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Qu»rtcrly?Mhi'Ufcail o* jmAy cintraet*
meUeon liberal terms,
Contfsci sdrertisiBf isp arable 30 dart> af-
fira4i®pertio(f\inlessiiliie!#sie stipLUtad.
No com*ur,.«*on WOT «•-
less uniMUrt ! j Its name aAMAfaMr of
the writer, |i|j^<feariljrfor
but as a gim rJdy of good faith.
Address, V THB I'EOPf.g,
” lUniwsilC. H., 8. C.
South Ciiroltna Railroad.
.^ANGE
^CUEDtfiE.
Lp Day Paaatnger
(This Train does not connect with Train for
Columbia at BrancLvillc.)
Leave fharUaton
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t,.46» m
44
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liwnchvUle
MWewr
:> 5* * «
10 IP a m
4 <
Bamberg
....
10.18 a u.
4 <
Graham’s
10 Warn
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Lee s
10.67 a pi
4 (
BlaoVvltte
11.08 a n.
44
Elko
1117 4 to
11 726 a hi
It
'Villijtoa
4 (
Windsor
11.48 a m
it
Montuiorend
12.08 p m
t i
Aikee
T2.21 pm
Arrive Augusta
1.26 pro
Come all ye needy soul* dray near;
tee what Invltinffteet Ift liM-e; ,
Ail plonteonalfra—a the frttlvn board,
fietioatb tte 0KM#el’H iftototag hoaqd!
Ah, you, ye fatnlainsl abtnen, this
jBrouftSt Jcme from the realmh of bltss
Uor all your crlmoe could yraee det*!:
From making such luxurious cheer t
Thru ootoe partake, ’twas love that made
‘ 51 a !■ ^ TherUAmi***- whlafc you are lside;
\tid none need stand aloof; for all
Are bidden by the Gospel ca® I
Corre, then, O sinner! come In haste.
And qulttk the bluet iteorialon taste;
Your sweetest Joys are tutuyht com pared
With such a feast, by Love prepaced 1
Down Day Passengers,
(This Train doas not connect with Tm* for
Columbia it ^ranchvillc.)
Leave Augusta
Aiken
“ Hontmoreimt
" VltnSKT 1
“ WilUatosi jf-
“ Elko i L'
“ Blacftllls
Lee's
“ Graham s
“ Bamberg
“ Midway
“ Bt;&nchville
Arriva Charleston
ki'^S txrtirsi
Leave'Charlerton
Arrive Augusta
Leave Augusta
Arrive Charleston
Down Lea—Iffa'-kv ilia
Up Aeavjf Blfckvi
Cfmieits With
Cdtrtnbia
't.ii..
3.30 p m
4 . A0 p m
4.&3 pm
6.34 p m
6 42 p^i
5.50p m
6.07 p m
6.21 p m
6.37 p m
6 46 p m
7.25 p m
10. lOpui
10^15 pm
8 20am
7.30 p at
6.00 a m
^ 4 :*)TA
jOraoclivU* fo|
rutioHr *sn AccojixoPArrav.
Leave Charleston
Arm# Atwista, -
fiCava A iAupla ; >
Arnxi
Down Lear# Bfccltvilla
Dp Leave Blackvitle
Connects at Branchrill# with
Columbia.
7 40 a m
^.35 p m
4 A** 1 * m
16pm
10.24 a m
4.66j) m
Train for
Magnoiia Roulf.
PORT ROYAL RAILROAD, 1
AuouiTA, Ga., Jaa. 4, 1879 |
The following ptsseager schodule will he
o[terated on and after thin date:
Itskloc 12 07 D#Wb
B»1do« 8 80 Up
Allendala . , - ‘Tl Jo D# WB
Allendala 3 Ot) Up
dailt r.vsssaoa* tkaix.
Going South.
,10 00 a w
2 04 p tn
2 10 p m
4 36 p as.
4 46 p aa
R bo%»
0 00 p m
i tb ^ m
4 P » 1
4 17pm
5 30 p m
1 30 p m
1 20 p m
10 25 i tn
10 16 a m
6 60 p m
7 15 a m
1 00 p m
•11 93 a*
17 00 ♦ at
Leave Auruata
A nrir* a^j eraasnee
Leave V—iMeee
ArrWe RpvannaA
Lrat%$eraniwUt
A rrira f ack aoMtiUe
A rt’fve Chariest on
Lehve'T’en^aasea
Arrive R#ati4srt
Arrive I’on Koyil
Airive-Augosta
Leave. Yeuiassee
Arrive hetnassee
1aaveSavannah
Arrive Savannah
L'ave Jackeonville
Leave ‘JJiarleStorl
Arrive I’emaearc
Leave Beaufort
Leave Port Level
Trains run through between Augusta and
Savannah w I thou' change, making close eon -
uection it Savannah wfth A. fcG. K. R. tiwin
foral 1 peiuMin Pionaa
Baggage checkeal through.
