Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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SdccIaI Beauts BAtM«flifMtfai^l 1. In writing to this office on bnsineM »1- w*ysgi»c your name and Poat Office addree*. , 2. Bueineas letters and communications to published should bo written on separate eels, aiid the object of each dearly indi- ted by necfeWary note when required. 8. Articles f(fr publication should be writ ten In a clear, Ugible hand, and on only one ildeof the page. 4. All changes fa adrertisetnents ^nust teach us on Friday. Jreqrly eootraeW IT' Travelers’ Guide- feouth Carolina Railroad* CHANGE OP BCHBDUtfi; * to- CnAELESTOft, Match 1, 1878; On and after Sunday, neit, the Sofath Carolina Railroad will be run as follows i » roa arobsTA, (Sunday morning excepted), Lears Charleston .. 9 00 a. in. 7 30 p. rtl. Arrire Augusta . , 8 00 p. m. C fffi t. in. FOR COLUMBIA, (Sunday morning eicepted) Lears Charleston f> 00 a. m. 6 90 p tn. Arrire at Columbia. 10 60 p. m. 7 46 a. m. FOR Cto^RLtSTOIl, (Sunday morning fclcepltfd}, Leare Augusta ... 8 30 a. m. 7 40 p in. Arrire at Charleston 4 20 p.ln 7 45 a. to. Leare Columbia . . $ 00 p ta. ^ 8 OO p. to. •Ar. Charleston, 1215 nlgbtand6 45 ft. to. Suratoerriltc train, (Sundays ftJCeptSd) Leare Summerrille krrire at Charleston S re Charleston ire at Summerrille 7 do k fh 8 46 a m 3 16pm 4 26 p m rCakfast, Dinnerand 8'..Tp<to tti Lronthrilie Camden Train Connects at Kingsrille daily (Sundays tx«5p- ti'd' with day passenger train to afid from Charleston. Passengt-s from Catoden to Co- fhmbia can go through without detention on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, and from Columbia to Camden on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays by connection i With day passenger train. Day and night trains connect at Angtista 4rith Georgia Kailroad and Central Railroad. This route is the quickest and most direct to Atlanta, Nashrille, Locisrllle, Cincinnati, Chicago, St Louis and of her points in the Northwest. ( Night trains for Augusta CMinefct closely 4Hth the fast mail train ria MaeOn and Au gusta Railroad for Macon, ColUmbos, Mont gomery. Mobile, NeW Orleans and points In the Southwest. (Thirty-six hotirs to New Orleans. Day trains for Columbia connect closely ■Irith Charlotte Railroad for all points North, fnaking quick time fthd no delays. (Fobfy hours to New York.) The trains on the Oreenrllle and Columbia and Spartanburg anti Uniun Railroads con nect closely wifh (he train which learfs Charleston at 600 ft m, and returning they Connect in same manner with the train which feares Columbia for Charleston at 5 30 p m Laurens Railroad train doUtiecfs at Newberry 6n Tuesdays, ThursdayS and Saturdays. Blue Ridge Railroad train runs daily, con» heeling with upand down trains on Green ville and Columbia Railioad. 8. S SOLOMONS,- » SiiperintendenL 8. B. Pickrxs, General ticket Agent. m. i SADNESS, ' Bt tIsn elLa. There are moments of sadness In life. When silently over us fall Forebodings of sorrow and strife. Dim shadows far-reaching and talL • i Are they waftilngs of trouble before, Thus tagtlely and faintly defined? Or h&untlngs of that which Is o’er, tet leaveth Its shadows behind? Why hath not the feeling a name? In tear-drops itseeketh relief; Bat, yet. It is neber the same. As sadness that oometh With gtlef. It Is not that darkness abiding, When the soui In fierce battle robst cope With a sorrow whose banner Is hiding The Stai light that gleamfeth with hope. When the heart Its own bitterness knows. But keepeth In seefet frota all. Though the tofrent of feeling o’erflowS; And hot tears of anguish will fall. Does It Come like ft bugle note, citing The soldlor to ftftn for a fight— Like the grey Clarpof twilight, uniting Joy’a sunshine with sorrow’s dark night? Or Is It a solemn-tonod chant, And not the Vague warning of grief? The deW that distilled on the plant. Not th6 frost that discolors the leaf? I knoW not, btit fain would believe The feeling betokens no 111, But comes the full heart to relieve. And bid the flushed spirit be still. And where o’ef the spirit It falleth, Oh let not the Wftrfitng be vain! But deem It an angel Who calleth The soul to its duties agitin. BARNWELL C. H., S. C., THURSDAY, JUNE 13. 