University of South Carolina Libraries
VOLUME XVI. LANCASTER C. H., S. C., AUGUST 21, 18(57. NUMBER 28. SELECTED STORY. THE VOLUNTEER C0UH3KL. A TilKl I.LI M Q 8TORT. John Taylor wm licensed, when a youth of twentyione, to practice at the bar. Ue *?i poor, but well educated, an 1 poaaesaed extraordinary geoiua. He married a beauty, who afterwards deserted him for another On the 9ih of April, 1840. the Court f 11 ouso in Clark** ill#*, TeXas, whi ctn*J?.d to overflowing. An exciting case was to he tried. Oeorge Hopkins, a weal hy |)|af?ter, had offered a |?rnas inault Jo Mart Ktlitton, lira yonng and beautiful wife of iiis otetriir. The husband threatened to chastise, him for outrage, when Hopkins want to E'Uaoo's house and shot him in his own door. The mil derer was arrest* tit and t.al'a.t |rt ?... il.a ?l. . Ti l. occurrence produced great excitement, and Hopkins, in order lo turn the tide of pm pulai indignation, had circulated repoi's against her character, and sba tied sued him for slander. Both suits were pending?(or murder and shrnder. The interest became deeper when it Was known that A?hlee and Pike, of Ar kansua, and S. 8. Prentice, of New Or Icati*, bv enormous fees, bad been retain ed to defend llopkms. Hopkins was acquitted- Ti.e Texas fawver* were overwhelmed bv their op ponents. Il wa? a fijilit of a d warf against gi an is. The slander suit was for the Othj and the throh* of specta'nrs ijrew in numbers a* in excitement. Public opinion was sell n\ir t?l r.r IlanL'ina li s nioiian cured wiine.**** who m"vh,1 hit powerful mlvoc?l?-*. When the slander case wmh called. M*r* K' iron wm? Iwfl wi.hout nil attornet?all had withdrawn ''Have vott no counsel inquired Judge Mills, looking kindly on the plain tiff." No fir; they have all deserted me, i mm I mil mil poor ill employ hPV Olie,' replied tlie beautiful Mary, bursting into tests. 'In such s oa?e, will not some chiva! ron? member of the provision volunteer!" siil the judge, glancing around the bur. The thirty Uwyets were silent *'l will, four honor," said n voice from the thickest part of tbe crowd, from be liin') tite her, At tie sound of that voice manv start ed?it was so unearthly, sweet and mourn ful. The first sensation was changed into langbter when a tall gaunt, spectral figure elbowed lr-s wsv through the crowd, nd placed h'tltself wit!,in the bar. ({is clothes looked so shabby that the court hesitated to lei the c*?? proceed under hie management. "llaa sour n-ttie been entered on the roll* of (lie 8:at.-f" demanded the judge. "It ia immaterial/' answered the granger, Ida tbin, blood lei* lip* curling up with *near. **llere i? mv licenae from the highest tribunal in America,** and he handed the judge a broad parchment. The trial went on. lia mi tiered the wilnea*e* to tell their own s'orr, and he allowed the defense to lead off. Ashler spoke first, followed he Pike and Prentia*. The latter brought the house down in cheers, in which the jury joined. It waa now tha alranger'a turn. He roae before the her, not behind It, end no boat the wondering jury that he might touch the foreman with bit long, bony finger. lie proceeded to Ifeer to p<ec*e the Argument* of A*hley, which melted way at hi* touch like front before a ion benin ; every one looked aurpriaed.? Anon ha came to the daSzling wit of the poetlawver. Pike. Then the curl of hi* !ip grew aharper, bin emooth fsc# began It) kindle up, and hie even toopeh, dim and dreary no longer, but vieid at light ding, red aa fire glohea and glaring aa "twin rr.eteore. The whole eoul wae in the eye; the full heart atreamed out ofr Ira face Then, without hertowing an a'lu ton to I'rentiM, lie turned ehort around on tbe perjured witnesses ot Hopk>n?, tore tbeir V?tiftiony ftilo threads, and burled ir tbe'r fifMineV terrible invective* that all trembled like a?pen?, and two of tbem fl^d from tha courthouse. "Hie excitement of tl a crowd was becoming tremendous. Their united life and soul seemed to hang upon tbe burning tongue of tb? stranger, and be inapired them witb the power of hia paaeion*. He aeemad to have a'olen nature's long hidden aecret of attraction, lint hie greatest triumph wai to com*. Ilia evea began to glance * 'be a?aaa ain Hopkina, aa hia lean taper fin per* aa uined ti a aaltia diraetion. Tie hammed iba wretch with a wail of strong evidence and wn pregnable argument, cutting off all hofpn -of eicapa. l!a dug beneath the nitrdertsi'i f??