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w?? ?o?na i i ?w?ca The Press and Banner. ' By IIUGII WILSON & W.l'.BENET - - - ' -c Wednesday, July 23,1879. Rot. Dr. Adder's Letter on Education. The readers of th6 Press and Manner o will find m our columns this morning j* u most interesting and suggestive letter (j on "Education in Sonth Curolina." It is ti modestly published under the initials tl " T ** ? " -.--J nnxhnna WO f1<? wllllt till! r< J Uii\t pvi ,, v _ writer did not wish when we thus divulge [l( his name. Bnt as the subject of which ir lie treats is of pressing and transcendent t' importance, as his treatment of it is so y forcible, practical and sensible, and as he ?f himself is a ripe scholar who knows the; < < value to hiftiself and others of the high- J01 est education, and is also an educator ofj?' many years' experience whoso opinions | tf therefore on our ^educational system are a: of great value, we feel ourselves justified in disclosing the fact that our correspond- ^ ent is the Rev. J. B. Adger, D. D. lie will, we trust, excuse us for having thus g thrust publicity on him. sc Dr. Adger is kind enough to speak approvinglv of our recent article | on our'u. I t<J public school system, and he pays the Rev. Dr. Bonner a just compliment on his 11 bacealaurente address on the same sub- cc Ject delivered at the Commencement of *j' Duo West Female College, and published sc afterwards in these columns. In the hitter part of his letter he says: "I question tl: "if you ought to say all you have said "against the present 83*stem of common ai "schools, considered as uesigneu uutj "give elementary' instruction." "i We are sure that Dr. Adger has no con- m troversy with us on this subject, for what we said against the present system was ct not against it "considered as designed 01 only to give elementary' instruction," but hi against it as being tho destroyer of good j?( schools and academies. Indeed, we be- 01 lieve we went so far as to sav that the jt public school fund as at present adminis- ^ tered, and as at present regarded by tho oi ?)ia neonle. was the curse of good schools. ^ And such i? our belief. But as a means si for securing to the poor and indigent the blessings of rudimentary instruction, we have always had and shall always have a good word to say for the public school U system of South Carolina. We know of j,' no other State in the Union that has pro- >' vided so liberally for the education of ? her children. It is not generally known, p( indeed quite the reverse is taken for sj granted, that as compared with rich Mas- Jj sachusetts, the poor State of South Caro- u lina gives much more liberally to the ft causo of public education. While our c< State contributes over two dollars a year ft for the efementarj' instruction of each of ? hor children, her great antiitype among tl Statos, Massachusetts, contributes only twenty-five cents per capita. This is no- tl ble and laudable. The fund is a great ^ blessing to tho needy and ignorant. But o it is acting as a bar to private enterprise n and parental responsibility. j-j The part of Dr. Adger's letter howevor' u which is most noticeable, and most valuable is that wherein he says that "the Fr system we stand in need of is one, and .! lio f inai uu pui nun nt ib uui w M.<n.e to any other portion adding immedi- p ately that we need common schools for el- ul einentary instruction, academies lor high- ? er education, and colleges where higher education is carried to a much further hi pitch, "and then," lie says, *'it seems to ?| me quite manifest that the Univerttty sr must crown the whole." This is the lan- [e guage of the scholar, the statesman and ?> the patriot. We hava so often urged the w claims of the higher education and the se re-astablishment of tho University of tc South Carolina that we need not do more ? cc on this occasion than express our gratifi. gr cation at finding so powerful an ally in ?? Dr. Adger, and in commending his wise so words to tho careful perusal and reflection of our readers. co ai: to Bom antic Marriage. t"1 Mr. W. J. Erwin of this County, and Miss Davis of Charleston, were married th last January, but it was not until about n? a month ago that the fact became goner- ?? ally known. It seems that Mr. Erwin Sy was in Charleston during the Christmas holidays to see his sweetheart. They th had been engaged for some time before j^j this visit and Mr. Erwin insisted on- a ] marriage at once, but the lady objected to going to the country so soon. Mr. Er- In win proposed a compromise by marrying gjj at once, with the understanding that she J should come to his home in Abbeville as Usi soon as possible. A minister was called, And in the presence of the family of du which she was a member, the marriage of ceremony was performed. Tho minister re was requested to say nothing of the mat- re * tor, Mr. Erwin returned to his home at H Erwin's Mill in Abbeville county, and ^ the young lady remained at her home in < Charleston until some time in June, si< when she came to Honea Path, where she cll -was met by her husband. Up to this time nobody in the neighborhood where Mr. Erwin lived knew anything of the m -marriaee of Mr. Erwin, and on her ar-!"' rival all were surprised. We have had ^ the pleasure of meeting the happy couple so in their neat cottage, with ita vine-clad M porch, under the hill, where the city bride w will heooeforth live, withiu the wound of Hj, the murmuring waters that turn the tire- as leas wheels. te m M Tlie Columbia Register and the Spartanburg Lynching. UI We take pleasure in printing the leader re published by o*'.r Columbia contempora- 'u ry in which he sets himself right before the public on the question of lyuchiug. We regret our blindness and neglect in 1} not noticing his previous condemnation ^ of the Spartanburg lynching. The Reg- j, i&ter, we are glad to say, takes a right fc view of lynching in general and the Spar- B' tanburg lynching in particular. ti The Greenville Military Institute. We have received the catalogue of this tl most excellent institution, on whose rolls a; there are the names of eighty students. ^ The military system of education pre- C( 6ents many advantages, in that it devel- ti opathe faculties of both bod3* and mind, tl We hope that many of our j'oung men may seek an education in so fine an insti- v tution. Dull Times. ^ u The stores about the towns in the up- b country are doing very little just now. a The merchants refuse to make additional ^ g| advances to the planters, and as a conse- j, quence we hear reports of some suffering among the freedman in various sections -A of the county. ? ft The Air Line. a P We ask attention to the advertisement fc> ment of the schedule of the running of ?l the trains on the Atlanta and Charlotte ^ Air Line. It is the great highway to the ti North or West. Our people will tlnd o< this the best road in the South. 111 JTeir Correspondent. We take pleasure in saying wo now have a correspondent X, V, Z., at Nine- Ji ty-Six who has promised to keep ua informed as to matters transpiring about I W that town. Let Cokesbury furnish a re- q porter now. G ? ?. c, Dr. Parker ha* turnip seed of the fin- oj est variety. If you mean to do a good | tr thing, plant two meres. Turnips are good j for uian and beast. I tl The Carolina Review is handsomely j fjj printed. 181 .nniial Meeting: of the Abbeville Soli Association.--Suoce.ss of the Graded School. The first annual meeting of the Ab illc School Association was Jiclci| in ourt House on the afternoon of Frid ulv IS, at f> o'clock. Col. J. S. C'oth ,as voted into the chair, and Mr. \V. tenet acted as secretary. Capt. L. W. White was asked by hairnian to state to the Association bject of the meeting, This ho did ii >\v remarks, saying that tlio business e transacted was first the election iree trustees of the School, in place i?? lUMU WIIW III A WVCbUl/IA lCktlS,U le ernl of the school year : second, fading of the reports of the secret; nd the treasurer of the Board of Tr >es ; and third the consideration of i lattcrs that would properly come bet le Association. The Chairman supplemented Cant White's remarks, and complimented rustles and the Association on the s ?ss of their efforts during the year j uded and urged the necessity for ' mtinuance of the good work of ke ig up a good school in Abbeville, icn called on the secretary to read iinual report of the Board of Truste Mr. Benet then read the following 1 ort 0 the Member* of the Abbeville School A elation: In presenting their first annual report, oard of Trustees of the Abbeville School Hilation, congratulate the members ii| le success of their ett'orts to afford big Ideational advantages to the children of >wn than they had previously been enat 1 enjoy. In the beginning of the enterpi lere whs much apprehension that oppi on would be encountered. There had existed much prejudice in t immunity against mixed schools, and tli ere also private schools in operation, wh was feared would be found obstacles, bi emed to be generally realized that sorni rt was necessary for the purpose of atl( ig increased facilities for education. U| ic subject being laid before a meeting of tizens, there was at once a cordial, i .arty encouragement given to the enterpi ul steps promptly authorized to pu aded school in operation. At the outset our calculations were ba >011 the probability of the attendance te hundred scholars of whom it was ho . leiust eighty-live would be paying schol; lie school trustees of this township and ;hool Commissioners heartily seconded fort and gave us assurance of their full leration, so far as they had the power. Prior to tills time there had been five mr nail schools within the incorporate Tin ' Abbeville. It was believed that If all tli >uld be united into one school under a cc ' competent teachers, our educational fac es would be Increased, while the rates of ion could be diminished. Under these circumstances a Board of Ti es was elected and efforts Immediately r> fVv.t (<? flip nmhubllltv of a KUCCCS! ,*eoniplisbment of the enterprise. The Hoard ol" Trustees determined to off jfllcioiit amount to secure a first-class let ns principal, and to organize with two stunt, teachers. Out of some forty applications, nearly 11 tirely unknown, the Hoard with reiuui le unanimity, determined to elect Mr. S, raham, principal, and as assistants > ucy White and Miss Sarah Livingston, \ ad been engaged in teaching for scv< ears and whose Known competency wu narantee that the efforts of the princl ould L>e ably seconded. The selection, a year's experience, the Board regard a u irtunate one, and they feel fully justlflei tying that our hopes and expectations h eeu fully realized. The order and sysi revaling in the school, and the spirit of i lation excited amongst the pupils with rldencesof accurate and intelligent inst on have been highly gratifying to all < srned. The Board relying upon the appai nanimily of all classes in the coiuiuuu It themselves authorized to adopt low ri f tuition varying from Sl.lH) lo Si40 JOIliri llCWrumg kunu<uMvv.?v.i.v. ius puttingit in the power of nil so dispc ) afford their children tlie opportunities i ix>d education at cheap rates. With no e anxiety the tirst term was opened In Oi er last, but our apprehensions were soon Ived by the gratifying report of the lium f scholars in attendance. Opening with ninety-five scholars, umbers gradually Increased and havercn i as high as l'J6f the average genen iroughout the school year having been at 15, although since January a private set as been in operation with from 'S> to 30 ils. Much ineouveiileiicc lias been suflV oin the want of a suitable building :hool purposes, the present building be k) small and badly arranged. The Bo els that they cannot too strongly urge U] ic citizens of the town the importunct uttlng the Graded School on a linn basis t once taking steps for the erection < roper building. .Surpassei by 110 conu ity in the State in general appearance, >wn is one of the few that have not one lore Academical Buildings. Our cltiz ave been too much accustomed to send tl lildrenoff to rinish their education abr< heavy expense. Could tlioy be induce* end a portion of this amount in the ei on of suitable buildings and employ com nt instructors, it would soon be found 111 tisfactory as well as more economical struct their children at home. The net sslties of the school now really require rvice* of another assistant but there Is oin in the building for an addltlo achcr. l'he report of the treasurer on the flnarn mdition ol the school