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THE WOI'NDED PALMETTO. 11V R cv. IScnjainii: Johnso'i. Just by the Eastern angle of tint 1'ort, Now* llHinu out its hundredth yi"?r of glory, Oid Moultrie! b:i->tiuned in.il the >hi:'tiug sands. Invincibly renowned in war's dread story; Just by tho antrlo?sis you pass his gra vo, jTlic PatriotSoinino;.. J amil*"-- jTi?lo: \t%lo?lo.<t the liowi-r- and V.tini o!' iii> Land? Looked out Upon tin* deep, and pined. and thed. Right hero, where late s.ippun'.ii^ rampart KtOod, Buttressed the Fort, and bristled vear l>v year: Keeping beyond approach that grand old Town, Holding against all fleets this Kay so fair; There is a grove of Palms, about a score, The sparse survivors of u forest hand? Ere ruthless war, or careless Peace destroy ed? That tilled the barren reaches of this strand. What storms have raged around them! flood ing gates. Dread Equinoxes, hurling Ocean's power, 'Gainst tho frail, silvery girdle of the sand, 'Till foaming billows swept the Island o'er. What other Tempests, darker, wilder still! Around these rustlihg Palms their rage have speut; Hurricanes of Battle, clouding Heaven from sight, While holtcd thunders air and earth have rent. Yet, proof against all storms, the Putin ? have stood, Stately memorials of a century! Thoir riven comrades fallen, yet they stand; God guard them for a long posterity; Put at that Eastern Angle of the Fort? Twos Sumter's guns that raked the iSuction That April day?a wounded Palm-t ree stands. Torn well-nigh to the death, it still lives on. It's rustliug leaves hold yet their dark bright green, The battle-scathc hath brought it no decay; Its splendid crest amid it's fellows raised. It bravely holds and waits a better day. O State! that wears the Palm upon thv V:iield ! Thy History?thy Duty, here I read : Tli.- Wounds of Virtue are not uutodcath ! The 1J rave, the Patient!?these are Great in deed. COWN THE MISSISSirri. F~' ? ' In the Spring of 1871, Mr. John P, Doremus, a photograpie artist, con cluded fo carry out an idea which he had long since conceived, of devoting a few years of his life to the prose cution of a work illustrative of the grand and varied scenery through which the '"Father of Waters" flows from its headwaters to the Gulf. Af ter making all his arrangements for departure west, Mr. Doromus started out for Minnesota, and on the 20th of July in that year, found himself at Minneapolis, standing on the deck of his own boat, called in'token of his enterprise the Success, and so fitted up as to combine all the requirements of a dwelling, pleasure boat, and pho tograph gallery. Upon this commo dious craft ho started out upon his long journey for the fair South, float mg aown ou tue smooui. current 01 me river, stopping first at .the romantic Minnehaha Creek, then at Fort Shel ling and Mendota, the oldesl^ settle-j rnent in.the State,next at St. Paul, and ! finally at Prescott, at the confluenco of the St. Croix, up which river, with its picturesque Dalles, .the tiny craft, was turned to Osceola. Here winter i overtook our wandering artist, and, j fastening up his boat he came* East, returning in the Spring, to find that the Sacccss had frozen fast to the river j bottom. Nothing daunted ho, by the fiid of friends, put her 'in repair, and ! again in April started on his South-1 ward journey. Regaining the Missis- j sippi, he stopped in turn at Diamond ' Bluff and lied Wing,and then emerged upon the broad, mirror-like wators | of Lake Pepin. Here a storm over- j took him, and very near made an end j of the Success, but the boat survived it, ! reached Maiden Pock, Wis., in safety,: thence oaased out of Lake Peiun at its Southern Extremity, and in October reached . Minneiska, where Winter again compelled.it.and its (jommander ; to stop. Next -swison Mr Doremus hopes to get as far South as Dubuque,; or Davenport, Iowa, calculating that' the entire trip tc New Orleans will; consume a period of about five years.1 At-each point of interest on the river' thus far he has taken fine series of; views, which when complete and. brought -together in a descriptive book will make a standard work on the Mis-! slssippi, and be an honor to the artist who conctibuted it to the literature of the country. ^ " ' A UOL'ia FARM-GATE. * My father-spent one whole summer on a farm-gate which was a model of its kind. .Two of them would have taken up;a small farm. It was one of the most perfect things to climb over j that you ever saw. It would give em. ployment to two men to open it. A small engine would woik it easily, j. ' suggested to the old gentleman an im- j provement by placing the boards wider apart, so.it would be handier to crawl through. He suggested an improve ment in -my manners with a shingle.! It was nearly as good as a pair of slip-; bare. -It was so hard to open that I' always went to one side and climbed j the fence. He finally remodledd it and : fixed it so he could drive through it without -getting out by letting the! tongue of the wagon strike it and knock it down, but he had to get out when through and set it up again. He, afterward remodeled it into stove- j WOoJ. ? . - ^ _ RICH WITHOUT MONEY. Many a man is rich without mon^v.! Thousands of men with nothing in! their pockets, and thousands without: even a pocket, are rich. A mau born with a good sound constitution, a good etoinaeli, a good heart, and good limbs, j and a pretty good liead-pieco, i3 rich, j Good 1 bones are better than gold;; tough muscles than silver; and nerves that flash and fire and carry energy to every function jfre better than houses ' and land. It is better than a landed! estate to have the pght kind of a fa- j ther &nd mother. Good breeds and , bad breeds exist among men as really i r.s among herds and horses. Eduea-: tion may do much to cheek evil ten-! dencic-s or to develop good ones; but it is a great thing to inherit the right pro portion of faculties to start with. Tho ; man is rich who has a good disposition ! ?who is naturally kind, patient, cheer-! ful, hopeful, and who has a flavor of Yiit and fun in his composition, ^ CURIOSITIES OF LIFE. r ? Lay your finger on your pulse, and know that every stroke some immor tal passes to his Maker: gome fellow being crosses the river of death; and, if we think of it, we may well wonder that it should be so long before our turn comes, Half of all who live dio before seventeen. Only one person in ten thousand lives to be one hundred years old, and but one in a hundred roaches sixty. The married live longer than the single. There is one soldier to every' eight j>ersons, and out of every thousand born only ninety-five weddings take place. If you take a > Vinvo Vdachorl thousanu JHnDUUO ?? iiv ill* . ^ seventy years, there are of clergymen, orators and public speakers, forty three; soldiers, thirty-two: lawyers, twenty-nine; pi-ofossors, twenty-seven; doctors, twenty-four. Colli ,1.1 vc a wonderful vital izing cJTeot uj>on pear trees, especially those growing In light soil.