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Gov Brown of Georgia, like Gov. Orr of
South Carolina, begins to take sensible view
Of the situation of the rebel States. He is dis
posed to come down from the chivalric digni-
ty which has too long kept the Southern
States, like the prodisal son, away from the
house in which is bread enough and to spare
in their efforts to subsist upon the husks OF a
baughty, rebellious and ilLnatured spirit. Ac-
cepting without reserve the reconstruction
bill recently passed by both houses of Con-
gress, he urges a like acceptance upon his peo-
pie. II president johnson does not commit
the foolish blunder Of attempting the defeat OF
that bill, there is reason to believe reconstruc-
ton will soon be commenced under its pro-
visions, so that before another year shall have
passed away many IL not all the States recent
ly in rebellion will be restored to their full
powers in the Union. This Is what is want
ed; what will restore confidence, and give a
a new impetus to all the springs of business
activity. Starting right, prosperity is not only
sure to follow but to be permanent. In Gov.
Browns admirable letter to the people OF his
Statehe says:
We now have the assurance of Congress in
the passage of this bill that this shall settle the
question Of our admission. Let us comply
with them, and be ready to be represented in
the next Congress as soon as possible.
respectfully suggest that the people OF the
several counties Of this State, who favor the
proposal, hold public meetings with as little
delay as possible, and urge upon the governor
to convene the Legislature and recommend
them to take prompt action.
If we reject the terms proposed IN the
Sherman bill, confess see no hope for the
future. Should we accept them, trust the
example OF Georgia may Le followed by other
States, ard that this vexed question may soon
be permanently settled upon the best terms
which we will ever be able to get.
am aware of the rapidity of the changes
which we are requted to make, aud Of the
natural .prejudices which our people enter
tain against negro suffrage, but we should not
forget that in yielding to an inevitable neces-
sity, these people were raised among a. aud
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INSURANCE
STATEMENT OF CONDITION
OF THE .
Commerce Insurance Comp'y,
OF Albany, N. ", Dec. 81, 1866.

A. VAN ALLEN, President.
R. M. HAMILTON, Secretary. .
STATE OF NEW YORK,
CITY AND COUNTY OF ALBANY. So Hqt.rf
ALBANY, Feb. q, 1867.
Personally appeared before me Adam Van Allen
President, and L. NJ. Hamilton. Secretary, of the
above named Company, and made oath that the fore
going statement made by them Is true to the best Of
their knowledge and belief, and that Il ey have con-
cealed no material facts. ~ : : y,
Z -ag A. 2. STEVENS, Notary Public.
81 JOS. III. WEBSTER, A gent,
feb27-d3w No. 10 South Street.
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Non Forfeiting, Endowment. Ten Year,
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Co. In this country. Cash received for PREMIUMS
$5, Receipts for INTEREST, ST. l12, 600, while
Its losses being only $7720OO, showing the receipts
for INTEREST to be nearly $s5o,0oo more than its
losses.
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naturally sympathize with us. Their eondno,
during the war proved this. Ii, then me-
treat them kindly, pay them their WAGES me
promptly, and in all respects deal Justly bv
them, we shall seldom have cause to complain
of their refusal to respect our wishes or con-
suit our interest at the ballot-box
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The Great Pictorial Annual.

Hostetter's United States Almanac for 1868, for dis.
i tribution, gratis, throughout the United States and ali
civilized countries Of the Western hemisphere, will be
published about the first of January, and all who wish
to understand the true philosophy OF health should read
and ponder the valuable suggestions it contains. In ad-
dition to an admirable medical treatise on the causes pre-
vention and cure of a great variety OF diseases, it
embraces a large amount of information interesting to
the merchant, the mechanic, the miner. the farmer, the
planter and professional man and the calculations have
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The nature, uses. and extraordinary sanitary effects OF
HosTETTER'S oMAC BITTERS. the staple ionic
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fully set forth in its pages. which are also interSpersed
with pictorial illustrations, valuable recipes for the
household and farm, humorous anecdotes, and other in
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selected. Among the ANIMALS to appear with the open
ing of the year. this will be one of the most useful, and
NAV be had for tie asking. Send for copies to the Gen.
trail Mandatory, at Pittsburg, Pa, or to the nearest
agent for ~HosTETTER'S STOMACH BITTERs. The
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SPARRINe MATcH.-Ihe fancy will have an OPP
p%ortunity of indulging in their taste for the manly
art tonight, as q sparring match will be given this
evening at the Hibernian Hall by noted pugilists
of this city and New York. The performances will
be varied by singing and dancing, by banjo players
and negro minstrels. Darby Kelly, of New York,
will engage with Mr.. VIM. H. White, Of Boston, in
q grand sparring match. A number of other per-
sons well known in sporting circles will appear and
participate in the evenings entertainment. To
those who are posted in the science some fun is
promised.
