entire success, which we believe was interrupted by his death, there being no one after birn to bestow care and attention upon the cultivation of the plant which he thought necessary, aud which he gave it. It was with him a specialty, and while others were devoting all their energies, aud employing ail their force upon cotton and other prodocts that experience had long shown them was a paying business, they were not inclined to go with him into what they called an experiment, which they presumed would for a long time, bring no return, and consequently he was not sustained by them . But now the condition of affairs is very much changed?cotton will be no more the great staple?the want of hands to work it' continuallywill make it aAawia anil if iva nun Anil a nlanf fliat mill OVBIW) ?UU 41 TTC VMM UUU d|H?UI VUM TT111 ' give a good yield with little field labor, we should cultivate it and make, it advantageous to os. According to the statements of Mr. Jones, made from bis own experience, tie article required is tea, which can be grown wherever cotton is cultivated; and we would anggeat to Our agriculturists with whom labor has become limited, a trial in the rearing of this important and invaluable plant.?Gharlettonfletcs. Luxuries of the Anctents?-Discoveries at PoMPEn.?Galagnani's Messenger, of August 6, has the following : The excavations at Pompeii are going on with an activity, stimulated by the important discoveries made at almost every step, and the quantities of gold and silver found, wuion more man sumce w cover me cost or the WOdtV. Near the temple of Juno, of ( which an account was recently gives, has , just been brought to light* house no donbt ] belonging to some milliouare of the time,aa the fornitare is of ivory, bronze and mar- , ble. The couches of the triclinium, or dining room, are eBpecially ofeatieme rich- , ness. ' The flooring consists of an immense ; mosiac, well preserved in parts, and of \ which the centre represents a table laid, oat far a grand dinner. . In the middle, on a large dish, may be seen a splendid peaoook with its tail spread out, and placed' baok to baok with another bird of elegant piumago^ wbiob holds a bine egg in its claws, a second an oyster, which appears to be fticaseed, wit is open and covered with herbs ; a third, a rat/bra, and a fourth, a small vase illled with fried grasshoppers Neat comes a circle of dishes of fish, interspersed with Whioh all have their heads placed between t . - "" ' V.I n. .. * ! iMrfii. ?! <1 1*"^ . their forefeet, Thenwomea a row of moysters and olives, which in ~*N| ronnded by a doable oircle of peaches, cherries, melons and other fruita and vegetables. The walls of the trialimnm are oovflowefs, game and fish of all kinds, the whole interspersed with drawings, which lend a oharm to the whole not Oasy to describe. On a table of raw wood, called and inlaid with gold, marble, agate, and ; lapis lazuli, were found earphone still eontainicg wine, acd some goblets of Onyx. ^ to"*" Hilton Head and Beaufort, of a busy little town, although it iiMM^hLng. but a creation of military necessity, But ' one Bouse stood there whan oar fetuw took the first cheering successes of the wsr.--. Since then a considerablenumber ofnoat houses, large and smalt, has been built for the accommodation of military amfnayai A business Street, Merchant's sprang up, giving,evidence of the comms* cial enterprise of oar army sutlers. Bxtensive piers and wharves afford the nwtMmBrf # ters of naval and military wori?ibp?3B5|^ storehouses are scattered on the islands enclosing the spaoioos bay. : -, ^ said to be snperior in depth those of Charleston and Savannah, and if, permanently, Hilton Head is likely to beout on one of the islands; considerable sums of money have already been invested prise take hold of the chances presented here, the result cin hardly be'doubtful.? All that is necessary to secure the future development of the plsoe 'is a railroad connection with Branehville. Here is the pot for a Northern oo.oc, in of the town disappointed my ex^^Sna. are accustomed to find in the ecnfltry hoa seooftfe*. North- The town ia at present almort eioipnyeiy inhabited bjeolored pa* pie; I saw hot. very few white feoes there. Ao ambulance rida to* plantation was fax more interesting. jfrRestaurants of Paris are gathering placoa for families as well as individuals, and are typical oF tho easy way of livfog com moo in that fashionable metropolis. ATT the Tear Round says : ' ^ "In a cafe von will find as tnanv women as men, respectable women, too, who come with their husbands, and bring their children with them. There they eit in a family group, round a marble table, sipping their seen by any of their neighbors, IswahM there is nothing to beiAhamed of. The cafe is not simply a drinking ahop: Th?b is no necessity to drink anything stronger than coffee or eau saucree; and yon may sit at your table as long as yon please, read the paper, play with dominoes, or chat your friends. All the nmenities of private life are striotly obeyed. The men are gallant and polite; ondyhfc never bear a word that nould offend the most sensitive, and you nevnr?cx xareJy indeed?see any one tipsey. TharejjL % nothing about the plaoe to stalest the lord to look noon his house is i nlaoe for more interest in a game of dominoea or picqnet than in the vending of hia goo& Madame will have to shriek to him to oome and attend to his business. In Paria even the lowest classes take their win? like gen* i.? ' ft MPWft T*"8 ffRggmayw *,yn FaucDWOMKir?The Assistant Commissioner of Freedmen for South Carolina haa issued an order relative to maraagecr among freedmen and freedwomen, from. whioh we together as Husband and wif^iU^the thJje of obtaining their freedom, or solemnised since obtaining it, will be acknowledged ar legal and binding. ^ves, with Brmedpb? a minStoand ^uS5?oritioate of the same. the marriage relation will be allowed to live together as husband and wife nntil their marriage has been legally aolemniwd. allowed to live together M husband and . ' * ' ^Transported for life-the matfteU jnarziti happily. ^ ^ *