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VOLUME XV. ' ORKF.NVILI.E. SOUTH CAROLINA. JANUARY 13. 1809. * MJ, 34. L
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A11 is not Gold that Glitters.
44 Su?ie, dear t w
44 Well, Bart, whal now P wat ibo
petulant answer.
44 I don't want to seem ro ?ro?.
Susie, but I don't think it is proper for
i lint Captain Walter* to come to see
vou so ofleu," and Hurt Andrews pare
Susie a half reproachful, half pleading
look. Susie was angered immediately,
... I.?. .1 ~,l
no inri "uiuo ruvncvii
"Indeed, Mr. Andrew*, nnd prey
tvIk? gave you a fight to dictate to met
1 don't think you have a right to coin
mand my actions, if we are engaged.
You had better wail until we are married
before you begin to play the ly
lant !"
Susie ?"
"O! I don't care;, you arc a tyrant,
nnd you know i^. Ju>t because I lint
handsome Captain Wallets ventures to
call once or twice a week, you get in
dignant a' once."
" But Susie dear," remonstrated Hurt
"just think a moment. What do you
know about Captain Walters any more
than he tells himself? lie cotnes to
the hotel, takes lodgings, dres-e* fine,
wears expensive jewelry, and that's all.
liemcmber, Susie, "All is not gold that
glitters."'
"Oh! it's just like you, Mr. An>
drew*," nngiily replied Susie, her eyes
flashing, "to run a person do an becau e
more favored than you."
"Very well, then, Miss Do we," said
Hurt, touched to the quick by this iu
Miiua'.ion ; for every one knew that Burt
Anoiews could not b<>a*t of handsome
looks, " since you prefer this Captain to
in", we had better part at once."
" I'm agreed," said Su.-ie, shortly,
though thcie was a pain at her heart
that belied her void; "there's your
t ling and Inking lu-r engagement l ing
from her fingers sbo threw it on the
ground at hi* feet.
lie picked it up, and lo?*ed it into
the biook close by, and walked out of
the gaiden gate just as Captain Wal
ters, the cau?e of the trouble, w aiked
tin the lane.
Su?ie was in no humor lo receive
Captain Wallers just then ; in fact, he
felt just like hating a " g?w>d cry';" but
she would not let hurt think he cared ;
so holding out her hand to CnptMin
| Wallers, she hade him " good ovening."
"Just as I thought," inut'tred hu't
to himself, as he looked back and saw
? Iter actions. " Well., she's not worth
thinking about, I'll forget her." This
was easier raid than done as he soon
found out.
"Ah 1 kins llows," said Captain
Walters, "have I the pleasure of again
? speaking to you ? It's really quite refreshing
to catch a glimpse of your
6vreet face."
This grose flattery was some.that
displeasing to Susie, but she answered
gaily, notwithstanding.
*' You should not say such words,
Captain Wallets; you kr.Ow you don'i
nitan it." ' " u ' ?.?i
"Oh! yes I do, upon tnnor. Do
you know Miss l)owe," he continurd,
sinking his voice, "I've luen thinking
that if I could only gain a wife to take
i*ck to my home in Philadelphia, I
would bt supremely happy. Do you
understand me?"
Susie hung her head, blu?hed and
stammered out ? negative reply.
"Susie. I love Vnu. Will vou be
my wife )" lie exclaimed, (inking on
Li* knee# before her.
Susie drexv a contrast beiwoen hi#
conduct and Burt .Andrew#, who, when
he proposed, slood'trp like a man, anJ
traoge to ?ar, rirttitir unfavorable to
" Y-e-#." #he atammered.
The llubicon w? pn?sed, she wn*
ervgwged to the dialling Captain Wab
tier#, yet iiho did not Ltd happy ; and as
she sat in the room an hour lii'.er *he
iKwibled at (he thought of the probable
ron&cquence of her ha?iy decision.?
Her father, a aUrn old man, had no
liking towards "citified* fidks. and
would never consent to her union with
(he Captain. Her mother had always
eel her mind on hating Susie her only
child, marred to Burt Andrews, whose
farms adjoined theirs.
But opposition fane the flame of love
In most cases, and so it did now. Susie
besrnn to look on l4?? Captain and Iter*
elf ae persecuted lovers, nn l met him
day after day near the brook, for she
dared not bring lrim in ilia house, because
h? r father had plainly declared
he would order hint out of thd house if
he came.
1 * There's no good in llice ,??:irtcu',
t.
