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jîV E· . MURRAY & CO.ANDERSON, S. , THURSDAY MORNING. SFPTF.MR17.Ti 7 i ««o
JUST S.C. KtMVMVk IfllAWUI.
I itiid the Horrors©! Wiir De-*, A.!««r. hs i.y Ex-Lieut. V. F.
''"I ""in-fore ¡ni Intorniai Mooting ol* ,'nlv.ir*-Aii Appeal Umt Hie llla-" "of ""' Reglnieul s"a,, uot 1,e 1'""r-
i. (.formal meeting (many being kept,v the inclemency ul Hie weather)'
(,i the survivors of ilio First.Caroli"» Itegulnr Infantry was j[j"a, .\mlcrson on Ihe 26th August,¡i «Hü resolved that the following
by ex 1-ii'iit. V. F. Martin, andresolutions attached, bo received as
intiment of the meeting, and that_' published in our papers:
ti frinii!* ami Ftltow-Suldicr* : ManyKlnve passed eiuce last tve were as-
filed .ogether-ycora fraught withCht« events, and wbich bave foreverLed tiie' destinies of two races in the
Then, as youths and middle-Ljuien fuli of hope and confidence.were surrounded "by nil the dreadmagnificent and inspiriting pompsi-itcuuistance" of war. Now, withdeads bowed down perhaps withljadd troubles, our hair bleached by
leor t'criiap*, i» » great measure, de-[ted freni us, we are scattered abroadBesvoriug to make an liouea't support.
Éï'e last wc met, a proud and haughty,noble and chivalrous, people have
5ej through the valley of humiliation,thanks to ( ¡ud and their native coû-
te have come out of tho ordeal onlykéé a moie prosperous future before[m tor in the wise providence of Godbelieve lhat tho emancipation of the
tro will prove the salvation, of theih. Wc are not here to revivo thej issues of the past, for those whodm bravest in the war now feel that
It Coutil requires peace; but, myKn^, wn are here to make an attempt[have justice done to one of the noblestVioients and one of the most gallantlies of men that were in the Coufcd-
fcte (service.ie ht S. C. Regular Infantry served
im the commencement of the war until\ final collapse of the Confederacy, and[i an active part in the bombardmentJFort Sumter in 1861. Three GeneralsIre fuiuisbed to the Confederacy byJL Regiment, and hut for his modestyid retiring disposition it is generallyLoosed that we would have furnished a
Brill iu Col. Win. Butler. In theTriusof 1862, having received a seven;in-hot wound, I was appointed an otli-
in the Regiment (then the ultimaLVofthe ambition of a young man),was incapacitated from reporting for
,tv until January, 1S<»3. During theatk on Fort Suinter by the Federalet on 7th April, 18G3, our Regiment,« actively engaged and assisted iniking ironclad "Keokuk." The nextjagemeut was on Morris Island, du-ig the terrible siege of Battery Wag-er, three companies of our Regiment,"1" and "H," being actively en-
ter! and suffering severe loss.the gal-fit Maj. Simpson, the noble Capt. Hask-[ the courageous Cant. Tatem andEny brave men being killed. Duringattack on Wagner on the night ofISth July, the detachment from ourigiment did brave and signal eervice,Id held their battery against fearfulfidi. The next fight of any magnitude
s on the afternoon of the 7th andirning of the 8th September, 18(33,en the "Ironsides" and seven or eightinitors engaged our batteries. Beingvery close range.an open space be-een.eight experienced artillerymen
Íiig in charge of the guns on .both sides,re was a terrific scene. At that timevas detached in Company "K" and¡unid at Battery Rutledge, just east ofFort, and had a fine view of the fight."Ir awhile I was able to do great execu-}ii with two ten-inch Colurabiads, aim-only at the "Ironsides," which wasJea<y murk. Many guns being aimed
[the "Ironsides " aud having o marineHs, I could plainly see fragments flyjni her deck like the two ends of a stickupwards when cut in two with an axe,ïd odcij after one of my shots I saw aBceof iron, like a bar of railroad iron,»ach its hold at one end and hangWards the water. The shock must have|en severe, for under that heavy fire an
Km' °^ "ie "lrousió'eö" ran °o deckm looked over the gunwales. It was aPant deed, nnd I have often desired to
off hia nume. During this time woIre under a heavy fire, but our menlue] the guns us coolly as if on drill.know, my friends, that in nrtilleivpre is no relief as in infantry in shout-g or rushing forward, but every manF do his duty quietly and calrolv.II ,·- "· «OUI iiiuea one ui my gunspfced out of the pall, and it was neces-F)' to spring on the battery, exposed,m our feet up, and by running a piecoscantling in the muzzle to pull it backl'lace. Each time scarcely had Ifung on the parapet when my brave!Q were by my side, adjusting tho gunwMlj as if no eliot or shell were whirl-"y us. Lieut. Prine Bacot, whoumaoded the two guns on tho right ofJ battery, wa9 stricken down by tho|cus,ion of a shell and taken to the|r 'or dead, but about an hour later, tosurprise, ho was again fighting bisftm pBu(\denly clouds of smoke burstfort Moultrie and ascended in onema column towards Heaven, puff on
tir l?men80 volunie, nnd the firing«ened. One of my mon called to me'« man had been blown into the air.a« was the rnntter ! My heart sunk1D'n me. My own Corapany .·0. ftnd-'B'"ant Meûth were in that Fort,w ibem, In great measure, dependedwe of the day, for the batteries werereiyeuPports to the old historic Fort,"mediately the "Ironsides" concei.-l«h« guns on the battery in which«· ttravcly the men fought under a
W ÏLv 8,ìel1 and ß . whichIi pK tT' "a,fbi two, and loft the«nambera covered with sulphur andmm of every description. Finallytv£n.?r officer commanded us to re-"om the guns, and wo huddled be-iñ lrate.we about ten feet wide, but'«' considerable danger. The sceneìuSjT u
In front fleet aud Mor-b¿"?k batler«ee were bolcbing forthoaÜ. .u m/IS3i,ee were shriekingd rL . a,r- oflo» exploding withoiÄrU-. Fort Moultrie was stillhnn.iP-8ul,en cloud* of smoke, andBeT^.ln °nr rear were one aheet ofII ' .? beeD 'gnited by tho enemy'iC'fl'M7Snik ^Bd Companies "Öfcr «f ik ·