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The Loss OF THE R~AIE1GH.-The Captain of the
steamer Ashland, which arrived at Savannah yes
terday, reports seeing off this city a vessel so low in
the water that he could not make out her name, but
which he supposed to be the wreck of the Raleigh.
This account is very vague and unsatisfactory. If
the Ashland was so near as to make out what the
wreck was. she might, it seems, also have ascer-
tanned whetter any living persons were then upon
it. But, if the Raleigh was afoat as late as Thurs
day night, there is still hope that some of the
missing crew may have been taken of by a pass
ing vessel.
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A New SCHOOL FOR THE CoLoRED CHILDREN OF
CHARLEsroN.-The number of colored children In
this CITY. has been roughly estimated at 4,OOO, OF
whom only s. 900 now receive the advantages OF
education. Since the introduction OF the Bureau
Of Freedmen, as a part OF the military government
OF the land, considerable attention has been paid
TO the education of the colored classes, and seve-
raj schools both public and private we're establish
ed in the city. These schools were found to be
insufficient to accommodate the large number OF
pupils, and some months back a contract was en-
tered into, and a new building commenced In Bull
street. This school-house which wasfully described
bv the NEWS at the time, is still uncompleted, the
contractors having been delayed in procuring the
necessary stones for stills and coping, which have
but recently arrived from New York. The work is
now progressing, and the school will be open at an
early day.
1t being found that even with this additional
school-house, there were a number OF childrenSln
the upper wards who were not receiving the bene-
fits Of an education, the Bureau officials deter
mined to erect another building on Rutledge Ave-
nue.. which would be convenient to persons living
in that section. This new building will be Of wood,
two stories high, with o brick basement, anc' will
be able to accommodate between 700 aid 80 pu-
pills. The first floor will be divided into onc large
hall, capable of holding 300 or 400 children, and
four class rooms for fifty each. The second
floor will have SIX class rooms, each for fifty
pupils. The building will be quite ornament
tai, and will be surrounded by n small Gu
palo; stairs will be inside with an entrance at
either end. Great care will be taken to Sc
cure ventilation, and make the rooms light and
airy. It is proposed to erect this building on
the east side Of Rutledge Avenue above Morris
street, and the Bureau has already advertised for
proposals for its construction, to be handle in by
the middle of January.
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YOU'VE nEN's CHRISTIAN AssoorAT1oN.-The in
terest tbs. was lately felt by the community in re-
igious :~.atters was in a great measure due to the
e~xertions of the Young Men, .ristian Associa-
ton, who furthered the cause by the excellent SER
mons that were delivered / IRE them. These
sermons have given great pleasure to the religious
community, and have been the means of attracting
numbers of young persons to the house Of prayer.
The association have determined to continue the
good work, and, to make their weekly discourse
still more popular, they have engaged The services
of several eminent d%ivines, who will preach before
them, at intervals, during the winter. DR.. j. A
Broadus, OF Greenville, q distinguished divine, viii
deliver several discourses during the winter, and
will be succeeded by others of equal force as pull
pit orators.
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you to say that it was only by your advice and per-
suasion that he was induced to effect the insur-
ance. 1 believe it an institution providentially de-
signed for the benefit of women and children.
With my best wishes for the continued useful
ness and spread of your Company, 1 am, most
gratefully yours, ANNIE B. CLOVER.
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A CORRECTIONAL the News of yesterday it was
wrongly stated that an inquest had been held upon
the body OF Mr.. Campbell, who diedfrom injuries re-
ceived while travelling upon the South Carolina
Railroad. Mr.. Campbell was brought to this city,
and taken to the house Of his brother, where he
received every comfort, and was attended by DR..
Geddings until he breathed his last. No inquest
waa hold
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LECTURE ON FEMALE EDUcArIoN.-Miss Augusta
st. Clair, an English lady, of considerable reputa-
ton as a lecturer, arrived in this city yesterday.
and is staying at the Mills House. Miss st. Clair
is en- route for Florida, but will remain here a few
DAYS, and deliver a lecture on Tuesday evening, at
the Hibernian Hall, on the subject OF Female
Education."
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UNDER DECREE In EQUITY.

UNDER DECREE In EQUITY.
Henderson, Administrative, OS. Henderson, ct al
VALUABLE PLANTATIONS ToR COTTON AND B
Will be sold by the undersigned before the Court House,
in Walterborough, S. c., on MONDAY, the 14th day OF
Januars, 1868, at II A. NJ,
All that PLANTATION known IS "ORANGE GROVE"
with the Buildings thereon, In the District OF Colleton,
containing 1922 22-100 acres, more or less; bounded North
by lands belonging to the trust estate Of Mgs. {. E Hen
derson and children; East by the Black Creek Road;
South by lands now or late of Nathaniel Hayward, de-
ceased, and West by lands Of the estates OF Nathaniel
Hayward and Paul Paris.
