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ESTABLISHED 1902.
CHARLESTON COURIER,
DAILY AND TRI-WEEKLY,
BY A. s. WELLINGTON & co.
Daily Paper, $500 per Annum.
Tri.weekly Paper, $500 per Annum.


gFSHE COURIER has entered on the sixty
i sixth year. Of its publication. During this
long period-osits existence, despite the mutations
of fortune and time, it has been literally sup
ported, whilst many of its contemporaries have
been compelled to succumb to financial necessities.
We gratefully record this evidence OF tne'appSe-
citation. of our own and the efforts of our prede-
oessors, to make it What it is, and always has
been, ONE AMONG THE LEADING COM
MERCIAL AND NEWS JOURNALS OF THE
SOUTH, and will renew our excrtions to add to
its acceptability to the public as we'll as to place
it easily within tho reach Of all who desire
FIRST CLASS CHEAP PAPER.
In furtherance of this purpose NE now issue
the Daily and Tri- Weekly Courier to our Sup
scrbers, at the rate os oight and four dollars per
annum respectively.
Our purpose is to furnish q first class paper
upon tho most reasonable living prices.
Charleston, Jan 20 II
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Written for the Advertiser.

AihLSh iOA bhS &Ae'SAs'sSA'
Castles in the Air.
True taste ideal fancy feigns
Whilst on poetic wings;
'Bove earth, and all that earth contains,
Unbounded fancy springs.
To dwell Oh earth's gross element,
Lei groveling spirits bear,
Whilst I, on noble plans intent,
Build Castles in the Air.
No neighbours there can disagree,
Or tEwart what I design,
For there not only oil see,
But oil I wish is mine.
No surly neighbours leave 1 want
To make or pull down fence;
build, I furnish, lay out plant,
Regardless of expense.
One thing, indeed, excites my fear,
Nor let it seem surprising,
Since Radicals, from year 10 year,
New taxes are devising.
Lest Garth being taxed,-as soon it may
Beyond what earth can bear;
Our Congressman tax should ldlay
On Castles in the Air!
Well, with the end tho tax would suit,
Did they in these our days,
Ideal plans to execute,
Ideal taxes raise.
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The CoLoRED DEMooRATs.-A prominent
feature in the Democratic Ward Club psoces.
sion, on Friday night, was the prestEes of
over three hundred colored Democrsts.Sp We
are glad to note this, asit is an indicasep OF
the return of reason. The colored people,
we think, begin to realize that their 4sqe:in.
terests lie with those of the. white ,peopleto of
the State. The events of therecept eieetiens
in the State and the subsequent actions et;thc
Legislature have demonstrated the facks be
yond the shadow of deubt, that he Radieal
party only design using them -as instraaents rs
and tools Cor their own aggrandizemeBt.. This
must be apparent to all who are not bhed,
and We trust that the eyes Of the ooIosed peo.
pie are being opened TO the fact. Uatil the
laboring class Of q community perceive chat
their interests are inseparable from thbse OF
the land owners, complete harmony esinot
be expected; and the sooner the colored peo-
pie recognize the truth of this the better for
them. The remarks Of the speakers. atthe
ratification meeting of Friday night wcrcFe-
pletc with good advice, and did not, We think,
fall unheeded upon the ears of the colored'
people present. Charleston Courier. ]
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BETRAYED. and His Betrayer.

Or all men who may riGhtiully complain OF
tie enormities Of Radicalism, and who may
rightftlly denounce them, the Federal soldier
has the best right and strongest grounds. We
mean, OF course, the patriotic soldier, whoen
listed in the army to prevent division OF the
Union and the destruction Of the Constitu-
ton who, accepting the s6lemul.v plighted
faith of the Government-thatthe war should
be prosecuted for no purpose "of conquest or
subiugation, nor for any purpose of nterfer-
ring with the established institutions OF any
State. but simply to preserve the Union un-
der the Consultation with the dignity, equality,
and rights Of the several States unimpaired':
responded toahe call for troops. as was the
case especially with all Kentuckans.
They have righrto complain because they
have been cruelty and shamefully betrayed by
the authorities controlling the government.
They enlisted to preserve the Union; their
services were perverted Into its destruction.
They assumed the duties and risked the dan
gers of the camp and the battlefield 70 per-
petuate the Constitution their sacrifices and
valor are made the means of its destruction.
They enlisted under the sulemn promise Of
the government that the Established instltu-
tions, dignity, equality, and rights of the
States should be preserved" and fad, at the
end of the contest, that they have bern made
the unwilling instruments Of utterly destroy
ing all these sacred boons. They enlisted TO
save to the Union ten States of white mer,
and find their success made TO substitute ten
colonies of niggers tor those States.
We mske au appeal to the honest, patriotic,
gallant, cbivalrpus "white boy in blue," to
ponder over these facts, and then answer us
if he wilklonger. sustain his betrayers. Re.
member the promises of the men who, claim
ing to be Union men, Won your confidence,
and look at their acts of shameless betrayal,
then tell us, will you click the foot that
Kicks you?n
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In Dresden there IS an iron eggythc history

