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fta[ J?W?IJ pm. ~~MONDAY MORMNO. NOVEMBER12,l?^ ==r:::^ A VISIT TO .MAGN?LIA. ~ - BO? TO OBI XUTHE. Tho Magnolia Cemetery its ono of tho features of Charleston, with milich every stranger who visits tho city should m-kfl Mm*??* acquainted, and resi dents bo ashamed to acknowledge thoinselvcB un familiar Attractive, however, as is this Garden of the Dead, and belonging sufficiently to Charleston to justify us i? callii.fr ?? a fcnturo of the city, it is, nevertheless, situated beyond the limits of tho cor poration, and is distant, three milos from tho contro of population, and for this reason its mossy oakB and marble inonuii.onts are seldom seen by the pcoplo at largo, save when the sharp paiu of pres ent grief precludes all appreciation of tho beauty of Ino spot. Tho South Carolina and Northeastern Railroads both rim within a few hundred yards of the cemetery, but tho trains do not stop there, ex cept on special occasions, nnd, consoqnontly, vis itors to Magnolia must havo rocourso to tbo com mon highways. Of theso there arc two, tho King street and Mcoting-Btrcot Roads. Tho first is tho more frequented, haB moro houses along tbo route, presenta f.ir more appearance of life-, and alto gether has more of the look ol' a suburban thor oughfare; but tho second is moro picturesque, and affords an occasional glimpso of tho waters aud op posite banks of the meandering Cooper. In hot weather, whiehovor way you go, it is boat to ride; but on a cool, bright, bracing day, such as wo had (several times during the past wcolt, if you aro noithor sick nor absolutoly lazy, you would find it roobt delightful to stroll leisuroly up tho Meoting btrcct Road, ?topping occasionally to got a viow of the beautiful landscapes that would tempt even tho eyo of a painter, or to obsorvo the counte nances of tbo railroad passongora aa they flit rap idly by, or to note the slower progreBB of the pon derous f roi ghi trains. About tliis stroll up the Meeting street road wo spoak from experience-for that was the way wo went to Magnolia; and now that wo think of it wo will givo two little incidents of our walk, which, while thoy aro of no very great interest in them solvce, will servo to illustrate one of tho phaBos of the new era in tbo social condition of the South. Sitting in tho sun by the roadside in a lonely place, with her Juices in her arms, Bat a Bquollid, dirty, ragged, emaciated negro girl, apparently about four teen yeara old. Her oyes were sunken, hor cheeks hollow, her expression mcaningloas-in Bhort, ehe waa tbo very picturo of misery, idleness, and perhaps starvation. There were no cattle nigh that she might havo been minding; no person about for whom eho might havo been waiting. She was entirely alone and utterly without occupation. It might havo been our philanthropic duty to in quire into her condition, and robe ve her necessi ties as far as we wero able, but contact with the world has taught us to obey strictly tho eleventh commandment, "Mind your own business;" and at the risk of being thought unfeeling, we must con fess that wo passed ou with our mind employed rather with the negro and misery in the abstract, than with that negro and that misery .in particular, When wo bad nearly reached the cemetery, wo savi coming towards us, from tho opposite aide of the road, a gall, gaunt, aged black man, bareheadec and barefooted, with bia ra-ggod pants tied at th< waist and knees, and with an old stockinet shir scantily cov. :ng tho uppor portion of his person He accosted us with "Please, Masaa, givo fivo cent. to a poor old man to buy Borne bread." We wer not flash. lu fait, nom our own experience wt don't behove that Locals over are. We could no even spare a copy of that small denomination o fractional currency for which the beggar asked but we threw him a biscuit from our lunch, fo which etupendoua act of generosity we amply re paid oursolvee by remarking, en passant, that i was moro than any of his abolition friends wouli have givoD him. That waa said in the true spin of tho Fhariseo, wo must confess; but we don't se up for a pattern saint or-von a model man. We are now arrived at tho cemetery, and befor we proceed further wo beg loavo