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. M EW.biMR , S. C. V46afy Xrning, June 17, 1868. The coinmunication signed W. M. E. on "Masonry," is unavoidahly laid over until vext week. Lack of space and tihw preventing its appearance in this - sUe. uMmay Marmonimu The Democratic Convention lately held - %nClumbi, after a two day's session, and a Onference through Committee with thAtietive Committee appointed by - hA FWi- Corentionr, repdrt a ba-is of snj*, mutually satisfactory to both raifeiN. The Democratic party of the Statethorefere it is gritifying to say are unuII n purpose. 'he proceedings Wi-*-**pubhsh in full on first p.ige, will be read with interest as :embodying the whole of the work done. It will be - found too, that'so clearly did. the April Onetilon see their way before them, "mssa entirely did they cnver the ground abcoeskry in this vital movement of the - ate, that the late Coavention, irith a -lpi*.neomedable- to ,that intelligent be4, Eba4'it unnecessary to intro do*c any anicting elements. The poph o-the State are as satisfied 1sie, li-t ' this second Conventinn has be.n' eld, a th'ey ould have -.bi bad-no other than that .of* April b OaRed -We rest in the hope that th S*now be mo work and iss talk. AWOrti.-.have been allowed the pt ivi hnge n(uepjWcentation, and if. there be V Ibbs 'not been, et them hold -frpeae,.and fall in with coats off, - te work. W-c want a. practical, V*kk DeioCratic pArty. X* pHeart 7 6Wein- elections show clearly that J4(agOWpopvlation is becoming tired i the democrats having Sss~ab.t no-ha!f of the State, % hIle - remauiig di6tricts the Radical suties r aureuh reduced to what -tewra ip pril. The-chances there S*W for the saccesA of the Democratic in thw Sovember struggle is of the ~a*sbEtharacter. The negro mind-is $lie"ake from the delusion t, ard reason tells that samodanrno narallei lines with ~ISPS~y- kUthat -the party has. - erwork with .untiring energy Yb dowing are the districts accord j he Phbeniz, carried by the D)om .e e onserva~tve party : *.b.eW.e Anders'on, (Chester, Ches W reerile; 'Harry, Lexingtong LIarea, Lancaster, Marion, Newt erry, * ~. bio%,Pickens, Spartanburg, U7nion, - ~ ibeen fred iwith a copy of ~u~sBru1euand By-Laws of the PIlase o aceer Co-Operative Assrocia es.tieuly fornied in the city of Char-. -ed aow i rccessfui operation, Yttkts mection of artnele first reads: Ibs Association shall be titled the .4etto Pitineer Co-Operative Asso - -Torits ol9eet the fuirnishi * jn .iba and the publie. with the nSoflfe, 'unado1teratedl and of gosdgeality for Immediate cash paiy IMesiad fromn4he profits of such ebu.+i ueglig aenanfate capital for its mem MaSI - WaitVOiar'n that the capital stock g sm NZeeU I0 eshares of $26400 Au-w &atsiy.irbite person, a resi at %@ Qaoina-'shal be -eligible hr mnebeqship. One dollar of each q. begid in weekly, until the s~~ahe surm of $260. ~ itse are, rapidly growing e a firer ever~.the principal cities of the Ui.andl promie great f>enefit to the uid small means: 7rm~ t1e,minesSc of thet161st sesin et tin? P!eshytery bekd. Greenwood, * ulI;Abbeill, April 9th and 22nd, a espy of which has been received, we . aksighe foliowing items or general in. tu .MInisters preseni 24, absent 4 ; -h Osbes uprcesated 85, not represent .1 1I& Tr-oesthe reportof the commwit 1eeon Finance, It is s-een that tor Domes gsiMissioon, Foreign Missions, Publi in,. a4cetion, Sustenation, -Minutes, Presbyterfa1 Prposes, and for the Sem inary, tbe -total amiou.nt rgcceived ha $1485 0. Thle cominon mioney diffi - 01t1iss bavoe ons e?terienced as well by - bls 'rieskytery as by all other branches e1 the- Christian Church. Out of the $ythree Churchesi under care of Pres' hycery, six have preaching every Sab bsb.br, three. times a month ; nine doen, te srna.onth; twelve once a goath; and twelve are vacant. l.t is -bared that a. number of these Churches mst aoon perishA while others will soon be in g.apid decline. Mt. BetheI, Gilder's Creok, Duncan's Creek, Warrior's Creeli; Rath., Bethis, and Lodimont, are al amst pene, .cannor pay for pr'esebing even oInCe)meath.r What a sad com 715ar isohre. Themiantes were printed at the office of the Southern Presbyterian Review, the tjpographical execution of which is ver nea. jgpe mn te Bowels. Do.s.(the United States soldiers, be bsmgij{gtote garrison in Augusta, uas .g$ w*.fazor, in the bowels, by a ne gr~e heh, froar t4he ffects of whichb .b ie ws orning. Wa eiS Rwa.