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A DARING LIEUTENANT. War I'ri ton Ufo ta toe NorUi-Aa Attempt by Prisoners to Tunnel Their Way Ont HeeoUeettocs of Jolinuou's Island. Uwe. JfcA'?sworo <M Strathorn BUorteat Papen. Early Io November, 1863, ??ter Gen. Leo baaeuoceaaially driven Meade ecrus* tba Bapidan back to Centreville, and the entire force aouth of tho Eappahannoek, for tbe purpose of going feto winter quarters. Hays' brigade wassert to picket the north bank at Kappahao jock station. Here they .were re-enforcer- by the Lou isiana Guard battery ?od a portion of Gen. Hoko's North Carolina brigade. After being on duty a day, a forward movement was made by the enemy in , that direction, and French's entire corps, under Sedgovvick, bore down upon them. Tho ' onslaught waa terrific-the enemy being ten to one-but the gallant brigade held them in check until night, when their, linea wem broken and they were cutoff from their own pontoon bridge. Tho Eappahauuock was at that point not fordable, and tbe night was .intensely cold, so that their capture waa inevitable. Novertbolrss, they resisted to the last. Tho Louisiana Guard battery dis charged their pieces when the enemy were upon them, and two of their men were bayoneted at tb'.' gnns. Many ol the officers .threw away their swords to avoid surrendering them, and Lieut. Charlie Pierce, of the Boventb Louisiana, broke his sword on his knee and handed the hilt to the officer-the effect of which can easily be imagined. The weapon was . ft highly-prized one. being a trophy of the battle.. of. Winchester. Gen. Harry T. Hays rah the gantlet of the pontoon bridge under an enfilading fire of the enemy. Col. Monoghan swam bia horse across the river. Col. Terry and a fen Others successfully swam across, but many lost their lives in ?he attempt, Leon Berlin, the color-bearer of the Sev enth Louisiana, tore the flag from the staff and concealed it in bis bosom, In fact, everything possible wan done by thc fnllnnt follows to render their capture ai arron of trophies aa possible, while io Kint of equalities it was a d^arlj ugbt victory fur the enemy. The entire force captured numbered about 1,409 mon, consisting of tbe Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth and Ninth Lou isiana Guard. Battery, and about 200 ol Hoke's North Carolina brigade. The capture waa witnessed from thc south bank by Gens. Lee and Early, whe accepted it aa a sacrifice that bod. to bc mudo, and under its cover euccesafullj retired the remainder of the army acroai the Bapidan. But the writer's mission is to record the daring and chivalric deeds of a tv tm ber of the command that . surrendered The captured prisoners were marched t< Gen. SedgewicVs headquarters, and whet assembled around the camp fire at night surrounded by Federal pickets, Leon Ber tja, by the advice of Col. ,D. B. Penn, thi only field officer captured, threw the flaj into the fiamea, as tho effectual means o preventing it from falling into the ene my's hands. The following morning the prisoner were taken to the Old Oapr*ol .prison where they were confined three day? wben the officers were sent to Johnson' Island and the privates to Point Look out. As soon aa the captured officers roache their future prisons, the buoyancy o their natures asserted itself, and darin; the winter months every species of amuse ment possible waa indulged in to driv away the ennui and render prison lif bearable. A minstrel company was formed, c which Charlie H. Pierce waa among th leading performers, and their entertain menta were witnessed and appreciated b many outside aa well as inside the prisoi and by none more eagerly than the off eera of tho garrison, who invariably as eembled to witness them. They also organized base-ball club: tho Southern tuno composed . of th os below the rank of Captain, of whic Charles Pierce was Captain and catche and tbe Confederate nine composed < the higher officers. Their championahi game was considered one of the best eve played, and was witnessed by upward < 11,000 people, including tho prisoner ?c?ss?'ttu? ?iihvjun ? of o?hdusky, Obi who eagerly embraced tho opportunity t ho present. Sc apprehensive wore tl prison officials that the game waa got tc np for the purpose of covering an a tempt to break out. that they liad th sides of'tbe-*>orthoic8 drawn back ar the guns prepared xor action. The 8ai ducky Regittcr published a long aud cul gieflEfo/aeeount of tho gs cao, which wt Won by the Southerners, and lt was mat the subject of severe commont by ti bitter Radical presa of tho North, wi immediately demanded the removal the commanding officer for allowing tl rebuts so much liberty. Their mischio octa effort? were successful ; the coi mandor was removed, and the amuseme of. tito unhappy prisoners, for the tin being, cut off. Sn ali the prison spoils Lieut. Charl Pierce, waa regarded sa- the leader: H versatile talent, gesial humor, uteri?? manhood and uudoubted bravery, t Sether with his kindness ot' heart, e eared him to al?, sn? even1 command the respect of bia captors. But hi? not riety and pb/valarity proved disastrous his future operations, as he waa knot nud constantly watched by the pr!? spies. ; Jou?s?a'o island, it will bo remet b?red, ia three miles from San dus!? Ohio, and Soufc thirty miles from I Cana?* .. There is, however, a sti . of land v?;ive milos from the prise loading to a swamp or wonda on -t Canada sido. Tue severity of tbe winter season bel past, tho minds of many.of the prison* naturally reverted to attempts to ceca] and no one was moro bent on it than t heroic and daring Charilo Pierce, tunnel had been commenced from bio 8, but the project was deemed abortiv owing to ita long distance from the den . line, and abandoned. Charlie th transferred his operations to block where ha soon organized a working par who succeeded, by incessant labor, completing a tunuel to tho extremo e of tho works, But, aiast for human < poetatlons, when the attempt was mt to pass out they were pounced upon a guard aud th air hopes blasted. Tl ii?u?u tua unit attempt. On a less activa and vigorous mi such a signal failure would have hai paralyzing effect. Bui ii on!y aroui the ambition of onr hero to succeed ail ha*v?:ds, and his thoughts were auntly terned. to some plan for I future. An opportunity soon presented its which he eagerly seized. One morn the offal cart was driven in by a sold under; tho influsjnee of liquor, who down Sn Charil tva block wbito tho c wits being filled. Charlie succe'god securing his overcoat ?nd cap. Qu tu thoughthe jumped upon tho driv seat, seised tho reina, drove out tho ci pawed iba sentinels at the gate, v opened it for hU egress, and gol beyi the parapet, imagining himself, at free. But lbs condition of the ooh being discovered by tho prison guan hue and a cry ?rae raised, the ruse