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All, no doubt, are acquainted with the h ?tito ty of the illustrious warrior statesman und consul of Homo, Julius ('tesar, whose wonderful ucbieveuiMits startled the world and made thc popio of that myth ological age look upon him as one who, if not a god himself, was at least a favor ite of the gods. Hut thc great love and admiration which his astonishing talent excited in thc minds of the people, awakened jealousy and envy in a few who were equally ambitious, but less talented. These entered into a conspira cy against the life of Caisur and were joined by Marcus Brutus, a mau whom C'a'sar loved and on whom be had con ferred many favors. On one occasion even granting bim life and liberty when bc was a prisoner of war. Hut all of these generous favors from Caesar arc forgotten by Brutus, aa lie indulges the belief that Oesar's death will exalt bis own position and benefit Rome. Filled with this idea, ho hurries with thc con spirators to the Senate House where Ctcsiir is sitting, and there awaits the signal for attack. It is soon given and each man rushes on, anxious to dip his steel blade in thc blood of the great hero ; but Caesar's brave blood resisted the foe until ho saw Brutus' baud raised to strike; then crying out, "And thou, too, Brutus!" he folded his mantle about bis face and fell with thc dignity becoming so <: rent a warrior. Thc deed was done, and many remark able phenomena followed. The most memorable of which was a great comet that was seen in the heavens for seven nights after Caesar's death, then disap peared. IL was commonly believed to be a sign that his soul was admitted to thc gods. To this may be added thc failing of the sun's lustre, for bis orb looked pale all the year, and he rose not '-with hts usual brightness, nor afforded heat of its usual strength, and the fruit pined away and decayed through the chilliness of the atmosphere. Thus the gods manifested their wrath at the assas sination of Csesar. But there is still a a moro remarkable proof of their dis pleasure in thc phantom that appeared to Brutus. The story is as follow*; A lew nights befoie Brutus fought thc battle of Phillipp!, he sat in bis tent in deep thought wondering what would be thc result of thc war, suddenly be beard a noise and looking up, bc beheld a hide ous figure in human form, standing at the door of Iiis tent; struck with aston ishment he wished to see if it spoke, but finding that it kept silence, be asked, "Who und what art thou ?" The spectre answered, "I am thy evil genius, B^itus; thou shalt sec nie at Philfippi." Lruius boldly replied, "I will meet you there,'" and the spectre vanished. A short time time after, Brutus engaged in the battle of Phillipp! ; and the first day was victo rious. The night before tho second day of the battle, the spectre appeared again. Coining close to Brutus' side, he said, "By thc assassination of Ctcsar, thou bast incurred the wrath of the gods. In this battle thou shalt be unsuccessful; but thc glory of ?'"'ing upon the field is de nied you; by thine own band thou shalt fall; but thy existence shall not end. Hear inc. On a far distant continent, in a laud of beauty and grandeur, which bas not yet been discovered, and. will not be for many years to come, the gods have erected a monument worthy of their favorite, from whose marvelous height the eye beholds nature in her most won derful and sublime forms, where the cool, fresh morning air fans it with swcot in cense, and thc sun's departing rays crown it with a halo of glory. There, Brutus, thou shalt watch without rest, in Bun shine and in storm-days, weeks, months and years-yes, there wait for centuries, until thc place is discovered by another generation, to whom thou shu't make known that it is the will of the gods that this shrine shall receive honor from gen eration to generation, and live in the minds of thc people forever. This, Bru tus, is thy doom ; and until it is fulfilled thou shalt kno.y no rest." W..h these words the spectre disap peared. Brutus called his soldiers, and told them thc phantom bad been with him, and bado them look about the camps ; but nothing could bo found. When they asked bim what tho phantom said, he answered, "Nothing; prepare for battle." Soon morniug came, snd thc bloody conilict began, w hich ended in thc defeat of lirutus' army. Seeing this ho retired apart from his soldiers, and fell upon bis sword, dying by his own hand as the spectre had prophesied. Wo will now pass over a period of his tory which extends through hundreds of years down to thc discovery of America uv Columbus, and the settlement of tho United States; but as all are familiar with those historical facts, I will only say that, among the early settlers of South Carolina, there was a Spanish noble pian, Co nie nita da Alvarado, a man of intellect and great bravery, who had been 1 niishcd from his own country on tho - usntion of a crime, of which he was innocent. Feeling deeply his position of being under an interdiction from which be had no proof to extricate himself, he often craw reck!?*" .1 sonshi by dsns - .-1 -- "e>" - ^-j " ?, emus adventures to divert his mind, rbis spirit indue d him to join a party, whnSproposedrt' explore the mountains, now known as thc Blue Ridge. The first part of their journey was marked with few incidents of interest, and little dan ger, but suddenly they came upon a tribe 01 Indians, who had been driven from Willie border State and sought refuge in tuc mountains. Thc sight of the bale in?es, at whose bands they had Buffered milch, Infuriated the Indians, and they nighed upon thc little band with ali the fierceness of their nature, killing ail bul Cordenra, whoso life was saved by thc intercessions of a beautiful Indian maiden. Moneta, for so she was called, was a girl 01 niucb loveliness of person and charac ter, of so superior a mind and sound JU'lf;inent, that thc tribe bad come to look "pun ber with love, nwo and reverence; "".if she wcro a gill from tho Orval spirit that must bo field sacred ; and not 0|>"J In that wild tribe would willingly Offend this beautiful maiden. Therefore, b) lier pleadings, Cordcnza's Ufo was "pared for thc present. Foftt,\vo days Lortlfnza, bound mid guarded, waited With an agony of suspenso as to what Ms '?tc would be, and sitting there nc watched this beautiful creature, and uri? oerstood that sho was pleading Iiis cause, 'haugh In? knew not thc language In which ?ho spoke. This stato of uneer anny would have been worse than death. n?l not Monetsnjihecrid him by gentle lender nets of thoughtfulness for bis com r'ir'. whic h gave proof that his lifo, ?va? j'ntr. to her. Why worner then that inti u-'- young nobleman's heart, there crepi ? "'cip gratitude qllokly followed bj mvp; ,,r wmU |imj ,ilCy furlsuguag. ".??Il through their I ves their souls *. ?... Wrscd and understood each other. Will this t.weet joy filling her heart, Moneta determined to save Ilia life at all hazards; for