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he Appoa S Agricalturl Pair in Colum bia-6ircular from the Ezbctive Committee. The following highly important Cir eular A Ill explain itself: COLUMBIA, S. C., July 14th, 1869. SiR : The Executive Committee of the S. C. Agricultural and Mechanical So ciety, having made the necessary ar rangements for the annual fair to be held in Columbia, on the second Wed nesday in November next, now appeal to their fellow-citizens to make the move ment a success. The development of the material in terests of the State is conceded to be a' matter of ignportance. It concerns the dignity as well as the general welfare of the people whom we represent that all that all their resources should be fully evoked.' Ve.have broken fortunes to retrieve; reined industries to revive, and a just influence to regain. To ac complish this end, the necessity is upon us, to move out upon the - industrial arena and secure the reward of Energy, Skill and Activity. As a means to this end, citisens of the State representing that portion of its capital and intelligence devoted to in dustrial pursuits. feeling that these in telests are inadequately represented in the present State government, (hence the greater necessity to co-operate among themselves) have formed an Ag riculttiral and Mechanical Society and established annual fairs. Its Executive Committee, carrying out the order of the Society, have arranged a premium list and provi'bd for the annual fair. lut one thing remains to be done. Under the present regime, the Society expects no aid fron the State treasury ; hence the necessity devolves upon the Committee to call upon the , ftend; and members of the Society to make the re quired contributions of money, and the committee feel sati"fied, that the plan propo-ed for raising the oecessary funds, will meet the approval of those con corned in this important movement. The Committee will spare no efforts to make the first annual tair of the So ciety in all respects useful and cred itable. They have invited a distinguished speaker to deliver an address, they have prepared a liberal premium list ; they hve'arran e4 to have suitable buildinga and-grounds prepared, and it will re main .for the contributors to complete the work thus-aliciously begun. To provide the necessary funds the following_srheme has been adopted, and il comm led to your favorable consid ei*tion. It is earnestly hoped that you ifT-e disposed to co-operate with es ii th) 1patter. -" Appended hereto is a note payable 1st October next for $20.00 weyqu are requested to sigu and .e wrd C4 D. - Wyatt Aiken6, at (okeab 0. Yoq, are. authoriziec 1 of the Conattittee to re at or before its maturity -t ten Iannual members at tetlife' members at. 10.00 b s;Kubia-event you are expected cob the money- from the mnembers youpod pod to.ng jheir names to the etary when your note is eryrtspetfuy, TYout obedient servanlts, JOUNSON-HAGOOD, W.M.LAWTON, F ~ PKTHOMIAS, * ,, .,?.W. WALLACE,. D4 WYATT1 alKEN, -ofthe Executive Committee. $20.00. .On er bfore theflrst day of October nert, 1889 1 "proiie to pay to 1P. Wyatt Mken, Sec'ry of the S. 0. Agri entrul sajd M~iael-Society, Tu!en Wy pe.llatrs- forvalue received. -- 0 EAT 300 Si~ae.th ~tyof 'egreat utoral ideas" has ~s ie li good old city of Charl'ton, there have been more ott morej qures more holding to bail, more swearing, than had occurred in tha$ quiet town for fifty years past. The esitagien of-the atmosphere of city politics, seems to have seiz,ed upob.the Vwited States d~ustoma House. A. G..Mackey, a good radical and or thddox negro-worshipper, has been re oedfrom the oflice of Collector, and 0; W. G.Lrk,I a wishy washy yankee ex 'Sutler, and ex-Mayer has been appninted in his place. .Why the Sphynx turned Mackey out, we csanot divine-but sup pose itwas owing to his having received hsppintment frodm Andy Johnson. Gr ant seems to have but thmee ideas cigars, preseats, and hatred of Andy .Johnson. -However Mackey has been rejected and Clark received as the Simon pure. SClark pats his commission in his pocket, end politely asks Dr. Mackey to retire, Markey requires time to miake -ot iLs inventory of public property, and obtain Clark's receipt therefor. Clark wront'wait, 'must have 'the. office right away. Mackey grows indignant, calls upon_ his understrappers, and midly ejecta Clark. SClark has Mackey arrested for an assault-and slips into the place while h~e- Doctor is at the Magistrate's. 2Mackey, Jr., has Clark arrested and %ailed asa perjurer, and there the matter enJ.k for the present. The whole affair is morelaugheble than repatable.. We give Dr. Mlackey credit for telling one truth-during the heat of the con ?est-he remarked: "The office of Collector . of Customs in Charleston has been ~hitherto held by gen tlemen.", If thie .Doctor will let the above lake date previous 'to his own appointment, we will heartily endorse * tbe statement.