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The cokatitution tr the T x Unlou_4 Praxivd and Recom meuded by the Tax-Payers' Convention. FELLOW-CITIZExN: The Executive Coinimitt.!e of the Tax-Payers' Con vention. in pursuance of the duty with which they were charged, herewith present to you a plan for the organiza tion of the Tax Unions throughout the State. The object of this organi zation isto put into effective operation all lawful means within our reach for the rt-establishment of an honest and economical administration of govern ment in South Carolina. The committee do not deem it ne cessary to argue with you upon the urgency of the occasion. or the neces sity of reform. The burdens to which we are subjected are greater than we can bear, and the proof ik to be found in the fact that the houses and lands of the proprietary class are being for feited to the State, in quantity and number without a parallel, from sheer inability to pay the taxes. There can be to stronger or more distressing proof of oppressio-i than the systematic confiscatiin by the government of the property of the citizen for non-pay ment of dues too excessive to be borne. Bat when the moneys, extorted from the people under color of law, are also systematically and shamelessly squan. dered, plundered and stolen, another and maore grievous wrong is added to the catologue of enormities, and the very acme of the most vulgar form of despotic rule is reached. Such go vernment forfeits all title. to the name, and is no better than organized spolia tion and robbery. It would be a slan der and a stigma upon you to suppose that you will suffer this state of things, so destructive and ignominious, to eoginue, without exhausting every possible human effort to put an end to it. Your history, your traditions and your personal manhood forbid it; there is no need of reasonir.g about it-if you be true toyourselves;,your instincts will all impel you in this direction: nor can you hope to redeem yourselves, without helping yourselves. Self-help will bring you all other help. We cannot believe that there are not good men enough of all parties in the State to rescue the government from the men that are bringing ruin and disgrace upon you, and to restore it to some thing of its former respectability. To this end activity, real ear st purpose, devotion to the cause thorough organization are necessary. The Tax Unious will furnish the form of organ ization, but you must breathe into it the breath of life, and make it a living, active, efficient and pervading instru 2nentality for good. Especially should our young men devote themselves to this work. The future, its hope and destinies, are all theirs.. If they do not try to shape it, there will be un told miseries in reserve for them-not only ruin, but shame and remorse, sur~e and p,erhaps too late. It is upon them that the blame will rest, for it is now their time to come to the front in this struggle under the law, as before they came to the front in the more dreadful issue of war. The same spirit and courage that stood them in stead then, will stand them in stead now. Their cause will enlist the sym pathies of all good men throughout the country. To put dishonesty to flight, to purge corruption, to rescue the good commonwealth fromi the hands of those who have made hei name a by-word and reproach every where, is a work. well worthy of an earniest, concerted and persevering ef fort; and if it be undeitaken in the proper spirit, and with a zeal and eDergy proportioned to the exigencies in which we are placed, it must and will be successful. In conclusion, we beg to commend to your earnest, sober and faithful consideration these words of wise, pa triotic counsel, from the address of their convention to the people of South Carolina: Let the honest and well meaning citizens, one by cone, be -brought into the Tax-Payars' Union. and made to work for the cause of good government, until the State is redeemed. The eclat that attends the clash of arms is wantiug t->such a struggle, but no cause can be more wor-tliy bf the earnest, faithful and pa tient labor of one -who loves his peo plc and his State. A triumph like this is not to lbe won by a single decisive battle, nor, it may be, by many toil somel campaigns, but patient. endur ing and honest work, sooner or later, will bring victory to your standards. No laurel wreaths may crown the victor's brow, but a ransomed and re deemed Carolina, a free, prosperous and happy people, will attest to future generations that, worthy of your an cestry, and true as they to duty and honor, you have taken up the fight in the darkest hour of adversity, and faithfully and successfully fought it out to victory. We conjure you, then, at once to organize, compact and work up the Tax-Payers' UTnion, until you anchor the State safe in the harbor of assured peace and prosperity. JAMES CHESN UT. Chairman Executive Committee Tax Payers' Couvention, in behalf of The constitution for the Tax Unions. ~Aiuinaly adopted, is as follows : 1. The object of the Tax Unions are the reductinn7 of tax'ation and the lhon est appropriation and expenditure of the public funds. 2. There shall be in each County as many Subordinate Tax Unions as may be deemed r:ecessary, but not less than one such Subordinate Union for each township or ward. There shall be one County Ta.x Union for each County and one State Tax Union fo,r the State }. Each Subordinate Tax Union shali have such name or designation as the members thereof may select, but e-ac-h County Union shall be designated by the name of tihe County, and the tate Union shall be styled "The Tfax Unimon of the State of South Caro Ii na." 4. All tax-payers in this State are eligible to membership of any one Subordinate Tax Union in the Couuty in which they live. 5.- Applications for membership mutb nd nwiing and addressed G. The Aiccis ,f each Subordinat ionui sh:l hb:: Pre~.idenit, a V'ice resident. a Secretarv. a Treasurei and Executive Comimittee of fiv< Sembers. including the President and Vice-Prtesident, who shall be menber. >f such committee e. oficio. 