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Home Adjoining.

The best adornment which any one, how
ever knowing or skilful or active can bring
to any babitation is uniformly cheerful,
smiling face, and the loving spirit which ir
rrdiates it. That brings sunshine within
the household, better than any which can
come from without, and peace to its happy
possessor, as well as to all beholders. One
who bears within him, wherever he goes,
genial and generous disposition, benign as
pcct, kind words and gentle manners, with,
when tenderly appropriate, the sweet inau-
ence of golden silence also, possesses de-
gree of mortal beauty which reflects itself
to all eyes, from everywhere around him
The home, where such one goes out and in,
at morning and at evening, is to the weary,
aching hearts of others the very gate Of
heaven.
But there are physical, intellectual, artis-
tic and moral adornments that belong to
perfect home-to the preparation Of which,
in the end, all the growing family history
should, at all times, powerfully tend. Even
plain home can be made to have an air Of
universal welcome in it, by scrupulous neat
ness and order, and by few trailing vines
without, and summer flowers within. and
with plenty of light and air in its scanty
apartments.
In most homes, in these privileged days,
engravings can be, at least few of them,
easily obtained, to be hung upon the walls or
placed for more careful and studious obser-
vation, in wcll-kept portfolios. Stereoscopes
are cheap and promotive in their way of the
aesthetic enjoyment and culture of family.
Music can be brought in some form to lend
its charms to the common centre of family
g!adness. Pleasing effects can be secured
by little skill in adapting colors to each
other, in the choice of carpets, wall paper
and furniture, and in their harmonious dis
position. Much do books, choice books,
grace any home, or any hand in which they
are found A home, however lavishly gar
nished with wealth or art, and all the more
so for any such pleasing and gratifying con-
trast, seems to be utterly tame and spiritless
to one visiting it, who finds it void Of books,
or of all books but those which are cheap
and frivolous. Even newspaper or month
ly magazine of any character, lying around
in a house, advertises the fact at once, that
there is some intellectual vitality within Its
walls, and that mere material things do not
shut out all higher thoughts from the hearts
of its inmates.
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GEN. +. NJ. LAw.-Gen. +. NJ. Law who
was distinguished as gallant officer in the
Confederate army, left this place-which
has been his home for many years-on Mon
day last, and will make his future home at
Tuskegee, Ala, where he intends to engage
in the business of planting. Previous to the
war, Gen. Law filled Professors chair IN
the Kings Mountain Military School,
which position he resigned, removing to Ala
bama, and at the commencement of hostilitlcs
entered the service of that State as Lieuten-
ant Colonel of the Fourth Alabama Regiment,
and BY promotion attained the rank of
Brigadier General Returning to a people
with whom he has been heretofore so inti-
mately associated, Gen. Law requires no
word of commendation while for his future
prosperity he has the we'll wishes of his
many friends in South Carolina.-TorhoiHe
Enquirer.
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The death of DR.. Lushington promises to
revive, for brief period, the scandal about
Byrou's separation from his wife that Mrs
Harriet Beecher Stowe pcddled to her own
profit in the sum of about $50, 1000, and to
the disgust of all right-minded people DIR.
Lushington died at the age Of 81 years, and
was contemporary of Byron and the other
wits of his day. Indeed, twas he who was the
confidential adviser of Lady Byron at the
time trouble between her and her husband
occurred, and who said that her "duty to
God and man" alike demanded that she
should be separated from her husband La
ter when there was some effort to bring
about reconciliation, DR.. Lushington re-
fused to aid it, and it is due to this circum-
stance that nothing came of the negotiations.
At the time of Mrs. Stoves scandalous pub
lication in the atlantic, and subsequently of
the same naked nastiness long drawn out in
the form of book. DR.. Lushington was ap-
pealcd to to come forward and put the ques,
ton to rest but as the information came to
him in capacity doubly fduciary, that of q
nersonal friend and professional adviser,
he very properly refused With his death
the possibility ceases that all the doubts as
to the cause of the separation of Lord and
Lady Byron will ever be removed. unless,
which is scarcely possible, he has left be-
hind him some statement of what he knew
about the affair.
