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Brief Mentions. An Iowa court has decided that is not legal for a faraier to hitch h wife up with a mule, no matter ho anxious he is to plow. Put two persons in the same be< room, one of whom has the toothael and the other is in love, and it will I found that the persoa having the toot[ ache will get to sleep first. The Russian Government spend annually thirty-two thousand dollai for carriages in behalf of singers : the St. Petersburg opera in order t kecp them out of the snow with warL feet and clear voices. "Good news," says the Paris Coi stitutionnel, "is being received froi all the wine-growing districts. Thei Is but one cry of joy and admiratio in the vineyards at the magnificer appearance of the vines. Since 184 such promises of abundance has ri< been seen." There is a hardy fellow at Caen, i Normandy, who has twice saved tlh lives of men in the water at the per of his own. No notice was taken c these events. But recently lie save the life of a half drowned cat and th Society for the Protection," etc., ha given him a silver medal. There is a family at work in a co ton mill in New Brunswick, Me which consists-of father and moth and twenty-four children, all the chi dren large enough being at wort The woman is the fourth wife; a br< ther of the husband, living with hi fifth wife in Montreal, has twenty-fiv 6hildren. The Colorado potato beetle, thoug it prefers the potato plant for a regt Iar diet, will feed upon others, such a the tamoto and egg plant, if it canno get the former. One case is reporte in which these pests, after destroyin a field of potatoes, devoured a patch c the poisonous Jamestown weed (stra m6nium) by way 6f desert. Gabriel Max, a German artist, i said to have produced a painting wit a most extraordinary characteristi< It is a-representation of the face of th Savior. At a distance the eyes ap pear to be closed, but as one advance they seem to open gradually until the bend upon the spectator a mournft and pathetic gaze. This remains ut tik the visitor gets quite close to th painting, Vhen they are again closed A man at a hotel sat down at th breakfast table and speedily demolish -ed a heari.y meal. He then ordere another beefsteak, and on its. bein: b-- placed before him, he suddenly covei ed his nasal organ with his hands an started for the door, apparently take with bleeding of the nose. lie passe through the hotel and ran across th street to a pump, from whence lie soo bolted down the track and made off. A farmer having writ ten a long mi tiele, published in an agricultural es change, advocating the use of gree wood, a housewife responds that i moisture makes the wood better, sh still prefers to have it dry to begi with,- and will add the water to sui k erself. She concludes that if th farme#s wife has to burn green wooc the 'house sometimes gets too hot fo him, and that is the -eason why h Thinks green wood makes such a he fre. Jo~hn Morrissey's former professio was that of a prize-fighter. His pres enit profession is that of a gamblei -There is => secrecy either about hi past or present. He was plucky in th prize ring, and. he is not a hypocrit -~- about his gambling. But the fact tha he is not ashamed of his vocation doe not atone for its character, or make.i any the less disgraceful that such man should employ the intervals c leisure left him after the managemen * of kis various gambling houses in ut dertaking the management of the Den oeratic party of New York. If Tarn mad~y has either any pluck or an; Ssense, it will embrace the present oh portunity, and remand Mr. Morrisse to a back seat. As everybody has anticipated, th release of Tweed is for tl-e present t least merely a change of his place< imprisonment. Relieved of penitet tiary garb and duties, he now await in Ludlow Street Jail the result < the application of his counsel for th reduction of the required bail to a amount within the reach of the purse -of his friends. The case as now befor the courts has no sentimental aspect: The enormous eriminality of Tweedi so notorious that it will not do ft him to assunie the airs of a miarty because of the technical injustice F has suffered. Nevertheless, like an other man, he is entitled to the. fu protection of the laws of his countr Surely nothing can in any case dinii ish the moral punishment he has su fered and has yet to suffer for h crimnes.