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The bark of an oak tree felled in lsto,
in Monmouthshire, England, was SOLO tot
81 900, and its timber tor Ss,ssV' "S
planted that seoyn
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From ErRorE AND CuiNA,-The Belgian
screw steamer COnStluiion. from South
hampton on the l.th Of March, arrived At
y. Y. the ID. It is announced that the
Sound Dues Treaty has been signed by the
Representatives Of the European Powers
interested. Spanish preparations against
Mexico were being continued on 4 large
scale.
Detail. Of tho China news up to Jan. 80
are received. The Hong Kong correspon-
dent of the London Times gives particulars
of an attempt Of the Chinese to poison the
Europeans by mixing arsenic with the
bread, Though several hundred people
suffered severely from the effects of the
POISON, mono actually died. There were
apprehensions that the Chinese would At
tact Hong Kong, and, owing TO the de-.
mands made upon him Tor the security oil
the island, Admiral SEYYouR had been obi.
ged to withdraw his forces from the place
they have hitherto occupied in the vicinity
/ Of Canton. The Chinese had collected .
very large fleet Of war junk'. and were
making great efforts to block up the river
| This manUuvreis is one that the British are
most anxious to prevent.
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From Putnam's Monthly Mngazine.l
THE FALL OF THE ALAMO.

On the Esd day of February, 1886, Gen
eral Santa Anna entered San Antonio de
BSxar, and took possession of the town
without firing gun. AS he advanced to
tbe Alamo, the small garrison of one hun.
dred and thirty men, under the command
of VIM. Barret Travis, retired on the oppo.
site side OF the river, determined there 10
offer such resistance to the progress of the
tyrant as their energies and resources sh hould
permit, by a direct appeal to the God of
battles. Flushed with the conquest, so ca.
silly effected, of the town, the Mexican com.
mander prepared for an immediate attack
on the Alamo. lie ordered breastworks TO
be thrown up on eye.y commanding point,
and artillery to be pIante wherever it could
be most effective. One battery was com
pleted on the right bank of The river by the
18th, and, without waiting fo, others, the
siege was at once commenced.
1t is a dark and gloomy morning, devot.
ed to a dark and unholy purpose. Ex,;lt;
ing in the work of death upon which he is
entering, Santa Anna crosses the river in
person and establishes his head quarters in
q small stone building yet standing from
which he may the more accurately perceive
the progress of bis designs, without expos
ing himself to his enemies. The signal is
given, and, before the sun has risen upon
those hostile hosts, the roar of the Mexican
battery awakens the echoes far and wide
and rouses from their sumbers the yet un
conscious inhabitants. Bot the defenders of
the Alamo have not, for single moment,
fost sight Of their willy and implacable foes |;
fney watch the studied direction Of every
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MiHrrllanrullH Rfahinq.
A Noble Stand Taken.

Will Mr.. Frank Hamilton please honor
the company with a sentiment 2" said the
fair bride to one Of the guests at her nup.
tial feast who was known to be a stern on.
ponent Of wine drinking She thought his
gallantry would compel him to respond and
drink TO the health Of the lovely bride and
her guests.
with pleasure" said Frank, fixing his
eye upon the charmer, and holding il there
he said, With true heart, | pledge you !;
not in the fiery draught which guilt pre-
pares for folly-whicb biteth like serpent
and stingeth like an adder-but in that bev-
erage, pure, which cometh down from heav-
en- to bless and beautify-in bright, clear,
sparkling water"
The effect was electric, and the temptress
quailed for moment in her efforts to cause
him 10 taste the ruby wine, and thus open
the way to its Introduction at the festival.
But recovering, she said: .-.........
Perhaps you can't relish wine 2"
"You are mistaken; do relish it {; but
have seen so many bad consequences re-.
sulting from its use, that on every occasion
try to say, what / now say" Get thee
behind me, Satan"
Dut just taste Ill IN sure 1t can do you
no harm"
So have thought many" said Frank,
WHO are at this moment writhing under its
cruelties-who are weeping while you are
laughing over it-wbo are cursing while
you are prasing it."
1t won't kill you to taste it," continued
the temptress.
" So said its MASTER" replied the noble
young man, "on another occasion: Thou
shalt not surely die Did he speak the truth
then 2"
The temptress was foiled, and retired from
the contest. No wine was introduced that
night.
This scene actually occurred. O! for
more such noble young men. What re.
formation might they accomplish.
Spirit Of the Age.
