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AUBUU?Ueiuents rfmarrlages and deaths, and notices of a rellirious character, are respectfulrr solicited, ?dry*rjlhbs inierted gqtit BeminlBceuccs of the . Revolutionary Bert?. ; r ?-7* ?| Tlie^?lisirfe^ wa? ^very agreeably surprised at its regular ?me>ti>g pngatur&Xi' May/|3th, .by ?ceiving a valuable paper forwarded ?through the medium of Julius Horain, ?one or its members, written by Colonel 'Zehner, of Hoboken,- N. Jv,'"an octoge n?rfoq^and a personal Jriend and enm^ ipanion or Tnaadens Kosciusko, the brave who fought ao;.nobly for the liberties of this couutry at Jthe ^pe?^Vjj^i^gtoD, and afterward fae well-known hero of Poland. Inasmuch as that paper relates some interesting reminiscenceH aod me? mentoes by one who is perhaps the sole surviving eye-witness of the last moments 1 con^auie^ it will have general interest. While being read before the society a solemn silence and awe was-., produced, and deep emotion pervadM. all nre?enti.r!i:Jndeed, it runs something like a voice from another worl^^f^l^on|| Zeltner/s .relation is as although I was only a youth when he -lived in my father's house in Soiothurn, Switzerland. He had the front room: on the avcopd floor and.J.oxcupied a rear, room. tirj^Tj>brn[\n^t725c^in.Lugano^ in the district afterward known as the Canton Tessin, of which my father was GflMmor/Apd afterward waftyromoted to I t^'?c^rn^hfp.ffiPniorl extensive' canton of Soiothurn, whose capital city has the 'same name. Soon after my father's installment in Soiothurn he was sent to Paris as Envoy Extraordinary of the Swiss Confederation. In the house of his brother, the Swiss Minister Pleni? potentiary.'my''-father met Kosciusko, wh^1 had beeh; living several years with my ancle. My father and Kosciusko were-1 soon "strongly* ^ftacKed'to each other! 1 Kosciusko*waschen in feeble health and desirow or heekfag' a fetmi, .peaceful home, wherein he might pass the remain? der ? of bis' life.;- Often he expressed -a desire to live in my father's house, and as frequently my father gave hint a cor? dial invitation.?My-father- was-anxious to obtain a likeness of Kosciusko, but' the latte? declined to permit^ one to be made,, saying- ibat5. he 4wuL i averse to it, and had always been, resolved that none should ever exist. Hearing that Eggen schwilier, the celebrated sculptor of his time, a native of Switzerland, was in Paris, ay father visited him. : They ar? ranged that ray father should take Kosci? usko to - the theatre/ and 'that Eggen schw?ler, seated in the adjoining box, should make a drawing of Kosciusko in the course of the performance. In this way a very good portrait was obtained. Soon ii happened that Kosciusko, in company with my father, visited the stu? dio of the scnlptor. There Kosciusko's eye fell upon three marble busts of himself. Very excited, he wielded his heavy cane and shivered .two.. of them. Before tbe third'the imploring sculptor threw him? self, promising solemnly not to duplicate it. Taming to my father, Kosciusko said: "Accept this bust, dear friend, as a praaf of .my- unlimited esteem. To you alone I make an exception to a rule that I<taf$ r?t?ribefore been induced to de P^ftsS-JLJSrl wi:^ only faithful one of Koftciulxo that exists,"is presently in possession of Colonel Zeltner, at Ho? boken ; besides, he possesses some other;, relics of the Polish patriot, as for instance some wearing apparel, two Damascus razors and a campaigning mirror. With those razors; and before that glass, Kosci? usko shaved during Poland's terrible struggle, under his leadership, with Rus? sia. In tbe battle of Maciejowice, fought onihe 10th of October, 1794, Kosciusko was severely wounded and captured by the Russians, and the Poles were unfor? tunately defeated. Kosciusko and his aid-de-camp, the well-known poet, Nietn cewiez, were hurried to St. Petersburg and thrown imprison. When Paul I. as? cended the .throne, mndejvacant by the Empress Catherine's death, he liberated Kosciusko and Niemcewiez, and gener? ously restored their swords. JUiv offer of ? considerable sum of money was refused by both. Kosciusko was conveyed in an imperial Russian ship to England and was there informed by the Emperor Paul's financial agent that the money tendered to him by the Emperor in Rus? sia was at his disposal. Kosciusko again declined it politely. But twenty years later, some years after Kosciusko's inti? macy, with the Governor of Soiothurn. the ,Emperor Alexander I, the uncle of the now reigning Emperor of Russia, Paul I, son and successor, visiting Paris at the time of Napoleon 1's downfall, called on Koscinsko and said: "General, do not insult my father's memory by longer refusing his gift. In return for your acceptance of it, I will grant any favor that you may ask." Kosciusko, having accepted the money, amounting to nearly 200,000 francs, asked that the family of Zelter jmigbt be rewarded for its hospitality to. him while a poverty stricken exile. The Emperor summoned hia?private -Secretary and -commanded hie*4?, bave^an .estate in Poland, yield insrcf?WO? y^n^ggjer an? urn,: con veyed to"tr^.Z?l/ner ffayS;,.^,*. | * As soon as Kosciusko was thus en? riched, continues Colonel Zeltner, he communicated to my father his desire to pass the remaining part of his existence in Soiothurn, our residence. 1 My father prepared pur best-|wo rooms for him. Kosciusko suffered mueh from several old wounds, and every day he .was obliged to anoint his body*"wrth an'Oriental prepa? ration, and apply artificial heat to his extremities, i et he contrived to instruct his' god-daughter, my sister Thaddea, then about fourteen years of age, in the languages and mathematics. In the lat? ter department of education he was par? ticularly efficient.* He lived quietly and ^regularly, rising about 6 o'clock in the morning and retiring at 10 o'clock; received few visitors, other than those in need of pecuirj^ux resistance. The greater part of bis income was spent in charity, and in 1817, when the crops failed,,the principal on deposit in Lon? don Was^heavily'drawh upon. He was accustomed to ride out on a gentle horse tbatjSJtopped whenever a poor person ap? proached, and would not .move on until the alms had te^besfciwed.- One day I carried some wine sent to Kosciusko for his"own use by*;th^ King of Piedmont, to a sick and needy minister of the gospel. Oh th# return,, way the horse was recog? nized from afar by those that habitually received money from his master, and they ran to-ireceive it. The horse came to a stand and. would not move further uhtiFTriiid'taken sortie money out of my purse and satisfied the needy. I frequently read aloud to Kosciusko. Reading the "Conversations-Lexicon" one day I encountered the assertion that when Kosciusko fell from his horse, des perateI^toUii<S^?n.theifield of Macie jowice, he exclaimed "Finis Poloniai!' - " 1 1 ..t-:- . .