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Cfironule anti Snitmcl.
WEDNESDAY, - - MAY 23, 1877.
AN IDtliL OK THE ROAD.
Sierra*. 1870.
DRAMATIS FEBSOK.S.
Firtl Tourist. “ Yuba BUI,” driver.
Second Tourist. A Stranger.
FIRST TOURIST.
“Look, how Uie upland plunges into cover,
Green where the pines fade sullenly *wav.
Wonderful, those olive depths! and wonderful,
moreover "
SZCOSD TOrBIST.
“The red dust that rises in a suffocating way.”
FIBST TOUBIBT.
“Small is the soul that cannot soar above it,
Cannot but cling to its ever-kindred clay;
Better be yon bird, that seems to breathe and
love it "
SECOND TOCRI9T.
“Doubtless a hawk, or some other bird of
prey. .
Were we, like him, as sure of a dmner.
That on our stomachs could comfortably stay.
Or were the fried ham a shade or two just
thinner, , . ... , „
That must confront us at closing of the day.
Then might you sing like Theocritus or Virgil,
Then might we each make a metrical essay ;
But verse j uat now—l must protest and urge,
ill
Fits a digestion by travel led astray.
('BORGS Og PASSERORRS.
‘Speed, Yuba Bill, oh, speed us to our dinner 1
Bpeed to the sunset that beckons far away.
SECOND TOUBIHT
“WiIIiam of Ynba, O Bon of Nimshi, hearken!
Check thy prof anity.but not thy chariot's play.
Tell us. O William, before the shadows darken.
Where and, oh. bow ws shall dine ? O, Wil
liam, say'.”
tuba bill.
“It ain’t my fault, nor the Kumpeney's, I reck
on, , ..
Ye can't get ez square meal ez any on the
Bay.
Up at yon place, whar ‘the seDset’ pears to
beckon— . ,
Ez thet sharp allows in his airy sort o way.
Thar woz a place war yer hash ye might hov
Kept by a woman ez chipper ez a jay—
Warm m her breast all the morning sunshine
nestled; . ,
Hed on her cheeks all the evening s sunset
lay.”
SECOND TOURIST.
“Praise ia but breath, O chariot compeller'
Yet of that hash we would bid thee further
say."
YURA RILL.
“Thar woz a snipe—like yon—a fancy tourist,
Kern to that ranch ez if to make a stay.
Ran off the gal, and ruined jist the pnnst
Critter that lived ”
stranoer (quietly).
“You’re a liar, driver!"
TUBA RILL (reaching for bis revolver^
Here, take my lines, somebody ”
CHORUS OF PABBENOEBB.
“Hush, hoys, listen.
Inside there’s a lady! BememLer! No affray !”
YUBA BILL.
“F.f that man lives, tlio fault ain’t miuo nor
his'n.”
STRANOER.
“Wait for the sunset that beckons far away.
Then—as you will! But meantime, friends,
believe me,
Nowhere on earth lives a purer woman—nay,
If my perceptions do sorely not deceive me,
Hbe is the lady wo have ‘inside’ to-day.
“As for the man—yon see that blackened
pine tree,
Up which the green vine creeps heavenward
away!
He was that scarred trunk, and she the vine
that sweetly
Clothed him with life again and lifted
SECOND TOURIBT.
“Yes, bnt pray—
How know yon this ?”
STRANOER.
“She’s my wife.”
YUBA BILL.
“The h—ll yon say!” Bret Harte, in Puck.
“ MOTHER, TAKE MY HAND.”
Little Mary’s Last Request.
Fcmr simple words; yet who can tell
The sweetness and the pain,
That rise within that mother’s heart,
As they come back again
Unnumbered, precious memories
Come thronging thick and fast—
Forgotten in the present hour;
Her thoughts are in the past.
For though her hands have tried to do
Life’s duties day by day,
A sense of longing and of loss
Goes with her all the way.
D. Mother heart, how quick you heard
Your darling’s last request:
You loDged to keep her hand in your's,
'To give her life -if life was best.
Yet God, who heard that sweet appeal,
In wiser, deeper love,
Took little Mart’s hand in His,
And led the child above.
Why was it so ? It seemed so sweet
To have her with ns here;
We cannot tell, but God knew best—
Some day it will be clear.
*• The child may not return to yon,”
But as you journey on,
Each day will bring you nearer home,
The home whero she hath gone.
And when the clouds of earthly care,
Make earth a dreary land.
Methinks you'll hear your Mary say,
" Dear mother, take my hand."
" Follow me. for I will guide you,
To a laud where soirows cease,
To Our Father's house of beauty,
To His home of joy and peace.
Father, mother, all who lovo me,
Btill within mv earthly home,
I shall welcome you to Heaven,
I shall watch for you to come.”
A low more Years of changing life,
And then that “ better land,"
Where you. with joy unspoakablo,
Khali take your darling’s baud.
Chicago, 1877.
I tvif/i the kind regards of Mary 11. Howland.
FAR FROM HOME.
Hark ! I hear a mournful moaning,
Aad n dismal, piteous groaning;
As the Waiter wind goes wailing through the
forests, bleak and bare ;
Faded is Autumnal glory,
And stem Winter, chill and hoary,
Jn mild Autumn's footsteps treadiug,
Usigning tvrent-liko is spreading
Ovw flaii and over forest, desolation every
where.
Tie no Wintry wiud that chills me,
Tie no mournful sound that flits me
With a strangely solemn sadness tis that
thought to-night will roam
Out through space so cold and dreary,
To that tirasido bright and cheery,
Where the dear, familiar faces
Fill their old. accustomed places.
While I feel that I atu missing all the warmth
and light of home.
HOUSE POWER.
Barnett, Ga., May 2d, 1877.
Editors Chronicle and Constitutionalist:
In your daily of the 27th ult. there
appeared au article, by Witness, the
object of which woold seem to be to
damage the growing favor of a horse
power recently patented by /lf and
Capt. Holden, of Crawfordville, f *l*jm
to be the sole inventor of the power in
question, and know full well that Wit
ness” has testified to a positive false
hood. While my copartoar, Capt. Hol
den, has answered “Witness” VBfv well;
yet I am fully persuaded that in jastjoe
to myself, I ought to state that I have
in my possession a certificate from
Gustavus Hammock, the builder of the
horse power used by the Messrs. Ham
mocks in their gin shop, in which he I
states positively that he has been en
gaged in building the new howe power
patented by Rhodes and Holden, and
that there is no similarity between it
the horse power used by the Messrs.
Hanmocks which he built about thirty
wears ago and was built after the man
ner or fashion of the old style gin
gearing. “Witness” says that our large
trundle head was borrowed from J. D.
Hammock by Rhodes. Jfow, to the law
and the testimony. I only #*JJpd on J.
X>. Hammock to assist me in mating a
.calculation, giving him the size of ray
jog wheel and the number of logs, size
qf my trundle head, and number of
rounds, acd the size of my fly wheel.
Sow, all that I desired Mr. Hammock
to do was to assist me in calculation in
determining the size of my pulley wheels,
ao as te give the gin the usual speed. J.
D. Hammock endorsed my plan oi con
struction at the time. In our inter
view, he stated to me that when he re
paired his power, he wanted to do so on
the pin of my invention. From this,
as well as from the certificates of re
sponsible citizens of several counties—
from ocular demonstration bearing re
cord of the merit of the Rhodes and
Holden horse power, it will fully appear
to the public that “Witness’ is only
dreaming when he says this is “much
ado about nothing." I would not be
surprised when “Witness” reads this
communication if he is not ‘'slightly
pricked in his conscience.” I farther
state that, several weeks before I called
on J. D. Hammock, myself and Mc-
Gilbry Pitman, the mechanic that
helped me to build my power, we botu
called on Mr. Ham, in Warreaton, to
Mist me in making the ealanlation
above mentioned, giving to Mr, Ham
the >■<" dimensions of wheels as I gave
to J. D. Hammock. My object was to
see if Mr. Hammock's calculation would
be the same as our former escalation
as to speed.
How, if “Witness’ has anything more
to say let him say it.
Radford O. Rhodes.
A difficulty oecurned between J. L. M.
Irby, Esq., and one of his tenants, Sa
turday evening, in which the former in
flicted with a pistol a wound in toe fore-
r n of the latter, near Lanrenayille,
THE NEW LEANDER.
Translated lor Ibr Ckrnaicle aad t sn.lltn
linaalisi, from the l*(rwi of Mom Yon
fWufrl.
