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J*. ffc.MUM a I ?M???? ? From the Charleston News. The Work of the Convention. t / The Taxpayers' Convention has accom]>!.. lieu ils work ami adjourned. It is coii' iv!;?! hy all parties, and by all intelligent njeii withoiu regard to politics. that ttie Viiv? otinii is one id' the most important delihev-Mvc assemblies that ever meet in v fcW1 '? Carolina. The platform of the conventi'-n established rhe faet (hat tlie people liieilitate no resistaneo whatever to the (lovernment of the Cntted States; that they regard the Reconstruction * measures as finalities; ihat lhoy look to time and peaceful agencies only for the solution of any difficulties that may now or hereafter exist in theaiimiiitslnifioiiofihcaffairsoftheState; and finally. that certain measure of reform are c> n:ial to ihe peace and prosperity of the Commonwealth. Committees were appointed who were charged with the duty of rep . t,'n,r upon the xeistinir public evils, and . a' 1 the remedies therefor. These committees - ' "Itimno fit' SliMIt 1) Vriy-f! (-1 on | oi mi Carolina?men who have many times before been tried in council and not found wanting; the men most distinguished fot learning, judgment, prudence and statesmanship, and the r views have been presented with force ni inode.'.tiiiiii. Let us brietiy^revicw the re? vie., the results of their work : 1. The phin of Cumulating Voting. to the end that the tax paving minority of sixty thousand may he represented in the next Legislature. has hceo adopted, after endorsc' uient by pronounced and leading Republicans. and a committee appointed to press the matter upon the General Assembly when " it next convenes. 2. The credit of the State has been strengthened. The sum total of the public debt is d'scove" d to be. say ?3.800.000, and '-the honor and funds of the State are law>' fullv pl' dged for the redemption thereof." A plan has also b'-cn suggested for the more advantageous manipulation of the funded debt to the eud that expenditures may be reduced. 3. It was solemnly declared that the Sterling Loan, or any other obligations hereafter '* issued hv authority of the State, would not be held binding on the people, and the taxpayers were ut ged to re.*i?t the payment of the same by all tin leg'" 'mate means in their power. A Ootnini -ee of l'iv' were a'-o ap: pointed to onn!> r w:th the representatives of the biro Loan Securities of tlie State with a view to an early liijuidatiou of those obiiga'' "'.tipus. 4. A pledge was given by his "Excellency the Governor that he would use his influence in securing a change in ihe present diction law. so that the ballots would hereafter be ' Counted in public, and temptations to fraud ' be rem .veil. " ' ' 5. Tt v a- agreed by the. Governor that the '.jwnvihy for the non-payment of the Novoui' ' bcr tax would not be enforced until the tirst March, thus praciic.i'lv extending the ,M 'time ui'n.ivtiieiit lor the beiiclit of the lax '!' payers* . (j -j"i10 . frauds commi.'fed by tlic 'Legislature i i the parage of the Line Kidge t"-' 'Railroad b:II wore d's; n?sed. and the matter was interred to eminent counsel for further 'fcuosid I.it .nil. - juti" 'j'Jig (;,,vt?rnnr admitted that the State "V '''find C.ntu.y oJfuv >. ? ! ive and appointed, " wore linnet iri!y multipli-al. and it was "" aureod to ugo upon the (ieiieral Assembly -,a; the adopt i >u of.some plan of retrenchment and rcft-rui. 11 i> Kxcollciicy likewise promised to leuiove incompetent trial justices and ' other officials, and to replace them with per' r sons who enjoy the coutidencc of the com"' Jiiuriitv. 8. In view of the many frauds which have been perpetrated, the Attorucy-licm/rul was , requested to attach the property of persons '.j in default to the treasury, to p'oceed against . fheiu by legal process, in order that a public example in ?y be made, and to provide suitable remuneration to informers. J>. Provision was made for a rigid investi. Ration of the affairs ol'the Land CommisHon. ' ' | 10. The Governor and Attorney-General were requested to require of the Fiscal , Agont of the State a bond, with sufficient security, to protect the interests committed ' , to his charge. 11.. A series of recommendations to the Legislature were adopted, looking to the passage of laws whereby honest y would be secured in the administration of public affairs, and a reduction of expense be effected in * - 1 - /* A 1 LL ..tA i sm*I mAikf various ucpnnncws m im-cmio (.umiuiuwu. 