-i_ ?Jttwfls-hp who, while in this country, conceived the-idea, and by. his untired exer? tions, put into "existence, the famous "Poly tcctocal School" at ^V-est point. Themon '.imwrt erected to his "memory in the adjoin* ine jrnotmd* of that .establishment is the best wltacAjQfit .? - V'.. (This, is the end of Poland.) Throwing his hands up to his forehead, Kosciusko bant out, This is infamous, infamous 1 I said nothing of the kind, for I knew that when I was dead there would be pa? triots to fight for Poland." Again, in another volume of the same work, I met this passage. "When Napoleon I. was in Poland, on his expedition against Russia in 1812, Kosciusko published a proclama? tion to the Polish people, appealing to them to rise in alliance with toe Empe? ror." "That is false, terribly false!" Kosciusko exclaimed, springing out of his. chair, ^Ah, how hard it is to be thus misrepresented to those that I bled for. Napoleon sent Fouche to me at Berville, your uncle's country seat near Paris, while he was preparing for the campaign against Russia, to ask that I should ac? company him. It was intimated that my influence over the Poles was needed by Napoleon. I asked F??che what-Na poleon would -do for Poland if I should advise them to aid him. Fouche replied that his sovereign was unaccustomed to making concessions, and especially to, one of his. own territory. I said then that if Napoleon would do nothing for Poland I would do nothing for him. Saying, 'General, I hope that you ?? Tfl?y~never repent your refusal/ FoUche" withdrew." I have contradicted on every occasion the generally current belief re? garding the authenticity of the exclama? tion; ^Finis Polonire"* and the spurious ^proclamation to-the Polish "people, but they have .become historical. * * At about this period Count Zamolski, the wealthiest landholder of Poland, came to. visit Kosciusko. The latter obtained a Eromise of a cadetship for me in the ;usao-PoIish army from the Count, and in three months I went to Cracow. Two months after my departure Kosciusko, having fallen from his horse in ascending a mountain near the lake of Geneva, contracted a fever of which he died on the 15th of October, 1817. His body .-'Was embalmed.. The intestines were de? posited by my father beneath a lofty monument, inscribed, "Viscera Thaddei Kosciusko," in a village twenty minutes ride from Solothurn. This is a Mecca of Poles. The Emperor Alexander I. ap? pointed Prince Anton Jablonowski to escort Kosciusko's remains to the tomb of the kings of Poland in Cracow. They were conveyed in a splendid carriage, especially constructed in Paris and depos? ited between the sarcophagus of John Sobieski and Prince Poniatowski. Kos? ciusko willed one-half of his possessions, 98,000 francs, to my sister Thaddea, mar? ried to the Count Morosini, and the other to the poor of Solothurn. Near the be? ginning of the first Polish Revolution Kosciusko freed the serfs on his patrimo? nial estate and transferred the lands to his sister, Mme. Estbo. Colonel Zeltner, at present residing at Hoboken, New Jersey, the venerable relic of those bygone times, notwith? standing his age (he is now over 81 years old) enjoys good health and is always in good spirits, only his sight has become of late a little slighted. His face is full and fresh colored, and his bearing soldierly. He became a Major of Guards in the Russo-Polish army before the memorable revolution of 1831. Then he joined the struggling Poles. Having distinguished himself in all the principal battles, be was on one occasion elevated on the field to the rank of Colonel, and adorned with the military golden cross?" Virtuti Mili? tary"?of Poland, the most exalted Polish decoration. After th'e reverse of the Polish army he took refuge with the remnants of patriots, on Prussian terri? tory. Soon after, having determined to seek his fortune in America, he came di? rectly to New York and settled perma? nently in Hoboken, where, having lost his money by some vicissitudes, he began to teach music and languages, succeeding tolerably well, until six years ago, when his eyesight became impaired. 'This exclamation put in the month of Kosciusko, was evidently manufactured by the enemies of Poland for political reasons, as it jproved subsequently. .. .Somnambulism Extraordinary.?? A family living in one of the large squares in the west end of Edinburg, Scotland, had until lately one of their daughters in residence at Mornington Asylum as a private patient. While sit? ting with the family the patient suddenly left the room, and proceeded hurriedly up-stairs, entered her room, and locked the door. Her sister, who had followed her. and could not obtain entrance, fear? ing tbat some accident would follow, rushed out of the house, and was horri? fied to find her relative banging from the ledge of the window by her hands. An alarm was raised, and a large crowd quick? ly gathered. A futile attempt was made to fsree the door of the room, and mean? time Dr. Moxton got upon the ledge of the window of the story beneath. The unfortunate girl now managed to support her feet by his bands, and this to a great extent relieved the strain on her arms. She was now thorough ly alive to her own danger, and was clinging to the window as if for life. She hung first by one hand and then by the other for not less than six or seven minutes. Some of the peo? ple drew from the house a large quantity of bedding, in order to break the fall of the poor girl, which seemed by this time inevitable. . Amid terrible excitement she at last succumbed, and as she was fall? ing the doctor tilted her forward, an action only too necessary, as a projection above the-doorway stood in the way of the de? scent, and would have sent the unfortu? nate girl either upon the iron spikes or into the area below. As it was she fell upon her side, sustaining no apparent in? jury, as she presently walked up stairs. Hymn-Singing.?Commodore Vander bilt was a sharp, clear, hard, busiuess man, who made a great railroad conven? ient, comfortable, safe, and sure for the public, which onght to be grateful for what he did. He sang hymns at the \a?i, and doubtless with sincere emotion. But probably there war not much sing? ing of hymns during the characteristic transactions of his life. "I am glad he liked the hymns," said Mr. Beecher; "but if he had sung them thirty years ago, it would have made a great difference. He did not sing hymns as long as he couid get about." The preacher drew a com? parison between the deaths of the Com? modore and of Mr. Bliss, the hymn-wri? ter and preacher, who perished in the terrible Ash tabula catastrophe. He said, indeed, that it was not fair to compare the obscure sweet singer of Israel with the famaus railway king. But as a Chris? tian moralist he felt that he ought to say how much greater a work in the world the singer seemed-to have done. He did not Ring hymns as long as he could get about. It is true of very many more of us than the Commodore. But it is pleasant to think of those who do; of the men and women who, having no ear for music, are yet singing hymns all the time; of lives that, poor and obscure and lonely, are as sweet and inspiring as the loftiest hymns. "Be a good man, my. dear," said Walter Scott to his son, as H j died. He did not say, be famous, be f^J. cuHsful, be conspicuou*^e ri^rSisj sing hymns, too, ^V^|'j-^d*,t1n"iig of! something better ?