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The Lord and I Were There.

A few years since, in one of the towns of
our old Puritan New England, there was es.
tablished Morning Prayer Meeting" with
particular reference 10 revival of religion.
For some time the meeting was well sustain.
ed however, few months brought sad
change, without witnessing any special in
terest among sinners on the most important
of all subjects, that of the salvation of the
soul. If professors had in any measure
their hearts warmed by meeting together,
sure we were that they were willing to re
lapse again to selfish worldiness, for every
succeeding week witnessed such falling off
and gradual declension, that no doubt it
was given up in the minds of many, and
entirely forgotten.
Not so with "one s,eadfast follower of
our Lord !" he continued to meet in that
place of prayer, and like Jacob, wrestled
with God. and it was indeed Bethel to
him, and be might we'll say, " he met God
face TO face" -
One morning, returning from this conse.
Grated spot, he was met by one of the breth.
rem OF the church, who said, "Where now,
brother, so early in the morning 2" From
the prayer meeting, was the reply. "From
The prayer meeting? thought that was
given up, long ago. Why, who was there,
do tell me, friend 7"
Well, III tell you, brother, the Lord
and was there, and are there every morn
ing, and most precious seasons we are en-.
Joying we have sustained it for long time,
and u has been we'll sustained, aud has
never been given up"
The answer was so forcibly brought home
to the conscience, that the next morning
found this brother at his post, and from that
tlmo other members of the church followed
his example, and in few weeks that roou,
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to his heart by natural impulse but it is
only for moment. The desperation of his
position seuds it back with the force of an
avalanche. His fees glare on him with the
herceness of demons. and assault him with
blows from muskeis, lances and sabres.-.
The strength Of a hundred men seem con.
centrated in his single arm, as he deals
out death TO his pitiless and unspa,ing as
sallants. Their bodies have grown into a
rampant before him. Blackened with fire
and smoke, besmeared with blood, and rous-
ed into a perfect phrenzy, he stands like
some tabled god of antiquity, laughing to
scorn the malice and power and fury Of his
enemies. New fire flashes from his eyes
and new vigor nerves his arm. On his as
sailants rush, but it is upon death, certain
and immediate. They fall, but their places
are still supplied, and SO quickly the dead
seem to rise up before him like armed men
from the teeth Of Cadmus. At length a
ball from an unseen rifle pierces him in the
forehead he falls backward to the earth in
streams of gore which curdle around him.
No groan escapes his lips-no cry Of agony
gratities the implacable rancor of his enc.
mics. BE dies, and the Alamo has fallen.
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AGENTS.
5tlrrtrh pnttrq.
"a Days March Nearer Home y

a 10Y mdICu N6dT6f nome
know this life's pilgrimage
A journey to the skies
a passage to that better land,
Where pleasure never dies.
Oh, then to find so sweet place,
Above yon starry home,
Ego, for every day but brings
A days march nearer home"
The path / know is sometimes smooth,
And then again uneven;
lmnrmur not, for Ills tile way
That pilgrims go to heaven.
know there is a stream called death,
Whose waters dash and foam,
Ills just before--but still go a.
n days march nearer home"
Oh. what relief IL is to know,
The time cannot be long,
Before my soul shall be regaled
Within the land of song.
This cheering hope | cannot find
Within the skeptic's tome;
My Bible bids me onward GO
"A days march nearer home"
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a WORD OF ADVICE TO YOUNG MEN
The Ohio Farmer, iu some sensible remarks
on women's rights, has the following para.
graph:
we would beg to suggest another right
which we think woman is entitled to, and
That IS, to have something else beside fiat.
terry and nonsense talked to her. We would
venture to remark to our young men, that
sensible young lady is at least as sensible as
fool OF Young man perhaps, in some
cases, even more so. Don't think yourself
disagreeable, if your face is not always spoil.
ed with smirk, a moustache or a sinner.
The laughing byena is not the beat ideal of
everv young lady. Take our advice, and
venture to talk good sense in good gram
mar, and with natural voice and counten-
anee, to the first young lady you meet it
Is her right to be addressed in this way,
and it is your right and duty to do it.
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JUST RETRIBUTIoN.--At Dover, last week.
thepersons charged with placing distractions
upon the Boston and Maine Railroad on the
4th of March last, the Jury being unable to
agree upon the case at the last term of the
Supreme judicial Court, have at this term
been found guilty and sentenced to the State
prison for hfe
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A HIoHER PosrroN.-The New York
Express notices, under the head of muscu-
lar appointments" the appointment Of Tho.
mas Hyer, the prize fighter, as Superintend.
ant of Lands aud Places, quite lucrative
Office under the corporatiou Of that city.
