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I The Press and Banner L ?%? - C. Wednesday, M^r 26,1875. What Does it M$n ? "When a man's down, give him a kick Wheu he's up, give him a lift."' Last Fall during the excitement o the election campaign^S^erift' <Tuffii absented himself from Court to atten< (i ?-? ! f i rtn 1 mnafin/r n ( f'uniAiln'u AfSllca U UiVVUU^ C4U VUtllV/UU o 1U111C , whioU meeting occurmfsoon after tin Guffins had been defeated in the town ship primarystneetfngs, and It seemed taan outsider, that the day of the GuHln v- hadpassed. HisHonor Judge Cooke, ou ofhis indignation at the Sheriff's dorelic * tton, fined hk>i one hundred dollars, or dering^in"Case of default^ that he shoutc gO: hcwnediately to jr^J aqd th?re remair until thejjne was pa hi, 'The. mouetan arrangements were, prooiptty mad^b^ the SherfijT^vitn $e'Clerk of the CoiAr and the County Commissioners. Now months after, when it is ascertained tha the Guffins are on the high tide of pop ular favor, one of them being a membe of the Legislature where it is more than nrobable he will have a vote at the com ' ing election for Circuit Judge of tht Judicial District, the Judge abates hi; former rigour in punishing a derelictioi of the Sheriff, usurps the pardonim power, which by the Constitution i: only delegated to the Governor, aud or : ders the County Commissioners to re fund the fine imposed upon the Sherif in the day of his adversity for committing an act which was then inexcusable Query?If L. L. Guffin had not beei elected to the Legislature would his brother L. P. Gullin have ever go thathuudred dollars returned to him ? The Blue and the Gray.?At tbt v f fair grounds in Houston, Texas, exPresident Jefferson Davis and Braxton - JJragg received a splendid display oi military, composed largely of old Confederate soldiers. The 10th United States Infantry furnished the music.? Mr. Pavis made a speech referring to their record as Confederate solders, and said they owed the same devotion to the flag under which they now live if oecaaion should ever come. The sentiment Iwas received with tremendous cheering by at least 10,000 present. Gov. Coke said the greatest man of the North, llortuie Greeley, and the greatest man of the South, Jefterson Davis, lmd now spoken from the same stand, advising the same sentiment; that the war between (be Blue and the Gray was forever ended, and henceforth they would march shoulder to shoulder under the same tiag. He paid a noble complimeut to Mr. Greeley, and Mr. liuvis for once seemed to forget his dignity, and cheered heartily with the rest, It. Church at Lodimoxt.?An Associate Reformed Church was organized al Lodimout, near Mt. Carnicl, on the'Jth iust., by the liev. 11. T. Sloan, t. with t-vo Eiders, two Deacons, and eigh.rvcjj church members. The ordination df the officers elect has beer, fixed or Saturday before the 2d Sabbath ol Juui-, w-hei* the Bev\ \V? L- Bressly, ol Due \\V.~, will preach and ordain the oilic-e:s, and complete the organization. The c<?urc.i building is occupied in cum m?n l?v the Methodists, j'rcsbyteriuns, ts, and Associate Reformed, the laitcr (if wlmni we trust have planted hurc g-.'.Mi of a flourishing church. - Tiib young ladies at present in attendance at the Female College at Due West, are pivitier and dress with more taste than tiio.se at that College during previous years. The order forbidding 1 their frequenting photograph galleries should he strictly enforced, for ladies as pretty as they are would be likely to s,>e;i<i something in pictures. An art gallery is n--?t the place for young ladies to practice economy. It would be bad if each of liie*ni were to spend from jc fifty to seven ty-liv*, cents for pictures, Com pakk N otks.?The Press atul Banner is a medium through which every neighborhood in the county could COJiipaiC UOiUS, ilUlll \>Ueiv UO >vuuiv,auu our planters could thus learn from each other much valuable information, as to . the condition of their crops, and the general improvement of their respective neighborhoods. We ask our friends in every section of the county to send us the news. 4 ^ i We are indebted to the committee for an invitation to attend the annual exercises of the Philanthropic and Eumenian Literary Societies of Davidson College, to take place on the evening ol the 23d of June proximo. The Kight Itev. Thomas Atkinson, of Wilmington, N. C.J will deliver the annual address before the Societies. The occasion Will be one of interest. -3 -> - The Greenville papers states, that the iaciory-men, Aiessra. Sampson, jnuu tv Co., have-secured the water power al the 'Talis" from Squire McBee, and will proceed to erect another factory? an immense one this time, for the manufacture of cotton goods. It is rumorec that two factories will be crected?one on east side of the "Falls," where Me Bee's grist mill, and Cagle's Planing mills now are located. We learn from the iV. E. Georgian that Col. Wiu. Jones, of Athens, hus t hundred China Tea Plants growing ii the open air. These plants are no raised in a hot house, but are perren uiuls, and grown in the open air. Thej cau stand a Northern temperature o of 35 degrees. An analysis of leave: show 8 per cent, more of the alkaloi< principle, than the tea produced ii L China. One hundred plants will mak< twenty-live pounds of tea yearlyenough for an ordinary-sized family. 'The Greenville Mountaineer and tin fjnion lxiines have a penchant for usinj the word "ye" instead of the wort .'.'the" in connection with tlie mentioi pf the editor. Is it elegant? , Dr. Westmorelond and lady, o Greenville, attended the Centennial a Charlotte. The Doctor will be at Abbe yille in a few days to sell our peoph good tobacco. <??- ? ^'Anderson, like Due West, has under |^ken to govern the .beef market. * So Sale of Church Pews.?The re? e cent sale of pews in Dr. Hall's - Presbyterian church in New Yoj^<lwa$ conducted on a plan more common in - j England than in this country. The i pews were valued at certain prices, rang= j ing from $300 to $0,000, at which the I trustees agreed to give absolute deeds I iMirnlincoro fliPll* j ui lilt' |;i; u a iu mv; j/wivuivov.w, j heirs and assigns forever, subject only to an annual assessment, fixed for the f present at six per cent, of the valuation. 