-The.New York Eve aIQsress,of4wne 4, contains this. . Ain'all eoitiions the weaker party ges t i wal, and'.if- ever a war of sies aboeld spring up, which may Bestes avert, the blacks would go down In irs ad blood-" The Wonder. "After reading Father Grant's Lio graphical sketches of his 'boy Ulysses,' the wonder is that he escaped being a circus rider. Br,t for that old Democrat, Tom laner, who secured his appoint ment to West Point, Grant, instead of beingat the head of the army of the United States, might now have been the great bare back horse perfrmer of John Robinson's circus. Does that prove that we are all the creatures of acci dent ? Or does it prove that he is to be the President of the United States? The tollowing is a little oil, but it comes in to fill space very handily. Hear how he opened his mouth and spake to Mr. Head : I found Mr. Grant in the patent office examining &.omo patent segar holders "-Good morniing, Mr. Grant." "Good morning, Mr. Head." "Be you in the war office now ?" No ; I'm iti the patent office now; smoke ?" "Yes; please give us a light ; be you going to run fur the next Presidency, Mr. Grant ?" ' "I slew seventy thousand men in the battle of the Wilderness, Mr. Head." "Yes, which side were the slewed men tightin' on, Mr. Grant?" . Here he sat down so as to smoke easier. That's all he saiid. Said I again, "Mr. Grant, folks don't know where you stind ; do y,u ?" He bit off the end of a Stgar, and re plied, "What boss did you bet on at the race the other day ? ''Said I," lookin' at him, "not the hos you're tryin' to ride, old fel;" and there by hangs a tale! lie lit another sheroot, andi I says, "Mr. Grant, we're suflerin' terribly down South; couldn't you and some other woman send us down some tracts ?' 6I will speak to Ur. Atanton -and if he hasn't aiythiag for--ne to do.in the o.-c thi; afternoon I'll get some segars 'al4 take youl 11ut to ride." I I as suti,ied by the above conversa tion, that General Grant was.a great man ; I i.ever had a mar. grate more on tiy feelifrgs than he did : be is a man iare quilified as a man than Anna Dick enson ever was. IL C. DeLarge has an Adventure. If the following letter which was first published in the Washington Chronie contains -the truth,, it is very much to the discrLdit of the people of Laurens. We publisb it, because DeLarge is well. known in this city, and a.o to give the people of Laurens and Newberry an op portunity' to con tr:'diet it, if it is false: [C~harleston Mercury. LAURENsfth.LE, S. C., May 29, 1868S. DEAR FarEso : I arrived here to-day, but have had a bard time of' it. Be tween Newherry and this place my life was in continued jetparey. When the train left New~ berry to-day, a man named Bell, who. lives within five miles of Lau rensvile, ftollowed me from New berry to Martin's Depot, and at every station he would s.ay, "Thet e is a damned Radi cal igger'om the train, gea up to rek bell -with our niggers." They wou1d then rush in, stare at me, and curse and threaten.. 1 had not a friend ont the train. When we ar-rived at Mar tin's depot. three fellows came on the train, and walked into the car where 1 was .itting. The cond.uctor and tra hands had purposely left the train a minute before. Thiese men walked with in three paces of me, with knives in their hands, anid said to -me : You - - intruder, we would lik~e to cut t1a liver oat of a~hundred 1--Radicals like you, you st>n of a --- we h-ave come to cut your d--d liver out." 1 stood againast the rear doov of the car, and rephed to) them, "I did n'ot come up here to .fight or* qu,rrel, gentlemen. You may kilt rue; but I will die hard," and suiting the ac tion to the word, I drew my revolver and cocked it. They continued to curse; but, although there twere twenty or thirty of them out.side, they did not strike. At last-they wrent out,.sayin:r. "W aegoing ;* but, IXL.:rgef we shall etch l.or iou." As sooni as thie.y kit the car an old man camne in and said, "I arn a magistrate, and amn bournd to k, ep the -peace; no one shal &.-urb yuu." Le preien2ud' !igt tQ have .seen the aiTir, and asked mue to p int out the men, I did so, but he preter.ded that lie could not -tell who I m<ta-it, and i,e fo'led aut pretending m(.t to find thema util the train started No one wvould1 give mec their names. The same spirit is evinced here by the rebels. If any thing happens to mue look out for my .wife and child. Your fr iend, RI. C. DELARGE. We have the authority of a gentleman for sating that the above is a tissue of the most unlushing faisch.oods. WVhen the train left Newt.erry (but one passenger coach at-. tached) there, were but five male persons aboard, exe!usive of the train hands. These were Cot. Anderson. and another gentleman of the Laurens garrisou, Mr. Bell, DeLarge and our informant, all seated in a little par. ition of the car.