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%iummus ?cpartme?t. A BIG SHOW. The thriving town of Richmond, (UL,) ore day, recently, was the scene of a sensation and a catastrophe. The sensation was caused by the advent of van Amburgh & Co.'s Mammoth Menagerie. The catastrophe we propose to describe: On the day in question, an immense crowd had been attracted to see the living giraffe, and other wonders of the menagerie. The caravan had made its grand procession through the streets; the tent haabeen erected, and a throng of expectant sightseers were gathered around the entrance, awaiting the opening of the door. Just then an odd looking genius drove up to the lot, seated upon a rickety lumber wagon, carefully boarded over, drawn by a pair of spavined, wind-galled, dilapidated steeds, and eagerly enquired for the manager.? Upon that person making his appearance, he was saluted with: "Hallo, Souire, I've brought you a load of cats!'' "A load ox what?" said the astonished manager. "A load of cats to feed your lions on." "To feed our lions on 1 The deuce you have.? We don't feed lions on cat meat, they eat nothing but the best beef." . "Sho, I know better than that; I've read in the papers that cats are the favorite food of lions.? Besides, I've got a contract with your agent, for a load of'em with a revenue stamp onto it, and I guess you can't go back on that Saying which, the cat merchant produced a greasy 6hp of paper, which read as follows: Richmond, Oct. 5,1866. "This contract witnesseth that I have this day oontracted with Simon Wiggins to furnish a load of cats to feed the lions on, for which you will pay him the hereinafter mentioned prices to wit: For A 1. Prime Cats, 75 cts.; for Store Cats 50 cents. Jonas Bung, Cat Agent Yan Amburgh & Co.'s Menagerie. To the Menagerie.'' - "My friend," said the manager, after reading this document, "you have been imposed upon. I ?ir\ i-nnar or>TT cnoVi nprsnn as Jonas Bung, and - ?V uw AUVTI %m?*j w-w- | w< I don't want any cats.'' "You lie; now you know you do"?retorted Wiggins, with imperturbable good humor, "you are only trying to beat me down and get 'em cheap. I've got a prime lot?75 of 'em. Just look at 'em ?ana hastily descending from his perch he commenced shoving at the tail-board of his wagon, to allow the manager a chance to examine his load. By his nervousness, however, he managed so awkwardly that the board dropped completely out, and with a terrible sputtering nis entire load of cats sprang into the crowd. A score of worthless curs tnat were on the ground, made a dash for the cats, away they went, belter skelter, among the throng, upsetting women and children, and creating dire confusion on every side. Towards the town the streets were filled with people proceeding to the menagerie, who seeing the commotion, and hearing the shouts at once imagined some terrible accident The next instant a rumor spread through the crowd that the Royal Bengal tiger was loose, and a scene ensued that beggars description. "Every one for himself and the devil take the hindermost,'' was the motto acted on, and a general stampede followed, in which an astonishing display of agility was made. People ran into nouses and bolted their doors; ladies in tilting' hoops performed extraordinary exploits in the way of climbing fences, and what with sputtering cats, yelping dogs, screaming women andnowling children, it really seemed for awhile as if Bedlam had broken loose and taken possession of the streets of Richmond. In a short time the truth of the matter became known, and the excitement quieted down. But Mr. WigS'ns refused to be comforted for the overthrow of e great expectations he had built upon his cats, and disconsolately drove out of town, muttering terrible vengeance, if he caught him, upon the depraved individual who had palmed himself off as cat agent of Van Amburgn & Co.'s menagerie." A STEAMBOAT STORY. A funny scene transpired on board the steamer St James on her last trip down. The St. James, be it known, is a favorite boat with wedding parties, on account of her superior accommodations and the general elegance which distinguishes her. At Aberdeen, a young man, dressed inlirsSunday's best, and showing in all his movements that this was the happiest day of his life, came aboard, leading by the hand a timid young woman, whc had sworn that day to love, honor, etc., the young man aforesaid. They were on a wedding tour tc Cincinnati to see the Big Bridge, the Nicholson pavement and otherobjects of interest Approaching Clerk Regnier, the young man steeped m bliss, said: "Look a here, Mr. Clerk, I and Marier have just doubled teams for life. (Marier blushes some more and tries to draw away, but the tother hall clings to her.) We've determined to take a day ' . XT to ourselves and go to Cincinnati. i> ow, we want u ?(hesitating)?a room?well, a room?(with desperate energy)?both together." "Bride?(reproachfully)?"Josier." Bridegroom?(stoutly)?"that's what I say, and we want the best room you've got on the boat." The clerk disposed of them satisfactorily, and "Marier," blusning more than ever, retired tc their state room, it being late in the night, while her "Josier," lighting a cigar, paced the forward cabin with the importance which every young man feels when he first assumes the responsibility of paying a youug woman's board as a consideratior for her changing her name. Josier at length concluded to seek his "Marier. " Accordingly he directed his footsteps towards hit state room. Softly he tapped at the door, but nc response from within fell upon his listening earThen he gave a louder rap, and applying his lipt to the key-hole, whispered shrill}', "Marier, open the door to your J osier.'' Still no reply. He turn ed the handle, and the door being unlocked, it open ed readily. # He advanced one foot inside, gave r look of bewilderment, and then rushed back intc the cabin in a state of frenzy and screamed, "stoj the boat! she's gone!?overboard, may be! Cap tain 1 Oh, Mr. Clerk! where's my Marier ? Ha; she drowned herself? Why didn't I get twe rooms? Oh, dear, tell the pilot to stop her! Giv< me back my Marier!" By this time Captain OakeSj backed by his clerks, Regnierand Ross and reinforced by the passengers generally, was or the spot "What the deuce is the matter?" asked th< Captain. Oh, Captain!" said the distracted bridegroom tearing up and down the cabin, "she always was i timid gal?afraid of gettin' married?gone craz; and jumped overboard. "Why didn't I gettw* room3? Oh, dear!" He then pointed to the state room in which h< had expected to find his "Marier." "Why, it's empty," said the Captain. "Yes," said Josier, tearing his hair, "and don' you see the outdoor's open ? She went crazy; . tell ye, and jumped overboard.'' Then falling up on the Captain s neck, he screeched, "Oh, giv< me back my Marier!" At this moment a state room door adjoining opened, and there was a glimpse of a snowy wkiti ?n -while n. lnw. sweet voice said ! Josier, you're a fool; what you teurin' 'roun( at that rate for? Have you been drinkin' ?" Josier gave a yell of astonishment and delight and put himself inside of that state room door in i twinkling. He had made a mistake of the num ber of his state room, that's all. Marier hadn' gone crazy, and she hadn't jumped overboard.Cincinnati Times. A Revolutionary Story.?Ben W - served in the Revolutionary War, and had been in th habit of telling his long and tough yarns so oftei that at last he believed them himself. Ben wouli give a personal anecdote of every battle of the war in which he himself alwavs, ot course, figured a the hero. On being asked if he was in the battl of Monmouth, he replied: "I guess I was, I had my right-hand pocketful of powder, my left-hand pocket full of bullets, am I had my father's double-barrelled ducking gun seven foot long, sir! seven foot long 1 I put in ; handful of powder and a handful of