to-morrow the Indian? intended to King and dance around hi? burning body. This had been their final decision; from this fate ?lie must save him. Tbnt night as Cordenza slept, unconscious of thc awful sentence that had been passed upon him, he was awakened hy a gentle touch upon bis forehead. Looking up bc be held Moneta ; and clasping the little hand to his lips kissed it passionately. She withdrew it instantly, and pointing to the sleeping guard, whom she had drugged without suspicion, she gave bim a knife and assisted him in cutting the cords that bound him. Only a few moments and he was free. Free! oh, how sweet the thought I but with it came the remembrance that it meant separation from Moneta. No, no! without ber he would not have it, ami with outstretched anna he implored her to Hy with him quickly ere the guards awoke. And Moneta comprehending thc happiness he offered her, thought of the joys that would be ber's, of the death she would save him from, with downcast eyes she laid her head upon his manly breast, and was enfolded in his fond embrace; then quickly they fled to tho place where the Indiana had fastened the horses they had captured from Cordenza's exploring party, and gathering his betrothed in his arms he mounted the freshet and started -he knew not whither-anywhere that would take him out of the reach of his red-skinned enemies, who, should they overtake him, would rob bim of his beautiful stolen treasure. On they rode ; over hills, through dales, and "among dense forests he made his way, with dread at bis heels hastening his speed. On, on he sped, for a life deal r than his own depended on that ride. Now they climb the mountain side ; they have gained it, but the noble horse plunges with difficul ty from rock to rock that obstruct? the way. Suddenly be rears and backs, and the reins are grasped by a weird figure. Startled by this sudden check in his ride, and the strange apparition before lilm, Cordenza demands who it is. The figure replied, "I nm Marcus Brutus, and my story thou shalt bear. But first I will tell you that had your boise taken an other step you would have been plunged down an abyss fifteen hundred feet deep. A leap few lovers would care to take. You ride like one pursued ; I have saved your lifo, trust me further and I will show you a cave of safety, and there I will tell you my story, for I have waited for one of your race many centuries. To-night. I KIO'.M be rel e. sod from the curse that baa kept me here. Come, I will show you the way." And Cordenza and Moneta seeing noth ing better to bc done, followed this strange creature into the cave. There Brutus told them his story ; of his assassination of Cicsar, of tho long watch he had been doomed to keep on the mountain where they were now standing, which the goda commanded should receive honor from all generations. And there Cordenzo de Alvarado promised solemnly to make it known to others. When the corning broke, the spirit of Brutus bad disappeared, and the young lovers stood upon Ciesar's Monument, or as it is now known, Cicsar's Head, and beheld with awe-struck wonder the sub lime view stretching out before their gaze. But fear ci" pursuit hastened their departure, mid promising themselves many visits in future to this gloriously beautiful place, they were soon on their journey, which, after a few hardships, ended successfully ut the home of Cor denza; where he made the beautiful mountain flower his wife. And his word to the spirit of Brutus was kept, for through his influence Ciesnr's Head be came known, and each vear its fnmc be came more wide-spread. And now it shall live in thc minds of the people for ever; for not only has thia monument becomo famous, but the mountain upon which it stands is noted for its healthful properties, and ?Ls climate and wuter have performed many miraculous eurea. Hun dreds now visit it every year; and while they enjoy the delightful surroundings, their first thought ia to do honor to Ciesar. I need only ndd that the rock where thc spirit of Brutus checked Cordenza's horse, was called by that nobleman, "Lover's Leap," and is known by that name to this day, and those who visit the rock will seo upon its surface an im print of a horse's hoof, which was caused by the sudden check Cordenza's steed received. J. N. B. Macon, Ga. To tho D?mocratie Parly of South Carolina. The State Executive Committee extend to the Democracy of South Carolina their warmest congratulations for the magnifi cent victory achieved io the recent elec tion, which has been aa peaceful as it is triumphant. It is especially gratifying that so many thousands of the colored people of the State have united with us in perpetuating home rulo and good government. We extend to thora our moat--cordial appreciation of their good sense aud patriotic action, and we would impress upon our people the necessity of continued unity and harmony. We have achieved grand results, and every true Carolinian's heart responds with grati tude, but much yet remains to bc done. We must keep our armor bright and girded on, and our ranks closed up, to meet any exigency the futuro may de velop. And now tbnt tho campaign is over, and it? work done, wo feel that we cannot lay aside our active duties with out expressing profound regret nt the distressing accident which has befallen our beloved Chief Magistrate. This alono mars tho completeness of our triumph. In his suffering ho bas the sympathy of a grateful people to cheer him, and their fervent prayers that a kind Providence may soon restore bim to his wonted vigor nnd usefulness. JOHN D. KENNEDY, Obm'n. J. M. JOHNSON, ... ~. . J. J. DA ROAN, P. W. DAWSON, J. F. IZLAR, J. F. Itu A MK, 8. MCGOWAN, JOHN E. BACON, J. N. LIPSCOMB, T. STOBO FARROW, WILLIAM MUN no, JOHN c. SHEPPARD, L. W. YOUMANS, I WILLIAM ELLIOTT. The Ladles' Favorite. Among the many thousands of ladies ' who have used Dr. Pierce's Favorite Pre t HCription and pronounced it their favor ite remedy, because so efficient in the , diseases and weaknesses peculiar to wo i men, are many who aro woll and favora bly known in the world of letter*, an , well ns artists, musicians, and & ?heda , host of names from the brilliant ranks of wraith and fashion. It i? pre-eminently > the ladies' Favorite Prescription, its nee, > while being far more safe and efficient, t exempting them from those painful, cans ' tie operations, nnd the wearing nf those mechanical contrivances made like Petei Pindar's razor-seller's razor's-1? *rA i i rather than to cure. II AYES NEVEU HAD A POLICY. Secretary K varia on tho I'realdi-nt'i? Couran amt I'ollttcal Condition or ?he Houtth. Dispatch to the Baltimore San. WASHINGTON', November 18, Secretary Evarts lins bad au important interview witb the editor of the Rational Republican in exposition of tho Presi dent'? policy. Thc editor said the people : arc beginning to think that the much derided bayonet rule is, after all, the best Southern policy. Mr. Evarts answered : "They are now