-Tribune. Capt. Royton's experience in eros ing the British Channel was not delightful as to make other persons i haste to try a similar experimen Dr. Diver, who attended him, giv these particulars of Capt. lRoyton sufferings on the voyage: c"He w~ received on board the .Prince Erne at about 2:30 on Saturday mornini when he had been about 28.1 hours i the water. He was perspiring ven - - freely, complained of a general stif ness, with pains in his wrists, froi paddling. HeI stated that for the fir few hours he suffered terribly, an that he even wished his dress mnigl; burst and he go down. He was yer sleepy at this time, and actually slei in the water and dreampt, wakiz with a start and finding himself pa< dling. Some very strong green te wsgiven to him, which dispelled a isunpleasant symptoms. The las two or three miles, he said, seme never-ending to him, and he woul not again go through what he had es perienced for any money. lie we undressed, sponged and rubbed dowi and placed in hot blankets. . His fac was very red, and in some places tlf skin had eracked from exposure to ilf sun and s.alt water. He was fatigue IT T1xe IOU e ]LO n 1. it TPOS. F. GRENEKER, EDITOR. e e o NEWBERRY, S. C. WEDNESDAY, JULY 7, 1875. A PAPER FOR THE PEOPLE. a The Herald is in the highest respect a Fam ily Newspaper, devoted to the material in e terests of The >eople of this Co1mty and the State. It eirenlates extensively, and as an Aivertising dmedium ofrers unrivalled ad t vantages. For Terms, see first page. t Ten Years Ago. The first issue of the Enterprise after the surrender, was made on the 1s5th June, 1865, ten years ago. It was among the first that resumed f The Columbia Phwnix, Charleston News, and the Abbeville Press were e the only ones then issued in the State, as far as our recollectiou serves us. sGreenville Enterprise and Moun taineer. During the war an irregular pub licatioii was made from this office, and at no time was the paper stopped, but on the 21st of March, 1865 we started the Tar-WEEKLY HERALD, which was s continued regularly while the exigency t e called for it, when it lapsed again into a weekly. The Charleston News and S Courier. We take pleasure in calling atten tion to the advertisement of the above f named paper, to be found in another I - column. The enterprise of its pro- f prietors, Messrs. Riordan, Dawson & r s Co., in making it a good zeflex of the i news, has met with its reward in a very large circulation, not only in I e South Carolina, but in other States. t As the organ of the Conservative i party, and for whose interest it has . laboied with untiring zeal and ability, it deserves well at the hands of our e people, and we therefore cheerfully I and earnestly commend it to all such I as are not subscribers. Wofrord College Commence ment. jWe see in our Spartanburg ex Schanges notices of the Conmmenementc Iexercises of Wofford College. This e institution holds high rank among 2 similar ones in the South. With such men as Professors Shipp, Carlisle and -DuPre, it is but natural that the 4 -standard of education should be higher every year. Hon. W. 'D. Simpson a delivered the annual address before the 2 Calhoun and Preston Literary Socie t ties, and Rev. WY. WV. Duncan, of Vir e ginia, the annual address before the 'Alumni Association. The different I a literary societies had their debates un t der the superintendence of the pro fessors. We would, however, advise 2 the young students to select some - more practical subjects for debate. -Whether the banishment of Napoleon to St. Helena was justifiable is a rather e -intangible bit of national morals to .discuss. We wish all possible success s to the College. It should be an object t of pride to the Methodist denomina ,tion of this State. .We had forgotten t to mention that Bishop J. C. Keener, - of Louisiana, delivered the Baccalau - reate Sermon-what ever that may be - -with great pathos and earnestness, and engaged the attention of his ,audience for more than an hour and a half; a sure sign of success.1 eTennyson's New Drama. 1 f The literary world is on tip toe to - see Tennyson's new drama, "Queen1 s Mary." The few scenes from ad vanced sheets printed in some North-i eern exchange have impressed us fa s vorably, although we cannot avoid 1 e the impression that there is an effort --probably unconscious-to imitate t the manner and language of Shake r speare. We have the concise and ecareful wording, the appropriate and y and well carried out metaphor, and I Ithe harmonious balancing of epithets1 and periods of his lyrical mafsterpieces;i whether he is capable of a gradual de-i s velopmenat of passion through the in tricacies of plot, and through the in strumentality of the different actors Ieach in his own sphere and sustainedt character remains to be seen. To fewi -favored sons of genius only is it given s to excel in all departments of poetry. It is a dangerous experiment at Ten ;t nyson's age to venture into new chan ,nels, and especially after the years of 1 activity have passed and the mature years of reflection have come. to enter Sinto a d epartmient of poetry which re t quires more than any other the fervort dof youth ; the action is apt to lack and t meditation to preponderate. As to Sthe subject we are compelled to think ,that people are getting tired of Kings - and Queens and Dufkes and Princes. a jThey and their attendants were once 1 l perhaps the representatives of national development ; they are now a puppet show ; the advance of the age moves in different channels. Shakespeare, s the master of the