detect ed, and a squ&d seat io pursuit of the fugitive, who was soon overtuL'en, and tba iutrepld Charlie was brought back to bis prison cuartera. Tub dering attempt led to increased *.'gilance on tho part of the sentinels, sud rendered our hero tn oblect to be watched and dreaded. But bis darling object was not to be abandoned, and bia third cttempt exceeded his previous one in strategy and execution. With a chosen few, be conceived the project of scaling the parapet, attacking tba sentinels with rocks, ana breaking for tba Cansdiau chore, tba lake being frozen over. Scaling lodders were made &s secretly as possible, and a bright moonlight night selected for the attempt. There was only one piste* obtainable, and this fell by lot to the possession of Lieut. Wheel er, of Morgan's cavalry. The others armed themselves with rocks. Lieuts. Fierce, Wheeler and J. B. Knowles, of Louisville, Ky., wero the first toget their ladders in position and attempt the as cent. Our nero, however, wah the only one who gained the parapet. ? rock in bis hautf was as true as a rifle ball, thanks to bis base ball experience. With it bo felled the sentinel. H?B cousin, Lieut Bow' es, was shot on the ladder, and his body fell inside. H?. dying words to- Charlie wera to push on and leave bim to his fate. Lieut Wheeler and the sentinel in front of him fired at each other simultaneously, and singular ly, both missed, when the Lieutenant slid down td avoid another shot, he hav ing no other means of defense. Lieut Pierce speedily pursued bis way over the natural bridge of ice on the lake, und-jr a constant firo from the sentinels, until ho got beyond the range of their guns. At the same time the guns of the fort opened with solid shot, for the purpose of breaking tho ice, while the signal guns could be heard for miles around booming du the still-air. Unheeding tho cold, for his heart beat higb at the prospect of once more being vith his comrades in the field, and preying with his sword the faith that wa?, in bim j be gained the strip of land tvrolve miles distant, and pur sued his way through the woods until daylight, when he was halted by some farmers, with shotguns in close proxim ity to bis body. ? Those fellows, when aroused by the alarm-guns, were eyer on the alert to capture an escaping prisoner, and claim the reward. They had no or dinary one in Charlie Pierce, and hun gry, chilled and footsore, ho ".vs speedily marched beck to his old'quarters. Tho gallant fellow often said that he felt more chagrined and discouraged at being brought back by civilians than if cap tured by regular soldiers. But bis forti tude soon returned, hud his mind con stantly dwelt, upon tho one darling object of escape. It was not to bo wondered at that Charlie now became an object of the strictest surveillance on the part of every agent of the enemy. His every move ment was watched, so that his Bolo reli ance was upon strategy for his fourth at tempt. Procuring a Federal uniform (it was supposed from some one connected with tho hospital), be carefully concealed it in his bun'.:. With a piece of wood, of which there was plenty, he manufactured a gun stock ; with a lot of fruit cans, which he procured from the hospital, ho manu factured a barrel, and a piece of the handle of a camp-kettle was wrought into a lock. After five months' incessant labor, he completed his task, and during that time he was exceedingly reticent, confining himself in his bunk as much aa possible, keeping hia own counsel, like a good general, but working like a beaver. As a piece or workmanship, it was pro nounced by all who saw it a marvel ol mechanical ingenuity and skill. He was fortunate enough to. find an old rusty bayonet, which he soon made look like polished steel, and how he atainodthi gun to make it look real, no ono but him self knew ; but that it did look ao the sequel will show. Having everything ic readiness, how put them to use? 'Thc guard must be brought into the block at Dight, D? l???t h? COti?u f?ll i? with int men sud march out with them. Confid ing his intention to only a trusted few o: his messmates, ha renu?a*6d T.tont. M[ chaol Long (now living in New Orleans' to inform the guard that an atieran would be made to break out that nighi from block eight The Lieutenant wai thanked for the information ; tbe senti nel called, "Corporal of the guard;" th? Coi fr?i?l carried tho information to thi officer of tho guard ; the ydard waa don bled for the emergeucyt und an inspect ing party .waa eoon going tho round 6 the prison. Whi lo passing through bloc! eight, Charlie, with his Federal uniforcc and improvised gun, quietly fell in witl them. Not finding anything ruspicioui in that block they were marched out All the other blocks were visited witbou any discoveries being made. The guan was then formed in ..line for. inspection Tbe Lieutenant in command, examininj tho- accouterments of tho mon, discov ertd that Charlie had no cartridge-box when the following dialogue tock place Lieutenant cf the Guard-How is il sir, that you have no cartridge-box? Charli?-Well, Lieutenant, we fell ii outside in Buch a hurry I declaro. I foi gift, it ? Lieutenant-Well, you aro a fine sol dier! No cartridge-box I Suppose th rebels ware to attack ns while we are I herp among them ? Let me f. see - yon gun. sir I The Lieutenant proceeded to on inapet tion of armo, still upbraiding the delir quent soldier. * Charlio, seeing that his last 'sfiort wt . defeated, straightened, himself., bremar. j his gun to "Inspection arras," in tra ; nilitary stylo, and passed it to the office; ? Of course, ita weight told th? tale. Th ruse was discovered, and by neglcctin tho cartridge-box, tho easiest or ell t make, our hero wat again defeated in hi Kiana; By permission of the Lieu ten an owever, ne was allowed tb make the ta p?riment , of passing the sentinel at lb gate*, which ho did without eliciting ac surprise. He waa then takes before Co Charles W. Hill, of the One Hundrc and Twelfth Ohio, then commandant < tho prison at Johnson's Island, wb showed himself a humane and consk erato officer, and who frankly adraittc the prisoner's riaht to attempt to escap complimented him nu his coa rag? ac strategy, aud condemned him tonoothi punishment than the removal of his di tubes and his money, but'insisted c eeping his gort which ho deemed fit ?tophy to fae placed among tl archives of the State of Ohio, where it oj prescht Charlie was then aeut back tc his qua tera to brood in sorrow over his sever failures, notwithstanding theicdomitub courage, the strategy, the-energy and tl patience with which bo prosecuted thei So confident wera his cc ni rades that 3 bid been successful in this last attorn that, they prepared his hunk , to lead tl sentinel to believe that be waa still tbei ahd were ready to vouch for his sickne nt roll-call