*
dorps, Snsie," ha Mid?" puppies that
don't know a harrow from a plough,
and look down on u* country folk* f
and he would ahabe lit* head wisely,
and Ml hi* lip* together with deter
mined look. 1 ?' '
Altogether, tnke it all in all, 8u?ie
wr? io * bad way.
'.Ju*t look here," eadalmed Farmer
Done, excitedly, a* be we* reading
the ?-1ianner, about three day* after
wards. J if this don't beat alt."
** What's the matter, Caleb!" a-ked
hi* wife, anxiously.
" Just liatca a minute;" and Farmer
Done n-ad aloud.
* Bold Burglary.?Laat night, about
2 1 o'slock, the residence of our respected
townsman, Mr. Thomas Jones wan
broken into and robbed of money and
g ?ods to the value of two thousand
dollar*. Mr. Jones hud drawn fif.eoo
hundred dollara from the bank that day.
to nayvfor some land he had purchased,
and llie thieve* probably had information
of the fact. Mr. Jonea and his
wife weie g?gg<d and bound, while the
viHaina taneacked the hoU*e. The rob
bem are aiitl at large."
w Now what do yon tl|injc of that
wife!'' a.-ked Mr. Dow*.
"That'* the ihiid robbery within the
laat month, and nobody caught vet.?
I'm going to Mr. ?? to see Mr. Jone*.
and putting on hi* flraw hat, he strode
forth, while Susie crept out to meet
Captain Waltera.
Site Lund liim seemingly in * state
of great excitement.
" Sum*," he said, 441 have received
le'tcra from rbiladelphia . that lam
wanted home immediately. I must go
to-morrow. Won't you come with roe,
and get married, so that I can take you
homo, too f My mother writes that she
will be delighted to see you."
" 1 could not dare do it," answered
Susie, trembling.
44 Then do you not love mo. Come
dearest, what's the good of waiting!"
At that instant a startling interruption
occurred. Two men bounded forward
and wired tho honorable Captain
by lire collar, while a third slipped a
pair of hand-euffa on hi* delicate wrists!
44 II?I and (otic* !'* <yie3 the Cap
tain si niggling fiercely. "Let go of
me this instant."
4' Of course we will," saul one of tinmen
mockingly.
" Oh, no. you don't, my dear boy ;
you don't slip out of our clutches now,
if you are called 44 Slippery Jack."
Susie at first thought these were
high-war men, but as she saw they did
not make any attempt to ruh hitn, she
gained courage, and a-ked :
" I? he not Captain Walters 1"
44 Well my dear, answered the police
man, 4'he may be called that for all I
know, bocau-e h-'s had so many aliases
that I don't befieve he knows his own
name; hut lie's generally called 4Slippery
Jack,' and he's as big a scoundrel
as there is unhung."
Sumc gren faint?staggered nod fell
into the arms of Burt Andrew*.
The policeman dragged their prisoner
rw*v, end Sutie fell on Bun's bread,
sobbing as if her heart would break.
44 Oh, Burt, to think that ! cavt your
love away f.om me for such a man a*
thai I Can you never forgive me!"
Burt kived her fondly for a reply.
Farmer Uo*e looked very Mem when
the fact* weie loli him, but at last re*
let; led.
14 Well, child," he raid at last, "you'
hnve learned a lesson you neerled, al
any rate? that all that gliltera is not
pure gold."
Waste of Valor.?The RioUyirari
\Vhig tells lire story of two vc ung gen*
ileinvn, one of Philadelphia and the
other of Princeton, a ho being smitten
with the tame belle, worth half a million,
took il into their heads, that each
was the barrier to the other. The first
cau-e of war still exerting ila potency,
they determined to kill each other out
of the wav arwt fur (list ni?riw, l.u
- -j > ?--r ?t ----- r-'r?;
agteemenl, met with nix fchooter?. Tb?
M-cjiidft having placed litem nnd given
the word, they fired ?o much at random
that lite seconds wete in mnch greater
danger titan lltey were. Having dia'chatged
ilteir rix barrel*, and lb? r?
ootid* being unwilling to re-load and
uke lite rbk* again, ibe combatant*
fid I into each otltcr'i arms, and tbei.
agreed to go airtight together to re?
their fair. Tire young lady received
litem with a charming rmile, congraln
lining them on the happy iaaue of their
duel, which, rite added wi.b a Ion? of
toft reproach, wan a folly lb? more in
comprehensible, aa site had never had
the lea-t idea of taking either for a
hu-band.
