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|JBp??t>* of tho most pleasing exhibitions
and Is snfd to ho nneqoallod in the
ftw-*rtislic design and finish, or viewed
as extraordinary life-likenesses of many distinguished
Individuals. both of tha present and
past limbs. ft-la," lb fart, a grand historical
gallery of Alt, sanctioned by tha Queen, and
Patronised by rclined parsons of all elasses,
from the~royal family down to any loyal sab.
jeot Who oan afford to pay ona shilling sixpence*
for tha priritege of acaing, that being
tha prioa of admission to the whole suits of
"rooms, altnated in Baker 8tre?t, Portraan
Square. 1 want at night, beeaussrwax-flguret*
as wall as ladles, look best by gas-light.
Umbrellas, parasols, canes, ar.d all sncb aril,
eles, mast he left outside with the keeper, who
polttely hands yon a numbered check which you
may return to him on learing, and receive yonr
oroDortv araln. No fee Is demanded for this
oouvenlenee, bit a penny Is received, if yea
offer It, with ? uniting " Thank yon, ?lr {**
and, for a shilling, he might address you as
" my Lord," and offer to call yonr carriage.
I bought a ticket at a litttle office up-stalrs,
an l, passing on, offered it to a wax man that
T mistook for the door-keeper, fare living
janitor laughed at my mistake, as no doubt be
bad done a thousand times bofore, at similar
ones. I imagine the figure is placed there on
pnrpose to delude the visitor, and to excito his
wonder before entering the balk One of tbe
fleet figures that I recognised within the Oreat
Room,.was Or. Benjamin Franklin, whose faco
greeted mo with a pleasant sinile, but his lips
were unable to utter a word of welcome, or oven
t# pronounce a single "Poor Richard" maxim.
Not far from the distinguished philosopher,
but on tbo other side of tbo door, stood Gen.
George Washington, whose face wore the same
pleasant and benign expression which is Inseparably
Jrom the rudest likeness that I ha7e
ver seyn of the great " Father of his Country."
Why these two ypropatriots were placed so
near, tbo door I eonld not surmise, unless, perhaps,
they await the coming of tbe Goddcs* of
Liberty, who, having fled from America, mnif
be searching to And her Republican sponsn.-s.
The 'GVeot Room was brilliantly lighted^
and th? tie eiftuhlx very striking, the perspective
being much increased by large mirrors.
Tbe spectator's enjoyment is further
enhanced by delightful music, rendered by a
stringed band, with an organ accompaniments
Platforms, covered with red cloth, raised
about two feet abovo the floor, snstain, tbe
numerous alWbut-speaking effigies. Each
figure is conspicuously numbered, and a reference
to the Cataloguo affords ono all necessary
descriptive information.
Thore are but a few Americans in this
large collection, the only ones I saw being
President Lincoln, Jefferson Davis, President
Johnson, Generate McClellun and Grant, WinP?
nn, besides Washington and Franklin, already
mentioned, and, lust and least, Clmrlcs
8. Strntton, better known as General Tom
Tbupio ! This*!-wax specimen of diminutive
humanity is phieird jn the " Napoleon Room,"
perhaps for the reason that the Emperor Napoleon
was his favorite iupersonation. In
'i ussaud's whole establishment, there arc
three hundred and eight life-sir.o wax
figures, besides five heads, in the " Room
of llorrors," which were modelled from copies
t.?kcil immediately after ovrrtilinn Tlo vie
tiuis whoso heads arc here AO doatbfully portrayed,
were.Jean Baptiste Carvicr, a most
infnmons French republican, who was guillotined
In 1794, for many onormoua crimes
perpetrated in the name of Patriotism. Tho
others are Marie Antionctte, Louis XVI,
Robespierre, Jotaey Rene llobcrt nml Fouquiur
Tinvllle. These ghastly heads are so horribly
natural ns to beget only a shudder of disgust.
The Chamber of Horrors, ns its name indicates,
contains only such bloody subjects as
the dreadful annals of crime have always so
ahunJantly afforded. Murderers and their
ftctim* are here depicted with most frightful
accuracy. Joan Paul Marat and the heroic
Charlotto Corday, standing over her fiendish
victim; Ravaillac, who, excited by fanatical
ferocity, mortally stabbed Henry IV., whilo
on bis couch, and surrounded by bis
guards. (For this offence of scmi-lnsanily,
tho poor wrctoh was most shamefully tortured
to death. His right hand was consumed in a
cauldron of boiling.brimstone, his flesh pulled
from hit bones with red-hot pincers, boiling
oil poured on his wounds ; and, Anally, lie was
torn asunder by horses, hitched to his arms
and legs!) In tho Horror Room I saw the
identical knife and lunette which cut off the
hegds nf Marie Antoinette, Louis XVI, and
twenty two thousand other persons, during
the bloody Resolution of France. This extraordinary
relic was bought by Messrs. Tussaud
from M- Sounatn, grandson of tho original
executioner, now residing in Paris. Its
identity is so well attested that no doubt can
exist of its authenticity, Put, enough of
these Horrors.