orl Moultrie fought, thoughKirf ?nune had been broken andVoi ." ·
1,0 companies in tho ad-lir ñntt Tìì* 6,80 nobly performedl ,,!!68· but Company "E," whichhîlrie 0 U.'° weet battery of ForthiltAA e.Ueu"nod a lose scarcelyl^ea du.Dg^ wr> A RÜoU frQ¿
-sa. a n(ìl m«etakeo), their Capipini^rv. on,y eaving himself by» TK lv ParaPet into the ditchhry hi^.ei balt ry was one floating,l«» msn ^ n,te of wbat uadVey t°L and tube bad to bo used towe rernaine of many from the
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been killedTby'tbooïaït .'. havln8must continuo to fireUl ~um
ordered i.to the F SSff^iT îe
Burgh Bennett" 'If t| ,1 Ife1, ^ '1·
trie und ^' ;1:0!1 ?f «** Moul.-ito to the Sat aV But rKm W'did not falter ««Company ··].-
» no* to reasoii why,The r ß not to make replytheir s but to do Or die/'Forward they marched at the doublnquick through the sally-prt acrome ol'ort, into the batteri- »!. ,
through bloedT «^ffeeS-Sc^ ?ra8p tlie '"""'-«A ÏS»with blood, brauw and human hair ,«
8 îlr« B»n»y and slippery,but soonthlbrave gunners open file, ami FortjîouÎ
gruck by a torpedo boa! " à'much ofthe credit was given to the 1°..ofth ilbÄ7 10 the 8a,,a»l cot tliis boat ; but lor a week at least be-foro the torpedo boat struck her she wasbeing repaired for the damages done byo>«r guns. I have heard indirect fromfleet at that time that, after the light ebeard one ol the officers say that theIronsides" was badly hurt and that [,.stern had nearly been shot to piecesJnnm Úm íürWilrd we »««» ^íera¡small engagements, aud constant duelswere kept up between our batteries andthe Morris Island batteries, and bothparties being skilled artillerists and Sav-ing the range, we were taught the uncer-tainty of human life. A* uroof of ouraccuracy was exhibited on the dark nichtin which in less than ten minutes, at adistance of about a mile and a quarterwe sank the wooden transport bavinsKeitt s Regiment onboard. An unfor-tunate affair, but one in which no blamewas attached to us. fc?0 uncertain was itwhen a shot would be tired that eveu ourold cat accustomed to bask in thesunonthe lofty magazine, learned the cry of' look out," and en hearing it hastenedat his greatest speed to sume secure re-treat. The police duty and excessivevigilance were even more arduous thanthe fighting. For months our men, whennot on guard, were compelled to sleep onthe cold flag-stones of the Fort, underthe open sky and exposed to the bleak-winds of the sea coaît.Our Regiment also took part in the
defence of Fort Suinter; but the 1stRegular Infantry were not entirely con-fined to garrison duty, and it was notun'.y under the 'ire of ihe dread artillery,but on the skirmish and nicket line aridin the desperate charge that they distin-guished themselves. At Avresboro and«¿ Bemonville, N. C, the brunt of thefight was borne by the Regular Brigade,whose loss was very heavy, and who be-haved with a coolness and bravery, whichelicited a high compliment from the his-torian (Nichols, I think was the name)who accompanied Gen. Sherman. In myopinion, had the troops been concen-trated at or near Branchville, ¡á. G, whilethe army around Charleston was welldisciplined, thoroughly organized andeager for baille, feeling that their breastswere the only barriers to repel the in-vading foe, aud that they stood betweenthe enemy and their homes and theirloved ones, tien. Sherman would neverhave reached Columbia. But dispiritedaud discouraged by constant retreating,feeling that their homes aud their fami-lies were being left to the mercy of theenemy, many a man, who would havefought to the deatii between the enemyand his home, abandoned the army tolook after his wife and children.My friends, Regiment after Regiment,
Brigade after Brigade are having theirdeeds recorded. Only recently a gentle-men from Anderson visited Virginia tolocate the position of certain troops in abattle fought there and to see that hisBrigade was truly represented in history.Comrades! do you not desire your chil-dren and grand children to know whereyou were and what you did during thewar? Only a remuant of us aro left, andfrom year to year death is claiming manyof these, and soon there will be no one
to te1' the tale. Last year Leut.-Col.Warren Adams died suddenly of heartdisease.au officer thoroughly identifiedwith the 1st Regular Infantry, and wholeft his impress on it; a brave, accom-
plished officer, who not only fought gal-lantly, but had the moral courage to dis-cipline the men and. more difficult task, ¡the officers under him. So conscientiouswas ho in the discharge of bis duty thathe was considered a martinet, and fewknew what a warm, generous heart beatunder that apparently stern exterior.Let us, then, be "up and doing" whilethere is yet time.while there are enoughof us left who know the truth. Manyare iene rant of what did, and havefallen into the habit of speaking of thetroops arouud Charleston as pound cakeand kid glove Regiments, forgetting thaikid gloves soon split when handlinghand-spikes and heavy shot, and ibat thequestion is not where men served, buthow. For my own part, I appreciate as
fully the honor of defending the dear oldCity by tho Sea as if I had bad thepleasure of defending any city in thegrand old State of Virginia. When we
entered Fort Moultrie it was as nicelybuilt up as the Square of tho city of An-derson. When we left it, it was a mats
of rubbish, and the men bad been livingin rat boles. Did these brick walls andhouses crumble of the' own accord?and was there no danger while the enemywere battering tbem down and while thedebris was tumbling around our cars?