At the same time tit? introdnced another
young gentleman, all ami!?*, to
whom she raid she wai engaged?and
he begged lite two aona of Mart to
attend lit? nuptial* on Xmn? day.
runjrAK* ?WeHrlrt? M?>r di?I II men
any pood. No man it the richer, or
happier, or for it. It commend*
no one to nrjr fO"f ty. It ie rikgnMinff
to the gf< od; in?n1iirg to tbo?e ?ith
whom we nwoeie'e ; norofltnlle, needk?
?n<! injuroos to society.
1 ^r-. ' * .'frfu .?? r^?~7Tr~v r-t;r 1
. A, Stater's Oath of Vengeance, .
The Cincinnati Corotftecciai mentions
Ilte following incident. which occurred
after tlio lynching affair that took pl*f*
h short tiuie since at New Albany, Indiana
: , . j. .,fv .e |i
The outburst at grief ended, tlio quiet
of despair settled upon the lace of the
women. But not Jong did one of thern
remain under the burden. The sister
of the-three RenO brother!?an in'elli
gent and haiidsome Voo?g lady?dried
ber eyes with her handkerchief; then
taking the grief-stained piece of linen,
she placed It over1 the face df her broth
er William-?who to the last declared
his innocence?then she kneeled beeiJe
the dead man and laid her left hand
over his heart,- ami* raising her right !
one toward Heaven, she took litis torri- I
ble oath?' Oh I my poor murdered j
brother, inav God curse vour sister if I
he avenge not your death, terribly ami
fully. "I bis i * ill do, so help roe (iutl 1"
What ii tragie scene *w this. .The
dark. strong waits on all ides, and (be
cold atone floor beneath her knees.
The sable garments of the bvrcft si?u*r,
the pale face turned upward, and the
whjte hand., pointing hesxer.ward ?
What a tableau of death, despair, lovo
and rey#.?ge!
The Indianapolis Sentinel, of lUe.2p.li
ultimo, in speaking of Mi*? lb.no, wrjr:
Miis Laura Heim^. the.Bister of the
viclimi of the New Albany assaa-itm
tioh, who wan in ihf rjity yesterdayf i*
described by those well acquainted with
her a* a young woman of remarkable
beauty and accomplish men t*. U is
also said that she possessor a large part
of the brains of the faintly, which ndd
ed to an inflexible will and an intense
desire for revenge, will, sooner or later,
bring ruin or death upon some of the
mtmlcrer* ? f her brothers. At their '
funeral at Seymour, a few- days ago,
the attendance Wat Inge, and, among
other person*, a resident -of Set monr
dropped in. ||? had eeare? ly made his
appearance when Vis! ltenn ro?e from
her eeat, and walking serosa the room,
fiercely told him that that wn? no place
for him; 1l?at she recogrd* d m Itim
one of the murderers of Iter Itrntlilf,
ami if lie did not leave Immediately, ii
would be worse for him. Unless a
great mistake has been marie in the e?
tiniali -ii ?*f L-rur.i lieuo'-r character, (lie
Jaeksod County Ifegwlators will find
that the oath of revenge ? Itirli ?ha look
over the dead body of Frank lieoo was
no mere empt y threat, to he forgoiten
in nn liour, Lul promise of lertiblw
Destruction of tbe City of A1amos>~
Thousands of Lives Lost.
The city of Alamos, situated in tbe Southern
portion of fonors, Mcwieo, has Keen swopt out
of oximtneshj s visitation of nature?namely,
a combined attack of two groat furies, wind
nnd wafer. The terrible event occurred during
thw groat aca storm, lasting fr?ta tbe 15th
to the 18th ultimo. The New York f/t-mltl
publishes tbe following details from u private
letter:
On the 15th It commenced to rain, and on
tbe 1 Oth a genuine rain and wind act lit, lasting
until the 18lh. It soetned as if the very
flood-gates of Ucaven bad opened, and tbut a
second deluge was upon the World. The wind,
too, roared with dreadful fury, and all tbe
elements seemed combined for sumo dread fa I
carnage. We little thought what waa in store
for nut beautiful city. lint soon tbe tale was
told and the destruction complete, or almost
complete. The storm lasted until lata in the
evening e( the 18th.' During its continuance
it appeared as if nn human being could live
within it# ranch. The alamos river was
swollen to a great height, and in its wild,
headlong course, carried everything before it.
