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A fellow, bv the name of Gregan, has been
arrested in Bettetonte, Pennsylvania, and bound
over to~ answer at (Jourt, fbr stealing tomb-stones
fitbm the cemeteiy.> ' v.. ?
The Maryland Constitutional election is progressing
quietly. Its adoption, by a large majority,
is oertain. It abolishes test oaths for Confederates,
and admits negro testimony in Courts.
?flew York. World says the hotels of
that city are crowded to overflowing at present.
It estimates the present floating population, that
is, non-resident visitors, at 60,000.
An Eastern editor was lately shot in an affray.
Luckily, the ball came against a bundle of
unpaid accounts in his pocket. Gunpowder could
not get through that!
The Columbus (Ga.) Stin is informed upon
good authority that Joseph Williams, the colored
orator of Tennessee, on his recent speaking tour in
Alabama, succeeded in converting some 3,000 negroes
from radicalism to conservatism.
An editor whose name was Fry,^ took unto
himself a "fifth rib." His neighbor or the quill,
being very kindly disposed toward him ana his
better half, wished "success to Mr. and Mrs. Fry
and all the small 'Fry.'"
??A little boy asked his mother what blood relations
meant She explained that it meant near
relatives, etc. After thinking a moment he said:
"Then, mother, you must be the bloodiest relation
I've got"
If you have a screw rusted into wood, or a
nut or bolt that will not readily turn, pour on a
little kerosene and let it remain. In a little while
it will penetrate the interstices, so that the screw
may be easily started.
. Mr. McPherson, the Clerk of tbe House of
. Representatives, has made known his opinions on
impeaohment He thinks the President will not
be impeached, because there is so great a difference
of opinion among the Republican members.
The New York Tribune says: "The President
has triumphed.'' With the Constitution and
the laws on his side, nothing less was to be expected.
"Thrice is he armed who hath his-quarrel
just"
. The Cairo Democrat savs that seventeen
men and boys and two colored "female ladies"
' turned out to do honor to Sheridan when he passed
^ through that city en route North, after being re'
Kevea by the President
A machine has been invented by a Mr.
Stnnway, of New Orleans, to destroy cotton worms.
It is in the form of a small rolling machine^ which
scatters a vapor instantaneously fatal to the insects,
hut harmless to the plant It will not cost over
$50.
Hinton Rowan Helper, who did more than
any other man to procure the abolition of slavery,
and precipitate the war, was in Statesville, N. C.,
last week. The American savs that he persisted
in carrying out his principles by refusing to allow
a negro to drive him to Davidson College.
A young man named Regan died in Albany
recently, from having a mole or wart on his face
eat by a razor while being shaved. The wart was
on the left cheek; and while the whole right side
Was paralyzed, the left leg and arm became rigid,
and the face turned over the left shoulder.
-?During the war, a lady passing from cot to
cot through the wards of a hospital, was shocked
to hear one fellow laugh at her. She stopped to
reprove the wretched patient "Why, ma'am"
says he, "you have given me a tract on the sin of
dancing, when I have both legs shot off."
?? In the small State of Connecticut, it is stated
that not less than four hundred and eightyeight
divorces have been granted during the past
year. One lawyer in the Connecticut legislature
said, in a debate, that he had himself procured
within the year three divorces for one woman.
-?The Viceroy of Egypt, while in London,
said to one of his English entertainers?a notorious
man of pleasure: "I don't see that there is
much difference between you and us. With us a
rich man keeps all his wives under one roof; but
in this country vou rich men have a separate house
for every wife.'
It is understood that the President assured
a prcuilneuc gmnummfr uffi?ii>], mb? had nn in .
terview with b'm a few days since, that henceforth
appointments to office would be made only from
those who gave a full and hearty support to the
AQQ1IUE&UOllUlI. Iicauo Ul ucpaivuivuw) ?V
fully agree in this determination of the President.
Pegged Boots, it is stated, if occasionally
dressed with petroleum between the soles and the
upper leather, will not rip. If the soles of boots
or shoes are dressed with petroleum, they will resist
wet and wear well. The pegs, it is said, are
not affected by dryness after being well saturated
with this liquid.
A young lady who is up among the Lookout
Mountains, writes to a friend in Montgomery
confidentially: "It is delightful to climb up these
hills, with a young man to help you in the steep
places, and eat a luncheon with you on the summit"
She is evidently a lady of taste and experience.
There were some amusing scenes at the
polls in Nashville, on election day. One new bom
ireedmen presented his marriage license instead of
aregistration certificate. Another brought his
wife with him to the ballot-box. "She can't vote,"
said he, "but bress God, I fotch her along to see
that I kin, by golly."
Our special dispatch from Lexington gives
us an account of a brilliant race over the Association
Course yesterday, between Lancaster and Leo
Paul, in which the former was the victor, making
the quickest two-mile heat ever run?in 3:35f?
and beating the famous time of Asteroid If seconds.?Louisville
Courier, Sept. 13.
Two more gold mines have been discovered
in Rowan county, North Carolina. Several specimens
of quartz ore, exhibited to the editor or the
Salisbury Banner, were speckled with the yellow
ore, many of the little particles being bait as large
as a grain .of wheat These specimens are from
the surface of the two recently discovered mines,
which, it is said, are likely to prove very valuable.
The Trades Unions of Cincinnati, have nominated
a candidate for Congess in opposition to the
regular party nominees. The platform these trades
unions nave adopted favors tne repeal of the law
establishing the national banks; advocates the
payment of government bonds in legal-tenders, and
not in coin; says the public lands should be appropriated
to actual settlers, and supports the eightnour
labor system.
The Columbia Chronicle says: "It has been
hinted that Susan B. Anthony and some of the
female apostles of woman's suffrage are coming to
South Carolina to stump the State before the
meeting of the Convention, in order to convince
our people that petticoats have just as much right
to tne ballot box as pantaloons. We presume
that these oratorical syrens represent some of the
New England bean eating associations."
In the outskirts of an American city, Philadelphia,
there is a very small Episcopal church,
entitled "The Church of James the Lessbut the
nmViiiic r\P nniorVihnrlinnH f?nll it "Thp
Little Jimmy." In the neighborhood of the same
city there is a church which was largely built by
the funds of an eminent American financier, who
sold great quantities of government bonds, and this
church bv the irreverent has been dubbed "The
Church of the Holy Five-Twenties."
The New York Htrald says the radical organs
in that city have lost one-third of their subscribers
within the past three months. This falling
off is in consequence of the dissatisfaction of
prudent business men and intelligent, fair-minded
citizens with the violent tirades and bloody revolutionary
schemes of the extreme radicals, who are
ready to plunge the country into all sorts of dangers
and difficulties, rather than lose possession of
the spoils ot the lioveramenr. xt is an indication
of the re-action that is going on all over the Union,
and that will soon appear in Pennsylvania and
New York, just the same as it has been seen already
in California and Maine.