1 have mado a hasty sketch of some ofth i acts of the 1st Regular Infantry, not
üot íñ a spirit of boasting, but in orderto carry your minds back to old scenes
preliminary to taking some steps tocom-
memornte them. The object ofour meet-
ing is to urge on the officers and men the
necessity of having a complele roll of3ur Regiment filed with the Adjutantind Inspector General of this State ; the
importance of making arrangements to
liave tho history of some of the fights in
ivhich we were engaged wri'ten and pub-lished in order that we oc .py a
nroper place in history, to iuqu re
into the advisability and practicability ofhaving a reunion of the Regiment some
time in August, 1883.Resolved. That we believe it to be the
luty of those who commanded us in time)f war to see that justice is done to us in::«io of peace ; and we, therefore, requestIhe following officers to make arrange-ments ftr filing a complete roll of the 1st3. C. Regular Infantry with lLo Adjutantind Inspector General of the' State, tohave the history of the Regiment written,ind more especially the part taken by itit Battery Wagner in July, 1863, an ac-
:ount of the fight with tho "Ironsidesmd Monitors on 7th and 8th of Septem-ber, 18C3, and an account of the battles)f Avresboro and Bentonvillo in 18bo;md that these officers be requested to
eutor into correspondence with at least
three non-commissioned officers an.l pri-\ates from each County of the State iuorder to e .eit all the information vL£Kfft nml ,,,mt -hey consider the advisa-bility and practicability of having a re-union,,. ,ho Regiment in August, 1883:Cap . Mitchell King, Capt, L. W.l'errinCant. II. J. Withersnoon, Capt. 1'rossSmith Capt. Kiverj Lieut. .Ino. C ali-noti Xieut.,Kd. Matbews, Lieut. Lewis
,' '·,P?ul Kvori'u Kdgerton andLieut. \ j. Martin.RctoUai, That as our Regiment is scat-terei over every portion of the State, theAnderson papers, and all others in thisPlate who sympathize with the survivorspi the lost cause," be requested to pub-lisll these proceedings.MAKE HOME ATTRACTIVE.
.. «.·._. . TT....-.¿ ...,. ., .,,.,. jenn|e «osa,mindl.t-roro ,},. Avariato «.range at Cedar«r.nl!,, ami Pulill.h««! Uy lU-.jucst orthe OrangeThere are very few persons in the wurldto whom the pleasures of a happy homearc imperceptible. Those who urc for-tunate enough to gain one regard it asthe well spring of all true happiness,and are generally wise enough to valueit accordingly. While to those who haveit not, it forms the basis of many an aircastle. Rut it is far easier to desire thisinestimable blessing than to secure il.i he real elementa of beauty and at-tractiveness in homes are not line houses,costiy fences, or any apparently costlyimprovements. They are rather cozincs-,,neatness, simplicity aud that general air
springing from all these, aud from thereal love of home. The charm whichwo often realize without analyzing it,comes of affectionate care and attcntiou.There are some bornea which impressthe visitor at once as being full of socia-bility and kiudi.uess which delight himand lead him almost to wish his own lothad been cast within its shade ; he feelsthat the people who live in it, love it,that it has no interest too insignificantto be neglected.
It is allirraod that woman alone mustbe the maker of homes, since man's oc-cupation necessarily lies out side, herswithin. There is much truth in thisview. Then through her inlluence thehome is attractive or repulsive, happy ormiserable, but whatever be the result theresponsibility rests on both ; it requiresall their abilities and industries to main-tain a well ordered peaceful home. "Notonly must hand and brain construct thehome, hut the heart must inspire it," bvpatience, selfsacrilicc, sympathy, andcontentment.
It is not so much wealth and learning,nor toil and idleness, as tone and temperthat makes life joyous or miserable, andrenders home happy or wretched. If thefathers and brothers arc busy men theysee the /amily rarely enough ; they ex-pect to find rest ; they feel their laborsshould be recompensed by comfort andease, and they ought to see home wear-ing its sunniest aspect. Of course, then,they will leave the troubles and vexa-tions of the day to take care of them-selves, entering into the plans of homewith pleasure, aud thus contributing ashare to the home happiness, for if somestrive to make it pleasant aud attractiveand others only to enjoy its blessings,disappointment* is sure to follow. It isthe little kindnesses we confer far morethau those which are done for us thatpromotes contentment.Do not live in the least cheerful and
dullest of your rooms. Few peopleknow, and do they care, how you live ;you will not surprise them by openingline parlors, kept only for company. Letyour home be for the benefit of thosewho live in it; warmth aud light arc farbetter thau line furniture. Of courseone may have all good and comfortablethings, and beautiful iiunouudings. iftbero be plenty of the wherewithal ; ifnot, a woman with taste, ingenuity andindustry, and with her heart in the mat-ter, can make almost any place cheery.The more beautiful a home can be madethe more attractive it becomes. Uy allmeans have some little plant to grace tborugged surroundings ol the frout yard.The least flower or shrub will be someattraction, and fo.-m a pleasant object forthe eye of the most indifferent beholder.There arc some mistakes made ia tbomanagement of even "well ordered fam-ilies," especially those living in thecountry, where they are exposed to solittle Iriction with the outside world.One ia a dislike of change; the oldfolk? cannot understand why tbeir ways.good old fashioned ways suited so wellto their own middle ages.aro heavyyokes and bonds to the younger mem-bers of the family. It seldom occurs toihem that the minds of youth require._r _l__ ., llinllnill .....I
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diifereut companions.They often care for no wider views
than their own well tilled fields, andwould think ibe boys aud girls iusane tofind the hills monotonous aud the sur-
roundings intolerable. The boys usuallymanage to push their way out, but thegirls.they live on tbo same dull life, noone guessing at the restie is discontent,which a few short inexpensive pleasuretrips might have satisfied. Is it notprobable that such medicine might curemuch of the irritability, crossness, andlanguor of both body and soul, and thusmany of the rough places in future lifebe made sinootu, and their happinesskept from ship-wreck. If tbo parentscould only be wise enough to mako tbeirintercourse with the children lift themout of the 4ruls" of dull planning andthinking, the change would be a pleaeureand an advautage to both. It is theeverlasting monotony of our work, thesame things over and over every day,that wears upon us mentally quite as
much as bodily. The same dishes ap-pear on our table the year round. Mothercannot guess why father and the boysrelish even a badly cooked meal abroad,and reserve no appetite for beef and ap-ple-pie at hume. Oí course food shouldnot wilfully bo made an object of per-petual anxiety and importance, for allshould be very careful that their mindsmay not become narrowed by the neces-
sary attention to the details of house-keeping. Rusty knowledge must bebrightened up by coustant use. Thereare a goodly number who wish for betterthings, and if they will only commence,will find themselves accumulating knowl-edge from vear to year, and tbat, too,without sour oread or dusty furniture.Do not say we haven't time for reading
and improvement, when we let slip bo
many chances or waste them over some
frivolous story.Above all things in our homes we
should cultívalo our dispositions.-becheerful and contented.rememberingthere is no place in the wide world likehome. It is tbo dwelling place of our
heart's treasure*, and to make it attrac-tive should be the aim of every one.
