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Mumorous gcpattweut POPPING THE QUESTION. One of the Danbury young men who ha occasionally escorted a young lady home oi Sunday evening, and went in for lunch, afte performing both services last Sunday nighl suddenly said to her : "Do you talk in your sleep?" "Why?no,"she answered, in surprise. "Do you walk in your sleep ?" he next in quired. "No, sir." He moved his chair an inch closer, am with increased interest asked : "Do you snore ?" "No," she hastily replied, looking uneas; at him. At this reply bis eyes fairly sparkled. Hi lips eagerly parted, and he gave his chai .1 t . \ 1 - L ! J . auotner nitcn, as no orisKiy inquireu : "Do yoa throw the combings from yoa hair in the wash basin ?" "What's that?" she asked, with a blank face He repeated the question, although wit] increased nervousness. "No, I don't," she answered, in some haste Again his chair went forward, while hi agitation grew so great that he could scarceh maintain his place upon it as he further asked "Do you clean out the comb when you an through ?" "Of course I do," she said, staring at hin with all her might. In an instant he was on his knees befon her, his eyes ablaze with flame, and his hand outstretched. "Oh ! my dear Miss, I love you," he pass ionately cried. "I give my whole heart ti you. Love me, and I will be your slave Love me as I love you, and I will do every thing on earth for you. Oh 1 will you taki me to be your lover, your husband, your pro tector, your everything ?" It was a critical moment for a young wo man of her years, but she was equal to thi emergency, as a woman generally is, and shi scooped him in.?Danbury News. ? The Imperturbable Passenger.?A train boy on an Illinois road found a rathe; tough customer in an old man of compose< mien, who received all shots as if he wer< bullet-proof. The boy bombarded him wit! papers and pamphlets, and candies and bourn books, and nuts and fruits of one kind anc a?%A*Ua? *Pllf if TTTO nA rvAA/1 TT a rl tfl A a) aiil/bliVi JJUU lb ??uo uv gvvu* AAMVI WMW v derly party been lined inside with brass, hi could not have shown greater indifference The boy bad fretted under bis treatment, ai was plain to be seen. He had passed the ci gars about thirty times, and without success when he said, in a tone of desperation : "Try some of these cigars, and if the] don't kill you within a month, I'll give yoi the money back." The man was somewhat amused by that but he had the boy. He said: "If I am dead how can you give me th< money ?" "I'll give it to your family, then." "But I ain't go no family." "Well, then, I'll give it to the people nex door," persisted the boy. "But there ain't no family next door," sai( the roan, with the smile lengthening his face "O! there'll be one move in when they hea: you are dead," was the reply. The elderly passenger shut up like a bor rowed knife.?Danbury News. Justifiable Homicide.?Here is a stor] of barberous cruelty, and it is taken from th< Virginia (Nev.) Chronicle : Last night a gentleman went into Mayer'i barber shop, and climbing into one of th< chairs, stretched himself out for a shave. Tin barber lathered his chin, got an edge on hit razor, and then began to tell hirn his famil] ? ? ""'I 'lAttMa lio nwnnntoil tho mar li I91UIJ | auu9 Ul WUiOO) UO VA|/WVVU VIIV tMMik to tell hira his in return, but was soraewha chagrined to find that his victim was fasi asleep. When the shaving was finished h< woke the sleeper and said: "Hair cut?" "No, sir." "But you'd better have it cut?it's getting pretty long. The Summer's coming on now Your head'll get hot and all over dandruff." "But I say I don't want it cut." "Nobody in Virginia wears his hair long now." "You d?d fool ?" shouted the man, "can' you see I wear a wig ?" "That's because you've never used my hai: iuvigorator. Lemrae sell you a bottle." The foregoing is the substance of the testi mony at the Coroner's inquest this morning The jury promptly rendered a verdict of jus tifiahle homicide. Looking for a Reward.?A few morn ings ago a well dressed old man entered thi Central Station at New Orleans and asked t< see a detective. One of the gentry was point ed out, and drawing him to one side, the vis itor whispered: "I want you to catch a bulldozer for m< and keep him until Congress meets." "A bulldozer!" said the detective. "Wha do you want a bulldozer for?" "Hush!" whispered the old man, and thei drawing a newspaper from his pocket, pointer to a marked paragraph, and the detectiv* j . icnu "When Congress meets again, Jim Blaim will find a genuine bulldozer harder to fine than a case of sunstroke in January." "Well, what of it?" asked the detective, ai he handed back the paper. "Don't you see?" said the old man, with i smile, "if you and I get a bulldozer now anc keep him till Congress meets, Jim Blaine will pay us ?1,000 for him, because Jim, you know ain't nowhere unless he has a bulldozer t< blow about." The detective promised to think about it 3nd the old man is to call again. Catching a Drove of Turkeys.?Frient "Jerry" is a good-natured, civil fellow, wh< atteuds to his business and provides well fo his family, but has one little failing, in this that when he goes to his home in the suburb at night he is usually more or less under thi influence of contraband fluids. One night, ? little after dark, he started for home with t nice turkey, safely done up in strong wrap ping-paper, under bis arm. "Jerry" fount the road from the station to his cottage, somi half mile distant, uncommonly rough tha night. He several times stumbled and fel over all sorts of obstructions in the path Each time he fell he dropped his turkey, bu contrived to pick it up again. On entering his house, he steadied himself as well as he wa able, and 9aid to his wife, "Hero, wife, I'v got 'leven turkeys for you." "Eleven tur keys, Jerry! What do you mean? Then must be 'leven turkeys, wife, for I fell dowi 'leven times, and every time I found a turkey There muat be 'leven turkeys." Good Mother-in-lawish Advice.?"An< above all, Nellie, ray love," were the partinj words of a West Adams street woman to he daughter as the hack to convey the newly wedded pair to the Fort Wayne depot drev up at the door, "above all, Nellie, if yoi should quarrel?for Reginald is but a man and life is full of thorns?remember that you first duty is to yourself as a lady and a house keeper. Order and neatness above all things Never hit your husband with a rolling pin o potato masher. You could never forgivi yourself if such a blow were to be followe* by the appearance of a hair at table in i dish of mashed potatoes or a pie crust whei you had company at tea. The poker will di quite as well, and is infinitely more lady-like Good-by. Write every day, and don't forge