tho following morning. B vain hope;, when roll-call carno the I trepid Pierce waa thero to answer f himself, and there lie remained nn paroled willi the others at the close of war. Arriviog at bis homo ia New Orleans, like all true soldiers^ he accepted the eit j nation as best he could, and pursued the even tenor of his war. Bat the gallant spirit that could never bend to the enemy bsd to succumb to .'he yellow monster in 1607, at tue age of twenty-six years, and his remains now rest, with the dust of many of bis former comrades, in Greenwood ?ero'Xory. The brilliant record of Hays', brigade will ebow no name more fit to adorn the niche of fame than that of Lieut. Charles Hatch Pierce. The Freedmen and Their Savings. . Hon. M. P. O'Connor, of South Caro lina, and Hon.. E. John Ellis, of Louisi ana, have preps? ?d and submitted a bill to Congress looking to a return to the freedmen of the South of their savings deposited in the Freedman's .Savings and Trust Company. The ? bill recites certain facts and convoys such intelli gence as cannot but prove important to all concerned. Everything-is done by this bill to reimburse tho freedmen and to prelect them against fraud in securing their claims. In connection with the bill, Messrs. O'Connor and Ellie recito some facts in tho history of the Bank, which are wor'h repeating. The Freedman's Bank WM incorporated by act of Congress in 1800 and collapsed in 1874. Tho original de? sign was a beneficent one ; but it was hor ribly and abominably perverted. At the time of its establishment, the freedmen were Just emerging from. slavery, and, weak and dependent; they were easily persuaded to favor anything that bore upon ita face the symbols of United States protection and authority. It is certain that tho agents of the Bank rep resented to tho freedmen that the Gov ernment had established the "Freedman's Savings and Trust Company" solely in their interest, and for 'the purpose oi protecting and dofending their material rights. It waa bold out to tho freedmen that the Government was responsible for whatever deposits - might be made with the company ; indeed, on many ol the pass , books which were issued to thc depositors it was plainly printed that tbt Government waa respondi?lo for tho de posits. Besides thia, on tho xover? o these same pass-books wore .pictures o tho well-known faces of . Abraham - Lin colo. Charles Sumner, Horace Greeley O. O. Howard. Wm. Cullen Bryant, ant others who had been the most prominen and avowed champions of the rights- an? interests of tho freedmen. Trusting blindly to these promises ant inducements tho freedmen ol the Soutl ?Gaited, from 1865 to 1874 the sum o 57,316,857.78. Soon after the act of incorporation th principal office was established at Nei York. Thero waa no provision for brand banka. There was one bulwark in th charter against peculation and fraud, a fol iowa : "SECTION 0. Be it further enacted thc the general business and objects of tb corporation hereby created, shall ba to rt ceive on deposit such sums of money f may from time to limo bo offered there) by or on behalf of persons-hitherto hel in slavery in the United States and ii vesting the same in stocka,bonda,Treasui notes or other aecuritiea of the Unite States." An adh?rence to thia provision won have made deposits safe. But in 181 the principal office was removed fro New York to Washington and a reign speculation, amounting to insanity, b gan. To get at the Goverament seem ties of the bank an act waa burri) through Congress, on May Otb, 187 which provided that thc deposits of tl company instead of being invested in tl safe securities of the United States shoo be loaned upon real estate. This rcceiv< the approval of tho President, and was tl death blow to the concern. Valueh real estate and wild-cat stocks were e changed for the hard earned cash - of t freedmen, in a way that is monstrous contemplate. A moro barefaced ai shameless swindle never was perp?tr?t j upon so defenseless and confiding a pc pie. I i No imriirijiala notice WS2 t?Vs" ! Congress, but repeated exposures of t i concern by the jr esa at last shamed t i National Legislature into an attempt ! remedy, in 1875. . It waa too late. The actual loss of the company, WE it suspended, was about $1,859,981, It is probable that $000,000 of t sum is due to white depositors. ? The < jectof the bill is to indemnify only fre men. About f1,000^000 would refund 1 present total loss. The payment of thia sum ia based ut the responsibility of tho Government the creation of tue bank: that the G ern..- ,ent assumed:: toward the freedn i i '.6G5 the position of a guardian ; t Congress was responsible for the litignt that ruined the Bank; that an atten at remedy was tardy : and that after charter waa so amended and the cami of wrong and plunder began, and com ued in a manner e.n open, shameful, ? glaring as to attract tho attention i challenge the criticism-of tho' newspa ; press.and public, and - that, too, right ! the capital of tho nation and immedii j ly under the eye of Congress, it. failed j no tico orlo attempt to save the comps and never even ordered an investiga! until 1870, moro than two years u tho f?iraf? ?vOuric?. Congress carole turned over the company to an aroa) well-salaried aud: uselets commission clerks, attorneys, and messengers, v like vultures, for six years psst have t fatte-dog upon the carcass of the it tutrjn, and who In these six years the ?h*pe cf salaries ssd c=pci.s?5, i eaten up moro than $240,000 of the posits of the plundered freedmen. The legal argument supporting tl impositions is absolutely, in essa tibio, nexorably loads the Coramltv:e to cinda that "the Government should damnify tho freedmen depositors for losses they have sustained in the fal of the "Freedman's Savings and 1 Company," and they therefore t re the substitute for H. B. No. 499 and 2r/00, with the recommendation that Wime be passed." There is a mass of evidence forlif the positions taken by the Commi whoso report has been wo ?My prep by Messw. O'Connor and Eilis. W not see bow the Congress of the Ui States can avoid passing such meosnt .ill rAAtj>rn tty t|w? frseUSSSS cf thc S what was so basely wrung, from tl The Democrats of Congress will certi vole this act of justice, and remedy wrong done by Republicans, We some assurance that Republican r bera will hardly vote against relit their ? n fortunate dupes.-Augutta G ide and ConsiUtdionaliet. TBK GERATEST BJ jcaeiira.-A sii pare, harmless remedy, that cure < ri ino; and. pr?venu disease by ; ko?, the blood pare, stomach regular, kit e>l liver activo, is thc greatest ble ever conferred upon man. Hop B is that remedy? and its proprietor being blessed by thousands who been sared and cured by it. Will try UT See another column.