12. It was ordered tliafc both the Executive Committee and the Committee of Eleven have authority to continue in permanent session after the adjournment of the Convention; to call the body together whenever the exigency may rcipiircj and to appoint 'pub-committees to proceed to New York and to 'Columbia to aid in carrying out the views Oi tne Convention, by co-operating with the Governor, State officials and Legislature in n.;y efforts tliey may make to promote the prosperity of the State. LL And. finally, it was recommended by the Convention that all secret organizations, wi-th ut reference to their political character, '.. .be discountenanced by the people of the |/: ;S*ate. . : The action, of which we have given an outline above, carries with it its own best ipbpnuent. Calm, just and prudent, it has a.Ooi ted the praise even of those who pre !:.;;U,ctcd that no good would come of the ConIt has already brought about a rite of feeling that should produce the hap'piest results. We shall now see whether this temperate course on the part of the best men of South Carolina, speaking for the people, will have the weight it deserves with those who sway away her destinies. Cotton Consumption of Europe.? 3ir. Ott. Trumplcr, the great statician and authority on Cotton, of Zurich, has made up u: ?>r siv iiniii!lis. 1st October iU"> aivo i<'? iwv ..... ?... to 31st .March, instead of waiting as customary for the end of the Cotton year. The following Is an extract from his interesting circular: | The effect of the war 011 the Continental consumption, except for the first three mouths, iuus therefore been of little importance. * * * The present appcarauce is that i from now till the end of the season the consumption of Europe, except in case of an advance in price intervening, will require (including d.rcct imports into Knssia and Spain,) at ietst 'J2,0U0 bales per week, which, with a t:??.al 'American crop of 4,100,000 bales, aud with an importation from all other produc'uu countries not greatly exceeding that ' itdif-io would leave us at the end of ip.cii.hv. with a, stock in the ports of En j rope equal at the most to about 30 per cent, of the annual consumption. This you will not find excessive, when compared with that of previous years. Referring to the facts thus stated, Messrs. Barber, Simpson & Co., of England make the following remarks: 'Mirout Britian is now consumiug about 58.000 bales weekly, consequently the consumption of Europe, irrespective of Spain and Russia, is at the rato of nearly 93,000 , bales per week; but the consuuitpiorr of these last named countries is rapidly increasing. We are without any exact information regarding Russia, but we know that Spain is consuming about 4.000 bales weekly. Europe requires, at present prices, about 100,000 bales every week; and, even with an American crop of four sind a quarter millions, we shall not have more than sufficient for our *?? WilllU i Southern Baptist Convention. St. Louis, 31ay 13. Rev. J. 1). Fulton, of Boston, addressed the Southern Baptist Covention in this city, urging the Union of the Northern andSouthern Baptists. In the Southern Baptist Convention yesterday the Committee 011 Missions to Chiua made a report and adopted resolutions that the general aspect of our missionary work in that empire commends it to the sympathies and prayers of the entire Baptist brotherhood. Also, in view of the recent massacre of missionaries at Tein-Tsin, and the impression that a general rising Chinese against foreigners was likely to occur, and would be connived at if not encouraged by the Chinese officials, the board correspond with the Government authorities in relation to the safety of our citizens, as guaranteed by treaty between China and the United States. The report of the Committee on the Colored Population has been adopted. It recommends that pastors and conductors of Sunday schools, when they need, be furnished, as far as possiblo among themselves, "innrnl nnrl miniclariiil Cl'tinnls Ka (UIU VUUV gVUVAM Uliu lUililWW* 11*1 uvuv/v*w MV , provided. The report of the Committee on the Religious Interests of the Chinese, of whom there are some 3,000, recommended that efforts be made to teach them in the English language, through Sunday schools. The report of the Committee on European Missions states that a Christian mission will be plauted in Northern Italy j that the opening of Rome has permitted the preaching of the Gospel, the conversion and baptism of several prominent young men, and the organization of a Christiau church, after the model described