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about one mile from the former place. in a
bank beside the river, catacomb of skele-
tons, supposed to be those OF Indians, OF re-
mote age and lost and forgotten race. The
bodies exhumed were of strange and remark
able formation. The skulls were nearly an
inch in thickness; the teeth were fled sharp,
as are those OF cannibals, the enamel perfectly
preserved the bones were OF wonderful
length and strength, the Jenaeu being as
long as the leg of an ordinary man'
the stature of the body being, prop
ably. as great as eight or nine !ee''
Near their heads were sharp, stone arrows
stone mortars, in which their corn was ola9eu'
and the bowls of pipes, apparently Oh soi''
trlable soapstone. The teeth Of the skeletons
are said to be as large as those of horses. one
of them has been brought to the city, and pre-
sented to an officer OF the Petersburg Rail-
roo6 -
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THE CHARLESTON NEWS: SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 9, 1871.

for any harsh measures. 1t may be safely as
serted that this immediate locality Is as free
from crime as any in the United States. And
as to operations of the Ku-Klux, against
whose acts the Ku-Klux bill was aimed, and
nnder the authority of which the extraordinary
exercise of power is invoked by Senator scott'
there are none such TO be heard OF, ana none 70
be found. To adopt such extraordinarily aroi-
trary measures would be only aWanton cur
tallment of the little liberty we have lett"
These statements from Chester and York,
taken in connection with the published let
ter of the citizens Of Spartanburg, on the
same subject, ought to be sufficient to make
PRESIDENT Grant pause awhile and defer his
6ayonet proclamation to more propitious
season.
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A New Railroad Project.

A project for the extension Of the Kings
Mountain Railroad from Yorkville to Lincoln
ton, N. c., and thence to Hickory Tavern, a
town on the line OF the western extension OF
the Nortf Carolina Railroad, is warmly sup
ported b., the Chester Reporter and YorkVllle
ENQUIRER. The proposed road will be fifty
seven miles long, and. as a narrow-gauge, the
estimated cost for building and equipment is
only seven thousand dollars mile. We are
glad to see the press working so heartily for
the improvement and completion OF rail-
road connections.
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july25-s

AT PRIVATE SALE, MARL BLUFF
II PLANTATION, on Rocky Creek Swamp.
Orangeburg District, South Carolina, Is miles
from Blackvilie, on South Carolina Railroad, Au
Courthouse, on Columbia Branch Road. Charles.
ton and Augusta and Charleston and Columbia
Railroads, containing 1925 acres OF land, 2Ss OF
which Is cleared and under good fences; about 40
acres more cleared, but not under fence-all OF
which Is nrst. class Cotton and Corn Lands; the
balance is FIRST class Timber Land.
nrst-class Circular Saw Mill (water,) In order
fer immediate use, on constant stream. Lum.
her: to hand. and can be RATED TO Charleston
from the Mil. Also, good Grist Mill. Has
comfortable house with six t6l rooms, outbuild.
ings al IN geod condition, stables barn, &c., six
i8j framed negro houses In good order. 1t also
has Mari Bed on 1t which makes 1t very advon.
tageous to agricultural purposes for making ma.
nures, DC. The best Of titles can be given. ANY
information either In writing or In person can be
had by application to DR.. b. BAER, No. 13l Meet.
ing street. Charleston. 8. @. junl6
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WTANTED, A GOOD COOK, WITH NO
w membranes for small family. Apply
to Captain J. JOHNSON, at No. Al East Bay.
sepe-1r -
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Meetings.