your poor old mother?Boo! hoo!" A man with four wives was brought be fore a Dutch magistrate on a charge c bigamy. "Four vives 1" exclaimed the astoc ished Hans, "four vives? Dat vas a mos hinocious crime. Discharch him at onc< Off" he lif mit four vives he got bunishmeu enough. I lif rait von, and I got doo rauc bunishment already." i grading for tb* Sabbath. _ i CONDUCTED BY g 1 REV. ROBERT LATHAN. ? ! [Original.] * RELIGION. J Man is sometimes defined to be a religious aoimal. The reason that is assigned for this definition, is that man is never found without l" ; some form of religion. Evidently, before this j description of the human family can be re^ j garded as true, the word religion must be taken in a very wide sense. In the Bible sense of the word religion, it is uot true that all men J are religious. In their natural state, all men are destitute of all true religion. True re8 ligion consists in being made by the power of r God's Holy Spirit a new creature in Christ r Jesus. That change which in the Scriptures is called the new birth, or being born from i. above, must take place before any of Adam's a race can be religious. Without this change, they may be superstitious and may perform '* many acts which may slightly resemble reliP gious acts; but they are not, in the proper . sense of the word, religious act. 0 Clearly, God is the author of religion. To change a sinner dead in trespasses and sins, is 1 a far greater work than to create a world. No g greater work can be than to make a good man 3 out of a bad one?to make a good heart out of a heart deceitful above all things and des! perately wicked. No greater change than > this can take place. No power less than al' mighty power can effect it. B The question of practical importance which . every man is called upon to settle, is, "have I been made a new creature in Christ Jesus?" - If we have, all will be well in the end. If 3 not, nothing else that we are, or have, will 3 avail us anything. We may be rich; but our riches will do us no good in the grave, l and much less at the day of judgment. We r may be honored by our fellow men. This ' honor will soon be forgotten by our friends 3 and by those who bestowed it; and in the esj timation of God it is nothing now. We may } have what men call good dispositions?we . may be prudent and politic in all our interJ course with our fellow men. This will avail us nothing if our hearts are not right towards 3 God. We may be members of the Church? baptized in the name of the triune God. We ' may have frequently sat down at the table of j the Lord, and in the presence of the world l and in company with God's people, partaken /? .1 ?LI e .L. L-J J U1?J or me eoiumuia ui tuts uuujc auu uiuuu ui mc > Lamb of God which taketh away the sin of the world. All this, if we have no religion, will profit us nothing. We may give all our goods to feed the poor, and our bodies to be burned; and if we have not true religion, t these things will profit us nothing. See 1st Corinthians, xiii. Most certainly, it is im^ portant to us all that we make this matter a " subject of serious and prayerful consideration. We are dealing with a being who can not be . deceived with appearances; but with God, who knows the thoughts and intents of our hearts. 7 Regeneration, or the new birth, is so great 3 a change that it must be, in some way or other, manifest before the world. The road s which leads to heaven has a different direci tion from that which leads to perdition. These 3 roads do not even run parallel. Those who ' travel over these roads must be, in many resj pects, distinguishable. To short sighted mort tals they may bear a strong resemblance to t each other; but they can not be marked by 3 the same characteristics. In other words, there must be a great difference between the thoughts and acts of the man who has rer ceived a new heart, and the thoughts and ' acts of the man whose heart, towards God, is deceitful above all things and desperately wicked. There must be a vast difference between a new creature in Christ Jesus, and a creature dead in tresspasses and sins. Externally, the acts of these individuals may bear r a striking resemblance, just as bitter waters and sweet waters, in many respects resemble - each other. Each springs from a fountain. : Each flows in a channel; but the fountains " from which they spring, and the channels in which they flow, are totally different. The characteristic of the man who has been 3 born again, is, that he keeps, or tries to keep, J himself unspotted from the world. James, r 1:27. The unregenerated professor spots himself with the world. What the lusts of his own heart and the practices of the men of the world say is right, the man who has been t made a new creature knows is wrong in the sight of the Lord. The hypocrite, or mere 1 formal professor strives to obliterate the lines * which separate the children of God and the 3 children of the world. These serve, or try to 3 serve, both God and the flesh. They are i found with the children of the kingdom at the table of the Lord, and with the devotees of s the world, in the synagogues of Satan. To please men?to be agreeable?to be tashionaj ble, is, iu the eyes of those who "have a name I to live, but are spiritually dead," of more importance than to follow the precepts of Jesus > Christ* In the 15th Psalm, we have a minute des' cription of the man who has been born from above. The inspired Psalmist asks the ques1 tion, "Lord, who shall abide in thy taberna) cle?" Evidently, the object of both the r question and the answer which is given to it, ? is to describe the man who is on his journey 8 to the New Jerusalem. In other words, who x of all the lost race of Adam, will reach heav^ en and there enjoy God's favor and friend. ship forever ? The Psalmist gives five char1 acteristics of the man who has been made a 3 j new creature in Christ Jesus. They need no | i comment; hence we simply quote them. "He ! walketh uprightly and worketh righteousness, t | and speaketh the truth in his heart. He r i backbiteth not, with his tongue, nor doeth s j evil to his neighbor, nor taketh up a reproach e | against his neighbor. In whose eyes a vile " j person is contemned; but he honoreth them 8 i that fear the Lord. He sweareth to his own I l.ni.1 nnr] nlionnrcfli nrvf Ho nnttoth nnt. Ma I UUll CtUVI VUUUg\,VM UVVI AAV Jk/MVVVVM ??v? ...v ! money to usury, nor taketh reward against I the innocent." Psalms 15. This is God's JI standard of religion. It is very different I; from the standard the world has adopted. No r wonder our Saviour was asked, "Are there | few that shall be saved ?" Mercifully did he 1 | answer, "Strive to enter in at the strait , | gate." To the carnal mind, that is a narrow r aperture which requires us to deny ungodli1 ness and worldly lusts, and enjoins upon us to '* j live soberly, righteously and godly, in this r ! present world. See Titus ii: 12. 