^2Wybe sure is-thatj which in th>^p?n*tiail ft D<tfti.^>^ a gond>*^ ? * ** Revelations of a Lion Tamer. At first the tongue of the tamer was pretty closely tied touching matters of his profession, but in due time he'ex? panded into talk when he saw the genu? ine enthusiasm of the keeper for all that related to the ,8u?ject;.YJet naturally prac? ticed strict reserve'in everythingc?nCeVu?, ing his particular work, - In a word, pro? fessional secrets remained entombed. He thought men were hornnt? 'his; v?-' cation, and there was no resisting it. He had followed shows and hung around lion cages when he was a boy. Towafd man-; hood the. business had exercised such ft fascination that he at last obtained em? ployment with a tamer, whom he follow? ed until he was killed .by his beast:- \ This sanguinary spectacle deterred him for the time from the idea" of entering a cage, but he continued his work. " : V There were two^ kinds' of lions in the menageries?those oorn and '.raised in the cages and those caught as whelps wild in Asia and Africa. A few full grown were caught in pits. The first time: he entered a cage was in a small show in a provin? cial town., The two lions whom' he thettJ encountered were old and sick, and bore the scars of twenty year's whipping.on their bald hides; besides, they were born and^pnf^tiuplbehindjtlfe bsli?]?m]jy growled from force of habit, but there was not much danger in them. The posters, of course, announced, the brutes as two of the most ferocious, kings of the forest.-- - .m>??JI 9?&3fiolC From these he - passed ; to rt?afe6-bredr lions in their prime, thence to the wild animals, of which Brutus was one. Un? til the tamer was able to work with these last, he was not considered to the rank of real tamers. The sensation he experi? enced the first time he entered the cage of wild animals was difficult to describe: it was an appreciation of eminent danger" coupled with courage. When he issued'' from the cage his tights and spangled cloth felt as if they had just come out, of the wash tub. He was steeled up to the point of bra very,before the brutes, but ten minutes afterward a child could have knocked him over. The principal secret of managing the brutes was not to be' afraid of them. When the man showed fear he was lost. The mastery was not acquired so much through violence of treatment, as an ab? solute sense of security in their presence. Audacity and self-possession were neces? sary every minute, every second; a mo? ment's loss of equilibrium might prove fatal. The buttery mode of treatment about which Bookmen wrote had no existence in fact among showmen. No man man? ages his beasts with kindness. When his brutes licked his face in his perform? ance it looked affection, but it was not; he was afraid; and when the animal went through this occulatory business he was obliged to keep his eye on him with all the concentration of his will, for there was something in the beast's eyes showed that he would sooner use his teeth than his tongue. There was an impression that a lion once tamed is tamed for good, as a horse is broken to harness. This was an error; the lion had to be tamed every day anew in order to keep him in subjection. Bounders asked him if he meant to say that all lions were vicious. To which he answered negatively. There were good iions and bad lions, just as there were good and bad men. The bad beasts, however, were more numerous than the others, for it was their nature to kill to provide for their hunger. The book talk about their generosity was not trust? worthy; the instinct of the beast was to kill when it was hungry, but when its stomach was full it was less dangerous. He had captured Brutus there when the animal was two years old; he was then ten, but always retained something of his wild nature. He was secured in a pit with his mother, the mother being shot. In another menagerie in which he had been employed his principal performance was "the happy family, in which he brought together iu the same cage two lions, several wolves, a couple of bears, a sheep, a small elephant with a monkey on his back. The crowning feature of this was the introduction of the sheep's head into the lion's mouth,' which he held open by the upper Hp with a strong grin. The sovereignty of the lions was acknowl? edged by the other animals, who looked at them with fear, getting as far away from them as the cage would permit. He had to pull each one into the cage by force. He compelled the bear to stand with his nose in close proximity to that of the lion f he call ed this f the kiss of friendship; the bear had to be kicked and pushed into position, looking at the lion with terror; the lion did not deign to look at the bear, but kept his eye on his master, whom he obeyed under pro? test. When the sheep was brought for? ward, and its head was put between the lion's jaws, it was almost in a swooning condition, and excited general pity. He had to get a new sheep every month, the daily fear causing them soon to decline unto death. The foregoing in substance, was a por? tion of the talk with which Brinton grat? ified himself as well as his listener, the appreciative Rounder.?Albert Rhodes, in the Gallaxy for February. Proportion of Voters to Popula? tion.?A correspondent of the Washing? ton Union gives some very notable facts and figures concerning the vote of several States, cities and counties. "The popu? lation of Ohio is estimated for 1875 at 2,800,000; vote at the national election 659,000; one to every four and one quarter of the population. Michigan,' estimated population 1,350,000; vote 316,000, one to every four and one quarter of the population. Take two Democratic States?Connecticut's popu? lation is estimated up to 1876 at 600,000; vote at the national election" 121,000; one to every five of the population. Maryland's population 850,000, estimated up to 1875; vote at national election 163,000; one vote for every five and one quarter of the population. Next com? pare two Democratic cities with two Re? publican. New York, population 1,100, 000; vote 171,000; one vote to every six and one-half of the population. ? Balti? more, population 350,000; vote 53,000 ; one vote for every six and one-half of aulation. Philadelphia, population ,000; vote 139,000; one vote for every five and three-quarters of population/ San Francisco, population 150,000 ; vot/ 41,000; one vote for every three and sV" ty-0De one-hundredths; of, popala'ti^ These last figures are 'remarkable,' /od plainly Indicate the roason of Hay es car? rying California. ^ must likewise/ie re? membered that fc,|ere are a large r?mber of Chinese in aan Francisco who/do not vote and nr- embraced in her population of 150,00/-" / Thp.ilbany Argus, quoting/these sta tistv\at length, indicates tint a strong g,4>icion attaches to tue validity of the /ote for Hayes in two or-three States, { which went for him. It may be that the | RgpuJblLeana- hjuza_lhgiknack of getting ! W wore men than theTJinmjcnrcy ? but1 the cry of "fraud" against the Democrat* would-seem, confronted with the -figures i to be a rogue's outcry .to. divert attention froTu hjnjgelf, i ? <? ? i Men And Manners at the1 Black Hills. Yesterday afternoon, says the Virginia (Nevada) Chronicle, this office was.visited by Harry Williams, an old Cor-^toeker/ who has for some months.past bet 'rying hisluck at the Black Hills with good re? sults. Mr. Williams is a keen observer of eveutS}- and :doe*f not- require tcc be pumped to be - induced- to tell wb at he deadwood. . * ''TellusM-about Deadwobd;Mr. Wil liamsi-^f.''