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M. r v * -- ? v THIS PAPER IS ON FILE WITH \Thms Advertising Contracts fciltt be niAdc. ( ^ : Commencement Exercises at Due West. ( ^ . We have had the pleasure again of at- j j tending the Annual Commencements of i the Male and Female Colleges at Due;. West, which came off on Wednesday!. ?nd Thursday of the past weeK; anu i, jiow after the*bustle and excitement of | the hour, we propose to recall some of , the chief points of interest for the en- . 'tertainmcnt of our readers. And in , the first place, let us say, thr.t the occa- , aion presented all of its usu.il interesting , features and attractive incidents?the;, same gay throng of visitors, tilling pri- j. vate parlors and college halls, and giv-!! Ing life and animation to street and ; grove?the same bright array of young and happy faces assembled once again , to grace this annual festival of letters? | the same round of literary attractions? the neat essay, the sparkling speech,] the well digested oration, the parting; \vords of counsel ami admonition?the I glad re-union and the tearful parting,?I "ears and laughter, music and letters.! All of those are past, but they have left \ upon many minus the impress of cherished thoughts and pleasant recollections. tiie examination, commenced on Thursday and closed on Tuesday preceding, ancl furnished a: very thorough test of the scholarly at-' tain men ts find literary capacity of the! pupils of the two colleges. They werei conducted before separate committees, I 'consisting of literary gentlemen select-! 'cd for the purpose, and presented a very '/ wulitfthl> Hi?mlh.v of nrofleienev in alii the branches of a liberal education?i showing that neither sex enjoys a mo-! nopoly of literary or scientific capacity,! and that a broad culture is equally bene- j -licial to both?the female intc-lect ac-j .quiring strength and acuteness, in the ,pnthsof abstruse learning, whilst that! . of the male derives equal benefit from the i /culture of the-Aesthetic and emotional.! The cotTtst cf stud'y is *troad and com-j 1prehensiVe-,**nd id "designed to lit the! 4>upils for a proper discharge of the varied duties of life. THE COMMENCEMENT SERMON . before the graduating classes was delivered at eleven o'clock, in the village 'church by the Rev. H. \V. Kuhns of j Newberry, a minister of the Lutheran ( harch, and attracted a large audience. .The text was from Proverbs xii: 28, "In 1 Hie way of righteousness there is life,"! .and presented a clear and forcible expo-. sition of the true and imperishable life, j as distinguished from the false and the transitory. The sermon was a very able one, and abounded in gems of thought, niui Mii-Lint. mill nriiriiml illustrations. I The reverend gentleman is comparative- j ]y a young man, but of fine literary eul-1 lure, and of wide converse with men and books. IX THE AFTERNOON ti very excellent discourse upon the passage of Job?"I would not live alway" was delivered by the Kev. J. P. Smeit*zer, I). 1)., President of the Newberry College at Walhalla, which presented a ?glowing contrast between the cares, the ; shadowy, and the stains of earth, and .the bliss, the light and purity of heaven, as quickening our aspirations after the ^higher life. "ON MONDAY IsltiilT :there was a contest in declamation, between the members of the Sophomore ' class, and prize essays by members of ,*.he Junior class. The occasion attracted a large audience to Lindsay llali and the exercises were of a very interesting ^character. The fine music contributed' liv the HnrmmilftM under tlio loaidersliin t of JL)r. Edwards, added much to the en-1; tertainment. The following is the pro-i gramme: ' declamation by the sophomores. j H. C. Fennel, Chester, 8. C., Webster's Tcply to Haync. \V. W. Uri% Charlotte, N. C.,?Man, | . the. noblest ten estial work of God. Horace llabb, Due West,?Bonnie1 Blue Flag. G. T. Stribling, Walhalla?"Robert Emmet on being found guilty of treason. JUNIOR l'RIZE ESSAYS. Fancy Pictures?M. 1>. Clinkscales,; Anderson. The South?Her Silent Eloquence? J. \V. Haddon, Due West. Concentration, or Oneness of Aim?; H. R. McCaulay, Coddle Creek/N C. * Poetry?J. M. McNeill, Chester. thk junior exhibition . came oft' on Tuesday night, ami also the I ''i'e-union t)f the clkss o'f 1S70* \Ve were' jiotjjrescnt but lenrn^f! that tire young! /gentlemen acquitted themselves very J, '.handsomel}', and the address of Ira li. 'Jones, Esq., of the Xcwbcrry Herald,, the class orator, wo have heard clmrac-j _?ferized as a very fine effort, appropriate ; to the occasion, and sparkling throughout with gleams of true oratory. Air. i Jones is a young man of excellent talents, a member of the Newberry liar, and has < a promising future before hiui. The'i following was the programme of exer-ji x-ises: I j The ralmetto State?A. G. Briee, ( . Chester. I < ??n TI.om';, o Will Tlmra'o ? - "Way."?X. W. McAuluy, Coddle Creek, j N.C. i, *' The Mill Boy of Ashland?R. E. Patterson, Louisville, (la. "Rome Was Xot Built in a Day."?J.! E. Todd. Due Went. "The Giants of the Past, Pigmies ofi ' the lYeswiit."?W. T. Waller, fcjelmu,' .Ala. I Hope?:T. W. "White, Chester. FE-U-VIOX OF CLASS OF 1870. Orator for the Class?Ira B. Jones, ? Esq., Xev* berry. I WEDNESDAY it t.wus Commencement Day of Erskine! OoCege, aud though the threatening t ! , - * ; > louds promised rain, and doubtless deerred many from coming,yet the spa- 3 . ions Lindsay Hall was tilled to reple- J ion at an early hour, and amid the: luttering of fans, the rustling of rib-! j jons, and sparkling glanebs from linn- . 