bullets, am every time I let her off I knocked down the Brit ish, sir, fifty at a time! General Washington rod up to me, and said, 'Ben, do stop ! you're doini 'em too bad 1' I touched my hat to-the General and said, 'Well, General, if you say so, I'll ceas firing; but I think I ought to kill a few more of thi scoundrels.' With that, the General sprung fron his horse, and throwing his arms around me, ex claimed, 'Ben, don't call me General?call m< George."' _______ 1ST In a'bar-room in Denver, the following rule; are conspicuously posted: "No one is allowed t( remain in the hall or passage-way longer than fiv< minutes without taking a drink, or in the sitting room ten minutes without doing likewise. Anj one refusing to drink when asked, will be ignoniin iouslv kicked out. No gentlemen are expected t< eat tho lemon peel in their cock-tails, and thos< who do so will not be supplied with any more, anc will not be considered gentlemen in future." f^jrartment, GARDENING FOR WOMEN. There is nothing better for wives and daughters Shysically, than to have the care of a garden?; ower pot, if nothing more. What is pleasantci than to spend a portion of every passing day ii working among plants, and watching the growtl of shrubs, ana trees, and plants, and to observi the opening of flowers from week to week as th< season advances ? Then how much it adds to th< enjoyment, to know that your own hands hav< planted and tilled them, and have pruned anc trained them?this is a pleasure that reouires nei ther great riches nor profound knowledge. Th< humble cottage of the laboring poor, not less thai their grounds, may be adorned with pot plants which in due time, will become redolent with rict perfume, not less than radiant with beauty ; thin ministering to the love of the beautiful in nature The wife or daughter that loves home, ana wouic seek to make it the best place for husband ant brother, is willing to forego some morning gossip ping calls, for the sake of having leisure for th< cultivation of plants, and shrubs, and flowers. Th< good house-wife is early among her plants and flow ers, as is the husband at his place of business.? They are both utilitarians ; the one it may be ir the abstract, and the other in the concrete, each as essential to the enjoyment of the other, as art the real and the ideal in human life. The lowes! utilitarianism would labor only for the meat thai perishes. Those of higher and more noble views, would labor with no les3 assiduity for the substan tial things of life, but would in addition seek alsc those thmgs.which elevate and refine the mind ami exalt the soul. The advantages which women per sonally derives from stirring the soil and snuffing the morning air, are freshness and beauty of cheek and brightness of eye, cheerfulness of temper anc vigor ot mind, and purity of heart Consequently, she is more cheerful and lovely as a daughter, more dignified and womanly as a sister, and more attractive and confiding as a wife; hence the fruit and products of garden culture, as they relate t( woman, when viewed objectively, are-but small, relatively, as compared with the benefits securec in regard to herself as the centre of social refinement and enjoyment, amid such a world as ours. A husband who revolves round such a centre, can Kn o nrrwl npio-Tibnr. a useful citizen, a kinc father, a loving and confiding companion. Do noi then, mothers and sisters, the latter, wives in pros pect, neglect the garden. CULTIVATING ORCHARDS. Apple orchards left to themselves bear only or alternate years, with such uniformity, that "bearing years" have come to be regarded ^ the ordei of nature, rather than human device. The trees, in average soil, do not have aliment enough tc give full crops every year. Cultivation and manuring will change til this, and give us remunerative crops every season. Possibly manuring mighl do this even if the orchard were left in grass.? But the danger is, if the orchard is left unplowedj it will not get the manure. The common objection offered to plowing is the damage done to the roots of the trees. We have no doubt that an orchard might be plowed so deej and so near the trunk of the trees as to damage il past hope of recoveiy. But discretion is to be used, and the plow is to be kept so near the surface under the trees as not to break off the large roots.? It has also boon ascertained that grain crops are not good for orchards. We have known orchard: to be made barren for several years in consequence of a crop of rye. Grain crops, unless buckwheat be an exception, take from the soil what the tree: need, and shades the land too much. Root crop; ( are the most desirable, because they require a gooc ' deal of manure, and thorough tillage to make them profitable. The frequent stirring of the soil and the fertilizers, are the wants of the apple tree and the root crop enables the farmer to give these i to his orchard, and at the same time he is remu nerated for his labor. Potatoes, carrots, beets and turnips arc all gooc crops for the orchard, if you put on manure enough to make them pay. A surplus must be left in the soil to make the apple crop. But wil an apple orchard thus fed bear eveiyyear? We i have no doubt of it Horticulturists who make : specialty of apples, and manure every year, sue , coed every year in getting crops every season i with very rare exceptions. The apple is so fine ; fruit, and so easily kept, it is so much botl i foexl and luxurv, that no pains should be spare* ; to keep our orchards in the best condition, i American Agriculturist. i Ccrcittjo.?Editors Southern Cultivator:?I you could give any remedy for the ravages of the Curculio, you would verv much oblige me, and . f suppose many others. I have several varieties o ! fine plums, which set a full crop of fruit ever f spring, but frequently are not allowed to mature o ' perfect a single fruit. They are also very bad up e on our peaches and other stone fruit. Respectfully, &c. W. E. T. jBartlett, Tenn., Jan. IStJi, 1867. , The only effectual remedy for Curculio, is to sav off a limb, making a short stump, spread sheet I under the tree, hit the stump of the limb a fev smart blows with a mallet, pick up the Curculio | and the fruit that fall, and destroy them. Go ove ; the orchard two or three times a week, beginninj when the plums are the size of green peas, ane ' keeping it up until you find they are about cxter minated. This is sure. The next best thing is t 1 plant your young trees in a poultry yard, and a , they grow larger, admit swine also. This, provi ded there are no other plum, peach, or other ston 1 fVnit trnoc in tlio virnmK-. will nftpn niv*! vnn pnni 1 crops?the swine, &c., destroying the insect in til " egg. But if other trees are at hand, the insect wii ' coinc from them, and the mallet and sheet are th 1 only remedy known.?Editor Southern Cultivator Raising Colts.?Never expect to have a gooi 1 horse if you craui your colt; it cannot be done.) The old adage in A ennont, "A ragged colt make ) the best horse," means everything. Your coll " then, should run with its dam until it lias rcache ' that condition of the stomach which will enable i I to digest solid food. Then take your colt and le 5 it have abundance of free, cold air to begin witli ' and in addition to that, avoid the feeding of grai 1 until it is three years old, as you would avoid teed 1 ing brandy and water to your children when the are little. It is astonishing how many nice colt J are ruined by the excessive use of stimulating grai food in their infancy, so to speak. Let your eo' ' mature slowly, its bone grow properly, its digestiv 1 functions be properly organized, its flesh in th y' proper condition?never fat. horse fat is the pool 5 est fat in the world?keep it upon the best hay i Winter, and good, sweet pasture in the Summci e and you will make the best possible horse of tha colt.?Dr. Loring. ? r Liquid Honey.?The following recipe, for beautiful liquid honcv, is taken from Mr. Lang! troth, who says the best judges have pronounce e it one of the most luscious articles they ever tastec Put two pounds of the white sugar in as much he 1 water as will dissolve it; take one pound of strair 2 cd white clover honey?any honey of good Have I will answer?and add it warm to the syrup, thoi oughly stirring together. As refined loaf sugar : a pure and inordous sweet, one pound of hone ' will give its flavor to two pounds of sugar, and th a compound will be free from that smarting tasl ' that pure houey often has, and will usually agrc _ with those who cannot cat the latter with irnpun ty. Any desired flavor can be added to it. A good recipe. Boiling and skimming comrno honey will generally render it safe for those wh cannot cat it otherwise.?Editor Southern Cult e vator. n i T?