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Ijcumonmd Department. [ A SOLDIER'S MISFORTUNE. * An Arkansas gentleman furnishes the Metropolitan Record, with the following j account of a sad disaster that befel him, 1 while he was playing commandant of a mil- \ itary post during the late war: 1 In 1863 I was ordered to the town of ] A , in Mississippi, as Post Comman- 1 dant. I had often heard of the place as being a gay, dressy town, with a more than ] usual number of young ladies. Now, as I l had been on field duty for seven or eight 1 months, without having even bowed to a < member of the female persuasion, " I very j naturally felt considerable anxiety as to the ] state of my wardrobe, which, to tell the 1 \ truth, was in a deplorably dilapidated con- 1 dition. Upon examination I found that my i best coat was a jacket (is that a "bull ?") { and my best pants had seen service until t they were dangerously threadbare in cer- ^ tain places. However, they were the best t I had, and after carefully brushing, I rolled them up for dress occasions. I reached c my post on Saturday evening, and having 1 "n ttnnnoi'ntonnaa T S?nrkf?llldcw1 nil SntlHllV t XXV av^uwuvuuw^ -A. vvuv?wwv\? v>* ? morning to attend divine service. It did 1 not take me long to dress, and my jacket 4 and trowsers were soon on duty, and tying a sash, slightly the worse for wear, about c my waist as a finish, I considered myself, ? for the times, presentable. I soon reached ( the church, and found it filled, with the ex- e ception of one pew, which being under a t window, I imagined had been avoided on r account of the sun, which shone full upon it. With an old soldier's indifference to t trifles, I boldly entered the vacant pew and t sat me down. As I did so I thought I de- a tected a merry twinkle in the eyes and a c nervous twitching of the laughing muscles s of some rosy-cheeked misses who occupied \ the seat in rear of me. After being seated c a few moments, the opening hymn was o read, and as the congregation arose I made s an effort to get upon my feet, but was hor- 5 rified to find myself glued to the bench! p The young ladies in rear smiled audibly, f which I cannot say added to my comfort, o Another effort, followed by a peculiar noise, I as of cloth being torn, and a smotherd "tehe! te-he!" from the young ladies. Thought 1^ "here's a fix for a first appearance." u All this time I had kept "eyes front," but b now takincr a sly glance out of the corner s " ; o w t # of my right, I saw the situation at once, s The confounded bench was made of "/at" t: jvine, with only one coat of pamt. The fi heat of the sun had drawn the crude tar- j pontine to the surface, making a soft coat- if ing of at least a fourth of an inch in thick- 1 ness. A There I sat, "the observed of all obser- svers," with a face like a red cabbage?regu- c< larly "limed!" The sermon seemed interminable. I dared not look at any one, and c upon the slightest movement the infernal w trousers would tear with a noise that was e; exceedingly embarrassing. I'm afraid g my mind was too intent on planning an es- ol cape when the service should close, to en- & joy the parson's eloquence, and regret to say that I have never been able to remem- la ber his text. I felt that every man, woman w and child in the house knew my wretched predicament. "If I only had on a longtailed coat instead of this deuced jacket," h thought I. Finally, with a feeling of des- tl peration I determined to make a break for a1 it, and while the last song was being sung I st took advantage of the higher notes to tear qi myself loose, which I accomplished just as pi the song was finished. Intensely relieved di to find myself free, I arose for the benedic- tl tion, holding with careful carlessness my T slouched hat behind me to conceal damages, gi But I was hardly erect upon my feet be- aj fore I perceived the eyes of my fair fellowworshippers directed to the place I had just d< vacated and every face convulsed with re- ai pressed laughter. I whirled and gave one pi glance, and Oh! mirabile dictu, there, ai stuck tight to the bench, was the whole seat oi of my unfortunate breeches?at least enough n> "to bottom a chair !" How I got out or reached my room I leave you to guess, for I have no distinct recollection of "the order of my going." I was informed afterwards, by those who met me si on the street, that I seemed to be in a hurry, E and that, althought he sun was not hot e- b nough to melt the bricks in the pavement, I ai carried my hat in my hand, and my hand u behind me. Result was that I immediately P conceived a great fondness for long-tail p coats. Bob H. C., of Arkansas. A FAITHFUL WIFE. ^ A touching scene was enacted upon Mar- tj ket Square this morning, calculated to impress the beholder with a high estimation of a woman's patience and her unswerving affection. A staid couple, somewhat ad- ^ vanced in years, had arrived from the ru- tl ral districts with a load of some description of produce calculated Xo contribute to the sustenance of the city, and the old gentleman had wandered off to one of the nume- t] . rous places of entertainment for man and ri beast, surrounding the market, entrusting tj the mercantile interest entirely to the S; charge of the old lady. t] After disposing of the load, the good 0 matron prepared to return home, and start- t! ed in pursuit of her truant lord, whom she ti found near at hand, stretched at full length g( on a bench, and under a total prostration v of his mental and physical faculties, as if t from a fit of apoplexy or sunstroke. Ten- v derly raising the inanimate form in her f arms, the good wife conveyed him bodily to ^ the farm wagon on the opposite side of the f; street, and tumbled him