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The Bine Ridge Grab. A NICE EXPOSE?THE FULL BILL OF COMPLAINT TO THE COURT'S. The following is the full text of the bill of complaint on. behalf of the stockholders of the Bine Kidi;e Railroad, in the action to which the city of Charleston' has sow been made a party plaintiff: STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF BICH? LAND?COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. John M.Mackay versus the Blue Ridge Rail? road Company?John J. Patterson as presi? dent, Thomas J. Steers as vice president, F. S. Jacobs as treasurer, Thomas Steers, H. ,G/Worthington, C. D. Melton, George Wa? terman, Harcly Solomons, J. W. Harrison, .'Andrew Simonds, W. J. Magrath, John A. Wagener,. George S. Cameron, Henry Gour din, James M. Allen and Robert K. Scott as directors; Niles G. Parker, Edward R Wes? ley and the Carolina National Bank?Com ' plaint for relief, account and injunction, &c. ? The said plain tiff, complaining on behalf of himself and all other stockholders of the said Blue Ridge Railroad Comp iny, who shall in due time come in and contribute to the support of this action, alleges: I. That the plaintiff is the owner of a large number of shares of the. capital stock of the Blue Ridge Railroad Company, a body corpo? rate, duly incorporated by th 2 laws of the said State, and a defendant herein. II. Ths.t the defendant, John J. Patterson, is the president, Thomas J. Steers, the vice presi? dent;.and the defendant, F. S. Jacobs, the treasurer of the said company, and that the said John J. Patterson, Thomas J. Steers, F. & Jacobs, H. G. Worthingtcn, C. D. Melton, George Waterman, Hardy Solomons, J. W. Harrison, Andrew Simonds, W. J. Magrath, John A. Wagener, George S. Cameron, Henry Gourdin. James M. Allen and Robert K. Scott are the di rector i of said company, of whom the said John. J. Patterson, Thomas J. Steers, George Waterman, F. S. Jacobs and Hardy Solomons compose the executive committee of the said board of directors. - III. That only a small portion of the road of Baid company has been constructed, to wit: about fifty miles, and the company was, until assisted by the State as hereinafter mentioned, wholly insolvent, and is now still very much involved, having a large outstanding indebted? ness. IV. That said company being in an insol- j vent condition as aforesaid, on the 15th day of September, A. D. 1868, the General Assembly of said State passed an act entitled "An act to authorize additional aid to the Blue Ridge Railroad Company in South Carolina," and thereby provided that the State of South Caro? lina should, and by its officers duly authorized, it did endorse the guarantee of said State upon four millions of dollars ($4,0)0,000) of the ne Stiable bonds of the said company, pledging b faith and the funds of the said State to the payment of the said bonds; which said bonds, to the aforesaid amount of four millions of dol-1 Ian, guaranteed as aforesaid, were duly issued ] to iiaid railroad company. V. That the said bonds so issued and guar? anteed as aforesaid, if honestly and judiciously managed and disposed of, would have realized an amount of money sufficient to have paid the debts of the said company, and to have completed its road, but by reason of the inca? pacity, dishonesty, peculations and fraudulent practices of the officers of said company, a very large number of the said bonds were di? verted from the purpose for which they were guaranteed and issued, and were hypothecated for large sums of money to bankers in the city ofNew York and others; that the pro? ceeds of such bonds as were sold, and the money derived from the pledge of others, as aforesaid, were almost wholly misapplied, a very small part thereof being used to pay the debts of said company, and to defray the expenses of the construction of its road. ? VI. That in order to secure the recovery and J destruction of the said four million dollars of bonds thus guaranteed by the said State and misapplied as aforesaid, the General Assembly ] of the State; afterwards, to wit: on the 2d day of March, 1872, passed an act entitled "An act to relieve the State of South* Carolina of all liability for its guaranty of the bonds of the Blue Ridge Railroad Company, by providing for the securing and destruction of the same," whereby the state Treasurer was authorized and required, upon the surrender by the said j company to the treasury of the said bonds, to deliver to the president of the said company, j treasury certificates of indebtedness (styled revenue bond scrip) to the amount of one mil? lion eight hundred thousand dollars (1,800,000;) for the redemption of which said certificates the faith ana funds of the said State were pledged, and the same were also' made re? ceivable by the officers of the said State for taxes and otherwise, all of which will by the said act, reference being threunto had, more particularly appear. VII. That under, and in pursuance of the provisions of the last mentioned act, Niles G. Parker, the treasurer of the said State, as au? thorized and required by the said act, did, in the month of March, A. ?>. 