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r BY W. a/ME^AXD^ HUGH WILSON. ~ABBEVILLE, S~ cJVeDNESBAY, JUL! 7, 1875- " ^ VOLUME nil I?HO 13. - <= *": ' " ' ' CONGAftEE I Oolumfeia^ V O. . Pr oprief&r? Manufacturer of Steam Eh-! gines and Boilers. Trnn and Brass Castings of all """ " I ( Descriptions made to Order. > I was awarded the first premium on castings at tho State Agricultural and Mechanical Society Fairs, held in Columbia, November, 1ST 1. '72 '73 MANUFACTURE j Cricular Saw Mills of all sues. ' ALSO ^ } Took tho First Premium at State, Fairs held November, 1S71, '72, '73 ? Manufacturer of Grist Mills Irons of all sizes, j For Sale. 1 Gip Gearing of the following .?izes. ! feet wheel anil pinion $30 00 JI t 10" 44 44 44 32 50! 11 44 " 4 4 4 4 35 mi 12 44 44 44 44 4.-, 00 r 14 44 4 4 44 44 50 0(? |. With Bolts $0.50 Extra for each set. Anti-friction plates and Balls for Cot- ; I mi Press $10.00 and $12.00 per set. ' D. li. SMITH, Agent, Abbeville S. C. Bee. 10, 1873, 35-tf ^ I I New Store! if NEW GOODS!! ! : !' THK undersigned have just opnc* ; nu entire new* stock of GROCERIES, I c Provision and Liquors, j J( IAs well as Other Goods in ^ their Line. * AttheOM Stand of A. M.* HILL, re-'I: rently TlCOWlilllOOE & CO., wher*it, we will be pleitset? t*v serve ttoe public j ^ CHEAP FOR VAtoll. [ A. M. HILL. :j f * J:m. 2f>, TS7S,'4?-(1 v .. |H ~ C. WEST & SONS; l|) ALADDIN s^tth THE BEST OIL IX USE. L| YARRANTKP 150 I>E?5RKKS FIRE TEST. Il' j , Water white in color. Fully deottermxl. j And it will not explode. | .. It burns in all Coal Oil and Kerosene; Lamps. TRY IT. Ask for "Aladdin jjl Security," and take no other. [ *? C. WEST & SONS. I IIS aut! 115 W. Lombard St., lialt. Md. j Nov. 7, 1*74 gO-Gui ^ r s7b7 norrell,fc Harness and Saddle Maker, js? A T liia Old Stand over Parker & Per-, si riu's Drug Store, has a supply ofibi Northern HARNESS LEATHER, ol [ and other material for Making and Re-Sec pairing Saddles and Harness. ! a fj' : -: Pee. 2, 1874, 34, tf j m J" FRESH CODNRY MEAL,'" _ I M At $1.40 per bushel, received every j | week, by, L If Cuuniugham & Tempkton.ic I Nov. 11 31-tf . |i I ? JJ ESTATE OF c | at T?rt rt ?TT J ?J llli J AD. U, MX, ueu U, K B ALL persons fnGebted to James C. 111 Kay at the time of his death tl| are requested to make payment to us,;u and those having demands against If him to render them in properly vcri- | lied to us. I WILLIAM ANDERSON, ANDREW ANDERSON, Executors. ? ? i mi n c t 1 n 1 i a r?.__ ! Auucvuie, juarcu 13, i?<y, 4-wNv.ui C. E. BRUCE, I Boot and Shoe Maker, Cover Parker & Perrin's Store, jAbbeville, S. C. i*1 DESIRES to say that he is fully pre* _ pared to meet all demands the|r public may make in his line, lie keeps ^ constantly on hand a large lot of the j best material ar.d employs only the Sine** j workmen. He keeps a full stock of ^ 1 1- 1 CM ??.l B CUsiom-maue nnuis mm oimcs, uu<< guarantees the most entire satisfaction Sl in every instance. Sept. 1,1874, 21-tf l ? Mark the Spot of Your Pe- ^ ceased Friends. Marble "WorksA FULL liue of stoek on hand an<ti /%. all work ed at the lowest price,,; "and work done iu tneoesi worts mau-u*,e f ruauuer. Several hundred new and:I handsome designs on hand to selections from. We will duplicate city price in all monumental work, by which, you can save freight. Very respectfullv. J. D. CHALMERS. f STE% " - ---v Columbia, S. C. F. W. WING, [Proprietor. MANUFACTURER OF Sash, Blinds, Doors, WINDOW .tvn nnnrc FiuwfiK JLa i/ UUUll X. Aiuiiixinwj I Me Pivol Blinds ani Statlmj _ COLUMNS, f lia-s MANTEL PIECES, j Mouldings, Brackets, Hand-Kails, JEWELS, BALUSTRES.j Scroll Work of all Description.' Ill Work Guaranteed A No. 1.1 May <JS, 1874, 7-1 y. f7 d7chalmers&co. DEALERS IX Mrs, Parlor Suit!?, Chamber Suits, I .Valnut & Mahogany Bareaus, Vaslistiiiwl's, Tables, Bedsteads, | Window Shades, &.v. Looking. Glasses, Oil Ckroruos, &c\. Abbeville, S. , Also axon's for the sale of the relbrated Philadelphia improved J?us-( ii- Window Shade, whieh for drrailitv. cheapness. eonvenienee and canty,* cannot lie surpassed. jSach hade is furnished with all the tixtres complete, and ou.lv requires I wo' ith nails or small screws to fasten it p with. Should they become soiled] y flies, they can be spread on a tahle, j ashed and made as bright as new, ml u iH last for years. Tlvs style of hade is much superior to cloth hades, in warm weather, when the indow is raised, the shade admits lie air but prevents flies and mosquije? entering the room. The simpliey <jt" their fixtures is much in their ivoif. ,ts thev reouire no rollers, each [ iu.do hcing compiotc, and any one tin drive two nails by which to bans' J ^ O i icin. They are low in price, durale, convenient, and never got out ol. rder. ('all at store and see sasuplen. Nov. 18, 1874 32-t f fflTISTRI! DENTISTRY!! Dr. H. li. WILSON >1<TRRS his professional services to the people of Abbeville County id of upper South Carolina. Having ist finished a course of study in the ennsylvania College of Dental 8urjry. he feels fully eoiupetent to attend ? all cases requiring the exe.cise oj tilled Dental Surgery that may be I rought to him. He asks the patronage [ * the people, ami guarantees full and nnplete satisfaction. He has procured full set of first-class Dental Instrulents, and is prepared to do first-class ork at Liiost reasonable rates. ftS?"1 OFFICE jnst over Post Office. . GOLDSMITH. P. KIND. Ooldsmitli & Kind, ATTlffT^rDC fir M fl PTTTTVTTC11C V/ Ull JLT JUXVKJ Vt JLIlAVlXi.i.VlUJigy (I'tHEXIX IKON WOJtKS, COLUMBIA, S. c. i W ANUFACTUREKS of Steam Enr B gines of all si^es; Horse powers, ircular aud Muley Saw j\Iills, Grist id Sugar Cane Mills, Flour Mills, Or- j Ameutal, House aiu\ Store Fronts, Iron | ailiwgs, Agricultural Implements, etc. I irass ami iron Castings of all kinds iade to order on short notice, and on | le most reasonable terms. Also, man-' facturers of Cotton Presses. May 28,1873, 7-lpm "UfiMACJ OAU/ Mil I nymno ons? imn, is i Closed for Repairs. [VV11T1KS who have contracted L for LUMttGR will call on AL-I iEN McCANTY at Mr. Edwards.j I have sonic lumber on hand which! ill be disposed of for the cash. f. W. THOMAS.; March 24, 1875, 50-tf )R. JOHN 8. THOMPSON,' DENTIST, 3FFERS his professional services to: the citizens of Abbeville, and thei lrrounding country. Office over Citizens' Savings lank, Abbeville, S. C. Oct. 2, 187.-i,2Stf Thresher and Fan, l AISO tailway Horse Power, For sale by Barnwell &, Co. i April 19,1875, G-tf 1 ?. Malcolm, tbe Avenger. ; OB? . ^ ; ** The Mysterious Murder,. BY HARRISON. AINSWORTH. Arriroit of ufdwei{ Hill,'* mBafkIjIcd at Last, "A Tali:ok51ystkky," etc., ktc. v _,V' ? ? "w CKAPTE11 XV. ^S?