The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, October 31, 1872, Image 1
THE CAMDEN JDOBNAL.
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PUBLISHED BY
JOHN KERSHAW,
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Six months..' 1 60 1
Three months v........76
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or in advance.
Sheriff*? Sale?.
John Kershaw, as Receiver of
the Estate of William Kirkland,
deceased, Plaintiff, Decree
Against ,x* v .Jor
J. J. Richardson, as Trustee, Foreclosure.
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VOL. XXXII. CAMDEN S, <?., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1878. NO. 9 r
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Mo Dowall, Defendants. j
BY virtue of an order made in the above-entitled
eause, made on tho 19th day of April,
1872, by, the Hon. S. W. Melton, Judge .of the
5th Circuit, I will prooeed to sell before tho
Court House door in Camden, on the -first Mon day,
being the fourth day of November next, the
following property of the defendant, J. J. RICHARDSON,
to-wit:"? / i'-j:;
All that tract of LAND, lying, being and situated
on Sanders Greek and Gum Swamp, in tho
County of Kershaw, known as the "Milland
Homestead Tract," purchased by William Kirklaud
James J. Dunlap and con.
tainln'j^ Sight Hundred and Eighty-eight a ores, I
more er less, bounded north by lands of John
Kirk land, on the east by the main public road
leading from Camden to Lancaster C. Hv and
west by lands of the estate of the late Wm. E.
Hughes.
tSF* Thu Tract will be subdivided into
smaller tractt, to nit purchasers, plats of
which can be ietn at my and that- of
Messrs. t fftft&HAW.
" h>tinM la one i
KWW umu vam _
year, to be secured by -bond of porehaser With
approved security, ud a mortgage of the preau- J
*009. n,9a:. ft'natp. I
Pairhame to pay for paper*. * ?; , - f i
J P. BOSWXlL, 8<JLC'
OatoWi-m <:* > ' .i>? .ri-v :i: M |
"SbepWi rnmUsm
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Jam** Ckaannt and Wm. 4M.
Shannon, Reoeirets, ^
Against ? OpUr^sr 8aU ;
Thomas L. Boykiu and E. B. . i
! iJO) ydy/ini?,
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rfctfd, I. will proceed -ta j^iM^roai of th#
court house in Camden, on Monday, the Pourti i
day of Norember next, witbin o '
, ed thirteen (18) on surrey of S7M. Boy kin, of
"Town Creek Plantation," 30th March, A. IX
1869, bounded north by irhct No. 12'in said plat,
east by tract No. 14, south by lands of
Thomae Boykin, and west by tracts Nos, 8 and
in said plat. ' I .
.ALSO- , ' j H '
Tract numbered fourteen (14,) In paid; plat,
lying on the waters of Town:.Creek, containlnf
Two Hundred and Eighty .fire acrds, bounded
north by tracts Nos. 12 and 16, east by tract
No. 16, south by lands of Thomas Boykin, and
west by tract No. 13 and lands of Thomas Boy.
* kin. " 'J >-'hx -?jj;
Teems of Sale?One half cash; the balsncf
' * *- ? 1 K?
in nae year, witn interest, iu ue gtcuin
bijad, and mortgage of tbo premises. Purchy
*ers to pny far paper* and ataanp?. *
J. P. BOSWELL, s. ?S<X |
* October 10
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Sheriff's Sales.
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John Kershaw, Receiver, J Decrcefor Foreclo,
Aawrenee Chejnnt. i .: "ure*, , jn
BY virtue of an order made in the above entitled
cause, on the 18th day of April, 1872;
at the April Tenn of the Court -of Common
Pleas for this county, I willprooeed to sell in
front.of the court house door la Camden op the
First Monday, 4th day of November next, the
fallowing mentioned and described property tor*it:
.1,. . ..a [
All those TOWN LOTS, situated in the Town 4
of Camden, on the north side of King and east
.igide of Market-street, known and distinguished
jh the plan of said town as lots No. three huxt-1
dred and eleven (311) three hundred and twelve^
(312) three hundred and thirteen, (318) three
hundred and fourteen, (314)- three hundred and
fifteen, (315) three hundred and sixteen (319)
three hundred and 'seventeen, (817) three hundred
and eighteen. (318) will be sola'.ayfiolloirs:
. First, lots two hundred, (200) three hundred
' and eleven, (811) to three hundred and' sixfem,
" inclusive?and if the proceeds thereof^e insutj
' Icient to pay the debt, inteiMt, costrand dis'
bnrsements?then, also, lot!'three htnhftedktal
seventeen (817) sad three hundred and eighteen
(318) w j
Tamuaov SUt*?Cash. . Purchasers to pay tot
rrt T 7 ' .r. * ct ? j
~Y>aper?. .. .
