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Richmond.

A recent visit to Richmond has given
us few items Of interest. Congress is
very busy with the tax bill and the cur
rency, and there seems an evident deter.
niinatlon TO do something to relieve ,he
apprehension existing ss TO the war debt.
IL is understood tina, the House of Rep
resenta,ives Lss returned to the Senate
the currency bill Of the latter, with a..
mendmen,s, and the chief feature is to
extend the period OF funding present notes
to the ls, Of August.
The recent decision Of Judge Meredith,
that foreigners who have served in the
army are liable 10 copscrip,ion, as we'll ss
the increasing price OF provisions, has ere
ated quite stir IN tha, popu alton, and
on Tuesday last there we're eight hundred
applications n, General Winder's- Office
for passports to leave for the North. -
The demand for gold has been such tb at
the price rose from Saturday to Monday
te the Unprecedented advance from $50
TO 425 Or 325 per cent, |, is under
stood that the advance is solsIy from this
cause, and will he temporary.
The Spolswood Hotel, which has here
tofore been the prominent house Of enter
'siment, has fallen from high sslate, and
will be closed iu r few days and its rooms
rented as lodging rooms. Experience en-
ables US to say tina, it i. a proper proceed
ing, as ], g very much below pal, A. &c
per day. and that par n common country
tavern. The price Of provisions is eIorbi
tant turkies, $40 to S2e each; a roa,t
ing pig, SIS; fowls. $3 so each eggs,
% per dozen; bsef, l.25 per ID; butter,
IS per h.; corn, Is per bu.hel, and other
things in proportion. Alta recent sale.
President Tylsr's brandy WAS sold at
800 per gallon. Private boarding houses
are being closed, because they canno,
make both ends meet South Caro-.
iinian
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Food.

Some OF our exchanges seem to be q
good deal alarmed about a supply Of food
for the coming year. 1t is, indeed, =
matter OF much Importance, but if,he az.
riculturalist will turn his whole attention
this spring to making something to eat,
We shall have an abundance for man and
beast The danger is that the presen,
high price Of cotton and tobacco will
tempt many TO grow these articles instead
OF grain. Some people appear to be 10
ausncsd by nothing but money-they
care not If their neigboor starve. 80 they
put money in their own pockets. But it
would be we'll 70. all such to remember
that il. for tue wan: Of food, the Govern
msnt is unable to prosecute the war Wig.
orou'ly and keep . large army in the
field, and our brutal aud savage suemies
overrun the country. they will bs com
PEELED to part with not only their cotton
and tobacco, but all other property; be.
sides the war vii. be prolonged for years.
Therefore, let every man who desires ,b.
estabI'shment Of our independence and
lasting peace, see to it that Lis best exer.
tions are used to make ~ much food TO
sell As possible.
There i' at present a plenty Of corn
and bacos' in the South to las, the people
and army ill the next crop is gathered,
If it was put in ma'ket and properly dis
t.ibuted. We assert this without the fear
Of successful contradiction. Those who
are holding a surplus quantity Of provi
sions-more than enough for their own
uss-wi,l have . fearful account 10 rsn
der when the soldiers return home and
their wives and, children tell them
how they suffered on account Of their
nsighbors avarics and msAnness in rsfus-
ing TO sell at a fair price. We have seen
letters from soldiers, making terrible
threats about this matter; and while we
know that in many counties and neigh
borhoods soldiers iamiliea are we'll pro.
vided for in soms instances better than
before the war We believe that in some
sections these complaints are we'll found
cd. Ne have received communication.
from the army, naming individuals and
accusing them o: boarding up corn and
food, but We have declined publishing
them. hoping that those accused would
change their course and manifest . more
patriotic and liberal spirit. But one
thing is certain, the man who nov refuses
to sell mis- surplus food to supply The
wants Of the country, will be remembered
hereafter - Wsstsrn Democrat.
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fellow had no money, and knew not
where to get it. He spent the whole day
in the closet in prayer. Five o'clock came,
and no money. His faith began to fail.
lie walked the. room in a perspira,ion.
and with weeping. Seine one Knocked
"Come iu." 1t WAS the gentleman Of
whom he rented the room, almost =. en-
tire stranger.
II called to see how you liked your
room 7"
"Thank you sir II like il very much" !"
II thought would ask you one other
question. Have you brought any money
with you 7"
StlIIing says he felt like the prophet
when the ange' took him by the hair Of
the head, and carried him to Babylon
He thought i, dun.
mo sir :; have no money"
The gentleman looked a, him with
surprise; and at length said,
VI see how it is; God has sen, me to
help you" He left the room, and re-
turned at once with forty dollars in gold
Stiling says he then felt like Daniel in
the lions den, when the angel came to
him. To the end Of his long and mos,
usefu. life, he always drew on the Bank
OF Faith, and it never failed him IS. S
Times.
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BADrS's METHOD OF SAvIso SEED
CoRN.-Ths most successful and ipter...
ting dsmon'tra.ion. oi The pr.c,ic.bilhy
OF improving indian Corn, is that .dop.
ted BY Thomas Baden, Of Maryland, Who
carefully selecting the best seed in hi.
Held for long series Of years, HAVING
special reference TO those stalk. which
produced the mos. ears. ultimately OBJ.
tanned variety which yields 4, 8, 8, and
even as high ss . and 10 car, to tho
stalk.
The plan be adopted .was this when
the corn was husked, he made q 70 ssIsc.
s'on, taking only ,ha, which was ps,f.c.
Iy sound and fully ripe. In the spring,
before sbsIliug the corn, he examined :,
again, throwing out any that had q.
sumsd . bad appearance during the win.
tor. lu Smelling the corn. he threw aside
the grain at both large and small ends.
He has carefully followed this mode OF
selecting seed corn, Tor twenty FIVE or
thirty years, and stiIl sop,ipuss to do %.
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Seth's Courtship.

