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II ' _____ ' 1 ilft ?i!PpE|, _' ft* ?*? . ?iji. 1 v . . ' #- ?<?mmmamrn .,.,,, f>'. ' A - } " * ' ' " >? ,4 / .<*>1 >|??m ylaMO >?? ? -l " * ' 4*''^ ?H , - - ? - ?.. <* > ' 5 * ? * V ' \ A REFLEX OF POPULAR EVENTS. < ' tmiemsesm imiH' m_ , 1 Ml 1 i _ ?1'_i? 1 _was u_ju VOLUME XV. JGKEENVILLE. SOUTft CAROLINA. JANUARY 20. 18B9. NO. 3?. <*. \F. TOWNEsTI * EDITOR. 1. 0. BAILEY, Pro'r. u? Associate Mltdr. I % . - i. . ftonsentrrioir Two Dollar* per annum. ?' Adv bbtissubIts Inserted. ?t the rstM qf. , one dollar per square of twelve Blntoa J&ef (this shed type) or leea for the drtt Insertion, Ojr cents each fer the secottd nnd. thtrwjMs;^ j tlons, and twenty-fire cents for ptbeeqoent " insertions. Yearly contracts still he soivdo. AU adrertisMBcnU smt iiere the nuuibbr' ' ?r Insertions narked on ihoss. or the) Will he ' Inserted till ordered out, and obnrgod for.' v " Unless ordered otherwise, Adrertftwaeots < mill invariably be H displayed." ! Obituary notices, and all natters inuring to <to the benefit of any one, ate regarded as AdrerUscments. ' ?** ?- - L^L" I "'J'" ll'llil i ORIGINAL PQJgyttVe ! ^ ron rat eotrraRtN tvrnnrtiss. Linas. , fcT MBS. LAUBA AWT*. \ With n lew Word tipped with langhter, With a smile that was blithe to see. 'With a kt?s that sweetened parting, My Donny Mel! went from rae. She want in the early morning. When the dew to the rore was clinging; And I followed her late in the evening. When the nightingale was singing, I followed her down the winding And flowery path the bad taken. For I eaw where she piaeked the roees. And I knew by the Milan abaken The way she had gone In the morning; liar email light footprint* too. Went In and ont wherever 4 The mom and (he violets grew. So I knew that I toon elieulO find har. And my etep waa light and fleot, Hill f paused at laat to call her? m O, Bonny Bell I Boony Bell, sweet I" Just down In the nearest valley (Ah, I sorely thought she waa near!) The aweeteat of all tha wood-birds Mada answer, " She is hers!" "She ia hers! she is hare 1" it told me? So I merrily trod the rale; I pressed baek the willow branohee To the voice of the nightingale. But when from the depthv of the valley Onoe more I celled her fleer; Per up oa a distant hill top ;i ,\j The un? bird answered, " Here V - Here! here!* 4>nt't riiinly soeght her. And (he lelee bird mocked my wee Ah. why wee I late to Mlaw, And why ?ee the early tegel I know that the rose end the Illy Will come J#* v Aespring-time rain, But the (lowerl^j^& of my darling Will n?Tcr eoine bach again. O-reeorille, 8. <3., 1889. * ' foe rna eouvuKai rntkdpqisx. A Trip to Wflminfton?The City Oovenxment? Police? Election*? Hotel*?The River?The CiunMeThe City H*Itr??he *' Dixie Club" ?The Hop"?The Fashion*? Churche*?School*- Manufactories ?The "Fibre Mill," 4*.. Ac. Witmsoro*, II. ., dee. 3th, M09. H Pimn. BUUtorti There two elaaeee at travelers: those who U-arolwKb their eyee wed ears wide open, wed shoes *Mie trtfrt with their eyee and cere doted. "TKa'-fcr-1 wier eliminate ploatwre and benefit not only4' Yt* themselrea, but are thus made the Instruments of communicating useful Informs tlon and pleasure to otberf.' The latter close neither benefit themselves nor the reel of mankind. For myaeYl, Ifcwri. EJltora, I coaaider traveling in itaelf a grant in unUanaa; bat than, Lh? advantage* to bo derived by ?a intelligent ?bearver, far out. ' weigh the matter of peraona) kaconv entente lyupwa withowt bring too minute, to glv? yon, hi the ? j of eerreafMmdeaee, noma a aeon at of my trip to thte alty, and that I hare ww end heard during nay abort at ay. I Mt Oreooeifte am the to lb bit, w?d*r the earn of ocr gaotlamanly conductor, Mr. Iaaaca, and, after a eofoaod pleaaaot ride?la which I was oWilhW?B} . maeting'up with old frieo<J?-~-?rrfv<d in Columbia la ^aehedtile time," where I took ip mj quarters at Joyper'a, ao that I wad!