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jgrnmcMusi Department. | FLASHED. Colonel Orzo J. Dodds, late member of Congress from the First District of Ohio, tells a good story about a call he recently received j < at his office from a man who claimed to be an 1 editor from Arkansas. He was a very seedy- j looking chap, and appeard as though he had j but recently come off from about a sis weeks' j spree. Bowing profoundly, then striking au attitude, with one hand on his heart aud the J other extending a badly used plug hat, he ex- ( claimed, with a dramatic air: 1 "Have I the honor of addressing the Hon. i Orzo J. Dodds?" J "My name is Dodds, but I am no longer an \ honorable," said the Colonel. "Not an honorable? Dodds not an honorable? Now, by St. Paul, when I can scan that x honest face, on which all the gods do seem c to have set their seal"?("Green seal." mur- 8 raured Dodds to himself,) "I read nothing a dishonorable." t "That's right," said Dodds; "never read t anything dishonorable. But to business." "Yes, as you say, to business. I am an editor. I am from the noble State of Arkan- 8 saw; the only State, by the way, able and I willing to support two governments at the f same time?to say nothing of the general gov- c ernment. Much have I been tossed through f the ire of cruel Juno, and buffeted by the v world's rude storms; you see me here a stran- . ded wreck. Scarce three months past I left my office in care of ray worthy foreman, and ^ sought the peaceful vales and calm retreats t of the Muskingum, where my childhood spor- e ted. Returning, I stopped in Cincinnati. I fell , into evil company, and?but why dwell on details? Enough that I am, that I am?disheartened, ruined, broke! A mark for scorn to point her slow, unerring finger at. As I * was about to give up everything else I had, I I thought of you. Sir, I am here. You have s not sent for me but I have come! Your name, i sir, is known and honored from one end of this ( great republic to the other. It ^ Glows in the stars, , Refreshes in the breeze, Warms in the sun, ( And blossoms on the trees. When the National Treasury was threatened s by a horde of greedy Congressmen you stood ? like a wall of adamant between the people J and those infamous salary-grabbers. Lend me < a dollar !" , "My dear sir," the Colonel hastened to ex- ( plain, you mistake the case entirely. I was j one of the crabbers." 0 "You were ?" (Grasping the Colonel's hand warmly.) "So much the better! Let me congratulate you that a parsimonious public qould not frighten you out of what was fair remuneration for your invaluable services. I am glad that your pecuniary circumstances are so much better than I supposed. Make it two dollars /" And the Colonel did. It was the only clean thing left for him to do. A Scene in Church.?Old Mr. Collamore is very deaf. The other Sunday in the midst of the services, Mr. Hoff, who sits immediately behind Mr Collamore, saw a spider traveling over the latter's bald-head. His first impulse was to nudge him and tell him about it; but he remembered that Collamore was deaf, so he lifted up his hand and brushed the spider off. Hoff didn't aim quite high enough, and consequently,in his nervousness, he hit Collamore quite a severe blow; the old man turned around in a rage to see who had dared to take such a liberty with him, and Hoff began to explain with gestures the cause of the occurrence. But Collamore, in a loud voice demanded what he meant. It was very painful to Hoff. The eyes of the whole congregation were upon him, and he grew red in the face, and in desperation exclaimed : "There /VW WAI1M l%An/] i" a rvlaAA vrttS a djJiuci uu jsjui iioau . xi nuibv ^iav^ on ray head, hey ? S'posen there is, what's j; that to you ?" said Collamore. "You'll know what it is to be bald-headed yourself some day." "It was a spider," shrieked HofF, while v the congregation smiled, and the perspiration F began to roll off his face. "Certainly its * wider," said Collamore, "and got more in it than yours. But you let it alone?do you a mind ? You let my head alone in church." ' "Mr. Collamore," shrieked Hoff, "there was ^ a bug on your head, and I brushed it off?this way," and Hoff made another gesture at Collamore's head. The old man thought he was * going to fight him then and there, and hur- * ling his hymn-book at Hoff, he seized the kneeling stool on the floor of the pew, and s was about to bang Mr. Hoff, when the sexton interfered. An explanation was written on v the fly-leaf of the hymn-book, whereupon Mr. f Collamore apologized in a boisterous voice, v and resumed his seat. Then the services pro- J ceeded. They think of asking Mr. Collamore to worship elsewhere. Spoiled His Piety.?Horace Greeley used to affirm that newspaper men were the most patient people, as a class, on earth, and he j was not far from right, though there are ^ times when patience ceases to be a virtue I . 1 XT 1 I 1 \ witn tne most enauring. ineariy every oouy in Michigan knows Burr, who used to start a newspaper about once a month the year round, generally bringing them out in Grand Rapids, but sometimes making a flying trip to other points. Burr could stand to be told that he lied about circulation, was on the fence as a politician, and that he didn't know any thing about publishing a paper; and when men threatened to sue or thrash him, he only smiled a sad smile and wished that mankind wouldn't get excited. During a religious revival in Grand Rapids, Burr was converted, and it frequently happened that religious people called at his office to talk with him. One day a minister came in, and after talking a while he proposed prayer, lie was in the act of kneeling, when his foot struck one of the outside forms, which was leaning against a leg of the stone, ready to be lifted up, and over it went, making a half-abushel of "pi." Burr looked at the ruin wrought, thought of the two weeks of overwork, and commenced taking off his coat, saying? "I am trying to be a Christian, and set a good example ; but rat my buttons if I cau't lick you in two minutes!" The cieryman Dacxed down stairs lu uu time, dodging the lye-brush on the way, and j Burr back-slid at once and sent down for a pint of stimulant. ffaf* The Erie (Pa.,) Observer gives this extract from a Sunday-school address of a pious old man at Pithole : "Children, you are very I fortunate in being born in a Christian land. There are thousands in the world not so for-j tunate. It is peculiarly gratifying to know , that you live in thai portion of the earth where the rocks pour forth rivers of oil. Now, j my dear children, there's the Mormons, they | worship old Morm ; there's the