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The Land Commission. Mr. Leslie, the irrepresssible Senator for Barnwell, has seated himself amid the perquisites of one of the new 'offices, and advertises the sheriffs to advise him ofall lands purchased by the State at tax sales, so that he may enter therein. He is the Land Commissioner, the agent appointed for the business of a disguised confiscation. The State, manipulated by speculators, has gone regularly into the real estate business. It does business on "Change, but the change inevitably obeys the laws, and finds its way into tho ock-ts of the chosen few. Now w'hat is the object of this Land Commission and of this notice to the sheriffs? Why does the State, occupied with a thousand ills, look after others ? lave matters come to such a pass, that the iRadical fortunes can be retrieved by scsl-n eccentric enterprise, or it is some scheme of deep laid villainy, to make taoney? We suggest no hypothesis, but merely examine the facts. -The State has long been owned by a few men in large tracts ; much of which was unimproved and uncultivated. There was a natural pride in these broad paternal acres, that concentrated the man, and individualized his ambition. He was rather disposed to add to the ancestral barony, than sell in small paicels to strangers. This spirit still ex ists- 6n:macb of its native vigor; but the times 'have changed, and however safe ID the past, such a spirit is fatal. to our present . hopes. It now concerns the very liff of the State to invite population, and divide these large tracts into as many homesteads as possible. This is the very drift of this Land Commission, and we do not so much complain of the -division, as of those to whom the di -vision is made, and the >anner and form in which it is done. The voting majority of the State is with the colored man, and if the white Radical wishes to retain power, he mu"t provide for him in some way. They -doly wish to make a decent fortune for a rainy day, and then they will go back and care .verr little about the ruins they 'plngered. They therefore, make this arrangement u ith Cuffee: "Give us all the fat offices, and we will give you all the uncultivated lands at an indefinite 'credit. You are penniless to buy, but we are equal to the occasion. The own -ers wont sell, we will legislate them into 't. . A board equalizes the pro-rata taxa tion. For instance-the State, or ne groes rather, want a certain piece of property, that is worth about $500,00, and belonging to a man who has no uo -ney to pay taxes. He offers it for sale a4 ay price ; but the. market is dead and he cannot tine a purchaser. The ,bard "equalizes" its value at say, $3000, o, taxes are due in proportion ; of caspree the owner cannot pay, and the '$riWtakes the land in the name of tbe State, and turns it over to this Land Com 'mission. ~This is one turn of the patent serew. Then some lanless voters are to be b'enght and secured, and the voters are locted: upon this trac' on a credit of twenty, years. It is more than likely, that they will vote one way for those 4trenty years at any rate, as each vote *renews the note without interest. -.This is fact, no fancy picture, and Mr. Leilie's notice is the voice of confiscation, "crjing in the wilderness." We bear the hammer falling every where, and be liaee that .our sheet anchor is parting. We a.dvise all those who have more land tga tbey plant, or for -which they have nbmdameduate. use, to sell at any price to 1ite migrants, an:d if they cannot sell, dhen we re-commend the free gift to set -iras It is the only way to secure emi pein and meet the iuture. ~,As soon as the colored man of Vir SGeorgia; and North Carolina, and the States understand that they can land for the asking in South Caro k~ tey will crowd every avenue to the -State. -The Board of Equalization, Tax til sad Land Commission, are the cogs in the big wheel that moves the ma chinery of tbis irr-esponsible legi%lation. If not met at once, it must crush the last bppe of the State.. ; tihere is life in the old land yet." pishop?e in the generous patriotism e#bpeole. There is hope in the great soul of the past. The land owners of the State have inherited with their acres the devotion of their ancestors. %ey only need to be convinced that the 1mbty of the State demands the sacrifice, end. they will stand in the gap of Thermopylse. They will meet in con vestioni ; they will divide up thcir surplus Tands, and say to the white emigrant "cnome, and we will give you and your eblBdren a home on the soil forever." fteshall not cost a cent, and it will yield gos- moe than the fieldq of the West, underra better climate. T'hey will antici the colored possession, and settle the 'social and political questions in the :terests of peace and civilization. [Charleston Gazette. -OsAGEUaG ITENs.-From the Orange sprg News, of Saturday, we have the following : BaEAb&WV RENcoNTRE.-By a friend 'Justfrom Blackville, we learn that a terrible rencontre took place there, last afoduy night, between Mr. Thomas Aldrich and Austin Enochs. The affray grew out of an old grudge. Both parties sed their pocket knives. Enochs is terribly cut up and is not expected to live, while Aldrich will lose an eye and is otherwise badly cut. SThe County Treasurer, has, we learn, ollected taxes, so far, to the amount of about $25,000. Ta: Bou,~ Woax.