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THE CAMDEN JOURNAL. ~ AX INDEPENDENT FAMILY PAPER, PUBLISHED BY JOHN KERSHAW. SUBSCRIPTION BATES. One year, in advance $2 50 Six months 1 -30 Three months 75 I?* Transient Advertisements must be' paid | for in advance. MUX DAY READING. Eloquent Peroration. The following is an extract from He v. Dr. . VOL. XXXI. CAMDEN, S. THURSDAY, AXJGUST23 1873. NO. 31 Palmer's address in the Lee Memorial Chapel, June 27.1872: Finally, we must bring over to the future a patriotism that is born of adversity and trial, more intense and pure than in the * prosperous and joyful past. Love of country is inextinguishable, because it is filial. It ranks with that we owe to the parents that begat us, and have given to us their image and their name. Put I plead for it not upon the cold footing of duty, but as a precious sentiment of the heart. As a principle, it strikes its fuot far down into the consciousness; but its bloom must expand into a ludy passion, and its fruit ripen into acts of enduring service for the public weal. The best affections of the soul arc those which strengthen under trial. The alloy of selfishness burns away in the crucible, and the pure love comes forth with a power of endurance which nothing can exhaust. It is thus we bear up each other -n f r? * j xl L .1 . unuer tne discipline 01 ine, noi inrougn tne Compulsion of necessity, nor the cold obligation of duty, but with a warm devotion * which finds joy in the ministries of love.? . A genuine patriotism is not that which ] shouts itself hoarse amid holiday celebra- ( tions; but when the country groans in the j anguish of a great crisis, waits upon it? des- ] tiny, though it be that of the touib. And ? this land of ours, furrowed by so.-many , graves and overshadowed by such solemn . memories, calls for a consecration of the t heart which shall be equal to its grief. The j ^ patriotism which these days demand must ( refine itself into martyrdom. It must suffer 4 as well as act. Strong in the consciousness j of rectitude, it must nerve itself to endure f contradiction and scorn. If need be, it must j weep at the burial of civil lib&ty, aud wait r with the heroism of hope for its 'certain re- v surrcction. Snob a spirit will wear out the a longest tyranny, and assist at the coronation ( of a brighter destiny. ' | Young gentlemen of the University, I < have delivered the message with which 1 felt a myself charged. I have not bccu able to j address you with the fripperies of rhetoric, _ I have done you the higher honor of suppo- f! sing you capable of sympathising with the ? deep emotion of my own heart. When your ? * note of invitation reached me some mouths ^ ago, it touehed me with the solemnity of a call from the grave. I felt, as I turned my _ ateps hither, that I was making a pilgrimage Q to my country's shrine. I should be per- a mitted to stand uncovered at the touib of j the immortal chief who sleeps in such grand E repose beneath these acadomic shades where a he found rest after heroic toils. Should I look upon the emblem of my country's death!' Or should I prophecy beside it the birth of a new career? Memories holy as death ? ha ve been throwing their shadows over my spirit, and I have Spoken in the interests of country, of duty and of truth. The dim forms of Washington and Lee?twin names v upon American history as well as upon your v own walls?appear beforo me the Rhada- o manthus and the Minos, who shall pronounce o judgmeut upon every sentiment uttered v by me here. If aught said by me should * draw the frown of their displeasure, may the ? Angel of pity drop a tear nud blot it out for- v ever ! Standing upon the soil that gave t birth to a Washington, Madison, a Joffer- I son, a Henry, a Randolph, d Marshal, a a Jackson, and a Lee; and lifting the scroll a which hangs arouud the ensign of my na- 1 tive State the names of Pinckney, Laurens, n Kutledge, Lowndes, McDuffie, Hayne. Cal- ? T DiiBMmnn imtitAwln) alio Jaq t J1UU1J, X DUUtUIVU VIIC1I lUlUiUi lill CllUUt.