Mahomedans, | they worship old Mahora ; the Heathans, j' they worship old Heath; there's the Hindoos, ! * they worship old Hind ; and there's the Pagans, J < they worship old Pag; while here we are wor-! ] shipping whom we please. Teachers will now J, hear their classes recite." j , Bcgf Scene on an excursion trip on a steam-1' er on the Cumberland river: Muchly excit- j ed individual to the clerk: "Don't you see a j i man there in the ladies' cabin hugging a wo-!, man ?" "Yes," replied the clerk, "but what: j are you going to do about it ? Hasn't a fellow a right to embrace his own wife ?" "That's j just what I want you to stop," replied the ' passenger, dancing around ; "that's my wife : < and I've stood it so long I've got mad !" i ? ? A Promising Boy.?A boy, six years old, ' having been much lectured by his father on ' the babyishness of crying when any calamity 1 happened, cheered the paternal heart the ' other morning, by saying, "Harry Bolton 11 cried nearly all day 'cause his father died; j. but if you should die, pa, I wouldn't cry a j bit." |; Sure to produce short crops?The bar- 1 hers shears. '1 department. [Original.] j SMALL FARMS. Farming in the South, previous to the emanjipation of slavery, was conducted in a way eery different from what it is carried on in ; my other part of the world. The wealth of i ;he southern States consisted in slaves. An j ndividual was estimated rich or poor in pro- j Dortion to the number of slaves which he t >wned. The man who was possessed of a j arge number of slaves, was regarded rich, no f natter how great were his encumbrances, j Land and money, of themselves, gave a man j jut very little property position. The senti- ; nent of the country forced every one who had | noney to invest it in slaves. Until this was lone, an individual was scarcely regarded as ; l bona fide citizen. Fanning was carried on i imply to procure a livelihood, and support; he increasing slave population. All that! hose who owned large numbers of slaves j :ould accomplish by farming, was to support! lavery. Their wealth increased as the num-! >er of their slaves increased. In order to ; eed and clothe these slaves, large farms were j :ultivated; but only in rare cases, was the j arm directly profitable. Generally, those vho owned many slaves, were involved. Jeavy debts were incurred year after year. Dheir farms scarcely supported the slaves, and he expense of the owner's family was genially met by contracting debts. Creditors ' -1 i .1 - i .1 vere easy, Because tney Knew mac cneir mon-1 sy, with interest, was sure some day. The ystem of slavery forced slave owners to culivate large farms. The farms were profita)le in no way except that they supported the ilaves. By the results of the late war, the nstitution of slavery was abolished. Wheth;r this was right or wrong, has nothing to do vith the facts, or their legitimate results. ^Vhat was possible in the country during the jxistence of slavery, is not possible now, since ilavery is abolished. Large farms were once i necessity; now they are not necessary, [n fact, large farms in our present disorgauizjd condition, are a nuisance. It is vain for nen who once run forty and fifty plows, and jultivated several thousand, or even several lundred acres in crops, to suppose that they ;an do the same thing at present. As there ire exceptions to almost all rules, so there nay be some men who are profitably cultiva;ing large farms ; but the instances are only ew. The great multitude of persons who are 'orminff o A/?/\?v^inr? fa ontc.wnr nnMnna nrA UlUilll^ UVVVlUlUg VV M44VV KM* M. v naking rapid progress toward bankruptcy, [t is only a matter of time as to what the remits will be. To run a large farm requires nuch ready capital. No man, we care not iow skillful he may be, nor how much energy le may put forth, can make ends meet, who itterapts to run a farm on what is known as ;he lien system. It is simply an impossibility. Whilst it is impossible, at present, profitaily to cultivate large farms in the South, imall farms may be made remunerative. No me has any doubts about the productiveness >f our soil, and its general adaptation to a jreat variety of crops. The best evidence hat can be produced to prove that small arms are remunerative, and large ones ruin>us, are the facts themselves. Small farmers ire steadily increasing in wealth and pros )erny, aua large iaruiers arc pusucu iu ip appearances. The moneyed men of our :ountry to-day are those who farm on what ince would have been regarded a contempti>ly small scale. We may safely say that agriculture will always be the principle pursuit of the southern leople. For a number of years yet to come, , t will be the only pursuit. The question to ie decided is, will our people sacrifice their ,11 in attempting to do as they once did, or rill they accept the condition of things and lo the best they can under the circumstances? ieally, it is not an onerous task to support ife comfortably ; but it is onerous in the exreme to keep up the absolute forms and ashions of a system of things which is dead, t is no disgrace for a man to work on a small cale when he cannot work on a large one. Appearances are nothing. It is reality that re want. Large farms, with all their aplearances, are reducing their owners and the rhole country to beggary. The only props hat the South has to-day, are those small arras which are cultivated by the real ownrs. * ' [Original.] FRUIT TREES. On every farm there should be an orchard. STo family can live comfortably in the counry without a garden and orchard. In cities, vhere land is an object, and fruit and garden vegetables can be bought, the thing is differing A country farm, however, with no orihard, and no garden, is neither a pleasant ibode, nor a profitable investment. In almost .every section of our country, svery farmer may have a good orchard. The ioil and - climate are admirably adapted to in almost endless variety of fruits. But laving an orchard and having a good orchard, ire two things. It requires very little labor ind expense to have some sort of au orchard; jut to have a good orchard, requires a considerable amount of both labor and money. [11 the end, it more than compensates the iwner for all the attention bestowed upon it. rhe first thing to be attended to in order to lave an orchard which will bear the name ivith credit, and be a source of luxury and profit to its owner, is the selection of the rround in which the trees are to be planted. [n this, as iu everything else, experience is ;he best guide. Any direction which may be jiven on this point must necessarily be of the nost general character. Since nothing grows