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THE CAMDEN JOURNAL. AN INDEPENDENT FAMILY PAPER, rUBLISIIED BY JOHN KERSHAW. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. On# year, in advance.... $2 50 Six months.... ? 1 50 Three months 75 Transient Advertisements must be paid for in advance. LAWSOF THE STATE. Acts and Resolutions of the Ceneral A noovwVvlTT nf SrtntVi Pomlinfl. VOL. XXXI. ' CAMDEN, S. C., THURSDAY, JUNE 0, 1872. NO. 40 "Published by Authority. A Bill to relieve the State of South Carolina from all Liability for its Guarantee of The Bonds of the Blue Jlidge Railroad Company, by providing for the securing and distruction of the same. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same: Whereas, the State of South Carolina lias, by and in pursuance of the provisions of an act, approved the 15th day of September, A. D. 1868, entitled "An act to authorize additional aid to the Blue Ridge Railroad Company in South Carolina," endorsed a wnariintoo nf tho faith and credit of the State on four millions of dollars of bonds, issued by the said Blue Ridge Railroad Company, in South Carolina; the Blue Ridge Railroad Company, in Georgia; the Tennessee River Railroad Company, in North Carolina; the Knoxville and Charleston Railroad Company, in Tennessee, and the Pendleton Railroad Company, in South Carolina, for the purpose of aiding the speedy compleiion of the said railroad, which bonds are* liable for the debts of the said railroad companies; and whereas the present condition of the finances of the.State, and of said companies is such as to make the farther continuance of said bonds on the market inexpcdicntwnd unadvisable, and a serious injury and prejudice to the credit of the State; and whereas the existence of the said four millions of dollars of bonds so guaranteed, creates a liability upon the part of the State, which the treasury may be required to meet at unforeseen and inopportune times; and whereas the liability of the State, on account of such guarantee, should be faithfully met and discharged; therefore, in order to secure the recovery -and destruction of the bonds and coupons of the said company, issued under and in pursuance of the provisions of the aforesaid act, now pledged in the city of New York and elsewhere, and to relieve the State of all liabilities whatsoever, by rexson | of fts endorsement and guarantee of said < bonds, lie it enacted by the Senate and House of 1 Representatives of the State of South Carolina, now uiet and sitting in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same : Section 1. That the State treasurer is 1 hereby directed, with the consent, in writing, ? of the president of the lilue Ridge Railroad Company, in South Carolina, to require the < agent of the State of South Carolina, to re- i quire the financial agent of the State, in the : * city of New York, immediately to deliver to ' the State treasury all the bonds of the lilue i Ridge Railroad Company, endorsed and guaranteed by the State of South Carolina, 1 which are now in his possession, and held by * him as collateral security for advances made < by the said financial agent,"by the order of financial board, to the Blue liidgc Railroad 1 Company; and upon the delivery of said bonds, the treasurer is hereby required to cancel the same, in the manner hereinafter 1 directed; and the said lilue Ridge Railroad < Company shall thereupon be discharged from I all liability to the State on acoouut of such < advances. i Sec. 2. That upon the surrender by the 1 said company to the State treasury of the balance, of the said four millions of dollars or bonds, issued by the said lilue Ridge pAmnonr On/1 mi O rQ n h U" t.llP 1UIU1U6U VUUI^Ulljr, uuu ^uui??mwvm ~j -? State, the State treasurer is hereby authorized and required to deliver tor the president of the Blue Ridge Railroad Company, in 1 South Carolina, treasury "certificates of in- * debtedness (styled revenue bond scrip) to * the amount of one million eight hnndred 1 thousand dollars, the said certificates to be ' executed in the mauncr hereinafter directed; ] and if the said company shall not be able to ' deliver all of said bonds at one time, the treasurer is authorized and required to deliver to the said presiden^uch amount of such treasury certificates as shall be propor tional to the amount of bonds delivered. Sec. 3. That to carry out th^purposcs of this act, the State