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4 ouUu dSOny fbo ulo.fA 1ke common
tbelief that to drown is an easy death,
I hold to be one OF the greatest pos
sible, fallacies.
The climax of pain at length was
reached, and then I-became insensi-
fble to it, and felt only vague sensa-
tion of re-enacting scenes in nv past
life, many of which, until then, I
had utterly forgotten. On came
these silent phantoms of the past,
without, L think, any particular Or
der, but with the intense distiuctness
of vivid dream. Gradually it be-
came lighter and lighter, until there
was perfect blaze of white light;
but this as gradually died away again,
and the current of my vision, which
bad been momentarily broken, was
resumed, though now dimly.
There was throughout nothing
spectre.like nor appalling in the
apparitions; they were simply friends,
to whom l had no power to speak,
nor they to me. by degrees they
were beginning to get fainter and
more confused, when the light be-
came brighter and brighter, and
there came the same blaze rs before.
1t was just again waning, when, for
an instant, I felt terribly sharp
pain in the head, and the glaring
light returned, driving away all my
ghostly friends, and leaving in their
stead nothing bnt great white
blank. Then followed an excruciat-
ing bodily sense of bursting, and I
knew no more, until two days after
ward l found myself, very weak and
i'll, swinging in my cot on board the
old Nonpareil.
1t seems that when I disappeared
with the wreck, the boat, as soon as
the dangerous Whirlpool had subsidized,
continued to pull backwards and
forwards over the spot waiting for me
to rise. They had almost given me
up for lost, when, at length, / rose to
the surface, and sank again before
they were able to reach me. The
next time, fortunately, they were
more successful, for then they caught
me by the hair just as I was again
sinking. This accounted for the
sharp pain in the head that l felt Oh
coming to the light the second time.
For some time was thought to be
dead; but under skillful treatment
animation returned, and after long
and tedious illness, 1 was eventually
as well as ever, but not likely to
forget my sensations while drowning.
1t may be satisfaction to the
reader-it certainly was to mo-to
know that the mutinous crew of that
wrecked bark never came to land,
and that thus the sen avenged the
cruel murder of their captain.
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An eight-hour-a-day man, on going
home, the other evening, for his sup
per, found his wife sitting, in her
best clothes, on the front stoop,
reading volume of travels. "How
is this?" he exclaimed. "Where's
my supper?" "I don't know" re-
piled the wife; 81 began to get break
fast at 6 o'clock this morning, and
my eight hours ended at 2 p. m.
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DEMOCRATIC NOMINATIONS.

UNICIPA1 oFFIcERs-C1rY COLUMBIA
For Mcyor.
Col. j. P. THOMAS.
For .Alde,7men.-WARD No. l.
T. w. RADCLIFFE.
CLARK WARING.
JAMES CLAFFEY.
WARD NO. 2.
G. A. BEDELL.
l.. BRYAN.
0. Il. BATES.
WARD NO. 3.
W. P. GEIGER.
W. II. WALTER.
JOHN AGNEW.
WARD NO. 4.
EDWARD HOPE.
w. G. SWAFFIELD.
l.. p. MILLER.
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Charlotte & South Carolina r. R. Co.
ISIS
SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE,
COLUMBIA, s. c., March al. 1863.

COLUMBIA, S. c., March 81, 1868.
M and after this date, the Trains over
" this Road will run as follows:
Leave Columbia aat.....4 4. 90 d. m.
Arrive at Charlotte at. .OO D. m.
Leave Charlotte at. .35 D. m.
Arrive at Columbia at. ... 600 q. m,
H6- Tickets optional from Greensboro.
either via Danville or Raleigh; and from
Portsmouth either via Bay Line or Anna
messic Route. Baggage checked through.
&1- TIME AS QUICK and FARE as
LOW az by any other route.
Passengers from Grecnville Railroad
going North, make same time, by taking
this route at o'clock p. M, as they will
by leaving here at 6 a. M, as the time to
all points North Of Richmond is the same.
Trains of this route coming South, make
connections with trains of Greenville Road.
For THROUGH TICKETS to Richmond,
Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia and
New York, apply at Ticket Office, foot Blan-
ding street.
An Accommodation Train will be run
as follows:
Leave Columbia on Mondays, Wednes-
days and Fridays at 2 A. NJ, arriving at
Charlotte at 6.35 P. NJ,
Returning leave Charlotte on TUESDAYS.
Thursdays and Saturdays at 6 A, NJ. ar
irving at Columbia at sos p. Nj
Passengers taking the A. M. Train
from Charlotte can connect with Night
Train Of South Carolina Road for Charles
ton. Passengers from Charleston can-by
leaving the South Carolina Train at juno.
tion-connect with the Z A. NJ Train from
Columbia. CALEB BOUKNIGHT,
April Superintendent
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PINE TREE CORDIAL.
A M E RICAN HOUS E i,
BOSTON. MASS.