& i: ' PREPARING FOE DEPARTURE. . During, the whole of the succeeding day,". - 1; bustle and activity reigned at Itagjrftxu'' Lodgc^ There were preparationw-^fco be mada for the wedding breakfast, qMl for the journey at its close, which, as My. Derwent's absence was to be prolonered-for an indefinite period, were of greater magnitude than is customary for a bridal tour." Neither Sybil or Violet tock aiwjrj&rfriir. the necessary arrangements- Indeed, the former kept her room altogether, having?? ' so Mr. Derwcnt said when lie went to ascertain the cause of her non-appearance at breakfast ? a headache so violent that nothing but perfect qjuietude would re- [ lieve it. Sybil was too reserved to be a favorite J with her father's servants, and she had discarded her maid long ago, as an unnecessary and troublesome appendage; so no one testified any desire to go and offer their services to tliesulfcring girl, until Millicent Vyner boldly addressed herself to Mr. Derwent, and asked if she should carry somo j breakfast to Sybil's chamber. "lias not any one done so ?" ho asked,, with an air of concern. "No, sir. The housekeeper understood J uu ly onj biiau iiv viic niio w Miss Denvent without your permission*" He lifted his eyebrows. "What a rediculous mistake ! How these people garble one's directions 1 I merely expressed a wish that she should not be unnecessarily disturbed. If you will go to her, I shall feel much obliged." Accordingly, Millicent repaired to the ; young lady's room. She found her lying on her bed partially dressed, her long black, hair banging loosely around her fevered: cheeks, and one of her arms thrown across her forehead, as if the small portion of light admitted by the shaded window daz- J zled her and increased the pain she was I enduring. Millicent carried her tray to the side oi j the bed, and begged the young lady to sit i up and try to swallow the strong cofftse | she had brought her. But an inarticuv ' late murmur was Sybil's only reply, and ; lier tatner, wna nau accoiapiimea ner sympathizing visitor to tlie door of the room, stepped in. "Poor child!" he said compassionately- : "You see, she is suffering too much to answer you. We must leave her to herself a little longer." "Has Miss Derwent ever had such a ! seizure :is this before ?" Millicent inquired, ; as in obedience to his beckoning gesture, j she was softly leaving the room. "Yes, several times, though not lately." "Would it not be well to send for a doc- j tor, sir ?" she ventured to suggest. Mr. Derwent mused. "Xo, 1 think noL These attacks, are-ccBStitntional,. and geit- j crally pass away as suddenly as they come on. We will wait a little while* I am in hopes that a few Lours rei>ose will re- I store her." j As Miiliccut followed him down stair3, he paused and observed, "Miss Derwent'^ i illnesses are generally brought on by mental disturbance. Are you aware of ' anything having occurred to. u-Lma oc ag> | tate her ?" Shaking her head, she evaded a direct reply by reminding him that her duties ! confined her to Miss Lindsly's apartments, ! where Sybil seldom came. "We must hope, then, that there has 1 been no great cause for this indisposition, j and that it will soon pass away," he re- j plied. "I think you are a good, trust- j worthy girl; may I ;depend upon yon to j see that none of the servants intrude i upon my daughter until she is better ?" As he bpoktv he laid his finger lightly on ' Millicent's shoulder. She slirank from his | touch, but quietly promised to attend to i his wishes ; and he went to his study to j ? 1 i,;n .f 1 *wa UVCi OUU t,U'Jl kltc niWMi, au uiQ [ 6ire, the tradespeople in the neighborhood had sent in. As soon as the door closed upon hint, Millicent Vyner sped back to Sybil's chaiu- j ber. The sufferer had uot tslinoJ, iK-r did I she appear conscious: of it when called by ; her name, first softly, and then with more j urgency. ! Millicent drew away the arm that hid ner face, felt her pulse, amt rifted the ; fringed lids that hid her dark orb?* Then j she went to. the dressing-table, and bought I aromatic vinegar unl ammonia, nni ad- | ministered them freely. But neither of these powerful Etimulants aroused the j sleeper, and at last sho desisted from her efforts. "This is neither a natural sleep nor the j stupor induced by excessive pain," sfie ; said to herself. "Miss Derwent is under i the influence of some very powerful narcotic, hut whether Blie has taken it to ob- . tain temporary forgetfulness of her troiv ties, or whether it has- been administered ( to her, I cannot tell. I must watch :uj*1 j wait, as I have done before.'* She stole away, and succeeded in reach- j ing Miss Lindsly's apartments unperceived j by any one. The once gay, light-hearted Yiolet had j spent the night in tears and laments for her lost happiness. She had wept herself | into that state of apathetic indifference which so shocked Charles Malcolm, j But it was a happier condition than when j her grief was more poignant; and MrDcrwent, who visited her us soon as shohad risen, mistook her calmness for returning cheerfulness, and was delighted. Before leaving her, he begged her to hasten her packing, that tliore might bo no. unnecessary delay on the following morning*, and she had not only promised obedience, | but tried to fultiU hey promise. Millicent, more from a desire to keep, her j own troubled thoughts at bay than any j real interest in her work, labored indefati- j gably? and trunk after trunk was tilled j with the costly apparel of the pretty heir- j ess, strapped and carried away, until the wardrobes were empty, and nothing was | left but the dresses, &c., which Violet was j to wear at her bridal. Leaving the young lady busy at her self*, j imposed task of burning old loiters,. she j tliPtl t.rirmorl tn cfmlv nn.1 iMniiori fur ! ?