to say that w shall not attempt to make a Magnolia Directory but only to give as interesting an account as we ca of our visit, and of what we actually saw and ne ticed. In order to do this as clearly as possible we shall describe the various objects of our obsoi vntion as thoy appeared to us successively in on ramble through the grounds. First, we entered BETHA-V CEMETEBV. This ?B the burial ground of our German pop? lation, aa any one will at once perceive by the ii ecriptiona on the tombstones, which ara all in th German ""language. The solomn and touchin words, " Bier rvJiet in Ooti" greet the eye i every step, imprenBing the imagination with roi gioua awe, and forming, as it woro, an ovor-prej ont consecration of the hallowed spot. This conn tery ia beautifully kept, and its white gravel!?; walka shining amid tho green shrubbery, and tb blooming flowers, and under the oged oaks, illu trato well how nature ie improved by ort. Next I the rose tho pink seemed to be the favorito flowe but at this season it has no blossom, and only ? pretty tufts of lancet leaves were there to give pr miso of blushing beauty in tho Spring. We wore pa ticularly struck by the appcaranco of tho graves children. Theso were strewn with wreatheJU flowers, and often with the toys which hod boen ti object of their earthly delight. On ono we saw ti remains of a tiu doll-houBc, containing aovoi playthings, and among thom a candy figuro of child, that was going gradually to docay like i little owner that lay below. On the gravo of an i fant one year old waa a hcadstono of puro wbi marble, the lower portion of which was carved ropreaont irregular blocks, while on the uppor w tho naual iiiBcription, with an exquisitely oorvr wreath, and the whole surmounted by two dov< Around several of the lots were thick-Bet bodg with bright red horries shining through the gre leaves, and in Bcveral we noticed largo speoimo of tbo Palma Christi, or castor oil plant. On o: tombstone waa engraved an eagle flyiug away wi two children, and near by waB a hugo slab of mi bio fastened upon the mouth of a vault with rin and chaine. On another? a dove bad aligktod i the hoad of a littlogirl who lay askop beneath t shadoof a troo, with a hunch of flowers in b hand and a flock of Hhcep grazing near. An . right slab of cast-iron showed by its inaoripti that it marked the grave of throo brothers. Arno the moro conspicuous inomimonta wero tbOBO Captain Coan Oratr, of the German FusUie who died in 1850; DIEDMCK BnEnnnnnHia, w died in 1849, and L_nw,o ECKEL, a music teach who died at tbo early age of twenty-eight. Capti O-TEN'S monument is ornamented with a awe and shield and other military insignia. Lunn ECKELS waa ertctedby his pupila and friend- a ????? TrU'- H?vine now ???Ned over Bethany, wo strolled towards tho M."N -WTI-WOE OF UAONOMt. Hore woro once a large gate and a neat porte ?.?' 2i_lhOfir?tlh0I)08t8rc,'^n. Of the a, ond the -rafa, tho upper portion of iho wcath boarding and the roof aro still there. They w< bus mutilated during the war, and while they c< tinaera their prcaont dilapidated condition mi eyer remind the viaitor of tho horrora of ? gico_iy penca. Standing in tho old gatowf./ j ;. - ' ?. tu can, about a hundred yarda distant on your left, across tho still waters of Sorpontino, soo tho email Gothic chapel of the comotory whero tho burial sorvico is somotiraos road. It ?B at present en closed by a noat whito paling, whiob, though doubtless a practical improvement, is not in keep ing with tho surroundings, and mars tho beauty of tho scone. Panning in and keeping on the right, you soon seo an array of a ecoro or moro of whito woodah bead-boards, that look uko ghostly senti nels at tho gatos of Death. Tbeso mark the rest ing placo of Federal soldiers who liavo died in Charleston. The only circumstance worthy of noto about this portion of tho ground is that tho doc trine of tho equality of the races, to enforce which these soldiers fought, has received a ghaBtly ac knowledgment in their burial. The foreign hire ling, tho nativo volunteer, and tho African hero lio sido by side, with a disregard of social distinctions, which sumo of them at least would haTO regarded as a diro disgrace. Just boyoud thcao you conic to