J. P. B08WELL, l. X. c. I.
^ October 10- t * r'-i ^ a j
~ Sheriff'? Seal**
ev - K
WniuBPuak
Hilton 0. HqcUm* and wifa J I
T)Y virtue of an order node in Uu above enth
1 Jj tied cause, bearing date October 2nd, 18-72,
I will proceed to sell in front of the eonrt house
doov in Camden, on the First Mondaj, being the
<4U day of November neat, the following mentioned
and described property, to-wit.
-? All that part of a LOT OF LAND in the town
* of Camden, known and designated in the plan df
aid (Mis jgr<*32fD, Whioh tatfjart 0f lot
fronts onBntledge-street 86 ft el, bounded north
by the remaining part of the same lot, east by
* lot No.' 1299, south by Nutledge-slreet, and west
-by lot Nd. 1281.
Tkkwi or Sal*?One third cash ; balance oh
credit of one eand two years, with interest
' -fronrday'of sale, to be secured by bond of purchaser,
and a mortgage of the premises. Also,
the property to be insured for two-thirds its'
value and the policy assigned to the Sheriff, j '
4. X- jjuawisuu s.k.c. :
OctobarltitsWl. 4t
. Moaey Saved is Money Made.
r[E- subscriber will pay-the highest ar" tifor
Old Iron, Brass, Copper, Bags, Wool and
Dry Hides. He may be found at the Workman,
Building, next doorbelow Mr. Goes. - -A > *
Oei: 3.?lm. - ..* -c i-ov* E. WOLPEi
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Southern Express Company.
b-UXAMOAMDEN, SEPT. IS, 1872.
Until farther notiee, all ordem^te call for"
freight packjt{gt? to .be^briMflMed by Express,
5 P? M./afwbieh hour tne^rigon will
them. .5*?bt< 'jX-AI l>vf i
Money Parcels onlt dill be reoeivod at the'
hotul tioipi 7. Jpl SX>,;l'. ->4. J . 17/ *
.'j ^ufesCltE, Agent.'
TQ Y . the^^su^smb^Ton or aklut the 3d inst,
Jj PjWaj^COW^frlth toair itfdW i months
old? owifei* dan have them by proving property
and paying expenses.
Oct 10?if 9. SHEOBN.
1
HPHKSE Spectacleearemanufactured from "MINUTE
CRY8TAL*KflBLMJ" 4ntfted,iogether, and are
called DIAMOND on ficfcotfnt of their hardness and
brilliancy.
It is well known that Spectacles cut from Brazilian or
Scotch Pebbles are very injurious to the eye, because of
their polarizing effect. *
Having been tested with the polaracope, the diamond
lenses haVa been Jound to'Aatnlt flfteen percent, less
heated ray*than an/-other pabUei .?
They are ground with great scientific accuracy, are
free from chromatic aberrations, and prodnce a brightness
and distinctness of vision not before attained in
Spectacles.
Manufactured bj thegpencer Optical Manufacturing
Company, New Y5rl."3w<sie"br 14
i TCtlN?,- Camden, 8. C.
From whom they can only be obtained. No peddlers
employed.
Tne great demand fdr these Spectacles has induced
unscrupulous dealers to palm an Inferior and spnrlous
article foe tfca "Diamond.." Great cace should be taken
to see that the trade mark (wmcn n pnxecwuuj amencan
Letters Patent) are stampethon ereiy pair.
September 86. 18m.
nwwT AUTHORS, TRand
la the moat eS?S25nlr$ andvsdaawTwork of In*
at.the loir price,of $8.50, and is the che cheapest book
We wit Agents he ewry
town In the United States, and no Aoent can fall to do
agent* sold 188 ooples In eight days, anotner sold 888 In
two-tfeelm. Oar ag?ntIn HartfordaoldS9TInoneweek.
