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BY E. B. MURRAY & CO. _ ANDERSON, S. C., THURSDAY, MARCH (J, 1879. VOL XIV-NO.34. ? I fCf oh' lUBiCB?PTlOS.-Ojm DOLLAR Ami FIFTV ?KST? per anama, lu wi ta nee. Two DOLLARS :it end of year. SKVKNTY-FIVK CESTS for t>tx months. .Subicriptionn ?re not taken for a le*? period [bun ?ix months. BATHS Or' An\'f?RTISISH.-Oi\? Dollar per 3 ju? . <>. ont inch for th? first Insert lon, and Fifty Cunts per sqtiars for subsequent Insertlousleeethao tMreu months. No uJrertUviiiciits counlu ic s Iii ?i ti a 'illaro. I.il.er.?l contract ti w lilli? loadewllh those within (j to advertise for three, fix or twtlre mouths. Ad seritMng by contract must ba confined te th? Im? ine-iUtcbadineaitortbAfiriii or ludlf Iduil contrae UM*. . ih t"^ry Noth'cs exeerdlnjr five Unes, Tritrtes of Hasped, and all personal communications or m iiifr. of [iidivldiiafinterest, will bc cha fed fur at advertising rates. Announcements ol marriages sud deaths, and n. >t ires of a religious cbaraeti r, are .ii'nllv sui ?cited, and ?rill bc Inserted gratis ll A 31 ITO X ON NEGRO SUFFKACE. -It Vwtuut ho Hel|M'fl mid Musi he Oul<U<l Aright. Ooo. /lampton in Ote Kurth American Un iere. In discussing Hie quotion U|K>II wilt? ! my views ruo asked, thc limits prescribed mo in tho itivilittiou prevent anything more than a mere Htalement of opinion, liven were this otherwise, my present condition forbids me to enter into any extended or elaborate urgument. Mine iini.it be, therefore, simply a presentation in crude form of thc views I entertain, and have entertained for some years, upon the gravo question* submitted fur consideration. I shall endeavor to write in a spirit free from ill partisanship or sectionalism, with the sole purpo.se of promoting tho causo of truth um) the welfare ol thc whole country. The iir.t question is, "Should tlie ne gro bc disfranchised?" There has bren much agitation of this Buhject recently -chiefly ut tho North-and ninny who havo hitherto been the most carnes' ad vocates of negro still rage begin to think that the bestowal ol' this privilege upon him has resulted in failure. Those who tims think suppose that the withdrawal .of the right of suffrage would it once restore the ancient and normal condition nf things in the country ; would re-estab lish friendly relations itel ween 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, 1 regret to see, has had most weight with a largo class, though it is inconsistent with a true and catholic patriotism-a patriot ism which looks to tho good of thc whole republic, J -id not lo that of a limited section. ?Int, whatever may bc the motives of those who desire thc disfranchisement of tho negro, the accomplishment of such a result has been rendered impossible by the action of tho National and State gov ernments. Great and startling as have been the political mutations of the last few years, tho disfranchisement of the negro at this or any subsequent period .would be more surprising than any po litical event in our past history. Hie upi cs I ion, therefore, does not belong to practical politics, and is a mere specula tive one. Considering it in thc latter aspect, I do not hesitate) to answer in the negative. Whatever may have been the policy of conferring the right ol'voting upon the negro, ignorant and incompe tent as he was to comprehend the high responsibility thrust upon him, and whatever may have been tho reasons which dictated this dangerous experi ment, the deed has buen done and it is irrevocable, ll is now tho part of true statesmanship to give it as ?"?tr as possible that direction which will bc most benefi cial or least hurtful to tho body politic. Kow is this to be accomplished7 Sly answer would ho, by educating tho negro until he comprehends the duties and responsibility bf citizenship. I'.y "education" I do not mean the mere acquisition of learning, but I apply the term in its broadest sense. The posses sion ol tho rudiments of education-thc mere mental training that this implies ;so far from being always beneficial to its oossessor is often harmful. Many ol'our lately cn fra nc hised citizens make the first usc of their newly acquired ability lo rend and w rite by committing forgery, and here at least they have manifested a wonderful aptitude. Hy educating them I mean that their moral nature should be cultivated pari paau, with their in tellect. This moral education is of far greater importance than au intellectual one. A man is not necessarily a better citizen becatue 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 ( bargo tho duties of citizenship. I doubt whether the citizens of thut State which makes its boast that mote of its people can read and write than in auy 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 arid critical of political con stituencies. As the stability ot our institutions de pends on thc intelligence and virtue of our citizens, it is the duty of ivory pa triot to promote the cause of trim ?duca tion. Especially is this the case with regan] lo that un fortunate people who, after centuries of servitude, were sud ?1 -illy called to exercise the highest du ties of freemen. They caine to the dis charge of these duties utterly ignorant, with tho prejudices ard habita and the evils inculcated by a life of slavery merely children of a larger growth, and, like all children, full ol'credulity. lt is not to be wondered at, then, that they wen- easily misled by thc wicked and designing men who flocked to the South when she was prostrate. But, in spite ol the evil advice they have so constant ly received, they have on the whole be haved belier than any other people simi larly situated would have done, and the whites of thc South have no reason to cherish any ill-will toward tho blacks; nor ?lo they ; and the limo is rapidly ap proaching when the colored people will lind their best friends among tue thought ful and considerate whites of tho South -a class by no means small at present, and w hich is growing larger and stronger every hour. But this digression leads me from the discussion ot thc question under consideration : and my purpose, as declared at the outset, was only to state my opinions, not to cuter into argument to establish them. [.'rom tho remarks al leady made, my answer to the first question submitted is ?...?if.. ...?.,;ici.cd ? It would Lc almost impossible to disfranchise the negro, and, if possible, il would not be carried into oiled. The South docs not desire to see this done, and without her aid it can never be accomplished. The negro con tributes not only to tho wealth of the Bouth, but to her political power, and Rho is