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Planters Attention.!

We are appointed gents FOR Messrs. G
w. Williams IL Co.,. Charleston, ~ G., and
are prepared to furnish Tagging and Rope,
pay the Revenue Tax IN Cotton for all
in"se who wish to send their cotton to the
ao"ve finn. We are also prepared tn make
ndV"nceS on Cotton as soon as Skipped. -
Iho'c who wish to realize Charleston
"rl""S for their c":t"n- less cNp-u>c--will
10 we'll TO call on ~ and make tho ar
rangrturn,S We will hau' the cotton to
the railroad or the parties can haul it them
selves
J. a. llASSElTlNE, Survivor.
Lancaster e.. H., Oct /, 1866.
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CEASGsD PosTroSs We heard, a
new days ago. of a man in Pulaski county
vino h .mPIoved hy his former slave a.
an ovsrserr. The freedman pays III. old
''asie' eight bales "f cet,e. To superrnr .nd
ssIs planting operations rhs prssen, wear.
tupusia OnstiiuiionoIist
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NEW ADVERTISER ENTS.
Notice.

rNiiE Notes aud Accounts If JONES
Il CRO kETr have been laced in our
hands for settlement. To avoid suits. Deb
tor. are r"dre>i,'d 10 come forward and
make satsf ctJrv arrangements
HERS!IAW g. CONNORS.
April 80, 1867. 8-3t. .
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APPLICATION FOR CHARTER

NOTICE ~ HERE'Y Y GNEN THAT
4 application will be n"de at the next
Session OF the Legislature. Tor new Char.
Yer Tor Cnrot"n's Ferry, situate on the
CaIawba River
March 30, 1867. A.,
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= 'N''e'p VI aS-cts, Tor IulunC-
- l. ii"n'n"hd. deed. ton, &c.
Samnel Spencer. ei al
IN ,snforn,iry to the decre,al order or
Cha"ceior l.rse,G. in the above ,t,t.d
cause hIed IN my "ifce, Januarwahe 2nd,
1867 the creditors. both Of the Eslnt. IF
Hammond, decreased, and nlsa of the
"a'aie ~ 7. Hammond. deceased ar.
h.'ebs notified that they have been .nio;r
ed by sa'd order from pror.ediny at law
ana tha 'hey are required TO bs and ,pue,r
before me, at nay otiice at I.aocoster t,nn,,
House, and prove and establish their sever.
a. nnd respective claims, on or before M.
n'st day OF Jn.e, me thousand EIGHT hun
oreo and Sixiy. seven, Tpis nolic. appIi.s
az well TO the judgment creditor. Of bofh
s"'d Estates, "a. To all eIher creditor. Of
"Pa'sOeVer grade or char oter. Each ,od
every one who refuses or fails To av.iI hin,
or Herself q this advantage and priyil,gs
herein offered. will be barred and exrI,d,.a
from sueh privilege after the perepptbry
day above drs;gnarcd
X G BILLINGS. C.ELp
Iommssioner's office, Lancaster, UsC
Jan. 0, 1867, -ano
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Notice to Guardians Trustees
and others.

UETU UITIUIS.
GUARDIANS Trustees, Receiver, and
~ Conmiuees holding their app"in,
menis under this Court are hereby notified
that they are repaired to mike their Re
turns TO this Qfice before the first dny Of
May nexi. RuIes will be issaed sgains,
all defaulters.
Ali Persons Who have pur.
chased property at the Sales Of the Com
mssionsr in Equity, and. who have not
complied with the terms OF said Sales, are
required 10 comply herewith before TIE
fret day of May next, otherwise, the pro
psriy will be re.seld at'lheir risk.
X G. BILLINGS. e.. T.. l.. ID.
tom'm Office, Lancaster T.. IL, y &.
harch 20, 1867. sat.
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Maryland Appropriation for Southern

BALrrMoRE, March 81
The Maryland Senat. has appropriated
one hundred Thousand dollars for the re
lief Of the poor Of the South.
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Loo Al Nj ATTE X y .

