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Twenty Thousand DolIsrs In Gold
Found In O Cave,

ihere Is strange story, yet neverthe-
less true one, to be given you for your
r5aders. In the early history of East
Tennessee, abont 1894, as near as cai, bs
determined, three men by the napao of
Patterson, all brothers, visited the New
Market Valley, with the intention of
buying the rich and extensive lands near
what's known as Panther Springs. They
brought with them a large amount Of
money, supposed to be from $4,000 to
$50 200 in Mexican coin. While looking
over the lands they were murdered and
their money and other articles of value
taken from their person by hunter, ard
their bones burnt in cave near what nc
that time was known as the abuffalo
crossing now known as the Grindstone
Hollow, which place was also the rendez-
yous Of the murderer; whom it Is sup.
posed, fearing that the Pattersons yonf.2
be missed from the neighborhood, fed to
the western portion of Virginia. There
he died and on his death bed he rave a
way bill that his hidden treasures might
be found. Some forty years ago, say the
older citizens, two men came with the
way bill, giving description of the
place, and made every effort TO fnd the
money, put to no purpose, and after sew
erai weeks Of hard labor gave up the
search. Now for the sequel: s
During the heavy snow of the past
winter man by the name of John LAM
bert and Q man from the vicinity Of
Panther Springs went hunting and
tracked coon to II small hole BY the
edge Of rock. Lambert stopped up the
hole, and remarked that She would get
the gentleman yet, if he wasn't pretty
sharp" He subsequently went back fit
is supposed after the snow had neIseSl
and found two rocks over the hole ho
moved them and saw below them n vast
cavern. He returned home and procured
Ded cord, tied the same to o walnut tree
and descended into 1t for some 100 feet,
ana there found the treasure spread ont
upon rock, with an old Mexican saddle
blanket spread over it. The blanket had
decayed until nothing but the "fillingv
remained. He also found one saddle aid
Six Mexican stirrups. Lambert made
these statements TO friend of his, and
showed him pocket full of money. He
wes day laborer, and did not know
what it was to have any amount of
money. Your correspondent visited the
section OF country while the people were
making excavations where Lambert had
hiied the cave, and witnessed with his
own eyes nearly oae-half of human
'teleton taken out, and all other signs
made hundred years ago. Lambert
and his family have departed to some
unknown country with the money!
These are facts, as can be proven by any
number of the best citizens of Panther
Springs. Aiorristoicn 1en,,.) Gazette.
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10 Your Note Good.

a Boston lawyer was called on O abort
time ago by boy, who inquired If he
had any waste paper to sell. The lawyer
had O Cr1sp, keen way Of asking questions,
and 10, moreover, methOdical man. So
pulling out large drawer, he exhibited
q atocE of waste paper.
"Will you give me two shillings for
that7"
The boy looked at tho paper doubling
ly nc lant and offered fifteen pence.
"Done!" said tho lawyer, and the pa
psr was quickly transferred to the bag of
the boy, whose eyes sparkled as ho lifted
tho weighty mass.
he announce that ne had no money.
mo money! how co you expect to
buy paper without money!"
Not prepared to state exactly his plan
Of operations, the boy made no reply.
edo yoc consider your note good ?"
asked the lawyer.
eyes sir"
every we'll; if you say your note
10 good, I'd just as soon have It as the
money; but if 1t isn't good don't want
It,"
The boy affirmed that he considered it
s00aa 7w=I:ec.-ee.Se. w:e.e:re. .hA ls@sye. :.s:Hte G
note for fifteen pence, with the boy
sigued legibly. and lifting the bag OF
papers, trudged of.
. Soon after dinner the little fellow re-
,ursed, aud, producing the money, an.
nonnced that he had come to pay mis-
note.
