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Announcements of marriages . and deaths, and notices of a religious character, are lspoctf ullv solicited, and will bo inserted gratiB HAJIFTON ON NEGRO SUFFBAUE. ?Jit Cannot bo Helped und Must be Guided Aright. Goo. Hampton in the North American Eevisv. In discussing the question upon which my views arc asked, the limits prescribed rao ia the invitatiou prevent anything more than a mere statement 0/ opiuiou. Even were this otherwise, my present condition forbids me to enter into any extended or elaborate argument. Mine must be, therefore, simply a presentation in erode form of the views I entertain, and have entertained for some years, upon the grave questions submitted for consideration! I shall endeavor to write in a spirit free from all partisanship or sectionalism, with the sole purpose of promoting the cause of truth and the welfare of the whole country. The first question is, "Should the ne? gro be disfranchised ?" There has been much agitation of this subject recently ?chiefly at thu North?and many who - 'have hitherto been the most earnest ad Tocates of negro suffrage begin to think that the bestowal of this privilege upon . him has resulted in failure. ' Those who ?thus think suppose that the withdrawal ?of the right of suffrage would at once restore the ancient and normal condition of thiog?"in-the country; wot Id re-estab? lish friendly relations between the races of the South ; and in so far as it would diminish representation would lessen the influence of that section in national af? fairs. ? The latter argument, I regret to see, has had most weight with a large class, though it is inconsistent with a true and catholic patriotism?a patriot? ism which looks to the good of the whole republic, and not to that of a limited section. But, whatever may be the motives of those who desire the disfranchisement of tlie negro, the^ccompliahmeni. of such a result nas been rendered impossible by the action of the-National and State gov? ernments. Great and startling as have been the political mutations of the last few years, the disfranchisement of the scgro at this or any subsequent period .would be more surprising than any po? litical event in our past history. The ?question, therefore, does not belong to practical politics, and is a mere specula? tive one. Considering it in the iatter aspect, I do not hesitate to answer in the negative. Whatever may havo been the policy of conferring the right of voting upon the negro, ignorant and incompe? tent as he was to comprehend the high responsibility thrust . upon him, and whatever may have been the reasons which dictated this dangerous experi? ment, the deed has been done and it is irrevocable. It is now the part of true statesmanship to give it as fur as possible ' that direction which will be most benefi? cial or least hurtful to the body politic. How is this to be accomplished 7 My answer would be, by educating the negro until he comprehends the duties and responsibility'of citizenship. By "education" I do not mean the mere acquisition of learning, but I apply the term in its broadest sense. The posses ?sioii of the rudiments- of education?the mere mental training that this implies? so far from being always beneficial to its ^possessor is often harmful. Many of our lately enfranchised citizens make the first use of their newly acquire d ability to read and write by committing forgery, und here at least they have manifested a wonderful aptitude. By educatiug them I mean that their moral nature should he cultivated pari passu, with their in? tellect. This moral education is of far greater importance than an intellectual one. A man is not necessarily a better citizen because he can read and write, nor does the possession of these acquire? ments make him, as a matter of course, more competent to understand and dis? charge the duties of citizenship. I doubt whether the citizens of that State which makes its boast that moie of its people can read and write than in any other government are equal in art, in culture, and in statesmanship, to the Athenians in their palmiest days, who were with? out these accomplishments, the most in? telligent and critical of political con? stituencies. As the stability of our institutions de? pends on the intelligence and virtue of our citizens, it is the duty of every pa? triot to promote the cause of true educa? tion. Especially is this the case with regard to that unfortunate people who, after centuries of servitude, were sud tlenly called to exercise the highest du? ties offreemen. They came to the dis? charge of these duties utterly ignorant, with the prejudices and habits and the evils inculcated by a life of slavery? merely children of a larger growth, and, like all children, full of credulity. It is not to be wondered at, then, that they were easily misled by the wicked and designing men who flocked to the South when she was prostrate. But, in spite of the evil advice they have so constant? ly received, they have on the whole be? haved better than any other people simi? larly situated would have doue, and the whites of the South have no reason to cherish any ill-will toward the blacks; nor do they ; and the time is rapidly ap? proaching when the colored people will find their best friends among the thought? ful and considerate whites of the South ?a class by no means small at present, and which is growing larger and stronger every hour. But this digression leads me from the discussion of the question under consideration ; and my purpose, as declared at the outset, was only to state my opinions, not to enter into argument to establish them. From the remarks already made, my answer to the first question submitted is easily anticipated: It would be almost impossible to disfranchise the negro, and, if possible, it would not be carried into effect. The South does not desire to see this done, and without her aid it can never be accomplished. The negro con? tributes uot only to the wealth of the South, but to her political power, and ehe is indisposed to deprive herself of any of her advantages. As the negro becomes more iutelligent, be naturally allies himself with the more conservative of the whites, for his ob s- ivation and experience both show him that his interests are identified with those of the white nice here. This is the inevitable tendency of things as they now stand at the South, and no extraneous pressure cau change a nullit which is its sure und fixed as any oilier natural law. The opinions which are announced above have not beeu hastily formed or only recently entertained. They arc the kVrfult of very earnest and long reflection, and as an evidence of this it may not be improper, even at die risk of appearing Ui touch too closely on personal mal tors, to state the position that I have occupied in rfgnrd to these