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?pyjw,"f*,f>y? M,' ? " *'wv mi'f ^? VJJ? ""?MM A Word in ? J li ?vlf of the South. Tko New York Herald, in nn artiole on ?tho mysterious Ku Klux," soya : "No doubt tho Smith is in u moro disorgan ized stato than boforo tho war. It would bo Rtratigo if it wore not so? Indeed, looking ut tho, utter disruption of tho social and domes tio life of the Southerners, ut tho dreadful ordeal they have passed through, nt tho crush ing-disabilities tho y su lier, and at tho ?l?va tion of their own slaves-brutal and ignorant nogroo8-a? woll as a host of oorrupt carpet baggers, to their political masters, eau wo wonder that some disorder exists '/ Tho won der is that so fow exist, and this is tho best evidenoo that tho mass of tho Southern peo ple are law-abiding. When a bravo and high spirited pepplo submit to, nnd mako tho best of, their humiliating situation, wo havo tho best guarantee of their futuro good conduct nnd of poitco. Let us bo just and magnani mous. Let us havo some consideration for tho people of our own race and blood, and not crush thom beneath thc ignorant and semi* .barbarous negroes and tho carpet-bag scum of the North. Wo havo tho testimony of (?encrai Sherman and of many other superi or roon who havo been over tho South, that tho protendod Ku Klux outrages aro greatly exaggerated, and that tho Southerners want to live in peace and tuaintaiu order. Then look at tho surprising industry of the South i-at tho valuable cotton crop and other pro ductions sinoo tho war raised under tho most trying disadvantages. This ulouo shows tho praotioal, industrious and high character of Hbo pooplo. If the Government would ccaso its efforts to make tho South a political arena for party purposes, would proclaim universal nmuesty and endeavor to give thc control of tho affairs to tho intelligent whites, who havo tho largest interest in their country, wc should soon hear no moro of the Ku-Klux. Tho Southerners would forget thc enmities of tho War, aud tho harmony and union of tho re public would bc restored in fact as well as iu nama. If Goncral Grant would usc bis pow orto this end ho mi dit make a greater name and becomo moro popular than by any annex ation schemes, treaties with foreign nations or national financial experiments. Thc peo plo everywhere-North, South, Kost nnd West-would regard thc complete restoration and harmony of tho Union as tho greatest hoon. It is in thc power of the President to bri'vg that about. Will bc do it? or will ho drift along as thc mere tool of the bitter ftc tion which keeps thc country disorganized and gives lito to whatever there is of thc Ku Klux in the South ?" Mr. Hopeland, tho correspondent of thc Now York Journal of Commerce, writing from Columbia, under date of tho 17th ult., soys : "I havo examined into tho system of tax ation, nnd discovered thc reason why there has boon so much grumbling about the rate. Tho fact is, there bas been n surprisingly large amount of corruption, both in thc levy and collection of tho taxes I was shown by ono of your subscribers, who has been in business hero and in Charleston for many years, a tax receipt in which tho tux was le gitimately inaccordance with the levy,828.50 Tho extras added swelled the amouut to 841. Ile protested and thc tax collector struck off tho extras. This was on a small piece of property. Ho says ho has seen bills calling for forty cents and fifty cents, upon which tho extras anjfxuutttd^Aft.ii'A. &'C?-?~v.ttAt8yVfifinun ~ 'IhZ ut?;iuw und poor whites, who do not know any better than to pay timm, but thc tux gatherers are learning better than to athVperquisites to bills rondercd to intelligent men, because their game is beginning to be understood. As I said above, the citizens of South Carolina have always been aristocratic. Their aristocracy was of thc landed order, and to encourage thc ownership of lands in largo bodic3 the Stato did not tax them. Tho taxo3 on negroes, buildings, and on merchants and professions, paid the debts of thc State. When tho war was ended tho negroes wore freo, tho buildings burnt down, and nothing was left to tax but thc lands, and even they were worth much less than they were before tho war, for tho reason that they were over grown with shrubbery, cane, eco., during years when their cultivation bud been notice ted. The accounted average assessment val ue of all hinds in South Carolina boforo thc war was