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Ctiromcte anfr ifontmel
WEDNESDAY
THE WOMAN I LOVE.
I am sitting to-night 'neith bending skies,
In my own fair land of the sun ;
I dream of it* (laughters, so peerless, so
blight,
And of her, the most beautiful one.
I will name her not. for the angels hash
Their voices to whisper the woid ;
And so sacred a secret m .st not be told
Uuto even a listening bird. -
Not pet names I’ll call her—not darling or
dove, , _
Bat the simplest and dearest -the woman 1
love.
Hhe is small in form as the seraphß are,
When the seraphs are very young ;
She ia no fair, though to beautiful blondes.
My muse hath ofleuest sung—
But like the night that’s above me now,
A blending of darkness and fire;
Like stars that hum from the sha tow lone,
Like sunbeams when they expire ;
Li e the link* of the lightning where storm
clouds roll,
Like beauty incarnate, inspired by soul.
That woman is dearer than all to me
That exist beneath the skies,
An I the spells that fetter my sonl to her feet
are her mind -nd her matchless eyes.
'Tie mind that speaxs when her dear lips move:
’ll* ttie mind that lights up those large,
dark orbs,
Till the enchantress moves all around.
Tie months since I met their bewildering ray.
And 1 loved her the if, and I love her this day.
I’ll talk not of unions like those of the earth,
Nor dream of her ever as wife ;
She coui l never obey, but rule as my queen,
My empress, my star and my life ;
I mac never woo her as model* do woo,
Or ask her in form to be mine.
For our lots are as different as s!<y and the sea,
When the stars look down as they shine.
But. laughing a earth and its bartering ibings,
We’ll try toward Heaven the strength of our
wings.
We met and we parted, as other ones do
She. perhaps, never thinking of love ;
Yet our hearts are united by mystical spells
Itecordcd in books up above.
The goldenest stars, in their mightiest dance.
Have .imparted the secret to me ;
Arid tbo spirits versed in the stellar love
Have said that it is to be.
By the light of her eyes an 1 the love of her
soul.
We are one while the worlds in their orbits
rolU.
•
We are parted now. oh. beautiful one
But 1 summon thy soul to ray side ;
I call thee to come and look into my eyes,
On the shore by the pulsing tide.
Look brigli to the world and smile on all,
But dream, love, alone of mo ;
Let thy heart be tree to commune with mma.
As mine to commune with thee.
Come, woman I love, to this m <onlit strand,
Hou! taking to soul, hand linked with hand.
Fokt Pola Ki, Mav, 1861. H
THE ROBIN’S NEST.
The climbing rose- on the porch
Boar the sweet promise of the Spring,
And shyly < n the pa sing breeze
The homage of (heir fragrance fling.
The rivulet has hurst its bonds,
Anil glorying in its ne * found power,
Carols ilie joy of freedom gained
To springing grass and tender flower.
A robin twittering on the bough.
Hays to his mate. ’ Love, let ns fly
And seek soft lining for our nest.
Where warm our little birds may lie.”
The young wife sits upon the porch.
An l bus ly her distaff plies ;
The while she think* upon her babe,
And gently murmurs lullabies.
When through the open cottage door
A little wail the other hears,
Hhe ha-tens to the cradle side
To soothe and quiet baby’s fears.
Unheeded on the mossy stop
The well used distaff lies ;
The robins, from the garden walk
Watch it with longing eyes.
'they hop a little nearer now,
Then listening, raise their lioads.
Till, over the distaff hovering close,
They snap its flattering threads.
The housewife, stepping on tlio porch,
Takes up her work once more.
And little t unks two pretty thieves
Have robood her thrifty store.
And yet. her lullaby to-night
Would bo moro glad. I ween,
Cos ild she hut peep between the houghs,
And seo what might be seen.
Hidden by apple blossoms pink,
Ih built a robin’s nest—
With lining soft of hair and down,
Where hirdlings five will rest.
And twisted in with wondrous art,
And tireless, loving toil,
Heo in the middle of the nest
The distaff’s flaxen spoil.
None the less soft for littlo birds
Will bo the pret y bed,
Because a human mo'her’s thoughts
Are woven with the thread
[Emily C. Ford, in ,N 't A'ichols for May.
HUMAN EQUALITY.
There is no king by right divine
To rulo and reign, and a’ that ;
Nor princely rank, nor lordly line
Equality, for a’ that!
For a’ that, ami a’ that,
I)vn«s ic power, and a’ that ;
A common birthright crowns us all
With liberty, for a’ that.
Let fools and upstarts claim to And
In ancestry, and a’ that.
A higher post to them assigned—
Mankind are one, for a’ that,
For a’ that, and a' that.
A pompous air. and a’ that ;
It manors not how born or bred,
We’re of ouo blood, for a’ that.
Though woman never can beman,
Nor change her sex. and a’ that.
To equal rights, ’gainst class or clan,
Her claim is just, for a - that,
For a' that, and a’ that,
"Her proper sphere,” and a’ that :
In all that makes a living soul
She matches man, for a’ that,
She asks no favors at his hands.
On bended knees, and a' that:
She is his peer where’er ho stands,
In spito of sex. amt a’ that,
For a' that, and a’ that.
Fair clay for her. ami a' that,
In all the grave concern of life—■
This is her due, for a’ that.
In every land, in every age.
How hard her lot. and a’ that!
A vas-al state her heritage.
Dependent, poor, and a' that.
For a' that, and a' that,
Most deeply wronged, and a' that,
Though subjugated from her birth,
She still aspires, for a’ that !
O ! WOP for man. proud arbiter !
Ami judgments sore, and a' that :
For Heaven's displeasure they incur
Who orush the weak, and a' that.
For a' that, and a' that.
Injustice vile, and a' hat :
All n bio son's will woman aid
To gain her cause, for a' that !
Down with all harriers that prevent
Her culture, growth, aud a' that—
Her eqttal place in government.
In church and State, and a' that !
For a' that aud a' that,
Her Eden slip and a' that .
Whatever right, a man may claim,
Belongs to her, for a' ihat.
Soul is the complement of soul,
Aud sex of sex for all that ;
Each is included iu the whole,
The whole in each, for a' that.
For a' that, aud a' that.
Full liberty, and a - that.
For manhood and for womanhood.
By grace of tlod. for a' that !
•‘Then let us pray that come it may.
As come it will, for a - that."
When woman's worth, o'er all the earth.
Shall honored be. for a' that.
Co-equal, free, an I a' hat ;
Through her enfranchisement our race
Shall grandly rise, for a' that !
TIIIKI*.
BT ALICE CAMPBELL.
O. for wings that I mi -lit soar,
A little way above the door—
A litle way beyoud the roar—
A little nearer to the skv !
To the blue hills, lif teal high.
Out of all our misery.
Where alone is heard the lark.
Warbling iu the infinite arc.
From the dawning to the dark.
Where the callow eaglets wink.
On the bare and breezy brink.
And- slow pinions rise and sink.
Where the dim white breakers beat
Under cloud-drifts at our feet.
Singing, singing, low and sweet.
Where we the glimmering bay
Grayly melting far away.
On the confines of the day.
Where the green larch-fringes sweep
Rocky defiles, si ill and steep.
Where the tender lichens creep.
Where the gentian-blossoms blow,
Set m crystal stars of snow;
Where the downward torrents flow
To the plains and yellow leas.
Glancing, twinkling, through the trees.
Pure as from celestial seas.
Where the face of Heaven has smiled,
Aye. on freedom sweet and wild.
Aye. on beauty uudefiled.
Where no round of human speech,
Aud no human passions reach;
Where the angels sit aud teach.
Where no troublous foot has trod ;
Where is impressed on the sod
Only hand and heart of God !
Sumlay Magazw.
Atlanta lias a floating debt of 3279,000,
and will not reduce it this year, as was
expected.
The mortality among the colored peo
ple of Forsyth was fearfully gieat during
the past Winter.
A yoke of oxen ran away in Athens
the other day and smashed a wagon into
smitherens. Next !
The Pioneer Hook and Ladder Com
pany .of Athens say that if other hook
and ladder companies want their prixes,.
‘let them come aud take them.”
>ll WIFE'S >IAID.
[Harper’s Bazaar.
The series of burglaries which started
the public in the Autumn and early!
Winter of the year 186- was of a de- j
scription to alarm auy household. The !
general features of the robberies were ;
the same. In every case a gang of from !
seven to eleven masked men had broken
into an isolated dwelling containing an j
unnsnai amount of silver or jewels; had |
intimidated the inmates by threatening
them with fire-arms; mastered them,
secured them, gagged them, then quietly
proceeded methodically to strip the
house of all the valuables it contained.
Their intelligence of the premises was
never faulty. Secret drawers and sliding
panels, supposed to be known only to
the family, were sought and opened at
once, and safes, whether built into the
walls or exposed in closets, were equally
at their merev, and easily forced by
means of drills and gunpowder. The
police seemed indefatigable in investi
gation and pursuit, yet five of these au
dacious and astounding robberies bad t
succeeded each other without a single j
arrest taking place. Plenty of rumors j
were abroad that the gang were in the j
hand of the authorities, but such state- j
ments contained not a grain of truth, i
for the detectives were absolutely in the
dark.
