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shame brought OH it by its trusted
servants, with its face in the dust,
prays in its anguish for some convul-
sion that shall rend' the heavens and |
purify the air, and elect to the chief
magistraey of the nation q clever,
honest, talented and whole. .souled
Southern gentleman-somebody who
would put a stop to the Stealing, aad a9
teach Radical officials better mah-
ners-who weuld appoint trustworthy
and efficient officers to the public
places, and set the country, as sever
al Southern Presidents have done
before; an example of honor, integrl-
ty and patriotism-and then the face
of things would be changed and the
moral atmosphere purified once more.
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For the Advertiser.
Pic.Nfc By.the Mill.

We had the enthusiasm Fof our
youth once more awakened on Fri
day last by forming one Of brilliant
assembly, congregated for social re-
union, under the sylvan groves that
environ the "Flouring Mill" Of Mr..
Turner Mitchell, near the line Of
Edgefeld and Lexington Counties.
Were I possessed of the power of
converting aUords into ideas, by a spe-
cies of unheard-of alchemy, I'would
make romances of this days doings,
of which it would be said the Alham-
bra of Washington Gin all its glory,
was not arrayed, like one of these. ="
Notwithstanding the heat of a mid
summer sun, the ladies and gentle
men, with fixed determinations, in
and around Leesville and Bstesville,
crowded. to the spot to seek happi-
ness by an interchange of sentiments
and free intercourse among one an
other. Here it was that nature
with the ivy trailing its lovely verdi
ure among the boughs Of the waving
oaks-with the lawn all matted with
,emerald green-with the expansive
and irradiated sublimity Of the rising
sun-together with spacious mill
house, semi-circled with large sheets
of water, threw wide their arms and
extended the invitation to the young
people "ComeI'
The originative design of the young
people, as far as We can learn, was to
further the progress Of social COM
munion--"t to speeda while away from
the numbering cares" Of every day
life in cultivating the powers Of con-
vcrsation, andso establish one barrier
against the abominable system of say
nothingism, so commonly practiced in
these later times. 1t is great pleas
ure to look upon faces which you
have not seen since childhood's rosy
hours-to revive the sacred memo
ries chat cling so tenaciously to the
dear objects of the past-to talk of
the changes wrought in one another's
history-and to relate the plans laid
up in store for the future. A pleas
ing and sentimental sight was it to
US in seeing Capt. A. P. B.--the ex-
tensive Railroad Contractor, who, by
the matchlnss nn"~--' IL ,rear;ors
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The Radical system of Justice.

