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That was all bad enough, but in our
spare hours we crocheted two nets for
the hair, for two fellow Treasury clerks,
for which we got $25, and Patty
knit q lace collar which she sold for
$15, and we often picked up little ex-
tras this way to exc out our department
pay.
These fellow clerks were good fellows
in their way, many of them. One help
ed me out of serious difficulty by hand
ing me nice recipe for ink. I could
write private letters a my Office, but
didn't want to, and here's cheap ink I
could have at home, for Nell backed up
her recipe by giving me a portion Of
the required ingredients, a lot of which
she brought from the country (out in
Henrico County,, where she obtained
the formula.
l tried hers, which was unsurpassa-
BILE. It was made by putting good
handful of maple bark and pine tops to
a pint and half of water. This must
simmer down to one-third the quantity.
Add q tablespoonful of sugar, two Of
vinegar, and one teaspoonful of copper
as, let it stand twelve hours, then strain.
Ink-making naturally reminds me of
letters. Here are two in my diary, one
from beyond the lines, the other from
Chapel HilI-dear, beautiful Chapel
Hill!
"Professor IS daughter has given
a party, such an entertainment as no
one but brilliant, intellectual, eccen-
trio Miss -, conscious of her own
magnetizing powers to lead q multitude
exactly at her own sweet will, would
dare to summon people to.
for supper, the hostess followed serv-
ant bearing huge waiter of dried ap-
Piles, which she dispensed by the hand
full to each guest, one OF the young
students, by her instruction. bringing
up the rear with q tea-kettle Of hot
water and mug to serve it in.
"That supper might have been sore
joke to many one keeping compulsory
fast or abstinence, but Miss IS bril-
liancy kept it the joke she intended il
should be, and the same company came
two nights after to enjoy an average
collation. and more than average enter
tainment otherwise"
NY Norfolk letter tells that father re-
ceived the money which brother sem
him. The funds were dispatched by
Mr.. Seal; the letter informing father O.
their transmission was sent quite other
wise, for we didn't want those few dol
lars confscated.
Brother wrote, "You know the mar
who taught you to play the Irish rec
| on the violin? The man by whom
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lM CONFEDERATE NOTES.

Alks up, Patty" I said; "let's
tome bread and smoke some wa
- ihvehre4kfast - = : = ~
! belonged to Mr.. Memminger's
3 birds, q they called, the female
~ clerks, and the time was war
okthB place was Richmond. -
Awas . modest addition to the
ping bill Of fare which BY courtesy
= toast and tea, for we fried some
2l p old tin coffee7pot which a
! nd contributed to our menace,
lkksomew whatconsoled for the pros
y sprdeal ef The dsy. 1t was pay
~ this was not the trial, so to
that lay in the fact that l was to
o0D eddction bf salary, seeing
Roiled N the signing q blue bill
y denomination about a week be-
!. Fe va asort Of grim jollity
nnection, though, that l wasn't
= Iompkins, who had the next
prime and Who spoiled a $50 bill
! about ths.s,me, time.
4 dressed ourselves, Patty and l,
IN. is-weii, nicely enough
IA ssll' ior We were willing to
1e1s y ecloIh'ng, We women of the
a Confederacy, if money could
= % better hse, and we thought it
49, HS else .VxaYl1
.ul, always privately felt.
mig those sometime vaunted
s,1..e .ae garments in themselves,
"a reIe e very much like the wal
es.S. ~ .ne war music, and much
~ psIOo-tney would answer q
-. - 1ere not much to boast OF
n ssy = g nigh art in such things.
81 Rsalea costumes Of my sis
stam s.sa !. ~ :. thu snls ;luncture had been
81 n ~ ~ .1iaa I,a Dlack Z M sllk OF mothers,
IN i IA Il .s1. .snIeos y oy hand, and card.
a s,sa gray. The cotton warp had
~ ss .tl.,a Inc s same color, and 50 a
sd',s.s.w .sses wss .s.. secured. -. ~. -
In "a -e.e -o.e cus 20 NJ nicely, ano
~ sach . ~ ~, snsli Anen collars,
md sh;rs R lSa. arom some super.
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Social Aspects OF Leadyille.