1878. * Savannah and Charleston Railroad Co. CHANGE OF SCllEDtLE. Charleston, S. C., -Tan. 5, 1878. On and after Monday, January 7, 1878, the fruins on this Hoed * ill leave Depot of Northeastern Railroad as follows : Fa/t Mail Daily. Leave Charleston - - - - 3 16 a. m. Arrive at Savannah - - - 9 00 a. to. Leave Savnnrrfth - - - - 6 00 p. to. Arrive Charleston - - - 11 00 p. m. Accommodation Train, Sundays Excepted. Leave Charleston 1 - - Arrive ai, Augusfft - • Arrive Port Royal - Arrive 8avannah - - - Leave Savannah Leave Augusta Leave Port Royal « Arrive Charleston - Eight Passenger, Sundays Excepted. Leave Charleston ^rrivePort Royal - Arrive Savannah * Leave Savannah - * Leave Augusta * « Arrive Charleston - - Fast mail train wiff only stop at Adams lUm, Yemassee, Grahamtille and MonteRI). Accommodation train will stop at all sta tions on inf's road find makes close connectin'?* for Augusta and P6rl R6y«I ftnd all stations on the Port Royal Railroad, Fast mail makes connection tetr points In Florida and Georgia. C. S. GADSDEN, Engr. and 8up<. 8. C. BbTLBToit. 0. F. and T. Agefrt. “llll.fi ARf*.’ 4 ,8 00 a. m, 6 15 p. to. 1 50 p. m. 3 60 p. m. § 00 a. m. • 7 30 a. to. io 20 ft. to. 6 30 p. m. - 8 60 p. to, «t 6 4S ft. ft. - 7 26 a. tr. - 10 00 p. to. •« 9 00 p. to. - 8 45 a. m. Wilmington, Columbia and AUGUSTA RAILROAD f Gims/t Pa-sskSOfr Dr.fARYMR-.t-?, , Columbia, S. C., AuguSf 6, f877. The following Scbedul* Will be operated o® And after this date .- Eight Etpriss Trim—Daily. dotifer NORTH. Leave Coftftobia . 11 l9 p. fa. Leave Florence . . .- 2f 40 a. to. Arrive at Wflmtngfon . .. 6 82 ft!, fa. oorita soerfa' Wilmington j . frOD p. fa'. ve Florence - • • 10 0? p. to. Arrive at Columbia •' ; 1 25 a. fa This train Is Fast Express, mailing through donneCthms, all rtil. North and South, and Water line Connection via Portsmorttii. Stop ctaly at EiiBtover, Somter, TfmmtynHvHle, Florence, Marion, fdh Bluff, Whitevflle ah'd Flemington. Through ftekets sold fthd baggage check ed to all principal pomtft. Pullman Sleeper* faft night train*. tkrouy\ Freight Tram—Daily, except Sum- 4myet) ~' - - 00150 RORTH. Leave CoTtrmblft . . . J Leave FlcreopC; . . ive at WiHtoAgteW. . •' oofiro ftoDrSf. Leave Wfltolagtda, . * Leave FTorenoC. . - . . Arrive at Columbia . £ Ofr p!. fa. 4 M a. to. 12 00 fa. t SOp. fa, 1 86 a. m. 10 10 a. m. Local Freight Train leavfteCelambtaTuee- M - " A. PORE, O. F. k T. A. #. F. DEVICE, StiperinfendeAt, Bill SMOkta the Pipe of Pettte, [Atlanta (Os.) Oonstitutlon ] Mh. Editur : I love to meet a rm- bor and hear him say, “how’s Craps I contioue to like farmin. I like It bet ter and, exsep that the wheat Is sum- what doubtful about makin a crap. A little long bug with a tall at both eends has got in the Joints and sucked the sap out, and its fallin down iu patches. Looks like there Is always sumthin prfeyin on oumthin, and noth in Is safe from disaster In this subloo nary world. Files and bugs and rust pfey oh the gfeen wheat. Weevils eat it up when lt£ cut ahd pbt aWay. Rats eat the corn—moles eat the gubbers— hawks feat the chlckfens-the minks killed thfee of out ducks In obe night —Cholera kills the hogs—ahd the Other night one of my nabors’ muled cum along with the blind staggers and fell up a pair of seven steps right into my front gate and died without klckin. Theh there is briars ahd nettles and tread safts and stftart-weed and pisen feak and Spanish nefedles and cuckle burrs and dog fennel and snakes, thats always in the way on a farm and must be looked aftef keerfallj, especially snakes, which are my eternal horror, and I shall always believe are sum kin to the devil himself. I can’t tolerate such long Insects. But we farmers hav to take the bad with the good, and there is more rood than bad whh me up to the present tithe. My cofh begins to look splendid. These warm nights it grow* while I am asleep—just like the intrust on them darn little Just debts you owe— elcofle me, Mr. Fxlltor, I don’t know for sertln that you owe any, but it’s a reasonable presumption, considerin your bisness, and its no disgrace, no how. Most everybody owes em froa the United State#«f America down t the umblest individuals, of which last am Whom. I look upon It as a char table hit to Lofrow from a man wb has a surplus. 