My own position filled me with anx
iety. My house is six miles from town,
set in the center of wide grounds, re
mote from any habitation but the gar
dener’s cottage at the gate. Both my
wife and myself had inherited a Urge
amount of bulky, family plate, and be
sides this useless metal, which never
cime out of the safe, I had several cost
ly services presented on the occasion of
our marriage, three large salvers, etc.,
testimonials from societies of which I
had been an active member, to say noth
ing of a complete and varied assortment
of small articles in ilver and gold. Then
my wife’s possessions were those of a
Princess, for she had been the daughter
of a millionaire, and all her life a spoiled
child of fortune. Besides plate and
jewels, her house contained a valuable
collection of statuary, paintings, and
bronzes, and I was only too conscious of
having expended a lortune upon the
surroundings of our daily life, and was
inspired with grave doubts as to its
a defy. Brooding over such thoughts,
and reading the newspapers, filled with
speculations concerning these mysteri
ous burglaries, I soon became the victim
of an exaggerated disquietude. Had
mv own wishes been carried out, every
ounce of silver and every jewel we
owned would have been sent into town
to my bankers’, but my wife objected,
laughed at my apprehensions, and beg
ged me not to worry. But I continued
to worry, and perplexed myself with
conflicting plans for safety, and one day
while in town I went to the headquar
ters of the police, and inquired for Betts
the detective engaged on this case.
He admitted me into his - private
room. I asked for the latest newfl. Had
anybody been arrested ? N T o. Was any
body to be arrested ? He shrugged his
shoulders. Was anybody suspected ?
He chuckled softly to himself. “My
i dear sir,” said he, “we suspect every
body.” “Then,” cried I, “arrest every
body on suspicion ! brood God ! I can
not sleep in my bed, for something as
sures me my turn will come next. I
can’t decide what to do, Betts. My
wife won’t let the silver and the dia
monds go out of the house, and this
very night I may be awakened to find
masked men standing over me with
| loaded pistols, who will rob my house
1 under my very eyes. Betts shook his
! head; mused a little with his leg cepssed
and his left forefinger pressed into his
cheek. “By the bye,” said he presently,
“how many servants have you, Mr.
Powers ? Please tell me about them in
dividually.” I went over the names,
and the detective checked them off in
j his memorandum book as I gave the
facts connected with them. Saunders,
the butler, had been with us several
years; the cook five years; coachman and
groom, seven; and the chambermaid,
three—all fixtures in the household, but
[ Marie, my wife’s maid, who had come
within the last four weeks. “Ah!” ex
claimed Betts, “where did you get
Marie ? Was she well recommended ?”
“Oh, yes; she is French, and has just
come to this country with a family
by the name of DeSturges. She
was a nurse to H child who died
on the passage, and was thus thrown
out of employment; she advertised, and
my wife saw her, liked her, and engaged
her. “You continue to like her?” Capi
tally; she’s a perfect genius, with effec
tive magic in her fingers.” “Did you
see her former employers?” “Yes;
both De Sturges and his wife—chatty,
agreeable people, of some means appar
ently, and are going to settle in Non’
Orleans.” “Describe her, if you please,”
said Betts, with a keen interest, which
surprised me. “Oh,” he added, as I
stared at him, “give me leave to be curi
ous.” “With all my heart. Marie is
small, black eyed, black haired, com
pactly built, with remarkably peat hands
and feet. She lias a saucy laughing
face, and her hair is short, crisp and
curly.” “How about her voice?” “Very
clear and ringing. She does not speak
English fluently, but understands every
word that is said to her.” “Now about
her little ways.” “A thorough French
woman, with a knack of pleasing every
body. I don’t know when I’ve seen
such an nrtless, good, happy little girl.”
Betts laughed uneasily, then bent his
head on his hand, liis elbow resting
on his knee. “Mr. Powers,” said be
at last, looking with a peculiar
flash iu his eyes, “I am going to
take yon into my confidence, but you
must be discreet or you will ruin me.
I’ve sworn to see this thing through or
resign my position. I’m sick of the
infernal foolery of calling myself a de
tective and letting Satan reign, night
and day, all over the city. The newspa
pers drive me mad ! They know noth
ing about the obstacles we contend with,
) aud goad us into premature steps, which
cost us our reputation, aud end in fail
ure. I’ve been working in the dark
these nine weeks, but, by heaven, I be
lieve you've shown me a glimmer of
light.” His manner indicated intense
excitement, his words came spasmodi
cally, his faced worked, and he had to
draw his hands two or three times across
his mouth before he could go on. Then
producing a note book, he opeued its
1 well worn leaves. “There have beeu,”
j he began, looking at me with a sort of
I smile, “ five great robberies within the
j last six monchs, aud each one has
i special features, characterizing it as the
I work of the same hands as the other
j four. “ First, the combination of seven
to eleven masked men, all adroit burg
i lars ; second, an isolated house is at
tacked, sure to contain ample provision
j for a successful robbery ; third, the
j rilieves know the premises ; fourth,
; the leader of the gang, is a small man,
1 of active habits, with a clear, shrill
voice.” He stopped and looked at me.
“I did not know there was a recognized
leader,” I remarked. He drew a large
book from his desk. “ Here ” said lie,
" is the full testimony in all five cases.
Run your eye over it, and you will see
that the general facts all coincide. The
small mar. gives directions aud leads
everybody.” “Probably some Londou
; cracksman.” Betts nodded, wiuked,
| then leaned forward and whispered in
my ear, “ I suspect it's a woman.” “Im-
I possible! no woman has the nerve.” “A
! she-devil, then—something iu a woman’s
j. form, at all events. Now for the facts
' on which I base this belief. The rest of
ti."> gang are ns free aud easy with each
other ns you please, yet no one ever lays
n finger on this little one, but all draw
back to let him pass. He gives orders,
exerts himself when ingenuity is re
; quired, but when strength is needed He
looks on while the others fall to work.
| Besides, young .Stewart, who was
i brought down stairs in bis night shirt
i the night of tueir robbery, told me
| jokingly that he believed there was n
woman among the thieves, for one of
i them took offense at his bare legs sud
ordered them covered up with the piano
spread." *‘ Still a very airy hypothesis
this, about the woman.”
“You hare to jump at conclusions
sometimes, and find facts to suit. As
soon as I had mastered these details I
was impressed by the conviction that
oue of the thieres had been oa the
premises before. At Mr. Stewart’s, for
instance, the safe was built into the
wall, and a false panel in the wainscot is
the only opening to it ; yet the first
place the burglars, approached was that
panel, which the little fellow slid aside
at once. So I set to work looking for a
suspicious character in the house, and
found all satisfactory till I came to a
Freueh governess who staid with them
six weeks last Spring. Now, sir, in each
boose entered by these masked devils
there has been during the past twelve
mouths some similar transient inmate.
At Wardwell’s it was a French eoojt, in
white cap and apron; at the Lewis',
the yu«tng lady’s page, a clever Buttons;
at the Pratt’s a protege of the children,
• handsome, vagrant Italian boy with a
violin'. And now, Mr. Powers,” con
tinued Betts, bringing his hand down
heavily upon my knee, ‘*l so, ready to
swear that yon have this dangeroa* in
mate under your ovn roof, in the char
acter of your wife's maid.” I started as
if I had been shot. “Impossible !” I
gasped; “Impossible!” “Bat why, sir,
impossible ?” “The idea is moashrow*.
Marie is a sweet little girl, playful as a
kitt-n." “But, Mr. Powers, von are a
man of the world, and know that a wo
mau is not proved honest because she
bewitches yon.” “But, Betts, admit
that although I am an old fool, my wife
is a thorough woman, and, ***» rale,
suspect* all her own sex, yet she is posi
tively toad of Marie.”
“Marie is a clever little puss. Wherev
er she has lived, ae man or woman, the
whole family adored her. I have al
ways thought,” he went on, with a sort
of chuckle, “that no fact about woman
is more damning than that the good
ones are, as a rule, the dull ones. Put
spirit, sparkle, intellect into auy one of
them, and she is certain to play the
devil. Has Marie shown an interest in
these burglaries ?”
There could be no donbt of her hav- 1
ing questioned me concerning them i
with intense eagerness, and if I spoke ,
to my wife about any apprehensions j
while she was present, Marie never lost
a word.” “Does she know about your
silver? Has she any charge of your
wife's diamonds?” I started. That
very morning I had shown her my safes
behind a false book case in my study,
and asked her opinion whether any one
could mistrust those innocent looking
encyclopedias, or suspect the existence
of a closet six feet square between my
room and the library. I was ashamed
of my own greenness, but made a clean
breast of it to Betts, who was good
enough to refrain from any expression
of bis opinion of my discretion. “My
word for it,” he cried, “she has been
waiting to find out that secret, and now j
she will leave yonr house within forty- j
eight hours. Her pretext will be area- j
fc sonable one, and she will promise to re- i
turn, but when she does return she will j
bring her gang at her heels to rob your j
house for you.”
The idea of connecting our pretty j
M rie with such outrages filled me with |
horror. I rejected it strenuonsly. “Be- i
lieve or not, as you like,” he returned
with a shrug, “s<7 long as you only fol
low my advice. Just out of curiosity,
take home a little dog with you, and see
! if Marie does not set to work to bewitch
; it at once. Then the moment she speaks
j of leaving your house, telegraph to me.”
