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POttTHY. ,) Two aad Ow | gp Two Mriud oal; ?m wwrt b?H yoo j The rwiot I think I* dear ; It Ueebea, my child, that it will aot do To tmlJt a boat all you JUor. Two iyM and only one wtoulk bar# you; The roaean of tbla enoet be That yoo ehouM learn that it will uet do To tmlk about all you m. Two imdf and only one mouth have you; And it ia worth wblla rapnatlof, I The (wo *ra for work yon will bare to do, | The one ia enough (or toting. j [Gwidiwy S(ar. | HUMOROUS, A New Ub* Fob Rum.?The seiznre of liquor by the State constables, in Massachusetts furnishes many refreshing little incidents which help to make life tolerable in that dry and thirsty land. At North Adams, the other day, a resolute officer seized a jar of something and took it before a magistrate, when the following interesting examination took place: The attorney for the prisoner oqVa/^ tlio AAnofo Kio. if i.~ l :? I MWMVU wuv WUQWSU1V 1 ft UO AUOW IV was liquor. He replied : 44 Yes, it was rum ; I drank some of it." The prisoner, a woman, was called. 44 Did you ever have any liquor in your house when the State constable called there 1" 41 Yes, I bad some in a jar." 44 How long had you had it ?" 44 About six months." 44 Did you have it for sale ?" 44 Oh, no; I don't sell liquor." 44 What did you keep this rum for ?" 441 kept it to wash the baby." 44 Had you ever washed the baby in this rum !" 44 Oh, yes, often ; I used to turn the rum out in a dish, wash the baby in it, and then turn it back into the jar." There was laughter in the court, and the State constable declared that he would seize no more liquor kept in a jar. Don't Like Mutton.?A good story is told of the recent excellent performance of Handel's Mes- J siah at the Broadway Baptist j uuurcn. A larnier took bis wife to hear the grand music, so splendidly rendered on that occasion, and, after listening with apparent enjoyment, the pair became suddenly interested in one of the grand choruses: "We all, like sheep, have gone astray." First, a sharp soprano voice exclaimed : " We all, like sheep?" Next, a deep bass voice uttered, in the most earnest tones : " We all, like 6beep?" Then all the singers at once asserted : We all, like sheep?" " Darned if I do!" exclaimed old rnsticu8 to his partner. " I like beef and bacon, but I can't bear sheep meat!" There was an audible titter in that immediate vicinity, but the splendid music attracted attention lrom the pair, and they quietly slipped out.? Courier Journal. m I am particularly fond of lemon pie lor dessert. At 1 weni on peaceably for a coudIq of mouths, but always eating 'lemon pie nnder a protest, for I was a stranger, and did not like to make objections. Finally I called a waiter and said: " John, what kind of pie is this?" "What kind did you order, sah ?" "I ordered lemon pie, but this appears to be dried apple." " Dat's lemon pie, sab ; you know dey has a way of raixin' dried apples in the lemon pie here, sah, to aat extent it requires a man of ability to 'stinguish dem apart, sab. De lemons ar? scarce, you know, and dey has to 'conomize dem so as to make one lemon do fur sixteen pics." A German peddler Bold a man a liquid for the extermination of < bogs. 44 And how to use it ?" in- j quired the man atter he bought it. < 44 Ketch te bug, nnt drop vun lit- { tie drop into hie mout," answered i the peddler. 44 The deoce you J say ! exclaimed the purchaser ; t 441 could kill it in half the time ( by stamping on it." 4* Yell," ] calmly exclaimed the German, > 14 dat ish a good way, too, to kill j him." An English writer advised J young ladies to look favorably a .upon those engaged in agricultural pursuits, giving as a reason )t that their mother Eve married a A ? TJ- C ^ _ i . j?m utuci . ue lurgoi 10 aua, DOW* ever, that the gardener lost his sit- 0 uation in conseqnenco of the n snatch. 01 " If there is anybody under tho 11 canister ot Heaven that I have in utter excrescence," says Mrs. b Partington, " it it the slander going about like a boy construe- * tor, circulating his calomel upon p honest folks." d v * ' ' p A markikd lady complained ?nai tier iinsDand bad ill used ber. H Her father, hearing it boxed her ears. "Tell him," aaid the fath- JJ er, " if ha beats my daughter I *? will beat his wife." Rather a ^ pleasant prospect for the lady. pc 1 ? aagK? i TRIBUTE | j nt 11 GREENVILLE B^R i TO CUSZT. W. K. BABLBY. ; Obibmtillb, Mth July, 1 bit. A atfUag of the Bar *a thia day bald la tba Court Uouae, tar tbe perpoee or pay- ! log a tribute to tba memory al Oao. W. K. Emlct. ? I On motion of Jatnaa Biruia, Eaq.Gov. i B. F. Parry waa called to tba Chair, and i Jatnaa P. Moore, Kaq, rvqoaated to act as | Bacratary. Oo taklag tba Chair, tba Chairman made ' tba following remark*: bkmabki of QOVCaWOB PaaaT. I Gmtltm** i?We bare assembled once mora oa a vary aa?l ocoaaion. A bv brief yaara inea, wa mat to pay a moaraiag tribute to tba memory of Charles J. Elford, a prominent member of tbla Bar, who wu auddenly taken from us in all the hope and promlee ef a long and ueefnl life. Wo have mw convened again to pay a aimilar tribute to the memory of W11liam K. Basley, whoa* aaddan death, away from heme and fr and*, a tar tied and aboakad thia community laat Thuraday evening. General Baaley waa well known to yon all, and endeared to every member of thle Bar, for hia blgk and noble traits of character. He waa well known to tbia community, and to tha whole State, and admired by all for hia brilliant talenta and great ability. I hava known thia Bar for a half oentury past, wanting one year, and I have never known a more thrilling and eloquent advocate at It. There mn here b?en others mora able or more learned, but ! there waa not one who aurpaased him in beau- i tiful expressions and eloquent appeala to the 1 Court and Jury. I remember hearing an In- 1 timate friend of Col. William C. Preston aay ( of General Easley, on one oeeaaion, that he | had never heard that gifted and eloquent ore* j tor, in hia palmiest days, surpass portions of ( the General's speech to tho Court, in beauty < and eloquence. I But, gentlemen, it is my purpose to speak f of the deceased more at length, and in a more | enduring way, at some future time. I will i not trespass further on you at prosent, but IJ hope that some member has prepared suitable \, resolutions, and will submit them for the adop- ( tion of the meeting. And I expect likewise < to hear each member of the Bar present give J utterance to the feelings of his heart on this , sad and mournful occasion. 