ALSO,
A HEALTHY SUMMER RESIDENCE, on lot OF b
acres, with necessary outbuildings, adjoining the above
tract.
Two ~ TRACTS OF LAND, containing respectively
81 6.IO acres and 573 $40 acres; the former bounded
North by lands OF Hayward; East by lands OF Paris;
Southeast by lands Of Williams; South by Lands OF inc
estates Of Smith and Hayward, and West by lands OF
Daniel Blake; the latter bounded on the North by lands
Graves; South and Southeast by lands OF Loyless, and
West by lands OF Snead and Hayward; said tracts TO be
sold in ten Q0) separate parcels, as per plats OF hocart
z. Payne, ofFebruary 7th, 1S55-said parcels containing
the following number OF acres, to wit No. !, LIZ 7-!o
acres; No. 2, los $40 acres; No. 8. 104 6-10 acres: NO. 4,
81 4 10 acres; No. s, 115 ITO acres; No. 6, liz 4-l0 acress
Nc. 7, 90 $40 ares; No. 8, SO $40 acres; No. 9, ia $40
acres; No. 10, 143 ITO acres.
Terms-One.third (hl cash; the balance In Two cD
equal annual instruments, secured by bond, with per
sonal security and mortgage Of the premises, With m
terest from day of sale. Purchasers to pay Tor papers
and stamps. b. SIohEs, =. e. !.
Persons DESTROYS of purchasing can examine piats and
receive a description OF the lands at the Office Of Messrs.
DER l. BEHRE, Attorneys at Law, Walter
borough, :. G. tusll november 20
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TRY Them.

Many persons have within this summer experienced
the benefits to be derived from the use of PANKN1N's
HEpAr1c BrrrERs. We would recommend them to all
who stand in need of a tonic.
For sale BY all Druggists. 8 October 6
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APPOINTMENT OF AN ALDERMAN.-Mr. Niles u.
Parker has been appointed by General Candy Al
derman of Ward No. 8, to fill the vacancy caused
by the death Of Alderman Earle. MIR. Parker was
a Captain of United States Volunteers, and is
known here as the Chairman Of one of the Regis
tration Boards in this city.
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TESTIMONIAL TO THE Rev. E. j. MEYNARDIE.--A
PLEASANT REUNIoN.-It was our good fortune yes
terday evening to assist at a surprise party" of a
| somewhat unusual ch" racter. According to the
| edict put forth by Bishop Doggett at the recent
session of the South Carolina Conference, Rev. E.
]. Meynardie, pastor of Trinity Church, was re-
moved from his late charge, and appointed to
| Charlotte, N. C. This is quite in accordance with
Methodist usage and the principles Of the %itineran-
CIV, but it was contrary to the wishes of the con-
gregation, who had become much attached to Mr..
Meynardie.
In order to convey some tangible expression of
their regard for their late pastor, the members
quietly arranged a surprise. They procured a
handsome silver pitcher and salver of Mr.. A. H.
Hayden, and having, by a pious fraud, succeeded
in getting the pastor and family out of the way,
the gentle invaders took forcible possession of the
parsonage. From the number present We believe
there are strong grounds for assuming that a reg
ular conspiracy has been set on foot. Nearly all
the prominent members of the congregation were
there, aud many outside friends. About eight
O'Clock Mr.. NJ. and family arrived, and were not
little surprised at finding so goodly a company
around their hearth. Mr.. W.. Il. Smith, of the
Board of Stewards, who had been deputed for the
purpose, thcr addressed Mr.. Meynardie, explain
ing the object of the gathering, and in a few words
simple and pathetic, expressed the affection OF the
congregation for their minister, and the regre
they all felt at parting with him.. He then pre-
scented the silver service as a feeble token OF ther
appreciation Of his worth.
Mr.. NJ, much affected, replied i'll u few happ.
remarks. His eloquence was Of the heart, ant
He paid a most touching tribute to General James
Simons (who honored the occasion with his pres
ence), as his early teacher, counsellor and friend
to whose kindness and judicious direction he ex
pressed himself much indebted. 1t is of cours
impossible to give even a faint reflection of an out
burst of emotion such as was this impromptl
speech Of Mr.. Meynardie's, and we should do in
Justice to him were We to attempt it.
Speeches over, the company was invited u
stairs, where the invaders had prepared a plen
teous repast. The table was very handsomel
set, and everything arranged with much taste
The supper, We learn, was contributed by tn
members of the congregation, and reflected mucl
credit on those who had the experimenting care
We heard nothing but encomiums on the excel
lence of its several component parts. The reunion
was a happy one, and parting itself almost mad
pleasant by this happy Renaissance associated
with it.
