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jîV . 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, and resolutions attached, bo received as intiment of the meeting, and that _' published in our papers: ti frinii!* ami Ftltow-Suldicr* : Many Klnve passed eiuce last tve were as- filed .ogether-ycora fraught with Cht« events, and wbich bave forever Led tiie' destinies of two races in the Then, as youths and middle- Ljuien fuli of hope and confidence. were surrounded "by nil the dread magnificent and inspiriting pomps i-itcuuistance" of war. Now, with deads bowed down perhaps with ljadd troubles, our hair bleached by leor t'criiap*, » great measure, de- [ted freni us, we are scattered abroad Besvoriug 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 only kéé a moie prosperous future before [m tor in the wise providence of God believe lhat tho emancipation of the tro will prove the salvation, of the ih. Wc are not here to revivo the j issues of the past, for those who dm bravest in the war now feel that It Coutil requires peace; but, my Kn^, wn are here to make an attempt [have justice done to one of the noblest Vioients and one of the most gallant lies 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 bombardment JFort Sumter in 1861. Three Generals Ire fuiuisbed to the Confederacy by JL Regiment, and hut for his modesty id retiring disposition it is generally Loosed that we would have furnished a Brill iu Col. Win. Butler. In the Triusof 1862, having received a seven; in-hot wound, I was appointed an otli- in the Regiment (then the ultima LVofthe ambition of a young man), was incapacitated from reporting for ,tv until January, 1S<»3. During the atk on Fort Suinter by the Federal et on 7th April, 18G3, our Regiment actively engaged and assisted in iking ironclad "Keokuk." The next jagemeut 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 and Eny brave men being killed. During attack on Wagner on the night of ISth July, the detachment from our igiment did brave and signal eervice, Id held their battery against fearful fidi. The next fight of any magnitude s on the afternoon of the 7th and irning of the 8th September, 18(33, en the "Ironsides" and seven or eight initors engaged our batteries. Being very 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 time vas detached in Company "K" and ¡unid at Battery Rutledge, just east of Fort, 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 was Jea<y murk. Many guns being aimed [the "Ironsides " aud having o marine Hs, I could plainly see fragments fly jni her deck like the two ends of a stick upwards when cut in two with an axe, ïd odcij after one of my shots I saw a Bceof iron, like a bar of railroad iron, »ach its hold at one end and hang Wards the water. The shock must have |en severe, for under that heavy fire an Km' °^ "ie "lrousió'eö" ran °o deck m looked over the gunwales. It was a Pant deed, nnd I have often desired to off hia nume. During this time wo Ire under a heavy fire, but our men lue] the guns us coolly as if on drill. know, my friends, that in nrtilleiv pre is no relief as in infantry in shout- g or rushing forward, but every man F do his duty quietly and calrolv. II ,·- «OUI iiiuea one ui my guns pfced out of the pall, and it was neces- F)' to spring on the battery, exposed ,m our feet up, and by running a pieco scantling in the muzzle to pull it back l'lace. Each time scarcely had I fung on the parapet when my brave !Q were by my side, adjusting tho gun wMlj as if no eliot or shell were whirl- "y us. Lieut. Prine Bacot, who umaoded the two guns on tho right of J battery, wa9 stricken down by tho |cus,ion of a shell and taken to the |r 'or dead, but about an hour later, to surprise, ho was again fighting bis ftm pBu(\denly clouds of smoke burst fort Moultrie and ascended in one ma 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. was the rnntter ! My heart sunk 1D'n me. My own Corapany .·0. ftnd -'B'"ant Meûth were in that Fort, w ibem, In great measure, depended we of the day, for the batteries were reiyeuPports 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 . which Ii pK tT' "a,fbi two, and loft the «nambera covered with sulphur and mm of every description. Finally tv£n.?r officer commanded us to re- "om the guns, and wo huddled be- lrate.we about ten feet wide, but '«' considerable danger. The scene ìuSjT u In front fleet aud Mor- b¿"?k batler«ee were bolcbing forth oaÜ. .u m/IS3i,ee were shrieking d rL . a,r- oflo» exploding with oiÄrU-. Fort Moultrie was still hnn.iP-8ul,en cloud* of smoke, and BeT^.ln °nr rear were one aheet of II ' .? beeD 'gnited by tho enemy'i C'fl'M7Snik ^Bd Companies fcr «f ik · orl Moultrie fought, though Kirf ?nune had been broken and Voi ." · 1,0 companies in tho ad- lir ñntt Tìì* 6,80 nobly performed l ,,!!68· but Company "E," which hîlrie 0 U.'° weet battery of Fort hiltAA e.Ueu"nod a lose scarcely l^ea du.Dg ^ wr> A RÜoU frQ¿ -sa. a n(ìl m«etakeo), their Cap ipini^rv. on,y eaving himself by » TK lv ParaPet into the ditch hry hi^.ei balt ry was one floating, l«» msn ^ n,te of wbat uad Vey t°L and tube bad to bo used to we rernaine of many from the Ja been killedTby'tbooïaït .'. havln8 must continuo to fire Ul ~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 rK m W' did not falter ««Company ··].