1872, execute, issue and deliver to defendant, John J. Patterson, as the president of the said railroad company, cer? tificates of indebtedness of the State, (styled revenue bond scrip,) as aforesaid, for about the aggregate amount of one million seven hun? dred and ninety-seven thousand dollars ($1, 797,000,) for the use of the said railroad com? pany, upon the surrender of an equivalent amount of the said guaranteed bonds. VIII. That immediately upon the receipt by him of the said revenue bond scrip, the said John J. Patterson, with the knowledge, con? sent and connivance of the executive commit? tee of the board of directors of the said compa? ny, composed of the defendants aforesaid, in Sursuance of a conspiracy between tho said irectors and others, pledged the said certifi? cates of indebtedness, revenue bond scrip, to various trustees in the State of South Carolina and New York, to the amount of one million One hundred and fifty-seven thousand dollars ($1,157,000) of said certificates, to wit: To the Carolina National Bank, a body corporate by the laws of the United States, about forty-seven thousand dollars ($47,000,) for a loan of $20, 000; to the Central National Bank about $60, O00, for a loan of $30,000; to the defendant, Edward B. Wesley, of the city and State of New York, about $1,000,000, for a loan of $348,000; and the remainder to persons un? known. IX That the moneys received by the said executive committee as aforesaid, in the hy pothecation of the said certificates as aforesaid, amounting in all to about the sum of four hun? dred and ten thousand dollars, (410,000,) have been fraudulently misapplied by the said com? mittee, the greater part thereof to their own use or the private use of their individual mem? bers;, and to other illegal purposes. X. That upon the maturing of the obliga? tion to the said Central National Bank, for which $60,000 of said certificates had been hy? pothecated as aforesaid, said John J. Patter? son, as prpsident of said company, had in his bands funds of :be said company sufficient to meet the same; but instead of so applying the said funds, he, the said Patterson, fraudulently misapplied the same for the use and benefit and at the request of one Hiram H. Kimpton, upon a bill of exchange, endorsed by said Parker and others, for the fund so expended; which said bill of exchange, so accepted and endorsed, the said Patterson then assigned to the said Central National Bank, leaving with the said bank the said $60,000 in certificates as aforesaid in pledge to secure the. payment of the said acceptance. That said acceptance was not paid at maturity by the said Kimpton, but that said Niles G. Parker paid the same, and thereupon received an order upon the said bank from the said Patterson for the delivery to him of the said $60,000 in certificates as aforesaid, under which order the said Parker has received and now holds either the whole or a large portion of the said certificates. XL That the balance of the said certificates of indebtedness, received by the said defendant Patterson as aforesaid, and not hypothecated, were paid out by the said executive committee fraudulently, corruptly, and without any legal consideration thereupon to various persons, and among others to Hardy Solomons, a director of said company, ten thousand dollars; to Niles G. Parker, fifty thousand dollars; to H. G. Worthington, also a director, twenty thousand dollars; and that very large sums of money held by the said president and executive com? mittee for-the use of said company, as well as other portions of the said certificates, have been distributed to certain others of the directors and officers of the said company, fraudulently and without any legal consideration thereupon. XII. That at the time of the transaction hereinbefore set forth, several of the persons acting as directors of the said company, to wit: Hardy Solomons, H. G. Worthington and F. S. Jacobs and others, of whom the said Solomons and Jacobs were members of the executive committee, owned no stock of the said compa? ny, and were not legally qualified to act as di? rectors of said company. XIH. That by reason of the premises the plaintiff verily believes that it is the purpose and intention of the directors of the said rail? road company, or of a majority of them, to misapply and convert to their own use, regard? less of the trusts with which they are charged, the whole of said certificates or the proceeds thereof, without paying any of the debts of the said railroad company or otherwise applying them to the use of said company, to the great and manifest injury of the said plaintiff and all other stockholders of said company. Wherefore the plaintiff prays judgment: I. That the said directors of" the said compa? ny account for their management and dispo? sition of the funds and property of the said corporation?the Blue Eidge Eaifroad Compa? ny?committed to their charge; and especially for the management and disposition of the said certificates of indebtedness received and disposed of by them or their committee as aforesaid, and that they pay all sums of money that may be found due from them, and the value of all property which they may have ac? quired themselves or transferred to others, or lost or wasted by any violation of their duties as directors. IL That the uaid Niles G. Parker account for the certificates of indebtedness fraudulent? ly received by him, and restore the same or pay the value thereof. III. That saiicl directors, and each of them, be