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Sunday Horninjr, December 22,1872. * .: i - ~> .;. .i'i o ? \ Timrod's l*o?ms. The poems of the late Henry Timrod 'are ehbrUy to be published by Messrs. *Hal$ ?/oj Philadelphia. Tim book is to be edited by Mr,' Paul H. Hay no, aud the entire prooeeda from its sale will Aio appropriated to the benefit and relief - t>f Mrs. Timrod. t In, the publish erg,' tho editor, the poems and'the objeots to be ?subserved by their sale, we have meeting ?every condition which should induce a tango and liberal subscription. Here where the poet lived and labored tho last *Tew years of hia life, and died in destitn * tion, leaving a young aud dependent i Taaaily behind 'him, the appreciation of ?? Iiis works should be marked and gene ' txtub. When Timrod died a bright light went out, bat it will be a pleasing task to collect its scattered rays again, and have ' it ehine in serene aud steady splendor a r fixed ataf in our poetical firmament. His wpoacos only need publication to make xsheir merits known. Onoe fairly before the world, they will plead their own .cause, and establish their claims to its svt rvvoamd admiration. In aoutribntiog to , bring' this result about we assist to give the ipoet' his proper place in American literature, and minister to the comfort of .those tender aud helpless ones in whom fhls "heart nestled. These are objects whioh every generous person will delight ? la-promote. IJinutesSing Timrod'a pooms, even the -smallest, we always discover a clear ?thought, a brilliant oonception, oon ? < voyed in language that is direct, scholar '? '!yvtender and artistic. He never writes vnpon airy nothings, or flimsy conceits, and merely pretty trifles. There is ever ^?something worthy iu view, either grand vui nature, glorious in memory and asso? ciations, or stirring and exoiting in its present living aspects and relations. Aud in the handling of his well-chosen rthemes, there is absolute, freedom from ? mistiness.^ His drapery is light, pio -turtfsqirs and exquisite, and admirably ?arres to bring out the inner thought or --eorrtiment of his topics,'in clear relief ?and vivid outline. Never poet lived, we -suppose, whose conceptions aud their 'treatment iu words were more worthy of each other. In clearness, tenderness ? and delicacy, he is unsurpassed by any one of his brethren on the American v3?*taassus. He deserves to rank with ? the highest of them. Iu faot, we do not <&uow his superior in certain qualities, ?same of whioh we have mentioned. Timrod's father was likewise a poet of no mean order. The forthcoming vo? lume will embody the poems of both usire and son. The editor, Mr. Hayne, will give an account of Timrod's life, laying bare its charming simplicity, and fitly portraying the love and sympathy ?which so gentle a spirit, aud so true a /genius, attracted around him. We are not familiar with the poems of -the father, nor have we seen those of the eon for several years. Bat once read, they make an impression not to be for? gotten. As a specimen of the elder Timrod's exquisite deiioaoy and felicity -of thought and expression, we insert bo * low a sonnet, (sent to us by a friend,) so ?pure, so suffused with tenderness, that it -might have dropped from the Paradise it describes. It is entitled "Autumn Day in Carolina:" ? Sleeps the Boft Bouth?nursing its delicate breath, To fan the first buds of the early spring; And summer, sighing, mourns his foiled wreath; .Its many colored glories withering ..Boneath the kisses of the near-waked North, Who yot in gtorme approaches not, but '?miles 'On the departing season and breathes forth A fragrance as of Bummer, till at whiles, All that la sweetest in tho varying year, Seems softly blent in ono doliciouu hour, Waking dim visions of some former sphere Where Borrews, such ab earth owns, had no power To veil the changeless lustre of tho skies. And mind and matter formed ono Paradiso. ? ? ? ? It is stated definitely that Mr. Schuy oerOolfax does not take editorial charge 'df -the New York Tribune. We oannot .