veil on poor land, the land selected for fruit ;rees should be good and productive. As a general rule, it may be set down that soil which is adapted to wheat or corn, will suit For an orchard. It should not be subject to Dverflow, neither should it be what is called i thirsty land. The spot selected should be put in as good condition as if designed to be planted in corn or sown in wheat. The trees should be planted sufficiently wide that there would be no danger of them crowding each Dther. The rays of the sun should never be shut out from the soil by the branches of the irees. A proper selection of trees is a matter jf much importance. Acclimated fruit of all kinds, is, as a rule, the best. New varieties fften do well; but many of them are uncertain until the acclimating period is passed through. Such varieties should be selected as will afford fruit for the longest period during the year. If proper attention is paid to this point, every family may have fruit during the greater part of the year. If this thing was attended to as it should be, there would be but little need for the expense and trouble of canning fruits in summer for winter and spring use. After the trees are planted, they should be worked every year, and several times during the year. In fact, fruit trees should be worked as carefully as corn or cotton. Weeds, grass, and everything else should be kept down and the soil kept mellow. The roots of the trees should not be broken, but the top of the ground should never be suffered to be covered with a hard J crust. As the soil becomes exhausted, it I should be manured. fUMing for the Sabbath. CONDUCTKD BY UJ5V. ROUEKT LATHAN. A [Original.] ; WORLDLINESS. The most painful diseases are not by any : * means the most fatal. Mortal diseases are j jj often insidious. In hopeless cases of consumption, the patient frequently flatters him- 0 self that he is improving, and will soon i S1 be well again. So it is in morals. The f< most dangerous sins are not those at which ; *( huraauity, in its better state, revolts; but they { c? consist in an unlawful use of things lawful in j / themselves. The open violatiou of the laws j ? of God, drags down to perdition thousands of i (| our race; but the unlawful use of the things j of this world, hurls to endless ruin, tens of j b thousands. Ye cannot serve God and Mam- j J raon. Money is the root of all evil. It is J easier for a camel to go through the eye of a ; w needle than for a rich man to enter the king- ! p dom of heaven. These Scripture quotations j b show that wordliness is a sin of no small j ci magnitude. Compared with it, almost any 1 a other sin is but a mere peccadillo. It seems to be right to seek our happiness in the things fcl of this world, aud yet in doing so, we forget ^ our mission in this world. It is so congenial C( to human nature to lay up for ourselves treasures in this world, that in doing so we forget w that we violate the express command of the o: Saviour. Worldliness is so like dilligence in ^ business that the one is easily mistaken for ... . u the other. Prudent provision in securiug a competency is often pushed so far as to be- 0 come a morbid anxiety to be rich. He that e; is anxious to be rich is careless repecting the o eternal destiny of his immortal soul. "A Cl faithful man shall abound with blessings; * but he that raaketh haste to be rich shall not ^ be innocent." Pro v. 28: 20. He may accumulate wealth, but his eye is evil. Like tl the murmuring children of Israel in the wilderness, he may have fatness of flesh, but a leanness of soul. God may grant him his f< worldly desires, or rather God may permit him to grow rich and powerful in a worldly sense, but his soul, the immortal and sentient part of bis nature, will languish and die. c ? * + [Original.] OBEDIENCE. j We are very liable to come to erroneous A conclusions respecting our true moral character. No doubt all of us think we are a ^ great deal better than we really are. Our standard of moral perfection is lamentably p low. God's law is exceeding broad ; but we (. vrl if na r?nr*r norrntv Wo /?nm nil rn rm r- I I It^Ul U lb CVO ?Ul J UUI AVII( II \J V VMi ?. selves with some oue of our fellow-raen, and t< because we have not committed as heinous ^ crimes as that one has perpetrated, we console ourselves that our walk and conversation p are morally upright. The balance in which 0 we should weigh ourselves is the word of God. a We should not ask ourselves if we have done or not done as others have done; but have a we done what God, in his word, commands * us to do and have we abstained from doing what, in his word, he forbids us to do ? Sel- p dorn do we look beyond our naked acts. The o; motives which prompt our acts, and the T thoughts which we cherish in our hearts, are C often wholly overlooked in making up the ^ estimate of our moral character. Sometimes ^ we do commanded acts with improper or sin- ^ ful motives, as when we make liberal dona- 0] tions to religious institutions with the design t\ that we may be praised and lauded by our fellow-men. In this case, the act itself is ti good; but the motive bad. Hence, the whole ^ ? * i . PT thing is abominable in the sight ot liou. At " other times we perform wrong or immoral ^ deeds with proper motives. This is what is tj called in the Scriptures, doing ovil that good ? may come. God's law is perfect. What he si cornraauds is right, and what he forbids is tl wrong. A bad or immoral rflotive makes 11 a good act bad, but a good motive never can ^ make an immoral act right. t| Again, we often overlook the wicked g schemes and devices which we have concocted si in our hearts. No doubt the most of ua have ^ never actually violated all the ten commandments. All of us have, in deed, broken some tj one of them ; but the majority of us, in chari- ^ ty, we would hope, have kept in deed, the ft second part of the moral code. We can say, a as did one of old, "All these have we kept v from our youth up." Because we have never L' shed the blood of any of our fellow-men, does ^ not prove that we are not murderers. Our a hands may be free from the blood of all men, tl and our hearts not. The explanation which p Jesus Christ gave of the sixth commandment ? (see Matt. 5 : 22) is very different from what we are accustomed to give to it. The same is ^ true respecting the seventh commaudraent. j The chastity of no human being may have S( been sullied by any act of ours, whilst our tl hearts may be as leacherous as lust itself. tl Perfect obedience embraces thought, word S! and deed. Our words and deeds may be scrupulously exact, whilst our hearts are as g wavward as sin. Such being: the