questions since the close of the war. In 18?5, even before I .bad received toy parole, I spoke, and bkvas the first man at the South who did Bt. to a large audience of negroes upon ^tchangt-d relations between the two fair, and I gave to them the same ad Hkthat I have giveu them from thut ?A. tliis. In 1Mi?7, in the city of Co Mti. at the ear iest invitation of the Hil people themselves, I spoke to Rg-iin, and upon that occasion ad Kf qualified httffrago. It must bo borne in mind that at the time this was done some of the most prominent leaders of the Republican party had taken de? cided ground against giving the right of suffrage to the negro. It is unnecessary to give all the reasons that induced mc to take this course; it is sufficient to say that I full}' realized that when a man had been made a citizen of the United States he could not be debarred the right of voting on account of his color. Such exclusion would be opposed to the entire theory of republican institutions, and I foresaw that, unless the States, while they had the right of regulating the elec? tive franchise, prescribed the qualifica? tions of their voters, the National Gov? ernment would intervene, and we should have universal suffrage forced upou us. My object, then, was, by fixing an edu? cational qualification as a prerequisite for voting, to allow the most intelligent of the colored people to vote at once, and this would have been an inducement to the rest of the race to endeavor to qualify themselves for the attainment and exer? cise of this privilege by securing the necessary education. The admission of the limited number who would have pro? duced no confusion in the machinery of the State governments, and the relation between the two races would ha7e been friendly and harmonious; but the course that I recommended was not adopted, and we of the-South have beeu subjected to all the humiliation and crime brought about by reconstruction. As the negro is now acquiring education and property, he is becoming more conservative, and naturally desires to assist in the estab? lishment and maintenance of good gov? ernment and home rule. I have endeav? ored?and I think not without success? to teach him here how to use the vote for his own good, and the benefit of the po? litical society in which he lives and with which his future prosperity is identified. The result has been shown in the last two general elections in this State, where thousands of negroes have voted with their white friends; and if any doubt is entertained of the sincerity or these vo? ters, and any impartial visitor from the North will take the pains to inquire throughout the State, I will venture the assertion that in every locality he will find as earnest, as active and as consis? tent Democrats among the colored peo? ple as among the whites, and these col? ored Democrats are generally among the more iutelligent of their race. Under these circumstances, as the negro is endeavoring very generally to qualify himself for the duties of citizen? ship, the wrong of disfranchising him would be as great as that inflicted upon us in the first instance, when universal suffrage was given to him while he was yet utterly unprepared to exercise it. The second question to which my at? tention has been invited is, "Ought the negro to have been enfranchised?" It may seem inconsistent with the views I have expressed in the first part of this article to say that I do not think he> should have been enfranchised at the time and in the manner in which it was done. My first objection is, that the mode that was pursued, if not directly unconstitutional, was certainly extra constitutional, and I am utterly opposed to any violation, direct or indirect, of that instrument. Whenever a political party thinks it is necessary, in order to secure its supremacy, to act outside of the Constitution, and this is permitted by the people without rebuke, we may be sure that we have entered upon that downward plane which every previous republic has travelled to destruction. The o*|ly hope of maintaining our insti? tution^ in their integrity i3 by a strict obser iWnce of the Constitution, and no partyl hould be allowed to remain a mo-, mcnt in power which countenances in any manner any violatiou of its sacred provisions. My next objection to conferring suf? frage on the negro, immediately upon his emancipation, that he was totally in? competent to exercise or even to under? stand the rights conferred upon him. The injection of such a mass of ignorant and untrained voters into the body poli? tic was the most perilous 3train to which our institutions have ever been subjected, and the danger arising from this experi? ment has not yet passed. It was a crime against the whites of the South to dis? franchise them in large part while en? franchising the negro, and thusprf-ctically placing all the rights of the former at the mercy of newly emancipated slaves. All these difficulties might have been avoided had partial suffrage been adop? ted in the first instance, and the relations between the two races been allowed to adjust themselves by the unimpeded ac? tion of natural laws. This course would have been infinitely better for the negro himself; as it would gradually have trained the exercise of the rights of free? men, and would have prevented that an? tagonism between the two races which has resulted, in so many instances, to the injury of the negro. Those who assert that the negro should have been enfranchised have not hesi? tated to declare that the Indian, the na? tive freemen of America, and the Chi? nese, who have sought our shores in such numbers, should be debarred that right. There seems to be some inconsistency in these views, and the advocates of negro enfranchisement should bo called on to show why the privilege should be grant? ed to him, the newly emancipated slave, and yet denied to men who have always beeu free and who possess more intelli? gence. When the negro was made a citizen, it followed as a logical consequence, un der the theory of our institutions, that he must become a voter. My objection to his enfranchisement, therefore, is con? fined to the time when and the mode in which this privilege was conferred upon him. I biave answered these questions with entire frankness, iu the hope that such a discussion, free from political acrimony and partisan misconceptions, would en? courage the calm and conscientious con? sideration of the whole subject. Wade Hampton. A Midnight Scene in Jebsuai.em. ?One evening, while strolling about Jerusalem, I met a strange-looking pro? cession, headed by a baud of unschooled musicians. At the end of the line a group of men were carrying on their shoulders a rude bower, in which a maiden of thirteen, deeply veiled, reclin? ed. "What is this ?" I asked of my guide. "It is half of a marriage proces? sion," was the