-say that we are sorry. Iu the Tribune -we are aoonstomed to the terse and nervous English, and to the positive ? ness of Mr. Qreeley. These have oi late been supplemented or supplied by the resources and research of Mr. Whito law Reid. After them Mr. Colfu-'e ? ehtliy-shallying would be distasteful and rather excruciating. If we thought his stereotype smile bad gone to the make? up of its issues, we could not read the Tribune any more, certainly not with the same zest. -> ? The roichsmark, the new German Im? perial ooin, is about equal in value to tho English Shilling, or twenty-four cents in gold. Heretofore these ooinu h.w: heeu quoted by New York bankors in gr 'tps -of three or foar?thus seventy-two cents gold for three roichsmarks, or ninety-six cents gold for four reiohsmarks. A movement, however, is on foot to give tho price iu tho Now York market of tho single rcichsmark, so as to avoid the con . basing method mentioned. African Exploration?. 'Sir Bartle Frere, accompanied by a numerous and. distinguished suite, bas arrived at Alexandria, Egypt, on his Journey irp^u Great Britain to Aden. There he ?ffu join the British expedition whiol^iaejbeen commissioned to aot for the suppression of the African slave trade. He was well received on landing, and will for a timo be tho guest o* the Khedive before his departure for Zanzi? bar. Great interest is felt in the objeats of tho commission, of which he has boon appointed the head. Herr Mauot, the German exploror of Africa, has arrived at Guilimano, on his way home, in good health. Prussian savans are making arrange? ments for some other and further ex? plorations. The Berlin Geographical Society intends to send out an expedi? tion to Central Afrioa, on a large scale, and with defined soiontifio objects. It is designed to penetrate tho vast unex? plored region, containing an area of some million English miles. African travelers have approached it on all sides, but have not yet entered it, as, for in? stance, Livingstone on the South and South-east; Speke, Burton, Grant and Sohweinfurt in the Nile country, on tho North-east; Park, Richardson, Barth and others on tho North. From the West coast there has been no great suc? cessful expedition for any distance iu land. The details of the new expedi? tion are not yet settled, but it is thought that the exploration of tho Congo and Lopez rivers will probably be u main object. The great mystery of Africa must yield to the oarious, pushing, enterprising spirit of the present age. It is not con? tent to let anything rtmaiu in doubt or uncertainty. When the couutry is tho? roughly penotratcd, and its long cher? ished secrets disclosed, and its people brought into somo conuoction with other races, and under the influence of inoro enlightened principles and policy, its old fatal curse of the tluvo trado may pass away. Only ideas of tho sacred nets of family ties, and tho endearments of kindred, can extirpate it, aud these can only come of a better development ol material resources, and a higher ad? vancement in civilization and religion. -?-??-?? The Lonisiaoa troubles havo hud the most deplorable effoot on business. Pri? vate adyicea from New Orleans aro to the effect that the contest has brought every department of business and industry to a stand still. A deep gloom pervades the entire city. Tho movements of eoi?mo dities, usually so activo at this season of the year, havo been practically suspend? ed. Plantors and farmers are afraid to j ship their cotton aud other products to ! that oity, and shipments to other cities are suspended. Tho orders for goods which formerly went to Now Orleans are j sent to rival cities. Tho prospect for the remainder of this winter, therefore, is I anything but a cheerful one, and the end is not yet. - * *? ? The South Carolina Contested Con I obe8sionatj Election Case.?The Wash? ington Chronicle, of tho ISth instant, I cays: Hon. C C. Bowen, of Charleston, S. O, is in the city. Having been success? ful in his contest for tho aberiHalty oi j Charleston County, ho is now ready to .press his content for the seat in the House, now held by Mr. DoLargo. It is understood that tho latter, siuco the taking of the last testimony, has aban? doned the contest, and will maku uo further opposition to Boweu. Fatal Affray in Mississippi. ?Ou Thursday last, in Sturkville, Mississippi, Col. Henry L. Muldrow, a prominent lawyer, killed Col. Jas. L. Graves, 11 planter, in a street ufl'ray. Wo