7 The Subordinate Unions shall 1*11i,111:1ur mInthly meetings. and shill have authority to hold special neetings as may be necessarY. 8. Each imember of a Subordinate Union shall pay to the Treasurer of such Union an initiation fee of fifty .cnts, and also such uniform per cent :ue, not exceeding two per cent.. of the iast tax laid upoa him for general St:Ite ald County purposes, as may be e:illed for by the Executive Committee of such Union, with the npproval of the Lnion ; and such per centage shall be declared and collected before the first d.y of September in each year. Th! County Unions shall consist of two delegates from each Subordi nate Union. with one delegate addi tional for every twenty members be yond twenty in each Subordinate Union. 10. The County Unions shall meet at the resp-ective Court Houses. on the first Monday in July, October, January and April, in each year, with authority to hold special meetings, upon the call of the Executive Committee of the County Union. 11. The officers of the * County Unions shall bE a President, a Vice President, a Seeretary and a Treasu rer, who shall be elected at the first meeting, and shall hold office until the first Monday in July in the ensuing year, and until their successors shall be elected and shall qualify. 12. The Executive Committee of the County Unions shall consist of the Chairman of the Executive Commit tees of the Subordinate Unions, who shall be ex officio members of the County Uniou, together with the Pre sident of the County Union, which County Executive Committee shall have power to elect its own officers. 13. The State Union shall consist of three delegates fron each County Union, and shall meet annually in Co lumbia, on the forth Tuesday in No vember, and at such other times and places as the State Executive Commit tee may appoint: Provided, That the first meeting of the State Union shall be held at such time as may be ap pointed by the Executive Committee of the Tax-Payers' Convention. 14. The officers of the State Union shall be a president, three Vice-Presi dents, a Secretary, a Treasurer, an Ex ecutive Committee and such other of ficers _s the Union may determine to appoint. 15. The State Executive Committee shall consist of two members from each Gongressional District, and the President of the State Union. The members of the State Union from the County Unions of the Counties comn posing each Congressio 'al District shall nominate the members of the State Executive Committee from that District. 16. *The State Executive Commnittee shall elect its own officers, and shall meet at such times and places as the Chairman. in his own discretion, or upon the written request of two memn bers of the committee, shall appoimt. 17. The actual expenses of each member of the State Executive Comn mittee, in attending mieetings of the conittee, shall be paid, upon the ordr of' the Chairman of the State Executive Committee, by the County Unions (If the Congressional District which he reoresents. 18. The State Executive Committee shall make such an assessment as they [think necessary, upon the County Unions, which assessment shall be in proportion to the amount of the last tax laid for general State and County purposes in each County, and shall not Iexceed 1U per cent. of the amount of such tax; and the Executive Cominnt tees of the -several County Unions, in order to meet such assessment and de fray their other expenses, shall make and collect an assessment, in like pro portion, upon the Subordinate Unions. 19. All funds received by the Trea surer of the State Union sall be depo sited by him, in his name as Treasurer, i a bunk to be designated by the Pre sident of the State Union, and no moey shall be drawn except upon the draft of the Treasurer, countersigued. by the Chairman of the State Execu tive Committee, notice of which pro vision shall be given to the bank which shall be designated as the place of de posit. 20. The State Executive Committee are authorized to pay the Treasurer, as compensation for his services, if they shall deem it necessary, a comn missiou not exceeding 11 per cent. on all money received by him, and 14 per cent. on all money paid out by 21. There shall be prepared, by each Subordinate Union, a full and correct rostr of such Union, giving the name and residence of each member, and also a record of the names of all the taxpayers within the township, ward or other district in which the said Union works. One copy of the ros ter and record shall be kept by the Secretary of the Subordinate Union, open for inspection of the members, and a duplicaite copy of such roster and record shall be sent to the Execu tive Committee of the Co:nity Union, who shall prepare therefrom a general roster and record for the County. A duplicate c op y of each County roster and reeord shall be forwarded by the County Executive Committee of the State Union, the secretary of which commnittee shall prepare there from a gener-al roster and record for the State. 22. This constitution may be amend ed by th Vote of two-thirds of the ICounty Unious, ijes to the ratifica of te State Union, subject to the rati fcat ion of two-thirds of the County Unions. JA MES CH ESNUT, Chairman Executive Committee. The Executive Coinunittee also una u~iously adopted the followimg reso !aioas ; R esolted, That thec delegations from the several Counties to the Tax-payers' Convention of 1874 be requested to --~c1c .. o,-. to the organization of Xf the Tax Unions it would be inexpe. lient, in our opinion, to re.asseible the present conveution, and that if it >e at any tien advisable to cill the -ax piyers of the State into convention .g1cain a 1ww body should be organized upon motion of the Union. Re.wdred, hat this coimittee, before zep)a r:ting, take grc-at pleasure in plae ing Upon record their appreciatiou of the ability, impartiality and dignity with which their Chairman, the Hon. Jas. Ch(snut. has