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Prx edizgs of twe all Conferlu of the 11oth olist Epscoal ChurCh, Sounth. The Committee on C n of Yonomy sub mfitted a repot on the sijoet of ut inging into iore int:niate rl;-io:is LA men n the Cou::cil of the church. Tai zecot povbes fr a Dis triet Conference, to be compse of an u number of Laynitn and Ir n. o, pro viding for the eection- of four L-ven by the District Conference to e s the Church in the Annual Conferee, and the ectiO of .an equal nuniber of L.m by he An d Confer ence to represent the Chuch m: the General Conference. Tb s is th1e pla of .ay representa tion, which W*I in subbte beO* teu, a ma jority f;o:ing the pocy. The mnrty of this Committee asked leave to suibmit a ect:nter re po-t to morrow mornimg. -A memorial relating to the ordir.ation of local preachers, was read and referred to the Comtit tee on Revisals. A resolution instructing the Board of Foreiln Missions to establish a post in Califo inia for the Chinese, was read and referred to the Committce on Mkissions. (In reporting the appeal case from the Virg"ia Annual Conference. te wron- name was mserted. Instead of David S. Doggett, one of the MoSt em inent divines of the Church, it is George I. Dog gett, between whom there is, we underst Id, not ee a d!stant relationship. The a:treion of the Conference was called to this mistake publie ry this morning, and the correction nad.) Rev. Dr. Keener introduced a resolution in structing the Bishop to appoint no preacher in charge of a station or circuit who has not travel ed at least one year under the care of an expe rienced minister. The statisties presented by the mover of the resolution showed that a large num ber of men are annually appointed in charge who are totally disqualified. Read and reterred to -Cornmittee on Revisals. Rev. Mr. Evans called up Report No. 2 of the Committee-&r P.eligious Interests of the Colored People. Th report substitutes a chapter in the Book of Discipline. The plan is to cicate a sepa rate Church jurisdiction for them in fratzrial union with the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. The discussi*n necessarily ensuing on a gves tion of such peculiar importance, e%idenced a breadth of view, in remarkable contrast with tie narrow conceptions ceoniiny a*tribj,ted to Souzh ern men. The acknowledgments of thn fidelity of tLe colored people to their masters durin- the war, and their quietne:s during the transition, was handsomely paid and cordially endorsed. The question cane up on the adoption of the report as a whole. Adopted with entiri unanimity. THE THrEATENED IMPEACHMENT.-The Rich mond Times says: The radical press of the North-N est are boldly urging the impeachment of President Johnson. At Washington, the matter is freely discuss-din higb Tadical Repub!lcan circles, and will doubtless be attempted, if their leaders dare. We fear they a-re bold enough to try it. But Andrew c~hnson is a wise, sagacious and bravc man, arid ready to meet such an emergeney. The pro gramme, if such a thing is attempted, will doubt less be to prcsent the articles of impeachment, in the House, pass them without discussion, and simultaneously carry thiroug~h a resolution declar ing the Presidential functions snspending pending trial, and directing the proper officers to be r sponsible for the per,on of the president. Then the blow is struck. But will such action be legal -onstitutional ? Eleven sovereignl Sta tes are unrepresented in Congress, and a third of that body, therefore, absent. Coald it, then, in ac cordance with the Constitutin, present legal ar ticles of impeachment against the President ? We think not. Mr. Jefferson insisted that each branch of the Government wyas the sole judge of the constiru tionality of all Acts or laws which affected it, anid in the case of Marbury vs. Madison, acted on that theory, and disregarded the decree of the Supreme Court, (see his letter on Spencer J. Roaue.) Such a possible issue now presents an EteTsting question, but we doubt not President Johnson is ready to meet it. GREENTILLE & COLUMBIu RILRoA.-Th-- stock holders of this Company are now ra session at Columbia, and we trust that their deliberstions may conduct in some way to an improvement in the affaire of the Road. Much complaint is made by merchanits in regard to the delay in the trans portation of freight, and we are aware of the fact that a small lot of goods shipped from Columbia on Thursday 24th ult., has failed to come to hand up to the present time, while a package shipped from Charleston b)y Express, on the 28th ult., has been at hand several days. Now, we think if the express Company can get their packages through from Charleston in two or thr-ee days, th~e Railroad Company, having control of the road, should cer.ainly transport goods from Co lunmbia to Greeenville in a less time than ten days. Other instances than the above could be cited if necessary for improvement. We know that the Company has suffered much in the des truction of some of their rolling stock and road way ;but we do not think there is suificieut cause for the troublesome and expensive delays alluded to, Sundry reforms in regard to the