indisposed to deprive herself of any of her advantages. As the negro becomes more intelligent, he naturally allies himself with tho more conservative of the whites, for his ob a ivation and experience both show him that his interests lire identified ?HH those u: tho white race herc. This is the inevitable tendency of things ns they now stand at the South, and no extraneous pressure can change a ivaiilt which is as ?uro and fixed os any other natural law. Tho opinions which aro announced above havo not been hastily formed or only recently entertained. They arc the | r. still ;.i very earnest mid long reflection, I lin I as mi evidence of this it may not bo I improper, even at the risk of appearing I., lotieh too closely on personal matters, to state thc position that I have occupied in regard t.? these question? since thc close of the war. In 180$, even before 1 lind received my parole, I spoke, and vas the first mau at ibo South who did to a large audience of negroes upon '.changed relations between thc two and I gave to i hem the ..ame ad that I have uiven them from that I >this. In ISO?, In thc city of Co ~t, at tho ?ar'l?st invitation of tho 1 people themselves, I spoke to g du, and upon that occasion nd F qualified sullrago. It must bo borne in mind iii nt ut the time this was done some of the most prominent lenders of the Republican party liad taken de cided ground against giving tho right of ?utiruge to thc t: -gro. It ia unnecessary to give ull thu reasons that induced uie tn take this count? ; it is sufficient to say that I fully realized that when a man had been mudo a citizeu ol' the United States he could nut he debarred the right of voting ou account of his eolor. Such exclusion would he opposed lo thc entire theory of republican institutions, and I foresaw that, unless the States, while they had the right of regulating the elec tive franchise, prescribed thc qualifica tions ol' their voters, the National Gov erunieut would intervene, and we should have universal sull'rage forced upon us. My object, then, was, hy fixing an edu cational qualification as a prerequisite for voting, to allow the most intelligent of the co' ired people lo vote at once, and this would have been an inducement to the rest of the rac3 to endeavor to qualify themselves for th? attainment and exer cise of this privilege hy securing the necessary education. The admission of the limited number why would have pro ducid no confusion in the machinery of the .Slate governments, and the relation between the two races would have been friendly and harmonious; hut the colimo that 1 recommended w.\s not adopted, nm! we of the South have heel) subjected to all the humiliation and crime brought ubout hy reconstruction. As the negro is now acquiring education and properly, he is becoming more conservative, and naturally desires to assist in thu estab lishment and maintenance of good gov ernment and home rule. I have endeav ored-?nd I think not without success to teach him here how to use the vote for his own good, and ?.lie boner5! of the po litical society in which he .ives 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 voled with their white friends; and if any doubt is entertained of the sincerity ol' 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 be will find ?LS earnest, as active and as consis tent Democrats among the colored peo ple a* among thc whites, and these col ored Democrats ar? generally among the more intelligent of their race. Under these circumstances, as tho ueu'ro is endeavoring very generally to ! qualify himself fo the duties of citizen ship, the wrong of disfranchising him would he as great e.s thal inflictor! upon us in th?? first instance, when universal 1 suffrage was given to him while he was ! yet utterly unprepared to exerdse it. | The second question to which my at- | tention has been invited is, "Ought the < negro to have been eu franchised?" It may seem inconsistent with the views L j have expressed in thc tir.sL part of thia j article to say that I do not think he should have been enfranchised at thc time and in thc manner in which it was ; done. My first objection is, that the mode that wan 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 parly thinks it is necessary, in order to secure its supremacy, lo 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 .-very previous republic has travelled io destruction. The only hope of maintaining our ir-.ti tutiona in their integrity is hy a fctrict observance of the Constitution, and no party should bc allowed to remain a mo-, incut in power which countenances in any manner any violation of its sacred provisions. My next objection to conferring suf frage on the negro, immediate!} upon his emancipation, that fie -v:is totally in competent to exercise or even to under stand tho rijhts conferred upon him. The injection of such a mass of ignorant and untrained voters into thc body poli tic was the moat perilous strain lo which our institutions have ever been subjected, ami the danger arising from luis experi ment has not yet passed. It was a crime against the whites of the South to dis franchise them in large part while eu franehising the negro, and thus practically placing all the rights of thc former at thc mercy of newly emancipated slaves. All these difficulties might have been avoided had partial Bufirago been adop ted in the first instance, an., 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 tho 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 havo not hesi tated to declare that the Indian, thc na tive freemen of America, and thc Chi nese, who have sought our shores in such numbers, should be debarred that right. There seems to bc some inconsistency in these views, and tho advocates of negro enfranchisement should bu called ou to show why the privilege should be grant ed to him, the newly emancipated slave, and yet denied to men who have always been free and who possess more intelli gence. When the negro was mado a citizen, it followed as u logical consequence, un der the theory of our institutions, that he must become a voter. My objection to his enfranchisement, tiiereiore, is con fined to the time when and the mode in which this privilege was conferred upon him. I have answered theso questions with entire frankness, in th? ".ope that such a discussion, free from j litical acrimony and partisan misconceptions, would en courage the calm and conscientious con sideration of the whole subject. WADE H.VMITON. A MIDNIGHT SCENE IN JRBSUAI.EM. -One evening, while strolling about J?rusalem, I met a strange-looking pro cession, headed by n band of unschooled musicians. At the end of thc lino a group ol'men wore carrying on their shoulden a rude bower, in which a maiden of thirteen, deeply v '.led, reclin ed. "What is this ?" I asked of my fruido. "It is half of a marriage proces sion," was tho re-pomo, "ami if you come hero nt midnight you will HOP the bridegroom." And cure enough-"Lo at midnight the bridegroom cometh" he carno, a youth of 14. Thc brillo WM wailing for him, Ht i 11 veiled, al his fa ther's house. Ko had never soon ber face, the marriage having been arranged by a mutual friend. Ile raised the veil ?ind exclaimed, "Yes, thank God," and Wu friends went homo rejoicing. Had I ho meant "no," be would havo ?aid "Bosh?" and his friends would havo gone homi Nad. Tho future of Jerusa lem thrills ono to thir-k of it. fer thc Jews ?re to become united lhere is ibo grandest commonwealth the world ovct saw. Already a Jew, Rothschild, owns the Holy Laud.