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Brief Mentions. During tho month of June, 14,000 - emigrants reached New York. For the same -month last year, the number was 20,000. Captain N. Ch'istensen. of Beau fort, has over 200 young eucalyptus ,rees gring, which he proposes to donate to the town, to be planted as shade trees. John C. Zimmerman, one of the oldest and best citizens of Spartan burg, died suddenly of heart disease on Friday night last. His age was aboutsoeiety, but he seemed to be so well preserved that his friends were greatly shocked by his sudden death The'cashier of the Barre national bank, Montpelier, Vt., was aroused at midnight by four men, who gagged the family, and took the cashier, gag gnd adhandcuffed and with a rope around his neck, to the bank. At 9 o elock the robbers abandoned the Tbe Nashville Union and Ameri can says: "So hopelessly muddled are the financial affairs at Memphis tbat the city attorney has resigned in despaii, and has notified the courts that he will not appear for the corpo riMon in any of the almost innumera ble suits now pending against it." A special despatch to the Phenix 5rom-Augusta, says : The warehouse of the Langley Cotton Factory, con - aining600 bales of cotton and 200 bales- of goods, was struck by light ming, burning it down. The pumps barsted and assistance is urgently re quired. Three ergines were taken on speeial trains. Numbers of stock holders left by accommodation train. .Wires down. Heavy rains over this adetion. The Griffin (Ga.) Nlews and the Griffin Semi- Weekly Messenger have consolidated, and will be conducted -under tbe business management of Col. J. D. Alexander, -while Judge Pitt M. Brown will conduct the edito rial department. We wish our old friends great success,'and congratulate - them on, the combination. The News and.Messenger will be a favorite pa -perwith thousands of Georgians. The 'story of the great floods in France is rendered more terrible by every successive account. One report iates that more than 100,000 people have been made homeless and desti tute by this swift and widespread calamity. Throughout France great effortw are being made to help the suf ferers, and' all Europe will probably aVre in the good work. In regard to the late disasters, it is perhaps some consolation that the overflow of river wQ-aks, as illustrated by the Nile and 1bm~Mississippi, is usually succeeded Sby seasens of extraordinary fertility. ifthis should prove to be the case ith the great freshets in France avd 'Bohemia, it may at least prove ' the prevention of future famine there. At the celebration at HIillsdale, near Washington, on Monday, by the col ored people, there was a new declara tionofIndependence--Professor Langs ton and Frederick Douglass being in aceordieoncerning the duty of their - race. '.Their remarks were frequently applauded by their many listeners. 1rederick Douglass declared the inde pendence of the colored race from their pretended white friends, who, he said, have injured more than they have helped the black man. Professor Laugston, in a similar strain, remark ed he was there to declare his inde pendence for all who were his followers. "The. time is come," he continued, "when we must throw off this yoke of oppression and stand up for our rights -as free men. The signs of the times demand that we shall prove our fitness ,for all the duties of citizenship. The hour is come when we mnust manage -- our own institutions. If we have col ored churches, then give us colored preachers; if we have colored banks, we must have colored bankers; if we have colored colleges, we demand that we have our own officers. We have played the second fiddle too long ; we want-we must have-a change for the better." A FREE HORSE AT REsT.--During the pioneer days of Ionia, Mich., the town'had an editor, who was patient and long suffering. Some of the wem bers of the church got him to give $20 toward securing a minister: then they wanted their religious notices inserted free; then he was asked for $25 to ward jhelping to build a parsonage, and hie finally .found he was giving the church more than he gave his family. ~He nevertheless "hung on" for a time longer, until one evening he went to prayer meeting and was asked to leave his office for a week and go and help clear the grounds for a camp meeting. That was the last straw, and he arose up and said : "Gentlemen, I'd like to go to Leaven with you. I know you all. You are clever and obliging, and kind and ten der, and it would be nice for us all, as a congregation, to go in together; but I've concluded to leave you and dodge in along with somebody from Detroit, Lapeer or Grand Rapids. It's money, money, all the time, and I've given this church until, if my wife should die, she'd have to go to heaven bare footed." The.congregation seemed to realize that a free horse was being rode, to death. Tfhey let up on the editor and pacified him. lie even had a special tent assigned him at the camp meeting, and all was well. MEs. MATFIELD's HAPrY HOME for July opens with cbsj$er XiI ,ot Rule or M%isrule; the White Man or Black, which is followed by a full and interesting table of contents. We commend this popular magazinie .to the rending public, the price of which is only S3, with an engraving, the