CHAPTER YL
“Away, away 1” were the only words
which the Countess said to bar oars
men when she got into the boat. She
looked so disturbed, her whole conduct
seemed so much like a flight, that Oero
mino, who knew that crime waa not ex
clusively the portion of the poor and
humble, and who knew the Italian au
thorities well enough not to renew their
acquaintance unnecessarily, poshed off
quickly from the land. Even the ap
pea ranee and signals of Tomtnasso, who
was just visible on the hill, and who evi
dently sought to induce the boat to re
turn, only served to accelerate the strokes
of both rowers. . , , ~
In a much shorter time than had been
needed to come hither they entered the
pretty harbor of Lareno, and only on
the arrival of the boat did the Countess
tirst rouse herself from her lethargy.
Jfut just as she was about to land, a
commanding “Halt!” waa called from
the shore.
It was Captain Guido Kornfaeesel,
who stood on the wharf, in full uniform
and in his frightfol ugliness, and pre
vented the Countess from landing. Be
hind him rose the slovenly figure of Mi
halasy, who, by means of continued head
shakings and shrugging of shoulders,
sought to indicate that the whole occur
rence|was unintelligible to him and that
the captain, without doubt, had sudden-
ly gone crazy.
It bad indeed required hia anger in
creasing from minnte to minnte against
the temptress of his friend and also the
continued disregard of his state of mind
on the part of Walden to rouse" Korn
faessel’s indignation to such a degree
that he crossed the path of a lady in the
most literal significance of the term.
Heretofore he had avoided every con
tact of that kind with a sort of fanatical
timidity, and his awe of women had be
come proverbial even to ridicule among
his comrades.
Blowly, and as if she did not trust her
own senses, the Countess had raised her
deathly pale face and veiled eyes to this
singular man, who, with flaming coun
tenance and every sign of great excite
ment, stretched out his hands as if in
anathema against her, while bis glances
darted around like two crossing blades,
and his lips sputtered out something
about unlawful communications with
acknowledged enemies of the couutry,
of grave responsibilities and serious
times, and of the necessity of leaving the
district immediately.
At last the captain paused, out of
breath, and appeared to await with some
uncertainty the result of his eloquence,
while Geromino slipped his hand
thoughtfully under hia red cap, and his
companion seemed to havo entirely for
gotten hi* suppressed laughter.
But, in the meantime, life had come
into the face of the Countess ; with a
bold step she stood before the captain
on the stones of the wharf, and, with
glowing cheeks, gleaming eyes and an
gry lips, she cried to him :
“Oua can forgive ignorant revenue
guards if in their zeal they go too far;
but since when have imperial officers
commenced the war by insulting de
fenseless women ? Back, sir captain, if
yon would not drive me by foroe into the
water, which would be then my only
home !’’
There lay such a passionate bitterness
in these words as the Countess stood
there oommandingly before him, that
the captain involuntarily took a step
back whereby Mihalasy’s brightly pol
ished boots fell into serious danger.
Once more gornfaessel would have be
gun about tho iron necessity, but sud
denly the little Pepi append on the
scene.
“Who will uotlet my gracious Count
ess land ?” said she. "Go to the house,
Countess, I will get ready for these gen
tlemen, one of whom has not been away
from my window all day.”
In order to put an end to the undigni
fied situation, the Countess passed
quickly by and went up tq the red house.
Pepi remained standing for moment
before the captain, then turned around
and followed her mistress, not, however,
without answering Mihalasy’s apologiz
ing gtsuce with a grimace, which he
could have trsuslataij i these words :
You are no better than tha flthejr.”
Nobody followed them, and th cap
tain seemed not to have recovered his
somewhat scattered senses. It was the
first time he had teigaged in a battle
with women, and this first time he had
been brilliantly defeated. For it would
not do to turn the guns of the fort upon
the red house or to ontof Maiden’s gren
adiers to make an attack upon tyo ind* o ®-
Even Geromino tied np bis boat with
tolerable equanimity and glspeed the
captain with poorly ooneeaied worn ;
iudeed, Mihalasy’s silly face seem
ed to make the pitiful confession :
“ The captain is always committing
some folly,"
In by no meaus au sipiabJe frame of
mind Guido Kornfaessel arrived the
platform of the fort. The behavior of
the first lieutenant, who could not have
suspected what had happened, was vary
much the same. In the usual form he
reported to his superior “that nothing
new had taken place,” and as no justi
fiable objection could be raised against
this, and as the captain had nearly ex
hausted his stock of y/ndiotive feelings,
he contented himself with pushing his
bead ami replying in the negative Jo
Walden’s quasijpn, whether the oaptain
had any further moffjmands for him.
Then Walden turned Qyftr the tonr of
duty to Mihalasy, to which the Attain
(as little as be doubted that Walden
would hasten to the red bouse) could
not reasonably object. Walden paid do
attention to Mihalasy’s grimspes *ud
gestures, by means of which he endeav
ored to let him know what had happen
ed; and, as if he feared some new absurd
ity, ho saluted both officers politely and
soon disappeared among the houses of
the suburbs. _
“Now, we are in for it !” said Miha
lasy, giving loud expression to his stu
pid thoughts. He did uojt 4°#bt that
Walden, when he heard of his paphwp's
unfortunate expedition sgainsj the
Countess, would return and (as Mihalasy
loved to say to himself), would make a
big row. Guido Kornfaessel also found
himself in no pleasant expectation of
whet would result from this affair. To
his honor, however it must be said, that
thero was has* fear than an ever lively
sympathy lor Walden, and anxiety about
an irremediable rpt#rc, which placed
him in this uneasy frame .of qij}d. At
the same time he fait a pressing necessi
ty to again assert his shafcen authority,
and answer Mihalasy's loud thinking by
a withering look, which did not alto
gether accomplish the desired effect.
Gn (the contrary, the lieutenant assumed
a provoking mauner, as he believed he
recognized in Walden a natural ally,
who was uuited to hue bf tite ram® in
terests. This manner cousfsfqiji princi
pally in turning bis lsudc o his superior
at every possible opportunity End hum
ming the tune of a song, the words pf
which were very generally known in tha
army, st>d described the bitter troubles
of an infautry captain, whom hia unruly
Rosin ante carried Offif hill and c*e.
The ever-recurring refrain of JJhe song
Harr Hauptmann woo reiten ale delin' 11
hiF _
Eir, der weiss I.
•‘ But, air, Captain, wbew/PyiZf thou ao ?"
“ Ah. the devil, how do t know!'/
With dreamy self-forgetfulness Mi*|
halasy had just reached again the re
markable question, ana uopaewhat loud
er than before h® sang t
“ But, (sjr, captain, whither ridest thpu so ?”
When Guido Kaxnfaessel suddenly
turned around and shontsd ;
“ To the devil with you, if you don’t hush V
Mihalasy sprang back before the fu
tious countenance of his superior till
he pile of sand bags made him halt.
He did hush now in truth, bnt his of
fended look and the glanoee which he
threw at showed plainly that he
would not soon forgifs him for having
imperilled *ll the no }isd made
with Pepl. _ ,
In the meantime Henry sat near Wal
pnrga and listened, pale and silent, to
her account of her meeting with her
husband and daughter. Only once had'
he with sparkling eyes and glow
ing cheeks a* to pountess told of Caro
line’s devotion io him, lift immediately
he had let his head dro<?p. flmosi
wished that it might have been other
wise, or that Caroline would soon forget
him. It was unite enough that the hap
piness of two human beings should be
sacrificed to the inoorrigible delation of
that man.
With intense companion, he looked
at the noble woman, who, for such a
slight error of her heart, had been so
severely punished in the being whoee
happiness she had placed above her own.
But teartessly, and with an expression
of great detenninati^n, the Countess
answered his sad look, and said, almost
90^ your task begins, Henry.”
“To renounoe—J know is,” answered
the young man, and hia eyes were dim
with team. , .
“Not” said Walpurga, placing her
white hand in that of the offioer. “You
shall fight for your love J My husband
has placed an insuperable barrier in the
way of my approaching him, for he in
sulted me; as a woman, I am powerless
against rude violence, unlsus I sacrifice
the most sacred prerogative of my sex—
modesty. Bnt you are a bold man, and
love my daughter. You muat not per
mit her to be miserable. I know what a
long unsatisfied life is for a woman’s
sou!, for the image of my husband an he
was when I married him still dwells in
my heart. And do yon not believe that
Hippolyt, in the selection of a mate for
hia child, would entirely disregard her
feelings?”