passenger trains might reasonably be suggested here ; but ive defer them for the present. (Gremildle JIounitaineer, Dd in.st. The Abbeville Press records the death of B. P. Hughes, Esq., a highly esteemt(" citizen of that town. Mr. A. is a native of Anderson. Also that of Mr. John Speer, an honored citizen of Lowndesville vicinity. In crossing the ford at Rocky River, in a buggy, a portion of the lhar n1ess gave way, and ini adjusting it, he frll into the swollen stream and was drowned before as sistance could be rendered. lie had attained the extreme limit of four-score and ten verrs, and his honorabie and useful life was crowned with all - -"Whieb should accompany old age, As h,onor, love, obedience, troops of friends." We regret to learn that the small-pox is on the increase in Edgefleld. Mr. - Whi:e, a voung and respected citizen, died last week. The Ad vertiser also chronicles the death of Rev. Arthur Wigfaii. The Laurensville Herald annonnees the death of Mr. John Garlington, an aged and honored citizen. CcL,UMBA ITEMS-A fiire oeenrrcd in Columbia dn Tuesday night, destr-oying uihe store of Messrs. Shelton, Calvo & Walsh, and three or- fcur small er buildibgs adljacen-t thcre-to, and occupied by~ freedmen. Tt lo~s ex~cds' sixC thuusnid dot Jars. Insurance partial. On Su:nday- night h:ist, Private Andrew J. 1Iunkins, a metir of Comn pany A. 25thi Regiment Ohio Yeteran Volunteer's, was attacked by George Windsor and Jamews Windsor, citizens, and very se-verely cut uad wounded in the abdomen, hands and face. lie is lying in a precarilous condition. James Wind sorand his wife charged with aiding and abetting the assault, the provocation for which has not. transpir-ed, have been arrested. The other Wind ser is still at large. COMMENDABLE LIBE:RALITY.-Mesrs. WItLLIs & CsotM , Agen:s in this city of the Baltimore Steam Ship Company, reccived on yesterday bills of lading for a large amiount of goods contrribute d by the ladies of Baltimore, and purc-hased out of the proceeds of the great Fair recently bi d in that city for the benefit of the poor of the South. $hese goods are the first instalment of the qu'ota of this State, which aggregares iifteni thousanid dollars, and are to be consign:ed, for- distribution, to Dr. JoNx FISUER, of Coimbia. Messt . EN IIERGAST, FENNIeK & C.'., the owners of the steam ship line referrcd to. have~ noblyv declined ~ to receive any charges of freight. for t.he trans portation of the goods. THE LAST ROUDnERY.-TheC Augusta pape"s ladr week reported a case of robry t!:at for cooiness, ingenuity and success, equals any thing we ev~er read of. A busiaess house '.as entered n h usual manner from the roar, the iron safe~ taken T }E \\E EKfLY I11E RA L iD. NEW1EI1IfY, S. C. WeadyMornin-, May 9, 18S0S. Mr. TuoMs P. Sum:n, of C harleston, is the authorized agent of ti;s paper, to procure ad vertsemen.ts and receipt for monies due. The American Hoel. The opening of this houSe, as seen by card in another column, on the European plan, is decid edlv a fcature in Charleston hotel k,ecing, and a great convenience. The v1itor rent- his room anu sleeps there, but eats wherever it suits h1m best. 'or the -eIonnodationt, however, of those who prefer it, a restaurant is attaelcd, where at all times can be h!id aiv kindl of dish that die appetite Aanci-s. The propne:or is accommolit ing and the visitor is azsured of every attention. * oi Greenville and o=unlbia Railroad. The annual meeting of the steckholders was hCld at Nicehrson's lotel, Columbia, Thursda y and Fridav of last week. The occasion was an interesting Cne, as many importait subjects were discussed. The following are the officers elect: PrCsidCt-1I. P. flammett. Dirceors-Simeon Fair, Robert Stewart, T. C. Perrin, J. W. W. Marshall, Alexander McBee, James P. Boyce, B. F. Perry, J. L. orr, J. P. Reed, L. D. Childs, Daniel Brown, II. T. Y:rmer. The most important measure acted on is the changing of the bed of the road, betweei Frog Level and Columbia, to the West side of Proad River. As it stands now, it is never safe from disaster. Should it be transtferred, the new route will be on a secure ridge and through a wooded country. Contracts. We would advise the planters of our District, who have not Yet made contr,cts, or those who have contracts that have not been arproved, to have this matter attended to at the earliest mo ment. Lieut. Ziegler, the Act. Sub, Asst. Com. B. R. F. and A L., is alwavs in his office daring business hours. We understand that he purposes vi:iting each plantation in the District, as soon as business will permit, for the purpose of ox plainiiz,-(to the freedmen,) the nature of a coi. tract, andl the duty of all parties living up to it. Every planter in this District who has not yet contracted, or had his contract approved, should do so within the next ten days, as we think it highly important, for all parties concerned, tiat the above named officer should make his tour at the earliest possible moment. Now is the time to secure, anid have your labor guaranteed. To a wise man this will suffice. MiUtum in Parvo. The grade of General will be established in the United States Army. A disease has broken out among the mules and pigs of the Wecst. Dr. James has leased the Laurens Railroad for a term of years-1) we believe. The road is to be put in running order. We learn that letters have been received here by prominent citizens to the effect that it is in contemplation to connect Ches ter and Athnuta by rail. An attempt was recent iv made to assassinate the Czar of Russia. The cholera is subsiding. Married, in William son, Mass., Mr. William Williams and Miss Lizzie Willijams. For particulars see small BUls. The President and his Cabinet -are onno=:ed to.thn Re. port of the Reconstruction Committee, and favor the admission of loyal Southern members of Cou gress.