-i AVicwi/i. (.001) WORDS FOE TH h' SOUTH. II? rrcsout Condition nu Described l>y a Northern linn. Kew York St ir. Upon the arrival in Ulis city of Colonel Julian Allen, of States vii le, N. C., ou Thursday last, a number of business men met in tlie Produce Exchanco and deci ded to H^k thc views of the distinguished visitor upon Southern topics. The Colo nel was agreeably surprised to find tho following letter awaiting him at his ho tel on Friday morning: NUW YoitK, February 13, 1870. j Cufonel Julian Allen : DEAK .Sin-Will you permit us to ask you your impressions as to the condition of the South? We desire especially toi be informed with reference to thc se-uri ty of property invested by Northern men in the South, and the protection of Northern men who 'neate tlicre. There is considerable controversy among Notrh cru men as to tho present disposition of Southerners upon these questions. Youri well known reputation here gives any- , thing which you may say the greatest weight, and we avail ourselves of the op- , portuuity during your visit here to ask of you as lull a statement of your expert- | euee in the South as your time and indi- \ nation will permit you to give. With respect your obedient servant?, E. T 15AfKiior.SK. President Kings County Fire lu-?. Co. EDMUND Uniting, President Williamsburg Fire lin. Co. ? JNO. II HA KKK, ? President .Mechanics' Fire Ins. Co. , A. C. DAVIS, Attorney at Law, New York. ; "lt. K. COOKK, Chairman Ex. Com. Produce Exchange. N. Com it KN, Attorney at Law, New York. The following reply of Col. Allen speaks for itself: NEW YORK, February ir?, ]879. Jinn. K. T. Backhouse and other* : GENTLEMEN-Your letter of thc 13th inst, is received, and I take pleasure in complying with your request, as it alfords me an opportunity of saying a word on behalf of the restoration of confidence and kindly relations between the South and thc North-an event which has been so long, HO needlessly, and I think I may say so unjustly retarded and restrained by a grievous misconception in the minds of many Northern men. L left Brooklyn three years ngo to take np my permanent residence in North Car olina, and have since resided at Statcs ville, in that State. I have during thfit time become well acquainted willi the social, political nnd financial condition of North Carolina, and I know that there is nothing in the history ol that State during the time that I have resided there which can justify or in any manlier ex cuse hostile or unkindly feeling on tho part of any Northern man. North Caro lina is a State of extraordinary resources, peopled by as noble and patriotic men as can be lound in tho Union. There is an excellent State government, the laws aro faithfully and impartially administered, and all classes are fully protected in their civil rights. There is scarcely a trace of ill feeling noticeable between the white.-, 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 you that Northern men and Northern capita", aro equally protected with Southern mon and Southern capital, ?..?id 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 rapidly recovering from tho disastrous effects of tho war, and those familiar with her present con dition and resources aro unanimous in predicting that she is nov/ e*itering upon an era of unexampled thrift and prosper i itv. While residing in North Carolina, I have visited many other portions of the South, and have taken pains to study the condition, not only of the people, but of the country in thnt section of the Union. So far as I havo been able to ascertain thc facti, I believe that what I have said of the condition and disposition of tho people of North Carolina applies equally well to the South generally. They aro anxious for peaco and thc restoration of fraternal feeling with the people of the North, and aro laboring zealously and patriotically to promote the welfare and protect tho rights of all their citizens, re gardless of past differences. These statements, of course, apply lo the great masses of the people. In tho South, ns in tho North, there are un scrupulous politicians who seek oftentimes to accomplish their ends by unjustifiable or unlawful means, and in Uko manner tho ignorant classes are often victimized by demagogues and political tricksters. But, whether these men be Democratic or Republican politicians, tho masses of tho 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 quired political rights aud privileges; but I deny that thc great mass of the South ern people manifest the slightest desire to deprive them of their civil rights orto I oppress them in any manner. 1 reiterate that the laws aro faithfully and impar tially executed, and that life and proper ty are to-day as safe in North Carolina as in any State in the Union, and that the government of the State is as con scientiously and intelligently administer ed. I hope I shall soon soe 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 aro all the clamors which aro raised in North against Southern men, which, whatever may bc their purpose, can only result in postponing that return of con fidence and fraternal feeling between the North and the South, so essential to thc prosperity and happiness of the whole country. I have the honor to be gentlemen, your friend and obedient ser vant, JULIAN ALLEN. - Senator Conkling, writing recently to a colored clergyman in New York, j said that he "longs for thc day, and for occations to hasten the day, when in America tho color of a man's skin will no longer measure his right to a fair day's wages or his rigid to any other privi leges which three wars have been fought to establish, and which thc constitu tion of the United States now ordains." It will be observed, however, that while the stalwart Roscoe is groaning over this "color of man's skin" ho has never even so much M hinted thal the largo negro population of New York State have any right to bo represented in Congress by men of their own color, or to have any State officers. Mr. Conkling is like bis brother hypocrites in this respect. He i wants tho colored man to work, but he is ' opposed to giving'him offices, and is now i trying to have bim disfranchised.