. A correspondent wants a cure forlaziness. Let him try nitro-glycerineplaced underneath his rocking chair.
Judge W.T. Filley.of Pittaneld, thisSuite, was cured of severe rheumatism bySt. Jacobs Oil..SpingfitUl (Mom.) fíe-
publican.^
WASHINGTON AS A FA It E It.A iircHt Man** Close Attention to 1.11(1«
Tiling*.C\trres¡*oudenet Xttcs und Oiurier.
UNIOS, August 23..lu looking oversome ohi newspapers I found what I con-aider quite a valuable reminiscence ; onewhich contains much food for thoughtand information for the fanners eveu ofthis day aud time.
Dr. Lee, the distinguished editor ofthe Southern Field and Fireside, of aquarter of a century airo, save of thisletter, then published fur the Qnt time :"Every planter aud farmer hhould readit. Ho should read, mark, and inwardlydigcrt. It discloses the secret of Wash-ington'n trrcat success in that peacefuland noble calling in which he so muchdelighted. It shows system, a lucid or-
. " - ny..\ , ,, -Mb«, ...·/.·. LI.UIIUUI J , IIIIU MVUlUt.) -M i.L,"
counts, even to the minutest things. Itshows a desire to improve on past ideasby careful experiments. It shows tire-less vigilance in supervising each de-partment of business, guarding againstneglect and waste, and holding each per-son in his employment to a just respon-sibility." Washington wrote this letterwhilst President of the United States,not only surrounded by the many dutiesof this then new nation, hut at a mostexciting time In the world's history, andyet with all these things to attract anddemand his attention be should havefound time for such minute details in hisfarming business is truly wonderful.Can we then bo surprised that be whodisplayed such numerous and valuabletraits of character should he, "First inpeace, first in war, and first in the heartsof his countrymen."
l). P. Duncan.Letter of General Washington.
Philadelphia, August ISth, 1703.Dear llowcll : Your letter of the
14th inst., and enclosures, came duly tohand.I am glad to hear you had a Gno rain
on ilio Thursday preceding the dato ofyour letter, even if the corn should re-ceive no benefit from it, because it wouldput the ground in good condition for tuereception of wheat. I hope it was fol-lowed by another good rain on Wednes-day night last. At this place it rainedthe whole night.
I want to make an experiment withrespect to taking the tops from corn be-fore the usual lime. I know that if thetops of a whole field w«ro taken oil* be-fore the dust has fallen, so as to impreg-nate the grain, that there will Le nocorn; but as so as this function is per-formed, the tops, in my opinion, serveonly to participate in Ilio nutrimentwhich otherwise would be more abun-dant for what remained. I believe, also,as the dust from the tassel impregnatesequally with its own, all tuo corn(through tbc tubes of tbc silk) it fullsupon, that if every other row, through-out a whole field, was deprived of thetops, the corn, notwithstanding, wouldbe equally good ; aud this is the experi-ment, although it is lato for it, that Iwant to have made. Tell Mr. Crow,therefore, that it is my desire that howould immediately cut the tops fromevery other row of corn in No. 5, to theamount of twenty, beginning on tbo sidenext to No. 2, by the barn. Let thefirst row retain the tons ; the second, 4,G, and so ou alternately to the 40th, tolose them. He need not go beyond theold ditch which formerly divided thefields. Particular care must bo taken tocut the tops above the second joint, thatis, above the one from where the cornproceeds. Experiments of this sort areeasily made, and without risk or cx-
fense ; and the result may be important,do not mean that the blades nre also tobe taken off, for this might expose thestalk to the sun, stop the circulation ofthe juice, and ol course injure the grain.What arrangements have the over-seers made for exchanging their wheat,and of what kinds does each sow agree-ably to my former directions to them?The barley from hence, has been delayedbeyond my expectation.tbo vessel bywhich I intended to have sent it, havingsailed sooner than was expected. I donot suppose now, it can go earlier thanin El I wood. Hut as soon as it io re-ceived, it must be sown, in order to giveit an equal chance in point of season.Whether to b»»gin on the contra side ofthe fields which are sowing with wheatat the time of ils arrival or otherwise, Iscarcely know, at this distauce, how lodirect. I would wish it to have neitherbetter nor worse ground than what isallowed foi wheat, and it would appearodd to have it in the middle of a fieldof this grain. The overseers, knowingwhat my design is, must dispose of it inthe best manner they can to answer it.Mr. Lear insists upon it, that be put
the clover seed (in a casis containingabout 7 bushels) into the sturo himselfon the left hand of the door. If it isnot to bo found there, you may tell Mr.Butler I shall look to him for the valueof it, unless he can discover what is gonewith it. The reason I had it put intothe store was for safety ; and lie willfind, by the written instructions I leftwith him, that the key of that house wasnot to remain in bis possession longerthan whilst be was in the act of givingthings out. If the clover seed, then, isnot there, Butler must have disposed ofit hinisei/, or by retaining the key in hispossession, contrary to my orders, givethe roguish people about the bouse an
opportunity to come at it ; in which case,as I have observed in a former letter,there cau be no doubt of their takingevn-y thing else that was saleable. Ifno clover seed was gathered before youfound the rake or comb, were not botheeed aud clover lost by standing toolong? And why this, ask Butler, whenboth arc so essential to ray wants. Isthe clover which, by the report, isbrought from tbo oat fields at DogueRun, that which was sown last spring?If so, was it rank enough to cut?