: Our interview lasted another hour,
j When I left him I went to a dog fan
j eier’s and bought a little yelping black
! and tan spaniel, and carried him home
with me. It was approaching dinner
time when I arrived, aud my wife was in
her room sitting before the mirror, with
Marie braiding her hair. I entered as
was my habit, and sat down by the fire,
and let the girl draw off my boots and
bring my slippers in her usual way. It
seemed ail unmanly treason to suspect
her as she moved about me with her
bright smile and easy grace, rarely
spoke, unless actually addressed, but
her intuitions of any one’s wishes
amounted abso’ tely to genius. “Whom
did you see in town ?” inquired my wife.
“Don’t speak of it,” said £, looking fear
fully about, as if the walls had ears,
“but I was with Betts, the detective.
You must not repeat what I say, Marie.”
“Never, monsieur !” cried Marie.—
“The fact is,” I proceeded, sinking my
vojee into a sepulchral whisper, “that
gang of masked burglars have beeu
traced to New Orleans, and may be ar
rested by this time.” “Then I hope,
dear,” said my wife laughing, “that you
will again sleep soundly in your bed.—
After you got up last night forthefourth
time to promenade about, pist- 1 in
hand, 1 decided it might be better to eat
off pewter and wear French gift jewelry
than to lead such a life.” I too, laughed,
and stretched my legs comfortably.—
“Yes, I mean to sleep like a Christian
hereafter; besides, I jiave brought home
a dog.” “A dog,” exclaimed Marie,
startled. “Yes.” I turned and looked
at her attentively. “Do you like dogs?”
She protested vehemently that she
loved dogs better than anything in the
world; and when Jingle, the spaniel, was
produced, it was so pretty a sight to see
her playing with him that I was freshly
incensed with Betts for putting his
cursed suspicions into my head. She
took the little beast to bed with her. I
believe, and next morning he would
obey her lifted finger.
That very day she received a letter
from Madame DeSturges, her former
mistress, asking her to come in and pass
a few hours with her before she left for
New Orleans. Marie carried the letter
to Mrs. Powers. “Madame wishes to
talk to me about Mile. Helene,” pleaded
the girl, with tears in her eyes. “To
morrow will be the birthday of the
pauvre ange, who lies at the bottom of
the cruel sea.” “Poor Madame De-
Sturges,” exclaimed my wife, touched at
the thought of the sorrowing mother;
“you must spend to-morrow with her,
Marie. Go at 9 o’clock and come back
at 5.” Marie was grateful, and told
melting stories about the pauvre ange—
her beauty, her piety, her intelligence—
and nothing could equal my wife’s sym
pathy, and when the girl went into town
the next morning she actually carried a
note to Madame DeSturges written in
my wife’s very best French.
"Meanwhile I had telegraphed Marie’s
proposed movements to Betts, and now
with some nervousness, awaited events.
The detective had warned me that she
would win the dog’s affection ; that she
would leave the house, promising to re
turn, but would not return. Two of
these predictions were already verified ;
but if Marie carno back I could laugh at
his suspicions, and regard them as
fancy. But Marie did not return at 5
o’clock ; a telegram arrived in her stead
from Madame DeSturges, saying that
she had kept the girl, and would write
at length and explain. Next morning a
letter was received from that lady. She
told my wife she was ill, yet obliged to
travel, homesick, in a strange land,
without a familiar woman’s lace near
Utar, and that she persuaded, almost
foreed, Marie to remain aud set out
with her »«4 her husband for New Or
leans that very evening. An incoherent,
tear blotted note from Marie accom
panied this, filled with protestations of
sorrow at the necessity of thus desert
ing us. She was torn by conflicting
feelings of loFfi toward Mrs. Powers, and
her sacred duty to the mother of little
Helene, the angel child, whom she had
so dearly loved, aud whose voice she
now heard calling to her from the spirit
world, bidding her remain aud comfort
the lonely mother.
While my wife read this to me with
tears, I Stood aghast at Betts’ predic
tions. Theories are fascinating, but
'when speculations turns into threaten
ing certainties, and there stares you in
the face conclusive proof that your
house is about to be robbed, you expe
rience small pleasure in the accurate
foreknowledge of auy propnet. I in
stantly telegraphed to Betts that I would
meet him at my sow-in-law's office at 12
o’clock; then proposed to mv wife that
she should go to town and spend a
couple of days with our daughter, and
offered to drive her in myself. We set
off within au hour, and after leaving her
up town, l hurried down, eager to see
the detective. It was on the stroke of
12 o'clock when I entered the office, aud
I thought at first that Betts had failed
me, for uo one was there but a ponderous
old gentleman, with gold glasses atul
side whiskers. lam not used to in
trigues and masquerades, and when I
recognize. 1 ] Betts iu this disguise I could
hardly refrain from exclaiming at his
cleverness, but his csyn coolness kept
me within bounds, and 1 sat down be
side him and began reading a paper.
Presently, with his eyes still fastened on
his llerlud, he edged toward me, and
dropped these sentences into my ear :
“ It’s ail going beautifully,” * * * *
I followed the girl iu yesterday, * * *
Went to Hotel. * * * The Pe-
Sturgeses looked there all straight.
* * * Whole party left Jersey City
at 9 o’clock last night, ticketed and lug
gage checked to Washington. * * *
Slipped out of the cars at Newark, all
three in men’s dress, aud were back here
before midnight. * * * Met eight
fellows I know at. a saloon in street,
and I can spot all eleven of ’em this very
minute. * * * They are at a den ia
—street, getting ready to play their
little game somewhere to-night.” “At
my house?” I cried. “Duuno,” said
he, lookiug straight into the fire. “Look
here, Betts,” I whispered, “this may be
fun for you, but, though I’m no coward,
it’s death to me. Why not arrest 'em
now?” “Yes, just so," he returned, ir
ritably, “why not? Where’s your evi
dence? Now', Mr. Powers, just look at
this matter sensibly. You know as well
as J do that half of thieves we catch get
off because no one will swear to their
identity at iheh examination. Now, I
am anxious to »afc.e £ .sure thing of it
for once, and take my path \ caught
them in the act.” “You njean to arrest
them while they are robbing me ?” 1 1
do.” “Ail right—only I should prefer j
to have the row in another man's house.” j
I saw at ,once that Betts' opinion of
me had gone down to zero; but he dis
guised his contempt, and woht on to tell
me that he had dispatched one of his .
men. Johnson by name, to my place to I
make a reeonoisance, under pretense of I
trimming my evergreens. Upon this
man’s report, and upon two or three
other open questions which he and and not
think ii worth while to explain, depend
ed his programme for to-night. If by
any possibility there waa s likelihood of
my house being entered at once, J yas
to'know it by dinner time, that I might I
pe prepared for the burglars. I was j
meantime to go home quietly, and spend j
my in my usual manner, so as to
excite no coma omi arpoDg the servants,
and receiving no word from Betts, I was
to rest satisfied, and consider my house
safe for anothe twenty-four hours,
I went home according to directions, j
and set about spending my day in the |
usual way but- the house was so still,
and seemed so deserted, I found it al-;
most impossible to read, o» even to sit
qnietly in a chair for more than £re
minutes at a time. So I called the little
dog jingle, and set ont for a walk about
the ground*, Reeling some curiosity to
get a glimpse of the detective, Johnson.
It was a black December afternoon, a
shivering wind in the tie* lops,
and leaden clouds promising snow
before midnight. The bare ground
was frozen hard, and a few dead leaves
eddied about in gusts that rose and fell
at sucertwm J beard tbe
sound of an axthrough the somber still-1
ness, and Jingle frisk* and forward and !
barked at a man hacking at the firs in j
the shrubbery. I addressdd him re-1
garding his work, and he winked back 1
his appreciation of our mutual sharp- j
ness, then I went on, reconnoitered a
few minutes longer, and again turned
in. The day seemed endless, and I was
glad when" Saunders lit the gas, and
shut out the shivering landscape and
funeral clouds with the heavy curtains.
Dinner time came, and brought with it
a semblance of occupation, and when I
was half through my meal I suddenly
rememoered Jingle, and sent for him to
keep me company. He was not in the
house. It flashed upon me that I had
hot seen him after passing Johnson in
the thicket, and I dispatched the coach
man to call him in; but only echoes
answered the cry. He had evidently re
mained out in'the grounds with the
policeman, and I dismissed the subject
from ray mind, finished my desert, and
went back to my library fire. No word
had come from Betts, hence I was safe
for to-night, at all events, and I breath
ed freer, and stretched my legs and
di ze 1 until 10 o’clock in comparative
comfort. Then, rousing myself, I lit a
lantern and went.out of the door along
the side pizzas to speak a word with
Johnson, who, Betts had arranged, was
! in any case to keep a watch under the
I covered carriage way.