presided over their deliberations. ---Nm& a Brief Me tions. The Kingstree Star has suspended publica tion. T. C. Andrews, ex-editor of the Un*.Ln Herald, has taken charge of the Orangehurg News. Paper barrels, said to be stronger than wood. are a manufacturer's novelty at Port Byron, New York. An appropriation of' $100.000 has been made by Congress for the improvement of Charle-ton harbor. Don Piatt says: "-Iimor is to a newspaper what a tail is to a kite-ver; a;surd, but very necessary to its ascension." The Medium says that Sunday is a great dty with A6beville people, as they ha.e theiPfortaues told on that day. It is estimated that the reduction of tte area planted in cotton this season throughcut Georgia amounti to 25 per cent. The Chester Reporter has changed hands. Messrs. J. C. Hardin and J. A. Buchanan now conduct it. Success to them. One farmer in Monmouth county, N. J., who has six acres in blackberries, sold last season fruit to the value of $3,000. Rev. Dr. Falsenthal, a learned Jewish rab bi, says that "a drunkard among the Jews is a very rare and very exceptional person." Brigham Young recently said to a meeting of Mormons: "I pray for our enemies, brethren, but I always pray that they may go to hell." The factory girls of Lowell, Mass., tur-. out 739 miles of paper collars per month, and weep to think of the countless young men whose necks they will-embrace. "Oh, ma! ma! Johnny's got the urn and is spilling pa's ashes over the floor!" "Ob, what a naughty Johnny! Get the feather duster and sweep your poor father right up!" Scott County, Minnesota, contains an ex tensive Limburger cheese factory. The c6eese is declared to be "ripe" when a piece the size of a bean will drive a dog out of a tanyard. Dr. Parker, of Abbeville, while crossing a river, was engulfed by 'the quicksands and came near losing his life. Water and sand covered the horse to his neck, and only by the greatest exertions was an escape made. Richard Bewley, a colored man in Georgia, now in his 115th year, cuts his own wood, and raised last year nearly a hundred dollars worth of tobacco, besides his ":ruck patch," and much volun--ry labor about the farm. An accident occn -ed June 22 on the New Yok Cent:al, near St. Johnsville, N. Y. The freight trains collided. killed 21 men and in jring several others. One of the killed was P~eter Gregon. The name of tihe others un known. Raleigh News: The annual re-union of the associated veterans of~ the Mexican war will be held in Raleigh on Jaly 4, 1874, andi not at Asheville, as at first proposed. This ehnge has been found expedient after ma ture deliberation. John Mangum and his mule were killed by I lightning in the upper part of Kershaw ounty. Fearing some accident had befalhlen him, in his protracted absence, his mother aused a search to be made. Hie was found ead in the road beside his mule.t Mrs. Audubon, widow of the cekbratedI aturalist, died at Kellysville, K.,last-week. aged eigh ty-eight. She was a lady of unu mal attainments, and was the constant comn ranion of her husband, in his labors and travels, and-visited the principal courts of Europe in his company. Mr. D). T. Barr, of this County, shipped . eight crates of peaches, from his "never fail hig" orchard, onl the 16th instant to the harleston market. He has also been ship ping apples for several weeks past. We 1 think Lexington,if it is called a "State," will stand along side of the first of the season in the fruit line thisycar.-Lexingtonl Dispatch. Gen. H. P Bee, a native of South Carcli na, is now a rcaident of the State of Durango, exico, where he has a fine cotton plantation,s wi:h prospects of making this seatson a good rop. Geni. Bee resided in Texas for many I years b,etore the war. He was a brother of t3en. B3arnard E. Bee, whp was kilk.d at the . first Manassas. A young boy in A thol. Mass., is exciting o Jitte interes and speculation among the physicians by displaying an irresistible pro-t pensity to eat himself up. He has pursued this habit with such fatal persistency during the four years of his life as to reduce all the fingers of both hands to raw and bleeding tmps, while of the thumb of the left hand nothing whatever remains. t It may interest the "champion baggage j masher" to learn that a New Yorker, who last season had $200 worth of trunks de- c stroyd, has had tive new ones made to order nd supplied with compartments containing five pouuds each of nitro-glycerine. He pro- y oses to travel from Maine to Texas, cover ig all th,e watering p>laces, and will have a a oroner along to hold inquests on the vie We are informed by a friend who visited t the plantation of Col. Nathan McDaniel. on Thursday,in Jones County, between TrentonC nd Kinston, that upon that plantation was a about forty acres of cotton, much of which was two feet high, and over one hundred fl and forty acres of coj.a which was from four to six feet high. This, we think, is f4tllyf equal to any in this section of couti.. [Republic-Courier, Ne wherne, N. C. ECLECTIC MAGAZIE.-Tlhe July number of the Eelectic begins a new volume and of- P fers a favorable chance for new subscrip- d tions to one of the most instructive and en tertaining of American periodicals. No - magazine succeeds better than the Eclectic in combining matters of eurrent interest with genuine "food for tnought;" and none is bet- Ii ter adapted to elevate the standard of family. reading, which is so often deplorably and it hurtfully low. The contents of the present number, be sides a portrait and biographical sketch of a CHARLES O'CoxNoR, the fataots lawyer are: Authors and Publishers; Artifieial al Memory ; Impressions of Iceland; The Reply g, of Achilles to. the Envoys of Agamemnou, y Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone; Strange Marine Animals; Laid at Rest; A Ride trouth the Baz. ar at Yarkund; Dante: II., his Writings; An Afternoon with old V~ol ues; A Knight of Rhineland; The Story of , Yorkshire Blacksmith; Some Ideas about ( the Moon; Sex in M:nd and Educa:ion, by (rs.lizbeth Garrett Anderson,M.D.; Life or '1 Death? There are gdgitional chapters of Far h from the Madding Crowd, by the aigthor of A Pair of Blue Eyes," etc., and the Ed- ti toral departments are as full and interesting and various as usual.I Published by E. R. Pelton, 108 Fulton Street, New York. Terms, $5 a year; two opies, 89. Single number, 45 cents. DEATH OF MR. HIRAM BARTLETT. -The many friends of this gentleman ' vill reg.ret to learn that he died at his o home at Bath, Long Island, on the 0th ch- c Mr. Bartlett was a ruerchant in Charkton for over thirty years. Du ing and several years after the war he d rdie nNwer. lewsa s teidbe intNewbean and was an eure ei itatle gnesmani admie wilre sreb chiat th nesifceis reiet ill Nber eived J?withsicee rget nNebr Fy-EPLgre acqueined. ihphso loEca chEmitrLaE nawarned wth quanSit TUS. F. GRENEKER, EDITOR. IRA 1B. JONES, ASSISTANT EDITOR. NEWBERRY, S. C. WEDNESDAY, JULY 1, 1874 A P1A'ER FOR TIlE PEOPLE. The* Henrtll is in the hi:thest respet a Fam ly N-wspaper. clvoted to tIC 11ateiald in eltStS Of the people of this County and thE 3tate. It circulatos extensively. anI as al Advertisin.- u:w<ium offers unrivalled ad vantages. For Terms, see first page. The "Bachinan Chair." We are pleased to notice that at .,oqrt is being made to endow a pro Essorship in Newberry College to b( known as the "Bachinan Chair." W b.ope that it will succeed. The Luth ran Vi 'or states that the Soutt Daroliina Syuod is deeply in earnes md determined to succeed. The Statesville Landmark. We find among our exchanges thic meek No. 1 of the "Landmark" pub ished at Statesville, N. C., and editec )y John B. Hussey, Esq., lately o Jhe Piedmont Press. The typographi al appearance of the Landmark i pleasing, while the editorial make-ni s just what the outspoken democraci .eed and will appreciate. Mr Husse3 : a fearless and clever writer, and he irings to his new paper a ripe experi mce. Success to its enterprising edi or and a long life to the Landmark What Joseph Said. On the authority of the Lexingtor Dispatch, welearn that Representativ Toseph Crews said in the Governor'f >ffice a few days ago: "This thievino id rascality must be stopped, it ha >eeu going on long enough. We musl iave honest men and honest meas. res." Uncle Joe's head is level, and we trust that he will exercise all hit tbility and wisdom in helping the fork of reform which he sees is s( iecessary. There is no trouble ii indinst the guilty ones, but it requiret ~hrewdness and determiz;ttion to bring hem before at.. honest public that hey may meet their just rewaird. Mr. rews can do his country good servict n this. ddress...Constitutionl for Tax Unions. We publish this week the Address f the Chairman of the Excutive Joiuttee of the Tax Payers' Con. ~ention to the people of the State, and he Constitution for the. Tax Unions. oth of these papers were deliberated eriusly and long; and senm to be fre( rom~ objectionable features, and W( re pleased to sec that politics form ne >art of them. The objects arc the re luetion of taxation and the honest .ppropritionl and expenditures of the >ubic funds. It is hardly necessary o recapitulate the features generally, ach and every requiremuent is plainly tated and classified, and we therefore imply present it and urge upon the ~eope to read carefully and act prompt y. Tihe time, it will be seeni, is short, .d it behooves quick, decided and mited action, if ny good is expected o be accomplished. The Civil Rights Bill. A late vote in the House to take up he ivil rights bill failed by a vote of 40 to 91. It.is said forty Republi ans dodged the vote and eleven voted traight against it. It is not likely et then to become a law, and had it ot been left as a legacy by Sumner, twould hardly perhaps have passed bus far. As a weapon in the bands f the carpet-bagger it will not be llowed to rust, we may be assured, and ich mischievous mischief will result om it. but further than as an elee oneeig means la its presents status e scarcely think it will go. The op ositionl to a measure so fraught with anger is growing stronger each day -sensible, honest Republicans recog ize that danger, and therein is there ope. Surely there is wisdom enough i Congress to see that such a mecas re is unnecessary, that the colored ian has equal rights under the law, ad that further it were folly to imia inc he can go. College Commencements. The Commencement exercises of the ~renvile High School took place on ucsday last. The occasion is said to ave been quite interesting. We ni e among the addresses one by J1. K. . Goggans, of Newberry. which elicit praise-subject, "The True End ~of iowldge." In the evening the ommecement Exercises of the Fe bale College took place, under pleas t circumlstauices. Wofford College Commencement imne off on the 23rd, Gen. A, C. ~arlington delivering~ an eloquent ad res on "American Constitfitional Lib ty-Its Guarantees and its Dangers" efore the two Societies. His address highly spoken of. Mr. Chas. Petty as first honor man. We have been favored with a copy 4. teSalem RaTietiser whih gives a .I-ssrs. Perry & Slawsoo, 1ro:rie tOrs of the Indian Girl Segar Store, s iy that the iext Governor for the devoted State of South Carolina is to b imported from Africa. We advise th.se gentle!mwen to be very careful h-w they circulate such reprts. Would the situation be any worse ? Close of the Session. Congress adjourned on the 23rd of June, after passing sundry bills of appropriation-- ihtee thousand dol Iars for the improvement of the Charles ton harbor, $100.000 for the Charles to! Custom House, $156,000, for the Courthouse at Columbia, 160,000 for the lighthouse on Morris Island, and 82*.000 for the lighthouse on Hunt ing Island. In the Ilouse the confercuce report on the sui dry civil appropriation bill - was agreed to; also on the river and harbor bil; also on the postoffice ap propriation bill. The latter fixed the postage on daily and weekly newspa pers at two cents a pound, and ou magazines, &c., at