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Will ~ the WisP.
Touslutcd .Crom tie French Of BeranCe''.
EY NrAGNCS.

Tiu1slulcd from tie French Of Be,'dnCer
BT MAGSUs.
The village peace and the summer nights
Shall bring me back those dear delights
That charmed my infant dreams.
O'erspcnt with years of worldly care,
love what tells of my infancy
Yea cen The phantom fires tiiat were
Such cause of wondering fear TO me.
/ start not uO'r N evening chime,
But long to sec their dancing time
When the slv grew dim with evening gfcv.
l know what whispered tales went round
Of treasures beneath that ilickcrng ray,
Concealed in The deep. damp ground.
But ali! twas said that those nlockinS fires
We're spirits Of on mischief bent;
And the Thoughts Which fearful tale inspires,
On mission Of dread my fancy sent.
Such fears are few i'll reasons prime.
And Ions; Tor the spirits mockinS ti'nc.
remember we'll was scarce ten years,
WANDERED! wild through the mantlinS night;
A s;lnmer called up my hopes and fears
1t might be my "randlnas $ light.
Thinks ], there's cake by the hearth for mo
And I ran 20 outstrip my soul-fclt care,
When shepherd ,icd: why dare YOU to
The feast of the dead that is holden therc?'
Aud such my life c,c reasons prime;
Yet love the spirits dancing time.
I saw that Pickering namc one night
On the tomb Of the good old village priest,
And said ''alay thy soul have endless light
In Heavcn"-but ere ceased,
Methought he cried from the grave below:
Unhappy child, shall wandering beam
OF beauty dazzle TIL, reason
AS to make thy life but drcamcrs drcam?'
And hear that voice at evening chime,
AS L wait FOR the sits' dancing time.
When Rose was my fancy's chosen bride,
And gold would lavc granted my souls desire
looked around me for fortunes guido,
An.l followed tho mocking fire.
It led on to trcacherous waste,
| And tlc hcartlcss laughed at my wocful fall;
! But knew that without me Rose was bicSt,
md this the wish most priced of all.
Thus tarrv at evening chime,
| TO watch the false fires dancing time.
| 'Tis wcu that my soul has SCARED away
From early errors and boyish fears;
But alas! too, my head has turned to grey,
! And not with tho SHOWS OF years.
! Though wis,om's light has opc'd my eyes,
l missed the beauty knew before;
| For When / studied less the skies,
| loved the bright Aurora more.
, would, as of old, l feared tho chime
That tells Of the spirits dancing time.
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One George Washington Lafayette Meade
announces in Norfolk (Virginia) paper,
that if Jefferson Davis is not punished, he
(Meade) viii take the life of said Davis
This Meade is.a Connecticut fellow, and the
last that was seen of him in that State, ac-
cor<ling to the Bridgeport Farmer, he was
seen running through the streets of that city,
pursued by Il woman, who was belaboring
his head and shoulders with tin dipper
The people Of Norfolk should be on their
guard against this terrible fellow
Gen Marmaduke, while on his way from
Fort Warren to this city, stopped at New
Haven for an hour or two, says the Register,
Of that city, in order to consiSn to the
proper hands the ring of q deceased Federal
officer from that place, thus religious]y full
filling pledge he had given to a dying
man, amid the very smoke and tumult o1
battle. Such man may be 'straitor'
worthy of exile, but he is also, nature:
nobleman.-Ner Yorh; Times.
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Heado' RS Western District S. C.,