response, "and if you come here at midnight you will see the bridegroom." And sure enough?"Lo at midnight the bridegroom cometh"? became, a youth of 14. The bride was wailing for him, still veiled, at his fa? ther's house. He had never seen her face, the marriage having been arranged by a mutual friend. He raised the veil and exclaimed, "Yes, thank God," and his friends went home rejoicing. Had he meant "no," he would have said "Uosh?" and his friends would have srone home sad. The future of Jerusa? lem thrills one to think of it. for the Jews are to become united there hb the grandest commonwealth the world ever saw. Already a Jew, Rothschild, owns the Holy Laud.?Purton Newman. GOOD WORDS FOR THE SOUTH. Its PrcscDt Condition as Described by a Northern Man. New York Star. Upon the arrival in this city of Colonel Julian Allen, of Statesville, N. 0., on Thursday last, a number of business men met in the Produce Exchange and deci? ded to ask the views of the distinguished visitor upon Southern topics. The Colo? nel was agreeably surprised to find the following letter awaiting him at his ho? tel ou Friday morning: NEW York, February 13,1879. Colonel Julian Allen : Dear Sir?Will you permit us to ask you your impressions as to the condition of the South? We desire especially to be informed with reference to the securi? ty of property iuvested by Northern men in the South, nnd the protection of Northern men who locate there. There is considerable controversy among Notrh ern men as to the present disposition of Southerners upon these questions. Your well known reputation here gives any? thing which you may say the greatest weignt, and we avail ourselves of the op? portunity during your visit here to ask of you as full a statement of your experi? ence in the South as your time and incli? nation will permit you to give. With respect your obedient servants, E. T Backhouse. President Kings County Fire Ins. Co. Edmund Briggs, President Williamsburg Fire Ins. Co. Jno. H. Baker, President Mechanics' Fire Ius. Co. A. C. Davis, Attorney at Law, New York. E. K. Cooke, Chairman Ex. Com. Produce Exchange. N. Cothrex, Attorney at Law, New York. The following reply of Col. Allen speaks for itself: NEW York, February 15, 1879. Hon. E. T. Backhouse and others : Gentlemen?Your letter of the 13th inst. is received, and I take pleasure in complying with your request, as it affords me an opportunity of saying a word on behalf of the restoration of confidence and kindly relations between the South and the North?an event which has been so long, so needlessly, and I think I may say so unjustly retarded and restrained by a grievous misconception in tbe minds of many Northern men. I left Brooklyn three years ago to take up my permanent residence in North Car? olina, and have sinco resided at States? ville, in that State. I have during that time become well acquainted with the social, political and financial condition of North Carolina, and I know that there is nothing in the history of that State during the time that I have resided there which can justify or in any manuer ex? cuse hostile or unkindly feeling on tho fiart of any Northern man. North Caro ina is a State of extraordinary resources, peopled by as noble and patriotic men as can be lound in the Union. There is an excellent State government, the laws are faithfully and impartially administered, and all classes are fully protected in their civil rights. There is scarcely a trace of ill-leeling noticeable between tbe whites and the blacks. Northern men who set? tle there are met with that warm cordial? ity and hospitality which has always characterized the people of the South. I assure j'ou that Northern men and Northern capiLil are equally protected with Southern men and Southern capital, and I may add that it will be difficult to find a more promising field for the em? ployment of Northern capital and enter? prise. The State is rapidly7 recovering from the disastrous effects of the war, and those familiar with her present con? dition and resources are unanimous in predicting that she is now entering upon an era of unexampled thrift and prospcr While residing in North Carolina, I have visited many other portions of tho South, and have taken pains to study the condition, not only of the people, but of the country in that section of the Union. So far as I have been able to ascertain the facts, I believe that what I have said of the condition and disposition of the people of North Carolina applies equally well to the South generally. They aro anxious for peace and the restoration of fraternal feeling with the people of the North, nnd aro laboring zealously and patriotically to promote the welfare and protect tbe rights of all their citizens, re? gardless of past differences. These statements, of course, apply to the great masses of tbe people. In tbe South, as in the North, there arc un? scrupulous politicians who seek oftentimes to accomplish their ends by unjustifiable or unlawful means, aud in like manner the ignorant classes are often victimized by demagogues and political tricksters. But, whether these men be Democratic or Republican politicians, the masses of the people of the South should no more ! be held responsible for their action than should the people of the North be stigma? tized because the same class is found in all political parties here. The negroes, uneducated as they are, are unquestionably too often the victims of theso designing and treacherous self-con? stituted leaders, and are sorely in need of good heads and good hearts to guide them in the exercise of their recently ac Juired political rights and privileges; but deny that the great mass of the South? ern people manifest the slightest desire to deprive them of their civil rights or to oppress them in any manner. 1 reiterate that the laws arc faithfully and impar? tially executed, and that life and proper? ty are to-day as safe in North Carolina as in any Slate in the Union, and that the government of the State is as con? scientiously aud intelligently administer? ed. 1 hope I shall soon see some or all of you at my house at Statesville, where you may observe the condition of our af? fairs for yourselves, and learn how unjust are all the clamors which are raised in North against Southern men, which, whatever may be their purpose, can only result in postponing that return of con? fidence and fraternal feeling between the North and the South, so essential to the prosperity and happiness of the whole country. I have the honor to be gentlemen, your frieud and obedient ser? vant, Julian Allen. ? Senator Conkling, writing recently to a colored clergyman in New York, said that he "longs for the day, and for occutions to hasten the day, when in America the color of a man's skin will no longer measure his right to a fair day's wages or his right to nny other privi? leges