Crown of Glory. Send $3.25, to cover postage on magazime and engraving, to Mayfield's HaIppy Home, 361 Main St., Memphis, Tenn. TiFn RURAL CAnoL.miis for duly is up to time and is full of good things. It is ay edited and always gives a table of contents of suffieient variety and excellence,as to please all of its many readers. Subscrnbe for the Rural, if you have not already done so, by sending $2 to Walker, Evans & Cogs well, Chrieston, S. C. THE SOUTERYCULTIVATOR-, edited and 7- published by W. L. Jones, A:theus, Ga., $2 pr annum, the July number of' which is re ~- n~VNL i~ wofll~v the m~trofla~tC of the fiartn TOS. F. GRENEKER. EDITOR. -Mo NEWBERRY, S. C. WEDNESDAY, JULY 14 1875. A PAPER FOR THE PEOPLE. The Herald is in the highest respect a Fam ily Newspaper. devoted to the material in terests of the people of this county and the State. It circulates extensively, and as an Advertising medium ofrers unrivalled ad vantages. For Terms, see first page. Death of the Rev. Thomas Her bert Pope. Our community was shocked with the announcement on Thursday last of the death of this Christian gentleman, which sad event took place at his resi deuce in Greenwood on the 8th inst., after an illness of two weeks. Mr. Pope was born in Newberry County, and was but 36 years of age, and though young, was ripe in Christian graces and scholarship. He had been pastor of the Baptist denomination in Greenwood for four years, and had the charge of three churches, one of which -that in the town-was built through his instrumentality. His remains were brought home on Saturday last in charge of a committee of citizens of Greenwood and of the Masonic frater nity, of which body he was an honored member, and were received by a large cortege of citizens and members of Amity Lodge, A. F. M., and conveyed to Rosemont Cemetery for interment in the family burial ground. The friends and relatives of the deceased have the mournful satisfaction of knowing that during his entire sickness his charge and the people of Greenwood generally bestowed every possible care and kind attention upon him, and that after his death and during the funeral services, every business house in the town was closed in token of respectful sympathy. Our warmest sympathies are extended to the afflicted family. The Agony is Over. That is, the trial, but how long the effects of the monstrous scandal-we allude to the Beecher-Tilton affair will be felt it is impossible to predict. Untold evils will follow in its wake, and better had it been that 'all the parties interested had been swept into and swallowed up in the sea rather than the public should have been inflicted with so much grossness.' We lave carefully avoided polluting our columns with a rehearsal of any por tion of the disgraceful proceedings, and only refer to it now to show our sense of relief that the trial is ended. It makes no difference what the result, whether the Plymouth saint (?) has not been found guilty or whether he has-it remains just the same as at the beginning, and it were better the whole befouled party had not been born, that a disgrace which has no parallel in history could have been saved the country. We don't believe it would have been tolerated at the South, the tone of society is too re fined, and the lack of that sensational element upon which it lived and grew strong at the North would have killed it long ago. Decent people can draw a long breath of relief and no.longer fear being bored and shocked by a recital of the abominable pro ceedings. Beecher's skirts have been cleared and his congregation are happy -so happy that they have raised his salary. The trial came to an end on Friday, the 2nd, the jury standing nine for Beecher's acquittal and three for con vition. We sincerely hope that this is the last act in the filthy drama. The Fourth of July. The daily papers of the past few days have teemed with accounts of what was done on the fourth or rather the fifth of July. The city of Augusta was made the scene of the most bril liant of the day's doings, and nobly did her citizens in their military and civic capacities put forth their efforts to revive the old spirit which used to animate our people. Columbia sent representatives in the Richland Rifle Club, besides many private citizens, and so did the old city of Charleston, and it is needless to say that they were all gladly welcomed and royally entertained. Atlanta also did her best to celebrate the National holiday. We are pleased to see that the efforts just made to revive the old spirit have been successful. and that Georgia and South Carolina have taken the lead. The Fourth of July used to be to us the biggest and brightest and liveliest day in the year-and in no place was it celebrated with more spirit than in old Charleston, and we hail the first cele bration of the day here since the war as a bright omen. Besides this we eed a few public gala days, in which be people can throw off dull care and hard business, and unite together in social intercourse. Trhe Cuia Phc>nix and Union Department or Agieulture. From the monthly report of the De partnient of Agriculture, we gather as to the crop returns to June, for such portions of South Carolina as heard from, as follows : Wheat-Laurens: Weather favor able for wheat. Lexington: Some what injured by late frosts and rust. Edgefield : Unusually fine. Cotton-Georgetown: Good stand, and growing. Orangeburg : Two or three weeks late. Edgefield : Indif ferent stand, but, according to an old adage, half a stand will yield a full crop. Greenville : Last year the rule was, "cotton-fields and corn-patches ;" this year, "corn-fields an<i cotton ipatches." Union : A remarkably wet and cold spring seriously retarded the planting and growth, rendering it "possum-eared;" now suffering for rain ; stand generally good, but defi cient in all red lands. Newberry: Stand generally good, but two weeks backward. Barnwell: More proniis ing than usual. Laurens: Early planted, small and dying ; late, not yet up to a good stand. Lexington: Late, good stand, and growing finely. Darlington : Good stand and doing well. Oats-Union: Hopeless failure, caused by drought. Newberry: Un usually promising. Edgefield : Unu sually fine. The averages for condition in the winter wheat district beyond the Alle ghanies, are as follows: West Virgin ia, 60; Kentucky, 81; Ohio, 57; Michigan, 80; Indiana, 71; Illinois, 64; Missouri, 55; Kansas, 97. In the Gulf States the wheat is a positive success. Going north on the Atlantic coast, the high condition of winter grain be comes gradually reduced, State by State, until Maryland is reached. Pennsylvania, by its good culture and use of the drill, maintains a higher condition than Maryland. New York succumbs to the severity of winter's frosts, and reports a prospect for scarce ly more than half a crop. The condition of spring wheat is higher, but is scarcely a full average, except in Texas, Michigan and Ne braska. In the Western States the percentages are as follows : Illinois, 91; Wisconsin, 94; Minnesota, 99; Iowa, 97 ; Missouri, 57 ; Kansas, 97; Nebraska, 105. The prospect in California, which was darkened at the last report by the drying winds and absence of the latter rains,.has improved somewhat in cer tain sections from the influence of at mospheric moisture in fogs or dews ; yet the injury from drought will ma terially reduce the expected yield. The average condition of winter and spring combined is 80 per cent. for the whole country. The maximum June condition of cotton is as follows: North Carolina, 92; South Carolina, 97; Georgia, 91; Florida, 94; Alabama, 101; Missis sippi, 100 ; Louisiana, 95; Texas, 96; Arkansas, 90 ; Tennessee, 99. An interesting fact is shown in the following statement--1874--which gives the area planted in States and Counties enumerated, and the number of acres to the bale : Coun- IAcres States. ties. Bales. Acres. to the IBale. N orth Carolina 12j 0422242 28 South Carolina 9 82917.77 31 Georgia........ 4119,it7,87 35 Florida.........61 753 771 38 Alabama ... 13 25424,04 39 Mississippi:.... 12!15203806 292 Louisiana.. 6 5,012,6 29 Texas.......I 38397214,05 .8 Arkansas......0 2.13 Tennesse 1'2,254J94 3.27 Tota..........1.8,55675 3.15 Tennessaee... fro 25,65err3,93 viz: In. Oscr brilntion Buford whose essay, the second on the progamme, was, The Middle Station of Life ; and Mr. D. Charlton Lake, who gave Peb bles from the Ocean of Truth. There were eighteen graduates, and conse quently only general mention is made of the manner in which the young gentlemen acquitted themselves-and the verdict was good. Sixteen of the number received the title of A. B., two that of B. S. We are pleased to add that the President, in announcing the honors of the institution, in which he paid deserved tributes of praise to the punctuality and studious habits of the young men of the college, men tioned, among those deserving especial consideration, Mr. Oscar Milton Buz hardt, who had been absent from no single college duty during his four years' connection with it. We are pleased to notice that the Glenn's Spring Hotel is rapidly filling up. Sixty-eight arrivals being an nounced the past week. The first hop of the season will come off on the 20th inst. We understand that nearly all of the rooms are already engaged, so we may hope ere the season is much farther advanced to hear of, if not see, a large crowd assembled there enjoying the good cheer of Mr. Gorman, and drinking in rejuvenation and strength from the famous Spring. We are glad to hear that the genial and ac commodating Gadsden is in charge. Ph~ t~lo~ranh announces that Fer The initial number of the .Mational Protestant, an elegant sixteen page journal, is before us, and we pronounce it a splendid specimen of typographical art. It is devoted to the maintenance of Protestant supremacy, and will wage war against the Roman hierachy. Its managing editor, Wm. H. Van Nortwick, shows that he has the ability to make the Protestant a pillar of strength, and at the same time a paper of general interest. It is pub lished at the exceedingly low price of $1 a year, at which no one but the publishers can complain. Subscrip tions must be sent to the National Protestant, 67 Liberty St., New York. The number of persons killed and wounded, as reported by one paper in one day of last week is as follows: Twelve persons were.killed and twenty six wounded by a collision of passen ger trains on the South Side Railroad, N. J. Ten persons, five ladies and five gentlemen, were drowned near Fortress Monroe by a steamer running into