VOLUME XXXIII. CAMDEN, SOUTH-CAHOUNA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 15, 1874. NUMBER 19.
?? ??? i " i _' m^^mm?? ???^??mmmm^mm???????
Til mm JOURNAL.
AX
Independent Family Paper.;
PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY
TBAJfTttAX 4c HAY. I
^UlaC^TION KATES
One year, in advance $2 60
lit month* i 60
Three month*...t 76
00^AllTrsient Advert isements will be
target 0** Daman per Square for the fret
and Savixrv-riTK Cksts per Square for
each subs^neat insertion Single insertion,
$1 50 per square
JQT Transient Advertisements must be
paid lor in advance.
PHOTOGRAPHS.
The undersigned having returned
and opened a gallery will
be pleased to see his friends.
With more experience and IMPROVED
APPARATUS he feels
more capable than ever before
of pleasing the people.
Oome and have your pictures
made before grim Winter with
hie froet and snows pounces upon
us.
Qallery in Workman House.
A* IB. IiEE.
Camden, 3. C., Sept. II, 1873.
A FAMILY ARTICLE.
Af *T ihr $12.50 per Jar, $75 per week.
AN UNTIMELY. NEW
SEWING MACHINE
f?r Deaeetle On* .
ONLYJFIVE DOLLARS
With the New Patent
BUTTONHOLE WORKER
Patented June 7th, 1671.
AWARDED THE FIRST PREMIUM AT THE
AMERICAN INSTITUTE
and Maryland institute fairs, uri.
A meet wonnderful and elegantly construetedSawntoMec
INK Yor family Werk. Com I
Jlete In all Its Parte, Uses the Straight Eye
'ointtd Nadir, Sstf Thrkaui.no, direct up.
PoeiUVK Motion,) New Tension, Self J
Peed and Cloth OuiJer Operates bt Whkel
and on a Table. ZiyAt Running. Smooth and
noiastoaa, Like all good high-priced machines.
Hm FattrU L'litck to prevsm me woeei ueiug
turned the wrong way. Uses the thread
dirnet from the spool. Makes the Elastic
Lock Rtitcu. (finest and strongest stich
known; i firm, datable, close and rapid. Will
do all kinds of work. Ji*e and etartt, irotu
CjUMIC to heavy Cloth or Litrm, and
aaoo all daecriptions of thread. This Maohine
is hsaviit coNsrarcTio to give it smiSoth;
all the parts of each Machine being madt uhit
by machinery, and beautifully finished and or
nameated. It is easy to learn. Sapid, Smooth J
and SiUnt in operation. Reliable at ail times,
and a Puactical, Scientific, Mechanical "
Invention, at a Qrtatly BtductdPrut.
A Good, Cheap Family Sewing Machine at
last. The first and only success in produciug
a valuable, substantial and reliable low priced
Sowing Machine. Its extreme low prior
reaches all conditions. Its simplicity and
strength adapts it to all rapacities, while its
many merits make it a universal favorite
wherever used, and creates a rapid demand
IT IS ALL IT IS RECOMMENDED.
I oan cheerfully and confidently recommend
its use to those who are wanting a really good
Sewing Machine, at a lew prioe.
Mas. H. B. JAMESON,
Peotone, Will County, III.
Pries of eaeh Machine. "Glaus A." "One,"
for iv? j?n by iptcitl certifi 1
crnte,) vkb *4/ the Jbchtrtt, uii eotrytkia^tom^afte
helegging to it, including Sslt Tuutiio
Xwu, peaked is ? strong wooden box,
sod delivered toesy part of the country, by
expreee, mi of farther charge*, on receipt j
of prioo, out Fivn bouAit. 8afi delivery n
guaranteed. With each Machine we will send, u
on receipt of $1 rwtra, the new patent.
BUTTON HOLS WORKER,
One of tbo seat Important and u*?ful inveutione
of tba ago. bo aunple and certain, that a
child can work the finest button hole with
regularity and Strong and beautiful.
racial. Thane, and TxtraInducement# to
Mann and Finals Apmtt, Store Keeper*, Ac.
who will eeUbKeh ageaeite though the country
and and heap our New Macbtsss on Ex.