COLUMBIA. SEpfEMpE9 IL, 1855.
GENERAL ORDERS NO. B
yHNIIE District of Western South Carolina il,
L hcrcSy divided into the following Sub-Dis-
trlcts, viz:
Tie First Sub-Distrct will comprise t1c Coun-
ties of Eichland, Lexington, Edgrticld. Ncwborrg
and Fairfield. Lieut.. Col. n. HAUGH'ION, 2otn
Ohio Vet. Vol. Infantry, is assigned to command
Headquarters at Columbia, >. G.
The Second Sub-D;strict viii comprise tAc Com.
ties Of Chester, Union, Spartanburg, York and
Lancaster. Lieut.: Col. r. TYLER, '6th N y '.
V. Infantry is assigned to commanl-Hcadq"ar-
tcrs at Chestcrvillc, S. G.
The Third Sub-Dstrict will comprise tac Coun-
ties of Laurcns, Abbcvllc, Anders on, fickens md
Grecnvilc. The commanding officers and head
quarters 20 be hereafter designated.
The ub-Dstrict Commanders will f9rthw ti
re port in person to these Hca quarters: Ry or er
| of Brevet MaJor-Gcncral AMSc
| CHAs. A. CAE1.rToN, Asst Adj't '&cp
! Sent IS
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THE --LATEST SNAKE SToRY-AN ANACONDA
LOOSE IN OHIo.-Some two weeks AGO VIC
saw i'll the New Philadelphia Democ,u some
account of big snake which had been seen
in the neighborhood of Newcomertown and
Port Washington, on the Z. G. and c. Road.
We regarded the tale as q myth, but the
Democrat of the 11th instant returned to the
charge. and said the big snake was no myth.
and added
''He was actually seen, and in as much of
voflty as the great sea serpent ever w;s A
farmer from the leighborhood told Il gentle
man of this town that had been seen !. year
ago, trying to swallow rabbit His pre-
scnce III that locality is accounted for by the
TACT that about ten Years ago {: 1ncnaseric
travelling through tho country, had one of
tho wagons to break down, and u young
anaconda made its escape. He has now
living wonder. The snake was: seen by
Andrew Stocker, of Salem Township, some
1me i'll June last, while he was blowing in
June last, while he was blowing in his field,
Lit WAS as large ordinary stove-pipc,
and was standing with its head erect. and
as high as his. He made Il hasty retreat.
but said nothing ut the tinc fearing that
his story would not be believed Mr..
Stockcr is Il reliable farmer and his state
ment is entitled to credit. The snake has
It's lalr near culvcrt on the p. G. and c.
Railroad, about Il mile above Port W:tslinc-
ton.
''Ihr Dcuoc7ra, Of tho 18th instant, which
has just come to hand, is silent in regard to
the snake. But from gentleman Of this
city who passed through the locality said to
be infested by the presence Of the huge
reptile, early yesterday morning, on the
p. G. and G. Road, we learn that the wlloI.,
country i'll the vicinity of Port Washington
and Newcomcrstown was in Il state of intense
excitement, and that :n immense conco,lrse
of people of both sexes, and of i'll ages and
occupations, had assembled ut the former
place for the purpose OF having a grand
hunt yesterday for the big snake who was
sain to have his headquarters in a large
swamp in the vicinity
''Some time before, tho farmers in The
ncighborllool, it was said had offered q
81 900 reward for the capture OF his snake
ship, whom they accused of milking thci,
COWS without leave or license from tie
owner. The snake was estimated to be :,t
least thirty-t~o let in lenght and it was
stated that, where he had crossed the roads,
he left Il trench in the sand of eight inches
III width We shall await the result OF yes
terfl,y's expedition to capture the monster
With some interest,"
Ohi0 Statesman. LIuj,tst OH.
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The Ahulo- .if''icm has, among its paid
personal advertisements, the following. The
EtDl'NsS inserts tlrHiS, for the benefit of
these swart!ly sufferers:
PERsoSAL.---Onc Of Uncle Sans bows
who has b,ln slave all Of his life till Il few
months aga, (but who is now :, soldicr.) is
dcsirous of corresponding with Il few Of TIE
fair ones of the North. Object fun, mutual
improvement, and to drive away the mo-
notonv of camp life. Photographs cx-
changed il desired
PEEsoNAL.-A young gentleman wishes to
hold cores, si,ontlcncc with some vo"nS lady,
partly FOR the purpose of passing away the
Ion5 hours, and partly for the great anxiety
L have for Improvement l don't stand for
wealth Or beauty; Il pleasing countenance
is sufficient.
Correspondence is requested by the un-
dersiSned, one of Uncle Sans heroes
an nrf l'>t,1ic"l0 ubom riches or 6<ttsiH al
| wish is II good warm heart to svmpathizc f,,g
sollicr-I being destitute OF co,resn>:::l-
cnts have been two Years III TIC field.
and no" that / have a few lcisHrc hours
wish to spend them in correspondence
Photographs exchanged if desired
PEHsoSAL.-I wish to correspond with
some young lady, for the purpose of pass
ing away the leisure moments of camp life
and, if agreeable, perhaps something Of Il
more serious nature may result. She must
be OF a medium height, aud between the
ages Of is and %. 4 h9ht 6,"rm skin is
1,,rfc,rr'le. She must also know how to per-
form household duties, and be able other
wise to help on i'll jou1ncying through life
Photographs exchanged.
PERsoS-N.-A young man just ont of his
teens, feeling himself worthy of some little
notice from the ftir sex wishes ALL young
ladies between the ages "t 16 and 81, who
are. neither very handsome OF very homely
and who do not wear false Waterfalls and
curls, to address tim an interesting cpistlc
now and then. Please address and send
ceuze lie risie to Pea Jacket and Peg Tops,
care ANGLO AMERICAN Office
These are but sample cuts, mixed up with
all sorts of serious, pious, and profane.
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A telegram of the 18th of July froan
Shanghai says: ''The Nigcnbci Mbels are
cncamped in the ncighborhood of Pekin.
Il is rumorcd they have taken the city, and
the report is generally believed"
A heavy rain Storm at Philadelphia, on
the 4th inst, flooded the cellars and base
mcnts in the lower portions of the city,
flowed into the street cars, burst several
culverts, and did considerable damage.
The Cincinnati Times sa,s that the city
fathers of Newport, kentucky, have been
council chamber is so infested with ncas as
to be untcnablc.
The New York Herald has another mares
nest. 1t has caught Great Britain furtively
building a number of formidable gun-boats
in Canada for use, in case OF necessity, on
the lakes.
Gen. Candy has determined to repair the
lcvecs in the State of Louisiana, and to pat
in working order the water works Of New
Orleans.
A white man canned Thomas Golning
while uuder the influence Of liquor, leaped
from IL threc-story window, i'll Charleston,
on the 18th, and was killed.
Another prize fight for the championship
of England is arranged to come off ON
Wednesday, the LIST of November, between
Jcm Mace and Joe Wormald.
The census returns in Rhode Island show
that nearly all the agricultural towns, and
especially those in the Western part OF the
State, are declining in population.
It is reported that the greater portion of
the town OF Shreveport, Iowa, has been
burnt.
The Asiatic cholera has broken out in
London.
There is great mortality among the ne
groes rear Selma, Ala.
Two Russian iron -clads were recently lost
in the Baltic Sea-
Capt. Semmes, of the Alabama, is in New
| Orleans
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BY Telo5raRh.
Railroads in the Southwest.