General Beauregard and Col. Blanton Duncan
are organizing an Electrical Brake Company,
to extend in this country the use of M. Achard's
great invention for stopping railroad trains almost
instantly, yet without concusssion, even when running
at full speed, by the single hand of the engineer.
The power is derived from the motion of
the train itself and its application made instantaneous
by electrical wires and suitable gear. The
prize of the French Academy was awarded to the
inventor, after the acknowledged success of practical
experiments made in the course of regular traffic,
and followed up for a year on the Paris and
Strasburg Railway, and for three moaths on the
Belgian State railways.
The New Orleans Times, in an article on the
approaching elections in Louisiana, says: "It is
undeniable that a strong feeling of caste?of exclusiveness?is
growing up in the Dreasts of the color
ed people, and that the tendency to ignore white i
men as counsellors and leaders?even though they t
be of the most Radical type politically?is constant- g
ly on the increase. Even at this early day, long ,
before an election for new local governments can
be held, there is scarcely a State or municipal of- *
fice that can be named, for which a negro candidate
has not already been put forward, with strong i
and active supporters at his back. A colored man a
now holding office by appointment of Gen. Sheridan,
boasted on a thoroughfare, in tones to be J
heard by passers, that he would be the next Sheriff
elected, if it oost him fifty thousand dollars. He ''
^confident of succeeding without any such liberal' c
expenditure; another is quite as oonfident of being e
the next Mayor. The member of Congress from t
the First District is decided upon, and so on to the
end of the fist"
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editors:
JAS. E. WILSON ...JAS. F. HART. 8
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mestic Story, entitled 1
THE "WEALTH OF HOME." 5
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DABNEY'S DEFENCE OF V1RGINA. U
We have received from the publishers, Messrs. ^
E. J. Hale & Son, of New York, a copy of a'
"Dabney's Defence of Virginia, and through her, ^
of the South." After a careful perusal of the work,
we unhesitatingly pronounce it one of the ablest ^
books we have ever read. The moral innocence
and beneficial effects of slavery, as it existed in the
SuuiTi, am! the hypunl.sj, lnjuntirj blgutij and
self-interest of those who overthrew the institution,
are established by'a series of arguments which, to
our mind, appear absolutely unanswerable. The 1
author has stated and refuted every charge against
the South, that we remember ever to have read. tr
If this book had been published and extensively w
read thirty years ago, it might have prevented the 21
calamities sustained by our country, through the a(
abolition crusade.
Some may think it has appeared too late to ef- tc
feet any good; but not so thinks the author. He
asserts that the spirit of abolition still lives, showing
itself jacobinical in politicals and infidel in re- w
ligion ; and that it must still be fought by those tc
who accept the word of God as. the rule of life.? u
Another excellent reason for publishing now, which
he advances, is this: many in the South suppose
that because their cause was lost, it was wrong, ai
and utc disposed to admit the slanders of their one- ^
mies as true. Partly to re-assure the consciences 01
of such, and partly to defend the honor of those
who died for these principles, this book was writ- V
ten. The task has been well done, and we commend
"Dabney's Defence of Virginia," as a book s
that should be in every Southern home. It can
be obtained from the publishers by mail, at $1.50, u
currency.
THE LAND HUMBUG. t}
The idea of gettiug forty acres of land per head, < <
without paying for it is beginning to die out among ir
the negroes. Some still cling to the delusion ; but
many of them, having waited three years in the ai
vain hope of seeing the title deeds drop into their ti
pockets as iffrora heaven, are beginning to realize .
the fact that all the land in this country belongs to asomebody.
It has been honestly acquired by the ;t]
present owners, and cannot be honestly taken from n
them. When this fact is once thoroughly compre- V1
hended by the seeker for lands, whether white or J
or black (for there are some white men so ignor- t}
ant as to suppose the}', will "draw" forty acres,) a]
he is ashamed to advocate such a dishonest scheme. ^
It looks so rascally that men claiming to be respect*
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able, will not coniess tnemseives to De in iavoroi 11. w
As "confiscation" is found to be indefensible, K
those who wish to possess other men's property
have generally given it up for another scheme,
which is but little better in point of honesty and
much worse in point of common sense. The new la
plan is to graciously allow owners to keep their bi
land, but, at the same time, to tax it so heavily fc
that it will not pay to keep it. It is hard to see how ti
this brilliant scheme will give land to those who p
have not the money to buy it. So far from aiding e<
the landless in getting "forty acres," it actually
puts obstacles in their way. If the present owner c<
is compelled to sell the land in order to pay his tl
taxes, it will hardly be profitable to another man
to buy it; for the latter will then have to pay the b
tax which proved too burdensome for the former, a1
How is the landless man's chances benefitted by
thus adding to the cost of land ? And, further, 3
what in the name of sense does a man want with e;
land, if he has not the means to cultivate it ? All s<
this agitation about land is a mere humbug; b
yes, it is worse than that It is the murmuring c
--- .. ~?-or.n tnii-it- tJinf ativias the nrnsnAritv nf I
ui an a^iauuu j g j ?
others and would fain bring its wealthiest neigh- tl
bors down to a level with itself, simply because it tl
cannot raise itself to an equality with them. No if
good can come of it. If successful, it will bring h
ruin upon every branch of industry and prosperity tl
in the country, without permanently benefitting a r<
solitary individual. Suppose the lauds of York g
were equally divided among its inhabitants; what fi
would be the result ? Here and there would be a n
man with stock and implements for a large farm, ft
without the land to work them. But the greater
number of men would have a little land, absolute- a
ly useless unless cultivated by the hoe. To enable ei
the business of agriculture to go on, an additional ei
pieoe of dishonesty would be necessary. The rob- oJ
bery of land would require a robbery or other prop- je
erty, to make it effectual. A division of live-stock, e:
fanning implements and other personal property a
would be the inevitable consequence of a land ci
"division." Such a state of things might contin- A
ue, but the crops would be insufficient to sustain m
the population; prices would advance; and suffer- h
ng be inevitable. Bnt in cose of such a division, t
he probabilities are that the moneyless woifld soon f
ell out to those who have the means, and thus the
and would again be in the possession of compara- s
ively a few owners. e
There is no use in trying to make all men equal f
n wealth. The experiment has been tried ages a
go, and the result shows that there always will be t
>oor men in the world. Man was not put on earth
o live in ease. Toil and poverty are the common
ot, which few escape, and them, in the majority
>f cases, only by means of industry, energy and F
tconomy. If a poor man would better his condi- f
ion, he must practice these virtues; for they alone 11
an give him wealth and comfort Jj
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THE COLUMBIA CHRONICLE. o
This new journal has made its appearance, and ii
re are glad to weloome it among our exchanges, i
"t is a good paper, full of news, well written and I
picy original matter, and with a superior style of r
ypographical excellence. It is a cheering indica- c
ion of the reviving prosperity of our State Capi- t
al, to see two dailies published there. We wish (
hem both an abundance of success. u
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POLITICAL NEWS.