- S,umter News. *A Western exchange says the price of iheat is destined to rule low this fall *The apprehensions of war in Europe have blown over. The crop is large, and the prospect of grain throughout the old country is said to be excellent. The Southern market is better snpplied than usual; by home production, and California will ship wheat to New York and London in vast quantities. The great question of especial interest to the people hereabouts is when the price of flour is to fall. Every one should prepare well for a turnip crop, says the WValhalla. Courier, a and seed as largely as possible. The effects of scarcity of breadstufi's may be greatly ab'ated by a good crop of this aegetablie, which is probably the quickest and anest profitable of all the root crops, *and requires less labor in it.s cultivation, Apart from-its value as a table vegetable, It way. be made to subserve the purposeo1 corn in the fattening of hogs and win sering milch cows. A young man named J. C. Creswell, who ruined~a lady of Edgefield District, South Carolina, was pursued by her brother to the upper part of the State -Ad k,nleA -Savannah RepnnhHcnn NEWBERRY, S.C. Wednesday Morning, Aug. 4, 1669. The high:excitement which has pravailed in Edge$eld forseveral weeks recently took tangible form, when 210 Winchester riles with necessary ammunition arrived at the Pine House. Eichelberger and Hubbard with some fifty negroes, appeared in Edgefield Village with said guns, last Thursday after* noon. An order from Gov. Scott, for a por. tion of the j ti in which to place the arms, lras complied- with, - and- thee they- are g'arded by armed negroes. A company of 100 negro militia (th3 Advertiser learns), are to be drilled. We have no doubt but that this is the initial step. And that Newberry and all the other counties will be thus inva ded. The radical party have become restive un der tte harmony whi,ch exists between the colored people and their white friends, feardng lest said reciprocity might jeopardize their interests in the next election, and are doubtless seeking to break up said good feel. ing. In Charleston, an immense black riot was iminent last week, and in Barnwell an elect tion terminated in a bloody renontre. Thus it would app.ar that a pre-concerted move is a foot to precipitate strife, and cre ate capital for,and cement together, the par ty of great moral ideas, in or,der to carry elections. We hope that under any circumstances, the courageous forbearance heretofore exer cised by our citizens under numerous aggra, vations will be continued, and that if trouble must needs result, let the same emanate from the party of agitation. HINDA'S LAMENT. We acknowledne, with much pleasure the reception of a piece of music, bearing the above title, the composition of our gifted and. charming young friend, Miss Emma Westfield, of Greenville, S. C. We have not yet had the pleasure of hearing this piece ; but promise to do so soon, in the meantime remeniberirg the satisfaction had from her former conceptions, we are satisfied that this last is rich in musical tal ent. Miss Westfield u ill please receive our thanks not only for the present, but for the kind remembrance which prompted the gift. Greenville may well be proud of her gifted young townswonmac. TOURNAMENT AND BALL. On the first of September, there will be a grand Tournament at Glenn's Spring, which will be followed at night bly a coAume-ball. The.ocession is looked forward to by the young-Knights of that neighborhood ; the bright-particular stars; . the ladits, and the gets with grea anticipations of a .perfect success, while the preparations for both the tilt and the,a: arc earnestly carried on. We have beei* equested toit vite the young nmen ot this fewn and district,- who'like-the "tournay," trgep up and: 'in- i thef can,' and tobrigther fair ladies along witli them. The4compliment paid uedi 'tha 'foung~ men of Glenni's in placing our name -in the list of senio~r nianagerei4s appriciatedl. Creat c'onsiderationrwis ihowa in this, for being on the retired ;list, a position among the juniors wouldhave stenck -oswith ter ror., If they wlf allow us a cool ejrner where wre can be a looker on, with a taste of the "cookies," and. let us.off with a note of the haippy -affair we will be willin.t to serve ; otherwise gentlemen,ibe so good as to place the nme of Sil or Jones among the seniors instot o.urs. Gendse Spring .Our Trip Home The Next Rodsue,&c. We arrived at home unexpectedly on Thssday last, without an opportunity be. fore hand of taking up the thread oftour corresponldenlce began at Cherokee Spring. A sojourn of about twelve days at that place proved of great benefit to -us, but a restless feeMug which promnpted changes in' duced us to try the Glenn's Spring. A few days there evidenced beyond all doubt, the effcacy of that water as a remedial agent in our case. For liver diseases and dyspepsia, the Glenn's Water cannot be excelled- and we would not be doing "unto others" in accordance with the divine injunction did we not say to the afflicted, broken down, emaciated dyspeptic, go there and be healed. A number of chronic cases this sea' son have already been brought away from death's door almost, and now are able to take their places among men once mote. The case of Dr. J. D. Bruce of- Newberry, who many of our readers recollect, left here In a most precarious condition, is a remark abli proof of-the virtues of that water. His many friends will be glad to learn that he is recovering his health. The season there is just fairly opening, and it is expected that a pleasant and lively company will