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J?t??im PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY M0KNIN6 B T DURI S OE, KEE SE & CO. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. INVARIABLY IN ADVANCE. The ADVERT ES ER is published ropularly ev ery WKDXKSDAY MOUSING.atTHKEE DOLLARS pera-tnum: ONE DOLLAR ?iud FIFTY CTS. for Six Months; SEVENTY-FIVE CENTS fo Throe Months,-alway* in advance. $3t~ All papers discontinued ?it tho expiration of the time for which they have been pnid. RATES OF ADVERTISING. PAYABLE IN ADVANCE. Advertisements will he inserted at thcrr.teo, ONE DOLLAR and FIFTY CENTS per Square (10 Minion lines or less.) for the first Insertion, and ONE DOLL IR f?r each subsequent insertion. ysS* A l;her'. discount will be made to those wishing to advertise by tuc year. AnnouDoingCuhdidatc? $5,00, in advnnce. Front tile Neto York Tinten. Military Government iu South Carolina. Military government in South Carolina dig nifies much more than the enforcement of law and the practical application of the Re construction acts. As interpreted by Gene rul Sickles, it means all this, with additions sudv;ient to convey a full idea of. despotic rule. " Paternal government" it migut have been called tn days when absolutism was more popular; for thc acting head not only under takes to protect life and property, and to pro vide the preliminaries of restoration, but of h.s own sovereign will and pleasure annuls and exacts regulations and penalties, absorbs . the duties of municipal government, and even essays to control the mor?is and appe tites of the fortunate people under his care. In this respect, among the military cowman dors, General Sickles stands alone. Sheridan h is been considered aggressive, but his ag gressions are by comparison of the mildest sort. He has deposed a rebel Mayor, cor rupt aud inefficient Levee Commissioners, aud an obstructive and faithless Governor: he has- proclaimed that, the laws shall be obeyed, order maintained and reconstruction carried out ; and he has intimated that the city must have the be? efit of sanitary mTs ti e-. His ^'o rdina . in lVx-is, G<i r: Griffi l, bas applied the iron e'ad oath M p?. son* nerving i? courts presided over by j'idges who could not take it ; but beyond tin , Sher idan^ district is free from the follies i.t pater nal sway. Pope has done yet better. He wisely makes the soldier tributary to the statesman, and parades military authority no oftener than may be necessary for the pcr fonmnce of an obvious duty. Sickles, alone, aspires to concentrate in his own person the functions of law giver and ?aw administrator, of moral guardian and business {.rotector, ol policeman, judge and general over all. Only the impoverished, depressed and dis hearicred condition of South Carolina can nf f >rd an explanation of the remarkable pa tience of the people under some of thc orders which they have been required to obey. Ir other circumstances thc order issued on the Util of April, staying civil processes in cer tain cases, and interferin?: with penalties itu posed by the laws of the Stale, irrespective of | color, would have provoked a reasonable out cry. The same may be said of subsequent ortl?rs, less sweeping in their scope, perhaps, but interfering equally with civil matters, in no direct manner entering into the sphere of J adistrie commander's* duties. Now we hear of regulations promulgated by a general order under date of May 30, which carry military interference to a point beyond any reached e'sewhere. They are legulations which cover ground properly be longing to the local municipal organizations, and in no sense, that we can perceive, com prehended within the range of the General's duties. Among other matters, they forbid the granting of licenses to any but inn-keep ers lor the sale of liquors in quantities less than one gallon ; and they declare void .' ail contracts hereafter made for the manufacture, sale or transportation, storage or insurance of intoxicating liquors." u No civil action," declares the order, ''suit or proceeding for the enforcement of any such contract, shall be entertained in any court." The order for bidding the distillation of grain, although ar bitrary, was apparently excused by thescarci ty of food. But what can justify or palliate tiiis meddling with an important branch of | business in a manner which the rampant pro hibitionists of New England dare hardly at tempt? In the same inexcusably harsh spirit, General Sickles decrees that the proprietors of railroads, horse cars and steamboats, shall not establish any discrimination on account of color or caste, on pain of being arrested for misdemeanor, and summarily tried by a military tribunal. We cannot but consider this an excess of authority. The loyal ofii cials of New Orleans, where this very ques tion has been raised, have taken a much more p-udent course, and one more likely to pro d .ce harmony among the citizens. Thc true principle to be acted upon bv the military commanders at the Sooth ia unques tionably that which recognizes the supremacy of civil authority, and confines the action of j the military to cases specifically pointed out in the Reconstruction acts or arising out ol the bad faith or bad judgment of the civil officers. On this basis, all that is essential for carrying out the will of Congress and se curing the civil and political equality of the freedmen, may be accomplished, without ob truding the presence and power of the soldier save in exceptional instances. General Sick les appears to entertain a different idea of | duty. His orders reveal a disposition to re verse the proper relations of the powers, and make the military the ever-present master, instead of the ever ready assistant, of civil authoritv. SOUTHERN CADETS AT WEST POINT.--We have frequently called public attention to the f:ict that the West Point Military Academy and the Naval School at Annapolis had a large number of Southern students, in spite of thc fa?t that for six years past there have been nu Southern Representatives in Congress to make theseappointments, orto nominate candidates, as is the custom, from their respective dis tricts. These Southern cadets are not Presi dential appointments "at large." but they arc regularly ^entered as if appointed from the Congressional districts. Our West Point cor respondence, printed to-day, shows that the .class about to graduate has no les?, than th'rty three Southern cadets ont of the whole num ber of sixty-three in the class. There arc four from South Carolina ; four from North Carolina ; five from Virginia ; four from Ala bama ; two from Georgia ; four from Ten ne"s?ec ; two from Arkansas ; two from Loui siana; three from Mississippi; one from Florida, and one from Texas. The question may again be asked, how is it that the Con gressional districts of these States can be represented at West Point and noi at Wash ington ? How can cadets from " States not in the Union" obtain admission to the Milita ry Academy of the Uuitod States ? If the boys are bogus Southerners from Massachu setts and elsewhere at the North, their ap pointment is a fraud. If they are Southern ers, it is an instance of Radical consistency which considers a State in the Union enough fer West Point, but altogether too far out of the Union for Washington. Moreover, if ?hese thirty-three cadets are really from South ern States, we call upon the 2'ribunc, which prates *-bout "the gross ignorance in the South" to n^te that the six highest graduates are set down a' Southerners, and that in an -institution where .s'ri?t discipline and the se verity of the academic course regularly weed .out ??om one-half to two thirds of every class ,!ong before the course is fiuished, this year ,;nore-thaB fcalf of the survivors are Southern ers. If this is so, measures" for a full quota of SoKthem.cadetflj properly appointed, should be inaugurated as j^e/Jily as possible.