1 think a heap of Q<f- James and Qen. Austell, and all suft, and it wohld gteve ate to hav ttfr money get musty ftnd would rust <d rot for lack of borroWe/ft; I sometiies take a little Just to entourage ’em, or they are human beings, and jusas much entitled to a livin’ os tlift be* of os. Mr. fedltor, It’s a grfeat cofhfh' to me to set in hay plaafzer these pletant evenings and look over the farmand smoke the pipe of peace, and ramiate. Ruthinafe opon tbft rise and fall (em pires and parties and president and preachers. 1 think when a m* has passed the Rubicon of life, an seen his share of trouble; smokfn Is lowa- ble, for it kinder reCohhllns bhr»o live oh a while longer, and promotephilo- soflo reflections. 1 never kifi’d a high-tempered man to be fo| Of ft Old Aunt Patience told ttft be had been smokin’ for 50 years, and beard her adYlafn’ Mrs. Arp to tr} Ifcwhlle; for, sel she; "missus, It mak* body so quiet and peaceable.” Bufry wife, you know, was raided a Methiist, and they are fernent ft rfust ifkftlf other denofftinations, they make alose run on sum things, and on othej a little loose in the socket I’m no livin’ in a Methodist settlement, rbt under the drfpplns of Dr. Felttfa chapel, and they are a goc’d peoplefbund me, and Pve been wotderin bo the doc tor kept eflr all so strait wde he was eo ter away. It does fohtfke a pity to see hid meetfct house fosed every 8trnday, ahd rhaybe, wih &0 homes home agafh, a kind Prddenoe wfll conclude to fet hfm tM® with his flock. But then, oh the ther hand, It teajr ft# more importanfrthe doctor to use his influence wli*he rascals at WMhtegton to keep til tromstesha and lyln, and at the same time attend to our political intrust and continue to send us reliable gardin seed, it may be all for the beet. The good Lord knows, I don\ Therefore I haven’t made up my mini about sendln him back again- You see there Is den. 'Woflord, who is my friend, and he tnout want to go, and be built a finer iheetin’ house than anybody, and anybody Is welftothe to pteach In It who is heavenly minded and a good democrat. The general Is no preacbet, but then he can run the camp while the doctor Is runnln the cross. Then there is my friend Ous Wright, and he mout want to go. He alnt got any meetln house of his own, but then he preaches all around gen erally, and dips ’em and washes the saints' feet, and so forth. He was a general, too, and can run the camp and the cross both, and i always wondered why he diden’t build him a slnhygog or sumthlth 1 like to see every man work up to the full measure of his ca pacity. Toil sfee the preachets and the soldiers have got th3 Country sorter in a swing, and bo other sort needeh’t run for office till the ewlbg Weirs out. No body needent try to get in on the eter nal principles of the JetferSonlah de mocracy. Therefore, if we hat got to take 'em, let* take the very beet We can got. Mr. Edittr, I read the other day that there wis thitty-seten preachers in Congress, ahd they was all Metho dists and Baitiste, and it dident look etactly fair » me. Cant we have a few Presbyterians and Episcopalians sent on just to keep the scales on a balance ? Bit then they couldent go, for their dutches won’t let ’em. I’ve ruminated s power over these things, and alnt hl<e bound about it neither, for my datrine is not to fuss about what you <ant help. I reckon its as proper for a soldier of the cross to go to Congree as a soldier of the camp, and themtwo sorts seem to bo a gain- ipg grotud among the people every day. 1 wonder if a soldier of the cradle vtil ever stand ahy chance? Solomorsald if a than had his quiver full of alldren ho should stand in the gates, c words to that feffect, and Solo mon w« a smart man, but it looks nowadys like a poof fdlfer with ten or a doio dident hav inutch time to stand around a gate or swing on it either