AiMbonnnd Salt. Courrr Riocti given to i
mart agenti rant. Agent's eomplttt outfit, J
fumiahed without any extra cbabos. 8am{dee
of tnrtay, deecriptive circular* contain- j
ng Anu, Testimonials, Engraving*, Ac.,
bo., 'base rats. We also eapply
AGRICULTURAL nCPLDtfeNTE. I
Latent Patents and improvements for the g
Farm and Garden. Mowers, Reaper*, Cul- g
tivator*, Feed Cutters, Harrow*, Farm Mills, 2
Plaster*, Harvesters, Thresher* and all arti- 2
cles needed for Farm work. Ear* Seeds in 2
large variety. All moneyeent in Pott (Mice
mi ? ? rv-J S..V TU.fi. .. K,
" V W| VI v; O
will ba $1 oar risk. and art perfectly secure.
Safe dtlirery of all oar goods guaranteed. j
"An old and veaponaible ftrn that sell the (j
beat goods at the lowest priee, and can be a
relied wpoa by aarreadere."?Farmtr'i Journal,
Now York. f
ifd RttponsibU for Rtfitltrtd I.ttUrs.
Aoonnaa Ouim i
JEROME B. HUDSON A Co..
Coraei Greenwich & C&rtlandt Streets. N. V \
Sept. 26, # 6rn j
MERONEY WITTER '
AUCTION 1
AND 1
Commit*!on erehant*, <
Broad-St. Oamden, S. 0.
Will attend to the selling of Real Estate,
Merchandise. Produce, Ac.
Business entrusted to their care will meet
with proaaptattention.
Returna made aa soon as sales are effected.
KING'S MOUNTAIN
Military Ncliool^
YORKVILLE, S. C.
This Institution it fully supplied with arm*
and all necessary scientific apparatus; and
the recent extension of the course of studies
places it in the front rank of Southern Educa*
tional Institutions. The first session of 1874,
will begin on the 2ND OF FEBRUARY.?
Apply for oatalogue containing full partien.
lars.
9$t. A. OOWM, FriKipa). <
THE FAYQRITE HOME REMEDY.
This unriTalled Medicine is warranted not
to contain a single particle of Mkbcv&t, or
any injurious mineral subsance, but is
T?ih?a1 v Vecrfttable.
containing those Southern Root* and Herbs
which an all-wise Providence has placed in
countries where Liver Diseases most prevail.
It will cure all Diita ut eauaJ by Dtrangtmtnt
of Ihe Iivtr or Bov.tlt.
Simmons' Liver Regulator, or
Medicine,
Is eminently a Family Medicine: and by being
kept ready for immediate resprt will save
many an hoar of suffering and many a dollar
in time and doctors' bills.
After over forty years' trial, it is still receiving
the moot unqualified testimonials to
its virtues from persons of the highest character
and responsibility. Eminent physicians
commend it as the most
EFFECTUAL REMEDY
| Por Dpspepsia, or Indigestion. 1
Armed with this ANTIDOTE all climates
and changes of water and food maybe faced
without fear, Asa remedy for MALARIOUS
FEVERS, BOWEL COMPLAINTS, RESTLESSNESS,
JAUNDICE, NAUSEA,
IT HAS NO EQUAL.
It is she cheapest, the purest and best Family
|Medioine in the world.
MAjitrracTimKn OSLT BY
J. H. ZEILIN k CO.,
\r n 4 ?\1T\ nun A nn PUT A
VAVUil. UA. 1
Price $100- sold by all Druggists.
January 1, 1873. 12m
W. J. ARRANTS,
AT THE
GRAND CENTRAL
DryGoods Establishment
OF
mi D. LOVE & CO, .
Under Wheeler House,
COLUMBIA, S 0.
, 1
Sample* neitf\ and Orders solicited. \
October 15, 1873. * 3ui. ,
l?73. 1873.
