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The Model Subscriber. --Good morning, sir; Mr. Editor, how are your folks to-day? I owe for your next year's paper; I- thought I'd come and pay, And Jones is agoin' to take it. and-this is his money here; I shut down lending it to him, and then coaxed him to trv it a }ear. And here is a few iteuls that happened last week in our town; I thought they'd look good for the paper, and so I just jotted 'en down. And here's a bushel of russets my wie picked expressly for you; A small bunch of flowers from Jennie, she thought she must do something, too. You're doin' the politics bully, as all our family agree; Just keep yourold goose quill a flappin', and give them a good one for me. And now you are chuck full of business, and I won': be takin' your time. I've things of mr own I must tend to-good day, sir, I believe I will climb." The editor sat in his sanctum. and broughat down his fist with a thump, "Good bless that old farmer!" he muttere.l, "he's a regular jolly trump." And 'tis thus with our noble profession, and thus it will ever be still; There are some who appreciate its labor and some who perhaps never will. But in the great time that is coming, when Gabriel's trumpet shall sound, And they who have labored and rested shall come from the quivering ground: And they who have striven and suffeied to teach and ennoble the race, Shall march to the front of the column, each one in his God-given place ; As they march through the gates of the City, with proud victorious tread, The editor and his assistants will not be far from the head! American Invent-ive Progress. Under the above heading the Scien tific American of April 7th has a long and interesting article, from which we make the following extracts: To show with what rapidity inven tors made improvements on inventions embodying original principles, says the writer, it may be noted that in the early days.of the sewing machine 116 patents were granted for improve ments thereon in a single year; and out of the 2,910 patents issued in the year 1857, 152 were for improved cotton gins and pressEs, 164 for im provements on the steam engine, and 198 for novel devices relating to rail roads and improvements in the rolling stock. In the year 1848, three years after the publication of this paper was commenced, but 660 patents were granted; but under the stimulus of publisbiog those inventions as they were patented, ten years later, in 1858, the number had increased sixfold, reaching 3,710, while up to January 1, 1850, as already stated, the aggre gate of patents issued amounted to 27,467; since that time and up to dhe present the total is 18 1,015. And curiosity here leads us (adds the editor) to review our own work, extending back, say, twenty years. or to 1857; a period during which 170. 745 patents have been issued. We find, by actual count, that 62,062 -applications have been made through the Scientific A mericau Patent A gency for Patents in the United States and *abroad. This averages almost ten applications per day, Sundays ex cluded, over the entire period, and bears the relation of .more than one quarter to the total number of patents issued in this country up to the time of writing Fenmale College. 'Jc citizens of Prosperity the beau tiful, eight miles below Newberry on th'e G'reenville and Columbia railroad. are determined to show the Synod their devotion to the Lutheran Churchi. Although her handsome offer of $15, 000 for the College was rejected, her citizens accepted the rejection with a good grace, and now, with smiling faces, they rise to inform us that they still desire to do something worthy of themselves. They have resolved to have a Lutheran female college located in their charming village. We bid them a hearty God-speed. It is what we have advocated for years, and what we greatly need. There is no wisdom in the sleepy cry of some, "Wait, wait; one thing at a time." This enterprise will cost the Synod no outlay, and will not cause to be withheld a single dollar. The citizens propose to do it, and we say to them, go on. go on ! you are awake to your best interest; and you are doing that for which future generations will rise up and call you blessed. Build your college ; and in doing so you .build up you r town, yon build up your Church, oubuild up your Syncd,you advance the happiness, prosperity and useful ness of your families a hundred fold. lf you do not build the college others will and you will lose it. Shut Out. Not a little surprised were the ex State officers upon going to the capitol yesterday morning to find a neat little band of red tape, about six inches long. stretched