“ I <un sure of it,” groaned Henry,
with blazing eyes and clenched hands.
‘Then help me rescue Caroline from
the power of this man. He can do with
out her, for he has already banished her
from hia presence, and among servants
she leads a lonely, joyless life. It is not
to be supposed that he will voluntarily
desist from the exercise of his power, or
set st liberty s human being who be
longs to him and has been left, in Ibis
hands. You have already found year
way to Caroline once, and say that it
was not very difficult. Hake ‘the at
tempt again, but this time bring me my
daughter and yourself a bride. In oar
dark, melancholy Carinthia among oar
plain relatives and kind-hearted people
I will guard her for you until yott come
to claim her. Then a mother*® love shall
modestly give way to a stronger right.
I expect much of yon, but it is necessary
for the being whom I believe we both
love above all others. Bhe shall not per
ish under the suspicions of her father
even if be were more lonely and more to
be pitied than he ia.’’
“I will restore the daughter to her
mother if she will follow me,” answered
Walden gravely.
A quarter of an hour later .the first
lientenent appeared on the platform of
the little fort and walked directly up to
his captain. The latter colored slightly,
and Mihalasy laughed maliciously as he
though, “ How the row will begin.”
However, Walden had no such occur
rence to mention, as the Countess had
not communicated it to him and had
forbidden the loquacious Pepi to men
tion the incident which would be likely
to place Walden in an unpleasant position
towards his superior.
After all that had taken place, Korn
faessel was obliged to consider it a ter
rible insult when Walden formerly re
quested a release from duty for several
Captain. Guido Kornfaessel ? forced
himself to be composed, but any one
wonld be deceived who thought that he
could be run over, because be had not
found it consistent With his dignity as a
commander to wrangle with an indignant
woman, and had been too courteous to
resort to forcible measures.
“And for what reason, if one may be
permitted to inqnire, do you wish a release
from duty?” asked Kornfaessel, apparent
ly calm, while his eyes looked penetrat
ingly to the right and left of Walden's
face.
Walden shrugged liis shoulders :
“I regret not being able to answer
this question, bnt it is not my secret I
would thereby expose.”
“Then,” cried the captain provoked
in the highest degree by Waldon’s com
posure, I forbid you to leave this fort as
long as there are ememies of the coun
try in the vicinity who have endeav
ored to shake the fidelity of the officers
who have been placed under me !”
Walden was on the point of giving a
hasty answer, but in consideration of
the high task imposed upon him he con
quered himself #nd said quietly :
“I know not, captain, if you have the
right to accuse an officer who has never
until now given you cause for dissatis
faction.”
But what on Walden’s part was only
moderation seemed to his former friend
to be haughty contempt and cool superi
ority, aud he cried angrily :
“I have the right and will make use
of it ! I can proclaim martial .law if I
choose, and have all traitors and muti
neers shot if it pleasps me, That I can
Walden smiled bitterly t
“Doubtless the opportunity will not
be wanting, since you are quiokly
ready with your judgment. As for me,”
oontinned Walden, going close up to
the captain, “I beg you, in the name of
our former friendship, not to force me
tq djsobedience. There are circum
stanoes wbipb it would be cow
ardice to submit to duty. Bqch g task
has fallen to my lot. I give you my
word and honor that its execution will in
no way effeot the aafety of the oountry
or my official obligations, therefore give
me the desired permission, captain,
and I will never forget your kindness.”
Walden’s voice sounded almost im
ploring, and began to exercise its old
ohariu ua the captain. His distrust be
gan to give way ‘ before flip voice of
friendship in his inmost heart.
“But sir, captain, whither ridest thou so ”
It was the nasal voice of Mi-
hfliiasv (half suppressed, but so
that t could be Pfsily distinguished by
the paptain), who sang this disagreeable
verse, and revived in ftornfaessel’s
mind all the events of the last few
hours; his inglorious retreat before a
cunning woman and the defiance and un
worthiness of his yoong friend.
“Empty words,” snarled he. “In a oase
Of necessity I will know how to enforce
obfcdienue. Here in Lareno I command
and nqt'madapfs, tije Countess !”
W,as# signet considered the
affair settled, gojrnfapsgel turned from
the platform.
Gloomily Walden leaned on one of
the guns and looked out in the twilight
which had thrown its fairy veil over the
lajqs, gnd had already enveloped the op
posite show in * silver-gray mist. Ever
higher rose the oarkbeg#.. abpye the
mountains until qnly tfee whue-ppinted
orowns Pf the sp'ow peaks mounted
faintly glimmering to the pplppti&l vault
through which streamed a mysterious
light.
Then, first of all, the evening star rose
and threw a long, glowing, crimson
streak over the water, and at last the
mppp came up over the mountain
giantsjmgntjc and like them transpar
ent. Higher and hiKpOf lt floated in 8
shimmering circle of green jap light, and
from the depths of the lake, as out pf
the se#ft pternity, sprang millions of
sparks lilce'dfiowi ft* liquid gold, for
whose light ethereal forms tpp pf
gravity were sflsppnded.
' “Jjt is MM 9 wbrldof silk paper, is it
not, lientenaut ?” spitf Mihalasy, ex
pressing his admiration of wp spphe as
he walked near Walden. “If you have
promised to spend the evening with the
Countess, I will gladly stay here in your
place,” added he softly; “the oaptain is
playing ‘Yarot’ with the Podesta akd
when there has no thought for the bat
tery, and on account of the darkness
Pepi apes pot come out of the
hopsp so that p bpdy sep her.
Om haye great consideration
for the ladies, ’ s/wf the lieutepant,
concluding bis proposal.
“I thank yon," said Walden sighing.
His features, lighted for moment by
the dear moonlight, expressed a joyful
determination.
“Go,” insisted Mihalasy, who believ
ed that he preceived the full determina
tion 0< Wdden’s deep sigh and felt mag
nanimous fpygpu# hifip “To-morrow
atreyeillp I Fpl pp awo. You
know tbs captain dope pot opme before
10 o’clock."
Quickly and without any answer, Wal
den pressed his hand aud in another
moment had disappeared.
“There is something . very strange
about being in love,” moralized Miha
lasy “if tha Opqptess were only not a
liftlb advapegd i years; it is true Pepi
is only E waiting rna ,and, 'but, aj apy rate,
she is in her first bloom ?
While Mihalasy continued his pom
oarisons between an elderly Countess
and a iresh voung waiting maid in favor
of tbe latter, tnd moon had grown
smaltec and brighter, the lake iij a
piece of shining Itoeiw, jasds of tho
shore gleamed white os snow, an* mo
tionless and gray stood the alder bashes
along the banks.
fh%n their branches parted and a
form walked Lj the edge of the lake,
liketheanimmedmarpleof one of the
mythological gods; who, for m aD 7 bnD '
drad years, Were worshipped on these
shores. Half Hercules aud half Apollo,
the form stpod °? hapk, and the
waves rustled lightly as the yatpr sprites
splashed yearningly for him.
“Halt, who go#* tper,e suddenly
nag throwgh the stillness, One of the
sentinels whom Captain Kornfaesse
bad plaeed on the shore came stumb
ling along. '
But only the rushing of the water
answered. The white form had van
ished, and a dark object was moving
rapidly over the gl&noing surface of the
Flaoiifaiing between fear of the sin
gular appanuon’ ifid &*ad of his supe
riors, the Hungarian reerutt, with his
gun ready to fire, stoed with chattering
teeth and gazed into the dazzling reflec
tion of the moon, till half a dozen black,
forma floated before him and at last,
with tjgbtly dosed eyes, he discharged
his piece. Bar f wav tjje echo of the
shot rolled along the lake fhoje, then
returned from the distant ravines with
greater foroe after it seemed to have
long since passed away. Sat suddenly
the recruit remembered Hie old super
stition that a ball fired at a ghost woold
come back to the marksman, and he
took to hie heels. Breathless he arrived
at the fort which had been thrown into
the grantee* excitement by the shot and
related his adventure. But Mihalasy,
solicitous for fear Tiareno and his cap
tain might be alarmed, scolded him for
an idiot ti yhon only a pitchfork ought
to be given indeed of a musket, and
who would lose his senses from fright
before the war began. The only person
who would be capable of swimming in
toe lake now vu the first lieutenant,
and alpweent heyas in> y*ry different
place,
About an hQnr later there was a sin
gular noise in the underground harbor
of the Villa Bandimiani. It seemed as
if one of the little boats was being fitted
out in secret and in darkness for a voy
age, The water was bailed out and the
oars quietly placed in the boat; then
there was a gentle filing at the iron gate
which led oat into the lake, as if some
one was trying to open it without a key.