- 'Our ashes of laht Winter were used around these twh in literal quantities," and those thus treated have outgrown' anything else In the orchard. Borne that were oven/drkly, and apparently ready to gl \'6 up their hold on life, have been ro ll torod to i^rfeqt health by this remedy. Th&re U ft story "of In amateur ixup tnr In th*> Rocky Mountains who fol lowed a grizzly bear for four days, and thru abandoned the pursuit, al failtnu n? a reason that, "that tho trail MM ynttlug tyo fresh." IN'STINCT OF ACQUISITION. i . ! A ferret strangled herself by tryinj j to squeeze through too narrow ar opening. She left a very young fami I ly of throe orphans. These I gave, ir the middle of the day to a Brahmt | hen which hud been sitting on dum mies for about a month. She tools to them almost immediately, and re mained with them rather more than ? j foi tni^ht, at the end of which t.irno ] j had to cause a separation, in c^nse ; i|uence of the lien having suffocated i one of the ferrets by standing on its i neck. During the whole of the time ! that the ferrets were left with the i hen the latter had to sit upon the nest j tor the young ferrets, of course, were not able to follow the hen about as chickens would have done, Tho lien, as might bo expected, was very much puzzled at the lethargy of her off spring. Two or threo times a daj she used to fly off tho nest, calling upon her brood to follow; but upor hearing their cries of distress frorr j cold, sho always rcturncil immediate j ly and sat with patience for six oi j seven hours more. I should have i said that it only took the hen one da> ! to learn tho meaning of these cries ol | distress; for aft^y: the first day she ! would always run in an agitated maiv ' ner to any place where I concealed the | ferrets, provided that this place was not too far away from the nest to pre> vent her from hearing the cries ol distress. Yet I do not think that it would be possible to conceive of a greater contrast than that betweer the shrill peeping note of a young chicken and tho hoarse growling noise of a young ferret. On tho other liancl I cannot say that the young ferrets ver seemed to learn the meanings oi the hen's clucking. During the whole of the time that the hen was allowed to sit upon the fex-rets she used to comb out their hair with her bill, in the same way as hens in general comb out the feathers of their chickens. While engaged in this process, how ever, she used frequently to stop and look with one eye at the wiggling nest full with an inquiring gaze expressivo of astonishment. At other times, al | so, her family gave her good reason to | be surprised; for she used often to 11 y oil the nest suddenly with a loud sercam?an action which was doubt less due to the unaccustomed sensa ! tion of being nipped by the young fer rets In their search for tho teats. It is further worth while to remark that the hen showed so much uneasiness of mind when tho ferrets were taken from her to be fed that at one time I thought she was going to desert them altogether. After this, therefore, the ferrets were always fed iu the nest, and with this arrangement the lieu was perfectly satisfied ? apparently because she thought that she then had some share in the feeding process. At any rate she used to cluck when she saw the milk coining, and sur veyed the feeding with evident satis faction. Altogether I consider this a vorv rnmnrlmblo instance of tllO Vtlas ticity of instinct. The hen it should be said, was a young ono, and had never reared a brood of chickens. A few months before she reared the young ferrets she had been attacked and nearly killed by an old ferret which had escaped from his hutch. The young ferrets were taken from her several days before #their eyes were open.? Xnture. ;a high old i'asm;m;uk conductor. A few days ago a freight conductor on one of the railroads went to tho Superintendent and said ho thought he ought to be advanced, having served on the freight for several years. Tho Superintendent agreed with him, and told him that tho chango should bo mado the very next week. And it was mucin Tho Siirw*v?ntnnrlentadavortwo after took a seat in the rear end of ono of the coachcs to see how the new conductor would take to business, and pretty soon the official danced in to the door, cap on his ear, sleove3 pushed up, and a half-acre smile on his face. "Get out your pasteboards!" he shouted, "I'm the high mucky muck that runs this train," and then, turn ing right and leEt, he continued: "Bight bowors this way?play lively ?pass or order up ? how's trumps with you?slide you right iuto Chica go?hurry up there?trump this ace ?what kind of a hand do you hold old man?" There was something novel and ex. hilarating in his style, but yet tho superintendent callcd the conductor upstairs the next day and told him that he was the best man in America to run a freight train, and that he should have to promote him back wards. He was too talented for a pas senger conductor.?belruit Free Press. OLD bl'l'EltSTlTIOKS. Old beliefs and superstitions die * ? ? 