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lewis XI grist, proprietor | " " " " "?? ^M J^mf IWospaptr: JMjt jr^ra at % |gliittal; jSotiai, IgdM anfr Coutmfrcial |ititrtsls tf % gtntj}- __ TEBMS---$3.00 A TEAR, IN ADTMCE. ~VOL. 16. " " ~ YOBKYILLE, S. C? THTJB?>AY,APRIL 14, 187Q. - , . ' ' ;;?;:, , 3STO. 15. ctajrjj of pocal pstorg. Reminiscences of York. by a septuagenarian. One of our town's earliest settlors was Mr. Samuel Wright, an Irishman by birth, and a carpenter by trade. The property he accumulated, show encouragingly, how much honest industry may achieve, a lesson worthy to be learned and remembered at all times, and especially in these changed ones on which we have fallen. He did not continue long st his trade. Whatever he found to do he did, and there were other avenues less laborious and ?">? nmfltaKle in wnif?Vi hfi nPIWPVprPfl. A bill of his, however, for carpenter's work, which amused the village a good deal, is worth relating. Itemed out in due form, were, for "drying plank," so much; "making win? " m -dow frauds," vo^wui-h-; and ro AUi\througl* a long list of work, concluding with "fixings and things?six dollars." Like the contingent fee of a boarding school, "fixings and things" were sure to cover the extras not enumerated. He opened a hotel, and keeping it was one of his avocations. One night I was awakened (I lived just across the street) by hearing the hotel bell riugiug. ?t was a cold, drizzling mid-night; what could it mean?fire ? No; the weather precluded that idea. Ding, (long, ding, dong, went the bell with measured tone. I got up and opened my window to try to satisfy my curiosity. Soon Mr. "Wright's tones greeted me, in despairing accents, addressing' one of his boarders, who had arisen with him, also an "Emerald Islander." "Patrick, Patrick Carlin, do''you see ony thing the mat-j ther ?" The ol^ man was a strong, believer in ; the supernatural. "No, Misther Wright, Ij can see nothing X cau tell." As my eyes grew accustomed .to the gloaming darkness, I could ! discern the figure of the.old man in his shirt, just as he h^d risen at the first alarm, shivering with cbl<i and fright. The bell suddenly ceased, and o& nothing could be discovered, the old gentleman and Patrick Carl in went back to bed from their fruitless search, and I, too, subsided to my warm nest. In about fifJteen minutes,, just as all were getting warm and comfortable, and Somnus stealing our senses deliciously away, through the window I had left standing open, in wafted clearly the sound of the bell. Ding, dong, ding, dong, and I heard one of my tormented neighbor's girls cry out "Daddy, it's at it again." Up rose old Mr. Wright and Carlin, in quest of the cause, and I, too, took up my station at my window. No one was near and the thing looked mysterious as the bell rang on uninterrupted in its solemn tones. "Get me a long pole," cried Carlin; "there's divilment in it, and I'll find it out" The pole secured, feeling round near the bell with its end, at last it struck a foreign line, stretched tightly. Tri^ umphantly Carlin* with his pole, followed the; audhw3$rsoon~ont~of sight-AfteTa while he returned. He said he had followed it across the back buildings and other street to the red house, and the fellow seeing him coming had jumped down and run off. "But sure I have got a fine bundle of twine to pay me for my pains," . ,He had gathered up and rolled it as he came along, and showed a big ball as his trophy. It came out next day that John Chambers had climbed the bell pole, tied on the twine, then established himself in the red house to play on old Mr. Wright's well known superstition. Carlin's pertinacity had nipped ! his fun in the bud, and rather turned the tables. Oh! me, those merry days when I was young! Calling up among the memories of my prime in York, comes a frolic of my own. I may as well relate it now as another time, as it serves to show the fellowship, mirth and merriment, we then enjoyed." Old Mr." Bob Cooper, of Turkey Creek, thought he would make some malt beer for sale, and take it to York during Court week. It was pretty much a philanthropic effort; for he hoped some thirsty souls would be induced to quaff this beverage instead of corn whiskey. He put the barrel on the fore-wheels of a wagon, hired some man to carry it up and sell it for him, furnishing him with the measuring cup, &c. The old gentleman treated me to some?he was generously inclined with it?and I am forced to confess it was a most villainous compound, neither meal nor malt. When night came, his agent gpt permission to store the barrel till next day, in Squire Davidson's office. There was then in Yorkville, a young physician named Gaither, an erratic genius, very foncLof liquor and always in love. Passing near Squire Davidson's shop with me, Gaither proposed we should steal some of old Mr. Cooper's beer for a frolic. I said it was mean stuff; but he insisted it was good. "All right," quoth I, "the cups are on the barrel; we can _ j draw a measure and pay old Mr. Cooper tomorrow." The light from Squire Davidson's dwelling enabled us to grope our way safely to the barrel and find the measure. We turned the spile and let the liquor flow till it was about full. I then turned back the spile, but still it flowed. Gaither tried. Truth was we had broken it. Here was a dilemma. "Stick your finger in the cock, Gaither; it won't do to let the beer waste." He did so and we quaffed some of the liquid, not improved in flavor by our predicament. "I tell you, Gaither," I suggested, "keep your finger in, and I will run down street and get a cork to stop it; to-morrow I can get a new spile for the old man." Gaither agreed, and I set out. As I turned the corner going down street, I met, face to face, Mr. Sadler. I knew he and Gaither were always sparring at one another, aud a bit of fun entered my head. "Mr. Sadler," said I, stopping, "Gaither and I, for our amusement, concluded wc would steal some of old Mr. Cooper's beer, to-night, aud in doing L?..? l.anlrnn tl.u Ct.iTo T VlMVO Kim Cfflll. II llatc U1U&CU tUVO|l?v> . U.uivf ping the beer with his linger, till I get a cork to stop it; you know what to do." "Oh! yes, I will go in for a law book." "But stop," said I, "till I am ready. I will be back in a few moments with a stopper, and cough as a ^ignal." Having got-the cork, I came back. As I approached, I ahemmed loudly. Squire Sadler got up and said in loud tones, "Mr Davidson, I would like to borrow James' Digest for a little while." "Certainly, Squire; il is lying on my office table?you know where 1 always keep it." "Yes, yes, don't you troubh yourself; I can get it I will just take this candle to light me, step in and get it" I wai near by waiting the denouement Miss Da vidson was then Gaither's divinity, and I knev uothing but the fear of wasting all Mr. Coop er's beer would detain him. As Squire Sadler entered, he spied Dr. Gaither, afraid to move his finger. "What rascally negro is this ?" cried Mr. Sadjer, with well assumed anger. "You black scamp?stealing Mr. Cooper's beer, are you ? You shall go to jail, you thieving wretch ?" "Dr. Maurice Moore was with me," was Gaither's first exclamatioii. "What! Dr. Gaither, is it you ? No, sir, no one will believe Dr. Moore was with