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**(? =fc Gazette. FRANK P. BEAM), Editor and Proprietor. 4 BE JUST AND FEAR NOT. TWO DOLLARS A YEAR. ?r r* ^ *T ?;? > ~ ?>-"*' ' ^*?34 Jii T'Mm^ m., , , . ' ya VOL. 5. CAMDEN, KERSHAW COUNTY, S C., SHjpRSDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1877. NO. 11. ' l" ' ' ? ' ? * ' THE PEOPLE S PAPER. CAMDE9I, ?. V., UKBIBU 13, 1*17. FRAJK F. BEARD, Eiitor & Frwutir. Tm C All mnmualratliMi for thla paper aboakl to k i?aipl||H bjr tbe mm (|T Um author, BU? 'tw N?U|f ,w p?bH<-aMuu, but M W llWHW <4 fwxl faMfc o? Um part of tto witter. Write u?ly ooe?e ?I AM Mm piper. Be putlnlw^t aarafwl la glvtug UWUN aud dale* to have Um tetu-rc plain iuU Ult 4 net. I Advertising Agenry of Kuewcll T. Ij*?n, at the ofter of the .Veto* and Conritr. U the autlior ixetl agvtu-y for thla paper In t'liarleeton. W"0?r friend* coming to town to malt* pur ohanft. or fa trritinf f*r information, ?ciit do us afyftti"bg mskUoning thai (A# iui**rili9ment tea* KKkomaw Gaxkttk. CAMPEH BCSINES8 CAIP8. .1 W. HeCurrjr, Dealer Id Dry Goods, w* Clothla(, Shoes, ; Bardware, Crockery, Oro ?ertos, >i ' ____ palmetto Bakery, by Mrs. B. Rich, * dealer Id Family Grocerieaaad General Mercban dlae Freah Bread and Cakea always on haud W eddlng a, part lea aad lalU eupplied at abort notice Ornamental Work a a peel a 1 y. . fl J. Dunlnp, Drnjnrl't, dealer In pure and * reliable Drug*and Bedlclnee, Patent Medlolnea, Tetlet Article#, Perfumeriea, Soape, Ao. Preaerip tioaa carefully compounded. Store open regularly oa Bundaya from 10 to H. Rolling* A Page, dealers In Dry Goods, Clothing, Bboee, Orocerlea, Plantation Snppllea, Ac. Agent* for aeveral Standard Fertllltere. Prank P. Beard, Auctioneer. Sales of ? *^everjrklnd promptly attended to. Conalgnmenta Tm. Ja Wmkay, Furniture Dealer. He * pairing neatly, p oinptly and cheaply done. I A. Yonng,Books,Jewelry, Fancy Goodn, "? Knlvei. Kaiora, Bclaaora, Ouna, Platola, Car trldgea, i hlna, Bpectaclea. Remington Breech-load ing Ouna, Ketnington Sewing Macnlnea. II Rich hnys and pars the highest prion for Hldea, Sklua, Fura.Va*. Wool and old Metal. Between Jonaa' aqri McCnrry'a Btorea. jjeorije AJden, Cotton Factor and dealer " In General Merchandiae, alao a fall aaaortment of Parlor, Office and Cooking Stovea. I A. ArniNtroiiK'a Feed and Sales 8ta "?blea, DeKalb Street. Horaea and Mulea al* waya oa hand. 1/ennedy A Itoykln, dealers In Dry " Oooda, Oroceriea, Hardware. Shoea, Hata, Ac. Hlgheat market price paid for cotton. n C. Klrkley, Arent, Family ?nd Fancy "? Oroce lea, Fruit* N ata, ronfectlonerlea, Clgara, Tobacco. Ac. Tropical Frnltln aeaaon. linn Honklnn, Boot and Shoe Maker. Re *'t>alrlng aUga"*"-' to promptly. Ordera aullclted, and filled wlth\<her >ss and at lowcat pricea. 1? I?. Arthur,4t,??ler In Boots and Phoea, ? Dry 0"o<*a, Ilata ( lethlng, Ao. Hand Sewed Boota and SAt Saapecialty. Met!? -JfT AV ti <H w rl g li t s and BUck amitha. Bcp,.trlng promptly aud well executed Horae bhiiclng a apeclalty, I W. I.PKrand, Jeweler and Repairer of Watobea, Clocka, Ac The patronage of the public la roape'tfully aollclted. All wurk war ranted. Ik It. Kennedy, denier In General Mer *"? eliandlae. Fu'l line, of Family and Fancy Oro ceriea, Coufectloneriex, Ao. Blioea and Dry Oooda. I R. (aoodnle, innnnfactnrer and dealer **? In Tinware. Sheet Iron, Hoofing. Guttering, Ac. Full Stock of Cooking, OiHce and l'arlor biuvea al ways on liand'at lowest pricea Mulberry l>n(ry, by 8. Miller Williams. l*a Fresh milk delivered iu auy part of the city dally. >?* I Kill's v" otto II Gin Factory. K. J Mot'roltffit 'it Hon Proprietora. Mnnutac turrra ar,.l Kepairura of Cotlou Oina. Vndertaklng In al I It* branch**. TBerwIrk I ejjnre, D-ntal Bnrgeon. ?.Graduate Baltimore College of Dental Surgery. Office, DoKalb House Kutranceon Broad Street. ||eK?lb II on we, by Mrs. A, 8. Rodsrers. " Hugulnr and transient hoard on aceomuiodatlng term*; Toe*trd Iu the centre of tho city. Convey aucea at depot on arrival of train*. COLUMBIA BUSINESS CARDS. aVs.Tibls Cutlery, ^Inwaro aud'Hnaas Krtrn1?lilil(f oriods. Math ? root, uext to Cdrtfllna National Hank. |?e?kllag*M Art Gallery, oppoeltA Wheeler llonnn. Any *tyle of picture, from m'nlaturato life Kim. Old picture* c pled and re duced to any *l?e. * ' -. loncNi 1>?vIm A llonk(ilt(lil?,HQccci " sors to R. 0. Rhlver A t'o , dealeralu Bry (food*, Carpets,Oil Cloth*, limits. sIiom, Hut", tee. Samples ?ont an application, uudexproa* charges paid on all blH?of?IO of wore. .' '. i If\ Wreger? Kua'-anteee his Beer to be * pur# and reliable. He d m not adulterate It, but lirows from the heat barley, inalt and hopf. \L I>. I.nve, whnleealoand retail dealer In " ? Dry flood*, Notion*, As. New Htore, end Pre*h Stock. Sample* five by mall. Kxpruim ohurg?a paid on order* of $10 an<! upward*. Vlnard .v 'Yl'i !??>'. dealers In Clothing. ** 81* Bhlrt*, with l.luen Bon.iin and Cuff*, for SO. Pant* from ?l.fto to Alii. Veat* $1 to a?. Suit* $6. )8, >10 and upward* Stork of hat* lsrge*t and oli?apo*t In the State. Umbiellsa, Trunks and Traveling Satchel* KH> IlelnttMh, Dmirs, Medicines, 0hem. ' leal*. Beod*. Harden and Field Fertilising Chemical* cheaper than oyer. Mouey saved and land enriched, tend order*. Ten dollars will bay enough for s ton Thl*la worth havlug. Look to It snd eldre** K. H. llcluiUh, Columola, 8. U. [ A., Ifendrlx dr Non, Wholesale Qro '? csrs snd Comrataaloa Merchants. NW. Trump, 103 Main atre?i dealer In ? Panoy flood*. Notions, ke Quick aslss and smsll profits, A iff lit for Bntterlck's Patterns Calslogue free on application. Bond orders. pat Hfeehnn'N Restaurant Is the place to * get mesls a all hour*, saloon iefre*hmenta of the neathrand* ou hand I.uuoh dally from 11 a in. to 9 p. m. nr. Thomas T. Moore, Dentist, Colum bis, K. 0. _ hlerefcsA Davis, Watches, Clocks, Fine " Jowelry, Silverware Plated ware Cutlery, (Inn*, PI*tol* Pancy flood*, Spencer Diamond Speo taclsa. Watehes ana Jewelry repaired i y flr*t-clsss workmen. Order* by mall on approval and esproaa paid ? Anynsta, fla., Business Cards. P Ilanwberger, Manufacturer of Cigars * * aad Dealer In Tobaeco, Pipes, and Smokers' Articles family, ' 1 H? Tramp, Fancy Goods, Jewelry, La * dies'Purnlahlng Oooda. Bpeclal line* Celluloid, Oorst, Jet and Plated Jewelry and ladlos' Under wear. Orders esrefully filled peter Heenan, dealer In Boots and Shoes. * The one price syatem and strictly fair dealing the rale of the hon*e. Central Hotel, 833 Broad street. By Mrs. VW.M, Thomas, Peatrally located snd convsaW ent to bnilaaw. Jas. t?. Faille 4k Rro., 806 broad street, Augnata. Oa , Katahllnhed tR'i.1. Dealer* la Brnaaela, ?