& ba aaar by for tho morning train1 to King* ellla. Oa laavlog home,I,wa*of rtia impraa Moo that I aonld go right throogh toKinga Hie, aed thaw make eanneetloa with ' night train for Wilmington, hot finding that V met delay a night aii-har at Coftrpbi* or at Hhgeillg f prttfleotly ohoee the former. wni( wMtHMiw MfUuinl rt*?IU?tlo? ?on wanted with lh? hu*r. 1 ?M well taken earn of mhI wmrj rMfcemably charged for it ?i JoynarV, i?f boMet. I ?j>ent * pteaaant evening with some of My lady friends. At is o'clock, A- If., after hot bntkfwl, I left on tha morning traip foy Ringwlllr, whieh paint is reached quarter beflvra eight. W? w? concoct wfth a "[through * mail train ?t ten. or with another Imtn at thraa P. M, X ?M HI f glad thot wa r^Med Omr thaoaoatPf lb a Wilmington A liawkatar JUilroad dnfiag the day time, aa f dnalka* to aeo tha aauntry, a ad waa also lo hopea qf graapiag tha liaaj of aome-otte of my old aaakadaa of tha * Palmetto Light Battery* Our Captafa, Hagh B, Garden, ICaq., and Matty at Ma maa vara Irom tha Town and Caanty of Soiatfr. At K?ng?ville aw Brat aaatdrat o*e<#re4 tha ?eh|fUag" and *' coupling," Una of tha train hand*, a fp 0 m?}3. , , L , i? p irvA- ' u ' fjfitist IkMiiflkae -dtaodaaaa. wh Bo m+*?wiy 1 Brushed between the bumpsre," that, when ha wa* pot ? *1 Florence, It ?fpo thought i h? ?o?WllHmdly IWa. I really sympathised!) with the poor teflo#! *?J wohid ^taiy 1 biv?ifadtf?l bijra .the assistance be Jedled' t o wuebto *n4 1 knew not how I. ? ?ftild the danger* of travel, might eland io 7 need af the sympathy of tome charitable peraooa.* After tan of one hour and a i half wd^poMad throagh the eatfcarb* of .the; m Town of Sumter. Not a familiar fata* made I lU appearance, though 1 stepped out tutd | looked aeele* ia ike hap# of graajHeg the 1 hand of some one with whom I had shared < the d*ag*is and hardship* of A any* bat 1 tied eld. Ljwtebbarg, Majeaville and other ] plaeea in Iheir 'tum were peered, and. still ? meeting none of .my Old comrades, I took | my eeat again rery much disappointed? < M.k U t.UnMl n>> -A* thU 1 Rund; the country is knr and swampy , with here and there turpentine farme and , distilleries. We reached Florence for din ner, st half pest one, connecting with the train on the North Eastern Railroad Tin's ( seems to bo piece of some little trade, judging from the stores, and "the number | perrons and wagon. 1 moving ahont.? . It will long be remembered by many a , " bine cost." and not wtsh any very pleaannt eeeeehkiboe. Shortly attar leaving Florence,? witnrmad a little incident that I nrast not omit; ae II oss very affecting, and may serve a good purpose here It wae tlie parting of a mother and son, and, though the face of that mother was black, yet 1 feel eetured, that from the number of times hef apron want to her dyae, end trom the feelings that the movements of Iter body evinced, the was possessed of a white heart. T thought of my mother, mid What htr feel inga would he, ware she bidding a last adieu to a son, who so soon might be tempted Into 3 fergetfulnere of a mother's love, and a mother's teachings, by the snares of a city. Aa the train moved off, sod the weeping mother gaxod longingly for the I art glim pee of her boy, a retae of one o< my former attempts eeme to my remembrance, and I Involuntarily repeated? A mother's love 1 O, who ean ray, By what 1n man or bow U may be measured properly.] Wkil I is no itas dan L*ll alittl wnrtl<i fnnVfr. The length and bread) it sod depth aud stay. Of molker tovinfnemi t*- '**1** 1 Soon after leaving Florence v? cross the Great Pea Dee th""' a very substantial bridge, which vu much shorter than i had scpeeted from what 1 knew of (hat stream llasy a pleasant day'a spurt hare I enjoyed Ashing in its araters or healing ia ita aiarsfi* ee Hd lakes, whs* yet a lafcaal hoy. A I1 these past pleasant associations were vividiy recoiled to my mind ; aod my rhla for ml lea araa spent ia revert ea of die pleasant past There reveries were interrupted hy the conductor's eatling out?" Mai ion," sad hoping to get the tight of a former 'college class mate. I stepped Otlt on to