I do, in earnest terms, enjoin it uponyou to sec that the haj i9 used with thegreatest economy at Mansion He.andparticularly, to guard against Mrs.Washington's Charles and her boy inthe stable, both of whom are impudentand self-willed, and care not bow extrav-agantly they feed, or even waste, for Ihave caught the boy several times litter-ing bis liorses with bay. Except herblind horse, (which may be codau-gered by running at large) I see no sortof necessity there is for feeding the otherwith either grain or bay, when they arenot used, or any other horse that is atliberty and able to provide for itself;tboso that are kept constantly in thebouse, constantly at work, or under thesaddle, must be fed, or they would per-ish. I can plainly perceive that in alittle time, (after saving what oats Iwant for seed another year) there willbo nothing cither for my negroes or hor-ses to eat, without buying, which willneither comport with my interest or in-clination. By Stuart's report, I find hestill continues to feed horses with corninstead of cut oats, as I directed. Whattwo saddle horses are those which standin the Mansion House Report? I knowof none but the one which Mr. Whit-ting used to ride.Has Mr. Stuart received any aid in
ge'ting io bis wheat? and have you, as
1 directed sometime ago, furnished Limwith plow boasts in piuco of those whichhe says have coles, ami aro uiinblo towork : and the other two, one of which,according to his account, cannot, andthe other will not work? Those whichcaunot, or will not work, had better beturned out for breeders, and their placessupplied out ot tho brood marcs.andthose which have colts ought to bo fa-vored. As to having their hearts bro-ken, i do not wonder at it, consideringhow they are treated, aud I fear rode ofnights.
I see by the report respecting thoditchers, that one of them is working atUnion Farm, in tho room of Cupid ; butno mention is made of tho latter, wheth-er tick, abietti or dead. Consider alwaysthat these reports are intended for in-formation, and ought, therefore to beplain unii correct: one part should al-ways correspond, or at least not be in-consistent with another part. In theMansion House Report you make God-frcy sick six days, (which is the wholeweek) and yet he appears to be engagedin business somo part of tho week. Imention these matters not with a view tolind fault, but to show you tho advan-tages of correctness ; and as you nro aouug mau, just advancing into life andusinées, to impress you with the propri-ety and importance of giving attentionand doing whatever you undertake well.How do the potatoes at the Mansion
House look? Let tho ground bo keptclean and in fine order.that is well pul-verised not only at top, but toasuflicientdepth for grass.
Unless Isaac is engaged about things,the execution of which cannot ho de-layed, order him and whoever is withhim, tojóin Thos. Green, and the wholeof them to stick to tho b ira nt DogueRun until it is completed. It appears tomo that the whole or greatest part of thetime of these people, is employed aboutone nonsensical job or another, which isthe very thing Circo:» iä delighted with,as they all'uni him a pretext to be idle orto bo employed in matters which moreimmediately relato to himself. I wishthis may not be the case also with Isaac,as I find he is very desirous of gettingby himself always. When I said thewhole were to be employed at the nowbarn at Duguo Kun, I did not mean toleave tho dormant windows in the etablo(both back and front) unfinished, as theyhave been begun, which woald not havebeen the case if i could have conceivedthey would have taken half, or oven aquarter of the timo they have. In frontof the stables I ordered two, one on eachside of the pedement, dividing the spaceequally between the latter and the endsof the house.
Davis, any nn re than the carpenters,ought not to be taken from the abovework for every little trifle that might aswell bo done by that lazy scoundrel,Charles, who might as well bo employedin white-washing, painting or putting upbedsteads as to take Green or biro forthese purposes. Idleness will be li inruin, for I have no conception of his em-ploying himself otherwise than idly ;and when this is the case, besides tuobad example it sets to others, he will boin mischief or making a disturbance inyo family.
I do not recollect telling you in any ofmy letters, that the Kbeam of writingpaper which went by Ellwood, was forthe purpose of supplying tho overseers,&c., with paper to make their reports on.Give each (it you have not already doneit) a quire, and let them know that it isto bo applied to this purpose only.I did not expect an accurate accountof the Hogs from the Overseers at thistime ; but if they do not keep a prettygood eye to them themselves, I shallhave but a flemish account of them whenthey are called for as porkers.I see by the mill report, for the lastweek, 23 bushels of meal was brought totho Mansion iiouue, when the usualquantity for that placo is 20 bushels.Why was this done? If 30 bushels wasbrought them it would, I am persuaded,be consumed, or otherwise disposed ofin tho week.Your Auut and all here are well, and
I am your atfecto uncle,G. Washington.
Mr. HoWELL lewis.
WHERE He Got the Ice..There wasa party of gentlemen the other day on atrain on one of tbc roads coming intoNashville, and nono of tho party beingstrictly temporaneo meo, one of thocrowd suggested a dri nk. Another want-ed to know whero to get it. .'.1 seemedwilling, but the day was warm, verywarm. At last the fourth man in theparty said he had a bottle of fino "cock-tail," which he would furnish if anybodywould get ice. A fellow passenger re-marked he nould do that if ihey wouldshare with him. ile left the car andcame back with plenty, which waa dulyused. As a matter of course, in a shorttime another drink was proposed audthe ice man kindly requested to furnishthat necessary article toa first-class cock-tail, but, with his mouth watering forth lrink, every look one of longing, hesaid : "Gentlemen, I want the drink,and could furnish the ice, but I am afraidif ! take any moro the coroso will spoil."To say that the crowd felt sick feebly ex-presses it, and a'ben they actually knewthat the ice was from a corpse, they didnot awcar mentally, but openly..Nash-rifle American,
Without Cavitai...It is bad begin-ing without capital! It is bard market-ing with empty pockotr. We want anest egg, for bene will lay where therearc eggs already. It is true you mustbake with the flour you have, but if thesack is empty, it rHght be quite as wellnot to set up for a baker. Making brickswithout straw is easy enough, comparedwith making raor.ey when you have nonoto start with. You, young gentleman,Btay as a journeyman a little longer, tillyou have saved a few pounds ; fly whenyour wings have got feathers; but ifyou try it soon, you will be like iueyoung rook that broke his neck throughtrying to fly before it was fledged. Everyminnow wants to be a whale, but it is
Erudent to be a little fisb while you haveut little water ; whom your pond bo-
comes the sea, then ewell as much as youlike. Trading withuot capital ia likebuilding a house without sticks, burningcandles without wicks ; it leads men intotricks, and lands them in a fix..Spur-peon.
. Gadsdcn, in West Tennessee, hasshipped, this season, over a hundredthousand dollars worth of fruit, the prof-ita of which amount to fifty thousanddollars.. A coolness haa arisen betweon Mr.
and Mrs. Fitznoodlc, one of the mostrespectable families in Austin. One daylast week a Mexican donkey was runover in the outskirts of Austin, andkilled by a freight train on the Interna-tional Railroad. Next morning, just asMr. Fitznoodle was about to start downtown, his wife threw her arms around hisneck and said : "Dear Alonzo, promiseme not to go near the railroad track.How can the engineer riistiognish be-tween you and a donkey, in time to stopthe traini '. Texas S\fti>g$.