In Dresden there is an iron egg gythc history
of which is something Ike this: ..
A young Prince.sent this iron egg to a lady
ito whom he was :betrothed. >Sbe received it
lin her hands and Locked atit with d'sdaln.
h In her indignation that he shoatd send her
such gift, she cas-: tito the earth Wen
il touched the ground spring, cunniugly
hidden in the egg, opened, and q silver yolk
rolled out. She touched asecret spring IN the
volk. and golden chicken ives revealed ;sSe
touched 4 spri1e in the chicken, and crown
was found within she touched aspiring in
the, the crown, M and within n was found q diamond
.#edding ring u. y ~
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,ass- Will Grant live to get back from his
Western atrip9E Doubtful, toTnhe promised
Washburne befores-he started that. sc. help
him God, he. would bot touch q ,droproi whis
kew while he was gone."';, If GOD helps him
this time. Il will Be more than be did before.
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Fair Warning.

~ FoREwARN, all, Persons from. Selling DIR.
II III. MeBRIDgssKING OF. Pal unless
said.peYsons are duly anthorized6 by myself, as
ara thasssie Agent for tie sale6f said Medicines
: sos the District OF Edgefeld..rse.; 4.s+
Merchants supplied nt Wso!esaie. @ 2 prices nc :.
Frog LeYel, HezberIy Dist, sc:
Apr6 Ems ID
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INSURANCE AGENCY.

ARTIss Wishing to Insure their Dwell
IrNGs. GOODS. sc. can do SO on the lowest
terms, and in the BEST COMPANIES, by call
;nr on the Undersigned.
D. R. DCRIsOE.
AGENT for A. c. HALLS Insurance Agency.
IAN / ,"
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VOLUME xxxiII.- NO. s2.
Order.

WAsurNcrov, July 2S p. ,n.-The follow
irs older has JUS, been issued from the War
Department: .....-3..
Commanding Generals Of the Second, THIRD,
Fourth and Fifth Military Districts hayiag,of-
ficialiy reported that Arkansas, North .Ca:o-
lima, South Carolina, Louisiana, Georgia, AL
ALBANIA, and Florida have complied With the
Reconstruction Acis, including the Actlof
June 25th, 1865, and consequently so much
of Act Of March ID. 1861 aud all acts sup
Elementary thereto providing Tor military
districts subject ~ military auihoriiYol the
United States, as therein provided, have be-
come iuoperatiye in said States, and GEM
manding Generals have ceased exercising lhe
military powers conferred By said acts; .herc-.
fore,hs following changes will dc made in
The organization and command OF military dis.
trlc,s and geographical departments:
First. Second and Third Military Districts
having ceased to exist, North Carolina, South
C.rolina, Georgia, Alabama. and Florida Will
constitute the Department Of tho South
General Meade to con,mard, S;ia he2dqaarr
tiers at Atlanta, Georgia. &.
SccoSd. General Gillem will, command the
Fonr,h Military District comprising Missis-
sippi. :.
Third, General Reynolds will command the
Fifth Military District comprising Texas, with
headquarters at Austin.
Fourth. Louisiana and Arkansas willcon-
sti.ute the Department Of Louisiana; Gen.
Rousseau commanding. with Headquarters
at New Orleans. Gen. BuchaLan will con-
.tinue in command until relieved by Gen.
Rosseau. So sf
Fifth Gen. George Crooke relieves Gen.
Rousseau in the Department Of CoIupbte;
Sixth. Gen. Candy is re-assigred. 10 the
command of the Department Of Washington.
Seventh. Gen. Edward Hatch, Col. Ninth
Cavalry, relieves Gen. Buchonah as Assistant
Commissioner Bureau Refugees, FrecaRen
and Abondoned Lands in Louisiana. -.
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uMIVERsALIsF HERALD,
NOTASULGA, ALA