1 reds of bright eyes, the youthful ora-l Vj tors assumed their posts in the drama of ~ the day. The elevated platform at the j1' extreme end of the Hall was beautifully r;?:uul appropriately decorated with arches! i?f evergreen, and bouqaets of flowers!^? tastefully arranged, whilst tin motoes't!e nf the colleges, and tlipir beautiful in- 0: signia stood out in bold relief. Prominent among the inscriptions, were those wn linos from Milton, seltinir ! Co! forth the distinguishing characteristics of of the sexes. "For contemplation he bcl and valor formed." "For softness she, arr and sweet, attractive grace*" We have cia never seen a stage so beautifully and by appropriately decorated, for which we gei suppose the chief credit is due to the Uw taste and skill of Mrs. J. P. Kennedy pr< of the Female Co'lege. Upon the stajje ros were assembled the chief friends and wi patrons of the colleges, with literary "tl gentlemen from abroad, whilst the body Af of the Hall presented a bright array ol tin the youth, beauty and attractiveness of thisand adjoining counties. Aftcran ap- j proj>riate prayer from the liev. J. C. (-j, C'halmCrs, the following was the pro- i;n gramme: ?"To win the wreath of fame, And write on memory's scroll a death- jia less name." 'pj J. L lirownlee, Due West, S. C. i.ei Tlio Realities of Life?A. M. DulTie, ()f Blackstocks, S. C. ;ip The Crisis docs not make (he Man? w?., R. S. Galloway, Due West, S. ('. stJ. What Now?? \Y. Y. Love, Yorkville, an S. C. vi( "Truth, Like a Torch, the More It's :u> Shook it Shines."?T. M. Lowry, York- nc ville, S. C. isr The Geneva Arbitration?W. L. Mil- jjj, ler, Due West, S. C. The Speeches of the young men show- W? ed much maturity of thought, and were wj wnii v?>ro?i?distinctly. earnestly and unaffectedly. "Where * all acquitted jyj themselves well it would he invidious yjj, to particularize, though we are tempted nc", to speak in terms of high eulogy cf one W(! or two of the speeches especially. l,e ANNIVERSARY ADDRESS. ail' After the intermission of two hours, drc devoted to dinner and other social enjoyments, the company again assembled Ca to*hear the Anniversary Address before the Literary {societies of the College. r The orator*of the day was J. F. J. juj L'aldwell, Esq., a talented and promising f{?. member of the Newberry Bar. Mr. C. is a son of the late Chancellor, and is gj( .he worthy son of a distinguished sire. 'lVt His theme was the iEsthctic Faculty? j?,.( :he faculty of taste, which takes cog- ex) uizance of the beautiful; and his address u-c was an eloquent and earnest plea in pr( behalf of its cultivation* Jle began '?! !, o r,notnlinn from Macau lay, in ti, which thy great essayist contrasts thelj^i moralist ami the shoe maker, and shows 'u the true limitation and proper applica- es tion ( f the utilitarian theory*. Between j "< Lite cook on the one hand and the poet I ^ and musrciali on the other, the speaker !je^ pronounced in ftivor of the former, and j. tutroduced some happy illustrations of their influence upon human hajxpiness "? mid intellectual progress. But he show- _c ed dearly that "man does not live on bread alone," and that a proper cultiva- ,<0" tion of all his faculties can alone tit him ' i for his proper station in life. Th'e pre- ^[j eminence of the faculty of taste was Li u?t forth in dear jjncl forcible terms, and j ulso the reasons given Tor the low popu-|<rj| lar estimate in which it is held?to wit, ? ? a disposition to undervalue what wo do((;j not possess, a narrow puritanical fanaticism, and the erroneous view that its \\ cultivation detracts from the ability to Yj; attain success in life. The remarks of < the orator showing how this faculty ja] comes in aid of the moral sense, and sometimes supplies its place, wereorigi- * "id and forcible. He cited many exam- < pies from the roll of painters and -poets jn to show that the culture of the taste, so fur from being incompatible with the j>( attainment of the highest ends of life, ;v furnished often the best means thereto. * The conclusion of the address was ex- _ eeedingly beautiful, in which the orator y, referred to those gems of media'val genius which attract the lover of art to ;\j the European Capitals, and in which he \\ pointfd out those beauties of nature whh'h a~V!io I'roridence has scattered f;c in our path, to develop the taste, and k< ?ii nll.vnfTicionf Miilmti-1 * lute lor the highest productions of art. ;?f, BACCALAUREATE ADDRESS. ll( Next followed the Baccalaureate Ad dress of President drier. Avhieh was *\ characterized l>y his usual clear and vigorous thought, flowing and polished diction, and earnest and impressive de- ~ livery. Few speakers have irore of the -L>1 elements of the orator about them than pthe youthful President of Erskinc Col-j _ lege?a graceful person, musical voice, |V1] and sympathetic manners, adding new charms to the flowers of his rhetoric, i j1"' and lending wir.gs to the pointed arrows M of his logic. The address was an earnest enforcement of the groat duty of * r doing that which one believes to be TIi right, and i'lustrated clearly its necessity as the essential condition of all harmony' )V? and consistency of action. The pursuit'111! of expediency made one the creature of ,n| ! SCl jj resent uiivumoiuAi^a uuu | , gencies, and whilst destructive to alljP. harmony of life, was fatal to the attain-' J1? nient ot its true ends. Those ends were, , shoTrn to be immeasurably above the} present and transient, and readied toi . the eternal'and the imperishable. The ;?vc address was intended to be a repetition 'in of views ofteti presented in the class- room, end now reiterated under more! impressive -circumstances, and with a; ?:ider application. It was listened toi . with attention, and will doubtless do ^ c good. Then followed