learn that Col. Graves hud both arms broken, was shot through tho body aud had his skull crushed by tho clubbing cf Inn adversary's pistol. Col. Muldrow was slightly wounded in tho breast. Both were well known and highly respected citizens of that place.?Mobile Register. Gin Houses Burned.?Within tho last ten days, two gin houses in Robeson County, N. C, (just across tho State line,) wore burned. Both fires occurred at night, and in each house was con? tained about twenty-fivo balm of cotton. One was the property of Mr. John 1). McCormic, and tho other of Mr. Duncan McNair. Tho firo at Mr. McCormicV was thought to havo been tho work of an incendiary, and that at Mr. McNairV was certainly so. Death of Mit. Thomas Bag land.? I The Columbus, Ga., Enquirer, of Th?rs i day, announces tho deuth of Thomas Bagland, Esq., tho senior proprietor of that paper. The immediate causo of his death was a violent attack of colic. lie had twice previously, during last full, had attacks of a somewhat similar kind. Mr. Baglund was born in Raleigh, N. O, on the Ith day of October, 17U?. Inquest.?An inquest ??ub hold on Thursday, Deoember 19, at Fogle's Mill, in Orangoburg County, upou tho body of Janoy Smalley, a colored girl, who was accidentally shot by hor brother ou Tuesday of this week. *Tho verdict wua in accordance with the facts. Sudden Death.?Mr. Win. Sum Der died in the vicinity of Hill's store, in Marlboro County, on Saturday last, after a briof illness. Silk Culture in South Cabouna. ? A reporter for tho Savannah Republican has had a long talk with a Beaufort planter, who expeots to go North soon for the purpose of ruakiog arrangements for the establishment ox a silt-worm nursery at Beaufort. The reporter says: "He appears to have given the subject the oloBeat attention, and brought to our notice several very interesting points in the report of the Agricultural Depart? ment published laBt year. The cocoons whioh he showed us, nnd which were grown near Beaufort, wero certainly very beautiful, and wero stated by him to be as flno as any ever grown iu the United States. He carries them ou with hand? some letters of introduotiou and recom? mendation to silk manufacturer at tho North, and oertninly, upon consideration of the facts before us, wc cuunot but Hay that ho must succeed in making arrange? ments satisfactory to all. "Tho breeding of the silk worm was, in colonial times, quite an extensive business in South Carolina. Its final abandonment, as far as wo can learn, was not on account of the waut of profit, but tho great difficulty existing at that time in transporting from tho old coun? try a sufficient number of skillful ma? nipulators to take care of the plant aud the feeding of tho worm in its earlier stages. At tho present time theso uro comparatively eusily found at the North and from the West. iu England the matter hau engaged tho particular atten? tion of the government for tho pant two yours. Nurseries have been established in various parts of the kingdom, and, with tho encouragement of the govern? ment, arc making lurgo importations of eggs und cocoons from all parts of tho world. Iu Mexico and iu various parts of thu Northern States it is a business carried ou with great profit to the owners of nurseries. ?'The experiment of raising tho silk worm at Beaufort has been mudo with the most satisfactory results. Tho co? coons produced are, as wo have stated, very beautiful to our uneducated eye, and the fact that efforts uro being made to establish a nursery at that place proves that the parties making thu experiment uro willing to risk a considerable amount of capital iu it. Should the doctor suc? ceed in his efforts, (and wo sincerely hope ho will,) it must opeu in South Ca? rolina a field of great profit for her peo? ple, aud will probably do away, to u cer? tain extent, with the culture of cotton ou thu sea islands." Aesintue.?One liquor is likely; in future, to bo labeled "poison," aud thereby delight the hearts of those ear? nest people, tho temperance reformers. It is the French absinthe. A French commission has just made a repent to the Pharmaceutical Society of Franco, in which, after reviowiug ull thouieihmls employed iu tho manufacture of ab? sinthe, and the great loss of life caused by its uso in France und her colonies, they unequivocally condemn it as a poison, and recommend that efforts lie made to prohibit its sale, unless on the prercriptiou of a physician. They say that "the pleasant flavor of absinthe"? it certainly must be one of the acquired tastes, for to most Americans thu davor would be anything but pleasant?"in? duces persona to consume twenty times as much alcohol us they would be likely to consume if their drinking was con? fined to brandy.