NOTASULGA, ALA.
JOHN c. BuRRuss, Editor & Proprietor.
Terlas, SEQ peg Year in Advance.
vu1HIs PAPER hes entered upon its 18th Vol
une. It is thosOrgan Of toe pniyersalist
denomination in the South and SouthEest, rry
it year. Money can be sent by mall, at the
risk of the editor.
Feb 81 lm
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One of our religious exchanges has the
following strong remarks ON the subject Of
debt:
Men may sophisticate as much as they
riease. They can never make it right. and
all the universe cannot make it right tor them
not to pay their debts. There is sin in tbis
neglect as deserving church discipline as
stealing or false swearing. He who violates
his promise to pay, or 'sithholds his poace1 to
meet the engagement, ought to feel that in the
sight of all honest men, he is swindler. Re-
lgion may be very comfortable cloak under
which to hide, but if religion does not make
a man deal Justly, tits not worth baying.l
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ESTATE Notice.

TT, .s,sons having claims against the Estate
a Of ". ". MIDDLETON, decd, are n not,hea ti
to present the same to the undersigned t vi.oea'
aeisy, and those indebted to said Estate are re-
aaestsi to pay up forthwith nor .,u,,r
Oct. 9, 1857 civ
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pg Jox says thatif man feels much like
getting married, yet imagines he ought not to,
the best remedy he knows is to help one ofhis
neighbors to move house full cf furniture
borrow about nine of his children and hear
them cry. If that fails, build up q 6re Of
damp wood and when the smoke in the room
is thickest, hire woman to scold him about
four hours. If he can stand all these, he
had better get married the next day-give
his wife the pants and be the" silent partner"
in the great firm of matrimony. Tae-reme-
dy is severe, but as every manis liable to
these things after he yokes himself, it>would
do no harm to try it before.
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Cen. Blair,s letter of Acceptance.

The following is the lctter of General Frank
Blair accepting the nomination for Vice
President of the National Democratic Con-
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1868-08-05

sS Hon Jefferson Davis and family sciled
on, Saturday, the 25th, from Quebec for Eu.
rope. ~ 80
nag Secretary Seward has,proclaimed that
the Fourteenth Amendment has become valid
to all intents and purposes as part of the
Constitution of the United States.
,pas- Jules Lefeyre had painting repre-
sentlng nude female figure in the Paris
Academy exhibition, and it took the first prize.
One story is that the Menken POSED, Ior it,
and that young Dumas has bought it for
$4,000 as a present to bis; father. Another
account is that the face is the portrait of q
beautiful woman of the haut monde who sat
to Leieyre bat returned the portrait from
some freak fancy. In this way the artist
took his revenge and made the lady disagree
ably immortal.
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E Mr.. Greeley declares that the Re
publieans are delighted with the nomination
of Governor Seymour. That's 30; many are
so delighted that they intend to vote for him.
Chief.Justice Chase, Senator Doolittle, Sena-
tor Dixon, Charles Francis Adams andrew
johnson, and probably Thad. Stevens, are
among the Republicans who will vote for him.
The New York herald., 1868-05-11
RUSSIA.

Royal TOur-A Grand Naval Review-Foreign
Assertion and Imperial Reply.
The Empress Of Russia is to proceed towards the
end OF May to Kissengen.
The Russian journals announce that General Totle-
ben has been ordered by the government to inspect
all the Russian fortresses and ports In the Baltic
On the 18th OF May Admiral ButakOfr will review
at Cronstadt thirty-two frigates and iron-clads.
The Journal de ST. Peters6Ourg says:-A foreign
Journal few days back, spoke Of "a ukase suppress
ing the consulates at warsaw" as well OF "a cir
cular addressed by Prince G0rtschakon to the repre-
sentatlves OF Russia abroad giving them notice Of
that important STEP" False news, like spots Of OIL
spreads with singular persistence, and OF all infor
nation II s that which Is pr0pagated with the great
est facility The majority Of the foreign journals
reproduce the statement, at the same time embel-
fishing 1t with gratuitous commentaries. We believe
we have good authority for announcing that the cir
cular attributed To Prince Gortschakor does not ex
ist for the excellent reason that no such measure
that referred To had been adopted and that nothing
Is changed In the position OF the foreign consuates
at Warsaw. Asthey were before so they are stiIl.
The New York herald., 1868-05-11
FRANCE.