WASHINGTON, September 10.-Gen. Me-
Collum left Washington last week for the
South to turn over to the Boards Of
Public Works in the States in that sections
the various railroads which have been used
by the Government during the var. Ar
rangcments will be made by which the roll
ing stock furnished through the War De
partment will be sold to the respective COM
Danics on credit.
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: The Postnlaster-G General has ordered scr-
vices on the following important railroads
from Kingsville, South Carolina, to vii
1aington, North Carolina; from Kingsvillc,
South Carolina, to Augusta; from Florence
to Cheraw; from Charleston to Florence
from Columbia to Charlotte; from Chester
Court House to Yorkvillc; from Aston to
Spartanburg; from Newberry Court House
to Laurcns Court House; from Charleston
to Savannah, Georgia.
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Ohio Statesman. lluy,tst 9th.

A mad bal in New York recently hooked
his horns i'll young l,dy's dress, who had
mounted dry goods box to escape him.
Her companions held on to her, aud the
hoop skirt tom from, hrr- The bull
went tearing up strec5 with crinoEnr on his
horns.
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From Mexico.

NEW YORK, Sept. IA despatch to the
Herald says the French have occupied Chi
huahua.
Juarcz and shis Cabinet have fled to El
Paso, which at present is the headquarters
of the Mexican Government.
The indications are that Juarez will soon
be driven from his last foothold on Mexican
soil, and will become fugitive within the
borders of the United States.
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not generally known, that cold weather is
the most unfortunate time for visit from
cholera. Then the tenement house people
huddle in small apartments, with closed
doors and windows; then hcy dispense with
morning washes and frequent change OF
under-cllothing. They have no fresh air,
are miserably clad and poorly fcd-just ripe
for the onslaught of the relentless disease
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The Baltimore S,oa says: ''Thc N5d;onod
Lote7igence,. is doing that justice to the
Southern people which must result il good
to the whole country, by giving copious
extracts from leading journals published in
all sections of the States lately in ,evolt,
sh owing the true sentiments and prcse"4
spirit Of their inhabitants. .--'
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1865-09-15

A sermon was preached in Cooper Insti-
tute, New York, on Sunday last, to an as.
semblagc of three or four hundred, princi-
pally Southerners, by the Rev. r. A. How
land, belonging to the Georgia Conference
of he Methodist Church South The
speaker avoided any allusion to the war OF
its results
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1865-09-15