fifty cents per acre. Now they arc assessed and taxes aro collected at an average value of about 85 per acre. Many persons who had no money when thc war ended had their domains sold for taxes. "When tho fact is considered that only from one-tenth to ono fourth of ea.di land owner's possessions is cultivated, (which, however, is a greater nverngo than was work ed bofcro the war,) it is not wonderful that ibero should bo considerable reluctance or grumbling when tho planters arc culled upon to pay taxes on tho whole amount of land owned at a rate of assessment frequently be yond thc marxot value. Tho result is that a good portion of many of tho largo estates is offered for salo. South Carolina bas not been developed to an extent that causes all bereit kens to feel comfortable, or they would not part with any portion of their estates. Still they aro doing remarkably well under tho circumstances. Evory man stands bravely up to tho responsibility of tho State debt, with out rogard to tho outrageous additions to it, and not one of thom would lower bis pride to breathe a whisper of repudiation in any form. '?Tho taxes levied for this year arc soven mills on tho dollar of assessed values, aud tho estimated total collections nt that rato will bo $1,200,000. Of this 8000,000 will bc re quired to pay tho interest on thc debt, loav ing 8.600,000 for tho support of tho Stato government. I would advise gentlemen who aro ihtorestcd in the finanoittl affairs of South Carolina to preservo these statements, ns they tarj? well authenticated and trust-worthy." TIIK Ex-CoNflitESSMAN.-Mr. Morrissoy, tho eminent banker-of faro, is out with a card, in which ho denies tho silly story, star ted by porno-ncusa'tion daiiy, that bli) house at Saratoga is opon for ladies to gamble in. Ladies, ho says, havo boon admitted by re quest to look nt tho houso and furnituro, but tho comment it has occasioned both far and near, bas prompted him to (leoline further visits from the fair sex. Correspondents hungry for "taking" itoms,f will havo to in vent sotooQthor startling fiction ; in tho mean ti?io, it is said that penurious husbands havo meanly takon advantago of tho horror orcntcd hy tho announcement of tho prevalence of ?ho pr#tf30 of Kaniolintf ntnooS lad ios, mid Bhabbtfyreduccd their wivca' pin-money from o, pretended fear thai their hotter halves pro, posod wagthg an unequal conflict with tho garae.pqpularJy identified with the beast of! thfcjurtfclq, ' I BY Kl?ITII, HOYT &, CO. T/.; ll MS.-For Subscription, T\YO DOL LARS per annum strictly in advance ; for six months, One Dollar. ftfif* Advertisements at $1 per square for ten ints or less for the first insertion, and 50 cents or each subsequent insertion. ?Vjr* Obituary Notices exceedinot lines, 'l\ib ules of Respect, Communications of a personal character when admissable,anil Announcements of Candidates, will bc charged for as advertise ntenfs. JCi#* Job. Printing neatly and cheaply executed t/SP* Necessity compels us to adhere strictly lo the requirement of cash payment. WALHALLA, S. C.: B-ri tl a y Morning, July 7, 1871. SPECIAL NOTICE. For the convenience of our patrons, the Dooks ofAccount of this of/ice will bc found at Col. Thompson's office, in the Court House. ?3T A lnrgo lot of Turnip Seed just re ceived nt WALLER, WATSON & Co's. B?U Tho telegraph lino from Columbia to Grccnvillo will bc iii operation to Cokosbury this week. AW Mr. JOSEPH WHITMIRK, formerly a citizen of Walhalla, died in Cbarlotto, N. C , of cancer, on tho 28th ult. g&r Wo acknowledge with pleasuro tho receipt of tho "Monthly Report of tho Do partaient of Agriculture for May and June." SCF* Attention is directed to thc adver tisement of Mrs. PUCKETT. WC trust, our readers will help those who try to help them selves! t\ jfzgr Messrs. S. J. MCELROY, Jon* Mo JUNKIN, and W. WRIGHT, Jr., of Coonee, during thc recent Commencement Exercises of thc University, graduated tu Chemistry. J&er Mr. J. M. SL?GH exhibits to us a cotben bloom taken from the stalk on the 30th ult. j and Messrs. II. R. GASTON and ELISHA KINO each a bloom plucked on tho 1st instant. ff?r A branch of thc U. S. Senate Ku Klux investigation committee has arrived in Columbia, and will very soon commence oper ations. Political capital will doubtless bo manufactured. fifi).. Tho Fha:?ix states that thc clerk of tho Mansion House, Greenville, attempted suicide on Sunday last-first by drownding, and afterwards by