SALE DAY.-Ne property sold by tb e
Sheriff. Very few persons 10 attendance.
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100000 furnished the U. S. Government

100000 furnished the L. S. Government.
Army Revolver, ~ 100 in. CaIibre.
Navy Revolver, 36-IOO in. Cnlibre
Bet IL v"ivrr, Navy Size C.lihre.
Polio" Revolver, Navy SIZE Calfhre.
New Pocket Revolver, 81 100 IN. CIibre.
Porke, Revolver, (Rider's PIT 81 600 in.
Calibra
r. R'peari"g Pistol (Elliot p,) No - ard 81
tartridyr.
va Pocket Pistol, No. -, 80, 80 and Al
cartridge.
Gun Cane, Nor 81 ana 80 cartridge.
Brr"ch Loading Rifle, [BeaIsD No. 50 and
So Carlridg".
Revolving Rife, 36 and 4I.lO0 in Calibre.
f. REMINGTON g. SONS,
LION, New York.
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B E A U L Y!
Auburn, Golden, Flake & silken Curls

DRDDUCED by the use Of Prof DE-
i BREUX' FRiSER re CHEVEUX.
One application wArrsuled,o curl The most
strag"t and slubbora hair Of either sex into
wavy rngIets, or heavy massive es,rs las
been used by the, fashipnabIes Of Paris and
London, with the most gratifying results -
Does no ihjnv 10 the hair. Price by mail.
sh"Fed and postpaid, 81 Descriptive Cifrn
lars mailed free. Address BERGER.
SHUTS ~ Co, Chemists, No. $50 River
Street, Troy, n. Y, Sole Asoats tor the
United States.
Feb 2O,-Iy.
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Fresh Garden Seeds

ENoR SALE AT THE OLD PRICE by
- Fob d J, u. BOYD.
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The following letter explains itself and
will be read with Interest hy the many
who are in want Of the supplies SO gene
Tousiy offered b. tho people Of MarYlsna
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IN EQUITY-Lanoaster,

John R-ss & w. VI ! 81.
I"nn,rs, Executors Of asset
y. 1. ifs.nm"hd. decd. ) ton,
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NEW ADVERTISER ENTS.
Notice to lax PAYERS.

WILL BE- at the usual places Of receiv.
Il ipg Taxes for the purpose .f a ss-s,iny
taxable PROPERTY, and taking all Returns,
viz:
al the Cont House, Court week, Monday.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-08-13

taught to enrich themselves By plunder, and
they did not, in the heat of the couEesr, nor
do they now, choose personally to profit by
the spOils of Va1quished rebels The story
of the books has this foundation, and none
other: In the campaign in which Yicksburg
fell, General Hugh Ewing commanded u
division. AT the capture of jackson, the
books belonging to the State Library of Mis-
sissippi we're scattered, aud many of them de-
strOyed. OfthCse that fell in his way. Gem
eral Ewing saved perhaPSR hundred volumes,
mostly valuable law books. He reported the
fact to the department, but received no order
respecting them, and they not being properly
spolls OF war, and there being no officer 10
whom he could transfer them, he kept them
IN place of safety till the close of the war
and the reorganization of the State Govern
ment: He then put them in the express Of
tce, and wrote TO the Governor of Mississippi
that they were there subject to his order -
This Incident was noticed at the time IN
some OF the Southern papers-by scamps and
rutlans with bitterness aud sarcasm by gen.
tlemen in liberal spirit of comendation
AS to ''Other things" he brought nothing
home with him which had been JEFF. Davis
or secession property except u torn and drag
gIed flag, which he took in fair fight, aud
after showing it, sent it to the department;
and secession rife, bent almost double by u
cannon ball, which he brought as trophy,
from South Mountain, or Antietam.
So much for the charge of plunder and
robbery,
The Journal charges me and my family
with d'sloyalty; the charge is easily made, but
to the proof:
First for myself-From the commence
Of hn II IL
whenever occasion offered, and my health
permitted, urging the young men to volun-
teer, aud the old and wealthy to give money
to support the families of the soldiers when
in the field.
have four sons, and two sons-in-law, FIVE
of the six entered the service early three of
the four sons, and one son-in>law served to
the end of the war, and each Of these was
twice promoted for good conduct,,in the field.
The other son in-law was wounded when
leading his regiment to the charge, and was
hOnOrably discharged, unable to perform fur,
ther service.
This will, I trust, be received as u fair re-
cord of family loyalty, so far as the war is in
question; but never having sworn allegiance
to Sumner, or Thad. Stevens, or any of their
llk, aud having opinions of my own, as to
constitutional law and sound public policy, !
have ventrrcd to differ from them in sorne
particulars, and chiefly in this: think
there is yet something left of the old Consri,
tuition, and that we ought to try and save the
pieces; that the South is sufficiently crushed
and humbled, without putting them under
military rule, or letting loose flight of con-
.tfscGfi0n rWiturcs, t. iatten on the carcass
and especially do not think the President
ought to be impeuched because he differs in
opinion with the two Houses of Congress and
because he will not hold still while they whip
him with nettlcs.
So far as this is an offensc against loyalty,
Town up. Il. EWING
LANCASTER, July IL, 1867.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-08-13
President Lincoln.

