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Mr. Bonner Would Not Publish Mrs. Stoe's Byron Article. Nsw YoaR, August 30, 1869. To the Editor of the Herald: In your paper of this morning, I find the following statement, copied from the Louisville Courier-Journal, in regard to Mrs. Stowe's recent article on Lord Byron: "Dana and Bonner fairly burst with spleen-Dana because he didn't invent the Byron scandal, and Bonner because he didn't get it for the Ledger. 'Dam nation 1' cried Bonner, when he first got an inkling of it; 'why didn't she fetch it to me? Why, I'd have paid her a cool $5,000 for it" eis is not only a falsehood but a Ialsehood which no one at all acquainted with me could ever have invented. Whateret I might have thought about Mrs. Stowe's article, it would have been "qiiit. contrary to my habit of speech to thiracterise it by the word "damnation;" bot this. I must say, that a million of dollars could not have induced me to print that gross and indecent article in the Ledger, no matter what the pub Ushers of the Atlantic, Monthly were willing to do. Few women have evinced so much talent as Mrs. Stowe. I have myself purchased articles from her for which I ebterfnlly paid her a high price; but they were very different articles *om the one under consideration. And I do not believe any true friend who was himself in his right mind could have - adised her to sell for any sum that - merhid, terrible, and unnatural hallucin ation about Lord Byron. For her sake, I siacerely and deeply regret that she has done it. I know of no article published inmy lifetime calculated to exert a more ijujrious and demoralizing influence on the-rising generation ; and for this reason - I wish everybody to know that nothing wosld have temspte i me to publish it. ROBERT BONNER. - I tat Peclsion by the Supreme Court. _ The "Phenix" of the 25th ult., p ub. Iishes in full the opinion of the supreme court by Chief Justice Moses, in the esat of James U. Adams against John Kieckly. The quEstion made in the case was whether the Clerk or the She rif is the proper officer to make sales directed by the Circuit Court. The ful lowing points were decided : 1st. That when the Court intends the sle to be made by the proper officer, the Sheriff and not the clerk, is such of .Scer. S$d. - That it is in the discretion of the tircuit Judge, for reasons satisfactory Sbin, to nominate any fit and proper person as the agent of the court, to make a sale ordered by it. This decision ex plodes the common opinion, that all the drte of the commissioner of the courts beretofore established for the adminis a~tie of Equity are to be performed by - theClerk of the Court of Common Pleas. These courts, says the Chief *J.stiou longer exist ; their jurisdic tion has been transferred to the courts of Cemmon Pleas and upon this trans fer al the offcers and machinery inci lunt to them were abolished, except so faras retained by the existing law. Whein a circuit Judge in a matter of *Equity jurisdiction orders a sale it is by thme direction of a Court of Common Pleas, of which Court the Sheriff has been the executive offieer, and has made altsales from the earliest legislation. The decision is in conformity with the -practice in the United States Court, where both law and Equity are admin -istered by the same Judge. As the 4pinion issnot confined to a sale in the Pagticular case under consideration, nor to a kar under ny particular order or decree, but is wieand extensive as the jurisdiction of the Court, it becomes a gemeil-rale for future guidance. a t: Abb5Yfli5, Jaig Orr Clcers the - blat etIG g00 e 00Cases. We learn from the Abbeville Press that Jmdge.Orr, with his usual ability amd skill, disposed of 500 or 600 cases urn the docket ; on Tuesday of last week three bandred unlitigated cases were dis ochdin one day alone, leaving some est cses, which we have no doubt were discharged. Judge Orr deserves the gratitude of the people of Abbeville as *well as of Greenville for the manner in which he labors to strengthen the affairs .oorcoontry. We can, withoot any 7itancy, say that he is not only the - mest learned and able of our judiciary, but also the most zealous and earnest champion for the prosperity of the State. It will be seen from -the annexed ex trbact from the Press, that the A bbeville Juries went farther than any heretofore in tInging old debts down to something like what they ought to be: "In all cases which have been brought upon 'ante alaradebts the juries have fixed the sienuere of their verdicts at one-half of -thme psincipal, and interest to the 1st January, 1661. And the majority of thms.e cases, by agreement of counsel, have been referred to the Clerk, to as sean the amount of principal and interest ii conformity with this standard. "in esn of Confederate debts, the rule for scaling debts, which .is furnished by Act 1869 has been applied, except in cases of. peculiar hardship, where evi dens has-been gone into as ik the true nin of the property ?" Judge Orr will hold Court at New berry, in October, in the place of Judge Booser.