1 The total valuation of the 352 pews is 3 $800,WO, a sum almost sufficient to pay i, the entire cost of the church edifice and 2 of the ground on which it stands. The - annual assessment, in case all the pews , j are sold, will give an infcome of $48,000 s j to the society, and in case anyrpurohaser t! defaults for more than six months iufthe - j payment of his assessment, the church - reserves the right to re-enter and -sell I the pew again to the "highest bidder, 1 the amount received to go to the ojigi*' nal owuer after his dues to the church f foave been deducted. C ? , | vi'ne ohi muius 01 auiuhs mw m wnt: vention a clay or two since, and passed ! resolutions requesting the next legisla"I ture to pass a law making it penal for r any widow to marry again, or even to i 1 accept the addresses of any single gen. tleman. As their reason for this, they say that it is not fair for one woman to 5j marry twice, while there are so many of s them dying to enter the connubial l state."?JV. E. Georgian. j feg" We think it would be more prosper to impose a tax as well upon the - bachelors as the old maids, for having I neglected their opportunities, and as the fi widows and widowers in esse and posse -: are likely to be in a majority, we judge . | it most probable, that such a course will i1 be adopted, without even holding a con-; j | vention to pass resolutions. t Beef.?Dr. James C. Mullius gives it j as his medical opinion, that the beefj siflfcpofl in nnr mnrkpf, tlio samel being poor, blue and grass fed, is a par' tial cause of prevailing sickness. Asaj i physician every one knows the value of j f Dr. Mullins' opinion. Therefore we have uo comment to make, except to! ' say that it is better to eat bacon and j have health, than to eat inferior beefj iand be sick. It is the duty of our Coun-j , oil to see that none but good, wholesome | beef is put upou our market.?Marion St or. j [feat We would be pleased to know whether any of our Doctors are beef-eaters, and have made a diagnosis with I regard to Abbeville beef and its rela| tions to disease. Do they endorse Dr. , Mullin'sopinion? Ifso.it is a matter I worthy of the attention of our Council, as we doubt whether much of the Ab beville beef would bear scrutiny. . -fO A Matrimonial Help Society hasj Ibeen organized in Philadelphia open to! I both sexes, with a membership fee ofi '$20, and monthly dues, and paying upon j the marriage of a member a sum ranging fromSoOO upwards. A nice marj riagc portion is thus raised at a small monthly expenditure. We need .'some sort of a society of this kind to stir up, our young people. We have plenty of; marrying material in our community. , -o Ma.t. >1". G. Zeigleu, is going to I | make assessments in various townships | i in a few days, and will at the same time I .(supply our friends with Wilson's Sew-j ing Machines. lie is the right man! 'and will be found polite and courteous I in the discharge of his duties. <=? ' Query.?If a Sheriff is fined one; hundred dollars for absenting himself; I from the Court for a day, how much !should a Judge be fined for going to i I Charleston, and neglecting the Court j for a week ? ' O.vuday recently a countryman wantled to .sell some line beef in Due West, i but could not in consequence of tlit li|cense. He retired beyond the liniitSj I where bis customers bought what they I wanted. The boys who hunt and rob bird's nests almost always belong to the more rude and mischievous class, who gradI ually fall into heartless if not absolutely vicious practices. Dn. A. A. Lipscomb, late Chancel- j :lor of the University of Georgia, has! accepted the chair of Modern Langua!l*rs. and Entrlish. in the Vanderbilt] |0- . University, Nashville. ? , If our readers should notice "our" calaboose tied to a tree or stump by a i rope, they may know that it was done to prevent the boys from rolling it off; down the hill. Abbeville was represented at the Centennial in Charlotte, IS". C., by' Messrs. Joel S. Perrin, YV. L. Miller, ? Henry Bonner, J. C. Hemphill, Capt. Cochran aud Bobby. Mr. Huokr, the old gentleman from Charleston, who stopped at the Alston House a few days ago, went from here to Greenville, where he died suddenly on , last Friday night. ? ? We had the pleasure of meeting Maj. I J. K. Vance, of Greenville, while en ! route to Charlotte. He is a good friend | Jaud one whom we are always glad meet, [\ I We had the pleasure of meeting ' | Messrs'. Bailey and Logan Editors of the Greenville Enterprise while in ' Greenville. The procession which inarched through ' I Independence Square during the CenII tennial was estimated at from three to 1 f ft...,. IUUI XiJUVO lUllb. " | The Central Hotel at Charlotte cnter'' [ tamed five hundred guests during the | Centennial. s * Mks. T. C. CJowek, of Greenville is 1 spending several days with relatives 31 and friends in Abbeville. j Messrs. A. P. Hubbakd and Jas. j Payne are each building new dwellings 31 in Anderson. j I J. I). Bright, President of the Sen,! site durins Buchanuan'sadministration, 4 is dead. f Tiih country's safe. Abbeville is to t have a rifle club. _j i! Gen*. G. W. Hodges, at Hodges', dined on wild turkey on last Saturday. -1 R. A. Guilds, Esq , formerly of the j Pickens Sentinel, was at the Centennial. Osr Sunday last wbiife^Tpt. })\ K. Bradley ailcl jam )ly - weieiat '-church, c some one-entered one of the rooms ei of the dwelling and built a fire iu tt tho floor, and when discovered it ei wa$ With the grdatest . exertions that the flames were subdued. We ft' learn that the Captain is in pursuit of n the incendiary and we trust that he ft may leave no stone unturned to have the felon most stverely punished, The L only safety we have is in punishing n criminals. It was only vigorous prosecution of criminals that stopped the C fires at Abbeville. ei The Daily Charlotte Observer, one of itho-most abb' conducted of the Char- R lotte papers, and a fair exponent of the thrift and enterprise of that growing ol city, is now a welcome guest to our tc sanctum. The Junior had the pleasure 01 of meeting the Editor and Proprietor, ol Charles It. Jones, on his recent visit, si and was indebted to him for various ir favors, none of which hd- appreciates il more than the reception of his able ni journal. 