- ?II ? ?? ~v?J I admission. "Miss Derwent seems to have gone to | sleep, sir," she said. "Would it not be as j well for me to pack up her dresses, as I 1 have finished my own lady's ? It will save | her a trouble she will not be very fit to uu- j dertaUe after so many hours of suffering." i The proposal chimed in with Ms- Dee- : went's desire to keep Sybil undisturbed as j long as it was possible. Of Millicent's intention of leaving Violet as soon as she was married* he knew nothing, and wan anxious to conciliate the quick-witted girl, who, as the pessomd attendant of his young wife, might have many opportunities oi' farthering his wishes. He slid a piece of trold into her hand. I " You are very thoughtful and considerate- ! for my poor child, it will oblige lue very j much it you can do what you propose. If i sbe should wake, scud for me directly. I I have a restoring mcdicino by me which she ! is accustomed to tike after these attacks." | Millicent curtesyed low, and thanked1 | him. 13ut aa she went away, she muttered to herself, '-Now, may heaven forgive me lor playing the hypocrite thus 1 Why did | this man, whom 1 alternately hate and fear* | force his money upon cue ? I could scarcely I refrain from refusing it." And opening a window she was passing,. J sue ruing tlic coin away. Sybil was lying in the same death-likosleep as when she left her iu the eai;ly part of the day; and Millioeut made smother stlXiHlOU.3 olfort to arouse lier Uefon. ?lu >* - ** commenced "packing. But this thno er Mr. Dexw^ut's approach compelled her to hr desist. bl When he entered the room, she busy he at S_ybil'? wardrobe; and after an inquiry si' respecting the state of liis daughter, he re went away, satisfied tliat all was well; nor lft did she see him again until she weat to ask ai him for some itudress to- attach to the sl] pukagca. th Mr. Derweut was in his dressing-room rc when Millicent went in search of him. Ho was looking worried and irritated l>y the j so multiplicity*of little odds and ends Btid re- in maining to be attended to. ed Millicent glanced at the disordered room, th where cases of razors, collar-boxes, packets wi of paper, and piles of linen and handker- ni chiels lay heaped together. When the eii harassed owner made the confusion worse by upsetting one ot these heaps-in clearing w< a space for the tigs and the inkstand, her sh deft hands went to work.; and when h?i in saw how quickly and neatly she arranged in the various .ai t. oles 111 reuliness for his port- af manteaux, he smilingly thanked her for wi her timely assistance. While Mr. Derweiit wrote some farewell 0l] letters, JVlilliceut continued to buey herself about his table; and he looked up at last j 0f to repeat his thanks, and dismiss her. At this moment, a crash was heard, aud with ^ a look of dismay, she pointed to a desk, ^ which a movement of li-.-r. arm had thrown ^ heavily to the iloor. One of the hinges 0f was broken in the fall; iuid on learning this, he looked excessively annoyed ; but ~ -I ..... - sir,' partially disarmed his wrath at her ^ carelessness. "It is extremely unfortunate," he o!<- i nerved; "for 1 cannot tr.iveL with it in this insecure condition, unit there is not time to semi it to the maker.." Sl "There is a man ?n ttie villige who ia aC clever at repairing things of tnw. description," she told him, eagerly, :ls iI anxious he to make what amends she could for the wt mischief she had wrought, "lie h.iu re- Pr paired a work-box of Aliss Lindtdy's very ^ nicely.. Shall 1 cany your desk to him ?" At first Mr. Durweut answered the pro- ? position with a very decided "2*0;" then in lie wavered and repeated that it would be 1211 impossible to take it with him in such a condition; and, tin.illy, he agreed that she ne should convey the U'ukon desk to the inan pc she mentioned, strictly enjoining him to m make the necessary lvpiirs, and bring it tot the Lodge that same night. ue i'ldhng open a drawer, he hastily thrust ev into it the sundry articles the different ex compartments h;id htild. When he had j in locked them up, Millicent noticed that he j of transferred tjie key to a small bunch lu; ! till had on a ring, and. tliis be slipped into* his waistcoat-pockct. Apparently, this was an excess of caution;. tor shit had been closely watdimg the transfer o? tluj articles the desk had con- j tained; and saw tli it tliey consisted only of I dr two or three p.ukets of letters, some faded ! ey photographs. a few old-fashioned seals, I wt and a little carved ivory box, yellow with | in age, and of no particuliir value, Uut Mil- an liceut carried the desk away, promising to j da bear in niiud the owner's injunction about j hi: iLs biing speedily r ti.rned ? a ii.es* ge j tis which, however, siie elio.se to forget when i deliver ng it to the tradesman sha had i mined to Mr. Derw. n<t. , ta: In the evening, the young ladies hastily j *ni summoned to act sis bridesmaids at tlie ap prouching ceremony, arrived at Detwettt Lodge. Violet shrank from seeing any vis- . 8W itois; but as Sybil was not able to receive | HP them, she was Compelled to play the host- l"1 ess in her place. It was torture to be j *h obliged to listen, euiilin^ly, to the conjjrat- | 1,11 ulations lavished upon her?to answer all at the frivolous questions they teased, her with | 11 ?and evade, as best she could, their curt- | osity at the briefness of the notice she had i th given them. If Mr. Derwent had not come he to her aid repeatedly, she would have found ce it impossible to sustain her part; and the foi paleness that frequently overspread her cri countenance, so alarmed him, that he was lit as much relieved as herself when their fair in friends retired for the night. an As soou as they were left alono, he led so his silent aad sorrowful bethrothed to her no room, without an effort to dotain her, saying> "You are too tired for any further in conversation to-night, my dear one. Go to M test, and let me see this sweet face a little ed brighter in the morning." be She did not answer him urtfcil they stood" together on the threshold of her dressing- tn room, where Millicent was waiting for her. Then, recoiling from his parting caress, she said, in broken accents, "Must this really m: lbe ? Ih there no other course ?'* ~ A deep flush rose to his knittfcdl brow, hi; and lie compressed his lips. But it was ar vt'iflt imam l.ij 11 on 11 tllllfc be replied, "Am I, then, positively hateCiall to you, my beloved ? " "No, no! You know very well that yon ^ are not. But 1 have not deceived you. ja Ton know that the love I bare you is not what it should be. Oh, Mr. Derwent, pity uie; a?l say if there is not some other c course we can adopt than entering upon ^ a union whicb can bring no real kappi.- I ^ ncss to either of us ! " 1 Wi "None!." he answered emphatically- I g|j "But remember tliat it is in your power to j lo retract, even now. I pi ice lax future- ! jjc entirely in your hands, Violet. Whatever j wj you may think proper^o do, however much | ,11( I luive to suiter. I shall make no com- fll He made a movement as. Lf about to loave { pa her: but uJajt: ltiul her hand upon his arm. j ta "Do you think I could he so ungenerous, i so heartless, its to forget the consequences j 1'1 of my refusal to fullill my promise ? For- ! on give my unkind questions. After to- j nn morrow, you shall not find me so seltishly j inconsiderate of your feelings." I et; He inurmerel a blessing upon her hen*!