All the S3 sovereigns of England, ?nd
heir consorts, are represented in the Great
Room, beginning with William the conqueror,
and ending with the goad Queen Victoria.
On.- group includes King Henry VIII,
and the sovereign satyr's six wives, three
Catherines, two Annea, and Jane Seymour.
near ui? centre 01 tnis room anme seats
for visitor- are ao diapo-ed aa (o command a
goud rlr? f several Interesting groups ?
FecHi.g ill < <1, and wishing to sit down, I fixed
my eye on a narrow spaee at the aide of a
venerable looking geotleman. who seemed
so much interested in his eafaiogue that he
did not appear to notice nny suggestive hint,
and 1 was an the point of saying, " By your
laare, good sir," when an audilde tiiteriag
from seme young people near, made me
eware that I wns "sold," a srcoad time -mThe
(uu of the thing dispelled my sen.* of
fatigue; and,afler a while,I floated with the
human current, into the refreshment-room,
when a thought struck me that perhaps the
pretty lady behind the counter was made
of wax ; hut I soon ascertained that she was
Maid of ice cream- and twopenny ti.rt-'.nnd
I list a silver sixpence created 'Speculation
>y the eye." She laughed when I told her of
lite blunders I had made, and acid such mistake
were of frequent occurrence, and occasionally
much nvureawkWild ones, for souie
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r aairy yafWaa fltiton wko wr* wt to -*>* 1
"Ukeo io" M M * '
p iWujjh ?r? gttrfc ** U>tbf p??oo^ ?
supposing to b* watfyi*rt?
In the * Golden Chamber,' or " Napoleon
Room," ?r? nnnaerooa interesting of 1
The 1Smperw Napoleon. ThteeoHeelioki of
articlesti?? been recently added toTnsesnd's
gallery, at an expense of ?lt,000. The
whole form a moat Interesting series of Na
tional reminiscences, and (he moat of thaln
hara b?an authentically I lentifled by oath (
befora puhlio offlem, and to " declared " (
by the Conrt of Chancery. I saw. In thie (
ehamber, the samp li->detead uaed by Na- I
poleon, during hla aeren years exilein St. .
Helena, together with the mattress and a
pillows on which ha died. On the bed. is a .
1 life representation. In wax, af the Emperor. I
eoxered with a martial cloak, worn by him
at the Battle of Marengo, and which also
tereed aa a pill, when he was buried.? (
These artielea were the property of Napole
on'a brother, Luoien, and were bought by
me neeer*. Tussand'a for * large mm,? '
Nrxt, in order, are seen the coronation
rubes of Napoleon and Joeepliine ; a burl !
and ful)-length portrait of Marie Ignite; a ^
wax likeness of the En-piesa JoeepSine,
dressed in imperial tohca; tlio celebrated
military carriage in which Napoleon made
the Russian Gatr.phign, and which was captured
In the evening after the Bnttle ol
Waterloo, and sent, with the officer who (
took it, to the Prince Regent, from whom
it was purchased by Mr. Bullock, of the
Egyptian Hali, Piccadilly, for ?2,fi00. It (
was used hy Napoleon during hie reign in {
Elba. By permission, 1 took a seat in th'g ,
carriage, and stretched myself out., as Na (
polean had done a hundred times, it heing
ingenuously contrived, like an extension ,
chair, to he converted into a lounge, a
place for-the feet being made under the
driver's seat. It lias several drawers, one
containing eating and drinking utensils
another for pistols, a third for wiiting ma. ^
terinls; another secret drawer 1* said to |
hnve contained a valuable sett of diamond* ,
which were taken hv the Prussian* when
the carriage wns captured. A second car
ring* is here shown, used by the Emperor
at St. lleb-na, and lire last one he ever en_ ^
tered. Tliis fact is certified l<v the Counts
Monlltolon and Las Casas, both of whom
d-clarcd that they had lr?q?tently ridden ia
it, with the Emperor.