-Eag THE EDGEHELD TBAQEBY. Wood, Horror, Desolation ?nd Degrada tion. E??geficld Admtrtiiar. " It becomes our daty- the most painful anderobarri?ific'oric thal has even *;-!'?? .*? upon us In a long life-io chronicle an other affair of horror and blood iii Edge field. And, in const aeration bf the sad ness and desolation that hang over our community, and of the terribly excited state of feeling that prevails throughout our section, nndt moro than all, for fear that wo might give partisan coloring to the affair by any extended comment or moralising, we chal? give, or attempt to give, the barest narration of facts. Nor would we willingly, under present cir- ; cu instances, do wrong or injustice to any fellow citizens for oar right arm. Of course, as is already universally known, this terrible melee was the out growth of a somewhat heated municipal canvas?. On Thursday, April 1st, the voters of our municipality, white and black, assembled in mas? in e-; ting. SD the Court House, at the call or notification of the outgoing council, to nominate candidates for the co. dog council. This meeting was very li:?cly attended; nod this had been the mode of procedure in such cases throughout the history of our town. A. J. N^r is, Esq., was elected chairman. - At this meeting, Mr. Clisby made a motion that l>o candidates be chosen by primary electon instead of by the hld mass' meeting or convention plan. l*-?''-* * ' As has been erroneously repor ted; not one syllable was said about the license to retail whiskey, whether it should or should not be reduced. At the same tim?, however, it was well under stood that this was the question at Laue. And hp to this time, so far as we could possibly learn by-diligent search and in quiry, this Was the ouly point of differ ence. Mr. OliBby's motion waa voted down by a considerable majority, and the meeting proceeded to' nom?nate can didates after the old plan.'abd to elect them by ballot. Before the votibjrj be gan ; Mr. Clisby and certain of his friends quietly left tho meeting. Tho balloting resulted as follows : Tor Intendant, C. Ii." B. Marsh-a brother-in-law of Mr. Ciisby; for Wardens, Leo Holson, W;H. Branson, W. N. Burnett and B. S. An derson-all white citizens. After this, all was-quiet for a Week, whon it became evident thrt the party of which Mr, Clisby war th? bead, had determined te ru n a separate ticket. And' in a day 01 two more, it was ascertained that this tioket was to be as follows: For Inten dant, AZA..Clisby ; for Wavdemy W. D Jennings,-Lee HOIBOD, M. N. Cartledge and George SimkinR, The latter is r colored man. Tn the meantime, wo ur< constrained to say, party spirit ran pretty high, and both parties electioneered vig ll ant ly. Nothing violent, however, oe curred.' Capt. Marsh, foreseeing, wi presume, discord, or at all events a con test, had, as early as the first part of las week, peremptorily declined to be a can didate ; and B. G. Bonham, Esq., with out another mass meeting or convention was put in nomination in his stead. Mi Bonham was, beyond all doubt, extreme ly unwilling to stand, and only did so a the earnest solicitation of some of hi friends. On Monday morning last, the electio began at 6 a. m. The managers were I H. Mima, B. P. Covar and St. Julia Bland. AU these gentlemen Were adh< reub, of the mass meeting ar conventio party. One of the very first persons 1 present himself for depositing a bailo was Lawrence Cain, the mulatto ma who was formerly Radical Stale Senate from our County, and who is dill ons < the hading Radical'politicians of Ed? field. He lives on the Southern outakfr of tho incorporation, and there is a di ference of opinion as to whether h house is really within the incorporate or without His vote waa challenged I dither Mr. R. G. Bonham or Dr. Wallal Bland, both of whom stood near tl polls. Mr. Clisby contended that ho ht the right to vote. After some dlscussio it was agreed to lea?*j the matter to 1 decided hy a recent survsysr, which ss vey wad said or thought-to bs in tl Auditor's office. Subsequently it w ascertained that thc said survey was n in tho Auditor's office. Cain, in tl meantime, retired from the Court Boot in which the election was being bel ind after an hour or so returned, acoor I pacied by Mr. Clisby, and renewed i I application to vote. -Hereupon- it w ! stated that tbs surrey could not be f?ua I and tho matter still being in grave doul Cain waa not allowed tc vote, butw infosmbd by the .managers that if. would procure an affidavit from a Mims, surveyor, that his house ato within tbe incorporated limits, ho wot then bo at liberty to cU.pocit his ball Mr. Minis lives 12 miles northward, our town; but still, before the hour of cl lng the. polls, his ??testation could ha been procured. After this. Mr. Clis and Dr. Bland walked out of the Coi Room together into the high piazza whi overI*>oks tho public square, and he took place the fatal rencontre. Wo a not recount tho words of the diipa Y/o know thom not. We give tbe resu without pretending to'know or say what order they ' came. Dr; Bia .trackMr.'dish?in th= ?H?A wiLh i left hand. Mr.'Clisby shot Dr. Bis through the abdomen. Mr. St Juli Bland shot Mr. Clisby through tlie ste acb. und Mr. Arthur Glnvfirj Mr O'bb father-in-law, three times Ja differ? places.- Mr. Glover, it is affirmed some, fired twice, ana by others that did not fire at all. If he fired, ho woui ed co one. And ad regards the- quest: of whether Mr. Clisby shot Dr. BU before ho was himself snot by Mr. fit.-', lian Uland, or tr?? vena, there Is t very r.ide difference of opinion and affirmation. And these differences of Urination come from men of equal spectability and .reliability. . Nor is ( at all uncommon in such affrays. At the time that we write, ll o'clock Wednesday morning, a couple of: he before going to press, Dr. Bland is s alive, lying in his mother's house, i there is scarcely the faintest shadow hope of his life. Ho is the oldest son the late Co). Elbert Bland, and bis v owed mother is a daughter of tho Hon. N. L. Griffin. Ho is bai twenty-four ycart of ago. Mr. Clisby is lying in his ?W? nu suffering intensely, bnt likely to rcco He U not a native of Edgefield, but ci hithor from Alabama some twelve thirteen years sgos Heia? n?pbD" the two gentlemen of bis name who prominent citizens of Macon, Ga.