the presentation uA of the diplomas to the members 'of the graduating class. -1 ALUMX-12 ESSAY AND ALUMNI ATJDKESS. tj( A large audience again assembled atjtoi night to hear the Alumna; Essay by j I)r Miss Mamie Stuart, of Ninety-Six, j I,o unci tne Alumni a duress 01 1.01. u. i>. an Siaionton, of Covington, Georgia. The ? Essay was read l?v Professor Hood, -and, \Y; was fully equal to any of its i>redeces-jSit sors, abounding in happy thoughts I A ciotlred in expressive diction, Old gave!lie evidence of a refined, and eulti-l 5 vated intellect. The theme was "wo-! pa man's influence arrl her true position," 0 and was illustrated by a well considered 7 view of her position in ancient, ttful me- j Mi diieval times, and her true position in ! j modern society. The Essay made an: Fa earnest protest against that progressive j nei movement of the "strong luinded," which seeks t? unsex woman, and for- 1 ever drive her from her true sphere and j Mi highest duties. It was listened to at- j Fe tentively and was well received. | am \pvt fnllnwoH 11 i Altimiii Aflrlrfxat: from Col. C. li. Sinionton, a promising j Mi young lawyer of Coviugtou, Tenti.l a The Colonel had carried away with hrm i Mr from the college a reputation for elo- 4 yuence which he well sustained on the Mi present occasion, and received the well-! Fa merited thanks of the Association of I 5 Alumni for his aide and an excellent! Li; address. His address illustrated at] Ha length and very forcibly the pleasures j He and advantages of the annual literary; \\\ itr-uiuuus, in uu\u cut t,y iwsu-ini [nations, and cementing more closely G the bonds of mutual sympathy, and j mo thus litting one for more earnest strng- 7 ;les in the battle of life. The Address ?A Jid equal credit to the heart and head of 8 :he speaRer. Soi The following premiums were then I'at iwarded on behalf of the exami- y jing committee by Rev. It. A. Hansom. Mu SOPHOMORE CLASS. Mr Declamation, Horace Rabb, Due West. Ed Essay, J. M. McNeill, Chester. W. J UN I OK CLASS. Hll 1st medal, A. (i. Brice, Chester. K 2d medal, M. B. Clinkacales, Auder- "V on. c^ia SENIOR CLASS. tal, W. L. Miller, Due AVest, two medals, nor ;eology, chemistry and latin. wh T. >1. Lowry, Chester, medal in men- has al science. al'a A. M. Duffle, Chester, medal in as- f>?e roiioiuy and Greek. Uca\ ' " .*% < . ~r? FBKSHMAN. TH r. E. Pressley, N. C., 1st medal. was t . A. Johnson, Due ]\Vest, 2d medal. butjj SOPHOMORE CLASS. jze j . T. Bigbam, Chester, 1st medal. ' ,. I. T. Striblihg, Walhalla, 2d medal. ProPJ it a meeting of the Anielian Society out tl the Female College, Miss ?r' with yce was elected to prepare the next -\ye s :ay; and at a meeting of the Alumni sociation, Mr. John K. Nance of tn(^11 wberry was elected orator, J tew It. noisj - -i*?*,..1 #tcr Bradley ot Anderson, uiicumre. LJJUt THUKSDAY WQS s Commencement Day of the Female rang liege, and as usual was the great day . ,1 the Festival, and brought, as often . fore, a larger crowd and more brilliant P *?1 ay. The nioriting wsts most iluspi- horn" ry, and the pleasant breezes cooled been the recent rains, contributed to the leriil enjoyment. At an. early hour ; pupils of the College inarched in c,eau jcessioh and took their places on the greai itruni; and here in snowy, robes and whit th bright eager faces, they formed . le cynosure of neighboring eyes." tcr prayer by the Itev. Mr. Hanson, tlie it came the * whic ADDUKXS OF .T. M. BRYAN, ESQ. We < Mr. Bryan is a son of Judge Bryan of pr 1 ! " vnnnc i ar.esiou, anu is j 0 lu vyerof Greenville, as also the able " sociate editor of the Greenville Enter- ?"Je< he and Mountaineer. Ilis address rath d as its theme "the Poetry of Henry mrod," and furnished a noble plea in half of the claims of this gifted genius the South, to popular recognition and The meeiatioi:. An interesting sketch Will is given ol' the poet's life, and of liis on -y ugglos to earn a support for himself . (1 family, until at last ho fell an early weeJ itini to the unequal struggle. Full wer< itiee was done to tlie purity, truthful- Due ss, high integrity, and ardent patriot- jgp, t) of the gifted poet, as illustrated in . . 5 life and works. Mr. Bryant is intiitely conversant with both, and hence Fem ll-litled to perform the pleasant task day lich he assumes. He made copious scrnations from his noble odes andstirring ^ ic5, to illustrate his claims to "the onie lion and faculty divine"?his tender- The ss, his purity,'his clear insight, his of tl irld-wide sympathies. In all of these ranks with Longfellow, and Bryant, il Whittier, and Tennyson. The ad- aU(* ;ss was a grateful tribute to the mem- man * of one of the most gifted sons of exer rolina. fft ESSAYS. , , , entc fhcn followed the well-written essays ersperssed with choice music, which mod the chief features of attraction. 8c e essays were read by Messrs. Hood, xea tan. Kennedy. Grier, and others, and a^ei re fully up "to the usual standard. . ... csident Bonner also read occasional J 01 ;racts from the "Evening Star," a hi t 11 conducted collage journal, which Fou Rented tome bright scintellations nun m the pens of the youthful writers. . e following was the programme of ?rcises: ^ac^( \nniversary Address?I. M. Bryan, deli' q., Greenville, f>. C. ? con* 't?ui Vive?(ialop de Concert,"?Miss itie Pat to 11, Misses Lacy and F. Brad- ^ r. was ialiHafoiy?Miss Josie A. Brice, Ches- nios 'When Will the Birds Come Back!" Senior Class. Essav?'Tis Hope That Animates the M ul?Miss Alice F. Jackson, Anderson. n?n 'Wollenhaupt's Grand March"? , isscs Maggie Shaw, JNloIIie Bonner, 4 llie Helper aii'd Nettie Douglass. Bel< fCssay?Our Golden Hours?Miss Mag- Wn } Nance, Due West. $ecl 'Spring, Gentle Spring."