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BY W. A. LEE AND HUGH WILSON, JR. ABBEVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY MORNING, AUGUST 17, 18G0. VOLUME YIM.-N0.16
BHY GGGBSc
KEAIV & CLARK,
At No. 258, Broad Street,
Augusta, Gra..
Are now receiving an entire New Stock of
SPPTirn tvb v nnnnc
MA AUXiil V JUXH & V* VfV/i/U)
of every description, and nre selling at prices
tliat defy competition.
Call and see tho Goods, nnd learn the prices
before purchasing elsewhere. Don't forget the
plaaa, 358 Brood Street, two doors above Globe
Hotel Corner, at the old stnnd of Hnviland <fc
Chichester. [March 23, 18G0, Cm
Or. M. CALHOUN,
WAREHOUSE
AND
GENERAL COMMISSION ,MERCHANT,!
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Re3'nol(l'8 St., between Jnekeon and Mcintosh
A-ugrusta, G-n,.}
will attend strictly to the pale of
COTTON * /ON, CRAIN,
And nil other produce consigned to him. Per '
sonal attention trivinir to the filliuir of nil or- I
ders for Bagging, Rope and Famiiy Supplies.
Liberal Cash advances luade on produce in
Store.
.Tune 24, 1860, 8 tf
THE GBEAT ENGLISH REMEDY
SIR JAMES CLARKE'S
Celebrated Female Pills. ,
PROTECTED LETTERS
BY ROYAL PATENT.
This invaluable medicine is ui.failing in tlie
cure of nil tho?c painful and dangerous dis- '
eases incident to the female constilution.
It moderates ail excesses and removes all ohatructione,
from whatever cause, and a speedy
cure may he ' lied on.
TO HIARKIED LADSKS
it is peculiarly suited. It. will, in a short time '
tiring on the monthly period with regularity 1
CAUTION?These l'ills should not be taken
by females that are pregnant, during tlic first
tlirefniont.li?, as tliev ure sure to bring on Mis- !
carringe ; l>ut nt every other time, and in every
other cnse thev tire perfectly safe.
In all cases of Nervous and Spinal Affections |
Pain in the Back and Limbs, Heaviness Fa- <
tigue on slight exertion, Palpitation of the
Heart, Lowness of Spirits, Hysterics, Sick |
( Headache, Whites and all the painful diseases ,
nni>nc;nn/i/l l.v n .ll.nr,!..,.,..! ?..?l?? .1 11.11.
will effect a cure when all oilier mean? have fail
cd. Full directions in the pamphlet around each '
package, which should lie carefully preserved.
A bottle containing fiO pills, nnd encircled
with the Government Stamp of Groat Britain, '
can be sent post free for$l nnd <i postuir' slnmps
General aj;ent. for U. S., Job Moses.Koehester
bold in Abbeville by Donald McLauchlin.
J)r. I. Branch, and C. II. Allen, nnd all Drug- I ]
gists everywhere. Van Sclim.k ?fc Griersnn, |
Charleston, Wholesale Agents. 7, IJJt I |
HOWARD ASSOCIATION.
PHILADELPHIA.
A Benevolent in*litutiuu tala(tlirh"d bi/ special
endoiemenl, for the relief of (fir sick- and l)i*trctK'd.
afflicted irith Virulent and JSpidfinlc
Hitrate*.
MEDICAL Advice given gratis by 1 he Art- (
ing Surgeon t<> nil who apply by letter
with b description ??f iheir condition, (nge, occupation,
habits of life, Ac..) and in eases of extreme
poverty.Medicine furnished fe.-e <>f ehn.-ge
Valuable lie-ports on the New Hem?lies cm- I
III UIC 1/I.-|K-(IS(I|> , Pt-lltlU till- ujillUiC'J II]
neulfd leiter envelopes, free of charge. Two
or three Stamp* for pnstsc* will he ueceptihlp.
Address, Dil, J. SKILLIN HOUGHTON.
Acting Surgeon, Howard Afcfteintion, No. 2
South Ninth Street, I'liiladclpciu, l'u.
By order of the Directors. I
EZRA D. HEART WELL, President
Guo. FAinciiiLD, Se-ret8ry. [J?n. 20,12m
mmrn cox,
-A-To To ovUle* T S. O.,
WOULD respectfully inform the public tliflt
he li na
OPENED A SIIOP
FOB TUB
Making and Repairing: of
mwm & mm,
It is opposite (hutnot oppoted) to Mr.Taj'lor'a
Establishment. He hopes that by doing good
work, and making reasonable charges, to receive
% share of publicjiatronnge.