^ around hts tomb whom a nation so lately mourned. In their dread presence I solemn- t ly declare that the principles of our Fathers 1 are our principles to-day, and that the stones f upon which American liberty were first * built are the only stones upon which it shall c ever be able to stand. And you, gentle- t men, representing the young thought and \ I hope which must shortly deal with these t ' mijrhty issues, I swear each one by an oath t more solemn than that of Hannibal, not t that you will destroy Home, but that you a will save Carthage. I charge you, if this t great Republic like a gallant ship must t drive upon the breakers, that you will be upon the deck, and with suspended breath i await the shock. Perchance she will sur- < vive it; but if she sink beneath the destiny * which has devoured the great kingdoms of * the past, that you save from the melancholy 1 wreck our Ancestral Faiths, and work out yet, upon this continent, the problem of a * free, constitutional and popular government. t And may the God of destiuies give you a t I good issue! ' i One Thousand Dollars Damage for i ! Putting up the Wrong Medicine.?An i l interesting case, on trial in the Jefferson i ? Court of Coumion Pleas, is decided bv a i suit brought to recover damages from a druggist who, in compounding a prescription put up the wrong drug. The decision establishes the fact that druggists are respen- ? sible for the mistakes of incompetent clerks. The facts in the case are as follows : One ' year ago Mr. John S. Kline of this city wa% seriously afflicted with hemorrhoids, commonly railed piles. l)r. Gait, his physician, prescribed an ointment composed principally of stramonium, a narcotic that would have the effect of soothing the irritated parts, and r the alerk, William Ross, made the ointment of cantharides, an acting irritant instead of stramonium. The ointment was applied as directed, and the scene that followed may k be better imagined than described. Mr. K. suffered untold' anguish, and as soon as he was able to get about, brought suit for dam. ages, and the jury assessed the damages at $10,000.?Louisville ledger. i An old lady is collecting all the political L ? journals she can get to make soap of. She | says they contain 69J per cent of pure lie. Four Servants of Satan. Satan has a great many servants and they are very busy running about doing all tho I harm they can. I know four of them. and some of the mischief which they have done. X found out their names, and I want to put yo$ on vour guard against them, for they arc v^ry ley Will make you believe thorn | to be your meads. They appear to be sociable, easy, good natured and not too much in a hurry.* They seem to wait -your own time, and entice you when you least expect it. " Oh ! we want yon to enjoy yourselves," say they, " and not be so particularand the arguments they use are very taking;' at least, I must think so, since so many of the young listen to them, and arc led away by them. And all, I believe, because they did not know, iu the first place, who was speaking to them. * They were deceived. They did not see that it was Satan's uniform-they had on. Do you ask for their names ? Here they are: " There 9 no (lunger." That is one. " Only this Once." That is another. 11 Every body docs so," is the third. " By-and by," is the fourth. If yOu are tempted to leave God's house; ind break thp Sabbath to go for a sail or a ride, and "only this once," or "everybody loes so," whispers at your elbow, know it is false. The threat evil of ono sin is, that you aring your .heart and conscience into such a itate that you go on sinniqg; for there is lot half so muck to stop you as there was to irevent you from setting out at first, llold 10 parley with " only this ouce," or "every >ody docs so." Listen to their dangerous ;ounsels, no, not for a moment. Arc you thinking seriously about the?welare of your soul ? Has the Holy Spirit astcned upon' your spirit the solemn warnngs of a faithful teacher, and brought to nind a tender mother's prayer for jour conersion ? Does the tear start in your eves, nd are you almost persuaded to embrace ?hrist and that better part that cannot be aken from you! Thai is a moment when . by-snd-by" js near to snatch your confidence I nd persuade you to putaway serious things t sncceeded with pbor Felix when Faul ] reached to him, and the Roman ruler was , almost persuaded" to become a Christian. By and by whispered in his ear. lie pot , ff his soul's salvation to a more convenient , eason, and it never came. "By-andby is a cheat as well as liar. By uttinjr you off, lie means to cheat your soul f heaven. God says now ; " Now is the ; cccptcd" time and the day of salvation "? le never asks you