- T'e president says if the organic law is to be changed at all, it should be done at a time when all the States and all the people can partici pate in the alteration. Te'egr-aphic communica t'onis are to be established between this country and Cuba. We are gratified~ to learn that Presi dent Jeter has nearly recovered from his recent wounds. Hie has secured the services of Mr. M. Nicely, says the Spirtan, to superintend the re construction between Shelton and Alston. Mr. [I. T. Tustin's residence known as the Cary place, near Abbeville 'illage, was recently destroyed by fire. The Senate of Tennessee has rejected the bill disfranchising Southern men-old B3rownlow s frustrated. "Episcopal Methodist" is to be the ame of the Southern Church. A Louisville let. ter says the Protestant Episcopal Church at th South exhibits a life and vigor not dreamed of en years ago. The members of the Me:todit Co.nferen.ce at Newv 0rleans recently had a pie ni >reparecd for them by the ladies. Arrangeme:,ts were made to take a photograph picture of the Lody- on the pie nic gron.ad. Other- goo:Is may hive declined, but the rise in hoop skirts onl the treets, is at times quite s:atling. Butter i down to 12.ie. per pound in Virginia,at Coltzubi, s. C., 25c per pound. There is an abun.dance iere at from 40 to f>0 cents per pound. The Fro -ida Evergades are to be drainedl,so as to bud a::d lossom as the rose. A new bank-rupt b,ill wil! oon be presented to the house. Republicean9m is n the wane. A hiurricane passed ov-er a por ion of Bartow, Flioyd, Polk and Carrol coun ties, 'unday night before last, doing immense damaige. )ver a miillion nines iwere blown down ini a sp ice f five miles ini letngth,and a half mile in breadth. ihe Fe'nians have subsided ini a fizzle. Sie tran it gloria, O'Mahony. A bout ;iJ,( 00 bushels corn iere added to the stock in Ch.arleston, last week. t is believecd that Congress will adjourn early in une. The fare on the Learv st-eamers: betwe~ en New York and Charleston, is reduced. The cl rated poet actress, Menken, the iivrn'l represen ative of 13vron's M azeppa, HSen won-ing~ appa el, on the back of her iand,omne fiin s'teed, IIa:idee-ul-A zeen, pero:mns in New York Thec mbihe heir report about Brazil. It reads~ ike a romance-B3raz:il is pt udiga! and powerful na resources. A French paper will shortly ap ear in Charleston under the auspices of Major Dubos. The Phonix reminds us that CdL Hul ock, the gentle man ly andr in tel ligen t head of the Southern Express, once protrered thre G. & C. R. urrangements to erect a line of telegrap)h aloig he route. Can it not now be undertaken. Ae. >arrel of kerosine was ignited at theC Detroit and dwauikee Rtailroad, which spread furioursly, de ~toing the depot and ferry boat, Windsor. iwenty -eighltt persons were burned or drowned. 3rigam Yungdeela cs that he will dr-ive all Calhoun, is the name of a ne'v Distr-ict, pro osed for South Carolina. The Courier, pub ishies an intcering report, on the ~climate, soil esources, capacities, and natural and acquired dvantages. This report has been~ prepared by committee of the mnost intelligent citizens of iken, S. C. Calhoun "ill be for-med, (if at all,) ut of the corners of B3arnnelI, Edigetield and )raingneburg. The (Jharleston ]haily South Ci arolinian.-T his xOcellet jou rnal conies to us now as an v?eI;og aper-enlarged and inmproved every way. A TLa nharcston Board of Trada. The re:;ula: monthly m ing of the Board was held at the Club oon of the Charleston Hotel on Teda en ay1 The m in w :c,lled to order by the Prosi demn, W. S. ilastie. Esq. Th ii e fa jore etn of the.( .d or the eletiOlt (r an Excvmive Gom:it ee, and of thi:e ubsequnit meetinigs of the E xec:ve Comi..wtee, were read bv the Secreta rv, J. 1. e le,E g. and confirm"edl. Comtte'te en! Coastwi'S Naviation: Comnit tee on ahi.l, Tek;gaph nd Exprs Coinies; (ontnit Con Eoicoura eme:: of Emigratio; (Commt. ce on Correspoienee ; Conuntit tee O Inlmd Transporta"io ; Comittee on Foreign :ind .reet Trade ; Conini.,ce on For eiLn aid Poneztic Excnaute ; Coninittee on Insurance an Fac; 1o1nnufttee on illl, Reading Room and 1,iry ; Con.miittee On (ievances. T Char'matn nc:timaed the folowing Com mOittee, u\ bich were' allirmed: |...!, *i;in Ji>'m 0 n Li,rrary.-C. TI. Moise, CiA'n ; ..t ramsn, I. OttPl.ngui, R. Z. Brune:, Wla ny Coa.,,;sc . . ig\ ;.-Wml. Gurney, Chair man ;NW. T. U " V* Ei Wil;is, G. II. toet, II. 'The Chairman announced the following Com mitteels whnieb wertmiptd F~.1ia.? andIn u rc.