treasurer is hereby authorized and required to have printed or en- i graved on steel, as soon as practicable, ' treasuty certificates of indebtedness, to be ( known and designated as revenue bond sftup 1 of the State of South Caralina, in such form and of such denomination as may tyc determined on by the State treasurer, and the 1 president of the Blue Ridge Railroad Company, in South Carolina, to the amount of one million eight hundred thousand dollars, which revenue bond script shall be signed ] fcy the State treasurer, and shall express that sum mentioned therein is due by the State of South Carolina to the bearer thereof, and that the same will be received in payment of taxes and other dues to the State, except special trx levied to pay interest on the pub lie debt. Sec. 4. That the faith and funds of the State are hereby pledged for the ultimate redemption of said revenue bond scrip, aud the county treasurers are hereby required to receive the same in payment of all taxes Jjvicd by the State,- except inpayment of Special tax levied to pay interest on the pub1 c debt; and the State treasurer and all other public officers are hereby required to receive the same in payment of all dues to the State, and, still further to provide for the redemption of saicLrcvenue bond scrip, an annual tax of three mills on the dollar, in addition fc> all other taxes, on the assessed value of all tixable property in the State, is hereby levied, to be collected in the same manner and at the same time as may be provided by law for the levy and collection of the regular annual taxes of the State; and the State treasurer is hereby required to retire, at the end of each year from their date, one-fourth of the amount of the treasury scrip hereby authorized to be issued, until allot'shall be retired, and to apply to such purpose ex clusivcly the taxes hereby required to b< levied. . Sec. 5. That if any such revenue bond scrip is received in the treasury, for pay ment of taxes, the treasurer be, and he is hereby, authorized to pay out such revenue bond scrip in satisfaction of any claims against the treasury, except for interest thai may be due on the public debt. Sec. G. That upon the delivery to the State treasurer of the said guaranteed bonds of the Blue Kidge Railroad Company, or of any part of them, the treasurer is hereby requred to cause the same to be cancelled and destroyed in the presence of the president of the Blue Ridge Railroad Company, c r\ j in oouui vurunua, auu in iuu piesuiiii; ui a joint committee of tlie Senate and House of .Representatives of this State, to be for that purpose appointed. Sec. 7. That whenever the whole number of the said guaranteed bonds shall have been delivered to the treasurer and cancelled, as required by the provisions of this act, the lien of^the State of South Carolina^ upon the estate, property and funds of the said Blue Ridge Railroad Company in this State, and of the other associated eompauies in the States of Georgia, North Carolina and Ten nessee, as secured by the provisions of an act entitled "An act to authorize additional aid to the Blue Ridge Railroad Company in South Carolina," passed On the fifteenth day of September, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty-eight, all other claims or liens which arc held by the State, against said company or companies, on account of said guarantee, shall, from thenceforth, be forever discharged and released; and should the said company be unable, from nuv poiKij tn deliver nil of K.nifl honds. such ..-J ? ? liens shall be discharged and released to an cxicnt which shall be proportional to the amount of such bonds-actually delivered. Sec. 8. That if the said company shall accept the provisions of this act, it shall be authorized, if the board of directors may desire, to change the corporate name of the company to thatot the "Knoxvillc and South Carolina Railroad Company," and shall have power to extend its railroad, or to construct branches thereof, to any points or places in the State, with all the powers and privileges with which said company is vested by the provisions of its charter, and the company shall also have power to issue bonds, and to secure the same by a mortgage, to such amount and In such manner as the board of directors may direct. And all sales of stock in the said Rluc Ridge Railroad Company, in South Carolina, and its associate companies. formerly held by the State and sold by the commissioners of the sinking fund be, and they arc hereby, confirmed. r. <> riM , ;i> ?? r*kc. 