case, we are, gi in the sight of God, only whited sepulchres ex- p ternally, but full of dead men's bones internally. God requires heart obedience, and we ? only mock him when we render to him the , service of our lips, or our whole bodies, and ; withhold from him the service of our hearts. js God says to every one of us, "Give me your a heart." In religion, the heart is the man. k God measures us by our hearts. Men may s' estimate us by our minds and say, it is the S mind that makes the man ; or by alms-giving, and say it is this that makes the man ; but ^ God looks at the heart. Give me thy heart, y he says to every son and daughter of Adam, ti If this is withheld, he will reject everything else. ? Why Should any Man Swear ??I can h conceive of no reason why he should, but C( many why he should not: a 1. It is mean ; a man of high moral stand- ^ ing would almost as lief steal sheep as swear. e! 2. It is vulgar; altogether too low for a c' decent man. c 3. It is cowardly; implying a fear of cither t( not beiug believed or obeyed. 4. It is ungentlemanly; a gentleman, ac- t; nntvUncr tn Woheter ia wfill-hrpd. rpfinp.d snrli w a one will no more swear than go into streets ti and throw mud with a clod-hopper. si 5. It is indecent, offensive to delicacy, and s< extremely unfit for human cars. " tl 6. It is foolish ; a want of decency is want I of sense. d 7. It is abusive; to the mind which con- tl ceives the oaths, to the tongue which utters it, v and the person to whom it is aimed. s' 8. It is venomous, showing a man's heart p to be a nest of vipers, and every time he t: swears one of them sticks out of his head. si 9. It is contemptible; forfeiting the respect a of all the wise and good. si 10. It is wicked ; violating the divine law and provoking the pleasure of Him who will si not hold him guiltless who takes his name in ti vain. ii tl JJST If you cannot be a great river, bearing ti great vessels of blessings to the world, you tl can be a little spring by the dusty wayside of si life, singing merrily all day and all night, n and giving a cup of cold water to every weary, si thirsty one who passes by. J o nth C arolina pmcs. j! 11 TIIE TAX LAW. lN ACT to reduce nil ants and parts of acts pro- i 11 riding lor the assessment and taxation of prop- | t crty into one act, and to amend the same. j r Be it enacted by the Senate and House of i representatives, of the State of South Caro- g na, now met and sitting in General Assem- i ly and by the authority of the same: a Sec. 130. Each member of the State Board I ^ f equalization, except the State officers on j g lid board, shall receive three dollars per day, | c )r each day he shall be employed in per- i; >rming the duties enjoined upon him, and teu j c Bills per mile for traveling to, and the same ! t )r returning from, the seat of government, to | e 1... .1.,. . n? I _ U I'uuifjuiuu ujr uic uiuau usuaiiv uavcicu I u Mite, and paid out of the State treasury, on . le warrant of the comptroller-general. j u Sec. 131. Each member of the county \ j oard of equalization shall receive for his ser- ; <1 ices, for each day actually employed in per- i c >rming the duties enjoined upon him, three | c ollara per day, and five cents per mile each ! 1 ay, as mileage for travel actually performed: j c Vovided that only one mileage shall be paid a y said county treasurer, to be paid out of the a aunty treasury, on the warrant of the county r uditor. ! (] Sec. 132. Every county auditor, county t easurer, county commissioner, who shall, in ny case, refuse or knowingly neglect to per- t >rra any duty enjoined on him, or who shall t ansent to, or connive at, any evasion or vio- u ttion of any of the provisions of this act, d hereby anything required to be done by any t f said provisions shall be hindered or pre- s ented, or whereby any property required to t e listed, or equalized for taxation, shall be r lilawfully exempted, or the valuation there- i f be entered on the return for taxation, or n the duplicate, at less than its true value, t stimated according to the rules prescribed, e r any tax, assessment or penalty, shall not be o ollected, shall be deemed guilty of an offense, i: nd, upon indictment and conviction thereof, liall be fined in any sum not exceeding two r musand dollars, and imprisoned in the peni- g jntiary for a term not less than one nor more s i?n three vears. r Sec. 133. Each county auditor is hereby a uthorized to administer all oaths uecessary 3 be taken by any one, in the assessment and c eturn of property for taxation, or necessary e 1 the performance of any duty enjoined upon ? ounty auditors by law. e The following shall be the compensation of t ounty auditors: c Auditor of Charleston county, ?2000. f Auditor of Richland, Abbeville, Beaufort, s idgefield, Orangeburg, Barnwell, Colleton, 1 mdersou, Aiken and Sumter, 81500. a Auditor of Chester, Darlington, Fairfield, t Jreenville, Marion, York and Newberry, i 1,250. t Auditor of Georgetown, Kershaw, Laurens, Lexington, Spartanburg, Union, Chesterfield, e Ilarendon, Oconee, Marlboro, Williamsburg, c lorry, Lancaster and Pickens, each 81,000, e 3 be paid quarterly by warrants on the State r reasurer issued by the comptroller-general: i 'rovided, That the comptroller-general shall n otissue to any county auditor any warrant n )r salary until said auditor shall file in the t dice of the comptroller-general all abstracts nd reports due from or by said auditor. c Sec. 134. The Governor is authorized, by h nd ti'itli tlio nduinn and panoonPnf tVi#> San. ll te, to appoint county auditors and county a easurers, who shall hold their office for a d 3rm of two years and no longer unless reap- d ointed, and to require such bonds from said 1 fficers as he may deem necessary : Provided, 'nat the bond of the county treasurer of Charleston county shall not be less than fifty 'i lousand (?50,000) dollars; the county treasrers of Richland, Abbeville, Beaufort, each lirty thousand (?30,000) dollars; and the I onds of the county treasurers of each of the C ther counties shall not be less than twenty 31 venty thousand (?20,000) dollars, each. Sec. 135. That when any couuty auditor or easurer shall, during a recess of the Senate, 11 e shown by evidence satisfactory to the Gov- ' mor, to be guilty of misconduct in office, or c rime, or for any reason shall become incapa- s le, or legally disqualified to perform his du- ? es, in such case, and in no other, the Gover- 11 or may suspend such officer, and designate 3 )me suitable person to perform, temporarily, le duties of such office, until the next meet- ? lg of the Senate, and until the case shall be " cted upon by the