-We were handed the other day, by Captain L. Moore', several bolls of cotton, liter ally eaten up * the -boll worm. The Captain in formed us that they have taken to his eatton crop in considerable numbers, and are doing much damage. The bolls pre sented to us were of different sizes, from the first forming to the full grown boll, and all punctured, some of them eaten out clean. Mr. Kramer's field is also attacked by this worm, and it is feared will do much damage to his promising crop. *Tax Tax Quzsio.-The Barnwell 'Journal, says: muajority of the last Legislature had me iterest in t 'e lands of this State. -They could easily pass a tax bill, for, bo*eeer oppressive its provisions, they wrell. knet. that it would not materially 'concern them, as they had but little to tax. Now, the people will see to it, that, 'at' the next election another s't of legis 'lsters shall be chosen, composed of 3mireifsl mnd reasonable men. This will .A4-hie great question ini the next elec tion, and the candidato.1bo pledges' hipse10~ to labor for an abatement of taxe. will surely e 'eleted. NEWBERRY: -0 Wednesdayiorning,September 1,1869. Several bales of new cotton were sold in this market yesterday, at 30+ cents. The Home Insurar't Company of New York, of which Mr. Silas Johnstone is the agent here, is one of the most relia ble in the land. A delightful shower of rain fell Monday afternoon last, since when the weather though unseasonoble has been cool and bracing. Animate lie is considerably re freshed. Merchants and house-keepers are now busy getting rid of "dust." Our friend and winter resident, Mr. Hi ram Bartlett, we are grati6ed to see, re members us with late and interesting pa pers from the far Nor'ard. ScaooL ExaxwnATioN.-An examination of the pupils of Mt. Zion Academy, near Pomaria, under the management of its very efficient principal, Mt. Julius D. Dreher, came off last Wednesday. We learn that the occasion was an exceedingly interesting one. Quite a large number of ladies and gentlemen were present. The pupils, to the number of forty, wore a bright, cheerful and animated appearance. Their speeches and dialogues gave unmistakable evidence of their cultttre, and the care and patience be" stowed upon them. When the examination was over, an elegant collation was served, and upon the removal of the cloth, an elo% quent addres- delivered by Mr. T. S. Moor, man, of Newberry, who was followed by Rev. R. A. Rude, of Columbia, in some very happy remarks to the younger portion of the audience. The exercises of the day were interspersed by choice pieces of music from a number of ladies present. Charades, ac., by a number of young ladies and gens tlemen of the neighborhood, closed the in, teresting occasion. We are sorry that we were unable to attend it e examination. And we here ac knowledge a tmo.t cordial invitation from Mr. Dreher. In another column will be found a card of thanks presented to Mr. D)reher, by Mr. T. W. Holloway, in be half of the patrons of the school, and Mr. D's reply thereto. We call the attention of Planters and Shippers of Cotton to the card of Jno. S. Hair, Esq., in this week's Herald. This we do with pleasure, feeling that in the case of parties entrusting business to him, all will be done, promotive of their best interests, that can well be expected of untiring energy, capacity and strict integrity. We acknowledge an ir,vitation to the grand dress~ and masque ball given by the Messrs. Peyton of the White Sulphur Springs, on the 31st ult., in honor of the press. Among the managers were Gen. Beauregard, of La., Blanque Bey, of Tur key, and Genl. Geary, J. M. Rhett,Wade Hampton, Jr., and Major C. H. Suber, of South Carolhna. Prof. Hansley's corps of Southern ar tistes aill appear in New berry next Mon ay night. A IO1ENIT WITH OUYR EICHANGES. The September "Riverside" is introduced y a fresh frontispiece from an artist better known by his paintings than by engravings rom his designs, Mr. George C. Lambdin. he picture is called "Town and Country," nd is a good nature I characteriZ:ttion of itv and country children when brought face to lace. Two ol favorites reappear, Porte Crayton, with his F.icture and Stories f Virgini'an life, and Abby Sage, with a ew story from the old En lish poets, the sadly sweet "'Patient Girisclda." The Edi or has gi"en also on the last page of the iagazine a piece of music of the seven eenth century, a lullaby sung by Griselda. Dr. Abbott describes "Snaurin.g Shanks;" iss Bishop publishes another of her pretry airy poems and pictures; the Editor's Story ot a Bouok" describes stereotyping ad electrotyping, and John Radeliffe aided bv Gaston Fay-, gives an attractive acconnt f "Woodcock shooting." The number is particuarly noticeable b r its show of illus rationus twenty-five in all, many of them being large and striking. Pub,lished bylHurd ad Houghton, New York. $2.50 a year. The September Eelectic opens with an embelshment of Henry J. Raymond, the late talented Editor of the New York Times. The table of contents begins wi:hu the Language of Light," a summary of astronomical retelations made by the spec troscope. [These discaiveries by means of spectrum analysis are doubtless the most important that science has made since those of the elder Heirschiel.] The above is followed by the "Ever-Widening World of Stars. "Hie Knew He Was Right" is continued, succeeded by "Young Husbands and Wives,'' Fine Feelings, &c. T wo com plete sets of the Eclectic