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be, then have we certainly an almost
inexhaustible source Of wealth in this
low country of South Carolina. The
deposits extend along the whole coast
nearly of our State; and as soon as the
capital can be commanded, we feel sure
there will be various factories establish
cd at different points. for the grinding of
these phosphate boulders, and for sepa.
rating from tho insoluble rock the fiuc-
tifying principle. Then, reduced to its
smallest compass, our phosphate earth
can be profitably sent to all parts of the
globe.
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HoRATIo SEYMoUR.-The N.
Y. Commercial Adoertiaea,, O.
very able and amongst the
most respectable Of Radical pa-
pers, says:
"Mr. Seymour is the ablest
man in the Democratic party.
Twice defeated as candidate for
Governor in this State, and
twice elected to that high office,
ne is by all odds the most pop.
ular and formidable Democrat
in this State. He has never
held a national office. but he
has been loaded with all the
honors nc his State could s re him.
"Mr. Seymour is O. strong
nominee, and he will rally al
the Democracy to him. As for
disaffected Republicans, if there
are any, he will draw quite as
many as any other Democrat
would
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RIOT IN MEMpurs.-A party
of soldiers belonging to the
Twenty.ffth regiment of infan-
try went to the house of Ed
ward O'Neill, who had shot d
comrade on the 5th inst, and
battered down the door. o.
Neill fed to the jail for safety,
but was pursued and fired at by
the soldiers. O'Neill's friends,
on hearing the firing, soon col
lected; and but for the arrival
Of the officer of the day with a
guard a bloody riot would have
ensued.
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RULE TO PLEAD.
State of South CarolinR;asM
FAIRFIELD DISTRICT.

AS fhh OOMh0N PLEAS.
hos. j. Chalk, vs.. D. 9. Boyle, Attach,
ment. "'
WHEREAS the Plaintiff did on tba oe,h
w day Of October, a., D. 1857. fle h;a
declaration against the Defendant who. Ias
IL is said) is absent from and without ths %
limits OF this State and has neither VITO ny,
attorney known within the same upon whom
served. "''sn' W
IL Is therefore ordered, that The said Do.
tendant Ie. DO appear and plead to tho said1do!
S,afatlon Sn on or before the 9th day Of OotS.
oer, q. ID. 1858 otherwise 6nal absolute
augment VIII then be given and awarded
the Plaintiff against him. 1
c,.., 80, 8. B CLOWNEY, G. C.p.
oot 29-1e3m1y
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A TERRiBLE SCENE OF SELF y-MuRDER.-
"A. J. Clifford. Of Mexico, Oswegc county,
committed suicide on Tuesday last, Mt the
house of his wife's sister, near Pittsyille.
His wifc had retired TO their chamber, and
had placed thoir two children in bed, when
Clifford entered tho room, having in his
hand an open pocket-knife Mrs. Clifford
asked him to 60 to bed and to give her the
knife, which he declined, saying that he
was capable Of taking care Of his knife ;
and on turning from him 10 adjust the bed
he drew it acro ss his throat, making the cut
deeper OH the left side, and but slightly
wounding the breathpipo, but probably di.
viding both jugulars, On turning round
toward him she discovered the blood flowing
worry fast from his neck. which she tried to
stop with her hands. He tore her hands
from the wound, saying, ''Keep still and be
quiet" Soon help came, and it required
tho strength Of two men TO hold his hands
from tearing open tho wound. IIo soon fell
to the floor. and expired from loss of blood
in about five minutes after inlicting tho
wOund.-Rochester Express.
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CONGRESS AND THE STATES