gently over the end board. Then mounting the vehicle herself, she seized him by the neck-band of his shirt e and dragged him lengthwise of the box, in j the position in which dead bodies are usu- b ally stowed. Having accomplished her la- r bor of love, the kindly old lady wiped the * perspiration from her brow with the corner t of her apron, tenderly remarking to the un- s conscious sleeper: "Now lay there, you a old fool, till I get yer home; won't I wallop a the whiskey out of ye!" The spectators were deeply affected by the scene, and felt for the old man, as the establishment started off on a brisk trot over the stones. F Hamilton (C. W.) Times. a * ? v Going Through the Motions.?When a the news of the surrender of General Corn- c wallis to General Washington reached y Stratford, it was on Sunday, and during g the hour of worship. Word was immedi- a ately taken to the pulpit, where Parson y Whetmore was engaged in delivering his discourse. Drawing himself up to his fullest height, and making known the intelli- 1< gence, he said: s "My friends, this is no place for boister- I ous demonstrations; we will, therefore, in o giving three cheers, only go through the b motions." |e ^gmnltawil Department. THE CROPS OF THE UNITED STATES. The Department of Agriculture has just issued a report for August and September, which contains the following statement ot ;he condition of the crops as compared with ;hose of 1866. The tables for September pertain chiefly to the state of the Fall crops is far as heard from: Wheat?From the August returns, it appears that there is a uniform reduction in the general averages of wheat as compared with the July figures, and the September jstimates, when harvested, as compared with the crops of 1866, drop the figures somewhat lower in a number of the States, attributable, to a considerable extent, to bad weather while harvesting, as well as to the fact that n some sections the grain was found to be ihrivelled, and thrashed out less to the acre ;han was anticipated. The leading wheatijrowing States report the following per cenage of increase at the close of harvest: Oliin ISO narnant. Indiana. 50: Michi - I 1 7 - - 7 ? jan, 33; Wisconsin, 17; Minnesota, 25; IIinois, 15; Iowa, 20; Missouri, 40; Kenucky, 34; West Virginia, 60; Virginia, 50; Tennessee, 40; Georgia, 80; Arkansas, 15; New York, 14; Pennsylvania, 40; vhile only Kansas and Texas show a falling >ff from last year, when the crops in those States were very large. The returns due )ctober 1st will enable the department to stimate, with a greater degree of accuracy, he amount of this great crop for the curent year. Corn?The prospect for a corn crop coninues to improve, and, if frost holds off, he general crop may be a fair one. While k number of the States return low estimates, ?thers, particularly the Southern States, how a marked increase over the yield of ast-year. Georgia promises double her rop of 1866; Alabama reports an increase f 75 per cent.; Mississippi, 80 ; Tennesee, 21; Louisiana, 40; South Carolina, 4; and Arkansas, 100. Ohio falls off 30 ier cent, from crops of last year, estimated rom the condition of the crop on the 1st f September; Indiana, 17; Illinois, 14 ; Kentucky, 28; West Virginia, 15; and Virginia, 10. ^ Cotton?The Cotton crop promised well ,p to the 1st instant, when worms were ma:ing their appearance, and much apprehenion was then felt in various sections for the afety of the crop. Under the head of "Exracts from Correspondence" we give notes rom the several Cotton growing States. it the close of our returns ueorgia promsed to yield 53 per cent, of her crop of 860; South Carolina, 50; Alabama 42; lississippi, 24; Arkansas, 18; and Tennesee 9 ; while Louisiana and Texas show a onsiderable falling oil from last year's crop. Rye, Barley and oats exhibit no material hange from previous reports, though oats ere severely injured in some sections by xtreme wet weather during harvest, but enerally the crop appears superior to that f 1866. Buckwheat shows an average in cres, with prospect of a fair crop. Potatoes are rotting badly in many of the irge potato-growing States, and the crop ill probably fall below that of last year. Saving Manures.?In Flanders, where lanures are applied and animals well fed, le urine of a single cow is reckoned at an rerage of ten dollars per annum, and the did parts are estimated at one-half to three uarters of this sum. Taking the usual rice of guano at $50 per ton as the stanard, the manure of a single cow, saved in le best manner, would be worth about $20. his is, however, higher than manure is enerally sold, and by the common raanEjeraent more than half is lost. We believe that if a cow is properly beded with muck, and the urine and manure re kept from waste and leaking, the comost thus made would be worth fully the mount named; but generally, three-fourths f its value goes into the atmosphere or earest streams.?Southern Cultivator. Transplanting in the Night.?A friend i whose power of observation we have coniencc, informs us that last spring and immer he made the following experiments: [e transplanted ten cherry trees while in lossom, commencing at four o'clock in the fternoon, and transplanting one each hour, ntil one in the morning. Those translon+orl rlnrinrr fljivliorht. SiVlPfl tllflir blftSSOmS. e ^ , roducing little or no fruit, while those ansplanted during the darker portions taintained their condition fully. He did le same with ten dwarf pear trees, after le fruit was one-third grown. Those translated during the day shed their fruit; lose transplanted during the night perfec;d their crop, and showed no injury from aving been removed. With each of these ees he removed some earth with the roots. Working Farmer. When