- Our friend s.y i that there was. no political discussicn, between any of the parties, nio discourtesies used, nor disre spect shown any one; and that he did not evei know that the "gentleman" lyin!; upon the seat behind the door in the little cuddy was DeLarge. That his life was not in jeo pardy from Newberry to Laurens; that not a single person came aboard after leaving Newberry until the train arrived at Martin's Depot; That Mr. Bell did not follow DeL., but was riding quietly homeward, without saying a word to any one; that no one rush ed ini to stare at the l.on; that no knives were used, none to use thenra, and no bc.v sin for their use;' that at Miartin's there were not more than six or seven persons about the train, and they all gentlemen who would not vio:ate self-respect by incivihities toward any oune; that the train ha.nds, Mr. ichardon, conductor, and two colored men-three, all told-leave the train of ne cessity, at every station, to deliver the mail matter and the freight; and lastly, that no one sawDe-Large.throw himself in to dramatic position, cocked pi'stol in hand. Quite funny this. We nail these falsehoods to the counter in Iso far as thIs end 'of ~thes road is concerned, and our informant had traveled;.and now call upon our nainesake andecoufree of Lan irns fo'r " sounds from the other end of the .And hopetfurtheot .e~h Washington Chrouiele will do a mM cabais epple a sifpl-ample acerof juastice, by pubisinug tis picture" as we1l as "ijhat." We know that n)ewspaper men are often easily Imposed upon by the evil dispo<ed. Wil the Chronil CA totae ftir? District Democratic Meeting. A meeting of the Newberry District Dem ocratic Club was held, pursuant to the call of the Central Exe.-utive Committee of the District, in the Court House on Saturday June 13th. The President being absent, Maj. J. M. Baxter was called to the Chair. The objects of the meeting were ex plained by J. F. J. Caldwell, Esq., who moved that a report be had from the dit ferent organizations. Eleven Clubs re ported tinder the motion, numbering each from forty to one hundred me...bers. Gen. Garlington introduced the following resolutions, which were seconded by Col. S. Fair, and which were unanimously adopted : Resolved, 1st. That-we have such corfl dence in the patriotism and wisdom of tha Central Executive Committee of the Demo eritic Party oT South Carolina, that we are willing to endorse such action as they may advike to promote the unity and success of said party, and which in our judgment does t:ot involve the sacrifice of any of its prin cipl.s, 2 Therefore, that we approve the action of said Connittee, in relation to the meet in- of a portion of the Democratic party, held in Columbia, on the -d instant, which resulted in reconciling them to harmonize and unite with the party assembled in Cunvention at Columbia on the 2d April last; and that we accept the appointment of additional delegates to the Democratic Convention to he held in the city of New York on the 4th July next, although not in accordance with the recommendation of this Club. 3. That in the opinion of this tneeting, the condition of the country demands that ali nho believe that the Radical Party of the United States are pursuing a course which is subversive of the liberties and peace of the counLry, should unite with th Democratic Party and contribute their it fluence in every legitimate manner to pro tmote its success at the approaching Proi dential election, 4. That the arder, peace and safety of the community can be secured only by cose concert and union amongst those who ate opposed to the principles and policy of the Radical party. 5. That in the opinion of this meeting, the Democratic Clubs of this District. should go carnestly to work to increase their membership, and for that p.rpose to hold frequent tueetings and lay before all the people the principles and policy of these organizations. On motion of J. F. J. Caldwell, Esq., a comnmittee of one fron each Club was ap pointed by the Chair to nominate officers for the Central District Club. The Com mittee nominated the following gentlemen, %Iiieb nomination was unaniMhonsly adopted Iy the Club: President, Hon. Robert Voornan ; Vice Presidents,.rhos. W. Hol loway, A. P. Davis, R. V. Gist, Dr. J. K. Giry, T. J. Lipseomh, Thos. Duckett, W. R. Spearman, L. B. Maffett, J. M. Baxter, J. Cofield anid W. W. Renw.ek, Esqs.; See retaties, Sampson Pope and Capt J. Y. McFall ; Treasirer, Silas Johnstone ; Exec utive Comnmittee, J. F. J. Caldwell, Simeon Fair, L. J. Jones, James M. Baxter atnd Samuel R. Chapman, Esqrs. Mtaj. L . J. Jones jitroduced the following Resolutions which were unanimously adopts ed: EIeeolved. 1st.' That the Democratic Clubs th)roughut the DistIicZ be0 rquested .to si4 the Immigration Society, fo'rmed at ihis place, by forming Immigration Citubs In every neighborhiood, and report the amount of foreign labor rtqutred in each oc .liry. 2nd . That the Democratic party of New' herry District feel it due to the colored pop,. ulation- to state thar they are will.ing to guarantee to them their freedom and protec tion under the law. Mr. Law ton introduced the following Reso lution which was unanimou%ly adopted: Resolvel1, That a Committee of three be oppoitnted by each Auxilliary Club of this Association. wbose duty it shall be to ca!l upon every niaan in their beat and r. quest them to join the'Democratic Club of their rege'-tive beat, by signing their names to the Constitution and liy-laws. Mr- Werts- introduced- the following, which iias unanimonsly adopted: Resolved, That.this Club recommend to the auxilliary clibs throughont this District ~o give a preference to those who belong to this Democratic otgani;ation, in all kinds of employment Mr.,Pope introd aced the following Resolu tion which was ado'pted: Resolved, That we recommend that the atuxillia:T clubs send forward to the Central Executive Committee, the names of those ne'groes who have joined the Democratic Par'y, that they may furnish to them certifi cates.. On motion of John S. Spearman, Eeq., the proceedlings of tids meetingt were ordered to be published in the Newberry Herald, Tbere being no further business, the meet ing adjourned to meet at the call of the S. POPE, J. Y. M. McF ALL. Secretaries. A TERRIBLY SIGNIFCAN-r FAcr-2,500 CToFFINs 1N oNE YEAL-Bi"hop A tkinson, of North Carolina, in an address delhvered last Sunday evening in Christ Church, in this city, relating chiefly to church tmatters and missionary work, made one statement which is calculated. to arrest the attention of every thinking person, regardless of sects, creeds or poliLical views, iIe was referring to the rapid extinction of negroes in the South, and in illustration of the state of things even in North Carolina, he spoke of a negro town oposit or near Newbern, con sisting of 10,000O inhabitants, in that town, said the Bishop', one coffitn dealer alotne tilled orders for 2,500 coffins itr a single year. [Hartford Times. WAsHINGTON, Jur.e 15.-In the HIouse, under th. regular call, among others, a bill was introduced, amending the home stead law; also, regulating habeas cor pus; also dividing Texas, and providmng foar the admnission of fractions; also, au thorizing the Secretary of War to deliver certain atims1 to the Souther'n States fo,r their militia, imnmediately upon the dis continuance of the military gove rnmnents therein. The tax bill was recomtmitted, and the comtmittee ordered to report as early as possible. A catechism foi- the girls, in four questions : What is the whole dluty of a woman ? To dress-to sing-to dance-to play on the pianoforte-to gabble French or German-nnd to preside ganceefully at tbe. tea-tahle ! W hat is a man ? A thing to -waltz with-to flirt- with-to take one to. the theatre-te. lau'gh pt-to be marred t-topay- one's -bil't-antd t A poi.km-a shottiche-a dimnce which one must whirl through as fast as possible! WVnat.is death? ]jMim-sometbing that it's unfashionaEle to talk of-to whi per of to think of;-so tihe less that's said haot it the botter!' TO THE DEMCRATIC CLUBS OF SOUTH CAROLINA. The Central Executive Committee ap pointed-by the Convention held here in April last, beg to lay before the Demo cratic Clubs which they represent, the following ttatemnent : Ofrtbe second Monday of this month, a Convention, met here, in which - Districts of tie State were represented. The first action taken by that Conven tion, was to appoint a committee tc confer with the undersigned, members of the State Central Executive Gom mittee, withL a view ot reconciling, if possible, thosp differences which had un happily arise* in the State. We mel this comniittee, in a full and free confe rence, and, 'after this interchange of views, we submitted the following pro position as ab equitable and amicable adjustment of all the questions which threatened to. produce dissension arnong the Democracy of the State. "The Central Executive Committee, having been invited to a conference by the Convention now assembled here, and being most solicitous to secure harmony in the State, beg leave to submit to the Conference Coumittee now in sessior the following ba,is of Union, namely : That the Convention proceed to thenom. ination of delegates to the National Dem ocratic Convention at New York, to fil lp the delegation of the State. And the Executive Coinmittee pledge themselves to use all their efforts to have these nom inations confirmed by all the organiza Lions represented by the said Com mittee. The Executive Committee fur ther recommend, thatan Executive Com mittee be appointed by this Conventior to act with that selected by the Conven tion in April last ; and that, in the ipinion of this Comwittee of Conference it is advisable that the two Executive Committees should be consolidated at the earliest moment possible." This proposition met the unanimous approval of the Lommittecof Conference and was ratified:by the Convention witi the same unanimity. It is now sub mitted to the Democratic Clhs, repre sented by the Executive Gommittee,witl an earnest hope that it will receive thei hearty and cordial endorsement. Thi: action, on their ptirt, is all that is neede< to secure full and pei fect accord through 1mt the State-n object of paramoun i-nportance to us all. It will be ob, served that the Executive Committef have not assumed to themselves the righ or the power to make an unennditiona agreement. They only propose a plan which in their judgment, will be pro ductive of the happiest results, an< which they venture to urge th Demo cratic Chs to alopt and ratify. The Guimittee cannot close withou expressing, in tho most emphatic man ner, their sense of the spirit of concilia tion and the earnest desire for harmony which marked the conduct of the lati Gonventiona; and they beg to invoke, ot the part of those whom they represent, like muanifestation of the sa-me laudahli spirit. Wen appeal confidently to th< Democratic Clubs to meet promptly ti proffers of peace and niion held out ti them, in the full assurance that such ac tion e*n their part will place the State it its proper peitioni-one of perfect har mtny and cordial co-operatio.n betsveez all sections. Respect far, WADE H AMPTON, J." P. T HOM AS, Jd.