At last, when the moon had sank be
hind the pointed profile of the park,
qniet reigned in the little harbor, and a
dark figure crept quickly along the ave
nues. It appeared again close to tbe
Villa, stopping cautiously under the
trees and listening to every noise. The
melancholy song of a vintager, serenad
ing his love, sounded from the distant
vineyards. The shadow seemed to lie
in wait and contemplate irresolutely the
Villa windows. Two were illuminated ;
they were the balcony rooms in the op
posite wing of the building. One had a
view of the trees of the park, bnt the
balcony uader which the shadow now
fell had a free, nolimited view of the
lake, and from it one oould see even
now the dark Sasso del Ferro rising
from its gray base to the night heavens,
and the piles of coal on the ridge of the
mountain glittered like glow-worms.
The door of the balcony room seemed
to be open, and the rays of a covered
lamp dimly penetrated the enrtaina.
Now there came the light, uncertain
sound of a piano, as if a trembling hand
waa groping in tbe dream depths of
memory for the notes of a half forgotten
melody.
It was cousin Henry’s chime of bells
which had formerly made each a deep
impression npon the mind of the child,
and which the maidtn’s hand was seek
ing to recall as a last comfort.
Still, her ‘memory only sufficed for
half a dozen notes. The tender hands
rested wearily on the keys, and with
wide open eyes Caroline gazed into va
cancy.
Then suddenly through the balcony
door, rang the melody which she vainly
sought—softly indeed, but clear and
fall as if sung by a tender ringing man's
voice; then it died away gradually like
an echo oat of Elysium.
A chair was hastily pushed back, tho
cqrtains parted and a bright female
ftkm leaned listening over the stone
monlding around which chmbing rose3
and woodbine twined.
Once again, only fuller and more melo
dious rang out the chime of bells delu
sively imitated by a charming tenor
voice.
“Henry !”
Whispering, and yet joyfully from the
depths of a human heart, like the sob
bing of the nightingale tho familiar name
fell on the ear of the listener.
He came nearer.
“It is I, Caroline!” whispered he,
and his bright face gleamed through
the darkness. “Do you still trust me
as of old ?”
“Oh, Henry, Henry !” sbe answered
reproachfully, full of a sweet mysterious
terror.
“If you still trust your childhood’s
friend, come down, I have much to say
to you—.’’
For some time thore was no answer,
then it sounded timid and anxious:
“Why so late? It is so dark—come
to-morrow—”
[To be Continued in next Sunday's
Chronicle and Constitutionalist .]
BEN BUTLER ON THE WAR.
He Doesn’t Think It Will Help American In
dustrie*-Tb Reasons For Ills Belief—Tlio
. Interconvertible Bond Again.
[lnterview with a N. Y. Sun Reporter .]
This European war means something.
Now, I apprehend a little different ef
fect in this country from it from that
entertained by some of the press. I
don’t believe it will help us much. True,
it will send up the price of breadstuff's,
provisions, leather, vessels, materials,
eto., but your laboring men, now at
simply supporting pay, will have
to get higher pay in order to
buy flour and corn. That meaus
an increased price for labor, and when
that comes again onr manufacturers can
not compete with these of other lands.
That will be one effect. Watch things
and see if it isn’t. Then there’s another.
There’ll be a demand in Europe for
gold. They’d pay wore for it there than
its worth here, and our stock will go
there. That means higher prices for
gold, and the greenback, which is paya
ble in gold, will go up too; or, in other
words, property hero will depreciate still
farther. Why, even to-day New York
won’t sell for enough to pay its mort
gages. Your banks dare not fore
close, and where will a further depre
ciation lead ns ? How are we going to
resume speqie payments—pardon tne,
gold payment—in 1879, under such cir
cumstances ? There is a little cloud no
bigger than a man’s hand here now, but
it will be big enough pretty soon. Some
thing has got to be done, and the people
won’t stand fooljng. They haye been
fooled long enough. Why, two years
ago Stewart Woodford stumped Ohio
for Hayes, urging suoli a petty sham and
fraud as this, and the General took a five
cent piece from his vest pocket and held
it up between bis thumb and forefinger.
“This was Woodford’s fraudulent argu
ment while stumping Ohio for Hayes.
He would take a silver dollar from his
vest pocket, and holding it up say,
‘This VIMS' WPR®y ?°R want ; thia is
real money; you don't want rags,: and
yet Woodford knew that that silver dol
lar wasn’t money any more than a bush
el of wheat was. The Government had
demonetized it. Then our shrewd finan
ciers in Washington ran into debt $20,-
OOfl.flflfl to pqfc pqt jptq silyer chapge,
whiohnas pepn bought up—sl2,ouo,ot|(i
of it l nndeystanfl—apd sen); to South
America, so tbt the people are paying
taxes to give South Aiuerioa silver coin.
I don’t need to tell you what my idea of
the remedy is. Everybody knows that.
I believe in an interconvertible bond. I
am the father of the idea. Chase was tbe
only Secretary of the Treasury who bad
the shrewdness to see that the bonds of
BmaM denomination, dealt out directly
to the peppie yritjiquf a broker’s per
centageadded, Wuld be eagerly taken.
Thousands of people, 'justr as the Sun
intimates, would be grad to put th’eir
little fifty Oi fjnp h!fn4red dollars into
such a bond. M u f n°i there bo
syndicates and big blocks of SIOO,QOO,
and little per pentage here, aufi little
jobs t}>ere kn 4 somebody's upst to feath
er. But J've drifted from iu.V subject.
That war is going to make gold resump
tion difficult. Oh, there’ll be plenty for
Congress to do aside from politics.”
A CASE FOR THE COURTS.
Ifow a Murderous Conspiracy Was Defeated
—JL-liapnlierlain and Mackey’s Plan p| Hid*
ditig hi ike Ccgal House— A
Trap Into Wiiich'tke freinocrats FdiYed to
‘" ’
JC“ni a l P/ Cotpmpvf J
Columbia, May 6.— 1 have just been
placed in possession of information
which may be interesting to the House
Joint Committee, who are considering
tbe olaims of the members of Mackey’s
bogus House to seats in the House of
Representatives, It will lie remember
ed, thaji’Whila tb© fctet® ffionse was oc
cupied by the members of the House
and by the Mackey crew, supported by
the Federal troops and Chamberlain’s
constabulary, there was considerable
talk about the use of force to expol the
legal members from the building and
tbat under these threats General Wal
lace and the members of the House ac
tually left the place in order to avoid a
collision. The tfh'e ‘ pf the
plot has b#ep diaclosed-tq me fiy a mem
ber of the House who bore a prominent
fart in the Maokey farce, and from him
have learned of the existence of tho
most and diabolical conspir
acy that has ever existeu tilt
toßtatb. My informant, whose name I
am compelled to Hritiiholq for too pioa
ent, states that an agreement was en
tered into between Mackey and Cham-’
berlain to secure the murder of all, or at
least of most, of the members of the
House, and at the same time to secure
their own precious hides, and those of
their ignorant followers, from harm.
TJjie of the Mnr^er.
Mackey y*s tq yyjie a formal commu
nication to Chamberlain, stating that
the business of the House of Represen
tatives was being delayed by tbe pres
ence of a number of turbulent persons,
and requesting him to Have them remov
ed. Of sonrse he referred to the mem
bers of the legal House. Chamberlain,
upon reoeipt of this communication, was
to organize a constabulary force of
about one hundred and fifty men, well
armed, and these were to be entrusted
with the duty to removing the legal
members by frilling them. The eonspir
acy'Was earned out to the extent of the
writing of the letter by Mackey and the
organization of the constabulary. One
hundred and fifty of these ent throats
were collected together, armed with
Winchester rifles, and were secreted in
the Ways and Means Committee room,
on the first floor qf the §tate goqse.
The Ringleaden.
These were commanded by John R.