A glass case contains numerous smaller f
relic* such as gloves, rings, handkerchief", (
and tinder clothing, worn by the Kwp*ror. ,
and n tooth, drawn from Ids mischievous ^
hend, hj I>r. O'M" n>-a. I had not lime to
examine them all, lielore the gas being par- (
tially shut off, gave the visitors a gentle (
hint that the elt\*uth hour bad cnmc. ,
I felt quite satisfied to go, <
For one gets tired of sny show ; f
And those wax.figures, by Tussaitd, r
Are worth the trifling gnij pro quo. t
I got my cane, end quickly found
The rail-cars flitting underground, t
Which run all night, or nearly so; >
And, oh. my eyes! how fast they go 1 I
One scricv can say, " Jack Robinson,"
Before his w ished-L r goal is won. I
From " R"!""'" ?i- 1 " "
? = u.nti id -risti" an*1 I
" Bread," i
(The corner whore I had my M.) i
Is (rood three mile* ; hut, in a trice, i
I found myself in bed. *? nice, i
And thinking of a hundred thin<r*, 1
But most about tlie queen* and king*, <
And how tlie nation's dreadful tax <
Need not have been, if nil of wax <
Had firrt been formed, for then their crime* i
Would not have burdened after time*.
But now, good-bye ; and next week, may- i
be,
I'll write about Westminster Aid ey.
MORE ANON. 1
(Kljc tfuutjimi (gutrrprisf.;
CIIRESVILI.E, S. ,
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18,1868.
Congress and the Proaident.
TheSouth seetns destined to suffer more and
more at the hands of Congress, according to j
tlie efforts made by lite President to protect j
them from abuse. We are remind'd of tiie
scene in Do* Qi-txotr. where the gallant I 1
knight found some fellow trouncing a boy
most unmercifully. The chivalrous D< sr, | '
according to hi* principles of succoring lite j
weak and oppressed, charged upon the per
petrator of the outrage, and rescued tlie
boy from the fnriona blows of his tormentor I
and lectured the latter gravely and sol] j
einnly upon his wrong doing and savage j
conduct, and went his way thinking lie had <
done a famous good deed. No sooner had j
the knight got out of sight and hearing,!
than the fellow renewed hi* attack upon ^
the poor helpless boy, and inflicted a heavy j
additional punishment, by way of resenting >
the interference of his mailed protector, I
whose prowe's and honor he could not ins- |
J
Thus. as often as the President interposes,
to prevent unconstitutional and illegal oppression
of lli? Southern Stales, by an ex
ertion of hia rightful power in their behalf, I
to rescue litem Irom the blows and tortures j
of this and that military man. Congress te
'turns to its system of aggression, with ag
gravated ferocty, and inflicts new ami
additional enormities upon her people, t<>
resent upon their helplessness the generous
attempt. The South is mr.de to suTer, because
Congress cannot wreak its vmgeanee
ou the President. We are tl<e victims of
others' quarrels.
By reference to our Congressional head,
it will be perceived that that new Bills,
wh ieh contain udditional assaults upon the
Southern Stales, are the frnlla of the removal
of General I'Ora and other tormentors.
How long will ih- North'rn p- ople
suffer I his Congressional bully to bent and
g?uQe lb? faiinn, after the cry of cooug^
f ' A "* *
l-H,.
IBTNIRR
baa bean utUrtdjan 1(0 T Tit* IrMi ?r?
i happy ptopli, compared to the wlilU raoe
?f the Booth under the rule ot this Congresa!
but. tbanks Wto God, It cannot last; If the R
signs of Northern feeling, aa displayed in '
Ike late elections, are not utterly fallacious. '
Por the honor of human nature, and the ?
ltop<aoi the future of our race, we cannot *
belleac lint they are unreal. n
The .Convention. ''
The Greenville delegate# to the Convaa- 9
ion have repaired to Cliarleaton. aa we pre. Si
mme all of them, from Ih# different pis ei
rials, have likewise done, Tuesday of this It
week Wing the appointed day of meeting- ti
ij next week, we shall l>e able to furnish ai
ome partieulaia of their actings and do- tl
ngs, which will indicate the temper and ai
lieposltion of lh? Convention. *'
As the' e was very little personal M'ter o'
sees augmented among the people of tide ti
Sta?e, during the war, compered with other
Southern Bintm, it is reasonable to suppose cl
ilial the )e?de^s of the Convention in South fi
Carolina will not display that prosrriptire c<
ind revengeful tpltlt, which lias character- >?
i*ed the Conventions of Alabama, Louis- ci
nil, cte. W? aholl soon see, however, It
what we may expect. o'
Our Town Manufactories?Messrs. Gower.
