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“So, a givl ? Well, what became of the child ?" “Count Mario, th§ grandfather, alopted it after its mother's death." “ Know you if the girl lives ?” asked St. John, with a deeper feeling in his tone than had moved his icy soul for years. “ She-would bo your niece—if sb-e were living?" observed Mario. “ Very true, Benditto ; and as I re gret my miserable brother’s misdeeds, almost as much as if I had been a3 criminal, why, if my niece lives, and needs assistance, I will extend a hand.” ... . . .. “But if she needs no assistance, my dear Captain ?” “I would like—no—she is nothing to me,” remarked St. John;-and then said to his heart: “ Thi3 fellow thinks he is deceiving me— l know that Count Mario’s brother, the exiled Benditto, was lost at sea, years ago. Hal this pretended mountebank is Count Mario himself. I have run my head into danger here. It is very plain that he believes I am merely a brother of Le Grand—still, I must be wary—bah ! I am a match for tea such old skele tons!” And while he reflected this Mario thought as follows : “lie is deceived ! lie thinks lam Count Mario’s brother—he thinks I believe he is simply Captain Victor St. John—and such may be his true name. But as I live! Henri Le Grand, the husband and assassin of Clara Antelli, is before me.” “ The child lives, I believe, Signor Captain,” said Mario, aloud. “I care not,” exclaimed St. John, with a fierce oath. “ Let her live then—she is nothing to me. Let us to business—time presses, and I have wasted too much in empty talk.” “Very true,” said Mario. “Let us talk of business. The crimes and misfortunes of others are nothing to us, Captain.” “ Nothing, old man—not a puff of smoke. I need money —not sym pathy.” “ True ; money is the pulse of life,” said Mario. “So to business. Let us see the jewels, Signor Captain.” His keen eyes glittered, but whether with rage, hate, triumph or avarice remains to be told. [TO BE CONTINUED IN OCR NEXT.] How Life is Lost. A man died the other day at the Bellevue Hospital, after being sick over two years. On opening the chest, there was scarcely a single inch of sound lungs on one side ; the organ had broken down in one mass of cor ruption, and the yellow matter of con sumption was dipped out with a skull, the most convenient cup at hand. He had been working in the garden one summer’s day, and feelings little tired at noon, went round to the shady side of the house, and sat down to rest. A little wind was blowing, which was so very grateful to him, that he indulged himself in it for some minutes, when he was taken with a chill, and never knew a well moment afterwards. ) Only two days ago, one of the sweetest possible pair of black eyes _came to inquire, with all the shrink ing and diffidence inseparable from the occasion, what we thought of the , case of a young gentleman who had applied for advice within the week, stating, as a reason, that they were engaged to be married. The young man in question had arisen one morning in early May, and dressed in very light clothing, but he so much mistaken in the tempera ture of the weather, that he was soon chilled, without the means of chang ing his condition for some time, that is, he felt chilly for several consecu tive hours, and had been an invalid ever since. The disease had made such fearful progress, that two thirds of his lung3 were useless to him ; and emaciation, night-sweats, harrassing cough, and swollen feet, made it useless to afford the encouragement of even prescribing for the case. These two cases involve the same principle —getting chilled; one after exercise, the other by remaining cold for hours. Surely it is not hard to remember the lesson. Let every parent impress it on the mind of each child on the instant, and it may pre vent the great calamity of dying childless, than which there are not many harder for the heart to bear; indeed, it often fails to bear them, and breaks under the burden— Hall's Journal of Health. Lying in Bed. —lt i3 often a ques tion amongst people who are unac quainted with the anatomy and physi ology of man, whether lying with the head exalted or level with the body was> the most wholesome. Most, con sulting their own ease on this point, argue in favor of that which they pre fer. Now, although many delight in bolstering up their heads at night, and sleep soundly without injury, yet we declare it to be a dangerous habit. The vessels through which the blood passes from the heart to the head are always lessened in their cavities when the head is resting in bed higher than the body; therefore, in all diseases at tended with fever, the head should be pretty nearly on a level with the body; and people ought to accustom them selves to sleep thus and avoid danger. —Medical Journal. To Destroy Cockroaches.