?(Song and 10 rus.) Dialogue?Miss INIollie Bonner, Due ize 1 est; Miss-Lizzie E. Patterson, Louis- coin lie, Ga. ed. 'Itetour de Printemps Polka Bril- ,, ite," Th'Moeling ? (Solo?Piano) ? iss Kiltie Youngue. Par' "The Meeting"?(Trio)?Sen'ior"01ass. hou "How Swift We Go."?(Glee)?Sing- p0S| Essay?A Pure Heart is tho Most ^ dutiful Temple?MissFanieM. Press- 'Cnc , Abbeville. noli "Jeunesse Doree?Galop Brilla'nte," Miss Lacy, Misses Morse and Maggie :>ngue. Essay?A Myrtle Among Thistles is a & vrtle Still?Miss Magyie J. Sliaw, jj0j innsboro, S. C. - "There's So Home (Like My Ottn."? 11101 ing, (Guitar,)?Misses Molhe Bonner, s?m dtie Patton and Fannie Bradley. com " La Baladine ? Caprice" ? Misses wjjj orse and Kitty Yongue, Lacy and . > jbecca >Vyse. ate' Essay?Flower {Lessons?Miss Ella V. satis esttield, Due West. the "Give Me My Own Native Isle"? jM?r lartette, (Mixed Voices.) _ "Le-Kevede L'Angc"-? Aliss ?anui?i7"nil ley. Essay?>Xo Pi?.tb of Flowers -Leads ory?Miss Kitlie I. Yongue, Yongues- t lie, >S. C. Vt 'Gipsy Polka"?Misses Josie Brice, la lirioc and Fannie l'resslej', Macie *lon so, Lucy Moore and Nina ltabb. at C Validictory?Miss Rebecca II. Wyse, gyrr osperity, S. C. * IE HACCA;f.Al*'ltKATE OF PRESIDENT rsoXKKIt avo is delivered in his usual earnest and nicr ipressive style, enforcing upon the the iuds of the pupils the le^oni of tiie iiag liool-room, and urging them by all the ?asant associations and intimate relays of past intercourse, to fulfill the 0 le aims and high duties of life. It jast is the parting advice of a revered in- ' uctor, to loving pupils, and furnished 1 " *' 1 "? ?l? -tf Pnn >rus nuy spoiteu, as appit-s ui guiu pictures of silver." his \t niglit there was an interesting en- j?,aj tainnieut, in the way of a concert ,*en 111 behalf Of the Female College, stlu rich was well attended, and furnished of 1; ihoice variety of exercises. The fol- so ft ving was the programme of exercises: Qth i'AKT ]. !. Overture?Harmonte Club. J1 \ The Sleigh Hide ? Misses 3Emma jMullen, Fanuie Bradley, Lizzie Sit- ^ i, bailie Wideman and Josie Brice; . , . Edwards, Willie Wideman, W. S. 1S wry, W. T. Waller, T. M. Pressley He d Will. Hunter. hav !. Mazurka Des Traincaux ? Mrs. wsn \f!- t T/ .1.. T :?..!? "Iil aner, iuisst'4 jumt; xvcuui-uj , ^ ton niid Jessie Kubb. 110 Evening on the Lake, (Vocal)? to tl irinonic Club. >. Home, Sweet Ilonie?Mis3 Katie ^ tton. l. Comic Medley?Wilh'e Widoman. Fau '. Tender and True, (Vocal Solo)? ed t ?s Nixon. yjr, !. l?on't Go Xeftr tli'e Bar Boom, An tlier. Father Drinks No More. (Con- * cted wiO* Tableaux Scenes. bore part . Amaryllis ? Mrs. "Waller, blisses a. >rseand Lacy; l)r. Edwards, H. C. nnel, W. T. Waller, H. E. Bonner ?oot .1 ly^uktll vinti a lUUMl'l JAlUIf JL Wijuiii, !. Rollicking Dollie Day, (Solo) ? Con ss Lizzie Patterson. -pjie Morehe Triumphale, (Due)?Misses >rse and Lacy. . Evangeline, (Vocal) ? Guitar ? d sses ^loilie Bonner, Katie Patton and i?rsj nnie Bradley. ferrt . Conic, Bise with the Lark?Misses 'j\ (j tzie Patterson, Laura McGcc, Jessie jjon, bb, Sal lie Widenian and Lillie 0f I Jper; Dr. Edwards, W. S. Lowry, 0f Is T. Waller, T. M. Pressly, Win. i1011< inter and W?!lic Widetnatt. mell *?--t. 1 /?1. XT A ? _ I iUUL't UUU V>iiuiiuun nau/i AAUI nic Club. . . It Is Not Grief that Bids Us Moan ings Villie Widctnan and Dr. Edwards. ' ty ai . Reuben and Rachel, (a Quaker slior jg) ? Dr. Edwards and Miss Lizzie tlic i .ii'iauu. . Danube River?Misses Emma Mclien, Lucy Moore, Sallie Hairston, j.ias s s. Waller, Fannie Bradley, Brennie "-'res wards; I)r. Edwards, W. 8. Lowry, ^ T. Waller, T. M. Pressly, Wm. ,,renter and Willie Widetnan. , [). Magic Music?Mixed Class. . V'e should not forge', to speak of the irming music, vocal and instrumen- jg and from bands, stringed and brass ; men: of that unbounded hospitality for qUjt( ich Duo West is notorious, and which tjme given no signs of diminution or tement. The Commencement was Th of the most pleasant of its kind, and at si> ;cs grateful memories behind. and wt* * r Gr.ouious FourtHv?Saturday he Fourth of July, but there w?s ittle in our quiet town to characterlie day Which old John Adams ifesied would be celebrated throughlie length and breadth'Of oilrland, "bonfires and illuminations*" uppose that at the North there was isual explosion of gunpowder, and ' mirth and pent-up patriotism', and in our own State artd county, there the usual amount of political haueing by candidates who sought to their forces for the coming eriml. There were speeches at Call's Mills, a school celebration, baris and speeches at Ninety-Six, a ary display and speeches at liorx, &c., <tc., but nothing to make a t national holiday. In fact the e people of the South have 110 spe eason at present to conlmemorate Fourth of July and the blessings ;h are supposed to llow therefrom; lo not know that President Grant eferable to Queen Victoria, or that tion without representation is less 2tionabJe, as enforced by Americans; erthan British rule. ? ttlJrEXCEMENT AT ^VlLLIAAISTON.? Commencement exercises of the iiamston Female College came of! Wednesday and Thursday of the past c. Unfortunately, the same days > adopted for the Commencements at West and Williamston, and thus ivcd many of the privilege of ating botli. The dedication of the ale College took place on Wedncsnight, when an able and eloquent ion was delivered by Kev. Dr. Itzcr, of the Newberry College, address before the Literary Society le College was delivered by the Rev. son Capers, on Thursday morning, was an admirable effort upon "Wo* -i t_/i n mi. 's jspnere ana inuuence.