1 The Chair is ready to receive any jnotion that may be made. At the conclusion of Governor Picunv, Mr. Donaldson arose and said : REMARKS or T. Q. DONALDSON, ESQ. Mr. Chairman:?It would perhaps have been proper for me to have postponed what I intend to say on this occasion until others of my brethren who are older had spoken, but as it so happens that I have offered the resolutions, I hope I will be pardoned in making a few remarks before taking my seat. As you have said, sir, it has been but a few brief years since we had occasion to meet in | this ball for the purpose of paying our last tribute of respect to a prominent and lament- | ed member of this Bar. One who wa? rr??ni and took a prominent and important part in tbe proceedings on that occasion is not with us to-day ! The place which he has been ao> customed to occupy inside of this Bar is vacant! llis eloquent roice is hushed forever! Easley is in his grass! " After life's fitful ' fever, be sleeps well!" It was Phillip of Maceden, I believe, of , whom it is related, that he required one of his , attendants every morning when he awoke to remind him that he was mortal. M'e need not resort to this expedient of the heathen monarch to be reminded of our mortality. A very . brief retrospect will enable us to realise how often and bow solomnly we have been warned and admonished, not only of our mortality, but ,of the uncertainty of life. Death is no * respecter of persons. He invades all classes and conditions of society. Hoary-headed age and prattling infancy are alike subject to his . dominion. "He reaps the bearded grain at a breath, i And the flowers that grow between." a He has removed friends and acquaintances * from other walks in life, and we have seen them pass from our sight; and now he has en- * tered our own immediate circle, and laid his c icy hands upon one of the most gifted of our * members?one of like pursuit, of like habits 11 of thought, and of like employment with ourselves?one, too, in the prime of life, and in a the midst of bis labors. The warning thus * given us is peculiarly solemn and impressive, 1 and should prepare our hearts to respond to 1 the 'prayer of the Psalmist, " So teach us to * number our days that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom." Mr. Chairman, I feel that words are inade- ? ?uate to the just expression of my emotion. : have had the happiness to know General Easley for the past twenty years?ever since J I came to Greenville to reside?but it has only been for the past six or seven years that I c. have known him intimately as a friend. Du- ! ring that time, it has so happened that we ? have been thrown together a great deal, and I had learned to greatly esteem him as a friend, * and to admire hia as a man of tbe highest [ order of intellect. As a companion, he was genial and pleasing. His varied and exten? 0 sive information, together with his native a gilts, made his conversation at all times charm- " ing and instructive. As a friend, he was sin- ? cere, confiding and faithful. As a lawyer and advocate, he was true to tbe interests of his P clients, and courteous, liberal and fair ku * brethren of the Bar. Hi* argument* in the Court were always logical, forcible and im- " pressive, and not unfrequently abounded with " pairagea ??f thrilling eloquenoe. But it i* aa a publio-spirited and patriotic ? citisen that his loss will be meat deeply felt, . and that he will be most gratefully remember- .. sd by the community. There was no enterprise which looked to the promotion of the * publio interest* that did not meet bis approval and enlist his sealons support. To his^Udi- 1 lioua and self-sacrificing effort* i* due, in a great measure, the near prospect we bare of be completion of a great railroad by our city, . ind bad he been spared, the influence and po* .* lition which he bad acquired would doubtless iare enabled him to oarry forward to comple.ion other imporiant enterprises which were in f? contemplation, and which would bare greatly e cdranced the interest* of the community. * But it was otherwise ordered. While absent or n a neighboring city, attending to public bu- *c liness in which we were ooncemed, he was uddenly cut down with his harness on and in he midst of his labors. Without attempting o speak at length of the virtues and many dmirable traits ol character of onr deceased riend, I will give place to other* who wish to 7! peak on this occasion. m Mr Donaldson thereupon offered the fol m owing te 8 raasMBLs and absolution*. ),s It ha* r>leas?<l th* AlmUti. - ? ... ,- Bu?jf vu v?ftQ trom ?r 0?o. William K. Easlet, a distinguished to ?ember of thU Bar, in the prim* of hi* ee ife, and in the midst of his usefulness to ei? oclety sod bis country. Appreciating the up eceased as we do for his talents and noble gl raits of character, it is proper and becom* ha ag the members of the Greenville Bar, w< hat some public espreeaion of tbeir great wl reavsment should be made. Geo. Easlet was endeared to all of us as bn friend, a companion and a brother law- wl er. He wae a gentleman of honor and Nt atriellsm. Bis talents were of a high or- thi er, and his eloquence thrilling and capti* be sting. He was not only learned in his of rofesaion, bat well read in history, the sei- th< ices, and polite literature generally, He all as kind, beneroleat and public-spirited, me e was true to his clients, and true to his arc lends and eoaotrv. Hie lose to bis family vie id to the public it trreymrwM*. With hie ?p< illiant talents, ability aod purity of ehar% tie iter, he oould hare filled any position gui lib hoaor and distinction. Few men poe ato ?.j t ?? - *- - ? - mwM 1U ma iDiirai atgTH be did, the I fre< >W?r of ?t treating friend* to him, and hi* jmei ey could place him ia a position which :as Kw.truj^ tics which he poeaeseod. Bat wo, the members of this Bar. moure Ilia loos as a companion, a friend and broths sr. Hl^clleaU wlU regret him sa a lawyer, add the eoiMoanlijr as a pubUo'spirtied sad pare-mmae'i |?du*iu?d. As a testimonial of our jeepeet for him whiWt livloi, md oar reverence for bis memory now that ha Is dead, ha II Utaoirtd, That wa wear the usual badge of aoourolog for one aioolh, aad that a sopy of the proceeding of this meeting be ?ent bis family. and published in the news* papers of this City. Ratolmd, That the Chairman of Ibis meeting do present these resolutions to Sis Hon or, at the next term of the Court for Greens rille County, with the request that the same toe spread upon the minutes oi the Court. The resolutions ware seeonded by Jamas Birnie, Esq. rbxabks or tlaxs mams, bsq. Mr. Chairman:?In the death of General Sasley this Bar has lost one of its brightest ornaments, aad the eentmoaity one of its most ralaed, influential and publio-spirited citizens. He was, to a certain extent, a self-made man. In early 1Mb be was a hard student, and by dose application be had trained himself to beMome an accomplished erator, possessing in n emarkable degree great power of language md n facility of expreeeion, whieb exercised a oowerful influence on his bearera. Those who tare hoard him, both at the bar and on tho ostram, will not soon forgot tho magio offsets >i bis eloqnenoe. As n public-spirited -Uissn, Jreenviilo will nsTsr see bis like again. Selflacritlelag to a fault, he was willing to spend md be spent in the promotion of bor interests. To him belongs tbs honor of taking the initio* ire with rsspect to the great iron highway rom whioh wa bore expect so much benefit; md under his fostering end untiring care it grew to its present proportions. His busy >raln, st the time of his doatb, was pregnant , 1th fresh scheme, of nnKlln * bleb, if carried out, it will not b? eitrtit;ant to fay, will place tbe City of Greenville >n tbe road to become the competitor of Georgia'* great inland " Gate City," In themidft >f big usefulnets he baa bean out off, and we >ow in deep aubmiaalon to tbe mysterious detree of an All-wise Providence. I feci assur>d that he will raise up one to take tbe place nade vacant by tbe death of thir great man. It was not my good fortune to bo very intinate with General Easley, but in my brief in.ercourso with bim professionally and othervise, I learned to place a high value upon bis talents, judgment, his high social qualities, Kind, benevolent disposition, and in short, all the higher qualities whioh make up the wise counsellor and the upright and enlightened citisen. I gladly avail myself of this opportunity to second the resolutions, and to offor up some slight tribute to the memory of one whom I can truly say I highly respected, admired and esteemed. BKWARKS or J. W. STOKES, ESQ. Mr. Chairman :?I rise, sir, to take an humble part in paying the last sad tribute of respect to tbe memory of our deceased friend and brother, General William K. Easley. He died, as we have learned, at 3 o'clock in the afternoon of Thursday last, in tbe city of Atlanta, after a very brief illness. By 4 o'clock of that evening it was announced in this place hy a telegram that General Easley was dead, and the message fell like a thunderbolt from a clear sky upon this city, for it was unexpected and appalling. Our ehurch bells were soon tolled in honor of the deceased, and the mournlul news that he, who was the pride and admiration of our people, was no more was borne upon the winds over this city and its uburbs, and wrapped our people in sorrow and gloom. Nature endowed General Easley with a brilliant intellect, whioh was cultivated with great care and storsd with valable learning. It was imbrued with an accurate knowlodge of soiance and literature, but particularly with that of the law, the jurisprudence of both England and America. It was familiar not only with the principles contained in the elementary books of the lsarned profession, but also with the decisions embodied in tbe law and equity reports of this and the mother oountry, from the earliest history of their courts down to ;hat of the present date. General Easley was imphatioally a learned lawyer. And be was nore than this in bis profession. He was a gifted and an able advocate. He spoke well, and ipokefrom the heart to the heart, lie first felt ind then made others to feel the muniimla ind importanoo of ttio propositions which he liscussed in the forum, lie spoke with tho arnestuess of Erskine, the eloquence of Philips, and the pathos and wit of Sheridan hirnelf. He took strong positions in presenting lis causos before the Court, and argued and liscussed them with suoh power of logic and loquence that Courts and Juries were often onstrained to come to his conclusions, and to ccord to him judgments and verdicts which nferior ability could not have secured. Ho was a true patriot aud loved bis country .s he loved the mother that bore him, as the rife that bore his children. In the late war, n the hour of her peril, he took bis place in he army in her defence, and kept it as long i? bis strength would allow him, and when he war was over he never went back upon hat war and reviled and traduced it, or laud* id and magnified the enemies of his country. S'evcr, never 1 No treasonable blood flowed n bis veins. He was not a Judas Iscariot or t Benedict Arnold. He was true as steel to lis country. Like Oen. Reed of the Amerian Revolution, office could not allure him rom the path of duty, and gold could not buy lim. Ho hated those who were after nothing ut the loaves and fishes?that band of thieves rho have plundered and are plundering and ireparing to plunder bis native Stqfe. He oved to advance the prosperity of his belov* d Carolina, and lost his life away from home nd his friends, whilst struggling to push for* rard that enterprise?the Air-Line Railroad? rhich he earnestly