royal drama, lived " in the time of real Kings; we are as *eincapable of painting an original King e as to reproduce the heroes of the Iliad 1, or the Niebelungenlied. We may A Good Peach Prospect. The following extract from the Tribune makes our mouth water. Just think of ten nillions of baskets f peaches in Delaware and Maryland; we stagger under the weight of these istronomical figures. We will hardly zet any of these Dover peaches, al though our own crop will be small. I'his prompts us to admonish our peo ple to pay more attention to the grow 1ng of fruit. We have not learned yet to adapt our mode of living to the Alimate; we have retained our full English habits, and the climate serves is as Calcutta serves the Englishman who remaius ioyal to his beefsteak and Porter; he returns with a diseased iver. The climate of Italy is similar to that of this State; there the peo ple eat very little icat in the Sum ner time, but feed on Bolenda (rice yakes) and fruit. If we desire to ex irpate dyspepsia, which is fast be- I yoming our national disease, we must lo away with bacon and grease in the Summer time and live more on fruit. pples, and pears, and peaches, and )ranges are worth a Drug Store full I )f anti-bilious pills and liver regulators. Ripe frult hurts neither grown people ior children-unless it be the com non field plum which was evidently reated for hogs. lere goes the ex- I ract : "The peach growers of the Mary C, ry and and Delaware Peninsula have lone what American citizens always lo when they are bothered-they iave held a convention. It was at Dover, on the 15th inst. The first hing to be settled was, How many )eaches are there to be this Year? ivell, at the Convention estimates luctuated. Some said 8,000,000 bas ,ets. Some said 6,000;000 baskets. Lhe Philadelphia, Wilmington and 3altimore Railway authorities have ettled upon the larger figures, and iave made preparations to transport hat quaotity. M iddletown, it is said, s the largest peach-growing section of he Peninsula. Here, for instance, is Xov. Cochran, who will ship 125,000 )askets, and Mr. Shelcross, who will . end to market 150,000 baskets. rom this station, the Railroad CoI >any expects to carry 600,000 baskets' lemanding 50 cars per diem. and two mgines. The Mt. Pleasant crop is stimated at 500,000 baskets; Dover, L00,000. From the Queen Ann and Kent County Railroad the estimate is ~00,000. Then from other points, ne writer thinks, there will be addi- ~ ional shipments, so that the crop will ~ome up really to 10,000,000 baskets. Iow is this immense production to be nade to pay ?. "All this gives a pleasant prospect, ~specially if the mercury is to fool fre juently about the Nineties. There is mly one other question-What will >eome of all the stones ? The drug ists.and chemists will find a use for small part of the pits; some of the eed will be 'resolved to earth again ;' >ut how prodigal Nature is in her ap >arent waste !" A few days ago we received the olowing anonymous note: JUN 28, 1875. DEAR SIR: A lady in Greenwood ants to know how it was that all the tores in the village were mentioned ~xcept three leading ones, all of which re owned and managed mostly by 3aptists, ar'd the only ones owned by 3aptists. Sonme of these Baptists ilped to miake- the visitors to the neeting as comfortable as they could. can't answer, can you ?. Now, we are very sorry that any erson, and more especially a lady, nd most especially one of the Green vood ladies, from whose hands we have eceived such hearty welcome and uch kind attention, should think that we have made any distinction in our netion of the business firms of Green-< vood on account of denominational J 'eeling. We can assure the lady that w had no such intention ; that we eceived all the information embodied1 n our correspondence bearing on tihe ubject from a well knowvn resident of he place who is neither a Methodist or a Baptist, and that we have no idea o0 this day, as regards a great many, 1 o what denomination the merchants< nentioned belong. It was pleasant to ee how all denominations joined in he endeavor to make the representa ives of our church comfortable. It s a spirit we desire to encourage. I 1 .mpresses practically upon the mind :he lesson that however munch we may lifier on minor points, we may still uet on the broad platform of Chris ian love. We disclaim sincerely any ntention of making any distinction as ~bove indicated, and would not have 2ticed the letter if it were not pur orting to be based upon the remark fone of those kind ladies who con ribu ted so much to the comfort of >ur delegates. The Sultan of Zanzibar still engages he attention of our trans-Atlantic ~ousins. We had got somewhat ahead >our English kinfolks by captaring King Calico, of the Sandwich Islands. [he proud nation could not endure it; is soon as the news of Calico's recep :ion in New York became known in -ondon, Disraeli was promptly sum noned to the Queen at Balmioral, to nter into negotiation with