*i?xro a xrrv T^or^m A \nrtr WivL- ??i , O'UAIjLj l au.uo aiii/ x *ivii wwv *i<. g mer makes the following suggestions in regard t e small fanns: In juany cases where large farm are divided, there is no orchard. But the ontei U prising beginner maydo well by raising small fruit ! while nis orchard is growing. A neighbor is mal ing more of the Bool it tie raspberries, by scllin ? fruits and plants?both grown on the same landj from a few acres than most men make on one hui dred acres by common farming. These and oth( ' small fruits may be grown between the rows ( apple trees in a young orchard. The grower < ' small fruits may do better growing strawberrie: ' raspberries and blackberries, so jus to have a su< I cession all through the season; thus requiring le.< * help at any time, while business can be better mai ] aged and controlled. Curculio.?The Williainsport (Pa.) Bullett has the following, relative to a cure for the curculi s in plums: ) Mr. Evendcn. the well-known gardener of thi ; city, says the following has been tested and loun - to be a sure preventive of the attack of the curci r Ho on plum trees. It is simple and easily tried - ';Takc a quantity of corn cobs, wind a wire aroun > them, terminating in a hook at the cud of the cobs i then dip them into gas tar until they are well satu 1 rated. Hang a dozen or more on a tree, and n curculio will disturb the tree. Try it." . ?ot the pome Citric. AN EFFECTIVE SPEECH. "A speech from Wilton 1" cried the thoughtless [ fellows. r "He can't make a speech on cold water. I defy i him." said one of their number, i ' 'My friends,'' began Wilton, j "Hear, hear! he's in for it now," cried a young ; man, whose flushed cheeks gave pitiful signs of his ? devotion to the bottle. "Wilton is on his feet." ; The comrade they called Wilton was a young i man, some twenty-three years of age. Upon his . face, within his eyes, a settled melancholy rested. ? His manners were as grave as those of an o"d man. i He was often called Wilton the steady," on ac( count of his quiet adherence to principle. i The head partner in the firm in whose employ 3 Wilton wasj gave a great party once a year, and it was to this gathering Wilton, had been persua1 ded to come. 1 In vain his companions tempted him with the . wine that flowed freely. # The "firm" considered . themselves good Christians, as, indeed, did the > world generally. They gave largely to charit ies and . to their church, where their seats were seldom emp . ty. xney aia a great aeui 01 guuu witu wcu muuvj , ! yet in placing this fiery temptation before young i meu, some of whom were as yet without fixed ; principles, they committed a gross and almost fatal I error. 'Looking about him, Wilton saw already t many flushed almost to inebriation; many eyes ( that, spite of their flash and sparkle, moved with . difficulty, and that dire unsteadiness that marks , the incipient stage of drunkenness. I "My friends,' he said, and then paused, as if . to give great emphasis to what might follow. "I am r going to make a confession." Some of the company smiled at this, but by far [ the greater number were awed at the sad, yet ear. nest tones of his voice. ( ; "Five ye^rs ago I had a brother, a bright, beau1 tiful lad in whom the hopes of a large family cirj cle centered. He was called a genius, and he was , one. Sensitive, gentle-hearted, and generous to a fault, he also gave promise of extraordinary vigor i of mind. One night several boys in the village . where I was born resolved to have a frolic. The party was to be a secret one, and were each to car1 ry from our homes, if we could, provisions and | wine. It came off with success. There was good t cheer, there were bright and flowing liquors; we . were all young and buoyant My brother had never tasted wine. Whether it was a disinclination caused by natural dislike, or whether his intuitions led him to avoid it as dangerous to him, I do not know. I only know?ana the recollection 1 is at this- moment burning in my brain? that we ' all thought that if we could get Herbert drunk, it would be fine fun. Fiends could not have set 1 themselves more ingeniously at work to compass ' this object than we did. I was foremost in the attempt I will not excuse myself, nor in aught ' palliate my conduct. I knew he had a manuscript ' poem at home, that had been pronounced remarkable by competent critics; I knew he could im. ?itn'tVinnf monfnl nffnrK nnd exnect 1 piwiac uiuiunv Iiituvuw uiuuvui v?v? -J ?? ? ?x ted that, under the stimulus of the fiery serpent? ! whose sting I dread more than death?his brain ! would be quickened, and we should be charmed, 1 perhaps amazed, at tne exhibitions of his rare gifls. ' "At last we prevailed, but instead of quicken> ing, the wine stupefied his faculties. A few glass' es reduced him to a state of utter inebriety. "The party broke up. We were all wild with 5 drunken excitement; he alone was immoveable 5 and quite insensible. There was no rousing him ! from the state of deathly sleep into which he had t fallen. I dared not take him home that night, 3 fearing that our frolic might be found out in conse3 quence of the trouble we should have in getting 1 him to his room. So we left him there, lying as J comfortable as we could place him?his handsome ' face flushed and almost purple, his active brain, i for once, completely stupefied. 5 "In the morning, I was awakened by the sounds ' of sobs. A white, scared face stood over me; a trembling, weak voice cried out, "0, Philip, your 1 poor brother!" 2 "I sprang from my bed. My friends, I knew 2 the truth soon enough. Herbert had recovered 1 consciousness in the night, sufficient to mislead 2 him. lie had fallen from the window, a height of i twenty feet. He was still living. In vain my - prayers, and tears, and anguish." His voice fal> tercd; i "Young men, he is living yet, but is an incurai blc idiot. Now. will you ask me to take the ac1 cursed stuff ? Yes, the curse of the living God rests upon it. It has burdened my life?it has ruined as noble an intellect as ever was ready to do battle with the faults and follies of the world.? f Do you still ieer and laugh, because I icill not be 2 jovial ? I tell you, if it was a living thing, I would [ strangle it?and there is nothing upon earth I hate f with such a deadly hatred.'' f There was a deep silence. Not one in all the r company seemed inclined to drink again." Watchman and Reflector. POPULARITY IN HEAVEN. Mr. Munson was a quiet member of the church, who never spoke iu meeting, and never took the v lead in anything. He was an industrious farmer s of small means, but gave according to his ability, v and often beyond his ability to objects calling for s benevolent sacrifices. He had a hesitation in his I speech, which, added to his natural diffidence and ? reserve, rendered him a very silent man. A man was wanted for a certain office of trust in the township. Mr. Munson's name was mention0 ed. The objection was made that he was not a 8 popular man. "Oh!" said Smith, on hearing the objection, j "I