fil up the cabins and hotel soon, and just here we would advise all who think of going, to be on the alert before it be.too late. A~few cabins are still vacant, and may be haa on epplication to Mr. Aun derson, the proprietor, who we'- are pleased to state, we found a very cjevar -and oblIg, ing gentleman Double cabins are $50, sin' gle, $25 the season, and board at the hotel, with good fare, $40 per- month. Private 'boarding at a distance of three quarters of a mile from the Spring, at Mrs. Bobo's, may be had for less. Mrs. B. is an excellent lady, kind and attentive, and always ready to gratify the wishes of her guests. For convenience, however, the hotel Is much to be preferred, on account of easy access to the water, while for economy and domestic retirement, families will fnd the cabin life much the best. So much for this. rhe journey down in company with Mr. Henry Halfacre and his lady, who kindly gave us a seas in their rockaway, was a rough one, owing to the roads taken, which being short cuts generally, so,called, proved to be the longest in the end, and the most broken. How we survived the jolting and rubbing, and escaped with whole bones is a marvel. We can safely say that our friend, H., has bad enough of short cuts, and will try the old traveled thoroughfares hereafter, as we will. "Jordan's hard road" cannot be compared to some passed over on that occasion. Another serious discomfort too, was the difficulty along the route of obtain'. ing a meal's victuals, feed for mules. or a place in which to rest our weary heads. The historical dutchman had he been one of our disconsolate party, would have ex' claimed "mine Gott, vat a country." The invariable answer to the inquiry, made al siioat with a tear in the eye, "can we stop for the night ?" was "go to the next house," and in every instance the next house was inhabited by just such another s'peci,. surly, unaccommodating man, or a sharp, shrewish woman, neither or any of whom had ever fed on the milk of human kind. ness, or been used to the kind amenities of life. Heaven help the poor, tired, hungry traveller along, that route! What an ignus fatnus was that "next house I" how far off it was. Ob for some wilderness, some bound less contiguity, where next houses are un" known. If we live till we die, we must re. member that experience, that search for the next house, for the party was hungry I The first meal sought was dinner, and only after several next houses were Iband, did we succeed. Think of the rapture. Bot.it was by the skin of our teeth,for had it not been for the help of a little "soft sodder)' 1estowedoa blue-eyed baby's looks,-the little tender innocent,-wre'd have had no fried chicken that time, Soft sodder worked, while for" 'une smiled, and the chicken frled ukeand brown, with egg accompaniment and other fixings were soon spread and justice done thereto. "God bless the darling baby" all over the world, but particularly along that rate where the traveller is sent to the next house. With stomachs full but- comfortable, we jogged along in pleasant mood, little dream'. ing of the tug of war ahead, of the deep ruts, great boulders of rock, tottering, ricketty bridges, or of the many. failures to find lodging and supper. Ugh! we'd like to give a few names, but refrain for char. ity's sake. Perhaps these peop!e had been imposed on by designing bummers and de" testable radicals, or those who had no greenbacks, and did not know that our reputation at home stood A 1. We can safely say though that in every instance they were satisfied to rest in blissful ignorance, and showed no disposition to entertain perhaps angels unawares. About 8 o'clock at. night we stopped at the last of the "next houses" we intended hunting up that night; there we determined to abide if it took all night, and a ground lodging in the end. Mr. H. argued the 'pint', we looked daggers, the lady sigh; ed, while the mules roared.:in sympathetic tones. The combination was irresistible. we had him, the owner of tl;at house--the last of the next ones-could not say nay. Well, we got In, but our feelings were terribly la cerated, so tight was the seineese. We wish them all no harm, but could we hear of their being out some night, away from home, hungry and tired, seeking. in vain for food and.shelter, we would not care a pin's worth if they had to keep on for the "next house" till day ligh t dawned, and an accompaniment of "rain, hail, sleet or snow" helped to, make up the picture of their misery. Oh ye inconsiderate,' tough .gizzarded (an awkward word, but we can't help it, our dictionary is not at hand, and that ride has spoilt on flow Of language) way ide dwel" lers, whem will you go to when -ye die, - but along with the goats and the gophers. Enough of thetn, Fine., asons of rain hlad fallen along the entire route, but the. terrible drought yhich extended .to the mountains, has cut. off the crops to. an alarming extent. It is teared that scarcely more than the fon,rth of a crop' of -corn,-will be made, whillthe cottbn~In the upper region's of the Cheroked. add.. Glenn's spr4ng, and' in'tact alil thrwagh Spattanbur'g, will be a most *iserabe fallhrei We saw fields which would not afford s'bale in ten acres. In manf lnstaices theuecro'ps have been sadly