believed and sincerely oped will very materially enbanco the pros~ erity of this section of his State wbon it ball be completed. He was a sincere friend, and loved his friends 'itb a love that was as strong and pure as wo. <ua a jail, >UU ualOU II IS CDCBIIM WltU U U?r' isgenisn hatred. He nerer acted with dupliitj towards the one oi the other. Ilis friends e drew close to his bosom, and would have ieu feci the warm pulsations of his heart, [is enemies he banished from his presence ith a chilling and withering scowl. He nevr bridged over the gulf which separated him on his enemies. It was an impassable gulf, rer which he would not go, and they dared Dt come. The loss of General Easloy is a public camitjr, for be was a tower of strength?a light>use on the shore of time, which has ^one >wn into the ocean of eternity to rise no more rever. We feel that loss now, and we will el it more and more in the days and months >d years whioh are to eons. To his little phan children that loss is orerwhelming, td cannot be estimated by human scales. i REMARKS or CAPT. W. S. El RLE V. Chiirman: This, sir, must indeed, bean hour of sor* lw and sadness to aaeh of us. One whose gnity, eloquence and ability has eoraand?d our ktnhMi ?I 1 w? PUIUH StlUll, WUON snly bearing and courtesy held our eaem. and whose geoeroue impulses and nisi disposition woo our highest regard, * passed from our midst forever, and ws e assembled here to lay upon ihs rich al? r of his memory, the poor tribute of our teem. I can but feel my utter insufQjoey, for the humble part which devolves on me, but trust I may be permitted to sao in the rich field where others have rrested, and leave it to soma abler and >rthier hand, to meet the just measure bich bis merit demands. My aequaintanee with our deceased other, began in my esrlv life. It was ten ha was reading law. that as Mr. Mc? c Itl'i UilM>nl -1A 1- ? * % .-? iuv uiu ujbiv Acunemy, . it I not At hU feet, but upon hie knee, . came acquainted with the quaint atoriee . Wabater a blue apeller. Since than, in ? forum, we here fiercely fought manr lard iaaue, end it ta no idle paaaing eompli- r nt to aay, that he ?u alwaye opeo. gen- 1< -oe end manly; the eonteet over, the h lory loot or won, hia geftial nulla, and t in bead, ahowed that the amoke of bat* had pacaid away with the eeho of the * m. Ever ready, of hie own motion to ne, it waa moat aatoral that ha ehoald tl sly forgive the word apokea in excite* f? Dt. Ae a lawyer and edvooate, he waa t) ' ?- HI . .mm i both able. ualoui ?qd c*ri re- | eognued bla power end felt The weight of hie aaetaL She tie between him gad his . nliaot wee not meerured by the pelto ?oaeideration of the fee. The ?ue waiob he , eeeepVed beeeme hie own, and ble heart f beet in uoleon with erery effort. To him ( profession wee not e matter of dollars ?n! oente; it waa something higher and ( nobler, it wee an arena of geoerous emula r tioo, it was a field in whioh he oould do 1 Mti off kin^liAaa a?^ nhanlfw ?m%A ... ?.? , -?? |II? ..?n> W | the unfortunat*.' I* the discharge of hfa ( obligations to his clients, he rsoognlxsd no j auparlor; though the eourteoua could out ( oompleio of e went of courtesy Id him.? ( To hla juniors, hia ktndaeae amounted to ( tendornaaa, and I truit I may be permitted to- relate a aiogle illustration. When 1 ( wee a law studsut?had just, bean appointed ( a magistrate at the ioatauce of our friend? . I issued ee altaobment, and made a fatal . mistake in filling out the papare under our old act. A motioo was made to quash. I { felt intensely miserable, but our friend oame, in bis kiud and generous way, and -assuming the whole responsibility said, ( that he himself *u derelict in not preparing the papers himself, and then explained to me fully the various provisoes of the ' statute. | When I stand in Uiis beautiful room, | | wheo I look at yonder grsoefnl spire, when { | 1 bear the balls of our three institutions of \ I learning, I am forcibly reminded of our brother Elford, and the manly effort! whieh \ he exerted to make our little village a ] prosperous town. Borne of as may ere ] | long bear the whistle of the greet railway | which will connsot us more direstly with ( the world, and see the fruition of the toil i and genius of him who has just been ( enalohed bom as with his harness on. It j is sad to think that he will not be present < to participeto in onr delight, but whilst i the Providence which has out off these two i great men from our midst, in the vary prime of their existence is inscrutable, let < us remember that " God only is great." i But. sir. I Will not lieletrt 1 I . , j .vu^or. [ To aay that he wm perfect, would he to ? claim that he v?i more than human. Great, t grand and noble, aa was hia charaeter, he | was only mortal. But amidst 10 muoh a that was beautiful, so much that was ad- f mirable, we may find an abundance to i cherish and to emulate, and over the res < n.ainder, let U6 draw a portion of that veil, t well knowing that, however, vast its die i menaions, or numeroua its folds, we our. aelves will want the remainder. REMARKS OF CAPT. O. O. WELLS. Did I follow the promptings of toy naturo, Mr. Chairman, I would remain silent on this mournful occasion. There are times when surging billows of emotion flood the soul, and hid the tonguo be still. This is such a time with me. But lest my silence should be misconstrued, I, too, would briefly add my humble tribute to the memory of our departed brother. My relations to him wore peculiarly 1 close and intimate, lie was tny oopartner, i my counsellor, my friond. In the wisdi.m of j his counsel I was never deceived; upon the disinterestedness of his friendship I could always implicitly rely. 1 Some have spoken of him as the profound r jurist, the skilled advocate, the wise counsel- ( lor ; others have spoken of him as the patri* otic, the public-spirited, and the useful citixcn. ' I would spenk of him aa the pure, the upright, < the honorable man?the generous, the devoted, 1 the self-sacrificing friend. Ills was indeed a most noblo nature. He possessed, in the high- 1 