poison. Disappointment in love, originating hereabouts, is the cause assigned. Court .J irHg^Oiiit wit I presido. Bargain Gff-ired Messrs. IIl'.RNDON et PENDLY advertise tn thc Courier, this week, their largo, vuluublo tract of laud. See advertisement. Personal. During the week, we have had the pleasure ofenllsfrotn Col. CHICHI:.STKR, of the Charles ton Courier-, and Mr. A. F. MKLCHKRS, of tho Deutsche Zulauf}, Thcso gentlemen are in our midst, plying their vocation as cor respondents. We com mend them to thc kind consid?ration of our friends. The Weather Continues changeable, with frequent show ors. Corn looks promising, though small for the time of year. Bottom land will not yield so well because of too much rain, but thc yield from upland will bo increased. Oats were injured to some extent from rust, though thc crop is fair. A Largo Yield Mr. D. P?n.MANN has placed on our table thc finest Irish potatoes of thc season. The yield from tho eight of an nero is fifty-six bushels, equal to four hundred and forty four bu Sh ola to the acre ! Friend Bl KM ANN ox oels in many things: bo isa good Senator "Knows how to Keep n hotel"-is now and has been one of the pillows of our prosperous town-'and for raising potatoes luis no com petitor this side of Ireland. Taxes Wc direct thc attention of our readers in this County to thc advertisement of the Coun ty Auditor, under tho caption "Notico to Tax payers." It will be seen that those fail ing to irako returns within tho time prescrib ed, will bo ob urged tho valuation of last year, with fifty per cent, penalty added. Taxes aro high enough without any penalty, and it is in the power of every ono by proper atten tion to avoid this. Remember it is much easier to incur thc penalty than to get it rc? movod. A word to tho wisc is sufllciont. 8aleday. Tho attendance of tho citizens of our coun ty on saloduy was small, owing doubtless to their being moro profitably engaged in their far '.oing operations. Thero was but littlo busi ness done, and that of a small kind. Tho sheriff sold sovcral tracts of mountain land at 15 to 25 cents per nero. A considerable amount of land was sold for taxes, tho Stato becoming tho purchaser in every instanco but ono, being a town lot. Everybody was quiet and erdcrly. -- Governor Bullock, of Georgia, has act ed on 470 applications for pardon since Au gust 22, 1808. Of these, 321 oases, invol ving 840 offenders, were pardoned, 72 appli cations were refused and 82 punishment? commuted. At this timo 108 applications for pardons a>e before tho Governor. ages "" 1 ! " ""'ir--~~~v*?-"--- -^55? The South Under tho energizing, ?u?lucnco of good government, tho material prosperity of the South is assured. At no distant day, without argument or proof of thoir remunerative characters, manufuotoricp aud machino shops will spring up and proffer, bringing increas ed capital and labor to enrich this fuvorod section. Our people understand that manu* fucturing is romuuorutivo, and tho want 0/ capital is tho only reason why they have not on gaged in it. Prior to tho war, tho ontiro profits of Southern industry woro invested io slaves, and hud becomo in valuo an immonso amount. In tho oourso of nature, these died from disoas? and old ago, all their earnings being represented by tho young generation, which, likewise, wont tho way of nil flesh. There could be no increuso of woalth, save by tho increase of that class of population, which, in reality, consumed three fourths of its own labor. The slave owner was always bard pressed for money, and in couaeqnenoe continued to cut down and wear out his lajd in order to keep his hoad abovo water a yd prevent thc salo of his slaves. "Wo can all now seethe folly of slavery, and all willingly testify that it has bcou a curse to iruo pros perity. At tho oloso of tho war, all "Me earnings of preceding generations wercTW|pt away, and wc wcro left without money or banks, our stock thrice decimated and our farms in bad condition. Notwithstanding tho political confusion of tho past few years, und thc many difficulties our people have been compelled to meet, ?nd overcome, no one oun deny but we have made rapid prog ress towards n new and permanent basis of prosperity. In tho fall, our cribs and smoko bouses aro fdled with tho staff of life, oui depots and railroad stations arc crowded W-MII cotton, and our cities und towns aro supplied with mCrohaudizo. Nearly all our citizens have some sparc money