CONGRESS AND THE STATES
In the Senate Of Thursday,
pending the bill prohibiting the
States not represented in Con-
gress at the time of the next
Presidential election from vot-
ing at that election, MI. Morton
(ultra Radical) took occasion
to say that the Democratic plat
form, in calling the reconstruc-
ton acts q fragrant usurpation,
proposed a renewal Of the re-
bellion, and invited the South
ern States to resume their rebel.
lion.
Mi. Bucl1alew said Mr.. Nor
ton had made to-day what
might be called the opening
speech of the campaign of '68.
The letter Of Blair was written
as a declaration of his indivi-
dual faith, made when he was
not nominated. The Democra-
tic committee made it's own
platform, in which it met all the
questions at issue between the
parties. The Convention had
denied the constitutional power
OF Congress to impose tunda-
mental conditions upon a States
admission, to lay down qualif-
fications of suffrage, or to con-
tinue military rule when the war
has ceased. It was impossible
for any large body Of men,
composed Of such diverse ele-
ments, to state specifically what
should be their line of action on
the 4th Of March, 1869. 1t was
certain that the question of re-
construction was not finally set
tied; there would doubtless be
further measures before them
next session. He was still of
opinion that their action in re-
gard to the South was invalid,
and would remain so, unless the
Southern people in course of
time should ratify it; OF unless
there should be q ratification oc
it by the people Of the North,
to whom the question of tile
congressional system of recon
struction had never been pre-.
sented. He asked what ncces-
sity there was to pass this bill
now.
Congress has no jurisdiction
over this matter nor any power
to pass such a bill, or to admit
seven States and keep out three.
In his Judgment, the people
would not acquiesce in the in
PRODUCTION Of certain votes into
the electoral college and the ex-
clusion of others by act OF Con-
gress. He agreed with the ma
terial points Of General Blair's
letter.
MIR. Morton asked whether
the senator agreed with that
portion of the letter declaring
it the duty Of the President to
overthrow the State govern.
ments set up by Congress.
Mr.. Buckalew replied that
he advised no such course. He
was not an advocate of violence
or disorder. He concluded by
saying there was q courage and
firmness in the American people
which in this matter would be
defied. Reconstruction requir-
cd the support Of the people );
with that, it would stand with
out that, it would fall.
HoRATIo SEYMouR.-The N.
NT II
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Alta wedding in Delaware, recently,
when all was arranged, aud the minisSsE
called on any to speak who who object
ed to the marriage, a husky voice cried
out:
II do"
All eyes were turned to the direction
from whence the voice emanated, when
an individual emerged from tho crowd,
holding his handkerchief up to bis eyes,
and blubbering.
"Why do you object, my friend ?" IN.
quired the minister
Because l want her myself" he re-
piled.
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Is this receipt intended to put up The
price Of cantharldes or to put down the
rats2 W. take it from an "exchange."
a man might go spoonful on it
"One teaspoonful Of canthardes 20 a
halt pint of corn meal, with water
enough to make stiff dough. Put it in
places where they frequent, and every
rat will leave in few hours"
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-07-15

ILLINOIS GERMANS Pon CHAsE.--A gentle.
man prominently identified with the German
element Of Chicago, and just arrived in this
CITY, states that great change has taken
place in the political views ofa majority Of
the leading Germans Of not only the city Of
Chicago, but throughout the State Of Illino
Is. The movement in favor of Chase meets
with great favor, and Is daily increasing to
suoh an extent that It is thoug GIT the feeling
may be put down as almost unanimous. A
large nnmber Of officers general, field, and
line--are at the head of the movement, -
Nep York Herald.
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REMOVING DISABILITIES OF Elk: REBsLs.-
The House Of Representatives has passed,
by tho required two thirds vote, the bill re~
moving the olitical disabilities of some
twelve hundred rebels The Democrats al
most unanimously voted against the meas.
ure, because tho names of two Conservatives
were struck from the list. II was alleged
says the New York Herald, by member,
during the debate prior to tho taking of the
vote, that one Of the parties named for Con-
gressional clemenoy had recommend the
assassination Of President Lincoln, and
TINT the gentleman in question was from
North Carolina. Mr. Broomall, however,
would not permit the name to b, mentioned
Or course not. The porson, whoever he is,
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sergeant Of the guard.