Houses were sw.-pt away like so many
straws anil whole blocks of buildings were
1 thrown down like so many trees. The wind
Waa no less terrible than tbe water. Houses
AM t.'l - ,. l I.1. .I.."? - III.. -.1
like material* were scattered through the air
like rhaff, and strong tree* wire uprooted, a*
if they had been corn-stalk*. The Hot part
of the riljr i? totally destroyed. About the
only buildings saved, worthy of mention, are
the mint, the church, and tho old Sta'e College.
These atood on High ground*, and tbia
Advantage, with their aelidity. eared them.
The loss of life haa heen quite large. Sixty
dead bod lea hava been picked up. Somo of
them were mangled fearfully. and eould araree.
ly be reeogssited. Many ol the bodioe were
found in ilea down the rirar. Undoubtedly
the number found will be largely increased by
other unfortunate ones. I hare written you
theao few llnea hurriedly, but do ant attempt
to describe or explain this mutt extraordinary
phenomenon of a ecrcnty-two boars' whirlwind
and deluge.
The ruined elty of Alamo* was the Athena of
Nurth-weatora Mexico, or, at lee si had that
reputation. Itf women ware reputed to bo
the loreltcst and most intelligent throughout
tho republic, and it* c It liens were highly spoken
o| a# contrasted with these of other popo
lotions. There W)l a groat deal of wealth,
refinement and luxury among the better classes.
It was sort ef sanctified Jerusalem,
where the proud Spanish blood and brain held
aeeeedaury and would M>t be peieoned with
contact with Indian and negro mixture.?
Alamos, as a elty, had fame before the groat
metropolis of Mew York was known. It is eld
am on# the many Old Uiwi of Mexico, Surrounding
It Koto boon tome of (ho rieheat
mine* in the world, and from Whleh tho city
boa hod ita chief support. At the lime of iu
deal*notion It rontainod a pipnlitlin of obout
7,000 aoulo, though geographical dlcflortarica
plana tho number at I0,0it0, whiok io M Icaot
3,0t?0 too mooj. Unhappily for iU people,
tko number la learened through o terrible
miafortene, and the " City of Poplar Ororca "
hoa (alien la the dual (area ao aaaa fails) la
Ito strength.
u ,wt, u *
T?ro pick-pockets trero caught
in tho act on a train of the Mobile
and Ohio Railroad, near llnmholdt
Monday evening, and taken by tlte
' passengers and citizens at the ataI
lion iwid hanged to ntrcc.
TT7 8ibwt'?Mew Mm* ??
?-? .< Mr. Loitnw Sllwrt, a native of Vir
ginia, redding- M Staunton, August*
County, ?" l)??t State, haa discovered a '
process of making eteel, which U of *mI
importance to the agricultural interest,
inasmuch a* by- lowering the price of
steel we will be enabled to sbbetltate it
for iron en all of onr agrtealtural rtia
chinery. We clip the following torn
tbe Ihiy Tlook:
SibcrCs New Steel Process.?Some
reOvnt experiments, pit a large scale, at
the Montauk Sleel Works, Motl Haven,
appear to demonstrate that an Amelia
can has gone much bcrond Bessemer,
Siemens, Hedon and other foreign inventors,
in the production of that great
dwatderainm of the day?a cheap steel
?that will answer fur rails, boiler and
| other plates, axl.-? and many other u?es.
iinpeir.-cilv tilled by wiouglit iron. All
that either of tbe new foreign process**
etfect, tbo American method arcoinplisbea
with greater simpli.-tiy of treatment,
and a large gain in time, material
and labor. With a reducing furnace,
using charcoal or other tuel, the Ameii
can (SibenVJ proce** turns out ingots
of crude Meet directly from lite ore,
wbicii be* tv?l done by either of
the foreign method* > and, lie?i?re?, this
is done ui a lee cost than ordinary "frig
iron, aince by tl><> tlux used there is a
gain of melal, wlr'Ja lite metal produced
ia wottli at letat thi'iy per cent, more
I linn pig metal.- Uning m reveratorv
furnace, n malleable metal is made of
wondrous tenacity (? fibrous Heel) at
the po-t of.ordinary malleable iron.?
The IWsctner proceaa i> only available
for a comparatively rmall number of
ore?, which must be free from sulphur
and phosphorus mk-1i as the hematite,
so tlint scarcely more than twenty va
1 rielies of pig metal.can be used in Eng
l>?nd, Belgium and Germany for tlint
proem, The American, like lleatou's
process, eliminate* all sulphur and phosidioius
fioin the metal, but doe* so with
far more simplicity than lleaton. The
Meel made by the Siberl process at
Moti Ilaven appears to 1-e of a yerv
superior quality, whilo some of it?the
fibrous?we are a-snred, is altogether
novel, and of a character that pioinise*
especial usefulness. Ibals of this S beit
attvl we have seen, drawn out under n
\er? heavy steam hammer, to the
dimension of the sixteenth of an incb.