But I forbear for the present. Tours truly, Bii.l Arp. P.L Ai Harris If ho can tell why a hop dne winds round a pole with the suoau a bean vine climbs it the other waj# He never answered ray first co- nudrum yet, and, in my opinion, he’s bused. B. A. L B. Take notice—I had a sick rate yesterday, and seven men cum alog and told me what to do for him, ad so I give him lie soap and para- gric and salt and whisky and butter- nllk and fholftsSes and sweet milk and dsom salts and kerosaen oft and lard, nd bled him in the mouth and rubbed .im with a rail and ho got well. Please ix Harris what cured him. B, A. Tffs Devoted Mothers.—Many a poor mother in an bUmbtfe feot, with ns money or position, has struggled hard to feed and clothe her little ones, to train them to bft an honor to theif country ah<l ft blessing to the world. Most of otfL useful, prominent men came from such homes. Cur church yards are full of sush sleeping moth ers, whose hands are folded over theff breasts. No worldly eye ever saw the records of their lives; only God and the angels. No tall monument and high-sounding epitaphs mark their resting places. What a responsibility rests Upon the mothers of this coun try. Life is too short to be spent in accumulating the things of this world that most perish. The cbfldren do not stay with us long enough to permit us to waste our hours in the pursuit of fashion and gayfety. What we sow now we shall reap hereafter/ God gives to all mothers grace and stregth to fulfil theif duties aright, that their Influence foi good may be left from generation to generation. A DA^feEKOus AtFair.—On Saturday Morning as Cornelius Certain, was coming with his wife to Camden, he was set upon Just on the other side of the Depot Crock by William and Thos. Boykfn, his brothers-ln-law, with a stick and ptstoL One blow from the stick broke his nose and others bruised bis body about the arms and shoul ders. Thfnklng that they were fntent upon faking biff life, he jumped from hts wagon and dashed Into the swamp, whereupon several pistol shots were fired at him. It happened that none of the shots took effect upon hfs per son, and he made his escape, arriving In town a short While after the occur rence, and making com plaint to Trial Justice DePade, by whom William and Thomas Bojkln, as principals, and Isaac Boykin and John Rhodes, acces sories, were arrested and plaoed under bond to appear before the Court of Sessions thlA wOOk and Answer to the charge of aseault and battery with fn tent to kM. The parties are all ool- orecL—Oaxnden Journal, Society IWotes. White bonnets head the list for very dressy occasions. As busy as a bald head editor in fly time, is the last elegant smil«. "Nice as an American dentist” Is A new-fangled French eipfession. “Queen’s hair” is the latest novelty In color. It ought to be be-comblog. Handsome women eftn afford to dress plainly—but they hate to, awfully. New ear-rings are short and flat, and worn closo up against the lobe of the ear. “Bible fans” are a late novelty. They present, In quotations, news from the scriptures. ExtraVagaht feodistee Are guilty of stitching some of the new abort dres8 : es with gold thread. Widows above 50 are not allowed to marry in Portugal; but do Widows ever get above fifty, eh ? A thin man dressed In blafik, with a white high hat, looks like a lead pen cil with a rubber top.' Steel, gold and silk embroidery, in arabesque'patterns, appear On some of the rich silk toilettes; Lovely tortoise-shell sleeve-buttons, inlaid with pearl flowers and leaves; or birds, or bees, are now making their debut. Muslin is a delightful dress for la dies’ morning wear, and if it has spots in it, why, it Just knocks the spots out of a fellow’s eye. Gambler be waft, and a bad man he may have been, yet Morrissey never superintended a grab-bag at a Church fair, where a man is charged k dollar for the privilege of drawing a ten-cent baby’s bib. Elizabeth Allen, In a poem, asks: "Oh, willow, why forever weep ?” Eliza beth is a little mistaken as to the facts. It isn’t the willow that weeps; It Is the email boy who dances under the lim ber end of It. It is