Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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^ *? A REFT, EX OF POPIILAR EV^N^TS.^ | Denoted ttf Progress, t!)c ftigljts of il)e Soiitlj, antr tljc Diffusion of Useful Unoroieifge among all Classes of Ivoritiug i&eu. || VOLUME IV. GRbENVtLLE^SOUTH_CAROLlNA^j|nUR^D^^M()l{Nll>Jf;. < L r'!jr santljtrn (Biitrrpiisr K I-i tl iV?D 17BBY THC7H3DAY MORNING, m y price a? mcjunkin. I WII.LIAM P. PRIOfi, W KUiroa ANIr IMtOl'lClKTOR. V . \I . M'J U NK1N, * PRINTER. H TERM, ? , , i R <>.<* tWi.Aa and Fiktt Cuti in advance; Two . MM if delayed. OLMIM of PI vE and upward*, Ox* Dolla*. f t h? niriey in every instance to accompany the stinv \ > >r>MTHRMEXT'* inserted conspicuously at sii^ a? *5 wntiw wjnnm ?f 1* lines" for < and 37^ cent* for each subee? rtion. > .ii <c<? f?r yearly advertising made reason AOBirrs. ' V, A..KKR, <'r., ColiimMn, 5*. 0. t <r ivih.kt, . KV1- Flut ItocU, N. c. ? (. I'? ?r.v, F.iirvtfw |\ O., Oruonville r?$?t t'liMAK 0. Butter, Ple?Mnt Grove, (IrwnWIIc. 'apt. R. Q Amuuuo.x, Knnree, Spiii-tatibtirfr. ?rltrttit ^ortrtj. [Fi?n RiiM?-ir# Magnaine,] BUttso* Itb* v*n? hre d^ipipl to ex ^ee.?* ilte thought* whit'h pn?* tltintigh tile oiiiul of m mother while her almighter etnnil* I b.f up her arraym! for tho Mpproilt'liing bri it I a! which ?he ia to la* given n?nv.? ? w?"r *it|fge*t?| by one of h *erie* of --j?ux ?ivHnt*?. ih*iefiili\ rotireivol h> lienUtifiillv lejee-pnlrn- w|iiell i |?v the ?*he> mi h celehrn i he fbat of Mhv Im*I. by llie yolii.g f OiMigebtirg college i oe HOI lovely ! Oh! wll It h?|lg ItgO My <'?n ili'tul mother guzetl u|miii my feet-, A - I *i<h*I blushing there in briJnl *tto?, I Im.l Hot hnlf Iter Itenuiy anil er puuv Yen, lit At fowl mother praised, the worjil carenne?l, ' Ami one adored me;?bow shall be who soon Shall wear inv gentle flower upon hi* breast. I'rixe to tin uttuont worth lite priceless boon | **hall he not gird her, guard iter, make her licit. (Not a* the world in rich in outward show.) ?V ith all the love, and watchful kimlue-s which A .>lr<'ng awl tender nrtaitbood may be* Mow ! (>h ! I shall part from het with mnnv tea*-*? My earthly treasure, pure awl uwlefiied !? Ai-d not witliout a weight of anxious fear* For the new fulute of tny tlarling child. And vet?for well I know that virgin heart. ?No wifely duly will she lenv< undone; *Vo will Iter love neglect that woman'* art VJiicb colitis, wild kce|?a a love already * won. no light, girlUh levity tdiegoe* Unto the altar where lltev wni' her now. I 'tit with a iliotightful, prayerful licait that dS* knows --rit'-A- The n^emu purport of n maniage vow, \ nd site will keen, with all her soul's deeti truth. The lightest pledge which hin her lore hiiJ lifti Ami *he will tie?no lean in age limn youth L ? My itohie child ??ill In1 n noble wife. Ami he. her lover! hnshnnd ! whet of him f Ye* J he will nhieid, I think, iny bud from blight; Vet grief* will arme. Ektongh! my eye* re dim v\ ith *enn? 1 muni not ?hed, nt Ie?-t, !? night. Hie* thee, my daughter t Oh I ?W i**? loir I L| iienven I-end above then with iu rtarrie*t ekiee I Ami make thee, tut! v. nil thou d'?t apnear Unto n loverV ami ihv motherV eye?! Th* B'si.k.?M If God iIiiiuM feature me ?* > to Itaallht I h*v4,dHerinin?d to II nothing hut the Bible. Literature i* iniiui-1 cal to ftpirttualiir, if it ho not kept under with ? ftrtn hand. A man might to call in *fn*n every quarter whatever mar *?*i*t Into to undorMaud, exnlaiu. and illustrate the Hiw*; hut there in tu litfht am] life, is ail that hi gupd for . man?ail important - truth i? tit tAti 1 that no eoMtfi>rt eutete eirfc I curtain* from any other quarter. My elate ia an, admonition to young men. fl haw* JlilsrrllnnraD H railing. Th? Star of Lore. The EjfY|?tiMtj Monr or li-geud of th?