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The Nominations at Cineinnati. The Baltimore Sun, a conservative paper, speaking of. the Republican nominations, says: This is a nomination to the Presi deney of a en1penvely antnown ian-for in hT's~PAIi eareer, Mr. Rutherford B. Hayes is chiefly known by his. ocgation, .oLthe Goveor's chair of9Qnifordhieo:eaerms+.beat ing, at the last election, ex-Governor Allen by a small- ajo ityg -after a hard fought contest, and only by in jecting the school system into the canvass. Mr. Hayes served one full term in Congress, and part of another, retiring on account of his election over Mr. Thurman as Governor. Whilst in Congress, though discharg in- his duties creditably, he did not find occasion to acquire any particular prominenee. He also held during the war a commission in the army, rising from the rank of major to that of brigadier-general, and retiring from it to take his seat in Congress. The les son to be drawn from his nomination to the Presideneyk-and it is one that Mr. Blaine and others may take to heart-is that the Republican party recognizes the necessity of selecting as aspirants to high place only those against whose reputation no suspicion is east or no possible evidence of job bery exists. It was this feeling and the consciousness that they could not afford to carry any load in the sharp and stirring canvass that will precede the November election, much more than the rivalry of competing candidates, that induced the convention to set aside the man whom Mr. Ingersol, his panegyrist in the convention, de scribed as "the grandest combination of heart, conscience and brain, known to the American people as James G. Blaine." The "certificate of charac ter" which Mr. Ingersol said Mr. Blaine did not need, was just exactly what the convention seemed to feel he neede. It-en-hadly be doubted that it was the Mulligan letters that finally disposed of his candidacy. Those -letters, written by his own hand, bore testimony to the fact, that, if nothing worse could be said of him, he had used his influence as a legis - lator for the benefit of a land-grant railroad corporation, and expected to be and suggestively claimed to be re membered for it by the parties whose interests he had served. It was in vain. that, his friend spoke of his "splendid audacity," his "personal magnetism," his power as a "parhiamen tarian," and the brilliant and defiant way in -which he put to rout his Democratic adversaries. They could not obliterate the impression among the members of the .convention that he was not a safe man to nominate, so- they set him aside for Governor Hayes, a gentleman of respectable an tecedents, though of searcely more than a local reputation. Mr. Win. A. Wheeler, of New York, who was complimented with~the nomination to the Vice-Presidency, is rather iore widely known. -He serv ed gey.eral terms in the New York Legislture,,and was Chairman-of the Constitutional Convention of New Yorli in 1867. He is a lawyer by profession. In 1859 he was elected for 4the first time to Congress, and since 1869 has held his seat in the. House of Representatives continuous ly. .Daring this term of service he was appointed by Speaker Blaine Chaii-man of the Committee on the Pacific Railroads, and voted steadily for all the legislation by which not only those, great corporations, but also. the . Texas Pacific and the Northern Pacifie Railroad Companies received. from the Government enormous grants of land. Popular in his district, and of fair stan~ding as a lawyer, Mr. Wheeler has that experience in legis lation which a long period of service gives. Whilst he cannot be classed with the 'ultra radical wing of his par ty, he yet *has been a zealous supporter of its measures. His most memorable act during his congressional career was what is knowni as "the Wheeler corn-. promise," Whereby the troubles in Louisiana wei-e pacified, but the popu lar will was set at naught. ECr,ECTIC MAGZINE.-The July umber of the Eclectic, which begins a new volume, is rendered doubly attractive by two excel lent illustrations on steel-one a patriotic pic ture. appropriate to the time, "The Battle of Banker Hills" the other a fancy subject en titled "-Far fromn Home." The latter of these is especially good, and would alone suffice to render this number of the magazine worth possessing. The literary contents are also seasonable and varied, comprising articles on "Lord Macauley," by Leslie Stephen; "Some Festivities in Natal," by Lady Bar ker; ."Bonivard, 'The Prisoner of Chillon;" "Powers of the Air;" "A Rbyme of One," by Frederick Locker; "Ordeals and Oaths," by E. B. Tylor; "Spelling;" "Mrs. Thrale: the Friend of Dr. Johnson;" "Society;" "Verses in Old French Forms," by Austin Dobson; "Gipsies and their Friends;" "Studies of Matter and Life," by Henry J. Slack, F.G.S.; "Great Guns and Armor Plating;" "Sainte Perine, the;City of the Gen tle;" and "Glamour." There are additional chapt%~the stirring story, "Her Dearest est ioe," by Mrs. Alexander; and the edito rial notes og home and foreign literature, and onrscience and art, are fresh and com prehensive. The July number begins a new volumes( the Eclectic, and affords a favora ble opportunity to subscribe. Published by E. R. Pelton, 25 Bond Street, New York. Terms, 65. per year; Single number, 46 cents. -_CunAP MUSIC.