to postpone it. He uakes no promises and no provisions for "by ,nd-by." Deur children, be on your guard against hese four servants of Satan, in little things s well as in great ones, for their only aim is o harm aud ruin you.?British Mcsmuj< r. A Cheerful Home.?A single bitter rord may disquiet au entire family for a rhole day. One surly glance casts a gloom vcr a household; while a smile, like a gleam f sunshine, may light up the darkest and reariest hours. Like unexpected flowers rhiCh spring along our path, full of frcahless, fragrance and beauty, so do kind rords, and ' gentle acts and sweet disposiions, make glad the home where peace and ihsssings dwell. No matter how humble the ibode, if it be thus burnislied with grace, nd sweetened with kindness aud smiles, the leart will turn loncinsrto it from all the tu oults of the world and home, if it be ever o homely, will be the dearest spot beneath" ho circuit of the sun. And the inflnencos of home perpetuate hcuisclvep. The gentle grace of the mother ires in the daughters long after her bead is allowed in the dust of death; and fatherly dndness finds its echo in the nobility and lourteay of sons who coine to wear his manic and fill his place; while, on the other land, from an unhapp;, misgoverned and lisordered home go forth persons who shall uake other homes mherable, and perpetuate lie sourness and sadness, the contentions, ind strifes, and railings, which have made heir own early lives so wretched and disorted. Toward the' cheerful home the children gather as " clouds and as doves to their winlows," while from the home which is the ibodc of discontentment, and strife, aud rouble tlicy fly forth as vulutres to rend :hcir prey, The clasa of men that disturb and disorlcr, aud distress the world are not thoic nur:ured auiid the hallowed influcncoa of chris:ian homes; but rather those whose early life has been a scene of trouble and vexation?who have started wrong in the nil grimage, and whose course isj one of disaster to themselves, and trouble to those arouud them. Kail Road Conductor's Troubles.? When the down South Carolina train reached Branchvillo Saturday night, the attentive conductor, after attending to the many changes and transfers incident at this point, and having a few minutes to spare, adjourned to the Branchville Hotel, to refresh himself with'a cup of coffee. 4 Scarcely hadMie taken his seat, when one of his train hands, almost out of breath, ran in, saying, " Captaiif, Captain, there's a baby in your office!" Without waiting to sip the nectar, the Captain mado a bee-line for his car, and to his amazement there found a basket in which was a baby not more than three days old, but enveloped in garments of most costly and superfine quality. The little thing was alive aud kicking, and apparently in good condition for its tender age. The Captain titnii mam AhJ ?a.?a/1 iVtnf l\/\ l-nnnr VTiUJ HUIl-pi USdl'U UI1U VUWUIA IllUb AUlin nolhing of the advent of the innocent little stranger and as he is known to be a gentleman of undoubted veracity, none questioned his assertion. In the kindness of his heart," however, he procured a nurse to take charge of the little waif, aud await further developments.? Columbia Phoenix. Execution of a Deaperado. Newton V. Chandler, a noted desperado, was cxocutcd here on Friday, for robbery, rape and arson. Chandler was but 21 years of <age and possessed* of fine physique.? Though of respectable parents, his education was neglected during the war and he grew up in the habits of drinking and gam- , bling. After the war lie associated with a i lot of roughs, and was with them on an oe- 1 easion when they disguised themselves and < hung a negro for impioper association with ! a white woman whose husband, belonged to i the gang. This action raised a cry against ] them of being Ku IClux, but politics had nothing to do with the affair at all. In the ? smrinfr nf lft71 ho miirriiiit si vnrv handsome t and intelligent young lady, daughter of Mr. i J. C. Kycrs, of York county, South Caroli- > na. and four days after borrowed his father 1 ill-law's horse and buggy, took thorn to North ? Carolina, sold them and went on a spree.?