by St. Paul, in that city, aud that J)r. Cole, a devoted missionary, has gathered a class of candidates for Gospel ministry, and initiated an extensive .plan of colporteur and mission work throughout the entire length of the Italian peninsula. In the Convention, resolutions were adopted tli.it. tli? Nnrmorn Mission Ro^rd be de hired to consider the expediency of appointing a general superintendent of every European mission, and that our churches be urged to take measures to provide for the support of the young brethren already gathered by Dr. Cole at llouic, the sum of $-00 annually being requisite for each young man. A resolution was adopted by a large majorities expressing earnest sympathy with the Baptists in England in their efforts for ' the liberation of religion from the State influence. The committee on Enlargement of the Work of Foreign Missious reported that the number of laborers in the foreign field bad more than doubled during the year, and recommended that the same lino of policy be authorized by the Convention for the ensu' ing year. A large number of delegates to the Convention have preached in various churches hero to-day and attended various Sunday schools of their denomination. A Good Sion.?TheMobiloifr^/Veris the leading journal in the South nmong those that are called "Bourbons." It has hitherto seemed to us to be impracticable?quite as truly so as the Montgomery Mail or any of the few papers that wish the Detno I j a. ? [ crane parry w ueny mo vauuuy vi me ivmI tcenth and fifteenth amendments. But now J it has reached the point indicated in the following paragraph: "We are inclined to think, and we regret to say it, that the weight of Democratic opinion is against our doctrine, that the boldest fight we can make in 1872 is the safest one, and that we should endorse no crime of the Jacobins against the free institutions of the country, even so far as acquiescing in them ; and, further, that our strongest and best battle-cry is that of Douglas?this is a white man's Government, made by white men, and dedicated to the uses of white men forever. But malgre the pressure of the apparent majority against these views, we must persist in holding to them to the end. As a member of a great party we have a duty to perform and a right to exercise, in urging it to take the highest ground of pnciple in its line formations for a pending battle; but we have no right to dictate our own judgments at the cost of forsaking our friends and retiring from the contest, if they arc not implicitly followed." The New Orleans Picayune says: An old man was arrested yesterday, charged with abusing his family. The complainant was his daughter, a pretty girl of some fifteen years of age. She cried a good deal, and the unusual agitation enlisted warmly the sympathies of the court. So when the case came on for trial, he inquired of her quite tenderly if she knew why her father abused her. "He didn't abuse me," she answered, innocently; it was John he struck." = _ "And who is John ?" asked the court. "He's an acquaintance." "A lover, perhaps?" "Yes, sir; that is, if he gets the place." What place?" "Why, father's. John's trying to get it, and when the old man heard it he got angry." "And this you call abusing the family?" inquired the court, indignantly. "Well, it's almost the same. John will be one of the family," argued the pretty pleader. "But he ain't yet." "Well, it ain't my fault;" and the fair complainant looked around with an air that evinced she had nothing more to say. At the rate of two persons only to each acre, Europe and America alone contain lend enough to snpport more than four hundred times their present population with an abundant supply of food. Add to these Asia, a nd Afriba, and the Islands of the Pacific Ocean, and how many times must the population of the earth be multiplied J before the earth will be "replenished!" THE JOURNAL. camdem s. c, may is, mi. The-Work or the Convention. We- publish elsewhere, a synopsisof the work of the Tax payers Convention, which adjourned, subject to call, on Friday last. If the promises of the Governer and other officials mean anything, then we think we see a new era in the affairs of State, and a break in the clouds which have so long clouded our horizon. One of the best things which was promised, is the removal from office, of iucompetcnt officials and the substitution of inc^who will take a pride in doing their work well, and at the same time mete out justice to all, alike. If this promise is car riea out, tucre win do