-GreenvilleMountaineer. *The Church Monthly (Ritualistic) has a article on -'Sacramental Confession." It quotes the text: "Whosesover sins ye remnit, they are remitted unto them, sad .whosesorer sins ye retain, they are retained," and then adds these com weats: "On these words we could well afodl to rest our argument. How were it possilge, we ask, to express the Cath ;ulce claim to the Power of the Keys more tersely, more distinctly, more emaphatical ty? Suppose they were not the words ef Christ ? Imagine them to be the ut terances of some Pope of the Middle Ages. -What then ? What would be the re joinder that Protestants would make to ene who should attempt to explain them -away in the interests of the Church of Rorne? Is the Scriptural teaching con erang Infant Baptism anything like as pW'as this? Or, concerning the Lord's tej) r, eencerning the communion of - fe Or, concerning the Divnity of Christi Or, eoneerni'g the Trinity in Unity ? By no means. What, then is the ezplanatioa which Protestantism has to offer for Its evident inconsistency? Why does it ignore a truth as plainly set fo*rth (preudice apart) as the Power of , Prietly .Absolution, when It accepts other truths not half so emphatically taught, but on which, nevertheless, it dIthe.geatest stress? We.leave Pro 'tesrmtitsm in Its old dileumma, and pass NEWBERRY: -0 WednesdayMorning,September 8,1869. SALE of LA*.-Mr. W. B. S. Beard sold a valuable tract of land in this county, yesterday, containing 1000 acres, more or less, to Messrs, Mathis & Pay singer for $5,000. Rosa HosaAsA.-The Jewish new year was celebrated by the Israelitish world Monday and Tuesday last The September number of the South ern Cultivator, as usual, filled with in teresting agricultural matter, is to hand. Mrs. S. B. Weatherford, (says the Marion Cresent,) through Attorneys Sellers & Smith, has filed a petition to be divorced from her husband. We invite attention to the card of Due West Female College. This excel lent school can have no better reference than its late catalogue affords. Mr. H. G. Wiskeman can be found at the store of Mr. A. Harris, during the latter's absence North. Hansley's Varieties performed here Mon day and Tuesday. Their entertainn,en's were creditable. We ha. received the prospectus of the Rural Carolinian, from Messrs. Walker, Evans & Cogswell. It will be edited by D. H. Jacques, Esq. This new agricultural monthly is to be illustrated and made com plete in all that pertains to the farm, the garden and the household. While hastening to go to press under the multitude of little things that crowd around us on that occasion, our eyes suddenly be came riveted upon a luscious water-mel Ion, and a basket of Scuppernong grapes and a basket of new sweet potatoes. We paused a moment to ascertain from whence so rich a bounty came, then went to work invigora' ted by the anticipation of a feast- Thanks dear lady. SALE-DAY.-Monday last was one of the dullest sale days we have experienced in a long time. But little business was transac ted. The only sale by the Sheriff was a tract of land containing two hundred acres, for seventeen hundred dollars. The exercises of the Newberry Female Academy are resumed. Messrs. Wren & Wheeler, of Lsurens, will please accept our thanks for photo graphs of the sun's late eclipse. We had the pleasure of recently meeting with Mr. J. N. An -erson, of Edgefield who is at present with t.he house of D. R. Wright & Co., of Augusta, dealers in Brit ish and American t)r Goods, &c. Mr. A. was in our section on business connected with his firm. Our young friend of ye Ancien Regime, -we mean Capt. John W. Montgemery who is always on time, thoug~h not on tick -and who went up-stairs-immediately after the late corfiag-has again conde scended to descend to this mauldlin sphere, nd may now be seen in his magnificent store, lately occupied by Messrs. Paysinger & Wilson, where he will shortly have on riew a large selection of all the choice sil er wares, table service.s, gold and silver watches, and jewelry of every description. he Oap'n. being himself a great admirer of the beautiful and recherche, has undoubt edly selected a corresponding stock of goods. ________ We invite attention to notices in another olumn, of that rare and valuable work, by Dr, Francis Perye Porcher, M. D , entit!eca "Resources of the Southern Fields and For ests,-Medical, Economical and Agriculta ral. It is important to professional men, merchants, planters, farmers, and immi grants, and to those abroad desirous of in'. formation with respect to the vegetable and agricultural resources of the Southern States. Being also a Medical Botany of the South,. ern States; with practicil information on the useful properties of the Trees, Plants and Shrubs. Walker, Evans a Cogswell, Print ers, No. 3 Broad and 109 East Bay Streets, Charleston, 8. C. Octavo, 740 pages. Bound in best best muslin, $3.50. LIbrary form, $4 50. Book sent postage paid, upon receipt of the price. 