Cox, Markley & Co. .y
We are glad to have It in our power to
state, r-0'withstands g the extreme strin.
gency of the llmee, that thie Fiini, which
constitutes, in comparison with other es T
cabltshmenls of Greenville, <? considerable n
a part of the place, is enabled to keep ago- w
Ing. As i? well known, they turn out a* *
^ood Wagons. Buggies and Carriages aeany ^
establishment in tha country, Kor'-n or ^
South. Tliia, we k- ow ia saving a good ^
deal for these gentlemen, hut the assertion r
i? supported by their very enviable reput.a- ^
tion ; and we make it with no little pride
for ihe place and for the upper part of the p
^tate. Condiirted by gentlemen of large buaiuess
experience, who etand high In the es 01
Leent of their Town and Dbtrict, and era w
gloving tha bret of workmen, (most of w
whom have been In their emplov for fifteen *
?rtwenty yeata.) with their large and ex r<
tensive suppli*s of sras< n-d timber, some ''
a ll
yf which is nine or ten years old, w? tisk
V
no hnr.ard in saying that their repute will
sontinue to go upward. Their stock of
easonsl lumber, we have no doubt, is not
IT
uirpnsaed by that of any manufactory In ^
the State; and their desire to please, we
are very confident, is not in the least im.
|?nir'd by the dullness of the times. f
We Mat for the benefit of those residing p(
>n the llail-road, that Messrs. G., 0., M. A
?o. have made arrangements by wl.icb all
rork, sent to them for repair*, w ill l.e
onveyed up and down the Kail-road
'or one freight ; and they have, in a
ipiiit of aceommodrtt ion, reduced their
htes of charge f-?r work done at tlicll
ho| s, to a point, that will render the enire
cost as low as nl any other reep. c'ablo
stahlisliinriit. This, we ki-ow, will be np!
r< ciata-l by their friends ami patrons.
\\ c h?ve Intd the p'ensure of examining
lit- ir Intgc stock of Carriages, Buggies and
Wagors, now on hand and for sa'e, and it is
rca'ly clinrining to see sorb < *?..Ho..1
manshlp. Everything they manufacture is ^
made ol the very beet materials?wood*orli,
ironwork nnd trimming. If you
*?nl ft tine e.liri?i!<>, you can he supplied. tl
r, if you prefer n li^iit. Biv/gy or improved ftl
Dftifyn'l, which will subserve the purposes m
r>f blitlni-M ft* well ? pleasuao, you can he
'{ ninthly suited Their designs ftl* Bit ti
varied tliftt, if one sty le of vehicle doe* g
not please,y>ne eftit he found Ihnt will.? ii
We hftTe hcen informed by them that they fi
have made Isrge reduction* in their price*, n
?nd ?re now offering to sell nt very low e
rati s, the heller to mil the time*, tl
In iKin oilrsory n<itiee, we do nol pretend
lo give lhi? manufactory anything like the e
nttention it des-rve*, time and space for. tl
bidding ; l>ut we liop?, at tonic future e
lime, to hring before the ptihlic Bueli fact* It
in conneeion with it a* it* merit* deserve. e
and, in the meantime ohrerve that we wlah I
the upper part of South Carolina wa* filled a
with att'di r.oble establishments of enter- a
pri-c and industry. t
Were our Cliaile?ton nnd Colombia ex e
change* to copy tliia brief notice of one of li
our hading ar.d min-t uai-tul factorieft, they u
wou'd subserve a general utility, and, at a
the cimc time, let the public know tlin*. ID I
the upper part of South Carolina, is being t
laid the haaia of ultimate prosperity, if t
auoh a thing will ever again vieil the South, t
*? I
Celebration of the Eighth of January ?
in Washington.
There wa* a great meeting in Washington,
on the 8th, to celebrate the anniversary of the
Rattle of Jfew Orleans. The President atten- j
ded, nnd many distinguished gentlemen, and ,
letter* woro reeeived from many eminent men
who were invited gnests, all breathing fervent j
patriotism and good feeling for the Smith.?
They were from almost ever# Si?i?
The letter of Ex-Qov. B. K. P?*?T, addressed
to the Committee of Invitation, la J
published in the papers. We received it ton t
lute for our prvsent iiuuo. It it a very able j
doenment, nod a worthy appendix to the
aerie* of atronif artielr* fr<>m that gentleman*
in opposition to the roeonatnartion pulley of
Congress.
Telegraph Line From Columbia to Raw* *
berry. I
We ham. fioni the llrrmltt\ that I life en. j
terpriae will probably goon be carried out;
and then we will have a renewed prospect
for e telegraph to QreeevlMe.