across the doors of their former offices, with a little red sealing wax attached to each end. A constable stood guard at e:ach door, to warn the formier occupants, if neces sary, that their reign had been sus pended in those quarters, and to pre vent their entering should they see proper to attempt to oppose the law fully constituted authorities placed there to keep them out. A majority of them, who seemed to anticipate what the solution of affairs would he, and to be willing to submit to the inevitable. approached the doors, and seing the seals, smiled and "stepped d:'wn and out" without further ado. Eliovtt. however, who is contesting A ttorney-General Con ner's place, seem ed disposed to be a little obstreperous, and made inquiry of the guard to be informed by what constitutional right, &c., he -was debarred from entering his office. The constable at the door politely informed him that he had his orders from the Govrernor. and it was useless to waste words over the matter. Whereupon the defunct ex-Congress The iHIeraId.{ THOS. F. GI NEKER, S Th ir W . H . W ALLACE, B R Y S.C NEWBERRY, S. C. W & DNESDAY, APR. 25., 1877. A PAPER FOR THE PEOPLE. The Herald ig in t he higlest respect a Fam ily Newspaper., d'voted ti. tl rnterial mn ;erests of the people of this County and the State. It circulates extensively. and as an Advertising med ium offers unrivalled ad vantages. For Terms, see first page. THE NEWBERRY HERALD. PRICE REDUCED To ONLY TWO DOLLARS!l We take pleasure in announcing to the public that the subscription price to the HERkLD, from and after this date, will be only $2.00, instead of $2.50. This is no forced reduction, but is made voluntarily and cheerfully in view of the low price of cotton, the scarcity of money and the strin gency of the times generally, among all classes of our people. We desire to send the HERALD into every family in Newberry County. While we make this reduction in price we propose, and are deter mined, to keep the HEnRAD fully up to its present standard, and to use every effort in our power to make it still more worthy the patronage I of the public. We confidently expect a large ad dition to our subscription list. Thos. F. GRENEKER, Proprietor. The Legislature. This body meets to-day (Tues day.) The Republicans have a ma jority in the Senate, but the Presi dent, Lieut.-Gov. Simpson, Demo crat, has the appointment of all the committees. The House has a Democratic mnajority and a Demo cratic Speaker. The D'emocrats have also a majority on joint ballot. The Democrats, therefore, have practical control of the Legislature. It seems to be the desire. of Gov. Hampton and others in authority, that the session be as short as pos sible. THE PUBLIC DEBT. There are grave questions to be considered. The matter of the public debt will demand serious at tention. The interest due in Jan ary has not yet been paid. Addi tional interest will fall due in July. There is no money in the Treasury for this purpose. Taxes must be raised, and it is very evident that! they will necessarily be high. The faith, credit and funds of the State are pledged for the payment of the public debt and interest thereon. No doubt the public debt is largely fraudulent ; but we do not think that it will be, or should be, repu diated. Such a course always in jures the credit and good name of a State. A large proportion of the State bonds are no doubt in the hands of innocent holders for value. We believe that the people of the State generally-the tax-payers will be willing to pay every dollar' of the legal debt of the State. They~ know now that the money will not be stolen, but applied to its proper* objects. They can stand a heavy tax a few years much better than Ithey can stand a permanent injury to the credit of the State. TAXES. We desire to impress upon the minds of the people the fact that the days of low taxes have not yet come-for this reason : the radical administrations have piled up a huge public debt and large defi ciences that must be met. To use a classical phrase, the Augean sta bles will have to be cleaned out. A matter of great interest to the State is the election of Chief Jus. tice, to succeed JuOge Moses, de ceased. Those most prominently spoken of for the position are Judge1 Aldrich, Gen. McGowan, Associate Justice Willard, Hon. W. D. Porter, Judge Maher and Gen. Kershaw. Judge Aldrich or Judge Willard will probably be elected. Anofh~v matter of - great interest I mportance that wl Vc to be onsidered. It will be seen then 'ht a heavy weight of responsibility rests upon the present Legislature. It is for bupte that a majority of the mein bers possess the ability and the patriotism