? At the vote in Richmond, Va., on the sub- \
cription to the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad, (
he votes of some two hundred negroes were \
hmnrn rmf. Kaaahoa thftW hfld fnrffOtten the DOmBS t
ly which they were registered and had given in o
heir votes under other names.
? General Ord, commander of the Fourth Mili- n
ary District, has ordered the trial by cooit-mar- c
ial, of Col C. C. Gilbert, who had justified a par- I
y of soldiers in sacking a newspaper office at Cam- t
en, Arkansas. This outrage had been committed e
ecause of a paragraph published in the paper, v
rhich Col. G. considered impudent, because the j<
lilitary, in his opinion, are ((not the servants, but
be masters of the people." Gen. Ord rebukes
bis puffed-up imperialist, and reduoes him to his 1
roper dimensions in the eyes of the law.
?Gen. Mower, the new commander of the sub- to
istrict of Louisiana, has issued an order forbid- b
ing the assembling of armed men for poli tical or v
ther purposes, and all other acts tending to dis- c
rder or violence. Commanders of Posts, detach- tl
rents and stations are ordered "to arrest and de- r
rin until further orders, all armed men found 5
osted as sentinels, pickets or videttes, or pretend- I
ig to be on guard duty for any purpose or by any
uthority not duly authorized by law," t
?The Washington correspondent of the Boston s
-W, a few days sinoe, had an interview with Pre- e
ident Johnson, in which the latter expressed him- e
elf very freely in regard to the effects of the re- J
ent amnesty proclamation: The Corresjondent o
ays: "I inquired what he thought would be the tl
ractical effect of the amnesty proclamation. He I
romptly replied, "to restore the parties to all d
beir rights?to place them precisely wheie they s
rere before the war. The suffrage question was I
ne to be determined by the courts, and not by the
xecutive branch of the Government" J
?The Vicksburg Republican states that General J
)rd has received registration returns from twenty- j
ine counties in Mississippi, which give the fol- y
)wing result: Whites, 28,923; Blacks, 31,542; t
ndians, 29, Total, 60,194. 0
? The Washington correspondent the JNew lork
tribune says the following is a list of persons either ^
amcd or being pressed by their friends for Cabi- $
et positions: Secretary of State?Reverdy John- ^
)n, Charles Francis Adams, Jerry Black ; Secrc- n
iry of War?General Steedman, General McClel- (,
md, Judge Hughes, of Indiana, ex-Senator Cow- ,A
n, Thomas Florence; Postmaster-General?Old j
Hair, Young Blair, Ward Laymon and Johnny ^
oyle; Secretary of the Navy?a man named Hans- n
)tn, from Boston : Secretary of the Treasury? ^
ohn J. Cisco, Robert J. Walker, a Mr. Pierce, ^
f Boston, W. H. Grosbeck, of Cincinnati; Cur- _
'jiovPrinting?Clarke: Attorney-General?Binck- ^
y, if Stanberry continues indisposed.
? At Fernandinia, Florida, and in the neighbor- cj
Dod, a curious question has come up. Among
le freedmen who presented themselves for regis- ^
ation are a large number who were born in Afri- ^
u The Board of Registration asked for naturali- ^
ttion papers, and they referred the question of
Imitting them to higher authority. '
? A party of Southern gentlemen gave a dinner
> General Beauregard, at the New York Hotel,
1 Wednesday of last week. "In the course of
is remarks, the Geueral stated that he had re- 81
:ived tempting offers from English capitalists
i take up his residence in England, as superin- J8
aidant of extensive engineering works in that
mntry; he had concluded, upon calmly surveying "
le different Governments of the world, their status
nd their inherent strength, that this country pos- g
;ssed the most stable government of any existing
a the face of the earth, and that for his part he w
as determined to spend his life under the flag of di
ie Government that was the most stable and least 1C
able to disorganization. It was nothing short of P
leer nonsense to talk of another rebellion. If tj!
ley wanted to raise one they could not?it was 0,
tterly impossible, and will be impossible for them B
) do so for the next generation."
? General Pope has issued an order directing
lat the elections be held in Georgia and Alabama, ^
jmraencing Tuesday, October 29th, and continuig
three days, at which registered voters may n
Dte for a Convention or against a Convention; tf
id also for Delegates to constitute said Conven- ni
on, in case so decided by a majority of votes. ^
? The New York Herald says that considerable ^j
pprehension i9 felt at Washington, among lead- s]
ig politicians of the Radical persuasion, as to the w
:sult of tie elections in New York and Pennsyl- ai
inia, which take place on the 8th of next month. 44
he Radicals are not over sanguine about cither of ^
lese States. Pennsylvania is regarded as especi- ^
ly doubtful, owing it is said, to the blundering of w
le Radical State and county conventions in ma- in
ing nominations. The best posted Radicals con- P<
ide that as things look now, the Democrats will eirry
the city of Philadelphia. A
AGRICULTURAL NEWS. w
? The Farm and Fu-esule says: "There was a w
rge crop of oats this season, in the Middle States, p(
at owing to the heavy rains which immediately lo
illowcd the harvest, immense quantities were des- tl
oyed. Deducting the amount injured, or comletely
spoiled, we do not think the average will
]ual last year's crop." d
? The ichneumon fly, the great destroyer of the n
Dtton worm, has appeared in large numbers on
le Texas coast, to the great joy of the planters. g(
?The "coober" croD of Georcia is reported to n
e in a flourishing condition, and fully up to the 01
verage. b
? Dr. George B. Loring, the Presid(!nt of the w
tew England Agricultural Society, tells what sciutific
farming will do in the comparatively sterile p
>il of New England. He stated, in a recent address
efore the society, that he knew a man in Massa- ?
husetts who, in 1825, bought twenty acres of land,
re has applied to it all the accurate knowledge
bat he could get There is no month in the year w
bat something does not bloom on his faim; there n
i something green there always; and he always a
as some crop to send to' market You walk tl
arough it and find everything going on just as a]
jgularly, accurately and carefully as the cotton w
ocs through the loom. He has managed his aflire
with prudence, accuracy and care, and has
lade from his farm of twenty acres $'!50,000 in w
>rty years. la
? The Columbia Chronicle is informed that an ?
pplication has been forwarded to the Commission- P
r of Agriculture, at Washington, by a number of
nterprising planters of this State, for the cuttings ^
f the new plant, Ramie, which has been the sub- g\
jet of experiment in Louisiana, and has. thus far, ai
scited the most sanguine expectations. Ramie is .
species of silken hemp, a native of Java, and is ^
ipable of being worked into the finest of fabrics. *
.t from forty to sixty cents per pound, it is esti- 01
lated that the product per acre will be about six w
undred dollars. It requires great care in its cul- ai
ure, and some three or four years must-pass beore
the cuttings will become productive.