will be found 111 atifylng. The tuition feeswitli thecoinn liool fund will enable us to meet the tea '?Avnonco? In full np un tifiil K iHlinnvit uuu .m .... thiit It will be required to tux to n v< mil amount the liberality of tho.se friei the cause who so freely subscribed to i ntingent fund. The teachers' salai nount to Siooo. and other expenses, repn building, desks, rent, <tc., to the furtl 1111 of S3W.45 The Board regrets, liowev at a considerable sum is due for tuitiou f ilch will probably not^>e realized. '1 tes were put so low, to ?1 paid niontli at it was supposed that all who sent el en to the school, would be atlc to meet i onthly payments, but this has not been I tie and the board will feel it necessary, e school continues another year, to ado^ stem dliferent from that pursued the p nr, and limit non-paying scholars stric the common school term. It Is not Just ose who do pay. to have the time of I sellers occupied In giving attention t rge number who will pay nothing. .11 conclusion, the lioard of Trustees des express to the patrons of the school th preciat ion of the cordial support given tlx the effort to build up u (.traded School uli rank, and to bespeak their contini pport. Vnd, further, toaccord to Mr. S. J. Gralin incipal, and Misses White and Llviiissti dstants, a hearty recognition of theabili rnest zeal, and conscientious discharge elr laborious duties, manifested by tin iring the past year and to which the succ the etlort is so largely due. At the conclusion of the reading of t port, Mr. S. C. Cason moved that it ceived as information and Mr. It. ill moved that it should be published e County papers. Both motions wt rried. The Association then proceeded to co ier such portion of the Report jus : lired to be acted upon?namely t ggestiou as to a suitable school buil g. On motion of Gen. McGowan, a coi ittee of three was appointed to tako t atter of a new school-house into cc deration, to receive information there id report at a called meeting of the A ciation. The Chairman appoint essrs. A. B. Ward law, Benj. S. Bar ell, and R. E. Hill. Maj. A. B. Wardlaw moved a recc deration of Gen. McGowan's motion to amend it by enlarging the comm e from ttiree 10 live, uie auimioi embers to be Col. Cothran and Ge cGowan. Carried. The Chairman then called on the Trci rer to read his report. Capt, L. W. White said ho was glad sport as treasurer that the GradedSch( i spite of the non-payment of fees by )ou many people, was self-supportin e then read his olficial report of incoi id expenditures, which was exceedin gratifying and showed that the ii ear of the Graded School's exister ad been linancially a success. The to icomewas?1942,92; thetotal uxpenditi ir teachers' salaries, rent, and conti snt expenses was $1943,45. Gen. McGowan moved that the rep< f the treasurer be received as inforn on, and in the course of Jus remarks sprcssed the gratification with which ad heard the report; and he was si lat the members of the Associati ;reed with him in thinking that t rustees had nobly done their duty laking the Graded School so great a si 3ss. He then moved that the Assoc 011 should proceed to the election of I iree Trustees whose places on the Boa f Nine was vacant by their constitutii i retirement at the close of the sell' ear. The retiring Trustees were Rev. J. lartin, Rev. R. N, Pratt, and Mr. Jac liller. Gen. McGowan in com pi inn iry terms moved that those gentlem e all re-elected to serve for three yeai rid Mr. Cason mo veil that the Clialrn: e empowered tocasttho ballotof the.* jciation in behalf of the gentlemen no lated ; which was (lone. Tho status of the Sinking Fund of 1 .ssociation was then discussed, and iero was some difference of opinion ) the perpetuity of tlie subscription iO by each member of the Associati committee of three was, on motion, < oiuted to wait on the subscribers to inking Fund to ask them to subscr !?ain to a permanent fund, and if poi Je obtain new subscribers ; thecoma w to report at a meeting of the Assoc on, The Chairman appointed on ommittee Gen. MeGowan, J, F. Ly nd L. \V. White. On inotien the meeting adjourned. J. S. COTHKAN, Cbairmat W. C. Benet, Secretary. ..omorVt nf .ludire Aldrlch to the Gn ury of Greenville, upon the lynching shn J. Moore ln?r>artanbure. may, we ] jme, be considered extra Judicial, or at le i nn obUtr dictum, since the term of Cour hlch they were made was not held In ounty where the lynching occurred, and rand Jury to whom the oration was delh 1 had nothing to do with the matter wl /er. It is,in our opinion, unfortunate ir Judiciary to countenance or wink atlyi w.and particularly so for a Circuit Judgi wvel out of his way for the purpose of ajx zine for or expressing sympathy with lolailon of law, even if It was done un ie strongest possl hie circumstances of Jusi ition. It le the dnry of thejndlclary to jce men to obey the law?not to comm< irni for its violation under nny clrci ancct*.?A niter toil InLclligcnccr. ool Cireeinvood Notes ami Comments. iiv Qrro nunc. l>c- Miss Fannie Mcrrinian is visiting Scnthejeea City. ay, Mr. Jas. Davis was installed president ran of the Reading Cluh at the last session for C. the ensuing quarter. Many springs and wells which have the never been known to fail have dried up uie j cnureiy. 11 a| No rains, but aslight reduction in tlio i to temperature of the thermal atuiosof phore. of The carriage housoof Mr. Jas. Timmerat man, who resides near the lino of Abbethe villeand fildgetield counties was, was re irv centlv entered by a thief and a set of us- wheels from a new buggy extracted, my The burglar will probably call for the balore anee of the buggy. Mr. a. J. Xproles has purchased the ain township right of a valuable patent churn the dasher with the use of which the maxiuc mum time of churning will not exceed ust j seven minutes. the Messrs. Verrcll and Sharp extend a en-' general invitation to all to attend the barlie j bocue at Yoe's Spring on next Friday, the The supply of meat* and other edibles ses. will be abundant, charges moderate le- During the session of the Reading club Monday night some unknown parties ,M0. built a" fence across the road near the Methodist church, moved several vehicles the froin Mr. \V. C. Anderson's carriage shop oon ,callc'rlI,B mem wirounii iu\vn. xi r?.i^ l,er supposed to be the work of boys on ;i fun the making rampage. Should they bo approved liended they may expect h pretty sharp rise castigation. But for advance pedestrians osl" serious injury might have resulted to jjls horses carriages and individuals from ierc these obstructions, it being dark* ilcli Wo learn that the people of Ninety-Six it it are very much incensed at our notice of the sanitfiry condition of that place. We t>on only stated what had been currently talktbe ed here for several days and disclaim any mil design of injuring or misrepresenting tho rise good people of Ninety-Six. n In many cases bottom land has been sed saved from the effects of tho drought by of damming up the stream# and,occasionally pod irrigating the crops. A large acreage has in this way been preserved and the yield mir will oven exceed the average in good' scaco sons. Quite a crowd from town pic nieed at s'x Ninety-Six Friday. At a small expense the public pump ,rps might be covered and enclosed with a ilu- lattice frame, tho beautiful shade-trees tu- surrounded by a light enclosure of wood or wire and made a pleasant an.1 attractput *ve plaee to snend a few hours in tho sulsful try summer nays. As it is, it is an eyeso're, a filthy nucleus of filthier concreerR tions. The excessive heat has not in the least "" affected the health of Greenwood with its all topographical altitude, bracing air, and ka- pure eld water one has only to observe nJ; the natural laws of hygiene to be healthy and bouyant. Those seeking refuge erul from the intense heat and oppressive tems n perature of cities could not find a inoro ipal! delightful place for recreation and coinlost ifort* A ROCM* hotel, tine drives, cultivated X j? and rclined society are prominent l'eauve tures. tern Mr. Woodruff will shortly open adan7h * cinS school in the old chapel. To the lovr?n? ers of this graceful art, the weokly soirees ;on- will be a great attraction. eat The "beauty and chivalry" of Grecnitj'? wood crowded the parlors at Dr. Watson's loer Thursday evening. Miss Mamie Watson ,{,.s and Miss Ella McKellar received. Tho affair was recherche and thoroughly enuf a joyed by all. Such pleasant events are Jic* just as vital to social life as oxygen in to animal life. ber Politics seem to be chiefly confined to the negroes at present. . Knots and the groups may be seen almost any hour of "jj1* i the day loitering around the streets, disiout mussing its outlook. lt>ol I A representative of the defunct firm of pu-1 Geo. \Y. Williams <fc Co., was in town last (red i neck. The debits of this firm here will ,folj probably approximate twelve thousand iirS j dollars." pon Farmers are holding wheat at high fig: of u res. So mo sales havo been mado at ^ ?1.25. iiu^! Mr. W. C. Anderson has just completed our for Mr. C. G. Waller an elegant doublo or seated buggy, equal in style and finish to ens the best Northern work, l'or one hundred ,e,?" dollars. j'JJ, The traveling agent of the Augusta roc- Chronicle and Xentincl was recently in ipc- town and secured a number of subsoriporo j tions. ccvl ^',0 Pows ^ie Baptist Church are bothc ing repaired. They are to be finished in no | imitation of oak. nal The open air performances by the band I are very much appreciated by the public. o"t l band will bo a lively auxiliary to 10'i, i the democracy during the next campaign, eh- Mr. John Seal res'ding near New Marr'y ket, died suddenly Saturday night. ?gl While visiting a neighbor, during the day jl,e I he complained of indisposition and exicsj pressed a wish to return home, after ilrs j reaching which bo was soon prostrate [,eri and did not survive the night. fees We recently observed amnio attached fi,e! to a wagon whose car was well nigii iiy, j severed from the head by a cancer-wart, >11- which appeared from the size and depth ll>e, r?f tlio pnvit.v. to 1>r on the tanis of none-1 If trating tho" brain. A most revolting! it a sight was presented at each motion of the ast head of the poor beast. tly It is said to be true that an old genttethe raan !l *?w IT1''eH ?f here during reoa ligious services at church, lately earnestly prayed for rain and that ho was theonIrc ly one of that congregation who received ^ir a good rain that afternoon. It is a waste of material and labor to lcj do out-side painting during very hot weather. Its proper application is not tn. only impossible, but its durability and i lustre are greatly diminished by the effectsof sun aud'air. * uni Mr. Jas. Bailey has a patch of chufns ess that promises an abundant yield. They are a rapid, vigorous growth, prolific arid lie an excellent esculent for hogs, with be which to supplement corn. E. j A good many eggs are being shipped in j from this point. no If the government ol the ctusKy i;etewayo would send a recruitingoftieerhere, m- we think it would be an improvement on re- the exodus movement and save the philie | lanthropic republicans much trouble id- about their ill-used wards. The Sunday schools throughout the n- the county are being treated to a great lie deal of that kind of stale elegance and in- ] fervor months old, which Sydney Smith on so pungently satired. Hut "the speaker is- always tells the audience in his prologue ed ! that the lack of time for preparation has u- compelled him to beentirely impromptu. Thus fortified he throws his rusty in- shells into the audience imagining that so they are received with the startling effect it- of spontaneous explosion. lal Those who attended the panorama, ill. say if they are to be bored to death thoy prefer a two-inch auger to a smoky hints tern. Greenwood is just now enjoying an I to anomalous and happy phase of village i K?1 ex istence. There is not a book agent, sow-1 a | ing machine agent, patent right vender,j I k/v/I mun u-ifliin iU nAMOn. I ii.j. 1uu w, t ~ , ue ful precincts. g- Mr. Hardin is running the steam mill j, rst day and night, turning out an excellent ice quality of flour and meal. tal Young men who have donned the selio-1 tie lastic robes, should remember thatlearn-1 in- ing and acquisition of knowledge are not: confined to seminaries and cloisters, ort The unprofitable leisure some enjoy, | m- others would convort into a capital giving j be assurance of present honor and future] he aggrandizement. ire Jt is a significant fact that the average I 011 longevity in this vicinity is greater than j lie I that of almost any community, within | in! knowledge and most of its aged are jc- 1 sprightly, vigorous and well-preserved, ia- j This is accounted for mainly in the ab:ho sence of acute, virulent, malarial and ird , epidemic types of disease. * 001 Is Lengthy Good English ] t The following little local squib appeared In / the Jferald the Uth of June : "During Court last week one Attorney referred to another's 3n- speech :ik being "Jcnjctny," qualifying the exien j presslon by uduliig, Mif such a word in good . ! Kticriltili.