you.. He steal beer. He is too much of a gentleman. I must call Mr. Davidson." Gaither still afraid to move, cried, "Maurice Moore was with me ; it's a joke." "A pretty joke," said Sadler. Here I ran in, explained it as a joke, fitted the cork and released Gaither from durance vile, mollified Mr. Sadler and relieved Gaither, without his then discovering my joke. Twelve hours after, the tale told to him was a different thing. Another of Dr. Gaither's loveS tV&s Mis? Myers, sister of the widow t^enaenuig. w ^ frequently went tc^ether anil spent^the evening, I engaging the widow, while Dr. Gaither courted the sister. Invariably as we walked away, Gaither would say, "What a lovely girl Miss Myers is; so unaffected and gentle, and not so d?d ugly." The lady had golden charms, which, potent though they were with Gaither, could not entirely auniliilate the memory of beauty's spells. One evening Mrs. Clendening gave us a delicious egg-nog before we left; we enjoyed and complimented the drink, as though we sipped ambrosia, and Mrs. C. said: "Well, gentlemen, any evening you will bring the eggs,?I have sugar and brandy,?we will have a nog." Only a few evenings ehtpsed till Gaither proposed we'd get eggs and go round. Knowing Gaither's pocket-money was low, I proposed to buy the eggs, if he would carry them. It was a bargain and we went round to Jefferys'. I bought the eggs and Gaither put. six in each coat skirt pocket, and then with a steady step went round to the widow's. The double attraction of ladies and nog, carried us round right frequently to Mrs. C.'s, aud Stanhope Sadler wanted to know of me where we went so often of an evening, "Gaither walking like a die." I explained, and next evening as, with a pocket full of eggs, Gaither walked by my side, I was not surprised at Stanhope's running out and throwing an arm round each, wanting to know "what we were after," and could only give vent to peals of laughter at the two streams of yellow from poor Gaither's pockets, and the look of rueful discomfiture on his countenance at the contretemps.' Poor Gaither! Yours was a sad end; and I my merry reminiscences are hushed by the [ memory of your fete. He never succeeded J to any extent in Yorkville; removed to Georgia, and there ended his fitful existence with his own hands, cutting the arteries at each wrist with a razor, and thus bleeding to death. [to be continued.] A LEAF FROM A SAILOB'S LOG. The yarn I am about to spin is connected with the time when I was a common sailor. I am a merchant captain now; but that has nothing to do with the present story. My proper name is Shortland, but when "before the mast," I was always called Shorty. Many a year ago, being in Australia, I shipped at Sydney, in a brig called the Sea Shell. She was bound on a kind of pick-up voyage, after sandal wood, shells and other things. We ran down to the Marshall Islands, among the Ralick Chain, and anchored in the coral lagoon at Ebon. It is commonly known as Covell's IslSnd. The natives came otf to us with lots of English sovereigns, which they were ready to barter for bits of tobacco. In answer to questions as to where they got the gold, we could extort nothing but evasive grunts from them. But, of course, we bought all we coulcUget. We didn't dare to go ashore among them, but carried on all our trade on board the brig. We had but sixteen men, all told, which was not a very large force. But we had plenty of firearms for what men we had, and, while trading, we always kept a guard on the alert. Now and then we fired off the two nine-pounders with blank cartridges, just to show them our power, for they were terribly frightened of guns then. At such times they would all push for the shore, jumping overboard without uruifinnr fnr pnnnM ami Vlirlp thpTttHplvPS VUI? ?W* VMUVW) MUX* U1V.V OMWM.VW. , w for awhile. Then some of the boldest would venture to look at us, and the rest would naturally get over their terror. We had no doubt that they had found the gold on board some vessel which they had cut off! Most likely they had murdered all hands; not for the sake of the gold, which was of no value in their eyes, but for the cloth, tobacco, and trinkets. They would not be slow to serve us out in the same manner, if we gave them the opportunity, so we were obliged to be continually on our guard. The guns were always loaded at night, and we stood regular half watches, starboard and larboard, the same as we would have done at sea. You may well suppose that, after we found they had gold to sell, it was of more consequence to us than the sandal wood or shells. We lay at anchor as long as any sovereigns were brought on board by the savages, and used every persuasion to make them parifwith the last one they had. The captain naturally got the lion's share of them ; for, as soon as the savages found that he was able to bid the highest price for them, the rest of us were all in the background. I suppose the captain must have had in hand more than three thousand pounds in cold when they stopped bringing it olf to us. There couldn't have been more than four hundred among all the rest of us. I had | got about forty myself, and the captain gave j me ten more; indeed, he gave the same sum to every man. Fifty pounds was a large sum ' for a forema# man to have all at one time. But we had some hard cases among our I crew?some who would stab a man for a single ^ sovereign, or throw him overboard for his tobacco or clothes. I didn't feel safe a minute among these fellows, so I tied up my fifty ' sovereigns in a bag, and took them aft and asked the captain to keep them for me. He ; readily agreed to do so, and gave me a rej ceipt. But this act of mine was seen by Bill Bolt| wood, the masterspirit of these fellows?Dark j Bill; as he delighted to be called?and he ,! was down on me from that hour. This Bill ,! had been a convict in the colony and had ! served out his time. I don't know what his | j crime was but he was capable of anything. I ' i /Min't. tliiirk of miv vilbiinv that would be toe bud for him to turn his hand to, and he took j as much delight in the sight of blood as a tit1 ger is said to. I've seen him and an Irish [ i man, who was called Ugly Barney, go intc i; the back yard of a "public" in Syndney, anc i; batter each others faces all to pieces for a poi of beer. They seemed to do it in sheer enjoy i 1 ment of the thing itself. " i "Well," Dark Bill says to me, with a lool f' that was intended to bully me, "So vol thought you couldn't trust your shipmates, eh I ? i Shorty? Or did you think you would curry ! favor with the captain, by trusting him with j your gold?" "It's true," said I, looking him square in ! the eye, "there's some of my shipmates that I don't like to trust. "Do you mean that for me?" he said.blustering. "2sever mind. I.don't mention any names; but if the jackets fits, you can put it on." I'd smash your head for five bobs !" said he blustering agaiu. "I don't doubt you would, if you dared," I answered, very coldly, for I didn't fear him 1 single-handed. "I don't doubt you'd do | worse by me for fifty sovereigns ; and I don't j wunt to throw temptation in your way." | He glared at me* and ground liis teeth ; but i he didn't offer to "smash my head." Perhaps ! it was because nobody offered