which three wars have been fought lo establish, and which the constitu? tion of the United States now ordains." It will be observed, however, that while the stalwart Roseoc is groaning over this "color of man's skin" he bos never even so much as hinted that the large negro population of New York .Stale have any right to be represented in Congress by men of their own color, or to have any Stale officers. Mr. Colliding is like his brother hypocrites in this respect. He wants the colored man to work, hut he is opposed to givin;?him offices, and is now trying to have him disfranchised.?Lou 'isvitlc Courier-Journal. Synopsis o? the Supply Bill. The total amount appropriated under this act, to meet the ordinary expenses of the State Government, is $99,084. EXECUT1YE~DEPARTMENT. Governor's salary, $8,500; Governor's; Private Socretarv," $1,500; Messenger, $400; Contingent fund, $-300: Station? ery, stamps and priming, $835. Secretary States salary, $2,100; clerk, $1,500; porter, $150; contingent fund, $200; Stationen-, stamps and printing, $310. Comptroller-General's aalarv, $2,100; chief clerk, $1,500; book keeper. $1,500; j contingent fund, $200; stationery, books j and stamps, $319; printing, $150. State Treasurer's salary, $2,100; chief, clerk, $1,500 ; book-keeper, (loan depart- ! ment) $1,250; general book-keeper, $1, 250; contingent fund, $200; stationery, I $290; printing, $30. Attorney General's salary, $2,100; clerk, $1,200; contingent fund, $200; printing and stationery, $130; expenses of litiga? tion, $3,000, if so much be necessary. Salary of State Superintendent of Ed? ucation, $2,100; clerk, $900; contingent fund,$200; printingand stationery,$130; printing books and blank forms for use in public schools, $000; traveling expens? es State Board Examiners, $200; printing amendments to the school law, $100. Adjutant and Inspector General's sal? ary, $1,500; clerk, $1,200; contingent fund, $50; printing, stationer)', &c, $100; salary State armorer, $500; watchman at armory, $300 ; for purchasing new arms and exchanging old, $5,000. State Librarian's salary, $025; contin? gent fund, $200; printing", stationery, &c, $90. Salary two watchmen of State House, $S00. Salary State House keeper, $500. JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT. Salary of Chief Justice, $4,000; As? sociate Justices, $3,500 each; Circuit Court Solicitors, $1,500 each; Clerk Supreme Court, $1,000; State Reporter, $1,000; Librarian-, Messenger and other officers appointed by the court, $1,200; contingent fund Supreme Court, $,'100; for purchasing one hundred copies Su? preme Court reports, $1,000. HEALTH DEPARTMENT. For the support and maintenance of this department, $S,000. TAX DEPARTMENT. Salaries County Auditors, $20,300; for printing books, &c, for County Auditors and Treasurers, $2,800. STATE CNIVEKSITY. For insurance on the buildiug, $1,000; for salary of Librarian, $500; for repairs to buildings, $600. PENAL AND CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS. Support of Penitentiary, $20,000; for buildiug dam and opening canal in Co? lumbia, $11,000; for enlarging hospital and constructing workshops, $0,000; for sanitary purposes, $2,000; for completion of main building $0,000; for salary of Superintendent of Penitentiary, $1,600; physician of the Penitentiary, $500; for deficiencies 1878, $9,752.82. Support of Lunatic Asylum, $00,000; salary Super? intendent, $2,000 ; protection against fire, $4,200; for addition to building, $5,000. Support of Deaf and Dumb and Blind Asvluin, f'j.SOO; for repairs of building, $3,100; deficiencies, $709.01. For State Orphan Asylum, $500. For Palmetto Orphan House, $500. For Catawba In? dians, $800. Support of the State Agri? cultural and Mechanical Institute, $7,500. For civil contingent fund, $5,000. For publishing monthly statements of State Treasurer, $1,000. For the public print? ing of the two Houses of the General Assembly, $11,500. For aid to the South Carolina Agricultural Society, $2,500. $8,100 for the Court of Claims established at the regular session of the General As? sembly for 1S77, to wit: For the salary of the Commissioner, $2,400; for the clerk per annum, $1,200; to pay John It. Abney, Esq., for professional services rendered in said court, $750; for the payment of judgments' already recovered on amounts less than one hundred dol? lars, $3,500. Two thousand dollars, to pay the balance due by the Court of Claims, commonly called the Bond Court, for expenses incurred by said Court. The Easlcy, Belton and 'Williamston Railroad. An informal meeting of the corpora? tors of this road was held at Easlcy on the 21st inst. After a full and free in? terchange of views on the present state and future prospects of the road, it was u#?n!iimously resolved to press forward in the prosecution of the enterprise, as the means may afforded by a generous and enterprising community. The cry of hard times was not considered a sufficient reason for delay. The way to make times easier and livelier is to push forward all enterprises of a public nature. In this way, dormant capital will be put afloat, labor will be in demand, a home market will be created for farm products, and thus in many ways will the whole com? munity be benefited. M< issrs. Bradlev, Childs, and McFall were in attendance from Bickens, and inspired the meeting by their zealous counsels. It is believed that Picken* C. H. township will furnish the means for the grading of the road from Easley to that point. Two gentle? men have stated that llicv will subscribe a thousand dollars each to the entcrprite, provided the road goe-> by Pickens C. II. The President of the Corporators, Hon. R. E. Bowcn, was directed to confer with each of the corporators along the proposed line, to ascertain during the month of March the amount of subscriptions which may bo relied upon from each township. If, at the expiration of the month, a suf? ficient amount has been subscribed to organize under the charter, then ho is to call a meeting of the stock holders, as early as practicable, at Williamston, for the "organization of the company. With the company fully organized, we will then he in condition to push the enter? prise as fast as practicable. Let the cor? porators go to work at once, and get up the subscriptions. Five thousand dollars to each township will make double the amount necessary to organize under the charter, but not more than enough to secure the grading of the. road to Pick ens. Oders have already been made from reliable companies of the iron for the track ; and one of the competing compa? nies proposes to take part payment in stuck. Whenever the work commences, the success of the road is assured.? Wll' liotnxtoH Standard. ? The Edison of Hart County, Ga., is John Laird, a boy of 17. He has whittled out the best fiddle in the county, and made himsclfa photographic apparatus, with which he takes pictures superior to those of the traveling artists. The lenses in his camera were taken from an old magic-lantern, and ground upon a com? mon grindstone. GllEAT FAVOR.?Among ladies and gentlemen of refinement, Dr. Price's Unique Perfumes are i:i great favor. Having sweetness and durability, they are universal favorites among all lovers of perfumes. Try Dr. Price's Alisla Bou? quet?for a handkerchief perfume it is dc , lighftul. CLIMBING LT VESUVIUS. The Bxperlence ?