SEVERAL NEW AND NEAT BUGGIES,
AXjSO,
Second-Hand Buggies,
w men ne vrin sen very low and on the most
reasonable terms.
Nov. 4.1869. 21 tf.
JAMBS ?. CHAT.TffF.na.
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AUJtSJbi V XIjIjJB C. H., S. C.,j
DEAXEE IH AU KINDS OF
URaPEAN Art AMERICAS
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HAS Jnst received three bund rod new pjece*
together with the old, making .one of the
largaat Stocks tb th4$t*t?'?whjeh Will be sold
m low aa caa be bought io any other place.
fe&RBLE S?AiB,
Utt by >, frofla , to ?40
head stottca
' fr*m $8 to $20.
MOaSFE^ME^J^.
And Fancy Head 8 ton ?f alitavftJpn n?qd ,4o
Kether wlthW*fg*
o*n b?*m?dew> order *t?hort bomSZW, ' - <
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Expiration of the YearAll
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indefinite. nn<l will l?e continued until arrearages
arc paid, or at tlio option of tlie Proprietors.
Orders from otherStates must invariably
be accompanied with the Ca?ili._^F]J
CANDIDATE 8.
For the Legislature.
The friends of W. JAMKS I-OMAX nn
nounce mm a candidate lor me legislature at
the ensiling election.
The friends of "\VM. C. DAVIS nnnouiice
him a candidate for the Legislature at the ensuing
eWtion.
The friends of Col. II. II. HARPER rea
peet fully nominate him as a candidate for reelection
to the next Legislature.
The friends of Capt.. J. N. COCI1RAX respectfully
announce liim as a candidate for reelection
to the next Legislature. D
The friends of THOMAS THOMSON, Esq., r
nnnouDce him a candidate for re-elcction to
the Legislature at the ensuing election.
The friends of Gen. SAMUEL McGOWAN "
innounee him a candidate for re-election to 11
the Legislature at the ensuing election. n
For State Senate. n
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The friends of Hon. J. FOSTER MARSHALL.
feeling satisfied with liis pa?t services S1
in the State Senate, again nominate him as a
ca> dklnte fur re-election.
d
For Tax Collecter. u
Mr. KniTon.?Please Announce W. 11. Hilton d
op a candidate for tlie office of Tax collector r:
us the ensuing election und oldiee.
MANY VOTERS. 8
The friend* of Cnpt. G. M. MATTISON re- ''
<poct fully announce him n? a candidate for
fax Collector at the next election. .<
The friends of .TAMES A. McCORD rcep^ct.- \
fully announce liiin ns a Candidate for Tax
Collector at tho next election.
li
The friends of Dr. J. F. MeCOMB respeetfullv
announce him an 4-Candidate for Tux
Collector ut the next election g
Wc are authorized to announce M +AH(?I>GES
n? a Candidate for Tax Collector,7j?t s
llie ensuing election. ' J
1ST Tlie friends ni?f C:.pt.. W. S. IIARIUS V
popped fully niinoiiiice him as a Candidate for r
he uillce of Tax. Collector of Abbeville District
it the n^xt elect ion V *
?5?" The numerous friend* of WESLEY A.
BLACK Esq., respectfully aiinounce liiin ns n 0
Dnndidatc for Tax Collector at tlie next elcclion.
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The friciula pf HUNftY S. CA$ON respect.' J;
ally nniinounce liim as a Candidate for Tax .
L'o!lector, nt.lie ensuing election. *
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For Ordinary. ^
The friends of JOIIN A. HUNTER re J
pjU'Ctfiilly nnnoutftee him a-candidate for the
office of Ordinary, at the next election. c
. fi
rsr Thf. friotwla of Pol -T n T54WIV
Bpecif'illy anlittuhce hiiu a candidate for the '
office of Ordinary, at the next election t
The friends ot JOHN W. LESLEY r?-p|?-ct- 1
fully announce him a* a candidate for Ordiua ,
ry at i!te rnsuing election.