sergeant OF the guard.
a military commission was then des.
'gnated for his trial at Milledgeville, and
one days notice given ofthe time to Mr..
Cody's counsel. Upon repairing to
Milledgeville the counsel was informed
that the order for trial had been revok.
ed, and Atlanta substituted for Nil.
ledgev;!!c.
The trial took place one hundred and
twenty miles from the residence of the
prisoner, and occupied twenty-one days,
during which time Mr.. Cody was march.
ed from his cell to the court, chained like
felon at his ankles and wrists.
Now mark the sequel After an ab.
rnpt seizure; maltreatmont when mana
cled, by Federal soldiers transportation
and Imprisonment remote from his resi-
'enc".; a tedious trial, and the degrading
handouts OF n condemned crimnal-he
was allowed to go homewarl fully ac.
Quilted OF the charge against him.
There IS not an innocent man in
Georgia who Is not liable to similar
fate. Will the people of the North abet
and encourage the awful humiliation Of
the South n? If so, they may well slud.
der Tor their own fate. when tyranny has
exhausted ltselfupon us, and seeks its
victims among themselves. -1uqustt,
Jonstttutionalist.
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The high destiny for which Butler
Is reserved--tho gallows,
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fate. Will the people of the North abet
and encourage the awful humiliation Of
the South ? If so, they may well shud.
der Tor their own fate, when tyranny has
exhausted itselfupon us, and seeks its
victims among themselves. -1uqustu
yonstttutionaltSt.
-
WADE HAMrToN.- New York World
under the caption of Notable Men," pays
the following compliment to General Wade
Hampton, one of South Carolina's gallant
sons, whom tho people always delight in
honoring:
WADE HAMpToN-Tho Murat of the
South. Ruben would have delighted to
paint this mans face. A strongly marked
tnoc. The face Of II hero and leader of men
Standing over six feet, tho figure athletic
and full, the shoulders ample and worthy to
carry head which gives promise of firm
but quiet determination In. brief, the
head of man who has best represented thc G
strength and intellect of South Carolina in
all the string years Of her chcckered history.
The face is bronzed with the smoke and
dust Of many hard fight Such face as
might be doomed tho incarnation of the
war when once aroused. The eyes black
aud piercing, the chin solid, tkc jaws of
iron mould, and surmountcd by whiskers Of
the English Guardsman fashion. This
man's history is poem in itself. We can
call to mind ono man like him in the clroni-
cles of tho Anglo Saxon. That man was
James Grahamo, Viscount Dundee. Both
wore sabreurs: Both alike fought gallantly
for like cause, the cause of blood and
birth, and both lost the great stakes, which
they had cast headlong in tho fight. South
Carolininns will tell you with pride of his
history, Of his thirtcen acres of rose gar
dcns, of his stable of magnificent blooded
horses, tho finest stable in all the sunny
lands of the South, cf his genius, his pride
of race, his heroism and self sacrifice for the
lost cause, tho struggle which he made.
and Of his manly aud digniied silence whcr
tho South was ovcrthrowu, horse, foot and
artillery, by the armed might of tho North,
and Of his wise counsel TO his people since
then. Hampton has. like most of the
Southern delegates in the Convention, but
little to say lie abidcs the will of the
people Of the North quietly, and MS hc said
yesterday, will be content and satisfied
with their choice. Mr.. Hampton wears
grey pnntaloons, dark frook coat, is retir.
ing in his necktio, and is slightly inclined
to corpulcncc.
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Tae Ashley Phosphates : Charleston Min
ing and Manufacturing Company.

This company, as most of our readers
are aware, was formed within the past
six months, capital chiefly contributed
by Phlladelphians, Holmes President !;
mir. a. II. Locke, Secretary; Colonel
s. A. Yates, Engineer; Mr.. Samuel
Grant Jr, Agent in Philadelphia, and
Messrs. Presley, Lord g. Inglesby,
Solicitors in Charleston. This company
has CONSTRUCTED works of various kinds
tor the exhumation Of the phosphate
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We are not agricultural chemists, and,
therefore, Of our own knowledge cannot
affirm positively anything in relation to
the value ofthese discoveries. But if
these rocks contain fifty per cent. Of
phosphate Of lime, and if this is the i'm.
portant ter!ilizing aganti it is claimed to
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1868-07-25
AsHTABULA, OHIO SATURDAY, JULY 25 1868

to ratif the nominashens' witch will
amount to suthin. We shell hev Forrest
there, and Boregard and Breckenridge,
and ther speeches will count. We will
hev the flags NV the two governments
entwined, and we will hev the moosic nv
both seckshens played. Sieh Conven-
she II will amount to suthin.
Wat the platform will be, or who the
candidates will he the Lord only knows.
I lam prepared for anythin, and SO are all
the delegates. Eff its Pendleton, Oh re-
poodiashen platform, well and good-ef
its Seymour, on a Nashnel Bank platform
jest ez good. ] shood he happy to see
breckenridge the choice NV the party,
and delighted eff Hancock shood be
chosen. | ken hurrah for Chase, and
with ekal vigger kin swing my hat for
Nallandygum, and I find all the dele
gates similerlv affected. The Post Office
is the lean kline wich swallers up all 9TH
ers. We are willinute sink eyerytbin
but Post Offs. That my sincerity NAV
not be doubted, let it be remembered
that I hev rid with a nigger from In
gcany to Moo York; hev bin whaled by
one and hey felt good over it hev bin
hurrahin for an old line Ablishnist, and
swearin the while as | liked it. Eff any
other evidence nv fexibihty is needed, l
feel ekal to the task. Politically, l am
ekal to all emergencies. .,..f lot,.e,!.
PETROLEUM v. Massey, p. NJ,
i7 ''t (Which is Postmaster.)
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Letter from Henry Ward Beeoher---
af He gives hearty Support to Grant.