enjoined from collecting or receiving any debts or demands, and from paying out or in; any manner transferring or delivering any off the moneys, property or effects of the said corporation; and especially from issuing, dis? posing of, pledging, or in any way transferring any of the said certificates of indebtedness now in their possession. IV. That the said defendants, the Carolina National Bun!:, the said Niles G. Parker, and the said Edward Wesley, be enjoined from selling or disposing of any of the said certifi ? cates of indebtedness pledged to them or any of them. V. That a receiver of the property and ef? fects of the said corporation be appointed to collect, receive and take charge of said prop? erty for the use and benefit of the stockhold? ers of said company. McMaster & LeConte, Plaintiffs' Attorneys. Show Your Hands.?At the Grant and Wilson meeting on Monday evening, it was amusing to hear how much the speakers had to say about Greeiey and Grant, and how little in regard to affairs in the county and State. It is alrvery well to enlarge on the virtues of Grant and the faults of Greeiey, but the people are more interested in affairs near home, and de? mand to hear how the men they elected to office have fulfilled their trusts. The people begin to feel the taxes imposed upon them, and the rumors of fraud and cor? ruption that arc circulated lead them to believe that they have been deceived in their friends, and that changes in some quarters are necessa? ry. They know that something is rotten, and they in vain listen to the orators at the various meetings to find out who is to blame, but the speakers dare not attack any one for fear they may be fouling their own nest, and placing in jeopardy their chances of serving the people another term. In the mean time it is becoming almost im? possible even with fife and dram to get togeth? er a corporal's guard to listen to tne non-com? mittal speeches that the people of Beaufort have so often listened to. We presume, after the Convention meets, that the rogues will be duly shown up, and that they will all be found among the oppo? nents of the ticket, and then the people will be enabled to find out when it is too late how honestly the affairs of State have been admin? istered by those seeking another lease of office. We call upon all for facts and not rumors, make your charges of corruption openly anu let the accused answer before the people.? Beaufort Republican. Buried Treasures Unearthed.?Last1 Friday morning, two colored men, while dig? ging a ditch on Noisette's Farm, near the forks of the road, unearthed a large iron pot or ket? tle filled with specio, which looked as if it had been buried for a number of years, it having turned a dirty brown color. The pot or kettle was made of iron, and was so rusted that it fell to pieces on being lifted out. It was filled with Spanish silver dollars, doubloons and some Mexican gold coin, the size of an American half eagle. The colored men acted very cau? tiously "about their discovery, and it only be? came known in the neighborhood by a casual remark dropped by a colored woman who had gone to give them their dinnor, and had been given four or five of the gold pieces with the warning to keep her mouth ?hut. The lucky finders have concluded to settle in lifo upon the proceeds of their fortunate discovery, and will doubtless have a special interest hereafter in the subject of drainage.?Charleston Daily News. ? Florida is the only State in the Union without a daily paper. It has two tri-weekly, one 6erai-weekly, twenty-one weekly, and one monthly. Greeiey and Scliiurz. Much is said of Horace Greeley's personal unfitness for the Presidency. We ourselves, remembering his peculiarities, have felt, and have expressed, the force of the suggestion. But, after all, may we not make a common psycologlcal mistake, and attach too much im? port to the outside of the man ? Mr. Greeiey is an old, exceptional person. He is now sixty years of age. His hair is as white as silver, but the bloom of a lad of six? teen is in his cheek. He has the compressed and collected strength of a life devoted to use? ful pursuits, to study, to exercise, to charity, to drudging, to intellectual work and physical work, to perfect sobriety and regularity. His mind, like his body, is vigorous and live. He is a prodigious talker, writer and farmer. He does every thing with a vim. He could engage in a wrestling match with Schurz, who is a lithe and active man, with a fair show of success. He can out-talk Charles Sumner, whoso tongue is equal to a mill-wheel. He can ride with John. Breckinridge, who has been known to keep the saddle three or four days on a stretch. He news trees, plows, and, in short, does the work of half a dozen ordinary men. In ap? pearance Mr. Greeiey is farm-like. Those who have seen Harvey Eads can form an idea of Horace Greeiey?neat, oldfashioned, somewhat queer, but pleasing?a figure in whom Walter Scott would have delighted. There never was a more perfect antithesis than that raised up by the Creator in Carl Schurz and Horace Greeiey; and yet, striking as the contrast is there are strong points of sim? ilitude. Schurz may be fairly ticketed as the Hero of Civilization, the Cavalier, so to say, of our nineteenth century culture, with all of the inspiration and none of the vices of the