-Ten Cents mailed to Lnd den & Bates' Southern-Masic House, Savan nah,' Ga., will bring in return a specimen copy of the Southern Musical Journal, con taining one dollar's worth of Vocal and In strumental music, and a choice selection of excellent Musical Reading Matter, such as musical people can ernjoy. The June num ber, jast Out, has the popular "Artist's Life Waltzes," by Strauss, (price 75 cents,) and C!aribel's favorite ballad, "Come Back to Erin," (price 35 cents.) Both of these choice pieces can be had for Ten Cents, by address ing the Publishers, Ludden & Bates, Savan nah, Ga. "IJn the Senate Mr. Sargent pre sented a memorial fronit the citizens of both political parties in California, asking for the prohibition of Chinese imniigration." O~ what principles, we should like The iHeral. TOS, F. GRENEKER, EDITOR. NEWBERRY. S. C. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 28, 1876. A PAPER FOR THE PEOPLE. The Herald is in the highest respect a Fam ily Newspaper. devoted to the material in terests of the people of this County and the State. It circulates extensively, and as an Advertisin- medium offers unrivalled ad vantages. '.or Terms, see first page. We Should Work Together. It has been well said that in no State in the Union is there such indi viduality of opinion in reference to politics as in South Carolina : No two papers agree on a remedy for the evils of the present political situation, no two men agree on the best plan to be adopted in the coming campaign. In all other States the leaders of both parties decide upon some mode of ac tion which is implicitly followed by their respective parties ; personal op position in a party to their own candi date generally ceases when he is nomi nated. Here it is different, when one is nominated it is not the question if he is capable of filling the office, but rather if he has any faults or habits which are disapproved by some; his private life and not his fitness for office, is what a man runs on. A man may lead a comparatively blame less life in private, but may not have the capacity to fill a public office, and, as sometimes happens, make a miser able failure; for how many instances of the degradation of the so-called "Christian Statesman"' . have we seen in the past few years. A man should not run for an office just because he has a good Sunday school record; if he combines with it general fitness for office, then it is an advantage, but not otherwise. It is very essential to have pure men in office, but it is hard for a man who may be both an ornament ad an honor to an offie to be defeat ed by his own party, because his opin ions on private matters may not agree with those of some of his party ; there is about as much reason in it as there is in keeping a man who uses tobacco out of a church. No party can suc ceed unless by unanimity, and if there is discord and contention in any party, no matter how good a platform it may stand on, it will be doomed to defeat. Half of the candidates that have been defeated in this State lately, can di rectly trace their failure to the oppo sition and lukewarm support of their own party. Hayes and Wheeler. The above named firm, lately formed in Cincinnati, consisting of Ritherford B. Hayes and William A. Wheeler, dealers in Government Stocks and General Agents for the management of public affairs, with main office at Washington, and sub-agencies all over the United States, offer their services to the public at large. They do not expect to commence business before the 4th of March next. In the mean time they will send their agents around to see what the prospects, of business are ; but if by next November they find out that it won't pay they are willing to sell out to Messrs. Tilden & Co., the only firm besides themselves who have sufficient capital to success fully carry on such an extensive es tablishment. Here we drop metaphor. n another column will be found a no :ce taken from the Baltimore Sun, of the previous career of the nominees of the Cincinnati Convention. We are glad that such good and competent :en-and such they are on all sides cknowledged to be-have been nomi nated by the Republican party. We are glad for two reasons, first, because it shows the increasing power of the Democratic party which forced the Convention, at the risk of undisputa >le defeat, to nominate men of whose integrity there was not the shadow of doubt, and, secondly, because the ountry