-New York World. _? -j i g*y It is stated that Fred. Douglur, accom panied by othor colored orators, is about to make a canvass of the South. The citisens of Paso del Norte on tho Rio Grande have protested against tho extension of mercy to Maximilian and his fellow captive?. <P?M if Mothar evidence of the blood-thirsty j . - ,t-*m fl? ltokem nepp?-.' > The Attempted Assassination of the Czar. We copy from th i New York Herald, of Saturday, the following additional cable dis patches : PARIS, Junr- 7-A. M. The Moniteur publishes an official account of the firing at the imperial carriage, ip which the Czir of Russia aud Napoleon were seated, and tbe attempted assassination of the'Czar.? It is stated in tbe Moniteur that the ball struck the head of the horse which carried one of the Imperial grooms iu waiting who was. riding at the door ofthe carriage, and that the weapon burst. The people in the crowd stauding near the scene of the attempt arrested the assassin, and ihe police interfered to save his lifo which was threatened by the enraged populace. The man says bis name' is Beregouski, and that he is a native of Vol hy ni a. Le* Droit, in its issue, confirms the state ment that the pistol burst, and says the assas sin is a Polis a mechanic, and that he pur chased a double barrelled pistol in the city on Wednesday, Juue 5. The news} aper also states that his motive appears to have origi nated from personal haired to thc Czir, di rected by political passion. It is believed that the assassin had no accomplices. The Gazette des Tribunaux says that the groom in waiting, who was riding by the door of the imperial carriage, observed the menacing movement of the man in the crowd, and instantly caused his horse to bound a lit tle forrard, so as to nlace him directly be tween the assassin and the sovereigns. The ball passed jhrough the space formed be tween Napoleon and one of the Grand Dukes, son of the Czar, wounding a lady who was standiug opposite to see the cortegrf pass. Thc blood from the head of the groom's horje spirted on the uniforms ofthe imperial party, the man attempted to lire a second shot, but this discharge burst the secoud barrel of the pistol. At this moment shouts of " Vive l'Empereur!" aud Vice le Czar!" went up from the crowd. The man inimcdiatefy on his arrest said he came from Belgium two days since with the inteulion and for thc pur pose of killing the Czir. It is said lhat after the attempt upon the life of the Emperor of Russia, Napoleon turn ing to the Cz ir and smiling, said, "Sire, we have been under fire together." The Czar replied, "Our destinies are in the hands of providence." A letter signed by several Poles, expressing the sorrow aud reprobation that the dastard ly attempt inspires the in minds of a" I Poles, and a similar letter from General Z.moyski have bejen published. La France says addresses of congratula ticn to Napoleon have leen extensively ?rgiicd in th?? several towns, and it ii believed will become general. The Americana here will to morrow present, through General Dix, an address to tbe Czar. In the Corps Legislatiff to day the Presi dent made a speech condemning the attempt at assassination, and expressing bis sympathy with the august guests. His sentiments were loudly cheered.. Souie of the Cear's suite have advised his return at once to Russia, but be said he would not. The assassin was examined to-cay. He spoke with coolness, and gave his history. He is a Pole, au instrument maker, and bas lived latterly on his savings and on money given to the Polish refugees. He was asked, '. How could )O t fire at a sovereign, the guest of France, who nourished you ?" He replied with tears, " True, I committed a great crime toward France.'* Butyou ran the risk of killing Napoleon ?" To this the prisoner answered : "No; a Polish bullet could not go astray. It mufti go straight when aimed at the Czar. 1 wished to relieve the world cf the Czar, and the Czir of the remorse which must weigh upon bim." The prisoner showed no sorrow for the crime he had attempted t,o commit, aud only ex pressed regret at his failure. Napoleon has conferred the Cross of the Legion of Honor on Rainbeaux, the groom. The horse of thc latter died from the effects of the pistol shot. ST. PETERSBURG!!, Sunday, June 9.-There were services in all the Ohurches yesterday in recognition of the Divine interposition in protecting thc Czar against the attempted as sassination. WARSAW, Sunday, June 9.-In the morning of yesterday thc inhabitants and all the no tables of ibis town left their names with the Lieutenant-Governor, and the nobility met and resolved tj send a deputation to Paris I with an address to the Czar and to Napoleon, expressing their horror'at the attempt to kill I the former. Interesting News from Hungary. PESTH, HUNGARY, Saturday, June S.-The Emperor and Empress of Austria were to day Crowned King and Queen of Hungary, with melia;val pomp and splendor. Thc sun rose clear and bright, but was ob rcurcd by passing clouds, which, by seme, wa3 considered as a premonition of the future of Hungary. The city was c.-owded with visi:ors from all paris of the world, and was splendidly deco rated. The Ambassadors of all nations hav ing diplomatic relations with Austria, except the United States, were present on the oc casion. The condition of the Empress Mathilde, or of Maximilian, the late ?Emperor of Mexico, did not interfere with the ceremonies, neith er did Kossuth's recent letter diminish the popular enthusiasm on the occasion. The coronation took place at Ofcn, across the river Dauub?, ar.d the concluding rites in this city. Eight hundred Hungarian and Austrian-' nobles, sixty Peeresses, a hundred diplomat ists, and thousands of strangers, witnessed the coronation. Tho scene was magnificent. Bishops of the Roman Catholic and Latin Churches assisted at the ceremony. The costumes displayed were gorgeous. The Emperor was anointed in the ancient robes, crown, mantle and shoes ol St. Stephen, the first Christian King of Hungary-. The Empress was anointed under the right armpit. The special mass, sung by the Imperial choir from Vienna, was composed by Liste. After the coronation, the King knighted. several Hungarians, and then rode in person to Pesth, where he took the oath, in which he promised to reconquer the ancient fimits of Hungary. . The pageant far exceeded anything de scribed by Froissart or Sir Walter Scott. Nothing like it has been witnessed for centu ries, and, in all probability, they will never be repeated. The coronation ceremonies were closed by the King riding up a mound of earth formed of soil brought from the different departments of Hungary, and waving his sword at the four points of the compass, at the same time, solemnly swearing that be would defend the Kingdom against tho world. There was an immense cheering from tho assembled multitude during thc performance of the rites. There is a grand illumination and banquet to-night. At the banquet Peers act as servants. The Hungarian Diet voted a hundred thou sand ducats as a present to the King and Queen. There was tho greatest excitement and enthusiasm displayed. Ten Archdukes were present. The Austrian Prime Minister, Von Beust, was conspicuous. Mons. Deak was ab ent. M. Androssy crowned the King and Queen. A general amnesty of political offences has been proclaimed. f?p* Lucy Stone saya she fully beliores * that light will so dawn ou the anomalous political po sition of woman ttTat, before this suuimcr'it suns have set, good men of all parties will come in solid colurin to woman, each man to bis mother, and taking bold of the hand which rocked bis cradle, will say, " Come with us! If possible, fur give us. In future, share our legislation, and savo ns from such stupendous crime and folly as we have been guilty of towards you." Music : "Tako your time, Miss Lacy, ic." ----- ? ? ?. --- ?ST* Ino finest cherries ever seen .aro soiling in the Norfolk mareet at from 2 to :; cents per quart. Strawberries 8 to 10 cents per quart. Now potatoes begin to come in freely-$5 per barrel. ^3f**Says the Nation : To talk of making the South pay anything now is preposterous. Mr. S toxons has heard the proverb about the di?calt/ ot " ?fcfcg tte fcwskj off a H^tilMiisatm " ' THE ADVERTISER JAMES T. BACON, EDITOR. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18, 1807. Teague & Camile. The advertisement sent ns this morning by these enterprising gentlemen and reliable drug gists, heralding thc -splendid, stock they have so recontly received, direct from New York, will ap pear in our next issue. Such Civilities Never Come Amiss. We have spoken much of flue vegetables; and we have still a word on the subject. Tban thc Irish Potatoes scut us by the lady of Capt. BEX MI us, none, in any part of the world, could pos sibly be finer. And very sure are we too, that no human hearts contain more of kindliness and liberality than those of our honored friend and and bis most estimable wife. Masonic. By virtue of a dispensation extended to Eeza lcel Chapter, No. S, RI A. M., the following mem bers were, ?t an extra convocation bold on tho 10th inst., elected Officers for the present Ma sonic year: T. J. TEAGUE, High Priest, Z. W. CARWILE, King, W. F. DURISOE, Scribe, . D. F. MCEWEN, Captain of the Host, D. R. DURISOE, Principal Sojourner, M. A. MARKKRT, R. A. Captain, ^ W. W. Cfoomf AX, Master of the first Veil, H. B. GALLUAX, Master of the second Veil, S. H. MAXGRT, Master of the third Vei?f A. G. TEAGUE, Treasurer, Q. W. ALMJX, Secretary, G. S. MCNEILL, Tyler. Final Settlement of the Cabbage Ques-4 ti on. Mrs. MAT WILLIAMS, who l?Tei a few miles from town, in the neighborhood of Mrs. ALIX ASDKR WALKER, sends us two Cabbage Heads, fabulous as to site, whiteness and firmness. We have seon none to approach them in either re spect. She bas our best thanks. And of the Bearded-Wheat Question Mr. D. O. HIGHES, tbe same who sent the first big beds, and who superintends the plantation of J. T. NICHOLSON, Esq., sentis us a bunch of Bearded Wheat. It is wonderfully fine and beau tiful. The grains are almost as big a* June bag?. They are ripe loo. Who wants them fur seed? . Deputy U. s.' Internal Revenue Col lector. Tho Deputy U. S. Internal Revonne Collector for Edgefleld District is our esteemed fellow-citi r?n, RODERT W. CANNON, Esq. He ha's received this appointment from Hon. S. WALLACE, of Co lumbia, Collector of Internal Revenue for the State of South Carolina : and has given bond, and been duly commissioned. The three Asses sors, Messrt. JOHNSTON, BOLES and MOSELT, hav ing completed their-work, each in bis respective Regiment, Mc CANNON will begin the work of collection now in Tery few days-in fact, almost immediately. Attrocioiis Murder and Most Lamcnta tuble Death. Mr. JOHN PRICE, of the Dark Corner, one the most estimable and beloved young men?of our District, bas been fou'ly murdered, near Au^ gusta, by ruthless and ruffianly negroes. The horrible tile, so calculated to arouse the fiercest indignation, is as folio?!. Mr. PRICE went to Augusta on Wednesday last, the 11 th inst., with a load of country produce, accompanied by a negro man, bis teamster, and a negro boy. Hav ing disposed of his produce, he converted his greenbacks into gold, which be bought from one of the city brokers, and determined to start for borne Inte in the afternoon. He did start; and camped for the night at Quaker Springs, on the Georgia side of the river, about seven miles from Augusta. The aequol, we relate in the words of the Chronicle <? Sentinel. " Some time after their arrival, six or seven negroes arrived with muskets or shot guns, surrounded the wagon, and com menced a search. One of the party asked Price what he bad in a jug, to whom Le replied that it contained molasses. The negroes then atked if be did not have whiskey, to which be replied no. They they then asked him if be bad any money. He said ho bad a little. Price, suspecting their purpose to be robbery, made a movement in the wagon as if to protect himself, when one of the negroes placed a gun to his side and fired th? entire load into bis body ; which killed him almost lustantly." The negro man, the teamster, who seems to be an honest and faithful fellow, now gave the alarm by loud cries of murder ; and, ther? being per sons resident close at hand, the nturdererj fled precipitately, not waiting to secure one dollar of the money for which they had perpetrated this most horcible deed. The entire sum of money in possession of young Price" at the time of bis murder, was found in bis carpet bag, after the latter had been taken to bis home. We have heard of no clue being discovered as to the murderers. We suppose, however, steps have been taken to securn their arrest. We have a note from Per. D. D. Bnuxsox, who performed tho funeral ceremonies at the residence of Mr. PRKTE, Sr., giving us the details of this shocking murder. In this note, be says : " This was a young man of most exemplary character-in the 25th year of his age. ne had reached thus far on the journey of life-having survived the perils of the late waf^ in which he served with much credit-attended by the love and respect of all who knew him. He was the youngest ion of his aged pnrents, and the only one living with them. From his earliest years to the period of bis un timely tnd, he bad never been known to have a difficulty with a*y one, white or black. The high esteem in which he had ever been held was at tested by the large concourse of sorrowing and sympathising friends who followed his remains to their Ins' -eating place." Should the proper authorities, military or civil, neglect any possible means towards discovering and arresting the perpetrators of this murder, they would be worthy of universal condemnation^ And certainly these murderers deserve the ex tremest penalty of the law. In these days of so called progress, and of wretched mock-philan thropy, we hoar far too much of horrible crimes, and far too little of the condign punishment be- ' fitting such crimes. The Wheat Crop-New Floor. The Augusta Chronicle rf- Sentinel, of Saturday, siys : " From all sections pf the State come the most cheering accounti of an unprecedentedly large wheat crop. In Cherokee alone we see it stated that the yield ii almost sufficient to supply the wants of the whole State. The accounts from all parts of the country indicate a bountiful har vest. Under these circumstances flour must neces sarily undergo a beavy decline. It is, therefore, tho duty and interest of our planting friends in this section, who bave been so favorably blessed, to burry their wheat to market without delay. By doing so, good prices will be realised, whereas if tkry delsy unnecessarily, producers alone will suffer, as the large yield will force down present rates. "In this connection, we acknowledge the receipt of new flour from Messrs. George T. Jackson & Co., of the Granite Mills,- the brandis "Extra Family," and it is really oojuethirg extra, as all who bav? tried are willing to testify. These geu-J tienes will pay thc highest market price for nov wheat." 