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?j;4^^%?4J\1*w*'"**" ^1 ' *- ^*'^#.',^?) -"-^'t???-"- ufJSr.tUY ,".V? **~* * mv* %.... A ttfiPLEX OF POPULAR EVENT8,-".'" ' ?-rf*^i4?f*h:i*<tfe>' ?*? V'f.??."?M - -ii?> "* mil U Jta^t jll cJ L?Amm*m., ** Wv>*J4 *.* ?t " ' ;-? ?.* -. ' '?* ? **r ?? ^ __ . _ > r .y ,-,*? * T * $j ;-iti V. :,-.->? J$ V "< ? ^ . ?_ ... jmrnammmaBmamassasBsm . ix 11,1 , i1 ^i1,"., i hi_l_l__ i",""" 1 ? - 1.11 ux-iii ' 11 'f i' i u inn ' ri" VOLUME XVI. <\ ' ' fclU^NVUiX; SOtrril CAROUNA. MAY %. 1869, ?**-* * KD1 TOR. t. 0. 8AISJET, Fro'r. and Aaaociate Editor. v.rpz;i?r??2 tr e.t?. ? Wne dollar per ryuareor tWelra Minion linva tioof, Mid lweoty-A*e con to fur anbaoqueot EbWe-tltii** Yearly contract* will be mnda. All advcrUwmeuU moot hare the number Hf Inanition* marked on them, or Ibey will bo tpiwtad Gil ordered out, and charged Tor. . Unlaca ordered otherwiae, Advoriiaoineot* J^iU In variable ba " dUpIayed." r Obituary notice*, and all matter* Inuring to la tha benefit of any ona, are regarded oa AdverttacmonU. ,, r tTke Beward of Bravery, or the Es. mc?P<?4 Ooariet t /, ; ; j sMWHl yon ovor give op these trips, Terence? It is 80 lonely rayirtg here at nights} and be sides, I opi fearful that some one will break in and rob the house, and murder ns all. I never say jny prayers and go to bed without f rnttthlin f..- ~ !!/? 1 4.1.-1 ??viiiuiiiiu ivi iuj vwii nit; miu matt pf fho children f1 nnd the little ?rjpnat*4uing. upon the arui of the .Wtrong men, agd begged him, with tearful eyes, to give up bis wandering life, (that of a peddler,) and settle down. " As-- soon as I have gathered enough together to buy me a bit of ground, or what would be better still, to emigrate to America, thai blessed land where, as the ong says, 'There's bread and ,work for all, amf the bright sun is Always shining,1 Til gladly give up the mack, for it is uo easy work at alia 1>eflf' "** Only thmk -of the money yon liave in the house now, husband dear ! Surely there is enough to take 4*6 across the eea; you and eno aal tl*> ohildpou ^ aud Bridget, too, If she'likes to go.71 Bridget was the servant girl, w ho helped the wife of the peddler, and was ljer sole <corupMaiou when he was away,; said her eyes' napped with apparent delight "when she heard the proposition.? lhd she said AOthutg, aad tfbe master r contin ued : v -..Bit is true for you, Kathleen, that I hnre * matter of ?100 or so, which I will leave for you *o take -care -M, and, H I kiroe wood luck this trip, I proipfso you either o remain at bore, or go to America, blc68 her. Ifs a good friend .alia has been to Ireland, and many 4s die poor soul slie lias kept from .starving. 60 take good oaro of jf 1 the^dM, and the -children, Kadi's locti, ton and Bridget, nntll I come back," and he kissed Lie wife and bright-eyed, curly-beaded babies, gave Bridget the good bye, ebonloered his pack, and strode lighfly away, whistling merrily. Ilis heart was light, his form etren^, 1m lad ttoae of the fears-of his wife, and was looking forward jdifbllf to * the time when lie would nave a ihtle lawns, ""a pig and a sow and a natch df nrwtiea." % 4hat vrguld belong to ' himself alone, and over which no hnrd*. (hearted steward or ?ou-resident Bandlond would claim -control, although lio wonM wfflingly pay his dtflbes to tta -chuich. ' M* Terence O'Brien was a peddler by profession, and what was called a tt forehanded n man. His iainiBy consisted ot wife, twp children, a boy scarcely threo years, a babe, Jtf*d Iffe gfcl ot all work, Bridget. y\.t the start of'his married lite, he Mbatf rented a little cottage tlvat sstood en a boweW, oot-aftbe-way ^plactei.tttbongh be had taereaeod wis stores, ho bad retained poeeea' J&fe Ipf^iC on the score of economy. ?-?. A. brave, athletic man, and one fW# ^th?ng hnhutn, l?e ? could not understand ihe terrors "Wif? his wife, Kathleen?in fact, ITjtihrdty&n bnt little thought. Be<*'aHee, robbery eras a thing almost CMWf the peasantry, - SUM who would ever dream of his '^j^vfaga large amount cf money WM cauin i uul It ?