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tfke atolitui Spartan. I 9 Fa'IS TAlrBPHfl \ B Tlliiradajr, A?|?it 98, IkttO. B m^Joiim Walks*, at 120 Meeting Street, ' K la otft authorised agent for lha city of CharlesK; too. He will receive and forward advertiseM g menta, and also will receipt for moneys due this ^ ofi^ee, either for subsc-\-'ion or advertising. j( BMlh of Junius W. Thomaon, After protracted illness?mental as well as b physioal?running through a period of five or a I six years, death relieved Mr. Junius W. Thorn- rt H ' eon of hie suffering* on Monday morning, the 1' I 20th Inst. His remains, at his own request, b erase deposited in Uie grave with Masonic cere- b V tnouiee, on Tuesday aQfrnoon, where he lies K aurroemded by those of his family who had *' gone .before. Peace to his ashes. I The Bailey Troupe. J ThU popular dramatic troupe has reachod p Spartanburg, and intend to offer several exid- si I billons to our people. Wherever they hnvo ? given representations?Anderson, Greenville, w I and other places?they have awakened cntliu- hi I elasm, and got away with ditfioulty. The pa- <1 I pars apoak in the highest terms not only of the |j | excellency, but of the chaste moral tone, of r. their performance*. They open this (Wed- n [ nesday) evening undor a spacious can van. bee small bills. r . .. git, a * Oiir Travel. ?l Spartanburg is beginning to derive advnntage from her railroad. Our hotels, for weeks 0 back, have been quito full of aumrner tourists. Facilities and attention alone are necessary to b (realise our full share of this sort of business. 1| Among reoeat efforts to accommodate, we are {pleased to see that ToUeson, of the Palmetto, ia Baas added a reading-room. Othor improve- c euents, as needed, will follow, and all that aro 1 Judiciously mads will pay. r w Cavalry ItluMter. I The regimental cavalry muster at Glenn 0 Springs, on Saturday Inst, was brilliant and well attended by spectators. A plensnnt fen- P inro of the review wns tho presence of Sjmrtan *( Troep?a valuable addition io the Otli Regiui't. ti His Excellency Gov. Gist, and staff, were pre- 11 sent, as was tho new Ilrigadicr General, 1. G. a' McJvisaick, with a full staff*?the whole forming ^ a handsome and useful military display. Gov. n Gist and Gen. McKissick made speeches of stir- ri ring import, exhorting to rcudiucss fur every ^ political emergency. "l The Andemon Intelligencer. * We have received the first number of the An- gl derson Intelligencer, issued for the first time on o >the 14th ia slant , at Anderson C. II., by Fea- 0 thcrstoo At Hoyt. The paper is neatly-gotten nip, and from tho low price we must suppose it ti will be more than an experiment?$1 per an- j< num. The oditors attach themselves to no ? party, but are foot-loose to praise or condemn u as circumstances may warrant. We take it tl that that is the exaot position of almost every c other paper in the State. Success to the enter- 'I prise, say we. h Hilled by Lightning. 1 ne mm sorry to tnuw mat ur. v. J&- r tenting lost * negro mail on Sabbath afternoon Inst, by ^ ^ tUghlaing. He ~wns under a tree above the ^ fats wife near by. The tree was struck, and when the fluid wns six or eight feet from the ground, it left the trce: and killed him. The woman wns uninjured. Oration. u We are Indebted to Col. T. Y. Simons, Preni- o: dent of the Society, for a copy of the oration u delivered before the *76 Association of Charles- el ton, on the 4th July last, by llcv. ?. T. Wink- r< ler. >i ?*" * ai Rumors. s The Washington State* of Thursday refers to rumors prevailing in tliAt city, to the ctfect ^ that Breckinridge is about*te withdraw from the canvas. The Washiugtou correspondent cf ^ the New York Herald telegraphs the same uews ^ to that paper. The wish in both cases is, no doubt, fat her-to the thought. The Statu is a Pougl&s organ, and the Herald has conic out ^ euuare for Bell and ?vcrotL u LatHea' Southern Florlat. p We have received from the publisher, Mr. P. a! B. Glass, of Columbia, a copy of Mrs. Mauy C. tl lliox's "LtuUti' Southern t'lorut"?a practical st treatise on the culture of flowers, adapted to T the climate of the Southern Slates, and written at so as to be intelligible to unprofessional florists, s< and those needing information. vi We have glanced over the pages of tlus little tl work, ami dfanr it valuable. Its names and ' -| ( teaching* are plain and understandable. It is I w ' no worlf on botany with Liniiaann nomenclature Li ?no floral dictionary, calling marigold <jr : < ! tl f r??e <Tlyim! All in sensible common sense, ni r from a l'rfdy whose education began in a print- r< ing office, aud is practically developed in adorn- iti ing her home with the beautiful flowers with tl which God has blessed the world. Mrs. R. has done her sex a service in writing this volnine, and Mr. Glass is entitled to lihernl patronage for having it published, l'agcs 138? | ^ price $1. The work is from the prcsa of P. 1*. l'elharn, |] nod is every way e<pial to the best Northern n specimens of typography. " Ortstox or Hon. W. W. Dovcn.?Hon. W. *s W. Boyee, of the Columbia Congressional district had been called upon for bis views as to (l Southern action in the event of Lincoln's elec- p tion to tlie Presidency. R The gift of his letter lies in tbo beginning, as ,j follows: I o --ii i.ingoin t?e etectcu, 1 think the Southern v Slates should withdraw from the Union?nil: if c not All, then a* ninny as will; ami if no uther, a South Carolina alone;?in the promptest man- s uer, and by tlio most direct means." .< TF. M. Coaxotts, Esq.?We had much plena- * nre, last week, in welcoming to the courtesies '' of our office our brother editor of the Lancaster ^ Ledger, W. M. Connors, esq., who Amis leisure S to make a trip to the mountains during the hut ^ weather. FTAfkTojf, Va., August 18.?The Douglas (| Convention adopted a resolution to cast the | electoral vole for any candidate who can de- \ f feat Lincoln. The Convention appointed a full i v electoral Douglas ticket. There were rnauy I , accessions from the lireekinridge Convention. i j (jHtumutriLlK, Va., August 18.?Tlio | lo'tcklnridge Convention modified their eleclo- j , ral ticket l>y appointing Morris, llnutcr, Wise, j Mason, Itussell mid Smith, as electors for tlio t State at large. U was resolved to instruct the | electors that if it is impossible to elect llreck- j in.idge, to vote as a unit nt as to prevent the 4 felection of Lincoln. a (JhknaDA, Miss., August IM.?The Douglas v Convention noiainated a full electoral ticket. I The United States ^Marshal's retifrn make* t the population of Italtiinore 419,H 1H, showuix . v a net increase nl "t. I in ten years. I t ( 4 ' WirM?iiTPJMBL..JLiIIUJ-'' The Vi?ry Law*. We perceive that the constituent* of Hon. W. > ?. 