11 1 .1 Tj. _ _ naru in jbugiauu. j.c is uui so vtuy long ago since an ignorant Yorkshire yokel would offer up, along with liia ordinary prayer, the following peti tion: "From witches and wizzards, and long-tailed buzzards, and creeping things that run in hedge-bottoms, good Lord deliver us." A Coroner's jury have returned a verdict of wilful murder against one Haywood, a laborer, of Little Compton, South Warwickshire, who, a few days ago, attacked an old woman, aged eighty, named Ann Ten nant, and stuck a two-pronged fork into her, because, as up ioia tne uourt, she "was the propcrest witch I evei knowcd." Ho con tided to the Cor oner that "there were sixteen more in the parish who should be done away with," and that there were also a good many villagers quite as influential and intelligent us himself who shared his somewhat uncompromising opinions on the subject. The last European temple in which public worship was paid to the old divinities is said to have been that ol Apollo at Monte Casano, which re mained open until its destruction by Benedict in 529. CURIOUS FKKAKOFA DOG. A Radnorshire lady, who was mar* ricd in March, and came to reside in Yorkshire, England, recently paid a visit to her father, who, before she was married, had kept two or three *heep-dogs, of which she was very fond. Sinco then he has retired from business, and disposed of all but one dog. This one met the lady with de monstrations of great delight upon her arrival at her father's house, and that night, the dog went a distance of seven miles to a farm-house where ono of the other dogs had been sent, (the latter was blind, but kept as being an old favorite.) In the morning when the lady went to the door she not only saw the dog which had given her such a glad reception the day previously, but also the old blind one, which had evidently been brought by the other dog to welporqe her. When the second night came the old blind one wa3 taken back to its homo by tho same dog, which afterward returned, having traveled a distance of twenty eight miles to give pleasure to tjie ol<J I)lied one, *- **>- ~ lapuiwwjuw Massachusetts has famished four Speakers?Theodoro Sedgwick, of the Sixth Congress; Jos. B. Varnum, of the Tenth and Eleventh Congresses; Robert C. Winthrop, of the Thirtieth Congress and N. P. Banks, of the Thir ty-fourth Congress. The other Now England Speakers have been Jona than Trumbull, of Connecticut, of the Second Congress, and James G. Blaine of the Forty-first, Forty-second, and 'Forty-third Congresses.' Messrs.Bunks and Blaine "are members-elect of tho tin-sent O'ligri-ss. The Press and Banner TV. ^V. LEi;, Kditor. Wednesday, July 12, 1876 - i . i i ! TIIE POJl.UKM EVENTS AT. Dl'I >vEST, . . > Attractive :iiid Successful Exhibition? j Theanntial Commencements of th .Male ami Female Collides at Dili West came oil'on Wednesday am j Thursday of the past week and pre ,.senLed ihe usual interestingand attrac ; live features which characterize thesi j literary festivals, and make them tin object of eager anticipation andjoyfu retrospect. The number of visitor from a distance, owing we suppose t< the pressure of the times, was smalle j than usual, and the crowd on "Wedlies I day was not so large, but Thursday [showed no diminution of interest ii j the eager, thronging masses of slrug [gling humanity who crowded ever jseat, and filled rostrum and aisle am i gallery to repletion. VARIED AND BRILLIANT EXERCISES i j The exercises themselves of the oc . icasion, we thought, were more variec f and attractive than usual aud showei i that the colleges ut Due West are ahat ' | ing none of their zeal in the cause of eri ! ueation, but are doing their full duty ii .sending forth disciplined young men and cultivated women to assume the ) responsibilities, and discharge the du I tics of an active and useful life. Wi I trust that the same success may atteiu them in tire future as in the past, am | that they may continue to be orna ! ments and blessings to Abbeville am | to the whole country. THE EXAMINATION j in the Female College commenced 01 I Tuesday of tho preceding week, am continued four days; that of Erskim j College commenced on Thursday o j the same week and closcd on Tuesday of the following week. Welearntha I they were thorough and searching land were eminently satisfactory. Oi 11 .Saturday and Monday tlie classes ii >! the Theological Seminary were exam , ined in Hebrew by Dr. Urier and Rev , Wm. L. Pressly, and in Syslemati< , I Theology and Homolitics by Dr jBoyce. The examination is said t< j have been entirely satisfactory. 11 THE ECl'HKMIAN AND PIIILOMATIIK AX EXERCISES. Friday night witnessed the delivery of the Society diplomas in the respcc Itive halls of the Euphemian and Phi I loniathean Societies, and other inter 'jesting exercises. In. the Euphemian Society the diplomas were delivem J by Mr. J. A. Johnson, and the respons* I on behalf of the graduating class bj JMr. Horace Jtabb; in the Philoma thean Society, the delivery was by Mr J. C. Brice, of Fairfield, and the re i spouse by Mr. H. (J. Fennel. | Next followed a new and interesting ceremony, the ! DELIVERY OF THE SOCIETY MEDALS I In the Euphemian Society, medalf I were distributed, one to the best delta 'I tor of the Sophomore, and one to tlu best declaimer of the Freshman, be <hiu r.nci i mui; an Jii/Jiwi \\/wiiiijonu^ iu uiio !of a gold pen ami case) to the memliei in tJie Preparatory Department excel ling generally. Tlic successful com j petitors on this occasion were, Mess. J. i A. Johnston, of the Junior Class, I). W. Wiseman, of the Sophomore, E. C. Frierson, of the Freshman, and C. Boyce PF. Grier, of the Preparatory Class. These medals were of gold and of the most beautiful finish and de sign. In the absence of the Rev. liobert Latham, these medals were distributed by the Kev. J. E. Pressly. In the PHILOMATHEAN SOCIETY, medals were delivered by the Society to the best speaker in the Freshman and to the best writer in the Sopho : more class. The former was taken by i Mr. "Willie McMorris, of Newberry, j and the latter by Mr. John Chalmers, | of Steel Creek, jN. (J. Tiie nieaais | were delivered by Prof. "W. L. Miller, of the Williamston Academy, a lati igraduate of Erskine College. The ad dresses were all excellent. Then followed the PiriLOM.VTIIEAN DE71A.TE. Dr. Boyce was called to the chair and four young men previously chosen proceeded to discuss the following 'question: "Should the United States tolerate all religions?" Mr. \V. O Cochran aud Mr. VV. W. Orr on the affirmative, Mr. J. E, McDonald anc Mr. "\V. H. Milieu on the negative The discussion was earnest, able anc thorough, lasting for an hour and i half. At the close Dr. JJ. compliment eu all the speakers, and with somt hesitation gave the decision in favoi of the negative. THE COMMENCEMENT SKRMON. On Sunday the Annual Sermon be fore the graduating classes was deliv ered bv the llev. J. E. Pressly, o VnrHi (Vim]in-i tinil h.nss Iippii p.hnra<!