He was not there. I did not under-
I stand it. Had he got drunk, or had
| Betts taken him away? Perhaps, how
ever, he was still loitering at the edge of
the grounds; accordingly I walked out
I on the lawn, and swung my lantern two
jor three times. Then, as it. was bitter
! cold, and was beginning to snow, I
j turned in, and, fiuding that it was al
most II o’clock, I ordered Saunders to
close the house and send the servants to
bed; and to bed I went myself. But as
soon as the light was out and my head
touched the pillow, I was freshly im
pressed by the mystery of Johnson’s
disappearance, and accordingly I got
up, opened my pistol case, took out two
revolvers, and putting them and a sword
cane within easy reach, I returned to
bed. “Deuce take this suspense !” said
TANARUS, as I again lay down. “I shan’t sleep
a wink.” But after tossing a few times,
and assuring myself I could not close
my eyes, I fell asleep—at least, after a
time, I was awakened by a bright light
shining full is my face. “Good God !”
I cried ont aloud, “they’ve come to
night.” For three men, with black
cambric masks concealing their faces,
stood over me, each pointing . a
pistol at my head. “Please to
get up, Mr. Powers,” said one of
them in a cool civil way, “ please to put
on that dressing gown and those slip
pers. Y'ou shall not be harmed in the
least if you will only be qniet and obey
my directions.” With three pistols
aimed square in his eyes, any man will
be docile, I suppose; at least I got up
and put oh dressing gowu and slip
ped. Then one of the men caught my
arms, drew them behind, and manacled
them ; another gagged me with one of
mv own silk handkerchiefs; and thus
rendered harmless, I was thus led down
stairs, where my household, in various
stages of night attire, gagged and tied,
back to back, were awaiting, me in the
dining room. I was put into ail arm
chair, and fastened to it by feet and
hand, then was left, alone to stare about
me. Maddened, desperate though I
was, when I discovered that the sixt h of
the robbers was Johnson, the detective,
I recognized him with a keen sense of
the ridiculous, and only wished that
Betts—whom I was anathematizing with
curses, not loud but deep—were iu his
place, and tas ing some of our humilia
tion. Besides the three masked men
who had mastered me and brought
me down, there were five others iD
the dining room. Two were left as
sentinels over us, and the rest at once
fell to work in a way that meant busi
ness. A small active man (was it our
Marie ?) motioned toward the sideboard.
It was wheeled aside, and stepping for :
ward he pressed the sliding panel and
disclosed the closet where the silver in
daily use was kept, and the shelves were
at once stripped, and the contents piled
on the table. The bed rooms up stairs
were next visited, the locks of drawers
and wardrobes wrenched apart, and the
contents thrown pell mell on the floor
for the chief expert to decide on what
should he carried off. The upper rooms
being gutted, they came down with their
spoils, which they piled high before our
eyes on the table, and then, leaving us
again alone with our sentine's, they went
through the entry into my library.
It was a dark hour. I leaned back my
head and closed my eyes, and felt that
fate was cruel to me. Only one conso
lation illumined the blackness of my
despair—my w’ife had carried her jewels
to town with her, and I was spared the
humiliation of telling her I.had lost
them for her through my idiotic faith in
Betts. There was a long silence now,
which I understood but too well ; it was
followed by three muffled explosions that
shook the house like an earthquake, and
almost simultaneously was heard the
noise of a senfle, and I opened my eyes
to see ttie room filled with policemen,
and hear pistol shots exchanged, while
our two sentinels were thrown down,
disarmed aud pinioned before my eyes.
I looked and listened, mentally stunned,
without clear comprehension of the
meaning of the uproar, for, with the
noise of the firearms, the clang of mana
cles, and tlft) beat of heavy feet, the
tumult was somewhat terrifying. In
less time than it takes me to describe it,
the situation had been revealed, and
now Betts, the detective, appeared iu
the door at the head of his posse of men,
who brought in eight of the captured
burglars, two of them wounded and
bleeding profusely, while the rest
showed signs of having maintained a
stout resistance; all had lost their masks
iu the melee, aud disclosed sullen and
brutal visages, “How are you, Mr.
Powers ?” inquired Betts, coming for
ward and releasing me. “I hope you’re
not hurt. I beg your pardon for takiuar
possession of your house in this way.”
“Why did you make me think I was
safe for to-night, Betts ?” “Because,”
ho replied, with a shrug. “I dis
covered you were just a little up
set at the prospect, and I felt afraid
of you,” He ran his eye over the
group beside me, and when he saw
.Tonson, he grinned, and, going up to
him, knocked his manacles off, “You’re
A pr.etty detective, you are,” said he, “to
be caught and tied up by the very fel
lows you were iu waiting for.” Still,
Betts was in too high good humor to be
angry even wPh the humiliated John
son. Meanwhile I was peeping iuto the
face of the thieves, fearing to find Marie
among them. “Betts,” I gasped, sud
denly, “you haven’t got the little one.”
He gave a tigerish ory, and glared from
one to the other of his prisoner t. “You
are sure there was another 9" “No
doubt of it,” I returned; “any one of
these fellows is four inches taller than
the leader of the gang.” In another
moment he had set picked men at work
j searching both houses and grounds; but
I he never succeeded in finding even a
| trace of the eleventh of the party of bur
j glars. Nor even after the conviction
] and heavy sentence of the other ten,
! would any one of them confess the se
i crpji of their leadership. I had easily
| identified If. and Madame De Sturges
—both swarthy and robust Frenchmen
\ —among them, but, in spite pf all my
! efforts, neither one could be induced ,
| even to acknowledge they had ever
; heard of such a person as Marie, or that
j they had over masqueraded under the
i respectable disguisp pf her employers,
j But when the snows melted oft' in the
i Spring one little silent witness came to
| light and told his pitiful story against
I her; it was the dog Jingle, found dead
! in the shrubbery, his throat Gut, and
1 Ins frozen eyes still upturned in re
: proachful agony.
TRYING TO SELL »• A RANKER.
Needless to Say U Couldn't be Done.
The San Francisco Chronicle tella this
tale: A curious looking individual pre
sented himself at the Bank of Califor
nia and demanded to see Mr. Ralston.
From the dress and appearance of the
mau ope would scarcely be led to sup
pose that he came in for the purpose of
engineering a financial negotiation. On
his right arm, however, was a iatge bac
ket of remarkably tine and small spot
ted pups, whose heads stuck ont iu all
directions from the edge of the basket.
In a few minutes a man with nicely
brushed hair and soft, gliding step came
out and informed the man that fie plight
come in. Ia a moment more he ad
vanced with a quick step and moved
within the sacred and charmed circle
where thousands and thousands of
clinking gold twenties jostle and make
music with their fellows. But the noise
occasioned by the clink of wealth did
not mw to extract his attention, and
without seeming to think that the place
on which he stood was “holy ground,’
he walked into the private office of the
millionare and deposited his basket of
spotted bull pups on the floor with the
remark:
“There's them pnps, Ralston. At the
sight of the canine beauties the eyes of
the banker glistened with pleasure, and
he leaned over to inspect them- Then
the pup fancier turned the basket up
side down, and in an instant the whole
litter were running over the soft carpet
nnj gamboling with delight. “Now,
just look oi ea»,” remarked the man,
waving his hand over the group; “the
finest strain, barrin’ nun, that iver
yelped in this town, you betcher. Now
I want to sell ye the whole lot, and
knowin’ that you’re a little hard np, and
strugglin' to keep a large family runnin,’
I’ll put ’em down where ye can reach
’em without strainin’ your elbow. How
much for the lot, the whole of ’em, just
as they are?” “Well, Jack,” replied the
money king, “you know how I'm situ
ated now—times mighty hard ; stocks
down; money market depressed, and
this new issue of greenbacks, you know,
takes the underpinning out of things,
yon know.”
“Yes,” replied the dog-seller with con
siderable deliberation, “I took all ’em
tbiDgs into consideration, ye see, and
concluded I vould’ut put the screws on
ye very heavy on that account. I’ll slam
the price down and chuck ye the whole
lot for, say—a —a—.” Here the man
paused and hesitated, while he looked
the banker iu the eye aud seemed to
wait for him to say something. There
was an unpleasant panse. “Well,” said
Raison, “I guess the price you named is
about the thing, don’t you'?” turning to
a Chronicle reporter ou his right, who
had been waiting for some time to nego
tiate a trifling loan of §100,009. The
reporter thought so, too. “Well, all
right, so that the whole lot of these fine
bull pups go for the low bedrock price
of $75.” “Seventy-five dollars ! Great
God, man, such a sum, in these times,
for six spotted pups. Ain’t you joking?”
“Now, look here,” pleaded the dog
trader, “If yon can git auy such pups as
them for the same atnouut of coin, I’ll
pay for urn and eat urn raw ; yes, eat
urn raw, by .” “But dogs, my mau,
ain’t in the demand they used to be.
Dogs are quite common now, aud get
ting cheaper every year.”
“That’s so, for'the common breed o’
pups; but for this yer kind of spotted
pups, not snatched up on every bush —
the finest strain, as I said before, bar
rin’ nun that ever wagged his trotter in
the town, for coin—all the coin you can
put up,” roared the man, quite excited.
“I know, but these spots are not regular
spots, are they? But it strikes me there
is something of an artificial cast about
these spots,” and with remarkable de
liberation the banker lifted one on Ins
knee and began to examine it with great
deliberation with a magnifying glass,
such as are generally used as a counter
feit detector. “It strikes me, Jack, these
spots are dyed—put on with a brush.”
