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tfidna3day, May 8, 18?1. Roanoke, 'Va.) College. We acknoxledge the receipt of a copy ol the llanoke Tines, frow Mr. Julius 1). 1heher, a student at Roanoke College, which contains -t notice in relation to the commenceneut exercises. From it we learn that Geii. A. C. Garlington, formerly of Ne% berry-, but now of At. !anta, will de-liver the Annual Address before the Uterary Societies, on the 20th of June. The Societies are con gratulated by the Times upon securing the services of so distinguished and elo quent a speaker. The Rev. R. C. Hol land, A. M., will addrtss the Alunoi Association, and the Rev. J. A. Leiss, ). U., a di*tinguishcd pulpit orator of Philadelphia, will deliver the Annual Address before the Young Men's Chris. tian Association. G. & C R. R Meeting. The Stockholders of the G. & C. R. R. met in Columbia, on Thursday last, and adjourned over to Friday morning, at which timn., the lon. J. L. Orr in the chair, an elvction was had for President and Directors, which resulted in the inanimous re.eliction of Frederick 1tush, Esq., Pre.,ident, and Col. John J. Patterson, Vice Prcsiden't. Messrs. J. L. Neagh., J. J Patterson, H. H. Kimp ton, N. C. Parker, Joseph Crews, James L. Orr, H. T. Farmer, F. L. Cardoza, G. W. Waterman, T. Ilurley, J. M. Allen, and Thomas Dodamead, were elected Di rectors. The report of the Presidcnt and Di rectors, which was adopted, showed that the road was improving, and the affairs of dhe company in good condition. Res - lutions in reg:rd to the advantaes of a connection with the "Atlanta and Rich inond Air Line Co." were approved and referred. 1he re lection of Prezident Bush gives satisfaction. Pulic Meeting. A public nreeting was held in the new Town Hall or, Sale-day to appoint suitable dIlegates to attend the May Con vention. Major J. K. G. Nance was called to the chair, and Dr. John L. Speake appointed Secretary. On motion of Mr. Geo. Juhnstone the folloming resolutions were read, and adopted Resolved, First, That we approve of the call of a Convention by the Chaniber of Commerce. ar.d the Board of Trade of Charle.,ton, to tueet in Columbia, on the !)th of May, to take into consideration the financial condition of the State. Second, That a Gomnmittee of r.inne be appointed by the Chairman to nominate * suitahle persons to represent this County in said Conventi..n. TIhird, That the Committee be in structed in making their selection's, to have reference to the financial qualitica tions of the dle-gates, rather than to poiia discussion. The chair appointed thc following named gentlemen as .the committee: Geo. Johnstone, Esq., Capt. Win. iniard, * Col. J. R. Leavell, Col. E. S. Keitt, Col. J. S. Ren wick, Wmn. Ruff, Esq., Capt. J. W. Watts, J. T. Peterson, Esq., and T. J. - Bynumi, Esq. Maj. Baxter moved that two delegates * and twvo alternates be appointed, where upon the commnittee retired, and after consultation reported, Mr. R. L. McCaiughirin, ard Col. E. S. Keit t, as delegaites, with Messrs. Wmi. Ray, anid W. G. Mayes, as alternates. Messrs. E. S. Keitt, R. Moormnan, J. M. Baxter and Y. J. I'ope addi-essed the mneetinig in a moost acceptab)le anid poihrt ed manner, at difThzrent periods of the tet; ng. On motion of Maj, Kinard, there being no further business, meeting adjourned. Dr. Benienin W. Waldo We hav-e just received the sad intelli genice of the death of our former towns man, D)r. WXah!o, w hieh occeurred on tihe 4th of A pr il last, at his homne in Ocala, Florida. He was the son of D)r. Joseph Waldo, the first phyvsician who settled arnd practiced medicine in the town of New berry-a phyvsici:im of genius and -distinction. Dr. Ben. W. Waldo began - his education at the Ne-.vberry Academy, arnd afterwards hie wer,t North. Upon his return home he commenced the study of medicine, and after graduation at Charleston, and in 1S33, began the prac - tice of his professioni in our town. As a physician he rmet with great success. In the diaigno.sis of disea-se he was remark bly quick, and eg':ally as prompt in aip pjing the remedy-. In 181G, lie had so endeared himsnelf to the people of this District by the ex h.ibition o! those tine mental qnalities, which gave him promninence whierever lhe wvent, and a sterling worth of charac ter, th;at he was seketed by them, at the head of the delegation, to represent them in the L'-gislature. While in that po.si tion, he impressed himself upon the~ niembers by his general intelligence and force of character----arely, however, taking part in debate. A fter~ his term of service in the Lt.ti.slature bad expired, hie removed to Florida, w here he plan'.ed rntil lh5 death, with the exception of a few years spent at Edgetrield C. Ii., to educate h;is chiidren. IIe mar ried \Miss Siphiia Lipscomnb, daughter of Capt. John Lipscomb, of F.igeSeld-who pare ceded him to the grave, leaving iour Thius has passedi away an accomplished geatlcm:an, n- hose memnory Is very dear to a large circle of friends la this State, anid his adopted home:, Florida. German Soothieg Cordia! for infante-. A snvereign reu;edy. Manufactured by Dr. H. Baer, and for sale by Motte & Tarrant. Wu.emnavos. April Tf.