—Pow dered borax scattered about the kitch en, closets, drawers, and all places infested, will soon exterminate them. {Written *«r the (Georgia Weekly.] TALK TO XT HEART, YE WINDS; tr unit. Talk to my heart, ye winds, Talk to my heart to-night; • -In your tones, be they sad or gay, My soul takes a wild de'ight. Talk t* my heart, ye winds, t As ye gently by me blow, Kissing my fevered broW, With a mu ran** soft-and-lew,---—-- ■ Hare ye fanned hit noble brow ; His proud young lips hare you prissed j -And caw you-CeU if.s-eingle thought ■ - Os myself was in his breast ? And, gentle winds, did you ever pass, In your wandering.-; over the ware, Where atr father, long, long years ago, Found for himself a grave! Did ye whisper then, as ye passed him there, How a daughter's heart was breaking j Because he slept in a distant sea, The sleep that knoweth no waking? And have ye swept over My sister's brow; Bid she whisper a word to thee, To bear on your pinions, swift aud sure, Over bill and dale to me ? Yes, talk to my heart, ye winds, Talk to my 4*eart to-night; * - In your tones, be they sad or gay, My soul takes a wild delight. Hickory Hill, Greenville. THE ST- LOUIS FIGHT-CAPTURE OF CAMP JACKSON. The following statement we make from the St. Louis Republican of Sat urday : At about 2 o’clock, p. M., the whole town became greatly agitated upon the circulation of the intelligence that some five or six thousand men were marching up market street, underarms in the direction of Camp Jackson. According to our most reliable in formation there were probably not less than seven thousand men, under Cap tain Lyon, (commanding the United States troops at this post,) with about twenty piecesoi artillery. Long files of men were stationed in platoons at various points on every side, and a picket guard established, covering an area of say two hundred yards. The guards with fixed bayonets and mus kets at half cock, Were instructed to allow none to pass or repass within the limits alius taken up. By this time an immense crowd of people had assembled in the vicinity, having gone thither in carriages bug gies, railcars, baggage-wagons, on horseback, and on foot. Numbers of men seized rifles, shot-guns, or what ever other weapons they could lay hands upon, and rushed pell-mell to the assistance of the State troops, but were, of course, obstructed in their design. The hills* of/which there are a number in the neighborhood, were literally black with people—hundreds of ladies and children stationing them selves with the throng, but, as they thought, out of harm’s way. Gen. Frost, commanding Camp Jackson, received the intelligence of the advance of the arsenal troops, with equanimity, but witli some aston ishment. He heard reports that it was the design of Captain Lyon to at tack his camp, but was not at first disposed to place credence in them. So rapidly did these rumors come to him, however, that yesterday morning he addressed Capt. L. a note, of which the following is the substance: That he anticipated an attack, would like to know whether such was really ymtemplated, disclaiming any inten tion of attack on his part. Lyon re fused to receive the note, and sent one to Gen. Frost, demanding immediate surrender of the forces under his com mand, on the ground of their disobe dience to Lincoln’s dispersing procla mation. Frost, not having sufficient strength in men and arms, and having less than a dozen round of cartridges, surrendered. The demand of Captain Lyon was accordingly agreed to. The State troops were therefore made prisoners of war, but an offer was made to re lease them on condition that they would take an oath to support the con stitution of the United States, and would swear not to take up arms against the government. These terms were made known to the several com mands, and the opportunity given to all who might feel disposed to accede to them to do so. Some eight or ten men signified their willingness; but the remaining, about eight hundred, preferred under the circumstances to become prisoners. About half-past five the prisoners of war left the grove and entered the road, the United States soldiers en closing them by