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Gold and Cotton.

Tho movements Of gold during the
past month arc signiticant-prrhaps
we should say the movements of
grccnbacks, as gold, being the rccoy-
nizc.l standard Of value, ia presumed
TO remain stationary In any ovcnt
! the operatives of the gold market
havr .":n such as to awaken public
attention and suggest IL state of ;.i-
fairs to which the couutry has lon.s
, been Il stranger. The gradual and
steady decline, amounting to nearly
twelve per cent. for the period spcci-
fled, and under the ope. alton Of causes
that bid fair to be permanent, indi-
Gates, in our Judgment, that the cmcry-
ing from bcr financial difficulties, and
slowly, though certainly approaching
tho era of specie payments. Without
some wrctclIcd laundering on the
part OF Congress, and especially if
that body should repeal the Legal
Tender Act, or the Supreme Court de-
clare it unronstitutiOnal-lr result that
is confidently anticipated by many
we shall not be surprised to the
much ridiculrd grccnbacl1s at par be-
fore the commencement Of another
business season. Such is certainly
the tendency OF affairs at tho present
day, and il Mr.. Boutwell, would onlv
to let go hs large Accommodations Of
gold i'll the Government vaults, or q
good proportion Of it, it would hasten
the day Of dclivcrancc from the blight
ing effects of u deprecated currency.
And what does the planter see in
all this? There is much complaint Of
the decline Of cotton, and some feel
dishcartencd by the present condition
of the market; but is tho decline, or
much Of it, real or only apparent t?
When gold was 139, cotton brought
thirty cents; now that gold is 1861
cotton i quoted ut twenty and
on"-t"Hrth. Make the calculy,ion and
1t will hr found that cotton has de-
IL.
BY reference To the Liverpool quota
tions, :, viii! be seen ln;t the decline
there is harliy air:ecia! L.. being still
"v'r Twelve peace per pound. 1t will
ilus l." seen That those who sci! Their
cotton II present prices are not sub
mi'ti"y to the heavy losses they sup
pose.
Arguing from these premises, the
question arises, if the planter is dis
posed to gamble on The chances. would
it not he tInitc is wise 10 hold green
backs as cotton With the expectation
Of It's appreciation in v:iue? The
former have The advantage Of hcing
Inexpensive they require no cost of
storage, insurance. or commissions,
while their rise in valnc ii quite as
probable, if not more so, than that Of
cation
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THE COUNSEL OF ROME.
Interesting Details.

The QIcumental Council will omen
on the Slh DecemL Der, fr.-e day OF tho
lmmacuate conception. Nine hun
drcd bi<iopS, ,archhishops or patriarch
each accompanied by theoIogiun,
will join the Pope attended by hun
drcd ,he"losians, fifty cardinals and
eighteen generals CT religious orders
these last each attended by two
,thcoloGians. Tie ceremonies will
begin by Il mas; in music, wherein the
best tenors, haritoncs and basscs Of
Italy will participate.
The French Secretary Of State has
issued Il circular in wlich ho states
that lille tho government would have
right to participate in tho debates
OF the Council i; might be outvoted,
and therefore, it will not be directly
represented. Existing laws, conf
dcncc in the wisdom Of tho Holy See
and the intelligence and patriotism of
the French bishops. Still, rs nothin"
which concerns the Catholic world
can he indifferent to France, tho En-,
peror docs not intend to separate him
self from the grand questions which
may DC submitted, and ho vii! use his
Influence 10 counsel moderation.
But he will use only the regular min
irtcr, and not send Especial emhassa-
dor, who might compromise the gov
crnmcnt, Besides, it is added, it ap-
pears special envoy is not expected
by til, Pope, sss he has given no in
vitation.