est degree, those qualities whioh rendered tba < knight-errant of old a model among men. Ha < was bold, fearless and unyielding in dofence ( of right; ho was meroiful, yet unshrinking, in exposure of wrong, Ono of the most pro- 1 mincnt traits of his character was hie scorn t and nbhorrcnoe of everything base or mean. ( His high and lofty spirit could not for a mo- ( merit brook them, but instantly and indignant ly repelled them. 1 Ills devotion to his friends was tonchingly I beautiful. Ho may truly bo said to have re- , joioed with thein in their prosperity, und to have mourned with them in their adversity. c Though all the world turned ngainst them, bo stood by tbclr sido: when they were most op- ] pressed and borne-down, he was most tender u in bis devotion. His charity, though unostentatious, was 1 large. The needy never applied to him fnr S? ? A._ . ... ....... uu wurwj enterprise t went unaided by his voice and purse. h lie was a man who acheived great c iliinga under stup?ndous difficulties. Few who listened to his efforts, and hung entianord upon the mighty of his eloquence, 1 ever knew witb what physical pain 1 those efforts were attended. He has re. n marked to me, that for years he never knew what it was to be entirely free from ^ pain. Yet look upoh the record and be hold what he accomplished. Although long an invalid, yet when the a dread summons came, it came to him uns tl expectedly. Away from home and kin- tl dred, engaged in the prosecution of a gr at c public enterprise, he yielded up his spirit. How unexpected it was to this community, let the universal thrill whioh swept through ll every breast when the sad news reached us, d 1st the whimpered tones and bowed heads tl tell. Yesterday he was with us, intent gl upon affairs of high empire?to-day, alns I he ia not I Who can foretell the hour of ? death 1 It cometh when we reck not ? t " Leaves have their time to foil, , And flowers to wither at the north-wind's breath, b And stars to set?but all, a Thou hast all seasons for thine own, 0 ?, Death!" P " Wo know when moons shall wane, tl When summer birds from far shall cross ths w sea, m When autumn's hue shall tingo the golden grain? 0 but who shall teach ua when to look for ?I thee ?" si T " Is It whan spring's flrsi gals Comas forth to whisper whors ths violsts " lie ? p Is it when roses in our paths grow pale? a Thtyr have one season?all are oars to dis I" 0| " Then art where billows foam, T Thou art where music malts upon tha air; hi Tbou art aronnd us in our neanafiit h??. - ? , ?. ?rn And the world calls ua forth?and thou art there." ftlMABKS or WU1TNKR SYMMEa, EhQ. Comparatively a stranger in your midst, 01 Mr. Chairman, I sho-lJ feel that I had barn m derelect in mj duly, and falsa to the pi Prompting* of my own heart, were I to s't l( y and tail to offer, In common with olhera g my humble tribute to the memory of our late lamented townsman. It haa bean my r? pleasure to know him for many years, Pl I might almost say from childhood, when th ha resided in au adjoining district, where eu ha enjoyed the high esteem, the confidence nc and admiration of her eitlsans More than snce did they voluntarily and without ao*> wl lloitation, thrust upon turn positions of lion- lh >r and trust, evinoing their full anpreelation tit >f his honesty, abilltiea and talents. The j), osa of such a man, and at such a time, in m( he very meridian of his usefulness, is in- .. icen tor* attliclion, I iait<>it truly say a "* public calamity. A Ufa of extended use w ulncM, ?o rioh in those qualification* tbat an nak* a high and noble manhood, aalc* no tb mlogy, nor could we bestow one whilst w? thl tow under this firat shook ol bereavement. . CVhilst our hearts are bsot with grief, we 1 isn only remember how we shall tnia* the * ' varm heod-olaep. the wise counsel, and the ha lubllo benefactor. When tim* shall sear 1 y uor our bleeding wounds, fitting hands rill gather together the thrssds of this iroken life, sud weave them into a web of tarmony, strength and beauty, and aa wa "Cl icmonrn oar fallen onmpssr, may we strive o emulate the virtues w* srs so tirood to tb< emember. And whilst we bewail his lose, ?t us tender to bis atrloken family onr tel! ?*-i. .i-i? - mh?t yui)i?uiim, id mw inor Boor 91 mi rouble and aore affliction, embracing Lb* ma or act oooaolatton, that Ha who 1? the fath- wli r of tha (atharlOM, ever Uuda an car to 1 be orphao'i eriaa ; to hi* kind and watch- tk< il euatodjr we moat ehearfullj conaign icm. OB? ?1 1- III 11 jfrl) I I iwgABEBg RfVUUU or A. {JITTUS, EH*. Mr. Cktiirmmm:?I mlido injustice to DT feelloge, should I fail tq add a word to vbat hat already beao raid. But 1 ahall >ot attempt ta eulogise our departed rieod, by speaking of hit great tils sots or his pubilo eetioea; other and tbler tonguee bate spoken, aad shall hereafter prooouoee hit piaiees io this respect. Chose of you .who are elder than myself, tod hate oftener met bios at this bar, In near a hotly contested fight, ean better 'peak of the force and weight ol bis Intel et, aod the power of hia eloquence. But hose of us who here more recently sprung ip et the ber, who here been aecustoneed o look up to bim for guidance and advice, :an perfaspe better speak of the kindness >f his heart, end the nobleness of bis ns? .ure. Professionally, we w?releloee neigh jorr, our offices were adjoinlug each other, [ often met him easually, I often sought hit ireeenee, i often sought hisadvioe, both ee .o instterm professional and otherwise, and sy memory falls to recall a single Instance, he t f aver met with any thing hot the utnost kindness end courtesy atnis hands. I beve met him io the various relations >f life, in his iuteroouree with the world.? The same results followed him there. He ' won golden opinions from all aorta of ivwtnli * not t h>L wna m ftvfinnkanl ? 