Dennis and the notorious negro, Whip
pet, who were instrusted with the duty
of superintending the job of mnrdering
the members of the House. The plan
was arranged as follows: Mackey and
his crowd, in order to save their car
casses, were to retire from the hall and
seek shelter in the Adjutant and Inspec
tor General’s offioe, which had been
barricaded and prepared for the pur
pose. As soon as they had got out of
the way, Dennis and Whipper, with
their fellow’out fhroaU, were to go into
the hall and bring on a difficulty with
the members by attempting to oast
them. ’ They would be resisted; of course,
andwoqldat once open fire and kill the
whole orowd. In the meantime, the
Federal troops were to be in readiness to
come to their assistance (as of course
they would have to interfere in
ease of a disturbance;, bnt things were
so arranged that the job would be com
pleted before they arrived, and the
State House had been put in a position
to be defended against an ontside at
tack. Mackey hoped, by this plan, fo:
get rid of the legal House of Beptesen
tatives, and to have himself recognized
aa Speaker and Chamberlain as Gover
nor. My informant adds that the only
reason the members escaped waa through
the foresight of Speaker Wallace, who,
on the day npon which the murder was
to have taken place, instructed the mem
bers of the House to withdraw. Had
they not done so, not a man of them
wonld have been left to tell tbe tale. 1
am not at liberty aa yet to reveal the
name of my informant, but when the
proper steps are taken to ferret out the
matter, I think I can prodace witnesses
who were cognizant of the entire plot.
MR. STEPHENS’ YIEWS.
AN INTERVIEW WITH THE GEOR
GIA CONGRESSMAN.
Agalwt Reviving the WUf or Attempting te
Ferai a New Party—Beth Scheme* Imprac
ticable— Pacificatloa aad Home Rale the
Issues—'The Democrats Will Support the
President— Tbe Cemlng Session—The Army
Bill.
[From a New York Herald Interview.]
Alexander H. Stephens, of Georgia,
though for many months an invalid, is
now enjoying fair health and is able to
ride ont daily, remaining in his carriage
for several hours. His attention had
been directed to the subject of “ new
lines of departure,” and he remarked
that he was struck with the expressions
of tho Secretary of the Navy in regard
to the old Whig principles. The ques
tion being asked whether he thought the
signs of the times indicated the forma
tion of anew party out of the more con
servative elements of tbe existing politi
cal organizations, Mr. Stephens replied:
“ I do not ttee anything to warrant tbe
belief that anew party is likely to be
formed or that the old Whig party will
be revived. The old Whig party is
functus officio, though its principles are
daily being vivified in the acts of the
new Administration. Issues and prinei-
Cles make parties. Anew party must
ave for its Foundation a permanent is
sue. and develop
ment for its formation, and as our public
questions stand to-day I do not see upon
what men could unite to form anew
party. A party cannot be manufactured
to order any more than a government.
The Mexicans tried tbe latter experi
ment and signally failed. Tbe subdi
vision of the Mexican territory into
States, in imitation of our form of gov
ernment, everybody knows is a failure,
and this reminds me that the President
is a Jeffersonian Republican in his po
litical views.”
President Hayes’ Position.
Your correspondent suggested to Mr.
Stephens that President Hayos felt un
uoyed at the insinuations made by some
of the Radical leaders that he was not
standing by his party, wheu the truth
was that Mr. Hayes had been a life-long
associate of the anti-slavery cause, aud
had no idea of surrendering his princi
ples. •
Mr. Stephens continued : “He could
not be more of an anti-slavery man in
his sentiments than was President Jef
fersou. But that issue is forever dead,
and he has now to deal with a living issue
the pacification of the South and the es
tablishment of home rule in the South
ern States. That, sir, is the living issue
of the day; but I do not say that it will
be likely to demand the formation of a
now party.
“ Let us look at the question as it
presents itself now. Tbe Jeffersonian
idea was the reserved rights of the
States in administering their internal
affairs, while the action of the Federal
Government is to be confined to its lim
ited restrictions, and it is upon that
platform that President Hayes has
squarely planted himself. With him
are the people of the South, who have
been longing for the time when they
wonld be allowed to govern themselves
without the intervention of Federal au
thority. In the North there are, doubt
less, a vast number of the members of
the old Whig party whose judgment ap
proves of the action of the President.
The name of the organization is imma
terial. Principle is the only thing es
sential, and while the great question of
the hour is home rule, it is not import
ant whether the supporters of the Pres
ident’s policy call themselves Republi
cans or Democrats. Upon no other
question can we have anything like
unity.”
Temporary Isauea.
“Temporary issues, suoh as the tariff
or free trade, have no cohesive power.
You oould never form a party upon
such a basis as that. It might be an
important appendage of a campaign,
but yon cannot nationalize it, so to
speak. No, sir, there is but one issue
pending and that is home rule. Coming
back to the Jeffersonian doctrine, there
may be some who are disappointed at
the turn matters have taken; some who
are still in'the wopfis Wfc° ff a I at firat
be inclined to oppose and condemn the
President’s course, but in my opinion,
formed upon a knowledge of the South
ern people, that opposition will be short
lived. I look for an almost unanimous
support pf fhp 4drninißfration by the
Demporaoy throughout the oountry,
and especially on tbe part of our South
ern delegations in Congress. For this
rpason I do not think there will be any
effort made to organize the House on
any other than existing nominal party
denominations. I think it would be
impolitic for the real supporters of the
Administration to attempt any such
divergence at this time, but they should
remain steadfast in carrying out the
pacification policy according fo the ex
pressed convictions of the President.”
Allusion being jjpafte to the president’s
feeling annoyed at thp charge pf desert
ing his colors, kfr. Stephens continued ;
‘tiyell. I pan sympathise with him in
that trouble, fqr I know what it is to be
charged with being a traitor to your
party and to your country. But when
men think they are right, aud act from
heartfelt convictions, there remains, at
least, the consolation of knowing that
he believes he is doing right. President
Hayes has no uncertain knowledge of
the duty he has been called npon to
pel form, and if he finds his fiends
press him too closely, he can appeal
fro pi the new to the old Republicans, as
Urirke, in’fuS 'niiakf erly letter, ifi a'most
important crisis' in appealed
from the ptiw Vo tho olcf' Wliigi?.
can b® bo ijonb.t of thp yesqTt of Rqch
an appeal. slie South would hear it as
a unit, and the conservative element of
tho North would respond in solid col
umns.”
The withdrawal of the troops from
South Carolina and Louisiana having
disarmed the Democrats in their oppo
sjtipn to the army appropriation bill,
the question wafe asked, what’subject
was tfterfl likely to arise at the coming
session that would agitate tbe mem
bers.
Mr. Stephens said be did not know
of bnt one subj >ct. There might be a
lively debate upon the proposition to
insert a proviso restricting the use of
the funds similar to that adopted by tfae
House at its las j session, tie no
ticed serei'al week's ago that there was a
disposition on tho part pf a prominent
Republican journal to advocate this re
striction, tNahjlaueh a clause was pro
posed, he dm not see that the President
wonld have any cause for complaint.—
Tll-t waa t.ViA only pqjni ' r rebate like
ly - to cause difference worth mentioning.
CAROLINA’S COUNCILS.
The Appropriation Blll*“New Work for the
Uallows—School Tax—The Elleoton Prison
ers and Hamburg Rioters—Willard in the
Hands of His Enemies.
[Special to the Chronic qncj gonttttiUUmaUst]
House.
Columbia, May &—The long expected
appropriation bill was presented in the
House to-day, and will taf e
tjjany days in its passage, other
provisions, the appropriates $300,-
000 for the payment of the January and
July coupons oil bonds and stock of tbe
State, to be paid only after thorough in
vestigation by a committee, to organize
which a joint resolution was submitted
to-day with the bill." .
A bill to provide for the hanging of
persons convicted of burglary and rape
was lost, and continued to the next ses
sion.
Id the Senate
The constitutional amendment relative
to a tax levy of two mills, for school
purposes, was adopted by U Y°lf °*
Iq
A resolution asking for plemency from
the' President pt ’theiinited to
wards the fillenton, Hamburg and other
politioal prisoners, was yoted down by
the Radical majority.
The Judiciary Committee were con
stituted a tribunal to investigate Asso
ciate Justice Willard. This places the
investigation of Willard in the bands of
his enemies, as the Judiciary Committee
is Radical.
Paul de Cassagnac, the Bonapartist
bully, has attacked the Marquis de Tal
leyrand bitterly because of the latter s
conversion to Republicanism. A
was expected to ‘grow otlt of the a# .
Roth Ire good shots. Cass&gnac, ho -
ever, coala nevejr hit Talleyrand,
as thin as a knife, so thin indeed that
his friends say he would split a bullet.
Captain Davis, Superintendent of the
Spartanburg, Union and Charleston
Railroad, is spoken of in connection
with the superintendency of the Spar
tanburg ana Ashville Railroad.
"SOUTH jGAROLINA.
PALMETTO NEWS LEAVES,
Orangeburg has a laundry.