Specimens of the work sent to agents on reoetpt of
SSSSSSSSP*
J. B. BURR k HYDE, Pulistaera.
liUrtt**, Conn,, Chicago,!^ Cincinnati, OJifc).
Sepj. 98?ly.
THE LATEST THING OUT!
' i'jjTt l>. V-j-j }<; -j -jO ni ^ MliT'd
THE WOMAN'S FRIEffB
U '* i- JiuttRfli:
STEAM RASHER.
THE LATEST, THE BEST?No Rubbing ~
NoPotmdipg?No ^oraiw^.or Tearing?No
Clumsy Cylinder, and no Twenty or Thirty Dollars
expense. __
-43team1 Does it AdiR
Call and see this Notelty, at
, CLOUD & ZEMP'S
September 19. / *. 3m
MOULDINGS, Brackets, Stair Figures, Buildcrs's
Furnishing Hardware, Drain Pipe,
or Tiles. W&je,Guards,' T^rra OoUa Ware,
Marble and Slate Mantle Pieces.
Cfauui iCSp^cteltyCirculars
and Price Lists sent free on application
by XT'I JTjId i/TT I
P. P. TOALE,
20 Hayne and.88 Pinckney sts.,
Oct. 8.?ly. Charleston, S. C.
_J__d ' LLi :
-wet*?*?!
'STEAM-WORKS!
ARE NOW READY FOR
'.'GINNING-.
" AND
PACKING COTTON,
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. AND
GseDiiro OBAOT*
TTTE will endeavor to compete with all othYY
er8j and do our utmost to please all who
favti JMrMl tbeir tuftam.. ><
We have one of the EMERY'S'UNIVERSAL
COTTON GIN AND CONDENSER, which in
elaimed to have no superior.
REASONABLE TERMS.
And above all, we guarantee
As soon as circumstances will admit, wc in
tend to attach to our Maohinery, a
Wheat Thresher,
j;- / T' " " v '
in order to meet tbo demands of our friend:
who anticipate raising Wheat the approachinj
season. * '4_ll.ro/
Give our HomeEnfefpfiHc n trial.
W. F. KKF.L) k CO. '
Sep tember 26. if
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HAVING Repaired and re-liUodour shop, n*
are now prepared to do any work ia ?u
line. Ourshopisin the Market iluildlug, oi
l^nin Street. . ^ ,
* Shaving, Shampooing, Hair-cuttiug &c., don
in tho Latest Styles, Geo. McLAIN & Go.
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To the Citizens of South Carolina.
Columbia, 8. C.; Oct: 21,1872.
For the information of the public and for
the purpose of warning the tax-payers of this
State against a scheme which has been gotten
up by certain State officials, by which
cortain men are to make a large amount of
money by defrauding the people, I wish to
address to you a few words. A little more
than one year ago I was appointed to the position
of Auditor of State-, and since that
time I have endeavored to do my duty in
that connection to the best of my judgement
How far I have succeeded remains for the
people to decide. The first acti6n, which,
out of my regular course of duties, I deemed
it incumbent upon mc to take, was the
prevention of the circulation of the Blue
Ridge scrip. This, I was repeatedly told
by the Governor, some one was going to ao;
but after waiting until almost too late, I
learned that tho action of the Governor was
simply for the purpose of forcing John J.
Patterson, the President of the company, to
pay certain claims which he held against the
road, in tho shape of a note of the company,
which ho procured in a way not likely to'
add to the reputation of an .honest man.?
Waiting, as I nave heretoforb Said, until almost
too late, for some ono to take this matter
into the eodtts" I finally instituted the
neceesary proceedings, with the sanction of
the"Governor. After proceedings' had been
commcnoed and tbe usual necessary induce
mep^been offered his Excellency, an effort
was'^nade by himself and others interested,
to Induce me to withdraw the Wift. $10,000 in
foaSh _ waa bfferecpm# by one ' party the day
-that the case dame into couft; ana an indirect
offer of $25,000 in Scrip was subsequently
made by another jparty, iia case I
would withdraw the suit.. This, I of course,
refused; and the matter has been a bone of
contention'bCtween us ever sirite.