- a siidl Httitot? ?iur? "Dead Wood may.be considered a pretty lively tpwp j.thatT$. lively. fbjC ? tou# of 2^000 .inhabitants. -.'Qf course,, it's tfi'e oehtrat camp, where all "?he^gambling, fighting* and'business is done. Every? thing goes; on., a grand .rush night and day.' .There js no .regularity ' ^bout^ny thing. . A man opens a place of busfhesa 'andir/akes lots of money; then he-gets' .tbe-proapecting fevers starte'roTi the>gul ches and shuts up his.shebang. .When a .plasia closed up it^eans.that the owner , is out digging, has been killed in ?'fight,; or> is off on a spree. We haye n?. miinic5-1 ipal government at'&ll.'^ toe's mayor df tb'e'lbVh;' 'Eyety; onde in '?a" ?while rih'e' boy'|''caira! rna?j. meeting;' draw7 up' 'resoTutionsV ete./lrad1 decide to' incorporate the'town and haVef aboard of Arde'rrtienj.'b'tital; the' end'^f the1 weelc' upbo#? fchbws yhat ha^'tfecome'of .the resor?tf?ris-'?^tbe ATdermeri.' "V^d'staTta new city government; every two' wedks and!;bust'ehe every week?if. there is any. "V:.'Vf'"; "flW ABOUT" THE THEATRE ?" "Yes, we!ve got a,little theatre there, not nearly ?s well fitted up as your, cock? pit. 'The orchestra "chairs, are made of, stakes driven into the ground,'with a round piece of board about the size, of your hand hailed ron, top...Admission, $2.50l reserved seats, $p\ ./They run a, sort of1 variety' show, and- 8^ingjin: 'the jokes and stage business as.broad. as pos? sible. The can-can was danced for some time, until, the boys got tired of it and they "said: 'Give us someaingin', or we'll clean out the place. We wan,t something elevatin',' ana the manager had to import a female sentimental vocalist, at big ex? pense, to appease the patrons. She sung,. 'Sweet Spirit Hear my Prayer,' 'Consider the Lillies,' and other high-toned music, and I thought that the boys would go crazy with delight. But they got tired of it in about a week. Fanny Garritson was the singer. I believe .she used to be here." "MANY SALOONS THERE?" "Saloons all over the place, and whis? key four bits a drink. They put two bar? rels up on eud, nail a board across for a bar, and deal it out. A miner who wants to treat pours some gold dust on tbe bar? rel head and says, 'Set 'em up.' They never weigh the dust. Sometimes a man won't put down enough dust, but they never say a word; and if he's a little tight and pours out ten or fifteen dollars' worth, they never mention , it. . They have three faro banks running all the while. They don't use checks for the boys; when they won a pile of checks they threw them all over the place, and some were too drunk to handle 'em. So,, the checks got played out. Now a man puts a little gold dust in a dollar green? back and it goes for two dollars. Ten dollars' worth of dust in ; a ten dollar greenback goes for twenty dollars, and so on. They never weigh dust at all, but guess the amount." ? "have you a daily paper?" ! "Yes, sometimes it's daily, and then when the compositors get drunk it don't come out for several days. If a man wants gun wadding he goes and pays four bits for a paper. Whenever they start a new city government they print a lot of ordinances; then there's* a grand rush for the paper. Sometimes it comes out twice a week and sometimes twice a day." "much riHOOTIN??" "Oh, yes; the boys are all good on the shoot. Every man carries abpufe fourteen pounds of the frearms hitched to his belt, and they never pass any words. ? The fel? low that gets his gun out first is the best man, and they lug off the other fellow's body. Our grave-yafd is a big institu? tion, and a growing one. Sometimes, however, the place is right quiet. I've known times when a man wasn't killed for twenty-four hours. Then perhaps they'd lay out five or six a day. When a man gets too handy with his sbootin' irons and kills five or six, they think he isn't safe, and pop him over to rid the place of him. They don't kill him for what he has done, but for what he's .lia? ble to do. I suppose that the. average deaths amount to about 100 a month; but the Indians kill some." I A Pious Diplomat;?Some few days ago, says the Wheeling, West Virginia, Leader, a minister from one of thf neigh? boring towns came to Wheelirg on a short visit. He was out calling pretty late one nicht and upon returning home he was suddenly met in a lonely part of the city by a highwayman,; ftbo thrust a pistol at the clergyman aid demanded j bis "money or his life." / \ The minister was siartl/d, but his pres ! ence of mind did hot frfsake him, and he thus addressed the wiuld-be thief in the most solemn and afBcting tone: ,.' "My good man, you/shall have every cent I possess. I give'it you willingly, but I hope you willeisten to me for\a* moment. The preacher thin fell to work and went over a whole sermon, and in the most melting terns beseeched him to forsake his preset mode of making a living. The sta* twinkled above in un dimmed glory, /tid the sad winds whirled around the adaceni corner. It was an impressive ocAsi?n; and the silent influ? ences of nigK', in conjunction with the eloquent anr'sweetly modulated tones of the preache". caused the robber to soften and grow jenitent. The pracher saw this, and watching an oppor/ine moment, exclaimed, "My friend, you have done me a w ong, though/'>u shall have ray money. But get dor" on your knees and ask forgive? ness fir your sins." ' \\ Thy penitent thief got down on his kneevand when he had completely un? hinged, the preacher kicked him in the stomach, and ran up street like a narrow gi/lge engine. /A s1jn8ation in Church.?There was a sudden sensation in an Oakland Church; oifa" late" "Sunday." 'It appears that a young lady memberc of the choir became so anxious to examine a certain exasperatingly pretty bonnet in a pew back under the organ luff, that she lost her' balance, Lang turned a somersault down upon the unsuspecting congrega? tion. The minister had only reached "tenthly," when he was shocked by,a dis? solving view of striped stockings ; and the millionaire underneath had just selected his srnnlrestrcoin for tbe heathen, when a* pair of two-inch heels-took-biro in the back of the neck like-the fast-dyln-r lick of a pile-driver. When the dust cleared away the church was found to be empty, and'since then the flock have meekly, but-firmly, informed tho .vestry that un lesa, the .choir is fenced, in, or. a'net stfeteheel over the.beads'of the congrega tlon, as required by .law, they will stay -rw^'fjwm-tfre i&tfrtuSity. " -i * ? ? ?en. i?. if.' H?l on Dueling. % James Gordon'1 Bennett, Proprietor of the New York: Herald, fought a duel last week at ?dvre-de^Grnce, .Maryland, with FrecL May, who had cowhided him. May was slightly: wounded, and the honor of both:gentlemen was abundantly satis? fied! Bemtett; by? W. own confession; had acfeS badlyitowards May's sister and deserved the thrashing.. . It wo?ld seem ithen that the wounding of May ha? but a^uMed'to Ene wrotig'al^ady done; This hnnjs iigVtHe .'iVhole question of the so called code of honor. The objection*: to; :* may be briefly stated thus: "First,' It is an uncertain mode1 of .righting wrong. The.injured man 'njjust'.'as likely to be killed or wounded as the, aggressor. In fact, the chances are against the innocent ?man.'