- » no* to reasoii why, The r ß not to make reply their s but to do Or die/' Forward they marched at the doubln quick through the sally-prt acrome o l'ort, into the batteri- »!. , through bloedT «^ffeeS-S c^ ?ra8p tlie '"""'-«A ÏS» with blood, brauw and human hair 8 îlr« B»n»y and slippery,but soonthl brave gunners open file, ami Fort jîouÎ gruck by a torpedo boa! " à'much of the credit was given to the 1°.. ofth il bÄ7 10 the 8a,,a»l c ot tliis boat ; but lor a week at least be- foro the torpedo boat struck her she was being repaired for the damages done by o>«r guns. I have heard indirect from fleet at that time that, after the light e beard one ol the officers say that the Ironsides" was badly hurt and that [,. stern had nearly been shot to pieces Jnnm Úm íürWilrd we »««» ^íera¡ small engagements, aud constant duels were kept up between our batteries and the Morris Island batteries, and both parties being skilled artillerists and Sav- ing the range, we were taught the uncer- tainty of human life. A* uroof of our accuracy was exhibited on the dark nicht in which in less than ten minutes, at a distance of about a mile and a quarter we sank the wooden transport bavins Keitt s Regiment onboard. An unfor- tunate affair, but one in which no blame was attached to us. fc?0 uncertain was it when a shot would be tired that eveu our old cat accustomed to bask in thesunon the lofty magazine, learned the cry of ' look out," and en hearing it hastened at his greatest speed to sume secure re- treat. The police duty and excessive vigilance were even more arduous than the fighting. For months our men, when not on guard, were compelled to sleep on the cold flag-stones of the Fort, under the 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 1st Regular Infantry were not entirely con- fined to garrison duty, and it was not un'.y under the 'ire of ihe dread artillery, but on the skirmish and nicket line arid in the desperate charge that they distin- guished themselves. At Avresboro and «¿ Bemonville, N. C, the brunt of the fight was borne by the Regular Brigade, whose loss was very heavy, and who be- haved with a coolness and bravery, which elicited a high compliment from the his- torian (Nichols, I think was the name) who accompanied Gen. Sherman. In my opinion, had the troops been concen- trated at or near Branchville, ¡á. G, while the army around Charleston was well disciplined, thoroughly organized and eager for baille, feeling that their breasts were the only barriers to repel the in- vading foe, aud that they stood between the enemy and their homes and their loved ones, tien. Sherman would never have reached Columbia. But dispirited aud discouraged by constant retreating, feeling that their homes aud their fami- lies were being left to the mercy of the enemy, many a man, who would have fought to the deatii between the enemy and his home, abandoned the army to look after his wife and children. My friends, Regiment after Regiment, Brigade after Brigade are having their deeds recorded. Only recently a gentle- men from Anderson visited Virginia to locate the position of certain troops in a battle fought there and to see that his Brigade was truly represented in history. Comrades! do you not desire your chil- dren and grand children to know where you were and what you did during the war? Only a remuant of us aro left, and from year to year death is claiming many of these, and soon there will be no one to te1' the tale. Last year Leut.-Col. Warren Adams died suddenly of heart disease.au officer thoroughly identified with the 1st Regular Infantry, and who left 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 conscientious was ho in the discharge of bis duty that he was considered a martinet, and few knew what a warm, generous heart beat under that apparently stern exterior. Let us, then, be "up and doing" while there is yet time.while there are enough of us left who know the truth. Many are iene rant of what did, and have fallen into the habit of speaking of the troops arouud Charleston as pound cake and kid glove Regiments, forgetting thai kid gloves soon split when handling hand-spikes and heavy shot, and ibat the question is not where men served, but how. For my own part, I appreciate as fully the honor of defending the dear old City by tho Sea as if I had bad the pleasure of defending any city in the grand old State of Virginia. When we entered Fort Moultrie it was as nicely built 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 living in rat boles. Did these brick walls and houses crumble of the' own accord? and was there no danger while the enemy were battering tbem down and while the debris was tumbling around our cars? 1 have mado a hasty sketch of some of th i acts of the 1st Regular Infantry, not üot íñ a spirit of boasting, but in order to 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 of 3ur Regiment filed with the Adjutant ind 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 of having 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, request Ihe following officers to make arrange- ments ftr filing a complete roll of the 1st 3. C. Regular Infantry with lLo Adjutant ind Inspector General of the' State, to have the history of the Regiment written, ind more especially the part taken by it it Battery Wagner in July, 1863, an ac- :ount of the fight with tho "Ironsides md 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 iu order 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'errin Cant. II. J. Withersnoon, Capt. 1'ross Smith Capt. Kiverj Lieut. .Ino. C ali- noti Xieut.,Kd. Matbews, Lieut. Lewis ,' '·,P?ul Kvori'u Kdgerton and Lieut. \ j. Martin. RctoUai, That as our Regiment is scat- terei over every portion of the State, the Anderson papers, and all others in this Plate who sympathize with the survivors pi the lost cause," be requested to pub- lisll these proceedings. MAKE HOME ATTRACTIVE. .. «.·._. . TT. ...-.¿ ...,. ., .,,.,. jenn|e «osa,mind l.t-roro ,},. Avariato «.range at Cedar «r.nl!,, ami Pulill.h««! Uy lU-.jucst or the Orange There are very few persons in the wurld to whom the pleasures of a happy home arc imperceptible. Those who urc for- tunate enough to gain one regard it as the well spring of all true happiness, and are generally wise enough to value it accordingly. While to those who have it not, it forms the basis of many an air castle. Rut it is far easier to desire this inestimable 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 costly improvements. They are rather cozincs-,, neatness, simplicity aud that general air springing from all these, aud from the real love of home. The charm which wo often realize without analyzing it, comes of affectionate care and attcntiou. There are some bornea which impress the visitor at once as being full of socia- bility and kiudi.uess which delight him and lead him almost to wish his own lot had been cast within its shade ; he feels that the people who live in it, love it, that it has no interest too insignificant to be neglected. It is allirraod that woman