from 1844 to the present time can be furnished. E. R. Pelton, Publisher, 108 Fulton St., N. Y. The present number both in variety and intercst has scarcely been surpassed during the current year. The New Eclectic Magazine for September besides much other interesting matter con tains the opetning cha pters of a sparkling new tale, called A Story 0t Eulenberg, a Poem of great elegance and tenderness by John R. Thompson, read at the last meet ing of the Alumni of the Universtiy of Vir ginia (every graduate should have a copy.) An able article on The Positive Philosophy, by Mr. Lawrence C. Johnson, of Holly Springs,Mississippi. Brigandage in Mexico, by a Southerner, for many years a resident in that Country. A Poem, by Wil liam Morris, author of The Earthly ParadIse. The Haversack, giving anecdotes of the Con federate Army, and a handsome tribute to their braver.y, from an English source. Re views on the New Books of the Month. The Green Table and MoitThly Miscellany. Short Tales, Anecdotes, etc. This is the Queen Monthly of the South. Why do not our people join hands to sup port a home institution? A copy of this Magazine should fmnd its way to every cul tivated Southern Home. Address, Turnbull & Murdock, Baltimore, enclosing S4.00, the price of annual subscription. DiE MODENWELT Foa SEPrEBER. -The September number of this beautiful Fashion Periodical, published at Berlin, Prussia, and imported by S. T. Taylor, No. 391 Canal Street, New York, has been received, and we must confess it is one of the best and most reliable journals on fashion for ladies and children in this country ; in fact, it is worth more to the ladies than all the other fashion magazines combined. No lady should be without itj It gives some 1,00 illustrations, 280 patterns, 400 dia. grama of embroidery, and 12 large colored engravings yearly, and the price is so cheap that every lady can afford too subscribe for copies. Can be had of all news dealers, or S. T. Taylor, 391 Canal Street, New York. Mr. Taylor offers to send specimen copies for 25 cents; so ladies, take our advice and send for a copy immediately, and de pend upon it you will never rtgret it. BUREE's WEEKLY FOR Boys AND GiRLs. -We have received the August numbers of this best of children's papers. The new story-The Adventures of Big Foot Wal lace, the Texas Ranger-is -ontinued, and grows in interest, as the narrative proceeds. We cordially recommend Burke's Weekly to parents, containing as it does the most excellent reading for children. Terms $2 a year. J. W. Burke & Co., publishers, Ma con, Ga. Watson's Art Journal, devoted to music, art, literature and fashion, should be found upon every lady's table in the land. It is a chaste and elegant work. The new volume is enlarged and improved. A beautiful fashion plate and a practicable pattern ac companies every number. Address Wat son's Art Journal Office, 746 Broadway, N. Y. La France Elegante, comes to us in the place of "Le Petit Messager" for Septem ber. It is truly an elegant fashion journal. Imported by S. T. Taylor, 391 Canal St., New York. Subscription- One year, month ly, $6.00; single copies, with patterns, 6c. The XIX Century for September is upon our table. The Century is daily g..win g .aore popular. GLENN' SPBING. AUGUST, 1869. Unlike all other watering places, nothing transpires here of sufficient interest to base a letter upon. From Monday till Saturday, the days and the nights are alike, a perfect. total absence of any event more unusual than an arrival or a departure. In the face of such a dearth, the reader will appreciate the difficulty which pi'esents itself of finding subject matter to make up an acceptable letter, and overlook any and all deficiencies which occur in the course of this writing of a "column," which we feel morally bound to fill up with something, be it good, bad or indifferent. When that length ig gaine,l, the column filled, justified, read and correct ed, we shall feel relieved of the week's obli gation, and make an effort to keep cool, a desideratum greatly desired. It is scarcely possible that the weather can be as intolera bly oppressive elsewhere as is the case here. It's positively shocking, or rather melting, and no mistake. Hot, hotter, hottest. But to dwell on this idea only aggravates it, therefore we will drop the vexed question and hope for a change. It is said that old friend Diedrich Bieli. man's hotel at Walhalla is filled almost ex clusively with children, blessed innocent babies. We were startled. Are there so many children. Are they not all collected and concentrated here? Surely all of the in, nocents are not off from home on a frolic at ne time? Such music as is heard here, such a range of sound. Occasionally all of these oung people strike out in grand chorus to gether; at such times the welkin fairly rings, and this vale of shadows is filled with a symphony, such as the people of the hub did not even enjoy when Gilmore's big affair was at the highest notch. Seldom is there perfect quiet, just now twenty,five babies are yelling because the twenty,sixth one fell out of its mother's portico, while all the ma,. ternal relatives of these interesting babies are in a fever heat of anxiety, lest something serious may be the matter. If a man suc eeded in getting an idea of tolerable pro ortions and interest, it would be next to mpossible to hold it long enough to place it n paper, such Is the "confusion