Ait . effort was made soon after the adjournment
of tho Legislature, and Continued
for some two or thtee months, to induce me
to levy a special tax to pay the interest upon
tbe entire bonded debt of the State, legal
and illegal, to be collected immediately.?
This I refused; although an inducement of
$20,000 in cash was offered me, to cither
levy the tax or resign my position for 'the
purpose of allowing Br. Neaglc to make the
levy; and, at the same time, I was informed
that Gov. Scott had promised Br. Neogle to
remove, in case I refused .to make the levy.
I again declined to comply with their wishea
Now, a second effort has been made to
force mo todevy a special tax to pay the interest
upon the fraudulent debt of the State,
and to include a levy of three mills upon the
foliar to redeem *450,000 of Blue Ridge
issuewhich
has,jpy decision orhis Ifonor Judge
A. Jv Willara," of the Supreme Court, been
decided unconstitutional and invalid.
Now, while I deem it the duty of every
good citizen to pay all just and lawful taxes,
I do not consider it his duty to pay eveTy
tax that may be imposed by unscrupulous
men, who chance to be in power, is or ao i
consider it"the duty of any officer who,
through the force of circumstances, happens
to be the appoinfeb of such men, loi blindly
follow their dictation, "Without regard to
right or wrong. So thinking, and acting as
I consider it the doty of a good officer and
an honest man,I have again refused to comply
with their wishes; and I have this day
received an order removing mc from office.
It is but just to myself to add, that I was
informed by his Excellency the Governor
that I might retain the office, provided I
would make the levy. His Excellency,
while insisting npon the levy of these taxes,
informed me that he knew tho money, if
collected, would not be applied to the purpose
for which it was levied, hot that was
nctae of our business; that it was our duty to
levy the fax; and he based his argument
upon ; the ground that many, outstanding
claims were now held against the State, (of
which he is the possessor to the amount of
$40,000, as he himself informed me,) and
that the Treasurer would have no funds to
p&ythiom/! Bfel only argument was! that
he had publicly pledged his word to Henry
Ploiwa h fin that the tax would be levied.
and thgt, should it not be,-he would stand
before the people in the light of inconti&tcncy.
This scheme is, as I nave said, no new
movement; but while Auditor of the State, I
succeeded in preventing its consummation.
Being no longer in such position, I have endeavored
to protect your interests, and I now
leave it to you to say, shall this plot be carried
out, and you be subjected to pay this
enormous tax, amounting to twenty mills for
State, and in this taunty, five and one-half
mills?two and one-half times the tax of last
year ? or will you unite in a determined effort
> to prevent the continuance of the frauds
. which have impoverished the people and
disgraced the State ? To bring such an effort
to a successful issue, I pledge for nfy own
part ay<nafpt hearty ^-operation.
. . .* t > ' Lato State Auditor.
T.nvp and Art?Michael Angelo.?
Raphael died in the verj xonith of his power.
- In his short life he had loved much
been much loved.?Michael Angelo lived
'forty-four years longer; and in all his great
busy, toilsome, wonderful life, he loved bui
one woman. This was Yittoria Colonnn,wh<
having been once wedded and widdowed
clang to her first vows, and eould neithei
\ accept his hand or yet reject his love. Then
' is a drawing of her, which presents to' us i
woman with a noble aud delicate face. Ii
that corrupt time, the love of these two wa
?s austerely pure as it was tenderly true
fudge ofitby this, that when Vittoriadied
the stoioaVniastei', who had never complain
ed to man before, broke out in utter lamen
r> tation and bitter weeping, and mourned foi
r this, especially, that never in life, not til
1 now when she lay dead before him, had h
ouce kissed her hand. I think tho passim
of that long-hoarded tenderness must haw
made the dead fingers thrill and tremble.
Doomed South Carolina.
The triumph of what is term the negro Re-,
publican ticket in this week's election in
South Carolina extinguished all hope of a
speedy Reform in the administration of that
State. Franklin J. Moses, Jr., Speaker of
the House and Governor, elect, 'is neither
better nor worse than Scott, whom he succeeds.