-Lou tiivUlr Courier-Journal. Synopsis o! ?lu- Supply BUL Tho total nmouut appropriated under this net, tn meet tho ordinary expenses of l the Stale Government, is 999,084. EX ECU L'l VB^DEI'A HTM ENT. Govern? r's salary, $3,500; Governor's Private Secretary, $1..'.'?'>; Messenger, $400; Contingent fund, $000; Station ery, stamps and printing, $335. 'Secretary States salary, $2,100; clerk, 91,500; porter, $150; contingent fund, I stationery, stamps and printing,1 $310. Comptroller-General's salarv, $2,K'0; chief clerk, 91,500; book keeper, $1,500 ; contingent fund, (200; stationery, books nod stamps, 9319; printing, $l">n. State Treasurer's salary, $2,100 ; chief clerk, 91,500; book-keeper, (loan depart- ' nient) 91,250; general book-keeper, $1, 250; contingent fund, 9200; stationery, I s>li!K) ; printing, $30. Attorney General's salary, 92,100; clerk, il,'juli; contingent fund, $200; printing and stationery, 9130; expenses of litiga tion, $<'t,000, if so much be necessary. i Salary of State Superintendent of Ed- | neat ton, 92,100; derk, $900; contingent fund, 9200 ; printing and stationery, $180; printing books and blank forms for use i in public schools, $000; traveling expens-1 e- Stute Hoard Examiners, $200; printing amendments to the school law, 9100. Adjutant and Inspector General's sal- 1 ary, $1,500; clerk, $1,200; contingent i fund, $50 : printing, stationery, &c, :',l<?o ; salary Slate armorer, $500 ; watchman at armory. $300 : fur purchasing new arms and exchanging old, $o,000. State Librarian's salary, $025; eontin- I cent fund, $200 : printing, stationery, &c, ! $90. Salary two watchmen nf State House, 1 $800. Salary State Housekeeper, $500. JUDICIAL DKl'A HTM ENT. Salary of Chief Justice, $1,000; As sociate Justices, i".,,r>oil each; Circuit Court Solicito..-, $1,500 each; Clerk Supreme Court, $1,000; State Reporter, $1,000; Librarian, Messenger and other ofiicers appointed by the court, $1,200 ; contingent fund Supreme Court, $300; for purchasing one hundred copies Su preme Court reports, $1,000. ll KA t.TH D ! : l'A UT M1 : N T. For the sup|iort and maintenance of this department, $8,000. TA X DE PA K I M I?ST. Salaries County Auditors, $20,800; for priming books, tko., for County Auditors xml Treasurers, $2,800. STAIK UNIVERSITY. For insurance on the building, $1,000; j for salary of Librarian, .-r.r?'H> ; tor repairs j to buildings, $000. 1'EKAI. AND CIIARITAIII.E INSTITUTIONS. Support of Penitentiary, $20,000; for building dam and opening canal in Co lumbia, $11,000; for enlarging hospital and constructing workshops, iii.DUH ; for sanitary purposes, $2,000; for completion of main building $0,000; for salary of Superintendent of Penitentiary, $1,(100; physician of thc Penitentiary, $500; for deficiencies 1S7.S, $0,752.82. Support of Lunatic Asylum, $00,000 ; salary Super intendent, $2,000 ; protection against fire, 94,200; for addition to building, $5,000. Support of I leaf and Dumb and Blind Asylum, J'!,SOO ; for repairs of building, $3,100 ; deficiencies, $7011.01. For Stale Orphan Asylum, $500. For Palmetto Orphan House, $500. For Catawba In dians, $800. Support of thc State Agri cultural and Mechanical Institute, $7,500. For civil contingent fund, i^ueo. For publishing monthly statements of State Treasurer, il,000. For the public print ing of thc two Houses of tho General Assembly, il 1,500. For aid to the South Carolina Agricultural Society. $2,500. ?S,ll'0 for the Court of (Maims established nt the regular session of the General As sembly for l/wT, to wit: For the salary of the Commissioner, $2,400; for the clerk per annum, $1,200; to pay doini H. 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 ?Ino by the Court of Claims, commonly called the Boud Court, for expenses incurred by said Court. Tho Easier, Belton ami "WilHamston Railroad. An informal meeting of tho corpora tors of this road was held at Easlcy on the 21st in^-t. After a full and free in terchange of views on the present state and future prospects of the road, it was unanimously resolved to pres* forward in the prosecution of thc enterprise, as the means may afforded by a generous und 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. Messrs. Bradley, Childs, and McFall were in attendanco from Picken?, and inspired the meeting by their zealous counsels. It is believed that Picken? C. II. town-hip will furnish the means for the grading of thc road from Easley to that point. Two gentle men have -.tated that thev will subscribe a thousand dollars each to the enterprise, provided the road goes by Picken? C. II. The President of thc Corporators, Hon. R. IC. Rowen, was directed to confer with each of the corporators along the proposi d line, to ascertain during the month of March the amount of subscriptions which may bo relied upon from each township, if, at tho expiration ol the iiionlh, a -of ficient amount has been subscribed to organizo under the charter, then he is to call a meeting of tho stock holders, as early as practicable, at Williams'on, for the organization of ibo Company. With tho company fully organized, we will then be in condition to push tho enter prise as fast as practicable. Lot tho cor porators go to work at once, and pct up the subscriptions. Five thousand dollars j to each township will make double tho j amount necessary to organizo under tho charter, but not more than enough to ? secure the grading of tho road to Pick ens. < tilers have already been mada from reliable companies of tho iron for the track ; and one of the competing compa nies proposes to take part payment in stock. Whenever the work commences, the success ol' the road is assured.- WU I f?tmston /Standard, - Tho Edison of Hart County, (?a., ls John Laird, a boy of 17. II~ has whittled out tho best liddle in tho county, and made himself a photographic apparatus, with which ho take-, pictures superior to those of tho traveling urii-ts. Thc lenses in his camera were taken from nn old magic lantern, and ground upon a com mon grindstone. GREAT FAVOlt.-Among ladies ami gentlemen of refinement, Dr. Price's Unique Perfumes arc in groat fnvor. I laving sweetness, and durability, they are universal favorites umang all lovers of perfumes. Try Dr. Price's Alista Bou quet-for a handkerchief perfume it ia du ligbftul. CUMIIIMi UP VESUVIUS. 