25 per cent, discount allowed the trade. Orders may be sent to the author, Charleston. The recent marriage of the Governor of Florida is thus feelingly noticed in the Pensacola Commercial: His Excellency Harrison Reed, Go vernor of Florida, by the grace of the "Voudoo," has taken to himself a wife, during his rt cent :r-p North. We feil very kindly on all such occasions, and our joy and warmest wishes for the Go veror's future happiness are only damp ened by the fear that the State of Florida wiil hiave to pay the expenses of the bridal tour, as she already paid the ex penses of a private law suit and a poli tical excursion. In the wine-growing regions of California, wine is cheaper than milk..In Anahim and Los Angelos, common wine is but thirty cents a gallon; milk costs fifty. Even a common strong wine is but forty cents. In Tuolumnme County a large skilled wine-raiser offers over four thousand five hundred gallons of excel lent wine at twenty-five cents per gallon. In Coloma the price of the two is the same-forty cents. In Sonoma, good wine is for sale at forty cents per gallon, and milk is the same price. The year 1769 was remarkable for the birth of four of the most illustrious men of modern times-Napaleon, Wel lington, Cuvier and Humboldt. The Sumter News says that a steam plow will soon appear in Sumter. Speaking of improvements, the News hopes that a re ward will be offered for the acre of cotton, cultiated in Sumter, which shall produce the largest quantity and best quality of cotton-in the year 1870. The News sug gests a re-union of Sumter and Clarenden counties. It is believed that President Davie will permanently reside in England. Snow, frost ani ice have already ap peared North. Dr. Edward Fisher of Columbia is dead. Peruvin earthquakes are reported. Louisiana expects a rice crop this yar of'70,0 bAA nbhls, Glenn's Spring, Sept. 2nd, 1869. In this, perhaps the last general epistle this season, from Glenn's, we feel a sim mering sensation, in the knowledge that we are narrowing down to the little end that a much longer stay is impractica ble, that we must ere long depart, and bid adieu (but not In tears, for divers and sundry good, substantial and feeling con siderations, not purposed to mention just now, however,) to bubbling, spark ling water, flees, pigs, hounds, et ad omme genus, much benefitted it may be hoped after a vast outlay of money, waste of blood, time and patience. Fash ionable watering places were not classed among the institutions of the patriarchal times, or Job might have had another trial, but we will not follow out a train of thought now presenting itself. We mentioned the approach to the narrow ing point, and lest it be supposed that we entered at the larger end at the out. set or income, the reader's mind will be disabused of that idea and refreshed by the information that the higgest end, to use an Irishism, happened this time in the middle. '1 he much thought about, long talked of, slept upon and over, dreamed of, and ardently looked forward to, and for, affair of the season-of the year-is over. It was "played upon a harp of a thousand strings," the "spirits of all the just men" and women round about having lent heart and hand to make it "perfeck." The set time was Wednesday the 1st inst., and the begin ning was THE ToURNAMENT, which was rendered to a large and bril liant concourse of people in an open old field, one and a half miles from the Ho tel. The clerk of the weather, fitful, crusty and generally so perverse, descend ed from his ugly throne on this occasion and thre-s off his selfishness, the conse quence of which was that the day proved altogether lovely and serene and caused an infinite joy to pervade the breasts of the thousands who had been dreading a blazing sun, dry parched earth, a ther mometer up to fever heat and clouds of r dust. The devil even is entitled to his due, and why not Mr. Clerk of the weath er, who smiled so propitiously. Two thousand, men, women and children, many of them-the ladies-as handsome as pictured creations of the old master's, and some otherwise, call on us to thank him. We do so profoundiy. At nine o'clock the knights, appropri ately costumed to character, twenty-six in number, some of them very handsome ly gotten up, filed out of the Hotel yard and followed by an admiring throng, marched in procession to the scene where the spirited contest had to be enacted. The very able management soon brought things into working order, and before the assembly thought of becoming im patient, the knights passed in review, and soon after in the tilt. The lim its of a letter will not permit a lengthy or particular account of each Knight's achievement, therefore we will simply1 give the names and characters of the whole, and designate those who were the most successful. The list stands as fol lows: from Glenn's Spring, J.- W. Beard, as Richard Cour dL Lion ; W. W. Bobo,I Knight of the Red Rose, A. P. Nott, as Harry Percy ; E. C. Smith, Knight ofI the Goldene Fleece; and II. L. Davis, Knight of the White Rose; from Union, J. D. Bourne, .a Orion ; B. F. Dawkins, Achil Aga el lHassie ; J. 11. Dillard, as Erskine; J. Gist, as Damon de Lacy ; W. W. Hughes, Knight of Snowdon ; Lew is Meng, Don Jean Estabon ; J. l[. Rod gers, Eatl of Swabia; and G. S. Noland,I Knight of the Forest; from Spartanburg C. Ii., J. WV. Thompson, as Ali ; P. S. Kirby, Ravenswoed ; A. F. Floyd, Tiger; C. B. Foster, Sir Walter Raleigh ; F. C. Floyd, K. K. K.; and R II. Mills, Rob Roy; Greeniville, T. T. Westmorel.axd, Unknown Knight; and Geo. Chapman, as the Lost Knight; J. V. Neathers, the Knight in Nankeen, and P. IT. Joiner as Viscount de Brays, of Columbia; J. E. Robinson, of Chester, as Lagallahad ; J. E Renwick of New berry, as the Knight of the XIX Century ; and G. II. Parks, Knight from Laurens. The riding was generally good, some of the Knights of course acquit