'j. j liai U any pci'SUU snail iuij;u ui counterfeit the treasury scrip hereby authoriczd to be issued, or'shall, directly or indirectly, aid or assist in the forcing or counterfeiting of such scrip, or shall issue in any manner use any such forged or counterfeited 'crip, he shall, on conviction thereof, be tincd in the discretion of the court, and shall be imprisoned in the penitentiary for a :crui not exceediug ten years. [n the House of Rkpije.sentattves, j. # Columiua, S. C., March 2. TS72. * ) On the question, ''Shall this act become a aw, tlrt? objections *)f his Excellency the urovernor to the contrary* notwithstanding," :ho yeas and?nays were ordered, pursuant :o the provisions or the Constitution, resulting, yeas 84, nays 18, and ordered to he sent Lo the Senate. By order. A. 0. Jones, Clerk llouse of Representatives. ; In tiie Senate, ) Columbia, S. C. March 2, 1S72. } On the fjucstion, "Shall this act bccouic a aw, the objections of his Excellency the jrovernor to the contrary nothwithstanding," he yeas and nays were ordered, pursuant to provisions of the Constitution (Art. 3, Sec. 22.) The act passed by a viva voce vote of Teas 22. nays 6, and ordered to be returned 'o the House of Representatives. By order. J. "Woodruff, Clerk of Senate. An Act to charter the State Savings and Insurance Bank, of Anderson, South Carolina. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate md House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same: That James L. Orr, Jessey W. Norris, 0 EI. P. Pant, D. M Watson, Wm..Perry, Jacob Burris, W. Sharpe, B. F. Crayton, John Martin. John R. Cochrane, John B, Sitton, F. E. Harrison, W. B. Watson, sr., B. 1). Dean, John Wilson and J. W. Harrison, together wtyh such other persons as are now or may hereafter be associated with them, shall be, and they arc hereby made and constituted a body politic aud corporate, by the name and style of the State Savingsand Insurance Bank of Anderson, South Carolina, and by \ u? IIlill' IIUIIIU fcliilJl UU, UIIU 13 llUlUUJr liiauu vapable iu law, to have, purchase, .enjoy and retain to it and its sublessors, lands, rents, tenements, goods, chatties and effects, of what kind or quality soever, and the same to sell, alien or dispose of, to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, answer and be answered, defend and be defended, in courts of record or any other place whatsoever,- and have perpetual succession, to have and exerercisc the rights and privelcges of other corporations notv in existence, or that may hereafter be enacted, and also to make, have and use a common seal, and the same to break, alter and renew at their pleasure, and also to ordain andputfin cxecutioitsuch by-laws and regulations as may seem necessary and convenient for the government of said corporation. Sec. 2. The capital stock of said corporation shall be twenty-five thousand cellars, to be divided into shares of one hundred dollars each, and may be increased from time to time, to a sum not excepdiug five hundred thousand dollars; as may be deemed necessary by tho board of directors. 5 Sec. 3. The persons named in the first section of this act shall bo the directors of I said company until others arc appointed by - the stockholders, and they may, as soon as i they deem proper, appoint a president from s among their number, or from among others i who may hereafter be associated with them, ; and the said president shall remain in office for one year from the day of his election, and i until his successor is appointed, and in case ; of a vacancy in the office of President or di' rector, from any cause, the remaiuing directors may elect others to supply their place until a meeting of the stockholders shall bo held.. There shall be five or more directors, who with the pifcsident, shall manage the affairs of the company. Three of said direct' ors shall constitute a nuorum for thctransac tiun of any and all business pertaining to said company, The meeting of the stockholders shall be held in the principal office of the corporation, which shall be designated by the board of directors. Sec. 4. The president and directors shall shall appoint such clerks and other officers as they shall find necessary, properly to conduct the business of said company, and allow them