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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1861-01-03

VERY Toucn1NG.-Here is touching
description of q moonlight scene: After
whirling some time in the elastic mazes
of waltz, Cornelia and myself stepped
out unobscrved, on the balcony, to enjoy
a few of those moments so precious to
lovers. 1t was glorious night-the air
was cool and refreshing. AS I gazed on
the beautiful being By my side, I thought
I never saw her look SO lovely; the full
moon cast it's rays over the whole person.
giving her most angelic appearance, i'm.
parting to her curls q still more golden
hue. Oneof her soft hands rested in mine,
and ever and anon she met my ardent
gaze with one of her pure, confding looks,
Suddenly flush came over her soft
features, her full red lips trembled with
suppressed emotion, q tear drop rested on
her long, dropping lashes, the muscles
around her faultless mouth became con-
vulsed, she gaspcd for breath, and Snatch
ine her hand from the warm pressure Of
nv own she turned turned suddenly away,
and-snee=ed.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1861-01-03

Nor BAD.-A blooming young widow,
living in one of the Southern States, which
is strongly in favor of secession, sends
word, through lady friend, to q spry
widower of this city, but who is not in
very robust health at present, that "she
is for Union" To which he replied:
"And so am I, but due regard must be
had to the Constitution"
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1861-01-03

WILL MAKING-The practice of cut
ting off with shilling was introduced to
refute the presumption of forgetfulness
or unconsciousness-to show that the tes-
tator fully remembered and meant to dis
inherit the sufferer. Lady Mary Wort
ley Montague cut off her scapegraee of a
son With a guinea. When hen sfeFidisz
threatened to cut OF his eldest born with
a shilling, the quiet retort was, Couldn't
you give it to me at once, if you happen
to have such thing about you?" Haz-
lit mentions habitual liar, Who, consist
ent to the last, employed the few remain
ing days he had to live after being con-
demned by the doctors, in makinga will,
by which he bcqueathed large estates in
different parts of England, money in the
funds, rich jewels, rings, and all kinds of
valuables, to his old friends and acquain-
tances, who, not knowing Chow far the
force of nature could go, were not for
some time convinced that all this fairy
wealth had never an existence anywhere
but in the idle coinage Of his brain, whose
whims and projects were no more. A
wealthy noblcman hit upon still more
eulpablc device for securing posthumous
ignominy. He gave one lady of rank
legacy by way of compensation for the
injury he feared he had done her fair
fame" u large sum to the daughter of an
other, married woman, from strong
conviction that he was the father" and
so on through half dozen more items Of
the sort, each leveled at the reputation Of
some one from whom he had suffered q
repulsc; the whole being nullifed with
out being erascd) by codicil. A widow,
occupying large house in fashionable
quarter of London, sent for wealthy
solicitor to make her will, by which she
disposed of between fifty and sixty thou
sand pounds. he proposed soon after,
was accepted, and found himself the hap
py husband of a penniless adventures.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1861-01-03
ssIeeten Yoetrg.
A New Years Wish.

new Years Wish.
Stern Time has turned another page
In his record-book of human age
That chronicle so dark,
Where every act upon life's stage
Each footstep of our pilgrimage
He left some warning mark.
Now, from Lile's tree another leaf,
Bright with joys hue, or dark with grief,
Has fullered to the ground,
Where in moment, sad and brief,
Twas gathered to his mighty sheaf
In the Pasts garner bound.
The year just gone has spent its sands,
Another now before thee stands
Unread, unknown and vast;
This too, will glide from youths strong hands
Away to join the misty bands
Which gather in the past.
And, as it passes may it be
From every care and sorrow free!
May it be brighter far
Than tropic sunset on the sea,
Than dreamy moonlight on the lea,
Or light of vespcr star!
In its bright west may Hopes fair bow
In promise shed a tranquil glow
To lumine Lifes swift tide;
And in its calm and happy flow
May sorrows melt like falling snow
Upon the ocean wide.
And, as this opening year drifts past,
May its last days profuscly cast
Lies blessings over thee.
As when rich Autumn-leayes fall fast
The brightest linger to the last,
Thus may this New Year be-
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1861-01-03