ting them selves handsomely, and among them we mention Messrs. Thompson, Joiner, Nott, Rodgers and others, whose horsemanship and poise of lance elicited much adimi ration. Th'e result of the contest as pro laimed by the judges showed that J. H. Rogers was entitled to the first prize, he having taken nine rings in the three rides. After him'came J. W. Beard, A. P. Nott, J. W. Thompson and E. C. Smith, who had each taken seven. In the tie which followed, Mr. Nott took three rings in a single ride, which en titleil himn to the second prize-a fine saddle and the honor of wreathing the first maid of honor ; Mr. E. C. Smith the third and J. W. Thompson, fourth. An extra wreath was then run for, which was awarded to T. T. Westmoreland. The young ladies chosen by these suc cessful Knights were respectively, Miss Ada Cate, Miss Ida Gist, Miss Nettie Anderson, Miss Cari Zimmerman and Mis.s Mattie Beecham, and live lovelier or charming representatives of Heaven's best gift to man could not well have been selected. A more successful tour nament in all its appointments and man agement from beginning to end, we have not seen, and we would like to touch on many little points which were noticed ini connection, but for that inexorable limit stands in the way, and we close notice of this part of the day's proceeding, by ad ding that no greater mishap occurred on the field than the knocking down of an old man whose curiosity led him to ap proach too close the riders, and of a young man who was not knocked down, but should have been, for unruly con duct and whiskey, and of another who was thrown from his horse to the detri ment of his coat, and the very exciting cavortings of a big grey which rode a very little man, and whose approach in variably scattered the crowd of pedes trians to the right and left. We would like to tell of the music~ by the band, led by an indefatigable fiddler, black as midnight, seconded by a man and broth er in great spectacles and another by a trumpet, which blew at the wrong time, and of the whole which came in always when not needed by the judges, who had no time for music, although their souls were filled with harmonies, and th1e notes prolonged to the last extremity, each laboring to have the last, and of the man and his wife who ate one green water mellon with the asseveration that they liked mellons best when green, and how we didn't believe him but relinquished our right to the same and a few other items, but we must give a portion of the space left to the grand COSTME BAL little eclat. This ball was considere< the very ball of balls, and eclipsed every thing of like character since the good oh days, when Glenn's was better though of than now, and better kept and ap pointed and prepared for pleasant recep Lion and accommodation. According t< tradition once upon a time, and so fai back that the memory of the oldest mar runneth not to the contrary, this was a famous place, but a change has come Dver it. Decay and ruin marks the face and front of everything now, and in a year or two more, unless there be a rad cal change with capital, it will be a howl ing wilderness. Even now the wilt conies and the foxes are finding places there! But the ball, the ball, let us have something about that, say the la lies and never mind, please, the hotel its inhabitants, its howling, hungry growling, impatient guests, but "go or mit de ball, mine gott." Be patient, la dies, we beseech, we are not a ball man and never went to but one in the whole natural course of our life, and then, bu but thereby hangs a tale, and a long one without a single kink to hang up by shouid it prove tiresome, therefore tha narrative shall not be inflicted on you at this time. As said, we are no ballist nor light fantastic toeist, but there is music in the heel, and there it will re main ; well, we tried to procure the services of a special re,Jrter, offered 75 cents and half of the supper "the chief cook and bottle washer", did not promise to send to our cabin, in con ideration of the use of our table cutlery rwo days and nights, .thereby forcing us to either go without food or use our fin ;ers during that whole mortual period. But it would not do. The money was t temptation, but the promise of a share )f supper on the ground named, only :alled for a sickly smile. That would be ;pecial had beerr round and knew the opes, he told us he'd be keel-hauled, or levoured by a demnition set of flees or >ed-bugs before he would work on such t doubtful chance. What to do, that ras the question. We secured him by )romising the worth of the doubtful :hance,12J cents in good cash. He went Ld reported. It was a rush, a crowd, a am, 20 x 40 feet of room, more or less, illed with beauty, more or less. The ir was tinctured with heaving breaths rf dancers, while from the open windows here came ever and anon and all the ime, more or less, the disagreeable smell f penny-royal weed, crushed by the read of a crowd of men and brethren vith their wives and sisteren on the out ide, where the weed grows in rank pro 'usion. It was simply nasty'-the weed as. The dancing was delicious, round, quare, longitudinal, diagonal, diametri !al. The music was soft, lively, inspi ing. Did we say soft ; well, let it be. t was manufactured on the spot, some f it, by three bald faced Ethiops, one r:th