? An experiment in China tea culture has been
o far successful in Georgia. The seeds were plantd
eight years ago, and the shrubs are about seven '
eet high. Although exposed to all weather, they
re healthy, and have full vitality, notwithstanding
hey are liberally uuleaved each season.
MERE-MENTION.
Railroad trains are run from London to Liverpool
at the rate, of 81 miles air hour. Official
eports show that 1,120,000 children attend school
n Rus8ia:?one and a half per cent, of the popuition.'"""**The
Columbia Chronicle says that
leneral Canby, the new commandant of the Secmd
Military District, will shortly visit all the posts
n his District A. T. Stewart, the New York
nillionaire, died a few days since. He leaves
property valued at $70,000,000. Major-Genal
Canby has, by special order, authorized his
rdnance officer to issue twenty ipiproved rifles for
he use of the guards at the State Penitentiary, at
Columbia. . -The number of marriage licenses
isnpd in Chinflom fnr fhp nnst vear is nearlv eaual I
o that of the divorces. The marriages numbered
!,600.*"' "'Sheridan, Sickles and Hancock are in
Washington." " The "Crutchfield House" at
Chattanooga, Tennessee, was destroyed by fire on
Wednesday, of last week. The fire was caused by
he breaking ofj a number of kerosene lamps in the
il-room, which* waiter was handling.
George Law and Commodore Vanderbilt are uoong
the New York notabilities who do not go to 1
hurch. Ne^Y'ork pays $180,981,398 in taxes, i
Cqual to $45 on'every man woman and child in
he State, and more than two hundred dollars for
veiy voter."*. 'After a session of over five
reeks, the United States Court at Greenville, adDurned
on Monday of last week.
EDITORIAL INKLINGS,
rhe Virginia Convention.
Gen. Schofield has ordered that, at the elecion
for delegates to the Virginia Convention, to
e held on the 22d of October, the ballots of white
oters shall be taken separately from those of the
olored votere. In every district of 500 votes,
hrec persons are to assist the registering officer in
eceiving votes, and in every district of more than
00 votes, six persons shall assist ; i
tow among the N. C. Radicals.
The Radicals of North Carolina do not seem
o act with the harmony that ought to distinguish i
ucheminent "patriots." Mr. Holden,.who earnstly
desires to become a shining light, has had an
xtinguisher placed upon his hopes by the Raleigh j
legi?ter. This journal, which is the recognized
rgan of the party in North Carolina, denounces
he late convention held in Raleigh, and reads ,
lolden and hig followers out of the party. This i
ivision in their ranks is not veiy favorable to their 1
uccess at the approaching elections. j
leath or Gen. Griffin.
Gen. Chas.. Griffin, late commander of the
lilitary sub-district of Texas, nnd, since Sheri- '
an's removal, temporary commander of the 5th "
listrict, died at Galveston on the 15th instant, of
allow fever. He had ucauired a brilliant reputa
ion during the war, as a brave and talented other
; but he tarnished bis fame, in peace, by foridding
funeral honors to Gen. A. Sidney JohnsMi's
remains, and by several other acts of petty :
rranny. But as he has been summoned to answer
for his conduct before the highest of all tribuals,
we forbear comment upon his faults. ,
General Canby's Policy as to Removals.
-? The Intendant and Wardens of the town of ,
tlackville were re-appointed by Gen. Canby on
tie expiration of their term of office, which occur- \
id on the 10th instant The Columbia Chronicle
links this action is an intimation that Gen. Con- i
y will make no changes of officers who have 1
roperly discharged their duties. We are encour- 1
i iJ i , tMo w *H<v j
ict that Gen. C. does not appear to be so fond of ,
langos as his predecessor. Orders from Head- <
arters have not, as yet, appeared in that quick '
icoession to which our people were lately accus- '
>med.
ateresting to Cotton Tax Payers.
Ex-Govenor Herschel V. Johnson, of Geor- ]
ia, who is engaged in the practice of iaw at Au- }
iista, publishes the subjoined card. We insert y
le card for the benefit of our readers, and would
iggest to those who have paid Cotton-tax, to
immunicate with Mr. Johnson at onoe. If there
nothing to be made by it, there is very little to j
lost The proceedings to be instituted for the j
:covery of the tax, are based upon the opinion that j
ie tax is illegal: 1
UA11 persons wishing to recover from the United
tates tne internal revenue tax on cotton, which
as been or may hereafter be paid by them, will do
ell to communicate with the undersigned irnme- 1
iately, and we will forward necessary papers and j
istructions. We have made arrangements with j
ersons elsewhere, whose position gives tliem in- {
ucnce and advantage, ana propose to prosecute
lese claims for a share of what is recovered, withit
risk or expense to the claimant" 1
low They Vote. ^
TVio V.nrmirpy anAflkini? f)f the ,
jgro vote in that city, on the subscription to the
hesapeake & Ohio Railroad, says:
"The polls were soon after opened, and Sambo
ished impetuously to the breach more eagerly
?an he did at the crater, to exercise the "inestiable
privilege" of casting his ballot, for what he
new as little about as one of Dan Castello's sacred
>ws. But it mattered not to them. All they dered
was the pleasurable sensation of voting and
lowing their equality in this respect with the
hite man. A very heavy colored vote was polled,
id all of it in favor of the proposition. They void
for it because the New Nation had told them
i vote that way. Had Hunnicutt counselled them
? vote against the subscription, they would have
jen equally unanimous in their opposition. It
as a novel scene to witness this black swarm pushig
and crowding and elbowing its way up to the
oiling stand?a very pleasing spectacle for the a
re s of a patriot'^
. Fair Matrimonial Offer. s
A "cullud" lady, of gushing sensibilities, I
hose young affections have been basely trifled ?
ith by some gay Lothario of the white Radical
ersuasion, is forgiving enough to publish the fol- 1
.1 l .P *
wing touching Advertisement m tne columns or <le
Sumter Jj&vJ) RepuUicaiu. c
Love in a- Cabin.?I am a friend of de yan- r
ees, or more better, de Perradicals, and as I hear 1
ey ar tryin' to paake demselves our equals, I will '
;spond wid any good and true Perraaical on de j
ibjec of marryin. And I giv mi promise to treat t
im fully as mi equal (if he has got a white skin),
) long as he sticks to us cullered women. I has a c
ice cabin, good close, am young, 28, and has but }
ae sponsibility, whose father is one of de full r
lood Perradicals, and I will answer any letters c
id a view to marryin. I will pledge miself to <
lake him mi equal in all things, if he haves his- #
ilf. Address, Betty Spires,
reed woman, Adams' Station, Ga., care of my 1
old boss. t
deceptive Crops. *
An Iowa correspondent of the Country Gen- '
eman disputes the accuracy of the crop reports r
ritten by newspaper correspondents. The JN. Y.