g.. THE very important and extensive
fiiIT improvements which have recently
.tlul. been made in this POPULAR HO-
TEL, the largest in New England enable
the proprietors to offer to tourists, families
and the travelling public accommodations
and conveniences superior to any other
NOR, additions have been made OF nume-
rous suites Of apartments, with bathing
rooms, water closets, &C., attached; one
of Tufts magnificent passenger elevators,
the best ever constructed, conveys guests
to the upper story of the house in one
minute; the entries have been newly and
richly oarpeted, and the entire house tho
roughly replenished and refurnished-
making it, in all it's appointments, equal
to any hotel in the country. Telegraph
Office, Billiard Halls and Cafe On first
floor. LEWIS RICE & SON,
May q t3mo Proprietors.
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ARTIFICIAL TEETH.

,sss.= DRS. REYNOLDS e.
ffss REYNOLDS are pre-
IIHP pared to furnish ARTI-
FICIAL TEETH on a larger scale
than heretofore, and at rates much
below the usual charges.
Their recent Improvement, lately
patented, constitutes the highest
order of art in this speciality, and is
fully warranted. Dentures con-
structed by this process possess many
advantages over gold plate work, and
can be supplied Mt about half the cost
of the latter.
An examination of specimens,
especially by those having experience
in such matters, is respectfully invit-
ed. Ordinary VULCANITE RUB
BER SETS $25. The same, strength
ened by gold bands, $35. Terms
cash. April 30t
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THE front part of our
Store having been damaged
by the recent storm, we will
be compelled to sell off our
Stock of CLOTHING, CAS-
sIMEREs. HATS. &c., at or
nearly COST, for want of
room.
New styles of Boys Straw
HATS just received.
r. g. w. @. swAFFIELD,
Main Street.
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SOUTH CAROLINA RAILROAD.
ka e e ls lE aya - Bj5a
GENERAL SUP'TS OFFICF

CHAKLEsTON, s. c, March Is, ,.1SCS. :
EOASSENGER TRAINS will run as fol-
i lows, viz:
Leave Charleston for Columbia. $50 a. m.
arrive at hmgsviile. e............ 1.30 p. m.
Leave hlngsVllle.. .......... 200 p. m.
arrive at Colum bla... ............ $50 p. m.
Leave Columbia. ::............. 600 a. m.
arrive at hlngsville.. .......... 7.30 a. m.
Leave hlngsville. .............. 500 p. m.
arrive at Charleston.... $40 p. M .
The Passenger Train on the Camden
Branch will connect with up and down
Columbia Trains and Wilmington and Man
chester Railroad Trains on MONDAYS,
WEDNESDAYS and SATURDAYS.
Night Express Freight and Passenger
Accommodation Train will run as follows:
Arrive at Columbia. G. .O5 a. m
Leave Columbia. bia........ $50 %. m.
arrive at Charleston. ......... 5.40 q. m.
March 81 II. T. PEAKE, GenI Sup't.
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SWindlers.