3aiter?r, for 1 Dover tow a man freer from iheoa things _ Hie oaturo was a very peculiar one. X Ihlnk I oever eavf a roan who . had a keener relish for the enjoyments of life, he often dwelt upon the hilUtopa in the sunshine of this existenoe. Oo the >ther hand, you often found him in the ralleya, io the shade, and I might say in .he gloom. But in whatever mood you 'oond him, you could not fail lobe impressS<1 with two things; that he poeteaecd a nind equal to anything, and that he posteased a heart full of human sympathy. As a citizen', Mr. Chairman, I feel that >ur State has lost one of ber most publlo tplrited, patriotic, and devoted aons As a neinber of the bar, I feel that we have lost >ne our most gifted, and eloquent members, tea member of society, I leel that society ins lost one of its brighest ornaments, snd is so individual, I feel that I have lost a riend. And while in common with you, ind the rest of the oommunity, I deeply leplore his loss as a citizen. I freely mingle ny tears with the tears of thoge who sreep for him. The preamble and resolutions were naninouely adopted. On motion, the meeting adjourned. B. F. PERRY, Chairman. J. P. Moore, Secretary. FOR TUB GREENVILLE ENTERPRISE. The Coining Canvass. J/r. Editor :?The greatest misfortunes of nen and of nations have often sprung from an over-zealons and misguided judgment. I see it stated in the Enterprite of the 2fttb instant, that one of tho speakers at " The Republican Ratification Meeting," recently held in Qrconrille, said : "Men of prominence and ability ire rising up and flocking to the banner of liberty everywhere. Lot them come ; we weU :omo and receive them with open arms and (rilling hearts." The above expression is iquivalent to snying that men of yu-amfncace ??id ability are those everywhere opposing libirty. Is it a faot that this class oomposo the ipposing elements of liberty in South CarolU la ? Who then are the advocates of freedom? ho obscure and the weak ? Well, it is a blessid thing if men of prominence and ability aro iow seeing their mistakes of the past, and heir interest at tho present, and are fleoing rom the one and flocking to the other. All uch deserve to be rooeived with open artsi ind willing hear It. I have nought to nay for Grant, nor Gree* ey. I approve neither of the men. If the nly alternative was to make choice between wo evils, I should certainly take the less ; hat is, in my judgment. It is my opinion hat the less the good eitiaens of our State ave to do with political meetings, or the dis? union of Federal politics at tho present, the ctter for us. Solomon says, " Thero is a time 0 speak." There is also a time to be silent, 'here was a time wbeu the great Saviour of lankind opened not his mouth. The redemption of our country lies too deep t be found in political parties. It mustoome -om the industry, the economy, tho virtue nd the intelligence of our people. In short, le strong muscle, tho thoughtful brain, and io virtuous life must save tho land. Those itisens who are quietly laboring on their irms cr in their shops, who are staying at one depending upon their own skill and industry for a support, and who are educating heir families to work and think for themelves, are doing more for the redemption of ur State than it is possible for the election of itber Grant or Greeley over to do. The men, rbetber rich or poor, who, by honest, indusrious, enterprising lives, carve their own way 1 sycccss, are tho only true lovers of liberty, nd proper models of citlienshlp in any eounry. Such men desorve a higher meod of raise, and more honorable distinct Ion among ieir fellow-eitisens. than anv aoaonartn* h??*v bo, by laying cities in ashes, entailing woe nd suffering upon weeping orphans and widws, steps from tbe blood-red soil to the bead f the nation, and there, brandishing his irord, boasts himself his oouutry's saviour, he time must come when tbe suspicions, sars and needless prejudices upon which des* ots build their thrones must give way before better enlightened sentiment, and then tal)t and virtue will be sought and appreciated, ben, and not till then, may we reasonably ape to be relieved from the slimy ooils of that ilitary-politico anaconda which has fastened self upon the nation, and is so sorely press* ig the vitals of the land. It is thought upon the part of some that the ily way to work reform in the State govern* ent and save property is to joiu the Radical j irty. This may be so, but, for one, I do not > understand it. Is the government of this 1 tate actually corrupt? Does it noed to be ' formed? Who corrupted it? Who has the iwer to reform it? If tbe needed reformajn mutl come from tbe Rad|pl party, and 1 n come from no other quarter, why does it >t do the work ? What difllonltv u in iy t Km U not already got poaaeaaion of government and got two-third* of tbo vo>g population entirely under ita control? >e* it lack power ? Ia not a million of taxea jney enough t la it aaid that the difficulty a in the corruption of the party leaden T ell, will joining the party make the leader* y thing leaa corrupt T Will they not ttill be e leader* f Ia it expected, or even hoped, at tbeee leader*, already well aeated, with t government rein* in their own handa, a im harneaaed and properly trained, will nd over the tinea to youug convert*, or new* made proaely tea f Ha ah thing* would he a parture from what la uaual among men. Ia it aaid. unon the n?k?? Kan* tk.t Ait altjr consist* in the ignoranoe of tha mwIj ' 4* votera, nod ike r want of oonfldenoe in ir old masters f I aak again, will Joining i party make tbeee any wieer and more Inligent? Will it inspire tbcm with any mora 1 tftdenaa in tkoaa who war* their foraer a ters ? Will they not atill regard them ( th tha a una anapioloua eye f t Ln eooclneion, it ia my honaet conriotion 1 it if the government aeoda reformation, tha i 1 leaders will elaina that they are the proper t is to do it, are entitled to ite credit, and <; thoraforo Inuii still hold the offices. Nor will the newly eafma ohlood turn these off for othets. Booing nothing to hinder tho Endionl party from making anj reform it ehoOOOO In \UW |?TWH?WI| aui* 11?U WO, H W?U or ?It ttt without my MaUUa? than with It, I prior to stout still a ad a? it work oat ito vwu miration. Not Cue of tba moat sealons of tba party oan hail any reform* more oheerfally than I will. Moat respeotfhlly, A. 0. 