alone must be the maker of homes, since man's oc- cupation necessarily lies out side, hers within. There is much truth in this view. Then through her inlluence the home is attractive or repulsive, happy or miserable, but whatever be the result the responsibility rests on both ; it requires all their abilities and industries to main- tain a well ordered peaceful home. "Not only must hand and brain construct the home, hut the heart must inspire it," bv patience, selfsacrilicc, sympathy, and contentment. It is not so much wealth and learning, nor toil and idleness, as tone and temper that makes life joyous or miserable, and renders home happy or wretched. If the fathers and brothers arc busy men they see the /amily rarely enough ; they ex- pect to find rest ; they feel their labors should be recompensed by comfort and ease, 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 home with pleasure, aud thus contributing a share to the home happiness, for if some strive to make it pleasant aud attractive and others only to enjoy its blessings, disappointment* is sure to follow. It is the little kindnesses we confer far more thau those which are done for us that promotes contentment. Do not live in the least cheerful and dullest of your rooms. Few people know, and do they care, how you live ; you will not surprise them by opening line parlors, kept only for company. Let your home be for the benefit of those who live in it; warmth aud light arc far better thau line furniture. Of course one may have all good and comfortable things, and beautiful iiunouudings. if tbero be plenty of the wherewithal ; if not, a woman with taste, ingenuity and industry, and with her heart in the mat- ter, can make almost any place cheery. The more beautiful a home can be made the more attractive it becomes. Uy all means have some little plant to grace tbo rugged surroundings ol the frout yard. The least flower or shrub will be some attraction, and fo.-m a pleasant object for the eye of the most indifferent beholder. There arc some mistakes made ia tbo management of even "well ordered fam- ilies," especially those living in the country, where they are exposed to so little Iriction with the outside world. One ia a dislike of change; the old folk? cannot understand why tbeir ways .good old fashioned ways suited so well to their own middle ages.aro heavy yokes and bonds to the younger mem- bers of the family. It seldom occurs to ihem that the minds of youth require ._r _l__ ., llinllnill .....I UlJl.ugc ut |imvU| mogi. o. i..i>..g» », ...... diifereut companions. They often care for no wider views than their own well tilled fields, and would think ibe boys aud girls i usane to find the hills monotonous aud the sur- roundings intolerable. The boys usually manage to push their way out, but the girls.they live on tbo same dull life, no one guessing at the restie is discontent, which a few short inexpensive pleasure trips might have satisfied. Is it not probable that such medicine might cure much of the irritability, crossness, and languor of both body and soul, and thus many of the rough places in future life be made sinootu, and their happiness kept from ship-wreck. If tbo parents could only be wise enough to mako tbeir intercourse with the children lift them out of the 4ruls" of dull planning and thinking, the change would be a pleaeure and an advautage to both. It is the everlasting monotony of our work, the same 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. Mother cannot guess why father and the boys relish even a badly cooked meal abroad, and reserve no appetite for beef and ap- ple-pie at hume. course food should not wilfully bo made an object of per- petual anxiety and importance, for all should be very careful that their minds may not become narrowed by the neces- sary attention to the details of house- keeping. Rusty knowledge must be brightened up by coustant use. There are a goodly number who wish for better things, 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.-be cheerful and contented.remembering there is no place in the wide world like home. 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 for laziness. Let him try nitro-glycerine placed underneath his rocking chair. Judge W.T. Filley.of Pittaneld, this Suite, was cured of severe rheumatism by St. 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 over some ohi newspapers I found what I con- aider quite a valuable reminiscence ; one which contains much food for thought and information for the fanners eveu of this day aud time. Dr. Lee, the distinguished editor of the Southern Field and Fireside, of a quarter of a century airo, save of this letter, then published fur the Qnt time : "Every planter aud farmer hhould read it. Ho should read, mark, and inwardly digcrt. It discloses the secret of Wash- ington'n trrcat success in that peaceful and noble calling in which he so much delighted. It shows system, a lucid or- . " - ny..\ , ,, - Mb«, ...·/.·. LI.UIIUUI J , IIIIU MVUlUt.) -M i.L," counts, even to the minutest things. It shows a desire to improve on past ideas by careful experiments. It shows tire- less vigilance in supervising each de- partment of business, guarding against neglect and waste, and holding each per- son in his employment to a just respon- sibility." Washington wrote this letter whilst President of the United States, not only surrounded by the many duties of this then new nation, hut at a most exciting time In the world's history, and yet with all these things to attract and demand his attention be should have found time for such minute details in his farming business is truly wonderful. Can we then bo surprised that be who displayed such numerous and valuable traits of character should he, "First in peace, first in war, and first in the hearts of 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 to hand. I am glad to hear you had a Gno rain on ilio Thursday preceding the dato of your letter, even if the corn should re- ceive no benefit from it, because it would put the ground in good condition for tue reception of wheat. I hope it was fol- lowed by another good rain on Wednes- day night last. At this place it rained