< acterized as a masterly effort.?appro priate, able, earnest and eloquent, At night an excellent address was preached before the 'Ideological Semi nary, by llev. J. P. Marion, of Ches ter. MONDAY NIGHT. On Monday night there were spirit I ed contests between the members of tin J Literary Societies of ErsUine college of wliich tbe following was the pro gramme : COXTKSTS 111 Declamation and Essay 1?catling, bctweci .Sophomores and Junlors. SOPIIOMOKK ouatJons. "Destiny of onr Country."?James lioj*ec Jr., Klnii's Mountain, N. (J. "Political Conservatism."?II. W, Harris Plnevilie, N. C. ' ltcspcct tlio Foundation of Nationa Friendship."?J. r?. McLin, Andcrst/ti, s, "Cromwell."?W. T. Mathews, Wwlfovlll N. C. junior kssays. Nature, in its Gayest Hlooin, is but a Paint I I'd Viinitv?W. o. (Vichrnn. charlotte. K. ( Chivalry?its Origin ami Spirit.?Johu A Johnson, Duo West. S. Drowning?not. Achieving.?J. E. McDon nltl, Yongnesviile, S. V, "l'is 110 Dream.-JCeil E. Pressly, Codilh Creole, N. C. Below we publish the names of tin successful competitors. OX TUESDAY NIG ITT was the Junior Exhibition, which w< had the pleasure of attending. Tin addresses of the young men were al well written and well delivered am gave promise of excellence at the nex Commencement. The following w;u the programme: Nothing Truly Interesting but the Un known?K. E. Patterson, Louisville, Gs?. One Hundred Years Ago?W. L. Philips ] i^OUlSVlilP, IjIV. Mini's Inhumanity to Man?J. 14. Prcsslj : 1)110 West, S. 1.'. Education by Individual Effort not by th State?Ij. II. Itoblnsoii. t*r:tisrsvi 1 Ic, S. V. The lloro of the Lost Cause?It. M .Steven son, Winsboro, S, C. WEDXESI'AY. On Wednesday was eomriiencemen i <lay of Krskine College, and thougl the large and eommodious Lindsay Hall was not packed to its utmost ea paeity, yet an audience large brillian and appreciative assembled to do lion or to the occasion, and to award to tin attractive exercise^, tlie meed of grate ful sympathy and honest commcnda tion. After an appropriate prayer fron the Jlev. J. E. Pressley, followed tin speeches of the graduating class ae cording to the annexed programme "The Outlook."-.!. T. lilaek stock, S. C. 'Truth ill spoken may ?h> spmil; Truth well snokrii will tl?< f. Kennel, i I tester, s. "intfllcr! Triumphs."?MrtSill, York . illle, S. C. " Pleasure of Incnitijiletfiios."? \V. II. ^iil en. Chestel\ S "\Vllo and wliat Is a Xiuite'il W. \V. ?.n r harlotte N. t . "Romanism i:i ' !!e v i-< ' VJ I tie Wesi, S. ( . ; "The l.i ijjlili-st Star on theCai o;?y."?... \V hcranl, Anderson, s. t . The speed tea of I hi- voting mci vere all good?graceful in sciitiincii tnd phasing in delivery, and it is al most invidious to disconununieate? but we cannot refrain front alluding (? the rich vein of humor exhibited ii that of Mr. Orr which brought dowi ; the house and to the earnest am thoughtful and well-digested efl'ort o: ! Mr. Rabb, which commanded the at tention of the audience. COLONEL MULLIN'S ADDRESS. After a recess of two hours, the au dience again assembled to h,car Hit t Annnal Address before the Literary So Icietics by Col. "Win. S. Mullins, of Ma Irion, which was an able, earliest ant eloquent effort, setting forth "thedu I ties and responsibilities of educatef men." The Colonel is a prominen lawyer of his section, and a ready am eloquent speaker, and his address wel sustained his past reputation and d'u honor to the Occasion The address presented a striking am truthful picture of the degencracy o modern- times, and especially of tin | disintegration of society at the South jus contrasted with the pure publii I spirit, and well ordered government of the sages of 1770. The Grants, am iBelknaps, and chencks who now dis ! grace lugh official station were showi I to be the natural progeny of the dete Irioration of public and private moral! I u'liir?li fnrm jl sti'ikinir contrast to tha e heroic era of our national life, which 1 found expression in Washington 1 Madison, Jefferson and the other lead ers of the Revolution. The causes as signed by the speaker for this retro r gression in national development - were 1st the growth of unmixed De . mocracy, in the establishment of uni j versal suffrage?2d in the materialists j tendencies of modern thought as i I finds expression in the works of tlx ! school of Tyndall and Huxley, and 3( ! in the defective teaching of the pub I lie school system. These have all con travelled the laws of natural develop incut as impressed by the God of na ture upon the framework of society and lOd to that degeneracy of thought I morals and institutions, which liavi corrupted the national life. Tin speaker quoted the testimony of Pla to and Cicero to the fact that the Crea ator has established certain divim laws, upon the observance of whicl depend the prosperity and life of i people. As a student of history h< found the utmost harmony betweei the teachings of experience and of re vcaled truth in corroboration of the fact and pointed out the liecesparv am natural consdquence of the violatioi of natural laws in the degeneracy o modern socieiy. We are unable t< give even a syuopsis of this excellen address, and are forced to content our selves with these few suggestions as t< its scope. Next followed the BACCALAUREATE ADDRESS of President Grier; to the graduating class, which we thought one of tin finest