>r iiCInrlimatlun Climbing tlio Conc iiT (ho Volcano. A private l?tter of a Cincinnalian now in Italy to a friend in this city gives the following account of the ascent of Vesu? vius : Thus far I have entered into the bow? els of the land without impediment. I sit writing in my bedroom in Hotel Nobile, overlooking the Bay of Naples, and have but to look up and gaze out of the window to see Vessuvius with its cloud of smoke, and a light shining up every few minuets?a veritable burning mountain about seven miles distant. Yesterday morning I made one of a party of fifteen Americans for the ascent. We took carriage at the hotel, aud drove to Recina, at the base of the mountain, where the guides were hired. Then we had additional horses, and so drove to the observatory, which is, I suppose about 1,500 feet above the sea. At this point, five of the ladies of the party chartered chairs borne by poles on the shoulders of four men to each chair. Some hired donkeys or ponies to go half I an hour's march to the base of the cone, which is a pile of cinders and lava 1,-100 feet high. As we came up it seemed impossible to ascend, having an inclina Lion of 50 degress. It seemed really absurd to expect the chair bearers to get j up but they went at it with a shout, and only rested about four times before 1 reaching the summit in an hour and a I quarter's climb. I went afoot, and you never saw me in such a state. Oh, dear! but it was hard ! Fancy a steep staircase with the steps chopped away and cover? ed out of sight with a few feet depth of cinders! How many times I tried to fancy I was half way up? When I thought I was nenring the top I arrived at a little shel? ter made of blocks of lava, where wine was sold; this was said to be half way. I did not believe it then, but thought it merely a disgusting joke and an encour? agement to drink "wine, which maketh glad the heart of man," and "lacryma Christi" at that, but I was not in condi? tion to be made glad, and my heart seemed to be in my throat. So I went on pausing at every forty feet of ascent and oftener, until I was disgusted by seeing a stalwart Irishman pass me with three men pulling in front and two pushing behind. An officious Italian, who had long before proffered assistance, at last held toward me his strap again, and I clutched at it, and he pulled away like a donkey. One behind thought his chance had come to make a franc and commenced pushing at the small of my back. I found the ascent much easier after that When we arrived at the summit, wo passed a part of the way around toward the north, and then the head of the col? umn, chair bearers and all, plunged over into a narrow defile between rocks?the path, if it could be called one, being nearer seventy degrees than fifty degrees aud into a sickening atmosphere of sul pher fumes which wa-> not only very un? comfortable, but quite alarming. Small eruptions were taking place at the minor crater, which seems to satisfy the vomiting tendency of the mountain in its passive condition, nnd presently we were on a sea of broken blocks of black lava?the cracks- between which showed the red, molten mass a foot be? low. We marched, against the protest and cries of the ladies, to the middle of this black pond, the heavens shut out by the pall of smoke, our throats husky with sulphur. Then tho guides commenced with sticks burrowing between the blocks, and bringing out masses of the molten stuff, which they used to take impressions of pennies. I have some of them, but do not intend.to go there to get any more. Glad enough we were to leave tho field of lava, reposing on what appeared to be so treacherous a foundation, and saluted by the explosions as m.isscs of the lava tumbled into the gttlr", and kept up an intcrmitten roar, we scrambled with great difficulty and without pausing up the 150 feet of tabulation which led out of the yawning crater to the narrow rim at the top. Then the scramble down the mountain side commenced, and this was rather amusing. Some went at n run holding themselves well back and digging their heels into the cinders a foot deed at each step, eight feet at a stride in quick time. The smoke is away up there, and we are coming down at fifteen miles an hour, more or less. The usual pace is, however, a rapid walk, but oh such strides! The chair bearers keep step, und go as fast as any. The base of the cone reached, we fall into an ordina? ry pace, and then reach the hermitage, drink some wine, mount our carriages, return to Naples to diuner. Of the view I find no encouragement to speak. Situated in the middle of the lunar shaped bay of Naples, whose capes are terminated by high, rocky islands, Pompeii, Ilerculaneum Besinn, etc., at the foot, we have in view Naples, with its church aud castle crowned bills, Castellaman and Sorrento on the left ; the plains reaching to the snow crowned Apennines landward, with scores of vil? lages and towns to a distance of forty miles, and so forth and so on. My pa? per fortunately gives out and gives me a chance to go lo bed and get up to start for Pompeii to-morrow morning. E. H. K. A Valuable Suggestion. It is easy to arrest the course of the streamlet among its native hills. But when it has flowed downward into the valley and been multiplied by a hun? dred brooks, it is a difficult aud some? times impossible task to arrest the mad torrent of waters. Thus it is with dis? ease. In its earliest stages, when the patient notes ihn first symptoms of its presence (often indicated only by a sense of languor, drowsiness, or a slight head? ache), it is easy to arrest its progress and secure relief. But when, through carelessness or neglect, is allowed to tie- j vclop, complications are apt to set in and it is no easy task to arrest it. Our grand mothers taught their daughters that "a stitch in time saves nine." A pill ill ! time saves not only nine, but ofttimcs an incalculable amount of suffering as | well. It the system be kept thoroughly cleansed and strengthened, it is almost invulnerable to disease. When the first symptoms of disease appear, two of Dr. Tierce's I'urgativc Pellets, and a few doses of the Golden Medical Discovery, to cleanse the blood, will, in almost eve? ry instance, arrest tho progress of dis? ease and expel it from the system. Those who have used them are the loudest in in their praise. Their reputation is