1: Those who think that it is an easy matter a ' to be religious and ultimately to get to heava ' en, have never examined into the subject 0 ' carefully. Their knowledge is only superfi' cial. They do not correctly understand what J God requires. "Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, 5- and with all thy strength, and with all thy ?fj mind; and thy neighbor as thyself." Luke l" I x : 27. Without assisting grace, no man can ^ i obey this command. It requires more than 'i | unassisted human nature can do. Man's inah : bility does not, we should remember, nullify ] God's requirements. piistfltg of Sf. tofllina HISTORICAL SKETCHES OP THE Early Settlement of South Carolina BY BEV. BOBEBT LATHAN. CAPTURE OF FORT GALPH1N. The patriots, on the Georgia side of th Savannah, responded promptly to the call o General Greene. The British and tories ha< a strong po9t at Augusta. Here they ha< erected two forts?Cornwallis and Grierson? the former on the east side of the town ; th< latter ou the west. The spot where once wa erected Fort Cornwallis, is a now a buryinj ground in the rear of the Episcopal Churcl of Augusta. On the 16th day of April?four days afte the fall of Balfour?the Georgia militia, un der the command of Colonel Williams, as sisted by Colonels Hammond and Baker, ant Major Jackson, began to assemble in thi neighborhood of Augusta. The garrisor placed in Fort Cornwallis, were mostly regu lars; while that in Grierson was composec mainly of militia. Colonel Thomas Browr was in command of fort Cornwallis, and Col onel Grierson in command of the fort whicl bore his name. Colonel Thomas Brown was, if not a notec man, at least notorious in his day. He was i ? ^ 1 1 1 _ it. X native or ijeorgia ana resiaea in ine iown o Augusta. From the beginning of the Revo lutionary war, he was opposed to it In th< summer of 1775, he and a man by the nam< of William Thompson, so conducted them selves as to induce the Committee of Safety t( order their arrest. Both attempted to crosi the Savannah and secrete themselves in Soutl Carolina, but only Thompson escaped. Browr was captured, and after being brought back was tried. As might have been expected, h< was found guilty and sentenced to be tarrec and feathered, and then tied to the end of s cart and made to follow it whilst it was drawn through the most public portion of the town, The cart, with Brown covered with tar anc feathers, was, by the sentence of the court, tr be drawn three miles, or until Brown would confess that he had done wrong and take s solemn oath that in future he would suppori the Republican cause. The cart had not pro ceeded far until Brown made the desired con fession and took the proposed oath. This rash treatment made Brown, if not brave cruel. He remained in the Republican ranks no longer than he obtained a good opportuni ty tojoin the British. He was made Colouel and placed in command of Augusta. Stung by the infamy which bad been heaped upor him by the Committee of Safety, he ever took advantage of any opportunity which presented itself, to retaliate upon the Whigs during thf days of their distress. Colonel Brown bore the reputation of e brave man, and he was well fortihed in Fort Cornwallis. This being the case, the Georgia militia were too few in number, and, besides, they were not prepared to conduct, success' fully, either a siege or an assault. Brown was unable to ascertain, correctly, the number of Whigs who had collected in the neighborhood. It was judged prudent by both par ? ? Itinif /lonalAnmonlo R ?*/\rxr n Lico, LU anaib miiuui ucv^ivpiu^uvai JUIVHU was expecting succor from Cruger, at NinetySix, and the Georgians knew that a force from General Greene would soon come to their assistance. An attempt was made, by a party of loyalists, under the command of Major Dill, tc drive away the Georgia militia, and thus relieve Brown ; but Colonel Clarke sent a detachment of mountain men, uuder Isaac Shelby, and Georgians, under Carr, who met Dill at Brier Creek, and scattered his command to the winds. The forces now around Augusta had so increased in numbers, and had become so hopeful, that the cause for which they had been sc long battling, and on account of which thej had suffered so much, would ultimately pre vail, that they began to consider the propriety of making an assault upon the garrisons in fortGrierson and Cornwallis. Colonel Clarke having recovered from the small-pox, had joined the army and taken command of the forces around Augusta, advised this course He had been so fortunate as to get possessioc of an old iron five pounder. This he mount ed on a battery within four hundred yards oi fort Grierson, and made general preparations for an assault. As was often the case with the American army during the Revolutionary war, Clarke found that he had not a sufficient supply ol powder on hands. To meet the exigencies oi the case, he sent a messenger to Pickens, whc was between Augusta and Ninety-Six, requesting him that he would send him a reinforcement of men and a supply of powder, It so happened that Pickens was so engaged with the Indians, who had again commenced hostilities in Georgia and South Carolina, thai he could not comply with the request oi Clarke at that time. Pickens, however, promptly informed General Greene of the condition of things in the western section oi South Carolina. The courier from Pickens to Greene reached the latter probably about - ? * ' j J mi tne time tnat rort ivione surrendered. xnu accounts for the fact that whilst Greene al first contemplated advancing by a circuitous route to Ninety-Six, he turned to the right ic the neighborhood of Columbia, crossing al Friday's ferry. The intention of Greens was to go to Orangeburg?at least so thoughl the British?aud in view of this fact, Rawdor took post at Monk's Corner. On the evening of the 15th of May, 1781 | Lieutenant-Colonel Lee set out for Augusta i This was the day on which Maxwell surrey dered Fort Granby. Lee marched thirteen miles that evening and camped. This plain' ' ly shows that there was urgent business on : hand. Before leaving Granby, Gen. Greene assigned a battalion of North Carolinians, urn der Major Eaton, to Lee. At an early hour : on the morning of the next day, Lee and his I forces were in motion. The distance between j Fort Granby and Augusta is less than seventy' ; five miles. It was thought by both General Greene and Col. Lee, that so soon as Cruger | the commander of Ninety-Six, would hear ol ' the misfortunes which had befallen Rawdon : he would evacuate Ninety-Six and unite his , forces with those of Brown. To