- nit cises of the graduating class came he same night, and were of a highly rtaining and satisfactory character, hoot. Exhibition and Prt'-Nic n Ninety-,Six.?There was a large ulance at the Examination and Extion of the school of Miss Robinsori he vicinity of Ninety-Six, oh the rth. It is estimated that the crowe1 tbered some three thousand persons the exercises were of a very satis >rv character. Short addresses were vered by Dr. Bouzman, T. C. Lips b, ?. S. Hale and others, aftei cb a bountiful basket pic-nic dinnei served. The meeting was of th< t orderly character, and the bCs ing prevailed. ketixri at Bordeaux. ? A largt iber of colored citizens met at Bor ix on Saturday last. Capt. Fran! jlier was called to the Chair am 1. Jennings was requested to act a: etary. The Chairman stated tha object of the meeting was to organ v company of militia, whereupon i panyof sixty-five men were Cnrrtil Many others wcreiinxious to been sd but owing to a disposition on th< : of tlie enrolling officer to go to Cal n's Mills, further enlistment wa poned. Mr. T. A. Sullivan wa ed upon and made a speech of som ^th, particularly denouncing th Cy of candidates calling everybody 'thieves, liars, plunderers, &e. Jf* Mr. Hawthorn, of the iMiccni: el, at the close of the Commence it'exercises, was a little /worried a e of his hoarders claiming a dis nt in their hills for theft absenc le dining with friends. One mAi enough at breakfast and dinner t< ?fy the cravings of his stomach fo Whole dhy, and took no supper dur Commencement. Ho claimed i ountof two'dollars for his -absenc ii tlae Supper table. he Meeting at Calttou^b Mtli> *e publish elsewhere a cori&untca giving an account of the meetin; !alhoun's Mills, in which tho writer' ipath ies seem to be with the speak who assaileit Judge Cooke. We'dis w any endorsement of the do'minu ition in this respect. We learn thk Judge made an ixb'lo Vpeefch, wlifcl well received. + ? ar Coif^ opened here on Monda; , for the dispafth r?f the pendinj lity business, ftnd hTs Hon'6r Judgi ke is devoting himself to work witl usual energy. Tho case of McKa; nst Cochran, involving tlie con ction of nn agreement for tire sal inds and the Long Cane Mills ha ir engaged the time of the Court er importairt cases will come up fo tdi cation. 3u "We learn that Mt. T. A. Sutlivru ?eping still in the Senatorial canvass will wait until the other candidate e exhausted themselves, when hi come forth the conquering hero, thinks no better man could be sen le Senate. F" Mr. R. R. Martin, a disciple o st, has just returned from an extend our through North Carolina anc jinia. He found no place as good aj ieville, hence his return to his ole 10. c'kxkss.?'We learn sliat there is: 1 deal of sickness prevailing in th< uity, and our doctors are kept busy, tinued fever is the prevailing type sickly season opens early. D.'s? Tlic Board of Trustees o cine College at its late meeting con >d the Degree of D. D. on Rev. Wm apers, of our town ; and a aiinilai ar conferred on President Bonner >ue West, by the Board of Trustee! 'ewberry College, Walhalhv. Th< >r could not have been conferred on more worthy to receive it. J* Persons attending public mcetof interest in any part of theCoun-e invited to send us for publication t articles giving facts in relation to name. i*. Dr. Wilson, our skillful dentist, ifclononhis thumb, which intera rvito/tfi/iA /vf rvVAfauuiAn WALAA bite UV/tll/t \JL AllD ^ivigooiwili r Mr. Jamos N. Dendy, of Long ?, was in town yesterday. He says arms in his neighborhood are sufg for rain. U Col. Dogan was at Commericet at Due West last week. He is i a ladies' man, and had a good e stores In Abbeville will be closed : o'clock during tile .months of July August. Mr. J. D. Cresswell Murdered in Bartow County. it a The Home Comtnei-kictf contains the I following account of the murder of Mr. q I J. D. Cresswell, a native of our County, I but latterly residing in Georgia. He luni-Du mnnv aud relatives here ^ who will bo pained to hear of his sad ^ death. The murderer has been arrested, g "Mr. J. D. Cresswell, who will be rc- n inembered as a former citizcn bf our t town, was murdered, at his farm in Bartow county, last Saturday uight, in a a most brutal manner by a Swede named Conrad. Mr. CresStfell, dn Saturday morning, * made a contract with this Swede Con- ^ rad; to clean out his well j promising to pay him live dollars for the work, but stipulating that he should Only pay him two dollars and fifty cents cash, and the . other two dollars and fifty cents in the fall, or when the crop was laid by. The j well was cleaned to all appearances 3at- . isfactorily to Mr. Cresswell, and Conrad 1 -a?a!?a^ Ufa ftt'A rlnlliiru onH rtffu oontu i 1UUU1 VCU 11 tO HIV U?/ll(*io uiiu mwj vviivwj j according to their stipulation, and todk i his leave for home?which was only a short distance?as if all was entirely j satisfactory to hitn. About dark Conrad called at Mr. Cresswell's house and said he wanted all of the money. Mr. Cress Well remonstrated with him for j making such a demand in violation of his contract, when Conrad turned as if * he would go back home. Mr. Cresswell | went to the gate with him rather to satisfy himself that Conrad was in no bad ( feeling about the matter. As Mr. Cress- i well turned to go back to the house Con: rad threw a rock and hit Mr. Cresswell i on the back of the head, knocking him down. He then sprang upon the pros- ( trate man and plunged a knife through 1 his heart, letting the knife remain in 1 the wound. As Mr. Cresswell was as; saulted he called to a colored man in the house, who came to him at once and found him weltering in his blood and j the murderer gone in the darkness. -? i1 The coioreu man lOOK up me imaeoa man and laid him in the room on a sofa, < and