three cents ; public documents, ten cents a volume. every thing prepaid. The bill to remove the political disabilities of Robert Tansill and Marcellus Christian. of Virginia, passed. The Senate passed a bill to remove the political disabilities of E. L. Win der, L. L. Lomax and Gco. E. PicKet, of Virginia; Sichard T. Alphon, J. W. Bennett, A. S. Taylor and G. W. Hollins, of Maryland; Hardin G. Stone and Jos. Wheeler, of Alabama. The appropriation for the flooded districts of the Southwest was reduced to four hundred thousand dollars. By unanimous consent the Scuate bill re moving the political disabilities of James T- Pugh, of Alabama, was, on motion of Caldwell, of Alab3na,'pass ed. This was the last legislative act of the session. The new tariff bill failed. The Civil Rights Bill is at rest for the present at least. DUE WEST, S. C., June 29th, 1874. DEAR HERALD : You perceive by the caption tha.t the subscriber of this letter is now in the delightful and hos pitable little town of 'Due West, name to him suggestive of the most pleasing recollections of his life. be cause the last of his college days were spent here. Leaving Newberry Sat urday morning, after a hut, tiresoure and noisy ride of four hours, we ar rived at Donnald's, where taking a carriage we were soon landed at this place, after a further ride of four miles Along the Railroad from Newberry to Donuald's, we took occasion to ob serve the condition of the corn and cotton crops, both of which, consider inu the late start they received. seemied to us to promise a bounti ful yield if the seasons from now on are favorable. With few exceptions the stand is good, the color healthy, and the cultivation clean and careful; and in some places, especially in the neighborhood of Ninety Six and Greenwood, we were struck with the fine appearance of many fields both of corn and cotton. Around Due West, so far as we have been able to see, tin prospects are also favorable. The need of rain, however, is beginning to be felt. Yesterday, Sunday, was a very in terestig and enjoyable day to the people in and around this place. In the'morning, Rev. H. W. Kuhns, of Newberry, preached the baccalaureate sermon to the graduating classes of Irwin and Erskine Colleges of this pl)ace, in the presence of a very large congregation. The text which he se lected as the basis of his address, is the first clause of the 28th verse of the 12th chapter of Proverbs, viz: "In the way of righteousness is life." His theme was, What is real life ? He first showed real life as opposed to a fictitious life; next as opposed to dream life ; then as opposed to an i aginary life; then as opposed to a life of idleness, and concluded by urging upon the classes the duty of following the way of righteousness wh-erein is real life,~not only in this-world, but as preparatory for an endless life in the world to come. We have not the time to further analyze. Suffie it to say, that the entire audience, eminent ly capable of judging merit, listened to the sermon throughout with eager and appreciative attention, though its delivery occupied an hour and a qjuar ter. Replete as it was with apt illus trations, beautiful figures, pleasing* language and practical truths, it was well calculated to excite and retain interest. We think we express the opinion of Rev. Kuhn's audience when we say that the baccalaureate sermon by him yesterday was in all respects a sucess. In the afternoon, Dr. J. P. Smelt zer, of WValhalla, by invitation preach ed an excellent and well received ser mon on the text, "I would not live alway." At night, Rev. A. Ranson, of Hun tersville, 'N. C.. preached to the stu dets of the I)j.e West Theological Semnar:y, aj most able and logical ser mon on the Evidences of Christianity, his text being the 21st, 22d and 23d verses of the 1st chapter of 1st Corin thians. Not a great many visitors have as yet arrived to attend the Commence ment Exercises of the two Colleges this week, it being early. This after noon and to-morrow, however, they will flock in in large numbers. The examination in the Female College is now over, and the young ladjteshave passed through with credit to themselves and satisfaction to their teachers. The examination in the Male College will be resumed this morning, and will continue through to-morrow. To-night the Sophomores will hold fortly in the pi.blic h~al1. rp~ t f an interesting FOR Tue 1IERALD. PROSPERITY, S. C., June 27, 1874. DEAU I1Ei.D: Again att !)oIw. WC will tIrI and interest voar re:rlers for a short time. We1 have nothing to say for Pros)ority, not having had time S:nee our arriv: !bi.s niornin to look1 up itemi, blut will give Vol an accounit of our trip to W:lhalla to attend the Comn1In ceient exercises of NEWIERY COLLEGE. We left. Prosperity early 'luesday morning, and, after a pleasant ride in a buggy. reathed Helena, where we embarked on the G. & C. R. R. Her( we met Revs. J. A. Siigli an- H-. W Kuhns. both on their way to Walhalla. Soon after we were introduced to q young gentleman from Newberry, who, as we soon found out, could not tell n preacher by his clothes. We traveled or pleasantly, passing away the long stopc by hunting blackberries. At length w( reached Walhalla. Having caten : hearty supper at Dr. Smeltzer's, wher we were lodged, we proceeded to thE Church where the 0CONTEST FOR THE MEDAL would come off. There were five com petitors, and nobly did they contend. For about two and a half hours were we entertained by the speakers and mu sie, nor did any one seem to be tired. After the audience were dismissed the committee decided in favor of Mr. F. B. Doyle, of Oconee. We believe they but echoed the opinion of all present. All did well. At 10 o'clock on Wednesday, the Lit: erarr Socioties were addressed by the wide-awake, irrepressible editor of the Abbeville Medium, ROBERT M. HEMPHILL. ESQ. It was replete with wisdom and elo quence, and well delivered, and -drew from all the highest praise. We no ticed that the speaker did not feel as easy before such an