to make Rails.?It is important hat farmers should know when to split ails, so that they will keep longest. The imber should be split in October, as the ap has then performed its office. When he rails are split the bark should be peeled ff so that they may season and dry. In heir present situation many farmers have a consult rather their convenience than cientific rules; but as affairs improve, it rill be necessary to observe the proper imes and seasons for all manner of farm rork. When we consider the amount of encing to be done in the Southern States, his subject of rails lhoms up as one of the irst importance. ! Grindstones.?No grindstone should be xposed to the weather, as it not only inures the woodwork, but the sun's rays tarden the stone so much as, in time, to ender it useless. Neither should it run in rater, as the part in water softens so much hat it wears away faster than the other ide; and many a soft place in a stone has risen from this cause alone, and not from nv inequality in the grit. Farm ft Fireside. ? ? - To Clear Muddy Water.?A French >aper mentions the fact that two grains of ,lum to a pint of water will clarify water rhich is unfit to drink, and the taste of the ,lum will not be perceived. A French hemist in Algiers shows that muddy water rill become palatable in the course of from even to seventeen minutes by adding half grain of potassic alum for every quart of rater. When to Apply Paint.?Paint, to last )ng, should be put on early in winter or pring, when it is cold and no dust flying. \aint put on in cold weather forms a body r coat upon the surface of the wood that ecomes hard and resists weather or an dge tool even, like slate. ffpsittHajwflttS JUtidw. A MIDNIGHT SCENE. ; The Petersburg Express says: A few i nights since we overtook a stranger in that ' very peculiar situation which has been de' scribed as striving "to walk on both sides ' of the street at once." We followed not in 1 his "wake," for that was too serpentine for our use, but within hailing distance, and a nearer approach confirmed our first impressions, that he was under a "press of sail" with a deep-load of brick under his hat and a cargo of something comfortable, perhaps "Anti-Malarial Bitters", under "hatches." He slowly, but not steadily, made headway up Sycamore street until he was brought up "all standing" by an awning post, in the vicinity of Tabb street. His figure-head was but slightly damaged, yet though the night was pitch dark, lio nnriAiiaoinn miief ViflVA mfldA blTTl (led tuv VV/UVUOOIVU ?uuwv ut?( V ? ? ? ? "stars," though he couldn't see the awningpost, within two feet of him. Taking off his hat, smoothing down his osfrontis and after feeling for a few seconds, the rising bump of combativeness, so suddenly?but not phrenologically?developed on his cranium ; he addressing his supposed vimvis in a tone half complainedly and half interrogatively. May I ask S-ir the re-re-ason of this very rude inter-ter-ruption. S-ir I am a pe-pe-ceable citizen, and S-ir, I pro-test against this un-pro-vo-ked as-sault, (a pause) I de-mand your business with me, and an ap-po-pology for your rudeness" (hie, his and a pause). Perhaps you take me for a freedman, but-but-you were never more mistaken in your life. Havn't that much g-good luck. I'm only a white man, one of the poor white trasn, dis-dis-franchised, and at liberty to go to the d?1 my own way or any other way that's convenient, without having a Bu-reau to look after me (hu !) Why do you obstruct my progro-gress, S-i-r ??though I've lost all my le-gal rights, surely I've the re-re-served right to go home. Why don't you spesJc ? L demand a ca-ca-tegoncai answer. \a pause). It's devilish odd that you wont answer a civil question in a civil manner? perhaps you want to fight?if, if so, I'me the boy to ac-co-mo-date you"?throwing down his hat and making- a fruitless effort to get off his coat. Seeing his belligerent posture, we stepped up' and explained his mistake "Well, its devilish odd I should make such a mistake in my-my sober senses. Why any bo-body would think I was drunk?but won't you-you take something to drink?a little anti-fogmat-ic to keep out the night air." We thankfully declined and he pushed ahead on his "winding way." HOW ?SUT" DOSED HIS DOG. When I wer a boy, and my legs not longer than John Wentworth's, dad fotched home a durned wurthless, mangy, flea-bitten, gray, old fox houn, good for nothing but to swaller up what orter lined the bowels ov us brats. Well, I naturally took a distaste to him, and had a sort of hankerin arter hurtin his feelins and discumfurtin him every time dad's back were turned This sorter kep a big skeer allers afore his eye, and a orful yell ready to pour out the fust moshun he seed me make. So he larnt tu swaller things as he run, and allers kept his laigs well onder himself, for he never knowed how soon he might want to use em in totin his infurnal carcus beyond the reach of a fly in rock. He knowed the whiz of a rock in moshun. well, and he never stopped tu see who flong it, but jist let his head fly open tu gin a howl room to cum, and sat his laigs a gwine the way his nose happened to be a pintin. He'd shy round every rock he seed in the road, for lie looked upon it as a calamity tu cum arter him sum day. I tell you, Georgy, that runnin am the greatest invenshun on yearth, when used keerfully. Whar'd I a bin by this time, ef I hadn't relyed on these ere laigs ? D'ye see em ? Don't tha mind you ov a par ov compusses made tu divide a mile inter quarters? They'll do. Well, one day, I tuck a pig's bladder, ni ontu the size ov a duck's aig, and filled it with powder and corked it up with a piece ov spunk, rolled it up in a thin skulp of meat and sot the spunk