of the many admirable addresses which we have heard from the abb and eloquent speaker?characterizet by the same clear, vigorous and ear nest thought, couched in graceful lan gunge and delivered in an easy am impressive style. The due subordina tion of the intellect to the moral na ture formed the key-note of the Ad dress; and the due cultivation of tin moral and emotional nature wai shown to lie at the basis of individua character and of all truedevelopcment The love of pleasure, of wealth, ant of fame, was shown to he delusive am unsatisfying, and the student was di rected to the source tff all true joy the love of the Divine Being as tin source of the highest aspirations ant noblest impulses of our nature?nerv ing him for the conllicts of life, am furnishing as well the best incentivi to the performance of duly and th< most perfect recompense in. this life and in llmt to come. ALUMNI MEETING. At Hie close of the Address a meet ing of the Alimuii of the College was held in the Eiiphemian Hall, when i committee was appointed to make ar rangements for giving increased inter est to the annual re-unions of the As sociation. Dr. Grier was eleetei President, and Mr. John Cochran, Sec retary, for the ensuiug year. John J Darlington, Esq., of Washington city was elected the next Annual orator and the Rev. D. G. Phillips, of Louis ville, Ga., the alternate. REV. It. F. RRADLEY'S ADDRESS. A large audience assembled at nigh in Lindsay Hall to hear the Annua Address before the Alumni Associa Lion, by Rev. R. F. Bradley, of An derson. where a well-written anc u'fll rlplivprfid nddrr>Rs furnished font for thought and reflection. The sub jeet of "Hate" wa9 discoursed upon ir all its phases, and invoked both argu tnent and invective, as the speake commented upon current topics, socia and political. There was much in tlx address to provoke criticism, as wel as much to commend. VJtlZES AND MEDALS AWARDED. After the Address, Prof. Hood 01 behalf of the Faculty of Erskine Col lege, awarded the following prize and medals: Prize in declamation to H. W. Har ris, of the Sophomore class. Prize for essay to J. A. Johnson, o the J unior class. Medal for Scholarship to J. (J. Mc Queen, of the Freshman class. Medal to H. W. Harris, of thi Sophomore class. Medal to \V. L. Philips, of the Jun ior class. Five medals to J. T. Bingham, o xi _ o : 1 uit; oeuiui ujivss. " THURSDAY. . Thursday was Commencement Dai of the Female College, anil Lindsay llall presented its usual bright array? the sea of upturned faces?lilling sea and aisle, platform and gallery, witl its throng of eager and expectant visi tors. Upon the stage sat the class o of youthful graduates with their col lege mates, all arrayed in snowy white now about to bear apart in the closing drama of college life. About then sat beloved instructors and sy mpathi zing friends, whilst above and arouu< on theeolumns and walls of the beau tifully decorated stage were the mot toes and emblems of Society and Col lege. Sueli scenes form the bright ep isodes of every day life. After prayer from the Rev. Mr. Lat imer, of Atlanta, the exercrees of tlx day followed according to the annex ed programme: Anthem?Praise ,ve the Lord. Salutatory?Miss Georgia C. Kennedy, Loni Cane, S. C. ' Duo, Piano.?"Fandango."?Misses Maggi Yontiue and Hello McLurkin. F.ssjiy: "Our golden niomenls are passlni JlWiiy. ?JllSh j.llliwi, in:tiiii,nuwviiir,m Trio. Vocal.?"All! Se 11 Fmlcl."?Misse Gussie Kooney ancl Mary shaw anil Dr. Edwards. Essay. "All in mystery."?Miss Kittle ] Haddon, Due Wcst,S. C. .Solo, 1'iano.?"Old Hundred."?Miss Mar; Shaw. Duo, Vocal?"Cheerfulness"?Misses Iloone; and .Minnie Ron iter. Essay: "How sweet it is to hope."?Mis Mary .1. Kennedy, Due West, S. 0. Chorus?French Class.?"Le Concert des Ros signols." Solos?Ry Misses Annie Lowry and Carrl Homier. Solo, l'iano.?"Iloine, Sweet Homo."?Mis Minnie Honner. Essay: "First (lie bud and then the flower ?Miss Alice E. Li Ics, Mill way. S. C. Solo, Vocal.?'"Reware."?MissGussie Roonej Duo l'iano.-"Route En Train."?Misses Car A Letter?Miss MacieR. Lcc, Due West, S I rieRonnerand Alice McCluiii;. A Letter?Miss Anna 1. Miller, Hue Wesi Solo, Vocal?"11 lialen Del suoSorisro."?Mi> Minute lliiiiinr. Essay: "Music."?Miss Mary E. Shaw Winnsboro, S. C. Chorus.?"Night shades no longer." Essay: "A true story."?MissLllaF. Todt Due AVi-st, S. C. Solo, riano.?"Grand Valsc Brillante." Miss Lola Galloway. Solo, Vocal.?"Waiting. "--MIks Mary Sliav A Dialogue?Tlio Centennial.?Miss Willi Watson, Abbeville. S. C.; Miss Maggi V??ii^iu>. Youngesvllle, S. C. Solo ainl Chorus?"Centennial Bells."--l)i Edwards and Class. ! 'no, I'lano.?"Ilaee lor Life."?JIlsscs Laur MoHattand Mattie WItlicrspoon. Trio, Voeal.--,'Quando i'ia Genere."?Misso , Mary Shaw, Gnssie Hooney and 'Minnie Bonner. Valedictories?Miss Belle MeLurkin, Clie* ! ter: MissJanie Lauderdale, Winnsboro, S. (. I t'liorus.?"Severed t nam. ?rseiuor uiuss. I Response from Aint'liaii Society?Miss Nan iiic A Stewart, Falrvlew, S. C. VAKI KJ> ATTIC ACTIONS. Those exercises were unusually va ried and attractive ; among the litem ry exercises til" the young ladies wer i essays, letters and dialogues, whils J an' lieins and solos, duels. and otjn? I nnisieal ellorls, vocal and in.sij unieii I 1 a I. jjhvo vaiiei\ and inlcit-st to th I |1!ol laixme. M lie e?a\s of llieyouiij j . ? lead I'V (ii iel'. *Jlooil ! I;;.<Mon, J'.onner. W'alle J i.