the platform, only to meet with the same OlNrftpdllwfflfctV as before. Darkness soon net ia? and signt-aeeing was now replaced by attaint aatlUng down Into my seat, and a eonjectming as to what would ho niy aasroundiogs, experiences. pleasures or ? noyanees duiing my visit to Wilmington.? I bam always kit a repugnaaee to mtariag a etraaps plaaa and mingling with it rang. rs. ahsuflk wksa alii the iaa ia broken, I'm ^atsfc id forming aliaehmenta to persons and pltMa The Iwag whistle hlows, the "VfcPmfT'M#'** avs mourn m the " ferry boat," bag and baggage, and landed op the eastern bank of Cape Pear, h> the cfty of Wilmington. Fbrfunatdy I'm introduced In (\il rtavla f he SMnrlstsr of the Puroell Boute, and mod we are rolling away in a fine coach to a cspital hotel. A feeling of uneaelaee* to whether the object of my vieilWM to he rwUleo-1, preveoted m? from If to the fall eateat, the nice frceli . oysters and Other food thing*. But A l?*st j note denpetalied And answered, raon put my mind At ***e; end e few minute* of ' titivefjon," as (be todies caII it, ?nd a the it whtfc oodrr the guidance of a dueky BgOre, eoon pieced me l? a eocjr parlor by the aide of * pleasant friend, where ell preaebi eere rapidly vnoiehed. A* the resuit of this plOASAOt eeenlag'e visit, heie 1 MA eh the oi?M of one week, pleaeenily nettled for Mother, end enjoying the best *ep?iett df the ct|y, end yi'hing ell the points of lateieafc. , 'V* ?, , . The elty of WHiafogtSfe contain* a popoUtk>a of .eboot twenty thomend, having ieereeeed rapidly wiihio the lest few year*. About fight thousand ere white, and about twelve thouaaod oelored. White voter* About twelve hundred; eelored voters about two thousand. The government ia that of e eity, with mayor and aldermen.? me (iniNvntH piece en etonaay ; ana #o quietly, that t would'not have known it unleaa en befog told. The police?twenty ve White, and tweoty-fve eoleved, keep the 9U7 in the be* of order; and I have net heard aa naneh aoiee here daring the Whole week, u I would hear in Greeoville , ,in one hour. I bava not heard tha die1 charge of aiegte piatol, nor have I even | fdfle drank per eon. R*gnee are kept in awabya vigilant detective; and they ere bvonght U ewif#ju?U?e. Radieellem le In the aaeendont. end there ere maey of what we term "aealawaga* end "earpet-heg gfra." The Puroell Honae la the faahion*. hie howae of the city, and ia kept by CoL J. U. Davi?, i bejieva formerly -of the Mil'8 ^ ... ,,,L?r-> i * : ?T'tkxm. . Thar* are olher boarding hoaaea. Mb i?Um one I ?tn (topping at I dot'l 1 hliafc the trevel thla ?*jr will support an itfft 'h*tel, aa moat of it is ikrough travel. 1 rh6r? are several eehoels bar a?one after 1 lie military plan, kept by Gen. Oaleton ; ' md a f.'mnl? school Kept by General and 1 Kra. Ransom. Aa In many place*, there ' ire other echoole of a lower grade ; and so , nany Ibrt ?o s'nglo one pay well. Mow I corns to speak of the Riser which t the moat attractive place for me. 1 like spend By leiaure moments down oa the . eharves watehiag the vessels as they load >r onload, aad as they arrive or depart? feiloroay I saw a largo steamer leave for York. Ob the wliirTM are thousands >f barrels of turpentine and rosin, with here tnd there b bale of eotton. Up and down :b? river, aa far aa the eye can reach, are tawfber mills, iron worke, Ac., with two *bd three masted aehoonere and light ton (lege ahipa loading1 for other port*. Uotll Tuesday, tho weather had been dark. damp, and in temperature, op pres. ilve?very d iff-rent from Greenville weeth er. Siooe then it hat been perfectly charming ( and one visiting here cannot lint enjoy ita mildness. On the river, and only forty miles Irons the see, it affords n pleasant retreat, either in lummer or winter.? In afmoat every heste, there ie n email room net apart for geraniums and other pfanta, that only thrive with us in hot houses; and which in winter must he ent down to the roots. I've enjoyed really a treat fh this respeet; and have hardly heen without a geranium