- 1 He was then forbidden by his l'ather-in-law a to return, and never saw his wife again, lie became entirely reckless, and finally, with a companion, went to the house of an old farmer near Lincolnton, made him give up his money, 8125 in all, and then, pistol in hand, forced-one of the old uiau's daughters on a. bed and brutally outraged her. The two ^ Vidians then set fire to the house and lefi:. On the 22d of May Chandler was brought to a trial and convicted. The prisoner appeared upon the scaffold on. Friday, attended by a clergyman, who performed the usual servL- j ccs. Chandler then exclaimed, 0 death, where is thy sting! 0 grave, where is thy , victory! 0 hell, where arc thy terrors!" The rope was adjusted, the drop sprung, s and in twenty minutes he was cut down dead. Only ? few persons were admit- c ted inside the jail enclosure where the )j execution took place, though a considerable . number were outside. >.t ????L ?. c r? _ r n . ivksui/r.s ok the ?j u hi lee.?uoutltlug s< the guarantee fund at its full value, ?202,- s< 000, and estimating the Colliaeum at from It ?25,000 to ?50,000, there arc a?cts as the v result of the late festival of some ?5U,000. p The receipts from admission amountedMo t< about ?430.000, and the expenses from o ?550,0440 to ?000,000. The feeling of the executive committee is one of pride and satisfaction onlj that tluy liavt been the means of giving so excellent a festival to ^ Boston and America. They are delibora- f ting whether they cau render furthor se> C vice to the city by the. staiuL-imIust?i?4-4f and" an-exqitijjtfnm bazaar in the Coli- 41 scum next fall, and so discharge their obligations without calling on the guarantors, or atonce dispose of the buildiug, and close w out their indebtedness by paying down (he v amounts iiicy have severally pledgod. Tliey u will do either with equal pleasure, as all the b considerations involved in: the matter may ]; seem best after careful thought. Whatever ft is the final conclusion, the claims of Mr. Oil- ? more on the committee and the commi\nity n will not be overlooked, for the committee ?; feel that Mr. (Jilmore is second to no citizen in enhancing the reputation and fame .of our city. We question if a warmer friendship M ever ?xist?d than between Mr. tjilmorc anil b each member of the executive committee. " BoMon Commonwealth. < Perspiration.?The unpleasant odor produced by perspiration is frequently the )' source of vexation to persons who are subject ^ to it. Nothing is simpler tbun to remove a this ouor mucn more anoctuany man oy the application of such costly undents and per- ^ fumes as arc in use. It is only ncecssary to ^ procure some of the compound spirits of am- s mania and place shout two tablespoonfuls in )' a basin of water. Washing the hands, face J( and arms with this' leaves the skin as clean, 11 fresh and sweet as one could wish. The ' wash is perfectly harmless, and very cheap. '] It is recommended on the authority of an '' experienced physician. . n The Great Mystery.?The body is to die. No one who passes that charmed boundary comes back to tclL The imagination il visits the land of shadows?sen.t out from ^ some window of the soul over life's restless' 11 waters?but wings its way back without a I! live leaf in its beak as a token of merging 'y life beyond the cloiely blending horizon.? i! The great sun comes, goes in the heavens, v yet breathes no secret of the cthcrial wilder- s uess. The crescent moon cleaves her night- 1 jy passage across the upper deep, hut tosses s overboard no signals. The sentinel stars d challenge each other as they walk their v nightly round, but we catch no syllabic of Ij their ountersign which gives passage to the t heavenly music. Between this and the | other Jife there is a great gtm nxeci, across ' which neither foot' nor oyc can travel. The 1 gentle friend whose eyes were closed in their u long sleep, long years ago, died with rapture in her wonder stricken eyes, a smile ofineftu- j, ble joy upon her lips, and hands folded over j a triumphant lioart; but her lips were past 0 speech, and intimated nothing of the vision ^ that enthralled her. 0 Extraordinary Hiding ?Mr. Nord- s hoff 'writes from Angelos, California, to the } New York Tribune.: i At the Santa Margarita we attended a c Rodeo, where the horsemen displayed in our ' honor some of their finest skill; and it wa| 6 marvellous to see not only the certainty with ' which lasso or riata is flung, and the admi- 1 rable training of the horses which co-opcr- n ate with their riders and turn like a flash e when a mad bull flies at his