-t ditches of dilemma, and j bflil up t! ? aUrtdflrer to the ?co*ii and coniftnp of the ppniace U>??in^ ihus girt him about with a circle of fire, be stripped liiiTfelf to the work of rnHSSecfe > Oli ! thi-11 it whs A vision both glorious i And dreadful to behold the orator. His Actions hernine as impetuous ha tlie motion of sn ohk in h hurricane. His voice became h trumpet filled witli wild whirli pools, deafening the sir with tbe crashes of power, end \ et intermingled nil the wlnle with n sweet undersong of the soft cndence. His forehead glowed like h henteil fuinei-e, his countenance whs lug gard like thnt of a nieninc, nod ever Htid | anon he flung Ins long and b<mv nruie on | high ha if grasping nfier thunderbolt*. He drew R DlC.tttfe of murder in annti appalling color* that in comparison heli j useif might seem beautiful ; he painted the slanderer * > black licit the sun seem I dirk at noodav when shining on such a mons'er. *And then fix ng hotli por '.rsits nn the shrinlttnjj Hopkins, fastened them forever. The agitation of tli* mu* lie' eo amounted almost to madness. All ?t once the speaker descended from the perilous height His Voice wai'ed Cut for the murdered desd and living?the | beautiful Mary, more beanl'ful every mo | ment a* her tears flowed faster ? till tn< n i wept ai d sobbed like children H?' closed bv s strange exhortation to the j irtr, and throu. b them to ?he hyi | stantlers J he srlvised the p.nnel, after ! thev should bring in a Verd ct for the J plaintiff, not to offer violence to the de feiidan', however r-chlT he might de*er?e it ; in oilier word*, "not to lynch the vi'lsin, hut leave his punishment with i I <.. l ?t Tl.:. .L * 1 ' I HU'I. i II ?? H? in? niO't 8IUUI IHCK O' , I nil. Mm! te?l calculated to inaure veil.-?' mif*. Tit?? Jury return*1 a verdict of fl'ty tliotlMh'l dollar* ; and tt>e night alter* ' ilopkuia it*! imk? ?< out of liiit bed j l?v lyncher* Mud beaten a'ltioat ti> death a\? ttie court N<ij timed the atranger laid : "J lin Taylor *ill preicli here thi? eVehlnp at early Cand e light." lie ri'd preach, Mnd the lmu?* a* crowded I have listened to Clav, Web *'er and ChHioho?tn l)w>ght. Hayrom and Decch.-t?but nevrr heard anything m the form of lubluna word* even up prnximat'ng to the e'onuerce tif John T?yinr?inH??i?e a* * mountain, and wild v rilsh'ntf As * cataract of fire " Fine Straw. In 1869. t emp'osed a* mutineer on mt *rtimII plantation An experienced fir inor, as well ha a man of much practical sen?e. In our contract, it was stipulate! tliAt I was to furnish hands and transport talion to manure Ids potato patch with pine straw, and the idea I ?ing a novel one 10 trie, I watched his proceed mp* with some interest. The spot seWted was a portion of a fie'd of poor gravelly brownish c.Iav soil, which had been in cultivation longer than he or I had heen I ?inj?. The ??niw need from the ahort j leaf or "o!i! fi~ld" pine?no other kind jrrow'ntf on mr pi <ce. Well, the potato patch w*? eoeered with thia in January or Fehruart, to the depth of 3 to 0 inch, and the land (prf?inii?lv broken) "turn ed o?er" N-? other manure ?m applied. On mv own patch I put a bountiful aup pi? of cow pen manure?the lahd beini? freaher and belted tbap h'i. The culture wee the aame. Hie vield of potatnea ?!