-, ga kissed the litle hand she had laid in his, va and was about to leave her when MilUcent | ga interposed. ro) Milay I be so bold, sir, as to ask you to. ! re; ? i-i- i- 11? ~ i.'iiU ! prevail 011 1UISS Jjinusiy wj mvanoiv u. HUJU of the wino that I have been mulling for j dx her ? She has scarcely taken anything J ne to-day." i hy "I do not want it," said Violet, pettishly. ! 1'? "I wish j on would not watch uie so. If I , "* nin neither hungry nor thirsty, how can I J ' help it ? " j "Hut this accounts for the paleness that j I lias made me so uneasy to night," Mr. Do?? !^' went remarked, "lour 111:11a is right:, my "" dearest Violet, in drawing my attention to I ul your dangerous abstinence. You must i take more care of yourself, ov wo shall have j you ill. Where is the corduU you spoke of j a" my good girl ? " 1 CL MilHcent came forward with a couple of j j glasses of the steaming wine, and Mr. Der- j ^ went, seizing one, gaily pledged his l>e- 1 , trothed; nor would he leave her, until she I ^ had swallowed a few drops from the other. Violet was too restless in her unhappt- [ v:l ncss, to seek her couch, a3 lie had advised ; ce< but she dismissed li>or attendent, whose ! wa assidnties?though she believed them to be j on well meant?irritated her. ! mc "You are very kind," she said, with a ] pang of self-reprnich for the brusqueness I jia of her manner to the patient, uncomplaining Milliceiit; " very kind, indeed, but I | ^ like best to be alone. Good night! You ^re have had so much to do, that X am suro j g[J( you are fatigued*" j jj? Millioeut could not trust her voice to. re- | lyi ply, for h<n- woman's heart; was profoundly | th< s*F +l?iu nnliannr ! /*irt uiuvcit ijj uuivvyitf'a v* wn?'i ***-* * ? ? young creature. Before going to her own room, she Bought Sybil's. Mr. Derwent hie was just leaving it, and ho put up his bIii finger with a warning, ^Husnt She is wh still slumbering, but it is a lvcuilthy sleep. hei She will awaken to-morrow, though not in wa tunc to accompany us to ehurciu it must to be your care to watch for her awakening, ess anj t<> pivparo her for our jouvney." Jliili'ciil seemingly acquiesjcd in all lie. projKWed, aud tliQn watched him go dowq, ^ to liis study. of A Sew Wiiimtt;s> elated, and Mill icon t de- ch< rcended too, on pretext of making some in- Ho' quiry hitherto forgotten, As her rap on ed the stuJ.V door gained no reply, she boldly itered." Witlx Lis head' wistinj; on lila ( ir.d, Mr. Derwent was sitting at the tae; his writing case open, and tho keys he , id put so carefully into his vest, lying be- ' de him. Millicent spoke, but he did not , ply. She drew nearer, and flashed her , nip across his face. Still he did not move, ] :d her heart throbbcdfearfully the while; 1 ie picked up the keys, detachcd one from , ie bunih, and. then stole lightly from the j om. . '-Xv i "In cno thing at least I have taken a les- i n from, your teachings, my most unworthy aster!" she muttered.. "I, too, have call- i I in the aid of a sleeping draught; and 1 ough I feared that the dose I gave you. : is not strong enough, I think now that T i ay safely conclude that it has had the dered effect." ' v 1 She was going straight into Mr. Dor- ; snt's dressing-room, with the key which ie had risked so much to obtain, clasped i her palm; but the servants were troop- 1 rm 4a O fnw ltAHWl "Aftf 1 ? u^-oubxio iaj nuu>bvu a *vn uviuo icofj j ter their long day of bard work, and she i* obliged to wait until all was quiet. Then, and not till then, dared she carry it her intention. ' Thu key was quickly fitted into the lock. I the drawer into which Mr. Derwent hadt ' rown the contents of his desk. Amongst I ese, Millicent searched long and care- I Uy; but at Lost she found what she was eking,.and was examining it by the light ' her lamp, when a footstep startled her. i It was Mr. Dcrwent's. He had shaken i his lethargy, and was coming up-stairs. rerwhellned with surprise and terror, she ood incapable of moving, until it was ' cfiate to quit the room without being daoted. 1 Ordinarily, Milliccnt Vyner was a bravo | rl, but in the presence of the danger rnening her now, her courage utterly forsook CI. ~ ;p Un :r# one iiou u\j uwwctuic xou>uj aa uc ooivcu i ir why she waa in his apartments, nor juld so astute a man have believed the etext, even if she had been able to font one. She must hide; and she looked irriedly round for a place of concealment, it there was not a closet she coidd creep to?not an article of furniture large ough to shelter her from his keen ances. And he was coming nearer? larer. "What should she do P To be seen iw was ruin, and again she looked despairgly around the room. The draperies of the windows were- volamoua; there was a chance that she could ade hiin. In another moment she had tinguishedher lamp, and crouching down the darkest corner, had drawn the folds the heavy crimson curtains over h?c ambling shrinking form. CTAITIK XVT. TOE BRIDAL MOBNINO. Mr. Derwent's stop as lie entered ftia essing-room was slow and unsteady; his es, too, were so dim and heavy that it is with some difficulty that he succeeded locking the door behind him. Seizing , c-wer from the stand, he repeatedly shed the ice-cold water it contained over i 3 head and face. This application par- I . illy reviving him, he sat down to arrange ! , d nuaiber some papers he had brought to tlic room in his hand. But this seden ry employment brought back the drowsess against which he was struggling, and' i ; last lie flung them down. I "Am I going to be ill, that my brain inis so strangely, and my eyes close de- i ite my utmost efforts Y" he muttered to 1 tnself- "It must be something m/?re i aji mere fatigue that affects me- in this- i lusna1" manner. I coald fancy that the i mosphcre of this room is hazy and heavy. i irill admit some fresher air." i With some difficulty he made his way to e window, and threw it open. Twice, as ( was doing this, hia foot touched Milli- , nt, and her blood curdled in her veins, r she momentarily expected to be discov- , ed and dragged from her hiding-place. ( it Mr. Derwent was too much engrossed 3 his own sensations to be as keen of sight , d hearing as in general, and