OFFICE HOWARD ASSOCIATION,
" CHARLESTON, SEPTEMBER o. 1S71.-The
Executive Board will meet THIS DAY, at II O'Clock
NJ, at Market Hall. GEO. 8. PELZER, Nd. D.,
sero Secretary.
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Dilsnthus Extract, for Epilepsy, st. Vitus' Dance,
Spinal and Brain Aflectons-Price 81
Catsrrh Specinc-Pnce So .,-
Hydraied Oxymel, for Consumption. Bronchitis,
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Pile Extracts never failing Pile cure-Price y:
May Apple Pills, Tor Dyspepsia, Torpldity OF ING
Liver, Constipation, &c.-Price 30 cents
Headache Plls-Price 80 cents
Alkaline Resolvent-an iodiLed chemical watef-
superior to vichy, Kisslngen, Setser' dc.-
Price 81
Five Minute Pain Curer-Price 81 .,
Chemical Healing, Blood and Bone ointmen'I
Price 81 -,
Ethereal Phosphorus So =
Lithia-for the Kidneys-Pice 81
Karalpa Extract-the woman's irtend-Price -
Victoria Reaia-uprivalled for beauniym2
complexlon-Price 81 p.,,a
Amaranth-for the Hair-stops falling har-r1i'0
NeufaIpia-Rheumsttc Elixlr-Price 81
Fever and Ague Globules-Price 81 per DOH
sprT '''' So. 1al Meeting street. Charleston
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Financial
DONDS, COUPONS, &c.

DoNDs, COUPONS, &c.
GOVERNMENT, STATE, CITY AND RAILROAD
BONDS AND COUPONS
Uncurrent Bank Notes
Mutlated Currency
Gold and Silver
Land Warrants.
Dealt regularly in by A. C. KAUFMAN,
iulyl1 .tuths No. Is Broad street.
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HOTEL,
BROADWAY, NEW YORK,

Will reopen under new management, Angus. %
for the reception OF guests.
The spacious building has been thoroughly reno.
yated and newly furnished throughout.
The proprietors have made every exertion to
a,,apt It to the comfort and convenience OF its
patrons, and have spared neither pains nor ex.
pense to secure that end.
TWEED 4 GARFIELD,
aug2l-2mos Propretors
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No. 80 BROAD STREET, NEW YORK.
Issue Circular Notes and Letters Of Credit for
travellers; also, Commercial Credit available in
all parts Of the world.
Telegraphlc Transfers Of Money made on all
parts Of Europe.
The accounts Of Banks, Bankers and Mer-
chants received; Interest allowed on Deposits;
Advances made on Cotton, Sterling and Domestic
Exchange and approved securitIes.'
Drafts for sl and upwards on the Eunk OF
Scotland, and Provincial Bank OF Ireland and
Branches. e
MORTON, ROSE CO.,
Bartholomew House, London.
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San Francisco, the West Indies, and all parts Of
the United States.
Deposit accounts received in either Currency or
CON- subject to check at sight, which pass through
the Clearing House as II drawn upon any City
bank; four per cent interest allowed on all daily
balances; Certificates OF Deposit issued; Notes,
Drafts and Coupons collected; advar ces made on
approved collaterals and against merchandise
consigned to our care.
Orders executed for Investment Securities and
Railroad Iron.
CLEwS, HABICHT 4 CO.,
No. IL Old Broad street. London.
aug2l-3mos
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APPLETONS' JOURNAL Is now one OF the most
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UNDER THE cAHh o1 ..
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NIANTED TO INFORM THAT COATS,
w Pants, Hats. &C., can be cleaned very
cheap at OTTO SONNTAG'S. Dyer, No. 81 Went
worth street. near Artesan Well. sep9-1s
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6ctels.

6otels.
THE PATEL RSON HOUSE,
BAKNWELL VILLAGE, s. C.
Charlestonians seeking safe retreat from yellow
fever will ind pleasant and cUmfOrtaol ole accom-
modatlons at the PATTERSON HOUSE, In Barn
well Village 8. c., place unsurpassed for health.
Board on reasonable trms. HACK connects
with Trains at Blackville daily; q daily mail.
sep7-3A
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WE LIVE AND LEARN, DYE AND
w FORGET ALL.

THE SOUTHERN DYE HOUSE,
NO. 359 KING STREET,
Dyes and Cleans, by means OF steam, Gentle.
mems, Ladies' and children's Clothes. Fine
Laces and Lace Curtains cleaned and done
up with the Soft or Msnufacturers' Finish; Lace
aud Grape Shawls and Kid Gloves Cleaned and
Dyed.
~ Goods received and returned by Express.
jun22-lyr l. BILLER, Proprietor.
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NJANTED, BY A THOROUGHLY COM.
w PETENT, steady and trustworthy colored
man, q situation, either as coachman, groom or
porter. Has had experience and can furnish the
very best Recommendations. A note addressed to
"Coachmann at the oflco OF TIE NEWS. VIII
secure prompt attention. july2s
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JOURNAL can, as TRIAL SUBSCRIPTION, obtain
the remaining issues for the current year, from
September I'd,
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NoTTON GINNING ESTABLISHMENT.