? - I 4^?( ??
How a Farmer May Lose Money.
Itjr not taking one or more good paper*.
Keeping no account of farm operations;
paying no attention to tlio maxim, "A stitch
in time saves nino," in regard to the sowing
ol grain and planting of aeod at the proper
time.
~rw '
Leaving reapers, plonghs. rultlri?lnri, Ar.,
unsheltered from the rain snd lirat of the too.
Mure money is lost in this wiiy annually thea
nu>ot persons would be willing to Ulitvo.
IVriniUiug I n. Veil implements to be scattered
over tUe farui until they are it reparable.
Ily repairing brokon implements at the proper
thno many dollars tnuy be saved?a |>rool ol
' ttie assertion that timu la money.
Attending anetlon sales ntnl purchasing att
kinds of trumpery, bee mi re in the words of
the vender, the articles are " very cheap."
Allowing teneer to remain unrepaired antil
"strange" cattle aro found graaing in the
meadow, grain fluid, or bronslug oa tb? fruit
tree*.
Disbelieving the prinaiple of a rotation of
crops, before making a (ingle experiment.
Planting fruit trees with tna expectation of
having fruit without giving the truer half the
at'.-mion required to mako tbein profitable.
Practicing economy by depriving stock of
shelter during the Winter, and feeding them
nnsound fluid, such as half rotten and mouldy
hay or fodder.
Keeping an innumerable tribe of rata on the
premises, and two or tbreu big iaiy dogs who
ncvur lno|e?t the vermin.
Spending rainy days in groceries and barroom*,
instead of being at borne putting things
to rights when you have luisuro.
[/lorat World,
,"u v < OT* 1\^1
Ocinur. Pa abort? Ilta C? v* tcrsn?An
analysis of Mr. Pos'io-ty's obaraolcr would
sliow element* not often unit d. lie possesses
uncommon gonialily, combined with a dignity
that never unbeudr; lavish cxpeuditare of
money uuiicil to almost parsimonious thrift;
tolerance of the opinion of others, mingled
with opposlto convictions ol (bo iu>>*t positive
nuture. lie has had two objects tr. view in
fbo course of bis life?wealth and distinct! ?n?
end though bis generosity has conflicted with
the nno, end Me indifference to popular opinion
with the other, ho bos attained them both.
In the common acceptation of the U*nu he has
nerer lets a religions una. belonging to no
church, contributing to no roHgiuue elturitles
ftrr *, aud sclioia ultendieg divine service.
Indeed, soiue of hit must agreewbio parties
were given on Sundays ebso, having invited
from (stilii to twenty congenial friends, end
I taking an omnihna from White Horse Cellar,
the summer day would ho spent in strolling
through the gardens and picture gallerica of
Hampton Court, and the evening at a sump,
tnous <iinner cu Itiebmoad Hilt. And yet be
bee alwaya oapretsed great respect lor the
Institution of religion, an I professed himself a
>riw believer in she cardinal doctrines of the
Congregational eburrh, in wbieh he won
brought op. Indeod, few men ham better
exemplified the principles of Christianity in
dally life, Truthful to exactness, honest In
every transi tion, fvibful to dtity. ohsrttablo,
Senile, firm In adherence l? right, free from
ie vices eoi,no...i 10 men of afRuvnr.:, unsoiSsh,
stern in rebuke of wrong, prompt In assistance
to merit, narer proeol<o?t Into tlie osj .of profane
language, ami discountenancing U ht
others, he has been an example io manjr Men
of londer profession*.
i CeiAterro* er Ixtbrwal Ilxvmrts, Fimt
DifTBicr.?Mr. Ed. Hudson Smith, has entered
upon the dtatiet of this nfflce, to whieh be
bas been appointed, a* the seeeosstr of Mr.
Samael Majrant. Ae has been for the last
tire peas* past, Assistant Assessor In Green,
ville District, and is a native ol Ciocuiaatl.
lie will now reside la ear town.
[iVsetrr AVtrs.
Tuft following reply to * life knur *
anee circular, requesting information a? i
to lit* health and hiibita of the appli
cant, Wan received at a prominent life In
eorawee ofitce of Hartford T
1. How long have ton known ?? I
Since two years afler I *? born.