4. ^ 4 I) Entertainment for the Benefit ; of the Methodist Church.?The la-1'' dies of the Methodist Church propose J ^ giving an entertainment on Thursday ! ntiniii 11 nf nnvf- of Iho Pumolfl Apflilpmv. 1 V,VU..,6 UV.V, ? , | at which ft meat supper and ice-cream I ^ will be served up. The occasion is a; ;benevolent one, and we trust to see a! ! large attendance. rj I Rifle Club.-?'We learn that thole ! [young men of Abbeville will hold a ^ 'meeting on Wednesday evening next for the purpose of organi/.inga rille club here. Quite a number of names have Lj already been enrolled and others areim invited to come forward and take part j in the organization. We regret to learn that our old friend j Mr. M. O. McCaslan. had a serious atnncju An lirfliitr TTf* ! vaviv v;i oivi\uv? vn ?* ??"j *?*w. - i is one of the best men and most public 'e spirited citizens of the Clear Spring kr< neighborhood, and we wish him a spec- 111 dy restoration to health, at <0 el Mr. Yates, of_the Charlotte Democrat, is a courteous gentleman, and the Junior was indebted to him for the pleasure of an introduction to Governor Brogden, Mayor Johnson, and otherj dignitaries, and for other favors of; which he makes this public acknowledgment. j ^ The Speaker's Stand was occupied by j. various prominent men, among whom! were Gov. Hendricks, of Indiana; ex- J ^ Gov. Walker, of Virginia; Gov. ]>rog-| den of North Carolina ; Mayor Johnson, J ^ of Charlotte; Joel S. Perrin, Esq, of! Abbeville, and others. ' O Mns. President Lincoln has been j, pronounced insane by verdict of a jury, and incompetent to manage her proper-j ty which amounts to $75,000. She has ^ since made an attempt to commit suicide. ?<?? 111 The liev. W. P. DuBose, of Suwanee, spent several days with his old parish- In ions here, during the past week, on his| b: return from the Convention in Charleston. Few men have so strong a hold on 1 at the afl'ections of this community as the! <u l 3 former Hector of Trinity. li; The many friends of Mr. Mack Mose- j Cf ley will be gratified to learn that be was j p( thrown from his buggy, while Splurging ?nv>ii5wl nn Suiifljiv jinrl had niiitol *,,t3 ' ' * i ch an amount of conceit knocked out of!^ him. j,J James Lick, the California millionaire who made an almost entire disposi- Di tion of his large property for charitable uses, has been making various changes in the deed. w The Bunker Hill (Mass.) Celebrationj comes off on the 17th of June. The j 1 Washington Light Infantry of Charles-! ton have been invited to bear a part in | the ceremonies. Here is another bridge 0 thrown over the bloody chasm. ' in ^ Ex-Count v Treasurer John L. Hum- . bert, of Orangeburg, and ex-School Commissioner Frank It. McKinley, are . on trial before Judge Reed for forgery. ^ Ninety-six forged vouchers for school .fi claims have been found. ? at The Greenwood Strawberry and Ice Cream Fete on the 18th inst., j was a very pleasant and successful en- ^ tertainment. The receipts of the evening amounted to about $00. The new post office at Lebanon is js open to-day for the first time, Mr. John H. Ligou, P. M., who will always be y fnun/] nn linnrl nnlito mul r^hlitrinrr Our friends can now get the /Vcss a?(Z .#??- m ner on the morning of publication. _ sc *4Z>* Gen. Stephen D. Lee, of Columbus, G< Miss., and supervisor of agencies of the h< Alabama Gold Life Insurance Company has been spending several days in Ab- in beville, zl The representation from South Caro- of llina at the Centennial fully sustained the pride and honor of the Palmetto tL State. fo i # ? G Can the Union Times tell the citizens k' ; or L11 ion County tlic relationsnip existing between a "hornet" and a "bumble-bee?" Will Solomon enlighten us by tell- ^ ing us what per cent, he would have a~ given to get our money last Spring ? ci a m ii ei Miss Lacy, the accomplished music;p; ! teacher in the Female College at Due 11 West, was at the Centennial. ? t, Two of the posts which support the rj shed in the rear of Mr. J. Knox's store (j arc glowing. i< e Last year the citizens of Due "West a paid about two cents a pound more than u previously on account of the beef li- 1; cence. Tin; communication of our Frederick. J1 (Md ) correspondent has been received ? and will appear iu our next. Miss Mattie Cater, who has been a spending several weeks in Charleston, 0 returned yesterday to the Alston House, f The weather is dry and dusty and t rain is much needed. e .. I . Williamston Female College ommenoement, 1875.?We are Indebt3 to President S. Lander, for an inviition to attend the Commencement exrcises which will be as follows: Wednesday, June 16th, 8 o'clock P. Commencement Sermon, J. T. Boner, D. D., President of Due West Fefale College, S. C. Thursday, .Tunc 17th-11 o'clock A. M., iterary Address, by Rev. E. J. Meyardie, D. I)., of Greenville, S. C. Thursday, June 17th, S o'clock P. M., losing Concert and Graduating Exerses. The Hew W. P. DuBose, tho former ectorof Trinity Church and now Pro:ssor and Chaplain in the University r the South preached an able discourse > his old congregation on Sunday lust, n "the relation, spirit and inheritance F the sons of God"?fortifying each potion by scripture authority,and explainighis meaning by clear and opposite lustrations. The communion was adlinistered. PiroTooiiAi'irs.?All wanting somejing nice in the way of an Oil Paintig, Photograph, or Ferrotype, should ill at once at (he Gallery of Messrs. Wiseman & Langston whose advertiselent appears in another column. They uarautee good work and our friends lould give them a call. ?