the whole night. I want to make an experiment with respect to taking the tops from corn be- fore the usual lime. I know that if the tops 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 no corn; but as so as this function is per- formed, the tops, in my opinion, serve only to participate in Ilio nutriment which otherwise would be more abun- dant for what remained. I believe, also, as the dust from the tassel impregnates equally with its own, all tuo corn (through tbc tubes of tbc silk) it fulls upon, that if every other row, through- out a whole field, was deprived of the tops, the corn, notwithstanding, would be equally good ; aud this is the experi- ment, although it is lato for it, that I want to have made. Tell Mr. Crow, therefore, that it is my desire that ho would immediately cut the tops from every other row of corn in No. 5, to the amount of twenty, beginning on tbo side next to No. 2, by the barn. Let the first row retain the tons ; the second, 4, G, and so ou alternately to the 40th, to lose them. He need not go beyond the old ditch which formerly divided the fields. Particular care must bo taken to cut the tops above the second joint, that is, above the one from where the corn proceeds. Experiments of this sort are easily made, and without risk or cx- fense ; and the result may be important, do not mean that the blades nre also to be taken off, for this might expose the stalk to the sun, stop the circulation of the 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 delayed beyond my expectation.tbo vessel by which I intended to have sent it, having sailed sooner than was expected. I do not suppose now, it can go earlier than in El I wood. Hut as soon as it io re- ceived, it must be sown, in order to give it an equal chance in point of season. Whether to b»»gin on the contra side of the fields which are sowing with wheat at the time of ils arrival or otherwise, I scarcely know, at this distauce, how lo direct. I would wish it to have neither better nor worse ground than what is allowed foi wheat, and it would appear odd to have it in the middle of a field of this grain. The overseers, knowing what my design is, must dispose of it in the best manner they can to answer it. Mr. Lear insists upon it, that be put the clover seed (in a casis containing about 7 bushels) into the sturo himself on the left hand of the door. If it is not to bo found there, you may tell Mr. Butler I shall look to him for the value of it, unless he can discover what is gone with it. The reason I had it put into the store was for safety ; and lie will find, by the written instructions I left with him, that the key of that house was not to remain in bis possession longer than whilst be was in the act of giving things out. If the clover seed, then, is not there, Butler must have disposed of it hi nisei/, or by retaining the key in his possession, contrary to my orders, give the 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 taking evn-y thing else that was saleable. If no clover seed was gathered before you found the rake or comb, were not both eeed aud clover lost by standing too long? And why this, ask Butler, when both arc so essential to ray wants. Is the clover which, by the report, is brought from tbo oat fields at Dogue Run, that which was sown last spring? If so, was it rank enough to cut? I do, in earnest terms, enjoin it upon you to sec that the haj i9 used with the greatest economy at Mansion He.and particularly, to guard against Mrs. Washington's Charles and her boy in the stable, both of whom are impudent and self-willed, and care not bow extrav- agantly they feed, or even waste, for I have caught the boy several times litter- ing bis liorses with bay. Except her blind horse, (which may be codau- gered by running at large) I see no sort of necessity there is for feeding the other with either grain or bay, when they are not used, or any other horse that is at liberty and able to provide for itself; tboso that are kept constantly in the bouse, constantly at work, or under the saddle, must be fed, or they would per- ish. I can plainly perceive that in a little time, (after saving what oats I want for seed another year) there will bo nothing cither for my negroes or hor- ses to eat, without buying, which will neither comport with my interest or in- clination. By Stuart's report, I find he still continues to feed horses with corn instead of cut oats, as I directed. What two saddle horses are those which stand in the Mansion House Report? I know of 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 Lim with plow boasts in piuco of those which he says have coles, ami aro uiinblo to work : and the other two, one of which, according to his account, cannot, and the other will not work? Those which caunot, or will not work, had better be turned out for breeders, and their places supplied out ot tho brood marcs.and those which have colts ought to bo fa- vored. As to having their hearts bro- ken, i do not wonder at it, considering how they are treated, aud I fear rode of nights. I see by the report respecting tho ditchers, that one of them is working at Union Farm, in tho room of Cupid ; but no mention is made of tho latter, wheth- er tick, abietti or dead. Consider always that these reports are intended for in- formation, and ought, therefore to be plain unii correct: one part should al- ways correspond, or at least not be in- consistent with another part. In the Mansion House Report you make God- frcy sick six days, (which is the whole week) and yet he appears to be engaged in business somo part of tho week. I mention these matters not with a view to lind fault, but to show you tho advan- tages of correctness ; and as you nro a ouug mau, just advancing into life and usinées, to impress you with the propri- ety and importance of giving attention and doing whatever you undertake well. How do the potatoes at the Mansion House look? Let tho ground bo kept clean and in fine order.that is well pul- verised not only at top, but toasuflicient depth for grass. Unless Isaac is engaged about things, the execution of which cannot ho de- layed, order him and whoever is with him, tojóin Thos. Green, and