-ply and lagrslii Carpets and Ploor Oil Cloths. Window Shades. Wall Paper and Borders. Laos Curtains, Cornices aad Baads. *ais, Mats, Druggets aad Cartala Ooods. J.OOOyd*. Ingrain OarnetaStO^le. a yard, a.oooyd* Carpeting is to Me.apart, i.oooyds floor OllCloth AO to t#?. a yard, floods sold low for flash, aad aay Mew York la voWe duplicated. Send oa Orders. W t. Richard * Ran, Book eel 1 era, " ' Statloaers and Printers, Ml Broad street. Orders fcy as 11 promptly l||>t V H. Alexander's Wholes. ?? Drug St re, ilt Broad street. Die s, Patent Medicines, Pslnta, Oils, Olass, Putt; d Retail j? ? ? a. Patent ?'utty. (tardea aad field Seeds. Special esrs given to orders by mall. <:..rr?>pmdenoe solicited. DeGraltf. Fnrrlture Dealer and ' Osdertaker, H>, l4T^ aad IB Broad etreet. Mllllaery (Joadl. For Fashionable Hats, Boaaets, Ac., at low prteee, sead orders to M. Bran Clark, Aagaeja, 0a? uam plea Dry fiooda. We keep oaa of "the largest sadbeat assorted stocks Dry floods M^a the South, aad always at the lowest prises. To ?h?r*oaallvlag atadtstaaee wa will, nj*>s applies* ^tloa, ssad samples aad prices of aoet leedlag artf elss. Ws pay the skpress charges oa all orders of $10 or or rto eu^tosasr's nearest oflso. Olva a* s trial. Be?4 for eoay of oar illaatratsd Basaar. V, Richard * Bros., Proprietors f .edortekstosrg Dry floods Stays. ? TMMrinmlB?r*a Mad>1? Works, Broad ? Street, ssartoworMarket, Aagasta. Workaof every doeortptloa aoatly aad cheaply eseeuted. A M* Btane, General Agents for Gnllett's "? Latdst Improved < oitonOla, Blgslow's Bn gtaea, rsrtlcslorhorlioaut, either awaatod or por table. Frlcssrsry lew. Also, Thresksr*. Separa tors, Colerasn's mllls.ste. Sead for elroatars. rila g?*r1nf, shaft In Jf and holla, cheaper than " ever at tke Forest City Poaadry.H - ffoelrit. THE FARMER'S WIFE. Up with the bird* In Um wuiy morning The dow.lropglows like a precious gem: IMatlftal tluU In the *kle* are 4??nlug, But she's never a moment to look at theui. The men are wanting Uwlr limkfwt early ; !*lie must not linger, she mu?t not wait; K?r witrds that are sharp and looks Unit are *urly Are what tuen give when meal* are late. Oh. glorious colors the cloud* are turulug. If site would but look over hills ami trees; Rut here are the illshea ami here is the churning? Thine things always must yield to these. The world Is 111 tod with the wine of lienuty. If she would but (uuiaa and drink It In ; But pleasure, she says, must wait for duly? Neglected work Is committed sin. The day grows hot and lwr hands grow weary' ; oh, for an hour to ctvl Iter bead. Out will) the bird* In the winds so cheery ! But site must get dinner and bake the brvad. The busy men In the hay-Held working. If they ww Iter silting with Idle hand. Would think her laxy, ami call It shirking. And site never could uiuke tlieiu understand. They do not know that the heart Within her Hungers for U^auty and things sublime ; Tttey only know that they want their dinner ? I'lenty of It??ud just "uu time." And after the *wceplng and churning nnd baking. Ami dlunerdlshe* are all put by, She sits and *ew*. though her head Is aching, 'rill tliue for kupi>er ami "chores" draw nigh. Iter l?oy* at school look Just like others, Hhe say*, as ?hn patches their frocks anil hose ; Kor tlte world I* quick to censure mother* Kor the least neglect of children's clothes. Iler husband conic* from the field of lalsir ; He gives no praise to his weary wife ; She'*done no more than lia* her nelghliol- ; "I'l* the lot of all In country life. But after the strife and wear)' tussel With life Is doue, and she lies at rest. The nation's brain and heart and fhusi te ller sons and daughters? shall call her blest. And I think the*weeU?t joys of heaven. The rarest bliss of eternal life, Anil (he fairest crown of all will In- given I!nto the way-worn farmer's wife. ADRIFT. I lie In a drifting lioat My love stand* on the shore : With the ebbing tide I float and lloat. And that golden strand growelh on.re remote, Kor I have nor sail nor oar. Alas ! for the broken life ; Kor the well-nigh broken heart : Kor tho smiling Kate, more cruel than strife. That masks Its malice, in) lovc-~4ny wile? As It sets us far a|>art. Only the lap of the wave. The roar of Uie distant surge. The Hlglit of a watcher, patient, brave. Watching me drift to a nameless grave, While the HCA-gull* scream a dirge. Ho the distance grows Apace, And the darkness soon will fall : I have but the thought of my darling's face, And a hope that somewhere, far In spacc. Her Mod o'errules It all. 4% i* tell* ?!> ? A MM night Hide. BY KRANK P. HKLMONT. The last dying rays of an autumn sun were just shedding their gleam over ii western prairie, growing fainter aml fainter as the brilliant orb of day slowly receded from sight behind the y^?' -The,taIl grass rustl countless acres, and at last, when the final I team of day had stoo]>ed to kiss the waving sea. the surroundings looked dismal auu deserted in the ex treme, as they were being slowly en shrouded in the dark shadows of the coining night. But not entirely deserted was this uninviting section ; for, had we been in that vicinity, we might have ol> served a solitary horseman making his way slowly westward through the en tangled masses?the lofty production of the rolling prairies. He was a young man, not over five aml-twcnty. his neatly fitting hunting suit signifying the manner in which he improved his imstime. AImivc the me dium height, with broad; full chest to correspond, prepossessing in general appearance, he was one who would not fail to elicit a favorable impression from a stranger at tlrst sight. Reaching the bank of a little brook, the horseman halted, and, shading his eyes with his hand, looked long and steadily through the gathering gloom to a belt of tiinlier altout three miles away. ? "They are there," he muttered as his faithful steed (piaffed the dancing waters at his feet. 44 I.sec smoke from their camp fire, if I mistake not, sift ing through the tree to|w. However, I must stop here till it is fairly dark, as there is yet light enough to reveal my approach." 1/eaving him thus waiting we will proceed a little in advance. A camp lire Maws up brilliantly in a dark forest, sending its Hashing rays far out into the night. Around this is ground a numlter of rough-looking personages, in a variety of attire, and while |>art of them are talking ami laughing loudly, two of the lumd may lie seen seated a little apart from the rest, convers ing more earnestly, but witli less ve hemence. 