his dusky NIajesty of Zanzibar. Free tickets on ~teaer and cars, hotel and liquor bill paid by John Bull, cheers and enthu lasm prepaid. Zanzibar, however, is 1 t a success in England. Our cous ns mar.nnonious tat the hae only Commencementt Exercises of Columbia Female College. li: We learn from the Union-ferald e( hat the hour, ten o'clock, Tuesday to norning, found the chapel handsomely ai lecorated, and the fair young grad- "l late,, seventeen in number, tastefully Iressed in white and ready for their inal triumph. The exercises were >pened with prayer by Dr. Wightman, ti mnd followed by a charming duet, fr vheu the salutatory in Latin was de- fo ivered by Miss Fannie S. Smith, of G )umter, in a clear and well modulated oice.A The essay, "The desire to be re kienibered," was rendered by Miss Lizzie Duncan, of Spartaiiburg-a th roung lady possessing a fine type of utellectual and classical beauty. She losed a very well written paper with e( ome capital hits at the follies of the n lay. The next essay was read by Miss 4. N. Duncan-"Our lives are what ,e make thei; human will is human lestiny"-in a very dignified and :orrect manner. "The power of united effort" was d xpatiated on in a very clever 1; nanner by Miss Sallie W. DuPre, of ,harleston; while the "Pleasures of . miticipation" were enumerated by Miss C 5allie E. Fry, of Richland. to Miss S. Alice Hall, of Chester, di ook for her subject "Excelsior," in - reuch, and delivered it with fault- & ess pronunciation. A charming duet ollowed by the Misses Duncan. is "The resources and pleasures of a 1: ultivated mind" was treated by the ultivated mind of Miss Jennie L. pa reter, of Union, with considerable skill nd judgment. Miss Alice Kinard, of Newberry, a ec ,ery young and very pretty young ar ady, accomplished the charm of P. Simplicity," the subject, in the beauty- ri, nd simplicity of her attire, as well s her apt and happy illustrations. he was warnly applauded on retiring. n Richland County came to the front b3 a the person of Miss Mary A. La- L. Iotte, a clever and petite brunette, W1 ith a winning manner and a fine rich oice, which she used successfully in Pe er theme, ' Example better than pre- fO ept." Music-A solo, very well ren th cred by Miss Steadman. w. The tenth essay "Nature and her eachings," a well written paper-Miss . fi lattie S. Mason, of Fairfield-called fr he attention of all to the sublimity th f this exhaustless subject. an "Frailty, thy name is woman," the si 0th piece on the programme, was , iven to Miss Helen G. McMaster, W aughter of Col. McMaster of this itv, a fascinating little brunette, who, 'c n comning to the front, at once caught ot he audience by the ear and held them sh nrapt in her subject until she made d ~er final bow. Miss S. Banna McGhee, of Abbe- fr ille, descourted on "The beauties of gi ature" in fitting thoughts and lan- ni ~uage. This fine production was fol- Gr awed by a duet by Miss Hall and Jiss Lizzie Duncan, which was re- o eived with applause. ti -Miss Sue M. Price, of Marion, de- hi ivered an essay on "Hope" and Miss th r. Isabelle Salley a paper on "True h nd false ambition," each of consid rable merit.c "The age in which we live and its tI rominent characteristics," fell to the w; enerous bands of Miss Lizzie -Z e ullivan, of Laurens. who drew a true nd faithful picture of her subject. diss Sullivan was deservedly applaud- P~ d at the end of her essay. tC Miss Alice Kinard varied the enter- h< ainment by a solo on the piano, and diss Mary A. Tarrant, of Abbeville, , ead a piece entitled "Touches of The President then announced the p: aledictory address by Miss Kate fr inard, of Newberry, when that young i ady stepped to the front, and on the a >art of her class, took leave of her a ama mater, its president and trus- T es, teachers and classmates, in a lo roice in which music and emotion si ere beautifully blended, and in lan ;uage that was singularly chaste, sharming and expressive. It is but P ustice to Miss Kinard to say that her b' >rodnetion was a haippy effort, remark- fc ble alike for the flue threads of fan cy, ti t the deep pathos into which it was a oven. The degrees were then con erred upon the seventeen young, happyh end handsome graduates of the class r( >f 1875, who were drawn up in line on he platform. As each young lady re- e' :eived her diploma, with its broad, lue ribbon, she bowed to the Presi lent her thanks. Rev. Dr. Jones, the President, then C lelivered a farewell address to the m roung ladies, full to overflowing of or visdom and sense. He warned them s o beware of the quicksands of fash onable life; to go on cultivating their noral and intellectual natures, in fact fi o know themselves. The young ladies agaio ascended d he platform, and the "parting song"n vas sung by the whole class, after hich a benediction was given by Dr. ' Whiteman. The young ladies were ' en congratulated on their success by h heir friends while the audience slowly re ~etired. The concert in the