<ss> The Communion was administered at udar Springs on Sunday last. The serices were conducted by the llev. H. T. loan the Pastor, assisted by the llev. I. II. Hemphill. Tin: Rev. Dr. J. B. Adger, of Colum" a./1 ^?t*? i\\*/?a1 1 ah f /I io/l/M 1 IU, |;iuuuiiv;u u VAttiiwin uiowuiovo orningandat night in the Presbylean Church on Sunday last. .?? * From our Cokesbrry Reporter. Another New Factory. ? We arn that a new company has been ormized at Hodges' Depot, with a paid > capital, to build a new cotton factory . L'l !.. Col.wln nKrvi.f >V 1L*1 a OUUA19, cil I/1JV ? KHWV441, U'MMU glit miles from Hodges' Depot, with ic following officers: President -J. It. Tarrant. Vice-President?L. I?. Dantzlcr. Superintendent?W. M. McNary. Aichitect?Capt. J. X. Cochran. Secretary--W. H. Whit lock. Treasurer?0. M. Hodges. Hook-keeper?D. B. Glymph. Directors?McGlice ?fe Cason, J. AI. oselcy, J. Y. Sitton, Capt. Jus. Rogers, ., Riley Bios. Board of* Health?Dr. C. G. Finley, r. M. C. Rivers, Dr. J. W. Keller. I The following contracts have already] jen awarded: For the brick work, to i I us Jones ; for the wood work, to J:is. I nderson. The completion of the hole may be anticipated at an early *yMu. L. R. Daxtzi^er invests liberalin cake when he goes to Cokesbury. Thkke is an attraction for Mr. (icorge lien, at Cokesbury. Full particulars uxt week. Mksskh. Vaxck, Mosklky & Co. we saddles enough to supply all the ire back riders about Hodges' Depot. A lio.vfkn's club has been organized Hodges' Depot, but up to the hour of >ing to press we have not received a st of the officers. (\uvr. J. X. Cociikax has gone to a uniderablc expense to make a frog >iid near his residence. Bad.?Some mischievous boys one ly last week, put an alligator in Capt. Tehran's fish pond, and he, the alligator j is been eating fi.sli ever since. ats from our Long Cane Reporter. Rev. A.L. Miller preached at Hopeell Sabbath. Itov. 15. F. Miller formed a ladies' issionary society at Buffalo last Saturiy Mr. J. S. Britt has a field of wheat of reive acres which will make 15 bushels the acre. He also has a fine garden. D. J. Wardlaw has the finest garden the 10th township. The bridge at MoKittrick's Mill is very tngerous. The lodge of Good Templars at Brad y's Mills ure wielding a great influice. Their ranks are rapidly iucreasg % Joseph Nelson will get married soon, least we think so. Her little brother :s very close to Joe at Buffalo, and the d man has forgiven him for pulling >wn the apple tree. Catlett Corley now sings in church. A. B. Kennedy's gin house and grai;ry was unroofed during the storui of t May. Dr. J. H. Jenning's gin house was own down during the storm. The Belleview Grange has been oved from McKittrlck's Mill to the hool house of Miss Mary E. Morrah. Mr. J. U. Britt has some live or six ermans employed thi-4 year with whom ? is well pleased. The publio schools arc about closing 110th Township. The Grangers at Belloview must muze the rabbits and not let them eat all ' Mr. J. S. Britt's wheat. Mr. W. II. llorton says ho will whip le Junior Editor of Banner and Press ir mentioning his No. 2 boots. The ood Templars at Bradley's Mills must eep him cool. The Destruction* of our Forests. -Is it not astonishing that men will mtinue to literally ruin this country y cutting down the forest timber? It , a met iiKii' tut* .severe umugnis wnicn Ulict this country these lute years, and ause many uneasy heaits, are the legitnate results of the vast tracts of cleard land stretching around us. Every reen leaf is a jntmp, lifting moisture oin the deepest roots and throwing it n the atmosphere. When only one Lich leaf is plucked, that much moisjre is cut oil". If a green tree is killed, lieairis deprived of much more; but f the whole country is cleared, then hat mighty volume of water which the Drest supplies, is filtered through the arth to the seas. Fifty years ago such tiling as we call a drought was almost nknown. And fifty years ago very ittle of the timber was destroyed. Salt should be furnished to all aniaals regularly. A cow, or an ox, or a lorse needs two to four ounces daily. !alt increases the butter in milk, helps he digestive and nutritive processes, ,nd gives a good appetite. The people if interior Europe have a saying that a lound of salt makes ten pounds of flesh. )f course, salt only assists in assimilaing the food, it does not make flesh or uuscle. - NINETY SIX: ITEMS. -. The Good Templar's Supper on tb6 21st inst was a decided su'ccess. The net proceeds were $103.00 whichamount wns divided between the Baptist and Methodist Churches, equally. The Fall oats are fine. Farmers are less apprehensive as to the amount of damage to the wheat crop by the rust than they were ten days ago. Good cJ.iurlj rviftnn h.ivp hpf>n nnfaincd in this section, and the plant presents a healthy appearance, when, all the unfavorable weather is consldred. Shumate is the happy man this time. It's a daughter. Rain is very much needed in this section. Gardens and field crops are sufl'erj ing greatly. Phillips'dancihg has proven entirely [satisfactory to all'his friends. The Col. dances well. Quarlcs insists that he don't want to marrv. Ton thin Richard, better take your sign down. "\Vomble continues to'be. one of the most exquisitely accommodating and polite agents in the known world. Its natural with him. Womhle had his picture tjikeji the other day. So we are told by lSllfapersons who have seen it. That picture is ? one of the curiosities of the ace. | Business nt Ninety Six is very good for this season of the year, although comparatively dull. Ilev. R. A. Fair preached in the Presbyterian church at Ninety Six on Saturday and Sabbath last, morning and evening. On Sunday A. M. the Lord's Supper was commemorated, and in the afternoon a sermon was preached to the children of the Sabbath School, which was very appropriate and impressive. Antreville Items. Our Antreville correspondent sends us I the following: 1 Joe Alewine should eet a caere and ex liibit bis monkey to the people of Goshen. There is money in such an enterprise. If the Superintendent of the SundaySchool at Shiloh Church would bring his own children to Sunday-School it would do a great deal more good than staying at home or hunting lizzards, besides he could then have a better face to rasp other parents for not bringing their little ones* 'Consistency thou art a jewel. This is the way one of the enamored juveniles put it when writing to the obl ject of his love: "My love for you shall ever flow, Like water down a tater row." The teacher at the Centre of Gravity has been quite sick for the last week, but is convalescent