44 I tell you, Hank, we've made a lucky strike kidnapping that girl. The captain will l>e sure to reward us when we get Itack to the cave, as he has long had his eye on her," said one of the two, who apnea red to Is* the leader of the Wnd. (Kiinting to a covered wagon near at hand, from whence ever and aitoti could lx* heard the long-drawn sigh of a female. 44 We might have lieen lucky iu get ting her. but may not l>e so lucky in keeping iter,'' said the other. 41 Who do you think will take her from us V" asked the llrst speaker, gruffly. 41 Why, there is that young devil, Clarence Hlake, who's lieen shining up to iter, I believe, snd you know lie's Satan himself, when his blood's up." 44 A fig for Clarence Hlake or any other man I Tin going to take the first watch myself to-night, and if I see any one prowling around (Am camp, they'll get blowed clean through, that's all." 44 Well, you're boss on this tran, ho go alien*) ; only, if you can make a cent on the gal, just come down, for if It were not for me you would not have got her." , 44 I'll rememlier you, Hnuk; Just look to the horses, and then you can take a snooze. I'll call you soon after mldnlirht." 44 All right, l>oss," and the speaker walked away. An It was getting quite late, the leader gave orders toliave the fire par tially extinguished, and soon after the camp was wrapt in silence. Dave Orlndly, who gloried In tho lofty position of 44Ws of this trap," took his station near the foot of a tree near the wagon containing the eantlve, and laying his rifle across his lap, began his duty as a sentinel. 44 She's a handsome gal, and it's go ing to be money in my pocket to keep her ; so I won't trust her to any one but myself till toward morning," he soliloquized. The hours dragged slowly, Dave's eyee grew heavy, and before he realized | the fact, he was sinking into a sound , slumber. No sooner was he unconscious than a dark form crept from a thicket close by and cautiously apprt>ached the 1 wagon. lie listened a moment and I theu rose to his feet and thrust his I head beneath the canvas that darkened the rear. t 44 Sh ! Not a word, but come this way," he whispered. A rustle was iieard, and then came a low voice. 44 Clarence ! Thank heaven you have come ! " "Easy, easy, Nettie; you'll wake some of the rascals, and then all will be lost. Come this way so I can reach you." In a moment he felt a little hand resting within his own. and quickly he detached the canvas from its fasten ings, and lifting the form of Nettie Seymour in hta strong arms, he crept silently away. Reaching the si>ot where he had left his horse, he leajMHl upon his back with Nettie still in his arms, and leading his horse eastward, was soon out of the timber, riding again over the vast expanse of rolling prairie. The moon was up, and the surround ings api>eared almost as light as day. How long or how far they had rid den they scarcely knew, when Nettie raised her head and exclaimed excit edly : 14 Look, Clarence ! Look behind us!" lie did so, and plainly distinguished the outlines of nearly half a dozen dark forms riding after them at fuil speed, the sound of their horses' hoofs now ]Auinly audible as they came madly on. i4 It is a ride for life, Nettie. Be brave and hopeful, we may outstrip them yet." He stoojM'd forward and patted the neck of the faithful steed, and then gave the word, 44 Go 1" Like a whirlwind he darted forward, and his hoofs seemed scarcely to touch the ground as he Hew with lightning rapidity. Hut still the robliers seemed to gain, as their horses carried a much lighter burden, and had a long rest. They re frained from tiring, however, for fear of injuring the girl. 44 Seize the pommel of the saddle, and hang on tlrinlv for a moment," said Clarence, hastily, and drawing a long seven shooter from his belt he turned about and emptied the contents of three barrels among the pursuers. He did not stop to see if the hasty shots had proved effectual, but again drew Nettie to him aud urged his horse forward. The robbers' progress seemed slightly retarded by the shots, but they s<Vm rallied, and with wild shouts came dash ing on again. >. were not far awa/. Cautioning Nt&tle not to be alarmed at what might transpire, he turneil his head to uncertain how near the pur suers really were. Only one*of the gang was danger ously near, he being mounted on a tleet horse, and was some distance in advance | of his comiwinions. 44 It won't do to let him get so close as to take accurate aim," rapidly ran Clarence's thoughts, 41 or he'll jK'pper me, sure." The young scout was right, for no sooner had the thought fairly coursed through iiis brain, than whiz came a bullet tearing through ins hat, just grazing his head, but doing no serious damage other than relieving him of a lock of hair. 44 Great heavens, Clarence 1 t hey have shot you," screamed Nettie, trembling with fear for his safety. 44 Not yet, Nettie," he replied calmly; 4'thc rascal meant to wing me, but lired wild. I hate to take life, but he tried hard to take mine then, and now he must look out for himself." The bridle rein, in the meantime, had l>een lying loose upon the horse's neck, so, claspiiig his precious burden moro firmly with his left arm, with his right lie again drew that never-failing wea pon, and again half turned in Ids sad dle, just as the roblter, who was within ten yards, was raising his weapon to lire. Nettie heard a sharp report, a wild yell of agony, and the robber's steed was seen veering madly away to the right, riderless. An answering yell of )>i|lHcd rage came from the fallen man's friends, and while but one dis mounted to ascertain if Dave Grimily was dead, the others came thundering on faster than over. Again Clarence urged the horse for- j ward, and on tlifly s|>ed like the wind. Minutes came and went, and soon it seemed the shouts liehind Miem were growing fnintuf. 14 We are gaining on them," said Clarence, joyfully. 