*' .1 mien PrftSKlpv rpmurkod. **JL is ' ' not good Ktik'llsli. You had as well say bread* 'an thy for broad ns lengthy for long." The lie avfort ('reticent dlffurs from tlio Judge; ill- or, to use the exact language of the CrcaceiU, "dltters with the Judge." i.? The Abbeville Pre*s and Manner does not ' think "lengthy" Is good English. ,LS The Columbiujtefflateragrees with the livauas fort Crescent. of We have not space to quote tlio art icles of on the different papers nor to make any coin. ' ments of our own In this Issue, but shall do so rj hereafter. Two points, however, we feel itdue ''I? tt) Judge Pressley to notice now. ibe 1st. The Beaufort Orctcent savs : "It seems ssi- to us rather gratuitous for a Judge to pass sentence upon words, In view of tlie graceless 11 ess of ad cttptianriuni criticism?[the supertluous i In tjie latin phrase was probably a til? typographical error.?Kditor Herald.] Judge on. I'ressley needs no defense as a Judge or a gentleman, and no man understands more thoroughly the proprieties of his position. The incident referred to was only one of the plea.v ' antries that, often occur during the course of; tedious equity cases. Not one second of time! was lost to business, and none of the "people's Lml money" was wasted thereby. The Judge's "f criticism was not gratuitous; the Attorney p. appealed to him when expressing his doubt 118 lo the Pr?Per U8e the work. The most ??; gratuitous thing In the whole matter Is the fkp vtinvioui v** mv Vxf tovw??.. the 2d. In answer to l\\zRegi?ter, theexpresslon "You hud as well say," though In quotation 'at* marks, were our own; the Judge's exact words we cannot recall. If we had been wrl"h tlnga labored editorial we should have,said, , tn You would as well say ; but this was only a "local."?Xewberry Herald. the tier The people of Hampton Ctmnty will weltlfl come to their midst Mr. M. B. MeSweeney. of in- the Ninety-Hix Guardian, who will soon start nd h new paper there lo be willed The Hampton im- County Guardian.?Charleston AVuj and tburii-r. News From Ninety Six. [From our own Correspondent.] Editors Press and Banner: Ninety Six, S. C.f July 21, 1879. ] As the Guardian ha* taken its departure l'rotn our town, the Abbeville papers are tlio only source through which we p jin communicate with the outside world. | La?<t Friday the 18th inst., was a gala day iu Ninety-Six. It was the day set apart l>y the Star Fort Guards for a pic-nic and shooting match. At t? o'clock in the morning the Guards with thoir friends repaired to the Old Fort, the scene of the festivities. The Star Fort Guards are commanded by Opt. E. M. Lipscomb, and right well docs he put the Guards through. Soon alter the arrival at the 1 Fort the drum was sounded, and soon the ! command "fall in" was heard. , The crowd by this time had collected on j the left of tho Foit in the open field to ] witness the drill of the company. The company's wheolings and company 1 front marchings, were very highly com- j plimented by all who witnessed them. The Guards under command of Capt. 1 Lipscomb aro becoming very proficient ! in the company manoeuvres and in the manual of arms. At 12 M. everything had been arranged for Hie shooting contest. Each member is allowed three shots, the target is a Creed moor, distance 100 yards, ott'-band. Sergeant J. I). Johnson and privaUi P. B. Addison tied for tho tirst prize. They shot over and Sergeant Johnson was declared the winner, making 13 out of a possible 15. Private Addison was awarded the fieoond prize, he having made the next highest score 11. Griflin Johnson tho drummer won tho third prize, making 10. The shooting was all good, tho ,tarcet was literally shot to pieces. Privates James Blake and Gus Stuart had a hard fight for the tin cup, which was linally awarded to James Blake. Hon. James H. Rico presented the prizes, with appropriate remarks. Tho prizes were two beautiful pair of epaulettes, with cross belts and breast plates. After dinner tho honorary and contributing members contested for a prize, a beautiful picture which the Guards had brought down with them. The Confederate Monument, "In Memoriam" drawn by Mr. C. A. David, of Greenville, handsomely framed. It was awarded to Mr. Itobt. W. Majors, and the tin cup to Mr. James Hilton. Everything passed ott" very pleasantly and it was the unanimous decision of ail who attended, that tho day spent with C'apt. Lipscomb and the Guards was a delightful one and long to be remembered. Just here we would say that the report published in the Press and Bannerol' last week, sent by a correspondent from Greenwood, that there was "yellow fever" in Ninetv-Six, is entirely unfounded. We have iiad no fever of aiiy kind this season, and our doctors say that our town was never healthier for the season of the year, "More Anon." X. Y. Z. THE CAUSE^OF^EDUCATIOX. State Superintendent Thompson's Address Before the Hampton Connty Teachers' Association. Hampton, July 14.?Tho Teachers' Association, ltov. W. H. Dowling presiding, met hero last Friday to hear addresses from State Superintendent of Kdueat'on, MaJ. Hugh S. Thompson, and Rev. K. W. Peeples, and to discuss matters pertaining to the educational Interests of the county. Owing to the heat, the audience was small, but appreciation and close attention on the part of those Cresent supplied the place ofjlack of numers. Major Thompson, after alluding Jto the happy omen for the new county from its very name, reviewed the history of the leading and secondary nations of Kurope; and showed that the high places they held In civilization and statesmanship were mainly due to knowledge acquired by Judicious educational facilities given to their subjects. Il'he power of a now united Fatherland in Germany, as compared with Its former weak condition of faction and dissension, he dwelt especially ....... 1.1.?vtr.iiin.? iiio ftftldent school svs tern, under governmental control, that educated nolonly tlio masses for (lie vocations of life, but soldiers also that could humble in the dust the proud "Kicur-de-lls" of Prance. The reports of the school systems In the dlf i ferent States of tills country were then commented upon at length, and contrasted with the school system of South Carolina, in which State, he said, there was need of great Improvement, llfty-seven percent, of her voting i population being unable to read the writing on their ballots, and that though this fact was ] due to causes that wc could not control, still it was the dictate of common prudence that the masses should be educated. The pertinency of his remarks on this point was forci- i bly Illustrated by the case of an ignorant < family of criminals in New York one huu- I dred years ago, that left a progeny of twelve . hundred who ultimately cost the State over|i one mlllioivdollars, the ancestral curse of Ig- < norance and hence susceptibility to crime I still bearing its legitimate fruit. He then I proceeded in syllogisms, the conclusion of ' which were irresistible, to sweep away in de- I tail the cinp-trap arguments, based on In- ] equality of return for the taxation, against I Suite taxation for the suport of free schools, ' showing in various departments of life how I the inequality in this respect had never i been remedied, but that still statistics and < Krnvnil ihiit nubile and urlvilte ! VAp?iiru?.v K*'"VM i ~ . interests were promoted by liberal legislative appropriations lor common school purposes. Alluding to the old law of local taxation under the Radical regime, in whlcli were glaring defects, lie disapproved thereof, but advocated a system of local taxation under certain modifications, such as had been put into effect in a few planes in this State, notably in the town of winiiRboro'. A high order of qualification for teachers, after ths model oi the typical Arnold of Rugby, was also insisted upon, as well as the matter of wages paid at the right time and commensurate with the dignity and importance of the oltice of teacher; for, said he. talented teachers are worth their price, and generally will not teach unless properly paid. En passant, a j glowing trlbuie was paid to the virtues of those Scotch- Irish teachersof "t'ld field" notoriety in South Carolina who taught but little, but that little thoroughly, anri who gave to the country pupils such as Clay, Calhoun and McEuftie, and men and women In private life the peers of any nation. THE NCGROES ENJOYING THE "FOURTH" IN CHARLESTON. Tlie Battery by Moonliijht"Entertflining ^Guests with the Sou Breeze, Moonshine and Green Grass --The .Carnival of the Carolina Darkies in "The Cradle of Secession." [From the Spcclal Correspondent of the Register.} The "Battery," sometimes called -'White Point Garden," Is among the chief attractions of our good old "City by the Sea." Through all the troublous times of recent date, the young, symmetrical live* oaks have steadily developed, until now they have become widespreading shade trees of dense foliage. Green and velvety grass coats the wljoie area, even to the trunks of these trees, except where the broad macadamized walks are so regularly laid oil'. Then the elevated promenade on the sea wall, extended along all the front and sides, are kept as clean and level as a parlor floor. Beside all the walks and along the promenade permanent settees are placed for the relief of parties. It was the privilege of your correspondent to witness the scene on the night of the 4th Instant, and it beggared description. The grass-plats, sojealously guarded all the year round, were now s>'l oit' with temporary tables of every shape and s|ze, and covered with almost every variety of edibles and drinkables calculated to tempt the pa late, "fora consideration." And when the scene was lighted up by the full moon to almost the brightness of day, streams of ebon humanity came surging down through all the streets terminating in the Point. and the whole area was soon flooded with a sea of, black Hainites. The confu. sion of tongues at ancient Babel could now 'be somewhat realized. There were some 10,0*?0 present, showing all the facial hues, "from Attic's sunny fountain*" to those of the cold Caucasus, and the sexes about equally represented. Wc are pleased to say there was nothing approaching rowdyism or violence, but "all went on as merry as a marriage bell." All their lungs seemed to be in constant exercise; the voiees of the hucksters contending with many groups of extemporized choirs, and abovcall, the rlngingontof thatrib-shnk-1 lng laughter which the whilo minstrel can never imitate to perfection. It amused your correspondent to notice the patronizing air with which luj was received as lie passed from group to group. Their manner seemed to say, "Though you arc white, wc can atford to treat you politely on such an occasion as this," particularly if you pay tribute at the tables. One "intelligent contraband," who was acting as guide through the "Ash-market comer," answered all my questions with prompt frankness. "IIow long will all this be kept up?" I ventured to nsk. "Well, boss, tel clean day light, I s'pose. You see, we 'vites dem to come on de railroad but in dese hard times we can't take dem homo; dey would eat up a month's pcrwisi.. niffhi t we* hrinir rlmri horn, clb dem plenty ob moonshine and sea-breeze: } and If (ley bring any change along dcy need i} not sufler, wld all dem tables standing round. j If dey want to fall 'sleep, we gib dem plenty f i ob green grass." Yah! yah! This unique I j hospitality had the virtue of economy, and i the squinting at "profit" through the tables i they had probably learned from their carpet- . bag affiliation. However, all parties seemed > to be equally please:! with the arrangements. rtemember, Mr. Editor, this is laid in the. "cradle of secession," in the metropolis of t that old blood-thirsty State, whose children f arc taught to shoot by practicing on the nig- j" ger, as the pale-faced Sabbath-schoolteacher J.1 tells his classes in