in his excitement left the house for the'purpose of notifying M?. Styles, ' who lived nearby. Mr. Styles came in > a few minutes and found Mr. Creswell , dead, and Mrs. Creswell apparently in | the same condition lying on the floor. It turned out, however, that Mrs. Cres well, after the colored man had left the house, had realized the fact that her , husband was dead, ami she had fainted ' away, but subsequently was resuscitated. The Ciiop ^nosrects.?After rcceiv[ lng reports from reliable correspondent I in every . County in this Stnt6, the Charleston News & Courier conies to the ' following conclusions in reference to our agricultural affairs this yearj 1. The area planted in cotton Is nine ' per cent, less than in 1873. i" 2. The cotton stand is inferior to that ~ r.f 1Q73 tn thn nvti>n? of nine ner Cent*. I * , 3. The cotton prospect is niue per " Cent, less favorable thUn iti 1873i * 4. The area planted in grain shows an increase of twelve per cent. as compared with 1873. , 5. The prospects Of the grain trap are ' eleven per cent, better than in 1873. 0. The decrease in the use of Commcr: cial fertilizers is equal to twenty-seven ] per cent. 7. The cost of labor is about thci sanie as last year, but with an upward teu* dency. The estimate of th6 decreased Cotton x area in this State agrees, it will be seen, with that of the Agricultural Bureau, and the remaining estimates are likely " to be found substantially correct. The d important point now is, the decrease in ^ i ii.^ i i.. . tire area in cotton, ami uie iuhicusl- iu the area ingrain-. s ESu. Immigration has bWn poilrihg into Texas with a rush fur the past e twelvemonths. People from the Curof Unas, Florida, Tennessee, Georgia, Mississippi, Louisiana and -Alabama skilled in eotton growing hdve changed locations, and will next tfpripg put large c areas of the fresh soil bf Texas into - cotton. * . . t It is stated in Washington that . this government has made a demand on Spain, through Gushing, for full indemnity for the Virginius prisoners Slain by l itnrfinll Tim demand is miitC as de o cided and peremptory as that rtf Great r Britain for indemnity for lives destroyed and loss to their families. r Btfi- We believe it was Srinfeho Panza who called down blessings upon the head of the man who iiivented sleep; but we kuow it is the Junior who makes the same invocation in behalf of a friend who during Commencement 'm week at Due West, afforded him the opportunity of a night's quiet repose, in Z' the arms of morpheus. 3 BgU T?VP- acknowledge the rcccption of " aprolite invituMon to be present ataCon ?* Vridiiv eveuinsr at UUI t IU UC uu A ?V - w - tfic'ScTiool house at which P'of. l'utton t taught several years ago, arid r.'i'l bo i plefts'Cd to go if in 'our power. . Sc%- Tqm Collins will lie in Donaldsville on .Friday next. Ho desires to lochtern that town, and will pay a liby eral cash .priw for-a dwelling, -a storcaivd r a farm. -Persons having slieli property l for sale would do well to'cu'Jl wi him at the Post Office. ' Skllixo off a"T Ccsr.?Messrs.-J. B. ' & W. J. Rogers are -now offering their " well-selected stock of dry goods and groo ceriCs at cost, ^nd rtin present induces nrcnts to purchasers. Tftey have Choice varieties of goods, and otter bargains. I T>Q.,/1 t lw>; r nrl v:f>rficfii>wil t A nil {' i Vfl thfirtl r a call. 'fiiay lmve a lull stock which tirey Will sell low. TK&b It is currently tumorCd that t there is to be a change of schedule on the South Carolina and Greenville Rail' roads?the Charleston train to aarive in 8 Columbia afeout 1 P. M.,.ivnd leave about e 2:30, so as to connect with the trains to and from Charlotte, and also the down j. train from Greenville. The Governor has appointed Col. James P. -Lo'\V State Inspector of phosphates, vice Dr. Otto A. Moses, ref nroved. Col. Low has resigned his . directorship in the River Mining Phos, phate Company, and has disposed of iiis interest in thtfsame. ! Biblb Address. ? R. R. Hemphill, Esq., will deliver the Bible Address before the Bible Society at Cedar Springs on the last Saturday of July, the 25th. i Gen. Hagood, in a letter to the ^ Charleston News & Courier, contradicts ' 111 I : I 1 __ the report tnat juuge iuuuer wm jjkuij ' be a candidate for Governor. The most thrifty people to be found in Abbeville County are about Due West. If all of our citizens were f like those of Due West, the lawyers and . the Sheriff and his deputies would find their occupation gone. r Itxix.?There have becri very general . rains throughout the County during the * past week, which Awive revived the! i growing crops. ' JBST Mr. A. P. Boozer, of Greenwood, is remodelling his store house, giving it a handsome appearance, inside and outside. BST Governor Moses delivered an ad' dress at Newberry on the Fourth?ExI finvernor Scott at Jeukinsville, Fair Held, on the same day. Our exchanges announce very destructive hailstorms in Lexington and Orangeburg Counties on Saturday and ( Sunday last. ( BOfc, The farms and gardens about ; Greenwood are In need of rain. Bgk, Several persons have been in ' Greeuwood lately looking for building ldrts. ( BST Mr. J. L. Norrell is now employ- 1 ed on the Presbyterian, at Due "West. B67* The poiitical<cauldron begins to 1 boil. 1 * ' ' .. Lv r I ? The Junior attended Catrilenfccmertt at DUe West last week; nd stopped as Usual ot the Phoenix fotel, kept by our old friend Mr. A. !. Hawthorn. We have said so iany things of this hotel lately that re know not how to add anything urther There were a large number of ;uest8 on this occasion, and were furished with an abundance of good hings to eat,.comfortable quarters, md kind attention.. Wo recommend he Phoenix