*** ? f?thbf luiu to do to; mb-I b* dqpoeltcd it in a socure I draftee. So be gave (tie matter no I fbrther thought than to promiee L tUtUtjtalmM be l.isl??t r^MiMr^g t/> tWf-ehMked aMki Msrgrsass: "itflftf , With Kathleen, however, it wM I tbo igb* Hfegan t*l rfudf to creep roOnd the corner* of the chimney frith a mournful po^nd, the beJ I I thought h ere til f of the 8overejpt>e her htiabapd had left, and taking 1 the hag iu which they were kept 1 from the cupboard over the fire- t place, a]te caiefully tucked it bo- t twoen the beds, remarking at.the < same time to Bridget, " that no one would ever think of looking < fof tt fitdtW V Iglwl w??? 1 M N"o,w wits the repTy. " It wotild be a fcniArt man, shore, that ' wouia oe io^King. under tlio chil- 4 dcr to find gould." 1 ' * i ' "1 ' i Tbo tea aver?they wore early . sleepers, as w<lj as early r*i-ers? the girl requested thai alio might be allowed to pass the evening with her sister, who resided about a mile distant, and the anxious wife and mother, ultliough sorely loth to do so, at length consented, r insisting upon an early return. j " But you will bo back early, i Bridget?" 44 Av coorse I will that same.? But don't 1h5 niter fretting." And the girl departed. *1 be l<?no woman busied lierself as best she might, until a late hour, but the girl did not return. In a fever of anxiety, she watched until fully another sixty minutes ( had passed, although it appeared , to her like hall' a day ; and then, j considering it nseless to remain , any longer, sought her own pillow, , after commending herself to lliiu who is the protector of the widow , and the father of the fatherless.? , Hut she had not closed her eyes , before there was a loud rap upon j the door. ' ? t, "Is that von, BridgetP she i asked hopefully. j '' No, was the answer; and her l heart sunk like lend within her. | 44 No, I am a stranger; have lost my way ; you must lot ine in." J 441 cannot, cannot! X am a ] poor, lone woman. I dare not let i you in." ( 44 You ne?vi have no fear. As | there is a God in lleaven, 1 will < suit harm you. I am an escaped j oonviet?an innocent one?and as j ( you 1uvre mercy in your heart, < open the door." When was such an appeal made town Iritili lieart in vain ? An escaped convict, and wanting succor! ' That is tho talisman to open o?ery ' door?to liave the potato? or bite i t/f "buend forced into toko mouth.? i Yes, it is truly tho open sesame 1 to an Irish heart, and it happened l so in this cose. ' Tins woman arose, opened tho i door, gave the fugitive food, and, \ having again received the aseur- I ancc that he would do iter no 4 I ? imrin, out, on iw? contrary, protect her; and, having saeti liim i stretch himself upon the floor be 1 fbro the remnant of the peat ^iro, < site again sought the eino at her ; beetling -children. i But even then, she was not nl 1 Jeered to rest. At fimt l>er feats 1 Tvept her awako. Tl?en came an* i ether loud rap T<tr admission, and i both she and her strange visitor I arose. 1 " la this part of your ^nng," < 6be asked, in trembling whispers. " I call on Heaven to witness," ,! he answered, solemnly, " that such > is not the case. Afk them what i they mC1 , j She did so, *md was told that tlicy knew she had money in I he liobsc, end were determined to i have it. i 'Tell tf?ewi,n whispered the stranger, that you have a friend < with you, and that it will he dan- < geron^ for them to enter." 1 w I have a friend here," aho I Said, going eioso to the door, M a < man who will protect me, and you < had better not try to get in." i MI know better," laughed a fc- ' malo voice?that of Bridget, the ' servant girl. " I know that there 1 is nobody there but the children." ? it cnri ? . cr a. a - n iiki Kuan i?9H&1I I do f' ] asked the poor woman, wringing t her hands. < "Tell them," again said the stranger,44 that I hare pistols, and will shoot the first one that dares t to atep within the door. God I help tne 11 wonld not havo blood f upon injr hands; but I promised 1 to protect yon with my lire, and I 1 will. Warn thorn ODce more." 5 u Bridget," shouted Mrs. 0*Bri- | en, .i4 the. friend X ,h*ve here ha* J ulsuU, and will certainly lull yon. I warn yon tw go *wuy." Again tha bald had laugh of the < servant jfift rang cut, and her voiea could be distinct!j beard,. 