-A tight took place yesterday between the negro out lanws in lRobeson Gounty and a party of citiz--ns, under thle conimandl of the Sheriff. i, which two of the Sheriffs po-'e were ki>ed, aind -one severely Two Days out of Harness. ' The article of prinest impot:ance, and I that which "makes the mare go," is rconey. c Everybody is after it now-a-days, editors as well as people, and the reader will not be S 141r1i piiied to let that oar recent visit to II Columtibia was made in search of a little Ill filthy luCn. Jordan is an exceeding hard a road to travel however, ais we discovered tc before the end was accomplished. Dick- a ens' decrip ion o' t.e circeutmoition of!iec, covers the ground of otir experience in the e red-tpe department of our goverr,nment. t We won't scold however, having come out h all right, witih the loss only of somie per- b spiration, and wearitem of leg. It was conse!!tg too, that there were others in the t same boat, ad its a satisfaction, now that p we sit in the cool, to refiecL that we did U not squirm and say bad words, like some e of those other fellows. Sitting in the sh.de t then, no endless stairs to go up and d,wn, not feeling particularly interested hether p this mati is in New York, that one in Char- o leston, or the other one not to be found,and 4 still another at the railroad meeting, we fi smile serenely that one trouble is over, and d the next, tist care of itself. d Speaking of the naiProad meeting-the i1 fewest numicr of people went down to at- I tid it ever known, and the reason of 4 course is well understoodl-as few have any a stock now. To ith-- husir.esi community p this was a niifori:ne. Heretofore tany tC people went donn and invested largely in s goods. Not so tl;ie 6ime. The only thing s done at the meeting, while we were in town, was one of the most ludicrous char- n acter, and at the same tine unworthy of a t respectable meeting. The Rev. Sidi is BroAn, presiding Elder, a good man, and a 0 pure, Christian gentleman, sent in a n.e a mo:ial, asking railroad aid in the building a of a Church, proposed to be erected for the ti benefit particularly of the employees of the k road. It was read, we think, but ignon.ii ously referred to a cotnnjittee-the noto. rious Joe Crews, and the nto less offensive Tin Ilurley-by Mr. Patterson. On which. 11urley begged to amend, by adding the n n-vme of Patterson, inasmuch as the gentle ian had formerly been a class-kader in d Pennsylvania. It was good in Hurley, but a the referring of the paper in that way was an insult to a good man and a good cause, n and one w'ich should not have been per- b mitted. Such is life-present life. It need no longer be asked who struck Billy Pat terson, for Tim Hurley is the man, be . jabers. There were several green spots in that n 'tile vi6it, and that the two days were not all toil and trouble, and vexatious hnnting, waiting and dancing attendance, on absen- o tees, is pleasatit to think about. One of a Alonzo Reese's manipulations, in shape of a 0 trim, shave and ge: eral rub, is suffleient P to make a man forget any ordiinry vexa p Eion. Commend us to Alonzo ever ; may a lie always live. And then after that, a fi visit to the elegant club room, to which We b) were introduced by Mr. Ri. C. Shiver, was a n decided treat. Colutmbia may not be the gem of the ocean, but it's a gem of a place ci for a small tea parry, and its mierchanits andh business mneti are just such kinad, pleasant t and generous fellon s, as an up-countiy.maii' t with or without a pocket full of rocks, al ways loves to meet. If they have a pref ree,it is for the fulpocket ofcor, whieb in onily 'natur,' and no fault of biring ing up. Full or empty, however, theyt show a whole-souled hieartitness which is refreshing. g While peregrinating, one of the lovely P afternoons, who should we run into, bitt 0 "aunt Betsy," of good Dutch Fork, roll fa cake, anid other delightful memiories, andt it had sIhe not thtreatenQd to use her broom- at stick, oni our- itext Fork visit, if we put w hier in the pauper, perhiaps we had niot s, ttouight of doing so now. Yes, 'here she d was in aill her glory. "Where ont earth aree you toddling ?"' "Why, to Squire Hen ry Kinard's, to lie sure," said shic. Couldnt't go to a better place, was the thought. Let aunt Betsy alone for hunting out the good a places She's bouiid to find thtem. Know-n ing that she was on the right track, andh ought not to he stoppeid, we only detainted b her long enough to say that the settini' of -a dhuck eggs she sent us sonme time ago, hail " all got broken. She see-aed so sorr-y to o le.ar abotit the breakitn: of those dick a eggs, thait every time afterwards we met, s: anid it wa.< pretty often, we repeated the d mehi.nieholly tale ; aind Ott the way Itomeit, ini the c.irs, every ten or fifteet, mutt- c utes, we told her again about the eggs how they ha d all got broken. Aunt Betsy t latughed every time, and soute of the peo pIe on board laughed also. We are gladr thait it was so too, fur hundireds of People will kitow that our settin' of duck eggs have beeni destroyed, anid our hope for a I brood of yoiing ducks blasted. May be I sonic otne will sentd in a dlozeni or so. Andti when this paraugrapih reaehes Dutcht Fork, C aunit B'etsy will latugh again when she d1 hears cnce more thait the duck eggs tire all r broke. We would niot have hid them i brokent for a m-init of money, becaunse they were from D)utch Fork, arid caime fromt a aunit 1Tetsv, antd were dick eggs. c PRefore elo-inig these Nghly interesting rentarks, we beg to add tht Capt. -J n~'.e the counfectioniery nian, shot us with somef of his remarkable bomnb she!!s, fromt thec ef fects of which our friends will be glad to know we have entirely recovered. The damage done was very slight. I'. is no less I atr.intg thtan tru,e, that a strong miin can i walk without dialeuhv nithia hall doz:'n of~ these shells inside of htim, anid delicate la dies anid children are shot daily, antd say that they ex perience only pleasure. If omit readers are at all skeptical on this suijectr le' them vuiiCpt. leise's, anid try it shte:1,t and if the'y dont't acknowledge its the easiestv mode of shooting, and the nticr, we'll give up, C Antother decided pleasure too, was that tiLe rest anid refreshnment at minie host Got mn's Cohnnbia Hotel, was equal always to meet all