> y.uir.jffhii!: ?- o?? ?>f ? ???? > Imhi tiftil I4u of ?nM<*rn Ik-lion tluit are *oll wortliv of |ii enervation. We irive it ciitl-e There i* h tn?UiHii in rt?fv Mum's exitenc? which linn- hii>fuiuri>dn>tmi'. There xi* mMij ?t?ch moments; for oftentimes life hangs on n thtead, and if tlie thread in not cut it requires hut m touch to change the whole direction of the future. Ihit in e\e rv man's life there is at hn-t one, mix] in I lint of voting lloiinsein it occurred tlrux ' It whk not often in those dnvr? that traveler* crossed the Oieat Desert. Few Euro peans enure to Egypt, Htid fewer wtill went to Sinxi. Milt there wh? t? time when lions i M*i|i was i'niiihi to Cxi o to ni'-et n rtohle pa I* of western travelers, rt gentleman Mini two ladies. wh<> were making x pi g image to Sin.iieirid the ||..|v Land. xtnl who wielier| his protect i< n in crossing 'Ire l>eseit lie saw hut the geiith-liurn. Mini tendilv en gaged to perform the do>iied nnUv. It whs not till tlie pxrtv had left the Hiiket el Ilej Ilint he lllei tlietn. wliele they were encamped, by moonlight, on the sxiul that stretches away to su? z. A* he sprang from hi > mx'e. I?ef>ae the tent iloor he whs startled by sncli a vision hh he had never beheld liefoie. but ihnnght tie lord drerinietl or in bin waking dreams. She wxs slight, fair. Mini. In the tnnott light, pule hh x creature of (beam*. \vh? this one of the hours of his fxhhd pxiflrli.se ? No; he rcj-cted the thought, if it rose.? There was iio s|m1 in all the hem en of Mx lioiollied ti for Mir Mltgel like this Aw XV. like ho sand on 'lie whi Iwitnl, tike the dotal* la-foie the stut. like tin* stars of iliiy break ?xwxv swept nil lor faith in l*!i<m. mid in xtl itisinnl the Sheik llousiwiii Wits an idolxtor, Worshipping, xs a thousand greater tlinn he have done, the Itexuty of x woman. Per hxj?s he might lime ipioiiched Ids thirst for the unknown at some other fountain : hut this was enough now. lie had found ilint wheiewith to till the void, and he wn* content. Love was h now emotion?n sensation he had never before fniHfritfih-wl; uml ii Mii? thd I*in) f Did id 10 luxe Iiiiii Y TIihi ?n?n question which never iivuitid <?? liiin.? What did he tHi? f<>r llmt. lie whs toil seeking to la- loved. H.. was looking for i?)|.i"\ iiH'ut fi.r 11is '<wti soul, and ho had found it ; and iIini whs enough. I he irHdilioti |i<*H on lo do-ciil** his lo:'g crossing of ilio 1 >i?ort ? how he lingered among tin* hill- of Sinai ; how ho l?*d llo in bv Akalia and I'elm and d.'liiilicd (Item many week* in the city of K-t'k ; ln>w the fail Engli-h (fill faded slowly *wiv, for she wan dying w lion she came in Kgyje : and how. woarv, well nigh dead, lie cm lied lo-r to the Holy City, and pitched iliei tents by tbe inoiiiitaiu of the Ascension. And all ibis time lie watched over Iter with tbe ;ealotis care of a father o brother, and tbe qaick heart of the lady saw it and tindershmhI it all. And wane:hues be would try. in ho-ken word*, to tell In r of hi* old lielief and Id* ideas of imtiioria <iy. and she would read in bi> hca-ing sub ime jHontLe* ainl tflorioiis b"|?es that were ti a lantoiaire lie ktn-w nothing of. I ut wli cli lit* half nnler riihkI fi<mii her uplit'ei e)e and countenance. How he worshipped that matchleM eye! lie woriiliip]>ed nothing viae* </h eMrili or in beaten. It wan no??n i?f night nmlrt (lie wall* of Jerusalem ; and. in m white tent clone hy the hill 41 which ?lie laM footafejia of th<aM-etiding Lor?! left their hallowing touch, an Englirdi girl ??