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AN ACT

FOR THE BETTER ESTABLISHMENT OF A
GENERAL SYSTEM OF REGISTRATION OF
BIRTHS, MARRIAGES ANDDEATHs,I IN THE
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
Sec. !. Be 1t enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives, now met and sit
ting in Genera! Assembly, and by the au-
thority of the same. That from and after
the passing of this Act, it shall be the duty
of the Tax Collectors of the different dis
tricts and parishes of this State, to require
of the inhabitants of the said districts and
parishes, at the time of making the general
tax returns, separate return stating the
number of whites, male and female, who
have been born, married, or who have died
during the year in their respective house
holds, and the number of blacks who have
been born, or who have died during the
same period, and return the same to the
Comptroller General; and III each case in
which the Tax Collector neglects his duty,
he shall be fined FIVE dollars, and the citizen
refusing charged five per cent, on his gen.
eral tax.
SEC. 2. That one Register shall be ap-
pointed by the Governor, whose duty it shall
be 10 receive from the respective Offices of
the Comptroller General, in Charleston and
Columbia, the returns of the Tax Collectors,
and make and publish full report of the
same annually, filing copy of his report in
the Comptroller Generals office, both in
Charleston and Columbia.
Sec. 8. That in order to ascertain as ac-
curately as possible the number of births,
marriages and deaths of nou-tax paying
whites, it shall be the duty of the Tax COL
lector to ascertain from the magistrate, physi-
clans and ministers of the Gospel, Of the
different districts and parishes, the number
of births, marriages and deaths that have
taken place among the persons within their
jurisdiction, or belonging to their copgrega-
tions respectively; and it shall be the duty
of the Registrar to draw out a proper form of
registration for the Tax Collectors of the
different districts and parishes, and for the
use of the magistrates and ministers of the
Gospel, of the said districts and parishes.
Sec. 1. That the said Registrar shall re.
ceive annually the sum of four hundred DOL
lars for his services.
Sec. 5. That the Tax Collectors shall be
entitled to retain out of the taxes collected
by them, three cents for the entry of each
birth, death or marriage required by this
Act.
In the Senate House the twentieth day of
December, in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and ffty-si1, and
in the eighty-frst year of the sovereignty
and independence of the United States of
America
JAMES CHESNUT, Jr.,
President of the Senate.
JAMES SIMONS,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
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NO.:2
A Coon NAaE-A good name il aboYs

A COOP NAME.--A good name is above.
all price. Have you not found it SO, young
man, you whose well-known virtues have
placed you in position which. you occupy
with feelings of commendable pride Z And
you whose fame has been the target Of .en.,
vious tongues, have you not seen coed
uamc to be the only breastplate that isim:
pervious to the poisoned shaft of calumny Z
Gold and talent, what are those uithoutchar.
acter? A light to render darkness visible !;
a gliding which by contrast makes the sub-
stance the more revolving? ~ s.z,,,
Cherish it then, all ye who possess it, guard
it carefully,-for, depend upon this, its Puri.
ty once tarnished, the most unxearying effort
will hardly restore it to its pristine luatre.--.
Let it attend you through the journey Of
life, crowning your days with peace and hap
piness. The rectitude which won it, viii,
engrave upon your face letter Of recons
mendation to people Of every nation and
tongue. And when the treasure is no lon-
ger needful to you, it shall descend to your
posterlty, alegacy with which millions Wcaia
not bear to be compared. .s.:s y y i, =
You who are just on the stepping stone 70.
active life, remember the value of a good
name. BE ityour constant endeavor to earn
it for yourself, in the only practicable way
by pursuing the path ofrundeyiatiug in
tegrity. Let all your intercourse with your
fellow creatures be marked by such conduct
as you need not blush to see recorded before
the eyes of the congregated world !; such n
will never cause any to blush for their:con-
nection with you. A good name is q lnurel
wreath for the brow Of its possesscr, but1
bad name is a swift-footed pessilence 70 fol-
low with its scathing influence wherever hes
goes y, sStstss
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O., THURSDAY, JANUARY IS, 1857.