wor'.e cot - founded." For God and our country, how ver, we forbear from active or violent de onstrations; these young people must be orne with and nurtured for future useful ess, the waste places must be.filled up, the epletion caused by the "late unpleasant ess" replenished, and society move on its round, or deplorable results would follow. his light affliction is but for a season, too, o far as this spot is concerned, for long be fore frost falls, silence and gloom will fill abin and hotel alike; in the meantime we ould like occasionally to make an impress ion on the fleshiest portion of a few, just for divarshun and to change the time, as Paddy said. Aside from all joking, there is nt the slightest fun in hearing half a hun'. red babies cry simply because they know ow todo so. Is there? On our recent visit home we told the peo le that provisions here were abundant and heap, that chickens, eggs and the like were as plentiful as huckte-berries in their season, but the scene is changed, either the rop is exhausted, or the spirit of the pgo pe's dreams is running in another and rss indly current. We are inclined to both pinions, first If a chicken is brought in, it is of the smallest possible size, an un wea ried fledgling, and secondly, the eggs offered give rise to the suspicion that they have been under process of incubation. Perhaps these little articles so necessary to human comfort are being held back for the grand affair to take place on the first, vz: the costume ball, which follows the tournament, on which occasion everybody and several others are expected to be here, and with appetites in proportion to their several conditions of health. Won't there be a time! Such eating and drinking! Such displays of beauty, of fashion, of feathers, of waterfalls, etc. How rejoiced that we are to be here at that auspicious time, but this re joicing is tempered with the sad refiectioti that the interval will be spent in a kind of~ semi-abstitnc...ce. This is to be deplored cer tainly-not the ball nor any of the delights had in contemplation-but -the scarcity of provisions. To-morrow morning the spring will be in mourning, or rather the ladies wilt te in tears, for, before the peep of day, will have departed for his home and old routinte of duties, an accomplished and gallant Squire. a son of Newberry. Nobly and faathfully has he performed his part, and he carries with him the tender sympathies and s.oft re rets of a score or more of ladies who would frequently have gone from the s'pring in thirst, but for his gallant and constant devo tion. Wonld that he could be levied on and stopped and made to finish out the season. We feel a little seltish in this, (the Capt. and we) two old married fogies, in delicate health, and who are necessarily comapelled, (with great reluctance, however.) to keep quiet, and not to exert ourselves in the least, or give way to emotion, lest we have to as sume the duties of our lost friend It is pos sible though, in fact certain, that the young gentleman from D)arlington will relheve us from the dilemma, in taking the bull by the horns; oh pray excuse the slip, for we meant to say the care of ye fair ladles, and give us all the opportunity for needful rest. We will work on his feelings in the morning, and if he shows any obedience of heart, or gives the least sign of playing false, we are determ ined to call an indignation meeting, and vote a hat full of resolutions and whereases, and which shall he nrinted. Thinking of that, there are a score of mat, ters stored away for future printing, of men and things, which might spoil if not brought to light. We are taking notes and faith must print 'em. It is impossible to extend this letter to greater length, for the various weighty rea sons, that we have not another idea, a Ad if we did it is entirely too hot to form it into words, therefore we abruptly close with the earnest wish that you are neither so dry nor suffering as much from heat as is the SENIOR. NEW YORK FASHIONS. NEWPORT, September, 1869. This charming watering-place is this year as in years past the most exclusive and aristocratic in the Union. The rich est people are here in the greatest num bers, the equipages are the most im posing, the dressing the most lavish and at the same time the most artistic. Even the young men here dress as befits the escorts of such birds-of-Paradise looking helles. The usual costume for yout^ gentlemen is white duck cr light c!oih bts, black, green, purple or golden .elvet coat made sack shape with ,e atd well worked pockets, vest of ; ite Turkish Towel cloth, Sailor hat of straw with wide ribbons-bright kid gloves. Ladies here frequently order their costumes from New York. This is found to he a better plan than taking several trunks along at the beginning of the season, for in this way the freshest styles can be exploited-and even hits of styles to be, such as -ire constantlh com ing over from Paris, can he embodied. The iadv s uds her tmasure and order, in a few days she ha, her suit. The I dll i , is at ' mt door costume for lam-, ds, .ude at the Metropolitan Furnishia.; Rn' : A 'uit of the new water proof matenal in shot colors, violet and gIldet b)riwn. This was very simple but at the same time very stylish lv made. The skirt was short and round, ai.d faced around the bottor with a hias facing of the same, stitched on the Gro ver & Baker machine w" ith a double row of brown