*1 The rapid popularity of absinthe iu France an a drink is sur? prising. It was hardly known until tho Algerian expedition of 1818. Then it was prescribed to the army, mixed with worm-wood, as a prcventativo against the miasmatic fevers of that climate. The army "took to it naturally," to use a popular expression, and only became too loud of it. They brought tho tiistu for it home with thorn, und the evil in? creased daily, until it has latterly as? sumed frightful proportions. FltO'/.en to Death.?On Friday after? noon last, an old citizen of Darlington County, Nathaniul Odoni, died under the following circumstances: Mr. O.loni lived not far from town; had been drink? ing liquor on Thursday afternoon, and on trying to reach his homo got lost in the woods, whore he wandered all night. Next morning ho was found und taken care of, but was too fur gone, und died as stated. His voico was heard repeat? edly while ho was in tho wood.-;, but the practice of shouting aud screaming in the night was so common, in Ibis in? stance, it was not noticed. "Never before was such a sight wit? nessed," says tho Boston Transcript, "us was seen at tho Bevoro House ou Friday afternoon, when "00 merchants, who had been burned out at one lire, ate dinner together, and had sociablu family con? verse about tho past, present and future of their trade." Warned by the $30,000 tiro cansod last Christmas by tiro crackers, tho Mayor of Maoou prohibits the uso on tho streets, during tho present Christmas, of all "villainous saltpetre" His example might well bo followed by other officials of towns anil cities. Died in* Jail.?A colored man, named John Quilty, chargod with horse steal? ing, was found dead in Darliugton jail, on Thursday morning of last week. John was subject to tits, and had recently been pronounced of uusouml mind, and was to havo been brought over to Co? lumbia on Thursday. "Lord" Gordon Gordon has finally found rest. Ho is in jail iu Canada for borrowing $1,01)0 on a bogus ohcok. Somehow or other the barbers and waiters who turn lords don't make a long run of it. Hehubold is living very quietly in the suburbs of Philadelphia, and has tho culm satisfaction of knowing that he owes more creditors than any other man living or dead. A seducer is murderer of fondest hopes, a betrayer of confidence, an ontrager of j love, an assassin of virtue and a social 'outlaw. Excommunicate him. Eooal Items. City Mattrbs.?The price of single copies of the Phcbnj x is five eents. Orisg to the son arrival of our regu? lar sized paper, we are compelled] to issue, this morniDg, un unshapely paper. Ohristmas is almost hero. Look at the array of Christmas and New Year pre? sents advertised in our columns. Make yonr choico from umoug them. All will please in price and quality. The latest styles wedding and visiting cards and onvelopes, tustily printed, can bo obtained at the Phoenix office. Old nowspapers for sale ut Phoenix office, at fifty cents a hundred. Governor Moses bus mudu tho follow? ing appointments: J. P. Body, Notary Public for Lexington; M. L. Owens, agent Catawba Indians, vice P. J. O'Cou uell, resigned; Charles Edmouston, C. N. Pluuket and D. L. Henderson, Nolu ries Public for Aikcu; Win. Hood, Nota? ry Public for Abbeville. Mr. Pollock is iu receipt of another lot of Bagley's Mayflower-Michigan to? bacco. Yesterday was a pleasant day, aud there was every indication that the raiuy spell is over. Tho dwelling of Mrs. English, on the Eastern edge of the city, was robbed tiguiu ou Friday night?making tho third or fourth iu tho lust two years. A lot of clothing and the bed clothes iu an nuue cupiod room ;vcre carried off. The thief must have had more than he could ma? nage, us u pair of shoes uhd Rome of the clothes were fouud under the front steps