Camden wants an artillery club.
Greenville wants some free schools.
Fruit in Chesterfield grows graciously.
Georgetown has had her Salamander
ball.
Branchville is repairing her side
walks.
Lanrensville wishes a military com
pany.
Mrs. Mary J. Willard, of Lanrensville,
is dead.
Aiken is hammering away upon eight
buildings.
“Mother Goose” is still cackling in
Columbia.
The Winnsboro rifle company num
bers 84 men.
Camden, at last, has a very neat and
cosy opera house.
Port Royal is now in a condition to
support two lawyers.
There is to be a floral fair in Orange
burg on the 17th inst.
Charleston is getting up a mammoth
excursion to Augusta.
Mad dogs are holding a sort of con
vention in Union county.
There is already a disposition to
break down party lines.
The “Conner Riflemen” have been or
ganized at Montmorency.
Y. M. C. A’s in Charleston are con
ducting open air meetings.
Smoke-house thieves in Laurensville
are quite energetic and enterprising.
Bishop Howe confirmed ten converts
at Trinity Church in Columbia Sunday.
Willis Pool, a stranger in Walterboro,
is missing and has not since been heard
of.
Orangeburg’s young people eDjoy
boat riding upon the Edisto these fine
nights.
The Ladies’ Memorial Association in
Charleston decorate the soldiers’ graves
May 10th.
Mr. John Rothwell, the English evan
gelist, is expected to visit Walhalla in a
short time.
Anew mail route has keen established
between Camden via Longtown and
Ridgeway.
A colored man was drowned in Stono
river, near the Charleston Phosphate
Works, Monday.
Capt. Dibble is suggested as Repre
sentative from Orangeburg, vice D. H.
Straker, expelled.
A colored woman near Winnsboro lias
presented her husband with seven ckil
dien at four births.
Great profusions of flowers were sent
by Georgia ladies to decorate the walls
for the inaugural ball.
The Irish Volunteer Rifle Club and
the Irish Volnuteers, of Charleston,
propore to amalgamate.
The net profits of the entertainment
at Orangeburg to aid the firemen in
erecting a memotial hall were SIOO.
Col. A. M. Speights sells out the
Greenville News to Messrs. A. M. How
ell. L. Cooper and Peter Reynolds.
Commencement exercises of the South
ern Baptist Theological Seminary took
place in Greenville Monday evening.
It is expected the State will assist the
Wagener Artillery of Charleston in pro
curing their fonr pieces of artillery.
J. W. Corrington killed last week, in
Marlboro, an oagle measuring six feet
nine inches from tip to tip of his wings.
Robert E. Cathcart died in Winus
boro on Saturday morning of inflamma
tion of the brain, after two days illness.
A certain county legislator offered a
bill for the protection of turkeys;
“do possums and de crows ia already
keered for” said ho.
The Winnsboro News thinks that t’ue
Augusta CnnoMCLE and Constitution
alist is an improvement oil the papers
from which it sprang.
None of Chamberlain’s statesmen who
have not been honored by an "investi
gation” can hope to occnpy an enviable
niche in the State temple.
It is announced that Mrs. Sallie Bel
ham MoCaw, the widow of the lamented
W. H. McCaw, of Columbia, is appoint
ed postmistress at Greenville, S. C.
This is what they sins' in Cheraw :
And with Hampton as our Governor,
And Chamberlain as our ex,
With Hayes as our President
And old Wade as our next.
VEGETINE
—WILL CUBE—
scrofula,
Scrofulous Humor.
Veoetine will eradicate from the system
every taint of Scrofula and Scrofulous Humor.
It has permanently cured thousands in Boston
and vicinity who had been long and painful
sufferers
Cancer, Cinemas Humor.
The marvellous effect of Veoetine in case
of Cancer and Cancerous Humor challenges
the most profound attention of the medical
faculty, many if whom are prescribing Veoe
tine to their patients.
VEftriijNE lias tiiyer od la euro the mast
inflexible case of Canker.
Mercurial Disease.
The Vkoktin'K meets with wonderful succoss
in the ouro of this elate of diseases
Pain iu tli t Bones.
In this complaint the Veoetine is the great
remedy, as it removes ftuin the system the
producing cause.
S, It 1. lieum.
Tetter, Salt Rheum, Scald Head, <te.. will
certainly yield to the groat alterative effects
of Veoetine.
Erysipelas.
Veoetine has never failed to pur? the piost
inveterate case of Erysipelas.
Pimples aud Humors o ibe Face.
Reason should teach us that a blotchy, rough
or pimpled skin depends entjre y upon an inter
nal cause, and no outward application can ever
cure the defect. Veoetine is the great blood
purifior.
Tumors, Ulcers, or Old Sores
Are caused by an impure state of the blood.
Cleanse the blood thoroughly with Veoetine
and these complaints will disappear.
Catarrh.
For this complaint the only substantial bene
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Constipation.
Veoetine does not act as a cathartic; fo de
; bilitato the Rowels, but oleacsas all tpe organs,
i enibling each to perform the functions devolv
ing upop theft. ’
Piles,
Veoetine has restored thousands to health
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Dyspepsia.
If Veoetine is taken regularly, according to
directions, a certain and speedy cure will follow
its use.
Fdiuiuew at t|o Stomach,
is not a stimulating bitters which
creates a fictitious appetite, but a gentle tonic,
which assists nature to rettore the stomach to
a healthy action.
Female Weakness.
Veoetine acts directly upon the causes of
these complaints, ft invigorate ap'd fitter gth
ens the wliole system, a£tn upon the secretive
organa anq alleys' ififlammatidn.
Genera) Debility.
in this complaint the good effects of the
Veoetine are realized immediately after com
mencing to take it; as debility denotes defi
ciency of the blood, and Veoetine acts directly
upon the blood.
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SHEET MUSIC,
The I.atest Publications! Music teceived
daily ! Orders Promptly Filled f
MUSIC BOOKS,
Instruction Books for every Instrument!
Singing Books, Musical Merchandise, and
everything pertaining to
A First Classjnsic Boose.
Instruments by Express, witli privilege of re
turning at our expense, and cash refunded
if not entirely satisfactory.
PIANOS TIMED AND REPAIRED.
We liavo a first-class tuner and repairer of
25 years’experience. All work guaranteed to
give entire satisfaction. Orders will receive
prompt attention.
(i. 0. ROBINSON & (0,,
S6sßrond Wf„
ap!o-6m Augusta, Ga.
Newpio es sheet music, retails for $1 75, sent for
10 cents and stamp, Cheap Music Cos., Middteboro,
Mass, myl-4w
a\ KI.KG ANT CARDS all styles with uames, 10
cts. post paid. J. B. Huated, Naussau, Runs
Cos., N. Y. myl-4w
It L'l/411 1/It'll It 1 It It'lf Reven tehot Revolver
KCt Hilt I lull F lir.r. with bo , Cartridges.
Jas. Brown & Sod, 138 & 138 Wood st. Pittsburg, Pa.
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IflTHf 1 package comic Envelops, pk. comic Cards,
r Uil pack scroll cards, 24 p. book of Fun; all for
10 cents and stamp. Novelty Cos., Middleboro, Maas.
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IHUiIT See this. Only $1 60 capital required to
DUUn g j; ar t canvassing for MARK TWAIN’S
NKW SCKAP-BHOK. Apply, with stamp, to Jno.
my^w^Vew^-ork^^-’^ANVASSEKS
ITU (V 1 P acquaintance cards, 1 pack hdkf. flir
r tation, 1 pack scroll, all sort*, for only 10 cts.
& stamp. Fun Card Cos., Middleboro, Mass. myl-4w
Ifl YOU wiU agree to distribute some of our cir
-BLI culars. we will send you a (JIIROAIO IN
111 <iILT FKAIHE and al6 page, 64 column
* * illustrated paper, FREE, for three months.
Enclose 10 cents to pay postage. Agents wanted.
KENDELL & CO., Boston, Mass. ap3-4w
TRIFLING
WITH A COLD IS ALWAYS DANGEROUS.
USE
WELLS’ CiRBOLIC TABLETS,
a sure remedy for Coughs, and all diseases of the
Throat, Lungs, Chest and Mucous Membrane.
PUT UP ONLY IN BLUE BOXES.
SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS.
C. N. CRITTENTON, 7 6th Avenue, New York. 4w
1 copy curious love letter, 1 pk, comic cards,
U Ll i pact popping question cards; all for 10 cts.