pursuer; but the jokes of the field, one of which is to single out a bull or cow, chase it out of the herd, dash after it in .full speed, and lean out of < 1? coAAln until tkn n*,1 pp patp.lips t.hn tail of I the beast. This he winds quickly about his ^ hand, and at the same time tucks it under j his leg, holding it between the leg and the saddle. At the same instant the horse, feel- ^ iug the tail on his flank, and perfect in his r part; increases his Bpeed, and both ruuning ( in nearly parallel lines close together, if the horse's speed is greater than the bull's the , latter is flung heels over head. I saw this practical joko played a dozen times: it is one of the favorite diversions of tho popular 1 rodeo. "u Not a Pioasant Companion. During the t.imo that Robinson's cir?us was on the line of the Missouri Pacific Rail Road, the Jini Fisk side-show consisting of wax figures of Fisk .Stokes, and Mansfield, and a largo unacoudu, started from Leavenworth to join the circus at .St Louis. The canvas and wax figures were stowed in a baggage car, filling the front end and leaving only one door for entrance to the coaches, flic baggagc-marr being of an enquiring mind and. thinking he would take a free ficep at the show, just to sec what Fisk and i Mansfield looked like, opened the door and hood among the waxen images of the illus- i rious trio. While he was admiring the i graceful contour of Mansfield's bust, what I vas his horror to see the monster anaconda aisc his head mid begin slowly.to crawl out i ?f the box. The serpent's'eyes were upon I nni, and lus toi]Keu tongue inovcci duck ward iiid forward liko. a weaver's shuttle. Having heard of the power of flic aiiaconlu in squeezing its victims to death in its errible folds, our trunk-smasher at once resized-the danger, of his situation.. His mind everted with lightning rapidity to the events f his life, and visions of wrecked Saratogas, rail valiccs, and flimsy carpet-bags, arose in ? mountain of judgment against him. He rould liavc given his right hand for a stout tcel-pliited trunk to crawl into; but 110 such hing was at hand. After protruding half lis horrid .length, the snake paused and urned his eyes Jo another direction. The laggagc man was not slow hi availing hiinclfof this opportunity of makiug his esape. With the stealth of a ferret, lie crawld over the piles of boxes, gained the door, nd made good his retreat to the coach.? 'here lie found the showmen, and on informng them that the snake was endeavoring to scape, they went into the baggage car and'. eOurcd the reptile. The baggage-man was a gratified at what he regarded as a niiracu)us escape, that ho made a solemn vow nccr affair to pry into the boxes of showmen laecd under his charge. When lie wants 3 see a snake he will pay his money like thcr people.?Muaoitri Democrat. The North Carolina correspondent of the few York Ocruld gets off a good thing on 'om Settle, President of the Gift-Taker's ionvention, and also a candidate for C'onlTVif Pwnlinn nn f.lif) liodical ickct. He says : -? t In the Fifth District Hon. Thomas Settle s ic Republican candidate for Congress, and t 'ho was Chairman of the Philadelphia Con- , ention, the other day. on the stuuip indig- c nntly denied the charge that money was t cing freely used by his party. An hour c iter he was tapped on the shoulder in aeon- \ dential manner by an individual, who said : I know a dozen voters near here who will t o for the other side," but they < an be got." j How can they be got?" asked Settle.? i Well, it will take money; you know the t ind of people they arc here." "llowmueh . ill it take?" said Settle. " I don't know, t ut not much." was the answer. " Here," ( iking a roll of greenbacks from his pocket, , here is sixty dollars, is that enough?"