will have honest and compe ent officers even if the choice of the Democratic party should be defeated ; what Southern man could have felt safe if that arch-trickster and supreme demagogue Blaine had been the possi ble President of these United States. ~e hope the time has passed with this Centennial year when electioneer ig consisted in throwing mud and lies at each other's candidates. If your adversaries are honest and competent men say so; it makes your candidate no worse. Both parties should have such men for candidates that their ersons would not be an issue at i1, but only the principles whial; they rr.e~.. This would divest politicall Rerorm in the Republiean Party. The delegation from this State met and org-'anized on Tuesday. R. B. El liott was made chairman ; Senator Patterson, member of the national committee; Henry G. Worthington,, member of the committee on perma nent organization ; Governor Cham berlain, member of the committee on resolutions, and Gen. Swails, member of the committee on credentials. [Union-Herald. The Governor may be an honest reformer; but he himself cannot deny that he is in bad company; he may be amongst them as a mis sionary to get a better opportunity to preach to them reform and low taxes ; but the difficulty consists in making people believe it. But let us even suppose that people believed it, what assurance have they that the heathen will be converted ; they cling to their religion of grab and steal with wonderful tenacity; there is a revival occasionally under the influence of powerful sermons, but the spirit abid eth only a very short time. Cham berlain can be made Governor only by the co-operation of those very heathen whom he is so successfully trying' to reform ; and those very heathen hap pen to form the majority of the con gregation ; he is their representative, however much he may endeavor to improve the moral calibre of his con stituents; he calls them rascals and thieves but still consents to be made the representative of those rascals and thieves; he fights them in the Legislature and compromises with them in the Convention; somebody may call this diplomacy, politics, man agement in a good cause, but the ma jority of people will be unable to re concile such action with sincerity of purpose. The only thing that is con sistently left for Gov. Chamberlain to do is to break off from such associa-. tions, and with the adherents he has in his party, sincere friends of reform and they are a goodly number-to or ganize an independent faction of the Republican party, and in co-operation with the organized Democratic forces to defeat the despoilers. No one would think of asking him or his fol lowers to join the Democratic party; we want reform pure and unadulterated regardless of national party politics; they do :not enter into the questien and no man need forego -his principles in reference to national politics in be coming a member of a reform organi zation in the State. When after suc,h action the sincerity of Gov. Chamber lain and his friends for reform becomes manifest, then he may reasonably ex pect the support of the people for office in their gift ; before such action, however, they cannot clear their hearts of distrust. Editorial Beview. The latest drink at Washington is the Bab-cocktail. Yesterday.the St. Louis Convention met. -.To-day - the* work will begin ; every one is awaiting the result with bated breath. It is too late to pro phesy. The first principle announced by the Cincinnati Convention reads thus: I. The United States of America is a nation, not a league. Well, that -settles it. The Executive Committee of the Democratic party ot Sumter County seem to be in despair to judge from the tone of their address to the people of the C!ounty.' Cheer up ! Mr. John Smul, of Anderson, who was in feeble health, stopped to drink water on the mill road, at Anderson's mills, was seized~ with vertigo, fell with his face downward, and was drowned in water not more than a foot deep. Bishop Dupanloup has written a pamphlet entitled "Whither are we going." Tt endeavors to -show that society and religion are in the greatest peril through the triumphant progress of atheism. Don't be afraid Mr. Bishop; religion-*will take care of it self and so will society. Tammany is thin king of Groesbeck for President and Bayard or Parker for Vice. Groesbeck, of Ohio, is a good man, but as a Tammany candi date he would not be very strong. Tammany Hall might burn down with out serious loss to the community, ex ept the Insurance Companies. Some North Carolinian says that some other tarheel captured a General Hayes at Chancellorsville, and some body thinks it is important to know whether it was Rutherford B. Hayes, the Republican sonnnee for President. Suppose it was, what then i Does that reate a constitutional disability?. Hon. WV. D. Porter, one of the dele gates at large from this State to