FALL TRADET
We are now receiving a large stock of
DRY GOODS,
CLOTHING, for Men and Boys,
HATS, of all styles,
100 cases BOOTS AN1) SHOES, '
IARDWARE AND CROCKERY, ?
SADDLERY AND HARNESS. |
n fact, a great many article* too tedious
lention?all of which w? will sell at ou
aual low prices.
BAUM BRO.
September 1 it tf
Congaree Iron Works,
Columbia, S. C.
I0HN ALEXANDER. Proprietor
SUGAR CANE"MILLS
LIST OP PRICES.
Rollers 14 inches diameter, $60 00
12 ? 80 00
10 " 70 00
14 " 70 00
12 " GO 00
? 10 " 50 00
AkoTe prices complete with frame. Withut
frame, $10 less on each Mill.
Steam Engines, Boilers, Portable Grist
fills. Circular nnd Muley Saw Mills. Mill
leering of ell kinds mede to order, Iron
nd Bras* Casting* on short notice
Gin Gearing constantly on hand of the
ollowing sisos:
9 feet wheel end pinion, $36 00
0 ? " 40 00
* - - a:, fU)
2 ' CO 00 1
4 ' - 66 00 1
Irou and Bra*.* Casting* of all deseripions
made to order.
Antifriction I'lates and Balls for Cotton '
?rni", $15 00 and $20 per set.
N. B.?Terms cash on delivery at Rail'ood
Depot here. 1
f^TWorks Foot of Lady Street, opposite
Jreenrille Freight Depot.
Columbia, Aug. 21. 19t
Haor<rinoa find T|p|.
10,000 yard* BAGGING
25,000 pounds TIES.
For sale by
BAUM BBO.
Bagging, Ties, &c.
40 bales BAGGING, various brands,
tons ARROW TIE8,
MACK ARE L. in barrels, half-barrels,
quar rels, kits and at retail.
CROCKERY, Ac. Ac.
Just received by
J. A T. I. JONES. I
August 28. tf
AGANSJZ
incidents in his life
Cambridge, Mass., Dec. 17.?Cambridge
had no gioatcr light in her firmament
than tho one which deuth extinguished
on Snnday night. It is a loss not only
4feht, but of warmth. Somehow, when
you passed by Agassig's house, you felt
less in need of your overcoat than when
you passed the doors of certain notables
who live in and around Boston. It was
always sunshine when Agassis was near
lie was one whom the "common people
heard gladly." He had a kind word and a
beaming face for everybody, and he imparted
to others something of his own joyous
mood. He had his sorrowtul moments,
his occasions of anxiety, when tho expres
sion of his face took a painful significance,
and one could see that there was some burden
pressing upon him; but let him meet
a friend, especially a child, nud the
shadow fied from his face so quickly that
in the after-warmth you forgot there had
been anj there. Grasp his hand, and you
never found it cold.
It was this greatness of heart that caused
him to make such a host of friends and
acquaintances among all classes. He was
one of those men whom, wheu sick, the
butcher, the baker, the grocery man and
the laborer, always ask about. He was a
great lover of children. He was constantly
speaking to them in the streets, and caressing
them, not from affectation or a desire 1
to Le popular, but becauso ho could not 1
help it. His grandchildren. George and
Max, were always running ever to see
grandpa, and grandpa was always glad to J
see them. If grandpa bad had the entire
training of them, perhaps there , would ;
have boon some spoiled children.
.A friend tells me of an instance, which ;
well illustrates his tenderness tor children
Once while conducting some scientific ci- J
periuient, it became necessary to have souic
water, immediately. Agossiz seized a
pitcher and ran out to a pump near by ? j
He went out quickly, but wa> slow in
coming back. They waited twice as long
for the watei as would have sufficed to j
bring it, aud then went out to see what '
was the matter. There sat Agassis down i
by the pump, his legs crossed, and a little ,
shild, which he was fondly carrying, ne*~ !