Vibune, which reports "unprecedented^ large"
ops in the West, is the special object of his stric- D
ires. After saying that "the threshing machines 8
ad half-bushels are making unmistakeable reports, 8
hick cause prices to advance steadily," he makes 8
le following general remarks: 8
"In an extremely wet, cold and backward sea- ^
)n, there never was raised an "unprecedentedly f
Jge" grain crop; on the contrary, in such sea- i
)ns, crops are almost uniformly deceptive in ap- j
earance, and deficient in yield. It was a saying c
f a quaint old friend of mine, that in a "wet sea- t
>n people starved to death, and in a dry one were
?red to death." The crops of a wet season are '
ire to be over-estimated, while those of a dry one
re generally under-valued. * * * ^
* * It appears to me that it is high ji
me we farmers should learn and practice more i
isdom: failure of crops has, to a great degree,
>me to be the rule; while' 'unprecedentedly large'' *
ies are wonderful scarce. Dazzling statisticians, f
ho ride so recklessly the American Spread Eagle, if
id talk of the boundless, agricultural resources f
u ? % . * j
that He undeveloped, in" the great west, may tickle j
our national pride, but I am one of those who be^ ]
lieve that the mass of the really good land oT the ,
country is already absorbed, and that what isleft ,
behind is no match for our rapidly swelling population
and the depreciation of fertility of wnat is '
already *in cultivation. Tlie average prices of pro- s
duce are bound to be higher, ana the time has 1
come when even we of the west must and can af- j
ford to bestow more care and attention upon the (
planting and cultivation of our crops. ^
Tke National Cemetery at Anttetain. ij
The cemetery for the Federal soldiers who ^
fell at the battle of Antietam, better known in the (
South as Sharpsburg, was dedicated on the 17th j
instant. It is to be known as a "National" cerae- j
tery, though a true sectional spirit has- excluded
from its precincts the sons of the South whose ,
blood hallowed the hard-fought field, and whose ,
valor, to say the very least, reflected a glory upon (
the American name, fully equal to that of their
rmtnnmkorinr* frmo f lio roromnnipi) nf rfpdicfltinn
were attended by a large crowd, which was briefly j
addressed by Ex-Gov. Bradford, of Maryland,
Gov. Geary, of Pennsylvania, and the President ,
There was a slight want of harmony between the (
representatives of Pennsylvania and those of other ^
States, the former thinking themselves slighted by ,
the omission of Gov. Geary's name from the list i
of speakers. But this defect in the programme ,
was rectified by the shouts of the discontented, ,
who persisted in calling for Geary until he appear- :
ed. The principal point of interest seemed to be ]
the rock on which Gen. Lee stood during the fier- (
cest of the fight. This rock sustained a heavy as- ,
Bault from the relio-hunters who were anxious to ,
carry pieces of it to their homes. We annex an |
extract from the President's speech, to show the
truly patriotic spirit by which he is auimated: ,
"When welookon von battle-field I think of the ,
brave men on both sides who fell in the fierce struggle
of battle, who sleep silent in their graves. Yes, 1
who sleep in silence and peace after the earnest *
conflict has ceased. Would to God we of the liv- <
ing could imitate their example, as they He sleep- \
ing in peace in their tombs, and live together in \
friendship and peace. [Applause.] You, my fellow-citizens,
have my earnest wishes, as you nave '
had my efforts in time gone by, in the earliest and 1
most trying perils, to preserve the union of these States,
to restore harmony to our distracted and {
divided country, and you shall have my last efforts .
in vindication of the nag of the republic and of the '
constitution of your fathers."
Vallandigbam on "Rebels" and. "Loyalty." J
??Mr. Vallandigham, the great conservative ;
Statesman of Ohio, lately made a speech at Louisville,
Ky. In the course of his remarks, he said:
"I thank God my fathers were from that grand i
old Commonwealth of Virginia. [Loud cheers.] [
That birthplace of Washington, Jefferson ana ,
Madison, of Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson.
rTY?aLaam 1 Awa tKoco o ro nnKlo nonino J
[X/CU1CIIUJ?5 UUCCIO* j WUVAXy (UU uvwiv iiwtuwuj
and no loyal wretch shall close my mouth, from
speaking the praises of these meu, who, however
mistaken they may have been, were a thousand
times more honorable and true to the principles of 1
human liberty than thousands who call'them trait- 1
ore. Their names will live in history as noble rep- <
reaentative men of the nation. The are my fel- j
low-citizens, and to-day they seek to be with us, ,
members of one cotnmon republic. Their fame
will swell the grand aggregate of that which composes
and lives in history, and will live to the re- '
motest syllable of recorded time.
******
Loyal men, with scorn and contempt I repeat
the word. I never heard it in my boyhood associ- ]
ated with anything honorable. 1 have heard the j
word loyal at Fourth of July celebrations; but I .
ever heard any man boast of his loyalty till this
war came about. I have heard the old revolution- 1
ary soldiers talk of loyal men, but they spoke of 1
them with scorn and were wont to call them tories. 1
Men in the Revolution were patriots, not loyal.
The Republicans are welcome to the term. Let (
Democrats rejoice in the name of American patriots.
_ [Cheers. ] > < '
This is our designation. Give us patriots again, '
such as battled for human rights in the days or '76, ?
and we will have the Union again. The citizens <
of South Carolina shall be our equals and the peo- ,
pie of Virginia, mother of Presidents and land of .
lost goas,"we wilt meet as brothers. To-day they
ire the subjects of military despots, and we are
oonstrained, witli Madam Roland, to exclaim,
"Oh, Liberty) what crimes are committed in thy i
aara." '
. ?-*?? (
HOOK NOTICE. J
A few weeks ago, we made mention of Colonel 1
Bingham's English Grammar, with promise that i
ye should give it a fuller notice soon. That notice i
ye now proceed to give.