assured that the Presi dent is doing everything in his power to vindicate thc laws and maintain the in tegrity of the government. That should satisfy them, and I believe it ?loes." The Editor-"Ves ; there is a general feeling of relief at the recent change in the President's policy." Mr. Evarts-"There you fall into a popular error, and use a popular phrase illustrative of thc methods of political ' managers, but not applicable to tho pres- ! eut administration in thc conduct,of its official a Atti rs. President Hayes has never surrendered, abandoned or chang ed any policy, because bo bas never bad any to change. The equality or parity of tho States, all the States, was rein stated when bc came into office. Tho same administrative functions were to be performed in all of them under the rehabilitated condition of things. Tho results of the war had been embodied in the constitutions of the Southern States and that of the general government, as well as in their laws, and reconstruction was an accomplished fact. The troops had been, or were very poon thereafter, withdrawn from the South, nod there was no occasion for special or particular izing methods differing in one section from those employed in another. Tho constitution of tho general government waa a 1 is yet his only guide, and you | will ai..nit that being controlled by that document could not be properly de- ! scribed as being controlled by a policy. Nor were his endeavors in the nature of an experiment, unless it is an experiment : to adhere closely to constitutional re quirements. It is true that he treated the Southern leaders in a friendly spirit, believing that they were in earnest in their professions of a determination to preserve the integrity of American citi zenship in their respective States. Hut the first election bas passed and he dis covers that his trust has been betrayed ; that is to say, that the Southern ltaders will not or have not been nhlo tn keep their pledges. They were the natural and legal representatives of the Southern people here at the capital, and the proper persons officially and otherwise with whom he should have commited regard ing Soulbern affairs. So you Fee oven bis consultations with them were not in the nature of an experiment." Editor-"But he appointed "Dem?crata to office on their recommendation." Mr. Evarts-"Did he? Well T do wish some one would take the trouble to make np a list of bis Southern Demo cratic appointments, and then the public would understand exactly bow much truth there is in that charge." Editor-"There was Fitzsimmons." Mr. Evarts-"Yes; there was Fit im mons, ns you say. Now, let mo tell you, I appointed one Democrat from Georgin, Hillard, to be minister to Brazil ; that was tho end of it, of such appointments I mean, KO far ns I was concerned, as I intended it should be; and then tho i President appointed Fitzsimmons to be United States Marshal io Georgia. But Hillard and Fitzsimmons are like Fall staff's mon in Buckram-they have been exntrtrerated into an unlimited number." Editor-"How will the Southern lead ers feel now towards tho President in view of his expressed intention to vigor ously prosecute some of their followers?" Mr. Evarts-"That is not a question which can have any weight with the President. You may rest assured, how ever, that the exertions now being made to execute tho laws will bo controlled by men who aro in sympathy with those laws." Editor-"That means that the laws will be enforced by Republicans ?" Mr. Evarls-"Precisely. No man who is reluctant to obey the instructions of the administration regarding the punish ment or prosecution of the perpetrators of these outrages in the South will be I rusted in thc performance of that duty. To be vigorous in the performance of such an important duty the official must be in close and earnest sympathy with the underlying motives which inspire its direction and disclose its necessity." Editor-"And after all, Mr. Secretary, those prejudiced juries will settle thc matters." Mr. Evarts-"But how are you going to avoid that? The law interferes to prevent its own complete execution, and the constitution, which guarantees pro tection to its subjects, also contains pro visions which enables the States in their sovereign capacities to take supreme con trol of those subjects or citizens under certain contingencies. Of course it will be the duty of the administration to avoid those contingencies as far as possi ble, and it may succeed, ns tho govern ment did in many of the Ku Klux cases tried in 1872-73. I expect, however, thal tho most earnest endeavor will be made for tho punishment of the perpetrators of those atrocities. No words that I car command aro strong enough to depict thoso atrocities in their true light. The} are horrible beyond description, deprav ed and noxious." Edlt'T_"And from wh?t cause di these atrocious proceed ?" Mr. Evarts-"There is no usc deny ing the fact that tho Southern peopb havo suffered greatly, tho Southon whites I mean, from the sudden boule versement of their social system o fabric, thc sudden interjection into thei voting aggregate of an element of ignor ance and the consequent domination o uneducated and inexperienced power ii their political affairs. It was perhaps mistake that this was done by the Hepiib ?iean party of the North. l$ut all thi does not justify murder and wholesa? disregard of existing law." Editor-"Mr. Secretary, first came th Abolition party, then emancipation an then enfranchisement for the blacks. I has been supposed that the act of enfraii chisement was accompanied by a prom ?se or guarantee of protection." Mr. Evarts-"Very true, but wc no' find it very difiicult to keep that pron iso of protection. It is because of thi difficulty that I have said it was perrini a mistake to enfranchise these ignorant ( inexperience people in the way wc dh Nevertheless, thc law is the law, and tb execution nf it must follow as a matter < ditty, of pntrioti ai and of stern neccss ty/' Editor-"You don't expect, then, tin ficacu will bo re-established in thc Soul ii this day and generation ?" Mr. Evart-. ..! confess ihst I have hi ' my doubts on tbnt point, but I think v have nindo much progress, and that v have reason to hope. In Virginia, Non Carolina and Tennessee and some otln Southern States this violence which iii: i graces South Carolina and Louisiana hi spent its force, nm! wo have comparative ' fair elections: ns fair, as for example, : wu have in New York city, which I bai always considered ft very nursery of cor ruption. Now, what you call the South, meaning nil the lately rebellious States win rein outrages occur habitually in elec tion campaign*,! call comparatively small strips here nnd there along the Atlantic and (lulf coasts. In thc two States 1 have mentioned the great trouble lies. In the others, ns I have said, mattera have settled down into comparative quiet." Kditor-"And this partial success you maintain would not or could not have been accomplished under w hat was known as bayonet rule of the previous adminis tration?" . Mr. Evartj-"I have not described it ns bayonet rule or anything of the kind, for I know that the bayonet was perhaps necessary so long as reconstruction wm in progress. We bad conquered the rebel lion, and wo were reidncing it with civil government. It could have been done in no other way, especially as regards the establishment of black suffrage. Hut the idea of force, however empty it may have been,was repugnant to our people in the North nnd all over the country. It was natural that thc copper-head sym pathies of thc Southern Confederates in thu North should make headway in that section for the Democracy by their con stant Usc of Mich an idea in our cam paigns ; it was also '.. Mural that any par ty having been in existence for nearly twenty years, as the Republican party ha?, HUO?Ild begin to lose its hold upon the people. 