1 What are hi* general habits!
In winlfcr red ilanhtf shirt and blue
beaver; summer, straw hat canted to
one ride, and nankeen trousers, very
loo*e in the legs.
3. What is his professiou I Coo
gregationali-tt. ^
4. Has he ever had the fever and
ague I Had a fever last summer, whan
the thermometer was at 90, but it was
no great shake.
6. lias La ever had heart disease!
Yes. but was ctl'ed of it by lie v. Dr.
Uawk? years ago. t <
0. W hat State was he In when you
saw him la?t ! The State of Michigan.
7. lias his application ever l?een rejected
! Ye*, onee?prompt Ty by a
lady.
8. What age do yon eoasidcr liim!
Old enough to know more than he
doea I " 4
0. Does lie smoke or chew f He
when lie etiooaeft.
10. I Iks he children f Yea, two He*
phew*.
V t4 i t| U k
- YUpM ?
A* EnionRr^A few tnniagi aiact the
utuwl quiet which prevail# bom the junction
of SL Anne and Peter* atrecta, waa fearfuU.v
dirt uric I by the frantic wailtngf of a woinnn
evidently ia diitreaa. Tho arte* proceeded
from * vecond atory room, fronting on a gallery.
Several clliaen* and an oAeer immediately
to?tied to the place. Atcending haatily
a flight of atop*, they knocked loudly for admittance
at tba ft rat doer. It waa aeearely
locked, however, and ao attempt waa made by
the inmate* to undo the fattening*. The erica
cnnlinwtng, the door waa burat open and the
men tprang into the room. Hero a eight met
I hair pyoa which, area their bearte wero unable
to contemplate with indiffcrcnoe. Tba room
wa* Inhabited by an organ grinder and hi*
apona*. The woman waa coated on a low chair,
bagging frantically to her botom t rick monkey
; and hor but band, an hi* knee*, waa he
aging every taint in the calendar to tparn
the expiring animal'* life.' Tlie flat had gone
forth, however, and even ea they importuned,
tba unhappy monkey baeame defunct, and bia
aoul, if ntonkcya bare *mil?, went on a pilgrimage
to the realm* of oeleatial cocoanuta.
Ilefore tbt* aretie of aorrow the heart* of the
intruder* melted, and they retired from tho
hou?o of tnoarning with bowed beada and
inulUud tread.?.V. 0. I'Ungune.
Qttnit a *tir haa been created in New York
during the laat woek by (he publication of
facta in regard to tho adulteration of Hqnor*
in tounnvn uae. The World newtpaper haa
been rending ground to the bara of tho leadiug
IUV II- < nwIU|MlK "I lilt? liquor mill I1JT ID'IfO
institutions, nml nobody will be surprised to
learn ilml most of i( proven in be badly adulterated.
A chiinlcal analysis, prepared by
Professor John C. Draper, (hows that in moat
(MM boib brandy and whiskey are nrored to
contain Inrge proportions of luail oil, adnn^cruua
poison with powerful intoxicating qnal
itica: while there waa not a * ingle caae In
which the liqnor hiul not been largely diluted
with water. Professor Dreper certifies that
out of nine different raiup'en of brandy, procured
at the beat plaoee in Yew York, and
paid for at fnon thirty to fllty ceo la a gUa*,
Ihero ure but two which ho pronounces genuine,
and even of these he can only ray Ihry
orepr?fc<?A/y real brandy. If thie be the fact
respecting tbe ariatoeratle drinking shops,
what sort of alulT is that which ia retailed in
the corner grog shops to the great mass of
consume; s?
A OnrAT Txervno* on T>mcovenr?
Ilotins Maws Kimr-I'moof.?The new theatre
Dcllo l.ogge, in Florence, Ia now rout plated.
All of tbe timber and wood-work in that
theatre was prepared by the Borghi process;
all the coverings of tbe seats and all the
roeocry were thus mad* non-inflammable j
and, that no doubt might linger aa to the perfect
aafcty of the building, two days beforo it.
was opened to the public, some inflammable
material wan carried on the stage, and an attempt
was made to set the theatre on Are,
which ignominiously and totally failed. Tbe
proprietor of the theatre invited hla friends to
witness tbe experiment; the stage wns set
with a drawing-room sceno, the wings ami
hack being of ordinary aeenery, and to thie
re was annliml. an.l ev-w r?. l-ft ,n?