to meet these grave luestions, and to dispose of them is the best interests and the honor )f the State require. The people should feel assured that the inter ests of the State are in good and safe hands. The Southern Question. The Southern question has been a troublesome one in national poli tics since the days of reconstruc tion. It has been the theme upon which rabid Northern politicians loved to dwell, and with which they delighted to fire the public mind. But that question has been elimi nated. altogether by the settlement of affairs in South Carolina and Louisiana. It was put to rest by Hayes precisely in the same way that Tilden would have done it; but there is this difference : the Republican Senate will have to ac cept the settlement and abide by it in good faith, for it was done by a Republican President. Blaine and Morton and their ilk will have to find a new hobby-their old one has played out cotnpletely. A TMistake. The Anderson IntelUoencer, usual ly so exact, makes a mistake in its last issue, when it says, in speaking of the Lowndesville murderers, that "such a spectacle as ten men sus pended from a gallows for the same act has never been witnessed in South Carolina." In 1821, or there abouts, twenty-two negroes were hanged at the same time and place in Charleston, for insurrection. There is an old negro in Newberry, William Waring, formerly Gov. Hayne's coachnan, who witnessed the hanging, and can tell all about The Pee Dee Watchman. The fist number of this new Darhngton weekly has come to hand. It has a tine look ; the types ar new and clear, the editor-ials well v ritten, the locals spicy and the selections attractive-in short, it l s the bill of a good County paper. The Proprietor, A. A. Gil bert, has had long and successful experience in the newspaper busi ness, and will no doubt give the people of Darlington a good paper. Thanksgiving. Now that the people ar-e rejoicing over the happy termination of the political contest and the bright prospects before them, it would be eminently fit and proper to have a ay set apart for Thanksgiving and Prayer. ,The Inaugural Ball Will come off in Columbia, the night of May the 3d. Editorial Review. The wsar between Russia and Turkey, so long anticipated, has actually begun. 47,000 barrels of petroleum were destroyed by lightning at Petrolia, Pa., the 20th instant. The street cars have commenced running in Greenville, and the small boys are spending all their nickels. L. Cass Carpenter, Collector of Internal Revenue for South Caro lina, has tendered his resignation to the President. NEw ORLE.As, LA., April 24 The U. S. troops were removed from the State House at 12 o'clock to-day, by order of the President. There is a man inl Elberton, Ga., who runs eight different establish ments: Hotel, grocery and pro vision store, drug store, tailoring establishment, photograph gallery, tinware store, blacksmith shop and livery stables. His name is Ed munds. Ex-Congressmanl Jno. A. Kasson of Iowa has been appointed by the President Minister to Spain to suc ceed Caleb Cushing. He was one of the counsel that argued the case of Haes before the Electoral Com mission. "One go:yd turn deser-ves another," thinks R. B. The ten Lowndsville prisoners, who were to have been hung last Friday, have received a respite from the Governor till the 4th of May. Strong efforts ar-e being made by many citizens of Abbeville County to have the sentence of some of the murderer-s commuted to imprisonment in the Penitenti arv for life. It was on this account that the Governor ordered the i-c C. P. Pelham. Esq. It is with sorrow we chronicle the death of C. P. Pelham, Esq., which occurred in Columbia, the 19th instant, from Pneumonia. C. P. Pelham was born in Marl boro County in 1816, graduated at the South Carolina College in 1838, was for many years an honored and able Pro essor in that Institution, and in 1857 entered upon the pro fession of journalism which he pur sued to the end of his life. In the death of Mr. Pelham the State has lost one of her most able and consistent journalists. It may! be truthfully said of him that he was a man in whom there was no guile; pare and incorruptible in a profession that for the last ten years has required unswerving pa triotism and the strongest devotion to principle. Through the dark days of Carolinas oppression his pen was always wielded in support and defence of the best interests and honor of the State. No bland ishments of power, no difficulties; no obstacles, however great, ever once caused him to deviate from the straight path he had marked out for himself. As Chief Editor of the Columbia Register, from the day of its