him five bohs to do it; but 'twould have been a dear job to him at twice the money. ^That night I saw him and Ugly Barney rgd out on tne bowsprit with their pipes, and 4ajfc.do.wn on the staysail that was stowed ih mi netting. < f * '' > They smoked aivav, and talked together i very earnestly, and I thought all the time ; some mischief was brewinir. I said as much i to my chum, Dave Kent; but Dave thought 11 was over nervous and suspicious. Perhaps 11 was; but I couldn't help thinking all the i time about our having so much nionev in the brig, and these fellows knowing it. We were j in an ont-of-the way part of the world, too, ! where they might cut up any villainy, andesi cape justice?for years, if not iorever. I wanted all the while to tell the captain of my suspicious, and put him on his guard ; but, somehow, I was ashamed to do that; j for, after all, I had nothing particular to tell i him. So I said nothing about it to nobody but Dave Kent. ?Ie promised to keep his weather dye lifting and his ear open. After the precious pair came in from the staysail net 1 noticed they did not keep to; gcther, but each of them was buttonholing I some one else all the watch, and it was always some one of their own ruffian gang ; for there were four or five other fellows among us who were nearly as bad as Dark Bill himself, only j they were more ignorant, and not so fit to lead in a matter of this kind, i I really believe they meant to rise upon us that same night, and tako> the brig there in | the lagoon, only they did not see their oppor- i j tunity clear. ,? The next morning we got under way from : Ebon; and started on a cruise among the oth: er islands of the chain. We didn't find any gold at any other place, and the trade in shells was nothing alarming. I heard the captain say he. should shove her oft* soon, and run down among the Caroline Islands, and thence to China. Dark Bill overheard him too, and that night there were more secret confabs and councils than ever among his gang. But this all seemed to blow over and the duty went ou I quietly for two or three days. "We were drawing near to Strong's Island, and expected to make the land next morning. The captain had worked up his reckoning and given the course for the night, while Dark | Bill was at the wheel in the first part of the j watch. /Soon after he wis relieved and came forward I saw him atx^rc Wt^il fty the fore swifjgrMKchiqg' the qflfoEer deck.* Sensing! | niSnuoflp^iiLwMXnrnn^es duck wnv???*?na\ ; toward him, he darted into the fore rigging. 11 stared open-mouthed at him, and wondered what he was after. As the main and middle I staysails were both set, he was hidden while ' going aloft, and reached the forecastle withj out being seen, except by me and those who were with him in the plot. j As soon as I perceived that he stopped in j the foretop, it occurred to me that the arm I chests had been left there. There were two j of them, one in each top, which had been placed there while we lay at Ebon, and as we expected to go from there in a few days to some other savage island, they had not been sent down. They contained both fire arms and cutlasses. Pretty soon I saw something swing out by the foremast which gleamed in the moonlight, and I knew that Bill was lowering the cutlasses down by a piece of spun yarn to his mate, Barney, who stood carelessly leaning against the foot of the mast. I no longer hesitated to make known my suspicions to the captain and officers. I started aft, but had not made two steps when I was seized by the throat, borne to the deck, and gagged before I had a chance to cry out. Abraham Hicks and Paine, with the help of the black (a Parsee he was, from Bombay) held me down, secured the gag into my mouth, I nod lnaVied mo hand mid font: then thev i pushed me close under the lee of the longj boat, where I could not be seen. They flashed their knives before my eyes as a warning to I be quiet, and left me there. They would have i killed me no doubt, only for the fear of raising | an alarm before they were ready to strike the | blow at the mate and captain. But the fools had forgotten that I had my sheath knife in a l>elt around my waist. Luckily for me, too, it was a little loose in its sheath. But it was necessary to work very carefully, or they would notice my movements. I lay still till I saw Bill slide down the topsail sheets forward of the mast. His shirt was heavily filled out all round, and he took out several pistols as soon as he reached the deck with cartridges to match. He and Bar- j j ney went to work to load and prepare them, j j while the others covered their movements by I i walking before them, carelessly singing snatch-; es of song. I thought now it was time for me to begin ; my operations. By careful lifting and writhj ing my body a few times, I contrived to drop J my knife gently out of tlie sheath to the deck, j Then working myself fcetforemost, little by lit-# i tie, till my head was near it, I managed, after 1 some difficulty, to cut the lashing of the gag. j The knife was very sharp, but this was the ! worst operation of all, and I did not succeed ! until I had cut my cheek quite severely. But I it was no time to think of that then. Cleared of the gag, I got the knife in my teeth, and soon severed the seizing that bound J my wrists. The rest was easy. I still lay I quiet after my limbs were free. I even put the gag in again, so that when, the Parsee ran round to leeward and peered in at me, he thought I was all secure as I had been left. Two more men of the other watch came up out of the forecastle (or foreeabin) to join the mutineer!:; and then they closed the side of the scuttle and fastened it Securely, leaving j four men imprisoned below. ' The whole party, seven in number, began ! to move aft?that is, towards the stern cabin, ! where the officers were. They collected their force in range of the long boat, ready, lor a rush. Bill turned to the others. "Where's Shorty?" he demanded. "All safe," whispered Paine, pointing to1 ward me. i The leader leaned over and glanced at me, j as I lay motionless with the gag still in my > i mouth. : "All right," said he ; "we'll do for him af ' terward. Softly as cats now bovs!?come j on!" ) i They passed round the heajrl of the boat, 1! but they were not quicker than 1 was. I rose t to my feet, and darted aft on the lee side. -. One of the after hatches was left off as I well ; knew. I dropped lightly down upon the wa: ter casks, and crept in out of sight, l I had no definite object in doing this, be, yond prolonging my life a little. 