44 Faster! faster! I Hack Hawk." OlM-dient to his master's words, the noble animal seemed to tax his projten- I sities for strength and Heetness to their utmost, and |?asscd over the ground with great rapidity. The angry demonstrations from be hind still continued, but were minutely growing leas distinguishable. The fatigue of this wild ride proved too strenuons for Nettie's nerves, ami ere long she lost all consciousness, and lay a lifeless burden upon her rescuer's ann. On, still on, dashed the foaming steed, never retarding his headlong course, seaming to fully realize the duty which devolved u|>on him. A half hour passed, and all sounds of pursuit had ceased. Reaching a little grove through which ran a stream of water, Clarence halted his horse, and leaving him to browse among the green grass which grew al>out, he procured some water In his flask and bathed the pale face of Nettle with a gentle hand. Soon the dark eyes o|>ened; and when they rented upon a well-known face I tending over her, she smiled gratefully. "Yojj have saved me from a fate worse then death, Clarence. Can I ever repay you V" " Yes, Nettle ? but not now will I claim my reward." he replied, gently, clasping Iter wllllr<* hand within his own. There was a world of meaning iti his tones, and Nettie seemed to re alize their Import, for a little blush mounted to her pale cheeks. A little while longer they rested, and then again remounted and continued eastward; and when again the shadow of night was receding Wore the first ap proach of day, the riders entered tl?e little settlement of H?, and drew up before a small cottage?Nettie's home. Great was the joy of her parents at her return, and when, soon after, Clar ence claimed his reward?her hand in marriage?her father replied, leading forward the blushing, happy girl* "Clarence, you saved her from worse than death, and her life shall liereafter be devoted to your happiness. Take her. and may God bless your union." . The wedding soon after took place, and while happiness crowned their every walk of life, that eventful midnight ride remained ever fresh in their mem ory. Some Old Violin*. SIX' ANCIENT FIDDLES WHICH ARK THE ~ ESl'ECI AL 1'ltIDE OF TI1K CITY OK LOUISVILLE. Some time in March last the Courier Journal published the history of a rare old Cremona violin owned by Mr. Thomas L. Clarke, of this city, an in strument tliat is said to be over two hundred and fifty years of age. A little less than one hundred years ago it was the property of John McMurdo, steward to the Duke of Queensbury, on the river Nith. sixteen miles from Dumfries, Scotland, and it is said that Bobbie Burns, the poet, has often mea sured time to its sweet inspiring strains, with Phillis the fair, Mr. McMurdo's daughter, as |>artner in the dance. Since the notice of this fiddle was made, quite a numlier of ancient and very valuable violins have been discovered in Louisville, some of them having a history which, if not of such romantic associations, is connected with some of the most important historical events of the i?ast two centuries. Mr. Nicola Marschal, the artist, fond of such venerable relics, some time ago invited all the owners of old and pre cious violins to meet him at his studio, in order to test and compare "their re sistive capacities in volume and sweet ness of sound. The meeting took place Monday afternoon, and six of the sweet old relics of the i?ast centuries were brought in. The owners were Messrs. Nicola Marschal, Thomas L. Clarke, Charles Hebel, J. II. Kreiger, John Watson and Mr. Beatty. As to the three latter gentlemen, the only re markable circumstance mentioned by them in connection with their instru ments was their extreme age a d rich mellowness of sound. Mr. Watson claims that his instrument is an Ama tee violin, over two hundred years old. Mr. Kreiger exhibited a Swiss violin one hundred and twenty years old. Mr. Marschal claims that his violin is one hundred and fifty years old. It was brought over to this country from France by a family of Huguenots in the middle of the last century. While traveling in the South last spring Mr. Marschal found it in the possession of Capt. Benoit, at Columbus. Miss., and purchased it from him. Jt bears the marks of having been repaired nine times, and yet it has lost none of its primitive softness or sweetness in tone. It seems that timePand rough also came from the? HuguenotsT^His grandfather and family formed a part of a little colony of Huguenot refugees that settled in Kaiser's Lautem, in Pfalz, Bavaria. Here, in 1750, ho re ceived the violin as a present from his grandfather, and he became the village musician. One night he was pressed into service in the country, near the village, to play for the famous roblier I>and of Schinderhannes. While* the dance was going on the oftleers came and captured tho party, taking the fiddler also a prisoner. While on their way through the woods to prison, the party was rescued from the officers by another i?irt of the band that was left outside on watch. ?The fiddler es eai>ed unhurt, but his instrument was sinsished into hundreds of small pieces. He picked up the fragments, and, by carefully gluing them together, made his instrument as good as new. In 17ir2 Mr. Helml's grandfather Imcame a soldier in the war l>etween Germany and NaiK)leon, and took his musical old sweetheart with him on the march, in the camp, and in the field. In one of the ltattles in which he was engaged a French officer took his fiddle from him and kept it until thirteen days afterwards,' when the French army was routed, and the German soldier, by chance as it were, found his violin in the deserted tent of the Frenchman. He found it in a dilapidated condition, but again he put the pieces together and made it as go<wl as new. He brought it home from the war, and ever since it litis l?een a precious relic in the family in Bavaria. Mr. Ileliel sent to his father for It a short time ago, and now it is frequently us4h1 in the orchestral music in the public halls of Louisville. Mr. Marschal i?erforined several pieces on each of the instru ments, taking them consecutively, as lie arranged them against the wall, and they were so uniformly rich and .sweet in sound that it was with difficulty that some of the owners distinguished the tone of their own violin ; and much more difficult was it for those present to determine which were the favorites. Each of the owners, of course, preferred his instrument, but accorded to each of the others some distinctive merit. Altogether It was a rare exhibit ion, and afforded a very pleas ing entertainment.?Louinville Courier Journal. ^ ? A MIhhohvI Pif/eon 1 too tit. The St. I<ouls TtrjnibUcan, Oct. 18, has this account of a big pigeon-roost oil the Auglaize Itiver, near Dodson's camp-ground, Camden county, Mis souri: It is an animal roost, and disturbs the quiet of the people of the section. The newspaper man finds It difficult to edit ami print his paper In a pigeon roost. Millions of pigeons cover tin* trees, and sometimes break them down. There is a