We nro author izeil to announce NATHAN'
I ML MeCAKTS, E?q. n candidate for Ordi- *
nary at I lie enpuiiifr election. f
For Sneriff. c
Tlie fricuda ?if ROBERT JONES respectfully 1
announce liim as a candidate for&heriff at tlia
enduing election. . ^ ,j
W. N. MERIWETHER, |
Wholesale and Retail Draggiat, t
NINETY-SIX, S. 0>: I
HAVING enlarged l)is <?jtock of Prijgs !
and Medicines, \roqM.r>opectfolly call ]
liie nttenlion^ofifffe friend?%)03?e public gen
erally to his fine'stock of ttorsjuffe, and solicit
a continuance of tfieiK&fnd patronage anil lib- j
erality. v
lie proposes selling Drugipslow as any first
class Drug Store in the up country. His stock
is complete, and everything sold bv him is
warranted to he fresh and genuine. At his '
atom may be found ~
DYE STUFFS, PAItfTS, OILS
Varnishes, Varnish and PaiDt Brashes,
Spices, Mnce, Cloves, Pepper, Teas
of all kinds, Buggy and Carriage
Grease,
Also, ft fine lot "of CHEWING TOBACCO,
and 8EGAK3 of the beet brands.
A large and varied stock of excellent
" PERFUMERY.
He also offers Confeetionnrien.
Pure Old Port, Madeira and Msliaga
mmr m i*arw*zmB
At exceedingly low figures. Also, a good article
of Apple Vinegar, Kerosene, Oils and
Fluids. Lamps' of all kinds. Wicks for anv
kind of Lamp*, and everything initially Wept
fij a first olau Drag Store.
t Prompt attention will be given to ath
May 26, 1860-1-tf
D. MALONl^
BBIOK X. -A- ~xr SB.
AtfD
ROCK MASON, .
jr?M<y Slz,*8. C.
^"^FFkBS to theptibVJp ?i Brie*
W/ *n<? confident
Mti?fecUo|>, aa
A SONG.
BY MRS. L. L. JtEMINO.
I'm waiting, love, I'm waiting,
The day lias come and gone,
And the dreamy phndej of twilight
Are stealing alowlv on ;
The moon hath bit lied the billow
In a flood of goldcu light,
But I'm waiting, love, I'm waiting,
For yon said you'd come to uiglit.
I'm waiting, love, I'm waiting,
In the arbor by the sea,
And the perfumed breath of evening
Is stealing o'er the lea;
The gentle flower? are sleeping
Beneath the moon's pale light
While here I'm fondly waiting.
For you euid you'd coma to night
I'm wailing, love, I'm waiting,
Thr night in growing drear;
Molliinks you could not thus forgot
Our promised meeting here.
But hurl;! I hoar u footstep
Come tripping through the light,
Ah! bless you. darling, biessyou,
I knew you'd come to night.
From the Unionuif'V Tmtet.
GEN. ANDREW PICKENS.
Mr. Editor ;?liiituor says tliat there is
ow in progress, busts of our distinguished
evolutionary characters, &o., South Caroli-.
tans, vvtweii are to be placed in niches in lb el
ew State House, of course from some rc90ition
of the Legislature, although I have
ot been able to find it. This expense I do
ot object to, for it is a mere drop in the
ucket of the tens of thousands that are
pent annually on that splendid edifice.
Historians have never done justice to our
istinguished patriots of the up-country?
nil tkey who rule the affairs of the Stateo
it now ?Gen. Sumter and Gen. Maion
should' have a place in the Capitol, bo
hould Gen. Pickens, an up country man,
ave one assigned him also. I am told a
Ine nortmil in tniliforrr
g , ... j vvJiuiuc, U? UOU.
Indrcw Pickens i* in the house of Col. F.
V. Tickens, of EdgeGe'.d, which no doubt
an bo obtained for the purpose of casti: g
lis bust.
I beg leave to brine to tho view of tha
;ood people of South Carolina, Gen. Anlre?v
Pickens, and some of his military
erviees during our Revolutionary struggle.
Io was of Irish descent, born in Pennsylania,
and eaygjj^at?t!\to S. C. with his paen
Ls, wben a boy, and settled first iu the
-Vaxhiiws
In 17C0, before lie was twenty-one years
fage, ho Volunteered in Grants expedition
gainst the Cherokee Indians, wbere he
ocetved 1ms first lesson in military discipine,
with Lawrence,.Sf^rion, Moultriat.And
Iuger. He, early in the revolutionary
onteet took sides with the Whigs, and bfcame
a leader of the patriots. In ltV9 Col.
'icttns, who then commanded a regiment
?f about tliree hundred aud sixty men.purUfld
Col. Boyd, who had under him eight
mndred torics. Ho ov^tcfokW^gi at Kotle
Creek, wliere a severe - battl^ensned.