The dog fancier did not remain after
this announcement, but got down On
the floor and began to scramble about
under the chairs after his spotted pups,
which lie caught, and, replacing them
iu his basket, started oft’. “Hold on,
Jack,” yelled the banker, laughing
heartily, “you go over and sell these
pups to Sam Butterworth.’and I’ll pay
you all lie does for ’em.” “Sam Butter
worth, li—1; do you s’pose Sam Butter
worth don’t know a painted pup the
minute he sees one; I tried him about
half an hour ago, and he sent me round
to you.” In another instant the man
had vanished, taking the painted dogs
with him.
NELLIE’S WEDDING.
Somethin# for the Women—Men Not
Admitted—All About the l rousseau.
[Washington Correspondent Courier-Journal ]
I have not the list by me of Mr.
Sartoris’ many names, for he has about
six besides that of Algernon. He is the
only s °n of Mr. Edward Sartoris anil
Adelaide Kemble. Both of his parents
are celebrated for their fine voices. Mr.
Edward Sartoris is an ex-member of
Parliament, and resides upon a fine
estate in Hampshire. The Sartoris family
came originally from Sardiuia, being ex
pelled from that country on account of
their religion, they being Huguenots.—
Mr. Algernon Sartoris has one sister,
who is married and living iu England.—
He is but twenty-three years old. Miss
Grant will be nineteen ou the 4tli of
July. The young couple met on
the steamer Russia last October
year, coming from England. The elder
Sartoris came to this country to locate
his son upon some lands he owned in
Michigan. At that time there was an
older son living, but he fell from his
horse and ivas killed, so that both gen
tlemen were called home. Mr. Alger
non Sartoris returned to this country the
last of February; and, except a short
visit to the West, has passed most of
his time in Washington. He and Miss
Nellie have had a happy time. Her
kind and tender mother has relieved
her of all trouble about the trousseau,
and she has only had to express her
wishes and they have been carried out.
She preferred that lier wedding dress
should be satin, and it is such a satin
as only royal princesses can afford to
wear. The two point lace flounces that
cover the skirt were selected from the
looms of Brussels, and are the finest
and most costly that could be procured.
The dress has a train three yards long,
with a box-plaited flounce around the
bottom. At the edge of this flounce is
a quilling of white tulle. Both of the
lace flounces go across the front breadth
of the dress and pass up the buck of the
train as high as the waist, the two edges
meeting in the middle of the skirt. This
forms, as it were, side trimmings. The
flounces are headed by wreaths of
orange flowers which, at regular dis
tances, merge into bouquets. They are
the finest wax flowers, and a tiny orange
is in the centre of each bouquet. The
flowers are laid down the back of the
shirt where the pointed flounces meet.
On the satin flounce in the space be
tween every box-plait there are loops
and ends of white satin. There are two
waists to this as well all the other even
ing or dinner dresses. Both the low
neck and high-neck waists are trimmed
with lace and flounces to match the
skirt. The veil is of illusion.
The jewels she will wear are pearls
and diamonds. The fau is of smoked
pearl, with the monogram of bride and
groom exquisitely painted. The fan is
covered with point iace. The traveling
dress is an elegant brown silk skirt with
ruffles. The polonaise is another shade
of brown camel’s hair cloth, embroider
ed all over. The hat and gloves match
exactly. The dress for the voyage is a
dark blue English waterproof skirt and
polonaise, trimmed with black hurcu
lise braid. The hat is of soft felt, with
only a wing for trimming. There are
some black silk dresses of various styles;
there are four pink silks, in different
shades; there are three blue silks, one
of which is trimmed over the skirt and
body with rows of Valenciennes lace
and bands of embroidery in straw color.
There is a superb lavender colored silk,
there is one white silk covered with
black Brussels lace. The two sets of
lace are the gift of the President, and
cost a fabulous sum of money. There
is a white silk brocaded iu colors; there
are three gold colored silks. There are
carriage and visiting costumes in all the
new shades of silk for daylight.
Then comes three India shawls, at
least twenty white dresses, some
of • muslin and lace, some embroid
ered one way, some another. There
are two illusion dresses, one em
broidered in black floss silk, and the
other in colors. There are sacques,
jackets, hats to match every carriage
and walking dress, handkerchiefs and
gloves by the dozens, shoes an ! slippers
for every dress, one polonaise iu white
that is all ovt r open-work embroidery,
morning dresses of cashmere, morning
dresses in white muslin lined with col
ored silks, linen dresses, one of which
cost a hundred dollars. It was import
ed aud looks as though it were all com
posed of narrow white tetting inserting
with gray linen between. One of the
largest rooms at the White House is full
of the trunks and boxes that contain
these costly and beautiful things. As
yet I have slid nothing of the jewelry,
laces, flowers, ribbons, and other ele
gant adjuncts to dress. There are two
parasols, one covered with white, the
other with black lace. The handles of
the parasols are ivory and were carved
in India. I hope Mr. Sartoris pert has
a large house, for his daughter-in-law
will require many rooms for the accomo
dation of her baggage. I don’t know
how she will ever know when she lias
worn all the dresses, or how, unless she
keeps an inventory, she can keep the
run of them.
The wedding is arranged to take place
after this fashion. There is a large
double window in the middle of the
grand East room. This window is to be
banked with flowers. In front of it will
be a dais carpeted, upon which the bri
dal party will stand. Above the dais
hangs a marriage bell of white flowers.
The bridesmaids all assemble np stairs
and form. The groom and his best man,
who is Colonel Fred Grant, enter the
East room through tbe suite of parlors,
and proceed to ttie dais. The brides
maids, two and two, enter from the wide
folding doors, which are opposite the
dais, and divide so as to form a cordon.
Kejt to the last bridesmaid conies the
bride with her father, followed by her
mother with young Ulysses Grant, jnst
home frou Harvard. The groom awaits
the bride and receives her from her
father. The Rev. Dr. Tiffany, of the
Metropolitan Methodist Episcopal
Church, will perform the ceremony.
Immediately after the congratulations,
the company proceed to the State dining
room, where a sumptuous repast is
spread. The ceremony takes place at
11, a. m. At I 40, p. m. the bride and
groom depart on a special train for New
York. They will remain at the Fifth
avenue Hotel until Saturday, when they
sail on the Baltic of the White Star Line
for England. If this programme is not
strictly followed, I will note the changes
in mv uext. The wtiole house will be
decorated in the most beautiful manner
with flowers.
The entertainment is to be by gas
light, and all the guests are expected to
appear in fnll dress. As it wiil be a gas
light affair the groom will wear evening
dress instead oi the English breakfagt:
dress, which is customary for daylight
weddings. The invitations are as lim
ited in number as it was possible to
make them. The Cabinet, foreign min
isters, and the most intimate friends
will be present. Invitations were sent
to San Francisco, St. Louis, Dubuque
and many distant places. Gen. Badean,
our Consol at London, sent a su) erb
fan. For the next three days I have no
doubt that the door-keeper at the White
House will be kept busy receiving pack
ages and parcels. I find that I have not
mentioned how the bridesmaids are to
be dressed. White silk is the material;
illusion, flowers and ribbons, the trim
mings. Four will weir blue, and four
pink trimmings. Knowing that names
are easily forgotten, although I once
mentioned the names of the young
ladies who act as bridesmaids, I
will now repeat them: Miss Anna
Barnes, who is the most intimate friend
Miss Grant has; Miss Edith Fish, Miss
Bessie Conkliug, Miss Sallie Freling
liuysen, Miss Minnie Sherman, Miss
Lizzie Porter, Miss Fanny Drexel, Miss
Maggie Deut. The Cabinet, the Sen
ate, Army and Navy, are all represented
and one cousin and two friends thrown
in. Some others feel that they are neg
lected, but the circle could not well be
extended. Mrs. Belknap has been quite
ill for several weeks, but is now recov
ering.
COURT AVEEK IN BARNWELL.
What Planters Think of It—Arrest ot
County Commissioners G. 15. Cloy,
Cassar Cave and Tuck Robinson—
Mosaic Excitement, &e., «Ssc<
[special cot;despondence chronicle and
SENTINEL. 1
Barnwell, S. C., May 24, 1874.
Our Spring term opened here Mo iday
with his Honor Judge Maher presiding.
Many cases up to this hour have been
tried, which I will not mention for fear
of consuming too much of your valuable
space. Many on both the grand and
petit jury are planters from distant
parts of tlie county, and do not relish
the importance of absenting themselves
from their plantations in a busy time
like this. Nevertheless they are obliged
to succumb. The legal fraternity are
well represented from all parts of the
State, and are looking cheerful and
hopeful iu their undertakings; The
first ease, I believe, was that of J.