/ slowly descended the steps, bearing life
less body-a woman; her features covered
by a veil They bore it into the saloon,
and laid it revcntly upon the sofa. Still
the conductor waved the crowd back
except our party He knew us, and
turned away his face as we approach
ed
Then we knew how it was; all except
the father he could not believe! Firmly
he raised the veil from the dead face. Oh,
God AL mcrciful 1t is thus we meet
thee, Lizzie, darling, best loved, idol the
of ourheart.
In brief time we learned the story
learned how the angel of the Lord had
"met Lizzie" before u.s. in the still twilight
of that autumn morning. and after one
pang, terrible we know, but brief, had waf-
ted her gentle spirit to those who waited
for her in the home of angels.
At the very last stopping place, Lizzie
had left the car to procure some food for
a little child, who had fretted all night in
the arms of wearied mother. The train
stopped q moment; it was dusk, and none
of the officials had seen her leave it. She
returned hastily to find it moving, made q
msstcp, fell forward-and the rest-it is
common tale, such as newspapers chron-
icle every week The beautiful head with
its sunny curls was-what we saw at the
station house?
We shed no tears at first, though it
seemed as if drop could save our hearts
from bursting-it would not come. Not
even when one who, we afterwards learn
ed, was on his way to wedding party
and who, joumcying with Lizzie but few
hours, had yet learned to know her good
as beautiful, came up and laid, in fearful
silence, boquct of pure white rose-buds
upon her bosom. We buried them with
her-thc strangers kindly offering Of
sympathy and respect.
Blessed be God for tears. They came
ut last-camc when VIC saw the mother.
That scene is too sacred for detail. But
the old grandfathcr's mind wandered
when he heard the tidings, and all day he
sat in his armchair on the porch, listening
to the whistle of the train, as his dull ear
frintly distinguishcdit. "Ircckon Lizzes
aboard that; has anybody gone to meet
the gal 2" When told again, he would
seem to comprehend for few moments,
and once he called the creeping baby to
him, and patting its white shoulders, said
"Grandsir's old, and lame, and blind; he
could not 60 to the station, but grandsir's
going to sec Lizzie first after all. Yes,
ycs-grandsirs not so far from his little
cal as the rest of them, but were all fol-
lowing fast"
Blessed lost one! How prone VIC are
to forget this. How hard for our faith to
'put back the dead love from her arms"
and looking upward, to the glory that en-
compasscth them forever. We mourn thee
always, Lizzie; our idolatrous hearts
yield but slowly to thy Fathers chasten-
ing yet in it we feel the earnest of joy to
come, we know the clinging earth-sar-
ments cannot hold us back from thee for
ever; we know that we shall yet ''mcct
thee at six" at the glorious sunrise of the
resurrection morning.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1861-01-03

p- The postmaster at Halifax, N. G..
has rendered his resignation to the Post
master General, to take effect on the 4th
of March next, unless North Carolina
secedes before that day.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1861-01-03

HAPPY New YEAR! to all my friends
and uiUe la Repubhque, - n
TRB IHp.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1861-01-10

\ live Hipuorsramus Tas-zi through New York
a short rim- ago. having arrived from England
5v the steamer City of N~anch=,er. and departed
for New Orleans hy tae steamer De Soto. After
rh- animal las become acc..uatei AZ The South.
II -. urghatlv ~ brought o Jl- North tr eX-
biairigi. Meanwhile the following account Of
II. from an English IaI-r, viii perhaps interest
1ur reaIers
- lew year, ago. the addition Of Q hippor5-
tamu- u tie Collection " JLr Geological Society
n Manchester. England. caused quite = turlr-
in LnulJu II was ~ once made e. fashionable
lion. and maintained IL supremacy long and
successfully: and now. while les noticed. Il i
growing rapidly In size. with is mate. and i de-
yelgUins = disposition and V-olensiles that
promise u make il Troublesome. The difficulty
~ securing = young LilgrlouamUs. AMI thv eos.
and labor involved IN bringing il % this country.
have now again been overcome and this youu.
specimen i being exhibited.
II was captured in April. 1858. amongst the
thickly growing reeds Of q large lake near the
Equator. and connected with the Nile. hv one Of
the attendants Of Mr.. Pethrick. consul for the
LJudan. q district IN Central Africa. between IS
degrees and 20 degrees north latitude. and p
degrees and 80 degrees east longitude. The ami
nal was then believed u be not more than two
days old. and was 10 bigger than u spaniel On
reaching England. IL was taken u London for .
few days IL has since been exhibited i'm Liver
pol: and IL Is said q De the first IF il kind
ever exhibited In The provinces. 1T the Gallery
- - -@-~r- l----"--A -H-~- -
in. and having In one part q deep tank filed
with water. has been erected and there the IL
l~us,rious young stranger and oidity may be seen.
sometimes slowly waddling on the platform. ar
others quietly floating with pr0-ruded head and
neck. while occasionally Il ceases 10 De seen for
. while, - II quietly drops 10 the bottom Of the
tank. perhaps . mediate On its travels. But.
except in the last cas-. the hippoTo,amus seems
never u Use sight of its Arab attendant. Salaa-
ma. It's attachment for this man i really
marvellous for il seems stronger than Is shown
for q master by the most faithful dogs or horses.
II Ob=ys. almost upon a word. a. 70 entering or
quitting the bath specially if there seems "a
chance Of what i evidently its greatest pleasure
in li:e-after the swallowing daily Of about q
bushel Of maugOld wurtz-l. bran. CHOPPED hay.
and other vegetable l..icacies. That pleasure !
an odd one; it i the having the root Of its mouth
and it, tongue rubbed by the hand If Salaama.
Young as the hippoIotamus i. is mouth and
teeth constitute what Americans call i caution
a. the animal takes care t. show. if even the
owner attempts 70 touch its head. But with
it i widely different and the stOlid
Arab seems y swell with the consciousness Of his
favored position, - the one friend and fayoritc
Of such a brute. \ visit 20 Bucheet. a. the
hippOpOtamus has been named, viii at least
please most people, and viii certainly CRAFTY all
whJ are curious in the matter Of natural history.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1861-01-10
The Grent Floyd Cum.