Lied in bctweeu them. in his haste at j
the pump he had accidentally struck the
shild which was standing near by Though '
the blow ww of little account, the oxigen ,
;ies of science seemed the less important, |
ind he had to putdowu his pitcher nn<l
jpen his heart. When deeply engaged in
tcientific investigations, he would leave
bis work, seize nnd fondle a child that had j
strayed into his room, and the interrupted i
mental process seemed to bo resumed with- '
>ut difficulty.
Agassiz was a philanthropist by nature. ;
He was fond of "doing good as lie had
jpportunity."
"Who can I get to make some drawings
for tne ?" I once asked
"Take , ho is a good draughtsman, j
ind he neods the money; it will help him {
tlong."
One day, from my window, 1 noticed a
lorse and buggy standing in the street -- j
The horse had been carelessly bitched, nau
worked himself loose, and having moved a
little way off in the stroet, seemed inclined
-o go off with an empty wagon. A student
ind a minister of the gospel in turn passed
.hat way, but neither made any effort to
keep the horso from straying. Presently
[ saw Agassis coming down the avenue,
ipparently absorbed in deep thought, his
lye bent upon the ground. He stopped
when he got to the horse, and without
teeming to take his mind off the subjeet
with which he was engaged, picked up the
hitching strap, tied the horse, and went
[>n, leaving the owner ignorant that any
body had done him a favor.
It is one of the traditions among the
aid belles of Cambridge, that when Agasliz
came there, he was regarded as one of
the handsomest men they had ever seen,
the tradition does not need much testimony,
for even to the day of his death, lie
was handsome, especially whon he smiled.
Hia personal attractions, geniality and
attention to little courtesies, always made
birn a favorite with the ladies. They attended
his school in large numbers. There
was not a great deal of disciplino there.?
The rule was that they must speak in
French, but there was a deal of whispering
in Knglisb, which the tcachor somehow
overlooked. This worship of the man was
not confined to Cambridge. It would be
hard to name a place in the country, where
Agassis had been, that he was not affectionately
canonised. On bis return from the
llasnler expedition, he could not. slip
quietly into the Lowell Institute, to hear
his friend Tyndall lecture, without being
observed and compelled by a perfect storm
of applause, to bow again and again his
recognition of the tribute. He was a sort
of * Pope, in Boston.
"Do you see that man sitting over in
that corner, there suid an intelligent
reporter of a Boston paper, to uie.
"Yes."
"Well, that is Agaasiz lie knows everything."
He nu always indifferent to money
wherever science wa9 concerned. He
spent it lavishly, whenever he could get it.
Ofteu for tliiugs which would not make
show for the public, but which were invaluable
in the pursuit of scientific truth. lie.
% _
was not a business man nor a bn&noier; it
be wanted money lie iy>pealed to his friends
and the public, and was sure to get it.?
Then he would speifd it rapidly for collections,
confident that when he needed it he
could get more.
He was singularly unmethodical in his
habits. Men who livo aud work by rule
would be puzzled to understand how
Agassiz accomplished so much without
these helps. He lived and worked by inspiration.
If lie was suddenly seized with
an interest in some scientific inquiry, lie
would pursue it at nunc, putting by perhaps
other work in which be hud just
fairly got started. "i always like to take
advantage of my productive moods," he
said to me. Thus often he bad several
irons in the fire, only one of whieh might
ultimately be finished. Probably he saw
that the last iron promised to work up
better than the first. He never could be
made to work like a machine, turning out
a definite quantity at regular intervals.?
He never felt bourd to regard the rule
that you must finish one thing before you
bogm another, so emphatically presented
in ilie <ild school books. His was a method
of working which would be ruinous to
any man who had not his wonderful
faculties, his far-sight and iusight. With
his great logical brain and his marvelous
powers of ohseivntfon, there wis united a
certain telescopic intuition which made
his view of probabilities something more
than it guo.sa lie never proposed his own
methods of working as a model for others.
Once, however, in, my presence a near
relative ventured to ask him it he did not
think lot would accomplish more if he finished
one thing before he began another.