the emiergenicies. Here was thei place for restoration after the jidinigs of eiLlher the morning or the whoie day. Good roomis, nie beds', attenutive waiitera, pleas ant officiala, ati faat but ntot least good fare. All these are certai'nly to be found at the Columbia, and if .ny one wantts : miore than these he's an un:'easonable fel low, iand don't kniow tother from- w!ehh. No doubt there will be many goitg down to th.e city in :.tterdatnce on the May C'on vecn:ion, and others,who will go to see whlat is goirng to be done, anid to all such we feel no bes:tation :n recommnend:ing the ab,ove ook-keeper, as well as - the proprietoi )are no pains to give the greatest amour f satisfaction in their power. One more small paragraph and we'll stor Dme time ago Mr. C. F. Jackson, dry good at, very pleasantly presented us with eat cravart, of which due notice was madc id thanks returned. So,we folks though im much was said about that cravat. W ,ked Mr. .h what he thought abont ii fell, said he, it wa< the neatest thing er si. y%ur local hits are elegant, at. > shon my appreci.,tion, please do me th mor to select another from among th est. We did0 s:. a-il we stand to day as ived in it, and all but the envious admi nit it add.< c:) pe- cent. to th.- elitor's al Daratice. We like Jackson, and we inten ) introduce him to aunt Bet-y, apd if w .:er get antu more duck egg4 and hate len he shall have one. And that reminds u< that just one mior aragraph must be added, for there is at ther Jackson, Dr. E. E., formerly of Nes erry. How he did hmnch us. lie is a nie !Ilow, and his crackers and sardines wer itto. Dr. J. does a nice business too, an eserves it, for he is one of the tost oblic Ig of Druggists and thoroughly practica e is cotsiderAble of an atmateur vegetr leist also, and goes in for big thing as me good, nid tot selfinh either, as can b) roved by his giving us a half dozen tome plants of huge variety, which, if we ar iccessful with, shall be heard from thi itinier. Long life to Dr. E. Talking about cravats and tomatops r( inds us that there is aother wee renar be iade, and all about Sulzbacher. 11 desperate on knives, and thinks no mor r ktiving an editor than he does of takin piece of Sweitzer cheese. lie is alway it, except when selling some of his beat ful jewelry and silver ware, of which It eeps a superb stock. And now we are at >Autely dune. A Splendil Oportunity-Shall w3 take it! We have time and again 'urged th cressity and importance of a fire en itse for this town, and we would b, ereliet in duty, did we not -ignin mak a effort in this direction. The tim ay have been when such a want wa ot felt, and when it was hnpracticabl ut not now. The increase in popula on, and business, and the increasei flue of real estate, together with th, creased liabilities for fire, which nec :t be mentioned here, make it necus try that some means of protection b, ad. More than a mnjority of the town the State are prepared in this way Id we very much donbt if there is an her town w%hich ranks in business im )rtance with Newberiv, nor one wher, roperty is so highly valued, and yet w -e without iny facility whatever ti g,ht a fire, and are liable to have ou ]sitness laces laid itn ashes at any mo ont, without the power to af52rd toa d which is so near at b.and. Oni ar mt visit to Coitnmhsia, we were told b iofficer of the Independent Company tat thirteen hundred dealars would lua te large E giute fortmerly' usedh by that omtpany, wiithu thte additihm of tre undr'ed feet of Hose, artd tha-t it wouh j ut in atpple pie order. This is les tatn a third of its original co,t, atm hen it is statcd that the engine is. >id one, rad one which has borne awa, rize after. prize, for capacity and powe Sthro' ing water, and is sold for ni ult, except to tmake room for a steamer will at onuce b,. seen that such a chane ill not soon present itself again. Wi; ir citizens accept this chance ? Hiov ion that amout could be raised hv int siduual subscription, not taking it >nsideratin the aid which the Counc in afford, and will gice, to furthcr s :cessary an end. The ohjections urge gainst a fire company for this townr imely', that there is no water, is simpi laurd. Four wells within reach of th asiness squatres could be easily dug ad of such size as would afford all th ater necessarv. And there is not an .her w;hl in thte tow~n which will no ford water sufficient to put a fire otut to'ld it occur in a private residene stant fromn the matin wells. That re: twill not do. We should have a fir gine. The money can be reaidil iised, and we have young tmen enoug > wotk one in splendidl style, and jw Ich mater ial as will take a pridei tunring wtith the muachiune. What sai te citizens? what s.ays the Council hall a tmecting be at once held ? or wi >rme gen tlemnani take round a subscrii on list, and at once see if the amour annot be raised ? And it shouldb one quickly, for the Inudependents wi 't have thue engitne now offered ver >ng oti hand. Since the atbove iw as put in type, wt re pleatscd to learn that a nutmber ur citizens have formed an organz: on atnd arppoinatvd :a conmmittee to c"t ider the nvs and means of establishin nt e.Z1ient fire departunent. Tuna ECLECTC MAG.tgNE.-The Eclect >r M:ay is otut. atnd certainty none of ti: tngazmncs of the month can cornpjarc ro athe number of etminent nuames nlu;t coti -ibute to its contents. Ia looking down Ui st ae find those of Mazzini, Cha~rles King, v. Professor Seeley (Antrtor of "Ec< onmo"). kohert Browning, W. hB. Carpei -r, F. RZ S , aund Jatmes Gireenwood ("Ti .maneur Casual": and the themeos thet -eat :re as vital and interesdtag as the at tor t. WVboever gets the Maty Eclectic, will 01 iin a fair idea of the kind of literatus -luich this sterling monthly presents toi atrons. lie will also obram 'a fiue portra , Steel of Pritnce Frederick Charles. Pubhished b-. E R Pelnon. 