a stunning pair of German silver pecs standing up, the wearer. The first iddle was a professor of both music and ancing, and when it chanced as it some imes did, that a Knight with much heel, rode upon a lady's too much trail, and hen came a pause or break, this colored rofessor would impute the stoppage to nuorance of the dancers, and vent his upreme contempt by stopping the med ey and saying "when I says shashshay means shashshay, and tree foot is a ard, you yeh ; nowv den, gtmlemen, and adies, you has de floor, proceed," and uch like. The special's notes of cos umes are very meagre and confused, wing in part to the crowded condition f the room and thA number of beautiful orms and faces, and r ich dresses, so con tantly and rampidly fHitting past and round him. It rermin'led him of a bril iant kadhi!eoscope, colors and .biapes ver changin g; at one timeo it carried imn back in fainucy to some scene in E:is ern clime, when pencil and note paper could be for-got, and another of a sphere note distant and not quite so familiar, s an angel in blue wings followed by a norning in gauze,would flit by on either ide, and send his ideas wool-gathering, nly to be brought back t>y the approach f some fierce moustache, or the two ided, black and white man representing he sitivation of the country. We gather rom his rough notes, taken on the back f an old envelope which covered a dun, hat the lovely Miss B. Smith was in haracter of Zenobiam, the equally fasci iating Miss Kate Smith as Rowvence, and he no less charming Miss M. Smith, howing off Folly to perfection. Miss ~ora Zimmerman. as Rebecca, attracted nuch attention, and was dressed in stri in-. taste ; tben there was Miss Gjarrie Cimmerman, as Shepherdess, and Miss I. Zimmerman, in beautiful charac er as Morning; Miss T. Cate, as little Red Riding Hood, was perfect, is also Miss Janey Smith as Gipsey Queen. These young ladieg all repre en ted Glenn's. Miss Sullivan, of Lau -ens, as La Viviandiere or La Fille du Regiment, looked as well as she could without the inspiring music of the beau iful opera of that name, and which is I principal part of that character. With m charmed look at Miss Rodgers as Night, our special's notes abruptly closed, fom just then the grand Mogul, a man whc came all the way from the foreign parts nf the low country, announced that sup per was ready, and it being high time, going on to two o'clock.in the morning mid many of the people having had nc rary supper, the announcement was re eeived with applause, and immediately the ball ceased,while the supper went on, and the "special" after helping sixteer ladies to two pieces of cake, 5 oysters ir soup, 1 piece of gelatine sweetmeats. S Beche da mers and some conglomerate, left without touching, or rather withoul indulging in a morsel of the cold vittles, and took his bed like a decent man. The ball broke about four, and fromi that hour till 10 p. in., the merry crowd singly, by two's and more, continued tc melt till silence reigned supreme, and the old framed buildings seemed almosi deserted. But let it not be understood thai we mean any blame to be attached tc the Knights o~n account of the failure o1 the supper. . They were, like ourselves, suf erers. But on the contrary, let it be ful. v understood, that to their liberal and han d 'ome style of doing everything, the greal success of the whole affair is due. Mr. Henry Davis, Knight of the White Rose, by his gentlemanly and gratifying at tenions, did much to take the sting out ol the unpleasantness, for which he will please ccept our thanks. In attempting to do justice to all con erning this great event, we have takeri pon ourself no small task. but cannot dis niss the subject without adding that the Newberry ladies, though not in costumne ere none the less attractive, but on the :ontrary, elicited the attentions of the op iosite sex in such a manner as to cause e.nark. We'd like to tell of other things ut we have already trespassed we feam 'eyond the readers' patience, and will .o1e SENIOR. UNITED STATES DEBT IIELD IN EU'ROPE --WHAT THE PEOPLE PAY ON IT YEAR LY.-The London Pall Mall Gazette esti mates the amount of United States Bonds 3 held abroad, to be about twelve hundred millions of dollars; so the people are drained of about seventy millions of gold or one hundred millions dollars in currency every year to pay the interest due foreign bondholders. The interest is paid in gold, whereas, the money loaned the Government was paper, not worth more than forty or fifty cents in the dollar. The amount paid to foreign ers alone, in the shape of interest on the public debt, is four or five times as great as the whole revenue and expenses of the United States Government when - Gen. Jackson was elected President: yet, the people under the sway of party politicians, and a press under the influ ence of false ideas, or the corruption of capitalists, stand all this and six times - as much. Again we say let the people do justice to themselves, and no more than justice to Bondholders-pay in f paper what was borrowed in paper. [Greenville Enterprise. The use of Revenue Stamps is not generally understood, and as business just now is not very brisk those in terested can improve their knowledge by perusing the following: All notes and evidences of debt, five cents on each $100; if