suitable compensation, all of which officrs and clerks shall hold their places during the pleasure of the president and directors. Sec. '5. The president and directors shall have power to appoint agents in any part of the State or elsewhere, and at their discretion may take from them bonds,, with securities conditioned for the faithful performance of their duties, such agents being removable at the pleasure of the president, subject to the approval of the board of directors, or by the board of directors. Sec. G. The mode of voting at such meetings of stockholders, shall be one vote for each share of stock, and every stockholdermay at pleasure, by power of attorney or in person, assign or tranpicr ms stocK in tne comhany, on the books of the same, or any part thereof, not being leis than a whole share. Sec. 7. That the first annual meeting of said company shall be on the first Tuesday of June, 1872, and thereafter on the same day of each year. Provided: The said stockholders at any regular meeting, or a board of directors may at any time change the day of said regular annual meeting; and the president and directors may, at any time, call a general meeting of the stockholders, and any number of stockholders, owning not less than one-third the whole number of shares, may require the president to call such a meeting, and on his refusal to do so, may thoinsclvcs call such meeting, in such case, giving at least ten days notice, by publication in one or more newspapers published iu the city of Columbia. Sec. 8. The members of the company shall not be liable for any loss, damage or responsibility, other than the property they have in the capital and funds of the company, to the amount of'shares held them, respectively, and any profits arising therefrom, not divided. Sec. 9. That said corporation shall have power to invest its capital stock or other funds, in bank or other stocks, in the purchase of bonds of the United States, bonds of this, or any other State of the United States, and in bonds-of any incorporated company, to lenu money upon reai or personal security, to discount bonds, notes and bills of exchange, and to guarantee the payment of bonds, notes, bills of exchange or other evidences of debt, and use their property in any manner incidental to a banking, insurance and trust business, or the general business of the company. Sec. 10. All policies of insurance and other contracts made by said company, signed by the president and countersigned by the secretary, shall be obligatory upon said company, and have the same effect as if attested by a corporate seal. * > Sec. 11. This act shall bo in full force after its passage. Approved, February 27, 1872. An Act to incorporate the Spartanburg Female College. Section 1. Be it ena ted by the Senate and House of Representative of the State of ri ,1 /-i ... i;__ 3 oouni ^urunna, uuw uiutuuu suuug m uciieral assembly and by the authority of the same: That Samuel B. Jones, President of the Spartanburg Female College, together with his associates and successors, be and are hereby declared a body politic and corporate by the name and style of the Spartanburg Female College, located in the town of Spartanburg South Carolina. Sec. 2. That the said corporation shall have power under, its corporate name, to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, in any court of law in this State, to purchase and sell real and porsonal estate, to have a seal, and to make all such by-laws for the government of said corporation as may be deemed necessary, not inconsistent with the laws of I this State. Sec. 3. That .the said corporation shall have power to elect professors for said college, to fill all vacancies as may occur among them, and to remove them at discretion, to prescribe a course of study to be pursued by the students, to confor degrees and award diplomas and such other honorary distinctions to graduates, as are common in the col - * TV ?i1 Oi.i leges of similar gnule in tne unitea ouucs. Sec. 4. That the private, ns well as the corporate property of the corporators, sliall be liable for all debts contracted for the college by its authorized agents. Sec. 5. That tho said corporation shall have power to take and hold by donation, bequest or purchase, real and-personal property for the use of said college, to aliy amount not exceeding thirty thousand dollprs. Sec. G. That this act shall continue in force until repealed. Approved March 4, 1872. An Act to amond an act entitled "An Act to extend tho limits of the town of Cainden." Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina now met and sitting in ' Genera! Assembly, and by tho authority of the same: That an act ontitled "An act to extend the limits of the Town of Camden," approved March 9, 1871, be, and the same is hereby, amended by striking out Section 1 and substituted the following: "Section 1. That tho limits of the Town of Camden bo, and the same are hereby, extended as follows to wit: The western boundry shall commence at the junction of Wylie street with Mulberry street, and shall extend northward along-the said Wylie street three-fourths of a mile beyond the present terminus of said street, and from this point the northern boundary shall extend, in an eastern direction, until it intersects Horse Branch, and thence, by course (of said stream, to the point where it empties into Little Pine Tree Creek, and thence, by the course of the last named creek, to a point opposite Jiulbcrry street, thence, westward, until it reaches said street, and continue along the line of said street to its junction with Wylie street." Sec. 2. That the intendant and wardens of the said Town of Camden are hereby required to proceed, immediately upon the passage of this act, to designate, by proper marks and monuments, the boundaries hereinbefore authorized. . Sec. 3. That all a'cts, or parts of acts, inconsistent with tho provisions of this act, be, and the same is hereby, repealed. Approved March 4,1872. An Act authorizing the Town Council of the Town of Newberry to erect a Market House on a Lot of Land belonging to the. County of Newberry. Section 1. He it enacted by the Senate and House of Representees of the Stato of I South Caroliua, now met aud sitting in Gcn1 oral Assembly, and by the authority of the same: That the town council of the Town of Newberry are hereby authorized and empowered to erect a market house U\ said town, upon a lot of land which is partly attached to and lying near the public square in said towp, and belonging to the County nf NoniKorrv trhinli Int. fivcn for "" -J) ?? o such purpose to said town council and their successors in office free of rent or charge. And said town council and their successors in office shall have power and authority to remove such market house, whenever in their opinion the same may be deemed necessary and expedient. Approved March 4,1872. Joint Besclution to Believe the Into County Treasurer of York County, E. M. liose, and his Bondsmen. Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Beprescntati-ves, now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same: That Edward M. Bose, late treasurer of York county, and his bondsmen, "Win. E. Hose, James Windsor and J. L. Watson, be' relieved from all responsibility as treasurer and bondsmen in York county until date, in consequence of a raid made on that office and officer by the Ku-Klux-Klan, on the 2Gth day of February, 1871. Approved March 4, 1S72. Too Much Clerk.?The Times tells us tli^t the number of clerks who are seeking employment in New York to-day is really lamentable. Merchants and others are iniin" ~ " .1 L dated by applications from persons tnorougnly deserving, who are reduced to'the most desperate straits for a bare subsistence; and as - the evil is an increasing one, he ''thinks people would do well seriously to bethink themselves of a remedy." From an absurd notion that clerking is considered a "genteel" occupation, while carpentering is merely work for common people"? "The clerk sat at a desk, with a pen behind his ear, attired in broadcloth; the carpenter worked away in his knees in canvas jacket and p-pcr cap. So matters have gone on to this day. But at length everybody almost has become more or ies-s educuted, and the discovery has been made that, in plain language, "uny fool can bo a clerk." while to be an efficient cabinet-maker requires qualities by no means so easily found. The result is that the clerk supply is enormously in excess of tho demaud, and as a consequence their salaries are screwed down to the lowest limits. One way of abating this really serious evil, is, the editor says, by heads of families steadily setting their faces against bringing their sons up as clerks. In the great mainrittr of oases thev do cxactlv the reverse.? A ew York L.qwcus. Fast Trains.?A London