leaf or a fragrant Rower for ?ny button hota?thanks to the Indira The firet few days being very damp and nnplroaant, I spent them in visiting aud getting acquainted. On the evening preceding New Year, I accompanied some la diee to witn"s? a " IIop" at the City Hall II seems that the young men have an association called the " Dixie Club,'" devoted to the porauit of pleasure, and they give these " hops ' vary often. This one was to dsnoe the old year t ut and the new year in.? Now, many of your readers, as Well as my. aelf, will hardly approve of this manner of closing the old year and entering upon the new one, but as I am writing a " newspaper " article, 1 must adapt my news to every olaasof readers; and as Wilmington seems much devoted to pleasure and fashion, I must, nceceasrily, have much to say on this hrail. About nine o'clock, in company with some lu live, I to..k uty seat in the gal lery of the City II ill, which is quite a large building, including the hall, proper, (he theatre, besides offices. The hall is spa ciou*, and well alsp'ej to the purposes for which U is urad, via : for eity meetings, lecture*, dances, Ae, and at present the Baptists use it as a place of worship until their Roe church is completed. The dauclng had already begun wlieo we arrived ; hut other more fashionable couples were every moment arriving and forming new setts, until I count ?d eleven setts or eighty eight d tnc?-rs on the floor. The tnusie was none of (lie best, though the (lancing wa< splendid, and conducted with little or no confusion, Of course the dancers are all in good practice, and thoroughly understand ] hall-room etiquette, as thia is the favorite amusement of the young people, aud not a tew of the married ?dm, too. The goddess, fashion, finds many votaries here asaeng both aezes?the gents going the extremes of "Ughta " and 44 shorts," and the ladles the u panniers," " short dresses," " long trails," "curls," from one to a doson, heads as rough as crimping and want of brush can matte thorn, as also, a slight sprinkling of the " (Jreetan Bftnd." Some of the dresses were npsrti, and for the aabo of yonr lady readers, 1 wish I bad the necessary knowledge of such things, aa would enable me to describe in fntt. A youug lady front St. Louis, an heiress, I understand, wore a dress costing one thousand dollars, no doubt prepared for tho occasion.? Others were richly anil fashionably dressed ; and others again, disdaining fashion, appeared tastefully, and were superbly dressed. Re. freshtuents wore furnished by the Club in adjoining rooms. The dancing was splondid, consisting mostly of quadrilles, interspersed with waltses, rednwae, Ac., some choosing tbeas, and others tho promenado, between quadrilles. I noticed one graceful quadrille, called, Ibelinr, the " waits-quadrille," and which was J...J ?A.I k>.niir.,iiu r.iv. ... V*~"V^V" UV<" V"W K"/ dancers to introduce the new year according to their own ideas of what was right and pro per, our party in the gallery Tory nearly ond* ed the old year by racing home in a shower of rain, for Which we had not come prepared. I noticed that the ladios make a great display of Jewelry, fer which there ie quite a passion. I hare also nolioed something quite pretty, aad of quite a rariely of colors, worn singly or different colors combined in one ; this is called the "Canbow" from its shape. It is made by taking a piece of heavy silk, and ravelling it trom one edge almost to the other, thus making a deep fringe. This is gatherod up by the breust-pin to as to resemble a fan in shape, the ravelled edge spreading out over the breast. Home are worn of one eolor, and some of aaotber, or a combination of colors in oo?