* at leaat Sfl p?r cent better than mine. J tn the fall the whole field waa aown in oala. and from the time thev came up until the? were har?eated, the difference between tfioea in the "potato patch" and the real of the fi*ld, waa perceptive at ' the diatxnee of one to three hundred tarda?.the former bavins much the Btroneeat /tod moat health? appearance, end the vield waa proportionate!? better. Tt.? ?t. -<?-?- ~r .1.. r?:? ! a *?wt ?rr?i iwr inn niacin jii ?i>?v i mw 8irn? warn atrikinijlr oh-arrnlila fn tba j corn, a? wtinaaaad h? ?aaaf*| nuitflihora. J Lilaarilla. N. C Ma? 1807. K It L. A cnrraapnndant of tho Charleston Courier, wrilii-e under date of Sumta^ , Au???t 7, aava : "The lai collector (State) for thia r>i?? triet haa returned to the sheriff 2.000 e?eeo?rr>ne( including bia own nam* and iba ?W?rff'a amonf the defaulters.? i If the order pravai'a tbat none aliall ?o?a ( hnt ihoaa alio have p?iit their taxes, jt I mat ba?a a good effect in hastening set- i t1emen?, XI on a? tna? ha abundant e'?e? where, lull from tba Yart bete stated, no ! on a would in'er ibara *u any reiimdan cj of it in tbi? cnwntrr,* Thn Chora w Ad err titer expresses a preference for Can. fvcklea anil Oen. Scott | for Ur S. Boaalora (torn Soatb Carolina. ( SV"1 1 '^ri ?| *j [For the Southern Christian Advocate.] WadeaWo District Meeting, 8. C. Conference. Mr Editor: ? In obedience to a reso* lulion adopted by the meeting, I proceed to prepuce for publication in your paper an abstract of the proceedings of the Wadesboro I) strict Meetinp. of the Sowh Cxro'inft Conffrwiff, which conrennd at Wnilnahoro' N C., on Thnrad iv, thn l?t | of Aiijmi, 1867, ilio Rn?. F. Milton Ken ! nedr. P K, in ihe Chair. After the dali?<*rw of a nhort and ap pmpriatn miilrenn hy the Pr?ni>1*nt, (lie rn??*tinj prno??tN|??d to it* formal orgmn'ZH tion VV. M Connor*, delegate from Lancaster. ?m elected SecrMtarjr, anl T. 1). VVi'iph??'*r. dtdejja'o from Monroe, Am slant Secretary. The following Mio ister* n <rl Delegate* were reported in at t?nd*nce t A lbrmarlr Circuit- -R?? J W p.i ! MI * DeLgMfA, Win. J. Mo.itjfnwierT, El> Sl.m.kU Anbonviu.r Circuit?R*v. John A M-'O'I; I>?? J -?#ph Nf ??!'??v, Itev. J. S K-ik|<ii, I???l B J DonUp BrftNKTTSVILI.lt CIRCUIT?Rev. tf?cv R. WuMi, Rev U R. Deities. Rev. TKo? C<>nk ; 1 . J L Brerlen. J M Monro. Chkkaw Station ? Rev. Robert Harper. Carolina Female Collkor? R??. T. A. Ho tin ('HKfTTKHriKl D Circuit? Rev C'ver KkMv.; D<?'. T. K Lucas J. C. Cbsp rn?n. Jolin K?sns. Concord ?Rev. M. C. D*vit ; Dal., WiI'ia K fenia. L??i Fmk IiANCA8TKn-R?i J W. Crider; Del.. W. M Connor*. J .np? O-ncke'I. Morror?l(*t, J. it. Little: Dal., T. I) Wmrli#?I?r. Monroe CircuIT-Rov. L. Scarborough; IV . J iidh McCollum. Mt. Pleasant Cihccit?R?v. E. A L?nimoii(l ; Del , Cn?rle? 1'. Cox, C K It !. IYfasart r.Rnvn Circuit?Re*. L. Wood; |> Wolfe WaDKRBOHO ClKCVlT? Re*. E. W. Thninjmon. Km* W \j. IV'jdm ; |M? W I* Kendall, Sn'r., A. II. Un?on, lie*. Win, MoorM. The following Blunging Committee* ere Appointed |i* tlie On the Stale of the Church?Re*. T. R. W?'.|i. Willi* E kin*, Jonert Crni-kelt On SahM Schools?Ri?. L. Wood, J. *4 M .Of... ft. I). Wolftt On Books and Periodicals?Wm. ,J Monigointtry. Rev. Jolm A Mood. An ilrew |l (3??nn. On the Support of the Ministry ?W M Connor*. I K Line**. W I*. Keudall, Sen. Rev O E'ddv On Church Extension ?Re*. J. W CViler. R^*. J. W. I'uett, Re*. J. R. Li'lle. On Public Worship ?Re* F M. K-n. n?Ov, (I'T uMoit] Kiv. K W.'i'liomp IIh*. w. L. Pcgnr*. On Education?Rev T. A. Boone, U'V J. VV Pn'l, J ?hr. t?*an?. On the Colored People ? Rev. John A. Mo?mI, Rev R R 1'e^ure, Levi Fmk. The hn*ine*a hour* of *he Conference were from hell pa*t 8. a. m? to 1 o'clock p. m , commencing agon in the afternoon el helf p??t three. A rh*!f hour prccedi"S the mnrtilnf eeeaion was devote.1 to Prefer meeting eterciae. The ne*? reguler boaine** in order, a? ter the appointment of Cnrttmitteea, ?? the hearing of verbal tepori*. on the elate of the Church, fr m the varioua Circuit* and Station*, hv the miniatera in charge TM* wa* an itvere*tif.g fea'tire of the i;o"'*renre. an<t occupied *W of the aPer niKin ?e?