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REPTICHS OT SOUTH .AFRICA.-*-! I was going to. ;bed. ono; eveftihg* wearied^ by a long.day's.hJ?nt, w?ien clos?ito ray feet, and by jny bedside', some glitten ng"\sul?tanc? caught oiy eye: * I stooped to>pi?k^U up; *but ere'tory-Hand reached it, the truth flash? ed across mo-it was aaa a kel TIad I fol? lowed ?ny-first .naturil impulse, I should have sprung nway;. but not being able clearly to see in. what position; the reptile was -lying, *r which, way his ..head waa .pointed; . I control.ed myself and remain? ed rooted breathless to the spot.. Straining my eyes, "but moving flot an inch^-T-?t length'Clearly distinguished a huge puff adder, the most deadly snake in the colony, ?.whose b^te won ld have sent nae to th euther world.vp an. hour prtwO. . I watched hi?^ ju silent herron} his head waa from me-so much-the worse; for-this snake, unlike any Other,, always rises an is tr ikes back. - He did not move: he was asleep. Not daring to shuffle my feet lest should ?wake and spring at me, I took a* jump backward that-would hare ?o?.<* honor toa gymnastic m anter, and thus darted outside the. door of the roora. With a- thick stick, i then returned and settled bis warship. .Some parts of " South Africa swarm with snakes; none are free-from them.' I have known three men kilted by them in one haarest,'1 on a farm in Oltphdnt's "Neck. ^T/here is au;imnieuse variety of them, the deadliest*being the puff-adder, a thick sod comparatif ely short snake. Its'bite .will kill occasionally within ah hour. One of my friends lost a favorite and valuable horse by its bite, in less than two hours after tho attack. It ia a sluggish reptile, and i there fore more dangerous, for Instead pf rushing away, like its fellows, at the sound of ap? preaching footsteps, it raises its herid and hisses. Often have I ebrae to a sudden pull-up on foot and on horsehide, on hear? ing their dreaded warning! There-is also the cobra-capel ia, nearly as dangerous, sev eral black snakes,, and the" bom-dun, or tree, enakel'less deadly, one of which I once ..hot, seven fedt long. Tho Cap? is also in? fested by scorpions, whose sting* is littleness vif.uler|t than a snake bite;- and ?by the BpicVef called the tarantula, whichr is ex? tremely? d'rba?ti?.-Travels in South i4/?cu. THB COMING M A v.-lu the iinagpnatkn of-.?very young lady tbe coming ?nan is a handsome yoong officer, with peirly' teeth, x>cral lips, rosy cheeks, curly bair, bin? eyes, and black moustache, who is dying desperately ia love with her, and is conning some day On a prancing gaay'horse, wijji H long flow ing tail, to propose to her. Money is no objeot, for the thought of money does not .v^garly i Utende Itself into the young lady's imagination in'conneetion '.villi lier coming man, only he .must bo boajutiTtil?j" dressed, and have a handsome ridi.fg-wUip, ?od jingling spurs, and neatly roiled whU kers as* tight at watch ap ring*. Al??! ii ,w many thousand ares still waiting- lmg.it ie ?tl v and yet eoaideotty, for the adrea* of tbi. ? . I Sbtioe.. : COLUMBIA. APRIL.?Q, 1?W. TUE Joint Relief Coramittess har?Appointed the following geat lernen to .net M ?genie for the sufferers of Corubab??, to wit: J. L. BRANCH, Eso,-, toresid? nt August* Georgia. w, - - '. * '.*?''' W. P. PRICE; Esq., t* resido atfNe wherry,. WILLIAM J. GERALD, etsu., so reside gt Camden, S. C. The above named gentlemen will receive and nar ward anj^d,onaiions-^whet"b^ of provisions or money- and also barter CLOTH and SALT for PROVISIONS. - ?'".-* --?..?..? . HERMANN LETDING, Sac and Treas. Joint Rests* C^muaitUes. ' S2f Papers ot this and the ..neighboring Sutes will please e?py, Sad urge upon the be aevelent the neeassity of aiding the citizens of Columbia in their great distress. April 12 - -;-s?-a? p. )...