Joyd was mortally woupt}j>is
m.-ii mhu'.i, mm Hiioui *e^pmy-nvo made
irisoners, tha remainder scattered *ttf !She '
vinds. This was tlie-first great retires rw"
ortune whirfi the tones met with; atld of
:otirpe proved to be of great service iri^*?tlie
ause of the patriots.
Gen. Pickens, with his men, stood
irst onset of the Biitish in the famous feat- r
lo of the Cowpens. He ordered his men.
lotAo fire until they could see the grille of
,heir enemy's eyeiftOThis order was executed
with great firmness. Gen. Pickens, in
person, received the surrendered sword of
Major MuArthur on tins memorable day.
Congress on the 9ili of Febuary, 1781,
passed a vutc of thanks to the officers and
men who fought in the battle of the Cow
pons, and voted Gen. Andrew Pickens a
aword. He was elected a Brigadier General
in 3?orth Carolina, to succeed General
Davidson?who was killed at Gowan's Ford
on Catawba river?and thus actually had
the honor to command a brigade in both
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v^^nuna til mo saint) nmc. lie CUl <Jol.
Piles'men to pieces one night, on
river,-in North Cnrolina. He capturea
Augusta from the British after tj^oy bad
held it two years, as LMemoirs of the
Southern Campaign will prove. lie was engaged
in the seige of Ninety-six, find there
lost two brothers. Gen. Piekens was dan- !
gerously wounded in the breast by a musket
ball, which knocked bim off bis horse while
gallantly leading on lite men in tbe battle
of Eutaw Springs. The eff#?ta of tbis
wonnd be oarried witb bim to hia gravels
.1617. . ?
In fourteen days be conquered tbe great
Cherokee nation wiiboofSti^-Jgil of man,
and made?lbe celebrated of Hope*"4
well, in Pendleton, $ wbich Anderson.
Pickens, and Greenville, wore obtained.
He alto roughtdhe-great rfftg flght wbida
perfectly subdoed thjr Icjjlbo# erer jitter^rds.
GenrTioke# Is one of the lew officers,
wWtfver drew e cent of p*y for bis Reygf
h?t1dRry aem0ev^K4b^roil ofCotop^rollor*
offitfe wHl
After the Pickens held tbe
ttjti C^My underlie new
la w^ Irtm at tile old Block
Hovm, iMi'ltWm ikm Prtkeot, 'then *'
boy of 5 years old, drew tlio first jury. lie
was appointed by President Washington,
with Ctcmi. lliivne, to conquer tho great
north-western tribes of Indians, but declined
tho honor, lie ran the lino between
Noith Carolina and Tennessee, by an appointment
frotn President Jefferson, lie
was also appointed a Commissioner to hold
tue Treaty uf Milledgeville, likewise at Natchez,
and indeed almost all the treaties held
wun me southern Indians, and was constantly
in service until 1704, when lie was
elected to Congress, which then sr.. in
Philadelphia. At that time there were
neither railroads nor stage coaches?all
travellings was on horse-back. Picture,
then, to yourselves, a man who is approaching
his three score years, of martial figure
and dignified demeanor, mounted on?6j?iri
ted rpilk white 6teed, of pure Andelusian
breed, whip in hand and holsters filled with
a brace of pistols, the Eilver mounting of
which glittered in the sunlight. A three
cocked hat, from beneath which grows the
Bilver groy-hair, put f>mootbly back and tied
in a ytMre, and undress military coat, ruffled
shirt, small clothes and fair top boots, with
... . A- ? --
mashive sliver spurs. Following a little
distance, on a 6lout draught horse, is bis
African atteudant Pompey, in livery and
blue, with scarlet facings carrying a ponderous
portmanteau, with a consequential and
dignified air, showing in every movement
tbo pride of a boJy servant in hia revered
master. Paint this in yourraind's eye and
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jvu linvc ueiore you a gentleman of the ,
eighteenth century, with his servant, on his
way to Congress. Such was Gen. Andrew
Pickens as ho passed through our v llagc ,
in 1794.
The Legislature of Soutb Carolina, in ,
1810, unanimously ofFered:faini the Gubernatorial
chair, which be respectfully declined
from age and infirmities.
Up-Country.