635^ From the West ii it reported that somo of the fanners who held os to thfi'w grain in antici pation of famine prices, bare been badly disap pointed. They are now bringing it to market, almost in a panie at tho fear of a great fall iu prices. It is good news to all when grain and flour come down. ??J- A Southern wedding took place at Toronto on thc 4th inst, at which Jefferson Davis, J. M. Mason, General Jubal Early, Colonel Dorsey, and ' other Southern celebrities waro present. Mr. Dari*; on beinj ncogr?x?a\ ina loudly chearad. j Registration. In less than a month tho Boards of ?Registra tion throughout our Stato will be completed ; and on the third Monday in July tho work of Regis tration will bo begun. An opportunity, there fore, will Boon'be presented to all.those who desire to qualify themselves for voting." We hold it to be the aiso'?re-.andbounden duty of eceryone, not disfranchised, to act promply in this mattor, so soon as the work of registration begins. Not one single individual, not disfranchised,' should neg lect or refuse to register; oither from indifference to transpiring evonts, dislike of the governmont, or hatred of the method prosented for restoring thc Union. Every man should remember tho fact that unless ho properly qualifies himself for vo ting, by a compliance with the regulations gov erning registration, he will not be allowed to participate in'any electrons-that may occur during the time the State is in process of reconstruction. A heglect*to register, or a refusal to do ro, by those who are not disfranchised by the proposed Constitutional amondment, may-nay-iri "'-produce a fearful result by throwing tho control of the State- [ government into the hands of a few person?, who, in order to subserve their own nefarious purposes' and to retain the spoils, will not hesitate to forover, or for some given term of years, disfranchise you, and prohibit you, by State legislation, trom participating in any future elections. Whether a person-votes or does not Voto upon the question "fora Convention" or "again?ta Convention," ho mould, by all means in the r^tl?, register and be prcparod for future elections in the event that a majority of ballots are cast in favor of restoration, according to the Sherman Bill. Everyone should remember the fs ct that when par tios gain the ascendency, it is with much difficulty they are displaced ; and 'hat when the administra tion of the laws of the land falls into th e hands of an unscrupulous political clique, it is With mach diffi culty such administration is wrested^ from the same. Oneo in power,, these parties and cliques will struggle bard to retain it; especially in these days of ofliciiil corruption and general de moralization. Any instrumentality which will euahlo an unscrupulous political party to retain power, will le brought into requisition. It mat ters not how wicked the instrument-or how iin cor.stitutiunAl-it will be eagerly soiled uponj? order that they may accomplish their purposes. To avert this condition of affairs in our State, everyone, if ho is allowed, should most undoubt edly righter ; and when registered, every one should vote in ail tho elections to le held. The most intelligent rind influential men in every suc tion should ute their intelligence and influence to see that none of their friends and neighbors be so careless or so uninstructed as to neglect this all importaxt duty of Registration. Intensely Attractive Minstrel Show* Negro Minstrel Show; Ethiopian Performance. Delineations of Plantation Life*. And all that sort of thing ! 'Twill be delightful, charming, convulsively funny, inestimably comic. ' It is to take place in theMnsonic Halton Thursday night, the 27th of the present month. Let every one get his laughing apparatus, and his half dollar? ready. Both will he put to the test The "eui lered" artists are making vast and diligent prepa ration?. And they know well what they are abou' too. They are going to be " cull?red" artists on the night of the -7ih to be sure; but at present they are young gentlemen of the purest Cauca sian blood-thc very nicest young fellows in our town. What they will be, after the night of the 27th, we cannot say. We know their success will be very brilliant, and we rather fear it will incite them to become permanent niggers. Vive lu bagatelle ? This entertainment will he as Tarie'd as the courses at an Englbh alderman's dinner. Songs, Dances, Play?, Clog Hornpipes, Boot Heel Interludes, and good things too numerous to men tion, will be the bill of fare on Thursday night, the 27th. There will be good music and ?inging As to laughter, he will be compelled to hold both his sides. And now for the objects of the occasion. They are most honorable aod praiseworthy. Half the proceeds will be given to the Baptist Sunday School wherewith to purchaio Books. Of these books there is great and urgent need. The other half will le devoted to ervc'ing a good and sound fence along the rear line of our village cemetery. The need fur such a fence is likewise great and logent. We hope onr fellow citizens in the coun try, who have fri?nds and relatives buried here, will not forget Ibis. More of Stun berry's Opinion, and More Trouble for the President? Among the latert telegrams from Washington is the following. If the Attorney General thinks thus, and enunciates his opinion officially, we sup pose the President will proceed to reinstate some of the civil officers so summarily deposed in Louis iana and Alabama. Or will he? He certainly ought to. If be does, Congress will undoubtedly meet in July or August, and .-hear him, in a trice, of the little power he has left-perhaps impeach bim at once. The Radicals will not have their pets and favorites interfered with, or snubbed; and one of the chief of these is Sheridan, who is the man Mr. Stanberry's opinion would most signally rebuke. It is understood in official circles that ilie At torney General, in bis opinion just prepared, holds thut the reconstruction acts provide for two gov ernment*, military and civil; that both are pro visional, and to be obeyed, but to cease when re organixatiou of tho State governments take* place. He al?? takes the position, that the military ?son ly to protect all in their.rights of personal prop erty and for the preservation of order and the iiup pression of violence and crime. Thee* ii no r<u thority in the late for removal by the military com mander of the prop'r ojjlceri nf the Slate, neither executive or judicial, or the appointment r,f their iMeeestor*. Thc military commander is not nu thr.rrxed to destroy, but is hound to protect civil officer?; a military commander being regarded ag conservator of the peace and not an abrogator of the law. " The Queen ol the Monthlies." A lady friend styles DEiioaitST's Illustrated Magnzine the Queen of the Monthlies, and it is not unworthy of the title. The July number, which has come early to band, is as gorgeous as the month it represents. It is brimming full of good ?torie?, fine illustrations, household hint?, and gay, seasonable fashions. Notwithstanding that this publication is issued from an "Empori um of Fashions," the editors do not disdain a glance at folly as she flies, and some of the best hits at prevailing frivolities which we have ever seen were found in tba pages of " DXVORKST." To ladies living far from metropolitan centres, it is especially valuable and useful, and wo are not surprised that so many confess it "indispensable The subscription prico is $3 per year, with a handsome premium. Addross, W. JEXKIKCH SIMOREDT, 473 Broad way, New York. Erskine College. We publish in another column, an announce ment of the annual Commencement of Erskine College, at Due West, Abbeville District This announcement is accompanied by a ri cordial invitation to the alumni and friends of Erskine to attend the said Commencement Of course this noble Institution of Learning, like all others, since the close of tho war, is oon tending against financial embarrassment. For years it .has shed tho light of its beneficent influ ence upon society, the church, and the world. We call upon its friends, and the friends of edu cation generally, to rally to its assistance. Considering that the Commencement Exercises of Erskine are to be followec immediately by those of the very justly popular Due West Col lege, a?d that addresses are to be delivered by auch gallant/and accomplhyhed gentlemen os Col. FAIR and Gen. HASKELL, the occasion in question will certainly be one of unusual interest ?nd edi fication. -?