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The heaviest corn crop ever grown in the
United States was that of last year which
the Agricultural Report states at the huge
total of l, 100, 100000 bushels. Not only is
this the largest crop, but it is said to be corn
of better quality and of greater intrinsic
value than usual. Iowa was the banner corn
growing State, her average being nearly
forty-one bushels an acre. Unfortunately
for some of those who would not like to have
Iowa corn, it takes the price of four bushels
of said corn to get one bushel to the Allan
tic markets. This is one Of the reasons why
the people are demanding cheaper transpor-
tation between the West and the East.
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A STRANGE MoNsrER.-A gentleman re-
Gently from the Shelton, Laurel district OF
North Carolina, some forty miles from this
place, informs us that the people in that
''densely thicketed" country are greatly ex-
cited in regard to the appearance, upon
several different occasions, and in several
different places, of a huge mountain monster,
the speices of which is unknown. hir.
George Anderson one Of the gentlemen re-
siding in the Laurel country, being one OF
the persons who saw the monster, also
furnishes us with the following description
of it:
81 was out in the jungle hunting up some
lost hogs, when all of sudden there came
into my path beast, the appearance OF
which, | must confess, caused me to quake
for the first time in many years ASIDE
from its strange and unusual appearance, the
unearthly yell it uttered on precelving me-
which reverberated and reverberated through
the forest, was enough to shake the senses OF
the most daring adventurer. The animal
was some hundred yards distant from me-
and appeared to be huge black bear with
name and head like lion, but had horns
like an elk upon it. Its tail was long and d
bushy, with dark and light rings around 51'i IL i
to its extremity. Its eyes cleaned like a
panther's, and its size was that OF an ordinary
OK but somewhat longer. Just previous 70 to
making its appearance | had shot on my n, gun,
at squared, and felt little prepared to NEE, e,
s,cb n fc-oc;ous beast without any weapon ol
defense. Immediately set about reioao'ne y
my rife. but had scarcely begun when 1t II,
started toward me. l retreated in as good
order as possible, and must say | did some %
good runniug-nOt looking back until had
Teached S an open spot, when found the 1:, ami
NAL NAL had G disappeared in the Laurel thickot nc It.
scare naughty children. am not the Onl,
one who has seen the monster-several nave
seen it since l did and, as sheep and calves
! are lately missing, it is presumed to %
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of strength and advantages Of civilization,
should make us lenient to the Indian. The
wrong already inflicted upon him should be
taken into account, and the balance placed
to his credit. The moral view Of the ques-
ton shonld be considered; and the question
asked, Cannot the Indian be made useful
and productive member of society: by proper
teaching and treatment? IF the effort is
made in good faith, we will stand better be-
fore the civilized nations of the earth. and in
our own consciences, for having made it:
All these things are not to be accomplish
ed by one individual, but they will receive
my support, and such recommendations to
Congress as will, in my judgment, serve to
carry them into effect. beg your support
and encouragement.
1t has been and is my earnest desire to
correct abuses that have grown up in the civil
service of the country. To secure this re-
formation, rules regulating the methods Of
appointment and promotion were established
and have been tried My efforts for such
reformation shall be continued to the best of
my judgment. The spirit Of the rules adopted
will be maintained. .r4
I acknowledge before this assembly, rep
resenting as it does every section of our coun-
try, the obligation am under to my country
men for the great honor they have conferred
on me by returning me to the highest office
within their gift, and the further obligation
resting on me to render to them the best SER
vices within my power. This 1 promise,
looking forward with the greatest anxiety to
the day when 1 shall be released from re-
sponsibilities that at times are almost over
whelming, and from which have scarcely
had a respite since the eventful firing upon
Fort Sumter, in April, 1861, to the present
day. My services we're then rendered and
accepted under the first call for troops grow
ing out of that event. 1 did not ask for place
and position and was entirely without inau-
ence or the acquaintance of persons of in
Anence but was resolved to perfom my part
in struggle threatening the very existence
Of the nation. performed very conscien-
tious duty without asking any promotion or
command and without revengcful feeling
towards any section or individual.