The Pacific RNil;',ad is completed to Col
fax, fiftyfve miles from Sacramento, max
ing the entire distance constructed since
I;:nrary twenty v-iour miles. -Four thousand
lnhore1s are employed on the road beyond
Colfax, and the number is being constantly
increased.
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The telegraph gives sad picture of the
moral atmosphere Of Washington. De
bauchcry, robbery and murder have become
systematic and regular business, if we
may believe the official report of the Super
intcndcnt Of the Metropolitan Police. He
says that the disbanding and paving off Of
the armies has left and drawn thither q large
guilty Of all manner Of depreciation and
wickedness We don't doubt this ut all;
but how is it about the 'hallowing influence
Of camp life p
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mated TO the proprietors of certain New
York Journals, (He1tAa, Esrpress and JToyll)
that hereafter they will not be permitted to
circulate their publications in Franco, unless
they adopt more becoming tone towards
the Emperor in discussing his Mexican
policy.
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NotJee-

MOT being able to furnish STORAGE OF COT
~ ION to the aneunt applied for. and ncedins
our o'orc-foom III cur business, decline for the
present further cnga gcments,
Sept IS II RICHARD O'NEAIE Is son.
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For Sale,

For Sale,
IiNiAr SPLENDID LOT, with the brick walls Of
4 large house sill stan,lne easily converted
INTO a large store and residence, fronting on AS
scmbly street, between Washington a;.d I.:.dy
streets. Apply to JOHN STORK::'
Sept Is z
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For Sale.

4 PAlis of gentle and scrviceablc HORSES.
~ Also = good WAGGN, in ;ood order, with
.. .. uuUB1.E HARNESS. Apply at.yfr. JOHN
TI.Irl'S farm, 81 miles from Columbia, on the
6,aT,d n Road SV. IS .
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Headu RS Western District S. c.,

Headq rs Western U1strlct 5. C.,
COLUMBIA, SEPTEoIBEE IS, 1906.
GENERAL ORUERS NO. s.
z \ obedience to orders from Department Head
| uuart,rs Sub District Commanders will at
once proceed, to collect all United States and Con-
fct:traie arms in the hands of the inhabitants
throughout t:vir Sub Districts.
I'll" srms so collected viii be turned over tn lie
Ordnance Officer at this point. BY order of
Brcvct Major General .iNIES.
CnAs. a. CARLETON, Asst Adj't Gen.
GO, I
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D Az IID son COL / E G E. L,
CItPLOTTT. ~ e.

fF1HF exercises of the College, and Of The
Il Preparatory Department connected
with it, will be resumed on the 18th of SEP
YEMBER.
AS measure necessary to the supporter
the Institution in the existing arrangement
of its finances, the Board of Trustees have
suspended, foY twelve months, the privilege
of using Scholarships in the payment of
tuition.
Tuition $40 for the session Of five months,
and Board SO per momh-payablc in adj
Sin specie, OF its equivalent III sarrcn-
cy or provisions. ,.;
1t is desirable that Students ahcui'i bring
with them snch books as they may require;
also such articles Of furniture for thtlr
rooms as they may be able to transport.
For other particulars address the :nhsrri-
Der, to the care (for the present. Of DIR. l..
Nvc lIutchiso:l. Charlotte.
J. T.. KIRKPATRICK,
A!o % l!>; PrceiIo2t.
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Foreign News.

New YORK, September 1O-Adv:ces from
Panama to the thirty-frst of August have
been received. They state that the people
of that place have been kept in constant cx-
citcment on account Of the revolutionary
movements going on in the interior but
which appear to have resulted in nothing
decisive one way or the other. There was
some probability that the Government
might be thrown, but there was little likcli-
hood Of any outbreak in that city. The
contending parties had probably some 300
men or more each under arms; but they
both appeared afraid to prccipitate fight,
and the chances were small of there being
any Immediate sacrf' &c Of life. Consider
able excitement had been occasioncd by the
Government seizures Of two American YES
sells for transportation 1t is said that their
owners can claim no protection as they were
navigating Government waters without the
requisite authority, although the United
States Consul had given them a permit,
which they supposed amounted to protec-
ton. The whole responsibility of the
unfortunate imb7'oglio seems to rest upon the
Consul, who was ignorant Of his power and
duties in the premises. The Costa Rica and
the Ariel, with United States troops for
San Francisco, arrived ut Aspinwall on the
twenty-fifth ultimo The conduct of the
troops on landing is represented as being
most elisgraccful. The news from Central
America states that General Barrios, OK
President Of Salvador is being tried by a
council Of war, and that Ire would in all
probability be shot, notwithstanding the
pledge given to Nicaragua, the deliver
ing him up, that his life would be spared
Later advices from Peru, South America
represent the revolution in that country as
still progressing. The rebel fleet had
entered Callao; but were awaiting a reply
from president Pczet to their ultimatllm
before opening fire on the town. 1t seems
to be Il still a matter of uncertainty whether
the revolution will be successful
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At the opening Of the Court for the trial
of Captain Wirz yesterday, Colonel Chip
man read to the Commission q letter adj
dressed to him by the prisoner asking that
he might have the religious comfort allowed
him of receiving visits from Fathers Whcc-
Ian and Hamilton in their pastoral capacity.
lie says III his letter that he knows, and an
all-sccinS, all-knowing God knows his inno-
cence Of the charges against him-charges
the very thought of which made him shud-
der. The Court replied to this request that
the letter would have to bc referred to the
War Department for its action, as the pri-
soncr was not in the custody of the Court,
but there was no doubt in the minds of the
Court that the request would be granted
During the day, several witnesses were ex-
anined, and important documentary cvi-
dence put in. among which was a letter
from Capt. Wirz, to the authorities at
Richmond, asking for enlarged facilities to
accommodate his prisoners.
Nc'r York Times, 9M inst
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TO RENT.