under $100, five cents; if over $100, five eents on each $100 or part thereof. All receipts for any amount, without limit, over $20, two cents; if under $20, nothing. Checks of any amount, two cents. All deeds and deeds of trust, fifty cents on each $500 in value of the property conveyed or the amount secured ; when a deed of trust is fully stamped, the note secured need not be ; but they should be endorsed to ehow the reason why. Mortgage bonds need not be stamped if stamps are affixed to the mortgage. All the ap praisements, estates, or estrays, five cents on each piece of paper. Affidavits of every description are exempt from stamp duty. Acknowledgments to deeds, &c., are also exempt. Contracts and agreements, five cents for each sheet or piece of paper, except for rents or when for rent, fifty cents for each $300 of rent or less; if over $300 fifty cents for each additional $200. or fractional part there of in excess of $300. Any person inter ested can affix and cancel stamps. FARMiNG ON A SMALL SCALE.-Dr. G. L. Glazener, of Pickens County informes us that in 1867 he enclosed 1t acres of old worn out land and planted it in sweet potatoes, manuring in the drill. In 1808 he added to the manure, and planted the same in sweet and Irish potatoes, housing from it in November one hundred bushels of sweet and fifty bushels of Irish potatoes. On the 23d of December last, (after manuring and breaking well,) he sowed upon it one and a half bushels of wheat, from which he reapedl fifty seven dozen, on the 17th of June last, which yielded thirty bushels of clean wheat. The Doctor thinks five bushels were destroyed by a gang of pigs before and after cutting. This proves how easily and even rapidly our waste lands may be re-tored and made to yiel a fair profit for the labor expen ded. The manure used was from the sta ble. -Keowee (WValhalla) Courier. A NEw INvENIoN.-A machine, in venited by a Tenne seanl, p,romiises to revolutionize the process of making cot ton goods. T1he Co)mmeretal -Bulletin, of Boston, thus alludes to this inge niouw implement: Tiis machine takes the cotton from the holl, aid at one operation it is ginned, car rie'd to the cards. &o-., and finally coiled into can,. L. T1. Clemjents, of Smyrna, Te-nn., is the inventor of this prodigy, only. one of which has yet been made-that being in succes4ful opera. tion. IIe claims that its use will enable the manufacturer to dispense with two thirds of the usual number of operatives, and will reduce the cost of making goods at least forty r er cent. We understand that the results of this contrivance were displayed at the late exposition of textile fabrics in Cin cinnati. If half as useful as it promises, it should be made the subject of inquiry and encouragement. SPA RTANBURG AND UNIoN RAILROA. A t a recent meeting of the stockhol ders, the following officers were elected : Thos. B. Jeter, President, and Messrs. S. Bobo, J. WV Miller, G. WV. UI. 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. Came ron, Directors. The Presii kt's report represents the affairs of the company in prosperous condition. SCA.ING OLD Daars.-At the present term of the Court, the matter of scaling debts cont'racted prior to 1861, which has excited so much interest among our people, was submitted to a jury, and finally disposed of. The scale adopted by the jury, gives to the creditor one half of principal, and one-half interest up to the 1st of January, 1861, allowing no interest for any subsequent time. This decision of the jury seems to come with bad grace upon that class of credi tors who demand the last dollar of old debts. Perchance the jury was too lib eral to the debtor, but we have no doubt it is best for all classes of our people, as it will relieve the unfortunate debtor, and at the same time afford a tangible basis for the s'ettlemnent of all debts con tracted before the wair.-Abbeville Ban n er. SOUTH ERNE Rs I-Read ''Personne's" Re miniscences of Confederate Camps and Battle. Fields, now being published in the IXL Century at Charleston, S. C. Sold at all book stores. LADIES.-YOU will be interested every month in the sparkling- "Dishes and Spoor s" Departmnent of the IX Century Magazine. Illustrated and entertaining. Ask your bookseller for it. Yearly sub scription $3.50. .Single numbers 35 cents. Mr. J. H. E..till, the proprietor of the Savannah Morning News, chastised the deputy postmaster of Savannah yesterday, for imperinence. Due West Female College. -OUR 10th year will open MONDAY, the 4th of October. Faculty same as for years past. Tfuition per session $20; French $10 ; Music (Piano) $24; Board ing in the College boarding house, kept by Prof. Kennedy, $12 a month. Fuel and washing about $3 a month. Board. ing in other families at about the same rate. Terms, cash in advance. Necessi ty compels us to make theismall charge for French. Latin is. taught without -charge. For Catalogue, &c., afdrest' Rev. J. I. BONN ER, PresidentA' Sept 6 t POMARIA, S. C., Aug. 28. To the Editor of the Newberry Herak -Dear Sir :-Believing that you use thi influence of your popular paper for th, promotion of laudable enterprises, botl by directing attention, so far as you mai be able to that which it behooves th peace, prosperity and happiness of youi fellow citizens to do, and by claimin public plaudits forwhat