THE BENCH AND THE BAB,. 1
Judson T. Mills, of Soutb Carolina, was
a Judge of the Dis'.rict Court inJNortbern <
Texas", fond of b joke, but very decided in
his discharge of duty. Thomas Fannin i
Smith was a practicing lawyer at the bar,
and having shamefully misstated the law in
his address to the jury, turned to the Court
and asked tbe'Judge to charge the jury accordingly.
The Judge was indignant, and
replied :
'Does the counsel take the Court to be a
fool V
Smith was not abashed by the reproof,
but instantly responded :
'I trust your Honor will not insist on an
nnswerthat question, aB I might, in-answering
it, truly be considered eruiltv of coft&mDt
of' Court.*
'Fine the counscl4en dollars. Mr. Clerk! '
said the Judge. ^ *
Smith imme.liatelyypaid the moneynyid
ietnarked tlmt it waB ten dollars more than .
the Court could show.
'Fine the counsel fifty dollars!' &aid the
Judge.
The fine was entered by the Clerk, and
Smith not being ready to respond in that
sum, sat down. The next morning, on the
opening of the Court, Smith rose, and with
much deference addressed the Judge:
'May if'please your Honor, the Clerk
took that littlo joke of yours, yesterday, as
serious, as I perceive from the reading of
the minute*. Will your Honor be pleased
to inform bim of bis error, and have it
..prated V .. *?
The coolness of the request, and the implied
apology pleased the Judge, and be remitted
the due.
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Judge Williamson or three-legged Willie
as be was familiarly'called, was one of 'the
early Judges of Texas. In hi* Court &la w
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ver uy mo name 01 tjuariton stated a point
of law, and the Court refused to admit the
counsel's BtateAent as sufficient proof.
'Your law, sir,* said the Judge; 'give us
the book and page sir.
'This is my law, sir,' said Ch arlton pulling
out a pistol; 'and that is the page,'
pointing the pistol toward the Court. *
'Your lap is not good', sir,' *aid the unruffled
JUoge, 'the proper .authority is 'Colt
on jteyolver*,' and be brought a six shooter
instantly to bear on the bead of the counsel
who dodged the point of the argument and
turned to the jury.
On Another occasion the Judge concluded
the trial^>f a man for murder by sentencing
him to be Jmngthat very day* A.petition
2#aa immediately signed, by the bar, jury and
people, prsying,tfcat longer time, (night be
Ranted tlia'poor prisoner. 'fbe Judge replied
to the petition that .'the roan had bq?n
found.gqilty^the jail waa^eryunsafe, and
besides, It va? so very ^^|^ortal)^h?^id4
not thtnk *$x iMftongMio be required to
ty ^ Ij ??ny %a waa $p?uarj?
TWMafrgaa buns. 9
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m*n inib?
often * ter folio* tb?ta tanker4f**d
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to -? x
THE FAVORITE.
A mother had two daughters,
And very fair were they,
Ao&she had no commandment
But what they did obey.
But she like many mothers, made
The j'ounger one her choice,
Because she had a lovelier face,
And such a winning voice.
And Sweet, the one who had become
The mother's darling pot,
Received all the affections
That her own heart would let,
The elder saw with a sad eye
inai she was not beloved ;
Although a mother's love she wished,
That heart was still not moved.
But suddenly the mother fell
Upon a bed of pain;
Twos then this daughter did her best
Her mother'* love to gain,
Once did the mother hear a tap,
And ask'd 'ift Sweet could be?"
A sad yet plaintivo voice repliod,
"Not Sweet, but Only Me."
The mother's heart began to smile ;
All, now that heart is moved ;
And "Only Me"' ie liappy, too,
For ahe knows that she is lored.
You mothers, now. no ?;ftereqaf?-*ftow,
Bui let your childreff be ' ?
As happy, pleasant, and as good
As ' Sweet" and "Only Me."
From the Scientific American.
THE GBEAT EASTERN.
This "leviathan" steamship arrived at
this port on the 28th of June, and her apDeRrflnf.fi
in our wntftre hr.a <>rnnt?fl # mn^b I
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greater national excitement than the pow
pow got up for the reception of "John Japan"
and his boy ' Tommy." To this
steamer we may well apply the old sayiDg,
'Long looked for has come at last,' for assuredly
no enterprise, excepting it may be
tho laying of the Atlantic^cable, bas ilJJS
heaved the public mind on Both Bides of the
Atlanim with cn mano linnoa An/1 fao?*o A?*.
? .j ?v.
ring the past four years, .^^it after many
disappointments, the GreafeEastern has at
last safely aod slowly breasted the frfllows
of the Atlantic and is now moored in Manhattan
waters. We will "-therefore give a
succinct history of her construction, previous
adventures and late voyage.