1 was sure | that I would be the first object of Bill's ven ! geance, as soon as he haddi9po3ed of the offi ! cers. But I determined not to die gagge< j and bound. I would, at least, get a plaa j where I could fight for my life, aud sell i dearly. The tiers of water casks were stowed nearly up to the after bulk head, or after partition which separated the hold from the cabin. A 1 little space had been left, ju9t large eqoug] ; for a man to crouch down and lie concealed It seemed to me at that9 moment that th< power of all my senses was concentrated ii my ears. But, instead of a straggle or1 fall aj I had expected, I heard a load slamtamg al the doors leading into the cabin, and then Uj angry dispute between Bill and one of hi gang, Abraham Hicks. Cautiouslytl leanec forward into the hatchway, and heard enougl to satisfy me as to the cause of the qnarret It would seem that just as the mutmeerj reached the break of the quarter deck, when it was necessary to ascend two steps, the mate unconscious of danger, stepped into thc'ca^j door which opepea aft UfiW But, Instead" of falhu^bacK^itwamn^qul^^ 1 till he should come out again, Hicks, who wm in advance, dashed on, despite the whispering remonstrance of Bill and Barney, and slammed the doors. Then seizing a marlinespike, he drove it securely into the staple, thus imprisoning all the officers below. The aldrra was thus given, and nothing accomplished. The rage of Bill was fearful at having his plan bnugled in this manner. He had intended to kill the mate, if possible, without noise: and after that it would be easy to manage the second mate and captain, taken by surprise in their berths. The quarrel grew louder and fiercer?I heard a blow?another?then a pistol shot and a fall. ;No one seemed to take any trouble about the fallen man. He must have been shot dead, I thought, for I heard no groan or movement, such as a wounded man would make. Bill ordered the Parsec to go forward and stand guard over the scuttle, and the steward to stay at the cabin doors. "Here, Paine," said he, "come with me, and bring with you the lantern from the round house." They were comiug into the after hold! I had only time to crawl up ipto the "wing," and crouch down into the narrow space behind the water casks, when the two iumped down with a light and a bucket" They did not come toward me, but went in on the opposite side, where there was a barrel of liquor. "Give me that maul," said Bill, "there on the coils of rigging." A few blows forced in the head, and the bucket .was filled by dipping it into the barrel. "We are in a bad scrape now," he muttered, "thanks to that sneaking blockhead Hicks. But he will never bungle another j8b." "How are we going to manage now," asked Paine. "If we open the doors and let them up, we shall have some hard fighting to do." "Yes. We could overpower them, I suppose ; but "some one of us would get killed in doing it. We must smoke 'em. Get that iron pot and bring it on deck with us. I think there is a lot of brimstone in the round house." i ' ' ? ^ The pot was withm^fcjee feet of *Vy hiding place, but luckily Pained not bring the Ianjrercr ' .s.... - 11a1 paureu If 10 putrana xnc \two went on deck again to prime themselves with liquor, and preparif their infernal smokepot. I darted forward over the tops of the casks to the forecastle bulkhead. The four men imprisoned there were up and dressed, but no light burning, waiting in the dark for the expected attack of the mutineers. They had been roused by the pistol shot in the other part of the ship to find themselves imprisoned. A part of the partition between them and me was in the form of a light wooden grating or lattice, to admit a free circulation of air. This had already been silently removed, and at a whisper from me, we all went aft together. No fire-arms could be got until we could open a communication with the officers in the cabin. This we dared not yet attempt, as the partition was solid, and some noise must be made in wrenching off a plank. The brig had been whaling on a previous voyage, and a bunch of lances tied together were still on board. These we found in the rack under the deck carlines. Though a little rusty, they were still sharp enough to be terrible weapons in the hands of desperate men, if brought to bay. ~SV,e had hardly secured these, when there was a rally at the hatchway, and the pot of fire and tfulphur was lowered down. The hatch was instantly clapped on and the tar paulin drawn all over, tlad we been taken unawares, a minute or two would have b&en sufficient to smother us to death. But we were prepared to meet it, several tin cups having been brought from the forecastle and filled with water from the cask. Before the tarpaulin covering was fully secured over the hatches, the fire was all out, and I had given the word to the officers in the cabin to open communication by forcing off a plank. The jdank ran up and down, and a few blows of an axe at the foot, given from the after sid6 would start the spikes. At the first blow we heard the sound of dancing overhead, and then the drunken shout of Dark Bill:? "Ay ! knock away my hearties! I thought the brimstone woiild start ye! Keep a good watch on the forescuttle you darkey! Go there with Kim Paine! We shall have a break out soon, either forward or aft, but they'll be blinded with the smo^e, and we have the advantage op Jein. r1 ' T"' A few more blows with the axe?the plank is starting! But how those three spikes seem, ed to cling to the tough wood. The eneny became suspicious and lifted off the hatch. \ j "Hallo! the fire's out!" The voice wee that of Ugly Barney. "Here, Bill?Paine! I rally here at the after hatch ! Quick, befow i they break through the bulkhead!" Barney jumped down to seize the pot. Ar opening was already made, and we were through it, one at a time. He caught sight of us, bul | before he could retreat, Joe Bonnor let driv< his trusty lanee, which passed through th< ruffian's body, pinning him to the stanchion | His cry of mortal agony brought comrades tx j aid him. We were beyond their reach. Oui j whole force was collected in the cabin. But we had a friend in the enemy's camp ' My chum, Dave Kent, was at the wheel, anc | Bill, at the pistol's mouth, had kept bin j there; for he could not spare one of his trust] ' men to relieve him. He intended, no doubt to kill him as well as myself, after he got ful pQssession of the brig. I had heard then hunting for me, and Bill decided that I mus be either under deck or aloft. "If he is aloft," said he, "we'll attend to hii case when we get dayligh|,. If he's orawlec below, let him smell brimstone with the rest' Dkngteall along that lJave Kent wouldn' losewipjuance of helping us, if he saw one But hemas powerless until tSermoment whei the mutineers rallied to the hatchway, atttto piercing cry of Barney, leaving only thi steward at the cabin door. Qaick as thought Dave seized this fellow from behihd with hi powerful grip. The pistol and cutlas6~fle* ooth useless to him, for the movement ha< been so sudden and well-timed, that, before h i could arise and alurm, he ^as jerked overth I taffrail into the sea, the cabin doors were opei j and we poured out, with eyeryt-advantage o j position, holding the quarter de^ in possef 'sion* j It was give and take for a minute. Bo - u * there .were only four of the mutineers left, f- anfd we were the stronger of the party. Th( 1 second mate got his arm broken by a shot i froin Bill, and I got a cut on the arm from a t cuubbBs thrown at my head 'by the Parsee | Bui(e and'the Parsee were both -shot dead, an<?-3Bjark Bill, the chief desperado, crazy witJfcrom and rage, bleeding from two or three wottbds, knocked my chum senseless with hia ' lastlempty pistol, and jumped overboard with a^drauit oath on his lips. You may^well i iuppote we did no^ stop to pick him up. The ipaatjfcan fell on his knees, and his life was Nrmmp'till we arrived at Sydney, where he l : (^jr^voyage was broken up by this scrape, 3 now too short handed to venture I amo^giftie savages.