Tho Italian Government has issued
= circular authorizing its bishops to
attend tho Council, but at the samo
time expressly declaring, that faithful
to iis principles Of religious freedom,
IT vii! submit to no resolution which
may trench upon the laws and rights
Of the kingdom.
a New York letter to the Philadcl-
t---..- .--".S-..- 800 -.
will be literally represented Mt the
0:cumental Council. Two Of the
most experienced journalists, one from
L morning and the other from an
evening paper, will leave by the
packet Of Wednesday next. The pro-
tcssional ''intorvicwcYs' arc also on
the wing, some Of them, with cliarac-
tcr;stic enterprise, designing to "kil
tho bird With On" .:"uc," by doing
thu, Sucz Canal, aA ". Il as the Ro-
mish Council. Not IL few OF the
Catholic clergy VIII" l,avo gone trom
here WELD clever pens, and it is quito
likely that the tst;crs which they
have promised to write for publication,
hers will be among tho best"
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A CURIOUS TRADE.
How People are Guarded against Pick.
pockets in London.

We, ourselves, gays the London
Ners, are willing to confess that we
never leard Of 1.-THE Anti-Piek.
pockets Society,"" which it appears
! is pretty well established among us,
until we read OF it last week in an ar.
tlcle in our contemporaries columns,
from the pen Of q contributor de.
scribed as "Le Chroniquer." This
writer tells how, on the day before, he
was dccending tho churming road
leading from Highbury Barn to tho
station of the North London, situated
at the extremity Of Upper street, when
his attention was directed to gentle.
man walking before him followed by
well dressed young man, whose
movements appeared svspic;ous.-
Shortly afterwards the well dressed
yonng man, watching his opportunity,
slipped his hand into the pocket of
tho gentlemen and drew forth u hand.
kerchicf
was, continued the chronicler, on
the point Of crying "stop thief" when
observed that the young man stop
ped the gentleman, and politely re.
turned to him tho article which he
had just before abstructcd. At the
same tinc the pickpocket urbuttoucd
his coat, and revealed upon his breast
: something remarkable, for the gentle.
man hurst into u fit of laughter, took
his handkerchief, slipped few pence
into the hand of the young man, and
departed, laughing still more was
puzzled. At the sight OF mo the
young piclspocket slackened his pace.
lie evidently rcckoncd upon trying
on lne the same operation rs upon his
prcvioue victim for ho pretended to
be pluclsing some flowers along the
way. until L had passed him, when he
qn.'essksensd .esks lss ..t!i his step. A moment after
ovcrcoat, and I seized him by the
arm. Rascal ;" | exclaimed, 81
saw you coming" The robber was
probably sixteen or seventeen years of
age, and had face full of intelligence
and mischief. sec how it is" he
replied, laughing; "you saw mo take
tho gcntlcman's handkerchief; but I
am not pic!Spockpct; assure you"
[ should like to know, then, what
you are" What am? You had
better sec for yourself" So saying
he opened his coat again and on his
waistcoat perceived yellow metal
plate bearing the words painted in
black letters, Ant,-P,ckpoclsets Socie-
ty, Anti Pickpockets Society,"" I
exclaimed in astonishmcnt, "whut on
earth is that?" "It is very simple,
sir. We follow II gentlemen or lady,
whom we strip Of handkerchief or
some other article. Then we present
them with their property, pointing
! out how eusy it would have been to
rob them. In this way they learn to
be on their guards against real pick
pockets" land what do you gain
by all this - "People generally give
us few pence to recompense US for
our honesty" GA singular trade,
yours" "Que voles. ro~s, Monxieur.
One must live" And with these
words my young friend left me to pur-
sue IN Old gentleman who was ap-
proaching behind us.
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Obituary.
"COMETH UP As A FLOWER"

The angels have another sister in
their midst; SALLIE MARGARET.
youngest daughter Of DR.. w. c. Nor
wood, Of Cokcsb"ry, S. c., died Octo-
hcr 90, 1860.
During her severe illness she cxhbi-
ted many lovely traits Of character,
together with the more spiritual gtaccs
Of the childlille Christias.