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Welcome Back. ?
(hd. B W. Ball haa returned to the Ed
itorial management of the Latireneville f
JferalH We welcome to the fraternity, J
again, tlda highminded and talented geatle a
tunn.
Attention ia called to the adverliaement
of the annual m?ejSng of the Stockholders
of ilia South Carolina llniltoud. (
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L..JMi I-j.M0. ap1. .inri
SIT frit I
Demoo ratio Almanac tor 1B08.
Ws have before a? copy of Ihli volua1?
Almanac. It contains matter of the
reals* inL?r??t and Importanoa to every
iliaen, whatever lite polities. There are
iteelnct tabl. a of tha area and population
f t very nation, tlia officers of the Govrpment
in eveiy department, useful infortat'oif?
Aetronnmicnl-ealcutatlone for every
itllud* in the United States, financial com
ition of the country, monthly average oj
old market* from 18A3 to 1888 inclusive,
' tee of the Union, rise, population. Govmore,
date Legislatures meet, election re*
irne, Ac , Amnesty and other pr tetania*
ons of the President, reconstruction laws,
nd President'a veto Message Hietoiy of
te St. Domingo massacre, end many other
rtfrles, of pre-ent and permanent value,
taking, altogether, a book of 84 pages,
ver and above several important adver*
scments, Occupying 16 pages besid-s.
Tl>e Pemocratio Almanac is wonderfully
licap ; hundreds. It seems to II*. onglit to
id puruliss-rs, in every district and
unity of tlis different States. The price
i wi-ndertully cheap. Single copies, 20
aotr; seven copies, $1.00; fifteen copies,
so dollars, post paid, snd one hundred
opiii by express for $12 00, which Is at
heap as the most common almanac.
Address Vah Evuik, TTohtos A Co., No.
62 Nassau Street, New York.
The Oharleaton Courier.
This journal is amongst tbo oldest and mngt
enerahle, (having been established in 1802;)
nt only for its age, but for the qualities that
e esteem the man of truth and reliability.?
t has always been regarded as among the
adlng commercial and news journals of ths
uiith, and we dare say tbat its great pride
'ill. be to continue in the enjoyment of ita
'ell-carned laurels. Without the Daily Cvfer,
no weekly newspaper Editor could do,
9 say nothing of the citizens gonerally.
We have received a prospectus from its pubshcrs,
in which they say :
" The war closed with a large indebtedness
u the part of our former subscribers, soma of
hntn have proffered us paymont. To others
e have presented no claiiu, amid the losses
nd misfortunes by which they have been sur>undvd,
having keen sparest the necessity of
oing so by the very generous, prompt, and
earty support wo have uniformly received.?
fo are ablo to wait for the advent of better
lines, confidently assured tbat wlieti prosporir
returns to the land they will cheerfully
leet their obligations. To all such we cordilly
extend an invitation to renew their subsriptions."
A. P. WiuiaoTO* A Co., Proprietors.?
anas?Daily paper, $3.00 ; Tri-Weckiy pa"
ur, $1.00.
The Charleston News.
Elsewhere in our columns will be found
ic advertisement of Messrs. Riohims, 1>aw
in A Co , in which the terms on which
lis very valuable and interesting Daily may
c liad. A< wc linve asserted, in previous
otici s of t his paper, the AVies is amongst our
lost interesting cXoliang.'S, and is one wc
mtild v?"-y reluctantly <lo without. Thoea
railing n Charleston paper cannot fall to
? pleased v illi it. 8ix dollars is extremey
low for one of iu h'gh character aud
mke up.
Address I'ioroak, Dawson A Co., Charlcs111.
Leap Year,
The Oriflin (Gn ) Hrrald is determined
lint the nnoient privileges of Leap Year
mil not he ignore1, and thus discusses the
11 nesting subject:
* We would warn our modest yonng men
a he ever on the alert this year, at the
il ls will have the peculiar privilege of dong
all the courting. They have a way?a
ia Inating one too?of making a voYy deep
nd lasting impression on soft hearts. We
Xpert to publish more weddings this yesr
I.on for a long time pad. There may be a
hance of some typo getting married, if he
rill go w here he is not known to belong to
he press gang, and prove In after life as
ompetent to starve a wife as any other
nek'e?s individual. There will he, howver,
fewer unhappy marriages this year
ban in the throe proceeding ones, trom the
imple fact a maiden can ask without fear,
uch a man as she knows will be a good
iiishand. There are many bachelors in
very community who should l a at ones
irnedieted or romp-lied to migrate. Some
f them when broke in will be quite useful,
a well as ornamental, and it would be a
turning sbsine for them to have no wives
o a-w on their buttons or cry over them
vhen they are dead. Come, girla. lose no
ime, but husband yonraelyes to yonr own
lotions, and 1-t the face of this beautiful
artli, this year, be entirely baohelurleas."