A SMALL HOUSE, with four rooms and neces-
n sary out-buildings. Applyt W. r. CATH
CART Telegraph Office. Sept Is 2
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A telegram of the 18th of July from
Shanghai says: ''The Niscnbci Tcbels are
cncamped in the ncighborhood of Pekin.
L is rumored they have taken the city, and
tie report is gener1lly believed
Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-08-29

THE GREEN CAsE.-A correspondent Of
lions Herald, who shows that Gov. An
drew's course with respect to Green has no
reference to his views upon capital punish
ment, includes in his communication the fol-
lowing note from the Governor
As to Green, | am doing my duty. That is
enough for me. And am willing, when the
passionate gust of unreasoning
feeling has passed by, to rest my whole repu.
tation rs civil magistrate upon my conduct
in that case alone.
Let my credit for fidelity TO duty and to
LaW, my moral and my intellectual judgment,
my name and fame, abide that test alone. /
will stand or fall, as God pleases, on that
single test Of the character of my civil career.
At present, those who publicly, by speech or
pen, reprOach me, will not take the trouble
to learn the most accessible facts, or to ask
me about them. The presumption is that n
sworn magistrate is acting according to his
oath, and is doing right. They assume the
contrary. OF course l cannot reply.
Speaking of the Governor reasons for the
position he has taken in the case of Green,
the correspondent of the Herald says
Of course it is not to be expected that, If
the Governor should make known his reasons
for his action in the case of Green, the whole
community will agree with him in his con,
clusiOns but shall be disappointed If the
verdict of all fair-minded men shall not be
entirely different from what popular clamoi
made il that he has acted from cOnscien-
tious convictions of duty, without the slight
est bias of " sentimental humanitarianism, y
and in accordance with the sternest demands
of Justice and Law.
Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-08-29

The ArLASIo MONTHLY for September /.
much better than the last half dozen Of its prede,
cessors. The following is an invoice Of what Il
contains:
Coupon Bonds"-T: By J. T. Trowbridge
"wilhelm Meistsr's Apprenticeship: :" By D. A.
wasson. Needle and Garden''-IX. "Bcien.
tifc Farming" By Gail Hamilton. "Dr
Johns'-viII: By Donald O. Mitchell. ma.
tural History Of the Peacock !" BY T. W. Par
sons. "Up the St. Johns river" By T. W. Hig-
ginsou. "a New Art Critiei" By Eugene Ben
son. "The Luck Of Abel Steadman:" By the
author Of "Life In the Iron Mills Sonnet -
By T. b. Aldrich. "The Capture Of JEFF Davis -
from which we have already taken occasion to
quote. "The Chimney -Corner''-IX; By Mrs.
II. b. Stowe. "a Visit to the Edgeworths !" by
Mrs. Farrar. "On Pair Of Old Shoes" By
Charles J. sprague. "Commemoration ode -
By J. X. Lowell. "Our Militia system" is
timely, and should be read by all sensible men
who think II time to be getting ready for the next
war. Ticknor 4 Fields, publishers.
Our YoUSG Folks, from tho same Pub
lishers, is also improving. Fifteen articles give
more variety than 1t had at the start.
We have also FOURTH OF July GRAFTON,
delivered by James T. Robinson, Esq, at North
Adams, Mass. In which the orator takes strong
grounds In favor Of impartial suffrage.