'I bis was the situation at the beginning of the present administra tion, and I consider it providential that matterahnvesince tuen bhnped themselves so as to lake thc obnoxious question of force out of politics. When il was taken out the ?dca of sectional administration was also eliminated, and what is thc re sult ? Herc we have the South consoli dated against us, it is true, but Southern influences ure losing ground in the North where they were gaining ground before. The llcpublican party has most assured ly been the gainer, and its gains now are certain. They are assured for all time to come. Confederate encroachment, :<s you call it, has been circumscribed, and there are reasons, certainties, I might say, for the belief that the Republican party will maintain its supremacy in the government for a long time to come." Editor-"Then you arc not apprehen sive ol' dangar in the future?" Mr. Evarts-"Certainly not. The country was never eo prosperous as it is now ; the governments of tho old world look at ns with nmn/.emcnt. Here we have performed the miracle of paying a thousand millions of dollars of our debt when they thought we were exhausted by our prolonged civil strife, and nt the same tune have turned the balance of trnde in our favor. Our system of gov ernment, ns I said before, ia a good one; good enough for any people to live un der, and strong enough to control its own existence, that is to save itself from dc Btruction. The world knows and ac knowledges this fact. Of course we have our troubles, liko thc Southern question we have been talking about, and the silver question, but that ia about nil, and we have survived them. /THE OTRKR FEMALE MASON.-Re cently the Observer, after referring to thc j fact that the Hon. Mrs. Aldworth, ol England, is supposed to be the only fe male Mason in the world, divulged the fact that Mrs. I?, lt. Babington, who was nt one time a resident of this Stnte, was also a member of the ancient and hon orable order. The Observer's article hus brouclit the Shelby Aurora to tho front, nnd in its issue of yesterday, tho editor. Mr. J. P. Habington, writes ns follows: "Inasmuch as tho Indy referred to in the nt ove nrticle is nur mother, wc deem it our duty to republish it and make the necessary corrections. The story ia cor rect with the exception of places and age. The lady's father was a native ol New York, and moved to Greenup coun ty, Kentucky, wdiere our mother waa born and raised. The place v. here she wo? mado a Mason was in an unfinished church room. She secreted herself undei thc pulpit, going in nt an entrance from the side, nml was eventually discovered while leaving ber hiding pince nftcr the lodge had tuljonrncd. She was about IC years old when she was made a Mason, and our father did not join thc order foi nearly 20 years after they were married, We do not belong to the order, but we have it from men wdio do that she if brighter in Masonry than a large num ber of men who have passed to the third degree. Our mother is still living, am! is now in Boyd county, Ky., a few miles f-om where she was first initiated inte the mysteries of that ancient order ol Musons."-Charlotte Observer. A SIMPLE INSECTICIDE.--Hot alun water is tho best insect destroyer known Put the alum into hot water and let i hoi', ??ll it is nM dissolved ; then npph the solution hot with a brush to al cracks, closets, bedsteads, and othe pinces, where any insects arc found Ants, bed-bugs, cockroaches, and creep lng things are killed, by it ; while it bai no danger of poisoning tiio family or in juring property.-Journal nf Chemistry. BEST EVIDENCE OF ITS WORTH. The great popularity of Dr. Price' Cream Baking Powder ia the beat evi dence of ita worth. Whenever a sweet white biscuit is wanted, or a light pot ? pie, an elegant cake, or a delicious pud ding, Dr. Trice's Cream Baking Powde should be used, it is purity itself. - I r.?". unalterably for horicsv rriwnov If my views were otherwise I could nc ha"c stood upon thc platform upon whic I was elected. Urion this question Btand with tho intelligent ami pntrioti men of the .South, who are not to be di hided by fiat sophistries. The war tungi; us the value of a currency whose issn was illimitable, and God knows wc ai now too poor to try a repetition of tb experiment.- Gen. Joseph E. Johnston, -- No true Memphian who walks on streets nowndavs but must feel pron over the rapid strides we have mad toward recuperation. Trade nf all kim is flourishing, and there is a. rush to d and hodoing; but under thc rapid cu rent there is a sympathy, a tendcrue and n memory.-Appeal. - To suffer ar d bc pleasant is ul mo impossible for nu adult, and quite so f< a baby. When it ia afflicted with Coli Diarrhoea or other troublesome disorde usc Dr. Bull's Baby Syrup. Price 25c. - The present population of Texas estimated st fully 2,000,000. Thc Sta nnnunllv receives about 250,000 1mm grants iront various parts of thc Unit* States anil foreign countries. - Of eleven prir.es offered by thc Aj ricultnral Society of Franco for exec tionnl merit, eight wore awarded lo agi cultural machinery from tho Unit! 8tates. - A leniling cotton raiser of Ho county, Alabama, han introduced upi his plantation 1,000 English sparrow in the hope that they will prove etfectu destroyers of thc cotton worm. - Have used Dr. Bull's Cough Syn j nnl pronounce it tho best medicine usc. A duo of consumption herc w cured by its use. We cheerfully rccoi mend it t?> all sufferers.