the CONFEDERATE BUBT1NG GBO?ND. Sido by Bido, and rank on rank, as when they charged tho bristling breastworks of tho onomy, now ho thoBO patriot Boldiers of a vanished coun try, in swoot oblivion of tho stupendous ruin that lins crushed tho land of their nativity and love. Of all that crowd of hillocks, not more than three or four have any mark to tell who lies beneath. Their occupants belong to tho vast throng of the un known dead-unknown, yet nnforgotten, living qver in tho hearts of tho pooplo whom they died to de fend. Oratora havo pronounced their eulogy, flow ers have docked their graves, and tho incense of thoir praise has gone up to Hoavcn on tho music of the voices of tho people, bnt it remains Sor tho historian's pon to embalm thoir memory ii', tho lan guage of truthful commendation, and Rw posterity to accord that mcod of lasting famr which valor and endurance, when prompted by noble motives, and exercised in a holy cause, must over win. In our day and generation we may never be allowed, by public acts, to acknowledge the services ren dered hy our slain relatives in tho causo of tho Confederate utopia ; but as surely as is this tho day of oui- humiliation and grief, so surely will the day como when, through the length and breath of the land, wherever rests a handful of the unknown dead, marblo monuments shall rise, on which shall bo inscribed, in letters of gold : "Dulce et decorum est pro patria ruori.1' Fassingfrom tho Confederate burying ground into a Bquoro enclosed by a thick hedge, yon seo a collection of neglected graves, some of which seemed to have eaved in, or to have had tho bodies removed from them. Among the few tombstones in this square we noticed one orectod hy the offi cors and crow of tho steamship Hero to DAVID Mn.T.KB, a mate of that vessel, and a native of Scotland, who died July 22,1866. A steamship and a Scotch tliis?o are engraved upon tho marblo. Leaving this square through an opening in the hodge, crossing tho road, and climbing a low em bankment on the other side, yon enter THE CATHOLIC DBOBW) This is truly a City of the Dead. A broad white street runs through the middle from east to west, in the central and highest point of which ?B erected a large black wooden cross. On each side the va rious lots were laid out in various forms-square, circular and Bomi-circnlar, oval, Ac . Most of the lots were nicely kept, and the well-trimmed cedars and Bhrubbery, and tho numerous roseB and other flowers, made them look like pet gardens. To the best of our recollection tbfl sign of the croea con secrated ovory grave, wooden crosses being erected where there was no other head-board, and marble crosses carved on all tho upright monument?, whiio o rcjtiuattutallon of a croas was engraved on the horizontal slabs. On an unenclosed bed oi grass we saw a soytho which had been abandoned by some reaper, and it struck ns that it would af ford a subject for a few melancholy verses, ii which might be introduced an allusion to the reap er Death, and to tho fact that his scythe bas novel been known to drop from bis hand since ita first blow fell upon the neck of tho innocent ABEL. NO1 having made any use of the idea ourselves, we suggest it to Buoh of our readers as may ho poet ically inclined, and abandon, from this time out, any claim to its authorship. Among the/nonuments in this division of Mag nolia we noticed a horizontal slab raised on brick work, tho principal portion of tho inscription oi whioh was in an unknown tongue, and in incom prehensiblo characters. There was on the som? slab an English inscription to the memory of tin niece of the person to whom the strange letteri referred, and we tried by the help of it to deoipbo: the meaning of the hieroglyphics, bnt we were on tirely unsuccessful. We congratulated ourselves b; tho reflection that the sculptor who hod endeavor ed to narrate to every passer hy the name and vii tues of the deceased, had likewise failed in his en deavors. Perhaps the reader has Been-we oftei have-the picture of a burial ground representing railing around a tomb, one of those'that has a B1 a laid horizontally on four low brick walls, with solitary weoping willow drooping artistically ovc the tomb. We think we have seen it on the