. 'Scott was a Union soldier and is a
carpet-bagger; Moses was a furious Confederate^
who claimed and was awarded the
privilege of first raising the Palmetto flag
over Fort Sumter after her surrenddcr by
Col. Anderson; but the two have worked
hand io hand throughout the last four years
- - ? ? a.* n... I ll
of wholesale robbery whereby tnc acaie aem,
and annual taxation have been swelled incredibly.
A New-Yorker who bought for
810,000 a considerable plantation in South
Carolinailve years ago, paid the first year
$40 taxes en it; the next year $150; and
this was swelled each year till the present,
when it was raised to $1,000, which is more
than can be made out of it, and the estate is
virtaally confiscated. Meantime the schools
are closed?fW-^wanl of -mesas to pay the
teachers, theinterest on the State debt-goes
unpftid, jmd the State charities are an pro-'
vided fer. In short, the finances of South
Carolina lie in ruins, her property has, n^)
value,, and her people are migrating in
quest of locations where they'may earn and
live./;: . '
So much fot jN'egrq Socage! says ono.
vaNo, &r; not, that. .'.fti is the pitting of
race against raoe in eternal an bo go n ism that
does the niischifef. ; National Reconciliation
would sore her e(ven Vet : But' the Blacks
are systejbmticall/ trained to fear, distrust
and vote against the Whites after the fashion
of the current appeals- to "vote as you
shot" in this section.' The Whites:being'in
the minority, have abandoned the polls, as
their voting one way would be sure, to concentrateihe
Black vote ou the opposite tick
et. So they fold their hands and sit in
mute despair, seeing that al) the machinery
of elections is so arranged ahd worked that
no majority on their side would prove effectual
These flagrant wrongs are perfectly understood
at Washington; for U. S. Senator
Robertson (and we "believe, his colleague
Sawyer also) is fully aware ^f-them, and
does not hide his light under ipltitshel Several
of the Federal officers in^Qfjhrteston t?nd
other parts of the State jjignhical to ' the
Columbia 'Ring/' and qp^^tenouncedj itd
iniquities. Ono frank, manly rebuke from
tho White House would havo crushed the
confederated rascals who have nujde the
State's capital a den of thieves. But' that
word, it is feared, might cost Gen. Grant the
electoral vote of the State; so it romaiuB unspokwiz-^r
? j._
We deem this silence a mistake, even on
tho lowest grounds of expediency. The
Moses crowd threatened to bolt ifGrantpro
nounccd against them j but they would never
have dared to make good their menace.
Had it been proclaimed that the President
would confine his patronage and favor to thd
consistent champious of Purity and Reform,
a ticket conformed to that standard would
have been nominated and elected, leaving the
plunderers baffled and impotent. Bub no
effort was made, no risks incurred, to rescue
the State from her spoilers by the simple expedient
of wielding' the Influence and
patronage of the Federal Exeeutvo against
them. Had Qcn. Grant not been a candidate
for reelection, we believe this would hayebeen
otherwise..?New York Tribune.
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Our Girls. <
Between the eras of swaddling ba"nds and
corsets and crinoline, there used to.be a period
of a few years when arms and limbs
could climb trees and scale heights like their
progeuitors mentioned by Darwin, and mus-!_i
J UL..1 i.;j r?;. I. -
CICj SU1UW UI1U U1UUU UIU itlii w iiuiu wiivu
own. The little bareheaded, tanned girl of
ten years astride a bridleless and saddleless
horse; or paddling down the stream on a raft
of her own construction, had a season of pure
animal enjoyment, and it was thought enough
if she grew plump and rosy, was "early to
bed and early to rise," and could sing the
"fives" to the tune of Yankeo Doodle. She
must have been far in her "teens," or out ol
them, before she caught a glimpse of the
model young lady with tapering waist, pinched
feet, fastidious appetite, and a general air
of languor pervading every movement and
utterance. She looked upon tho lay figure
with admiration, and forthwith commenced
remodoling herself, but with indifferent success.
"As tho twig is bent the tree is in'
clined." Nature had a good start and she
would not yield to art without a hard strugglc.