-ii. j.i.iil, ue:e all j'lcasanll; |\v i,i!ei;. ] . <-enting many gems o II 111 couched in graceful did ion | Tin: centennial dialogue was uniijui and I'i'jiuiiil, and formed an interest incident of llie occasion. JMtKslDKXT liONNKK's A1>I>RESS. Last of all came the Baecalaureat Address of President Bonner to 111 graduating class, which was replet with sage counsel and well-digeste< thought. . The claims of high eulturi and discipline upbji the female intel lect were earnestly and forcibly urged and thorough preparation to meet tin duties and responsibilities of life. Thus closcd one of the most pleasan and successful exhibitious of the Col lege, The Journal of Commerce and Col Rhctt. Col. It. Barnwell Khett, jr., onc< the able and brilliant editor of tin Charleston Mercury has assumed tin control of the Journal of Commerce with Mr. James It. Trueheart as asso date editor, and with this accession o editorial strength we may congratu late the paper upon the prospect o increased prosperity, and the peopii of the State upon the opportunity o perusing the daily utterances of cm of the ablest and most earnest advo cates of Southern rights. In his salutatory Col. Rhett says. "For eleven weary years thestrickei State of South Carolina has been j prey to the foul blood of the harpie who, under the a?gis of victorious liad icalism, flocked here to feast upon he vitals. In no long time the substanc of the people will be entirely devour ed. Their civilization?moral and so cial existence?will be infected witl the rottenness of death. It is, there fore, necessary to drive these creature from their opportunities of destruc tion, to wrest the State from thei deadly clutches and to establish j helpful rule of the people of the State With these ends in view, our car will be the future. Issues of the da; gone by are fought. "We have rever ently buried our dead, and propose t< "march forward from the past" t meet the emergencies of the livinj present. Yet, in doing so, we do no purpose to close our eyes to all land marks. For, the conceits of tempora ry expediency do not supply th place of abiding principles. ]STor ma; we safely depart from those cardinn rules of party management whicl dinitp lend to substantial victorv. Th ' country is engaged in a great contes J that will be desperately waged. Ii j. the result South Carolina is profound 1 ly interested. She is expected to tak 3 her positiou and do her part. W 1 deem it indispensable that the Dem ocratsof the State should be thorough 3 ly organized ; and to ensnre a vigoi ous campaign, leaders must come t the front who will command the con lidcnce and enthusiastic support c r the people." ; Party Discipline. 1 The Journal of Commerce gives th following wholesome advice to th j the Democrats of the State: "The Democrats of South Carolin - have yet to learn the essential imporl . mi of standing faithfully in part; lines, each man giving up his personii views and preferences for the eommoi good, and moving cheerfully'and wit! all his might in the direction markei out by the party authorities. Indc pendence and personal obstinacy wil not do. The voters of this State ar now widely divided. The Democrat have a struggle before them, vital ii its consequences and worthy the bes efforts of every one. It is, therefore to be expected that every man callini himself Democrat will he ready t obey orders from the headquarters o the Convention when it meets, am from the otHeers selected to commaw and direct the tactics of the campaign The great cause in which we are en wged requires, that deserters and mu tineers should be sternly condemns and firmly punished?at least they b publicly drummed out of camp, air put into the eonlinemeutof Coventry We trust the occasion will never arise Tiltlen. New York Sun: it is as a rerormei and because lit- is a reformer, that Mi Tildeu is selected to lead the opposi tion in tiiis Centennial year. JtVofei sions ami promises of reform are easy and when they are uttered merely i behalf of a party, and for purposes c an election, they are almost alway wanting ; but this candidate lias beei tried in the tire and not found wanl ing. A man of a philosophic cast c mind, more thoughtful about princi pies and truths of political doctrin than about partisan success and tli applications of party patronage, he be came conspicuous on the stage of pc litical afliiirs, not as an enemy of pul i;~ ?11 *!-?<% n Kti4 a a tli 11C |)IUK1U<J1 lit Hit uuobi(ivi>| V/. ... assailant of thieves and robbers b( longing to the other party merely, bu as having laid his hand upon th thieves and robbers of his own part} scourging them from their seats o power, and bringing them before th courts, when* they have been triei found guilty, and sentenced to th penitentiary. Hcmlricks. Governor Hendricks is a man c medium height and symmetrical fonr lie is erect, active and vigorous. Hi face is manly and handsome. Th features arc large and expressive, an while there is a soft, good-humored ej 4?- - 1 1.1 A pieSSlOll 111 me lurge uiue e>c- uuu i lite mouth and dimpled chili, tli brow, forehead and full, heavy jai show wisdom and resolution. Hi complexion is llorid, and his hair an side whiskers are yet untouched wit gray. He looks like one who has lh ed a happy life, encountered no gret sorrows and yielded to no great vice: Though he has for years been taugli to regard the Presidency as within hi grasp, his ambition has been rather sort of rational longing for the hone than an insaciable thirst for powei His disposition is as sunny as hi complexion, and in social life he is great favorite. To ucquaiutances h is all'able and easy, to close friend warm and lovuble, to political part sans conrteous, but cautious. H would rather conciliate an enemy tlui oblige an ally. His habits are sucl that he found $5,000 a year ample fc his expenditures during his senatorn term at Washington, lie had alwaj trusted to doing the work which h had in hand well as the highest re( oinniendation in the long run befor the people, and the many honoi which have come to him seem to hav been conquered without great eflbr (Jovemor Hendricks belongs to tb Protestant Episcopal Church. Terrible Defeat of our .Army by th Indians. T\>1r?rrrnTi1iif> <1 iciivn toll pq fUinOllTlf , the entire annihilation of live compt nies under the cointnimd of Gen. Cus ter. on the Little Horn liiver by th Indians, the whole loss amounting t 15 ollicers and 300 men. The Judia encampment numbered between 2,01 and 3,000 warriors, and were attaeke on one side by the live companies ur der Custer, r.nd in the rear by seve companies under Col. Reno. Custer' command lost every ofiicer and mat and lieno escaped by falling back o Gen. Gibbon, who commauded tb reserve. How Gov. Tilden Received jii Nomination.?When the short d< spatch was received, the C? over no speaking to several friends in a ton scarcely above a whisper, said: " can toll you what has been don< This nomination was not made by tli leaders of the party. It was the pe< pie who made it. They want reforir They have wanted it a long whib and, in looking about, they have b< come convinced that it is to be fouu here (pointing at himself.) They war it; that is what they are after. The are sick of the corruptions and mi administration of their affairs. The . | want a change, and one for the UelU ..I ?a thorough reformation. lou wi hind there will l?i* a larger Genua J vote ]>oll?