yesterday morning. Messrs. Love A Co., of tho Gruud Central, are out with a Christmas card, j Sou it, by nil means. Mr. Stokes is up for the holidays. His btoek of statiouury is well selected, and embraces all grades. Brookbanks & Co. nnnonnco their dis? play of Christmas goods. They have a variety that will gratify any and every taste and desire. They have u scheine iu the prizu lino. It in worth a chance. The gifts are both valuable aud cheap. There was an immense eollejtiou of individuals at Isauta Clan*' headquarters ?Mr. McKenzie'^?yesterday. Nume? rous articles were carried off, but there is still a large stock on hand. Wo acknowledge tho receipt of an in? vitation to atteud the anniversary cele? bration of the Deinostheuoan Literary Society, of B lauoko College, Salem, Va. The report uf Dr. Neagle, lato Comp? troller-General, war. delivered to the Governor on tho '20th ult. W. D. Love A Co. have mado their holiday selections with a view to pleasing tho tastes of the ladies in particular, aud gentlemen can hero purchase articles for their wives, mothers and sisters. Head his announcement of holiday goods, and repair to tho "Grand Central Dry Goods Establishment" and make your pur? chases. Messrs. Aguew A* Son have just re? ceived a choice lot of Christmas goo.Is in their lino. Messrs. Hope ?V Gyles have just re? ceived a supeiior quality of syrup. Aud still they come. Mr. P. W. Kraft is out with a card to the purchasers of holiday goods. Some oue has defined polite society as being a placo where manners pass for too much and morals for two little. AceiiiUNTi?A few miles this side of Littleton, on tho Greenville and Colum? bia Railroad, two cars attached to the down passenger train yesterday were very badly damaged, tho running gear being totally rained. The cars (sinokiug and second class passenger) word well filled witli passengers ut tho time, but fortunately uo person was hurt. The accident was caused by a broken rail, and occurred about 5 o'clock. The Iraiu was delayed oul}' about ;>.n hour. RelioioL'h SKiivirr.s this Day.? Tri? nity Church?Rev. P. ,7. Shaud, D. D., Hector, 11 A. M. and 4 P. M. Catholic Church?Rev. J.L. Fullcrton, First Mass, ut 7 A. M.; Second Mass ut 10 A. M.; Vespers at l'a P. M. Marion Street Church?Rev. S. II. Browne, 10'.. A. M. Services also at 7'.. P. M. Sunday School, 3}? P. M. Washington Street Church?Rev. W. Martin, It)).., A. M. Funeral of Rev. J. Leo Dixon, 0 P. M. Lutheran Church?Rev. A. R. Rude, lO'.J A. M. Presbyterian Church--Rev. J. R. Wilson," 10'... A. M. aud 7J.j P. M. Baptist Church?Rev. J. K. Monden hall, 11 A. M. Asylum?Rev. Mr. Rhen, O'.J A. M. Mail Ahk.vnokm kntm. ?Tho Norlhei n mail opous 0.30 A. M. and 3.00 P. M.; clonea 8 P. M. aud 11.00 A. M. Charles? ton day mail opens 0.15 P. M.; closes 0 A. M.; night opens 7.00 A. M.; closes G.15 P. AL Greenville opous 0.15 P. M.; closes (i A. M. Western opens 0.30 A. M. usd 12.30 P. M.; closes 8 and 1 P. M. Wilmington opens 3.30 P. M.: closes 10.30 A. M. On Sunday tho office is open from 3 to 1 3'. 7s]. Portraits or Gen. Robert E. Lee.? At a mooting of tho South Carolina Sur? vivors' Association, held at Charleston, on the 12th of December, 1872, the fol? lowing resolutions wore unanimously adopted: Resolved, That the thanks of this asso? ciation bo returned to Mr. Albert Guerry, tho artist, for the exhibition by him of his two portraits of Gen. Robert E. Lee; and thai this association commend the work of Mr. Guerry to the public us tho most faithful aud udinirable expression of the luatures aud frame of that distin? guished presence. Resolved, That the thanks of this asso? ciation be tondercd to tho Town Couuoil* of Greenville and Spartauburg for tb?ir couseut to tho use of thoso portraits. GEN. J. B. KERSUAW, Vice-President, presiding. A. C. Haskell, Secretary. The following letter has been sent to thu artist: Charleston, December 13, 1872. M v Dear Sin: We have taken great pleasure iu examining your portraits of Gen. Robert E. Lee, und desire to assure you of our high appreciation of tho paintings, both as works of art and faithful likenesses of the great chieftain in his latter years. In all respects they aro eminently satisfactory, und worthy of high cotnmoudutiou. Wishing you en? tire success iu your