Her protructed sutftrings extortcd
; moans, but no murmnr. No word cs-
capped her lips expressing distrust of
God, or opposition to His will. She
suffered m"ekly, believing that the
Divine Father is "too wise to err, too
good to BE- unkind." "Pray," she
said repeatedly to her sister, "pray to
God to let me live for those l love,
and to glorify him by Christian liIc,
if il as His ,0iH; if not, to make me re-
signed and happy in His 1--we"
There was much around her to
make life here very sweet. Having
completed her education in Baltimore,
she hurried home last June to be pres
cnt at the death bed Of her father.
That father lives, and on tho day of
her burial, kissed her cold brow, bid
ding adieu to his darling child, with
the words: "dutiful and beloved
daughter" AN elder sister was to her
both mother and sister. Oh how con-
stantiy, tendcrly, she nu:scd tho suC-
fel'ing one. And there was one who
loved her with all the strength of
true manly heart, and who had won
her love. After = long engagement of
more than year, they felt that their
iiuptials would unite two souls without
single thought two hearts tha, beat as
one Fhe 18th OF October, was the
day appointed for the marriage Of
Miss Norwood to Dr. JumrS Il. Fur
man. That duy f;and her extremely
i'll of typhoid fever.
Death, The messrn4"- .'r .'"' '|'"f''
touched the fi.aii hannah h'r"r' 80 ''F-
fng anq peIo"ct, and she ceased 20
sutftr, and beY"n t' H,". When dying
she strovc to comfort her father, s.uy-
ing how much better it was to have
children With the angels IN Heaven,
than dwelling on earth.
Trusting in jesus she was willing to
die. Mile perfect throayh snff,.r-
ing" skc is AS she believes she wnuid
b., =. with the angels now no sl,ad-
ow dnSlls tho radiance of that l,row
viii IA, having passed the pca"ly gates.
is with the angels now. Her form
sSlows meath tho Jasper Ii ssht, aud >nit
her selaph feet are trcading. with &C.
static bliss, the .:leamins golden
the angels now.
Her ulortul- -pa;.," is bride, Sleeps
witt, the oransa blossoms il, her hair;
her bridal roses the .arIunsls which
affection twined for her grave. AZ
that grave, love wccps, and hope
pointing to Heaven, Wa IS for "1he
voice nf tn arch-anyel and the trump
OF Cod" In the midst Of life we
arc DEATH" and in Mp m;ixt ot' deuih,
m~ ar" in t:fr. May Gnd pity the
stricken ores and prepare them for
reunion in The world where all is
light. w. II. C.
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General B.. F.. Butler, while. coming
from Washington in sIcep;ng.car. robbed
of his .fn"ney. overcout- aud .undeIcoht du-
ring a5hhit ut" Phi'adelptia, Pa He bos-
.owed'a tos, Of The negro ps,rter ;on the
t'n'a, ,iand. at' er reachi"g 4 s.ore.houar, rsis,
eh enough money 10 buy new garments
and prnesr.ls TO Boston on NJ evening
boat. He l".l.a lp., .l,p. 500 ii money u nsy' and
$4,000 or 5000 id Sshecks aud draft.. 'h''
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En- the Democratic procession in
New York., Wednesday, night, the
Sixth ward, carried a, magnificent
banner, on which WAS inscribed,
"Onr National aDisturbers-Past,
Present and Future represented
as follows; The first by o man and
brother Of the colored persuasion {;
the second by q sharp, vinegar,
visaged swomap, = typical Of the
woman's rights woman of the per
Rod; andithe third by q Cliiuaman
eths disturber Of the futures; =
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Friday, November IL, 1869.
Death of George Peabody.

This eminent banker, aud rcnown-
I'D benefactor of two henisphorcs,
died ut his residence in London, on
Tho 4th inst. The following summary
of the prominent events Of his life,
we extract from the Charleston News
''In 1875, when George Peabody
was born at Danvcrs, Massachusetts,
Washington, with all his honors thick
upon him, wore tho official robe as
President of the hew-born Republic.