oui side pago of a tract called the Dairyman's Daugli ter, or at any rate upon some other tract of th kind. We had always thought that picture ni naltiral, but there is the exact counterpart of it i the western portion of this same Catholic buryin ground. The familiar appear anco of the railiuj. the tombstono and the willow, struck us at a dil tance, and we hastened to examine We could ne get into the enclosure, but looking over it as be: wo could, wo made.out upon the slab a crown an cross, and the name of IIABBENAGA. Joining thi with provious information in our possession, w concluded that thiB was the last resting placo < a former Spanish Vice-ConBul at ^tiu?. por Whothor the picture was originally drawn froi some gravoyard similar to this, or whether th was especially gotten np to resemble tho pic tun or whethor both those things wore dono, wo ha? not yot determined; hut it will ho long heforo v forgot the resomblanco that so unwontedly startle us. Not far from this is a gravo bordered by lo arrow-hoadod palings and strowed with pieces i Mosaic paving. Not far from tho great blac cross in the contre of the ground is a small stoi of boautifully whito marblo, remarkable for i solitary position, and for tho simplicity of its ii acription, whioh is "AUELIK DE ST. ANDUE, : Juin, 1862," and nothing more. A littlo oast of th is a monumerit carved so as to represent a niel in a wall. The statuo of a woman in flowing rob? ia in tho nioho, and on tho top of the monument a kneoling Aild. Boforo loaving tho huryir ground of tho Catholics wo will mention an inser? tJon on tho tombstono of a lady, which, wo mu confesB, we thought rathor startling. It was thi "Aporta inferi erne Domine ej'ms animam." At the eastern end of this cemetery you can cato through tho openings of the shrubbery that bord tho marsh, occasional glimpses of tho river; h by passing a break in tho hodgo that hero (livid tho Catholio from tho Protestant portion of ti grounds, and walking a few steps to what is, 1 boliove, tho southeastern point of Magnolia, ju below tho lot of tho KEBIUSON family, you can o tain, on such a day as that on which our visit v. paid, a most MAONTFIOEKT VIEW OP THE CITX AND HABBOB. Tho eily spires of St. Michael's, St. Philip' draco Church, tho Citadel Bquaro Baptist Churo and oven tho low ateeplo of Flynn's Ohurc and the. cupola of Uio Orphan iiouao, Aie ulear ---_: ?'-.\-'M*A ? defined against tho sky ; the dim smoke curls np from the obimneya of tbo foundries and ateam milla and trails far behind tho flying locomotive The residences in tho northeastern part of tho city can bo recognized, and beyond thom chn bo BCCII tho clustering masts of the vessels at tho wharves. The sun glances on the. bluo ripples of tho waiora of tho bay, while Sumtor looms up in tho distanco, a ?torn memento of the past. VCBSOIB with white sails pass to and fro, and row-boat? with their singing oarsmen, whilo the bluo pines, glittering sands, white houses and low forti of James' Inland, Morris Island, Sullivan's Island and 0__ist Church, form a cluuining background or border, and Castle Finckney, tbo Charleston Bastile, occupies a prom nont placo in tho foreground. Turning back from this view to tho cemetery, and climbing a low bluff, you como upon tbo bu rial grounds of tho BAVENELS, HUQEHS, and MANI aAULTs, which aro all cncloaod with iron rnilinga, r.nd kept neat and clean. Juat back ol' these is a squaro enclosed with tall, thick mock orange, and back of that again ia the burial ground of GEO. W. WILLIAMS, Esq., in whioh thore was the largest, prettiest, and sweetest roso wo ever saw. A littlo farthor round on tho bank of the river ?B the well known VAULT or THE VANUEnnonsT TAMILY, With ita gloBB door, that permits to every visitor a poop iuto tho house of the doad. Wo recollect, years ago, when it was first built, and when it con tained only ono coffin; now tliree coffins are vis ible, and thore are others beneath the heavy slabs, that cannot bo soon. Through tho door can bo seen marble monuments eot in tho oppoaite wall, inBcribod in memory of different deceased mombora of tho family. Tbo first on tho loft is that of Mid shipman ELIAS VANDEBBOBST, who died at Rio Ja neiro in 11350. Another is to LEWIS