honorable career as an artist, so auspiciously begun, we uru very truly, yours, J. B. KERSUAW, JAMES CONNER, EU WARD McORADY, Jit, PETER C. GAILLAKD, THEO. G. BARKER, W. J. BURNETT, WM. K. RACHMAN, ALEX. C. H ASK ELL. Tu Albert Gperky, Esq. The January Magazines.?The Jauu ary number of the Eclectic commences a ' new volume, and commeuces it iu such a way as to challenge the atteution of every intelligent reader to the claims of this sterling periodical. It is embellished with two steel engravings, one of them being a reproduction of Guide's beauti? ful und pathetic portrait of "Beatrice di Cenci." This is one of the finest pic? tures that ever appeared in nu American magazine, and is only an exceptionally striking example of the excellent steel engravings with which the Eclectic is illustrated every mouth, und which add greatly to tho value of its volumes. A liue portrait of Dr. Livingstone also ac? companies this number. Iu literature the Eclectic is always exceptionally strong. Published by E. R. Peltou, 108 Fulton street, New York. Terms, $3 a year; two copies, 80. :-md?le number, forty five cunts. Scrihner's yfoul/tly differs in many re? spects from the other maguziues of the country. The second paper on "Now Ways in the Old Dominion"?an illus? tration ou every page?leads off in this issue. A poem by William Morris, "The King of Denmark's Sous," follows. And this again is followed by an illustrated article on "How Stanley found Living :-toue," by El ward King. "Arthur Bon uicastle," by tho editor, is continued. T. W. Higgiuson contributes an article on "Intercollegiate Scholarships;" C. D. Warner, a.ithor of "Back-log Studies," one ou "A Night iu the Gardou of the Tuillerics;" aud Edward Egglestou ouo on "The Christmas Club?A Guo6t Story." In poetry tho number is exceed? ingly rich. Tho January number of the Galaxy fully sustains the already high reputa? tion of this excellent jonruul, and is quite up to the expectations of its best friends. Its thousands of renders have reason to be gratified with the excellency of its ! productions, and hone to bo able to wel I come its familiar lace for a long period to eoniu. Sheldon ? Co., No. C77 Broadway, New York, tire the publishers, at Si per annum. I Pucenixiana.?A good face needs no paint. How to get along well?Dig deep. An old maid suggests that wheu men j break their hearts, it is just the samo as when a lobster breaks ono of his claws? another sprouts out immediately, and grows in its place. An exchango tolls of an inebriate who whipped his wifo Saturday morning, aud came home drunk Saturday night. His wife, having no coals of firo to heap upon his head, poured his ear full of pepper sauce, lie appeared to be just a3 well satisfied. Justifiable homicide is now held to in? clude "tho case of every man who kills auy othorman on account of any woman, aud uf every woman who kills auy man on any account whatever." A blacksmith cannot ouly shoo a horso himself, but ho can make a horso shoe. Fair dealing is tho bond aud cement of society. A passionate man scourgeth himself with bia own tcorpion3. A Criminal Court?Sparking another man's wife. Plated-ware?Armor. The Cbhunbns&M'i tearfully propounds la conundrum: "American liberty? I where is it?" i [Get Stanley to so iroh fur it J Death of Bbv. J. Lee Dixox.?The painful intelligence reached tbia city, yesterday, of tbo death of tbia clergy? man, which occurred at his temporary residence, at Pacolet Station, Union County, on the 20th. Mr. Dixon had resided in Columbia for a number of years, where he has many friends. The disease was bilions fever, but hia death was, donbtloss, hurried by a coDgestive chill. Ho was born in Lancaster, aud was just about entering his forty-fifth year. The remains were brought to this city, yesterday evening, and will be in? terred to-<lay. Ho leaves a wife and five ohildren. List of New Advertisements. Brookbuuks & Co.?Christmas Goods. House Wanted. E. R. Stokes?Stationery. Convocation of Myrtle Lodge. Extra Communication Acacia Lodge. J. Agnew & Son?Christmas Goods. Hope & Gyles?Syrup. W. D. Love A Co.?Merry Christmaa Extra Meeting Palmetto Lodge. P. W. Kraft?Toys, Ac. i A Valuaiile Medicaii Treatise.?The edition for 1873 of the sterling medical annual known na HoBtetter's