Gracious 4: sez |, I'm twenty one past
aud it's time to look after Nance
Mex, day down went. Nancy MAS
alone, aud | axed her If the Squire was
IN. She sed he wasn't.
Cause, sez J., ,nss'ng lie, believe !
wanted TO zee him, .omr colt has spr aimed
his foot. aud came l." see if the SQUIRE
~oohi" I lsnd me his mare to 60 TO town
Sh" s."i she guessed he would-Td
bsuer at down aud wait ,ill the SQUIRE
came in.
Down so,; she looked strange, and
nv hear, felt queer around the edge.
Are YOU going down to Betsy Mario.
q"l'in 7 after while, .ez she.
Sea |, reckon | would
Seq she. Suppose youHI take Elz,
Dodger
Sez J.. i mough,, and then again |
mough,sn't'
sez she. Il heard you ~. gong to Le
married
See Z, i wouldn't wonder a Bit
looked a. her aud seed The tears com
ing. Ser |, may Ls she'll AZ YOU to he
biidesmai aid
She rig up, she did, her face As red a.
. red billed beet.
Seth Stokes and she cnulJn', say any
thing more, abe was 80 full.
Wouldn't you be bridesmaid, Nance 2
ssz !.
No. ssz ,hs. and burst right out.
We'll. then. SEE I, IT you won't be the
bridesmaid. will you be tho brider
She looked up At me- Iswsr to mao
| never saw sn, thing 30 awful purty-I
took right hold Of her hand.
'Ye' or no., ssz !, right Off
'Yss, sez she
That. the sor', ser ], and | Civ. her a
k'ss and hug. We soon hi,ched traces
to uot 10 double harness for life, and
never bad cause 70 repent INV bargain.
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Caution for Speculators


An old Merchant writes to tbe Mobile
Register
his Initiation Of price. has been pro
ducsd more by n superabuudaut currency
than from any justi6able scarci,v: and
the time may not be far distant when the
man who has invested his means in bonds
or other public securities, which have a
hSed aud permanent value-equal at
least TO Confederate notes-will feel a,
sale and comfortable As he who puts his
gains into sugar at fifty cents per pound,
or Hour At seventy dollars per barrel. for
At even one half these prices or any 9th.
er commodity at equal, fabulous pr,ce,
Let Us mako a calculation. We will
select, Tor example, the two articles OF
sugar and flour. The former 10 selling in
New Orleans at, say niue cents, aud IN
New York at ten-furnished from our
neighboriug West India Islands. Flour
is selling in New Orleans at $40, in New
York at 81. aud in Cincinnati q, IS and
tins IN currency no better than our own.
A fair specie stsndard, predicated on pri.
ces outside the Confederacy- from whence
our supplies will flow-for these articles,
would. be about seven cents for sugar.
and SIX TO seven dollars for -four; and the
party who has to day $4,000 in these
articles at present rates, will have some
thing Jess than $1,000 the moment our
ports are open or the MrsHssippi fee!.
l will not require actual peace or final
opening OF the blockade TO bring price,
down. The first tangible indication Of
such a result would covert eyery holder
Into seller, and drive all demand from
the market, and that within twenty -four
hours after such a belief had settled on
The public mind Let all concerned make
rote Of this; when this time comes. AS
come Is will, such a sudden tumble in
Pr'cs'-such melting Of pas, profits
such a '~iPing out Of easy fortunes, will
DO interesting toA heecsd public, aud
caution. TO all speculators. save u fortunate
few who have had The wisdom and p,u
dencs to stand from under 10 due time.
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The Bank of Faith.