The full title of the book is "A Grammar of the
English Language: for the use of Schools and
Academies; with copious parsing exercisesby j
Win. Bingham, A. M., Superintendent of the '
Bingham School." This School is located at Me- *
Dancsville, North Carolina. The book was issued 1
i month ago.
It is the best school-grammar of our language
hat we have seen. This is saying a good deal, j
vhen it is remembered that America has, thus far, t
jroduced about five hundred grammars of the En'g- j
ish language; and we have seen a good many of t
;hese. There is no subject in the whole curriculum c
>f education, ou which so much" nonsense has been
vritten. t
m _ a 1 T> C 1
-ten or iweive yeans ugu, x ruiesaur iuuxjih, r?e
wlieve, of Alabama, published his Grammar of the
English Language; and while it was perhaps ex- *
reme in its innovations, it showed more thought, ^
food sense, and real knowledge of the subject, than
vc had seen elsewhere in grammars. The extreme c
adical character of the book appears to have pre- e
rented its success to any great extent The greatsst
obstacle to its success, however, was a want of ^
cnse on the part of teachers?the fetters of precelents?veneration
for Murray, and a pitiable ser- E
itude to whatever had gone before.
We mention Morris's Grammar to say that, since
hat day, we have found but little independent
hought upon that subject; and that the book beorc
us, by Col. Bingham, embodies all of such
hought that we have seen. We shall take the I
K)ok by parts of speech.; and speak of its merits b
ind demerits in that order. 8
The Noun is presented with great clearness and ij
implicity ; and, while there are several minor h
mints of nice interest to the scholar, we do not c
jive such here, for want of space. ]<
The Adjective is one of the best points in the ii
>ook. Adjectives are divided into two general <5
;lasses?Definitives, which merely limit without y
(xpresSing a quality, as, 1'forty thieves," "each ?
nan," "no water," "the king," "a goose;" and a
)escriptives, which express also a quality, as, 1
'dark clouds,'' '1good boys." This is a clear step h
n advance and improvement on the grammars in tl
ise among us. Our only objection to it is that it c
loes not add another general class?the Possessive, n
vhich might sweep the nonsense of Adjective Pro- fi
?/Mtr.onvlionohTTo]r infr> thpir nrnner Part- Ofthis r,
IUUIIObA4Muwv??vy ??w r--r? 4,
:lass are such as these?"wiy hat," "her book,"
'your face." CoL Bingham classifies these among h
he Persona] Pronouns; and in this we dissent uterly
from his opinion. The only sense in which a
hese words are pronouns is that they are derived ?
rom- pronouns; but if we apply that principle to
alty, it must be a noun because derived from the
ioun salt.
The Pronoun is one of the improvements of this 9
sxoellent book. Pronouns are divided into Person- *
il and Relative. The old Adjective Pronouns are 3
Jready disposed of in speaking of the Adjective;
ind as to die old Interrogative Pronoun, nothing h
hort of imbecility or idiotcy ever thought it to be Q
i class of pronouns different from the relative.? 9
Che reason why that classification appears in the ^
looks of men who are not idiots is, that it is put 0
n without thought?simply copied from the older h
;rammars. We have already indicated our only ri
Ejection to our author's Personal Pronouns. As ^
0 the Relative, he very justly prefers the name ?
Connective, but gives both.
The Verb presents some novelties. There are jv
hree moods of the finite verb?Indicative, Sub- s<
unctive, and Imperative; and the indefinite verb
participals) has three forms?Infinitive, Partici- n
lie, and Gerund. The Infinitive is a noun, and in a
hat use has place among Nouns. The Participle a
3 an Adjective, and in that use has place (as a tr
Durth class of Adjectives, we suggest) among Ad- n
r ) 1 t V 1. S
ectives. The Gerund is a Noun, and in that use
lias place among Nouns. Yet ail three forms tare
verbal usee, and for this.reason they are arranged
liere under Verbs.. We consider the arnmgemei* :
;he veiy tiest that" we have seen. It wftl be objerved
that our author has no PotentiaTMbod of 'j
inite Verbs; and we refer die reader to the au- !
hor's own satisfactory statement of his reasons for ;
;he change. It is a step of progress. In the in- <
lection of the future tense, our author puts in full !
Kith forms (Predictive and Promissive) of that
tense-* tfeflsethat has punfed more buj'g, perhaps.*
ban any other five tenses in any language. Here t
t is put in so simple a manner that a fool can hard- j
y misunderstand it The point is important
Of Adverbs, Prepositions, Conjunctions, and in- (
'ejections, we have reserved ourself space to say
nothing; except in general the presentment of ]
these parts of speech is well done; in some points
ihead of his predecessors.
It will be observed that there is no Article, which
Is very sensible.
In the inflection of Nonns and Pronouns the author
adopts the Greek cases?Nominative, Geni- \
tive, Dative, Accusative, and Vocative. We re*
?nrd this with great favor, and consider it of great :
use and convenience to the student of the elastics, j
ind no detriment to the student of English exdn- <
lively. This exhibit of the cases in fhll enables i
the author to present the subject of Syntax with
infinitely greater clearness than upon the old exhibit,
which massed the Dative and Accusative unler
the meaningless name of Objective, and threw
-a a. *r ; Ur* iui KL/.
;ne v ocauve wun uie iiuuiinsuvc. ncicnuu .
thanking the author for this great feature of his
book.
Upon a minor point hi Prosody we dissent from
the author's idea of dissyllabic feet?that is to say,
ire deny the ezistenoe in English of the Pyrrhic
md the Spondee; but this and all such purely subordinate
points, in no way disincline us to Say that
Dol. Bingham has produced, in the work before
is, the best Grammar of the English Language, |
for the tiM of^tehoob, that has ever appfeared ih i
America; and if England has produced a better, 1
to are not aware oflt ^JT Ww
CHESTER 00NTRIBDT08EAL '
. ' I
BY WM. H. BRAWLEY.' ' ,
CHESTER, 8. C., SEPTEMBER ^, 1897. |
HEW TAIATIOH, . . j<
It is believed that the next taxation in this State
trill be levied by the United States. The. State
rreasury is empty, and efforts have been made tq i
secure a meeting of the Legislature for the pur- 1
pose of raising money?without success. <
LATTER-DAT 8E0E88I0HIBTB. ' j
One of the Columbia Radicals, a man of more in- .
tehigence than any other amongst them, anddf
more substance, remarked the Other day, in a don- \
rersation with ? gentleman about the present eitu-.
ition, that he thought that the success of1 the Democratic
party in the next election ai the North ,
ivould justify the secession of South Caroiinsrand
that the State ought to secede if that event occurs!
looai'hewbT '' ;;V '
We were absent from Chester last week, aim"
i v.., A. au.~ '
nave iiiue news ui uurumue. xuo uum? iuc?ing"
which was announced, for Saturday last in
Baming placards?to nominate candidates for the ,
approaching Convention?was a flash! Nobody
seems to know whence the. call issued and nobody
was nominated. In fact, nobody came. .* ~ ''
We have heard that there was a meeting of colDred
citizens at Gethsemahe, called for the Same
purpose, and that there was a division in the ranks
?the Baptist wishing a straight out Mack ticket,
rod the Methodist and PresbyterianB, being more
conservative and sensible, desiring a white, or mix
}d representation. We have not heard how they
uranged it
REOIBTEAtm ' .