1'ortor, Senator from Ijt. l*hilip's aud St. "PJ1 lichael's, desire to know What arc ills present you cutiuients vn the ropenl of the law* imposing Uni estrictioes opoit the trking of **c<utive kirt for ten *e Hsr >/tnnn' f. He answers that when this re- *' ' ruling scheme whs first broached he took the a{j-e round that restrietions upon excessive interest witl rere Wise Hint wholesome ; hut filially yielded can is judgment, ?nd went for the removal of all t*cci Bstrlctions upoii ucgotinble paper (not that, of ^ auks) maturing in nud under ninety days. He stal Iso moved ameudineiit for gradual repeal, slid ' [ lease frOm penalty and forfeiture. Ho avows is object at present is not to discuss the mea- ?n ore, but rather to explain his own position, lie shot ays: q?e "My object is not at present to discuss mcs- J onl arcs, hut simply to explain my own position. 1 "|Vl avc been regarded by many us an uucouipro- jT 10 lising opponent of any change in theso laws, . rhilo my real desire has been to facilitate the .J"! hange, but to initiato it iu such a manner as to , rovido against confusion or recoil. An inlaiiliiucous and total repeal, at any fixed point f time, whether present or future, would in ^ ly opinion, inflatua the minds of money dealers 8uj( rith the expectation of extravagant rates, and object debtors to the exorbitant demands of 18 j1' ieir creditors, before money froiu abroad had ! mie to tlow in to their relief. A foreclosure of onil iiii?l mortgage, or a high rule of interest j.'"* >r a lung period of time, would bo the alterativc presented to many a poor borrower. In more direct response to your inturrogato- .'. y, I may say that Iain willing to rote for any bill rliicli wlll'provido a reasonable barrier against lie misohicf 1 hare suggested. The following lon clieme of a bill would meet my cordial support, nd hns already obtained the sanction uf many f the wacmest friends of repeal: 1. All penalties nn*l forfeitures for usury lo c repealed. ? ?' 2. In the Absence ?f any ngreemcut, seven J? cr cent, to be the rate of interest. or 3. A con vent iotial rale of iutevest, not exceedlg 12 or 14 par cent., to be allowed upon ape- ul1!' ial agreement, frotn the first day of January, y"11 861. 1 4- The hanks to receive only their present atcs according to charter. ? . 6. From and after the first day of January, nn 802, the only remaining restriction, above i2 * "'j r 14 per cent., to be removed. This scheme, it seems to inc. will protocf the V"' eoplc against exorbitant rates ir the coming ' " car, and, at the same time, give them a fair jv pportunity of testing the experiment of itiving capital from abroad without too much ri?k. I'the experience of tlie year be favorable, llie ct will, of itself, remove tbe only remaining 1 cut fiction. an?l nccotnplish tbe total repeal; but ' it be unfavorable, the Legislature will have it opportunity of interposing before the last . 1 estraiiit is sot loose. With a hank capital of mi or twelve millions, and a conventional rate f interest ranging as high ns 1 I per cent., ' v liere certainly ought to be no complaint of a ant of accommodation for a year. And if so real a change in our monetary aiLiirs can be noeessfully accomplished within that period j, f time, it will certainly have been done not " illv well, but quickly." ' * t ton The agitation of this quostion at the present [ct x me evidences a determination to press the sub- the >ct upon the attention of the Legislature next aI'P' 'inter, and in his letter Senator Porter, in the lost suggestively modest way imaginable, tells lie people of Charleston that the repeal can "1 asily be effected in tbe Senate, but not so in tlo,i . a 1 lie House?as no "bill for the repeal or modication of tbe usury laws" "lias passed the this louse" "since 1864." 'f,ly With the certainty of having thin matter , * J " lion lirust upon the members, would it not be well ,|01|l >r our people to speak out for inslructiou? For Con ursches. .wo have ever opposed repeal. We deui an find no One argument in its favor. Mr. j1 'orter himself is unwilling to support repeal, ?.( nloss guarded with cheeks aud restraints upon of ri lie soullcssiicss of money-making. All that 'ly< nu be said for it begins and ends in bunks nd broker'^offices, or in the minds and pockets f capitalists. Why, suppose the restrictions It pon excessive interest removed: Would tner- a no Liant, mechanic, or speculator be able to bor- 01 jw from banks on good time, at low rates of yjur itetesi, when the director* could gel discounts, grcs L 7 |K.*r cent., and loan at 12 or 14, or more * " orne moral air-pnmp must exhaust the princi- jf '' le of selfishness from Adam's family before ,jlo icli advantages will be ignored by his sharp I'nil esccndants. In our judgment the repeal of or u ie usury laws will not bvar light?will not ^ ear discussion. Let restrictions be removed Hjlol i whole or in part, and banks will loan just Pros fiough money to private parties to keep down l'tn amor? while the bulk of discounts will be J1""sed surreptitiously by brokers and others, at ot,r xorhitant rates, in sucli way as to evade the pen- its Itv of the law. Ilut, before wc reach even choi Ti lis point of practice, certain chauges will rc- ^ ^ ill in investments of no trivial importance. CoI|a nxnble real estgte will seek escape front State llou ud District burdens; owners of bank and other cout ocks, appreciating perhaps too highly the ad- 'j'J'j lntagc of ready capital, will try to sell, impair j; ie value of such securities, and produce a wild dent eoiilating mania?the benefits of all which ''"1" ill tlow into the deepest pockets. But wc must stop for the present. At ano- prcf leriiuie we may look further into the subject, now ud expose what wc here assert, viz.: That this 1 'c*' . peal scheme is n device of Broad street, to l',''|'|l lake tho rich richer, aiul the poor poorer. Let ,|IC ?e people bew are of it. dav: _ ~ , . ? , to tl Every Tiiixu is poi'tiiern.-?The New lork a irrespondent of the Charleston Mercury, in a c|vci ite letler, finding hut little news utlo.it not Nov outheru in staple, says; Somehow, Southern subject# are the only dugs to write about this morning. The South ot only monopolize* our politics, but our litem- |( N ire. The two most successful hooka of tinBason?"Bculah ' and 'llulledgo''?are hy out hern ladies?(oKulledgo" 1 presume to be (j. ( win cDiiiiiioii r1111'<?r iiiin in iiie un-unce ol | | , roof to the contrary.) And new. the leading ( (j otcIs in prea* arc exclusively from Southern ' ens. One is Marion llarlund's Nemesis j ' not Iter, t lie " Household of Ibnivine, or the llixir of Gold," nn original and taking title. |t' 'he latter work will enjoy the rare distinction . f appearing in two volumes. A modern novel (j rortli publishing in two volumes, at a dollar ^ , aoh, must, in the opinion of the publisher, be |. ^ pretty good thing. There, has also been is- j ued, ''Jack llopeton and his Friends, or the ^ Ldvcnturcfl of a Georgian, by W. W. Turner, of | latonton, Georgia," a story of college life, * rhich Iiiim probably before this reached your () rilic's table. The nnme of a novel, "The Kho- ^ iy Idol," also forthcoming, is ominous of a lottthern theme, hut whether treated from a louthern or Northern point of view, remains to J j 10 seclK will Mn. lint i kimiiixir wit.i. not WtTtinnAW.? *' v V.