easy enough. Suppose you haVe mailed a letter In your coat pocket, and carried it there three weeks ? Sit down and write: “You Will observe by the date of the within, my dear mother-in-law, that Eliza forgot to hand it to me Until to-day. It has been banged around in the bureau drawer, and is rather soiled In Consequence; I must talk to Eliza. She Is getting more careless and forgetful every day.” ^fovV IfleM of QeiriuM ('oR.rerMC. Curran’s was a convivial life. Butler was sullen and biting. Gray seldom talked or smiled. Dante was either taciturn orsatlrical. Carlyle doubts, objects, and con stantly demurs. Dr. Bently was loquacious. So also was Grotius. Tasso’s conversation was neither gay nOr brilliant. Hogaft and Smith were very absent minded in company. Southey was stiff, sedate, and wrap ped up in asceticism. Chaucer’s silence was mow agreea ble than his conversation. Goldsmith ‘'Wrote like an angel and talked like poor Poll.” Leigh Hunt was “like a pleasant stream” in conversation. Burke Was entertaining, enthusias tic, and Interesting In conversation. Miltofi was unsociable and even irri table when pressed Into conversation. Dryden’s conversation was slow and doll, and his humor Saturtee and re served. Fox fa his conversation nevef fag ged, his animatfon and variety were inexhaustible. Ben Johnson used to eft silent in company and drink his wine and their witticism. Klrwan, thoogh copious and elo quent In public addresses, waft meagre and dull in colloquial discourse. Addison was good company whh his intimate friends, but in mixed compa ny he preserved his dignity by a re served silence. LaFontaine appeared heavy, coarse and stupid ; he could not sp£ak and describe what he had Just seen; but then he was the model of poetry. Corneille In conversation was So In sipid that he never failed of wearying; be did not ever speak correctly the language of which he was such a mas ter. —— -4 ■ ■»: NO. *1 e-.- Onelncb.ou* Inftertkm. .. u . . 4fw . “ McbftabBeqResthiMrtWM Qu*rtfriy, »«mi-tkimuftl or * ntvieon liberal term*. Contract a/Derti*ing i* payaM*] ter first insert ton un leas other* No communication will be ^ublWhed tnu less accompanied by the name and addree* of the writer, not necessarily tor pabUestfb*. but a« a ptuaranty of good totth. Addree*, * THE fEOPUh Barnwell C. H. t 8. C. -iff Murder and Suicide* The National Capitol. ‘ WABHtNOTON, June A—In the Sen ate Mr. Bayard from the committee on finance reported favorably on the House bill to remit the duties paid on the bells imported by BL Michaels Church, Charleston, 8. C., and it was placed on the calendar. Mr. Randolph, of New Jersey, from the commlitee on military affairs, re ported a bill to restore the property known as the State Military academy or Citadel at Charleston, S. C M to the State of South Carolina, and It was placed on the calendar. The Senate committee on appropri ations have agreed upon the army ap propriation bill. As amended by the committee it places the army on the same basis as last year, restoring the reduction in numbers, rank grade and pay, made by the House, It retains the transfer of the Inidao bureau from the interior to the war department. The Senate Committee on military aflairs have also agreed to report a bill providing for the creation of a commission to eiamiie into the pro posed reorganization of the army. The commission is to consist of four members of the House committee on military affairs, three members of the Senate committee on military affairs, and three officers of the regular army. Gen. Ord reports that the Indians ran cattle from Teias into Mexico at San Philippi. A company of United States cavalry crossed the Rio Grande in pursuit. It Is understood that Stanley Mat thews will demand a Senatorial Com mittee for the investigation of his connection with Anderson. He will decline to appear before the House committee. Commodore G. B. Balcb, of South Carolina, has been nominated to be rear admiral. Washington, June 5.