103 Fult treen, New York. Aerms $5 00 per yes ingle Copies 45 cents. Taa LmTL C.IRPonaL for May it an es ellenat number, full of pleasing ad ionrue re reading matter for boyts and girte, at ider people who have young hearts Term 1.50 a year. Send stamp tor specinm< nmbher and Premtumu List to John E. Mille 'ublisher, Ch icngo, I!l. Portland, Me., can boast of one smta rotnan if tno tmore. In order to save h ausbatud's taking the poor dlebtor's oat ii being in jail on a debt inu favor of: .licit liator dealer, she visited the salor rhere she purchased and drank a gla ifwhisker'. After she had paid1 for ti tguor sh: demnanded. with considerah, ire, thke release of her husbtanel, at .he crea.t-f.dien dealer- did so as an alte LOCAL. t - Divine service may be expected at St. Luke's Episcopal Church next Sunday moyn ing and evening. Our thank-v are due Mr. J. Woodruff, -clerk of the Senate, for a copy of the Acts and Res t olutions, in book form, and also for various e acts of courtesy and attention. To GLAZF SHIRTY.-To every quart of I starch add a tearpoonful of salt and one of 3 white soap, scraped fine. Boil the itarcb, (after adding hot water,) until you have it thick as you wish. MSIND r.-A plank in the railroad bridge Is giving way. We simply call attention to it, (our Induatriou- marshal maynot have seen it) knowing well enongh that it will be fixed before any one's horse hai its leg bro C ken. ALMOST A Fiae.-An alarm of fire was sounded on Monday nizht abnut nine e o'clock, caused by the exnlosion of a kero sene lamp in the store of Mr. Wi,keman. The flame was.promp:ly extinguished with e out serious damaie. SALE-DAY-passed off quietly. There were no saes of real estate, and comparatively but few people in from the country, an eyi - dence that they are hard at work. We saw a small congress in front of outr . sanctum, but didn't learn its ultimatum. The Ladies of the Methodist Churl twill give a Strawberry Festival with ice cream at e the Town Hall, next Friday night. Music will he provided and the young folks can en joy what they may bo pleased to term a "promenade concert." Price of admission 25 cents. : The report of a fire-arm, and the crashing of a bullet upon Dr. P. B. Ruff's fence Mon, day night, caused the ladies some alarm, es pecially in the absence of the Doctor. The careless explosion of shotted guns cannot be too seriously cen-ured. There is no telling C where a ball may or may not go. SENTExcED.-In the United States Circuit Court, held at Charleston, on the 27th ult., ten years imprisonment was given to A. M. Riser, ex-post-master of Newberry. We tin e derstand that he has been allowed the privi . lege of selecting his'abode, and that he will in consequence remain in jail in preference to going to the penitentiary. ani tbht it is probable he will be pardoned at the expira tion of twelve months. WIRE WALKING EXTRAORDiARY.-Prof Bond, who was formerly announced to walk the wire, but failed from indispoAition, which led a crowd of people, all along the 'ack streets, believing that they were badly' sold by an "April fool," went upon his slender thread, last Wednesday, an,1 performed seve ral wonderfully fTantastic tricks beforie high heaven", much to the amazement of the gazinz crowd ot- terra firma. Even John was surprised. -IsCtM -We regret to learn that on - the 2ti inst., a difficulty occurred at Frog Level, be:ween Mc-<srs. S. J. Hfiller and T- F. O Black, which has resulted - in the death' of the latter. The provocation we learn, was caused by Mr. Black's intru<ive and injuri ous manner. Mr. Hiller is said to be a -young man of a most quiet, ei'vil -nnd ge'ne res nature,'and we deeply sympatlyi.n with -him in that the fates have cause-I him to hit, brue his hads in human 'itood. Sounr .-We regrer that the f.ttes Xoine'pt ed with publication day, prevent either Sen ior, Junior or devil attending the xic nic at Bieaver Damr, given 6'y our Eini dri--lrospIh tab'e neigh6'ors-of Helena. Almnost any o$h, er day in the week than Tuesd.uy, ' we might 5 ghudly :avail ourselve-s of:irvitation to en joy an out'door feast, or ay othier kind of innocent and ugreeabre frolIc, l3ut not on -Tuesday, oor day of publication. Oar kind friends will please accept thanks for the pleasure intended. CLoTHING -The store of Messrs. Chiluds & Wiley, of Co?fanbia, (formerly Col. lloie's.) presents attractions irn the way ' of Clothing Iand Furnishing Goods for gents and youth<, claiming especial attention. Their stock ib i-ery large, and in such great variety, that all -tastes can be accommodated,while the prics arjit;sc as must please. Mr. Johnson, long known as an cxperienced clothier, in Columbia and to the country at large, we are Iplea<ed to state, is chief salesman at this establis.hmnn. Snon HIoCsE.-One of the most extensive Shoe houces in Columbia is that of Mr. A . ,Symthe, who.se card appcars in this week's Spaper. IHis stock is a very large one, and . embraces evecry variety of boo:s and shoes, tfor gentlemen, ladies, and children.. W take great pleasure in calling attention to it. 