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THE LUNATIC ASYLUM.wii.it tho State lit Doing fui- tht< Insane.
enlargement and Improvement of thoAsylum.
From the Columbia Keyhtcr>In company with ono of thu Regentsof the Asylum wo paid a visit last week
to that noble institution ami had the op-portunity for a close inspection of thoarrangements for the management amicomfort of its unfortunate inmates. Noclass of suffering humanity have deservedly attracted so much of the sympathy of thehumane in our day, or called forth moreearnest and intelligent efforts for theirrelief. Certainly no nobler testimonialexisted in our State to the Christian phi-lautbropby of her peuple than is present-ed in the early establishment and contin-ued maintenance of the Lunatic Asylum.Ou entering the grounds of the oldAsylum, which was built in 1829, one isimpressed with the excellent order andtaste displayed in the arrangement of thegarden and ihr absolute quiet which pro*vails gives to the place the appearance ofsome religious retreat.Tho grounds about the old Asylum arc-
kept scrupulously clean and the shrub-bery carefully trimmed and everythingabout the premises arranged with a viewto the comfort and convenience of theunfortunate inmates. Entering thu spa-cious corridors of the building onu x-pcrionces a sense of refreshing reposepervading the place, ami not a jarringsound disturbing the quiet which reignsthroughout the entire building.On the first or ground lioor we wereshown into the sewing room, where anumber of the inmates, under tho direc-tion of a lady attendant, were industri-ously engaged in making or repairingtho garments used by themselves andothers, with us much apparent interestin the work as if it woo a gathering of asewing bee of some villago church socie-ty. On this door aro the store room,laundry, bake room, A.c., for the supplyof the institution. In these places every-thing is in order, and, although the wantsof nearly a thousand persons are suppliedthrough them, thero uro no accumulationsof litter or refuso to offend in the slight-cat degree the sense of sieht or smell.On tho second and third lloor we passthrough tbo wards occupied by the female
inmates. Each ward has its spacioussitting room neatly furnished, nnd hav-ing its piano or organ and other accesso-ries of a refiuing character, affording aa source of pleasuut recreation to manyof the unfortunates who avail themselvesof them, with evidently good results incalming and southing the. troubled spiritsduriug the oft recurring periods oi dis-turbance. Many of the paticuts wereseated in tho corridors and sitting rooms,sema imploycd in needle work, somoreading, but most of them listless nndtjuict and subdued. Nearly every one
§avo some recognition to the lady atten-ant and officer wito accompaniued us,
some of them making some commonplaceremark or inquiiy, and but few of themexhibiting any special evidence of thefearful malady which had thus excludedthem from society. A dining hull is con-nected with each ward, and into whichwe were shown, and as the preparationsfor dinner were nearly completed we wereaU'ordcd the opportunity of examiningthe provisions made for the meals andthe diet furnished.Tbo dinning room were fresh and airy,tho tables were neatly aproad with the
usual appliances of a comfortable familydinner, and upon somo of them werebeing placed tbo meat, which was ampleand well prepared. As a dessert, wefoutid a liberal distribution of peacheson each table and were informed thatthe patients, without exception, enjoyedthem. As the demand upon the accom-modations has increased so greatly with-in the past few years, two "large pavilions.light frame buildings.have been built,each having connection respectivelywith the East and Wost wings of themain building. These pavilions accom-modate about fifty patients, nnd thus re-lieves themain Asylum from the crowd-ing which would become necessary with-out this accommodation, and whichwould be seriously prejudical to the com-fort nnd health of all the patients. Thisgroup of buildings, constituting what isknown as tbc old Asylum, and is al prôn-ent devoted to the use of the. white fe-male patients, of whom thero are about170, and to the quarters of tho severalresident officers, and the various depart-ments, store rooms, &c, connected withthe Asylum.What strikes tbo observant visitors in
all departments of the Asylum is tboabsolute cleanliness which is maintained,and the evidence of a scrupulous atten-tion to the comfort and care of the tin-fortunate beings who a'e thus thrown Intheir hrdplcsaneai upon the philantbrophyof the State.
In our observation of these kind pro-visions and the evident loving relationsexisting between the patients and theofficers and attendants, I could not forbidthe contrast which rose unbidden to mymind with tho condition of things fromwhich they have been rescued by the res-toration of tbo Asylum to tbc control ofthe Asylum to the control of humane,Christian men in 1870. I rememberedthe sad story of the systematic plunderof the appropriations liberally made onlythat they might furnish the means togratify the greed of tho robbers, oventhough it brought actual Buffering for,and want of. the common necessaries oflife lo these helpless imbeciles. I re-membered bow tbo wail of these, poorpeople for bread rung out through" thebare of the cells upon the ears of tho op-Cresecd and maligned citizens of Colum-bi, and bow nobly some of them respon-ded and sacrificed themselves to save
these helpless onc¿ from starvation. Iturned from the sickening memory ofthis period, scarcely credible, yet too sad-ly true, as tho record wilt show, and couldnot repress tbo feeling of gratitude toQod for tho change which has passedupon tbc condition of tho Asylum.