The Columbia Sun, Conservative
thinks that the. greateSR evil ;;l! Under
which, the people Of this State suffer
Pis tho System of gtrial justices and
magistrates asiastitutedBy. the Redi3
eal3pparty, and provost at aoHernor
Moses IS Responsible fos tthe Evil by'
the foltQNings inaid ident, for the truth
of which it.*ouches:
= i" Two asrpirants for THE Office of
trial justice called upon Moses some
time ago, and at once presented their
respective claims. Thesone was. q
gentleman of honor, intelligence anil
Experience, who would not stoop to
do a. .dishonorable act, though wealth
and position would be the reward !;
the other, a negro SO ignorant as not
to be able to write his own name in
telligiby, and one who for a few dol
lars would resort to anything low
and mean: =. The Governor, with "a
great. show of dignity, at. ence in
9uired. as. to the political opinions Of
each aspirant. The white. man very
ingenuously stated that he. was, a
Democrat, but thathe would endeav-
or to administer Justice in a. fair and
impartial manner if appointed to the
position iof trial justice. fhe negro
said, -Gubnort, you asks me what kind
of a, political opinion it.retains? !? Use
a Republican to the back bone, and
I'm gwine to stick to the Republican
party long as wees got Moses to
lead us through the bull-rusbes.' The
Governor, after hearing the eloquent
remarks Of the negro, at once con-
cluded that he would make first
rate trial justice, and Immediately
gave him his commission"
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How THE REDSKINS WED.-A re-
cent visitor among the Indians in
Florida gives an account of msrrl-
age ceremony which he witnessed
"rhe company was composed OF the
whole tribe, all Of whom were dress
ed in their best fnery. A circle was
formed, the bride moved to the cen
tire, holding in her hand an ear oI
corn. TLen the bride groom advanc-
ed alongside Of her, with a deer's leg
in his hand. The Mutual exchange
comprises the whole ceremony. After
the ceremony the whole company ad
vanced and. feasted on bear meat and
honey for two days and nights. ngg t.. ri; -.
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But Maryland had TO be entered,
as the edict had gone forth from
Sovereign before whom the Caesars
bow in cumulative vassalage; still
trembling, advancing and shrinking
back, he uttered these memorable
words: Wait just little longer, for
there are too many bright faces in
yonder for me. While, on the coll
trary, prominent merchant of Lees
vile, Judging from appearances, was
fighting manfully the whole day and
would have gained the victory, had
the sun stood still at his command,
for one hour, on the surrounding hills,
as it did for Joshua on the hills of
Aiialon. A certain young man
quite representative of the feelings
of the party-said II was complete
ly surrounded with anew heaven and
new earth, wherein dwelleth the
idol Of my heart, and with an en-
phasis still more impressive, he ex-
claimed, II am no lawyer, but l
think I could give that fair maiden a
homestead in the ample territory Of
my affections, that would bid lefonce
to the decisions of the Supreme Court
of Reason. -
When the clock struck two, the
crowd were invited to the festal board
grooming under the weight of the
incest "substantials" and "delica-
cies, that has been our good fortune
TO witness in 10! these many days.
Thelearchus was here with his Sabine
jar, and the wine grew cold in hal
lowed founts. Such table, to say
no more, was enough to make the
modern Epicurus shake bis sides with
laughter.
The "parlor match" and ella
vana cigar" were next introduced to
a large audience. and were highly en-
tertaining to all, who have tasted the
sweets of life.
There was congeniality of dispo-
sition and harmony Of movements,
. after these refreshments, which spoks
to the beneficial effects of the table,
while it ahowed the gallsntry and
devotion of the eombatants.
Some spent the day in renewing
old acquaintances, and dwelling amid
the luxuries Of yore-some listened
with spells of extreme delight at the
symphonioas notes, SO gently drawn
by the fingers of Mr.. Rufus Shealy
of the Leesville Band, some wan.
dered in silent meditation along the
placid banks of the stream, pluckine
sweetly-savored flowers, hearkenine
to tie native chorus of the birds, and
assimilating this world to that made
known in the lovers dream and the
poets fayetteville others sought
the shade of the ",wide-spreadine
beach" to indulge in games of "ca
sino.' and like amusements
The day, allow me to remark, wa.
made unusually agreeable and com
Portable for a picnic of this kind, by
the gentility and executive skill o
Mr.. Samuel Bouknight- t-by-the-w
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A Revelation Of swift Retribu-
lion Long BeEayed.

The following advertisement ap-
pears in the last number of the
Gestimunde North Germany Ga
=ette
1.-The following heirs of Catharine
Spelling and her daughter Dorothy,
both Of whom died a violent death
in 1852, at Amsterdam, are request
ed to send their addresses immedl-
atelv to the Royal Probate Court at
Amsterdam Sophia Bellrensbrung,
Otto Kelenaer, Anna Derhing, Maria
Derfing; Joseph Derhing-all OF
whom emigrat6d to the United States
since 1861.
ERNEST BELGER, Solicitor. "
Thi advertisement was issued in
consequence Of The discovery of the
murderer Of the widow Spelling and
her daughter, and Of the recovery Of
the spoi!s OF his fearful crime upward
Of twenty years after it had been
committed. In July, 1852, the po-
lice of Amsterdam saw on The door
of the house on Harlem street, whera
Catharine Spelling lived with her
daughter Dorothy, a notice to the
effect that the two women had gone
to the country. This notice aroused
no suspicious but when the old lady
and her daughter did not return at
Ter the lapse of six weeks, the police
entered it.. \ fearful sight met their
eyes. The widow and her daughter,
with their throats cut from ear to ear,
were lying OH the floor nan advanc,
ed stage Of decomposition, while all
the bureaus were rihed Of their con-
tents. 1t was ascertained that the
murderer had carried off diamonds,
money and bonds to the amount OF
of nearly $4,000. Time passed by
and the double murder was almost
forgotten, until on the Sd ds July
last, the house in which the crime
had been committed was torn down.
Between it and the adjoining house
was space of about foot wide, and
hemmed in there was found a male
skeleton. At the bottom of this
space lay a large leathern pocket con,
tanning the diamonds, the money and
the bonds Of the murdered widow.
This skeleton was undoubtedly that
of the murderer Of the two women,
who, after assassinating them y and
bagging the plumber, had tried to es-
cape pc over the roof of the house, but
slipping his foot, had fallen into the
space between the two buildings.
There he met with the just retrlou-
tion Of his terrible crime. he died
there the excrhciating, painful death
Of slow starvation,
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The President and the Kuklux.