even the ! ' und of her hurried breathing escaped hia [ ticc. ( The pure brcejj? of the night dissipated! , some measure the effects o5 the opium I ( illicent had dropped into the highly-spic- I \ wine he had swallowed; and when he- \ gan to walk briskly to aind fro, she wa3 tiged to fear that her schemes would be ] tiruly frustrated. But, hy-and-by ho ] iik wearily into a chair, and again drew j , s papers towaxd lurn- A few minutes? } inutos of intense anxiety to the watcher I , and the papers slipped fiom his fingers; j j s head gradually sank on to the cushioned ! m of the fauteuil, and he slept. It was some time before Mdliccnt dared j ] move, llut when the regular breathing | j the sleeper had convinced her that there is very little danger of his stirring, she : ] isod herself to her feet. Her position, J j wever, was one that required more eour- ' , e than she felt capable of exerting. Tfto- i ] y was still in the drawer which she h:ul ] encil; it must be removed and hid Jen, j r she dared not attempt to restore it to ] e ring from whence it w:ia taken. This 1 is successfully accomplished; but then e uau 10. pass ciose uo tuo sieeper iu ituw | rench the door, iindthat was fockedi. Mil- j ent trembled and faltered, and felt for a | lilo as if she should never be able to sum- I on sufficient fortitude to make tbe ven- j re.. If lie should awaken, perceive her, I speet what she curried hidden in her j .nting bosom; ah, what migut not be lier j to I i At last shc-rjenred herself to tho effort, i le door was safely gained, her hand was the lock, when Mr. Derwent moved and j uttered BOuiething in his sleep. Paralyzed with fear, she stood helplessly i iring alj kiinu His eyes opened, and she j ,ve herself tip for lost; but their gaze wits j cant. Ere long they closed again; and ining power from the excess oS her ter- \ i', .she succeeded in opening the door, and i ichuig lie? own room in safety. j Having left her Limp in Mr. Donvent'a j essing-room, she was now iu utter dark- j ss; but she dared not go in search of a [ [lit. The knowledge that she held in her j t ssession a. secret which Mr. Derwent j c >uld not scruple to wrest from her, if he | ? scovered his loss, filled her with terrors ! Ixt wvn safety which wero un conquer- ! j. le. Not salislied with care folly fastening | ^ r door, she pulled a heavy trunk across ! c and then sat down upon thi3 to listen j j, his dreaded approach* At times her fears rose to such a height it she waa ready to fly from the house, ; j d put herself uuder the protection ol arles Malcolm or Sir John Lefroye. lhit : c do so she must pass tlie room where she ; y d left Mr. Derwent, and the mere idea of j jj i leaping out, and seizing her as she went | ? was sullicient to deter her from carrying | j t such a project. When the morning hrolce, and the scr~ | ? nts were hoard stirring, Millicent's ex- j } jsive tciTors began to subside, and 6he j v s able to think with tolerable composure ! what she hud done itnd what still re- j + lined to do. j Uy-and-by, when she had smoothed her I ir and changed her dress, she ventured ! emerge from her room, and descend to v 2 lower story of the house. As she stole a imblinglypast Mr. Derweut's apartments c j heard him moving within* Had he icovcred the loss of that key, which waa ^ ng on the grass amidst the shrubs in r( } garden; or did he entertain any suspi- |( n of the part she had been playing ? p [lurrying by, loat he slionld emerge from j, i room, auj put th?-'?u questions to her, a $ went to her lady- uuc miss lunclsly, i 0 10, after a miserab'-e niyht, had thrown \ [ self on the bed without undressing, { c snow sleeping; and she determined not ; i disturb her until it was absolutely nec- I i] "ry. i 8! Putting on hee boanet and sh-'Ot;!* MU1U e it descended to the offices. Hero hot ^ [fifnrd looks drew upon her the comments the servants; bu.t she answered them t< aerfuUy; and, on pretext of euttiug some ? wers for the breakfast-table, she succeed- a in gaining the garden without giving bl nno reason to imagine tha^t she had. S concealed other intentions. Aa long as she was on that part of the grounds which the windows of Mr. Dertvent's apartments overlooked, Millicent quietly moved from bed to bed; apparently ibsorded in the work of filling the little basket she carried; but when a clump o? trees hid her from observation, she quicksned her movements. Noiselessly unlocking the entrance-gate, she hurried through it, and the next minute was running up tho rAflil 1OO/IIa flia wailtrnv ofnfinn 4V,U^*4U0 k11^ X itu IT UJ OUfhiVU*. The potter, who was sweeping the platform, smHetf'as ahe came toward him, too breathless to speak her errand. "You need, not hurry yourself like that, miss," Ho civilly observed; "the first train to London tvon't go through for another five-and-forty minutes, so you'vs plenty of time, ye see, md to spare." 3 "I want to send a telegram tofojmjl' 3aid Millicent,. now recovering speeeli. Where is th# clerk? A^k.?lum to, ctune aere diregtly&; . He was soon on the spot; the-telegram was dictated and dispatched; and Millicent with a heavy load removed from her mind,, sped back to Derwent Lodge. Satisfied that her absence had not been discovered, jhe resumed her occupation, amidst the flowers, and gradually drew nearer to the liouse. The flush on her heated face had scarcely subsided, when one of the servants came in search of her. "What, not filled your basket yet !i Give it to me, and let me finish the job. for you,, for Mr. Derwent is asking for you, and he ivon't care to be keut- waiticsr." In a moment Millicent wuu as pale as ?lie had hitherto been rosy. "Fu? me?" she stammered. "Asking or me ?" "Tea. He wants to know if Mia LindaIy i* up yet-" Believed by this reply, she answered that she would go and see, and returned to Violet. The unwilling1 bride awate* m she entered the room?awoke from a happy dream of gliding over the sea in a felucca, as she had sometimes done when at Malta with her father- In her pleasant vision* Vernon Aubrey sat beside her, and their voice3 blended in the evening hymn the sailors were chanting, as the bells for vespers were sounding sweetl upon the shores Her first impulse was to Badlv exclaim. "Ah ! why did you wako me ?" But when her eye fell upon the dres3 and veil1 that lay in readiness for her bridal, she remembered the resolutions formed in the sileace of the night. A spasm crossed her lovely face, but sh? murmured aa more.. In silence she permitted Milifcent to brush and arrange her beautiful