The cheerful bang Of the navy revol-
yer can be heard at almost any honr Of
the night on the streets of Leadville,
The favorite time, however, seems to be
between 8 and IL o'clock ih the evening,
when the honest miner, refreshed and
invigorated by his evening meal and .
few drinks, sallies forth in quest Of I'D.
venture. He lays his pile on the faro
table, and loses, after which the only
cheap kind of amusement Left to him Is
to serve up man for breakfast. If he
is economical of his pocket-money, he
saves up portion wherewith to visit the
dance-houses and the variety theaters.
A few drinks more or less do not inter-
fere with his equanimity or disturb his
intention of eventually putting hole
through somebody. And yet it is pain
full to relate that, notwithstanding his
praisworthy intention, he il too often
frustrated by reason of unsteadiness Of
nerve, induced by excessive whisky
skins, and only succeeds in piercing the
mirror behind the bar, or at the best, in
laming the object of his aim. Intemper-
ance is indeed deplorable. I'D, jisAi .iii
Aside from these pleasing episodes,
which help to pass away the evening,
there is not much going on of ian exciel
ing nature. A man was garroted and
robbed on State Street few nights ago.
but the game has not been repeated
since, and, on the whole, the camp i
quiet and respectable, while retaining
all the life and vivacity peculiar TO 8
frontier town. In the evening Chestnut
Street, which is the main thoroughfare,
is thronged, and all the saloons and
gambling houses are brilliantly lighted
while the soothing notes of the violin
and the harp steal gently out from eacl
of these resorts, mingled with the mo
notonous cry of the gamerkeepers in ths
keno-rooms as they record the number
of the ivory balls dropping one by on'
out of the whirling baskets-Cor. Chico
90 Tribune. y a,g
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THE gold and silver product of Cali.
fornia since 1848 is S1,997 100000
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Knitting for the soldiers!
How the needles fly!
Now with sound of merriment,
Now with many q sigh.

Knitting for the soldiers!
How the needles fly!
Now with sound of merriment,
Now with many q sigh.
Knitting for the soldiers!
Panoply for feet
Onward bound to victory?
Rushing in retreat!
Knitting for the soldiers!
wrfnkled, aged crone
Plying flying needles
By the ember stone,
Grooming ancient ballads,
Rocking to and fro,
In your sage divining
t Say where these shall 60.
Jaunty set of stockings,
Neat from top to toe,
March they with the victor?
Lie with vanQuished low?
Knitting for the soldiersi
MatrOn, merry maid,
Many and many blessing,
81, Many q prayer Is said
While the glittering needles
Fly "aronnd! around"
Like to Macbeth's witches
On enchanted ground.
Knitting for the soldiers!
Still another pair!
And the feet that wear them,
Speed they onward-where?
To the silent city
On their trackless Way?
Homeward bearing garlands2
Who of us shall say?
Knitting for the soldiersl
Heaven bless them all!
Those who win the battle.
Those who fighting fall.
Might our benedictions .
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There were some notabilities present,
too-Miss c., who, in the early war
time, came on from New York, bring
ing her money in FIVE and ten dollar
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-07-03
Southern Sentiments.

1t is not often that the Southern peo-
pie will speak appreciatingly of North
ern enterprise. They treat Northern
people courteously, even cordially, if
called upon at their homes, but they do
not like Northern political principles,
and take very little interest in Northern
inventions and discoveries. A notable
exception to this general rule is the warm
and even enthusiastic appreciation with
which the Southern people speak of DR..
Pierce's Family Rcmedies-a pretty sure
indication that they possess unusual and
undeniable remedial powers. In warm
climates the human system is peculiarly
susceptible to accumulations of morbid
matters. The heat tending to diminish
the action of the heart, a corresponding
diminution of the activity of every mem
Der results, and unless occasionally aided
by an efficient Alternative and cathartic,
the system becomes clogged with NOR
bid matter which it has not sufficient ell
ergy to expel. The sale of DR.. Pierces
Golden Medical Discovery and Pleasant
Purgative Pellets, for the year 1877, ex-
ceeded one million bottles in the South
ern States alone.
STEpHENsvILLE, Texas, Aug. 80, 1877.
DR.. r. V. PIERCE, Buffalo, New York
Dear Sir: Since 1 commenced the use
of your Family Medicines in my family,
and followed the advice given in your
Common Sense Medical Adviser, have
not had to employ physician.
Yours truly. w. w. CAN.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-07-03