Neutral Rights Mt Seattle American Couicm.
nation Of the british Bark springbols--
opinion Of the Attempt on Prince Alfred.
Peace by Preparing for War.
Under the heading OF "prize Courts OF the UnIlad
States-Vioation of Neutral Rightsn the Memorial
Dfpiomdttq,te, OF Paris publishes at full length
joint opinion, by Mr. George Mellsh, O. c., and Mr..
w. Vernon Harcourt, Q. g., OF the English bar pro-
nouncing the condemnation OF the cargo of the
British bark springbok by the Supreme Court of the
United states to be miscarriage of Justice, the
French journal adding:-"while we entirely concur
In this Messrs. Mellish and Harcourts) mastery and
unanswerable demonstration of the utter absurdty
OF the sentence OF the American tribunal we cannot
refrain from recording our protest apainst
the inadmissble doctrine Of continuous VOYAGE and
suspected ulterior destination as laid down by the
supreme court OF the United States. The eminent
English jurists before named have assumed for the
purpose OF their opinion that the law is correctly
laid down In the supreme Courts judgment' and
have confined themselves 10 proving that even unon
that assumption the decree OF condemnation is ie-
gal ana unJust,haole. We, on the contrary, cannot
make any such concession, or concur In such an
assumption. We regard the doctrine in question az
anagrant violation OF neutral rights and accordingly
paper Of the 27h March, 1884, we discussed the oues
ton at great length, and we proved that our Views
were supported by the highest authorities on nterna-
tonai law. 1t is Unnecessary for s To- 90 arain over
the same ground, but cannot be too often or too
eemphatically repeated that the maritime powers OF
Europe, especially France and even England herself
are deeply interested In preventing the admission into
the law Of nations Of the highly dangerous doctrines
propounded by the American courts. We trust Lord
Stanley, who has now the Springbok case in hand
will have the Judgment to perceive that more than
mere private Interests IN are At stake and that the IL
tion Of her cargo raise question Rravely afectjnR
the general interests Of maritime nations as was
sell IN the sitting Of the House Of Peers Of the 18th
The Paris correspondent Of the London ,yeu,d,
nm oavy ry.s -
The New York herald., 1868-05-11
---L- - --.-.- -. ......, iep,gn iiu
hope Of governing the Continent by keeping 1t

:. a.. Anu. "
hope OF governing the Continent by Keeping it
divided all danger would be past.
The London Examiner says that ample time has
been given to get up agitation that possible
In defence OF the Irish Church. The writer adds 1--WE
know that pains were spared for the accomplish
ment OF the pous purpose and that no time was lost
after the summons to surrender, In endeav0ring to
organize the means OF resistance. Often before has
bgotry been set abaZe with less available means Of
blowing the coal; and never perhaps, the active
mechanism OF churchmanship in better working
order The signal for collective and concerted action
was given by the highest political authority, the
very night that the first heavy blow and great dis
couragement were inflicted on the allen establish
ment' and we can imagine with what impatience
those who in high places drew the bellows and pre-
pared TO fan the ame waited for its Outburst the
morrow. But somehow this time the fire won't
light"
The soith anniversary Of shakspeares birthday,
was, ON April %, duly celebrated by the Urban lite
rary) Club. at St. Johns Gate, the famous old haunt
OF Cave, Johnson, Goldsmith, Garrick Guthrie and
their contemporaries during the early days Of the
Mr. Darby Griilith, NJ. p, will shortly call attention
TO the manner In which the exercise OF the preroga-
tive OF the crown In the granting OF titles and dlgni-
ties has TO be considered 10 he part of the ord
nary patronage Of the Prime Minister and to the ex-
tent 10 which the exercise OF that power for political
purposes may affect the independence of the House
OF Commons.
Welsh newspaper gives an account of an expert
ment IN the manufacture of petitions on the Irish
Church, made by some of the chief officials of the
establishment residing In certain parish in Angle.
sey. Inc officials prepared n petition against Mr..
Gladstone's resolutions but none OF the parshioners
would sign II; II therefore resolved TO subscribe
the names OF about eighteen respectable men without
their assent. This was done, and the petition was
sent IN to Sir Richard Bukeley, the member for the
county, who, struck with the remarkable similarity
IN the handwriting OF the gentlemen signing wrote
To one Of them, and by this means discovered the
forgery. Whereupon Sir Richard threatened to
prosecute the clerical impostors.
Az the meeting OF the Royal Geographical Society
OF London Frederick Whymper read paper on his
Journey on the ioukon river, in Northern Alaska or
Russian America.
The New York herald., 1868-05-11