now, and we hope will soon be able to resume his business of teaching the young idea how to shoot. George Morrow and John Williams got into a difficulty on last Sunday | w/iiuii rusuiieu in iuunuw uuiu^ uut with a knife in tlie hands of Williams. It is a shame that the peace and quiet of the community should be disturbed on Sunday by such a crowd of savages. ! Governor Chamberlain's Letter of Dec-i lanation. We publish from the A. It. T'rcxbylcrian the letter of the Governor, declining the invitation to deliver the address before the Literary Societies of Erskine College, at the next Commencement. We learn, however, that hopes are still ientertained, that the Governor may be ! able to be present, as there appears to be no necessary conflict between an acceptance to deliver an address at Vale, and also at Erskine. governor chamberlain's letter. State of South carolin a, } Executive Deparment, X May 10th, 1875. J Gentlemen Your pleasant and pleasantly conveyed invitation to nie in behalf of the l'hiloiiiathean Literary Society of Erskine College, to address the Literary Societies of tlmt Institution on the approaching Commencement, July 7th, has been received. It would be a pleasure which I should i greatly enjoy, and a duty which I should readily except, to deliver such an address if it were not for the fact that I aiu now under a previoiTs engagement to perform a similar service, on the 30th of Juue, at Yale College, my Alma Mater. I assure you that it is not a merely formal regret which I now express in saying that in the two occasions had been presented at! the same time I should have accepted yours. There are many things which in the t-tAz-Hilifir uitnnfinn nf ntir Ktntft mid l)GO-! pie I should have hoped to say, which might tend to the peace, happiness and hopefulness of my fellow-citezens. .By this I do not mean our local politics?far from it. .Such occasions should be sacred from the approach of anything savoring of the party politics of the day, unless it he some discussion of the great common principles which underlie all government and hold together human society itself. But I should have tried particularly to impress upon those whom I should have addressed the incalculable importance, at this juncture, of deep and true scholarship. By scholarship, I mean^familiarity with the recorded product of the world's thought and action. Than this nothing can be more essential to broad and wise views of present events and dur.ies. No ,'occasions call more loudly for those inlluences which scholorship and culture can alone furnish than when "tho times are out of joint." True catholicity of mind, true liberty of life, are to be gained uy resori 10 uiose vast treasures which constitute the learning of the world, The true scholar is the truest man. He is patient in adversity because he is in thought and feeliug the companion of Socrates and Galileo, llo is undaunted by themockingsof changing fortune beca;?so ho remembers Aristides and Erasmus. He is hopeful and: enterprising in pursuit of truth because! he lives in the company of tl\ose who! labored to hasten results which they ! knew they would not themselves wit-1 ncss. This is the spirit of scholarship? j reverent, recipient, docile, on the onej hand?bold, hopeful, farsighted, on the | other?but always generous and helpful, to all. Can any qualities be better suited to | this day in iSoitth Carolina? Can her! sons bring to her service better gifts than | those? ( Jtwould ben great privilege to en-! deuvor to enforce and illustrate these jthoughts to a sympathizing audience,' such as your Commencement would fur-i j nish?but I must not attempt it now. I i sat down indeed merely to thank you | why I cannot servo you on the 7th* of | July. At all other times and in all ways: j within my power I am, Very truly, Your friend and sarvant, ]>. II. (-HAMHliHLAIX. j To Messrs.: W. H. MILLEX, ) i W. O. CociiuAX, J- Committee. 1). H. Mdiiu, J An interesting meeting has been in t ! progress in the Presbyterian Church of lAndefson. The pastor, Iter. D. E. - - - - . I - 1 1 - n I Frierson, has ueeu assisieu uy nuv. >y.i I'\ Pearson and Kcv. John G. Law.' About ilftocii persons have connected j tnemselves with tLie church, and the i meeting has been attended with unabatj ed interest. The Supreme Court of Louisiana lias i given judgment, with $2o,000 damages,' | against Samuel Hastings, a druggist, j j whose clerk made a mistake in preparing a prescription, and which caused. I the death of Mrs. McCubbiu. I ^ab. wrt-i ' Adjourned MeetiDg of the South Carolina Presbytery. Met at Hopewell Church, May 21st, 1875. d Rev. J. F. Gibert, Moderator. W. A. s Templeton, Clerk. a Rev. J. B. Adger preached from 1st ^ Timothy iv: 14. "Neglect not the gift, g, that is in thee, which was given thee ;]< by prophecy, with the layjng on of the hands of the presbytery." After the sermon Presbytery ordaiiied 4 Mr. A. L. Miller to the Gosper ministry, p and installed him pastor of Hopewell h and Wilington. Churches. The usual ^ charges were then delivered to the pas- p tor, and to the people. Rev. A. L. Mil- p ler's name was then ordered to be en rolled as a member of Presbytery. " A cull from Carmel Church to Rev. a Hugh McLecs, was placed in his hands p by the Presbytery. Licenciate R. ?C. Ligon, was granted permission to labor * without the bounds of this Prcscytery n until the fall meeting. c A committee was appointed to exam- c ine into the property question r?specting Lodimont Church, and repprtto tbil p neXtstated meeting of Presbytery. a Presbytery adjourned to meet at New Harmony Church, Friday before the ? first Sabbath in June, with a view to f, the ordination and installation of Licen- a tiate J. R. Jacobs. X. ^ e From Greenwood New F.ra. j] GEN- STEPHEN D. LEE. J a General Stephen I). Lee, of Columbus a Miss., arrived in town last Saturday, " <? *wl if itfnu mat Iaiky linfnrtt lui u'no r?nn. U1IU lb >? HUlf IVIIj^ VVIU1V ii V II uu vwu fronted by our inquisitive reporter, be- 1: tween whom occured the following in- v terview : Reporter?It is stated in the papers, ^ General, that you are the only Coufeder- kate General who has not been connected " with an insurance campany siucc the ? war. J" Gen. Lee?The statements in the pa- ? pers are generally correct, and would 11 have been in this instance> had.it been made a little earlier. I am now making a tour through the Southern States as 1 superintendent of agencies of the Ala- & bama Gold Insurance Company, of Mobile. My connection with this company ? dates from only a few weeks back. Up ? ^ tKnf fimo fmm fltn r>lnC!