'So large in his business that Mr. Scmythe is Snowv having fitted up just below his preseni - location an elegant store room of ample Firn e and convenient arrangemert, wshich will soon be ready for opdning, of which imnportan bfact due notice will be given. - - E NWBaRT CONFERENcE S. C. SYNOD n-We learn -that a very large and deep'y In teresting Conference Meeting was held las SSabbath, at St. Luke's Church. The atnd ance of clerical and lay- delegates was alst Ivery large. "Christ's descent into bell' .formed the subject of the morning discoursi t by Rev. Mr. Smetrer, and we le'arn that I was most clearly and comprehensively por e trayed, and with imposing emphasis. Mir JT. D. Shirey, In the afternoon, enchaitned tht Y attention of his hearers with a touching dis course from the text-"There is now no con e demnationi," &c. Next meeting will be held at St. Andrew's near Columbia, on the 5th Sunday in July. The Union of the 4th Section of the Reed: gRiver Association', met with the Newberr) Baptist Church, April .28, 1871, John R Leavel, Moderator, and John D. Pitts, Clerk The introductory Sermon-was by Rev. T. H c pope. iSc,7ECTs oF Dt5cUssToN-"'The relativi importance of Home and Foreign Missions. eThe 1)iscussion was opened by Rev. A. W SLamar, and followed hy~-several interestini s pecChes5. "The best manner of conductinh e Sunday Schools," DiscussIon opened by Rev 3' Mr. Fatruow ini an able addrets, followed b. others. SThe meeting was an interesting one aund wi - hope good may have been accomplished. The interesting services were conclude< iwith an eus'ny by Mr. .John F. Spearman ni Subject-"'Mythology and Revelation." r.on Tbursdayv mnrning last the rem:rinr c Dr. David E. Ewart were conveyed from th depot by the M isonic fraternity to thei d final rest, 'mid kindred dust, in the peaceft bosoim of quiet Rosemont. No ceremonial r were Qbserved-the Masonic services havin been held when the body was first cousigne to its temporary tomb, at Charleston,i r ctober, 1831. The brethren simply and s :lently gave the body sepulture, and placin thereon a tribute of affection and an em bler n of the immortality of the sleeper, loft the sa n cred spot to the ministering voices of th 's spheres. eC Dr. Ewart's death was caused by congea le tion, in his 34th year, while :n Confe-deral aservice. He was a noble,hearted, litbera I- ob:rusive demeanOr. Is memory is eI !.jt:l : t !~ ~s ifourronl Tff SUPPER, TE LADIES, AND "JRX." -The supper, last Wednesday night, at the new ball, by the ladies of the Episcopal Church, although gotten up hastily, was sumptuous, elegnut and complete. Indeed, the most dainty epicurean, we think, bad no cause of complaint, neither to quality nor quantity. The tables stood up "manfully" (supported as they were, by the ladies, how could they do otherwise?) under pounis upon pounds of pigs, turkeys, geese, (certain we saw a goose-a gander rather) hacas, &c., &c., also aYalanches of strawberries and fountains of cream and mountains of cake (little vontfafs7deliciotts cake. G-e-e-many, didn't some chaps go for th3 mountains! The tables were also tastefully dressed, garnished and adorned bysMperb boaquets,and cornered and bordered by pretty, viv cious. nimble fingered matrons and maid-, whose spark ling eyes an-1 cheery voices lent an addition al splendor to the n!w and brilliant chande-. liers. which illuminate,I the scene soluminous ly. We saw a "bokay" which, if we have not been misinformed, was sold forty-five times -we saw it sold five times, ourself-and the purchasers thought the last "sell" the best . . . . And John ; well, we'll leave John awhile to his cream and crab and re turn to him presently. Seriously,we can't but admire the elasticity,euergy, nerve,verve and dash of the ladies. The supper wa gotten up in presto order, and, but for the rapidity of their movement and the cheapness of the dishes, the fair caterers would have realized a handsome sum; as it is they are quite sat isfed with the returns. We said that none could have had the temerity nor the au dacity to think twice or thrice the amount charged by the ladies for their sweet viands too -much; and we are sati.fed that the most brusque and crusty old epicure could have had filled for him the choicest course in a bill of fare. Even had he wanted green turtle soup, we believe, that in almost no time at all, the ladies would have "mocked" him so that he couldn't have told 'tother from which. But we are just here going to exercise the journalistic right of 'grumbling' a little : The ladies must keep in mind,hereafter, that the gentlemen don't move, like themselves with lightning-like rapidity-the prevailing fashion won't admit of it;and many were just beginning to find out, when the supper was over, what had been on the tapis. The idea of the ladies in trying to infuse or trans fuse, by sympathy or electrical affinity,some of their energy, and go,abeaditiveness into the gentlemen is certainly praiseworthy, but they must remember that the men have to stop and breathe! their pantaloons are far too tight; they can't move to the breach and breakfast table so fast as they. We beard one fellow despairingly say, "why didn't the ladies give us longer notice? Just like them,their heads, bless them,are so hrd;but then their hearts are soft, he interpolated, and they work for our especial comfort all the while." We began to expostulate with him for saying that the ladies beads were hard, and asked him what he meant by the severe remark. He said he could only say that their heads were hard or soft; there was no alternative-no middle ground of escape; and he was quite certain that they were not soft. He had never yet seon a soft headed woman; and no sooner does one make up her mind toa thing than it's un fait accompli, if barely possible as afl. That "when a wo man wills she will, you may depend on't, and when she won's she don't,and there's an end on't." And he also expressed the hope that the ladies would get up another "affatir" -ome time, and give hini'anud Harry and Bill a plenty of time to talk the m.tter over, and see if they cana't persuade somebody's loving little sisters to go with them-(.having no lorin- little sisters of their own)'-to the beau tiful booths and bowers, arbers and arcades, for strawberries and cream; and coffee and cakes, and for a promenade untder the flo wery