A correspondent of the New York Times
gives an account of conversations recently
held with Alexander II. Stephens, the Con-
federate Vice President, in which We End Mr.
Stephens opinion of the character Of the late
President Lincoln thus recorded
81 asked him if he had known Lincoln.
and he said, Yes, very we'll we were in con-
gress together. and Lincoln was one of the
Seven Young Indians To my qucry who
they were, he said they were seven members
OF Congress, consisting of Stevens and Lin
coin, together with TOombs of Georgia, Flour
noy, Pcndleton and Preston Of Virginia. and
Cabell of Florida, who, in 1877, banded
together for the purpose of making en-. Tav-
lor President, and who received the name Of
the seven Young Indians from their alertness
and adroitness in political skirmish work.
Our people during the war; said he. had a
wonderfully erroneous notion of Lincolu's
intellectual ability. To be sure, he had very
little idea Ofthe nature of the Federal Govern
meDt; but he was a wise man, and knew the
heart Of the people well-a trait in which he
resembled Andrew Jackson. He taught in
fables, like Esop; aud in Congress his speech
es were mainly string of anecdotes-an
anecdote and then point He invented most
of them; but they were generally extremely
apt, and full collection of them would be
one OF the most interesting of books"
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-08-13
The Case Clearly Stated.

From the great speech of the Hon. Geo.
II. Pendleton, delivered in St. Paul, Mimi,
a short time since, we make the following ex-
tract, bearing on the reconstruction act
This plan abolishes the State govern
ments. 1t subjects the people to mere mjli>
tary despOtism. 1t gives the right of sui.
trage to the eniranchscd negroes, and takes
it away from the white man. 1t dcgrades
the State governments from their equality in
the Union, and from their position US prOtec.
tors of the rights of their citizens. 1t sub
verts and destroys the Constitution of the
United States, aud then holds out to the peo-
pie the hope that if they will chceriully ac-
quiesce in these things, if they will not only
patiently submit, but if they will with aacri>
ty and zeal aud gratitude appear to be hap
py to submit to them-uulcss Congress
changes its mind, unless another plan Shall
be suggested unless the confiscatiOn of Mr..
Stevens shall be thought fitting reward for
superscrviceable lOynlty-thcy may be per-
mItted to let negroes elect aud administer
State government over them, and choose mem.
bers who shall be admitted to seats in the
Senate and House of Representatives. And
this Is not all. The States thus held in
military despOtism, thus compelled by tyranny,
as relentless as ever applied the rack or turned
the screw, to change their own constitutions,
are to be used to amend the Constitution of
the United States, and to impose upon you in
Minnesota, and you in Wisconsin, and us in
Ohio, government which we do not approve
Three. tOurths Of the States alone can amend
the Constitution ofthc United States Twenty
six States drive ten out of the Union. A
majority OF the twcnty.six harass aud oppress
the ten until they consent to change their con-
stitutiOn, admit negro suffrage, surrender all
reserved powers. and yield implicit obedience
to their will. They will then admit them to
the Union and use their concurrent votes to
change the Federal Constitution so as to intro.
duce negro suffrage and Federal interference
in all the States"
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-08-13