- E married, and has ono child. His ag ahoot thirty-one years. Mr, Glover's wounds are not veil rions, though one, in his thigh, is sal be very painful. Ana in chronicling this iocxpress painful affair, we have striven most e estiy, as God ia our witness, to tell exact, unbiassed, indisputable ti potting party and personal friend sternly behind us, and saying no > that might hinder the ultimate recoi huton of men and of women who in the same small town. - Time out of mtudr-Forgetthi wind np your watch. HAD EN017UH OF LIBERIA! A narky ?bo Prefer? the Virgf.nl? Foal tontlary. . Suinter Watchman. A few amyl eio.ee a returned emigrant from Liberia passed through our tows on his was to Danville, Virginia, who was ?subject of much Interest to bur colored citizens. Having bute few days landed ot Charleston, and being fresh from the supposed land of milk arid honey, wein? vitcd him to our office for tho purpose of obtaining from him some reliable infor mation of those of his color who left this Stete and are now in Liberia. Wo will endeavor to give aa near ss possible the itory as told in bia own language. "I left Danville, Virginia, for New York on ??ie 25th day of September, 1876. with my father and mother, who carried with thim nine children. We took pas* sago on the Elizabeth for Monrovia. This vessel had on br-aro. when it left NJW York two hundred colored people, going to Liberia.. Tho trip was made in fifty three days, and many died before reach ing Monrovia. I think we landed seven ty-five. One of our family died on the voyage. On landing we were cordially welcomed by th& emigrants who had preceded us, but tho natives did not ap pear to rejoice at our coming; tbey laugh ed at the ead experience of our voyage, and wished all of ns had died before get ting to their country. They manifested their .aversion to us in tv great many ways and really appeared to derive pleasure in.making us feel that they bad no, use for us. . After landing we found no ac commodation whatever for us, no place to shelter us and nowhere to go. After wandering about for sometime ve were forced by. tho rainy weather to take our blankets and tack them up for shelter. We lived in thia way comparatively com* fortable for about ten rdaya, when all our rations were exhausted, after this, great want and distress were experienced by sdi. We first applied to the ORtives for food, but they laughed at our misery nnd enjoyed our misfortune. Thon wo ap plied to. the Ship Company and eome white Catholics, who gave us a little food and clothing. In this way wo begged a scanty support for the first six weeks after landing, out even this source, failed. m and we were compelled to break up our enr-p and wander about the country in search of food and sorre?hing todo. Som? few returned to America ; all did ec-who bad the means to pay.their passage, while many died from exp wura and the want of food. My father and family landed with only eleven dollars, which bad been spent long before this time. I am a toll-, or by trade and succeeded in getting a little work in Monrovia, where 1 stayed most of the time. The chief object of all of our family was to eave money enough from our bard earnings to bring us back to America. This was very difficult to dc, aa some, of ua were sick nearly all the time, and we were forced to pay very heavy doctor's billa, but after four years of great toil and suffering we found that wo nad saved four hundred and. seventy dollars. I bad lcat in the meantime my father and a brother, who died and were buried near Monrovia. Our family now consisted of my mother, two brothers, three sisters and my wife, who I married in Monrovia. Our fare to Charleston, 8. C., amounted to ninety-three dollars each, but tho balance of our passage money was kindly advanced to us by three passengers who were also return fioforo reaching New York a fever of some kindbroko ont on board of the ves aol, and I saw roy wife? mother; sisters and brothers, all one by ono buried in the sea, each wrapped in a canvas bag, kept on board tho ship for that purpose. The three kind benefactors wno assisted us in paying our passage also died on thu trip. On reaching New York I was transferred for Charleston, where I land ed on last Monday two weoko ago, and I am now on my way to Danville, Va., tho only member of my family living, on foot, sick, and entirely dependent on tho kindness of those who give me something to eat and a place to sleep. I don't ask fur mouey, sir, ? only wish to get Btrength enough to walk to. my old home in Vir ginia," T~\ .. M t ? . A. ? V * fc _ _M_,__t.-l . * m ? _??;?g pSjgy f. 3wa usau u rcuiisi Ul lilli sad ; experience, he at times was very much affected. Can you tell me anything about ilva emigrants who went out on ino Azor? "Well, yes, sir, I know some of them. There ia Clark, from. C?srendi?S County* He has lost bia entire family; and Louisa Miller, from Richland County, she has lost her husband and all her children ; she ia thero all by herself and dy log to get bick. Senator Gaillard is dead. Revs. Boney and Fleeter are still living. I , also saw Mr. Williaas, the correspondent i of the Ntwo and Oom ter." Did Senator Gallard enter politics oat there, and get a seat in the Legislature? "No, air, Gaillard, Bouey und Flegler attempted to enter politics, but no notice was token of them. Mr. Boney sent cir culars back to ihlsStete, sol have heard, stating that he .was very successful in converting tho heathen of-Liberia, .?sd asked for money to bnild churches .for tb?JA,. The Red Hill Church of. Rich land iicunty and various other churches sent bim money for this purpose, which Boney received, bot told us that the money, came from his father's estate, who died since holeft here. Ho has no church there, and tbs heathen be speaks of have moro pcnao than Mr. Boney has." Well, were the natives of Liberia what you expected to find them, ignorant and living in a barbarous condition ? "No, RSI-; tho fact in, we were sadly, disappointed when we landed. ' We thought that we would be looked up tn. but they regarded na aa the unciv ilised and themselves the enlightened folks." Did you find tho molasses streams, bacon bush, and groves of biscuit (reedy cooked) trees, and the thousand otbei tirings you were told existed in that country? "No, sir, I ?.-aver saw any of those things, thoue? X and boen told they were there before leaving America. After wc got there the natives saw how ignorant our people were, and humored this thing, and tola them that if they would go in the intorlorofthe country thoy would find them all. there. Many of our people want to find, these thing?, ?nd o??id io the search for them. I saw very "Ulc bacon in Liberia, as it is not raised there." I suppose yon have no darlro to ro tnrn to JLi beria? ' No, sir ; rather than repeat ray expe rience at Monrovia, I say it ?-? all sincer ity and truth, I would preter H-ina ?nd dying? slave, or to spend tho remainder of roy day* in the Virginia Penitentiary, than xetura to that cnised Und." Hare tho interview ?roded. - Here is an old German recipe foi happiness: "Wouldst thou be happy for a d?y, get shaved ; for a week, go'te ? wedding ; for ?won th, get a fine saddle horse ; for six months, build a fine house for thyself? for a whole year, marry a beautiful young woman ; 'two years, in herit from ? rich uncle: but if thou wouldst be happy for all thy life-be temperate.'' "THU S?N DO KOTE.? Lut cutoff to tu?? Eniua?