Senate, and such person, 8 ) designated, shall take the oath and give v le bond required by law to he taken aud fc! iven by the person duly appointed to fill 1 ich office, aud, in such case, it shall be the u uty of the Governor, within ten days after ? le first day of such meeting of the Senate to 1! jport to the Senate, such suspension, with r le evidence and reasons for his action, and a le name of the person so designated to per >rm the duties of such office ; and if the Sen- c te shall concur in such suspension, and ad- r ise and consent to the removal of such officer, 0 ley shall so certify to the Governor, who 8 lay, thereupon, remove such officer, and by r nd with the advice and consent of the Senate, ^ ppoint another person to such office ; but if le Senate shall refuse to concur in such sus- 1 ension, such officer, so suspended, shall forth- a ith resume the functions of his office, and s le powers of the person so performing its v uties in his stead shall cease, and the official ' ilary and emoluments of such office, shall, " uring such suspension, belong to the person a j performing the duties thereof, and not to ^ ie officer so suspended: Provided, however, lat the Governor, in case he shall become s itisfied that such suspension was made on in- ^ jfficient grounds, shall be authorized at any ? me before reporting such suspension to the enate, as above provided, to revoke such c iispension, and reinstate such officer in the ? erformance of the duties of his office. Sec. 136. That if any person shall, contra- 8 y to the provisions of this act, accept the of- ? ce of county auditor or treasurer, or shall old or exercise, or attempt to hold, or exer- ? ise any such office, or fail, when application ^ > made to him by his successor to turn over 1 11 the books, papers and property, of all t inds whatever, pertaining to said office, he ball be deemed, and is hereby declared to be c uilty of a misdemeanor, and upon trial and 0 cmviction thereof, ho shall be punishable a 1 ere for by a fino not exceeding fivo thousand 3 ollars, or by imprisonment not exceeding five ears, or both said punishments in the discre- y on of the court. Sec. 137. The comp^oller-general of the c tate, shall, as often as once a year, either in 1 erson, or by some authorized agent of his of- r ce, examine all the books, papers and ac- ^ mints pertaining to the office of the auditors e ud treasurers of the respective counties of r lis State, with a view of protecting the inter- c sts of the State, and rendering the said offi- a ers such aid and instruction as, in the dis- i c barge of their several duties, they may need ! ) make their services the most efficient. Sec. 138. The treasurer of Charleston coun-! 1 y is authorized to appoint four deputies, j 'hose duty it shall be to assist in the collec-' ion of taxes iu said county. Said deputies ! ball each receive, as compensation for their j ' ,? fnr.trv /inrnmiccinna fid srfl nn.ift fnr i I ;i viut?| luu oauiu vuiuuiiooiv&iw ^ ???v --- . be collection of taxes to the county treasurer: ; r 'rovided, That the total amount paid to each a eputy, in any current year, shall not exceed be sum of five hundred dollars: And pro- a ided, further, That the duties of said deputies j j hall be confined to the collection of the aim- j s >le tax, aud shall not include the collection of | ? axes with penalties attached. Said deputies ' t hall give such bond for the faithful perform- j 1 nee of their duties as said county treasurer hall require. I Sec. 139. That whenever the General As- ( embly shall fail to make the annual levy of j f axes, or the collection of the same may be,! s a any way delayed, it shall be the duty of! a be comptroller-general to notify each county 1 j reasurer that the penalty for non-payment j t ball not attach until after the expiration of q ixty days from the date of his public an- ; j ouncement of his readiness to collect the j t aid taxes. s Sec. 140. The collection of taxes shall not c )e stayed or prevented by any injunctioi vrit or order, issued by any court or judg hereof. Sec. 141. In any action or proceedin igainstany county treasurer in this State, fc lie purpose of recovering any property c noney alleged to have been erroneously c llegally assessed and collected as taxes, ai essraeuts and penalties, unless the party bring ng such action or proceeding shall make i ippear that a notice in writing of the claim o vhich such suit may be brought was given t aid treasurer in pursuance of the ninety-se< md section of this act, and unless it shall b nadc to appear that said treasurer has pri eeded contrary to the provisions of this ac he amount recovered in such suit shall nc xceed the value of the property or mone .foresaid. Sec. 142. It shall be the duty of the attoi ley-general of the State to defend any suit o irocecding against any county treasurer, c ther officer, who shall be sued for mouev :ollected, or property levied ou or sold on a< ountof any tax, when the State auditor shal lave ordered such collector to proceed in th ollection of any such tax, after notice a [foresaid, or suit brought; and any judgruer .gainstsaid treasurer, or other officer, hnall ecovered, shall be paid in the manner prov led in section one hundred^nd forty (140) c his act. Sec. 143. That all past due and unpai axes, State or county, laid or levied under c iy authority of the late provisional goverr oent, or under or by virtue of military 01 Icrs, shall be paid and collected by the com y treasurer, to whom the late tax collectoi hall turn over all moneys, books, tax execu ions, papers, and other property now in thei lossession, in the same manner as provide n this act. Sec. 144. Fees for the actual collection c axes only shall be allowed, and no costs <i xpenses shall be paid by the county or Stat m any executions issued, or hereafter to b ssued, and returned nulla bona. Sec. 145. The attorney-general shall, whe equested so to do, give to the comptrollei ;eneral a written opinion upon any questio unmittea to mm ny saia comptroiier-genera elative to the true construction of this act, c ,ny provisions thereof. Sec. 146. The county commissioners ofeac ounty shall, on or before October 31st i inch year, make a report to the comptrollei general, to be transmitted by him to the Gei iral Assembly, not only of the amount c axes levied and collected in their respectiv lounties, but a detailed account of all thei loings as required by law, and said repoi hall be made in such forrp as the comptro er-general of the State shall director prepai md forward to them for such purpose; an ipon failure so to report, they shall be fine 11 a sum not less than