M. Sadler, Town Marshal, for assault
and battery while in the discharge
of his duty. The jury iu this case
rendered a verdict of guilty. The sup
position generally is that the peace of
the town is jeopardized by it. It is a
case that was tried three times in the
Trial Justice Court of this town, twice
the jury hung fire and made a mistrial,
the third time the Marshal lost the case
andjappealed to the Circuit Court, where
he lost it. Another very interesting ease
was that of A. L. Robinson, Csesar Cave
(colored), and G. B. Cloy (white), Coun
ty Commissioners, fraudulent breach of
trust and official misconduct, in which
there was found a true bill. The inves
tigating committee made an able report
of the affairs of the county, and each of
the above commissioners, or so-called,
were found to be defaulters for a con
siderable amount. They attempted to
give bail, but no tax payer could see the
propriety of going on the bond of a
county vampire; so they are at pres
ent boarding at the sheriff’s hotel,
and they can now exclaim : When
and where shall we three meet
again, and the response could be
given by any tax payer thusly: In the
State penitentiary under the instruction
and guidance of John 15. D. nnis. What
is, Mr. Editor, more truthful than the
old maxim, “Where there is unrighteous
reaping, surely comes the same reward?”
His Excellency, of South Carolina.
When the news of this venerable of
ficial’s conduct reached us it spread like
wildfire throughout the whole populace
d’Afrique, and upon the faces of the
most prominent were displayed those
Tartaric, expressions of assumed regret,
mingled with wonder, amazement and a
hearty appreciation of his stand, sur
rounded by the Neagle or Ethiopean
guards, and occasionally you might dis
cover a longing iu someone of them to
be a member of that chivalrous com
pany at the seat of prostitution, a term
servitable for the spot that Moses stands
upon. This staunch boat of fame and
all else save what he lectured on some
time since has never feared being cap
sized, and with that belief punched a
portion of the bottom out and upon its
going down he rushes to the Neagle
guards and hangs on waiting for some
thing else to turn up. Perhaps it may;
the waves of justice may relieve the lit
tle fellow from his unpleasant position
and lay him down beside his fellow
thieves in company with our County
Commissioners.
Crops
Are somewhat backward, except corn,
which is looking well. Cotton has been
greatly damaged and thrown back by
hail storms and the frequent cold winds.
Though, under the circumstances,plant
ers are looking cheerful. * * * Court
will probably last a couple of weeks, as
there is business in abundance; only
one murder case, I believe, which has
yet to be tried, Truly yours.
McNewby.
TIIE CIVIL RIGHTS BILL.
To the Editors of the Chronicle and
Sentinel :
It seems to be certain that the Civil
Rights Bill will pass Congress and re
ceive the sanction of the President.—
Georgia must do something towards
preparing for this iniquity. Its first
'effects will be experienced by the
schools. Our children cannot be asso
ciated with negroes in the school houses.
Let us have no free schools, and then
there can be no trouble in this quarter.
I think it would he best for the Govern
or to convene the Legislature in extra
session as soon as possible and have all
the school laws repealed. What say
you ? Georgia.
ELECTRIC SPARKS.
! The Dukedom of Connaught has been
| conferred upon Prince Arthur.
The General Conference at Louisville
| adjourned to meet in Atlanta four years
| hence. Resolutions of gratitude to
Commodore Vanderbilt for a donation
of half a million for church universities
were adopted.
'lhe miners in the vicinity of Mussilon,
who have been on a strike, burned a
trestle work and shot two new miners
The Governor has telegraphed for as
sistance.
At Brunswick, Maine, a hundred
members of the lower class at Bowdoin
College were sent home for refusal to
drill.
A young man and two women were
crossing the river at Albany, N. Y., in a
boat. He attempted to hand in a dog
swimming after them and fell into the
water. One of the women, in her ef
i forts to help him, also fell in, and both
were drowned.
Rear Admiral Shubrick is dead. He
I was eighty-four years of age. He was
I appointed from South Carolina in 180(5.
Revenue Agent McAlpine and Collec
: tor Holtzclaw destroyed illicit distil
-1 leries and arrested five illicit distillers
in Walker county, Ga.
| The New York editorial excursionists
: arrived at Chattanooga yesterday moru
| ing. They visited Lookout Mountain,
I and left last night for Knoxville, thence
I to Washington, D. C.
1 The three county commissioners of
| Barnwell, S. C., indicted last week for
stealing public funds, have been tried
| and convicted,
! Poker. —The best poker hand we ever
j heard of was held l,y old Weasel the
! other night. • Weasel didn’t know much
about poker, but he wanted to learn,
! and every now and then (the party was
: playing enchre) he would show his cards
| and ask if that wasn’t a good hand,
i Once or twice he bet, but somebody
always beat him, because he knew so
little about the game. After a while, as
Weasel was dealing, and when he had
thrown three cards around to each one,
!he stopped and looked at his three. He
; looked a good while. Then he got ex
cited. “Now I know this is a good
| hand. I’ve learned something about ;
! poker in the last two hours, and I’ll bet ;
! 325 on these three cards. It’s just the
j best hand I ever saw.” Jones had beaten
Weasel on this sort of a bant r already, j
and so he took up his cards. He had
three aces—a pretty good hand for three 1
\ cards. Nobody conld have a full or .
fours, and his threes were the big- j
gest in the deck. He bent a pity-j
ing smile on old Weasel and said : “I \
th:nk I’ve got something pretty good j
here, but I couldn’t bet less than S-ijQ on ;
it. We’re not playing poker you know, j
and these outside issues are irregular. I
bet SSO. “Done !” said old Weasel; j
“what have yon got?” They put up,
their money, and then Jones showed his |
hand : “Here’s three atfes, you old taut- ,
ton head ! You can’t beat th? T t witn any j
three cards op earth. Yon ought to
know better than to ” “Hold on,” j
cried old Weasel, throwing down the j
king, ten and seven of hearts, “That s
a flush, ain’t it ?. When you've got all;
of suit that;s a flush, I believe ; and a
flush always beats threes. I don’t know
much about poker, but it seems to me j
I’ve got the best hand ont of jail.”—,
Jones had forgotten about flashes. In
fact, the whole party rather underrated
old Weasel, because he was a religious I
man and not supposed to know any- 1
tniag about cards. But they kept a very :
watchful eye on him after that, anil j
when he spoke of poker hands they all 1
insisted on sticking to the game they i
were playing.
Only one Atlanta alderman out of,
fourteen favors a “social evil” law.
A negro man named Elijah Price was i
killed at the Pioneer Paper Mill, four
miles from Athens, on Monday last, by
being caught in the machinery some way
and crashed or beat to death.
WASHINGTON NEWS. •
The Blue and the Gray.
Washington, May 26.—Senator Pat
terson, of South Carolina, lins received
a reply to his letter concluding thus:
“No order relative to the decoration of
the graves .at Arlington on the 30th of
May, 1874, has been issued. The
grounds of that Cemetery will, on that
day, be opened to all orderly persons
who desire to decorate any of the graves
within that enclosure.”
The Chairman of the Judiciary Com
mittee took no action in the impeach
ment cases to-day. They will investi
gate Arkansas.
Secretary Richardson’s Resignation
Is imminent. Mr. Delano will probably
succeed him. There is no doubt that
Secretary Richardsdn will soon retire
from office, but some of his friends say
he will not do so until definite action
shall have been taken on the subject of
the Sanborn contracts. The President
leaves to Richardson the fixing of the
time of retiring, and will nominate him
to fill the vacancy on the bench of the
Court of Claims, which he is now pre
pared to accept. In view of his intend
ed resignation as Secretary, the Com
mittee of Ways and Means will not, ac
cording to the present understanding,
introduce their resolution of censure of
the Secretary, Assistant Secretary and
the Solicitor of the Treasury. An im
pression prevails in Senatorial and offi
eial circles that Secretary Delano will
be appointed as Richardson’s successor,
although there is no positive authority
for the statement.
Congressional.
Proceedings to-day in both Houses un
important. The following is the full
text of the civil rights bill as it passed
the Senate:
Section 1. That all citizens and other
persons within the jurisdiction of the
United States shall be entitled to the
full and equal enjoyment of the accom
modations, advantages, facilities and
privileges of inns, public conveyance, on
land or water, theatres and other places
of public amusement, and also of com
mon schools and public institutions of
learning or benevolence suppoited iu
whole or part by general taxation, and
of cemeteries so supplied, and also the
institutions known as industrial col
leges endowed by the United States,
subject to the conditions and limitations
established by law and■ applicable alike
to cit zeus of every race and color, re
gardless of any previous condition of
servitude.
Sec. 2. That any person who shall
violate the foregoing sec tion by denying
to any person entitled to its benefits, ex
cept for reasons by law applicable to
citizens of every race and color and re
gardless of any previous condition of
servitude, the sud enjoyment of any ac
commodations, advantages, facilities or
privileges in said section enumerated, or
inciting such denial, shall, for every
such offense, forfeit ami pay the sum of
live hundred dollars to the person ag
grieved thereby, to be recovered iu ac
tion on the case, with full co ts, and
shall also for every such offense be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and
upon conviction thereof shall be lined
not less than one thousand dollars, or
shall be imprisoned not more than one
year; provided, that the party so ag
grieved shall not recover more than one
penalty; that if the offense is a refusal of
burial, the penalty may be recovered by
the heirs at law ot the person whose
body lias been refused burial; and pro
vided further, that all persons may elect
to sue for the penalty aforesaid or to
proceed under their rights at common
law and the State statutes, and having
so elected to proceed in the one mode or
the other, their right to proceed in .the
other jurisdiction shall he barred, but
this proviso shall not apply to criminal
proceedings either under this act or the
criminal law of the State.