-G. V. Wil!iams, Chi man ; A. Simonds, J. I. Colburn, Z. B. a , E. D. King. Cow-idlec on I,land Tra portation.-Wm. Ravenel, Chnairmian; A. R. 'Taft, ). F. Fleming, C. Froneb1ergr, E. 1'latt. ;o,i'"ec mn Encouragecnf of Emirin H. i-choff, Ch.airman ; A. Canale, J. F'. 0eill, H. Gerdis, WV. 11. Eutry Co:nmii;t!-e on F>r.i,n ("mot D;,act Td.T D. Wagncr, Cairma:I ; E7. WI - tral, E. Wil li, Jamnes M. Wiikon, A. 11. IiTyden. man ; G. C. Scinain, C. W. 'oycs, Jno. IIatckel, II. T. Tho:npson. The Chairman appo-uted the followIng Gom Mittee, which were approved omnt on Pl'ceCrns.-.Wi,s Chairman ; L. 1). Mowry, V. T. Burgo, 'G. WN. Glarke, G. W. Williams, L. C. Styles, II. I. De Leoni. The Board go(s to work with herculean effort. It won't be long bofore Gharleston will arise in the penitude of her beauty and com:-ercial strength. The Board is distinguished for liberality, cour tesy and industry, and un ler its fostering care Charleston must Boorish and extend her limits. She is destined, we think, in tie next decade of years to have a populatiou of iot less thian 100, 000 sou!s. The Board earncstlyv considers the irnportance of railroad connections between the seaboard, the mountains and the vast storehouSes,granaries and emporiums of the great North-west. IIon. G. A. Trenholmn, and Messrs. Gourdin, Marshall and others, portrayed the imnmnse bentefits to be deriived from the conmpletion of the Blue Idge Road. 83 ,000,v00 have been paid up and cx pendedlI in ustatntial work, which htas suffe'rcd but very little dining the war. A miilion and a half dollars is all that's needed for its comtpletiont. We learn that a delegation will be sent to the people of the West to cotfer about the imipor tanee of pushing the great work forward. Let the line be completed fromn Cincinnati and Louisville to C harleston by the PBlue Ridge route, via Knoxville, Lexington, and Anderson, S. C., and the rich anid teeming t reasures gathered from the fertile andi inecxhaeustible soil of the country thte road traverses, an d v:hich will be poured down from t!'e divergi ig linies which radiate at various sections of the route, will open up varied and diverse avenues of trade, that v.ill entrichi thle meCtroDolis and the whole ate. WrrIar.'s S.ITUv-If th re is. ai man by the name of .Jobn Sith itt the United States, he i herebty informed~t ;that there is a lenter for him in the post otlete.-a!!..nore Sin. The Last we hieard of Mr*. Smith, he was living in Michigan.-7We ( . O.) E.l.le. Tha:t's a itakme. John Smiith has been ar rested andi sent to Sing Sing fur pa rtieipa iag in a Copperhead Cou'ventn at AlbanyV.-Browne Re pWcani. Oh, pshtaw ! Johtn Smnith i- over htere edi tin g the A.'!a (.a' :4arnn and superitenditng the coast' nerion .if w ~hirligig to grind smoke.-Son F'.oncisco F!ay. Mistake somlrewhere. Smith was in Mark!leville all summurer with a wheelbhirro 'w wheelin:g suntshtinc down in a cellar to drye buck~ wvheat.-A /pine Thte identical John Smith above referred to re eenily appieared int the ciyofAcison, and is rutnningt a snake-and-mnonkey-show at the corner of Fouth and Commnercial stre'ets.-Achtison 13 'g yo"r pardon-but that Smith has been in his' itall winter actinig as asststantt tutor in a po1 ticaL vi ymtn t niu.- Lee wnmrthf/ Bu!lhinL. A wron ge~ntl..m'n. John Smith is neither cons'ructing~ a irlittig 't in moe tnor awheel i shne doatn a celitr to dryx bach ahea ht' is an honored represetntative itn the n'n L''i- itur'e here atnd an:iters to his inate at roll *all .ith as inunh ntoneh l.tIlanrce as5 ifit aere simpiy Jo:n's or Browvn.-7baAa L:'"er. You arc all wrong r. Smiith has turnied "'abo litrioner," and at last accouts ! was rnnintg a "iig gr mtactine" at Janetion City, Kansas. We glean from the L'nio'n of the 1t3th ult.-Kansas Not mnucly, says Artemnus, the t'eritable John P. Smi:h is nmy. trave!litng agent. You are all badlyv post ed for ne wspa per edit ors. Joimi Sminithi was lown tip by a sc;e-uiboat on the Tomibigbee a fe'w wieks ago, and has not come Why;, what a mitake! H le has come down, ind ha s beena ricon tructred andi ha rmon ized, and is tow supposed to be engaged in maintg a mar le top antd a looking-ala:ss for the Freedmen 's Dreau. Whe'n hie gets thirough with that job so:neC other paper can "pass h/im around.--i jwtam J':t..s. On a cold tra'l every one of you, Smith itas tot beent oumt of the equanimnite of this rang~e since die confeideracy went up. We rejoice in bein~ tble satisfactorily to settle all doubts, and beg i the Post master at Baltimnore to forward the let er imm~ediat'ly, to care of this ofBlee. For the information of his friends we state that outr friend John Smtith~ emtploys his idle moments, when not runnting is Eng in', in arramng~ing~ th prltiia ri's for open ing a Smnithery, and for the success of whiich one requisite is only lacking-nature's best ~ift to tman-utpon whiCh to hantg a duplex eleptic ~kirt.-Ne&c~rry Herald. Ix<:nssim:xcv.