frightful confusion of noises In thIsnlgeon pandemonium. Thecrash Ingof limits, the roaring of multitudin ous pigeons amlthecracRlngofoliotguns sweeping the birds down by hundreds and thousands all nlglit long. Nobody can sleep In such an uproar any more than they could amid the thunders of a raging liattle. Ik-sides this, there Is a darkening of the air l?y the birds It1 their flight, which makes continual cloudy weather. But the people of this pigeon roost are making the Ixwt of the situation. Tlio pigeon has Itecofne a leading article of commerce In the1 country. I^ast year over 100,000ponuds of pigeons were shl|iped froth Htout land, and the pigeon yield this year promises to lie as good. Hut every thing else stops in the plgeon-roostlng season except the newspa|>er. A^^Lftevtiooti in Arizona. PILED UP IN T1IE SHERIFF'S 'ICE AND THE WOUNDED IN THE HOSPITAL. The following lively sketch Is taken Prescott (A. T.) Entrrprige: ~Jay afternoon quite a ripple of it wan created in our usually wn by the appearance of two border ruffians in our streets, made themselves troublesome m A Tompkins' saloon, where r their revolvers and flourished ^threatening manner. Colo nel JjcCall, who luippened to be there wered with the pistols several and told that if he opened his - _ they would let daylight through him, and he wisely kept still. They thenjbegan firing at a dog, and after mounting their horses, rode Montezuma street at a full gal "ing like demons and firing right at everything that showed it bullets whistling in unpleasant ty to several persons who were street. John Raible's dog was ly thing hit by them. Proceed down the street, they stopi>ed on itskirts of the town and reloaded j^reapons. 8hal Standefer and Col. McCall themselves and got into Duprez's Uche and started in pursuit. Sheriff s and Frank Murry, City Mar also armed themselves, and, ing their horses, started after Standefer and McCsdl |>asse>d ruffians on the other side ami them off. Sheriff Bowers and came up on this side, and the ordered them to throw up their and surrender, instead of which opened fire on him. Tullos, one of ihe dcs|>eradoes, slid off Ids horse antf fired three shots at Bowers, nil of them coming pretty close, when a charge of buckshot from the Sheriff's gun^ brought hinP down. Marshal Standefer also emptied a load into him. Running across the road, Tullos got under the bushes and commenced to loafl his revolver, still refusing to sur render, when a shot from the Sher iff'g revolver stretched him lifeless. Vaughn, his companion, kept firing away, but was soon brought down with a bullet in his head, but was not killed. There was so much shooting going on that it is almost im{>ossil>le to tell who 11 red the fatal shots. The horse Sheriff Bowers rode was shot. This was the only harm that befell the pursuing The dead and wounded were brought to the Sheriff's office, and from thence Vaufchn. the wounded one, was taken to the hospital, where he now lies, still cogpcious, but Dr. Day says he cannot lirf more than two or three days. lie is the; same person who was employed by James Patterson to stand guard on the road to tlie Peck mine. From a letter ^onnd on the body of the one killed his na>oe was ascertained to be Robert TijUos, of StephenviMe,, Erath county, T*vxas, and that he did not bear a very " reputation there. ^ late yeafe in this couutry iFilie knowl edge of the habits of the food fish that inhabit our fresh water streams and the methods of propagation. Enough is known to make it certain that it lies within the power of men to restock with fl*h the streams that have been made barren by ignorance and waste fulness. The great success that has attended individual and governmental efforts in supplying our fresh water lakes and rivers has directed attention i*lso to the coast fisheries. The north ern trip along the Massachusetts coast and to Halifax, from which Professor 8. F. Build, the head of the Fish Com* mission, has recently returned, is inter esting not only from Its connection politically with the negotiations be tween the United States and Great Britain concerning the use of Ameri can and Canadian fishing grounds, but also from the valuable investigations which Professor Baird haslieeii enabled tojnake. He and his colleagues com menced their explorations about the first of August on the sea coast at Salem, Massachusetts, the Navy De partment having placed at their dis posal tne Iron steamer S|>eedwell, of .Tlf tons burden, under thecommand of Cabtain A. 1). Kellogg, United States Nifvy. This vessel is attached to the Portsmouth navy yard, and was prop erty e<|ui|>|?*'(I with officers and men. The object of investigation during '71, as in previous years, was to make a survey of the sea I Kit torn of the At lantic coast, for the pur]>ose of deter mftiing the existence, extent and char acter of the fishing lianks, so that by ascertaining the IsumdarieH and peculi arities of those already known, and by tlit discovery of new ones, the range of fisberies might l>e increased. N inner on* collections of fishes, shells, crabs, star-fishes and sea-weeds were made, fel the pur|H>se of supplying cabinets in the various academies and colleges of the United States, and for making exchanges with foreign associations in order to increase the collection in the national museum. After remaining at Salem for al>oiit six weeks the vessel proceeded to Halifax, by request of the secretary of State, in order to lie in at tendance on the Ainerioan branch of tlie Fisheries Commission meeting in that city, and t<> render such services iti connection with witnesses before tl?e tribunal, etc.. as might 1k? consid ers! desirable. 