neglected; dad in~conaeq.ence the grass has the best oA 5. The principal .vegetables of Spartanburg, are fried chickens. , -mineral water, and ox crts,, while every other mnan you meet is either Smith or Jones ; the most of thent known by some nici'.nanie, such as nrirod Smith or red-head Jones, for instance. But we are tresspassingon your patiebce, readers. and will therefore close for the pres, ent. In a few days we -return so Glenn's, and from there will drop yott b line occas,. sionally, and bhould any of you. similarly afflicted like us, visit Glenn's, we will be most glad to greet you at the "cabin" of the - SEN[OR. The search for the next house was made in a portion of three districts, and vie have since discovered that Wheeler's cavalry raided the entire route we travelled, since which time no one but an Irish pedlar has gone that way. The Land we l.ove for August is ali'o rceived. For subscription address Turn hull & Miurdock, 54 Lexingto'n St.,- Balti more. $4 per annum in advance. THE XIX CIsTEaRY PusTBtertosq CoXP NY.-A number of the literati of the South have brought out a gemn in -the- way -of magazine literature,. entitled 'uThe XIX Century." It is published at Charleston, S. C., and contains articles deeply' interest ing to all readers North and South. 'The "Adventures of Confederhte -'Blockade Ruiners" and "Persohne's" Rem iniscenc'es of Confederate-Camps and Battle-Fielda are among the monthly novelties. The maga zne is unique, racy- and attractive, especi ally to the ladies. Subscription price $3.50. Single riumbers 35 cents. iThe Galaxy for August is. to hand, -and contains its usual variety of interesting reading. The subscription price is $4. Addresqs Sheldon & Bro., 498 & 500 Broad way, N. Y. OLD SOLDoRSs!-Read the graphic sto ries of Confederate Camps and Fields' by "Personne," in the XIX, Century" Maga zine, published at (,harleston, S. C., anid sold by all booksellers. Price $3.50 per annumi ; aingle numbers 35 cents. The Printers Circular, a monthly of ex ceeding interest to printers, devoted to ty pography, literature, arts and sciences, is received for August. Price $1, -address R. S. Mlenamin, Editor and Publisher, Phil DIE MODENWELT, an Iflntrated Maza'. ine for fashions and fancy work, for August. Subscription $3, Publi'.hed by S. F Tay lor. importer of fashions, 391 Canal St., N. Y. Agricultural Fairs. Rightly conducted, these anuual fairs, are highly useful. WVe believe in them They stimulate enterprise, encourage gen erous emulation, incite improvement and augment the acquisition and diffusion of tseful knowledge respecting the culti vation of the soil, and skill in the useful arts and industrial pursuits. Nor are their incidental influences to be lightly esteemed. They bring together the people for laudable purposes that afford innocent pastime to men and women, whose toils and cares have been numerous, and whose labors have been arduous, during the most pressing period of the year In rural life. They afford a salutary unbending of the bow to the masses of the people, whose hands have been busy through the Spring and Sum mer, tilling the soil or caring for the flocks and herds, which cheer them with the rich rewaid in the fruits of autumn. They invite tfie presenee of all the people of nll -ages and all callings, and inspire in them a common delight in the innocent recreations and instructions of the nocain._Yemant Chroniel. [From our Fashion Correspondent.) New York Fashions. NEW Tonm, August, 1869. The high still splendor of August days finds few of the devotees of Fashion in town. Yet much fashionable dressin'g may be seen daily on the streets and i the squares and parks. Ladies seem to 'ron to eceru this season. Never before was there seen so much unbleached linen and un bleached lawn and silk_ dyed to the un" bleached linen tint-that is dyed in a tint which is the very ghost of a color. A new lace-gaipure-of the same indef. nke-sbade is used to frim linen and lawn. The silk suits are usually 4rinmed with many rows of black velvet ribbon laid on flat, or else with pinked ruches of the same material as the dress-this latter being much the most 'stylish. Vish black (rimm ing large hoops of dead- Jet are - worn in the ears, large dead jet chains about the neck, or elke the inevitable,bit of black velvet with jet and dead gold locket attached. Often, indeed, both are worn as ladies have an idea that their necks are made to look doubly nice and white by contrast with the black streamer. On the contrary they all look as if they were well nigh choked; and, besides that, black veltet is really too hot for mid-summer. With self-colored trimmings a profusion of coral is worn; ecru and coral color go admirably together, besides ,coral looks and feels so cool and sea-breazy. The newest thing in the way of trimming is to flounce light colored silk with sheer mulin, plain or embroidered. This is a very old style revived, yet it has all the charm of absolute freshness. We saw lately at the Metropolitan Far, nishing Rooms a most: poetic evening coss tame which had been ordered from New., port, by a beautiful blonde. The oider ran "get me up something new and white .for Monday evening's,hop." "The dress was a success, everybody present almost died with envy when I sailed