silk same shade as the brown in the dress, and bet ween thema a row of stitching in silk. A small tight fiting ba,que accompanied it, the waist of the skirt was finished to match the bottom so that it could he worn over the basque as well as under it, and thus have the effect of a round waist, the button of the ba-que and ;he sleeves were trimmed with bias hands stitch:d to match the waist and bottom. For occasions when greater warmth might be required the tunic could tie worn. This tunic was a very happy compromise between a a Watte-u casaque and a Mackintosh wrap. The fronts were sack shape, the sleeves being formed of the half-cape were loose and large, but the backs in stead of having tile plaia night-gown look of the Mackintosh a as pleated on at the neck in two box pleats and allowed to fall a la Watte-au -a belt of brown leather stitched in fancy pattern on the machine was slipped through large hutton-holes fotmed in the seams of the half-cape sleeves and again in atnd out of a couple made under the Watteau pleat, thus all .wing that and the sleeves to fall gracefully and fret-, and causing the fronit and the sides of the back to fit them sefves to the figure. If desi red, the edges of the tunic on each .,ide of the fall might be looped up and thus effect a panier puff. Another was a reception dress for chilly days. There are many suchl daiys alwayvs on the sea c'ast, though here fewer than glseshler , owing to the pe culiar ge-ogt-aphic-ul position of this island. Tiiis ,ostume will give an idea of styles laier in the season. It has a very heavy black silk with black velvet revers at 'the side. The fronts of the dress were black velvet cut to fit the figu e, and open to show the petticoat beneath. They are fastened pretty close together with black velvet bows, the sleeves are loose Pagodas striped with black velvet which formed bat leents as a trimmting. A e e 0 m payinig this is a thin silk bodice, high necked, with tight fitting sleeves to be worn under it and a long narrow slip of the same to be buttoni d, up the front in iittation of a petticoat, the button holes are worked on tapes sewed on the iniside of the dress, and the buttons which are of blue silk are sewn on the silk striipes the same style of buttons fasten the uni der waist, which is so beautifully fash ioned and finished, that on w artner days, it can be worn over a white skirt when the slip that belongs up the front may be used to loop the upper skirts en panier-the buttons which are for use in one instance being for ornament in another. Blue satin slippers should be worn with it with white skirts. The back of this fell from the neck in the Watteau pleat, now so much affected and an ornament of blue cord and black chenile held it down on the neck to about the depth of ayolre. A more ef fective mode of making many and dis tingushed looking toilets at a small out lay could not well be devised. We are glad to see the old fashion of trimming silk with velvet revived. Velvet is one of the fe w trimmings which it pays to pur chse arnA to pay even a high price for. JAPoNIcA. To: DROUGHT tN PHILADELPHIA-A * eleiphia dispatch, dated A ugust 23d, says: "Not a drop of rain has fallen here since August 4th, the night of the great whiskey fire, nor has any account if rain been received from the interior,' except a short thunder stormi on Saturday last, abo,ut thirty miles up the Scnuyl kill. All reports agree as to the great damage to corn from the drought in this IState. A speci,,l meeting of the city Iconil was helid to-day to consider the water f?cnie. $-25.000 was appro priated for- .o. fi i hs of dettutte cainal hoatmein, a-I J.e we given the chief er. gineer to take su.- mne-suires as be tnay deem proper to raise water- into the basin at Fairmoont. The experiment was tried thik afternoon of-caiing water by means of steam fire-engines. The hill at Fairmount is ninety-six feet high, and it is doubtful if the hose would stand the pressure. The result is not yet an nounced." The following joke is too good to be ost: "General Butler was takiug tea at the houise of a lady friend in Washington, the other day. The g:-neral seemed to look as thuuh somrething was lacking, and the following dialogue took place: Hostess-'Can it be possible, general, you have no spoon ?' Butler, rising in dinantly anid holding out both hands 'No, madam; if you don't believe it, you can search mie.''" A correspondent (unmarried.) suggets that Solomons's wisdon was due to the fact that he had seven hundred wives, U At a meeting of the patrons of Zion Academy, held the 25th August, the following resolution was unanimously adopted: Resolved, That a card of acknowl edgenents presented, at a called meet ing of the Trustees, to Mr. Julius D. Dreher principal of Zion Academy, to gether with the answer of Mr. Dreher, be published in the "Newberry Heral';" and that the "Lutheran Visitor" be re quested to copy. MR. DREHER-SIR :-At the close of the exercises of the school, over which you have had charge, I rise in behalf of its patrons, to return their acknowledg ments and thanks to you for the success which has crowned your efforts for the intellectual and moral improvement of those who were entrusted to yonr care. It, sir, will he a pleasing recollection both to you :l ourselves in the future, to revert in n v to this day, and to remember, : :.i.r your supervision, these, y r ,.. have advanced be yond