—In the Senate* Stanley Matthews made a personal ex planation, in which he made a general contradiction on his honor as a sena tor, which he proposed to subs tantiate under oath. He denies that he was A party or privy to any promise of protection or any reward to any one, in consideration of the commiss’on of any frauds real or pretended, in that election. He de nies that he endeavored to secure of fice for Anderson or any one, with the knowledge that h<J or any one else had been guilty of fraud in that elec tion, and he did not know, and in fact did not bflieve, that frauds bad been committed In that election. On his motion a committee of seven was or dered, with power to send for persons and papers, in which every allegation against him was mentioned as themes for investigation. The committee was ordered unanimously. Potter’s committee called on President for original copies of respondence between himself Matthews regarding Anderson, ring the examination, Reed handed a piece of paper to Anderson, whleh pur ported to be the original of agreement between Anderson and Weber. An derson pronounced the paper not the original. Reed then stated that Mat thews had handed It to hfm as the pa per given by Anderson. Anderson re iterated that It was not the paper that he gave Matthews. Anderson when asked to tefi whj he knew the paper was not geflufne, said : “When Weber and I drew up the agreement In the customhouse I open ed my desk and took out the last sheet of paper I had therein. There were t wo spots of red ink on that sheet of paper. I took an eraser and scratch ed off the Ink spots, and we then wrote the agreement. This paper does not bear the marks of any eraser. The pape7 I gave to Matthews was In my own handwriting.” The Ffirmer Feed* Them All. MUcelli ArtSfitt, June 4-—A special to the Constitution states that a man named Caldwell, near Amerlcus, Ga., yester day killed his wife and three children and his wife’s slsteY, with a smooth ing Iron. Two children wC7e at school and one in the field, and one little one ran under the bouse and escaped. The murderer jumped in a well, but failing to materially injure himself crawled out and got on the top of his dwefling house and Jumped oft He was picked up Insensible by two ne groes, Who were attracted by his cried And geatlcnaltions while on the house. He recovered In s short while and sent the negroes off to some neighbors, and than went to the gin- house and climbed to the loftiest , point and threw himself headlong to the ground and expired almost in- ftantiy. the cor and Du- YVhy he NfeVer vVore a Collar'. It was a fact observed by many that Governer Briggs for several years before his death never Wore a collar. When he was the honored chief mag istrate of Maseachussetts be appeared at his levees and on all public occa sions without a collar. There were comparatively few who knew the rea son of this, But the secret Is more interesting and suggestive. He bad a neighbor whom he very highly es teemed, who had fallen into the habit cf using intoxicating liquor. He. was already the slave of appetite. Gov ernor Briggs remonstrated with him. The man replied. “I will never drink again, if you will never wear a collar again.” "Agreed,” said the Governor. The man gave up the intoxicating cup, Every calling, profession and pur suit Is supported by the farmer. He feeds all nations and peoples. If he Is skillful, educated, and successful, trade prospers; the white sails of commerce and peace float busily over the seas ; the myriad looms and spindles of our factories, the forges and anvils of our shops and foundries put forth their full strength, and make all the air re sound with their din. The skilled artisan and mechanic, with plenty before them, ply their busy hands and exercise their acute brains to bring out of chaos things of use and beauty—contrivances to lighten labor and further prosperity. So, too, in the sunshine of the farmer’s prosperity, all pursuits bask and flourish ; and the nation of great farmers becomes great If the farmers of a nation lack skill, science and education—requisites for successful culture—the soil locks up Its treasures; theh commerce, the great Industries, trades and profes sions, all languish, and the nation Is In woe and want. Agriculture