? { Yes, that is plenty." "If yor. want.more f on can have it," said Settle, "This will a o, this will get thorn,'' said the individual, t nd away he went. Xot ten minutes after- j rard Settle saw this individual on the spotter's stand displaying the greenbacks to the , azc of the crowd, and relating with no s mall c.cgrec of delight the circumstances j hder which lie obtained them, and adding \ jcoscly, that the Republicans were not ( sing money in this campaign, (; oh, 110." j lo invited all bis conservative friends to a i oggcrv, where Judge Settle's uionev was : ?1- " 1-.1 ? / .? i.:.. reuiy u&puiiucu in wutsi\.vy ivi mo ujjjju- y cuts. r , I Brevity.?Brevity is a public as well ( s a social virtue which inveterate pro- 1 ussional talkers can neither practice nor A nderstand. They have established a fool- ^ ih and vain habit which cotnmoni sense ' bould have taught tlieui to destroy in its ncipienvy. But if prolixity and waste of i rords be reprehensible among talkers and ( peakcrs what shall we say of its merciless nflictiou when conveyed into a book or c>ay. Uow toilsome it isto pursue the uieanlerings of a circumlutory style, while we rish that Lye org us were alive to enforce 1 revity! The strength of an idea or sen- * iiucut is often weakened, nay utterly lost, j hrough the multiplicity of words employed 11 its statement. Circumlocution injures lie outlier just as procrastination docs the 1 lau of action. i There is a majesty in brevity, which, be- ' ng instantly understood, inspires confi- | lencc. We instinctively distrust the speak- ] r or writer who avoids coming at once to | lie point, either by a vain display of words, r by his want of a definite conception of the ubject of which lie would treat. Waste of , vords is also a waste of time, and invariably ndicatcs^sliallowness. The mau of thought, if clear conceptions, will generally select sold words of unmistakable application tating his proposition tcrrely and clearly, do seldom fails of being .understood, with ittle or no effort on the part of his hcareas, md for this very reason, to a great extent, -, ecures popularity. % In 18G8, the last yeaY of Johnson's Adninistration, the Indian service cost $3,188,35o. In 1871, the third year of Gen al Grant's Administration, tlw saipe service cost ?7,420,297. Here is another jrilliant example of the economy of the Adninistration. There was far more trouble bvith the Indians last year than in 1808.? rho fact is, Grant's Indian policy or impolicy has increased the muddle, increased the expenditure, enriched the Indian ring, and added to the danger of the border settlers. That sxfms up his Indian policy, which was commenced with such a flourish. So v. Advertiser. The Street Car Question jv Savannah.?Decision of tiie United States Commissioner.?United States C(3^ missioncr Wayne, of Savaunah, Georj^^ has been engaged for the pant week in investigating the case of the United States vs. W. J. Godfrey, and others under indictment under the Enforcement Act, for ejecting" negroes from the street cars-in Savannah. The Commissioner on Saturday rendered a decision dismissing the case. The opinion which is published in the Savannah papers, is a plain, clear, and cogent paper, giving the law, and the Commissioner's construction of it, and showing the reciprocal duties nf the street car managers and of the public under it. The following extract embodies the gits of it. The regulations of this nn&tion of sena rating the races, then, in Savannah, it seems to the Court, rests entirely with the street jar company. If it furnishes cars, giving like and equal accommodation to both races, it has the right to designate the cars in which each shall ride, and to enforce its iecision. If it only runs one car, then the races stand upon one equal footing, us to that car, and both may ride on it. With regard to the right of contract unJertlie Act of Congress of April 9, i860, reruicd the "Civil Rights Bill," so strongly irged by the prosecution, it has not been ihowndn evidence, or even alleged, thut my contract existed between the couxplaiant lud the prisoner at the bar. There being 10 coutract, therefore, between theui, there jould be no breach of contract, and conscjuently, thero could be no charge of ibridgemeut, or iufractiou of right, privilege, >r immunity based upon a contract, brought igaiust the prisoner, in any manner, abridge ,lie contract made by the complainant with ;he company under its regulations. So far, then, as the Court has been able o sift the evidence and bring it to the test if the law, the complainant had no right, mvilcgha, or immunity under thcConsti- . utiou or laws of Congress to be abridged. Unf nn tlin finnfrnrir' 1ir? cfjitirls hpfiifrt fclllS Jourt a deliberate violator of the legal regilation of the. Street Car- Company, and, >ro tuutoa disturber of the public tranquility. Holding, moreover, a position of rust and emolument under the United States Government, he should have been the ast to foment