the vessel on which were the un fortunate people. Two men were killed by lightning at Nyack, N. J., in a thunder storm. And last, seven persons bathing in Fall River, Mass., joined hands and walked into deep water, when six of them were drowned. One of the most cheering signs of the times is the announcement that the Executive Committee of the Geor gia Grangers have resolved to recom mend the planting of less cotton and more grain in the future. We sincerely hope that an example which promises so -much will be fol lowed by the Grangers of South Caro lina and all of the Cotton States. Less cotton and more grain will restilt in the prosperity of the whole country, and we believe that the idea is largely taking hold of the minds of the people. Read what a correspondent, who has .been stopping with Calnan & Roath, says of their house: One of the prominent features of Greenville is that splendid hotel, the Mansion House. Its arrangements are as complete as any in the country. The gentlemen who purchased this building n January last determined to make it one of the first hotels in the State, and to furnish it with every appliance either for comfort or luxury. This has required an outlay of sixty thousand dollars; but this amount has been judiciously ex pended, as is indicated by the luxury which marks all the appointments. Every luxury which the markets afford is procured to satisfy the palates of the epicurean guests, while the bill of fare at all times presents a choice and varied assortment of viands calculated to tempt the weak appetite of the invalid. Senator C. D. Hayne, as comumis sioner of elections for the County of Aiken, accused of fraud and corrup tion has been discharged, because the letter of the law had not been violated. Henry Sparnick, probate judge of the same county, arrested for fraudulent use of three thousand dollars belong ing to the estate of James Marly, has been bailed in a like sum. New Orleans, through a resolution of its city council, has been declared bankrupt, and it is no longer able to carry on the functions of government, and at the same time pay interest on its obligations. This calamity has been brought about by radical misrule. The debt is $20,000,000. FoR THE HERALD. M. EDYrOR.:-While the reports of good farming and fine crops are coming in from every direction, will you give space in your columns for a word from Pomaia, which place we visited not long since. What farms we visited we fopnd in excellent condition-having been well worked, and present as fine prospects for a crop-especially corn as we have witnessed for many years. We cannot fail to mention a specimen of farming in 'this community. Last year G. W. Swittenberg, living on a part of our little farm, after raising a fine crop of cotton, made from four acres, corn enough to feed one mule from gathering time up to the present, and sold forty bushels this summer; and he harvested this season fifty-one bush els of wheat from three acres. His crop this year, as well as those of J. A. Riser, J. D. Sheeley, D. Cromer, and others around, promise fully as well this year as last. The crops of these men show them to be workers. They hire but little-and what they do they lead and say "Come." You never find them in the rear; and such workers are not often in the rear in settling accounts. Capt. E. says if he does not make one bushel of corn he has oats enough to eed twelve months, and if he gets a few more rains wvill make more than enough corn, without a bundle of oats, to feed twelve months. These inen are also blest with industrious, economical wvives, who know how to manage house hold affairs and make home what it was intended to be. One of them says she has one hundred and twenty-five chicks ready for the pan, and if you, Mr. Edi tor, had been seated with us at her tble with six on it, "fried up brown," ou could not doubt her word. We could also mention vegetables in abun dance, but we see some of our Pomna rans here, "sittin' on a jury," and we fear an enumeration of these "good things of life," of which they too have an abundance, might induce themi to desert their post of honor, and our town, were a chicken squall on the streets daws out more spectators than a monkey show. But from the appear ane of on -o two of these Pomarians FOR THE HERALD. e An "Untold Tale." to MR. EDITOR :-There is, in the b memory of all, the recollection of some pleasing incident, some past occur- f rence, which, although trivial, gives N pleasure to the mind and admonishes o one not to "bury the dead past." o There are such memories, Mr. Editor, a in the mind of your humble servant, 3 and it is one of those, which, though c sacred (?), we will now, with your consent, spread beiore the public gaze. t The incident in question took place y almost a year since,. but the recollec- i tion of it is like wine-age adds to j, its flavor. But to come to the point, t i. e., our story. Our "tale" is con cerning a trip which the writer en-' joyed last summer, the main particu- t lars of which are somewhat as follows: I On a hot day of last August a party t of ladies and other persons set out i from somewhere in Dutch Fork on a s pleasare trip, wild goose chase, or i something like that, to Saluda Factory. s Our party consisted of four young i ladies, four "other persons" and two a of "The Old Folks at Home," though not home as they should have been. (Hope they'll pardon me.) Two of I our ladies, to call no names, are not i altogether unknown in Newberiy. Our c party with light hearts and heavy- J baskets, set out at the aforesaid time t and from the above named place, some s in buggies, some in a carriage, and a most unfortunately, one on horseback. r That alas! was your humble servant. i I know, Mr. Editor, you had already a said : "Four into four goes once and I nothing remains." Figures lie some times. They did then-to my mis- t fortune at that. Would that they had I not ! But it's too late now. The rea- 1 son they lied then was that those two old folks had monopolized one of the ladies and had her hemmed up in that hated old carriage. So you see, Mr. Editor, I was left out in the-heat, and was cavalier, postillion and general water.hunter and gate-opener of the party. Notwithstanding my misfor tune, the party moved on through dust and heat .until we reached the river. Here a little, time was lost and rest afforded in calling up our Charon, who did not seem to heed till our ladies lent a helping hand-tongue 1 rather. Yes, after they had fetched a few lusty shrieks 1;he old fellow, the very identical one deseribed by Virgil, made his appearance "beyond the river." We got across, too, without producing the "magic branch," the golden coin, or even proving that we 1 had received the rights of interment. The old fellow is not as vigilant now as when Virgil's hero met him. The river crossed we soon reached the1 famous- "Sand Hills" of Lexington. Here our horses suffered. I suppose the poor beasts thought:1 "Pull Dick, pull - - Ub the hill, or on the level." But what was worse than the sand, we got lost. We got back in our road, however, with only a slight loss of1 time. To prevent the recurrence of such a mishap, every individual met was asked,-"Which way to the fae tory ?" It was truly amusing to hear ow harmoniously their statements agreed-not. Everybody, however,was askd, whether met at intervals of a mile or twenty yards. But with all1 our inquiries we passed a mile beyond the "turning point," and went around and "came in at the back door." On a plateau above the factory is situated the little, well-shaded village of Saluda ville. We passed through it with fly ing colors, notwithstanding the staring,) gazing, awe-stricken natives, who, byI the way, are nearly all the operatives of the factory. Through the 'village, we had only to descend the hill, and~ -here was the factory, We halted half-way down the hill on a level, grassy and shady spot, and there we set up' our tent, i. e., we unharnessed3 our horses and hitched them. Thei spot chosen was a pleasant one. At our feet lay the factory with all its ma chinery in full hum, the river here completely stopped by the damnming handl of man, there rushing and tum bling with impetuous force Lhrough the narrow sluice or over the rocky shoal, while in the distance the city of Columbia, situated about three miles to- the east on a hill beyond the Congaree, finished the scene, and af forded a very agreeable background to the picture. We did not delay then, as now, but "went down and took possession of the land." After receiving a free license to stare, we entered the building and wandered and wondered through its three stories, here finding something to please, there something to instruct; here some thing to amuse, there something to be admired. But who stared most-we, or the sallow-faced guardian angels of the machinery, we cannot now say. We do not, Mr. Editor, intend to go 1 into the minutim, and tell you the capacity of this factory, how many 4 spindles it runs, the size of its water wheel or its land wheel, how many operatives it employs or anything of the kind. It is not our province to give a history of the factory, but of our trip to it. After strolling around for some time we returned to camp, and here, I can assure you, we had a sumptuous meal. Mr. Editor, you isters. Dr. Bonner then addressed his t oster children in words of earnest love at nd fatherly wisdom, referring beauti blly to their sister alumna now labor- is ng as a missionary in a distant land, fc nd conferring upon them all the highest konors of the Institution and his own >aternal blessing and farewell. The ,xercises then closed with Bishop Kerr's R prand doxology, "Praise God from G whom all blessings flow." On Thursday night Erskine College -esumed the stage, to announce and )estow the distinctions awarded by the : -xamining Committee. The medals vere very handsomely presented to heir respective winners by Rev. Mr. rodd. I must mention with great gratifica ion the cordial and elegant hospitality )f the citizens of Due West, and the ipproving and sympathetic presence.of representatives of several neighboring wchools, and the fraternal Christian in rcourse of brethren of various denomi ations. L As I said, this was my first visit to Due West; bdt, if Providence permit,it shall not be the last,. S. LANDER. July 9, 1875. FoR Tiz HzRD. a POVERTY FIAT, July 8, 1875. 