Tbo Annie* spread quickly, consume.I 'he
iMntry whiili hsd not bean subject to Borghl's
process, and ihcn Hepped ihurtMil died
nut, leaving tbo prepared ircn*ry, tb? (lira,
the ropes, and tbo ilapt unscorched. No
efflnri* from tho prepared 'Stolaneei is per
reptihle even tv the most fastidious nostril*,
although night n'tcr night tbo theatre baa
been crowded, and the temperature hoe been
high.? AV?c York ii'viVd.
Tits X?* York ITeraM and the New Tnrk
Tribune are giving especial attention to the
discussion of tha condition of the South. The
former any* that tbo South is again on tho
high r ad to seallh and influence, and that
the Southern States show slgnt or progress
not only In the impr >red character of the
agricultural element, hut in lis* tcadooey of
N<>r' hern capital to reck Soul hern investments,
and in the com petit ion among the Southern
ports for the "through traffic" to the Worth
and Europe. Tint Tribune is rejoiced hecanse
the Snath has raised its own breed nod added
largely to the lilt of farm products, and argoea
that families and Hidirldaafs have now more
varied and better food, and that the better the
coin la on people ef n country lire the more ad
TtMM IN I hoy in alMiUoa m4 art, in4 Mm
greater i? I be average wealth. The Tribune
alio pfaiae* warmly " the liMpIkily, hoepitality
Mil nntnral kindness of besrt" of the
? ItMIe M and ??en of the ripper dosses " of the
Aontlicrn people. All thaws are sweeti raging
evidences that truth will|nat when the ?1ln of
palitks is hashed.? L'lunlfCnn JJuitg A'***.
? . a
Tit it Rnpreme Court of Georgia kaa juit
given a decision sustaining the decision of a
lower court, which held that the consideration
of a note given for. borrowed Confederate
Money mi a good and valid one. The plea
was the failure of eoniideratloa, ia that Confederate
money waa an Illegal cwrrency- -not
Money or any othar thing of valwe.
Tr nature abhor* n %ncuum, why doee
be permit ro mar.jr empty heeded peo^
le to li* e!
Hi.'*k l^xiotr.?-The pafti ?reined &y
tbi* tealedy, the fcrquMM* of its apfrseiatic*,
and iu di*reg?t<l of jxtjwa* *J!I
reader reeipe for iu cure acceptable to
all. From an ekehang*. we copy the
following, raid to VflmiMRe from high
Wrthpriig : . * A* soon m he puUsiion
raItlcb indicates the dimes* if felt,.pot
directly oriaitfoe 'pot A fly blister, about
the aid* of your thumb wait, an# let It
remain for eia lioure, at tb* expiration
of which, directly pnder lha surface ??f
the blister insy be seen the fJoti. whioh
can be instantly token oat with die
point of n needle or a lancet." . .
V' *? *?? - . 11*11
Tnr Wn.e Jrstiri or Itr.rrrnie ts fot.Ase
? The tn?wa diary flrr, in PaUnd,MkUi
hare l>cen so frequent of lata, hare In no decree
dHntniskad In nveahar. Tbe ItaeSlhoa
cannnt bn Hrit'nn Mil Kn# ?Kn ' -**
gStlsaUy tryiug to bum thrui <>ut- MuecofltM
who have mKIm Mfe(?n#iuMfrft?
Are almost daily. The Intendedt ??f a Councillor
of Hute heel render* Hi himself especially
obnoxious in the absence <<f hi* tntd. la
the orthodox ltnsslau style he extorted from
the po.nxeet* ?ll that they were capable of
yielding, manifesting hie ptlitjide ill thy
shape of the knout. He itowlsed several
anonymous letters, sjhlch so eUrtned him that
be obtained the pro?etk>n of a detachment df
Cossacks. Out, tbey were n?t a Ms to prevent
the Councillor's house and all the surrounding
build tags, to the TSlm?> efwiony thousand
pounds, being utterly deatpyrptj^ w
Aa interesting ITfe Insurance decision hat
just bfen rendered In the United Brutes Court
at Memphis. In tbo case of Hr*. Catharine
Bailey to. the St. Louis MutuallAfe Assurance
Company, action was brought to recover Ace
thousand dollars on hbr husband'* tifh, which
the defendants refused to pny on the ground
that the deceased bud failed to poy the pto.
mium for three quarters, and that his son, at
the Instance of his friends and physicians.