thought you wanted an honest man. That leu 3 tne to name Munson; but it seems a popular man lj is wanted. Is there any necessary connection between popularity and fidelity to a trust ?" e No one seemed disposed to answer this question, and the result was that Mr. Munson was appointed. A poor man, who overheard the above remarks, d muttered in an undertone: "He will be populai ~ am/mi in linnvnn " v;iivU?l& 1U UVUT viit s One cause of his want of popularity has been sta? ted above. There were other causes. His family d not was a very reputable one. His father had beer t in jail for swindling, and nearly if not quite all his ;t relatives were regarded as dishonest men. '> This cause will not be operative in heaven. lie ? will there be known only as a son of God and a brother of the Lord Jesus Christ; and his acy knowlcdged relatives will not do him any discredit :s among the angels of God. n He had been an earnest promoter of temperance. It and took his stand on that subject when one of the e most prominent members of the church was a dise tiller, and another an extensive dealer in ardcnl r" spirits. The latter gave up his business on hear n ing the first temperance lecture delivered in the vil r< lage, but the former stood his ground, and heaped lt all tne odium possible on Mr. Munson; who dared to think and to say that the sale of intoxicating drinks was wrong, a There will be no distillers in heaven to trouble 5- Mr. Munson, and lessen his popularity. He will, d probably, meet some reformed and converted I. drunkards there?reformed and converted through >t his instrumentality?but they will not be likely l- to affect his popularity unfavorably. >r Ilis timidity, want of engaging manners, and r- his hesitancy of speech will not follow him tc is heaven. Ilis rough and oftentimes well patched y robes will be left below. He will no longer fcai ,e lest he should not enter into rest. He was con:c stantly helping them. Sometimes he would cany ic relief to the family without uttering a word. Hi: i- actions could not be misinterpreted by those whe were benefitted by them. The pastor said he hac n seldom visited a sick or distressed family with ,o out finding that Mr. Munson had been there be i- fore him. On the whole, Munson'has no reason t< fear that he will not be popular in Heaven. Popu larity there will be worth more than popularity here r'Q WHAT TIIE SUNDAY SCHOOL DOES. 1S 1. It employes the best men and woiucn in th( community for teachers. ts - It furnishes a circulating library; so tha every pupil can have fifty books to read each year n 3. It gives newspapers to the pupils, with rnanj 1 excellent little stones. j. 4. It teaches the young to sing, and furnishei ,r singing books to those who need them. )f 5. It gives once a year a delightful pic-nic, or ex )f cursion, or celebration, to Sunday scnool scholars 5 0. It has its annual conventions with proccs Z sions, bands of music, with eloquent speeches oi jg lectures, and fills the largest churches with flowers j. songs and happiness. 7. Children who cannot read, it teaches to read 8. It offers prizes in the shape of Bibles, Testa . inents, and other good books, medals or picture " cards. 0 9. If the pupils are sick, the good Sunday schoo teacher or superintendents visit them, is 10. It gives fifty lessons a year in that book o] d books, the Bible. i- 11. It trains the children in the practice of be : nevolence, love, obedience to parents, truthfulness d kindness to one another and purity of language. ; 12. It seeks to lead them to love Jesus and U. i- walk in the path of wisdom, o 13. It teaches them the golden rule?to do untc others as they would have others do unto them. IpSttttatiMus JMitlrs. P IRIS BY DAY-TIME. How to employ one's day in such a city is a Sroblem of easy solution. The New Yorker, who as been accustomed at home to deny himself the pleasure of a carriage ride, by reason of the excessive expense, can with three of his friends enjoy the occupancy of a coach at the rate of two francs, or forty cents in gold, per hour. With an endless vista of boulevards stretching out before the quartet, they can drive around and cut across and veer about the metropolis for half a day without tiring of the sights offered by the different quartiers through which the vehicle will rattle. A double row ot boulevards, sundered at intervals by sections of alkcs?or boulevards of rustic appearance?encirle the town; a straight line of broad thoroughfares runs from north to south, spanning the Seine, which separates the Lutetie of old from modern Paris, and eddies around the piers of twenty-six bridges; and the Rue de la Bastilc to the Champ Elysees, intersects the central boulevards. If the visitor bo fatigued of city scenes^ let him drive along tne avenues Doracnng on me iuruucuuuus, or through the Champs Elvsees, and over the beautifully levelled roads, till he reach the umbrageous mazes of the Bois. If he has a taste for suburban excursions, let him take the lightning train that will convey him to the Abbey of St. Germain, to the palaces of St Cloud or Fontainbleau, or to the garden and galleries of Versailles; let him board tne circular railway, whose tritcks run around Paris and branch off towards the buildings of the Exposition. One can glide over the macadamised thoroughfares, or rattle over the stony street in a hack forhours at a time, or iurap in one of the huge horse cars, drawn by a double team, and dignified by the title of c/iemin de fer Americaiii?these being only in use beyond the city limits ; or again take a jaunt over the country surrounding the metropolis, without any perceptible depletion of the prote-monnaie being the consequence of the trip. # But vehicles are not always indispensable to the sight-seer, and numerous gigantic omnibuses, with seats outside rated at three mis, and seats within at six, rumble through the streets. Within half a dozen blocks of each other are located offices of the omnibus company, where passengers who have been unable to find accommodation in the vehicles which have passed them by the street, reocive a numbered card, on the delivery of which those who await transportation enter in regular order the omnibuses as they are driven up, and occupy the vacant scats. This system is rendered necessary, as the conductor is forbidden to admit a greater number of passengers than the seats of the bus will accommodate, and as a skirmish between the expectants would be unavoidable if each were not compelled to take his turn. If six .persons arc at hand, and the first stage can accommodate but two, uumbers three, four, five and six must be patient enough to wait. It is needless to remark that the omnibuses can be stopped in the street, if there be unoccupied seats within or without It is only when the vehicles are au comply, that the advantage of the station becomes particularly apparent A great feature of the Parisian system ot omnibus management is the adoption of the correspondence. Thus you pay six sous fare?for the occupants of the outsiae have n/if flin onmn rkrivilnfro nn AnfArinor f.bft sfflirft and on payment of one sou additional, the sight-seer is given a ticket which passes him into another vehicle of the company, that will cany him to a point not on the line of the first conveyance. One company owns the entire stock, which is divided into shares, and regularly quoted on 'Change, and the centralization of the management of tne concern is productive of great benefit to the public.? Jewish Messenger. EXAMINATION IN NATURAL HISTORY. Class in Natural History?Take your places.? Subject of to-day's lesson ? Answer?The young American. Question?Where is this animal found ? Answer?In Uppertcndom. Question?Can it exist in any but its native air? Answer?It cannot thrive, except where civilization is overgrown. Question?To what other specie is it nearly allien? Answer?The monkey. Question?Which most resembles