afire, and flung it out; he swallowed it at a jerk, and sot in tu gittin away fur doin it. I beam a noise like bustin sumthin, and his tail lit on top ov my hat. His hed were away down the hill and hed tuck a deth hold onter a root. His forelegs wer fifty feet up the road makin runnin moihuns, and his hiife ones a straddil ov a fence. Es to the dog hisself, as a dog, I never seed him agin. Well, dad, durn his unsanctified soul, flung five or six hundred onder my shirt with the dried skin ov a bull's tail, and gin me the remainder next day with a waggin whip what he borrowed from a feller while he wur a watering his hosscs; the wagoner got sorry fur me, and hollered tu me tu turn my beggin and squallin inter fus trate runnin which I emejutely did, thanks tu these ere ham strings, and the last .lick missed me about ten feet.?Sut Lovengood'8 Revelations. Voting of the Two Races in the South.?Except as to the final opening and revision of the registration lists, which is not thought will materially alter results, complete returns have been received from Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Virginia. These returns show the following results: In Alabama the total number of voters registered is 160,995, of whom. 72,737 are white, and 88,248 blacks?a colored majority of 15,511. In Georgia, the total registration is 188,720, of whom 95,303 are whites, and 93,417 blacks?a white majority of 1,886. In Louisiana, the total is 127,588, whites numbering 44,728, and the blacks 82,865?a colored majority of 38,142. In Mississippi, the total is 122,173, of whom 51,155 are whites, and 70,019 blacks?a colored majority of 17,965. In Virginia, the total is 216,247, of whom 115,157 are whites, and 101,490 blacks? a white majority of 13,667. In Florida, Arkansas, the Carolinas and Texas, registration still continues. In Florida, at last accounts, 4,733 whites and 9,388 blacks had registered?a colored majority of 4,655. In North Carolina, 44,508 whites; 40,605 blacks?a white majority of 3,903. In S. Carolina, 21,176 whites, and 46,010 blacks; a colored majority of 24,843. Estimates are made of Arkansas and Texas at 40,000 whites and 35,000 negroes?a white majority of 5,000 for the former; and 40,000 whites and 50,000 blacks?a colored majority of 10,000 for the latter. The grand total of the registry throughout the South, as far as has been made, foots up 525,080 whites and 617,316 blacks?a colored majority of 92,236, and a total registry of 1,142,396 voters of both colors. ,f m the gome (Uirrh. ; i THE GLASS RAILROAD. j "There was a moral In that dream." The "Milford Bard," during one of his fits of mania a potu, said: It seemed to me as though I had been suddenly aroused from my slumbers. Hooked around and found myself in the centre of a gay crowd. The first sensation I experienced was that of being bourne along with a peculiar, gentle motion. I looked around, and found I was in a long train of cars, which were gliding over a railway j many miles in length. It was composed c of many cars. Every car opened at the top, J and was -filled with men and women all gai- ^ ly dressed, all happy, all laughing, talking and singing. The peculiar gentle motion of J the cars interested me. There was no grating, such as we hear on a railroad. This, I say, interested me. I looked over the I ^? nafAniatmonf. fnnnd t,hf? 1 OlUCj UUU IU 111JI (Hiuumuuivuo t railroad and cars made of glass. The glass c wheels moved over the glass rails without 1 the least noise or oscilation. The soft gli- t ding motion produced a feeling of exquisite i happiness. I was happy! It seemed as if every thing was at rest within?I was c full of peace. While I was wondering over this circum- a stance, a new sight attractqd my gaze. All ? along the road, on either side, within a foot of the track, were laid long lines of * coffins, and every one contained a corpse, c dressed for burial, with its cold white face ^ turned upward to the light. The sight ' filled me with horror; I yelled in agony, but could make no sound. The gay throng who were around me only redoubled their songs and laughter at the sight of my agony ; and we swept on, gliding with glass wheels over the glass railroad, every moment nearer to the bend of the road, far, far in the distance. "Who are those I cried at last, pointing to the dead in their coffins. "These are the persons who made the trip before us," was the reply of the gayest person near me. "What trip?" I asked. "Why the trip we are now taking?the trip on this glass railway," was the answer. "Why do they lay along the road, each one in his coffin ?" I was answered with a whisper and a half laugh, which froze my r blood: "They were dashed to death at the end of the railroad," said the person whom I addressed. "You know the railroad terminates at the abyss, which is without bottom or measure. It is lined with pointed rocks. As each car arrives at the end it precipi- tates its passengers into the abyss. They are dashed to pieces against the rocks and their bodies are then brought here and placed in the coffins as a warning to passengers, but no one minds it, we are so happy on the glass railroad." 1 I can never describe the horror with which these words inspired me. "What is the name of the glass railroad ?" C I asked. The person whom I addressed replied in the same strain: "It is very easy to get into the cars, but 1 very hard to get out; for once in these cars every one is delighted with the soft gliding motion. The cars move so gently! Yes, this is a railroad of Habit, and with glass wheels we are whirled over a glass railroad to a fathomless abyss. In a few moments we'll be there, and they'll bring our bodies ] and put them in coffins as a warning to others, but nobody will mind it, will they?" I was shocked with horror. I struggled to breathe, and made frantic efforts to leap from the cars, and in the struggle awoke. I knew it was only a dream, and yet, whenever I think of it, I can see that long train of cars move gently over the glass railroad. 