1 urging them oiv <] u !t\ o^iTy talking DM1 a one ifi there in the cabin L>nt tho children. Break down he door aud be done with it. I ell you there's mor'n a ?100 hid ien between the beds." 41 Stand bach," whispered tiie convict to his- hostess; thoir blood i>e opon'their ovro heads." ? Scarcely had the words been rtt? xjrted, before heavy blows feH up>n it# hinges. The self appointed inotector stood a little one side; *alm and firm. In either hand io held a pistol; and his manner ihowcd that he was no stranger to heir nse. 44 Down with the door I" shoutid Bridget* 44 or else stand aside ind give me the axe." A shower of blows, and it fell. The false servant girl sntercd; and full dead with a bullet buried in ler ornm. mo toremost of tho aicn met the same fate, and the >thcrs fled. They Lad quite jiiMigh of bloodshed. To leave the helpless woman hue was not to be thought of by :hc kind hearted stranger; and hongh prison or transportation jtared him in the face, lie comforted her as well as possible, straightened the corpses, and then hastening to the uearcst magistrate, told iho same story, not even denying ? ho and what- lie-was. The facts were tear evident to ftven licnr qnestioning; and, as a eward for his bravery, the connet was pardoned?subsequently found to have been convicted inloccntly?and when the husband ind father returned, was readily >ere'?tadcd to emigrato with tho family to " tho land of the froeand jome of the brave." Now, in one of the Western States, Terence O'Brien lias a bouse on ti;e side of a beautiful river, and not iar from it is another, where thconoc fugitive convict lias a wife and children of bis own to protect, and both families will givo as an heirloom to their descendants the little bnt trae story uf how a pardoti was won. .4.?. Hare Mercy ea WdntnWe have probably all of as met ivith circumstances in which a word heedlessly suoken acainxt the reputation of A female Tim been magnified by malicious minds un:il the cloud lias been dark enough to ovorsbadow her whole existsnce. fo those who aro accustomed, not lecessarily from bod motives, but From thonghtlesncMi, to speak lightly of ladies, we recommend these * hints as worthy of consideration." Never use a fady^s name In an improper place, at an improper time, or in mixed company. Nev3i make assertions about her that you think uatrne, or allusions that >ho herself would blush to hear, when yon meet with men who do not scruple to make use of a lady's 1 same in reckless and unprincipled manner; shnn them, for they are the very worst members of community?lost to every sense of honor, every feeling of humanity. Many a good and worthy womflll'fl uoofoH 4nna ? v?mi(?vivi ?iuo utcii iurc?ur ruined and heart-broken by a lie manufactured by somevillian, nnd repeated where it should not have been, nnd in ti>e presence of those whoso littlejndgineut could not deter them lrom circulating the foul nnd braggard rej>ort. A slander la booti propagated, nnd the smallest thing derogatory to a woman's character will fly on the wing* of [he wind, and magnify as it circn-, iates, till its monstrons weight crushes the poor unconscious vicliua. Respect the name of woman, for your mother and sisters are women ; and as yon wonld have that fair name untarnished and :heir lives nnembiltered by the ilanderer'8tongne,heetirtHai)l tlrat pour own words may brine upon lie mother, the sister, or the wife )f some fellow Creature. Tint following, are the names of ;be township* into which Darling on vjotwty mm no e n ?MvMed : Sherman, Lincoln, Ltmnoj, Brown, rbad. Stevens, Wright, Bntksr, Hamilton, Boston, Holliman, JmW., Wlii(femoro,6netterjlInmahrej, Thuiuaa, Grant, Colfax, KolllM. ? u ?1 1 ? >--: ,, ;r amen to with fire hundred pa? tengere, ornvod at Omaha on the 116th. The travel west it #rj argo. | ' ?tat? Assessment Wfcfe^rin through official sotirdea that According to the fetnrns already m from tWenty-hine counties, with two more to hear from SXichland and Charleston,) the inicati'.'ns are that the amount assessed as the value ot real and j>ersonal property in the State will not exceea one huudrod and ?hirty mil lions of dollars. The probabilities are that tbe State Board of Equalization will raise the assessment of property to abut two hundred millions in order that the per oenturn ot taxation shall not exceed one half of one per cent am, or fifty i cents on one hundred dollars. To fix the rate ot taxation with nn n* scssment of 0110 hnndred and tliir- 1 TV millions would bo very nearly o"ne dollar on the hundred. The returns of personal property are universally very much below 1 what was expected. For instance, 1 the whole number of horses return- < ed is forty-two thousand, and the highest average value seventy five dollars. The returns of merchants' stocks are also far below expect a tions. In lite matter of real property there is very little difference in the present valuation ovor tl at of | 1867. < As an example of the way in which property has been assessed, tho average value of arable lands in Orangeburg is $1 75 per acre, while the highest average of the l>e?t lands will be found in George 1 town County at $18 per acre. The county which returned tho highest general average of land throughout is Darlington, which is about $6 per acre. We learn that the State Auditor, Mr. Torolinsoti, as soon as the per centum ot taxation is fixer], will make a full statement of the rc< turns for publication. One-fourth of 4he revenue to bo raised will go to pay $250,000 past dim interest 011 the Statehouse debt. To pav ?i.? M...t ' - ? >i%7 i mini ng expenses oi rne State I Government wonld not require inore than one~qnartcr per cent, taxation. Over $500,000 past due interest is to bo paid out of the taxation for the enrrent year. Comparing the valuutiou of 1567 and that of the present year, we find that the average value ot real property, in Abbeville County, for 1867, was $3 per aero; the average value of the same property this year is $3 per acre. In 1807, Abbeville returned 593,590 acres ; in 18C8, tho returns are 020.243 ; Barnwell County returned in 1807, 994,855 acres, at a valuation of $9,549,060; in 1868, the returns are 920,238 acres, at a valuation of $2,974,085. Darlington County, in lt^67, returned 465,483 acres, at a valuation of $934,170; in 1S68, the returns show 457,007 acres, at a valuation of $2,2S0,679. Darlington is tho only county in which there has been any considerable increase over the valuation of 1867. {Charleston News. Dkatii of Rkv. Tiios. tJuTcniNB. Pei-hn.rm 11 n w? ?<- ?... _ ? ..ivt v ? uo UU llJllU Hi llilH section of country, a few years ago, more geneially known than Kev. Thomas Hutching. His refutation as a pulpit orator in the Methodist Church was very considerable?distinguished tor uncommon fluency, mid stirring earnestness of manner, and followed so often by the most marked rc suits in ocoeesions to the church and extensive religious rovivnls. For several years past he has been residing in Georgia, for the most part in Havannah ; and tiis connection with the Methodist Episcopal Church having been severed, he has boen preaching, as wo understand with great popularity, as a minister In the Protestant Methodist Oh nmh. We have inst learned the fcet that this ngrei preacher - being over fonrscore -died in 8avtnnah flfl a? OT-'U * ?-1 I . V* ?