man ? Answer?Some naturalists place the Young American next to man, but by most it is considered inferior to the monkey. , Question?Describe the Young American. Answer?Body and limbs exceedingly slight? head small and very erect, being light?the coat : smooth and glittering in spots with the brilliancy of gold or gems?eyes usually mild and gentle in expression, though when the animal is roused, they are capable of a furiouS glare.' A striking , peculiarity is the long fur or hair, which, with some, quite covers the face, with others, all but a narrow space below the eyes. _ Forehead lowteeth small, sharp, and very white. Question?Is the Young American dangerous? Answer?Sometimes threatening, but seldom ! dangerous. They retreat at once when attacked by man. The kind called Fortune Hunters should, however, be excepted. They arc keen scented and cunning, stealthy in the pursuit of prey, and cruel i to their victims. Question?On what docs the Young American subsist? i Answer?On "father's money"?a substance well known in Vppertendoin. Question?Has the Young American anything like the power of speech ? Avsicer?When irritated, it gives utterance to a I low sound, like "demd borc2" or sometimes "kusi sid bore," but is usually quiet. Question?Can this creature be made useful to man in any way? Answer?Some attempts to train hira for usefulness have been made, but in vain?they have always resulted in a loss of individuality, and have, therefore, been abandoned. Yet it is valued as a pet by ladies, who are often fond of the creature . as a companion in their walks, aud they even give if. n nlnrv* in their drawing-rooms: merely as a play i thing, however, as it is of no use where protection i is needed. Still, the Young American fills a place in Uppertendom which no other animal in the j known world would occupy, t Question?Then what appears to he the object . of its existence, if it cannot he rendered useful'? t Answer?The object of its exiestence is yet to be discovered, although as we arc taught that noth, ing is made in vain, there is doubtless a design in ? the existence of the Young American. Question?Is the Young American ever confouut ded with the true American ? Answer?Never. The True American is quite . a distinct species, and is not found in Uppertendom. 1 Perfect lesson. The class may be seated. LET THE UNFORGIVING FEAR. ' A soldier, whose regimeut lay in a garrison town , in England, was brought before his commanding officer for some offence. He was an old-offender, | and had been often punished. ' 'Here he is again,'' ( said the officer, on his name being mentioned ; r "everything?flogging, disgrace, imprisonmenthas been tried with him." I Whereupon the sergeant stepped forward, and, ) apologizing for the libertv he took, said : I "There is one thing which has never been done . with him yet, sir." ; "What is that sir?" was the answer. \ "Well sir," said the sergeant, "he has never . been forgiven." j "Forgiven!" exclaimed the colonel, surprised at j the suggestion. He reflected a few moments, ordered the culprit j to be brought in, and asked him what he liaa to j so', to the charge. "Nothing, sir," was the reply, "only I am sorry foi what I nave done."^ < Turning a kind and pitiful look on the man who expected nothing else than his punishment would , be increased witn the repetition of his offence, the ' colonel addressed him. saying, "Well, we have dc. cided to forgive you!' The soldier was struck dumb with astonishment; ' the tears started in his eyes, and he wept like a child. He was humbled to the dust; he thanked , his officer and retired; to be the old refractory, in5 corrigible man ? No! he was another man from that day forward. He who tells the story had him for years under his eves, and a better conducted ^ man never wore the Queen's colors. In him kind* ness bent on whom harshness could not break; he was conquered by mercy, and, forgiven, ever after' wards feared to offend. Signs.!?To loose a pocket book containing greenbacks is unlucky. ? nena cat prepares tc 5 wash its face, it is a sign that one in the house will . shortly receive a good licking. If you are in a 1 house and hear a baby cry, it is a sign of marriage; ? or if it isn't, it ought to be. If a red haired man [ falls in love with a girl who dislikes hair of that color, he will be likely to dye before he gets married. If a one-eyed bull dog flies at a stock-rais er's legs, it denotes that a misfortune will happen to his calves. > ? ? . AST'The names of 1,781 Smiths, 923 Browns, i 832 Millers, G14 Wilsons, 598 Johnsons, and 591 Joneses, appear in a new Philadelphia directory. ?hi fatMIe TEBMS IN ADVANCE x SPECIE. CURRENCY. One Copy, one year, $ 2 50 $ 3 50 One Copy, Six months, 1 25 2 00 Ono Copy, Three months,.. 75 1 00 Two Copies, ono yenr, 4 50 6 00 Five Copies, " " 8 75 12 50 Ten Copies, " " 17 50 25 00 p33r To persons who make up clubs of ten or more names, an extra copy of the paper will be furnished ono year, free of charge. ADVERTISEMENTS Will be inserted at Ono Dollar and Fifty Cents por square for the first, and Seventy-five Cents per square for each subsequent insertion?less than three months. A square consists of the space occupied by ten lines of this size type, or one inch. No advertisement considered less than a square. Semi-Monthly, Monthly, or Quarterly Advertisements, will bo charged Two Dollars per square for each insertion. Quarterly, Semi-Annual or Yearly contracts will be made on liberal terms?the contract, howover, must in all casos l>e confined to the immodi- , ate business of the firm or individual contracting. Obituary Notices and Tributes of Respect, rated as advertisements. Announcements of Marriages and Deaths, and notices of a religious character, inserted gratis, and solicited. Personal Communications, when admissable; Communications of limited or indivual inter est, or recommendations or uanaiaates lor omcos of honor, profit or trust, will be charged for as advertisements. JOB PRINTING; THE ENQUIRER OFFICE Being now supplied with the VERY BEST MACHINERY, And a fine assortment of NEW JOB TYPE And other Material, -TOR PRITVTTITO Of every description, WILL BE NEATLY EXECUTED. TERMS?CASH. COITNTING-HOUSEALMANACFOR 1861 131*133! ft 313 l?! *1313131 SIS !?!?:W Be !?'?!? g?iS'& WOT. 5! >1 > Mj ? h< 9 1807. % >|g Big M- ? Pip ?!? >': ^ sln^SW: 1 H h > * * s h S* iMlP ill Li Hi 1 L ill L Jan. li 2 3j 4 5jJuLY...j 1! 2 3 4} 5 0 6] 71 8! Oi 10| 11 < 121 7 8 9,10 111 12 18 13 14 lij 16'17'18 10 ! 14 15 16 171 IS j 19 j 20 120 21 22 23121 25]20 ' 2122 23 2-1 25j26 27 !27 28 29 30 31'... ...! 28 29:30.31 j...L.. ... Feb. ... ... ... ... ... l! 2 Auo. ...j... ... ... lj 2 3 i 3] 41 5 6; 7' 8; 9' 4 5; 6 7' ?! ft 10 -10 11 12 13114 15 16 11 12H314 15 16!17 17118:19120:21 22 2:1. 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 ,24 25.2G;27 28 ! 25 20 27 28 2ft|30 31 Mar.. ...j... lj 2 ......... j............ | 3 4. 5 6 7 8, ftiSEir. 1 2; 3, 4 5 0 7 10 11 12:13,14 15 16 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 117 18 19120 21 22 23 15 10 17 18 19 20 21 24J25 26,27 28 29'30, 22 23 24:25 20:27 28 ,31 ..J I...I..J J 29|30 ... j...!... j...'... Apr. ... lj 2 _3, 1 5 6 Oct 1, 2| 3j 4 5 | 7 8j ft 10 1112 13 0, 7: 8j 9 10,11 12 114 15 16 17j18 1ft 20 13.14 15 16 17 18,19 21 22 23 24 25 20 27 : 20 21 22 23 24125,26 28 29 30 ...'...'...'...'I 27 28 2ft 30 31 ... .... May.! I... 1 2 Si 4 Nov I...L....!... 1: 2 j 5 (J, 7 8 ft 10 11 i 3 4 5: C: 7 8 ft ,12 13 1115 1617 18 i 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 lift 20 21:22 2:1 24 25 17 18,19,20 21 22 23 26 27 28;29 30 31 ...' ;24 '15.26,27 28j29 30 June ...j...'... li ...j...... .... 2 3 4' 5 6 7 8 DEC.. 1 2 3 -f 5' 6 7 9 10 1112 13 14 151 8 9jl0 11 12,13 14 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 15 16; 17 18 19 20 21 23 24 25 20 27 28 29 22 23 24'25 26 27 28 30 ...I 29,30,3lj...