prevent the Junction of Cruger and Brown, Lee made as I rapid marches as possible. Occasionally, the cavalry were dismounted and the infantrj ! mounted. Instead of advancing to Augustt in a direct line, Colonel Lee bore to the right thus throwing his forces between Ninety-Sis ! and Augusta. He hoped by this move to b< able to join Pickeus, and then their unitec forces could easily prevent Cruger from join ing Brown in the event Cruger had abandonee i Ninety-Six. On arriving at the point, on his march, op posite to Ninety-Six, Lee sent a squadron o | Cavalry, under Major Rudolph, to that post that he might be able to ascertain, certainly i what Cruger was doing. Rudolph learnec that Ninety-Six was not abandoned, and tha * Cruger, having heard that General Greem - had advanced upon Camden, had gone t< work and put the post in a good state of de fence. On receiving this information, Le dispatched a messenger to General Greem and continued his march toward Augusta Captain O'Neale, with a detachment of cav airy, was sent forward to collect provision for the army and gain intelligence respecting e the position and movements of the enemy, f On the third day after leaving Fort Gran 3 by, Lee arrived in the vicinity of Augusta i Captain O'Neale, whilst scouring the country - in search of provisions, learned that the an b nual present which the British governmen s had, for some years, been granting the In I diaus, had arrived, and was deposited at a For i called by the Americans, Galphin, but by th< British, Dreadnought, r This fort was on Silver Bluff, in Barnwel - county, twelve miles below Augusta. Thii . Bluff is, in many respects, worthy of beinj ] set down in the catalogue of the natural cu > riosities of North America. Its banks ris< i nearly perpendicular to a considerable height! . above the level of the Savannah, which 1 sweeps along the western side of its base. Ai i the precipitous sides rise, various strata o . earth are presented to view. In these strati i are embedded shells and sulphureous nodules which slightly resemble gold, and are seen scat I tered over the surface. These yellow nodulei L attracted the attention of the early visitors ol p the spot, and were the innocent occasion ol . producing, in hunters and Indian traders, s 3 thirst for gold. 3 Silver Bluff, at the time of the Revolution. ary war, was owned by George Galphin. He 3 was Assistant Superintendent of Indian Af3 fairs and a staunch Whig. With all his soul t he espoused the cause of the colonies. Or , Silver Bluff was constructed a stockade foi the purpose of affording protection to a store 3 house, which the British government had I built for the reception of Indian supplies. Tc t this point the Indians, from the surrounding ! country, to a great distance, brought theii peltry and received, in exchange, fire arms I ammunition, blankets, rum and trinkets , The store house in which thfese articles of In i I /lion truffle were stored awav. was the dwel t ling of George Galphin. t The amount of business done at Fort Gal. phin must have been very extensive; for, twc . years prior to the breaking out of the Revo , lutionary war, the Creek and Chorokee In dians owed the Assistant Agent no less thac j forty-nine thousand dollars. To liquidate . this debt, the Iudians ceded to the British I government a large tract of country, now em r bracing the whole of the counties of Elbert i Lincoln and Wilkes, and parts of Franklin . Green and Oglethorpe, of the State of Geor I gia. The British government ordered th< , land to be sold and Galphin to be paid out o! the proceeds. The war came on, the lane was not sold, and Galphin was not paid. On . the 2nd of December, 1780, George Galphin died. In January of the same year, the lands, ceded by the Indians, were appropriated bj ' the Legislature of Georgia, and any profite arising from their sale, or otherwise, applied tc , carrying on the war. A reservation, howev er, was made for the purpose of satisfying the claims of Indian traders who had taken the side of the colonies against the British government. , The heirs of George Galphin applied to the , legislature of Georgia, at various times, foi their share of this reservation, but nothing was received, until in the year 1848, when, on | the petition of Mllledge Galphin, presented to the Congress of the United States in 1847, the orginal sum, principal and interest, amounting to $234,871, was paid out of the National Treasury. As George Galphin is | constantly represented as having been an honest man?fair and upright in all his dealings, the sum of his credits gives us a fait idea of the amount of traffic which was carried on at his bouse. The amount of goods * deposited, annually, at Fort Galphin, must have been very considerable. Information that a fresh deposit had been recently made, induced Colonel Lee to turn 1 aside from Augusta, and first direct his attenj tion to Fort Galphin. Colonel Hardin had laid siege to Fort Galphin, after the surrender of Fort Balfour. For a part of the time, Colonel Clarke, of Georgia, had been with 1 him, but their united forces, without cannon, j made but little progress. Colonel Clarke seeing this, went to Augusta. The garrison ' of Fort Galphin consisted of two companies of infantry, together with a multitude of to1 ries and loyalists, who had fled thither from ! both sides of the Savannah. Lee's troops * were wearied?many of them broke down? ^ by the rapid marching and hard fighting ol ' the last month. So soon as the determination was formed to attack Fort Galphin, all the broken down men and horses were left ' behind, under charge of Major Eaton, and, ' with the most vigorous men and horses, Lee ' advanced in the direction of the fort. ' On the morning of the 21st of May, the vicinity of the fort was reached. The weath' er was hot and sultry. The men were worn out and suffering intensely of thirst. In a pine barren, near the fort, the men were ' baited and preparation made for the assault. ' The mounted militia in Lee's corps were disJ mounted and ordered to advance for the purpose of drawing the garrison from the fort. J Fortuuately for the Americans, but uufortu' nately for the enemy, the moment the advancing militia were seen to be approaching the ! fort, the larger number of the garrison flew tc * 11 j l i.