Sec. 3. That the District and Circuit
Courts of the United States shall have,
exclusively of the Courts of the several
States, cognizance of all crimes and
offenses against and violations of the
provisions of this act, and actions for
penalty given by the preceding section
may be prosecuted in the Territorial,
District or Circuit Courts of the United
States, wherever the defendant may be
found, without regard to the other
party, and District Attorneys, and Mar
shals and Deputy Marshals of the United
States and Commissioners appointed by
the Circuit and Territorial Courts of the
United States with powers of arresting
and imprisonment and bailing offenders
against the laws of the United States,
are hereby specially authorized and re
quired to institute proceedings against
every person who shall violate the pro
visions of this act and cause him to be
arrested and imprison#! or bailed,as flic
case may be, for trial .•.Tore such Court
of the United Sta.fs or Territorial
Court as by law has cognizance of the of
fense, except in respect of the right of
action accruing to the person aggrieved;
and such District Attorneys shall cause
such proceedings to be prosecuted to
their termination as in other cases; pro
viding that nothing contained in this
section shall be construed to deny or de
feat the civil action securing to any per
son by reason this act or otherwise.
Sec. 4. That no citizen, providing lie
meet all the other qualifications which
are or may be prescribed by law, shall
be disqualified for services for grand or
petit in any Court of the United States
or of a State, on account of race, color
or previous condition of servitude, and
any officer or other person, charged with
any duty in the selection or summoning
of jurors, who shall exclude or fail to
summon any citizen for the cause afore
said, shall be deemed guilty of a misde
meanor, and be fiued not more than
SI,OOO.
Sec. 5. That all cases arising under
the provisions of this act in the Courts
of the United States shall bereviewable
by the Sjipreme Court of the United
States, without regard to the sum iu
controversy, under the same provisions
and regulations as are now provided by
law for the review of other tlourts in
said Court.
After Thirteen Years.
General P. M. B. Young, of Georgia,
was to-day appointed by Speaker Blaine
as one of the Board of' Visitors to West
Point on the part of the House of
Representatives. Thirteen years ago
General Young left the military academy
there to join his fortunes with those of
his State. /
The Insurance Commissioner of Con
necticut reports that the amount of
property destroy- and by fire in the United
States between January 1 and August
2, 1873. wait $.17,000,000, and since Jan
uary 1864, $400,000,000.
THE BEST ADVICE that can bo given to
persons suffering from Dyspepsia. Bilious
Comp Lints, Colic, Constipation, Hick Headache.
Fever nd \gne, Nervous Debility, or of any
disorder affecting the stomach, liver or kid
neys. is to tone, cleanse and regulate them bv
DR. 1U IT'S VEGETABLE LIVER BILLS. ‘
They act very mildly, yet they thoroughly
restore the functional action of the digestive
o'gans and the intestines, and renovate the
whole system, 3hey produce neither nausea,
griping or weakness, and may be taken at any
time without change of diet or occupation.
Brice, 25e. a box- Kohl by all Druggists.
Dr. Tutt’s Hair Dye.
THE Hair is the greatest ornament of the
body. Dr. lutt’s HAIR DYE changes
fade 1 or gray hair to a beautiful glossy black.
It acts like magic. Sold everywhere.
I^oS7tutts^l
[( sarsaparilla )]
Scrofula. Eruptive Diseases of the Skin, St.
Anthony's Fire, Erysipelas. Blotches, Tumors,
Boils, Tetter, and Salt liheum, Scald Head.
Ringworm. Rheumatism, Pain and Enlarge
ment of the Roncti, Female Weakness. Steril
ity, Leueorihcea or Whites, W&mb Diseases.
Dropsy White Swellings, Syphilis, Kidney and
Liver Cos plaint, Mercurial Taint, and Biles,
ali proceed iroru impure blood.
DR. TUTT’S SARSAPARILLA
Is the most powerful Blood Burifier known to
medtcjl science. It enters into the circulation
«ud eradicates every morbific agent; renovates
the system ; prouuces a beautiful complexion
and causes the body to gain flesh and increase
in weight.
K>£P THE BLOOD HEALTHY
And all will be well. To do so, nothing has
ever been offered that can compaie with this
valuable vegetable extract. Price. 81 a bottle.
•Sold by all Druggists. Office IS Oortlandt st.
New York. novllfeb3mh26-tuthsaAw
Iron in the Blood
#Hiid tDriches ' the
Blood, Tones ur> the
System,Builds up the
Broken-down, C a res
Female Complaints,
Dropsv, Debility, I Tu
mor*, Dyspepsia. <kc-
Thousands have
been changed by the
me of this remedy
from wyak, sickly,
suffering creatures, to
strong, healthy, and happy men and women; and
invalids cannot reasonably hesitate thrive it a trial,
Caution. —Be sure you get the right article. See
that ** Peruvian Byrnp ,% ia blown in the glass.
Pamphlets free. Send for one. SETII W. FOWLS
& SONS, Proprietors, Boston, Mass. For sate by
druggists generally.
iefi#-thß*4tu4wly
II BOOT, SHOE MB HAT STORE,
No. 182 Broad Street, Opposite Augusta Hotel.
—j ;0:
HAVING associated ourselves in the BOOT, SHOE and HAT BUSINESS, under the name and
style of
Timmerman & Wise, >
We intend keeping everything in nur line of the very host manufacture, of all kinds of goods
suitable for GENTLEMEN’S. LADIES'. MISSES’, and CHILDREN’S WEAK, and wo hope by
strict attention to business to share a liberal portion of patronage both from our city and country
friends—and the countrv generally.
W. T. TIMMERMAN, ' JOHN A. WISE
Os the Me firm Hora. Wiso & Cos. Os Edgefield countv, 8 C.
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GREAT BARGAINS.
REDUCTION OF PRICES FOR FINE FURNITURE!
AT
PLATT BROTHERS’.
R OR THE NEXT THREE MONTHS we propose to sell our ENTIRE STOCK
OF FINE FURNITURE FOR CASH, such as PARLOR, CHAMBER AND
DINING ROOM SUITS, at FACTORY PRICES. OUR STOCK IS LARGE
AND MUST BE SOLD.
All who are in want of FINE FURNITURE, now is the time to purchase. If
purchasers are not prepared to move it away it can stand in onr warerooms, sub
ject to their order until the Fall months.
Cali Soou and Make jour Selections, while the Slock is Full.
PLATT BROTHER 9.
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Now A*kv*,rti«enient»«.
m A DAY GUARANTEED using our
UZ VB WELL AUGER & DRILL in good
territory. Endorsed by Governors
of IOWA, ARKANSAS & DAKOTA
Catalogue free. W.OILES, St. Louis, lio.
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LIVINGSTONE IS DEAD.
For 30 years millionß have intently watched his
perilous yet heroic struggles, and grand achieve
ments, and now eagerly desire the COMPLETE
LIFE IIISToRY of this world-reuowned Hero and
t r, which unfolds also the curiosities and
wealth of a wild and w nderfu country. It is ju t
ready. 2,000 agents wanted quickly. One agent sold
184, another* 196 one week. F. r particulars, address
HUBBARD BUGS., either Philadelphia, Boston, or
Cincinnati, Ohio. my27—4w
®f la ok i:\ €
The Long-Contested Suit of the v
FLOItENi E sEH I.VU !H .RHINE < 0 ,
Aga nst the Singer, Wheeler & Wilson, and Grover
k Baker Companies, involving over $250,000, is
finally decided by the Supreme Court of the United
States in favor of the FLORENCE, which alone has
Broken the Monopoly of High Prices.
• THE KKW FLORENCE
Is the only Machine that sews backward and for
uard, or to right and left. Simplest—Cheapest—
Best. Sold for Cash only. Special terms to Clubs
and Dealers.
Apr l, 1874. Florence, Mass.
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"EDEOGRiPHY.” —A now book on the arts of Writ
ing uy oou.m ; a complete system oi Pa ine i. Snort-
Hand, the shortest, most simple, easy and compre
hensive, enabling any one in a short time to report
trials, speeches sermons &■*. The Lord Prayer is
written with 40 strokes of the pen, aud 140 vords
per minute. The unemployed should 1 aru this art.
Pri eby mail, 60 cents. Agents wanted. Address,
T. W. EVANS & CO., 139 S. 7th St., Phil., Pa.
my 27—4 w
AGEN^ T w r TED CENTENfGAL
GAZETTEER
No book has ever been published of sueli universal
interest to the American people It appeals to no
particular olass alone, but to all classes ; to men
and women of all professions, creeds, occupations
and political opinions- -to Farm rs, Lawyers, Busi
ness Men, Mechanics, Physicians, Politicians, Teach
ers, students, Manufacturers, Sales" en, men of
learning and men who can only read, to old and
young. All want it as a book f constant reference,
and to preisCerve for their children ad childr n’s
children as the only com plot and reliable work,
showing the gigantic r suits of THE FIRST ONE
HUNDRED YEARS OF THE GREATEST REPUB
LIC THE WORLD EVER SAW. It is not a luxury
but a necessity to every well-in formed American
citizen. Agents m’ke SIOO to S3OO per month. Send
for circular. ZIEGLER & McOURDY, Phil., Pa.
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Waters' Concerto Organs!