Ruperts and the Sidneys?the most brilliant, natural representative of the morality? of American political life, which we hold to be the leader and progenitor of all modern politi? cal philosophy, to be found any where occupy? ing an active place in public affairs. If Schurz depended upon his talents as a politician for success he would be a failure. He has succeed? ed in spite of his simplicity as a contriver, and because of his extraordinary powers as a leader. His is immeasurably the best intellect that has appeared in this country since the death of Cal? horn), whom he resembles in many points, but whom he surpasses in breadth of culture and knowledge of the work. Calhoun had a superb understanding, but he was a provincial. Schurz has a superb understanding, and is a national? ist. Schurz really unites to the patriotism of Webster?without Webster's short-coming? the logical mind and purity of character which made Calhoun so powerful in spite of Cal houn's limited horizon. In fine, Schurz is the leader?earnest, sympathetic, self-poised, self denying, sincere, straight forward, brave, un? pretentious, reliable, large-headed, large-hear? ted. May it not be, to come back to oar mutton, which in Mr. Greeley's case is no sheep, that we are falling into the error of ascribing to Mr. Greeley's personal oddities, which, after all, are most amiable and admirable, too much weight, and, by so doing, missing his real, in? tellectual characteristics? He is the best post? ed politician in America. He has for thirty years administered a great daily newspaper?a mimic Government within itself?witn extra? ordinary practical success. He is a model, practical farmer, and makes his model farm yield him a handsome revenue. In all his worldly gear he is a success. Mr. Buchanan made us a very bad President. Yet Mr. Buch? anan was an educated public man ; a pattern statesman ; as perfect a piece of political mar? ble as Charles Francis Adams; having served as a Senator, as a member of a Cabiuet, as a foreign embassador. Mav not Mr. Greeiey? who ia^* ??? ;-Jo<?':~f -**W a President ought to b<i nis outer man?prove ? contradiction to all our worldly notions ? Well, well, well. We mean to take ourJ chance of him anyhow. He is an able man. | He is an honest man. He is a good man. He may be cranky?he may be curious, according] to our preconception. Who kuows ? We djf know that Grant is an i ron-hearted^rode^ headed'nutmeg,^ warranted to kill; we know that he is obstinate and parsimonious; we know that he is a good fellow to his friends, with a bad faculty tor chosing a bad set of friends, and a bad fellow to his enemies, who are of our best people. So, feeling towards Horace Greeiey downright affection, not un mingled with tne-fear of the boy that didn't know what confounded notion the old man might take in his head, only he was sure "the old man would neither lie nor steal," we take Horace Greeiey, and that hopefully, with a distinct and uncontrollable belief that he will give us a Cabinet unsurpassed" in our politico!, annals, and an administration which will con? tradict all the fears of those who reason not by Horace Greeley's inner self, but draw their in? ferences from his outward and visible man, which?to say truth?is merely that of a sim? ple, cleanly, country gentleman. Greeiey, on the other hand, is a sentimental ascetic?a product of that Scotch-Irish creat iveness which has peopled our history and our literature with oddity and power; a strong man; a moral man; a shrewd man, abounding in mother wit, intuitive preceptions. self-will? a natural, honest demagogue in tne original and complimentary sense, when the demagogue was the true representative of the people. Horace Greeiey reflects the mediocre average of the American sentiment more accurately than any living man, and this will account for the rallying of the people against the pol? iticians. It is a good sign. Put Greeiey in the White House; make Carl Schurz Secretary of State, and what more do you want? Or put Greeiey in the White House and leave Carl Schurz in the Senate, backed by the young impulso of the country, a?d you have an ideal placement of public affairs full of promise. One thing is certain. The rank old partyisni of by-gone times receives the deepest of gash? es from the ascendency of thnt Liberalism which, defying antecedents and prejudices, takes Horace Greclcv as its sign and leader. The South cares nothing about party titles aud records. It looks to its own emancipation? moral not less than legal. It seeks relief. It seeks association. It seeks principles, not men or measures, as the foundation of its future fa? bric. It goes back to Jefferson?a thorough liberal and reformer?and takes its new depar? ture from the founder of our Democracy. Be we not too critical about minor points, about dead issues. Let us look up and forward.? Louisville Courier-Journal. A Dutchman'6 Temperance Lectuke.? "I shall tell you how it vas when I drunk mino lager; den I put mine hand on mine head, and dere vas one pain. Den I put mine hand on my body, and dere vas anoder pain. Den I puts my hand on my pocket, and dere vas notting. So I jine mid de demperance. Now dere is no pain in my head, and pain in my body vas all gone away. I put my hand upon my pocket, and dere vtis dwenty dollars. So I stay mid de demperance