gen? uine, depending upon their merits alone. Di>:covi:nF.n.?Dr. Price, by a new process extracts the subtle flavor from every delicious fruit and aromatic. In his Flavoring Extracts, the characteristic ta*to and freshness of the real fruit is preserved. Ladies that wish something supreior in the way of flavoring ex? tracts should purchase Dr. Price's. Proclamation. Governor Simpson issued the following proclamation on Wednesday, 26th of February, last, which explains iUelf: Whereas the Honorable Wade Hamp? ton has resigned the office of the Gover? nor of the State of South Carolina, as appears by the following communication this day received : Oakland, S. C, Feb. 24, 1879. My Deak Sir: In tendering, as I here do, my resignation as Governor of South Carolina, it is proper that I should give the reasons which have caused me to postpone doing so until the present time. When the General Assembly did me the honor to elect me United States Sen? ator, there were some official acts which it was supposed could bo properly dis? charged only by myself. I proposed, therefore, to resume Executive authority for a few days to perform these duties, but my health has never permitted me to do so, and the recent decision of the Su? preme Court renders it unnecessary for mc to take any action in this matter. I can, therefore, now resign, without any prejudice to the Stata or any embarrass? ment to yourself, and in doing so I feel that I commit the Executive authority to one in every way worthy and competent to wield it. It will always be a source of prido and gratification to me to recall my official connection with yourself and with the other officers of State. We have been in perfect accord on all the great public questions which have agitated the State, and our personal relations have been those of the closest friendship. In sever? ing my connection with them officially, I beg to express my great obligations to them and my earnest wishes for their prosperity and success. To the people of South Carolina, who have done mc such undeserved honor in the past, who have sustained me with such unfaltering confidence, and who have manifested towards me during my late illness an affection never surpassed, I have no words by which adequately to express my gratitude. I can only prom? ise to devote whatever of life and ability God may grant me to their service, only asking "them to remember that I have never solicited office at their hands; and if I fail in the new sphere to which they have elevated me, it will be my misfor? tune, not my fault. They have placed me there, and it shall be my earnest effort to prove myself worthy of their confi? dence. Thanking them profoundly for their kindness to me, and invoking on them the choicest blessings of God, 1 am, with great regard, Very truly yours, Wade Hampton. To His Excellency Governor Simpson. And whereas by the Constitution of this State the said office devolved on me, William D. Simpsou :? Now, therefore, I, William D.Simpson, the Governor of the said State, do pro? claim that T have this day taken the oath of office as the Governor of the State of South Carolina and entered upon the execution of the duties.thereof. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Great Seal of the State to be affixed, at Columbia, this 26th day of [l. s.j February, A. D. 1S79, and in the one hundred and third year of the Independence of the United States of America. W. D SIMPSON, Governor. By the Governor: R. M. SlMS, Secretary of State. A Deserted Town. The only ruined' town in the United States, as far as we known, and certainly the one which possesses tho most singu? lar history is found on the New Jersey coast, hidden among the low wooded hills which stretch back from the beach. Stopping at a little station on the Cen? tral New Jersey Kail Road, the traveler finds the usual two or three new yellow wooden buildings; but half a mile be? yond, in the midst of thick woods ho comes upon a deserted, empty town. There are. rows of solidly-built blocks of brick dwellings; there are great foun? dries, and mills, and churches. The grass grows knee deep in the streets. Some of the buildings have crumbled into ruin, and arc bedded in moss, but the walls of most of them are standing. In the vacant rooms of the unroofed houses, trees, have grown, and rank weeds flaunt gayly, while the Amer? ican ivy climbs up to the top of gigantic chimneys, which used to belch forth vol? umes of fire and smoke, and waves its crimson banner in triumph. Half a dozen laborers' families have found shelter in the best of the old buil? dings, but their presence only seems to make the solitude more apparent. The town is enclosed in a fence, and a rusty gate creaks on its hinges to admit the curious visitor. The story told by the superstitious neighbors, "to account for iron works in a lonely district where there was neither ore, fuel, a market, or means of transpor? tation, is that the works were a mere shield for the operations of the noted pirate, Gibbs, and his gang, who used them as a place of deposit, coining and going in the boats which brought the ore up the inlet to the town. They al? lege that on the very day, forty years ago, when Gibbs was hung, the works closed, and the buildings have stood unused ever since. Unfortunately for the truth of the ro? mantic story, the town belongs to a very respectable family, whose estate has been in litigation for many years?a sufficient clue, probably tt> all mysteries. How to Cook a husband.?The first thing to be done is to catch him. Hav? ing done so, the mode of cooking him so as to make agood dish of him is as follows: Many good husbands are spoiled in cook? ing. Some women keep them constant? ly in hot water, while others freeze them with conjugal coldness; some smother them with hatred and contention, and still others keep them in pickle all their lives. These women always serve them up with tongue sauce. No it is not sup? posed that husbands will be tender and good if treated in ibis way; but they are 1 on the contrary, very delicious when man? aged as follows: Get a large jar, called I the jar of carefulness (which all good j housewives have on hand) place your husband in it, and set him near the firo of conjugal love; let the fire be pretty hot, especially let it be clear; above all, i let the heat be constant, covering him i over with affectiou and subjection; garn | ish him with spices of pleasantry, and if I you add kisses and other confections, let them be accompanied with a sufficient j portion of secrecy, mixed with prudence and moderation.? Toledo Jlkide. ? Baltimore Gazette: Febrursry is drawing toward a close, and still Mr. Corbin, of South Carolina, is compelled to !