*>) VII HIU All 111 OI April, and hi* remains were brought to | this District by way of Greenville, ' and deposited beside l?ia wife and other membors of his family, near Mount Pleasant Church, (Mctho , dist) 13 miles west of this place. j [Spartanburg Spartan. . -1 ?". Tu stookhelders of the New , York Tribune have abolished the . office of managing editor, giving exclusive control to JXoraoe Ureo v. : r? W?at is taken beforo you get it 1 Your photograph. i i Thw Pacinc Rsiohoad ?The consummation of the gfeat engineering work Which now spans ont continent, suggests a glance batikward to review tbe progress of the age. Any man who had predicted fifty years ago that by scienoo, aud the practical application oi' it, the Atlantic would be brought nearer in this year to the Pacific than New York then was to Boston, would have exposed himself to strong doubts oi his sanity. Yet this seemIhg maniacal fancy has been realized. Deserts ana mountaius have in vain interposed. The line across the continent is so long that trains upon it are run by eight or ten *dif terent time?, and a contemporary suggests that 44 ultimately fre shall have a double pet of hands upon all watches -one for local time, and one for a general time?uniform all over the world." The New York Journal of Commerce takes a decidedly tnoderato view of the probablo success and advantage of the Pacific Railroad, but save: One of the greatest blessings to flour from the road, when It is in good running order, will bo the facility of travel between the two 6ide8 of this continent. Leaving out of 6ight all possibilities of dau< ger from Indian raids?now happily becoming less likely to occur? there can bo no dispute between the business advantages of go ng from New York to San Francisco in six or seven days by rail, instead of twenty or twenty-five days per steamship. It by no means tollowp, however, that the completion of the road will stop passengers from going back and forth by the ocean route. For jMjrsons not in a hurry, or desirous of enjoying the largest variety of scenery, the trip via Panama, one way or both ways, will still have its charms. Possibly there will be a competition between the steamship and railroad linds, winch tfill eoofi reduce considerably the fare on both. Put though, as wo incline to think, the immediate benefits to result to America and the world Irom the completion of the Pacific ttsiill'nnrl ill-o nninm/inl.. ?:,L v. ?. V WIIIIIIVIIIT OUIICU Willi that occidental luxuriance which U full as wild as oriental hyperbole, we would not detract oue jot of praise front tlie true greatness ot the undertaking, and we believe that, in the future, it will prove itself so convenient, so useful, so indispensable to the nation, and withal so profitable, if judiciously managed, as to stop the last cavil against what 1ms seemed to many tho national extravagance of entering upon so costly a work at a time when we could so ill afford it. Death or A. M. PinntroY.? Archibald M. Penrifoy, a much esteemed, highly intelligent and Christian young gentleman, died on Friday the 14th inst., at his residence near Bncrin Vista, twenty miles west of this place. The remains were brought here, find the funeral services were held in the Methodist Church on Bttndav, conducted by Rev. A. XI. Lester, assisted by Rev. Whitofoord Smith, D. D. After the church services were ended, tho Masons took charge of the body, and with their accustomed solemnities interred it in the Village Cemetery. The docanaod woa unailwo nf Kn.? ter, but had boon raised up, and chiefly resided in Charleston, lie was a young man of most amiable character and emincutly useful qualifications. For six years past, he has boen well known in onr town, having married hcrefonr years agd; and, except a few months passed here, has been engaged in discharging the duties of x resnonsiblo position at Bucua Vista, whore ho was not only remarkably cflicicnt in his business r?la.tu>i?f?