th" r, ost experctations of their parents. *: .a ' you alone, sir, the credit i:: (hue. Arc,, d, the kindest thanks of the patr~n 4 ynnr iool, for your faithful, Zel"uts a: ' -!it discharge of your duties, a:.i ir :iited wishes for your :a mplete . ; ,;y success in any sphere of i:iamtss, to which your promising future may summon you. Patrons, Friends, and Scholars : We often find the tongue unable and language too weak to express the "fond fiowings of a grateful heart." Such, patrons and friends, are my feelings on this occasion ; and I deeply regret my utter inability to respond properly to the remarks of my esteemed friend, who has, on behalf of the patrons of the school, spoken so flatteringly of my humble en deavors to discharge my duty to those onfided to my care. Words fail as a medium, through which to give fit expression to the rising emotions of my heart ; and I beg you to receive the few disconnected remarks which I now offer with due allowance for the haste with which they were pre pared, as I was informed, only a few noments ago, of the highly gratifying, but altogether unexpected manner in which the patrons of the school pro posed to express their satisfaction with e. and of their expectation of a re ponse on my part. The relations which have existed be ween us for nearly three years are about o be severed, and I would seem desti tute of all feeling or sense of gratitude, if I should fail, on parting from you, to ender my grateful acknowledgments for ll your kindness and forbearance. I thank you, gentlemen, for this evi ence of your approbation ; I thank you, atrons and friends, for the interest man ifested in the school; and I thank all, ho have, in any way, contributed to he festivities of to-day. I feel highly onored to knc?r from the evidence be fore me, that so many have deemed our umble efforts worthy of their attention, and I congratulate myself that such a large collection of the beauty and intel igence of the country should hate as embled to witness the closing exer cises of the school, and that these exer cises were honored with man's counte nance, graced by woman's presence, and performed under the magic influence of her approving smile. I feel assured from the many bright faces hefore me, from the interest evinced in these exercises, and from the efforts nae to render this occasion one of hap piness to all, that you are interested in the cause of educatio,n, and in those who have jirst been candidates for your kind :onsideraton,- and whose youthful efforts you have been pleased to receive with such earnest attention and marks of com endation. These things must be dou bly pleasing to them, since they have, not only the pleasure which the enter tainment of to-day could not fail to yield, but also that higher and nobler enjoy ment which springs from an approving conscience, and is the reward of a strict performance of outy. It is indeed most gratifying to me, at the close of this school, to do these scholars justice by commening th"m for their lady-like and gentlemanly d rmen t, for their eager ness to learn, an'd for their diligent at tention to it ir studies. Rest assared, patrons and frids, that the remem brance of this c.::as;in will be a sonice of encour: -rime to me in future, and that it wm~ s:onate these scholars in the dis. a: .' of ,very iinty, and create in them :t more myas.ct desire for the ac quisiiin a knowiWd', and a firmer de temiaionfQ ' impocVe every oppor tunit v arfordjed th.im ior intellectual cul Andi now r few arting words to you, my dear dK a r, Remnember the motto on om' Nt:z~ "IcerrION is WVEALTH." StrIe fr -.*t ' mind, in preference to the we; ii'~n *rh,; and ever remem her that, :s mind is inh mintely supe rior to the bosdy, ,o is the mind's wealth incomparably more valuable than the world's riches. Endeavor at all times and under all circumstances to do your duty, for only in this way is it possible for you to secure the boon of happmness. Fear dishonor rather than death, for "Dishonor hurts the soul that ever lives, Death hurts the body that is kin with clay." I tender my thanks, my dear scholars, for your diligent application in tbe pros ecution of your studies, and for the many acts of kin'dness which I have received at your hands ; anid assure you that I part with you, not only with the very kind. est feelings and best wishes for each one of you, but with sincere regret. I would no0w, patrons, express to you my thanks tor the contidence which you have ever bestowed on me, for the cor dial support and co-operation which have at all times been extended to me, for the uniform kindness and attention which I have received from you all, and, also, for the complimentary manner in which you have been pleased to notice my un worthy services. While I have endeav ored to serve you faithfully, I feel that, through the imnperfections of human natm. I ave at times commhitted er rors: over these I would ask you to throw the mantle of charity and Chris tian forbearance. Rest assured, patrons, friends, and pupils, that your many kindnesses and tokens of approval, will claim my grate ful remembrance, so long as I have a pulse to throb, or a heart to appreciate kindness ; and that, in after years, memo ry will delight to wander back, and lin ger among the scenes of to day, and the time passed so pleasantly at Pomaria, even a" the traveller loves to recall the green oasis in the dreary desert. In severing the ties which have so long bound us together as patrons, schol ars, and teacher, I indulge the hope that, though these are no more, the ties of friendship and a mutual interest in each other's welfare may last until the "silver cord" of life itself he loosed. And now, in conclusion, I invoke up on you all the choicest blessings of a beneficent Providence, and pray that each of you may experience all the hap piness ever allotted to earth, and at last enjoy unchanging bliss in eternity. THE BREAD OF IDLENESS.