HEAVY Loss BY FIRE.-A singular and
at the same time destructive fire occurred on
the farm ofGeo. w. Ward, Esq, near town,
on Saturday last. One of Pitts Threshers,
belonging to Maj. w. W. Glass, had been
put in operation, aud had been running less
than an hour, Gin which time it had been
carefully oiled three times when fire was
discovered under the feed table. All attempts
to stay the fire were futile, and in few min.
utes the machine, which cost Mai. Glass
S675, was destroyed entire, with the exception
of the horsepower The flames at once COM
municated to the wheat stacks, which were
totally destroyed, entailirg a loss on Mr.
Hoover Of over 700 bushels of wheat. There
was no insurance on any of the property de-
stroyed. Whether the fire was caused by the
friction of the machine or from match, has
not been satisfactorily ascertained. The man
who fed the machine declared that it could
not have been caused by friction, as the boxes
were quite cool few minutes before the fire
was discovered Winchester Times.
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Singular EIoda Of Suicide.

The St. Louis Repv5hcaH is responsible
for the following yarn, which may or may not
be, possessed of some truth:
"One Of the most whimsical and unheard
of means Of 4" shutting off this mortal coil, p
occurred in this city On Wednesday. 4 vo-
rnau living in the lover part Of the city,
named Meyer, who. from iii-tEeatment of her
husband, had become disgusted with lie, at
tempted to make way with herself in the fol-
lowing unique manner: she took six FOUNDER
cannon ball, which her husband had brought
from VicksburS as a relic, and which had
been lying on the maBtle-pieee for years. and
having rather ind distinct conception Of tho
terrible effects Of the prjecti!e, aud the man
ner Of using it, at length HIT upon an idea
She vent to = grocery and purchased fifty
cents worth OF powder, returned home, and
procuring ! breakfast plate she placed it on
The foor. She then poured the powder on
the plate. aud put the cannon ball On top of
the powder Having thus got her artillery
into position and everything in readiness, she
then sat DOM over the loaded plate, and with
buruio. tc-er in enc hand, fred the pow
der. The effect Of ine explosion may be I'm
asiued The ez zP!od!ng powder burned and
blackeued tie wou!au's lower extremities,
while the ball which she vsinly expected
would end her IniscTies did not stir from its
position. The unfortunate yi:tim of this in
sane attempt at selEdestructiOn is lying in q
precarious condition from the fool hardy At
tempt upon her cEn life.
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Canning Fruits.

AS the season of fruits is just commencing,
anything that will enable it to be successfully
canned at small expense will very much
Prolong the season. Only those who have
tried it know the satisfaction derived from
eating dish Of peaches in midwinter as fresh
as when gathered. The annexed method oF
canning truit was furnished at the New York
Farmers club by Mr. Powers, of O.wego
county. New York: Il will suppose YOUR
fruit ana glass cans all ready. prefer cans
with glass covers. l scald the fruit in Iarpe
TIN pan with juice or water to coverin. Put
half teacuP of cold wateE into every can.
and I'LL up with hot water. Put the covers
and rubbers also into hot water. Now emntv
can and fill up with hot fruit, and o5e1
another. Let them stand till the hand can
be held upon them without burning. As
soon as filed cut writing paper the size of the
can, one for each, and when cool slip one over
the f1uit entirely, and ELL up the can ON the
top OF the paper with Ting juice. and seal
at once. Ladies, try this way !; the fruit will
never mould, and keep any time. if you don't
eat 1t. The papers keep the fruit from rising
to the top of the liquid. There is no use of
setting cans into water to heat them. or of
putting them intoquil;ed bags; it is too trouble
some let the fruits shrink, and then Fill
mp to the cover as close as possible"
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P1ano-FoEteS.
CHARLES NJ. STIEFF,