\ n arms ana rusaea out to meet tueui. v^aptaiu 1 Rudolph, who had been so placed that he might improve such a move on the part ol the enemy, dashed in and cut them off, whilst the infantry began to open fire upon them, Rudolph rushed into the fort now left unproJ tected, and in a few moments the garrison wae : crushed beyond resistance. The British had become disheartened and the tories and loyalists hopeleesly demoralized. The loss on neither side amounted to anything of importance. Oue man in Lee's corps died of exhaustion ; but none were either killed 01 wounded by the enemy. Not more than four of the garrison were wounded and none killed, The capture of Fort Galphin was a considerable acquisition to the American army. Il i left the way open for an undisturbed attack j upon Augusta. This was not all. The vast quantities of powder, ball, blankets, salt and i food of various kinds taken, enabled the paj triots to push the campaign with vigor. ? i m T>L.-li:? nilko-f Hamilton J.HE IT Al'JvK, runup vjuiubiu unuuKuu, i! in liia admirable papers on "Intellectual ,; Life," thus talks of "the paper:" "Newspa-! pers are to the civilized world what the daily i house talk is to the members of the family? . they keep our daily interest in each other; i they save us from the evils of isolation. Tc * j live as a member of the great white race thai ' i has filled Europe and America and colonized I or conquered whatever territory it has been . i pleased to occupy, to share from day to day f its thought, its cares, its inspiration, it is necessary that every man should read his paper, ?I Why are the French peasants so bewildered ?1 and at sea ? It is because they never read a 1 i newspaper. And why are the inhabitants ol t the United States, though scattered over a 0 territory fourteen times the area of France, } so much more capable of concerted action, so much more alive and modern, so much more interested in new discoveries of all kinds and B capable of selecting and utiliziag the best of 0 them ? It is because the newspaper penetrates . everywhere, and even the lonely dweller on the prairie or the forest is not intellectually 9 isolated from the great currents of public life which flow through the telegraph and press. The Legend of the two Governors.? Every body is familiar with the historic j telegram from Governor Vance to Governor Magratb, of South Carolina, in response to an . enquiry by the latter as to the situation in North Carolina at a critical period duriug the war. Tradition has it that Vance replied t somewhat laconically?"It's a d?d long time 3 between drinks," which is supposed to have been the similitude employed by the Governor [ of North Carolina, to convey to the Governor s of South Carolina the sombre aspect of the military situation. Vance has been recently ? interviewed upon the subject, and gives the " following information : * initk fun nknnoo fknf - no OApiaiucu nuu ^icai uauauwo| luou i during the war between the States, the soldiers t and commissioned officers had a wicked habit j of taking drinks, and it became so terrible, - that when one visited a comrade at his tent, he would even go so far as to hint drinks, by 1 saying "did you hear what the Governor of ? North Carolina telegraphed to the Governor - of South Carolina." The natural answer j was: "no, what?" Then came the reply with p the bad word in it. When the hinting visitor P was so thirsty that he could not wait to give the hint in words, he adopted the telegraphic 1 language of signs, and began to drum on the table, with his fingers, in imitation of a tele graphic operator. Historic legends are oftj times veritable fictions. : forkvillc fafttof. TKRM8?IN ADVANCE t , One copy, one year, $ 3 00 One copy, six months 1 60 I One copy, three months, 1 00 Single copy, 10 Two copies, one year, 5 00 ; Ten copies, one year, 26 00 To persons who make up clubs often or more names, an extra copy of the paper will be , fti rniahed one year, free of charge. : G. H. O'LEARV. fTIHE undersigned would respectfully remind I. the public that he is still engaged in the manufacture of Saddles, Bridles, Harness, <fec., and will HIMU UU UU IWI1UO Ui iopaiiiu^ ab ivn ^/iivva . for cash. 1 SADDLES. A full supply of ladies' and gentlemen's Sad' dies, of all the different styles and qualities, con[ stantly on band and sold at the lowest cash prices. ; HARNESS. i I keep on hand a complete stock of Harness, of . all styles?for wagon, buggy and carriage?made of superior stock, in the most workmanlike man, ner, to which I invite the inspection of the public. SUNDRIES. Collars, Whips, Martingales, Bridles, Halters, ' Circingles, Hames, Hamestrings, Saddle Blanp kets, <fec., Ac., in full supply, and at the lowest , prices. I FURNITURE. 1 In connection with my Saddlery establishment I I shall also conduct the FURNITURE BUSINESS, and keep on hand a full stock of articles ' in that line, consisting of Bureaux, Bedsteads, ' Tables, Chairs, Lounges, Cottage and Chamber Suites, Ac., of different styles and qualities, and ' in the various kinds of wood. G. H. O'LEARY. DINING TABLES, &C. EXTENSION Dining Tables and Dining Chairs for sale, by G. H. O'LEARY. ' BEDSTEADS. A NICE lot of Walnut Bedsteads just received. Also, Maple and Poplar and Cottage Bed> steadH for sale Dy G. II. O'LEARY. COOKING STOVES. THE Cotton King Cooking Stove is a No. 1 Stove. Call and see before buying. For sale ^ cheap, by G. H. O'LEARY. BLANK BOOK MANUFACTORY STATIONERY. AND 1 BOOK BINDERY. THANKING the public for liberal past patronage, I now invite attention to my complete stock of STAPLE AND FANCY STATIONERY, consisting, in part, of Flat Papers, Midium, Folio Post, Demy, Letter and Note. Blank Books, I of every variety; Envelopes, Slates, Ink, Ac, Fancy Stationery, Gold Pens and Pencils, Pen' Knives, Writing Desks, Ac. Also, BOOK BINDING DONE, in all its various branches. Sheet Music, Periodi icars, Law Books, Ac., bound in any style desired, run Rnnlra rflhmmd and renaired. PRINTED BILL AND LETTER HEADS A SPECIALTY, Orders promptly attended to, at lowest cash ' prices. E. R. STOKES, 155 Main Street Columbia, S. C. ETTENGER & EDMOND, RICHMOND, VA. Manufacturers of Portable and stationary Engines, Boilers of all kinds, CIRCULAR SAW MILLS, Grist Mills, Mill Gearing, Shafting, Pulleys, <fcc., American Turbine , WATER WHEELS, and Cameron's Special Steam Pump. Send for Catalogue. WM. ETTENGER. H. P. EDMOND. November 2 44 ly ; RAILROAD NOTICED THE passenger train of the Chester and Lenoir Narrow Gauge Railroad, when necessary, will stop for passengers at the following places : Falls' Store, Glenn's Store,Sidney Hill's, Clover, J. J. Wilson's, Limestone Road, Yorkville, I , Philadelphia, Guthriesville, McConnellsville, District Line, Sandy River Road, Lowrysville, 1 Smith's and Poor House. EDWARD THOMAS, Superintendent. February 8 6 tr BARBER SHOP. THOSE in want of an EASY SHAVE, a fashionable and stylish cut of hair, or a pleasant and luxurious Shampoo, are reminded that THOS. BALLARD, Professor of the ArtTonsorial, is still in business, in his old Shop next door i to the Enquirer building, where it will afford him great pleasure to wait upon all who may desire his services. Razors honed and