Hotel to our friends, tDdlpfimfl And f?OOd VUCIO U> UUtll bj ft v?vwm.w w- 0 - , ;heer will always groet the weary. Messrs. Dozier, "Walton & Co.? kYe direct attention to the advertisenent of these well-known and popaar cotton factors and grocersj of Anjiista, Ga. They are gentlemen ol jigh character and large business ex Derience and can make it to the inter sst of oar friends to give them a call They arc prepared to attend prompt y to all orders for the sale and stor xge of cotton, and can furnish plan :ation supplies on liberal terms. W< commend to the patronage of oui people. ^ ^ ? Tom Collins was in town agaii Dn Saturday last, and amused him self at tho cxpenso of our trien< Mr. John A. Calhoun, of Augusta Ga. Mr. C. at once set out to lool for him, but Tom toolc especial car to keep out of Mr. Calhoun's pre* enco as the latter would certainly hav made him suffer in tho flesh for hi unguarded remarks if he bad foan him. ? Bgu Hon. J. J. Martin, formerly c Abbeville, but now holding the offic of Sixth Auditor at Washington, cam to attend to some business matters i Court here and to visit his old hom* on Saturday last. IIo will remai here only a few days. lie is a gentl man of influence and position, an justly- enjoys a high reputation i government circles at Washington. I S?? The Invisiolcs cf Abbevll were out in forco on Saturday las The costumes and eqtiiptoehts prescn - ' niinnupdnMi Mnrr till U1I umu^ii? u|<j/vtM??>.v. thought it a earricaturc of Col. Ho lintt|iead'.s militia regiment of ITatioi al Citiards of the Siuto of South Ca Olind. BST The I'lltchcr's cow at Dt West got out on Wednesduj* last, an a ndhlbcr bt fUstomors were disaj pointed in getting their usual supp] of beef on Thursday. There shou bo aii O R D I Nance to prevent be cows from running at largo. Mr. liobert Pratt, tho be planter ofohia neighborhood, woe i mwn on MniwhlV IllHt. \IItt LllillkS " J hard that the citizens of the vieinil of Due West cannot sell their beef i the town that they ha^vo contribute so much to build up. "Dixie" and "Saliie" dispense iced lemonade and icc-ercam to tliir ty customers at the Commencemei at Due West. They mado it profit blc. X&T "When Greek meets Gret tlinn comes the tug of war/'?tl eolored bo}'8 of Cokesbury and Abb villo will play a match game of ba ball on Friday afternoon at Abbcvill Jd3 Dr. Bonner of the Duo Wc Female College, was in town on Mo day last. BOr Mr." S. "Wharton of Moffatl ville, was in town on Monday lai He reads the Press and Banner, Jlr, A. B. C. Lindsay is st very ill. The Greenwood Baste Ball CI and the Resolutes, of Abbeville, w piny a match game on the grounds the latter in Abbeville on Friday aft< nooll. ?Mr. B. C. Crawford, who ran 28 bales of cotton with one mule la year, was in town 011 Monday la There is uo telling how many bales 'cotton ire will make this year. Our neighbor, the North-Ec Georgian, published at Athens, Ga., making 'arrangements to publish t! Hill-Stevens controversy in full in par phlet form, as sOon as sufflctent ?uuib of subscribers have been obtained. Capt. J. It. .Tarrant, Trial Ju tice tof Greenwood, is here atteudii Gburt. The last Commencement at Di West Was attended by an array of bea tiful belles and gallant beaux. All hi a good time. BDr. Wilson and Mr. Holling wortli attended the Due West Con mencement and were popular guests i the Phoenix Hotel. In our opinion the were victors. Messrs. Eiclielberger and Tot represented Laurensville at the Dt West Commencement. President Hammett of the Greer ville Manufacturing Company was : Due West last week. J&T Miss Ella V. Westfield, tt daughter of Mr. Edward Westfleli formerly a citizen of Abbeville, gradi ated at Due "West last week. B@u Various young people in an about Due West are expecting to cor elude their matrimonial arrangemen at an early day. 85B- W. K. Blake, Esq., is out for tl first time in months. He has been sicl 56T" Messrs. Charlie and T. Perri Wardlaw .ace in Abbeville, visitin friends an<frelatives. #3"* The latest dodge to get a half do lar is to charge a passenger for carryiu a small bundle in hand. Bo?" The cordiality and hospitality c the Due West people always makes visit to that town pleasant. 5@L. The County Commissioners me 011 Monday last, but did no business There is no money in the Treasury. There is now vacation in all th schools, and pupils and teachers ar resting from their labors. The comet is now plainly visible ii the Northern heavens in the early par af the night. jgtST" A. T. Broyles, Esq.,'a prominen member of the Anderson Bar, was ii attendance upon our Court yesterday. S&- The crops in the neighborhoo< )f Calhoun's Mills have had rain am ire looking well. flf?"* Rev. Nathan Cook has called or he Editor of the North-East Georgian tud has made him happy. Cotton 1 AND WHOLESALE HAVING secured, a first class Fire Pn STORAGE OF COTTON, we resr Our Mr. E. J; DOZIERwill elve his enti ment. Our stobk of GROCERIES AND kept complete dfc usu&l. July 8, 1874, 13-3m J. B. 8c W. J TTTOULP respectfully inform their fi ' YV SELL THEIR "ENTIRE STOl - few exceptions; Oar Stock consists of DRV G i CLOTHING, HATS k CA Hardware, 1 J and a great many otlich things too nor r and secure great bargitihs. Remember Poftiika nwinir na nlilsl f-nmn lin Jind 81 thoir claims in tl>c iiahtis of a collector. i ' ? } July 8, 1874, lS-tf < Sheriff's Sale. ? 5" Maj. Armistecil Burt, ^ ? against V Execution s Jerry llollinshead. J d " BY viitue of an Execution to nni/J directed, I will sell within tbo ) >{ legal hours, at Abbeville Court House, ,e on Saleday in August next, e One HOuse and Lot and Ad- 1 n jacent Lands, ?