} some are largo, ethers small, but all qaite pretly, I think. Having devoted enough time and apaoe to the bauble fashion. I must p?gt tell yon how I spent Sunday, what I saw smd whet I heard In my /our ohureh goings that day. I ahull hare maeh to say under this head that will be both uapfasqat to the writer Mtd to your readers, bat I am narrating things Just as I saw and heard tbsm, as alao tah>"g the liberty of adding my own com-.1 meat*. At eight o'clock 1 attended Mat* and 1 Confirmation in the Roman Catholic Chnrch. < t need scarcely saj that I went from mere i curiosity, and I took no pains to conceal this I tact. TV'hat I witnessed and what I heard did i not cause me to feel any regrets for basing I gone from motives of curiosity alone. Of 1 course I felt a little differently from what I I would hare done had I gone to a circus, for i then I would have been provoked and asbam* i od of myself for patronising an immoral prsc- i tics, in this oaae I felt horrified at tha impo sition to which intelligent persons would subjeet themselves, in tbo belief that thus they are to he saved; and, when tbo leying on of hands was performed and the liishop declared that thus the Holy Ghost was imparted, I wondered that tbo Great God did not at once punish such an assumption of a power belonging only to himself. To say that I was disgucsted would ouly convey a faint idea of my feelings. And yot this religion is daily gaining ground?this easy way of getting to heavon is very popular. Fifty-ono persons of both sexes?middle-aged men, boys, married women and bcautiftil girls, rich and poor, blaok and white, were all together, on this occasion^ The betiding of the knees, tho crossing, the pontomiue, tho unintelligible muttering, the brascn candle-sticks and burning candles, tbo richly decorated altars, tho Bishop in his glittering robes seated in bis great cbair?all reminded ine of a scene of magic, with the Bishop as the magician. At tho usual hour for morning service, 1 went through courtesy, to tho Front street Methodist Church, where 1. beard a gospel sermon Trout tho words, " What lack I yet?" The mi'iistcr, having closed the Bible, in a very forcible manner made a practical application of tho above question. As tho morality of tbo young man, was, in his cose, insufficient, so is it now. It suitod well a retrospective view of the past year, and exhorted to fresh resolves for the now one. 11a pone plainly or Ibc perversion or I be Cliris tmti holidays?ho was glad that Christmas, as pervortcd, bad passed. He rcjuiccd that it brought to remembrance the birth of a Saviour. In the afternoon I attended evening service at the St. James Episcopal, many of whose members are low church. At night, from curiosity, I went to the St. John's Episcopal, and after listoning to what is called by some, "The Opera Troupe," I heard an excellent discourso from Bishop Alkibson?being tho first of a series of discourses on tho Incarnation. The music was just such as one would hoar in a second class Opera, and constitutes the most attractive foatare in the attendance at that church. I mentioned to a friend sitting by me, that it was clever to hear operatic uiusic without paying for it, but I was a little too hasty, as the plate was soon handed round, as is the custom here. The singing I have never heard equalled by a church eboir, and music is introduced into all the forms?the creed is parti, chanted, as also tho responses and the Anions. St. John's is extremely high church. This and the St. James are most beautiftilly decorated at this season. I have not yet attended the Baptist worshipAs I mentioned they are using the City Hall at present. They have in process of erection, tho largest aud finest edifice in this city?on the same stylo of architecture as our Episcopal church iu Greenville. When completed, it will be an elegant and commodious house of worship. I went down yesterday to look at tho " Fibre Mill," many of yonr render* probably bavo never beard of this very novel invention. I fortunately bad before read a partial description, and bad determined to see one the very first opportunity, and to fully understand its " modus operandi." I bavo done so, and nin prepared to give your reader* on idea of what it does, aud bow a cane-brake is converted into paper. This and a similar uiill in Brooklyn are the only two in