sharpened, i and any other work of that kind promptly done. THOMAS BALLARD. December 21 51 tf r i. d. witherspoon. c. e. spencer. WITHERSPOON & SPENCER, ATTOHNEY8AT ZjAW, | YORKVILLE, S. C. Office in rear of Court House. WILL practice in the Courts of the State and the United States. Special attention given I to the settlement of estates in the Probate Court. January 25 4 ly W. P. GOOD, ATTORNEY AT LAW, VnRKVII.iie. s. C.. , ?T|7"ILL practice in all the Courts of the State. J J Prompt attention given to business. Terms ' moderate. ; Office over the Store-room of T. M. Dobson A Co. April 19 16 tf ; NOTICE. I RESPECTFULLY inform the public that I am prepared to sharpen razors, scissors, shears and other fine-eiged instruments. Prices?for honing and sharpening razors, 25 cents, and for sharpening scissors or shears, 1ft cents each, and satisfaction guaranteed or no charge. I TOM BALLARD, Barber. November 30 48 tf ! SEED FOR April 5 14 ly* , ~~ AGRICULTURAL LIENS, MORTGAGES of Real Estate, and Titles to Real Estate. For sale at the 'I ENQUIRER OFFICE. f I March 9 5 ly I OUR PREMIUM OFFERS CLUB BOOKS YET OPEN ! WITH the view of accommodating a numbe: of club-makers, whose clubs for the cur rent volume of the ENQUIRER are not as largi as they desire, as well also as to extend to all wh< may desire it the opportunity of obtaining the paper at club rates, we have decided to keep opei our club books until the FIRST MONDAY 01 NOVEMBER NEXT. Until that date, subscri bers will be received through club-makers, wh< obtained lists under our previous offer?the club makers being duly accredited with all names tbej may return under the present proposition, whicl names will be added to their former lists. Nev clubs will also be received from those who ma] desire to obtain any of the elegant Premiums w< offer for such service. In this connection w< would again invite attention to our LIST OF PREMIUMS, The articles comprising which have been adopt ed by us with special reference to securing onlj articles of value, and which will prove servicesble to those procuring them. The regular retai price is given with each, and they are just as gooc as so much cash to those who receive them. AI the articles are put down in our schedule at manufacturers' regular retail prices, and cannot be bought with cash any lower than the prices here given. Premiums Nos. 1,2 and 3 will be delivered through the mails, to persons entitled to receive THo Afhuw Prom4nma will hf UlUUIf 11 CD U1 WOK? XUO WUVI m. * < delivered at the expense for freight charges, oi those receiving them. In cases where Premiumt can be delivered at our publication office, arrangements may be perfected for reducing the freighl charges on small articles to a nominal amount, The charges for freight on the Silver Ware and Cutlery Premiums will be from New York ; or the Cooking Stoves from Greensboro, N. C.; and on the Sewing Machines from Baltimore, Md. OUR LIBERAL OFFERS. No. 1.?For a club of 4 subscribers, at $2.5< each, we will give a treble silver-plated BUTTEF KNIFE, worth $1.00. No. 2.?For a club of 8 subscribers, at $2.50 each, we will give one copy of the family edition (cloth binding) of SMITH'S ABRIDGED BIBLE DICTIONARY, the publisher's price of which ii $3.50 per copy. Or for $4.50 we will give a copj of the Bible Dictionary and send the Enquiref one year to any single subscriber not in a club. No. 3.?For a club of 10 subscribers, at $2.5< each, we will give a copy of the ENQUIRER on< year, or a set of six treble silver-plated TEA SPOONS, worth $3.00. No. 4.?For a club of 15 subscribers, at $2.5( each, we will give one set?six of each?Hard Rubber-Handle TABLE KNIVES AND FORKS the manufacturer's price of which is $5.00. No. 5.?For a club of 16 subscribers, at $2.5< each, we will give either a treble silver-plated SYRUP CUP. worth $6.00; or a set of six trebk silver-plated TABLE SPOONS, worth $6.00. No. 6.?For a club of 18 subscribers, at $2.5( each, we will give a treble silver-plated BUTTEF DISH, worth $8.00. No. 7.?For a club of 20 subscribers, at $2.5( each, we will give one set of six solid cast steel oval-handle TABLE KNIVES, and one set of six treble silver-plated TABLE FORKS, the manufacturer's price of which articles is $10.00. No. 8.?For a club of 30 subscribers, at $2.5( each, we will give a full set of extra superfine, full oval ivory-handle TABLE KNIVES, with silverplated blades, and a full set of treble silver-plated TABLE FORKS, the manufacturer's price 01 which articles is $15.00. No. 9.?For a club of 40 subscribers, at $2.5< each, we will give one No. 8 TROPIC COOKING STOVE, with pipe and a full set of fixtures, the manufacturer's price of which is $30.00. No. 10.?For a club of 40 subscribers, at $2.5( each, we will give one three-quart, treble silverplated COMMUNION SERVICE, consisting ol SIX pieces, worth $40. No. 19.?For a club of 5-5 subscribers, at $2.5( each, we will give a WEED SEWING MACHINE, Walnut Plain Half-Case, with two Drawers and Drop Leaf, the manufacturer's price o! which is $75. J&B* Specimens of the Sewing Machines, and nearly all the other articles included in the above premium list, can be seen and examined at om publication office; and in all cases we guarantee that the Premiums furnished to those entitled to receive them, will be equal to the speciment shown. TERMS AND CONDITIONS. It is not necessary that the names of a clul should all be at the same post office. Names mav be taken at any number of places if they are all returned by the same Club Agent. One name for two years, will be equivalent to rtvo names foi one year each. The time for completing clubs under the above offer is limited to the FIRST MONDAY OI NOVEMBER. 1877, by which time the names witfc the cash, should be returned to the office, thougt names may be returned at anytime between thif and the above date. No premium will be delivered until the requisite number of names has beer returned, and the full amount due for them paid, All subscriptions must be forwarded to us ai the expense of those sending them. In sending names, write plainly, giving county, post-office and State. All subscriptions will be discontinued at the expiration of the time paid for. All subscribers to the Enquirer will receive the paper free of postage. Persons entitled to receive Premiums, musl give full directions as to whom and how tbej ahall be delivered. A separate list will be kept for each club-maker who will be credited with every name sent, sc that the number returned by any person can be ascertained at a moment's notice. THE TIME OF CLOSING. Club-makers, and those who may wish to form clubs, should bear in mind that the offers we here present do not invite competition for Premiums, as in the case of working to secure the larger! club. Each