*losed. Jasper-JL Xtemarfcabl* Colored Frt-acJ.-cr. RICHMOND, VA., April 6. Your correspondent, noticio? tho revi ved intered, attending the aunuuuecaieqtS that the Rev. Jilin Jasper would for the frat time, preach his famous sermon on the ''Rotation of tho Sun." wended hhv way thither yesterday. ; Tue day was op prenively warm-the church, mbra;'acj.j He was unfortunate enough to secure a *eat in a window, to thc windward of the dusky congregation. However, on 'hts oecasion; there wero a great many T/jiU> people rr*vent, whom tho church treats very civilly, reserving for them the best seats. The choir is a representative negro choir-noi imtruiacnr,, hut keeping the perfection af time. Without' unnecessary delay, Mr, Jas per commenced his sermon* Ho is n man of sixty-eight years, large and powerful!/' built, Kack as ebony and wears ellver-rimued spc-ctaclcs, which give him a venerable appearance. Com mencing io nn alniMt inarticulate vo?o, he makes some introductory remarks about bis sermou, among which was one to the effect that when ho said in the cours? of hts serm<?i "dat do nun do move," be wanted the congregation to know that he meant "de sun does move," That he "wasn't urni?., on grammar, only having enough education to tell sinners da way to nebben, an' keep 'em frons going to hell." He started out with a Seneral history of tho world from Abra? sra-his voice becoming more full and his -rticulatioa more distinct. His de scriptive powers aro fine, and he had riveted the attention of tho audience be fore proceeding fiv? minutes. He re marked tliat some men say that. Moses went to hell. "Now, bredderen, I'll gwti you do doctrino on do subject. lu do transfiguration on de Mount dc Bi ble tells us that Moses and Elias, ap (?eared to de deciplcs. And now, how n de name of God. could Moues have como from bell out ob do clouds?" . Any ono who r.aya that John Jasper can't reason, Is very much mistaken though perhaps, unconsciously, bo ar ranged his sermon on the basis of a logi cal syllogism. His major premise was : "Whatever wo learn from tho Bible, as. Christians, We are bound to believe it." His minor premise : '"i bo Bible teaches us that the sun does move, and there fore, as believers of the Blblo, we muBt believo in the rotation of the sun." Perhaps he mixed his premises slightly and reached his conclusion a little too soon, but none the less correctly did he follow the roles of Hamilton nnu Jo vous. Naturally enough, his sermon hinged on his miuor. HIB most conclusive ar gument was, of course, tho stauding still of the sun and moon. He remembers the Pcripture language, chapter and verse, with wonderful accuracy. When be reached this passage he suddenly dropped his narrative style and the un questioned natural eloquence of the man blazed forth. With wouderful in tensity of ?oice, swiuging II?B arms aloft io the passion of the moment, he repeat ed : "Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon. and thou moon in tho valley of Ajalon, and passing on rapidly tot the execution of tho fivo kings he spoko'of their bodies hanging until tho "going down of the sun, and then leaning over the pulpit be asked with.a weird chuckle: "Does going down mean eland ililli" ; Then comes tho most impressive part bf the whole service. Ho throws himself into a rhapsody. His voice assumes that monotonous rhythm which so powerfully affects the negro. Folding his anns, he sways his body to and fro,, keeping time with bis wordew He breaks out into a song, "Isaiah went to hobben lu a chariot of nre|" and then suddenly resuming prose, ho speaks of the judgment day. ''Dey shall call on do rocks and de moun tains to cover dem, and de earth shall bo melted with ? fervent he^t, we all ?ball be changed at de last trump-iu a mo ment, in de twinkle ob an eye-and de dead in Christ shall r?- first," All this in perfect rhythm, catching his breath with deep loud. gasps. The scene ia thrilling. The negroes rise to. their foot in all parts pf the church-pqwci fully tr i OG t up-ey cbs! is distenden and glistening. "Glory to God," "Amen," are heard from different, parts of the church. The preacher continuing in this strain, indulges their feelings, for rome time, and then closes rather ab ruptly. As a specimen of inborn, uncultivated eloquence, his preaching Is unsurpassed. Tbe excitement of the negroes, tue in tens?, all-absorbing earnestness of the preacher, and the dark weird surround ings, all combine to make a picture so singularly fascinating that once seen it will never be forgotten.-Correspondence Louisville Courier'Journal. Snow ME THAT HAM BO no Mu R?BK ER, BUTLER, OF SOUTH ? CAROLINAS Judge Mackey (Republican), from South Cai ol? na, waa sitting lathe gallery of tho Senate when a sharp-faced, razor-strap looking fellow from . * ankeeland said to bim :? "Mister, can you. point out to me that infernal Hamburg murderer. But ler, of South Carolina?" . "Certainly," said the polite Judge : "and I will point out, also, other notables of the Senate. Don't yon seo the handsome Senator with light, curly bair? Well, that is Co?fc?i?s ; and that gray-hsadsd, bright looking man near him in daine; that large Senator is Judge Davis, of Illinois, andover there is G<sn. John B. Gordon talking to Lamar. Don't you seo that bald-headed man," pointing to Mr. Edmonds; "well, that Is Butler, of South Carolina." Tr.e ?;rs of our. Yankee friend were lighted up with indignation os he replied, "Yes, I could have picked him oct of a thousand"-additig a good I deal that was rot complimentary to the ' distinguished Vermonter. Tho otherjday ' Senator EdutUttds carno over on tho ?ora oe ra tic ?Ide, when 'Mr. Vest said, "Ed munds, Hampton has a good ioke on ?rou," and the gallant Carolinian waa broad to tell the whole story. Senator > Edmunds laughed heartily and remarked ? that it was a compliment to be taken for so handsome a man ss. General Butler, i The fact, however, is that Mr. Edmunds's 1 face strongly indicates justice and wis i dom, with no trace of mercyjn it, unless i when he is talking to Hr. Thurman or i some personal favorite, and then it is a? 1 genial and pleasant as possible.-dorre*' pondent Richmond Dispatch. Hn'9 A DEACOK, Too.-In a flourish? tag young city of Michigan, lives a wor thy man who has had the misfortune to ; be a widower three times, and is now liv ing with his fourth wife, who has tro boys by a former marriage. These have beac taught to call the step-Jatber "pa." While entertaining company at tea a few evenings stace, an aggravated case of ' divorce became the topic of conversation. A lady expressed herself against divorces. I quoting several pansages orScripture, an ? i concluding with this; "And St Paul ? says he that putteth aw?y bia wife cou??. , ziiiz ? grievi??? wii." At this, the eldtSst boy, having duly flllod his stomach, sud , deuly took in the whole subject by say i ing: "Why, pa has put away three or four of 'em, and hot a deacon, tool" TUE B?B?ESB HORROR. A Rot-lew el the HUtory Af th? JDesn.eti-! t bl? Tyrant "Who ?s Slz^ivHtxg ?U. Hulijcct? by \Vhu1c?alo<-A i^?nJUat4,ry: Off*rina- to the KvU Spirits . Lalor dUpatcbos by ?ey of T.