fair hair; and then, with the composure which she had nerved herself to assume-, she went to give Mr. Derwent the private interview for which he had petitioned before her bridesmaids came to assist in dressing her. As soon as Violet had gone to her guardian, Millicent went to the chamber of Sybil. She had not fc? gotten Mr. Derwent's assertion on the preceding evening ?"She will not awaken in time to accompany us to, church." He seemed to have calculated with suspicious accuracy the time her liecuvy stuporwould last. Sho- had" not moved since Millicent had last i&ent over her on the previous night. So-lovely, so- placid did her exquisitely chiselled features appear, as she- lay there, that the young girl hesitated. "Why," she isked herself,?"why should I strive to irouse her to the misery and disgrace that iwaits her P And yet, if I could awaken md warn her, she might fly before the avengers come, and all is known!" In haste?for she knew not how soon. 3lie might be summoned away?-Millicent tried to dissipate the unnatural slumber in, which Sybil Derwent had beea wrapped so long. At first; no succcss crowned her efforts; but j'xst as she was about to renounce them in dispair, the daTk eyes be" jan to unclose, and look wonderingly into ber face. Then Millicenb spoke sharply and de* ridcdly.. She warned the awakening jlecper that there was danger at hand; bhat she must, rise, and either prepare for the worab, or escape while there was yet time to do so. The words fell npon dulled ears. Sybil Listened but she did not comprenend. Thift lethargy in which her senses had been a ? i i j hcmi; i. jceepeu stui nung over ner; ana iumiceni/ a most earnest adjurations were heard with m apathetic indifference that she could &ot overcome. < At last, slie spoka the- name- of Robert j Walter? and now Sybil raised her hands to i tier head, and seemed to be trying to com- < prehenA what Millicent was saying. < "Walters V Bhe repeated. "Why is he t beve ? Why will he persist in remaing ? ( Elave I not cautioned him that he is not safe within those walls?1 Yes* cruelly aa ie has insulted me> I have not let him ( rush upou his fate without a warning. In \ disguise that he could not penetrate, I , rave stolen to his side and bidden him Why does he not go ?" t ?5fou forget*" said Millicent, speaking j ;lowly and emphatically; "Robert Wal* { :ers is dead. Poison was infused in a elasa , )f lemonade* which lie swallowed unsus.- | !>ectingly, and so perished." Sybil shuddered, and put out her hands i is it' beseeching the speaker to cease the3a ? ;eriible details. ^ "Ha was mwde#e<i, and the poisoner ia liseovered at last," Millicent went on. I * 'Charles Malcolm, who avowed to avenga ilia death of his cousin, will be here in an- ' )ther hour. Away with you. before ho :omes! Away!" ' But Sybil paid no heed to the injunction* s Sitting up on the couch, she incoherently ' ;epe3*ed the words, "Murdered! Yes, she ' Kills uie that Robert "Walters is dead ! Poi- 0 oned! Why does she come telling nie this 3 v lave not the mocking voices of the wind t uuruiuml it to. me continually ever 6inco n hat dreadful night 2* t Millicent heard licr name called in tho |) orrklov by several voices. The fair bridesnaids had decided that it was tune to. ! t oiumence their duties, and Miss Lindsly's i " uaid was loudly summoned to assist them. | u She rail towards the door to answer the ! " nnurlus they were makiug: then the Iv y i c??i :i u?? i. h uuu^iiw. ui leaving o^uu i-u nui picauuu j <*' oudition overcame all others. She went j fi iack and made another t fTort to thorough- * ti y arouse her. 11 i "ilLss Dujcweut* in uity to yourself, lis tea ! d o inc." s; "1 aiu listening," said Sybil, trying to ! o onnnaud her wandering senses.. "I know j li ou no*, You are Milliccut Vyuer. What ! !> o you want with me ? " j d "Charles Malcolm will be here directly. J tl )o you know on what en and he is coming!''' & Iter dark eyes dilated as she slowly re* d lied, "Walters' request was to be avenged., res, yos, I remember that. It was yoa ho told me so?was it not ? " lb "And it w I who bid you hasten away ere ! si he bequest is fulfilled]" Millicent emphaU JS . ally ejaculatod. "For Mr.. Malcolm's C< like if not for your oy.m, do as I tell you. tl 'hink what he will suffer it ho sees tlw tl roman he so, dearly loved crushed beneath C< weight of sliKiiw and disgrace which, he. w annot avert." I H She dared not stay to say more, but flew ' ti ack to Violet's apartments. To all the j I) eproofs for h?r negligence which were | ii jvelled at her, she either made vague re- : b< lies os none at all.. As sUent as the list- j d jss bride* who permitted lier friends, to, j tl dorr, her as they pleased, Millicent obey? h< d the orders she received. But unlike j ]j riolet she had not lost all hope; and was ; ]| ven now listening for the Cuming of help. ; 1^ 'he sacriBce for which they were wreath- | g( ig a passive victim with pearls and flowers ! g, lionld not be consummated, oveli if the i vnnr.fjjil tviil tint in t.iin? n.nrl aim Vi.'irl I j oppose, ft alpne* Jusl, &3 the last toshes were being piit ? a tho bride** toilet, and her attendants 'ere loud in their praises of her appear- f*1 nee, Mr. Derwent sent a servant to say bat he wished to see Miss Lindsly's maid. i'{ be could not help trombling a little when '|j Jr ^ nuLi. A.'., sne beared the summons.. "Go, you thirefchome, thtupid girl!" cried Mima Caverly, laughing and gently pushing her towacd the doot "1 dare thay he wanth to. know if we are toady. 'JCell him he mutht give uth five-and fir ty thecondth more.. Bridegroomth.uiie alw<iy th impatient." As she could not very well excuse her eelfj.Millicent went. Mr. Denvent, dressed for his wedding, but looking pale and uneasv. hod insfc naid anil man who had been employed to repair his desk. He pointed to. it sternly, with an air of displeasure^ "See?this has but just been- brought home. You neglected, it appears, to give my message. I Shall have to pack this up arter we come xrom church. U jdukj' goatorlca tor.