.'Well," said the lawyer, "thia is the
iaiTssS iaiTssSs tins Seses knesr noia To ha t=ksE.
mp the day it was given. A boy that
will do that 10 entitled to note and money,
too;' and, giving him both, cent him on
his way with smiling face and happy
heart. .s
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Coop ADVICE 10 BoYs.-Ths boy who
spends On hour OF each evening ioung.
ing idly on the street corners? wastes In
the course of year 800 precious hours,
which if applied to study, would famil-
iariza him with the rlIdinssnta Of almnst
any Of the familiar science4. IF, in atd;-
tion to wasting Ga hour each S7ening, he
spends ten cents for q cigar, which is
usually the case, the amount thus worse
than wasted would pay for ten of the
leadingpericdicals Of the country. Bows,
think of these things. Think of how
much time and money you are wasting,
and fox what7 The qualification afforded
by the lounge on the corner or the cigar
is ncss only temporary but positively hurt
ful. You cannot indulge in them with
ont seriously injuring yourselves. You
acquire idle and wasteful habits, which
win cling to You with each succeeding
year. You may in after life ahaks them
of, but the probabilities ara that the
habits thus formed in. early life will re.
main with You to yos.== dying day. Be
warned, then, in lime, and resolve that
% the hcnr spent in idleness is gone for
ever you viii improve each passing one,
and thereby ft yourselves fer usefulness
and happiness.
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avenge the wrong that had been done to
his little girl. TIE boy cyept out OF his
mothers room, and, as soon as he saw
Legge, shot him through the head, kill
ing him instantly.
Judge Mackey heard the boys state.
ment and then said: "Aiy child, the Jail
at Chester is very strong. The walls are
thick, the doors arc Of solid iron and the
windows are strongly grated. Il has so.
curely held many bad and dangerous
men. 1t has defied many attempts to
escape from within and some efforts at
rescue from without. It is said to be the
strongest county Jail in South Carolina.
But it Is not strong enough to hold you,
would not dare to risk its walls to re-
strain you from your liberty. You may
60 back TO your mother, who needs your
protection. You will be indicted by the
grand jury, end when year tria! cccars
will let you know. because ii is necessary
that prisoner on trial for homicide
should be present during his trial."
The Judge then directed the district
attorney to present the indictment in the
usual form upon information, and the
day was set for trial. The boy appeared,
accompanied by Col. Ingraham and his
mother. After the usual formalities of
arraignment, the Judge said to the boy !;
"Please write upon piece of paper tho,
words mot guilty." The boy did as di-
rected, and the piece of paper was handed
to the Judge. The district attorney then
asked the mother of the boy few ques-
tions relative to the circumstances of the
shooting, and announced that the case on
the part of the State was closed. The
revolver which had done the work was
then produced by Col. lngraham, and
said it had not been reloaded in thirteen
years.
The trial thus consumed, perhaps, half
an hour, when Judge Mackey rose to
charge the jury. This charge was an ar.
gumept in behalf of the boy, the force
and pathos Of which could cot be imag-
ined by any one who has never heard the
Judge speak. At its conclusion he
handed to the foreman of the jury the
piece of paper on which the boy had
written tho words "not guilty." and said,
"you will now render verdict in accord.
ance herewith"
The Jury, without leaving their seats,
returned verdict Gin accordance there
with" Such is the semi-statutory, semi
patriarchai dispensation of justice by
Judge Mackey in the "Mountain Circuit
Of South Carolina"
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SAVE TIE sc.rssucss Revere. DC
piors5le washing day may be to the
hc'isohold (and the careful house mis-
tress or tidy maid has it in her power to
greatly modify its disccmforts,l to the
garden it is q very bountifnl day. Our
hungry and Thirsty granayines and aow-
erB are glad Of every drop Of wash water,
and will rersy every bitof fatigue it may
cost ii &c gave ssoTIi ttsi;s t.siii;s :sTrss.l:saz. e
the sun is shining hot when We go out to
dispense our favor, 1t is best for MS to dig
a slight trench not far from the root Of
the plant, end pour the water into it.,
and cover again with the top soil. This
makes the wateT so farther, and at the
same time does not tempt the rootlets to
the surface Of tho ground. No better
liquid can be prepared than the soapsuds
from the "woolen tnbs'' as thcy are sure
to aotrish the roses-if any of the liquid
rests upon tho foliage of the plants, wash
it ofby Swinging smartly-plRnts always
pay for this extra care. 7H 6J
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AN INDIAN DUEL-A citizen ofSioux
City, says the Omaha Herald, who has
spent much time among the agencies of
the up-river Indians, says it is amusing,
as we'll as touching, to hear an Indian
sing his death song.
Our informant mas at Standing Rock q
few months aimee, and ono day he OBJ
served an unusual stir among the In
dians. Soon two bucks came from differ
ent lodges. each with o gun in his hand.
They walked nnt Rnma little diatanca
from the rest Of the Indians and took
posts, distant from each other about fifty
yards. At given signal they turned,
raised their rifles to their faces, and fred.