beeples. ? A wicked book is the worst that it cannot repent. The Cash Famine. We held in an article a few days since, that one of the "conditions of prosperity," was that "our money must be kept at home." So plain and self-evident a proposition we felt sure would commend itself to the acceptance of all thinking men. But we find that one "E. L." has written a letter in reply to that portion of our article, in which he labors to establish the remarkable doctrine that the less money we have in the State, the more rich and prosperous we shall be, and hence advocates, by implica? tion, the sending of all our money out of the country; for, he says, "no nation or people ever thrive long who keep their money at home." We take pleasure in introducing this rising (?) political economist to the notice of the country, and bespeak for him and his philo? sophy the cordial approbation of all good Democrats. It is the best and most honest ex? position of the free trade doctrine in the few? est words we have ever seen. If the principle that "no nation or people ever thrived long who kept their money at home," is sound doctrine for the State it must be also for the individual. Hence the way to "thrive"according to "E. L." is for each man to get rid of his pile. "No man," to make the application, "ever thrived long who kept his money at home." We will not attempt to an? swer so profound a proposition. It knocks the old theory into pi, "get all you can and keep what you have." His next statement is quite as remarkable. (?) It is a perfect syllogism. It is this: "The Chinese and Japanese, for ages, were a sealed book to the European. They kept their money at home; but what value had that money ? Little or none, when we see that for about one cent in value of our money the Chinaman could purchase a day's supply of provision for himself and family." There is logic for you! To say that money has no value when one cent will purchase a day's provision for a man and his family!! 1 If our little store had such a purchasing value, we might safely consider ourselves in very good circumstances. 'Tor hundreds of years the Indies have been depicting Europe of her coin, which never again returns to its source. This has not made the latter nation poor. In fact, her people have worked the harder, and have become rich, and to-day they lead the van of civiliza- j tion." "Europe" is a large "nation" to be easily depleted?possibly it was a slip of the pen, and the writer had England more particularly in mind. Well, take her for an example then.? She had no national wealth, strength or im? portance till she, by a high protective tariff, brought the looms and factories of Germany to her own soil, and caused money to flow into her coffers, instead of flowing out, to enrich other nations. Her people did indeed work harder, and grow rich, simply because by a wise political economy she sold more goods abroad than she brought back. The balance has increased her wealth, and made her pros? perous and great.* Tho same may be said of New England.? -Had she depended on her sterile soil alone, she would, to-day have been as poor and weak as Souib Carolina. Experience is the best teach? er, and this is a sufficient answer to the follow? ing absurd statements: j ' A cliutate and a land that can produce corn and cotton in abundance, it would be criminal to neglect for that of manufactures. From that moment we would begin to go down in the scalo of prosperity; the prices of provisions would advance, and so would that of clothiug." A thousand mauufactories in South Carolina, would do more to bring into cultivation every acn- of her arable lanu and develop all her re-1 sources than anything else. In fact, nothing else can bring us as a people to a high state of prosperity. The experience of Great Britain 'ejjdNew England has proved that the most |jjj$tuai way to develop agricultural resources is^tu establish manufactories. It creates a hfli^rmarket for produce at good prices, ?jj^ur present condition is full of humiliation embarrassment. There is now, and every Summer, a perfect famine of money. Every? body is out of funds. Foe six months of the year business is practically at a stand-still, be? cause the great medium of exchange has been sent out of the State. For half the year peo? ple may be said to exist, but not to live. Like a ship's crew at Bea, Bhort of provisions, they j pinch along on half rations, while the com? forts and luxuries are entirely out of the ques- j tion. Men are going from store to store, to get a little credit tin they can obtain some money. Merchants cannot collect their bills, and are compelled to borrow at ruinous rates of interest to meet their Northern obligations. . This cash famine is ruinous to the laborer. H' cannot get a fair price or ready pay for his work, and his Buffering and discontent become great in proportion. The cash famine is ruinous to the business man. He cannot, perhaps, obtain the money which justly belongs to him, and ho cannot afford to pay the extravagant rates of interest. Hence he has no money to distribute among the people by employing labor. This cash famine is disastrous to the merchant. Obliged to bring his goods from a great dis? tance, paying enormous freights, and being obliged to wait for his pay, he must charge two or three prices for his goods, which