An Editor Retired.
Robert A. Thomson, Require, (or fifteen
earr |?i??i the able Editor and conductor of
he Pickena Conner, has retired from hie
oat. lie ie auceeeded by Mr. Yovno, who
taa been a partner in the office.
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Extra Court in Qreenville.
Next week ia the thne appointed by
lodge T>aw*i*S to hold an extra Court for
hia Diatrict. Nothing but civil caaea are
o be tried.
Market Prices of January IS.
G?tw>n, in Charlea'on, on Monday, waa
elling at IS for middling. In Augusta. at
5. Idterpnol, ^ pence for middling,
iqual to oenta in gold, which, with the
treinium and exchange ia about equal to
tl cent*
Oold, in New Turk, on tba 14th, 47|.
Corn, |1 8ft and 91-21, in Iitliimora.
Tux following reeolutbm haa been adopt*
d by lha Town Council:
Kttolwtd, Th-it the Engine Companiee,
roro tbia date, ahall he limited to the fob
owing number of ae<l?e men ; and that
aid men ahall he exempt from atreet duty ;
Palmetto? Seventy men.
Neptune?Fifty mea.
tar The *rtleU^uf " W. M- T.," will ap.
ear oe&t week.
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fu qrtxjaekut*, mud -ami rti* a<ma
Fought mud J>Ud tor Dixie, w*(k JwWrtW \
Mil Skrtehri of TJf* J? (A? Oi*?/Wfr?fjf,v
I* the title of o hnndtom* volume, Just U*
aid by Joae? Brothers A Co., Atlanta, Ga
There is a certain portion of tka War .
tbat will never go into the rvguUf histories, .
nor bo embodied in romanoo or poetry which
is a vary real p?rt of it, and will, if
preserved, convey to succeeding generations
a better idea of the spirit of the conflict
than many dry report* or careful narratives
of events, and this part may be called the
gossip, the fun, the petlioe of the War.?
This illustrates the character of the leadersthe
humor of the soldiers, the devotion of
women, the bravery of men, the pluck of
our heroes, the romanee and hardships of
the service. Fiom the beginning of the
war the author line been engaged In eollectinir
all the nnrsdutn enniienle.l willi or It
lustrative of it, and has grouped sul clawi
fied them under appropriate heads, and in
a very attractive form.
The book'# content* include reminiscences
of camp, picket, apy. Meat, bivouac, siege,
and. biittitf-flvjl. wttli thrilling (rata of
bravery, wit. drollyy, comical and ludicrous
adventure*, etc., etc.
Amusement aa well aaInstruction may be
iiund in every page, aa graphic detail, hril.
liant wit, and authentic history, are aklU
foil} interwoven in this work of literary
art.
It ia juat aucb a volume aa will find nu
merutia purchasers, and juat aucb a one aa
persona seeking to act aa book sgmls
should add to their list.
Agricultural Beading.
We have received from our friend Julius
C. Siitui, E-q., the December and January
numbers of the Journal of Iht Farm. lie
lias, we think, a few eoplre to give away,
which will benefit by peruduir.
We, ae an agricultural neople, must waka
up to improvement -in the way of tillage,
ar.d know more of.the d'f-rent guanos, or
the State will aland etill, and we'll be no
b tier off filly years hence thnn tide day.?
The old way of scratching a field with a
plow, two inches long, for j ears upon years,
and that, too, without giving to our old
mother earth something for what we draw
from her affectionate bosom, is and has been
. ruinous; and our farmers must quit it, aa
the idle youth ought to quit Ida taking a
support from the aithors of hia being without
giving anything in return.
The b-st way to commenee this reform, i*
to read good hooks and papers on improved
agriculture, where w* will learn of Ilia ex
perim-nta of others.
i
UT A correspondent of the Marion Star, |
writing from Hock Ilill, York District, to
that paper, giving an account of a recent
trip through ihe upper part of the Slate,
thu< allude* to Greenville:
" From Abbeville, wh?r* I Inst wrote you,
we (lt'pvrtwl for Greenville. This U one of
the moet beautiful towns in the up country >
its merchant* are prosperous; trade Itaa
been good villi tli <111 In consequence of the
immense grain crop raised in that District
and the adjacent counties of North Carolina.
We lodged at Swaniialk'b hotel.