SqT'Through ticket* for sale al All priuci
pal ticket offices.
RoBfBT fl, FcKMIXO,
Gecorai Super in tend out.
J. 8. Datavt,
General Pasvenger Agent.
I be GlowpH rMS»t>llysnw.
hurlotte, (’olumbia & Aiif^wu R P.
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rrUNOE GF SCUngtJLfl
CtTtlFnrri! Cot rstoi t k AuorwTsli R
OKKSHAI. PASSI.xhEE DtPAHTS rXT. f
CofcUWaiA, 8. C., Dec. 27,1878. j
The following passenger schedule Will be
fpssmted on and after this date:
AX 1—flight Erprrti, South.
Leave Charlotte, 1:00 am
Arrive Oolurnbia tjAW asn
Lea^b Ooluitttila? ... 1 . 6:0f> a ui,
Arrive Augusta 10:00 a m
flo. 2—flight Erprev. flsrth
Lf^ve Augusta 5:55 p m
Arrive Cdrarablw 10:00 p tn
Leave Oolumbla. 10:10 p m
Arrive Charlotte 3:10 a m
Ab 3—Dag Das*engtr, South.
Leave Charlotte......... il:27 a m
ArrlveOolumbia 4:10 pm
Leave Columbia.., 4;15 p m
Arrive Augusta ^. 8:80 p m
flo. 4—Dag Pa*se*ger, florth.
Leafe buguala 9:03 a m
Arrive OrlmBbla. «■... IjBpm
Leave CdlumMa . 1:30 p m
Arrive Charlotte 6:30 pm
these trains stop oolj at foil jlilj,
Rock Hill, Chester, Winnetj oro, Bldge-
wajf, L^eevfUe, iJateekofg, Ridge
Spring, Johnston, tiehtoh and Cfran-
itevilie. All other stations will be re
cognized as flag stations.
T. D MLINJB, Sup’t
Johw !i Maomwido. Oef. Pas. Agent.
———-*»— ——... T .at k k+Jm.. .. -
Savannah and Cterlcf^ Ka^otdA'o.,
CrtAJfOE ©fllCrtEDtL^.
'Tht fAlo^rttAfilcha^jW II i# Mkct kt <Sl*
date:
Put Mai!, Daily.
Leave Charleston - - -
Arrive at Savannah - - -
Afrivt Port Royal -
Arm* JacksonvHi* « » « -
Amt* at August* - - * -
L—v* tevannab - . - .
Arriv* Ckarleston ■>
Sight Train, Daily:
Leave Charleston
Arrive Havanaak ...
Leave Aarannah
Arrive Char I—too -
PqUisms ear* on all tight Trains
C. S GADBDEN, Engr and Supt
S C Rctlstoji, G, F. a*d T Ajent.’
7 16 a. m.
1 00 p . to
4 17 p. m.
C 3 5 a. w m
A.
9 00 p. m-
8 TO'p: in.
- 6 40 a. m.
■ 9 00 p to.
. 8 00 a . »
B4L.AKI.4TA.
C’bnrgt* ®f the l.iyhk Ilrlsade-
A survivor of thh celebrated ride
into the Jaws of death gives In th*
Boston Commercial Rdlletln the fob
lowing graphic picture of the charge:
" Lonl Card (gad’s eyes gUodctl us
ovep ; then epurrin# his horse forward
a fiOf pac^i, be ,
My men, we have received orders
to silence that battery.’
“*My O—dl’ u»y brother ejaculat
ed. Then grasping my hand, he gald ;
“ ' Fred, my d«*r fellow, good bye ;
wo dqart; know wbtt may happen.
Ood blow jfci*; keep clown to At#-’
“ What more he might have said
was lost ia Lord Cardigan’s ringing
shout of—
‘“ChargeTT* £-y*
“INTO Tj|K .IAWS ( OF DEVtH.