Notwithstanding this, throughout the war
and from my candidacy for the present Office
in 1868, to the close of the last Presidential
campaign, have been the subject Of abuse
and slander, scarcely ever equalled in politi-
cal history, which to-day, l feel that | can
afford to disregard in view Of your verdict
which I gratefully accept as my vindica-
tion. t~i-f II
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business scots gave him material reasons TOR
such a course as he pursues. 1t is known
that he frequently receives liquors, &c. &C.,
from abroad as presents that are marked
Gree" showing that his efforts are duly ap-
Is it not time that this unprin-
cinled drunken lout was removed from po-
sition which he does not ornament and which
he uses to the detriment of the country's
best and most vital interests! ~
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carniverous brute. Many have fortified their
homes to prevent a night attack from the
strange monster, the like of which was never
seen in these mountains before. Some think
it has escaped from some rambling menageris,
while others superstitiously think it is sent
to warn people of some great approaching
danger.-Jonesboro,' Tenn. Eagle and Adj
Uertiser.
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An Iowa doctor, last week, thoughtlessly
lanced pimple on patients nose with his
vaccinating lancet. 1t took beautifully, but
the patient says that both for appearance
and comfort he would almost as lief have the
smallpox.
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Antiquity Of the Scriptures.

Few of us ever stop to think how old the
Bible is. Yet "the Scriptures are believed
by candid critics to contain the most ancient
forms of truth now known to men," With
the aid of chronological tables, any one may
easily make profitable comparisons between
the antiquity of the books and that of other
writings and events. The Scriptures con-
tain the only authentic history of the world
before the food. We find in the Pentateuch
one or two stanzas of poetry composed in
the antediluvian period. The Hebrew
statutes were enacted thousand years be-
fore Justinian reformed the Roman jurispru-
dence.. In the Bible we have the record of
chartered rights secured to the people more
than two thousand years before the Magma
Charta. s
What sensation would be produced if
the first chapter of Genesis should appear for
the first time in one Of our newspapers TO-
morrow! Yet there can be no doubt that
chapter contains the oldest writing, twenty
FIVE hundred years before the invention of
printing
Xenophon's record Of the conversations of
Socrates in his Memorabilia, seems an old
book to US, yet similar topics were discussed
in Ecclesiastes six hundred years before.
The works ofTacitus, Plutarch and Quintilian
are not modern, yet the books of the New
Testament are older than they.
At to the book of Job, its age is beyond
conjecture. Those who make it as modern
as they can are compelled to place its origin
at least one thousand years before Homer.
When Priam was king Of Troy, JOB was of
remote antiquity The name Of Alexander
has no modern sound for us, yet when Alex
ander invaded Syria, the book of Job might
have been read before him as the work Of an
author more time-honored then than the
name of Alexander is now.
The writings ofConfucius are modern CON-
pared with most of the Bible and the most
that the Hindoos can justly claim for their
sacred books, the Vedas, is that they were
written five hundred years after the death of
Moses. The Koran is book fresh from
the press compared with the Scriptures.
DR.. Epson.
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DEATHS IN THE GREAT MINNESOTA
Snow SToRM-There has either been
great misapprehension of facts on the part
of the Minnesota papers and of the cores:
pondents generally regarding the number of
lives lost by the terrible snow storm which
swept over that State on the 9TH of last JAN
yssy, or else efforts are being made BY the
'slfnnesota authorities 10 conceal The true
loss. 1t will be remembered that immedi-
ately after the storm the accounts given by
persons from the scenes of the greatest loss
of life placed the list Of the frozen among
the hundreds. Names, places and circum-
stances we're given which bore every appear
ance of having been the truth, allowing even
for the natural tinge Of exaggertion which
might have been expected from the excite
ment that prevailed. Now, however, the
report of the Storm Commissioner, appoint
ed by Governor Austin on January 4, to
make a personal examination into the cir
cumstances of the casualties in the storm, is
in, and only eighteen assured and two sup.
posed cases of freezing have been found, and
these we're in Blue Earth, Faribault, Mar
tin, Jackson, Mobiles, Rock, Pipestone, Cot
tonwood, Watouwan, Brown, Nicollet, LIE
Sueur and Murray Counties, in Southwest
ern Minnesota. Ofthese twenty, eight were
frozen in Watouwan Comfy, four in Mar
tin County, three in MOBILES County, one each
Faribault, Brown, Cottonwood and Nieollet,
and two in Blue Earth County. If this be
the sum total of the loss of life, however un-
fortunate it may be, the Minnesota papers
erred in giving false impressions of the num-
Der of those who had fallen victims to the
fury of the storm.