*ion of Tlmradav md * pert of tlt?* mnrnipg reaeion of Friday Reporla trrti made and information elicited touch ing the growth, *tr*ngih and influence of tlio Church in evert pert of the Wadeat horn District Theee were delivered hy the Minialera, in aome iiiatances, with great animation and feeling. Tlie election of lay delegate* to the en* etrng annual Conference concluded the hu?;ne*a of Friday tnoming'a aeaaion.? The Prea'dent announced that there were four to elect, one of whom ahon'd he a local Preacher The following ia the re< autt of the balloting* : R?v. C. A. Plv* ler. Lev men?W, M Coooor*, W. P. Kendall, Sn'r. J. L. Breden. Alter natea?Rev A F. Allttha. Laymen ? Willie F.I km*, John Roberteon, J. 8. 'Moore. The whole of the afternoon aetaioo of Friday and a part of the morning eeaaiort of Saturday wem taken up in hearing the written Reporta from the varioue standing committees on the auljecia referred to thnjn t*?p.-c<i??lf. TIim? roportti ?*r? ' #p?rAt?ly CO?-?i?d?rwd and d:?en??ad, mm* of ibnm wifb profound inttrmt. Th? d?h*te* upon t?v?r*l of lli? qunationt pro t#nt?*d w#rn quit* AnimaiM, hoi conduct* I in n mo?t eoMimMidnHI* spirit. I own not do justice lo *nv of ibann p?p?rt by tin nb?tMc? report ; but Vnowin? that your epupa will ndintt only * KrUYout'ino, I nod ion * pun of lh? rowolotinnt adopted. wbii-h ombracn tbn general object* ^ diUtod upon In lb* body of lh? report*. I ink* litem up in (he order of tLeir tub mission : STAT* OF THK CMPnCrl. Resolved ist, Thai we recommend to j the preachers,traveling and loca',to preach, | if pcru-iM*. with more diiect aim tlnfn etter, | to the immediate con?er?'on of soule, end i the eanciification of the Churoh. Resolved 2d That both preschers end ; peopie iini'S more heartily in es'ahlishing and perpetuating Sahhnth schools, those nurseries of piety and fountains of supply to the Church ; ami in firing a wider circulation to our religious and official periodicals. Resolved 3d That while we are con., VlfU'J'ii itlttl (luoirtlinn causal I.a inuim .t..w.4 in ill* Church, it* wholesome administration can he effected only hy hearty cooperation with the ministry on the pert of til* IftitT. Resolved 4th. That, hv the aij of Divine grace, we wilt g've ourselves more fully 'o the cultivation of personal pietv, hih! to the general promotion of the cause of God. Retolved, That * the Cliurch meeting is the law of the Church, we acknowledge he obligation and pledge ourselves to hold lliein a* the Discipline directs. SADDATII SCHOOLS The Committee reported that there are within the Wedesboro* District Eighty six School* for whiles, and three thousand two hundred and thirty six pupil* ? Tan colored schools And four bund red and ninety-five pupil*. Resolved 1st, That each Superintend* ?' l>e required to present hu annual report of III* rnttrge, embracing ilia nuintier of pupil*, condition of library, nod wlietber the t?0"k* of our own Cliurch are uaed f?>r matruci'Oo, and that a consolidated report of there report* be pre*ented hv the Mmis'er in charge, at each of our kduumI [)i?tricl Conference*. Resolved 2<f, Tbat with derout gratitude we return lb*ok* to Almighty God, for the *pirit which has actuate I our peop'e in putting; forth such ran est efforts, in the cause of Sabbath schools, and for the ucCe** which ha* Httended their laliors. Resolved 3d, That we respectfully sug -ai to itie authorities of our publishing l-OU-e at Na-hvnlw, the propriety of es latdialiing a Depository of Sunday school hook* in the Ctty of Charlo'te, N. C. hours *:vr> rr.RiODiOAl.fl. Regarding book* and periodicals, of (be right character, of incalculable advantage to tlie building up nod strengthening tho Church in the in on*. Iio' v faub, and a great agent. to awaken ?iiiiiern. Be it Resolved, That tliii D strict mwl'tis/ pledges until, to i?r??i?t?r exertion* in ihe*t>reol of goo I bonks. Beit Resolved, I'li-tt this meeting ftil'v i?nr|ors?