ga cry Of joy escaped from the lips of the
brother and sister. They recognized him
and cried with emotion, you are, then
! Beethoven"
ale rose to go, but our entreaties sue
ceeded in OBTAINING him.
"Play to us once more, just once more
"He allowed himself to be led to the in
strument. The brilliant light of the moon
entered the curtaiuless window, and lighted
up his expansive, earnest forehead. e.
clam going to improvise sonata to the
moonlight" said he, pIayfully. He con,
templated for some minutes the sky sprin'
kled with stars ,-.i.en his fingers rested on
the piano, and he commenced to play in a
low, sad, but wonderously sweet strain. The
harmony issued from the instrument, --veel
and even as the rays of the moon sprea- over
the shadows on the ground. This delicious
overture was followed by piece in triple
time, Lively, light, capricious, sort of in
termcdiate burlesque, like dance of fairies
at midnight on the grass. Then came rap.
id agimto .fnole-a breathless movement,
trembling, hurrying, describing flight and
uncertainty, inspiring vague and instructive
terror, which bore us onward on its shudder.
ing wings, and left us at last quite agitated
with surprise and moved to tears
"Adieu," said Beethoven, abruptly push
ing back his chair and advancing to the door
--A.adicu ~
"You will come again." asked both at
the same time.
"He stopped, and regarded the young
blind girl with an air of compassion.
"Yes, yes said he, hurriedly. 81 will
come again and give some lessons to Made.
moiselle. Farewell, I will soon come again.
"They followed us to the door in silence
more expressive than words, and remained
standing on the threshold till we were out OF
sight.
"Let US hasten home," said Beethoven to
me in the street. "Let US hasten, that
may note down this sonata while it is in my
memory"
"He entered his room, aud he wrote till
nearly daybreak."
still sat in listening attitude after the
old musician had finished speaking. u
"And did Beethoven give lessons after
wards to the blind girl? asked l at length.
He smiled, and shook his head sadly.
"Beethoven never entered that humble
house again. With the excitement, his in.
terest in the blind girl was passed away; and
through the brother and sister long and pa.
tiently awaited his coming, he thought nc
more of them"
And is it not too often so in life?
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THE INDIAN STORY.

The rapid growth Of northern Illinois CON-
menced at the conclusion of the war Of
1872. The log buts of the Indians sudden
ly disappeared, the smoke of the wigwans
no longer ascended toward the heavens.
The rapid improvements commenced by
the white man, had driven them into the
prairies, and the wigwams were no longer
pitched in the vicinity Of the towns, except
when they came to barter their furs for goods.
The music of the saw, axe and hammer had
driven the game far away.
The Indians land east of the Mississippi
had already been ceded to government by
treaty, and the red men only dwelt there, by
the consent of government. When the In
diaus went away, I went with them. l took
up my quarters at the head waters of the
Wisseba, at the junction of two important
streams, tributaries to the great father of
waters, and opened my store for trade.
After exposing my goods, in all their In
dian varieties. for some days, without any
success in selling, l became almost discour-
aged, and nearly concluded to give it up.
The Indians would come into my store by
dozens, and after examining my goods, go
away without purchasing. They had plenty
of shu,nc-ah money and furs, but bought
no goods, and the reason was mystery to
me.
At length the chief of the nation came in
company with a crowd of Indians. He in
stantly exclaimed, elbow do, Thomas !?
Come, show me nice goods. What do you
ask for this? I'll take four yards Of calico
three coon.skins for one yard-half a dol
lar cxactly-by-m by, tomorrow, I'll pay
you"
The next day he came accompanied by his
whole band. His blanket above his waist
was stuffed with coon-skins. american, I
will pay that bill now" said the Indian.
Suitng the action to the word, he began
to pull the skins from his blanket, and coun-
ting out twelve, held the thirteenth in his
hand, and finally laid it upon the rest, ex-
claiming, "That's it, exactly" 1 gave it
back to him, telling him he owed but twelve,
and the Great Spirit would not let me cheat
him. We continued to pass it back and
forth, each one asserting that it belonged to
the other At last he appeared satisfied, and
gave ME serutinizing look; then placing
the skin within the folds of his blanket, he
stepped to the door, and with a yell cried,
Come come in, all you, and trade with
the pale face-he's honest-he will not
cheat the Indian, he believes in the Great
Spirit-his heart is big, he is an honest ira
der"
He then turned to me, and said, off you
had taken that one coon skin, and my peo-
pie would have had nothing to do with you,
and would have driven you away like dog;
but now l have found that you are the In
dams friend, and we shall be yours"
The Indians then began hocking into the
store, and to trade, and before the sun had
gone down, was waist deep in furs, and
shu-ne.ah in plenty. That one coon-skin
saved me-.
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GBoite 4oetrp.
HALLowED BE THY NAME.