> known as the McGowan property , n supposed to contain 30. Acres, more or less, and bounded by Magazine street, Dcn Pot street, Fair Grounds, Augusta Road and Poplar Street. Also Three Bed Room Sets Fumilc ture? i t. 2 Carpets, One containing 40 yards t- thd Other 50 yards. A C?..i - Pnvloma [Q t OCll) JUTilvjr 1/UlllUOn. VUIUNIIO] ,1. VERY FINE. rjz One fine Extension Pining Table. r? Four Sofas. Cooking Stove and other Honsehold and Kitchen Furniture. ,c Also one very fine Rosewood Piano, 'd All levied on as the property of Jerr}' P* Iloll'nahcad at the suit of AInj. A. 'y Burt. . , |jj. Terms Cash. L. P. GUFFIN, , st Sheriff Abbeville ' in Sheriff's Office, ) i, it July 6, 1874. ) ( ! Sheriff's Sak \ I <1 James A. Marv J. Fartlow, 8- Gecfrgo McKellar, 'fruslee, it Plaintiff's, a- against J, Y. L. Partlow. JJxeun lions. ?" T> Y virtue of snndry oxccotions to me If directed, I will sell at Abbeville ' Court House, on Saleday in August st next, within tho legal hours, D" Sii Sited Acres of Land, ts- more or less, bounded by lands of G. st, W. Rampey, Bennett Reynolds, Benj. McKellar, and others, levied on as the property of J. Y. L. Partlowr, at 'll tho suits of Mary J. Partlow, George AIoKellar, Trustee of James A. Part lib l0*' ill Terras Cash. of L, P. GUFFIN, >rS. A. C. Sheriff's OfficOj 2 July 6, 1874 13-tf of Sheriff's Sale. Jamea Gibert, ") is * (. P.vp/>litinn Ite u?rt...ou ^ u. Jerry Hollingshead. ) er BY virtue of two Executions to me . directed, I will sell at Abbeville Court House, on Saleday in August ? next, within the legal hours, 1 u?. One House and Lot and Adui joining Lands, known as the McGowan property, supposed to contain J* 30 Acres, more or less, and bounded by Magazine 6treet, DeU pot street, Fair Grounds, Augusta ie Road and Poplar Street. Alsq Three Bed Room Sets Furnii ture. y at 2 Carpets?one containing 40 yards, I the other 50 yards. le 4 Sets heavy Damask Curtains, di very fine. a' One fine Extension Dinine Table. Four Sofas. d Cooking Stove, and other Housc^ hold and Kitcken Furniture. Also one very fine Rosewood Piano i All levied on as the property of 1 '?e Jerry Hollinshead at the suit of James J J Gibert. j g Terms Cash. f L. T. GUFFIN, g S. A. C. Sheriff'8 Office, ) ?f July 6, 1874, 13-tf f 5 ~Iymn books, , A. M. E. HYMN BOOKS, > e A. M. E. DISCIPLINE, u Sunpay School Uuiou Hymn Books, at . PARKER & PERRIN'S. * :J July 8, 1874. 1 Amorinan Tncont Tlootwrnoi' nwuuuuu xuuuui iiuuuujuij t AT j PARKER&PERRJN'S. July 8, 1874. f ' water's UnaMdgei Dictionary, i , AT 1 ' Parker & Perrin's. I J \ \ .TON & CO. J j F'aotors I I GROCERS. i oof Warehouse for the SALE AND j ectfully solicit consignments of same. , re personal attention to this detJart- " '? * PLANTATION SUPPLIES wfll be ? DOZIEB. WALTON, A CO., Z.A : I. ROGERS, riends and cnstomors that they will* 3K OF GOODS AT COST, with' ' ? OODS, | PS, BOOTS & SH6ES,i RToodware, q ~ w&m Dcrous to mentibiV.- Coriio Bt1 oriecT wo are selling forcafcli ohly. 3ttle at oncc or we iW Have to put I. B. & W. J. Sogers. - ' i-'V* t " Tax Returns iilofs ice, AMle Gutty, Abbeville, June 22,1874. 'This office will be open from the 1st day of July to the 20th day of August next, to receive returns of all Personal Propertv, Moneys, Credits investments ; in Bonds, Joint Stock compa- | ties, or otherwise. J Also, a complete return of all Real Property, Lands and j Buildings under control as own- ^ A?n nw lml/lnwo Ait net tinaltan/la wlO Ui iiuiuuioj vi uo uuouauuo^ parents, guardians, trustees, excxutors, administrators, receivers, attorneys, or factors, on the first day of July, 1874, in accordance-with Joint Resolution of the legislature "providing for the re-assessment of Real Estate in 1874," ffpjfroved March 17th, 1874, As an accommodation to*, tar* payers of the County, who fb' side at a distance from thk office, the following persons \vi^ be stfpptied with Haifks, aAdi authorized to reccire ffctteSs of all real ?#d personal propefHv via: All Trial Justices and Rck . 4 t?ries ^PsbEe' iff the various J Townships wfto are com#eteh< and who may apply fop tlW blanks at this office/ All persons are required f<y make their returns bettredi July 1 and August 20, and after tfcii date any tax-payers who shall have failed to make their returns will be charged with the property and fifty per cent, added thereto. Every male person between the ages of 21 and 50 years, whether owning property or not, except those unable of earn-. mg a support from being maimed or otherwise disabled, are liable to a poll-tax, and are required to make their return's. All persons failing to make their returns of their polls will be required to pay a double tax, and on failure to do so, are liable to be indicted and imprisoned ten days, in accordance with Act Ko. 287, Sessions of 1872-73. Tax payers are respectfully requested to report all persons who evade making a just and fair return. T. B. MILFORD, A llitinm'lla ffAHntv AUUXIU1 avvcviu? wuuvj i June 24, '74 11-tf Sheriff's Sale. Banister Allen, Pi'ff,") against > Execution. James Y. L. Partlow.) BY virtue of an Execution, t|Q. mpt directed, I will sell at /^biwsijje LJourt House, on Saleda# ia A^ast next, within the lcgjjl fcotji^ 600 Acr$? Eand, more or less., oaunaeu uy iiyjgs oi.y. \V. Rampc-y, Bennett Reynold3, ftonjv ilclvcllar, and others, levied on astho property of J. Y. L. Pitftfow, at the in it of Bannister Allen', Tertns C$sh. L. P. GUFFIN, S. A. C. Sheriff's Officc, July 6 1874, 13-tf HAMS. ~ ?*UGAR LOAF, 3 Sweet Pickle, Canvassed and Plain Hams, rust received, by DuPre, Gambrell & Co. A NOTHER lot of TEA coming. 3L PARKER & PERRIN. May 28,1874. rURJTIP SEED-RUT A BAGA, EARLY FLAT DUTCH, EAR JY RED TOPS, LARGE ENGLISH sORFOLK, LARGE WHITE JLOBE. FABLER & PERRIN. July 1 12-lm