then may be regarded as the basis not only of Individual comfort ahd fludeess, but of natural greatness. A glance at the status of nations will at once show that In proportion to agricultural adVahce- raect and skill, It is classed In the eye of the world. England, France, Ger many, the United States of modern times, and Greece and Roifie, the mis tresses of the world of ancient times— all of advanced agriculture—how In finitely above the lands In which this great industry languishes. Speaking of Rome, we cannot forbear giving as extract showing the estimation In which agriculture was held by that na tion In Its palmiest days : "Among the Romans agriculture was held In the greatest esteem. Cato In the second and Yaro In the first century previous to the Christian era ; Yirgfl, at the time of the birth of our Saviour; Phil- ladlnes, Pliny, and Columella, have all extolled its excellences. Several of th^ noblest families of Rome derived their patronymics from some vegetables which they were famous for raising, such as the Fabil pen, Lentuli, Clcero- nes, etc. These were the days of Ro man agricultural glory. Cato says that when they praised a good man they called him an agriculturist and a husbandman, and It was considered a great honor to be thus spoken of. Oin- clnnatus, wbo flourished 400 years be fore Christ,Was the plowman of his own four acres, and when the Sam mi to am bassadors visited Curtins Dentatus, they found him at work with his vege tables. Cato says : “Study to have a large dunghill ; and to this I would add, treat your dumb laborers as Infe rior brothers, deprived of speech.” How important, then, that agriculture should be fostered and encouraged ; that the aged veterans of the plow should be honored for their work's sake, and the young taught to respect and take pride in the calling. To Its praise Yirgil sang hls Immortal Geor gies and Cato hla hhrheet philoso phy. Should not the veterans of agri cultural literature meet every encour agement in their good work from a grateful people?—American Farmer. Judge Moore, of North Carolina, a wool dyed Radical, when about to pass sentence on a colored crfmlnftl recent ly at Rockingham, addressed him self to the negroes present, and told them that they must quit stealing— that there were 6ne thousand ot them In the penitentiary for this crime, to feed and clothe whom it cost $125,000 a year, the costs altogether, including jail fees, court costs, &c., reaching fully $500,000 per annum ; that if they didn’t do better the whipping-post would be re-established—thought It likely that It would be done tonyway, and, finally If they didn’t stop stealing the white people, after having ex hausted all peaceable means of re dress, would rise up and exterminate the negro race, Southern Democrats are the best friends the colored peo pie have. is to a-; An intelligent German thus express es hls preference for s quack doctor: "I vouldn’t call him ov mine eat vas d«fa*” eows Items. * — To do good to the ungrateful throw rose-water into the sea. The man who assumes to knov^ everything generally knows very litU«[ about anything. Knowledge, when In the possession of only a few, has always been turned into iniquitous purposes. To bo comfortable and contented and spend loss than we make is sn art that few have learned. The prospects are encouraging for the Introduction in Camden of a cods to regulate the conduct of flst-flghts. A man is never so emphatically embra? eed by the spirit of economy as when the church contribution box stares him (n the face. Speaking of dancing, a clergyman hits the nail on the head with the re mark that "people usually do more evil with their tongues than with their toes'” Pete* Cooper proposes that hM school at Limestone' Springs, South Carolina, shall be made.self-sustaining through the revenue to be derived from lime kilns. The average democratic opinion id Wiishlngtoti about Key’s letter seems to be that the postmaster-general wag a trifle too near hls own bombshell when It exploded. ■ :£ Lookout mountain was honored yes terday with a very happy and unusual ceremony. Prof. O. W. Munson, prin cipal of the Bellevue cRy school, Nash ville, and Miss Mary C. Owen, precep tress and matron of Clark University, Atlanta, were joined In marriage by the Rev. 8. A. Winsor.of this city. The wedding took place at 12 m., and was performed upon the extreme point, and Is sakl by those who had the pleasure of witnessing ft, to have been one of the most delightful and impressive ceremonies they have ever attended.