\sHiMirov. August I ??Gov. Stevens, Chair- iur'1 nan ol the Itreekinridge and Lane Naifnnal I"" '.xecuf ive < 'oinmittee, today received a letter n<}? nun Mr. l'reckniridgc of suidi a character as 0,',% rarrnni* him in giving an emphatic conrndictinn to all rumors of his dotiiro to be bo- ?K" level from his position as a camlidato for the 'residency. The eomniittee linvo just begun I ending out an address to the Democracy and f| ' >eoplo of the I'nitod States, mainly in reply ^ ' 0 that of tho Douglas Rxeeiilivo Committee. ^ I MiKI'liN Itf.M'K, ( Mo., ) August 1 fl. ? FBOM *?l' li.sr\ Kk. The Santa Fe mail has arrived. In 1 skirmish wiili the ("ainaiiclics two Indians ?erc kilH-'l by the troops and several wounded. A The Indian depredations are continued. Fort ooti 'nion is to be reinforced. ATlothcr battle with wee lie Indians is expected, and a general llldiiltl wi'I ?ar is anticipnled Itent '. fort is tlireiiteucd bat tr'.thm Indian attack ccit ill L_ . ' ' . " .lk.IlO.JLJ 4 Our True I'ollcr. loaera. "Koiit and ltoyce have expressed llio lion, that should tin* Muck Rcpulilicnii |?<?rtjr hi tin possession of (lie livHeralauvuriuiicnl, pi ih Carolina should secede alone frotn the on, rather (Imii submit to it. When lliisul- m lalive in foreed upon us, it will he attended i>li i circumstances; anil what course it will ai wise to pttrsuo, will, necessarily, bo or clod by those circumstances, iwithin and o? lout iha State. At present, no forethought re ascertain theui. They are hid in the future. 01 pssion, therefore, by South Carolina alone, ot not be fairly considered, until events shall at ;c up the issue. At present, the Southern ed Ioa aro Migngrtl with the Northern Stales at lie gieat matter of electing the Chief Mag- er ale of the United States for four yearn after ai fourth of March next. The clbction turns ti< the rights of the Soipli. Those rights c:i ild be freely discussed ; and ull the cause- fo aces of their bciug over-ridden in tliel'resi- c<i Linl election should he fairly disclosed. Wc cr is 110 sympathy, utid less respect, for those to arc dodging the i|tiesiioii of its oiled upon bti Union. If wo mean to submit to the rule.of, or :k Republicanism, (decidedly the most prole result of tlio Presidential election.) wc ro lit to say bo, for that will have an influence fo ho result. If we do not mean to submit to ta rule <Jf liluck Republic.uiiMii, wo ought also hn *y so?for that also must influence the re- Bj Such n course of frankness and decision ? at only pertinent to the result, hut. in our co lion, gives us the only ehanec which exists fo; 5UOOC9S in tliu Presidential election. If the wi ihern people believe that the Southern fo es will not submit to the election of Mr. no join to the Presidency, lie will not be elect- sh Dodging, therefore, the issue of the Union, wi nil (ImtU illn'lilitlilnllv nrimi i n ll.n 1 > ? #? j I?1 ^ . election, and laborlouRlyetichowiug disuti- ( en am?i8 A course as impolitic in its hearing ! li\ lie President ial election^ us it is injurious j lie South. Hut the remedy is not now lie- ' tli us for consideration, because the evil is , th yet upon us. When we fail in the l'rci- wi t in I election, and the iiluck Republican party hc 0 bo installed into power at Washington, in 1 will arise the question of remedies. We ih mine all statesmen of the South will go for a Tl ?n of the South, as our first best remedy? m cd Southern action, for the vindication of v<> thorn right*. Even at this further stage of di contest tor our lights, it tuny not ho p >111io | ?ii trust forward, us a remedy, lite separate ! en independent action of South f.'aroliiia. We I d< ild go for the co-action of all the Southern 1 tr< cs. If this cannot he obtained, then we I co ild support the co-action of the Cotton | 3. If this fails, then wo should strive to | e<l the c "-action of four, three, or two of the 1 to on States. Should all these expedients <; ?then, and not until then, fairly coincs up pi question?shall South Carolina submit to j e<l rulo of the lllnck Republican party in pos- en ion of the lie no nil (jovcrnmcnt, or shall <li ecccdc alone from the l.'nion? When this i motive arises, wc will be prepared to moot \l The past course of the Charleston Mercury. ' presume, affords antnc assurance of its ti- j i|, ly to the South atul the State in all omcr- iq :ies. At present, such an issue, it appears ? is, is preniaturc. Its agitation can <! > no m 1, and may do a great deal of harm. Let onestly exhaust till our efforts to carry the ! nn iidential election. If successful, there is j M aid, for four years at least, of Southern ae- fo to enforce Southern rights. If we fail, then is take up, as each shall arise in succession, m various expedients for redress. This, it ' co ears to us, is our true policy. | w [ ('lutrh -iloli M rcuri/. i t), Kiotle, of UlCCtlll^. hc N. O. l'icayune explains the Constitu- ,, and law on the subject of tlic election of tli 'resident and Vice President in case of a |? iro to elect by the Klectorul Colleges. In connection wc make tlie following ex- 1 l: . . , . A lie Constitution makes no cxprc-- designa I q, of the person of officer who shall bo l'resi- ' p, I, in case ol the failure of both branches of \ gress to provi'le a President or Vice-Ptcsi- ' c, l, but it devolves that duly upon Congrc.--, Vl ?*1 aura nf f li.i t? ??. i ,iwl I, ||| ?( J J| w? <j f. article, thus: 1 in Congress may provide ly law f t!ieoa-e]w mioval, death, resignation or other di*abil* | j-j both of the President tnol Vi -Pro-i lout. lr ariag which officer shall act a- lb*-;1 nt. t|, such officer shall act accordingly until such bility be removed or a President elected." would be hold, wo think, that the case of \i n election would be iuciulo l in tins grant i. tower. ; ingress did accordingly j??*>>vi Ic l>y law, VV| ch 1, IT'Jli, fir*! session of (lie second fun w is, thai in case of (lie vacancies recited jm l'lie President of the Senatc/>r<> um/f rr, ati>l . j tere be no President ?t' the Senate, the iker of the House of Representatives fir j,j time being, shall actus President of the oll te<l States until the disability be retnoved, j_rV i President elected." w i point of fact, therefore, the President of J lw tenatc would net as President, if there ? ild be no election of President or Vice ! dilent by the 4th of March next. The i ident of the Senate nt Ilii- time is the lieu. , j. Fitxpat rick, senior Senator front Ala Wl a. Hot tbat olfice is nlways renewed at |, y se--ioii of Congress, au l the S? uate :?t |,, meeting in December will have the sl, sing ol that ofli.