Post Office money orders to the amount Of
S9,o9l were sent to Andrews 4 Co. Boston,
from the Honesdale post-ofiicc alone during
the year 1867. The remittances for some
time amounted to over 81 900 per month. -
This is, of course, exclusive Of the amounts
sent in money and by express, which we
presume would foot up as much more, to
say nothing Of remittancos from other Off
ces throughout the county, or patronage to
other gift concerns. Placing Q reasonable
estimate upon all of these, it is not unrea-
sonable to fix the total drain upon Wayne
County, in cash. during the year which has
just closed, at s2j, 900 to 100000.
For this what have we to show +? A lot Of
trashy brass jewelry, worse than worthless
with slight per centage of shoddy cloth,
fimsy dress goods, muslin, ETC., which our
merchants would find it difficult to dispose
Of at any price in this market.
Worse than all, this large amount Of
ready money, which should have been ex-
pended here at home ip the payment Of debts
and the purchase of necessary articles Of food
and clothing for the hard winter, has been
mainly sent OF by the least Independent
class Of our citizens. Dollar after dollar,
which might have been spent for suitable
reading matter for the family tirc-side, ha,
been cast into the gambling whirlpool, and
lost sight Of forever Honcldle Herald
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n@- A correspondent writing from Wis
consin, says
At the junction, clean. and we'll dressed
man attempted to enter the rasr car Of the
train, but was stopped by hhe brakeman
and told to GO to the psZt Car forward as the
rear one was reserved for ladies, and gentle
men accompanied by ladies. A merry twin
kle was il the young mans eye as he step
ped from The car to tn, platform. He walk.
ed straight to a robust aud somewhat re-
markabls female representative from tbs
land Of shamrock, and very courtecuslv
offered to assist her, in transporting hsr
bundles, which were neither few nor light,
to the train. The words "may the Lord
bless Jour honor" we're the only ones which
reached me; but it was evident that his
kind Offices we're accepted. Then, after
some conversation in an under tone, the
pair who had so recently, and in plain view
Of Mr.. Brakeman, bscoraing travelling CON-
panions, approached the forbidden ca.
When about to entc,, the brakeman inter
posed his person, and directed them to 50
the next car The man Insisted that his
lady and himself had, under the rule laid
down, right to enter. The brakeman re-
piled: .'lt is not your lady" The traveller
turning confidently to bis new found appen-
dage, asked, in the most winning way;
'iArn't you my dear?" The woman had
cheeks Ike cheese rind, aud nose Ike 2
piece Of decsyed besfstaak.) Clear and TO
| The point came the answer "Shure am,
darlint." There vas no resisting spch
proofs, and the pair marched in triumph 70
q seat, amidst roars OF laughter from tho
passengers, who had boen attentive spectaa-
| tors Of the scene. az.
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Marx TWAIN Tuaa!sH LUHca. II NJ.
er want another cue. The cooking appaya
'us was in the little lunch roon, rear .hs
bazaar. and it was all open to the street,
The cook was dirty, and 50 was the table,
and it had no cloth on it. The fellow tock
a mass OF sausage meat aud coated !. round
wire and laid it on a charcoal FIRE to cook
When it was done he laid it aside, end 2
dog walked sadly in and nirped it. He
smell. it first, and probably recognized the
remains of a friend. The cook took it away
from him and laid i. before Vs. Brown said,
Il PISS" He PLAYS euohre sometimes and
We all passed in turn. Then the cook baked
broad, fa. wsaten cake, creased it well
with the sausage and started to bring it to
rs. It dropped in the dirt, and he picked
it UP and polished it on Ike seat ,of hi7
treeches and laid it on before Vs.. Brown
said, II pass" We all passed and called a
new deal He rvt some eggs in frying
pay, anl stood pensively prying slabs Of
meat from his teeth with fork. Then he
used the fork to turn the eggs with, anil
brought them along, Brown said, II pass"
All followed suit. We did not know what
to do, and so We ordered new ration Of
sausage. The cook got out his wire, az
portioaed proper amount Of eapaags meat,
spit on Lis hands, and fell to work. This
time, with cns accord, VIC all passed out.
We paid bill and then left. That is all 1
learned about lunches. A Turkish lunch is
good, no doubt. but i. has i.s weak points.
- An, California.
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DoN'T BOAST TOO PUBLIcLY. @"Boast-
ors, says Seneca, elbow themselves away
with heir own breath" 4 better proof Of
the luxurious old wretch truthfulness could
not be had than that furnished by boaster
in an Eleventh street car, night before last
Boaster and friend entered the car with
such an unsteady gait as to show that they
had been drinking considerably during the
evening. After the car had advanced sev.
eral squared, our boaster espisd tavern
open, and invited his friend out to have a
drink. The latter refused, saying it was
very late; that bis wife would not like his
absence at such an unreasonable hour.
Boaster then tod him he had his wife train
ed; she would not dare to say anything to
him about his late hours, and if she did,
what sore consequences she would be sub
iected to. The car reached the alieh.iur
point of boastcr, and We aliehted with hin,
and walked up on the opposite side of tie
street He stopped at house and pulled
the bell. A window-sash was raised o head
stuck out, and q sharp voice said: "A pret.
ty time Of night to come home; and, as
live, drunk, too Said boaster: "Don't
be angry, Sallie; Jim's very sick, and
went to see him." "I'll give you Jiu,'
said the sharp voice, and down went the
sash, and in a few moments the front doc,
opened, and from some cause we could moi
discover, our boaster rolled of the steps OF
to tho pavement. Down came something
on his back, which sounded as IL , stou
shoe was the weapon uscd. Boaster cneS
out he was sick, and so was Jim, and not Il
kill him, but Nback, whack, sounded IN,
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tain it was, for some time, whenever he saw
inc on the one side Of Pennsylvania avenue,
he always had some business on the other.
| told the joke to Mr.. Webster, athis own
house, before the nomination Of the Wing
party was made, and vontured to suggest to
him that when he was elected President, hc
ought to confer some office on the man who
was willing to fight for him, and the honor
of his party. He assured me that, If cleo
ted, the claims of this e. 'tleman should not
be forgotten. Cotemp ~ IL Southern
.Socieiu. ts
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TIE FARMERS EEREsIDE