a single file stretched along each side of the line. A halt was ordered and the troops remained standing in the position they had de ployed in the road. The head of the column at the time rested opposite a small hill on the left as you approach the city, and the rear was on a line with the entrance to the grove. Vast crowds of people covered the surround inggrounds and every fence and house top in the vicinity. Suddenly the sharp reports of several firearms were heard from the front of the columns and the spectators that lined the ad jacent hill were seen fleeing in the greatest dismay and terror. It appeared that several members of one of the German companies, on being pressed by the crowd and re ceiving some blows from them, turned and discharged their pieces.. 'Fortu nately, no one was injured, and the' soldiers who bad done the act were at THE GEORGIA WEEKLY. once placed under arrest. Hardly, Wwever, had tranquility been Restored when volley after volley of rifle re ports were suddenly heard from the .extreme riar ranks, and men, women and children were beheld running-wild ly and frantically away ft out the scene. Many while running were sudd'enly stftuck to the sod, and the woqrt|l«4 and dying timdd tho late beautiful SelH look like tr battle-ground. We went over tho grove immediately after the 'occurrence, and a more fekrful and ghastly sight is seldom seen. Men lay gasping in the agony of death,, and staining the green grass with their blood as it flowed from their wounds. Children of eight or ten years of age were pale and motionless, as if asleep, under the trees, and wo men cried in pain as they lay upon the ground. One, a girl of fourteen, presented a mournful picture as she reclined against her face cold and white from the sudden touch of death. We counted fifteen dead persons, .and half as many wounded, lying around. ,To-day the bodies of the dead will be recognized, and the names of the wounded ascertained. The total num killed - 1 iujitred is * j £ ‘-.f ars. errs ~f with ston bupltj dis they fired. Whether true or. not, a more reckless act has never been committed than an armed body of troops, discharging .those teffcible instruments of war—Minnie rifles- 1 - arnong a crowd of defenceless specta tors. The most of the people exposed to the fire of the soldiers Were citizens with their wivps and children, who were merely spectators,, and to'ok no part in any demonstration whatever, The firing w.as said to have beet/done by Boernstein's company, and at the command of an officer, The United States troops are now in possession of camp -Jackson, with all the equipage, tents-, provisions, etc. The prisoners of war aj'B^we,.believe, at the arsenal. ' ’ Needles from the Breast of a Woinaii. The Milwaukie NeWs says-.one of the most wonderful surgifiiil operations that has yet come to the .ears of the scientific world, was accomplished in this city a few days since; It was no less a startling feat in the line of sur gery than the extracting of needles, in a good state of preservation, from the breast of a woman,*and that, too, without the aid of chloroform. And what is, perhaps, still the ed by the MT. . 4 a 4 effects >u The cast JKtnd startling tlmt’7l’ , irWk(t|^ tion of our medical men, and will pro bably be reported to the medical journals, where it will create much wonder, and form the basis of pro tracted discussion among the eminent surgeons of our country. As we are unacquainted with the medical terms, we must report it in a plain statement, which will be readily understood by all. - ‘ ’. The subject was a young lady en gaged as a sewing-girl in one of the cloak manufacturing establishments in New York city. For a long time past quantities of needles had been missing from her pin cushion, and the exciting object,- of the discus sion Was, not, “ what.became of the pins,” but “what; became of the needles.” Paper liner 'paper disap peared at a much more rapid rate than is usual by ordinary use, and all search was unavailing. The other day the subject was engaged in her customary vocation, when she became conscious of a prickling sensation jn the left breast, which grew more and more painful. The attack increased in severity, until she was led to an ex amination, when she discovered the point of a needle protruding from the dress at almost the precise locality of the pain. This led to further investi gation, and the lady in a few minutes had, with many blushes, taken from one breast over thirty needles, and