old Massachusetts ; where, 'J along the highways and the byways, the d hiri/iriv Kiiirtis dallv humr out to dry from ev cry humble cabin,and where the poor, oppressed wretches are dally holding up their hands in vain supplication to be taken to Kansas, Alaska or the Xortli Pole, to cool their parched tongues. t That old aristocratic Charleston, under (. Democratic rule, should voluntarily abandon li her cherished pnrk to these people for twenty- I fourhoursof unlnterriiupted Jollification and 1 Brass-trampling, exceeds all abounds of Van- > kec comprehension. Oh! ye exodus-shriek- c ers, there must be some direful purpose hid- t den from the eye of man! Probably the hope I that with arms in their hands they might en- v cage in a Kilkenny cat tight, each throwing r his victim to the sharks till the lust one (I should be helped over by yours, respectfully, f; Abbeville Teachers' Institute. \ The Teachcr's Institute will hold its meet- n iligs on Thursday and Friday, .'list July and f 1st Auuiist. at the Court House. All School t Teachers. School Trustees, and rrlenus or eu- j i uciition in Abbeville County, are Invited to \ intend the convention and J<iln the institute. ! f The citizens of Abbeville will entertain tlic j members of the Institute, who are earnestly | j: requested to send in their names ut once to i ^ \V. C.Uenet, Chairman ExecutlvoConiuiittee, Hint all nroper arrangements may be made 11 iu time. - !il ( I 9 Heat of Three Centuries. Bj LAST SATURDAY THE HOTTEST A DAY EVER KNOWN HERE. A rhc Record Goes Back to 1688, bnt ma not Until a Hundred Years Later cap did the Thermometer Reach 98 De- {^! jrrees--In 1752 it Touched 101**In tnu 1826 and 1829 ire have 100, and Pjf in 1871 as Hirli as 102, hut 104 only on Saturday Last. ,wet [Wcws and Courier.] It is quite common during a severe hentcd wit spell to hear from the lips of nearly every one me Ihe expression: "Well this is the hottest plti weather We have had In Charleston In the mu memory of the oldest.inhabitant*" This for- ton jotfulness of past evils in the sufferings of fed< present ones is so general a characteristic of talc Ihe itunian race that such expressions as the V *bove while they cannot be refuted except by pta great labor and research, are accepted cum trej jruna xalh. It will therefore bo of 110 little pas consolation to the people of Charleston to scri know that from a carefnl examination of the tin: oldest oliicial and historical rccords extant nni the heated spell of last week through which of 1 they have Just passed Is shown to be without onl a pqrallcl since the foundation of the city by the the British. the Doctors Lining, Chalmers and Shccut, eml- hoi nent. physicians and statisticians, made the sid temperature in Charleston their special study foil for a number of years, and furnished some Ma important Information bearing 011 the subject dat botn from personal observation alid research- prl es. In an essay before the llpyal rtoClety in froi May, 1748, Dr. Unlng mentions the year l'.'W rea as being the hottest that had been expcrlonc- the eU in Charleston rorone nuuureu years nnic- pie rlor to that (lute. Of the heat at thut time he per Kays: "In June, 1737, when the heat of the ntl< shaded air was DO, the thermometer mink one the degree in my arm pits, but continued at 98 in soil my hand and mouth. Two men who were eve then in the streets (when the heat was proba- cor bly 124 or 126 degrees, as the shaded air's heat ent was then 98) dropped suddenly dead, and sev- an< eral slaves in the country at work in tho rlco- wll fields shared t he same late." the Dr. Chalmers's account of the weather and wb diseases of South Carolina which was orint- ter ed in I/ondon in 1776, refers chiefly to a period Thi about the middle of the eighteenth century, <tn thus carrying the record begun by l)r. Lin- to< lng some fifty years further on. Referring wu to the heat in Charleston, he pronounces tho in year 17">2 as being the hottest on record up to he that time. "During the summer of 1752, he ftll says, "the mercury often rose above the 90th me degree of the thermometer throughout tho rid months of May. June, July and August: and frit f< r twenty successive days, excepting three firl in June and July, the temperature of the obf shaded air varfed between the 90th and 101?t den division, and semetimes It must have been 30 Iti degrees warmer in open sunshine, to which ate irreat numbers of people were dally exposed att for a number of hours. Neither was ever a the more healthy season known than this, so long ing as the weather continued steadily warm and in i fair. During this season a candle mi was blown out. and setln a chimney at 10 He <il ?>IaL- Af urltinli nnntlnnnrf u/p to burn clearly (like a coul) till next morning ont and was likely to dojso for many hours long- we; er." , rer This statement at first glance appears rath- lng er extraordinary, as It Is nard to comprehend tai how the heat of the weather would be likely the to affect combustion of the kind, but the Art statement Is accounted for upon the theory aul that the heat of the atmosphere was so In- tui tense that It melted the grease of the candle wl sufficiently to supply the wick by capllllary Sot attraction with the necessary fuel to keep the flm coal of fire alive, which In colder weather ton would not have been the case. Such was the nol account given of the weather In Charleston bul by Doctor Chalmers, a gentleman of veracity ed and philosophical accuracy In making und lm; recording observations. tw< Ramsay in his History of South Carolina Fr< carries the record still further, taking It from del 1701, where It was left by Dr. Chalmers, up to suh 180S. He rays- the "In the whole of these eighteen years the lan highest, degree of the mercury has been from alsi two degrees to five less than It was In two Ion years of the four observed by Dr. Lining, and of I from one degree to eight less than It was In rcg five years ol the ten observed by Dr. dial- oft* mors. Since 17S1 It haa reached 93 only on soli one day. In one year it did not exceed 88. In wit four years It did not exced S9. In four years eve It did not e.*ceed 90, In six years It did not mu exceed 01. In two years It did not exceed 92. bid In the ten years, viz: from 17;? to 1759, ob- son Rcrved by I>r. Chalmors, It was in no year less un< than 90, and only in two years as low as 9!). O In one year it. reached a 101. In two years it the reached, hut did not exceed, 9ti. In two years ?a It reached, but did not exceed, 91. In two sev years it reached, but did not exceed, O't, and Chi In one year It reached, but did not exceed 91. opj * * * In the four years observed by Dr. nui Lining it was 08In the year 1738 and 9-5 In 17-12. cor * * * It is possible that the apparent abate- the ment of our summer heat Is only accidental, bel and thattlie scorchiugs In 17.18 and In orabout me the year 1752 will return In future years." ne* Dr. shecut in his essays on the City of in Charleston also alludes U> theyears 1752 and bo< I7.'trf an the hottest on record. lie says: "The em difference between the heat of summer and pan thccold of winter in Charleston has been no* known to he as great as 8-'l degrees on differ- ha< ent days of the same year. This amazing his difference took place In that war, which, on lay many accounts, may be considered the most ma remarkable of any iu the history of Sooth stri Carolina, the memorable year, 17o2, in which | den (or twenty successive days, excepting three In j hai I line and July, the temperature of the shaded bu: Air varied between the ixnn ana iuisi uivision wig of the thermometer. Dr. Lining observes of sur the year 1738 that In the summer the heat of die the shaded air, about 2 or 3 In the afternoon. Ne ivus frequently between 90 and S-ldegreos, und sch that on the 14th, 15th and llith of June, at 3 hai P. M., it was 9S, a heat equal to the greatest of i fieat of the human body In health * ? * ma rhe 20th of July, 1812, was remarked an the soli Hottest and most sultry day kjiown In this gill :lty for many years, the thermometer at 93 He Jegrees, although the mercury In the ther- but mometer was three flegrecs lower than It had ant aeen In the month preceding. On this day arr the inhabitants of every class, whether in the mo shade or open air, employed or unemployed, eve tvere sensible of Its effect, by h profuse per- tur <pirution and other symptoms of oppressive T leaf. The thermoineter in June had risen to cd, W degrees, but the heat was not oppressive, Tin from which it Is to be inferred that the pre- as ' failing wind must have been from that point sea if the compass favorable to the proper modi- cd. flcationof the heat. There was a very sudden fed fall of the mercury in the thermometer from lab lOto 40 degrees on the 27th of April, 1813, and wh m the l(Hh May the same year the air was so wei :old as to be compared with the air in winter, foil 3n the 17th of March, 1819, It fell 33 degrees In prii he course of twelve hours, accompanied by a ora Vost. In 1S19 the thermometer had risen to inl< !8 and 9?) degrees in June and July,* but on! ant lie lxth and 10th of the latter month It fell In | coo lie course of a few hours from 87 to 76, a dlf- bel erence of 11 degrees." Sis: Mr. Hewitt.says in speaking of the mean gar llurnal heat of the dillerent seasons in win Jharleston I hat upon the most careful observ- plo itions It has been fixed at 01 In spring, 79 In sut1 summer, 72 in nfctunin and 52 in winter. "If wei ,ve compare." says Dr. Shecut, "the degrees wli if heat for the ten years recorded by Dr. ine Jhalmers, from 1750 to 1759, with those of the pro en years from 1809 to 1818, upw ards of half a hat :entury from the former observations, they of i ivill resnlt In the increasing mildness or trie con :limate of the city of Charleston. Thus nni he average of the mean heat in the former Is uiu is degrees, while In the latter it will be but scv 0 degrees, leaving 8 degrees less of mean abc icnt in the year in favor ol the city; which lng >roves tlial the climate of Charleston is de- the frees colder at this period (1819) than It was reo ixty years ago." visl It will thus be seen from these extracts der rom reliable authors that for one hundred coil rears previous to 1738 the thermometer had Cor lever reachedOS degrees in Charleston, and kec hat for one hundred and fourteen years prev- for ous t? 1752 it had never reached 101 degrees nisi xcept In that year. From 1762 up to 17111 the ed, lighest point reachcd was 97 degrees. -Tills san [Ives us a clear record from 1KJ8 up to 1791, mal liowlng that the highest point reached in all the hat time was 101 degrees in 1752. ter Beginning tnen at 1702 and extracting the mis nformation from the statistical details pre- rotl mred by Dr. John L. jpawson and H. W. De- anil iaiiNsure, M. D., under the nnthority of the cro ,'lty Council, published ih 1819, wa^rcablc to inei ;lve a table show) n g the highest pPnt reach- as t tl in each year up to 1879, with some few nov ireaks which cannot be filled from any oilstai lie records or publications now in existence, i the "hese breaks, however, are fortunately short | not ind unimportant for the purposes of this ar-1 bltl iele, inasmuch as the heat both before and! and ifter these periods is alluded to by writers on ! tioi he subject as bring less than 98 degrees, j dan The following is the tabic in as complete! free orm as can be compik:d : can 'ear. Greatest Heat. Year. Greatest Heat, i }'TC, 702 93. 16!W j. SI). !mV 701 01. 17fti 92. 2k r Tint CO ITIIT 1 one 80 0 1801 90. S02 89. 18W 90. 80 1 01. 1805 91. ,,, 800 93. 1807 92^. *08 91. 1809 90. ??" *10 W. 1811 90. eJ *12 90. WW 90. 'l= 814 89. 181- 90. o[81 0 W. 1817 87. frt SIS 91. 1819 89. JJ?' sat J<5. 1821 81. S24 91. 1825 94. 82tt 100. 1827 89. ">? 10??. 18:10 91. ;v" 831 9:!. 1832 9*. m 94. 18:11 91. m 04. isso.... ?' ?c 8-17 >. 98. 1838 07. " 8.I9 95. 1840 91. 81 1 02. 1842 00. S4-1 00. 1811 90. 8-45 ?...90. 1846 RJ. ,p^ 817 02. 1848 01. 849 ?5. 1850 8o. i."b ga $ }*- Si <53 OK 18o4 ...? ri??l 855 05. I *56 OH. iou 8.57 02. 1858 04. "Jft 85 9 01. 1805 97. 860 ..... 01. 1807 00. S08 91. 1800 94. ?, ' 870 98. 1871 102. *,{ * 87 i. 97. 187:1 97. S74 00. 1875 98. "j'j R70 07. 1877 100. 