From the correspondence between
the Attorney-General and Messrs.
Porter, Kershaw and Sims, it will be
seen that the President at last agrees
to discontinue prosecutions against
the Kuklux Of this State, except in
cases of "great aggravation," and to
pardon many Of those who have been
convicted. The counties which nave
so long suffered from military su-
premacy and Federal prosecution will
rejoice to hear this news, and be al
most persuaded to forget the bitter
memories of the past in consideration
Of the clemency hoped for in the ..fu-
ture. We freely make. DUR bow for
this act of grace; it does the Presi-
dent much honor, and manifests a re-
turning sense of justice and a dispo-
sition to open his ear to others be-
sides his partisan leaders.
We wish to reopen the causes
which led tokuklux violence in the
up country, but this we may here say
with propriety; whenever the Presi-
dent shall learn the truth touching
these matters, he, too, will have:cause
to rejoice at his response to our petit
tion for executive clemency, and to
curse the day he listened to those who
have used him for their own ends
who have used the public prisons to
crafty their private malice; who
have suborned witnesses to prove
guilt against the innocent; and above
all, he will have reason to regret that
he has so long turned credulous,.
confding ear to the official reports of
Major Merrill.
If the walls Of the McCaw House
could disclose the secrets of Head
Quarters they could tale unfold,
that would consign to infamy the
names of Merrill and of Alderman his
legal accomplice in catching Ku-
klux. How the one. sunk the office
OF Attorney-General, and for two
weeks turned constable at York to
prosecute his countrymen how, with
legal lore and military force, they
co-operated to incarcerate innocent
white men upon the false testimony
Of swift negro witnesses; how Mer-
rill, cursed and damned, threatened,
p 'rsuaded, cross-questioned and cork
screwed his prisoners until from very
-" thav confessed themselves con-
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Give the Children Newspapers.

The newspaper is just as necessary to
tit man for his true position i'll life as
food or raiment. SHOW us ragged,
bare foot boy, rather than an ignorant
one. His head will cover his feet i'll after
life if he is well supplied with ncwspa-
pers. Show us a child that isseager FOR
newspapers. He will make the man Of
mark in after life if you crafty that de-
sire for knowledge. Other things being
equal, it is rule that never fails. Give
tho children newspapers.
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'tiC -A -
little importance. For instance the
one across sCuhee Town Creek, near
Mrs. kcmp's. You have already let
one out to be built on Long Cane
road, across Sleepy Creek, near Jas.
Shaifer, which is Of little use to the
public. Perhaps there are no pablic
roads in the County that are less trav-
eled than the two roads that have
referred to.
Fifteen hundred dollars to be paid
by our impoverished taxpayers, just
to accommodate few neighbors, in
their settlement travel. Look out ye
taxpayersl The many bridges that
are now advertised t. be let, will
make you groan yet louder, if all OF
them cost like the one just let out.
If half the money thus foolishly
spent for bridges, were put on the
public highways, how much better
the travel would be.
ask you, Mr.. Strom, what is the
use for us to have. bridges, if there
are no roads to get to them? In
many instances the traveller is conf
PEELED to leave the public road, turr
out along the side of fences, bitches
or in some old. field or thicket, thus
trespassing on other people to get or
his way, and a poor way at that
You promised your constituents wher
you were elected. to make all these
things straight, and to do your best
Il your present course is your bes
effort, I pity yoar worst.
The Public Highways. l musical
your attention to them again, and asl
you how. sit, that they are so neg
lected? Where is the highway tai
that was paid in January last TO
that express purpose? There has ne
been one single dollar paid out fc
that purpose, to my knowledge, a
l:4esst for several Townships, near by
and 1 doubt if you have paid any
thing toward repairing Of publ
roads since you have beendn office
or whether you ever will unless yo'
are compelled.
Si.ce writing the above, l learl
that the bridge near Mrs. .Kemp's ha
been let to the lowest bidder, for SIX
teen hundred dollars. "Oh horrors,
the greatest humbug since the day
of good government. I must rele
this matter to the taxpayers Of Edge
field County. 1t would seem tina
Mr.. David Pardew will make for
tune, if he gets many more bridge
to build.
I hope, Sir, that the Committee
appointed'to investigate the publ
affairs Of the County, will look int
these things, and find out the def
cient points.
Allov me to give you good advice
and that is: Not to let party favo
lead you astray. For'sooner OR late
you may have to appear before tn
public to give an account Of you
stewardship.
Yours, respectfully,
TAXPAYER.
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Gen. Sidney Sherman, hero in
tho war for TexaD Independence, and for
many years good and true citizen of
the Lone STAR" died in that State a few
lays ago. If, rs an English writer said
of Douglas Je .rold, all those who received
kindness at Lis hands would lay rose
on his, grave, beautiful pyramid Of
lowers would rear itself to heaven.
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A NOTE OF DEsRA1R.-One of our
Northern Republican exchanges, at
ter speaking IN doleful numbers. of
the wretchedly low standard of NOR
ality in Administration circles and
the country generally, thus despair
ingly cries out for saviour:
|. "Who and whereis the think
ing statesman.=no, not statesman,
common man-every day man hard
listed, rough and hearty, but honest
way down, true to wife and family
and his own manhood, who will roll
away the stone from the sepulchre. OF
public virtue The time calls out
for him. Fhe country waits his com
ing; b r. nation bowed (. down o,!Rll! with nth. the
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feebly presented the question of all
questions for all the people of the
United States, and the one on the so.
luton of which hangs all possible
hope in the fnture for the Southern
States and people. 1t will settle
whether you shall be paupers and
slaves, or independent freemen.
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an incipient Mckenzie, e,-who took
great pride in aRording entertain.
ments to his many guests at and from
the table. Now about to leave, I
must scast zone. longing, lingering
look behind" at the sacred spot, and
exclaim, May the votiye offerings Of
the gods rest on these hallowed
grounds to moisten the.urn that holds
our precious thoughts.
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Evidences of Thrift.