birth up to the day of his own death, his every energy~ was bent to the ac complishment of that grand political victory in State politics which we are now enjo3 ing ; and to him is due in a very large measure the success of the Democratic party in South Carolina. All who love their State will drop a tear over the grave of C. P. Pelham. He is dead, but his v orks live after him, and he has gone to reap the rewards of a well-spent life, having caught the first glimpses of that bright dawn in South Carolina for which he labored so nobly and so incessantly. IRev. W. H. Fleming, D. D. The death of this distinguished Divine has brought sorrow to many hearts. He was well kntown in every part of the State, and was honored and loved by all who knewv him. Dr. Fleming was born in Charleston, in 1821, joined the S. C. Conference in 1841, was Pre siding Elder for fifteen years con secutively up to last December, was for many years delegate to the General Conference, received the title of Doctor of Divinity from Trinity College, North Caro lina, and was, at the time of his death, the 16th instant, Pastor of Bethel Church (Methodist) in Charleston. He was a man of clear, vigorous intellect, of fine social qualities, inflexible in his principles, of a kind and generous nature, and whether on the floor of the General or the Annual Conference, in the pulpit or in the social circle, his strong sense and polished address commanded the very highest admi ration. H fela victim to that dread FoR THE IIEEALD. Spring. Spring, the most beautiful season of the year, remiuds us of the Morn ing of Life, when youth and gaiety are ours. She is represented as a beauti ful maiden, aidvancing laden with flowers; and what a triumphant com ing is hers 'The sweet warblers of the forest sing beautiful songs of welcome; the latubs gambol and frisk on the streen sward nature has so kindly pr~ovided for their tiny feet to tread on ; her own beautiful flowers swaed by the gentle zephyrs nod their lovely heads in homage as she trips lightly o'er the earth, and in their mute homage we feel that there is still a greater language expressed to the great and good God of the Universe. Yes, we poor frail worms of the dust, as we tread the green carpet of Nature, to catch the baln of the gentle eve ning breeze, inhale the perfume of a thousand wayside flowers, listen to the sweet notes of the songsters of theI grove, the music of the babbling brook, forcibly acknowledge that all proclaim. "There is a God ; we render him our homage; frail humans, why worship less than we ?" What a lesson in the silent beauties of nature ! How grateful weI should feel to Nature's God for spread in a mautle of such glorious beauty o'er this world of ours, making it a shadow of the bright world to come, as reflections east from the rainbow. "All nature wears a face of beauty, and is animated with a spirit of joy;" and we should not only be grateful for the countless beauties that sur round us, but for health and strength to enjoy therm; and fur the kind pro tection that a loving father throws over us as a mantle of his love, alike in the silent watches of the night and the open light .of day. Each season has its language whereby we shguld profit. Spring rewinds of youth, sum mer of maturity, autumn of decay, but not as the seared leaves that for we feel that the Bright Beyond is not far distant, where our youth will be renewed as we bask in the radiant - - prmne-u God. Winter is deh, Fon THE HERAI.D. Broadbrimn's New York Letter. No. 14. ?he City Hall-Wandering among the Ghosts of the Departed--Dr. Muhlenberg. It is exactly twenty.five years since [ last crossed the threshold of the City Hall. Then Henry Clay lay in state in the Governor's room, and thousands were struggling in the Park outside to get a look for the last time on the be loved face of the great Kentuckian. It is seventy-four years ago since the :orner-stone of the City Hall was laid -and it is refreshing to know that we ire not the only generation that has sxceeded its estimates. The original aost of the City Hall was estimated at S250,000-before they got through they expended over half a million. he room known as the Governor's room extends over the entire front of the main building and partially into the wings, and here hang the portraits of many distinguished New Yorkers, and others who in times past have been the honored guests of the city. Conspicuous against the west wing is the full-length likeness of LaFayette, by Morse. He may have been a great benefactor to this country, and doubt less we ought to be much obliged to him-but it would require an en thusiasm of which I am not possessed