His boyhood was uncvcntful; but in
the war Of 1852 he saw actire service
as volunteer. Stcadincss, patience
and integrity enabled him to move
surely upward, and in 1887, when he
established himself in England ho was
already known as capable and sue
.ccssfui merchant. Many monetary
transactions on the part Of the States
OF the American Union were entrust-
ed to Mr.. Peabody, and in revolution
:ary 1913 he largely contributed to
the restoration Of the credit of the
State OF Maryland.
"Thr pi!''''c generosity of Mr.. Pea
;"i.! Iir-t showed itself ut the Inter
ii: a:"'ii Ex!''3ir"n Of 1851, when, at
as 'Sn cost. he arranged and decvr:,-
.ted tn" dep"t.mcnt allotted to the
United States. Wnen the Franklin
Exploring :Expeditiou was fitted GU:
in 1852, he contributed largely to its
expense. :. Ihe heart Df the sober
merchant ycarncd to bis native town,
and at q coso 81 sI25,0O0 he erected
at Danbury The institute which
bears his name. TO Maryland he
gave sGQQ,oo0; and the magnificent
building in the Monumental City.
known as the Peabody Institute. is an
enduring ,nop,"~.cnt OF his rcrown.
"The measure Of his uscf:lines-
seemed fall, when, seventeen years !
ago, he retired from commercial iltc
This enabled him to carry ont u long
cherished plan of erecting comforta-
bio and convenient lodging houses
for the working classes. Mr.. Pea
body, for this purpose, gave the City
of London one and O half million dol
Jars, and nov il: every quarter Of tho
Great City there rise up majestic
buildings, Learning witness hourly to
the wisdom AZ well 4s lavish generos-
itv of Q great bencfuctor Of his rae C.
When the war with the Confederate
States came to an untimeIy end, Mr..
Peabody, gave. 80 400, 90 for tie aid of
the common school edurutnn in :hc
South. This fund will, IL time, work
incalculablc and permanent gooh.-
THIS old city has especial cause to
remember his name. But for tic
F abo'ty' ii, the public schools Of
Charleston " Md have brcn closed for
1T least q season.
The fame of the unosten,atious
merchant spread from polo to pole.
Her Majesty, Queen Victoria, thanked
him in an autograph. letter for his
:munificent gift to the poor of London,
Ribbons, stans or titles were not TO his
taste, and Mr. Peabody was presented
with portrait Of tho Queen, painted
for him by her express command.
And in his own country he was no
less honorcd. The Congress of the
United States, in 1867, passed for
pal vote, thanking him for his gifts
TO tho people.
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[En.etprisr.

TAEY WoHiT Go TO THE SoUru.-The
New York journal of Commerce com
plains .hst radical Congressman sre per
ftctIy willing 10 cross the continent. t'av.I
througll Nav England, voyage 10 san
QsuDiDgo., or 60 io, tie u1te,n'ost parts Of
the eaf'l. atpublic expense, bu. they will
not visit the .Soulb, w,here they w"ul'i seq
With theis "y" eyes how li;llr they know
:"f the people o"d lie pnhlie, ssht'ineot
there, The. Jyur"aI pr"fjsstes, ts corr
p'aint upon the recent r-:,,sui of th. Suh-
Committee on Elections to q" to South
Carolina and Investigates csr, .iu elsrlions.
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Even So.--Josh Billings says ;
There. lots af people in this wo1I,l who
covst m,sfor;ppe, just for the luxury Of
grun,ing.
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h''s Pet McCay, beautiful young !sly.
OF Quincy, Illinois. ds)lbxra,vIy drown. d
hsrsef efJ.'k il sbs AississipPi. at ,bnt place on
Thursday,I shs S lst a. = stating tiiass sii.s'
did net commit rnisids sor shame. nor f65ir
love, but because 'aI kssr Frieinids i, xele es
smies," and "shis is a" cold, dreary worIl
0 liaAia".zt .ss7a I:os ,.,,.an. ~. :,
sfasyae "a ys!7y&a sass1:A c. :,Ios %
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A LITTLE GIRL BURNED TO DEATH.