The few robust women of fifty to-daj
are the ones whose young lives were free and
careless as the birds, whose clothing nevcj
fettered limbs nor pressed lungs, whose iin
pulses and instincts were never cheeked 01
killed outright by Mrs. Grundy's strictures
Where are tho girls now who can play i
and where are the clothes in which they car
enjoy play without fear and trembling??
. Think of trying to wade through a brook
. and to enjoy the dclicous sensation of watoi
:- ? l.o-r. f.iof nrwl !lvnnilH haw
, running UYUI uaiV IH? uuu
I ankles, -when at every step one must ask
( "See, doe9 the lower flounce touch the wa
t ter? Is. the pan icr too low ? Are the ends o
> the sash 'tucked up?" Think of trying t<
t climb a cherry tree, and-enjoying the fea
r and the fruit, when every limbj threaten:
i your chignon und frizzled "top-knot!" or o
i jumping from a beam into a htty-mow wher
x your netlicr limbs arc laced in high gaiter:
9 and bound in tight bands! One would dro]
. down as straight and inelastic as a mummy
, It is unwise in American children to give u]
- these sports; reserving croquet and pic nics
. at which elaborate toilets can be displays
r and studied etiquette observed. Thes
il amusements will do for grown people; but
e child, if left to act out its childhood, wil
a no more choose a play that is bounded b
c j limits aud rules than would *a lamb or
| squirrel.
Beatfi op " Fanny Fern."?Sara Parton,
popularly known as 'VFanny Fern," died
at her residence in New York, on Thursday.
Though she has left few eridnring Hteraiy
works, she has won with her pen a wide celebrity.
Born at Portland, Maine, in' 1811,
she seems to have passed through a somewhat
stormy and cloudy , girlhood and wqmanhood,
and passed into a mature life before
she' made an entrance into the field of
literature. She was a descendant of two
old Puritan families of New England, and,
in common with her brother, N- P-' Willis,
the well-known poet, inherited from her farther
and mother a large share of mental
power and genius. She was educated at
Hartford, Connecticut,vby Miss Catharine
Beecher, and was .recognized as a clever
young lady, high-dpirited and eccentric, and
tr\ YY>iair>h 1 AYT/Mlti * firt/3 nomtrtol noon
HUUIWUU *AJ 4UIUV*4IV? VUC UUU VVUilWffl wouo
pades. While jet .young, and soon after
leaving school, iBhemsfrriod Mr. Eldridge,
of Boston. After the: "birth of three children,
she was left a widow in somewhat
straitened circumstances. ,0f these straits
came her first literary venture.'^od in .1851,
she offered an essay signed u Fanny Fern,"
to one of the literary weeklies of Boston.
^It was accepted and acceptahle,]Jfor the great
reading public immediately demanded more
and " Fanny Fern" immediately- grew into
fame and favor. ,,; .
i ,n 'These leaflets tvere gathered into a volume
with the title of "Fetp Leaves,"" and
had a great sale,- no less than 7o,000: copies
of
Fern8 for Fanny's Little Fiends," her next
book, iiad[ 'sale,'] apd e l.wdnnd edition
of the " Leaves" reached iV yory largo,edition
. In 181)4 ' hey.fu^jt ia^veL Bu'th Hall,
appeared. It was not a, genial book, and
oyer its family rpvdlaJjibns .and, allusions a
gip.erqiis. 'charity draws .veifoflbrgetrufness.
, Kose Clpjrk,jablished ] jp 1857,
was a more sunny Work, an^'.commanded a.
larger circle of readers than evepthe unha.]>;PY
notoriety of its predecessor .had, j^tiracted.
f He two novels. were the.ocy janes which
"Fanny-Fern" ever: published; tfcey provoked
much criticism, and were read,by thousands
who sought, in their pages the same
.grace and yiyacitj^ which had been the
' charm of her less pretentious writings.