1 I can see cars far ahead as they are turning the bend of the road. I can see the dead in their coffins, clear and distict?on either j side of the road. While the laughing and singing of the gay and happy passengers resound in my ears, I only see those cold faces of the dead, with their glassy eyes J uplifted, and their frozen hands upon their white shrouds. "It was a horrible dream." And the Bard's changing features and brightening eye attested the emotion which L had been aroused by the very memory of that dream. It was indeed a horrible dream. A long ' lrtna on /*! ATTftW O frloQS llilill U1 glttOO V<aiOj gUUUJg UTl/l UI giuuu railroad, freighted with youth, beauty and music, while on either hand are stretched the victims of yesterday?gliding over the fathomless abyss. "There was a moral in that dream." Reader, are you addicted to any sinful habit ? Break it off ere you dash against the rocks. THE TREASURES OF THE WICKED. Every man is treasuring up stores for eternity; the good arc laying up "treasures in Heaven where moth doth not corruptf the evil and impertinent are treasuring up p "wrath against the day of wrath." What n an idea is this ! Treasursof wrath ! What- * ever the impenitent man is doing, he is n treasuring up wrath. He may be getting q wealth; but he is treasuring up wrath. He a may be forming pleasing connections ; but & he is treasuring up wrath. Every day ^ adds somet' ing to the heap. Every oath, c the swearer utters, there is something gone 3 to the heap of wrath. Every lie, the liar si tells, there is something gone to the heap P of wrath. Every licentious act, the lewd " man commits, there is something gone to 11 the treasure of wrath. Every day he lives _ in sin, the book of God's remembrance records it against him. The impenitent man r has a weightier treasure of wrath to-day * than yesterday; he will have a weighter to-morrow than he has to-day. When he lies down at night, he is richer in vengeance than when he arose in the morning. t] He is continually deepening and darkening r< his eternal portion. Every neglected Sab- e bath increases his store of wrath ; every for n gotten sermon adds something to' the weight of punishment. . All the checks of E conscience, all the remonstrances of friends, h all the advice and prayers of parents, will * | be taken into account, and will tend to in- ci I crease the treasures of wrath laid up against I the day of wrath.?J. A. James. ? ? A Second Solomon.?A Baltimorejudge recently improved on Solomon's experiment. A child was claimed by two women. The judge, perplexed by the contradictory evidence as to the parentage, directed two chairs to be placed at the opposite ends of the court He then requested Mrs. Perry, one of the petitioners, to take one of the seats, and Mrs. Farrell, one of the respondents, the other. The child, during the hearing, had been standing upon the platform at the side of the judge. He then turned to the child, and told it to go to its mother. The child started down, hut turn- f ed around and asked the judge, "May I go r to the mother I want?" The judge said, t "Yes, my child," when she sprang forward, ? md threw herself in the arms of Mrs. Far- J rell, exclaiming, "This is the mother I < nrant." c ] firtMle inquirer, j TERMS?INADVANCE: SPECIE. CURRENCY. 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JayJ 1 2' 3; 4 Nov 1 2 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 3 4 5. 6! 7 8! 9 1 12 13'14 15;10'17I18 10 11 12 13:14 15,16 19 20 21 22 23; 24125 17 18 19'20 21 22; 23 26 27 28 29 30'3l!...: 24(25 26(27 28 29 30 ^ UXE ! 1 *" I I"" 2 3 4 5 6 7j 8 DEC.. 1! 2 3 41 5 o! 7 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 8 9 10 11(12 13,14 * 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 23 24i25 26 27 28 29, 22'23 24 ?5,26 27(28 n 30 ...I J 29130 31 ...| U J THE NEW 1 VEED ; Styled F. F., or Family Favorite. ? rPIE WEED SEWING MACHINE COMPA- ' NY, in addition to their well-known and high- tl f appreciated No. 2, or Wlieel Feed Machine, are a] ow introducing their New Drop Feed, or F. F. tl lachine, eoniidently asserting that it is the most tl imple, durable, compact and beautiful piece of ti lecnanism ever presented to the public. tl It not only retains the principal essential points p f the former, but combines with them the many d nd desirable advantages which render a positive l >ur motion feed so admirably adapted to light 0l imily sewing, and at tho same time capable of ex- g cuting, with the most unerring certainty and preision, all the heavier grades of ordinary work. Principal Agencies : (113, Broadway, N. York. 19, Washington street, Boston, 102, Washington treet, Chicago. 1315, Chesnut street, Philadel- 1 hia, Pa., and sold at most large Business Centres. - T^f}- Local Agents wanted everywhere. j Tho Weed Sewing Machine was awarded the ighest medal at the Paris Exposition, July, 1867. September 20 22 6m" g: TO PRINTERS. 