— Chattanooga Times, June 2d. the famous Natural Bridge, in Vir- gloia, with the grounds surrounding^ will soon be sold as the property ot Asher W. Harmon, a bankrupt, of Richmond. The greenback era of Maine have nominated a full State ticket beaded by Joseph W. Smith for Gov ernor. There were 782 delegates Ifa the-convention. A Mississippi Judge was saying tbaf no one but a ooward would carry to pistol, when hls own fell from hlk own pocket, was discharged and a bul let hit a lawyer In the leg. A Yonkers (N. Y.) little girl swallowed her toy balloon tube downward. It sipped Into her windpipe, partly fllHqg whenever she breathed, and, as no re lief could be afforded, she wile choked to death. An organ of the tobacco trade ae- serts that if the tobacco consumed an nually, about 4,000,000,000 pounds,' eould be made Into a roll two inches thick in diameter. It would endrale the world sixty timed. A bashful young man Applied to bis' village paper for Information on the important subject, *«Bow to win Wo man’s love.” The reply was, “Kiss' the babies, caress the tomcat, and pay strict attention to the old lady. The Prince of Wales, out of conridu eratlon for the English sentiment, and respect for bis mother's wishes, ab stains from participating In Sunday races or other amusements durlne hls stay In Paris. Queen Victoria’* new saloon railway car is one of the most beautiful of its kind ever built, as may well be Imwg- ined front the fact that Its conetruc- tlon and fittings cost over thirty thousand dollars. tfhe Catholics have bought 7*00ff acres of Tand in Mecklenburg, Va., on which they are going to establish an Industrial farm for educating freed- men. The Benedictine fathers wilj have charge of the farm.' Ex-Governor Chamberlain appeared recently before the Senate committee’ oh privileges and elections on behalf of ku-klux Corbin, who Is contesting the Seat of Senator Butler. The ses sions of the committee were private. The old method of firing guns by, means of a lanyard on shipboard will probably soon be Abandoned In the British navy. By means of electricity the gun can be more rapidly dischar ged, a far more accurate aim can be taken, and any number of guns in a broadside can be fired slmultaneonely, concentrating the full strength of to '■* battery upon a given spot, and render ing defensive armor fade.' . The most venerable couple in Texas, perhaps In the country, are Mr. tond Mrs. Robinson, of Mountain City. Ha Is reputed to be 108 and she 102 old, and they were married in tucky eighty two years ago. Mr. inson says bo never swore but oath, has never borrowedJ?ttt flfty cents, and never gave a not# He awl bis wife are like children In their de votion to each other, and after any separation shed tears on meetin& Ba-' 11 cently they were pfesented wlthaeom- f enable bouse by a generous neighbor. It Is alleged that the Government rnittee 6f Congress charged with the lDg * and the Governor laid aside hls oollar. . ^ He never wore It again, but be j A bill to now before the select com. saved bis neighbor. The adverse critldfms to Which this seeming lack of attention to his dress apd personal appearance exposed him never moved him from hls purpose.—Chicago Stan dard. consideration of the next census and of the details that will make It meet effective ami valuable fas an exhibit of the growth and progress of the United States In wealth and population. The bill re-enacts the schednles of the Cen sus of 1850, except for the enumera tion of slaves, and the sum of 93.00Q,- 000 is estimated as the cost of ths ceo- *~ sos of m9s l./v, procots- on the Missouri and finally another, and that, in there are Indications of among the In<! very defiant Ifa 1 and chil" Tafl seat a* wt