In 1846 tbo subject^ of this sketch was
married to Mr. James Jrarton,^ of N. York
city, a historical writer and essayist. . Since
her malrriage her published writings have
not been as voluminous, but. their character
has been oonsiderably modified and improved,
compared with those,of. her earlier careen
It neyer rains but it pours, and the discovery
of Arizona diamonds as big as pumpkins
and much more plentiful, is followed by
reports. ..of gold fields frpny. the land of the
OhVocoTwEoso shining ore takes the shine
all off the new prosaic Pacific slope of our own
Union. The gleam of [hidden treasure now
Revealed in gems and precioua metals scintillates
through the brains of fortune-hunt~drs,
and only the stability ofouryouDg men,
fy far famed, keeps them from deserting the
usy spindles of the East and leaving the
rich loam of the gardens of the West unturned,
to debouch from the defile of slow accumulation
into the broad plain of sudden
wealth. The gold fields of the Guayana lie,
in the richest portion, sixty miles south of
tbft upper end of the delta oi the'Orinoco,
though the territory claim-to he rich in the
precious ore extends over .four degrees of
longitude and three of latitude. The Congress
of Venezuela has enacted laws and regulations
removing all obstructions to the full
development of the region, , and already
American and Creole companies have availed
themselves of .the new advantages and
amassed vast fortunes. It is, more accessible
to New York.tban Arizona is, and no reason
exists why the riches of that quarter of the
globe should not fall into the same energetic
hands that have uncovered the wealth of
California As a New Yorker claims a dis'
covury whereby he made fifteen hundred
pounds of diamonds in a single night, which
were wofth to him $24,0000,000, there seems
to be no reason why everybody shouldn't
be handed in gold and glitter in solitaires.
; A Bdried Ancient Town Discovered.
, ?The Portland (Oregon) Herald, of the
> 29th ult., says:
Travelers from Montecello to Olympie
have noticed the singular formation of ground
. in what is known as Mound Praire. Then
[ is a very large mound?say 300 feet high
, and 300 yards in diameter at the base?al
I the Southern end of tho prarie, about 25
. miles from Olyuipia, and scattered over the
. praire for a distance of fifteen miles an
? many smaller mounds, not more than fout
. feet high, and twenty or thirty in diameter
r Many conjectures have been made for the
| last twenty years as to what could have
caused- so singular a formation, but no one
. was evor curious enough till within the last
- few days to make any examination of the
interior of these mounds. A few days age
> one of the engineers of the North Pacifit
( Railroad opened one o? them and found re
mains of pottery, and a more thorough ex
amiuation of others revealed other curious
relics, evidently the work of human hands
, in fact, in every mound that has been open
ed there is soiiic curious relic of a long-for
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I pJOtttill rat'U UISUUVCI VUi x uv vuwtj uvn ?
p that this praire was the cemetery of the peo
j pic who inhabited the couutry in antc-his
t toric times. Specimens of- the pottery havi
3 been sent to Professor Agassiz, and it is ex
p pected that he will make a visit to the pine
and make a thorough examination person
< ally.
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The last definition of scandal ever given
^ according to Arthur Helps, was that of th
; little girl tfho described it thus: "Xobod,
j does nothing and everybody goes on tellinj
e it everywhere.
a Mr. Brown of Pittsburg learned that- bi
II wife's body had just been found in thtf rive
y five miles from her home. "She must hav
a floated down right lively," was his foclin
, remark.
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OUR CHIP BASKET.
Dead language?"Itah for Grant." ,
Minister Schenck is ah'out to visit Italy.
Instead of vaccinating they barricade in
North Carolina.
A loving swain in Maine dedicated a napkin
ring "To my almost wife."
r
Quiz has two vehicles: one in the barn,
and his wife is a little sulky.
When is money damp ? When it is "dew
in the morning and mist at night."
< An absent minded type setter made the
'r '? trr i t ii n 1 i LjJ. /,*i_ v? ?
jNew xorK rroria can anuKspearc "tne divine
Williams." s.
A lady was lately hugged to death in
Minnesota?another illustration of the "power
of the press." '
. The minister who boasted that he could
preach without notes didn't mean bank notes.
Of course hot.
''^Massa Christopher Qolumbus was a queer
man," said anegTO orator j "a notion crossed
him one day, and then he crossed an ocean."
A wag lent a clergyman a horse which \
ran away and;threw him, and then claimed
credit for "aiding in spreading the gospel."
A TVoloVl nrftfAr rflnnntlc rnrnorl'OiT in o
fine peroration, "-Innocence is like an umbrella-r?nrhen
once you. have lost it,-we , can never
bope to see.it back again." ' ''
" r* f .. _ t J' i 1 ," ** '' ' r ?