Wnen merchant wants to draw mon
ey from the bank, he knows he must frs,
put in as much as he draws out. The
bank does not aid him, however much
he may need, beyond what has been pu,
in. But there is one bank from which
We may draw though we have pu. moth.
ing in it. | call it the Bank of Faith
and I explain jus, what l mean.
Some years ago an old man died, and
at his funeral great multitude were
ga'hered-some to weep, some to look
at his face once more, some TO tell OF bis
great skill asa physician, and all TO
speak kind word about him. More
than five thousand blind psople-mostIy
poor peopie-bsd been restored to sight
by his skill and care Hs lived and
died poor man, for he lived only to do
good. When young man, lie used to
60 to God in prayer for direction, for
guidance and for aid. At the time when
he made up his mind that he mus. study
and 60 TO the Univer.ity, in order to pre-.
pare himself to be useful, he knew not
where to 60, or how to get. the money to
pay the expenses. So he went to God.
A friend asked him where he intended
to 90. he replied II don't know" Oh"
said she "our neighbor, Mr.. T., is going
to Strasburg; 60 with him n A few
minutes later and Mr.. T entered the
room, and was greatly pleased to have
young S.illing-for that was his name
gowiIh him. ~ WONDER" said Stilling,
IRON what quarter my heavenly Fsther
will provide me with money r. -
Forty.six dollars WAS all hs could raise.
Meeting with unexpected delays when he
got to Frankfort, still three days from
strssburg, he had but a single dollar left.
He said nothing to any one, but went to
bis Bank Of Faith, i. .. he went 10 God
in prayer. He then went ou. to walk
the streets, praying a. be walked. Soon
he met uerchan. from the place of bis
own residence.
"Why, stiIling. wha. brough. you
herei"
Il am going to stra.burg to study
medicine"
"Whers do you get your money to
study wisbi
VI have rich father in heaven" |
"How much money have you on
bapdf"
"One dollar, SIR"
$50 Well, I am one Of your Father.
stewards" and handed him thirty. .,hre.
dollars. With tears in his eyes, s,illing
say.
81 am now rich enough I wan. no
more"
A while after his thirty three dollars
we're again reduced to one. Again hs
laid his case before his Father in earnest
prayer. One morning, his room. mate,
Mr.. T., said to him,
"stilling. ! believe you did not bring
much money with you 7" and offered
him thirty dollars in gold. which be
thankfully accepted a. the answer 70 his
prayers for aid.
Some months sfier this, the time ar.
rived when he must pay tbs Lecturers
fee, or have his name struck off from the
list sf students. The money must be
paid BY six o'clock, Thursday evening"
Ihursday morning came, and the moor
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The Northern Negro Regiment Bill.

A great Deal Of interest is manifested
to know The provisions Of the Negro R.gi
msn' Bill 4" passed by the Northern
Congress. Without going into the minute
details Of the bill, We give its main fsa
lures. The bill authorizes Tho Prssiden,
of the United States" to enroll, arm. equip
and receive into the land and naval a.,
''ce Of the United States, such number Of
"voIuotesrs Of African descent" - he may
deem useful TO suppress the preaen, 70
bsIIion, and for such term Of service a.
hs may prescribe, not exceeding Eve
years. The bill provide. tbs, they sbal:
receive the same pay, rs,ions, clothing
and equipments as tho white volunteer,
and shall be ofics'ed by person. appoiu.
ted and commissioned by The Prssident.
1t further provides thst The slave. Of loyal
c't'.ens in the States exempted. by tn.
lresidents proclamation, Of January /.
1853, shall not be received into the ser
vice, nor shall thore be any recruiting Of
fees opened in either the States Of Del.
ware, Maryland, Wss, Virgins, Ken
tucky, Tennessee or Missouri, w,tbou, the
consent Of the Governor Of said State
having been fr.t obtained.
The New York Tribune. and that cla..
.. The North, we're delighted a, ,hs Gual
passsgs Of the bill. II was a great ri
umph for thsn. In an editorial, the Tri
bune remarks at is known that black
sailors are employed on our men Of ar,
are valued by their commanders. aud are
on equal tsrms with their white comrades
II on tbs SEA, Why no, on the land The
key to the successful prosecution Of tLis
war lies in The unlimited smploymsu, Of
black troops."
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SOUTHERN ILLUSTRATED NEWS,
A weekly journal, devoted to the dissen.
inalion of useful knowledge, embracing
Literary Novelties, .
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Biographical Sketches.
The Latest Current News