-* the "Southern Ohnsiinn Adwo one," favorably recommending it to nil people, a* one n| the cheapest and best of religions paper*, and deeply regretting the ro*!l circulation of tKin paper, trulj* pledge themselves, to greater exertion in securing subscriber* to it. Be it Resolved, That the masting cheer fully recointneiid the "Sunday Sehool Visitor," a* a va uahle paper and worthy of a more eX'endtd circulation, CPPOIIT or Til K MIHIflTRT. Tha Coinmitiaa a<|*?rt tn the verba reports of the minister* in reference to tht finances of the D strict. Wftile koh? hii wall car*.! for by the peop'e of tlieir ret pact*** charges aim] have proper assuran c-? of adequate support for the future the statement* of other* show that the] have been tea* fortunate ami have no ?**l grounded assurance for the future. Tht destitution occaaioflbd by the ravage* o the Federal army in the early part o 1865, the drought of the laat itaton ami the disor^amaed condition of the laboring operation* of the eoonlrv, are aoine of tin mason* assigned for the apparent inability of aoine of the Circuit* to render a com. patent support to the tniniatera who labm for them. The necessity for the aupport ol the ministry at all sassoot, and eape cially in theae time* of general dwmorali cation, is dilated upon ; and the method of raising supplies through the monthly Church meeting* is tecouimended. Thai each member, or family, ba consulted and at?e*seil in the tmetmg, and the amount suliacnhed. and the amount ultimate!* " / paid by each, recorded fur the information of the Church. The Report recoinmendi to the Hteeard* of the Distric' the pro< pricty of greater r.-*l in the discharge o! their duties ; that as the difticti'iiea ol success teem to increase, so should then | energies be multiplied, until, by the aid of Divine agency, the ministry in placed upon a footing of augmented and endur tng usefulness. CHURCH KZTCNSIOW. The Report recommends that a roi?sror be estahl shed on Lynches Creek, in Lan caster District. R. C. Thst in view of the demand f*?r 8<thhaih preaching, our con i greganons unite, aa far as practicable, at > the most eligible pointa, and that they bs < advised to build larger and more conve nient bouaee of worship. That, in view of the dilapidated condition of og| ; Churches and Parsonages, tne attention of the people he called 10 repairing, re | budding and referoiahing them aa early at possible Recommends the diligent uh ' of all the public means of grace-~lb? 1 Sabbath School, the public service of the I i Sanctuary, the montbiv meeting of the Churches, the Clnss meeting, the Love Feast, and the prsyer meeting, with all the private mes^s of grace?fasting, readi intr the Scr'jrtures, fHintly and secret do votion, as helps to the knowledge and love of G??d. tiiic colored rtopt.it. Tirsolrfd lsf, That we, the members of this lhstrct Conference, cherish toward our colored brethren the kindliest feelings and sympathies. Resolved 2d, That we will ever pray for tlieir religious prosperity and ot?? all | proper endeavors to promote their spiiilu al improvement. KDL'C ATIOK. Resolved, That we the members of (his I Conference will, from this time, devote more time and energy in encouraging the parents to educate their children. Resolved, That we will iuveriahlr give j the weight of our influence in favor'of I Schools where piety is taught Resolved, That we, as Christians, will, ! not abandon, but continue to use every | mean* to educate and bring the colored | i DopuUtfim in our midst, under the conser. 1 I votive influence of Chrisliauity. I The s<11 j need preamble and resolutions j offered hv Kev. L. Wood, were adopted j unanimously : Whereas, the late General Conference of the Moth>id:*i Episcopal Church South, recommended an.I submitted to the sevej ral Annual ConJerenct-s, a proposition to change the name of said Church to the | Episcopal Methodist Church; and where ! aa saui propi.silioii failed to receive the : necessary ro e of two thirds of all the , Annual Conferences: and whereas a verv 1 large inajoriiy of the Church voted in ! favor of said change; and events devel | oped since the original submission of the question to the Annual Conferences indicate the almost unanimous wish of both the lattv and clergv that the name of the Church South be changed to the title provosed. Therefore Resolved, That th'S District i I meeting lenpectlullv petition our Hi*hop* ; Ml M U II11111 111** IJ I f?-11 < TI (it tllH CllUllge ot the nut e of the M. E Church South, to that of tlx* E. M. Church South to each ef the Annual Conferences of winch it is compound upon their next round of visits tton, if in their judgment it shall he legal to do so lit sol rtd, That the Secretary of this District Meeting he instructed to forward the foregoing Preamble and Resolutions to the ' Southern Christian Advocate*' for publication, and that the P. E. of this District he requested to furnish our Hull ops with n Copy of the seme. L Wood, J. 8. Moork. Also the following by Key. J. W, Cri der. | Resolved, That the Presiding E:der of I the District bo requested to correspond witli the General Hook Agent in regard to the propriety of establishing a Book Depository in the City of Charlotte, N. C. The town of Monroe, N. C.. was select. I ?d as the place of meeting for the next , , District Conference, , I Afi?*r the usual complimentary reno'u' , , lions 10 th? people of VVndaaboro1 for their unbounded hospitality, to the Baptist de ' nomination for the use of their Church j building, to the public authorities for the I u?e of the Court Home end to the Sucre j t?riea of the meeting, the Conference ad f journed, after a business session of three f day*. Abnoat the entire delegation, how I ever, remained over and participated in , the service* of the Sabbath. While the , Conference remained in session, there r r'were religious iervice*, morning, afternoon . and evening, at the Church, and on the r Sabbath, at both the Methodist and Bap t tut Churche*; alao at the Court llouae for the colored people. The attendance , ?hi large on every occasion and much | interest manifested in the meeting. Tlte , introductory sermon was preached on , Wednesday evening by that venerable I servant of the Church. Il?w T P W.ul< The pre iching generally elicited earnest , attention Irom tbe congregation*. On ( 9und*v morning, the Rev. F. M. Kent , nedy, I' E , delivered a powerful discourse , 1 to a crowded, but attentive audience, from f the teit, "Buy the truth." Prov. xsiii? p 23 ?occupying one hour and three min> , 1 u'es in delivery. Deep in conception, elo I quent in declamation, and eminently prac I lical in it* application, the sermon was a i feast from beginning to end. Not tbe least interesting feature of the occasion, was a Sabbath School address, i delivered at the Methodist Church at 8 o'clock on Sunday morning, bv Rev. John i A. Mood. It was a chaste production and it worthy of its talented author.? ; The address has been secured for publi i cation in (be Lancaster (9. C ) Ledger. The nursling was regarded by all pres. > eut as a complete succeae. There was no > -Bishop in attendance. This was regret \ led ; but his place was roost ably filled by that Hsing L'ght in tbe Church, tbe Rev. ? ' F. M. Kennedy, Presiding Elder of the , w Widrtboro* District. Everything passed off with eminent satisfaction, unci all pre* sent seemed confirmed in the belief of th* usefulness of tbe District Meetings. W. M. CONNORS, Secretary. The Cornucopia of 1867. Tbe following, from the St. Louie Dent' ocrat, will be reed by ou? commercial friends with more then ordinary interest. It is a subject worthy of serious reflection, to be read attentively and poudered over with mors than ordinary care: TL . * 1 . ?' * 4 iuo wui.iry iHugns wiid an abundant harvest. Throughout