-e anew. j liis t'ongr as w ill e\ pit c on the 1th >fM i -h ? with the present Presidential term, and M| ic<iuetitly there will be u > Sj aher o! the ; 0 | so to be in '.lie line of the very improbable p,. ingcticy of u total failure ol election, tor |?. t>r President, Nice President or President ,j, 10 Senate. < ,,l ot the law makes provision that thePr.si . coming iu by such n Combination >( pobable accidents should have but a short . i. It is further provided, in the sonic lair, (ll in case of a vacancy in the nth e of bulb I vv liilent and N ice President, there shall be n jw appointment of electors of President and ;l! > President, by the scleral States, within ,j, ly-fivo days preceding ilic first Wednesday p| o next December provided, a* in thi* ca-e. , ? vacancies ocfir two month- previous to that ; otherwise, the election would be delervc I ic next November. <?n a failure to elect ? , 'ious to March lih, we should have a new w lion for President and \ ieo President next j ember, and the term of four years would t inetiec on the 4th of March n<-\i ensuing j,, " ^ Wl ? -?>? ? ? xrtx n' vtt," T 'ni it rut. \xi> (1 \r an i> t1 >i utt.ns- t st K.\iliii>ai>.?-The attention of Kaili>ad . j,, vaetoi's is directed to the advertisement ?j ic above Railroad Company, in our piper 1 ... l?.. - -l :. "i ? ?>- ?.ijr. i roj/o-uir. ii will in' - II, l r ling 11} mil*;* ?if this mail, \\ ill In* tar-iv, I p I Sept. titli. In relation to this enterprise ,), Ii interest is nwiikeuol in Tennessee. mi l |, work will 1"' prosecute"! w111 ? coiuincmlnhle (li it of energy un<l ileterniiiritioii. \\> learn i the Morrinti/wn //tt fi/rnr r tlint on tlull of the 7lh in.Hlnni, when it \v;i A.-irert iim-'l |i (Jov. Harris, of Tennessee, h;i?l - mi<- 1 the w Stole hon-ls fur the const met ion of tin- >i 11*> tho I'niiit K'??'k, great rejoicing i '1'onv- ;u h "grnn<l bonfire win ii/liu l. mi l while the ?i 0 arose e glitoeti roini Is were fire?l from ?' cannon." Wo copy a paragraph IV . n the ki Ihymftr, of a bininm oliaraoti r: tl ii Weilnesilay the lionril me! in the accon-l y of the Morehouse of Docke, Ucn?l \ Co.. | after mature deliberation agreed to put :h ii w lion of tho road extending from M<>rristnwn m 'niiit llock uniler immediate contract. It I. therefore he let npmi the titli ofS ptemluT. ! mi rhicli lime we hope to see enough oonti ic 1 e 1 present to take the whole distance un-l ii if through as soon as possible. flie Irngi n r s (Major It. ('. Mot'alia) llop<>rt w i- re ii 'o?l with comineinlatioii. Although his recent k roy Ins not shortened the distance, yet h:- n mate was considerably below that hereto tl given. ,iTi'tt\nY I'ahi Ni'.itsinr.? The member* of ,,, Southern Literary Society Ii ive, w uti l.-r ,, id, commenced a joint novel, o.ieli iiicm . ., rrite one chapter. If the wli.'o w n k i * ' t up to the standard of the three chnp'crs a<ly written, it will be a decided suce *. it. Ilrl'tl. |[ i Mi*.-,wiri editor announces that the pub' -i on of his paper will t>e suspended for -i\ ,1< ks, in order that he may vi it St l.?o>i h a h.a-1 of bear skim, honp vnlcn shingh at k, pickled cat Ii - Ii, \e., which he hi, rred Ibr aiiiiscripiiotc - L ?JL ? . J Buttle of* Mclazzo. The* Government of (lie Dictator Garibaldi ^ is ciiuxdl ihe two following bulletin* to bo |: ihlislicd; ' National Camp or mkiu, July, 20.?Thia orning, hi <i o'clock, uu exchange ot musket lot took place; it was Ihortglit hi first to bo f 1 affair of outposts, but it hooii became u gen- ] nl notion. The " Royalist* hud artllle'y ; on ; ^ ii- sMo there was none. The sfiugglo was 1 rrible; the Royalists being under cover,wliile ' ir men were fighting in the open field. At to inoihent the position appeareddifficult, but t i ho magic n.-tfneof Garibaldi, our men rush- 0 I on like lions and curried tbo position, and. tyveiity-five minutes past tlirije our troops 1 itered lb lu/.zo, after capturing five pieces of | -J tillery, three of which were taken In the nc- 1 iu outside the walls, and the two others at the y it ranee. The Velocc tUeAncr canouudcd the rt wliorc the Royalists shut 'JieWBelres in, 1 instantly pursued by the bayonet; they were k owded there n* in a barrel of anchovies. Our eu then took tlm first gate of the fort and a j istion, and our Hug is fixating from ono tow- ^ "Wo liaro a heavy loss to deplore; that of tbo ii yalisfs is enormous. The surrender of tlie t rl and tlie entire c diiiiiu is considered ccr- I in. A reinforcement. with rifles and cmuion. | is this instant arrived for its. The soldiers of , ' ladaforn aru retiring upon Gesso." j I "July 22.?Yesterday, at t> a. in., the buitlo : ,] inineiMsed ill Melazzo. and was not over be- I rc 8 p. in. The struggle was tdrriblo. There is a great, carnage oi tlie llourbonists, wlio ! 1 uglit with much obstinacy, so that it became I icessary to gain ground foot by foot, under a |, ower of grape. The field or battle, covered it Ii dead bodies of the enemy, and with bagge 4>t every kind and five guns, was at last . " nipiered, amid cries of'long liveltalyl* 'Long ' i'o Garibaldi!' as "(tin-young men vied in euthusinsin with j .. e brave men of Garibaldi's legion, which was e first in the combat and the liist to charge I r tb the bayonet, to storm Mcluttii, atol also ize the first and second redoubt of the for- ; l-ss. still pressing llie llourbonists close with e bayonet. Our loss has not been excessive. ' ie legion of Garibaldi has bad a few of its ; i-n wounded; our young men have also suffered I n ry litfle, but the loss of tlie continental ? il- j ers lias been considerable. Rtioriuoiis loss, 1 loriiiuus damage, have been inflicted upon the I ictny, who in Hying was driven into the re- I * aibls, and frolu them into the rest of tlie for- ' i'ss. He was j ursiie I thither, un l the water c 11*1 mis werecuion. j "Tlim morning. the 21st, the lt*isc<> pren'tilI himself to the i'iclator, ftinl i'e*|UC8ied lcuvo 1 t|iih with tlio honors of wur. 'No,' replied irilnldi, -yon shall leave disarmed, it you f ease.' Fubrc/./i and Inteldoiiato have inarch- j 1 to (dosso. by onler ofilie tioiior.alissinio. The icuiy occupying that poshiim withdrew inline- j ately to Mes-in.i. . n "The bietator, in a cavalry engagement at v cl;iii >. cut off with a blow of In sabre the) . >rd arm of the major of'lie Neapolitan e.u j < , at whs puvsuiay him, after which the Ne c ' tiiari cavalry were dispersed ami destroyed <J ajtist puuhdintctit of llicir fratricidal oh *ti?