a much more healthy state of things than now exists, and Jess seeming of opposition to the laws of the land. It will be, also, an evidence that the desire of pushing matters to extremes, has abated, and that the dawn of reason basset in. This anxiety to exhibit power and vent apleen upon an unfortunate people, in the selection of extremcsts and corrnptionists for office, has been the main cause of trouble in t^his state, since the inauguration of the Bh3ical party. The action of the Convention will have a great moral effect upon the people of the entire nation, who will perceive from the acknowledgments of Governor Scott and his co-officials, that the charges made by the opposition, were founded, in fact, though in some respects they might have been exaggera'ed, and by means of the correspondents of the most influential of the country, having extended far and wide, the ac tion of the Convention, and the promises of Governor Scott and others, we will have some guaranty that those promises will be performed; for their action will be closely, watched and upon the first symptom of bad faith, it will bo exposed and held up to public scorn. The Radicals in this State have disgusted the Republicans of the North, and it is time they were seeking to amend their ways in order to prevent utter repudiation by them, for should this happen there would be such an exodus of carpet-baggers and their satellites, as has not been seen since the world was formed. Altogether, we approve of the action and deportmeut of the Convention; its moderar tion, dignity and statesmanship are alike to be commended, and from the almost traanimous sentiments of the members, it is apparent that the white pcoplo of the entire State, with few exceptions, comprehend tho sitnnI tion, aro equal to the emergency, and above all, i re. as in times gone by, a band of brothers The time of cool deliberation and calm counsel again prevail among those of character and intelligence iu South Carolina, atid though they are bound by the chains of a common misfortune, yet there is no fear that at their hands, our beloved Palmetto State will suffer any detriment. The State'a Indebtedness. The following table shows the present indebtedness of the State, exclusive of liabilities as endorser of the Railroad bonds: The total obligations of tho Stats, on which its name appears, may be thus stated: Amount of bonds and stock . outstanding on the lstofOctobcr, 18G7, exclusive of war debt $5,04,211.23 Amount issued for Confederate war pnrposes, outstanding 1st October, 1867 2,241,480.00 Total on October 1st 1867 $7,649,053.23 Bonds issued by present administration as follows : Under Act approved August 26, 1868, for redemption of bills receivable 8500,000 VT 1 A 1 ' Under Act approved August 1868, for payment of interest on public debt 1,100,000 Underact approved September, 15, 1868, for funding bills of Bank of the State of South Carolina 1,258,550 Under Act approved February 17, 1869, for relief of tho Treasury 1,000,000 Under Act approved March 27, 1869, for Land Commission 200,000 Under Act approved March 1, 1868, for Land Commission...500,000?$4,558,550 Total indebedncss by State as principle $12,207,605.23 Deduct amount issued for Confederate war purposes 2.241,840.00 Actual amount of indebt edncss as principal exclusive of Coufederato war debt $9,9G5,765.23 The Carolina Spartan publishes a card from Johu Faut, Orange Mack, Hansom Lewis, Dennis Williams, Coleman Wofford, Aaron Wallace, Jack Moore, Riley Floyd, Wm. Nash, Andy West, Samuel Durrah, Bailey Forrest, Duvid Hill, colored citizens of Spartanburg, in which they assert that, believing that the Democratic party can only bring peace and order to the country, we take this method of saying that wo withdraw from the Radical party, and will hereafter, support the Democratic party. figg-The remains of Bishop General Polk are to be removed from the Churchyard of 1 St. Paul's in Augusta, Ga., where they uow lie unmarked, to Louisiana, where a monument will be erected over them. t t For the Journal. Memorial Dayv "The young Tillage maidas shecarefully cfcewes, Her long flowing hair for some festival day, Will think of thy fato till neglecting her tresses. She mournfully turns from the mirrror away." Moore, has beautifully embodied above the sentiment expressed by our women, ih their celebration of "Memorial Day,", the past week, keeping alive that "unbought grace of life; that cheap defence of nations" which alone Abstains the soul of honor, however may be our material