7 y rHE undersigned offers for sale the Printing & Material mentioned below: cheap for Cash.? pj 24 lbs Leads?cut to 14 ems Pica. 150 Advertising Rules?cut 14 ems Pica. 47 Brass Dashes?cut 14 ems Pica. 23 Parallol Cross Rules?cut 14 ems Pica. 13 Double Cross Rules?cut 14 ems Pica. __ 6 "short" and 6 "long" Column Rulos. Also, ae "Head Rules" formerly used on the "Enqui- ? er." " One36-inch roller mould, in good order, and sev- , ralbook, newspaper and Job chases. Tho roller " lould will be sold for 815. ~ Also, one 3-inch Screw Standing Press with 300 " aper and 10 wooden boards. The Press, Ac., is ? a good order, and will be sold as it stands?for one undred dollars in cash. Cost ?140 previous to the _ rar. r Also, 350 lbs Nonpareil?but little used?at 40 ' 3uts per pound. L. M. GRIST. ? ^? n THE If EST TUMI I > * J iAIANUFACTURED BY I>r. C. F. Panknin, 1 CHARLESTON, S. C. g January 24 39 ly* CONFEDERATE MONEY. rHE following table shows the price of gold for Confederate currency in Augusta, Ga., at vaious times from the breaking out to the close of he war. The record was kept by a* broker long loing business in that city: 1861. Gold Premium. For $1 m Gold. ~| January 1 5 December 16 $ 21 00 J Tuly 1 10 1864. oi Dctoberl 12 January 1 1 21 00 lj )ctoberl5 15 January 15 20 00 December 1 20 February 1 20 00 C December 15 30 February 15 21 00 al 1862. , March 1 26 0o cl Tanuaryl 20 March 15 20 Oq ta Tanuaryl5 20 April 1 10 Qo February 1..../. 25 April 15 21 Oo February 15 40 May 1 20 00 March 1 50 May 15 18 00 March 15 60 June 1 to July 15 18 00 ipril 1> 75 July 15 to Aug. 15 20 00 te ipril 15 85 August 15 22 00 ^ May 1. OOiSeptember 1 20 50 tl Vlay 15 95; September 15 22 00 rune 1 . 95|Octoberl 27 00 ^ For $1 in Gold, i October 15 25 05 n, rune 15 $ 2 00: November 1 26 00 August 1 2 201 November 15 28 00 September 1 2 50 December 1 82 00 November 1 3 001 December 16 35 00 1863. i December 31 50 00 February 1 8 10! 1865. March 1 3 25; January 1 60 00 _ March 15 5 00 January 15 65 00 j Vlay 15 6 00 February 1 50 00 K luno 1 6 50 February 15 46 00 h rune 15 7 50 March 1 55 00 " ruly 1 8 00 March 15 57 00 ^ [uly 15 10 00 April 1 70 00 ? August 1 14 00 April 15 80 00 * August 15 15 00 April 20 100 00 * September 1 14 00 April 28 200 00 ^ September 15 14 00 April 27 300 00 ? i io aft in*ti oq Knn en /UWUUI IU W A|/1II WW WW Dctober 15 12 50 April 29 800 00 November 1 13 00 April 30 1,000 00 STovember 15 15 50 May 1 1,200 00 ?? December 1 20 00 ai -Which was the last actual sales of Confederate y lotes. cj 7ALUE OF CONFEDERATE CURRENCY. 0 A NNEXED is a table showing the value of "ConfX federate currrency" in United States currency or the last four years?deputed from the average e< nonthly rates of the respective currendes;ln gold, M it New York, Richmond and Augusta. p, As the rate of stamp duty upon documents exe- n luted during the late war Is based upon the value v if theconsiderationin United States currency, this able will be found very convenient in fixing that b alue. ABLE SHOWING THE RELATIVE VALUE OF "CONFEDERATE" ANDU. 8. CURRENCY FOR FOUR YEARS. MONTH. 1862. 1863. 1864. 1965. ai 8< tc ! Value in Value in Value in Value in , f Con.cur-Con.cur-.Con.cur- Concur^"Tr^ 'rency of rency of rency ofrency of month of $lintj.s> $iintJ.S. $lin U.S. $linU.S. cur'cy. cur'cy. cur'cy. cur'cy. j anuary $2.00 $13.50 $26.90 pj February 2.19 13.79 25.20 fa larch 2.93 14.57 34.90 ipril 3.23 12.33 lay 3.87 10.65 une .'.... 4.85 8.12 I _ uly 6.89 7.79 lugust 10.53 8.85 f\ leptembor.. $2.19 9.71 10.56 J (ctober 1.95 9.70 12.80 th Jovember.. 2.29 9.90 12.55 b> )ecember... 2.28 12.60 18.26 C< To ascertain the value of a given amount of Con- ? ^derate currency, divide the number of dollars by . he figures in the column opposite the date sought ? ar, and the quotient will be the amount in United y Itates currency. E. R. STOKES, J! BOOK - BINDER, to AND M BLANK-BOOK MANUFACTURER, 5 Opposite J. C. Dial's Hardware Store, 01 MAIN ST., COLUMBIA, S. C. 8LANK-BOOKS Ruled to any Pattern, Paged th and Bound in the best Possible Manner, with i<? rinted Headings when required. The attention m f Clerks, Sheriffs, Ordinaries, Commissioners in ei Equity, Railroad Officials, and all public officers i particularly invited. cc A large stock of BLANK-BOOK PAPER, of the in lest Quality, always on hand. fr Special attention given to the binding of Music, se Id Books and Files, and all other work in plain le r ornamental style. d Orders sent to, and contracts made directly with fo ie, will save money, as I am prepared to do work M t a very small advance on New York Prices. 01 My business motto is "Promptness, Economy nd Substantial Work." $1 E. R. STOKES, Columbia, 8. C. pi November 29.1866. 32 tf ai "THE CHRONICLE AND SEJJTLNEiT- to PUBLISHED Daily and Weekly in Augusta, cc Ga., is the oldest newspaper in the State. Es- st ablished in 1794, it has ever since that time been P< no of the leading papers in the South, and it still ta uaintains its place in the front rank of Southern y< ournals. w Ably edited and the chosen medium through rhich the master minds of the State address the he teople, its value as a conservative political paper ^ i second to none, while its numerous and reliable ar orrespondents make it a first class NEWS AND si FAMILY JOURNAL. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: )aily, one Month, .-. $ 1 00 U 44 Three Months, ?... 2 50 44 Ono Year 10 00 ol Veekly One Year, 3 00 44 Six Months, 1 50 T; $33- Subscriptions for the Chronicle and /Sentinel 1 eceived and forwarded at the Enquirer Office. August 15 16 tf rHE CHARLESTON MERCURY. k rHE CHARLESTON MERCURY is now, as it w has ever been, a true Carolina paper, in the ? lands of Carolinians, and an exponent of the pre- ai ailing sentiments of the people. p As an advertising medium it offers advantages b< hat cannot well be surpassed. Its circulation ex- a ends throughout the whole South as well as h, hrough the Northern and Northwestern States, nd is rapidly and steadily increasing. ai THE MERCURY contains all the latest politi- ci ol, foreign, religious, and literary news, in a con- f0 ensed ana attractive form, and will be found to 0i ie all that it claims?a live Southern newspaper. $33* Terms of Subscription for Daily, per an- in turn, $8.00: for Tri-Weekly, per annum, $4.00. th Conducted by dc R. B. RHETT <fe BRO. se F. W. DAWSON, Assistant Editor, n March 28 48 tf to ITATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, ? Yorlc District. su ewis M. Grist, vs. Seth* W. Fowle & Co.?In the pi' Common Pleas.?Attachment. HJTHEREAS, the Plaintiff did, on the 9th day dr f f of February, 1867, file his declaration against dr ie Defendant, who, (as it is said) is absent from cu nd witliout the limits of this State, and has noi- J ler wife nor Attorney known within the limits of ^ * ie same, upon whom a copy of the said declare- sc' on might ue served. It is, therefore, ordered, th( mt the said Defendant do appear and plead to the Fu eclaration filed against him, on or before tho 3d Pfl ay of March, which will be in the year of our bu ord, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-eight, to therwiso final and absolute judgment will be iven against him. J. F. WALLACE, o. c. c. P. 4 a. s. rti/v.Mii am/ia a r* VIUI IV 3 Vllit'D, JL WA A. X/XObllV^ KJ, V. March 7 45 lyq A 'HE CHARLESTON COURIER. M. [PUBLISHED by A. S. WELLINGTON & CO., i City Printers, NO 111 East-Bay, Charleston, fr outh Carolina. Terms.?Daily, one year, $10; Daily. 6 months, j; Daily, three months, $2 50; Tri-Weekly, one ear, $8; Tri-Weekly, six months, $4. ?f The Proprietor of ;ue Enquirer is the Aant of the "Courier" for Yorkville. He will take *** leasure in forwarding subscriptions. January 3 36 tf ~ PARISH AND L.ATIMORE, P* Chester, 8. C. ^ i MANUFACTURERS a ad Dealers in NEW and P IX SECOND HAND FURNITURE, Looking- _ lass Plates for Bureaus, &c. Constantly on hand COFFIN MATERIAL, oi , lebest quality. They are prepared to furnish r, OFFINSatafew hours'notice. Cane-Seat Chairs e-Bottomed. J7ST- Shop and Ware-Room in the old Thespian J [all, over Hey man's Store. November 29 82 tf rHE HISTORY OF GREGG'S BRIGADE. ? PRICE REDUCED. A rHE History of a Brigadeof South Carolinians, 6n known first as GREGG'S, and subsequently ' i McGOWAN'S BRIGADE, by J. F. J. Caltf- iia ell, lately an officer of the 1st Regiment, S. C. V. in. lOmn AH in enrrnnntr A fnnr nnrtioa ' V Wla i^lUVia yXaUU AAA VUIAVIIVTI 4A *V n WL/lOO 1V1 P Je at the "ENQUIRER" OFFICE. ] June 27 9 tf r W. W. BOYCE, } (Late of Soutli Carolina,) r LTTORNE Y-AT-LAW, will practice in the 3u- gri prcme Court and Court of Claims. Office No. II G Street, Washington, D. C. August 8 15 tf FOR TAX-COLLECTOR. HHE friends of JOHN M. SHEERER, (of BulL lock's Creek) respectfully announce him as a V mdidate for TAX-COLLECTOR, of York DJs ict, at the next election. op August 16,1867. 17 6m? ? F. ELDER'S IMPROVED CLOTHES WASHER. Patented. May 7, 1867. [T is simple in its construction, durable and not u liable to get out of order; it will wash six shirts, rthat bulk of clothes, in five minutes, if proper' used according to directions. We are manufacturing the above machines at HESTER, S. C.. where we will be pleased to fill 1 orders promptly ; and in all cases, if the Marine does not give perfect satisfaction, we will ke it back and refund the money. F. ELDER. < CERTIFICATES. j Yorkville, S. C., August 27, 1867. This will certify that we have examined and sted the Washing Machines manufactured by [r. Elder, of this State, and find that it is entied to all that he claims for k. ? We can. therefore, recommend this Machine to 1 who desire to economise time, labor and exBnse, in the washing department. J. R. BRATTON, WM. E. ROSE, J. BOLTON SMITH. JAS. F. HART. SOUTH CAROLINA, Chester District, Hoperell Church.?I hereby certify that one of F. Eler's Improved Washing Machines has been used y my family for nearly two months, and that it as given entire satisfaction. We find its n^rits jual to its claims. It washes thoroughly, (if the ireotions are followed,) expeditiously, and withut Injury to the clothes. I cansafely recommend Ir. Elder's Washing Machine to public patronare. feeling assured any femily will be delighted 1th its great superiority over the old wash-tub lode. K. W. J5K1CE, Pastor Hopewell Church. Mb. Elder-Dear /Sir: I procured one of the Doty Washing Machines" more than a year ago, id the springs having failed I had it changed to our Improved Patent. My famil/think it a deided improvement, and reoommend it asa saving f labor and clothes, and would not be without it. J. A. REEDY, M. IX, Chester, 8. C. Mr. Elder?Dear Sir: I have thoroughly testi, during the past three months, your valuable [achine. I beg to state that my family is too well leased with its merits ever to part with it. I witess its performance weekly, and I am fully conLnced that it surpasses all others in cheapness, curability, ease and simplicity. None better can e found. O. PITHER, Pub. "Chester Standard." Salisbury, N. C., August 16,1867. I have tested F. Elder's Patent Clothes Washer, id believe it to be all that he claims for it. I have ten several other patents tried, but believe this i be the simplest, least liable to get out of repair, id the best of any, and have ordered one. C. S. BROWN Proprietor, Boy den House. tO* State and District Rights for Sale.