8TEPP. Lino Crook, S. C., Jnna Mtb, 1871. Cot. C. L. AnoHMon, Uoltod Statoa Internal Rorenuo Collector for the Sd Dlatriot af South Carolina, furnlahea the following information for tho benefit of fruit dlitUlors t Before oommenoing, Fruit Distillers giro notice, through Asalatant Assessor, to Assestor of Intention to dlatill. The Qorernment then annreya the Distillory, without coat to Distiller, and requlrea a bond in the penal anm of $000 or more, not leaa. The Distiller most keep a book, in form preacribed by law, in whkh daily entries muat be made from commencement of work. The Distiller muat hare a plaoe of depoalt for hia brandy until ganged, marked and stamped. On or before the 25th of each month, the DistU'er ia required to notify the Collector of the number of paekagee, or the probable number be will hare at the elese of the month to be ganged, when the Collector will send a Ouager to guago and mark. Brandy produced each month should be kept aod guaged separately. No brandy can be remored, for sale or use, until guagod, marked and stamped. Ouaging fees are paid by the Qorernment, and all traveling fees of Internal Rerenuo omcers, uaugers, Assessors, Surveyors, etc., likewise; end a tax of (70) seventy oentl per gallon Is charged aftor the first of August on all proof brandy produced. Dkath or Qritbrat. Sr. Jonit 8kiri?kr.? Wo are pained to notice by our Washington exchanges the demise of this venerable gentleman. His record is one full of honor, and he closes, at the good old ago of seventy five, an earthly pilgrimage, marked throughout by an unwearied and progressive walk in the ways of rectitude, faithfulness and duty. The deceased was born in Washington County, New Tork, and did good service in the war of 1812. Ardently attached to the principles of the great Democratic party, he struck many a hearty blow in its ranks. During the administration of President Pierce he was entrusted with the responsible duties of First Assistant Postmaster-Qoneral, a post which be continued to occupy and adorn throughout the successive terms of Presidents Buchanan, Lincoln and Johnson. On Saturday last, he was stricken with paralysis, and gradually growing feebler, passed finally away, early on Wednesday morning. General Skinner leaves a widow and three daughters. Two of his daughters Intermarried in South Carolina, aud now resido In this State. [CAar/ssloa Courier. Tnx National De^nocratio Executive Committee is oomposed as follows : Alabama, Thos. A. Walker; Arkansns, S. R. Cookrell, Col. Frank MoCappin, San Francisco ; Connecticut, Wm. II. Darnutn ; Delaware, Cbes Betston; Florida, Chat. B. Dyke ; Georgia, A. R. Wright; Illinois, Cyras H. McCormick ; Indiana, Thomas Dowling, Iowa, M. M. Ilatn ; Kansas, Isaac E. Eaton ; Kentucky, Ilenry D. McCbeny; Louisiana, Henry D. Ogden ; Maine, L. D. M. Swaitt; Maryland, A. Loo Knott; Maasacbusetts, Fred. O. Prince; Michigan, Win. A. Moore; Minnesota, Wm. Lochrane; Mississippi, J. U. Sharp ; Missouri, John Q. Priest; Nebraska, George L. Miller; Nevada, Thomas II. Williams; New Hampshire, M. V. B. Edgerly ; New Jersev. Theo. F. Randolph; New York, Augustus Sobell; North Carolina, M. W. Ransoni ; Ohio, J. O. Thomason ; Oregon, R. J. Ladd ; Pcnnyslva nia, J. D. Barr ; Rhode Island, G. Bradford ; South Carolina, T. Y. Simons; Tennessee, Win. R. Bate ; Texas, F. 8. Stoekdale ; Vermont, II. D. Smith ; Virginia, John G. Goodo ; West Virginia, John Blair Iloge ; Wisconsin, G. II. Paul. The Fall Elections.?Previous to the great Presidential contest la November, the following States and Territories hold elections this fall: North Carolina, August 1 ; Kentucky, Moutana and Utah, August 6: New Mexico, September 1; California, September 2; Vermont, September 3 ; Maine, September 9 ; Colorado Territory, September 10; Dakota, Indiana, Iowa, Nebraska, Ohio, Pennsylvania and the District of Columbia, October 8 ; South Carolina, October 16 ; West Virginia, Ootober 34. All tho States vote for Presidential elector* November ft, and on tbe same day the following choose State officers; Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida. Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri. Nevada, New Jersey, New rn ? * ? avi?. iiiuuMMf, ? irgiou Mia Wlsoonsin.? Arizona bold* bar Territorial election on the 8th of November. Rail Road Nbws.?The French Broad branch of the Western N. 0. Railroad wai old at sheriff** sale on the 8th Inst., the con* truotors and execution creditors becoming the purchasers, through Trustees previously appointed for that purpose. The Trustees, at the instance of (be oontraotors, assigned their bid to R. Y. McAden, he paying therefor, and for a note of $164,000, on Q. W. Swepson, which was transferred to him by the Directors of the Road and the Commissioners appointed to settle with Swepson, the sum of Fifty-Ova Thousand Dollars, cash. By this arrangement the contractors get the prinoipal part of their money. It is said that the Southern Security Company are to get the (toad, and that it will be harried on to completion. We trust that suoh may be the case. [AsAeeilfe (iV. C.) OiHttn, 11(4. Air Likr Railroad Workshops.?