HALLowED BE THY NAME.
list to the dreary tongue that dwells
In ripping wares or signing tree;
Go. hearken to the old church bells,
. The whistling bird, the whizzing bee
Interpret right and We will find
'Tis '.power and glory they proclaim;
The chimes, the creatures, waters, wind,
s. All publish .shailowed be Thy name"
The pilgrim Journeys till he bleeds,
To gain the altar Of his sres:
The hermit pores above as beads,
With zeal that never warns nor tires;
But holiest rite or'longest prayer
SO That soul can yield or wisdom frame.
What better importcan it bear
Than "Father, hallowed be Thy name!"
Tie savage kneeling to the sun,
To give his thanks or ask q boon;
The raptures Of the idiot one,
With laughs to see the clear round moon !;
The saint well taught in Christian lcre,
The Moslem PROSTATE at his flame
All worship, wonder and adore,
And end in ''hallowed be Thy name"
what'er or may be mans faith or creed,
These precious words comprise it still;
We trace them to the blooming mind;
We have them on the flowing rill
Our chorus halls the Great Supreme;
Each varied breathing is the same
The strains may differ but the THEME
Is "Father, hallowed be thy name!'
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A GOOD ANEcDoTE.

During the Inauguration of Gen. Taylera
at Washington, j. c., March 4th, IS49,
the police regulations, as usual, required,
that after the speech. of the.new President
had commenced, the gates Of the Cspisol
Grounds should be closed, and no carriage,
of any kind allowed to pass until the speech
was finished, to prevent confusion. 80,
The Minister of all the Russias, M. Bod
isca, was very late, and after the speech had
begun drove up to the gate in great haste,
the horses covered with foam, when the
coachman shouted to the guard, Open %
gate, iv you please" The guard shook big
head and stood still. The footman next
called out. "Will you open ze gates for se
Russian Minister ?" The guard again shock
his head, without answering word. Ne1ts
the grand Minister put his head out Of the;
carriage window aud called to the guard:
>, Open ze gates to ze gran Minister Of all
re Russias, Minister Pleuipoteniars, M.
Bodisca; am ze Minister" ,se
There was great crowd around the gstes
within and without, and all this fuss created
quite stir. The guard drew himself up,
and in a firm and pleasant manner, replied:
"If you were free born American citizen
of these United States of America, you
could not pass these gates in carriage -
The crowd came very near giving three
cheers for the guard, but better manners pse
vailed, and NJ. Bodisca stepped out,of his
elegant equipage, and entered the side gate
with the sovereign people, his carriage 10.
naming outside until all the ceremonies
we're over
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1857-01-15
BEETHOVEN g. THE BLIND GIRL