There are three leading features connects
with the Great Eastern which natu-'*
rallv excite attention. These are. first, lier
great magnitude?she being 602 feet in extreme
length, 83 feet beam,'&nd 27,000 tons
actual capacity ; second, her peculiarity of
construction?being of iron, and double
cased to about three feet above the water
line, and built on the cellular principle;
third, she is propelled by the combination
of paddle wheels at the sides aR&a sore^
at the stern. With regard to her ra*?ni'
luue, some contend exceeds JNoah's
^rk ; but be thai as it mpy, we know that
tt(e clipper ship Great Republio, the frigate
Niagara, and the sWhmor Adriafic-all fully
J[oaded?would make about a fair cargo if
taken within her capacious side*. She can
carry about 4,?00 passengers, with good
and-full accommodations; or an army of
10-000 mfin in ft Diinprinr monnor #/\ onu !
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troop ship.
This great ship was planned by tbe late
diqtinguiaha&gpgincor, Mr. I. K. Brunei,
upon the n^osf'rational grouuds of success.
In the great and increasing trade between
KnctlAnil an/1 AnofroKo i*
- AftuUMUl O) lb ITIW IUUI1U tunv
common steaqpjbips were incapable of carrying
cargo or competiog with sailing vessels,
owing to tbe great amount of coal rerequired
for such a long voyage. Brunei^
calculated that a large ship could be built,
to carry sufficient coal for tbe entire round
trip, and at tbe same time make quick passages,
take a great number qf passengers,
and a good paying cargo ;|b^8ides. Jfa
therefore designed tbe Qrea(*1|g&ern (ribout
1853) with these oty'ects in v'?vL? am* a
company of wealthy merchants TtPLaojJon
wu formed .to famish the capital to b&nplate
the project. To J. Sebtt Russell was
given tbe contact to oomplete the bull *, ia
1855, the first plate vyj?laid nt bis; works
in Millwall, txmdon; and in November,
1857, she was ready, to be launched.?
Great mortification was experienced, on No.
2, wbwi?mid aOfewd potentates,
eavans, and agreat 'array of .wealth
aud fashion tbat bad apaatnbled to ^Hnew
the mighty event of tfee^Meviathan' ship
raabiog like r mountahrtr^m its fastenings
into the obedient watera of-the Thames
the iron mam motb, like a baolkly borse,
refused Uf obey therein* of the driver; and
it cost no.lees than $400,000, apd constant
labor from that.dav'till JaD.r 81 ft in'the
subsequent year, before aha wm fljktedin
the river. When liwacbed, haft entire ooet
wm-$3,831,520, which e*ceeded the orig1
itul estimate by $1,500,000, ?nd .yet she
war totally qn0t foj- w.
feigtft toot
forlhe padtfle t?bee^g^ tbe tune o*n
bo.e nnd 4 feet stroke. Tho foru.or wcro
built by J. Scott Russell; the hitler by J.
Watt <fe Co., of Sobo. The workmanship
is excellent, but they are not up to the latest
improvements. It takes 250 tons of
coal per diem to supply them, and if this
great ship were to be built over again, totally
different engines and boilers would be
ptttin. With all her machinery, her weight
is 12,000 tons?8,000 being the weight ol
the 30,000 plates of iron abtl rivets in the
hull.
un August 8, 1859, the Great Eastern
was pronounced completed for her trial trip,
and on that day n grand banquet was given
on board by the directors of tbo company,
She did not however, final I v dennrt until
- I
the 7th of September last, when she made n
Vvfry successful coasting trip of two days,
but she met with the unfortunate accident
of having her water feep jacket burst,
whereby five firemen were killed and several
others soverely wounded. This evont
was the result of blundering carelessness
and caused considerable damage'to the
main saloon, besides the deaths of ihe work
raeD. Just about this period her groat designer,
Brunei, was breathing his last in
London, and despondency seemed to settle
down upon the publio mind,. Disagreements
now arose among the directors; and
Scott Russell was charged with impropei
workmanship in fullGlling his contract,
The directors however wora mi>n
_. 6.incapacity
; their motto was .'never say fail
so tbey raised more money, and on went
the alterations and repairs, with a tenacity
of purpose and determination of will ftbiub
does infinite credit to Uncle John Bull.