-Refering to the admission of oorado and the exclusion of' the Southern sates. fthe N. Y. I/or'd says: "htadds to the inconsistency and injustice f the distinc:ion is the fact that, the cotton fur tIsit fco:n the excluded Southern States since he close of the war, for the markets of the orh'!, foots orpon am sumn equal to the hunidred tilions~ int tgobl, for the relief of the national yredit, tie nationail currency, antd the Federal ax payers of the United Statecs, from one end of he Union to the other ; whilst in all pr(obabilty t is large at t mou'~nt may be secured this year bya idtitting the south to Congress, which wouid e-establish there the confidence, activity and ;ystemnatie indmustryv necessatry to lie full devel >peenCit ever, of the crops that htave been plan. r The Cotnnntittee apoin:d by th Texas Con 't',inn form ~lIv d 1 'i en v of' the Ordi- a The Crops. The Damwell &nt;ne1 says that much of the oung cotton has dicd. Cause-the rge of he seed or the way in wh'-h it has been pre :rvyed. In Virinia the wheat crop o, well. Drill Aheat has borne the rigor of winter better than hat seeded by hand. Because hand sown wheat s imPrfectly coverN . Accounts from Georgia speak fl-itteringly of .he lteat crop. The cotton seed in Morgan :oanry fails to germinate. Norlthri farmers who have recently migracd thither and purchased f,rms are discouraged. Their freedmen are dving >f s!"all pox and typhoid fever. They apprehend i fAilre Inr bad seed and the unrelabieness of iegro labor. The LaGrange, Ga., Reprwter, snys that narmere ire in better spirit than they were at the b)egin ig of the year. The freedmen are working well ind crops are forward. Prospects flattering, and if no advor.e fortune appears, the harvest will be bountil. Crop propects in East Florida are encouraging. iorn three feet high, and cotton doing well. A private letter states that farmers look for a bet ter crop than for sever J. years p:lst. The accounts from Alabama are mixed. In some sections the prospect- are splendid,in others not so good. Ifeavy rain, wind and hail have destroyed in a great degree the cotton and corn and impac:ed the earth. Where the cotton seed has fai.C, doubts ire entertained as to a further supply. However the season advances, and corn v,ill have to take its place. The Wetumpka Ala. Messenger, of the 26th Llt., Says : We have just returnel from a trip through portions of Coosa and Taliapoosa counties, and we ra:hered all the infor:m:tion we could, both f:-om observation and enquiry, as re,.ards the crop pro:pects. The wheat crop we find very romising, and should the ::eason prove favora ble, and the rust not nuke its appearance, an .bindant harvest may be expected. It is gene rally very forward, and we think will come on abo'ut two weeks earlier than usual, which will not he too soon. Fruit tree.: are hanging fill of young and tender fruit, which promises well. Tne land for corn and cotton is in excelent order, we fear, however, too much cotton is planted to the exclusion of corn. Planters have gone to work in earnest. We saw in one field two white ladies hard at work, hoeing corn. In another we saw a white la(lv plongin;g, and close by, plaving in the newly made furrows, was her little child, happily too young to be troubled with the cares and sorrows that weighed so heavily on the heart of its poor widowed mother. I1appy, indeed, is tle season of youth, but alas! how soon it is gone. Our hearts deeply sympaihise with tli-ne, I t we conniniend their example to thousands 01 both sexe., who fold thieir arms in idle ease', Ia ment their' unhappy fate, and await the comforts of life without an effort on their part to secure them. A correspondent of the Macon Journal writing from Perriy County, Ala, says: As a general thling, I apprehend that the pro portion of landI planted in corn the present year is less than it should have been ; but I see tWit quite a number of' planters have changed their programmies to sonic exteniit, andi have phantcd sonme of the land nih iclh they hiad prepared ar.nd designed for cottoni in, corn and "de goober pea." In the doing of w~hichi, in rmy j udgmenit, they have acted wisely. The 'freedmen," with some excepltions, seem to be doing qunite as nell as could be expected under thle circumstances, but fears are now being entertained that as blackberry season1 is no0w up proachiing, Sambho rnay conclude to "lay down de shovel and do hioe" to attend to the saving of that crop).. A corrospondent of same paper from Bourbhon co., Ala., says: The larger portion of the freedmen are working well ;sonie fe w are .shirking, arnd some break'ing contracts and resorting to the towns. The last heavy rain h as .40 comnpaetted the boils of the last planting of cotton, the seed will cou.e up badl.y irs tlr angs good stands1 Corn good stands, and growing finely. W here there is nto Bureau, the fr-eedmecn are wvorking well, and seeri very well satiefid. May arnd June will try their reli ability. The prospects in Tcnnessee are flattering for wvheat. The coming cotton crop in Clborne, Louis ana, is est:im itedl at less t!m n a fourth. Comn phiints comne up~ from all parts of the State about baid seed. A correspondent of the Vicksburg Journal spaks of' Mtssissippi as foldlowvs: IIeavy rains in Tcxas have retarded agricultu ral opierations. Though in many sections the crops look well. From what I could learn concern:ing the cotton rop, the prosp)ects for ti,is county are quite fau vorable. A