-*~* It is alleged that cholera has already mado its appearance on the lower Mississippi. Several case; are reported to hare occurred at Helena, Arkansas, about eighty miles below Mem phis, and the country is reported to be in a state of alarm. Memphis and other largo river towns aro propariug diligently against tho insidious ene my. Cleanliness, temperance and quietness of spirits sae tb? hut prcpsjatirms sepias* cfcsdsza?j| No Longer Scrubby. Last week, wo tobi of a "Scrub Horticultural Exhibition" which had taken place in our town the week before ; and ?javo notice, that another would como off on tbe 13th inst., last Thursday. And so it did como off; and wo' can assuro you ft was anything but scrubby. On 'the contrary'it was an exceedingly sensible, genteel, enjoyable, well-patrpnized affair. Vegetables were"thore, and fruits were there, and fbwers were there; andmon wcro also there ;.and, laBt, but very.far from least, fair women wero there. "Women who knew how to combine thc useful with the beautiful. And tho whole thing was a most rational and pleasing affair.' And as to tho Vegetables, no regular market gardener could show finer. In fact, neither Pemble, nor Peabody, nor theso Wcthersfield peo ple in Connecticut, nor theso'York people in Penn sylvania, cver'raised finer-or beheld finer. And ns to Mrs. M-- 's waiter of fruit and. flowers, Pomona would have boamed with delight at tho baro sight of H. And as to tho regal bouquet which was seat tb ut by our honored friend on the hill, (who, by the by, makes infinitely thc most beautiful bouquets in tho world).even Flora her self, tho Goddess of Flowers, might have adopted it as a sceptre. And as to Dr. S., who resented us with that splendid basket whose contents were without exception pronounced "best," we not on ly thank Bim, but we ri.se up ?nd call him blossed. The next exhibition will take piuco, at Mr. ROBERT Mi?s's st?re on tho 1Kb qf July. All are invited to contribute and attend.. Below will be found the report of the Examining Committee. The Committee appointed to examine the Vege tables and Fruits at tho Horticultural Exhibition, of last week, beg leave to present the' following report, vii : Best Bassano Beets, Pink Eye Potatoes and White Squash, (very fine,) Mrs. Dr. J. W. HILL. Best Bush Beans and Tender Lettuce, Mrs. Dr. E. J. Mius. . . . * Best Chinese Pea and Mammoth Cabbage Leaves, Mrs. Jos. ABXEY. Best Large York Cabbage arid "Waiter of Fruit, Mrs. R. H. Miirs. Best Blood Turnip Beet, Yellow Crook Neoked. Squash, Mercer Potatoes, Onions and Tomatoos, (unripe), Dr. SANDERS. Best Long Green Cucumber, Mr. S. H. MARGET. B. C. BRYAN,. Cbair'o. .For tho Advertiser. . Erskine College. MR. EDITOR --Knowing that you feclan-inter- . est in nil that pertains to the wolfare of South Carolina, and tberefitro in all hcr'Ltterary Insti tutions, we beg permission to say a word in your columns, about Erskine (one of thc oldest Col leges in the Spite) and her approaching Com mencement. Suspended, and greatly crippled during the war, Erskine is alive again, and doing all she can in the great work of educating thc youth of the State and country. The number of students during the last year has been small, compared with former years : but the exercises have been regularly kept up, and * number of excellent yuung men havo been receiving the benefit of thc Institution. There is no Senior Class, and henco- there will be no regular Cnmmencemenl ; but still tat the usual time, the second Wednesday in July tfOth,) the College will celebrate it? Anniversary. There wilf.be an Exhibition of the Sophomore Class. By order of the Board of Trustees the Faculty will confer the degree of A. B. on the Class of 1881, most of whom left tb,. College for the bat tle field a few months before the time of Gradua tion. Diplomas will be given to such of the Class as may be present- . % In addition to the alore exercises, the Annual Address to the Alumni Association will be deliv ered by Col. R. A. FAIII, of Abbeville. The undersigned hare been appointed a Com mittee by the Board of Trustees, to invite the friends of the College generally, the mouibcrs of the Class of 1S61, nnd the Alumni of Erskine, to come up to the Annual Feast. We feel that the simple announcement of this invitation ia enough. A remembrance of the good dono in the past by this College is enough to make her friends willing to rejoice with her in whatever measure of prosperity she now enjoys, and to help her ia her'efforts at recant fruition. Those who are lett of the Class of 1SG?, will bo glad to meet again on the old College grounds, RIUI mingle their tears over the memories of the fallen, and recount the sorrows of the past six years. The faculty invite them to come up and receive their Diplomas, so lung deserved, but which could not be bestowed unlil the present. And the Alumni ; they too are invited. A feast is to be specially provided for Them-a rich fea ft-a. feast of good things. Gentlemen, lay aside, fur one week at lea.-*!, tho cares and business of the huur; come up, and laugh together, and weep together, once more. It will do you gooi^-cheer your Alma Mater, and may help to restore her to tho prosperity of former days. We might further State, that the Annual Com mencement of the D: W. F. College will take place next day, July ll tb; Gen. H ASK CLL, of Ab beville, will d?lirer the Anniversary Addro'ss. ' J. I, BONNER, "j s J.L.MILLER, [Committee J. P. KENNEDY. J The Breakers Abend. The Boston H?rald, in the course of an able article upon the present condition of thc coun try, says : " "Wo are in great danger. Tho .expenses of the country are greater than it can safely bear. The machinery now employed by the Government, including the military govern ment of thc South, the Freedmen's jkre.au, the army of tax gatherers, and the numerous other expedients for spending'tnoney, is four times as extensive and cosily as it wos before the war. We do not feel it when we are. bon owing money nnd expanding the cur rency, but now pay day is at hand, Legiti mate business throughout the North end West is in a prostrate condition. Its vitality has been sapped by taxation. The South is not only bankrupt, but actually starving. The people everywhere are suffering from the bur dens heaped upon them. Prices of loud, of rents, of clothing, are increasing, and our taxes, are growing higher every year. Our local taxes are no exceptions. Thc State tax for this Commonwealth amOiiHta to $5,000, 0?0 last year. The rate of taxation rn . this city has increased in the same?time from $13 to $1T in the thousand, and tho same is true of all the cities . and towns about us. .The remedy is in the hands of the people, and if they do not exercise it they have no right to complain. But if they think that we have enjoyed as much as weean afford of such lux uries, we call on them to kick over all plat forms built upon abstract; dc gains, and to choose servants who will act for the best in terests of thc country. We are ou the wrong track. Let us chango our course before thc Ship of State is