() Af fho Wflr ^ I have been assiduously engaged in farming in Mississippi, with such un- 0 satisfactory results that I became "deni- j1 oralized," and have rented my lands. '' Just at this point the interview was interrupted by the presence of several "old soldiers," who greeted the General ? with the utmost cordiality. Afterabrief reference to the incidents and scenes of j. the past, they departed, when the inter- j( view was resumed. Reporter?What is the condition of e the agriculturalist in Mississippi? Gen. Lee?It i9 deplorable, and grow- g ing worse every year, as is also the case ? I?1 rVl>? (n 1-non nn llm Ill 2\ KIUlIJll<l, l IJC cnvi 10 Lyj rvv;c]j uj; iuv systems of large farms which contain thousands of acres in those States, have v reduced the people to bankruptcy. The s lands are all mortgaged to their full value J to raise the means on which to conduct the operations of the farm. The people have little or 110 money, and their forebodings are very gloomy. 1 .Reporter?What is the remedy for this evil, in your judgement? ,, Gen. Lee?The only remedy I can J, conceive of is to reverse the order of af- t fairs under which it is brought about, t reduce the large farms to small ones, in- j troduce citizens from the Northern c .States by inducing them to come with j their capital and buy our surplus land, j The Grange of Mississippi, of which I am a member, is exerting itself to this J e:ul, and the Grange in this State could, f not do better than to engage in like et- ^ forts. Speedier and better results will ? follow from the introduction of Northern t imigrants into our midst than from any inner bouia. Reporter?What is the condition of Georgia? Gen. Lee?Georgia is in a greater financial stress than either of the other i States, but from a different cause from i that of Alabama and Mississippi. In i Georgia the people have a mania for the c use of commercial manure. You are re- a galeil with its fragrance from the time I you enter till you leavej her borders. ( 'I heir use of it is excessive, and lias 1 drained the purse of the people. 3 Reporter?To what do you attribute s the superior prosperity of South Caroli- t na? s Gen. Lee?Besides your system of t small farms, which obtains generally in s this State, I observe a more hopeful . snirit among your people than I find elsewhere. ~I~ have met but two croakers in the State, and they were disappointed speculators. The people are everywhere hopeful of the future. It teaches an important lesson, which should be remembered, that tho spirit of a people is a true t. index to their material prosperity. j Reporter?What are the indications in j the political elements? : Gen. Lee?Excuse me for making any , allusion to the subject of politics. The ^ extent to which official corruption has t been carried is a disgrace to the 19th cen- n tury, and the very mention of the sub- > ject is revolting. The whole subject t may be defined as an official attack on j the liberties and-rights of the people. j Here the interview was terminated by t the arrival of a horse and buggy to con- r vey the General a few miles in the coun- j try to the residence of his friend. r Transfers of Real Estate. I Transfers of Real Estate for the week ^ ending may io/u ; ^ Greenwood Township No. 2.?Mrs. 1 Susan F. Rowland to McKenzie & Bros, 'J 22 4-10 of an acres, at $560. Also, John W. Rykard, by Sheriff to Jacob llykard, house and lot, ?5.00. Cokesbury Township No. 3.?Estate Samuel Agncw to Thos. R. Blackwell, |; "17 acres, ?1,200.00 Abbeville Township No. 11.?Citizen I Saving Bank to J. \V. Robertson, house J and lot, $4,650. J Calhoun Township No. 15.?Win. A. h Clay to S. ('. Link, 50 acres, $-500.00 ( I ) Col. James B. McCreary, the Demo- (. cratic nominee for Governor of Ken- I tucky^ is thus described by the Louis- v villc Courier-Journal: "He is a young man of irreproachable private character, whose experience of public life has been had in our State Legislature, over the Ii.i.u.,, nf \Hiieli lif> li.'is nrf>si(lp(i 1UUUI livrnou v/A H u.vf - - ...? L during two sessions. lie was an officer t in the Confederate service, and is a ( nephew of the JIon.H Thomas C. Me- ( Crcary, one of oar United States Sena- j tors. A gentleman of excellent understanding and intelligence, thoroughly ? informed as to our domestic situation, Mr. McCreary cannot fail to make us a goqd^p ve f nor "'* 0!$? Mattison Cask.?In the United' States Court at Charleston, wo linJ the . following as a part of the proceedings : j' Ex part Alexander .Mattison, petition j for writ of habeas corpus and order for I; producing the petitioner. On hearing |J the petition, and on motion of D. T. C'or- j bin Esq., ordered that rtie marshal doj produce the body of the petitioner be-; fore this court on Thursday, the i:>th; inst., at 10 o'clock, and that a copy of this order be served upon me solicitor 011 the eighth circuit. | j se.viiie Gaxokexe.?In consequence of the veins failing to convey the tlood I back through the proper channels, theM foot of Mr. James .Stewart, of Anderson ! ? County, became very hard, and last 1 week dropped off at the ankle, leaving 2 the main bone of the log exposed for about four ioch.es. teg fT " -fltf -i ^ ^ ' | it is 6?y a Commencement? The true bill was returned yesterday y the grand jury against ex-Senatoa tobertBmall alleges, in effect, that lie{ id not advise, counsel and procure Jo-j eplius Woodruff, clerk of the senate, | nd A* O. Jones, clerk of the represen-j itivcs, to sign and certify to the allow-; nee of a claim for $2,2-50, thereby to j Qflpmit a breach of trust with a fra'udu-: Jfi't Intent. The investigation made by the grand) iry is the result of exposures contained nan article in the Union Herald of April j W.l #Hrm cfnfnH in nffnrtf fhnf 11*/1 