- hut ?. ?? nently useful in promoting the moral nnd religion* interests of the eommnnitv. lie hue left n widow nnd two children. {Spartanburg Spartan. TUK levcefl on tho Mississippi Hirer are still iu a precarious condition in consequence of the freshsta. SLANDKRmn are like fliea that, leap over alt a man's good ports to right only upon bit tores. All of the colored regiments in .lie army but two have been eonlolidated owl of existence* "Why was Eve toot nfrafid of tie measles ?' tPecame tfu/a Adnin. { rjMttiim in fg -"A *flt<rrlat TW Cm i?crs fttiuil/ Vi' U*o 8oatii-^iUj* beliero It is excldsltelV Southern family?litttdol A TentftrkfthW lighting record (luHsg the lot# war. From the album of a friend we send you the following as embracing the mmnbeiBof thfa family who were soldiers under the red crossed banner of Dixie in tlje Confederate nrtfly. Two brigadier generals 1 one colonel of tillory ; one Iieuteuant-oolonel of artillery; two colonels of cavalry } one major ot ai^flTefy'; 1>nf Ifefitenantcolonel of cavalry $ foe*" vapotnie vi cavalry j ttiree captains of iu fan try J three sergeant*J two chaplains; three surgeons i fourteen privates?making a total of thirty-8etet1<.. . >1 These wcrev without Cidcptiotli brother?, uncles or c usins. Nine were kitted itt battle: Hire? died of wi nnda) two died of disease j thirteen weto wounded tilqfd than onc.c; seven wounded once, alia only thrwe came through safe.-* Eleven of the 6tliceis were promoted for gallantry on the field of battle. One of the Confederate OetW* rala of this family is liow an Episcopal minister itt Citcentillej S. C. This recalls an incident rtt Oxford, Mississippi. General 8., of the 44 late so called," preached liis ordpiation sermon there as an Episcopal mln:8tcr on same day that Gen. L., of the Baptist Ohur&l, addressed his Baptist brethren.?* A wag remarked that the two Generals were fbe representatives of the army and navy of the late Confederate States? the Baptist brother representing the nary I " '*"* " [land WeLcm. 4 Faitu and Works.?Two gentlemen were one day crossing a river in a ferry boat. A dispute about faith and works arcae* one saving that good works Were of small iraportnnce and that faith was everything; the other asserting the contrary. Not being able to convince each other, the ferryman, an enlightened Christian, asked permission to give Ins opinion. Consent being granted, said, *1 hold in ihy hand two oars. That in mj fight band I call faith ; the other, in my left, works.. Now, gentlemen, please to observed I poll the oar, of faith and pull that alone. See 1 the boat goes round and round, and makes no progress. 1 do the same thing with the oar of works, and with a precisely similar result?Bo' advance. Mark t 1 pull both together, We go cm apace and in a very few tnotnents we shall be at onr Inn ling place. So, in my hum-;" ble opinion}" he added, "faith will fl<>t stlfficc. Let thCre be both, and the haven of eternal rest is sure to be reached." tluw to Get Answers and savk Postaoe.?Persons who expect replies to tlicir letters in due cburso of mail ought to commit to their memory the following ob'vions nil08 { 1. Wile legibly, if yon nan. Flourishes are not essential. 2. Dato your letter. 3. Givq youf post office, county,1 and State. A ' 4. Use only as many words^ net will cloarly express your meaning. 5. When you order from patties' who do not kuow you, give *6feroncca. <i... ... , 6. Iri your order make your letters and figures distinct. 7. Sign your mime ? " Yours truly M not bein?? sufficient to identify the personality of the writer. 8. 'If thd subject matter relato afolcly to your" own profit or convenience, enclose ft stamp or stamped envelope. 9. If you Intcfid to incloso a money order, be snro to do so. 10. Sete that tbe envelope is effectually clofcod. 11. rut on tiro full amount of stamp*. i 12. Address tlie envelope plainly And cor cgctly . . * 13. Toot the Jolter. i. If, these precaution!, being us6<?, you do not get a reply in due time, you may conacieutiously rail 4t Uncle Samuel. u. , i I ?i .. i , < ?'i ... Fnm don't think thai 0rest Dntftin mrm *>.*pnlogi?r to tl.? United 8t*ten hi addition t? > mg the Alabama cfahnt.* / OttWftWEI.L is orotfap jr. pointing podt mtttm ?' , 400 por w^k. ?? fttle it %