bout three-galarters ol the hin d ustial l in eu' tivatlion helore lie war will be pranted this year. I find not much confidence, buti gret [ars expressed concerniing the labor. Many Ue ieve that as sQon as tile weather begins to "win: tup," ad the sun to shine with his SUm mer hieat, thiat Mir. Darkie will lie downi in the tnce corn er, in all thei dign.iy and independence becoming his condition. So far hut little com plinits ex ist against them ; they ha~ve done vert well. Tihe dite'rence that exists between thle pjantity of land in cultivation is very striking. The condition oif Lowndes Counity will, I stp iose, compare favorably with that of any other ounty in the State. While on the other hand, f yoiu.gi to Cailborne~ County y'ou find bitt one ire iti tenl in cultivation to the number planted Jefore the war. To conme to any proper estimate there concern ng the amount of' land in cultivation, y'ou must trike the in diumn between tihe two extremes. ['hen y'ou must ileduct- firom the :365 days in one rear the .52 Sundays and the 32 Saturdays; this eaves you 2 1 working days. Now, no one con ends that the neCgroes dho nilore thtan twio-thir'ds le work theyv oughit and could do. Two-thirds of lfl is 174 woiking dayvs for the wvhole year. So ou see that the average amount of land in cul ti ation, comipar-ed to the whole amount of acres of pni land, is 8-20 less than one-half. So we would are, really, less tha:n half a crop ilanted, and ut two-tbirds work done on that half crop. I are given von the data. You catn draw your tW'n conicltusion. I predict a terrible "'lettingt lon" on the part of those propht ts who see a >ig crop going to miar'ket next fill and wmnter. Reports from the various sections of our State re generally good, especially for cerials. In the pper sections wheat and rye promise an abun ance. The farmers of our District have been 'ry industrious in making fertilizers and plant nz all the ground possible. Wheat andt corn >f which there is a large breadth--flourishes fine y, though the late rains have been rather cool 'or cotton. It germinates slowly; some platiters, iowever, speak of having fmne looking "stanids." Albeit, a large number of freedmen have gone est, we learn that labor is ample atnd abundant, rith some little su:rplus yet, and so far the pios >eets are good. A late gentle shower having eed thei ground from its impacted conidition arought about by tile recent heavy, beating rains d high win ds, the canni is now mtoist, mellow id warm, anid the seasons generotis. So that, nder the blessings of lieaven, should the f reed en ear,tinue industriously to work at their pro ~nt crops and not fancy that there aind thither an eldorado, a eureka, nor dreatm too much of J,r Oe H, rald. Ou' Town. Many things can be done for the prosperity of a place lich are not thought of till the practi cability of these things is suggested. Before the war, which has inst closed, a large quantity of co:ton was bou lht in thi; town. The Bank of Newber;y was in operation then, and furnished facilities to traders and dealers-merchants, the means of purcha-ing aH the produce brought to this nrket and oifered for sale. Capitalists joined their means and took stock in the Bank. The Bauk went i.;to operation and the result was what has just been stated ; that th means of purebasing the pro,uce of the country were af forded, and the prod-ice was sold. is it not poss;hle that the Samtr thing can again be done? It is believed that there is capital enough at this time, in the District lying idle, which, if put into a National Bank, would give ali the facilities for buying and selEing pioduce in t!Is town, which once existed here, when the Bank of Newberry was in sucecessfl operation. When a good market is afforded to the people near home, it is never the case that the people will 2o far, and pas; by such a market, to sell their produce. The difficulties are so great, as were evidenced by the winter j ist past,in getting to market, that when such diillcultivs can be avoided, they wNii! not voluntarily be undertaken. Capital lying idle brings no profit to the owner nor to any other person. If this c-.pital cotld be invested safely, so as to be secure, and at the same time -make a profit to the capitalist, a great good would be conferred upon the community at largo, while the c ipitalist would be realizing a handsome- per centage on his capital. Let it not be said that every thing is too unsettled to em bark in such enterprizes as this. I woubl suggest that now is the time to engage in such an under taking. Columbia-a town three-fourths burned to the ground, and the people literally stripped or everything-saw tie importance of the thing suggested, and b:s a National Bank under way. If the people of Columbia can co-nmand the means what is there to prevent the people of Newberry from doing the same thing ? The concentration of capital here will bring trade and prosperity not only to the town, but to the District, and to the Rail Road. We see re ports in the papers that projects are contemplated as 'o connecting Charleston with Cincinnati, by means of the Blue Ridge Rail Road, by way of Knoxvi!le, Tenn., and also of