to employ in improv ing their farms and educating their children, We cannot but hope for a prosperous future when the.lust fewyoarsdiuvo exhibited such vi tali ty and energy on the part of our citizens ii tho face of 80 many material and pol?tica difficulties. Tho establishment of manufoe tories and the opening of new avenues t wealth will como of themselves. Already, ii some portions of our State, tb oro is som surplus capital, This must and will in?reos annually. In what way will it be employed First in improving our lands, which will ad to their produc?s. And then how ? Thor uro no slaves to bc purchased and, ueocssit will prompt other investments. Does not nt tore in this section snugest the choice ? Loe ut our water powers, our timber, thc finest i thc world ; our mild, hut salubrious, climat permitting labor every day in the year; on fertile soil yielding, not only thc staple, 90 ton, in abundance, but equally favorable^ t the growth of corn, outs, hogs, cattlo rjw horses amply sufficient for twenty titucs^h bomiccTTttg us with evci portion of tho civilized world by land an water ; und who cnn doubt but the crcutio of capital will insure tho establishment < manufactories and general prosperity in over branch of productive industry. In our pre ont disordered political condition, capital wi bc cautious of nay investment, but ns peur and county become moro sure these resull mufct follow. Independence Day Tuesday, the fourth instant, was tho nini ty fifth anniversary of American Indcpci dence. There was a time when this iii nouncenient would hnvo been superfluous. Thc gathering of u grout and free people I celebrate tho day which gave birth to the liberties, was a cheerful and universal ex pro; sion of thc appreciation of tho heritage pu chased with blood, and bequeathed to us I our ancestors. Tho declaration of indepCI dence was rend annually on this returuin day, and orations delivered, which nourishe tho fires of patriotism and preserved tho spi it of public virtue. It is not so now. I thc South, tho substance of liberty bas bec swallowed up in hitter porty spirit. The d RCCndnflts of Revolutionary sires aro debarrc thc right to sit in the councils of the natiot or direct thc affairs of their native State. Dy thc aggressions of a partisan Congres they have become tho subjects of their fo mer .slaves, and constantly suffer from tho O] pressions of ignorant and corrupt officials. The. glories of the day have been forgotte or to ni om boret! only to regret tho loss of a that made it loved and glorious. An Elegant Puhlto Structure On thc 2 Dh day of June, the corner stoi of thc new' Capitol of thc State of New Yoi was laid at thc city of Albany, by tho Mason fraternity. It promises to bc one of tho mo magnificent buildings on thc American Co tincnt. Thc procession is described by tl correspondent of tho New York Herald being three miles lung, and composed of sc eral companies of National Guards, a sqm of cavalry, two independent military comp nies, tho Mayor nnd Council of tho oity, tl Governor and staff, tho Grand Master of tl State, detachments of artillery, fully twen thousand Masons in full regalia; and fiftci bands of music. Governor HOFFMAN doli orcd tho nddress on tho occasion. Thc esl mated cost of tho building is twenty millioi of dollars. Tho exouvation for tho found tim; extends sixteen feet below tho surfao The basomont story covers an area of thr acres. BKULIN, Juno 29.-Thero aro torriblocr liery Hopi in Silesia. Tho offices of tho s porintendents of tho poisons nnd mines arod stroyed. Jewish residences ware pl?ndere Tho Uhlans cleared tho streets, killing-save wounding thirty, nnd oupturing sixty. Mn tiul law hus boen proohdmed. Thc scone the riot is Konjgshuctte. Onr Resources! Wo ro publish this woek tho lot lor of Mr. FONDE, which so noourately describes tho natural advantages of our ?inmediato section, together with tho proposed enterprise of our liberal and public spirited fellow oitizen, Mr. JONES, of Tomassco. Tho letter of Mr. FONDS will repay perusal again. That manufacturing will be profitable hero no longer ou open question. This is espo oiolly true of cotton mills. Wo have thc raw material at our door, and n population, women and ebildrer, well suited to factory life J and at a price for below any other section in thc whole couutry. Lack of capital is tho impediment to tho Southon people in this important matter. To obviate this, Mr. JONES desires