Columbia at the present time exhibits
an appearance of thrift seldom witnessed
at this season of the year. Although
merchants are complaining; Of i.ie dailnsss
4 ..''ie 5.inpss. All; " jIcaT o. eT.ry side
sss.e e,l1p!..ts,.- s.ils5 money is. scvrce and
hsse, = ~ tii, L s&cbaa.esoi the cit. seem
Is h=va s4 a!;Ici. eGsi,esr IS si.ess ca: st
f.l.i 30 u eyer tiitt. ,ity ara 10 be seq
: H,.==.,::.ts,..@, N al Stages Of tie process q
,Ise.,5n anyl eompletion-e05hc builhrs:s,
.,ag,s, warehouses aad pI;yate T. ms
Nos oniv are there 1.any i s'azs.-e
process Of ereotlan - fu:"- 4; ell
5.as re r1a@. cut their
>. ~; -. - .,.aepces OF Thrift
:, u Jl... when. money is hard to set cor-
tainly speaks we'll for the economy and
good sense of our citizens. To use money
for the purpose Of bcautifying homes and
rendering them more comfortable and St
tractive, instead Of spending it upon the
appetite, or upon some heeingPleasurc, is
certainly commendable in any people.
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A Dramatic Killing in Macon,
MACON, Ga, August Is

One of the most desperate and
bloody tragedies of the times occur.
red to break the quiet Of our peace
full city to-day, atabout twelve o'clock
The-dreadfal matter has in it some
OF the most appalling features ol
tragic incident. The deep interest
the affair has created has not been
diminished by the fact that worthy
woman was most unfortunately and
distressingly mi1ed up with it as its
cause. There are large number Of
rumors as to the circumstances which
led to the fatal difficulty. From the
mass, gather the following as the
most probable and best authenticated
par tieulars (:
The parties to the dread affair were
three individuals. One was a man
by the name of S. B. Pike, who show
ed himself to be a person of manly
sensibility and desperate courage.
The worthy woman was his wrie,
whose conduct excited widespread
sentiment. Of comn1iseration. The
third individual was a proAigate .fel=
low calling. himself G. F. Baer, WHOSE
reckless and libidinous streatmentsof
a good woman, and whose persis-
Etence in:2a base and dishonorable
purpose, has destroyed all possible
sympathy at his bloody end and ter
rible punishment.
The affair occurred in a lager beer
saloon in the Lanier House block.
On Sunday evening female arrlv-
ed on the train in the city. The mar
Baer was lettering around the depot.
The female inquired of him for Mr.
Pike, stating that he was her hus-
band. Baer informed her that he
knew Mr.. Pike. The vile tellowthen,
proceeded to rnakeimproper advances
to Mrs. Pike, and in pursuance of his
detestable purpose, he endeayored to
persuade the astonished and indig-
nant woman to accompany him to
the hotel and register under fcti-
tious name. Shocked at his insolent
familiarity, the offended woman in
dignantly repulsed him and refused
his insulting proposition. =
Not satisfied with the prompt re-
pulse, the libidincus villain pursued
still farther the unfortunate woman
who had thus ATTRACTED his detesta-
BILE notice. She passed by. Baer's
room while on her way up town, and
he tried to fcrcibly draw her into it,
but failed. The indignant woman
communicated the cxasperating facts
of Baer's insulting conduct. to her
husband.
Pike met Baer in the lager beer sa-
loon to-day and charged him with
his base conduct to his wife.
Raar Immediately pronounced the
.g.smeat o PIE e, e, 70 he a Z" ID
- ! 6eree ..as..4l.a4 eHs;,eg,,
maict rssast-d IL - having q
FROM his pocket aai s:octiDg
aga 5ho Ae-gt. '4ei-'sl! to
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Really these Western newspapers are