(h q l 1
The following are the latest returns from the
Boards of Registration, that we have been able to
>btain: Whites, Blacks,
is Chester Cburt House,....?..^.293 ' , 798
it Lewis'Turn Out,..........:;..!... 38 90
\t Boyd's Store,117 '
It Torbite..., 67 79! i
it Rossvifle,... 120 . 262 /
' >33, 1336
At Bennett's, Carmel Hill, and Mcj^Hey's Mill;
)recincts, the aggregate is 246 whites and 471 i
)lacks. The returns, so far, foot up a majority for
he blacks of 1026. There is one Board from ]
vhich we have not yet heard.
I :--.M ?... ' t s
nmri aatttima . . I .. . |
?. uu wu*xa .?- i
The recent order of General Csnby, relative to j
lurors, is a source of great perplexity and unoer- f
ainty to those who have business at the approach
ng term. The general impression seems to be
hat no business, beyond the Summary Process, <
an be transacted. -ft- '
We cannot bat think this order ill-timed. It is (
oo late to call Extra Courts to rectify the Jury lists j
n time for the regular term; and issues between j
>rivate citizens, with which the government has no ^
on cere, and which have nothing whatever to do
rith the question of loyalty, are delayed, much (
o the detriment of the people. Persons accused (
if crime will be denied trial and kept in jail at an 3
xpense to the State, and with manifest injustice (
o themselves. At every step in our progress, new
lifficulties seam to arise. .? . j
Our reconstruction is hedged about with so.
nany trials, annoyances and embarrassments, that
t would be well for us if we could "fold our tents, (
ike the Arab, and silently steal away.'' (
80UTH OABOLIHA TJIXVEBSZTT. s
We had the pleasure of meeting several of the
Professors of the University, last week, in Colnm- 1
iia. They are determined to cany on the exerci- e
es of the Institntion during the coming year, even
f State aid is withheld from them; and confidently 8
iope that their efforts will meet with sufficient en- t
ouragement to enable them tojjarrv our old Col- t
;ge through these troublous times, and estabfishji
t on a basis of permanent prosperity. We sin- t
erely hope that all of our young men, whoso means c
rill permit, will sustain fcbein in their nnble re- 1
olve. Among the members of the Faculty thefe *
re some of the finest intellects in this country.? c
'he Professors are, without exception, men of the g
iighest tone and character, and no Institution in t
he South offers greater advantages for moral, so- o
ial, and intellectual training. The exercises oom- 1
lence on the first Monday in October. Three or *
)ur of the first young men in oar District are aleady
members of the University. Others that
re know, will join this FalL We hope their nam- .
ers will be still farther increased. 0
Education is an investment affected less than 0
ny other by revolutions. It is a good capital to ?
ommence life.with anywhere, and at any tame.
ORDER CONCERNING JURORS, *
General Canby has issued the following order t
onceming Jurors, under date of September 13th:
General Orders No. 89.] - s
Paragraph II, of General Orders No. 82, dated I
lay 30; 1867, is modified as follows : ^ 1
All citizens assessed for taxes, and who shall r
are paid taxes for the current year, and who are f
ualined, and have been, or may be{ duly registered t
s voters, are hereby declared qualified to serve as d
irors. I
It shall be a sufficient ground of challenge to the t
ompetency of any person drawn as a juror, that I
e has not been duly registered as a voter. Such m
ight of challenge may oe exercised in behalf of L
lie people, or of the accused; in all criminal pro- i
sedings, and by either party in all civil actions'and
roceeaings. t
Any requirement of a property qualification for a
irors, in addition to the qualification herein pre- r
iribed, is hereby abrogated. ' a
The Governors of North and South Carolina, r
ispectively, are herebv authorized and empower- l
d to order, if it should be necessary, special terms r
f courts to be held for the purpose o? revising e
nd preparing jury lists, and to provide for sum- v
lomng and drawing jurors in accordance with the j:
xpiircmeqts of this order. ' t
l^cAl items.
' HEW jU)V1IBTI8E1CEFT8,
E. C. Harris, O. % D.?Citation?D. T. Dixon,
^Applicant?Fraatffe R. Alexander, deceased.
Enquirer Office?Bankrupt Blanks. _J
crEnfehner
The New Weeif FarjdlT?*wi*<MacjfcWTlJ
Enquirer Office?Feathers Wanted.
W E. Rose?Grocery and ProVbfoh Store.
I. W. Avery A Co.?Groceries and Dry Goods.
3. E. Moore, Sec.?York District Bible Society y
- 8ICOE88,
We regret to report tfiat the health of our District
has not improved oar last ifpie.. There
is still a great deal ot rfctdes^ principally chills
and fever, which stick to oar people with a devoti(k?,wdrd^
>of a heater owna 1 It; ^|OoA^ng,
however,' to announce thattKediseases now prevalent,
though troublesome, <are not often fatal.
1
c KO&E &AIE. ?ss. ....
On Saturday night last, this District was firited
by a severe thunderrstonn, . accompanied; by. very
heavy rains, which, in ,/?me sections, almost
amounted to a deluge.. Fences and.bridges snfiered
considerably ^om the .floods of water, that over?'
' '' * 1* n_' i.j i
Bowed mem, jma generally wasoea ineiu away.
In some streams the water rose & fopt higher than
ever before known by that venerable gentleman,
the W# inhib***"* ' n -, . , ct ii
ooiBievsBB, intPB Houit&ir Bin. soas.
lite following are the consignees per K. M. R.
Road, from the 18th'to the 24th, inst indhsrre:
J. W. Aveiyft Col, T. lt'lWWdwft^/ J. R.
Bratton, H;F. Adickes, Dr. J.-M. Lowry, W. E.
Rose, Carroll, Clark ft Co., Allison & Button, T.
M. Whitaker, W. B. Metta, G. W. Wiffiilae, L. ,
M. Grist, J. W. Seereat, Dir.'John May,' J. ft E.
Bj Stowe, W.! A Moore ft Go., B. F. RawHnson,
John Smith, J. Herndon, John McGffl. "- y:in
'ill h? vii'I i i:sr.-.*'<tf tliit- f
..('V,. : . . : rtWMWAL. .