the Democratic Convention at St. Louis, has written a letter to Gen. Bratton, the chairman of the South Carolina dele~atioi. He says that bad health Vice-Presidency. He wants the Pres idency or nothing. if the Conven tion think that his nomination for Vice President would elect the ticket he should certainly accept. There are very few public men, however, in whom ambition does not greatly out weigh patriotism. We shall henceforth set down Rob ert Ingersoll as the craziest man in the United States ; he made the fol lowing declaration in the Cinciinati Convention : "The party wants a lead er with audacity of genius, of the grandest combination of heart con science and brain known to American people. That one is James G. Blaine.". (Wild applause.) The applause, no doubt was as wild as the declaration. Lilly, the conditionally pardoned convict whom Jirdge Northrop would not allow to testify on a conditional pardon, has been discharged from tg Penitentiary by the Supreme Court on a writ of Habeas'Corpus, on the ground that the Chester jury which tried him were informally drawn. He was required to give bond for $400 for his appearance at Chester next term of Court. Wonder if our Jury Commissioners throughout the State will after awhile learn how to draw a jury. "The Indians killed forty men on Thuisddy, June 15th, at a point sixty miles south of Sidney, Nebraska. Over one hundred men have been killed in that section within one week. The Indians belong to the Cheyenne agency." What can be done with Mr. Lo ? Rations-especially of poor beef and mouldy flour-will not keep him qr.iet and bullets will not subdue him; nei ther the Pennsylvania Quaker nor the Secretary of War is able to manage him. Barnum will have to buy them all up and show them all over the world. Fifty cents admittance, chil dren half price. Fully one-third of the entire popu lation of Wisconsin is German-the largest part of which element is Ro man Catholic. They have all hither to, or nearly all, been Republicans ; but loyalty to their religion will turn them against the party now attempt ing to proscribe it. (Journal of Commerce. This is certainly news to us; an over whelming majority of the Germans in the United States are Protestants; until lately there has been hardly any emigration at- all from the Catholic parts of - Fatherland; we have no* special information as to that element in Winconsin ; but we must suppose proportion to their religion to be about the same. We should like to get in formation if it be otherwise. With the confession of the Pomaria murderer still fresh in their minds it may be interesting to our readers to peruse the confession of Lowery, who committed a similar crime at Lynch burg, in Sumter County, and has been lately executed. 'We hope that the uick retribution which overtook the Harmon murdlerers may prevent this class of triple crime. Aleck Lowery, the negro who was executed on the 16th inst., at Sumter, for the murder of Mr. John Murphy, was an extraordinary man. He never lost his self-possession for a single in stant. For over an hour he stood up mn the scaffold in torrents of rain, ining out the hymns and singing the loudest and most fervent of the 5,000 present. His last act was to divest himself of his coat, vest and boots to end to the prisoners at the jail. Be fore the black cap was drawn over his face he handed his confession, which was sealed in a large envelope, and written by his own hand, to the sher iff, to be read in the presence of Mess. [urst, Tuomey, Singleton, Smith and >thers. .CONFESSION. Mr. T. M. Tyndal, this is the truth, o help my God. There was nobody with me when this thing was done. God knows the thoughts of my heart. [ wuld not tell a lie, for I know that [ have to meet my God in peace, and [ can't go to God and not tell the ruth. Blad it not been for Mr. [.hame telling me that if I would call iome one else it would clear me, no ther man's name would have been alled by me, for God knows that I was the only one there, and I was the man that killed Mr. Murphy, and.[ hought there was more money there, but I was afraid to hunt for it. The noney that I got was in the drawer md in a dry goods box, in the room where he slept, but, in my judgment, Lhere was more money, but it was burned. If the men had not held out inducements to me, I would not have 1 alled other names. If it were my lying word, there was no one with ue, and the money that I got, which was about five hundred dollars, I loan d some in Wilmington, and some I ;pent and the rest I buried, but you an keep them men in jail as long as ou please, but God will hold you re-1 ;ponsie for it. When you know a] an is clear you Quglit to release him or my sake. I was the only map that was there and4 if my father was there would say sq. I was four nights ratching him before I killed him. I rent from a party at Witherspoon ooe,.'s on Saturday night to Lynch