evening, whichn ~losed the exercises, was also described s5 a complete success. W~e sincerely congratulate the young 0 raduates, one and all, for the happya nanner in which they acquitted them- d elves, and especially do we cordially ~xtend felicitations to Newberry's fair v aughters. t_________ Our Governor has delivered another B f *his matchless addresses. On last [hursday he spoke to the Law School r f Yale College, on some of th.. rela- er ions and present duties of the legal se >rofession to our public life and affairs. M 'l'he oration is full of common sense b md practical wisdom; but it still does iot neglect the Ideal which fertilizes V lie practical. We can at *any rate 01 >oast of a Chief Magistrate who is if igual to any one in the land in lucid ixposition and propriety and force of gi ti The Commencement Exercisesof Wil. imston Female College are describ I by those who were fortunate enough be present as an exceedingly pleas it affair. The sermon was preached Rev. J. I. Bonner, of Due West id the literary address before th rosophic Society delivered by Rev imuel Weber-Dr. Meynardie, o reenville, who was to have delivered e address, having been prevented om doing so by illness. 'There werE ur graduates-Misses J. Archer, L ray, C. Lawton and S. McMillan. The Fall Session begins on the 2d o ugust, thus affording pupils the bene of a delightful climate and Minera ater during the most trying part o: e Summer. The glorious fourth of July was noi lebrated in Columbia. The boys ust bo saving their crackers for '76 FOR THE HERALD. PROSPERITY, S. C., Juue 23rd, 1875. DEAR HERALD:-On last Wednes y, a party of eight, consisting of the essrs. Moseley, Kibler, Fellers, Ki trd, the writer, and two of our "loil' tizens, started on a fishing excursion Freshley's Shoals in Broad Rivet stant about twenty miles by R. R. -thanks to Col. Dodamead, Sapt. G. U. R. R., for giving the excursion. 's the round trip for one fare. At o'clock A. M., we embarked on the with "knapsacks" well eked with biscuit, salt, lard, fishino ekle and-in one word, we were fully uipped for the emergency. We rived at the fishing grounds about 3 M., and in a short time were in the er-I mean in the water, Mr itor-angling, and soon had quite a Lmber of the skino-finny tribe lashed r our sides. Our cheerful comrade, C., was greatly alarmed for hooking iat he conceived to be a "sea ser nt," and sending up a terrific cry r help ! help ! ! help!! ! and indeed, e manner in which the "animal" is wiring and worming and twisting, looked much like *a serpent, but a end suggested that he be quiet, that e "critter wouldn't bite, hold easy [d I'll relieve you." Soon the lon&, M, slick species of the finny tribe is securely sackod. Having a sufficient quantity of fine ats' for snpper, we began to retrace r steps; but before all reached the ore a '.errific storm came sweeping >wn the river, which caught oui ends, L. C. and Mr. K. (a vcnerable mtlemnan of seventy-four summers; ~ar the middle of the river. At the st blast Mr. K. lost his hat. Th< d gentleman was swamped severa mes in his strenuous efforts to regair s bat, but alas ! all to. no purpose e hat was lost. Meanwhile L. C. d braced himself with his pole o1 ne against a rock. and there awaited eO abatement of the wind and angr3 vyes. Finally all reached shore safe cept that Mr. K. was minus hat and hing tackle. After a hearty sup ~rof nice, brown cat-fish. we retired rest in the mill house of our worthy >t, Mr. Freshley. Next day was consumed in catching h and eating fish, without anything Fmar our pleasure. All night oui rty was considerably augmented b3 iends from Fairfield and Lexington hen we proposed a seining party greed, and into the river we went wo seines were employed, and th4 ud huzzas constantly told of the gal success of each party, until il as agreed that we had enough-yea enty of fish. Next morning we wer< sy preparing and packing our fis' r home consumnption. In a shor me the whistle announced the train id we were swiftly driven to oul mes in Prosperity, all feeling richlj paid for the trip. By the way, Mr. HERALD, if yoi rer go on a fishing excursion, I wouli ggest that you secure the valuabl< rvices of Mr. H. c. M. as cook h ! he is a splendid cook-but ighty poor fish. If you need an3 ec to do the eating part besides your f, I would sug'gest the name of Mr .C. He can eat his weight in cat hi in one day. Enough fish. Prosperity, notwithstanding th arth~ of business and pecuniary stag tion, is still pressing forward in th< ay of improvements. The lates1 gony' is the erection of a narkei use by Mr. J. M.-Holley, who has sted the same to our Town Council: idwe now have meats regularly fur ished by Mr. D. D. Holley and J. WV okman, Jr. You may judge some hat of the capacity and appearanec the market house by a questior ked by a good old farmer the othei y, while calmly surveying the uim ovenents of town. 