festooned arches. Yes,Junto Was- there -double-Jointed. fortified,and fastened, and juadging from what we saw, as well as from what we didn't see, but were ts,-tl about by .John himself, we should judge that his tast ing apparatta-wa three-quyarters of a mile long, more or less;- overevery ineh of which almnost every luxury traveled. Speakingnau tic.tlly, for Johna is an old salt, when a natty little barque Is seen moving upon the waters like a thingof life,one exclaims,"what a trim, taut little craft;" and but for the trouble that might have arisen, we'd have been pleased for our local, who was absent in C'olurmbia, (possibly trying tore assemble the legislature for the purposo of changing his name to .John) to have seen John bending to his or's ters and deviled,crab, and heard the thoughts floating through his brain-the associationa of ideas-all about the dancing, created waves of' "the briny blue deep."oystcr beds and co ral reefs, sheep head, shark tails, and drum steaks, and the murmuring fuges of the tides J hn must have heard all this in his shell fish, and then imagined that he was once more fancy free upon the rollicking waves and rolling deeps of the "dark bin'- sea." In conclusion, we are satisfied that John: will agree with us that the entertaintment -was tit for the gods and that giants, and the sylphs and the stybils; and also in our doutbt as to whether melted sun<, moons, stars, comets, rainbows, auroras and the mil'ky-way thrown in could have shed a light more ravishing and seductive than that re flected from the ''orbs" which flashe~d and -sparkled on the pleasant occasion. ScArs. Vegetables are coming in and some few persons are growing saucy as they get fat When the blackberry crop is made there is no telling how they will act. On Monday night a flue season of rain fell, which will materially benefit the crops. The clap of thunder which accompanied it was terrific. Care is said to have killed a cat but it is not so; with but little care a man can ha'-, a house full, all alive, kicking, scratching, mew ing and caterwaaling. We have seven, and two dorga, and offer fie of the former as premiums to new subscribers.- They are beautics. Sabbath mornIng last we heard some one singing out on the street. His song was "balo," perhaps an abbreviation of halle lujah, at least we stopped till he came up to ascertain the fact. A man can sing in the street on Sunday if his song be orthodox. and we wished to see what stripe he be longed to. It was our young friend the Singer Machine agent just arrived. He was joyous of course and his "Hallo" was simply a call to us to stop. Its a breach of manners, boys and young metn, to stand round the church door, and talk, laugh. whistle and smoke till the minis ter stands up to open the service, and then troop In with heavy tramp. Its decidedly the ugliest thing next to keeping away from church altogether. A nd girls, did you know how ugly it is to talk and giggle aloud in church, not only before service commences, but many times during the service, you would quit the prac,. ~tice. No matter how pretty you may dress, how many gay ribbons you sport, or how l arge the abominable water-fall, such conduct makes you look ugly. Its positively shock ig. Little Frank's grandmamma was telling him the other day how good God was that he gives us everything we need, and made all the beau:lful things. "Not the lightbread, gra'ma,'' said Frank, turning up his tow head, "mammy"-the cook woman-"makes 'the lightbread." lie's the desperatest boy for lightbread we ever saw and the next best thing is crackers. We've shIngled bis.head ST. MauX, =a VvzwuQUIST.-Th, genuine ventriloquist, -:ho visited our city about three years ago, returns once more. He has just returned from his South Florad and Cuban tour; before visiting his Virgini home he proposes to visit his Western S. C. friends. When St. Maur last performed in our tows his entertainments met with unanimous ap preciation; in fact everybody remembers hi entertainments with pleasure. His perform. ances are rich in variety, and chaste in senti ment, and in every place he has visited he has been honored by the "elite," not only by the "bon ton" but by the scientific brain, as well as by those who laugh "as if they would laugh themseltes to death." Prof. St. Maur opens at the Town Hall om Wednesday Evening, May 3. To be compat ible with the financial status of the times the admission is only 25 cents. Tickets can be bought during the day at Chapman's Bool Store. ;19LE SOcIETt MEETING.-On Sabbatb night the Newberry District Bible Society held its annual meeting in the Methodisi Church. A large ald appreciative audienet were in attendance. The address by the Rev. Thompson Sloan, of Abbeville, was replete witr information, and a chaste and eloquent rhetorical effort. His reference tc the agency of the press, especially the steam printing press, in spreading the Bible abroad, was very elegant. Many acces sions to the Secretary's roll of membersbii were made on this interesting occasion, and a respectable amount added to the Treasurer', fund. A unanimous vote was given in the re-election of the old officers, viz: Col. R. Moorman, president, Rev. R. A. Mickle, vice president, and Mr. J. A. Chapman Secretary and Treasurer. As the minutes of the meeting will be published in our next issue, doubt less, we will make no fur.her mention of thc proceedings. WooD's HousHoLD MAGAZINE. -Most heartily do we welcome the May number of Wood's Household Magazine. We hardly recognized it as it entered our office in its new spring clothes; but while admiring the color and quality of its dress we were de lighted to discover that it adorned our old friend. The improvements which have fol. lowed thick and fast in this Magazine, show the enterprise and success of its publishers. The heavy paper is a great addition as well as the cover, and its typographical appear. ance is unsurpassed. Its contents are unexceptionable, and among its lists of contributors are some of the most noted writers of the day. We do not understand how Mr. Wood i- able to do so much for so little money-neverthelexs we are very glad to acknowledge his achieve, ments. The Magazine is furnished for the small sum of one dollar Specimen copy free. Address S. S. Wood & Co., Newburgb, N. Y. The French situation is fearful. The firing, May 1st, i. said to have exceeded anything heretofore known. Charlotte will soon have eleven railroads centreing at her doors. Baby clothes are said to be "bawl" dresses. COMMERCIAL. N2wDa#mR. May 2.