club-maker sending the requisite number of subscribers will obtain the Premium offered for the specified number. The time, however, for completing a club is limited, under the present offer, until the FIRST MONDAY OF NOVEMBER, 1877. Names may be sent in at any time prior to the above date. Send the names as fast as obtained, accompanied with the cash, and the Premium will be delivered when the requisite number of names has been returned. rtwfisnTJTPTTVE LIST Our Cooking: Stove Premium. The elegant Cooking Stove* which we offer a* Premium*, are manufactured by Messrs. Sergeant It McCauley, at Green*boro, N. C. Thc*e Stove* are made of the b**t Scotch pig metal, with heavier and thicker plate than any other stove In the market, and consequently wilt the longer withstand heat and hard usage. They are or a handsome pattern and neat finish, and warranted equal In point* of appearance, durability and superior cooking qualities, to any Stove manufactured In the Union. The stove we have selected to give a* a Premium I* the largest size made by the manufacturers, and with each one will be furnished, without charge, three joint* nnd one elbow of pipe, and all the necessary cooking utensils, viz.: one ham boiler, one bulge pot and cover, one tea kettle, one round frying pan, one long frying pan, one round griddle, one pair waffle Irons, two sheet Iron bread pans, one scraper and one lifter. Over rtvs thousand of these stoves are in use In Virginia and North and South Carolina, and they give universal satisfaction. The stoves will he shipped to those entitled to receive them as Premiums, direct from the manufactory in Greensboro, N. C. Sewing Machine Premium. The superior Sewing Machine we offer as a Premium, Is the well-known Weed Machine and is manufactured by the Weed Sewing Machine Company, Hartford, Conn. It is adapted to all the want* of family sewing; It can be readily comprehended by any one; It runs easily; Is always ready; will do any and all kinds of sewing with less changing and fewer extra attachments; is self-adjusting; is a two-thread Machine, making an Elastic Lock-Stitch; stands solid and firm, with long and roomy folding table, and has the convenience of two drawers. Several of these Machines, during the past year, have been delivered to persons who have returned the requisite number ol names. Smith's Bible Dictionary. This Dictionary is the work of Dr. William 8mfth, of the University of London, and the most eminent lexicographer hi the world, who, In its preparation associated with himself ovei seventy distinguished divines and authors, of both Europe and this country, in the greattask of preparing a comprehensive Dictionary of the Biblp, and supplying a want long felt by the religions public. The result or these labors appeared in three large and very costly volumes, a wonderful monument of learning. An abridgement of this great work, for popular use, made by Dr. Smith himself, Is the one we have arranged to furnish our subscribers. The hook contains every nnme In the Bible respecting which anything can be said. It embraces the results of historic research, antiquarian Investigation, the study of languages and dialects, and the discoveries of the modern travelers and expln rers In the Holy Land?Robinson, Bawllnson, Ferguson, Lay ard, Offert and Stanley. The book Is printed from new stereotype plates, on good paper, and is appropriately Illustrated with over 125 Engravings of beautiful Scenes, Ancient Cities, and Memorable Places of the Holy Land, descriptive Figures and " - - " ? I 1.. onn /tnliht*. valuable maps. HCUIIWHU Iicnuy ow ??M>nr column, octavo pages, including 24 elegant full-pnge, Steel and Wood Kngravlngs. It la printed in typo of a heavy, distinct, and very legible face. The publisher'* price of the Dictionary la $3.50. Three-Quart Communion Set. Churches unsupplled with a Communion Set appropriate to the requirement'' of the sacred rite of administering the l.ord'a Supper, can, by our Premium arrangement, secure a fine, treble silver-plated three-quart Communion Set of six pieces, with little trouble, and, comparatively, at no cost. The number of subscribers required in order to secure this valuable and elegant Service can be procured in almost any congregation; and the mem bers who mny be thus called upon to contribute their share ol the expense, will receive In return more thnn the value of theli contribution in a year's subscription to the paper. Our Silver Ware and Cutlery Premiums. Willi the very liberal offer which we nre enabled to make, t beautifully furnished table Is now within the reach of almost every hnusc-kceper; and here Is an opportunity, of which, if the ladle* avail themselves, they mny secure, with hut little trouble, a valuable set of Silver or Cutlery. Those articles nre made foi us by the Lucius Hart Manufacturing Company,22 Pulton street, ' New York, and are warranted to be of the best material. | Value of our Premiums. We would Impress upon every one the fact that all of oui Premiums nre first-class goods, and the prices attached to them in our list* are the regular retail prices at which the nrticles sell by all dealers and the manufacturer* themselves. It Is only by the most advantageous terms given us by thn manufacturers thai we are enabled to make the liberal offcri we do, and we guarantee every article to be exactly as represented. A Club and an Extra Copy. For a club of tin subscribers paid in advance at the regulaj club rates, we will give, Instead of a Premium, an extra copy of the paper to any who may prefer tlint arrangement; bat In consequence of the liberal Premiums we are now offering, wecannoi afford to give an extra copy -to the club-maker who receives any Premiums enumerated on our list. Terms of SubscriptloD--Free of Postage. Single copy one year, $3.00. In clubs, each subscriber, per year, $2.50. Money may be forwardj ed at our risk by draft, post-office order or registered letter?otherwise we will assume no risk, Write names plainly, giving post-office, county and State. Address all letters to L. M. GRIST, Publisher, Yorkvllle, S, 0. . THE TROPIC STOVE, GREENSBORO. N. C. THE COOKING STOVES manufactured atour 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 tho market, and consequently will the longer withstand heat and hard usage. They are of hand some Datternand neat finish, and warranted equal ' In every other respect to any Cooking Stove sold I in the United States, while it is confidently claimed that they are the 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 get acci> dentally broken at any time, we can replace it at I the mere cost of casting. Not simply because it is a home production, buton account of its intrin, sic merits as an article of household economy, do i