to the depot. As he returnedI killei him, and God knows that is so. ] will close by saying I killed him, ani I have made my peace with God. No signature was attached, ani many think it is only a ruse to screet his accomplices. We copy from the Keowee Courier Walhalla, the following extract of communication by the school cominis sioner of Oconee County, in referenc to the Primary Department of New berry College. It is certainly en couraging to the friends of the insti tution to notice that Prof Busby, fo several years the popular principal o Bethel Academy, Pomaria, is equalli successful in the school room of hi Alma Mater: "On the 6th of this month I visitei the Primary Department of the New berry College. This portion of ou: College is uader the management o: Prof. D. B. Busby, who I take to b< an elegant gentleman and scholar. remained with Mr. B. and his scholar until noon. and was so well please( with him and his students and theil recitation that I determined to pai them another visit soon and try an( carry others with me, in order thal they might see and know what wa. being done by Mr. B. and those undei him. Accordingly on the 10th I dii so, in company with Col. Rob't. A Thompson, one of the Trustees foi Wagener. We were well pleased wit] Mr. B. and his pupils; found hin very pleasant and his pupils ver3 prompt and correct in their answers He appears to have the confidenet and good wishes of his boys. He cer tainly has a happy way of imparting instruction to them, and at the sam( time he does it so pleasantly and s plainly that it appears impossible foi them to misunderstand him. I thinl he is the right man in the right place, and I have no hesitancy in saying thal I believe, under his management, al, will be well with that portion of th( College. I fear we do not properly appreciate the advantages our Counti derives, from this College. It wa feared at one time that it would bN removed from this place. Should suei a thing be done it would be a great loss to the citizens of Walhalla, if nof to the entire County. Could we bul double its present strength, it would add greatly to the prosperity of ou: County as well as to that of our pretty and pleasanti mount~ain village, and the benefits derived from it by~ the youths of our town would be incalculable." Horse Burial. "The bronze statue of the celebrated trotter American Girl was unveiled oi Tuesday afternoon at the Elmira (N Y.) Driving Park in presence of large number of spectators. It is liff size, standing upon a granite pedestal, which rests upon a mound of earth underneath which lies the body of the Girl." That's rather startling in a christian land; they used to do -such things in lden times. Bucephalas, for instance, had a monument erected to his mnem. ry-if our memory serves us right but in modern times we have heard o: no such proceedings. The bones of the greatest horise that ever lived-the American Girl not excepted-Don Quixote's Rosinante, lie still uncof ined somewhere in La Mancha dirt, and no stone marks the place; until that great steed receives decent urial we shall object to having a .emetery for horses. The statue does well enough, but .theu take the bones away ; t.he association is not healthy. POR THE HEEALD. iewberry College-Commence ment Exercises. The usual Commencement exercises f this deservedly popular institution ere inaugurated on Sunday, the 11th inst., with the Baccalaureate Sermon, y Dr. J. P. Smeltzer. He chose for is theme the following: "Time allotted o human existence should be religiously mployed ;" he treated it .in a masterly nanner, showing conclusively that our ~ime in this life is as a breath, and that e should have but one end in view ;hat of "serving God day and night in 2is holy temple." It is almost sheer resumptioin for us to attempt a full eport of this fine, elevated and schol rly effort. He presented practical ;houghts clothed in the most chaste anguage, often abounding in the most eautifal illustrations. Christianity was is theme, a devotion to the great truths f Christ was the central sun around which revolves all our hopes of this life. ndi the life to come. Long may these mpressions engage the minds of the arge and appreciative audience that welcomed this Baccalaureate address. The- address to the Young Men's 3hristian Association was also deliver d by the Doctor on Sunday night, but )wing to the inclemency of the wea her we were unable to hear all of the ermon, but heard it spoken of as being ery fine indeed. PREPARATORY EXHIBITION. On Monday, 10 A. M., we repaired a the College, there to witness the Ex iibition of the Preparatory Department, ndcer the skillful management of Prof. ). B. Busby; and notwithstanding the ai descended in torrents, a goodly zed audience awaited the procession fte yon Cicerps. In filed the ~reps., led b their ho0fes,or, and occu )1d the seats reserved for them, and fter prayer by Prof. Probst, the combat ~pened-each vieing with the other in I there, satisfied of the progress of their [ children. ADDRESS TO TE ALU3NI ASSOCIATION. At 10 A. M. Tuesday, the Lutheran Church was filled by a large audience to hear the Address before the Alumni Association, by Prof. Busby. 