the whole of them to stick to tho b ira nt Dogue Run until it is completed. It appears to mo that the whole or greatest part of the time of these people, is employed about one nonsensical job or another, which is the very thing Circo:» delighted with, as they all'uni him a pretext to be idle or to bo employed in matters which more immediately relato to himself. I wish this may not be the case also with Isaac, as I find he is very desirous of getting by himself always. When I said the whole were to be employed at the now barn at Duguo Kun, I did not mean to leave tho dormant windows in the etablo (both back and front) unfinished, as they have been begun, which woald not have been the case if i could have conceived they would have taken half, or oven a quarter of the timo they have. In front of the stables I ordered two, one on each side of the pedement, dividing the space equally between the latter and the ends of the house. Davis, any nn re than the carpenters, ought not to be taken from the above work for every little trifle that might as well bo done by that lazy scoundrel, Charles, who might as well bo employed in white-washing, painting or putting up bedsteads as to take Green or biro for these purposes. Idleness will be li in ruin, for I have no conception of his em- ploying himself otherwise than idly ; and when this is the case, besides tuo bad example it sets to others, he will bo in mischief or making a disturbance in yo family. I do not recollect telling you in any of my letters, that the Kbeam of writing paper which went by Ellwood, was for the purpose of supplying tho overseers, &c., with paper to make their reports on. Give each (it you have not already done it) a quire, and let them know that it is to bo applied to this purpose only. I did not expect an accurate account of the Hogs from the Overseers at this time ; but if they do not keep a pretty good eye to them themselves, I shall have but a flemish account of them when they are called for as porkers. I see by the mill report, for the last week, 23 bushels of meal was brought to tho Mansion iiouue, when the usual quantity for that placo is 20 bushels. Why was this done? If 30 bushels was brought them it would, I am persuaded, be consumed, or otherwise disposed of in 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 was a party of gentlemen the other day on a train on one of tbc roads coming into Nashville, and nono of tho party being strictly temporaneo meo, one of tho crowd suggested a dri nk. Another want- ed to know whero to get it. .'.1 seemed willing, but the day was warm, very warm. At last the fourth man in the party said he had a bottle of fino "cock- tail," which he would furnish if anybody would get ice. A fellow passenger re- marked he nould do that if ihey would share with him. ile left the car and came back with plenty, which waa duly used. As a matter of course, in a short time another drink was proposed aud the ice man kindly requested to furnish that necessary article toa first-class cock- tail, but, with his mouth watering for th lrink, every look one of longing, he said : "Gentlemen, I want the drink, and could furnish the ice, but I am afraid if ! take any moro the coroso will spoil." To say that the crowd felt sick feebly ex- presses it, and a'ben they actually knew that the ice was from a corpse, they did not 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 a nest egg, for bene will lay where there arc eggs already. It is true you must bake with the flour you have, but if the sack is empty, it rHght be quite as well not to set up for a baker. Making bricks without straw is easy enough, compared with making raor.ey when you have nono to start with. You, young gentleman, Btay as a journeyman a little longer, till you have saved a few pounds ; fly when your wings have got feathers; but if you try it soon, you will be like iue young rook that broke his neck through trying to fly before it was fledged. Every minnow wants to be a whale, but it is Erudent to be a little fisb while you have ut little water ; whom your pond bo- comes the sea, then ewell as much as you like. Trading withuot capital ia like building a house without sticks, burning candles without wicks ; it leads men into tricks, and lands them in a fix..Spur- peon. . Gadsdcn, in West Tennessee, has shipped, this season, over a hundred thousand dollars worth of fruit, the prof- ita of which amount to fifty thousand dollars. . A coolness haa arisen betweon Mr. and Mrs. Fitznoodlc, one of the most respectable families in Austin. One day last week a Mexican donkey was run over in the outskirts of Austin, and killed by a freight train on the Interna- tional Railroad. Next morning, just as Mr. Fitznoodle was about to start down town, his wife threw her arms around his neck and said : "Dear Alonzo, promise me not to go near the railroad track. How can the engineer riistiognish be- tween you and a donkey, in time to stop the traini '. Texas S\fti>g$. a -m. v_y *v · THE LUNATIC ASYLUM. wii.it tho State lit Doing fui- tht< Insane. enlargement and Improvement of tho Asylum. From the Columbia Keyhtcr> In company with ono of thu Regents of the Asylum wo paid a visit last week to that noble institution ami had the op- portunity for a close inspection of tho arrangements for the management ami comfort of its unfortunate inmates. No class of suffering humanity have deserved ly attracted so much of the sympathy of the humane in our day, or called forth more earnest and intelligent efforts for their relief. Certainly no nobler testimonial existed 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 old Asylum, which was built in 1829, one is impressed with the excellent order and taste displayed in the arrangement of the garden and ihr absolute quiet which pro* vails gives to the place the appearance of some religious retreat. Tho grounds about the old Asylum arc- kept scrupulously clean and the shrub- bery carefully trimmed and everything about the premises arranged with a view to the comfort and convenience of the unfortunate inmates. Entering thu spa- cious corridors of the building onu x- pcrionces a sense of refreshing repose pervading the place, ami