'Mn? Hxjierlcn?*? of nClnrliinatlan CUIHMIIK tin? Couo ?.if Um Volcuno. A private letter of a Cinoiimatian HOW in Italy tu a friend in this city give-? thc following account of tho 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 thc Hay of Naples, j and have but to look up and gaze out of tho window to sec Vessuvius with its' cloud ?if smoke, and a light shining ..,> every few minucia-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 thc hotel, and drove to Kochia, at the base of the mountain, . where the gulden were hired. Then wc had additional horses, and BO drove to tho observatory, which is, I suppose about 1,800 feet above the sea. At this point, five of the ladies of the party chartered chairs horne by poles on the shoulders of four men lo each chair. Some hired donkeys or ponies to go half : au hour's inarch to the base of tho cone. ' which is ? pile of cimiers and lava 1,400 feet high. As we carno up it seemed impossible to ascend, having an inclina- ' lion of fit) degre-s. It seemed really j absurd to expect the chair bearers to got . Up but they went a it with a shout, and only rested about four times before reaching lite summit in an hour and a quarter's climb. I went afoot, ami 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- 1 cd out of sight with a few feet depth of cinders ! How many limes I tried to fancy I was halfway up? When I thought I was nearing the lop I arrived at a lillie shel ter made of blocks nf 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 au encour agement to tiri uk "wine, which makelh glad the heart of man," and "lacryma christi" at that, hut I was not in condi tion to bc made glad, and my heart seemed to be in my throat. So I went on pausing al every forty feet of ascent and oftener, until I was ; disgusted hy seeing a stalwart Irishman j pass nie with three men pulling in front and two pushing behind. An officious ! Italian, who hail long before proffered ! assistance, at lasl held toward me his strap again, and I clutched at it, and ho 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 ibo ascent much easier after thal. When we arrived at the summit, wo passed a part of tho way around toward the north, and then the head of the col umn, chair bearers and all, ?dunged over into a narrow defile between rocks-the path, if it could be called one, being nearer seventy degrees than fifty degrees ami into a sickening atmosphere of sui pher fumes which was not only very u i comforlablc, 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, and presently wc were ou a sea of broken blocks of black lava-the cracks- between which showed the red, molten mass a foot be low. Wo marched, against the protest and cries of the ladies, to the middle (d illis black pond, the heavens shut out by tho pall of smoke, our throats husky with sulphur. Iben tho guides commenced with sticks burrowing between the blocks, and bringing out masses of iiie molten stud', which they used to take im pressions of | pennies. I havo some of them, but do i not intend togo ibero to get any more. (ilad enough we were to leave tho field of lava, reposing on what appeared to be ! so treacherous a foundation, and saluted by thc explosions as masses of tho lava \ tumbled into the gulf, and kept up an 1 intermiiten roar, we scrambled with I great difficulty and without pausing up the 150 feet of tubulalion which led out of the yawning crater to thc narroy.* rim ' at tho top. Then the scramble down thc mountain side commenced, and this was rather amusing. Some went nt a run holding themselves well bael: and digging their heels into the cinders a foot deed at each step, eight feet at a stride in quick time. Thc smoke is away up there, and wc arc 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, and go as fast as any. Tho base of the cone reached, we fall into an ordina ry pace, and then reach tho hermitage, drink some wine, mount our carriages, return to Naples to dinner. Of the view I find no encouragement, to speak. Situated in the middle of the lunar shaped bay of Naples, whose capes i arc terminated by high, rocky islands, ] Pompeii, Herculaneum Resina, etc., at j thc foot, we have in view Naples, willi its church and castlo crowned bills, ; Castcllaman and Sorrento on thc lei': ; 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 to bed and get up to start for Pompeii to-morrow morning. E. H. K. A Valuable Suggestion. IL is ?.isy to arrest lue course o? i oe j streamlet among its native hills. Rut ? when it has (lowed downward into the ? valley and been multiplied by a hun- ' (Ired brooks, it is a difficult and some- ' times impossible task to arrest the mad torrent of waters. Thus il is willi dis-j easo. In its earliest stages, when the j patient notes tho first symptoms of its \ presence (often indicated only by a sense of languor, drowsines??, or a slight head- 1 ache), it is easy to arrest its progress j and secure relief. Hut when, through ' carelessness or neglect, is allowed to de Vclop, complications are apt to set in and it is no easy task to arrest it. Our grand- ; mothers taught their daughters that 1 "a stitch in time saves nine." A pill in 1 time saves not only nine, but ofttimes au incalculable amount of suffering as well. It thc system he kept thoroughly cleansed ami strengthened, it is almost in vulnerable lo disease. When the first symptoms of disease appear, two of Dr. Pierce's Purgative Pellets, and a few doses Of thc Golden Medical Discovery, to cleanse the blood, will, in almost eve ry instance, arrest the progress of dir* ease and expel it from the system. Those who have used them are thc loudest in In their praise. Their reputation is gen uine, depending upon their merits alone. DISCOVERED.- Dr. Price, by a new process extracts tho subtle flavor from every delicious fruit and aromatic. In his Flavoring Extracts, the characteristic taste and freshness of the real fruit ia preserved. Ladies that wish something supreior in tho way of flavoring ex tracts should purchase Dr. Price's. Proclamation. Governor Simpson issued the fol lowing proclamation on Wednesday, 2tUh of February, last, which explains itself: Whereas thc Honorable Wade Hump ton ha? resigned the office of tho Gover nor cf thc Stale of South Carolina, ns appears by the following communication this day received : OAKLAND, S C., Feb. 24, 1879. MY DI: A II SUI: in tendering, as I hore 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 ?lid me thc honor lo elect nie United States Sen ator, there were some ufllcial acts which it was supposed could be properly dis charged only by myself. I proposed, therefore, to resumo Executive authority for a few days to perform theso duties, hu! my health has never permitted me to do jo, and the recent decision of the Su preme Court renders it unnecessary for mo lo lake any action in ibis matter. I can, therefore, now resign, without any prejudice to thc Slate ?