|...i. CONFEDERATE MONEY. THE following table shows the price of gold for Confederate currency in Augusta, Ga., at various times from the breaking out to the close of the war. The record was kept by a broker long doing business in that city: 1861. Gold rrcmium.\ For ?1 in Gold. , January 1 5 December 15 ? 21 00 Julyl 10| 1864. October 1 12 January 1 $ 2100 October 15 15 January 15 20 00 December 1 20 February 1 20 00 nonomimr 1.4 30 February 15 21 00 , 1862. j March lT. 26 00 January 1 20 March 15 20 00 January 15 20 April 1 19 00 February 1 25-April 15 2100 February 15 40:Mav 1 20 00 Marchl 50'May 15 18 00 , .March 15 60 June 1 to July 15 18 00 j April 1 75 Julyl5toAug. 15 20 00 , April 15 85 August 15 22 00 May 1 90 September 1 20 50 May 15 95 September 15 22 50 June 1 95 October 1 27 00 For ?1 in Gold. | Octobor 15 25 00 t June 15 $ 2 00 November 1 26 00 August 1 2 20 November 15 28 00 i September 1 2 50j December 1 32 00 November 1 3 00 December 15 35 00 1863. I December 31 50 00 1 February 1 3 10 1865. Marchl 3 251 January 1 60 00 > March 15 5 00'January 15 65 00 May 15 6 00; February 1 x50 00 . June 1 6 50|Fcbruary 15 46 00 June 15 7 50 March 1 55 00 , July 1 8 00! March 15 57 00 ' July 15 10 001 April 1 70 00 August 1 14 OOfApril 15 80 00 August 15 15 00 April 20 100 00 September 1 14 00 April 26 200 00 September 15 14 00 April 27 300 00 i October 1 13 00 April 28 500 00 ; October 15 12 50 April 29 800 00 November 1 13 00 April 30 1,000 00 November 15 15 50 May 1 1,200 00 December 1 20 00 ?Which was the last actual sales of Confederate notes. E. R. STOKES, BOOK - BINDER, 1 AND BLANK-BOOK MANUFACTURER, Opposite J. C. Dial's Hardware Storo, . MAIN ST., COLUMBIA, S. C. BLANK-BOOKS Ruled to any Pattern, Paged and Bound in the beat Possible Manner, with - Printed Headings when required. The attention! i of Clerks, Sheriffs, Ordinaries, Commissioners in Equity, Railroad Officials, and all public officers is particularly invited. A large stock of BLANK-BOOK PAPER, of the Best Quality, always on hand. Special attention given to the binding of Music, old Books and Files, and all other work in plain > or ornamental style. Orders sent to, and contracts made directly with mo, will save money, as I am prepared to do work at a very small advance on New York Prices. My business motto is "Promptness, Economy ' and Substantial Work." 1 E. R. STOKES, Columbia, S. C. November 29. 186(i. 32 tf k . | | MANUFACTURED BY Dr. C. F. Panknin, ( CHARLESTON, S. C. January 24 39 ly* INDIGO. (51 r' POUNDS OF GOOD INDIGO. For Sale X) 0 cheap by T. M. DOBSON <fc CO. THE BECONSTEUCTION LAWS. For the information of our renders, we re-publish, the "Reconstruction Act," tho "Proposed Constitutional Amendment," "An Act to Prescribe an Oath of Office," and the "Supplement to the Stevens-Sherman Shcllabarger Bill," all of which we will keep standing until an opportunity shall have been presented for obtaining the necessary information which these papers contain : THE BEC0N8TBUCTI0H ACT. An Act to provide for the more efficient government of the rebel States. [Passed over tho President's "Veto, March 2d, 1867.] Whereas, no legal State governments or adequate protection for life or property now exists in the rebel States of Virginia, North Car olina, South Carolina, Georgia, Mississippi, Alabama. Lousianu, Florida, Texas, and Arkansas; and whereas, it is necessary that peace and good order should be enforced in said States.until loyal and Republican State Governments can be legally established: Therefore, Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of tho United States of America in Congress assembled, That said rebel States shall be divided into military districts and made subject to the military authority of tho United States, as hereinafter prescribed, and for that purpose Virginia shall constitute the first district; North Carolina and South Carolina the second district; Georgia, Alabama, and Florida, the third district; Mississippi and Arkansas the fourth district; and Louisiana and Texas the fifth district. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the President to assign to the command of each of said districts an officer of the army, not below tho rank of Brigadier general, and to detail a sufficient military force to enable such officer to nerform his duties and enforce his authority within the district in which ho is assigned. Sec. 3. And be it further enacted. That it shall be the duty of each officer assigned as aforesaid to protect all persons in their rights of person and property, to suppress insurrection, disorder and violence, and to punish or cause to be punished all disturbers of the public peace and criminals, and to this end he may allow local civil tribunals to take jurisdiction of and to try offenders, or, when in his judgment it may be necessary for the trial of offenders, he shall have power to organize military commissions or tribunals for that purpose, and all interference, under color of State authority, with the exercise of military authority under this act, shall be null and void. Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That all persons put under military arrest by 'virtue of this act sliall bo tried without unnecessary delay, and no cruel or unusual punishment shall 1>e inflicted; and no sentenco of any military commission or tribunal hereby authorized, affecting the life or liberty of any person, shall be executed until it Is approved by the offlcor in command of the district, ana the laws and regulations of the government of the army shall not be effected by this act. except in so far as they conflict with its provisions. Provided, That no sentence of death, under the provisions of this act, shall be carried into effect without the approval of the President. Sec. 5. Ana be it further enacted, That when the people of any of said rebel States shall have formed a constitution of government in conformity with the Constitution of the United States in all respects, framed by a convention of delegates oleetea by the male citizens <^f said State, twentyone years old and upwards, of whatever race, color pr previous condition, who have been resident in said State for one year previous to the day of such election, except such as may be disfranchised for participation in the rebellion, or for felony at common law; and when such constitution snail provide that the elective franchiso shall bo enjoyed by all such persons as have the qualifications herein stated for electors .of delegates; and when such constitution shall be ratified by a majority of the persons voting on the question of ratification, who are qualified as electors for delegates; and when such Constitution shall have been submitted to Congress for examination and approval, and Congress shall have approved the same ; and when the said State, by a vote of its Legislature, elected under said constitution, shall have adopted the amendment to the constitution Of the United States, proposed bv the Thirty-ninth Congress, and knoWh as article fourteen; and when said or nupi'V/lV bV UHjr piVhViUlCVl ^U>UlUUlCIlt, pVUUI UI constitution within the United States, hostile or inimical thereto; and I do further swear (or afllrm) that to the best of my knowledge and ability, I will support and defend'the constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; thatl take this obligation freely, withoutany mental reservation or purpose of evasion, and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter. So help me God," which oath, so taken and signed, shall be preserved among the files of the Court, Houses of Congress, or the department to which said officer may appertain. And any person who may falsely fake said oath shall be guuty or perjury, and on conviction, i*- addition to the penalties now prescribed for that 01 :e,shall be deprived of his office, and rendered incapable, forever after, of holding any office or place under the United