to so cure tho capital of others for investment in our midst in manufactures. And in this ef fort, wc trust, he will bo entirely successful. Tho peoplo nbovo the Piedmont region of tho State havo subscribed nearly n million of dollars to thc oapital stock of tho Richmond and Atlanta railway company-a short connecting road between Charlotte, X. C., and tho latter city-an cnterpriso soon to bo completed through our territorial limits. Tho oountry for many, many miles away, is perfectly quiet. Peace reigns supreme. Confidence in abettor and brighter future ii being rapidly restored. Timber and arabU land is very cheap and abundant. Tm mi' grants and settlers arc coining in slowly. We have room for many, many moro. Wc want skilled labor-mechanics and artisans. More than all, wo need CAPITAL I The immigrai) and the settler, ns well us tho capitalist, wil bc heartily welcomed. We have a deligbtfi climate-a fruitful, genial soil-and SOCIierj not to bc surpassed. Rut wc havo not room for thc half tba' might bo truthfully said. Mr. JONES, du ring bis ti ip, will bc able to do justice-no only to our desires and wants-but those ad vantages, natural and acquired ; which, w think, have only to bo known to be appr?cia ted and improved. Tho Good are Welcomed. Ex GOV. HUMPHREYS, of Mississippi, ha been interviewed. Tho following well es presses our sentiments : "You speak, Governor, of the hatred < Northern men toward the South. Is thor not un intensified hatred still existing wit thc Southern peoplo for the people of th North V "Tho Southern peoplo, sir, bate tho carpel lng official because ho is mean, corrupt, low he comes herc to fatten on the spoils of bi office, and not to ii vo anion tr and be one t us. They bate meanness, whether <d' nntiv or Northern growth; but that they despu and spurn TUE MAN OF NORTHERN BIRTH, . is known to be false and nut run If bc cogn as the 'wooden nut'non' vender cones-as tl' 'bummor' comes-to plunder and pillage ; ho comes ns the horde of oamp?followers ar J.H.- . .. .1 tr i -A..--- .?; ?*ntUur spoils of victory and rob the treasuries of 01 people, then ho always has and always wi receive THE SCORN, CONTEMPT AND HATRED of all classes in the South. Rut if bc com as the peerless Prentiss came ; if he comes tho grand old Knickerbocker, John A nt hoi Qnitman, cuno; if he comes ns that rob Unman, Charles Clark, arid as thousands our oldest ?ind best citizens carno, to mal our sunny land their home, to develop tl resources and build up tho material wo dib the country, to share our burdens es web our prosperity and glory, then they have ai ever will receive THE RICIHT HAND OF FEET.OWSHIP, bc introduced to our hospitable homes, ni cordially promoted to tho highest of soe: and political places of honor and trust." On Our Table Tho July number of Hume and Ural n monthly magazine published by W. DKPUY ci Broth r 805 Broadway, New Yo nt one dollar and fifty cents per annum in a vance. We havo not hud timo to examine direfully, but tho. table of contents preset a variety of practical honlth articles ?ind mi cclhineous reading, which cannot fail to pro instructive to the reader seeking useful inlV mation. It is not a book of fanciful stori of life, but of practical instruction in donn tio economy und tho preservation of heall We clip the following from tho publishe oard : "This magazine is designed especially f thc home. Its selection of topics, and : method of prese iting them, will bc made tho interest of tho families which shall hiv i its visits. It will encourage nobloncss purpose and purity of lifo. Whio special froi?htod every month with tho rr"\at uscl articles concerning the physical bc Ith, n with varied miscellaneous hints and ru whioh relato to the moro p ra Ot IO il dopa menta of homo life, it will aim also to eduo? tho conscience and improvo the heart. England and Germany. Trouble is ngnin brewing beyond tho / Inntie, between these grout lund and nn> powers. Gormany, triumphnnt, irrcsistil on land, seeks to becomo a mar?timo power such importance os her position as tho fi military power of thc Eastern Continent < mands. To effect this, sho rcquiros ni must have a little island- Heligoland-m and for ninny years under English dominh Gerninny offers to purchaso this naval static but England refuses to sell. A spirit correspondence in reforenoo to it has Bp ru up between Earl GRANVII.EE und BISMARC Thcro is soiiio apprehension of n resort onus, in onso England refuses to part wi tho island for a fair romuncrntion. 