Mourns VAN DEBHOit-T, who waa killed in battle near Richmond, Va?, May 28,1864, at the ago of thirty-four. An-, othor ia to Mrs. ANNA BAVEN LEWIS and her new born babo, who died in Columbia during tbo burn ing of tho city by SHE-MAN'S vandals. Thus do our very tombstones remind us of the barbarities of war. Next to this is the burial place of the MIDDLE TONS, in which aro a number of low stone croaaoa, which aro striking in the midst of a Protestant burying ground. Next there is a gloomy looking vault with the namcB of BENNETT and GOSDON, an thon another marked MCDOWAI.I? and WBAQO. YOU can eroas tho Serpentine hero on a bridge or cause way, and, malling a Blight ascent, come into one of the prettiest parts of the cemetery THE ISLAND. You are now on a kind of island made by the Serpentine and marah. It ia covered with a grove of oaks, and ono of tbe first objects that strikes the oyo is a lifc-sizo statue of a woman kneeling ou a large monument, which, on nearer examina tion, seems to be a vault, and has on it, in largo lottere, "T. A. Conns." JuBt beyond ia a lot en closed by an iron roiling somewhat in the ahape of a coffin, which has E. GEDDINOS marked on the gate. On tho other side of this ia a moBsy oak that hangB over the marsh and marks tho north eastern extremity of Magnolia. Here yon got a good view of the month of Wando River aa it opens between Christ Church and Daniel's Island, while in the foreground, just across the creek, ?B an an cient mill and a fino market farm, having beautiful live-oaks all along the bank of the crook. Con tinning your walk round the island, and passing many handsome tombstones and beautifully ar ranged lota, yon again oroaa the Serpentine an. are once more on the mainland. After crossing the bridge, juat on the brow of the hill, is the handsome monument of Hon. HEB Boxoz and hit wife. It representa an altar covered with cloth ' and is in tbo midst of a circular aroa raised above the level of the surrounding Boil, enclosed in 1 neat iron railing, and beautified by nnmerom 1 flowers and a thick green hodgo. A little farthoi ' on, BO thickly surrounded by bushes that yon cat ' scarcely approach it to road the inscriptions, is the MONUMENT TO WM. K. TABEB, JB. ' It consists of a marble pedestal, surmounted b? - a column of the same material. On ono aide of thi ? pedestal ia inacribod, "W. R. TABEB, Jr., bon July l8, 1828, died September 29,1856." On th< second, " Mourned by bia friends, bia State, an? * the South." On the ?hird, "A tribute of Bympatb; ? and affection from his fellow-cit?zens." On th 1 fourth, "Hie remains lm in the family vault in St - Philip's churchyard." ? The noxt object of interoat was a i FI-EMEN'a MEMENTO. 3 Thia is a small but handsome monument, erect r ed by the JEtna Fire Engine Company to th - memory of ABBAM MEAD, a member of the com y pony, who diod of yellow fever September 17,185? - at the ago of twenty-one. It ia made of whit " marble ; and besidea the inscription, has a Aro on * gine carved upon it, which gives it an unusux B appearance in a cemetery. ft We bave now arrived at the northwoat coi 0 nor of Magnolia, and here we seo the r< o eoiving tomb or vault in which ?B placod th r corpse while the grave is being prepared. Jw ~ a few steps from this ia a moat picturcsqno grav l" yard. It ia very small, only a few square yordf 0 but two Blender pines, like half grown giants of th l" forest* tower above, whilo two lowly cedars an Q 601U0 thick shrubbery nestle closely around th 6 graves, 'of which tbero aro only two. One baa n h tombstone, while tbat of the other, whioh was a '. upright Blab of marble, has fallen prone upon th ? grave. Thia epot ia enclosed by an iron railinj '*- on the gato of which aro simply the nomos an d date : "MINNIE-NATALIE-1800." Wo come no ? to the tomb of 0 KODEIIT LITTLE nOLMES, THF. FXB6T MAN BILLED I ? THE WAB. ?.. Wo romembor it woll, that death. Wo bolonge n to tho same company, and hoard tho report of ti: lM musket not moro than ten steps off. What exoib 3, mont was tbero 1 now onragod somo of our me 'O became against tho unfortunate mon who bad a< 'o cidentaliy killed our comrade 1 Colonel PETTIOBE d Rlept in our barracks that night, stretchod npo w the floor with no bed or covering save hia oloal 3f It was the night of January 7th, 1861. At dayligl * next morning, tho guns of the Cadet battery 0 10 Morris Island oponed upon the Star of the Wes I* At his funeral on that day at the Circular Ohurcl ?