HSvery man nrtiKt'work VcitrMinr to his
method," he replied. He was in himself
a great contradiction of the methods by
which many have won success He achieved,
but it was after his own way. It was
frequently a bard thing to get him to sign
a paper, or write a letter, i except for
somebody else,) or to look over accounts
or npoits, or do little routine work. Vet
he could never have attained his great
eminence in science if he had not paid in
this department great attention to the minutest
and apparently the most insignificent
d tails. Lookinir at the drawing of
a fish made by his artist., he said, after taking
a single glanco, "It is u beautiful
drawing, hut don't you see you ha?e left
out t w.; or throe of the scales." i'liis story,
which i have seeu elsewhere, is vouched
for by the draughtsman who formerly drew
his specimens for him.
I know what those silent lips would say
if just here their testimony could be gathered
It would be a testimony as sweet
and beautiful as that of John Stuart Mill
to the helpmate he so devoutly loved. If
may he a tact less laminar In (lie public,
but it i? one well known to Prof. Agassiz's
friends, thut his wife was his complement
.and in every senso a helpmate.?
What the Professor lacked in order,
method, or business habits was abundantly
supplied by .Mrs. Agmiz. Jt was her
graceful and assiduous pen that recast and
put into more classic moulds the Professor's
ready English. It was her constant
ciiconrug-inent and stimulus that supported
the Professor in now and difficult undertakings.
Her counsel was always lis
toned to with rcspecl. It is safe to say
thai we should not have hud so many of
his wotk- put in a permanent form in
English if it had not been for her earnest
co-operation The Professor, as all know,
was a readv lecturer and always delivered
his addresses without uumn?crij t. In all
of his lev!ores and speeches near home
mr* atrnjh!z iifOiimn.inicd him whenovpr I
possible nil*] took copious notes, and thus
preserved the tbought for future use. All
of his coiiiiiiiiiiieatioiiH for the press passed
through her hands. 8he wrote much
from his dictation, attended to a great
many of his business details, and in a
thousand ways forwarded his work. Kvery
word of praise we bestow on the silent
dead is nu unuttered recognition of her
who shared alike his labors and hia rewards.
Let us hope that she who knew him
better than any or all of us. may crown
this life of devotion by completing and
giving to the world her own record?long
since begun?of the genius and work of
him whose departure has left such a void
in our henrts.?Xew York Tribune.
A Patulous Jjswbl.?A silent tongue.
The Law of Longevity. s
At a meeting of the American Bonn! ^
Health Association, a paper was read by {
Dr. Nathan Allen, of Lowell, Mass., j
upon what he denominated the ' Law of ^
Longevity." In this essay some new and,
if true, very important views were present|
ed. This gentlemen has devoted special
i attention for many years to physiology in j
its bearings upon the changes and increase j.
of population, and is the author of several j
pamphlets upon this and kindred subjects,
which have attracted much attention.
o
He maintains that nntare has establish- ^
cd >1 great law ot increase, wnicu applies i e
not only to the human race, but prevails I
with modified conditions throughout the ^
whole animal and vegetable kingdom. .
This law is based in physiology upon the ^
perfectionism of structure and harmony of "
function, or, in other words, that every or- ^
gan in the system should be perfect in {
its structure, and that all should perform
fully their respect functions in harmony
with each other . Upon this same
basis or foundation Dr. Alleu places the
law of longevity, and in the paper referred
to adduces many striking facts and arguments
in its favor, of which we can give
only a brief synopsis. The existence of
such a law is supported by all the well- ^
known truths in Physiology and Pathology.
Every change from a normal to ^
an abnormal state, or in the prevention ^
and cure of disease, affords evidence of ^
such a law
w
The pre requisites to,??r necessary con- ^
ditions of longevity, Dr. Allen discussed
under tlirec heads : first, sound copstitjition
; second, laws of inheritance, and
third, obedience to the laws of hygieno.
HI
fn order to secure good health and long ^
life, a sound and well-balanced physical
organization isToundjindispensable. Rut ^
whore is our guide or standard to test this
soundness or balance? We have only npproxiniations
towards this standard, and ^
a great diversity of opinions respecting
them, because there is no universal type or ^
perfect model upon which to base onr judgse
ments.