* But we made a good i C^Sbi)r 8^ort ti 6 we were absent, for a our gold home safe, and spent it ourtolVes much where ii IUTVDV^CWMVifiT F^f5fiV MlT nihHIIhll ! mmn ??w> ? ?> A correspondent of the New York Tribune \ recently visited ex-Governor Orr at his resile' daice near Anderson C. H., and has published the result of the interview in the issue of I the Tribune for the 26th of March. Inas' much as ex-Governor Orr has for many years occupied a prominent position in the politics of South Carolina, we publish the Tribune's arcicle entire : Anderson, 8. C., March 17. There is a gentle eminence in the upper part of South Carolina, whereon stands the home of ex-Member .of Congress, ex-Sepator, ex-Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, ex-Governor of South Carolina, and now plain Judge James B. Orr. It is in that region of the State where the ragged ontlines of the Blue Ridge terminate in the graceful undulations of a country fertile enough on the. one hand to yield the farmer the greatest abundance, and on the other hand mountainous enough to have produced a class of men whose hardy brain and brawn mads them dangerous antagonists on every field and rostrum. Whether it be the influence of air or muscle, of blood or association, of food or . training, some law of nature is unquestionably at work, developing here, as in other hilly countries, superb physiques, with mental energies to match, which, put forth in the work of life, tell with wonderful powers on the weal or woe of mankind. You may distinctly trace these characteristics in' nearly every public man born in this section?in Calhoun, Anrli'aiD Tonlfcnn AnHrow .Tntmann Pprrv Burt, Warren Davis, Waddy Thompson, Orr, and scores who are yet upon the stage of action. But this only en passant. Knowing that ex-Governor Orr is a representative man of South Carolina, and one thoroughly identified with the best interests of the people; that he was first among our public men to recognize the new situation, and |abor conscientiously in behalf of a true reconstruction?in other words, that he prompt v accepted the results of Congressional legJ jftation; anddcnowing further, that no SouthdWn statesmaojbosaesses a larger totpericne* in W>iblic affairs, can apply to pissing evqnta W, d'pnr iiirlnir~^ liTTmr-rrTrinflrntxeceit 1 v wSn^bn&n interview with 'n'ira to ftum purpose i ?f deriving sucty information as would enable jf He people of the North?her agriculturalists; merchants, manufacturers, capitalists and politicians?to draw truthful conclusions as to the condition of the South, seen and described by one "to the manor born." THE HOME OF EX-GOVERNOR ORR. Taking the night train at Charleston you only arrive at Anderson, the terminus of a Short branch of the Greenville and Columbia Railroad, 24 hours thereafter, albeit the distance is less than 250 miles. In the suburbs of this pretty village resides the object of my visit, and the conductor being requested, very kindly stopped the train on the edge of the spacious grounds which environ the mansion, thus reducing the walk from one mile to something like 200 yards. The first glance at the house?there's a great deal on an outside label vou know?was cheering. It looked comfort able. There -was something in the great walnut grove through which you had to pass before reaching it; iu the tall pillars of the portico; the broad verandah; the observatory; the long avenues; the library building on one side; the spacious kitchens in the rear; the well-houses, stables and corn-cribs; the , garden patch and neighboring fields, well fenced and thrifty, which conveyed to the mind anything but a sense of aristocratic exclusiveness, and recalled memories of that oldtime hospitality which we have been wont to associate with the home-life of the Southern planter. Before reaching the door my attention was attracted bv the clear falsetto notes of"Whoo-e! Whoo-el Whoo-e 1" and looking in the direction from which they came, I found they emanated from the musical apparatus of no other than the old statesman himself, who, with his hat and coat off, was calling up and feeding pigs, poultry, cats, dogs and goats in the most democratic style imaginable. These, next to his children, are his household pets. Although I had not met him for more than twelve years, he instantly called my name, and in a moment lijore was asking after every individval in the little company gathered abound him at that time in the Speaker's room of the formir.HBuse of Representatives. Indeed, the Judge" is celebrated for his reL names, faces and places, ^tjP^ayiothin^ of his fine ability as a social story teller, "and I fancy that this peculiar power of paying a delicate compliment to the humblest acquaintance, is one of the influences through which he has made himself one of the most popular men with the masses now living in South Carolina. Under such circumstances it Wis scarcely necessary to 1 present a lette^jpf Introduction, or be astoni* ished at the graceful dignity with which he 'I claimed a comparative stranger as his guest. > . Entering 'the mansion, a look revealed the 'fact that the same generous conception of 5 comfort, space and.breathiug room which had been observed without applied within. The > lalls are at least twenty feet wide, .here and f here hung with a picture or ornamented with a bust; the stairways broad, the apartments large, the ceilings high with plenty of day1 light flooding in through the windows. When ? the Governor told me that the premises had r been sacked by a detatchment of Federal , troops, aud nearly all of his furniture, to' l1 .i , *i n , ? ;i> J _l.il i getier witn tne ciotnmg 01 ms wue uuu umi drei destroyed or carried away, I looked in t vaiiilbr the finger-marks of ruin, and wondered at the evidences everywhere visible of 3 rapid-recuperation. 1 Afar tea we repaired to one of the parlors where the Judge lighted his corn-cob pipe, t and, tukiug a couple of young romps on nis l knee,fror an hour entertained a delightful iVhomfl&??le with reminiscences of the past, e then, too, we had music, in which, ymji t?ce or flute, the fathetmingled in the ctipruapf his five children. 