Really these Western newspapers are
cruel. The way they lacerate the feelings
Of back pay Congressman is enough to
draw tears from crocodile. Witness
this exhibition of mingled gratitude and
heartlessness in the Clarksville (Mo.)
Sentinel: eve have recently been placed
under obligations to the Hon. Andrew
King, our eX Congressman, for public
documents. We should feel under re-
moved obligations if he would redeem
the honor of his district by returning
the back pay he both voted for and drow.
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Arkansas.
Several leading citizens Of

Several leading citizens ofGittle Rock,
Arkansas including Messrs. j. i. Eagan,
Charles S. Cunningham, John S. Dafae,
Lee L. Thomson and R. A. Burton, have;
issued an appeal to the people OF the State
in behalf of Constitutional CONVENTION:
They recite facts that are known of all
men, that enormous frauds were perpetra-
ted in the last State election; that recent
legislation has created a number 9hxnn.
necessary offices that already burdensetne
taxes have been increased; that large
number of Offices are filled by persons not
legally elected; that the resources of Ar
kansas are Lot befag developed as they
should be-; that her scrip and bonds have
deprecated; THAT immigration to her9or-
ders has almost ceased; that the, taxes
have continued to increase. until they are
equivalent to .confiscation; and that aas
business is paralyzed :; and finally that tile
shortest and most effectual way out of
these difficulties is Though ConstisRr
tioaal C Conventions The gentlemen sign
ing this appeal recommend the people all
over theiState to hold meetings ~ every
county, ind demand of those in .autherity
an immediate call of Constitutional Con-
:yenaon. Something of this kind is esser-
.tias to the well-being Of Arkansas. The
speopleof that State have suffered untods
evils fromfhe band Of political pirates
who -hagsqobhed and plunderea them un:
der the present sham constitution devised
for thatspufposs. OF all the, fraudulent
constitutions fixed. upon the Southern
States BY the Infamous, process Of recon.
struction, that Of H1sspsss lis positively
the worst; and whila lsaFy all the Others
.have been in some MANNER improved by
amendments,. this one has not. I'VE be-
lieve that suffrage amendment is all that
has been made, ana that was for the pur-
pose Of restoring rights that,Iere outrage
ously stolen away. A revision of the Ar
kansas Constitution is simply a matteF9fs
time, for the people are growing sessils
power now over the official thieves that
they will shortly compel the epfoper action.
chronicle & Sentinel. 90 n <
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The NEaso QUfEsr1oss.4 Ne

The NEGRO QuEsT1oss.1The Ne@s:
York Herald, lrritated at:the stand taKs
by Virginia conserVativss, says .,..
But this negro question is like a lwo..
edged sword, cutting both ways. When.
the SoItherneners talk Of a white mans
government the negroes vfll vote insmassS
against them and will go'for "carpet-bags-s
gers -" scslawag,' or ANYTHING :else TO
defeat themj no.matter if they ruin them
selves and theiEcouitry by dong sosr = ..
The negroes will vote in mass against
the whites, any way you fix it.. The pest
chance is to make squire issues With
them, as we do in Georgia: They do nate
vote against US half as hard as they used
to when. we tried the concillatory gahe.
The negroes believed us to be hypocrtcs
when we courted them, and lost all res
pect for US in consequence..Constltut;on-
alist