THE GINS AND MAVHLNEhI useu OJ uS VIC
past season for ginning Sea Island aud Up
land Cottons, consisting OF:
MCCARTHY GINS
Gullett Gin (45 Saws
Cotton Whippers
large Asserting Taoles
Press (for packing Upland Cotton)
Rings, Pestles, &c, (for packing Sea Island
Cotton.)
The above are all In perfect order, and will be
sold at reasonable figure. For Information as 70
terms. &C. apply to ROBT. @. CHISOLM,
At Chsholm's Mills west end OF Tradd street,
Or HENRY L. CHISOLM.
iuly25.s Adger's Wharf,
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TEACHERS WANTED.-A LADY Is
i wanted in the Due West Female College, to
teach Music, Vocal and Instrumental,l Drawing
and Painting and French. Also, Lady to take
President, ]. ]. BONNER, Due West, S. G.
ser Ga
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:" RTON, B LIS S & G o.,
BAN E s.,
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WTANTED, BY A YOUNG MAN, A
w native OF Florida, situation as salesman
or clerk in house In Charleston. He Is well and
favorably known throughout East Florida and
can furnish satisfactory testimonials as to char
acter and qualifications. Address J. s. j., NEWS
oflce july1
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WTANTED PURCHASERS OF TICKETS
w 10 the Land and Immigration Association
Of Messrs. BUTLER, CHADWICK, GARY O. CO
Tickets now ready. VIII be glad TO see my friends
and Central Wharf. EBEN COFFIN, Sub-AgenL
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NTANTED TO PURCHASE, FOR Cash,
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the lines OF the City Railway. Address Z. 7. q,
OF this office, stating terms, location, &c.
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THE MARION STAR,
ESTABLISHED OVER TWENTY YEARS AGO.
The oldest and most popular Paper in the Pee.
To the Charleston Advertisers THE STAR offers
special inducements. 1t Is admitted that our
circulation is the largest by far OF any paper IN
Eastern Carolina.
TIE STAR crclulates extensively in the two
Carollnas, and numbers many subscribers IN
other States.
Terms liberal. Address,
MCKERALL & STEDMAN. Editors,
SEMI Marion Courthouse, s. C.
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Broad and Rutletge streets, north side.
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NHE HULL AND MACHINERY
OF
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TUST ARRIVED, AND FOR SALE AT
81 CHRISTOPHER'S Stables. No. 500 King
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EeR SALE, BALED AND LOOSE Hay,
IL in any quantity to suit customers. Apply
at No. AZ Market street. up to 10 O'Clock A. NJ, or
at the Four.Mile House, any hour. WILLIAM
HINT. Sep4-mthS12r
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EOR SALE, A CIGAR STORE ON
IL Broad street, with complete stock. on &C.
count Of the Proprle' or leaving the city. Apply
at BRUCKNER'S Cigar Store, No. % Broad street.
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4 BARGAIN PRINTERS AND
N BOOKBINDERS.-A Ruggles Wood Frame
PAPER Cutter, will be sold low for cash. Is nearly
Z gew, cuts 2S inches. and has an extra knife. No
charge for package. Price $40. Apply at TuE
NEWS Job Cifice. mar22
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TOR SALE, SEVERAL SEWING MA
E CHINES, Of good quality, which are offered
heap. Call at No. ~ Queen street, between
Meeting aud Church streets. feb1!
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WRAPPING PAPER FOR SALE.-OLD
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Price so CENTS PER HUNDRED. Apply at the
Office OF THE NEWS. maylS
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The January Magazines.