'As we are unable to give as a full report as we desire, in the absence of our notes, we quote from the Keowee Courier con cerning this Address: "His subject was "Education in its Political Bearings." The Professor =4aWetoquent address and fully and completely developed his - theme, illustrating it frequently by r chaste and classical references." But f this does not exactly cpnveyour opinion of this effort. It was something.more than "classical." He .was practical in all of his points, pointed us unerringly to the path that would achieve for us national liberty and national prosperity. He ranged amid the fallen thrones-of r Persia, Greece and Rome, attributing their downfall to the neglect of educa tion. That unless our Southern State formed a higher idea of education than she now entertains and act upon, and r unless she appreciates the untold ad r vantages arising from a universal diffu I sion of knowledge among ..11 classes the poor as well as the rich-she would never rise from her degraded condition. He argued that ignorance was the sole cause (considerably mixed with old Satan's blood, we might add) of our present wretched state. Educate the masses-learn them to think and aet for themselves, and you have a people who will not be led by the noses by un principled demagogues and corrupt politicians. His subject, as be remarked, may seem "hackneyed," but we must some day, sooner or later, realize the time-honored adage that "knowledge is power," and act like men, not brutes. JUNIOR EXHIBITION. At 8 P. M. of the same day the exer cises of the Juniors was opened with 1 prayer by Rev. H. W. Kuhns, after < which the following programme was observed: ORATIONS. Transcendent Excellence of Elo quence-Wm. Stoudenmire; Benefit of Labor-J. B. Binest; Human Happi ness-C. M. Efird; Jackson-G. B. Cromer. -Each young man showed much skill in the selection of his subject-on the one hand it was said that Eloquence could assuage tho fiery passions of men, arouse a nation of heroes to arms, as did 'Demosthenes; and on the other1 hand the steam engine, the printing Ipress, the gin, in fact, all the various conveniences which we of the present day possess, were cited as the result of labor, "Human Happiness" was weigh ed in the balances, and it was found that there was very little of it. The eminent qualities of heart and head of the immortal Southern Chieftain, Stone wall Jackson, received a touching tri bute from the pen of Mr. Cromer. Young gentlemen, all we ask of you is that you do as well in the future as you have done in the past, and success will crown your efforts. ADDRESS BEFORE THE LITERARY SO CIETIES. Long before it came, it was decided* that the great event was to be the ad dress before the Literary Societies, by1 Gen'l A. C. Garlington, of Atlanta, Ga., consequently on Wednesday, 10.A. M., one of the finest audiences of the week awaittd the appearance of the distin guished orator. After the prelimina ries, such as music and prayer, 0. L.t Schumpert, Esq., in graceful terms an nounced that he was about to introduce( to the audience a man to whose counsel f South Carolina in her palmiest days E loved to follow-that person was no t less than the gallant Gen'l Albert C. I Garlington. A burst of applause re vealed the fact that he was welcomed, and in a few minutes he held the atten tion of the entire house while he extolled ' "Woman's Mission." Woman's power does not lay hold in the ballot box, she was not created to wield that sceptre of power, her Creator never intended that she should "rnount the stump, and shout Woman's Suffrage"-her place is ther fireside. There the potency of her in-t fluence is felt and not upon the tented battle-field Her empire is home, her sceptre, love. The General was plain, forcible and practical. In eloquent words he turned to the members of the ' Societies and elucidated "True Great. t ness." He referred to some of South t Carolina's noblest sons as examples ~ worthy of imitation. Cultivate their i virtues, emulate their illustrious charac- C ters. The latter part of his address 2 partook something of the sublime. CONTEST FOR THE MEDAL IN ORATORY. At night the contest .for the Orator's Medal took placa. After a* fervent prayer to the throne of Grace by Rev. Sanders, Mr. J. P. Hlawkins, of New berry, was introduced to the audience. Selecting as his theme, "The Influence af Great Events," he reviewed some of the great events that have shaped the S destinies of nations. Mr. H. is a grace- ~ ful speaker, and we predict for him a bright future. The next speaker was Mr. W. G. Neville, of Oconee, who explored the S a fancied regions of "Hope," and painted futurity's canvas in its most glowing hues. Mr. N. has been a very close student, and bids fair to become one of Oconee's lights. NebryCut hnhdag a fulrersentaty i thepen adf gr-. G.B. reer,tai iwho ae pusoan eofuent v Gadreseo, wh ase usrom Teloqent address ob a passage from Terrence: - 1...