<\y. , Tin /'< publishes a lct'ei from M .11 a ' elre Uutiifts, describing the eii-? tgcuient at c cluzzo, of whi<*h lie was on eye-witness. The i Mowing arc extracts: jt "At ilawii oil the 2*Mil nil the troops were in ^ ^ ovetiicnt t.i attack til** Neap*.lit his, who had * line out of the fort nnd vi'lagc of Melnzzn, | hieh they oeeupie?l Mahuieliini coiiiiuainle*! ; r left, tii'iierals Medici and t'onsenz the een- i c, while the right w is composed of a few iMipanies only, intended to cover the centre t*l left wincr from a surprise, tiarileihli w a- in 1 centre, where the action was expend i.. n tin* sharpest. The tiling lu>ii:i on the left j t on the Neapolitan o tp*sts. coiiccaV I in *1 I>cd, halt way l?el\v* en Mori and Mc!.i/./o ptartir of an hour later the centre aita -k* *1 e Neapolitan lino, and drove ii front it* fu ?i I c is.t in. The right meanwhile di-1 nl'i* *1 the . ; cap li'an- from - mi- ho iw'.i; T tliev oe ' tpi I. A the lilliou'.lie i*l the ground pre I ' ailed Vitiiir.ii *i nis from ar.iwn^, ISo-e *. j tit. i*. i 'ii i-. t j <-,i i j | t.t Wao had driven him In It. The Intle , t ere at hist obliged t*i retire before the stipe. r n 'ii'it' rtr the eneiny; but, when oilier | i. . e iTie up tlie11 ,'iil. lit*'V again attueke I ' e enetne. many *f whom were "t.U ci>tioc-*!c?l itotig re I * and protected by fig trees, so that t charge with ill** hrlV'iWt w.is impossible. e*lioi. wli.le ii 1\ aiu ing at the he i I ot I.is nieii. i*l a horse killed under him. ' o is ut* v> 1 ' rtu k in the neck by a spent hall, and to!;. 1, ' is for u nuimeut .supposed to l*e tu.*r? !. inn lei. hut lie was only stunned, and aluio t stan ly he was i n hi* leg-* ag-::n. s)i**utti 7t* r/t.tii i." I "linribaMi, at t!,e 1 . id ofth** (Irti *e c car neers atul some gui los, Htteinpted I?? take the j letiiv in tin- tl ink, hut -iid'boih conic on a , in i '..* I in the centre of tin- road, an I j li.* !t he determined to attack. When within ^ 'enty pi-"- tin* * aauoti, h. nlcd with grape, | j i* ti. ! I i tie- King's troops The effect wn? : ri'iV: nl* live r si v . *i rimriiti. 1 st uiilinc ' ill 41 14 !t:i'i part of ln? limit iiml s'irrtip eur I away. hi* itoi"*e w.i.* ils.i wounded, auil he is c?mi|"-IK'< 1 : i ?iI:tciit. M ijor ll.edn mi l his mi.I were killed by 1*!* silo: Mi- ?ri ir IVIi tie i 1 under liim; StnU-lla was left itnliii ' unhurt in tin- mills' nl t ic imn storm: . 1 the others were kilted or wiuin Intl. Tlie , in wit t li lut I i ne nil tin.* mi* lnt t was tuki n mailt!. I ln-it i lie Ne i|nililuii infiutry openk-iml ^ Hf i - - ao In a eli ai'jje of fifty cavalry rtlie ]'iir[nt*e nf retaking the piece, < Nilotic! lit n - men who ha.I been but linle uieler tire. eiv i 1iciii*c! vt'f to I lie -i lea of t It rt. el Instead i ivfii iii; theirbayunolA. The cavalry Came ' <ea w lurlit lii'l, t lie >it ilian? tiring from both let. "Thii- i < ' 1 b. h lit an 1 left, the com Hitler t,i the Ne ip ?.|t m eav riry stopped. an 1 iiiit 'l to tio a bark, but found the passage iris I by (Jen. Garibaldi, Mi*ur, SiatiMa. 1 id ti\e or \ other men. Tlie ti ueral m ./ ! 1 e ittl'e -r - britllo and cried out 'Sun etob- ' 10 officer repli e'l Willi A til >w of Ills " litre. ' 11 if It itarihil'ii parriel, ami by a ' ack-*lroko ' it lite ollieei ? cheek open. I'lie latter I 11 1 niii Ii.- horse. .Meanwhile, three or l.tur 1 hi e" w re raise 1 Against the General, w ho ' iiiil 1 t ,ic "f the as-lilants with a thrust " Ii- th;-, while M Istii a kiiletl w o . th< i" aii'l ? hoi- e of a thir 1 with hi* revolver St ile'.la ' ughl tluwn one mila??iii*t, while another, 1 iio "t rung it Mi* nu s throat, was kiiletl by : e loii. tli "hot of iii" revolver. While fhn ' i was Ii'aw ii^r to a eht.se, Garihi Ii ralI hi- -at t< . t I men. eh u g-d vv i it? t he in, a to 1 t liter t -k or kili.d the rest of the fifty horns . eti. .* . .ii It | l.y his centre, he next charged I i' Ne ipyli ins, r.av ui iii." iilul Swi"s with the t y t Oit I . Iln' N ellpt >1 i I .III s th'T ft' 'lift'. l it ilav ii i ins m l vv ts? inii'le a abort ml fiiethey ^ave vv iv. fills <lc?'i<lo>l tlie fate , ' the ilny. - to ?T r. i.Kini i. I sot v k Fi iii. -We learn from Mr. tv It on, of liiliin'i. that a painful rumor 1 is h.aiuglit to ilvit place ttti Saturday last, by rel.trio-'l I'ike * IVakur, of a severe Indian ' :iil sttin three vv eks since, on the Solomon, ' . .. 1 1-- ... .... I- . oil... ?1 I. unit Von I',pI'..h ii eiiie* mil 1 >*wen* 1 ille.l The informant *iys lie pn^ie'l through , ie doano < t" ilio light -thai the (laul wort a'l 'nl|>t"l. A li..ht hot ween < 'lie von no-* nn-l I'niriicos 1 .ii wiine--'- ! l?v ii couple nf pioneers who were tho linii- hunt.ii.; buffalo. nn<l wn iloscrihe.l v I hem :? hoing i l\ nrful seetio. The ciimlml it i iniinheri'l ?>mo ill on-i i ii rln, w ere nil nioiiut - ' I. titi I k?:|>t e.oi- .iiitlv circling. lying "loWli i their toi l lien t?1 filing over their horses' i-ekt hi the) n|>|irri.ielio>i they enemy. The glit Inste'l two h nit s ; quite n utimher were ille-l niiil ill the etui of tint time the 1'tiW doh hroke Ami rm with the tllieyetilies il.rr lOIlt - A 1113*1.1 ft f. ? Till? <Ii ii r.i i \ xv.hi A Southern gentle inn. nt n hotel hi tth'ii. the other <lny. gnv?? a I'itr.i w ii r i ih.ll ir, wliieh llie thukcy thui . kii.-.xl ,Ir.a: "I'h hi'.? i,i.i ?. S, i|th. rn geniiiien nlxvay i eu?s ii it we .lui't li iel em right, hilt iley i !? i . i I i'l.ir or t xvo fore ilcy leave, it these \i 'i Im;n .'i'lutnen mighty haril to lit, nii'l re |iiiie so tnii'li tent ion. nn' when . x hove. sh-il; hnn I. la >V up to <le sky nn' X '<! > I ho yo11. my unt> rliHiule IVi. ml, ii,I e!ex lie x "i in the scale of hum mil y. or Illieliiili lik. Ill, 'lit Ii.ver ,",1X0 US <l? tiling . ...ten ' LL. 1 - ?ggg?g-gg IN?nv? Nurupi. Th? oily council of Charleston intend apply- / ng to the Legislature next session for a charter of o eiect ita own gas works. foil Amherst (Man.) College has received a care- nex ully-scaled box, which is not to be opened for Coi UO years, under forfeitaro of ita coittenta. It her s from Daniel Sears, and supposed to contain 1. itle deeds to largo property. The naval monument, which ho long graced j' he Navy Yard and Capitol at Washington, 5 reeled to the American officers who fell ut Tri- li. >oli, in to be removed to the Naval School at Lnnapolia. fj" An oHiccr of the Great Eastern, nt Dnltimoro, jo" ran rude to Homo ladies, and Washington Good- 11. ioh knocked him down, and administered a few ' Licks. J J; llev. James M. Sdircckhiso, of Virginia, lias j ij* icon elected Professor of Latin and Greek iu |t'?. he Newberry Lutheran College. Application I'll to he made to the State for aid to the iusiitu- j~' ion. 20. An interview lately took place at Toplitz be- 111. ween the Emperor/>f Auslria and tl?e King of ^ 'russia. The refill is an alliance offensive and lefensivc. We <|Uestion it. 03^ Win. F. Kitehie and Mr. Duiinavant have reired from the Richmond Enquirer. ** Win. F. Nance, of the Newberry ('"ii-'ervatist, " lis sold out his interest in that paper. > >. Steps have been taken to organize u conipanv 27. f /naves in Cliarlcstoii. A battle wi< fought at Molazzo, between the "q' liciliatis 11 nd the Noapoliiaus. 'i'lie loss of the orincr was lU'Ht men, but Garibaldi was victo- 82. ious. 33 The amount "f Government money oti deposit * $.1,0X1,11011, of which " 0,272,ikki is subject o draft. 1 The census retunit of the city of New York H',u lake the population 'Jf? ?au increase of Ll * foci 31,1.72 since 1 Kfju. lo ( The Ji'v'tier ! / fCi-jnirrr lias born suspended ex! or want of patronage. The census returns frotu Illinois already re* ot | c-ivod at the lhircaiv in Washington indicate cj,t he total population of that State to l,HU0,it(K? ted Ik 18G0. 