Some months ago, I was at Bonn, the
birthplace of Beethoven. met there an old
musician, who had known the illustrious
composer intimately; and from him | receiv-
ed the following anecdote.
"You know" said he, "that Beethoven
was born in house in the Rhein Grasse
(Rhine ST. but at the time l became ac-
quainted with him be lodged over humble
little shop in Remerplatz. He was then
very poor, so poor that he only went out to
walk at night, because of the dilapidated
state of his clothing. Nevertheless, he had
piano, pens, paper, ink and books; and
Notwithstanding his privations, he passed
some happy moments there. He was not
yet deaf, and could at least enjoy the har-
mony of his own compositions. In later
years, even this consolation was denied him.
"One wiuter evening called upon him.
hoping to persuade him to take walk, and
return with me to supper. found him sit.
ting at the window, in the moonlight, with
OUT uTe UT CdHuIe, lid ldCc CouCedieu W uis
hands, and his whole frame shivcring with
cold, for it was freezing hard. BY slow de-
grees l drew him from his lethargy, persuad-
ed him to accompany me, and exhorted him
to shake off his sadness. He came out with
me, but was dark and despairing on that
evening, and refused all consolation.
"I hate the world said he with pas
sion. 81 hate myself. No one understands
me or cares about me; I have genius, and
am treated like a pariah; I have heart,
and no one to love. l am completely mis-
erable."
81 made no reply. 1t was useless to dis
pute with Beethoven. and | let him contin-
ue in the same strain. He did not cease till
we re-entered the city, and then he relapsed
into sad silence. We crossed dark, mar
row street, near the gate of Coblentz. AT
once he stopped.
"Hush !" said he, 'what is that noise .?
81 listened, and heard the faint tones Of
an old piano issuing from some house at a
little distance 1t was plaintive melody
in triple time, and, uotHithstand the poYer-
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THE WANDERING JEW.

a sensation was created in William street,
on Tuesday morning, by the appearance d
man on the pave with long aoating beard,
and dressed in loose pantaloons, With tug.
ban on his head. He carried in his hand,
little manuscript Hebrew book out Of
which he read to the crowd that gathered
around him. He represented himself - the
veritable Wandering Jew. Nobody knows
who he is, or where he came from. Alesrp-
ed JEWS Rabbi was sent for to converse
with him, which they did in the Hebrew
language, and hestranger was found 10 be
perfect in his knowledge of that most diff.
cult tongue. The Rabbi tested him In
Arabic, in Phenician, and In the Sanscrit,
but soon found that the aged stranger fsr
surpassed him in intimacy With them all.
The Rabbi invited him to his house; but,
said the stranger, "uay, I cannot stop. The
Cruci6ed One Of Calvary has prononnced the
edict, and may not rest. musfmove on
lever onp' He was last seen on Thurs.
day, but to where he has departed NO ono
can tell. "a 80 -. -.
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Nor ALL DEsoLArE.-Moss will grow up
on the grave-stones, the ivy will cling to the
mouldering pile, the misleto will spring from
the dying branch and, God be praised !!
something green, something fair to the sight
and grateful to the heart, will twine around
and grow out of the seams and cracks of the
.desolate temple ofths human heart
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ase There is no newspaper editor or pub

@~ There is no newspaper editor or pub
Usher in the world who will not fully endorse
the correctness of the following scrap which
we find floating the rounds of the press:
"You may insert thousand excellent
things in newspaper, and never hear word
of appreciation or remark from the readers;
but just let a little paragraph slip:in (by ac=
cident or indiference) of one or two lines
that is not in good taste, and you may be
sure of hearing about that to your hearts
content. ssys:-sz ssys:-ss z.ls5s
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ssyssea with . veil. ,.s ,,l,ss,. ~
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And is it not too often so in life?
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-02-16
THE DAILY IOWA STATE DEMOCRAT DAVENPORT 1oWl


The MAMMOTH STEAM FKIaATE Nj
AoARA.-Thc Niagara is thus described
by New York paper:
The cabins and officers quarters of
the steam frigate Niagara, ON which a
force Of sixty men are constantly en-
gagged, will he finished, together with
the rest Of the joiners w,rk, in the
course Of month, and in style that
will surpass anything Of the kind now
in the navy. Her twelve tremendous
ll-inch swivel guns, weighing nearly
10000 pounds each, are now in the
blacksmth's shop, receiving tangent
sights and other fixtures. Each gun
carriage and slide weigh together about
5000 pounds, and the shells when
empty, from l20'to 40 pounds. Her
engines give entire satisfaction. She
will be provided with ten boats, two
launches, four cutters, one whalc-boat,
one barge, and one gig. 1t is expect
ed that she will he entirely finished in
two months time. The machinery OF
the Mississippi is undergoing repairs
but the work has been partially sus-
pended to hurry forward the Niagara.
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-02-16