From Greenville our *rio was sent to Spartanburg?on
his private carrisge?by that
accomplished gentleman. Col. J011K D. Asm.
mods, with whom, at Ids residence, the even*
iug prior to our departure, we were invited
to ten ; our visit was a profitable oae, for
we were both entertained and edified. The
C.donel is perfectly at home a.ike in the
parlor and in the forum ; he converses with
great rapidity, yet very concisely; He is a
powerful reaooner and a profound thinker."
This same correspondent also speaks very
highly of the Siotei of Mr. William Iawi*(
of Spartanburg.
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Prolific.
A gontlcmnn of our acquaintance informed
us the other day, that he knew a lady in the
upper part of Oreenvillo District, who has
knowledge of and can count fir* Hundred of
her lineal descendants, extending even to the
fourth generation. This remarkable old lady
1? now in her 88th year. Her name will hardly
die in Israel soon.
?r We are requested by Capt. Patsice,
to say that he proposes, next Session, to
receive pupils of a lower grade of scholarship
than he has hitherto had.
Charges, per Session, $15.00.
Do hot hold yourself above Lnbtr. The
hopes of the country depend upon Labor.?
The salvation of our young men depends upon
Labor. Rather than poke about the streets of
j Greenville, complaining of the hard limes and
scarcity ot money, ergngo In tome boned oaenpatlon
of Labor; then you will have a right
to maka these complaint*. Learn a trade; it
will he a support for yon at all timea. A good
trade will enable you to earn from two to (oar
dollar* per day. Having been born with a
liver rpoon in your mouth?or even without
one at all?la no ezcuae for aol being self-supporting.
Labor! Labor 1
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A lady Km recently died in Bristol,
Kngtand, who, during life of eightyfour
yearn, had never tasted animal
food, and enjoyed good health all the
timo.
1'*knflns a i..?Hon. Jefferson Davie
and lady, Oenerala Buchanan, Wade
Hampton, Forrest and Chalmers, were
at the St. Chailm Hotel, Ne* Orleans,
on New Year's day.
Belle Boyd will shortly appear at
the French Theatre in New York.
The Baptist's complaint?Dip theory,
Wm. Daniel, aged 101, has just
died in Fayette County. III. llis sister,
aged 106, mourns Liu loss.
tJenoral Ilood has located at Oalees
ton.
The Augusta street horse rail-road
has been opened up for travel.
ftantaiion Bitleie?-Negro Suffrage
down South,
WifcTA, January 13. -The following arte
was issued Jhit morning i vjfc,'. . - J&' (
liBAay ? * ?** TMfni l(iiaf4?t{lWiwi>
Atlanta, Janaety 18, IBW. Ot**n?l Ord~-,
No. 8^-Chiolto.^4yMilti?. FrofWafcal G?r- _
srnor, andJohe Jones, Provisional Btuurtr;
of tbe Btuto or Ueorgi?, having declined V*
respect tb* instructions of, and fbhW fo Cooperate
with tbe Major-General cemmsndla r
the 3d Military District, am hereby removed
from offloe.
By virtue of tbe authority (ranted by tW
supplementary Rucouetraatleu Act ,of ^opgress,
passed July 1?, 166?, the following usias <>
ed offleers are detaitod for duty in the District
of Georgia; Brevet Brigadier General
Thomas II. Ruger. Col 83d Infantry,' to to
Governor of tbe State of Georgia. Brevet
Captain Charles F. Roekwell, ordinance corps
United Statae army, to be Tresiurer of the
State of Georgia. Tbe above na.nod nfrioore
will proceed without delay to Mftiedgevjlle*
Georgia, and snter npan tbe discharge of tbe '
duties devolvina upon tliom. snideot to in
traction* front the** headquarters.
By ordor of Msjor-Gensral Muapx.
K. C. DRUM, A. A. O.
At 10} a. m. this og)*r ?u road to ths CuaTrillion,
aotid applause at section first.
Alsaht, N. Y., January 13.
Wm. B. Wright, Judga of. tho Court of Appeals,
is doad,
* VAiimaTri, January IS.
Immense meetings Northward were bold on
Saturday, regarding the safety of naturalised
citizen* abroad. The question is assuming
startling importance.
The rsdioal County Convention at Indianapolis
has rssolvM to instruet delegates to thw
State Convention to inooqrorate a plan of
paying bonds with legal money unless otherwise
endorsed.
The impression gains ground that tha Sanate
won't sustain the Hons* in ths oggrskslrw ' *
legislation regarding the Supreme Court. Tha
proceedings in tbo House to-day render the
passage of tho new reconstruction bill, em
Wednesday, almost certain.