& stamp Fun Card Cos., Middleboro, Mass. myl-4w
am The Tip Top package Is the \arg s.
BB best selling out. READ AND
■ ■ SEE. 13 Sheets Note Paper, 13
■ Envelopes, Pencil, Pen-holder, Gold
■ ■ eu Pea, Sot of Elegant Qold Stone
Sleeve Buttons, Gents’ Lake George Diamond Pin, Ame
thyst Stone Ringlnlald with gold, Amethyst Stone Scarf
Pin, Gold-plated Wedding Ring, Set Rosebud Ear Drops.
Ladles* Flowered and Slivered Hat Pin, Ladles’ Fancy Set
Pin and Drops, Gold-plate Collar Button, Gents’ Gold -piat
ed Watch Chain and Set of ■■■ HMfeh
Three Gold-plated Studs. The ■
entire Lot sent post-paid for 5 O ■
cents. ZXTRA OR DINAR Y ■ ■
{ND TO A GRNTSj* ,
xJ, BRIPB , Clinton Place, New York.
■ ■ B 1 comic chroma, 7xll .Mounted,worth
25c., 1 pk. love cards, 1 pk. comic
Bgß envelopes, 1 pk. comic cards, 1
■ H M Vipk. scroll, 1 24p book Fun, all sent for
only 6 Bc. stamps. Novelty Cos., Middleboro, Mass.
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IFDI/FI BY for all. The EUREKA JEWEL
"" RY CACHET contains 1 pair gold
plated engraved sle9ve buttons, 1 set (3) spiral shirt
studs, one Gents’ Im. coral pin, one improved shape
collar stud, one Gents’ fine link watch chain, and one
Ladies’ Heavy weJding ring; price of one casket
complete, 50 cents; three for $1 25; six for $2.
and 12 for $3 50, U ll sent postpaid by mail. Sx
dozen and a solid silver watch for S2O. Agents can
make money selling these caskets. Send 50 cents
for Samples and Catalogues. We have a’l kinds of
Jewel y at low prices.
W. COLES & CO., 735 Broadway, New York City.
IL#” We are the Original* in this business, and
have no “Milton GplA’’-or “bifass” jewelry.
“This Jewelry Casket is remarkably attractive, and
COLES $ CO., are reliable dealers.”—Boston Globe,
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NEUKALUIA rILLO
CELEKY “Eb. C. W. Benson, u prac- PILLS
CELERY ticiug physician, at JOtt North PILLS
CELERY Kutaw Street, ll.'ltimore, Md., PILLS
CELERY (who lias paid much attention PILLS
CELERY to nervous diseases), has die- PILLS
CELERY covered that Extract of Celery PILLS
CELERY and Chamomile combined, in a PILLS
CELERY certain proper ion, invariably PILLS
CELERY cures either bilious, dyspeptic, PILLS
CELERY nervous, or sick headache, neu- s>.{lXo
CELERY ralgia aud nervousne ; sg, '.This Is PILLS
CELERY a triumph in mpdidal eh mistry, PILT S
CELERY and sufferers ail over the country PILLS
CELEJII? are ordering by mail. He pre- PILLS
CELERY pares it in pills at 5< c. per box. PILLS
CFLEHY The Doctor is largely known and PILLS
CELERY highly respected in Baltimore.”— PJLLB
CELERY Episcopal Methodist, PILLS
CELERY —~ PH&ft
CELERY Eal* \WpS, July 2,7, J 74. PILLS
CELERY iff*, rf. BouHon/e CViery and PILLS
OEE'fcKY Oh'amomily Pyja have c\ired my PILLS
CELERY wife of sipk DWfchns head- PILLS
ache pf jfsrs‘ standing; she PILLS
CELERY had it every week or ten days, J ILLS
CELERY and sullored almost everything PILLS
CELERY bit death with it. We think these PILLS
CELERY pills are worth their weight in PILLS
CELERY gold. Rev. H. Schhohteb, PILLS
CELERY Pastor Salem Mfraivty. VILXS
CELERY For ea’e by J. H. PILLS
CELERY And all Wrestle, and piLLi
CELERY in 'A\igusta,‘Cia, PILLS
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SECOND GRAND DRAWING
Kentucky Cash Distribution Cos.,
Louisville, Ky,, June 301 b, 1877,
|9io.9ec cash L\ sifts.
Farmers k Pro,vers wan*. Louisville, Ky., Tress.
THE HfcViTUVKV CASH DISTRIBUTION CO., au
thotf z£d'l>,y a Special Act of the RogMrtiue for the
I benefit of the PUBi.to Souuol* or Fbankfort, will
have THE SECOND OF THE SERIES OF GRAND
Drawings jn the city of louisville, ky.,
SATURDAY, JUNE 30th, 1877, at
PUBLIC LIBRARY HALL.
A Scheme Commensurato With the Times
$69,000 FOE OSH TK>.
R®a4 ike List of Gifts:
lttAAvu Cash Gut tfio.ooo
l Qraha Cash Gift 25,000
1 Grand Cash Gil t 15,000
1 Grand Cash Gift.. 10,000
3 Grand Cash Gifts, $5,000 each, 15,000
s Grand Cash Gifts, $2,000 esch 10,000
20 Cash Gifts, $1,000fach...., 2UIW
40 Cash Gifts, ssooeach s>,ooo
100 Osah Gilts, S2OO each 20,000
3,0 Cash Gifts, *IOO etcfi 30,00:1
500 caOi gaia, **> *bT! 25,000
Gash
0272 Cash Gifiß, amounting to S3IO,UK)
Whole Tickets, $10; Halves, $5; Quarters. s2jsft.
II Tickets, $100; 331-2 Tickets, $300; 56:1-4 TipketaijOCO.
Drawing Positively 1877.
C,v*iry. ‘Miree Months Thereafter.
..WTlwriTl' OF SCFZBVISOBS OF PBAWING,
This is to certify that the first drawing of the Ken
tucky Cash Distribution Company took place on the
6th of December, in Major Bali, Frankfort, Ky.. in
our presence and under our immediate supervision.
We further state that every ticket, and part of
ticket, wfiich had been sold, were represented in the
, wheel, and that the drawing was fairly and honestly
conducted. We farther state that we had no inter
est whatever in the enterprise, nor any connection
with the fame, except In the character of supervis
ors, whose tole doty was to protect the interest of
the ticket holders ;nd to preside over the drawing.
Hon. Alvin Duvall, late Chief Justice Superior
Court of Ky.; James G. Dudley, Chairman Board of
School Trustees; Grant Green, Cashier Farmers’
Bank of Kentucky; Hon. 8. I. M. Major, Public
Printer, State of Kentucky; Hon. Thomas; hi. LdicD
ssy, President Fanners’ Bank of Ky.; fifth Thomas
C. Jones, Clerk of Court ol Ky.: Judge B.
A. Thompson? Pyesidiug Judge Franklin County
C’ouct; das. G. Crocket, Ckr* Franklin County
Contt' ’
Remittances can be made by Mail, Express, Draft,
P. 0, Ojder or Registered Letter, made payable to
G. W, Barrow A Cos.
All communication,, and orders for tickets should
be addressed to G. W. BARROW A Cos.,
General Managers, Courier-Journal Building, Louis
ville, Ky. Send for Circular. may*
WILBERFOKCfi DANIEL,
Bnceeasor to £ Bowiand,
WILL yOdUnue the COTTON COMMIT.
WON BUSINESS at the War**; oaßa o ' f
the old firm. BookH, Notes find Accounts of
the same will be found with him. my3-c3m
r. MeAuUflpß,
PI amber, Steam and Gas Fitter, in
Dear <4 $56, Broad Bt., Aagnata, Qa.
AND dealer in Chamber’s Gas Burners, the
beet and cheapest in the city; Lift and
Force Pomps, Chandeliers of ail kinds and
patterns, Copper Bath Tabs, Globe Valves,
Steam Guages, Steam Whistles and Steam
Fittings of all kinds, Patent Rubber Hose
Pipes, Rubber Hose and Lawn Sprinklers,
Bath Boilers, Ac. Also, one Third Class Hand
Engine, newly painted and in first class order,
ana snitable for a small town or village, with
suction and discharge pipes, for sale cheap.
Churches and public buildings and private
dwellings fitted up with Gas and Hot cr Cold
Water, at the lowest possible rates. Country
orders and jobbing promptly attended 10.
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Now AilvertlHO m ont.