< waiting I.in bidding to billow him. Outeide the tent, prone on the ground, with eye* fixed on the eterfflating at aft*. lav a group of Hedoiihi*. Ninl HpNrt from them n Httle way, their rliK nib-M, motionlein*? to all that ?w earthly?dead. A low voiee within the ler.t broke the utilities* of the night, hut he did not mote. A voice wax uttering agaiu tho*e woidx, of which the aooud had hecotiie fMiaiiUnr to him already ? the chrixflanV prayer. '*** * Sheik Ilou-aein !H lie 'prang to hie feet. It wa* her voice, faint. h>w. hot atlvery. The tent door wom .1 - 1 ?- ? * iiiruiti aaioe, TV'? ? "Kna lUOlloned lllin X?> I enter ; lie obeyed. She lay oiy the ciwhiotir, her head lifted otnewhal from* the pillow |if the arm* o| her winter. her brother, who ?poke the Ian guage of llie dewert ill; xnmd-bjr her a- rioyoung Sheik apnroached. Hie coofea #agHlhered around hie head ; onlv hi? dark eye, flashing gluri??u?ly "?? vWhle. Hhe looked up into It and whUpered: he half underMood' her b-flire- the word* rain* through her brother'* lip*, an *he wM hhw ! the lory of Calvary and Cliriwt, and the orowd (hat revolved the King and Saviour returning to hi* throne. H wax vain to say he understood all thi*. | IIm only knew that ?ke waa telling liim of her hope era long to I* above Iimw, above the world, above the dt i.and hi* active bet bewildered mind inwrought all ihia with hi* aayiiei tradition*, and having long ago re >ct?d tkf vreed that did aot teach him l?a he wm Immortal, he Ml back on the We R % g* r r Jd t 1?h? the imniMiinli* had something to do with the atars ; and a* he lav down on the ground, clone l?\ the aide of the tent, listen , ing to eVorv sound from within, he fixed his eve*, on the rent.It and watched the passing of the ho*t? of night until she died. There wi>? a tie!liiig of gstiltntt"-, voice ?;f ineJtpreasihle sweetness suddenly silent. a low, ->oft sigh. the expiiHlion of a saint ; and. at that itistat tt fat. in the depths of the ineiidian hiue, a clear star Ha-ln-d on hi" eye, for the first time, its -ilver ladinuce, and he heliived that she was there. For tliree score years after that there was on the Iteserl, near that group of paltn trees and hittely s]?iiitjj. a small tnrrett. huilt of stones brought a long distance, stone l?y ?tone. on camels. And in this hut. or on its summit, lived a g?*?d, wi?e niHtt, helmed l?y all the tii e?. mid esjaadallv followed hv _;is own immediate tiil>e. who. with him rejected M .hammed and wo?l.ip|s-d an miknown (jod. throiigh the titedltim of the stars, ami e p'ciallv one star, which he had iniight them to reletence alsoe all others. Ami at letigth there came a night when he wind was abroad on the (tcseit. and the mice of the tcinne't was 1 ' Mm high over nil ill** Kind hillx. uml ovet iIn* whaling norm* of miimI, wedate. calm, inajextie, the 1111111111 it I >U* star* Were looking lowii <>ii the plain. and the ol<l iiihii on hi* loner heheltl them, ami went foillt on th?* wind to xoarvh tllelr infinite ili-tattee*. That night. Mtveth the lntilitl<iii, another ?i?r )Ih?IiihI otlt of henteu. la-aide the Marl hat the Aialw woi? p|a <|. ami tin* Sheik I lloliMtin ivax young aa.tin in the heaven of lit* U'I'iTHI. Let n* leave him to the mercv of the tinih t n. nor ark to know whether he reache.l that hie*-I'll alexin. I 1^1 ? Credit and Character " II IKDiltrt'L DK It ELI V D LK." ti 1* tnarvelhiux to ot?crve the r?a*klnxx ilia tiller ill v\ liieh tm!tvi>ll|n|x 11 i tie with their eredit. impair the coiiHdeiiee which would otherwise he felt in tlinin4 ami ultirnntely dcxtrov every Vextige of character. I hey deceive iheiiiMtlvcx in xiippodng that they lecetve the \*oihl. They violate engage in lit*. utter falxc IioihL, di?i?gar<i x deinii otiligaiioiix. ami vet believe, or axMime to la-Hew, that alt tiilx tuny ho done with im* .polity. A ten i hie iliiMnke. ami one wtiicli, x<Hitter or later, will he attended wi.lt ilnplor ahle e< toeipietieex. An imlivi .ual may la leeei viti once, hv a plausible ami up patently a truthful -laiomeiit. hilt ll?