-Je?Trc?S, Robot & Co., South Boston, Va., Nov. 17, 187 "Future" Speculation anti Cotton Pro duction, The Gal reston (Texas) Newt has nome capital ideas on this subject. Wc copy from it ns follows: The operations of tho New York und ( Liverpool cotton exchanges, in their buying and selling of "futures," should | sugpest to tho farmers and plauters of thc South some means to bo employed ( in counteracting the results which have followed these dealings for tho past five j or six years. Thc system is compara- ( lively new, nud is tho growth of un un healthy spirit of speculation. Like nil gambling, cotton speculation is sooner or later detrimental to those who indulge in it ; but this is loss a matter of com plaint than the injurious effect it bas upon thc producer of the staple, tho le gitimate price of whose labors is strangled ' through 'ho pernicious practice, rite ( cotton farnierof the South is even worse | off and moro at the mercy of a limited ( ring of illegitimate operators to day ? than the grain-grower of the West, ni- ( though the latter has been for ti greater number of years thc victim of this "fu ture" system. The system is ns wrong in principle as it is mischievous in consequences. It ( is commercial in no proper sense of thc | word, bccntiio it does not deal with actual and substantial value, but with a \ myth in form mid a delusion in effect. . Yet it is sufficiently influential to posi tively affect, and always injuriously, tin- ( interests of those who spend their labor i in producing cotton, and who should j reap the first and chief profits of the in- | dustry. The manner of working this | mischief is simpley enough. A body of comparatively irresponsible men get to gether on the boards of an exchange hall, and buy and sell so much cotton for futuro delivery. There is no cot ton, for none is required, lt is a mere question of "money margins"-that is, a grentcr or less sum put up by some adventurous spirit lo cover tho risk of a "future" house in holding on to a ccr tnin number of imaginary cotton bales. If the speculator, for example, buys September in July at a certain figure, and the price for cotton that month should be permitted to riso during Au gust, he has tho option of selling, of course, at r. profit, and may draw his margin with tho excess thereon ; but should moro powerful influences be against him, and thc market bu kept Upon a downward tendency, bis margin goes L'ue way of many an honest man's i money. There is no genuine cotton in all of this, for New Y'ork will soil you cotton supposed to be delivered next Ju ly, and Liverpool quotes deliveries fourteen months off, before a pfi?w~1??s struck a furrow even in preparation for a crop. It is well understood that this species of speculation is pursued in the main by men of small menus with gambling tendencies. It is considered more respectable than dealing faro, but is equally hazardous. It is encouraged, however, by s' inners and consumers, because in thc bands ol combinations this "future" system con trols the prico of cotton without regard to legitimate values, und is ns a grout lever in forcing down tho market, be the supply great or small. It opcrntcs to the general disadvantage and loss of South ern producers, and means should be de vised, co-extensive with thc cotton States, to counteract it. How to secure thorough mid universal combination is tho difficulty, however. Tho Southern farmer is terribly wedded to his idols, and a big cotton crop is the leading one. While this lasts tho "future" speculator will hnvo it all bis own way. Nothing can be done looking to tho overthrow of thc speculator's influence so long ns the South furnishes annually upwards of five million bales of colton, produced under circumstances of cost and indebt edness that compel the producers lo for ward it to market to be sold without de lny for whatever it will bring. This is a square fact ami should be squarely confronted. Thc remedy is to bc sought in making cotton au "oil"' or "side" crop. Reverse the order of former things, and secure bread ami meat first, and plenty of both, and cot ton Inst, lt is indisputable that cotton is always a cash crop, for which there is ready sale; but with low middling nt Sic. a pound, the fanner who has toiled for twelve-olid months in raising it will find it uphill work to pay his taxes. Were attention universally given to the improvement of stock and a diversity of productions by the fanners of the South, making cotton a supplementary crop in a system of provident husbandry, il would bun long step in thc direction of removing them from ibo thraldom of ex cbnngo jobbers. Tho question of sup ply and demand has likewise a particu lar bearing upon the price of colton, aud while thc supply is in excess low prices must prevail. If a moro diversified nml provident industry resulted in shorten ing the gcuerul supply of cotton, higher prices would naturally ensue. Such seems to be the logical deduc tion in tho case; and could some system be arrived at throughout tho South, say through the agency of local and district organizations entered into voluntarily by the farmers, whereby a ?nu rata of land tilled should alone bc planted in cotton, this tendency to excessive pro duction, under circumstances that leave the producers at thc mercy of specula tors, might bc checked. Left to indi vidual option, however, no general and pOiUianeiit apnlication of the remedy suggested is to I?? am ie i leiieii _ Cur Farmer Julies is not going to bc left behind while Brown and .Smith on either.' side of him nre wrestling for dear life with every available acre under the seductive plant. As at present managed, thc cot ton producing interests leaves itself no chance for fair ?trices, if wo except the cotton worm, which may come along and eat two-thirds of Ibo crop up, caus ing an unexpected shortness of supply. To make ihc remedy effective, there must bo combination-universal combi nation-some system extending all ovei tho cotton-producing area by which lessened cotton production shall bc achieved, by meant of voluntary obliga tion to pro rata the cotton crop accord ing to means and necessity. With n well tilled smoke-house and corn-crib the average Southern fanner is independent anyhow, nud if he misses tho means ol making five bales of cotton realizo ai much in net profits as ten do now, he ii moro lo be derided than commiserated With intelligent and thorough organiza tlon, and u wisc and diligent husbandry thc Southern cotton producer conk greatly relievo himself from thc machio ntionsof illegitimate speculation. STANDARD EXCELLENCE.-Tho pla? that Dr. Price's Flavoring Extracts hnv< won in public estimation sustains us ir tho assertion that for standard cxcollenci they havo" no equal. Every housewife who bas hn<l occasion to uso Dr. l'rico'i Special Flavoring Extracta will cndorsi the above statement. > - Moneas!, tho man who recently at tempted tho sMOninate Ring Alfonso, o Spain, has been sentenced lo death. - A Georgia negro nto at ono sitttn; i fifteen pounds of oysters and crackers . au 1 wanted more. THE LATEST ENOCH AUDEN. A inti Story wttli it Pleaaanter Kliding Iban Teiui>x>oit'*. About sixteen yearg ago Miss Mattie Mollit, daughter of Dr. John Mollit, of this city, met a fannel boy named Hun iiiiigtnn, Maltis became friendly with din, ami in a few short months the friendship ripened i rito love, which end' ni in marriage. The mother of thc roiing woman, not wanting her daughter :<? live the life of a farmer's wife, coaxed the young couple to conic to the city and ?ive. This they did, but not without nany misgivings, for Iluunington knew jut little of thc wavs of thc world, and, laving always lived on a farm, felt that il would be impossible for him to support lis young wife in thc city. Alter n rear's sojourn h"re bis small amount of notley ran out, and he could not lind 'inp'oymcnt. This gave bim great trou )le, and he at last moved back to the ;ountry,^but against the wish of his nnthcr-in-luw. Aller a year spent tm he faun, and while be was doing well, uni bis wile was about to be confined, Mrs. Mollit appeared at their bumble mme, ami persuaded ber daughter to cturn to the city, where she gave birth o a child. Aller the birth of the child he mother was quite ill, and Mrs. dolli t, it is alleged, set on fool apian thereby the young couple might be scp iratcd. ' During the illness nf Mrs. Illuming on, Mr. Uuuiiiiigtou called often to BBC icr, but always met a cold reception rom the old lady. Aller his wile bad ?cen sick some two months, he called ai he bou.