Passing aerosa Elmweed ave» tie weenter the grounds of tbo now Asylum,which is a group of buildings frontingon I'ickons street and Elmwood avenue.The South wing was partly built beforetbo war and since completed and is nowoccupied by white males. Tbo Northwing is nearing completion and will beready for occupancy "by tho 1st October,at which time it is proposed to transfertbo white female patients to one of theseand u?o the old Asylum for tho coloredpatients exclusively. The two wings,when connected according to the designsby a central structure, will constitute oneof the most imposing and commodiousAsylums in the wholo country, with a ca-pacity for tho accommodations of ab -ut500 patiente.Time wlU not allow us to decribo the
details of the arrangements everywhet "
made for the comfort, convenience, andand safety of the patients, and the eco-nomical administration of the trustscommitted to the authorities by theState
Dr. Griffio, the able and respected Su-perintendent, has just rctured from acareful inspection and study of the meth-ods and appliances in use in some of thebeet conducted asylums in the North andNorthwest, and whatever has been found
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necessary or useful in those institutions,ot suggested by tho humano spirit olscionco for improving the treatment andcare of the insane, will, as soon as possi-ble, he added to tho already admirablearrangements in these nevi buildings.The same careful attention to thewants of tbc colored patienta is observedas to the whites, and nllhough as u classthey are found moro restless, turbulentami intractable, wo were struck in pass-ing through the wards with the cleanli-ness of the quarters ami the persons ofthe patients. Thu grounds are extensive,affording ample room for exercise, ami ithas been found that in proportion as Ibuvigors of the old system of treatment haverelaxed and given way to tho humaneand kindly liberty of exercise, and freo-«loin from the restraints of Ihe cell nudthe sbackel have been suspcudeded by aWatchful care without personal restraint,have the various forms of insanity be-come modified a:id yielding to thu cura-tive appliances of modern scieuce.in View of llkC llli't tllilt (' con fino-ment ami harsh treatment aro the rareexceptions in the treatment of the insane,and exercise and employment are encour-aged us indispensable agencies in theimprovement of the mind ami body of theinitient, tho Asylum has attached it largearea of etil l i valable land, on which thelabor of a largo number of patients whoaro physically sound is utilized and therework, and, besides being healthful to thopatient, results in a bountiful supply oftho products of the farm, the garden andthe dairy for the use of the institution,Theso farm reports show an aggregate netproduction for the year ISSI of over$,'1,000 in value.
new luundry is in process of con-struction, which, when completed, willadd greatly to the comfort and economyof this department of the Asylum.In Dr. Grillili and his assistants theAsylum has corps of Christian workerswhoso boarls arc in sympathy with thowork in which thoy are encaged, and thodistant friends who commit their lovedones to their care may feel assured thatwhatever human skill and kindness cando to effect a curo or alleviate the terroreof incurable mental disorder will bo done,und that tho unfortunate class of thowards of tho State have in the Regent« aboard who regard their trust as one oftho most sacred ever committed to hu-man bauds.Wo return from our visit with the con-viction firmly stamped upon our mind
and heart that whatever question mayarise us to tho appropriation of public,funds, the Legislature cannot be justifiedin withholding any amount within itsmeans which may be shown to be neces-sary for the maintenance, of this noblestof charities.
MUS. LINCOLN'S BROTHER.Ilia Tragic Death at the Untilo of Siili..li.
When tho war broke out, Mrs. Lincolnbud two brothers, Dr. Todd and .SamTodd residing in New Orleans and inbusiness there. Dr. Todd was early ap-pointed surgeon in the Confederate ar-my, and, wo uelicve, came to Virginia.Young Sain Todd was u gay and happyyouth, not over thirty, of good socialstanding and pleasing address, handsomein person, very popular, and in everyrespect a manly fellow. Ho was, ofcourse, known as the brothcr-iu-law ofthe President, or "Old Abe," as ho wasgenerally called ; but being an ardentSoutherner that did not affect his rela-tions with bis friends. In March, 1802,when Ilcnurcgard was appointed to thoWest and Bent out to stay the progress oftho Federal nrmy under Grant and Sher-man through Kentucky and Tennessee,he made a call upon Louisiana, bis na-tive State, to couio to bis aid. This waspromptly responded to by several thou-sand young men of New Orleans, of allgrudos ot society, who e»gerly volunteer-ed, and among the number wns youngSam Todd. He enrolled himself in theCrescent Regiment. A month after vol-unteering the great battle of Sbiloh wasfought. On tho day before that battlethe writer and others gavo a "dinner" tosome half dozen of their personal friendsof the Crescent Regiment, WashingtonArtillery, Seventh Texas, etc., and SamTodd was one of the favorite guests. Jo-vial Sam Todd ! Who that know him cannever forget him ! All soul, all fun andall fire, too 1 They ecparatcd for themarch, and the next day were all in themidst of battle by sunrise. Tho first daywent merrily enough for our side. Itwas a delightful game of base ball, andthough tho battio was fierce, desperateand hotly contested, when night came wohad scored a great victory.The night was a fearful one, and weslept on ìlio field in tho most drenchingrain storni that ftaa over experienced, ac-companied by some of tbc very loudestthunder, which could only be distinguish-ed from the roar of the col um binds firedat intervals on the gunboats by the factthat the first wns harmless, but tholatter being loaded, their shrieking shelland rolling sboi caused our fellows oftento chungo the logs selected for their pil-lows.Retimes on the morning of the 7th we
were all up and in line, but rested for awhile to cook breakfast before advancing.While engaged over a pot of boiling po-tatoes, while somebody eleo was prepar-ing coffee, surrounded by many of thestaff and correspondents of Rcauregard'earmy proper, tho Louisiana and Texasmon, a young fellow in tho uniform of theCrescents came up and expressed a wishfor "one of them murpbye when theywere, done." Turning and recognizingour friend Tndd, wc grasped his hand andcongratulated him upon his good fortunein the fight ; for although the Crescentswere in reserve tbey baa yet participatedlargely in the battle, and it was the lead-ing rcgimcut in the capture of Prcntissand his men, its Colonel, Marshall J.Smith, of Norfolk, receiving his sword:but the next moment a number of roundshots came plunging over tho field inwhich we wore assembled, one of whichoverturned our potato pot, and tho orderwas to fall in at once, as the enemy wereadvancing in force. It was. the newtroops of Ruell and Nelson, and wo were*at once hotly engaged. Sam Todd's reg-iment was thrown to the front promptly,soon followed by ouït, when almost thefirst obi cet that met us as we passed overtho field was the lifeless body of poorSam, Mrs. Lincoln's brother, with a bul-let bolo in bis forehead. Driven backand still back, our dead were all loft onthe disastrous field for Grant to bury ;and among those who shared these grimnnd hasty funeral rites there was no bet-ter or more devoted soldier of the Con-federacy than this gallant young brotherof tho "Lady of tho White Honso.".Richmond Slate.
. "I sball follow her soco," said a sad-eyed man at the grave of his wife.Within a month he was following an-other woman.
. "But I pass," said a minister recent-ly, in dismissing one theme of his subjectand taking up another. 'Then I made itspades?'yelled a man from the gallerywho was dreaming of cucbre. Ho wentout on the next deal, assisted by one ofthe deacons.
Mili A Vili..INO, 8.Kl» ON CHILDREN*.