<4|
In some respects the human body, in its
normal state, may be compared to a perfect
machine made of many complicated parts.
[Tow different the working or running
of such a machine from that of one imper- 10
tcctly constructed and unequally balanced ? a
The one seldom needs repairs; the other, st
frequently. It is so in reference to the ^
body. Whenever a certain organ or class
of organs are relatively too large or too ^
n* am ATnrnio>>d ton much or not ^f
muii) v/t ?iw ? .
enough, causing a want of harmony in j ^
their action, there must be greater liability j P1
to disease. How often it happens that,lu
?.ome slight derangement or trifling weak- } *h
ncss operates as an entering wedge to the n{
most serious and dangerons diseases ? j w
Hence the importance of a sound and wellbalanced
constitution, and the nearer the t0
approximation can be made to it the bet- ^
ter. This is indispensible, not only for ni
good health, but for long life. Bnt 9uch r)
a constitution can be secured only from h'
long-lived ancestry. This accords with ! ?*
universal experience, as well as with all M
the principles of physiology. If we apply hi
the well-known law, that "like beget* like to us
the healthiest families found, and observe 01
it through several generations, the result I n<
will be, that wc obtain very sound and ^
healthy constitutions.
Longevity i9 not dependent ao much w
upon climate or food or employment as hi
upon the physical organization itself. It >r
is true these have a powerful influence w
upon health, but they are secondary, 11
agents. The general law exists in the 01
body, and not outside. The laws of inhcr- P1
itance arc a part of it; so are the principles
of hygiene. It is not a mere theory or 1 hi
? . i?i_..?? ??:i? I
speculative nypotnesis, um. cuu u?- c?uj ( -comprehended
and applied. There is one J ri
place where it cau be made of incalculable 1 ni
value, viz., in the matter of life insurance- hi
It furnishes the medical examiner a stand- f?
ard of organization to which the constitu- tr
tion of all persons applying for life insur- | c<
nnoe can he compared, enabling liiin to g'
judge very correctly what are the devia- w
tions from the normal standard; then, i 8
what arc the liabilities to disease, and what ei
arc the probabilities of long life. | g1
It points out the true sources and tl
means of health and life, and that there is I tl
no chance or mystery iu them. It shows , b
that all the changes that occur in the hu- j 1<
man system are governed by law : that | w
diaAflse nf whatever character, or wherever i u
found, is a violation of law. and all treat- ai
mont, w -ther provided by nature or not, tl
must be iewed as an agent to repair the tl
injury. I'o describe all th* various ways ai
in whicu this law of longevity may be g
practically applied, would require, said c
tho writer, a volume. The closing para- ii
graph of this paper was as follows : It ex. h
pounds correctly the great laws of inhcri- w
tanco which furnish the groundwork?the g
prerequisite, for good health and long life, d
It teaches tho absolute necessity iu the out
let of possessing a sound constitution?a
vell-ftalanced organization. It shows the
elation and ( importance which human
igoncy holds in propagating a sound and
lealthy stock. It presents constantly baorc
us for imitation that perfect standard
ind image in which man was created, together
with an embodiment of those laws
md conditions with which we must comply
n order to secure the greatest amount of
lappines and the longest duration of life,
t teaches every individual more clearly
rhat are the peculiarities and weaknesses
f his own constitution, as well as what are
is particular dangers or liabilities to disasc.
It is this exact, this dofinite and
ersonal knowledge that may be turned to
be greatest account in the preservation of
calth. If every individual could thus
c made thoroughly acquainted with his
wn physiology, together with the laws of
ygicne in his own case, we should soon
;e a most surprising diminution of sickess
as well as of early mortality.
Changes in Congress.
A 8KLTPH BV CRAPE GREENWOOD.
[From tbe New York Times.]