>r any embarrass ment to yourself, and in doing so I feel that I commit the Executive authority to ono in every way worthy and competent to wield ii." lt will always he a source ?if pride and gratification tn me to recall my officiai connection with yourself mid with the oilier officers of State. We have been in perfect accord on all the great public questions which have agitated the Slate, and our personal relations have been those of thu closest friendship. In sever ing my connection willi them officially, 1 beg to express my great obligations to them and inv earnest wishes for their prosperity and success. To the people of South Carolina, who have d.ntie me such undeserved honor in thc past, who have sustained nie with such unfaltering confidence, and who have manifested towards me during my late illness un uficction never surpajrcd, I 'cave no nords by which adequately to cNprr.-s my gratitude. I can only prom ise to devote whatever of life and ability God may grant inc lo their service, only asking them to remember that I have never solicited ellice at their hands; and if I fail in thc new sphere to which they have elevated mc, it will bc my misfor tune, not my fault. They have placed me there, and it ?hall bc my earnest effort to prove myself worthy of their COU fl deucc. Thanking them profoundly for their kindness io me. and invoking on Hiern the choicest blessings of Coil, 1 am, with great regard, Very truly yours, WADU HAMPTON. To Iii? Excellency Governor Simpson. And whereas by tin; Constitution of this State the said office devolved on mc, William D. Simpsou :i Now, therefore, I, William I). Simpson, the Governor of the said State, do pro claim that I have this day taken tho oath of office as th? Governor of thc State of South Carolina and en tel ed upon the execution of the duticsAhcreof. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Great Seal of thc State to be affixed, ai Columbia, this 2?th day of 11., g.] February, A. I). 1879, and in thc one hundred and third year of thc Independence of thc United Slates of America. W. D SIMPSON, Governor. Hy the Governor: "ll. M. SIMS, Secretary of State. A ifeserlcil Town? Tho only ruined town in tho United Staies, as far as we known, and certainly thc one which possesses the most singu lar history is lound on thc New dorsey coast, hidden among thc low wooded hills which streich back from tho beach. Stopping at a lillie station on thc Cen tral Now Jersey Hail Hoad, tho traveler linds the usual two or three new yellow wooden building-; 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' block* of i brick dwellings; there are great foun- j dries, and mills, and churches. Thc grass grows knee deep in the streets. Some, of tho buildings have crumbled into ruin, lind aro bedded in moss, but the walls of most of them are standing. In the vacant rooms of tho Unroofed houses, trees, have grown, and rank weeds Haunt gayly, w hile the Amer ican ivy climbs up to the top of gigantic chimneys, which used to belch forth vol umes ol'lire and .-moke, and waves its crimson banner in triumph. Half a dozen laborers' families have found shelter in the best of thc old buil dings, but their presence only seems to make the solitude more apparent. The tow n is enclosed in a fence, and a rusty gate creaks cm its hinges lo admit the curious visitor. The story told by ibo 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 shirld for the operations of the noted pirate, Gibbs, and his gang, who used them as a place of deposit, coming and going in the boals which brought tho ore up the inlet to thc town. They al lege that on the very day, forty years ago, when dibbs was hung, the works closed, and tho buildings havo stood unused ever since. Unfortunately for tho truth of tho ro mantic story, tho town belongs to a very respectable family, whose estate has been Mj 1 ; i :.?.? t ?, .i? i,.r i.iMiv vi.-ire-1. sufficient clue, probably to all mysteries. How TO COOK A HUSBAND.-Tho first thing to be done is to catch him. Hav ing done so, the mode of cooking him so as to make a good dish of him is as follows: Many good husbands arc spoiled in cook ing. Some women keep them constant ly in hot w aler, while others freeze them with conjugal coldness ; some smothor them willi hatred and contention, and still others keep ihem in (tickle all their lives. These women always servo them up with tongue sauce. No it is not sup posed (hal husbands will bc tender and good if treated in ibis way ; but they aro on thc contrary, very delicious when man aged as follows: Get a large jar, called the jar of carefulness (which all good housewives have on hand) place your husband in it, and set him near tho ti ro of conjugal love ; let tho fire be pretty hot, especially let it bc clear; : hove nil, let tho heat bc constant, covering bim over with aflectiou and subjection ; garn ish him with spices of pleasantry, and if you add kisses and other confections, let them be accompanied with a sufficient portion of secrecy, mixed with prudenco and moderation.- Toledo Jtlade. - Ballimore Gazette: Fcbrtirary is drawing toward a close, and still Mr. Corbin, of South Carolina, is compelled to sit in tho colored gallery of the Senato chamber and contemplate Senator Butler nursing his woollen leg in a richy uphol stered chair on a salary of $5,000 a year. Wo feel authorised toi say that tho spec , taelo causes his patriotic heart to bleed. Thu Citadel Graduates. The Association ofGraduatcaof thoSoutu Carolina Military Academy metal the Ar mory of tho W. L. L, at 1. 