two hundred, nor moi han five huudred dollars. Sec. 147. It is hereby made the duty c ach county treasurer, or his deputy, iu th :ollection of taxes, and for the couvenieuce c ach taxpayer, that he shall attend at sue lolling precinct as the county board ofequa zation may direct in his county, aud at e nany additional public places as in his judg nent will be necessary for the collection c he same. Sec. 148. That all acts or parts of ucts it ousistent with this act be, and the same ar lereby, repealed: Provided, that nothin lerein contained shall be construed to repes n act entitled "An act to provide for the r< lemption of forfeited lands upon certain coi litions therein named," approved Februar 3th. 1874. Approved March 19, A. D. 1874. AN ACT 'o amend an Act entitled "An Act to Incorato tli Spartanburg and Asheville Railroad Company Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate an louse of Represetatives of the State of Sout Carolina, now met and sitting in General Ai ernbly and by the authority of the same : That from and after the passage of this ac t shall be lawful for any county, town orcit a this State, interested in the construction c he Spartanburg and Asheville Railroad i South Carolina, or any branch thereof, to sut cribe to the capital stock of said company r of any company with which it may conso late or unite, such sum, and to be payable i uch manner as the people or the proper at horities of such county, town or city sha eera best, determine aud authorize: Provi led, That theamount of stock to be subscribe hall not exceed five per centum of the entir aluation of the entire property of the count] own or city so subscribing: Provided, fui her, That the county, city or town snbscribiu nder the provisions of this act to the capita tock of the said railroad company, shall hav >sued to the said county, city or town prefei ed stock in said railroad company, to th mount of said subscription. Sec. 2. That it shall be the duty of th ounty commissioners of such county, for thei espective counties, and the proper authoritie f such town or city, for their respective town nd cities, interested in the construction of th oad aforesaid upon the petition of one hur [red legal voters of such county or twenty-fiv egal voters of such town or city, to submi he question of subscription or no subscriptior .ndthe sum or sums to be subscribed to th aid capital stock, to a vote of the qualifie oters of such county, town or city, and t hat end public notice shall begiven for thirt lays previous, of the time and place, wher ,nd when, the vote will be taken upon sai [uestion of subscription or no subscription. Sec. 3. That the county commissioners c uch counties, and the proper authorities c he several cities and towns which may vot or subscription to the capital stock aforesaic te empowered, as soon as the said railroa ompany shall have complied with the term ? i*l 1 it subscription, to nave jevieu anu coiiectd rom year to year on the taxable property c uch county, town or city, a sum of mone ufficient to meet the interest accruing on sue muds as may be issued to meet such subscri[ ion to the capital stock of the said Spartar >urg and Asheville Railroad company, an< o provide for the payraeut of said bonds a hey may fall due. Sec. 4. That no stockholder of said compt ly shall be held liable for the debts, contract >r acts of said corporation beyond the araouul .ctually subscribed to the capital stock o aid company by such stockholders. Sec. 5. That the election to be ordered un ler the provisions of this amendment shall b ield by managers to be appointed by th ounty commissioners of the respective couti ies, or the town and city authorities of thei espective towns and cities, in accordance wit! he laws and regulations providing for genera lections in this State: Provided, That th eturns of the polls shall be made to the sai ounty commissioners, or proper town or cit uthorities, as the case may be, who shall d( lare the result. Approved February 13, A. D. 1874. AN ACT ?o amend .sections 14,21 and 35 of tiieaet entitle "An act to regulate the manner of drawing jti ries," approved March 10th, 1871, being section 17 and 24 of chapter 111, and section 3 of chaj tor 139of the General Statutes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House c Representatives of the State of South Caroli la, now met and sitting in General Assembly ind by the authority of the same: Section 1. That section fourteen of the ac entitled "An act to regulate the drawing ( uries," approved March 10th, 1871, bein ection seventeen, chapter 111, of the Gener: Statutes, be, and the same is hereby amendec >y inserting the word "twenty," in the secon ine, in lieu of the word "fifteen." Sec. 2. That section twenty-one of said ac >eingsection twenty-four, chapter 111, of th general Statutes, be amended so as to read a ollows: "Whenever it may be necessary t ummon jurors from the bystanders the sheri md clerk shall each furnish to the presidin udge a list containing as many names a here are jurors required, of persons dul [ualified to serve as jurors, and the presidin udge shall select therefrom those best fitte o serve as jurors, who shall forthwith b ummoned by the sheriff to serve until di! harged by order of the court." j,! Sec. 3. That section thirty-five of said act, ;c ; being section three of chapter 139 of the Geni eral Statutes, be amended so as to read as folg i lows: "In case of deficiency of grand jurors ir | in any court, a number of persons duly qualir ! ified to serve as such shall besummonod from ir the bystanders, and shall be selected in the 3- same manner as is provided in section two of r. this act." it Approved November 19, A. D. 1873. rszzr u^EDBQu^O ? j sr ** i an diseases originate irom uuugesit JLx don <ind Torpidity of the Liver, and relief is y always anxiously sought after. If the Liver is j Regulated in its action, health is almost invariably secured. Want of action in the Liver causes >f Headache, Constipation, Jaundice, Pain in the Shoulders, Cough, Chills, Dizziness, Sour Stonij ach, bad taste in the month, bilious attacks, palpia tation of the heart, depression of spirits, or the ir blues, and a hundred other symptoms, for which SIMMONS' LIVER REGULATOR is the best remedy that has ever been discovered. It acts "" mildly, effectually, and being a simple vegetable l- compound, can do no injury in any quantities s that it may betaken. Itis harmless in every way. It has been used for 40 years, and hundreds of the good and great from all parts of the country will ir vouch for its being the purest and best, d Simmons' Liver Regulator, or Medicine, Is harmless, >f