existcnco. Cano and reeds have have been used tor this purpose all along, but tho process by this mill is now compute. Tbe work la done altogether by steam, large quantities of whicb ace used for softening the cane, and blowing it into a fibrous condition. There arc five guns in this mill, with their complementary steam chests or domes, which are plaocd immediately above tbo guns, and from which a volume of steam is suddenly let into the guns. Tho guns are aboat twenty-five feet long, (allowing of two lengths of the cano as it grows here,) and twelvo inches in diameter, wbivb admits quite a bundle of cane. Into each gen, two bundles of cane, about twelve feet long and one foot in dinmetcr., aro introduced one after tho other, as in a breech loader, and rammed home, and the breech closed so tightly, as to rosist the pressure of twenty tons. Steam is then let into tho gun, and tbo cane is subjected to a steaming process for fifteen minute*, by which time it is capabU of being blown into fibre. Tbe condensed steam I* tbep blown out of the gnn, and suddenly a large volume of steam is let In from the dome and noar the breed ? which drives tns steamed cane out against a three inch target, and the work is done. Two bundles of cano went into the breech of the gun fifteen minutes ago, and now it is being scraped away from the floor of the target by machinery, a mass of wet hbre ready for the packing press. Bo great is the vacuum produced at the unutsle of the gun at the discharge, that the walls, top, and floor of a close room would cave in or be torn up, consequently, all but the floor is open lattice and wire work, which eeuses e small waste of material. All work hut cutting and boating the eena is done by machinery. The fibre is drawn away from the target aid elevated to the packing room and packed, all by the same engine. The omne is cut by baud in the swamps above, on the river, is carried on rail traek to the boats, and brought to the wharf at the mill, placed on ears on another track and deposited In front of ths gnns by the cord, The can? at ths brska is tied into bundles of one foot diameter, and is, thersfore, ready for the gun when landed at the mill.-. Forty hudi are employed in cutting ud bunlling, and about a doxen at tb? mill, in con. | rerting it into fibre. It U packed in bale* of | two hundred end fitly pounds by one of Ingertoll'e improved cotton and hay presses, and ( bas nothing but three iron boopa around it, . without bagging. It ia carried from the mill to the wharf on the same care that bring the ; sane, and thus finds its way North, where it ( undergoes the proecsa of "beating," and is ( there converted intb course wrapping paper or box paper. I believe it ia the intention of the proprietor to put up a paper manufactory in connection with the mill. The gone are firing all day and all night during- every fire minutes; and twenty-fire tous of fibre are blown out every twenty-four boars. It ia certainly a novel invention, and a very useful one, as it gives employment to many hands, and converts ab entirely useless material into something very useful. The lumber mills here are quite extensive, and fill large orders North. The proprietors are making money. There are other manufactories, hot I cannot occupy more timo and space In their description. I must not omit to mention what a beautiful cemetery they have hero, end how I eqjoyed a visit to it. Just a pleasant walk and such a beautiful spot, that no one visiting tbe city ought to fail to stroll out in that direction. I flud that Wilmington is not a literary place, and that instead of club* fur improvement in a literary way, all their elnbs are formed for pleasure. The " Dixie Club " and " Cope Fear Club " are both of this nature. Living is expensive# and money scarce, and after the exertions for making a support, the young people seem to desire recreation from toil in the excitement of dancingfcand other snch amusements. The trade here is mostly In naval stores, lumber, and manufactured articles. On