not a jarring sound disturbing the quiet which reigns throughout the entire building. On the first or ground lioor we were shown into the sewing room, where a number of the inmates, under tho direc- tion of a lady attendant, were industri- ously engaged in making or repairing tho garments used by themselves and others, with us much apparent interest in the work as if it woo a gathering of a sewing bee of some villago church socie- ty. On this door aro the store room, laundry, bake room, A.c., for the supply of the institution. In these places every- thing is in order, and, although the wants of nearly a thousand persons are supplied through them, thero uro no accumulations of litter or refuso to offend in the slight- cat degree the sense of sieht or smell. On tho second and third lloor we pass through tbo wards occupied by the female inmates. Each ward has its spacious sitting room neatly furnished, nnd hav- ing its piano or organ and other accesso- ries of a refiuing character, affording a a source of pleasuut recreation to many of the unfortunates who avail themselves of them, with evidently good results in calming and southing the. troubled spirits duriug the oft recurring periods oi dis- turbance. Many of the paticuts were seated in tho corridors and sitting rooms, sema imploycd in needle work, somo reading, but most of them listless nnd tjuict and subdued. Nearly every one §avo some recognition to the lady atten- ant and officer wito accompaniued us, some of them making some commonplace remark or inquiiy, and but few of them exhibiting any special evidence of the fearful malady which had thus excluded them from society. A dining hull is con- nected with each ward, and into which we were shown, and as the preparations for dinner were nearly completed we were aU'ordcd the opportunity of examining the provisions made for the meals and the diet furnished. Tbo dinning room were fresh and airy, tho tables were neatly aproad with the usual appliances of a comfortable family dinner, and upon somo of them were being placed tbo meat, which was ample and well prepared. As a dessert, we foutid a liberal distribution of peaches on each table and were informed that the patients, without exception, enjoyed them. 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 respectively with the East and Wost wings of the main 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 which would be seriously prejudical to the com- fort nnd health of all the patients. This group of buildings, constituting what is known as tbc old Asylum, and is al prôn- ent devoted to the use of the. white fe- male patients, of whom thero are about 170, and to the quarters of tho several resident officers, and the various depart- ments, store rooms, &c, connected with the Asylum. What strikes tbo observant visitors in all departments of the Asylum is tbo absolute 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 In their hrdplcsaneai upon the philantbrophy of the State. In our observation of these kind pro- visions and the evident loving relations existing between the patients and the officers and attendants, I could not forbid the contrast which rose unbidden to my mind with tho condition of things from which they have been rescued by the res- toration of tbo Asylum to tbc control of the Asylum to the control of humane, Christian men in 1870. I remembered the sad story of the systematic plunder of the appropriations liberally made only that they might furnish the means to gratify the greed of tho robbers, oven though it brought actual Buffering for, and want of. the common necessaries of life lo these helpless imbeciles. I re- membered bow tbo wail of these, poor people for bread rung out through" the bare 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. I turned from the sickening memory of this period, scarcely credible, yet too sad- ly true, as tho record wilt show, and could not repress tbo feeling of gratitude to Qod for tho change which has passed upon tbc condition of tho Asylum. Passing aerosa El m weed ave» tie we enter the grounds of tbo now Asylum, which is a group of buildings fronting on I'ickons street and Elmwood avenue. The South wing was partly built before tbo war and since completed and is now occupied by white males. Tbo North wing is nearing completion and will be ready for occupancy "by tho 1st October, at which time it is proposed to transfer tbo white female patients to one of these and u?o the old Asylum for tho colored patients exclusively. The two wings, when connected according to the designs by a central structure, will constitute one of the most imposing and commodious Asylums in the wholo country, with a ca- pacity for tho accommodations of ab -ut 500 patiente. Time wlU not allow us to decribo the details of the arrangements every whet " made for the comfort, convenience, and and safety of the patients, and the eco- nomical administration of the trusts committed to the authorities by the State Dr. Griffio, the able and respected Su- perintendent, has just rctured from a careful inspection and study of the meth- ods and appliances in use in some of the beet conducted asylums in the North and Northwest, and whatever has been found v VJIjUI necessary or useful in those institutions, ot suggested by tho humano spirit ol scionco for improving the treatment and care of the insane, will, as soon as possi- ble, he added to tho already admirable arrangements in these nevi buildings. The same careful attention to the wants of tbc colored patienta is observed as to the whites, and nllhough as u class they are found moro restless, turbulent ami intractable, wo were struck in pass- ing through the wards with the cleanli- ness of the quarters ami the persons of the patients. Thu grounds are extensive, affording ample room for exercise, ami it has been found that in proportion as Ibu vigors of the old system of treatment have relaxed and given way to tho humane and kindly liberty of exercise, and freo- «loin from the restraints of Ihe cell nud the sbackel have been suspcudeded by a Watchful 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 rare exceptions in the treatment of the insane, and