8Q)u Tho peoplo of Coron, piratical their disposition, and tributary to Chii treacherously attaokod tho Americans on t 8th Juno. Un tho 10th, COMMODORE KG ?UER9, of tho U. S. Navy, stormed their tow destroyed five forts, captured 481 cannoi and killed 248 Coroans-?many wore a wounded. Tho Amorioan loss waa small, jiniMjMiii.mm in.II _' ?B ' The Couiraoncoment Exercises Of tho Newbury Oui lego wero largely attended. There was u general convocation of beauty and tulent from every part of tho State, lilling every houso in town. On yea terday, the 27th, tho nonti d address before tho Literary Societies was delivored by Hov. J. HAWKINS. It was an able and elegant ad dress, replete with good counsol and practical common sense. Ho spoko to tho youth of tho country, and pointed them to tho oppor tunities ollerrod them in the present condition and circumstances of the country, of becom ing honored and useful men, and ornaments to society. Theirs was tho duty to rcsusei tato public virtue, to purify, strengthen and rc energise tho decaying spirit of morality and civil liberty. Tho difficulties and op pressions surrounding them, instead of moa ting despondency, should rather stimulate them td higher and stronger efforts in tho great work of moral and political reform. These aro but opportunities to develop the true man and hero. lu our past ???story, ns exigencies have arisen, men have been form ed to meet and answer them. So it will evor bc. Thc saying that history repeats itself is not, or at icast should not be, true. Man is a progressive being. If ho yields to difficul ties, and halts nt obstacles, ho fails of his du ty Energy, perseverance and a linn, fearless discharge of duty will load to increasing de velopments in liberty, knowledge, civilization and christian morality. Lot thc youth of our State strive to mako a history of their own. Let them employ the powers given them by their Creator, to mould thc times and the af fairs of men to tho good of the country and tho glory of Cod. A heavy responsibility rests on each and every young man of thc State, and to him who is faithful and energet ic to his trust, will belong honor and useful ness in this life, and rest in the life to come. At night the address before tho Alumni was delivered by J. 13. ?IoUSEAI,, one of thc graduate} of tho institution. Mr. Hou&EAL is a young man of promise and a good speaker. He is engaged, nt present, in the study of tho law, ami bids fdr to reflect in his life credit on the institution which trained and nurtured his intellect. Wednesday was the great day of the week, both in the numbers prosont and the interest manifested in the program mo td' the day. Apart from the brethren td' the mystic tie, who hud como from adjoining counties to aid in laving thc corner stone of the College, cu riositv drew large crowds front the County to witness the ceremony. That mysterious brotherhood, that order of charity and moral ity, whose secrets have remained inviolable for thousands of years, is au attractive sight to thc uninitiated. At 10 o'clock a Lodge ol entered apprentices was opened, by Kev. J. ll. lioNOUit, of Charleston. Immediately afterwards, thc procession was formed in tim j esctibed order and marched to the Lill her an Church. Arriving there, an impressive and ftppropliato pi ayer was offend by Mr. CitionKSTr'U, of Charleston, after which an address wis delivered by Kev. W. S. How .? '; -.r President of the Hoard of Trus tees. For ability ano ctoipionc?; ii sui passed ? ny thing we have ever heard. The subject in substance, was the importance of a chris tian education and the tendency of Free Ma sonry to promote mor.tlily. The spcakni point! d to Prussia, triumphant, crowned witl victory over the greatest civilized power ol the Lastern Continent, as a Jiving < un pl i fi cation of thc power (d' a christian education When tho Herman Slates wem overrun bj the hist NAPOLEON, broken, crushed, power less, I heir 'irniies scattered and their trenah rios emptied, they sought a remedy for lindi misfortunes. One of tho counsellors nf the King suggested that they try the effect of t christian education. The suggestion w ?s nctec upon, lind soon Berlin became the Athens o Cerintmy ?nd Germany tho Athens of tin world. Her institutions of learning offered the highest grade of instruction, and boonun thc resort of thc world. Her citizens of al classes