has justly merit ed the encomiums of one community, would be pleased to present to yoursel and readers a brief account of the closin; exercises of Zion Academy, near thi place. Though the sun was obscure< by the dark nimbus, which hung threat eningly around nearly the whole horizon yet, at an early hour on Wednesday 25th instant, buggies, carriages anc horsemen might have been seen wendini their way from every point of the com pass towards the pleasant grounds ii front and around the Academy. Lon; before 10 A. M., the time for the openinr of the' exhibition, a large number o every conceivable sort of the genus hom< had assembled, and stood around auribu erectis in groups. Here the blatan demagogue, vox et preterea nihil; th experimenting farmer, the stupid pedan and ladies gallant, poured forth an in terrupted jargon of empty sounds, some anxiously awaiting the appointed hou for the exhibition to begin, others for tht attack upon the well laden tables pre pared for the refreshment of the people upon the occasion. About 10 A. M., the exercises of the school, which consistec in the delivery of extract speeches. anc dialogues, opened, and your correspon dent can state confidently that seldom, if ever, has it been the happiness of our citizens to attend so pleasing a perform ance of those equally advanced in knowl edge. Both speeches and dialogues were delivered in a manner which ga've un mistakable evidence of energy, activity and perseverence upon the part of both teacher and pupils. As the performance waned, forty youthful countenances glowed with the animation peculiarly incident upon the consciousness of a per. feet success. There was but one draw back to the happy occasion, to both pu pils and tbeir parents. This was occa sioned by the announcement that the late instructor Mr. Julius D. Dreher, had laid aside the duties which had re cently devolved upon him as instructor, indefinitely. He leaves shortly for Sa lem, Va., and wherever he may go, will bear with him the proud sat sfaction of having, through the indefatigable indus try and zeal displayed by him, in the performance of his duties, won the esteem and friendship of the community in which he taught. After the assemblage had refreshed themselves from the bounteous tables beneath the shady oaks, they were brief ly, but forcibly, addressed by Col. Thos. S. Moorman of your village, upon the political aduantages of education. Rev. A. R. Rude, of Columbia, succeeded him upon the rostrum with an amusing, hut dlidactic address to the youthful portion of the audience. This was the closing scene of the morning and afternoon, but not so had the fates ordained for the en tire day. At 7I) P. M., the cur'tains arose upon a newv series of entertain ments gotton up, in dramatic style, by the intelligent young ladies and gentle men of the community. I will not at tempt to speak of these, Mr. Editor, further than saying that they have sug gested how subservient of a high tone among our people such parlor theat ricals could be rendered. They merit the consideration of your readers, a< nft only a source of innocent anmu'e ment, but at the same time, as bene ficial in promoting intelligence and grace felness among tho~se engaged. B. D. B. Problem No. 7, BY DR. MAYER. Black. White. White to play and mate in four moves. Solution to Problem No. 6 White, Black, Q. to K. B. 4th, K. takes Q. B. to K. B. 2nd, K. moves. K t. mates. Meeting of the Circles of Prayer. The Tenth Convention of the "Cir cles of Praver" will be held at Green wood, on Wednesday, before the third Sabbath in September next, being the 15th day of the month. This meeting has been changed frort WVednesday before the 2d, to Wednes day before the 3d Sabbath in Septemn ber. Brethren, one and all, come up in the spirit of prayer and supplication, an let us hope for a more gracious tun< than we have ever enjoyed. HENRY R. WILLIAMS, Chairman last Convention. P. S. Delegates will be passed ovei the Railroad for one fare. August 30, 1869. T0oMiAS CARLYLE SWEARS ThIAT WE ARI GoiNG TO IIELL.-The condition of Amer ica was descanted on by Mr. Carlyle ii terms less remarkable for flattery that, force. "As sure as the Lord reigns,' said he, "you are rushing down to hell with desperate velocity. The scum o the world has got possession of your country, and nothing can save you from the devil's clutches. Not perhaps,' cried he, raising his voice to its shrillesi notes, "a hell burning with material fire and brimstone, but the wide welterina fiery chaos of corruption in high places, and the misrule of the people. A fine Republic that ! England follows in the train, and is even now on the brink o1 the infernal precipice-and hell below.' Of course I could make no reply to these "prophetic sounds so full pf woe," bu waited in serene silence for the tempest to pass over.-Ripley's Letter in the Tribune. LONDoN, September 2.