again ope? rates against large sales. Thus wc have a whole series of disasters, af? fecting every class and every individual of the community, and all resulting from sending our only medium of exchange away from the State. When our people shall learn a better economy and manufacture as large a share as possiole of the articles we need, the money paid out for these things will still remain at home. The money market will be easy; merchants, busi? ness men, laborers, all classes will thrive. Ac? tivity will be the law, and all will prosper.? Columbia Daily Union. He>*-unduums.?Why is a hen immortal ? Her son never sets. Why havo chickens no hope in the future? They have their next world (necks twirled) in this. Why is a hen on a fence like a cent? Head on one side? tail on the other. Why don't hens lay at night ? Then they arc roosters. Why is the first chicken of a brood like the master of a ship? A little forward on tho main hatch. Why is a chicken just hatched like a cow's tail? Never seen before. Whv should not a hen cross the road ? It would be a fowl pro? ceeding. If a ship captain had no eggs, what would he do? Lay to (two.) And, to con? clude, a hen is a poor economist, because for every grain she gives a peck. Texas.?Its very size is startling?reaching over six hundred miles, from the Rio Grande to the Red River, and through 13 degrees of longitude, from the Sabine to El Paso, em? bracing 237,000 square miles ; nearly four times as large as New England, one-fifth lar? ger than France, and almost twice as large as I Great Britain and Ireland ; containing apopu I lation in 1860 of 818,000, and if settled as I compactly as England would have more than 80,000,000 of people, twice the present popnla ' tion of onr whole country. i Race Course of Tnie Lore. Upon the arrival one day last week of a Northern train on the Alabama and Chatanoo ga Railroad at the pretty Georgia station of Brandon, its passengers had i;heir interest ex? cited by the appearance of an unwonted com? motion amongst the people gathered on the platform and around the depot. Loungers, villagers and train-men were all chatting to? gether over some topic of common intelligence in a style indicating the livel iest feelings in re? gard to some unusual matter, and the travelers eagerly inquired the meaning of it all. They were told that, just before the arrival of their train, a young man and a young woman, moun? ted upon foaming thorough breds, had come galloping up to the station at top-speed to catch the cars there, followed by the fair one's father in full cry; and upon finding the train not yet arrived had swept wildly by on the road to the next station, with their pursuer still hotly on their track. It was plain that the young people were eloping, and, unless they could reach the next station by the time that the cars did, and be aboard and off before the elder rider could come up with them, would be captured and taken back to punishment.1 This was enough. With one voice the now sympathetic passengers called upon their con? ductor to spur the iron horse to the rescue, and that official gave his engineer the signal to "pull her wide open and make extra time," amid the uproarous cheers of the station.? Away thundered tho train after the runaways and wrathful sire, and, when about a mile out of Brandon, came in sight of the full chase on a turnpike road running side by side with the track. Instantly every window in the cars was crowded with heads, the platform swarmed with wavers of hats and handkerchiefs, and the whole traveling company entered intensely into the spirit of the exciting scene, like any ancient audience of knights and ladies at a tournament. As they came up with the pursu? er and passed him, says tho Meridian Gazette, it was noticed that he rode a large, very fine horse, much more powerful and less jaded than were the animals bearing the fugitives, and its every leap under whip and spnr made the dis? tance between them less. x outh and maiden f>lied whips also without stint, and kept a good ead, but upon overtaking them in turn the train passengers saw by the straightened necks and panting sides that their good steeds could not Dear the pace much longer. The girl's dishelved tresses streamed back in the breeze "like a banner of golden threads, the hatless youth encouraged her and the horses with cheering shouts, and the passengers cheered both in the heartiest possible way. The loco- , motive was gauged to keep alongside at first; but presently the over-taxed animals of the lovers plainly slackened their speed, and the figure of the pursuing sire drew omniously nearer. Then the excitemeat of the travelers reached fever-heat; men shouted and swung hats, women screamed, and the engine whistled ?and all to no avail, for this horses could do no more. A moment it seemed that parental vengeance must win the day; and then by a happy inspiration the passengers roared for the train to stop and take the fainting lovers aboard. Down with the breaks it was an in? stant ; the cars were brought to the quickest possible halt; and youth, maiden, saddlebags and carpetsacks were dragged aboard by friendly hands, just as the stern old man, on ? the flying-horse, came near enough in his cloud of dust to be heard ordering a sur? render. Then screamed the whistle again, and away flew the train