On the pitcher were engraved the initials, Re. j
NJ" and on the salver, REV. E. j. Meynardie
Trinity Church, Charleston"
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NNocENTs DAY OR CHnDERMAs.-The 18th Of
December has been observed from an early period
in the history of the church as a festival COM
memorative Of the barbarous massacre of the
children Of Bethlehem by King Herod. In conse-
quence of the feeling of horror growing out Of
such an act of a%trocity, Innocents Day used to be
considered the most unlucky during the year, and
no one, who could avoid it, entered upon any work
on this anniversary. In ancient times the massa-
ere OF the innocents was partially re-enacted in
the shape of a sound whipping, which it was GUS
tomary to administer to the juvenile members of
the family at an early hour in the morning. This
proceeding being somewhat unpleasant to the
sufferers, the practice was adopted of rising from
their touches before their elders and in turn at
lacking those who were too sleepy headed. No
Importance is now attached to the day.
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BAPTIST BANNER, AUGUSTA

Is6s-THE BAPTIST BANNER, AUGUSTA,
GEORGIA.
TIME FIRST NUMBER OF II SEVENTH VOLUME
of this Religion; and Family Journal viii appear on
the first Saturday i'll January, 1913.
7 lac Banner will be- issued regularly every saturday.
nrinted With new type and on fine paper.
The resident Editor, Mr.. y. Ellis. viii be
aided by the pens Of some of the most distinguished
writers of the denomination Ill this and the adjoining
States.
limited number of advertisements (of suitable
cbaracter) will be received at the usual rate.
subscription price THREE D~LLA1;N per mum.
Address, BABIISI EANSEH,
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The YOUNG MEMS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION
The Rev. Mr.. Meynardie, who will leave Charles
ton next week for the new scene of his pastoral Ia
bors will not, before his departure, preach again i'll
this city, but We arr pleased to learn that he has
promised to come down from Charlotte to preach a
sermon to the Young Mems Christian Association
when that body is prepared to hear him. 1t is
hoped that the day of Mr.. Meynardie's return will
not be long distant.
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SOUTH CAROLINA Law REPoRTs.-The 18th
volume of richardson's Law Reports, containing
appeals at law decided by the chief justices OF
South Carolina during the years 1866 aud 1867, has
just been received by the publishers, Messrs. E. j.
Dawson, of this city. These reports are Of svo.,
neatly bound in law sheet, and are indispensable
to every lawyers library. Richardson's Reports
have been legal authority for years, and there are
few members of the bar who will not avail them
selves Of the present opportunity and secure a
copy OF the work.
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The New YORK LIFE INSURANCE CoM~pANY-CoM-
MENDABLE LIBERAL1TY.-Although persons are
continually dying, yet few expect they will soon be
called, and therefore are little inclined, by a pres
ent sacrifice, to provide against an evil which,
though they know to be certain, they yet suppose
to be dis.an,. The benefits to be derived from Life
Insurance arc, however, becoming daily better ap-
preciated; and the fair dealing and prompt pay
ment made by companies, even on losses for which
they might not be legally liable, has inspired gen
eral confidence in their system and practice. As
an instance, we publish, by permission, the fol-
loving interesting letter;
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OWEN SOUND, CANADA WEST, |
December, 1867.
To Thomas Frost Esq, Agent for South Caro- mo
Of LIE Nm Yurk LIE Insurance COmDdny

To Thomas Frost Esq, Agent for South Caro- ma
of lie Nsp York LJe Insurance Company
DEAR SIR hereby acknowledge payment in
full of the policy OF the New York Life Insurance
Company, No. 4O,115, for ten thousand dollars
(slO. OOO), on the life of my deceased husband,
Adam &. Glover, insured December, 1867 and ter
minated May, 1867.
In view of the questions which might have
arisen in the case, I regard the settlement as an
act ofnoble lberality, becoming the high rank ofthc
Company, as first in the order of establishment
aud assets of the Life Insurance Companies OF the
State Of New York having agencies in South Caro-
lima. Its twenty-five years of successful and dis
~tinguished operation must undoubtedly have been
marked by many like acts Of enlarged and gene
rols conduct, to have won the confidence in its
skill AMI integrity, with which the public is now so
fully inspired.
So grateful Is my realization of the benefit III
Lie Insurance, in my present bereayed and re
duced, from lately blessed and afluent condition,
that l cannot forbear recommending it's adoption
to all i'll whatever circumstances. The affection |
have experienced was in no way anticipated either
by my lamented husband or myself; and it is DUE to