Are the most beautiful in style and perfect in tone
ever made. The CONCERTO STOP is the best evey
•placed in any Organ. It is produced by an exira set
of reeds, peculiarly voiced, the effect of which is
most charming and soUL-HTiHitiNG, wldlo its imi
tation of the Human Voice is Superb. Terms liberal.
Waters’ IMiilhariuimir, Vesper and
Orchestral Organs,
In Unique French Cases, are among the best made,
aud combine purity of voicing with great volume of
tone. Suitahlo for Parlor, Church or Mus ic Had.
WATERS’ NEW SCALE PIANOS have great power
and a line singing tone, with all modern improve
ments, and are the Best Pianos made. These Organs
and Pianoes are warranted for (> year j . Prices Ex
tremel- Low or part cash, and balance iu
monthly or quarterly payments Second-hand In
struments taken in exchange. Agents wanted in
every county in the United States and Canada. A
liberal discount to Teachers, Ministers, Churches,
Schools, Lodges, &o. Illustrated Catalogues mailed.
HORACE WATERS & SON,
my 2- 4w 481 Bron hvay, New York. B"\ >7.
SEND FOB THE
NKW CATALOGUK
AND PRICE LIST, MAILED FREE.
100-Piece French China Dinner Set
FOR $22.
FRENCH CHINA AND STONE WARE GIVEN
A WAV (almost). Tea, T il* t Sets and everything
else same wav. Call or bend for Catalogues.
WA hi 11NOTO N 11A DLEY’B,
my27-4w (w'.i Ave. and 12th Ht., N. Y.
pysMPsj^SC^B^.
Dr. Sharp’s Specific cur h Dyspepsia, Liver Com
plaint, ('oust, pation. Vomiting of Food, Sour Stom
ach, Water Brash, Heartburn, Low Spirits, Ac. In
thirty-five years never lading t > curt* the most ob
stinate cases. Sold by GREENE & UOSSIGNOL, Au
gusta, Ga., and Druggists generally’. Depot 146
Eighth st., N. V. Circulars lniiilrd on )>j dimt , n .
U pSV(!HO«AKOY or SOUL CHARMIIYU.”
_L How either sex may fascinate and uain the
io-. and ass ections of any person they choose In
st mtly. This simple mental acquirement all can
possess, free, by mail, for 25c., together with a mar*-
riago guide, Egyptian Oracle, Dreams, Hints to La
dies, Wedding Night Shirt, Ac. A queer book. Ad
dreas T. WILLIAM CO„ I*ubs., Philadelphia. 4w
For
COUGHS, COLDS, HOARSENESS,
AM) ALL THROAT DISEASES,
IJho
WELLS’ CAUBOLIO TABLETS,
PUT Ul* ONLY IN BLUE BOXES.
A TRIED AND SURE REMEDY.
Sold by Druggists. 4w
The Highest .Medical Authorities of Kurope
say the strongest Tonic, Purifier and Deobstruent
known to the medical world ia
J URUB K BA.
It arrests decay of vital forces, exhaustion of the ner
vous system, restores vigor tothedei ilitated, cleanses
vitiated blood, removes vesicle obstructions, ;tnd
acts direct!' on the Liver ond Spleen. Price, $1
b ttlo. JOHN Q. KELLOGG. 18 Platt Ht., N. Y
THE ONLY RELIABLE GIFT DISTRIBU
TION IN '1 HE COUNTRY!
$60,000 00
IN VALUABLE GIFTS!
TO BE DISTRIBUTED IS
I>. NINE’S
IG77A Regular Monthly
GIFT EITEEPEISE!
TO BE DBAWJf
Monday, June Bth, 1874.
TWO GRAND CAPITALS OF
$5,000 each in Greenbacks !
Two Prizes of 81,000 1
Five Prizes of 8500 r GREENBACKS.
Ten Prizes of 8100 each in )
One Horse and Buggy, with Silver-mounted
Harness, worth 8600; 1 Fine-toned osewood
Piano, worth 8550; 10 Family Hewing Ma
chines. worth 8100 each; 5 Five Gobi American
Hunting Watches, worth 8125 each; 5 Gold
Watches and Chains, worth 8300 each; 10
Ladies' Gold Hunting Watches, worth 8100
each: 800 Gold and Silver Lever Hunting
Watches (in all) worth from Bzo to 8300 each;
Gold Chains, Silverware. Jewelry, Ac,
Number of Gifts, 6,500. Tickets limited to
60,000.
Agents wanted to sell Tickets, to whom lib
eral premiums will he paid.
Single tickets, 81; Six Tickets, 85; Twelve
Tickets. 810; Twenty-five I'ickets. 820.
Circulars containing a full list of prizes, a de
scription of the manner of drawing, and other
information in reference to the Distribution,
will be sent to any one ordering them. All
otters must be addressed to
L. D. SINE,
Box 86. Cincinnati, Ohio.
Main Office, 101 W. Fifth Street.
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ETOWAH IT ARM
FOR SALE!
FOII the purpose of dis ribntion, THAT
FINE FARM, formerly owned bv Colonel
James Sproull, bring on tlio ETOWAH
RIVER, FIVE MILES FROM CARTERSVILIE,
ia offered for sale. Addr hh,
R T. FOUCHE,
ap2B-d&wßm Eons
. /856
pop LE Y’S
Is tHE
ever
OFFERED FOR MAKING
BREAD
DOOLEYS YEAST POWDER
Ts perfectly Pure end WholoNoino,
DOOLEYS YEAST POWDER
Is put up in Full Weight Cans.
DOOLEY'S YEAST POWDER ,
Makes Elegant Biscuits and liolls. A
DOOLEY’S YEAST PO WDER I
Makos Delicious Mullins, (iriddlo CakcH, Cot "
DOOLEY’S YEAST PO WDER
Make all kinds of Dumi'lings, Pot Pies, CakCß
and Paiftiy, nieo, light aud healthy.
DOOLEY’S YEAST POWDER
Is Iho liest, because perfeo ly pure.
DOOLEY'S YEAST POWDER
Is the Cheapest, because full weight.
DOOLEYS YEAST POWDER
Is guaranteed to givo satisfaction.
Be sure to ask for
DOOLEYS YEAST POWDER.
and do not be put off with any other kind.
DOOLEY’S YEAST POWDER
Is put up in Tin Cans of various size's, suitable
for Families, Boarding Houses. Hotels,
Restaurantß and ltivcr. Lake and
Ocean Vessels on short or
long voyages.
'J ho Market is flooded with Cheap, Inferior
Baking and Yeast Powder of light or short
weigh. DOOLEY’S YEAST POWDER is war
rautod full strength and full weight.
Sold at wholesale and retail, generally
throughout the United States, by dealers in
Groceries and Familv Supplies,
BOOMY&BROmm
Oif/SCW ST. NEIN YORK.
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KING’S ottire
FOR
Chicken Cholera!
Is TIIE ONLY SPECIFIC YET DISCOV
ERED FOR THE DISEASE.
I
It has been used for two years as preventive
and euro with almost COMPLETE success.
For sale by Merchants and Druggists gen
erally. Prepared by
Dn. VVM. KING,
ap7-dlAwflm Athens, Ga.
TUs Olilesi Furniture Bouse m <ec State,
212 Hi 214 BROAD STREET,
i
A.UGTJSTAL, GA.,
Keep always or ami the luttst styles#
of
FURNITURE
Os every variety manufactured, from the
lowest to the highest grades.
Chamber, Parlor, Dining-itooui,
AND
Library Complete Suits, or Single
Pieces,
At prices which cannot fail to suit tlio
purchaser.
U IV lb K K T AKIN «
In all its branches. M ('ITALIC CASKS
and CASKETS, of various styles unri
make. Imported Wood Caskets and
Cases, of every design and finish.
COFFINS and CASKETS, of our own
make, in Mahogany, Rosewood aud Wal
nut. Ah accomplished Undertaker will
be in attendance at all hours, dav and
night. PLATT BROTHERS,
212 and 214 Broad St., Augusta, (la.
ocjanl4 d+«Vwlv
SEWING MACHINES FOR ALL !
800 Per Cunt. Saved !
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HOME SHUTTLE,
A FIRST CLASS, Genuine Underfcod Shut
tle Machine, established twenty-three
years. Makes the celebrated Elastic Lock
Stitch alike on both sides, precisely the same
as the Singer, Wheeler A Wilson and others, at
three limes its coHt. and and es eveiy variety of
work known to any Machine in the world, or
no sale.
Prices, 825, 837, 842 and 875. Fully war
ranted tor five years. Kent to any address on
receipt of price, or bv Express. C. O. D. Refer,
by permission, to Airs. Dr. J,. D. Ford. Au ueta,
Ga.; .Mrs. Dr. Wm. Pettigrew, Langley. S. C.
N. B Agents, with small capital, wanted in
twenty two counties, lying between Chatham
and Uabersham, to whom exclusive right of
sale will bo given. Send for illustrated circu
lar and samples of work. AddVess
A. If CLARKE, Gen’l Agent,
apß-wtf 148 Broad st.. Augusta, Ga.
BACON, BACON
20 HOGSHEADS
CLEAR RIB BICON SIDES!
JUST ARRIVED AND FOB SALE FROM
DEPOT.
BRANCH, SCOTT & CO.
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