were educated and religion diss?mina ted among the musses. Witness the resuli in the military power of Prussia-witness il in her contributions to snicnoe, medicine, lit eraturc and religion. The French, in ont sense, were regard od thc most elegant nntj polished people in the world. Paris was con sidored the grout centre of civilization arid rc finement. There was, however, wanting ir ['Yance that vital christianity which purified and elevated tho people of Germany. Th? fenohings of VOLTAIRE and lloUSSKAU bael poisoned the fountains, and to civilized France belongs the shame of the Commune, ntwho.se deeds of blood humanity stands horrified. in our trying condition, thc speaker sugges tod that we sock a remedy ?a n christian o in. cation. Let our colleges and churches bc built up and sustained with a liberal hnnd, and soon our courts of justice and legislative hulls will be resonant with the voice of public virtue, patriotism and morality. The speaker then gave a review of masonry, from tho building of King SOLOMON'? Tem ple to the present ; how it wns founded on tho basis of mutual esteem and how each im plement taught a lesson of moral duty: bow it was tho parent and supporter ol tho liberal arts and sciences ; how eaoh degreo opened up new fields of study and incited tho mind to tho pursuit of that which ennobles and el evates human character. The pr?judices ex isting agtiinst lnimoriry among the ignorant aro ill-founded Many grout and good mon, whoso lives and labors in church and State have ndorncd tho atin?is of (heir country, wero masons. It is not repugnant to nor in consistent with christianity. It is the hnnd maid of christianity. It nids, promotes and strengthens it by inculcating, through signs and symbols,'ohristinn moralitity, and bv en couraging thc study of those arts and sciences which unfold thc beauty and perfect system of tho great Geoinitricinn of the Universe. It toadies Charity, thc brightest of tho chris tian graces, and in every particular is in per fee1, consonance with our duties to our God, our country ard ourselves. Sr. JOHN the Baptist and ST. JOHN tho Divino were omi nent patrons of masonry. LuTHKU, WAHH I.MOTON, and many of tho great and gond of nil ngoa buvo been masons. Tho work before us ld ono 6tted to our order. It lins nlwnys boon regarded as tho duty nnd privilego of masons to lay tba foundation of struoturcs dwlgnod for tho worship.of Ge?d, tho admin latratlon nf publlo iustioo nod tho promotion of education. AV o can give but n poor review from mom ory of tho aalicot points of this poworful a.d Minmi II ?wiwmi?Mii lw^'mwmB^Z^rT^rT~TT^T^T^~^~Tr^^ dress. Musons nod citizens desirod its publi cation, but us much ol' il wes delivered from notos, wu were u?i;I?I<? to got n copy Tho seats, tho nisb fl ?nd tli.o gtill?iy of ibo church were ?rowd?d, but tho eloquence of lite speak er commanded both silonoo mid uttention. Mr. BOWMAN bus certainly boco blissed by nature with rare gifts-ii tall, commanding figure, a deep but clear voice, a lino oyo, an elegant and. fluent diction, a strong powor illustration lind a sensibility which bespeaks tho feelings of tho heart in the utterances of the tongue i nd give a natural display of tho intonations of tho voice and gestures, con stitute him tl truo orator. After ibo nddftss, (Ito procession was re formed and marched to tho College, whero the c?rner-alono was laid, by Kev. J. IT. lloNout, with appropriate ceremonies. Af ter a go-id dinner, tito crowd dispot sed. Diltiuc*? prevented our attending thc ox liibitioii of (be Junior Olcss on Thursday, but WC u'lderstaud tho orations woro well prepared and delivered. On Thursday night, the "young folk" bad a supper and ' hop" nt RIEMANN'S. Tho ail .ir was well conducted, and everybody ap pend to enjoy themselves. Al .? o'clock, Friday morning, a geed por tion id' lite crowd left for the depot atid homo. So cuds the chapter. We, at some futuro time, will publish tho action of thc lion fd of Tiusttcsiu mutters re lating lo thc institution. NKW OHI.V.ANS, July 1.