~L:.L a~.. .~W w4ll evident ability and logical manner of discussing his subjects, has gained for him a reputation as one of the best r speakers ;n College, as the sequel will show. While the string band furnished us with some of its enrapturing strains, the Committee consisting of Gen'l A. C. Garlington, Hon. J. C Hopei Mr T. W. Holloway, and Revs. H. W. Kuhns and H. S. Wingard, retired for consul tatio. Returning in a short while, the - Committee through: their vhAkrman, Gen'l A. C. Garlington, in a neit and appropriate speech, awarded thVnedal to Mr. G. B. Cromer, the announce ment of which drew forth a round of t applause, and one of -whom Newberry may well fee, proud. t CODtEICEMENT DAY. Rain, rain, rain-i. it never going to cease raining-are we going to have ano ther of Noah's floods ? These were soue of the gloomy forebodings tiat loomed up before our eyes on Thursday morning, Co d rnencement Day. The rain poured in tor rents, but we ventured on our aquatic ex ursion towards the place, where despite, the undue proportion of the aqueuos fluid that had fallen, a large and respectable rowd had assembled. After prayer by Rev. H. W. Kuhns, the Latin Salutatorv (1st Honor) was pro- h 3ounced by Mr. W. J. Stribling, of Acton, f, rexas, to the infinite edification of all. We t were not able to understand quite all that e wvas said, but we think he did himself great t< redit, as that was his first effort in that C :lassical tongue. (A young lady seated by 5ur side remarked that she liked that speech )etter than any she had yet heard.) "Hope, the Lever of Success," was next flaborately discussed by Mr. R. E. Camp ell, of Laurens, who came up to the full ,xpectations of the audience that had often efore listened to his chaste and beautiful peeches. Mr. G. T. Stribling soon found himself n hot water by condemning the "Tyranny e )f Fashion." Some of the girls didn't like P his disclosure of their course, because he ( ame too near telling the truth. In unmis. akable terms he condemned the prevailing t aLshions of all ages, and* in his mental neanderings pointed to that pyramidal vice -pin-back. He could hardly see any dif erence between a camel and a pinned-back ady. We were much pleased with the. ri ddress, and hope his advice will be fol- p owed. "The Triumphs of Modern Science" were ext noted by Mr. D. A. Zeagler, of Orange-. urg. Mind was at work in all the depart- - nents of nature, exploring ocean's lowest lepths, and scanning heaven's arches, and ith the ever-piercing and far-reaching B elescope, revealing to man the wondersC f God's creation There was a graceful- C ess about the speaker that predicts for ui a bright future. .Again, Mr. W. J. Stribling gave us an E~nglish oration on "The True Mission of lovernment." Being able to understand nore of this than his former effort, we ap reciated some of his able ideas which be. ,mbodied in most beautiful languagre. A speech by Mr. J. C. Watkins, of An- sc erson, on "Intellectual Pleasures," con- 01 iluding with tite Valedictory (2d Honor), ri oncluded the morning orations. Mr. W. , nturn soeto Professors, students, ct ens and classmates of the sad hour of si arting, and indulged the hope that the lia resent class would render honor to their Lrna Mater. Dr. Smeltzer then conferred the degree f A. B. upon the class, and also A. M. ipon Mr. S. P. Hughes. 4 0. L. Schumnpert, Esq., in his usualgrace l style, presented the Medal in Mathe natics to Mr. C. W. Welch, of Newberry. onorable mention was also made of Mr. i. 0. Kaminer, of Lexington. Gen'l A. C. Garlington then, in a .fitting I ribute to the Ancient Languages, presented he Greek Medal to Mr. W. J. Beard, of de )onee ; after which Rev. Kuhns,. in his ry elicitous manner, announced that Mr. Win. th m itoudenmire had received the $25 prize as t he best Essay on the "Bachman Endow- vw ent of New berry College." After the announcement of the rises in ~ he classes, the benediction was pronounced y the President, and all left well satisfied nc rith the exercises. We must not forget to mentidtn the mu ic-it was really half of the Commence nent. We have been unusually hurried in giving his account of the exercises, because of he rain and the consequent delay on the ailroad. We desire the mantle of charity o be thrown over our errors. i POMARIA. FoE THE HERALD. MR. EDITOR :-It is true that W. isF ride of the mark, but I had no idea de hat we would ramble into .a mode of hi aptism discussion, and come through ~ y "Scott's Creek" and go under. E hanking you for the suggestion, I will efine my