-e of bis father-in-law and was old that his wife did not want to see tim again, ami did not intend lo live vit li bim any more. This was sad news o Iluunington, who loved his wife dear y; but, thinking the message true, be vent back horne, and soon afterwards nicked up what few worldly goods bc ind mid left the country. When Mrs. Iluunington recovered shu ivas told thnt ber husband had died du ring her illness, ami was persuaded by her mother lo sign a petition for n di vorce. Thu nearly heart-broken woman, liardly knowing what she was doing, ligned thc paper, and tho divorce was granted. The holy, who supposed her self :i widow with a fatherless boy, put un widow's weeds and wore them ?onie three years and a half. Four or five years after the supposed death of ber husband, Mrs. 1 lunniiigton became acquainted willi Robert Wilburn, who ullin visile?! her, and filially they were married. 'They lived together for about six years, during which limo it is said Wilburn treated her shamefully. This treatment she stood as long ns pos sible, and about a year nnd a naif ugo applied for and obtained a divorce from her husband on tho ground of cruel treatment. Alter this the poor woman bad n hard time of it. Wilburn had done but little for her, and ?be was left to support her self and boy the best way she could. Her health was impaired, and tho future held out but little promise of happiness for her. She was bravo, however, and handy with the needle, and with the as sistance of friends she mnnnged to make a living, though often deprived ol' the comforts of life. Some six months ago tho bereaved woman accidentally learned that her first husband, Iluunington, was not dead, as she had supposed, but had g'iiie from this city to San Francisco, nnd she wrote to him telling of her belief regarding his death. The letter reached its desti nation, but llunnington wns not lhere, having gone to the Ul ick Hills. It wns forwarded to him at Deadwood City, and he nt once wrote to his long-lost wife, telling her that he would return to ber and his son, whom he had never seen. This news was almost too much for the wretched woman to stand. The thought of once more seeing him for whom she had mourned for so many long years ns deni! overpowered her, nnd she wns quite iii for several days. She rallied, how ever, nnd made preparations for Hun nington's coming, which was to have bren some five weeks ago. The appoint ed timo came and passed, but he did not arrive; day after day passed, and still no tidings o;' him. Tho delny again over came the weak constitution of the wo man, nnd she became seriously ill. On Wednesday morning last, after she had /given up all hopes of seeing her husband, she erne into the front par*, nf the house where she lived, which is oc cupied by n friend, and said tc her, "I had a strange dream last night; Idrcnm ed of the dead." This, ber friend told her, was a sure sign that she would seo the living. About half an hour later the two women were standing in the rear pnrt t;f the yard, w hen limy saw a stran aer, with carpet-saek In band, pass hy. Tho friend observed thnt it might bo Mr. llunnington, nnd ran to the gate and called. Ile turned and entered thc yard. When his wifo saw this sho ran into tho house ami fainted dead away. llunning ton snid to ber friend, "I don't think I remember yon." The lady told him thnt sho did not know him, hut there was a person in the house that did. Ile stepped to the door and rapped. Thc door was opened by his former wife. Neither knew tho other. The man tipped his hat, saying, "It seems to me that I know you." As soon ns she beard his voice she knew him, and *aid : "George, ia that you ?" At thia juncture the. Indy friend disappeared, and n curtnin was drawn over tho mr>i?tiiiir between thc long-sepnrated man and wife. The son, who is now 1.3 years of nge, who hat! olten remarked that ho wished he had a father like other hoy?, is now thc happiest of boys, nnd bis father is wonderfully proud of bim. When told of the cruel treatment that his wifo lind received at tho hands of Wilburn he wept like a child. Tho young love of the couple seems to bnve lost none of its ardent strength, and in r. few dnvB they will ho married for the second time. Mrs. Mollit, who, it is said, was the cause of the cruel separation of man and wife, dbd some ten years ago.-Indianapolis Sentinel. - A poor fellow was before tho Infe rior Court on tho charge of stealing a wnterirelon out of a brother colored man's patch. Tb? c?so went through the usual formalities of a trial and was submitted to thj^yT JoX-a..tfiniict. Aftcr a short'nb^w ?th? jnry r^oTrpW and reported tri?t thev. had found tho prisoner guilty of tho charge; also, that every member of tho jmy had at BOino time been guilty of tho samo offenso and they unanimously recommended the prisoner to thc clemency of tho Court. The members of tho Court consulted a moment, and then confessed that they, too, had been guilty of thnt offense, and that they hail decided to discharge! the. "T?riion<*r on the payment of-or***.*:-? O1.:**?* I 6i/ry Watch. ?.; /.;. IIlfiHl.Y E-3TF.KMKO.