. For the professed duelist and the expert with deadly weapons'are more apt to be offensive than other persons. They give insults, accept* trie challenge and se leet;:the:weapons* withMwhich they are niost familiar and then kill or maim those they have wonfcenly1' provoked. ' Second, The duel settles nothing. Suppose A de? tects B iti some mean or-wicked action atidtuarges him with it. - Is B made less guilty, because hckills A or kills him? self? ' 'Is the' offence against morality or decency checked or encouraged by" the duel in the^caSe*' Supposed ?r:l Would A ihave spoken1 of it, if he had known that he did it at the risktif his life ? There have been duelists-'at? the South, who were licensed fuffianS, the"terror of com? munities and even States. We could readily name half a dozen notable case*, faihrliar to all drir readers. People let these monsters do almost what they pleased; for;iheddlin^ with them was death. Third, The "duel is no test of j courage.#. Every:military man knows that duelists, as a general rule,., are not as brave'in battle as other-men. The rea? son of this is obvious. The duelist trusts in his skill, his tact and address. On the battlefield, these advantages are taken away and he is just like other men. Hence the things in which he trusted being removed, his confidence and cour? age go with them. Let a man habitiual |y carry a deadly weapon, he will be cow? ardly when he does not have it with him. So a duelist "may have the average cour? age of mankind, but the advantages that he has over other men on the dueling field will make cowardly in the battle? field. The greatest warrior of modern times, the 1st Nopoleon, understood the demoralizing influence of the duel upon the courage of his officers, and he pun? ished it with death. So did Frederick the Great, and so does the Emperor Wil? liam. If these great warriors had be? lieved that the duel imparted a higher sense of honor and chivalry, they would have encouraged it instead of repressing it, Every soldier knows that old field bullies and court house bullies were, as a General rule, cowardly on the battlefield, 'he philosophy of it has just been given. Iti fist and skull encounters, they had su? perior strength or superior skill. Losing those advantages in battle, they become more easily frightened than other men. Precisely so with the duelist, when placed where his skill and address avail him nothing, the loss of these advantages puts him below the average scale in cour? age. Our attention was first called to this at Contreras. in Mexico, where a Captain who had killed three men in duels took to his heels at the first fire, and,a grey-hound could scarcely have caught him. It is our deliberate opinion that a nation of duelists will become a nation of cowards. Fourth, The code as we have seen, gives birth to a class of bullies who are little better than assas? sin?, and in some cases have been killed like mad-dogs to be got rid of. A few years ago, one of this class was shot in a most cowardly manner in Richmond, Va., but the. jury acquitted the murderer after a few moments deliberation, and the au? dience cheered their.^verdict. The tree must'be'judged by its fruits; a^ system that begets ruffians and assassins must be a vicious system/ Fifth, Dueling is ex? pressly forbidden by the law of God. The command j "Thou shalt not kill," prohibits the taking of the life of another in a.duelj and; equally prohibits us from expbsihg'our own lives in that way. No casuistry can make'that right which God has prdnounced t? oe wrong. Favors.?If you want to be happy, never ask a favor. Give as many as you can, and if aqy, aCQufreely offered, it is. not necessary; to - be too proud to take them; but never ask-for or stand waiting for any... Whqever asked a favor at the right time? _To be refused is a woful stab to one's pride. It is even worse to have a favor granted hesitatingly. We suppose, that out of a hundred who petition for the least thing, if it be even an hour of. time?ninety-nine wish, with burning cheeks and aching hearts, that they had not done so. Don't asks favors of your nearest friends. Do everything for yourself, until, you drop, and then if any one. picks you. up, let it be because of his free choice, not trom any groan you utter. But while you stand be a soldier. Eat your own crust rather tbau feast on another's dainty.meals; drink cold water rather than another's, wine. The world is full of people asking favors, and people are tired of granting them. Love of ten? derness should never be put aside, when its full hands are stretched towards you; but so few love, so few are tender, that a favor asked is apt to be a cruel millstone around your .neck, even if you gain the thing you want by the asking. As you cast your bread on the water, and it re? turns, so will the favor you ask, if unwill? ingly granted, come back to you when you least expect or desiie. Favors con? ceded on solicitation are never repaid. They are more costly in the end than an over due insurer's bill. Matrimony and Fast Yo?ng Men. ?The pastor of a church in one of our large cities said not long ago: "I have officiated at 40 wedding* since I came here, and in every case, save one; I felt that the bride was running an awful risk. Young men of bad habits and fast ten? dencies never marry girls of their own sort, but'demand a wife above suspicion. So pure, sweet women, kept from the touch of 'evil through the years of their girlhood, give themselves, with all their "costly dower ? of womanhood; into the keeping of men who,'in their associations have learned to undervalue all that be? long to them, and then find no time for repentance in the sad after years. There is but one way out of this thai I can see. and that is for you?the young women of the country?to require, in association in marriage," purity forpurity, sobriety for sobriety, and honor for honor. There is no reason why the young men of this Ch'ri'Htian;,lftnd>)hould not. be just as vir? tuous ns iis young women, and if the loss of your society and love be the price they are forced to pay for vice, they will not pay it. I admit with sadness that not atl .our young women are capable of,-this .high standard for- themselves1 or others, but I bolievo there are enough earnest, thoughtful girls in the Society of our ooun-. try ? to work wonders: if faithfully A Word for-' tiie Babies, tJ.HH .i??