Is no drastic violent medicine, ir Is sure to cure if taken regularly, Is no intoxicating leverage, e Is a faultless family medicine, e Is the cheapest medicine in the world, Is given with safety and the happiest results to the most delicate infant, 11 Does not interfere with business, r- Does not disarrange the system, n Takes the place of Quinine and Bitters of every . kind, '? Contains the simplest and best remedies, ir For sale by all Druggists. March 20 13 ly* h i "music hath charms, &c. n "ITITITII pleasure I inform all who desire to give r- ff their children a chance for a musical eduI. cation, but whose means are very limited, that I ? have made arrangements with the celebrated >' "Mason tfc Ilamlin Organ Co.," to supply persons e with their unrivaled instrument, either at lowest jr factory prices, for cash, or on monthly or quarterly payments, upon what is called the lease prinrt ciplc. Thus any one by paying only a modorate 1- sum for the use of the instrument, can, at any e time,give it up or become purchaser; the amount , already paid being applied to the purchase. Or a 11 person having paid the rent for four years, heel comes the owner of the Organ without further e payment. Call and enquire for particulars and sco the new styles, at my Photo gallery, in the Adickes' building, where I may be found during >f all business hours, either to show you a sample or e to wait upon you if you want anything in the f Photographic line as heretofore. >r J. It. SC1IORB. h P. S.?Notwithstanding all the misrepresentaJ. tious and "gab" of .smart agents of the "Ring" companies, I still insist that I have the best and lS cheapest Sewing Machine (the American) to offer, [- and I am ready to prove my words to all who >f seek for the truth in the mutter. J. R. S. h THE BROWN COTTON GIN. 3" rTlI-IE attention of planters and others is again I. called to the above old and reliable make of Cotton Gins. They aro furnished this year greatly improved, and nothing which an experience of y thirty years in their manufacture could suggest if has been loft undone to make them the most rolian ble and perfect Cotton Gin in market. As the result of our efforts we need only refer to their established reputation and wide-spread popularity. r, For Perfection of Workmanship, Strength, Dura[. bility, Light Running, and quantity and quality of lint nroduced. we challenge competition. We 11 arc prepared to warrant to any reasonable extent l- perfect satisfaction to every planter or operator. |J The Gins are sold at the lowest possible prices for good machines, and on reasonable terms. Woinj vite examination of the samples in the hands of our local agents who will give all desired infore ination and furnish applicants with circulars and copiesof commendatory letters from parties using ? the Gins in all sections of the cotton planting r- country. Circulars, Price Lists, and other infor(r mation, may be obtained of our agents or by addressing 11 THE BROWN COTTON GIN CO., e New London, Conn. ALLEN A BARBER, Agents, Rock Hill, S. C. e May 14 20 27t e IN THE?ISTEIC"TT0HRT"0F"THE U. S. r For the District of South Carolina, a IN THE MATTER OF JEREMIAH MOSS.?In Bankruptcy. At Yorkvillc, in the.said District, on the 16th day of 6 July, 1874. ! "VTOTICE ishereby given that a Petition has been e 1^1 filed in the said Court, by JEREMIAH :t MOSS, of York county, in the said District, duly declared a Bankrupt, under the Act of Congress, ij entitled "An Actto Establish a Uniform System of e Bankruptcy throughout the United States," Aj> j proved 2d March, 18i>7, for a discharge and certificate thereof, from all bis debts and other claims 0 provable under the said Act; and the 1st day of y August, 1874, at 12 o'clock, M., is assigned for e the hearing of the same, before W. I.Clawson, one , ofthe Registers in Bankruptcy of said Court, at his d office, in Yorkville, South Carolina, when and where the Creditors may attend, and shew cause, if any they have, why the prayer of the said Pee tition should not be granteu, " R. M. WALLACE, U.S. Marslialas Messenger. ;e Bv T. W. Clawson, Deputy Messenger, j July lfl 2!) 3t d ^ l cough s.sot.E | g which docs not dry up a cough and Icavu the catiso behind, but loosens it, cleanses tho lungs and allays irritation, thus removing tho causo of tho complaint i- CONSUMPTION CAN BE CURED a by ft timely resort to this standard remedy, as is iirovod by hundreds of testimonials it has received. Tho otnitin* is signal "/. JJutln" on tho wrapper, e 8ET1I W. FOWLK i SONS, PsorairroBa, Boston, Mass. Sold by dealers generally. October 2 40 ly e CHERAW AND DARLINGTON R. ROAD, h PRESIDENT'S OFFICE,) ,1 Cheraw it Darlington Railroad Co., > e Society Hill, S. C., October 10, 1873. J j CHANGE OF SCHEDULE. v and after MONDAY, 13th of October, the * U passenger train will run as follows: 5* Down Train. Up Train. Leave Cheraw 8.00, A. M. | Leave Florence....3.00, P. M. Leave Cash's 8.30, A. M. | Leave Palmetto,....3.30, P.M. Leave Society lllll.8.45, A. M. | Leave Darlington...3.40,P. RI. I Leave Dove's 9.15,A. M. Leave Dove's 4.15, P.M. I Leave Darlington..9.50, A. M. Leave Society Hill.4.45, P. M. i ' Leave Palmetto... 10.10,A. M. j Leave Cash's 5.10, P.M. tl Arrive at Florence. 10.30, A. M. | Arrive at Cheraw..5.30, P. MI The Freight Train will continue for the present IS [ tojrun as heretofore, except to adapt its running )_ and stoppages to the changed schedule of the pasI sengcr trains. '-! ^yant|tratwdieJ L j THE LEADING INSTITUTION IN THEU. S. d rilHERE are no Vacations. Send for Catalogue i J. and College Documents. For Splendid Speet imcnsof Pcninan.ship, enclose two P. O. Stamps. ' ! Address W. II. SADLER, President, e ; Nos. (1 it 8 N. Charlos St., Raltiinoro, M*i. IS January 1 1 tf ANNUAL RETURNS. { A DMINISTRATORS, Executors, Guardians g i J\ and Trusteos, are hereby notified to make is ! their ANNUAL RETURNS, without further dey | lay. Unless returns are made promptly, I will * 1 bo under the necessity of issuing rules for default, g JOSEPH A. McLEAN, Judge of Probate, d July 24 30 tf 6 RIBBONS. 