*tt-|- it xeCoiul nine l?v the *aiiie imltvidaal. t'ha aetei i*.! I tu many le-pi etx, lie l* r than gold. Ii )> pitceleixt ami valnahle; out never ean Im ae-1 quired retained, b\ a ay.Mem of pievaiiC<tll"ll Mil.| double dealing. A few Vear* nil ice, nil individual who was in very iium ble ciiviunstances, wan suddenly pressed fur n small >imi of uiutier, w In n lie applied to n neighbor. staled the facta, and a-kcd for : H?i?.Hiice. ll wan noiucwhal inconvenient to attoul it. Inn ill Case seemed critical, the j | in hi was appa'cnliv hniieM. ami the aid was | e*t? inli-d undei a no inn promise that it | | would In- m-paid nl m jjiivii liine. The i J amount wan not huge, and the whole affair, j was of linte io?p-.i lance in a comp ilative j ' point of view. Tile peliisl -peciHcd hv the i contract lapsed. iln- unmet was not refuinl.nl, an.i no explanation whi ever was given.! file I >an. hovveve , wit paid liliillv. several j weeks afiet the d signa ed lime, and then mi awkward apology was in ale, in relation to the neglect and violation of the promise. Some months alter, the same individual ag on found hi- financial affairs in a some what eiiiicid condition, and was a; la-t in-' ducevl, for wmiiI of micee-n elsewhere, to iiiHke another applica.inn to the paity who had befriended |ihff before. H.lt on tilts Occasion he met with a cold and decided refu-al. ** ll," observed the gentleman to whom lie applied, ** \ou had manifested a p?o|?-r sense of iniegiity and honor?if yo|i liad faithfiillv kept your word, and ihua shown that you appreciated the circiim-tan I ce* of the case. I would have reja-tileil the favor, promptly and with pleasure, lint mv f..nn.J? iKv 111 you i? kuiic, and, m> far as I niii concerned, v??u have impaired toiircredit and sullied your character. All iIihi I can ndtise is. that if any other extend you a like favor, that you *ili la* a huh* inon* particul ir. wiih regard to the dj-charge of ?he obligation at Hit* a|?|N?iiitt?l time." The lesson. it i< to l?e h' iM'd. was not without it* uMf and its profit, Hut thh> i? only oti** ca?c ill a thousand. Men commit similar errors every day They do not appreciate thecal lie i?f character. They do liol recognise the ( entity of truth and iitiegiiiy. They par- ; suade themselves thai lliia may be done with impunity. that they may l?e overhiolceil ami forgotten. that nthei* do not aeo as clearly as they do, and thai, with a liitle plausibility and cuhniiij(. all will In* explain ed away and buried; and when, in the end, they diM!?oer that they are distrusted, and have loat the e*H?fidenoe of their f. iettd* and neigh)***, they ere; or MsOrm* to I*, puxxled to ascert aio the eause. Character is a cjnaiity thai is not intended for a dav nr an hour, hue for a lifetime. H constitute* the standard of the nvm. (l measure* ami de-j velopes his moral pialifl.-atton*. It elevates ( or depreue* him with hi* fellow enwturea. Ain<?ng ihe leading essential* of a liiir chat acter, Iriilh and reliability ataim cor apicuoua. A truthful man. no matter wh? Ilia condition of lite, or however limnlde hi station. in one of nature'* noblemen. Tli | reliable man i* always truthful. Sotn Meek* since, an individual of admitted in lelligfi c?