Tho Hou^e presented to uio on my reirn
an unfamiliar aspect. The new
irniture and carpets have brightened it
p somewhat, hut the strange forms and
ices bewilder (me. I missed the old
nd-marks?Banks, with his two story
cad and soldierly figure; Farnsworth,
ith his frothv beard tossed in air. and
J
akes Ames, with his heavy face, and his
ow, elephant eyes. On the Democratic
do tliere is not so much change. We
isa the uplifted face of Brooks, pallid
id troubled and disdainful, but the New
ork Democracy ha? evoked Samuel to
J his place, and Don Fernando still sits
attuned up to the chin in elegant pro-icties.
still bears aloft his snow-wreath
' a moustache, while the belligerent Beck
?c^h his old stand in the aisle, and
tohes forward into every debate. Ohio
ill leaves us her urbane GarfLld, and has
nt us back her Lawronco, who will
sever give up tho ship" of State any
ore than Mrs. Micawber would desert
lr. Micawber.
At one of the front desks of the
iddle aisle sat, on Wednesday morning,
peculiar figure, the eight of which
rangely moved my heart. It brought
ick scenes of long ago, of another regime
-almost, it would seem, of another world*
ost vivdidly it recalled days and nights
' a uiouiorable long session in Congress,
iring which the discussion of the old coin
ouiiso measures shook the country and
?arly shattered tho old Capitol. It was
e tigure of Alexander H. Stephens, the
stvous, impassioned little orator, toward
hom, during that troublous time, I often
oked from the little loft of a gallery, and
whom I listened with profound interest,
tough he seldom uttered matter to my
ind on the question of questions?slaveHe
is less changed than I thought to
id hitn, for in the old time he had an air
premature age and feebleness, and seem1
to be wasted by the intense flame of
a n?n mvfloasi nnil fierv snirit. He
a v"u ? J -r
?e?i to wear as wide a collar as Mr. flay,
lly it was a turn down, and a long, black
ick tie. simply knotted and falling. Now
ic collar is narrower and the neck tie
lorter, and on his round, compact head,
liicli was always too small for his bats,
3 wears a black velvet skull cap, revealig
a light fringe of hair, white with "the
inter of his discontent." His keen eyes
e masked behind glasses; he walks on
utches, moving very slowly; but the
rincely will and tho the high, quick spirscem
quite unsubdued, as is shown by
is repeating, the other day, substantially
te speech he made ou the question of salaes
before he went out of the Union?reinding
ono of the uien who had his skull
roken in an explosion, and lay insensible
ir many days, but who, as soon as the
epanning process was commenced, pro
seded to finish tho sentence he had beun
at the moment of the accident. With
hat amazement find admiration must Mr.
tephens have watched the late free-and
wj debates?how his mind must have
ono back to the dark days of bondage, to
le arrogant old days of Democracy and
le duello, when a man was held responsii
i*..? K'iril words, in the House of
IV IWI IIVI J r
Representatives, as elsewhere ; when lie
us not allowed to free his mind in debate,
nless that mind wag in a decently sane
ud moral condition ; when honorable geneuien
could uot indulge themselves in
ie use of such little epithets as "thief
ud "liar" and "dirty dog," without daner
of boing not only turned out, but "calld
out." In view of the glorious liberty
i which our legislators now revel and riot,
o must see that our blood and treasure
ere not expended for naught in the
rcat war. and haply feel consoled for the
esolation of the South.
The Souute is less changed from last
session than t^e Hom^. We miss the
ruddy benignity of Mr. Wilson's face, aud
Mr. Carpenter seems to lrtrre growft a little
gray ander his new dignity and responsibility.