-The present military strength of the continental pow ers, say they, stand thus: France has now 1,350,000 soldiers; North Germany, 1,028, 945; South Germany, 200,071; Austria and Hungary, 1,053,000; Rus sia, 1,476,000 ; Italy, 480,561-a total in these six realms of 5,380,000 men. What a commentary is this, (says the New York Express) upon Christianity, civilization and the 19th century ! Each man of these, over five and three quarter millions of men, in a large sense, eat the bread of idleness, and contribute in no one way to the productivenes of their country. A daily ration of a quarter of a pound of meat requires no less than 2,695 head of cattle to be slaughtered daily, but all these men are called an armed peace ! An armed peace, then, is only second in its effect to an armed war. THE GREENVILLE AND COLUMBIA RAIL RoAD.-The Courier is informed, that the suit in Equity against the Greenville i and Columbia Rail Road Company, for the foreclosure of the mortgage upon i their road, brought by certain holders of their first mortgage bonds, has been set ted, to the mutual satisfaction of all par ties concerned. An order has been made by the Court, now in sessions in Colum bia, (on motion of the sueing creditors,) dismissing the Bill. There are no judgments against the Company obtained through the Courts of law, and having thus been relieved from the pressure of a harrassing suit, we hope to witness a continued c-treer of prosperity for this valuable road. Its connection with the upper districts, ren ders it a useful ~ branch of industry, and its importance to low and middle coun ties, entitles it to our most cordial sup port.-Gharleston Courier. Last Sunday a New England parson, finding the majority of his congregation asleep, suddenly paused in his discourse and requested the choir to sing a hymn. The choir and organist responded with such boisterous good will that in two minutes every soul in the church was wide awake. The parson then proceeded with his sermon. Says.the Boston Post:-"Many papers are discussing the probability of Mrs. Stowe's assertions about Lord Byron and his wife, but the subject is too indelicate for the Post to engage in the contro versy." HORRBLE.-The woman's paper, the Revolution, advocates for ladies the cos :ume worn by the Swiss peasantry, i. e., a skirt reaching only to the knees and ornamental stockings. This is positively naughty. We can find no such abbrevi ations set down as authorized in modes ty's dictionary. A raptured writer inquires, "What is there under Heaven more humanazing, or, if we may use the term, more angel izing than a fine black eve in a lovely woman ?" Two black eyes is the only answer thought of at present. NEW ORLEANS, August 24.-A duel was fought at the Oaks yesterday by a Mississippian and an Orleanian. Weap ons, Mississippi rifles. Distance, forty paces. At the second fire the Mississip pian, the challenging party, was wound ed, it is thought mortally. DIvORcE NOT GRANTED.-The Green ville enterprise says ; That Judge Orr has rendered an adverse decision in the case of John H. Walker vs. Mary J. Wal ker, petition for divorce. The case has been held under consideration since last court. Rev. J. M. Kirkpatrick, late pastor o' thePresby terman G hurch in Danville, Va., has accepted a call to the Ghurch at Christiansville, Mecklenburg, and will remove to that place in a few weeks. A squaw, 117 years old, sells big cat fish in the streets of Sioux City, Iowa, and takes her regular benzine. She is the mother of thirty-five children, as far as heard from. We are requested to state that the train on the Anderson Branch will here after return from Belton on Monday. Wednesday and Friday mornings, instead of Monday and Friday as heretofore. [Anderson Intelligencer. The key note to politeness-B natural. Eyes that draw trade-advert Just the pudding for cricketers -A batter. When love is at the highest it is nearest its fall. That business is best which has the best men in it. Many thieves are locked up, but more locked out. Only base minds are attracted by the base part of metal. Time servers-p enit e ntiar y larks. COMM ERCIAL. NgwERET,Y Aug. 81--Cotton firm at from onW YR, Aug. 80.--7 P. If.-(otton a shade firmer, with sales of 600 bales at 85. Gold uGTat 3. Aug. 33 -Cotton market more ac tive and demand good; sales 50 bales-middlings ARLSO. Aug. 80.-Cotton quiet, but seady, with saies of 51 bales-middlings 82; re LrVEPoo,, hu. 3-Evening -Cotton easier -uplands I tu; Oleans 181 2 18*; sales 6,000 At the annual meeting of the stock: holders of the Spartanburg and Union Railroad Company, held on the 18th inst., the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: President-Tbom as B. Jeter ; Directors-S. Bobo, J. W. Miller, G. W. H. Legg, J. E. Bomar, J. L. Young, T. N. Dawkins, J. F. Gist, Win. Munro, R. J. Gage, J. F. V. Legg, J. H. Evans and A Cameron. A violent storm raged in the harbor of Cronstadt yesterday. A monitor broke loose, ran down a screw frigate and sunk her. Sixteen of the crew were drowned. S. T.