Around the fire, one win,ery night. -
The farmer rosy children sat,
The f,eot lent It's blazing light,
And mirth went round and harmless cha
When ha,k ! a gentle hand they hear
Low tapping at the boltcd door
And thus to gain their willing car,
a feeble voice was heard implorc
Cold blows the blasi across the maor,
The sleot drives Kissing in the wind
You toii.ome mountain lies before,
"A dreary trcelcss waste behind,
My eyes are dim apd weak with age
No road, no path can doscry
And these poor rags il stand the rage
Of such keen inclcnent sky.
So faint am, these tottcring feet
No more my palsied frame can bear,
My freezing heart torgcts to heat,
And drifting SHOWS my tomb prepare.
Open your hospitablc door,
.And shield me from the biting blast,
Cold, cold il blows across the D9cr.
The weary moor that have passed.
With hasty steps the farmer ran,
And clos beside the fire they place
The poor hqll-dozcu Geggar-uan,
With shaking limbs and pale blue face.
The lillie children iaisehhii#a ett,ies. --
hnl chaci his frozen hands in theirs
And bu>ily the good cd dame
y comfortable ness prepares.
Their kindness clecred his dropping soul,
And slowly down his wliaklai check
Tie big round tear was seen 10 roll,
And tod the thanks he could not tspeak.
The children they began to sigh,
And MI their merry chat was o cr;
And yet iiey fo't, they knew not why.
More glad than they l,ad done before.
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Bay A grcenhorn sat long time, very
nttentive, nlusing upon cane bottom chair.
EAt length ho snid 81 wonder what fcller
took the trouble to find all them ar holes,
.Aq1 put straws around en-
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peA. Josh Billings correctly remarks -
Success in life lis very apt to make rs ior.
rot the time we wasn't much; IT, sw lMt
50 with the frog on tho jump; he can ! . "
member vhcnfc was "a tadpo!c - but cthcf
folkscan
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Great Moral Edeas.

We hear a good deal in these latter davs
about the party Of great moral IDEAS" So
iar as 80 are able to discover, the great
moral idea" Of those who specially sport
that rra,ea.ion is 10 hold ca To power at
any cost, and the most immoral Of all ideas,
4 disloyal, traitorous aad rcbeliious idea, in
fact. is to Try anil set it away frola them. 1t
was g happy eonect 20 describe the gorginp
Of n party at the public crib, the greedy and
voracious cliuging to the public udders,
never letting 90 the same except to snap at
all who are suspected of entertaining like
virtuous appoiiteS, as great moral IDEAS
Unless this is wha! is meant by the phrase,
We know not what i is. Il is true that the
leading characters thus Distinguished have
illustrated their disiaiercstcd philanthropy
by the great moral idce of abolishipg slavery
in other peoples States. giving suffrage to
other peoples colored population, and re-
penting generally of other people sins, but
these are only means to an end, which end
is the groa. neral idea of official fesh-p
and plum, pudding siuecues. Il is edifying
to behold the air Of conscious sauctity with
which the party Of n,oral ideas regales itself
with physical comforts, looking daggers at
the same time at all carnally-minded sinners
whose mouths are immorally watering ut
the sigh. or so much marrow and tatness,
when they lave donc nothing to deserve 1t,
never having medd.ed with other people $
business, nor proved that 'grea,moral ideas
are entirely consistent with the most immor-
al political practices. Plain people might
be inclined TO lsos upon it as the greatest Of
moral ideas to restore the mutual confidence
and peace Of the American people, but the
party Of 'ereat moral IDEAS, who, in that
event, would find their VOCATION gone, and
look upon this as so near akin to vice that
it is little better than rank treason - Baltt'
more Sac.
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OFFICERS or COLUMBIA GO.