array of intelligence and beauty as he evidently does <n his tripod. At night the LITERARY CONTEST between the two Societies connected with the College caie off. For once again in the history of the world were the white and red roses arrayed against each other. They fought like brave men long and well, though we cannot say that any one hit the dust. This w think was the best exhibition of the week. We allude to the exercises ol the students. Each speaker seemed to feel that he must sustain the honor o his Society,. and we cannot think it could have been placed in better hands. Particularly worthy of notice was the speech of Mr. C. W. Moore, of Ander son. He showed clear-ly that The Times do not Maike the Man, but vice versa. Thursday morning the .JUNIOR EXHIRITION took place. In this class we fitnd Messrs. L. E. Busby, of Nedber-ry, G. D). HIalti wanger, of Edgefield, J. B. O'N. Hollo way, of Newberry, and C. W. Moore, 01 Ander-son. Their efforts showed that great pains had been taken with their training, and that the class had applied itself-closely-. We expect much of them when they shall gr-aduiate. Afterward came thec presentatio)n of the Medal for Oratory and other prizes, which was well doin. by Rev. H. W. Kuhns. The President thien announced that the degree of D.D. had been conferred on Revs. J1. I. Bonner. of D)ue West, and W. S. Bow man andl L. Muller-, of Charleston; and the degree of A. M.. on Messrs. 0. L. Schumpert, .J. A. Sligh. G. A. Hough and W. Muller, of South Carolina, Rev. J7. Hawkins. of WVest Virginia, and Rev. J1. S. Ehmore, of Georgia. Neairly all of those on whom the dlegree of A. M. was conferred had been at some time connected with the College. The Board of Trustees elected Rev. G. W. Holland as Professor of Lan guages. He is fully competent to fill the place assigned him, and we have little doubt of his acceptance. All the exercises were largely attend ed, indeed ther-e was a lar-ger- attend ance than at any previous commence ment. On the whole we feel that the institution is in a prosperouis condition. True the struggle is not yet over. The friends of the institution must watch, work and pray for her, and her success 1s Sur-e. We reached home this morning safe and sound, thanks to a kind Providence. Found the road in good fix except a ditch across the way from Prosperity to Mr. Geo. Brown's. Hope the town fa thiers will look after. We (10 not want our- new huggy broken. Sond a com mittee of one or two to fix it. Weather warm and dlry. Farmers want rain. Crops generally pretty good. A good deal of fever about Prosperity. PHI. P. S.-We forgot to notice the speech of Mr. E. A. Wingard, who addressed the alumni of the institution. We were deprived of the p)leasuire of hearing it, though was told by those who did that it was very good. PHI. FOR THE HERALD. COLLMBu, S. C., June 27, 1874. ME~SSRS. EDITORS.-Items are scarce in the city just at this time. Eveijthing is at a stand-still. Merchants have plenty of time to rest now. Just one week ago, Mr. R. C. Shiver, the ente. prising dry goods man of Columbia, died. He had been lingering for months with a slow but sure disease-consump tion. The fur,erail services were per formed by Rev. J. K. Mendenhall, pas tor of the Baptist Church, formerly of Newberry, S. C. T1he procession that aacomnpaniedl his remains to El mwood Cemetery numbered more than forty car iages. The cemetery is beautifully laid out and is handsomely decorated with quite a yvrety of trees and shvabbery. There are also many fine monuments in it, sonme of which are really grand.' 'Ihe streets are very dry and dusty. Rain is much needed to revive the gar dens. The prospects for a fine crop are lattering so far as we can learn. It is greatly needed, as the farmers of the South need encouragement. The po litical campaign is about to open. Thle ~'ing" are busy riding atourd in ele gant carriages, drawn by the finest orses. It is to be hgoped that the state of afhdirs will change wvith the coming election, and change for the better. We visited the Insane Asylum a few days ago. We were much gratified to ee that it was so neatly kept. Every Ward was perfectly clean, and all the iorites werQ so well avr.anged, that th~ lnnkpti ~ thiou~h no one ever ocen play :1 piece on the piano, se conselt 1d,:uid plyed a most beautifil piece. She touched the keys so softly, and gave the pe c 1uch m1cra.Choly (emipliais, that it was ..11v twichigll(. Ilere arc about 1o in lhe Female Asylum. and 125 in the Mal,. They ire pittilg an addition to the Male Asylum which will add greatly to the appearanee of the hlding. It. will he many vears before the entire plan of the building can be carried out. The South wing, which' is lumw being plt ip, will be Completed uring the Siummer. Tie water ill te vard is the best we have tasted i' the eitv. It is so clear and cool. The well is so :1arranged that there is always a large- %%-sol of nive fre.4h wateraai h!e to the inniates. We cannot be too thankful to God for the bli-ssing of a sound mind. No one knows how to fu-lly appreciate a1 sounid m Ind,util af ter visiting so m-:ny unfoi tanato indi Viduals, hereft of reason. and as help less as babes. Oh. how devoutly should we pray that our reason never be de throned. There was a little fire in the extreme southern portion of the city a few eve. nings ago. It was only an old house, and we think perhaps it caught fire so thatl"the boys" could try the large, new citybell, which was mdunted in the cupola of the City Hall a few days be fore. It was truly' alarmning to hecar it peal out in thunder tones the alarm. We think its capacily was pretty well tested, and general satisfaction has been expressed. We hope the clock will soon be ptit up and the time indicated. We were yoing to give you an article on pic-nics a few7 weeks ago, but were a little lazy. btsv and negligent. There were school pic-nics, Sunday School pi. - nics, fraternity pie-nics, military pic nies, sewing machine pic-nics and pie nics generally. In fact it was