exercise and employment are encour- aged us indispensable agencies in the improvement of the mind ami body of the initient, tho Asylum has attached it large area of etil l i valable land, on which the labor of a largo number of patients who aro physically sound is utilized and there work, and, besides being healthful to tho patient, results in a bountiful supply of tho products of the farm, the garden and the dairy for the use of the institution, Theso farm reports show an aggregate net production for the year ISSI of over $,'1,000 in value. new luundry is in process of con- struction, which, when completed, will add greatly to the comfort and economy of this department of the Asylum. In Dr. Grillili and his assistants the Asylum has corps of Christian workers whoso boarls arc in sympathy with tho work in which thoy are encaged, and tho distant friends who commit their loved ones to their care may feel assured that whatever human skill and kindness can do to effect a curo or alleviate the terrore of incurable mental disorder will bo done, und that tho unfortunate class of tho wards of tho State have in the Regent« a board who regard their trust as one of tho 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 may arise us to tho appropriation of public, funds, the Legislature cannot be justified in withholding any amount within its means which may be shown to be neces- sary for the maintenance, of this noblest of charities. MUS. LINCOLN'S BROTHER. Ilia Tragic Death at the Untilo of Siili..li. When tho war broke out, Mrs. Lincoln bud two brothers, Dr. Todd and .Sam Todd residing in New Orleans and in business 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 happy youth, not over thirty, of good social standing and pleasing address, handsome in person, very popular, and in every respect a manly fellow. Ho was, of course, known as the brothcr-iu-law of the President, or "Old Abe," as ho was generally called ; but being an ardent Southerner that did not affect his rela- tions with bis friends. In March, 1802, when Ilcnurcgard was appointed to tho West and Bent out to stay the progress of tho 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 was promptly responded to by several thou- sand young men of New Orleans, of all grudos ot society, who e»gerly volunteer- ed, and among the number wns young Sam Todd. He enrolled himself in the Crescent Regiment. A month after vol- unteering the great battle of Sbiloh was fought. On tho day before that battle the writer and others gavo a "dinner" to some half dozen of their personal friends of the Crescent Regiment, Washington Artillery, Seventh Texas, etc., and Sam Todd was one of the favorite guests. Jo- vial Sam Todd ! Who that know him can never forget him ! All soul, all fun and all fire, too 1 They ecparatcd for the march, and the next day were all in the midst of battle by sunrise. Tho first day went merrily enough for our side. It was a delightful game of base ball, and though tho battio was fierce, desperate and hotly contested, when night came wo had scored a great victory. The night was a fearful one, and we slept on ìlio field in tho most drenching rain storni that ftaa over experienced, ac- companied by some of tbc very loudest thunder, which could only be distinguish- ed from the roar of the col um binds fired at intervals on the gunboats by the fact that the first wns harmless, but tho latter being loaded, their shrieking shell and rolling sboi caused our fellows often to 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 a while 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 the staff and correspondents of Rcauregard'e army proper, tho Louisiana and Texas mon, a young fellow in tho uniform of the Crescents came up and expressed a wish for "one of them murpbye when they were, done." Turning and recognizing our friend Tndd, wc grasped his hand and congratulated him upon his good fortune in the fight ; for although the Crescents were in reserve tbey baa yet participated largely in the battle, and it was the lead- ing rcgimcut in the capture of Prcntiss and his men, its Colonel, Marshall J. Smith, of Norfolk, receiving his sword: but the next moment a number of round shots came plunging over tho field in which we wore assembled, one of which overturned our potato pot, and tho order was to fall in at once, as the enemy were advancing in force. It was. the new troops 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 the first obi cet that met us as we passed over tho field was the lifeless body of poor Sam, Mrs. Lincoln's brother, with a bul- let bolo in bis forehead. Driven back and still back, our dead were all loft on the disastrous field for Grant to bury ; and among those who shared these grim nnd hasty funeral rites there was no bet- ter or more devoted soldier of the Con- federacy than this gallant young brother of 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 subject and taking up another. 'Then I made it spades?'yelled a man from the gallery who was dreaming of cucbre. Ho went out on the next deal, assisted by one of the deacons. Mili A Vili..INO, 8. Kl» ON CHILDREN*. Oranti fül lier siili Dotine Ino Dillo Onci, From ( Atlanta Otnxtitution, Children are a great trouble timi a great comfort, loo. It don't matter bow many there aie in a family, if one goes away to spend a week or a night there is a vacant place at the fire side and at ilio table and on the piazzo and everywhere about the bouse, and the child is missed, and somehow we don't feel right until the missing ono comes home. That is a mighty pretty story about the poor Irish mother being persuaded to give up one of her bairns to a wealthy lady who had no children and wanted to adopt ono, and she cried over first one and then another, and told over all their sweet little wave and flaying*, and .innlly gathered (hem all in her arms and "uaid : "Oil, my sweet lady, kind Isdy, couldn't ye take one and lave it with mo?" How they do open Ilio hcalla of the parents and givo them something to live for and work for .something tlint is sweet an innocent and altogether natural. I have always sympathized with those who have not got them, und I can apologize for