- conversation was dividod botwoon the first deat 13 and tho flrat guns ; but, tho story is well told i is tbo inscription, "Aftor tho resumption of Stat io Bovoroignty for South Carolina, tho Carolina Ligl JO Infantry, of which ho was a mombor, was dotaile is to act as a portion of the garrison of Castle Pine, ig noy, and in tho porform_noo of that duty ho wi P- tho flrBt sacrifico of lifo in the servies of tbo Stat 8t no mot his death from tho aooidontal discbargo 1 O'? a rino in tbo banda of a sentinel, January 7, 1801 At tho timo of his doath he was 3D years of ag ai respected and boloved. A youngor brothor of ti ol' docoased, at that timo a mcroyonth, afterward a ut companiod his comrades to Virginia and waa kill? ca in tbo front of battle. The next monuinct th 10 w0 wuj notico is that of * T HUGH 8. LfeOABE, st One of tho handsomest in tho cemetery. It is b- beautiful column of whitomarble upon a pedestal M tho aamo, tastefully ornamented with the Bon! lured coate of arms of tho United States and South Carolina. In fact.no pon -ketch con gi* 's, an accurate idea of its gracoful beauty. It ia i h, scribed, " Hoon S. LEOAAB, Attorney-General ai 1), Acting Secretory of Stats of tho United State ly Bom ?u-uary 2, 1787* kimi in _k>_U>?.. Juno 2 ? H ?irr .:,... -..- . .-.-... . .: ?. .' -v?! . . 1843. Aged 40 years." His remains wore moved to this city and the monument erected in 1857. In another placo is inscribed, "South Carolina claimB tho romaine of hor gifted and cherished son.' "This monumont is orcoted to his momory by II?B sister, admirara and friends." South Carolina has produced fow moro ablo or moro distinguished mon than IIuou S. LEOAKE, and it is oxtromoly grati fying that BO bandsomo a monument marks his tomb. THE MOST Bl'LENDID MONUMENT IN MAGNOLIA Is that erected, by his widow, to ELDEIIT P. JONES, a returned Californian, who died in this city on his way homo. His wifo was on hor way to moot him, but on arriving iu this city found bim a corpse. TI io monument is situated about tho contro uf tho grounds, occupying a conspicuous position, where it is seen by all visitors. It would bo an OIUUOHH task to attempt to describo all tho thousand details of its Bculplure, but its great fcaturo consists of four niches, one on each Bide, in each of which is the statuo of a woman well robod; each of tho staluoB havo a different attitude, and underneath a scroll with a consoling verso from scripture. The inscription is: "ELBUET P. JONES, born in Ken tucky September 23,1814; died in Charleston April 1,1852. A tributo of affection to a beloved hus band.'' Next wo uotico tho TOMB OF JOHN WHITE, EBQ., A well-known citizen, who WOB born January 5, 1789, and died August 31, 1859. Mr. WHITE obtained some reputation as on amateur painter, and at loast one of his pieces-"The British Offi cers dining with Marion on Potatoes"-is quite fa miliar to the popular mind. Next to the tomb of Mr. WHITE is that of another prominent citizen, FnEDEBicK SHAEFEB, born 1796, died July, 1859. Wo como now to tho GUA VE OF CAPTAIN CHABLER L. BOAO. This monumont bears tho following inscrip tion ?-"Captain CHABLES LAWTON BOAG, CO. I, GBEGG'S 1st ltcgiment, who foil on the field of battloncar Richmond, Va., Juno 27, 1862, aged 26 years." Beneath this are inscribed his last warda :-"Tell thom at home I died fighting in do fonco of my country, and for the honor of South Carolina." Near this is the celebrated WASHINGTON MONUMENT. It is oncloaed hy a circular iron railing, the gato of which is remarkable. The posts aro of revolu tionary six-pounder cannon. Both aro inscribed with tho V. 8. in largo written characters, nnd with "JAMES BYERS, fecit 1777, Pha." Ono of them has tho additional inscriptions, "Auspice Seo," "Liberty," "MABTHA WASHINGTON." An arch is formed over the gate by two revolutionary sabres crossed, and above tho ?abroa is a rusty iron dragoon's cap, with a silver pahnotto troo on the front of it. Tho fluted column of the monumont is of marblo, and is encircled