a jubilee season of pic-nies. We attended but one, enjoyed ourselves very much. Saw enough lemonade to float a ship, (if it had been little enough.) Everything nice, and in the greatest abundance. The Sunday - School children enjoyed the occasion very much. It was intended for them and they made the most of it; playing croquet and such little innocent games. We can write no more, as our time is 4 out. space occupied and pencil needs trimming. Yours very much, ZULA. FOR THE HERALD. Mr.ssus. EnTo'S: Observer was too hard on Young Am lica. We will see what he is going to do for his country. I We noticed in the newspapers that Tax Payers' Conventions. and Tax Payers' Unions are being agitated; and there they will end. We, as a people, are as great grumblers as were the children of Israel in their journeyings through the wilderness; are gassy; talk too much; andl there the business ends. We are like "a man of words and not of deeds." If 1ail Roads could be built by talking, taxes could be lessened by talking, and money could be ma~de by talking, we would beC the happliest and most pros perous p)eop)le on the globe. We comn plain of the condition of our country; yet, there is nothing done to ameliorate1 her condition except talk. The Legis lature foreseeing the need of more mon ey to run the machine, that is, the last assessment of Real Estate which was for five years, was not enough, when only two years of the five had expired, she must of necessity raise the taxes igher; we are called upon to rendler in our property; we go, atnd, uponi our oaths, make our returns, it does not ( amount to enough for all filehing pur- a poses; so, three or four men are ap- 5 pointed to raise the assessment; they meet, and, in (leeds, if not in words, say . that the tax payers5 have sworn a lie; anid we submit, except murmuring. This is owing to our early training. We were taught to obey our superiors, s and we think it is right. We yield, not b from a sense of justice or duty, but of t necessity, to their frauds and usur.pa- I tions. While our olaservation is. that, t from the chief officer of the State down . through the accumulated catalogue to ( the pettiest County officer, they are great peculators, and are beyond the U reach of law, or rather protected' by it, with few exceptions. Now, you who i came here from other States with empty pockets and have filled themi, we do not say how, would do well to remember e that Young America will soon occupy p the p)lace that we.now do; and ais h3 ti knows no superior, he will assert and nmaintain his inalienable rights, that b Carolinians ought to rule Carolina, and ' 'hat taxation and representation are in- tl sep)arable constituents to a well regula ted government, He will pay a rea- 6 sonable amount of taxes for the support ~ of the gov'ernment; but none for p)rivate purposes. .He will see that an office r will not shield a main from punishment ~ when justice demands it. He wvill see that the lawvs are just and equitable, and c that they are clearly expounded and ju- 1 diciously executedl, Come on Young America, we very much need you. OBSEltVER. NVew #' .}1iiscellaneous. Sale of ilousehold and Kitch-. en Furniture. During thie next two weeks, I will offer, N at private sale, at tny res'dence, several valuable articles of HIOUSEHIOLD and KITCHEN FURNIT URtE. Persons desircus of purchasing, will do well to avail thein, A selves of this qpportunity. July 1, 26-1t. * R. A. MICK LE. National Bank of Newberry. The Board of Directors of this Bank have declared a senmi-muuial dividend of five per cent. on the Capita'l Stock, payable ~to. Shtareholders on atnd after 1st .July instan' . *JNO. .B. CAMUW1LE, July 1st, 1874-2&-lt. Cashier, FOURTafOF JULY." N Saturday, 4th instant, being a legal-bhi Alay, the National Bank of Newberry will be losed on that day. All paper falling due on the 4th, or on Sunday, the 5th, must be paid on the 3d instant. A: JNO. B. CARWILE, *July 1, 26-it. Cashier. fo pC -NOTICE.. The undersignad have this day associated themselves together in the practice of' Law, mduer the name and firm of POPE, POPE & FAllt, with their otlice at Newb.-rry C. Ii., S. 0. They will practice in all the Courts of the S:ate, and in the Ceurts of M he United States. e Y. J. POPE,M SAMPSON POPE JOHN S. FAIR. ._ June 16th, 1873-26-4t. SPARTANG & UNlQN RAILl ROAD, The following Pasger Schedule wiU be ape rae a a ar atnayne Lnn 1874: .Xe X .WiseeUaneouS. ESTABLSHEO 1857. Takes pleasutre iiniforig the pullic of ewberrv, that he is constantly niaking easonable 1DDITIONS T0 HIIS. STOCK Olt His stock is large and varied, in the hress anid lanq Depabeioot,,I As well as in G-ROCERIES, CLOTHING, HATS, BOOTS, SHOES, BLANKETS, HEAVY WOOLENS, &c. iORT PROFITS FOR QUICK SALES AND SATISFACTION GUARANTEED. GRANITEVILLE bhirtings, . Sheetings And Drills, ro Merchants at Man ufacturer's Prices. The Highest Market Price Paid for Cotton or other ,ountry Produce. Mv. . FOOT. July 1, 26-tf. NOTICE. On the 22d day of July next, I present ay accounts and vouchers as Guardian of Vm. H. Lane to the Hon. J. U. Leahy, udge of Probate, for final settlement, and sk to be discharged from further guardian hip of said ward. JAMES J. LANE. June 27, 26-3t. Guardian. .imscellaneous. L. R. MARSH ALL, Thankful for the liberal patronage bestowed on hinm, rould still remind the pub ic that his ICE CREAM SA LOON is open from 10 a. m. o 10 p. m. Everything neat inid nice. Cream made to suit ;he taste of the most fastidious, id furnished by the saucer, juart or gallon.' June 21, 25-If. Tournament. Remember the Grand Tournament that is a take place at Newberry, August 7th.. 