like mad, leaving the en? raged father to shake his fist and pistol impotently at its cheering human freight. Of the adventurous twain thus enabled to win the race at last, the lover is only fifteen years old and the sweet-heart thirteen. Disembarking at the next station, under the hearty congratu? lations of their numerous rescuers, they were married at the first parsonage, and went back to their home as one on the next southward bound train. As for the distanced sire, if he had never got married himself he would never have lost such a race. A Patriarchal CourLE.?The Jackson (Mo.) Cashbooh says: Mr. James Cheek, Sr., who, with his wife, lives a few miles west of Millerville, Mo., on a tributary of Little Whitewater, was born Jan? uary 11,1769, near the base of King Mountain, Gaston County, N. C. His wife was born in 1774, in the same vicinity. In 1794 they were married; that is seventy-eight years ago, and, perhaps, are the only living couple of whom as much can be said. In 1811 or 1812, they moved to the vicinity of Bowling Green, Kentucky, and there leaving his wife and family under tho protection of his newly-formed acquain? tances, Mr. Cheek enlisted in Jackson's com? mand, and served under him during the war with the Creek Indians, participating in the battles of Tallahatche, Talladega, Autosse, Emucfau, Horse Shoe Bend, and others of less note, being present when the renowned chief, Weatherforu, surrendered and delivered his last sad speech. At the close of the war, he returned to his family at Bowling Green, and shortly after moved to this State and settled near where he and his wife now live. They reared a family of eleven children, all of whom are now living?the youngest, a daughter, be? ing forty-two years old. All have married and have families, except one son, who is a maniac. Tho ten families have reared 100 grand-children, eighty still living. Twenty-three of these grand-children have married, forming twenty-three new fami? lies, and have sixty children. Of these great grand-children, fifty are living?some of them old enough to marry. This is a prolific family, remarkable for longevity, honesty, frugality and industry. A Curious History.?A Frenchman with a history died the other day in San Francisco. His name was Grandillet, and his age was sixty-five. At the age of twelve he embarked as a ship-boy upon a brig, and therein made several voyages in the China sea*. He next took service as chief cook in a Dutch three masted schooner, and sailed on two or three voyages to the coast of Africa. This vessel, be it stated, was a slaver, and on one occasion, when pursued by a cruiser, it was run ashore by its crew, who escaped into the interior. In this extremity Grandillet was captured by the sol? diers of a petty African King, who ordered him to be baked and served up for the royal supper. But, fortunately, Grandillet obtained clemency by announcing himself as a cook, and promising the King a touch of European cookery if his life should be spared. His offer was accepted, and a native prisoner was hand? ed over to him, who was furnished in the high? est style of the art. Thus saved by his culi? nary skill, Grandillet became the Vatel of the African chi * 'o whom he taught the secret of how to pickio meats. The King became so addicted to pickled dishes that he constantly called for them at his meals. But one day Grandillet succeeded in escaping, and, picked up by a passing vessel, he was landed at San Francisco, which he afterwards made bis home. Among his papers was found a detailed narra? tive of his sojourn in the dominions f?f the Cannibal King. Vulgarity In Dress. The correspondent of a St. Louis paper re? cites an incident seen by him on Broadway a few days since, as follows: "A sweet young thing tripped down the street before me Saturday?a lavender silk profusely frilled, and something more than .the regulation stick-out behind. I had my eagle off-eye aud my lynx-like nigh on this palpita? ting humper, wheu an unusual depression oc? curred ; a convulsive action took place a few feet below. On swept the collapsed lady, and she left behind three Heralds, one Sun, a frag? ment of paper muslin, and the Ckrittian Ob? server (not me, by any means, but the paper, Observer and Watchman), all hung carelessly over an old black shoe-string." Probably there is a good deal of imagination in this, but if the young women who indulge in the unsightly abomination known as pan? niers were but to see themselves in profile, the . odds are very largely in favor of their abstain? ing from further use of them. It is a some I what curious fact that while male attire is be? coming quieter, year by year, that of the gen? tler sex is rapidly rising to all sorts of extrav? agances of form and color, the most outre com? binations of both being eagerly sought after on all sides. Another pitiful satire on good taste and decency is the Dolly Varden fever. It seems to have taken badly with the rural mind and the demi-monde, and yet we have the Dolly Varden gaiters, neckties, hats, caps, chewing-gum, and every other conceivable ana inconceivable thing to which the name of Dickens' pretty little heroine can be applied, with or without rhyme or reason. This ex? travagance of dress does not speak particularly well for the refinement of the female sex, and some stand should be