-?ft *??Mr. F. M. GALBKAITH, of Yorkville.ls iy authorized Agent. Any family can have the riviledge of giving the machine a trial, by applytg to him. F. ELDER, August 29 18 tf PHILADELPHIA TTglYERfilTY >F MEDICINE AND SURGERY. [THE Philadelphia University of Medicine and L Surgery was organized in 1848. Chartered by ie Legislature, February 26,1853. Name changed j a legislative enactment to the Eclectic Medical illege of Philadelphia in 1860. In 1863 it purlasoa the Pennsylvania Medical College, estabihed in 1842, and the Philadelphia Medical Colge, which had previously been merged into the Bnnsylvania Medical College. In 1864 it puriasea the Penn Medical University. The Truses of the separate schools united, petitioned, and >tained a special act of the Legislature, consolilting these institutions and changing their names that of the Philadelphia University of Medicine id Surgery, March 15, 1865. All these various its are published in the statutes of Pennsylvania, lie cost of the buildinnr and museum waj? nmr le hundred thousand Hollars. It will be observL that the University, as now organized, is the gal representative of the four Medical Colleges at it has absorbed. It is a liberal school of medLne, confined to no dogma, nor attached to any edical clique; but embraces in its teachings evything of value to the profession. Sessioiw.?It has two full sessions each year, mmencing on the 1st of October, and continug until the 1st of January as its first session, and om the 1st of January to the 1st of April as its oond; the two constituting one full course of ctures. It has also a summer session, commenug the 1st of April and continuing until August r the preparatory branches, such as Latin, Greek, athematics. Botany, Zoology, Chemistry, Anafc- < ny, Physiology, etc. Tickets.?Tickets to the full course of lectures 20, or f60 for each session. For the summer or reparatory course 926. Graduating fee 930. To d young men of moderate means, the University is issued five hundred scholarships, which are sold first course students, for 975. and to second lUrec students and clergymen for 950, each confuting the holder a life member, with the perstual privileges of the lectures, and all the teachgs of the school. The only additional fees ore a jarly- dissecting and matriculating ticket, each of The Advantages of Scholarships.?The student riding a scholarship can enter the College at any me during the year, attend as long as he chooses, id re-enter the institution as frequently as ddred. It requires no previous reading or study to enter ^ ie University on scholarships, hence, all private dtion fees are saved. Students, by holding scholarships, can prosecute her business a part of the time. The candidate for graduation Can present himilf at any time, and receive his degree as soon as aalified. In case a student should hold a scholarship and at be able to attend lectures, it can be transferred i another, thus preventing any loss. ParentB, guardians, or friends of students wishig to purchase scholarships for them a year or tore before their attendance at the University, in secure them by advancing one-half the price, id paying the balance when the student enters, hysicians and benevolent men can bestow great mefit upon poor young men, by presenting them scholarship, and thus enabling them to obtain an anorable profession. The Faculty embraces seventeen eminent phycians and surgeons. The University has assoated with it a large hospital clinic, where every rm of medical and surgical disease is operated i and treated in the presence of tho class. CVillenfi Bih'Hi'ji/j ?Tho fVillacra V ~ UUUUIUJ.WWWU Ninth Street, south of Walnut, is the hnest in e city. Its front is collegiate gothic, and is a>rned with embettlements and embrasures, prenting a novel, bold and beautiful appearance.? ie facade is of brown stone, ornamented by two wers, rising to the elevation of eightv feet, and owned with an embattled parapet. The buildg contains between fifty and sixty rooms, all pplied with water, gas, and every other conveence that modern improvement can contribute ^ facilitate medical instruction. Only fivehun ed scholarships will be issued, and as two hun- ^ ed and fifty are now sold, those who wish to se- 1 re one should do so at once. Money can be re- * Ittcd by express, or a draft or check sent on any itional Bank in the United States, when the lolarahip will be returned by mail, signed by 3 President of the Board of Trustees, Jos. S. sher, Esq., and the Dean of the Faculty, W. ine, M. D. All orders for scholarships or other sincss of the University, should be addressed Professor W. Paine, M. D., Philadelphia, Pa. NEW BOOKS. PAJNE'S PRACTICE OF MEDICINE, NEW Work just issued by W. Paine, M. D., Professor of the Principles and Practice of sdicine and Pathology in the Philadelphia Unirsity of Medicine and Surgery; author of Paine's actlce of Surgery; a work on Obetetrics and Mala Medica; author of New School Remedies; Epitome of Eberlie's Practice of Medicine; a iview of Homoeopathy; a work on the History Medicine; Editor or University Medical and rgical Journal, Ac., Ac. It is a royal octavo of ) pages, and contains a full description of all disjes known in medicine and surgery, including jse of women and children, together with their thology and treatment by all the new and imoved methods. Price $7 ; postage 50 cents. ,1 Address the author, 933 Arch Street, Philadel- 1 ia, Pa. ALSO, A NEW WORK, j ititled New School Medicines, which is the only \ >rk ever published upon Materia Medica, em- ^ icing all the Eclectic, Homoeopathic, and Bo tan remedies, with a full regular Materia Medica.? } ice $5; postage free. - 1 Address as above. UNIVERSITY JOURNAL, F MEDICINE AND SURGERY. SEMI-MONTHLY Journal of Medicine, Sur[ gery. Physiology, Hygiene, and General Lititure, devoted to the Profession and the People. 1 m -t. * me cneapesi medical paper in the world, pubhed every two weeks, at the University Build?. Ninth Street, south of Walnut. Single copies, $ 1 00 Fivtf copies to one address. 4 85 ren " 44 7 50 Fifteen 44 44 9 80 rwenty 44 44 10 00 rhe getter-up of the club Bhall have one copy itis. Address, . W. PAINE, M. D., Editor. Philadelphia, Pa. J May 23 4 tf C. E. BETCHLER & CO., ji fTATCHMAKERS and MANUFACTURERS f J V of JEWELRY, Ac., Ac. On Main-street, posits Rose's Hotel, Yorkvllle, S. O. I J Tune 27 6 ^ f'i