surroundings, and at no time in the history of a people liave such sustaining influences been more needed than among us now. ; * It would seem that all else is falling from us, but these recollections of the devoted ofvTA?in/v ltTTna in fVtof nnncn U1 aiiu IIUUIC IIIWJ IU ui?u vuu^v they believed so high and holy?it has been said, "Woe indeed unto a people, when purity in woman is not respected by its men, and high and noble courage in its men uncared for by the women." It will not do to dismiss with a cold look, or an ill concealed sneer, as unsuited for the work-a-day world; the tone of sentiment that pervades an act oi this kind. The wisest and moet practical mCITWtiO have ruled the destinies of nations, know that the hearts of all men are held by the vein of sentiment that runs through them, and devotion in any cause can only be got by reaching it. The first Napoleon made a hero of a French peasant by holding before him, as he waded through the snows of Russia, or staggered over the bloody fields of Europe, the star of the "Legion of Honor." Latour D'auvergne, a private of Brittany, was killed while performing an act of great gallantry; it was ordered, that whenever the roll of his company was gone over, his name Bhould be called?the first grenadier stepped to the front, gave his salute, and mado answer, "Dead, dead on the fiehl of buttle"?is it not likely that each time they heard it, though daily repeated for years, a thrill went surging through those wild hearts, like the blast of a charging trumpet, catching by some mysterious transfusion, the ppirit of the dead soldier whose name was invoked. We thank our noble women for what they have done, and trust thej will never let such memories die, and give in conclusion, what one woman (so well able to do it) pictured to herself, as the greatest consolation the warrior could give himself, when going to meet death upon the battle field. High hearts shall burn in tho royal hall When the minstrel names that spot, And the eyes I love shall weep my fall, Death, death I fear thee not. 7th CAVALRY. . Episcopal ^ouvention. The third day of this Convention was devoted chiefly to the balloting for Assistant T>:'l L.* L :I.J i a A mi_. i>iBiiuj>, wuivii e.\cuuu great interest. rue Rcvcrends'C. P. Gadsden, AV. B. AA\ Howe and AV. P. DuBose were the prominent names. Finally the Rev. TV. B. AV. Howe of Charleston, was elected. The CharlesCuurier says: "Twenty-three ballots arc cast without result, when one who had been largely receiving the suffrages of his colleagues, magnanimously announces his declination in favor of his reverend brother, whereupon the Rev. AVm. B. AV. Howe was unanimously elected. "The Assistant Bishop elect is well known to our community and the Church throughout the State as the loved and esteemed rector of old St. Phillip's. His works in his parish, and his walk and conversation aipong all our people, speak his lccord. Apart from attainments specially theological, he is distinguisned by a mind enriched by liberal and discursive culture, a spirit catholic and full of charity, groat common sense, and that rare attainment which does not deny a right heart and 6ound mind to a non-acquiesccnce in any one's own peculiar views of truth. We wish him God sneed in his high and sacred office." A Model County Treasurer.?The Grand Jury of Orangeburg County, at its late sitting, wade the following Presentment: county treasurer. We have examined the County Treasurer's OiuCS and we find that the nev? Treasurer, F. H. GreeCC, complains that he is somewhat embarrassed in fhe discharge of his duties in consequence of the incomplete transfer of the books by the old Treasurer, V. A. Sasportas. The Agent of Mr. Sasportas, however, II. B. Johnson, explains that he is now busily engaged in the preparation of the books and papers for transfer. Our attention was called to the fact, that in the books of Mr. Sasportas, the one third which Wiis ordered to be taken off was not noted on tlio books as so deducted in many cases, which we regard, at least, as negligence. We are also informed by a competent witness upon his oath, that T. K. Sasportas told said witness that ' he had bought county orders." . We are futher informed, by competent witnesses, whose sworn statements we have in our possession, that T. K. Sasportas, the County Treasurer, bought county orders from tnem, in some cases, at a discount of twenty-five per cent discount. These facts in regard to the County Treasurer are of such a serious nature that we present them to the Court