taken to prevent its spread. In England the absence of the Prin? cess of Wales from the Court has led to an in? crease in these fantastic designs, but, with her return, comes an order that ladies with square necked dresses will not bo admitted to the drawing rooms, and decency and respectability must be maintained. It is somewhat hard to say it, but the ladies of the present day are, in the ball-room, as lavish in the display of their persons as the veriest cocotte, while the fantas? tic shapes and colors of their dresses in the promenade cannot fail to attract attention, and, not unfrequently, invite insult. The Princess of Wales is doing her best to stop this among the ladies of England, and it is to be regretted that we have not some Princess of Wales here to teach our American women modesty aud moderation in dress.?Detroit Free 'Press. Preserve this Carefully.?In reply to C. W. C, p. 168, I can give some facta which may be of use to somebody, thereby saving life. The time between the biting of an animal by a mad dog and showing signs of hydrophobia is not less than nine days, but may be nine months. After the animal has become rabid, a bite or scratch with his teeth upon a person, or slobber coming in contact with a sore or a raw place, would produce hydrophobia just as soon as though he had been bitten by a mad dog. Hydrophobia can bo prevented, and I will give what is well known to be an infallible remedy, if properly administered, for man or beast. A dose for a horse or cow should be about four times as great as for a person. It is not too late to give medicine any time before the spasms come on. The first dose for a person, is one and a half ounces elecampane root, bruised, put in a pint of new milk, reduced to one hair by boiling, then taken all at one dose iu the morning, fast? ing until afternoon, or at least a very light diet after several hours have elapsed. The second dose the same as first, except take two ounces of the root; third dose the same as last, to be taken every other day. Three doses are all that is needed, and there need be no fear.? This I kuow from my own experience, and know of a number of other cases where it aas been entirely successful. This is no guesswork. Those persons I allude to were bitten by their own dogs, that had been bitten by rabid dogs, and were penned np to see if they would go mad; they did go mad, and did bite the per? sons. This remedy has been used in and about Philadelphia forty years and longer with great success, and is known as the Goodman remedy. I am acquainted with a physician who told me he knew of its use more than thir? ty years, but never knew a case that failed where it was properly administered. Among other cases he mentioned was one where a number of cows had been bitten by a mad dog. To half of the number they administered this remedy, to the other half not. The latter all died with hydrophobia, while those that took the elecampane and milk showed no signs of that disease.?Country Gentleman. Green* Fruit?At this season there is all over the laud a great deal of sickness with not a few deaths on account of imprudence in eat? ing unripe fruit. In the Mosaic system, the Israelites could not cat green fruit. There was no direct command against it, but the prohibi? tion was incidental. The Hebrews were re? quired to give to the Lord the first fruits of the field, the flocks and the vineyards. "And ye shall cat neither bread, nor parched corn, nor green cars, until the self-same day that ye have brought an offering to the Lord." As the peo? ple could not eat of the fruit of the orchard and vineyard until they had first made an offering to the Lord, and that offering had to be of ripe fruit; they were thus protected from the sickness and death produced by eating green fruit. The laws of Moses had regard always to the body as well as the soul. The eminent Dr. Hall pays an eloquent tribute to the sanitary rules of the Mosaic system and says that ''they contain more practical wisdom than was ever devised by all the Boards of Health of all the cities in the world." Ladies arc said to be more addicted to eating green fruit than men are. Dr. J-says that ho knows that the apple which Eve gave to Adam was ripe. If it had been green, she would have eaten it all up herself.?Southern Home. Air and Exercise.?That we Americans do not take air and exercise enough is an ad? mitted fact, and it stairs us in the face in the shape of pale, debilitated men of forty, and sallow, hollow-cheekedpcutee women of thirty. There is a lack of muscle in the men and bloom in the women. The climate is a trying one, to be sure, but that very fact should only stimulate us to fight with and overcome, not to fly from it, and seek refuge from it in interior atmos? pheres, fifty times more fatal. Have wc reason to fear consumption., that great insidious foe of New England?striiight-way wc house our? selves, muffle ourselves, heat ourselves, and deny the simplest breath of air access to our lungs. We drug our bodies with costly artifi? cial tonics, but we neglect those tonics which nature has provided so bountifully and without cost. One-half of us are faded hot-house flowers; the rest a race of unfortunate over? worked bipeds. Out of door exercise is a grand essential to health. ? He who foresees calamities, suffers them twice over.