878 (C. 1879 104. JgJ From this tabic nnil the statistical informn- star Ion befort'alluded to. It will be seen that | and roin 10.18 to 1879 the thermometer has neverljudf eached as high as during the heated spell of i bay ust week bv two decrees, and only twice be-! the ore In the present century has It reached 100 p< legrees. Cou con' Music and our Female College. arm [Associate Reformed Presbyterian.] This editors of the Abbeville Medium and ted he Pressund Banner were,of course, at the nnd Commencements In Due West, "as In duty wer iouud," and they vl? with each other In glv- saw ng a pleasant account of what they saw and ] Bto\ icard. Their accounts were very full and coul cry complimentary. Both papers cave j thel (|ually as full an account as was found in live he Presbyterian,and besides,both gave the i the iaccaulaurcutc addresses of the Presidcnrs. | and rhlch for many reasons, we hope they will past lot Insist In doing again. l-'or all else they lint lescrve.and have, the thanks of all the'coir riends of the Colleges. I wer The proprietors of the Charleston News and! to v y?irier sent up a special reporter, who wrote i ferr or that excellent Journal a very satisfactory j pnw ccount of the Commeucement exercises, the rom first to last. His remarks about tho Jan own of Due West, and the quiet and order thai o be observed here, showed that he knew] bolt Iw. ?.ou u-Htlnv tilirmt It, hl?K slintx'd I rlptr rom our fingers, or we would extract It here. Herf The Columbia Rcgixtcr line! a fair reporter of a irescnt. who wrote a pretty letter about regi vlmt she saw. nel We will be pardoned for giving the follow- A.fl rom Iho Press and Banner about the music aboi urnlshed by the female College. a t>n ritlSON EXPERIENCE. ? James T. Well*. Sergeant Company l, Second South Carolina Infantry, th 11! [Soulfurn Historical Society I'apert.] \ t the battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, dl ir > ir/l-4 r vi-iiR Revert'lv wounded, and. with w ny officers was unfortunate enough to be A tureil by the en*myv We remained In the ?)' :l hospital until about the middle of Sep- Tl iber, when myself and several others were b< isferred to the Newton University Hos- hi il, Baltimore, and afterwards to Fort Mc- ce iry. While nt. the hospital we fared very P' 1, as we were all supplied with everything hi needed by the kind and noble Iadlesof ol tlmore. God will aurely bless them for re Ir kindness to the Confederate prisoners n< h whom they came In contact. Ourtreal- hi nt was not so good after we left the hos- sh il; however, at the Fort we did not have co eh to complain of, as we were thrown In- w i heterogenous mass of Federal and Con- cr crate prisoners ? prisoners of war, oath- hi ers, pick-pockets and cut-throats. . si ,'e certainly had some scruples about being m ced among criminals, but we were all r? Ued alike and fared ditto. Our principal cii time at this delightful retreat consisted In tl: r.,i. mm mnn unit lumnu?snl<l n:\K- T iv. wm. r ? ie being diversified by blows on the hend | oi 1 shins from a hickory mirk in tlie hands 1 huge Yankee sergeant. The blows wereI hi y received by those who were unruly In 01 "lines," and tried to push others out of ir way. Our quarters were in an old brick w ise, situated on the banks of the river, In- t<: e of the Fort inclosure. It was divided as b( ows: Front room, flrst floor ? Provost Pi rslial's oflice: second room, first floor-- ai k hole; third room, flrst floor?Yankee soncrs of all descriptions. Second floor T nt room?prisoners of State; second and a r. room?Confederate prisoners. We had (liberty of the yard and to go where we d' ased, provided the Yankee prisoners would mlt us (and they were masters of the situ- e< on, owing to their superior numbers.) In K i dark hole. 011 the flrst floor, were confined a' ne of the most villainous cut-throats It has ol ;r been my misfortune to meet. They were P' ivlcted of different crimes and had differ- ci , terms to serve. All of them wore balls tl 1 chains, and they made night hldeons :h their curses, screams, and the rattling of w ! Chains. An Instance will suffice to show x at. manner of men they were. One day, a rlble fight was in progress amongst them, e sentry approached the door, which was aperture about 4x4, and commanded them leslst. A blow on the head with a brick w s the answer he received. An officer came tl with a guard of thrge or four men, and as Ir came I11 front of the opening he also was tl ed by a blow on the head. He ordered his u n to fire. They did so, when the most lior- Ji groans and screams, interspersed with \\ jhlful oaths, Issued from the opening. The U ng checked the fisht, and the result was p tervable. A few moments afterwards one h id and several wounded were brought out, v nay be well to remark that the Cotifeder- c s who were thrown together here formed n achments for each other which lasted until fr i end of their Improvement. It was 110th- M f more that natural-situated, as wo were, if a strange land, amongst strangers and ehe- C es. It was while we were here (Fort Mfr tl nry) that the South Carolina prisoners ti re notified that they could either take the tl ?. - * u * " Wrt /Imwlnrr e\f lr?f u Qnmo I #1 ,11 or WUUIUll; W. .JV...V V* nk minded ones yielded, but the majority cl nained Arm. We were told after the draw- n ; wits over that it was for hostages to be re- n ned by the United States Government for d i safe return of three negroes, who they af- c< ned, had been captured by the Confederate tl horitlea In Charleston harbor. The unfor- g late men selected by this drawing were C lllams, McDowell and Cline, of the Second 4 itli Carolina cavalry, who were then con- rr ud in the old Carroll Prison, at Washing- fi r, District of Columbia. The writer did rr , know what disposition was made of them T : learned afterwards that they were retain- le in elosecontliiemcntdurlngthe war, which rr paired their health to such a degree that u i of them died soon after they came home, h )m our quarters at Fort McHenry we had a ir Ightful view of the city of Baltimore and d >urbs; also of Fort Marshall, situated across It ibay. The gallows, upon which the gal- v t but unfortunate Layfole was hung, was tl j in full view of our window?leftstanding h g after the event apparently to remind us rtis fate. The famous New York Seventh w Iment was stationed hero awhile, and was ci jn taken by new comers for Confederate t< ilers. The dress parade of the garrison, c< .h their fine music, was eagerly anticipated a irv evening. But I am consuming too is clt time with Fort McFIenry, and must v: It good bye, with the hope that I may, at cl no future time, renew the acquaintance ci ier more auspicious surroundings. G n the loth of September we embarked on ol steamer John J. Tracy for Point Lookout tl n extreme point of land, distant about ir enty-tive miles, and situated between the esnpeake bay and the Potomac rlvpr, Just ci josite the eastern shore of Maryland. Our rc inter was about one hundred and sixty: tl isequcntly we-were not much ci^wded.and v steamer was quite comfortable and clean, n ng one of the bay boats, and not a Govern- fl nt trnnKDort. One of our number, a Ten- a .scan, died ou the passage, and wait -burled ihe bay. Weights were attached to his b ly, which was placcd upon a plank, one w 1 of which was raised, and the Confederate tl ised away. The solemn spectacle was wit- a; sed by our men with much emotion. He ti 1 some friends, no doubt, who Informed v! command of his death. That night we s| upon the upper dcck of the steamer, ir ny of us thinking of the death of the b< niger. Accustomed as we had become to tl ith on the batlle-iteld and In hospital. It fi 1 lost mucli of its dread ; but this mode of si -lal was something new, and made a last- fa improsslon upon us. I was somewhat prised, next morning, to And myself adssed by one of the gunrd (Twenty-fifth w York artillery.) lie proved to be an old oolmate of mine and a near neighbor, who \ 1 been Induced to take the oath on account the drawing previously referred to. He reined North during the war. but not as a ilier, having been detected In some smugiin correspondence and thrown into prison, visited his home at the close of the war. G , soon enlisted In the United States army, 1 is now stationed In the far West. Upon lvlny at Point Lookout, be gave me what ney he had. and promised to aid me when- le r lie could ; but lie did not have an oppor* bi lity afterwards. u his camp had been but recently establish- pi and there was not many prisoners here. VSC :y yelled to us to "arab your pocket-books'' cl *c camc In sight. This referred to thestrlct tt rcli to which all new comers were subject- sc in which everything, even to a few Conuratc dollars, wus taken from you. It was w el led and put away, to be rolurned to you rt en you wero leaving; but the valuables n: re never returned, as they could not De si (id. We were now regularly Initiated an A ionorn or war, and began to feel all the rig- si and severities of such. We were divided ni i) companies of one hundred men each, yi i were allowed for some tlinc to draw a.nd k our own-rations, each company sergeant n ng supplied with the necessary utensils, it in, however, large numbers of prisoners be- w i to arrive, most of them from Fort De'o- tl ro. They were In a mo?t destitute and de- 11 rable condition?many of them not having ir Helent clothing to clothe them, and all in c without blankets. The severity of a y< iter on this barren place can only be Imag- I d by those who have been there, and our 1> spect* were now gloomy Indeed. Our enmp U: I formerly been a corn-field, und consisted at ibout fifty acres. The Federal authorities sii eel ved the plan of fencing in the camp, bi I erecting cook-houses, a commissary, ac? zt I for this purpose secured the services of eral eood carDenters. They employed w >ut two hundred prisoners to assist, pay- yi them In extra rations and tobacco, when In sc were ercctcd the camp was thoroughly C rganlzed. The men were divided Into dl- w ons of one thousand men each?each un- ol a Yankee sergeant?and the division Into pi ipanies of one hundred men each, under n to ilederatesergeant. We were compelled to w p the camp clean, well drained, &c., and ki tills purpose carts and barrows were fur- hp lied. Each company street wasw*II drain- al and make as hard and Arm as pebble and d could make it. Each drain ntn into the I In drain, wnlch ran through the centre of al camp, and from which all the refuse wa- sc was thrown Into the bay. Our tent* were erableaffairs, being full of holes, and very so en. They were of the "Sibley pattern, v< 1 into each one of these sixteen men were wded. In order to lay down at night, the ii were compelled to lie so close together 0 exclude sleep. The winter of 1863 was v approaching, and gloom, privation and vatlon were staring us In the face. On Oth of November, snow fell and there was . a stick of wood In camp. The day was .er cold, most of us were but poorly clad, "J 1 very lew of us had shoes of any uescrlp- J l. We were compelled to stand in our j"? up tents, and "mark time" to keep from izlng. This scarcely seems possible, yet It be attested by hundreds who were there, vious to this time?November, 18ff5?we m I no reason to complain of our rations, ' now we began to feel the pangs of hunger. irtly alter the cookhouses were llnlshed, a .