“We went in at a trot; the trot
cllaugetl rti a cautef, tfhd the canter to
a gallop. TLfough the lines I could
see ^of<j (irdigah e^veg^ ubrae-
l*n#bs Aeab,tl Mr «to'‘ut4*IIL? as it
he was on parade. Now, to tell the
plalu truth, when we had ridden a
abort distance, aay hundred pa.'s®,
i f«lt brrrlbiy afraid. Thatrtnh Hashed
Upon main a moment that w* were
ridlbg Into a position that would ex-
poau us to • fire on both Hanks, as
well as thp fire from the battery In
front of ns, which we bad been In-
•trueted to sUeneA I said to myself,
‘This Is a ride VMUatb !’hut I hsLI it
load enough for my brother to hear,
and be answered and said
M ‘Theregoes the Irst l
“ The first was Lord Lucan’* aid de-
oamp, Captain Jfobo, who, after mak
lagael^tK detour', was creasing our
left to Join OI la tie charge. A can -
ooo tuM had Juat eut him Uitwj as
mj brottteijffokc
**||y heart leaped tote my mouth
aoli altMft ahrUBed with fear, but
X rssUalMd myeeif, mM amitug my
teeth hard j rofie on. A moment later
the rifle bufiata troll Uwaharp shoot-
va on tba hilleMa bdgan U> whistle
44>out our ean. Saddles were emptied
at every step. Then osms the wbi*t-
ling shot and thettBiekiogahaii, which
tors through our squadrons, mang
ling men and horses, ploughing bloody
furrows through and through our
ranks. Then my fear loft me. My
whole soul became filled with a thirst
for revenge, and I boiieve the rank*.
Iheir eyes flashed and they ground
their teeth aud pressed closer togeth
er. The very horses caught the mad
spirit and pluuged forward as if impa
tient to leave us to our revenge and
theirs. At thL time there gas sot
.piuch to ba Been. 4 A f fnvy, dense
Woke hurts Over tn« vnlirSy, Irtrt the
flaming moutha of the guns revealed
themselves to out eyes at every mo
ment aa they belched forth their mur
derous centeuts of shot and shell,
“ Now a shot tore through our
ranks, cutting a red line from flank to
(Iqidt, tiieu tifibril piloted an oblique
and fmrridy furro^ frobi our right
front to our left renr ; anon a rlcoehet-
tiog shot rose over our front ranks,
fell Wto our center sad hewed its ttay
to the rear making terrible havoc in
its passage. Oh! that was a ride.
Horses ran riderless, and men bare
headed, aud splashed with the blhod
of their comrades pressed closer and
closer and ground their testh harder,
and mentally swore & deadlier re
venge as their number* grew smaller.
“ tnio Tag oatga o# hilL
“Alone and In front rode Cardigan,
still keeping the same distance ahead.
His charger was hsffiTBd Tor the »nter
of the battery. BItahtly vro followed
him. Up to this time neither my
brother nor myself had received the
sMgbtflgt soratdh, although we were
Sfparated by’Jetetal flies. We reg. bsd
the battery at last, uj) to tht* time
we bad ridden to silence, but what, a
yell burst from us as w# plunged in
among ttle Husslati gdhners i Well
woilg It batg. ( 4Kw|kJt»r if they
had illled u* ill b? fere we reached
them. They had done too littlg and
too much. They bad set ns on fire
with pasBiofi. Only blood could quench
out thirst for revenge. We passed
through the battery like a Whid wind,
sietaoce. And there was do lack of
material to wor^t upon us and ifirv
round us op every side, but we hewed
our way through them s* men hew
their way through a virgin forest; And
only stopped when we reached the
bank of the Tehernaya river.
“ Bu*>ny KnuMiscncBs.
" Whesling heeo w» proewsded to
oqt our way bock again. On the re
turn rids l waa assailed by a gigan
tic Russian trooper who made a strike
at mp with his saber. I partially
guarded it, but not f holly, and the
next moment felt a atlagipg pain in
my neck. It pasaed iu a room sot,
however, and 1 was about to pi alee
short work of 1^9 Uoopor, when I
heard my brother cry ;
“‘Ah 1 you would, would you?’ and
the Russian fell cleft to tha oh In.
" We out pur way through pad at
ones entered the fatal valley. When
halfway back to pur ataitlug-polnt a
cannon ahot struck my brother and
beheaded him. . ,
“ ‘ Whs© we formed up on arriving
at our starting point. Lord C&rdlga*.
with the tearestreaming from his eyee,
said; , ;
“ * It waa not my fault, my men.’
“And the men replied with one
vp|ce ; ,, ‘
W# are ready to go lo again, my
lord, If you will lead us.’
“Juat then I became dlazy. My
scalp bad bsew lilted by the stroke of
the TWiedian** saber, tbe ekta of my
cbe^k cleft acmes to my upper Up,
and I fainted from loss of blood.
“ When my time expired (n the cay-
airy, I re enlisted In this regiment. I
am always proud to ^ear myself
called one of the six hundred, but—
poor Jack! Fill that glass, agala,
To».”