*?.;'} "Ma just has the crossest babies( and always had. Dear me! we hare uo peace 'at all." .... ,, . .... . "Why, Anne, what's the matter with the present baby ? Does if "have tbe colic?" . - . imi< ? "Colic? J.should think so; it'snoth ing but'colic, as for colds, it's always stuffed up with cold, and can hardly get its breath/ Strange there should be such difference in. babies j.. yolirJa. is so good^J Mrs. L.j really, ?oW, 1 believe I've", ilevcr llettrd it cry yet as much as I Hin bere. ' Ddtsri^'it^ ever have tbd: colic., once a day, anyhow, toward its bedtime1" "N?, Anne, It has'!never bad whatl call a bad spell'of the colic, or indeed any kind of a: 66ra*;! It'is jiist the- best little boy in all.the*,town." ';.",'" "Arid f wonder be does not kick arid' cry air the time, the way you'keep Kim wrapped up; a pretty thick.shawl always round him; beside- the little double blanket over his lower limbs. Don't want to sriiother him, do yon ?" "No fear of that, Anne, with his little face, hands and arms always out.. arid in motion, too, \ most 8f; the 't?re^Bls' dresses are always high-necked'arid long sleeved of course. ' Your mother' keeps her baby warm, doesn't she?" ?''*'? "Yes, plenty warm she thinks, biit we never wrap it up like you do. Let me see?yes, her little frocks are all short sleeved, and her drily wrap is a single three cornered piece of flannel, em? broidered some of course; and when the children come hothe from school they pick her up with their cold hands and fan her round, to their notion, and have nice times,'only the little thing keeps up such a yelling; and ma. says she never gets a good night's rest any.more;"'. "And she does not deserve it for1 such cruelty to her poor little helpless babe." "Why, Mrs. iL-.,' bow'can you talk so? Ma is a devoted mother and a veryanx ior one, too, for she lost several children with croup and othei1 things, but you know children will die sometimes." "Yes, very many die just for want of proper care, Anne-." "Well, I know ma loves her children, and Mrs. L., you should see how lovely she dresses baby, the last frock she made is full of tucks and ruffles and?:?." "Bother the tucks and ruffles and cruel short sleeves that ruin a child's health and temper. Tell her to wrap a warm, soft shawl round the little suffering babe; something extra over the lower limbs; and warm the wee, rosy feetfleveral times a day, if they are the least cool, and then I believe her babe will be good, healthy and happy as ray own. My only wonder is that any child can survive such treat? ment, and how is it, Anne, that you are so bright and healthy?" "Ma says I am the best of the flock as to health, and I've heard her tell of a good grandma, who was living during my babyhood, who loved me and fondled and cradled and wrapped me up and took special charge of me, much to tbe amuse? ment of the rest of the family, who laughed at the long sleeves and warm wraps, and feared it would all make me so very tender and sickly." "Wei"., Vnne, you may thank that good grandma for your fine constitution and rosy cheeks; she certainly gave vou an excellent start in the world. Strange that your mother did not learn a little wisdom from such an example." "Do you really think, Mrs. L., that babies should be so wrapped up;: you know that they don't look half so pretty, and that long sleeves and warm things make such a difference ?" "Yes, they make every difference; warmth is life, and cold is death to them; and Ldo believe very many babies' lives i are sacrificed on the altar of a mother's vanity. Anne, you are old .enough to see a good deal to the comfort of your baby sister, and let me entreat 'you to talk it all over with your mother, and join with her in trying to make the poor little helpless thing more comfortable, yes, entirely comfortable, and great will be your reward.?Nellie, in Germantapm Telegraph..taua The First Prayer in Congress.? In Thatcher's Military Journal, under date of December, 1777, is found a note containing the identical first prayer in Congress,, made by the Rev. Jacob Duchc, a gentleman of great eloquence. Here it is, an historical curiosity: "0, Lord, our Heavenly Father, high and mighty King of kings, and Lord of lords, who dost from thy throne behold all the dwellers on earth, and reignest with power supreme and uncontrolled over all the kingdoms, empires, and gov? ernments, look down in mercy, we be? seech Thee, on these American States, who have fled to Thee from the rod of oppression, and thrown themselves on Thy -gracious protection, desiring to be henceforth dopendent only on Thee, they have appealed for the righteousness of their cause; to Thee do they look up for that countenance ' and support which Thou alone can'st give; take them, there? fore, Heavenly Father, under Thy nur? turing care; give them wisdom in coun? cil, and valor in the field; defeat tbe malicious designs of our cruel adversa? ries ; convince them of the unrighteous? ness of their cause; and if they still persist in their sanguinary purpose, 0, let the vo.oe of Thine own unerring jus? tice, sounding in their hearts, constrain them to drop the weapons of war from their unnerved bands in the day of battle! Be Thou present, 0 God of wisdom, and direct the councils of this :bt \orable as? semble; enable them to settle things on the best and surest foundation, that tbe scene ot blood may speedily close, that order, harmony and peace may be effec? tually restored, and truth and justice, re? ligion and piety, prevail and flourish among Thy people. Preserve the health of tbeir bodies and the vigor of their minds; shower down on them, and the millions they here represent, such tem? poral blessings as Thou seest expedient for them in this world, and crown them with everlasting glory in the world' to come. We ask .all these things in the name arid through' the merits of Jesus Christ, Thy Son, our Saviour. Amen. What is a Registered tarER?-^ The editor of the Ohio: Staio Journal is postmaster of Ctotumbus/aHd the follow? ing, from bis paper, may be considered official. ;' ' \ The question'is very often askbd,What is the difference between a Registered Letter arid any other ? Tbe difference is, that a Registered Letter does not go in the inai. :>roper. It passes from hatid to' hand, outside the mail'pouches, every person through whose hands it passes being required to sign''a receipt'for it on receiving it, and secure a receipt for it on passing it over to the next in transit. The person holding the last receipt is thus always able to show who is account? able for the loss. The responsibility rests, upon the man who has signed a receipt for the Register package, arid who is not able to produce the package or a receipt from somebody' else for it. The'safest way to send money is by Money Order. Where it docs not go To. a Money Order office, it should always be sent rri a Ro? ister package. Money ought utitft'o bo sent in an ordinary f^Uer under.any citi cuui.ftrtfrcesi' There.is no possible ."WaY;of Anecdote of George Stephenson. At Dray ion, on one. occasion, van ani? mated discussion took place. n Between Stephenson arid Dr. Buck land on one of his favorite theories as to the' formation of coah- But the respft was, that Dr. Buck-land, a much greater master , of tongue-fence that Stephenson completely, silenced him. '"Next morning before breakfast, while0he was walking in the frounds deeply pondering, Sir William 'ollet came.up and asked him what he was thinking about,, "W.hy, Sir William. 