-The salicitors of Lady Byr.n's family say Mr.e. Stowe's, article on the separation of Lord and Lady Byron~-is not compleate nor au then tic. A Mormon Bishop thinks nothing oi losing Mic r. s itt children. Tribute of Rspect At a meeting of Amity Lodge No. 87, A. F. M., held on the evening ef- the 6th inst., the following Preamble and Besola" tions were unanimously adopted: Whereas, It has pleased the Grand Master of the Ldge Triumphant, to again summon one of our number from his temporary hIe bors here, that he may enjoy the eternal rest and felicity prepared for the good and accepted brother. Therefore be it Resolved, That in the demise of our welt beloved brother, M. B. Metts, this Lodge and the fraternity at large have sustained a severe loss. Resolved, That the community in which he resided have, in his death, also sustained a sad loss. Resolved, That we deeply sympathise with his bereaved wife, who has lost a loving husband, and can only hope that "He who tempers the wind to the shorn lamb," will be to the widow a comfort. Resolved. That this lodge be draped in mourning for the space of thirty days. and that a blank page of our minute book be dedicated to his memory. Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be transmitted to his bereaved family, and printed in the Newberry Herald. W. G. MAYES. R. RODELSPERGER. 3 Committee. J. 0. PEOPLES. And whereas it has been reported to this Lodge by its Committee who attended the funeral of our deceased brother M. B. Metts, that they were kindly and munificently tres ted by the friends of the deceased and oar brothers of Clintin Lodge,therefore be it Resolved, That we are under obligations to our beloved brothers of Clinton Lodge for their kind offices and accept the same as an evidence of their fraternal feeling. W. G. MAYES, P. RODELSPERGER. J. 0. PEOPLES, Committee. V&-A WONDERFUL DISCOV ERY.-In the South where Liver Complaint and bilious diseases prevail to so great an ezteat, there has long been felt a need of a medicise that would act specifcally and promptly on the Liver, restoring it to its.normal functions, and at the same time be safe from after efects, ad yet so simple that it might be used by any ome. It Is claimed that DR. TUTT'S VEGEABLi LIVER PILLS supphes this want. They st directly on the Liver ; their constant use w*l not injure in the slighest degres the most deli" cate constitution. Females at any period may use them with great beneft, and realise great relief fr(m the distressing nausea which they e-" perience at certain times. These pills are not recommended as a universal cnre-all, but simply for diseased Liver, and those maledles whiMh follow a derangement of that importsat orgen, such as Dyspepsia, Sick Headache, Indigestion, Loss of Appetite, Costiveness, Piles, Jandies Sour Stomach, Ladies Heartbern, ChilVe and Fever, Foul Breath, Restlessness at night, and Flatulercy. These invaluable pills may be fbaad in every Drug Store of any note in the Sosth ar d West. Sept 82. NOTICEABLE FACT.-That one way of appealing to a man's reason is through his eye. In these busy times men are so deeply immersed in the conductof magnifeet pro jects, that they forget all- about the cont. dition of their system, and hence It is that the Proprietors of the PLANTATzox BiT-. TEE', which cures Dyspepsia, pauriles the blood, improves the tone of the stomacb, regulates the bowels, and indeed invigorates the whole inner man, are so active In .ad% vertising. In fact, advertisements are mere, ly skv-rockets sent up to attract attention to a really good article. hMAGNrOLIA WA TE.-Superior to the beat imported German Cologne, and sold at half the price. COM MERC IAL. Nawsan September 7-Cotton firm at frau 28 to3 ets - Nrw Yr-nx, september 6-7 P K -Cottea qiet and dropp ng, with sales f60 6 leat God, afler great excitmnent and atiry, closed quiet, at 37r. A uousra, September 6 -Cotton market fln., with sales of 182 balee-middlings U; receljts 156 Cu~RatcToir, September 6 -Potton steady, but cJow'td quiet, with sales of 100 baesd dlingr 32ig33: receipts 81. Li vn:?oot, September 6-Evening .-Cotton fiat-ulands Sig ; (Jileans 131; sales 6, 0 bales. Buggies for Sale. We have t. ree Buggies which we willisell on very reasonable termis. Two of them are very ni.:e new Bugtgies, and or late stile. LoVELACE & WHEELER. Sep. 8 25 2t. New Fall apd Witer Prints. We nre now receiving a nice selection of Fall and Winter Prints, uith and without the side stripe. LOVELACE & WHEELEE. Sep. 8 25 It. Tutt's Vegetable Liver. Pill, Cures diseases of the Liver and Stomach. Tutt's Expectorant, A pleasant cure for Coeghi, Colds, 50. Tutt's Sarsparilla, and Queen's DsUght Th3 great Alterative and Blood Puller. Tutt's Improved Hair Dye, Warranted the best dye in use. These stan dard preparations are for sale by Draggkts everywhere Sep. 83 351. Eclipse of the Sun. Fine Photographs of the Eclipse of the Sun, August 7th, 1869, Plptographed by Wren & Wheeler, Laurens C. H., s. C. These Photographs show the Eclipse at three different stages, and are beautiful pictures of that "Brilliant Orb Eclipsed." Mailed to any address oni receipt of 5 Ot. Address WREN & WHEELER, Photographers, Laurens C H., s. C. Sep. 8th, 1869. Dont Mistake the Store. The second door abee Mower's new brick building, immediately opposite Dr. Whaley 's you will find IR Marshall's Store, where FRESH FISH may be found on Saturday, the 11th, also a supply of LARG&E FINE SHRIMPS; I haVe added largely to my Stock, lately. Now have Dry Goods, Hardware, Groceries, Nuts, &c. Every week I am getting fresh supplies,and my notion is to keep a well assorte'd stock of FRESH Goods,Nut never to keep too large.a stock.. Come and see me ard I will sell you goods and a low prices. REMEMBR,R,