'I'll is iiixl-r-loii'l tli u Mr. Seirnrd will retire ''i( J rom ilieS xinlo it I lie close of lli? j resent f sriii, on ilie* lili of March next. 1" Major IV try is out in n letter against *epar- 1 , , 'do .?e Stale action. lie Is reulj to to operate jvilli lie South in ati. measure to redress |llt| violins, hut doe- not think the election of I.in- *>?. olu will so endanger her rights w? to render ik.1 ,. I ICl ll.-utiloll lien -scary. i Since 1S|-"i, '.t. l7H.t?21 Firth*. fi.163.40d Loath*, and 2,28o,52t)niuriigci have been olli- the ially registered in Knglntid nnd D'ales. lion. Kenneth Hay nor, so long the IVhig 'hevaliar Ihiyard in North Carolina, is out ^ or Itreckiuridgc. j The expense of maintaining the army and .||,< lavy of France, for the current \oar. is estitua mi? ed at $107,400,000. a, * That modern Samson. 1 ?r. Wiu-hip. of Roson, has recently astoni-hed hi< friends and nui idmircrn l>y liliit-g a d ad weight of eleven hi lid red and *ixt\ pounds. I The Charleston piper < notice the appearance, ;>i 1 n that city, of Counterfeit f'JU hills on the Met' hints alii l'lanli isliiiik of .Savannah, which ire so well executed ui: to deceive even good .lie udge*. !?u' J. li John:- ui, Cajituin of llm Dougherty ',<l !i a. !' Vlhaiu' tii.-Hciii. jnfuiinj the ( iiarles?n Mercury that hi. company accept thechal- t;?k cnge of the Chicago /.on ,v. s to drill according mi n S< ott ? or II irdcc s tiietic*. Tltoy also chal ngo the Cohinihi.i Guard- to a drill iu uuy j,t(. actios. j Dr. F. Nevihify Clark. <u. Snturdny last, ex- nw acted a tooth tnun ltoliii< on \ t" >.'s e dehrae l ] crtorii.tng lion, at <>o< khannaii, \ i. The iperat ir.ti was witnes-ed ! _% s,one thirty or forty J - i and proved h'ghly satisfactory to hi? r":! I.ig' uc -. is well - to tLe spectator*. cxl, "? ?? the 1'olitlcul. J Mxr.rt.tnti Doiot.vs Siurt: i'unvkntiov. ,nJ tihiin ire. August 17?Tiic 1 ugla* State Con- 1U" e it ion a--i untiled m the (lull of iho Maryland n-tiinie at iio.ui to day, tor the purpose of til- or i ing the vacancies in the State Klcclnr.il t icket. 'm .vn \ ( unity in the S.at tva* fully rcpioseiii-?l \ proposition f.<r i iu.-ion with (In- Brn.k 1 ir . ! /( party ? us hi i If. It v. ill prob il?!y tail. ?i I l.f i fnvolitimi is very liitln^iastic. t? 1:.: I I'KlMllli .! I' IM >1. IN IN \ I It. I N I \ .? ? 'Iia'l i fsvillc. \itf;it i 17.?The lirockiiiridgo 1"' ifinnil- Stive (' liventt til fuel here to-Jn) . lot* n.?.?: l^v all (In' i ninths arc represented. A l'"J im.iinec ft ' ' :. t ha hcen appointed to ' fitter with ili Duighis ('..nvontion at Statin- ''o ?n. A resolution iii-ti nciinr the State Klect- 1 "* n . tn lull- fin ii.iipi ft ilie candidates, (Doug- '"I as .if Hi, v^im dgc it in- es-iwy to secure the ,M,i [ tiMt ft I.in flu. Ii In-, n introduced. Tin* "tct .invention lii- i en tin tin 'I the 1'liarlc-fon I'lut- "I 1 fin. witli tin- exec piif ii oft lie 1 i lit- Kailivuy 1 ii.I ( nli in I'l.iiik-. but J..is made no choice as K'v > 1 of electors. pos Uol'f I. As t'.lN v |.\ I 11 s m Mil \ iiin. St null- "'r, ii, Vu., August 17.- -The Douglas State ' iinenti n n* . n.bl I In".- this morning. u" i> re i- n wry 1 if . ? aiteii'lance of delegates 11, i.l outs..lei-. I', jlily c untie- are fully rope,.-elile<l. 1 ..ere i- iu? iie.icution ft a dtspusi- '1 I II If .1. ,-l I lie 4?lf |?-sil I II ol tin1 lt| tfCkilla Ige iifU. K-vlulfiiis were o tier el and ' oh.pu .1 renlliruiiug the I'nltimnre I'lniforin, ' in*I Icnotiio'in.r tlie ii'lmiiiistrntifu of .lames *'1" (uetiaiiuii i n us ?in-crit|>?i*..><is iv ir upon Judge [ : i ..'fin-. No > if.ee ft tleelor.s has yel been | ' * uade. The t' e .tig ot the Confi lit ion seems to ' iv.>r .i stini hi mil Douglas electoral ticket, 1,1 v.tie 'It regv I I I he culi-e |llel|ieS. Iniuanx Dni. Si ATI: CONvKntiox.?TNOII'.e'.'if, August 17.?The Slate Convention Ith I tell i v, w Moll met in t his city lo-day. ia.s rejected all proposition* for a fusion, and ifininati'd straight out Itell doctors fir this Hi ale. AnKAiiti EtBCTto*.?Tt oeerns ibat the Qrst i iiCfiilit- tifin this Slate were premature in n0] riv ng Johnson for tlovertior Itl.tUlO tnajoriiy, I'ho returns as far as bend from giro Hector ,|lt Itid.'pendent) 27''"> majority, hut there are yet ' ?(,< mile eighteen Counties to hear from. Hind- : .uin is certainly elected to Congress. It is re- , polled that i movement is on foot to unite the I nifii in 1 Breckinridge parlies in support of (jc Hie State electoral ticket I Nrw \ nitk l)onii.\<t *'iinvi!\tioX?I'monof , mi I'm t.i \.i \mi Ki.li. I'aktipx.?New \ork, j Aogo-t 17 flic 1 ?.*tiStale Convention Iml itA-t .it Syracuse on lie I -*?i Ji inet. There wan (in ><i? l n /o ittciidaneo .tii*l jrre.it spirit. The i K|, [' meminjr delegation* (Monrt awl Tammany (jt> M ill) from tin* .ity, caused it good deal of! tju rt' .ieinrni anions <lie poliiiei ini each Jole- ! git ion lii e iteuiiig l?? holt it rejected The ! j,,.( i .tnveiiii"U win railed to order at l'J o'clock, i |,r, uid Judge I'rnti, <>f Onondaga, chosen tempo- , rai v t hairman. A Committee thirty from ' the Hell 1'iirly held a couanilatinti with the ?t.| Itoiigiia liettiooracy, nud have concluded an ' c|, agreement to unite in support of a singla eloo M1 total ticket. The condition i*. that ten of the 1 ,|H cloctoi* ahull l>e I toll and Kverell men. |,( Maiivi >m> <i\ik ('iiwf.srtcit. ? Haltlmore, oel Aug. 17 I no Maryland Suite Convention aoi met hero yesterday and fortneda *ti light iT'itg- 1 lii elvriei.il ticket. lively county was rcpte- on m uted The t'..n\ -nt i.m veioninieitded a fusion ?n< with Hreekliiridge. ; t?e< VtttniMt \t the <'harlottcsvlllo Hreokln- n" ridge Convention . ithoM every Oouiity wan largely represented. \ ? omui'iltee was appoint- ro1 id to eoiifir with tin- Ihiitglas Convention. Vt St aunt on. eighty counties are rcpro'cnied ' There are indication* that a straight liouglaa ticket will lie formed | % 41| j i?samm I'remtum LIM for lMJi. lI a late meeting of tbe^xoculive Committee the Spartanburg Agricultural Society, (lie owing I'retuiuui List wan adopted for the t Annual Fair, to be held at S|>artanburg irt House, on Frid-.j, the l'Jtli day of Oclonelt: For host Stallion, - Silver Cup " 44 Hrood Marc, - " " 44 44 t'oil, under one year old, Premium 44 44 44 44 two 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 three 44 44 ' *K> - , 44 44 Jack, ... Silver Cup 44 44 Mule, - - "4 44 44 44 Bull, - - - 44 . 44 44 44 Milch Cow and Calf, 44 44 44 44 Heifer, * Premium 44 44 ltoar, - 44 44 44 Sow and Pign, 44 44 44 Pig, under one year old, 44 44 44 Buck and Ewe, - 44 44 44 Improved Chickens, 44 44 44 Saddle Ilorse, - Stiver Cup 44 44 44 44 44 S. C. raised, 44 44 44 44 Single Harness Horse, 44 44 44 44 Pair of Horses, i 44 44 44 44 44 44 Mules, - 44 44 44 44 Acre of Corn, with atodo of Culture, - - - 44 44 For best Acre of Wheat, with mode of culture, - - - 14 44 . For best Acre of Cottou, with mode of eulture, - - 4! 