disturbance of public pcaoo; tnd a comparative stranger to this commuui;y besides, should have come among us Jeariiitf the olire branch erf peace, and. not be fire brand of social discord. it was by moll men as himself that the riots of the ivening of the 29th of July, in this city, vere originated. And justice to the truth if the inquest compels the Court to-add, hough with regret, that the management if the Ilond, by its tiuiid course, must taT:e ts share of the responsibility for them. In conclusion, it is a matter ofgratificaion to the Court to observe that none of our ! cspcctablc colored citizens appear to have )een mixed up in the scenes that marred lie fair fame of our peaceful city on the 13th and 29th of July last, but that those Ungraceful acts appeared to have been tonccivcd, promoted and executed by bad nen from other parts of the country, hackid, however, it is true, unfortunately, by a e\v native ruffians; for there are ruffians nnong the colored people as will as among ( lie whites, no race nr color beiner c:;euint I - J - - o . X rom the curse of ruffianism. During her long history in connection, vith slavery, which was forced upon her, igainst her solemn protest, by lfer trustees n England, when a colony, Savannah had >cen noted among the cities of the South or the kindly relations, confidences and riendships that existed between masters ind slaves. Slavery, happily, no longer cxsts; and as frccdincu all, there is no reason vhy the same kindly relations, confidences ind friebdships should not continue. Havng. both white and colored, a common hcriagc in the interests, prosperity and advancement of Savannah, there is no cause vhy both races should not joiu hands in utui-c struggles for our general success and uippincss. The charge against the prisoner not havng been sustained, the Marshal will disiharge hiui from his custody Ax oruiixafi Fisii Stouv.?There is t colored skeptic liviug ufcar Panola. .Miss., vho treats religion with more levity than iolcuinuity, and who fishes on Sunday. Reitig remonstrated with some weeks ago, be replied irreverently that he would go ihc next Sunday morning "before Gadgets up, and catcli a nice string of fish." Accordingly, on the following Sunday morning, he repaired to the banks of the Tallahatchie rive, very early, and threw his baited hook and line in the stream.* Scnrcly bad lie done so when there was a violent tugging at his hook, and a counter-pull from the shore brought to the surface of the water a huge catfish, which fbuud voice to say: "You shall remain here fishing all the days of your life, till God gets up," and then disappeared. Since that time all efforts to drag the unfortunate tislicrwu* from the bank of the river have proved unavailing. It is evident that he labors un tier tf straugo hallucination, but lie insists it is the judgment of the Almighty, and that he must continue angling in that spot until he receives absolution /rom his offended Maker The fish story is of course entirely original with the l'anolians. PitiZE llox Gambling.?In tht^ New York Legislature, the Assembly has just passed a bill- making it a misdemeanor to make or offer to sell any package of co?fcc5 tionary represented to contain any article of value, under a penalty of from ten to fifty dollars for each offence, or imprisonment in jail for not less than ten nor more than thirty days. Just such a law should be passed I for every Stale in the Union, for it is petty gambling which enticds boys and girls and men and women into more extensive operations. 0 * A&VbKi'ialMG HA'i'ks. SP4CE. 1M. 2 M. 8 M. 6 M. IT.) . i ? ' | . 1 square 3 00 6 00 8 ?0 12 00 16 06 2 squares 6 00 9 00 12 00 18 00 26 0# 8 squares * 9 00 18.00 16 00 24 00 86 Of ' 4 squares 12 00 16 00 20 00 30 00 43 01 \ column 15 00 19 00 24 00 84 00 60 OC | column 20 00 30 00 40 00 66 00 80 00 1 column 30 00 50 OOj 60 00 90 00 ISO 00 All Transient Advertisements will be charged One Dollar per Square for the first and Seven} ty-pive Cents per Square for eacfi subsequeminsertion. . ... mmmmmmm. OUR CHIP BASKET. Ten dollars vrill buy a spotted pony in Oregon A Kentuckian has sold two short horned [ heifers for $6,000 each. J > The wheat hecrvest in the W#t is heaviest realized for may years. " * ' The man who stole a pair of boots the nfliflu /low vio/1 o 45^ VWUW4 VM*Jf UUU W iiV? The city debt of New York is $106,000,000. ' 