WAR, WAR, WAR,
IN EUROPE AGAINST THE MOSLEM, AND AT
CMs. Gray & Cs s on tlie Prices af Dry Goals.
Read Our Manifesto:
ISTew and fashionable spuing dry goods at wonderful prices.
We Dime: Anew line of Misses’ Colored Hosiery; Damxsae Silks and Poplins, just
the thing for the season.
New Hoop Bkirts and Elevators.
Beautiful New Bows.
New Black Dress Goods in Grenadine, Berage, De’aines, Challie and Silk Warp Tamise.
We invit special attention to our splendid line of Gentlemen’s Dress Shirts, warranted
finest Wamsntta Muslin and Linon Bosoms, guaranteed to fit, and only $1 each.
CHRIS. CRAY & CO.
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KEANS SPECIALTIES.
Black Silks, Black Grenadines,
Striped and Plaid Grenadines, Black
Alpacas, Pongee and Japanese Silks,
White Piques, Lace Stripe Lawns,
Victoria Lawns, Colored Pacific
Lawns, Hamburg Embroidery,
Nainsook and Mull Embroideries.
These goods were bought for cash
from the best and most reliable im
porters in the cities of JNew York,
Philadelphia and Baltimore* and
the cash trade shall have them.
“Sub Stratum.” M. S. KEAN.
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NEW PROCESS FLOUR.
CRESCENT MILLS,
AUGUSTA, GA.
J. F. & L. J. MILLER, Proprietors.
OUR FANCY FAMILY FLOUR MADE BY NEW PROCESS HAS NO
EQUAL; mh4—d&wly
Incorporated 1845. Capital, $600,000.
WILLIAM A. BURKE, Treasurer GKO, RICHARDSON, Sup’l,
N Pemberton Square, Boston. Lowell, Maas.
LOWELL MACHINE SHOP,
LOWELL, MASS.
—MANUFACTURERS OF
COTTON MACHINERY
Pickers, Cards, Lap Winders, Railway Heads, Drawing
Frames, “Lowell Speeders” of seven different sizes, making
Bobbins containing 8 to 64 oz. Cotton each, Sawyer Patent
Ring Frames, Pearl Patent Ring Frames, Common Ring
Frames, with 6, 8,10 or 12 oz. spindles, Mules (Platt pattern)
Spoolers, Warpser, Slashers (L. M. S. patent), Looms, Twist
ers, Filling Winders, Shearing Machines, Brushing Me chines
Sewing Machines, Folders (Elliott patent), Hydraulic Presses,
Hydraulic Pumps, Size Kettles, Stop Gates, Indigo Mills,
Elevators (Thompson patent), Turbine Wheels (Boyden pat
ent), Shafting, Pulleys, Hangers, Cast Gearing, Cut Gearing,.
Chipped Gearing, Iron and Brass Castings, Plans for Cotton
Mills, etc., etc.
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PAPER MACHINERY.
Light and Heavy Rag Cutters, Railroad and Devil Dustors
Thrashers, Rotary Bleachers, Rag Engines, Cylinder Wash
ers, Fourdrinier and Cylinder Machines, Stop Cutters, Stuff
and Fan Pumps, Chilled Rolls, Super Calenders, with four
to ten Iron or Paper Rolls, Platers, Gun Metal Rolls, Cylinder
hxOulds, Dandy Rolls, Roll Bars and Bed Plates, Trimming
Presses, Flans for Paper Mills, etc., etc.
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REFERENCES.—Augusta Factory, F. Cogin, Esq., Superintendent; Langiey Manu
facturing Company, Langley,S. 0.; Camperdown Mills, Greenville, S. C.; Marsh A All
good rnon Factory, Ga.; J. W. &F. i\ Gray, Adairsvlllo, Ga.; Mississippi Mills, Wes
son, Miss.; Great Falls Manufacturing (’company, Rockingham, N. C.; Roswell Manu
facturing Company, Roswell, Ga.; Princeton Manufacturing Company, Athens. Ga.:
Chattahoochee Manufacturing Company, West Point, Ga.; New High Shoals Manufac
turing Company, High Shoals, Ga.; Reedy River Manufacturing Company, Greenville.
£• C-, C- E. Converse A Cos., Bivingsville. S. C.; J. T. Moronead A Cos., Reidsville, N. 0.:
Little River Manufacturing Company, Mancnester, N. C.; Lehman Manufacturing Com
pany, Prattville, Ala.; Tennessee Manufacturing Compauy, Nashville, Tenn.; Laudis
Manufacturing Company, Hholbyville, Tent' .; S. L. Graham A Son, Pinewood. Tenn :
Stonewall Manufacturing Company, Enterpriod, Miss.; Marshall Manufacturing Com
pany, Richmond, Va.; Win. E. Hooper & Sona, .Baltimore, Md.; Union Manufacturing
Company, Baltimore. Md.; Gambriil, Bons fc Cos., Baltimore, Md.; Win. H. Baldwin &
Go., Baltimore, Md.; Phoenix Factory, Baltimore, Md.; Laurel Manufacturing Company
Baltimore. Md. m h 18-1 v
JAMES A. GRAY I CO.
Invite the attention o( their friends and strangers visiting the city
to their elegant aud unsurpassed stock of Foreign aud Domestic
DRY HOODS, which they are selling at LOWER PRICES than any
house in the trade.
Every department in their Large Establishment is complete
with a fail stock of First Class New Roods of the latest style.
Rfock, Colored and Fancy Silks. Elegant Dress Goods-all the new fab
rics The cheapest Embroideries and Laces ever offered. Ladies', Misses'
and Lents’ Dose and Half Hose—best English and other makes—at popular
prices. Linen Goods, Sheeting, P. r. Linen, Towles, Napkins and Damasks*
Cassimeres and linos of goods for Gents’wear. The newest things oat in
Parasols, Paws, Fan-Uhains, and splendid lines of Gloves, Handkerchiefs
and Notions Generally. Special attention is directed to the Ladies’ De
partment, the most complete thing of the kind In the Southern States. La
dies’ Foulaid, Linen and Lawn Saits. Mis es’ and Childrens’ Piques and
Linen Suits. A full line of Underwear In this department will be
found an assortments or Bays’ Suits, in Linen, i'assimere and fine
Bine Cloths. An examination of their stock is respectfully solicited.
More Novel lies, appropriate to the season, to he seen there than any
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BUY YOUR BARGAINS
AT THE
NEW STORE,
H. W, LANDRAM, 268 BROAD STREET.
THE noon of day was ripening fast,
As through our busy streets there passed
A lady, who, well dressed and nice,
Bought for a store with this device : —BARGAINS !
Each window on this journey showed
Wares brought by fastest spend of road,
With mottoes : “ Good and Very Cheap
But yet she saw all did not keep—CHOICE BARGAINS f
“O, stay,” a shopman said, “ and rest;
My goods are known to be the best.”
She smiled, and cast a wistful eye
And murmured : “ I can only htyt—REAL BARGAINS !”
She started on upon her round,
And midway up BROAD STREET she found
LANDRAM’S stock, full and Complete,
And here, at last, she know she’d meet—With BARGAINS f
She bought of LANDRAM right away,
And hurried off to friends to say,
That of all stores in which she’d been
LANDRAM’S was the best she’d seen—FOß BARGAINS t
Persons visiting the Rai'road Conventions the coming week will save money
by calling at the NEW STORE.
mj6 11. W. IANDBAM.
Millinery and Fancy Goods.
2,000 LADIES’ AND MISSES’ STRAW SHADE HATS, at 26c. up.
* 2,000 Ladies’ and Ohildren’e Dress Hats.
100 Cartoons, Fine Flowers, at 10c. a spray up.
900 Pieces Gros Grain Ribbons—all shades.
3,000 Yards Hamburg Embroideries, at 3c.. sc. and Bc.
4 000 11-inch Japanese Folding Fans, at sc.
NOVELTIES iu Jewelry, Fans, Chatelnins, Steel Forte-monies, Parisian Beads, Laces,
Veilings Silk and Laee Bibs, Collarettes, Ties, Rucbings, Fisohnes, Collars and Cuffs, Gloves,
Hosiery,' Handkerchiefs, Corsets and Elevators.
SPECIALTIES :
Full lines of Ladies Underwear, at New York prices.
2,000 Black and Shell Tucking Combs, at 10c.. 15c., 20e. and 250.
Real Hair Switches, sl, $1 25 and $1 50.
200 Sets Field Croquet, sl, $1 50 aud $2.
J. H. TRUMP,
Central Hotel Block, No. 220 Broad Stret*