-Dr. Price's ' Unlqtio Perfumes, Pet lioso. Alista Bou quet and other odor?, :re rich and high ly esteemed perfumes. They arc u*ed by tho most polished and refined persons for their powerful, durable and cxqiti ite fragrance. No toilet is complete without ' them. A JUDICIAL DECISION ON DOWS. A learned and Vwluablo Inquisition ujion Swino Cenemlly-Native Stock Included. Tho following report to the State Ag ricultural arid Mechanical Society will bc read with interest and profit: COLUMIHA, S. C., Nov. 14, 1878. To the lion. li. F. Cray ton. President of Hinte Agricultural and Mechanical So ciety, Columbia .? The Committee on Swine for tho Tenth Annual Fair of tho State Agricultural and Mechanical Society beg leave to re port that they found on exhibition thirty six head of ull ages embraced in the sec ond, third, fifth, sixth and seventh classes, of which eleven were Essex, eight Berkshire, eight Chester Whites, six graded, being crosses of the Poland China on the Berkshire, or cross of Po land China on common native stock, and three full blood Poland China. There were eleven exhibitors pf swine. No hog was exhibited of the first or fourth class-that is Suffolk and Crazier, nor of tho Lincoln, Yorkshire or Litchfield breeds. We deem it just to mnko special mention, in addition to the premiums awarded, of the Poland China boar, age Kl months, estimated gross weight 500 pounds, exhibited by Mr. P. H. Koon,of Laurens, and the grade boar exhibited by Mr. O. F. Chappell, nf Fairfield, 21 years, estimated weight, gross, OOO pounds ; and also the Berkshire boar and ROW, 1 year old, exhibited by Mi. J. M. 1 Crawford, of Richland, estimated weight 360 pounds each. These last present thc most perfect typo of the Berkshire bog, and may well lie exhibited ns faultless specimens of their excellent breed. Two grade pigs six weeks old, a boar and sow, exhibited hy N. C. Robertson, a citizen and thrifty farmer of Fairfield County, also deserve special mention. They were a cross of tho Poland China boar on the native sow, presenting marked traces of the former, and weighed about 25 pounds each. While your committee recognize with satisfaction the commendable effort dis played in the introduction and culture of thorough-bred and high grade swine of tlie moai improved breeds, yielding the largest weight of meat and lard in pro portion to tho amount of food, which is the true economic principle in raising edible stock, they profoundly regret that no specimen of" our native stock waa placed on exhibition. We hold it important for ethnological reasons, that tho native hog of South Carolina should be widely cultivated. He is lo our people the monumental hog, and around bim cluster the traditions of two eventful centuries. Older than thc constitution of tho United States, he alono seems unaffected eeriously by its "amendments." Roaming ut will through nur far reaching swamps and over our homestead bills in the days of 1770, the bold infantry of stout Cornwallis grew faint while following the licet career of this extraordinary pachyderms, and ho distanced with triumphant t:runt even the enterprising cavalry of the fiery Tar leton. Ile is absolutely unchanged and unchangeable. He cati neither be starved nor fattened, and is really tho only one of our domesticated animals which has always worked for his living. For bim "eternal vigilance is the price of liberty," and ho cannot bo taken by surprise, while thc predatory rover who essays to pursue him soon learns in deep disgust tho race is to the swift in the case of this marvelous hog, "With his long gallop which eau tire, The hound's deep hate, thc hunter's ire." For his owner, he is light weight, it is true, but then bo is sure meat. Tho fat bog, on thc contrary, is a perpetual haz ard and a constant provocative of larceny. He is tillable to deal with the only recog nized raco issue in this State, of which be is the frequent, because the easy vic tim. On the other band, the native self preserving bog appr?ci?tes "tho situa tion," and is a law unto himself, relying not upon statutes but on speed for bis protection. It is time, therefore, that we should return to thc original principles on which the fathers founded our smoke houses, and that the fattest hog of foreign extraction should no longer be regnrded as superior for practical purposes to the fastest swine of nativo growth, each ono of which yields the farmer "forty pounds of meat a year," and thus tends greatly to reduce the amount of money which wo daily export from this State for bacon, amounting to nearly $7,000,000 per an num. Respectfully submitted, T. J. MACKEY, Chairman. AJ? IMPORTANT DECISION.- A: suit was brought nt Middletown, in this State, in 1875, against thc landlord mid tenant of .i liquor saloon, for damages caused by tito loss of B horso whic'% was driven to death by the plaiutifTs son while intoxi cated by liquors supplied to bim at tho saloon. Tho plaintiff obtained a verdict in his favor, which was confirmed at. the General Term, and tho landlord carried tho case, so far as he was concerned, to tho Court of Appeals. The action was brought under tho law of 1873, known ns tho Civil Damage law, which makes tho owner or lessor of premises on which in toxicating liquors ure sold jointly liable with tho tenant for any dumngo done by an intoxicated person who has been sup plied with liquor on Buch premises. Tho Court of Appeals now alurms tho judg ment of the lower courts, thus establish ing tho liability of owners or landlords ol any premises in tho State used in tho liquor business for damages dono by any drunken n?rscn who may proc?f? ?iuuor nt such places. If a man should get in toxicated in a New York saloon and commit a murder, inflict a wound or do I any injury to person or property whilu in that condition, the landlord browner of tho premises would, under this decis ion, be liablo not only for damages actu ally sustained by tho parties in interest, but for exemplary damages as well. New Vor I Herald. TOUCHINGLY BEAUTIFUL.-Honor the dear obi mother. Timo bas scattered tho snowy flakes on her brow, plowed deep furrows on her cheeks, bot is sho not sweet and beautiful now ? Tho lips aro thin and shrunken, but tboae aro tho lip3 which have kissed many a hot tear from the childish cheek, and they aro the sweetest lips in all tho world. The eye is dim, yet it glows with tho soft radiance of holy Joye .which can n<iver fade. Ah yes, she is a dear old mother". Thesahd? she is, elie willi go ?UriiYi : . mi down lower for you, boy, than any other upon earth. You cannot walk lato, a midnight where she cannot seo vou ; you cnu't enter a prison whoso bars will keep her out, can never mount a scaffold too high for her to reach that she may kiss and bless yon in cvidenco Af hor death less love. When tho world shall despise and forsake you, when it leaves you by < -thw-w^ysioV-to-dlo-tKine?c?^!,-4i? ?oar old mother will gather you in her feeble arma and carry you homo, and tell ?-ou j of all your virtues until vou almost "tbr . get thc-?our soul is disfigured by vices. ! Love hertendcrly and cheer her" declin j lng years with holy devotion. ! ? - Tn round numbera wo' h.ivu now 80,000 post offices, ?ind they uro iuorvaa ! mg at the rato of about 1,000 a year. LEGAL A?VRRTIBIKO.-\(a aro compelled ta i contre cash payments for adrcrtljlngonlered by Executor?, Administrators ana omer nauouur.e*. aud herewith appeud tb* ral'js for th? ordinary notice?, which ?111 onir ?ja Inserted ?baa the money comes ?Uh th? order: Citation?, two Insertion?, - ?3.00 Estate Notice?, three Inserllors, - - 2.0* Final Settlement?, 're Insertions - - 8.0? TO CORRRHPOllDF.NTS.