-The Colton Ex eh iuge Committee on Statistics and Informa tion mado a report upon the growing cotton . and grain er ip, with d.ttcs from the loth to the 2?tb of June. Thc following is a sum liiurv : Mississippi-Cotton, reduction of acreage 20 to 25 per cent., with uverago of i to .? the yield of last year per nero. Cern acreage increased 25 to -IO per cent. The Intest reports indicate a short yield per acre. Louisiana-Cotton reduction aercigo 10 to VJ percent ; crop three weeks back ward ami considerably injured, espoei ?Hy in the low lands, by rain and lico; corn-nearly sufficient l u- homo consumption planted - Arkansas-Cotton reduction of acreage 22 to. ;i:l per cent., with proportionate incrcaso in grain ; prospects generally good, except iu tho Southern portion of tho State, where nob more than half of last year's yield per acre is tinticpatod. The grain crop is very promis ing Texas Information mostly from tho North-east portion of tho State, cotton reduc tion per acre 25 to 33 percent., w tb a cor responding increase in grain; cotton two weeks backward, thought with f ivorible sea sons an average crop per acre may bo exocet eil ; corn, large crop excepted. Alab im i-? Cotton reduction ncioagc 10 to 20 per cent. ; crop three weeks backward; average produc tion per acre will bo les.< than last year; gr.tin increased acreage 20 to 30 per cent; fair prospect. Georgia-Colton no coutils nra meagre, embracing thu Western and ocutr.d portion of tho State and thence North-east; doorcase of ncreago 20 to 33i per cent in tho North, and 12? to 15 in other sections board fro til ; condition unpromising-i to ijf per acre of last year's yield expected ; grain cor responding increase of acreage ; unj.r liaising. Tennessee - Information confined to tho W estern part'of tho Stute j cotton deoreasu acreage f> to 12J per cent., with projects of average yield per acre; grain considerably" increased acreage ; prospect good. Tito.ST TO LUCK-It is ono of thc inhe rent characteristics of our human naturo "to trust to I trek." Thcro is scarcely an enter prise in life, in which, Chanco docs not play the most important part. And it is on this principle that 2,-10 1 people, thc lucky holders of tickets in the great drawing of thc South Carolina Lind and Immigration Agency of .Messrs. lintier, Chadwick ?fe Gary, wilj bo linda supremely happy as the recipients of prizes, ranging in value, from ten to two hun dred and fifty thousand dollars. The plan is taking like wildfire wherever it has been pub lished, and agents aro reaping hand 8pm0 profits fro tn thc sale of tickets. That whioh ensures its success however, is thc distinguish ed character of the gentlomcn by whom it is controlled, and the certainty that the drawing will be conducted with honesty and impar tiality. ANDREW JACKSON DONRI.SON-Thc tel - Ograph has already announced tho death, in** Memphis, of Andrew Jackson Donolsou, ibo adopted son of Andrew Jackson. Ile was a man of decided personal worth, and of moro than ordinary attainments as well as ability, though not by tiny moans a great min. Ho would, perhaps, never hnvo become known to fa mo but for his connection with thc hero of New Orleans. As it was bo figured but to a limited extent in public affairs, though he bold several positions of importance under thu Gov ernment. Ile was Chargo d'A fla i rs to tho Republic of Texas in 181-1, Envoy Extraor dinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Prus sia in 1846, and to thc Federal Govornmoot of Germany In 1848 In 1850, ho was on ibo ticket with Mr. Filtnoro as tho candidato of tho American party for Vice President of tho United States, for which office bc roociv ed tlio electoral voto bf tho State of Mary land-eight in nit ut ber-si nco which tinto bo has not figured in public lifo. - - -?? ?i "i i, - Tho Abbeville /Vess ami lianna; com menting on tho trbl, boforo Judge Orr, of L L. G u iii n, L P Gnflin, W. C. Gnifin nnd Albert Mumblin, for thc well known robbery upon tho County Treasury, on tho night of tho 80th of last Mareil, soys thc case was en tered upon on Thursday, tho 22d, nnd occu pied tho remainder of tho week in bringing out tho testimony for thc prosecution and de fense. Thc opening argument for tho State was made by Col. Cothran, who was followed by Colonel Thomson and Judgo Tlogo for tho defence. Gen. McGowan replied for tho State, Mr. Rurt followed for thc defenco, and tho argumont was closed by tho Solicitor, Mr, Perry, for tho Stuto. As tho investiga tion bud boon most thorough and scarohing, tho argument wag olnborato and cogent, nnd thc Judgo closed with a clear and dispassion ato roview of tho law as applicable to tho foot* of thc case. It was denied that noy robbAUy had boen committed, but boldly charged thai tho County Tronsurer had abstrapi.od'liifl owrj funds. Tbe priaonors were acquitted^