The Christmas lumber of Every Saturday
is a gallery of fine pictures for the holiday
season. Several of the best of these are by
well-known American artists = Gathering
Christmas Greens, by barley; a charming
portrait of Santa Claus, by Bush; an admira-
bic sketch of a Southern Christmas Scene, by
sheppard; a capital picture of Bob Cratchit
and a touchingly beautiful face of Tiny Tim,
by Eytinge; and a superb double-page draw
ing by Hoppin, representing a Christmas par
ty, with troops of children playing liking
George" noisily and happily. There are sew
eral other attractive pictures suited to the sea
son, and a fine variety of reading matter by
some of the most popular of American and
foreign writer's. Acopy of this holiday num-
Der of Every Saturday would seem indispensa.
BILE to a full appreciation and enjoyment Oh
Merry Christmas.
The ATLANTIC MONTHLY begins the New
Year with a fine number. LongfeIloW, Whit
tier and Holmes contribute, each, a poem. w.
d. Howells writes of a 5ojourn in a Venetian
Palace; Harriet Prescott Spofford and i. w
Higginson contribute stories. John Hay
writes pleasantly of his experiences in Spain,
Senator Henry Wilson contributes an article
on the Republican party. A notable paper Is
also that of James T.. Fields, entitled, " OuI
Whispering Gallery" wherein he gives remln-
~iscences and anecdotes of Thackeray. This Is
the first of a series of papers on distinguish
ed men that will be contributed by the same
author. There are several other articles, al
readable, and several pages OF reviews OF re-
cent Literature. Fields, Osgood 4 Co., pub
fishers Boston.
GoDEYis LXDY's Book for january, 1871, Is already
upon our table, and a very handsome and valuable
number 1t is. "Looking for the Eclipse,p a stee
plate asteel plate title-page; asix-hgure colored
fashion plate handsome Berlin woodwork pattern,
printed in q variety of colors; two beautiful wood
sheet of fashionable and useful designs, are among
its attractions. A large supplement- containing in
structions in guipure netting is presented to the
subscribers for 1871. Cooley well maintains its ranl
as a frst-class household magazine. L. A. Cooley
publisher, Philadelphia.
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country some time he will conclude that
it is by far more musical and smooth
than some of our fashionable languages.
Very little of the Simon-pure Japanese
language is spoken by the foreigners
residing there. Some fewhave made 1T
a study, and, after years of close appli-
cation, have become quiet fluent In the
language. Our countryman, DR.. Hep
burn, after eight years of hard study,
has succeeded in editing a small die
tionary. Although giving but eight
thousand words, it is very valuable, and
will be improved ON in time. 1t was
something that the want of was felt for
a long time, the japanese taking the
greater portion of the first edition.
Few men would have undertaken
DIR. Hepburn. He has sue
ceeded in his attempt, and may good
fortune attend him in his efforts to en-
tighten this most free-hearted and will
ing nation.
Their toys and playthings are much
the same as with us, onlythey go much
more into the ridiculous than we do
There we find mankind in all its hid
eousness, they thinking it beautiful to
comfort the human body, being also
more apt to brighten than amuse the
children. There was one toy that / no
ticed particularly; it was made of some
light substance representing miniature
dragons, fish, drawing horses, and every
thing that is capable of moving. I'm
der these were placed a large black
bug: his back was fastened to the toy I;
the bug, in endeavoring to get away,
would drag the cart, and, being invisi-
BILE, would for some time puzzle a per-
son as to how the thing was done.
They have also their tops and kites.
Almost all the children practice In
tumbling, walking on their hands, and
for a small sum of money Will perform
for the curious any time.
The respect that the children in Japan
show for age is remarkable. Let the at
tachment be a man, woman or house, all
are much more honored than in most
civilized countries. A young man there
is proud of his gray-haired father. FIRE.
quently you will find three or four gen.
e~rations living under one roof. They
speak with pride of their old houses.
1 have heard them say, "That proper,
ty has been in our possession for 150
or 200 years" An old house or build
ing is rarely pulled down, they believ-
ing it unlucky to destroy anything that
has age, or has been of use to any per-
son. Here with us it is different. No
sooner does a parent get beyond the
years when he can labor for the benefit
of his children, than they speak of the
"old man." or the H'oId woman, wish.
ing in many cases they were out of the
way. Iwould not like to say that any
of the readers of your dear little Maya.
zine commit any of these ~ungrateful
acts. Still, to compare these supposed
heathens with a portion of the people
in America. the comparison will show
who it is that wants civilizing. An old
homestead with the .thatched roof GOV
cred with moss, with creepers running
up the sides, the old-fashionec
spinning-wheel, as with us il
days gone by, are there, and, if there il
such a place in the world, it is Japan
where can be found a true represents
ton of Home, Sweet Home.