wrecked upou the breakers dead ahead!" Tho " breakers dead ahead" are tho Radi cal party, and its policy with reference to re construction. With ten States reduced to military Territories, the people ruled by the sword, business ruined, and capitalists pre vented from operating in that fruitful and productive section for fear of confiscation and thc bestowment of land on the negroes, how can it be expected that the country will emerge from under the cloud that now over shadows it? The increased'expenses of the War Department are owing to this military scheme. The Freedmen's Bureau also ex pends millions yearly, and tho only effect of their labors is to keep a large portion of tho negroes in idleness and to disturb the in dustrial system of the Southern States. Nor do the m.schievous operations of the Radical' Erogramme end at this point. In order to eep op agitation, and thus prepare for the next Presidential contest, they have sent po lacteal missionaries into the South', excited the colojed people upon political nuestions when they shquhi haye fcebn engaged'ln attending to tho crops in that section, and thhs present ed them from being used in such rt manner as to improve their, own condition, and .at the 1 same time, add to tho products and material* wealth of thc nation. The condition of the country cannot be bet- 1 tered until there is a chango in its rulers.- ? PJjiladf?phia Ago. ?i Washington! News. WASHINGTON, June 15. Special dispatches to the Baltimore Sunand New York World say that.the President will probably assemble Congress in August, by proclamation, in order t?-adiust tbe complica tions which baye ?r?sen,underthe Reconstruc tion Acts. . .* A jury was obtained in the Surratt case to-day, which wilfsecure thc trial of the ac cused, beginning. Monday. An Agent forthe Pacific Railroad, Califor nia side, l as arrived in )V"ashiiiglori to obtain, through the Freedmen's Sureau, the services ofdrom one thousand to. fifteen buudred col ored laborers on that rona. The Herald and Tribune are furious in their condemnation of the' policy foreshadowed by an extract from tho Intelligencer which was telegraphed here yesterday. The latter says : h We feel that the President is treading on dangerous ground, not only for himself. but for the country." The Herald says : " Congress must meet in July. It must meet with the resolute will-to carry on fhe movement, r.ow greater and more necessary than eyer, of impeaching and removing Andrew Johnson from the Execu tive Chair." The Times says: "It may be wise'to restrain such removals for the future; but it will be a gravs practical mistake to re-, verse the action taken hitherto, "and a still greater blunder to remove or punish thc offi cers for hiving taken it." It is alraost certain that the acts of the District Commander?, wherein they have transcended nominations of the law, will be reversed, and the power ol the Provisional Governments restored, and that the function-' aries of thc Provisional Governments will hereafter only be removed by court martial'or act ol Congress. This is the decision of the Cabinets-Stanton only dissenting by silence. The probable rcsignat'oh of the District Com manders, auder these reversals and.restraints, was discu.'ied, Such action was apprehended aud depIoVed. The point was made, however, that these District Commanders were soldiers on duty, and that, However unpleasant the duty) they cannot ?abandon their post. ---? ? ? -r Mexican Affairs. . , The latest intelligence from Mexico, whilst bringing ns no positive new$ of the fate of Maximilian, makes the probability strong that his life will be spared. It appears that treach ery was the cause of the fall of Qdcrctaro. . It is announcea thai General Lopez, who is Rep resented as a bos'jm frie.ud of Maximilian, be trayed hi i comrades .for forty-eight thousand dollars in money; and thc work of treachery was arranged ?o completely and carried out so successfully that Maximil??b 'and his entire force were handed over to"Escobedo without a hostile shot being fired. Signor Romero, the Mildster of Juarez at Washington, writes a letter to thc New York Herald, i i which'he argues that ir.'would b?' very impolitic in Mexico toallow'Maxrmilisn togo to Europe, " he will be^a continual me nace to the State of Mexico," asserting that he will call himsalf Emperor of Mexico, maintain a court about him, and r?tjrn, after a tim?, like Iturbide, to claim his Empire. He adds that Mexico cannot afford to be magnanimous, like the United States, because she is feeble,, and the t nitcd States powerful. Thc argu ment is a ?bo1is!ij timid and cruel one. Rome ro docs not seem to favor murdering the Em peror, bu* pretty plainly indicates imprison ment for life, in imitation of the refiued ex ample of :hc Allies in disposing of Napoleon.' The N. Y. Herald has a special dispatch from San Louis Potosi of the 2t?th ult, to the effect that. Juarez rejects the terms propos?d by Maximilian, made at tbe interview with PJscobcdo. On receipt of the nows rejecting. Maximilian, Mpjia and Mirnmon were placed in separate cells and thc guards doubled. Let ters expr?s but little hope for Maximilian's .-afety. WASHINGTON, June 14.-Romero, Mexican Minister, has a letter dated Tacubaya, May 2(ith, signed Porfirio Diaz, which says: In n few days he will have thirty five thousand troops, including nine thousand cavalry, when he will attack Mexico city. None will escape. Could the city, with its present force, expect to hold ont when it lacks cavalry to guard the avenues of escape? Diaz concludes:-il When you shall have received ibis letter, the soil of Mexico -..ill already have been cleared of traitors." Too MUCH ORDERING.-The Southern mil itary com rounders are publishing too many orders, and the orders are too long Ly half. Wc receive only a few, the most important, by telegraph ?-but every day's mail brings its bur den of them in the Southern paper?, What has become of thc " short, sharp, decisiye" style which wa-, the good fashion of the army or ders emanating from thc same men in the field. Have they forgotten how to write plain compact English, or are they (which is more-likely) imitating the diffuse, intermina ble style cf the Sumners and thc other lead ers of the Radical ?party ? It is a bad habit, ibis one, ol'continually promulgating orders upon the smallest provocation, and the offen siveness of the custom is aggravated by eyery unnecessary word in their composition. They indicate a mind unstable, fussy, and, there fore, not suited'td command coidider.ee and respect, without which it is almost impossi ble for a military governor (any more than any other jlHcial) to perform hi?, duty satis factorily Lo the nation. Thc ??fotfthern people show a disposition to Obey thc mandates ?fl their ruler.:, hut .--ay that the prcpl?ma?ona come too fast, and .arc too long to be remem bered and understood. The orders of some of thc commanders already number up as high as tweuly-hvc, of the length of a quarter to haifa Column of a common-sized newspaper. Tt would tnke the me.nory of '. the late Lord Macaulay to store up such a mass of matter," and ita bulle makes thc other alternative, that of carrying it nrouud in oue:.s hat for ready reference, a great inconvenience, not to say ar. impossibility. Tim commanders have thc power to irijict orders of any dimensions, be sides speeches and occasional addresses, upon those over tvhom they are placed. It is a great power, and, by ambitious men of a small pattern, would be sure to be abused. But we might expect better things from,the man appointed to take charge of the military district". Let them bo magnanimous, and publish fewer and briefer order.