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CHEAP LIvISa.--In Paris man may
dine for two pence. In the peigbborhood of
the Marche des Innocence, there is a certain
enterprising Madame Robert, who daily
feeds some six thousand workmen, in the
open air, yet sheltered from the weather.
Her daily bill OF fare is cabbage soup, slice
Of bouilii, (bees,) a piece of bread, and a glass
Of wine.
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was filled to over6owiDg, and the most pow
erfnl revival followed ever witnessed in that
church, and also in adjoining towns.
is II not safe always to trust God and rely
upon his promises, believing he will accom.
plish all his pleasure in his own good time Q
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BE EARNEsT.-The grand secret of all
worldly success, which some men call will,
would rather call earnestness. If l were
asked, from my experience in life, to say
what attribute most impressed the mind Of
Others, or most commanded fortune, should
say, 4" earnestness." The earnest man wins
for himself and eanestness and truth 90 to-
Bul,oer.
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LINES WRITTEN ON THE BACK OF A Or
DOLLAR BILL.-The following lines we hav,
been permitted to copy from the back of :
one dollar bill in the possession of gentle
man of tLis city. They are peculiarly ap
propriate to the times. and will, no doubt
awake sympathetic feeling in many who
may read them: .
And thou must go, my beautiful,
10 pay remorseless dun
Must pass forever from my hand,
My cherished only l.
1hou vert as good as X or V, .. q.
For thou vert all / bad,
And now, to lose thee in this yay.
eonfound it--'tis too bad.
The rich have stores of larger bills,
And double eagles too ,.
But they can't feel the love felt
My cherished rag. for you.
But, go away--I cannot smile
For, really, It's too bad,
10 think | am, when thou art gone,
Decidedly dead broke.
Greensboro, July 22d, 1855. -.
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LEARN TO WoRK.-Whence come our
greatest menl Not generally from our
frst honor graduates of the schools, nor
from the field of regular military training /;
but generally from among the laboring class
es, where necessity has taught them lessons
of industry and economy. 1t is singular
that the world almost always looks in the
wrong direction for the uprising mighty
men to meet the exigenoies of the times
While they look to the top of the mountain
expecting to see some pampered son of
wealth rise in full blaze of glory, thew
are suddenly surprised by hearing the shouts
OF the multitude in the vale below, pouring
fourth their piaudits upon some original ge-
MUS, who rises superior to his origin, and
mocks at the petty instructions in his path
way. Whenever circumstances require that
some giant intellect should rise to meet
some peculiar emergency of the times,
where an iron will and an unflinchipp nerve
alone can be trusted, it is from the working
men Of the world that such characters are
taken. Your nice young fop, skilled in
sporting gold.headed cane, or in giving a
moustache The right curl, is never The man
Tor an important work. The children of
your fashionable women are milk SOD he.
roes, are never fit for stations where respon.
sble and important duties are to be per-
formed. Why, then, should young man
oe afraid or ashamed to work9 Whh7
should not every man look with contempt
upon idle loungers in society The true
secret of all greatness lies in the combna.
ton of an honest heart with an industrious
hand.-Clinton Independent.
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DIR 5autbfriI GHtrrpriaR
rs ISSUED zvnar THURSDAY Moanma,
By PRICE 6 McJUNXIN.
WILIsIAM; p. PRICE.
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. q
C. NJ. M,JU NKIN,
PRINTER.
TERnIS

ONE DOLLAR and FIrrY CEsrs in advance; Two
DoLLAns il delayed. - ts
CLUBS of FIVE and upwards, ONE DOLLAR,
the money in every inssance to accompany the
order. E.es .ssPa4S,S.s E
!. ADVERTlSEMEN'TSi inserted conspicuously at
The rates of rs cents per square of is lines for
the first insertion, and 37f cents for each subse-
'quent insertion. ss rs
Contracts for yearly advertising made reason
I, able. -. -
- AGENTS. ~ cess
W. w. Walker, Jr., Columbia s. c. ss,s 7
PETER SrRADLEy, Esq, Flat Rock, N. c. sss .sr#r
A. Nj. PEpEN, Fairview p. o., Greenyille Dist
WILLIAM 9. BAILEY. Pleasant Grove, Greenville.