How THE KANSAS EXODUS BEGAN
How did this fever start? The answer
seems ready to hand: A few years ago
there came to Vicksburg mu.atto, some
40 years of age, named Thomas w. Ray
more. He opened an intelligence Of
fee, and made it his principal business
to induce Alabama negroes to come to
Mississippi. Some eight months ago, it
is said that railroad company, whose
line runs from st. Louis into Kansas,
mot the Missouri Pacifc) furnished Ray
more with maps and gaudi!y colored
circulars, giving eloquent descriptions of
Kansas. These circulars were headed
with these words: "Show this to no
White Man." The negroes, who are
Free Masons in their way, kept the cir
cular dark. The colored preachers got
excited, and began to preach "Going
to Kanzy." From this slight flame came
the conhagration. One of the circulars
merits description. 1t gives gaudy
picture of the "Colored Mans Home in
Kansas" The colored pater familias is
seated in a rocking chair on the veranda
of his exquisite stone cottage, reading
the Tribune. The sun, huge and golden,
is indolently pillowing itself OH a rosy
cloud in the Western horizon. Through
the lace curtains of the parlor windows
may be seen the colored mater-familias
languidly reclining on sofa, listening
to the music elected from the piano by
dusky maiden whose slender fingers
sweep the key board. To one side of the
cottage is grove in which may be seen
some fine deer. Turkeys fly by at easy
range. The corn is growing high and
luxuriant It is the dream Of an ideal
ist, but to Southern Sambo it WAS ode
truf fer sho." The exodus idea is not
dead. All through the South. and espe-
cially in the Mississippi Valley, the col
ored people are quietly discussing fu-
ture and mightier exodus. The return
of home.sick and disgusted emigrants
has an effect in their Immediate neigh
borhood; but let boat be sent down the
river to take away negroes, and the ex-
citement would be renewed ten-fold.
There is little reason in this exodus
movement. The practical side is not
looked at by the average negro. He is
ready for "skursion" at any time and
to any place. If the genuine fright the
employers of black labor have expert
enced leads TO the formation of a public
sentiment which will intimidate extor-
tioners, lead to fair adjustment of rents,
and improve the political condition of
the negro, much good will follow tenn
porary evil.-F. r. Guernsey 10 Boston
Herald.
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Will lie go to the Senate.

a telegram from Washington, dated
June II, says: Well informed Republi-
cans from Mississippi say there is no
question but Jefferson Davis will be re-
turned to the United States Senate if he
lives and his disabilities are removed.
Ali indications point very strongly in that
direction, and many Democrats from the
same State do not deny that Davis will
be q candidate. They say that it all
rests with him, and that if he is 4 candi-
date the Mississippi Legislature cannot
refuse to elect him. The friends of MIR.
amusement and comfort to the Republi-
Davis here feel little sore that his pos
sible election to the Senate should afford
cans. They say that Davis was not ali
original secessionist, and that he was no
more responsible for the rebellion than
any one of thousand Southern mcn
who might be named, many ofwhom are
now living, and some holding high po-
sitions under the government. They al.
lege that Davis did no more in support
of the Confederacy than Alexander I'll.
Stephens, the Vice President, who is re.
ceived with open arms in the govern
ment councils. Lamar, in recent
speech in the Senate, said that Davis
did no more for the success of the South
ern cause than he (Lamar) did, only that
Davis had greater ability, but each did
all that he could.
1t is said by his friends that should he
be chosen to the Senate his course will
be such as to disarm passion and criti-
cism; that he will not be in his seat three
months before it will be shown by his
speeches and votes that his presence is
conducive to harmony and good fellow
ship between the sections; in other
words, that he will become the leader of
the moderate men from his section, and
win back the respect which he always had
in the North before the war. 1t is cited
that when the Vice President of the Con-
federacy was returning to the House
there were mutterings of discontent and
sharp criticisms in the North, but that
he had not been in his seat year before
he became one of the most popular of
Southern men, viewed from a Northern
standpoint, and that to-day no Southern
Democrat has the good will and respect
of the North to greater degree than
Mr.. Stephens.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-07-03

A REPUBLICANS SKETCH OF GEN.
ERAL JoHNsToN.-Mr. j. NJ. Horton,
the excellent correspondent of the Phila-
delphia Bulletin, (Republican,) sent the
following special to that journal last
week: "Amid all the turmoils and trou-
bles of the Democracy, and the follies of
his Southern fellow-members, General
Joe Johnston sits calm and undisturbed
in his seat in the back row attending TO
his correspondence and making friends
with all who come in contact with him.
Rarely is his voice heard except to vote,
but when any measure affecting the army,
his State, or the general interest of the
country is concerned, he Immediately
takes his stand, and, without any bravado
or desire to make himself conspicuous,
he modestly but firmly expresses his
views. He is genial and social in his
disposition, and it can be safely said that
he has as many friends among the Re
publicans as among the Democrats. AL
most the first question of q visitor to the
House is, (Which is Joe Johnston p and
when the quiet, gray-haird member, who
looks not over sixty, is pointed out to
him, there is a shade of disappointment
that one whose military fame has gone
all over the world should be so unassum-
ing"
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MRS. HULPS MURDERER.
He Is Arrested In Boston by Newspaper
Reporter.