Inc Latest current News
And. indeed, every subject within the range
Of polite literature.
Having secured the services OF compe-
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tislic pencil of Mr. CREHEN, we will be
enabled each week to present TO the public
IA handsomely embelIished literary journal.
We lave also consumated an ar.
rangement With many writers, male and
female, Of acknowledged ability, which will
enable us 10 put forth paper in no respect
inferior to those Northern and English De.
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The paper in its Literary character, it's En-.
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and whilst catering to the general taste, we
shall not omit TO set aside due proportion
Of space for the special amusement of the
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FLOUR IMrRssshxsr. Major Ts"ns
hill, the Commissary Of Post a, Peters
burg, received on Tuesday last an order
to impress half the extra supsr6oe floor
in the possession Of m,llers aud merch anus
in that city. The price specified wa.
$ls.6o per barrel while the msrks. price
was from >2s TO $ae. Not long since Nil
the supsr6ns aour in ,hs, city was i'm
pressed.
The GovsrnIpsnt has also impressed
s!l'the aour in Richmond in tn. hand. Of
millsss and spectators. sllo wing Ell 90
for sspsr6ue and 1880 tor sxtrs.
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SO U L II c A ROLIN A
LANCASTER DISTRICT.
In The Court of Ordinarv

"s SohIt C1 ordinary.
WHEREAS Mr.. ISRAEI. HOOD. ~
w Picksns County Alabama. h.,b h,
bis Attorney or Proctor, filed in this off;cs
q notice requiring the Will Of his Grand
Father, James SammervilIe, deceased. TO b.
proven 10 solsmn or due form of Isw'
Thsrssrs, do hereby notify and reoui,s
you and each ofyou--AmandaS Sum mcryIIi.
Amsiia Summsrville, Henristtx Spm,.
vile, Mary, wife Of Robt Cunn;,eh.,n
Eliza Hood, wife Of Samuel Hood f.m.I
r. Summsrville, George w. Summ.,x,I,.
and the children Of Hugh Summe,y;Il. A.,
ceased namss not known, also thu chila,.,
Marina Cunningham, deceased. 10 wit
ann johnston, Joseph p. Cunningham and
NoosH James Cunningham numbsr m
.ne parties reside in Piskcns Countv nIs'
oama-aH sf the distributes unds, IN.
provisions OF the said Will, AZ we'll as ,sosa
VINO woSld have been interest.d ~, lh.
ss.'s OF tne said Testator, provided he had
a,ed inteHate, TO be and sppear befoys ma
rhursday, The 2sth day Of May next. 10 the
cosn OF Ordinary TO be holden AZ ianeas-
'e' oooft housc, then and there 10 sbsv
cause any Why The said Will should or
snou'd not DO proved and established In due
,ofm OF law, for what cause the same should
oe 20. a.de or established, and to such 9th
% ana further showing and proof a. Won
or sither OF you the said parties NAV deem
necessary and proper and advantageous for
ys"r respective rights and interests in the
promises.
Gren under my hand and seal OF Office
st Lancaster Court House South Caro,ins
thi" 10th day Of February Ises.
II HAA A AnNn n n
~ -, ~, S-sn
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Union Meeting In Indlana-Arrssts-
The Legislature.