70 the Editor Of tie Boston DAILY Adserttser
Ilstt Brooklyn on Monday, July 6, but
not before the World had published that
l had, on Sunday morning, in a political
Sc. mo-, come out for Chase for the Pre-
sidency, and against Grant; and l have
seen the story every day since racing
through the papers. There is no: word
of truth in it. The sermon was lot poll
tical, and it made no allusion either TO
Grant or to Chase. The application of
some of its paragraphs, in either direc-
tion, was the work Of the reporter of the
World, not mine.
Ihave never been a Chase man.
have for years, as leader in public af-
fairs, deemed him, like his greenbacks,
as promising more on the face than they
are worth in gold. While the New
York independent was lauding him as a
demigod, and the New York Tribune
was using his name TO obscure the pros
poets OF Grant, I heartily and openly
disagreed with both of them, for i thor
oughly liked Grant and thoroughly dis
trusted Chase. He is q splendid man to
look upon but poor man to lean upon.
Ambition lifts some men toward things
noble and good, makes them large and
generous. Other mems ambition blurs
the sharp lines and distinctions between
right and wrong, and leaves them..iI the
eagerncss of over-selfsh desires, to be-
come prey of bad men. have for
years felt that Mr. Chase's ambition was
consuming the better elements of his
nature. ,...-.f -l. e..
I lave liked Grant from the first.
Solid unpretGntious, straightforward, apt
10 succeed and not spoiled by success,
wise in discerning men, skilful in using
them, with the rare gift (Which Wash
ington had in an eminent degree) of
wisdom in getting wisdom from other
mems councils-I confidently anticipate
that, great as his military success has
been, he will hereafter be known even
more favorably for the wisdom of his
civil administration. ...s.. f..,
The seyen-fold .humiliations and recan-
tations through which Chase was re-
quired to go for Democratic nomina-
ton, only to see the smiling Seymour
looking benignly down upon his lost es-
tate, has no parallel except in the i'm
mortal history of Reinske Fuchs. There
will now be no third candidate between
Grant and Seymour. 1t will be a fair
fight between rugged honesty and plau
sible craft. ...,..
HENRY WARD BEECHER.
Boston, July 8, 1868.
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Bathing.

Many people have washed away their
lives from ignorance OF the proper use of
water. g. ~ ri'sefsrr r- safl d. -'l-.l'i
A good bath greatly promotes health
and comfort and in the hot season is in
dispenslble to both. There is no securi-
ty from fevers. and infamitory diseases,
if the waste matter thrown from the skin
is not speedily removed by frequent alb
lutiops and changes OF. dress. ,....r :.
Let the water be pure and slightly
warmed and applied freely to the whole
body beginning at the lead From neg
lect to wet. the head first, congestion Of
the brain or its membranes NAV result.
The blood being rcpelled from the sur
face and .extremities of the body, flows
TO the head which should befalways kept
cool.a If the blood is too much heated it
may be cooled by bathing the hands and
wrists. ...s - 60, b. ....., ,..,-5.c.,
Few houses are supplied with bath
rooms, though all should be. Where
there are no other conyeniences, . COM
mon tub with pail of water Will do
very well, and bathing in this way with
the hand or a sponge, may be better for
persons of feeble vitality than imersion
of the whole body in water. -, ,.as
Choose any time OF the day most
agreeable to the feelings The best time
is after moderate exercise, when the =, DO
dy is neither overheated nor cold. Inc
Romars bathed after praeticlng the,r
martial games. Ifperspirattiioan through &c t,
the day has been excessive, and II ! not OF
greatly fatigued, always battle the, before fore
s'eeping though not at late hour
Rest viii thus be more perfect. H..r
Children osl ecially need blthing often,
many of their ailments may thus be pre-
vented. -. -,
A swimming bath is invigorating, but
should not be long continued. Once a
week in cold weather and tri-weekly or
daily in the warm season is good rule
for adults, of ordinary vitality.
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Our Baby.

Baby with the dark blue eyes,
Reflex of the azure skies,
Shining from their mystic deeps,
? Where the soul its vigil keeps
Beams the light of other sphere
Than the one that holds US here.
Strange must seem this world OF ours
Bridling from elycian bowers,
Though thy mother bends above
With a smile Of angel love-
Though loves accents greet thine ear
Strange must seem this darksOme sphere.
Some with wandering earnest gaze
Thou dost watch the beautious rays
Coming down from sun or star
From thy former home afar-
Turning ever to the light
Baby with the blue eyes bright
Ah! bright cherub from the skies,
Should these dreaming, wondering eyes
Close to shed no more their light,
Then would be a darker night
Than hath ever yet betell
Hearth that love mayhap too well.
Earth hath many a beautious scene
Flashing waves and fields of green;
All from grief could not beguile
Like the magic Of the smile
That fits across thine infant face
Like radiance from the dwelling place.
Where thine "Angel now beholds
The fathers face" whose love enfolds
With more than earthly parents care
His children-and our baby fair.
So. We will trust thee to his love, -
To smile on earth, or soar above,
Tho darker earth or heaven would be
Ii either were bereft of thee