<11 of ten or twelve men, under a sergeant ?r i assigned to cach house, whose duty it i to cook the rations and Issue them, bach ise was furnished with three huee boilers c.? aiding perhaps, forty gallons apiece?thus V? bllng them to feed about live hundred ^ [1 Ut wiice. wur I liliuua wuc nun icuwvtu | - , Ollows: for breakfast. half pint of coffee, , rather, slop water; for dinner, half-pint nsy watel (called soup for etiquette), also "J nail piece of meut, perhaps three or four H1 ices. For bread we were allowed eight 11' ices per day ; this you could press together J1 'our hand and take at a mouthful. Our er was of such a character that we could Pc rcely use It, being so highly tinctured with P' i>hur and Iron as to render it almost un- in rablc. Clothes which were washed in it | J*f' e turned black and yellow. To our suiter-1lM from the cold and the want of pure water L1,1, :now added that of hunger. To those who I -11 e never suffered in this respect, it is ul-1 !jf it impossible to describe the sensations. , s writer lias known large, stout men to lay their tents at night and cry like little I les from hunger and cold. We were not uc wed to walk about, but were compelled to 00 re to our tents at ''taps," which were tided quite enrly. Kvcn the poor privilege :eeplng ourselves warm by M-alklng up P[ dawn In front of our tents were denied ] D.e ana we were compelled to lay In the cold. 8M i supply of blankets was very scant,' and I. ' nks" were unknown. The cold ground 1 ,? iour bod,and pillows-we lmd none. To|,s_e. lo our uiseom ions, me Hue irom wie uny -islonally backed into the camp, and com- y,c led those whoso tent* had been flooded to id all night. Midwinter was now upon us, , the Intense cold we suffered may be I jed when It Is stated that the Chesapeake , was frozen nard fully twenty feet from J, bank. I J" )lnt Ixxjkout Is situated In Saint Mary's]!;!? nty, Maryland. The Department vra?:RD imanded by General Barnes, United States' t1.1' ly. Major Patterson was provost-marshal |1,1 had charge of the prisoners. The Second i 00 h and Twelfth New Hampshire constltuthe guard, with two batteries of artillery ! u squadron of cavalry. These troops! e housed in comfortable tents, and us we , the smoke rising from the Innumerable I, , 'e-plpes projecting from their tents, we 1 Id not but Indulge In bitter thoughts of P, r cruelty. II this man Patterson still 1, s his conscience must burn him. He was ] ' impersonation of cruel malignity, hatred i ?? revenge, and he never let an opportunity ge i In which he could show his disposition J his respect. Of the guards we could not th iplaln, as they anted under orders and e not responsible for any of the cruelties cri 'hlcb we were subjected. As might be ined, our Christmas was a dull one, and we sed the day In thinking of "Dixie" and loved ones at home. About the JOtli of uury, our suffering hud grown so intense 1 , a party formed a plan to escape. Itwasa l}1 I one In conception, and required mm or!'" Tnilnutlon and courage to undertake It. j leant Shears. a man of about sixty years ' t"! i;e and u member of n Virginia cavalry I s t< ment, was placed In command. A tun-11$l was to be due from the rear of Company 1 Q1 rst division, to the fence, a distance of eo' it twenty feet, and was commenced In j ml lull tent. Xbla work was extremely dan-1 f ,' irons, and had to be carried on with great mi mtion. It wan large enough for a man to I j awl through. It whs worked by detail, and i the dirt was dug out ot It, It was drawn to te mouth of the tunnel In an old haversack, id distributed over the bottom of the tent. GL t lnst.lt was completed, and the party was vided Into squads of ten each. The squads tknunvit Iter getting beyond the liiclosure, each pur was to choose its own mode of proceeding. Tjf he first party made the attempt. The were ? strayed uy a sentlnalj whom some of them J wl inont foolishly bribed, an there was no nc- J ?sltyforlt. The alarm was given, and the lsoners who had succeeded In getting out id taken refugo behind the protecting banks low ' sand on the beach. Ah soon as the officers tnii ached .tne spot, they culled upon the prlso- j at 1 3rs to surrender, saying they would not be! tlic armed. Major Patterson (the Provost^Mar-1 Bo1 ml; stood at the gale, and as each prisoner ?nc ime up, he deliberately shot at him. One ve' as shot In the head, from which he never re- "if! ?vered, and the lust account we had ot him '"X b was In a lunatic asylum. Another was uo lotln the shoulder, antl another In the abdo- 1415 en, from the etlects of which he died. The en !inalnlng seven managed to get Into the wa imp again, without being hurt, for which Kto tey could thank the darkness of the night, he tunnel was fired Into sever times, but no le was In It. The next day It was filled up, 1 lid the men In whose tenfc the opening had i een made were confined In the guard house, i bread and water, for ten dnys. The shoot- ' lg of these men was without any excuse j hatever, as they hadexpressed a willingness se8 > surrender, and were proceeding to do so: esldes, It Is u recognized principle that a v(| rlsoner of war hits a right to escape If ho can ij nd the capturing party has no right to pun- *.d h, but simply to remand to proper custody. jle his event stopped all Idea of escape for |)ei while, and we became resigned to our rate. *>] The Intense cold weather at this seasen In- lni! uced the authorities to give us some wood, atJ nd for this purpose a detail of four men from rrri 1WII UUC llUllUIUi *T HO UUUII VU H/ gw, UUUCI U ?h/ uard, to u point about a quarter of a mile mr bove the camp rorlt, An idea can IIiuh be thf btalned of the quantity of wood each com- j any obtained?as much as four men could er. irry a quarterof a mile. This, too, was for \ij iree rations. dcM ?<? J)OI Tie Abbeville Press and Banner and j the Spartanburg Lynching. nci [ Columbia Register.] ^ Our Abbeville contemporary, with some- are hat a spirit of censorship, says: "During er ic past two weeks we have anxiously exam- voi leu the columns of our Htate newspapers on le lynching at Spartanburg ana on the q* nlque presentment of the grand Jury that istlfleu lynch law." We have to say that ? hen our contemporary sets before Itself the isk of reporting the position of lta contein- j orarles touching this grave matter It should , ave been carefully accurate In stating the 1 lews of Its contemporaries. Tho News and f burier was not by any possible construction th< on-commlttal, and said what It had to say wa ankly in approval of the lynching. It Is on tlo r necessary to turn to Its Issue of June 19 to ad nd the most unequivocal expression of our \v< harleston contemporary. The Register of p0 ic same date most unequivocally condemned Hn< le lynching. It Is somewhat singular, with de le mention of a dozen papers in the State. tal le views of the Register should have been ex- on uded from all observation, and we should dal ot have noticed this matter at all If we had of ot met the following sentences: -The An~ crc erson Intelligencer, like some other Journals, jndemned lynch law, but did not comdemn to I ic Hpartanburg lynchers. We are ,, lad that there are some newspapers In South urollna that are not afraid to set themselves c kilns t the mob, that will not follow the Uh mltltudc to do evil, but will speak out faith- im illy In the Interest of law and order In the 8^ ildst of a lawless and disorderly generation." poi he following was the language of the Regie' Lo r: "Yet our duty must be done, and we ml mst say tbls lynching Is wrong. The teinp- lov itlon for people to take the law In their tw< ands grows with the habit, and make.* noth- Tli ig, in the end, of the law of the land. In- rai eed, it erects that fearful thing mob law In am astead, before which We all fall down and eas irtue Itself Is soon disowned. And then, too, vel le risk of hasty Judgment when men are in ph ot blood. fta Whilst we have not an earthly doubt tlie retched man committed the detestable rime, yet we hold that the law was sufficient > ) nveilEb Lliu Uiii K ut'cu miu auiciu mc miKr ?? jnt. Vengeance Is mine, saith the Lord, am nd I will repay. The Juw of a civilized .Suite id i alone recognized an the instrument of di- del Ine power, and as surely ns we llva that so- vei iety which refuses obedience to it will have ?m nise to regret It In sackcloth and ashes. -Stii od forefend our friends from the evil results sut r this violence and forgive them for what wh ley have done In this well-meaning but Inj ilstaken resentment of a terrible crime." tin It Is true we used no epithets. It was not a dal we that Justified their use. The class of bu len, their established good cl'aracter and cm le motive which manifestly prompted the tal lolonce, all rendered mere denunciation un- vie ecessary and hurtful. Condemnation Is suf- vol dent with such men, ynd so we treated the Ct* V We do not pretend to blame other mem- ?? ers of the press for a difference of opinion cm Ith us under the peculiar circumstances of "Ci le case, and we do not presume to attribute ?'!r 11 y fear of mobs or any other unworthy 1110- Me ve to them for entertaining <i different -sel lew of the matter from what we do. Were- J1"1 ject their opinions as good and upright 001 ten, and though we hold they are wrung, we 11,11 eileve they have erred under Imptffses of ph le noblest nature, and not 011 account of the rst sympathy with outlawry or the first de- _ gn to shirk a single duty of life for fear or , L vor. 1,01 !?* THE TWELFTH REGIMENT. cd" oU Letter from General McGowan?He Fiu<l.s Himself Unable to Accept the fro Invitation Extended to Him. The following letter from Gem Samuel Mcowun explains Itself; Adhkvii.i.e C. II., July 10,1879. v tr. J. R. Bon ten ' My Dbak Sih?I have received your kind j tier of June iJ, Informing me that 1 had sen elected to deliver the address at au an- < ual meeting of the survivors of two com- 1 mies of the 12th So. Ca. Volunteers 011 the ith of August proximo. I was absent on the ' rcult when your letter reached here, and r lat must be my apology for not answering It _{ >oner. , Having for a long time been hard at work itliout rest, I was advised to take u little ji, (creation this Summer, and had already . , lade my arrangements to be absent from the .. Late during the greater part of the month of .. ugust; but.vourInvitation from old soldiers f Irred the memories of the past and made .. 10 liesltate. I wish I could have received re. our Invitation a month sooner. . The lath Regiment was one of the very fl- 1 est in the Confederate army?always a favor- ... e of mine; and I need not assure you It te ould give n>e the greatest pleasure to meet Jj , le survivors or any number of them. I dis- . ke to decllnc an opportunity to meet any of J!i. ly old comrades In arms, with whom I \t lurched, hungered and fought for four long {' ears, but In my present circumstances, I find cannot do otherwise. 1 regret It exceedlng , as I have long wished for an opportunity 1 1 meet the gallant survivors of the old lirig- for le, whose record, It Is no-exaggeration to lar iy, can compare favorably with that of any iov rigadc of any army that was ever organl- tlx fd. Me In thts connection, If you will excuse me, I tin 111 venture to make a suggestion, that at feu jur approaching mccilng next inoiiin you i urn laugurute proceedings lo have a meeting In it y slumbla next year of the survivors of tlie the hole Brigade, orat least of all thecompanles era ' the famous Old Twelfth. If you can aceom- thi Ish this all the survivors would be indebted" i you for putting the ball in motion. That ould be a good occasion to let tho world w" now something of the history, sufferings and ne> rvlcea of the old command. I will Join with 1:01 I my might and assist in any way. Jer With the renewed expre.s>ion of my regret. bul can but wish you a pleasant meeting ami trtr 1 the social enloyment you so richly de- Kr? rve. Or I Please return my sincere thanks to your as- e elates for remembering me, and believe me, v's iry truly and sincerely, t.hl Your friend, S. McGOWAN. t''" the clei Attempted Murder. bet [ Greenville Xtwt.] . An attempt was made on night before last. .Urtmfl.inlrnAiifnnois;nn tn fillrrtt.hn 11 ffi of ir esteemed young townsman, John M. Tim- In ' ons, step-son of I)r. J. W. Norwood. The win port of which circulated yesterday with the baj Ind, and caused much excitement, and not ger Inquiry whs made on every hand for tilt ,e pa: titulars of the afl'air, and after the wel- tor* re of the wounded man. yel Seeking the most reliable source of In for- chii atlon to gather the facts of the cuse, we yel uglit Dr. Norwood, and from him we gath- mil ed the following particulars: Mr. Tlmmons tru a member of the Greenville Guards, and sur as In line with the Company toineet and re- low I ve the Sumter Guards from Charleston on did iy before yesterday afternoon. After the ie- mi< ptlon.and after the Companies had dls- culi irsed, Mr. Timinons went home about 111 me clock, to prepare for the trip to the inoun- loci ins yesterday, spending some time In pnck-i g his budget, and making necessary prepatlons for the trip. About 1 o'clock he re- wc red to bed in ills room on the second floor. | ant e had been in bed but a<few minutes when I jjnt ; heard the tin roof crack on the top stairs j "J irtlco when he took the pains to sec what It! p"5 cant, and seeing nothing he retired, leavinu 1,1. e lamp burning. The cracking on the tin ?!,SI of was again indistinctly heard, but this llie ne Mr. Tlmmons paid no attention to it, Pn* id was soon fast asleep. From this time Mr. mmons has no clear recollection of what r ----- ... iillWI ippened. At near-' o'clock Dr. ana Mrs. i""orwood were aroused by Mr. Tiirimons' ap-1 arance down stairs calling "Father, Father, ilnc me here." Dr. Norwood sprang from his d to find young Tlnimons laboring under 0ff n.siderable mental excitement, almost In- ] vej nsible, with a great gash In the right side bor his neck and his right arm paralyzed. [ nrlng the excitement that ensued the would S(>P| i murderer made his escape down the back 'j-jj, 2pa and through an open window. ewu NIj. Tlmmons was taken Into his mother's exe d room and medical aid summoned. The | rvants were hastened up stairs to Mr. i jow mnions' room where Maxcy Timmons, a nn(| itinger brother, and Harrett Rowland also j enS( ?pt. On Mr. Tlmmons'bed was found an | t|m ;e, with which the almost fatal blow was I CI)I, ruck. Mr. Tlmmons, who more or less rs?