Old PoINT COMFORT, sept. 27.-The m0not0-
nous rJutines Of garrison life IT this great mill
tary stronghold i just now most agTe-.ihly Va
Red by = S=ries IF highly interesting experiments
with the mammoth iron gun which has been
named after the present Secretary ~ War.
This tremendous piece Of ordnance. bv far the
largest ever east in this or any other country. l.
designed for u-e ia our coast deieu>es. n an off
st 70 the late important Improvements in the
construction IF vessels IF war. IL i intended 70
cripple certainly and hoP-l-s>ly, at . single shot.
any hostile ship or steamer. no matter how large
OF strongly built, that may venture within =
mile of IT, enormous muzzll-. Many do not he~i-
tate t. predict that II i destined o. work a speedy
Of - important and novel u feature in the i'm
pr,veneHts Of military science will be interest
in- % the readers Of the Mercury.
The Floyd gun Wa east but a short time since
NJ the Fort Pitt Foundry. near Pittsburgh. Pa.
under the supervision ut Capt. RDimau OF tie
Ordnance Department. IL weighs. independents
" Of the carriage. y ,Oyy pounds. and it, cost
was something more than $1,000. The bore i
sixteen inches IN diameter and fifteen feet in
depth. In IT, model this gun resembles the Col
umbiau or 'Danl-rrn gun. the weight Of metal
prcGJIuIultiug largely round the br-srn. which
has % sustain the first shock # the explosion.
and which = about four and 4 half feet j. diam
et-r- The gun i worked hy six men. and the
time consumed ia loading and firing J. Just one
minute and u half II viii throw either shot or
shell and these are spherical IN form and %! ar-
FALLING mIgui;uie-Jh- solid shot weighing each
ij0 pounds. The = inch she'll weighs about
81 POUNDS. and Carries besides - pounds gf
The chsJr-a at POWDER used iu friu.
this monster cannon was 40 first only twenty
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1861-01-10

hounds. but this has ben gradually increased u
.sceru-iu the u4ximl Yf PlwLer. and ! Ill n
fsru-i tllt IN the last discharge u9c les than
t1r-v-tve pounds wee ust.
The piece ! not intended 70 - fred 80 . lon
-er r4uze dian about Two thousand yards, bat
~ ,Li- distance H. execution i terrific. complete
j. SCATTERING tn- most massive taEg-t-. Wleiner
c,n-truer-i " stone. timber. earth % iron
T -rflv-d an e~xcaIieu. opportunity o inspect the
-iz- and workings Of this immeus- gun IL :
mounted on "a iron elrriase, revolving upon .
huge pivot. and stands upon the bach. only q
f-w v.--- from tle waters el--- The cast iron
-l- --ri---. nov coming into general Use. are
found o. b. tr superior. both in point Of
strength and convenience. :. the old fashioned
wooden model. N1- The les; singular feature
u ta- biz gun i The powder uS-d in Gi~ch-rEing
IL. The grains are hard. smooth Jumps u irreg-
l.4r snap. v4rying in size from c hall inch u
al inch 10 diameter.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1861-01-10