A ?1 r- . ? -
aiiu now since llie Ureat Eastern has
actually arrived, she represents a snug little
;capital of about $4000,000, which has heed
expended upon her; and if ar?y;pereon ev'ei
expects her to be a 'paying institution,' we
Bay, with the Moslem,'Great is thy faith,
O son of th? wilderness!' Her present commander
ia Cajjt. J. Vine Hall; her former
commander?the esteemM^*plain Harrison?having
been drow?ne<T'*on the 21 ol
January last, at SqgUhaifiDlon.
Although we cannot b&tegard the Oreai
Eastern as failure in payability, yet she is
not so in ^scientific sense-She is a grand
exp?rjmeflftj^and the knowledge which has
beea^j}uired^in her construction, we dc
UV/Ult *\U85Cll DOw
vessel of like dimension!
at nea^' one half the cost. Some persons
have said that she would be the last big
ship that wou^d be built, and that vessels
of from two td three tbdnsand tons are th<
moat suitable?all thipgs considered/ W<
entertain however, .different opinions. Th<
Great Eastern is worth going a long jour
ney to see. Her promenade deck is ftear
ly one eight of a mite, in fenglh, and hei
other great dimensions are not appreciatec
until a spectator stands at the stern ant
looks forward OFer the w&4f.p*n?n?o
I by this floRtirfgrStoam city.
Napjer's Estimate of Military Glo
ry.?Nineteen long letters from Lord Ellenborough
! He has made me Governor o
Suinde, with additional pay ; and bo ha
ordered tb<l captured guns to be ca9t into :
triumphal column, with our name. I wisl
be would let me go frfeck to my wife am
girls, it would be mor&to me than pay, glo
ry, find honors. This is glory ! is it? Yet
Nine princes havo surrendered their sword
to me on the field of battle, and their king
*doms have been conquered by me, and at
tached to nay own country. Well, all thi
glory that can be desired is mine, and
i:4.i_ e? ?i--? ?
t-aio ou uuiio iur iv, iuui, in6 moment 1 car
all shall be resigned, to live quietly with mi
wife and girls: no honor or riches repay
me for stbsence from them. Other-wise
this sort of- life- is agreoa^le^ts it-may ena
bie me to do good to these poor people
Oh I if I can do any good thing to
JL. 1 - AdMttMLt iW"
kuem wuure so iauourviQOa DAt DMD 8be<
in accursed w?r, LsbaH-'be happy. Mr;
I never see another sbotflred ! Horrid, hor
rid war], Yet, bow ifcjjitiji.jg?ta and Jiaf
dens qm when in #0 yonnf
man can resist tbetenjjjfitions, I deff h^n
but thirty and sixty are diferenk^-TA*
and Opiniofit of <General Sit Char lei
'Jobum TTnvAnr.
? .? ?'M
JLtlo Alio^r dressed and prepared for i
I was skipping up and down tbe pass
;*?*?*? iting^bgr mother to get ready t<
gtrW. fieir little oousiii said hffifra go
Ing oat, too.?'No// answered Alice ; 'yoi
can't go?you are not dressed well enough,
Her unfle laughingly rertjarlted, 4tipt tb(
prideitocft out auite earJ?A?-?Vn <bb mmn<
Alice, 'It i?o'?*irtiy pride, it's my new fill
frock that sticks out to.' . ^
It.it wiser and tt> bold the torch ?
truth to, th? mind &*n tiaa b^rot of perMon
UoB tbtfw body. T^ "
faflfcfrt mflfi bito thftfi rf M# mi
wwRry*
HOW SHOULD LADIES DRESS.
We find in All the Year Round tho following
views in regard to ladies' dress,
which we would recommend to the attention
of om1 readers :
( As you look from your windows in Pari9,
observe the first fifty women who pass ;
forty have noses depressed in the middle,
, a small quantity of dark hair, and a swarp
thy complexion ; but, then, what a toilet 1
Not only suitable for the season, but tho
ago and complexion of tho wearer. How
neat the feet and hands I How well the
cloths are put on. and mora than nil lm?
well tliey suit each other!
Before English women can dress pccfcctly,
they most Ijhvo tho taste of the French,
^ especially in color. One ileason why wa
sue colors ill-arranged in England is, that
tho different articles are purchased each r
for its own imagined virtues, an<* without
any thought of what is 10 be '"o?u with it.