-In order to receive attention, communication? mu?t bo accompanied by tba true name and address of the ?riler. Re lee ted manuscrlnts will not bo returned, unless the necessary stamps aro furn libed to repay the postas;* thereon^ ^ responsible for tho Tlews and opinions of our correspondents. Ali communications should M BU?3 re*?cd tc Ed itors InteUJceacer," and all cherts, drafts, money orders, Ac, should be roado payable to the order of E. ll. MU lilt A Y ?fc CO., AndersoD.8. C. NOTED BANK ROBBERIES. Tho 1'ranUs of Bargrlara nnd Heavy Ke prlnuli* Therefrom. The recent robbing of tho Manhattan Savings Bunk, Sn open daylight, recalls a number of fnrnoiis burglaries, which aro collated as follows by the Chicago Times: In 1870, a man dressed in the uniform of a police officer went into the Kensing ton Bank of Philadelphia, and said to tho cashier: "lam Lieutenant -, of -precinct. There is a plan on foot to rob your bank to-night. I want you to have your watchman here, nnd I will luivc my men to assist. Do not say a word, and by to-morrow the game will bo bagged." The cashier extended his hand und thanked tho officer and left all in bia charge Tho night came, and the Lieutenant and his men ?vere admitted into tho bank. There waa a parley and three of the officers and one watchman of the bank were detailed to take a walk to shadow some of the men outside. Tho watchman was Hpnt back after a certain timo liad elapsed, and when he returned ho found bis partner handcuffed and tied, nnd tho vaults opened and ?500,000 in negotiable paper and money gone. When the cashier came around, he found there had been a robbery, and then he suddenly remembered that ho didn't know thu Lieutenant-didn't even know his name. Tho trick was very clever, nnd Kensington Bank never recovered a dollar. lu 1872, three men went lo tho owner of tho Third National Bank in Baltimore, and hired a room adjoining the bank. "Gentlemen," inquired ono of the offi cers, "what are you going to do with it ?" "We aro speculating now," they said, "and if we succeed in our business, we think of opening a bank." The papers were made out, the rent paid, *and busi ness commenced. In two weeks they did open n bank-tho Third National Bank next door-by burrowing under tho vault. They left the country with $100, 000, not a dollar of which came back. The vault of the Ocean Bank, of New York, was opened by one man-Maxi milian Shinburn, and robbed of $70,000. Ile frequented tho bank until his acute ears learned by the peculiar click of the combination, precisely how to work it. And ho made it, after listening for month:;, tho very first time. Ho lied to Belgium, where he purchased a title, and is now living there ns one of the no bi?ii". About eighteen years ago, several men hired a room under tho Boylston Bank, opened business ns tho trio did at Balti more, and dug up into the vault at their leisuro. The amount which they dug out was $850,000. The men who did tho work wore Adam Worth, Ike Mash, alias "Big Ike," Charlie Bullard, alias "Pi ano," and Bob Cochran. They got away to Europe with $000,000 of negotiable paper. Worth is living tho lifo of a prince over tho water still. Marsh came back, cracked another bank, was "pinch ed" by tho Pinkerton agency, and is now serving out seventeen years in tho Phila delphia penitentiary. Bullard wont to Paris with bis portion of tho "swag," and opened a grand boufTet at No. 2 Ruo Scribe, snit! to have been ?imply mag nificent. Ho remained in the city du ring tho siege, and might have been there yet, had not a Chicago detective who happened to go over there, "got on to him? Tho Paris police were notified of his character, and in a short time they detected him in a pieeo of crooked work, for which ho tied tho place. Ile came back to America, was arrested, and about ten days ago escaped from tho Charles town, Massachusetts, prison. Cochran alone tried to bo straight. Ho went to Cinada, bought a farm, and in about eix mouths tho turn bein;.' called upon him by tho "Hidden Hand," he passed in bia checks. The Beneficial Saving Fund, of Phila delphia, was robbed of $1,600,000 a few years ngo, by "holding up" tho cashier, who {in-.e the combination. Every dol lar ol tho amount wns recovered by ne gotiation, and the cracksmen retired on a competency. Tho Northumberland vaults gave up their treasures on account of a visit which masked men made lo tho cashier's residence, where he kindly handed over the combination, and went to tho bank with them, bc-cnuso ho couldn't help himself. The First National Bank of Wilming ton, Delaware, was entered, and an at tempt to rob it was precisely tho same as that worked on tho Manhattan recently. The cracksmen went into tho Janitor's room and gagged him and his family. An old nigger woman crawled under tho bed, but forgot to pull her heels in after her. One of tho men dragged her out. A door chanced to bo left open, nnd through it sho sped Uko a greased arrow. She wa?, chased almost to tuc police sta tion, and her flight saved the institution. lYhat Is "Tacking." A bothered looking citizen came into the Gazette office yesterday afternoon aud respectfully asked to be let look at the dictionary. He sat down and rather anxiously thumped Webster awhile. "What word aro you looking for?" asked a reporter, seeing that the stranger had failed to striko the trail. "Well," said the man, in a burst of confidence, "you see I've only been mar ried a short time, and my wife's gono up to Truckeo on a visit, and she's written to mo to look in the bottom of her trunk for z> lot of 'tucking' und send it to her. Now, what I want to know is, what in the blazes is 'tucking?' It ain't in tho dictionary." "Tucking?" said the reporter, briskly, "why, 'tucking' is thestulT the girls ranko by poking a sort of short-turned fish hook through a hole and catching tho thread and drawing it back again." Then tho editor spoke np contemptu ously and enid that a man who was so ignorant as that ought to hold bia tongue. What the renorfc?r hoA described was crocheting. ?verybody ought to know what "tucking" was. The ladies in making it used a little contrivance shaped like a mnssel, with thread wound up inside of it 'Tucking* could bo pur chased, he believed, for ten or fifteen centa a yard, and why intelligent girls should, waste a wholo day in making what they could get for a short bit was moro than ho could understand. In an taweT-fo-arfi?efttion from tho admiring re ?', porter,the editor-said-ho-4tad been told -tUcttiLig11 wu ?twd-?rrtrim mi ng tho undar-garmenta of tho fair sor, but why things should be ornamented which a fellow would get licked for trying to look at-^-or perhaps shot-waa beyond his comprehension., Tho married ?tranger ?aid the editor waa mistaken ; that the art Wo he men tioned was not "tucking"-.it waa tatting. , Thh ho knew for a fact. " j-JMM i^tor^bacrvod that wheu a man came to tho Gazette offico for informa tion, the editor, when he gavo it, didn't like to" tva told that ho lied. If tho stranger wanted, to avoid trouble, he had r get out ati go to the devil. As the editor had grown mi in tho fa?o and ina eyes were Minting, the married stran ger coughed feebly aud slunk down alain?. In tho tneftnUmc, what ia "tucking 7"