TERRIFIC HAIL sroRM-The Princess Anne fNfd)
Herdtd records follows the ravages OF O terrible
hail storm which recently occurred in that section
On Saturday last the lower part OF this county was
visited with the severest hail storm ever known in
this section II was particularly violent at Crisfed
and vicinity and I'm Potato Neck At the former place
1t lasted but few minutes, but those were minutes
OF terror and dismay. The windows Of the cars ten
out OF hfteen) were broken as also the windows OF
dwellings In the vicinity One hundred and fifty
panes were broken In one house and ninety In
OF another One of the hallstones about the size OF
O turkey egg, struck DR.. Hiram Gunby on the hand
and parayzed II for while raising an awful bruise
thereon; q small hefer grazing IN q field
was stricken by q storm Of the icy missiles
and killed. colored woman from our town was
on her way to Crisield I'm wagon and was SO
severely bruised by the hail that she is confined to
her bed and cannot get home. The Oldest inhabi-
tants say that they never witnessed such q sudden
and frightful hail storm nor such large drops Of hail.
averaging the size Of turkey eggs. The storm also
visited the lower end Of Potato Neck near Jericho.
in this county. The hail stones were very large
breaking sixty psnes Of glass in the house Of Mr..
Johnson end injuring the windows Of several other
dwelling houses, but not 80 badly. We learn. also
from gentleman that came from Deil's island that
the storm visited that place and shattered wInd0ws
promiscuously. The storm also passed over Hoi-
lands Island, ehattcrng windows tearing or
shingles and killing chickens
The New York herald., 1868-05-11
ENGLAND.

Mr.. D.isracii on f6e Attempt ON Prince Aired.
Lafe--,A "Dari Confederacy" Extendiux-Mr.
Gindsa one's sympethy with the Queeu-what
h rho~sif Of the Budset-Manufacture of
Church I,criuons.
In the ffouse Of Commons on the 27th Of Apr,, Mr.
Disraeii, who. on rising, was greeted with accams
tions announced the news OF the attempt on Prince
Alfred's life nc said>--In rising to make motion
before the reading of the order Of the day doubt
not that tie HouseJs anticipating is purpose II Is
10 move address 70 her Majesty, expressing orsthe
part Of tue uouse its ,smpatby with her Majesty o.
The New York herald., 1868-05-11
GERMANY.

YrcspCA of reace-ConGress OF Nntfons-Iee.
-isgltef the Census Of the Nsrth German Con.
'tczcratiom>The Observation-Disclosures and
PaaperisSa-I.eyulsts i'm Hanover--Anhnlt
Ready far an Accession Trcnty-The Darm-
stadt s~d Wurtembere observation-disclosures
tion TO she United dsstates-Imprisoument for
Debt.
BERLIN, April 10, 1868.
The werliee runners which have for the last ten
days agisaud the press ard public have subsidized.
The Official Journals proclaim aloud that the peace Of
Europe is better secured than ever; and the specu-
latoss a Ia baisse at the Exchange hasten to wind
up Their disastrous engagements. The readers Of the
HERlLD are SO well supplied with information on
every move Of European diplomacy that they have a
better and more instructive coup dtea than any one
here though he should spend eighteen hours Of the
Day at reading rooms and subscribe to q dozen
ciHerentsournals. They undoubtedly know, too that
al canards of trouble and discord in the European
orchestra originate in Paris, that France stin plays
the first fiddle and changes the movement from
Adago to Prestissimo and FurosO quite 40 Hoiturl;
and it may have occurred to them that all this Pc
rodIcay returning hluster and commotion only aims
at npping the thought that nothing less than Euro
pean congress, with France in the most prominent
seat can secure reel peace and happiness the rest
OF the world. If the move turn out successful it
must be admitted that the game of the empire, and
ehoe Va io Wy uuStyJ HAS uceu Wcu
very slight rafting OF swords, 90 000 less
Chassepots completed in the III factories at st.
Etienne, talk On business between the Emperor
and Marshal Mel sufflced to make continental gov
ernments fee the ground sliding from under them,
though they might have considered that France had
no allies and could think Of going to with
out such. There Is some hope Of being spared dur
ing this summer the eternal ring Of the alarm bell
which for varetys sake may be for once supplied by
the nightingale chant OF general harmony, disarming
anda congress Of naions-nota a European congress,
Is that would exclude America, but congress Of all
nations What relief it would be to speak Of some
thing else than inventions OF guns erection'of
stronger fortifcations increase Of armies and addi
tional State loans and taxes TO pay expenses At
present faithful correspondent is compelled TO
dwell upon such topics the followine:-The WORKS
on the Navy Yard at Ellerbeck, Kiel, are being
pushed with great energy; 1900 te 1000 labcrers
from the Eastern provinces viii be employed and
quarters for their reception almost ready;
monitor has been contracted for by the Bund Navy
Department; General MoAke is engaged In the survey
OF the country around TTeves to determine tie seat
Of q new fortress in lieu OF Luxembourg: new re-
yolver gun, similar in construction to the Calling.