'hose wishing to-ride will findi the articles at ~at. Speck's Jewelr-y store. Dr. S. F. Fant's d Thos. F. Harmon's. The Ladies are re pectfully invited to attend. J. R. HUNTER. June 24, 25-3t. TAX NOTICE.. Pursuant to the Act of the General As embly, approved March 19, A. D. 1874, I ereby notify the Tax Payers of this Coun , that I shalt be at my office from July st, to August 20th, 1874, to receive re irs from each and all persons liable to ny tax on Lands, Buildings, Horses, Mules, attle, etc., embracing evcry kind of Real nd Personal Property liable to taxation nder the laws of this State, and in the pos ssion of any owner, agent, factor, admin trat or, guardian, trustee or receiver, on uly 1st, 1874. Persons f.tiling to make their returns ithin the time specified by law, will be barged with the same valuation of their roperty as in 1873, with a penalty added 1ereto of 50 per cent. No returns n ill be received except on the lanka now prepare.d and at mny office, here any onae desir'ng can obtain such as iey may require on demand. All assessments will be maade at mny of ce at the Court House, and no returns will e takcn by any one, except at said office. All Tax Payers are invited to make their ~turns at as early a date as possible, and 'e the addition of the 50 per cont, pen 'he office will be positively closed for re iviag the returns on the 20th August, 374. lR. E. WILLIAMS, County Auditor. Newberry C. H., S. C., June 23, 1874. 25- 3t. ROUND TRIP EXCURSION TICKETS, TO ALL P'ROMINENT. 1RTHERN SUMMER RESORTS, taitic Coast and Midlandl Lines. These lines have on sale at their offices Mcoua, Atlanta, Augusta, Charleston, .vanah, Columbia and Wilmington, the ost attractive line of ROUND TRIP EX- ] JRSION TICKETS NORTH ever present t to the Southern Public, embracing agara Falls, Bedford Springs, Saratoga, Minnequa Sprangs, Newport, Watkins Glenn, Lon- Branch,s -. i alston Sprigs Montreal, Quebec, J d all other prominent points. For Price Lists, Time Gards and all in rmatinl, inquire of Railroad Ager.ts at nti s named, A. POPE, General Passenger and Ticket Agent. ( June 24, 25-tf. s NOTICE. s [ will sell, at Newberry C. H., S. C., on P mdav, 6;th July next, at 11 o'clock A. M. VO MiULES, to-wit: ONE BAY HORSE h ILE, and ONE GRAY MARE MULE, toh se uip the nortgage given to me by John Mathlis. TERMS CASH. June 17, 24-3t. J. P. POOL. rIFNN SPRINGS,F sPARTANBURG COUNTY, S. C., ha mAetems trciersr nteci .MiseeUaneous. SHERIFF'S SALE. By v:rtue of s%ndrv Execuionp to me directed, I will se:l. at Newberry (. I., So. Ca., On the First Monday in July sext, to the highest bidder, the following Person al Property, to wit: One (1) Twenty (20) Horse Power Steam Engine. Said Engine is in tolerably good condition. The above levied on as the property of Ivy M. Suber, at the suit of John friller, for the use of Joel B. Ifeller vs. I. .X -M.Suber and M. D. Suber. Martin Wistar Saber, by next filetid vs. Ivy M. Sul-er, Guardian, e-t. al., etc., etc. TERMS CASH. J. J. CA RRINGTON, s. . c. Sheriff's Office, June *9, 1874 June 10, 23-4r. f12 SHER1FF'S SALE. IN COMMON PLEAS-NEWBER RY. James B. Clary, Adm'r., Plaintif. Against S. R. Reeder and others. Judgment for Foreelosure. In pursuance of an order from the Hon. M. Moses, passed in the above stated case, to me directed, I will sell, On the First Monday in July Next, the fol'owing described Real Estate, te-wit: All that tract or plantation of land, situate in the Cotny of Ne*wberry, and State of South Garolina, cont:ining 337 ACRES n.ore or less, and bounded by ands' of E. A. liggins, lands formerly be1ongingto EAtate of F. B. Higgins and others. - TERMS OF SALE made known on day of sale. Purchaser to pay for papers. J. J. CARRINGTOX, s. ic. June 17, 24-3t. . STATE OF SOUTH CAROLIWA, COUNTY OF NFrWBERRY. IN THE PROBATE OURT. Jdmes A. Henry, as Administ Oe of the Personal Estate of Eizae rgb d ceased, Plaintiff. Against~ Hugh P. Henry, W. John Henry, 1E anA Henry, N. C. Henry, L. W. Henry, Jane Baenett, Mary Ann McKee, "ad th dren, grandchildren or other keief Martha Franklin, deceased, whoeawi- s, ages and places of residence -e un known, l'efendants. Summons for Relief.-Complaint4ered. To the Defendants: You are hereby summoned and eqj d to answer the complaint in t~isi iof which a copy is herewith je and to serve a copy .of yone acs*ee.t said co:nplaint, on the-subscrbss office; at Newberry, South (Thi7 twenty days after the eye.uu d. sive of the day of such servicee.eW u fail to answer the eompai~IaT. time aforesaid, the plaintiff nMit6 will apply to the Court fo~ref of.e manded in the complaint. Dated, June 8th, 1874. - . JOHNSTONE & HARRHI10ON PlaiahfPs knorneys [r..s.] Attest:. J. C. LEAHY,J P.' To Mary Ann McKee, and the M n grand-chaildren or other heirso tiisNi Franklin, deceased, absent defe3daniin - the above stated action : - Take notice that the. complaint inilae above stated action was filed in tlle of t he Probate Judge, for the C.e y Newberry, and State of Bot o'p . Newberry Court House, jon th ~I~ -of June, 1874. - JOHNSTONE' & HA RRTNGTOJ, Plaintiffs Astoreeji June 17, 24-6t'* THE SCARCIT Has a depressing effect on allidams,bufor ;nnately it is only temporary, and theap OF MONEYK Will not continue long.. In .the isnmlim, the large stock of CLOTHIfNG on hsiid IiNDUlCES UJS ro offer special indueements. Imzaedil lesp lication will convince any one that l'O ELOTH, WIOIR &IA imself, is the easiest thing tmagInab No osen . n NEWBEREY an do as well for yon. Come. an a~ r stock, which can bedone FOR NOTIIJIU Oct. 22, 42-tf. -. Stves, te! A very large lot of Parlor, Box and Coal Ste fow in store and to arrive, .sz#, usi. e S0LD LOW on.account of the tight times. ALSO, COOKING STOV .AND. TrI N-WVAREL a variety c.nd of the best quality, .For sale low by W. T. WRIGHT etween Dr. Pratt's and A.A, Natas fin Street. Oct. 8, 40--tf. - C. M. HAB4I ~abinet Maker & Undertaker. Has on hand and will make to ordier, 3ed ads, Bureaus, Wardrobes, S.Sofa B.s, ttees, Longes, &c Cabinet Work of all kinds mande :aad re tired on liberal terms. Has on hand a full supply of 'tlkt Ma gany and Rosewood Burial .Cases - Coffins maide to order at short otice, ant ~arsc supplied. Oct 9 40 tf. MA RTIN HAERW. is3 Metll|ic Budal I83e8 THE SUBSCRIBEE has eonsa Y-ot nd afulassortmnent of the abore.app.uved ses, of different patterns, bemdp.olBas his awn make. all of which he is ~uure4