Both fell, wounded, one fatally. They
were Immediately surrounded by friends,
who made no particular effort to bind
their wounds, but simply stood around
talking among themselves and gesticula-
ting, while the wounded Indians, as soon
rs they fell, began the death song. There
was little music in it. It was sort of q
ucop down, uniiatiifai ioue vi voice, kept
up for half minute or so ut time, when
it would cease, and the sufferers would in
the interim make confession of all the
evil deeds they had ever done. They
would tell of the massacres In which they
had been engaged; how many scalps they
had lifted from tho heads Of the white
people: !he number of poniea they had
stolen; together with aii sor.s CT impor.
tant and unimportant ev.i doings in theiH
lifetime. This accomr iished, they were
ready 20 give up the gt ost.
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Governor of South Carolina
Hayes on the South Letter from Gov.
Vance.
RALEIoH. N. O. March OF

RALEIGH, N. G., March 27.
Ed.kore GAronick aad G,.:
DEAR SIRs-Your letter has been re-
ceived, asking my views as to the posi-
tion the Southern Democracy should &C.
cupy towards Mr.. Hayes, and whether
they ahonld apply for or hold offico under
his administration, etc.
Briefly and simply, then: In every
thing, except the mere forms of law,
regard Mr. Hayes as usurper. BY
maintaining armed intervention in States
recently declared by the commission un-
der which he claims to be so sovereign,
that no act of theirs could be impeached
or even inquired into, though tainted by
q fraud tEat would have avoided any
other human traDsaction. In any court in
chriatendom, he is fagrantly defying the
Constitution of his country. Every day
that United States troops are kept in and
about the State Houses of South Carolina
and Louisiana by Mr.. Hayes order, he is
guilty of crucifying the Constitution
afresh and putting it to open shame.
And ali snen who mold Office under him
of political significance, are holding his
garments whilst liberty is bayonetted to
death. The plea of uniting with evil
doers for the purpose of controlling them
is az contemplate as it is stale. It lost
its efficacy in the service Of renegade ma
tive Southerners, who Joined the Radi-
calls in time to participate in the recon
struction era Of plumber.
I The duty of the Southern Democrats as
we'll as Of the Northern Democrats, and
of Democrats and friends of constitutions
al liberty everywhere, is to wage open
war against Mr.. Hayes and all other men
who disregard the plain provisions Of
that great charter of the rights of the
States and of the people. Especially is
IL the duty of the Democracy to see that
not another dollar 10 voted to the support
of the army until guarantees are given
that it shall no longer be used to destroy
the States, and shear them Of their just
powers.
I see no objection to Democrats filling
subordinate positions to which no politi-
cal Significance Is attached, except in SO
far as the sense of obligation to the ap-
pointing power may weaken the blows
which an honest man should always be
ready to strike the enemies of his coun-
try's honor and welfare
Yours respectfully,
u. B. VANCE.
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DON'T.

DON'T judge man by the clothes he
wears, for Gud made one, the tailor the
other
Don't judge Il an by tie house ne
lives in for the II zard and rat sometimes
inhabit the grandest of structures.
Don't judge him by his speech. for The
parrot talks and the tongue ia but an in
strument to ruake sound.
Don't Judge him by his family connec.
tions, for Cain belonged to very respec.
table family. =
Don't judge him by his success in life.
for that is r,uch oftener the result of q
combination Of circumstances with which
he had nothing to do, than of his own
| merit. '.--~i
| Don't judge him by his failure in life.
for many man fails because he is too
honest 10 succeed. ~ @
Don'tjudge him by the show he makes;
an average turkey cock in q barn.yard
| can strut all around him and not hglftry,
! Don't judge him by the lack Of display,
for the long cared beast is the humblest
CT animals, but whea aroused is terribla
TO behold.
Don't judge bim by his activity in
church affairs, for that is not unfrequent-
motives. ai. =.
Don't lake it for granted because he
carried the contribution box he u neces-
! sarily liberal. He cften pays the Lord
by services in that way ard keeps his
currency. S .r
Don't imngine the Creator-i9 under
any obligation to you for the quarter Won
give to convert the heathen, that ia only
| q small fraction you owe for turning your
own ancestors away from their wooden
gods. aa ,.45t-I5 80
Don't imagine heaven was especially
created for the probabilities are YOU be-
lieve just as YOU were taught to and YOU
don't know whether they who taught you
were right or not. - si'1
Don't carry your hymn book In your
hand when yon 60 to the house Of wor-
ship, and your ledger in your head. The
Lord can SEQ through your skull.