in," wrote the beautiful blonde to the Metropolitan Furnishing Rooms. And as the.toilette was as simple as it was elegant, and as any Jady of ingenu-. ity can make one from description, we will describe it. The dress was of white ta'rleton, and had seven skirts, rising above one 'another like waves of surf, the under skirt was imade to -trail considerably; every skirt was gored 'in -front and very full in the back widths; the bottoms were ficed with :blas white satin, which facing grew broader:till It reached the under skirt where- it was two fingers deep; the low corsage was-of silk and was very_ curiously made, with a peak in front and behind, being laced up the back with white silk lacings; the. side pieces of the body were cut a yard.long and trimmned around the ends and'tip the sides as far as the waist with tulle raches; these 'were tled behind in a carelet's kot and caught up 'as ifby accident, but realy -by the highest art, two of the upper skirts forming a gacefl and elegant panier;-above the low corsage and attached to it e#s a ye,ke of tarleton, covered with tulle ruchings, so. as. to corn. pletely hide the tarleton, is looked like: the feathery crests of fteas. end pre..mlnently fitting-ftting tqo swlm$hc .great, profusion of pearls of the purest;'clearest water, wiich the'lady wrote she wore with it. - We would Jfeto say here, th at ladies at a distence wishing toilettes miade up, can bie accommodated at the Mietropolitan Fur,. nishing 'Booms oni the shortest notice. Those desiring -i,15o can hiave samples~ of goods sent them from which to select, and perfectly fitting costumies can be scured by ladies sending acpurately 'the lepgth- of skirt required, hasand front measure,also a loose measure around the bnst,direc.tly un,der the arms; measure armund the waist, also the length of waist:from under the arm to the bottom of the waist; and the' length of sleeve from the under side of arm. Praers~ ence as to trimming or style of arranging it may be stated, or it umaybe left to the tasteof tbe modiste. The system of cutting In this establishment Is perfbec, and that aH the sewing is done on the Grover and Baker Faimily Macbin. 1s the best possible guarantee that itrwell be as durable as beau tirul. '[h eaddress is. 495 Broadway. .We saw lately at these rooms a baby's outfit or. dered from a settlement on the Union Paci,. lic railroad. All the details showred good sense and more knoweldge of the require" ments of little babies than are usually evinced in furnishing rooms. One thing that struck us was a change of little red,. ridng,hood cioaks, one of white and one of salmon-colored opera- 'flannel-one with pinked, the other with embroidered .edges; also, Japanese washing silk summer cloak, with a large hood.of silk grenedine :of the same shade as the cloak-the hood being large enough when drawn over to cover the baby's face like a 4ell, thus protecting it fromutoquites,JAPONICA. CINCINNATr, July 2S. -A 'passenger train on the Memr-hie & Ohio' Railroad, near Cilarksville, Tenn., went through a trestle, over Budd's Greek, this morn ing. The entire-traim, except one car, was burned. The engineer, fireman and thr'ee or four others were killed, and thirty pers.ons badly hurt. The entire train and contents was de stroyed, except the OJrleans sleeping.car, and that was badly damaged. The fol lowing is the list of casualties : Killed -Eugene Riley, engineer; Chas Childsa, fireman ; Hugh McCall, passen ger, New Orleans. Badly Wounded-Mrs. IT. McCall, H. B. Mitchell, Joseph Neat, Judge Caulk ins and wife, New Orleans ; John Burt, Columbus, Miss.; J. J. Buck, Clarksville Seth Henderson, colored, Memphis .; C; H. Sage, Fulton, N. Y.; C. A. Brown, haggage master ; John C. Duggan, ex press tnessenger. Slightly WVounded-Wm. McCall, W. C. Shipper, two children of Judge Caulk in's, Samuel Lewis, sleeping-ear conduc tor, WV. D. Wrag, mail agent, E. N. Boon and C. B. Webster, brakeman, New Or leans ; Edward -Stone, Eufaula, Ala.; Mr. and Mrs. Peterson, Baton Rouge ; J. 0. Hannah, Coffeeville, Miss. ; W. S. Packer, Pittsburg ; J. C. Levy, Holly Springs, Miss. ; Miss H at tie Mitchell, Lauderdale. A most unfortunate altercation in the Main Street of Union, on Thursday last, between John Sanders and T. J. Greer', resulted in the shooting of the latter by the former. Sanders then walked down the street with his pistol in his hand, went through the back door of the hotel, and escaped. He is still at large. The ball entered the left side of Mr. Greer's stomach, belowv the heart, and burried itself in his. body. The wound is severe and dangerous, but his friends entertain hopes of his recovery. Mr. Greer is Probate Judge of Union County, The difficultV" originated in a settle ment of the affairs of an old bqsiness frm, in which they were both interest .-Jininillo Times, LOCAL ITEMS. Newberry Female Academy will resume exercises on Monday the 16th Inst. We learn that Mr. C. C. Chase has been appointed a Magistrate for Newberry. This appointment will no doubt afford much satisfaction to oar people. Mr. Chase can be found in the brick building between Me P. Scott's and the Hotel Bar. The County Treasurer be.s us to notify tax-payers that his books will be closed on jst Septenber, and that. penalties will be enforced against delinquents. SALE DAY.