States. Approved July 2,1862. licie siiaii iicivu uauiim u pari. ui iuu buusui/uuuh of tho United States, said State shall be declared entitled to representation in Congress, and Senators and Representatives shall be admitted therefrom. on their taking the oath prescribed by law; and then and thereafter tho preceding sections of this act sliall be inoperative in said State. Provided, That no person excluded irom tho privilege of holding office by said amendment to the constitution of the United States shall bo eligible to election as a member of the convention to frame a constitution for any of said rebel States, nor shall any such person vote for members of such convention. Sec. G. And be it further enacted, That until the people of said rebel States shall bo by law admitted to representation in the Congress of the United States, any civil government which may exist therein shall be deemed provisional only, and in all respects subject to the paramount authority of the United States at any tune to abolish, modify, control or super de the same; and in all elections to any office unuer such provisional governments all persons shall be entitled to vote, and none others, who are entitled to vote under the provisions of the fifth section of this act; and no person shall be eligible to any office under such provisional governments who would be disqualified from holding office under the provisions of the third article of said constitutional amendment. SCHUYLER COLFAX, Speaker of the House of Representatives. LAFAYETTE S. FOSTER, President of the Senate, pro tem. PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT. The following is the Constitutional Amendment referred to in lire 4th section of tho "Reconstruction Act." article xiv. Section 1. All persons born or naturalized in the United States ana subject to the jurisdiction thereof are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty or property, without duo process of law, nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. Sec. 2. Representatives shall be apportioned amongihe several States according to their respective numbers, counting the whole number of persons in each State excluding Indians not taxed.? But when the right to vote at any election for the choice of electors for Presidentand Vice President of the United States, Representatives in Congress, Executive and Judicial Officers of a State, or the members of tho Legislature thereof, is denied to any o? the male inhabitants of such State, being twenty-one years of age and citizens of the United States, or in any way abridged except for participation in rebellion or other crime, the basis of representation therein sliall be reduced in the proportion which the number of such male citizens shall bear to tho whole number of male citizens twentyone years of age in such State. Sec. 3. No person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress, or elector of President and Vice-President, or hold any office, civil or military, under the United States or under any State, who. having previously taken an oath as a mem ber of Congress, or as an officer of the United States, or as a member of any State Legislature, or as an Executive or Judicial Officer of any State to support the Constitution of the United States, shall liave engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid and comfort to the enemies thereof. But Congress may, by a vote of two-thirds of each Jlouse, remove such disability. Sec. 4. The validity of the public debt of the United States authorized by law, including debts incurred for payment of pensions and bounties for services in suppressing insurrection or rebellion, shall not be questioned. But neither the United Shites nor any State shall assume or pay any debt or obligation incurred in aid of insurrection or rebellion against the United States, or any claim for the loss or emancipation of any slave; but all such debts, obligations and claims, shall be held illegal and void. Sec. 5. The Congress shall have power to enforce by appropriate legislation the provisions of this article. AN ACT TO PRESOBIBE AN OATH OF OFFICE. The following is the oath of office referred to in the 5th section of the "Reconstruction Act," and also in the 6th of the Supplementary Bill: Be it enacted, That hereafter any person elected or appointed to any office of honor or profit under the government oi the United States, either in the civil, military or naval department of the public service, except the President of the United States, shall before entering upon the duties of such office, anil before being entitled to any of the salary or other emolument thereof, take and subscribe the following oath or affirmation: "I, A. B, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I have never voluntarilv borne arms against the U. S. since I have been a citizen thereof; that I have voluntarily given no aid, countenance, counsel or encouragement to persons engaged iii armed hostility thereto; that I have never sought nor accepted, nor attempted to exercise the functions of an v office whatever, under any authority, or pretended authority, in hostilitv to the United Suites; that I have not yielded a voluntary onnnori fA ontr ?,\v.itnndn/1 n*At?A?ntvtA*i4 m/mivam am 8UPPLEKEFT TO THE 8TEVEH8-SHEBMAH BILL. AN ACT supplemental to an Act entitled An Act to provide for the more efficient government of the rebel States, passed March 2,18(57, and to facilitate restoration. Be it enacted, Ac., That before the first day of September, 1867, the commanding general in each district denned by the Act to provide for the more efficient government of the rebel States, approved March 2,1867, shall cause a registration to ue made of the male citizens of the United States, twentyone years of age, and upwards, resident in each county or parish in the State or States, inclnded in his district, which registration will include only those persons who are qualified to vote for delegates Dy the Act aforesaid, and who shall have taken and subscribed the following oath or affirmation : "I, , do solemnly swear, or affirm, in the presence of Almighty Cod, that I am a citizen of the State of ; tliat I have resided in said State for months next preceding this day, and now ' reside in the county of , or the parish of , 1 in said State, as the case may be; that I am twenty-one years old; that I have not been disfranchised for participation in any rebellion or civil war against the United States, nor for felony committed against the laws of any State or of the United States; that I have never been a member of any State Legislature, or held any Executive or Judicial Office in any State, and afterwards engaged in insurrection ana rebellion against the United States, and given aid or comfort to tho enemies thereof; that I have never taken an oath as a member of Congress of the U. S., or as an officer of the United States, or as a member of any State Legislature, or as an Executive or Judicial Officer of any State, to support the Constitution of the U. States, and afterwards engaged in insurrection or rebellion against theUuitedStates or given aid or comiort to tiie enemies thereof; that I will faithfully support the Constitution and obey the laws -of the United States, and will, to the best of my 1 ability, encourage others so to do. So help mo which oath or affirmation may be administered by any registering officer. T Sec. '1. That after the completion of the registration hereby provided for in any State at such time and place therein as the commanding general shall appoint and direct, of which at least thirty day's public notice shall be given, an election shall be held of delegates to a convention for the purpose of establishing a constitution and civil government for such State, loyal to the Union; said convention M in each State, except Virginia, to consist of the same H number of members as the most