we ask the patronage of home purchasers. More than ONE THOUSAND of these Stoves are now i in use, and among many others having them we r respectfully refer to the following: R.E.Guthrie, t D. M. Campbell, M. H. Currence, York county; Mrs. Elizabeth J. Wylie, Chester; D. A. Gordon, ) Guthriesville; Jehn A. Brown, Rock Hill; B. P. ? Boyd, Joseph Herndon, 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 I STOVE THAT IS MORE DURABLE than those , of northern make. The following are our prices delivered at depot in Greensboro: > No. 8, with 10 pieces ware and 8 feet pipe, $30 00 | 44 ^ 4I 44 44 44 44 44 C4 26 00 > Address, SERGEANT A McCAULEY, Greensboro, N. C. > T. M. DOBSON A CO., Agents, Yorkville, 8. C. ! JOHN R. LONDON, Agent, Rock Hill, 8. C. A. F. LINDSAY, Agent, McConnellsvllle, ) York county, S. C. 1 J. L. CARROLL, Agent at Chester, S. C. WEED! WEED! WEED! ! PRE-EMINENTLY AT THE HEAD! \ AND SO RECOGNIZED* I Read the complimentary award of the Centen nial Commissioners. , U. STATES CENTENNIAL COMMISSION,) International Exhibition, y I Philadelphia, 1876. J t The United States Centennial Commission an1 nounce the following report as the basis of an award to the WEED SEWING MACHINE COM PANY, Hartford, Conn., for ; SHUTTLE SEWING MACHINES. > REPORT. The new Weed Sewing Machine, employing a > straight needle and needle-bar, connected by a I link with a crank on the end of a horizontal shaft 1 in the overhanging arm. The needle-bar operating shaft is connected by a link with, and naa a rocking motion imparted to it by means of, a crank on the lower rotating shaft. The shuttle nnstained in a carrier, in reciprocated in the di> rection of the feed by a crank and link connected r with the rotating shaft, and the four-motioned I feed is moved positively. | FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS, VIZ. : An excellent Shuttle Machine, possessing orig> inaittn onH aimnlMtv of onnstmotire detail, for 1 fine quality of workmanship and materials, and i for (rreat adaptability to both cloth and leather i stitching. i A. T. GOSHORN, Director-General. .T. R. HAWLEY, President, i Attest: Mykr Asch Asst. Secretary. ANALYSIS. An excellent Shnttle Machine?meaning a machine possessed of great merit, the under thread of which is carried in a Shuttle, universally admitted t(^ be the only practicable and durable * method. Possessing originality and simplicity of constructive detail?that is. ornlx>dying the ret quisito number of the most improved mechanical -tm ' devices found in any Sewing Machine, free from complication, consequently readily understood , and easily managed. For fine quality of work> manship'and materials. All parts l>eihg made in J duplicate by improved machinery, thus being interchangeable, making it easy to replace any parts which may become worn or broken. All wearing parts being provided with means of adjustment. Substituting d^rop-forged wroughtiron and steel in place of cast and malleable iron. And for great adaptability to both cloth and leather stitching?being free from sharp angled cams or grinding gears, having substituted simple crank movements, devoid of friction or noise, drawing both upper and under thread at precisely the same time, finishing each stitch independently, a necessity on fine leather work. Lightrunning, well-balanced parts, admitting of the highest rate of speed attainable in machine sewing, which is indispensable in cloth stitching. It will be observed that in no other award are these important points?so necessary to perfect stitching machine?combined, viz.: "Simplicity of Constructive detail," "Fine Quality of Workmanship and Mate riais.i "Great Adaptability to both Cloth and Leather Stitching." i We claim to produce the best Leather and Cloth I Sawing Machines now offered to the public, and , shall be pleased to substantiate this at any of our Branch Offices in the principal cities, or agencies ! throughout the United States. | WEED SEWING MACHINE CO., Hartford, Conn. BRANCH OFFICE! 51 and 53 North Charles Street, Baltimore, Md., i Masonic Temple. H. 8. DAWLEY, Manager. February 22 8 5m YORK MARBLE YARD. THE undersigned is still conducting the Marble Business in Yorkville, and would re; spectfully inform the public that he can supply those in want of MONUMENTS or HEAT): STONES with anything in his line, and at the I lowest cash prices. Monuments designed and finished in the most I elaborate style, ana in point of workmanship and material warranted equal to the work of any establishment in the country. Head and Footstones, in various styles, from plain to highly-carved work, furnished at short notice, and satisfaction guaranteed. Specimens usually on hand, to an Inspection of which, those in want of marble work are respect- * . fully invited. N Estimates ana any other desired information cheerfully given at any time. Work delivered at any point on the Chester and Lenoir Narrow Gauge Railroad, between Chester and Dallas, or at any place between Rock Hill and Winnsboro, on the Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Railroad, free of charge for transportation. Thankful for the patronage heretofore bestowed upon my establishment, my determination is to merit a continuance of tne same. F. HAPPERFIELD. January 4 1 ly CHEER YOUR HOMES WITH MTTSIC. THAVE made such arrangements with that en- _ terprising and reliable Southern Wholesale ^ i House, Ludden and Bates, of Savannah, that I can ! supply, on short notice, the Mason A Hamlifl Organs, Pianos of the most celebrated manufactories, Sheet Music, or any other kind of Musical Merchandize, at the lowest factory prices, and at prices i adapted to these hard times. " A settled determina' tion to sell nothing I cannot recommend, and a practical acquaintance of many years with such goods, enables me to offer great inducements to purchasers. Call at my Photo-Gallery for further particulars. J. R. SCHORB. December 21 51 tf CLEANSING AND REPAIRING. THE undersigned would respectfully inform the public that he is prepared to cleanse gar ments of any fabric whatever, rendering them \ periectiy ciean, ann ir unranen, restoring them to ; the original brightness and lustre of the goods, t Bo not throw away your old olothes, but have them cleaned and made to look as well as new. Work promptly done, and at the moet reasonable prices. THOMAS BALLARD. March 29 13 tf ' J. R. SCHORB'S PHOTO-GALLERY, I 1ST HOUSE EAST OP THE TAIL. A SUPERIOR Skvlight, a gallery with every convenience, and a determination to do my best, enables me to promise satisfaction to all in , want of correct and nattering likenesses. Cloudy . w Bather is as good or better than snnshine for all . subjects, except small children. CHEAPGOODS. WHO has the cheapest Goods, for the cash, in town T Col. McCORKLE.