0 MR. EDITOR . Since I last wrote you we have had fine rains, and our crops are looking well. If the seasons con- P tinue we will make mo'-e corn down t G ere than we have any year since the V war. We will have to do like the rich M man in the Scriptures-tear down our oribs and build greater. There is some sickness around here but no mortality. Well, now about a little fishing-Sat rday last some ten of us agreed to take a Fourth of July holiday by seining on Broad river, and to the river we went t with two seines, and arrived about 10 r o'clock. For two or three hours we e slipped and stumbled over the rocks, but got no fish. We concluded that the finny tribe had all gone to Jalapa J to the pic nic. We then had to cross the boat sluice in a batteau, so coming out of the river in the batteau, and just j as we were about to cross, our friend, M. R., stumbled over our empty bag 0 full of fish, and out into the river he I wentbackwards and overhead and ears, J. caught the pole and J. E.caught his hat, our friend R. caught hold of the batteau and crawled on board again. After getting his position he, (though a being of the Lutheran persuasion) said r he was a Baptist now. We also saw good crops on the river, both corn and cotton. We are nearly done working oar crops for this year. e We will soon lay up in the shade and c eat watermelons; I eat my first one on the 6th. As items are but few I now stop my pen for this time. HAPPY. Cox on Grant. A FUNNY SPEECU. Hon. S. S. ox of New York, made a capital speech at the late a Demoratic Convention in Columbus, Ohio. As usual he enlivened his ad dress with characteristic fun ! He asked: "What has Grant not done. t what don't he do, what does he don't a do? [Laughter.] In summer time where does he go away ? He goes to Long Branch. He goes out junketing.. He goes philandering over the coun- E try all summer. Off he goes and his Cabinet after him, and' his chiefs of bureaus and his clerks of bureaus fol lowing him all through; from the biggest whale down to the smallest tadpole go philandering. I rode upon a steamboat as it ran upon the Missis sippi river many years ago, which was called "Lively Sally." They always 8 had a string band aboard, and were U singing-and dancing, and dancing and singing, and fiddling, irrespective of r any other steamboat that flew up be fore, behind or about her ; but fiddled away-up the side and down-the mid- t die, give us the tune with flute and e fiddle. "That is the way they are going E with our Federal administration Credit Mobilier, back pay, double sal- .. ary, jneigat Long4 Branch, In dian treaties, third term; up the side and down the middle, give us the tune of fute and fiddle. [Laughter and applause. ~ a "I heard the other day when I was up in Connecticut a friend of mine a make a speech, in which he illustrated a this by a story. He said if Grant was a not nominated by the Republicans he ~ wald burst the party, and if he was nominated the people would burst . him and the party, and said that it reminded him of an old Baptist. preacher out in one of the Territories in old times. He took his text to preach from, some place in the Bible. -I cannot tell where, you read it C through and find it, it won't hurt you, i as Dr. Old used to say-he took a text a which ran in this way : "Once in a in grace always in grace, for your feet ' shall be as hen's feet." [Laughter.] "'Now, brethren,' said he, 'as you know the peculiarity of hens' feet they have three toes in front and one in the rear, so it can never slip up backward-once in grace always in grace, for your feet shall be. as hens' feet.' [Renewed laughter.] "I heard of a fellow who went out coonhunting the other day and brought 1 down a good fat coon. He skinned it and thought he would sell the skin. 3 He took it to the fur.man in town, but he said he didn't want it; that it was the wrong season of the year. The ~ fellow told him that it was a good skin; but no doubt he didn't want it. 'But,' si said he, 'I have .put a good deal of I labor on that skin, and I will let you have it at half price.' 'I don't want it at any price,' said he. 'Well, - stranger,' replied the coon hunter, 'I know you don't, but it is a good skin, and you may take it,' said he. 'I will not give it store-roorn.' The fellow, who had on an overcoat, put it in his pocket loose and started down town, determined to lose it. He had not gne far until he found it was gone, .jnA folt tunA that he had ~ot rid of it. ~ ream and soda water, we were forced > give up the idea of visiting Colum 1a. After another stroll through the ictory we turned our faces homeward. Ve reached the river safely and found ur ferryman ready for us. Just here, ne word about this old "fifteenth mendment." We don't like him. ust because we told a few fibs he irculated the report that we were the wildest set he ever saw." Just Link, Mr. Editor, a party of lively oung folks pronounced "a wild set," ierely because they laughed and en yyed themselves, and because we told 1im we were a half brother of one of louth Carolina's distingushed officials. Lnd-but we leave the old beggar o ferry his customers across Saluda Liver, feeling under no obligations to dim. Having recrossed the river and adulged in a short "rest under the hade of trees," we set out afresh, rith renewed vigor and increased peed for home. Without any incident rorthy of note we reached its vicinity t the proper time-whenever that was -and dispersed, each one to his own 4ace of abode. Now, Mr. Editor, we iave told our 'tale;' we have in imagi ation retraveled our journey, but of its onsequences we have said nothing. 