Oranti fül lier siili Dotine Ino DilloOnci,
From ( a· Atlanta Otnxtitution,Children are a great trouble timi a
great comfort, loo. It don't matter bowmany there aie in a family, if one goesaway to spend a week or a night there isa vacant place at the fire side and at iliotable and on the piazzo and everywhereabout the bouse, and the child is missed,and somehow we don't feel right until themissing ono comes home. That is amighty pretty story about the poor Irishmother being persuaded to give up oneof her bairns to a wealthy lady who hadno children and wanted to adopt ono, andshe cried over first one and then another,and told over all their sweet little waveand flaying*, and .innlly gathered (hemall in her arms and "uaid : "Oil, mysweet lady, kind Isdy, couldn't ye takeone and lave it with mo?" How they doopen Ilio hcalla of the parents and givothem something to live for and work for.something tlint is sweet an innocentand altogether natural. I have alwayssympathized with those who have not gotthem, und I can apologize for their beingsour and stingy and selfish, for ils humannature for the heart to be like a vinounto something, and if there is no childthev tie unto money. The lovo of achild begets charily and opens the purse.It is the mainspring of all industry andeconomy and good conduct and all honora-ble ambition. The world is working forthe children, and it is our love for themthat puts down lawlessness and crime andmakes us anxious lo preserve good gov-ernment and keep tho peace with uaborsand stilles nud nations. Let a man standin a great city nud look upon the busycrowu us they move to and fro and «11 ina hurry, und the décret of it is they uromoving and striving and toiling for thochildren. Even many a poor, miserablethief who lies in a jail nr in nerving bisterm in the chain gang had a motiveaway back that tho judgo nor tho jurynever knew of. Ho wae stealing for thochildn, j. I'm mighty Horry for folkswho have had 'em and hist and never hadany more to take their places. I wassit-ting one night in my piazzo talking toono of Georgia's nohle men.a man gift-ed and eloquent.who ouce had a dearlittle girl to sit upon his knee and fondlein his arms, but he was now childless andWim growing old.years of desolation hadpassed since her death, but that nighimy little girl came out in her nightgownto kixs mo good night, and mistaking myfriend for me climbed in his arms andkissed him. When she was gone thostrong man bowed his head and weptlike a little child, and I have ever sinceesteemed him all the more for his ten-derness. Sometimes he is culled sour and^elfish and sarcastic, but I know whereh's heart is, and that ho would couuthonora and wealth nothing if ho couldbut restore his child. I hud to whip adei.r little hoy tho other day nr.d
it most killed ·.,und that night he put liia arm aroundmy neck und went to sleep so lovingly inmy bosom that I felt like I could neverdo it again, i'vogotall the little chapsto work now, picking peas in tho field,and they muko a lively frolic oí it. Ihave promised to pay 'em for their labora ceni a basket full, and I have graduat-ed the size of tho baskets lo the size ofihe children, so us to keep 'em aboutoven with each other in the work. Theypick awhile in tho morning and in Ihoevening, and aro getting rich oil' of muvery fast at ten cents a day. When theyearn their money they value it all themore and wont spend it for trilles likethey do that we give to 'em. .Moneyearned is always better thau money given,whether it he tv man's or a child's. Itsticks closer und lasts longer. Il is agreat mistake lor a young man to foolalong and be waiting for nie putrimonyor for some rich kin to die aud leave himsomething. He is a sponge, parasite,a fraud. He can live und die aud neverbe missed. A man who does not earnbis own living had just aa well neverbeen born. Lut children are not drones.It's astonishing how much help they arcin the fumily.how many steps they saveub. They bring the butter from the>;pring-house and run the sheep out ofthe yard aud run over to a nabore' tobarrv something, or pick tho vegetablesfor dinner, or catch the chickens, ormake a fire in the stove, or pick up ciiips,or hunt up some eggs, or find theirmother's scissors or spectacles, and theyare always as merry, and sing aroundand keen us bright and cheerful whetherwe feel like it or not. It's amusing toseo how gushinglv they take up a thing,and bow diligently they pursue it, andbow suddenly they wear it out and quitit for something else. Every day issomo
tarfalnnanl = »Itiln if?ATTVIIU LIUIIUKIM, 1 Ml t» 1 » U iltCJTrun sling-shots, and then they run cross-bows, and shot all my big nails away bo-fore I missed 'em ; and then they madesome acorn pipes and smoked rabbit to-bacco, as they call this
life bveblabti2coweed, and then they took suddenly todigging a well near the branch, aud stock-ing it with crawfish and minnors, andthen they built u brick furnace aud cook-ed their dinuer on it, aud one rainy daythey all dressed up in grown folks clothesand paraded around, and it does looklike they have exhausted everything, butthey bavent.and all wo do is to look onand wonder what kind of a fit they willhave next. When their ingenuity playsout fora season, they fall back and en-trench upon the branch which is alwaysa running aud always attractive, andthey builif dams and flutier mills, andcanals, and got their clothes wet and thengo iu a washing and hung cm on tho hushesto dry. Thero is not a frog or a tadpoleor a suako or a miiiuer along this branchthat don't know these boys. Some of 'cmgets stung by a bee or a wasp o; a y al1erjacket most every day or steps on a nailor limps nround with a stone bruise orhas a bile somewhere or falls out of the
,*: ..g or ofF of the flying mare or stumpsa sorF) toe or cuts a finger or tears theirclothes aud comes to the house for repairs.When they have struck a new idea theycan hardly take time to eat for they aroterribly in earnest. It's a happy timewith 'em now and I wish it would alwaysbe. Tbey are up with tho sun everymorning and can say with poor TomHood,
He nevor roso a wink too toon,Kor brougbt too long a day.
Blessed childhood.how innocent andbright.no wonder that the scripturestell us that of auch is tho kingdom oíHeaven, and "unless yo be like one ofthese ye can never enter."
Bill Anr.
. Even Blaiue is down on the MaliouoRepudiation infamy in Virginia, whichthe administration sanctions aud the Re-publican party approves. And Bininocan swallow anything between a railroadand a guano heap.. The Western Union TelegraphCompany is truly an enormous institution
Its capital is fSO.000,000 ; it has nearly350,000 miles of wire ; it sent lnei year»bout 30,000,000 messages, and ita earn-ings were not much short of $6,000,000