to describe him as good looking; in fact he is quite the reverse-for a nian with yellow breeches and a cross ye. however much he may be entitled to our reverence, can scarcely awaken our admiration. An eminently re -pectable figure even in this respecta ble company is Governor Bouck, whom the sacrilegious gamins of a past gen ration used to call "old fuss and feathers." A barbarous portrait of William L. Marcy disgraces the east wing, and it looks as though it be louged to the era when the art cf por traiture was exclusively exercised by house-painters and whitewashers. Ad joining it is an admirable likeness of William II. Seward, by Innian, repre senting the Governor as he looked about forty years ago. It is told of him that previous to his departure for his tour of the world, he wandered into this old room and stopped in front of this picture. The original was bent with age-the cruel wounds inflicted on that terrible night, April 14th, 1865, had sadly mnarred the beauty of those features, which had made him a conspicuous favorite with the belles of a post generation. D)is ease, and age, and disappointment had each plowed their gravers deep in the old man's face, and he could see no line of himself in the splendid picture before him. IIis head slowly dropped upon his breast, and the big tears rolled down his cheeks,. and, quietly sinking into a chair, he mournfully exclaimed: "Never more, never more, never more !" In this room Abraham Lincoln lay in state. Cuban patriots and Fenian exiles have been placed on exhibition here, and the extremes of royalty have here touched common ground, commencing with England's prospective ruler and tapering off to the king of the Cannibal Islands. Many faces hang upon these old walls which have a peculiar historic inter ast. George and Dewitt Clinton repre sent the very best era of our politics -there are some here which represent the worst. Conspicuous for its ab sence is the portrait of Oakey Hall, who has "gone from our gaze like a beautiful dream." And I- wod1d re pectfully suggest, for the considera tion of his constituents, if his like ness ever is taken, that we may have it in that celebrated "shute av green"~ in which he reviewed the procession on St. Patrick's Day, 1869. In the next wing is the Mayor's roomn where much of the villainy of he old Tammnany ring was corsumu mated; and here, on a single morn ing, Oakey Hall signed bills for the new Court House for ovcr three n,il lions of dollars. All of the thieves have come to grief; and nowv it would p~pear as though the coming revela dons of Tweed. by which he expects to purchase his liberty, may ireach soae of the highest officials in the State, filling with grief and shame the heart of every man who truly loves his ::ountry. We are having desperate hard times in the city; the people are frightfully poor, and yet the other day a little pictui-e by Meissonnier, only 12x15, br.ought -$12,500 at auction. At an other sale last week a collection of forty pictures brought thirty thous.ind dollars, and the entire Johnson collec tion, sold a few weeks since, comnpris-I ing in all ninety-seven pictures,brought the enorrmous sum of three hundred and ninety-seven! thousand dollars and yet we talk of hard times. On Sunday last the Sixth Avenue National Bank was robbed in open day of. $12,500, and, as usual, the thieves got off with the swag. One Rooney-a blacksm ithI and notorious eracksman-bas been arrested, but is likely to take Sam Weller's advice nd prove a halibi. "Wheu a feller's in trouble, there's nothing. me boy, like a halibi." We Reverend Alvahi Wiswall, the chief almoner of St. John-'s Guild, one :f the principal charities of New York, has been on trial for the last week. If the story of his matrimonial xperiences be true, we ruay bless our lucky stars thr't such women as his wife are scarce ; but Mr. Wiswall will nave the consolation of knowing that whatever becomes of him in the other wvorld. that his condition can't be a treat deal worse than it was here. Cleary, the brutal Brooklyn police nan, who nearly clubbed a citizen to eath, has been dismissed from the 'oree, and sentenced to the peniten *iary for si months. ~ of his compan;y. It seems as though each lady and gentleman in the caste d was made to order for that particular h crer.tion, and the result is a perfection i r of perfurmance rarely witnessed on T any stage. He has done more than d any other manager to disarm preju- p dices of the religious classes. and night sI after night his boxes are crowdud with ti country clergymen and city church P members, who weep at his dramas or crack their sides over the harmless c fun of the Fifth