*, and our word for it they will (ind their positions much easier and pleasanter and thc people under their sway much more traceable.-N. Y. Jour, of Com. THE BLACK VOTE IN THE FUTURE-Thc Ration says that the negro population of thc South will.have always to rely on its natural increase for its growth, while thc white pop ulation i" swollen every year by arj enor mous immigration. Lei it appear that po: litical tranquility is once restored to the ?outh, arid we may be sure that, slavery be ing gonn, tba gi oat and advancing tide, which is now eating every year farther and farther into the heart of the Western wilderness, will begin to steal very rapidly into the Southern forests, and to swamp tho black vote every where*. There is not the ghost ofachauce that in ten years there will in any Southern Slate be a L ack majority, and that thc ballot will be of any use to thc negro except to.de fend the fruits of his owu toil. lhere is danger just now, however, thai tho negro may be lcd t.stray, aud that his education in civilization may, by bad counsels, be made bitterer and harder than it need be. TESTIMONI AL TO AN UNITED STATES OF FICER.-The Columbia' Phoenix of Wednes day says : " We had the pleasure of examin ing, Wednesday afternoon,'at the jewelry store of Major Thomas W. Radcliffe, an elegantly chasid gold headed curled hickory stiele, which is intended to be presented as a testimonial of respect to General J. D. Green, late post commandant in this?city. The following is .ho inscription .' " To Genend J. P "?-eon, ?. S. A., from citizens of Colum' . ' The General leaves Columbia, this n' ?.noon, for Washington, tn route for Ornal Nebraska. By ids gentlemanly deportment and firm ad ministration of the duties of his trying posi tion, bo ?ax wop ?he admiration the entire community." James M. Butlahd.'ISsq., of Winnsboro', has been app Inled Register in Bankruptcy for the Third Congressional District Jf South Ctao&M? - * > ' The Pra?tice oT-.Carty?Tig Deadly * Weapons." In GefaciaK Orders Ik . 10, ..issued two months ago. from Gener4 SICKLES- beadquar tera, the following paragt apb'occurs : . * '*. .-* ? . . * . '.. * The practice of carrying deadly weapons, except by officers,aiid soldiers.'in-'the service of the United States, is prohibited;-.'. ? r.' * *, ' * .>.- .? * ? C" S ? *".There was no discussion as't0 the propriety or wisdom of this portion 6f the order. It was/understood, that a time of disorder and confusion might be at ba-id ; and it was held to be right that in this respect every person should be placed on the siino fodtinjr in th? eye of the Military law. This law is the law to which we must now look ; and, as it is certain that every milita y order published tor the direction of the people was intended by General Sickles to be carried oqt to the letter, and to be applied impartially without fear or favor, no hesitation is felt in calling attention to the patent fact that that para graph of Order No. 10, Which prohibits'thje carrying of deadly weapons,' is not, ?n/orced as generally, or as equally, as it was desired and expected to be. In cities and towns, the practiccof openly carrying- deadly weapons hus been stopped ; but in the country districts, where it is most necessary to avoid all occasion of riot and strife, ip js openly and pe-rsistently persevered in by at least one class cf the people: The whites are not- allowed to carry deadly weap 'ons.: If they ar? seer td have them in their possession, they, are wurnid, and, if they per sist, the arms or weapoui; are taken away. Ofthis. no complaint is mide;-the order was general, and it must be obeyed. Bot, while th? order is thus enforced towards the whites, it is not equally enforced' towarda the colored people. At political ticetings which are held in. the country districts, we learn many of the colored men wLo r.;e present are openly and fully armad. They may mean no harm and may do no barm, bat they are disobeying an order from District Headquar ters which, if it is not tc be a dead' letter, shoqld be. obeyed alike by all. classes of per sons. At the meeting held in Summerville on Saturday las r, a nun ber of the colored people camed guns or-putois, aird yet at this same place-arms have been taken away from white men who bad thoughtlessly or igno rantly carried them. This is but one case out of many ;-but one example of many instances of a similar kind. One high merit has always attached to miji?ary orders.-they huve always been car ried out and enforced tc tho letter, by lb?? officers to whom they. .\re addressed ; and, knowing this, there is every assurance that the partiality or-oversight, to which reference has been made will be speedily and effectrial ly. rectified.-Charleston iiercu'ry. Important Speech by Senator Wade. LAWUENCE, KANSAS, June 19. Senator V/ade, President of the United State Senate, delivered a significant impromptu speech to day, in reply? to calls from a crowd of citizens, in front ot the hotel where the ex cursionsits dined. He declared unequivocally in favor of female- suffrage, reiterating view's expressed in the Senate last spring ; declared that neither Johnson nor the devi! could tempt Congress to desert the people ; said the Southerners now had the mildest terms oHer ,ed them they ever would ^et, arid that if they rejected them, the serew would be given an other turn, and they would be compelled to yield. The Senator added that the shadow of another struggle was overas; that Congress, which has done so much fe r slave, cannot qui etly regard the terrible distinction which ex ists betwten tho laborer tina1 employer; prop erty is not fairly divided, and i inore equal distribution must bc wrought out. It you dull beads, he ?aid, cant ot understand this, the women will, and canvassers, upon the eve of an election, will have to tell the laborer* what they will do for then. Men should not be compelled to labor un-.il life is woru ont, and being is a curse, nor cnn this always be the case here, where every man isa 'Capital ist to a certain exteut. These inequalities are not felt as they are : n tb.e East ; every man there, who was subject to a capitalist ought to leave him and g ;t two hours nfearer sundown forthwith. Un (Wade) pledged himself to advocate boldly and persistently the natural rights of ma i and predicted the most important ?omnierc al r suits from the completion of the Pacific road. He was fre quently applauded, -? ? *-* Gen. Lee Nominated. The Evansville (Indiana) Daily Sentinel, one of whose editors was an officer in the Federal army during the war, writes a dou ble-leaded leader in favor of Gen. Robert J'? Lee for the Presidency. As a remarkable tribute to the worth cf the leader of the ar mies of the late Goufedert.ty, we copy it : " We to day nominate Gen. Robert E, Lee, of Virginia, as our favoriiefor President in lSGS. ? 11 Gen. Lee , stands before tho world an American uobloman ; a Christian without ostentation, and a soldier without a peer, liv ing or dead. '. We ask nut whether thir purest and no blest of living Americans l ?d forth the regioim of Virginia in defenc&rf hid native State in an aggressive war upon its sovereignty by the Federalists ot the Nor jh ; or whether par tisan legislation has-stricken down his rights as a citizen the Fedoralistic system of-concen tral rzation. We see only ',hc iuan, with bis spotless purity of-character, nobility of per son, true Christian greatness and peerless honor. " Acknowledged at horne and abroad as. the greatest and purest amongst us. we deem him most amply qualified to administer vrith dignity and truth the principles for which his illustrious kinsman, G iorgo'Washington, fought, and which the bii-.er passions of de generate sons have so long imperiled, '. Gen. Robt-rt E. Leo ie the first choice of a grand army of Democrat* in the North, who ate not alruid to urge his claim before the country for that position fur which God es? . pecially endowed him. Ti e timid men of the p.