-There were but few per sons in from the country on Monday last,-and itmmy safely be said;it was the dullest day of it;-kind this fear. There were na sheriff cr public sales, no meet ings, nor anything to draw the people out and they r wmained at home. Our.sanctumiseeined like a banquet hall deserted, no body came up, except a man with a handful of oats to be noticed, and a little colored boy, who said the man with the whiskers owed him five cents. It was as dull as ditch-water. Problem No 5. BY DR. MAYER. - Black. -White. White to move and mate In three moves. TsLaarH.-How long shall Newberry con tinue to be ranked with the old fogy towns of the Soutb. and remain without that powerful assis tant to the progress of a community-the Tele% graph? Will the citizens of this town ever awake to the fact, that they are behind the age, in allowing--this deficiency to exist? It will cost not much niore than 15,000 to complete one, aad :dontect us with all the great commercia centres of this vast continent. No undertaking has been broached among us that Is so certain to keep Its stock above par, and ahguld it i built, and fail for want of manage ment. it, rould undoubtedly sel for 60 per cent. above cost. Then why are our monied men so slow about this important. matter, a means. of increasing their business by briuging ihe 'citi zens.oftthe sur~rounding, country here to avail thefsi~vea of its -facilities, and consequently to increase the tradie of the town.- It would also. vally improve $be real: estate of our town,. and neghboAhood. We cannot af,rd to be without it long, and unless it 'is built by the citizens of Newberry, cutside enterprise will soon construct l't.f'the finD was started by our own citizens, and they shbuld.take, say .two-thirds of the steek, o.mnuity.would have-a,voice in the mat ter Raxsnzi'BLE VARXBTY oF OArS.-It affords, as real pleasufe to note from time to time the enterprise and thirfft among our farmers in introdicing and developing finer cereals and fritits, &c.,than could formerly be found upon our soil.- This time Mr. Thos. F. H armon has laid upon our table a sam ple of theoNorway-Oats. The seed Is beau tiful- -large, round and full, and weighs 44 lbs toi-he busbel. One bushel of this oats yielded a crop of fiftyone bushels. Owing to the apparent change of seasons, &c.,-the idea is, that our people abandon corn on uplands, and devote themselves to, cotton and all the improved small grains. The Norway oats has appeared at an oppor, tune moment. It is easily threshed and will afford no: only provender for the horse, t.ut that wholesome winter foodI for man-oat meal,-which makes the Scot and lIshrnxan so cany. Mr. Harmon-inf'orms ns that he has a few bshels that he wlli dispose of. Try It, by al means. - .RE.IGoUs.-ServiceS were held last Sabbath in the Thompson Street Church and the Methodist Episcopal Church, the other Churches were closed on ac count of the absence of their pastors. Rev. Mr. Martin preached at the Thomp son street Church in the morning. We regret that we were unable to attend, but learned that although he is a .younig man. and- quite recently licensed, he prechedl an eloquent discourse, wIth much ease and grace of manner. The services at the M. E. Church were held under the guidance of the Pastor, Rev. 0.. A. Darby, who, in the evening preached to the children of the Sunday School and their friends, a very able and happy sermon)t. We were glad to be presente.-id although we thought the discourse eminently suited to the chilren we were forced to appropriate it many excellenit precempts to ourself and hope our adult friends did so too. The music by the scholars and teach ers was good but. we could not be Ip thinking that the tunes were pitched a little too high for their young voices. Half way up Lookout Mountain, the place where memory is stirred by a thou sand th: illing associattions, and where the brave boys of both armies met and fought hand to hand, where the blood of both friend and foe was mingled togeiher and ran down the mountain-side in rivulets, is a smooh-.faced rock, upon which a poor, wounded soldier inscribed the following : "S. T.-860-X -Early in the battle 1 was wounded, and carried to this spot by two clever 'Yanks.' They bade me fare well, and as they supposed, to die, for I was so weak from loss of blood thmat I could but faintly thatnk them for their kindness. They l.-ft'in. my canteen a part bottle of Plantation Bitter.e, to which I owe my life, fr it strengthiened me and kept life within me until help came and my wound was dressed. God bless them for their kind ness, and for the Plantation Bitters." flzsar DAvAGIE,, Company B, 10th Ga. MAGIIUA WATER.-Superior to the best Imported German Cologne, and sold at half the price. coXERCIAL. wsanY, Aug.-3 -E'otton 28 a 80 cents. Kw Toi:x, Aug. 2.-7 P. 11.-Cotton steady, with sales of 1.0, bales. Gold weak, at 83 AGSTa, Aug. 3 -Cotten. market dull with sales of 5i0 bale.-receipts 8; mIddling 8tj a 82. Lrzaroor., August 2.-Evening.-Cotton a .s.ad firm-uplands 12j: Orleans 18 a 1S4. South Carolina OF TB Piedmnt life Insurance Cop 0p " AT COLTMB AUTHORIZED CAPITAL...................-----.. CAPITAL PAID IN AND SECURELY INVESTEI ACCUMULATED ASSETS T,i THIS DARE OVE] NUMBER OF POLICIES ISSUED -...