as sufficient grounds for his ineictment. We also have evidence before us that county and school orders have been bought to a large extent by other county officers, and in one case, more than half of said orders havo been paid, while, at the same time, we have no evidence of any teacher having been directly paid by the Treasurer, and we are informed that many teachers have repeatedly presented their orders for payment. General Jubal A. Early, of Virginia, bus consented to deliver the oration before the Survivors' Association of South Carolina, at Columbia, in November next. ./ft . :w The Nation on the Ku-KluX Bill. In the hist number of the Nation vr& find the f following: * '...-< Affairs in south Caw&Kffa continue to fetf# ? more interest than- those of any other soo-^ tiouofthe South. This is partly owing, it i must be admitted, to fresh outrages on the j part of the Ku- Klux, in spite of the Presi- ] dent's warnings and the legislation of Con- I gress. What is curious, however, and at i the same time very encouraging, is the fact.'! that the leading men of the State, with the < possible exception of Governor Scott, have J no faith in the remedies prepared at Washing- . ton, and, better still are earnestly endeavor- i ing to restore peace in other and more i rational ways. Judge Orr looks upon the i Ku-Klux Bill as a grave political blunder, i in a natioval point of view, and says it will 1 cetch no Ku-Klux, and correct none of the evils it was aimed at. Senator Robertson, a native of South Carolina, though v Republican, voted against the Bill in his 8cat in Congress, believing in the Dolicv of conciliation. Alluding to the recent outrage in Chesterfield County, the Nation says: As in numerous other instances, there was the most conflicting testimony, even among Republicans, as to the character of the deceased, and the probable motive for kill- ' ing him. The Hon. B. F. Whittemore i asserted that Melton's only offen#,c wan J he was Tax-Collootor for Cncstertield County, i anil a Republican: but another imformant, i himself a Republican, and who knew Mel- < ton, told the correspondent that he "was a man of bad character, and his so-called Republicanism had nothing to do with the murder. He was ignorant and dishonest, and no more fit for Tax Collector than a horse." Melton came he added, from North Canv lina, where he broke jail while confined for sheep stealing, and, when he became Collector, "abused his official powers awfully," especially exciting the enmity ofthe negroes. If they did not combine to kill him, itf must have been another dishonest officer named Donaldson, against whom Melton and his wife were witnesses, who procured his death. Doubtless, if we knew the truth, a great deal of the Southern violence now tnoflln alnlail Ifn.lflnT vmild rnsnlvft WU U?W3VUJ OVJ1VU A&U'!?.iiuaj ?? Vawvv... w itself into the work of Vigilance Committees or hired assassins. The New Motive Power.?String Tower as a Substitute for Steam.?4 Mr. Cayce had his miniature spring power street-ear in operation, running it over a track built over a trestle-work in the centre of the building. The whole of therpower is combined on one shaft, and each of the springs may bo wound- up in detail by the gravity of tho machine, or by a crank, the turniug of which requires very little exertion.. The model shows that the combination of springs will not require more space than is surplus about the street-car now in use. It is nothing more, really, than putting the. watch spring to an enlarged use, the springs, being of fine steel, and giving a power which is under the full control of the conductor of the car. The power once collected, is discharged by the conductor with perfect ease and in the amount required. In using the crunk, the springs may by wound up in the aggregate or separately. Oue of the mo6t important features of this great invent ion is the fact that while going down grade it is laying up strength, by windiug up, for the level or up-grade track. iSoiue 11 ? n fli a rvAfirui* /if gCllUVlIIUIJ ncro 111 UUUUl iiuuuu ?uc |)i/nw <>1 continuity in the car, but this self-providing resource, together with the immense combination of strength which can be had by multiplying springs, appears fully adequate to any probable need it may have hi running over city railway tracks. The small car which operated yerterday, after only a part of its capablo strength had been turned on, and loaded with two half-grown boys, pulled strong against a gentleman before he let it go, and ran over the track