OFFICERS OF COLUMBIA 60.
President Judgc-Iion. William Elwcil.
Associate Judges Fstel l,% pfir' <. ilerbein.
,l'rotl'y and Clk Of Courts--,Jesse Coleman
Register and Recorder q. Freeze.
|. jyobn +. Fowler,
Commissioners. I Montgomery Cole.
J. David Yeasor
criff.-Mordecai Millard.
Troasurer--Jacob Yohc.
j. b Rupert,
Auditors John y. IIannon.
Jacob Harris
Commissioner Clcrk-Wm. krickl
Commissioner Attorney--E. II. Little.
Mercantile Appraiser--W. j. Jacohy.
County Surveyor -lsaac a. Dewitt.
District Attroncy--Milton NJ. Traugh.
Coroncr-William J. lkelcr.
County Supcrintendent--Chas. G. Harklcy,
Assessors Internal Revcnuc-R. +. Clark.
ywr John Thomas,
Assistant .Assessor--* 8. r. Demer,
Daniel McIIemy,
Collector Benjamin +. Hartman.
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The Increase Of the Gold supply

Tho new gold deld lately discovered at the
rcu,l of the Amoor river will probably
swell tie srnRa! production Of gold to 6
higher figure than |. bas eyer yet reached,
and whcn We consider that, with the i'm.
provements. constantly being n,aIe in min.
ing and reducing processes, the supply os
the fields already known becomes every
year larger and larger, VIC must expect a
continued increase in tile price Of exchange
able articles all ever the civilized WORT
What ,ha. Increases has been here, with our
paper money, VIC all know, but il we we're
to resume specie payments at .oncc, re
should by that means retrrn 70 the prices
of eightyea ago.
In NJ. Ruegles report on the coinage.
SOM very interesting statistics arc given
upon he ,uljeet Of his increasa Of tho gold
supply. Itsppeaw that the gold coinage
Of Ihe Ualed States for the Sfly seven years
preceding that in which the gold fields Of
California were first discovered (lS4s) waa
OILY eighty-iss millions Of dcllars, while
for the next two years it vas ninsty.fous
millions, and for the ne1s aaeen years six
hundred and sizty-lve ,nillions and while
the total coinage Of tho United States, Crest
Britain and France. previous to 1851, was
less than Thousand millions; it vas, in tho
fifteen years following, two thouaand mil.
lions. That is, these three nations have
now IN Use three tinss as much gold coin
rs they had fifteen years ago. Under such
conditions, the prices Of every thing must
advance, paper money or no paper money.
and as matter Of fact, they have advanced
in Europe as well as here, though Of course
not 10 50 great an extent. - Ne19 Nrk Sur
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csS" A beautiful rariSia. girl called on n
lawyer of that city noted for his sagacity,
to learn how she cculd compel certain gem
tleman, with whom she had fallen in love,
TO marry her whether or no. You must
contrivc to remain alone with him Made.
moissclle, three times, and fifteen minutes
each time, and have proof Of the fact, " said
tho lawyer. "Very well, Monsieur" repli-
cd the girl. She called twice more on the
lawyer, remaining alone with him above
twenty ayinutcs on each occasion, and at the
close Of the last interview informed the as
tonishcd man that he was the person she
was after, and that she had her witnesses
all on hand in the entry He married her
and was happy.
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PREPARING FOR DEFEAT The New
Hampshire election will take place in
March next, and that it will bo productive
of extraordinary results is evident from the
present lugubrious tone Of the Radical
press. The organs of grand moral ideas
seem unanimously desirous Of creating the
impression that their party is divided and
broken into fractions entirely upon men aud
local questions, and that there exists, all
the while, perfect unaninlity Of sentiment
upon the national issue Of reconstruction. "
This is mere stuff. The people Of that State
like those Of all other Northern States, have
felt and are still feeling the disastrous infu-
ence Of partisan negro State reconstruction
in the South and, whatever may be said
Of local causes or issues, Reconstruction
is the big maui that is knocking the Rad
cal party everywhere 10 pieces. The lead
ers Of Radicalsm are we'll aware Of This fact,
hence their efforts to misintor2reS in ad-
vance Of tho action OF the people against a
measure upon which entirely hangs the
perpetuity of their party.
These signs are encouraging to the true
friends Of the country and its suffering hosts
of industrious laboring men. They do not
it is true, prefgurc certain victory for the
Democratic or conservative party, but they
show conclusiyely the demoralized condition
of the Radical party; the terror which ha'
soized the minds Of its leadership, and how
slight is the effort needed to crush it,
abominable dogma forever at the ballot
box. Ii oil true, Constitutional Union mer
will but unite in general warfare upon th'
neuro-reconstruction propagandists in New
Hampshire in March, November following
will not leave q vestige Of grand mora
IDEAS to obstrnct restoration Of the unicl
| ;ipoDa Constitutional enlightened and Chris
tisnirct tbasis -AlJhtfot and U,non n