'hey are told in a few words. Since hen two members of our party have tood before the minister. "Yes" was ,nswered; "yes" was responded; and iow they are "bounded by the state of atrimony.-' Whether there will be .ny more consequences of the same :ind remains to be seen. Now our task is finished. We have old all the principal occurrences as )est we recollect them. And-but rithout being ceremonious about clos ng this scrap, we will wipe our pen und stop-our ink-stand. CARYX. FoR THE HERUD. Due West Commencements. From the reports of former visitors, I vas prepared to expect great things on ny first visit to Due West; and the vents of the past few days have gone )eyond my expectation. The Sophomore declamations and be original essays by members of the unior Class, on Tuesday evening, by heir general excellence imposed a lifiult task upon the Committee ap ointed to decide upon their relative nerits. Wednesday was the Commencement lay of Erskine College. which publicly ;tamped its imprint on eight young neri of unusual promise. Their ora ;ions were highly creditable in style md sentiment, and wvere delivered with rery great naturalness and almost per 'et propriety. After a noon recess, :he Rev. J. C. Hiden, pastor of the 3reenville Baptist Church, so complete y enchained the attention of the ~rowded audience that, at the close of 3s address, numerous complaints of its revity constituted the bulk of his 2earers' criticism. His subject, Educa ion, though often discussed on siriilar >ccasions was treated with a due ad nixture of strong sense and spicy remark, which secured for it a new and aermanent interest. Next came Presi lent Grier's Baccalaureate Address, of which I feel I cannot.speak too highly. ardently hope that Dr. Grier wifl ield to the general desire, and allow us address to be printed. Wednesday night was divided be ween the two Colleges. After a thrill ng piece of music by the band, we lis ened to earnest words of wisdom from :he pen and heart of Miss Mattie C. oyce, as through the lips of a friend she addressed her sister alumnie on vital luestons of life and duty. The address >f Rev. Mr. Mclwain, prepared for de ivery at a meeting of his class, of 1872, >ut delivered now instead of the alumnni ddress of Mr. Nance, who was una roidably absent, followed very fitly the mlumna essay of Miss Boyce. But I will be pardoned, I hope, for lecided partially for the Commence nent Exercises of the Female College, which took place on Thursday. Sure y, the harmonious blending of well ~rained female voices, or the skillful ~endering of a piano duet or trio by ~eautifnl young ladies, is more pleasing han the shrill music of a brass band, uowever perfectly it may be executed. And the mere presence of the white obed throng on their beautifully deco ated stage could hardly fail to captivate ;he heart of the most unsusceptible ob ;erver. The sixteen graduating essays were well read by gentlemen selected br the purpose, and evinced a degree 3f culture 'and a high moral tone that eflected great credit on the youthful thors. The Salutatory Address by Kiss Katie K. Patton, of Due.West, avinced a high grade of poetic capacity, which justifies our expectation of hear ng from her again. The vocal and nstrumental music, judiciously inter ~persed among the essays, added incal ~ulably to the interest of the occasion. [owell Mason's grand anthem, "0 araise God in His holiness," skillfully md devoutly rendered by a large num >er of young ladies, assisted by a few nale voices, was the appropriate and *mpressive opening piece. While all ;he music clearly showed the patience md skill of the teaeheis, and the bud ling talent and careful training of the >upils, I am tempted to mention as eculiarly striking, both for instrinsic nerit and for successful rendering, 'Never borrow trouble," "The world is hll of beauty," "The waltz song," and especially "Evening Echoes." The Parting Song, written by Miss Patton, md sung by the Senior Class, just be ore Miss Ella Elliott's appropriate: V'aledictory Address, was timely and iall beas hens' feet." [Great laughter 1 id applause.] If Allen carries Ohio, the coon skin likely to be got rid of finally and rever. - JIParried, On Sunday. July 4th, In Greensboro, Ga., the residence of Mrs. A. A. Davis, by the .v. Mr. Knowles of the Episcopal Crch. iss Emun M., eldest daughter .a the late >]. Arthur Simkins, of Edgefield, and Mr. ILLIAx A. KMiROUG, of Greensboro. .Mew m .isceuaneous. HINGLES 'HINGLuEII WANTED TO BUY 20,000 GOOD EART SHINGLES. Apply to THOS. F. HARMON. July 14, 28-St. LIME! LIME! The finest quality of PURE WHITE C IME, on hand and for sale at MAYES & MARTIN'S. July 14, 28- tf. WINT YOUR ROOFS. PHILIP L. ALEXANDRE is having the 13 epot roof painted with his Paint, Hinds' runswick. He has the contract to paint )out 40,000 feet of Tin Roofing on the S. - . R. R.,.and G. & 0. R. R. Parties wish ig their roofs painted had better decide to ive them done at once. Refer by permission to Judge P. King, e resident Ga. R.