'After seriously ewing the building, he asked, "HavE ec public stables been moved out om road Street ?" Messrs. F. Bobb and A. H. Wheelei *e having very handsome residences ected for the special benefit of them. lves and families. The contractor, r. P. G. Paris, has planned the ildings on the modern style. The fine flouring mills of Messrs rheeler & M. are now daily turning it a very superior quality of famil~ )u.W nedt niaet hs >ur. ent thepoprietymt o hsedn mtemenD ah smallet sack sndings. - fr-ra o omnii mk. no 50 lbs weeks' vacation. Business dull and merchants blue. Crops in the vicinity are growing rapidly. Showers are quite frequent and very fine. Thresh ing machines are doing a good busi ness. A few 'threshers' of men are t needed to complete the list. More anon. BETA. FOR THE HERALD. Introduction of the Jute Plant in Newberry, S. C. Tios. F. Greneker, Editor of the New berry Herald: DEAR SiR.-I have seen it stated fre- i quently that the above plant was super ceding cotton. The production of cotton in India was greatly stimulated by the high prices incident to our late war, but since its conclusion it has been checked by a decline of prices. Jute on the contrary, though it also received a stimulus from the war, still continues to increase. It is the che'apest fibre produced, and on that account has been and still is extensively used as a sub stitute for cotton. In India the land which in ordinary years returns about 70 lbs. of cotton per acre, in Jute yields 550 lbs., and is more easily cul tivated. The writer has this season four rows growing fiom seed imported from India. If I can introduce the plant in this State it does appear to me that it will greatly develop our pros peritn he cotton fabrics from the looms of England have broken down the cotton manufacture, once carried on to great perfection in India, but the manufacture of Jute is replacing it. Its manufacture requires little capital, skill or machinery. The export of cot ton from India decreases, while the ex port of Jute from that country shows an increase of 50 per cent. in a single year. Jute is applied to a variety of uses, and our gunny cloth and bags is made from it. The value of Jute imported from India alone to the United States in one year in gunny cloth amounts to the enormous sum of $5,500,000, and be sides, Jute is grown in France and Al -giers. The plant will grow from four feet to sixteen feet high. I deem it a great acquisition to the South, and if we will devote to Jute a part of our cotton, I think we will accomplish several im portant objects. Its culture will intro duce a diversity of pursuits. Our ten dency is to over production in cotton, and if we would bnly make three mil lion bales we would receive as large a return as four millions of bales give us. IA half million bales of Jute would save several millions of dollars sent out of the Cotton States every year to purchase gunny cloth, and it is said that Jute can be produced for one-eight the cost of cotton. It has been in good demand, and sells in Boston from six to seven cents per pound, and is fast gaining upon cotton and superceding it. I hope the South ern States will surely not be in the rear in introducing this plant in this branch of agricultnre. Besides, it would em ploy female labor. If I succeed in ob taining seed from what I have planted, I hope to be able to distribute some next year. If any persons wish to see it grow they can do so by coming to the Four Mile House, where it can be seen. In the future I may give directions for cultivation and preparation for market. It is not -only. used for gunny cloth, but but much of it is used in carpets and other fabrics as a substitute for wool, cotton, flax and hair. It does appear to me if the Grangers would take this matter in hand we might do wonders. MEMBER BETI1 EDEN GRANGE. Edgefield, in addition to its other woes and burdens, is developing cata mounts. Nor do we joke. It is literally true. On our table at this moment lies the paw of a huge Catamount, killed at Red Hill two days ago, by our friend Mr. B. F. Glanton-on his own planta tion-in the wild and goody fork of Stevens and Turkey Creeks. Serious and singular depredations had been noticed for a long time, and a watch having been kept up, the trail of the Catamount was finally discovered. He was pursued into the swamp by a party of hunters, where after a - fierce and bloody fight, he was dispatched by the unerring rifle of Mr. Glanton. The animal weighed 90 lbs., and was tre mendously strong and savage. It was a male. Not a wild-cat. The latter is never so large, and has a very long tail. A regular catamount! Our Glanton catamount had a short, stump tail. This is really true-and most certainly re markable. Our friend Ben is keeping a sharp lookout for the female wild beast, but we hope, if he should dis cover her, that lie will not kill her. We want her for judicial purposes. We will explain when we meet. Edgefield Advertiser. CADET ERiNEST A. GARLINGTON. - We have before us an invitation to the 4th July Celebration and Hop to be iven