position and cease to rove. L genuine Christian has received the race of God, and so long as that grace te emains with him is superior to any - fler power, (to this all Christians 1 gree, even those who hold' the possi ility of losing it, say that it is a volun ry act,) so taught the great Apostle. le knew the power in him too well to reate the impression that W. seems to elieve. He accompanied all not as a 1ere negative, but compedled them to knowledge the power of God; the ty iper was shaken off, leaving him harm iss; so were all influences for evil. 2 'he old hero knew wherein was his col trength,' therefore he preached to and ~ nd commingled with all, as did his E~ faster. "Why eateth your Master bi rith publicans and sinners?" Hear the faster's answer, "They that be whole eed not a physician, but they that. c ce sick." "I am not come to call the s ghteous, but sinners to repentance."c id ouw Saviov censure the #ve wise. [rgins for being in company with the s ane foih one? C. S. be 7Iarried, On Tuesday morning, June 13th, at the .sidence of the Bride's father. by the Rev. : A. Fair, GEo. S. M.owr, Esq., to Miss Assir. D. JONEs, daughter of L. J. Jones, :tq. All of Newberry. M7ew X *0iiwemaeows. NOTiE lay!I WAR FNG. Any person or persons taking.mocking irds from my.. hedges, or otherwise in ruding on my place, will be hild to a strict ceount according to law. June'28, 26-It. W. T. WRIGHT. .otice. to Trspassers. All persons are hereby notified not to -espas ow-my ksd;yhutigrshg i uny other manner. Ar y person so doing - il be prosecuted to.the. fullest extent of be law. k - B.F. McGRAW. June 28, 26-3t. NOTICE. I will apply to the Court of Probate for ewberry County, for a final discharge as :uardian- of 'Hayne Denson, .on the-31s ay of July next, at 10 o'clock, A. X. SAMUEL S. ABRANS. Guardian of Hiynetson June 22 1876. ITUATIONS WAINTf -OR'. ORPHAN A . The B3ard of Commissioners of the Cha., ston Orphan House have several:-,yb -om 13 to 15 years old, whom they. wAs i bind out to Farmers; Merchant r ianic in the interior of the Stte. Ayp&_1 Ltious may >e made by letter addressed' > W. C. BEE, Chairman of the Boad,; barleston,~S. C. June 28, 26-1m. .Ylisenanseeus. SHERIFF'S s AL M. E. Gilliam, for another, VS. George B. Tucker. By virtuef an Execatio to me ,Airect. [ in the above stated case, I wiff sik",at iblic outcry, in front of .the Court House n Sale-days the 3d of JuT nxt e following Personal Property, vivi One (1) ChestwA t Sorrel* C)olt, looded Stock, by Lemington, dam by.0 la, 2 years old. Levied on as the pro rty of G. B. Tucker. TERMS CASE. J. J. OARRTNGOW'& N 0 Sheriff's Office, June ,li 18'W Round Trip Ticket The 8outi rolfha RaffIoad'&fi i-s UND TRIP TICKETS to N,ew York, via arleston, for tidatet0BB.e is is e best and'cheapest route to goto the ntennial. S. B..I'ICKENS, General icke et . June 14, 24-tf. S THE DISTRICTAUGUST OF THE UNITED STATES---DIS-~ TRICT OF SOUTH CAROUNA. In Re.-William Summer, Bankrupt. In pursuance of an order of fiee.jH Bryan, -Judge of the said-Cor,yl E 11, at public oucy t Nweyg Monday, the 3d day of July next, alfthe heat, interests and estate of the sieBani' pt-in a judgment in thetourdfComa eas for Newberry County, in favor of OA .Suber against A. G. Sunef imner, John A. Metts and the -s1t tm Summer ; and also all the other e)o~~ action of the said Bankrupt- aot her re sold. Terms of.sale cash. .- ;na -T. W. .BOLLOWAY,~*. June 21, 25-2t lsin [AMES PACKER, HOUSE, SZQU AND. Haing reisbred ilsresidence to sires.his friends and patrons-in,Neuo County, to uderstand thoi.e s adit~ e field a&--his old tr'ad7e, :am4 hopus rit in the future, as lie has received in e past a liberal hae of.tepieopTis is terms will be moderate to suit ; nes, and his work, as it'has alirajs been, i best. Any person wishing to-see hias n- bdsl. s can leave word at J. D. Cash's Store. May 31, 22-im. CE! ICErf! ICE!flt JOHN 0. SEEGEBS, COLUMBIA, S. C, Respectfully informs:the publcba there g placed his I0E MACHINE in comnplet~ der, he is prepared for the season t4*e UEICE inany qatte livered at Depot in Columbia, 'at $1-per tnred. This Ice limanimamedeopar-e eet spring, water, at 30 deg. belou frees g, and is pronounced better iniTipnrer an any other. Pure unadulterated Lager Beer, Wines quors, Segars and Tobacco-by the *bola Le and retail. Orders solicited and satisfaction, guaran d. ' May 17,20-4f. ENCILS, 5, 10,15 and 20 cents each. 3MMECIAL NOTE, 10 tO' 20 cents per ire. IIES and REPP NOTE-superior quail. 30 cents. ETURY NOTE-elegant-in boxes. NVELOPES,'19oto S0~cents per buirh-11 IEDING and INVITATION PAPER with VE LOPES to match. SK, 5 cents and upwards-aU'ltOrs ck, blue, violet and red. . OCKET DLAR TES, 25,5.0, 75 andfl. LANK BOOKS-Ledgers, Days and Re d, from 50 cents up. EATES, 5 cents to m - - IIEAiPE1R STI47 UNDA'Y SCHOO)L LIBRARY BOOS.dl 1 sold at costand carriage. Call'at once' ~~eqm ?kI~ I ~