exchange says the new express train from London to Plymoth will probably be the fastest train in the world in that part of the journey which lies over Bristol and Exeter, and the Great Western Railways. Leaving Exeter at 10:30, it is time to reach Paddington at 2:45; including a stoppage of five minutes at Bristol, and the vexatious and inevitable delay of ten minutes at Swindon, the journey of one hundred and ninety-four miles will be made in four hours and a quarter. The Irish limited mail, hitherto considered the fastest train, occupies six hours and thirty-five min* * *T i -i i I utcs between ijonaon ana noiyucuu, uanj; at the pace of only 170 miles in four hours and a quarter. The fastest train on the great Northern line is between London and Peterborough, seventy-six miles, which is done in one hour and thirty-seven minutesj but the Great Western accelerated express will run from Swindon to London, seventyseven miles, in one hour and twenty-seven minutes. The 11:45 train from Pad .ington will perform the journey to Plymouth-in only five minutes more timo than tho new up express. A Western girl, who has been pretty w-cll brought up, kno'aks down every man who kisses her, and she is so pretty that the married and ail the single gentlemen in town have black eyes. ^ ' i Stephen Elliott. In a communication addressed to the New York Times, by Gen. G. T. Beauregard, we find the following reference to the lamented ' Stephen Elliott of our State: In the defense of Charleston, during the summer of 1863, it became absolutely necessary to hold the north end of Morris Island, (at the risk of losing its garrison of 1000 men,) long after it had been pronounced untenable by its commanding officers, who were among the most gallant in our service, or that of any other country; but by their zeal, energy and courage, seconded by the valor of their troops, that portion of the Is- I C?/\n\ Jon f/\ flf.rt nnoi'Ttr fwA I milU VTUO HUiUj llUUl uuj w uujj uv?*y vnv months, against all tho land and naval attacks of an overpowering enemy, and at the moment of final attack, the garrison was safely withdrawn with the loss of only a few men. About the time (July, 1863,) I determined to remove-the artillery garrison from Fort Sumter, whose guns had all been dismounted or silenced, except one, (a twenty-four pounder in one of the retired angles,) the commanding officer and his principal subordinates pronounced that fort no longer tenable under the terrible artillery fire kept up, night and day, by the enemy's land aud naval battcrrics against its crumbling ruins. I concluded at once to substitute an infantry command for [the gallant artillerists, whose services were absolutely rrquircd for tho inner harbor defences, just being completed to supply tho placo of Fort Sumter, then only fit for a defensive work in our hands, but which would have become a most, effective offensive position in those of the enemy. 1.^ therefore sent for an intelligent, brave young"' officer belonging to the command of Pocotali- ] go, near Savannah, Major Stephen Elliott, 1 to whom I exposed fully the situation, and . told him that the safety ofCharleston depend- . ed on our holding the ruins of Fort Sumter with a garrison not cscecding one hundred , and fifty infantry and about the same num ber of laborers. I asked him to go there for a few days to learn personally the exact con- ? dition of affairs, and then to give me his ( answer. His features lighted up, and his ? lnrn-o hino <rrnv eves flushed at the idea of f being put in command of such an important ( post, and he 6aid to me : "General, I have no need of going to the fort to know its con- < ditbn?you can issue the order at once if ] you will give ine a garrison of resolute men," j but I declined to do so until he had visited , the place in person ; he went that night (for ' no communication could"be had with the fort in the day time,) and he returned before day- 1 break to inform me that he had seen enough j to desire still that command; the order was J accordingly given, and he held those ruins < against every attack for twelve months, at fj the end of which time he was put in com- c mand ofy regiment and subsequently of a brig- j ade. At the mine explosion at Petersburg t in July, 1804, ho was desperately wounded _ through the body and finally died at his ruin- a ed home in 18G9. No country. ever lost a j. more promising and gallant young