SHOOTING a WILD ELErHANT.-I examined the
ground carefully, - Is u be prepared in case 1
had 20 make = run Of it, and then taking Of my
leather CATERS and eXtrdueJus clothing - as u
have my limbs as free - possible, nyi-elessly
crept on my hands and knees behind him, and
placing the muzzle Of my gun almost clese u the
centre Of the hind foot which was raised, / pulled
both triggers almost simultaneously ami sTranc
out Of the way. \ thrill shrek Of agony fol-
lowed the double report, and | just escaped a fe-
rDciDUs blow aimed 1T me with his trunk. being
fortunately out Of reach. | ran round - the
back Of the rock before | yentured 70 look over
my shoulder, when finding he was not Oh me-, |
reloaded - quick a. possible this done, | felt
secure and again approached the scene Of action.
! found my plan had proved completely success
tul, for my antagonists VS. entirely disabled.
Ny gun (Which was . double JWu-OUuce smooth
bore, By Wesley RicharJ-.) lad L-en heavily
loaded, having about six dTachms of powder n
each barrel and the bones Of the foot were -
completely shattered by the double shot. he
could not pat IL % the ground. and every time he
attempted 10 make a step forward, be fell heavily.
lie must have suffered intense agony, for hc ut
tered most Viteyus cries between his burst Of rage.
As | approached, be strOve % charge, with q
shrek Of despair, but he fell heavily u the
ground, and Il he was rising TO his knees. |
STEPPED up and discharged both barrels into the
hollow over the trunk. the contents Of which
penetrating the BRAIN. Lee fell never % rise
again '-HuHtNg GrouHds IF He OH World"
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1861-01-10

Received per bark SEA NYMPH. from London.
MARZETTTS ALE AND PORTER.
And per bark GONELZA. from London, an assortment
81 ENGLISH GROCERIES
And by the first conveyance from England AFTER the Hum
PHRET NELSON. for which. vessel they were TOO late, head
ttfuI assortment q ENGLISH PRINTS, including PINK and
yeilyws. and other choice styles.
IL The designs q the-= prints. as vel as = those received
per /" Humphrey Nelson are entirely NEw. and not copied or
borrowed from the old designs Of impJrta-1us ~ other houses.
l5O-tf JANION. GREEN x CO.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1861-01-10

SUPERIOR TEL ENGRAVINGS.
21---f &C. &c. sc.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1861-01-10

One sup. Patent Fgrc- Pump. Baltimore C-u--sA; Chairs,
Mems Books, Lasting Caters.
Bro-ans, Asserted Shelf Hardware
Ships ScrTers,
Brands Whaling Guns,
Lauces.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1861-01-10

H. or - i
81 THE USDLEsIGSEg.
The Cargoes Of the British Banks
H MPHREY NELSON"
AND KATHLEEN"
FROM LIVERPOOL.
Dry Goods.
-,.S-sei Prsas. ,rs Blu f6z-.. T-,s-y rel al
yeia~ prints psalm --r.ry yea cf-a. sl=-
Taa all aasy sA- y.a.r- sas,
furniture F-a-s. ca,;ol sA~~-saE
-stauh1uIkeCala Gnu-=l
Na-1as1r. aaals
s~s-L-s. Tzr-
Eey reside.
LIYEy
h-erc1ies-
cotton umbrellas. six
umbrellas. sewing c1-.1u- blae
ana scarlet sar-e shirts, Flas .aese-s-
~, AI@e- =. -, f-Lt.
go s,rsrss. ri--r ana arursd. sarsrsr- AS -5Igs
rIT.s.. f,l5ts' straw has-. br.Ers a,raa iaf h.-e. seErr ~
mems o.. hats six AAuiA-rch.-fs. saf--nne tweed uuUssuu.s
49, F-.y w56iea wrzrre-. mons ~-isa hes. ro..-1 u.-
shirts, cotton trousernrs, printed masIas, &c, &C Ge- &c
Hardware.
Bundles r1uud Irn. assl1- fat lar irou. EsE1.
Spede,, she's, asir ez.s Gu; .1Fs, 4ea5 90
r. Nsfa7us. scissors, cars--eWs. plated sT1-.
Butchers s--=s. carT-a,sr' AIDES.
I'm hu-ii-s, = long. in aupH-a. sH8 . hadIsaai bars,
C..r--.' r-er-- h~l-- hE-- hinges. rhauE HrugE.
Cut nails, a-s,I sizes. metal brace buttons.
Naval stores.
Tarrei rope, asstd sizes, Manila rope. hon rope,
M MIasra fas IN ba5li IL lrs al a. f sIfrs. tee- sarpsnup.
sail canvas. as.td. barrels ssockh5im uy.
Barrels pitch, ship ser4pers, sewing palms
Be- wax. sand paper, chain hooks,
Iron and brass screws. cauikiur irons,
Redpa,hs patent pumps, With fy wheel.
Cases shsa;nsne oFrer, 10 a 20 o.,
CASKS composition nails, assorted sizes.
Groceries.
Gases pie fruits, jeHt-s and jams ass-d.
Caudied Grange and c-rn PEE cases picti-
Preserved meats and vegetables, cases uac-lr.a
yermicaH. tapioca, sage, cloves. cayenne pepper
Ground black pepper. css~- patent -r1ats.
Pateu, harley. scotch oatmeal. aIm,ass, saie-sius.
Gases sarla=s, u a'fsp3 quarter ta=, salad 90,
NuIara;aEuy paste. s5eariIe candles,
yellow soap, matt.ei sap
Liquors.
Pale CoEnse, Pale sherry. FiHe OH Por- ca-y,
BOTTLED ALB AND PORTER,
Hhds Sa-s' Ale. hhds- T5un-,r's Ale
Sundrie>.
White saltwater s9aP, p~eriamsTy, faiss .eWeig,
Crates assorted eathanra-e.
I-ra. and bacon,
Iron pos. tin plates,
Small efaia, LseTal salt,
Baessmths' coal,
steam coal,
SUGAR PANS AND COOLERS.
Hoop mon. l case superior assorted English cutlery,
FIFTY TONS RICE. in Iog-Hb hays.
Also
Received per bark SEA Ny II, from London,
MARZETTTs ALI PORTER,
And per bark GOMELZA. from London, an assortment
81 ENGLISH GROCERIES
And by the first conveyance hcm England ahsr the HUM
ttfuI assortment Of ENGLISH PRINTS, including PINK and
~ III designs of tho pr1ts. 8 well as - those received
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S~tlrhauitaI GarNs.
JOHN l.. BLASDELL,
HENRY ALLIE M,