Avenue comedy. ft "My Awful Dad" is still running at d Wallack's, and Barnum has taken pos. of session of the Hippodrome made fa- T inous by Moody and Sankey. He had w a splendid procession of his wagons ( the other day, and all of them, were d covered with magnificent paintings of ol rural and tropical scenery. On the v side of one wagon was a Florida lagoon, and in it a tremendous alliga-. t tor with a struggling darkey in his g mouth. and underneath, in letters of d gold, the inotto-"We strive to please." h On Wednesday all that was mortal b of the sacred poet and philanthropist, a; Dr. Wi. A. Muhlerberg, was borne o1 to its last resting place in the beauti- p ful little cemetery of St. Johnsbury. g The man has passed away, but the b sweet savor of his blessed and gracious p life remains the heritage of humanity forever. The present century has produced no nobler specimen of ster ling Christian manhood than the gen tle author of "I would not live alway," -who, in the matured fullness of his glorious age, h s just been called to A his reward. His pathway through b life was strewn with the golden sheaves of charity-the wretched, the 81 forsaken, and the suffering of every to degree, were remembered of him and d by him. The widow, the orphan, ai the maimed, the halt, the blind and st the helpless, found in him a tender and generous friend. Over fifty years n ago he was engaged to Miss Coleman, v then a reigning belle of Philadelphia, e and sistel of the lady who once en- f, snared the heart of the stately James Buchanan. The match with the fu- a ture president was broken off on ac- P count of a misunderstanding, and Mr. a Buchanan lived and died a bachelor. a The affianced of Dr. 3luhleuberg con- t tracted a fever while on a visit of charity, and after a few days' illness she died. The young priest, whose hopes of earthly happiness lay buried Ic in the grave with her, returned to his n sad home on the evening of her fune- e, ral, and there, in the depth of his des olation, wrote the sweet poem which g has made his name immortal. He Si found no second love on earth, but ir dedicated his whole life to charity and the memory of the gentle saint who t was waiting for him over the river; and after his patient vigil of nmore than fifty years, his weary spirit att last finds rest and peace, and followed eC by the blessing of millions, he goes to b join her in the summer land, to be it prted never more. Thrice constant. lover, pious Christian, gentleman, hu manity's unfaltering friend, grand old fi sold ier of the Cross, hail and farewell! tl Yours truly, t BROADBRIM. FoR THE HERALD, Our War.hington Letter. a TlE P'RESIDENT SELECTED A LEADERr FOR THE (,PPOSITION-LOUISIANA AFFAIRS -'' ARLINGTON"- T H E SPEAIKERSHIP-PERSONAL, ETC. WASHINGTON, D. C., A pril 18, 1877. It is unfortunaJe for the Republican opposition of Hayes, and correspond ingly to the advantage of that lucky t gentleman, that those politicians who have first att.aeked his Southern policy 0 are men of stained reputation, like g Bai ne, or mere buffoons, like Martin Townsend, or impracticable mnen. like 0 Wade. Any one of tliese men, at a 0 time like this, is a source of weakness. They have a certain amount of strength, but when the purest character and the greatest practical ability are re quired, they fail signally. Hayes was picked up at Cincinnati to beat Blaine with, for the reason t1 that one had never been accused of a stealing, and the other had ; one was n regarded as a safe man,- and the other s was not ; one had the enmity of all f< the leaders, and the other had no h enemies. The party may not wish to s< punish the man it then selected, but I it is not likely it will unite to do so sa under the leadership of the man then repudiated. s Indeed, it has been said that Mr. n Hayes, knowing that his Southern policy must make him enemies, judi-s ciously selected them himself by v offending thenm in his Cabinet appoint- o mets. So far as active opposition c: has shown itself among politicians, his b choice seems to have been a wise one. h The indications now (Tuesday) are o that Packard will "stick ;" that the li commission will fail to present an y acceptable compromise in the Louis- n iana matter, and that the President tl will not permit the troops to sustain r< Packard after this week. G It being almost certain that the U. S. Courts will restore Gen. Lee's estate ( "Arlington" to his representatives, a n proposition will be submitted to Con- c grss-perhaps at the extra ses- al sion in June--to purchase that por- di tion of it which is occupied as a P National Cemetery, and in which the T1 soldier dead of all the Northern