offi- 0 ccr* li Humors of the Campaign?A Supposi- 0 tious Veto by H. G. J [From the Chicago Tost.] ["An Act to raise revenue, by imposing a ^ duty of ten cents on guano."] . COMMENTS BY THE PRESIDENT. n I return this obnoxious measure without p my approval. The man who introduced it f; is an ass; the i men who voted for itarescl.o n- \\ ing British agents; and the men who say n this is not the case are liars and horse thieves. I judge that, on an average, every man, woman and child, in America, use a ton of gu- a uno eadh year, in some shape or other, wh. th- t cr as a farmer in New York, Louisiana, In- n diana, Colorado, iVidukc, &c., in agriculture, -c or as Charles A. Dana, for editorial articles.. t< Wo thus consume in round figures, 40,000,- 1< 000 tons of guano annually. The arbitrary and revolutionary act which I veto to-day, would thus impose a tax of four millions of j dollars per year on our peoplo. With what effect ? It would not'stimulate the produc-' tlon of American guano. American birds , could not compete with the pauper lab'or of birds in debauched and priest-ridden Central America. I am not quite sure as to what I ? ? ? mini iu tiixf cn nr u'link 5?i whifh UlUmi, VI UIIJ IV lO i.ryw ow, v* mmw -w ...v.., but the man who speaks to the contrary is a hell hound and bribed by the glitter of British Gold. II. (I. s On the island (if Borneo has been found a <J certain race of wild creatures, of which kin- <. dred varieties have been found in the Phili- i pine islands, Terre del Fnego and in South E America. They walked usually, almost erect, t on two legs, and in that attitude measure ] about four feet in height. They arc dark, f wrinkled and hairy. They construct uo hub- s itations, form no families, scarcely associate t together' sleep in caves and trees, feed on r snakes and vermin; on ants eggs, and on ( eachothcr. They cannot be tamed or forced j to any labor, and are bunted ana shot among t the trees, like the great gorilla, of which r they are a stunted copy. When captured ] alive, one finds to his surprise, that their uncouth jabbering sounds like an articulate . language. They turn up a human face to I gaze at their captors, and the females show * instincts of monesty; and, iu fine, these wret- | chcd beings arj men. J Boston Jubilee Drum ?The bass drum c lor tne iioston juducc in iouy was u U1IIIU | plaything when compared with the one just completed at Farmingtnn Falls, Elaine, for this year's festivity. The diameter of the f first one was eight feet; that of this monster j is twelve feet, while its circumference is thirty-seven feet and eight inches, and its J width five feet. It is made of maple, re- ' quires twelve boards, each fifteen feet long . and thirteen inches wide, and contains 195 square feet of timber. It is the largest drum * in the world, and was taken from the factory ' only by tearing away a part of the bulding. i The bridal trosseau of the future Empress , of China will cost half a million. k T v . : : " v, . - r ADVERTISING RATES. ->.?? . JB Space. IM. 2 M. 3 M. G M: 1 Y. 1 squaw 3 00 6 00 8 Q0 12 00 16 00 2 squares 6 00 9 00 12 00 18 00 26 00 8 squares 9 00 13.00 16 00 24 00 35 0? 4 squares 12 00 16 00 20 00 30 00 43 M I column 15 00 19 00 24 00 34 00 60 OC A column 20 00 30 00 40 00 55 00 80 00 1 column 30 00 59 00 60 00 90 00 150 00 All Transient Advertisements will be charged One Dollar per Square for the first and Seventy-five Cents per Square fbr each subsequent insertion. < '* ^ . JOTTINGS. Forgiveness is rarely perfect^xcept in the Dreasts ai tnose wno nave sunerea. The debts of Prince Napoleon in Paris are said to amount to nearly 4,000,000 francs. Tho new law will keep 1,350,000 Freshmen from marriage until they have passed their 29th year. The last sensation novel is, we hear, to bo entitled "The Poisoned Gum Drup; or, The Candy Woman's Revenge." A Green Bay man ttfas mean enough to elope with the only school-teacher in the town, thus shutting up the school . It was a brilliant Fond du Lac boy who, seeing a dog with a muzzle on for the first time, exclaimed: "Mamma, mamma,.I bet five Cents the dogs are going wear hoop-skirts; there goes a dog with one on his nose. * . "ITow far shall this excruciating uncertainty go, Adelaide, my belovedsaid a gallant young llomeo to his pretty Juliet the other evening. "Go to?father-," was the prompt and'satisfactory reply. An old toper, being asked one day why he persisted .in drinking, replied: "Dry makes me drink, drink makes me drunk, and drunk 1 j ? mu- i 4.