the street this morning, I saw on both sides, about IIfty " dnmp carts," all loaded with " groundpcas," or "goobers." They back up to the parenicnt all in a row, awaiting some purchaser. They get about $1.73 per bushel, nnd large quantities come in every day at this season. On the wharves are large numbers of turpentine and rosin barrels, and here and there a few bales of cotton. Now, Messrs. Editors, I will not inflict on yonr renders u postscript, for fear it might turn out like those tbe ladies write ; but I will end right here, hoping that something I've written may be interesting to my friends and your readers. 0CULU3. Tnn Falr or thr Coi.r?bia Canal.?The Columbia Phrrnix, of yesterday, says: We learn that the Commissioners appointed or the disposal of the Columbia Canal, (some disatisfaction being expressed upon what was considered their premature action,) re-opened the Lids yesterday, and upon n full consideration of all that were subsequently received, re-aflirined their former acceptance; and It may now be considered definitely dctcrminod that the canal properly will go into the hands of Colonel Pierce, who will be assisted in its development by Governor Sprague, the millionaire manufacturer of Rhode Island. This is one of the most important transactions for Itbc advancement of the motorist interests of Columbia which has ever been consummated. Wo may now confidently look for tlie early j appearance of that "good time coining," which ha* been sighed for l>y bo many. From all wo enn learn of the pnrtios connected with the enterpriae, we have reaaon to believe that the work of improvement will bo rapidlv pushed forward, and in a comparatively abort time, the bum of the spindle and tho click of the loom will be heard along the banks of this hitherto almost usclcsa stream. We are confident that the hearty sympathies and good wishes of the entire community will follow the efforts of tho gentlemen connected with this monster enterprise, and that the amplest success shall be their reward. Tub Xewsunrronr I*< ksdiarv.?For fifteen or (wenty years Nowhuryport has had an incendiary. Four churches and smaller strucures unnumbered, have porished by his dc? atroying hand. He takes a pride in his work, and in the system and seercsy with which he docs it Every fire of the long series has been set by the mysterious man himself, is, in teach instance, filled with kerosene oil, saturated kindling wood, and other highly inflammable substances. A candle end is placed in this, and so lighted that in a few minutes tho whole will be in flames. Year after year, at irregular intervals, this little contrivance is employed iu tho work of destruction which this man is bent upon. After every eonquered fire, this little box U found where the conflagration began ; yet in ail this time the man who makes ('to boxes, who earries tbem about and Ares them, has successfully defied all agenoies of discovery. ? .. The Dkad or tbi Vgi*.?The noerologt etl record of the jrear MiuprliM the names of Charles Kenn, Sir DarM Brewster, Lord Brougham, J nines Rothschild, Berryer, Samuel Love, Coquerel, the roulptor Maroehetti, Rossini and Dean Milraan in Europe; and in tbia oountry, the following: Biabop Hopkins, Leu tie, Elliott, the Mount brothers, tbe tculptor Ball Hughes, Seba Smith, Cbarlca U. Halpine, Profeaaor Adlcr, Julia Doan llayno, James Buchanan and Thaddeua Stevens.? Admiral Bell, of our navy, died while on service abroad, and Ada Isaacs Menken died In Paris. A BAcn*LOR according to the latest definition, is a man who baa lost the opportunity of making a woman miter* able. 44 Time works wonders," as a lady said, when she married after thirteen years courtship, Tn? Gbktucmaw m Church.?He miit best be known bj the following nark*: , 1. Come in good season, so as neithsr to interrupt the pastor nor congreRation by Ute arrival. 2. Does not stop upon (be steps nor in tbe portico, either to gape at the ladies, salute friends or display bis colloquial powers. 