numerous branch of the State Legislature of such State in the year V 1860, to be apportioned among the several districts, counties, or parishes of such State by the commanding general, giving to each, representation in the ratio of voters registered as aforesaid as nearly as may be. The convention in Virginia shall consist of the same number of members as represented the territory now constituting Virginia in the most numerous branch of the Legislature of said State in the year 1860, to be apportioned as aforesaid. See. *3. Thatat such election the registered voters of each State shall vote for or against a convention to form a constitution thereof under this act. Those voting in favor of such a convention shall have written or printed on the ballots by which they vote for delegates as aforesaid, the words "for a convention;" and those voting against such a convention shall have written or printed on such ballots the words "against a convention." The persons appointed to superintend said election, and to make return of the votes given thereat, as herein provided, shall count and make return of the votes giyen for and against a convention; and the com- 1 landing general, to whom the same shall have been returned, shall ascertain and declare the total vote in each State for and against a convention. If a majority ot the votes given on that question shall "be for a convention, then a convention shall be held, as hereinafter provided; but if a majority of said votes shall be against a convention, then no convention shall be held under this act: Provided, That such convention shall not be held unless a majority of all such registered voters shall have voted on the Question of holding such convention. See. 4. That the commanding general of each district shall appoint such loyal officers or persons as may be necessary, not exceeding three In each election district, in any State, to make and com plete the registration, superintend the election, and make return to him of the votes, lists or " a voters and of the persons elected as delegates bv a plurality of the votes cast at sqid election; and upon receiving said returns ho shall open the - I same, ascertain the persons elected as delegates according to the returns of the officers who con- % ducted said election, and make proclamation thereof; and if a majority of the votes given on that question shall bo for a convention, the commanding general within sixty days from the date of election, shall notify the delegates to assemble in convention at a time and place to be mentioned in the notification, and said convention, when organized, shall proceed to form a Constitution and civil government acoording to the provisions of this act, and the act to which it is supplementary ; and when the same shall have been so framed,* said Constitution shall be submitted by the v| convention for ratification to the persons registered under the provisions of this act, at an elec- i| tion to be conducted by the officers, or persohs appointed by the commanding general as nereinbel'oro provided, and to be held after the expiration of thirty days from the date of notice thereof , to be given by said convention, and the returns thereof shall be made to the commanding general of the district. Sec. 5. That if. according to said returns, the constitution shall be ratified by a majority of the votes of the registered electors qualified as herein specified, cast at said election, at least one-half of all the registered voters voting upon the question of such ratification, the president of the convention shall transmit a copy of the same, duly certified, to the President or the United States, who shall forthwith transmit the same to Congress, if then in session, and if not in session, then immediately upon its next assembling ; ana if it shall moreover appear to Congress tliafc the election was one at which all the registered and qualified electors in the State had an opportunity to vote freely and without restraint, fear or the influence of fraud, and if Congress snail be satisfied that such constitution meets the approval of a majority of the qualified electors in the State, and if the said constitution shall be declared by Congress to be in conformity with the provisions of the act to which this is supplementary, and the other provisions of said act shall have been complied with, and the said constitution shall be approved by Congress, ;the State shall be declared entitled to representation, and Senators and Representatives shall be admitted therefrom as herein provided. Sec. G. That all elections in the States mentionft/1 1 r? fKft 4* 4 a4 4a i -3 ' * * - ? vu m uic oiuu Avi iAj pruviae lur me more em- J cieut government of the rebel States," shall, du- 1 ring the operation of said act, bo by ballot; and all ] officers making the said registration of voters and I conducting said elections shall, before entering j upon the discharge of their duties, subscribe an j oath faithfully to perform the duties of their said office, and the oath prescribed by the act approved July 2,1862, entitled "An act to prescribe an oath of officeProvided, That if any person shall knowingly and falsely take and subscribe any oath in this act prescribed, such person so offending, and being thereof duly convicted, shall be subject to the pains, penalties and disabilities which by law are provided for the punishment of the crime of wilful and corrupt penury. , Sec. 7. That all expenses incurred by the several 1 commanding generals, or by virtue or any orders I issued or appointments made by them nnaer or by ^ virtue of this Act, shall be paid but of any mon- W oys in tho Treasury not otherwise appropriated. 1 Sec. 8. That the Convention for each State shall ] prescribe the fees, salary, and compensation to be 1 paid to all delegates and other officers and agents I herein authorized or necessary to carry into effect the purposes of this Act, not herein otherwise provided for, and shall provide for the levy and collection of such taxes on the property in such State as may bo necessary to pay the same. Sec. 9. That the wora "article" in the sixth section of the Act to which this is supplementary, shall be construed to mean "section. VALUE OF CONFEDERATE CUBBEJfCY. . ANNEXED is a table showing the value of "Confederate currrency" in United States currency lor the last four years?deputed from the average monthly rates of the respective currencies, in gold, at New York, Richmond and Augusta. As the rate of stamp duty upon documents executed during the late war is based upon the value of the consideration in United States currency, this table will be found very convenient in fixing that value. TABLE SHOWING THE RELATIVE VAT.ru nvJ'mw federate" andu. 8. currency fobfoub"?ears. " Month. 1862. 1863. 1864. . 1965. Value in Value in ! Value in, Value in . - Con.cur- Con.cur-'Con.cur-iConcurZvySslf rency ofrency of rencv ofrency of i month ot ^lintj#s> ;$iinTJ.S. $linU.S. $linU.S. cur'cy. j cur'cy. cur'cy. j cur'cy. January $2.00 $13.50 $26.90 February 2.19 13.79 25.20 March 2.93 14.57 34.90 April 3.23 12.33 May 3.87 10.65 June 4.85 8.12 * July 6.89 7.79 August 10.53 8.85 September.. $2.19 9.71 . 10.56 October j 1.95 9.70 % 12.80 November.. 2.29 *9.90 12.55 December...1 2.28 12.60 18.26 To ascertain the value of a given amount of Confederate currency, divide the number of dollars by the figures in the column opposite the date sought for, and the quotient will be the amount in United States currency. THE CHARLESTON COURIER, PUBLISHED by A. S. WELLINGTON <fc CO., City Printers, NO 111 East-Bay, Charleston, South Carolina. Terms.?Daily, one year, $10; Daily, 6 months, $5; Daily, three months, $2 50; Tri-Weekly, one year, $8; Tri-Weekly, six months, $4. gar The Proprietor of the Enquirer is the a- * gent of the " Courier" for Yorkville. He will take pleasure in forwarding subscriptions. January 3 86 tf .