Called at tha office and paid the premiums
whilst his fUSber was on his death-bed, representing
that he was i* Ms usual health, and
therefore the contract wganull and void. Tha
court ruled that the company could not' bold
to the contract if Dr. Dalley- Heed, sod topUrit*
ate U if he died, and the jury found for tha
1?? .gtWe
Tax Cuban insurgents hold mat nili It to
now about three months since, with only Ave
hundred men, tbey raised the staodard o{ revolt.
Though all the Spanish troops In the
islsud, and all the volunteers that enwM ha
organixod are seat against them, tbey appear
to be stronger and more determined than ever,
They have now in the Held at least Ifteen
thousand seen, tolerably armed and provided,
who have had agperianoa of eaatpaigaing and _
of battle, and do not hesitate to cope with the
r.Ono, ?r B?t. W.J 1- I- " 1?>
uitora portlun of the iilfcni In their
bat ibty in< Kriduillf ?(lr?n*ln| Mitlrird,
mi<1 area All Havana with alarm. vs?c
It appears thai the ordinary and At act
traordinnry abuse* of tba franking prtrtlega
ore not enough. Member* hare not only been
franking everything indiscriminately themselves,
and having a f*?-?tmile ataatp of their
autograph made, that every meehanieal fee titty
might be rmployed for increasing the poet,
offlec defloleney, bat, tbeee device* not having
made frank* eheap enough, counterfeit stamps
have been prepared in Near York. Mater
Morgan's frank baa tbna been eonaterteMed In
?n alarming extent, nod likewise that of Representative
Lincoln. la there any better
escape from this fraud than la abolishing the
whole system. '.3 >-??tqr?
?' <**\m
A wNtTKR in the Richmond Whig and Din.
patch, who is said to be " one of the mart distinguished
statesmen in the Valley ofVir*
gin la," after setting forth " the difficulties of
our situation j of the impossibility of avoiding
negro suffrage, and ot the possibility *f escape
ing other and worse evils," advises the people
of Virginia to agree upon the platform of
"universal amnesty end ttnirorsal sulfrsgv,"
and, framing a eonstitotion wpon this tenia, to*
asli at the bands of Congress it* sehsttu'ioa
for the " obnoxious instrument" proposed by
the late eonreorion.
- ' a * ^
Tnr. fact that renders of quack medicines
and newsdealers have taken to forging the
name* of sons tors and members ef Congress,
anil use their names to swindle the l>.?
Department oat of thousands of dollars, rails
for the immediate action of Congress. There
is but one way to remedy -this finwlif ttil,1
and that is to repeal the law and-appropriate*
a liberal allowance to senators and members
of Con(jrear for postage. Tho persona aeiog
them should not only l>o < xposcd, but brought
to Jurlico. The I'ostnAee Department could
readily fin-! evidence to cwnvk-t the parties engaged
In this systematic swindle.
ftinisti Arcings* oa run Stri^tug
Rivr.n.?The farnnrtith AVws, of Monday
gives the details ??f a heart-rendering calami'.*
on tho ..Savannah Hirer, about seven mils'*
from thai city. It seem* that a party of eight L
negro men embarked on a entry old sloofv
heavily laden with rice, on Thursday, during
a hoary gale end started for Hnvennnh. The
water wua very rough, and, when at the a here t
mentioned distance from the city, the boat
was lifted np by a great wave and when doeeending
to meet the next, the shock appeared
to break her is half and she nmk, eertylng
down all oa board to a watery grave.
? ... } "? <?,#0#.? -,r?| it/i T 4
J PUN rioAQ was hnag *1 Wnllnr- 4
(own.Canada, on tlx 14<h instant. Il? 4
addressed the crowd, making a confer M
a ion of liia guilt, and advising *# voting
l?or? to 14 keep away from wMsfct. fax
a-oinen. and the United Thtif '
yon will be an- Honor wnd support to
pott parents." (YW rVmatk* Wvre
iirered in n clear and distinct voice,
end *Aer lie wm done, the Iiar.gmat|
proceeded with Ma ?fntj\ * 1
Pownnn is lli? np?t/nAhion are are
lifcely Jo have fioan Frmnee. *, At iWa
opera j*at week," saya a, c* respondent
of the Queen,. "I eoswned Ave?m>?jr T
young married women ell powjifrf^,
If powder in. once patronised at Corr, m
peiffne, il i* certain to become a fie Lion
in Paris immediately and marf will
say, as hoops ami panniers ere ae< ejr??ei, ,K
why not powder I
Pas Frnnel?ro has ?o pay fSI.S&O fur jsrmilOajt
"" <>*>* to smash newspaper *
tiij* the war.