States are buried The spot is in itself beau- b; tiful, and is made more so from year sl t year by the Government, and by p frieds of those who there "sleep their ir last sleep." The instincts of a com- ti mon humanity protect against any w violationi of the sanctity of such a la place, and no doubt the proposition to set it apart permanently as a cemetery 11 will come from some who during the f war did not "wear the blue." di 'PI~ ~ C~r~m~ T)nk~~ ~ Ax- I V To a few newspaper men the Presi ent has a habit of speaking freely of is intentions. One of them is cor ,spordetut of t'.: Philadelphia Press. his must nut be taken to indicate a ,,sire to capture Cul. Forney, pro ri?.or of that paper, as he is under :uod to be couitited to the opposi on. But the Colonel is not now a uwer in politics as of yore. It may be set down as among the .rtaiuties that not one Democrat will til to vote for the Democratic can idate for Speaker at the organization the House of Representatives. hey have all been communicated ith on the subject. It is most likely ar1ield will be the Republican can i,a.te. He will more likely than any :her man get the full Republican Ae. The prospects of genuine reform in ie civil service are not considered as od as they were. What has been Ine in the merely local offices here as not been in that direction-places sing wade vacant without charges ;aiust the dismissed, and filled with it any examination of the new ap ointees. The conviction is becoming eneral that the offices will be held to a the proper plunder of the sup srters of the administration. RENO. FOR THE HERALD. From the Seaboard to the Mountains. MESSRS EDITORS NEWBERRY HER. LD : In my last I tried to give you, riefly and pointedly as I could, the dlient features of our beautiful moun Lin lands : Variety of scenery and iversity of soil, and wealth of water 2d woodlands, et cetera. As my ay in that region was limited, my otes were meagre-a mere bird's eye iew. I gave you not one word in Kcess, as some may suppose, but fell tr short of Lieserved mention of its tarvelous beauty and richness. I am ersuaded that from the rarefied spot t which I viewed the charming vista, ad within a radius of sixty miles, is be found the garden of North Lenica ! From the corrugated brow of its ftier cone or crest, to the deeper Lountain rents and chasms; from the npyrean height of purple mist and !lden setting, where Tennyson him If might deign to send his Knight quest of the "grail." to the gloomy orge or grotto off "Old Baldy," where he voices of the gnomes and naiads rere recently heard, perhaps in an at ipted catacelysm; and out upon its >ngeries of mountains and pleiades of ills-its highlands and its lowlands, s promontories and its plateaus, there health for the invalid, and wealth >r the looker after lucre, solitude for e student and harmonies for the >urist. The points I desire to impress upon ae reader are-healthfulness and daptability to manufactures, stock ising and the growth of grain. The lleganies being a barrier to the leak winds of the North and West, >gether with its latitude and altitude, earness to the ocean and largess of rigation, render the climate superb. brought does not affect the country nor oes the grasshopper ever invade it. t has never had to buy its bread un 1 providentially disturbed by a wave f those waters which have of late one abroad over the face of the earth. The depth of its forests and the fall f its waters will supply any amount f manufactures and machinery. Corn, oats and rye are produced id rge crops, while wheat does well. n superior spots one hundred bushels C corn per acre is sometimes har ested. When the legislature come to know at the "rise of a million"~ of miser be, marauding curs, fit only to make ight hideous by their cries and by a laughter of the innocents, (and whose >od costs as much as our schools of earning) should be curtailed by whole >me laws, that a Department of Sheep [usbandry might be established, then -ill Mr. D. W. Aiken's truism, that there is gold in the pathway of the eep," be known of all men from the iountains to.the seaboard. The healthfulness of the Piedmont action is in part due to its mineral aters. And now from the fastness F its forest another voice is heard, rying vale, vale Vichy. and Valam rosa, for Seneca has arisen with its ~aves and its waters for the healing f the people ! "The. Seneca City lineral Spring," was discovered a ear or so ago, by Dr. J. W. Spear ian in company with a friend, and e following is the qualitative analysis ~ndered by Prof. Land, of Atlanta, Sesqui Carbonate of Iron; Sesqui ~xide of Iron ; Crenate and Apo'ore ate of Iron ; Carbonic Acid, free