1 am thinking over tbat'argUment'I had with Bricfclandlast night: '1 kribW-I an? right, and that if I had rthe' eamrnand of words, he has, I'd hav^?be?teo jhim"; "Let me know all about it," sntd; Sir William, "and I will s8e!whatTcan'do .for yon." The twosatdowo iri-?n'?rbor, when the astute lawyer, made, himself thoroughly acquainted with, the points of the' case; entering into it with all the zeal of an advocate about to plead the interests of ? his client. After he:had mastered the subject,--Sir. William j rose > up^ rubbing his hands .with..gjee,,,and said, "Now I am ready for him., 'Sir Robert Peel was made'acquainted with' the plot, and adroitly introduced the sub? ject of the controversy after dinner. The The result was that in the argument which followed the man of science was overcome by the man of law; and Sir William Follet had at all points the mas? tery over Dr. Buckland.... . ?, ? "What do you say, Mr.-Stephenson?" asked Sir Robert, laughing. "Why," said he, "I only sav this, that' of all the powers, above arid- under the earth, there seems to me- to be no power so great as the gift of gab," .. . ;: 2 . One day, at dinner,, .during the same visit, a scientific lady'asked him the question, "Mr. Stephenson, what do yon consider the most powerful- force in na? ture?" . ''Oh I" said he, in a gallant spirit, "I will soon answer that question; it is the eye of a woman for the man who loves her; for if a woman look with affection on a young man, and he should go to the uttermost ends of the earth, the recpjler tion of that look will bring him back; there is no other force in nature'that could do that." One Sunday when the party had-just returned from church, they were standing together on the terrace near the hall, and observed in the distance a railway train flashing along, throwing behind it a long line of white steam. "Now, Buckland," said Mr. Stephenson, "I have a.poser for you. Can vou tell me what is the power that is driving that train ?" "Well," said the other, "I suppose it is one of your big engines." "But what drives the engine V "Oh, very likely a Newcastle driver." "What do you say to the light of the sun ?" "How can that be ?" asked the Doctor. "It is nothing else," said the engineer; "it is the light bottled up in the earth for tens of thousands of years?light, ab? sorbed by plants and vegetables, being necessary for the condensation of carbon during the process of their growth, if it be not carbon in another form?and now after being buried in the earth for long ages in fields of coal, that latent light is again brought forth aud liberated, made to work, as in that locomotive for great human purposes." The idea was certainly a most striking and original one; like a flash of light, it illuminated in an instant an entire field of science.?Life of George Stephenson. Woman's Lore Above All; A young woman, with a babe at her breast came into a city police station arid asked for a lodging. She was tbin arid poor, and the frozen snow hung in masses about the skirt of her dress. "I walked in from the country," she said, when the usual question was asked her; "my husband came in to look for work. As he did not come back I made up my mind that he fell in with some of his old cronies. So I came to look for him. Mother offered to keep me, but I know that she hasn't'more than she needs for herself. I have walked ten 1 miles since breakfast. Can I stay until day? light!" The officer said she could. As she was passing through the corridor she caught sight of a man standing behind the bars. He .<as unshaven and 'hag? gard, and his red -yes told the cause of his being there. "Why, Jim I" Theman glanced up! He brushed his band across his eyes, looked .at her again,* audit is to his credit thr.t his voice trem? bled when he said: "How came you here Martha?" . , , ? "Oh, Jim!" and the poor wife"began ! to sob ; "I was afraid of this- and came 1 after ydu. I knew you wouldn't go to do it of your own accord ; but them cro? nies, Jim?them cronies! I knew what it would come to." "Yes," and the young fellow's eyes filled with tears; "I know it's so, but I never knew it so well before. But if I get out of this, I'll give you my word it's the last time, It's the last time!?and you know I never have promised you that before." The mother leaned against the bars, and let her tears flow for a moment. She then straightened up and went direct to the cTerkV* ,?How much does he owe?" she asked. ? ' ? <'?'??>? "Three dollars and forty cents;". The woman took from her pocket a. solitary five-dollar bill and paid the fine without d murmur. The door was'opened, the young man passed out, and in n mo? ment was marching down the street .with his babe in one arm and his wife close to his side. The Minister's Wife.?Under the above caption the London Baptist J^hga zine had the following bit of pleasant satire: . "The minister's wife ought to be selec? ted by a committee of the church. She should be warranted-never to have head? ache or neuralgia; she should have nerves of wire, and sinews of icon; she should never be tired nor sleepy, and should be j everybody's cheerful drudge; she' should be cheerful, intellectual, pious and; do? rn estic; she should be able, to keep-her husband's house, dacn h U stockings,make his shirts, cook his dinner,-light, his fire, and copy his sermons; she should keep up the style of a lady on the wages of a day laborer, and be always at: leisure for 'good wo. ks,' and ready to receive morn? ing calls; she should be secretary to the Band ef Hope, the Dorcas Society, and the Home Mission; she should conduct Bible classes and mothers' meetings; should make clothing for the poor and gruel for.the sick; and finally, she should be pleased with everybody and everything, ana never desire any reward beyond the satisfaction of having done her own duty and other people's too." <.??<? ? ? The hair is a beautiful ornament of women, but it has always been a disputed point which color most, becomes it. We accouutred hair as by no^oeans the most -preferable; but in the tiraeof Elizabeth it found ardent admirers', "aud was in fashion. Mafy of Scotland; though- she 'bad exquisite hair of her own, wore .red fronts., ^Cleopatra was red-hair^d-j a*;d the.-Venetian. Indies to this djiv.cOUQterv LEGAL ADVERTISING.-We are compelled't? require' cash paymenta for adrertlalnj* ordered by Executors, Administrators and other fiduciaries and herewith append the rates for the ordinary fiof iees, which will only bo lescrted When the money ?*tt#llh-the crdc/i ... .x , Citations, twolflaerflofwT?-' * ?' ? ?3/09 Estate Notices, three insertions, ?* - 1AQ -Finai Settlement!, five laseriiops 3.00 TO CORRESPONDENTS.