- W. McM ASTER,. SJOSEPH DAN. POPE, S. McGOWAN, W. M. SHANNON, . S. P. UIA \ILTON, Annual circular or the Trustses and Facult: of the. Mdal College or the State of Souti Carolina, I$ssion 1868-69. Thle circular gives a list of twenty seven gradiates for 1868. Importan and advan6geous changes have beer made by thE Faculty of the College, one of which is That the Professors will de liver Clinical Lectures and present Sur gical operaions, to which students wil be admnitte4 free of charge@ The Lee tunres wi'l:commnence on Monday, th<n 2] of Nov. and continue to first Satur day i.n March, following. The wholn course of ergiense, inacludinug matri.ula tion fee, tket for dissection, graduatinj fee, and course of Lectures, will be $150. The United States Musical Review The Monthly Glee Hive, and the Parlo: Companion for the Flute, Violin an< Piano, monthly. Published by J. L Peters, M4usie Publisher, at $2, $3, & $1 Iper annumf. These very cheap and useful month lies are received for June, and contair respectively a large amount of good mu sic, and wpuclr interesting and instructivm matter. We recommend them to.ama teurs and others musically inclined. Par ties wisling to subscribe will address J L. Peters, P. 0. Box 5429, New York. 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We acknowledge the receipt of th secor.d annual report and catalogue 0 the State Normal University of Wash ington Deleware, with a circular, whic~ it is requestsd be posted. for, the benefli of Parents. iThisrcircular and catalogu can be seen,dby any one.desirous (of. in formation in regard to this Inistituzion at this offien, . THE GALgr.-The Jane number .0l this excellent monthly is' jqst- at han.d We receive no other book half so read able as the Galaxy, an'd-recommend it. tc the readers of the Herald, Subscription $1 in advante, two copies.for $7, or ten copies' for'$RO,~andl one -to getter- up o1 club. A few tickets in Stanley's Gift Sale, LaCrosse, yet unsold at friend John W. Miller's Store. There is no deception about this Gift Enterprise. It is en. dorsed by scores of reliable gentlemen. One ticket at one dollar entitles the lucky holder to a splendid building-or some cther valuable prize. If you want a ticket, go for it at once, that your name may be immediately sent on for registry, as the drawing comes off on the 2d proximo. Latest from the Moon. But not from our sometime corres pondents among the stars, who have ceased to illumine the columns of the Herald, much to the regret of. its thou sand several readers, who weekly won der why the glimpses of men and things fail to appear. It is now our happy privilege to relieve their anxiety, but at the same time to inform them with sor row that a great collapse has occurred in the moon, through which luminary our dispatches were forwarded, and that henceforth and for a time, the stars will be silent as to we'uns and you'uns. Its very unfortunate and much to be de plored, but as there is no help in the matter, it is earnestly hoped that they will bear the loss with resignation. The trouble in the moon is as follows: A volcano has disappeared there-an immense concern, that had a mouth thirty-six thousand feet in diameter, and a base covering many square miles. Astronomers had been acquainted with it ever since 1788, ind were of course very sorry to loose it. Mr. Schmidt, di rector of the royal observatory in Athens, who was the first to report it as missing, seems to have regretted its disappearance as if it had been a personal friend. le had watched it closely for yeare, and had become quite attached to it. The theory is, that the contents of the crater ran over at its brim, the immense flood of lava converting the precipitous cides of the burniig mountain into a gentle de clivity-in other words, that the sur rounding country was levelled up, not the acclivity levelled down. This the ory may be right or wrong, but there is no doubt that the enormous protuber anee has vanished. On a certain night, in October last, Mr. Schmidt went over it-telescopically. On another certain .night, in October, he directed his lenses to the spot where it.ought to have been, but it was not there, nor could he see a fragment of it. He rubbed the crystal ine lens of his eye, and