and mbined; Carbonates Potassa, Lime ad Mapnesia; Traces Carbonate So a ; Sulphate Soda and Potassa traces; hosphates of Lithium and Alumina; races Hydro Sulphuric Acid. Many persons have been benefitted y the curative properties of this ring, and the City Fathers have ap ropriated an amount of money for its aprovement, and we do not doubt iat the Seneca City Mineral Spring ill be known among the most popu. r resorts of the day. I told you that the minimum of ortality by consumption was to be und in the region of country under *scusion. In my next I shall give u the determined data of the distin .I1arried, April 19:h, 1877, at the residence of the bride's father, by the Rev. A. B. Woodfin, Dr. JoaN M. TaoxPsoN, of Silver Street, Newberry Co., S. C., to Miss MELLIE CROsS WELL, eldest daughter of J. 51. Crosswell, Esq., of Orangeburg, Co., S. C. .Xew d Wiscellaneous. F. we ~IICI INVITE ATTENTION TO THEIR WHICH IS LARGE IN VARIETY. PRICES IN KEEPING WITH THE TIMES. AN EXlINATION 1IKED. DOMESTICS of all Kinds. We make a specialty of DOMESTIO GOODS, and have, therefore, in store a large and complete stock at lowest prices. P. W. & R. S. CHICK. SHOES AND HATS. A splendid stock of SHOES of all kinds, for ladies, misses and gentlemen, at low down prices. Stock kept up to regular standard. A fine assortment of gentlemens and boys HATS, various styles. P. W. &R. S.CHICK. NOTIONS, IN VARIETY. Now in store a full stock of NOTIONS, of all kinds, to which additions are made regularly. P. W. & R. S. CHICK. SADDLES AND HARNESS. We are agents for the sale of superior SADDLES and HARNESS, and keep on hand a variety in tis line. As we sell at manufacturers' prices, we promise bargains. Examine goods and ask for prices before buying elsewhere. P. W. & R. S. CHICK. Apr. 25, 17-tf. DR. W. F. PRATT, DRUGGI ST, Begs to inform his customers and friends that he has opened astore in rear-of old stand, next door to A. J. McCaughrin's of fice. NEW STOCK OF Drugs, Patent Medicines, &c. PreEcriptions Aeeurately C.ouza8ded. Dr. Pratt will continue, as hitherto, to keep Drugs and Medicines of the first qual ity at moderate prices. FINE WINES AND LIQUIJOS, -FOR NEDICIAL UsE. BASS' GENUINE PALE ALE. CICARS, TOBACCO, &C. P. B. EUFF, M. D. ANDREW WALLACE, M. D. RUFF & WALLACE, Phpicians and Surgeoas, NEWBERRY, S. C. &- Particular attention paid to diseases peculla.r to Females. Apr. 25, 17-3m. GRAIN CRADLES and BLADES Senn's Superior Home Made GRAIN CRADLES with Clipper Blade, set and sharpened ready for use. Also, the Clip per Grain and Grass Blale-the best made. 1Leave your orders early, as only a lim. ited number of Cradles will be made. Apply at S. P. BOOZER'S Hardware atore. ApI 25, 1877-17-3t. Notice for Final Discharge. The undersigned hereby gives notice that he will inake a final settlement on the Es tate of Lawson Fellers,1deceased, on Fri day, the 25th day of May, 1877l, and apply (or an order for his final discharge on that day. All persons holding claims against the Estate of the said deceased are required to render themi in to the undersigned, pro perly attested, by that day. H. T. FELLERS, Adm'r. V ANCE_PORTRAIT. A -very fine LITHOGRAPH PORTRAIT, 14x18 inches. of Gov. Vance, bearinghisown autograph, framed neatl 1j inch walnut moulding, (ready to hang inparlor) sent by express for $1.50. The picture, without frame, sent to any address by mall, free of postage, for only 50c. This is pronounced by all to be an excellent likeness of our worthy Governor, and it should be In the ome of ever true cien of the -OldKot man or lady, is wanted In ever Township. "PIEDXONT PRESS," Apr. 25, 17-It. Hickory, N. C. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF NEWBERRY. James B. Floyd and others vs A. K. Tribble and others. By virtue of an order in the above stated case, I will sell, at Newberry Court House, Ont the First .Monday in May nzext, the following personal property, to-wit : Three (3) Milch Cows and Calves, One (1) Black Horse, One (1) Horse named James, and One (1) Mule named Lize. Levied upon as the property of A. L. Tribble. Terms of sale CASHI. J. J. CA RRINGTON S N; (7. A pril 19th, 1877- 17-2t. f6 STATE OF SOUIH CAROLINA, NEWBERRY COUNTY. By Jame~s C. Le'ahy, Probate Judge. Wihereasm, Battes B. Frazier hath made suit to me, to grant him letters of Adinn istration of the Estate and effects of Sarah Moore, deceased. These are therefore to cite and admomish all and sinigular, the kindred and creditors of the said deceased, that they be and appear, belore me, in the Coturt -of Pro bate, to be held at Newberry Court House, S. C., on the 11lth day of May nest, -c.t.. mn..linain hereof. at 11 o'clock -in