with such force that it was all be could do to stop it at the other end and prevent it from runuiug off at the abrupt terminus. The practical experiment of yesterday was calculated to impress all who saw it with stfung faith in tbe invention. Nashville Banner. i ? The New York 'Herald, nominating Gen. Wm. Tceumseh Sherman for ths Presidency says: The Southern policy of conciliation and reconciliation, emanating from General Sherman, is better than the policy of the bayonet adopted by General Grant. "Universal amnesty" is good, and "universal amity," wc believe will follow it. The victorious party in a foreign war can afford to bo generous. How else, looking to the South, cau we heal the wounds still left open from the war ?? General Sherman, then, is the proper man for the Democratic party. Put him in the field and in frout against General Grant, and nnfc onlv will the Union suDDorters of the war ^ V ~ A 1 * bo divided between them, but the courtesies , of brother soldiers will prevail in the campaign between the two purties. The violent hostilities between the two parties and two races will disappear in the South, for, as many of the blacks will be drawn to Sherman and the Democrats, the bitterness of the whites against them will change into a better feeling, and the present danger of a war of races will be removed. On the Ku Klux question, General Sherman will neutralize the popularity of General General Grant on the Joint High Commission ; and on the war aud the issues of the war the two parties, with Sherman opposed to Grant, will stand substantially on the same footing before the people. Thus, then upon the great financial questions of the day the Democracy, under the banner of Sbcr, Twotr NnrfVi anrl Smith seenre the bal liiaiij UIUJ j x?v& ?M _ ance of power in the election. In short, if for the great Presidential battle of 1872 Gen. Grant is the only man for the Republicans, Gen. Sherman, of all men, Is the man for the Democracy. Lot them try him, and the party will at once rise to its feet, "like a giant refreshed with new wine."? North and South, East and West. Try him, for the field is open for Sherman, and the coast is clear. IIelmbold's Great Success.?In one week from the time that Dr. Helmbold put his celebrated Grape Pills on the market, no less than fifty-seven two hundred aud eightyfour boxes were sold in New York and Brooklyn alone! This shows the estimation in which the nublic holds Dr. Helmbold and his excellent remedies. Ilis pills arc already a standard a: tide, and will at an early day, supersede nearly all the common nauseating pills put up by other dealers.?Adv. \ ,1 \ \ Freaks of nrt- Types.?The blunder* * jometimes marie by printers are truly, woulerful. Tfcfc following are examples of what jau be donate this line* In the office' of a New York paper there itood in type the report ofaf sermon, and-a paragraph about the career of a mad dog. Lu "mak.ng up," these two got mixed, and1 i the readers of the paper the "Tf<J*T" fby were fc.to?> shed at the following melange: '-The' He v. J as. Thompson proacned "to a large audience last Sunday. This was his last ser- * tuon previous to his embarkatioiTfofEurcpe , He exhorted his brethren and sisters, and1 after offering a' evo-t pra or, took a whim* to cat up some ft an tie freaks. lie ran up; Smith street to Brown, and down Carr street to College. At this stage of the proceedings some boys seized him, tied a tea- 1 kettle to his tail, and let him go A great o.owd gathered, and for a few minutes there 1 was a lively scene. Finally, he was shot by a policeman. The writer of an obituary notice of an es- flH timable l. dy, said that the bereaved husband was "hardly able to bear the demise, of his Wife." Imagine his dismist on roMlinir in asI print that the bereaved has band was ly able to wear the chemit of hia wife/' The ^H| London Courief-Jvwmoi, ia;.describing a wedding in high life, said that the,bride was jH accompanied to the alter by. tight brides- B nniftsi Wply ynrr-? V*"1-" wutJ not ti<lfir. A Providence papet.jj?pe an- ^ nounced that Rev. Dr. Wyland, Resident > of Brown Universi y, "gave billiard party." The editor wrote a brilliant party." The importance of carefnl punctuation cannot be insisted on too urgently. Here are a few instances winch" illustrate it:? " Wanted a young mas to^take.charge of a pair of horses of a religious turn of mind." "A child was run o*dr by a wagon three years old and croSs*eypd with ~antalets which never spoke. afterwards." "The procession , was very fine and nearly ten miles, in length, as was also the prayer of Dr. Perry,, the Chaplain." \ :-7 Critical Periods of Human Life.? From the~age of forty to that'of sixty a man who properly regulates himself n?y be considered in the pnme of life. His matured strength of constitution renders him almost impcrvous to the attacks of disease, and all kin fniuifinnQ nm in tkp kiirkwf. ntfli>r Knv. ?