1 Time, indeed, s ba^nwh but little change in the man as he b m&'kntyn ten or twelve years ago. There f&me rotund physique, erect pose, elastic eftep/and ruddy complexion as of old; the e f tewhe inerry twinkle of the eye; the same a ! ocial bonhommie that carried its charm intc f | very circle. His hair liaS grown gray auc i-1 thin; but he illustrates the remark once made r >y N. P. Willis that "ittakes handsome moun t j ains and handsome men to look well bald I' , and there is not a youth in the country who i can work more constantly or effectively with t pen or pickaxe than James L. Orr. 1 , LIKES AND DLSLIKES. It may be added parenthetically, that in ? Charleston and among the low-country planters generally, ex-Governor Orr is an object ! of cordial dislike. They respect him for his 1 ability ; they fear him because of his power; they detest him because of his independence; and they turn him the cold shoulder because ! he sprang from the people. When a Oonfed1 erate Senator he dared to anticipate before others the probable downfall of the cause, and to introduce in secret session what was known as the "Peace Resolutions." When Governor he was bold enough to rise in the presence of a body of Charleston merchants, at# public dinner and utter truths, political and cornit mercial, that made them wince*and afterward to walk to the opposite side of the street when they met him. He bad the hardihood to affiliate socially with Generals Sickles and that the whitepeople should vote for delegates to the State Constitutional Convention?a Republican body; arid finally capped the climax of political iniquity by permitting himself to be elected to the office of Circuit Judge by a Bepublican Legislature. People now say: "All this was right;" "Governor Orr was two years ?n advance of us"had we followed his cotmsel the condition of affairs would have been very different" But still the prejudice is hereditary and strong, and they neither forgive nor forget I asked the Judge how he relished his opposition. "AVhyj pir," he answered, "a public man in South Carolina who thinks for himself, must liave a hide like a rhinoceros, and forty years of antagonism have made mine so tough that all the porcupines in Christendom couldn't draw blood; that is, when I know I'm right" }> . - , / > In the up-country, however, the feeling toward him is one of almost universal respect Known to be just in his administration of public affairs, untainted by the breath of any corrupting influences, often weighed in the balance and never found wanting, affable with the humblest, and personally popular among all classes, the people trust him. They confide in his judgment The very fact that he predicted long ago present consequences, and advised the Deonle how to avert them, has more than ever increased faith in his wisdom, and fixed, as I am impressed, a determination by thousands, to adopt his policy. What that policy is, is foreshadowed in the following conveimtion: THE PHILADELPHIA CONVENTION AND DEMOCRATIC PARTY. Q. Judge Orr, you have been long affiliated with the Democratic party of the country, and I have some curiosity to learn why, so soon after the Philadelphia Convention of 1865, iu which yon played an important part, you identified yourself with and espoused the principles of another party, not generally acceptable to your own people. A. The answer to that question is a simple one. It was generally believed throughout the Soirth that the object-of that Convention was .to restore harmonioq|s feeling between the twov?ections, and accordingly her representative men wqre select^^fc act and confer with. I suits proved, however( that elements off disruption were already at work within the party ; that the W^st and the East were antagonistic in their views of public policy, and that in many respects the South was not in a condition to agree with either. The effort then made to create a healthy public sentiment toward us signally faiied, and after a mere spasm of cordiality in the Convention, its members separated as diverse in their opinions as ever. These bickerings resulted in the election of General Grant and the present supremacy of the Republican party. Q. But is it your opinion that the Democratic party will never regain it power ? A. A party called Democratic may eventually succeed, but the old regime is forever dead. The antagonism of so many leading members of the party to the war, will, since the war has proved successful, put them in the same category in all future popular elections with the opponents of the Revolutionary war, the war of 1812, and the war with Mexico. None of the parties opposing these wars had sufficient vitality to recover from the damag ing results of tUr opposition. .But the blunders of the RePmlican party, already made, and which they will continue to make, not moving cautiously in conseqnence of their consciousness of strength, will necessarily create a reaction, under the influence of which they, too, will be overwhelmed in national politics, as the Jackson party was overwhelmed in 1840, in the contest between Mr. Van Buren and Gen. Harrison, when the election was won not so much by the popularity of Whig principles as by the unpopularity of the Jackson and Van Buren administration. High taxes, the consequent stringency of the finances, and official corruption is the rock upon which the Republican party will be wrecked. From the debris another party will arise, composed of the progressive men of the country, whose leaders will be real ' statesmen and economists, and under their administration the Union will advance in true greatness and solid prosperity. Doubtless the next census wMl change the basis of power. More relative strength will be given to the South and West, which will result in weakening the influence of the New England States, and transferring the control of the ^country to the agricultural sections. Q. -Do you think the country would he any better off under a Democratic administration than it is at the present time ? A. I can only answer that question with qualifications. In' my judgment the election of General Grant avoided violence and bloodshed throughout thei South. Under the administration of Mr. Seymour, efforts would unquestionably have been made to overturn existing State Governments, even before his inauguration, because the people were stimu, lated by the delusive representations of ardent partizans, who believed he could undo the entire work of reconstruction. The truth is, however, that had Mr. Seymour been elected, he would have been as impotent as Andrew Johnson, in every endeaver to render assistance to the South. The majority of the Senate wotlld have been against him for at ! least two years, and he could not have reI moved or appointed a postmaster. The House was in the same opposition, and none of the party would have lelt amicably inclined toward one who had defeated their candidate. GRANT'S ELECTION A BLES8ING. In this view, therefore, it was a blessing to the South that General Grant was elected. Some of the results to us, politically, may not be agreeable; some of the Congressional | legislation that has followed has been based upon a misapprehension of the real public sentiment of the South; but the end will prove the wisdom of the election of General J Grant. It1 must be remembered that the war did not close with the termination of hostili\ ities. It required time to make the people j fully realize the fact that they were conquered, and to adapt themselves to the new situ5 ation. The principles for which ^hey had 5 fought were, so to speak, hereditary, and it would be a marvel in history or in humin I nature, for them to have even theoretically , submitted to a stronger power at once. THE TEMPER OF THE PEOPLE. '. Q. Suppose, on the theory that the South. ^.L i em States were never out of the Union, their representatives had been admitted to Congress without the restrictions which have been. imposed by the enactments of that body, what then, would have been thq result ? Ininy judgment, ona third uf theStatts of the Urilion would have been hostile to every leading feature of the policy of the conquering party. They would not have sympathized with the jgowfif by ^ which they had oeen defeated. They wouldnfct havte given universal