<it in the colored gallery of the Senate chamber and contemplate Senator Butler nursing his wooden leg in a richy uphol? stered chair on a salary of i??,0tn) a year. Wc feel authorized to say that the spec -taclo causes his patriotic heart to bleed. The Citadel Graduates. The Association of Graduates of theSouth Carolina Military Academy metat the Ar? mory of the W. L. L, at 4. 30 P. M., on Saturday, Gen. Johnson Hagood in the chair, and the following members being present: Swift, Inglesby, Strother, Pat? rick, Thomas, Guerard, Huguenin, Ca? pers, Stoncy, E. J. White, Sims, H. W. Gaillard. Coward, DeSaussure, J. B. White, S. E. White, Horlbeck, MaGrath, Mew, Anderson, Pickens, Parker, Ma zyck. Walker, Dardy, Klinck, Gadsden, Forris, Culbrcath, A. T. Simons, Wil? liams, Waring, Pringle, Mathcws, also ex-Prof. J. A. Leland. On motion of A. G. Magrath, Jr., the minutes of tho last meeting were con? firmed as printed. The report from the corresponding sec? retary was received as information. Gen. Hagood advised the meeting of the condition of the claim for the restor? ation of the Citadel building, and the payment of a moderate rent for its occu? pation. Col. J. P. Thomas then introduced tho following resolutions, ?vhich wore unani? mously adopted: Whereas, The W. L. I. have this year dedicated their celebration of the birth? day of Washington to the cause of the South Carolina Military Academy, and have thus given to the State and to the country a new illustration of their public spirit; be it, therefore, Resolved, That the graduates of the South Carolina Military Academy desire to place upon record their high appreci? ation of the interest taken by that an? cient and gallant corps in a cause so dear to the association. Resolved, That our thanks and our acknowledgments arc hereby tendered to our friends, whose future promises to be as rich r their past has been in good works. Resolved, That the president of tho as? sociation be requested to convey these resolutions to'the'eommanding officer of the W. L. I., and that the same bespread upon the minutes of this meeting of the association. Ou motion of Maj. T. A. Huguenin, it was Resolved, JThat this association request the privile?s of the W. L. I. of publish? ing the address of their anniversary ora? tor to-day, and that tho secretary confer with them and carry out this resolution. Gen. Hagood stated that since the last meeting of the association of the Old Citadel flag which was then placed in Col. Thomas's custody had been turned over by Col. Thomas to him, he being chairman of the board of visitors as well as presiden of this association. On motiton of F. L. Parker, itjwas Resolved, That the flag presented to the Citadel Cadets by the W. L. I. being the Eroperty of this association?and having een transferred to the chairman of the board of visitors appointed since our last meeting, be retained in his custody until called for by this association. On motion of Col. C. I. Walker, it was Resolved, That tbe treasurer assess such proportion of the annual duei of the cur? rent year as may be needed for the ex? penses of tbe association. On motion of Per. Ellison Capers, it was Resolved, That Messrs. Jas. L. Coker, W. P. Jones, Gco. Robertson aud J. W. Norwood be elected associate members, and that the secretary notify them of their election. By request, the secretary called the roll of graduates to gain information of their addresses, &c. During which, Col. J. P. Thomas an? nounced the death of T. J. Arnold. On the motion of Col. C. S. Gadsden, it was Resolved, That the historical sketch of the South Carolina Military Academy, written by Col. J. P. Thomas, bo pub? lished ou the plan suggested at the last meeting, and that the association pay any defieicucies in the expense of the same. The association then adjourned, after singing "Auld Lang Syne," Fifty Per Cent. Above Par. The extract below tells in stronger lan? guage than we can command how the toil? ing farmers have contributed to the prince? ly wealth of the officers and share? holders of the phosphate monopolies. The paragraph occurs in the local col luinns of the Charleston News and Cou? rier, iu a notice of an advertisement of phosphate rock for sale : "The Atlantic Company was organized early, with a paid up capital of ?200,000. An admirable site was chosen, and the company succeeded in competing success? fully with Northern factors, while annu? ally reducing the selling price of its manufactures. The Atlantic Phosphate Company has it: the past six years aver? aged over 20 per cent, dividends to the stockholders, and accumulated a com? mercial capital which shows on the books of the company that each share is worth over 50 per cent, more than its par val? ue. This arises from the ability with which it has been managed, aud the se? curing at once of ample cash capital." There arc few investments that have for the past six years averaged 20 per cent, profit, and no farmer ever expects half that amount. Many who have worked hard to pay for fertilizers from year to year, aro poorer now than they were when they began six yeare ago. Yet to resist the exobitant demands of these exacting taskmasters who have conspired to enrich themselves at the cost of the farmer is in the language of our Charleston contcmpoary, to follow the leadership of Kearney and B. F. But? ler, and to become the "euemics of order, decency and peace." The Stono Company offers thirty shares of stock for sale. This company from bad management, bad speculative invest? ments, and the want of a paid up capital to begin with, has not fared so well as the more fortunate Atlantic. Notwithstand? ing these disasters, however, the Stono is still in a healthy financial condition, and the idea is held out in the notice that with the increased price for phosphates the stock holders will soon reap a rich harvest in dividends, which have only been delayed by the poor management of the company's affairs in the past. But here is the notice : "The Stono Phosphate Company was incorporated about the same time as the Atlantic, but the capital stock of ;?17O,0UO was not paid up as promptly ; the specu? lative idea of placing the factory on Cen? tral wharf lost the company about $27, 000. After the site on which the works now stand was purchased, delays occurr? ed which caused the company heavy losses, not only of money, hut most valu? able time. It has taken them several years to recover from these early misfor? tunes, but we are informed that the works of the Stono Company are in good order, the capital of the company intact, and that by allowing tbe profits to accumu? late they now have a commercial capi? tal over and above the capital paid in of about ?90,000. This ought to be very encouraging to tho stockholders who have waited so patiently for profits on their outlay, and it is hoped hereafter that regular dividends will be paid by tho company." 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The battle of Shiloh was fought on the 6th andjth daysof April. 