'I lie investigations be gun at Salem were continued at Hall fax, and vast (piantities of very rare specimens were obtained. All possible courtesies were extended to the vessel aud its officers by the Dominion au thorities. The Speedwell was placed o? the same footing in |*irt, resisting freedom from dues, as her Majesty's vessels of war, and everything was done by the citizens to facilitate the dbject of her visit. After a stay of eight weeks at Halifax, Professor Baird returned to Salem with the wpeclal purpose of examining the herring fish ery off the coast of Massachusetts, and of determining the extent and diame ter of the spawhing ground, and the abundance of the catch of fish. After the close of tlie spawning smson the ?l?ecdwell returned to Portsmouth, thus brining the trip to a close on tlie -24th of October. The collections made have all lieen reroived at tlie Smithsonian Institu tion, and are of great magnitude and value. The ojieratlona of the Aummflr have gnattly to tl?e knowledge of pre vioufllv (tailing bunkH, nn<l have brought to light one up to thifl time unknown, about fifteen miles off the month of Boaton harlKir. It Ir bo rieh in firth that from r><)0 to 1<MH) pound* were taken out hy trolling within half an hour, and among the victims was discovered a species of fluunder pre viously unknown ou the American coast and believed to be peculiar to Greenland. Besides the investigation into the natural history and economical value of the marine animals of the coast, numerous observations were taken upon the tem|ierature of the water at dif ferent depths and localities. In some cases the thermometer at the depth of 100 fathoms was found to Htand at 30? P., or below the freezing point of fradi water ; and, strange as it may seem, these spots pre-eminently abound in animal life; great quantities of fresh tlsh were taken from the icy water, and among them star-tlshee of extraordi nary beauty. J>r. Whittlow'H Will. HIS HEART TO UK BURIED IN NAN TUCKET AND HIM AS1IKS IN MT. AU BURN CTMETEHY. Dr. Charles Winslow, who diet! some months ago in Salt Lake City, and was Mvmated in tliat place, once again claims public attention. A will tear ing date of April 5, 1877, tiled on Wed nesday in the Probate Court in this city, ordeis the disposition of his body as follows: After it is known positively after twenty-four hours that 1 am deceased and clearly proven, my heart may be taken from my body by some com in tent anatomist, iyid placet 1 immediately irt a strong glass vessel, having a ground glass stopjH-r accurately titled, and this vessel immediately Idled, for the pur|K>se of embalming'my heart, with a saturated solution in hot water of muriate of ammonia (sal ammoniac) and the corrosive sublimate of mercury, and with the highest prtNtf alcohol m it I of the saturated solution of sal ammo niac and the corn wive sublimate, each of these salts lteing added to the Ixiil ing water until it will dissolve no more. The-alcohol may In- added to the solu tion while it is yet hot, ami the vessel Idled therewith. The vessel must In* then carefully stopped and settled, ami the stopper se curely covered with wet parchment ami tied. 1 order this vessel, with its con tents thus prepared ami when cold, to be put into a thick oak plank box, made of the size just to receive the vessel, and this box 1 order to In* saturated with coal tar. This I wish enclosed in a plain fine case and buried in the grave and over the remains of my dear and venerated mother in the 44 South " or "Newtown burying ground," in the island of Nantucket, where I was l>om. My dear and excellent father, to whom I am indebted for my enlarged views of nature, lies by her side, and the same mound marks the resting place of both, and a single stone recortis the birth and death of both. Thus may the sacred spot be known where I wish my own heart to remain forever. After my heart has been removed and embalmed, as above directed, I order that my body be burned in the most convenient manner tliat my or tite friends or persons ifliiif, istied if the method of cremation its practiced by the ancient Rcpuans was adopted, lint if this be not convenient nor practicable, my Ixnly may l>e burned in a gas-house or similar retort, as now practiced in such cases in Ger many. After this process is completed I de sire and order that all that may remain of my bones and ashes may be gathered up and placed in a strong glass vessel, similar to the one before described, ami that this be treated in the same man ner as that which shall contain my heart. It is my desire and command that this be taken to the cemetery of Mount Auburn, near Cambridge, Mass., and placed in the same grave and u|m>ii the coilln which contains the precious remains of my great, dear ami vener ated wife. In regard to the above requests ami commands, I here, furthermore, express and request that no more publicity, ex l>ense or ceremony be permitted in the execution thereof than may In* abso lutelyJneceHsary to carry out my wishes, ami I part icularly request that no re ligious ceremonies, so called, by any priest, minister or layman of any creed or sectarian denomination, In- allowed or |>ei'iiiitted in connection with my death or the disposition of my remains. 1 he testator, iu addition, iN'queaths his property, valued at in por tions of and upward, to each of h is friends am I relat i ves. ? Sn n Fm w i?n, ('li ron ic.le. .Japanese in Atneriea. INCIVILITIES ANI) AMI'MINO HI.UN l?K;tH?TilK COMICAL SII>K OK STU DENT LfKK. A Japanese student at New Haven writes to the Tokio 7Y/w,s a review of the condition of the Japanese young men at American schools, ami gives the following humorous touches of their experience: Most of us have nothing but grati tude and affection to feel toward our American friends. The impressions we make on the ignorant mass are somewhat curious. The fact that we come from the other side of the glolN seems to l>e the cause of great wonder to them. 4tI)o you have the same sun and imwrn over there V" was once asked within my hearing. 44 What part of tlie West Indies Is'Japan ?" is pretty bad. No difference, as a general thing, is recognized tat ween the Japam*seami Chinese. 441)o the Chinese ever have gray hail ?" was once asked of me. 44 Why is it that you don't have tails V" 44 How likee Melica?" and other ques tlons from pure impudence are too numerous to enumerate. One Is at tlrst annoyed by all these attentions, but soon learns to take them good-na turedly. And then there s^ms to In an Idea that every Japanese in this country Is a nobleman. An esteemed, but not aristocratic, friend of mine has tracts Sent to him quite often by some unknown friend, whose kindness ex ceeds his information. They are al ways addresser to 44 His Highness, Prince ." One of these tracts was in praise of some virtuous prince, and a sentence particularly exhorting all noblemen to In* good was underlined. A Japanese 44nobleman "died in Wash ington a short time ago. Three young ladies studying in this country are set down as 44princesses." There Is, of course, a comical side to our student life. Anecdotes of blun ders which we have committed would make a very laughable lN>ok. One or dered a well-known meat by saying, 441 want an ox," another by putting a fork and knife up to his head, imitat ing the horns of cattle, and then low ing to the l*est of his ability. I shall here give you one of