'thus ended the sergeant’s story of
the famous charge.
STKAHG8R TRHf WCTW
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The Reewverj •I’ to
After BesrchltoC
Yedrs.
tXr—*%4 C—
Manoa, Clay 17v—-1 __
d~.i Id th. hh«y»p«»a.«t—+ toTiia Suan;
tfuctioo of Charlie Jt«fi%},Mcl of thp J •
hitherto fruitless efface tnadwteM-
THr Conf<pd«rat«( VTonwnsent.
Ttoo following Is the description of
the Confederate Monument unveiled
on the Itkh in Columbia :
The monument Is forty feet high
from tlre g; eond co the tup. The etat-
ne at the top is eight feet high, and
represents a Confederate soldier bold
ing hie gun with fixed bayonet. He
•land* with one foot advanced, his
bead ecect, nod hia face looking to .the
dteea*. lle-weatw • cage, Ut* left a|de
of wldeb is thrown over hia ahouktar,
a ai juoh bat, and all the trappings of
a soldier 00 duty.
On the front die-stone beneath la
wruten the-following Inenrlption ;
I This Monument
Perpetuates the memory
of those
, Who,
i Tree to th* instincts of their Urtb,
I Faithful to the teeobiuga of their
Father*,
1 Constant in their love (or the Mate,
Died In **w performance
W their 4<IM»;
Who
Have glorified a fallen cause
oertaia bis whefetohouta,—Tbe story Of
the tees and Seal reoorery ot a daugh
ter altar fouateen year* sf neoatant
search baa recently oottefie our knowl
edge, which for thrilling internet •*-
ceeda aoyUilng that we have ever read
about Charley Roee. ^ ,
During the late war tfieve Hvwd at
WaynoeboEg’, the county peat of Burke
county, Georgia, e Mr. gad MfW. Hol
land, the happy parent* ot two little
children, a boy and a girl. Mr. Hoi-
laud was a practicing lawfer and a
man of Intelllgeno* and •tandiog in
the community. Mrs. Hpliand was of
a respectable family, and>a lady of ed
ucation and of good sooty (landing.
During the war |dr. Kotynd volun
teered, and waa a gobd spIdler till the
surrender. About the-ypar ]864-65 n
man by the name of Lapd Haithcook
appeared in that part o( Georgia. He
passed himself off as V horse trader
and a gentleman of |84n(tb, but ia re
ality wa* a
i aouax thi:
He appeafed to have plenty of money,
drote fine horses, smoked fine Begem,
dressed well, and yrKf VeoefvSd Into
the beet society. Hurglff Mr. Hol
land’s absenoe In the w*F |d ingratiated
himseir Into the good graced Of Mrs.
Holland. An impropir Intimacy
sprang up between theli, and when
Mr. Holland returned home in April,
f 1805, her condition could\io longer be
concealed. Tn a few dfcys after Mr,
Holland’s return, and whle waiting an
opportunity to take summary ven
geance on Hnithcock, hia wife sudden
ly left with Hafthcock, oktrylng with
her his little daughtef only three
years old. From that tltne to this
they hare never been seen Id that
part of the State. Aboflt the time ot
their sudden departiitb * home and
buggy mysteriously ^disappeared,
which Is supposed to have been stolen
by Hakht***, and tHth W«h they
made theli - way to Hrowneevtlle, Marl-
bom’ county, lo this State, Where
Hilthdock was born and brought up.
From that time till three weeks ago
Mr. Holland never heard anything of
the whereabouts of bis wife and child.
He, however.
riD WOT D1SVAIS.
During the past fourteen years he
has been constantly engaged, when
ever he could spare the time from hi*
business, In prosecuting the search for
hip child. He travelled over the
greater part of Georgia, and portions
of Mlaelasippl, Alabama and thisfctate,
but could never obtain the slightest
clue os to where she was. He tried
she laid bean taken from him whs*
she wa* onfy\hrss years oWh that he
had been Mtchtog for her tor (be last
fourtesa yewr*; thatk'ttmok Ood I b#
hAdt (Aunti hm£ aL ImmL: MnA tiULt ht ha4
name to .8*kA to 4. boWg^^
bom*, and from tbe poverty and mis
ery in which she bad been rated. Be
*aked If she wall willing to go with
Mm. She rtpRedihe toas. tJpbn thi*
AW AWFtfl. WlAJirf.