I m?1 ! ositivc knowledge that a bold fraud had een committed ; that a claim had been ertificate to by the clerks of the gener1 assembly as having been allowed and iassed which in reality had not been assed by either house; that subsequent nvestigation showed that not only had o such claim passed, but that the pay ertificdupon which the clerks had! cted was in itself a fraud, having been aid a year before to the person holding t. We explain the case with which uch a fraud could be successfully praciced by asserting the fact that there was o provision compelling the clerks to ancel pay certificates received in exhange for "passed claims," and that, tierefore, birthing prevented the certifitttes from beijjg.preserved, ready to ap eSff^au^m Bfew or oiu lianas, to De gainrgi'flnnd'Over into "passed claims." Updn the appearauee of thc^jticle the lerks hurried from CharTbgtort^ to Colmbia, purchased the "ptfiied claim" rom a person to whom it .bad been sold, nd canceled it with a great parade of ontrition for having made a "mistake. Jnfortunately for.them therels some vidence that they made a precisely simlar mistake in the case of the claim of sT. E. Edwards. We are assured that, 1 though A. O. Jones has certified to list containing Edwards' claim, it did iot pass the house of representatives, or enate either, for the amountas it apears in the published list. In other /ords, it was also a "raised claim." We are unable to see why a bill should e sent to the grand jury against Mr. malls, unless it was accompanied by ills against Woodruff and Jones. To ounsel a breach of trust is of course, uniwful and dishonest; but to commit a reach of trust is a greater crime. We nsist, then{ that the grand jury is bound :> present, uie cierns or uie geutsrui twembly, and we call their attention to tie case of Edwards. A careful sifing of the transactions in regard to this passed claim" business in all its ramifiatioiis is due to the people who have cen robbed for years Dy means of pay ertificates, contingent claims, and a lozeti other contrivanceSj not one f which will be found without the ames of the clerks of the senate and iouse upon it. Union Herald The Grave of Marion.?A corresloudent of the Kingslree Star says, that Jeneral Clarion is buried on Belle Isl? 'lantation. St. Stephen's parish, Cliar?ston couiuy, on the main road leading p from Murray's ferry, on Santee Kivr, to the Santee Canal, one mile from he canal. A brick wall with marble lab marks the hero's grave. Great care i taken of the graveyard. A nfloK./M, n f 1-ionfrir>nl cnnmnnv /ho have lately rendered with signal uccess Arthur's great drama, "Ten sights in a liar Room." AGUE CONQUEROR ; Vo Quinine, no Arsenic, no Poisons. This is strong language, as Physicians .ud Chemists have for years tried to ompouud a preparation that would enirely cure Fever and Ague without he use of strong medicines such as Quiiiue, Arsenic and other poisons injuries to the system. There is 110 case of ?ever and' Ague, Intermittent or Bilious Fevers; Congestive Chills, Night sweats, Liver CompIaints,.&c., that this euiedy will not cure at once and pernanently. It purifies the JJlood, Liver jpleens, and all secreatory organs so lJ'ectually that the Chills will not reurn during the season, even when perons have had them for years. May 17, 1875, 5-ly It is truly wonderful, the variety and ngenuity of the conveniences for the lesk and office?Pens of varied patterns, -letter ii'llcs, eacn one me uest, en valines of size and qualities infinite. It is tlmost bewildering to enter the large J road Street Store of Walker, Evans & Cogswell, in Charleston, and see the lumber of these attractions. Here 'ou find the largest Stationary Stock, outh of Batimore and you only have wo troubles?first, sufficient cash ; and ccond, the difficulty in decidingamong he many things offered, each equally uitable to your wants. 4t A.bbeville Hotel. JACOB MILLER, Proprietor. Arrivals since last issue : Catlet Corley, J Sanders, W S Chamterlain, J C Jenning, \V II Peake, John Ransom, John Lyon, Bordeaux ; W A dcLees, J R Tarrant, W K Blake, J T 'arks, Greenwood; A Blythe, Judge Jooke and lady, Estin Cooke, Greeu'ille: T J Hearst, White Hall; J F lodges, Cokesbury; John Allenburg, Phos Coleman, New Market; J Burton, i G Bell, J B Burton, T M Tucker, Jas i road way, Miss New by, Wm Brock T Jrock, P Cowan, E H Bell, P Daniels, jowudesville; W H Bell, Diamond lill; W D Mars, M O Tolman, Calicun's Mills; S A Miller, R W Miller, B Allen, Samuel Hester, Fox Daniels Sullivan. Magnolia; L C Northrop, Columbia; J S Fordon, Long Cane; S jyon, W M Lyon, Indian Hill; James 'owler, J Davis, Laurens; Wade Puckt, Pucket's Ferry; J P Jones, Donalds ; i xr Tniiiort KmltlivillA .T T-Tnllins iead, L C Wilson, City; ('apt Upton, 'enn; Mrs S Griffin, Monterey ; J no R Albert, Ninety Six. The .Alston House, BY TIIE MISSES CATER. The following are the arrivals sineo ast Tuesday : Jno C Chiles, Millway ; Miss M E jyon, Trotter's Shoals; C D Meadow, Atlanta; John Brown, S H D Adams, ilberton; 8 C Link, Ellen Link, J Juk, Thos. Link, Linlcville; W 1) L Jell, E M Bell, County ; E A Mars, J E 'aldwell, Calhoun's Mills; Hal Baker, Vilington, L T Cheves, Miss; Miss L .Tiles, Granitevillc; Miss M Kennedy, jowndesville; T J Langston, Greenvood ; 1) Cuinisky, Ninety Six. "Wier's Hotel. List of arrivals since last issue: M G Ziegler, Edwin I) Corner, Cokes>ury ; J A Brooks', Brooks' Mills ; A J ,'linkscales, S D Sullivan, Monterey; C J Haddon, A L Hughs, Due west; J W jukes, Atlanta Geo. JOHN A. WIEIt, Proprietor. Oonsigneos. The following named por.sons have i'eight in the Depot: W II Parker, W .T Smith, W Itosen)urg, J 1) Chalmers, F M Mitchell, W ) Mars & Co, Wilson, Bradley & Jay, r t i.' i>.....n..,r t i >> o u nuuuvy, %? xs kjum?t???. C. V. 11AMM0N1), Agent. Tlie following perscus have packages n the Express oilice. C E Bruce, W P Pickens, Dr J B -- i s* 1?? >11A.. f. I ?,.. 1 aosiey, j a. troiiipr, j>iuui^ ?, o Jouchillon, Cannou & L, J C Swearinjlmi, J F Lyon, Miss L 15 Gibcrt, Win It'onng, J 1) Chalmers, W II Taggart, R U DuBose. C. Y. HAMMOND, Agent. From the Chronicle and Sentinel. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.