the vit ious len ses of his tube, and tried again. But there was no salient point to he seen 3the volcano~ had "vamiosed." Other Iastronomers followed suit, with the same result; and there is now no. manner of doubt that a liinar vol ano as big as Etna, Vestuvins, and Stromiboli put to gether, has either been engulfed, or ex ploded, or smothered, in its owvn lava. Pr-obably nobody is the worse for this catastrophe, as it seenas almost certain that the moon is uninhabited. ADVERTiIlMENT. The Philoohy of Society, Is the title of a work, a new publigat:on, which bas ~rcently appeared. ILi* frn- tt disputable truth that scientinec and philoso phiical efforts have been made ini every de partmnent of animal'life, insects and plants have their philosophers. The C~a tterpillar his its Agassiz, the 'Gabbage haid its Linnae ses. Mlan alone has been neglected in the universal inquisitiveness of the present age, and delivered over, bound hand end foot, as Sampson to the Philistines ; to the sub lime investigations of the Pot [House poli tician aend the Mud' God Philosopher, who like the waggle- tails, that inhabit the mud-. puddles are for ever switchii'g and fiirting around in the mudd~y pools of political agi tation, stirring up the~ effluvia, that only tends to vitiate the health of society, and who foolishly imagine, -th,at' their petty little performances affect the great move -ments or the world. The.Catterpillar and the Ant, have their enlogisers at the expense of man, A-gassiz and Solomon, who urge humanity to imitate their worthy example and not 'to be tound violating the laws of' their nature.. Poor, poor man ! poor fe4low !no compe tent philosopher has yet been found to dle fend him froms aspersion, to illustrate the real laws of his being, and to demonstrate and prove, that lie, does not any more thtan the ;atterpillar, violate the laws of his na ture, but that (nese laws are far more com plex, than the laws of mere insect existence, and altogether bey ond the comprehension of the zoologist, It is a laei, that students are in general, far better acquainted with the history of' countries, far remote, than.heir own, and it is a truism: The pheno,mena that is scientifically studied, are precisely those with wuhich the human intellect is most in timately :associated, and familiarly, but superficially acqniinted. It will not then'appear strange, that the philosophy of society, the philosophy of man in his most complex relations, is so little understood and so superficially dis eneused. The present work, under consideration, is but a preliminary one, and designed as an introduction to the main work, which is a thorough and exhaustive inquiry into the causes which determine the social condition of mankind. The method pursued in this treatise by the author, 'has been, to associ ate his own peculiar' thoughts, with the greatest thioughts of the greatest thinkers of the world, and has thereby detined mno.t sharply, not only his own views, but that cf the illustrious anthorities whom he haw brought under review. He has turown out incidentally and by way of illustration only, while, presentir g to the world, the con densed ess&nce of all anterior wisdom, the combined result of all former thought, speculation' and effort in regard to the ad vancement of society. The curse of the age, is the multitude of books. Unanu-a bered are the contributions to science, by scientific men. It is almost impossible to keep pace with them ; while as for books of an inferior kind, by inferior men, their name is legion and they swarm over the earth, mort thickly -than the ver min that afflicted Egypt, in the time of Pharaoh. In regard, to the work, under notice. It is one of the most suggestive of the kind and subject Ihat has been thrown forth to a reading world. It is an efcellent -produ'c tion, of the purely intellectualkind, of the strictly philosophic-al realm. We earnestly reconimend its pefusal, as a work, iulaid and glittering with precious jewels. The pernsal o.f this preliminary work in duces us to wish most devoutly for the com petion of' the work, which embraces his own original views.- TIhose wishing a copy can be supplied by applying at the, book store &i Messrs. Duffie &' Chapman, New berry C.-H.,-S. C. -. Sis sipngular that, in making u o quts for danseuises, 'no Oorist has ever suumg--te tig l>aves LOCAL ITEMS. DEo VoLENTE.-Preaching will com mence at the Thompson St. Church in this town on Thursday night, to be con tinued until Sabbath night, with the administration of the Lord's Supper on Sabbath. Christians of every name, and sinners of every class are most respect fully invited to attend. ConFERENCE MEETIXG,.-The Third Quarterly Conference of the Methodist Church of this Station, wil! commence on Wednesday night, and continue un til Sunday. The Presiding Elder, Rev. W. H. Flemming, expects to be assisted on the occasion-by the Revs. Capers and Mouzon. The public are earnestly in vited to attend preaching, which will be aunounced for each night or day by the ringing of the bell. ExcURs1oN To LAURENS.