-ln order to receirn ?ttetflibir; (folto^ by tbe true name and address of the writer. Re? jected manuscripts will not be retarned/unless the necessary stamps are furnished to repay tbe postage thereon. tfir We are not responsible for the views and opinions of our correspondents. All communications ?should be addressed to "F4 Itora Intelligencer," and all checks, drafts, money : orders, Ac, should be made parable to the order of hoyt 4 CO., Anderson, s. C. ' ? ? -- - ? How it Feels to be Drowning. I was crossing a bridge over a wide but shallow stream, in a lonely place, and ac? cidentally fell off. When I say shallow, I mean for such a wide body of water. I I saw nobody near me and could not swim a stroke. I knew how deep the water was, add gave myself up for lost. Tbe 3' uicknesa of the - senses when sudden eath' seems impending bas frequently been noted, but stilt," without experience, no one can realize it. It is as if one's whole life were spread out in a panorama before him, every portion of which was visible at once; , Every minute detail of [things long forgotten,, and which when I they .happen ed were so trifling that they apparently made no impression on the memory",1 stand out in sharp and bold outline; I remembered, for instance, games of marbles played when J was a boy, and a futile attempt I once made to transmute a "commoney" into a "white alrey" by roasting it in the fire. I re* raerabered how the marble bursted in tbe operation, and how a piece of it struck" and cut the cheek of the boy who had be? guiled me into the experiment, and. the satisfaction I experienced at the retribu? tive justice. It seemed as if everything I had ever done, suffered, or thought, was presented to my memory at a single flash. Then I struck the water, when a sound, which I have since learned to liken to the roar of Niagara, burst on my ears and stunned me with its overwhelming vol ' ume. I remembered a brief instant of j struggling and clutching, and then a sense of sinking?sinking?sinking?un? til I had reached a depth of thousauds of fathoms. I neither suffered pain nor felt alarmed, but had a vague feeling of being irresistibly borne to some catastrophe, the I climax to which would be terrible. Suddenly I found myself possessed of the power of floating or wafting myself along by mere violitiou. With a delicious feel ing of languid indolence I suffered my? self to float about?not in the water, but in the air?skimming over the surface of the ground in whatever direction I chose, hither and thither, as a wayward fancy led. I was conscious, that it was a new power, and I exulted in its possession and reasoned on its nature. I found that my body was as light as the air in which it moved, and imagined that a thistle down would feel as I did, if possessed of consciousness. Then I was in the water again, and everything around me had a roseate hue, which speedily changed to green, then to violet, and finally to utter darkness, and then all was blank. As I subsequently learned, some men in a skiff half a mile away had seen me fall into the water and hurried to my as* sistance, but I had disappeared long be? fore they reached the spot. Many min? utes elapsed before they found me, and full half an hour afterward before the physicians, who had been summoned, arrived. They pronounced me dead, and that they made any attempt to resuscitate me was due solely to the persistence of an intimate friend of mine who had accom? panied them. Curious History of a State.?The territory now known as the 8tate of Wis? consin was claimed by France on the ground of discovery by its missionaries and teachers in 1690, who governed it until they ceded it to great Britain. It was held by the British nation until 1782, when she ceded all ber possessions north? east of the Ohio to the United States. Wisconsin was then thrown under tbe Territorial Government of Ohio by the ordinance of 1787. On the 4th of July, 1800, the Indian Territory was organized, and it was attached to that Territory until April 18th, 1818, when Illinois became a State. It was then attached to tbe Ter? ritory of Wisconsin, July 4, 1836; so that Wisconsin was governed by the King of France ninety-three years; the King of Great Britaiu twenty "years; by the State of Virginia one year; by the Territory of Ohio sixteen years, by the Indian Territory nine years; by Illinois Territory nine years, and by Michigan Territory eighteen years. She continued a Territory of tbe United States nearly twelve years, when, on the 13th of March, 1848, she became the thirtieth State of the American Union. . When and How to Eat Fruit.? When fruit does harm it is because it is eaten at improper times, in Improper Siuaritities, or before it is ripened and fit or tbe banian stomach. A distinguished physician has said that if his patients would make a practice of eating a couple of good oranges "before breakfast, from February to June, his practice would be gone. The principle evil is that we do not eat enough of trait; that we injure its finer qualities with sugar; that we drown them in cream. We need the medical action of the pure fruit acids in our syste m, and their cooling, corrective influence.?Medical Journal. --Dishonesty is forsaking permanent for temporary advantages. ? God sends his rain in gentle drops, else flowers would be beaten to pieces; ? Over 3,000,000. cigars are daily burned in this country. No insurance. ? When you see two men arinin arm you may be sure that one'of thenris sober. 1 ? "I say, Sambo," said one Virginia darkey to another, "can you answer this connnderfrum; s'posin' I gib yon a bot? tle ob whisky corked-shut with a cork, how would you get de whisky .out with? out pullin' de cork or breakin'. the bot-, tie?" "I gibs dat up." "Why, push de cork in." ? The sum total of railway lines through the principal countries of the world uow reaches a distance nearly four? teen times tbe circumference of the globe, or one and a half times a journey to the moon. Of this total the United States' -lines extend 75,585 miles: Great Britain's, at home and through her foreign do? main, 66,101; Russia's, in Europe and Asia, 84,914 those of France, 80,779; and of the German Empire,.18,899. ? The postage stamp was introduced in London January 10,1840, by Rowland Hill, in connection with cheap. postage. The next. nation to . introduce it was France, ni?e years after. Germany be? gan to use the stamp in 1850, and was the first to introduce the postal card. In 1874 Great Britain realized a net revenue from its Post Offices of thirteen millions of dollars, while the United States, in the same time lost about twenty-four millions. ? J. H. Rankle, . formerly Solicitor of tbe Columbia Circuit, shot himself through the bead in Fine's saloon, in the city of Columbia, on last Thursday night. The act was committed entirely without warning, and immediately after conver? sing with some friends who were in the saloon. Mr. Runkle was a native of Ohio, about thirty years of _age,*?nd has been a resident, of this State for eight years."" He was ? brother-in-law "of Judge H?ge. ;;The ,ball: rnnged throdga' his temples;" ttie'pfctdl beingliald agafcfsthls head, and he lived only a few* minutes after rkrrig?Jfce.HUot.- Temporary itWani-.. ty48^ppo^tt/haVtfbexji l&Ottiflrttf