suffrage to the negro ; they woirid riot have permitted the South to be ovefcian by irresponsible, and in many 'instances,' corrupt men?mere adventurers, having in-view solely their own elevation. In feet, such was the . temper of the people, that they would not have recognized the right of qualified suffrage to the colored man at the time it was proffered. Of course, at the present time,' theyi wealth be i glad enough to make such a compromise. It i is the knowledge of this feet which accounts i [as e^orsipjfall the* peculiar manifestations of potffical creed which have been exhibited in the South; because Republicanism has gone to extremes here'which would never be accepted at the North. A reaction must necessarily take place, and is already in progress. REPUBLICANISM TO PREDOMINATE. Q. But will a true Republicanism gam accessions to its ranks from the native white men of the South ? A. Most unquestionably; but it will be"a work of time. It is every day becoming evident to men of shrewdness and foresight that there is no organization antagonistic to the Republican party which can be successful in South Carolina for the next ten years, and the remark is applicable to every Southern State in which there is a large colored majority. The results of the last, throe years have satisfied the people that all the present evils of which they complain mighfhave been averted by showing to the colored voters that they intend to maintain their new rights. Large numbers of the best men in South Carolina are even now willing to espouse Republican principles, and would doubtless do so but for the distrust which, as gentlemen of character and intelligence, they naturally entertain toward those who, by accidental circumstances, have been placed in the lead of the Republican party?men who do not and never did enjoy public confidence; men who are ignorant, corrupt, dishonest, and unfit, by reason of their early associations for decent society. They were adroit enough, however, to make the more ignorant among the negroes believe them to be their best friends, and by employ- J ing all the arts of the demagogue, and an un- ! scrupulous use of disgracenil agencies, they succeeded in being elected to the most impor- ' tant offices in the btate. THE COLORED PEOPLE. J Q. Is it your belief that the negro can be ] controlled? ( A. It depends upon the material you work with, and the material you work upon. The most ignorant are the most radical; the most intelligent are the most conservative; and my experience with them, in the capacity of leg- 1 islators, satisfies me that as far as lies in their < ipower they inean to do only that which will 1 . rrfiqnnditq thg besLiuterests of d ItRaoiy, niuo? 'Tjf theirmimrhas been based ^ipon the determination to strengthen their party; some of their measures, such as legislating a city Council into office over the head of another Council perhaps equally Republican in character; or such as extending the limits of a city or town in order to embrace 1 more votes, have been extraordinary in their 1 purpose; but even these have found sturdy opponents among the race, who will not lend 1 themselves to any policy, however advanta- ' geous, that is not fully sustained by precedent 1 or principle. As I said before, the colored 1 people may for a while distrust the professions 1 of white men, but when they see them in earn- 1 est, arid discover that it is not merely a mat- j ter of politics, but of practical benefit to the State, which is involved in a combination of J strength, confidence will be restored, and the < . two races will work together in harmony. Q. Is there a disposition among the colored 1 people to impro ve their opportunities ? < A. Undoubtedly; large numbers of colored 1 children are attending school; many of their < parents, by economy and industry, have accu- 1 mulated means; as a class they dress better than before, and there are geperal evidences of improvement. There is, of course, a large class of idlers, lazy men and women, who have no ambition to do more than live from hand to mouth. These prey upon society, and bring their race into disrepute; but this is an evil which only time can cure. It is the brighter side of the picture which our people are pleasurably cont&nplating, because they see in the advancement of this large colored element a corresponding degree of advantage to themselves and the State. We want intelligent labor. As an agricultural community we must depend upon it for success, and if it cannot be brought from abroad, our policy is to promote all educational influences at home. It is a realization of the fact that the interests of the two races are common, that each depends upon the other, that the black man is essential to the welfare of the white man, and that both must work together in the business concerns of life, which has brought men to their senses. We are, in short, becoming progressive. THE FIFTEENTH AMENDMENT. Q; Allow me to ask, Governor, what is likeJy to be the operation of the Fifteenth Amendment throughout the South ? A. It is my belief that in a few years Congress will And that they have put into the hands of the South a two-edged sword ; that that with which they intended to deprive the white man of power has only-doubled it. And should the question of repealing the'clause be raised, its strongest opponents will then be those who live South of M&son and Dixon's line. So identical will the interests of the two rqces here eventually become?all local causes of irritation being removed?that the South will no into a national contest with all her armor on, carrying with her the balance 1 of power, and the ability to determine every vexed question of national politics. Ideas do 1 not always culminate in a day or a generation 1 and we can well afford to await the issue, 1 knowing that mind*will at last triumph over 1 muscle, and secure for us, as a people united, ' without respect to color, all the rights to which \ we are entitled. In other words, New Eng- ! land will not always dictate to us from the ! floor of Congress, and the North generally 1 will not enjoy the blessings of partial legisla- * tion. In this light, looking to the future for 1 results, I think we should feel grateful for the 1 Fifteenth Amendment. 1 THE FATE OF THE NEGRO. 