-Cotton 13c. Nsw Yonx. May 1-7 P. M.-Cotton steady and demand fair. with sales oft.500 bales, at 141. BALTrMoRE, May 1.-Flour quiet and steady. Wheat firmer and active-prime to choice red 1.70 a 190. AUGUsTa, Mtay 1 -Cotton firm with fair de mand, at 13j for' Liverpool middling; sales 600 bales; receipts 17n. C'B,L.EsTOW. MIay 1.--Cotton quiet-middling 14: receipts 384 bales; sales 300; stock 17.121. Lzvaaroor,. 3May 1-Evening.-Cotton opened and closed dul-uplands 7); Orleans 7'. Having comme'nced businets at an inop% portune time--the close st' the husiness sea son-and finding it rather difficult, I have determin'td to close until the fall, and in the meantime continue the business of' painting. May 3 JAMES PACKER. "Woman, thy weapon is a glittering eye. If deatht lies in it, oh ! how sweet to die-" B'ut even this is not egnal to the exhilirating effect produced' by Sumter Bitter< on those who suffer from' nervous debility ad indi geetion. 3ray 3', 15-1t. PRoow Postrvv.-The immense sales of Sing er's Sewinv 3Machines is a proof positive of their merits. No family Inowing anything about them are willing to do without one. Anything in the way of sewing, plain or ornamental, can be done on them. andt a child with but little in struction can run them withi factlitv. The ma chinery is simple at'd not liahle to break or get out nf order. They have been known to keep in good running order for fifteen years with.mt need of repairs, which cannot 'be said of other macbines. 3Metsrs. Chick & Chick are the acents at Niewberry. tr. ja'r $1.000 REWARD WILL be paid by the proprietor of Dr. Pierce's Alt. Ext. or Golden Medical Discovery for a med icine that will equal it in curing all the di" eases for which it is recommendled In the cure of severe and lingering Coughs, Bron chitis and diseaees of the Itunga, it is without an equal. S.oldI by all druggists. May 3, 18-it. a@ ALASKA. WHERE ON this globe can we go hayond the omnipresent Yankee? Landing at Sitka, we had walk ec but a short distance into the town when w< reached the northern depot of Dr. Aver't medicine's In full display among the huts shanties and courts of these boreal tribes There the familiar, homelike names of hil Cherry Pectoral, Pills, &c., salute us fron the exterior and the interior of a store whicl shows more business than its neighbors and proves that these simple but sure reme dies are even more necessary to savage if< thtan to ourselves where they visit evera fireside.-Correspondent Alexand. Journal May 3, 18-it. 0'-POISONOUTS MEDI CINE. .-The theory that the virus of dii ease can be safely counteracted by doses c poison, ie false and dangerous. Within th !ast twcnty-five years, not less than a scor of virulent poisons have been addecd to th repos.itory of the mcdical profession. The are given in small doses, otherwise the would destroy life immnedia tely ; but eveni minute quantities, they produce, ultimately very disastrous effects. It is unwise atn unphilosophical to employ, as remediet powerful and insidious drugs, which,i subjagating one disease, sow the seedsc another still more untmanageable. None< these terrible muedicaments operates with, a much directness and certainty upon th causes of disease as Hostetter's Stonm ach Bitters, a tonic and corrective without a single deleterious ingredienti its composition. Arsenic and quinia at given for int.ermittent.s; bromide of pota siuma for nervous disorders ; strychnine an: prussic acid for general debility ; mercury,i various forms, for liver complaint ; preps rations of chloroform and opium for aleel lessness; and yet these deadly drugs do n< compare, as specifics for the diseases abos enumerated, with that wholesome vegets ble invigoraut and alterative, while they am all so pernicious that it is astonishiing as physician should take the responsibility pres'cribmng them. Let invalids, for the own sakes, try the Bitters before they r sort to the poisons. The rellef they w~ experience fro n a course of the harmle specific, will render a recourse to the u safe preparations rcferred to, quite u CHILDS & WILEY, COLUMBIA, S. 0. DEALERS IN READY MADE CLOTH,IN, GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS, TIE CELEBRATED STAR SHI-IRT, WALKING SUITS, DERBY SUITS, Fine Cassimere Pants., (black & fancy), BLACK DRESS SUITS, LINEN SUITS, Hats, Canes, Umbrellas. The LARGEST. the BEST and the CHEAPEST in the State. May 3, 18-3m. PAUL 3. L&LANE 3. P. LiZOUBSCLIERS. PAUL B. LALANE & C0., ATC TION, General Commission AND WHOLESALE GROCERS, 171 EAST BAY, CHARLESTON, S. C. CONSIGNMENTS SOLICITED. fzERrwcEs.-Messrs. Hart & Co.. McLay & ricf. Mers. Weagver & Mosees. Mr. J. Cot mii, F. .. R. berts, Discount Clerk, People's National L.tt k. May 3, 18-6&n. DR. E.E. JACKSONs DRUGGIST AND APOTHECARY, COLUMBIA, S. C., Keeps constantly on hand a choice and pure assortment of DRUGS, MEDICINES. CHEMICALS. PERFUMERIES. SOAPS, and Of all kinds. Vi-itors to the city are invited to exam. ine stock. May 3, 18-3m. AT COST. My entire stock of go>ds are offered at cost, for thirty days. Come to see n.e all you who wanl goods cheap. I intet.d to close out my entire stock of goods at low prices for cash. JOHN J. AMICK. My 3, 18-2r. S. FURMAN, ATTORNEY AT LAW AND TRIAL JUSTICE. OFFICE ON LAW RANGE. ( May 3, 18-ly. _______ d R.