at the United States Military Academy, West Point, and see con spicuous among the artistic arrange ment of wreaths, flags, muskets, mot toes,&c., the name of this talented young Carolinian as Orator of the day. It is pleasing to know that this dis tinguished honor has been conferred upon one who has been promoted at each succeeding examination of his class during the three years he has been a cadet at the Academy, and gratifying to see our Southern youth again repre sented at West Point, and claiming the palm of oratory. His father, Gen. A. C. Garlington, graduated with distinction, taking the first honor at the University of Georgia, and in the days of Dr. Thornwell, his uncle, Prof. Robt. Garlington ,graduated with the first honor in the South Caro lina College. Cadet Garlington, worthy of his name, now stands first in his class at West Point. We predict for him a brilliant future.-Union Times. THE OvERLAND MONTHLY for July just received, contains The California Desert Ba sin; The Crosskey Boys-part 2d; The Ship of Solomon; A City 180,000 Years Old; Poor Dolly Varden; Beacons at the City Gate; Society; No Mora; Lumley's Pardner; Russian Gold Mines; A Fantasy of Roses; Ina Californian Eden; The Gods of Ameri-] ca, &c. It is one of the liveliest, freshest Magazines of the day. Published by John I U ~cy,~w 2. ('n Q~ pj.~y~ nt S4 ner I TimE HARDY CASE.-The ease of he State vs. J. P. Hardy, indicted or the murder of IIenry Bluford, a olorud policeman, in Newberry, caie ff on last Thursday. The evidence vas very conflicting, the witnesses on he part of the State, all colored, wearing that they saw Hardy shoot 3luford, while those brought in for he defense, both white and black, wore that Hardy did not shoot Blu ord. On the part of the defense he case was very ably argued by Uessrs. Muornian & Schumpert, of ewberry, and Gen. M. W. Gary, of Zdgefield. Friend Schumpert, though iuprepared, acquitted himself hand omnely; and though we were always a vari friend and great admirer of T. . oorian. we were not prepared for he sDIendid effort made by him in he defense of his client. Gen. Gary, vho is known as one of the best, if iot -tle best criminal lawyer in the 5tate," attracted a very large crowd. vlho were well pleased with his sp iech. [he jury were not long in briiging )ut a verdict of '-not guilty." [Carolina Spartan. .Mew X .u11iscelaneous. NOTICE. All persons interested in the Camp Meet ng at Ebenezer, will please meet on the rounds at 10 o'clock, A. M., on Monday, lie 19th inst., prepared to erect the Tents, md Arbor and clean off the ground, at the pecial request of the Committee, who will A1l be present. REV. MARK M. BOYD, Chairman. Ta os. F. HARMON, Secretary. July 7, 27-2t. Progressive Age copy twice. HOSo F. HARMON Would respectfully Lnvite his friends and bhe public generally, o an inspection of his TOCK OF GOODS, which has been large ly increased by recent purchases at the North. Dome and see for your selves. Great induce Enents offered. July '7, 18'75-27-tf. COTTON GINS. HAYE & MARTIN, Manufacturers Agents, For the following popular COTTON 3INS: The Neblett & Goodrich. The Georgia Gin. The Winship Gin.. The Taylor Gin. 'The Chapman Gin. The Gullett Gin. Also Agents for Winship's otton Press and Smith's Dotton Press. July 7, 27-tf. WILLIAMSTON FEMALE COLLEGE, WILLIAMSTON, S. C. I will escort pupils up from the Mansion Eouse in Columbia, July .31, for the Fall ession, opening Aug. 2, 1875. s. LANDER, President. July '7, 2'7-4t. CAROLINA. MILITARY INSTITUTE, CHIARLOTTE, N. C. .25 Matriculates During the Session 1874-75. ~et Term Begins Sept. 15th, 1875. This Institute is now fully equipped with pparatus for instruction, and with arms 'or military drill. The Superintendent amid Proprietor is as isted by an able and experienced corps of nstructors. Fo'r Circular, address, CoL. J. P. THOMAS, July'7, 27-2t. Superintendent. THE CREAT ~ONSEJfT1TE_PAPR! il'E NEWS AND COURiER, PUBLISHED AT CHARLESTON, 5. C. DAILY, TRI-WEEKLY AND WEEr-Y. Enjoying the largest circulation in the otton States, it devotes especial attention pr nes on iot Carolina and the a djaeent ftates; besides giving full and fresh reports )f political and general news from all quar No Household Should Be Without It ! SUB3sCRIPTION PRICE-INCLUDING POSTAGE. Fhe Daily News & Courier......$1 a Year !he Tri-Weekly News &t Courier... 5 a Year Lhe Weekly News....... ......2 a Year RIORDAN, DA WSOO & ETO, 19 Broad Street, Charleston, S. C. July 7, 27-tf. PATENTS Obtained, Beat and Cheapeat, by LOUIS BACCER & CO., OLICITORS 01F PATENTS, O0fices, Federal Buildings, WASHINGTON, D. C. W- Send stamp for printed pamphlet, con taining complete instructions how to obtain 1'atenits. July 7, 27-tf. 10ARD REDUGD TO $3,0) PER DAY. r1A .TTMiT A UTVlT.