from the other twenty ! TUeir presence ' there was accounted for from the fact that the lady of late contracted the habit of sticking nee dles upon her dress when she had finished using them, which iri a short time had “worked in”—to cotton, we presume, of she would have felt them, wouldn’t she, reader ? Bgp** We copy the following valua ble bint from that excellent paper The Wilmington (IV. C.) Herald , and beg our officers and soldiers to take heed. It gives the best advice, as may be seen by glancing at the edges of the swords and sabres in use: “One very great absurdity attend ing the bnrrying of raw military men into actual service, is that the sabres, both of officers of foot and even of the cavalry soldier, are not sharpened. A sword blade, not sharpened, is of little more use than a cudgel. The point is, of course, its most deadly application, but the edge is also terri ble when accurately applied. - A sabre blade, should be made very sharp for about fifteen to c’ghteen inches on the back. blades as they come from the armories require considerable grindirfg. It should be done by a cutler." • • WEDNESDAY, MAY 22. - SOLDIERS FOR THE WARfeh One of- the wisest measures orSur government at Montgomery, is its re solve to receive no more soldiers, .un less they enter service for the war. Yet we regret that this order was not gilen at the very first call for volun teets, as much temporary copijjkion wou|d have been spared our troops. We say temporary, for the surprise felt by all has already been crushed by the invincible spirit of Southern patriotism, and from all quarters of our noble State we learn that the new ordet is met with eagerness to volun teer. The Federal government has issued orders to accept no soldiers for less than three pears, from which we sup pose the jo-worshippers begin to ijugfltion of the South is *. quit . -miserable pity-" •‘of a nasty business.” From Northert? papers we learn that great difficulty is found in raising recruits under this three years order. With the exception of but one regiment, all of the 30,000 (more or less) troops now in Washington, none have vo!unteered*for more than three months, and some for only thirty days—among the latter is the 7th N. Y. Regiment. The same papers in form us that great fear exists at the Capitol lest all of these troops will refuse to serve longer than the term of their enlistment. Our government, in declaring that its defenders must enlist for the war has taken a step that Lincoln’s admin istration dares not to imitate. A step which declares to the world that the South cannot be subjugated, and that the confidence of our Cabinet in the patriotism of its people is as immova ble as fate. Should Lincoln demand the same of his fag-mad supporters his boasted army of half a million would dwindle into a contemptible brigade. Not only has our Government dis played its entire confidence of the support of its people, but also its wis dom and foresight. The hosts rush, ing to serve under the stars and bars for the war will present a stupendous proof of the unconquerable dcUiMniik- SrTSrf of 'YFiT peSjffeW* tli e SoutFi BfTc governed by chiefs of their election. At once the deluded peQple of the North will see the fallacy and falsity of the assertion, that the war will be short and to end in the reconstruction of the Union. Moreover, by this measure we shall always be defended by a disciplined army, and oitr fields and frontiers guarded by men, who having snuffed the breeze of battle will breathe it as their native air. Another wise meastlfC of our Gov ernment is to scatter its trained and tried officers among the new troops, for the profession of war is the study of a life time. The bravest troops led by inefficient officers have been re pulsed by second-rate soldiers officered by skillful men. Into this fatal error the hordes of the North arc falling. Their compa nies, brigades, divisions and armies are commanded, for the most part by men who are merely notorious as pol itical hacks, political spouters, politi cal bravoes or influential metropoli tan party leaders; Vide Gen. Danic Sickles, the murderer of Key ; Billy Wilson, the baggage smasher of the Emigrant wharves; Gen. Butler, the mighty Major General of the Massa chusetts Cornstalk Division; Gen. Nat, Banks, famous—for wliat! Col. Ned. Buntline, the liberated convict of Sing Sing prison, &c., &c., &e. We hear, too, that S. A. Douglass is to be made a Lieutenant General vice Scott —gone into dotage. On our side we have the flower of the late U. S. army and navy, com manding the flower of our citizens. RAGGED REGIMENTS. We copy the following from the N. Y. Herald of the 13th inst. “ Aid for the Anderson Zou aves.