our most famous stories. A student living alone in P (Princeton V), thinking that if any serious accident should happen to hiiu, nobody would know what to do with him, wrote two letters giving cer tain directions providing for such an occasion, and addressed to two of his friends in N (New Haven ?). lie took the letters to the people with whom he was living, and explained what they were. But a few days after that they were mailed by mistake, and what con sternation they produced in N can be imagined. One of the two. whom 1 shall call M , thinking tiiat his friend in P had committed suicide, took ilie earliest train there. The other, whom 1 sliall call T , and who was out of town just then, was telegraphed to and came back to N in the utmost hurry. There he was disheartened to learn that there would Ix* no train to P till next day, and he was left to spend the time in anx iety and gloom, Now one of the wishes expressed in the letter was that the body should be given to the medical school in N . So T saw that day the professor in charge, and ar ranged that men should be waiting for the body when it should come into the dejM)t. Meanwhile M , who had hurried to P , arrived there, hut what was Ins surprise. Almost the lirst person whom he saw was his friend A , whom lie supj>osed to be dead. After a most comical scene, in which each accused the other of madness, an explanation followed, and, as may l>e sup|Ntse?l, there was a hearty laugh. Next day T arrived at P , feel ing very much grieved, but liefore half | an hour had passed he was laughing as if his sides would split. Then, to com l plete the comedy, there followed a letter from N enclosing contributions to pay the funeral expenses of A . I I vouch for the truth of t his story, which I has Im'coiiic a regular laughing-stock among us. A Uttired Jiiitehcr. IIOW II K \V KNT TO TIIK SKA-'sUOUK I \ SKAIU'll or 1IKAI.TII. A story is related of ;i worthy trudes tnuii in the butehcriiig line of business, who, having amassed a considerable fortune liy means of a snug family trade in Shoreditch, <lis|iosv<| of lii.s shop ami retiml with his family to a villa resi dence at Clapham. lint somehow the luxury of idleness did not agree with him, neither did the brisk air of Cla|? liam Common agree with his health as did the more substantial atmosphere of the lutck end of ltisho|?sgate. He grew so dull and mopish that his friends were alarmed, and tein|H>rary migration, to Margate was resolved on. It was at the height of the season, and the select watering place in question was crowded with a mixed company of visitors, in cluding butchers, l>oth retired and still on active service, and for a time Mr. Shortrilw quite recovered his spirits. Hut on returning to Clapham his spirits sank again so rapidly that it seemed not iniproliable that he would terminate his career in melancholy madness. At last Q11A p Ilia hv Qnnn?ii|A gate for a few weeks alone. lie felt sure, he said, that although it was now the depth of winter, the sea breezes would revive him; and he moreover promised to return to Clapham at the end of each week and pass Sunday with his family. He went, and lo! the very first week saw a change in him that was almost miraculous. His eye was brighter, lijs llesh firmer; there were even indications of a return of that roseate hue to which his cheeks had long been strangers. Another week, ami he returned fresher than ever. Still another, and In* was the Short ribs of old. with a jovial Ijuigh, a ready joke, ami an apiietitc he seemed to have lost irrecoverably when he quitted Shore ditch. Still he expressed no desire to settle down once more at Clapham. lie pleaded for another week, and yet one more, until his wife, with a fond wo man's foolish misgivings, began to sus^ pert that possibly 1 here might lie some-' thing more in it than appeared on the surface. The next time that her hus band, gay and cheerful, set out with his bag on Monday morning, she?well there is no use mincing the matter?she caused him to be watched. And with a most, astonishing result. It was all ? subterfuge as to Short ribs' going to Margate, lie had never, during the whole |>eriod since his health and spirits I?egaii to improve so astonishingly, I men further than Camdeiitown. There, at tlie shop of a trustworthy brother, sworn to secresy, lie had passed the pleasant time, busy with knife and steel, from Monday morning till Satur day night.?All tin: )'mr liiiuml. Lorotn ot i re It a i hi f n(f. A I'llOSI'tCTTI VK IIIO rONTItAC T WOIIK I-OK TIIK I'NITKO STATUS AND KOItKION COTNTIlIKS. The Baldwin locomotive Works, Messrs. Ituruhuiii, I'arry, Williams Ac Co., proprietors, is the largest locomo tive manufacturing establishment in the United States, and its reputation extends to every civilized country in the world. Not a day passes that work on engines for use in some foreign country is not in progress, ami new orders of that character arc constantly lieing received. Mr. (-harlcs T. I'arrv. u mcmlier of the linn, sailed for Kuropc in t he steamship (Jelt ie, of t lie ( unard line, on Sat urday last, lie goes to Russia in reference to some inquiries made by telegraph by the Russian (Government, and it Is very likely that, his visit will result in a large order, if satisfactory terms can lie agreed ii|m?ii. Thus far nothing defi nite is known in regard to the matter. The firm is now engaged iu the maunfacture of two large first-class engines for the HufTalo, New York ami I'hihidelphia Kailnmd Company. An engine (narrow-gauge) is also lteing made for the Willard Insane Asylum, located alKive Watkins lilcn, New York. The manufacture of narrow-gauge loppliiotives seems to have liecome a sort of specialty at the Baldwin Loco motive Works. There are now lieing loaded four narrow-gauge engines for shipment to Kio Janeiro. Two engines of a similar build have lieen completed for Cul?i, and a third one for the mime place In In progress. Two freight en ?:lnenof the newest narrow-gauge build, or the Denver and Rio (?rande Rail road. will lie shipped this week. Work has lieen commenced on five narrow gauge engine* for the South Pacific Coast, Railway In California. These are to lie delivered early next year. The force of workmen employed in the establishment now iiumliers about 1100 men, and all have steady employ ment.? l'hil(Ul?lphUt llullrtin. The Gazette Job Printing Office I? bettrh than any ocher offlce la tow*, tonecule tu Uvauioat attract! ve stjrtea every descrip tion or Job Printing, much m Pamphlets. LeaAeta. Bill Heads. letter iud