-We learn that the selection of this place as a cite for the machine and workshops of the Air Line Railway Company will secure the Investment of $750,000. Several cities in 8outh Carolina are offering strong iaduoement* to liave the buildings located in their midst. It Is very important that Atlanta should be se eoted. It UhMf? oar olty father* to darUe > lome plan to aeeure iU location. We are aware that the oitj cannot denote in/thing towirda thie object, bat If H )U he tone In an/ other feaatble way It abould be done without dele/. We know that there la aladom enough In the Finance Committee and tad Council to deriae meaaurea for the accompliabment of a reault ao mnoh to be deaired. [Atlanta Constitution. Judos Willabd decide* that the Here, tue Bood Scrip ia unconstitutional, Thie ihacke off $1,800,000 of State debt. M*)er jorotn naa mnmiitcd ao argumaat to ahow bat tha guaraataad bonda of tba Bloa ( lldga Railroad ara Invalid. Tbia will | ripa out $4 000,000 of aontiagaot liablll- , j. At thia rata, th? total of tba 8tata i I cbt Hill rup dow# pa quickly aa it rap pp. 1 fceWwa ! of eating too nraeb p'e pleiit pi*. Beware of dktlag io a draught when warm. B?w?r? oY e'eeping too lete in the morn* log. Beware Of nfatrying a wife you cannot support. Beware of buying more then you are aMe to pay fo'. Beware of drinking too riraeb tee water io the Bummer. Beware of proniielog more than you are able Io perform. Beware of the person who aever lad# any thing good io hie neighbors. Beware of the preaeher who says his route la the only one to Heaven. Beware of men who are idle and indifferent as to work and resotls. Beware of men wlio get drunk and beat their wires. Beware of snddeo conversion, for disguises are easily pet on. Beware of men who hare no tine of prias eiple, hut who work from polio/ Beware of men who say polities and money-making are the ssuie thing. Beware of doctors who o*nnot take their own tnediolnes or stand by their own ntftv r? v Beware of men and women who talk too much. Beware ol men who drink every tiffl # they are aaked to. Beware of the boy who I# too big to help hie father, or who denies bis relative#. Beware of the girl who ie ashamed of thejkitcheu, or to he p ber mother. What Awbt Jomreon Rats.?Ex-President I Johnson is thus reported by the Nashville | Banner: j The tide of Radicalism in this country Is on the ebb. It has reached its utmost height, and tha revulsion has come. I see this fact In the failure to complete the Radical intention regarding the Ku Kins and Amendatory Enforcement bills in the House. The current setting in the other way is very feeble jnst now, and yet sufficiently strong to be percep| tibia. It is carrying with it many Northern Republican politicians, who have wit enough | to see the change in public sentiment, or who have commenced to think themselves instoad of blindly following the dictates of a Congressional Committee. It has been impossible, up to this time since the war, for the Bemoorata to succeed, but a golden opportunity is now before them. They must act with united decision, however, or they will fail again. Mr. Oreeley will doubtless ha endorsed at the Baltimore Convention. This may be a bitter pill for some of us to swallow, but we must not show our grimaces to the public. I intend to I take the stump myself, in my own State, and perhaps others, against Gen Grant. I shall oppose him on grounds of public policy, no matter who may receive the benefit of that opposition. It may be Mr. Greeley; it will ocrimuij oe luieuueu lor 100 ocncni 01 ID# nominee at Baltimore. -4 * Niw Grab for Know Notbinoum ?There ha** recently been alerted in the State of S>uth Caroline an Order bearing the title I. O. U B.. the headquarter* of whi< h is at Columbia. It has it* aiens, passwords and grips, and its ritual has been drawn from that ua?-d by the old Know Nothing organization. No foreigner tan become a memberIt is recognized hv the present Radical loaders in this .State, and embraces within its membera hundreds in pe*ry County.? Each lodge or council is fully officered ; die meetings ?re held weekly, or monthly, as circumstances may dictate. The principal feature in the obligation whioh it imposes upon its memb-rship is, that non* but t/uiM of American birth shall be eligible for any office, or shall reoeive the support of the order, looking to that end. [Charioten Republican. In the P. urth of July speech to the Re-> publican masses at Che-ter, Judge Mackey is reported as saving : u That in a recent conversation with President Grant, the President told him to ray to the Republicans of South Carolina that ha had a-ot hU inlantry, liia cavalry and hia artillery down here to protect the pe?p'e in all their rights of eitisenship, but unless there was a speedy change for the better in the afftirs of the State, he would come with a ttronger power and would thoroughly c'eansn the Republican temple here of the thieve# and rohbera which now inhat it to the <hame of the Republican, party, and would if necessary remand the State back to a provisional government.? Pre ty strong Isngu ge thia, even for the soldier Preside.it," .W ? That Mulb and tbb Foarr Acres.?When Grant was a csodidale for President, four years ago, his carpet-hag and aealawag parlleiana promised the poor negroes of the South who voted for him forty aerea of lend and a rnulo. Title the deluded blacks took for their enfranchisement Now Wendell Phillips threatens them that, in eaee of Qrreley's eleoiioo, they will lose the rouiee and land tbey didn't get That is abot t as bad as the Kadioel stumper who swore to the negroes that the land was all mappud out, and the mules selected, but the d ? d Democrats had stolen the surveys and owned all the railroads, so that tha coveted long-eared equinea couldn't be dirtribs ute<l, nor the forty acres enjoyed for thy present.?Lonaattar (Pa ) InUlligtncat. siW>'? Tus JVmooraU of South Carolina bar* shown themselves willing to eeeept the fun dameatal prioeipUa of Bepublioaotam. All they want now, ao far aa the State ia eon* oevnad, is an ben est and eeonnmieal admin* 1st ration of affairs, and there is no man in this country more aaxtous for ibis eontum mat ion then President Grant himself. The present condition of affairs in Sot th Carolina and Lonistana is a terrible burden for tbe Republican party ia the country to oars ry, sod tbay are determined to purge the party of ewob dishonesty.? Jmlga Orr at Andoratm. Wasca or a Cltoos TaAia.?John Robin* eoo'e eireae met with an aeeUlent on the 3d inet, et Weet Keren, Conn., on the rallied. While going under the bridge, the bridge settled, an J the menagerie sagas on the platform Ban rtraek it. Sis eagee inn juockal off and brokan ay. Tb* Hon sod Uptf eeeaped, bat wen bom Mooted. The Mbm woe fatally Injured. A eaffe efblrda ?a< alee brolea ap, bat all wen aand. A oage eontaining flfty on key a wae as o?g tbeee wreaked, and the oakeje an new leeee la Weat Haw wood*, Hie leee U e?tlQ?gted at f 10,009,