—Previous to the commence ment of the exercises, Mr. C. C. Leigh, of this city, stepped forward to the front of the platform, aud said that an inquiry had been made by several persons present, where were the sol diers that ought to be there ? where were the Anderson Zouaves ? The fact was that those men, who had left their homes and families , were so ragged AND IN WANT OF NECESSARY CLOTHING, that their officers deemed it inexpedi ent to bring them before the public! He hoped the audience would come generously forward and give aid to the volunteers, as they were sadly in need of it." B« it known that this ragged; regi ment consists of over six hundred men, and allow us to ask where and what kind of men could have been drummed up who were “to ragged ” tlpit it was “ inexpedient ” to let the public see them ! Falstaff is the only leadet*on record that was ashamed to let Jus soldiers be seen. Said Fat Falstaff. “If I be not ashatned of tnjr dbl diers I am a souced gtfrnet!— stich a commodity of warm slaves as had as lief hear the devil as a drum !—the cankers of a calm world, and a long peace—slaves as ragged as Lazarus in the painted cloth, where the glut ton’s dogs licked his sores—lately come from swine keeping, from eating draff and husks. A mad fellow met me on the way, and told me, I had. unloaded all the gibbets, and pressed the dead bodies. No eye hath seen such scare crows—nay, the villains march wide between the legs, as if they had gyves on ; for, indeed, I had most of them ottt of prison. There's but a shirt and a half in all my com pany ; and the half shirt is two nap kins tacked together—the shirt, to say the trtith, stolen !”— Vide Ist Hart Henry IV. Thus thought the officers of the Ahdersoh Zouaves, no doubt, even of themselves, for none showed them selves at the pow-woiv gotten up for their benefit. A New York paper states that the Alms House furnished a whole compa ny, all in all, to different regiments. The fact is that these fellows prefer death by the btillet to starvation, or food by work. At the first battle they will scamper off like baboons. RECONSTRUCTION OF THE UNION. We are against it—teeth and toe nails. Reconstruction of the Union after the display of Northern love for the South ! Rather let us unite with Mexico, or Congo, or Patagonia. Re construction—never. We are free now, thank Heaven, and consider any man that desires such a Union as we have escaped an ass, or an idiot, or a traitor. The Northern papers are hoping that there will be no battle be fore the Federal Congress meets next July, as that Congress will, most pro bably, offer such magnificent tit-bits of so-called concession that the seceded South will rush into the Union pell mell to the tune of Yankee Doodle. If such is to be the result of no figliding we hflttfi. as many battles will SeSWin Washington—and their name is Le gion. Reconstruction ! Bah ! Better bind a living, healthy man to a dis eased vagabond than link the splendid destiny of these rich, youthful and powerful Confederate States to the worm-eated, Abolition, poisoned wreck of the United States. Down with the suspicion of Reconstruction ! The Confederate States, a Sovereign, Independent, Southern Republic For ever. FLAT ROCK PIC-NfC. We had the pleasure of attending the Pic-Nic at Flat Rock, last Wed nesday, given to Capt. Walton Ector’s Company, the Merriwether Volunteers. We found there the largest assemblage of citizens that we have seen in Merriwether. The ta bles were magnificently furnished with roast kid, turkey, chicken, shoat, &c., &c., and if, after seeing such a display, any one thinks there is a scarcity of eatables in this county his Stomach is hugely vaster than a whale’s. Capt. Ector’s company gave great satisfaction in their drill, and its mem bers are all for fight. After dinner eloquent addresses were delivered by Messrs. 