their being sour and stingy and selfish, for ils human nature for the heart to be like a vino unto something, and if there is no child thev tie unto money. The lovo of a child begets charily and opens the purse. It is the mainspring of all industry and economy and good conduct and all honora- ble ambition. The world is working for the children, and it is our love for them that puts down lawlessness and crime and makes us anxious lo preserve good gov- ernment and keep tho peace with uabors and stilles nud nations. Let a man stand in a great city nud look upon the busy crowu us they move to and fro and «11 in a hurry, und the décret of it is they uro moving and striving and toiling for tho children. Even many a poor, miserable thief who lies in a jail nr in nerving bis term in the chain gang had a motive away back that tho judgo nor tho jury never knew of. Ho wae stealing for tho childn, j. I'm mighty Horry for folks who have had 'em and hist and never had any more to take their places. I wassit- ting one night in my piazzo talking to ono of Georgia's nohle men.a man gift- ed and eloquent.who ouce had a dear little girl to sit upon his knee and fondle in his arms, but he was now childless and Wim growing old.years of desolation had passed since her death, but that nighi my little girl came out in her nightgown to kixs mo good night, and mistaking my friend for me climbed in his arms and kissed him. When she was gone tho strong man bowed his head and wept like a little child, and I have ever since esteemed him all the more for his ten- derness. Sometimes he is culled sour and ^elfish and sarcastic, but I know where h's heart is, and that ho would couut honora and wealth nothing if ho could but restore his child. I hud to whip a dei.r little hoy tho other day nr.d it most killed ·., und that night he put liia arm around my neck und went to sleep so lovingly in my bosom that I felt like I could never do it again, i'vogotall the little chaps to work now, picking peas in tho field, and they muko a lively frolic it. I have promised to pay 'em for their labor a ceni a basket full, and I have graduat- ed the size of tho baskets lo the size of ihe children, so us to keep 'em about oven with each other in the work. They pick awhile in tho morning and in Iho evening, and aro getting rich oil' of mu very fast at ten cents a day. When they earn their money they value it all the more and wont spend it for trilles like they do that we give to 'em. .Money earned is always better thau money given, whether it he tv man's or a child's. It sticks closer und lasts longer. Il is a great mistake lor a young man to fool along and be waiting for nie putrimony or for some rich kin to die aud leave him something. He is a sponge, parasite, a fraud. He can live und die aud never be missed. A man who does not earn bis own living had just aa well never been born. Lut children are not drones. It's astonishing how much help they arc in the fumily.how many steps they save ub. They bring the butter from the >;pring-house and run the sheep out of the yard aud run over to a nabore' to barrv something, or pick tho vegetables for dinner, or catch the chickens, or make a fire in the stove, or pick up ciiips, or hunt up some eggs, or find their mother's scissors or spectacles, and they are always as merry, and sing around and keen us bright and cheerful whether we feel like it or not. It's amusing to seo how gushinglv they take up a thing, and bow diligently they pursue it, and bow suddenly they wear it out and quit it for something else. Every day issomo tarfalnnanl = »Itiln if?ATT VIIU LIUIIUKIM, 1 Ml U iltCJT run sling-shots, and then they run cross- bows, and shot all my big nails away bo- fore I missed 'em ; and then they made some acorn pipes and smoked rabbit to- bacco, as they call this life bveblabti2co weed, and then they took suddenly to digging a well near the branch, aud stock- ing it with crawfish and minnors, and then they built u brick furnace aud cook- ed their dinuer on it, aud one rainy day they all dressed up in grown folks clothes and paraded around, and it does look like they have exhausted everything, but they bavent.and all wo do is to look on and wonder what kind of a fit they will have next. When their ingenuity plays out fora season, they fall back and en- trench upon the branch which is always a running aud always attractive, and they builif dams and flutier mills, and canals, and got their clothes wet and then go iu a washing and hung cm on tho hushes to dry. Thero is not a frog or a tadpole or a suako or a miiiuer along this branch that don't know these boys. Some of 'cm gets stung by a bee or a wasp o; a y al 1er jacket most every day or steps on a nail or limps nround with a stone bruise or has a bile somewhere or falls out of the ,*: ..g or ofF of the flying mare or stumps a sorF) toe or cuts a finger or tears their clothes aud comes to the house for repairs. When they have struck a new idea they can hardly take time to eat for they aro terribly in earnest. It's a happy time with 'em now and I wish it would always be. Tbey are up with tho sun every morning and can say with poor Tom Hood, He nevor roso a wink too toon, Kor brougbt too long a day. Blessed childhood.how innocent and bright.no wonder that the scriptures tell us that of auch is tho kingdom Heaven, and "unless yo be like one of these ye can never enter." Bill A nr. . Even Blaiue is down on the Maliouo Repudiation infamy in Virginia, which the administration sanctions aud the Re- publican party approves. And Binino can swallow anything between a railroad and a guano heap. . The Western Union Telegraph Company is truly an enormous institution Its capital is fSO.000,000 ; it has nearly 350,000 miles of wire ; it sent lnei year » bout 30,000,000 messages, and ita earn- ings were not much short of $6,000,000

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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

Ja

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

UlJl.ugc ut |imvU| mogi. o. i..i>..g» », ......

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$.

a -m. v_y *v ·

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