* I can trust you, can T rfbtjf}0r - *No! " said Millicent,:lM>ldl&. far.she wa.i now wrought up to a pik'lv.or excitement that robbed her of all foii? for ceo-. -, sequences to.herself, lot them Bo iu&t they ' might. ;-v He frowned at her angrily/liufe without taking in the meaning of her defiant reply. "This is not a time for foolidh -jesting. ( Go to ML?8 Derwent as soon as we liave loft for church. This essence will arouss her , if ahe is still sleeping.. Break the tidings j to her gontly, if she asks where we are gone; and,, if possible, prevail upon her to go to town and await ua there. I* can- make her indisposition an excuse for her doing this. ShmilH nfftir nmr irma rntr*? IsAP ^ vt?v. ?V h,-'- j this note,.and impress upon her the pro- | priety ofi obeying my wish's.. You see, uiv pood girl,"" he milled", "Miss Denvent's ho uT is often confused after these uttacks^and she makes speeches which lead' her friends 1 to doubt her sanity. It is to avoid this that I wish her to leave the house before we return to it. If you contrive to arrange this you shall not find: me ungrateful.'" "I will be sure to do the best I can f&r 1 Miss Derwent," was Millicent's reply. He did not detait the evasion it contained, hut with a pleised "Thank you?thank you!" he left her and went to. meit hia ; bride. The assumed cahunesa of Violet was-contradicted by her mournful looks; and the lighk-hearted girls who surrounded her ] began to be infocted by them. The sportltra oo llino Im trVii aIi Vvaaw j v o.wmv^o ill niu^u itu>u UCCU luuui^ing were hushed, and they were seen to look wonderingly and significantly at each other. They had seen brides shed tears at the alter, and heard their sorrow at leav. ing the home and companions;o? their girlhood. But Violet had no home, no parents, to regret; whilq her grief was strangely subdued and tearless, and to their whispered inquiries she made no replies. They were almost as grave and nude a3 the pale ( girl they surrounded, when Mr. Dorwent, impatient of any further delay, cauie to i lead his betrothed to the drawing-room. j There, half a dozen of his friends had | assembled, and^ the buzz of conversation j iff used a little more liveliness, in.o the ( party. , The carriages which, were-to convey them. , to- tire church were at the door,, and Mix , Derwent proposcdi tlixjir staxting. at once- ( Who was to give the bride away ? was- j the question that now presented itaclf. ( Mr. Derwent turned to the, father of ( Violet's friend, Mima. "Mr. Caverly, will . you oblige me ? Thanks ! Will you give j your arm to Miss Lindsly ? " Before this gentleman could comply, Sir , John Lefroye, who h;ul entered the ruom unperceived, stepped between him and the J shrinking Violet. . Mr. Derwentjwa3 unpleasantly surprised at ^ this sudden appeaiance, but b/e quickly re? t covered himself* and with hiabl incLst smiles, welcomed his uitfKipeetod guest.. "-This is. a pleasure we scarcely counted on. My dear Violet* I must leave it to you tc * thank Sir John, for the honor he hag 1 done us." ^ The Baronot (lid not reply, but there was ' something in his look that made Mr. Der- 1 went turn ghastly pale and .theu spuing forward to. clasp Violet in his ihih,s.. Bufc ere he could do this, Vernon Aubrey rushed between them, cxel liming, "Pollute 1 her not with your touch! Murdorcr oX Robert Walters, stand back ! " _ ^ To Ic continued. About Giving Ci edit. ! It seems to us an infiinitesimally jBrnl-P business for an editor to be quarrelling with his neighbors because they < may neglect to give him credit for h < Jozen lines. Our exchanges are wel- < jometo anything they may choose t< i :ake from "our paper. Wo claim " > I jopyright for anything. ? Press ami i Banner. I You are right, friends of the Prett# ^ unci Jktnner. It always pleases the j Age to see its items used by the frater- I lity, whether credited or not. It often i lappensthat an item in one paper ex- ( idly suits another locality, and should j he editor write an item it would cover i he exact ground. It has served its i jurpiwe, what harn>, should it be used t >y a brother? It is a help to him possi-1 ?ly in a moment of over work or hurry, js k'ou may use our loeals, friends, when-|e iver they meet your wants. And more j c ban this, after they have originally ap- J i )eared in our columns, we think them > lommon property. ?I'rQ{/n:$xiuc t Fux at Home.?Don't be afraid of a 1 ittle fun at home, good pwnplo; don't f hut up your homes lest the sun should J ado your carpets and your hearts, lest a 1 learty laugh should shake down some c if the musty cobwebs there. If you 1 vaut to.ruit* your sons, let them think ' hat all mirth and social enjoymeut ausi be left on the threshhold 'when r hey come in at night. When once a ? iojuo is regarded as only a place to eat, I' .rink, and sleep in, the wofk is begun |. hut ends ingauaoiing-nouses ami uegre-i * ation. Young people must have fun * ml relaxation somewhere.. If they do;'1 iot find it at they o>wn hearthstones, itj1 rill besought in other, and perhaps;1 jss profitable places. Therefore, let ths- 0 ire burn brightly at night, ami make! lie home ever delightful with all those I ittle arts that parents so perfectly tin-, erstand. LVm't repress the buoyant i pirits of your- chihtren,*- half an hour ? f merriment round the lamp and fire-; t ight of home blots out the remcm-jn ranee of many a care and annoyance p uringtheday, and. the best safeguard j n liey can take with then* luto the world si i the unseen influence o>f a bright little' h onxestie-sanctum. ~ jci ? i< At Blinker Hill Ueu Butler figured tl irgcly in the procession, as a kind of a t! >ldier, being the commander of the C tate militia, and Gen. Devens deliver-lb il the oration at the monument; but'g 10 two stale senators mane no appear- , uco, Mr. Dawes being doubtless over- J ;)ine by the horrid massacres of negroes n r hi civ l^e thinks are going on, and Mr. ii lout well lieing occupied with prepara- h ons for the second civil war, wiiicli he n L-iieves to be impending. The political t< importance oS the occasion, eun hardly n e overestimated, because if Jiostot> beiC isposed to forgive and forgot, the rest of t iu ie-country may be fairly presumed to el e in the same mood ; and we have at; a! ist the assurance that the period of J ""'ill nnnroluo nrwl 11 iipnnstitntionn.1 r< 'gislation is at an end?that we have lit ;eu the last of electioneering "outra- n us."?The Nation. J w ;d A yom\g man in town recently wentj j:1 jurting. Wo will not tell his name, ifj tit during the first half hour he had I:' ulygotasfar?"How's your fatherr?"j* How's your toother?" "How are| j our parents;?" "How arc your father , id mother?" "How are they lyoth ?" ' ',e was a lUtle bashful, ? ^.. . AT LAST" ? Once 'twas my saddest thought, Ere I began to doubt you, That some time I must learn, Perhaps to do without you. For death, parts dearest friends; From him there's no escaping ; And partings worse than death. .. Our fears are ever shaping. " Now with new dawns of hope , ^ You thought of you is bl en ded :: Day depends evermore, Through morning-dreams are <uided; Aftd^i^ tlifi sadiiesfr^otight Tjifttr'hauntsmy heart about y?m Ta tiiid?llint-T-liflvA laopnuil r$i^H?