0. Warner, Wm. Martin, Henry R. Harris and Capt. Ector. An able speech was delivered also by Squire G. A. Hall, while the com pany was under arms. The Merriwether Volunteers are still in camp and awaiting orders. ggy The Georgia Weekly Office, Editor, Publishers, Compositors and “ Devil ” return hearty thanks to Squire B. A. Westbrook, tor his vol untary and valuable services in making up our mails. In these hot days it requires a hero to attend voluntarily, to the monotonous task of making up our mail. By the way, we will hint that our circulation is large and con tinues to increase. Bryan, if you go to the wars we shall miss your rapid and skillful pen most sadly. jggy Again we are indebted to Mrs, C. Campbell for a bowl of superb butter, as fine and golden as any Goshen of Yankee land. Just as the present came in we were butter-less, and neither love nor money could sup ply us. It is an excellent-Hung to have friends among the ladies—espe cially among ladies who make such delicious butter as Mr*. C. Campbell. THE ECHOLS GUARDS, Capt. c* W. Howard commanding, will leave Grcenvillb for Richmond, Va., on Thursday morning, between 8 and 10 o’clock. Let all the county come in to bid them God speed. Below we give the muster roll, in part, a3 there are many of the original company who have not as yet been consulted. All those who wish to join the Company can do so by making application-to the Captain before leav ing. officers: W. Howard, Captain. 11. E; Malone, Ist Lieutenant. J. F. Jones, 2d “ E. C. Mobley, Ensign. It. J. Trammell, Orderly Serg’t. A. D. Cravkr, 2d “ B. K. Tucker, 3d “ T. W. Clements, 4th “ Wm. Hartnett, Ist Corporal. 2d J. E. Adams, 3d “ J. M. McGkiiee, 4th “ Howell E. Cobb, Secretary. A. 11. Freeman, Treasurer. Dr. J. F. Stinson, Jr., Surgeon. Wm. Glow, Musician. Thomas Horan, “ privates: J. W. Abrahams, 11. R. Allen, L. P. Blount, C. B. C. F. Bonner, B. S. Clements, *5 L. Cone, S. F. Culpepper, J. O. Christian, S. C. Edge, J. Freeman, Jr., J. J. Folds, D. D. Folds, R. W. Gammon, Benj. Garrett, M. W. Graham, J. H. Grant, J. P. Glass, It. A. Goodman, P. P. Grow, W. H. C. Godbey, Jacob Harris, R. A. Howard, M. A. Hutchins, J. R. Hod nett, J. M. Ilerrenden, D. G. Keith, W. T. Kilpatrick, 0. P. Mathews, J. W. Moreland, J. P. Martin, Dennis McCarty, W. M. McLendon, Willis McLendon, R. C. McCrary, J. E. Moore. G. F. Moss, J. R. Massengale, A. Nelson, W. T. C. Pope, W. E. Porch, J. E. Porch, B. F. Powell, T. C. Render, Ed. Sullivant, 11. 11. Sober, J. IL Williams, J. C. Williams, W. 11. Will bite, Frank Ward. ggg“ We call attention to the sub joined notice of Mr. 11. R. Harris, Treasurer of tho Subscription Fund for the benefit of the volunteers of Merriwether: ATTENTION! Subscribers to the Echols Guards are respectfully requested to make immedate payment, as the Company has been accepted aiuLjtLdiMXßßi ~W!t morning, the 23d inst. And having already incurred the heavy expense of several weeks encampment —not only need, but richly merit the liberal assistance of all generous citi zens. All who have contributed or may desire to do so will please call on Messrs. Ellis k Simonton, in the ab sence of the undersigned. H. R. Harris, Treasurer. May 22d. 1861. THE INDEPENDENTCADETS. The war spirit has inspired both old and young. We see our veterans, whose years forbid the long marches and sharp fatigues of active cam paigns, forming themselves into com panies for present home protection, and future State protection, if needed. We behold the middle-aged and young men of our county rushing to arms, for immediate and war-long service. Nor does the fiery ardor stop here. Our youths, our boys, too young as yet, to fill the places of men, but eager, brave and ambitious forming them selves into disciplined and uniformed bodies, that they, too, may become somewhat familiar with the grim visage of war, and be ready to serve their country should fate low older heads, stronger frames but not more patriotic hearts. This enobling spirit has prompted the youths of Greenville to organize The Independent Cadets, whose mus ter roll follows this article. The uni form of the officers is blue shirt and white pants with bine stripes. That of the privates is gray shirt, blue pants with yellow stripes. Every Cadet arms himself, amd can perforate a Black Republican at a hundred yards: officers : A. M. Baldwin, Captain. P. McL. Burbank, Ist Lieutenant. W S. Williams, 2d “ R. P. Rosser, 3d “ R. N. Ellis, Ensign. W. D. Rosser, Ist Sergeant. W. P. Lovejoy, 2d “ L. M. Adams, 3d “ 11. D. Blalock, 4th “ W, Thornton, Ist Corporal. J. CrowdeS, 2d H J. F. Garner, 3d “ A. C. Faver, 4th ** privates: L. M. Blalock, T. F. Burbank, W. Corley, H. Douglass, P. Wheeless, Le Grand Rosser, J. Porch, J. C. Anthony, J. 0. Jones. J. H. Corley, W. W. Sheffield, J. H. McLendon, P. Blalock, B. K. Freeman, F. H. Glazier, R. D. Adair, W. P, Maffett, J. C« Maffett, H. B. Blalock,