\ applied for a situation in olio ? our public institution*. He was icc-m mended in the wannest manner for ability Indeed, lio one seemed to qrteation bin ca pneitv. " Hut." observed one of hi* fiend' wben closely questioned?"it i* but tight ti *ay tbat he i* not ale'ny* reliable." "Sim ply, that on certain occasion*. he will neglic ot overliH?k inqioriatit dutie*. or nl?cut him self without sufficient cause from hi* post Thus, he cannot alwava le? dejwndcd up 'n.' The objection was fatal. Intelligence ant integrity were among the essential* for tin station, hut reliability* wa* equally so. Aim thus it is that sootianv persons find it ditfi cult to get along in the world. They an not true to themselves. They destroy flit i credit. impair the confidence of their fiend* and thus in the end, damage their charac ter. It i" H<>t to I* expected, of course, tha |*>or human nalttte, even in it* most clcvat ed condition, can be perfect. All are. mori or lew*, given to error. Hut while ailowan ce- are naturally made for certain inflrniiiiet and shor coining*. it will not do for any in dixidiial who is extensively engaged in bus ine?s. to commit his interests, hi* fortune and his property, to the hands of one win cannot lie do|>ended u|Mtn. and who has n< p o|M*r notion of the value of credit am ehaiaeter. The young are naturally itnpa tient, impulsive, restive and reckless?an. hence they do not pav sufficient attention t< what may la* culled ti e trifle* of life. Thet often promise without intending topeifornt and violate engagements in a thoughtless and a rareles* spirit. Nevertheless, confi deuce is thus impaired and character i> more or le*? injurs!. Nay. we have knowt of more than one instance in which the for lut"?-a voting matt have heen damage* for life. Iiecati.se of sotne violation of truth or thoughtless neglect of an engagement We rejieMl thai reliability is one of the itio> iiii|?orfaht of the social ami moral virtues and it is every wty essential to credit, confi deuce and character. Health, Diet, &o. We commend the following sound am wholesome ad*ice of the Mobile Tiibune, t< our readers: " In wntttt weather, gross fond is not es M-titial and of.en prove* highly injurious t? those who Use it. We do not wish to la uiiderspMal |?y ibis that we advocate absiin ettee from fish. fle.?h. and fowl Oil the con trarv, we think that a moderate Mtpplv o g>*?l lieef taken once a dnv.is verv henefi rial; but we hade tt|*>n fat |a?rk. grtoies ntu wholesale ouantities of butter ?? fi? Used itiily ill cold weather an fuel for tin ImhIv. When taken in hot weather the* dog the VKteni and prepare it for the en Ham* of audi disease* a* are of a liiliou charaeter. We (iii^rhI dwell upon many other ag<-r cie* and rule* which are calculated to pro mote health?such a* ptne air, rnodeiat physical exeici?e. sufficient aleep ami r?gn iaiiiv of habit*?hut lite effect* of proper at tetilion to them are so well underntood tha a meie alhiaioii to thein i* sufficient. Then is one thing, however, which i* of more im | stria me tlian pei pie are g. nerallv awaie ami that i* contentment ami cheerfulness.? See the man with a smiling eye ami fan full of Min?hine?with no impatience fret follies*. longing ilesiie, reveitg" or ihaipal exhibited on hi* countenance?hnt. pleam wiih liinoell and the rest of the woihl hi passes with a hiiovaut lieart and light stej among hi* fel'ovv men, imparting to them i portion ot die good humor with which hii feature* are lighted up. Siu-li a man jump over ordinary oltsiacl** with a Im ! Iia !? lie never fsirrovv* ironhle, and consequent Iv i* never sick. " In eming?alwrav* leave Tour ineali with a liltie app-tile?never hurry?taki sufficient lime to masticate your food well for iinee depend? on Imw you eat than wlml volt eat. Ii is the eu-totn of many to taki i _ i . * * ... IMrjr** iir>|liyil1? O! WMler Willi** ?