Don't, when in church, chew tobacco
and spit over the floor. You Wohld not
do that in your own house you ought to
respect even more. 13a
Don't walk into the house of worshin
with your hat on. Yon bare your head
when you enter q iady's pariOr. rs your
lady friend entitled to m6fe respect than
yoM Creator. fsls - l.s5ay s
Don't spend the time devoted to prayer
to idiotically gazing about vhisnering or
note writing; they are silly and rude if
Don't think ,when yon have gone to
church on Sunday that entities yon to do
as you please the balance of the week.
The upright man lives through the six as
he does the seventh day.
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force to maintain their rights, they must
be left to political seryitude. Us this :
doctrine ever before heard in our history /
II it Ghall prevail, It's consequences will
not long be confined to South Carolina O,
Louisiana.
II IL said that Democratic House OF
Representatives will refuse an appropria-
tion for the army of the United States il
the lawful government of South Carolina
Is maintained by the military forces.
submission to such coercion marks the
degeneracy of The political party or peo.
pie which endures it. A government
worthy the name, political party fit
70 WELD power, never before blanched at
such threat.
Rnt the edict hsa gone fc:!l,. No argu.
ments or consideration which your friends
could present have sufficed to avert the
disaster. No effective means OF resist.
ance to the contamination of the wrong
are Left. The struggle can be prolonged.
My strict legal rights are Of courae wholly
unaffected by the action OF the President.
NO court of the State has Jurisdiction to
pass upon the title to my oGice. No law
full Legislature can be convened except
upon my call. IF the use of these powers
promised ultimate success 10 our cause.
should not shrink from any sacrifices
which might confront me. It is a cause
Ia which, by the light of reason and con.
sscience, man might we'll lay down his
life. But. to my mind, my present re-
eponsibility involves the consideration of
the effect of my action upon those whose
representative am. / have hitherto
been willing to ask you, Republicans of
South Carolina, to risk all dangers and
endure all hardships until relief should
come from the government Of tho United
States. That relief will never come. l
cannot ask you to follow me further. In
my best judgment, can no longer serve
you by further resistance to the imperd-
ing calamity.
With gratitude to God for the measure
Of endurance with which He has hitherto
inspired me, with gratitude to you for
your boundless confidence in mo, with
pTotound admiration for your matchless
hdelity to the cause in which we have
struggled, now announce to you and TO
the people of the State that I shall no
longer actively assert my right to the
office OF Governor of South Carolina.
The motives and purposes of the Presi-
dens of the United States in the policy
which compels me to my present course
are unquestionably honorable and patri-
otto; l devoutly pray that events may
vindicate the wisdom of his action, and
that peace, justice, freedom and pros
perity may hereafter be the portion of
every citizen of South Carolina.
u. II. CHAMBERLAIN,
Governor of South Carolina.
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= Copy was cut. The devil picked up
a paper and said: "Hero's soEnething
About o woman'--inust cut isdont?D
e'Nor thundered the editor, "thc ASst
disturbance in the world was occasioned
by the devil focliug about o woman.
A little boy of our acquaintance
who he'd Just learned that the nrmes John
and Jack were used interchapgeably,
took occasion, NOT i1.,aturaIly, to cali
his sisters attention 10 picture of "Jack
tho Raptist.o
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Senator Hoar says he can see no
connecting link between piety and talk
ing through tho nose.
- If you have friend who loves you,
who has studied your interests and hap
piness, be sure to sustain him In adrsrai-
ty. Let him feel that his former kind
ness is appreciated, aud that his love was
not thrown away.
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The fumor seems we'll founded that a
number of prominent cisizens OF Balsi-
more lave resolved to erect monument
to the memory os the late d. J, w W, EDrll,
discovorer Of that wonderful remedy, DR..
Ball's Cough Syrup.
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- For nineteen years q timidj foolish
wife waited in agony for death to divorce
her from drunken, brutal husband.
- It is pleasant to shake hands with q
girl whose fingers are covered with dia-
Inonds, Coz you feel that you have a for
tune within yoIT a.-sp.
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= Man proposes, but woman docs as
she has mind io-about it.