'*Can you change a two dollar bill?""said
an impecunious 'drinker ' to the bar tender.
"Yes." "Well,Twhen P'gdt a two dollar bfll
I'll bring it in."' ' V'/V , * ^
An English traveler says-H'Put an American
baby sixjottkithtf oldTjn-itaJfeet, and it
will immediately say; -'Mr.( Chairman,' and
call the next cradle to order."' r r
Col. Dewy says the Indians are. possessed
of more curiosity than a woman. that explains
their mania for scalping.' Tbey only
want to know what is insidethe heads.
A one-armed soldier, who has been living
on charity in Dubuque, got into a fracas
and busted his business by drawing forth the
severed member and planting a' stinger on
liia nnnnnfint'a nnae with it.
A Chicago paper received a letter from a
lady which read aa follows: "Why is it that
dear Lord Byron, who used to write sucli
.beautiful, beautiful poetry,^keeps so quiet
lately ?"
An excellent old deacon, who having won
a fine turkey at a charity raffle, didn't like
to-tefiliiis orthodox wife how ho came by it,
quiqtly remarked that the "Shakers gave it
to him." '
It nine of Barn urn's camels
and dromedaries have died of envy since
they saw some of the humps on the backs of
some of our daughters of fashion.
j That is an ingenious girl in Joilet, 111.,
who being troubled with beaux who stay late,
has instructed the servant to bring her in a
lunch of raw onions and cold pork at 10 p. m.
The beaux generally make their bows at
puco.
Local editing must be jolly in Salem,
Washington County, New York. Tho editor
<rf the Press received the following delightful
missive: "Youm fellers must keep us
fellers names out of your paper, else youm
get your d?d snout busted. This is bizness.',
A young woman in Michigan has achieved
local celebrity by making 300 barrels in
a week, the hoops and staves being furnished
to her. We knew a belloin Saratoga who,?
in one week, not only made nearly as many
butts of young men, but set two of them to
punchin' each other.? World.
"How do you get along with your arith
? ? I 1 /? .1 -Pt!_ 1 T_ _
, metic I" asKca a iatner 01 his niuo ooy, wuu
answered and said : " I've cyphered through
addition, partition, substraction, distraction,
abomination, justification, halucination, de1
rivation, amputation, creation and adop1
tion."
r ,
The grossest instance of humbug we have
met with for a long time is that of an individual
who advertises for sale a Siberian bloodi
hound, which he calls "A 1," when every one
possessing the ordinary rudiments of an Eni
glish education ought to know that the beast
I is K 9.
' Just as a passenger train going west on <
1 the Detroit and Milwaukee road yesterday
^ was clear of the city, and running at the rate
of ten or twelve miles an hour, an old man ^
5 named Dixon, living in Ioniacounty,sudden- ,
! ly leaped from his seat, rushed to the platform
and bounded off, turning about forty
somersaults before he brought up against the
- fence. In a short time he appeared at the
1 I ' ' ' " J i-J i_; 3 .
' depot, lOOKCd an arounu ami men excmimeu :
! "What an old fool; I thought I had left my
i umbrella here and jumped off the cars to get
' it, and now, hang me, if I don't remember
* chucking it under the seat."?Detroit Free
' Press.
A Thirteen-Year-old Wipe Beat*
er.?Nathan Simon, a lauk, overgrown
' youth of thirteen, was arraigned at Essex one
*i day last week on a charge of beating his wife
Emily, aged 25.?Justice Shadley qucstion8
ed him as follows :
Justice?how eld arc yon, my boy ?
Nathan?I'm thirteen years, sir.
c Justice?How long have you been married
?
e Nathan (blubbering)?One year. I want
"* to get divorced now so I do, (crying.)
Justice?Why do y( u beat your wife ?
Nathan (plucking up a little)?Because
f' she won't get my supper ready. She says
e she's jealous of me : that's what makes me
1 mad.
=> Justice?I don't believe it, Mr. Simon
and I'll tell you this, if you arc brought bes
fore me again for breaking your wife's head
r I'll send you to the juvenile Asylum,
e Justice (to- Mrs. Simon)?Madam take
g this boy home and have his face washed.
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