-1860-X.-T h e unprecedented qnd extraordinary demand for Plantation Bitters is evidently owing to their being prepared with pure St. Croix Rum, Galisa va Bark, &c. Our Druggists complain that it is almost impossible to keep a supp y, nd that their orders, owing to the great lemand are but tardily executed. Do not become discouraged. Be sure and get the genuine. MAGNOLIA WATBB.-Superior to the but mported German Cologne, and sold at half he price. RELIGIOUS SERVICC. Presbyterian Church-Rev'd. E. A. Yiak%. sabbath 101 o'clock A. M , 5 o'clock P.M. Prayer meeting, Wednesday night. Bible Class, Monday night. Methodist Church-Rev. O. A. Darby, Sab' bath 101 o'clock A M. Prayer meeting, Wednesday night. Bible Class, Monday night. 250 Bus. Barley, and Blue Stone, for Sale by R. MOORMAN & CO. Sept. 1 34 tf. Notice. The UNDERSIGNED having accepted he AGENCY of the Firm of Massas. VISS & CO., Charleston, S. C., is prepared o make LIBERAL ADVANCES on consign nents of COTTON to this HOUSE, or to heir friends in New York, Boston or else where. By strict attention to the best interests )f the PLANTER and SHIPPERS, he hopes :o merit a share of the patronage of the )ublic. Office at the store of Mr. P. Scott, where n my absence, Mr. E. A. Scott will attend .o business for me. JNO. S. HAIR. Sept. 1 34 tf. The State of South Carolina. \ewberry County-In the Court of Probate. Rebecca Speake, vs. Louisa C. Kinard, et. al. Petition forApower. It appearing to my satisfaction that Rob ert B. Holman and Francis his 'wife. and John W. Humbert and Minerva M. his wife, parties defendant to this petition, residebe vond the limits of thia State, and on motion of Messrs. Suber, Baxter and J'ohnstone, Pets. Solrs., It is ordered that said absent. defendants do plead, answer or demur to this petition within forty days from the publieation bereof, or the same will be taken pro. con esso against them, JOHN T. PETERSN, Sep.1. 34 6t. ..x.. l'o Every Farnier and Planter in the two Carolinas. Tu CaRorINA FARKER was established in November 1868, as the organ of the farut er and planters of North and South Carl' na. That it has thus far fulfilled the expe tations of its friends is abundantly evidesced by the general and increasing favor with which it has. been received. But the muecas already attained, though gratifying, is it all that they hope for and confidently ans ticipate. It is especially desirable to make the Carolina Farmer the medium throuh which the views of the most intelligenit practical farmers of the two Carolinas may be exchanged. The advantages of such a medium are so obvious that it is not neces sary to enlarge on them. Your own intell' gence will suggest all that should be said on this point. You must concede that our section of country needs an organ of this kind. We have already suffered so much from igno's rance and unskilfulness in the culti'ation of the soil, that it has become a duty on the part of our enlightened agriculturists to make a general and united effort for the correction of the evil. Poverty and bak,. rupty have invaded the homes of our peo pe to a sad extent, and these evils can only be averted by improving our system of Ag riculture. All wealth originatAs in the seil, and the growth of towns and cities without a corresponding increase in agricul ture, is factitious and unprofitable. We want a healthy and flourishing agriculture as the basis of our industrial- system. When we obtain this, commerce will flours Ish, capital be accumnalated, manufactures established, railroads built wherever needed, and prosperity and contentment prevai. As an Intelligent and patriotic. citlumn ask yourself whether you cannot do something towards the accomplishment of an object so noble? You may possibly think that your individual efforts in this direction can ac's complish nothing worthy of note, but re's member how great is the power of a free press in spreading truth and correcting er ror! Moreover there is a common bond of sympathy cc onecting those of like pursuits, and a word fitly spoken will often touch many on the; right cord, awaken in them. thought, and stir up others to give publicity to thoughts valuable and.Instructive. The subscribers therefore appeal to, you: as a patriot and an intelligent farmer to aid them with your pen in building up~ the ag ricuture of our section. Give to your bro ther agricultarists, through the columns .of the Carolina Farmer, the benefits of your observations and reflections. So doing, you will contribute to th e elevation of the ,noble pursuit of agriculture, the prosperity: of your country and the happiness of its peos Farmers, write for your paper, and thus enable us to make the Carolina Farmer a journal suited to the agriculture of our sec's tion. Communications on all practical sub., jects pertaining to the farm are earnestly soliited. And contribators may rely on the prompt publication of their articles,. as the proprietor has determined, on the first day of November next, to convert the Ear's mer into a Weekly Agricultural and Family Journal, and will thus be enabled to publiall everything its season. No advance will be made in the present subscription price. WM. H. BERNARD, Ed. and Pro. Carolina Fae.. RoB'T. K. WAN., Asaeat. Editor.. .Wlbningtom, N, C. Aug. 188. - o