A Connecticut girl has sued young
man for sixty dollars worth of light and
fuel wasted in ineanclusive courtship.
- 4 qrsck doctor ;tiyrrtises confident
lly: "Peopie never cough after taking one
bottle of my cough mixture"
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I LDgAL LIDgBRzzSIHG-We sro compelled 10
require cash psyp1eh-h fpE adyertisinG ordered BY
Exeouis73, Administrators ana other idneiarits
and hs:ewith append tho rates for tho ordinary
s0savIs NiiiyH ,.yin oEiy 10 inSerted whsa Tue
SatSyiana SUnes ~ T,lR me
Estate Notices. three tn9Sffiohss 3. . 2o9
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Dy rn9 true natae nn1 gd1feg1 oT eyVyifer. Re-
jected manuscripts will rot bo xetnrned upIesE tisc
necessary Hfaps arc furnished 70 repay the pe.taCe
+ ~. We are dot responsible for the views and
opinions OF our correspondents. =
All communications should be sd6rzssed co gFas.
itoFs intslligeaeer and ell checks, drafts, noncy
ofders, &c, sh:ald be made P==ys5le 10 the CIDER
OF ss n #5EH- H0YT eco, FZfr
Anderson, B. q.
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.sr- It is not right, but the man with the
least mind has tho greatest trouble in
making It up.
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eArEs or OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES poLIARs
,.r annun, and CaE DoxLAE for six mentba.
ga5ocriptions are not taken for isso period
'n Lbcra. Deductions made to clubs of ten or
"G.d "RIISs or IDEERTl8EHC.-.one DeI.sr par
ono iEnh for the afs! insertion. and Fifty
cents per aqusro for subse9gsnt thar
threo months. No advertisements counte iess
;hss anuaro. .iiyi..5 &.
Liberal contFneEs viii ps mpas via .ss=> -..:=l.
70 advertise for three, siE or twelve months. Ad-
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ting.
o9esess aesess and ali poTsona eo%nassSS conn 81
matters of individual tnieTeas il. bs charged for
Al .dvertiang rates. Announcements OF marriages
respectfully solicited, and viii DO inserted gratis
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THE LAST OF THE UguRpArIoE.

E,liett, Carioza, et al. nsa Chamber.
lain Adieu! Chamberlafn's Farewell
ArraignB the President.
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COLUMBIA, s. c., April 10, 1877.

COLUMBIA, s. c., April 10, 1877.
His ExceReney D. III Chamberlain, Goy-
ernor South Carolina, Columbia, s. c.:
DEAR SIR-Recurring to the views
severally expressed by us during the per.
sonal conference, which We had the honor
TO hold with you yesterday, in regard to
the political complications which have
grown out of the late canvass in this
State, ne beg leave to apprise you form.
ally cf the conclusions we have reached.
alter mstu.c elaboration and the greyest
reflection which we have been able TO
bestow upon the subject.
Whilst we are no less inspired with ad.
,;;:ration fnr the dignified and reanlnta
manner in which you have consistently
maintained your claims to the Guberna-
torial chair, by virtue of the election held
in Novembe: last, than We are solemnly
impressed with the validity Of your title
to the Office, we are unanimous In the be-
lief that to prolong the contest, in the
absence of that moral aid to which We
-.l ourselves and cur party Justly en-
titled at the hands OF q national admins
tration, installed, in largo measure,
through the same agencies which are
now held to be insufficient for our main
tenance, will be to incur the responsible
ity OF keeping alive partisan prejudices
which are in the last degree detrimental
to the best interests of the people of the
State, and perhaps Of precipitating o
physical conflict that could have but one
result TO our defenseless constituency.
We cannot afford to contribute, however
indirectly, to such q catastrophe, even in
the advocacy of what we know to be our
rights.
We are agreed, therefore, in counseling
you to discontinue the struggle for the
occupancy Of the Gubernatorial chair,
convinced as we are that, in view Of the
disastrous odds to which its maintenance
has been subjected by the action of the
national administration, your retirement
will involve no surrender of principle.
nor its motive be misapprehended by the
great body of that political party to
which, in common with ourselves, YOU
are attached, and whose success ia the
past in this State has been ennobled by
your intelligent and useful services. We
have the honor to be, very respectfully,
yours,
ROBERT b. ELLIOTT,
Attorney General.