Almanac is now ready, and may bo obtained, free of cost, of druggists and general country dealers iu all parts of the United States und British America, and indeed in every civilized portion of tho Western hemisphere. This almanac has been issued regularly at the commencement of every year for about one-fifth of a century. It combines with the soundest practical advice for the preservation and restoration of health, a large amount of interesting aud amusing light reading, und the caleudar, astronomical calcula? tions, chronological items, Ac, are pre? pared with great care, und will be found entirely accurate. Tho issue of Hostet ter's Almanac for 1873 will probably be tho largest edition of a medical work ever published iu any country. The proprietors, Messrs. Hostetter A Smith, Pittsburg, Pa., on receipt of a two cent stamp, will forward a copy by mail to ahv person who cannot procure one in his neighborhood. D22 |3il Tbo city missionary of Dubaqse is overwhelmed and discouraged. He talked to an excited German, and the German^said: "Damo it, why dond you go to work? Vat in der teivel vas der use of your goue rouud mit dem pieces of haper? Dom wes played oud. Dame it, go to work, and dond be oeding der loafer mit your b'.0W3 about dem religi?s biznes?." The Augusta Constitutionalist has this piece of news: "Since 1SC5, many, we may suy a large number of planters in Georgia, have hid away a largo amount of gold which they received in payment for cotton, or which they obtained for greenbacks at the rato of forty-two or I tifty-ouo per cent, premium. We have I heard the amount estimated as hieb as Slo.OOO.QJO or 820,000,000." A remorseless Terro Haute ma*i "is keeping a diary which was commenced by his grcat-grand-father iu England, continued by his grand-father in the same country and on tho voyage across the Atlantic to this coutry, and by him kept up in tho United Stutes till just be? fore his death, when his son, the father of the preseut diarist, took up the task and brought it down to 1827, when the present keeper began it." Dr. Grant, of tho American mission at Cairo, has fouud Hebrew manuscripts of portions of the Bible in a synagogue re? ported to have been built forty-five years before the second temple was de? stroyed. It was carefully deposited in a j niche iu the wall, ton feet above tho : ground, aud oould be secured ouiy by ' means of a ladder. A geutleman hauded up a tea dollar bill in one of the Red Lino coaches, from which one fare, live cents, was to be taken. "Look a here," suid the j driver, down through tho hole, "which I of these two horses do yon wish to buy 1 with this ten dollars?" "Well," ceolly ! replied tho gentleman, "I thought I ? might get thvm both for that." [Boston Traveller. A t n year old Socrates lately stated I the situation as follows in a Detroit I police station: "Oh, it's tho old folks ' again, pounding and mauling each other, i nud smashing up the dishes. 1'vo talked ! to 'em au' reasoned with 'em, but they j keep right on. It's getting dreary up j there, aud I guess you'd better bring 'em both iu and giro 'cm three mouths each." "Everything has its use," said a philo? sophical professor to his class. "Of what uze is a drunkard's fiery red nose?" I asked one of tho pupils. "It is like a I lighthouso, to warn us of the little water I that passes underneath it, and reminds us of tho shoals of appetite, on which wo might otherwise be wrecked," an? swered tho professor. "If all tho cities of the world were re i duced to ashes, you'd have a new sot of millionaires in a couplo of years or so out of the trade in potash," says the phi? losopher Oliver Wendoll Holmes, in his just-published "Poet at the Breakfast Table." When tho Parliament began to com money, nu old cavalier, looking at tbo new xiicce, read this on ono side: "God bo with us;" on tho other, "The Com? monwealth of England." "I see, God aud Commonwealth aro ou different I sides," said he. An Irish editor ^ays that, "it thenb sence of both editors, the pub' rs have succeeded in securing the services of a gentleman to edit tho paper this week." A witly keeper in Central Park hays that, although Mr. Barnum has removed j all his .seals from the tanks, there are ? plenty o[ cygnets on the ponds yet.