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The COMMUNIST MONSTER. The deye-
lopment of the Comnunistic element in
the Spanish troubles adds new and
ominous phase to the perplexities Of that
country. It becomes evident by this, as
we'll as previous indications, that Com
munism is not confined to France. Its
organizations probably extend through
all the European States, and wherever it
achieves a triumph, we may expect a re.
petition of the horrors lately enacted in
tho French capital. The worst enemy
that Repubicanism now has in Europe
is Communism, or the fear OF it. Kings
and Emperors have only to evoke this
spectre to make alI of their subjects who
have interests in society dread any
change of government which may intro.
duce Communism. Thus it is deadly
hindrance to that rational progress of
political freedom and well.ordered liber-
ty which is so desirable in the interests
of the masses OF people.
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GRKRNvILLE AND CHARLOTTE CONNECT
ED.-Thc papers emanating from these
two iuland cities contain lengthy &C.
counts OF the proceedings connected
with the arrival of the first through
train at Greenville from Charlotte.
There we're about 200 citizens Of Char
lotte, York and Spartanbnrg who
availed them elves of the privilege thus
afforded of visiting Greonyille andinitiat-
ing u friendly acquaintance that we
trust will provo mutually pleasant and
profitable. at the depot Of the Green
vile and Columbia Railroad, where the
excursion train was to stop, O large
crowd Of citizens had assembled, and
tho vicinity Of the depot was thronged
with carriages, buggies and other
vehicles, in which were many of the
fair represent tatives of the female popu-
lation, who lent their presence to grace
the occasion and contributed their
blRndest smiles towards tho warm vel
come with which the excursionists were
greeted. After the visitors had de-
barked from the train, Hon. II. p. Ham
NETT, Mayor Of Greenyille, extended q
cordial greeting to tho visitors in an elo-
quent address Of welcome. Hon. Gabriel
Cannon, OF Spartanbnrg, Col. McAden,
of Charlotte, and President Buford re-
spon1ed. The party then proceeded to
the Mansion House and private resi-
dences of the city. whore they were the
welcome guests Of the citizens. In the
evening there was party and ball ut
the Mansion House, prepared to con-
tribute towards their enjoyment of the
hospitalities Of the city.
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Lato intelligence from Mexico indi.
oates that matters will be worse before
they are better, and that Ledro has yet
something to do before order is restored
in that distracted republic. The Mexi-
can Congress has not, as yet, ratified the
proposal for the prolongation of the
term of the mixed commission with the
United States. The border line terri.
tory remains disturbed. From tho in
terror, we are told TINT war of races is
imminent in some Of the Statos. and that
Indian troops already hold Jalisco.
American trade suffers severely in the
meantime; and again, as it has been fre-
quently before, the right Of property has
been violated in Texas by robber bands
from Mexico. The next seat Of war will,
in all probability, be Mexico.
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AN ANTIQUARIAN DISCOVERY. The en-
ployecs of the Custom House, in exca-
vating for piping in front of the terrace
Of the Custom House, on Saturday and
this morning, exhumed petri6ed frog,
which has been presented to local
savant; also, portion of coffin and Of
the skeleton in it. The coffin, a piece Of
which can be seen at the Courier office,
was of mahogany, and was evidently q
costly one, as it was thickly studded
with metal ornaments. One Of the
handles recovered is heavy, and must
have been richly plated when new. The
skeleton bones show that the person
must havo been of small stature. These
relics were dug mp in that portion OF the
Custom House yard where Craven's
bastion stood nearly two centuries ago.