4 , i' ( An Illinois fanner has an 18,000 aore corn patch and 30,000 acres of other grain. "Que of those things no fellow can find out." A good husband after 11 o'clock P. M. > s Amherst produced a four-legged chicken the other day, but could not keep it alive. Industrious Oshkosh ladies average four quarters of potato bugs before breakfast. A trip to California is- by many deemed superior in attractions to a voyage to Europe. ' 3 * # A lady of Springfield. Va., was bitten djy ? a cat having the hydrophobia tho other day. In New Mexico, a recent vote on establishment free schools stood 37 for and 5,076 against. Western Tennessee says you can't Beat bpr on ancient negroes. She has one 130 years old. A negro of Columbus, Ga., bets forty, dollars that he cant cat seven pounds of beef at one meal. .. . An Ohio woman, whose husband got drunk, has recovered $1,000 from the man who sold the liquor. * ' ' Salt Lake City has established an ordinance tininc- nrofane swearers SIO for caeh of fence. The first Odd Fellow's Lodg#in Germany was opened at Stuttgart in 1870, and there are now 450 members of the society.. Central Park, New York, is 867 acres "in area, and Phoenix Park, Dublin, one of the * largest city parks in the world j is 1,752 acres. . The valuation of Boston is stated to have increased 240,000,000 in real estate,-and 26,000,000 in personal property during the year. V A careful reckoner gives the lactoal news that during the past four years the Erie Railway has carried 42,000,000 gallons of millc to New York City. California contains a larger number of foreigners proportionately thau any otlies Stato in the Union. The Census shows 336,393 natives ai^d 309,889 .foreign born. A gentleman was introduced to a young . ' lady recently, and addressed her as foiiows: "Wlicrc do you live, when at home?" To which she promptly replied: "When I'm at home, I live there." . . Oil!, nf Hivt.r.fmir Vi.tllnnnn xrhi<?li lnf! ffio French capital during the seigo only two came to a bad end, and as these were lost at Bea in trying to escape, it is but' fair to sup- . pose that they would otherwise have descended safely. A farmer of the vicinity of Indianapolis a few year3 ago sold his farm for $4,000 and went West to grow up with the country. Recently he was in that city seeking employment at $G0 a month, while the ground that used to bo his farm is now worth nearly a million dollars. "Papa, stand on that hearth," said a little trichnarian to his doting parent, who object* ed tlmt the hearth would be scratched, and his mother would not like it. "Yes, papa, do; I wish you would." "But why, my child?" remonstrated paterfamilias. "Be cause mauima'll give you fits if you do, and I want to see her." Speaking of penmanship, the latest and . one of the best anecdotes of our friend Mr. Greeley shows how desirable it is at times to be able to write one's name legibly. Soon after arriving and entering his name on the register of a hotel in the townwfiere he was to dclircr a lecture,an elderly countryman came into the office, and, after examining the registor> asked if Dr. B was in. "No such person here," said the clerk. "No such person here ?" "No, Sir," "Young man," said the elderly one. with solemn tone, "don't lie to me. It won't do. You can't fool old Gill Parks. Dr. B. has been here, sure, and pretty drunk too, I rcckou, tor he's left one of them air Latin prescriptions of his on the register!" Aud he looked down again at II. G/s autograph. Mock Duel.?The Gcorgiaus are making merry over the farce of a duel betwecm Joe Brown aud General Toombs. Here is what the Blackshcars Georgian says : "llark from Bob Toombs ye angry sound? Joe Brown, attend the cry? *T ' * - - - ? ? ?!*.? 11 vfiAtir fKn rvrnn n /] 2\0 living man suaii veav 5?uu?iu Whore they'wiU shortly lie. For them there'll be 110 duels beds, In spite of all their jowers? Their tall, their wiso, their revorent heads Are ab.out as level as ours." The most striking difference ^between a fool and a lookiug-glass is, that the fool speaks without reflecting, and the looking-glass reflects without speaking. Wendell Phillips-says: "Put an American baby six months old on his feet, and he will immediately say, 'Mr. Chairman,* and call the next cradle to order." Why is a pretty, well-made fashionable girl like a thrifty housekeeper. Becahse slie makes a very great bustle about a mall waist.