A LITTLE GIRL BURNED TO DEATH.
Yesterday morning, on the planta-
tion Of Mr.. Robert Butler, about four
miles from Hamburg, 8. c., a most
heartrending occurrence transpired in
the burning of little girl, about six
years of age, daughter Of Mr.. Tomp-
l1ins, residing on the premises. The
particulars Of this sad occurrence arc
we learn Dir. Tompkins was absent
from home, and Mrs. r. had left the
dwelling to attend to some outdoor
work, leaving three small children in
the house. During her absence, tho
children, by somo means, cammuni.
combustibIe material in the house,
which caught the building, and soon
envcloped it in flames. When tho
mothers attention WAS attracted, the
house WAS burning RAPIDLY. Sho
rushed f:autiraliv /" ~ rescue Of hex
children, two 0i :,rrn she suicce!ed
IN eAuicatihE "lthcis H!;l"y ci: the
third, II little girl about six years OF
age was 40 badly buried as to cause
her death yesterday afternoon
The building and eont... ssre en-
tirely consumed, which, in akdrtion TO
the terrible calamity of the borribis
fate of the little child, falls with par
ticular weight upon the untertuas:e
family, VIII" have titus been dep-:rsc
OF everything thy rossrss. Ii. Ich-
ert Butler kindly cam. 10 ID rty &C Z
made arrangements t. reii.vt :te i'm
mediate necessities o.: Mr.. Tunpkins
and his family. We would sIggest to
our chnrltably disposed citizens that
this family merit their consideration
and dbenevolence.-Cemstituionaiist,7fh 7fh.
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- A. Clergyman of ofsandusky, Ohio;
at tile bed Of a sick man said to
him, "nuve you made your peace
with the Lord ?" to which the sick
man innocently replied: 81 don't
know that I eyer Had any difficult
ty with him" 80 =
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Stare TAXES IN GHEsxvILLr.-Thew whole
anr,u 1t ,n!irr,-d n Grr.nv,ile County thi.
year is, according |" the e,a,srn.ui furnish
cd ......"....."......... 1920
OF this amount thpie hss heen
paid. Dia.'ict expenses Of A.
se>s"rs, ds"...... I,743 90
Jury Tnkes. Stale Witnesses, g..
tran"p",ti"g prisoners, amount
paid to County Com missioner 6, ,sO3 80
Total District Espences.. 80
Transmitted t" State Treasury ..3l596 SO
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In mn Illinois ycometsry.,,is q
tombstone bearing only this simple,
but to aching, epitaph, t'Goue mp.
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$42,l42 80

The County Auditor has received cnt of
the State Fund, in addition, $500, which
is not charged in The District account.
The collection is not yet complete; 1t will
take four or Ave thousand dollars more to
complete it, which run up the tax on Green
vile County to pretty near $780, o,ooOO City
thousand dollars.
Enserprist.
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our chnrltably disposed citizens that
this family merit their consideration
and Observation-Disclosures Ia.
Tom Thnmb and troupe have gone
to Hong Kong.
The Safe Fair, Al Richmond, which has
closed. dia'ribu,ed >s 900 in premiums.
An entire family were suifocat..l to death
in FIRE which lately occurred ,u New York
city.
x"....y ---- ---=--.z, -
of the present day are fast" Prentice
replies that "they have tn be to catch
the womon."
The Diamatian rebels are giving
much trouble to the Austrian troops,
but seem to be gradually coming to
grief.
Paraguayan advices indicate that
Lopez is strongly posted, and is cspa-
bio of prolonging the struggle indef.
nitely.
The negro militia are creating . great
excitement in Rali-gh. N. c., making
threats and insulting females. A collision
is ronsi jered inevitable, for tho people are
provoked slmos, past endurance.