wea sp r; i ■ •. m ■
; a cuuut ZAMJarnripfi^
and aatdabc abouid ■ever go. They
adppd bold of bar. but by eome e*er-
Up* Hottood, wUk h*r aaeiatanoe, euo-
0—ded In releaatog her and. gdUlay bm H
away from th* boose. They went to
the neighbor's where the gfrl waa hired
eut ad *n ordinary field hand, and got
tha law AltMea of Asartbl apparel
which abe p a* eased. After p arc has-
tog for her a pair of shoes and other
articles at a store near by, they ra
mmed that night with Mr. Haselden
to his house, where they were cordial
ly received and sent the next morning
on their way re/olctng to tbe station at
Pee Dee, ancf, we suppose, arrived at
home the nelt day. The girl had been
Informed by some sympathizing oMgb-
bora whe and what aha waa, and that
bar father waa coming for her, which
anocrante for Ufa roadlneaa with which
she assented to go with him. She was
seven teen year* aid the 3d day of
AprUtetf) aa* M
4 OUL OX GOOD AflDBMW
and flat appearance. She la of course
somewhat sunburnt, with rough hands
and large feat, having been accustom
ed to labor In the UeMafof her dallgr
bread. Shh is very illiterate, never
having attended school a day la fast
Ilf A She can neither raad aor write.
Her neighbors ail say that she is a
clever, Virtiious girl, wpiefi 1* no doubt
very gratifying to bey father. Her
brother, two years bo( senior, of whom
she says she has a faint rooollecttoo,
is a yotlng man of fair education, and
is now engaged In teaching school In
Georgia. Her father has been legally
divorced from hie flrit Wife, and Is now
married and has a family.
rise Owileek at Irtishiiiftaa.
1. Js wrttisf Is this Mies os huaineM*].
b* pebBakkd iMW fe wmsm se »4panrt«
fkesitosfd the eM«st ef ea«k «Uwr% indi-
tSm la a j*ar, l«^bi« Uo J, oxtd on only one
•MeofAhepifto ‘ ~t~ In >
4. All okange* is advertisements must
roach «• *a Friday.
By the simple manhood o'f ttielr live*, ( advertising lathe newspapers, offerlsg
n F" in '|viaberlDg the fan hero on on rfriltage.
I don’t believe one of them lived to tell
the tale of that ride. Out of the bat*
tery and into the brigade—an *rroy It
was—of cavalry. Ohr ohargs was re
al* tiens. The Russians felt before out
sabers as corn fall* before the reaper.
They eeemed to have no power of rs-
The patient endurance of suffering,
And the heroism of death ;
And who
Tn the dark hours of imprisonment,
In the hopelessness of the hospital,
In the ehort, sharp agony of the field,
Found
Their support aud oonsolalien
In the belief
That at home they would not he for
gotten.
On the rear die-atone the following .
Let the stranger
TVho may In future timed
Read this inscription,
Recognise that these were men
Whom Power could not corrupt.
Whom Death cotUd not terrify,
Whom Defeat could not dishonor.
And let their virtuee plead for just
judgment
Of the cause in which they perlflhsd.
Let the South Carolinian
Of another generation
Who nlay read this roll 6f honor*}
bamfefl
Remember
That the State has taught them
How to live and hoW tb die,
And that from her brolrmi fortunes
Bhe has left to hir ffttifirst
The one priceless legacy of tbrtr mem
ories,
Teaching al! who msf
Claim tbe same birthrigtft
Tbit
Truth, Oontsgd, and Patriotism
Endure forever.
On the west face of tie base Wtt*
the words :
TO SOUTH CAROtfMA’S DfUD
iB61. or Ttrw * 1868.
CONFBDERA*fr ARMY.
On tbe east face of (fee base is the
following! * aj* f
KKBOffiD Bt TUB WOMEN
or
SOUTH CAROLINA.
On the front of tbe shBft fs carfhl a
palmetto tree, with a shield beneath it,
oA which fitt hot tbs letters «C. ft A.”
Ot tbs east a® 11 faces dt the
shaft are tha emblem* Of ifmy add
navy of the Oonfederste States.
. large
- “thlc
rewards for her tecoveif, but
nothing came of It but heavy bills and
grievous dleappolutrheut. He floafly
concluded to etny at hotfie afid firlte
to the county ofllclale of every county
throughout the country. After pnt-
sulog this plan for along time, he was
Anally Informed by one of tbe cotlnty
officials of Marlboro’county that Laud
Halthcock lived In the BrtrwnesvHle
section of that county with a woman
who answered to tbe description of Mr.
Holland’s wlfa That this woman bad
a girl with her, not HalthoocJt’s ehttd,
whose age and general appearance
pointed to her de
Ttt LOW LOST biDuriTKK.
It was first proposed that the girl
should run away from bar mother and
go to Georgia, but to make assurance
doubly sills Mr. Holland fra* advised
to comfort himself, as ha afohe could
identify the sooth or as hi* former wife.