Excitement regarding additional recenstraoUon
legislation is intense.
A special despatch to the Tribune says It la
reported that the President boa directed
Meade to suspend ths ordsr removing Got,
Jenkins.
WAsniHGTon, January II.
Ths Hons* Committee on Reconstruction, ^
this afternoon, agreed upon a bill to be reported
on Monday, declaring that there are no
civil governments in tbs lately rebellious
States, and that tbs provisional governments
hall not;be recognised as valid or legal, si'hsr
by ths executive or tbs judiciary authority et
ths United States. In ordsr to ths speedy
enforcement of lbs several reconstruction laws,
ths General of ths army is authorised to ra%*
move all officers now employed, and appoint
others lor the performance of all acts required
by those statutes ; to ths end that the psopla
of ths said several States tnsy speedily organize
civil governments, republican in form, and
restored to their political power in the Union*
Ths General of the army is also empowered
to rcmors all civil officers, and appoint others
In their places. So much of ths Reconstruction
Acts, as authorise ths President to dstafj
the military commander, or remove others, is
repealed. The bill declares it unlawful far
ths President to order any part at ths army
or navy to assist by fores of arms, ths military
of these provisional governments, to oppose sr
obstruct the authority of the United States.?
The bill further declares, that this interference . . ).- *
by any person, with an intent to prevent \|y
foree the execution of the orders of the flan*.
ral of tbo army, (hall ba bald to ba a high
misdemeanor, and that tbe party guilty thereof,
on conviction, (ball ba fined not sxceoding
$5,000, and itnpriaoned not exceeding two
years. Tbe bill repeals all parti of tba Raconstrnctinn
Acts, ineonsistcnt with the abovw
provisions. Stevens voted against tbe bill In
committee, assarting that it eras intended to
elect Grant.
Washixotox, January IS.
In tbe Sonata, a bill authorising the sale of
IIerpor'a Ferry, was introduced; also reducing
the Federal army. The Judiciary Committee
has been required to report a bill regulating
impeachment trials. A bill amending
tbs Constitution, so ss to provide tribunal |to
adjudicate differences between the Government
and the States, was taken up, bat tbw
Senate went into executive session, and adjourned.
In the Ilonse, bills were introduced, establishing
a bnrean for the relief of I reed men .
defining belligerent rights of the United
States ; requiring two-thirds of tbe Supreme*
Court t<> pronounce law* unconstitutional; faf
tbo passage of a tariff bill as soon as possible
constructing a railroad bridge across tba Oblor
at Pnducah ; to fund the national debt; protecting
American citiscns abroad; declaring
tba fourteenth article. Tba speaker eubmtt- .
ted a communication from tbe war department,
asking transportation South (or eertain provisions.
The rules war* suspended?lift
to 41?for tbo introduction of on additional
reconstruction bill. Tba bill wilt ba debated
to-morrow and Wednesday, when a vote will
be taken. The minority are pledged to makw
no dilatory motions. A bill was latiqdilead
and naiMul it in. a? ' *? -? ll? *
, 1 ?? wn?g*ra VI IBO OH* .
promo Court a qnonwn ; requiring two-tbirda
of a full bench to make valid any action in-.
fringing directly or indirectly the laws oft . v
Congrnaa ; and shonld the Distrist Courts do. ,
iaion affoct in any way Ike eoasMtmtlonallty
or validity of tWe lawa, anM decisions akall W
certified to hy the Supreme Court; and eulaoe.
two thirds of a full bench concur, anM da?i?%
Ion a ball Hand revised. The vote stood 11%
to ?9. Adjourned.
The Senate to-day, after executive session,
passed the resolution rsperted from the Come
mitten en Miliary Affair*, dvelarlag the ras.
sobs of the Prssideat for leaser lag gtaaten
from the War Itopertmant l?*n?cieni, and
that thev do not. therefore- isutneHh.
at >iup?nalou. Tha *oto en tha fiwige ?(
the resolution ?t??d }Ht SJk, l??j?
Sen*toi Thayer will tatioJme ? bill, to* "
morrow, in reduce (kt number of M?j?r-On.
raU to four aod of Urifadtor-GoneraU to
aim. Tito abject ?f which U to togto- *
Ule awl at iwMittton Siajor-UMeial Has*
oak and Drlgedler-CUoetal Rouiteau.
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Ax nrchitaet propoaas to buihf *
44 Haclie! ?r'a IIall," which will tfiffwr
ftom moat yihtr kouM* hiving no i
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