Time has also shaken his dredging-box
over the heads of Senators Stunner
and Fenton, and chiseled a Kttle at Senator
Lot Morrill's fine face, and taken the
other Morrill by the shoulders and bent
him slightly, for he can never hirm his
face, and dimmed a keen ray or two in
Senator Cameron's pleasant ambushed
eyes, bat he has not meddled with Sena-'
tor Browr.low in the least. He aite just
Afl lia fl1l0O?a aef in Ilia ntlnnl' nnlwi Iw'nm
o WVJ aiifajfO Mk, IU UU OllVIlt UUIC9^ iJIMg
back in bis arm-chair, with half shot eyes,
one foot on his desk, and shaking neither
more nor less. It is evident time has forgotten
the fierce old man, or has left the
person and the palsy to fight It not. Now,
upholstery, painting and gilding have also
made this chamber and the ante-chambers
look bright and comfortable J 1>ut there is
one change which I must disapprove of,
as undemocratic and invidious. Choice
t f ,
seats hare beou set apart for the wives and.,
daughters of Senators and members, from
which seats we, the comtnon people, are
as sternly excluded as from the diplomatic
gallery. This is unjust to the fetrangers
visiting the Capitol, who are often uncomfortably
crowded in the other galleries,
whilo those aristocratic reservations are
almost empty. It is tny impression that,
of all the ladies in Washington, those for
whom these galleries are Set aside, dedicated,
tabooed, are the least given to watching
the debates. Perhaps they hav* politics
enough at home. The wife of a
Congressman seldom goes to the Capitol
unless hor husband is the hero of the hour;
she goes to sen bim arraigned for high
eriinea and misdemeanors, or to hear him
arraign some other woman** husband.
? 4
Submarine Landscape.?Whan the
sea is perfectly clear and transparent, it
allows the eye to distinguish objects at a
very great depth. Near Mindora, in the
Indian Ocean, the spotted corals are plainly
visible under twenty-five fathoms of
water. The crystalline clearness of the
Caribbean Sea excited the admiration of
Columbus, who, in the pursuits of hja.
great discoveries, ever retained an_.Opcn
eye for the beauties of nature. In pass
mg over these splendidly adorned grounds,
says Schopf, ;'whcre marine life shows itself
in an endless variety of forms, the
boat, suspended over the purest crystal,
seems to float in the air, so that a person
unaccustomed to the scene becomes giddy.
On the clear sandy bottom appear thousands
of sea stars, sea urchins, moliasks,
and fishes of a brilliancy o^color unknown
in our temperate seas. Fiery red, intense
blue, lively green, and golden yellow perpetual
vary; the spectator floats over
groves of sea plants, gOrgonias, corals,
albyninms, and sponges, that afford no
less delight to the eye, and arq no leas
gently agitated by the heaving waters,
than the most beantifnl garden on earth
when a gentle breeze pastes tfarougfc the
waving bough." z
* r I .1
Congressional Manners.?Says the
WuliinntAn ftf tk? Tiwil.
ille Courier-Journal r "While the rote
was being taken in the House for Speaker,
a boorish member stretched bis form
at full length upon two desks in the centre
of the hall, while he talked to another
member. There in the diplomatic gallery
sat the French Minister and wife, the
English Minister, and the Japanese, who
hare come here to study our ways. There
were hundreds of distinguished ladies and
gentlemen present to witness this violation
of manners. If these men bare no selfrespect,
(hen there should be some rules
for good behavior adopted. The Speaker
might call trom the chair : The gentleman
from Arkansas will please sit on the chair,
and not make a bed of his desk. The gentleman
from Missouri will please put his
? ? 1 < .1 A
feet upon tun floor ana not eievate luoui
above his head. The gentlemen will find
a lunch-room convenient, and are forbidden
to pare their apples while the House
is in session, and throw their peelings on
the floor. Everything now looks so clean
and handsome that it seems a pity that it
should so soon becomo defaced."
Jewish Statistics.?"II. A." writes
the London Time*: Professor Max Mullor,
in his lecture at Westminster Abbey,
relative to Judaism, remarked : The Jews
are about thirty times the number of the
" " t
rarsce* ( niUjV^v.y i vwuvic uiviv 10
no question that this computation is too
low, as the number of Jews in Europe
alone has been ascertained W) bo above
three millions. That distinguished writer
on statistics, Ko!b, assumes their present
number to be seven millions, and Dr.
Prcssel, in his statistical tables, compotes
the total as close upon nine millions.
Editors, more than any other class of
men, are subject to evil communications.