-ii ty may tremble when h;s name is spoken,. but the brave applaud. " Wc believe that Gen. Lee's nomination by tho Democrats of tho North would be hailed with delight by every lover-of true manhood and nobility of character through out the world," . A SPEECH BY JEFF EKSOK'DAVIS.-The ou ly speech Jefferson Davis bas yet made in Canada was delivered* in Niagara during his visit to that place-when ho was sernaded by the band rf'tho town, and a large number of the towns-people. They vore. invited into Mr. ?i?hson's house, " where Mr. Davis was staying, and introduced to that gentleman, who expressed his thanks ia the following brief speech': - " Gentlemen-I thank yoi. sincerely for the* honor, you have .tins evening shown'to me ; it shows ?hat true 'Briiish muihood to winch, misfortune is always 'attractive. May peace and prosperity 'oe forever th 2 blessing "of Can ada, for she has been the asylum for many of my friend?, as she is now a;i asylum to my self. I hope l?at Canada m iy forever remain a part of the British Empire, aud may God bless you all, and the British flag never cease to wave over you." Tho New York Times ?unks this speech in dicates that Mr. Davis' intends to reside in Canada, and that he is opposed to its annexa tion to the United States. A MAX SEVENTY YEAHS OLD SEXTEXCED TO BE HA KC ED.-At a recent term of the Criminal Court of Bracken County, Kentucky, held at Brookville, a man teven ty years old, named Hiram Thomas, wus tried ou the charge of murderlng-his wife. Margaret Thom as, on the l?th of March, 136*4.. The juryt brought in a verdict of guilty, and the priso ner was sentenced to be bung on the first Frymy in August next. Strong efforts aro hoing made to obtain a new trial for him. The condemned man bas been a. citizen of firacken .pxiuiily for' thirty:fi ve years, abd a}* cays bore a good character. .-:-;-* ? General Buckner, of the C onfederate army, baa beeb sud for $167,000 foi b urning bridges 1 daring, the wax. J OB?'Tl?A?ilSrf. DIED, in Granite ville, of Typhoid Fever, on tie 24th May, ANN H. IIEARN, daughter of TOU TER and Mrs. MARY HEARS, aged 23 years, 7 months and 22d days. She had boen a consistent member of the Bap tist Church since the sommer of 1864, and daring ber protracted illness, of seventeen weeks, WM sustained by the hopes and promises of the Gos pel. . She is not dead, bat only gone To that unclouded shore, Where oU life's weary journey done * She blooms to fade no more. May we in meek quiescence bow, To God the Holy Ono,. With filial love and fervor say Thy will. oK''od bo done. AUGUSTA, June 1?. . COTTON.-Tao mai h.-* waa easier ?o-day than on yesterday,and sales wer? limited, there being no buyers io.? the-, market. J)nly..81 .bales were sold:-2 ot 20, 23 at 22, 2 at 23,14 at 24, 2 at 24*. ?vr 38 biles-at 25 cenes: 8 I GOLD-Brokers buying at 130, and selling at 130. WHEAT.-Ne'wIWheat is beginning io arrive, and small lots have been taken at $2,50, bat at present the highest offers ate $2,?0@$2,25. . CORN-$1,50 (3) $1,55, wHth a dctlining ten dency. I OATS-Tho demand has fallen off, and they j are dall at $1>0(L 7, ; V, P\ ( J Jg? : For the Advertiser;.; . | Religions Notice. - The next mooting of the Executive Board of the Edgefield Association will be held at Republican Church, on Saturday before the 5 th Sabbath [a June. ... j 7; ff Rcv..D. D. BRUSSON is appointed to preach the Introductory Sermon, and Rev. B. MAX LY, to de liver tho Sabbath. School Address.. L. R. GWALTNEY, Chair. ' . For the Advertiser. Ruinions ^i^.yrr A g ^ The Minister;; and Deacons of the Third Divi sion of thc Edge 5cld Baptist Association aro Invi ted to meet with the Red. Bank Church on tho 5th Sabbath in t tis month, aniv Saturday before, to confer together on matters pertaining to the Redeemer's Kingdom. ; Subject for LHicusiion-What are the causes that have led tc so low? ^te?-?f.^iety in the Church, and what tho remedy? Thc .meeting to open aUlO o'clock, A. M., on Saturday.. It is hoped thc brethren.?iii bar'punc tual in attcndau:c. _ ? ? I J. F. PETERSON. ?j./ c Our Club !Rates. We are now '??OTnishing - tb.*} 'AayjhrrisiB to Clubs at thefollowing very lp?rates: , .?if* ' Two Copies one Toar, $5.50. ' Five Copies one Year, 12 50. . Ton Copies ono Ye.tr, 22.50. Twoniy. ?opici one Year, . ,40.00. -, No Clubs received for a less period than one . year,-and in all cases'tke Cash "will be required in advance. Thc names of the entire Club mest bo sont at ono time. . - SUPPLIES FOR PLANTERS, T .JUST received from sbaltimore, BACON. , and CORN, which I wiU^adyance.to? Plantera'..' on a lien of thoir growing Crops, and satis&eto- . ry security beinir given. Apply to J. S. COLES, FACTOR AND COMMISSION MERCHANT, ' ' 144 Reynold Street, Au gasta, ?a. June 10 .'* : 4t 24 S2S"Tho Newberry Herald and Abbevillo Ban ner will copy tw cc and sond bill to J. S. C. To Planters. FuW? MARKET PRICKS IN CASH PAID lind Bags Furn'uhcd for early delivery of GOOD WHEAT. Will bc please! to receive proposals from Plan tors. J. S. COLES, 144 Reynolds Street, AUGUSTA, GA. June 3 lm 23 j Es?"Thc Newberry Herald and Abbeville Ban ner will please ct pv twice and forward account to J. S. C. NOTICE. THE BIDS fe the erection of certain Build ings at the Poor HOU?C, ss advertised some months ago, will be determined jon Sale-day next at the Court House. . W. L. COLEMAN, Chair. Board. June 12 2t 25 TAX NOTICE. DEPUTY COLLECTOR'S OFFICE U. S. IN TERNAL REVENUE TAX, Erifir.riELn, S. C., June 17th, 1367. HAVING been appointed Deputy Collector of U. S. Internal Revenue for Edgefield Dis trict, except thc Town of Hamburg, I hereby jive notice that Twill o; ? a tho Books at this pince, for the purpose of Collecting the Taxes of iSfU and 1SC5 on Mon lay the 24th Jone, and will continue to reer/.e the Taxes until the 25?1 July next, when the penalty against defaulters wili be enforced, as I hare no discretion in th? matter. . k Thc Taxes must be paid in U. S. Legal Tender Notes, and Tax Payers will please Aako arrange ments accordingly. . ? \ R. W. CANNON, Dep. Collector U. S. Int Rovenne, June IS 2t 25 ?. S. Internal Revenue. ASSESSOR'S OFFICE, 3D DIST. S. C\, ANDERSON, Jun? 12th, 18KT. f ; NOTICE IS* HEREBY. GIVEN that *n the 5lh July, 1867, at my Office, in Anderson, appeals will be reccivod and determined relative to any erroneous or excessivo valuations, assess ments or enumerations by the Assessor or. Assis tant 'Assessor, of the Annual Taxes fpr 1S67 which have boen assessed. The Assessor's G Oleo is open daily during busU ness hours for the hearing uf appeals by parties who shall appear voluntarily before me, relating to any (axes wbioh have been assessed, and which havo not been committed to the Collector. AH,appeal^to tlo Assessor aforesaid must be made in writing, a id specify tho particular cause, matter or thing respecting which a decision is re quested, and mast moreover, state the ground or principle of error complained of. j . m *i ; i? ? WM.* VAN WYCK, U. S. Assestor. Juno 18 . lt 25 -_, THE ?'ii ? CHRISTIAN MESSENGER," Published Weekly, io Augusta, lin., . AT $2 ATEAR. Ai .T thc instance of gentleman residing in differ on t parts of tho State, whoso judgment and wishes are!entitled to consultation, wc proposo to com mence, on or about (ht 15th tnsfc? the publication .of a RELIGIOUS AND FAMILY PAPER, tho,objcct pf which will bethe dissemination of . intelligence, religious and iu'?ral principles among all disses dr onr piop'.o throughout life afuritry. 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