He accordingly same by rail to Pee-
Dee Bridge; on the Wilmington, Co
lumbia And Augusta Railroad. Leav
ing tbe railroad al that point, he
waited to lit Jaa. G. Haaelded’s, who
lives a few mite from tbe station, ar
riving there about dark on tbe 4th la-
etnat. He revalued with Mi Hasei-
Asa that night, liter making known
bis errand, Mr. Hasslden’s sympa
thies wore So thoroughly aroused that
be carried him in his buggy the next
day to where Haltbpock liras, fortu
nately, perhaps, Halthoock, who U
saM to be dodging from the revenue
officer* for retailing whiskey Contrary
law, waa not at home. On arriving at
hi* oahin, Mr. Holland puabsd open
the door, which was partly ajar, and
there sat his former wife, surrounded
byber thte* Hstthosek children and
his o#n dauRlifkl. ite spoke to hia
wffe familiarly, saying
“ flOWDT, Fbxxt Jl88.”
Id great surprise she replied, " Why,
howdy, WUi.'’ liter sbatlog hands
with her, ha asked, pointing to a hand
some young girt, if that Was Lauda ?
Ufa* answered H waa He tsdk the
girl’s hand, sad, with tears to his eyes,«
told her that be was her father 7 that
[W****! Lotoitch to The Newt »o*( ou»Ur ]
W*aata«meN, Mar H|—Whatever may
be thought conosrnlag the dslloate
position In which tha Democrat* in
Congress are placed, either by tfirtfte
of the President’# vetoes, or of their
own doings during tbe extra steton,
this much may be safely added by
way of compensation, that tbe Bepub-
Uoans, despite their triutaphabt blus
ter, do not feel by aay means satisfied
with the position la which they hkve
placed themselves. What that po
sition ta and what It involves Is how
pretty clearly understood by the peo-
pie ; and, now that the smoke of Oon-
greeelonai debate has drifted away,
soma of the Republicans find that they
have been led to the edge of
A BOLTXiCAL FBXCU'ICX,
And they would gladly retesafcif they
could do so. In spte of some blun
dering the Democrats ar# sow appa 1
rentiy mesters of th# situation. The
Republkau a had It in their power to
do their antagonist* infinite harm by
the simple process of keeping quiet,
but, elated with their flrtt tiotory,
tb»y persuaded or compelled Mr.
Hayes to a second veto, and are now
hopelessly committed to the unpopu
lar and fndefenelbie doctrines which
he has eoouooed aa to tbs use of troops
at the polk or wheteter else be may
see fit to send them I
Tte Anrstfwwte date toawa Ifi
Higfct wT Thstos—As 41 Mfiawid.
A somwpoadent writes from the
Mediterranean to tha Jfefitoa Advert
Up*; : , d . .
Soutprpin, the brig Ja*
<t the two bpttsrles Implacable
arid Artogditi* were at anchor to the
roadstead dT Hyetee. The last tw*
were, sf the late Emperor's creatiot^
built for tbs siege of Riabourn, aafi
had always bees detestable In rough
weather. Imagine a kind of long,
oral raft, upon which is built a hug*
rectangular fort, and some Idea may
be forihisd on these monsters. So long
aa tbe sea 1* calm thsy support th*
heavy maoHtos, but jast fi* aooh ah
tbs wervsa ssehms rough they swoop
over tbe raft sod boat against tbs lor
tress fie sgsiast a rock. On tbs morn
log ot M*roh 15, everything Indicated
fair wofither, and neither st Touloh
nor at Hyeres was there the least
anilely as to the fleet. La Flofe had
arrived tinder full sail and oast an
chor 1u theBadlni. Suddenly a heavy
swell began to b6*{ against the shipet
and wbtie tbe oihOrs found safety
to their easy, yielding movement*,
the clumsy, Impossibility of running
tehqrs, fifid to all her signals of dis
tress nothing hut signals 6f utter pow
erless cotild be returned. It was about
10 o’clock khen the commander, sew
ing that stf efforts to save his ship
were useless, ordered down th* boats.
Tbs melt perfect dUaipllae was pre
served ; not a man hesitated to obey.