Women, while shoppingl buy what pleases *
the eye on the counter, fnrtypttinr* wlmt
, --.0 s
' they have got at home. That parasol is
pretty, but it will kill," by its color, one
dress in the buyer's wardrobe, and bo unsuitable
for the others. To be magniGcenti
ly dressed coets tffoticy ; but to bo dressed
with taste, is not expensive. It requires
! good taste, knowledge, and refinement.
Never buy an article unless it is suitable lo
your age, habits, Btyle, aod to the rest of
your wardrobe. Nothing is more vulga^.t
, than lo wear costly dresses* with a confrtofe;!*,'
.1.1..! -1 ? * ' -
uuiuuie, or cueap inces wiiu expensive Wocades.
What colors, we may be a;>ked, go boap> /
together? Green with violet; cold with
da{-k crimson or lilac ; pale-blue with acar1
let; pink withPhlaefc or white; and gray
1 with seal-let or pink.' A cold color geiieFaK
' Jy*; reqiHres a warm tint .to give life to it.?Gray
and pale blue, for iffstafl^e, do .not
comBic^well, both beiogf'-eold '-.colors.?^
1 White knd black are safe but {be fitter
moot favorable to dark or pale gompleiions.
Pink, is, to some skins, tbe most
becoming?not, however, if tbere is much
color in tbe cbeeks and lips, and if there
be even a suspicion of red in either hair or
' complexion. Peach colojr is, psrhaps, one
1 of the moat elegant colors'worn. Mnizo is
' very becoming, particijlarly to persons with
1 dark hair and eyes. But whatever the ool'
ora or materials of the entire dress, tho details
are all in all; the laco round the bo$
som and sleeves, the flowers?in fact, all
* that furnishes the dress. The ornaments
> in (bo head must harmonize with the dress.
1 If trimmed with black .lace; some of. the
' Barae should be worn in the Head, and the
' tfowere that are worn in the hair should
5 decorate the dress.
Meteorological.
It is a popular superstition that there is
j more moisture in the aif on a fogg-yitday
thanon a scorching hot day in July ; while
the truth is quite the reverse. In hot weather,
a vast quantity of water is evaporated
from the earths surface, and exists in the
. air as an invisiblo vapouf but if we could
suddenly lower the temperature of the air
f to a certuin point, all (his moisture would
9 be condensed into thick fog. A body of
a air can absorb, at 32 dj^g. JEahrenheit, the
3 100th pari of*it? own water va^
pour; at 50 d6g. Fahrenheit, the 80th part
. of its own weight oftljkatery vapour; at 86
i. deg. Fahrenheit, tho 40th-part of ita own
B weight of watery vapour; at 113 deg..
. Fahrenheit, the 20th part of its own freight
- of watery vapour. ,
8 Hygrometers are instruments bl?whioh?.?;
j the humidity of the atmosphere is deter-"1***
, mined. A simple one can be ba<fe by. ta7
king a polished silver or tin.cup, in wbrch
a we are to place a toleraSle thermometer.?
j We observe the tqpfperatjure of the iilr;
- then put some itowater in.tothe cup, and
(>J soon as the bends of- Bois^qref^lect on
the ouUide of the cop. obseryo the thwj
mometer^ It .fill,,of course, have fallen
? and the di^gg|j^t^>)fc^he^yner.aftd
' tbe present tbe due
would be necessa^-^i^lhe' air fo cauao
[ tb4 teposit of daw. SpNjJwng of the tber;
tb$rif$ftrs wo boy At tbe ehops, Prof. Sllli'
m^n sRid tbey-wera generally ?g?^oreli*.
' blp, A good thermometer MlKtWbioh
corftRinB good Aercury, ^icfi%te a pet-Hflfc
I fectly unifoMfrbure ibrongb the tube, and
which is We may teat t^em
thus: To get the boiling part, of c&nrae wa
? nUt the bulb into foiling water, and tee n
v tfie iner<j*#?'rifw to 212 deg. To set the
I frwrin* print, pat it Hi to ft roiitw^f i&
? and w*?er, and see- if it-?t?ruL*l
v A& to,gel tie Mro poiuu rolyiffita&y
' a^PKid pack them nbcrut- "tee bnrei^?^-"5
fo?(M?oining to tb?4? tore^h<^bobgH
1 ther^geten, an? thowtfd u?^t they
, ueg, O* aepjDp a eg.
I Md 06 deg. A thermometershould never
f be bang against the wftjtof a house, for the
. radiated heat make* the inerorty n?e ofteii,
M muou M four 4 deg. It should bophiced
on A. post in the yard. It baa betp proved *
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