making the connec tions fro.a Atlanta, Ga., to Anderson, S. C., from Newberry to Chester, S. C., and thus on to the great thoroughfares to the North. This would place Newxberry in a position which would con duce more to her prosperity than cny other thing that could be done. These suggestions are thrown out like bread upon the waters-the results may be seen after many days. In the meantime will the people think of these things ? CIVIS. For thie Hferald. NEW ORLEANs, APRIL fi, 186t. Editors H- rald :-We have hot days-gre -a peas, beans, Irish potatoes, &c. I have not seen a beggar sinice I came-there may be some,hio ever, and they judged from thle appearance of vour correspondent that he had nothing to spare. But the thieves maske up for all begging. The city is infested with rogues, white, b:aek and all intermediate stripes, male and female, old and young. T hey steal by night and day-when you are looking at them and when vou are looking another way. One is struck, if not bitten, by the multitude of ugly little dogs. I have not seen a dog in the city of a size that it would not take four at the le ist to make one such as brother Dick Chap mas white dog. Of nine-tenths of all I have seen it would take on an average from six to ten. The children seem to be somewhat on the dimnin utive scale also. In faict the people generally seem not to have attained to the full stature of men and women in the old fleshly Adam. Rev. J. R. Pickett is here-I have seen one such in the city ears-thought lie received the worth of five cents a little nmore fully than somue others. I had heard much about the beauty of the la dies of the Crescent city-a great deal more than hlf was told me. I have not seen them-they may live where the big dogs are kept. A ride of four miles through the Creole Kingdom -dawn one rail and up another-showed ma more ugly women than myv eves ever behiel in the same numbher any where else. I was told, when I re p)orted the sights of my trip), that I did niot go in the right direction. I am inclined to give it up. Bat there are some ladies here, that might be appropriately classed with many ia tihe Palmetto State. According to the number of Churches and amount of bell ringing there is little Church go ing and the Church going is far ahead of thle naorshipzpers. But, then there are good people here. Shows, operas, theatres, frolics, private and public, are the order of the day, or rather of the night-grog shops agree with this state of things. While the "Yankees" had rtule of things here the theatres were shut up on Sunday nights. But the anti-puritanic sentiment has opened these engines of demoralization again. I hesitate not to sayv that the Yankees were right and that the existee of a sentiment in the South of anti puritanism which is wrong. We call nmany .thin.s~ "purinic which are ch,ristian and should be oi>served by us abhough they come from the .Aorlh. On the whole I am of the opinion that a man can loge hiis soul as easy in the South as he can in the North-and that if a man or woman desires a certain and quick passage to the neigh borhood of the "rich man", he or she e-an find as mu~lch ni.t and comn 'ort in tis Southern city as any whet-e I know of. Trymng to travel in~ the other directioni, I remnaina yours, &e. S. HI. B. P. S.-W. M. Wightman, E. M. Marvin, D. S. Doggett, and HI. N. McTyerre were elected Bishops of the Church on yesterday. No more will be elected. S. H. B. For the Herald. En. EDrIORn:-During a very pleasant and de lightful conimunion meeting at the Presbyterian Church, in the hospitable town of Florence, in Dar;nigtonu District, S. C., on the morning of Sat urday, the 28th April, after a se.mfon by Rev. J. J. Long, the Rev. D. E. Frierson, was invited to take the chair, who explained the object of the meeting, when I was requested to organize the Florence Bible Society, which by a vote of the Sodiety, including all denominations, was made m auxiliary of the Amer-ican Bible Society, for he distribution of the Bible, "without note or :oninient." The occasion was one of much in eCrest. A good supply of Bibles and Testaments vere ordered by the officers from the House of .he Amewrie n Bible Society, for distr-ibutiun unong all readers alike. Officers : Rev. J. D. A. Brown, President ; J. L. James, Esq., Vice Presi lent ; Jer-ome P. Chase, Secretary and Treasur er; Executive Committee- Capt. John WViey, J. A. LCAL ITIM. SALFs-DAY.