44 For best specimen of Cotton, Prcniitui. 44 44 Bushel of Potatoes, Irish or Sweet, 44 44 44 specimen Flour, 1901b*, 44 44 Plow, . . 44 44 44 Harrow, . . 44 44 44 Lot of Harden Tools, 44 44 44 Corn Shelter, home in., 44 44 " Cutting Knife, 44 44 ' 44 44 44 Set of Plantation * Tools, . . Silver Cup. 44 44 Specimens of domestic Manufactures, . . Pretnium. "iie Executive Committee, aware that the >ve list does not comprise all tlio articles in line, cither of Stock or of Domestic Macula res, that our people have it in their power rxliibit, request that no one will hesitate to libit eny article of merit merely because re may not happen to be a special prize rod for it. It is necessary to publish a list |ireiniutns. to indicate, in some measure, the sacs of articles it is desirable to have cxhihi; yet no one need tear but due notice will taken of everything on exhibition, whether pueial prise may have been olfered for it or "lie Society will meet in the Court House, at o'clock, a. in. Stuck will be exhibited on vacant lot ?>u Main street, between the re*IICOS of Mr* Tl.i.nikM.1 III"! I I ! I 111 I j m. in :> o'clock. p. in. .\griculturol [dements. Produce, Doiii Hlic Manufacture*. , will be examined during I lie same hours, lome Convenient room, of which timely uu will l?c given. U t o'clock, p. m., the Annmil Oration will delivered by 1*. J. Oclaiid. Ks?j.; after which Premiums awarded at the last Fair will he tributcd, aud reports ol' committee* be d. A I* lNTr.ll! M rut IT COMMIT rr.E. 'binpson Uvl'n, Bfop, Prof. Warren Dul'rc, l>. Cleveland, <1. VV. II.' I<cgg, A. T. ('avis, ?. II. Kvins, T St oho Farrow, W. II. Trim r, mid A. S. Iioiights have been appointed' 'oiuinittre tin Fruits, Melons, &e., which niniilee will report ut ihe Fair. Any Fruits, Ions, \e., leti with any tueuiher ot the L'ointee, will receive attention at any time. LAIIIEt' HCrAKTStM. n the evening, the Iaulies' Fair will be held the Palmetto Hall. As it would be dithfuil make out a complete li-t of Premiums for the various articles ot Ladies' handiwork, F.xeculiic ( ommitteo again leave the Las to be guided by their own tastes und initiity. promising tliwt particular care .-hall takeu ih.it all articles of merit. be reward <1 I'liV ls*r<t*u ivc i .muni' fi*? r?-|M?'?t all of our iliua, Uiili ot Town un'l Misirlel, to join and e an interest in the Society, and especially ile iu getting up a supper ou the eM'tiiagof (.a lius F ?ir?the funds taken up to he itpipri kt.- t entirely to purchasing Premiums loi Ladies' Department. \t the clo?o ot ilie Ladies' Fair, the Fremiti awarded ul their la?l Fair will be distrihii, and tin Reports ot t he Committees awarding finiunis tor this Fair will be rend. Ill i ns wi. ui.i.i i. vtimns or TUr. rviit. Vll Kind-1 alld varieties ot Stock and articles led or manufacture 1 by our people limy be lihitcd at the Annual I a rs ot this Society vo J?cr?on wall he permit.ed to compete for pruo who is not a member of the Society. Vtiy person may ht>eoiue a in c in her ,?r make r triend a member, by paying one dollar, the iutioii fee. mi Premium will bo awarded to any Stock in tide unless the /> <na tttl- owner or u anutac* ? r I'i'iMiiics a member ot the cocioiy. in person will bo allowed a premium who - nut j ay I ho membership fee?i no dollar >cf'?ro tlie animal or arti?-lo on exhibition xaniiued by the committee, io an11mil or ariiclo having lakcn the firsl to hi a former Fair of this Society will be ilr I it prelum in, though, it superior. a oortift0 to ilini effect will l>e Rive .. il dodri"!. rite Ladies" Departincut of the Society w ill scpii.ite from and imlcpeii dent of the lienneti's Departmerit, and will have n separate 1 i bit ion mi the evening of the day of the Anil Fair. The treasury of the l.ndic* Departiii will also he entirely di?tin?;t Irom thai ho t tenilenicii s D-partaiotit. In addition he loins' niemh rship fees. a supper will he en on ihe evt itiii^r ot their Fair, for the pure< t r.ii-ing inn Is for puicha'viiig premiums (he I.allies I'cpiirtiiuut. Iny holy may become a member of I he I.a s" Dep art loom by paying one Joll.tr, or Co 11lining in the suj per. Iny gentleman tuny be oine a inemher of the lies' Department ami 1 ?? entitleJ to compete jiri/' s, |>\ pay ing one dollar; mo. also, any y may beooiiie a iiu-tober of the ticnileinin's p.'ti'tmvnt, witii the same privileges, on the lie terms, 'Hi'tieiilnr attention will be given to articles libited. ami preiniiiuis nwarjej to such as y he worthy, though no special pritc nuiy re been ottered tor thorn. (i.VltlllKL CANNON, | HlillXtN I'OKO, .1N?? r uKI.ASD, JNO. f. /IM ME KM AN, [ K*. Coin. T. (>. 1'. VF.UXoX, T. Tt)l?(> FAKKOW, JNO. II KVINS, flow 1 ssv 11.1..?This place is located n the rlheaslern part of (ireenvillc District. about uiity-fotir miles from our village, tie had i pleasure of spending a few hours there a iri time since. We n-ited the flourishing tool of our friend, llcv. T.J. F.arle, and wne ;My pleased wiih the exercises tif his t>eha<d. far as they progressed duringttnr stay. The wen-nib- Acn leniy hits about eighty scholars attendance, anil has advantages which are -scared by few. and surpassed by no other tool in tin" country. The teacher is a gerttlein of finished education, of polished manners, d withal a christian. Parent* need not ho aid to place their children under his instructs lie will not only educate the mind, but j heart ? the most imp >t-(nnt of all things to looked at in training the young?-will he nj erly eared for. Mr. Karlc h is recently noiii> l the services of Mi*> Mary Floclt, who 11 take ohargc of ilio Music Ih-pnrtmwnt, and io a.-siM the 1'iincipal in the instruction of Hilars in tho Literary ltepartmont. We eerfully cotninciid the tloweitsvillo Academy the patronage of patents who desire to send :ir daughters nnJ 1h?vs ton first class School tin1 country. Hoard can he obtained iu exlent families near tho School up?m vcty readable lertns. Should the effort to make a Judicial I >i strict i of a portion of Sp.n ton^yrg and tlroetiTillo Bfood, tiowensvHie, from its location, will [Sitne the capital of the new IH*triet. The ivcuient is lunch talkod of in that section, iw far it will succeed hofore tho Legislature naius to be soen.?? Orrrni'iltr I'uli , tut. -? Senor \ Ineritlo Antonio <le l.an-anagv fur fly years Spanish Consul for Charleston, id tu that city on Suu lay la ?t, age I o 1 years * Letcher a*ft Wise.?A Vftglofr mrrn?fr dent of the New York llerold says: I amy mention a notable remark nuded* we by (Uv. Letcher. Speaking of thep'obable douUagwy of Lincoln's election and a nwewdti la eeeMt of the Southern State*?both of "wk event* he feelingly diplored, astbey ntigH lead to a conflict between the federal and ' (he State authorities?he said with cmpjirth, "Wt while I live, nofederal troops shall march aereSe Virginia against a Southern State m arena (?