1 Q. I have frequently seen it stated in the ! public prints that the negro is dying out, and _ the fear is expressed that in the course of time ( theifi may not be enough left to till the crops; 1 but what are your views on this subject ? A. it is one to which I have not given care- i fuly attention. Yet my observation of the l mortuary records of our principal cities satis- 1 fies me that the fear expressed is not without ] foundation. Natural causes which you will readily understand, are at work to produce i this result. In old times, under our system, i the health of slaves, especially of the voung, i was a matter of constant solicitude. Jnless on extraordinary occasions they were neither ; overworked nor permitted to lounge in idleness. They were fed on substantial food, t comfortably clad, properly amused and had no cares. When ill, the plantation physician was called in, and all his skill applied to the business of restoration. The slave represented money?money in himself and money in the current year's crop. It was not profitable to allow him to be sick, and much less profitable to let him die. ' The consequence was, that between the years 1800?when there were only 50,000slaves in the United States? and the year 1860, the increase was upwardfl of four millions, and. it. is a grave question, by the way, what sort of a country we should have had in fifty years more at the same rate of negro growth. It is another grave question whether, if Providence intended emancipation to take JjjfeauiL place at any time, it did not occur auspicious^^^^^ ly in 1863. But to resume. The condition the freedman is now reversed. With no mas*i9'' '-jM ter, he has no sense of responsibility. more ignorant'among the field hands ak* eon5^^^^| SUUUUUW. MDH IB CSpWHUI^ UJOie UllHlg the negroes on the coast; but theorem ark does not apply to the intelligent colored jttn everywhere. It is a remarkable fact that the slave increased twenty-three and a half .per sent and the colored free people only one per ,* . sent, during the ten years preceding the war. [f I remember rightly, the City Kegisfcer of Boston- reported that during the nve years pre seding 1850 the number of colored births was f sne less than the number of marriages, and the deaths exceeded the births in proportion sf nearly two to one.. In Rhode Island and Connecticut, according to the registries kept, the yearly deaths of blacks and mulattoes have generally exceeded the yearly births, rhere is no method of reaching similar results in the South, except through the reports of the health officers of the different cities, but these show a startling amount of mortality in the race, and invite a question as to its ulti; nate condition. My own impression is, that In. a quarter of a century from the present ;ime, all the colder regions of the Soutn, from Virginia to Georgia, will be mainly populated ay sturdy white emigrants, before whose competing toil the negro will be obliged to give vay, and that he will seek the low lands as lis final abiding place. These are but specuatious, yet the fate of the red man is to a very considerable degree, typical of the law of na;ure, which has applied^to the negro in every State in which he has been compelled to work 'or his subsistence side by side with the white nan. - The Sdtoth, however, requires all her / aboring population, and, as a people, we deplore any exigency which threatens to deprive is of so essential an aid to our prosperity. Hence it is that our liberal minded men, forejeeing these results, are prepared by wise and lumane regulations for their enlightenment ind moral and social improvement to make ,he colored people valuable in our agricultural developments, aud thus retain them as an element of practical strength and usefulness. IMMIGRATION?IT8 IMPORTANCE TO THE SOUTH. Q. The views you have expressed lead naturally to the enquiry whether the people of he &>uth fully appreciate the importwice of in infusion of more energetic help, of white, what inducements are offered to citizens of other portions of the world to settle in your midst? ^ A. The enquiry opens a broad field and * comprehends much. Iu general terms, I answer that, viewing the question of Southern resuscitation in all its bearings, emigration is an absolute Southern necessity. Our losses during the war, amounted to the enormous sum of seven billions of dollars. We have left to us, however, an immense area of land, a productive soil, and a genial climate. Our resources are incalculable but we need population and capital to develope them. We are not satisfied with our present labor. It is insufficient and to some extent untrustworthy. To illustrate: The population of South Carolina is, in round numbers, seven hundred thousand, nearly eoually divided between * white and black. This would give us but twenty-three persons to the square mile, yet he territory of the State, pnder thrifty cultivation, may be made to sustain four millions )f persons with ease. To obtain this popula- . ion we must tap the reservoirs of the world, ind to all who come we will extend a cordial welcome. Immigration will induce competition, and in competition is our safety. There is no other coercion that can be applied to idle men. They must either work or starve. Doubtless, we have to encounter much opposition from the West in our endeavor to divert the tide of emigration, but we have more to Dffer in the shape of reward that any Western State. Our products are nearer the great markets of the world, our soil is far more fertile, md the emigrant will come to a State already settled and possessing the advantages of age f not of progress. The same causes which lave developed Wisconsin, Minnesota, and [owa, may be qjplied with equal if not greater success in South Carolina. We only re mire a multitude 01 larmers to raise the proluce for which we have heretofore paid the North and West, and in my iudgment the iwners of large tracts of valuable plantation lands will be glad to dispose of their surplus possessions rather than attempt the cultivation of crops on the gigantic scale which belonged to our<former system of labor. Experment has demonstrated,both here and abroad, the value of small farms and diversified industry. "We have about 4,500,000 acres of land under cultivation, only one-fourth of the irea of the State. This would throw into the market 45,500 farms of 100 acres each. To illustrate by comparison, New Jersey and South Carolina are very nearly equal in population. The value of the products of the first named State in 1860 was $60,900,000; of South Carolina during the same year, only 549,980,000. True, the capital of one is largely devoted to manufacturing purposes; tne capital of the other is employed chiefly in agriculture ; but you will readily see that if all ;he facilities at our command, our vast water power and manufacturing resources, were developed to the same extent as in New Jersey, ve would realize a truly golden dream of prosperity. Even under present circumstances, Ive shall be better off pecuniarily, in five years, ,vith anything like favorable crops, ana will iave more actual cash at our command than iver before. In two years we will begin to nvest our surplus capital in manufactures; iut at present our people are afraid to invest n anything. They have money, a large imount of it, but it has gone into coin, and is lidden away. In a little while, as soon as political affairs are settled, and confidence is restored in the administration of State and lational affairs. The old evil of extravagance 10 fatal to permanent prosperity, has been effectually cured, and hereafter as men approbate the difficulty of making money, tney ivill manage its outlay judiciously. IN CONCLUSION, remarked Judge Orr, the .views I have expressed to you this evening, while entertained by a large number of citizens of the State, have never before, that I am aware of, been publicly uttered. I know what will be the result when they are published. I shall be soundly abused for telling the truth andjpeaking what, in my judgment, is common sense; but the soundness of these reflections will, I am confident, be demonstrated in the fiiture, when passion has subsided, and reason once more assumed sway.