^iidun bring tho news tb at tb? TOO.iwnW botogM sacrificed by King Theebau. at tho Burmese capital io'propitiate evil ttpi rita were not butted to tirath, hgt Sere, buried alive. Tho full depth iof ii? horror probably will not be fathom ed until English correapohdenta reach Mandalay, but it ia now knowni thac 700 men. boya, woroon, giris, priests and foreigners have been entombed nuder the towera of the oily walls. A Rangoon correapopdont of tho London Daily Nexct Rives the following explanation of tba massacres: "When a city is built tn Burmah human sacrifices are offered; np. A now monarch usually has a new capi tal. Tho evil spirits aro irritated that there has hern no change of capital; mid the virtue of the old sacrifice being gone, to appease them the astrologers declared it was , necessary to offer up 700 lives. The sacrifices were made by the order of King Theebau." Thia tremendous out burst of fanaticism has caused a terrible panie act only in Mandalay,but tbrouva out Burmah, and, as previous dispatches noted, hundreds are seeking eatety tn flieht. The scene of thia extraordinary out rage is a country of Farther India, whoa* position on the map ?very schoolboy remembers, bat .which;Is not st all fa? miliar tn American newspaper venders. Burmah Ile? just North of Siam, and ia bounded on the East by Chin? and bo the West by Ev Ulah ?India1,both the British i and tho Chinese haring mate rially reduced the area which the empire occupied in tho days of ita greatest prm perity. It is a forillo country hhd estie) c?a\ly rich in metals and in gems. Tho inhabitants, w?.oso number ia estimated' at nbuyt 4.000,000, are .Mongolians, with a monosyllabic languogo, a quiet, indus trious a>i" not uncultivated race, very skillful ht sbVbuitding, in carving ami working in metala. Moat of them pro fesa-, the religion of Buddha, to which a great number of tho temples and pago das ar? dedict sd, and in connection with which there exists on elaborate modatrtle system, with amultltnd?o? monks. The government, of the country, as may: be. fntbri-cd from the recent performances, ia sn absolute despotism of tho worst Oriental trpe. The late King, Mindona Min, waa a villaiuoua old scoundrel with fifty wives and more than 100 children; who was supposed to have doue a good thing for thin country-which he bad nover been accused of doing before when he diedt some time in 1878. The j ezac-t dale of nia death cannot ho given, I from the fact that a. cheerful edict had. been issued to the effect that whoever, said the King was dead chould bave his tongue cut but, and tho cou rilera, were naturally a little modest about making the announcement. He did die, howev er, and tho Ministry or whatever cor responda to a Ministry in Burmah, thought they saw- an opportunity to In troduce a constitutional monarchy. With thia end in view they eelected one o' tho King's younger sons,alikely youth called lheebnu,and in the Kine's name issued . u proclamation declaring bim Ain Shay '.Ml in or Dweller in the l?stern House, a titio equivalent to heir apparent. Hav .iag got thus far, they presently mustered \ courage to announce that Miudone Min I waa dead and to proclaim Theebau Tba i .4)ire-maha-opamma-r?-2a, otherwise Hb itfoat .Glorious Excellent Msjesty Lord of the Isbaddan, King of Elephants, Mentor of Many White Elephants,"2>;7d, cf the Mines of Gold, Silver, Relies, Amber and the Noblo Serpentine, Sover eign of the Empires of Thunaparanta and Tampadipa, and other Great Em Eires and Countries, and of all the Um* rolla-Wearing, Gbiefb, the Supporter of Religio?, the ?uo-Deaeended Monarch, Arbiter of Life, tho Great Righteous King, King of Kings, and Professor cf Boundless Dominions and Supreme Wis dom. Theebau was at thia time about twenty | years old. He . is described ?a a. tau? well-built^ comely youug fellow raith fi??itH?iii titi Vii ?j?Ti?iirixjtiii; ? ??>HI ?iirS hoad. cloar, steady, bright black 'eyes, a* firm cut pleasant mouth, a full, sensual' chin and "a will all his own." Of thia last quality tho youut? King aoon gave nnm&tekoble proof; To begin with, thb rofarmin? >IM=tsr= \?Lo hud ?d^?aea? him to the rHt ins were shut up (a prison and the KL ." ^rmed a Ministry. < of his own. composed mainly of youths cf ?bia own agc, whoaad a right royal time in tho ' palace/ which became; as it Is de scribed, the scene of orgies : conducted absolutely without restraint.' Reeognlz* of killing all his relatives. There wera ? great many of them, for hts father, bot) left tblrty-BOVon of his, wives Sud fifty nine of his children living, and their massacre, s year or two ago. attracted Ute attention of the whole world, and wavtb? occasion of some- Inoffsctual diplomatie "representation" on- the part of Great Britain. Tho descriptions given of Uria bloodthirsty performance are moat ire volting. At first the vJctitbs were -led from their cells in twos and threes to sheckho to tko King i th?n : their heeds were tied. to their respectivo paire of ankles, sod biowa witb. a < heavy ein? cn the backs cf their necks ended their misery. But thi-i ?od? proved too mild a apectacle for tbt fiendish malignity of Theobau, One of bia cider brothers; professed otter scorn foi' what contd ba donn tr. him uul ???? * tc .^?S?h. ? Another,-who bad looked upon the foreigner? as tho dirt beneath his feet, and as utterly unworthy to'crawl be tween beaven and earth, was taunted and driven to madne-a before receiving a half.fotal blc-w, and bia wrUbjsf body was then thrown into the gigioaiio trench dug to receive the dead. A former Gov- i cr?or of Rangoon had bia nose* and mouth filled with gunpowder, a match was applied, and he was also flung into tho trench, to be stifled by the succeeding bodies. One young girl of sixteen waa {ritched into the same heaving grave ofter laving suffered overy outrage which could be devised; by eight soldiers, of the "^ard. One priiieesc y-a" ls trfo, and her husband was called to sae his wifo and child before be died. The massacre was carried on in this leisurely fashion until Theebau and. the oxeen? tl troc?? wearied of ino sport ; then the women were simply battered over.tho head and the children were . swung against tho palace walla. This accomplished, King Tb?ebau sotr tied down ' to business ss an Oriental despot upon a grand scale. Ho spent money furiously, and to provide u royal revenue he devised S system of lotteries, of which his Ministers were the man agers, and they were glr?n io uoder stand that they mttst gn ylenty of *.yb rxript?oas ii ?boy expected to retain tho royal pleasure. This resulted in the use of force by them tvs indu???