the greater part o( Illinois, this Stats, and Kansas, the crop already partly harvested has been very large ; the promise of the crop not yet gathered in, not only in these States, but to the Northward, is very bright; and from the South and East all reports son* cur iu representing the yield as exceed* ingly abundant. Famine is no longer feared. Speculators in grain count their losses, and consumers already rejoice in a fall of prices. The country is richer already, and feels it. Some estimate that the crop of 1807 alone would more than half pay the national debt. It is not merely in the actual increase of wealth that this bountiful harvest will do good. It will make life easier for all iHDorers ana consumers. To the poorer classes, especially, the abundance of prol visions, bringing low prices, will be peculiarly grateful. Hut this is not all.-? Agriculture is the basis of all our prosperity. When this fails, everything stagnate*. The blood in all the vein? and arteries of business fl iws feebly. With a bountiful harvest, <t bounds gladly through the pulses, fresh, vigorous and full of life, the strength returns, and activity becomes a necessity. Millions of dollars have been locked up waiting for ibis harvest. Business of alt kinds Las waited; enterprise of the utmost importance has been checked ; finan. cial depression Las prevailed ; Mr. McCulloch has loeked gloomy, and the receipts from internal revenue have fallen off nearly forty ^sr cent. Everybody was sailing under close canvass, expecting a squall. The storm cloud ha* passed.? The Wall street barometer, with rising stock?, predicted fair weather. The sky is clear again, and every one feels that business must now revive. ConfidAnr-A. the parent of prosperity, returns. The farmer receives * handsome sum, sod puts no small part of it into circulation at once. The money starts machinery that had stood idle; tevives trade that had l?eeo dormant. The crop, once harvested, must b? moved and manufactured ; the great army of people engaged in transporting from producer to consumer, or preparing the food, for cunsutuplion, already anticipate a brisk business. Price* fail, and profits i now become possible in many branches of business that have stagnated because of the cost of living. So the magic influence extends through all the articles and veins of trade and commerce, just as the sunny glow of the rich wine dances through the blood, even to the tips of the fingers, until every part of the body feels the genial stimulus. And we only bope tbat tbe country, instead of bending its new enari gies to the work of increased production, msy not rush wildly into speculation. A Fatbkr Killkd nr his 8ow.-?4. brutal murder case occurred at Peoria, Towa, on Tuesday nr.orning, 23d ult. It seems that an old man by the name of Ellis Jones had deeded away all of fcio property to his sons, with the condition that (hey should support him the rest of hWjfe i Oo Tuesday morning a quarrel arajmpiiween the father and a sou, so ynalitMd, about a most trivial matter.? During the altercation the son drew a pistol and shot the father in the left side, indicting a wound which caused his death j in mx or eight hour*. Public opinion in j that neighborhood teems to incline to the belief that the affair was a premeditated < One, concocted by the brothers, and ibat j the boy who committed the act was merei [ !y made the tool of the older but more cowardly ooea. Ladt St eeoribtrg.?An experienced editor pays a high and deserved complii i merit to the fair patrons of the press.? 1 Women, he says, are the beet eubscril?rs in the world to newspapers, mag acinar, dtc. We have been editor for forty years, and never lost a dollar by female tab* scribera. They seen to make it a point of conscious duty to pay the preacher and the orlater?two claaae* of the community that suffer more by bad pay, and no pay at all, than all lie rest put together. j ? 1" ; . c "W