-............ OFFICE W. C. C ARRINGTON President. 1 J. J. HOPKINS, Secrtary. C OFFICERS OF SOUTH CA J. P. THOMAS' President Board Directors. Da. ISAAC BRANCH, Supe DIRECTO John McKenzie, May John S. Preston, R. C. Shiver, F. W. McMa-ter, W. B. Gulicl John T. Sloan, Sr., Thomp-on Ed R. W. Gibbes, J. D. Kennei T HIS BRANCH OFFICE offers all inducem, Office, with these advantages: The Capit ing operations has been incurred, the success, the whole Capital and Assets of the Home Co The entire management of the Piedmont is in is to sustain Southern interests. It further ple within the State, under the direction of the ge South Carolina Board of )irectors, in whose int The Piedmont claims to be equal in the privi any other Company. surpassed by none, ani st wishing to insure not to do so until they have e Southern Company. The first Dividend of the Piedmont Life Insm FORTY PER CENT., which proves the econow tioh of risks. August 4 30 if. MARRTID, On the 21at of July 1869. by Rev. J. M. Boyd. Mr. B C. LYLas and Miss LoU SZTz Lke, all of Newberry, S. C. On the 27rh July, by the s,me, Mr. WAL. G TER SutsMEas and Miss VICTORIA HAM% MIT, of Newberry. On. the 29th.of July, by the same, Dr. F. M. SETZLER, formerly of Newberry, and Miss Mary YOUNG, of Laurens, S. C. II A man who has worked. fpr years in _ the Brooklyn navy yard as a machinest, A has learned, in his leisure hours, to speak, read and write Hebrew, French, German, Italian, and obtained a thorough knowledge of geology and botany. Out of his savings he has purchased a library of twelve kundred volumes. A wedding took place near Dry Gro.ve, Miss., a few days s nee,_ in which the bride had scarcely reached her -tenth year, the groom being over six feet high and thirty. eight years of age. tSPEcIA. NoTICE.-To parties in wait or Doors, Sashes and Blinds, we r'efer to the advertisement of P. P. TOAL. the large manufactutrer of those goods in Charlesson. 1 Price. list, furnished on application. July 22-9mn R. MOORMAN & CO., Have been constituted Agents for Brool's Portable Rereiving And take pleasure in1 calling- the atteta of tion of the Planters of t'his section of the ti State, to a hat they believe to be the BEST tI o otton FPress now off..red to the Public. Drawings of E this Press may be seen, atnd all information is relating to it, may be had at their toein a the town of NeLl berry at any time. Plait ters desiring to procure these Presses are invited to call early, as it will require some i time to order thema from the Factory n in Columbia, S. C. A August 4 30. tf. tC yI R. MOORMAN & CO., Are receiving every week, newt stocks of heavy Plantation and Family Groceries, to B1 whic~h they invite the examination of their ~ friends and the publie generally. They en deavor to keep all such Goods as the market ji requires, and propose to sell theta at sat. isfactory prices for cash.B They have just received a lot of New v Family Flour, made of the best wheat at II Aull's 3lills. a Aug.430 tf. & 31 INSURANCE AGENCY. LIFE and FIRE Policies issued at reason-J able rates, in well establishedt FIRST CLASS COMPANIES ~ wEJICH HAVE A e< Eoa Fide Cash Capital of over S30,000,000. o .V P. NANCE, Agent, NewberTJ, 8. 0. Aug. 430 tf.L CONTINENTAL HOTEL, 2 LA T7RENs C. H., S. C. This establishment has been completely t furnished, and is now open foi- the accom mod ition of permanent 'ud transient board- 1 r. Table well supplied.. Rooms corn fortable. Termis modlera'e. J. Y. H. WILLIAMS, Proprietor. c Aug. 4 30 tf. FIRE INSURANCE. Ij Persons who own property that fire can destroy are culpable if they do not insure it. Fire insurance is the cheapest tax a prop- S ert holder patys. I TIHE LIVERPOOL & LONDON a GLOBE' INSUANCE CO3rPANY is the strongest compny in the world. They issue the most advantageous poll. cies to property holders. Their policies are payable in Gold, Sterling Exchange or gar'. rency. Their PERMANENT policies are among the best investments of a sum of0 money. They pay AT ONCE IN PROP OF LOSS; ; without deduction, and not, as usuali sixty ti day s atter proof. fr All their policies are signed by resident Directors of the Company whose intlivldual P property is bound for the risks taken, in ad, t diton to the enormous capital of the Com~ pan. a Their Agent for Newberry District is e Wx. F. NANCE' er July 4 30 2m INSUR ANCE CAJMPANY ~ OF NEW YORK. b CASH CAPITAL-2,00,000. si Assets 1st Jan'ry 1869, $3.966 282 30a Liabilities " "' 106,837 48 T --0 . H. WASH BUEN. Secretary.a Geo. M. LYON. Ass': Sec'ry.c T. B. GREENE. 21 Ass'tSee'ry. CH AS. J. MAIRIIN, President. et A. F. WILLMAR UH,Vlce,Pres't. D. A. HEALD, 2d Vice-Pres't. -SILAS .TOHNSTONE, A gent, Newvberry, S. C. Augunst 4 30 tf. Branch Office 1y of Rich n d, Yiinia, IA, S. C. ........................................ ............*1,000,000 ........... ....................................... 100,00" ................................................ 700,000 :RS: H. M AURY. Vice-President. I. PERROW, M. D., Medical Adr, ROLINA BRANCH: S. L. LEAPHART, Secretary. rintendent of Agents. 