* uiciK.es UJU ury U?Uiu. J. UU cAp-.auauuu nao considered quite sufficient. On n printer? ^ * llcre rests his form within a case, Dead matter its condition, To be reset and reappear A new revised edition. , , The Indianapolis News can be poetical ev- . ep about a hearse. It says, a new child's hearse was displayed on the streets to*day. Ihe glass plates are square, the trimming is white and gilt, and the entire appearance is lirv and attractive. A fellow lately started a store in Kansas, rhe following. was the sign ho hung out: 'Dry goods by John Smith, who wishes to jet married." This sign drew all kinds of justom. The single ladies went, of course, ind the married men all told their wives to jo, under the impression that they could iasily cheat so great a fool. A Western editor's editorial statements, 'We are living at this moment under abso- . ute despotism," is explained by his cotemporaries by the fact that he has lately been narried. Miss Ellen L. Fletcher, of Charleston, N. ti., naving leamea tne trade, nas opened a eweler's shop, and the watches of all the roung men in town are out of ordc#: in conpejuenee. L'hcy have not come to perfect weather yet iut West. An irate journalist writes: "This s a fine time to set out flowers and have hem frozen qs stiff as an iceberg in less than ,n hour. In planting seeds, put each one in . pill box, and wrap the box up in cotton latting. Tn .setting out onions, put an ver-coat on each onion, and place a layer of lot bricks under the bed. If you hear any he predicting a thaw between now and rune, shoot him on the spot." The Danbury Xeics says that a Salisbury icrnion went hunting for a crov." recently. Ic put a couple of quarts of powder and shot a his gun, shut his eyes, and blazed away 'he village physician promptly sews in every icce of the German barber as rapidly as it is ound. The crow has not since been seen : t is likely it has left town until tho excitelent blows over. T *1. T>!11! it T i.1 P oosu jjiuuigs says; - j. am rawer luvorbly impressed with gin and milk az an ex- . rakt, and think a minister ov the gospel lite contend with some ov it, on the sli.sucessfully, hut when he cams to recommend it a his people, ! have mi doubts about It, uniss lie knows his people bettor than I do." The Davenport, Iowa, printers seized a cirus and menagerie the other day for not payng their bills, and now each editor is the appy owner of a Swineouphalus, or Giasteutus, or a Ilippoptatemus, or an Alaska Sea jion. When subscribers rage and a man * omcs in and wants to know "who wrote that rticle," the editor unchains his menagerie, nd the insulted follow has a sudden call to see a man" elsewhere.? Toledo 0., lilade. In the office of a New York p^per there tood in type the report of a sermon, and a aragraph describing the earecr of a mad log. In "making up," these two articles ot mixed, and the readers of the paper next iiorning were astonished at the following nelange: "Rev. James Thompson preached 1 on.lt/l.w.,! 1?ct S 'I'll to TT-OC uu Jill qu uuuitaww umuuuuuuj. jliiio n iw lis last sermon previous'to his embarkation br Europe. lie exhorted his brethren and isters, and after offering a dovout prayer, he ook a whim to cut some frautie freaks. He an up Smith street to lJrown, and down ?ar to College. At this stage of the procccdngs some boys seized him, tied a tea-kettle o his tail and let him go. A great crowd rathercd, and for a lew momouts there were ivcly scenes." An Optical Curiosity.?Ilcre is a shade little experiment, by which we can prove he existence of a blind spot in our eyes. Shut your left eye, and with the right one ook steadily at the cross just below, holding lie paper ten or twelve inches from the yeX O Now move the paper s7ow7t/ toward the ye. which must bo kept fixed on the cross. \t a certain distance the other figure?the etter 0?will suddenly disappear.; but., if ron bring the paper nearer, it will como igain itito view. You may not succeed in ;hc experiment on the first trial, but with a ittlc patience you can hardly fail, ancl the suddenness with which the black spot vanishes nul wimnoars is verv strikins?. Now. oy. rr ? -~j 0- 7 uniiKition has shown that, when it disappears, its image falls exactly on the spot whero the optic nerve enters the eye. thus proving that spot to bo blind.