Carpenter. Joiner and Undertaken.
ForI Street. near Corner OF Hotel street.
- E>PECTFTLLY Hi PUB
Ia De .-A- -- j. -=-lrt 2" execute As EU-1 - E-=
a-,- .@H-E -H-S 9 ---- s--- - --.a- Ya-----
ha-Erla and L-.--sl ----s -.s4Ts I'D -L-- -- -41a -
order
- Jst1.-- done .l -a~s-alle terms Plans and srr5=a-
-ao-- t-lEl 2. order -+-5u
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1861-10-10
TERMS OF ADvERTIsrsoi !
How it Happened that the secessior.
IStS did not take I,ouisuiIlo l-rlI

The fact that Gen. Buckner did M, &C.
the city of Louisville instead of stopn;nc =.
Green Kiver, when he invaded Kens,,cis
on the line Of the Louisville and Nasbv;ll.
kailroad, is due not 10 any foresieht or force
OF the United States authorities or of the
Union men Of Kentucky, but to the loyaltv
courage and tact of one obscure inJ;v;du.I
The Secessionists had laid their plans a.
appear suddenly in Louisville with 4 nowor,
ful force. They had provided for trar,snor.
tatlon fonr hundred cars and fifteen laco.
motives, and had eight thousand men. with
artillery and camp equipage, on board
lhey had secured the services of the tele-
graph operators, one of whom forwarded to
Louisville dispatch explaining the defen.
non OF trains on the road, and were rfiovi6v
forward at a grand rate. Everythirjp was ~.
ing well with them, and Louisville, witE,
perhaps, the exception of a few Secession
ists, was unsnspccting and unguarrled. Cen
Anderson being innocent of any KNOWLEDGE
OF the movement, James Guthrie, President.
OF the road, totally in the dark, and Cen.
i,ousseau lingering in camp on the Indiana
shore But at a station just beyond Green
luver, there was young man in the service
9I tue road, who was q warm friend of the (
rmon, aud who, comprehending the mean
ing OF the monster train, when il came up.
seized crow-bar used for taking up rails ri
make repairs, and while the locomotives ys;ero
being wooded and watered, ran across .
curve, and in deep narrow cut, wrenched
the spikes from four rails. The train came
along at good speed, the rails spread the
locomotive plunged into the ground, tie
cars crashed on top Of it, and it was twetfv.
four hours before the train could 20 ahead.
Ia In the mean time Louisville was saved
The hero of the occasion had not had time
to get out of the cut before the crash came }
and was taken, but in the confusion and eS, I
citemcnt got away, and is safe. These facts
ar. related by DIR. II. S. Newton, who was
in Nashville when the Secession army adj,
vanced, was detained there several davs
subsequently, heard the circumstances mar
rated there, and was told of them afterwsrd
py Gen. Buckncr and other officers of the
Confederate army.-[Cincinnati CONNER
clal