*?l next lull 11 tut i ever, a 11 tl , I will I'c largely cast for the JJemocrali ; ticket. 1 know thai." Soi'TIl C.\ I!( I<IA N A AT PKTNVKTOt ' ?The commencement exercises f Princeton (.'ellege, Jvew Jersey, hcl ' on the-Mh ultimo, were largely ai " tended. The senior class eovere themselves with honors, and Kout Carolina was aMy re b resell ted, as wii e be seen from the following statemen e of the graduates and promotions < e that class. There were IL'0 in tli class, and Clarence Cunningham, < Abbeville, S. C., took a fellowship Leigh ton Finley, of Aiken, S. C., an D. D. Melton, of Cowmbia, S. C., too a high rank in the graduating niitr ber. CONGAREE n won w % Colum'toin, J9. O. JOI HOI, PR OPRIETOE. MANUFACTURER OP S T E A. M msnVKtVO AVn BATT TOO fiilUilUiO Aim DulllXiuO) Iron and Brass Castings of all descriptions made io Order. 0 I WAS awarded the first premium castings at the State Agricultural ano Mechanical Society Fairs, held in Colum bia, November, 1871, '72nnd 73. Circular Saw Mills of all sizes. Also took the FIRST PREMIUM at State Fairs held November, 1671, '72, '73 Manufacturer of GRIST MILL IRONS of ail slzes.| JF'or Sale. Gia Gearing of tho following sizes : 9 foot wheel and ninion 830 00 10 " " 44 32 00 11 44 " 44 35 00 12 44 44 *4 45 00 14 " 54 44 ' 50 00 Willi Holts ?fi.50 Extra for each set. Anti-friction r laics and Balls l'or Cotton Press ?10.00 anti S12.00 per set. D. B. SMITH, Agent, Abbeville, S. C. e Dec. 10. JS7o, 0-5-tT EMPORIUM OF FASHION, Fresh Supply I Ladles' lint8, Plald< >Silk Scan's, Flowers, ltlbbolis, JLiullliiigs, W hitc Lawns, Pique, 'Silk Belts, &c., re-i ?celveil this week at EMPORIUM OK FASHION. CARPENTRY. Tho undersigned hereby gives notion that he is prepared to do all kinds of Carpenter's "Work and Building. He also repairs Cotton Gins, Thrashers and Fans. A full supply of Gin Material always on hand. Farmers are requested to bring their Gins up early in tho season to allow time to nave inem properiy pre pared. Also Agent for the Taylor Cotton Gin, the Brooks Cotton Press, and all kinds of llubbcr and Leather Belting. D. B. SMITH, Abbeville C. S. C. Barnwell &Co. Are daily receiving ad ditions to their Stock, consist ing of STAPLE DRY GOODS, Hats and Clothing, BOOTS AND SHOES!! THEY KEEP CONSTANTLY ON HAND, ALSO, A FULL LINE OF Groceries, Bacon and Lard, Meal and Flour, Coffee and Sugar, Baffffiner and Ties, Molasses and Syrup, te A FINE LOT OF SUGAR CURED HAMS I! Oct, 5,1S75 2G-tf he Columbia Register, rUBT/(SJlKl> JJ daily, 'I'Ttl WKEKLY it WEEKLY. I) H) The OhIv Democratic l*npe.i" : t the j Cap? t>i I. ij Terms, in :id\ awe: y dj.ilv, six months S3 :"> Tri-Weekly, six months 2 .1(1 n' Weekly, six months 1 00 e Cheapest Book and Job Printing Otflcc in the State. .%?)- Address all communications, ol whatever character, lo Manager Register Publishing Co., Columbia, S. C. 8. B. NORRELL, Harness and Saddle Maker, AT HIS OXiD STAND Over Parker & Perrin's Drug Store, Has u supply of Northern Harness Leath er and other material for Making and lie pairing Saddles and Harness. PARASOLS, IN* STLKS, GINGHAMS AND COT TON", all prir-es and colors, cheaper than ever ottered, at the EMPORIUM OF FASHION. May 3, 1S70. Dissolution. T ^IIE copartnership heretofore existing . between the undorsiirned, under the t.ltirui name of Iml're. Ganihrelht Co., has ,i i been dissolved *>v mutual consent. u J. V. C. l>i;PllK, JOHN M. GAMBRKLL. May 12, 1870?tf White Lawns, ANOTHER lot of these handsome goods, plain and strined, from ols. to 35 cts,, juet received, at the EMPORIUM OF FASHJON. June 14,1876, tf Centennial iirraugciiiciiis OF THE Great Atlantic COASTLINE, FOR THE Accommodation of Vis itors to all Points South. The Railways and Steamsliij Companies between Augusta Ga., and Philadelphia, compris ing the ATLANTIC COASl LINE, will during the progresi of the Centennial Exhibitioi OF THE UNITED STATES. ? i present for the patronage of th< citizens of the South, routes o: transportation and forms of tick etsupon which to reach Philadel ph^a, that will immeasurably ex eel all other lines in point of Direct Daily Movement, Comfortable Accommodatioi Variability of Transit, Economy of Expenditure To enable this to be done, th< combined resources of the RAIL WAY LINES SOUTH 01 NORFOLK, together with thos< of the BALTIMORE STEA^ PACKET COMPANY and tb OLD DOMINION STEAM SHIP COMPANY will be em ployed and the individual tourist the social party of ten, twenty o; more, or tiie civic or military or ganization of 100 to 300, car 1 l. _ 1 /? _ eacn ue careu ior in a iuannej that will satisfy their desires. Trice Lists, Time Cards, anc all needful information are now in the hands of all Agents At lantie Coast Line. It will be to the interest of ev ery individual and each organiza firm nronosinp* to make this trii to communicate with the under signed. A Centennial Exhibition Guid< Book as authorized by the Com mission will be given to the pur chaser of each Centennial Ticket Call on or address either o: the following named agents J. H. WHITE, Macon, Ga. W. J. WALKER, Montgome ry Ala. H. V. TOMPKINS, Atlanta A. L. REED, Savannah Ga. M. J. DIVINE, Macon Ga, A. POPE, General Passenger Agent, May 1, 1876, 4-4m SPRING, 1876. M'DONALD&HADDON M Ji- ? & now receiving their Stock Spring Goods, consisting mainly of Domestic Goods, Notions, &c, a larger stock of SHOES AND* HATS/ than they have ever kept pefore. Always on hand the Choicest of FAMILY