Carr II. Q. AspERsos, Enoree, spartanburg.
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GIVE HIM A TRApE.-If education is the
great bnckler and shield of human liberty.
well developed industry is equally the buck.
Ter and shield of individual independence.
As an unfailing resource through life, give
your son, equal with good education. q
good, honest trade. Better any trade than
none; there is ample field for the adoption
OF every inclination in this respect Learn
ed professions, and speculative employments
may fail a man, but an honest handilraft
trade, seldom or never--if its possessor
choose TO exercise it. Let him feel, too, that
honest labor crafts are honorable and noble.
The men of trades-the real creators of
whatever is most essential to the necessities
and welfare Of mankind-cannot be dis
pensed with; they. above all others, in
whatever repute they may be held by their
fastidious fellows, must work at the oar of
human progress or all is lost. But few
brown.handed trade workers think of this,
or appreciate the real position and power
they compass. ...
Give your son n trade, no matter what
fortune he may have or may seem likely to
inherit. Give him trade and an educa-
uon-at any rate trade. With this he
can always battle with temporal want, can
always be independent-.Spirit Of the 1ge.
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CoNFIDENcE IN ONE's SELF.-When n
crisis befalIs you, and the emergency re.
quires moral courage and noble manhood 10
meet 1t, be equal to the requirements of the
moments, and rise superior to the obstacles
in your path. The universal testimony of
men whose experience exactly comedies
with yours, furnishes the coGsoling reflection
that difficulties may be ended by oppositson.
There is no blessing equal to the possession
of stout heart. The magnitude of the
danger needs nothing more than a greater
effort than ever at your hands. If you
prove recreant in the hour Of trial, you are
the worst Of recreants and deserve no com.
passion. BE not dismayed nor unnamed
when you should be bold and daring, un.
fiinching and resolute. The cloud whose
threatening murmurs you hear with fear
and dread is pregnant with blessing and the
frown, whose sternness now makes YOU
shudder and tremble, will ere long be sue.
ceeded by a smile of bewitching sweetness
and benignity. Then be strong and man.
ly, oppose equal forces TO open difficulties,
keep stiff upper lip and ttust in Provi.
deace.
Greatness can only be achieved by those
who are tried. The condition of that
achievement is confidence in ones self.
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IHE editor of the Auburn American. ii,
Stanley Smilh,) in speaking of the claim
that Brayman, of Chicago, was a monom..
MAC, so far as regards the theft of articles OF
small value, says: "We knew a ladv in
Albany, who was independent, so far as her
pecunlary resources were concerned. who
was amiabie in character connected with q
high!y respectable family, and moved in the
best circles in society yet she was an inyet.
crate and notorious pilferer of all sorts Of
articles that she did not need, and generally
could not use. She could not enter store
or shop of any kind or even a meat stall
without stealing something before she left,
Merchants knew her well, and ALWAYS watch.
ed her narrow,y. Some accused her omen.
~ IN their stores of theft. She always de.
livered up the stolen property promptly, and
was obliged to pay hush money! Some
took advantage Of her in this way-piyipp
ample opportunity to her to steal. obtain
their goods from her, and then bleed her
purse. Others, aware of her propensity,
contented themselves with Watching her
closely, noting the value of the articles nil.
Tered, and sending her bill of their COST
These bills she always paid promptly. She
was liberal and benevolent, and gave away
hundreds of the articles stolen"
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NUMBERs1.

L.
Sons OF TEMPERANcE.--1be fourth opar-
terly session Of the Grand Division of the
Sons OF Temperance of South Carolina wa.
held In this city on Wednesday and Thurs.
day last. We learn that the meeting was
characterized by great unauimity of feel;nn
and sentiment. The reports from the vari,
Gus divisions were generally cheering aud
the warfare in which the Sous y had en-.
listed was vigorously going on.
The following are the officers elect for tho,
ensuing year !,
vile. 'N
Bro. J. Cordero, G. WA, Columbia.
Bro. Geo. s. Bower, G. IT,, Columbia.
Bro B. ID. Townsend, G. Scribe, Benefits
vile. = '''' 70,
Bro. J. G. Griffin, G.. c., Williamson.
Bro. J. W. Redwood, G. Sentinel, Con.
wayboro.
nettsville.
Bro. Henry Summer, P. G. w. p New
berry. t'e"
The first quarterly meeting for next year
will be held at Winnsboro, in January !. tho
second at Cheraw, in April; the third at
Wllliamston, in July, and the fourth at Co.
iumbla, IN November Southern Lioht.