3" A LOT of Ribbons, at reduced prices, can be J\ seen at M. STRAUSS & SON'S. I SPECIFIC MEDICINES. PREPARED expressly for and adapted to the Southern Climate, ! "COMPOUND KXTKACT CORYDALIS" | Is the most powerful and elllcient alterative and j blood-purilier known. Prepared expressly for I Scrofula, Kraptions of the Skin and all diseases ! which are produced by bad or unhealthy blood. "DR. GREENE'S FIT CURE" Cures all kinds of Fits, Spawn* and Convulsions which arise from irritation of tho nerve centres. In Epilepsy, it often stops the lits from the first day's use even when they have existed for years. "MEDICATED HONEY," The great remedy for Asthma, Bronchitis, Coughs, Colds, Croup, Sore-Throat and all diseases of the ' air passages and lungs. It does not sicken the ! patient, is pleasant to take, prompt in its action and does not injure the appetite or impair diges- ? <, tion, as most Expectorants do. OUR "NEURALGIA SPECIFIC" Is a perfect specific for Neuralgia, Sciatica, Ithcumatism and all muscular or nervous pains, wherever situated. These medicines are prepared with great care from perfectly reliable drugH, and for the especial classes of diseases named on each bottle. No one of them is claimed its a "cure all." They are identically the same that we have used in our private practice for years, and in thus presenting them to the public we know whereof we affirm. They are safe, reliable and efficient, acting quickly and thoroughly. Try them, and vou will want no others. Ask vour Druggist for tliem. For sale by J.* C. KUYKENDAL, Yorkville, S ('. Prepared only by Dns. GREENE, LINDLEY & BENTLEY, Charlotte, N. C. N. B.?Cancers, Tumors and Ulcers treated as heretofore by "Kline's Great Cancer Antidotes," at Charlotte, Goldsboro and Asheyille, N. C. December 18 :W ly THE COOKING STOVES manufactured at our works in Greensboro, N. C., give universal satisfaction wherever introduced. They are made of the BEST SCOTCH PIG METAL, with heavier and thicker plate than any other Stove in the market, and consequently will the longer withstand heat and hard usage. They are of hand sntno nutternand neat finish, and warranted equal in every other respect to any Cooking Stove sold in the United States, while it is confidently claimed that they are tho CHEAPEST. All the usual pieces of ware and cooking utensils are furnished with each Stove. An important consideration with purchasers is the fact that our patterns and sizes are never changed. Should a piece got accidentally broken at any time, we can replace it at the mere cost of casting. Not simply because it is a home production, but on account of its intrinsic merits as an article of housthold economy, do wo ask the patronage of home purchasers. More than ONE THOUSAND of these Stoves are now in use, and among many others having them we respectfully refer to tho following: R. E. Guthrie, D. M. Campbell, M. H. Currence, York county ; Mrs. Elizabeth J. Wylie, Chester; D. A. Gordon, Guthriesville; John A. Brown, Rock Hill; B. P. Boyd, Joseph llerndon, L. M. Grist, Yorkville. You can save the freight from the northern cities and the dealer's profit, which is no small item, by buying of us, and at the same time get a STOVE THAT IS MORE DURABLE than those of northern make. Tho following are our prices, delivered at depot in Greensboro: No. 8, with 10 pieces ware and 8 feet pipe, $30 00 t< 7 tt <t it n tt ?t 28 00 Address, SERGEANT & McCAULEY, Greensboro, N. C. T. C. DUNLAP, Agent, Yorkville, S. C. JOHN R. LONDON, Agent, Rock Hill, S. C. IStiSii GRAND, SQUARE, AND UPRIGHT PIANOS HAVE received upwards of FIFTY FIRST PREMIUMS, and are among the best now made. Every instrument is fully warranted for five years. Prices as low as the exclusive use of the very best materials and the most thorough workmanship will permit. The principal pianists and composers ana the piano-purchasing public, of the South especially, unite in the unanimous verdict of the superiority of the STIEFF PIANO. The DURABILITY of our instruments is fully established by over SIXTY SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES, ! ? M*a noinrv ahah QAO r\f Ant* PioriAu Hi lliu ovubii) uoiug v/rvi uuw vt vui *. Sole Wholesale Agents for several of the principal manufacturers of Cabinet and Parlor Organs. Prices from $.">0 to $000. A liberal discount to Clergymen and Sabbath Schools. A large assortment of second-hand Pianos, at prices ranging from $70 to $.100, always on hand. Send for Illustrated Catalogue, containing the names of over 2000 Southerners who have bought and are using the Stieff Piano. CHAS. M. STIEFF, Warerooms, No. 9 North Liberty Street, BALTIMORE, MD. Factories, 84 and 80 Camden St., and 45 and 47 Perry St. May 21 21 ly THE SHORT LINE SCHEDULE. Chaklottk, Columbia and Augusta R. R. Co., Columbia, S. C., May 17, 1874. THE following Passenger Schedule will be operated on and after this date: going north. Train No. 2. Train N< 4. Leave Augusta, 6.30 a. m. 4.15 p. m. Graniteville, *7.33 a. ni. 5.11 p. in. Col'bia Junct'n,.. 11.38 a. in. t9*03 P- n,? Arrive Columbia, 11.48 a.m. 9.17 p. m. Leavo Columbia, 11.58 a. in. Winnsboro, 2.00 p. m. Chester, J4.00 p. m. Arrive Charlotte, f6.45 p.m. No. 2 Train makes close connection, via Charlotte and Richmond, to all points North, arriving at New York at 6.05 a. m. No. 4 Train makes close connection, via Wilmington and Richmond to all points North, arriving at New York at 5.15 p. m. goijjo south. Train No. 1. Train No. 3. Leave Charlotte, 7.00 a. in. Chester, 9.58 a. m. Winnsboro, 11.43 a. m. Arrive at Columbia, 2.03 p. m. Leave Columbia, 2.13 p. m. 3.40 a. m. Col'bia Junction, J2.48 p. m. 4.15 a. ni. Graniteville, f7.15 p. m. *7.48 a. m. Arrivoat Augusta, 8.05 p. in. 8.45 a. in. Breakfast. J Dinner, f Supper. South bound Trains connect at Augusta forall points South and West. Through tickets sold and baggage checked to all principal points. yzi3r Sleeping cars on all Night Trains. JAMES ANDERSON, General Sup't. A. Porn,Gen. Passenger and Ticket Agent. June 4 23 tf art** .*4**4* *441 TERMS?IN ADVANCEi One copy, one year, $ 3 00 One copy, six months, 1 50 One copy, three months, 100 Single copy, 10 Two copies, one year, 5 00 Ten copies, one year, 25 00 To persons who make up clubs of ten or more names, an extra copy of the paper will be furnished one year, free of charge. ADVERTISEMENTS Will bo inserted at fifteen cents per line (this size type) for the first, and seven-and-a-half cents per line for each subsequent insertion?less than three months. No advertisement considered less than five lines. Semi-Monthly, Monthly, or Quarterly Advertisements, will bo charged twenty cents per line for each insertion. Quarterly, Semi-Annual or Yearly contracts will be made on liberal terms?the contract, however, must, in all cases, be confined to the immediate business of the firm or individual contracting. Obituary Notices and Tributes of Respect, rated as advertisements. Announcements of Marriages and Deaths, and notices of a Religious character, inserted gratis, and solicited. pS~ Personal Communications, when admissablo; Communications of limited or individual interest, of recommendations of Candidates for offices of honor, profit or trust, will be charged for as advertisements.