^ y? Weekly Review of Augusta Market ;>?a Augusta, Ga., May 21, 1875.. v/<Jg8 kkidaV afternoon*. wtt general remarks. Amid the outside stir and excitement. of tho nast two week*, business has been quiet with an utterabsenceof anything like speculative demand- Tne wheels of commerce by no means came to a halt, however, but moved evenly and steadily forward. Trade, in fact, displays rather more energy than is usual at this'feason. The merchants of Augusta while not overcrowded with business have a regular legitimate demandifor their wares, and especially for the staple commodities. Provisions are generally ouoted firm with a fair demand, anu, as a rule, slender stocks. The supply of Bacon, Corn and Oats - A is small and hardly more^han sufficient to meet the regular trade. .Our hmlnrrik ijfiiwraf men are not anxious to replenish dfejBfl ted stocks just at this time, " but prueP"?Uli to wait until the opening of the Autumn, Tgj when old Kin^ Cotton will again grasp faga his sceptre and resume Jiis sway. The ,raM sending forward of .the new crop always increases the currency cirSulation, and an increase of mehey as nr matter of yH' course, gives an Impetus to all branches of business. In the meantime we must be content to take thtripsins' they come. THE FINANCIAL STATION. The money market is growing, tighter day by day.A-few weeks ago we reported the ready cash largely in excess of the demand, and to* be obtained in almost any amount, on comparatively easy terms. Now all this is changed. Tlin ilnmnnil lino 1n i?. r/\l tr 2 vi ak/VI oA /? n iw) xi.iv iaviiiviiiu luio laijjuij luvicaocu) uuu the rates have risen correspondingly. The shortest loans could not be obtained under the twelve per cent., and sixty and ninety days' paper commands a . still higher rate of interest. One of our banks that has been doing a very \ large business during the past six V mouths reports that it has now very, u'little money to loan out, and is altogeth-- . er unable to supply the demand. It wuuiu uui uiivv; uiat'uuuicu cue ucav gu> r ^ f edged paper for a thousand dollars yesterday. Merchants who expected to get aloug without loans until the Fall sea-.; Vson, nave found that they were unable to do so; hence the largely increased demand. Another bank officer states * . v that he is lending small amounts-onT" good paper at short dates. gold and silver. Gold.?Buying, 113; selling at 000? . 114. Kilvek.?Buying, 104; selling at 108, ' New York Exchange.?Buying J , premium; selling, cotton. The. cotton market during the week has been firm, with a good demand and light offerings. The stock on han<l is comparatively small, and actual count takeu Wednesday showing it to be 5,855 bales. *' ' ^ Friday, 21.?On,account of the annnnl ninrttn nf A timiofo Pnf "nil T?.T? uuui \/i tuv xiu^uoiu *ia~ s change, yesterday was observed as a kind of ho iday on Cotton Range, and the usual Exchange circular was not issued. The market was dull and nominal?Middling quoted 15} c. TOTAL RECEIPTS AND SALES FOR THE WEEK. Sales 1,048. Receipts 295 THE MEAT MARKET. The meat market has been quiet and firm during the week, the demand hay* ing been confined altogether to the reg- ? ular legitimate trade. Prices are tending downward, and the inside figures of our quotations will apply to all but very small jobbing lots: Clear ribbed bacon sides 13Jtol4 Dry salt clear ribbed sides 12jtol8 Drv salt long clear sides. w...l2Jtol2J , Bellies 12?tol3 Smoked shoulders IlJtolH Dry salt shoulders lOjto Sup-ar cured hams 15 U>15J i ? lAlinlAL x ijaiu uttius Pjg hams 16 to Tennessee bams 15 to Laud, in tierces, 1GJ; in cans or kegs, 17$; buckets, 17. . , * , flouk markkt?city mills. Supers $6 75? Extras i.... 7 25@ Family 7 75@ Faucy 8 25@ western flour. Supers $0 50@ Extras 0 75@ Family -7 25mL Fancy 7 75(2^* ' ', corn, oats and wheat.* Grain is scarce and firm, with an im proved tendency, but ho apparent changes in quotations: Wheat.?Choice white, $1.70; prime white, $1.05 ; amber, $1.60; red, $1.50. Corn?White, $1|12; yellow and mixed, $1.10, sacks included. Corn Meal?City bolted, $1.12 .to $1.15; Western, $1.10. Oais?Feed oats, 90 cents. the hay and stock feed market. Hay.?Choice Timothy?car load lots, $1 40 per hundred; Western mixed, $1 25 to 1 35 per hundred; Eastern Hay $1 65 to 1 70 per hundred; Northern, $1 25. Bran and Stock Meat..?Wheat I Bran, 130 per ton; Stock Meal, 90 to $1. t Peas.?Mixed, $1 25; Clav,$l 35. Fodder.?$1 75 to $2 per hundred. Country Hay.?$1 00 per hundred. Market Reports. corrected weekly by BARNWELL & CO. COTTON BROKERS and dealers in GENERAL MERCHANDISE. A hbe.ville, May 26, 1875. Cotton, 14 to 14$. Fodder, $2.00 per 100 lbs Eggs 25c per dozen Flour, $? to $10 per bbl Ground Peas, ^.OO to $2.25 per bushel Meal, $1.40 to $1.50 per bushel Molasses, GO to 75c per gallon Nails -.08 cents per lb . r'? i/\ ?1 HO ru?r Ho?Pn VSIcUlgl'Sj VV Peas, $1.50 per husbel Apples, $2.00 Bacon, 12 to 15 Kutter, 20 to 25' Coffee, 25 to 33 Corn, $1.30 Chickens 15 to 25c caeb Nkw Yokk, May 23? Gold 16J. Cotton quiet; sales 122?uplands 16J ; Orleans 101. Uai/timokk, May 23?Cotton dull and easy?middling lof; low middling, 15$ ; good ordinary 14A; net receipts 22; gross 110; exports coastwise 250; sales 40. Flour very quiet?iiowara street ana Western superfine 4.50 to 5.00. Wheat dull?1.30 to 1.45. Corn weak and lower?Southern white 85 : yellowSO to 81. Chicago.?Flour dull. Corn active but weak?No. 2 mixed regular 64j. Pork in fair demand and unsettled? 20.00 to 20.30. Lard quiet and weak-, 14?. Acgtsta.?Cotton demand fair and olleriugs small?middlings 14$: lowmi Idlings 15 ; good ordinary 14a ; net receipts 42; sales 107. . ^ Cincinati, May 23, p.m.?Flour steady. Corn dull and declining at 74to75. Pork nominal and dull at $22. Lard quiet?steam, 15|tp].5i ; Keitie, 50 ous Whiskey in good demand at $2 15. St. Louis, May 23, p. m.?Flour quiet and unchanged. Corn opened higher? No 2 mixed, 65.|to(j8?64$. Wniskey firm at SI 20. Pork nominally, $21 25. ..nnlinnirArl nnH rtllIV 11111 ltpf} loh I>ing demand. Lard duli?lo* asked! 15 bid. I Charleston.? Cotton quiet?middling 155 to 15J; low middling 15*; goo^ 'ordinary 14* to 14J.