*? % * W JU VMV MV^UWlr . ing gone a year or twu^aat sixfcjrr. however, he arrives at a critical period^of'^existence; the river of Death ffows b^forcF hrni, and he remains at a atauidstilL! :3J tit IT^tn wart this river is a viaduct, called ''The Xwra of Life," which, if crossed in safety, leads to the valley "Old Age," round which the river winds, and then flows beyond withouta boat or causeway to affect its passage. The bridge is, however, constructed of fragile materials, and it depends upon bow .it., is trodden whether it bend or break. Gout, apoplexy, and other bad characters, are also in the vicinity to waylay the traveler, and thrust hiui from the |>ass; but let him gird up his loins, and provide himself with perfect composure. To quote a metaphor, die "Turn of "Life" is a turn either into a prolonged walk or into the grave. The system and power having reached their utmost expansion now begin either to close like flowers at sunset, or break down at oncc. 'One injudicious stimulant, a single fatal excitement, may force ftp beyond it? strength; jtrhHst ? careful /. supply of props, and tho witroftawal of all wj that tends to force a plant, will sustain it to fl beauty and in vigor, until nigty bas nearly jH set in. t \ -A ; 3 The French Civil. War.-?1The unlucky Communist have ut last been compelled to set out ofFortYanres and let ihthe Ver sadists. The surrender . was done quietly, the former leaving in the night by a sun- I terranean passage to Montronge, and the 1 attcr, who had already battered the *fort into uselessness and dug their way to^he rear, walking in Snnday Morning on tie '-blind M side,' of the work. The Communists have jj yet three priuoiple forts'Montronge, Bicetre fl and Ivry; the Yeraaillist also holding three ?Valcrien, Issy and Yanvres, not including intermediate works, hgwevcr, of great strength. Meanwhile breaching batteries are being erected at all practical points on the line of the siege, and will open on the ramparts when ready. An address by Marshal McMahon indicates the early; occurrence of the grand attack which has so frequently been promised of late. We clip the following from the Augusta Chronicle and Sentinel: ""'' * What Energy Can Do.-?There is a great and universal complaint of the dull timei but it seems that in the dullest of dull ? "ii u times some men can matte tne worm move. We have just seen a report of about thirty working days, in Charleston alone,' of Messrs. Miller & Randall, agents of the Southern Life Insurance Company. This report certifies to the taking of sixty-nine applications, amounting to$460.000 in risks, and $20,00(> in premiums. This seems to us an extraordinary exhibit, and speaks volumes for the energy and industry of our home institution and its accomplished agents. Among the polices issued, we note many of r the Catholic clergy of the State of South Carolina and many influential laymen of various denominations. v.-. Newspaper Sueplements-?A decision JH of softe importance to newspapers has just H been rendered in the Unitea States District jj Court, at Cleveland. Many newspapers have a fashion of folding in their papers tfdverti- ^Hj sing sheets, oirculars, or posters, assuming ^ that by printing "supplement" at the head ^ they evade the United States statute made . ' and provide for such practices. MrvA. K. * ' Brown, of the Alliance (Ohio^ Motufor, labored under this delusion, ana was ii?clicted and convicted.? Wheeling IntfUigcnoer. The judge decided that a real supplement * may be thus sent out; but that a mere adver- ^j tisemont is not a supplement in contempla?? n i 1 TV i.l tion ol law.?ii ic rim in in jsujju, ?.?. The Boston Journal of Chemistry tells us that when color on a fabric has been accidentally destroyed by acid, ammonia isappliedto neutralize the same, after which an application of chloroform, will, in almost all cases, restore the original color. The application of ammonia is common, but tha$ of . chloroform is little known. Chloroform will also remove paint from a garment, or else- t where, when benzole or bisulphids of carbon fails. 1 Three things to think abou,t?Life, death and eternity. *" \::l