with a wreath and a rattTctsnake ready to strike. It is raised on a ped estal which rests on slabs of granite and marblo, one upon tho other, gradually decreasing in sizo from the ground to tho pedestal. Op the four sides of the marble Blab, immediately beneath the ped estal, are inscribed "Cowpens," "Hobkirk's Hill," "Eutaw Springs," and "Trenton." The pedestal bears on its four sides tho following inscriptions : "WILLIAM WASHINGTON, a native of Virginia, Lieu tenant-Colonel of Cavalry in the Revolutionary Army of tho United States. Bom Fobruary 28, 1752. Died March 6,1810." "Tho remains of Col. WM. WASHINGTON and of Mrs. JANE WASHINGTON rcpoBo in the secluded burial ground of her family near Rantowlo's Bridge, in the Parish of St. Paul. The Washington Light Infantry, of Charleston, S. O., the honored guardians of the coloro of Colonel WASHINGTON'S regiment, which thoy received from the hands of his widow, April 19,1827, consecrate to the momory of both thiB monument, a grateful offering to heroism, valor, patriotic virtue, ant modest worth." "JANE WASHINGTON, a nativo of South Carolina daughter of CHAS. ELLIOTT, and wife of Lieut. Col WM. WASHINGTON. Born March 14, 1783. Die< December 14, 1830." "Virtue," "Valor," "Wash ington," "W. L. I." "ThiB memorial, dedicate! May 5,1858, has been erected under a resolution o tho company adopted unanimously at the semi centennial anniversary of 1857." The most remarkable burial place in the whole o the Magnolia grounds remains yet to be noticed It is usually known as THE WISE MONUMENT. It is a fantastic structure, erected by Mr. A WISE, a house and sign painter of this city, to th memory of his wife, which he cherishes to an e? traordinary degree. It consists, as well as we ca describo it, of a roof of mosaic work, raised o pillars, which protects from the weather a statu of tho doceascd; an imitation Turkish moBqui made of mosaic and painted glass and a quantity c sholl work, and a numbor of fancy articles, arnon which are a ring, a star, an hour-glass, an anchoi boxes of flowers, Ac., Ac. Several mottoes or BOX toncos aro painted upon different parts of th structure, snob as, "God bolp your faithful sou good night;" "I had your first kiss and your last; "Justice, Hope, Charity." In the same enclosui with this structure is a small glass house, contaii ing the image of a child, and a pedestal supportin the model of a ship. The story usually .told abor this burial placo is, that the wife and child died c wero lost at sea, but wc do not know whether it i true or not. OONOL?8ION. We had now come to the Sexton's house, whio is in the middle of the cemolory, and had seen a that was to be seen. Looking np, with a sigh < relief, at tho grand old mousy live-oaks, giant chi drou of a century gono by, that stretch out tho gnarled limbs on ovory hand, wo bade farewell i Magnolia. If it will bo any consolation to ti tired reader, he may rolled that wo wore as tire then as he is now, and that we still had three mil? to walk, while he or she can stop right hore.. SMOKING T0BAGC0E? tJWE SUBSCRIBERS, HAVING BEEN APPOINTE X Sole Agents, in thiB city, for Mesura. NELSON MoILWAINE'S CELEBRATED SMOKING TOBACCOE would respectfully coll tho attention of. Merchants ar Doalors to tho eamo. We We on hand, and will r ce Ive regularly Xrom the Factory, full euppUcs of the fe lowing celebrated branda : ?THE GREAT SOUTHERN HARMONIZER" "THE GUERILLA CLUB" "THE BIRD'S EYE," s&mploa of which can bo scon at our H toro. Tho above brands have attained considerable oelebrl in most of our Rou thorn citios, and we would warn dei era against counterfeit branda LAUREY k ALEXANDER, No. 187 East Bay. Novauiber O'_'_ _ tetu3 A. S. FBEITAS, PAINTS, OHS. GLASS, PUTTY, ETC., RRADY-MHUS PAINTS, IN QUANTITIES TO BUTT , PURCHASERS. No. 174 East Bay. PAINTING. HOUSE, SIGN, SHIP AND ORNAMENTAL PAIN INO. Gliding, Graining, Imitation? of Wood, Me bia, and all other work appertaining to me trade,?] cutod In a neat and workmanlike manner, by PRKITAS it RIDDELL, *__if__tm_____ A. S. TORTA*...-..ISAAC BTRIDDBI Ootobwc?t? rtntutaw . .., ?ai-. .'-.' . ittwl j "/.!n eui m'41l " ??::.:,'?.. . - ' COOKING STOVES AND RANGES. WE ARE NOW PEEP ABED TO FURNISH OUR FRIENDS AN? CUSTOMERS with the most approved varieties of the above. Our long and thorough experience in this City enables us to fur nish the very be?