/ the defence of its sovereign rights and equatsly' in the L'uiou." A Virginian who beard the remark, and who had been very moderate in the views he had. expressed, afterward said t > me, "Letohet jpeg' not he so strong as some of our leaders, but bo differs froui Go vera or Wise in this, tLflt yon may always count upon bis acting up to what he says." New Postage Act.?Notice to the Public AND INSTRUCTION* to postmastkks. The following is a recent enactment of Congress: "Zfe it vtitclrJ by tbr S- naU ami Horn* of ttoyrtttnUttivt* of th* Uiultd State* of America m Conyreot That when any person shall endorse on any letter his or her name, aad place of residence, as writer thereof, the same, after remaining uncalled for at the oflfoo to which it is directed thirty days, or tlietixnetho writer may direct, shall he rettyued, by wail, to snid writer: and no such letters shall be advertised nor sh .ll the sume be treated as dwad letters, until so returned, to the post oflioe of the writer, and there remain uncalled for.one quarter." .<# Lincoln's Cabinet.?We hear it rumored is political circles here, as coming from ;reliable Republican sources, that the following Is to be the composition of Mr. Lincoln's Cabinet, ih case of his election: \Vm. 11. Steward, Secretary of State, *Ieorv Winter Davis, Attorney General; John Sbertuac, Secretary of the Treasury; Cassius M. Clay, Secretary of the Interior; ltcnjiuuin F. Wade, Secretary of the Navy; John Hickman, Secretary of War; Schuyler Colfax, Postmaster General.? WathinjtoH Star. Titr. Mi;rdkr \r Long Branch.?New York, August H.?It is rumored that the victim of the Long Branch (N. J.) tragedy was a wealthy Southern pi niter, and the murderer a negro waiter, who deemed himself 'insulted" some act of the former. Movements or Gen. Walkkr?New York, August IS.? By an arrivnl here, we learn that Gcu. Walker's men were arriving at Kuatan, in small trading vessels. The General, it was reported, had gone to Swan Island, preparing for a descent upon Nicaragua or Co tin Rica. One of Gen. Walker's vessel* had been seized. A barbecue and Indian Ball Play will come oft at Franklin. Macon County, N. C., on Saturday, tliebth of September next?for the benefit of the Blue Ridge Railroad. 9 Tribute of Itespect. Whereas a just and unerring God, for purposes inscrutable by human wisdom, lias taken from us our beloved Brother JUN1C8 W. thomson iiinv ? ? . .. 111 a uiiiiuiri liiiir*V solemn, and effective the idea that life in short, and swifter than a "weaver's shuttle," we, in our associative character, humbly acknowledging the hand of ilitn who chasteuetli. ntt one of mercy and love, afflictive as it seerneth. /fmn/nrr/^TIiat while-we bow suhtnissirely to the behests of ilitu who rules and reigns rightfully and mercifully over created intelligences, sincerely deplore the lose of one whose duvotioti to the interests of our Wlovcd Order was equal only to the generosity of his disposition and the brightness of his .Masonic diameter. lleaolctd, That in the death of our Brother Junius W. Thomson, the Lodge, of which be was a inoeI worthy ntetiiher, has sustaiacd, to the extent of his personal influence, damage in its hopes, prospects mid moral power. 'tilrrd. That while our membership has thus been weak'tl by his ?lentise, we cannot overlook the fact thai our afflictions are the result* of'the dealings of Kirn whose teachings w? adopt f..r urguidance and instruction. li-m'-'t /, That while we invest his grave with theoy prr-9 of imm -tiing. we cordially sympathise with his bereaved family. and tender them our sincere cntidolcnoo atid leodercst sympathies. lien I "/.That the Preamble anu resolutions be published in the papers of our Town and a ** copy of the same be sent to his family as a token of our regard for their husband and father, a el as expression of our appreciation of him, wlioee love to ihetunnd us we deeply humoarn. /.' ro/e-i, I'hnt a blank page be letl for a re cord of hi- variety and name upon tlie minutes of our Society'. .?. M. EPOPD, W. M. .Spartan I.o Jg-, No. 7", A. F. M., Aug 21, I860. LIST OF (0\xll.\i:i:8 At Spartau':ury Depot, front the 1G/A to the 23d of August. Hardy, Agncw Co.. Fisher A llcinitsh, A. W. Leidbctter, J. IV. Bright P. P. Goforth, 11. T. .Siuiih. II. Theile ft Co., Fowler, Foster ft Ca. J. M. Host. P. It. Paris. .M. T. McKinney, ; lb I. X L. Twiily. J. Blackwood, C. Clark, J.' B fielding. 11. Si. A list on. Folger ft Hrawlry, "s. Hobo, .1 S Floyd, S. C. Manufacturing Co., Craton .v Eaves, Pavenport A; l.insh, J.H. Carlislc, Mrs. M. A .1. Kennedy. J. M. Klford, J. II. C^inircll, J. C. Mo>?, J Colcinau, D. M. IWnticr. S. 1$. Williviiih, C II. Fomle, H. If. lb.nut, L. J. I lean, K. J. Norris, \V. Wilkin*. K rb.v ft Wilson, .1. 1). Camp. I*can ft Kay.. Hick-. Simmons. A Co., IV. Tiilwvll, Lock lliigg*. .V. Tollcson ,V Sous, 11. McFarlaud, K. ' 1*. lingers, John Konnr A <*o., S. N. Kvina, S. Mitchell A '*o., liar, is A Smith, It. G. Oliver. J. I"., floodgion, E. llawlcy, C. O. Orocn ft ' Co., J. l> Livings. run t\rnrs?. Pe Sta ' S.icicty. II M. Allston. Pr. J. H. Pixon. J. ||. Carlisle, J. Hanks Lyles, J. H.Cam roll, Mrs. John Thomson, YV. ii. Guinn, Fowler, Foster A Co., Miss E. F. llenrv. Miss E. J. Noiris, J. A. Jlonncmnn, I?r. Henry 8. Not(!. AN. I!. I.EQG, Agent. d ommmial ! s7\ l KTAXHL'L't} I'tUCKS CURRENT. ' Raron ?l-J Sugars, *.*?]& Corn, (ii VfniuMf 4S076 Kn'Ur X."?O.Sati 1.90*200 I |V??, fi l.OO] Butter,? Ky?, .... (ionlien X3 < >! ?? 50?tio\ Country,.... I 'J <s 1 .r? I'liintoes? ?10 Irish, To (o^l.OOjChiekeus 1 f>?20 I Sweet, &0(fr,t>.N j Turkey*, 50)01.00 j T.Ulew, |?DDuck? l.?15 Lurd !-?] Dried Fiuit ? Coffee, K>,9$0|A??ptfe. bwl .73*1.fWk Tenches, .... 1 25/02.00 Coi.i MntA Marhet, August 18.?cotton.?'W? I have no sale* to report. i'loi b. Flour source. We quote $3$(?r>fsa|,. ' Extra family ? 1 per sack of 08 pounds. Cons.?A good supply, without any change in prices. NNe quote $1.15(rr l.UO. Peas.?Tens scarce, with an advance in price. We quote $1.lO *j-' bushel. i. aBD.?1 ij o>l no. Carried, s F On Thursday evening. Iffth instnnt, by Rot. i f.nwtn Catfr, a. t. ("wis. ot Spartanburg, and Miss X. a. hamilton, formerly of Norfolk, Virginia. i?n ine ?tn instant, by Het. W. M. IIatnbs, Mr. ALFRED COl.E to Miss JANE WALKER, all of this 1 ?i>-t i*tot _ | On iht 1 ?iL instant. by the same. Mr. .) \MKS BLACKWOOD. of Spartanburg District. to Mi** MARY DECK, of l'olk County, Not ib Carolina. ??? To lli*i<t}?0 1 r E will receive plan*, with the probable t \\ Cost, for ilw building of a GOOD end safe BRIDGE of one an. li.it fret long, OS i I WO STtlSK VhtiiJ^v alto on each bank, | ecr. '^ I'oc let lie.cr,a; Grin l?l Skoals, which 1 plait* ore to be exhibited to the Doard of Commissioners el their nest meeting in October for I consideration. Address .lOllN II I.ITTLKIOIIX, * F III N H A F Mh\NS. JONATHAN It. EDWARD*, ? AugJd-^o-tt t'owuiiio? ?.f I