Here is study for the antiquary.
Charleston Euening Courier.
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TIE UNITED STATES The following cir
ouiar has been issued, and is being dis
tributed throughout the country:
"AH rights not delegated to The Gouern-
naent in The Constitution itself, are reserved
TO the people,"
You are respectfully requested to meet
at the Astor House. ia New York city.
on the 9th dey of May. 1873, and there
to form an association, the object OF
which shall be to promote, by oo-opera.
ton, the interests Of producers and con-
sumers, also for the purpose of consider
ing what Gun and should be done to
reduce the cost of transportation by
railroad and water.
The corrupting influences OF our rail-
roads upon our representatives should
be question for your consideration.
The voting away of our homestead lands
by Congress to railroad corporations
should receive yonr careful attention, 80
that Ia the future We may have no more
Credit Mobilier transactions to repent of.
That railroads should be tnnght that they
are the servants Of the people, instead of
their masters. That whenever O rail.
road corporation is convicted Of having
violated its charter privileges, the State
In which the violation occurs should take
possession of the road and manage it for
tho benefit of the State. Tho enaction
OF law that will enable any citiz IN to
call upon the Attorney General of the
State and institute proceedings against
any railroad corporation for any neglect
on the part Of the corporation to perform
its duty to the public. The costs to be
paid out of the State Treasury.
We ore oil either producers or oonsum-
ers, and, as suoh, mutually interested :.
Let all commercial bodies, all farmers
organizations. all Eastern and Western
manufacturers. and all merchants units
In this great work.
T The Senate Committee on "Transport-
alton Routes" have expressed their APP
proval OF the meeting, and promised TO
be present. if possible. in person. or by
delegates, and have offered the following
resolution:
Resolced, That with O view of facili-
tating. their Investigations, the select
committee on transportation routes to
the seaboard respectfully request that
the State Governments, Boards of Trade,
Chambers Of Commerce, Railroad and
Canal Companies and other corporations
and persons engaged or interested in the
subject OF transportation, will furnish to
said committee suoh facts and statistics
relating to internal or external commerce
OF the United States, es may be in their
possession or are conveniently accessible.
Respectfully submitted,
Hon. W. O. F1Aaa, Moro. ILL.,, President
st. Farmers Association; 8. M. SMITH,
Secretary Illinois State Farmers Asso-
ciation; r. 81. FERGUSON, Troy, N. Y. j;
j. i. SARGENT, New Haven; MoRFoRD
& TRUBEE. Bridgeport, Conn. II. B.
PH1NNET, Champaign, ILL.,; JOHN A.
COLEMAN. Boston. Mass; CHENEY
AMEs. Oswego. N. Y; ". AI. BUR-
WELL, New Orleans; T. CHAFFEE
Rutland, Vt; M. K1NaMAN, President,
p. P. WEATHERBY. Secretary, Colonel
LEWIS A. THOMAS, Committee of the
Dubuque Board of Trade, Iowa; T.
D. FoULKE & Bro, Sidney, ILL.,; W.
s. WOOD. Coshocton, Ohio; M. V.
WooD. Elmwood, Nebraska, and thou
sands of others in the Western and
Eastern States.
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6MAbL.Pox.-Five new cases OF small
pox-all of negroes-were discovered in
toe city yesterdae, and conveyed to the
pest house. -Four of the caaes were
found in one house, in the upper part of
Brond street, and one in the lower por-
ton OF the city.
lAugusta Constitutionalisk
Mr.. Matthias Barre, an old resident of
N ewberry, father OF John j. Barre, re-
Gently murdered in Florida, and brother
in-!aw Of. Rev. DR.. Berley, lately de-
ceased, died in the former town on Sun
day last, in the sevcnty-fourth year Of
bis age.
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DEATH. The venerable Mrs. Silvia
Foxwor!h. relict of the late Alexander
Foxworth, died ou Tuesday, the 22d
ult, at her residence, near Lodibar, in
Sumter County, in tho seventieth year
Of her age.
Maj. N. r. Eaves, distinguished
citizen Of Chester. md an old Mexican
soldier, died on the 2Gth April.