GROCERIES, Confectioneries, &c. CIGARS! CIGARS!! eW keep the finest and cheapest as sortment of CIGARS in town. Grea inducements to cash buyers?offere< by McDonald & Haddon April 10, 1876, 62-tf Insurance Notice. I HAVE accepted the agency for severs SOLVENT FIRE INSURANCJ COMPANIES, as follows: Old North State. Royal Cananian, Merchants and Mechanic! and Commercial of St. Louis ana wiu insure hi ine lowes* rates coi sistent with a sound business. Patronage of the public is solicited: Oflice at the Law Office of Messrs. Pei rin <fc Cotliran. L. W, PEURIN, Agent. . April 12,1870,52-ly TO THE LADIES : . . ira I AM now prepared to exhibit tb latest novelties iu MILLINERY . IV . t . . " > and Invite my friends and the publl to an examination of the same. Fee ing assured they will find it to the interest to call before purchasing els< where, as, owing to the scarcity < money, I intend to sell very low f( CASH. The Dress-Making Departmen is still under the supervision of MISS JANE RAMEY, who will be pleased lo receive yoi orders, and will eudef.vor to.give sati faction. Very respectfully, MRS. M. M. WHITE April 5, 1876,51-tf STEAM Planing Mill COLUMBIA. S. C. F. W. WING, Proprieto f MANUFACTURER OF - Sash, Blinds, Doors ; WINDOW AND DOOR FRAMES He Pivot Blinds aifl Mi , PILASTERS, . . . mantelpieces, MOLDINGS, BRACKET! Handrails, Newels, Balusters Swill WnrV nf all Jlpwrintin uuiun iruia ui un juuuuiijriiv All Work Guaranteed a No. 1 May 28,1875, lyr. BLANKS OF THE MOST APPROVE FORMS, FOB SALE, AT THE . Press & Banner* Office Rent Liens, Liens on Crops, Lien on Crop and Bill Mortgage of Personal _ Mortgage of Real Estate, Title Deeds, Trial Justice's Blanks. Sub. Tickets. Sub. Writs. Summons for Monfltf^Demsnd. Copy Summons fiflfconey Demai The State Carolina Probate Court? Citd^^^tfLettertof Aty/MtC By THOS. B. MILLFORD, Esquir Probate Judge, } "WHEREAS, Peter Mcl^eliar h: - made suit to mo, to grant him I^ette of Administration of the Estate at effects of Miss Mary McKellar, late Abbeville County, deceased. These are therefore to cite and ai > momsh all and singular the kindrc " and creditors of the said Misn Mai . McKellar, that they be and appea before me, in the Court of Probate, - be held at Abbeville C. H., on Thur day, the 15th day of July, after pub] cation hereof, at 11 o'clock in the for noon, to show cause, if any they hai why the said administration shou: not be granted. f Given under my hand and seal, th first day of July, in the year of 01 Lord one thousand eight hundred ac seventy-six and in the one hundred! year of American Independence. Published on the 5th day of Jul; 187G, in the Press and Banner, at on the Court House door for the tin required by law. THOS. B. MILLF011D, Judge of Probate. July 5, 1870, 2t SEWING MACHINE NEEDLE! and other attachments at J. D. CHALMERS <fc CO. March 1,1875, C1HAIRS I CHAIRS I 8 dozen chai / received to-day. Rattan Seal splendid article, sold at low figures. J. D, CHALMERS & CO. PAllLOR FRENCH LOOKIN' GLASSES, at J. d, CHALMERS Jt CO.'S. CUNNINGHAM & TEMPLETON f- & . * ', >* v2 m fl? ? 4Ko{i liave receiveu iui.u nuiw which they are selling at low prices. Call and see them. March 29,1876,50-tf Cash Buyers WILL as usual find oar prices as low as the lowest, and our Stock this season having been pur chased with special care, we are sure />on nnnuinoo tliom mr.rft than eVBC tO bow much greater advantage a little money can be invested upon the CASH BASIS. Give ua a look before purchasing and we will satisfy you at tbe EMPORIUM OP FASHION. March 29, 1876, 50-tf ? < i i ' ? Beautiful NEW PRINTS, SPRING STYLES, AT Quarles & Perrin's. March 29, 1875,60-tf CORN! CORN!! wn AATflf AJUJ/ VAAWi WHEAT BRAN", FOB BALE BY BARNWELL & CO Jan. 26,187Q 43-tf MASONIC DIRECTORY, Clinton Me Ho. 3. ill W. #. PABKE8. Wtt. M.'. J. 0, WQ&AfAtfSKY, Secretary. Meets 2d Monday In every month. Hesperian Chapter No. 17. B. A. I r \? I < HnUUt1 \ . B? . xx ? P ? *? Jf X/WI. AVU, ^A* <U? Ml ? J. D. CilALMERS, Recorder. Meets 3d Friday night in every month. Maissiire Council No. 161&S.M J. F. C. DuPRE. T.\ 111.-. M.\ J. M. GAMRRE^L, Recorder. Meets ] at Tuesday night In every month. Goods at Cost All descriptions of Goods, , embracing READY-MADE CLOTHING, Boots, Shoot, Hats, HOSIERY, NOTIOffS, AND DRY GOODS,. AT COST FOR CASH AT 101 ' Quartos St Pirris's. Feb. 1,1876, 43-tf % ONE DOLLAR WILL get the WEEKLY CONSTITUTION POSTAGE FBEE, TILL January 1st, 1877. rig the Leading Paper of the South. Red hot Presidential and Guberna tional Campaigns opening. Every Geor gian should take tne 4*PEOPLI/8 PA PPR." Several Serial Stories, by dis tinguished authors, running all the time. The getter up of A CLUB OP TEN will receive the PAPER FREE. Dalty, 910 per annum; |S 30 for 6 mos.; 92 65 lor 3 months. ' Send in your subscription for this great Political and Family Journal. Published at the Capital W. A. HEMPHILL A CO., Publishers. April 26, t?] Atlanta, Georgia. 1,000 POTS. V1 as rs id of d kJ ry r. to 8 II e 7e Id in jr id Choice Green and Hot-Honse Plants. CONSISTING in part of Single and Double Geraniums, Single and iDoable Fuchsias, Red and Whito Bego nias, Heliotropes, Century plants, Nigh* Blooming Cereus, Cactuses, Ice, Air and Wax plants, Vines, Sedura and Baskot plants. Japonicas, Pine Apple, Bunanas, and fifty other varieties of plants. Mosses <fec grown from seeds and plants obtained from the most celebrated Flor ists in the United States. Plants ten inch es to two feet high in four inch and six inch pots, 15 cents to 25 cents each. Lar ger plants and Dots in proportion. De livered tree on board the cars. J, F, C, DUPRE. CUNNINGHAM AND TEMPLETON Have received and open ed the^r large Stock of all kinds of goods. Dry Goods, Clothing, Boots, Shoes, Caps, ? Hats, id Hardware, Crockery, Saddlery, &c. CALL AND SEE FOR YOUR -1 SELVES. s? Oct. 6, 1875 26-tf EUGENE B. GABY, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Abbeville C. H., S. C. Special attention to the collection of claims. [Feb. 9, ly ANEW LOT of Oil Window Shades just received, with pood fixtures. J. D. CHALMERS <fc CO. Oct. 27, 1875 tf