*allll|{? till* II h habit miuI liy yivioy mwmv t*? it you *001 find it ilitHmlt t<> mwhIIow <*\en n motttlifii of IimhI wiiliout tin* Hid ??f wMi?*r, which di hil<*- lh** MniivM Mini retHid* the jirnc?**? of di y*-ti<*n.- W** hnv** known men who ?**h iii?'Mt f>ti?'kl**r<? for t?*in|**rM?i?* r**f ?rtn. ?i down to t!%? Ii?*hiIv iii**hI of Iimiii Hiid 'yyHiid fxlolliny the virtue* of pinewater. d-iid oft* tumbler after tumbler, thereby riailinj, ih?* Mt. inn*It, weakeniiiy th?* notion of thi yanrio jnicee, und eau?iny n minerable, nn m?,;v Hnwlimi to I hi ex|M?rien*-ed for ih? re ni'iindfr of til** <Ihv. Such person* w*> Imvi y**n**rnllr found lo In* fretful. acrimonioti hiiiI Ivrannienl inward* iho**** who hH|>|H*n?N to dtlfcr from litem pnlitieally or nvHwIly mid w? hnv? hIwhvn nt?itheir lieclt limine* t?> tin* dyKfH>pt:c condition of thei phy*ienl organization. We do noi i?j>|>?k, the u*e of cold water?we h?\e il aim*** nl else a< a in**HiH f?w nllayiny thirwt afld keer Hig the IkhIv free fr?*ni inipwiiv, end w w<?ld iettoii?n*-nd Hi" exclusive o-o* <??r ?tn* purpose*. A vitiated BpjH*iite may IKef* a atimuUtiag or ?cidulaUsd HlkaJiue drinl h under tfio iinp-e*Mon that thev are more rei ft celling; hut for tlio healthy. natural appeit tile, nothing i-> letter than plain, pute water. W For hnthing purpose* too. it i* a luxury e w hich cannot iw surpassed." ' Boasting;. ,f Anna Strone wm a sad little hoaxer.? h Though alia meant to apeak the truth, she a *h? ao vain and thoughtless, that no one coli'd lwheve her.* ,a She nlwayt wanted a loner le?*on. She ? would say," I can lenrn it all ; it it not too . hard for me;" though, when Iter cla?s was , r?Pe<l out to recite, she mm very often sent hack to he?- *eat to study. If anything was to be done, at home or i* at school. Anna would nlwara aay, " ! know ] how ; plcaae to let me do it;? even if it was e thing she could not do at all. | Mitt Eaton was Anna's teacher. One dar she wished some one to point to the v namet of the cities on a large map, so that r all the girl* in the class might know where , to find them. " Oh. let me do it," said Anna ; " I know , how a* well ns can he." :: Ye*. y<iii nifty do ;t." said >.f:--n Ealor.; t but Anna could not point to n single name that her teacher called. , * You are like a silly little pigeon T used . to liear altout when I wm r little girl," said . her teacher. s A Wight eved little girl, pacing her , right hand said : 44 Oh please tell us about j, the pigeon." I "The storv," replied Miss Eaton. "is that when I ho nigeon first came into the I world, all the oilier birds came aud offered , to tench her how to huild a nest. "The cat bird showed her its nest, all made of sticks nnd bftik; and the sparrows | showed her theirs, which were woven with moss and liair. Hut the pigeon, walking , ahont in n very fain way. and turning her , head from side, to side, * I know how! I know how to build mv nest ?a well as the j best of von f* "Then the blackltird showed his nest, which was fastened to some reeds anil j swung over the water; and the turtle doie said hers was easier to huild than all. for it whs oiiiie flat, and made only of sticks laid together. But the pigeon turned her pret ty head a" la-fore, yon said, 4 1 know how !* 41 At last, the birds left her. Then the pigeon found that she did not know how at all ; and went without a nest until a man > took piiv on her, and huiit a pigeon house, and put some hay into it. " No, children, though the story of the , pigeon is only a fithle; and not true, yet B you may learn from it a very useful lesson. 