The tailors were first aUsafiod to, tad
of the four buoan-freighted boats twt>
only reached the shore. The officem
and those who rrithalned of the sail
ors saw their comrades leave without
a munhuf, and resigned themselves
to the slender hops of reaching shore
on a bit of floating wood, or dlo, if
such was God’s Will. Thao came that
monatar wave whlhb swept the four
brave officers into the wferctless sefc, as
well as the doctor and all who wet* on
deck. Most were able to seise some
bit of boatlog wood; others wear*
stunned and paraUsed ; those who re-
tnatoed hfifit down with th* veaseL
At that wNttobt two Ueutenanu nod *
Breton sailor had Succeeded i 0 seising
a ladder, but thsif wetfht was toq
lor toe lrsglto.ii JllrfwowM
have with thert.'lrithSci
not itota for the sailor, Who tot go and
disappeared lb the bowtlag sea. This
noble action did no* tav* tha two of
ficers, but the brave sailor reached
land safe and sound. The lea refuses
to give up Its prey; fifteen out of
tweoly-eigbt only hitts been found,
and among those only one officer, M.
Michael d’Annov*fle, whose bereaved
vHfe Waited hie body at Hyerss. Mme.
Rlbei, wife of tbe officer «ho 00m-
manded this flnfortunate vessel, is
likewise at Hyere* ; bat even the tad
consolation of giving Christian burial
to her beloved husbahd Is ciuelly long
In coming to her.
AL RMUI let (he Kowels of the
Earth.
n -fi -ball wad given last week, by Gapt.
MattCannvan, at the Now York mior,
Gold Hill, ot wUsh mine he la superio-
toodaht. The ball took ptsoe at toe
new station opened et the depth of
l,WO below the surface. Th* station
1* quite as targe &S an ordiasfy ball
room, well floored, whiled ia with sub-
eUotlal timbers, nod had felts a lofty
osWof. The atstioa to cool and com
fortable, eras appropriately decorated
for tbs occasion, and waa lighted with
lamps suspended from the celling.
The ladles were dressed in calico and
the gentlemen in correspondingly In
expensive rdiment. The furnitore was
to keeping with the place, and while
Urnlshad everything ne
ts sorafort nothing very ex
travagant waa seen. Never before {□
the United States—if poywhete to the
world—bss there been given s bah at
th* depth of nearly s quarter of s mile
btntath the earth. There waa bo
troiibl* About pardons SUpping into the
ball-room without tickets. It was*
queer *»*y, too, of going to a ball, ttfi*
stepping upon a cage and being darted
straight down towards the centre of tbe
earth Instead of rolling off horizontally
In the usual way.—Nevada Enterprise.
tJfiefwt PlewswVe*
oirx Chinos or ssca»e.
Tbfey hkve but one chance of escape,
and that is through some possible
DemocFatlO blunder. The second Veto
was probably designed to aCoomplish
ndibing more hot lees than toexas-
perate the Democrats to the point of
making such a blunder! ot, in other
words, of refusing the appropriations,
tt to not st all possible that toe Demo
crats will refuss to giant th* neees-
sary suppltss (of the departtheofes, hat
it to potsfhle, fit tofist, (hat they may
refuse to pass another b!H for tbe sup
port of the ailhy. Mfifip of tbe mem
ber* afe bertafnly oppdtad to grahtltg
s cent for this pmpoee, find tbe refi-
sons they assign to behalf of their po
sit! one are eeriaihfy fltadRable to their
manhood and aelf-respset But it
would stately be had policy to pat a
stick tflfo the hand* ot oursttethlss
wbsfswfth to break effir own head*,
sail it would Ms sitae sdlbfly had poltey
to do fust fiFhfit thsy most desire us to
do. They now afofit deete to have
the Democrats fefose tea usual ap
propriation for the artny, aad they are
trembling for feat that wise cottfisett
may so fax prevail ta the Democratic
rank* that tbs usual UUaiy blunder/,
(upon which Grant said he oeuid al
ways rely,) will not be made this
once.
Mrs. Farting tort saytf the only way
u> ftaWttt steam boat explosions J* to
make th* Swglfitaf bUe the water on
shor*. tn fata optesw all (ha bustin'
to done by cooking the steam on board,
ftwwfijr Motto.
ffrt'lrle Firmer ]
Of at! soils to be cultivated, or to be
reetored, none art preferable to the
light, sandy soils. By their porous
ness, free access is given to tbe power
ful effect* of air ; they are naturally In
that state to which draining and sub
soil ploughing are reducing tbe stlffer
lands of Ragland. Manure muy ae
wel) be thrown Into water as on land
underlaid by Water. Drain this, and
no matter if the nppbt soil be almost
quicksand, manure Will convert it Into
fertile, ar labia land. The thin cover
ing of mould scarcely an inch to thick-
ness, the product of a century, tna} be
imitated and produced lo a very short
time, by studying tbe laws of Its for
mation. It Is a well recognized fast
that, next to temperature, the water
Supply to the most Importlnt factory
in th* production of • crop. Poor
soils give good or ope to asasoas of
plsntlfal find well distributed rains, or
when skillfully Irrigated ; but losuf-
flclsat moisture to a soil to an evil that
no supplies of plant food can neutral-
toe. Sandy noils are rich In mineral
oorifitltuehts, find fall to give good
crops in time of drouth only on ao-
coilnt sf their inability to retain mois
ture. This can be obviated by the ap-
plloatlon of peat, or olay, or tbe sow
ing of clover—til of these enable It to
retain moisture to the times of drouth
—and the decay of the vegetable sub
stances in the soil give off carbonic
add, a powerful solvent of tbe soil
Peat contains i per cent, of nitrogen,
or the same quantity as barn manure.