1862. On the 9th of that mouth, with a party of Federal ofBcers, I was visiting the field, and a short distance in advance of where tho main action had been fought, in an open space, which had escaped the flames that had swept over a portion of the ground we discovered a dead fair-headed South? ern soldier apparently not more than eighteen years of age, his clothing con? sisting of a loose jacket, a blouze aud pants of plain homespun material, either gray or brown, and a slouched hat. He lay upon his back, his right arm exten? ded out toward his3moked-stained musket, which his powder-blackened lips, and the nearly empty cartridge-box, were mute evidences that he had faithfully done his duty as a soldier. The trunk of a tree about eighteen inches in diameter, which had been severed by a cannon shot, lay directly across his leg3 immediately be? low the knee, holding him firmly to the ground. This had evidently occurred after death, as there was no indication of a struggle or of suffering. One of the party observing something protruding from the dead soldier's blouse above the belt, stopped and drew fourth a knit blue yarn mitten, on the wrist of which was embroided in yellow yarn the name, "W. Hall." The mit? ten was laid back upon his breast and we passed on. As I reached the fringes of undergrowth that hemmed in the small open space in the timber, I turned to take a last look at the silent sleeper, and the scene was an impreessive one. That calm young face turned up to the bright sunlight, the auburn culrs lying in confusion around his head, with the background of shrubbery, now green with the coming spring, presented a said quiet picture?such a peaceful contrast with the dread surroudings of the burned, blackened bodies of men and horses, shattered trees, broken artillery carriages and equipments?an oasis, as it were,amid the wreck of battle that, after a lapse of sixteen years, it has remained vividly before me. Perhaps through your pa? per this may reach the notice of some of the friends of the person named. Although I cannot recollect that there was anything on the body to indicate the regiment to which "W. Hall" belon? ged, the impression left upon my mind is that he was from Mississippi. He was doubtless somebody's darling, who, equip? ped hy loving hands, and followed by a mother's blessing, went forth to the wars, to be thenceforth numbered among the "unreturning brave." H. Haymond. Fighting A Tarantula.?Texas natural history is not without novelties for the scientific or the curious readers of more northern climes. Among them is a horned frog, which inhabits the prai? ries west of the Trinity; from the tip of the broad nose arises a cimeter-liko horn, sharp as a knife point, and on which, if you happen to step with the naked foot, in a puddle of water a pain? ful wound is received. Not infrequent? ly has tho otherwise harmless little ani? mal been forwarded to Northern mu? seums as a curiosity. But it isn't equal to another Texas creature?the taran? tula. He is the desperado of the spider family; frequently attains the size of the hand, and with its great, glaring, black eyes and frightful claws, seldom fails to present an appearance so formidable that a sensitive lady, even if used to seeing the tarantula, will scream at the sight. The tarantula is, in fact, only a big spi? der, and usually makes his home in the open prairie, dwelling with his family in a nest concealed beneath the tall grass. If you tackle him in his retreat you will very soon repent your temerity, for he springs at you like a tiger, jumping to an astonishing height?sometimes three or four feet. He is oue of the most poison? ous of the family of the arachnae, and his bite is said to be more fatal than that of the rattltoiiake. In a settlment called Grapevine Prairie, near Fort Worth, some time ago, the son of a farmer nam? ed Featherstone was one day occupied gathering (rocks on the roadside. Lpon overturning a large flat rock he was sud? denly confronf ?d by a large tarantula the size of a man', hand, snugly ensconced in his nest along with a number of young tarantulas. The big one wa? yellow and black striped, and displayed the same inimitable colors that nature bestows upon the "beautiful snake." Seizing a good stick, Master Featherstone attacked the enemy in his stronghold, and was met with an unexpected resistance. He succeeded in breaking off one leg, or ra? ther claw, of the devil-fish of dry land; but the tarantula, enraged, sprang upon the aggressor, and quick as thought, with his great black oyes glittering with fiendish ferocity, fastened himself on the boy's hand and arm. Before he could be dislodge the tarantula had inflicted two probably fatal bites on the band and arm, both of which subsequently swelled to three times their natural size?so viru? lent is the poison of this desperado of the prairies. The boy, however, succeed? ed in killing the tarantula.?Texas Corres podence of the Atlanta Constitution. Stonewall Jackson's Death Wound.?Gen. Jubal A. Early contri? butes to the Southern Historical Society papers, an elaborate article on the woun? ding of Stonewall Jackson, which will be read with painful interest by every es-Confederate. It includes a long and plainly written narrative by Capt. R. E. Wilbourn, of Mississippi, who was the only officer actually with Geu. Jackson at the time he was wounded. In the words of Gen. Early: "His account of the whole affair shows how very errone? ous are generally received accounts; and it now appears that instead of riding to the front to reconnoiter the enemy and then imprndently galloping back toward his own lines, Gen. Jackson was slowly riding to the front, while making every effort to hurry forward the troops, when he was fired on by a portion of his own men on the right (south) of the road, and obliquely from the rear, and that then the horses of his party that were not shot down, wheeled to the left, and he galloped into the woods on the left to escape the fire, when be was fired upon by another body of troops on the north side of the road." It was by this last fire that Gen. Jackson was wounded. One ball struck him in the left arm two inches below the ?houlder joint, shatter? ing the bone and severing the chief artery; a second passed through the same arm between the elbow and the wrist, mak making its exit through the hand, and a third ball entered the palm of his right baud about the middle, and passing through broke two of the bones. All tho circumstances surrounding the wound? ing, as well as those immediately pro? ceeding and succeeding, are told with graphic distinctness and picturesque de? tail, and Gen. Early's articles, although apparently iutended only as a reply to some erroneous statement of Gen. Revere, in his book entitled "Keel and Saddle," is really a most valuable contri? bution to th? history of tho war.