44 Litile hovs and girls who are vain hoa*'ors. me laughed at by others. Hiul only def ceive theui-ebes. Like the silly pigeon. they say, 4 I know how !' but they often find i [ to their sorrow, when it is too late, that ! a.. e ; "">} "" ,,,M* e} " liemembcr, my dear children, tltat when v vnu once learn to do anything well, yott will not need to bout of it." El>ITORtAl. Ql'AUKKL?StNOCLAR DkATH. Rome two or thiee weeks cilice, h young '* lawyer by the name of T. A. (Irren wrote a piece of poetry for the Decatur Gazette, ** which the (alitor of that paper, M?. Devkcaiv fii to criticise rather severely. (been took ex eeptiona at thi*, ai.d wrote some sloop nrii ele* in the other paper* of the place in reply. Tlii* drew forth further remarks from Mr. Davis, whereupon Green challeng"; ed him to fight. This Davis refu>ed, ami was eoii*iap?entlv branded as a coward.? As Mr. Green could not have his difficulties sett I <! ar-coidiiig t?? *' the rule of honor." hedeJ termined to take the matter entirely into his own hands, end accordingly proceeded on ' vesteiday to the office of Mr Da\is. On > his way, lie met Mr. Charles Shepherd, a j 1 well known and highly respectable citizen of Decatur, whom he invited to walk with him, Mr. Shepherd was not apprised of ] what was to follow, or he would not have g? ne. On lettirning at the office of the Gazette. Green demanded of Davis snthfiac 1 lion. This Mr D. refused to give. A fight ' ensued, in which both parties were consider : .,1-t.. --a 1 Me>*r* l>a?i* ami Oreen were arrested for di*tnrh??nce of ilie peace, and Mr. Shepherd whs called upon a* h wime**. IMtiff a ner1 voua n.an. (lie excitement of the occasion ' ov rcoine him. and, after giving in hi* t?*tim??ny, lie fell down and immediately expired. The affair ha* canned a good deal of ex1 citeim-nt in Decatur, and Mr. Shepherd'* death i* felt deeply hv hi* numeron* friend*. 1 Sprinojuld (Mo) Republican, Sep. 15. f IIklp Ok* Amotiikr.?Sir Walter Scott wmte : M The race of mankind would per M> did we cea*e to l.elp erurh other. From r the time that the mother hind* the child'.? head till the moment that *ome kind n**i* I tance wipe* the death damp f ont thehrow of the dying, we cannot exist without mntn i* al help. All therefire. that need aid, hav? r a right to n?.k it of their fetlow-inortal*; and e no one who ha* it in hi* power to grant and II lefnae without incuting guilt.'* e Lcoomptr, one of Ten Ttmeek'a horae*, It ha* Mf?-iin la-en hadly beaten. The di*iaiio ir wna twenty length*, and the Ih?1 one in a. H the iace. IN UMBER 22. \ Tiik Stoky or ttix IIattlk Fiei.t>.?A oldier was woumliil in one of the battle* ?f the Crimen, and was carried out of the field ; be f.lt that lit* wound was mortal? that life wm quickly ebbing away?and ho -aid to comrade* who were carrying 1? m : - Put rnc down ; do not'take the trouble to c-.rry me any further ; f am dying." They then put him down and telarued to the field. A few minute* after nit officer 'a* the man weltering in lib. blood, and a-ked him if he could do any thing for him : " Nothing, thank yon." "Shall 1 got you a little water!" raid the kind hearted officer. " No, thank you ; I nm dying." M Is there nothing I can do for you f? Shall I write to your friends t" 'I have no fiend* you can write to. Hut there is one thing for whi?-lj ! would be much obliged: in my knap-ack you will find-n Testament?will ton open it at the 14th of John, and near the end of the chapter you will find a verse that begins with Peace.' Will you rend it t" The officer did so, and read the words, " Peace I leave with you. inv pence I give unio you ; not a* the world glvetfc, give I unto y on. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid." "Thank you. sir," said the dying man; I ' I have that peace ; I am going to that Sni vtour ; Cod ?* with me ; I waut no more ;" laud instantly expired. Why r* Clover BenKfrcialto Land Because it derives a va?t amount of caibon from tlie air, which the clover stippli * to I lie soil. A dr.v stalk of clover consist* almost entirely of carlion. If a crop of clover i* turned under and decavs, a large quantity <>f cai bon is distributed in the soil. Even if the crop i? n t turned under, a large amount is deposited in the soil through the roots of the plant. Caibon foims the ba?K of charcoal, and by agricultural writers is frequently used *ynonymousy with that word. It is an excellent absorbent, and for this raason is valuable in soils, for the purpose of retaining ma- * r.ures and all fertilizing mat tors. In Euiope, and in many places in this country where the soil is |?onr and manures costly, carlion (or charcoal) is frequently scattered over heaps of manure or other substances emitting offensive odors, and the gas thus escaping will be absorbed l?y the charcoal. It is also an excellent absorbent of moisture, and is, thetefoie. very valuable in anils. It also renders the soil warmer, ami, in fine, is one of our most valuable manures. It is not our purpose here to speak of all its excellent qualities, but we wish merely to say that in no way can it be so easily and cheaply combined with the soil hs by raising clover.? Farmers who have tried it and seen its effects upon their soil, consider it one of the Ibest ways of keeping their land in a fcitiie slate, by raising it as an alternate crop. lloo Market.?The Maconpon County (Ul.) Spectator says that in consequence of the heavy yield of corn in the great West, the fanners will feed their hogs lietter. that they will feed them longer, that they will he better fattened and much '? ? iimn u-ual, it till tlmt there will be a very largo i urease in the nggregate of |x?ik in the West. Maik our prediction that pork will l?e down to $4 j?er. cwt. in St. Louis by the 15th of September, if not sooner. [Fowlke i Express. Tiik Commkrcial Mank.?We observe a ridiculous despatch going the rounds of tlio I Northern paper*, in wnich the solvency of the Commercial liauk of this citv is questioned. Nothing can be more aliaurd than this rumor, and its author should he known. There is no ground, whatever, for the report. We wish our delinquent suliscribers would pay up in Commercial Hank notes. [Carolina Time*. lloo Ciiolkka.?A letter from a subset iber, dated Coahen, Ky., Sept. Dili, says ? * In Kentucky hogs are dying rapidly, frotn a disease which is not understood and cannot l>e managed. Many farmers lose half their stock ; some will not have meal for their own u.*. The prevalence of the disen-e is extensive, and will seiiously impair the fall supply." Truk Treasure.?God's word is treasure worth laying ep; and there i? no lading it up Hiifn Imt in our heart*. It' we have it >ulv in our limine* or in our handa, enemies may take it from ti*; if only in our heads, ?.ur menioiie* may fail; but if it be in our heart*. ami the impre*?>ion remain on our *oul*, it i? *afe. UstTKO SrATKt SENATORS FROM TtXAS* A corre?i?onderit ??f the New Yoik Day writing from Galveston, expresses the tpinion that Gen. J. P. Henderson and ludga BrAnhiHi will be sent in place of he lamented Husk and the discarded 3am .loualon. Tint spire as it pierce* the sky, not merely Vcansa it can thu* maintain a tinner position, hut (leoause it could ik4 otherwis* ex p>e*s the idea, that the nearer the appr ach ? to heaven, the lest there mu t be ?* ' earth."