Our friend Samtkl G. Brown, Esq., rocently
brought ns some ordipaiy June apples, .whiqh were
of the second crop produced on the tpees tbif year,
rhe trees are now in fall bloom,; and if their friutproducing
operations are .not,.suspended by the ?
frostaof autumn, they will probably nature ^ third
crop. Those trees are just a little aheijfyrf any
apple-trees wp have ever heard# On .tasting a
specimen of the seoood crop, we find wat^eap:
pie has lost some of the sweetness natural to this
variety. . ^ iyjw, .
iewcomoit "snl;
The first bale of new Cotton, irtdch ywHmre
be^ ofbeing raised in York Dikriet th9 present
season, was bronght to town on Saturday fast, 2lSt
instant, by Mr. Habsal GebsoW: It was produced
on the Fishing Creek plantation; ofCoL R. G.
McCAyj and purchased by Bff.-'W; ErRbsfc, for .
Griffin, Bro. & Co., of .Baltimore, at 13} cents
in specie.' We' learn'tbit this bile darned** middling,
and that it was started for Baltimore on Tuesday
morning last ' ^ [ fi; " ""' *}*
> Since phf in typeiTfeleant that's
bale of new Cotton was brought to Hock?^0 on
Thursday laat?!9thfcwfcV, by'BfiK%/^iIlJroBi).
It was purchased by BfeitS SiTdRlLAVis & Co.,
at 19 cents in currency. Bock HUI is ahead! j
tfflitfmn IK mfwisum^
The Boards of Registration ootnmenoerL- their
sBoond and final round on Mcodaybf kaUrecfc* and
Registration has-been completed, exeept-at BetheL
Through the oourtesy of members of the Boards
we are enabled to.present the IbUowing returns:
fir b-y^nr. tl V7?v 1 Whites. Macks.
, XOfKVllfe&Ai*4 ?*? ?* * ? ?a#l|S?0 w. 419,A 344
MoConnellsville,...... MvtAM
ST^v:::;z: rz io?- 151
M *<W
Bethany^;;.i...;:....:.:.;...;..v..a 108 48 u
Boydton, 95
Wyhe'*Stoiet.u?*..??.??!.W. 127 .
Clark's Store, 54. T 54
m if
F^p^n;z:::;:::::: -2 *? isTI?Ma]
ntfmiiA>Mrd bvmtothndita.ttliav _
1908 blacks and 1870 whites, er ft blaok< majority
of 38. The ietam^flom Bethel wiB probably re- ,
dace the black majority.* Next -week we hope to
be able to give^fiift report
The annual meeting of th$. stockholder* pf the
King'3 Mountain Railroad Company, was held at
this place on Wednesday,, the 1,1th instant,.,.. j
On motion of Gen. KM. Lw, B. .6, Mookx
presided* and James F. Hast and J. A. Brown, - J
Eaqjs., waro appointed t^actas Secretaries.*
Jwp. S, Braiton, Lawson Wilso# and B.
Ross were appointed a committee to verify
proxies, :and reporto4'jp33 shares lep^eoiai?
rhis being a majoritypf the whole stocls, tbemeetng
was declared, organized for business. y ^
The Reportepf the President and of
;he Road?.wero laid.befpre the meeting, aijd.on
notion of G. W., Williams, referred to a comnittee
of throCr toeTsipipeaylreport upon tpthe
Directory, The, Cha$ appointed G. W. Wnr
JAMS, J. S. Braiton, and R. A. Ross on the
j0muul4f?. 1 . i ,|i;;: 7 ?, , p; nOn
motion of J. R. Braiton, a -Committee
>f five was appointed, to nominate Officers for the
msuing year. The.Chair appointed J. R. Braxton,
Lawson WiLSON. Gh W. Wiljliaj|cs, D. A.
i j tit tk iLl n
xuruwn ttuu n */.
The Committee then reported the foQopuf nomD^n^'
:' - Si ' K* iii> : J'-Far
President?Gen. E. JSI^^LW., ,.
For Directors?Qiqxq* Steele, R G. Mc}aw,
S. R. Moobx, John F. Ldjdset, E. A.
Crenshaw, Lawson Wilson, J. B? Beatton,
.ndR. S. Moore ./ V
The above nominations were theqtpui before the
The following resolution was then offered and
idopted:
Resolved, That the President and Directors of
his Company be, and are hereby authorized, to
negotiate with the Charlotte and. Sooth -Carolina
few Road Company, for a sale of the King's MounH?
Road to tut Company,.keming^ .in view the
ondition that this Road is to be kept in good ranting
order, and daily trains, or a'train, be run beween
Yorle and Chester, the termini of thp Road;
aid conditions to form the boas of any negotiation
>n the subject of a transfer; and that tha snidperoos
be requested to report to a called meeting of
he Stockholders of tins Company, at as oariy a
lay as practicable, the further terms and conditions
ipon which said transfer and sal6. can bh effected
nth the Charlotte and Sooth Carolina Company.
On motion, the meeting then adjottraed ratc die.
REMARKABLE mSCd'WKnfoii "
It may not be generally known, th^tthe ground I
m which the City of Nashville howstanas was |
nee the sife ofan aDcknt andpooukKis town, yet 1
uch is supposed to be the feet Some of the most 1
q teres ting antiquities of our Statrve found along 1
he course of Stone River, hut a few miles from
Nashville. A wide area oEfemptry there.is cover- 1
d thickly with thousands or graves of now forgot- a
en people. , ' *. " l
But' a few day* ago several gentlemen made 1
ome researches in this region, aadfoud theirlaiours
richly rewarded hy some strikingdiscoveries.
it a place known pa Schelly Spring they found a
nound of considerable height and perhaps forty
set in diameter, which provea upon examination
o be nothing less than a vast mausoleum of the
lead. The graves wdre found Uy be made of 4at
ocks, symmetrically joined together, and three J
iere deep from the base.of the mound to its apex. j
Jones were found in a remarkable state of preseration,
together with pottery and shells. Verv- i
irge ornaments Have been dug oat In this locality,
aade from shells found only in the Gulf of Merica
A gentleman of acknowledged skillawl autbori-.
y in antiquarian matters, who conducted the recatches
made a few dayp ago.; estimated that the
emains which they unearthed oould'not hayo less
,ge than six or seven hundred yeari What is reoarkable,
no warlike implements are found hi this
jcality, from which it winferredthat they were a fi
eaceable race, and were probably exterminated or M
laven away by the Indiana , In one of the rtkves |1
?as found a beautii'ul little vase, which had been ] I
laced in the hand of the inmate of the toiub at 1J
he time of the burial Upon this little bit of { A