Not* Heads. Ltw Brief*. l\?ter?. IKxlgrrv Circulars. Hand Bill*. Weddlu*. Ytiltlug and AddresiCards, Busluca*Cards, Labeli, 1 c. Work doue Id Broaw. Ked, Blue and Bltcl. The public must remember that Uw lieal 1> always the cheapest. We do work at Charleston Price*. and guarautoe entire satisfaction to our palrvus. We keep constantly on hand the largest stock of Papers aud Cards tu Vuwu. %'aritties. ?A word before is worth two be j hind. ?The Newfoundland cod-fishery is a complete failure, and a terrible win ! ter is in store for the fishermen. On I the western coast much destitution al j ready exists. ?Anions our Indian trllwe, the ("reeks, Chickasaws Choctaws, and Cherokees are steadily increasing in numbers and advancing in agricultural wealth, good order and education. ?The attempt to propagate shad in fresh water has proved successfnl, a live-and-a-half )K>under hiding been caught in I^ake Ontario, where the fry were placed by Setli Green in 1872. ?Oregon cans salmon, Texas, cans Isvf, Baltimore cans oysters, Key West cans turtles, New England cans corn and Itaked lieans, New Jersey cans IH-aches. Tliis is the era of the can. ? Intoxication is said to be unkuown in Iturmah. If one of tlie people gets drunk in thai pleasant country lie is li able to have Ids head cut off?a law sis rigidly enforce! ;is is that for premedi tated murder. ? Englisli physicians and humanitar ians arc urging the introduction into hospitals, not only of Mowers, plants and fruit, but of |Kiintings, statuary and other works of art, which have l>ecn found to exert a beneficial efleet U]mid patients. ?A Bohemian who rented a small house in Cleveland, ()., put it on wheels the other day and moved West. The landlord, coming for his monthly rent, found nothing but the cellar and an ash barrel. lie sent an officer in pursuit of the house-thief. ? A lad of fourteen years died recent ly at Cluirlottetown, Prince Edward Island, from the effects of excessive smoking. lie had for some time smoked so much as to make him deliri ous. Medical testimony went to show lliat death resulted from nicotine. ?At exactly l.HO A. M. the other day. John .1. Si ul>eiis, of Troy, was sur prised by the fall of a small framed pho tograph of his father, which Wiis hang ing on the wall. At breakfast, as he was narrating the incident, he received a telegram announcing the death of his father at that very time in New York. ?Mr. M. L. Bamberger, a wholesale wine dealer of Berlin, has lately pub lished t heconi|H?nent jiartsof the various brands of German, French and Spanish wines on sale in Germany. All were analyzed ami found to contain deleteri ous matter. But a few were made from grains, and two were found entirely destitute of any natural product. ?It is not generally known that there is an extensive salt lake on the top of the Tehachepi mountain In California, about six miles southwest of the point where the Southern Pacific Railroad crosses the mountains. The lake is somewhat difficult of access, but salt is gathered from the bottom of the lake, where it lies in layers from one to six rlHUUftJ tirixjk, "tttvd (Avifipod >mmi pviw clsco. 4 ?An exceedingly vicious horse in San Francisco, which frequently at tempted to bite his keeper, Is said to have Ix-en completely cured by tossing n very li?t /potato into his mouth during one of his fits of madness. He was not only cured of his biting propensities, but also of kicking with his hind feet and striking with his fore feet. He l>e came entirely tamed. ? An order recently Issued by the Bridgewater (Conn.) iioard of Educa tion requires the teachers of the public schools, whenever they inflict coronal punishment on a pupil, to send the pupil to the School Su|>ehntcndent with a certificate stating the offence for which punishment was administered, the in strument of castigation employed and the iiiiiuber of blows struck. dV"proininent. Dutchess County, N. Y., officer, a few days ago, attempted to walk to a in ud dredger over the hard ened surface of a pile of mud which the machine had dug up from the l>ottoin of the Hudson river. The surface sudden ly gave way. and the man wink rapidly, and was only rescued by means of the dredging machinery, which wound a rope placed around liis body and drew him out. ? A Frenchman, who calls himself a " Professor," created a small sensation in New York lately by waltzing for seven hours without stopping. While there are so many serious things to lie done in life by a man with an immortal soul, such a performance seems like a dead waste of time and effort. But capacities are different, and if a man really feels that he has no higher mis sion iu life than to twiddle his legs, IM'rhaps we ought to regard him with pity rather than with scorn. ? There have Ik'cii fifty-three steamers and seven hundred men engaged in I "orgy fishing on the Maine coast this season, but fewer llsh than usual have iK-en caught, as the fish have lieen smaller and have escai?ed through the net meshes. The largest school seen was five miles long and a mile wide, and was estimated to contain millions of barrels, but the largest single catch was fourteen hundred barrels. There are sixteen porgy-oil factories in the State, each employing from twenty-five to sixty men, and involving a capital of over one million dollars. ?The cosmopolitan make-up of American citizenship is shown by the character of the naturalIxations now being made in New York. Among the ?ipplicants for the privileges of citizen ship of the United states, hist week, w*re Germans, Irish, French, 1 bines, Turks, Russians, and natives of the South Sea Islands. Iu addition to thesu one Chinaman took out his naturaliza tion |tapers, and another applicant of a different race, "solemnly renounced all allegiance to foreign |>otentatoa and princes, but more esjH'cially to the Em peror of Ihihomey." ? Recently a Paris wine-seller, named llcrvicux, sent his servant Into the cel lar for wine. She was so long gettiug it that his wife went after her; the wife didn't ret urn either, and Hervieux went to look after her; as Hervieux didn't come back a customer followed, ami as he In turn didn't, return his companion gave an alarm and summoned a doctor. lie quickly questioned the cook, the only available member of the household, ami learning that there was fermenting wine in the cellar, at one<Ta|A^-1udnd that carbonic acid gas was tn^Wouhle. With great difficulty he drew out Her vieux, who was quite unconscious, and by the aid of several persons the rest were brought Up, but the maid died,