-We bare been requested by Supt. Bowers to state that an extra train will leave Newberry at 4 o'clock, p. m., on the 2d July next, for the accommodation of those who de sign witnessing the tournament to come off at Laurens on that day. But one fare will be charged for the entire trip. WhEAT.-This great bread staple is being rapidly cut, many farmers already having gathered their crops. The last week was uncommonly favotable for that purpose. From what can be learned, the crop will be large. Some complaint is made of the small grain, and thin stands, but it is known that a much greater area was sown in wheat than the previous year, and that the crop will be large. We will soon hear of new flour. COLD CoFoRT.-Messrs. Ward & Pearson of the "Retreat," will accept the thanks of this office, fur a treat on Fri day last, in the shape of several co.n .pounds, in the which sugar, lemon, i9e and other little "fixings" cunningly in teruinglud. The day was A arm, ther mometer at its height, and this cool comfort opportunely 'hoped' the printers exceedingly. FIRES.-We regret to learn that on Thursday night last, the Kitchen, Flour and Smoke houses of Mrs. Henson, near Jalapa in this district, were entirciy conz su-med by fire. The contents of each building, with the exception o>f a small portion of meat were lost. The loss of these buildings and their contents' are seriously felt by this estimable lady. The tire is supposed to have been the work of an incendiary. On Fr-iday afternoon, another firo *oc curred, which at first sight appeared. to be in 'towvn, so near did it seemn, but it was discovered to be on the premises of Mr. .Jack lIair, about a mile distant, and prod to h e a kitchen, which was .con sumed. This kitchen it is remembered was the principal building on the place. the dwelling having been destroyed by are on Sunday the 283d of July, 1865, by soldiers ol the garrison then in command of this place. Mr. Ilair does not live on the farm, it being occupied by freeamen. -TnE CONCER'r given on Mmnday night, in behalf of Rosemont Cemetery,. was a orilli-ant success, both as to the character and style of the music rendered by our. New berry artistes, and the large and ap preciative audience in attendance. The programme selected for the occasion, comprised gems from the best masters, and were execu ted with such faithfulness as to elicit the most unbounded adnmira tion from the entranced listeners. The gentlemen -compasing~the club have ac quired a proficiency in music and execu tion, which entitles them to a high rank. in the musical world, and the ladies who so gracefully lent their talents tc the gen-. eral enjoyment, gave us a treat, vocal and instrumental, which we would like to hare repeated again and, again. In fancy we wrere carried back to other days and other scenes, when music entered morre into the elements of our enjoyment, and came floating over the rapt senses, the bird notes of Jenny Lin'd, the Daute like cade.nses of the charming }Mrs. Se gain, the full, round voice of'Md.nna Bishop, the deep bass of Seguin, an4the magnificent tenor of the old Charleston favorite, Reeves. We think our amateurs might with profit to themselves, and certainly grati fication to the community, appear more frequently and enliren the otherwise dull monotony with their rich niusical treats. We take occasion to compliment the boys in attendance on their goo.d beha vior ; yea verily music hath charms, for it waked responses in their little inis chievous souls. 'COMMENCEMENT EXERCISEs. - A most eloquent address was delivered before the graduating class of the Newberry Female College, of which the Rev. J. T. Zealy is the priheipal, on Sunday night, in the Baptist Church, by the Rev. Prof. Smeltzer. This address was one of the Professor's most happy efforts, and was listened to by a large ar d attentive au dience. The opening invocation by Rev. WV. S-. Black,'and the closing prayer by Rev. Mr. Zealy, were -beautiful and imn pressive. On Mionday commienced the examinafon of the young ladies, nine in number, of the graduating class, who af ter aJng period -of close application to stMdy on their part, and of careful and throg9gh training by Mr. Zealy and as sistants, are now undergoing -a highly gratifying. examinatipn preparetory to gaining theii- well-earlied dipulomis.- it was our pleasure to attend on Monday moing, and though' no't intending to remaini but a short while, having other important duties to performi, we found it charming, and an exhibition so exceHent. The high order of talent and remarkable proficiency manifested on this interesting occasion, is a proud gratification to their preceptors, and parents, and creditable in a marked degree to the young ladies. The examination of this class will close to-day, when the other classes will in turn stand the ordeal, and we have no doubt acquit theim-elves in like credita ble manner. On Thursday night at the Court House the compositios wi be read, and diploinas presentel. The following are the names otthe graduating class: MAss Eliza McCully, Miss Margaret Wilson, Miss Hannah Wilson, Miss Laura Langford, Miss Mary Evans, Miss Alice Bookman, Iisa Ida Marshall, Miss Ella Bowers, and Miss Lou Edwards. SPIcE.