^watho^fou.. . .JESS . Tweed as a Hero.. Koona, we-'think, would-willingly add-a sorrow to tliose which nast'tfpSiS^.^ . the prisoner in Iiudlow Street JalJL. is due to him to say that, instead.of min-cjgp?f ning away lilte Sweeney and Connolly^ and others who were associated with^T liim in the great crimes for which Ihj suffered, he has stood up and met every i .1 1 ~C /1a ?.*A lauinaiiu ui o uouuc, +jaji uumyc uoi\ Tweed, any punishment more sevttr* than that bestowed upon others who have committed similar crimes. Btit we do not believe in this attempts make a hero of him ; these interviews in newspapers, especially with a-parson like- tne much-talking Major Quincy, whose views of law, as recently expressed, are a* lucid as those of Dogberry And. Verges?tliesa attempts to tuake ttyiu. pathy for "the old m'an"nre*utJt4r.ly HOr-' V: worthy. Mr. Tweed has been hi prison ": . v for a few months beaiwse he robbed tfje city of New York of millions of. dollars, /. Yet there is scarcely a> month, in ^which ' * Recorder Hackett does not send some poor devil to the Penitentiary for ten or twenty years for a orinifi tbat doss iiot licorin fn onmnnrc with tiluiaA r\t TwomI lu real magnitude. If Wm. M. Tweed twenty or thirty years ago, a* a struggling chairmaker, before he becupie at. politician, had stolen a ham orun over-v wiat he would have been sent to iall without mercy, and kept thereuntil his. time expired. Why should a different treatment be given to William v. Tweed, who, as a ruler "of New York, the chief of a great city, with control of victorious party, and trusted Willi the* largest puWic confidences, deliberately robbed, plundered; debated the city tot his own gain and for that of his aSSO This is what Tweed has doue! In* plain words he lias proved himself to. * be the monumental thief of the nine- * teentli century. When his friends seek Jo make a hero of him, aud appeal toi w sympathies to parade him as -a. ' nartyr, rtiey Invite a judgment whiclb would not "bestowed upon oue who is in fortunate ewsugli to be under the* iuressofthe* The application to reducelis bail, which, came up yesterday ia jourt and was posipsned till Weuneslay, is not urged upoaiany basis of sympathy, but purely on grounds of justice* md security to the city.. Tweed cannot ?riipnf. mprnv from the nublic in New i'ork until he returns to the treasury a )artof the millions stole from it. If le had given the half million dollars to. ;he city that he squandered upon lawyers and blacksmiths hejvropld tw lira, setter condition to excite our feyriSpSlfiy md uespect. He is, after all, the coijvUh '"1 lMini^Koil tvllAQA nPlTilA "T> liliVlj H UWkTV VMiMH MMW ittained every dcgreeof baseness, w.hos* iame lias become a stiigroa ujyou, tl>* American charactec aud the fame of New York. There is no possibility of linking iiim a hero.?New York Meruit THE COTTON CROP. , Report of the Mobile Cotton Exefc&ig* Mobile, June 25,1875. To the Officers and Members of the Mq* bile Cotton Exchanges: Gentlemen: Your committeei?sp?et- V :: fully submits the following report of the condition, <fcc., of Che growing cottoa jrop, for the period - commencing May | 15 and ending June 15: Alabajna.?ff ifty twocounties onehun1 red audi twen ty-si x replies. The weatlijr ha? been generally fawr8Jbleratherto<A Jry in some places, but not enough so to njure the plant. Thene has been very ittle replanting, me sianus are gmwr ind the plant is foraaing well. .Very v 'ewblodai. The condition, arfcompar- ; ;d with last year, is reported from aa jood to much better. There are scarcely any unfavorable circumstances relaive to the growth or eoadition of the :rop; only a few reports of lice and. grasshoppers, and, complaiuts. of coldi lights and drought. The crop is clean*, n good condition, and better cultivated hun it was last vear. . Mississippi ?Js'inteen countries, fifty? >ix replies* The weather has been gen rnbly favorable; needing rain in somecountries, and some complaints of coldi lights, producing ice. There has l>eei> rery little replanting or additional planing . The stands are good, add the )lant foraaLwg well; only & few blooms, he president coudition of the crop is >etter than last year at ?ame period. L'he only unfavorrbie circumstances ace hose noticed aove. The favorable cU> lumstances are, the crop is cleaner, beter cultivated and more advanced than ast year at the same time Very respectfully, T. K. Irwin, Chairnan; J* VY.. White, Julius .Butler, of ommittee on information and statist--; cs. Noik.?Many of <wsr eoircsponeents. ii Alabama and Mississippi write that ! *"' - ? * "??'? ??"*? ? rottiu iiJL't' men j epulis iyuik wjuuc^uwu mmo lave fallen, and from the best inforuiaioxi that your conunitte ean gatUer,, hese-rains have been general. 3?U over ur district. T. K. Irwin, Chairman, &e. II i: v. V. 1<\ Stevhelxs.?A brief au.-vMineemcnt was ina<fc last week that his gentleman had severed his connection with the Episcpal C'burcb of this lace as Us pasto^and. jpjoposed to relove at once to the low-country. His nf rhp tips which pndpnrod irn to Anderson lias a deeper signiti-. mice, however, since ho- is. henceforth i be connected with what is.known as. ic Reformed Episcopal Church, under le movement originated by Bishop, lummings. AU'-. Stephens has fjjread# een formally received, into the new or-, unization, and. has be<;u assigned to the harge of five colored churches in St. ohn's and in. St.. Stephens parishes,' ear Charleston #hsre he was engaged 1 the work of the ministry prior to. is coming to Andrrson.?Rev. Benjamn Johnson, wh.o?i6favoraJMy known > many of our readers, is likwise conected witlr the reformed Epiaeopak hurch, and has la&ty visited the fiei^ ^ an evamrelist to. wiranize the ciuir lies over which Mr^8tephe%^Uiitaerefter preside. As&Qlxristi#ja gentlemen, [r.Stephens has wo&fchsadm(ration ana ispect of all our clti^eas during his res- ~ len.ce of two or three years in our iidst), and wc fuel confident that none ill imagine for a woment that his eonuet is influenced kjr oilier than conscintious motives and a strict regard for is duty. His blameness, unobtrusivefe, his earnestness and zeal in the Mas-;r's cause, arvdi his learning and elouence will be more than missed in thisi immunity, where he has l>een so gen*, ally appreciated.?dude-soft Tnlcttiz viccr.