-NotwithstU 1nding the unfaTcrable condition of the weather the strc-.: pre- enrel the usual attraction of crowds of vistors from the country, from a number of whom we hear thw, at present, common complaint of too much rain and cool weather, so much so thaz fears are entertained of ruiFt taking the wheat. Never wa there a better prospect for an abundant crop and we trust still that no serious result will ensue to cut it short. As to the general crops, their fu ture success or yield, not much can be said, owing to the unreliabihty of labor; time alone will prove the problem, whether the laborer will work to the end. A lively clash, not of armc, but words, between our re.peetable and rival auctioneers, Iept the neighborhood of Court llouse Square in gfte humor during the morning, there,being no less than three of them, and all crying at once. One offerin& a superannuated wigou an" harness, an other a patriarchal horse of doubtful age, sup pozed to be under 20, and the other a dog cart and harness, e m:Ih Nmtd of attracting the great est attention, determined to run np the aforesa'id valuable property to the highest figure. We lefh before either lad knocked down 'tother to ary for tunate individual, the cries furiously sounding oT "nine ar.d a quarter, did I hear," from one; "gar ing at thirty-seven and a hall" from second, and "forty-five, are you all done, forty-fire," fromn the other ; wbile we wre going, going, gone'. This was not all the property offered or sold, however, as nunirz of individuals will testify who were relieved of their greenbacks. UN1FAL.THY.-Everybody's busineA is unfoZu nately generally found to be the business of no hody. Everybody sees the necessity of clean lincss, and a proper hygiene in our town, but strange to say there it rests. It is certainly a mifortune, and a great one, that our town is left to take care of itself. Its orphaned condition calls for an expression of pity. What may or will be the consequence, this summer, if the - va rious stagnant pools about and around our devo ted town remain undrained ? sickness, pestilence, death. It behooves then that somebody consider it and adopt some way of ridding us of not only a nuisance, but a future dread. Now is the time too, before the hot suns of this month and next do their unhealthy work. REv. MOFFATT GrEIR.-It was our good pleas ure to hear this young minister last Sunday .orning at the Associate Reformed Church. We would like to attempt an extended notice of his discourse, but fear that we would not dohimn jus tic.Sfce it, that he is an earnest, eloquent and impassioned speaker. Lofty in 'onlception:, cogent in reasoning, pure in style, simple yet dignified in manner, and just ornate enough to fascinate the mind while he impresses the heart. RF.UEvEn.-Tieutenants Carr and IeCCann, with their Co , K., 15th Maine Tols., kit our town for Abbeville last week. Lieuts. Orcutt and. Owen of Co. C., supersede them. .The retiring garrison were courteous, finely behaved men', We wish them a pleasant time at Abbeville. We trust the new garrison may have a pleasant ad agreeable sojourn in our community Mr. A. M. Riser will accept our thanks for his nice present of a mess of Black fish fresh from the waters of Charleston harbor. It is his in tention to keep up a supply of very many choice and seasoniable delicacies, which we hope will be appreciated by the publ;e. The fish we aloe to come pacl:ed carefully in ice and are per fectly fresh. MF.Ar SToLE.-Col. J. R. L., of our town, had all his meat stolen a short time ago. He is oe the trail. If the party who took it would save their bacon-it ha' better be returned, soon. We think they ought to have left the Col. nalf', or one or two miiddlings at least. Give him back his meat, and may'be he'll forgive you. No-rres.-E. HI. Cuars-rrax, will be happy to see his old friends at the Tupper House, where everything good in the l'me of beverages may be had at all times. Also ale, porter, pickles, oys' ters, &C. Messrs. Wiskemani & Wilbur have pced us under obligation by the present of a foot or twd of real old Bologna Sausage, a rarity not ofteri seen in these parts. Dr. Grierson's soda fount is in full blast. IC gushes with sparkling, delicious nectar. Business Notices. Mr. Jas. G. Gibbes of Columbia, offers a supe-' rior article of Guano to planters on time, payment to be made either in cash or cotton in October next. This offer will enah!e the planter who .is short of funds, to supply himself with this valua ble fertilizer on easy terms. It is not too late either, as it can be applied to the crop after it is up and growing. See card elsewhere. Dr's. Ruff & Pope, having entered i:M g part nership, offer their professional services in the practice of medicine and surgery, to the citizens of New berry. The experience, together with the practical ability of these gentleman, will com mend them favorably to the public. Notice theih card. Mr. U. Br'ant!y, Practical Surveyor, wilt attend to ar.y orders left_at E. P. L-tke's office. The' practical experience of Mr. H., is to well knowdt to need recommendation. Business entrusted to' him will be executed promptly and with satisfae.: tion. Mr. R. Willson, located at Power's shcp;Laus rens district,. is prepared to fit up and repairA Pumps. We recommend him to thosc in need of his services. Mr. W. A. Templkon advertises having tound a roll of greenbacks, near Silver Street, which the loser can recover by application to him. u Rev. M. M. Boyd, it will be seen has an estray mule ; the rightful owvner is informed that he cadl have 'his mule.' A. MI. Riser's Ice Cream Saloon will be throwrt open for the citizen's to-morrow, (Thursdays mo0rn in g. Mr. Jf. C. Richard's; adui'r estate of Geo. Ash ford, dec'd, calls upon the creditors. The "Andero Ieigencer,'? of Ws 8d, complains of outrages by the military in that i lage and dis trict. In announcing another chi. of ga irisoni, it says: : Ter -eert dis.ict ar again nsnlidate*