-Who that reads will not be reminded of a period somewhat similar, if not a little more so, by this deseiip tion of THE FIRST KISS. Oac night as ive sat all alone in the house, When-her pa and her-ma were abed- , When one could have beard the tread of a mouse, And there seemed nothingnore to bo said I wickedly put my arm round her watst Though I had never done so before, Intending to steal from her sweet lips a taste, And if I got one to take inore. She struggled and called me all names buta knave, And blushed like a cloud in the sun Then W bispered, Be quet, nwwl o behave? I declare, sir; you shall not have onef" "One what?" I inquired, as we paused in our strife, Ah, but that was the-moment of blics; The question confused, and her blushes were.rife, When I snatched from her lips the arst kis. 'She didn't mean that, and I was right mean Not half so niee as my bro,ther And though I should-stay tifl the sun cold be seen, She never w6uld give me another." If she was as good as-her word, I can't tell, For I ihink much too bigWt.my loe; . Enough that she sighed, a'tid- -iy afd. "Well!" And then was as tame as a dove. Dow, Jr., says, for which no one b6f. himself is responsibe I bel'eve girls'are lik, kittens-ntly smooth thim the 'right way, and -they rub and purr qtost affectionately Qbt give thei the tontrary brush, arid' theii back is up in the most disdainfubl ner. They like to be kissed,- but sban delicacy about the operation, The simple act of .kissinag i.~ harmles enough;-butits v vanrity after alle.aua sometimes rdas to evil; as Pati1s trouble, which, iri all probability 'ararted in a similar fashion, wil go fir toaiNJ confirming: -: "And y'ou have been married P&tdek; three times, haven't yo.u "Yes. indade, sir." "And 'avhat &>~ you"sy of it? Which wife did yout hke. the -hest ?" "Welf Becky O'lh3ien, that I utded the first time, was~ . good woman, -to. ga'nd for me io -4- : Ld+.nLIiol and the L'ir.took lier. "Then) I got m.arried .to Bridget Ftin nngnn. She was% .e adroinan ; anksTe got sick and died! too, and klisna "The", fool tTurtT 'as I 56te magrie4 to Margaret Unaggarty. She- wa%rnel' very bad,--so bad that neither the-1to#d ror the devil would 'have her: so I.bare to keep her myself": Trhefollow&ing is a verbatim copy 'o a sign formerly to be dcen ovNr ashema ker's shop in the village 'f HeKihli, nar Denbigh,. 'Wales. .The sel obdaiatev would seem to have been out of the way when the sign was written and c&i posed-: Pryce Dvas, Coblar, daler . in Bacco, Shag and Pig tail, Bacon and Ginarbread Eggs laid every m'orning- by me, and very good Pardise, in the Saimmer, Gentlemnen and Lady can hava good Taa and Crumgnets, andStrwb'erry with a sci~ -milk, because I caun't get no cream. -N. B..Shmse'arid Boots: mendet very well." A sentimental youn~g glly, latey pur chased some pe-rfumne, which on open'lng, she found, aild -not quite fill the bill, or rather her orgail of scent. She cornt planed : "I don'~t think you. forwarded the scent I mentit; itseems entitely differeunt to that ,1 ordered." "Perfuiner w'hq i, fnd'of pun ning" "3Madain,' I-m 'sure that whatIon -meant f sent; the esist 1asents b-et yo.o pemn% 908& quently we-ri both of one sent-i-iment." A man who had filed &~ petition '1qr di vorce was informedt pf his counsel that his wire had fHed1 a 'Mrots petioti," as lawyers call it. . . "A cross petition!I".exclaimed the husbad; '!that just like he'r-shue never did a good natuiegl thing in her -life.' A farmer's daughb*r was visited. by. a rustic voungster, sho-Sinding it di&cult to keep up the conversation, asked the girl, after an embarrassing silence, l - she knew of anybody 'that wantedL to buy a shirt ?" No, I don't," she replied, "have you one' to 'self " no; I only asked to ma'te talk." - A lady aC Saratogi fraving decided to rtui'a by the middleof Septeniber, be ran a noonth in advgece to send her lug gage in instaltunts. She accompained the last cai'oad rey.<elt'. Proceeds of imateur Concert in Aid of 3ose ment Cemetery. Carwile & McCaughien,tekets sold, $ 9.00 W. T. Tarragt, --.-" 10.00, Coppock & Wright, " ~' 5.00 J. A. Henderson, ' " " - 40 W. HI. Webb, " " .9.00 J. Y. McFall, " -" 9.50 Lovelace & Whieeler, " " 400 McD. Metts, " ~' 4.00 T. Gonin, ' " " 16.50 Amount collected at the door, . 23.00 Total, $96.00 TF. GOUIN, Treas. IR. C. A. New berry, June 16t, 1868. Rnsemont Cemetary Association. Previous collectionsi by t.he Ladies of4id& ferent congregat).ons,. $79.75 From~ Ehe Liacie Fair, (2d col.) 6.00 From Miss Lauragance, (lst,coL.) 19.00 T '. GOUIN, Trea,. R.'C. A