MANUFACTURE OF First Premium GRAND
1tl and SO UARE PIANOS. Factories - aud S6
Camden street, and IS and a Perry street, near
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad wARE-ROOMS,
MOI, North Liberty street, above BALTIMORE, BAL
TINORE, Nd.
Has always on hand the largest stock of PIANOS
in the city My neT Grand Scale Over-s'rung A
giraffe Treble Pianos are pronounced by the ANA
teuns and professors to be the best Piano manuac-
tured- We warrant them free of every fault for
five years, Ind the privilege Of exchange within
twelve nOnths, II not entirely satisfactory to the
purchaser.
SECONDHAND PIANOS.
always on hand-S5OtO to $500. MELODEONS and
PARLOR ORGANS from the best makers.
We have permission to refer TO the following per
who have our Pianos IN USED Rentch, VIM
Rush, w G Butler, Richard e Williams, Dennis
Daniels. Beni amin HarTsOn, in Jefferson county,
and James l. Cunningham. 5 Cunningham, ia
cob Seibert, Benjamin Speck, Andrew Bowman,
George HOke, Jacob Miller, Charles Coe, James
Denny, LemueI Campbell, Rev Mr. Hair. in Berke-
ley county.
90 Far further particulars, apply to F HA
RISON, Agent, Shcphe rdsTuwn.
Terms liberal. 4 call Is solicited.
OctUber ., lS66-ly-
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RATES OF ADVERTISING.
Filibusters for MexicO--Jeh. Thompson
offered Command,

The friends Of Maximilian and Santa Anna,
IN this city. are still engaged in an effort to
organize an expedition with view to aveuga
the late Emperor's death. Although their
movements are invested with judicious secre-
ey, many Of their plans form exciting topics
OF conversation among their acquaintances,
who gathered nightly in a certain hotel on
Broadway. They arc known to be bound by
solemn oath not to reveal aught which NAV
initiate against their operations, or prevent
the scheme OF leading hostile forces on Mex
lean soil. 1t should be stated here that tie
men who have charge of the enterprise are
mere French and Austrian avengers, some of
whom arc refugees from the country thew de-
sign to invade; but they have received IA
large amount already from the agents Of GER
tain European governments in this city, and
they are now working with these sinews of
war. They have opened three recruiting
Offices, one in the osteRsible interest Santa
Anna, and two To raise men to aveuco Max
imilian's death; and they claim to have
already enrolled over fifteen hundred men
1t is generally believed, however. by those
who know the antecedeuts of the chieftains
of this movement, that their own aggrandize-
ment, aud not the civilization of Mex,co''
or the wrongs Of Santa Anna, is the grand
object of their efforts.
1t appears, from Ill that can be learned of
the movements Of tie adventuTers that short
ly after General JEFF Thompson, late of the
Confederate service, had arr iSSd at the hotel
in this city, they waited.s \and solicited
him to take command OF exni-
dition. The GenercA is replied
that if the number of md in his
opinion equal to the e kould
probably consent to become md
the visitors at once declared
would be placed at his dispa
would be Joined by cavalI
on arriving on the Texas
tation then withdrew. anJ
gagged in the work Of raIl
one of the reports in.
matter-N. y World
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POETICAL.
HOW STRANGE TT WILL BE.
n FLORENCE PERCY.

How strange it viii he, IOve-how strange when
Sha! be what all lovers become
You rigid and taithless, cold and untrue,
You thOughIless OF me and careless of YOU
Our pet namss grown rusty with nothing 10 do
Loves bright web unraveled, aud rent and worn
through.
Aud IiEe's loom LETT eunptv-ah. hunt
All me!
How strange it will bel
How strange It will be when the witcherv poes
Which makes me seem lovely to-day;
When your thought of me loses its cOIsgr de rose;
When you find I've cold eyes and every day nuse
Aud wonder you could for a moment suppose
was out OF the commonplace way;
How strange it will be!
How strangei it will be. .lOve-how strange when we
With just chill touch OF the hand;
When my pGlses no longer delightfully."- beat
AT tue thought oil your coming-at tue sound Of
whenI watch not your coming far down the long
When SOur dear loving voice, so ingly sweet,
Grows harsh in rePrOAch or command;
How strange it Wilt
How strange it will be when we willingly stay
Divided the weary day through;
Or, getting remotely apart we may,
Sit chilly and silent, with nCthing to say,
Or coOlly converse the news Of the dav,
In wearisome, old married folks sort Ot way!
shrihk from the Picture-dOn't yOus
How strange it will be!
Dear love, if our hearts do grow torpid and cold,
As 80 many others have done;
II we do let love perish with hunger and cold,
II we dim all Ifes diamonds and tarnEh its gold,
If we choose to live wretched aud die unconsOled,
Twill be strangest of all things that ever were told
AS happening under the sun!
How strange it will be,