3. Opens and sbnts tbe door gently, and walks deliberately op the aisle or gallery stairs, and gets bis seat as quietly and by making as few people remove as pesaibwf - - 'T 4. Takes bis place either in tbe back part of the seat, or steps out into the aisle when any one wishes to pass in, and never thinks of soch a thing as making people crowd past him while keeping his place in the seal. ft. Is always attentive to strangers and gives up his seat to suck, seeking another for himself. C. Never thinks of defiling tbe boose of God with tobacco spittle, or annoying those who sit near by chewing that nauseous weed in church. 7. Never unless in case of illnes*, gets up or goes out during the time of service. But if necessity compels him to do eo, goes so quietly that his very manner is an apology for the act. 8. Does not wbi-per, laugh or eat fruit in the house of God, or lounge io (hat holy place. 0. Does not engage in conversation before the commencement of ?-rvic? 10. Does not rush out of church like a trampling horse the moment the benediction is pronounced, but retires lowly in a noi-less, quiet manner. 11. Does all he can, by precept and example, to promote decorum in others, and is ever ready to lend his aid to discountenance all indecorum in the house of God. ? - ' i ' ? A Dilemma.?A few days ago a workman on the Louisville and Cincinnati Kail road was rent to tighten the bolta on the bridge which span* llullock Pen Creek, in Kenton County.? Arriving at the place he mounted the bridge, which, b/ the way, is eight feet high, and soon peiformed the work entrusted to him. Unluckily, however, while he was screwing down the last bolt, be somehow or other got his pan* taloona also screwed down fast and tight to the bridge, and to make matters worse, jnst at this critical moment, he let hie wrench fall. Here was H dilemma to be in. After looking ?rwrtd in vain for some one to relieve hint frot hie unpieacanl position, he alipgod <4T h.s boots, and after wriggling, twisting a nd squirming for about ten minutes managed to get out of his pautaloone. He then elioibed down, recovered the wrench, lelurr.td to the top of the structure, and got his pantaloons loose. A woman, some distance off, seeing the man divesting himself of hie clothing, thought he was crazy and about to commit euicide, whereupon she ran rff to alarm some men who were at wotk a few hundred yards from her house ; but before she got back, the supposed lunatic had donned his garments, and was quietly seated on the biidge. Card tiik Ccw?.?One would think that any kind-hearted man. when he sees how grateful this operation is to a cow, would be willing to spend a few moments daily in carding her. It pays as well to clean cows as horses. All who have fairly tried it find great benefit Iroro the operation. And vet not one farmer in a hundred makes it a practice to uf? the card or curry-comb in the cow-stable. We know stupid men who laugh at the idea as a mere nolion of some fancy farmer. Hut, in point of fact, no cow can give tire test results at the pail unless this matter ia attended to, erpecia'tv in winter.? [American Agriculturist, - Every hour lifo's sands are sliding from beneath incautious hands, the trifler goes to hia doom. The requiem of each departure is an echo of the Saviour's qnestion : What shall & man give in exchange fcr his soul 1 ? t Boom, the tragedian, had a broken nose. A lady once remarked to him : ?" I like your acting, Mr. Booth, but to be frank with von, I can't gel over your nose!" " No wonder," replied the tragedian, " the bridge is gone !'* ?. ? A Ps!?K8Y!.vama chap recently fried to open n bomb-shell with * red hot poker. 1'he last seen of him he was looking for a place to hang his hat in the milky war. Thk Ogheechee rioters have been dispersed. Thk youngest mother la England is aged eleven years. T(108R who live in Omaha are known as Omahogs. Hklpkr, the impending crisis, is running a railroad. Wrir Is a Confederate soldier like Lazarus * Because he was licked by dogs. Or Ihe human race 1,250,000 aie | Masons, 2L