The women of South Carolina are earn.
estly invited to unite in the erection Of Q
monument in memory of the Confederate
dead. The initiative will be made in Co.
lumhia, during the present week.
During the last fiscal year, the gov
ernment has disposed of between
four and FIVE millions Of dollars
worth Of land under the Homestead
and other laws. . .,4 .
Electoral meetings in Paris arc un-
attended with disorder, and in no
instance 30 far has the interference Of
tho police been. required on such oo- =
casions.
The English gunhoat Thistle, whilo
on her trial trip off shesrnsss, on
Thursday last, exploded her boiler.
killing ten and severely wounding
eight men.
"a lover of Jesus'' sent to tho
Treasury Department, on Friday. sor-
ty books Of gold leaf no had stolen
from it. Another. repentant sinner
sent back dollar gold piece.
A party Of priests returning from q
land tenure meeting in Ireland, a day
or two ago, were attacked by persons :
lying in wait and brutally bestsn.,s
One has since died of his injuries. ..
An extensive gang of cOuatsrfeit-
ers, regularly organized for .hc Par.
pose OF manufacturing an! selling
counterfeit tobacco stamps, se;:ar;tiss
aud money, has been captu al; in New
York. Many PARTIES in good srsndiug
in. shat city and in Virginia and
North Carolfna arc compromised. T7":
The siege Of Jacmel, Haytf, BY Sal.
nave's forces has been raised, and the
troops were st last accounts marching
against the revolutionary forces undsx
Brice, who had already captured MIR
agoaneA The revolutionists H. 81.
Domingo remain in active near Asan,ss,,
A rumor Of the sale Of ST! Domingo
TO- the United States 10 gaipink
strength there. i"i'i" tHi 500 Vi .2nS.
49, -. ''y,y..I ,"- ..r''.t,f : ,
The New Orleans Tipass :savs,,
"Aapy Of ihe German emigrants buS
recently arrived BY tho steamer dirseN
in this city. have, already found 5er.,
ploynent we; noticed ys.tstdsyy : :
batch Of Of thirty 1l op forty -vhos were
getting ready to. 60 TO jsugaat pleqqtaA,. eqqtaA.
/ tiona. They were 2 fine, hale-lootipg
! set Of men, and arr the kind Of pee
pie tho Equ,h wants to swell her pop,
ulatiop anil togelop her naser1iA Z -
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.Yot's aasass5s % Aia t.IaA:,A;
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sA'es eat! ca II .as@usa2,x.,
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ytfojgag. yUCTSTI0 :, :.

HniHT riE nf Nf:-aGl::i
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Tom Thnmb and troupe have gone
to Hong Kong.
The Safe Fair, Al Richmond, which has
closed. iiA'ribu,cd >s 900 in premiums.
An entire family were suf'ocat.d 10 death
in fire which lately occurred n New York
city.
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unusually sharp. At the last parade the Vigi-
liant reported one hundred and eight men pres
cent, and the PhWnix one hundred and one
-tbe point oft all being that no company had
ever paraded as many men as the Vigilant.
1he Ph@nix determined to carry off the palm
II possible, and went to work with a will, en-
rolling new members and bringing out the old
IhesSVlgilant was Lot asleep, and brought in
neWmen by the score. No one was permitted
to know what their strength would be. Ruses
and subterfuges were in vain. Only yesterday
morning should tell the tale, and the report
was Vigilant 231, and Phoenix 223. Our hand
to both loser and winner, for the fight was
hard and fair one!
And while others were busy, the men who
had been dete lied to run with the engines and
man the brakes were not idle. They sought
after easy boots and strong belts, practiced
holding their wind, and moved about with tie
bigness and importance becoming those upon
the legs and arms of whom would depend tho
fortunes Of the day.
The following table shows the official wei shts
Of the several engines, and the number Of men
allowed to drag and work each. The same
table shows the strength Of the Charleston
Fire Department, and the number of men
paraded by each company: