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The Press and Banner.' _ _ i Itj Illicit Wilson ami II. 'IV Wanllan. Wednesday, July 21,1880. j llrsKim,* College. In another j?arl c>r tins issue of the 1 .ZVcs.v nuil ]iii)i)icr may In* found all that I we have been able to learn in reference to the students of lirskiue College, asking for the removal of Professors Young 1 ' ? tiio V.-u-nltv of that in- * Htitution. Wc presume that, for a l<mgj time at least, no six lines, couched in res- i pcctful language, hav ecreated such a!sen-1 satiou at Due West, or occasioned more J talk in other sections of the county. The importance of that petition lias boon increased by the significant words ot the l preamble to a set of resolutions which < have since been adopted by the Hoard of,1 Trustees* The charges by that preamble ( Aro serious, and the changes proposed by ; j the petition are important not only to the!,, individuals most directly cllected, but to ( the welfare of tho College itself. This n formal petition from a majority of tlio 1 students, comes in such a way that it de- ' lnaiids that earnest consideration which , tho gravity of the subject would imply, , and which we hope it may receive. i Objection lias boon urged 10 inwii right of the .students to petition tlie Hoard j of Trustees, and indignation lias been felt bn the part of some persons, at the idea; of the Hoard of Trustees entertaining aj petition which afl'ocled the staivlini; of a] member of the Faculty. Whil , as a rule, we think it would not be well to cncourage on the p: r. of students, a spirit of fault-finding, we are of opinion, upon the principle that a cat may look upon the king, when they make a respectl\il petition, they should be heard. Those at all acquainted with the facts know that; tire students in this instance, werej prompted by the highest motives. The tiluiergrJuHiates had nothing personally! to gain by incurring the displeasure ofj tvroof the ProfOssols, whom they respect- j cd and Whom they 'might be compelled to meet daily in the recitation rooms forj " A ? tK-"A A ?u1 \\*n I ' mo iiuxc iwu uiiw j v??io. *% ??? ?. v think it is apparent to any one with half ] an eye, that the graduates themselves had at heart onlv tiie best interests of i ' their beloved Alma Mater. Wo use tho j? word "beloved," for we believe the word J applicable in its truest and highest .sense? |1 ono of the graduates having refused a free 1 scholarship with freeboard, in the Nash-11 vile Peabody College, to go to l"Hiej West where he paid tuition and board, j 2s"o further evidence of friendship will bo required from this graduate who feigned the petition. Abbeville leather's Association. J We learn that the Teacher's Associa. ]' tion of Abbeville county, will hold their j annual meeting this year at Greenwood.'i The good people of that town have signi- ] lied their delight at the prospect, and | their desire to entertain the members and | Visiting friends with that hospitality, for j J < Which our sister town is famous. The i meeting promises to bo'exeeedinlyjinter-!' tsting. If thoy will only equal the session held at this place last year, they will! \ be worth the attendance not only of ' members, but of all interested in education. The programme of proceedings has ' j not yet been comploted, but we are able !? to furnish the following facts. The meet- ; \ ings will be held on the 8th and Oth of . September. Rev. W. M. Cirier, I). I), of j' IOiskine Collesro, President of the Asso-'j ciatiou will deliver the President's ad-;1 dress. Prof. Jas. II. Carlisle, D. 1). ofi Woflbril College will deliver the Anni- U versarv address, 3 Pipers on interesting |J edueatioti.il subjects will bo read by Prof, j j K. Ij. Patton of Erskine, lion. Jas. Jh'f Pviceof Ninety-Six, Mr. J. P. Pntchurd j of JCokesbury Conference School, Mr. "J -MBOrgO v . xiuagcs Oi iMiiiivou .hxhii;- j my, and Mr. A. \V. Lynch, Secretary of i ( tlio Association. Tho program me will j ^ shortly be published, stating the subject 11 of the papers. It is hoped that all teach- j * ers in the county will attend, and become ^ members, and the non-professional pub-> j lie will find It to their intereat and prolitj? to attend the session of the Association. j ARE WE TO BE MEXIC'AXIZED? I I c Threatening letter of >V. B. Cash? | J Manly Response of the News aud i Courier. Monday, July 12, the f'harlcs/un Xcws and Courier contained the following article. The ? letter of Cash would seem to introduce something new lti the art of bullying in South 1 Carolina. The Am'* and Courier deserves the J moral support of all true citizens of then State. f This is, probably, as appropriate a time as . any to print a communication which wcre-| celved last Wednesday from Mr, \V, 15. Cash, who is ambitious, it seems, of achieving <iis-!l tluctlon of some sort as a letter writer. The letter to us is as follows: Cash's Dkpot, S, C., July 0,1SSU. Messrs. Iiiordnn <fc Lkiwsoii: J You liavw recently munif?*ctcd a disposition j to nilsrepreset and traduee my father, Col. K. * Jt. C. I'ash, in regard to his troubles with j' Messrs. Shannon and iJcPuss. Your course, I 5 *. . In this respect, mualceaae from this date. |c w. i!. cash. The experiment which Mr. W. IS. (V.sh Is j disposed to try lias lost even the attraction of novelty. Threatening communications of divers kinds have marked, as w ith milestones the road it has been our choice to follow in South Carolina. They indicate the distance 1 we have travelled since the Journey la-nan, ' 1 and we certainly have no disposition to turn; i * ottr back upon the present and future and set j > our face towards the p.ist. ) t Wo believe that we correctly express the j pubiic sentiment of tho people of the State j I when we insist that men like Col. Cash, who' I defy the law, shull receive no more consider-1? )<tion at the hands of courts and juries than | 1 Is given to common criminals. This, at any * rate. Is our opir .on, and it is our duty to ex-.a press it. The attitude of Col. Cash presents! c the issue squarely. Kven before tho bloody j c work was done, he had bitterly abused those who were disposed to uphold thclaw and are n opposed to duelling. No word in his copious t vocabulary was too harsh, however high the e character of the gentlemen whom lie assailed, j a Hlnco the duel there is no denial of guilt, nor 'I even any expression of regret. It is not, therefore, a common case. We say, deliberately, U that any paltering, or timidity, in dealing hi with Col. Cash, will make the "('ode of Hon- t our,, the supreme law .In South Carolina. I tl There is no middle grounJ. Kor this reason, if! t for no other, every thougtful citizen must tie-1 tl . s<re, and will demand, that the law be enforc-'d cd, and that Justice be meted out to the letter, i ^ A Man of Superb Taste and Excellent j u Judgment. r Our respected brother, Mr. <>. M. Harmon ,\ of the Loxinglon DUtputvh, than whom there was no truer man on the Cincinnati excursion, has this to say of his short slay in Abbeville. | ? Ou our return from Cincinnati, wo, of E course, "properly put oft' the host for their, last,'" nnd stopped over at Abbeville, where we | had left our better-half and dear little ones, i ^ whom we were more than anxious Jto see. | v We spent a day and night there veay pleas- 11 ently.and were much struck with the appear-1 11 anecof the town. Abbeville is a place ofno'a little note, having about 1,500 Inhabitants, do- j r lug a considerable business, is healthy and | lively. Her people are not wanting in enercy nnd perseverance which is evidenced in every i ~ direction. She has elegant stores well .stocked j with goods' public buildings not a disgrace to the county, her churches are ornaments to the denominations and the dwellings and cot- 1 tages are built with taste and comfort; some of j t'lem beautifully located with shade tiees, 11 ' liower gardens and lawns that cannot tall to j h make home happy; and above all.she is adorn- " ? d with the beautiful fair sex. And.why that i v bachelor editor has never made his choice we j1 arc left. In bewilderment. It cannot be want- " inn In cent eel manners, enchanting smiles t mid good looks. It cannot 1?<> the scarcity of I I finances, for he iiowk llie F.jinner of success i t litul wc know it is not u distaste for ladies' so- 111 cicty. , A Coiiipliinciit, Indeed. s Our esteemed neighbor, tlio yewb^rn/ Hit- I old, had this to any of our trip to Cincinnati.!"" We make our best bow to our brother,?who' K aye: ;* The Best.?OurIntelligentand very Rood'? brother of tho quill. Hugh Wilson, of the . JPreM and Banner, did not carry tiiat huge* "Gripsack" to the late excursion for an iUle; purpose, but to hold his copious and interest-, f, Inz notes. His account of the trip is the best. e wc havcscen, as yet. I, Miss I.ula I. Todd, daughter of Mrs. R. j. j'? Tood. of our town whs married to Mr. J. I. J J, McCain of Tennessee. last Thursday evening;1 6o'clock in the church. The church was he-jsl coin 1 ugly and beautifully decorated. The Q;, l*astor, Rev. W. h. Pressly, officiated. -Asscociateltcformed Presbyterian. >' J-awykh-r-Our friend, Mr. W. I.. Miller. J *on of our townsman I)r. J. Jj. Miller, is Just ? ' home from the University of Virginia. Wojri tinderstand Mi". Miller was one of seventeen j f(] .out of a class of one hundred and forty--1 who received a diploma in I-aw. Tills <e -Jj,, "X iaiuly #j?caks well for him. Mr. Miller Is u j V praduate xof ^irskino.?.Isjoa'a^ l&fonnni '^ I tm I ?Q?t>3 I M??????? 1 Krskinc College. ^ PETITION FOR THE REMOVAL OF TWO PROFESSORS?NA MES j OF THE PETITIONERS. Students" Create a Sensation, and 13ring out Important Facts Con- ! ceruin:, the College, I I HEALTHY FINANCIAL CONDITION ?A HHillElt GRADE or SCHOLARSHIP. Cew Text Hooks?Improved Methods of; Teaching. The fM'-t of tho students of ErsKlne College! mving petitioned tin' Honril of Trustees fora I haiige ill tin; Faculty was not. known to us int il olio day last M t'.'lt. The rumors, as elr-i 'iilat'iil, were vagixe and ludctluite, with an I 'vldcnt uncertainty as to the particulars re-! at in;; to this unusual action on the part off olU'^e students. The interest felt In this tillevje by a majority of our readers was such j is to liuluec us to make the trip to heuil ?juarcrs in search of the desired Inforlimtl-m. The ollege has risen to such Importance i:i the i oiinty that anythingpertainiitg to this Insti-' utlon could not go unnotlceil. Some of the acts reported nuiy at the lirst glancehave the I ipp.arance of being private matters in which j he pui>llc have no interest except that naiu-l Ml curiosity of which all men nro possessed j o a greater or a less degree. Hut when Ills' eineinbeicd that Ers?inc College is not aj >rivatccollege, but a ptihiic Instittitltnii the; ropriety ornecc.sslty for ;?ti!tintj bounds to! ?llo rumors un?l tuaklut; a c?>rr<et pubticat Ion >f whatever may effect its prospect* or iilur hcgoo.i name of Its teachers is apparent to ill. The large fund which the Church, ami j irivatc individuals, have contributed to enlow this college was not lor the per.-onal ben M t of n few hoarding house keepers, or Col-j care professors, hut for the purpose of titlvanc 1 n'jthv en use "/ cilueutioii. This belnj true, he public will watch with ajcalours eye, the Idelity with which those charged with tho] rust discharge this duty. To give the actual "acts, as well us to put a quietus on the extravigant stories that may be circulated in refer nce to this matter, we have, we think, ascerained tho bottom facts, which are herewith resented to tho public. Tho "circumscribed lames" were written la what Is known as a Hound Robin," in a circle on lines running from centre to circumference, and were -o written, that it cannot be learned from the paper itself, which signed first or last, By thisme:ius no leader is pointed out, but all >hare equally In the responsibility of the net. We have arranged the names alphabetically Into classes, and have added the post ofllce adtress of each student. We adopt this rule be;a?i<c we do not know the order In which they dgl'ltd. To come to business: A sealed paeknge directed aft follows, was received by the trustees i* the annual meeting: "To tin* ITrustees of Krskino College." On the back of the envoir>| e were the following words : "To be opened it the meeting the Board." The contents ivere unknown to the Hoard, but some of the memhi rs had had some intimation as to the purport of its contents. A discussion then jnsueilas to iho propriety of openlmr and reviving It. It was determined to see the contents. which consisted of the "Petition of stulents," tlwlr letter to .Mr. Wiilc, and Mr. Wylic's letter to tlie Hoard, which Weglvcbc;ow in the order named : Petition to Board of Trustees, from Students of Erskine College. We, the circumscribed students of Erskine ceding that some changes arc desirable in the acuity do from a sense of duty herusubmitj lie above opinion and respectfully request hut the matter be investigated by the hoard >f Trustees: Sit uknts. j senior ci.ass. V. .Too Koddey.. Rock Hill, R. r. 'atterson Wardlaw Abbeville C. II.. S. C*. V. O. White Chester 8. C. JCNIOlt CI.ASS. . O. Baird Charlotte X. C. '. H. ISrice ...Chester S. C. i. D. 1 trow 11 lea Due Wests. C. V. .1. Fleming Jjiurens S. C. . J. Lindsay Due Weft S. C. V. A. M. l'laxco Yorkvillo S. C. I. C. Put ton Due Wests. C. . L. Perrin Abbeville C. H., S. C. . W. Thomson... M-bevilieC. II., S. C. >. K. Walker ChesterS. C. . U. Witherspoon Charlotte N. C. SOI'IIOJIOKK CI.ASS, V. C. Brown Newberry Si C. . C. Cork Donalds S. C. oiin M. tiller Charlotte X. C. t. M. 1 .at liner Guntown Miss. 'rank Lee l>us West S. O. \ K. Polhill Due West S. C. C. W. Prossly Due Wests. C. . 15. Williams Columbia S. V. eth Woodruff*. Sanford Fla. freshman class. S. Brine Chester S. C'. >. K. Both well Augusta <in. . L Gaston Chesterville S. C. Villi Orier Due West S. C. \ <?. Hawthorn l)uo Wests, c. >1. C. Hunter Huutersvllle X. C. >V A. l.omax Hodges S, C. >V. I/. McDonald Winsisboro' S. j (no. T. Roildey Rock Hill S. C. d. S. StribbUng . Wallialla S. C. preparatory department. [.H.Brooks Monntoin View, S.c. I 5.11. Williams Lowndesvllle S. C. | Tito names of the students circumscribed institute a majority of those In College, students who do not sign approve of the peitlon, but are deterred from signing it by jersonal reasons. Itospccttully submitted, Sti* wests. Letter to Mr. Joseph Wyiic. Mr. Joseph U'ylic: dear si it?you will place us under many iblliratlons to yourself l?y laying the enclosed Petition before the Hoard of Trustees at their iext meeting if you decide to be present. Jf lot, please band it to some one who will preit-nt it. We trust that thcsentlmontsexprossd In the petition may meet with your supurt and encouragement. lie.-peetfully, STUDENTS. Letter of Mr. Wylte to Board of Trustees. chester, s. c., June22, 18s0. | To the Hoard of 'lYtistcesof JCrxkinc College: I gentlemen?i bavo this day received the neloscd petition from a part of the students] >f Ersklne College. Not expecting to lie pros* I nt with you I submit them for your consld- ] ration. I liavc been Informed that the ob-1 k etioiiable 1'rofessors are Messrs. Lowry and ; loung. Kespi'cuuny yours, JoSEl'II WYLIE. Action of the Hoard of Trustees. In reference to the matter contained In tlio ictition of the students, the ltcv. II. T. Sloan, 1)., Introduced tho following preamble and resolutions," wliieli, alter some discussion, ,vere unanimously adopted at the meeting of1 lie hoard, July 30, ls^J: .Whereas, complaint lias from time, to time1 ?een made to different members of tliisl loard, and recently to Iho Board Itself ro-j peeling two members of the Faculty, viz.] 'rol'essors Young and Lowry as not giving atisfaction in their departments; and where-! ,s, the complaints, if ioundjd o;i su/licient i suise, arejcalculated to injure the prosperity f the College, therefore, Itesolvcd, 1st, That a committee of five be ppointed to Investigate the matter, to ascer- I aiii more fully the character, grounds, and I xtent of the complaints, and rejiort to an j djourned meeting of this Board to be held | 'uesday, July "JOth. at 8 oclock P. M. Jii'tolvcil, -d, That it shall be the duty of aid coniniittce to confer with the above : mined members of the Faculty, to acquaint! hem fully with the state of things, furnish hem with a copy of these resolutions, and hen runkeany suggestions which may enbale his Board to arrive ut a proj>er course of couuct> J{r*olve<.l, 3d, That it shall bo the duty of lie Secretary to write to each member ol the loan! not now present, urging attendance pon said meeting. Ittsofvcd, 4th, Tnat tills committee consist of ?rs. Boyce and Bonner, Prof. Kennedy, Dr. tiller and Col? Hawthorne. Dr. Itovcc. Arriving at I)uc West last Friday morning, II--? <1 ?? 11</t r>r?.. T....W.O T* cciint.'u ium uii tiiv iiti, uuiiu-s jiujiiv, iv. i., chairman of tho Board of Trustees ot-1 Irlsklnc College, tit his residencea little way j eyond Due West, on tho road to Donalds-] lflo. The Doctor and his good wife have ivedtoagood old age. Their children .ire o longer with them, atul tbey nlonc remain t their inviting home, aiuid Its cheerful suroundlngs? "The table dwindles, and again *[ see the two alone. The crown of stars Is broken In parts, Its Jewels, brighter than the day. Have one by one been stolen away To shine iu other homes and hearts." This old couple live in the beauty jifhollckh, and their cheerful, happy dispositions hid a halo of sweetness about them that rc-1 leet the presence of the true Christian graces \ k ith which they are tilled. Tho Doctor is en-1 illed to that apcllation of grand old gentle- | nan, the good wife is the embodiment of all ; ho lovely and desirable matronly qualities, "o bo entertained by tlietn and to receive | heir home-like hospitality, is a reai;p!easure,1 iot soon to lie forgotten. We asked the Doctor if he would object to! filing us what the Hoard thought <>f the pe-j Uion. As near us we can, wo give the an-1 Wer of Doctor Jloyce?"The Hoard did not like to eem to countenance combinations among the j tudetits but they thought it. well enough to con-! idertlie petition, forfcar there might besome ] roundsof complaint. I!y giving thepetltion otne consideration, and deferring action until he called meeting for the 20th, we will have ime to investigate. Attention having been IrectCd in that way, the matter probably will thoroughly Invesii-jaie'l. lamnotcounectd with the College, except as n memer of the Board of Trustees. My du-j les itre In the Theological Seminary, ut 1 urn with the Faculty every day. am on the very best of terms with both rofossors Young ami i/owry. My poItion is delicate ami embarrassing when question of this kind conies up. Mr. 'numr, ns you know, has heen a Professor In U> College for a lung time, ami Is well nown, and greatly/espected by the people r Abbeville County. He stands high in le estimation of his Church. Mr. I<o\v1 has been connected w'th tlio College i ir a much fhorter time. , Jle is a] lost excellent man. Few better jnen could | j found anywhere. I reenrd'him as a good j acher. Thfcompinlntaguin^t him as I un- . jrsUiud It, is that he doesn't- exercise quits lougb-eoutiol of the boyt>. Jjj'or Instance, if] ; ; 'r A mliiMi : \ * iliiv.- >>. : it- hi ill-- l;-lionr* il is ali.vi il ili.it IiOiIim-s imt iiii.l.rslainl liov lo ki i'|> th>'in Irom talkiiik occasionally. 11< lossi-s ii-wr itM'ilMliiui-. lliau any nirinhrr o 11io I'aculty. 11 > lias lici'ii alissi'tl I II' 'III I ti?* !'< < laiionslrss IViM|iH'iiily lliau :)ny of us. Mr Voiiiix i< "rr<M.-iii'<ir oi'1 11.? i " .1 ! :??? Kiiml This i>l' ll.'ti'li' i.s ii Ida ,l<<l>. Ur>linai il.v a haul liainllint; nit in.Hi- in.r.i. y lliau Ik- thwv;. ha: siiiiii- i u'o or i iiici'luiii Id iinii i "i ii ini'l t' " ai't'-i' ii.- N.it li.au into In* was nj11 IiI to a'lsi-m. |lii'i'i* il.iys al oiii* tinn; on biisiin-ss " this Sciml. ( if ? iiti'si1 Ik.* was alii'iil from lh> i i'i'i In! Ions ilu'iir/ 11 nil 11 tin*. Prof. J tooil, ym will ri'coi|.'.-|, look an artiinn ii. politic; In ls"i5, anil was ikmti'.ssiiiily iinsi'iil a purliot ol' tin- tiiiii\ I!?'i i.' a public spirited cill'/.on iiiiil our |'i'o|i| l?i-i:i? inlc;vsl.c?l In the pro poMvl new railroad, In; was iv-jiii'-livl recent iy to make ii trip lo lioiiiM I'aih with ("apt !iralk\y. Tin; oilier members <>f the Kmc uliy ari- ucnrially called oil' to liivach sewni linli-s iltirliiif I lif ynar, Imt Mi". Lowry is ncv or absent IVoni liisjiosi. "What >l.i yoti think of tin* present rondillon of the i'ollejjeas ;>n educational institu tloa ?" l?r. lioyce?"It was never bolter. T recan tin-('olli'^ci us on l'isiiii; irroiiinls. The Kac uity aiv I'tnh avoi I in; to keep paeowith'thcail vnliceuicntslii tln-diHeri'iit ilciiartnieiitsofed ../?*.i i..ii s...i-..r!il iii-u- ii>xl hooks hitvo boon M' eenil.v Introduced, I'rof, Hood. forInstance has Mitistituted several new hooks fo olil hooks which were formerly used in his ?!? partment. Professor l'ntton. t<?>. lias hImi, introduced some ihmv hooks Into his dC| kirI merit. As furt her evidence of the pro>;rcs which Hie Faculty will likely make, I won!* mention the fact that there Is now a res oinilon before the I'.iurd of Trustees In refer 0 iCe loud Valued hooks.on Ihoscieiu'cofmalhc ma tics, should the Hoard act on the splrll of tIlls resolution, the <'olleye will he placei on thciil^hi'st t'loimds?such as to meet th< demands of the most advanced friends of ed ucat ion, "What iilxiut (lie Theological Seminary' Are any Changes Ih-Iiik made in that Uujmrl meat;? I loetor Hoyce?"Oh yes; there poem* to h prevalent anions lis a ureal Inclination t throw away old hooks and adopt new one* 'I hi-re seems to lie a universal demand foi elianve?or pnwress,as you would most like!; (Hill It. Then- SeclUS to he l.'SS lleed of It li (lie Seminary though. than In the Collet' We Ciink tiieSeminary is now jirelty Wei up, and the determfii'ilioi) of the friends o the t'ollere seems to h", 11 JVer t i rest. Uiltl It Is tlrst in rank unions Colleges, both us t tciicht rs a.id hooks." Professor Young ami whnt he has ti Say. WCCUIiCd Oil rninwill IIMIIIK III ma mini home in I lie suburbs of the town, ii:n spout some t inie in pleasant chut with 1)in on various topics. 'i'he Professor is one < those genial, warm-heirtcd old gi-ntleiuci I whose otml >r and e irne-tncs? never fai to impress a visitor wit It the nobleness of hi | charade*. Jle is, purlnp.s, Hearing iiis thro I sc ire ami ten, hiu is remarkably well pn s.irved. for one of his age, though itis Ion i gray beard, atui th? gciieiul ncating of tit j man point hiinottl as a grand old putriurcl i to lie iovciI ami respcctcd oy all. Ho ha* bee I connected witJi the Associate deformed Pre.' hyieri,in Cunrch from his earliest manhood | anil was one qf the founders of KrsUine, wit ] which lie has been intimately connected it j Professor of .Natural .Science and Matli enmtlcs for forty years. In the comnm ! nity he is regarded ns one of th 'most liberal and iui' >1 i<* spirited ei izens of into West. If the church i ; town needs material aid, he he-ids the sul i script ion ; if a distant church in the fur We.< I is impcciincous lie tfives more than anyhod else; if a struutrliii_j church in ti neighborln | State falls slioit of the required amount < j funds no one gives more for its relief than h j does; If a subscription paper for a bencvolcii purpose of any kind is presented the name . X. Young is sure to be there. As a tlnaneie as a man of excellent judgment, Professc Young has no superior in I>ue West, and n one is held in higher esteem by the whole ne< pie. j ! inally, we intimate:! to (he Professor th ; object of our visit, when he said: j "Neither .Mr. I.owry nor myself had hear anything of any dissatisfaction 011 the part i the students or any one else, in reference t 1 the discharge of our duties in tile College, un ! til Informed of this iieiitiou by iiidividut I members of the ]>oar<l of Trustees. I knot ! of no just eattso of complaint, and am force j to the conclusion that the movement did lie I originate with the hoys."' j i ."Well, Proiessor, would It be improper t | ask from what source you suppose it origin? ; IC'l 7" Professor Vounir?"I wouldn't like to say b; whom I think it was originated. ]( is latin n delicate matter to give a public opinion 01 sii r.orioiis an net, without Jlrst having pror to sustain the correctness of my opinion, will say tiiis, however, it most likely oriulmi ted Iroin parties who entertain unkind /eel ing towiuds me personally." "What action has the Hoard of Trustees ta ken in tills matter?" I'rofessor Young?"Neither JMr. Lowry no myself have been olJielally Informed of tli petition, though we have heard of the potltloi through individual menihers of the Iioart We are in posesslon of the fact of the < 111 plaint, thouuh not otlieially. 1 learn that 1 eoinmittee has been appointed to investigat the matter." "What course doyou think the Hoard wil take V I'rofessor Young?"! cannot say. I have no been informed of any charge against me, no am 1 aware of what disposition the Hoard in tend to make of tin.' ea "Wliat-eour.se do you propose to take In tli matter?" I'rofessor Young?1"t'ntll I am informed < the action of the Hoard I cannot Indicate tli course which I may deem it my duty t take." "In saying that you have not been oOiciall; informed of the action of the Hoard, do yoi wish liie to undersiand that a copy of tin: root u I ions of the Hoard in reference tothismal tor. has not he n served on you I'rofessor Voting?"I do. 1 havo no officii notice ot any kind from the Hoard or nnj uiember vf the committee thereof."' Professor Lowry. We next proceeded to the residence of Pro fessor l.owry, : new dwelling of hauds-om architecture,surrounded by inviting ground in the heart of tli" town. 1 Jiving us a cord hi grvclingund a l?i.;urty grasp of the hand, li asked us to he seated: I'rofessor Howry Is ; man of about titty years, educated, retlne and cultured to a degree which would at one make a favorable impression on whomsoevc lie might meet. He came to Due West aboil ten years ago at the request of the Hoard < 1 Trustees, who had elected h 1111 1'rotcssfi I of l.atln. To HWpt this poslMoM ho ituv 1 up a large anil profitable school In Lew I isville, Georgia: sold his properly, am! ram to Hue West, whore lie is dependent upon hi ' personal exertions for the comforts of lift | The loss of his situation would very ni'ie i disconcert him. At present lie is sullerln from an Inflamed hand, the effects of a slijrh I scratch, received several days ago. Twenty ! four hours j>ftor receiving it. evidences of in 1 (tarnation were to l?e seen. It is now poult tee | and considerably swollen. The lengthen j ltiK shadows of the evening sun, reminded u 'that we had only a short time to stay, ant I without much delay, we referred to the pet: tlon of the students, when | Professor I.owry said?I have never see the petition, ami d<> not know what Is In ii I have only heard that there was a petit ion My first impulse was to resign at once, hu ! upon advice of l<r. (irier and other friend*, | have determined not to do so. I will wal the,action of the Hoard of Trustees. 1 hav not been served with a copy of the result tious, but J?r. I Joyce told me that the matte had been discussed. I don't think th Hoard have passed any formal resolutions, a action was postponed until the called meet iiur. which takes place next Tuesday ever ins.'' Bidding ntlieu to as true a man, and as ox cedent a t hrlstlan ti nt Ionian, as breathes th breath of life, we next proceeded to the man sloll of Rev. XV, M. Gricr, D. D., where we found the President of the f'olleg quite ready to talk oil matters pertaining t< ttiat Institution, but careful as to any ex prcssion he might make in reference to tin main business of our trip?the pel it Ion of tin students. When asked to speak on that sub Jeet f Irloi* cold A fi i 11 f i the Hoard of Trustees Is expcctei next Tuesday night. The ImpnrtiUici of the meeting, and the fact that eacl member has heen written to urging hisatt -n dance will most likely bring nearly ever; member of tli<j Hoard. Several member; living at a distance have a'ready been liean Ironi, expressing the Intention to he present From this and other reasons, lam led to he lievethat the Hoard are giving the matte their most serious consideration. I liavi not the slightest idea as to the feel lng of any member of tho Hoard. The; have carefully avoided speaking to meon tin subjcct.aml I am glad of it. I have no mori ld'-a as to what may be done than you have I would say this however, in the fullest eonfi deuce, I have no doubt that the Hoard wil come to a wise and safe conclusion. Thi members of the Hoard are prudent men, win have the highest regard for these gentlemei personally as well as a high appreciation o their services to the College, (intheolho hand, they holil tiie'interesls of the t'ollegi pjra.nount to everything else. As Trustee they will act for the best interests of tin College, irrespcetvio of personal feelings am personal friendships," I'pon Intimating to the Pooler that wi Would ho obliged U> him if he would glvi us some facts In reference to the presen prospects and condition ol the College, In replied: "Certainly, I will take great pleasur In giving you any information tha you may desire. In every way, 1 think tin friends of the College have reason forcongrat illation. I think il is in a belter conditioi ruivr flinti il has been at ftliv liri'Vlolls time Taking the financial condition of the ("Ikv nsahasis of judgment. It is most gratifying ThoTreasurer in his last report places the Kit <io\v men I Kund at Sv.'.'XHl. When w e lake tin present hard times into consideration, am remember the fact that at no time previousl< the war, did the Kndowmetit Fund exceec STO.Onn, we think o:ir tinaneinl status truij satisfactory. The number of students in at tendance this year, I heMeve, was only fifty nine ; hut we con jrra In la to ourselves upon tin superior talent and the remarkable itood lie havioraml gentlemanly licarinicof that niiid bur. We have never had a liner set of hoys a! retards both moral character and intellect ua force. We prefer llfty excellent, boys to hundred interior ones.'' We don't regard men numbers, now, as we did in former years a: ttie only criterion of the prosperity of tin College, of late tin- subject of text hooks ha: ri Ived considerable at :vutlon from the alt thoritlcs of the CollcH". Within the pas two or three years, several changes have al ready been made and others are con templated, and it is <|iiite likelj that the whole course of study will In revised at an early day. I'ndcr present reau lations each Prole-sor chooses or selects tin honks which arc used in iiis particular do p.-uliin-nt. As President, I never iutirlon witii the 1'rofessors in this matter. rrof. E. L. 1'aUou. Wo next drove to the residence of Pro! Pntton, and the reception which we reeeivet made us feel f:hid thatwe had callcd on this gentleman. who Is so much distinguished ai aecholniUHi'l linguist, hut who is also as wel fA? tlm u'linnlli nt' lilc hunrl fiivl flu Biucerltyof lihi professions. When we askci )iia opinion of the net of the boys In petitioi lnir the Boar?!, he said: "I beliove the right to petition Is a sacred one." With ihisthe Professor branched ofT on tlx the subject of a high school at l>uo West. He fiouRht that tho Trustees of the Co!lo?ji cliouldopen a high school In connect ion with the (,'ollego; that a tcncher should b?? employed whose sole business it should bo to take exclusive control of the education of Jsoys prepartiiK to enter College. It was, In his opinion, belter for u boy to attend if I I ! m !|. <.1 :i V .r Of Two li-ligT, thrill I" IMI'.ir l<? , i (lie t'ollc-.'.e and ellter I lit; )?l'?-|?:HH!t?V> dcparU j'lilrht. Stlcli ;i school of which In- spoke, f would lie :i feeder lo tin- Collcm-and ii grc il iiciii-iii to tin* >r11In speaking <>i too .! i'rote-sor*. hc;snid In- thought tin' Kndow.1 iiiI should In* increased in <?ne 11 iiu<I)- <I ; j Thoii>aud I Millars, :ili<l the salaries of tefteli, 11 rs^iioiild lie laiM'il. .. J Tallin^ 'l'i it v. itli l'rof. llood. | I'y Ibis tint-- tlif moon liad hcnini to ens' its II shadows. Professor llood and this scribe i tiiove to his dwelling, where We limit lea Willi * the Professor and his family. The Professor i is one of those ciicrgctic and progressive men ' j who is never Idle, and whatever lie under* i takes, he goes at wilh a will. In tin; caiu"' [laiirn of l'.Ti! no one worked harder or more " |cll'eetively than lie did. In the College he has I | introduced new hooks, and il is sai l that no _| member of the 1 acuity does more work than iiedoes. Duringthe vacation he is actively engaged in winding uj> the business of a niercantili; linn whi"h laid been assigned to iiiin. Although the 111'- l'lt'les-or is an indefatigai hie wiirker, lit'never fails lo tiiul sonic time _ j tu ili-vote to his f- l'-nds when they call. After *| tea we turned our lace towards home, but soon Stopped at Dr. Miller's. " Having 'finished our day's work, and the - dwelling of Hr. Miller Ix-ing a pleasant place . to stop, we baited there for sometime. Tin: - I'octor is a leading physician in the County; * an active participant in every good work thai 1 may be siolng on in his eoiiiinunilv. lie is a linn friend to tins Colleges at Hue* West : i j one of tin: Hoard of Trustees of Krskine, and ' jls a member of tin? committee ap\'1 pointed by tlie Hoard lo confer Willi Prolesit Fors Vonngaiid I.owry and to asc-rtaiii fa'-l.? t-' that may aid the Hoard to come lo a Just con elusion in their ease. ( Mir host was a ready talker, but we didn't get many solid fact' ? from Iiiin. Iio.on the nihjeet of the petition, >- oeouieii more niieresieu 111 ptiiiipini; u* ] tlinn In lii-iiiK"pumped" hiniscif. Ill- mUiei < ' doubled Ili?-propriety <>f unking any pubsi> cation at all about the matter. 1'c, like tin | other member. of the of Triis'ocs will] | whom we coi-.vi r-fil, let no word drop, from V j wliieii we cottid form an opinion as to tin 111 probable action of the ltoard. No inetubei '. even intimated how ho himself would vo!i I (when the<|Ucstii>n >hoitld l>e presented fot f ! action, of one tiling, however, we are assur I jed, that Mr. Yonn* an I Mr. l.owry liolil i o | warm phiee In the hearts ol' nil wiitiiu we met Mr. Voini'i we presume was more prominent' ly men I lotted front thcfa.:t that it was sup [) j posed that the petition meant to strike in iilm particularly. *- What a Prominent Citizen ol" Al)bo? ') villc Said : ^ A cntlemnn of education and pronilnenci in this coininunlty said, when lio heard o ' the petition : h ' ! am clad of II. It Is evidotico of progress *" The l>uo West people have no superiors, am '* this is a progressive step, which, if the) * prollt by it, will add to the prosperity of tin 0 College. I rcirard Krsklne College as one o ' Ithe finest institutions of lcarninir in tin 11'state. It they will in future endeavor t< | make It. an I-'lliicittimnl College, rather that . j ii f)i-nn)iiiiml>o?n' College. 11 .would ?? ll rsian ' Institution of which wc might Justly lie proud | I?r. (trier Is :iii alilc mid progressive man, |* i Whether the Trustees net upon the potiIiui | or not, I am glad to hear It. Jt is progress. c i I- What was Said by Another Promi? ,. | ncnt Citizen. '}. I'pon hearing the romarksabovcc|uoted, hi isahl. "While i have no doubt that three |j-S fourths of the people of t he village will en n I dorse the sentiment Just expressed by ( prominent citizen, I think the student: . ' were wronjr in sending the petition. It Is tlx *i duty of the Trustees to elect the Professors ' 1 1 f the students assume that duly, the oiliee o ' j Trustee might as well be abolished. When i ! student does not like the Faculty of a collegi he should go to school elsewhere." e ' What a Third Citizen Said. <1 "I know nothing of the merits of the ques 'f Hon under consideration, but 1 think i '> would lie well to make a change in the Pro - fessorship. They need at Hue West mon d such men ns l?r. (Jrier. He Is like other peo v pie, and talks like other people." it What was said by Another. In conversation recently the following ex ? presslon was made by a friend : "If they eve; I intend to institute a reformation, now is tin time to commence the work." rjWliut n Student, who Didn't Si|rt ,f tiie I'aper, Said. I! Seoinu one of tli'! students who refused t< l-!sign the paper, we asked him whit hi I* | thou ..'lit of the petition. He said: I "I think tlio boys were wrong In Fending - i It." ! "Then what do yon think of Professor; f i I.owr.v and Voting,as teachers?" i "I think their places could be better tilled, n j I. j What an I?ducntcd and Practica [*! Citizen Says. c ! I do not doubt that the students aeled froii I the best of motives, but they seem to havi 1 , overstepped their province, and acted some ! what ungenerously. M Is ih? t>in>ii< t! thin:.'to liiul incompetent Professors in ("oh r; liw Kaeult ics, ami there arc various v.'ay* o t-j icnioving them, l)tit it. would be establishing : ajdangeious precedent to have them .dismiss u , I'll at the will of their slud<nts. It is a maUci I entirely fort lie ISonrd of Trustees. If the st ti if d'-nts arc (lissatislicd, they can go to otlici e . Colleges. As students they have no vested in v teresiin Use College, and diminished elasse; ] soon compel the Hoard of Trustees to look a? vi Jer their vested interests and appoint etlieieiil 11 I'rofjssors. 1 know nothing personally 01 !-1 or profe>sionallp of the "ol>jeeiion:itde pro I-1 fessors'' and eannot therefore Judgc of tin I soundness of the students' object Ions tail 1 from what 1 have heard to-day, it appears t< y j me, that the students condethn themselves, m i turns concerns I'rofessorLowry. They chargt I that lie docs not preserve j.'"od discipline ii ; his room. Now,a College Professor is no: ii ] pedagogue, nor arc students school-hoys, lit j Is supposed t ? l>c a K-lio'.ar, de.i'in$ wiili s studious youths, u lejare oroiight to bo I ! tieiueu of good manners, not reuniting eithei | the hickory nor the harsh words of tlr ir ) r? u ; (vplor. If the students behaved noisily at:*! ,1 j rudely the blame is theirs, and nol I'loies.-oi v; l.-'wry's. I cannot imagine unvthhg iuor< r ; mortifying to those veneiable l'rofe?s.irs than t ! the coursu the students have pur .fjsued. To say the least of It, It is not like tin r j action of ingenious youth toward old men ej'fhe young gentlemen should have|coi<sid' r ed the possible eonse<pieneesof tliejr act?tin c; dismissal in ttieir old oge, of two men win s j have tilled their chairs so long, and who can , I not now iret employment elsewhere. This i: II I especially hard on Professor I.owry who was j/ j invited to leave a lucrative post to come ti f Krtklnc. imti whose means. I hear, ore nol . abundant, i'rofessor Young can stand tin pecuniary lots better, as he Is Treasurer o il the Fund, a salaried; office, and lias uthci 1.1 sources of income. s I I, A Reason fur Refusing to Sign the '"I Petition. '' i It is said that at least one member of the '*! Junior Class refused to sign tho petition I'm ' I the reason that, if the standard of inathe { niatles was raised, he could uot graduate j I next year. e On The Stool of Itcpcntaucc. ir After signing the petition, it Is said thnl e Mr. W. J. Fleming, of I,aureus, came lo tlit s i conclusion that he had made n mistake in {signing the petition, and requested leave ti i- j withdraw ins signature, but he was too late His name now appears with t he others, and .. j he Is just as guilty as the guiltiest. The Cause of Complaint. As well as we have been able to ??cert.iin the cnusoof complaintby thestndentsagainsl Mr. Lowry is jt want of familiarity on lib e part with the language Which he teaches, anil D,a lack of discipline. In reference to Mr, . I Young, they generally acknowledge his ml (.lent and his familiarity with the branches B which he teaches, but they think he is deti. | dentin the art of Imparling Information, i From none have we heard any but the kindf I est and most respectful expressions of these j i teachers, personally. They have the unlvcri. sal respect of the students. ' j The Origin of the Afinir. | One day, about a week or ten days before Commencement, the (|U'*stinn *?f the l'rotes1 j sors was discussed at. the Mess Hull, when one of the Theological stndqnts said, that a "'petition should be sent to the Hoard of Trus* | trees, asking for the removal of these I'ro1 fessors. Mr. Joseph Wylie, of Chester, was 7 j then conferred with uy letter on ine stinject. J(! and his opinion sought as to the propriety o( J*, sending a petition. In reply, hesaiil, "it the a | Die students were dissatisfied, this would lie ' their proper mode of procedure," or words to 7 j that effect-, it is said that Mr. Patterson ' | SVardlaw, of Abbeville, and Mr. \V. Joe KodJ? I (ley, of Kock Hill, took an active part in the ' matter. f Am Error Corrcctcd. r >? In reference to Mr. Young's supposition h that the students had acted, not on their ujown motion, hut at the instance of others I who entertained unkind feelings towards j him personally, we would say that we are a ' perfectly certain that he is mistaken. We s | have taken grout pains to learn the animus t I which prompted the students to the step el which they have taken, and we have come to the conclusion that the remarks Immeeullately preceding their names are absoII lately true. In tills we say they are true as ! i regards their opinion, without ourselves glv-1 lug an expression ns to whether or not they i j are mistaken in that opinion. I'esides the . evidence of the students to the contrary, Mr. U ' Young has no enemies that we ever heard of. . > His quiet manner, his even temper, and |hls J Christian character is such. In our opinion, i- as to preclude the possibility of his having I ; enemies. I| Hoard of Trustees. ' ; Since such Importance has been attached to " their possible act ion at the called meet itijr for ~! the Jiilli Instant, we append the following corL" | reel list of the Trustees: * lie v. J. I Joyce, I >. I >. \\*. A. l,ee, K*<|., Chairman. MaJ. W. K. llradley, i I'rof. J. F. I.ee, lien. It. H. Hemphill, Secretary. Kev, .1. C. I'.oyd, 1! I'rof. J. P. Kennedy, Joseph Caldwell, ,'t Itev. J. I. I'onner, i?.1>.ltev. I?, (i. Phillips, ; I I?r. J. I,. Miller, Kev. K. K. Iloyce, ! It. C. Sharp, I lev. J. C. Chalmers, s Col. I>. < >. Hawthorn, 7>r. J. M. Strong, : Kev. II. T.Sloan.I). 1>. Kev. J. M.Todd, Mien. P. It. I'radlcy, <?. 11. McMostcr, *; Kev. 1?. I". Iladdoii, O, S. Douglass, ", Joseph Wylie, Kev. C. I!. Kelts. . i Healthy and Progressive Indications. ? j To make a long matter slrort, we would " j offer the following condensed recapitulation ' j of facts which go to make up a few of the healthy and progressive judications for the i prosperity of the College: ' 1. Tho tlnanclal condition of the Institu|, lion. ? 2. Improved methods of teaching, and a j j change for the hotter in text hooks. This , j change of text hooks is gradually covering I every department. i 3. Higher grade of scholarship. J, Tho readiness of tho Ctiurch to respond ' to the calls of the College. In less than ten years this small denomination hns run tip > i its Kndowinent to over JW.WM. Not only so. hut during tho last year the President thought ! that It might he necessary to erect on the C'olI lego prWunds, a permanent "Mess llall." In order to test, the practicability of such a II measure he addressed, letters to four or live persons only, and t hose partleR promptly ami cheerfully pledged themselves for this purpose hi suuih aggregating nearly This, u illi" iiil I In- illjjljlvsl agitation hy ugencic.s or circulars. | .5. The moral toi;n of the students Is liiirli. ' In this respeet there has licen a ^riuliuil bit : marked Improvement. Willi no system of espionage, iiml with no eltoi" nt no i <11 Hi": sin vellhiwe tin; onlcr and general de| o-'l( luc il of the yonii'/ men Is most creditable. j I 'I'll ? ? (! ?rl i-? to form in tin* young men lin'i-j Us of si-)f-cmil rol, m:ii nly li.v appeals to Hi* Ir oivii sense of right, to their honor and .scl:-, respect. In Concliisinn. ! The remarks attributed to the gentlemen above named ure mainly reported Irom inem, or.v. While wc hold to I tie sen I i men t expressed by e;ich, we lire perfectly willing to assume as our own, :?l I errors of grammar?they are ours. Hoard of Trustee*, I'rskinc College ?.Minutes. Having already secured ? list of Mm signers to I lie petition and ii copy <<f Mic resolutions | of (lie Hoard of Trust-it-.s in reference thereto, I presented by l)r. Sloan, we called on Prof. 1 Lee. at his home, and witli the approval of the President, we obtained from him tlicotli i er proceeding of the Hoard, and below is the J Secretary's* report in full: Musk inf. Coi.i.kok, .TnncZM.li, 1* " '<>. 15o lid met? present, lJr. Hoyce, I'r. Moan, .I>r. Homier, 1'rof. Kennedy, l>r. Miller, Col. | Hawthorn, Mr. sharp and .1. K. I.ee. ' | Tin* unfinished Imsineo belli:: taken up, the |i Facultyreported that the order respecting ' j the .Mess I tall arrangements was attended to. , j The tiiiaiieial committee lu.d made t he chimin: 'lof investment which they were directed to !, eolisidi r. 'i In; report of the Faculty was presented by i the President, and is as follows: ' ] AN.N'l'AIi KKI'OItT TO liO.YIM) OK TUfSTKES. I II (,'iiitlcnicii:?l lake pleasure In statin? that . the collcitiale year now closing has been one jot unusual (|iitet and fiood order. I iii no ease have the Faculty felt that there ; was occasion for the exercise of severe diseip. line. The nuinbcr in attendance has been the i: same as fur the past I wo years. 11 is a irratlfy. < iiiir ciretiiiisiatice that the Preparatory ! < partmeut tnis been <|iiite small?smaller per. j Imps than nl any lime since the war. Li The following persons are members of the j Senior Class, and having completed the 1 l I. <!...? (I... ,.? \ i? |?. {conferred nil thriii; vl/.:?!,?<). ("awan. 1'. Kennedy, W. W. Mc.Morries, .1. II. Miller, ('. ] 1*. Press ley, W. .1. Itoddcy, Patterson WardJ law anil (i. \\\ While. f I We have now In press the decennial catalogue. It will furnish a pleasing exhibit- ??f I the work of the College in the iintnher of Its j: graduates, and in the fact that ft larger pror j portion of them are found in the ministry , than in any of the other learned professions. rj The lnalU't' of a Mess Hall demands"soinc , | consideration at your hands. The house thai , | we have been using has been sold and cannot , j lie seeured for another year. This year the [> i Mail has been largely patronized, and the result has been entirely satl.-factory, so lar as ': we have heard. If some permanent nrrangeJ incut eonld lie innde, we think It would be j wise. The report of the Treasurer will show I that tiie linanelal condition of the College is > good, and Ills expected that the current, expenses will be met out of current funds, In accordance with your order. , Very respectfully, W. M. Giuek. Dri; Wi:sr, S. I'., .1 unc 2-i, 1SS0. - The report was received for consideration, i [The degree of A 15. was conferred upon the s j young gentlemen named In the report. THK : !! >? IIAI.T.. [l T>r. drier hnvingglveil some nddlllonnl In, i formation siiowlng the necessity of a pernia* nenI Mess Hail arrangement: and Mr. Wiseman.manager of the Mess Ilall, having been heard from on the same subject, on motion of Dr. Homier, -I JUxolri.il, That this Hoard heartily endorses t | the Mess Hall scheme as it has been carried - lout the last two years. ? j Iic.so!veil, That a committee of five, viz.: Dr. -I(trier, I'rof. Young, Prof. Hood, 1'rof. KenneI dy and I>r. Miller, be appointed to provide suitable permanent accommodations for those ! it lirk flu* Mitsv tljltt 1)1:1 n of . hoarding;. If il can he ilone without usini: tlio r funds of the Collcsro; the building <> neenm. modaie not more than twonty-ilve students. TIIK KINANCKS. The report of the Treasurer wns presented. Ane.\pend:luro of more than the S.'fM.iHt a\u, thoii/.i'd hy the Hoard. having been made by . ilie Treasurer, In the repairs on I.lndsay Hall, and the renewal of I he campus fence it was , resolved that his notion be approved. ' v The report was referred loan auditing com, niittee of three: l>r. (Jrier, l'rof. Kennedy and .1. K. I.ee. and directed to be sent up to < Synod with the report of the audit ins; ooin11111 tee. I Dr. Sloan and l'rof. Kennedy were appointled I lie committor to report toS.vnod. [ A communication wa? read by l)r. (irler i , from Prof. Hood, representing the hiMitllcien | ey of his salary for the support of his family, - j and asklmrfor its increase. i The in I nut shaving) read and approv 1 ed, the Hoard uJjoitriied to meet at - o cioek I; 1'. >:. r | i-: v i:n i xti sr.-si ox. Kkskink f'oi.i.F.'ir. .Tilno29.1 P. M. " The petition of Prof. Hood Wii? taken up ; | for consideration. After a free expression of ' j oplnio'i, i n motion by Mr. Sloan, it was I ViV.:?>.'m/, That th.i nelilion be re'erred to the " | favorable eoiisldeiatluii < ( Synod, with the " suggestion tii it they consider the proposition ' I of raising the Proi'es?or.s' salaries to Jl.'i.M.'lii I each. . I TIIK I'KTITION OK MANY STIPKNTK. i j A petition, signed liy many of the students. II was received, asking that the snlijeet of some . j changes III the Faculty betaken into eotisid, i oration. . j do motion of Or. sl?;;n It \vn? J!csnlrt:il, That the degree of 0. T>. lie con. ferred upon the Kev. A. .1. WilhersiKioii, of I New Orleans. Hmnlrrtl. That wh.">n this Hoard adiourn It. . udloiirn to meet to-m-trrow morning at 8 , o'clock, A. M. After reading of the minutes the Hoard ad. Journcd. 8KCOND DAY'S Pnoi'KKDIN'OS. > Kisskink f'oi.i.r.rjK, .tunc so. issn. ' Foard met?present as yestercay with tho i addition of ( ii. P.radley. I RKSOM'TIOXS IX ItKFKItKNf'K TO TICK I'LTITION OK MANY ST1"ITNTS. ' The following | reamhle and resolutions Were presented l'j* J)r. i^louii and adopted Item ny Item : Whereaseomplalnt hns from time to time ! been tnitdi* to different members of* this Hoard,and recently to the Hoard Itself respoetin? two members of the Faculty, viz. > Professors Younsranil I.owry as not tilving 1 satisfaction in their departments: and where. |as the complaints, it founded on sutlicient , cause, are calculated to injure the prosperity of the (.'olle*re, therefore, Jfrttolrid, 1st. That n committee of live lie appointed to Investigate the matter, to ascertain tnore fully the character. grounds, and - extent of the complaints, and report to an adjourned meeting of tills Hoard to he held i Tuewlav. July :20th'at 8 o'clock P. M. > lies,Aval, 2d, That It shall he the duty of . said committee to confer with tlio above t named members of fhe Faculty, to ac(|uaint them fully with the state of thinirs, furnish them with a copy of those resolution, and then make any Hnjrgi'stlons which may cnahle this Hoard to arrive at a proper course of conduct. ;! Jtcxohrd, .Id, Thai It shall he the duty of 1 the Secretary to write to ciieh member of tho Hoard not now presot, urging attendance 1 upon said meeting. /{rsnlvnl, 4th, That this eomniltteo consist of 1 Drs. lioyce anil Homier, Prof, Kennedy, Dr. ' Miller and Col. Hawthorne, RESOLUTION LOOK INC. TO THE SCHOOL I'l.AN. (in motion of Or. Honner, Jlcxnlvcd, That a conmiitiee consisting of Dr. (irler. Prof. Patton and .1. F. I.ee, he a|>polnted to consider the propriety of oreanl/.inj; Krskine f'olletfe uiion the School Plan, and report to this Hoard at the meet!lit? on the .'Dili .Inly, proximo. Alter the reading of the minutes tho Hoard adjourned. DEATII OK THE SCHOOL PI,AN. The following report was handed to the Hoard of Trusteed at their meeting last night: The Committee appointed to prepare a Heport on the resolution of Dr. Homier in reference to tin: organization of theCollcge on the ".School I'lan," wouid submit the following: Iu the Judgment of your committee the Endowment fund is too limited to render such a scheme eU'eetive. To operate it successfully would require additional Professors. With salaries certainly not less than those now allowed. For this ineruascd expenditure we I nre not yet prepared. We Judge it wise, therefore, to defer act Ion in this matter. ! W. >1. (ililKIt, JoKEI'll K. I.EE, K. Ii. Pa i ton, Committee. ! RESOLl'IONS LOOKING TO A HIGHER STANPAKI) Of KfH'f'ATION. j These resolutions received consideration by i the Hoard at tlie same time that l?r. Sloan's 1! resolutions were adopted, though no notice is II taken of them In the minutes. A committee was appointed to considc'r and report on thorn: Jicsolvcrt, That in view of the introduction ' of Improved methods of Instruction in Ian1 iguages, and the progress which has been ! made within the last forty years in experimental science, and in view of the pulille demand for a much higher attainment than formerly in nielhemalical knowledge, it is the sense of this Hoard that there Is an imperative necessity for furnishing to the students j of the Collettc facilities fur at lain ins a hljrhor .stahd.inl of excellence in these branches of I knowledge. Km,,tad, That a committee be appointed to consider (tin propriety of making such cri!in?fs in the course of study, ami in the Faculty, If necessary, as shall accomplish the end proposed. Lniigliliu Arraigned To Answer. <*?n.i'Min v, H. July 1!>.?The County j Court was iv-con-vcncd hero to-dny after a recess of n week, Judge Hudson presiding. ' An {indictment on severe! counth against J I Laugnlin, charged with stealing bills of Hie ! I Hank of the State. was given out, and tlicj ! grand Jury after a short absence returned a I "true hill.*' Laughlln being put on trial, plead "not guilty." His counsel made a motion for a ] I change of venue, and argued upon until ai j late hour this afternoon, when the court ad-! journed until to-morrow, when argument j j will be resumed. The Abbeville Press and JUtnnct lias the best J account of our Cincinnati trip of any paper i ' in t heState. Wilson and Wardlaw are bricks. ' I ?Georgetown Time* and Comet. I OrR Raii.koaii.?What lias become of onr| ! prospect i vs rai I road ? Is i t to be bill 11 ? Wore; I we not. to have a grand railroad meeting after ; Commencement? T,ct. the arrangements bd i lnaUe.?Assuciale lie formed 1'rtcbyteriun. ' . "fx SAVANXAIl V A J.LEV llAILUOAI). A Heeling1 of Hie Hoard of lHroetors' Uiat was not Altogether Pleasant ? ' Another Kxpcriinonlal Line 1o lie Surveyed, !>iil Hie lioitlc by Cars-' vrell Institute Is Ignored. l'ursuant In the rail of Col. James M. f.aMni'-r, President of the.^avaiiiiHh Valley Kail-| r? ail < 'ompauy, the lioard of directors of said j Company convened in the oltiee of John K. j l.reazcale, Ks<| , at this place on last Tliur.s-i ! day, Sih July, for the purpose of rons!dciiii? ' ipiestiou* of importance relating to the cult l-1 prise. j President r.at itner called the lioard to order, i jand re'jiiented J. 11, lSrcaz* aie, Ksq., to act as> 1 Secretary. | The roll of directors was then culled, when tile following answered to their names, being j tlieeiiiire lioard; Jaine.s M. i.nt inter, President; \Y. \V. Iluinphreys, I'.. ! '. Wiiitner, W. j IS. Watson, I Jr. \V. J. Altlfoid, K. I'. Clii.kseales. .1. T. Harms, S. J. iiester, T.J. Ilester, J. \V. Noi ris. I In addition to the members and ollleers ofj . the Hoard, a large iiiiniiier of citizens InterI estcd in tiie enterprise.and who were labor-l ing under tiie iinprcfMon that the Uoad J would be located at this meeting, wero iil-o j pu-cnt. i I'rrs dent, r.atlnier rlirn stated that the iioaid iiail been called together for eousulja i lion, iinil in hear from the .-.urveyors, wnoj Wc:c J)ic|>;il?'il to make :i )>:it"li:lI report. of 11!it'ii* work. T.'ii* idea i-nlci'laim d by a law] number of citizen* !i\ inn aion;! tin* proposed line Unit 1 ):? loail would lie locabd to-day I erroneous, as 11st* Surveyors hail nut jet i eompltle-l their work, nor hail it yet been de-1 j termim-d by whom Ibe liond wouid In; l???*a-1 j ted, \\ lielhcr by the !!<?:?r?l of l>irectors or a j con veil lion of I he f loi knolders. ! I Maj.Thomas 15. I.io. Chief I'.mrinrer, tlujiii subiniCed tIn-foiiowin^ prelimin-iry repoi t :l KN?;ISI:J:U\S OKI-U I-; S. V. K. It., I I ,\niii:i:sox ('. II., S. .Inly S, 1>X'?. J C?l. Jnvirx .V. I.'ilbiirr, I'lX.tiitciiln/ the .Samnnull \'ntlci/ Ji'.itni'nl : Sj it?In.compi an. c with in-tniclionsreceiv- j oil I'roii) joti, I oryam/.cd a parly May Ml, I-.S>?. i anil proceeded to tin- making ?if a survey from j Anderson ('. II., by way ot l.owi'.desvhie, .Abbeville t 'onnly, to tlie (in enwO'xl and Angusla It'alirord, near Dorn's (ioSd Mine. i i lie fust, hni- ran v.":is ma lo direct lo Talior Church, on tl.e .V A. IC. 15.. near J>orn'.? I Mine. 'I'liis line followed the ridge between i the savannah ami Kocky liivers to Lowndesj ville, llieitce crossing lioeky Hiver one-half| iniU; hel:?\v Young's Mill, reaching the l'iilge between ltucky and l.itlle Hi vers near Mr. ISnlin Allen's. tlicnec along this rid.'e by way | of Ml. Carincl and Kohinson's Store, and down the Mill Creek with the Snake Ki ail, j tlienee to little Hiver, crossing near the old | Hnrdeaux town. Kroin I.ittleHiver to Tabor ( hitrcb tin; line isa long the valley oflSnllalo I Creek, after crossing the stream, l.enutii ol I iille, iii'ix ;null's. Cros.-illg of lioeky Hiver, l.j ft. high, l"ii)ft.span of bridge; Mill Creek. At the requestor paillcsetistof Little Itiver I ran two lines from the it. & A. It. It., intersecting the Tabor line us hereafter detailed. The first line, eal*cd (ho Kennady line, leaves the (i. A- A. It. H.. V/, miles cast. of Tat?or, near Mr. 1'oug Kennsidy's and follows the rhlne around the head of Uutliilo Creek to Long Cane Creek atthe month ofliold Branch, thence to the Intersection of the Au.'usta road and Miakeroadat Mr. Josipn It ri it's thence I east and near Win. Kennedy's and Si|iiire McCaslan's to the Cato House place, thence down the vall.v of Anderson's Creek, crossing the striam near Mr. Win. Mars', thence direct to LitllelUvcr, one-fourth mile! below Cade s Mill, 'Calhoun's Mill;, theneoup the valley of IMot's creek near I.ndomout I Churcli to the Intersection of the Tahor line,! From Anderson to Kennedy's, miles, to i Tahor, 5s 5 0 miles. Long tunc Creek, lii It, high, l-'iO ft. span: Anderson's Creek, 'iu t't.i hlgh,*?(i ft. trestle; Little Itiver, Zj ft. high,] l">0 ft. span. The second line, called the Trh-kem line,: leaves the (J. .* A. It. It., at Trieketn, -t'/f,I miles east of Tahor, ciosiiuc Long Cane| Creek above J'atterson's Bridge, Hold IJraneh anu a prong of Cold Branch near Dr. Wide-1 man'sand ('apt. Win. liradley's, tlence to! Hopewell Church, crossing Anderson's Creek j near this j oint, thence across the tlatwoods to Calhoun's Creek and Little Itlver, near! I the mouth of Sawney's Creek to a .function i with the labor line near Captain Ulster's ! |<|liai(i'rs. , Kioin Anderson to Tickem, 5!'< miles ; from ' Anderson to Tabor by way of Trickein, miles. Long < i.re Creel:. bridge 51 ft. lil^h.' 13" It. span; lioid Branch. 'J! ft. liiirh. lii.Hj It, j trestle; Calhoun's (ink, '.aft. I; Uh.lM) It, I Is;.an bridae; Little Itlver,ft. high, 100 ft.! j spall bl id.e. I I!y request, I made a rernnnoissnnoeof a] i line from the Ca?oSpt iiig to Trichem by way ] I of lianheiy, one mile below i'attersoii's j j llridjiC. <n Long Cane Crei k. This rout is; ! eheai'er than the line by way of Captain j I ..,..1 lir w n'v ]|y your command, I rnsulea rPConnr>I?.sauc(; j of :ilie country f.om the <!. iVr. A. It. It., ti>| Kdgeiichl C. II. My examinations wore! nuule with n view to connection it each oil the points on ;the U. ?t A. It. it., vhcreoiirj 'surveys readied. | From Tabor and Kennedy's the distaneo to | I Kdgotield ('. II. is about iii miles, From ! Trickeu somewhat further. The principal i rcaturos are the crossing of Stevens' and j I'urkey Creeks. Stevens' Creek can beappro-j a-lied ami crossed a hove and below t lie us out li j of i'o'ky Creek with a light line. From, .-'t 'Ver.s' . 'ieel; to Turkey Creek, seven mite*-, theeonntry is'.S'iniwhat heavier. The eroxs-l iiig of Turkey (.'reek will he expensive?aboul j I li-'i I'eet hIt'll. From Turkey creek to Kdgej lieidc, II. il?niile<;a light ridge-line can be lad. The Tahor line would ero:<s St-.'vcns' j I creek below the mouth of ltoeUyi reel:. *j*|?o ! j Kennedy and Trie I; em lines alio vi t lie mouth | of Kocky Creek. All the routes would cross' Turkey Creek below mil the moutli oi tvl'e. ref-k. The field work was llnislual June ?il;t!.oi party pa:?i otl'and difiliniuied. Work on tin; j estlniatCN whs liogiri at Anderson Monday, July .">t!i. and is not yeteoiiii.leti.il. i have assistants in this work. Uesj'ee!l'ut!y submit lid. TilOS. i!. I.KI-:, Chief Knztneer. Muj. r.eesMid thai the line to I.owndes\llle] wasi'n a .udgcall theway.and that tl.e worki won <1 eotiseniie.it ly he very light. hut mat he hail not proceeded far enough wi li his osti-j males to determine the a| pro:;iinitio cost of I he grail I Hi! per mil-'. 'I h.- heaviest work on tills part of the Koail would not exceed ",i ell euhhi yards of earth e.xeaVUlion | or mile, whilel'or the sn'oiitcrpnrt of liistatiee It Wmoil lie a great ilo:d !e>s than that r.moenr, The work on the lines after leaving l.owndesvillc wo..M lie some what heavier, hut the whole line Ironi Anderson to the li. <!: A. 11. It. was a comparatively ligiitone, and the maximum j grade would not healiove li'J feet to the mile. . At till* conclusion < ! .Mil.!. I.CCS rcllJilKS, Miij. 15. ] '. Whitner moved that gentlemen present not members of the Hoard lie allowed an op]><>riunity of speaking in the Intercut of any of tile proposed lines, that the Hoard niiulit he in possession nf the fullest iiifornailion obtained about Jibe whole mutter before taking any aetioti. Carried. This nioilon, whieh the Hoard were at Usist considerate in passing, opened the way for it lively discus-don In which ('apt. A. .1. Clinksscales, speciator, ami 1 >r. W. .1. Milfotd, 1 ?ireetor. s? veily critiselscd the action of the Hoard in not having all of the projected and rival lines surveyed. J>r. Milford opened the discussion hy slating that tiie failure of the Knglneer Cotps to survey the route hy the (*a is well Insiituie had caused consideralde dissatisfaction in ilatl township,inasmuch as it was generally understood hy the citizens of that township that that w.us was one oi the proposed lines of the Hoad. lie said that the people of that section had been promised from the outset that the Cars well rout should he surveyed, and that as a matter of Justice they thought the promise should he fulfilled hut from the instructions that had heen given the Chief Engineer he supposed It would not be done. Capt. .1. T. llarns said that inasmuch as locating the Road on that line would place it east of Wilson's Creek and beyond the lltnI Its of r.owndesvlllc, by which place the charter of the Company made the Itoad go, he did not see how the rout could be adopted, unless the people would move Into i.owndesvilie and build tlic town up and extend its limits four or live miles to the east, by this means making the ltoad touch Its corporate limits (.'apt. A. J. Clinkscales replied to Capt. llariies by sayimrlhat it would bo decidedly j C 'icapeij or> I e peo.d. |!o buy out Lowiidesvlilo and move it. o\er to v. here the road ought to ; ran. The route through Hall township, ciossInsf Itocky llivcr between l'r. Mliford's mills and going east of Wilson s Creek and i.owndesvilie would bo ten or lilteen miles shorter than the line run through the Corner) and by l.owndi sville. The people in his section wanted to connect with the G. it A. it. II.! at Triekem,and not at Corn's Mine,and that | before any tax had been voted totheCompany It was promised by the Speakers in behalf ofj I the enterprise that tiii shortcut and most | practicable route from Anderson C. II. to the1 (i. A A. 11. It. would be adopted, lie sahlj that it would cost a great deal 11101* money to; gojby I.owndsvllio,|and that if tlie route wiismo| opted there would be trouble in collecting the | taxes voted the ltoad in iiis township. The! ! lino from Anderson C. JI. to Triekem, run-j | nitig east of Wilson's Creek and leaving! j I.owndesvilie to the right, was straight, and | in many oilier respects superior to the one Ly j the way of I.owndesvilie. I President I.atinier said as for himself lie I had never madeuny such promise Jns that, preferred toby Capt. Clinkscales in any of liisj speeches in behalf of the enterprise, lie had promised that the Koad should be located ou I the shortest and most practicable route by, the way of F.owndsville, lint nothing more, lie had always been very careful about what lie said, and further than this had made no promise*as to when* the ltoad would run. } Capt. rarnes stated that when the election on Ihc'iuestioii of subscribing to tlie capital ! stock of the ('oimi.'iuv was held iL was the i understanding hi Hit- Corner township that tin! 1 loud was lohclocalcd mi tliu west sidei of Wiison's Creek and hy the way of l.owndcs- ] vi11 o. ami that n Ijir^ra number of voterssocn- . dorsed Jlhi'lr ballots, li tIn* Koad should helocated on the east side of Wilson's Creek,' Corner township would he left out entirely,' although she had subscribed as liberally to the enterprise as any of the oilier townships. Mr. It. 1*. Clinkseales thought as the char-' ter of the Company located the Komi hy | howndesville it should go that way, and that, unless it did. in his opinion, the express-1 c-l terms of that Instrument would be violat-' t?d. Capt. W. K. Kradloy, f President of the O. ; A A. I!. K., thought lhat il was umlerstood | from the outset where the lload was to be 1 located, ami regretted to see that dillerenccs | on that i|Ucstion had arisen. He hoped they would be speedily ailjusted and that every-J buil.v woulil go to work lo build the Koad, j work on which should commence in one ! nioiiIll's time. It was loo Important a matter to be ahaiidor.eil, ami Ihe interests of the ( ! people living in the townships through \ which il was ti>pass ilemaiided that it should he lilllll. He expi etid lo pny his taxes no matter where the lload should run, and lie. Imped that everybody else woulil do the same. 1 "Lei's build the Koad, and build it right > away." i1 (.'apt.. f'llnltscalos said ho wanted tlio ltoad, j' , but ho did not want It by I.owiutosville. It; Is ton miles shorter that way to Hie (J. .\. < It. H. SVedOn't want it by I.owmh sville, and i: if It goes that way there I* gtolnir to be trouble i I In collecting the taxes. \\ e wanted the line [< through by the Pontile P.ridges surveyed, bui I that has not even been done.'' Maj, Whliner said that ho regarded the ; I Company as under some restrictions in I oca-'' ting tlio Kra i. The ehnrtersaid "byltbe way < of I.owndt fiville," which made that place as i Milieu <i |iuuii "ii i 111; iiw.iu <1.1 .\i?u i?uii, *iiiii , ? from It is iimfTstauilln;: of (lie matter 11:1 must bo located by the place. I>r. Mlllor<!;Naitl that the only dlssnllsfnc-! 1 tion In Hall township was callscil by tliej failure of the Kiixtneor t'orps to survey Hid ) rout o by Curs welt Institute. Jt was umlerstooU In the outset thiil. thy most. piacticsiblo J route IroiuAuUcrsou to LowiiUeavlllc was to J ,.-Vvv;y/. ii i miimh|Wm? ???a?wtrnwmm be adopted, mul how to ild tlint bo determlnccl unless both of th? routes were surveyed '? 'J'lii! Carswell Iim? should nt l< have all ei|U.'il sli >wing Willi tlie one through ihe Corner, an<l if after both were surveyed i! should be ascertained that Ihe la*t iiiiined was the shortest and most piacllcable route of the two there would he no dissatisfaction, and everyone woulri ae'itiiese cheerfully In the decision tholl;;h it. should he acaiusi thont. (ieii. Ilumphreys thought thai, all of the psoposed line.; should have heetl surveyed, uml was willing to hnve it nono ye!, lie thought it lu'eipstiy to harmony and to the success of tin* enterprise, and wanted the lines l>oth by "Camiv'.l Dis:|*utc and the Double iiridg surveyed before the ito.vl was located. At the conclusion of fien. Humphreys' remat Its, all persons present, not. members or o.'Iicers of the Hoard withdrew and h*:t it to conshlerand transact such businessustsil.jht be brought be ore it. 'I In*2li>t matter of business brought before the Hoard was ilie ijuevtlon ot deterniinit.g whet her it was t l.e duly of the Hoard of Directors or of the stockholders of the Com[".any to locale the Koad, and as neither the Act chartei Ins the Com pauy nortl'.e ily-I.aws of the t 'oinpaisy contained any tiling b. never from uhich thel!o"vd could derive any informal Ion, unite :i diiterence of opinion was cxpres>ed by tin* ludivldi.nl members, souio belnu in favor of the Hoard locating the Kofsd while ot tiers thought it would be proper lorn con veil I iin of I he M' el: holders to s-tlle that important. <|iiestion. The discussion of this iiestion consumed about an hour and a ha I and was finally referred to a committee consisting of Messrs. 1'. I-'. Whiiner, W. W, Humphreys and John 1). Ilrea/.eaie, who were rei(tic'ded to ascertain what i owor 11.c Hoard possessed in the premises, ami to report to an adjourned meeting of tl.e body in tin al'tei noon. M r. W.s. I.igon, Trc.isitrerjof the Company -uhmittcd the following report, which was M.-eeivtd ami approved: \Vn>. S. I,igoii, Treasurer. In Account with Savannah Valley Kaihoad Campany. 1SM>. Dlt. May :jl. To cash from Town Trciimuer Audeison C. II (WO W Juncl'J. ToCash (mm Treasurer Abbeville .Count* .",71 0; ili'.Tl it: 1SS0. t'lt. Jutic7 I'y sntulry er:s!i paid on lo aee't. Mncineeis' Dep'tm't by order \V. W. Hum. ptireys. fiireclor ? 070 8 July !i' I!y iiucls,stiii unpaid, but audited by W. \\ . Humphreys, Director -Hi 2 JulyS. Jiy balance 518 3! SI 2,71 !' There l? about JsK'O In hands Win, MclJulcIn Treasurer Anderson County fjf ti.xes collect cd from Anderson County on account Suva * nab Valley Itailroad (ompany, naiUitu il,a!s'.:57 available, at. tills time to.tlie Wuvan nah Valley Hall road Coinjiany. Jiespecttully submitted, W. S. LICit.iN, Treasurer. Anderson, S. C.. July 1?0. I he Hoard adjourned at2o'clock for dinner and ri Jisscuibh d at 1, when the coiiiinittei appointed in the forenoon reported that tiiej wereunabte to obtain any information eon cerning the matter referred to them liia would assist the Hoard in its deliberutii lis The matter was again discussed at length, bu before any conclusion was reached it was lai< on the table, and the question of having pre liiniunry surveys was brought up for cousld ( ration, durlny the course of which Mr. Mil ford stated the I'resident of the Company wa held responsible by Ihe citizens fit' itali town ship for the failure ?1 the Engineers tosurve; the route by Cer.swell's, inasmueh as it wi. by his orders the survey was not made, ti which l'rc-ident Latimer replied that the or tier was siren on the strength ot the Chlo Engineer's statement that thi.-Hcctionof conn try thruti;*li which the line wouM lirccst-aril; lnive t > rnn in order to go by Lowndesvilt wns rough and would require very heuv; work?heavier than would he practicable fo the Company with it* piocitt capiial stock ti make. Dr. Miiford said that it wa* not thought tin conductor the President, was altogether fill and remarked, as he retin d from the Hoard that 111" ?{, >"" subscribe I by Hail township t the cai'llal stock of the Conn any could L very ea.-ily In- expended it) la\v.-ui!s. Col. N'orris moved that the Engineers be dl reeled to make reeoiiiioissanoets of the route l?y Cars well's across Wilson's Creek ti Lowndesville, and from Lafayelle llasl's b; tiie Double l'rid^es to Charles Allen's. Col. Norris, \\ . 15. Wat.-on, Gen. Jiuniphrie S. J. I tester and It. 1\ Ciinkseaics, disctissei the motion at some lenutii, when .MaJ. W'hil ner moved as a substitute for Col. >*orri> notion that only the line from .Mr. Hall's t Charles Allen's be surveyi d. l'pon the ({Uestlon lieiui? submittal, !h vote stood .> to I in favor of thesub-tiuue, t!> i're-idi lit easting 'he occMing vote. This .-e:il< d the i|Uestion of making furllu preliniln ny surveys, and the iSoard then ri sinned cnn.?ideralion of the question tis t wlielher the Jtoaul should hieate the mail which after some little discussion was deeld ed ailiruiati veiy, and Kr|day, tin- iid inst ml set as the day for ttiO S"ILlemeiil of tilllt <;lle> tion, by which time MaJ. I.ee will lie prcpar ee to give tiie 15i;a:d all the desired iuforma (i.'ll. Messrs. \\\ l:. "Watson, \\\ \V. Humphrey* I!. K. W'hilncr and Col. N orris were :.|iponit Ki an and(i:n4 eomlni.t.'c, after v.h.cii tii .'ioard anJoUi iied. The Ca.sc of Col. CasL. 3III. .JUSTICE DIcIVKit ADMITS II!} TO BAIL 1> "iiii: OF A Dis^nU'erijJ Scene in ('iieraw?Youiij Cash Attacks the IMitor of the Car olina .Sun o:i the St reel and is Hack ?m1 liy his lather?Hotii ttraw thei I'ist<.ls hj.oii the Independent Jour it:-, list, "\viio is Saved by iricndsNo Arrests, and l!;e 0Lenders ill ! turn to their Horn:.*. (.Yets and Courier.) \ C'ur:K.\? , s. <*..Sr.!unlay, July 17.?Col. J i'.. c. ra>n ami !;ls.-on, V.. 1>. Cas'i, ace an,: | uu il by Col. Wall:-, i>r i. iuvns, canio ini Sown yu: tviilay inr liiO pur|>uM! o? ?hiafnih the i i-Ilm.s:' of Cf:s!:, oil a writ "I h itn t. ! ami also with t!w il ini -iiMon > : aitaclwiu^ Mr. IVguvs, ti;r ;?io.i-sher i.f Hie 1< i-al iiapu*. The Cuiviiii i timi, wlilcli, in ilsroh j men:* on t!iu r- ci iit lino!, has ex4>rc->.-eU tli I Kcucral sentiment of Use Slate. A t'Teat < : liDive-winpjim^ laid been jueviotisly ma'le b Lyouuir CasM, who esiiuu toClierawsiineiiiulu [sintv to c.tiiy it out, lint was |iei*ua<le(l b ! fner.il.s to rc:iu<ti'isii liis |iiirt>< s-. A fie;-a fe ! tl.'.ys s'njut in a state of su-ye, the tlnrateue ! journalist was ;w?uivit liy people ol'slaudili ; that tile trouble v as entirely over, ami \vi | thus thrown oil' Ills mianl. Col. Cash ami h | son lounged about Front street all dav,awai : in? the arrival ot' Solicitor Sellets. m ; lVijtius, when >;oiii? ciuieily lioine to ilitinc I !?.. .ri...ii.?w{ifli?/ ..! *i iif.fiifip nn | eating watermelons. As lie turned ilic con er, Ins hack being tt? them, youn^ Cash ilru his pistol, calling out: ".Stop you d?d scoui J drel," wltli oil.er words to the same el lee I Tlie father threw oil his coat and drawing Ii i pistol vowed that he "\\ ould see a I'aJr light. ; Some gentlemen forming part of the giou . hastily Intervened and put .Mr. l'cgucs out< reach, thrusting him into :in open doorwn : and locking him up. There was cursing a:i | threats of violence outside for a while, whin i llmilly ended in an adjournment to the nea ! est barroom in company with the sheril I Thero was great excitement. The iniciulai was out of town, but a member of coiinc w as called upon to arrest I he pair, which 1 declined to do, but sa'd it should be done I ] the event of another demonstration. Jn tli | meantime and until dark, having been wan I ed that another attack was threatened, M l'egues, who had made his way to his otlic J was forced to remain there on guard, whil ! free and untrammelled his assailants parade | the streets In the lace of a community tin ; nominally condemns their whole action. | M r. Solicitor Sellers arrived ou thceveniti j train; a hearing was had before Judge Mel\ j cr, and Col. Cash was admitted to bail In tli j sum of three thousand do 1 <rs. TheSollcito , at llrst demanded that the ball be fixed i twenty thousand dollars; then at ten tlioi sand dollars; but t lie counsel for the accuse i succeeded in gel tin;: it reduced to three tluu sand dollars. No pioeeedlngs whatever wei taken against young Cash for hiscovvardly a j tack upon Mr. l'egues, and lie and his tailu returned to t 'ash's depot, openly continuin ! their threats against the proprietor of 27i Col. Casti will he tried for murder at tli September term in Darlington county. 'l'he Xewx mill Oi'iriur containing (ten. Jlul ler's manly letter, had been received befor the parly left town, and Col. E. If. C. Cash ii dulged in some of his choicest expletives n speeling it, vowing that he would give th Senator "a wooden heart to match his woodei leg," but without clearly indicating how till remarkable present was to be made. o TIsc Issue In South Carolina Bchvcci Cash anil Civilization. i\Y?r? (iiul Courier. The outcome of th" duel at 1 Hillose's Ut'ldg' throws a strong light upon the real charade of that shocking allair. "Thft Code," uhniird harbarousund detestable as've hold it to be Ims usually a certain veneering of courtes; ai d deem ii m ; and it would uot lie Just to fas ten upon an evil custom to which high-mind edand honourable men have soni?twucs leu their countenance and example, the disciedl either ol the coarse and insulting writing: which goaded s hannon to ehidlenge his slay er, or of the rultiaiiism which now seeks ti terrorize ami ciu-h out. the righteous publh sentiment aroused by theduel. Man v will be disposed to consider the bat upon which Col. Cash has been released ai sliangely inadequate, considering the gravitj of the crime of which he stands accused Hut if bail was to lie allowed at all, I he amount Is, practically, of little moment. For nobody supposes t hat < 'ol. i ash, whatever else he may do, is going to run away, lie is not that kind of man ; and, even if lie were, he has prohubly too sublime a confidence in Hie peisu.'i' slvc intiuence of the pistol-case and horse \v11111 ;t>><>L)x which lie lias wmim m in.-m.-n.? papers, to care lo seek iiiuniinity f.o n punishment, like an ordinary oiiciiucr, by flight, Col. t 'ash occupies i lie position, not only of a duellist, hut ot the self-constituted chain ?i??n of duelling in south Carol na. While the troiihh' with Shannon was brewing he not only defended "thel'ode'' under his own sis:liatnre in the pies', hut denounced in the bitterest lauuuuge Ihose who hail ventured to condeiiin it. Since tin? duel, lie I.as steadfaslly iiiinoinieed his readiness to answer lb?* his act to the courts, Ilheheitut convicted and punished, it will not ho because he has sought to evade whatever re>pon?ibiliiy a lri:d may IIx upon 11 i111. Nor will il he because I he public sentiiiiciil of the State is opposed to the r-inoreciuent ot the law. So much, 11L least, is certain. Meant I mo, a son of Col. Cash has kindly tinricrtuketi to supervise the comment* of the newspapers upon t!ie whole a Hair. The tidings from Cheraw, which we print lo-day, how llie style in which he proposes to perform hlstask. The bin very of theCheraw.S'im In denouncing the duel can only he appreciated hy those who know the Influence of Col. 'ash in the l'ee l?ee country. That young L'ash should have been allowed to attack the difor, with absolute impuniiy, is a disgrace >j the town authorities of Cheraw, for wiilch .here is no excuse. The issue is made up, and it is Just as well hat the people of Si at Ih i 'ai ol lua, their (iov rnor. Judges, legislators and peace-olttcers diould know and understand it. 't heperson?; in both sides, who were concerned iii the luel defied the law iu the most aggravated md public uiuuucr. If they are not to bb ! punished, the law against duelling Is a farce i and in in lit as well be repeal* d. There Is no question as to the guilt or Innocence of anybody. This law has been violated, and everybody knows who the violators are. The only question is, Will Solicitors, Judges n.id Juries have the courage to do their sworn duty ? ? <?> |The Recent Fatal Duel. | A STRONG AND MANLY LETTER FROM SENATOR HUTLER. He Does Nat Upward lh<* Tragedy at Du hose's Rridgc iu Deferable Even Under the Code of the Duello. KiKiFJKMi, ('. II.. July 13, fSjjO. I{ inri.un A-. i'lttvxtm?I>kak Slits: I vviiiii to say to you that you have my hearty endorsement In the position you have taken i 111 If II relief 10 Til*' I IIMI .>11.11111011 irajjeny. j 1 j is no idled 1011 upon the memory 01 the galluiit gentlemen of the past who revolted to 110 tin: dtn*lli> to settle tlieir personal .differences to ask that the law lie vindicated In I this ease. In iorinerda;.h tiie most punctiil; os.s (kc iiuni ami chivalric courtesy dis.lu' KU.-lied the coiulnt t id' ycnili-nien 1 >1 ."nif.drs | 01 l.o..our," and coarse ribaalryand yaseonude 1 { in corresiondeTice was as odious as the biaud ' of cowardice; .lull now. the "swashbuckler style" appear.", to he fashionable. I The is-ue is very t?hamly made between 1 those who trample law deilantiy under fo?t I ai.il those wlio execute It. and I do hope that courage enough may lie found to execute it. It wtil bun Had day for .wv?;ithCarolina when a gentleman, who teels it to I ehis po.sonal or professional duty to viiulie.ite private rights 1 111 our courts, is first to be Insulted, pursued, vlllitied and goaded to desperation, and then 1 shot. If that l? to be the plane which our civilization Is to o.*e?ipy, we Mia'l all all be sleeping on our arms. And there must bo something riulieilly wioug in public sentiment which Jc.i 11 forcc a man of Sham.oil's )! high charaeterand acknowledged courage to ti.htadtiel nn ler the circumstances which j surn.undid -him. It Is about'timc we were riii(lin%c out where we are, and ascertain > whether'd ordi r rullanisin" i? to govern this | country or whether civilized institutions (shall be maintained. I express'no opinion on 1 lie m< r!ts of this | dlHlculty for I know nothing of It, except i 1 what 1 laive seen in the public prints; but I } do venture tuc* opinion that li is ihc first time . I n I In. It icti irv of d liel I imr tn s'n:ith I '.'lrottiiift j, that a man lias been shoe for doing what he 'Mind, In morals ami law. dearly the right to - ! do, and for doing what It was I.Is swoin duty 5! to do, to wit ; faithfully representing the , I interests of his dl? nis In the courts against - parties who had thrinselves gone Into the -.1 eomts. It Is without a paralled either In the : issue made or t lie manner of its conduct. Von are doing your share of public duty In a p.-oper manner?pardon ine for saying sound I belcive that nine tenths of the respect able jnrople of tiie State will sustain you. You may count on my doing so In any way i* that I properly may. Very truly yours. Ac., M. C. BUTLER. t ri UKKNVIT.LK & < OLUMBIA UAILItOAT I \JT l'asscnger Trains will run an follow: -dally. Sundays excepted, on and after Mon I- day, July l'j, USSO. -ui*. , Leave Columbia nt, ... 11 J"> n n * Leave Alston I- 38 p ii 'c I Leave Newberry 1 % i> n ' Leave Hodges -1 48 p ri ^ I Leave Helton C 0:1 p u j-| Arrive at Greenville..... 7 2U p n DOWN. y I .cave Greenville at 10 20 n n ' I,wive Helton 11 89 ? ? y Leave Hodges 1 (X) p n r Leave Newberry 3 IS p n t> Leave Alston 4 .^0 p xi Arrive at Columbia if ')0 p n ABOKVILLK BRANCH TRAINS. i* Leave Abbeville at 8 i>> n ir !! Arrive at Hodges 9 .V) a n I.eave Hodges 4 '0 p ji Arrive at Abbeville 0 43 p n * ANDERSON BRANCH AND B. R. R. I * L*l' TKAIN. y Leave Belton... ft 10 p n i Leave Anderson <i oS p n s\ Leave Pendleton 7 .Vi p n il: f.eave Perry vllle 8 pn 1 Leave Xemca City fi 50 p n >' Arrive at Walhalla 'J 21 p n J| DOWN Tit A IN. ' Leave Wnllialla CWnil ei t eave Sencta Cify n 13 a n e: Leave I'erryvllle 5 -0 a n i l eave Pendleton 0 03 a n r Lc "ve Anderson 7 03 a n *: Ar.'iveat Belton, 7 an LAURENS BRANCH. Laurens Brand) Trains leave Laurens C H : 'a 8.>">a. in. and Newberry at 1.00 p. rn., dai ; ly except .Sundays. . I |'b<? up and down Trains on the mail .! stem make corniced >n at Columbia will ; [lie ui? and down Day Passenger Trains oi ( ! die Sou!b Carolina Railroad and dietlirouul 11 PassengerTrain <-n tbe Wilmington, Coluw i.|t>iaanil Augusta Railroad: at Alston Wltl Cains of tiieiSpiirtanbing, Unlou and Coltuii Ilia Railrond. J. \V. PRY, General Superintendent. .1. P. M'-usKntTii, Master Transportation. J.vbEZ NoltToX, Jii.. General Ticket Agent ^'Zj^VC3-C3-'3 I IMPROVED PATENT LIVER PADI Nive* Gzt? Hard I Caji k Stkinotii Diimtn. L&tl Twicb a? Loxt <* j r.i!i:c! Carol vltiaut jrs{?lag us Syrtia ChHIs and Fcter, /^thc^ ^ I! I UierCoofkiot, '* Thew Pn'l< Cnrcall PifMKS b7/'vorrJt'oo. No .' Noxious Pill*,OiU.or Poisonous .Medicines are UJffa " I Jmo the Stomach. The Pa<ls are worn over the Pit y j of the stomach. coverlr.* the Great Ncrre Centra, M alio the Liver ami Stomach. A centle V.'pKahle y Tonicis ah-orbedintothccirciilatlfinofthe P'oodanii \V ! l.lv?r,purifyinstheBIrr.d.fLii2)ulatir)Kth'?I.iverari(l ,1 Kidney* to healthy action, and atrnnKth^oicK th? ^ Btoraacli WfllKeitfocid. J'.uck or Pads ?l and S3 *" 3?Acit. Sold bt all Druggists, or sent by Mafl " , or Express. Is' Manufacture! at 33 & 41 JJorth Libkrty St, t-j Bai.timuuk.Mi>. I A C0MPL1 10 " ?r IC v_ Ill You have but to look, ; Large and 1/ c Prices always guars l\ your wanl Ijw. JOEL SI M.ui-h ."I. I<0 I KTO"W < i A )! AC Mill :j c Complete ii I f Cunningham I HAVE on hand a larg Family Groceries, I CORN, M: I BACON, ! LARD, FLOUR, March 10, 1SSO. ______ . - : y-4 ' irthomffirsl CONGAREE Air iiTAnirn INI M. Columbia, S. C. PPvOPEIETOR. ] REDOCED PRICES: VERTICAL CANE MILLS, List of 3?rices2 Holler*, 10 i!icl!c?dlanietcrf.~.. i#) 00 3 1() ' ? ?0 00 ' 3 " 14 " " !!!!" HO 00 '' : ij Above^rlcoKconiplctcWllhFrnme Wltlioti Frame,?10 less ub cucli 31111 HORIZONTAL?3 Roller Mil for Steam or Water Power, $160. * Sena Your urcers icr Cane Mills jjj AND Syrup Ketiles to D. B. SMITH, Agent. fSfllLMCO 1 , No. 2 Granite Bange, ,1 | DEALER IN ; GENERAL MERCHANDISE, t ] 1 91 } 11/? havolnSfore ALWAYS ft FULL and *3 1 W well assorted htock of goods, to wblcif ; j 1 we Invite your attention.- Wo gutuuiiuc j9 quality of Goods also prlccs. - ' ~' r M i Give us a Call. j April 7, 1S80. ' CHILDREN CARRIAGES "* 1 \1 AltBLE TOP TABLES,' Marble Top Bu - * i iU reaus, and Chairs of ail kinds for sale . . 9 i cljeop at ) J. D. Chalmers. - 1 } Merch 10,18S0, If ; J.WJSIGN 1 i' ABBEVILLE, S. CV ] EETS on hand a full assortment of COF- I i 1\. FINS?from tiio cheapest to the bcati . # I Hearse will attend funeral*. wben desired/ .J He will also Contract for the I Erection of Buildingsfie is agent f<>r tiie sale "of Sash, Door* . Blinds, .vhiuUlliigs, sstalr-roi;lngs, Mooring* md every thing pertaining to buust 1> Biding ^ A;irli Ti ll lw, tf - : BONESET BUURBGN TONIC.: . 1''IIIS Tonic is recommended for Indigestion M and its attendant ills, and as a preventive of 5I:ilunnl Jjheases. The luaterlnl used is or i line old Kentucky whUky can produce it ? ,' SS Ichnesx of lUvor ami u fccncruus stimulant *( licet lifce tills. Nothing but u blending of 3 IlomoguucouHnnd wholcsorne tollies 111 Just :>ro|Nirliun chii produce sograteful astomach- ?S( ic its Nils, which Is the Fluent, the mo?t whole *%j some, and the best tonic In the world. For 4 <ulc by J. Knox & Co. April 2G, Ittft illl! liiUll! 1 Take Notica. | SPEC AL IXDUCEMEXIft offered tofn???. $ tho.per than lmaycnr. Hbtndurri rraodtf i will n have been laiyely ua-?l and tested/ J fJive ns it call before buying elsewhere, It may -23 j be we c.niMiveyou money. J I W. Joel Smith & Son. | 1 January 23, lt&O. " ''-''ja ETE STOCK . 1 , to see that our stock is -1 (Tell Selected. 1 mteed. Call and get i ts Supplied. 1 flTTmcr ?- on\T I IU1J1 W OV11, jENT STOCK . a All Lines. i & Templeton jl ;e and choice stock of J EAL, I GRIST, il ^[OLASSES^^^