BosToN. June %.
The murderer of Mrs. Hull, of New
York, was arrested here tonight, and is
now in custody. His name is Chastine
Cox, copper colored negro, who was em-
ployed for 4 year and half in the neigh
borhood of the Hull residence. He was
traced by means of set of cameo jewelry
belonging to Mrs. Hull, which he dis
posed of at pawnbroker's shop in this
city. From the pawnbroker the officers
obtained description of the person who
pawned it, and by this description W.
r. Balch, a newspaper reporter, recog-
nized him walking along Shawmut ave-
nue. yesterday evening, and, after follow
ing and speaking to him, notified the
officers and caused his arrest. Cox made
no resistance, but went quietly to the
police station, where he was searched
and Mrs. Hull's watch found on his per-
son.
He admits his guilt, and says he lived
long time opposite Mrs. Hull's house
in New York; that on the night of the
robbery he entered through the lower
window and went up stairs to Mrs.
Hull's room for the purpose of robbery,
but did not intend to kill her.
The negro appears calm and indiffer-
ent, and gives the details of his crime
without hesitation. He says he had
key for the door of the Hull house, but
was unable to make it fit, and conse.
quently raised the window in the lower
story and fastened it up so he might
readily escape. He had a candle with
him. On ascending the stairs he heard
some one snore, and thought it was man.
He blew the candle out, walked into the
room and stepped up to the side of the
bed. Mrs. Hull awakening asked, "Who
is it?" "The DOCTOR" replied the negro.
She put her hand up and touched his
face. He threw her hand back, at the
same time laying his own hand heavily
over her mouth. He then got hold of
cologne bottle and dashed cologne into
the face of the struggling woman, after
which he got upon the bed and made a
gag of the bed clothing. She was by
this time in an exhausted condition and
he tied her in the manner in which she
was found in the morning. Afterwards
Cox says he relighted candle and hold
ing it close to her face, the cologne ig-
nited, which accounts for the singing of
the eyebrows and the other burns on her
person. The robbery was then commit
ted, and the robber made his escape,
soon leaving New York for Boston. He
repeats his statement that he had no 9TH
er motive than robbery. The police au-
thorities here do not think there is any
thing of reckless bravado about the
negro, but on the contrary that he is
very cowardly. He is native of Pow
haitian County, Virginia, and is about
80 years of age. 1t was his intention to go
from here to Providence and endeavor to
get birth as cook on some foreign bound
vessel, and had it not been for accidental
and almost intuitive recognition of him
from the pawnbroker's description by
Mr.. Balch, of the Boston Herald, he
would probably have made good his es-
cape from the country. There is nothing
to show that he had any confederate or
accomplice. He will be taken to New
York tomorrow.
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OVER NIAGARA FALLs.-NIrs. A. Row.
land, aged about 25 years, wife of Mr.. A.
Rowland, manufacturer of firearms, 81
Boulevard D'Avroy, Liege, lost her life
at Niagara Falls on the 2lst Of June.
The couple arrived at the falls on the
18th from the West, being upon an ex-
tended wedding tour around the world,
and were intending to go to New York
on the day OH which the unfortunate ac-
cident occurred and sail for home the
week following. In company with her
husband she visited the Three Sisters
Islands, and borrowing pocket cup of
her husband, stopped over to get a drink,
when she slipped and fell over the bank
into the water, being rapidly carried over
Horseshoe Falls, which are but a short
distance from where she fell in. Her
husband stepped back a short distance
from where she was, with his back toward
her at the time, when he heard her scream,
but was unable to reach her. The hus-
band is prostrated with grief. Reports
which might convey an idea of foul play
have no foundation in fact. Every effort
has been made to recover the body
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shall devote in assisting in this struggle
of civilization against barbarism will not
be lost to me. Ny thoughts, whether [
am near or far, will constantly turn to-
ward France. shall watch the phases
she will gradually pass through with
interest and without anxiety, for / am
convinced that God protects her. I
trust that during my absence the rarti-
sans of the imperial cause will remain
united and confident, and will continue
to hold before the country the spectacle
Of a party which, faithful to its doc
trines, remains constantly animated by
the most ardent patriotism.
"NAPoLEoN."
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CoMPARE.-A careful comparison of
DIR. Prices Special Flavoring Extracts
with others in the market, will convince
any person that for strength and delica-
cy of flavor, DR.. Prices is far superior.
While the other flavorings have a tur-
pentiny taste and odor, DR.. Prices is as
the fruits from which they are made.
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KILLING of Mr.. John Z. English Policeman
Rose Arrested for His Murder-Synopsis
of Testimony before the Coroner's In
quest-Rencounter on the Street Be-
tween Policemen and n Brother of tho
Deceased Who Was in Charge of JUS
tlcc's Constable.
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The church, rightly ministered, is the
vestibule to An immortal life.
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