-R. & Banking Co., Angus i, Ga.; Hon. Chas. Estes, Mayor, Augusta, a.; Col. L. P. Grant, President Atlanta & . P. R. R.; Mr. R. D. Senn, Commission erchant, Columbia, S. C. July 14, 28-1t*. mportant to the Grangers and b Farmers of Upper S.. Ca. 1,000 GRANGE PLOW STOCKS FOR ALE. We are now prepared to furnish ay amount of these Stocks. And if upon -ial entire satisfaction is not given we will ifund every dollar paid us. All orders re !ived prior to 1st Sept.,. will be filled romptly at that time. Price, $3.00. Address, CELY & BRO., July 14, 28-2m. Greenville, S. C. t Valuable louse and Lot r IN WILLIANSTON, 8. 0. or Sale Aug. 5,1875. On the above mentioned day, I will sell a the premises, to the highest bidder, the [OUSE A1D LOT recently occupied by [rs. E. A. Clinkscales, deceased, one of ie most desirable residences in Williams )n. TERMS.-One-third cash; one-third pay ble Nov. 1, 1875; one-third Aug. 5, 1876. terest from date at 10 per cent. per an um. Mortgage with special covenants equired.- W. L. PRINCE, July 14, 28-4t. Executor. ITICE TO TRESPASSERS. ] I hereby forewarn all persons whomiso ver against traveling through any portionI f my plantation, except by the public ads which run through it. Yrespassers i rill be dealt with to the full extent of the twTHOS. M. LAKE. July 14, 28-4t. THE CELEBRATED ESTEY ORGANS. Perhaps few of our readers know that a be largest Organ manufacturer is Jacob stey. This instrument is guaranteed for e years. It is superior both in tone and tacture, and has all die latest improve- a One of these instruments can be seen at [ix's Gallery, over Mrs. Mower's Stofe, lewberry. We earnestly ask all who may le interested to call and examine for them elves, see catalogues, etc. Prices ranging from $60 to $1,000. ' L. A. HAWKINS, Agent. July 14, 28-2m. ITATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, ] COUNTY OF NEWBERRY. IN THE PROBATE COURT. MI. D. Suber and wife and others. Against. John R. Swindler and others. -Order Calling in Creditors, &c. On hear:ng the pleadings in the above ated case, * * * * It is ordered hat the assets of the estate of ~the iid R. C. Swindler be marshalled, and the reditors of said estate be required. to ender in and establish their demands' be re this Court on or before the first day of eptember next. It is further ordered that all creditors of he said R. C. Swindler, be and are hereby njoined and restrained from sucing or in ny way attempting to collect their claims xcept through this Court.( J. C. LEAHY, J. P. July 10, 1875-28-8t. SSHERIFF'S SELE. ,eavell & Spearman vs. W. A. E. Albritton. Attachment Under Lien . By virtue of the above attachment I will eli, on Saturday, the 17th day of July next, t the residence of Bird Cromer, in New erry County, the following crop, attached s the property of W. A. E. Albritton3 to pit: Fifteen bushels of wheat, more or less, d thirty bushels of oats, more or less.1 'erms of sale cash.I J. J. CARRINGTON, S. N. C. Sheriff's Office, June 29, 1875. 1t .A&Iscellaseoes. NOTICE. All persons interested in the Camp Meet- Il ig at Ebenezer, will please meet on the j rounds at 10 o'clock, A. I., on Monday, e 19th inst., prepared to erect the Tents, nd Arbor and clean off the ground, at the a pecial request of the Committee, who will 11 be present. REV. MARK M. BOYD, Chairman. Tos. F. HARMoN, Secretary. July 7, 27-2t. ProgreTve Age copy twice. CA ROL INA A ILITARY INSTITUTE, 4 CH A RLOT TE, N. C. 15 atriculates During the Session 1874-75. lext Terui Begins Sept. 15th, 1875. This Institute is.now fully equipped wiho pparatus for instruction, and with arms > military drill. The Superintendent and Proprietor is as sted by an able and experienced corps of istructors. For Circular, address, Cor.. J. P. THOMAS, J july 7, 27-2. Superintendent. THE CREAT ONRVAT PPR ! 'B ESADCUIR 'HEL NEWS AND CHRLSOUR,ER s an DrTBY, TI-ED mY c ANDeTON,Ls.C-- a RAL,TI-EEYAN EEY loi Enjoyig th largst ccnl"ton ,i the ~tR~.AA. It devote.eSiiecl*1 attention Pry Goods, GreArimsl. HO8. P. li Would relspeCtfb - ivite his friends. aid ie public generally4 3 an inspection o TOCK OF GOOS rhich has been la 7 increased by rece urchasesattheNorf k pome and see for you lves. Great induce ients offered July 7, 1875-27-tf. DRESS OO0P1K A nice line of DRESS ived at May 19. 20-tf - 100 PIECES STANDAR PRIN'ff autiful patterns. Just reced 7 May 19, 20-tf AND_ L'o IAJ 000 BUSHEL C 00 '"* 00 BUSHELS FRESE GO 0OLTD WKEA LBS. BAONED 09 and Dry .000 LB*-'81*01* ()J)LBS. FINE UA SCANVASSED A MS.- - BARRRTSUGABalm4ss5 whtadgrnaed 0 SACKS RIO COFFEE SACKS OLD GOVEENNN COFFEE. 0BARRELS MOLASSES. BOXES TOBACCO, sagJK Come and see. -Al oft& 6 bove good wilbesla ? ery reasonablepre.< May 19, 20-tf. I You Would Save 1IONEYZ Go TO - here Bargains lay li EW SPRING ANflSM( DRY GO0BS f All Qualidies and T.~ BESIDES - Of All Kinds;. TOGETHER W1't5 NOTIONS, &ce My goods were bought TOAREN AT OW PRICES, and I am deternined All that I ask is an enaminat on og@@ede id prices. Has the sale on liberal terms - No. 1 Fertilizer fo ott.4on ,$&. ade in Charleston, S. 0., andguwna give full satisfaction. ] .IFOOT. IOHN P. KINA. DEALEERIN - 4 MILE HOUUSE LLWAYfSRN AOODS, A )aS, FnC stOr DS NOTONS OSk HATS SPRING AT >OSIO8 FAY ODS [OES oH w A'Ph A rYZVS Iust AMILY ad.E . 'PInEons~S;oihIepet: 5 ebuymzmwnnan. l .' !natone tRR eA'PIUeRMI1* j FYEBS. I must -work bant.:te Iseson so d buy of me, and. -