'RS: or of Columbia. Ex-Governor M. L. Bonhamn M. C. Butler, rle, T. C. Perrin, ly, Dr. Isaac Branch. rnts for Life Insurance of a perfect Homjp al is furnished, the expense of commea-. beyond peradventnre, is established, and mpany stand committed to sustain it. the hands of Southern men, and its aim ges itself to invest all funds acernia ntlemen named above, constituting the egrity you must have entire cenfidenot. leges and benefits granted its patrons, t iperior to many, a-id only requests peardee xamined the merits of this establisbed -ance Company paid on Life Policies was y of ita managmnent and its careful saelm THOMAS S. MOORMAN, Agent at Newberry. R. MOORMAN & CO. racers & Com, Merchani, No. 2, MOLLOHON ROW, I THE TOWN OP JEWBERE, . I Aug. 4 30 tf. STANDARD HISTORY BY GI. LU. a Work of Nationaland PrmanmatTali, - &emoirs of the War BY GEN. HENEY LEE, TIOROTGELY REVISED AND A1NOTATO 51 GEN. ROBERT E. LE WHO HAS ADDD Ar Entirely New Bingraphyet his1Ir. vol., octavo, 600 pages, vittA nev Steel Portraits of Gen. HEdry Is1 and Gen. Nathaniel Greeae ; beder tiful Steed Engravings of ".Manose Crossing the Pedee," and the "Sur render of Cornwallis ;" and ,1ut origizal Maps and Plane. This admirable history of the .mh 'the American Armies darig the ke anary War, in the Southern 'e elieW te United States,' is the stnad-west -a e sal.ject of which It treats; and this 4dB on revised and corrected by Gen. Dobers .Lee. the distind~ished son of the Anusk made doubly interesting and valuable by i entirety new Biography of his fathti. repared by Gen. Lee, from materials newer afore made use of. It is a work whose value is permafet*t relates to the fondation.s of this gEtG ition, and details a history of which every merican citizen is proud. While the his. ry is chiefly of operations at the Some, t considerable space is devoted to Notem i movements and battles, thu giving -the L)rk a national value. Among many ether atters, it embraces The campaign of 177, and the Surrmsder et argovne; Sir William ilowe's Dep,a te ew York, and the Battle of Bmad ,b 'ashington e Advance, and the Narrow es ' amilton aid Lee; Sir Willism HeB' arch to Phbiladelphia, and the Baets of Gee antown; Conut Donop's Movement to Vesit ercer, and the Repulse of the Hessians at Bed nk; Sir Wiliam .Howe's Advane agist uashngton, and Return to PlsipMwah. -ton's W inter-quarters at YaleyFoir &lldowe's Recall, and Sir HenryVmwm sumption ozecommnand; Sir Henry CUnioe' racuation of Philade isll, and the Battle of otmouth; Arrest ofGen. Char-lus Lie; Gas. owe's Defeat at Charlewtown by . .Campo .i, and Gen . Lincoli'nsu=le. on eom and; Gen. Moultrie's dislodgingt of G.Gda en. A'he routed by Prevost at the Sava *h )bn trutledge, Dictator in Sote Carlls; e of Stono; Gen. Matthews Destroys the SSGu Portsmouth and Gosport; French Fleet'ea rs under Count d'Estaing; Siegeofef aa ir U. Clinton sails for tile South;Sie all of Charlaton; Gen. Gates appitdt mand of the Southern Desta; Batles Camden; Death of Baron deKi; Cowala invades North Carolina- Bettle ofKi4 ountain; Death of Col. Willam of S.C. ates succeeded by Gen . Greene ;Dsware sd aryland added to the Southern -Depain ieut.-Col. Lee with his Legion ordwed to the uth; Baron Steuben in command Inrin l ashigton's magnanimaity to G.at;e wpens; Death of Gena. Davldson; Battde of oiford (Court-Ifouse; Death of Col. WeiuB'* rsol's March to itelhmond; Phillip's Maoi eterburg; Lafayette on the James Elver; ee joins Misrion; Battle of liobkisk's 533; est of Major Eaton; Abir at Qimby Bridge; dventure of Ser eant Champe;-CorsWaibind ancs upon VirgT,nia; Death ofem Gen; a'ayette's Metreat; ' scape of the Asse*bl m overno': Battle of Green Spring; Eintlned ol. Hayne.; Battle of the Eataws; l$obert Vie. a made Superintendeut of Finanee- iqatlemat ak established; Battle betwee. t Freek dEngl'-'' l'e.";"""I'''" pob Suh m besieged at Yorktown; Deadk If (LSum 61; Surrender of Cornwaills; fhanks of Coe res; Irruption of the Cherokees; Captre et upt Armstrong; Treasom hn jlrenes C e; wannah evacuated by the British, andte rar closed in Georgia; Death of Co1. Iames; harleston evacuated and Pese resord to the auth. The historical value and interest of this cellent history make it a work whicir vii purchased byall persons who boy books all, while Its thruhcorrection and re. sion by Gen. RI. Le, and the addition his new biography, prepared by him ta-r iae and personal materials never before yen to the public, give it greatly inca-used id.peculiar interest. The fact that it is ze only book now published, even in part, o Gen. Lee's pen, gives It an intens usesed by no other work. Among the new materials introduned a i biography, are li rtant letters bum resident Madison, Gen.Le seGrease id Hamilton, Governor Rutlande,oah a, letters to Washington, Mido, Gev nor Reed, Gen. Wayne, and others; eanda ot interesting series of letters to his eldest n, Charles Carter Lee, in which his advies id instrucdion in regard to his son's studies, ading, and general conduct, are ft37 The' Work Is handsomely printed and >nnd; the Steel Engravings and Lithe. -aphed Maps are engraved In the most ff ttic style; and no expense nor care have beta ired In its preparation to make It worty Ike of its subject and its author. [BE BOOK IS SOLD ONLY BY CAN. VASSING AGENTS, d we wish to secure a good agent aser? aunty. For fuoll particulars as to terms, tetrIiry c., address., University Publishing Co., 4 lond Street, New-Yea