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The Steam Boiler Explosion At Black Rock

Dam.
We learn from the Buffalo Rpuic, OF the llth instant
that the boiler Of the steampump A work pumping out
the at Black Rock dam exploded 81 10 O'Clock p
NJ yesterday. instantly killing seven
Al the time Of The explosion most OF ;Ae hands were ct
dinner, other wise much greater loss OF life must have
ensued The cauSe OF the explosion II not definitely
known atributng 70 defect In the boiler and
Others psstpg nsi The water had been suffered 70 b.
low The boiler had been In for four i've
years, and 10 In than probable that was detective
The engine situated In the middle Of the canal and
blown into q thousand pieces; OF the cylinders
thrown into the middle OF the river distance OF
500 feet Pieces Of the engine thrown two three
on aud the windows OF the houses along the
canal and OF mill by, all broken BY The
shock One Of the ues OF the boiler struck the door I'LL
of grocery and smashed the door In doors Ind win.
dow shutters for o comfortable distance were moro
less injured.
Al the time OF the explosion only two In the
boiler house, the others being Standing about. The
names OF the billed follows:-John etought2n en-
fineer Holandev by BIRTH leaves wife; Peter Rider,
brennan James Cronyn, lsborer; John Devii, laborcr
Cornelius Downing, laborer Daniel Foarren laborsr.
The iolowina are The names Of the wounded Thomas
Flanagan, ret expected 10 i've he blown twenty
feet by The explosion William stoughton, brother o. the
crrneer-s leg badly broken; Michael RrAnnan, LEG
broser.
of them hss ore sce OF his head taken completely on
the brsns OF aroiher scattered the logs and
stones ia the vicinity; and another, were informed,
was cut IN twain The wife OF the engineer In the
city Of the tine Of the accident and vas ignorant OF her
bereavement at dark last evening.
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supr,me Court-GeneraI Term.
Before Hon. Judges Mitchell. Roosevelt and Dayie,
OF RHCEfyl

1EASE-AsFI9SNTNT-FOWE OF A htCbffkh
Per IHard r. Mar0rrsa A. Lorii1rd, d-,.MfTcHrIL
pursuant order Of the couf In January 10y executed
properly the northeast corner OF BrosdwAy
Fulton 20 p. "a. Hudson. for twenty one years
should sooner de the annual rent Of $1,000 payable quar-
ery the lessee 10 al taxes snd asessment and erect
binding % al least f00)o, which 70 beienr 70 the
about SO COO probably including thai cost Interest and
rent during erection Francis Morris advanced W Hudson
iii he moneys expended by him he premises and as his
seeury took assignment Of the lease In March 1853 Tor
no rent 10 The sssgnor for consideration but VI and
has i'm ediaely afsr the h1bcpdyn clause az follows
sYubect nevertheless 20 the rens covenants, conduus
and provisions herein also mentioned, with provtso
Morris Immediately entered into possession and hae
COLLEGE, an Tho rents be paid the annual rent 70 the
receiver 10 ls Mag, 1885 inclusive. Ne found ies
said hat the reuv received By him would not pay me
fs55 ID surrender The Lease and take new one ssu
year and the said to have agreed 70 Apply 20 The
Court authority make such Arrangement IN AuguS
follow NJ Norrs pad 5000 subee, 70 the completion q such
agreement Since that time he has rad noihing eu, has Re
csved the and retained them Mr. Dem dled soon hler
tha, and present receiver, Ezra r. DAVIS we
pointed his place. In September last be 1Ined Nh ,ne
rs efec Of The Isl Of May 1888 MI Morris
thus the back rents AZ the rate Of SO year Ano 'ne
taxes and assessnens The order appealed RON shouo %
modified accordingly.
WHAT ARE LIENs?-rorrCI OF MOTION.
Rvfss Mig r. per Morris d-c-MrrcHE1f, J.-horris
nofes ged lands Is 900 and then cold them 70 Mrs
DAVIS subject 70 re morFsge-be alone was liable of shy
deficiency - Al the foreclosure sale the property brought only
s26-5 which would have made Morris liable for large ger
cheney he offered 70 bid on resale made 1880 AhhouGh
the original sale perfectly regular. there we're crcum
appealing 70 he equity Of The Court sumo 70 nauce
renee ssG 70 Emo se for resale Order appealed
from with