_t article of every class, and WE GUARANTEE THE PERFECT OPERATION OF EVERY RANGE OR STOVE Wr; 8ELL. AMONG OCR ?ANGES TI1ERE IS TI?E DEFIANCE IMPROVED MOTT'S PATENT, The most convenient, simple, durable and tasteful RANGE ever made in America, and one that combines all the best and latest improvements. We have the exclusive sale of the celebrated STEWART'S PATENT COOKING STOVE, Which, to all the usual conveniences of the best of other STOVES, adds a COPPER RESERVOIR for water heated by the waste smoke; a spacious CLOSET for keeping food hot when cooked, and a detached ROASTER of ample size, warranted to roast all meats perfectly. This STOVE is admitted to be the most perfeot thing of the kind j and we will take pleasure in showing it to all who may call upon us. 8HEPHEED, DUC & COHEIR, No. 297 KING STREET, CHAB-ESTON. September 29 S_oo TINWARE AT WHOLESALE. WE, HAVING PURCHASED VALUABLE ItUCMKERT FOR TUE PlJI.rOSE.oF manufacturing Tinware extensively in all its branches, would respectfully call the attention of Merchants and Dealers throughout the country to our Wares* Having greater facilities than any other House in the State, we are able to offer our Goods as low as they can be boughton New York, with (he expenses added. SHEPHERD, DUO ?fe CO-HEEIST, KO. 297 KING STREET, CHARLESTON. ioofomber -mo 420 KING-STREET, 420 EA8T SIDE, THREE DOORS SOUTH OF CALHOTJN, GOUDKOUP & BEUTHIfER. PEE 8TEAMEH WK HAVE REOETVED A CHOICE I?OT OP MOUSLINB, MOHAIR PLAIDS AND FIAIS LYONNAIS, Bibbed Poplins lor Ladiea Dresse., ._-. BODO Embroidered Popllos, a b?-utlfui article, -oeervlmg the attention of Ladle ii. A few pieces of .bantlll; Prints at 14 oanU. Black Alpaca, all gradea; Canton (JlotUs and Merlnoes. More of that Super Black French Cloth and Doeekln at fl.GOand $3.60, reepecti-vely, bought loir, And ecld lo acoordaaoo with the times, far below their proper valuation. Wo would call the attention of our customers to a superior lot of ENGLISH BLANfiETS, "soldas tbey are." &t much leas than the market pri?e. Extra Hea-y Bed, Blue and Groy Twilled Flannels, Welsh Flannels, be. Black Thibet and Merino Shawls, Cloth Cloaks and Basques, very low. A full lino of English and French Oaaelmeres, Ilatlnefs, Tweed?, Ac. Another invoice of those Heavy Kentucky Jeans at 26 cents. Our facilities for obtaining goods at low prices being unsurpassed, we have adopted as our motto "Q-lcB Soles and Small Profit-," which will be to the advantage of ourselves and customers. GOUDKOP &BEUTHNER. ?tar* Mr. JOHN G. ADAMS, formerly with Thoo. Wallace, will bo happy to aco his friends _ud patrons. lino October 20 E. HIBSCHFELD, No. 333, CORNER KING AND MARKET 8T8., KNOWN AS THE ADGER BUILDING, rp__IE8 PLEASURE IN INFORMING THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE THAT HE HAS CHANGED niS JL CLOTHING STORE INTO A DRY GOODS BUSINESS, and offers his well selected Stook as low cr lower than Dry Goods have been Belling In this market. CONai-STrNf? IN PABT AS FOLLOWS : EMPRESS OLOTHB FRENCH MERINOES FANCY AND PLAIN DELAINES ALPA0A8 NAPKINS FLANNEM DOESKINS BLANKET DOMESTICS SHEETINGS CANTON FLANNEL HOOP SKIRTS SHAWLS SCOTCH PLAIDS BALMORAL SKIRTS TABLE LINEN TOWELLING SATINET8 ENGLISH, FRENCH AND AMERICAN CALICOE? LINENS STRIPES DENIM8 HOSEERT. And other artiolee too numer?os to mention, to which I respectfally invito the attention of the ladiea of Charleston and vicinity. M. WISEBURG, Agent. P. 8.-Oar rex-nan t of OLOTHLSG, which we offer at cost, we havo removed to the back part of thebnildiny, to which we call the attention of city and country merchant?. ENTRANOE ON MARKET STREET. October 36 I m o CHEAP CASH STOJE-E. BOOTS, SHOES, TRUNKS, VALISES, &C 2 J> r _B. ITOR_D, TKIQ DEALER IN I* IV5_ GOOD8, CAN NOW BE FOUND AT THE CORNER KING AND CANNON STREETS. THE PUB LIC, AS WELL AS H18 FRIENDS, CAN OBTAIN A FIRST-CLASS ARTICLE OF BOOTS, GAITERS, SHOES,. TRUNKS, AC., FOR GENTLEMEN, LADIES ARD CHILDREN, AT Very Reduced Pri?es ; COUNTRY FRIENDS AND ACQUAINTANCES ARE ALSO* INVITED TO CALL AND PUR CHASE FROM HIM. REMEMBER COR KING & GAMOK-STS King and fonnoa-ntreit? JSCYcml-cr 3 ?Ua* .- &! ? ...-..? /.