Ihe Le41slature.
A great Union meeting has been held
at Indianapolis, at which it was claimed
that thirty thousand persons were present..
Governor Wright presided, and Andy
Johnson was the chief orator. Resolu
tions were adopted pledgiug cordial
support Of the Lincoln Ad,ninistration
and bittsr hostility to the project Of a
Northwestern Coufedsraey.
Governor Johnson, ono OF the mos,
prominent Of the speakers, referred to the
present Administration, and defended it's
policy, only remarking that he would
make it more vigorous in the punishment,
Of reoels. Upon the negro question he
remarked a. follows:
There is one thing want understood.
1 am tor the Government with the insti
tuition Of slavery under the Constitution
a. II ID, if it can be saved. am for this
Government without nsgroes II it can be
saved. fCbeers, lam for this Govern.
ment under any and all circumstances
Tremendous applause.] II negroes ge.
in the way, let them.be crushed. On the
other hand, II they do not get 10 the way,
lot them remain where they are. I am
for ths Goyerpmsnt and all the means
and instruments tha. will 60 to maintain
the Government. Il this Government,
this great bulwark Of human liberty, to
be compared with slavery
what is King Cotton compared With
st! II 10 a. dsst in the balasce. Some
Of the sympathizer have got the idea
that without cotton they cannot sell corr
for quite a. much. Why, the world has
existed and prosperea for 5000 years
without the aid Of cotton a. an article Of
commerce, and without this our Govern
msut will 60 on. When we come to think
ofit, by producing little moro wool,
little mora fax, and little more hemp.
lVoicss-hsmp, hemp, hemp, for jeff.
Davs.l
THE time has come and 10 Bow upon
10 to teach the South and North that In.
Atitutions are not to exist here that are
more powerful than the Government itself.
II IL is banks, put it down; II it is aristoc
raey, put it down; Tit il slavery, put il,
down. But how long has II been since
there was an insItution in the United
States you care not agitstsi Has slave
~ the right to agitats the Government
and shake IL to IL centre, and then deny
TO The Government the privilege To sgi.
tate slsxsrya When institutions muss
give way that the Government may
stand
Again he says:
You are engaged to day in laying the
foundations Of Q Government that shall
endure - long ~ the sun eeptiosss 10 i.s
career. say 70 you hare, U may be
over ssalous)n my life could bs spared
seven hundred year. ] could fgh. as long.
ysa, / would fight forever against this
Southern sristocracy.'
M. johnson concluded HE speech. of
which We can give but msag,s sbs.rae.
in these words:
4 feel sometimes when see the graves
of the brave boys who have fallen right
by the Hsrmitage--I feel, l say, like
somingto you and appealing to you,
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From the Illustrated News.
Old Maids.
BY NELLY BULLET.

Heaven bless thsm-,hsy .rs indeed
the better hsfof creation. | love them
all, even with their primes, and excen.
tr'e't'ea Who loves little children like
old MAIDS Who can make their clothe.
so nicely as dear maiden auntsi What
burden of care they take from the
hearts Of poor, weary mothers. How they
brighten the sick room with their pres.
e"ce How gently they lii. the weary
head, and how 'ohIy they stop around
the sick bed, speaking to the suffering
one OF ,ha, better world whose inbabi
tants never say IL arn sick"
hear with contempt the light word.
spoken Of old msids by the worlds Pig.
'n'es-for Pigmiss they srs, "tbo' perch
sd %" Alps" and turn with grateful and
true affection to the noble, high souled
women who walk alone through tb.
paths OF duty, looking for their res, and
their reward in that better home where
oil are a. the angels OF God 10 Heaven.
WHERE Is FoRr MoALLIsrrR i-Of
the Georgia coas., and eighteen miles TO
the Soutb~srd Of the Savannah river. is
Osssoaw Sound. Into ,bi, Sound flow.
the Ogssebse river, = stream navipabls
some distance up-.o,ne thirty miles--.to
vessels ofs larger cla.. On the Ogss
ebse river four miles above the Sound i.
situated Fort McAiii.,sr. The Fort stsnds
on the mainland. directly on the river
bank, ard commands the river for q mile
and half or t~o miles. The country for
several miles along the Ogssches, as is
almost the univssaI case on the Soutbsrn
coast, 10 but an extensive marsh, crossed
and re crossed by innumsrable little creek,
and inleu connected with the main
stream. Somsof the Islands formed BY
these creeks aud 'nlsts are large. and con
tain large plantations, but while there 10
one OF these, there are hundreds Of othsrs
mere marshes. To the Nostbward Of the
Big Ogsechss, and connected with masy
numerous creeks, are Two more consider
able streams, called the Little Ogssches
and Vernon rivers, on each Of which ara
said to be strong batteries.-Riehmona
Examinsy.