30 P. M., on Saturday, Gen. Johnson IJngood in the ? hair, and thc following mcinbcrs being present: Swift, Ingleaby, Strother, Pat rick, Thomas, Guerard, Iluguenin, Ca pers, Stoney, E. J. White, Sim?., H. W. Gaillard. Coward, DeSaussurc, J. B. White, S. E. White, ilorlbcck, MaGrath, Mew, Anderson, Picken*, Parker, Ma zyck, Walker, Dardy, Killick, Gadsden, I* orris, Culbrcatl), A. T. Siir.ous, Wil liams, Waring, Pringlo, Mathews, r.lso ex-Prof. J. A. Leland. On motion of A. G. Magrath, Jr., tho minutes of tho last meeting were con tinned as printed. Tho report from the corresponding sec retary was received as information. Cen. Hagood nd vi-rd the meeting of the condition of tho claim for the restor ation of thc Citadel building, and the payment of a moderate rent for its occu pation. Col. J. P. Thomas then introduced tho following resolutions, which woro unani mously adopted : Whereas, Tho W. L. I. havo this year dedicated their celebration of tho birth day of Washington to tho canso of tho South Carolina Military Academy, and have thus given to tho Slato and to the country a new illustration of their public spirit ; be it, therefore, Resolved, That the graduates of tho South Carolina Military Academy desire lo place upon record their high appreci ation of thc interest taken by that an cient and gallant corps in a cause so dear to the association. Resolved, That our thanks and our acknowledgments are hereby tendered to our friends, whose future promises to be as rich as their ?.asl has been in good works. Resolved, That tho president of tho as sociation be requested to convey tbeso resolutions to'tho'commnnding officor of the W. L. I., ami that the same be spread ^ upon the minutes of thi:; meeting of the association. On motiun of Maj. T. A. Iluguenin, it was Resolved, That thin association request the privilege of tho W. L. I. of publish ing tho address of their anniversary ora tor to day, and that tho secretary confer with them mid carry out this resolution. Gen. llagood stated that since thc last meeting of thc association of tho Old Citadel flag which was thon placed in Coi. "iiomas:s custody ho?i been turned over by Col. Thomas to him, ho being chairman of tho board of visitors as well cs presiden of this association. On motil?n of F. L. Parker, it|was Resolved, That the flag presented to the Citadel Cadets by tho W. L. I. being the property of this association-and having been transferred lo thc chairman of tho board of visitors appoiulcil since our last meeting, bo retnine<l in his custody i until called for by this association. i On motion of Col. C. I. Walker, it was Resolved, Tii.it tho treasurer assess such i proportion of the annual dues of tho cur- ! rent year as may bo needed for tho ex penses of tho association. On motion of POT. Ellison Capers, it was Rewired, That Messrs. Jas. L. Coker. W. IL Jones, Geo. Robertson and J. W. i Norwood be elected associate members, and that tho secretary notify them of their election. Hy request, tho secretary called tho roll of graduates to gain information of their addresses, ?Ste. During which, Col. J. T. 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 < thc South Carolina Military Academy, written by Col. J. P. Thomas, bo pub lished on the plan suggested at tho last meeting, and that tho association pay i any deficiencies in tho expouso of tho : same. The associatiou then adjourned, after i singing "Auld Lang Syne," Fifty Per Cent. Abovo Par. j' Thc extract below tolls in stronger lan- j i guage than we can command iiow tho toil* j i ing tanners 'navecontributed to the pr ?nee ly wealth of tho oflicers and share holders of tho phosphate monopolies. The paragraph occurs in the local col lumns of tho Charleston New? and Cou rier, in a notice of au advertisement of phosphate rock for sale : "Tho Atlantic Company was organizo'!. early, with a paid up capital of $200,000. ? An admirable silo was chosen, and the company succeeded in competing success fully with Northern f jtors, while annu* : ally reducing tho selling price of ils manufactures. The Atlantic Phosphate ' Company has in tho past six years aver aged over 1?0 per cent, dividends to tho stockholders, and accumulated a com mercial capital which shows cn tho books of the compauy that each share is worth over .r?0 per cent, moro than its par val ue. This arises from tho ability with which it has been managed, and thc se curing at uncool'ample cash capital." There arc few investments that have for the past six years averaged 20 per cent, prolit, and no farmer ever expects half that amount. Many who havo worked hard to pay for fertilizers from year to year, aro poorer now than they were when they began six years ago. Yet to resist tho exobitant demands of these exacting taskmasters who have conspired to enrich themselves at tho cost of thc farmer is in tho languago of our Charleston contcmpoary, to follow the leadership ol Kearney and B. F. But ler, and to becomo tho "enemies ot ordor, decency and peace." Thc Stono Company otters thirty shares of stock for sale. This company from bad management, bad speculative invest ments, and thc want of a paid up capital to begin with, has not fared so woll as tho moro fortunate Atlantic. Notwithstand ing these disasters, however, the Stono is still in n healthy financial condition, and the idea is held out in thc notico that ! with the increased price for phosphates the stock holders will soon reap a rich harvest in dividends, which havo only been delayed by the poor management of tho company's allai rs in tho past. But hero is tho notice : "Tho Stono Phosphate Company was incorporated about tho same timo as tho Atlantic, but tho capital stock of $170,000 was not paid up as promptly ; tho specu lative idea of placing the factory on Cen tral wharf lost the company about $27, 000. After tho sito on which the works now stand was purchased, delays occurr- | od which caused the company heavy ' losses, not only of money, but most valu- | able lime. It has taken them ?everal years to recover from tbeso carly misfor- j tunes, but wo aro informed that tho works of tho Stono Company aro in good order, , tho capital of the company intact, and that by allowing tho profits to accumu late they now havo a commercial capi tal over and abovo the capital paid in of about $90,000. This ought to b? very encouraging to tho stockholders who havo waited so pntiently for profits on. their outlay, and it is hoped hereafter that regular dividends will bo paid by thc company." LEO AL ADVERTISING.-VT? are avanel ltd td require cub payment* for advertising ordered hy Executor?, Administrators ?nd othar fiduciaria* ?od herewith append tho rates for th? or?" nary notices, which will only .be inserted when th? u^rney cowes with the order: Citations, two Insertions, - fj.a* Estate Notices, three Insertions, - . j.? Final Settlements, HT? insertions - . s.00 TO CORRltSroN.OKNTa.~la. order to reoelv* attention, communications must be accomprntsd bj ?Im true name ?nd address of tba writer, fia? p.ctr.'t manuscripts ?rill not ba ratonsof, OBUM tho necoasary stamps ai? furnished lo repay tb? postaga thereon. aar We ara not responsible for tho views and opinions of our correspondents. All communications ?hould bo addressed ^'Ed itors Intelligencer,;' and all checks, drafts, money orden, dc., shui/u bo inado payable to tho ordor o? E. B. li Ult RA Y A CO., Anderson, 8. C. SOMEBODY'S BARLING, A Story That Ul ny Ito Vull of Interest in Homo Southern Iloine. Tho battle of Shiloh was fought on the (3th and,7th days of April. 