BoAKp or TRADE MEErlxc.--Pur-
suant 10 adjournment,th merchants of
Davenport met, on Friday night,at the
usual place. The motion for reducing
the rates Of initiation being before the
house, IT was acted upon and lost.
Constitution and Bylaws were then
adopted, and presented to the meeting
for signatures. The requisite mum.
Der necessary to form the Board hav
ing been obtained, the meeting then
proceeded to ballot for officers. Char
ies Leslie received the nomination for
President, and WAS elected on tho fast
ballot, and was conducted to the chair
by Messrs. J. N. Dalsell aud 7. Close.
Mr.. Leslie thanked the Board for the
honor thus conferred, upon him. J.
N. Dslsell was elected Vice President.
J. p. Coates, Secretary, aud II. II.
Smith, Treasurer. The Board thought
proper 70 adjourn the meeting for the
election Of other officers. until Tues
day next, 1t o. o'clock =. N,
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TRUST and WARRANTED DEEDS
FOR SALE AT THIS OFFICE.
LOCAL ITEMS.

LIE MAiLs.- We understand the
man route agent was at Rock Island
Yesterday morning, but the Eastern
mails were not in his company. To
orihg Them through from La Sale,
where they have been lying for sew
cral days, they must be carried ON
other roads, involving some little ad
dltional expense. Post Master Cen
cral Campbell has been notified Of In,
condition ofthings, and refuses, AS all
who know the man know he uouH
Ie'uSe' To permit the agent to incu,
.'e necessary expense to pass through,
'hese important mails. We are ac
1uainted with number of almos,
precisely similar eases this, in which
'en. Campbell has sacrificed impor-
'Sht Interests and insulted business
communities by narrow minded OBJ
st'hacy, miscallcd economy. Every
aay and every hour of the day proves
ms utter uniitness for the Office he
no''s' lie has disgraccd even the
'erce Administration, and that is
ABOUT AS bitter an invcctivc as can be
hurled at him. We may have an
Eastern mail this morning, and we may
not have one till it can be brought
through on the Rock Island road, four
" I'VE DAYS hence Go-etf, FEB. II.
The reason of the above mis-rcpre-
sehtatlon of Post Master Campbell
VIII become apparent to all who
Aho" That he Is u Catholc, and his def
amers OF the Gozetie are Know Moth
ings dyed in the wool. Every person
KNOWS that the only ones TO accuse OF
"'''''ii neglect in this delay OF the
mails, on the Chicago X Rock Island
"a''r"ad, are those who have the
contract for CARRYING those mails
Does the mere brcakage of the track,
or falling ola bridge, or the total ex-
termination of the Rail, al, excuse
mai carriers from carrying the mail
through, rs they have contracted to do,
" any way is open by which il can be
zone! When the mails were brought
nom Ch'cag" hy land, the delay was
not so great IS il has been within the
last ten days. We cannot learn that
the mail carriers have put forth any
effort to bring the mails through
There is no sense in the United
States Government paying the extra
expense that might be thus occasioned,
nor can it be expected that it will, for
the contract to carry the mails sub
Jec's the contrastors to all expenses Of
TINS KIND, and the mail contractors on
'he Z. d X. |. X. r., should be fined
10 the EXTREMIST penalty for their
"i''iui neglect. Let the res, onsibiIity
rest where it ought to, and not accuse
rost Master General Campbell of
that which the mail Contractors alone
are guilty. But it is a way that our
neighbor has of treating political OPP
Ponents not altogether approved, by
his code Of honor.