~J Dry Goods, Groceries, Se. A SPRING AND SUiMMER, cel NEW GOODS.LOW PRICES, C. F. JACKSON, 128 MAIN STREET, te COLUMBIA, S. G. Takes pleasure in informing the public of Newberry and surrounding Counties, that his stock of SPRING& SIMER GOODS is unusually large and varied, and that he still continues THE LEADER OF LOW PRICES" M and that he will- remain so while his efforts are so largely appreciated by a discrimina tinc, public. Visitors to the city are respectfully invi pd to examir.e stock, and orders promptly 5 and satisfactorily attended to. May 5, 18-tf.5 RECEIVING IND IN STORE 3 A FULL LINE OF Spring and 2ummer Goods! (At Stewart's Old Corner.) P. wYo & 11. 5. CHIt?K!1 Respectfully call attention to their elegant, large and variedI stock of goods. among 2 weh can be found all kinds of first class 3 DRY GOODS, Dress Goods, Calicoes, Hosiery, Gloves, Laces, Collars, Rtibbons, Homespuns. Cassimeres, Cloths, Kerseys, shirts, Draw ers, Socks. Domestic and Staple Goods in endless va' riety. V BOOTS, SHOES, HATS, CLOTHING, HARDWARE AND CUTLERY, A fine assortment of SADDLES and BRIDLES, A superior lot of UMBRELLAS, for hand and buggy. FINE AND COMMON TRUNKS, Among which are those convenient and ele gatsaratogas. intshort any an,d evy te i u a rious linesa wher av been carefully selectedL and which we warrant to be first class, aiid which will be SOLD LOW FOR CASH. We are always glad to show our goods and P. W. & R. 8. CHhiIi. Apr. 21, 16-tf. Plow Iron and Steel. A large lot of PLOW IRON and STEEL, just arrived.HA oN. Mar. 10, 10-tf. . 0 T. J. LPE9VW DEALER IN Genieral iMerehand ise, Pratt Street, Under Pool's.Hotel,I NEWBERRRY, S. C., Would respectfully call the attention of the public to his stock, which consists of Groceries, Dry Goods, Notions. a Hardware, Boots, Shoes, y Hats, Caps, . &c,, &c.', &c. ~ which will be kept constantly on hand. tC Give me a call, for you will find it. To Your Interest to Do So, Aslam prepared to . Give You Bargains. Mar. 3, 9-6m. BARGIN8! BARBilANS!! We will sell, for the next 30 days, the following goods At and Below Cost: st LADIE' DRESS GOODS, Gents' and BEoys' B C L OTHING,: And the greater part of our ce stock of LOELA0E & WIFEELEILaR . C. EVLSN & CO.. DEALERS INc GROCERIES, o1 01 all kinds, such as p Sugars, Coffee, Rice, 14econ, Choice Hams, ei Flour. Lard, Molasses, D Mackerel, Corn, FRESH MlEAL AND GRIST. Pickles, Canned Fruit, Oysters; Sardines, Crackers, Segars, Tobacco, Soap, &c Pry Goods, Groceries, .cq DRESS GOODS. A nice line of DRESS GOODS, just - 'ved at HARMON'S. May 19. 20-tf. PRINTS. 100 PIECES STANDARD PRINTS,some autiful patterns. Just received at May 19, 20-tf. HARMON'S AND ['O ARRIVE ,000 BUSHELS COR. 00 BUSHELS OATS. 00 BUSHELS FRESH GROUND BOLTED MEAL. 00 BARRELS FLOUR, all grades, from $7 to $9 per Barrel. 000 LBS. BACON SIDES,Smoed , ~Juvand Dry Salted. - 000 LBS. SMOKED SHOULDERS - 000 LBS. FINE SUGAR CUEED CANWASSED 13AMS. 000 LBS. NICE LEAF LARD, is Tierces. Kegs and Buckets. 5 BARRELS SUGAR, all grades,brown white and granulated. SACKS RIO COFFEE. SACKS OLD GOVERNMENT COFFEE. 0 BARRELS MOLASSES. 5 BOXES TOBACCO, all grades. Come and see. All of th C bove goods will be sold ,ry reasonable prices Call and see theni, at 1081S go HARMONL iay 19, 20-tf. f You WouldSa. MONE GO TO M. FOO here Bargains May Be ; ; IN NEW SPRING AND DRY GOODS f All Qualities and aet& 7 BESIDES Of All Kinds. - TOGETHER WITH NOTIONS, &c. My goods were bought TO SELL ? )W PRICES, anid I am determined 0 STIi8Y NEIl B All that I ask is an examination of godr id price.. Has the sale on liberal terms of [Iddlton's FihAmueated ' Phosphate,6 No. 1 Fertilizer for Gotton, Gorn, &. ide in Charlestoir, S. G.,andgnwte give full 'satisfaction. -- ]Et. FOOT. Mar. 31, 18-ti. IOHN P. KINAR DEALER IN MRNIIA MRI1ILORB AT 4 MIL1| HOUSEO IL WA YS AHEAD. Has n store and receiving a complete ock of SPRING GOODS, consstn ofIDY . DODS, FANCY GOODS,. NOTIO~83O8 IOES, H ATS, LADIES HATS, GRCRI ROVISIONS, FAMILY and PLAATGI PPIES, of which I respectfully slI iexamination. [ ofer GREAT INDUCEMENTS TO CASH [YERS. .I must work hard t ~oi sses on stealing, so come aqgvxbd id buy of me, white andCO- -d In addition to the above, I-keepiLte large lot of Medicines of al kinandzh' ~sides, will attend to the practice qf me4i- . ne, if people will pay me, for haf~ h'e -c usually charged. Ap experience of rty years is guarantee of my ability, ~it'her will it interfere with any of my merous interests, the chief of whish:ia rmling. As a regularly licensed Antoeriwl tend to all business in that itwu& y be intrusted to my care. K JOHN P. KINARD o the Members of thkemt Carolina Conference. Ministers of the Soutb Carolina Medis~ mnference are respectfully' informed - ving made arrangements with thePb ihing House at Nashville, Tenn., I a~ n lied to supply them with any of.theBo; Publications of that House on the a~ r centage that they have hi theito'hs' ~tting them. All orders accompanied by the,-, ther through P. 0. Money ofrer gr* raft, will be promptly filled. In sending orders, write name s iee legibly. TO.F R N~ PrpiToH..BoEN t Jan.p3, etorHEaL -o Ja. A8 2- RD. TOA LCARD.ts,ifIO~I restrmi a C 1 TYT'RR invites'hi8 frieQdOEQ