\:.,-. ' ' ' A Card. THE subscriber having returned to th? ??ty, will-resume the AUCTION and COMMIS? SION BUSINESS, and would respectfully solicit a continuation of'the' patronage formerly be? stowed Upon him. . Oroera left at the ?esieleaee .of the'subscriber, Washington street, or "OS. SAMSON'S residence, Richardson street, (Mar? rante house," below State Hou'afA) will-be pi etuptly attended-to. L. T. LEVIN. April ll ? . . A Card. ! ?WILL contiuue to attend td sales of PURNI .'TORE MERCHANDISE REAL ESTATE' aatTSTOCKS, at Private Sale and at Auction. Liberal Advances made.upon all articlessent to me for sale: For the present, apply j at my residence, Bridge street. Orders left with Mr. T). C.. PEIXOTTO.Jat Mr. Walter** residence, next to Shirer House* will be promptly attended to. v. _Aj>ril 8 _FRANOIS LANCE^ - Headquarter!, NEAR SMITHFIELD," N. C., Amir. 7, 1865. SPECIAL ORDER NO. M-Extrcut. * * * - ? eV IT MA.J. CEN.MANSFIELD LOVELL ie T *? assigned to command ia the State of ?"ou1 li Carolina. ' - * a -? ? . By command of .. J. E. JOHNSTON. KltfLOCK F.W-C05KB, A. A G. Yi BADQ'US DIST. OF SOUTH CAROLINA, APBII. 12,'l855. . ? ORDER NO. I i In compliance with the above orders, the j undersigned hereby assumes commun J lo tim Iritotc. Until the, names SJ the st^sff are un I nuun'ced, official eonm nnications to the?e he.td ptivrtera will bo addressed to Lieut. J, M. B, LOVELL. Aoting A. A. G. -xt Columbia, AL,r!1 I4 M LOVELL, Major General, Ac Stolen, '~ ~ rf?r$* <>^1' tne night vrl tho 6th instant, a rCn large dteeuiyt sorrel HORSE, about 12 years^ofd; mime.generally, han<^. on both sides of iii* ?eek; is rni'rer thin; has a blaze fae?; had when taken .one shoe on a fore foot irr>4 n.soue on the ri?ht shoulder; walks wide with his hind 1 gs, anS under the suffiSle will pace slew fy. Any.information thankfuilv received and ro? ws-dad. Addsoes IISSHY A. MBKTZK, . April IS %?* 4-ejjagtaa C. iL. 8. a Headquarters. - GOL?7ao??rS.'c.,'M?iioa 31, 1865. SPJECLA.Le?RPER'NO. -Copy. I VfOH?T CARSTEN is hereby appoi nted Acting ?J Provost Marsha! of this city until further Orders.. l?e will oe obeyed and respected ac? cordingly. By order A. RUDLER, CoL CorWdg. W. J. Maxlnye. A. A. Aft. April 4 - " Sbtice. rr pwsuahoe of the authority vested in me, by Section Sf Article II of the Constitution of the Episcopal Ch ur eb* in this DioWfee.-I hereby change the place of the meeting of the next Diocesan Council from .the. city of Colum? bia to Camden; and the time from thc 10th to tbe 24th of May next. The Council w"ih\there? fore, be held in G rac S Cbur?h, Camden,, on the 24th of May. The necessities for these ?hange* are no obvious that *JBev. naed not be stated, and ? earnestly request the attendance of tbe \ members of the Council. THOS. F. DAVIS, Bishop of the Dioeeee of g. C. The attention of the Clergytaud Parishes et the Diocese "ia called to the above, and these who may fail to reeeive the usual notification, are requested to consider it in Hen thereof. J. D. MoOOLLOUGH, April 18 _ georetary,of g?nnet. Headquarters Mil. Bi v. of the West, AUGUSTA, MATCH 4, 186?. SPECIAL MELD ORDERS NO. 18. I?Extract.] . . LUD LE R ie hereby assigned ? as Commandant of the Post at Columbia, S. C. \ ** * "* * By commend ' Cen. BEAUREGARD. Wmciah Gao. t7. BaxatT, Col. ead A. A. .>. HEADQUARTERS; Ceaanmta: ft .., $ Marah 14. Ile*. GENERAL ORDERS NO. 1. r - En obedience to She above order, I heaeby assume command of this Post. . eaBy order-of A. P. RUBIA, Colonel Onatmanenag. W. J. MRAM.VO, A. A. A. G. marca ai. The State, of South Carotis?. EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT; CoLjaMBiAjATarob 87. 1865. TITHE invasion of the State has rendered it JL proper that the Legislative Department of the (xoverr.nieut of the State ehoald be con* <*ened, that sneh measure? may be adopted as the welfare of tjie Stale way renuire.* And for thxt purpose, tit*? members of the al??ate sad \h<} iiou?e of Representative* af tbe State of SomRCarolina are hereby invited to-msaea>bls af Greenville, on TUKSDAT.^fie sash, day of Apri, 1866, at lt o'clock m. - By Hie Governor: A. #. MA#8fiTH. Ofneiab W. t?. Es.w*trr, Private sfeeretary. April t - - A * ' . 838T AU papeVs in tbe fttat? wm oopy unser the irme fer tbe meeting of tbe Lejatiaaare. Lost and Found Blble APAY IL Y BIBLE, lost by aoraebody dar? ing the fisje, ha* been" found, ead will ' be cheerfully delivered to any party proving pro? perty and paying for this advertisement, It contains ne nurse of the owner; but in tbe farra"ly record there are namen of ebildren, bf wheoh tba real owner can readily identify tba property. Apply at this ?me*. .... April li