> ??_>?ee?:\-.-..::-: and the community became so d?iAoral I ?sed that trade stopped, drawing* ware I held even Op the oobonays, or o!d-fn?h ! toned sacred days, and Damayov . ? placo of worship ond^prsysr-waa se ?ected and used as a lottery ' office. Meanwhile tho Master of Macy White Elephants wa? going from bad to worse. A corespondent who visited bun a year ago described his fhco af-, pu fled and b?oAt?d- hts eyes canker and ??aa, and hi? erhol? V:hy8ls?CvUiy ?"??j'jU?Vj) r.n?' unwholesome,, giving prophet':,'if his early death. Last) week'the-rc?v?ri<n?mb that this young beast bad 'tba ?sta?U-pox ana died/.'Monday ./? said that ho had the leprosy o&? tint tho propitiatory eacridce hs bad ordercd-wa* deigned for the benefit ofbis health. Tc-day a new explanation la given and there is no intimation concerning the King'? health of whether h^is allv? or dead? lt abotiid be mentioned in this connection that, inspitecf bis heroic meas, ures, three or four of bis brothers eoaped into India, where thoy have been adc. the protection of tho ARj-lo-?ndiatv gov ernment, and it is not inconceivable, that, the present disturbance may. havo some: thing to do v/ilh tho question of succes sion. As'waa eeeb' in the coso of tho former King, the Burmese art* 'a little timid about announcing a ; royal demise. . The .obscurity of the information fro-? Burmah, however, is RufSclently ac cbupted for by tho fact that Kipg Theo baa, at tb? time he was' killing off his relatives, t,Voatincd to extermin?t o nil foreigners os weihend English;resit? nts were with some difficulty brought asrty in a- gunboat There., "ns remains no body at Mandalay to forward the, liewa, bud all that we can Vard'muat be tn tho shape of scattering reports picked .? up from .fugitives who dave made their way ?a Bangopo or other points ioBrit?sh ln ?Hf ?? ?. - -4O',.:''-' ACatcOc?.' j "Talk abo?, ii your hotel bests," said a clerk in ono OJ ibo hotels of tho city tho tither evening,' "I heard of one of tho toughest ? cases : Which happened a short ' time ago, I got the first part of thc ?tory from the proprietor of a prominent ros l?urani, tp whom the fellow told a histo ry of tho afla?r before be okipptd- out of , town.' Ho said that ?he evening, this follow came iu bod cst down iv> P tabled" :; Givingbia orders with the nip of ? --mill ionaire. He was nicely dressed, and wore a long, handsome ulster. After he hnd.finished hiz ^ ^ S?S??^I c if, seeming to forget that he hadn't paid. Tbs .proprietor stoppsd h?ni billia ?u "urpf the fact,; when it wast.found > he follpw waa a beat, apd -hadn't int of tuohey." Tho restaurateur was :-*fi abd about to administer a done of af beneath th? tails of that birgvtnt liter, wbep;,tha:fellow begged ?ff,.?md dd ho would leave his pantaloons with j? proprietor ss security till sscrn iog. Tho gentleman, in'order fo test bim. consented, and the fellow went be hind, the screen and divested himself of the aforo-mentloned garment; bav: only the light covering nf his undercloth ing. With his utster buttoned closo around birnie ?till had ttrie?. appearance of a finely-dressed gentleman V/Uh his pantaloons stuffed in his boot tops. He left the breeches and went b?t*!; Enter- . iiSg a certain prominent hotel, he walked to the register, entered his name, de manded'tob? shown to his mom, and instructed tho clerk to have him called at 8 o'clock In the morning,.all of which j ?was complied with ; but when the Voy called him at 8 o'clock the air about thut room was blue with profanity,' and the fellow ordered tho boy to sena tho land- ' lord up Immediately. Tho landlord, thinking something . terrijo bad, hap pened, immediately repaired to the. room end found his guest apparently lp ? cet - ri bl o rage. Ho wanted to know what kind of sd-d house they kept there full ! of petty sneak thieves,;; ."Just look | here," Bald bo, '.'my pantaloons contain ing my pocketbeok ?re gone,, and ?AU?* one connected with tbteJuouse took th^, Nor they must have crawl?! in over the^\rau-<oin. I . tell you by -, I'll give tMs ?lace away to orery maa on tho road. The ' landlord' was considerably chagrined-f?b?>u\.V the. * ttf-ir, ?nd seut out for a p?!r ov p?t?Es?Afis?, ' end as tho < rest bf the clothe*? were very elegant, an elegant pair waa pvirchased. The fellow wai thfin taken ^to breakfast and shown, ibo beat attention rae fcottie' couici afford. After breakfast the landlord gavo bim $20. as he had to leave immediately,, and piomisod to Jeave no stone unturn ed until tho sneak thief was discovered. The elita:young gentiehian want to tte* i^swirantj redeemed his pants,' told-th? , and sttippec the town, about ead." : !A WAR AirecDOT-v-Dpring tho lat? ; wa? Gen.'McLaws. now Postmastcr at [Savannah, was riding down,'his picket limb,! and encountered & genuine soil of ?40 Old Tino Tree State ;oc^ ;dntyr who j the following contc*Bat5on ensued t i "Irfiok hero,; roy man,: aro'yon not i??nt?c^4aontyf'\ - ]ft5??ll, y-a-B, a hit bf ono i" "Don't yon tonsft la *r*^ to iako yeer gun apart while ca d?ty?" ! "Well, nowt who thp d-I are yonf? ; The Creaaral saw bia chance, and wifh a sly twinkle of the eye, replied ; "I'm s blt of aGen?riV - ;'<Weh\ Gineroi, yo* ?inst excuse MO. Ypu;s*a't?tar?a?Jnany d-~n foots rld?n' 'round. hero. a..fallow ^"ua^-feiJi^S^SS; : G?heral?Mwh?aTn'k If you will iwt iwal?ii? I kit Betsy Jane fixsd I will give yon a bit or?bate*s . 1 i jThc GorralBcailedand rodaon?firmly ! convinced that ?hat sentinel wonld pro.T [ equal to ajrrj emerge 2. OKIOSB.--Frons our own experience, and tho observation of others, we can fblly ebdorw th? testimony' of the St; Louis Miller, on tho healthful properties of tho above esculent. Lung and liver complaints aro certainly benefited, often cured, by a free consumption ot on iona: either cooked br raw. Golds yield1 to them like m&gic. Don't bo afraid of thom. Taken at night ali of fence will bo wanting by morning, and the good effects will amply compensate far the trifling annoyance. Take? t?n Inrivv they greatly i promote th?' health of the lunga and digestive organs. An extract nxoao hy hnilin?- rhiiBir. th.*? juicy, of oniontr'to fcyrup, ?nd tak'v! cloe. answers the purpose rory well, hut fried, roasted, or boiled calooa aro bol ter. . Onions aro a rory cheap m&d'cic#, within everybody's mcb, and they are. not by any means as bad to take as tba j costly nostrums a ??glee* sf their twa rosy neoessiiafe, ~- Think tR-ic? before you bellow pvery. evil story you bear, And think tweqty tim? heforvi you rep Wally if it is about a woman. Say lo yourself, "Thia not hr aiay ha px|^ga>?ted,M nn???s yr proof of the veracity of vour F?i*>38 soto?t?mes tell fal?h( often moko mistakes and they '. i'heag. manmJ