-vlSWANTED. f CnicoE s, EGG;3,~ d 1BUTTER, ALSO. Mar 31, 18--t. GERMAN Invaluable in Tethin.r, and Summier Comn- I plaints of Childreni. Cures DYSENTER Y, COLIC, And other Di<eases, incident to the period of Den-ition. Unlike the "Soothinr Syrurps," now so widely u-ed, this CORDIA L contains NO ANODYNE, Or other injurnous Drug. It is composed af the very best materials, and should be found in every Nursery. The best physi cians recomumend it. MI AUFACTU;RED, fY Dr. H. BAER, CIIARLESTON, S. C. g- For sale by MOTTE & TAR!RANT, Nea berry, S. C. May 3, 18-tf. DR. H. BAER, W IIOLESALE AND RETAIL DR UGGIST,1 NO. 131 MEETING STREET, CHA~RLESTON, S. C. May 3, 18-tf. Never Nauseate a Weak Stomach. The condition of a wak stomaich was never 'yet improved by catharric d.rugs. They *merely increase the irritation,. which it is eall-important to allay. There is no prepa tion in existence which so quickly a:.d cet-i tainly relieves nauaea a-s STarrant's Seltzer Aperient, ~fIts immediate effect is to soothe and refresh the uneasy organ. It arrests vomniiting or the dispoaition to vomit, at once, and car ries off without pain, through the intes Itines, the morbid emetic matter which is Sthe p-evocative of OnsPJa. A dose of the Aperieant will alw.sys effctu.dly "settle the tttmach' after a night's d.ssipation. - SCLL BY ALL D TrfT'UCTS FOR THE AT THE MAMMOT I BOOT, SHOE, AND TRUNK H. COLUMB I AM now recei"ing an. unefty tock of all the ver t bove line and at ASTONISI3GL1 LOW PRI I would respectfully call.the rny old friends and customer ot iand the adjoining Countie :o 4w 'tock which I oropo<e to sell at LOWEST CASif PRIGES, qd i it any point on the line of L.R At my -Own r' ALL > enr ro id will receive pript and ention. A. SM May 3, 18-tf. O. W. WIECKI iA G- E N1r YOL TH E CEL,EB'Ia. . RILWAUKIE LAGEL CORNER KING AND SOCIETY CHARLESTON, 8. C. lay 3, 18-lm. THE 017TON fTfATE Life Insurance Co GENERAL OFFICE AT MACON, GEORGIA. fnarauteed Capital, $5, )f which *l,00,000 is deposited, a ied by the Charter, with State - ies of G(eorgia; and $50,00M in South: int, under act 6f Legisl aturi* for the urity of policy4tders. The buqine.s of this strtedy Sonather lonae Conspany is confined by law to ' usurance alone. Policies issued on an the pproved mutual pluini.-. The Company has also adJfed thteTestlus yt.tenm (of divideidf foits 'other plims. 94) per cent. ohf profits. o dher'mtan tusiness divided atirruaMy- among aR- the aurnal Policy-holdets', withot exceptics. ne-thaird loan otir preniunts given WhM.s esired-the intzeresat to -be provided for by:. ae Company out of .h :divitidadli. NotS: >r pre*naiuaa. not requir4d. Where all caash.is paid pelic.ies say bei tne. clf-susis r~g g by the opS'. ats of dividemnds, .aiad .whpjre loans r.anted the cash payments do not i:.e Sin somea oth,er comapaies that gr.ant Non-paaruicipatinig -policies,- granted ~ reatly reduced riates.. Ample provisio)n aphifst ' forfeiture olicai in tlhe er pressed ferm.< of te rsi, and right.< of .pol'iey holders: 4-tihed in pe.ics. . . We oler the people of aheState the nantciatl seenatfry a's Northern Mqtgal tanicit,. the acennrtring 'pfemiums'of isuared, and i'n additiv: thereto a ollars annutally have lhher&d.bee. Jost be active cir-cula jot: of the South .in Pay. tent of premaiums in N.arthern Comptait n thre bene&ts thecre we can never slire gurd ternts, Let tie thetwaustain o'er .Ife entrpqie and the keep our 01one? uad te profits at notane. . OTFICE.RS AT SiaCOS,-GEORGILw VMt. B. JOhINSTON................FresffSt.. V3M. S. HOLT................Vice-Pred&st' ElO. S. OBEAR ..................... .Seeaf. OlIN W. B'RK E ..........General Asss. .F. McCA Y. ...........::'......Atr V. J. MA GILL...ur:erlateqdetet AeUsiU., DTIsoRT BOARD OF POLICY HoL.EE SoE - AND) SoUTII CAROL.INA.. Geineraul Richard H . And!erson. Sutnr,frasi lenat; Col. Jats. H . Rioe, Wintaboro'; Cha. Wa. Vallace, ('oluambia; Dr. Samn'et W. BookhUt, .airield: Col Juv. Farrow. Spartanbuig; Cel 3. W. Ball. Laurens; Col. J. G. Gibees, Cohn )ia; Capt. Samuel Stradley, GreetnvilleGS I1. Law, Yorkville; G;en. John D. ugaZ Jamden; J1 H. Kinard. Columbia;.Thee.U krervy, of Whi. C. Bee & Co., Charleston; NsJ tA. J. Shaw. Marion. &c. The Cotton states Comup.in isa Georgia anud South Ctarolina Entcerprise,-and -is now tully identified with the interest..Of OUr people. - . Thais State is ably repres'ented in th~e gena tral mainaeet by Sooath Carolina Direc tors 'LA A L & ABNJEY, Gen'eral Agents for North k64uth Carolin. Wig. J. LAVAr., Office: Colombia. S. C. 11. W. An avy, MI. D..of Edgefield. Jan. 4, '71, Iy ALL TO. HAND. OUR BEAUTIFLUL, ATTRAGTIrg.AMD extraordinary CHEAP STOOK 0r DRY 50(D s 'n store- and moving, muaingi roots. da4 for NEW ARRIVAlS, Whaich we will continae to. receiTeil through the seaea- . OUR SAMPLE BUP 14 a sucecess, and we are a G;oods over the enti:e agency. The most ca,4 buit see the.great a d: froma dealing with g e iahere everything i an re-hr sent and do SELL GO4 EES ANY HOUSE IN TI tive proof is, that we all the rest added tone proof. Thte people know cheapest, anad fi. the stran get great pubhlic. In buying,.'let them tho.se who know R. C. SIWE R & CO. Apr.. 12 1,5-lr. (COLflBIA, S. C, NOTICE. I4odore Chev'red is desildus of obtais ing work, i the town'of'N'wberry, or in the County, for himself and his wije. Ho is ana experienc~ed gardener, and-his,wife as ana excelleriin7'k aifd'Tadn'ees. - ile refers'to Dr:. O. B. Mayer;saud Mr. C. . J-eg.