- trut >nnl yesterday, has vague recollections of a ruggle with some one In the room,butnothg Is clear to his mind. The most plausible i can eory Is, that the assassin was secreted, prob- dan ly outside of the baluster of the portico, sup d awaited his opportunity to destroy the eas; e of his victim,"at one fell blow, and falling pas: mmotion ensued, when he made a hasty es- if h pe. Mr, Tlmmons had money about hlsjniu: rson, which was afterwards found conceal- and IIISIUH 111K UUnom Ol UinBIIIIl. lilt' uujctl j IICII the thief wan doubtless robbery. >*ear the If h indow where he Is supposed to lmve made wor k escape fresh tracks were seen, but as yet disc ) clue to the perpetrator of the deed has been run .ind. feet Mr. Timmons' condition lust night was Iruovod, und bis wound Is hot considered dun- . , rous. I?- since setting np the above, u-e lcaru Rm lit so much of this story as relates to the ?e- the sted ussassln, Is a hoax.?Ed. I'. & B. like The Cokoshury School < 11 cn Mora Press and Banner: cun ['lease publish the following corrections of o statements of "Abbeville" concerning G e exercises at the Cokesbury Conference bev liool. It was on Snnday and not Tnoday, | one at Mr. Smith preached, D. L, Mnl>ry In- of 2 uu of .1. L. J. A. IJunks Instead of J. H. ; lie ^ ake. R. Wallace Instead of -? Wallace, i Ing icry VDught Chinese Immigration be en-j two llraged ?' insteiid of "Should Chinese lm- mei igiatiou be prohibited by law ?" i rem w School. ? h' i le Outlook in Memphis. 4 OOMY, BUT NOT STARTLING, EEPOETS OF THE FEVER. o More Cases of Forer Reported-* ?he Railroad Trains Crowded--The )octor^ Say "Go!" [kjiphis. Julv 18.?'Two new canes of vel* ,, fever were reported to the board of health a s morning, Fred" Eckers,? barber, residing j .01 Beale street, and J. M. Williamson at j. corner of Jefferson and Front streets, u th these persons have been sick two days, w 1 the yellow fever symptoms were fully de- tl oped to-day. All trains going out late last K :ht were crowded, and many more areleav- |j to-day. While the majority of physicians a not apprehend that the fever will rage in n epidemic form, tiiey all advise people viho v i do so to leave the city. The weather ip H rm and sultry to-day after the thunder b rm of last night. h iteen Cases and Seven Deaths to 6 [)ate--Tbree New Cases Yesterday f< ktternoon--Flight of the Citizens-- ? rhe banks Closing. a If.mphis, July 18?lJ P. M.?Three new ca- }> were reported to the board of health this " 3rnoon : Mrs. B. Adams at 73 Clay street, e ss Mollle Hom.erke at 261 South street, *' us Kate Watson at 281 South street. All re- j! e lu the immediate neighborhood of the 1 ster family. These make 16, the total num- n of cases reported since the Uth Inst. Fred. u kers, whose case was reported this morn- a died at IP. M..and was burled Immedl- * ily.afterwards. The total number of deaths P in the fever to date Is seven, which Includes } : death of this afternoon. Business Is al- Q mt entirely suspended, especially that of ! wholsale merchants. " .arge crowds of citizens are leaving on ev- 11 'train that departs from the city. The 6 iirhattan and Emmett Banks closed their P are to-day, leaving thelrcollections and de- J? sits to the care of other banks. Detach- y nt? of (he Chlcasaw Guards and Bluff 0 ,y Guards leave to-night for Clarkson, Ten- ? vscc, where both companies will go Into * np. J. Irs. Robt. Hester and one of her children 5 ! reported in a critical condition. The oth- f members of the family are progressing fa- J rably. } rHER Y*LLOW FEVER NEWS. J False Bill of Health given by an y American Consular Agent in San jj Domingo. r hiladelphia. July 18.?At a meeting of J1 ! board of health to-day a communication j s rend from the health officer calling atten- 1 n tothe fact rhat the bill of health JurnlSE- ? to the brig Hhruta, June 29. by Ernest ? jrth, consular agent of the United Statesat * rt de Paix, Han Domingo, declares that port ? d adjacent country porfectly free from epi- ' mlc or contagious diseases, while the capn states under outh that the fever prevailed 1 shore and on vessels in that harbor at the ? Leof the consular certificate. The attention i the government will be called to the dis- Kl paney, The yellow fever patients from the v uta 1 n the quarantine hospital are reported ?! be Improving. itveston Quarantines New Orleans, j rARVKSTON, July 18.?The board of health ? day adopted a resolution that no freight, J ill or passengers leaving New Orleans alter f .. M., July 21, shall be allowed to enter this 11 rt. Malls will be allowed to come via St.lc uls or New York, provided the same be fu-1 ^ gated In those cities. Travellers will be aUi Ji ired to enter the city after the expiration of; enty-flve days from leaving New Orleans. lJ Is action is based on New Orleans huvlng * Med the quarantine against Memphis, f i the probability of the germ of the dis- ' le being In New Orleans and liable to de- J, nn nt uni* tnornnnf um In tlia /? ?um r\f Mntn. C Ik. c ivy Officers as Foreign Health In- J \ spectors. j, vashi?<oton, July 18.?In the Cabinet n cling today, the only Hubject of Import- f co discussed was the request of the Nation- J Hoard of Health tlintotnrerxof the nayy be, * nulled to foreign countries where yellow fe- j h r Is known to exist, for the purpose of ex- j t lining ull vessels bound to the Unlled b ites, and Issuing clean bills of health to c :li as are free from Infection. The question a ilcb arose Was whether the clause authoriz- I ;such examinations In the act lncorpora- o it the National Board of Health was man- t lory or not. No decision w?s urrlved at, h t the opinion of the Cabinet members pre*- H L seemed to be tljut It would be unjust tode- * I either army or navy officers for such ser- v :e at foreign yellow lever porta uulcss they * lunteered to go. v Mail Argents Quarantined. * VashInoton, July is.?Mnll Superintend- li I Terrell, of Atlanta, in a telegram to the' v lerul superintendent or the railway mull i vice to-day, su#?: "All messengers botween inphls and Vlcksbiirg liaxe allowed themve.s to be quarantined at Memphis.and will t be permitted to?perform service The its art; running regularly between St. Louis 1 Vicksburg, but make no stops at MemIs." < Quarantine Established at Cairo. 'amo. III., July 18.?At a meeting of the ird or health to-duy a system of quarantine ;ulatlons was adopted us set forth by the tional Uoardof Health. It wasalso resolvtlmtnll boats touching at Memphis or any lerlniected point be not allowed to land re. Passengers by trains or any other continue frou .Memphis arc also prohibited m stopping in this city. THE LURKING PEST. dlow Fever Threatening the Entire Mississippi Valley -- The Aupearmce of the Plague in Memphis' Disastrous to the Freezing-Oat rheory. Vasiiixgtox. July 14. ? A distinguished (dleftl gentleman of New Orleans who was re Rome weeks since. In speaking of the jbubMlty or the reappearance or yellow er, ihls season, expressed serious apprenslon in regard to its probable dlll'usion -ougbout the Mississippi Valley, lie said it. he had strong hopes that the severe cold last winter had eradicated the germ of the easo In New Orleans and Memphis, but narked that, after nil, science had utterly led to determine whether yellow fever was ginated by a predisposing condition of the uosphere, and the decay pf vegetable mat'. ir It was always imported Into this untry, and rigid quarantine could be encod at New Orleans and other Southern rts, then the disease might be prevented, however, the disease could originate Itseir the Southern suites, then its prevention would be impossible. 'lie utmost that could be done was to ence cleanliness. This would be possible in ge cities, but next to impossible in small vus. It was the opinion of this gentleman it if the yellow fever appeared again In mphis it would be likely to attack cities oughout the Mississippi Valley, and he Ked that St. Louis, Louisville, Cincinnati, ri other places would not escape. He said vas u difficult matter to determine whether i seeds of the disease could be entirely idlcated from a locality. Even granting it . freezing ( 1 thorn nr?n I<l ovapv risvvlr ftrtfi /?nr. H of every hole be exposed to this cold, t lid every particle of disease-carrying mat be frozen, then the test would be perfect; t iwlth the most vigilant and strinircntsani- t y efforts this Is next to Impossible. The 'J ntest exertions hiive been made in New e cans and Memphis as well as other South1 cities and towns to insure careful sanitary a Itatlon. In New Orleans he was certain J] it there was a better sanitary condition J in there had been for years previous. He ' lupht it even possible to secure greater t mlincss in New Orleans than in Memphis, u muse the surface drainage ol the former t t a Horded a better opportunity to do the ( rk. It was simply A QUESTION OK WATER AND WORK * Sew Orleans, while In Memphis the city t s drained by sewers running back into a g 'ou In the rear of the city, and there was e , always sufliclent current to carry oft' the b h deposited there. He thought that be- t 2 Memphis could feel insured against the g low fever its system of sewerage must be > mged. It is generally supposed that the low fever made its appearance this season ch earlier than it did last. This Is not c. The writer was in New Orleans last nmer, and there were several eases or yelr fever there before the 7th of July. It h not, however, begin, to spread until the d idle of July. It did not attack any Darlic- f< nr quarter of the city, but, to theastonlsh- v nt of the natives, jumped about from one ? *11 ty to another. w THE FIRST CASE J urred near the Havana steamer landing:, u I this locality was principally disinfected n I an attempt made to envlrou the disease u a liberal use of carbolic acid. The next c however, occurred nearly ft mile away >] the best portion of the city, and three n ps, with some days Intervals between li m, occurred In* different localities, each ? ! quite remote from the others. Hy thejs; of July all hopes of preventing an epl-|n< nic were'abandoned by the board of health u I by the 5th of August there were an aver-1 ft of one hundred new cases a day. One of h e SINGULAR FEATURES n he disease last year, which was early de- ^ oped, was Its tendency to attack native- .. n children. Usually the disease does not, *ck native-born children, but last year 111 V, med to seek Its victims from the class. r ; disease was not noticeable last year be- _ se persons who had the fever were not -i mpted. It Is true that a person who once i,, I the disease is uot exempt from It. Yel- ,? fever is not, with Judicious treatment ? I skillful nursing, an exceedingly fatal dls- j. e. The trouble Is that the whole popula- U( 1 of the city or town afflicted either beies punlc-strlcken or so many are pros- , ,ed with the disease that pi physicians And nurses pi not be obtained. There Is not as much iger either to unaecllmated people as is posed. With ordinary precautions and an c< y mind, a man in good health may safely P1 u 1* ***??*?!* ?* v/.l Inttf fuva ! anl/luniln nvnn I 111 e never lived In the fever districts. lie | ? si be exceedingly careful as to Ills diet, | ^ especially his drink. He must avoid the j J1' t of the day and the drafts of the night, i *c is system is in good condition, his liver I?8 'king perfectly,and he Is golfty of no in-|st retlon, and has no nientel anxiety, he., s scarcely any risk even lu the most in- J-1 ed district. is TIIK RKMKDIWf eh l>nve proved of any avail In rellow 1 rare simple and few. The grint desldeim Is constant, Intelligent nursing. After jv patient passes the nine-day period the;*" ger Is by no means pnst. The slightest] R! Iscretion on the part of patient or nurse Is; " I- I... A.I !?.....,4 k? t.i.,1 n?w< i cc '1/ W wc iuuvnru w/ juuk fcnuivo, uuu l-. ce the great mortality Uin? asuully oc' It enenl Sam MeGowan, fn a letter from Ab- nl llle to J. H. Boyle*, Esq., of Wlnnsboro,! ?t of the survivors of the- Twelfth Regiment b? ilcfiowati's Brigade' during: tlie war, says ' is vlll lmvo to fori'?o the plcusuy^of ud?Jro?s-i th the annual meeting of ttie survivors of wi of the companies of the Twelfth Kegi-jar it on the -JOUi of Adjust, and nuukcsUs a i of liou of,the brigade in C'olumfcMi next year* In imiiboro Xetv* attd Herald* j *r . .1 GIRLS FLlYliiq BASE JfALL. i Fearful and Wonderfnl Exhibition of Eighteen Girls Bearing the Names of Millie, Retta, Eva, Tlllie, Georgia, Jostle, Minnie, Lottie, Jennie, Alice, Mar, Lanra and Ada. [ Wcuhingtan Pott.} Fearfulnnd wonderful are the work* of naure' and so was tbe b-at,c ball playing of the ed and blue-legged female nines yesterday fiernaon at Eagle Park. The reporter of the * - ? KAA.iitua ha IftUkar WI WBiCICVWU UVWUOV MV Y nothing about bnxo ball, and therefore he nrierstood and enjoyed the unique came Milch wax presented yesterday with a relish bat wh* shared by tw<r or three thousand pec tutors Inside the inclosure. Fof a lofty ndepcndenceof character that utterly dlsrearded the narrow and technic*! requireaents of the science, for incomprehensible agarles in pitching and batting, for thorough nd universal fielding,uud strangely erratic, at interesting catching, the game deserves 4 onorable mention In the record of femou* -> ^ ncounters on the diamond Held, Thereport- ^1 r reports "thorough aud universal fielding," >r the players took turns in tumbling all vertbe grounds within the diamond line*, nd were the gnme repeated they would probbly cover every Inch of the ground. Prooaly three thousand persons, including many ulles, were on the grounds, amtwed, Tnterestd and Instructed. Veteran base ball players ?w whnt they bad never seen before, and liey were given hints In every department of he game, which were original and unique^ i ot scientific and technical. The "crowd was nusually harmonious and good-natured, cted as impartial umpires, ana cheered the iris with such good and kindly words as to utfleetness in many a fittlgued feminine >ot and force In many a Ailing feminine St. ' The New York nine were dressed in red talcs, red stockings nnd red fatigue caps, and he Philadelphia crew in the same style of arments in blue color. The Bed nine comrised Laura Gray, catcher: Millie Neville, rut base; Retta Howard, short stop: Eva :ilflord,jpltcher; Tltlle Sheldon, second base; leorgia Lostbaum, third base; Georgle Bell, Ight field; Josle Aruold, left field; Minnie tacy, centre field: of the Philadelphia bines (Ottle Drake was catcher: Jennie Meyerberyt * rst base; Josle Howard, second base; Alice tlngard, pitcher; May Cfcrter, short stop; .aum3hcpherd, third base; Tillle Weeks, ?ft field; Ida Howard, centre field; Ada 'rnnklln, right field. The game opened with ledsatthe bat. Lottie Drake, a little lightiiitroH. loft.handed catcher.dlKolaved conslde nblcaglllty in jumping npat the bull, which , ra? very artistically thrown generally above er reach. Laura Gray, rather a dumpy, ark-halrod girl, seized her oat a* if ?ne neurit to kiss it, and stringing it on ber honlder, stood quietly looking on, while Alee I.Ingard, the Blue pitcher, and Lottie A )rake passed the ball between tnera. Being it leiiKth reminded that it was ber dnty to \ at. she shut her eyes, and sweeping the air t vll.lt her club about twofcet under the ball, wung herself round as on a pivot. Watch- i ng her chance, shejumped up in the alf ? xit or so, threw the bat at the ball with a title shriek and waddled off to the first bane, rhich she made withoutdllflcnlty. Minnie Icvllle, a good-looking, springey young damel, seized the bat and went for the ball so lKorou.ily that the little catcher's bead wan pveral times in considerable danger. Finaly Miss Lin curd threw the ball at the bat with a true an aim as to knock the latter oat of Use Neville's hand, and the latter mode her lose. Laura Gray then bowled off to second ia*e, and making a desperate motion, as if o put her back hair and draw her skirt more Igutly around her, succeeded, amidst terrific hcerln g, in getting home, fmmedlately she van surrounded by her fellow Reds, congrnt- *, ilatlng ber, while the Blues made nccs at a distance. Retta Howanl hen took the bat, threw fit at the mil and started for the first base, VII the Blues then frantically grubbed ir that ball, and having caught It, rushed to ntercept 311k* Hon aril before she reached the use. and succeeded In tumbling two or three v.ow* (nffuthAP whflA (Ha rvtniilrnr eiiclied her rendezvous, Miss Howard Ira* uedlately took oft her cap, fixed her back air, which wan shaved close to her head, n<l commenced to whistle. Mis* Eva Gilford, h tall, pood-looking girl, then tried ber land at batting. Hhe tint Jumped back a* he saw the ball coming, as ft afraid it would lit iter. Then she leanrt on ber bat and told he pitcher to be careful and not to throw th? io.il so as to hurt the catcher. Then she chased the ball and hit It on It* last bound, as if >he was playing bandy .and started off to II ret >ase. Her eyes be'ng shut, she ran into two if the Hlue Legs, ana the three went to cntK? ogether. Instinctively she felt for ber bock lair, and while doing so was put oul. Tiilie iheldon and Georgia Lostbanm then succeslvely made their runs, while Georgie Bell riis put out in her ett'orU to reach base. Joxie miold and MlnnIe*Stacy each made a run, ^liile Lauru Gray was caught oat, and tbo ldewentout, having made seven runs. Theser uns were all earned by Infinite labor and iaW work, and the spectators thought it rould only be generous to double them. The :irls were tired and needed eucourrgement. I he Blue Le^s then went to the bat, and*ho * ay the little left-handed catcher snatched lmt club baldheaded brought tears of envy o the eyes of every veteran player on Hi? ;round. Eva Clifford, the belle of the Red t<>nk ntt/-hi>r'n ixwitlon with ft decree of lefibeniMon and grnvlty that was Admirable. t"*lrsl Kite examined tiie hail, looked at it, finelledlt and having found it ail flub'. 8>oped down, bent forward, stretched oat her ;bl loot backward and pitched the bail with i twist of the elbow that gave a boomerang lurve that threatened to take off the hat of lie umpire. Then she straightened herself o st 1 illy that she leaned over backwards and >uttlng both arms akimbo, watchod the waycurd motions of missile with a very fond and endcricaze. Laura Gray, the Ilea catcher, uuatted close to the ground till the baMpassid her, and then she jumpod for it, missed, ind fell over. The left-hunded batter threw l.^w aImK nnH isin n/UHIv ft\r hftf hflxA ecollecled herself when half-way, and camo jack. When the ball came round again sh? wung her club at it fiercely, arxi started on a * h loine^run, while the Beds got twisted togutli- ? r In a kind of double bow-knot, and before hey got It untwisted little Left-Hand tnude ler home ran. Hhe was escorted to a beat by the other Blue Leg*, with their arm* around * her waist. The rest of the Inning was ioumrkable for the rather promiscuous manner in which the players tried lo catch the bull (vith their feet and in tumbling over each jtlicr. The Blues were llnally butted ?out, laving made three rune. In the second Inning Mpy Carter, the prettiest of the Blue-legged damsels, made bcr bu*e 4 md danced a Jig In honor thereof, while Jo- 1 ie Howard and Minnie Neville ran into each jtlier's embrace so bard iliut they could noC ue untangled until they hud ploughed up ibout n quurtcr-acre of the Held. Josle required damages by re-tying the ribbons in ivr buck hair, and Millie tightened her waist #clt. He-ore, ltedt, 1-1; Blue?, ? The third iunlng was liko the last, only Bore so. Little Left-Hand mot with an uccllent that threatened to stop the game. Elut-, d by success, she got vain and audacious, and rled to catch a ball on her eye. Mhc succeeUd. And a breathless silence fell upon tho ** the mournful Drocesslon of the Blue-legged girls. bearing a wounded sister, passed before their astonished eyes. A cup if water, a fan, and a handful of mint drop* jrougbt the ueud to life again, ond the gunio' Little LeA-Hnndcr waltzed gracefully back to beheldof battle. Fourtfy inning?The Red Legs bring out heir fans, and the Blue Ankles roll up their ilecves.' . Firth Inning?All the players but the pitcher, catcher und tumblers, are hunting the ietd for hairpins. Hlgns of exhaustion. Sixth inning?The butter finds some dlfll:ulty in keeping her umbrella hoisted while lie bat*. The catcher n I rest the little colored >oys on the edge of the crowd to gutber in the Mils. The Blue* found cheating, there being wo balls on tho ground. A beautiful roll on he ground alter u bull, stopped by the rain. 'lie crowd begin todlsperse. Left Hand playd out. Seventh and last inning?The girls all tired tnd beginning to weep, in which they are Dined by thegpectntors that the niln has not Iriven off. Tillle Weeks at the bat. A red lot ball astonishes the catcher, who klclrs It 0 the butter. The batter get* excited and >atsoffherown cap. The umpire decides hat foul. The Kirls dissatisfied with the umlirts decision. The gume ends, the girls' om? ilbus called, at thesame time. Ard a dlsolvlng view of a dozen and a half bine and ed le stockings, that is to say, all getting haough the back gate of theomnibus at the ame time, is the last sad memento cherishd by the reporter of the .most extraordinary m all game ever played thU side of the AtlanIc. The Keds were victorious, their score tanding 3D, while their opponents only made 1 runs. McGowan and Butledge. [Beaufort Creteeni.] Xot to derogate from the Hon. J. B. Campell, who Is our personal friend,and who will oubtless receive the fusion 1st nomination >r Govcrnorln thencxt campaign,und whom :e should support regardless of party allegince under any othefcircumstance than that bile in his official jjWsition of State senator e was nluo the attorney of exclusive right* italnst the interest of the people, we should ke to see the names which head this article otnlnuicu anu Nuppunvu wr lucpjiuuuui Governor and Lieutenant-Governor of Houth nrolina, respectively. Or General Samuel letiowun, of Abbeville, who Is of the people, oiii the people, and ha* ever been their , lexorable friend, It is needless to speak. very man knows him, and his name Is a rnonym of all that Is gallant, pure and Jmlrable. His record Is without blemish pon the roll ot Carolina's veterans In war, as >remost in the art of peace, and most of all e is above snspicion. To Geu. Rut I edge our ncomlums can add nothing to his well terited popularity, to his native courage or > his well recognized devotion to the cause r the people, hearing an illustrious name, nil one dear to the heart of every Carolinian 1m has been the position of a great Oomloner upon all questions affecting popular ighu. Bold, self-reliant, prompt, courteous, lodest anil eminently virtuous and merltoeus, he could only add lustre to our admintrntion which would be truly responsive to le behest of the people. Ills position on the liosphate question alone, contrary to every ?!tisli inducement, to every aeductlon of Dwerfal moneyed Influence and to every inMitive of social affinity to array him withle people's masters, Is enough to insure hisled^ed fealty in future to the cause of ther ** ?>ule. Ol hypocrisy and seeming Christian states-lanshlp mounted in the base metal whlciv mn tenet U gold we are superfluous in suply, Of the veneer of plausibility upou false-Dod ol" eharacter, we are In glut of quantity. f dexterity ol rnanceuvre for political pro-iction, we are full to loathing. Havirig cx-? uistet) all efl'orts at purifleatlon in th? pollt al (stream, let us in "these water# of Marah ist from the brunches of the tree at tarsourco tch as will make the outlet sweet. Gen, Samuel iicUownn, of Abbeville, anden. Bcnj. H. Uolledfje, of Charleston.- There a magic In their mime*. The Fence Law iji Row a*.?The farm-' W s of Rowan are to vote In Augma ut>on the" *e*tlun of Inangurattng the slock law in Atcoantv.and the Watchman, we note, Ir Ming In some excellent work In behalf of ie law. Purely from a desire to see the agrl-ritural Interests of our StaAe prosper, we >pe t bat the people of Rowat* will see their terest In the premises and vote for this law. has done wonders for Mecklenburg: the ianlty which Rencountered In the oeglnng has entirely subsided1;: those who Were one time most opposed to It; are now It* st friends, and we do no*> believe that there a person in the county who would have e old sysietn re-e8talill?lieci. even If thissre possible. Having a goort'tihliig we are ixlous that our neighbors should pnftatte Us benefits, und tills is one only Interest the fence lu\*^o las as other communities, e Touccrucd.?Chavlctte Otorrttr.