1802. On the 0th of that mouth, with a party of Federal officers, I was visiting tho field, and a short distance in advance of where tho main action had been fought, in anopcu spaco, which had escaped tho (lames that had swept over a portion of tho ground . wo discovered a dead fair-headed South ern soldier apparently not more than eighteen years of ago, his clothing con sisting of a loose jacket, a blouzc and pants of plain homespun material,either cray or brown, and a slouched hat. Ho lay upon h's back, his right arm exten ded out toward hissmolreu-Htnined musket, which htB powder-blackened lips, and tho uenrly empty cartridge-box, wero muto evidences that he had faithfully done his duty as a eoldicr. Tho trunk of a treo about eighteen inches in diameter, which had been severed by a cannon shot, lay directly across his legs immediately bo low the knee, holding him firmly to tho ground. This had evidently occurred afU.T death, as there was no indication of a struggle or of au (lorin g. Ono of tho party observing something protruding from tho dead soldier's blouse above tho belt, stopped and drew fourth a knit bluo yarn mitten, on the wrist of which was embroided in yellow yaru the name, "\V. Hall." Tho mit ten was laid back upon his breast and wo passed on. As I reached tho fringes of undergrowth thal hemmed in tho small open space in tho timber, I turned to tako a last look at tho silent sleeper, nnd tho scene was an imprcessivo ono. That calm young face turned up to tho bright sunlight, tho auburn culrs lying in confusion around his head, with tho background of shrubbery, now green with the coming spring, presented a said ipiiet picture-such a pcncclul contrast with tho dread surroudings of tho burned, blackened bodies of men and horses, ?hattored trees, broken artillery carriages and equipments-nu oa?is, as it were, amid tho wreck of battlo that, after a lapso of sixteen yenrs, it has remained vividly bofore me. Perhaps through your pa per thia may reach the notice of somo of tho friends of tho person named. Although I cannot recollect that tlicro was anything on tho body to indicate the regiment to which "W. Hall" belon ged, the impression lefi upon my mind is that he was from Mississippi. He was .i?..t.ii_i_i_f_ j_ _-i UuMw.iuna -UUICUUUJ oumul g, vriiu, vtiuip ped hy loving hands, and followed by a mother's blessing, went forth to tho wars, to bo thenceforth numbered among tho "uureturning brave." II. UAYMOND. FIGUTINU A TARANTULA.-Texas natural history is not without novelties for thc scientific or tho curious renders nf moro northern climes. Among them is a horned frog, which inhabits the pud rios west of tho Trinity; from the tip af tho broad nose arises a cimetcr-liko horn, sharp na a knife point, and on which, if you happen to step with tho 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-thc taran tula. Ho is tho desperado of tho spider family ; frequently attains tho size of tho 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 tho tarantula, will scream at tho bight. The tarantula is, in fact, only a big spi der, and usually makes his homo in the open prairie, dwelling with his family in a nc3t concealed beneath tbo tall grass. IO you tackle him in his retreat you will very soon repent your temerity, for he springs nt you liko a tiger, jumping to nu astonishing height-sometimes three or four feet. Ho is ono of tho most poison ous of tho family of thc arachno, and his bi to is said to bo moro fatal than that of Lhe rattlesnake. In a settlmeut called Qrapovino Prairie, near Fort Worth. Bomo timo ago. the son of a farmnr nam ed Featherstone was one day occupied gathering rocks on tho roadside. Upon overturning a large fiat rock he was Bud? clenly confronted by n largo tarantula tho Bize of a man's hand, snugly ensconced iu his ue'it along with a number of young tarantulas. The LIg ono was yellow and black striped, and displayed tho same inimitable colors that nature bestows upon tho "beautiful snake." Seizing a good stick, Master Featherstone attacked tho enemy in his stronghold, and was met with au unexpected 'resistance. Ho succeeded in breaking olF one leg, or ra ther claw, of tho devil-fish of dry land ; but tho tarantula, enraged, sprang upon the aggressor, and quick as thought, with his great black oyes glittering with fiendish ferocity, fastoneu himself on thc boy's band and arm. Before he could bc dislodgo tho tarantula had inflicted two probably fatal bites on the hand ami aim, both of which subsequently swelled to three times their natural size-so viru lent is tho poison of this desperado of the prairies. Tho 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 tho Southern Historical Society papera, an elaborate articlo on tho woun ding of Stonewall Jackson, which will be rend with painful interest by every ex-Confederate. It includes a long and plainly written narrative by Capt. lt. E. Wiibouru, ot Mississippi, who was tho only officer actually with Gen. Jackson at thc timo he was wounded. In tho words of Gen. Early : "His account of tho whole affair shows how very errone ous are generally received accounts; and it uow appears that instead of riding to the front to reconnoiter tho enemy and then imprudently galloping back toward his own lines, Gen. Jackson was slowly riding to tho front, whilo making every effort to hurry forward tho troops, when ho was fired cn by a portion cf his own men on tho right (south) of tho road, and obliquely from tho rear, and that then tho horses of his party that were not shot down, wheeled to the left, and ho galloped into tho woods on tho left to escape the ?r-r when ho was fired upon by another l-"dy of troops on the north ?ido of tho road." It was by this lastfiro that Gen. Jackson was wounded. Ono ball struck him in tho left arm two inches below tho shoulder joint, shatter ing tho bone and severing tho cbicfartery; a Bccond passed through the same arm between tho elbow and tho wrist, mak making its exit through tho hand, and a third ball entered tho palm of his right hand about tho middle, and prosing through broko two of tho bones. All tho circumstances surrounding tho wound ing, as well aa those immediately pro ceeding and succeeding, are told with graphic distinctness and picturesque de tail; and Gc. Early's articles, although apparently intended only as a reply to some erroneous statement or Uen. Revere, in his book entitled "Keel and Gaddlo," is really a most valuable contri bution to tho history of tho nar, .._rA-ii i- i ' i*^ r* tl I - -