If the land to In condition to boar do*
far; It IS emtily brought to a state to
pradtaee any csop ; find/ U not to such
OOfidlttoaq 1* tab readily be made so at
A trifUfg oogt for firtilitaUoo. A cropj
dt thriee tons Ot cloror contains the fol
lowing constltqects f 11? pounds of
potash, M pounds soda, 9K 2 pounds
magnesia, 1126 pounds Hme, 448
phosphoric add, 198 pounds sulphuric
add, lid pounds ohlorton, 12.8 pottsds
sulphur, M7. 8 poutato altrogaa.
It 1* often Us*^ 11 ! t0 have a few
aprsxlmate data to reduce weight* and
measure* froth. A table for this pul-
pose to £ofog the rounds of the press
tn whifth, however, Says Health and
Hero*, several serious iflle-ktatemente
taifcr; for laetataO) Uteifi box Ata
Indies square and four and a half in
ches deop will contain tt pint. Tbto is
wrong. We give here a corrected ta
ble, wh(ch; however, does not aim at
great accuracy, but may serve to make
a rough estimate when It la necessary
to reduh* measure*:
A pint ot water Weighs nearly otie
pound, and i* equal to about twenty-
seveo cubic Inches, or a square box
three toefaes losg, three Inches wide
and three toobee deep.
A quart of water weighs nearly two
pounds, and is equal to a square box of
about iiA inches and three and a half
inches deep,
A gallon of Walfei’ f’elgtia-gbftut nine
pjuntto, and is eq^Al to a box
ffiNfi eqdare find etx and a half Inches
dfibp.
A peek to equal to fi box 8x8 inches
square and sight Inches deep.
A bushel almost fills a box 12x12 in
ches square and twenty-four todies
deep or two cubic feet
A cubic foot of water Weighs nearly
titty-four pounds (more correctly etx
ty-two pounds), and contains seven to
eight gallon*.
Ben Butler M not a fool. He per
ceives the point of the immigration
movement*. W* Suggested the other
day that tbe movement would do more
to settle the negro problem than many
years of dtScuesion. thro ugh tbe effect of
negro labor on white labor in tbe North.
Butler sees the points. He says the
Democrats haVe nothing to oomptaten
of In the movement. ‘‘Wherever,”
say* he,'* the Soutbtah negro and the
whit* Iteptablieau laborer como to
gether to the North there will be one
white ^Republican vote less and one
badly demorallled black man.” la
terals control lo politics, and settle
issues.
A car load of dynamite exploded at
Rtratford, Ontario, on the. 9th inst,
with most terrific results. Sevetal
bouses were bloWn Into fragments, 50
cars ware blown Into splinters and as
many more damaged. Two railroad
employee* were torn Into fragments.
The busineta part of the town, nearly
a mile from the sheoe of tbe expioetbo,
soffertd from a general smashing of
the windows. It Wai supposed to be
aa earthquake. Several persens were
seriously wounded.
Monarch of th# eetoe—th*eherUL
Three buhcheS of matches for five
cents. A one-cent stamp bo each
bunch. Tbto goes to the bondholder.
The two cents are for the wood ueed
to making the matches, th# sulphur,
phosphorus, bofitog, cartage sod labor,
not to mention the dealer, wholesale
and retail. The beauties of the present
system of revenues are illumined by
matches.
The Chronicle aad Sentinel says:
“ Memphis ovated the lecherous Beech
er to a nauseating extent Tbe stom
ach# of the people of that place have
not been Very nice since tbe yellow
fever epedemic. It Is pleasant to know
that the sleek and saintly scoundrel
will not (to able to come farther South
this season.
fcte*——t—
The right thtoktag people of Qouth
Carolina by no meaqs approve the par
don of dm alls and Gbrdosa. They fail
to recognise either the Justice or poli
cy ot the transaction. —Chroakfie and
OoDatituriottaflet.
Thomas Jefferson was only twenty-
tbres when h* wrote the Declaration
ef Independence.
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